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Puzzled about KDE or GNOME or what? 167 60 (9/19/2009 10:59:55 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I've not tried a linux distro yet, but have been reading about them on their different websites. One of the things that puzzles me is to what extent it matters whether one uses KDE or GNOME or something else? ... jn.nntp.scrap004 (112)
Mozilla Firefox: website steals focus preventing task switching 15 25 (9/20/2009 1:08:02 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am using Debian Iceweasel, which is essentially an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox. There appears to be a bug in the browser, which can cause a website to steal focus, preventing normal task switching ... markhobley550 (897)
home directory issue 2 48 (9/23/2009 11:08:41 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi, We are using SUSE 10.1 (SLED). I have found that it is setup using /local/home/ as home dir. Why not use /home/ as my home dir? The explanation I got is that when you have no network connection you must... mikaelpetterson (77)
tar \| gzip problems 17 54 (9/25/2009 2:07:21 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Strange one - I have a large directory structure I'd like to tar up, preserving permissions and links and such. I wrote a small script (say, backup_files), which pipes tar to gzip to generate the .gz file. c... cooch17 (356)
Sort list of dictionaries by key (case insensitive) 2 23 (1/13/2010 7:45:41 AM) comp.lang.python Hi there I have the following list 'mylist' that contains some dictionaries: mylist = [{'title':'the Fog', 'id':1}, {'title':'The Storm', 'id':2}, {'title':'the bible', 'id':3}, ... nicogrubert1 (49)
unable to mount udf(?) filesystem 13 87 (2/8/2010 5:27:03 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I was given a home-made DVD that plays on a standard DVD player, but I'm unable to view it on a computer, with the ultimate intention of frame-by- frame editing using kino. Your help and/or advice is very welc... me6715 (27)
Off topic: Humor from the Linux manpages 34 58 (2/19/2010 1:18:26 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This cracked me up from "man syslogd" : "If the problem persists get a 3.5 ft (approx. 1 meter) length of sucker rod and have a chat with the user in question. Sucker rod def. --- 3/4, 7/8 or 1in. hardened ... nospam59 (9950)
hard links to files on other filesystems disallowed: why? 84 88 (2/20/2010 6:14:08 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Linux only allows hard-links to be made to files on the same filesystem. Is there a structural reason for this or just legacy of the "founding fathers"? Just curious. -- Rahul ... nospam233 (101)
Is there a C library function to open a file found in a path? 27 51 (3/1/2010 2:08:02 AM) comp.unix.programmer I am using Linux. Is there a C library function to search along a path to locate a file? Supposing I have an environment variable FOOPATH as follows: BARPATH=/var/test/dir1:/var/test/dir2:/dirdoesnotex... markhobley
find and autofs 12 105 (3/5/2010 7:48:31 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I have a few cron jobs which start jobs like 'find / ....' and these jobs, in cooperation with autofs tries to mount all of the hosts in my /etc/hosts file as //net/somehost.fdqn.blah How can I constrain f... Kevin