I've got some source code that loads and plays WAV files through the OSS drivers (and USB audio). The code works even under 2.6.34. Is there any benefit to rewriting the code using the ALSA system?
View 1 RepliesI notice that on DistroWatch, the descriptions include "debian based", "arch based", etc. For the newbie, is there any practical difference between the different bases, or is it a Coke vs Pepsi type question?
Is a distro based on Debian say, easier for a newbie to learn or work with than say one that is FreeBSD based?
I am working on a set up, and I like to be able to toggle compiz on and off, or toggle dualscreen on and off. The thing is, I also have conky on my desktop as well as a terminal window embedded in my desktop (that requires compiz). So, when I turn comiz off, or resize my desktop, I want to be able to reposition conky/embedded-terminal and the terminals position is relative to my conky position and the size of my virtual desktop.
I can do this all fine, except that to reposition the terminal I need to kill it then reopen it. But if I kill gnome-terminal it kills ALL gnome-terminals instead of just my embedded one. How can I specifically close my embedded one and leave any others untouched? Lets say that the title of my embedded terminal is "trans777"Also, the trans777 titled gnome-terminal will be killed when compiz is not running.
When you use an IDE and it asks you if you want frame based or dialog based, what is the difference?
View 1 Replies View Relatedwhat distro should i use, rpm based or debian based?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI installed my new debain.(6.0) but its all code. (i looked it up, i need a a win X or GNOME). but since i dont know code based interfaces, how do i install it on the computer. (once Ive got my visual interface im generally fine till i hit advanced)
View 10 Replies View RelatedCan any one tell me a good GUI based tool to secure PHP code . i have tried ioncube but its not GUI based on linux
View 3 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know of an alsa based software multi-band (10 or more) graphic audio frequency equalizer that works with Suse 11.x? To be clear, I don't mean an equalizer within an audio or video player. One that can be used with any sound application, that works between the output of the player and the output plugs on a motherboard or sound card.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm writing a bash shell script that among various other things will traverse through a directory with hundreds of files and rename those who match a pattern found in a config file. It's expected that only about one in ten files will actually match, and those who don't, will simply just be ignored for this purpose.
This should for instance cause the file "dBase program file December 1987.prg" to be renamed "Clipper source code December 1987.prg", and conversely "C++ source August 1996.cpp" to be renamed "C source code August 1996.cpp" etc.A sample file such as "Random Data File.dat" should not be renamed here since it's not mentioned in the config file..What is the quickest, most elegant way to do this in bash?I am thinking of using bash's built-in regex matching combined with the /bin/rename utility, but don't quite know how to get started to catch this..I guess there are plenty ways of doing this in perl and elsewhere as well, but since this has to integrate into a pre-existing bash script, that's what I'm looking for.Anyone out there with a spare moment to offer a hint in the right direction?
I have a question regarding to the Graphical Splash Screen. Is their a way to show the text based startup on booting your OS? So. I don't the OpenSuse Background with the loading line. But i want the half transparent black background if possible or just the black background with all the loading texts. The black and white screen.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have been scripting (or programming) in Bash shell for around 2+ years now. I have heard that ksh and zsh are better shells than bash. Are there any differences on the scripting side too, I mean is it easier to write a script in ksh or zsh rather than bash? Is there any benefit to code in ksh or zsh instead of bash.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhats better partition based install or LVM based install?Does one perform better than the other?I have a 640 gig drive.I have win 7 installed on a 360 gig partition.The remaining space is free.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIve been looking for a Debian based distro that is as close to Debian as can be with all the codecs and stuff already in it, also wireless. I would go with Debian, but TBH, I am not wanting to toy around with setting it up. Yes, there is Ubuntu which I have used for a while now, but I am wanting something closer to the source, as it were. Also, from what I understand, Ubuntu also changes things and they arent straight DEB anymore. Am I crazy? Is there anything like this? Or am I stuck with either Debian or Ubuntu?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm looking for a text based browser (like elinks) that works with tor??....
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am looking for some firewall for ubuntu with GUI, something like comodo firewall available for windows, which lets you to allow only specific processes to connect to Internet. Currently I am using Fire-starter but I dont like it much also it is very old and doesn't allow you to block specific program.
EDIT: I need it for personal use not for any server.
I'm looking for a web based file sharing application. I would like my clients to login and have access to their files only, and no other files.Integration with Wordpress would be nice.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am looking for a FTP server replacement that is web based. Something like you see services have out there. I looked at a product called SynaMan from Synametrics Technologies and it really looked like it would do what I wanted but I could never get it to work with Ubuntu.Does anyone have any suggestions. This is for corporate use.Average users just don't get FTP
View 2 Replies View RelatedI wish to install an older version of HandBrake, and it's saying something about how the newer version isn't available because of issues with the new versions of GNOME. I've still got Mint 8. So my question is, which version of Ubuntu is Mint 8 based off of? I think it's 9.10, but I just want to be sure.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI wonder is there a reason to run a 64-bit version on ubuntu on my laptop It's T7300 CPU, 2GB RAM - Model Sony Vaio VGN CR123E also I saw only 64-bit for AMD that's why i'm asking
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have setup and apache server on my pogo plug pink. I would like to setup a a web based file manager. I Googled it and tried a few of the top few but none of the worked that well.
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhat's the best NVidia PCI based card that works well with Ubuntu? I'm upgrading my old desktop that has an old ATI card that doesn't get along with Ubuntu.
View 6 Replies View RelatedPartclone works fine, but since it's written in Curses, it's unrealistic to expect non-techies to use it to clone a hard-drive.
if there is an X-based alternative, preferably in GTK+.
I'd like to learn more about the VoIP protocol SIP. I read that Wireshark can be configured to filter stuff so that only SIP packets are shown, but the SIP server runs on a server with no GUI. Does someone know of a text-based packet sniffer that supports SIP?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am not well versed in networks, I want to understand whether broadcasting is possible through a TCP based Server? If yes, then what are the complications? I searched Google and found this: [URL] It said
Quote:
The types of broadcasting uses on TCP/IP that I know about are:
1. ARP on IP
2. DHCP on IP
3. Routing table updates.
I work for a auto dealership, and they have a proxy server that is provided by toyota that does nothing other than route traffic some specific sites they use in the dealership. We are looking to put a local proxy server in place to filter web traffic of virus/inappropriate content. What I am looking to do is set everyone's proxy settings to point to our server but when someone puts in the toyota sites it will redirect them to toyota's proxy server and out. I am not sure if this is possible or not.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'd like to learn more about the VoIP protocol SIP. I read that Wireshark can be configured to filter stuff so that only SIP packets are shown, but the SIP server runs on a server with no GUI. Does someone know of a text-based packet sniffer that supports SIP?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have been trying to configure ftp server so that customers can download some software applications and utilities just by following a link, for example like URL.... Does any one have idea on this.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have been using Linux for quite a while and have gotten pretty good at it, but recently I started using Backtrack in a VM and realized I have no idea what it is based on. Then I got to thinking I have no idea what that even means. For example, OSX is based on Darwin right, but what does that mean? Ubuntu is another that is based on Debian, but I don't know what that means.
The reason I'm asking is because in order to get my screen resolution and networking right in Backtrack I need to know what it is based on so I can download the proper packages to install the VirtualBox guest additions, and I have no idea. Is there a way to get this information from the operating system? Maybe uname -a is giving me the info and I just don't know where to look in the output?
I have a large file and want to keep lines which are duplicates, but the test for duplicates is performed only on the first blank-delimited word.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI'm using LVM-based partitioning. I can not mount one partition. Here is some information I can provide.
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This incident happened after I try to encrypt this partition and then an error message appears. If not mistaken, it contains an error number (I forget) and a warning which reads that can not remove the LABEL on the devices.