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Some great Linux software is obscure, and unknown by many users. What are some non-commonly used Linux software that you usually use?
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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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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:
~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
[sudo]…
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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:
linux-headers-2.6.32-5-486 - Header files for Linux 2.6.32-5-486
linux-headers-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem - Header files for Linux 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem
linux-headers-2…
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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 see these terms used quite a lot between various authors, but I can't seem to fix upon definitive definitions.
From my POV a software interface is a "type" specifying the way in which a software component may be used by other softare components.
But what exactly a software component is I'm not…
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Miracle traffic bot SEO software like so many products online it can be a scam. It claims to be wonderful, that I was thinking before I buy this product. They call it the 3-in-1 SEO magic software.
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I'm primarily a web app developer/entrepreneur, so there's a lot I don't know about the desktop software distribution process. I've been thinking about making a Mac OS X app for fun, that I would distribute for free or a really small donation, but started thinking about distribution+download analytics:
a)…
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i have a installation cd of one software that allows me to install that software only once in a life. after formatting or even trying to install that software in another pc, cd doen't allow me install that software.
i want to know what is the mechanism that make such a cd. And how to crack that installation…
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Hey there,
Under what license agreement should you release software under if it's closed-source and for commercial use only? Are there multiple license types? (such with open source you have BSD, GNU/GPL etc..)
If so, which one do I choose, and are there samples out there to get you started? I…
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