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How in Bash to test a name/string is an executable

How, on Bash, do we test a name string is an executable, as tried it won't work: $ [[ -x cp ]] &&echo YES $ $ [[ -x ls ]] &&echo YES as tried it hard won't be correct way: $ >/dev/...
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How can you simulate a temporary network outage of a VM lasting a few minutes without systematically losing it?

How can you simulate a temporary network outage of a VM lasting a few minutes without systematically losing it? I've tried this command on my VM for testing purposes, but each time it's run, my VM can'...
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Gnome Extension Testing

So I want to write a gnome extension. The documentation https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell/Extensions/EcoDoc/FirstExtension is out of date and suggests using alt+f2 then entering r to restart ...
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Are there PPAs with soname bumps?

Are there any PPAs that bring a library with different soname along with its (upgraded) package compared to what is installed in the standard Ubuntu system (i.e. soname bump)? I am especially ...
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Is there any discernable changes on modified LUKS system files that are checkable for changes before reboot?

UBUNTU 20.04LTS LUKS PASSPHRASE FAIL UBUNTU 20.04 LTS (FULL DISC ENCRYPTION) INITIAL SITUATION: Upon rebooting my 20.04 LTS the LUKS passphrase was not accepted, with these messages. reboot …. please ...
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How do I start with PHP apache setup for testing my PHP/HTML files? [duplicate]

I haven’t coded PHP in 15 years, and I can't remember how to get started. I set up PHP 8.1 with apache2 on my Ubuntu 22.04 desktop, but I don’t recall how/where to set up my files and how to test them ...
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Is it possible to install Ubuntu without openssl and libcurl preinstalled?

I am looking for an Ubuntu installation that don't have preinstalled libcurl and openssl - for testing. Is it possible to install Ubuntu without openssl and libcurl preinstalled? Thanks
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Stress the bandwidth and disk read in linux

I need to trigger HighBandwidth and high disk read for my alert testing purpose. So does anyone knows any Linux command to trigger HighBandwidth(transmitted and received) at 70GB as well as disk read ...
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How to detect that a C/C++ file is using windows specific stuff

Basically I want to test files/libraries/code in general that wont run on Linux by detecting windows specific includes, program calls, dynamically linked libraries at runtime, anything that isn't ...
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How do I install Microsoft Edge driver for selenium testing in Python 3?

We are trying to setup an automation testing environment for a web application. This web application will be hosted on Ubuntu server. In QA environment, we are trying to perform automated testing. ...
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Ubuntu server skill test

Is there a website that tests how proficient a person is in using or maintaining an ubuntu server?
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How to Install bully - airgeddon tool

I did install airgeddon and other tools however I'm stock in installing bully I did try: sudo apt-get install bully but the result is Unable to locate package bully
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How to run OpenBLAS source package test from debian/test directory?

I need to understand how to run test from debian/test directory for OpenBLAS package. Currently on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS I did the following: cd ~/Downloads sudo apt-get build-dep openblas apt-get ...
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I fear my GPU might be broken. How can I test my dedicated GPU in Ubuntu? DRI_PRIME=1 not working

I would like to test my dedicated graphics card on my ubuntu partition, but I can't run anything with it. It just defaults to the Intel Graphics Card, instead of my AMD Radeon M360. The graphics card ...
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I'm new at Ubuntu, and for my job I am asked to show this. How can I access to this information? [closed]

I'm supposed to send this information but I don't know how to do that. I tried pinging cabinet.skyeng.ru but it continues processing.
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Unique project path in bat file

I'm beginner in Linux environment. I moved my project with automated tests from Windows to Linux Ubuntu. In windows I have following bat file: set projectPath=D:\git\testproject cd %projectPath% mvn ...
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How to switch my latest stable Ubuntu installation to the development version?

I've installed ubuntu 20.04, however I'd like to install the development version (to use rolling rhino). Can I upgrade to the development version? or do I need to do a fresh install with the ...
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Is it possible to perform speed test with any Ubuntu server? [duplicate]

I have a home server with Ubuntu and I want to measure download and upload speed in my LAN. Is there any program for Ubuntu that will help me do this?
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unit testing webbrowser module

I want to unit test a bunch of code that looks like this: # First command. This will open reddit in your browser. # ------------------------------------------------------------- if 'open reddit'...
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How do I remove all unofficial packages and revert to official ones?

An Ubuntu developer asked me to perform tests on some unofficial packages. Now my system is broken and I can't get support because I have unofficial packages installed. The package did not come from a ...
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iPerf :WARNING: did not receive ack of last datagram after 10 tries

client side: iperf -c 10.0.1.5 -u Client connecting to 10.0.1.5, UDP port 5001 Sending 1470 byte datagrams, IPG target: 11215.21 us UDP buffer size: 9.00 KByte (default) [ 28] local 10.0.1.2 port ...
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How can I test a shell script in a "safe environment" to avoid harm to my computer?

I'd like to install a certain bash script called 42FileChecker using the commands: git clone https://github.com/jgigault/42FileChecker ~/42FileChecker && cd ~/42FileChecker && ...
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Is it possible to automate interaction with an application using bash?

We have a graphical application deployed on ubuntu server 16.04. Sometimes certain things on this application seize to work properly. I'm probably stretching for a long shot but is there anyway I ...
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R & RStudio Installation Script For Ubuntu 18.04: TDD Packages [closed]

I've made an installation for R and R Studio for Ubuntu 18.04. The intention is to have a working R Studio installation with the typical packages used in typical data wrangling. The script is as ...
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How to provoke a syntax error in the bash shell

I only have 20 % test coverage for my project. https://coveralls.io/github/montao/opsh I want to add a test for syntax error. I am unable to receive the output "syntax error" from a simple oneliner ...
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When to report errors during beta testing

I have an amateur question. I've noticed with the 18.04 beta (budgie-flavor) that usually when I have a bug, it's usually fixed with another update. Most of my bugs seemed to be an issue with a delay ...
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride

Questions about the Ubuntu Development version Background AskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ....
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Randoop on Ubuntu/Eclipse-oxygen

I need to write unite tests for my project (being developed in Java 8) using Randoop, how can I configure Randoop on Ubuntu system? I am using Ubuntu 16.04, and Eclipse Oxygen.
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Ubuntu terminal commands using SCSI tool induce disk failure

I have written a code to do read & write(random file) pulling a hard disk performance.But,I also want to check when there is a disk failure.So,I am trying to induce disk failure using SCSI tool....
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How to make a network interface drop a defined percentage of packets

I want to test an application against network outage or defective network. Is there any tool to make an interface defect-prone, or otherwise simulate a poor quality connection? For example, force ...
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How can I test a game on Linux within a Windows 10 system?

I'm developing a game in Windows 10, and I'm currently working on a Linux port for it. Yes, you read that correctly. The only problem I have is how to set up Linux in Windows 10 for testing. I know ...
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Performance issue with fresh install MySQL 5.616-1~exp1 (Ubuntu) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I've recently started on a new company and I'm currently setting my dev environment. We're using Ubuntu 16.04 and MySQL 5.6 Everything was right until I launched the tests (using mvn test). After ...
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Intel Joule and Ubuntu core integration and Drivers

What devices and peripherals are supported and tested with the Intel Tuchuck development board, with the Intel Joule running Ubuntu core? SPI I2C PWM GPIO .... mraa(?) What devices and peripherals ...
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robotframework not able to work for a while, and then goes back to normal later. [ ERROR ] Execution stopped by user

I was using python/robotframework to run serval test, and the job is triggered from Jenkins. It is very strange, suddenly start robotframework give error at just at beginning of the test. But this ...
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Testing Environment

I would like to set up a 'testing environment' so that I can run applications and procedures without risking the integrity of the main installation. Is this possible? I am using Ubuntu 16.
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Acquiring pre-releases/betas for unreleased distros for testing [duplicate]

Question Is there any way for the general public to get access to Ubuntu pre-release/beta ISOs or tarballs for testing? Background I currently help maintain a Linux product, and the bulk of our ...
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How to join Ubuntu machine to windows server domain

I want to join Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop and a windows server 2008 domain. I have tried to google this problem. I wasn't able to get likewise to work. I want to use Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop PC to join a ...
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how do I speed test (benchmark) CUDA?

Just installed Nvidia CUDA (Ubuntu 15.04) and I would like to run a speed test to compare GPU use with cuda and without it.
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Unable to create a flakey file system for testing

In Ubuntu 14.04 when I try: sudo dmsetup create test --table '0 123 flakey 1 0 /dev/loop0' (or the delay target), I get an error: device-mapper: reload ioctl on test failed: Invalid argument ...
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How to Verify/Restore Whole-System Backup of tar czf?

I want to test that the whole system backup corresponds to the original. It would be great to understand some basic tests about rapid quality assurance because I do not have time to always .untar it ...
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How do I test an application in Ubuntu, without affecting the system?

I would like to know what is the best way to test application (packages). Because some packages may damage the system. How can do that, in Windows there is Sanboxies for such tests. In Ubuntu I don't ...
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Testing an APT repository [duplicate]

I am trying to setup a distribution mechanism for Raspbian (Raspberry Pi) on a Ubuntu server. I have read most of the posts here and articles I could find about setting up an APT repo. I don't know if ...
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How to upgrade GNOME to the next unstable development series?

I understand that with GNOME version numbers, you have the odd numbered releases being the unstable in-development series, and the even ones as the stable releases which the odd unstable ones become. ...
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How to install the new GNOME Software app on 16.04 for testing purposes? [closed]

PLEASE NOTE: This Q&A has been archived and is now for historical reference only. For more information on this, see answer. On my system running Ubuntu 16.04 I am wanting to test the new upcoming ...
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How to provoke apport dialog for testing?

I'm investigating apport issue 1505368 and would like to reproduce the situation after an application crash where the apport dialog pops up asks to restart or close the crashed application (and ...
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Is it necessary to use 'sudo' when doing a '--dry-run' with apt-get?

I am doing tests on packages with the apt-get --dry-run command, however I am not using sudo. Could not using sudo affect the results in some way, or is sudo not necessary for such a simulation?
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A/B testing software

I am looking for A/B testing and optimization software for web-page development in ubuntu. Can I get some software recommendations?
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Similar to xkill for mir

xkill is a command I almost use everyday. That's because my PC is quite crappy [a 10' chilli GREEN netbook NEO XP made in Holland (even if I'm in Greece), with 1 GB ram memory and 2 Intel Atom cores ...
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Problem with recent apps on ubuntu vivid vervet

Yesterday I decided to install the testing version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu NEXT 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" because I wanted to test the gorgeous Unity 8 + Mir. But when I first logged in I saw that it had a ...
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Diff between backups: see permissions, group and owner and sym link differences

Question Using only the command line, is it possible to tell if a rsync backup (on a NAS) and the original folder tree (on a web server) are exactly the same? I mean in terms of file sizes, ...
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