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7-zip files on Linux with AES-256 encryption
I have a requirement to zip up some files in Linux with 7zip using AES-256 encryption. The end user will be opening in Windows with 7zip. I'm using the following command:
7za a myfile.zip test.txt -...
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What's the best way to share files between linux and windows 7 on a dual/multi boot computer?
Just got myself a new computer and thinking of how set it up.
I have win7 HP and will probably install at least some version of Ubuntu on it shortly to have dual boot. Might come other Linux distros ...
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How do I disable indexing in a specific directory across multiple platforms?
I have some files that will be accessed across several platforms (Mac OS X and Windows 7 mainly, but I wouldn't rule out Linux in the future) and I do not want these files indexed by the search ...
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Why does Windows need to restart every time it updates while Linux doesn't?
Even the smallest update of one package or security patch makes Windows need to restart. Why?
If an anti-virus application doesn't need it after patch update, why Windows need it after updating ...
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How to unmark an NTFS cluster as bad?
How do I unmark clusters as bad in NTFS?
Background
I mistakenly ran
>chkdsk /R
on my SSD, where
/R: Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F)
/F: Fixes errors on ...
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I named a folder the character for space, and now that I've switched over to Windows I need to rename it
I named a folder " ", the symbol for a space.
In Linux you can create folders with just a space. Now that I've switched over to Windows, I can't move the folder that has the folder named " " in it. ...
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Is (Ubuntu) Linux file copying algorithm better than Windows 7?
Windows Copying is a real mess ever since Windows Vista. Even Microsoft claims they've improved the performance, from a user perspective, it's not quite visible. Even with single file the copying ...
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How to SSH into Red Hat Linux (virtual box guest) from Windows 7 (host)?
I have Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) running through Virtual Box, my native OS is Windows 7. From a purely educational standpoint, I want to be able to access RHEL from Win 7 over SSH. I downloaded ...
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Windows UAC vs. Linux sudo
Is it correct to say that Windows UAC is conceptually the same as Linux sudo?
Can you point out the differences between the two?
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Is Windows 7 Inside Linux Just as Good as Running as Main OS (esp for Graphics and Video)?
New Linux user. Was wondering if running Windows 7 inside Ubuntu/Linux Mint via VMPlayer will be just the same as running Windows 7 as the main OS.
By "same" I particularly mean:
Will the graphics ...
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How can I install Windows 7 without dvd or usb, on linux?
I have a different problem that I don't think can be solved but it's better to ask before loosing all hope.
I currently run Crunchbang (Debian dist) and would like to install Windows 7 as well. ...
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Laggy SSH sessions on local network
I have two machines:
Windows 7 connected by ethernet to a router
NixOS laptop, connected wirelessly to same router
My issue is that sshing from Windows to NixOS is extremely laggy. If I ping NixOS ...
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passthrough graphics card to virtualbox
So I'm trying to get my laptops NVIDIA fx 880m to pass to a virtual box running window seven on a linux mint 17 install.
So far everything seems to be (maybe) heading in the right direction:
the ...
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Bypass read-only SD card with missing 'Lock' slider
I have an SD card, that is broken, the slider for the "Lock" is gone. When I put it into my computer it turned out to be in read-only, How can I override this with software? I need to format the SD ...
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How can I undo “mark partition as active” using GParted/Linux live CD?
In the process of trying to shrink my hard drive partition, I marked my C: drive (the only drive I have) as “active” in Windows’s “Disk Management” software. When I rebooted, it said something like “...
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