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How to display a message before login?
I need to display a message before any login on a Linux box, either locally and for remote login via SSH. How can I achieve this? Edit: Thanks for your answers. I had to pick one accepted answer, but both are correct and complement each other. "issue" and "Banner" are the two concepts I need to use…
How to change audio frequency?
I want to change the frequency of an audio file. Meaning: the whole file should sound (say) one octave higher or lower. How to do it? Using or other command line open source tool would be preferable.
Can flash memory be physically damaged if power is interrupted while writing?
If data is actively being written to a flash memory device, can a memory cell (or perhaps the entire memory device) be physically damaged if power is removed, or will data simply be corrupted? Can the affected device or memory block still be written to and read from (even if the data itself is corr…
How to remove Server: header from the HTTP response with Apache?
I would like to remove the line: from my server's HTTP responses, but I couldn't find anything other than to modify and compile Apache myself. I was wondering if there is a way I don't know about?
How do I set a default nick for new Irssi connections?
When trying to connect to an IRC server in Irssi, I get the following error: root Erroneous Nickname: Reserved for services I don't know how to change the nickname before the connection is established. I'm currently connected to one server, where I have my proper nick, but when trying to connect to…
Linux realtime audio visualizer
I'm looking for a program that will visualize anything that goes through my audio-output (in this case it's Spotify) and display it on the screen. Does this exist? I'm running Ubuntu.
Fonts without file extension, install on Windows?
I have received a folder of fonts which I need to install on Windows. The problem is, they do not have file extensions. For each font there are two files. One of those two gives some info when opened in WordPad. On a Mac, opening up this folder shows the fonts immediately and gives the option to in…
"unable to get setup.ini" error during Cygwin installation
While installing I'm getting the following error What is the reason? I'm newly studying Unix. So Please guide me in this.
Unexpected end of file. Gzip compressed file
I am going crazy with a gzip file. I can decompress the file in Windows using WinRAR but it is impossible on any UNIX operating system. the file seems to be ok. If I do I get: But if I do I alsways get: The same problem happens when I try to extract the file using the GUI tool in Ubuntu or MacOSX, …
Emacs opens files in a new frame when opened with "open -a"
I want to be able to invoke Emacs from the command-line, and either start graphical Emacs if it isn't running or visit a file in an already running Emacs. I tried to do this with which I know is the "right" way to do this, but I had a lot of problems with it on OS X, it would randomly crash, or the…
How to run vimtutor on windows?
I'm running vim on Windows 7. It works, but when I type on the command line, a window opens and closes immediately, and nothing else happens. Is there a way to run with Vim for Windows?
Sum contents in column from starting cell on down without setting an explicit last cell index
I have an Excel spreadsheet and would like to sum the numbers in a column starting at one cell (say, ) and continuing down to the last number in that column. I know I could just enter a large ending index, like: But ideally I could just say something like: And it would sum from B5 all the way down.…
Ubuntu behaves as if I have two clipboards
My produces a different result that I can't reproduce this, it happens randomly, so I can't specify the circumstances just yet. I will as soon as I can make it happen all the time. Please advise!
Save Chat Room in Contact List in Pidgin
I use several chat rooms regularly with Pidgin. Every time I want to join them, I need to pop-up the "Join Chat" dialog, select the right account, and enter the chat room name. Sometimes, the some of the server information is not there so, I need to enter that in as well. I was hoping there's a way…
How to save all the webpages linked from one
I would like to save this webpage and all the pages it links to. and hope to have the same linking between the saved webpages. Are there some ways instead of opening and saving each linked pages?
How can I prevent Windows from disabling Aero?
Every time I attend a Webex meeting, after only a few minutes in, Windows determines that my performance is too low and disables Aero. This is not an issue with Webex. It's an issue with Windows determining that I do not have enough resources. I have plenty of resources: 8GB of RAM and my CPU usage…
PDF viewer that can invert all colors (not only text)
Because I am reading lots of pdfs from the screen, the white background make my eyes tired. Is there a decent lightweight pdf reader that can invert colors of everything on the page? I have tried Adobe Reader and Foxit Reader but they only allow to change document colors, if a document is a scanned…
How to share CPU or RAM?
In networking we share File(Disk Driver) or Databases. But how can we share CPU or RAM over the network.
Is there a way to disable the [WINDOWS+ARROW] key shortcut?
This is driving me bonkers as I use both a mac and windows machine, on the mac to move the cursor through words I press OPTION+ARROW, on a PC it's CTRL+ARROW, I am not too worried about the reversed keys, but what is annoying is when I get to my windows computer and I accidentally press the WINDOWS…
Which fork of GitX is the most active?
I've been using the original GitX but I've noticed it hasn't had any updates for quite a while. Which version of GitX is the most active, in terms of updates/stability/features? The original (Screenshots & Info) The brotherbard fork (Screenshot) Germán Laullón's fork (Screenshots & Info) Some other…