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What is the technical difference between a daemon, a service and a process?

I want to know that what are differences in behavior of a daemon, a process and a service running in Ubuntu.
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What is the easiest way to enable PHP on nginx?

What is the easiest way to enable PHP on nginx on Ubuntu 12.04? Best solution is the one that request minimal work, ideally just a package installation :)
sorin
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How/Where do I check my ubuntu laptops's CPU usage?

How/Where do I check my ubuntu laptops's CPU usage?
Lisa
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"method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found" update error

sudo apt-get update E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found. michael@Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get clean michael@Ubuntu:~$ cd /var/lib/apt michael@Ubuntu:/var/lib/apt$ sudo mv lists lists.old michael@Ubuntu:/var/lib/apt$ sudo…
Michael12uk
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How do I change the screenshot application to Flameshot?

I needed to highlight some text in my screenshots and I did not know how to do it with the default screenshot app. Flameshot is a solution. I installed it. How can I replace the PrtScr shortcut-key so that it launches Flameshot?
Pavel Lysenko
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How can I toggle the Fn (function) key?

Is there a way to toggle the Fn key? I'd like to be able to toggle it so I don't have to press Fn + F12 to raise the volume, for example. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS on an Asus D550C.
oscar
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What are the implications of --no-install-recommends (apt-get install)?

When I install packages using --no-install-recommends , can I say only packages listed here (Ubuntu Package Search) as "depends" are installed? I ask because I suspect some problems with boot might be caused by some packages not being installed.…
Jiew Meng
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How to enable ssh root access on Ubuntu 14.04

I´d like to enable the ssh root access on Ubuntu 14.04. Editing the /etc/ssh_config (PermitRootLogin yes) didn't affect anything.
user283163
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How to solve 'Connection refused' errors in SSH connection?

I have an Ubuntu Server 10.10 32-bit in my home. I'm making SSH connections to it from my PC via Putty. The problem is, sometimes I'm able to login seamlessly. However, sometimes it gives me an error like this: Network error: Connection refused.…
frbry
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How to add a shell script to launcher as shortcut

Possible Duplicate: How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand? How can I create launchers on my desktop? I want to add some shell scripts in my launcher as shortcuts.. They are located deep inside and i have to navigate to it every…
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Increase partition size on which Ubuntu is installed?

I have Ubuntu installed on a drive. The problem is it is running low on disk space. This is installed on vmware. I expanded the virtual drive and booted into ubuntu. But when I opened gparted(sudo gparted), the move/resize option is unavailable.…
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What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux?

I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer. I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is…
George Hovhannisian
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Authentication token manipulation error

I forgot my Ubuntu password so I booted into recovery and dropped into a root shell prompt and this is what happened: root@username-PC:~# passwd username Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation…
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How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?

How do I install GNOME Shell extensions? Is it possible to update, remove and manage the extensions?
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What are the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit, and which should I choose?

What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu? I've heard the 64-bit platform performs better and can detect more than 4GB of RAM. Also, while some apps haven't ported to 64-bit yet, ia32-libs lets a 64-bit machine run them. If so, why not…
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