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==Reference Links== | |||
*[http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/ LinuxQuestions wiki] | |||
*[http://linux.ctyme.com/ Linux Manpages]: [[Linux:man|man]] documentation as searchable web pages | |||
==User/Security Admin== | |||
*Commands: | |||
**Users: useradd, userdel, usermod | |||
**Groups: groupadd, groupdel, groupmod | |||
==Hardware== | |||
*'''lspci''' - lists all PCI devices found | |||
*To '''mount an ISO image as a folder''' ''(untested)'': | |||
mount -o loop NameOfISO.iso /mount/wherever | |||
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
The following may reflect [[User:Woozle|my]] own ignorance rather than an actual shortcoming in Linux: | The following may reflect [[User:Woozle|my]] own ignorance rather than an actual shortcoming in Linux: | ||
*Development | *Development | ||
**There appears to be no mechanism corresponding to [[ActiveX]] (as used for app development | **There appears to be no mechanism corresponding to [[ActiveX]] (as used for desktop app development) | ||
**There appears to be no application corresponding to | **There appears to be no application corresponding to [[Microsoft Access]]. Yes, you can do all the same stuff with various available tools, but not quickly; v2.0 of [[OpenOffice]] is apparently going to include a tool which may be a step in the right direction... | ||
*Regular Use | *Regular Use | ||
**In Windows, if you create a link to an executable script (batch file -- *.bat) on your desktop (or anywhere), the link is executable with a double-click. Under KDE (in Ubuntu), I can't figure out how to make it execute at all without using a terminal. | **In Windows, if you create a link to an executable script (batch file -- *.bat) on your desktop (or anywhere), the link is executable with a double-click. Under KDE (in [[Ubuntu]]), I can't figure out how to make it execute at all without using a terminal. | ||
==Miscellaneous Fixes== | ==Miscellaneous Fixes== | ||
*'''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: | *'''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: | ||
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/NewYork /etc/localtime | ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/NewYork /etc/localtime | ||
...where "/America/NewYork" should be replaced by the appropriate file for your time zone. I have not been able to find any documentation on this feature; the command was suggested to me by someone on the #kde forum at irc.freenode.net (see [http://freenode.net/]). Remember to use the console "date" command to verify what the system clock is currently set to. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 08:45, 23 Apr 2005 (CST) | ...where "/America/NewYork" should be replaced by the appropriate file for your time zone. I have not been able to find any documentation on this feature; the command was suggested to me by someone on the #kde forum at irc.freenode.net (see [http://freenode.net/]). Remember to use the console "date" command to verify what the system clock is currently set to. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 08:45, 23 Apr 2005 (CST) | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 9 June 2005
Techniques: Software: Operating Systems: Linux
Reference Links
- LinuxQuestions wiki
- Linux Manpages: man documentation as searchable web pages
User/Security Admin
- Commands:
- Users: useradd, userdel, usermod
- Groups: groupadd, groupdel, groupmod
Hardware
- lspci - lists all PCI devices found
- To mount an ISO image as a folder (untested):
mount -o loop NameOfISO.iso /mount/wherever
Issues
The following may reflect my own ignorance rather than an actual shortcoming in Linux:
- Development
- There appears to be no mechanism corresponding to ActiveX (as used for desktop app development)
- There appears to be no application corresponding to Microsoft Access. Yes, you can do all the same stuff with various available tools, but not quickly; v2.0 of OpenOffice is apparently going to include a tool which may be a step in the right direction...
- Regular Use
- In Windows, if you create a link to an executable script (batch file -- *.bat) on your desktop (or anywhere), the link is executable with a double-click. Under KDE (in Ubuntu), I can't figure out how to make it execute at all without using a terminal.
Miscellaneous Fixes
- 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:
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/NewYork /etc/localtime
...where "/America/NewYork" should be replaced by the appropriate file for your time zone. I have not been able to find any documentation on this feature; the command was suggested to me by someone on the #kde forum at irc.freenode.net (see [1]). Remember to use the console "date" command to verify what the system clock is currently set to. --Woozle 08:45, 23 Apr 2005 (CST)