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does anybody know, if there is a desktop environment for linux-distros, that is completely based on terminals, but still is able to let the commands create windows (e.g. a browser, an email-program, multimedia, ...)?
Background is, that i want to use my old laptop again - but he is pretty slow and every little performance-saver would help a lot. Also i don't need much besides the terminal, email und a browser.
My research only brought up solutions, where the basic desktop-environment still runs in the background and though still uses system capacity.
Thanks in advance
I read about fvwm2. I also used it ( though it needs Xorg if I remember correctly ). Very minimalistic.
http://www.fvwm.org/
You must choose if you want a pure terminal (No X Server) and use apps like mutt for email and w3m for websurfing, or if you want a light desktop environment like openbox, i3wm, awesome...
You should look at MiniLinux distros, like DSL, or SliTaz
I have an old laptop which runs smoothly with SliTaz, but try and find which is best for you.
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I know that truecrypt isn't capable of creating a hidden OS but in another post someone describes the steps to do it manually and that he does it to all of his linux computers all of the time. Can anyone elaborate on his steps so that someone (like myself) who is not as experienced could accomplish this?
I would just ask this individual to provide more details but it appears as though their account is "anonymous" or something.
I developed something like you are describing.
Here https://github.com/antonio-petricca/buddy-linux you can find all the information and installation script.
Buddy linux allows you to install linux on (hidden) loop files (like for the link you provided), but providing GRUB loader by an external USB drive. So, removing, it will results in a Windows boot.
The other good stuff is that it is based on LVM, so you can extended file system "simply" by adding loop files as per your needs.
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I have Manjaro Linux on my laptop with KDE desktop. In desktop environments you can have multiple desktops. I want to turn one of these desktops into a permanent terminal. A complete full-screen terminal like the one you get when you don't have a desktop environment installed. Is there anyway to turn one of my workspaces in KDE into a permanent terminal ??
Did you try using a plasmoid? It's not complete full screen but it's as near as it gets.
For example this or this.
Also, have you tried Yakuake? It's not located on the desktop, but invoked by a key press (usually F12) or by the mouse reaching the top border if you want. It's the first program I install on any KDE setup, it's vital to my workflow.
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I have 3G internet stick, Tele2 Huawei MF190. Now, when I connect it with Ubuntu, Debian etc., it asks me for my PIN and I just choose my provider and everything works great.
Now, when I do the same thing on other Linux distributions (I think it was Arch, Gentoo) it's not working out-of-the-box. Now, what library I actually need to have for this to work?
Why? I'm going to try making my own distro (just-for-learning) from LinuxFromStratch project and I want to be sure to include this library for 3G Internet sticks.
Thank you all! :)
You need to setup usb-modeswitch.
Couple of general guides explaining how to configure it are available here and here.
Also this discussion explains the exact steps needed to get Huawei MF190 working on Linux with the help of usb-modeswitch.
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Assume I have a server already functioning and providing an app to users. At one moment, I have to modify some crucial /etc/ configuration files. For example, /etc/security/limits.conf.
After I do the changes, documentation usually suggests rebooting the machine.
reboot
But this would imply that all processes in the server die, am I right? So, basically what will happen to the guys checking my app hosted on the server that I just "rebooted"? I think the service will stop for a while. Is there any other command or alternative less painful to do after changing crucial files?
I'm on CentOS & Nginx.
PD: If somebody could provide also a link to the difference between "shutdown" and "reboot" (because I found only some vague things), that would be great.
Easy part first - if you run shutdown your computer ends up being off. As in no power. As in, very difficult to fix remotely :). Reboot restarts everything.
It is fairly rare to require a reboot under linux - the only reason to reboot that I can think of is if you upgraded the kernel, if your machine is crashing really badly, or if you want to install some types of new hardware (RAM, plug-in cards etc).
Mostly, when you edit "important files in /etc", you can restart just a part of the system. For example, you might need to restart just your webserver.
There is no complete rule. Try googling "reload ". For example, googling "reload /etc/security/limits" suggests logging out, then logging back in.
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I'm using KDE, but I also use some GTK applications. When those GTK apps make a call to an external program, they use the preferred applications set for Gnome rather than the ones I've set.
One example is Gimp. From the Help menu, if I select anything from "GIMP Online" it opens the information in the default web browser. In KDE, my default web browser is Mozilla Firefox, but GTK applications open Opera.
Installing the gnome-control-center package would probably solve the problem, but that introduces a lot of unnecessary dependencies.
You need to either install gconf-editor/dconf-editor and edit the relevant keys, or use the command-line tool to edit them.
Use the gconftool-2 to lookup and set the values. See on /desktop/gnome/applications and levels below for the right keys to change.
You can get a list of keys with:
gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/applications
See the gconftool-2 help pages for how to set the values to keys.