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Unable to Launch AppImages on Fedora 35 - libva Error
This issue happens on every AppImage I have on my system. I do not have any handlers (AppImageLauncher, etc) installed, although I used to (I uninstalled AppImageLauncher while troubleshooting this...
algorithmic democracy
Please ponder this: A "checks-and-balances" between two types of votes: THE PANIC VOTE: Everybody's sense of BS (yes, I mean the slang word "bull shit", because I can't find a more...
Problems with Systemback
Hi, I had to reinstall sparky7 ... I have a usb/live with systemback as a backup, with all settings etc. The system had before breaking 7.5 GB approximately (amount with which it was copied to...
podcast programs for Slackware
I love podcasts, but I'm having problems finding a maintained podcast app. I used to use google podcast's web thing, but it's become awkward. VLC I like, but it doesn't stream Wondery podcasts....
Can I use wget with login credentials to download an online course?
I'd like to take the course with me to where there's no internet. I've no real idea what I need to do for this, but I've cobbled this together from the man pages, and it downloads an html file. ...
LXer: Vanilla Vim is fun
Published at LXer: When you start Vim with the --clean option, it shows up in "vanilla" mode. No plugins, no configuration, just back to the roots. I have collected a ton of configuration...
vi - joining consecutive lines
I map a key in vi to help me join two lines together and then move to the next line. Rinse and repeat. This is part of the process to help me shuffle some #EXTM3U style playlists for my portable music...
LXer: But why that VPN? How WireGuard made it into Linux
Published at LXer: Maybe someday – maybe – Zero Trust will solve many of our network security problems. But for now, if you want to make sure you don't have an eavesdropper on your network, you...
Installing Slackware AArch64 on the RockPro64
ARMed Slackers feast your eyes on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXAL9jz-yaA A sign of things to come! If this video from Stuart doesn't leave you drooling over your keyboard then nothing...
which distro?
looking for a minimalistic distro to suit a i386.
LXer: Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Final Cut Pro
Published at LXer: Final Cut Pro is a commercial proprietary video editing application which lets users log and transfer video, edit, process the video, and output to a wide variety of formats....
LXer: Zorin OS 16 Celebrates More Than 1 Million Downloads with Lite Edition
Published at LXer: The Zorin OS devs announced today the release and general availability of Zorin OS 16 Lite edition of their latest Zorin OS 16 distribution for users of low-end computers. ...
LXer: Test Linux and Unix operating systems online for free with DistroTest
Published at LXer: DistroTest is a web service that allows you to test Linux and Unix operating systems online for free, without having to install them locally. Read More......
LXer: How to Install NetBeans IDE on Debian 11
Published at LXer: NetBeans IDE is an open-source and free extensible Java Integrated Development Environment that enables users and programmers to quickly develop Java EE, Java desktop, and web...
only 2 options to install L.M.
Hello all, I need education/instruction.. I am trying to install L.M. 20.2 Cinnamon from a usb live . Thoroughly enjoy it and all things work well- no issues. When I made the decision to...
upgrade mysql-server (mariadb) can't log into root stuck in secure-auth
It kept saying Server is running in --secure-auth mode, but 'root'@'localhost' has a password in the old format; please change the password to the new format on debian I tried adding...
"script" doesn't seem to fully recognize one's environment
I'm working on a project that, sadly, involves software that seems to have been written by people who love typing long commands (and don't mind correcting the inevitable typos). As a result, some of...
Implementing file explorer GUI like one of VS Code. In java.
Code: --------- import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.util.*; class BoxLayoutTest extends Frame { BoxLayoutTest() {
LXer: The Cyber-Investigation Analysis Standard Expression Transitions to Linux Foundation
Published at LXer: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., December 7, 2021— The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the Cyber-investigation...
Printer Canon G1410
I use Mint 20 and want to install drivers for printer Canon G1410. Canon does not provide driver for Linux. Can anyone help?
LXer: Want to get aboard the Kubernetes Express? Start learning now
Published at LXer: Containerization and Kubernetes are revolutionizing how companies and tech organizations build applications and run their operations on premises and in the cloud. Read More......
last failed login
Running current and I see this in the /var/log/sddm.log ---Quote--- [15:15:50.540] (WW) DAEMON: Authentication information: "Last failed login: Tue Dec 7 16:07:31 GMT 2021" [15:15:50.543] (WW)...
Question about Device ownership & file access
I have three USB attached HDDs. One is received from the manufacturer formatted NTFS, the other two were reformatted on a different LINUX computer as ext4. I have installed Plex media server and...
swi-prolog 8.4.1 wouldn't compile (amd64/Centos7/gcc-10.2)
Oh well, why would it compile? Here is the build script I tried: Code: --------- #!/bin/bash rm -rf build/ mkdir -p man/archive
Audio Equalizer Programs for Elementary
Hello, My question is though that I can't seem to find any graphic equalizers for Elementary. I used Pulseeffects before on Budgie, but that doesn't seem available here. I need a simple graphic...
LXer: A 2021 Linux Foundation Update from the Executive Director
Published at LXer: In 2021 the Linux Foundation (“LF”) emerged from the worst pandemic in a century and embraced new horizons. The collaborative activities in our project communities weathered the...
Possible to 'grep' a sound-bite from an audio mp3 file ?
Hello, Is there a Linux tool that can retrieve sound-bites from an audio mp3 file given a sound pattern to search ? Consider over a hundred mp3 files of media announcements by one or more public...
LXer: Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 Released for Linux Phones with ModemManager, Improved Apps
Published at LXer: The KDE Project released today Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 as the latest version of their open-source and free software suite for the Plasma Mobile desktop variant for mobile...
Patch Management tool
A higher up in my company wants us to move to a central patch management tool for our environment to include both on prem (physical and virtual) and cloud servers. We are running windows, AWS, and a...
LXer: Gremlin detection bigly improved and a NUL problem avoided
Published at LXer: "Gremlin" is my name for an invisible character other than a plain whitespace, a linefeed or a horizontal tab. Gremlins can cause errors in data processing and can also make it...
TLDR - my experiences moving from Windows to Linux
Greetings all, I thought I'd set down my finding after moving from Windows 10 for Linux. I hope somebody finds this helpful, or entertaining. I have been a long-term Windows user. I started...
LXer: The 32 Best IDEs/Text Editors for C++
Published at LXer: Not everyone has the same tastes and when it comes to development C++ the form and environment can vary from person to person. Read More......
Interprocess communication question
Hi, I'm writing a daemon which populates a data structure (actually it's a real struct type). Now, there are other little programs (client) which could want read and write on this struct which is...
LXer: Firefox 96 Enters Public Beta Testing with More Performance and Security Improvements
Published at LXer: With the release of Firefox 95, Mozilla today promoted the upcoming Firefox 96 update to the beta channel for public testing, and we can now have a closer look at the new...
Shortcut implementation for ls in 15R2 missing.
Greetings, I guess im not a noob,but i had stroke about year ago and still having issues with memory. Ive always used Slack, I think the first version I started with was 3.2. All of the versions...
Sendmail - How to send messages through different MTAs based on their domain.
I'm looking for a way to configure Sendmail to route messages to selected domains through another MTA instead of trying to do it directly through their correspondent MX records. My AWS EC2 server...
LXer: Linux as a Screensaver for Windows: The Gift of Open Source Games and SBOMs for the Holidays
Published at LXer: Abstract: Construct and package a Linux® Live DVD to install using the standard Microsoft® Windows® install process and operate as a classic Windows screensaver. Read More......
[SOLVED] query for json-c-0.13.1_20180305-i586-1.txz and libvpx-1.10.0-i586-1.txz
I'm looking for these old packages for SFS. It was part of slackware-14.2 but not the first one, nor the last one. I've not found cumulative for slackware 32 bit version.
LXer: SSH Key Rotation with the POSIX Shell - Sunset Nears for Elderly Keys
Published at LXer: OpenBSD has recently stressed to us the value of key rotation by their use of “Signify” distribution release signatures. We have realized that SSH keys should also rotate, to...
Ideas for screen ruler on Wayland
I am thinking of writing a program which behaves similarly to https://github.com/bluegrams/ScreenRuler, but works natively in Linux. However, my understanding of Wayland is that only the compositor...
LXer: VR Platform ‘Decentraland’ Now a Patron Level ‘Blender’ Member
Published at LXer: The blockchain-based virtual world platform’s membership will bring at least $135,000 in additional funding to the open source Blender project. Read More......
LXer: Anyone can draw on Linux with Inkscape
Published at LXer: Inkscape is an illustration application, and it works in vectors to ensure limitless resolution for your drawings. Vector illustration is different from freehand illustration. If...
[SOLVED] VNC - Connection refused by the computer
This is my first time I installing x11vnc in debian 11 as a server using apt-get install x11vnc. and then I run it on server with this command: Code: --------- sudo x11vnc -auth guess -forever...
"Your Car's Warranty Is About To Expire"--A New Wrinkle in the Auto Warranty Scam
I have no idea how prevalent the auto warranty scam (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2021/04/08/tips-help-stop-flood-deceptive-auto-warranty-robocalls/7098844002/) is outside of...
LXer: How to Upgrade Go on Ubuntu
Published at LXer: Learn how to upgrade Golang on Ubuntu. This article shows you how to check the current installed version, how to remove the existing version and how to install the new one. ...
Can't Sync Google Passwords and Book Marks on Chromuim
Just down loaded and installed the latest version of Linux Mint this week and I can't get Chromium to sync Chrome book marks and passwords. When I click the sync button it just asked me to enter my...
can't see the error in this piece of bash script
Learning VSCode, and found I need to understand git first. This is part of a script to get that famous git bash prompt (the one with the git info in it) I saw in a tutorial done on Windows. Comes...
LXer: Learn more about distributed databases with ShardingSphere
Published at LXer: Apache ShardingSphere is an open source distributed database, plus an ecosystem users and developers need for their database to provide a customized and cloud-native experience....
LXer: Top 10 Linux Distributions for KDE Plasma Compared
Published at LXer: Planning to adapt a stable KDE Plasma based desktop in Linux and thinking about as a daily driver? Well, here we present top 10 Linux distributions that are better integrated...
Bootup display? not sure what to call it.
When Fedora starts you can push the Tiddle button and bring up a display of a checks the computer is doing.How do you make it automatically display that?
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