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Creating a system of files [closed]

So I need to create like a system of files in which I have a server file that controls the other ones and just don't know how to start. I'm a newbie, please help.
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Windows 8 OS; XP programs with Ubuntu [closed]

Will Ubuntu find or utilize my old XP programs or help them to work on this new Windows 8 PC?
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1answer
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How to Fix “Read-only file system” error when I run something as sudo and try to make a folder/file?

When I try to save something or rename a file/folder it say this error " Read-only file system" or run something as root in the terminal it say this error sudo: unable to open /var/lib/sudo/"My User ...
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I had failed to boot Ubuntu

I know, how fix it within text processor, but system loads only in fail-safe modes, with READ ONLY file-system. How to loads with rights to write?
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How to revert back to windows after getting “No Root File System Defined” while installing Ubuntu 12 using Wubi

I had windows server 2008 installed on my machine and had several linux VMs running on it. I had problem running a piece of code which needed OpenGL 3.3 on my VMs so I decided to install Ubuntu ...
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1answer
241 views

unable to mount ntfs partitioned disk -

I'm unable to mount one of ntfs file system drive since the system got turned of while copying few files to this drive. I'm getting following message: Unable to Mount 94 GB File system error ...
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1answer
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Installer script removed a buch of 64-bit files and replaced them with 32-bit ones, how do I get them back? [closed]

I ran this installer script to get some drivers for my printer, however I noticed that it started removing some of my programs, as well as 64-bit system files, and started replacing them with 32-bit ...
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Wubi Ubuntu Installation “No Root File System Defined” [duplicate]

I Downloaded Wubi.exe & Ubuntu 12.04 LTS From The Official Website Then Put Them In A Single Folder In My Internal Hard Disk. Then I Run Wubi, And It Got Installed Within 2 Minutes. And Then I ...
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Got problem with installation. “No root file system is defined.”

I'm very new with Ubuntu and generally with linux. I saw ubuntu and it seems like this OS is really good and stable, and so I decided to install it alongside my windows 7 OS. I have a few problems ...
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1answer
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Curious about how fast Ubuntu copies files

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 using the normal installer. Things having been working fine, but a few minutes ago I copied a 14Gb file and it said it had copied the file very quickly--so quickly I don't ...
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Unable to find a medium containing a live file system

All of the suggestions in the forums here is using 10.10 on a USB boot drive. Mine is from a cd that I burned. What should I do. It runs the install and then tells me to take the disc out and it ...
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What does it mean when there is a path like /dir/dir/program.attribute?

In the question above i was trying to pose an example. I don't know how effective I was in doing so... I just want to understand how there can be what appear to be "hidden" files that exist. Are they ...
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1answer
756 views

Grub won't load Windows 7 (unknown file system)

I recently installed 11.10 on a new partition on my Windows 7 PC, and it works perfectly. But when I want to boot Windows 7 from the grub boot menu, it just says unknown file system, grub rescue. ...
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How many files I can have on a single directory?

This question is related to this one. I work with animation, which generates a LOT of files (+/- 1,000,000) typically stored on a single directory. On Mac Os X, some bugs came up with more than ...
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How do I create an encrypted file system inside a file?

Recently i've found this interesting tutorial: http://flossstuff.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/using-a-file-as-a-storage-device/ It explains how to create an empty file, format it as ext4, and mount it ...
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1answer
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INstaller's “Detecting File system” at 100% but not loading [closed]

I'm installing 11.04. but at the near end, the installer is at the "welcome screen" but the "detecting file system..." loading bar is stuck at 100% and i cannot continue! The skip button is grayed! I ...
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2answers
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How can I prevent the deletion of files in use?

I have opened a Spreadsheet in Open office Calc. I minimize the calc window and try to delete the file from the file system, i am able to delete. In windows when we try to delete an in use file we get ...
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What does examples.desktop do?

What's the point of the examples.desktop file?