FAQ

Email / Webbrowser

• Why is Firefox/ Thunderbird telling me "already running", "profile in use" or "No running window found"?

• Why can't I update my Netscape Bookmarks anymore?

• Thunderbird: How can I open mailto links in firefox composing in thunderbird?

• Thunderbird: HTTP Links in Emails opens the GNOME Webbrwoser instead of Firefox. How to change that?

• Thunderbird: Only the status of my inbox gets updated. How to change the behavior to update the status on any Folder?

• How to use subfolders with IMAP

X / Graphical Desktop Environment

• I cannot log in anymore into the X environment on a Linux Tardis Workstation. What can I do?

• How do I use VNC?

• Why does XForwarding not work anymore?

• What is that `Recycle_Bin` directory in my home folder?

• How can I connect to X-servers via Putty SSH or SSH Client?

Shell / Console Environment

• How can I have bash as my default shell?

• How can I have zsh as my default shell?

• Why does putting setenv PATH in my .login not work?

Devices

• How can I mount CDROMs, DVDs or FLOPPIES on ISG.EE Linux?

• How can I access USB or Firewire devices (memorystick, digital camera, external disks) on Linux?

• How can I use a Mic on Linux based Tardis Workstations?

Others

• Why is Application XY not starting up? Why can't I open certain files?

• How can I reboot my Tardis Workstation?

• How can I synchronize my computer's time with the ETH time server?

• How do i know what kind of processor I am working with?

• How can I find space eating files in my home?

• How can I give several users write access to a directory of mine?

• How can I map the META key to the left "windows" key (Emacs)?

• Where should I save my data?

• How can I compile/install additional software on a linux tardis workstation?

• How can I check why my software cannot checkout a license from the license server?

• I'm leaving ETH. How long will my account and email address remain active?

• Using subversion I get errors 'WARNING **: couldn't connect to dbus session bus: dbus-launch failed to autolaunch D-Bus session: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.'