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Searching Ubuntu filesytem from command line
There are several commands available on the command line to locate files and folders on the file system. This article reviews three of them, viz whereis ,locate. find. |
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@BOb --
I suggest "Let's call the whole thing troff"
I can hear the chorus now --
You say ubuntu, I say uboontu...
I suggest "Let's call the whole thing troff"
I can hear the chorus now --
You say ubuntu, I say uboontu...
I don't understand all this antipathy towards Ubuntu.
Do we criticise Linksys for not actively telling the world that their routers are running Linux? Nope. How about TiVO? Or a huge raft of appliance manufacturers that rely on some version of Linux under the covers.
The only way that a company can make a name for themselves in the Open Source world is by creating a brand that people can be loyal to and making money from that. By confusing potential customer with different messages, they dilute the brand that they are putting forward.
Recently, I had cause to look at the Ubuntu "about" documentation and they do not make any attempt to hide the fact that it is in fact Debian GNU/Linux + some extra bells and whistles. The history of Linux, GNU and Debian (with some handy links) are there for all to see.
Ubuntu have done more than any other single entity to push the Linux and Open Source cause to the public. Sure, they are looking for a large piece of the action, but they are a business and they are betting on being able to make some money in the future off the back of it. I say good luck to them.
Do we criticise Linksys for not actively telling the world that their routers are running Linux? Nope. How about TiVO? Or a huge raft of appliance manufacturers that rely on some version of Linux under the covers.
The only way that a company can make a name for themselves in the Open Source world is by creating a brand that people can be loyal to and making money from that. By confusing potential customer with different messages, they dilute the brand that they are putting forward.
Recently, I had cause to look at the Ubuntu "about" documentation and they do not make any attempt to hide the fact that it is in fact Debian GNU/Linux + some extra bells and whistles. The history of Linux, GNU and Debian (with some handy links) are there for all to see.
Ubuntu have done more than any other single entity to push the Linux and Open Source cause to the public. Sure, they are looking for a large piece of the action, but they are a business and they are betting on being able to make some money in the future off the back of it. I say good luck to them.
> Do we criticise Linksys ... How about TiVO...Or a huge raft of appliance manufacturers...
In a word, yes.
In a word, yes.
> Ubuntu have done more than any other single entity to push the Linux and Open Source cause to the public.
That's a very questionable statement. If they were buying Super Bowl ads and things like that, I might agree. Personally, I think Firefox has been at least 100 times more important than Ubuntu. Everyone knows Firefox, it's very popular, and you rarely encounter notices that a website requires IE. That pushes FOSS to the public, and without it, Linux would not be an option for the vast majority of the population. Ubuntu marketing largely consists of fanbois flooding Linux websites with news about Ubuntu.
That's a very questionable statement. If they were buying Super Bowl ads and things like that, I might agree. Personally, I think Firefox has been at least 100 times more important than Ubuntu. Everyone knows Firefox, it's very popular, and you rarely encounter notices that a website requires IE. That pushes FOSS to the public, and without it, Linux would not be an option for the vast majority of the population. Ubuntu marketing largely consists of fanbois flooding Linux websites with news about Ubuntu.
> I don't understand all this antipathy towards Ubuntu.
Not antipathy, I just hadn't used it until three days ago, and apparently couldn't recognize the Unity Desktop if I tripped over it.
http://tinyurl.com/4d4m4ds
Not antipathy, I just hadn't used it until three days ago, and apparently couldn't recognize the Unity Desktop if I tripped over it.
http://tinyurl.com/4d4m4ds
Recently, I had cause to look at the Ubuntu "about" documentation and they do not make any attempt to hide the fact that it is in fact Debian GNU/Linux + some extra bells and whistles. The history of Linux, GNU and Debian (with some handy links) are there for all to see.
That's fine, but some would argue that you shouldn't have to dig that deep to find Ubuntu's Linux roots.
I get it, and I've even written about it in the past. While it's tough to get anyone at Canonical to admit it, there's probably an even money chance that their focus groups have told them to distance themselves from the "Linux" brand as quickly as they can. It might be mentioned in the help documentation, but nowhere on the front page of Ubuntu's web site will you find any mention of Linux.
http://tinyurl.com/y7cksed
And from a pure marketing standpoint, I can't fault them. I've seen the furled brows and the wrinkled noses when I tell some people that we've put Linux on their computers. Not often, but often enough to correlate the experiences.
Ubuntu in the public view does not immediately bring to mind Linux just as Android in the public view does not immediately bring to mind Linux.
Personally, if that's what it takes to get Free Software on people's devices, I can live with that, although I've only recently found peace with it.
That's fine, but some would argue that you shouldn't have to dig that deep to find Ubuntu's Linux roots.
I get it, and I've even written about it in the past. While it's tough to get anyone at Canonical to admit it, there's probably an even money chance that their focus groups have told them to distance themselves from the "Linux" brand as quickly as they can. It might be mentioned in the help documentation, but nowhere on the front page of Ubuntu's web site will you find any mention of Linux.
http://tinyurl.com/y7cksed
And from a pure marketing standpoint, I can't fault them. I've seen the furled brows and the wrinkled noses when I tell some people that we've put Linux on their computers. Not often, but often enough to correlate the experiences.
Ubuntu in the public view does not immediately bring to mind Linux just as Android in the public view does not immediately bring to mind Linux.
Personally, if that's what it takes to get Free Software on people's devices, I can live with that, although I've only recently found peace with it.
Quoting:Recently, I had cause to look at the Ubuntu "about" documentation...
How long has it been since Ubuntu was first released? And now, after all these years, one experienced Linux user has finally read the Ubuntu "about" page.
If we're lucky, then maybe, in another 5-10 years or so, a new Ubuntu user will accidentaly read it, too, and learn that Ubuntu is based on Debian Linux.
> Personally, if that's what it takes to get Free Software on people's devices, I can live with that, although I've only recently found peace with it.
Having finally tried Ubuntu, I can see why people would be happy using it. I just don't grasp why the word "Linux" has to be so carefully hidden.
It remains a fact that applications are what count for a user, and if that user can be introduced to F/OSS by simply never mentioning Linux, then that's something I can live with. Just not sure I'll ever find "peace" with it.
Having finally tried Ubuntu, I can see why people would be happy using it. I just don't grasp why the word "Linux" has to be so carefully hidden.
It remains a fact that applications are what count for a user, and if that user can be introduced to F/OSS by simply never mentioning Linux, then that's something I can live with. Just not sure I'll ever find "peace" with it.
Quoting:Having finally tried Ubuntu, I can see why people would be happy using it. I just don't grasp why the word "Linux" has to be so carefully hidden.Interesting thought, but it didn't seem hidden to me. On boot the linux kernel clearly announced itself for all to see. For those who miss the startup messages, a quick uname command will spill the beans. It doesn't appear that any effort was made to hide the linux base.
> It doesn't appear that any effort was made to hide the linux base.
Maybe us Linux penguinistas are just so accustomed to randomly bringing up Linux in polite company that anyone who just uses their brand name instead seems like they're hiding something when they're not.
Maybe us Linux penguinistas are just so accustomed to randomly bringing up Linux in polite company that anyone who just uses their brand name instead seems like they're hiding something when they're not.
Quoting:For those who miss the startup messages, a quick uname command will spill the beans...
If someone isn't already familiar with Linux commands, and they don't already know that Ubuntu is based on Linux, then how would they know that they could issue a uname command to find out which version of Debian Linux it is running?
Quoting:I just don't grasp why the word "Linux" has to be so carefully hidden.
I don't think it is. In fact I don't see what the problem is. Where it actually matters it's clearly spelled out that Ubuntu is a Linux based Desktop Operating System, there's no attempt to hide that fact.
The rest of it is just branding, to differentiate this commercial Linux OS from any other like Mandriva and Red Hat and etc. If not telling people up front that it's Linux increases the adoption of Linux who cares, it's certainly pretty clear that it is, and it's certainly splashed all over the web.... same goes for Android.
Quoting:If someone isn't already familiar with Linux commands, and they don't already know that Ubuntu is based on Linux, then how would they know that they could issue a uname commandAw shucks, any old unix cowpoke would know to do that.
huh? Is there linux also besides Ubuntu ? .... ;-P
Quoting: No, Bing also comes up with Linux.com, and second, the Chinese Ubuntu website it seems.
@ hkwint;
I think my little joke went over your head...
Think Google's "Bing Sting"...
Quoting:huh? Is there linux also besides Ubuntu ? .... ;-P
What? Is there Linux in Ubuntu???
@hans
Good catch.
Don't these people ever learn? First SCO tries to accuse the Linux people of trying to steal their stuff.
Now Linux people are trying to accuse Ubuntu of taking their stuff?
Is there no shame?
Quoting:Is there Linux in Ubuntu???
Good catch.
Don't these people ever learn? First SCO tries to accuse the Linux people of trying to steal their stuff.
Now Linux people are trying to accuse Ubuntu of taking their stuff?
Is there no shame?
Is there no Shame?
Shame and remorse are generally displayed only when one is caught.
Shame and remorse are generally displayed only when one is caught.
> Shame and remorse are generally displayed only when one is caught.
Having ethics is sometimes not easy, which is why it's so rare to see it when it matters.
Having ethics is sometimes not easy, which is why it's so rare to see it when it matters.
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