I am using CentOS 5 on my laptop. If I open gnome-terminal by right clicking the desktop, I am getting an error that read as follows:

There was an error creating the child process for this terminal

How do I fix this problem and open a terminal by right clicking the Debian / Ubuntu / CentOS / Fedora / RHEL / Red hat Enterprise Linux 5.x desktop system?
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I work form home, and I need to login into our corporate network using a pptp based vpn. How do I configure and setup up a PPTP VPN client under FreeBSD desktop / laptop or server operating systems?
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I need to find out the service tag of my Dell server or computer. How do I find out my unique five- to seven-digit alphanumeric (letter and number) service tag code without looking at the back of the system or opening the door of bezel? Is there is Linux command to get the Dell service tag from the Terminal?
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I need to prevent others using my desktop or laptop while I’m away from it. How do I lock my Laptop (Macbook or Macbook pro) / desktop using Mac OS X operating systems without using 3rd party applications?
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I have installed FreeBSD 8.x on my Laptop with Windows 7 in dual boot mode. But I’m unable to connect to the LAN or Internet using Atheros AR8132 card. How do I configure this card under FreeBSD?
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How do I find out BIOS version using a Linux command line option? How do I check the motherboard BIOS version using Linux command line option?
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