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How do you set up an OpenID provider (server) in Ubuntu?
I want to log onto Stack Overflow using OpenID, but I thought I'd set up my own OpenID provider, just because it's harder :) How do you do this in Ubuntu?
Edit: Replacing 'server' with the correct ...
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Does Mono support System.Drawing and System.Drawing.Printing? [closed]
I'm attempting to use Mono to load a bitmap and print it on Linux but I'm getting an exception. Does Mono support printing on Linux? The code/exception are below:
EDIT: No longer getting the ...
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Could you recommend some guides about Epoll on Linux [closed]
I need to know about Epoll On linux System.
Could you recommend manual or guides about epoll library?
need more detailed guides. it's better to have some examples.
help me. and Thank you for ...
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Combining values from different files into one CSV file
I have a couple of files containing a value in each line.
EDIT :
I figured out the answer to this question while in the midst of writing the post and didn't realize I had posted it by mistake in its ...
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Code Classic ASP in Linux
What should i use to code Classic ASP under Linux. I have really tried to use Emacs and Vim but I don't have the time to learn them.
What i'm looking for is:
Syntax highlighting
Code Browser (Ctags)
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What is the best way to setup memcached on CentOS to work with Apache and PHP
What is the simplest way to install memcached on CentOS for someone new to the world of Linux? What is the best way to enable it for Apache and PHP
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Difference between `/dev/ttyS0` and `/dev/ttys0`?
In Linux, what is the difference between /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttys0?
I know that the first is a serial port, but what about the second, with the small s?
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Bash Pipe Handling
Does anyone know how bash handles sending data through pipes?
cat file.txt | tail -20
Does this command print all the contents of file.txt into a buffer, which is then read by tail? Or does this ...
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Obscuring network proxy password in plain text files on Linux/UNIX-likes
Typically in a large network a computer needs to operate behind an authenticated proxy - any connections to the outside world require a username/password which is often the password a user uses to log ...
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Getting stack traces on Unix systems, automatically
What methods are there for automatically getting a stack trace on Unix systems? I don't mean just getting a core file or attaching interactively with GDB, but having a SIGSEGV handler that dumps a ...
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What Certificate Authority Software is Available? [closed]
I am running a number of SSL-encrypted websites, and need to generate certificates to run on these. They are all internal applications, so I don't need to purchase a certificate, I can create my own.
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What tools do you use to develop C++ applications on Linux? [closed]
I develop C++ applications in a Linux environment. The tools I use every day include Eclipse with the CDT plugin, gdb and valgrind.
What tools do other people use? Is there anything out there for ...
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Changing the resolution of a VNC session in linux [closed]
I use VNC to connect to a Linux workstation at work. At work I have a 20" monitor that runs at 1600x1200, while at home I use my laptop with its resolution of 1440x900.
If I set the vncserver to run ...
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How do I generate ASCII codes 2 and 3 in a Bash command line?
If I press Ctrl+B that ought to give me ASCII code 2, but Ctrl+C is going to be interpreted as a Break.
So I figure I've got to redirect a file in. How do I get these characters into a file?
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User script location linux (debian etch) [closed]
In the linux file system, where should user scripts be placed?
I'm thinking specifically python scripts to be called by cron.
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Why Doesn't My Cron Job Work Properly?
I have a cron job on an Ubuntu Hardy VPS that only half works and I can't work out why. The job is a Ruby script that uses mysqldump to back up a MySQL database used by a Rails application, which is ...
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Performance critical GUI application (windows,linux)
I've been tasked with updating a series of applications which are performance critical VB.NET apps that essentially just monitor and return networking statistics. I've only got three requirements: ...
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VMWare Server Under Linux Secondary NIC connection
With VMWare Server running under Linux (Debain), I would like to have the following setup:
1st: NIC being used by many of the
images running under VMWare, as well
as being used by the Linux OS
2nd: ...
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How to avoid redefining VERSION, PACKAGE, etc
I haven't seen any questions relating to GNU autoconf/automake builds, but I'm hoping at least some of you out there are familiar with it. Here goes:
I have a project (I'll call it myproject) that ...
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How can I show a GUI message box from a Bash script in Linux? [closed]
I'm writing a few little Bash scripts under Ubuntu Linux. I want to be able to run them from the GUI without needing a terminal window to enter any input or view any output.
So far, the only input ...
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Java Time Zone is messed up
I am running a Tomcat application, and I need to display some time values. Unfortunately, the time is coming up an hour off. I looked into it and discovered that my default TimeZone is being set to:
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Securing a linux webserver for public access
I'd like to set up a cheap Linux box as a web server to host a variety of web technologies (PHP & Java EE come to mind, but I'd like to experiment with Ruby or Python in the future as well).
I'm ...
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Lightweight IDE for Linux [closed]
Even though I have a robust and fast computer (Pentium Dual Core 2.0 with 2Gb RAM), I'm always searching for lightweight software to have on it, so it runs fast even when many apps are up and running ...
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How do you get sudo access for a file inside the vi text editor? [closed]
Often while editing config files, I'll open one with vi and then when I go to save it realize that I didn't type
sudo vi filename
Is there any way to give vi sudo privileges to save the file? I seem ...
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error_log per Virtual Host?
On one Linux Server running Apache and PHP 5, we have multiple Virtual Hosts with separate log files. We cannot seem to separate the php error_log between virtual hosts.
Overriding this setting in ...