Source code is the original programming code used to write a specific application. Open-source programs allow users to freely view and modify their source code, while closed-source or proprietary programs have their code kept secret.
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How do I download things from the source repository? [duplicate]
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How do I get the source code of packages installed through apt-get?
I want to look over some programs to help me learn programming, so I enabled the source repository in ...
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How to reformat/reindent all the source files in a given directory?
Given a directory containing a source tree, is there a simple way from command-line to replace each source file with its beautifully reformatted equivalent?
Keep in mind that usually a source tree ...
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How to compile Ubuntu from source code?
Hello i wanted to know how can get Ubuntu source code and compile it on my own .
Basically i wanted to give it a try so can some one help me regarding the steps to compile a full Ubuntu system .
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How to add text and blank line at the beginning of every file in a given directory?
How do I add a new line at the beginning of every file in /home/johnny containing the text "Hello", followed by a blank line? Also, I have to delete every useless space or tab at the ending of every ...
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Where is the source code to the “Ubuntu Apps Directory”?
i want to make an web based offline package installer that combine Ubuntu Apps Directory, Apt Web, and some automated installer script
Does anyone know where can i find Ubuntu Apps Directory source ...
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USB card reader
I am using a Gear Head USB card reader on Ubuntu 11.1 and it works great. The model number of the device is CR3000MSD. I am looking for some working source code in any language really that will allow ...
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Is the source code of the online tour available?
For Oneiric Ocelot launch, there was an awesome Tour created for showcasing how Ubuntu especially Unity works.
The Ubuntu Online tour actually mimics a whole desktop and to a greater extent behaves a ...
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wkhtmltopdf wkhtmltoimage: cannot connect to X server
I compiled wkhtmltopdf from source on Ubuntu 64bit server 10.04 as described in manual. When I try to convert it exits with an error message:
wkhtmltoimage: cannot connect to X server
There is X ...
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How do I compile a kernel module?
A good man on NetworkManager mailinglist provided a patch that hopefully would solve an issue I'm experiencing related to slow mobile broadband detection on Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit. I'd really like to ...
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Is there a Source Insight alternative?
I am not a developer, but for my work I trace a lot of codes. It is actually rather difficult reading other people's code, especially for bigger projects.
Source Insight is a great application that ...
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how to set up a ubuntu server to be (securely) available from internet?
(apologize in advance, I'm a pro-windows newly converted to ubuntu... if my questions are obvious, please tell me).
I want to build a ubuntu server continuously connected to the internet. I own only ...
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Where can I find the configure options used to build a package?
I need to install asterisk 1.6.2.18 on Ubuntu 10.10
I would like to know what the configure options were that were used to generate the ubuntu package of asterisk 1.6.2.7.
My favorite server distro ...
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How do I finish the installation of a program from source?
I compiled sqlite3 from source code, version 3.6.16. I used --prefix=/usr/bin as my only compiling option.
The binaries compiled and installed correctly, but at the directory /usr/bin/sqlite3/bin. So ...
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How to fetch the code of the binary installed on a machine?
I am a newbie in linux and using ubuntu as my desktop os. Most of the time I feel the need to look at the code of the utility like ls, rm etc. Can anyone tell me how to get the code for these ...
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How do I get the source code of packages installed through apt-get?
I am assuming that all application installed through apt-get are open source; but for those that are available in that manner, where can I get the source code for these applications as well as update ...
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Snippet code manager like Snippets? [duplicate]
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Code snippet manager for Ubuntu?
I'm looking some snippets code manager on Ubuntu like Snippets (for the MAC) with syntax highlighting (html, css, php). Thanks for ...
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How to install Arista transcoder from source?
This package is not in Software Center. Official page offer only source files. How can I install this on 10.04?
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Tools to diff deb-src packages between ubuntu and debian repos
I can already create duplicate repos with the same versions of debs and deb-src packages.
The problem is that I want to find the Ubuntu changes from Debian mainline (not from original source). ...
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Where can I find the source of Nautilus?
Where can I find the source of Nautilus? I'd like to play around with its source code and compile it. What's the best way to go about this? Obviously, it would be nice if I would easily be able to ...
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How to get the source code of a project from launchpad
How to get the source code of a project from launchpad
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How to install Steel Storm from source?
There is no deb package. How can I install it anyway?
http://www.steel-storm.com/
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Making diff output more readable
I'm looking for a tool that will take diff / debdiff output (and more specifically, the output of this script) and display the result of the comparison in a highly readable, graphical way. Any ...
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Create deb from dvcs-source
Is there a system in Ubuntu which simplify the process of getting the sources from git, compile and package it into a deb?
I'm looking for something similar to the PKGBUILD in ArchLinux which can be ...
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Can I update software installed from source code directly
Though its nearly a year since I started using Ubuntu, I have not attempted installing software from source. I didn't actually find the need to do so. But now I am working on a software which is at ...
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Code snippet manager for Ubuntu?
I'm looking for a good code snippet manager, with syntax highlighting and search capabilities. Another important feature is the capability of changing the code area background color. I have tested ...
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Create a special version for rebuilt package
I've recently recompiled suPHP from the apt-get source to include several commandline options. After building the pacakge it remains at version 0.7.1-1 and aptitude keeps trying to install over the ...
