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Linux distributions are Unix-like operating systems consisting of the Linux kernel and a large collection of system software and applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and databases.

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of -like s built on top of the . Such distributions (often called distros for short) are operating systems including a large collection of system software and applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications. There are currently over 600 Linux distributions. Over 300 of those are in active development, constantly being revised and improved.

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error while installing respinned/customized centos

i am following this link with an aim to create custom CentOS ISO with some extra packages downloaded from internet (say ABCD.rpm). https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/TUSKpub/Build+Custom+RHEL+or+CentOS+Respin+DVD i customized the ISO by…
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How to build CentOS ISO with custom packages like vlc,eclipse etc.?

How can i make an CentOS iso having software packages of my choice, i.e. distro having Ganglia,vlc etc. Alternately, say i have installed aforesaid packages on my os, how to create customised "standalone" iso of this os so that i can…
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problem with different linux distribution with c++ executable

I have a c++ code that runs perfect on my linux machine (Ubuntu Karmic). When I try to run it on another version, I have all sort of shared libraries missing. Is there any way to merge all shared libraries into single executable? Edit: I think I've…
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WORKING example of buffer overflow in Damn Vulnerable Linux

I've had a lot of trouble in getting through buffer overflow exploits from start to finish. I end up with a sigsegv fault instead the intended result. I just downloaded Damn Vulnerable Linux and all I see from reviews about it is 'effective at…
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How do you go about getting fixes put into linux packages?

I need group4 decode in the Python Imaging Library, but in order to build it, I need to get some changes put into the distros libtiff-dev packages. Having never done this kind of thing before, I'm curious about where to start. The changes I need in…
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How do I obtain Linux distribution version in java

I'm writing a spring boot app where I am required to fetch the Linux distribution version within a function. For example, if my app is running on an Ubuntu-16.04 machine, then I would like to know this version within my method. Or if I'm working on…
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Warning "format not a string literal and no format arguments" not appearing on latest gcc version

In my code I use the following line to print a char readbuffer[1]; array (char array with size 1): printf(readbuffer); This compiles and works without an issue on my pc (Arch Linux, gcc version 7.3.1+20180406-1). However, when I submitted my…
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Detect the running Linux distribution at compile time and/or runtime?

I am making a program in Kali Linux, and I want to make it work only in Kali. I can use C to do it, just like : #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) #define os_platform THISisWINDOWS For checking if the OS of the user is windows and later in…
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Why does archlinux's uname command show like this?

When I input gcc -v, it just shows the same... I have try it in Debian and it behaves normally..
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What is the best Linux distro for System Programming?

I want to work with low level system programming and virtualization for my research. I tried Ubuntu 10.04 + Xen 4.0.0 but they weren't going quite well right from the installation. One of my friends suggested to take up Gentoo. Any more suggestions?
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Linux Distro built on the .NET Framework

I am a computer science engineering student and I've been programming on the .NET Framework for 2-3 years but I haven't used Linux. I thought, for my final year project, a Linux distro would be good. I was thinking of a few ways to implement it,…
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How to Debug MIPS elf?

Suppose I have a MIPS elf binary (meaning someone cross compiled/compiled on MIPS a MIPS linux executable) Are there any linux distros that are compiled to run on mips architecture that could perhaps run the executable? I've looked around, but all I…
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How to Strip Python Output

I want to strip platform.linux_distribution(). Output is tuple ('Ubuntu', '11.10', 'oneiric') but I want to show it as "Ubuntu 11.10 oneriric" .group(1) is not working.
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Adding default layers as dependencies to the yocto meta layer

I am trying to create a yocto custom bsp layer but I want to use the default layers within yocto-oe. This is not working at all. LAYERDEPENDS_custom = "core" LAYERDEPENDS_custom = "core python3" #LAYERDEPENDS_custom = "core yocto yocto-bsp…
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linux live kit not working on ubuntu 20.04 access denied when making new directory

Does anyone know how to get Linux live kit to work on Ubuntu 20.04? I found a website that showed me how, but when I tried to build it, the file would not show up. I tried rebooting but it did nothing. I know that Tmp empties on reboot, but when I…
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