I like how iftop shows at a glance and in real time where my bandwidth is going. It requires root privileges, however. Is there a similar command or tool that a regular user can use to visualize bandwidth use? Say the kind of user who shouldn't be given the keys to the kingdom?
I am looking for web base real time iftop like tool for linux.I mean it shows current active connection on a NIC of any Client that connected to it .I do not want offline data I want realtime data for current connections on web.
On my Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS webserver I desperately want to disable the Root account. But at the moment I am unable because I prefer to use Nautilus/Dolphin on my home laptop for SFTP. The graphical interface also helps when comparing multiple config files at once, something that being limited to NANO or PICO would make extremely painful. The problem is that if I don't use ROOT I can't perform any SSH or SFTP actions with a graphical interface, because I can't use SUDO without the terminal. Does anyone else leave root enabled? I have a non-standard port, disabled password authentication in favor of ssh keys, and I have a tarpit configured
I am tired of watching fsck check my filesystem when my eeepc 901 shuts down abruptly due to a crash. I know that with a journaling filesystem, I won't have to wait for a check. However, I am well aware of the poor I/O performance of the SSD, so I can imagine using a journaling filesystem being even more frustrating, since there will be constant writes to the journal? I will buy a new laptop without such a crummy ssd someday but, is there anything I can do now, on the software side of things?
Recently alt-ctrl-F1-6 to drop into a VT stopped working. I don't use that everyday so cannot really isolate why it may have happened (investigating WM rebuild).
Could something in a kernel rebuild do those? I don't recall seeing such an option.
Anyway, does anyone know of another way to get into a VT from X?
Looking to get some input on finding a distribution to move to from Ubuntu.Overall, there's some changes--mostly unimportant overall, but stick in my craw--on the horizon, and I'm looking for alternatives. I'm a casual user, only one using my machine, don't need anything extra-special...something that isn't extremely utilitarian from the get-go, and doesn't come loaded with a boatload of things I'll never use. I enjoy putzing around in a CLI, and I'm not opposed to having to get used to slightly different commands when using it (though I expect that, on the whole, most things will be the same).I know, a little vague on what I'm looking for...best put, a stable system that doesn't require me to do TOO much, but lets me do what I want even if it means breaking things every once in a while.
Given the recent dealings between Skype and Microsoft (here), one can guess that Linux support will be dropped. It wasn't amazing, but it ran. Moreover, security of transmitted data, in my own opinion, will be more questionable as of this acquisition.
What are the alternatives? If there are no full solutions - I propose the unification of several partial solutions into a merged FOSS project. I recommend a secure chat/video client with SIP capabilities and native ports for Linux Console, X, and FreeDos.
I am looking for an alternative to using $0 in bourne shell. I am in the process of migrating all my production shell scripts to a new tool that will automate execution and release of "jobs" in my production system. And this tool does not like the usage of $0. Which means echo $0 or "basename $0" returns null.
Can anyone recommend a good alternative to uTorrent to run on Ubuntu 11.04? I've tried running two versions of uTorrent in wine and the result were less than impressive to say the least. I also downloaded uTorrent for linux from there site but can't get either package manager to see or access the .tar.gz archive or any extracted files?
I don't know if I saw this minimize effect in ubuntu but definitely have seen it on other nix systems. It's basically a little button in the menu bar that when clicked, "minimizes" the window so that only the menubar shows.how to get it working on ubuntu.
my use for fiddler is completely different; Fiddler2 is my example.In Fiddler2 I can download streams from websites ; for example if I stream a video or listen to music I can download the entire stream from Fiddler.In linux is there something similar? I compare to fiddler because it acts as a proxy and allows me to download these streams in windows quite easily.would be can I download a full stream from Wireshark?
On windows I have an autohotkey script which: - Only works when caps lock is on - Generates left, middle and right mouse button events when left control, menu and alt keys are pressed - Allows holding the keys down (for dragging objects) Is there an easy way of duplicating this functionality in linux?
/proc/bus/usb/devices should not be used anymore (and can't be mounted anymore on Ubuntu 11.04) But what is an alternative to it, for use in a terminal? I could easily grep that output to look for a certain device, but I'm lost in all the /sys/ entries...
I want to look into disabling things like chargen, chargen-udp, daytime, daytime-udp, echo etc...I have found a manual at:which points me towards the xinetd.conf file. I cant seem to find it, im using ubuntu 8.10 LTS. Should I be looking else where?
was wondering if there is an alternative method to using udev rules in order to get access to the USB serial ports. Is there a command to check the names and give them to you? I'm looking for something along the lines of "ttyUSB".
I just found out about Linux and well I love it, it's fast, sleek and easy to use design make it rise above the competitors. So this is where I'm at. I have the latest version of Fedora on a thumbdrive and I when the thumbdrive is plugged in and I turn it on it boots up Fedora, but everytime I turn it off I lose all data and I start a fresh session. So when I got to instal Fedora to my hard drive. [URL]
Now I read a few articles on how to do partitions but, all of them want me to put in the original windows 7 instal cd/dvd into my laptop and somehow partition. But here's the thing I'm on a Compaq Mini real solid computer I love it but thats beside the point. What it really comes down to is how I do I get this dual boot working without having to reset everything and pretty much is there alternative for partitioning.
I'm NOT referring to standard programs that allow you to view flash with internet explorer. I'm looking for a program in which i can create flash animated web icons.
i have the following script which takes as input parameter a webpage and extract the emails from it. The results are correct but i was wondering whether i could rewrite it in a better, 'cleaner' manner. I think my for loop is a bit. primitive and also each email is printed twice
I've been used to using RDP on Windows to remote to machines, and I've got an asus eee 701 which I want to use to do some *nix programming on. While the eee is a lovely little machine the screen and keyboard are a little small to use for lots of programming. I've tried using Xming (the free version) to remote login into the eee from my desktop using XDMCP (or even using a ssh session as a straight X11 server and no desktop on the eee) the whole thing seems seriously slow over wifi the initial desktop takes at least 5 seconds to paint (might even be 10 seconds I haven't actually timed it). So my real question is what do other folks use for remote control with a GUI for their *nix boxes? I am finding it hard to believe the performance is so bad over a wifi network (It makes the Mac IIs I used to use a college in 1988 seem fast) or is this just a problem with Xming and using say the Cygwin X11 server would be better.
I would like to create an alternative booting possibility in my GRUB menu that does not start some services (listed by chkconfig) like cups.
I would use this boot during travel where I surely does not need these services and shorter bootup time is preferable. Permanent removal of such services is not an option because I could not miss them during normal daily work.
I was wondering is there any way to add additional, alternative key binding to a particular feature in compiz? I am using Wall plugin and on my ThinkPad it is convenient to switch between horizontal workspaces with media buttons for browser navigation. But there just two of them, so I have to use completely different combinations to switch between workspaces vertically and that would be good if I can also use similar kind of combination to switch horizontally as well in addition to those media buttons. Is there a way maybe to send a message to the compiz to execute particular command?
The Linux ldd command can show the dynamic libraries used by an executable. It's a bash script.But it seems to be fragile, and does not work on some binaries. Is there an alternative tool? In my specific example, I can use:
% file datab2txt
datab2txt: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, for GNU/Linux 2.4.0, not stripped