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Woozle at 13:54, 30 July 2020

2020-07-30T13:54:24Z

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	** [[/commands]]		** [[/commands]]
	** [[/file]]: things having to do with files		** [[/file]]: things having to do with files
			** [[/font]]: managing fonts in Linux
	** [[Linux networking]]		** [[Linux networking]]
	*** [[wireless network cards in Linux\|wireless]]		*** [[wireless network cards in Linux\|wireless]]

Woozle: some tidying, but needs much more

2018-01-05T19:49:42Z

some tidying, but needs much more

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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	* '''concepts'''		* '''concepts'''
	** [[/groups]]		** [[/groups]] and user/group security
	* '''reference'''		* '''reference'''
	** [[/commands]]		** [[/commands]]
	** [[Linux audio]]
	*** [[Linux audio production]]
	*** [[Linux music production]]
	** [[/file]]: things having to do with files		** [[/file]]: things having to do with files
	** [[Linux networking]]		** [[Linux networking]]
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	* If the box is running [[Samba]], restart [[nmbd]]		* If the box is running [[Samba]], restart [[nmbd]]
	===Components===		===Components===
			====Audio====
			* [[Linux audio]]
			** [[Linux audio production]]: multitrack and high-rate/depth editing
			** [[Linux music production]]: musical instrument synthesis
			** [[Audacity]]
			** [http://wiki.ubuntustudio.org/ Ubuntu Studio]
	====Desktop Environments====		====Desktop Environments====
	* [[KDE]]		* [[KDE]]
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	* '''desktop widgets'''		* '''desktop widgets'''
	** [http://conky.sourceforge.net/ Conky], "a lightweight system monitor" that looks highly configurable		** [http://conky.sourceforge.net/ Conky], "a lightweight system monitor" that looks highly configurable
			====Devices====
	===~~devices~~===
	* [[device management (Linux)\|device management]]: udev and related system things		* [[device management (Linux)\|device management]]: udev and related system things
	* printing: [[Common Unix Printing System]] (CUPS)		* printing: [[Common Unix Printing System]] (CUPS)
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	===Applications===		===Applications===
	* [[K3b]]		* [[K3b]]
	~~===Security===~~
	* [[Linux users]]
	* [[Linux groups]]
	* Commands:
	** Users: {{Linuxcmd\|useradd}}, {{Linuxcmd\|userdel}}, {{Linuxcmd\|usermod}}, {{Linuxcmd\|chown}}
	** Groups: {{Linuxcmd\|groupadd}}, {{Linuxcmd\|groupdel}}, {{Linuxcmd\|groupmod}}, {{Linuxcmd\|groups}}, {{Linuxcmd\|chgrp}}
	===Hardware===		===Hardware===
	* [[Common Unix Printing System]]		* [[Common Unix Printing System]]
	* [[Linux Audio\|Audio]] & multimedia
	** [[Linux Pro Audio\|Pro Audio]]: multitrack and high-rate/depth editing
	** [[Linux Music Production\|Music Production]]: producing music using Linux
	** [http://wiki.ubuntustudio.org/ Ubuntu Studio]
	* '''on laptops''':		* '''on laptops''':
	** [[SUSE on a Thinkpad A30]]		** [[SUSE on a Thinkpad A30]]

Woozle: diacritics

2017-12-20T11:47:10Z

diacritics

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	</hide>		</hide>
	{{sidebar\|__TOC__}}		{{sidebar\|__TOC__}}
			'''This page badly needs some updating.'''
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	* '''concepts'''		* '''concepts'''
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	** [[Linux programming]]		** [[Linux programming]]
	** [[DVDs in Linux]]		** [[DVDs in Linux]]
	** '''~~specific tasks~~'''		** '''how to'''
			*** [[/diacritics]]: how to set up your keyboard to enter accented characters and so forth
	*** [[running a remote X session]]		*** [[running a remote X session]]
	*** [[rescuing files with a liveCD]]		*** [[rescuing files with a liveCD]]

Woozle: how to disable the middle mouse button

2015-09-03T14:24:22Z

how to disable the middle mouse button

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	* '''concepts'''		* '''concepts'''
	** [[/groups]]		** [[/groups]]
	* '''~~how-to/~~reference'''		* '''reference'''
	** [[/commands]]		** [[/commands]]
	** [[Linux audio]]		** [[Linux audio]]
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	==How To==		==How To==
			===disable the middle mouse button===
			Some people find that the scroll-wheel is too easy to click (which counts as a middle mouse-button click), accidentally pasting text in the middle of documents they are scrolling through. The wheel can be disabled by following [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Input#Example:_Disabling_middle-mouse_button_paste_on_a_scrollwheel_mouse these instructions], with a note that the actual disabling command – <bash>xinput set-button-map 4 1 0 3</bash> – needs to be modified by replacing "4" with whatever the actual ID of your mouse is.
	===rename the computer===		===rename the computer===
	To change the string a server uses for identifying itself on the network, see [http://www.debianadmin.com/change-hostname-or-server-name-of-a-linux-machine.html these instructions] (for [[Debian]]; other [[Linux distribution\|distro]]s may differ).		To change the string a server uses for identifying itself on the network, see [http://www.debianadmin.com/change-hostname-or-server-name-of-a-linux-machine.html these instructions] (for [[Debian]]; other [[Linux distribution\|distro]]s may differ).

Woozle: /* How To */ rename the computer

2015-08-19T21:46:43Z

How To: rename the computer

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	==How To==		==How To==
			===rename the computer===
			To change the string a server uses for identifying itself on the network, see [http://www.debianadmin.com/change-hostname-or-server-name-of-a-linux-machine.html these instructions] (for [[Debian]]; other [[Linux distribution\|distro]]s may differ).
	===adjust invisible free space===		===adjust invisible free space===
	Sometimes, deleting files from a full drive doesn't seem to free up any space; {{l/sub\|df}} will report fewer blocks used than available, but zero bytes available. This is apparently because the system reserves some space for system activities -- which is probably not necessary on a drive that is being used only for storage.		Sometimes, deleting files from a full drive doesn't seem to free up any space; {{l/sub\|df}} will report fewer blocks used than available, but zero bytes available. This is apparently because the system reserves some space for system activities -- which is probably not necessary on a drive that is being used only for storage.

Woozle: /* How To */ invisible free space

2015-03-25T01:19:01Z

How To: invisible free space

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	==How To==		==How To==
			===adjust invisible free space===
			Sometimes, deleting files from a full drive doesn't seem to free up any space; {{l/sub\|df}} will report fewer blocks used than available, but zero bytes available. This is apparently because the system reserves some space for system activities -- which is probably not necessary on a drive that is being used only for storage.

			This command will adjust the reserved space to 1% (which is apparently lower than the default):
			<bash>tune2fs -m 1 /dev/sda</bash>
	===mount an ISO image as a folder===		===mount an ISO image as a folder===
	[[mount]] -o loop NameOfISO.iso /mount/wherever		[[mount]] -o loop NameOfISO.iso /mount/wherever

Woozle: /* Articles */ concepts: /groups

2015-03-07T01:48:54Z

Articles: concepts: /groups

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	{{sidebar\|__TOC__}}		{{sidebar\|__TOC__}}
	==Articles==		==Articles==
			* '''concepts'''
			** [[/groups]]
	* '''how-to/reference'''		* '''how-to/reference'''
	** [[/commands]]		** [[/commands]]

Woozle: moved "Linux shell commands" (redirected to "shell commands (Linux)") to "Linux/commands"

2015-02-12T13:18:48Z

moved "Linux shell commands" (redirected to "shell commands (Linux)") to "Linux/commands"

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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	* '''how-to/reference'''		* '''how-to/reference'''
			** [[/commands]]
	** [[Linux audio]]		** [[Linux audio]]
	*** [[Linux audio production]]		*** [[Linux audio production]]
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	** [[Linux notes]]: unfiled notes relating to Linux stuff		** [[Linux notes]]: unfiled notes relating to Linux stuff
	** [[Linux programming]]		** [[Linux programming]]
	** [[Linux shell commands]]
	** [[DVDs in Linux]]		** [[DVDs in Linux]]
	** '''specific tasks'''		** '''specific tasks'''

Woozle: /* mount an ISO image as a folder */ moving commands to subpages

2014-11-22T19:43:13Z

mount an ISO image as a folder: moving commands to subpages

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	''On older distributions, you may need instead ''[[mount]] -o loop -t iso9660 ...		''On older distributions, you may need instead ''[[mount]] -o loop -t iso9660 ...
	*To swap drives so DOS or Windows can be booted off the 2nd drive:		*To swap drives so DOS or Windows can be booted off the 2nd drive:
	**On reboot, when you get to the boot loader startup, select whatever option gets you to a [[grub]] command line ("c" in Fedora Core)		**On reboot, when you get to the boot loader startup, select whatever option gets you to a {{l/sub\|grub}} command line ("c" in Fedora Core)
	**At the grub prompt, enter the following:		**At the grub prompt, enter the following:
	map (hd0) (hd1)		map (hd0) (hd1)
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	boot		boot
	This is a temporary fix which lets you test the changes without making your computer unbootable if they fail. To make the changes permanent, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and enter the two "map" lines under the Windows entry. (Will document in more detail when I have time to look at the format of menu.lst. I'm also not sure if "hd" is always the prefix for the drives or if that might be different depending on the types of drives – e.g. SATA, ATA, IDE – involved.)		This is a temporary fix which lets you test the changes without making your computer unbootable if they fail. To make the changes permanent, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and enter the two "map" lines under the Windows entry. (Will document in more detail when I have time to look at the format of menu.lst. I'm also not sure if "hd" is always the prefix for the drives or if that might be different depending on the types of drives – e.g. SATA, ATA, IDE – involved.)

	===fix a messed-up time-zone===		===fix a messed-up time-zone===
	If the [[KDE]] Clock-setting widget seems to be refusing to set the time zone (or your system clock is refusing to show anything except GMT time), this command may work:		If the [[KDE]] Clock-setting widget seems to be refusing to set the time zone (or your system clock is refusing to show anything except GMT time), this command may work:

Woozle: /* Hardware */ /touchpad

2013-07-09T12:10:32Z

Hardware: /touchpad

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	* '''on laptops''':		* '''on laptops''':
	** [[SUSE on a Thinkpad A30]]		** [[SUSE on a Thinkpad A30]]
			** [[/touchpad]]
	** [http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/ Linux information for Toshiba PCs]		** [http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/ Linux information for Toshiba PCs]
	* '''Modems'''		* '''Modems'''
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	** '''network-related''' (see also [[Samba]])		** '''network-related''' (see also [[Samba]])
	*** [[nmap]]		*** [[nmap]]

	===Firmware===		===Firmware===
	* [http://linuxbios.org/ LinuxBIOS]		* [http://linuxbios.org/ LinuxBIOS]