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Mounting /dev/shm in a Gentoo chroot on Xubuntu 14.04
I'm trying to install Gentoo, and instead of using one of the bootable minimal install CDs provided by Gentoo, I'm using a chroot in Ubuntu. I'm mainly following the instructions outlined here, http://...
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How to repair an SD card which shows incorrect size?
I have a 16 GB Transcend SD card and am using it in my smartphone. One day I discovered that the smartphone recognizes it as only 6 GB. I've tried to find the solution to set the correct size of the ...
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How to change hostname via kernel command line on ubuntu 12
I booted a guest vm on xen, and I want to assign guest-domU's hostname in config file.
like this
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extra='ip=::::myguest-vm-hostname::dhcp'
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It is a kernel command line to setting netboot ...
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The Less command can list directory contents in Gentoo Linux, but not in Ubuntu Linux
I regularly use the 'less' command in Gentoo like so:
less /tmp
(or any other directory, which I have access to.)
Less then proceeds to show me the contents of that directory. I can also use Less to ...
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Is it possible to install Gentoo portage manager (emerge) on Ubuntu?
And vice versa?
For example install apt-get on Gentoo and connect Ubuntu's repositories.
And if it is possible how can I do it? (at least in general terms)
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How can I use the beautiful Ubuntu GNOME theme on Gentoo?
I have been using Ubuntu Desktop (GNOME) for more than two years, and I'm addicted to its beauty (themes, mouse cursors, menu location, &c.). But I like to experiment with my system, compile it ...
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Is it possible to mount an LVM built on one machine onto another?
I've got a system with three drives that's build as a set of volume groups, under Ubuntu.
I'm moving the drives to my Gentoo server, which has space for all three.
Is it possible to somehow get the ...
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How does WUBI handle partitions upon shutdown?
Alright, so, basically, I'm trying to boot up Gentoo in a manner similar to WUBI; I have an installation on an ext4-formatted loopback file, BURG installed under the Windows Bootloader, and the kernel/...
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Ubuntu theme on Gentoo
I've just moved from Ubuntu 10.04 on Gentoo and wondering where I can get default Ubuntu gnome theme?
I would highly appreciate any interface customization howto's too.
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Remote shell sessions logout on hibernate
I often found to close laptop to fast, with few remote ssh sessions opened.
And after wakeup i found few dead-shells, witch has not been closed :/
How i can force clean exit of remote ssh-sessions on ...
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