I have ubuntu 12.04 and I need to clear some space for my updates. I did a procedure that a tech showed me where I purchased my computer where you go to fur and copy-paste a line beginning with dpkg and it pretty much did the rest.This time though it wont work. I think it was a one time thing. So can someone show me a procedure to fix this in basic non computer nerd language cause I'm not very computer savy? Thanx
I see the following error while trying run the command shown below. I read somewhere that my /boot partition is low on disk space. How can I increase the size of the /boot partition so I can install more software? I have a 500GB hard disk, so there is enough space to play with.  sudo apt-get install libdvdread4  gzip: stdout: No space left on device                                                                                                                                                                                  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1                                                                                                                                                                                 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-generic with 1.                                                                                                                                                 run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1                                                                                                                                            Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic.postinst line 1010.                                                                                                        dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic (--configure):                                                                                                                                                      subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2                                                                                                                                            dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-server:                                                                                                                                                 linux-image-server depends on linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic; however:                                                                                                                                                    Package linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic is not configured yet.    dpkg: error processing linux-image-server (--configure):     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-server:     linux-server depends on linux-image-server (= 3.2.0.33.36); however:      Package linux-image-server is not configured yet.    dpkg: error processing linux-server (--configure):     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured    No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a   previous failure.                                                                                                           No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.  Errors were encountered while processing:  linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic  linux-image-server  linux-server N: Ignoring file 'michael-gruz-canon-precise.list.1' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension N: Ignoring file 'michael-gruz-canon-precise.list.1' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension   Listed below is the output of du  Filesystem              1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/ubuntu-root 712660664 104095912 572363692  16% / udev                      3964792         4   3964788   1% /dev tmpfs                     1591012      1064   1589948   1% /run none                         5120         0      5120   0% /run/lock none                      3977528       684   3976844   1% /run/shm /dev/sda1                  233191    219821       929 100% /boot
Drupal site moved from development to live - IE won't load stylesheets anymore Before you ask ... I have looked everywhere for a solution, even drupal.org but nothing so far seems to work.  I developed a Drupal site (custom child theme for Zen) and on the development server everything looks fine in all browsers.  I did a test migration to another server before the launch. This move went well and everything looks fine in all browsers.  Then I moved the site to its live server where everything looks fine in all browsers except Internet Explorer which is not loading the stylesheets.  I know Drupal is known for generating many stylesheets and Internet Explorer will not load them if there are more than 31 (I believe) of them, but I did set the "Aggregate and compress CSS files" feature and clear the cache. This did not seem to help.  Could the answer be in one of the two following things?   The development site and backup site are both with one hosting provider. The live site is with a different hosting provider. The development site and backup site are in subfolders of two different portfolio sites ... ie www.portfoliosite.com/Newsite. The live site is a subdomain of the parent site ... ie www.newsite.parentsite.com.   I have run out of ideas so if anyone has a possible solution or direction to look, please let me know. Thanks 'locate' command in terminal. Why is it so fast? Moderators accepting answers on user's behalf after a certain time period I think it would be cool if a question would eventually open up to moderators to accept answers on the user's behalf, once a time period has passed. The asking user would get the rep score for the accept.  I know I've seen questions successfully answered with lots of upvotes and no accepted answer that sit there for months unaccepted. This would give superusers a little more functionality and would tie up a lot of loose ends.  What do you think? Low-RAM Linux Distro Specifically for serving static sites Can i prevent/restrict standard user from installing/uninstalling software in Ubuntu 12.04 desktop? I've been having this issue for a while where I come to open the Terminal and I'm met with this:  Login incorrect login: _   I've already deleted the com.apple.terminal.plist to no avail. The really interesting thing is that sometimes it works, maybe 1 in 50 times. I literally have no idea what might be causing it and after searching the web for the better part of half a day it seems everyone else's issues are fixed when they delete the plist file.  How do I sort this out? I've tried running different shells (bash and zsh), but I still get this log in screen.  Also when I use Activity Monitor, I can see there is no shell running just the login. Complex number identity by trigonometry Show that $\lvert e^{i\theta} - 1\rvert = 2\lvert\sin(\theta/2)\rvert$ by using the geometry of the triangle with vertices 0, 1, and the midpoint of the line joining 0 and $e^{i\theta}$.  I have been able to show this identity through other means, however I am stuck on how to utilize this particular triangle. I constantly see "everyday" being used in cases where the writer really means "every day". For example, here's a sentence from Google's eBooks documentation: "New titles are being added to Google eBooks everyday."  There is even a supermarket chain that has a large sign saying, "Low prices, everyday!"  Could someone, for the record, state the rule on this? Regain of reputation from downvoted and deleted answers - update FAQ If $\left(1+\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1+\cos \phi\right) = \frac{5}{4}\;,$ Then $\left(1-\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1-\cos \phi\right)$ If $\displaystyle \left(1+\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1+\cos \phi\right) = \frac{5}{4}\;,$ Then $\left(1-\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1-\cos \phi\right) = $  $\bf{My\; Try::}$ Given $\displaystyle \left(1+\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1+\cos \phi\right) = \frac{5}{4}\Rightarrow 1+\sin \phi\cdot \cos \phi+\sin \phi+\cos \phi = \frac{5}{4}.$  So $\displaystyle \sin \phi+\cos \phi+\sin \phi \cdot \cos \phi = \frac{1}{4}\Rightarrow \left(\sin \phi+\cos \phi\right) = \frac{1}{4}-\sin \phi \cdot \cos \phi.$  Now $\displaystyle \left(1-\sin \phi\right)\cdot \left(1-\cos \phi\right) = 1-\left(\sin \phi+\cos \phi\right)+\sin \phi \cdot \cos \phi =\frac{3}{4}+\sin 2\phi$  Now How can I calculate $\sin 2\phi.$  Help me, Thanks Does transparency work in eevee I have been trying to create a transparent lens using the eevee rendering engine in 2.8 but the transparency slider has no effect. Has this feature not been implemented yet? I've looked all over the Web for an answer with no luck. I'm a noobee so am probably doing something wrong. Mount error: "unknown filesystem type 'exfat'" When trying to mount an exfat filesystem, I get the following error:  Error mounting /dev/sda6 at /media/gkp/Backup: Command-line  `mount -t "exfat" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid" "/dev/sda6" "/media/gkp/Backup"'  exited with non-zero exit status 32: mount: unknown filesystem type 'exfat'   Exfat is used on some USB sticks and camera sd cards. What can I do to mount this type of filesystem? For $q, p$ odd primes such that $p \neq q$, there is not primitive root modulo $pq$. Determining a matrix from its characteristic polynomial Let $A\in\mathcal{M}_{n}(K)$, where $K$ is a field. Then, we can obtain the characteristic polynomial of $A$ by simply taking $p(\lambda)=\det(A-\lambda I_n)$, which give us something like $$p(\lambda) = (-1)^n\lambda^n + (-1)^{n-1}(\text{tr } A)\lambda^{n-1} +  \cdots + \det A$$ Now, how can we obtain the matrix $A$ knowing the characteristic polynomial? rm: cannot remove directory/: Permission denied I made a directory called "shadi" and set this permission for it  sinoosh@ubuntu:/home$ ls -ld shadi drwxr-xrwx 2 root root 4096 Jul  1 01:58 shadi   In this situation I have "others" permissions, but why can I not delete it?  sinoosh@ubuntu:/home$ rm -r shadi/ rm: cannot remove ‘shadi/’: Permission denied An interesting exercise about converging positive series, involving $\sum_{n\geq 1}a_n^{\frac{n-1}{n}}$ Please tell me which choice below (or rather a better choice that I need to know) works better in my sentences in informal English:     I got myself out on a limb. I need to clear my check by tomorrow. No matter how, I must ............ 2 million bucks by tomorrow.   a) line up [to prepare, organize, or arrange something]  b) hook up [hook somebody up with something to help someone get something that they need or want]  c) fix up [to arrange for someone to have something that they need]  For me, all three options work in this sense with the same meaning and informality degree. Is password confirmation necessary on a Change Password dialog? On one hand there is no need to ask for password confirmation because it is annoying. If I made a mistake when confirming my password I'll need retype my very complex password again. There is also a button that can show/hide the password so I don't need retype it in order to confirm it.   However, some users don't use the password show/hide button and the 'forgotten password' option will be pain for them.  Twitter removed the password confirmation from registration but left the dual confirmation in place for changing password. Is this right approach? Why didn't the Ministry use owls to find Sirius? Harry, before the Triwizard Tournament, was able to send owls to Sirius when he was in hiding (not at Grimmauld Place) just by telling them "just find him, will you?", and the owl would come back a few days later with an answer. This doesn't happen with Hedwig only, because, if I recall correctly, he uses school owls as well.  If finding Sirius was as easy as telling an owl "find him", and a 13-year-old wizard could do it, how come the Ministry had no clue as to where he was? They could've sent an owl with a summons and followed it from a distance.  Two theories, neither mentioned in the book, and both a bit unlikely:   He was living as a dog and -hopefully- the Ministry would not be able to recognize him. Unlikely because the owl would have got there anyway, so they would have guessed the dog was Sirius in disguise, not necessarily as an animagus, but maybe he could perform human-animal transfiguration (remember he was brilliant at school).. Kingsley Shacklebolt was already in charge of the hunt and Dumbledore told him Sirius was innocent and all that. Then, Kingsley would have prevented the Ministry from using any method that could've actually worked. Unlikely because they could've used owls before Dumbledore's tip, when Kingsley didn't know Sirius was innocent, and also because Kingsley was quite powerful and had the support of Crouch and others at the Ministry, so if he was in charge, they would probably have succeeded.   Your thoughts? I can't seem to edit and save config files in the root system (eg: /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.config); it just says "permission denied" or the save option is blocked in the text editor.  I'm pretty sure I'm a root user, but how do I make sure? If I am a root user, how do I fix this?