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How to install Oracle Java on Ubuntu 14.04?
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, x64 architecture, and I specifically need to install Oracle Java. Now I know there are some instructions on the website which I follow but the same website does not recognize it. Can any one please help me with some…
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Really verbose way to test Git connection over SSH?
When using GIT, I have problems with using GIT over SSH, and since it works just fine both from work, and at home with a different modem, it's obviously my home modem that is acting up. I have no problems connecting over HTTP.
So, I'm assuming it is…
IQAndreas
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How to run a cron job using the sudo command
Is it possible to run a cron job which needs the sudo command?
Like:
sudo rm somefile
sayem siam
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How do I install curl in php5?
I currently have PHP 5.3 installed with Apache in 10.04 Lucid. How can I add the PHP Curl libraries? Do I need to install any other dependencies for curl?
Darren Newton
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kill a screen session
I'm trying to kill a screen session. I noticed a lot of other related questions, but none of those answers are working for me. I am trying to kill the following session:
screen -ls
There is a screen on:
23520.pts-6.porkypig (09/30/2013…
JohnMerlino
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Find number of files in folder and sub folders?
I want to find the total count of the number of files under a folder and all its sub folders.
topless
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How to open a file manager of the current directory in the terminal?
When I work in terminal, sometimes I want to open the current directory in a GUI file manager.
And then to click the items in the window to run the application. How can I do this?
user8260
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How to install and configure Wine?
I am looking for a step by step instruction to guide me in the ways of installing, configuring and debugging many of the issues new users have when dealing with Wine in Ubuntu.
What is the recommended way of installing Wine, some of the key issues…
Luis Alvarado
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How do I mount shared folders in Ubuntu using VMware tools?
Experts. I've successfully installed VMware tools for Ubuntu. Everything seems to work fine, but shared folders were not mounted automatically.
How do I get them to work?
If I run vmware-hgfsclient in terminal, I get the list of shared folders, but…
V-Light
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Whats the .local folder for in my Home Directory
What is the ~/.local folder good for and is it safe to remove the content within this folder?
Elitmiar
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Where can I look up my update history?
Is there a place where I can look what updates I've installed?
vrcmr
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How to completely uninstall Java?
How can I completely remove all traces of Java on my system?
I already know how to install it in case I need it again.
CaldwellYSR
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"Parsing filters unsupported" error during extraction of RAR file
I have received an .rar which I wish to unpack as it contains something rather important to me that I need to really have now. However even though I can view the contents of the .rar archive in the Archive Manager, I am unable to extract it due to…
user364819
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Is it possible to make writing to .bash_history immediate?
I often open lots and lots of terminals (right now, I have seven open on this workspace) and I often search history with grep to find a command I've just written recently, but I don't want to hunt down the terminal and then scroll up and hunt for…
Matt
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How to download playlist to mp3 format with youtube-dl?
I'm trying to download some videos in mp3 format. It's a playlist. How do I download the whole playlist using one command?
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