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Linux ls --help. Hidden files [Expert]
Hi all, I am using Linux 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP. compiled on Thu Sep 3 03:33:56 2009. Using a .htaccess and .htpasswd to protect some folders. Not sure at all if that method from the 80's is still fine. To move these files within folders, I am using .txt extentions : htaccess.txt and htpasswd.txt Once in ... 12 Mar 2010 23:57

conky /var/mail/<user> update new_mails count
On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:55:13 -0500, H.I.T.man <H.I.T.man(a)debian.user.invalid.org> wrote: I've scoured the Web and the manpage trying to figure how to have localhost email update new_mails count but am clearly missing something What distribution are you using? On my Mandriva linux system there is no mbox c... 3 Mar 2010 16:22

Dillo and "Can't find dpi" problem.
I've had this problem with Dillo since 2.0, and have just discovered why. With a default ./configure - make - make install I get a /usr/local/etc/ dillo tree with the default configs in it. No matter what I did, I kept getting the "Can't find..." bug. Then I noticed that the final /dillo dir in the tree onl... 28 Feb 2010 06:41

How to deal with the new Grub?
I installed a Ubuntu 9.10 on a machine recently from scratch (as opposed to upgraded to 9.10 from updates). The fresh version has no menu.lst, but has a bunch of stuff in /etc/grub.conf. And I think that there is also an /etc/grub.d directory with stuff in it too. Not used to dealing with this system. I then... 21 Feb 2010 03:49

New distro's site
Hi, i've spent some time to develop this simple web site www.whichdistro.com The intent is to track the compatibility hardware of distro's in particular for not- assembled pc (netbook, notebook ) using product-code ... This site is for community made by ..community.. let me know what do you think about it ... 18 Feb 2010 10:32

processes
Is the term "process" used in more than one sense in the IT world? My understanding of "process" is that the CPU of a personal computer cycles through a set of tasks called "processes". There are typically 50-100 of these. One process may monitor input from the keyboard, another to convert data to a certain ... 22 Feb 2010 05:13

anti-virus
What is a "security fix?" Here is my guess: The present anti-virus strategy is a reduced dependence on vaccines like Norton Anti-Virus and more on carefully written software so that the virus can't get a hook on it. To illustrate: The most common software bug is the "infinite loop". Virus-proof software... 21 Feb 2010 11:29

Help after update on mandriva
Hi guys.. i've just updated my mandriva 2010 system ... but before, i've added a new source (MIB - Mandriva Italian Backports).. after that system required me to update it... i've pressed "YES" .. after 20-30 minutes of updating (a lot of new packets) it finished.. NOW my system is SLLLLLOOOOOOOOOW ... So .... 14 Feb 2010 17:22

gimp cannot read multi-byte pgm files?
I have some pgm files which have a max value of 4095 (ie 12 bits, which uses 2 bytes to store). But gimp complains that it cannot read a pgm file with more that 255 levels (8 bit) abnd that the pnm filter does not support it. (PNM image Message Invalid maximum value\Gimp message Opening '/tmp/dark.pgm' failed: P... 11 Mar 2010 01:17

Throw out my parallel port flatbed scanner?
Ohmster wrote: I have an Adara Slimstar flatbed scanner that I have had and took excellent care of since I got it with a new, top of the line Win98 computer. I used the flatbed with XP Pro by using Mustek drivers for a Slimscan scanner with the twain 32 drivers, swiss knife program, and it came with ... 19 Mar 2010 00:32