0
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0answers
2 views
ipconfig not working
For some reason when I enter ipconfig in terminal, it just returns this:
""
No command 'ipconfig' found, did you mean:
Command 'tpconfig' from package 'tpconfig' (universe)
Command 'iwconfig' from ...
0
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0answers
10 views
Terminal error after hitting start
Sorry for posting again but need more help here.
After installing heimdall and running it through terminal, the program starts fine but when i hit start in heimdll it closes and i get this error:
...
0
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0answers
16 views
heimdall-front end error of undefines symbol
Trying to run heimdall 1.11 and here is the error i get when trying to use the program
"heimdall-frontend: symbol lookup error: heimdall-frontend: undefined symbol: _ZN9QListData11detach_growEPii"
...
0
votes
1answer
24 views
How to get the user downloads folder location with Python
So, I'm developing a simple download manager powered by Wget, EasyDownloader, which I'm using for learning Python, and I have two problems.
The first one is that I want to save files at the Downloads ...
1
vote
0answers
24 views
Taking timely screenshots of particular sites
I have a website where I have to take weekly screen shots of sister sites. I was wondering how this maybe done. I had obtained the code for taking screen shots but have no idea how to open up the ...
1
vote
1answer
19 views
gtk3 window is not redrawn correctly
I am creating a simple GTK3 application. The main toplevel window has a search button which will display another toplevel gtk3 window. When I click the close button (near the titlebar) on the second ...
3
votes
1answer
52 views
How to enable/disable mobile broadband from terminal?
I use ZTE USB Modem on Natty Narwhal. Every thing works fine but sometimes it get disconnected. I want to write Shell script that reconnects mobile broadband if it is disconnected or the received data ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Gnome-terminal and solarized theme Coloring Issue
Hi i tried to apply solarized color theme to my gnome terminal, like explained Here
But its all greyed out and not that colorful as expected.
See here
Any Idea what i can do?
0
votes
1answer
23 views
Command-line torrent client that supports multi-tracker extension the way uTorrent does it
I've tried many torrent clients available in the repositories, but haven't found any that support the multi-tracker extension (BEP-012) the way it is implemented in uTorrent.
That is, when there is a ...
1
vote
0answers
24 views
setsid by default in Terminal
So I've just discovered the command setsid, which makes life a whole lot easier for running programs from Terminal. What I'd like to know is if there's a way to set programs to launch in a new session ...
1
vote
3answers
56 views
Problem with scp syntax
I am trying to copy a .tar archive from remote server to my pc.
Directory of the archive that I want to copy:
canserhan@embserv:~/tar_files/rtl_archive.tar
Destination:
...
2
votes
0answers
37 views
How to get a proxy for DBus object that is not well known?
I'm endeavouring to use dbus to react to a particular signal (user clicks on an appindicator menu on the unity top panel). From using dbus-monitor, I've found the relevant signal that I'd like to ...
2
votes
1answer
34 views
How do I launch a bash script using a keyboard shortcut?
Just like the title says, how do I launch a bash script in my ~/Downloads folder using a keyboard shortcut? I've tried binding cd ~/Downloads && ./bash-script.sh to different accelerators (ex. ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
How to embed a GtkAboutDialog's content in a GtkNotebook widget
I'm writing a Python app that is tab-based, and I don't want it to have any additional pop-up dialogs.
I'd like to use the Gtk.AboutDialog functionality, but I don't want it to appear as a separate ...
1
vote
1answer
43 views
What happens when I connect to a remote host via ssh?
I take classes at the University of Pittsburgh and I need to do my work in the universities linux terminal remotely. I use the command ssh usr@thot.cs.pitt.edu and I'm prompted for my password to ...
0
votes
0answers
30 views
Sudo password, need help to input my pass [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Nothing shows up on the screen when I type my password
Whenever I try to input a sudo command in the terminal, it will ask for a [sudo] password for jose (my username). ...
2
votes
2answers
46 views
Be able to create edit and move files to and from /var/www
I have installed lamp on Ubuntu 12.04.
I try to access /var/www but it doesn't allow me to do anything as it says I don't have permissions.
I have tried:
1.
gksudo nautilus - which works but its ...
0
votes
2answers
234 views
cannot get to console mode in ubuntu 12.04
When i try to exit gdm either by /etc/init.d/gdm stop or by killing gdm-binary console freezes and i cannot get to console mode. Here is my processes list where i kill gdm-binary.
~$ ps axu|grep gdm
...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Configuring compiz from the cli
At work we're using 11.10 but for some reason IT refuse to install CCSM or gconf-editor.
I know I can edit the config using gconftool-2, but does anyone know of a comprehensive list of the available ...
4
votes
1answer
39 views
How to create a new Quickly application template?
Cannot find the answer elsewhere,
I'm asking for a documentation of the process to create a new template for quickly. I'm interested in writing a pyside (python + qt4) template like the pygtk one.
...
0
votes
1answer
69 views
Cannot create an archive with .tar command (Permission Denied)
Fİrst of all I am sorry for my noob question. I am really new to Unix based OS. I need to to create a archive from my ftp server (all of the /usr/src/ directory) using tar command. However I keep ...
1
vote
1answer
47 views
Errors followed by command “Sudo nautilus”
I have opened Nautilus with root power to delete some items.When I typed Sudo nautilus,the particular window opened up,but some errors also came along with it as following:
meego@meego-Notebook-PC:~$ ...
1
vote
2answers
51 views
How can I see a history the terminal output, not just commands entered?
I'm trying to do some debugging in Android and am running a live logcat in the Terminal, the problem is that there is too much information generated so that when I am finished and try to copy all the ...
1
vote
0answers
22 views
Creating a gui from Quickly/Python and binding with a console app
i want to create a gui for a console application called Prozilla (available in ppas). Please provide me some links of tutorials which you think, might help me to do it. I like to know how to send ...
0
votes
0answers
19 views
Mixing RTL and LTR languages in Terminal (Arabic)
Running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have installed Arabic support and have Arabic fonts installed. However, I need to be able to mix Arabic and English in the terminal (specifically, I need to be able to ...
0
votes
0answers
5 views
How do I get tvmobli working?
The only thing keeping me from making the switch is installing a dlna media server to stream my files to my cable box.
I downloaded tvmobli and it says it must be ran and configured from terminal. I ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
python-pandas install wants to remove R
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
When trying to install python-pandas 0.7.0-1, Synaptic wants to uninstall my complete R installation. This does not make any sense. Is it a bug or a feature?
0
votes
2answers
45 views
How can i make a desktop shortcut to the game UT2004?
I want to make a shortcut on the desktop that will open the game Unreal Tournament 2004. Usually in terminal I type:
sudo aoss ut2004
But when I make a shortcut and type the command in it, it ...
1
vote
1answer
55 views
Software center and Command Line
Can somebody explain me what is "Install it from Software Center", and "install from a command line" please?. I was using another OS and only two days on Ubuntu.Please help me.
0
votes
2answers
52 views
How to reset name shown in terminal
When I installed ubuntu 12, my terminal was showing user@XYZ. After fiddling with some external application, now my terminal looks like this user@ABC. How to switch back to XYZ?
Thanks a lot.
...
0
votes
2answers
33 views
How to close filezilla via terminal
I am working on server files temporarily through filezilla in ubuntu 11.10. Sometimes when i close the file from my IDE, filezilla crashes and it does not working properly. If i try to close the ...
0
votes
2answers
22 views
Why does groupmod <tab><tab> show me my folders and not my groups?
I was trying to solve Virtualbox's USB problem by adding my username to the vboxusers group, but when I tried to see if the group existed by using groupmod TAB TAB all I got was what appears to be my ...
2
votes
2answers
63 views
Do all Linux programs have some kind of terminal command as well?
Do all Linux programs have some kind of terminal command as well? Its seems many that I use do. And many seem like terminal commands can actually be more effective sometimes.
I was just wondering if ...
2
votes
2answers
20 views
Copy to Primary Selection in VIM
I tried "+y and "*y but both doesn't seem to copy into the primary selection.
Note that vim --version returns -clipboard. Not sure what this means.
Also note that I'm running VIM in a terminal.
So ...
2
votes
1answer
206 views
How do I disable the screen saver in 12.04 system wide?
I have a similar problem as this post: How do I turn off the screen saver using the command line?
However, these new commands (and likewise if I set the options from the GUI) only seem to work if I ...
2
votes
2answers
41 views
Is there a simple way to visualize a spreadsheet in terminal or as clear text?
I want to be able to easily show a simple text-only representation of a spreadsheet (Calc or Excel) via the command line (so I can pipe that output to usual Linux text manipulation tools). Is there a ...
3
votes
2answers
65 views
How to replace/fix a messed up /bin/sh and /bin/dash
I have corrupted my /bin/sh and have no idea how to replace it. I accidentally copied over it. How can I fix this?
I am running Ubuntu Server 11.10, no X.
update: I have tried the fix that was ...
2
votes
1answer
30 views
Pipable command to print in color?
I'm a bit new to bash scripting, and I'm wondering if there is a program or built-in command to pipe to that will print in a specified color? Or is there an echo argument to do so?
Like I could do:
...
1
vote
0answers
17 views
How do i fix a “gksu nautilus” command error in terminal? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
getting Gtk-WARNING while using gksu
When I type "gksu nautilus" in terminal, Im getting the following error message
(gksu:10491): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate ...
3
votes
0answers
70 views
How to add checkbox or radio buttons to a Unity quicklist?
I have been searching how to make that happen but i can't find it anywhere. I even guessed how to enable/disable the quicklist item, so as how to add function invoked after the item is clicked, but ...
0
votes
1answer
126 views
How do I run Python 3.2.3?
The description here says that 12.04 ships with python 3.2.3 as well. What command do I run to get this? Running python -v or python2 -V or python2.7 -V all give me the same result 2.7.3. There are no ...
1
vote
1answer
14 views
Is there a way to have presets for your terminal in ubuntu?
I do ruby on rails development and usually have three different tabs set up in my terminal; one for running tests, one for editing code and running commands, and one to run the rails server. It is not ...
-1
votes
2answers
140 views
terminal will not accept password input sudo
I upgraded to 12.04 and was trying to update software with sudo apt get
Terminal asks for password for user but will not accept any form of input. keyboard or copy paste.
What do I do?
-1
votes
0answers
39 views
Installing UT2004 freezes in 12.04 LTS, BUT worked on 11.10 [closed]
I'm trying to install Unreal Tournament 2004 on Ubuntu 12.04. It worked perfectly in 11.10 but ever since I upgraded to 12.04, the computer freezes in the middle of the installation. In order to ...
4
votes
2answers
554 views
How do I get GIMP 2.8?
I understand that there is a new version of the GIMP available, although it appears that the only way of doing this is by compiling from source :P
Is there another way of getting it, or if I have to ...
1
vote
0answers
251 views
Shortcut to terminal/bash script without 'instant close'
I've created a desktop entry in ~/.local/share/applications. It looks similiar to the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Crontona Server
GenericName=CA Server
Comment=BDAF ...
2
votes
1answer
154 views
12.04 cannot accept shutdown menu command
in 12.04 menu shutdown command just logoff the current user. I have to open a terminal and execute "shutdown -h now" to shutdown my system. Any help?
1
vote
1answer
22 views
Is there a quick way to kill hundreds of alert dialogs?
I've got hundreds and hundreds of wireless password alerts on my desktop (possibly related to repeated request for wireless password, no wireless connection) -- while I troubleshoot the source of the ...
0
votes
1answer
47 views
Unable to find minimized terminal in 11.10
I just installed 11.10 and found that once I minimize the terminal window, I cant bring it back. All other windows are getting minimized to the unity launcher and I can relaunch them from there. If I ...
1
vote
1answer
27 views
Reveal File in File Explorer
I have a Java application in which I need to "reveal" a file to the user (i.e. open the containing folder of the file in an explorer and highlight the file). I have configured it to do so in both ...
