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02-22-2004, 05:55 PM
leftism

What is the four letter acronym commonly used to refer to a popular setup used to produce dynamic web content, and what does each letter stand for?
02-22-2004, 06:18 PM
LSA

DHTML?

Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language?

If that's right I don't see what it has to do with linux...

That was just a guess :unsure:
02-22-2004, 06:27 PM
leftism

Sorry dude, its LAMP

Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP.

Im all out of questions for the moment, someone else will have to take over :)
02-22-2004, 06:36 PM
LSA

Hey! Thats what I was going to put too!

:frusty:

DHTML is 5 letters... :frusty:

:rolleyes:
02-24-2004, 10:37 AM
ravendark

ok this should be easy ( its late and im tired ) the question i have is really in to parts

most should know by now the pention linux developers have for acronyms to name there software, so my question is

what does SANE stand for and since you will most likely be using a TWAIN scanner with it, what does TWAIN stand for.
02-24-2004, 07:02 PM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by ravendark@24 February 2004 - 04:37
ok this should be easy ( its late and im tired ) the question i have is really in to parts

most should know by now the pention linux developers have for acronyms to name there software, so my question is

what does SANE stand for and since you will most likely be using a TWAIN scanner with it, what does TWAIN stand for.

scanner access now easy

And TWAIN does not mean anything. It is not an acronym :)
02-24-2004, 10:37 PM
LSA

:w00t:

Linux Quiz is back!

Question:

What does Tux stand for?
02-25-2004, 12:52 AM
ravendark

Quote:

Originally posted by shn+24 February 2004 - 15:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (shn @ 24 February 2004 - 15:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ravendark@24 February 2004 - 04:37
ok this should be easy ( its late and im tired ) the question i have is really in to parts

most should know by now the pention linux developers have for acronyms to name there software, so my question is

what does SANE stand for and since you will most likely be using a TWAIN scanner with it, what does TWAIN stand for.

scanner access now easy

And TWAIN does not mean anything. It is not an acronym :) [/b][/quote]
i grant you that its not a true acronym, but the developer couldnt think of an interesting name for the project, so he named it, and i kid you not,

Thing
Without
An
Interesting
Name

just thought it would give someone a chuckle
02-25-2004, 01:10 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by ravendark+24 February 2004 - 18:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ravendark @ 24 February 2004 - 18:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@24 February 2004 - 15:02
<!--QuoteBegin-ravendark

Quote:

@24 February 2004 - 04:37
ok this should be easy ( its late and im tired ) the question i have is really in to parts

most should know by now the pention linux developers have for acronyms to name there software, so my question is

what does SANE stand for and since you will most likely be using a TWAIN scanner with it, what does TWAIN stand for.

scanner access now easy

And TWAIN does not mean anything. It is not an acronym :)

i grant you that its not a true acronym, but the developer couldnt think of an interesting name for the project, so he named it, and i kid you not,

Thing
Without
An
Interesting
Name

just thought it would give someone a chuckle[/b][/quote]

Quote:

The word TWAIN is from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the twain shall meet...", reflecting the difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal computers. It was up-cased to TWAIN to make it more distinctive. This led people to believe it was an acronym, and then to a contest to come up with an expansion. None were selected, but the entry "Technology Without An Interesting Name" continues to haunt the standard. "

What is TWAIN an acronym for?

If you want to call it that. I suppose it makes a a little more sense :)
02-25-2004, 05:55 AM
h1

shn owns another fool again... :P

Tux stands for Torvald's UniX, which was originally a joke, then stuck.

Question: Write a shell script for csh which recreates the antiquated and lame "ping of death."
02-25-2004, 07:31 AM
ravendark

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@24 February 2004 - 21:10

Quote:

The word TWAIN is from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the twain shall meet...", reflecting the difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal computers. It was up-cased to TWAIN to make it more distinctive. This led people to believe it was an acronym, and then to a contest to come up with an expansion. None were selected, but the entry "Technology Without An Interesting Name" continues to haunt the standard. "

What is TWAIN an acronym for?

If you want to call it that. I suppose it makes a a little more sense :)

/takes bite of hummble pie

i stand corrected

/takes another bite

but ill find something interesting, you have my word.
02-29-2004, 09:58 AM
shn

declare a variable that is defined to hold 256 char and then copy the input into your variable with strcpy()
02-29-2004, 03:38 PM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@29 February 2004 - 03:58
declare a variable that is defined to hold 256 char and then copy the input into your variable with strcpy()

:o

m4d skillz!

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Question:

How are .bash_profile, .bash_login and .bashrc different?
02-29-2004, 05:06 PM
leftism

Quote:

Originally posted by shn
declare a variable that is defined to hold 256 char and then copy the input into your variable with strcpy()

Code:

#include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) {   char var[256];   strcpy(var, argv[1]); }

Buffer overflow time methinks :D

Code an exploit to create a shell by overflowing the stack when strcpy executes! (j/k)
02-29-2004, 07:56 PM
cselik

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA@29 February 2004 - 15:38
Question:
How are .bash_profile, .bash_login and .bashrc different?

When bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, it looks for: .bash_profile, .bash_login and .profile in that order. When bash is invoked as an non-login shell, it looks for .bashrc in the user's home directory.

q:
what progs r u gona use to share files with windows? i mean thru[My Network Places]?
02-29-2004, 11:16 PM
LSA

Samba?

Question:

Give a command to find the current run level.
03-01-2004, 01:57 AM
cselik

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA@29 February 2004 - 23:16
Samba?

Question:

Give a command to find the current run level.

Samba is correct! :lol: still might need a fancy Web Administration interface / Tool :D

i think if u type runlevel you should be able to get some info, but only 4 root :ph34r:

my q:
what command would u type to count from 5 to 10 incrementing by 0.2 at a time?[script=half points]
03-01-2004, 02:05 AM
LSA

'runlevel' works if you have /sbin in your path, so you get a point http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thmbup.gif
03-01-2004, 02:40 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by cselik+29 February 2004 - 19:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cselik @ 29 February 2004 - 19:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-LSA@29 February 2004 - 23:16
Samba?

Question:

Give a command to find the current run level.

Samba is correct! :lol: still might need a fancy Web Administration interface / Tool :D

[/b][/quote]
http://www.webmin.com/standard.html
03-09-2004, 01:02 AM
LSA

In Slackware (:w00t:), what script prepares the system before going into your desired runlevel?

Bump!
03-13-2004, 05:22 PM
LSA

Don't you die on me, Linux Quiz!

http://www.ralphradford.com/corp/ima...ibrillator.jpg
03-13-2004, 05:28 PM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA@13 March 2004 - 11:22
Don't you die on me, Linux Quiz!

http://www.ralphradford.com/corp/ima...ibrillator.jpg

Linux Quiz is for questions and answers.

Not photos. :)
03-13-2004, 05:47 PM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@13 March 2004 - 11:28
Linux Quiz is for questions and answers.

Not photos.  :)

Ok then the answer is rc.S!! You n00bs!!! Just kidding :-"

Question:

What is the command to save and exit vi. Come on, thats easy...
03-13-2004, 06:46 PM
shn

:wq

which field of the /etc/passwd file holds the passwords for users? :)
03-13-2004, 06:57 PM
LSA

Depends if you have shadow on or not (Right?)

I was reading about this a few days ago. Mine looks like this (in shadow, that isn't my real password, I changed a few of the letters :P)
It's this part I think (encrypted)

loren:$1$B81tJtU7$lPItd7ft/HZm02kMGHTdh1:12368:-1:99999:-1:::

I think that's right but am not sure.
03-13-2004, 07:02 PM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA@13 March 2004 - 12:57
Depends if you have shadow on or not (Right?)

I was reading about this a few days ago.  Mine looks like this (in shadow, that isn't my real password, I changed a few of the letters  :P)
It's this part I think (encrypted)

loren:$1$B81tJtU7$lPItd7ft/HZm02kMGHTdh1:12368:-1:99999:-1:::

I think that's right but am not sure.

The correct answer is:

the second field :)
03-13-2004, 07:06 PM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@13 March 2004 - 13:02
The correct answer is:

the second field :)

Ohhh, you got me there :lol:

What configuration file does init look to?
03-14-2004, 02:25 AM
shn

Your question was a bit indecisive but I'll say /etc/init.d.

Now this is the easiest of all questions in Linux Quiz ever:

From a terminal, what key would you press to see a list of all your apps installed.

And since youll pretty much be stuck at a screen listing over 2000 programs, what key/keys would you press to exit. :)
03-14-2004, 02:30 AM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@13 March 2004 - 20:25
Your question was a bit indecisive but I'll say /etc/init.d.

Now this is the easiest of all questions in Linux Quiz ever:

From a terminal, what key would you press to see a list of all your apps installed.

And since youll pretty much be stuck at a screen listing over 2000 programs, what key/keys would you press to exit. :)

I think it's /etc/inittab, if i'm wrong, don't 0wn me :ph34r:

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You can press tab, and then press 'q' or 'control+c'

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Question:

Update the rpm database
03-14-2004, 02:37 AM
shn

I dont use rpm's.

only .tgz files bud.

Slackware. :)
03-14-2004, 02:39 AM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@13 March 2004 - 20:37
I dont use rpm's.

only .tgz files bud.

Slackware. :)

I wish I had slackware!!!

<_< :(

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Well, it's rpm --updatedb :P
03-14-2004, 02:55 AM
LSA

Question:

Where are kernel modules located?
03-14-2004, 03:11 AM
shn

It varies depending on your kernel version.

I have a /lib/modules/2.4.22 and a /lib/modules/ 2.4.24 :)

A process with a PID number of 31337 has entered runaway mode. You have tried to remove it with a standard kill command, but it will not go away. What command can you use to be assured the process will terminate?
03-14-2004, 03:19 AM
bulio

correct!!! ;)
03-14-2004, 04:03 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@19 February 2004 - 19:11
You can assume an answer correct unless its not then let the person who incorrectly answered know that they are incorrect  :)  That way someone else can answer knowing that the question has not been answered before.

What she said. :)
03-14-2004, 03:58 PM
LSA

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@13 March 2004 - 21:11
A process with a PID number of 31337 has entered runaway mode. You have tried to remove it with a standard kill command, but it will not go away. What command can you use to be assured the process will terminate?

:gunsmile:

kill -SIGKILL 31337

Process 31337: 0wned :lol:

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Question:
Record an .iso with cdrecord on device 0,0,0
03-14-2004, 10:39 PM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA+14 March 2004 - 09:58--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LSA @ 14 March 2004 - 09:58)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-shn@13 March 2004 - 21:11
A process with a PID number of 31337 has entered runaway mode.  You have tried to remove it with a standard kill command, but it will not go away. What command can you use to be assured the process will terminate?

:gunsmile:

kill -SIGKILL 31337

Process 31337: 0wned :lol:

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Question:
Record an .iso with cdrecord on device 0,0,0[/b][/quote]
Incorrect.

The correct answer is:

kill -9 31337

Terminates a process indefinately.

Quite frankly I suggest you confer with your man files :)
03-14-2004, 10:44 PM
LSA

Is -SIGKILL a switch for 'killall'?

Hmm a little confused :">
03-14-2004, 10:54 PM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by LSA@14 March 2004 - 16:44
Is -SIGKILL a switch for 'killall'?

Hmm a little confused :">

killall what?

Your trying terminate "one" process and that is 31337. Without shutting down the whole system dude.

You might as well press the power button and turn the computer off if you can't do that.

Go to your terminal and "man kill" read it............learn it. Also the link I posted was from an official man file.

Quote:

The –9 signal is the most lethal, and will terminate the process immediately. All other signals are weaker than –9

:)
03-14-2004, 11:09 PM
LSA

Quote:

killall - kill a process by name

http://www.rt.com/man/killall.1.html

I just got confused between the 2 :"> :stupid:

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Question:

When fsck finds a unreferenced file where does it put it?

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