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Hi System: --------------------------------- Code: --------- $ cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core) ---------

I have just upgraded my laptop to -current, and this has brought over Thunderbird 78. For the past year I have been battling to get versions of Thunderbird past 68 to some sort of usable state, and I...

Published at LXer: There are many commands in Linux to get the same information and one such command is the lsb_release, which is used to get the Linux distribution-related information such as OS...

I have a NAS appliance (Synology DiskStation), which exposes file shares through a variety of common protocols, including NFS and SMB/CIFS. The device has its own user set and permissions system for...

Hi, I was going to edit the source lists in /etc/apt/ or at least play with them to see if I broke it more or got anywhere, really learning the hard way here and could do with some input. Below is...

Published at LXer: Once again, I ran into another Arch-based Linux distribution - named Hefftor Linux. And I got surprised by how much customization it provides 'out of the box' for Xfce, KDE...

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Published at LXer: Kubernetes, the de facto standard for container orchestration, has quickly grown to dominate the container environment both in terms of infrastructure management and application...

Hi apologies as this is likely a common question but the search just keeps returning 504. Somehow today I lost the ability to cd /into a directory I can clearly see is there with the ls command. ...

My touchpad is doing my head in. After removing a swollen battery placed under the touchpad in my laptop, the inaccurate touchpad persists. Down buttons are back to use, but touchpad still works in...

Published at LXer: SSH (Secure SHELL) is one of the most used network protocol to connect and login to remote Linux servers, due to its increased security provided by its cryptographic secure...

Published at LXer: For some teachers, summer is here and thus a long (hopefully, relaxing) break. All the teachers I know are proud lifelong learners, though, and at the end of the summer break...

JVM terminated. Exit code=127 /usr/bin/java -Xms256M -Xmx2048M -jar /home/michaeleric/eclipse-installer//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.6.200.v20210416-2027.jar -os linux -ws gtk -arch...

I am a newbie trying to get MX Linux to work. It works just fine except that I am not able to use my big screen monitor. I am using a Win10 laptop with an HDMI monitor attached. I am using...

hardinfo gui, not hwinfo Linuxmint 20.1 Cinnamon $ sudo apt-get install hardinfo [sudo] password for : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state...

Published at LXer: We are still with "Buy a Linux printer" series, which in its previous articles we reviewed two of the best inkjet printers that support Linux. However, not all Penguin users...

Hi folks, I've tried reading and studying and researching and I simply don't understand what I'm looking at and the more I read the worse it seems to get. I just built a new computer. I...

Hi, After running the script from subject, this is what I am now seeing: ---Quote--- # lsscsi [2:0:0:0] storage HP P420i 8.32 - [2:0:0:4194240] storage HP ...

I have been happily using a PXE server for all my installs and a few other things (ex. Gparted live) for several years. All my hardware had BIOS firmware so I had only to boot using pxelinux.0 and a...

Boy, microsoft sure does jump through hoops trying to keep their win10 iso only available to windows machines. Been to this page lately on a linux box? If you can see a clearly marked link on there...

As most probably know Pamac is not currently due to the resent Pacman 6.0 update. I thought I would install Bauh in the mean time, but I keep getting the below. I honestly have no idea how to resolve...

On a Slackware-current distribution running latest Slackware kernel with the nouveau.ko modular driver, only the first 1031x591(approx) main window chunk gets rendered on Firefox startup. Title bar,...

Published at LXer: Tails 4.19 amnesic incognito live system (a.k.a. anonymous OS) is now available for download for those who want to protect their privacy and online behaviors. Read More......

I am trying to use nvme-cli inside my docker container. I have provided my container root privilege and along with all the dependencies, I also installed nvme-cli to use nvme commands inside my...

Here's a link with 2 references and a summary but google scholar has plenty more https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/06/05/1648225/how-reliable-are-modern-cpus Basically, it seems that modern...

Published at LXer: As CentOS 8 draws steadily to End of Life on December 31st, 2021, efforts have been made to come up with centos alternative distributions which will fill in the big shoes left by...

I use tightvnc on a remote Debian 10 machine with a single user with the service configured as this : root@actarus:/etc/systemd/system# cat vncserver\@.service [Unit] Description=Start TightVNC...

Published at LXer: I am a control freak. I like to be in control. I got my pilot’s license so I*could fly an airplane for fun, but it also helped me understand what is*happening when I fly...

Running Slackware current. Geolocation doesn't work in Falkon or Firefox. Using cinnamon desktop built from slackbuild. Tried using gsettings to set it but it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

Hi. Since I'm assembled in such a way that I believe in an afterlife for old computers, I have some old 32 bit computers that is not thrown away and is still fully functional. I have tried...

Hy I tried to do a new custom Kernel, because i change my card. Before, i had an arm64 card and i Saw the ath10k in the kernel's menu. Now, i have a armhf. And when i go to network driver/wireless...

Published at LXer: This guide explains what is Paru AUR helper, and how to install Paru AUR helper in Arch Linux, and how to install AUR packages using Paru. Read More......

This post not show a real problem but a question! I want to try stop motion video, so can suggest me a Slackware software to compose shot. I think to use Blender so some people suggest me Opneshot,...

Published at LXer: Maintaining open-source code is a vital but stressful job. Despite that, a recent Tidelift survey found that almost half of code maintainers aren[he]#039[/he]t paid at all. ...

Using the Firefox web browser I often see the above. For example on the options page of Adblock Plus, and elsewhere on the internet. The intention is to allow the user to turn some option on or off. ...

Published at LXer: DVWA also called "Damn Vulnerable Web App" is a free and open-source vulnerable web application. It is designed for security professionals to test their skills and understand web...

On my Linux laptop, the Firefox home page keeps resetting to start.fedoraproject.org. I've repeatedly set it to the default Firefox Home page in Preferences/Home and then, a few hours later (opening...

Hello guys, Does anyone did encounter an issue on MAAS that is unable to download new images? Ubuntu 16.04 is there by default, but when selecting newer images such as 20.04 and clicking update...

Published at LXer: Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, I was primarily a DOS user. I loved the command line environment offered in DOS, which became more powerful with each successive release....

Published at LXer: The serverless Java journey started out with functions—small snippets of code running on demand. This phase didn't last long. Although functions based on virtual machine...

I'm trying to bridge eth0 and wlan0, but I get this error when I run rc.inet1 start: Code: --------- Error: Device does not allow enslaving to a bridge. --------- But if I run this command...

Published at LXer: Welcome to the Linux Distros page where we catalog the latest versions of your favorite Linux distributions, highlight their latest features, direct you to the download page, and...

Is there a guide for installing on a Mid 2006 Macbook? I used linuxmint-20-cinnamon-64bit-mac-mattgadient.com.iso. It does the default installation easily produces the efi partition, and runs well. It...

Live ISO won't even boot, black screen blinking cursor I know it's my video card always is Nvidia Geforce rtx 2070 Any suggestions would be great. Chuck

Published at LXer: A useful feature in almost every command-line environment is the*environment variable. Some of these variables allow you to control the behavior or features of the command line,...

After many attempts, this fails: Code: --------- sed -i -E "1 s/.*\/(.*$)/\/\1/" myfile.txt --------- For example, myfile.txt of: blah/de-blah ...

(Not really a question, just some research I did today and want to share.) When I create a Slackware installer image, I notice the isolinux.bin inside the image is slightly different from the...

Just wondering - have there been any updates lately. I haven't had any updates for about 4 days. Is it just me? Is there a way to check why this might be? I've never gone this long without an...

Hello everyone, I use tightvnc on a remote Debian 10 machine with a single user with the service configured as this : ---Quote--- root@actarus:/etc/systemd/system# cat vncserver\@.service...

I have seen another post where someone asked about k3b not ripping dvd's because transcode is missing. That persons questions were not answered, instead they suggested using another program. One such...