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WARNING: I don't want to use ZFS so if you're going to suggest that, just keep on walking please. :) My current setup is a main server with an MDADM RAID 6 array (XFS fs, 72TB total, 20 4TB drives)...

Published at LXer: ICP presented today the NANO-ADL-P single board computer which is designed to deliver high-performance in a compact form factor. The device comes with up to 16GB RAM, dual 2.5...

As the title says, frprintd-enroll fails to enroll any finger. I have checked the libfprint list of supported devices, and my device is supported. The scanner is: Code: --------- EgisTec...

I'm trying to build CUDA toolkit VERSION="12.1.1" for Nvidia driver version 530.30.02, but I get the error that the "cuda-toolkit" directory doesn't exist. Here are the diffs of the SlackBuild and...

I have posted same thing on debian user forums, and linking that so as to reduce duplication https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=154875 TL;DR > There is an increase in power usage going from...

Published at LXer: Upgrade Ubuntu to Linux Kernel 6.4 easily using Mainline Kernel Installer. Follow our simple GUI or CLI steps for Ubuntu 23.04, 22.04, and 20.04 installations. Read More......

When I first installed Fedora 38 I had one account with admin privileges. With this arrangement, some actions in the gui require admin authentication by entering the admin password. Some commands on...

Published at LXer: As a content creator, I need to choose fonts carefully, especially concerning licenses, and this is why I mainly resort to using fonts with open-source licenses that allow me to...

I have a VCD entitled "SPHERE". On Windows, I can watch it on KMPlayer. However, I cannot watch it on Linux. I installed VLC Player and read the following instructions:...

Published at LXer: Announced as the iBiggest release of InkBox OS ever,i the free and open-source eBook reader, InkBox 2.0, impresses with many new features. Here's what's new! Read More......

I just started up my laptop today and discovered Xorg is not working. I don't think my video card (chip) is in there. I might be wrong but when I word searched for a combination of theses words it...

Hello. I am running Slackware 15.0. Just ran the slackpkg upgrade sequence a few days ago, installing the 5.15.117 kernel. After the upgrade, shut down and rebooted and all was well. ...

Good Morning, Just returned to Slackware after a lengthy absence. Followed the step-by-step to install Multilib + Alien's Steam package. Everything is installed, but upon starting steam it crashes...

Published at LXer: Introducing the game-changing Zorin OS upgrader, making your Zorin upgrades seamless. Read More... (https://debugpointnews.com/zorin-os-upgrader/)

Hello, - old usb barcode scanner Motorola DS4208-SR00007WR - scanner interface: HID keyboard emulation - OS: tumbleweed, xfce4 (but same problem on old 42 suse gnome for example) Scanner...

Published at LXer: Shopware is an application that is used for marketing and creating online shops. It is written in PHP language and stores the information in MySQL database service. Shopware is...

Let me ask what can be a loaded question. Which distribution should I use and why on my tablet I have. I want to switch it over to Linux, like I have with my main machine. However, this begs the...

I am looking to set up an encrypted backup on an external disk. To do this, I have set up a KDE Vault. Seemingly a restriction of these vaults is that only the user it belongs to can access files...

Published at LXer: The NetworkManager 1.42.8 open-source network connection management utility has been released today as a new maintenance update to the latest NetworkManager 1.42 stable series...

With kind help from LQ, quite a while ago, I have this script to remove spaces from file names before processing them from .wma to .mp3 with ffmpeg. Works perfectly! Thank you! Code: ---------...

I want to have my files in read/write mode. K3B only writes read only files. I'm transferring all my *.jpg files from an Android Smart Phone to DVD, or trying to. The K3B user manual gives no hint...

Published at LXer: German-based Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers unveiled today the 8th generation of their TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 16 Linux-powered laptop with newer NVIDIA GPUs, newer Intel...

I have been using vim and nano as my main text editors. I have never heard of ed. I've learned it was created by ken Thompson, the creator of the C language in unix. I saw a few videos on youtube...

Published at LXer: Learn step-by-step how to install Docker on Debian 12 and unlock the power of containerization. Get started with our comprehensive guide. Read More......

Published at LXer: A few points why Kali Linux is used by most of the hackers and pen testers. Read More... (https://www.debugpoint.com/why-kali-linux/)

Published at LXer: Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuildsThe backlash against Red Hat's decision to stop distributing the source code of RHEL for free to...

Hi Everyone, I am a Debian Testing user. In my sources.list I am tracking "testing" and not each Debian version by name. As Debian 12 came around, Debian Testing systems underwent massive upgrades...

So with the titled laptop model, I have tried installing multiple distros, but for the sake of this thread lets just say I'm going with Pop OS because it's easy (might want NixOS later). The laptop...

How can I whitelist certain applications/services (such as firefox, wget and DNS) for internet access while any others remain blocked by default?

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Hi everyone, I have a problem with GPT Partitions of a SSD M2 that the OS can't boot up. I tried Boot Repair software and still no success. Already tried set prefix/set boot/normal/... but grub...

Published at LXer: In our ever faster and more overwhelming online lives, weive learned to settle for the obvious choices i the ones weire made to believe are practical and right for us. Our phones...

Code: --------- System: Host: arch Kernel: 6.3.9-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME v: 44.2 Distro: Arch Linux --------- my yt-dlp fails with error like this : Code:

Published at LXer: Learn the quick and easy steps to install GCC on Linux Mint 21 or 20 to compile and run C/C++ code. Read More......

Published at LXer: Blender 3.6 LTS is now available for download as the latest and greatest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform 3D computer graphics and modeling software...

Published at LXer: Learn two methods to install Chkrootkit on Debian 12 Bookworm in the following guide. Ensure the security of your system with step-by-step instructions for a smooth installation...

Published at LXer: Bodhi Linux 7.0 release candidate (RC) is available for testing and preparation for an enhanced user experience and updates. Read More......

I am using Lenovo Ideapad 3.15 with an Elantech touchpad. When I use Slackware 15.0 with a 5.15 kernel the cursor is frozen. Putting "i8042.nopnp=1 pci=nocrs" in the kernel line of...

Published at LXer: The Libreboot project informs 9to5Linux today about the general availability of a new Libreboot release that introduces support for new hardware, as well as numerous...

Published at LXer: In the client-server architecture used by the SSH protocol, a client can authenticate by providing a tunneled clear text password or by using a public/private key pair: this is...

Published at LXer: Koodo Reader is an all-in-one free and open source ebook reader that's designed to offer an easy way to read and manage your ebook collection. There are packages for...

I am successfully running WinXP (64bit version) on a Raspberry Pi 4, I was not able to get this to work in virt-manager and I am assuming because I obviously can't do this with the hypervisor in the...

syslog has 13,661,802 instances of ---Quote--- ...LOG_INPUT: IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=... ---End Quote--- What do they come from?

---Quote--- Jan 5 01:57:49 mydomain auditd[1536]: Audit daemon has no space left on logging partition Jan 5 01:57:49 mydomain auditd[1536]: Audit daemon is suspending logging due to no space left...

Published at LXer: Discover how to add, delete, and grant sudo privileges to users in Debian Linux for enhanced security and access control. Read More......

Hi. Trying to reproduce my video scaling command in Mplayer's config file, I receive this error message: ---Quote--- Option vf needs a parameter at line 2 ---End Quote--- What I placed at...

Published at LXer: The 143rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on June 25th, 2023, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things happening in the...

Hello, Since the update when I select with a mouse slide in the address bar (thunar, firefox...), if i encounter '/' '_' '.' libX11 remove my selection and selects the word between the 2 symbols. ...

I used the program "tuxedo control center" to limit my cpu to 800 Mhz, but when checking the frequency using Code: --------- watch -n.1 "grep \"^[c]pu MHz\" /proc/cpuinfo" --------- it showed...