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I have a disk devoted to data only (no active OS). Can Linux read and write to files such as PDF, JPG, PNG, DOCX etc created in Windows without changing or corrupting the file's ability to be read in...

After hours of running I start getting the error. I have to restart. The logs have nothing of value is why I have searched, applied permissions etc.. Only restart fixes the issues and it comes back...

I am running Slackware Current, kernel 5.10.30, KDE 5.21.4. I have a microphone plugged into the front mini-RCA jack. Both System Settings > Audio and Pulse Audio > Input Devices show the Front...

Hey all, so this should probably go in the dumb questions section as I don't have a frisking clue as to what I am talking about, but here goes. I am interested in learning some Linux because I want...

Hi, I would like to know if there is a way to execute a bash script (.sh file) by double clicking it. I know I can do this with dconf-editor. But if I'm going to send the file to another client,...

Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to control the snake. If the snake touches the edge of the terminal, game over. Ages 3-7, or if you are bored, alter it for practice. Code: ---------...

Hi. I did a fresh install in my laptop of -current but the last time I used Slackware was around 2009~10. A few things I just don't know (or can't remember) and I will appreciate any help. 1)...

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hi, I am looking for a way to create a bootable USB from a Windows iso file. It is easy enough to create a Linux boot disk in WIndows, but it seems to be very difficult to create a Windows boot...

Allo all, I have been using Kubuntu 18.04 for a few months and then I switched to Kubuntu 20.10. Together, I have been using both since Jan 2020. I find that when I open Brave, Chromium, Firefox,...

As a one handed typist I remap the Escape key and Caps Lock If I am in X11 I use setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape If I am in Virtual terminal on a PC I can use this method. ...

So if one wants to archive large tree-structure and split it to eg. 60 GB files, one can do: Code: --------- tar cJf - /home/user/hugedir | split -b 60G - /mnt/usb64g/hugedir.tar.xz. ---------...

I would like to install a program onto a different partition from my home drive. My current home drive is 465 GiB on sda4 and I have a 1.26 TiB partition on sda5,I could shrink the one and expand the...

Being new to Linux and not a programmer I would like guidance on Installing Linux Mint 20 64 bit from a recently purchased USB flash drive. I started to do it until I got to the point of "Wiping the...

It looks like /etc/rc.d/rc.6 doesn't have logic to umount EFI partions, e.g. /boot/efi # Unmount local file systems: echo "Unmounting local file systems:" /bin/umount -v -a -t...

I'm not that well-versed in Linux but I have a Debian Buster system with a Samsung 840 EVO SSD as the system drive, a couple of shucked drives for storage (using mergerfs), and a couple of docker...

I am looking to find a way to use public key options, or any other method, to forceably limit ports on both ends of a reverse tunnel over SSH. If I set up a reverse tunnel initiated from system A...

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I am using Manjaro linux and kali, I am really interested in learning linux

So I'm developing my LFS system in qemu and everything works properly but now I need a proper screen resolution and I find out for that we need to compile kernel with KVM modules so I did. And then I...

With there being two kernel versions being steadily updated 5.10 and 5.11 I was wondering... Has a kernel version been picked for Slackware 15? or is it still under review? The reason I ask is...

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So I have a Linux machine on the local network at home, which also has a so-called smart TV attached. On the Linux machine, I use a small program called gkrellm to visually monitor various things. ...

It is possible to manage virtual networks from user session? From QEMU/KVM I can add virtual networks, but not from user-session... I have all my virtual machines on user-session because of...

This morning, when laptop wake up from suspend to ram, it switches my default desktop screen from laptop to the HDMI screen (Laptop screen was my original desktop screen); this is another bug of...

I am considering buying a large capacity pen dive to use for long-term back-up storage, with my Linux Mint desktop computers. I have been browsing pen drives on a well-known international online...

I tried compiling geeqie-1.6 from source as I'm running from the 2021-02-11 iso and experiencing crashes from geeqie. Never mind about geeqie - that's in a separate thread. The issue in this thread is...

Hiya, few days ago I have adopted gmic by arch linux (https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/gmic/). I've just tested gmic with Gimp because I have no idea about Krita.:D ...

Hi all. I use rsync to clone some necessary packages from alienbob repo. Yesterday as I tried to check for packages integrity using CHECKSUMS.md5...

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on slackware64-current : ipod-read-sysinfo-extended : libsgutils2-1.45.so.2 => not found

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Hello, i can't figure out how to use a service account while mounting a bucket. how do i properly setup a service account and where do i use its json ? as of right now I only created a...

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The latest AARP newsletter (yeah, I'm old) has a fascinating tale of a white-hat who has made a hobby of penetrating, spying on, and sabotaging robo-call call centers...

Slackware poetry was mention in another (nonsensical) thread, so let's *celebrate with Haiku!* Following the basic English Haiku format as described here:...

I use kwin_x11 to replace xfwm4 in Xfce. It works very well. The only minor, cosmetic problem I have is that the cursor becomes an X shape when I click on some menus -- the Xfce application...

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Hi, I would like to know if there is a command to add columns of two files in one file. For example: File1: Apple Melon

Hi, i want to install slackware current in uefi mode. I made gpt table, Efi System Partition SWAP and Filesystem partitions using gdisk and cgdisk then installed slackware, skipped lilo and...

Hi Huys. I use timeshift to create snapshots of a working state of my laptop. I would like to use it on a VPS server i have. The server is in "virgin" state running ubuntu 20.04. The problem i am...

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Foobar doesn't have the plugins for Linux that make it so convenient in Windows. Do any of the many linux music players use one's folder organizations or at least they don't copy files? I mostly like...

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Hi! I recently changed to Ubuntu and Ubuntu sometimes starts to constantly read an NTFS 8Tb drive. I'm guessing it is reading and doing some kind of error check because the noises sound like Windows...

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