You can find out what processes are running in the background on Linux by using the ps command or the top command. ps command: The ps command allows you to see the processes that are currently running on the system. To see all processes, run the following command: ps aux This will display a list … Read more
You can find out the model of a UNIX server using the following methods: Using the “uname” command: uname -a This command will display information about the system, including the machine hardware name. For example, the output might look something like this: Linux hostname 4.4.0-1060-aws #70-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 8 22:42:53 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 … Read more
To install Firefox 4 on Debian Linux Squeeze, you can follow these steps: Add the Mozilla repositories: echo “deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-release” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iceweasel.list Import the repository signing key: wget -q -O – http://mozilla.debian.net/archive.asc | sudo apt-key add – Update the package list: sudo apt-get update Install Firefox 4: sudo apt-get install -t … Read more
If sound themes are disabled in Gnome Volume Control, it may be due to a few different reasons: Sound theme is not installed: Gnome Volume Control requires a sound theme to be installed in order to play sounds. If the sound theme is not installed, the option to enable sound themes may be disabled. To … Read more
If the VPN tab in Gnome Network Manager is greyed out or disabled, it could be due to a few different reasons: Gnome Network Manager VPN plugins are not installed: Gnome Network Manager requires specific VPN plugins to be installed in order to support different VPN protocols. If the VPN tab is greyed out, it’s … Read more
You can find out the CPU architecture information on a Linux system using several methods. Here are a few: lscpu command: The lscpu command provides detailed information about the system’s CPU architecture. You can use it as follows: lscpu This will display information such as the architecture (e.g. x86_64), the number of CPUs, the number … Read more
dash (short for Debian Almquist shell) is a Unix shell that is commonly used as the default /bin/sh interpreter on many Linux distributions, including Debian, Ubuntu, and some others. It is designed to be a lightweight, fast, and POSIX-compliant alternative to the traditional bash shell. dash is a POSIX-compliant shell, which means that it adheres … Read more
You can put a Linux laptop or netbook in hibernate or suspend mode by using the systemctl command. To put the system in hibernate mode, run the following command as root or with sudo: systemctl hibernate To put the system in suspend mode, run the following command as root or with sudo: systemctl suspend Note … Read more
The startx error message “Failed to load” in BackTrack 5 KDE is usually caused by a problem with the X Window System configuration. Here are a few solutions that you can try to resolve the issue: Check the X Window System configuration files: The X Window System configuration files are stored in the /etc/X11/ directory. … Read more
You can find the kernel version of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) or CentOS 6 system by using the uname command with the -r option. The -r option displays the kernel release number. Here’s an example: uname -r This will output the kernel version number, for example: 2.6.32-754.18.2.el6.x86_64 In this example, 2.6.32-754.18.2.el6.x86_64 … Read more