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KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems. It is best known[citation needed] for its Plasma Desktop, a desktop environment provided as the default working environment on many Linux distributions, such as Kubuntu, Pardus and openSUSE.

KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems. It is best known[citation needed] for its Plasma Desktop, a desktop environment provided as the default working environment on many Linux distributions, such as Kubuntu, Pardus and openSUSE.

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What should mysqld.sock contain, why don't I have it?

Does anyone know why my /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock socket file would not be on my computer when I install (or reinstall) MySQL 5.1? Right now, when I try to start up a server with mysqld, I get errors like Can't connect to local MySQL server…
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best ssh program for Windows?

I know of Putty. I currently use rxvt (via Cygwin). Is there a more "integrated" terminal program for Windows out there? e.g. something closer to KDE's kconsole -- where I can have multiple shells all tabbed within the same window. etc.
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Using ssh-agent with KDE?

I had this working once before, but for some reason it's not working on my new system. in .kde4/Autostart/ I have a symlink to ssh-agent called 01-sshagent and then a simple script called 02-sshkeys that looks like this: /usr/bin/ssh-add $(find…
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What is the best graphical terminal/console for Linux?

Well, I'm often tired of the basic functionalities of terminal provided as is when installing a new distribution. What is the best console in a graphical mode? For now, all I want to is: Tabs management Easy copy/paste (^C/^V support) UTF-8…
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cp from local to usb-drive affects desktop performance

Background While copying a vast number of multi-megabyte sound files, the Kubuntu desktop becomes intermittently unresponsive (the mouse pointer can move, but Firefox, Konsole, and KDE itself temporarily ignore keyboard presses, mouse clicks, and…
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disabling screensaver on Linux

I all, i have need to disable screensaver for Gnome and KDE graphic environment on more server with RHEL4 and RHEL5. Is there a way to do it at boot time or any other solution? thank you very much. Max
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VMRC - CentOS KDE not able to output 1920x1080 (16:9) on device "Virtual1"

I'm using vmware Remote Console (VMRC) to remote into a few CentOS 7 machines running on EXSi 6.7. They are all KDE Plasma and it seems like I'm unable to match the VMRC display size to my 1920x1080 monitor. I already have increased the VRAM size to…
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LDAP user can log in from tty but not login manager

Configuration CentOS 7.5.1804 GDM, LightDM, SDDM tested yum group "KDE Plasma Workspaces" as desktop environment, GNOME also tested LDAP logins provided by sssd, /home/* mounted via autofs over NFS Problem Login as the root user works, as well as…
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Change shell prompt based on container name?

I have been doing a lot of work using Linux containers, and I keep forgetting which of the terminals on my screen is running inside which container, particularly when I leave them open overnight. How can I change the shell prompt, or the terminal…
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Gnome or KDE?

I am a self-confessed Linux noob - But I am completely confused and overwhelmed by the idea of Gnome or KDE. What should I choose? Whats the difference? What are the pros/cons?
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Can I install the latest version of KDE for my Red Hat 4.7 without privileges?

I just upgraded my linux machine to Red Hat 4.7 (we cannot use a newer version than this because the application we are using does not run on Red Hat 5). I'm not the root so I cannot install any apps via rpm, and I cannot sudo either. Is there a way…
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Konsole Read/Write Access to PTY Device

When I run something like: $ konsole -e "sleep 30" I get this message Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo teletype). It is likely that this is due to an incorrect configuration of the PTY devices. Konsole needs to have read/write access to the…
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what's a reasonable greeting message for KDM?

I'm setting up some new computers and I was wondering what could be a good greeting message to show on their welcome screen. I'm using KDM and I don't like the default message: Welcome to %s at %n. KDM has a few %-variables and they are substituted…
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Where is the KDE of Kubuntu 64bit?

I have just installed Kubuntu 64bit linux(kubuntu-10.04-dvd-amd64.iso). When it is opened i couldn't pass to the visual screen. I installed startx packages but not i don't see the KDE desktop. How can i install or call KDE desktop to use(and manage)…
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Isn't /etc/profile supposed to be sourced at least once under a graphical linux environment?

Using Gentoo and KDE 4, opening Konsole or xterm doesn't provide defined stuff in /etc/profile. This file is normally sourced by a login shell, but what can be considered as a login shell in a graphical environment? Is this supposed to be sourced…
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