LinuxQuestions.org

Published at LXer: Crash dump, memory dump, core dump, system dump … all produce the same outcome: a file containing the state of an application's memory at a specific time—usually when the...

When I'm looking at installing software that isn't in the primary Slackware repository or Slackbuilds and I go to a software's home page, a lot of times, the author of the software has packages for...

I am trying to find multiple words occurring in a line in a certain order, with a variety of different characters in between. For instance, if I am searching for cat tac act always in that order with...

Published at LXer: Collabora Productivity launched today the Collabora Office 6.4 office suite, a major release of their enterprise-ready, LibreOffice-based office and productivity suite for...

I have a new T14 laptop and wanted to install the Debian testing image on it to play around in a dual boot setup with Windows 10. None of the Debian media I have tried is detected. I have tried...

Since forever, I've always done Windows installs with only one unpartitioned hard drive. Because Windows wants to put .ini files in places they don't go. I had heard they fixed this, is it still a...

Published at LXer: How to add package repositories and install packages on many hosts by using Ansible. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/install-ansible-way)

How do I get Slackware 14.2 to remember my wireless password (so that I don't have to type it in every time I go to logon to my wireless router)?

Hello, I'm not sure this is the right place, as I'm fairly certain it's a software issue, but it's in relation to a hardware device so maybe? I'm running Fedora 32 with mate desktop, and seem to...

i still have an install of bodhi that started as 5, but updated to 5.1 after it was released. it has what looks like an older set of MokshaGreen icons that are different (not flat) from the ones on my...

Published at LXer: A brand new Linux Kernel 5.8 is announced by Linus Torvalds. This kernel release is mostly a big release in terms of hardware, graphics, and other updates. Read More......

Published at LXer: Apache Solr is a scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant NoSQL search tool written in Java and released under an OpenSource license. In this tutorial, we will show you how to...

Published at LXer: Here are several ways to display specific lines of a file in Linux command line. Read More... (https://linuxhandbook.com/display-specific-lines/)

Hi everyone. Any advice with this issue: 1. I had linux zorin installed 2. Certain day boot failed 3. Linux mint was installed 4. After that no further action has been taken Question: What...

Guys, I downloaded hplip-3.20.6.run from the HP Support website and I was afraid to run it and give dependency problems. I noticed that it really have a dependency problem with Python3-pyqt4 and on...

Hello, A few weeks ago, I inherited this 13" MacBook Pro (mid-2012) from a family member. As a casual Linux user, I've been considering installing Linux on here. I come from a background of using...

I'm trying to connect to a network using L2TP VPN, but using cisco vpnc, but I can't determine how to configure it. Speicifically, this network doesn't have a group ID. Any ideas?

Published at LXer: This guide explains how to access Linux partitions from Windows 10 and transfer the data from Linux partitions to Windows using Linux reader. Read More......

Can't connect to my vpn provider this morning. Seems like an expired certificate (https://imgur.com/ynWy3bD). I'm guessing there's nothing I can do on my side to establish a connection? Code:...

Published at LXer: As you navigate the world of IT and technology, there are some terms you come across repeatedly. Some of them are hard to quantify and may take on different meanings as time goes...

I need to port the serial driver shipped with CentOS 8.2 to CentOS 7.8 and, if possible, improve* it a bit (unless that isn't the only solution). The hardware is a CompactPCIe computer, which...

Published at LXer: I told you I love new projects, right? Well, today I have a brand-new distro that I’d like to introduce you to, called Super Container OS, and targeted at developers who want to...

Published at LXer: After more than two years in development, BunsenLabs Linux Lithium release has finally hit the stable channel today for this OpenBox-based and lightweight Debian GNU/Linux...

Published at LXer: Most POSIX systems come with GNU*bc, an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Its syntax is similar to C, but it also supports interactive execution of statements and...

Published at LXer: Apache CouchDB is a free and open-source NoSQL database developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It can be used as a single-node or clustered database. CouchDB server stores...

Published at LXer: The meteoric rise of containerization and microservices has*been necessary to meet the growing demand for applications, but getting it right means overcoming some critical...

Published at LXer: Alexandre Oliva announced today the general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 5.8 kernel for those seeking 100% freedom for their personal computers. Read More......

Published at LXer: Check out this post to learn about how to parse and create JSON ON Bash command line. Read More... (https://www.ultralinux.org/post/json-bash/)

Published at LXer: Toolboxes started life often described as disposable containers – and that is still one of their major uses: install stuff, then try it out in the relative safety of a container,...

Hi, I installed calibre a while a go. Calibre comes with a few command line executables. When trying to invoke the executable ebook-convert I get a response from bash: Command 'ebook-convert'...

I use Debian Buster, Kali, and Ubuntu. I've been upgrading my Debian Kernel versions to 5.6 and everything's working fine. But I realize that I just upgraded them without knowing specifically...

If I use _export EDITOR="code"_ then run _$EDITOR_, It opens vscode. However, If I use _export EDITOR="code -n -w"_ then use _$EDITOR_, it says Code: --------- % $EDITOR code -n -w: command...

Hi All, My name is Willem and life in the Netherlands, fairly new to Linux and the fun around it. so plain and simple I am a NewBie Being busy right now with a few challenges involving Linux. I...

i have 2 directory trees the appear to be hard linked replicas of each other. if that is true i want to totally remove one of them. but maybe there are files with no replicas or the replicas are in...

Hello, i have found the IP range 120.76.0.0 - 120.79.255.255 that i want to ban in iptables the way i write x.x.x.x/xx format. Please how to know what that x.x.x.x/xx should be? I have found some...

Historically I've always run Slackware (since about v12) for me desktop PC however stopped a few years back when I found I didn't really need a separate PC from my work laptop (which runs Window 10)....

Hi all, i try get Wireguard running on an installed rpi3 under Slackware. On Slackbuilds, i didn't find a Sackbuild for -current, so i used the one for -14.2. Everything compiles fine, but when...

Published at LXer: Lots of love for AMD and POWER 10 and a hint of some Google's operational code making it into future releasesLinus Torvalds has released a new version of the Linux kernel.… ...

every image viewer i have tried (many of them that google has found) puts extra stuff in the window (like editing features). the one exception is the *display* command from ImageMagik. *display* has...

Ok i am way over my head as not only am i a newbie to linux after reading up on cloud computing, the use of containers and container (docker) swarms i am still not 100% i understand fully or at least...

Many thanks to Pat and the Slackware Team for the rsynch upgrade. My slackware-current build script (created by Eric) works again. I appreciate that a lot. Code: --------- Mon Aug 3...

Published at LXer: Early this morning, an urgent bug showed up at Red Hat's bugzilla bug tracker—a user discovered that the RHSA_2020:3216 grub2 security update and RHSA-2020:3218 kernel security...

One of the changes made to current on Aug 2, 2020 somehow broke wine on my system. I don't know which one but of all the changes, the first ones I suspect are l/libcap-2.42-x86_64-1.txz and...

Published at LXer: Natural language processing (NLP) is a specialized field for analysis and generation of human languages. Human languages, rightly called natural language, are highly...

In this stage of me trying hard to learn a lot of new things (after using Windows for some 30 years)... Now, I read this new Mint 20 story... But, it offers 3 versions, just to add to my confusion....

Published at LXer: Building a self-watering system managed by Raspberry Pi with embedded Linux and over-the-air updates. Read More......

dear linux experts, How can I export or query all hospitals from Open Street Map? 'd like to extract all the hospital locations in the from Open Street Map as a reference for my ,little...

Published at LXer: Fedora 33 is the next installment of the Fedora Linux operating system for the desktop workstation, servers, and all of its spins. Read More......

Published at LXer: Newly released is Arcane Fortune, a free game inspired by Civilization and SimCity with their ultimate goal to have the 'detail and realism as Dwarf Fortress'. Read More......

Hello, Is it possible/how to boot a .dmg installation via grub2? I know it's possible with Windows and Linux .iso as I have tried few years ago,but now i'm interested in .dmg or at least a...