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im trying to figure out how to implement a icon in dmenu on the left side of each dir/file not the prompt, i know it can be done with echo sed or awk print could anyone give me a example? ...

Published at LXer: Pandemic making permanent changes to developer remote workingThe world has more developers than ever, a new SlashData survey has reported - with 1.4 million more JavaScript...

Published at LXer: There are few Linux users who don't remember the first time they discovered you could boot a computer and run Linux on it without ever actually installing it. Sure, many users...

When I was with lilo, I was already going straight to Slackware, but after I switched to Grub, when I click on Ubuntu, it appears: first load kernel.

Published at LXer: Linux Kernel 5.12 is available for download. We give you a brief of the new features and how to install the latest Kernel. Read More......

Published at LXer: The thirtieth installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on April 25th, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things happening in the...

I'm trying to build tvheadend using the slackbuild and get errors with the default tvheadend-3.4patch1 tarball. They seem to be related to using gcc/g++ 10.X so I grabbed a copy of tvheadend-4.99 and...

Published at LXer: This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer. For this article we focus on the CPU. Read More......

Published at LXer: In this tutorial, we will see how to create a new user in Ubuntu 20.04 and how to grant sudo access to the user. As you may aware, any users who want to run commands that require...

I am writing a simple script to let bc evaluate simple math expressions and output on the screen. I write down a file called mybc as Code: --------- #!/bin/sh express=$1 echo "scale=6;...

*The Issue:* Upon locking the screen(or waking from suspend), the monitor continues receiving a signal from the computer that seems to be this issue...

Published at LXer: New version adds Hyper-V fun, more support for ACRN IoT hypervisor, support for PlayStation controllers and ‘novelty port’ to ancient Nintendo. Linus Torvalds has emitted...

Hi, I'm in the process of revamping some of my multiboot systems, including several external devices that contain various installations and Iso/Iso extracted contents. I'm now looking at a...

I have a script using the host_find method request and I just want it to return a list of all fqdns, nothing else. Currently, it returns every parameter for every host. Current: Code:...

Published at LXer: Linus Torvalds officially released today the Linux 5.12 as the latest and greatest kernel series for Linux-based operating systems, bringing numerous new features and...

Hello All I'm backing up my data into a USB external hard disk in the gnome terminal. After the command finished the job, I entered the 'sync' command several times. How do I make sure all the...

I think I already saw this when I passed by Cordova, in the last year of college, converts the image to base64, I think ... But it turns out that I don't want to save the image files on the server ......

I've been playing with my Epson SX130 and it seems that the heads have got disaligned. I am using debian and find no tool to align them in cups web interface. The only tools related to that are mtink...

Published at LXer: As interaction designers on Red Hat[he]#039[/he]s User Experience (UX) Design and Ansible product teams, we worked for about six months to build a logo family with the Ansible...

Has anyone tried the Kubuntu 21.10 that was just released? I copied the image to a DVD-RW. During startup of the installer, I get a text screen with stuff that are [OK] and then it shows a fail for...

I have a slackware -current device, and I'd like to connect to a VPS Nextcloud instance from public wifi. Can I create a VPN tunnel perhaps using Wireguard? Put simply, I want the server and the...

I have Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS installed on a ASUS M32 PC with a 120GB SSD. When I try and install Linux Mint 20.1 from a DVD (have successfully installed Mint on my laptop from same DVD) it keeps...

Hi all, I have been following steps in a book to setup a virtual machine lab and one of the machines is a SIEM that runs Ubuntu Server. I have never used this before as I am still quite new to...

Published at LXer: Introduction Most of us use imperative programming languages like C, Python, or Java at home. But the universe of programming languages is endless and there are languages where...

I am currently using Manjaro Xfce and have used Seahorse succesfully on Linux Mint and Ubuntu. For some reason Seahorse doesn't seem to work properly with Manjaro. I can open Password and Keys ok...

My principal mail agent is Thunderbird. Buster seems to have eliminated the Google calendar interface possibly for security issues, though my earlier Debian iterations had it with no problem. Since I...

I need a bit of help creating a single server that hosts a Ubuntu and Centos mirror on same server. I know that I can use the createrepo for Centos. But how do I make this on a single server?

Published at LXer: In this step by step guide, I will walk you through the steps to install and configure KVM in OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Linux desktop. Read More......

With ZFS is too easy, create two pools, use two identical efi, boot pools are raid1, and the system can boot from disk1 or disk2. Unfortunately Slackware mkinitrd has not zfs support, I have tried...

I downloaded the Speccy (ZX Spectrum emulator )zipped file.I unzipped the file to an empty folder on my desktop and this is the contents of the zipped file. COUPE.ROM DIDAKTIK.ROM IF1.ROM ...

Hi, I am having trouble with the slackbuilds nvidia driver (and kernel) with the Slackware 15.0 Beta. I can use the computer fine. I am using KDE as my desktop but I am logging in with runlevel 3....

Hi all I have tried many things but impossible to change the language og SDDM at login ( when KDE is launched, no problem ). I have put in "/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup" : Code: ---------...

surely an oversight..?

Hi, after using FreeBSD for Backup purposes for a couple of years I decided to switch these machines back to Slackware because mounting Windows shares works much better. I am using dirvish for...

---Quote--- CC /usr/src/linux-5.11.16/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.o In file included from arch/x86/decode.c:10: /usr/src/linux-5.11.16/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h:10:10: fatal...

Hello all, I am using Slackware64-current / Xfce, and after last update of KDE, it seems I can't set Konsole highlight selected text color (barely visible in very light grey). After digging...

Hello I have the following code, receiving a continuous tcp stream of data (to analyse). Code: --------- $socket = fsockopen("127.0.0.1","5038", $errno, $errstr, 5); $wrets = fread($socket,...

I have recently installed Linphone (Android 4) on my HTC desire 510 phone and the software seems to work ok. I can actually make a linphone to linphone address call and possibly a linphone to...

I tried calling in Google Voice over the Internet and my phone mic didn't work. I could hear the other side, but couldn't talk. I've read that's intentionally done either by the carrier service or...

Published at LXer: We give you a list of GNOME 40 extensions that would make your desktop experience even better. Have a look. Read More......

Google Play Services forced a > 100M update (carrier data!) on my KitKat phone making it slow as molasses. Would Oreo Go run? 512M ram, 1.2GHz dual core.

As a sideline to the "Good movie to watch" thread, let's talk a little about streaming services. Netflix is the dominant player, but doesn't have either the costliest (and perhaps newest/best)...

Hello All I need advice on whether I should choose Xorg or Wayland for Fedora 34. In Fedora 33, I'm using Xorg because I need Nvidia just for one specific application (slowmoVideo...

Hello, i freshly installed Slackware-Arm (-current, 32 bit). After installation, wifi does not show. In the previous installation (which i accidently completely messed up, therefore a fresh...

Hi All, I am on Dell Inspiron laptop 2014 vintage which I had converted into a dual booting with Windows 10 and OpenSUSE, various versions in the past. Now the Windows is corrupted and I have to...

Published at LXer: This brief guide explains the steps to install multimedia codecs in openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed editions from Packman repository. Read More......

Hi All, Old desktop upgraded with more RAM: now ddr3 1333MHz 4 GBytes and with SSD Kingston 240 GB. Installed MINT 20.1 which runs good. But one problem: Shutdown fails in normal shutdown menu....

Hi, If my memories are good, this option exists under gnome And I wanted a similar one under KDE : Be able to change themes according to the hours of the day I made a slackbuild It uses the...

Published at LXer: Playing adventure games has always been a big part of my experience with computers. From the earliest text-based adventure games to 2D pixel art, full-motion video, and 3D games,...

Here what I found in Live Slackware Edition (Xfce stripped version) Code: --------- % ldd /usr/bin/firefox not a dynamic executable --------- I am impressed. In nowadays static build whoa,...