OpenBSD 4.9 is out, yeej :) OK. http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=06655 "SMP kernels can now boot on machines with up to 64 cores;" So OpenBSD does support several CPU's/cores?? I didn't know that. The question: If i have a Core2Duo cpu in my laptop (t7100) then would it bring greater performance ...

I would like to build the newest port of Firefox (version 4.0.1,1). I currently have the package version installed (3.6.13). How well does the packages/port system handle mixing ports and packages? Will the dependencies be handled correctly? For example: Firefox 4.0.1 requires nspr-4.8.7 whereas...

I would like to rsync some HTML files to a webserver that are in production form. To get them in production form I have to trivially insert a ".production" string in a script tag. I can do this with this sed command: sed 's/steal\.js/steal\.production\.js/g' */*.html I know I can sed -i inpl...

I am logged in to a university system and a very annoying n00b thinks he or she is some awesome hacker because she or he can broadcast an object dump to everyone using pipes. I bet they think it is funny because it looks like the matrix. I was just wondering if there is a quick and easy way to o...

How can I check the LVM mirroring under Linux? E.g.: are there any mirrors on a given machine & some details about them, etc. Thanks

uname -m gives i686 and #uname -m gives i686 i386 output in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga) machine. I need to install Oracle Database 10g Release 2 on that machine. So, how can I decide whether kernel architecture is 32bit or 64bit. plz help me

Hi guys. I'm working with emacs (on the terminal) and I use sreen to switch between terminal. The key - compbination ctrl-A is snapped by screen is there a way to change screen key binding? Thanks

If I don't want to use: GNOME, KDE, XFCE, LXDE. The Question: which Desktop Environment would be the safest? The default is the safest? https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/FVWM

How do I install schemas(like this one; for syntax highlighting, etc) for Kate(which is originally for KDE) running on GNOME 3? Trying to install with the install.sh script took no effect. Also, if you happen to know any good schemas for Kate(for Python), please let me know.

Hi guys. All of a sudden. ctrl+x ctrl+s doesn't work. Has any of you encountered this? Thanks for any help. Yotam

Permissions to my portable hard drive on Arch is read-only and it seems I can't change it- when I change it from the GUI it takes no effect. So, how can I change it through the terminal? Is there some config file relating to accessing hard drives? I'm asking because there's no problem such probl...

If I search on Internet for minimum requirements to install a 64-bit operating system, Microsoft and allied forums recommend 4 GB RAM as the minimum criteria. On the other hand, when I look at Linux communities and say I have Dual Core Processor and 2 GB of RAM they say it's a 64-bit processor an...

I have a Dell 710 with Quad Bcom NetExtreme 5709s. In the name of expediency, I'm trying to boot off the Squeeze live CD, but the Broadcom drivers are in non-free, so they don't come up when you boot. No problem, I think to myself. I will sneaker-net the bnx2-firmware deb and all is good. I h...

What are the main advantages of using Debian instead of Ubuntu?

Hi, how can I change the shutter speed of my webcam in Linux? I'm using fedora 14

I installed an application [ e.g. fdisk ]. But it required libraries for execution. I am looking for utility/tool which will help me to create a static binary from already installed binaries. So that I can use it anywhere. The only reliable tools that I found is ErmineLight from here Is ther...

This is, perhaps, a bit of a bizarre one but I don't even know where to start looking so if anyone can point me in the right direction, I'll be very grateful. I've just done a fresh install of my distribution, which included moving to the next release (yup, it's Ubuntu) and so am rebuilding/inst...

I have a file with the extension '.pages´. I think that means iWork, but I'm not sure. Anyway, searching for "convert pages linux" produces a fair few false negatives! Does anyone happen to know a way to convert it to something reasonable on Linux?

I have a scanned pdf file which has scanned two pages on one virtual page (page in pdf file). The resolution is with good quality. The problem is I have to zoom when reading and drag from left to the right. Is there some command (convert, pdftk, ...) or script that can convert this pdf file with...

Hi guys. So I installed CentOS 5.6 on a box at my house and it is not recognizing all my memory. I have 2gb in the machine but when you run a 'free -m' or a 'top' or a 'cat /proc/meminfo' it only shows that there are 896796kB on the machine. Any ideas?

Is there an equivalent of the excellent note-taking software Notational Velocity for Linux machines? Thanks.