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I just noticed something nice about fvwm3 and sddm. File /usr/share/xsessions/fvwm3.desktop is installed, that means you get a pick on the sddm menu to use fvwm3. That means ~/.xsession is not...

Published at LXer: When managing an Ubuntu 24.04 system, itis essential to understand the security and administrative practices that come with it. By default, Ubuntu does not set a root password...

Il try update Debian 12 and i have this error: Code: --------- Setting up linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (6.1.76-1) ... /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms: dkms: running auto installation service for...

Running LMDE Elisa. When rebooting or installing new updates and reboot, 60% of the time when the LM icon comes up the system locks requiring to reboot. This has been going on for a year and with the...

Published at LXer: This article provides insight on SQLiteis support for JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) and the latest addition, JSONB. It explains how SQLite facilitates handling JSON and JSONB...

Code: --------- ip address show --------- Code: --------- 1: lo inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo\ valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 1: lo inet6 ::1/128 scope host...

Hi there! I am writing a simple calendar application and want to save appointments as ical/ics file. Would a file just containing the lines Code: --------- BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Zu Thomas...

Published at LXer: In this article, you will learn about the special file /dev/zero and its various use cases, such as creating a swap file, a dummy file for testing, and formatting the drive for...

Hi, I'm looking to replace my ageing ath9k USB dongle. It serves as an AP, broadcasting 2 SSIDs and those are the minimum parameters I'd like to keep. I found this...

Published at LXer: The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.5 as the fourth ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 iBookwormi operating system...

Published at LXer: This USB-C powered touchscreen monitor from DomyFan packs a high-resolution display and stereo speakers, but best of all, it works in Linux. Read More......

The new package "python-trove-classifiers" requires "calver" lib. It will download "calver" automatically if it does not found it, but I think it will be better to include "python-calver" as a...

Hi Some time ago someone asked about reading the VersaDos file format.... https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/reading-the-versados-file-format-86596/ I spent some time...

Published at LXer: Radxais ZERO 3W is an ultra-small single board computer with high-performance capabilities. Based on the Rockchip RK3566 and supporting Wi-Fi6 / BT 5.4, this compact device is...

Published at LXer: The GNOME Project released today the beta versions of the GNOME Shell and Mutter components as part of the upcoming GNOME 46 desktop environment series and theyire packed with...

Published at LXer: The PeaZip 9.7 open-source, free, and cross-platform archive manager has been released today as a maintenance update meant to refresh the applicationis core functionality and...

There are disk errors that are preventing boot. FSCK does not help because I just get 'fsck from util-linux 2.31.1' What do I need to do? Detailed step by step instructions please.

When trying to run Days Gone in steam on Linux Mint mate 21.3 the banner for the game shows up on the screen together with this popup window message: "DX11 feature level 10.0 is required to run the...

Published at LXer: Stable Debian 12 (Bookworm) is getting its fifth update, shipping with 42 security updates and 68 bug fixes. Upgrade now! Read More......

I don't see my printer in Add Printer in virtualbox pop os. i am using this as a guide (https://support.system76.com/articles/add-a-printer-pop/) step 5 is where I'm stuck. I need to print from...

I'm sorry if my question is obvious After some problems with the updates of my system with Sbopkg and Slpkg, I think it had some old packages, which had changed, and they were no longer in the...

Published at LXer: Waveshare has unveiled two new boards based on the ESP32-S3, each equipped with 4G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth capabilities. Additionally, these boards support 18650 batteries and come...

Published at LXer: It is gratifying to witness the continual evolution of free, open-source office suite software, offering robust alternatives to Microsoft Office.In today's blog post, we explore...

Currently, my computer boots between Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux. Each installation is on their own drive. I choose which OS to use with the Grub menu. I want to erase the entire Windows drive and...

Following some recommended fixes, in the grub, I change the "ro" to "rw" and add init=/bin/bash at the end before the "}" and save. Upon reboot, the system says init=/bin/bash in invalid. Looking for...

Published at LXer: HandBrake 1.7.3 has been released today as a new maintenance update to this popular open-source, cross-platform, and free video transcoding and conversion software. Read...

Linuxmint 21.3 Cinnamon. Which suspend process step by step does mint go through after the SUSPEND button is pressed. I am asking because I was thinking of suspending from CLI but different Linux's...

I've been wrestling with DaVinci Resolve for a long time now but now I actually need it. Initially it told me my FUSE setup was incomplete and wouldn't run the "installer". Free v17 finally ran right...

Published at LXer: Fedora Atomic Desktops Announced: A Unified Approach to rpm-ostree Spins. Read More... (https://debugpointnews.com/fedora-atomic-desktops/)

Hello, I have been converting windows users to Linux for some and now and have not yet noticed this unique feature of Linux. Is the multi-line text highlight mode on single-line textboxes a...

This post is not so much an issue as a suggestion to the Slackware distribution maintainers. In future slackpkg updates, could you please build ntpd with the --enable-ntp-signd option? Without...

E: dpkg was interrupted; manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to fix the problem. And I can't run it because I am not a system manager or root? thanx in advance for feedback, greetings from a newbee !

Hello All, I started getting this kernel build error yesterday on the Stable branch. Not sure how to get around it. Any insight much appreciated. Thanks Much, pb Building module:

Hello, I want only 10 different IP addresses to connect to a port. Which of the following iptables rules is correct? Code: --------- # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --syn -dport XXY -m iplimit...

Linux Mint 21.1 Vera 5.15.0-94-generic Upgraded an Inspiron 660 to the max, including an Intel i3550 w/integrated i915 graphics. Now the boot sequence hangs on: Code: --------- [1.467865]...

I am new to openSuse, and would love to install Ulauncher on Leap. I have downloaded the tar.gz file and extracted it to the Downloads folder., but I donit know how to go from here. Here is what...

Is this a server side problem please ?

Hi! I'm hoping somebody can help me. I'm having trouble configuring IpCop. From the web server I have in the DMZ, I can't ping IpCop or the red interface and according to the official IpCop...

Hello, i'm trying to add subtitles using autosub. fmpeg -version ffmpeg version N-113609-g66231e5871 Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 11 (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04)...

Hello, this is my 1st attempt to install Linux on my Windows PC, so I shall tell probably a lot of stupid things, please be patient. I would like to use Skywave Linux distribution and evaluate it...

Dear all, I am trying to install virtualbox on my Slackware 15, but so far no success. I've tried with Sbopkg, Sbotools (sboinstall), and directly downloading the files from Slackbuilds. In the...

It happened during fast moving with mouse. I could not move the window back. Fluxbox. Any idea please ?

Hi all, I recently installed Fedora alongside Windows and Fedora works fine, but when I click on Windows in Grub, the computer resets and Windows won't boot. I thought Grub chose the wrong partition...

I managed to get from a friend a file from their Apple Laptop called: Install macOS Sonoma.app How can I make an .iso file out of that on my KDE neon laptop? I need that iso for a VirtualBox on my...

Published at LXer: The KDE Project announced today the release and general availability of KDE Frameworks 5.115 as the latest stable version of this collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to...

OS : Oracle Linux 7 Code: --------- cat /etc/default/grub --------- ---Quote--- GRUB_TIMEOUT=5

Published at LXer: It's now possible to run VirtualBox on top of KVM hypervisor. Read More... (https://debugpointnews.com/virtualbox-kvm/)

If I only want to download a single youtube video from a playlist how would I do that with yt-dlp? Thanks in advance.

I noticed when I started having problems with my virtualbox os that it start up screen font went from small to large. I no longer see the smaller font size, its about 4 times as large, why did that...

How do I bypass having to login all the time if I have already set up a virtualbox with os on it?