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Published at LXer: Suppose you are sending a message to your friend and want the message to be encrypted. You tell him that you will send him some numbers and these numbers will be the index...

I've just published a free ebook "Android: What it is and how to use it". It explains not just how to use your Android smartphone or tablet, but what Android is and the roles played by the different...

In slakware current, the qt5 binaries have all the suffix "-qt5" (qmake-qt5, rcc-qt5), and some slackbuilds have to be modified for thid reason. Does it come from the time when qt5 did coexist with...

How do I change Linux Mint Cinnamon ver. 20 from 1386 back to 64 bit. It was originally installed as 64 bit, but changed to I386 as instructed in order to work with Wine. Now Win 10 64 bit programs...

On trying to run a command ./id_gen SN.txt Neurotechnology.id I get the error "NError[64081]: [TID: 140474608629568] (-10) Serial number is invalid" How to fix it?

Published at LXer: Podman exists to offer a daemonless container engine for managing OCI-compliant containers on your Linux system. Users love it for its ease of adoption as an alternative to...

I have been experiencing poor wifi ( latency is too high ). When I ping IPs, I see packet drops and unstable RTA time. I ruled out problems with ISP and wifi routers, as I don't see this issue with...

hello, after the latest update on F33 the FN key stopped working. As in no longer I can increase/decrease sound, change keyboard brightness etc on Dell Inspirion 17. would appreciate pointers to...

Published at LXer: When people learn that I work as an open source evangelist (focusing on syslog-ng and sudo), they often ask me what it's like to represent such well-known names in the Linux...

@ drmozes .... nice one and thanks ... for awhile there I was wondering if you were off on a long holiday Cheers!

Don't know where you folks might be but its 14:50 in Melbourne Victoria and I note that the changelog know says "Current (pre-release)" Looks like 15.0 is just around the corner. Cheers ... many...

In my restrained exuberance I double posted. Mea culpa!

Published at LXer: With the release of Xfce 4.16, the MX Linux team now working on migrating the Xfce package base from Xfce 4.14 to Xfce 4.16. The Xfce 4.16 packages are now available for testing...

Since this is a place for Linux, let me say I run CentOS 6, CentOS 7, and CentOS 8, along with Windows 7, Windows 10, ArcaOS 5 (OS/2) for my desktops. My environment is basically a large home...

'The Impractical but Indisputable Rise of Retrocomputing: Prices for vintage PCs in need of repairs and hard-to-find parts have shot up on resale sites.'...

Published at LXer: Asahi Linux is the name of a new project aiming to get Linux properly supported and working on Apple Silicon, the new ARM based chips designed by Apple like the Apple M1 found in...

I'm currently learning about linux privesc, and i want to fully understand it. What are differences between these SUID commands, pros and cons, which one should we use, etc.. :D Finding SUID...

Published at LXer: WallpaperDownloader is open source software that allows users to download wallpapers from different remote locations automatically. Read More......

My personal name is Stephen. I would like to say hello to every one.

I have a NUX MightyPlug Guitar amp simulator that has a USB interface to record. When I plug it in (Ubuntu Studio 20.04.1, kernel 5.4.0-58-lowlatency x86_64 on a i5-7300Hq HP laptop) it is...

Published at LXer: When working on the terminal, or command line, there is often a need to know how to create a file in Linux. Whether you need to create a script file, a config file or text file,...

Published at LXer: Make your Linux processes play nice with each other. Managing processes in Linux is a fundamental concept that every good system administrator should be familiar with. A majority...

Published at LXer: Sometimes you need the short version. You know what you want to do and you just can't recall exactly how to do it. That's when cheat sheets come in handy. In this article, I...

https://pastebin.com/mKKCaT9g hi guys there is no sound in the headphones. Please tell me what options to enable in the kernel so that the sound in the headphones appears. I am attaching the kernel...

Published at LXer: There is no need to introduce every person on this planet who knows how to operate a PC. Whether it is Linux or Windows System, they know what VLC is. But still, for those who...

Hello, I recently installed rkhunter on my LinuxMint and ran a check, but I'm not sure about the results. I read the manpage and found a couple of switches I was immediately concerned with. Two...

I am looking for a certain file name on my storage device, nothing I tried works... I am using Dolphin - Magnifying glass, type the name in the search field... The serach bar works, but nothing is...

New to Ubuntu, using 20.4-1 amd64 installer. I'm trying to find information about this but I'm having a difficult time so posting a thread. When going through the install, it doesn't like the...

Published at LXer: If you're a programmer and you want to put a certain functionality in your software, you start by thinking of ways to implement it—such as writing a method, defining a class, or...

Archlabs 2020.11.04 Openbox 3.6.1-7 SDDM 0.19.0-3 Dell Inspiron 13 7000 I'm being drawn into increased involvement with a non-profit org I am a member of, with a corresponding increase in zoom...

Hello Everyone I use an old Dell 6420 laptop for most of my work and up until today it has worked flawlessly with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I rarely use a the integrated web cam but I had Zoom meeting to...

Published at LXer: HTTP Caching is the solution that we need. The modern-day web is less about who makes the best service, and more about who delivers it efficiently. With the content available on...

I have two PCI capture cards, a Lifeview FlyVideo3000 and an AVermedia one, both are based on the SAA7134 and should be supported well under Linux, however, no matter what program I use to view the...

I am using a USB audio dongle to listen an internet radio stream. I use the script below for this (part of it). Pipe file and curl are used because mpg123 does not allow to stream https streams. ...

I installed Acro Linux a few days ago and alls been great except a issue with cursors which I fixed, but in the process I believe I may have messed up Root or something else. I went to launch GParted...

Welcome to the forum. The question is as follows. There is a firmware file where I want to change voice notifications from Chinese to Russian. The firmware itself:...

1/8/2021 many articles such as "the best 15 windows emulators for linux" but i've attempted to install every one of them and NONE actually work.... i'd retry if someone would vouch for any one of...

Published at LXer: In this article, we will see how to block the PING requests using sysctl settings and iptables on Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The tutorial will walk users through unblocking...

Hello, I'm new to Ansible. I would like to use Ansible to retrieve some information from servers. Something like uname -a or a list of installed packages periodically. Is it possible? How? ...

Published at LXer: If you had at least one chance to attend business and technologies conferences recently, you probably saw lots of DevOps strategies, Agilist, and DevSecOps engineers around the...

Published at LXer: The KDE team announces the KDE Plasma 5.20.5 bugfix release with months of work, fixes, and translations. The packages are now pushed to the official Neon repository. Here are...

Okay, so I'm at my wits end here. On CentOS8, and every time I boot, I get to the kernel selection, pick the kernel as usual, then it gets to those 3 loading dots, and then a black screen....

Hi Everyone I like to study foreign languages and to teach my kids them. I want access to TV shows in Ireland and S. Africa. I just want to watch kids shows with my kids or "regular" TV by...

Published at LXer: Red Hat didn't make any friends when it decided to stop supporting the popular free replacement for RHEL, but new alternatives are already in the works. Read More......

Hello, I would appreciate it if someone would clarify gpg encryption. essentially I run the command Code: ---------

I have dual boot system with Windows 10 and Kali Linux on Laptop *hp pavilion 15 gaming ec0101AX* after kali installation followed by updates and upgrades(and reboot) I tried opening...

Published at LXer: Apache Cassandra is an open-source NoSQL database system designed to handle a large amount of data. It supports clusters spanning multiple data centers and high availability with...

Hi, I am building a new development PC and could use some guidance on partitioning and whether there are performance gains to be had from different schemes. It's an ASROCK Deskmini 310W with Core...

I cannot get bluetooth working at all in Linux elementary OS?? -I have read something about its because of dual-booting??

Published at LXer: Looks like 2021 really could properly be the year of Wayland on the Linux desktop. For plenty it already is but NVIDIA have been a sore spot and it looks like they're moving...