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    How to switch from internal to external webcam?

    System: Ubuntu 18.04 I just went out and bought a new external Logitech webcam, and I am trying to make it the default webcam instead of my labtops intigrated webcam whenever it is present. For instance, if the cam is plugged in then it should be the default but if it's not plugged in then the...
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    Accessing data created on startup from user space

    Is there a way to access data that was set during startup from the user space? There is code in place for this embedded system that essentially probes a gpio pin to see if it's on the hardware. If it is on the hardware then it will set an int variable called value to 0. What I would like to do...
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    Attempting to build kernel-2.6.35.14

    Ubuntu 16.04 I was attempting to build an old kernel today: 2.6.35.14 and I got an error: make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/arm/mm make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/arm/common make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/arm/mach-mx5 make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/arm/plat-mxc...
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    Attempting to upgrade audio CODEC

    Any ideas about how I can be sure which files need to be altered? If you might be able to help but require more information just let me know. I have data sheets for both codecs and board specific information on hand. I also have circuit diagrams for how the CODECS are hooked up (old and new). I...
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    Need proper c++ editor

    Hello, so currently to view and edit c++ files I am using gedit. It works okay but the problem is the lack of features. I am looking for an editor similar to notepad++ but for the Linux platform. I don't need anything too fancy. If I highlight some method definition I would like it to highlight...
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    Ip address vs LAN address, whats the diffrence?

    Can someone explain to me the difference between the: inet addr: i can find thorough an ifconfig and a LAN address? It seems to me that my LAN address is just my inet addr: with a /extension on it is that correct? Is there a way to figure out what my LAN address is in linux? It was already given...
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    Downgrading gcc

    Is downgrading my gcc from 8.1 all the way to 4.7 going to be possible? Would it be as easy as: apt-get remove gcc-8.1.0 apt-get install gcc-4.7 Or am I going to run into unforeseen complications if I try to do that?
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    What is a batch file/script

    I was recently asked to "post a batch file/script that would run the configure and build exactly as you do, on a clean command prompt, in order to reproduce your issue" what does this mean in layman's terms? What is a batch file/script?
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