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[SOLVED] set variable for the output
I have below output - Code: --------- [root@server]# cat /etc/passwd | awk -F ":" '{print $1}' root bin daemon adm
Quectel EG25-G
Hi, I installed debian 11 on an industrial PC, which has a miniPCIe slot, and a Quectel EG25-G LTE modem. The modem works well, but I cannot send AT commands to it. This is what I was...
Battery icon missing Linux mint
I have installed Linux mint 20 on my notebook. The strange thing is instead of battery icon , only brightness icon can be seen in Panel. When i right click on brightness icon, i click on configure...
LXer: Differences Between Snap, AppImage, and Flatpak
Published at LXer: In this post, we will look at the differences between these three package formats - Snap, AppImage, and Flatpak. Read More......
Garbage on the display with Radeon AGP mode enabled and Lubuntu 18.04
Hello all, I have an old HP laptop which I happily use daily, but is getting slow with some web pages and I would like to enable the AGP graphic mode. However, when I enable the AGP mode of my...
can't create fake display when using modesetting
I want a fake display in my ubuntu20.4 to use ipad as a second screen. There are two graphic cards in the laptop. Code: --------- $ lspci | grep VGA >> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller:...
LXer: CentOS replacement AlmaLinux free on Azure, Microsoft to provide global network of mirrors
Published at LXer: Those other AlmaLinux offerings with 'software plans'? Not affiliated, says community leader. CentOS replacement AlmaLinux will be available on Azure Marketplace at no extra...
unable to install httpd on centos remote host using ansible file command on master vm
I am running 3 linux vms on virtual box using vagrant on my win 7 machine. the master machine is ubuntu 20.04 and the host vms are one ubuntu and one centos 8.I am using the following command:-...
LXer: ByteDance, TikToks parent company, joins the Open Invention Network
Published at LXer: Another major social network, TikTok, acknowledges the importance of Linux and open-source software by joining the OIN. Read More......
Video games.
Hi, Any Video games fans here ? Does anybody know any good 3-player or 4-player gamepad oriented retro games ? Or games that can be played via a emulator using a ROM on a PC ? My nieces...
Home appliance interferes with USB hub
It's hot in here so I have a fan on by my side a lot of the time. Its minimum speed is too strong so I get tired of it after some time and I turn it off. Then I get hot again and I turn it on again...
LXer: Zorin OS 16 Officially Released with New “Pro” Edition, Windows 11-Like Desktop Layout
Published at LXer: Zorin Group announced today the release and general availability of the Zorin OS 16 operating system, a major update that brings a stunning new look, new features, and better...
EFI partition
I have a new installation of slackware64-current with elilo boot loader. So there is a FAT efi partition, which is in fstab ---Quote--- /dev/sdb1 /boot/efi vfat defaults ...
LXer: Iterators and Generators
Published at LXer: This tutorial talks about difference between iterators and generators, how to use them and also the best use cases for each of them. Read More......
new and looking forward to becoming an active member here
Hello, I've lurked around in these forums a few times and decided now to make an account. I've actually never been a member of a forum-based site like this, or Reddit, 4chan, etc. but it seems...
Error establishing a database connection
New install Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon What is this and how do I fix it,,,,"Error establishing a database connection"?
LXer: CSV viewers for CSV haters
Published at LXer: There are quite a few programs that let us CLI people view a CSV file as a simple table. I doubt if there any CSV parsers that work perfectly with all variations in the wild of...
LXer: How to do a Screencast in Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: In this tutorial, I will show you how to install 3 different tools to do screencasts in Ubuntu. The tools covered in this article are the built-in GNOME screencast tool, the...
LXer: 4 alternatives to cron in Linux
Published at LXer: The Linux*cron system is a time-tested and proven technology. However, it[he]#039[/he]s not always the right tool for system automation. There are a few other open source...
New SSD not mounting/appearing in laptop with Coreboot/Libreboot only installed
Hi. I have a new old thinkpad, x200 laptop that i'm having difficulty mounting a new ssd into. The lap-top is installed only with coreboot or libreboot the coreboot variant/fork not sure which. The...
Aisleriot: Spider Three Decks - Different starting layout on 14.2 vs. -current, same source code.
This one is a bit of a head-scratcher. I am in the process of upgrading my mom from a Slackware64 14.2 Desktop to a Slackware64-current(15.0) laptop. Her main use case is solitaire, specifically...
LXer: Silver Searcher – A Code Searching Tool Similar to Ack
Published at LXer: The Silver Searcher is a reputable command line code-searching tool that is attributed to be cross-platform, open-source, and free. It shares most of its functional attributes...
gcc-g++ blacklisted but still showing up in slackpkg upgrade
This has happened a couple times now on different systems/upgrades. Not sure why but maybe it only happens when there is a version bump? I intentionally blacklist *gcc-g++* below since I typically...
LXer: How to Install Docker on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux
Published at LXer: Docker is a hugely popular containerization platform tool that allows users to develop, test and deploy applications in a smooth and efficient manner inside containers. A...
LXer: How to Install Wine on Linux Mint 20
Published at LXer: Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems like Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. It is an interface that...
removing a line from history
I googled and told me If I want to remove line 60 then Code: --------- history -d 60 --------- but it gave me this instead
Script for frequent upgraders of multilib
With all the recent upgrades to current I found it easier to have scripts to help facilitate the upgrade process. Admittiedly most of these were born from Eric's (Alien) current update script...
decipering an install script?
Hi, I want to install Xmind 8. All I have is a install script and no istructions how to use it. Also I would like to know what it does before I install it. comments: I have openjdk 11 installed....
LXer: How to install Jira Ticketing system on RH Cloud
Published at LXer: Jira Software is a highly used project management tool among companies nowadays. It has a good task system allowing the users to manage the entire application development process...
Hiccup/oversight in mkinitrd
Recently, while building up another BOINC crunching rig, I discovered something peculiar in the Slackware boot process. This system is an old laptop with a faulty internal harddrive, so I installed...
LXer: 27 Best IDEs for C/C++ Programming or Source Code Editors on Linux
Published at LXer: C++, an extension of well known C language, is an excellent, powerful and general-purpose programming language that offers modern and generic programming features for developing...
LXDE: app menu does not scale; but app text and lxpanel do scale
I'm using a custom setup:hdmi android stick->hdmi2av->old CRT tv i'm running linux in chroot and using vnc for access. The hdmi stick output only works at 3166x2160 and Tv is at 720x576 (i think)...
LXer: How to Install Nextcloud on Rocky Linux
Published at LXer: In this guide, you will learn how to install Nextcloud on the Rocky Linux 8.4. You will be installing Nextcloud under the LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache2/httpd, MySQL/MariaDB, and...
[SOLVED] Lagrange build error on 14.2_64 multilib
Hi all, As the topic says, there's a problem with building Lagrange (desktop GUI client for browsing Geminispace) on 14.2_64 multilib. FYI I cloned the repo and followed official 'How to...
LXer: Slackware 15.0 release candidate one
Published at LXer: Release candidate one for Slackware 15.0 announced Read More... (http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386)
Bash script assistance for loop
I have a text file that is formatted like this LDAP ad-group1 LDAP ad-group2 LDAP ad-group3 ... etc I am trying to run this command against all the lines of the text file using this: Code:...
[Advice / Suggestions / Free Hardware] What to do with older machines
I spent ~$1K in 2018 to build some new desktops for my wife's classroom - her old WinXP P4s were SO old, no recent build of either Firefox or Chrome would run on them, and the educational software she...
Can't get KDE Neon to boot from usb
Windows will recognize its installation with Media Creation tool on usb device, but for some reason, i can't get KDE Neon to load on a SanDisk usb done with Rufus. Have done this many times before...
LXer: In Search of Lost Time: GNU Grep 3.7 released with fix for 'extreme performance degradation'
Published at LXer: GNU grep 3.7 has been released with a fix for a bug causing "extreme performance degradation" in certain types of search. This search tool, which looks for character patterns in...
LXer: Part-2: 25 Basic Linux Interview Questions & Answers
Published at LXer: 2DayGeeK: Basic 25 Linux Interview Questions and Answers. Read More... (https://www.2daygeek.com/linux-interview-questions-answers-part-2/)
Help installing Suse 9.3 Pro
I am trying to install Suse Linux 9.3 on an Acer Aspire 1.The hard drive cannot be detected by installation disk.
The ugliness of Markdown to HTML and PDF
Hello everyone, I am using Ghostwriter to edit my documents in Markdown. I was very happy to see how gorgeous the document looks in the preview of Ghostwriter. Unfortunately, the conversion to...
xinit: connection to X server lost when startx in QEMU
Hi, I am using QEMU for RISC-V and have installed a graphics driver which supports X, together with its xorg conf. I booted QEMU using this tutorial:...
How to disable disk read cache dropping when the system is going to sleep?
This drop leads to a prolonged freeze when the system is woken up, as lots of apps suddenly start pulling data from the disk: just like on a cold boot. I understand why is this crucial for...
Enable TLS in OpenLDAP/phpldapadmin
Hi. I have a Debian system that runs OpenLDAP and phpldapadmin to manage it. I have it running for a few years and it is good. i would like to enable TLS in the system as well. The way i configured...
When ever new i2c device(slave) is inserted/poweredON, kernel/host has to detect slave device dynamically just like USB. How to achieve it?
The power conditions are that the i2c device(slave) is powered off and the host controller is on. And kernel module should be loaded while booting. When ever new i2c device(slave) is...
LXer: CentOS 8 Replacement AlmaLinux Now Available on Azure
Published at LXer: The RHEL clone and CentOS 8 replacement, available on Amazon Web Services since the end of June, is now available on Microsoft Azure. Read More......
Much less available memory than should be
Hello, on some of our PCs we have little available and we don't know why. The sum of memory of all processes in top is much less than used memory (sum is less than 50%, used is about 80%) and...
LXer: How to Install Microsoft Edge on Linux
Published at LXer: With the implementation of the Chromium engine on Microsoft Edge, learn in this guide how to install Microsoft Edge on various Linux distros. Read More......
Buffer I/O error on dev sde, logical block 0, async page read
Hello. I have a lenovo laptop (x1 carbon 4th gen) running luks encrypted debian. It was working fine until I replaced the battery. After rebooting the disk failed to load debian and stopped working....
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