Questions tagged [source-code]
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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Where can I find the source code of Ubuntu?
I would like to know where to find the source code of Ubuntu.
I'd like to see how far it is "open source".
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How to install JDK sources?
How can I download the source code of Java on my local machine, so I can reference it in an IDE?
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How (recipe) to build only one kernel module?
I have a bug in a Linux kernel module that causes the stock Ubuntu 14.04 kernel to oops (crash).
That is why I want to edit/patch the source of only that single kernel module to add some extra debug ...
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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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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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Where is the installed kernel source located?
I have installed kernel source with
sudo apt-get install linux-source -y
Now, where is the source located?
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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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Make a Debian Package (.deb) from a Qt Project
I did several projects on Qt Creator and I would like to distribute them in an installable format (in this case, Debian Packages).
More info about my Qt installation (and my system):
Qt version 4.8....
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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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Installing applications from source
I was wondering about generic installations of all applications in linux. And what that means? Well, when I was using windows I knew that if I want to install an application I am double-clicking the ....
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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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Where to find the code for the terminal commands?
I want to be able to see the code that gets executed whenever I type 'ls' or 'cd' in my terminal. With that I would like to get into modifying existing programs and writing new ones. In what language ...
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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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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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Where do I get the source code for Ubuntu Light?
Where do I get the source code for Ubuntu Light?
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How can I legally prove that I have recompiled the Ubuntu source?
I like to create my own distro based on Ubuntu. I may modify the source of some packages. When I read intellectual-property-policy of Ubuntu, I noticed the following rule.
Any redistribution of ...
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How can I print the line numbers of gedit?
I want to print the line numbers along with c source-code in the text editor "Gedit". I am tired to look all day at the display.
Thank you for any time or effort.
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Where exactly is all the source code on Launchpad browseable?
I have always found the source code browser of Launchpad extremely useful when I need to link to packaging code in an answer. The URL pattern is simple enough (https://code.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+...
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when you login to the shell, what program handles evaluation of the credentials?
when you first boot, and you're greeted with the warm glow of a black screen and flashing prompt, what program is that? What program handles evaluation of the credentials? Or rather, what component of ...
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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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Where / which is the actual kernel source?
I am following this to learn to compile the kernel. I used
apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)
to download the source code of the Linux kernel I am curretly using.
After running the above ...
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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 can I search the ubuntu source code?
How can I search through the source code used in Ubuntu?
There is a notification message that I'd like to modify to include more data, but it's not obvious which package it's a part of. But it ...
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How is entropy gathered for /dev/random in Precise
With a standard install of Ubuntu 12.04 how is the entropy for /dev/random gathered.
Is the install smart enough set up any hardware generation available, will it use user based sources like keyboard ...
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How can I uninstall python3.5.0 installed from source code?
I installed python 3.5.0 from the source code available at python.org. How can I remove that installed package?
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Get source code for a PPA
When I want to get the source code for a package in a PPA, how do I get it?
Is there some "normal" approach, or do I have to contact the developer in question?
Example case: I wanted to look at the ...
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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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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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What is the best method to build Ubuntu Linux from scratch?
I want to try out "Linux From Scratch" (LFS) using Ubuntu.
Since I know this could mess up my current Linux system, I want to know what is the best way to proceed.
What I've read so far is that I ...
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Where do I get the source code to customize Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I build Unity from source?
So one of the main reasons I migrated to Ubuntu 12.04 from Windows 7 was to be able to have more control over my system due to the ...
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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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Using sudo apt-get install, why no source code?
I was trying to install a package for robotic operational system (ROS). And I just go ahead and type sudo apt-get install <package>
After installation, I see a list of files in /opt/share ...
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Learning terminal by observing commands being run by GUI [duplicate]
Hello I'm new to the Linux system and would like to know if there is a code or application which opens a terminal that will tell me the lines of code being used. For example, If I were to open a ...
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What is difference between binary and source file? [duplicate]
I want to install special software on Ubuntu. In its installation guide has been mentioned I must separate binary and source files from each other.
What does it mean?
How can I do that?
Should I ...
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Sudo command and its source
The sudo command is at /usr/bin/sudo on my Xubuntu 16.04
I'm interested to know if anyone can advise which program I could use to open this sudo file and see what the sudo command is made up of?
I ...
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Why does 'apt-get source' fail with 'Permission denied' errors?
I am getting following error when i try to fetch source for my current running kernel.
At present i am using following kernel:
ignite@ignite:~$ uname -a
Linux ignite 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP
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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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Building TrueCrypt on Ubuntu 14.04
With the whole NSA thing people tried to re-build identically looking binaries to the ones which truecrypt.org provides, but didn't succeed. So some think they might be compiled with back-doors which ...
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Nemo / Nautilus folder icon size
Does anybody know how to reduce this white space - distance on nemo or nautilus between the folders? It's getting ridiculous! I've enlarged the thumbnails from dconf-editor and I also use compact mode,...
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How Do I Customize the "cryptroot" Script?
I have a system where all the partitions (/, /home, and swap) are encrypted except for /boot. /boot resides in an external device which also contains a set of encrypted key files used to automatically ...
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How to securely retrieve ubuntu kernel source code?
According to BuildYourOwnKernel there are two ways to get the source code:
apt-get
Is apt-get signed by the Ubuntu team?
I mean, will my computer verify the signature when I download it?
Is there ...
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From where can I download the source code of the original kernel developed by Linus Torvalds? [closed]
The question might seem a bit not related to ubuntu. Please forgive me for this.
As the subject says I want to download the source code of the first ever kernel developed. I have read that it was ...
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Where is the source code for Alternate CD installer?
AFAIU debian-installer currently contains only documentation, where is the actual code for the Alternate CD installer?
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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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How can I download the source code for linux-image-3.2.0-*-generic?
The directions at Ubuntu Wiki apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r) and askubuntu question Where can I find the source code for the Ubuntu Kernel? don't work…
sudouser@64bitws:~# uname -r
3.2.0-24-...
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Workspace Switcher source code
Which package source code do I need to get to see the code responsible for the workspace switching?
Specifically when I select an open application on the launcher and it switches to the workspace it'...
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How to display line numbers with pygmentize
I often use the command pygmentize filename.py to show color source files with code formatting. This works like a charm. I now also want to show line numbers like cat -n filename.py does.
I read ...
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Technologies extraction using URL of the website
I would like to know whether is it possible to retrieve the technologies used to build a website just by having its URL using Ubuntu.
Say for example: if I have the URL:
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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how to hide filepath and page number in gedit for printing
I have to submit report on my project
and i need to print source code but gedit includes file path, filename and page number at the top of the page
how to remove it ?
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