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Is this saying what I think it says? About Apple recording everything...?
Found this when browsing the news this morning: https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/?utm_source=digg
What's with Thunderbird?
Manjaro has updated TB to v. 68.12.0 but the download from the T'bird page is v. 78.4.3 Not concerned, just curious about the discrepancy, anybody know what's up?
virt-install lab
I created to VMs without problem, I got this issue while trying for a 3rd. Got plenty of space on the HD, and command syntax is correct. Attachment 34575...
LXer: How to Install Fedora in VirtualBox With Steps for USB, Clipboard and Folder Sharing
Published at LXer: Want to try Fedora Linux without disturbing your current operating system? Here’s a detailed, step-by-step tutorial for installing Fedora Linux in VirtualBox. You’ll also learn...
Elilo on Dell laptop. No boot options shown.
Hi, elilo doesn't seem to display a "boot menu" where I can select my desired kernel. It seems to have the functionality because if I create another entry in the config file, and press the arrow keys...
Ran sudo chown root /home
I was hella tired yesteday and ran sudo chown root /home Now I can't sign in. Any way to give ownership back to the OS
pam
Hi, In /etc/pam.d/system-auth we have certain modules. Are those modules tried ono by one in order from top to down when let`s say i like to authenticate an ssh connection? Or those modules are all...
so I just heard about Softmaker FreeOffice
I only recently heard (I forgot where) that there is another office suite we can use called FreeOffice. LibreOffice works fine for me, but I'm inquisitive and might give FreeOffice a look. Any...
Good Morning LQ
Hi everyone, Just dropping in to introduce myself. I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 via my Raspberry Pi 4. Trying to figure out a few networking issues I have going on. I'll be sure to look around to see if...
LXer: KDE Frameworks 5.76 Released with More Improvements for Plasma Desktop and Apps
Published at LXer: The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 5.76.0, a new version of their collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt providing a wide range of commonly needed...
program 'xplanet' missing in CentOS 8
Hello, the program 'xplanet' is missing in CentOS 8. Code: --------- $ sudo dnf install xplanet Letzte Prüfung auf abgelaufene Metadaten: vor 0:22:30 am So 15 Nov 2020 13:45:40 CET. No match...
enigmail settings migration in Thunderbird 78.3.1 not possible
Hello, the migration of einigmail settings to OpenPGP in Thunderbird 78.3.1 is not possible. Code: --------- Bei der Initialisierung der OpenPGP Infrastruktur in Thunderbird ist ein Fehler...
My PCLinuxOS2020 root account has no sound
I actually have 3 user accounts on this OS, two user accounts and a root account. The 2 user accounts have great behavior of sound control. The root account has no sound control at all. There is an...
what are the minimum system requirements for Dragora ?!
cpu Ghz(for stable/fast work): ? ram: ?? storage: ???
How to discover distros that are signed for Secure Boot
Distrowatch has a link for this. https://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=shim&relation=greaterequal&pkgver=1&distrorange=InAny#pkgsearch But it shows Devuan as signed for Secure Boot. It is not....
Is it possible to install steam on centos 7/x86_64
System info: # cat /etc/centos-release CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core) # uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 31 23:36:51 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64...
Command to Customize KVM windows10 VM
Hi We are using KVM on a centos server to virtualize Windows10 VM We need to create more than 200 of those VM and we need to make some configuration modifications inside each VM . Those...
UNmounting all partitions simultaneously
JWM desktop environment has a menu option for unmounting all mounted partitions on each partition icon. Is there such a terminal command? Is the same possible in XFCE? ...
Cant update NSS to 3.58
I am using LFS as my primary GNU and I follow errata for the updates. I have started with LFS 9.1 and continued with BLFS 9.1/10.0 mix. I have followed all the errata in all of the mentioned books and...
scp: cannot see file in local directory after seemingly successful copy
Client side environment: $ cat /etc/centos-release CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core) $ uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 31 23:36:51 UTC 2020 x86_64...
When I check "Latest posts" the bolding of entries seems quite irrational
The way it's supposed to work is that threads which have been updated since you last looked are in bold. That way you can see at a glance which threads contain new posts. But nowadays, when I log...
Failed to write disklabel.
Hello, I have a SSD 120GB and when I want to fdisk it with "cfdisk" then it show me: Code: --------- Failed to write disklabel. --------- And "dmesg" show me: Code:
Is it possible to remount a USB Stick without removing and reinserting it?
Hello, Is it possible to remount a USB Stick without removing and reinserting it? When I remove a USB Stick then I can't see it in the output of "lsusb" command. Any command exist to remount it? ...
Can "dcfldd" make a device?
Hello, I'm using Debian 10.6 x86_64 and when I use below command then it make a news HDD: Code: --------- # dcfldd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc --------- After it, I have a "sdc" device and I want...
Two video cards, two monitors - Problem of second monitor in slackware 14.2
I have a problem to configure a second monitor on my slackware 14.2. I currently have two monitors, one on an onboard intel video card and one on an amd off board. The amd driver seems to load, the...
Audio from one program filtering to other?
I have noticed that the sound/audio playing in one program is filtering to other, ie: Whatever is playing in a web browser (firefox, vivaldi), a person that I am talking to in other program can listen...
LXer: Slackware-Based SlackEX Linux Now Ships with Latest Enlightenment Desktop
Published at LXer: SlackEX Linux developer Arne Exton informs 9to5Linux about the general availability of a new version of his Slackware-based that ships with the latest Enlightenment desktop...
Weird Gigabyte NIC behavior
Yesterday I installed a new SSD in my slackware-current workstation and after booting the kernel would not init any of my two NICs. Code: --------- lspci -k | grep -i Ethernet 03:00.0 Ethernet...
LXer: Canonical brings Juju charms to Kubernetes Operators
Published at LXer: Canonical has ported its Juju DevOps approach to making Kubernetes Operators easier and more manageable. Read More......
Slackware 15: AMD or NVIDIA Video Card?
I am patiently waiting for the new Ryzen 5900X to be back in stock so I can finish up my new PC build. However I am going to carry over my NVIDIA GTX 970 into the new system until the new AMD cards...
Are 4G modems available with handsets?
A somewhat unusual question. I access the Internet via 4G using my mobile phone. Initially I used USB tethering, but every time the base station drops and reconnects, the tether breaks: a continual...
LXer: Debian 11 bullseye - Default Theme Revealed
Published at LXer: The Debian project revealed the Debian 11 bullseye default theme. Read More... (https://www.debugpoint.com/2020/11/debian-11-bullseye-theme/)
failed to refresh cache
I just installed 10.6.0 Debian and I keep getting the following message: failed to refresh cache :E: The repository 'cdrom ://Debian Gnu/Linux 10.6.0_Buster_ -Official amd64 DVD...
LXer: CentOS Linux 7.9 Officially Released, Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
Published at LXer: CentOS developer Johnny Hughes announced today the general availability of the CentOS Linux 7.9 distribution, based on the source code of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9...
problem with updating slackware-64 current
root@scott /h/scott# slackpkg update gpg failed: No route to host. failed: No route to host. failed: No route to host. failed: Connection timed out. failed: No route to host. No such directory...
libvirtError: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU
I have built 4.1.0 qemu from Slackbuilds and get this error. Code: --------- libvirtError: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU --------- I have updated...
Tor Browser does not open in Manjaro.
Using Manjaro KDE, Tor will not start, picked from application but no response. I also uninstalled, reinstalled and tried changing the setting to not download over the Tor network. I then started...
LXer: Securing your ISPConfig 3 managed mailserver with a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate
Published at LXer: If you're running your own mailserver, it's best practice to connect to it securely with a SSL/TLS connection. You'll need a valid certificate for these secure connections. In...
I want to add/convert an iptables rule to Firewalld
Here is the iptables rule I wish to add to Firewalld: Code: --------- iptables -A OUTPUT -o eth0 -m owner --gid-owner 1001 -j DROP --------- I'm helping someone get openSUSE Leap 15.2 working...
Ensuring cmake to do pause-resume
How to ensure cmake to do pause-resume proces? What will guarantee it'll do pause-resume in its entire build. The command needs it is kinda: `cmake -G "Unix makefiles"` ... Please help to...
PHP Headers - Header string - Where to find
I have recently had to use a few PHP header() functions and was steered to Location: and replace: headers by helpfull programmers. Before that I had never heard of them. *definition:* header (...
apt-get not working inside docker
I want to start something based on ubuntu:xenial but apt-get not working most strange in my case that any command for buzybox like nslookup, ping gateway and so on, working fine. Can anybody advice...
Laptop display cannot show red, HDMI output can, VGA too, so looks like hardware issue, but is a malicious video firmware mod a possibility?
Suddenly a laptop lost the ability to show pure red pixels properly, they appear black, and pure green appears yellow. This does not occur on external displays via HDMI or VGA. Probably a hardware...
Review of the old OrangePi+ and Orange Pi+2
Hi all. I've made a review video about the Orange Pi+ and Orange Pi+2. 2 very alike boards, both with the Allwinner H3, and both have SATA on-board. I use my OPi+2 as NAS, and love it for that. ...
LXer: How Many Users Can Open Source Zoom Alternatives Handle?
Published at LXer: Open source Zoom alternatives are many, but can they compete in terms of concurrent number of users? We find out. Read More......
tinywm and wmutils (how do I move an unfocused window?)
I've made it a challenge for myself to make tinywm usable (with manual tiling or keyboard driven window manipulation) using wmutils commands. The problem though is that no windows seem to be ever...
BSD Screenshots
OpenBSD 6.8 with XFCE 4.14 on My Dell Optiplex 990, i7 @3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HD.
LXer: MX Linux 19.3 Released with Latest Debian Buster 10.6 Updates, BleedingTooth Patches
Published at LXer: The MX Linux 19.3 distribution has been released today as the latest update to the MX Linux 19 “Patito Feo” series of this Debian-based, systemd-free operating system for...
Missing m17n engines in iBus
Several of the m17n engines that I've used with iBus in the past are no longer available in Linux Mint 20, among them m17n:ar:kbd, m17n:el:kbd, m17n:he:kbd, and m17n:ko:han2 (Arabic, Greek, Hebrew,...
Packages created by 3rd party SlackBuild scripts fail to install properly on -current
I just tried to build and install a few SBo packages on -current, but I've run into a peculiar issue. The problem occurs with packages where the number of config files have to be determined at...
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