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8 FAQ tagged "ubuntu"

• How to: Recompiling / Rebuild Debian / Ubuntu Linux Binary Source File Packages :

  Q. I’d like to rebuild a Debian / Ubuntu package called foo with additional option. How do I recompile .deb packages?

• Find out my Linux distribution name and version :

  Q. How do I find out what version of Linux distribution I’m using from the shell prompt?
  A. To find out what version of Linux (distro) you are running, enter the following command at the shell prompt:
  $ cat /etc/*-release
  Output on RHEL 5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
  Output on Ubuntu 7.10
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 7.10″

• Ubuntu Linux: Uninstall / Remove Any Installed Software :

  Q. I’d like to save some disk space so I’d like to remove unwanted software from my HP laptop. How do I uninstall software under Ubuntu / Debian Linux?
  A. Both Ubuntu and Debian Linux provide command line as well as GUI tools to delete / remove binary packages.
  GUI Package Management Tool
  synaptic is graphical management tool [...]

• Ubuntu Linux stop / disable GNOME GUI ~ X.org :

  Q. I don’t need GUI as I’m developing CLI based applications. By default Ubuntu Loads Gnome GUI. How do I disable X.org / Gnome under Linux so that I get text only login?
  A. You can use GUI tools or command line tools to disable GDM (Gnome Display Manager) service (/etc/init.d/gdm).
  Disable GDM using GUI tools
  The Services [...]

• View log files in Ubuntu Linux :

  Q. Can you explain me log files in Ubuntu Linux and how do I view logs?
  A. All logs are stored in /var/log directory under Ubuntu (and other Linux distro).
  Linux Log files and usage
  => /var/log/messages : General log messages
  => /var/log/boot : System boot log
  => /var/log/debug : Debugging log messages
  => /var/log/auth.log : User login and authentication logs
  => [...]

• Linux change my hostname / computer system name :

  Q. I’m using Ubuntu Linux. How do I change my hostname or the machine name?
  A.. You need to use hostname command, which is used to either set or display the current host or domain name of the system. This name is used by many of the [...]

• Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 error and simply soultion :

  Q. I’ve CentOS 5 server running on Dell hardware. I’m getting following error message in my /var/log/message file (some time message is also shown on console):
  Jul 05 12:04:05 dell01 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
  Jul 05 12:04:05 dell01 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
  Jul 05 12:04:18 dell01 kernel: end_request: [...]

• FTP site at osuosl to download Linux ISO / Software :

  Q. Can you give me FTP site address at osuosl, so that I can download Linux ISO and other software?
  A. The Open Source Lab (osuosl) facilitates open source communities and the development and distribution of Open Source Software (OSS). They provide hosting projects and developing software via their web site. The Open Source Lab is [...]

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