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hey guys I know is an old system but anyways This is Suse 11 SP2 which was not booting in azure after I migrated it so I had to add the hyper-v drivers and now it boots ok BUT it makes a...

Hi all, from the really awesome update in the changelog on November 3rd, this bit stuck out at me: ---Quote--- Speaking of elogind, you'll probably notice that once elogind is installed X or...

i am making a script the at one place needs to parse and validate package names. i'd like to know what are valid characters for package names. my initial set includes upper and lower case ASCII...

I'm a writer and use LibreOffice a lot. I know it's very highly regarded, but with Zorin 15.3 there are some quirks I encounter on a regular basis that are quite irritating. I often need to keep...

Hi all. I am trying to install Alacritty (https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/alacritty/?search=alacritty) by using `sbopkg`. I see the following error: Code: --------- cargo:...

Published at LXer: When you need to search the Web from the terminal, S can be a helpful tool. It supports many search engines with a simple command. Read More......

I downloaded Tails and the browser extension. I want to verify Tails. I pressed the link to check Tails, and it appears to be as in the image on the Tails site. Is that all one needs to do? The...

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I used to run ktown before, and vtown now. Thus, after the major python 3.9 update on October 25th I held off upgrading until now when vtown was released. Among those upgrades after October 25th...

Published at LXer: Uri Herrera just announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 1.3.4, a new maintenance update to this KDE-based, desktop-oriented GNU/Linux distribution for the...

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Recommended linux drivers for the Parblo Mast 13 graphics tablet monitor? Has anyone used the Parblo Mast 13 graphics tablet monitor in a linux environment? If so, how?

Published at LXer: For many different reasons, you may not be able to install Linux on your computer. Maybe you are not familiar with words like partitioning and bootloader, maybe you share the PC...

NPR reported that Opera is offering $9K to people to browse for them https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2020/11/20201104_me_hr1_return.mp3 28 seconds

Hi all, I'm puzzled about mlocate's behaviour. This is on Slackware64-current (somewhere enf of October) with Xfce4 pre 16 and a 5.9.3 kernel (AMD Renoir CPU/GPU, so no stock kernel). The relevant...

Published at LXer: Kubernetes is an open source orchestration platform for containers. Developed by Google, it offers an open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and managing...

I am looking for a Window Manager which can be run by itself without a Desktop Environment and which has the bare minimum to run a dock of some kind. Which window managers should I shortlist and...

n. I did once have Debian installed on a very old computer, about 12 years ago, so knew how stable it was, although the install was more difficult than average. Long story short, I decided to give...

Yet again a thread on American politics has had to be closed. Jeremy seems to be thinking twice about having a "General" section at all. But I think it would be a pity if we lost it. May I make an...

When attempting to start Synaptic, I got this message: Code: --------- You are using Wayland environment, Synaptic will continue without administrative privileges. To make Synaptic fully...

Open a terminal, ^C, echo $?. On my system, I get 130. Comments ? (I'm curious to know what happened)

Hello, I know many basic Linux commands like ls, cat, sed etc. are actually GNU programms. That's why the correct name is GNU/Linux. Now this website here says (https://harmful.cat-v.org/software/)...

Hello, Can someone please explain how to install zoom in Slackware 14.2? I tried to find similar threads but there weren't any specific threads on zoom installation for Slackware 14.2. I have...

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I need drivers for HP laserjet pro MFP M28a Where can I find these. Thx Jan

I am using a BPI-M2-ZERO with raspbian os and I am trying to enable screen sharing on it using the same method I followed for Rpi 3 -...

Published at LXer: Commodore 64 reborn in the form of Raspberry Pi 400. It is a tiny computer inside a keyboard, ready to just plug and play. Find out more about Raspberry Pi 400. Read More......

A clamav scan has detected malware in a 400 MB file called Inbox which is thunderbird's inbox. Can't tell which email carries the malware. Tried to copy the whole profile to a windows VM and scan...

Published at LXer: Cacti is a free, open-source and powerful web-based network monitoring and graphing tool. It is used to monitor system performance, CPU load, and network bandwidth utilization. ...

I am using wicd daemon to connect to a wireless network. How can I run a script just after it connects? Is it possible to know, which network I am connected to? As I want to run the script only when I...

I have a San Cruzer usb drive that I used to create a bootable linux with unetbootin. There is no problem with creating the bootable drive, but it will only boot if I switch to uefi in my bios. ...

Published at LXer: The upcoming KDE Plasma 5.21 desktop environment is under development. And the feature updates and other changes are getting visible, slowly. Read More......

Running Slackware-Current After slackpkg update-all I keep getting this error (only as a normal user) when trying to do anything with my network... Changing which network Im connected to,...

Published at LXer: Kubernetes has emerged as the standard orchestration engine for containers and containerized workloads. It provides a common, open source abstraction layer that spans public and...

Moved to slackware thread - not really a networking issue.

This is the initial look of Plasma5 (vtown) in Slackware Current (to 15). Take a look at the attachments, there you will see the plasma 5 desktop. Right now it is on testing, so good luck to all...

Hi I have linux mint 19 distro and when I try boot the O.S I get this error message https://ibb.co/Y3hXXfq So any ideas please? Thanks

I am trying to correlate various tools I am learning to use - all about “mount”. I got no problem with “mount” concept , however I fail to add it all together. Let me start with this : I have...

Published at LXer: Bolt is a free, open-source, lightweight and simple content management system based on PHP. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bolt CMS with Nginx and Let's...

Long time xfce user (all my machines run xfce), might install Plasma 5 in one VM and see how it goes. Code: --------- Tue Nov 3 22:32:22 UTC 2020 Welcome to vtown, volkerdi's friendly takeover...

*It's here!* Read all about it at, http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware64-current/ChangeLog.txt ---Quote--- Tue Nov 3 22:32:22 UTC 2020 Welcome to vtown, volkerdi's friendly takeover...

Hi, One of the drives on my system has lost after fiddling with partition table. There where some small partitions. Now it seems to have lost some space. Code: --------- df Filesystem ...

I'm a linux noob and I've run into a bit of a wall. I was following this forum post to set up gcc/g++ 4.9 https://askubuntu.com/questions/428198/getting-installing-gcc-g-4-9-on-ubuntu but when...

What do I use to reduce a 1.9 MB .jpg to fewer MB so I can attach it to a Forum reply? Was told Gimp, but don't see how. For sound I use Sound Converter which easily reduces a .wav so I can send it...

Published at LXer: Mint[he]#039[/he]s developers, with some new hardware, have taken on the job of compiling and releasing Mint[he]#039[/he]s own version of the open-source Chromium web browser. ...

I've used Blender and a few AutoDesk applications for some jobs/tasks, but need a cross platform and as professional-grade as possible F/OSS CAD program. I see quite a few programs listed on...

I have very little experience with NFS shares, so I am looking for guidance as to the best options to use on my mount statement in /etc/fstab . I have 2 shares defined in freenas, a RO share and a...

Hi I am using an intel AX200 m.2 wifi card in a pcie adapter in a new build pc (ryzen 5 3400g, msi b450m pro-vdhmax) For several days now i have been trying to connect to my router but either...

Published at LXer: The Pi 400 isn't a powerful desktop PC—but it is a desktop PC, for $100 or less. Read More......