– Distribution name change: From Audax Gnu/Linux to PostX Gnu/Linux
The Audax part will act as an identifier pointing to Linux base (Currently Debian).The name change was partially because audax is quite commonly used name and having a bit more originality does not hurt. The biggest reason for the name change was however the fact that the system is getting ready to move towards new directions, which were originally out of scope when I started this project. Continue reading
Sometimes, it is important to know what version of the program you are running.
These days as I develop Audax I need to check version numbers (among other things) quite regularly. Checking a version number is usually quite easy and gets to be done with a – -version suffix. Continue reading
As Debian Jessie just got released I decided to do something exciting with Audax: create two versions of it.
The current branch of Audax, which is now 0.2. will be the so called LTS branch, which will stay with Debian Wheezy. Currently, I am cleaning things up and my plan is to push every single fix I have made during the last few months to a new version of Audax 0.2 branch, which will have a version number of 0.2.5. The version numbering was chosen because there are quite many improvements coming along with some nice interface tune-ups.
After the 0.2.5 version is released the future of Audax continues as follows: Continue reading
Disclaimer. When using a sudo/root mode be extremely careful and really think about what you are doing. The sudo/root mode should never be used without considerations and it is certainly not the correct place to test out things. Also, even as I do make my best effort to produce high quality instructions, I do not take any responsibility if anything goes wrong or if there is some sort of error in the commands below.
Before I begin talking about the official topic of today, I will list the simple way of doing things. I will use the case relating to Audax 0.2. and Emelfm2 usage on the example below.
Ever since Audax 0.2. originally came out Emelfm2 was included to the distribution. If you find Emelfm2 too hard to grasp then you can also install some other (more traditional) file manager like pcmanfm (sudo apt-get install pcmanfm) and use it together with “Simple mount” coming with Audax 0.2. If you want to copy/remove something from a mounted usb device with pcmanfm then execute a command gksudo pcmanfm within, for example, Fbrun dialog (hit F2 button). In any case, it is strongly recommended that you read the entire post presented here. Throughout the post I will be using an example username tester.
Important note. Audax 0.2.5 is just around the corner. Within the 2.5. version mounting will work out of the box and without trouble as Audax will ship with a bug-fixed and functional pcmanfm.
And now let’s get to the topic of today.
Copying and deleting files/folders within a terminal client
Warning. Remember that a terminal client does not usually prompt you with any “Do you want to continue?” questions. Never ever copy and paste anything to a terminal client when you are removing things. On some occasions the copy+paste has resulted to an immediate deletion of files and folders. This is very bad news if you have made some sort of an error. As a result you might have ended up cleaning your device completely without any possibilities to recover the data since sudo/root mode does not have a trash bin feature. Continue reading