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libshout 'tls.c' errors installing VLC
I got libshout 2.3.1 from slackbuilds. It took a while to get this far into the process. I'm about to depart for work so hopefully, someone has something resembling a solution when I get home. :D ...
Found this instruction site
I hope it's ok to post this - https://www.actualtechmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CUMULUS-NETWORKS-Linux101.pdf
Debian, NVidia GeForce4 MX420, Yaboot parameters to avoid black screen on startup
I am trying to load Debian (8 or 10) onto a Mac G4 (powerpc) 1 gig Ram, 160G HD, 867Mhz that uses an Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420 Rev a3 as it’s GPU. Every attempt results in booting to a black screen, with...
LXer: Getting Started with VirtualBox in Linux – Part 1
Published at LXer: LinuxShellTips is happy to present a series on oracle VirtualBox, the most popular open-source (GPL V2) cross-platform hosted hypervisor in the market that supports X86,...
issue to unzip the file *tgz file in recursive folder
Hi Folk, I am a new in Linux. I want all unzip for all directory associated . I have tried command find /home/pani/ -type f -name '*tgz' -print -exec -gunzip -r {} \; above command is not...
Slackware server -- container options?
Interested to hear what people use to "jail" services on their Slackware servers. About a decade ago I set up NetBSD as a lightweight Xen host (dom0) with multiple Xen Linux and NetBSD guests...
Alter command to extract iso content , tar cf - . | (cd /tmp/testiso_temp; tar xfp -)
I have mounted an bootable iso image onto /mnt/testiso Code: --------- $df -H /dev/loop12 17M 17M 0 100% /mnt/testiso $pwd /mnt/testiso
EFI System Partition: Using it as /boot versus /boot/efi
This is a more generic Linux question. As I have an EFI motherboard with Secure Boot I need an ESP partition: I have one mounted as /boot/efi and it works fine on this installation. But I was...
LXer: How different programming languages do the same thing
Published at LXer: Whenever I start learning a new programming language, I focus on defining variables, writing a statement, and evaluating expressions. Once I have a general understanding of those...
Mate Places bookmarks
Hi. Running Mint 20 Mate. Since I installed VLC, my Places menu (any choice) brings up VLC instead of a network, home, or any other place. I think it is some kind of bookmark problem, but I...
Lilypond install fails: Please install international new century schoolbook fonts
I have slackware version current between 14.2 and 15.0. (e.g. I got current before 15.0 was released, and due to various reasons, am not able to upgrade to 15.0 yet.) I'm trying to install lilypond...
Non English next to icon on RHEL 8 virtualbox
This is my first time installing RHEL 8 under virtual box. I must have picked some wrong option during the install. Under activities, I have Firefox, File cabinet and a few other icons. When I hover...
tkinter how to set font for file listing in asksaveasfile()
The code below works properly, but the appearance of the file saving dialog is quite ugly (to me, anyway). Most of the dialog box uses the default font set in the ConvexHull class, but the file...
LXer: How to Record Programs and Games Using ‘Simple Screen Recorder’ in Linux
Published at LXer: One of the best ways to learn a particular subject is by explaining it to others. Needless to say, each time I write an article I am first also teaching the topic to myself and...
Building Next Gen UserArchitecture
Hello world!I am on a project developing a software/architecture which is a browser based operating system with our website containing alternative web apps for users so that they can access it on the...
Intel S1200BTL mobo. Won't shut down properly.
I've had this machine awhile. Decided to clean it up, straighten out wiring and such. Basically tear down and re-assemble. One problem I've had the whole time and I hoped may have been solved was when...
grub and encrypted partition
I'm installing gentoo on a uefi system with a gpt partition table on my disk. I have come towards the end of the installation process. My parititons are: partition 1 = efi partition 2 = swap...
LXer: How to Compile and Run C Program in Centos Stream
Published at LXer: If you have recently switched to the latest CentOS Stream from Windows and don’t know how to Install C in CentOS Stream, then buddy, you came to the right place. C programming...
Cronjob not executed despite all trial (& errors)
Hi, being a total newbie to Debian linux, and being w/o success for hours now, so I am brave now to ask the experts... I need a simple wget command executed at 11:50p.m. every day The command,...
LXer: How to use indexed arrays in bash
Published at LXer: Bash supports one-dimensional indexed arrays, which are essentially ordered lists, where you can access the values by their index (i.e., position in the list). This bash tutorial...
BUG: startkwayland leave processes after log out.
Hello, I have a problems on current x64 with wayland. My wayland packages is: ---Quote--- $ pkg_info -s wayla kwayland-5.80.0-x86_64-1 kwayland-integration-5.21.3-x86_64-1...
Podman how to confirm if logged into a registry or not
Don't see if there is a way to confirm if logged into a registry or not from the cli, other then logging out and logging back into a registry. Code: --------- podman logout
socket
hi, when i access with ssh the remote server then on my client is creating a socket with a port (i.e.56678) and on server a socket on port 22. then ethernet package sent over from client to server...
[SOLVED] some Question about synology diskstation
I have a friend who uses Synology diskstation at home. The address he gave me was Code: --------- xyz.synology.me --------- Question1: I was wonder what is the ip address of the diskstation...
LXer: MX Linux 19.4 Released with Latest Kernel and More. Download and Upgrade steps.
Published at LXer: The MX Linux team announced that MX Linux 19.4 is immediately available for download and update. This fourth point release brings mostly version upgrades of packages and updates...
Digital sound seen but analog not to be found
Greets and thanks, In Ubuntu 20.04 my Starship/Matisse motherboard sound chip was working but I installed the KDE desktop and the sound was not working in KDE so I went back to Gnome and sound is...
Trying to install panda wireless on kali linux
I have googled this to death. Learned a lot, but not what would help me. I have tried to find the downloader file.Tried the apt install, with and without sudo. ...
default value of relayhost in postfix main.cf
I am puzzled to see that the "relayhost" parameter of my /etc/postfix/main.cf has been empty all the while sending mail using mailx has been working fine. Does the default value of "relayhost" default...
OpenWeather Shell Extension not working
Hello, I installed OpenWeather Shell Extension by running Code: --------- sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-weather --------- . I pressed Alt + F2, entered "r" and pressed enter,...
LXer: FreeDOS commands you need to know
Published at LXer: FreeDOS, the open source implementation of DOS, provides a lightweight operating system for running legacy applications on modern hardware (or in an emulator) and for updating...
What is the best way to getin controle with Linux Mint/Ubuntu
I desperately need to get at home with Linux Mint. So I started to read the book "The Linux Command Line" Fith Edition, by William Shotts, which I found on one of the many sites about Linux. But...
qemu-kvm -cdrom slackware64-14.2-install-dvd.iso
Hi, i've pbs with this simple cli and the boot process stopped with a kernel panic! KVM is enable on my host (core2duo E8500), modules (kvm kvm_intel) loaded and got that message in dmesg: Code:...
LXer: SCO Successor Xinuos Files Lawsuit Against IBM
Published at LXer: The suit alleges that IBM stole proprietary code from a company whose assets Xinuos now owns, then colluded with Red Hat to lock Xinuos out of the Linux market. Read More......
LXer: How to Install GNOME 40 in Ubuntu 21.04 Testing Only
Published at LXer: A good samaritan created a PPA which you can add and install GNOME 40 in Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo). And this is only for testing the packages. Read More......
LXer: 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 4th, 2021
Published at LXer: The twenty-seventh installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is out, for the week ending on April 4th, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things happening in...
From Ontario Canada
I am a former Truck Driver, I have been a Professional driver since the age of 18. I exited the Transportation Industry in late October 2010, at the age of 52. Since then I have been on Disability...
tk-8.6.11.1
Hi Pat sed -i -e "s#^TK_LIBRARY='\$(prefix)/lib/#TK_LIBRARY='\$(libdir)/#" \ unix/configure removed the ^ sed -i -e "s#TK_LIBRARY='\$(prefix)/lib/#TK_LIBRARY='\$(libdir)/#" \ ...
My Operating Systems, My Computer
On my Desktop Computer, I have installed Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa Cinnamon, Ubuntu Studio, and Storm, they are installed on 500GB SSD and then on M2 Drive, I have Windows 10 installed. I have no issues...
LXer: KernelCare Brings Bootless Security Patching to Azure IoT Hub
Published at LXer: Organizations deploying multiple connected devices running Linux can now keep them patched with no reboot required on the Azure IoT Hub for the cloud. Read More......
Machine automation
I want to find a source of the best version of Linux to use for machine automation and code that’s been written already. If there is a forum or an archive that has what I need for my project, it’s...
JFYI LightDM as an alternative display manager on Slackware current
Hiya, I was considering to install lightdm on slackware, unfortunately lightdm isn't available on slackbuild.org. Ok, do it yourself, and I have created two build lightdm...
Firefox Bookmarks
Linuxmint 20.1 FF 87.0 I replaced 18.0 in / with 20.1. I retained my original home. Before installing 20.1 I Exported the Bookmarks and followed Mozilla instructions to import the Bookmarks HTML....
broadcom wifi compiling and linux desktop enviroment loading problem
I compiled and loaded the wifi driver into a kernel, but after reboot, my user desktop/GUI failed to load. only recovery mode is working (with ethernet connection). So I think that problem is caused...
[ANNOUNCE] Gridcoion-Research EOL Slackware-14.2
From the Slackbuils.org maintainer of Gridcoin-Research: For 14.2 Gridcoin-Research-5.3.0.0 is the end unless openssl is upgraded. The next update 5.3.1.0 requires openssl-1.1.1j and 14.2 is...
Raise/Lower option in various window manager
I had installed icewm on a raspberry pi for a specific reason and noticed it had a raise/lower window function which reminded me of my old Amige workbench 1.3. I'm wondering if there are other window...
Error building LibreOffice with AlienBob's libreoffice64.SlackBuild
I'm building on arm so I can't use his pre-built packages. I am running -current and slackpkg shows I'm up to date. I get the following error: Code: --------- checking for ant... no checking...
KDE Plasma 5.21.3 - No software updates for the past few days
What is going on? I was used to have updates each day... My Desktop machine, is set to "Manual", my Laptop to "Automatic". I expected that at least I will see notification on the desktop pc, but...
I'm 99 percent sure the fan lost a belt; please confirm
My new desktop build's CPU didn't stop working, but the system was saying "fan error" at boot, so I looked in the case. First I noticed that yes, it had stopped; then I noticed that below it, a black...
LXer: A practical guide to using the git stash command
Published at LXer: Version control is an inseparable part of software developers[he]#039[/he] daily lives. It[he]#039[/he]s hard to imagine any team developing software without using a version...
How many VCPUs should I add
I have managed to install arch, and Passthrough my GPU, my kvm runs super well, up until it involves gaming, at that point it stutters, and is quite laggy, and at points unplayable. How many VCPUs...
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