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Hi, I want a backup/autosave feature like vim has (by default). So I was reading the Geany wiki article on autosaving (All you never wanted to know about file saving)[1]... and it's unexpectedly...

I'm using Linux for a year now. Very impressed. Here to learn more.

Published at LXer: Git[he]#039[/he]s git config command (hereafter referred to as "config") enables you to set repository or global options for*Git. It has many options, and one of them, includeIf,...

Hello, I just recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop. How do I play videos.

Published at LXer: In this final "Moving a service to a Linux container" series entry, I show you how to move Request Tracker. Read More......

Published at LXer: KDE’s November 2020 Apps update is now rolling out to select GNU/Linux distributions with a bunch of improvements and bug fixes that improve many of your favorite KDE apps. ...

I'm playing around with Slackware64 14.2 Multilib on a 48-core system, and running some slackbuilds in sbopkg, and noting that its only using 1-2 threads when compiling. I've read some relatively old...

Published at LXer: A how-to guide on using LVM to resize your Ext4 filesystem in order to get more storage space. Read More... (https://fedoramagazine.org/reclaim-hard-drive-space-with-lvm/)

Published at LXer: Dell plans to add hardware kill switches for microphone and camera of all the laptops models from 2021 onwards. And the drivers are also here. Read More......

Published at LXer: I play a lot of Dungeons and Dragons (D[he]amp[/he]D), a tabletop role-playing game in which players take control of mythic heroes to explore imaginary dungeons and fight...

Long time lurker, finally getting into running Linux at home. Work on Linux daily as a developer, never had to do any admin work. Planning on running a file server, externally accessible and some...

Published at LXer: Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. Some of the programs in this series are purely cosmetic, frivolous pieces of fun. Candy at their...

So I am trying to set up a Ubuntu server for a NextCloud instance. I have used Linux for years, but have never really dug in. Now I am trying. I have installed successfully Ubuntu serve 20.4....

Would that be asking for too much? Got a display that has an HDMI type A plug. Also a USB keyboard and a wireless USB mouse. Will consider buying a new mouse and keyboard if necessary.

Published at LXer: Steam has now been available on Linux, at least in Beta, for eight years now and it's come a long way. Read More......

Hey Linux Fans, I finished 10.0 BBLFS systemd with LXDE D.E. Most of the stuff is ok Until I login to lxde and when I plugin a usb drive. Get the title message with "Cannot determine user of...

Will below logrotate config archive all log files in /var/log directory? Code: --------- weekly su root syslog rotate 36500 create include /etc/logrotate.d

Is this possible? I want a reasonably easy to install version of arch, but I don't want to use AUR. I think it's a rolling release distro, and I would prefer a LTR one, but it's not a deal breaker.

So I needed to re-install windows 10, and when I deleted the small partitions the older windows installation left, I took with me a partition that debian needs, basically, the only thing left of...

Published at LXer: DokuWiki is a free, open-source and most versatile wiki application written in PHP. It is simple and light-weight that uses a simple file format to store its data, so it does not...

For many years I have been running two X sessions as two separate users. I log into the first session via kdm and there is no issue there. For the second session I log in as the second user at the...

I have an NFS server on 10.3.210.xx and a client with 2 NICs on 10.3.20.xx and 192.168.xx.xx The NFS server can reach the client on the 10.3.20.xx network but when I try mounting, it uses the...

Let's say I have Apache inside a CHROOT jail and use SELinux outside that jail. Let's ask the questions: - First, will SELinux work correctly by "locking" the apache process, even if apache is in...

Published at LXer: This article focuses on checking the Internet speed on CentOS 8.0. You will learn how to install speedtest-cli on a CentOS 8.0 desktop or server and check the internet speed. ...

Published at LXer: Piper is a GTK application to configure some gaming mice on Linux. It allows changing the mouse resolution (DPI) and sensitivity (report rate), set what the mouse buttons do, and...

I'm trying to install BLFS 8.4 I've installed QT5 but somehow other packages that need QT5 cannot find it. E.g. while installing highlight, after the command 'make gui', it says ' qmake command...

I have been using PCLinuxOS for a while and I am liking it. However, I am not able to setup the VPN with openvpn protocol with their net-applet, which is supplied with PCLinuxOS for managing network...

Published at LXer: This brief tutorial explains what is Nerd Fonts project, how to install Nerd Fonts in Linux and how to add glyphs (icons and symbols) in your code or simply print the icons in...

I have a series of rhel 6.10 servers. I know eol is coming for them, but as the software they are running has not been green lighted for rhel 8, I am getting extended support. Anyways, I have a...

Published at LXer: The upcoming major release of elementary OS 6 - code-named "Odin" is under development. In a recent announcement, the team promises about the complete dark style across the...

It's in New Scientist, 7th November P.45. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833070-800-how-covid-19-has-exposed-a-huge-computing-disaster-in-the-making/

Published at LXer: Curious how to containerize your Linux applications? Learn by example, and understand the challenges of various application types and how to overcome them. Read More......

With a fairly limitless stream of front runner phones hitting the marketplace before the holiday, it can be really easy to fail to remember several of the numerous other devices that play an even more...

Published at LXer: Odoo is the most popular all-in-one business software in the world. It offers a range of business applications, including CRM, website, e-Commerce, billing, accounting,...

Hi, As you can see in the attachment I created calendar in row 2. With conditional formatting, I have highlighted all weekends with *orange* color : Code: ---------...

Is it possible to have other plain net ip in another browser tab to run side by side tor net? In mine, Quora can't run as tor is connecting, how is the correct setup to solve?

Published at LXer: As this chart from GitHub[he]#039[/he]s State of the Octoverse report shows,*JavaScript*has consistently been most popular programming language based on the number of...

Published at LXer: If you have vintage hardware with 32-bit processor and you would like to keep on using it for some purpose, here are the best choices of Linux distros with 32-bit support. ...

I'm running centos 6 on a vps and I deleted a very important folder containing a website. So I tried foremost but the program isn't finding a single thing. From what I gather I need to specify the...

Published at LXer: SparkyLinux 5.13 is now available for download as the latest update to the Sparky 5 “Nibiru” stable series based on Debian GNU/Linux 10 “Buster” operating system. Read...

Published at LXer: Filesystems, like file cabinets or drawers, control how your operating system stores data. They also hold metadata like filetypes, what is attached to data, and who has access to...

Hello, I put a dropbox.desktop file in my ~/.config/autostart folder. The Exec-command is Code: --------- Exec=sh -c "/home/leonard/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" --------- This actually works when...

Hi, Not sure if this is already covered, but if you update your system (current) via slackpkg, you won't be able to run X, Network Manager (d-bus caused), and maybe few more things, due to the...

Hey all, I'm trying to figure out how to view every single process that gets ran since boot, everything from PID 1 and onwards; even short lived transient processes. After googling around, I...

How is it going? What topics have emerged around it? What are your predictions? Let's continue discussing politics in a civilised manner on LQ!

Published at LXer: Superliminal's timed exclusive period on the Epic Games Store is now up, and it has released on Steam along with full Linux support with a port from Ethan Lee. Read More......

Dear sir, i use opensuse leap15.1. and i set the resolution of my pc with "configure desktop| display configuure". But it turned out to be blank screen. I cann't change it back with gui. so how to set...

After upgrading from ktown to vtown, I had a constant disk usage for 2 hours. Akonadi.error gives ---Quote--- 2020-11-06T07:40:12 [INFO ] org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Starting up the Akonadi...

Published at LXer: The Jupyter project offers interactive ways to write software with technology like JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebook. This software is commonly used for data analysis, but what you...

Published at LXer: Purism, the privacy-focused Linux company developing the well-known Librem laptops and smartphones, has now launched a new version of its Librem Mini Linux PC. Read More......