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Linux networking questions
Okay gang, this is what I have in mind as far as networking and linux and I'd like your input please. I'm building a network of clustered minicomputers to process various requests and I know I need...
LXer: KDE Frameworks 5.77 Released with More Than 250 Fixes and Improvements
Published at LXer: The KDE Project announced today the release and general availability of the KDE Frameworks 5.77 open-source software suite, a monthly update incorporating numerous improvements...
question about professional uses of desktop Linux on workstations
In which non-IT fields is use of Linux workstations common? I know that workstation Linux is often used in software development, that’s why I’m asking about non-IT fields instead. By workstation, I...
How can I get apache2 to write password to etc/passwd in a script
I am not familiar on the subject. There are plenty of solution examples on the net but all involve user input somehow. I am sure this is a basic problem faced by many, many times before. I have...
Rock Pi S - Random kernel panic
Hi, on my Rock Pi S, running kernel 5.9.12, I get a kernel panic which looks like to be randomly after a longer up time. Here's a dmesg log from the most recent case: Code: --------- [ ...
Need linux distribution to boot in UEFI enabled pc's?
I installed a linux distribution with the UEFI enabled pc, but in the first boot to login to the os get this bios error message: Code: --------- Manjaro secure boot error: operating system had no...
LXer: How to Install LXQt Desktop in Arch Linux Complete Guide
Published at LXer: This guide explains the steps you need to install LXQt Desktop in Arch Linux. This guide has two parts. The first part deals with installing the base Arch system. The second part...
I am testing -current under vbox - congratulations to all who make this possible
So far I am on xfce - nicely polished. No issue at all except can't manage fullscreen under vbox. Slackware -current just nicely polished. Seem these years of waiting reward us with exceptional...
Please help me, guide me with Linux and deleted files from 3 disks from a NAS that is in raid 5
Hi I got 3 disks in my Netgear ReadyNAS in raid 5. (And I think the directory to the folder I want to restore is: "*data/Dokument*" So I want to get deleted files and restore all folders and files...
LXer: $199 kit clusters four Jetson Nano or NX modules
Published at LXer: Seeed’s $199 “Jetson Mate” is a carrier board for clustering up to 5x Jetson Nano or Jetson Xavier NX modules with a 5-port GbE switch, 5x USB, 2x MIPI-CSI, HDMI, a case, and...
quick question on timeshift
Now that i am going to return the cheap hp china made laptop back to my friend again. i want to do a timeshift before give it back. Since i installed timeshift sometime ago, before i have much...
How Can we add desktop Gadgets Like in Windows 7
I would like these simple desktop Gadjets that I am use to in windows 7. Meinwetter, Digital Clock , Clipboarder, advanced control system. Could some kind person help me here. thanks, john
No WIFI in BLFS 8.4
I have built the BLFS 8.4 but WIFI doesn't work on it. The boot gives an error message Code: --------- Starting wpa_supplicant on the wlan0 interface...Could not read interface wlan0 flags: No...
You are about to install software that can't be authenticated
https://i.imgur.com/YdRCMUK.png This has been a first since I am using mint (2015). I didn't touch my sources file, only added a repo for slack and another one for google earth, but the warning...
LXer: What web developers love about the Brackets text editor
Published at LXer: The Brackets text editor is an editor geared primarily at web developers. Appropriately, its Edit menu is full of functions especially useful to users of web programming...
Advice for Ebook Reader?
Hello, somebody wants me to gift them an ebook reader. I never used one myself, but I heard horrible things about some models being completely locked down to the offerings of one company, not...
LXer: Linus Torvalds launches Linux kernel 5.10 and warns devs not to send 5.11 code too close to Christmas
Published at LXer: New long-term support edition of Linux knocks off year 2038 bug, ends support for Power PC 601, and much moreLinus Torvalds has released version 5.10 of the Linux kernel and...
LXer: openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Has a New Release with Bluetooth Improvements, Latest Updates
Published at LXer: The openSUSE-based GeckoLinux distribution has a new release today bringing you all the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies, as well as various improvements. Read...
LXer: NVMe vs SSD: Speed, Storage & Mistakes to Avoid
Published at LXer: NVMe is not affected by the ATA interface constrictions as it sits right on the top of the PCI Express directly connected to the CPU. That results in 4 times faster Input/Output...
LXer: Project Lenix - CentOS Fork Announced by CloudLinux Team
Published at LXer: Well, this seems another good news for many CentOS users. The CloudLinux Team announces that they plans to fork RHEL and create a CentOS like distribution named ProjectLenix. ...
LXer: Power up your Linux terminal text editor with ed
Published at LXer: The GNU ed command is a line editor. It’s considered the standard Unix text editor because it was the very first text editor for Unix, and so it was (and generally still is)...
LXer: TUXEDO Book XP14 Linux Laptop Available for Pre-Order with Intel Tiger Lake, NVIDIA GTX 1650
Published at LXer: TUXEDO Computers announced today the TUXEDO Book XP14 Linux laptop as the company’s smallest and lightest gaming notebook, but also ideal for office work on the go. Read...
LXer: Containerized OpenStack Clouds? Sure says Mirantis
Published at LXer: We usually think about containers running on clouds, but there[he]#039[/he]s no reason -- except it[he]#039[/he]s hard -- to run clouds on containers. Now, Mirantis is making it...
LXer: How to cope with virtual meeting fatigue
Published at LXer: Throughout much of 2020, virtual meetings have been a major part of our lives. This is new for many of us—while we may have participated in webinars or other virtual meetings on...
Removing linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic fails - more errors follow
I am trying to install bluetooth library on Ubuntu 16. The install saiz it will remove "linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic" but it fails to do so. Also the primary task to install the library does...
Changed ISP: and IPs and now both mail servers can't network
I have two Ubuntu Servers 18.04.5 LTS which serve as mail servers here. All was fine until I had to readdress them due to changing ISPs. Now THey cannot connect to anything like the repositories or...
Add swap partition from another hard disk?
My laptop has 8GB RAM and have two hard disk, one is SSD 250 GB and other one is hdd and 500 GB i want to use the SSD drive as / partition and create swap partition in hdd, is this make any deference...
I need to make a win 7 install usb in debian but...
I need to make a windows 7 install usb drive using debian 10.6 but need to use a dvd with windows 7 on it - I don`t have a separate ISO file on the desktop. Etcher rufus and the rest don`t work with...
ELISA (music player) crashes - looks like a bug
Just tested this after I updated Slackware-current-64-bit today (12-13-2020). Plasma5 - 5.20.4 Elisa music player crashes when browsing more complicated file system tree: This is happening in...
ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND - dspkginit-414
After upgrading from Debian Stretch to Buster I encounter the following error message at boot time: *ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, While resolving a named reference package element - \_PR_CPU0...
Alien Bob's wine package mono location question.
I have always used Alien Bob's wine package without issue. But on a fresh -current install today I noticed when I launched winecfg It was complaining about not finding wine-mono. I know Eric...
I can't find my CD-RW when I use the mount command in bash.
Hello, I'm running several flavors of linux, Mint 20, Zorin 15, Ubuntu 20. When I use a game CD in my drive I can find SR0 in BASH under the mount command. But when I put a CD-RW in BASH is blind to...
Software Patents
Beware of *imminent new danger* of software patents and stifling of open source software. Appeal to the open source community: ...
tidy-html5-5.6.0 installs man page in wrong folder
tidy-html5-5.6.0 has a man page in /usr/man/tidy.1.gz
K3B ripp DVD
K3B not rip DVD. I past a log. https://pastebin.pl/view/0ef29ff0
[SOLVED] current - elogind - hibernate does not work
I cannot get hibernate to work with elogind and likely by extension, kde5. I see the following error in /var/log/syslog: Code: --------- elogind-daemon[1397]: Failed to prepare for...
Python Subprocess with Tkinter Problem
Hi All, When I am writing the python script on Ubuntu, I have faced the issue that is the screenshot on the attachment. Could you please help me? :) Regards ...
Compromised or just an old farts memory? Incorrect password on my desktop with Lubuntu installed.
It's been almost a year since I logged on to my desktop with Lubuntu installed. I regret, it's been so long, I can't furnish any of the technical information that might be more helpful. Although I've...
Elogind boot errors with Current
After updating my Current VM yesterday I see the following error messages: Code: --------- udevd[211]: failed to execute '/lib64/elogind/elogind-uaccess-command'...
No Video After Installation
Yesterday I installed Debian, brand new from the latest iso. I wanted to try a program called "OpenOB". All went well during installation. When installation was finished, it rebooted and there was...
External HD has issues
slow, and making noise, but functional How can I give it a "clean-up" and "auto-repair" session? Thanks!!
Slack-current : weird FTP issue
Hi, for the last 3-4 weeks or so, FTP upload have become completely abysmal with my slack current systems. I have even completely reinstalled one of my setup after bying an NVME drive but same...
Linux usage of "blueZ" - hierarchy ?
It is a common statement "Linux kernel includes bluetooth". The above is sometime "clarified" with " (Linux kernel) uses "blueZ" official bluetooth stack". Now IMHO "blueZ" " official...
Upgrade-all fails on rpi4
Hi, Trying to upgrade via ssh. Sarpi updates ok Upgrade of glibc-solibs, pkgtools, bash and tmux ok Install-new ok Upgrade-all from slackpkg or downloaded repo gives unfinished upgrade and...
Is there a command to show what SMB shares are active?
Hello, this is my first post for a while (2009) so am posting in newbies. I hope to be more active in the future. My question is in the Subject line. I have tried smbstatus but this gives a...
Send command to ELM327 via USB and get the answer in a $VAR?
Hello, I am looking for a solution, to send a command to my ELM327 device, connected via /dev/ttyUSB0 I figured out, that I can connect by the command: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 There I can type a...
Ubuntu 20.10 and Deepin 20
Hello everyone, I have installed Deepin 20 desktop on Ubuntu 20.10. The desktop is gorgeous, ok, but it's seems slow on certain operations. Opening the file manager, could take up to 10...
build Bombono in bionic beaver
If I run scons I get: Code: --------- src/mgui/dvdimport.cpp: In function ‘void DVD::OnPreparePage(DVD::ImportData&)’: src/mgui/dvdimport.cpp:214:82: error: ambiguous overload for ‘operator
My Lenovo S145's Synaptics Touchpad isn't working on any Linux distro, but it's compatible on my Windows OS (Dual Boot)
My Synaptics Touchpad isn't responsive at all. It doesn't react to any action i perform on it, even the right and left clicks. My xinput output: Code: --------- ⎡ Virtual core pointer ...
My Lenovo S145's Synaptics Touchpad isn't working on any Linux distro, but it's compatible on my Windows OS (Dual Boot)
My Synaptics Touchpad isn't responsive at all. It doesn't react to any action i perform on it, even the right and left clicks. My xinput output: Code: --------- ⎡ Virtual core pointer ...
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