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When you download linux drivers for devices such as wireless dongles, you'll get a folder full of random files that I'm assuming oyu need to compile? How do you install a wireless driver in linux?
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I've got a problem with apt-get update and apt-get install ... commands .
every time update or installing fails and errors are :
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_US
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sh@ubuntu:/home/ccpp/helloworld$ make
gcc-4.6 -O2 -DMODULE -D_KERNEL_ -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -isystem /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -c -o hello-1.o hello-1.c
hello-1.c:4:0: warning: "MODULE" redefined [enabled by default]
<command-line>:0:0: note: this is…
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I am having trouble accessing the several critical header files that show to be a part of the build process.
The "Ubuntu Software Center" shows "Build Essentials" as installed:
Next I did the following two commands, which did not improve the problem:
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I'm trying to update my Debian machine to 2.6.32-46 (which is the new stable). However, after doing apt-get update my apt-cache search linux-image shows me:
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I'm helping out with a project for an embedded device that only has USB and no serial. This device is running Linux.
These days, when we need to connect to a serial port on a device we typically use a USB to serial adapter (on something like a phone system or a load balancing device, etc). I would…
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I've got a problem with apt-get update and apt-get install ... commands .
every time update or installing fails and errors are :
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://dl…
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My whole problem started when I started trying to install Backtrack(3 or 4) Backtrack was trying to install itself over my entire windows partition (Which I had combined into one when I installed windows 7). So I booted back into windows 7 on my netbook (eee pc 1000 HE btw) I went into disk-manager…
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I'm installing backtrack to use for a project for my wireless networking class. I have an Acer Aspire One netbook and I'm installing from bootable USB stick.
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I have a netbook with no CD drive, so I need ot install from USB stick. I need to install backtrack on my netbook for a wireless security project for school. How is this done? I only have a 4GB stick.
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Some days ago I installed BackTrack over my Ubuntu installation. I was having some problems in the bootloader of BackTrack. So I set default bootloader to that of Ubuntu. I didn't remember the command that I typed.
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