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I am always struggling with Ubuntu 12.04 security measures! I'd like to get hold of the following:

a) How can I set the "executable" bit on a program or script? So far no attempt successful, no...

Thank you everyone, you saved my day ..! :)

All very good answers! lshw is the one that rocks. I don't so much recommend lspci as it only brings a list of cards and controllers. Sysinfo is nice...

Steaming again ...

Using 12.04 I already mention the surface is somewhat unfortunate. Now it appears to be also the software collection. Was searching for an hour in vain for a usable system...

My question about BOINC is: How can I use it? - I don't see it listed anywhere to start it, nor do I get hints about it.

Ubuntu 12.04 Pae, Some certainly stupid questions:

- I have downloaded BOINC software for SETI project but didn't get and surface for it nor was it listed in the program table. Uninstalled it...

Not sure what I made wrong, perhaps I started something on the CD.
Just inserted the CD again, but nothing happened except I get a symbol on the desktop. Update seems ok.
Thanks again for the help!

Ok, I understood. It is working now after plan, thank you for the support!

I'd still say that a question to the user is mandatory before triggering such far reaching actions on the system. :KS:KS

I want to keep the CD drive, of course. ;)

The problem reappears the next day when update starts again (not directly after reboot).

This is the output of "cat /etc/apt/sources.list":

# deb...

Ok, I downloaded 12.04 Beta 2 and burnt the disk because I am nosy about.
I opened the disk under my smoothly running 10.04 version, just because I wanted to see the contents.
Since that time, as...

BUMP!! - Same problem again!
What is the point of deploying such an Eclipse variant which doesn't have a Java builder installed? It doesn't even tell you in the help files a word about it!

[Ubuntu 9.10]
Just downloaded Eclipse Platform from "Software Center" options. Software is running but I can't use any "builders" in a project. There is a nice "Welcome" screen, but this issue of...

Thanks for the assistance!

I've gotten the terminal, but it hasn't helped. My personal folder was inaccessible. My best guess is that the entire thing was encrypted but reengineering it during...

Ok, how can I start a terminal in this circumstance? All I get is a blank screen of the GUI.

Just had a traumatic experience with Ubuntu 9.10 because password modification for my user account failed without obvious reason. The only special circumstance I can name is that I was downloading...

I like to run a mySql database server on a Ubuntu (which is no server) for local use only. Is there some instruction how to do this? I downloaded several DBMS but they all seem to assume a running...

Em, nobody was talking about firewalls in this thread. Does Linux benefit from a firewall, or is this just a stupid question? (Don't know much about Linux architecture.)

Thank you very much, this is the first good notice I get! ;)
Indeed it helped me out of calamity, although - as you said - it isn't exactly what I have spoken of. It is a shame that such a simple...

I am largely fed up with the Linux world. Believe it or not: I never had a running Linux distro (!), although I tried hard on various brands and must have invested man-months to get one running. Best...

Would be interested in learning how to do this with NTLDR on Windows XP! - I installed Ubuntu but it just wouldn't run because GRUB or whatever bootloader doesn't function or wasn't installed as...