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LXer: How to create a Cloudwatch Event Rule in AWS
Published at LXer: A near-real-time stream of system events that describe changes in AWS resources is delivered by CloudWatch Events. We can create a rule that matches events and route them to one...
trouble understanding how to clean up grub for multiboot and multi disk laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7000, it's a few years old, but works fine still. It has a 256GB SSD first disk and a 1TB second disk. I have had several versions of Linux on it over the past few...
alsa conf for USB 24 channel Audio
Hi, I got a cymatic audio uTrack24 recorder and I when I connect it to my linux it recognises it as an usb 24 ch sound card. The device records all 24 tarcks into a singe multichannel wav file....
LXer: Raspberry Pi automation add-on offers ADCs, DIDO, and UPS
Published at LXer: Edgedevices.io’s second-gen “Pi-oT 2” Raspberry Pi automation add-on offers 8x ADCs, 6x digital outputs, and Ethernet plus options including a 2-hour UPS, RS485, 4x 24V digital...
LXer: Build a motion detection system with a Raspberry Pi
Published at LXer: If you want a home security system to tell you if someone is lurking around your property, you don[he]#039[/he]t need an expensive, proprietary solution from a third-party...
LXer: How to use Bash file test operators in Linux
Published at LXer: File Test Operators are used in Linux to check and verify attributes of files like ownership or if they are a symlink. In this article, you will learn to test files using the if...
[OpenStack] How to display keystone version?
Hi, Im trying to find out which keystone version is installed. Following commands failed: Code: --------- # keystone -bash: keystone: command not found
CentOS 8 - VMWare Workstation 16 error - rolling back install
We are testing CentOS 8 (4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2.x86_64) and VMWare Workstation 16.0.0-16894299 for our environment. However, Workstation keeps wanting to roll back the install. Code:...
Display output from camera
The objective is to capture a camera output using V4L2 and display it to the screen using SDL2. I started with a program https://gist.github.com/lightbits/70399ac79ec005751e94 which captures the...
Upgrading to future Debian releases
I have Debian 10 installed in a VirtualBox and it runs well. I've read the web pages at Debian on upgrading from 8 to 9 and 9 to 10. Once Debian 11 is released, would upgrading to it also be...
Last login time for SSH and GUI.
Hello, To find the last login time for SSH, which one of below files is useful? Code: --------- /var/log/secure /var/log/audit/audit.log --------- How about Desktop?
How encrypted root partition is mounted on boot?
What are the chain of processes that are implemented on boot when the root partition is luks encrypted? I installed Linux Lite on two manually created partitions - boot (unencrypted), and root...
udev rules for HID binding/unbinding of custom driver
I am working on a kernel driver for a device based on the FT260, which uses the HID class. The driver is working, but needs to be manually bound on kernels earlier than 4.16. I have tried the...
Difference between 4.9 and 4.19 Kernel versions causing fread crash
Hello, i have a linux system where recently the kernel version was upgraded from 4.9 to 4.19. This resulted in a different behaviour while reading a file which was locked. E.g.: On Kernel...
LXer: Create a machine learning model with Bash
Published at LXer: Machine learning is a powerful computing capability for predicting or forecasting things that conventional algorithms find challenging. The machine learning journey begins with...
xinetd : Show ip address of the connected xinetd client
Hi, I have a server that listen to a port using xinetd and will execute a bash script when a remote host is connected to that port. I would like to print out the ip address of that connected...
[Cannot] remove draft blog entry.
Trying to “physically remove” a draft entry in my blog, which does no longer have a reason to exist – the entry –, I am informed that I do not have the right to do it. Whatever procedure will make...
Error while installing slang-2.3.2
I am trying to build BLFS 8.4 An error occurs while installing slang. This is the configuration, make and installing script: Code: --------- ./configure --prefix=/usr \ ...
Secure pluggable autoboot.
I'm working in an environment where most workstations (all running Linux) are configured to require a password for access on powerup or reboot. The User is set individually for each workstation to...
frequent security alerts on Mozilla
Good morning. I want to consider myself rather disconnected, these days, but use to contradict myself when I check the newsgroups, like *linux.debian.announce.security*. Although I have updated...
LXer: Synchronize Files Between Multiple Systems With Syncthing In Linux
Published at LXer: This guide explains what is Syncthing, how to install Syncthing on Linux, how to synchronize files between multiple Linux systems. Read More......
Can't burn DVDs. Kit too old?
It's years since I burned a CD or DVD, but the occasion has arisen, so I bought a 50 pack of Kodak DVD+R and dug out my old USB burner. No go. Both the drive and the software struggled valiantly to...
Digital clock is gone
After tonight's update, the digital clock from the right side of the panel disappeared. Not sure what happened to that. I'll look further in the morning. Sleepy.....
slackware activity By The Numbers
Hi All, I've been working on a fun project that I'd like to share with the class. Something I've run into issues with as a slackware user is an effective way to communicate the "aliveness" of the...
LXer: An introduction to Prometheus metrics and performance monitoring
Published at LXer: Use Prometheus to gather metrics into usable, actionable entries, giving you the data you need to manage alerts and performance information in your environment. Read More......
Would BTRFS on LVM have unforeseen consequences?
I got this new hard drive that has way better specs in terms of speed than my old drive. Since Fedora 33 switched to btrfs as default, I thought I'd try it, but I need to use LVM since I need multiple...
TrackPoint Polling rate is slower on UBUNTU than Windows
I have a thinkpad E590 with Ubuntu 18.04. (with alongside booted Windows) Trackpoint is much smoother in Windows. I didn't know whether this is a driver thing or a parameter thing. But I just...
Multiple Display Quirks with X and Plasma 5
I notice in recent several months some problems with Plasma 5 and X when running multiple monitors (1 to 4 monitors is what I use routinely). 1. After reboot or restart of the system, the...
Current?:
Hello all I have 1 current X86_64 installation: 1. How to use USB sticks or DD on current? 2. I am used to use slackbuilds.org to compile packages, but current is not there anymore! I do not...
LXer: Vulkan Ray Tracing becomes official with Vulkan 1.2.162
Published at LXer: The day has arrived, it seems with Vulkan 1.2.162 the Ray Tracing extensions have become part of Vulkan bringing it from provisional status to official. Read More......
HTML file download routine.
I am in the process of trying to create a website where can sell music that I have created music files (.wav format) that people can purchase for downloading to there own computer(s). So what I need...
LXer: 6 predictions for JavaScript build tools
Published at LXer: Code used in production is different from development code. In production, you need to build packages that run fast, manage dependencies, automate tasks, load external modules,...
Text Manipulation
Hi, I have this file with a few hundred lines like this: Code: --------- https://jk.org/Volume1/Books_1_chapter_2 https://jk.org/Volume1/Books_1_chapter_3...
LXer: How to use Nginx to redirect all traffic from http to https
Published at LXer: If your website is hosted with NGINX and it has SSL enabled, it's best practice to disable HTTP completely and force all incoming traffic over to the HTTPS version of the...
Would like to change a tag for menu button in IceWM
Hello. I am running IceWM on Debian 10. There is a tag that appears above the main menu button when I hover my mouse pointer over it, which reads, "Favorite applications" (see enclosed image). I...
send output to specific line
good everning, I'm using the command sed -n '/PATTERN1/,/PATTERN2/p' file to get the text between the patterns, however, I wanted to send the output to a specific line, is it possible? ex: file...
kde applications categorized
The size of full kde seems to bother some people, so using a tip in the requests for -current thread and some deduplication i have collected categorized lists of the kde applications. You can put...
LXer: Linus Torvalds worried Linux kernel might get messy around Christmas
Published at LXer: LTS release 5.10 is currently unruly and looks like colliding with the holiday season. Linus Torvalds has expressed some worries about progress of version 5.10 of the Linux...
[SOLVED] Question about a process I saw in htop
Hello. When running htop I noticed the following: Code: --------- /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session --------- I don't have Gnome installed. I use IceWM and I login...
Can't get Bombono DVDD
I just did a clean install of Xubuntu 20.04 and now I can't get Bombono DVD. I tried: Code: --------- sudo apt update sudo apt install bombono-dvd ---------
apache tomcat how they work
Hi, Just comment if i am wrong. Let`s that i have an apache server working as load balancer and behind several tomcat host. How servlets in every tomcat host handle the incoming threads from apache?
help with 3rd party sign in
Hi, I am trying to remotely help a senior with 3rd party sign in trouble. He is not teck savvy and due to Covid restrictions I cannot help him from his location. He has been using a math/physics...
LXer: 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 22nd, 2020
Published at LXer: The eighth installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here, for the week ending on November 22nd, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things that have...
minimize windows in debian 10
Hi, I can not find how to minimize windows, any ideas? The OS that I am using is: Code: --------- Linux mx 4.19.0-11-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.146-1 (2020-09-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
No Device Available
2 Computers both Mint 18. HP Office Jet Pro all in one. Can print from both but can scan from only one. When I run xsane (or simple scan) from the second computer xsane reports"No Device Available"
Any way to union-mount filesystems as a rootfs with preference for faster one?
My laptop has died, and the new one I'm thinking of getting has both a 256GB NVMe drive and space for a 2.5in drive. I plan to populate that space with the 240GB SATA SSD from my old laptop. (It's a...
Seagate Barracuda vs WD Blue: Which is best for a Linux home partition?
I've had a 2TB hard drive from Seagate for roughly a decade. Despite having no read / write errors to this day, it's getting old and I'm nervous about using it for data storage... especially since...
LXer: A beginners guide to Kubernetes Jobs and CronJobs
Published at LXer: Kubernetes is the default orchestration engine for containers. Its options for controlling and managing pods and containers include: Deployments, StatefulSets and ReplicaSets. ...
Can't get "X" server on Slackware 14.2 in laptop Asus A2500H
Hello to all. Yesterday I put Slackware 14.2 in laptop Asus A2500H as new installation. After I had 13.37 ones. Here The error on /var/log/Xorg.0.log: ---Quote--- (WW) warning, (EE) error,...
Determine Printer Driver is installed
How do I determine which driver is installed for printer.
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