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all -- I had been running Slackware Live Edition 15.0 on my new laptop for a week as of last Saturday. In addition to the base system, I added the following 'bonus' packages to /liveslak/addons/...

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I've only used stable versions of Slackware in the past. If I start now to use -current as my "stable" Slackware, would it work to update it by using the slackpkg update procedure each day? (Is...

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Other than the monitor (not) going into standby without crashing the desktop in the process, the one other reason I've been constrained to stick to X11 over Wayland was drawing tablets: I remember the...

I discovered an unexpected thing in Bedrock and was wondering if anyone could clue me in. Here is the /etc/fstab as it is in my bedrock OS: Code: --------- # /etc/fstab for bedrocked Void on...

Published at LXer: When buying an Android smartphone, users may notice that there are some unwanted applications (bloatware), which are installed but cannot be removed, because these applications...

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Hello community, I try to upgrade my local glibc version, from version 2.31 to 2.34 . With the follwoing commands I compiled the glibc source code cd glibc-2.34 mkdir glibc-build cd...

My mail server occasionally experiences high load averages (>25 and up to 100-200-600) and stops accepting connections. This problem may not arise for several months, then for 2-3 days I have to just...

I have used atop succesfully in the past with other setups, but not with linux containers. The case scenario is this: 1. I install atop in the LXD machine 2. I run some hoggy process inside the...

I have an Z97M-PLUS MB with 12 GB RAM running Linux Mint 20.2. It currently has a 2TB sata HDD for data. Operating system is on a 128 GB corsair SSD. I have successfully (I think) installed the...

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It's a multi-threading program synchronized with semaphore. According to my knowledge, those three thread should print one by one, at least in this way. And if I redirect it to a file, it seems the...

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Hello, trying to complete a module on HTB, I want nc to listen to an uploaded reverse shell. Surprisingly, on my host OS (Fedora 34) it does not work, whereas on a VM OS (like ParrotOS or Kali) it...

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Hello members... I am NEW to this website/forum and NEW to LINUX as well. My old computer which was running with windows10 id no longer working. I even reformated the hard drive and since i...

After spending a bit of time studying gnome 3 and installed a new Debian to test gnome 41, I find the following: 1. It seems I cannot put applications as icons on the Desktop. This is bad...

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Hi everyone, I have an external harddisk on my Ubuntu which I have configured to get mounted automatically, I am using it as a partition, but the issue I am facing is, all the permissions are given...

Just installed a new Debian: ---Quote--- Linux debian12-vostro 5.14.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.14.16-1 (2021-11-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux ---End Quote--- I do not how to explain this:

Published at LXer: I’ve often struggled with procrastination, and to-do applications have been lifesaving. I sometimes find myself needing a reminder to just focus on getting the most important...

Hi, Currently we are having a gateway which connects legacy CPRI radios having ipv4 ftp server running on it to latest ecpri DUs having ipv4 ftp client running. For now we were using ftp-proxy to...

So basically someone has run chmod 777 /etc which has knocked out ssh and sudo access. I do have access via a non-root user. Any way I can at least run chmod 440 /etc/sudoers so I can at least...

Published at LXer: Linus Torvalds has loosed the first release candidate for version 5.16 of the Linux kernel. In his Sunday afternoon State of the Kernel announcement, Torvalds indicated the merge...

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Hi, Just some information (cpu, DE, disk) to know the configuration of each one It may also help to ask questions to some on problems encountered on similar configurations CPU : ADM Ryzen 7...

I have a variable that returns 3 fields but in same line as below : ##################### [grid@hostname ~]$ failgroup_names=$($ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus -s "/ as sysasm" set feedback...

Published at LXer: The two-week merge window for Linux kernel 5.16, the next major Linux kernel release, closes today, and, as expected, it ends with the availability for public testing of the...

Hi, I have a single boot server with F34; it has a Gigabyte AORUS motherboard, and I could enter hardware configuration by pressing the DEL key at powerup. After F34 upgrade, I can't seem to enter...

Hi there again, like before i am trying to make a good configuration for Slackware(64) 14.2 using a new USB Doongle for connect Bluetooh before i ask on this thread ->...

This is an answer to this post (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/requests-for-current-14-2-15-0-a-4175620463/#post6301326). Context: installation of Slint64-14.2.1. If users...

I have transmission installed on my home server with arch linux. How to allow access to port 9091 on which i am accessing transmission-web? Is this the right rule: Code: --------- sudo iptables...

Hi! I have a desktop computer (running Ubuntu) with Pi-Hole running on a VM. I would like to have the pi-hole VM automatically ran when the desktop computer reboots. Here are the commands I would...

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As an addition to what I was doing / am doing in https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=6299554#post6299554 I want to output the last 20 lines of all the csv's in one folder to a...

Hello I have linux mint. I am looking to dual boot it with windows. However, my CD drive is broken, and I don't have any USB. However, I can use GRUB to install it. How could I do this?

Greetings folks. Ubuntu software won't open. It spins for several seconds and then just goes away. I really don't want to reinstall and lose all of my tweaks. Thanks in advance, --glenn

This HD (2TB drive)is used exclusively for backups and is only attached when doing backups. There is no OS on the external drive. I have an internal SSD and when my external Seagate was attached, it...

Hi all, When I try to check the 256 hash for the latest Mint image I downloaded and click on the relevant link on the Mint site, I get instantly diverted to some site called Zerobounce. I have no...

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Just a basic curiosity I had so I can better understand how this is meant to work: I noticed that on systems where the user and root passwords differ `sudo` will ask for the user pass. I was always...

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14.x users should be aware bind 9.11.x an ESV, is EOL December 31 2021 - yep next month. It may receive critical security updates through only Q1, 2022, but non security related bugs, no matter how...

Hi folks, searched the forum and couldn't find anything similar to what is happening to my laptop after last night update/upgrade. If i remember correctly, it was the latest 5.15.2 kernel patch. ...

What methods do other LQ users apply to create a Windows 10 bootable USB? Which software, and is there a sticky or how to? Using a desktop and legacy BIOS. It is for a dual boot system.