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Problem: Unknown Tar Extraction Warnings/Errors I was running a script on Ubuntu Linux that extracted a tar archive, and I noticed many of the following errors whizzing by my console: I was concerned that the the extraction might not be

Problem: Ubuntu Won’t Upgrade to the Latest Git Version I was running script that clone some git archives from GitHub and I got the following error: But when I tried to upgrade git, Ubuntu told me I already had the

How do you know which version of Ubuntu you are running? This will return something like this: Related posts: Setup WordPress or WPMU to make an atomic version switch — AND allow you to revert I have a new WordPress

To change your own password from the command line: To change the password for another user, you must use sudo: Related posts: Newbie: how to edit a file from the command line Could there be any more basic question? We

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

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

When copying files and especially directories, sometimes you want to keep the existing file attributes. For example, you may likely want to keep the same owner, group, timestamp, etc. You can keep the attributes by using the preserve argument. preserve=all

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

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

Problem: apt-get-repository Command is Missing I was trying to install the latest version of git from the Ubuntu Git Maintainers Team and I needed to add a Personal Package Archive (PPA) to the Software Sources. But when I tried to