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Published at LXer: Almost all the data files I audit are in UTF-8, but the files have often started out in other encodings. This can lead to some hilarious mojibake and loads of fun for me as I try...

Published at LXer: CBL-Mariner 1.0 is the first stable release of this new Linux distro developed by Microsoft for internal use. Learn how to install it on VirtualBox. Read More......

I know there are dummy 'monitors' for HDMI/VGA outputs, to make a graphics card think it has a monitor connected, but are there dummy inputs that will make a monitor think it is receiving a signal? I...

I was installing Linux, when during the middle of the process the installer sent this error message (or something similar): ---Quote--- [Errno5] Input/output error ---End Quote--- ...

I did the upgrade from 20.1 to 20.2 Mint on a underpowered netbook (dual core, 4GB). Everything works well - as far as I can tell. However, if I choose from the *nemo* menu Edit -> Preferences...

Published at LXer: Although FAT32 or FAT16 are very old file systems, which is reflected in their poor performance in comparison to other file system alternatives, they are still widely used by...

I looked at iDrive but it's not really integrated with Linux too well...I also looked at a few others, but it gets so confusing haha! I want to ditch Onedrive (reasons I won't post here) so I need...

I just tried to send a message across the SBo mailing list noting that I will no longer be maintaining the SlackBuilds for slimjet and simplenote, but received the error: ---Quote--- SMTP error from...

Published at LXer: Linux Kernel 5.14 RC1 brings a good deal of new hardware support, we round up the new features in this kernel release in this post. Read More......

Published at LXer: Coding and testing inconsistencies are a risk when you have multiple developers with different development environments working on a project. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an...

I was messing about with AppArmor settings and I somehow managed to mask it Code: --------- root@odroid64:/var/log# systemctl status apparmor ● apparmor.service Loaded: masked (/dev/null;...

Published at LXer: Learning to parse XML is often considered a complex venture, but it doesn[he]#039[/he]t have to be. XML is highly and strictly structured, so it[he]#039[/he]s relatively...

can anyone recommend outdoor access point hardware? can be commercial or small business or home, don't care.

(artix) When I do "su" I get the following: Code: --------- su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info --------- What bugs me is that I can perfectly login as root when...

Does anyone know of a good png file viewer. I used to be a photographer and have quite a large number of png file that I have no way to view at the moment without booting back to windows which I would...

Published at LXer: Open source made it into a lot of news headlines last month. Read on to learn about some of the major advances. Read More......

I worked with Unix for many years, mostly SUN and HP with a heavy preference for SUN but I've been away from it for quite some time. I did some work with linux over the years but just really starting...

@Pat Could you please correct these 2 .desktop files (seamonkey-mail.desktop & seamonkey.desktop) with : -Terminal=0 +Terminal=false To make them reappear in the app launcher

Hello dear members, I'm a complete newbie in Linux. I googled several times, but if I tried, that didn't worked, 'cause it was too complicated for me... I wanna use that S/MIME Certificate...

Heya friends from LQ! My name is HeyRusse! and I'm a newbie about Linux. Distros that I use are Linux Mint 19.3 and Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. I'm here to ask questions about some stuff that I can't...

Doesn't this sort of thing gladden your heart? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57811953 A €500 Million fine, and €900,000 per day for every day they don't toe the line:D

Published at LXer: echo is a shell built-in command that is used to print the information/message to your terminal. It is the most popular command that is available in most Linux distributions and...

Published at LXer: After last month’s major redesign, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that Firefox might take it easy with its latest update. With Firefox 90, the Mozilla has added a number of...

Published at LXer: 2DayGeek: In this quick tutorial, we'll show you who are currently logged in to the Linux system. Read More... (https://www.2daygeek.com/check-current-logged-in-users-linux/)

Slackers, When I boot the system, Xorg get started but I am not able to login in XFCE4 on Slackware64-current with latest updates. Please check the attachment for Xorg.log. Thanks

Published at LXer: The Solus team pulled off another great release with Solus 4.3 with the latest desktop versions. We wrap up the release. Read More......

After kde and plasma update in current branch I have strange behavior in every window which have tabs inside. It is almost impossible to switch tabs by mouse. Only the last tab get foucus. And this...

Hi. This may or may not be my 1st post. I spent about 30 minutes typing up a comprehensive account of my problem, submitted it only to see a Your Logged Off... message So.... 1. Is this my 1st or...

Published at LXer: Linux user dips toe in Microsoft OS. I have been a Linux user for decades. Last week, I bought a Windows computer.… Read More......

Published at LXer: Linux user dips toe in Microsoft OS. Column I have been a Linux user for decades. Last week, I bought a Windows computer.… Read More......

Hello my first post here on the forum and I am a beginner I'm looking for your help I have a command (bsh / sh) file that sends a ping request and the answers I get are ON or OFF depending on whether...

Published at LXer: Linux user dips toe in Microsoft OS. Column I have been a Linux user for decades. Last week, I bought a Windows computer.… Read More......

Another theme related problem... I'm running Xfce with Ubuntu, and the "Appearance" setting program (xfce4-appearance-settings) only changes some appearance settings, on some programs. I have Gnome...

Hi all. I am updating my Linux kernel (for use in Lineage AOSP) using the following commands: // To clone the kernel onto my local machine: git clone [address of kernel on github] // To apply...

Published at LXer: This article shows how to deploy a new Kubernetes cluster on Ubuntu 18.04, using Ansible Playbooks Read More......

Published at LXer: Mozilla published today the final bits of their upcoming Firefox 90 web browser for all supported platforms, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows. Read More......

I have just bought a new box which has a wi-fi card. Amd with Slackware current. can anyone point me to clear and precise instructions on how to start wi-fi before X starts or at least before...

Published at LXer: Use a Git push to trigger an Ansible Automation Platform playbook execution in six easy steps. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/6-code-pushes-aap)

Published at LXer: Glances is an open source real time Linux server monitoring system that aims at providing as much as information possible in as minimum as space possible. Glances is like top...

Greetings All Ever since sometime way back in Wine 2x days I've been using Dugan's excellent wine.Slackbuild scripts to build wine. It automatically downloads the latest release (unless modified to...

Hello everyone! I'm looking for method to open attachment under clwas-mail, automatically as kmail and similar software. I'm boring that to each attch file I must choose a program to open.

Published at LXer: New release also brings a few refreshed apps and refinements. Version 20.2 of Linux Mint has attempted to address the sticky subject of system update notifications and...

I need someone who can help me to this error thank you sshpass -p ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@192.168.1.31 df -m | grep "VMFS-*" Traceback (most recent call last): ...

I need to find port and read info from this port. But there are iptables config, that blocks scans. Can you help to understand how find these port? first: Code: --------- ipset create...

anyone can help me this error from the bash script sshpass sshpass -p ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@192.168.1.31 df -m | grep "VMFS-*" Traceback (most recent call...

My schroot won't let me in... E: Access not authorised I: You do not have permission to access the schroot service. I: This failure will be reported. I suspect this might be the pam.d config...

Published at LXer: The Biden Administration issued today an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. “Reinstating net neutrality is a crucial down payment on the much...

Hi! I have Xubuntu on a MacBook Air, and after a few months of using it, the WiFi ceased to work on the machine, even though there a WiFi icon that clearly indicates that my computer is still...

Published at LXer: Solus have just released a new update to their Fortitude series of distributions bringing us up to version 4.3. Let’s take a quick look at what’s new. Read More......

Published at LXer: XML*is a hierarchical markup language. It uses opening and closing tags to define data. It's used to store and exchange data, and because of its extreme flexibility, it's used...