Check Debian version information
Answer:
To check the Debian version information in Debian/Ubuntu
Try:
# cat /etc/debian_version
squeeze/sid
Feb 132010
Feb 072010
Turn off PC speaker in Ubuntu Linux
Answer:
To turn of PC speaker so no more beep sound in Ubuntu
1. edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
# sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
2. append the following line, save the file.
blacklist pcspkr
Restart your system to take effect.
Jan 312010
How to check failed login attempt in Ubuntu
Answer:
Every login attempts are logged in the file /var/log/auth.log in Ubuntu.
To check failed login attempt(s),
E.g.
# grep 'Failed password' /var/log/auth.log
Jan 31 14:00:27 localhost sshd[16141]: Failed password...
Jan 31 14:00:46 localhost sshd[16141]: Failed password...
Jan 31 14:00:49 localhost sshd[16141]: Failed password...
Jan 242010
Visual Shell for Linux
Answer:
GNU Midnight Commander is a directory browser/file manager for Unix-like operating systems, you can use it to browser shell, ftp, tar and more.
To install in Ubuntu,
# sudo apt-get install mc
Reference:
Jan 202010
/etc/inittab is missing in Ubuntu
Answer:
Yes, this is expected.
The default runlevel in Ubuntu is 2, and upstart will take care of all the init stuffs, don't worry.
Reference: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
