[linux-kernel] Forum Topics

The title is a take on Douglas Adams' quip in Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, when the Earth was about to be plowed under for a hyperspace bypass, and the only really intelligent species on the planet, dolphins, squeaked "Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish!" as they left …

hi , i need help please, i have the following code but im not sure about how many childs are created and if the parent executes the first if statement : if ((i & 1) && fork() == 0) , or not , since im confused about the term (i …

Hi I wonder how to compile Truecrypt from source in linux or kali linux? I already downloadet the source code of TrueCrypt 7.1a Source.tar.gz here: https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm I think we have also to download Cryptographic Token Interface $ wget ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-11/v2-20/pkcs11.h $ wget ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-11/v2-20/pkcs11f.h $ wget ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-11/v2-20/pkcs11t.h Anyone can do it step …

I installed Qt, again, on new installation of Ubuntu. It asked me for `sudo` password, which is not strange since it wants to write it's data in kind of restricted environment. But what if some cracker, has embedded a virus and went of distributing working software from trustworthy company, but …

..am using manjaro linux and i have a problem with audio system that videos are playing without any sounds ..what should i do in this case ???

Title may be kind of confusing. Let me explain with an example. If someone wants to make native and precise Windows applications, and wants to look and seem professional and wants to use official tools. They most likely need to learn *high* language, C# would suffice, they also need native …

I'm looking for a good printer/scanner that works well with Linux, any suggestions on brands and models? Thanks.

Hello guys I tried to install kvm on my laptop and here what he says to me root@abdelouahab-HP-Compaq-6830s:~# kvm-ok INFO: Your CPU does not support KVM extensions KVM acceleration can NOT be used Please can I replace KVM by another software?

Hello fellow coders, I am in this situration right now, where i'm soon going to buy my 3'rd dedicated server, and i wondered what Linux OS would be best? Right now i have a 64 GB and a 32 GB server with Linux CentOS 6.5 Minimal, and i'm using the …

I just installed CentOS in my Oracle virtual box and now I'm having trouble getting it to connect online. I'm following the directions here -> http://xmodulo.com/how-to-configure-network-interfaces-in.html but the file ifcfg-eth0 is not showing up in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ a lot of ther ifFILES are showing up but not that one. I would …

I had 2 Linux's on my laptop. But I really needed to start something that required DirectX in it, also, it had to be on Windows. I tried to use VMware and VirtualBox but to no avail, so it had to be real machine, not virtual one. I installed Windows …

Dear all, I have a server running on Centos 6. My problem is how to enable two public IP such that when one ISP is down, then it automatically picks up the other IP from another ISP,thus resolving same domain name automatically without affecting access. Regards.

Hello all, my name is Marvin. I am working on obtaining my linux system administrator certificat. I created a file with a few sentences. The only task that I am having problems with is to delete word "and" using the vi last-line mode. I know hot do delet a word …

I'm trying to install CentOS on my Linux Mint desktop through Oracle's VirtualBox. The instalation screen says it's installing to sda1 and that's it's mount points are /boot -> 500 MB, / -> 5.02GB, & 614 MB. Is this safe or is there a chance this is going to mess …

I have just started developing and writing linux kernel modules and device drivers. I am having a lot of trouble understanding new data types that I haven't encountered while writing application programs. For instance, I am having difficulty understanding what is the purpose of size_t, ssize_t, loff_t etc? Why use …

Hi Everyone, I have a site that keeps asking for the apache server authentication before it gets to the actual login page. How can I eliminate the server authentication pop-up and use the actual login page (which is a form with username and password field) to allow selected user to …

can unix is a version of linux operating system?? any one please explain it

Hi I like to compile Hyperion in kali linux but it seems command not found? How can I get the path and compile it? /usr/share/windows-binaries/Hyperion-1.0# ls Examples Fasm FasmAES-1.0 license.txt Makefile Obj readme.txt Src root@kali:/usr/share/windows-binaries/Hyperion-1.0# i586-mingw32msvc-g++ Src/Crypter/*.cpp -o hyperion.exe bash: i586-mingw32msvc-g++: command not found I appriciate your help

I recently re-installed my Mint system and now vim does not auto indent when writing code and has poor color coding. Does any one know what I need to change and where the config file for that is? Thanks.

Hello everybody. I need a quick help. I have a problem with running my python file code. I use Linux. I had a file with the name "app3.py" file on the Desktop; then i removed ".py" from the end of the name of the file; so now i have "app3" …

Using Ubuntu, I tried to several desktop environments. I tried Unity, Gnome, kDE (?) and now Cinnamon. I liked Cinnamon, I once saw screenshot of someone who has nicely modified it, to make it look very awesome. He had clock in top right corner which seemed on be on background …

Related to another thread that has been posted. Now, my boot manager (GRUB) shows 4 options. 1 Ubuntu (really important one using for data). 1 Ubuntu (just for testing, but have to delete it). 1 Windows 7 (to delete) 1 Windows 7 (to delete) Now it's easy to find tutorial …

Now, I know tht OS's aren't that sandboxed, if you Google that, you get tons of results saying "no! it's not entirely safe!". But, what most of these articles assume, that if you have Windows as virtual machine, that your host operating system is Windows as well. What if, virus …

how can we access current working directory please tell me which command is use for current working directory

I have a client who had hired a web developer to help him take his site to the next level. This developer moved 3 of his sites to a server that provides no tech support whatsoever. Now this web developer has sold his company and moved on to another job, …

Hello fellow coders, I need help, I'm getting this error. vncserver@:1.service - Remote desktop service (VNC) Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:1.service; enabled) Active: Failed (Result: resources) since Mon 2015-01-19 23:46:19 CET; 1min 57s ago Process: 557 ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l root -c /usr/bin/vncserver %i (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 553 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > …

hi i have just been reading about OS and i have a question. it says here that multiprogramming and timesharing require that the memory and the i/o of the OS and user processes be protected against each other. most PCs do not support this kind of protection. my question is …

Is there any way to make an operating system that can be capable of fixing itself if it crashes. If not, what operating system crashes the least. We're thinking of coding around the linux kernel, but we want to explore the first option.

Hi, As windows xp support is over can you please tell me which linux distro would be best for me by this machine. Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz,1GB RAM,Intel 946GZ Express Chipset Family. Note: (OTHER THAN UBUNTU)

So far, every program was either installable by *.deb* file or through *Ubuntu Software Something*. What it did is create a nice file, which I could search up, which had a nice looking icon, and I could drag this icon, onto bar and it would be saved as favorite. I …

Guys i want to know something from you geekers that which linux distro you like and why you like it.To help e just answer the below questions:- 1.Does it runs chromium browser. 2.Does it runs games like Half life and other popular games. 3.Does it boots fast. 4.Does it look …

Hello all: Somebody, anybody, please please help. I am running the latest version of Fedora and below you will find the contents of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. My problem is that when I try to view my site from the web I get the "Forbidden / You don't have permission to access …

On my Xubuntu desktop the mouse cursor gets sometimes stuck in drag mode (hand symbol) and although the mouse cursor moves but the pointer does not. Does anybody has the same problem ? Is there a simple way out of it ? I am wondering if this is a bug …

I have a Toshiba Satellite notebook with Windows7 OS. How would I go about it to replace Windows7 with Kubuntu?

When I delete files on any given file system like hard drives that I have mounted to my system or USB stick I get a directory that usualy named '.Trash-1000'. How does that directory work? Do I need to manually delete the .Trash-1000 directory because it might remain taking up …

Whenever i try to install any linux os i got this message: By usb: SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 4.06-pre7 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al By cd/dvd: SYSLINUX 4.05 EDD 0x4f5727e3 Copyright (C) 1994-2011 H. Peter Alvin et al Could not find kernel image: boot/syslinux/whichsys.c32 boot: _ Plz help …

As i have old computer which runs windows xp very slowly and the system is: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz,1GB RAM,Intel 946GZ Express Chipset Family So tell me is xubuntu is good for my system or not,GOOD means fast and resposive. Give sugestions to me the poor …

I want to know which light weight linux would be better for my internet browsing and only one game that is Counter Strike.I hate Windows because of slow response and browsing.My main work is browsing and blogging on my blog.Sometime Counter strike. please give me your suggestion fast.

I don't know if this is a Linux Mint problem or a Debian problem. I use Mint as a desktop but I just installed a standard no GUI edition of Debian for my media server. I was going to use the Mint file browser Nemo to connect to the Debian …

Hello fellow coders, I'm Martin and right now i own a Minecraft hosting provider, but i am not that good with Linux CentOS 6.5 Minimal's security... So I'm asking for help with security on Linux CentOS 6.5 Minimal, right now the only think on it, is Minecraft servers. I can't …

How can I find the width of a command line window from a GNU C++-program ? I'll use this information to display a progress bar when copying files, so I need to know the width to be able to display the progress bar correctly.

I've made some research here and there about virtualization of Linux. I will put quite large chunk text beneath, please correct me when wrong: Using Linux Full Virtualization distribution like [this one](http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page), I can use .iso images of both Linux and Windows to start running both machines at exactly same …

Hi ! I have the Idea to make a perl script (better than in bash) to make some configuration on linux. I think to have some files like param.txt with some lines like: param_one = ZZZ XX CCCC VV param_two = ZZZZZZZZZ param_three = X so need to check if …

Hi, can anyone please help me to find out a solution for the below mentioned problem?? While installing oracle 11g in linux on a remote desktop, failed dependencies occured when installing rpm packages [i want a soluion withou using yum software] [root@TomcatServer Server]# rpm -Uvh gcc-4.* warning: gcc-4.1.2-44.el5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 …

I'm Bachaleor Of computer Application (B.C.A) And Gniit 2 years deploma In software engineering Now i want to switch to somthing abstract.Because There is very Rush in Web developement Field. Please tell me what will be best for me Linux red hat certification or switch to "Ethical hacking".I have little …

I need to use the tar command to unpack a .tar.gz file and I need to do it from root but when the files unpack I want them to be owned by a specific user, not the root user. Can someone give me a hand?. I found the man pages …

Hi I wonder if there is any tools for linux that convert .bin dump to .dd or .img dump file? ..

I want a software that can give a back up of any client computer, from my server is there ? what software? and I want a software that I know any change in client PC OS (or HardWare changes !!!),by each client user I want to see this changes in …

Hey guys, I just installed skype on my Kali, and after installation I restarted the computer because it is 64bit, and the installation was multiArch, so I had to fix dependancies, followed this guide [Click Here](https://wiki.debian.org/skype#A64_bits_.2F_amd64). After restart, I can't back on ... all I see is the bootloader EasyBCD …

I'm a fairly prominent member of the Linux Community as a writer, contributor, and longtime evangelist for the cause and there are a few things I'd like the Community-at-Large to consider on my behalf. These are five things that I wish Linux had. Consider this as my wish list for …