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Hi: Trying to learn to use command line, and do the exercises on a virtual machine using ubuntu 20.04. I would like to create a virtual drive using command line so I did a search on how to do that, I...

I am using screen GNU and when i execute "screen -r" or "screen -x [pid]" i get 'there is no screen to be resumed.' however, when i list the available screens with "screen -ls" i get 3 different...

Hey All, I am looking for advice/input/thoughts/opinions about any whiteboard animation programs like Doodly that work on/in/with Linux. I am not a complete linux noob, but still consider myself a...

Published at LXer: In mathematics, there’s a concept called set-builder notation, also called set comprehension. Inspired by this principle, Python offers comprehensions, too. In fact, the Python...

I have the following script: ---Quote--- #!/bin/bash dir1=$(printf '%q' "$1") echo Cataloging files that exist inside "$dir1"

Until the recent updates and mass rebuild for slackware64-current, back around 08-Jan-2021, qemu built fine with the Slackbuilds.org script. Now, a small patch is required as of 25-Jan-2021: Code:...

Published at LXer: The D programming language is often advertised as a system programming language due to its static typing and metaprogramming capabilities. However, it's also a very productive...

Subject: Becoming root on MAC I can't edit a config file because I am not root. How do I become root?

Hi All, I am wishing to obtain certain details from an Nmap search on a remote machine - and use these details in a script. Rather than running 4 Nmap searches in the bash script, I am hoping...

Published at LXer: In this article, we will explain how to install the GPL licensed Desktop download software JDownloader on a Debian OS. We have used Debian 10 for running the commands and...

I have a question about how cleanly snap packages uninstall. I’m running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and am trying out a lot of software (both snap packages and .deb packages), most of which I don’t intend to...

Since boards began to appear on RISС-V and I would like to have Slackware as a system, therefore, as soon as the boards appear in the free access, the porting project will be launched. A board that...

I use startx, not SDDM. I see in my xinitrc Code: --------- # Start the window manager: if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then ck-launch-session dbus-launch...

I’m almost completely new to Linux. I found my way here after getting my first synology NAS and discovering the wonder of Docker containers.

Published at LXer: When we want to search for something on the Internet, we directly jump to our favourite web-browser like Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or any sort of browser. Have you ever thought we...

A few years ago there was a distro, IIRC from France, that had a dozen or so different DE/WM that could be switched on the fly. Any leads? TIA. 8bit

the first package not building with binutils-2.36 is strace: --------------------- checking whether to enable symbols demangling in stack trace... yes checking gnu/stubs-32.h usability... no...

Published at LXer: Good news for Fedora and GNOME fans, as the Fedora Project announced that the upcoming Fedora Linux 34 distribution release will ship with the GNOME 40 desktop environment by...

Why am I unable to post my question in the Debian forum?

Myself I can't judge how serious this is. Just never used sudo. But friend of mine sent it to me...

Hello I have a problem with compiling Kicad nightly (https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad) : Code: --------- In file included from /usr/include/gtk-3.0/gdk/gdkapplaunchcontext.h:30, ...

Hi all, I have been looking into getting a new laptop to replace my aging 8460p. Most I am looking at come with discrete videos cards, but also come with intel or amd cards via the CPU. According...

As the title says, my system fails to verify security certificates for secured connections. This can be worked around, using a configuration file (for cURL), and "--no-check-connection" (for wget),...

Published at LXer: The Linux script command allows you to create replayable terminal sessions by simply entering commands. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/linux-script-command)

Hi fellas, For many years now I've been an avid windows & mac user. Most recently, the growing love-affair between tech corporatists and government bureaucrats has convinced me to take the plunge...

Hello, I have never tried Puppy Linux before. I have a Windows background. I have been using Kubuntu for 1 y (18.04 and then 20.10) on multiple machines. It’s pretty descent. They just don’t put...

I am not sure when this was introduced but I have only noticed it after recent updates which included the 240 kernel. /usr/man/man1/dig.1.gz formatting is badly broken. It appears to be related to...

Having issues getting to password field to open encrypted kubuntu 20.04, becauae acer logo is stuck on the screen. Tried other kernels but the issue persists, any advice on how to proceed?

I have an intermittent problem whereby sound sometimes doesn't appear to be working after a new login. This appears to be fixed by simply logging out and logging in back again. (Using kde with...

Hi! I recently reinstalled my computer with Linux Mint 20.1 (Ulyssa) MATE edition, having previously been running 18.3 (Sylvia). Apart from a few glitches (maybe not the best Mint release to...

When we shutdown RP4/8GB board, the red LED power indicator on the board will be still lit until we switch off power to the board. Now, next time, I need to switch off and then switch on power to...

Setup: NVMe SSD formatted with ext4 filesystem. The ext4 mount point is exported and mounted remotely on another node. Both the NFS server and client were initially on 4.18 kernel and later...

From technical point , not concerning "security" , what are cons and pros of selecting (C ++ ) project folder? 1. /home / user / PROJECTS / projectX... 2. /media / user / PROJECTS / projectX ...

Before I start on this, I should mention that it appears the other topics are being closed because of irrelevant xenophobic and political rants. If this goes the same way, it will be put out of...

My VM is not connected to internet, so virtualbox must be the culprit of changing its clock. I want a different date! How do i stop virtualbox from doing this adjust? I did not find this information...

Hello. I'm trying to make use of Qtile's BatteryIcon (http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/manual/ref/widgets.html#batteryicon) widget. Part of the doc states that I can pass a 'theme_path' arg in...

I can't get xwindows to start anymore. When I run startx, either as a user or root, I get this displayed on the monitor any nothing else: Code: --------- [root@desktop ~]$ startx xauth: file...

Hello, We have a dozen CentOS 7.7 virtual machines on VMware Esxi 6.x hosts (with vCenter). They run with open-vm-tools. All servers have the ntpd service running which synchronizes with a Windows...

Hello All, As I'm new to linux and prometheus, as I'm facing issue while working to export snmp metrics too prometheus. when I'm able to ping the snmpwalk.. No response from server... plz help...

I'm not very experienced with programming so I am in need of guidance/advice. I installed pip on my CentOS 7 web server using 'yum install epel-release' to add the repo and then 'yum install...

For some time now my computer has had this problem where it sometimes completely freezes, not just a hang but a complete freeze. Nothing works, no CTRL+ALT+F2, no SYSRQ, the only thing that works is...

Hi all My kern.log and syslog are being flooded with messages of this form: Jan 26 21:37:08 host kernel: [ 4053.651516] rc rc7: error -5 ... only its a constant flood and for every rcX (X...

Hi, For one container everything is clear (connect to kafka or other services), but now I scale it up to 5 containers, here is my question, how traffic is load balancing between containers ? THX

Hi All, I've inherited an AIX 6.1 box and I have to restore a single file from a tape device. The hardware is on another country and I don't have physical access to it - just remote access via...

hi, I am using Debian 10 on my PC. I update my Debian and then try to install "GIMP" in it.For that I select https://snapcraft.io and apply the installation as given by them i.e...

why does it seem like people are perfectly fine with not physically owning their own data? With all the cloud services and their popularity, it seems like people have lost sight of how important...

I bought a Nexus 5 in order to de-google my mobile experience. Supposedly Ubuntu Touch works very well on it. Does anyone have any experience with this? Does anyone here disagree with this...

With retirement I am cleaning out many areas of my life and a recent bruising encounter with a glibc upgrade on -current has prompted me to also rationalise my computer system. I am running...

hello if anyone there can correct my bash script to run firewalld Code: --------- #!/bin/bash echo "Open TCP Port And Forward to Other IP address , Now Enter Public Port Number ?" read...

When I go back in the command history, if a command is long, it shortens the prompt by 14 characters whatever the directory. Here is my *PS1*: Code: --------- PS1="" # reset...