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What is "Segmentation Fault" ?

Posted 04-09-2009 at 01:47 AM by mcvasant
Updated 04-09-2009 at 01:52 AM by mcvasant

When I play "vlc" from command prompt in Mandriva 2009 Free, I mean

localhost$ vlc

I get a message that it cannot be played and there's some Segmentation Fault and that I should try "cvlc".
And it works with cvlc.

What is the difference in vlc and cvlc?
And what is meant by Segmentation Fault?

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My touchpad doesn't work in FC9

Posted 04-09-2009 at 01:41 AM by mcvasant

I've installed Fedora 9 on my Acer Aspire 5570 laptop.
My synaptics touchpad doesn't work in it. I mean, the mouse pointer moves when I move my finger on the pad but it doesn't click when I tap on it.
What should I do to make it work?

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Plugins required

Posted 04-09-2009 at 01:37 AM by mcvasant

What Plugins are required to play .avi,.mpg,.vob etc. etc...... videos in kaffeine and totem movie player ?
I want free plugins.

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ZSH Shell Power

Posted 04-08-2009 at 10:56 PM by ofaring (Debian, This That and the Other)
Updated 04-08-2009 at 11:03 PM by ofaring

Tags 2009, e.g.

First of all, credit where credit is due. I shamelessly mixed and matched from my Debian files, the ZSH wiki, and various other bits.

ZSH is a shell with incredible autocompletion. Here's a good intro. If you install ZSH, you'll no doubt want to make a test burn. Copy/paste the following files. Make a few changes; then open a terminal or switch to a console (and login as you normally would). Type:

Code:

exec zsh

Once you discover that you've been working for the dark side...

Quote:

ZSH wiki:

...

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Intro

Posted 04-08-2009 at 03:15 PM by ofaring (Debian, This That and the Other)
Updated 12-01-2009 at 10:25 PM by ofaring

Tags 2009, mssg

Here we go. I don't know how much I have to offer, but I enjoy writing and tinkering with operating systems. I tend to do a lot of research when I hit problems, and having learned not to reinvent the wheel, I also write my solutions down. I try to keep them succinct and to the point, but I have fun writing them as well. Hopefully I will find the time to consistently put these solutions here, and hopefully they will actually be useful.

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