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fprintd and -current
Has anyone had any luck getting one of the more recent versions of printd running in -current? It requires systemd now :( I'm wondering what the latest version is that people have running
Problem when trying to install Arch Linux on UEFI / EFI
Good morning everyone. The problem I'm trying to solve is the following: I have an MSI PRO H110 card, with an SSD. This card works with UEFI / Legacy and has a sector in the bios that configures "win...
How to Clone or Backup Linux Disk Using Clonezilla
Hi, How to Clone or Backup Linux Disk Using Clonezilla (https://www.tecmint.com/linux-centos-ubuntu-disk-cloning-backup-using-clonezilla/) ---Quote--- *Clonezilla* is one of the greatest Open...
Trouble with new hardware, UEFI, grub and booting Debian10
I need some help please. The background: My PC died. I had some backups. I bought a Lenovo V530S. It came with windows10, so I let it boot to that. As soon as I could, I shut down windows and...
LXer: Venerable text editor GNU Nano reaches version 5.0 and adds the modern frippery that is scrollbars
Published at LXer: Three big upgrades since 2018 suggests it's far from terminalCult text editor GNU Nano has released a major update, taking the terminal-based program to its fifth version in...
Moving dual boot system to larger SSD. Possible to expand ?
My hardware upgrade path has already been captured in brief here (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/hardware-upgrade-path-swapping-gpu-from-nvidia-to-amd-4175679031/). So I...
Awesome WM - Chatty (Java application) bypass dimension properties from rc.lua
Chatty is a java application to chat in Twitch (streaming platform) from the desktop. What I'm trying to accomplish is that Chatty always starts with specifics X, Y, width and height properties. ...
LXer: How to Install Thunderbird Email Client on Debian and Setup your GMail account in Thunderbird
Published at LXer: In this article, we will explain installing Thunderbird both through the Debian UI and the command line. We will then explain how to launch the application and use it to set up...
LXer: Quickly Build Virtual Machine Images With Virt-builder
Published at LXer: Virt-builder is a command line tool for building variety of virtual machine images for local or cloud use, easily as well as quickly. Read More......
LXer: 8 tips for running a virtual hackathon
Published at LXer: Hackathons are events where developers, product managers, designers, and others come together to tackle problems over a short time period. They have become increasingly popular...
LXer: Defining cloud native, expanding the ecosystem, and more industry trends
Published at LXer: As part of my role as a principal communication strategist at an enterprise software company with an open source development model, I publish a regular update about open source...
LXer: How to Install Nagios on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: Nagios keeps an inventory of your entire IT infrastructure and ensures your networks, servers, applications, services, and processes are up and running. In case of failure or...
Public key is not available - what does that mean?
Hello. I recently updated my server to Openmediavault 5 (which is based upon Debian "Buster" 10) on my Odroid HC2. I noticed that the reinstallation of TVHeadend, on ARM devices running Buster,...
cant login into gui any more - rhel 7.5
I have installed rhel 7.5 about 10 days ago for our dev team. I choose the "server with gui" and spent few hours configuring it as needed. On the server(Dell t410) i have installed win2012 r2 first...
Not Sure how to use parallel command with awk
Greetings All, How can I use the parallel command with awk to read millions of lines of numbered patterns. I tried this, but I get errors. Code: --------- while read line; do read a b c d...
[SOLVED] wget - newbie question
So I'm fairly new to linux in general and I'm starting to try and learn shell scripting. I've found a decent tutorial at http://web.deu.edu.tr/doc/oreily/unix/ksh/index.htm but I'd like to be able to...
AMD Ryzen Vega 11 tearing issue (amdgpu)?
Hello Slackers! I've been off Linux for quite long/some time. Now with recently custom-built PC with AMD Ryzen, I have decided to try to get back and use it as my main system at home. I have...
Opinion Needed: OCFS2 or GFS2 without any (Like Pacemaker) Cluster Components
We have one requirement for installing one of the software on two nodes by using shared file system (block). However, as we are running SLES 12.x VMs on Azure platform, we don't have option of using...
Tarball installation - Newbie question
Please forgive the stupid question. It's been 5 years since my last confession, and I have forgotten a lot. Starting here. SuSe Linux - how to install a tarball. I open it with Ark, Extract...
permissions for Apache
hi What is the problem? Code: --------- Recursive write permissions for Apache user on ~/config/ Recursive write permissions for Apache user on ~/cache/ Recursive write permissions for Apache...
PNF: Is it Appropriate?
Here (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/pnf-help-with-a-loop-to-identify-extrai-values-4175650411/page2.html), it was determined that maybe I shouldn't post about my language as...
'William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91'
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/william-english-who-helped-build-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-91.html an interesting story.
Booting old Knoppmyth ends in loop and halt. How to repair?
Hi Forum, I am using a Knoppmyth install from 2006 to record tv-broadcasts using a sat dish. The (linux) machine is a combined front/backend. The harddrive is a seagate 1 TB sata disk. I do (did)...
LVM issues
I'm not sure exactly where to post this, nor what my problem is. I have a desktop running Debian Stable, using LVM. Some time back I got a notice that my root drive was full. I had a spare 128GB SD...
Kali Linux 2020.2 not installing?
I have used Kali in the past, but I'm having issues installing the latest version (2020.2). I have tried installing in VMWare Workstation 15.5 and on a physical machine (Dell Precision). I receive...
[SOLVED] Building sendmail 8.16.1 returns an undefined reference error
When I build sendmail 8.16.1 I get: ---Quote--- /usr/bin/ld: domain.o: in function `getmxrr': domain.c: (.text+0x156): undefined reference to `__res_search' /usr/bin/ld: domain.c: (.text+0x228):...
Unregognized usb device after hibernation
Hello all! This is my first post. Thanks in advance for any help! I bought a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 (interface usb audio) and it worked very well in my Ubuntu 20.04. The USB connection has been...
LXer: 4 ways I contribute to open source as a Linux systems administrator
Published at LXer: I recently participated in The Linux Foundation Open Source Summit North America, held virtually June 29-July 2, 2020. In the course of that event, I had the opportunity to speak...
LXer: RHEL and CentOS 7 Receive Important Kernel Security Update, Patch Now
Published at LXer: RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) 7 and CentOS 7 operating system series received an important Linux kernel security and bug fix update that addressees four vulnerabilities and...
LXer: Automate virtual machine deployment with Ansible: Design
Published at LXer: The first of three articles to help you automate VM creation on Red Hat Virtualization by using Ansible. This article focuses on goals, design, and assumptions. Read More......
LXer: How to Install MATE Desktop on Debian 10
Published at LXer: This article will show you how to quickly install the Mate Desktop Environment on the Debian 10 buster using the command line. Read More......
LXer: Beginner-friendly Terminal-based Text Editor GNU Nano Version 5.0 Released
Published at LXer: Open source text editor GNU nano has reached the milestone of version 5.0. Take a look at what features this new release brings. Read More......
BIOS/EUFI Confusion
I am so confused about BIOS and EUFI. I have an MSI-7721 motherboard with AMD A8-5600K processor. I know the BIOS Mode is "legacy". I've decided to upgrade one or both because I can no longer install...
healthsites.io :: API and first steps to use the data
dear community i am pretty new to linux - and have some insights into openStreetmap. some first steps into the technique of OpenStreetMap i have made: working with the languages like PHP /...
Upgrade or Fresh Install?
Lately I've been thinking about updating my 14.2 systems to Current. I don't need to update. My current hardware is well covered by 14.2. After 15.0 is released I would not mind buying newer AMD...
Mysterious little lock showing up on android apps that won't let me close them
Appears in the top right of the app screen when I try to close it. Various apps show it and I have to do a factory reset at this point to get rid of it. Nothing else fixes it, not shutting down or...
grep: Am I losing the plot?
This is typical output from 'sudo iwlist wlan0 scan' Code: --------- wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 90:5C:44:AC:70:A6 Channel:6 ...
Gonna give Linux another try
HI---Just ordered a new 256gb samsung ssd. I intend to dual boot linux with windows 10. Can someone tell me a good partition schedule. My history says that I need at least 70GB for my Windows...
[SOLVED] Stuck while trying to uninstall lubuntu from windows 10 dual boot without windows installation media
Please Help me ASAP,..i was using my friend's win10 laptop with lubuntu installed as dual boot for a week and have to return it now since i got my own latop(going to install Arch Linux Soon) So i...
[SOLVED] Need a distro recommendation for Dell Latitude E6420
Hi Everyone. I recently got a refurbished Dell Latitude E6420 for free. The specs of the laptop are i5 2520M, 8GB RAM single channel, 500GB HDD, 54Wh Battery. It has Windows 10 preinstalled. But it...
oddball renaming script
Hey there. I downloaded a bunch of Game Grumps eps with youtube-dl. Sadly, they are not conveniently named/ordred. Here are some examples of the filenames: Katamari Forever - Kawaii George...
Pi 4 slow wifi?
I've been having Slow Wifi issues on my RazPi on 2.4Ghz. This is local wifi in a small house. It's slower than anything else in my place atm. Things I've done include 1. Trying an update of the...
Setting up my Brother MFC 9130CW wireless network printer .
HI!....I just setup Mint 20 and now I'm trying to setup my printer, a Brother MFC 9100CW wireless network printer. My Apple and Windows PCs connect fine (even my phone connects). I managed to get the...
DKIM
I'd like to install and configure DKIM on Solaris, but Oracle seems to demand $$$. Has anyone tried CSWpmmaildkim on Solaris? Or is there better free solution? Thanks.
What is the oldest version of Slackware you are rocking?
If you have a really old Slackware version still running, what version is it and what are you using it for? Are you trying to keep it somewhat up to date with certain software or kernels?
Slackware 14.2 on Dell Wyse 5070 won't boot
I'm using a Dell Wyse 5070 with only 8gb of SSD space which is probably the issue...but I excluded any non-essential package groups and I believe I checked the hard disk size after install and I had...
reinstallation ?
Hello, I have slackware64-current on several computers, and I don't remember any reinstallation from the beginning on any of them. On the most recent computer slackware64 was installed in 2016. Is...
emacs crashes for me with latest slackware-current64
With the July 31st updates to slackware64-current, my emacs crashes with a segfault when launched as a X11 application (but not as a console application). It worked fine up to (and including) the...
How to create ext4 file system in a partition that was formatted with freeBSD file system(freebsd-ufs)
I want to create a ext4 file system from my slackware 14.2 into partition that was formatted with FreeBSD file system (freebsd-ufs). I tried the following; *# mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb2* but got the...
So that's the end of geni.com as far as I'm concerned!
I used to do quite a bit of genealogical work there although it's quite a complex site and I never really learned to navigate it. But I put my family tree up there and I occasionally get emails from...
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