Safely uninstalling GNOME desktop environment on Fedora 29
This question is similar to What is secure to remove from GNOME Desktop => GNOME (but not a duplicate).
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Convert a single-drive LVM volume to a striped volume across 3 drives
On my server using LVM, I have a simple linear LV on a single drive (PV). Now, I added 2 more (same size) drives (PVs) to the server.
zsh Interpret/ignore commands beginning with ‘#’ as comments
In bash, if I type a command beginning with a ‘#’, bash ignores it as a comment. Ie, the following is ignored at the bash prompt: > # Hi there! Whereas in zsh: > # Hi there ! zsh: bad pattern: # How can I ask zsh to do the same? This is incredibly useful … Read more
How can I completely reinstall mysql?
I had to reboot in the middle of a large data import. I only have one mysql database, which has now been corrupted.
How to check which Apache group I can use for the web server to write?
I’m trying to make WordPress work. I currently have this error message:
Simpler processing of shell script options
I’m looking for way to process shell script arguments that is cleaner and more “self documenting” than getopt/getopts.
Why can’t ed be exited with C-c?
The program ed, a minimal text editor, cannot be exited by sending it an interrupt through using Ctrl–C, instead printing the error message “?” to the console. Why doesn’t ed just exit when it receives the interrupt? Surely there’s no reason why a cryptic error message is more useful here than just exiting. This behavior leads many new users into the following sort of interaction:
How do I determine the number of rows and columns in a gnome-terminal window while resizing?
I’m running Fedora 21 which comes with gnome 3.14. In older versions, when I resized a terminal, a little box would appear that showed the dimensions of the terminal (in columns and rows, not pixels; defaulting to 24×80). Now when I resize the terminal, this box doesn’t appear. How do I re-enable this feature, or … Read more
How to allow SSH into Terminal after connecting to VPN server using NordVPN servers through OpenVPN?
I’m using Linux CentOS 7 Server and I already installed OpenVPN and NordVPN servers which I use to connect my Linux to.
Gnome3+: How do I remove favorites from Dash via terminal?
I’m guessing I need to edit one of the schemas available in gsettings but I don’t know which one. and when I listed all the schemas, there’s just too many of them.