I'm creating a python script to load a configuration to gnome-terminal immediately after a Live Boot. I must run it in super-user mode, because I shut down some services first. After this, I want to configure gnome-terminal. The problem is that if I run it as super-user, it successfully shuts down the services, but it doesn't configure gnome-terminal for some reason. But not runnning the script as super-user, it configures gnome-terminal correctly, but doesn't shut down the services. I'm trying to achieve both in one script, but I'm scratching my head on how to do it. Here is my sip:
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I'm have old toshiba laptop(t1900) 486, 4mbRAM and ~120MB of hdd
I'm looking for distro to suite my comp, no need for X windows but not enything that runs on FAT, just normal small Linux.
Actually, *BSDs will do as well. If u know any distro that would do this I will be thankful for hint
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Hello,
I was just looking for some help on Unix distros that don't affect my hard disk. Basically what I am looking for is a distro that has all your programming needs (so I can program in Unix) and the basic functions of an OS. I would also like it to include python if possible.
BTW, is it... (0 Replies)
I want to have a terminal open and have something like a "repeating cat" command running in it for a certain text file (in particular /var/log/system.log). So my terminal will scan or cat the text file every so often or whenever the text file system.log gets written to by the system, it will... (1 Reply)
Hey,
weird story, dunno if this is actually possible, but here's what happened: My dad's PC (Windows) is completely full of trash, the hard drive is completely full. After the last Windows update he wasn't able to boot anymore, even from a WindowsCD it didn't seem to work. That's at least what... (7 Replies)
I have 2 computers, from now on i shall call these computers A and B.
Made a live linux distro (bodhi) on A which has 1GB internal memory , because windows is unstable on B, which has 512MB internal memory.
I mean with memory the internal memory of the computer, not the memory of the usb... (0 Replies)
Hi all,
I am customizing the Xubuntu 12.04 live cd..
Using uck-gui , i extracted the iso file and mounted in a location. Can anyone please help me out how to proceed with removing the splash screen ( the screen that gives loading image with xubuntu logo) or to change the logo that is in the... (1 Reply)
Hi all,
I am customizing the Xubuntu 12.04 live cd..
Using uck-gui , i extracted the iso file and mounted in a location. Can anyone please help me out how to proceed with removing the splash screen ( the screen that gives loading image with xubuntu logo) or to change the logo that is in... (1 Reply)
Hi all http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/smiley-faces-80.gif,
I am customizing the LIVE CD of Xubuntu 12.04.. I removed the ubiquity package and changed the live username and hostname using uck-gui.. I am almost done with the customization. Now after the splash screen , the text in motd... (1 Reply)
Greetings!
Here's something which I came across whilst mucking about with a UNetbootin thumbdrive install of 12.04 (I suspect this would apply to other variants as well).
Here's the scenario:
As an experiment before burning to flash, I generated a comprehensive md5sums.txt for the entirety... (1 Reply)
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gnome-panel-preferences
gnome-panel-preferences(1) User Commands gnome-panel-preferences(1)NAME
gnome-panel-preferences - configure the behavior of panels
SYNOPSIS
gnome-panel-preferences [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The Panel preference tool enables you to configure the behavior of all of your panels.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the Panel preference tool
example% gnome-panel-preferences
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnome-panel-preExecutable for Panel preferences tool
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-panel |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Preference Tools Manual
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gnome-panel(1), gnome-std-options(5)NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 2 Oct 2003 gnome-panel-preferences(1)