[Apache/Server Question] Where is the default document root directory?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:15:04 -0800

Last Reply/var/www/html or /var/www/It goes for both kinds of installations: Ubuntu/Debian or CentOS/Red Hat/Fedora.You can also change this directory. Follow t... roxblade,

/var/www/html or /var/www...

What is Comptia's Linux+ certification? Why would you not just hit your face into a keyboard until you understand how Linux works?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:15:44 -0800

Last ReplyThis is the best certification out of all other Linux certifications. There are many other, but all those are specialized. Like the Red Hat Certified... roxblade,

This is the best certific...

[Ubuntu Linux] What is the difference between apt-get update and apt-get upgrade?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:15:54 -0800

Last Replyapt-get update doesn't download or install anything. It just checks all your packages and sees if they have a newer version that can be installed. Thi... roxblade,

apt-get update doesn't do...

What format does Linux use?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:04 -0800

Last ReplyShell scripting. It's not a programming language, but a scripting language. It's in use since the time of UNIX to run the various commands of *NIX-bas... roxblade,

Shell scripting. It's not...

What is the best filesystem for Linux?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:14 -0800

Last ReplyThe best file system for Linux distributions is ext2 or ext4. ext2 is sort of like FAT32 as it doesn't do journaling. ext4 does journaling, like NTFS.... roxblade,

The best file system for...

Is NTFS supported by Linux?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:24 -0800

Last ReplyYou can use NTFS as Linux distributions support read/write on NTFS file systems. If you mean to use NTFS for storage, then you are good to go, as it d... roxblade,

You can use NTFS as Linux...

Is exFAT supported by Linux?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:34 -0800

Last ReplyYes, it does support exFAT, but with a few packages first. sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utilsThis will most probably do the job for you. roxblade,

Yes, it does support exFA...

Does Linux use NTFS or fat32?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:44 -0800

Last ReplyFAT32 is outdated and known as something close to Windows-only. Linux distributions like Ubuntu can read/write on both, NTFS and FAT32. For storage, y... roxblade,

FAT32 is outdated and kno...

How to delete a directory on a Linux system? Or a file?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:16:54 -0800

Last ReplyThe rm command can be used to remove files, but it doesn't remove directories or folders by default.rm abc.txtTo remove forcefully, use -f like this:... roxblade,

The rm command can be use...

How to rename a directory on a Linux system?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:17:04 -0800

Last ReplyThe mv command things in an easy way. If you want to rename fie abc.txt to xyz.txt, then navigate to the current directory's path in the terminal and... roxblade,

The mv command things in...

[Linux] How to copy a file from one directory to another?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:17:14 -0800

Last ReplyUse the cp command (lowercase CP). cp file.txt /home/destinationWhat this does is copy the file.txt into the directory called destination under the h... roxblade,

Use the cp command (lower...

How to check what version of Linux I am running?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:17:34 -0800

Last ReplyEnter the following command in the terminal: uname -aThis gives you the Linux kernel version. This command, however, doesn't give you the distributio... roxblade,

Enter the following comma...

[Linux System Question] What should I type at the command prompt to display the list of files?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:17:54 -0800

Last ReplyYou use the ls command (lowercase LS). It will list all the directory contents of files and sub-directories. ls -a will list all files including the h... roxblade,

You use the ls command (l...

[Linux] What two commands do I run to change permissions/ ownership of a directory or file?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:18:04 -0800

Last ReplyThe chown command is used to change the ownership. And the chmod command is used to change rights. For example, you can use the commandsudo chown -R $... roxblade,

The chown command is used...

What does "sudo killall vdcassistant" do?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:18:14 -0800

Last ReplyThis is a popular fix for the error "There is no connected camera" on Mac. It happens when you try to use FaceTime (called iSight formerly) mostly, so... roxblade,

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Installation issue: Getting error "sudo pip command not found." What should I do?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:18:34 -0800

Last ReplyMaybe there's a version conflict? If you are running Python 3.2 and are trying to get Pip 3, it won't work. So, make sure both versions are same.If th... roxblade,

Maybe there's a version c...

Fix for "-Bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'?"

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:04 -0800

Last ReplyThe general explanation behind this error is that instead of a file or resource, the command downloaded an HTML doc or a webpage. Now, based on the en... roxblade,

The general explanation b...

[Linux] Where to find the file that contains DHCP service settings?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:14 -0800

Last ReplyThe DHCP server file, or the Dynaic Host Configuration Protocol, is a service responsible for assigning IP addresses and other details like broadcast... roxblade,

The DHCP server file, or...

What character is used as the delibiter for most Linux config files?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:24 -0800

Last ReplyThe colon symbol is used for most Linux config files, and you mean "delimiter". On the other hand, the awk command utilizes spaces (or tabs, which are... roxblade,

The colon symbol is used...

What are the two wildcard characters for the terminal?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:35 -0800

Last ReplyActually there are three main wildcards for the Linux terminal. These are:The asterisk, or * The question mark, or ? And the square brackets, or []T... roxblade,

Actually there are three...

What directory is the Linux kernel stored in?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:45 -0800

Last ReplyLinux kernel is one of the most beautiful pieces of code that there is. It's clean, lightweight, and focuses on efficiency rather than visual glamor.T... roxblade,

Linux kernel is one of th...

On Linux systems, what if the OS runs into an error from which it cannot recover?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:19:55 -0800

Last ReplyYou'll need to be more specific that that. Most probably, it will run into a boot error and that means that you will need to fix it by reinstalling or... roxblade,

You'll need to be more sp...

What does the command "mkdir -p" do in Linux?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:20:05 -0800

Last Replymkdir does the New Folder function -- "make directory".-p means --parents. What this does is create the entire directory tree. If you create a sub-dir... roxblade,

mkdir does the New Folder...

On Linux, where are system administration commands stored?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:20:15 -0800

Last Reply/bin and /sbin are the places where Linux admin commands are stored. /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin are locations that I mean by /bin.s/bin is the directo... roxblade,

/bin and /sbin are the pl...

When installing Linux, what type of installation media is most commonly used?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 04:20:25 -0800

Last ReplyIn my experience, a USB stick. Most people install Linux distributions after they download it from the official website. This ISO file is what they lo... roxblade,

In my experience, a USB s...

[Python] Solution to "ValueError: zero length field name in format?"

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 06:11:54 -0800

Last ReplyThis is a common error in older Python versions, like Python 2.6.x. All you need to do is update to the latest version. The problem arises because... roxblade,

This is a common error in...

[Python] How can I fix "ValueError: zero-dimensional arrays cannot be concatenated?"

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 06:12:04 -0800

Last Replynp.cocatenate is not an easy process, to be honest. It creates more problems as well. Well, the simple truth here is that you need to arrange the arra... roxblade,

np.cocatenate is not an e...

[Python] How to fix "ValueError: zero-size array to reduction operation minimum/maximum which has no identity?"

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Published 3 years agoSun, 13 Jan 2019 06:12:14 -0800

Last ReplyThis problem usually arises because of using incorrect fmin syntax. Your code must be missing out on this. You need to utilize parentheses and comma i... roxblade,

This problem usually aris...

How to count non-blank cells in Google Sheets?

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Published 3 years agoSun, 16 Dec 2018 09:26:56 -0800

Last ReplyThe count function does the counting for you. Like =COUNT(A2:A11). But it also ignores hidden contents like "" (empty string) or a space. Th... roxblade,

The count function does t...