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Switch command output language from native language to english

How can I switch the command output language from my native language to English, so I can post my Ask Ubuntu question with English command output (error messages)?
BuZZ-dEE
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How can I show or hide boot messages when Ubuntu starts?

Is there a way to easily turn on/off showing the boot messages (loading the services) when Ubuntu starts? Is it something in Grub2? I am running 10.04.
Weboide
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Is there a standard place for placing custom Linux scripts?

I am developing a set of scripts, which I want to be present for all users, when I set up a server. But I don't want them in the standard locations like /usr[/local]/[bin] , [sbin] etc. Is there some existing convention for where such scripts should…
vfclists
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How to change/disable password complexity test when changing password?

I know that it is a "bad" idea, I know that it is not secure, I know. I searched the net for an answer and all I saw was whining that it's not good. But I like using Linux because it lets me make the system I want and like to use. The end of intro.…
wobmene
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npm : Depends: node-gyp (>= 0.10.9) but it is not going to be installed

I want to install npm. I've updated everything but I can't fix the problem. The message I get is: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you…
MatiasEze
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What is a program similar to WinSCP?

In Windows I use WinSCP to transfer files server-side. It has a very attractive feature that I like best: keeping remote folders up to date. This means, whenever my local file is changed, WinScp will replace the same file on the server with this new…
Summer Nguyen
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Can you set passwords in .ssh/config to allow automatic login?

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and ssh for connecting to many servers daily, so I put their parameters in the .ssh/config file like this: Host Home User netmoon Port 22 HostName test.com Is there a way to put passwords for each connection in this file, so…
Netmoon
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How to run "sudo apt-get update" through proxy in commandline?

In my office i want to update and download through (wget) and here they are using proxy? How can i do this by commandline?
Renjith G
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How to get bash to stop escaping $ during tab completion?

I have this on the command line: ln -sf $PWD/wine- and then I hit Tab to complete the filename. In earlier versions of Ubuntu, this worked just fine to complete the wine- filename (and as a side-effect $PWD would be expanded at that time). But now…
keturn
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What is a tty, and how do I access a tty?

I keep hearing about these things known as tty 's. what are they how can I access them what do they do?
jrg
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rsync over ssh "error in rsync protocol data stream" (code 12). ssh works

I tried: rsync -v -v -e 'ssh -p YY' ./testfile me@XXXXX:/home Error Message opening connection using: ssh -p YY -l me 146.6.84.206 rsync ->-server -vvve.s . /home [sender] make_file(testfile,*,0) send_file_list done send_files starting…
user3391229
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Gimp: Export every layer as a separate PNG image

I have come to a situation where I have an image in Gimp with multiple layers. Now, I want to export every single layer as an individual image (PNG format preferably) automatically to a folder somewhere. Is this possible? The long method : Hide all…
Parto
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Apache: access denied because search permissions are missing

I know this question is asked a lot, but the solutions I saw didn't work for me. I only have one virtual host enabled, and I'm trying to enable access to a folder that's not under the document root ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot…
Yotam
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Mount remote directory using SSH

How to mount a remote directory using SSH to be available same as if it is a local directory?
Maythux
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What is different about the Mac ISO image?

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/release/ At that location there is an ISO image which is described as "This image is adjusted to work properly on Mac systems." What specific problems on the Mac does this image address that the standard…
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