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How do I know which kernel I am using?

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How do you know which linux kernel you are using? uname -kFind out other system info withuname -a

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How to prevent server (daemons) from starting during apt-get install

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Some times you may not want a server or daemon to start as part of the postinstall scrip when installing with apt-get or dpkg. To prevent servers from starting, do the following: # Prevent launch of servers during apt-get install mkdir -p /usr/sbin/ cat < /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d #!/bin/sh exit 101 EOF chmod 755 /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d When you [...]

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Newbie: how to edit a file from the command line

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Could there be any more basic question? We all know there are no stupid questions, but I sure felt dumb having to look up this one. I found the built in editor nano. Likely more searching will yield a better editor. But for now nano will work. For other newbies, note that you need to [...]

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Setting up CUPS and installing local printer in Ubuntu Server

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After my first Ubunutu Server install (Hardy Heron LTS 8.04), I couldn’t get the local printer setup. Here’s how I fixed it. I’m a linux newbie and was feeling a bit lost without GUI. Several articles I read said gnome on a server was an unnecessary security risk, so I installed Webmin. But I couldn’t [...]

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