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How can I expand my disk partition?
Hey there! I have dual boot with win and ubuntu, and I need to use more memory from ubuntu.
What are the best ways and practices to manage local SSL certificates with my own CA, to get local HTTPS sites like https://testsite.local ?
I try to to setup a Slackware box (technically a laptop) for a friend who's web developer, but not a Slacker. He have idea how to use a Linux operating system, but has no interests and time to...
Difficulty seeing NVMe
Hi, trying to install Slackware64-current on an ASUS VivoBook 15 which uses NVMe, but the installer can't see it. It shows up in the output of lspci, but nowhere else that I can find. ...
Problems when downloading a torrent in a shared folder mounted in windows
I have problems when downloading a torrent in a shared folder in windows mounted on ubuntu 20.04, apparently I do not have the permissions to download but I already assigned the chmod -R 777 to the...
Just Installed Slack Live and WOW!
Hello Everyone It's been a long time since I posted to this forum. I've been completely out of the Slackware loop for many years (other things going on in my life.) I read a while back that a...
Is 'granding permissions' during adding a Thunderbird addon a security risk?
As you see in the attachment image thunderbird during installation of a Emoji addon asks whether i allow it to 'Have full,unrestricted access to Thunderbird and your computer!!' On the face of it...
Greetings
Hi,all. Good to be here, hope to learn more!
macbook
hello dear forum users please tell me your opinion why there is no numpad on macbook? is it some kind of tradition?
Switching from Windows to Linux
I have worked with Windows for years and am not happy with the recent way they force changes on you so I plan to get a laptop with a Linux system. I have used Unix in the distant past. What version...
Issue making SSL work
Hi All : I'm configuring an apache server: apache version 2.4.6., have httpd24_mod_ssl-2.4, and mod_ssl loaded in httpd.conf. I have ssl.conf in httpd/conf.d. The problem: when I run httpd -t, I see...
missing sdb partition
Thanks for letting me in. I am running Linux MInt 20 on my system and Centos on virtual box 6. The laptop is hp with UFEI option. I have tried lsblk and also ls -l | grep '^Disk' also fdisk...
Linux software of the century
Hi there all and Best Whishes for this year, which is the first of the decade, which is the 21st of the millenary, which is the 3rd of the A.D. history; SO, could ALL the software developers mind that...
Greetings from Colorado
Hello all- I've recently started some classes (CCNA and RHCSA) and am learning my way around a command line. Looking to start a new career path. I'm currently using Ubuntu 20.04. Enjoying the...
OldTechBloke and The Wonders of Slackware.
My apologies if someone else has already posted this, but I just stumbled across the OTB Network, aka, *O*ld*T*ech*B*loke. From the accent and the coffee cup I would guess he is a cousin. Here he is...
LXer: Oh, Wow! Ubuntu is Working on a Modern New Installer With Built-in Repair Option
Published at LXer: Not a fan of the decade old Ubuntu installer? With Ubuntu 21.10, you should see a modern new installer built with Flutter. Read More......
Best distro for Steam games?
Altho I started my interest of Linux many (many) years ago, I have not kept up and I now consider myself a "newbie" again. I recently set up an old gaming computer with Ubuntu and thought running...
LXer: How to Reset Change MySQL Root Password
Published at LXer: Ever forgotten your MySQL root password or fixing a MySQL installation on a new server, we have all been there. In this guide you are going to learn how to reset or change or...
Scanner not working
I did a clean system install of Ubuntu 20.04 lts. Scanner is on the LaserJet Pro MFP M127fn. The scanner worked with 2 software apps before, now it doesn't. HPLIP is installed I believe. It does...
cannot find -lncursesw.
Hello, I tried to install "Util-linux" from "7.13. Util-linux-2.36", but I got below error: Code: --------- # make make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory...
Upgrading to Debian 10.7 and NVIDIA Driver 455.45 Breaks HDMI output
I own a Lenovo IdeaPad L340 Gaming laptop and, thanks to Lenovo, the HDMI port is hardwired to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q. So I had to follow the instructions here...
LXer: AlmaLinux, the CentOS Linux replacement, beta is out
Published at LXer: AlmaLinux, the open-source enterprise-level Linux distribution created as an alternative to CentOS, has been released in beta with most Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages Read...
Maximum Memory Query - Possible Error in the results?
Hello Everyone I am getting into video editing (for my drone footage) and I don't have very meaty hardware. I have two laptops, one is an HP A10 processor with 16GB RAM and an AMD R5 video chip...
LXer: Use Mac-style emoji on Linux
Published at LXer: Linux provides an amazing desktop experience by default. Although advanced users have the flexibility to choose their own window manager, the day-to-day flow of Gnome is better...
Just a simple hello fellow Linux users...
Nothing flashy, just a hello from a Linux user of several years, but by no means an expert. 2 Laptops and desktop running Linux with W7 in a VB on the desktop. UK/English user based in France. Good...
LXer: Total War: WARHAMMER III announced and confirmed for Linux by Feral Interactive
Published at LXer: Total War: WARHAMMER III has just been formally announced by SEGA / Creative Assembly and the good news is that porter Feral Interactive have right away confirmed it's being...
Convert a Python2 file in Python3 to work on Ubuntu 20.04
I have an application that run on Ubuntu 16.04 but I want to migrate it on Ubuntu 20.04. It doesn't work because I think it's not compatible with Python3. What are the steps to follow to update it?...
Hi! I'm a newbie
Hi everyone, I am here to learn more about Linux. Very glad to join in this organization. I've been using Linux since I was a child but I'm fairly new and still experimenting the commands Have...
LXer: Solus 4.2 “Fortitude” Released with Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS, Mesa 20.3, and Much More
Published at LXer: Solus lead developer and maintainer Joshua Strobl announced today the release and general availability of Solus 4.2, a refreshed ISO image of one of the best rolling GNU/Linux...
Program to record 5 camera's simultaneously for sport analyse
I'm searching for software to record a runner running on a treadmill. I want to record simultaneously from 5 different angles an playback in slowmotion. I've searched a lot but can't find the right...
Debian Buster backports Nvidia driver dependency hell.
I would like to install the XanMod stable real time kernel (linux-xanmod-rt metapackage). However, despite my having buster-backports in my sources.list, apt doesn't seem to draw in the backports...
LXer: Ubuntu getting a new installer, desktop lead to leave Canonical
Published at LXer: Two big bits of news from Canonical and Ubuntu to cover today and both about the future of the Linux distribution. Read More......
Uncovering the obfuscated origin of unacceptable new files in Raspberry Pi OS
With a recent update, I notice that some package deposited some unwanted changes to my systems running Raspberry Pi OS. These may have some official excuse but the bottom line is that among all the...
zfs on slackwareARM
Has anyone tried zfs on slackwareARM ? I'm interested in reviewing my home made NAS to use zfs as it has some interesting features. If nobody has any suggestions I think I will approach the...
LXer: Recursion in Python. Having fun writing code to help out unhappy kids
Published at LXer: The only purpose of python coding below is to prevent kids from straight forward calculations, which, actually, are boring rather then difficult. In doing so I intend to learn my...
LinuxMint | OS "forgets" user passwords
OK, this is a new one on me: Acer V5 (i3) notebook, 4G RAM, good HDD and battery. There is no rj45 ethernet port, so using wireless only. Installed LinuxMint. The first user's password is an...
LXer: EndeavourOS Kicks Off 2021 with New ISO Release Powered by Linux 5.10 LTS and Xfce 4.16
Published at LXer: Arch Linux-based EndeavourOS distribution gets its first ISO release in 2021 with Linux kernel 5.10 LTS, improves live environment and installation, and much more. Read...
Facing Canon Printer in Error State issue?
When your Canon printer’s status shows, “*canon printer in error state (https://www.canonprintersupport247.com/blog/fix-canon-printer-error-state-windows-10/)*” there may be some errors with your...
To install Tor network on debian failed on obtaining keys
Tried to install Tor network on debian Code: --------- gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 --------- hanging, if change the server
cross-grade 32b to 64b
Hi all i'd like to crossgrade Elive distro (32b-beta) to 64b... Machine is HPelitebook 64b~i5 -refurbished (ssd+16ram) The distro is based on debian (weesie) but last time i tryied well...I lost...
Which is the most affordabel Remote Desktop Software?
Can anyone suggest that which is the most affordable remote desktop software nowadays?
seven unrelated words as passphrase
According to this article ---Quote--- https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize-attackers-cant-guess ---End Quote--- the human brain has some difficulties to remember seven...
File types on boot disk partition question
I was curious as to why the boot partition is EFI system, Fat 32 bit, but the 2nd partition is Linux filesystem ext4. Just curious why the boot partition isn't also Linux filesystem ext4. Trying...
LXer: How to Install Microsoft Edge Browser on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: This article explains how to install the Microsoft Edge Browser web browser on Ubuntu 20.04. Read More......
I bought my first server! BAM
I bought a HP ProLiant DL380p Gen 8 Rack Server Intel Xeon E5-2620 on eBay. It was $80 plus $50 shipping and works I hope! I want to put debian on it what do I choose? amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386...
LXer: LibreOffice 7.1 Released. This is What's New.
Published at LXer: The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 7.1 - Community edition. This release brings the latest features, bug fixes of this free and open-source office...
Have a laptop and deleted the windows 10 portion it has a Insyde H20 bios
Now I can not figure out how to install any Linux distro. As a Mac user i am not used to dealing with a BIOS at all. I am not sure what settings I need to use. I really want to move to Linux. I plan...
LXer: 10 Best Minecraft Editors and Utilities for Linux
Published at LXer: There's a wide range of exciting Minecraft editors and utilities for Linux users to choose from. We'll go over a few of them in this guide. Read More......
Partition question
I'm using Disks app Is it possible to make just 1 partition on my backup hard drive? Right now there are 3 partitions. See screenshot.
LXer: Improve your productivity with this Linux automation tool
Published at LXer: AutoKey is an open source Linux desktop automation tool that, once it's part of your workflow, you'll wonder how you ever managed without. It can be a transformative tool to...
LXer: AlmaLinux Beta Is Available For Download
Published at LXer: CloudLinux has announced the release of AlmaLinux beta version and is available for community testing. AlmaLinux beta is based on RHEL 8. Read More......
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