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Hello, Before I delve into the expansive treasure trove of info that you have amassed, I wanted to avoid long research just to find out my assumptions were on the wrong track all along. I have read...

After installing debian 9.4 32 bit, I only have 680x460 graphics desktop. I used xrander and found that was the only resolution available. Using cvt and xrandr --addmode would not work to give me...

Hello, When I let python run a short script from stdin it works, but not when the input() function appears in the script. What is behind the EOFError and is there a way to make this work? ...

Hi, I deleted /etc/resolver.conf, Now even after restarting systemd-resolver it wont come back. Meanwhile all nslookup searches come back with error. Code: --------- 18_4:~# nslookup -vv...

Hello. I installed -current a few days ago with kernel 5.10.30 and blacklisted kernel-generic.* kernel-huge.* kernel-modules.* kernel-source In Changelog I see that kernel was upgraded to...

Hello, I'm having trouble installing Mesa from the BLFS book. Everything seems to work out ok until I type "ninja" to start the compilation. I get an error saying xcb/xcb.h is missing. I can confirm...

Published at LXer: In today’s article, we present you with a list of reliable stores from which you can purchase your next Linux computer. These PCs have been tested for driver and network...

I am utterly fed up with the home schooling of my children. I don't have time to whip them into doing their stuff or following the useless webex conferences. Nevertheless, they get easily distracted...

Published at LXer: Linux community to share personal stories of how Linux has impacted their lives, thirty submissions to be highlighted for anniversary. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2021 — The Linux...

Hello Slackers, I made a thing that some of you might enjoy. https://www.zapwai.net/sl-fortune/ It's a shell script that uses notify-send to send you a fortune after you log into the desktop....

Hello, I have a textfile with tab separate content. The goal is, to insert fiels3 in some lines. The first line is without field3. filed6 contains a space, which makes the trouble

SO my problem is this. I was promoted to fix 2 broken packages in the synaptic, i was unsure of the the packages so i deleted the (big mistake) When i logged into my computer i got the error...

Published at LXer: Rudra Saraswat announced today the release of Ubuntu Unity 21.04 as part of the Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) operating system, featuring the good old Unity 7 desktop environment...

After I mount a hdd I am finding relatively long boot time on ubuntu 20.04. On my PCI gen4 nvme, `systemd-analyze` ```` Startup finished in 10.499s (firmware) + 3.259s (loader) + 4.428s (kernel)...

Published at LXer: Rocket.Chat is a great self-hosted alternative to Slack. You can even use it as a live chat for your website. In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to install...

Published at LXer: Jason Perlow, Editorial Director of the Linux Foundation, chats with Jory Burson, Community Director at the OpenJS Foundation about open standardization efforts and why it is...

Published at LXer: Ubuntu team announced the release of the first short-term installment - Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo. And it is immediately available for download including its official flavors....

I have Ubuntu 20.04. When I installed it a swap partition was created, I also have a swap file. I can tell by the 'free' command that my swap file is being used. How can I tell if my swap partition is...

Hello I wanted to backup all files from my / directory to then gradually replace folders/files in my actual fileststem with original ones to troubleshoot an issue that appears AFTER I reconfigure...

I don't know if all Linux distros are created equal where printers are concerned so I come to you all for advice. I have a HP Officejet 3830 all-in-one printer. I used to run Ubuntu 16.04. On...

Published at LXer: As part of the today’s Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) release, all the official Ubuntu flavors have been received new versions as well, and I want you to be the first to read about...

Published at LXer: Manual operations lead to human errors. Adding and removing Cronjobs frequently can be a very time-consuming task. In this article, we will create Shell scripts that automate the...

I have a dual boot of Slackware 15.0 and Windows 10 with Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS with the latest kernel in the repository on an external hard drive. I am unable to get touchpad working on the Lenovo...

I'm getting my feet wet with Porteus, because I want a live, small, fast Unix to boot from a US stick - esp. to use for emergencies when Windows damages my system again with an "update". I mainly want...

My backup script was working fine, I commented them out to test another entry in my backup rsync and when I uncommented them I had this error: == begin rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at...

I have a application that I'm making in C++ using wxWidgets for managing audio samples, and using SQLite for the database. When I insert a couple of files it handles them fine, but if I try to insert...

Published at LXer: SQL Server optimisations on way too, but 'Hirsute Hippo' not an LTS release so take-up may be tepid. Canonical's love-in with Microsoft has continued apace with the arrival of...

Published at LXer: Open source database vendor previews a series of upcoming improvements as Redis users at RedisConf 2021 provide insights into how they are using the technology today. Read...

upgraded couple rpi and bpi pro got this from bpi pro ---Quote--- /etc/inittab[61]: duplicate ID field "s0" ---End Quote--- but not from rpi bpi pro has

Code: --------- ... Total package(s): 18 Do you wish to upgrade selected packages (Y/n)? y /usr/libexec/slackpkg/core-functions.sh: line 892: continue: only meaningful in a `for', `while', or...

Hi all, As in the subject, I'm a Linux user by 11 years now: started with Ubuntu, then Debian until 2018. While on Debian on my production pc, I distro hopped on another pc and tried Slackware,...

Published at LXer: As a sysadmin, having a fundamental understanding of network troubleshooting will help resolve issues faster and help promote a cohesive working environment. It’s for this reason...

Hi there, Last year, I've completely changed lanes switching from the 10th incarnation of the well-known bloated environment called an operating system to Linux, and I regret of wasting so many...

Published at LXer: Last year, I wrote about how you can give new life to an old MacBook with Linux, specifically Elementary OS in that instance. Recently, I returned to that circa 2015 MacBook Air...

All, In the process of trying to run the ThinkOrSwim java application on OpenBSD. However, when starting the application via the provided shell script, there is no indiaction of an error. In fact,...

Hi everyone. So I've installed Kali linux. I'm in the UK and for some reason none of my devices allow me to browse to kali.org unless I come off my wifi. so in the web browser i get 'The connection...

I am running Kubuntu 20.04 I just installed the package zoom_amd64.deb downloaded from the official zoom.us repository I installed with dpkg -i zoom_amd64.deb and it worked fine The...

Published at LXer: Oh My Git! turns the Git version control system into a fun, interactive game for both beginners and advanced users interested in learning more or to teach others. Read More......

I have Slackware 14.2 with cifs-utils 6.4 installed. I'm trying to set an ACE as follows: Code: --------- # setcifsacl -a '"ACL:ohprs:DENIED/NI/D"' 'Pension Files' WARNING: unable to initialize...

I have a samba share defined on the sharing server as: Code: --------- [public] path = /mnt/RAID/public hide dot files = yes hide files = /Outlook/outlook/~*/ readonly = no

I use Huawei E3372 HiLink LTE dongle. Because I changed operator and SIM card, it is necessary to change PIN code and APN name. But I can not display WEB GUI of this dongle. The dongle is seen by...

Parallels Desktop 16.5 on Apple M1 (ARM) Macs currently supports: ---Quote--- "Linux distributives Ubuntu 20.04, Kali Linux 2021.1, Debian 10.7 and Fedora Workstation 33-1.2" ---End Quote---...

Published at LXer: This guide shows you that it's easy to build a multi-master database on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Read More......

Hello! I managed to install Slackware current on a dual boot computer with UEFI. The problem is that it goes straight into windows. I have to use the DVD iso and *huge.s root=/dev/sda7 rdinit= ro*...

After reading your post, I realized that by chance you are facing the same problem as I did a few days ago while playing solitaire (https://www.mobilityware.com/). so I solved my problem by following...

Trying to set up a server for the first time, working on installing Ubuntu on it, everything works until I get to the "select drive to install on" stage, none of the drives I've stuck in are...

Published at LXer: Canonical released today the Ubuntu 21.04 operating system, dubbed Hirsute Hippo, as the culmination of six months of work to bring up-to-date technologies to the Ubuntu...

"NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the U.S. space agency said on...

Conventional archive decryption creates the names of the encrypted files, but OpenSSL expects the -out argument. Does this have a design purpose?

Attachment 36201 (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/attachment.php?attachmentid=36201) #YanLiMeng "Life is endless and tossing." Yan Limeng, a former postdoctoral researcher at the...