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tasksel was doing what it was instructed to do. I will say this: It takes some getting used to ;)
And how would you do that, without doing damage?
tasksel -t
aka test mode, show what...
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tasksel was doing what it was instructed to do. I will say this: It takes some getting used to ;)
And how would you do that, without doing damage?
tasksel -t
aka test mode, show what...
Well, I was working toward a point but other stuff required my time. Sorry about that.
What was the point? The utility of the ps command. I was going to cover the awk that was needed along with...
Let's see ...
Test case: 3 python app running, two from GNOME, one is mine, result of ps -f -C python shown below:
dlk@dlk-lt-1420:~$ ps -f -C python
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY ...
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ps -f -C python
With a bit of AWK-ing, should get you what you need.
In a terminal type:
man time
Output to a file? Many ways. Here (python.org) is a good place, find the version of Python you are using, check out the Tutorial (chap 7). The package devhelp is...
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What you've posted is a python function, that is, a subroutine. It produces no output to the screen. It returns a result. To use:
# clean up and paste erat_sieve
# here
b = 4 #...
Might not be as much of a difference as you think ;)
I was the very first to operate a wireless AP in my neighborhood several years back. Now: There are many APs, some secured, some not. I see...
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convert a.pdf -density {dpi_value} -resample {HxV} a.tiff
may do what you want.
FYI: the man page on convert is very terse. For a more complete description of ImageMagick's tools point...
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LUKS / dm-crypt is one way. Which I've no current experience with - I used it a few years ago. Maybe someone more current with that will chime in.
I use Truecrypt for secured storage. Works...
gksu nautilus on stock Ubuntu looks very nearly identical to user-perm nautilus.
It's not an issue of "elegance": no matter how its done, via nautilus (either root or user) or by command line the...
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As gzarkadas posted, cups-pdf will do what you want. The link provided is outdated, cups-pdf isn't hard to set up.
First, get it:
apt-get install cups-pdf
cups-pdf by default prints...
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Have a look at System Rescue CD, web site here.
With the "stock" .profile file (located in your home folder), yes it must be named bin.
Welcome to Linux: This can be easily changed if you like. Here's how:
First lets look at the stock /...
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Start terminal and:
cd ~
mkdir bin
The first command makes sure you are in your home folder. The second creates a folder named bin there.
Next step: reboot or log out and back in....
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OpenOffice Calc can save in CSV format as text. Or ...
OOo with it's internal BASIC language (already mentioned).
OOo with Python (Python-UNO bridge).
OOo with Java (the OfficeBean,...
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Should the OP still be interested:
Highlighted in red is his problem:
as per the system requirements page here.
Not obvious at all when one starts with ubuntu.com, I had to google...
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In one step: No. In one line: Yes
Quickie one-liner bash script:
for f in *.txt ; do mv $f `basename $f .txt`.htm ; done
What are we doing in the above?
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Important part of that guide (and easy to overlook): Removal of the old flash plugin. That bit me when I upgraded some months ago.
Check the version of flash Firefox is using by typing into...
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It is a Flash problem: Hulu no longer works with flash version 9. You need to install flash version 10.
Follow the instructions here (ubuntugeek.com) - to upgrade from flash 9 to 10 on...
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Sure thing. Just one question:
With the Desktop releases right at the 700M limit, what shall we do without?
Before you answer with something along the lines of "whatever is missing can...
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If you're using GNOME (stock Ubuntu) try adding the the Panel Brightness applet to a panel.
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Depending upon how the pdf's were made the command line tool pdftotext might be useful. It's part of poppler-utils:
sudo apt-get install poppler-utils
pdftotext -layout -eol unix...
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Actually ... you're just out of luck here. The "Notes" feature of GNOME (Nautilus) is not true file metadata. This:
cp --preserve=all src dest
only preserves metadata as recognized by the...
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If you're going to do a lot of custom formatting, create custom styles and save them in a template document. F11 will bring up the Styles and Formatting chooser dialog - a very handy feature....
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With the cursor on the area of text you wish to change, double click on the gray areas of the ruler. This will bring up the Paragraphs dialog, displaying tab "Indents and Spacing". There you...