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sound quality issue
When I boot my laptop, I experience awful sound quality from my headphones (i've tried to switch to a different headphones, but this did't help). But if I unplug and plug in the headphones, it fixes...
LXer: KDE Slimbook Plasma VI Linux Ultrabook Launches with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Published at LXer: Slimbook and KDE launched today a new Linux-powered ultrabook, the KDE Slimbook Plasma VI, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, up to 96GB of RAM, and a heftier battery of...
LXer: 21 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools - typeset beautifully
Published at LXer: LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. We feature the best LaTeX tools. Read More......
Ubuntu 24.04
Hello. After switching from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 the system takes more than three times longer to start. Was it worth it? 24.04 new installation. Longines
LXer: RDK X3 Development Board: Raspberry Pi 4B Form Factor with 5TOPs BPU
Published at LXer: The D-Robotics RDK X3 Development Board, recently showcased by Waveshare, is a versatile platform designed for edge AI applications, offering a powerful combination of processing...
Linux Mint 21.3 wont update font & apps
E: The package ttf-mscorefonts-installer needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report.
LXer: Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy
Published at LXer: Google recently rewrote the firmware for protected virtual machines in its Android Virtualization Framework using the Rust programming language and wants you to do the same,...
LXer: Wine 9.17 Debuts with Enhanced High DPI Support
Published at LXer: Check out Wine 9.17: Better High DPI scaling, updated Mono engine, and more ARM64 support. Read More... (https://linuxiac.com/wine-9-17-debuts-with-enhanced-high-dpi-support/)
Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
Will that piece of news finally make MAGA sit up and pay attention, or will they simply label Mr. Cheney a RINO and continue on their path to self-destruction? ...
LXer: AMD Zen 5 Not Affected By Inception/SRSO, mitigations=off Yields No Benefit On Ryzen 9000 Series
Published at LXer: One of the security changes with AMD Zen 5 processors that I haven't seen AMD publicly mention at least not prominently is that the new cores are not vulnerable to Speculative...
libvirt-python fail on host machine, but compiles fine in clean VM
This is not a huge deal but it's bugging me. The libvirt-python package will compile file when I compile it with my clean Slackware VM, but on my host machine running -current I get this error ...
LXer: A classic returns - Gimmick! 2 from Bitwave Games is out now
Published at LXer: The original released back in 1992 for the Famicom (NES) and now Bitwave Games along with publisher Clear River Games have revived the classic platformer with Gimmick! 2 out now....
Elderly newbie needs help installing document scanner
I am 95 and not so sharp as I used to be. My Win 10 computers are all turning to junk so I installed linux mint cinnamon 22. All good so far, except my document scanner was totally inappropriate. I...
Some Things Dont Change
"Remote Brazilian tribe gets internet. Now, instead of working, the teen girls share gossip while the boys watch porn." (thank Musk for this) "After only nine months with Starlink, the Marubo...
bluetooth question
i hope this is the right place for a bluetooth question. what is the difference between "pairing" and "connecting" in bluetooth? i understand things like TCP/IP network, radio waves, digital...
Pulse Audio seems to be the problem
i powered-off my bluetooth headphones and rebooted my laptop. Xubuntu 20.04 LTS pulseaudio 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.13 pavucontrol 4.0-1build1 in pavucontrol i am looking at "Output Devices" and...
LXer: Arduino CLI 1.0 released � Let�s try it with the Raspberry Pi Pico 2
Published at LXer: Arduino has just announced the release of the Arduino CLI version 1.0.0, the first stable release for which users and developers can be confident the software API wonit change...
SDDM not launching Plasma login screen
Hi everybody - As a relatively longtime Arch user, this one stumps me. I reinstalled Plasma, the system boots to 'graphical.target' on TTY1, but SDDM does not go on to launch the graphical login...
LXer: How I Found the Perfect Linux OS and Stopped Distro-Hopping
Published at LXer: For almost a year, I spent jumping from one Linux distro to the next without ever settling on one for more than a week. Hereis how I stopped and found the right distro for me. ...
An SSD TBW Conundrum
I have three SSDs. The key parameter that determines their lifespan is TBW (terabytes written). Unfortunately, each of my drives uses a different standard to represent the units of data written. ...
LXer: "I believe privacy is worth paying for": Vishnu Mohandas, Creator of 'Ente', an Open-Source Rival to Google Photos
Published at LXer: Meet the founder of Ente, building a privacy alternative to Google Photos. Earlier this year, Ente dropped on our radar when its developers decided to open-source the project...
Seeking help with firewall rule for dns traffic (nftables/iptables)
I had little success trying to set up an explicit rule to allow DNS traffic reported in the log below. Need help to at least understand what is going on. From my understanding, this is not about...
LXer: 7 ways to compare text files on Linux
Published at LXer: There are numerous ways to compare text files on a Linux system from the command line. This post describes seven commands that can help you do this and explains how to interpret...
Home network options?
My new isp seems inextricably linked to a new sucky ZTE modem. Fully half of the settable options are for the SIM, about which I know nothing. So I've been fiddling with the rest and speed testing...
Moved and lost internet (on 1 machine)
I've had Debian 12 working fairly well on my Raspberry Pi 4 for a couple years and then I had to move. I can't connect to anything from it even though I've been replacing my /etc/network/interfaces...
LXer: GitHub Actions Vulnerable to Typosquatting, Exposing Developers to Hidden Malicious Code
Published at LXer: Threat actors have long leveraged typosquatting as a means to trick unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites or downloading booby-trapped software and packages. ...
LXer: Updated Patches Allow Compiling The Linux Kernel From Within macOS
Published at LXer: Back in 2022 were a set of patches that allowed compiling the ARM64 Linux kernel from Apple macOS hosts. The intent was for developers just wanting to do some build/smoke testing...
My Linux OS is stuck on boot, won't boot up
I have dual boot on my computer, one for windows and other for Linux. For some reason it stopped being able to boot up the Linux Operating system. It gives me the choice to choose Linux when booting...
LXer: Immich 1.114 Unveils New Enhancements and Bug Fixes
Published at LXer: Immich 1.114 self-hosted photo and video backup solution now with hierarchical tags, better EXIF handling, and fresh UI updates. Read More......
Freeze when pressing on install (fresh new install)
Ive tried for the last couple of days to install linux on a secondary drive as a dual boot system. The problem is that as soon as I press on install the pc freezes and cancels this install, often with...
list of non-javascript pastebins?
hello i noticed these last years that tons of services of pastebin uses privatebin, whom by default requires javascript to be used. i discovered then : https://paste.debian.net/ but sometimes...
what are the real threats of letting old linux on a network behind a NAT?
hello my question would be simple : what is the real cyber threat/risk of letting a old device (computer, openwrt/ddwrt router, old android) used today behind a NAT? when i mean "old", it's 2015...
LXer: Best Linux Server Distros 2024: Comparing the Biggest Players
Published at LXer: This tutorial will show you the best and most used Linux server distros in 2024. A Linux distribution (distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that...
LXer: Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41
Published at LXer: Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2's chip. Fedora 41 is approaching the home stretch, but is currently beset by problems around Raspberry Pi support. Read More......
LXer: KDE Again Operated At A Loss During 2023
Published at LXer: KDE e.V. announced the availability today of their annual report for covering 2023. While they made a lot of accomplishments and worked a lot on KDE Plasma 6 development, it was...
iptables POSTROUTING interface question
I'm not sure if they interface I list in my postrouting rule is being properly added to iptables. (trying to enable routing on mini pc) When I execute(wifi0 is interface name): iptables -t nat -A...
LXer: 8 Best Free and Open Source Vulnerability Detection Tools
Published at LXer: Vulnerability scanning is an essential activity for enterprise security. We recommend the best free and open source vulnerability detection tools. Read More......
LXer: Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Paused Due to �Critical Bug�
Published at LXer: Last week, the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS arrived, and upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the newest one officially enabled. However, those upgrades didnit go...
LXer: Get lost in a huge castle in the 2.5D metroidvania 'The Throne' on September 30
Published at LXer: Coming with Native Linux support on September 30th is The Throne, a 2.5D styled metroidvania from BeByte. The developer already sent over a key to our Steam Curator, so I'll be...
Ubuntu Jammy does not sleep anymore
Hello, I have been running Ubuntu 22.04 on my desktop PC for over 2 years and until a few weeks ago I could put it to sleep overnight with the keyboard. I don't know what changed but I assume it is...
logrotate: 2-digit file extensions
Hello I don't know why this is so hard to figure out. I have a lot of web server logs, and even though I increased the size of the log file to 50MB before rotation, sometimes I still go over 10...
LXer: MastoGizmos: 11 Free Search Tools for Exploring Mastodon
Published at LXer: If you have to do research online you might want to bookmark this set of online tools that make exploring Mastodonis federated world easy. Read More......
LXer: What is Ubuntu's Upcoming Security Center GUI Tool All About?
Published at LXer: Seeing a security-focused application tailored for a specific Linux distribution is like spotting Windows being non-intrusive when delivering its updates; you don't get to see...
[SOLVED] pointer to pointers
I can't seem to get this to work the way I want it. I want word to increment what its pointing to in func2 after func is called and i want to increment what **word2 is pointing to. so **word2 will...
LXer: New Apache Cassandra 5.0 gives open source NoSQL database a scalability and performance boost
Published at LXer: After years of development effort and community discussion, the open-source Apache Cassandra 5.0 database is finally generally available. The new database update offers...
LXer: AMD Reveals Latest Plans For Open-Source openSIL With Replacing AGESA, Zen 6 Milestone
Published at LXer: Last year to much excitement in our community was the new AMD project announcement of openSIL as an open-source CPU silicon initialization project that is an advancement for...
... but.. what could it be?
I was going to introduce directly by....., but the picture talks for itself : [img]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/attachment.php?attachmentid=43598&stc=1&d=1725656544[/img]...
LXer: Here's Everything New in GNOME 47
Published at LXer: Packed with improvements, version 47 of the GNOME desktop environment will be launched on Sept. 18, 2024. We spun up the beta preview release so youill know what to expect when...
What is the best practice to properly mount a file system?
Would you help me understand the proper way to create a mount point to mount a file system? I have 2 external hard drives which I have partitioned using parted and on which I created ext4 file...
LXer: Unlocking the Secrets of Writing Custom Linux Kernel Drivers for Smooth Hardware Integration
Published at LXer: Kernel drivers are the bridge between the Linux operating system and the hardware components of a computer. They play a crucial role in managing and facilitating communication...
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