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Can one set one's own password for root? In all the trialing I've been doing, going to root is as easy as typing in root so far in the terminal (in the LiveCDs). To have even better security, can you set a password for root so that nothing is done by any program, etc., without that one specific password? In other words, can the generic password of root,... 7 Dec 2009 18:27
[SOLVED] I need a linux distribution with a specific bug fixed inthe kernel On 2009-12-04, mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com <mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com> wrote: I want to run Linux on my new pavilion laptop, but there's a bug <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13449#c12> in the mainline kernel (after recovering from sleep, the battery is not seen), that makes the machine i... 5 Dec 2009 20:38
I need a linux distribution with a specific bug fixed in the kernel ralphy wrote: On 2009-12-04, Klaus Zerwes <kzerwes(a)web.de> wrote: [...] Did you use the kernel-package for building the kernel? This should be the preferred way to build kernel-packages in all debian-based distros. I used these directions; <http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu>... 4 Dec 2009 11:43
I need a linux distribution with a specific bug fixed in thekernel mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com wrote: I want to run Linux on my new pavilion laptop, but there's a bug <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13449#c12> in the mainline kernel (after recovering from sleep, the battery is not seen), that makes the machine impractical for my desired use. Apparent... 4 Dec 2009 12:51
Movie (mov) to frames (tiff ) converter I need to convert a movie file (.mov) to a set of individual frame in tiff format for making measurements from the frames for an experiment we are running. How can I do this? (I run Mandriva if that makes any difference). ... 4 Dec 2009 03:02
FC12 and kde I have an ati x300 pcie graphics card. I just updated to FC12. when I go to change the screen resolution, most of the resolutions that were available in FC11 are gone. If I change it KDE the system panel disappears but KDE says it is still there. is there a way to add the missing screen sizes and fix KDE so... 30 Nov 2009 13:34
arch linux / leafnode - unable to connect (connection refused) I just installed arch a bit ago on a spare computer, it all works great. But I can't get leafnode working. I am using a howto from ubuntu since arch site has no information. Installation and config seem to work, and the daemon starts fine. Logs show it connects to my newsserver but telnet'ing from localhost -- or s... 1 Dec 2009 12:43
Nvidia help pls ... --------------------------------------------------- First off, may I beg the group's indulgence. I just know that one or more will be tempted to say, "how stupid are you ... ?", which is not just a Linux geek-to-"stupid"-Linux-newbie problem, it happens everywhere when someone isn't technically strong (yeah, I get... 14 Dec 2009 13:12
Why do some distros have SH opened by Kwrite? [Install themes not through running SH but through the install themes option in right-click on desktop ...] Whiskers wrote: On 2009-11-20, RodMcKay <NoJunkMail(a)No.com> wrote: Right-click on the desktop, and under the theme tab towards the bottom of the dialogue box there is an install button. Navigate to the tar.gz file and select it and off it goes. Easy as pie. The theme will either install, or won'... 21 Nov 2009 09:12 |