Are there any tricks/sites/methods to use the linux man command in a more convenient way? I love commands in terminal but for some strange reason I preferred to type man in firefox then in the terminal. The output is so long and I have to scroll forever to find what I need. Also the lack of example is a headache.
View 4 RepliesI work with python and I use emacs as my IDE tool. I have been running Debian Squeeze (6.0.9) for some time now with emacs 23.2.1 and ecb 2.32. I am able to access my python methods in the ecb-methods window with no problems. However I recently upgraded my desktop to Debian Wheezy (7.5) running emacs 23.4.1 and ecb 2.40 but I have lost access to the methods in the ecb-methods window. The window is just empty while the others (directories, sources and history) are all populated. I have a second laptop which I decided to upgrade to Debian Jessie, however Jessie recommends emacs 23.4.1 which is running with ecb 2.40 also. The result is the same as on Wheezy.
I have used the ecb menus and googled for a solution or even just a mention that such a problem exists but have come up with nothing. Either I have a unique situation here or am doing something really dumb.
I would like to upgrade to Wheezy or Jessie but I need access to methods in the ecb methods window. How to keep my upgrade and see the methods in the methods window of the ecb system ....
What they don't make clear on most manpages is that you can't simply usebzip2 thisfile.xxx that gives bzip2 free rein to include the original extension in the filename. You must use the -c tag (and better than that, the -c and -k tags, the latter of which leaves the original file untouched post-compression), then -if you wish- the level of compression to apply to a file (in the range of 1-9, with 1 being next-to-no compression and 9 the highest level of compression), followed by the filename/s to compress, then after a single space, a right-hand carat (">"), then another single space and the name you want to give the compressed bzip2 file, remembering to add the extension ".bzip2" (no quotes) to your filename.
Sounds pretty obvious, doesn't it? Well, I thought so too once I read a particular manual page and reasoned it out. Then I remembered the 15 or so minutes it took me to Google myself to that manpage, and I decided it was good Net citizenship to put up a little step-by-step like this one on an appropriate forum on which I was already a registered member.
It isn't just the C++ heads or the Python jockeys who need things broken down to their simplest bits for them from time to time. Newbies and near-newbies do, too. I took it as read that was the reason for this subforum, so here I went.
I'm trying to run a command or rather a shell script provided by a vendor that installs its products. The script is "installscape". After running the script, the command prompt returns, a window for installscape pops up but immediately closes. No other messages or notification is provided. This used to work on this machine, so I'm being told by the vendor that it's my OS install. Is there any way I can get more visibility into what's going on as I run this?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am using FC9. Can anyone tell me how to host all the manpages on a Apache Server so that a user can access it using the webbrowser like firefox. After googling I came across something called man2html but it really did not work.
View 11 Replies View RelatedI have spent the last few days setting up SeaMonkey and I've finally got it just the way I like it, and I thought I might share a few tricks I found scattered around the net.
Add-ons: Ad-block (self explanatory)
No-script (self explanatory)
Mouse Gestures (set up similar to Opera's mouse gestures)
Compact Menu - Free up screen real estate with a single menu button.
Lightning v1.0b1 - Calender Extension. (Version 1.0b2 doesn't support SM)
Theme- Using Mostly Crystal
Tricks- Home Button Hack - Add a improvised home button
Speed Dial Hack - Create your own Speed-Dial functionality
I also found it helpful to set the location bar to NOT append www. or .com to text entered into the search bar. (Preferences -> Location Bar -> Untick)
Not sure if this is terribly helpful to anyone but SeaMonkey now behaves (IMHO) a lot nicer and looks great. [PhotoBucket]
How can I verify JavaScript on a site (not on the same server) is working from command line access of the URL?
On checking some of what was written in 2005 I find most of it isn't still relevant (if it was then - I noted the w3m-js stuff mentioned in 2005 hadn't been updated since 2003).
Since then a couple of times I've looked into it but didn't make much headway but also didn't spend a lot of time on it. So far as I could tell from other posts I'd seen others hadn't either.
Recently I found out about Mozilla's SpiderMoneky js library and that it could be linked into elinks text browser and did same on my RHEL5 system.
I found Spidermonkey rpms in the EPEL (Fedora sponsored) repository:
js-1.70-8.el5.i386.rpm
js-1.70-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
js-devel-1.70-8.el5.i386.rpm
js-devel-1.70-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
I was able to download and install using rpm then compile elinks from source to include the above. Running elinks version after that shows the ECMAScript support is compiled into the new elinks binary. Also setting various ecmas* flags in the elinks.conf does have effect so clearly it is using them. (As opposed to another system where I use the original RHEL5 provided elinks RPM it complains about the ecmas* stuff being invalid options.)
It appears that by default it has this enabled but just for good measure I added:
set ecmascript.enable = 1.
Despite that when I pull up the page I see:
This product requires use of a browser that supports JavaScript
As a test I set the above to 0 on the off chance it was backwards and saw the same thing.
I then set the following:
set ecmascript.error_reporting = 1
On pulling up the page I now see a popup box:
Quote:
JavaScript Error:
A script embedded in the current document raised the
following exception:
TypeError: Window.Focus is not a function
OK
That seems to suggest that despite the earlier message about needing a browser that supports JavaScript that it is in fact executing at least one JS but that it is getting an error. Can anyone confirm that?
Does anyone have any idea what I�d need to do to deal with the Window.Focus message?
Essentially the site is a login page and even though I am able to input username and password after opening in browser when I tell it to POST it simply returns to the same login/password page.
And of course it doesn't have to be elinks/spidermonkey. I'd be interested in finding out if anyone knows a way I can verify a site that is running JavaScript is actually responding properly from command line rather than via a browser?
The SpiderMonkey stuff from Mozilla when compiled into elinks is supposed to do that but given my results Im not sure if it is or not.
Most of the documentation I can find on JavaScript stuff appears to be aimed at developers testing their own JS code from command line rather than accessing a web page with JavaScript.
In the past week or so I've noticed some weird network behaviour. I find accessing some sites such as Amazon, Paypal, and Bigstockphoto really slow. Sometimes the page will not load at all. Other sites are fine. The problem sites are not a problem for others on my LAN at home. When I try to open the problem sites, I can see in Firestarter blocked connections coming from 2.1(8/9).xxx.xxx on various ports such as 36007. This only happens for the problem sites. I attached a typical output from firestarter.
This happens with Firfeox or Chrome. Using Ubuntu 10.10
I have Ubuntu 9.10, and it already contained Telecom New Zealand Mobile Broadband option in its Connection Manager. I installed the Ubuntu into my computer as a dual-boot with Windows Vista also in the same hard disk. Everything worked perfectly, I could connect to the internet very easily.
Then I booted to Windows Vista. After that, when I booted back to Ubuntu a Telecom Modem icon appeared in the desktop. I click it but nothing happens, the file autorun.exe is there, but it cannot be run. The Ubuntu Network Connection Manager that earlier recognised the modem and offered a Mobile Broadband option to connect now does not have this option available at all.The connection works perfectly, I already used it, but now I cannot utilise it because that Telecom Modem logo appeared in the desktop.
What on earth happened? This, in my mind at least, is connected to the fact that I went to boot to Vista. Needless to say very frustrating. it would be greatly appreciated as I was already so happy with everything running so smoothly. I love this OS, it immediately feels very comfortable to use.
Recently, my fraternity decided to use our LAN to stream media to our various bars, lounges and ballroom. Some of our playback devices, including an iPhone and a laptop, broke during a party, which is why we decided to have portable devices replaced with sturdy, interchangable and fixed hardware.
As this is going to cost some money and effort, we had better make a fully thought-through plan, which I am in charge of. Still, having never organized a project of any measurable magnitude, I would rather have this plan commented on here.
So far, I am planning to buy one central PC (2GHz, 512 MB RAM) acting as a server, and four identical PCs (1GHz, 256 MB RAM) acting as clients. The former would a) provide local files, stored an an external encrypted hard drive, and b) act as a NFS and SMB client to private systems in the same LAN to incorporate (and forward) data stored on those (as to provide one central point to change the configuration for their use). Futhermore, it would host /etc, /usr and /home of the individual clients to provide that at all times, the same software and drivers are used on all of them. The clients then would mount /etc, /usr and /home from the server, alongside with the both the directories on its external HDD and the ones it had itself mounted from other PCs. Each of them would have to be able to play back music, video files and terrestrial TV from a USB stick, with at most two of them doing so at a time.
Is this a realistic scenario? I so, would you have any recommendations for changes and could you point out pitfalls? The whole lot would have to be rather secure, as usually, there are lots of people coming and going, and we don't want our private data corrupted. If not, where did I go wrong? How would you yourself build a system like that?
And last, what software would you use? Is there a window manager which would be able to act solely as a means to display the three icons needed for TV, video, and music, and make it impossible to tamper with the system? And what programs would you use for playback to ensure maximum performance?
P.S.: Not that I'd suspect so, but is there a german lawyer present? Provided the individual files we play are in our legal posession, this is a legal scenario, isn't it? There would only be friends and other frats present at any public display.
In Windows environment when I used Borlan for C/C++ compilation, I was used to find the the scope/definitions of the methods/classes by pressing
Code:
ctrl + F1
when the cursor was hovering on that method/class. How can I find the scopes/definitions in the GNU/Linux?
Code:
//atoi.cc
#include <iostream>
main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
float var_float = atof(argv[0]);
[Code]....
I have looked around a while for the answer, but nothing really fits. Here is the scenario. I have one server and a few openvz VE's running. I want to be able to auth whatever possible with LDAP. I have an LDAP server setup on the host and auth works for the server users. The tricky part for me is that every VE has their own domain. and if I can do that, they will also have the same login for their VE on said domain. I can setup users and the required software on the hosts and guest, but I guess I am confused at how to manage the multiple domain part of things.
not sure if proftp can do 'name based' stuff like apache, but if it can, we can point ftp.clientdomain.foo to the main server and handle it that way.
python can get anylink or any tutorials which is having few basic eg. and could help as a guide too. bcaz whatever now i have like "byte of python" which i feel difficult bcaz it lack in having eg. for modules of xml.so please help me by providing any better options
View 1 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know or have a book on the advanced uses of kickstart and its deployment methods? I have a challenge and its to: Write a report with a full and detailed analysis of the two methods,(remote installation methods of linux and windows) their differences, and a comparison of features and performance.
I am also going to have two servers (one Windows one Linux)thay deploy a virtual network of VMs with different scopes and policies. What can i really do to go beyond the scopes and policies?
I dual boot XP and FC14 and have 2 routers. I can connect and ping one of these routers when I'm in FC and I have an IP address I just can't load any websites. When I connect to the other router (my main router) it works fine. When I boot into XP and connect to the problem router I can load pages fine. It's only when I'm on FC14 and connect to the problem router that I can't load pages even though I have an IP and can ping around.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI just need a browser that can run sites using ActiveX on Linux. Are there any?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a VPS - and I was trying to install gd support for php on to it. Once I had done this I had a 500 Server Error. With the following errors in the log
[Sun Dec 12 07:34:29 2010] [error] [client 2.125.204.56] SoftException in Application.cpp:574: Could not execute script "/home/perfectp/public_html/phptest.php"
[Sun Dec 12 07:34:29 2010] [error] [client 2.125.204.56] Caused by SystemException in API_Linux.cpp:444: execve() for program "/usr/bin/php" failed: No such file or directory
[Code].....
i have three mounts
/dev/md1
11.9 GB free of 15.1 GB
/dev/md3
3.9 GB free of 4.7 GB
/dev/md2
191.1 GB free of 203.7 GB
at the moment my sites are storing to md3 which has the least amount of space. how can i transfer them and make everything point and save to md2?
How to add parental control like { block web site access, restricting login access for particular time, restrict web access} for particular user accounts in Linux.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am using Firefox 2.0.0.8 and Opera.Both the browsers can open all sites except secure sites like, URL>..In Firefox I have checked SSL3.0 and TLS1.0.The default Enforcing mode of the OS I have set to 'Permissive'.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am using ubuntu 8.04 with firefox browser.
There are some sites which allow you to listen the mp3 song like [url]
I have found the most simple way to get mp3 file
(1)Sometimes you get address ending with .mp3 so just copy the whole URI and use in terminal wget "PasteWhatYouCopied"
(2)But in the link I have mentioned there is no mp3 link in address bar.
Here I found out in totem-plugin-viewer(that is the thing that plays your file in browser).Just Click the button next to sound and select copy
In example taken above it is [url]
And use just like before wget "PasteWhatYouCopied" -O output.wma
Also notice that you have the song as output.wma in current folder of terminal.
(3)If there is a video on webpage then either wait for it to get completely downloaded & get it from /tmp.Remember don't close the page till video gets downloaded completely & you copied it from /tmp then only close that tab.
(4)There is a firefox addon 'unplug' which can help for flv because after sending file to download via unplug you can close that tab.
On certain web sites, notably the BBC site, my internet crashes when I move from one page to another.
No warning, no message, it just crashes!
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04. I am connecting to DSL via Modem directly no router. It's a wired connecton to modem from PC.Most of the sites are opening fine but few websites won't open in Firefox/opera or take foreever 10/15 mins to open.
View 14 Replies View Relatedhello i want to disable flash player for certain sites cause of their advertisements.. how can i ?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI am using two operating systems, Ubuntu and Mandriva, problem I can not download the updates from the main sites. On Ubuntu I changed the mirror site and worked fine. [URL]. I have already posted two sites already about this. How can the main mirror update site on Mandriva been changed.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have been wondering about building cheap, but usable computers to sell linux on around my city. However, my knowledge of computer parts is fairly limitied. I do know what I want to look for when it comes to certain parts, but not something such as mobo, unit case, or power unit.
If there really isn't a site, if anyone wanted to, post the kinds of cases, power units, and mobo's there are, and if possible links to their specs, and I'll start working on this myself. The only things that are a must, pci-e slot, and 2.5ghz and/or greater cpu.
Hardware compatibility:[url]
[url]
[url]
Companies that sell linux preinstalled on computers:[url]
: Many links here
Companies that sell OS-less computers:[url]
Sites providing video tutorials on linux which are free to download. I've got one site "www.showmedo.com". Here I can get different tutorials on opensource like scribus, gimp, C++,python etc.
Can anyone provide me any other good sites like this?
i'm running linux mint 10 lxde in the uk. i can't get bbc iplayer, other tv sites such as itv player, videos tv videos or any radio to work at all.every time on iplayer, it starts to load, and then i get an error message saying: content doesn't seem to be working right now, please try again later.i have a very good internet connection, latest flash, a whole load gstreamer codecs, mplayer plugins for realplayer, wmp uicktime, java and shockwave.i have to go through a university proxy, but iplayer works fine for everyone else here. i've tried with firefox and chrome, and i've emptied the cache several times
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have to execute certain commands (like shutdown Tomcat) on several servers so I'm using a loop and ssh. I put the server's IP on a CSV file which I parse, execute the commands for each line and send the output to a file. The problem is that after processing one line the program stops execution. I wonder if someone could lend me a hand with this, I'm new in bash scripting and I ran out of ideas.
The CSV (servers.csv) file looks like this:
Code:
192.168.254.5:Server 1
192.168.254.6:Server 2
...
And the script looks like this:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
while IFS=: read ip name
do
sshpass -p "pass" ssh -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" root@"$ip" 'sh <CATALINA_BASE>/bin/shutdown.sh' >> output.log
done < servers.csv
I need to mirror a particular website (all the pages under that particular domain) any pages (but not whole sites) that the website links to.
How to do this
wget -r --level=inf (or some other variant) will mirror the site.
wget -r -H --level=1 will get all the links (from all domains) to the first level.
Anyone have any ideas on how I could combine these, to get the entire of the main site and one level deep into external sites. I've been banging my head against the manual all afternoon.