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Virtualbox: guitar bundleware don't connect to net
Host system: Suse Leap or Tumbleweed Guiest system: Windows-7 Internet connection: OK Hardware: usb connected guitar board The bundleware for my Rolland Me-80 guitar...
LXer: Trisquel GNU/Linux 9.0 Is Here for Those Who Seek 100% Freedom for Their PCs
Published at LXer: The Trisquel GNU/Linux 9.0 distribution is now available based on Ubuntu and built only from free and open-source software for those who seek 100% freedom for their PCs. Read...
Linux scripting
pl suggest any book or tutorial for linux scripting from start with practice examples
LXer: How to Monitor Network Usage with nload in Linux
Published at LXer: If you are a network administrator then you will need to monitor your network bandwidth usage in day-to-day tasks. In this case, nload will help you to makes your job easier. ...
CIFS file owners and groups
Using Ubuntu 16.04 and a NAS device protected by Active Directory. I can mount and access all files via `cifs` in read-only mode, as desired. As expected, all user and group ownership on the...
same /data/vBox as home for several different hosts?
Can I use the same virtualbox home folder on a separate data partition to serve to a Suese-Leap, a Suse-Tumbleweed and other Linux installations as well?
Touchpad tap doesn't work on a newly installed archlinux based garuda lxqt desktop
Hello, I've just installed garuda lxqt desktop and the touchpad tapping feature doesn't work. Earlier, when I faced similar problem I just created a 40-libinput.conf or a 40-touchpad.conf file and...
LXer: Krita 4.4 Released with Major Updates to Fill Layers, New Brush Options
Published at LXer: The Krita Foundation released today Krita 4.4, a new maintenance update in the 4.x series of their open-source, free and cross-platform digital painting software. Read More......
Changing desktop environments in ubuntu 20.04 to cinnamon remix
I recently switched my Ubuntu 20.04 DE from Gnome to Cinnamon-Remix and I prefer the remix to Gnome. I was wondering if there would be a potential problem with my system if I removed Gnome from my...
KDE Plasma 5.185
Recently, I boot up the machine and my dektop goes back to the original default setup. The desktop background, all the icons etc... The weather and clock dekstop widgets are gone, I need to re...
[BASH][SED] Find pattern and replace it's [pattern's] last character
Hi all, Can anyone please give me a little help with sed here? I have following example file: Code: --------- cat test blablalb A *i B.* E. lalalalal. A. tralala,la A B* i C.*
usb device notifier & *dedicated* FM window
Under KDE when I click on 'open in file-manager' I would like a dedicated file-manager window to open on that device insteasd of a new tab in any already open window. Is this possible? It seems to me...
Do cats and dogs really understand movies?
It is a surprise to me that cats or dogs can recognise anything on tv at all, as they have to understand that a 2D image represents 3D things, but this video is evidence that they do: Funny Cat...
LXer: How to run Python on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: Most Linux distros have Python already installed by default. To check this, open up your terminal and type in python3.6. You will notice that the cursor will change. Read...
How to change the inherent aspect ratio of a video?
I would like to change the aspect ratio of a video file so that I can play it on my tv without it being distorted. I have already succeeded in changing the DAR aspect ratio using ffmpeg, but the...
How to get rid of a phantom print queue?
Certain applications show a phantom print queue in their "Print" dialog that I can't seem to get rid of. Firefox and several other applications show a printer queue called "print" that is always in a...
Help with bash for loop
The code below works just fine as long as the exit status equals 0, however I'd like the script to exit after 3 times if the exit status is non-zero. Right now the script continues on even if the...
Debian in the Chevy Impala
I have just gotten a 2017 Chevy Impala. Lots of features in the touchscreen interface. I connected it to my wifi and was able to see that the OS in the Impala is Debian. It also has the SSH/Telnet...
LXer: Different Types of Kernel for Arch Linux and How to Use Them
Published at LXer: You can install a hardened kernel or go with the LTS kernel. Here are various kinds of kernels available for Arch Linux and the steps to use them. Read More......
Another newbie getting unlocked.
I'm a former Xenix admin who once installed full up Unix on a Compaq Portable 286. But then went into Mac/PC stuff for years ending up as a PM. Today I'm running an understaffed project and am doing...
SSH Tunnel Jump Hosts as Root
Hello Linux Gods, I can successfully access my target manually by going through 2 different ssh jump hosts as root: Code: --------- user@server1.com#>sudo su -p root@server1#> ---------
LXer: Linux sysadmins: What is your cloud migration strategy?
Published at LXer: If you're migrating to the cloud, how far in are you willing to go? Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/cloud-migration-strategy)
greetings from Ontario
New to linux and the forum just saying hello.
New member
Hi everyone. I`m Emily from UK. Using Debian 10.6 at work :)
Zoom & Qt5 stuff
Code: --------- bash-5.0$ */opt/zoom/zoom* zoom started. Client: Breakpad is using Single Client Mode! client fd = -1 /opt/zoom/zoom: symbol lookup error: /opt/zoom/imageformats/libqsvg.so:...
LXer: Parted Magic Distro Switches to Xfce Desktop, It’s Now a Full 64-Bit System
Published at LXer: Patrick Verner’s commercial Parted Magic live distro for disk partitioning, cloning, rescue and benchmarking received a new important version with some major changes. Read...
cryptsetup command is failing with code -1 (wrong or missing parameters)
I am trying to encrypt /dev/sda5 with cryptsetup. I have my own product specific installer. So during installation phase I am running the below command from one of the script. I have copied cryptsetup...
Ubuntu lacks DCP drivers (as in DCP9055CDNlpr-1.1.1-5.i386.deb)
Ubuntu seems to be missing Vendor-supported drivers in 20.04.1 (as in DCP9055CDNlpr-1.1.1-5.i386.deb). The issue can be paraphrased as 3.2
Screen burn in fix?
So this is an odd question to ask here perhaps, but want to know if anyone else have found a solution. Have an LG OLED smart TV with WebOS. It is over 2-years old so out of warranty. It has...
How does the "find" program knows where file is stored (more details in message...)?
So I am curious the usual way to find files under Linux with "find" (from GNU findutils, or src: find.c) should get the file names or at least directory names from some system file, correct? Even...
Long time Lurker, first time posting,
I think it's only fair that I post an intro first. I've been lurking since 2009, and have appreciated all the helpful posts I've found over the years. In 1977 at 7 years old I started typing away...
LXer: C vs. C++ vs. C# Difference
Published at LXer: First, there is a low-level programming language and then a high-level programming language. Low-Level Programming language works very close to the hardware and High-Level...
Best high end Linux laptop?
I'm looking for a laptop which is well supported by Linux (obviously) but also has high build quality has a high end current gen cpu supports min 16g ram supports nvme
Saving colored output of a script
Hello everyone. I want your help. I'm making a tool using python and the output that I'm displaying is colored. It has horizontal lines, blue, green, red texts.... I wanted to know if there's any way...
LXer: Open Invention Network adds Microsoft's exFAT to Linux System Definition, Satan spotted throwing snowballs
Published at LXer: AOSP 10 also popped into patent non-aggression pact. The Open Invention Network (OIN) has expanded the scope of its Linux System Definition to include the likes of exFAT and...
On Zsh runmimg a Bash script
Can readily installed Zsh run a Bash script as well and correctly as Bash running it ?
LXer: Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 5.1 Distro Adds Support for EFI-Based HP PCs, Firefox 78.3 ESR
Published at LXer: The Gentoo-based Porteus Kiosk 5.1 distribution has been released today for those who want a powerful and secure kiosk operating system to deploy on public access computers or...
Mate Desktop, more specifically ... CAJA ... anyone?
Hi. I've been using the XFCE desktop for the past 6 years, regardless if old or new computer, it just happens to be my favorite desktop because it's so easy to customize. That said, my favorite file...
duplicated database entry
i get these red colored error with duplicated databse entry. What could the cause of this be? is it something i have to be worried about? https://ibb.co/Hg17BKq
Can not let virtual mail user to change their own password via webmail
Hello everyone.!!! I have prepared a mail server recently. I installed postfix, dovecot & roundcube on ubuntu 20.04. I installed roundcube via apt-get install and it installed roundcube 1.4.3. In...
Concerning Debian Testing Branch
A quick question. As I have had a stroke in 2011, against better judgement, I have using Testing and Sid packages. How stable is my Testing/Sid installation?
Uninstalling a Software/Application in Bodhi Linux
How do I uninstall a software/application in Bodhi Linux? We can install a software by opening the app center situated in the task bar and package manager does the rest for you. If I uninstall a...
Recent Alsa update and Pulse suddenly sees 0 audio devices
I have checked around, and none of the posts with similar issues have worked for me. I updated Alsa recently, and suddenly, only my HDMI and USB devices are recognized, the aux is completely missing....
Hello for new member
Hi Nice to see you all. I'm working on AI Research and Education. I'm using dgx-station (V100 x 4EA), so I'd like to get help and share tips to utilize it maximally. Thanks, Lighton
LXer: Linux Lite Users Are the First to Try Linux Kernel 5.9, Here’s How
Published at LXer: Once again, users of the Ubuntu-based Linux Lite distribution are the first to be able to install and try the latest and greatest Linux kernel, in this case Linux 5.9. Read...
Pidgin can't connect to Google XMPP server after updating to mozilla-nss-3.58-i586-1.txz
Hi! Pidgin can't connect to Google XMPP server after latest update: Sat Oct 17 19:56:20 UTC 2020 I suppose problem is connected with mozilla-nss package. In XMPP console i have following...
LXer: Manjaro Linux kernel headers installation
Published at LXer: A Linux kernel is the core of a Linux distribution and consists of three things: the kernel itself, the kernel's headers, and the kernel's extra modules. The kernel headers are...
LUKS without LVM conversion with data already stored
Here is what my layout looks like Code: --------- GParted 1.1.0 configuration --enable-online-resize libparted 3.2
16.04 - Permission denied though I'm sudo and have permission to file
Hi all, I installed exFAT to be able to access SDCARDs formatted with this, and when installing from terminal I got this error: Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... /usr/bin/mandb:...
How To Recursively Delete Metadata
I messed up the metadata on my songs. Is there any way to just delete all of it. (My music is mostly stored in .webm format) Thank you!
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