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    Re: The BUMP Thread

    Bump
  2. Thread: Startup script

    by apmcd47
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    Re: Startup script

    Assuming the file is called wake_on_mouse you could try this:


    ln -s /etc/init.d/wake_on_mouse /etc/rc3.d.S99wake_on_mouse
    Basically the init.d directory is only a repository for these scripts....
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Recover a LOT of accidentally deleted files from an external hard drive?

    Look at these articles and download one of the suggested live CDs. It looks like PhotoRec is the utility you need on either SystemRescueCD or Knoppix.

    Andrew
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    Re: Word association

    butter
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    Re: The BUMP Thread

    It's a bank holiday and I've had too much Pimms, Gin & Lemonade!
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    Re: The BUMP Thread

    Is this thread still active?

    oh, BUMP!
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    Re: The BUMP Thread

    Because it's been two weeks since the last BUMP
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    [ubuntu] Re: home permissions

    You can change the default permissions of a new users' home directory by changing the value of UMASK in /etc/login.defs.

    You can change the default umask for each user (the mask that decides the...
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    Re: Simple DNS Soultion?

    Since 12.04 apparently. This link explains it a little.

    Andrew
  10. Re: Can I use wildcards and *.local in /etc/ssh/sshd_config?

    The ListenAddress directive is used when a computer has multiple IP addresses, forcing the SSH Daemon to listen only on one of those addresses. The AllowUsers directive is the better one to use....
  11. [ubuntu_budgie] Re: Issues with running simple basic Linux Bash scripts in Ubuntu Budgie. GNOME relat

    Sorry, I forgot to keep an eye on this thread. You didn't show the results of whoami or echo $USER. Rereading the thread it sounds like you are starting gedit from the file manager. What happens when...
  12. [ubuntu_budgie] Re: Issues with running simple basic Linux Bash scripts in Ubuntu Budgie. GNOME relat

    Could you open a terminal window in the folder containing the Templates folder and type the following:

    echo $USER
    whoami
    ls -la

    and post the results here (using code tags of course).

    Andrew
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    Re: ctOS Linux distro

    Care to elaborate? Who are WD - Western Digital? Do they have a web page? Can you provide links?

    Andrew
  14. Re: How to make a clean install of Xubuntu from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    This is the first time I've posted in a while.
    Sounds good to me.Assuming this is how you have been running your test live system, no.It's probably worth it to ensure you aren't using a hacked...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS login loop

    In my experience a login loop is due to a syntax or other error in the .bashrc, .profile or .bash_profile files. Usually the best way to find these errors is to login to the console. At the login...
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    Re: kubuntu 14.04 - do I need mlocate?

    Thanks for looking into this, Matt, but you really don't need to put so much effort into it.

    Andrew
  17. [ubuntu] Re: Owncloud + rsync (cron as a root) + Webdav problem

    I don't think I can answer all your questions, but to edit the root crontab use
    sudo crontab -eto create a root crontab, or (I only discovered this recently)
    sudoedit /etc/crontabBe aware that the...
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    Re: kubuntu 14.04 - do I need mlocate?

    Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I'm sorry if this makes me sound like a complete jerk, but:

    This sounds like it came out of the manual page. I know the above - I found it out by...
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    kubuntu 14.04 - do I need mlocate?

    I'v just installed Kubuntu 14.04 (Trusty) onto a new system and checking which packages are installed on my old system for installation on the new. I saw that the mlocate package is installed, the...
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    Re: Putting /home on a different hard drive?

    Root will contain your system filestore while /home will contain your user filestore, including all your pictures, work files, etc.

    I don't know steam, but it will probably be in /home, under your...
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    [xubuntu] Re: Desktop icons gone!

    It's a while since I played with Xubuntu or XFCE, but isn't the default setting to not have desktop icons? Perhaps the settings have to be reconfigured to turn them back on?

    Andrew
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    Re: wget and cookies

    I had to write a similar script recently. Try this:

    wget --save-cookies cookies.txt --post-data 'username=USER&password=PASS' --cookies=on --keep-session-cookies...
  23. Thread: basic script

    by apmcd47
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    [SOLVED] Re: basic script

    Should we be helping with what is essentially homework?

    What has not been pointed out yet is the pipe causes the "while ... done" to be executed in a subshell. Regardless of the value of $M at the...
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    Re: 10.04LTS: makeinfo vs texinfo

    Have you actually installed texinfo? According to this link makeinfo is part of the texinfo package. I have just installed texinfo on my 12.04 precise installation, after first checking that makeinfo...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Need Help Creating A Mount Point On Newly Installed Internal HD

    This is true for external disks. This, however, is an internal disk. Also Steve_Campisano mentions having a database on this disk. It probably needs a permannent mount point which is guaranteed not...
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