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Drawing arcs in cairo
I'm trying to teach myself basic cairo programming but I have got stuck on arcs. The official cairo manual says: ---Quote--- Angles are measured in radians. An angle of 0.0 is in the direction of...
LXer: How to Install Firefox as a DEB Package on Ubuntu (No Snap)
Published at LXer: Discover a step-by-step guide to install the Firefox as a DEB package on an Ubuntu-based distribution without needing the Snap package. Read More......
seeking HOWTO use a printer with multiple paper trays
I have an HP printer* with multiple paper trays. *How do I enable automatic selection of the tray where I have a specific type of paper installed?* (I'll defer doing this from LibreOfficei for now.)...
LXer: PDP-10 Replica Powered by Raspberry Pi 5 SBC
Published at LXer: Dedicated computer history enthusiasts from the ITS Reconstruction Project have undertaken the remarkable task of recreating the PDP-10 mainframe, a computing icon from MITis AI...
LXer: Eye Care: Best Free Linux Software to Look after your Eyes
Published at LXer: Many people who regularly use computers suffer from eye strain and fatigue. Looking at a monitor for a long time can strain your eyes or can make any other problems you are...
Can't capture from Logitech webcam on Ubuntu server
I am running an Ubuntu server 22.04 VM on an esxi host. I have connected my logitech webcam and passed it through to the VM. I have tried multiple programs to capture an image or audio from it but...
LXer: New GhostRace Attack Impacts Major CPU, Software Vendors
Published at LXer: A new data leakage attack called GhostRace ( CVE-2024-2193 ) was recently discovered. It affects major CPU manufacturers and widely used software. This critical analysis will...
LXer: Goodbye GNOME ISO: CachyOS March Release Prioritizes Plasma 6
Published at LXer: CachyOS's streamlined March 2024 release introduces Plasma 6 with Wayland, new CDNs, and refined filesystems. Read More......
dovecot: "auth failed" messages coming from router
I'm getting a whole lot of these messages (Dovecot 2.3.20): ---Quote--- Mar 12 20:37:01 MYSERVER auth[6883]: pam_unix(imap:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot...
LXer: Snap Backup � one-click backup utility
Published at LXer: nap Backup is billed as the one-click backup utility for safeguarding your important computer files. This is cross-platform software and published under an open source license. ...
LXer: Fedora 41's GNOME to go Wayland-only, says goodbye to X.org
Published at LXer: Don't worry, you can still put it back, but it's an accessibility snag. The Fedora development team is discussing dropping the GNOME on X11 session in Fedora 41, meaning that...
javaws on slackware
Hello I can not find javaws, to run some jlnp files, on my system. I have installed the openjdk, and the zulu-openjdk. Non of these seem to have javaws. Regards
LXer: Fedora Laptop Backpacks Available
Published at LXer: Linux clothes specialist HELLOTUX, from Europe, has been making Fedora shirts and hoodies since 2020. They are happy to announce the new Fedora laptop backpacks with an...
Where is expat in Slackware 15.0?
As I was installing Slackware 15.0 I noticed in the "terse" descriptions a package called expat which was described as an xml parser. As I have a need to parse/view XML files, I thought I'd try it....
LXer: 15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compilers
Published at LXer: A compiler is software that transforms source code written in a computer language (the source language) into another computer language (the target language, often having a binary...
LXer: Monitor Linux User Activity With Acct or Psacct Tools
Published at LXer: Discover two favorite sysadmin commands, known as acct and psacct, that allow them to track the activity of users on the system. Read More......
Where is /etc/pam.d/smtpd.conf in Slackware?
Hello I've been educating myself all day, trying to figure out how to prevent some local users from using Postfix. These are regular users but I placed some heavy restricitons on what they can do...
LXer: Fixed An Unexpected Error Occurred on Gnome Extensions
Published at LXer: Discover multiple solutions to fix the unexpected error message on the Gnome Extensions site while installing a new extension. Read More......
GCC issue after changed accepted_keywords (~AMD64)
I rebuilt all the system and all seems good, but I started to have lot of compilation issues, so I start to investigate trying to understand. checking GCC profile Code: --------- gcc-config...
Tor Browser window unsizeable TOO WIDE for screen
This is Tor 13.0.11 / Firefox 115.8 ESR in Xubuntu: Attachment 42632 (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/attachment.php?attachmentid=42632) similar question on StackExchange:...
How to grant a process immunity from OOM killer?
I know, "it's not a good idea". It is my computer and I get to do with it what I want. After all, Linux is about user freedom. I am sick of the OOM killer taking down firefox-bin because some other...
Gigabyte Ethernet RTL8168 broken on new Kernel releases
Can the Slackware release of the kernel include a patch so those of us with Gigabyte motherboards can have working Ethernet. The patch is just to add a PHY recognition code to the RealTek driver. ...
LXer: New KrustyLoader Backdoor Threatens Linux & Windows Systems
Published at LXer: The emergence of the KrustyLoader backdoor, with its variants targeting both Windows and Linux systems, has caught the attention of cybersecurity experts. This critical analysis...
LXer: OBS Studio 30.1 Released with AV1 Support for VA-API, PipeWire Camera Source
Published at LXer: The OBS Studio 30.1 open-source screencasting and streaming app was released today as the first major update to the OBS Studio 30 series adding new features and improvements. ...
LXer: Creator Nyamekye Wilson is uplifting Black women in STEM and creating a talent pipeline for the next generation
Published at LXer: At Mozilla, we know* we canit create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices,...
Can I upgrade Krita?
Hey gang, I'd really like to upgrade my krita that comes stock on 15.0 (5.0.2) to 5.2.0 or greater. Is it possible to do or is this another of those apps that's tied to KDE, like Konqueror...
Do I need to register my app to retrieve mail from an office365 server?
A set of instructions for fetching mail with getmail from an office365 server says I must register the app at portal.azure.com. I log in, try to do that, get told that my domain restricts users from...
google-eart-pro not launching
Hello every one, while awaiting for a new motherboard for my desktop i am working on an old laptop (although running an i7 with 32Gb RAM) and I tried to launch google-earth-pro... how: attempt...
From a business point of view, why did Microsoft open-source exFAT in 2019?
I am glad they did, given that exFAT is widely used and pre-formatted on SD XC cards and the only cross-platform file system without the 4 GB filesize limit, but what did Microsoft gain from...
LXer: 21 Best Free and Open Source Linux DVD Tools
Published at LXer: The venerable DVD is a removable media format that was conceived almost 20 years ago. However, it still remains a useful medium, although online streaming has massively reduced...
curl distro discussion 2024
Daniel Stenberg, curl's lead developer, will be having a discussion next week with packagers and distro maintainers in order to get to know what they need or want from curl. This is the official...
Gstreamer and other multimedia codecs for Debian 12?
I haven't used Debian in donkey's years and am doing my due diligence before installing Debian 12. How does one get multimedia codecs such as Gstreamer and other usual suspects installed? I see that...
Inline assembly - How to deal with arrays in AT&T style?
Hello all, I know that there are many choices in the world of programming ... In my case, I have some code that I had written in Intel style for Microsoft VC++ 6. It uses 32 bit addresses. It uses...
Difference between internal-sftp and sftp-server?
I created a restricted user with rbash, for sftp file sharing between desktop(client) and laptop(server) but whenever i entered password it would return "Connection closed" in progress of connection....
File /etc/machine-id not found. Pros/Cons ?
Hi all, I came across something that I haven't ever needed, it's a file named: /etc/machine-id. I see why it might be needed. So a couple of questions: Firstly, I'm curious as to why it's not...
Messed up the Gui of Qbittorent, maybe all QT apps
I'm using Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon edition. I had a problem with being unable to read text in the settings in an app called Cool Retro Term, it seemed like the fonts were white on a white...
Question about Linux USB flash drive cloning
Hello. I was wondering if someone could help with a question about cloning a USB drive with Linux on it. We have a drive that is 4GB and has 3 partitions on it with ext2 file systems in them. The...
Fetching mail from an office365 server
I've been using fetchmail for 25 years, wish I could keep using it, but they refuse to get along with oauth2 and one of my accounts uses it. What's the easiest alternative to get to get my mail...
WiFi not working in newly installed Kubuntu 23.10 in ASUS laptop
When I replaced Windows 11 with Kubuntu 23.10 in an ASUS X553M laptop, the installation finished with a "fatal error". I had to use yannubuntu's boot-repair to fix it, which I downloaded through a...
USB HUB not working correctly on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
Hi, Weive attached a USB 3.0 hub from VIA Labs (VLI ) to an NVIDIA Jetson Orin. Whenever we connect a peripheral directly to the hub, it is detected but doesnit establish a connection. We...
constexpr and performance result
Hi Why constexpr in function giving extremely high performance when i compare to plain function ? example: Code: --------- constexpr auto fib_constexpr(unsigned int n) -> unsigned int {...
LXer: STM32MP2 MPU Series Enhances Performance with 64-bit Architecture and 1.35 TOPS NPU
Published at LXer: Last week, STMicroelectronics unveiled the STM32MP2 series, its second-generation line of 64-bit industrial microprocessors. Designed for intelligent edge computing, this new...
What is this error in syslog?
I have been given an old Acer Extensa 5235 laptop and I successfully installed MX Linux. I noticed on 3 occasions it showed a black screen in the middle of doing something, but the mouse pointer...
LXer: KaOS Linux 2024.03 Is Out to Deliver a Stable KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Experience
Published at LXer: The KaOS Linux developers released today a new ISO snapshot of their independent, Arch Linux-inspired distribution for March, KaOS Linux 2024.03, which ships with the stable KDE...
A few questions about Docker configuration
Hello, I have some questions about the Docker configuration: 1- I want to start an Nginx container using Docker Compose, what is the problem with the following configuration? Code: ---------...
Wrapping char device monitor
I am working on a kind of forensic shim, another layer in file integrity monitoring. Looking for a way to wrap or monitor a /dev/device character file for writes and logging what's being written to...
LXer: VLC Player Hits 5 Billion Downloads, Prepares for WebAssembly, Vision Pro App
Published at LXer: Free and open source iOGi media player VLC surpasses 5 billion downloads! Read More... (https://debugpointnews.com/vlc-5-billion/)
Cinnamon "Lock Screen Off" not working
Hello All, Using Debian Bookworm with Cinnamon DTE. After looking on line, I found the way to keep the screen from automatically going to lock screen after being idle. I selected...
LXer: Speedometer 3.0 adds new workloads for browser benchmarking
Published at LXer: But when almost everyone has the same browser engine, are browser benchmarks so important? The latest Speedometer, a benchmark measuring web responsiveness, is out in version...
LXer: Linux Kernel 6.8 Released. This is What's New.
Published at LXer: A new mainline Linux Kernel 6.8 is now available. Find out what are the best new features of this version. Read More... (https://www.debugpoint.com/linux-kernel-6-8/)
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