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I am trying, Linux From Scratch - Version 20201101-systemd 8.70. Systemd-246 During ninja install, I meet the following error, Code: --------- raceback (most recent call last):

Published at LXer: Do you want to make sure your webcam and microphone are off? Dell[he]#039[/he]s adding code into Linux to support its hardware privacy controls. Read More......

Published at LXer: Take a look at how to select your favorite live operating system from a single USB drive. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/creating-multiboot-system)

I am receiving an error using mdadm --assemble ,--run and --detail mdadm: Unknown keyword INACTIVE-ARRAY twice in the row AFTER successfully checking the array using mdadm --detail It...

OK I recently installed a new version of Linux and with it I could write an email out and with the addon send later Thunderbird would send it whenever I told it I wanted it sent. My new install has a...

Published at LXer: Raspberry Pi 400 is a brand new product from the Raspberry Pi - and it's a portable computer inside a keyboard. Read More......

My current computer (https://termbin.com/v0yxr) is showing its age. I would like to acquire/build a better computer using the best that can be found. The problem may be that budget constraints may...

i want to start up 3 instance (more later) of Xvnc with a user already on and ready to go so that as soon as i connect a vnc client, i get the screen with that user logged in and fully initialized,...

Hi forum, my beloved long running Home Theater PC developed an annoying behaviour of filling the log files + messages + syslog + kern.log quickly to a degree that prevents from starting X...

Published at LXer: Flutter is a popular open source toolkit for building cross-platform apps. In "Create a mobile app with Flutter," I demonstrated how to install Flutter on Linux and create your...

Published at LXer: This strange time has given us, on one hand, the chance to slow down, yet on the other, it's busier than ever. Especially if you have others in your life to care for in addition...

Published at LXer: In this article, we will learn how to install Notepadqq on CentOS 8 Linux system and launch it through a terminal command. This article would also helpful for developers who want...

I was recently running a long script that was collecting information about the files in my (rather large) home directory tree. It worked by making an initial list of directories and then examining the...

Published at LXer: It's time to crown the best of the best Linux desktop distributions for 2020. Read More... (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-desktop-distributions-best-of-2020/)

I bought a HP LJM102 printer a year or two ago, and am just now starting to run out of toner. So I bought a couple of toner cartridges from Amazon, and when they arrived yesterday, I popped one in. ...

Manjaro>Enlightenment 0.24.99>Dell Inspiron 13 7000 I re-installed acpid just to be sure but I am getting this return: Code: --------- [drew@dell-pc ~]$ sudo systemctl start acpid.service...

Whilst upgrading to the new Plasma 5 edition of -current, I also did all the upgrades I had postponed until I knew it was (reasonably!) safe to do so. One of these was upgrading openvpn to 2.5. ...

For once, I think the Book is at fault (shock! horror!). In Chapter 6, zlib 64-bit and normal 32-bit build successfully. x32 gives this: Code: --------- Checking for shared library support......

Tried to install stretch, but would not recognize my available wifi at install process and none after install [just an airplane symbol in red or dull -- ??]; no problem like this installing other...

Published at LXer: In this next installment of this moving services to Linux containers series, we look at how MediaWiki can operate in a containerized environment. Read More......

I recently got dwmblocks and wrote 2 scripts for volume and brightness but I can't see the values in the status bar. Here are the scripts volume: ------- #! /bin/bash echo "hello" exit case...

Old title: Raspberry Pi 400: a complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard. :doh: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/ https://youtu.be/OtotErWPEA8...

Hey linux community so I wanted to ask the community what are the most important distro's that you would wanna learn and thats for intermediate linux users I'm not really new but still new has some of...

As you can see in the attachment, the filesystem root and efi drives are showing as removable drives in Nemo. This was not the case a few days ago. Also, USB drives are not auto monuting anymore. ...

Before I was using 14.2 stable x64 multilib and Suspend to RAM always worked but now after upgrading from scratch to -Current x64 multilib it's a hit or miss, ordeal. I have looked at solutions but I...

How does one sync folders between two Linux boxes. When you mount a ext2 partition on a Linux box using cifs. There are problems with files names with : in the name. There are problems with...

hey guys, i have been using ubuntu for a little while now, normally it works really fast and smooth but for some reason or other it is not as fast anymore, i do not know why but it might be because...

Hi, I am monitoring a directory and create several 1000 files within. Those files must be processed but the problem can be reduced to a simple echo Code: --------- inotifywait -q -e create -e...

Dear LQ, How do you rsync files to remote location AND save a backup copy of overwritten files ? I was hoping to find something similar to mv's --backup=numbered version. The end result on the...

Published at LXer: LXQt 0.16.0 has been released today as the latest version to this lightweight Qt desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems, adding numerous improvements and bug...

Hi, When I run vlc (a video viewer), I get a crash. If I run it from the command line, I get: $ vlc --help *VLC media player 3.0.0-git Vetinari (revision 2.2.0-git-8844-g03975b3) vlc: unknown...

i have build lfs_systemd 9.0 with xfce4 using lfspkg package manager all packages are installed successfully ..when trying to boot desktop getting above error message .. please suggest how to solve...

Published at LXer: How can we motivate more women to get into the technology field? Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/women-who-code)

Hi all, I did a fresh install of Slackware64 14.2 Stable in a VM (I am Slackware newbie/sh), and immediately after installation did this: Code: --------- # slackpkg update # slackpkg...

Published at LXer: Fail2Ban is a log parsing utility that scans log files of various processes and bans IP addresses that make too many password failures. This tutorial shows the installation and...

Published at LXer: UBports released today the Ubuntu Touch OTA-14 software update of their Ubuntu-based mobile operating system for Linux smartphones and tablets. Read More......

Not able to boot linux from live usb it shows error firmware failed to load nvidia/tu117/acr/unload_bl.bin Solutions please

I was looking at a disk manufacturer specifications using the data sheet for a SSD disk, when I came across this disk which is being marketed as 512 GB disk. Capacity LBA Cylinders Heads...

Published at LXer: Don't fear the command line. Embrace it with these 10 starter commands. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/10-commands-terminal)

*HEY GUYS I'M HAVING A PROBLEM TRYING TO LOOK AT DISTRO REVIEWS AND I GET A .... * *Forbidden* You don't have permission to access /reviews/index.php/cat/2 on this server. *.... Keep...

Hey linux community I hope everyone is having a great day first of all and thank you for reading and helping me out. Ive been trying to find the new "Edge" Microsoft browser for linux because I was...

Published at LXer: This week: I have a simple shell function, "fields", that generates a numbered list of the fields in a data table. With those field numbers I can then use AWK and the cut command...

I am trying to connect on fedora 32 via ssh using a host only adapter. I use cygwin mintty as the ssh client and vbox fedora guest to run the ssh server. If I try to connect to host like this from...

Hello I have a firmware .img file that i am trying to extract the files or mount it using Binwalk but it doesn't work.... I run also: fdisk -l firmware.img Disk firmware.img: 19.25 MiB,...

Published at LXer: Back in September 2013 we carried an article showcasing 11 newfangled programming languages, each of which sought to approach programming in a fresh, modern way. Read More......

I need a simple way to bring lan and wireless devices up and down in a script. Hence ifupdown. I have configured /etc/network/interfaces and NetworkManager.conf as shown below. What am I missing? ...

Published at LXer: In this brief guide, we will see how to effectively manage and track time using Solanum, a pomodoro timer for GNOME desktops. Read More......

On my 2010 old HP 8100 Elite CMT I installed KDE Neon to be used for dance lessons video streaming. Connected to a wireless Logitech K400 Plus keyboard+touchpad with the wireless module on the rear...

Published at LXer: Open source software is everywhere these days—which is great—but how can you be sure that you should trust the software you've downloaded to do what you want? The area of...

Hi, just switched to the vtown packages to test the new KDE5, although i can't get it to start. I used `xwmconfig`, and selected KDE, but startx is only launching my awesomewm session. xwmconfig...