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This is 4MLinux 35. Cups yields all sorts of errors (one at a time with each attempt). "Invalid file." "No such file." "Cannot fine printer." Etc. This machine has many linux distros on it and...

I installed the rEFInd boot manager with shim, and created my own this key: Code: --------- openssl req -config ./mokconfig.cnf \ -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 \ -nodes -days...

What would be the equivalent of this Debian terminal command Code: --------- firefox https://www.linuxquestions.org --------- in Tails 4.14?

I am using ProtonVPN. My Linux Mint 20 (*Cinnamon* not *Mate*) is frequently cursing with the error message in .xsession-errors Code: --------- Cinnamon warning: Log level 128: posix_spawn...

Published at LXer: Nextcloud is an open-source, flexible, and self-hosted cloud storage service. It is a fork of Owncloud and very similar to DropBox and other cloud storage services. Read...

Hi forum, I have just noticed this new message immediately after "Successful initialization of wpa_supplicant" at boot time: Code: --------- nl80211: kernel reports: Authentication...

I have an old desktop with 4 physical USB 1.1 ports, but _lsusb_ reports a 5th 2.0 port. The machine's physical appearance corresponds with the User's Guide...

Published at LXer: In this guide, we explain how you can install the latest Xfce desktop in Arch Linux. The guide explains the steps for the latest Xfce 4.16 release, however, it works for any Xfce...

With the rise of new innovations now and Cell Phone Number Lists USA again, it's anything but a miracle that a wide range of cycles and strategies could be gotten to into simply anything. This would...

Dear LQ, I would like to know how many files and directories are there in a given directory function lsc { /bin/ls -l $1 | sed 1d | wc -l } Is there a way to replace sed and wc with a...

There's a term 'LAMP' many of you know that means 'Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP' setup/server and though I think it should be GLAMP for GNU/Linux or even GAMP for GNU, 'SLAMP' could also mean...

Start up with farily slow, then file manager won't open, and nothing thunar related will work. I get the error message when i try to shut down my PC through GUI. Code: ---------...

I wanted to boot a banana pro with a gpio pin set to out and at 3.3V and have just compiled a new sun7i-a20-bananapro.dtb. It works fine, however, I had a warning when I compiled the .dtb which I...

Published at LXer: This guide explains what is Apk package manager and how to do various Alpine Linux package management operations using Apk command line package manager with examples. Read...

Published at LXer: XWiki is a free and open-source advanced wiki software platform written in Java. Read More... (https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-xwiki-on-centos-7/)

In Kdenlive in -current libx264 and libx265 are missing. In my attempts to cover the bases: Recompiled ffmpeg with patent encumbered features enabled. Installed ponce's x264 and x265. Lastly...

Published at LXer: Many Linux distributions bundle*Vim*as their default text editor. This appeals to many longtime Linux users, and those who don’t like it can change it promptly after install...

I'm using alien's vtown KDE (https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/today-plasma5-replaces-kde4-in-slackware/): KDE Plasma: 5.20.4 KDE Frameworks: 5.77.0 Qt: 5.15.2 But I get a strange black line on...

Hi, My BIOS settings don't mention virtualization at all. I have an Alienware Area-51 R2. It's got an i7-5820K which is a good sign, but the quickstart guide says it has an "X99 Express" chipset. I...

Thanks to a post from LQ.org, I was able to resolve an issue in my PopOS/KDE Plasma involving sound "dummy output".

I am trying to reduce the global variables mainly two fold: To decrease the time to load in memory and increase program start execution time Optimize memory for global variables What options I...

Published at LXer: The LAMP stack is a set of open-source software that can be used to create websites and web applications by your choice. It is named as an acronym of the names of its original...

I'm trying to learn to program with ncurses, and I have read several times through Dan Gookin's Programmer's Guide to nCurses; but there seems to be very little in there about getting data into and...

We recently got a new 3d printer and we need to convert 3d files(STL) to GCODE for the printer to actually print the thing. Creality provides software to do this, but it doesn't run on Linux. ...

Hello, the Ministério da Saúde ("Health Ministry", literally translating) of my conutry, *Brasil*, has a page where we can download a CSV with many data about the COVID-19 things here. The CSV is...

Are there any simple programs that can be used for making sablon. I tried with LibreOffice draw, and FreeCAD, but it didn't work out. The point is to get a printable file such that you can print...

Published at LXer: Throughout this past year, we've shared top open source news to keep everyone updated on what's happening in the world of open source. In case you missed any of the headlines,...

Hello everyone; I have posted a link some weeks ago for OpenStreetMap OVERPASS (https://github.com/waelhammoudeh/overpass-4-slackware) installation guide for slackware. The dispatcher server...

Following a recent problematic patch my Opensuse Leap 15.2 system stalled during boot, then landed me at the grub prompt. So I booted to the rescue console and attempted to chroot to reinstall the...

Hiya, I have some issues with vala-panel-appmenu, and for debugging I need glib2 with debug symbols. How I can enable the symbols? Code: --------- --enable-debug=yes ---------

I see this in the December 25th -current changelog: ---Quote--- there's also a massive cleanup of polkit/dbus related packages to move most of the config files out of /etc and not install them...

I am experiencing significant screen corruption on an old Acer Aspire 9300 laptop, equipped with the GeForce Go 7300 graphics chipset w/128MB of RAM. When Xorg is started by gdm, the screen is covered...

Published at LXer: In this tutorial you are going to learn how to install and setup Odoo with Nginx reverse proxy and connect it with PostgreSQL in Cloud SQL. Read More......

This latin phrase is attributed to Hippocrates, but I want to dispute that, and consult the collective wisdom of the nerds, Gurus, Veterans, Geeks and who pass through here. ...

Hello I've the following PC System: Kernel: 5.4.0-58-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.7 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20 Ulyana base:...

Published at LXer: This post follows up "Practice coding in Java by writing a game" recently published at LXER. Focus has been done on manual invoking "javac" using standard command line options...

Been searching high and low with no joy. I tried formatting the thumb drive with two partitions and using dd to write the iso to the first partition, won't boot. Any help? TIA 8bit

I am not sure this question belongs here. I am in process of configuring my C++ IDE for cross-compiling. I have a few concerns. First - I have been using my IDE stock GCC compiler and not...

Published at LXer: Video games are the new Hollywood, complete with celebrities and hyped blockbusters like Cyberpunk 2077. In 2019, they made half as much again as the movie sector's paltry...

Hi, I have a couple of SSDs in my system that are connected to an LSI RAID card. I created a RAID 0 virtual drive for each SSD. One has Windows and the other has Linux installed. I have a third OS...

Hello dear Community, I have one problem which I cannot really explain. Somehow I have a feeling, it belongs to a software section of the forum (because hardware remained unchanged). It started a...

I recently reinstalled windows 7 on this PC, but the video playback is terrible even at 360p for Youtube etc... Very very slow with dropping frames using an old AGP Nvidia MX4000 card. If I install...

Hi All, Linux noob here. I recently installed PopOS on my Teclast F6 plus and cannot get the system to recognize my wireless card (Intel 3165). I have tried literally dozens of fixes for similar...

Published at LXer: This brief guide will walk you through the steps to install man pages in Alpine Linux. Read More... (https://ostechnix.com/how-to-install-man-pages-in-alpine-linux/)

So I have one drive in my laptop. It is partitioned for three partitions, sda1 2 and 3. sda1 was a test install of BSD. sda3 is a LUKS LVM with multiple thin-provisioned LVM volumes within. sda2...

I have Ubuntu server install in this Toshiba Magnia SG30 has a 32 bit CPU. So wanted to install Debian server on it. I can with a USB to CD ROM drive and put a video card in its slot with a wide...

I've successfully repartitioned an old 1Tb hdd from an old machine to use as an external drive for backups. I have an internal 2Tb drive in my machine and it has uses the UUID as it's label...

Published at LXer: There’s a somewhat obscure feature in Linux and Unix shells that allows you to open a sort of do-while loop for the*cat*command. It’s called the*heredoc, and it enables you to...

Published at LXer: Xfce 4.16 has been officially released with this major new version. This update to the lightweight desktop environment, Xfce, has introduced many exciting features. Read...

Published at LXer: Linux isn't just a lovable penguin (his name is Tux, in case you didn't know). It's the most popular operating system for web hosting servers. But why? What gives Linux that...