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"tar: unrecognized option --warning" during 'apt-get install'

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DanielZ

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How do I count all the files recursively through directories

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using sudo on GUI applications

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grep and tail -f?

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What are the differences between ext4, ReiserFS, JFS, and XFS? [closed]

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SSH tunneling error: "channel 1: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed"

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Windows 7 Dual Boot + Virtualization under Ubuntu 10.04?

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How to determine Linux kernel architecture?

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Why use swap when there is more than enough free space in RAM?

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Copy a file back to local system with ssh

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pgrep and pkill alternatives on mac os x?

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How can I improve battery life in Fedora 15?

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Difference between /bin and /usr/bin

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How to remove an audio track from an mp4 video file?

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tshepang

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what is the difference between spin locks and semaphores?

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grub error "superfluous RAID member" on update-grub

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What is Fedora's equivalent of 'apt-get purge'?

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tshepang

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How to run a fresh version of AIX in a Virtual Machine with a Linux host?

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LanceBaynes

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What does ^d mean in ls -l | grep ^d?

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How can I record the sound output with gtk-recordmydesktop?

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How copy and rename files found in "find" function Linux?

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How to reconnect a logically disconnected USB device?

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Why do I get an "rsync: failed to set times on ... : Operation not permitted (1)" error on Ubuntu 10.10 with SME Server 7.4? [duplicate]

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eckza

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How do I make multiple directories at once in a directory?

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Steve Burdine

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Where did the "wheel" group get its name?

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Michael Mrozek

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Bash script to find and kill a process with certain arguments?

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Where do files go when the rm command is issued?

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How to speed my too-slow ssh login?

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tshepang

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How do I put a hat on 'e' (ê)?

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Acer Aspire S3 or Asus Zenbook Ultrabook for running Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)

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How do I choose a graphics card for Linux?

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Linux Kernel: Good beginners' tutorial [closed]

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Adam Matan

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Open a window on a remote X display (why "Cannot open display")?

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ssh and character encoding

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Macha

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Installing Chrome on Linux without needing to be root

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How can I pause/resume rsync

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How can I fsck a partition when the device reads as busy (but has been confirmed otherwise)?

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doing OpenLDAP config changes in RHEL 6

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AndyM

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What is the real difference between "apt-get" and "aptitude"? (How about "wajig"?)

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Kevin Cantu

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How do I count the number of occurrences of a word in a text file with the command line?

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What are other ways to share a tmux session between two users?

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Ryan McGeary

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What is /usr/local/bin?

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JFW

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What is the Linux equivalent to C:\Program Files?

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Thomas

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Is there a way to get the min, max, median, and average of a list of numbers in a single command?

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How do I add a logon GUI to Backtrack 5 R1 with GNOME?

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How to move and overwrite subdirectories (and files) to parent directory?

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EricSchaefer

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What could DUP mean when using ping?

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LanceBaynes

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Reserved space for root on a filesystem - why?

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How to change Fedora 14 dual-monitor default behavior (No clone)

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How to make ext4 filesystem sparse?

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rajaganesh87

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How to forward X over SSH to run graphics applications remotely?

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Mr. Shickadance

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Markdown Viewer

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Amree

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Convince apt-get *not* to use IPv6 method

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What are high memory and low memory on Linux?

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Navaneeth Sen

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Starting firefox on a remote host (over ssh) opens a new window locally: what is happening?

Awarded Feb 27, 2012 at 1:05

kasterma

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How to install Adobe Acrobat Reader in Debian?

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tshepang

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How to list files sorted by modification date recursively (no stat command available!)

Awarded Feb 25, 2012 at 10:11

alex

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CentOS 6 "Default" Installation Options

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Anthony Miller

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Moving Linux install to a new computer

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Falmarri

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