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Hello linuxquestions group, I want a solution on how to whois tool in new version of kali linux that is on 2020.4 I am using this version. Basically in that version who is preinstall but I when run...

Dell Precision 7520 (Laptop) running Slackware-Current64 w/ KDE Issue: After installing upower-0.99.11-x86_64-1.txz battery power events no longer work Last night (3AM) I turned off the power...

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A great number of linux newbies have trouble with how to start understanding and getting to grips with the terminal. A useful thing that helped me was a ctf. Usually, ctf's are for hackers, but some...

I want to build mate for my Slackware 14.2. When I run the script that builds dependencies, I get this error ``` Executing install script for libpeas-1.20.0-x86_64-1_msb.txz. Package...

Hi, I installed discord with all its dependencies using sbopkg. But when I run `discord --no-sandbox` as root, I get this error ``` Discord 0.0.12 Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf",...

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I am getting a box coming up when I log into kde on first booting the computer asking for a root password to run sh. It seems that the request is being generated by polkit. I don't know what has...

I am learning how to change removable storage device to /media instead of KDE default /run/media/$USER. As i am reading this url, i came across something that i don't understand. Appreciate if...

Hello, I have a PenDrive with below information: Code: --------- $ sudo lsusb -D /dev/bus/usb/002/023 Device: ID 0c76:0005 JMTek, LLC. Transcend Flash disk Device Descriptor: bLength ...

Netcraft's October 2020 web server survey (https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2020/10/21/october-2020-web-server-survey.html) shows that for the market share among active sites, Apache2 is dropping...

Hi! I'm trying to make a "Media Center -server" kind of laptop out of my fiancés old Sony VAIO VGN-FW51MF. 500Gb's of storage with a blu-ray drive so why not? Everything went smoothly with...

As a new user to EndeavourOS I have a problem with the CPU fan running at full speed the whole time. The result from the sensors comand is : Code: --------- $ sensors iwlwifi_1-virtual-0...

Good morning all, I have an older Dell E6500 with 3GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, and a heavily modified (German) MX Linux which is based on Debian, OS. During the most recent installation I had to use Boot...

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For example: If I uninstall Kontact, why is that the information contained remains after reinstalling it? Is there a more permanent way of doing it besides right-clicking uninstall or removing...

i have timed some audio by letting mplayer just play them, maybe cutting off the sound, and timing the command. but i would like a way to do it much faster. i know that raw and raw-like audio files...

I have a custom buildscript that compiles all the compiz packages and installs them for me. I installed the Nov 27 -current into a VM to test something. I used my script to install the compiz...

Hello i am new user and i would to ask you, How to disable a pm?

Published at LXer: This brief guide explains how to enable timestamp for history command in Zsh shell in Linux operating system. Read More......

Wondering if ill be permitted to access the server after this post. Otherwise how do i go about getting toorox? server says its locked.

Published at LXer: The GNOME 40 is under development at the moment. And a recent change on App Grid functionality shows that it now scrolls horizontally. Read More......

ArchLabs > Openbox(xfce) on Dell Inspiron 13 7000 When I installed this setup about a week ago the keyboard backlight was functioning normally (on at boot, off at shutdown). Today it is not...

Published at LXer: So you have decided to give the Linux operating system a try. You have heard it is a good stable operating system with lots of free software and you are ready to give it a shot....

(I thought I had posted a question related to this a month ago, but the search tools turn up nothing of the sort.) I tried to rsync my SBo mirror from rsync.slackbuilds.org a while ago, and it...

Hello everyone I am a rookie to the Linux OS. Although I had a Red Hat class in college, that was ten years ago and I'm positively rusty. I am teaching myself from scratch so please forgive me if...

i have almost finished installing kali linux to my windows 10, but toward the end on the remote desktop connection it give's me an error message of, failed to execute child process "dbus-lanch"(no...

This is a weird situation. I have 3 Raspberry Pis. All 3 are identical hardware, and all run the same disk image. Each are in different physical locations (different LANs and WANs). These Pis...

I'm trying to install BLFS 8.4 I have successfully installed alsa-lib and alsa-utilities, the alsa-mixer also works fine. My sound card is "HDA Intel". speaker-test also works but gives an undesirable...

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Hi I'm Chris and new to this forum as well as to Linux. I have tried to use linux for the Toshiba Satellite Pro l670-18T and did not succeed. I used an ISO from Linuxmint (several distributions) none...

Which is better- Linux Mint 19.3 MATE or Linux Lite 5.2? Someone who has used both these Ubuntu based distros for a fair amount of time must answer.

Hi, Does anyone know of a Linux distro that still used the Synaptics touchpad driver as the default, and not libinput. I have an HP Pavilion dv6 and the libinput driver is a disaster no matter...

Hey Everyone, I been running into this and have looked everywhere for a solution. ● iptables.service loaded failed failed Load Iptables Rules ● upower.service loaded failed failed...

I've been using mpc for almost a year and was loving it. But one day it just stopped working. When I try running "mpc ls" I get nothing. Running "mpc update" doesn't change anything. In fact "mpc...

Published at LXer: At the time of writing KDE Plasma install on any SparkyLinux 2020.09 might be committed via GDM3 installation right after KDE Plasma due to after system reboot GDM seems to be...

Hi, I am trying to write a script where I need to get an input from a user from getopts. That wouldn't be a problem, but I also need the user to select any number of files which the script should...

Hi everyone, I'm a developer who loves playing with PHP, Python and Linux. Nice to meet you!

Greetings: I love Manjaro but not their heavy handed forum. Since I have no HP peripherals, would it be ok to uninstall both the HP Device Manger and HP-UISCAN? [Manjaro 20 - Cinnamon] ...

I was trying to install gnome with dlackware, but it installed systemd and now my Slackware won't boot properly. How do I remove systemd and restore init?

I was downloading Arch Linux and I think I deleted something.I couldn't download,then I tried download Pop_OS! but When I click clear install,the installation window was closing.I wrote "sudo fdisk...

Published at LXer: How do you know the time at which the command was executed? Easy! This guide explains how to enable timestamp in Bash history in Linux. Read More......

I'm trying to use [this](http://gnomeslackbuild.org/download/) to install Gnome for slackware. When I type `lynx --source http://gnomeslackbuild.org/net-install/64 | bash` I get this error ``` bash:...

Hi there guys. I was looking for a bit of help with a quirky issue that I've been experiencing, please. I am currently accessing the internet through my mobile phone via a hotspot/tethering. ...

Background: It appears Apple are switching processors yet again from X86 to Arm, which seems to be a vote of confidence in Arm. I hardly expect Apple CPUs or SBCs to come on the market. But Apple...

Published at LXer: Making use of subshells in Bash provides you with an ability to generate context sensitive information from right within your Bash command. For example, if you want to modify a...

(Mojn means Hi!) My name is Michael; I'm 64 years old and working as system administrator for a teachers union in Germany.

Hi I am using Manjaro Linux with Cinnamon Desktop. I use Simple Screen Recorder to record my videos. During recording with Simple Screen Recorder on Cinnamon Desktop, the screen used to flicker (a...

Published at LXer: As a high school student, I've become very interested in artificial intelligence (AI), which is emerging as one of the most impactful innovations of recent times. This past...

Hello, When I use "bs" parameter to clone a partition or disk in "dd" command, then for recovering that partition or disk I must use "bs" parameter again? Is it mandatory? For example: Code:...