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Install SMART monitor and see the specs. I had a hard drive issue with gutsy I never figured out.
one of my new 500 gig drives is toast now.

You can make temp alias on the fly with the alias="command some args" just for that bash session in the CL.

I want to know how to erase previous lines of output when running a bash script in terminal.
Kind of like clear, but not the whole screen. I want to have a dynamic menu in a static screen object....

I think there are free bulletin-board software packages out there.
If you wanted to homebrew it, you could do it with apache, mysql, php and some html/css. The php would be the hardest part. I've...

I could not get gnash to function properly with flash objects. I had to remove gnash and install 32 bit non-free adobe. There is a how-to and bash script on this board somewhere.

Category 5 Ethernet straight-through cables can easily reach 100 feet before attenuation becomes an issue.
You can get them off ebay, newegg, amazon, etc...
A cheap one like tripp-light or a no...

What makes needing a password in Xwindow mode so secure when you can reboot in generic recovery mode and be root from the start?
You can't read /etc/passwd but you can reek havoc.

I played Duke Nukem on Commodore 64.:shock:

I have not tried just the root filesystem alone with ubuntu, but I did with xp and 2003server and there was no issue.
I had such a flawless install in my crummy gateway laptop, I just changed hard...

I also want to add (and subscribe to this thread) that when I took the main HDD out of the case to boot windows to check the new drives, it was piping hot, even though I made that last post with a...

A hint or some help would be wonderful.

I have a pc with 4 hard drives, I installed XPpro on it and it worked wonderful.
Got ubuntu 7.10 on it now as a samba server. The main HDD is slightly...