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A free and open-source family of operating systems first started in 1991 and named after its creator, Linus Torvalds.

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What is an NFS server?

An NFS server is a daemon that allows other computers to mount filesystems on your computer. This is useful in many circumstances, such as running a diskless workstation, or setting up a unified login system across a network.

How do you update Linux via GUI?

For the most part, many distros do not have graphical updaters, unless if you use a really user-friendly distribution like Linux Mint which helps takes most of the guesswork for you.

If you need to update without using the GUI, open up a command terminal and run:

[Debian and Ubuntu family] apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

[Arch family (Antergos, Manjaro, Archbang, etc)] pacman -Syu

What is the numbering system of the Ubuntu releases about and What is the next release of Ubuntu?

The version number comes from the year and month of the release; the version names are made by Mark Shuttleworth.

LTS stands for Long Term Support; these versions of Ubuntu are supported for longer than usual - 5 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server. LTS releases before 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) were supported for only 3 years on the Desktop

How can you locate a previously used command from the history list in Linux?

You can easily cycle through previously entered commands by pressing the Up key.

What is the startup file in Linux?

There is no "the startup file" in Linux; depending on the type of system, there may not be any files at all. The Linux boot process has a number of steps, many of which are optional or have alternative implementations.

What commands allow you to view the routing table on your Linux workstation?

run the command:

route -n

You may need to be root (or use sudo) to run that command, or at least call its full path /sbin/route or /usr/sbin/route

route --help

will give you additional info, as will

man route

What is Nash in Linux?

nash is a very small and simple script interpretor.

To make a copy of a file use the command?

You can use cp command to make a copy of a file.

cp <file 1> <file 2>

If you want to make a copy of the entire directory then use the recursive option

cp -r <dir 1> <dir 2>

What log file contains information and error messages generated by sshd regarding network access?

This depends on the Unix/Linux system release; vendors may differ in how they log information. Typically, in a Linux distro you can find sshd authorization errors in auth.log. Other systems use syslog or syslog.log, depending on how they are configured. Check your system information to see what the exact log file is called in your environment.

Is UNIX based on Linux?

No, but Linux is based on Unix since Linux is a Unix clone.

Desktop effects Linux mint 8 edition?

desktop effects Linux mint 8 edition

could some one help me to instail the desktop

effects the window brun effect and that

lets just say could u please help me to instail

all the effects

please comment under the line just so people now what we are talking about helps the others to

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What are the best virtualization tools for Linux?

The top seven Virtualization tools for Linux are: Open VZ, Xen, Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Linux-VServer, VirtualBox, Bochs, and User Mode Linux (UML).

What is the native language of Linux OS?

Technically? Most Linux development is US English. However, Linux distributions almost invariably deploy gettext, which changes the native language of the system to whatever the user needs.

What kind of file do you expect to be a dot file in Linux?

"Dot files" or files with a period "." as the first thing in the file name are typically used for saving program settings.

They can be edited by advanced users, but beginners should probably stay away from them.

What is LUNUX?

It is actually, Linux. Linux is the kernel created by Linus Benedict Torvalds (a Finnish American software engineer), who (with the help of others) developed the kernel on which many distros (operating systems) have radiated out: Linux Mint, Ubuntu, to name only two.

What is the difference between the Intel core 2 duo blue stickers with the Intel centrino core 2 duo pink stickers?

The main difference between the Intel Core 2 Duo blue stickers and the Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo pink stinkers is the wireless networking features. The Centrino offers more networking features than the non-Centrino.

What is the Z shell?

The Z shell is a Bourne-compatible shell for Linux and Unix systems.

Cmd commands in Linux 5.0 like lsmkdircat etc?

There are many different commands available in Linux. Some of the most basic are:

* ls - lists the contents of a directory * dir - same as above but with escaped spaces * mv - move a file * rm - delete a file (semi-permanent) * cat - reads a file * less - used to pipe lengthy output from a command so that it can be scrolled through. Use like ls | less. * cp - copy files. cp file1 file1copy

* grep - search for text in a file. Can also be used to search for words in a command output. Example: ls | grep partoffilename

Could Windows have more users than Linux?

That depends on whether you are asking whether more people use Windows or Linux or which system supports more users. The maximum number of users in a modern Linux system is 4,294,967,295. Windows doesn't have any specific limit that has been published, but each account takes up a significant amount of space, limiting the number to well below the limit in Linux.

As to how many people use them, more people use Windows on their personal computers than Linux.

How can i get Linux mint 11 onto an emachine T3265 because it freezes every time i try to install it?

Try adding at least 1GB of DDR RAM to it. That might work. All other specs seem fine.

If that doesn't work, then something might be wrong with the Power Supply. If there is, I'd just buy another used computer if I were you.

1GB DDR on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006040%20600006060%20600006085&IsNodeId=1&name=DDR%20400%20%28PC%203200%29&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=100