Archive for the ‘Linuxfaq’ Category
How to cancel files with strange names
For Linux platforms only. Often the command rm from the command-line does not help you to cancel a file that begins with the character “-â€. This happens because rm interprets the symbol “-†as the beginning of a flag(option) and so it does not execute it. In this case like in many others where the files name begin with characters like “*â€, “&†or “|†, the best way to resolve this problem is to use rm in the following way; (more…)
Linux F.A.Q – part II
Is it possible to switch from one distro to the other without having to reboot your PC? I have on my PC, Ubuntu Edgy and Fedora Core 6 and I’ll certainly prefer to switch from one distro to the other without having to reboot each time.
Many of us have a dual boot system like Windows and Ubuntu. Others have even three distros. Its no big problem having more than two running distros on the same PC as a boot loader is configured automatically when a second distro is being installed(GRUB, LILLO). But to be able to switch from one distro to another you need and extra package.
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Linux F.A.Q – part I
I) Is it possible to change the name of your Linux box?
The name assigned to your system at the moment of installation usually “Hostâ€(at times Hostname, or end system) simply serves to identify your PCs. If not stated, the default name becomes “localhostâ€. In all GNU/Linux distributions this information is conserved in /etc/hostname; its in this file that the name of your box is stored. Its clear that to change the name “Hostname†its enough to modify the string in the /etc/hostname file.
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