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Published at LXer: The recently revealed Boothole bug in Grub2, a bootloader used by almost all Linux distributions, has been fixed. But while it[he]#039[/he]s getting headlines, it can only...

Published at LXer: Modern Linux systems often use systemd as their init system and manager for jobs and many other functions. Services managed by systemd generally send their output (of all forms:...

Because I have reasons to need a broad Linux forum, and while newer social sites can do a fairly decent job for casual conversation, I've always preferred bulletin boards for the potentially better...

Published at LXer: Netcat is a versatile networking utility which can be used for reading from and writing to TCP and UDP connections on arbitrary ports (as with other utilities used on Linux,...

ACPI Error:no pointer back to namespace node in package(ptrval)(20170831/dsargs-337) ACPI Error:no pointer back to namespace node in package(ptrval)(20170831/dsargs-337) ACPI Error:no pointer back...

Published at LXer: on DL184: We talk about Bug Reporting and let's face it, bug reporting needs to squash its own bugs. We also talk AMD Ryzen Linux Laptops, Manjaro ARM, SuperTuxKart & Much More!...

I made a couple of tkinter windows in Python. They both work and do what I want. I assigned 2 launchers to them with a file like this in /home/pedro/.local/share/applications ---Quote---...

Published at LXer: When you're a systems administrator, you don't just have one job; you have ALL the jobs, and often each one is on-demand with little to no warning. Unless you do a task every...

I checked and this *has* been asked before - but the last time was a decade ago and times have changed while choices may have changed. I also didn't want to necro a thread that's been dead for a...

Hello Linux Experts, How to use pstack to identify hanging threads.Can someone please help me with some examples.I am new to Linux Thanks.

Hi there, My postgresql installation is version 11, while the psql is still version 9.x. How can I upgrade the version of the psql too? Regards, Jonathan

Published at LXer: WebRender has been in the works for some time now. Built as a GPU-based 2D rendering engine written in Rust, the purpose of WebRender is to make the rendering of pages both...

Hello, recently I decided to migrate from Manjaro KDE to Arch for those juicy linux guru points (jk). I managed to install successfully the OS and now I'm restoring my data. I'm using Awesome Window...

Published at LXer: Arch Linux's Pacman provides users with a simple way of managing packages. Make use of this guide to master Pacman for Arch Linux. Read More......

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...

I have a laptop with Linux Mint 20, Ulyana, and lately it has been invaded by a square shaped speaker or sound icon occasionally flashing on and off on the bottom of my screen. I have tried clamav,...

trying to install checkra1n and i receive above message E: Malformed entry 7 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list (Suite) in terminal: sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys...

Published at LXer: Podman 2.0 takes systemd integration further and auto-updates help to make managing containers even more straightforward. Read More......

Hi, I have a problem I am not sure how to solve. I want to give a certain user more resources than to other users in her group. How can I edit /etc/security/limits.conf in order to accomplish that?

Hi, I am trying to change the behavior of the spacebar in the Thunar file manager. Right now, if I am scrolling through files and folders and press spacebar, it will open the file or folder. ...

Published at LXer: Linear Computing has posted specs for two carrier boards with optional enclosures that support Toradex’s Linux-driven i.MX8M Mini and Nano based Verdin modules: a general purpose...

Question where should I place a restart command for acpid? (and why do I need to restart it when it appears to be running) -- also I need to restart each time I [CTRL]-[ALT]-[BACKSPACE] / startx ...

I'm trying to install kali linux using a bootable usb but the computer says "please make sure that the installation media is inserted correctly ". I go to live stream persistence and create a folder...

Running Cinnamon Mint 19.3, updated Dell laptop Intel m5 Has run well for past year up to now, sudden change in response Cursor works on touchpad &/or mouse Today program stopped responding to...

I have a new build of CentOS 8 (latest) and am trying to get postgres 11 working. I had it working when it was communicating on localhost. But the minute I changed the config to the IP address or...

Published at LXer: Good technical recruiters have known for decades that unless you market your skills, even within your current company, your career will stagnate. Your sysadmin skills can only...

Hi there! What I'll describe here is already identified and I have a workaround in place for the issue. I'm sharing this to confirm the issue so I can open a bug report to the powerdevil team. It's...

I dod use Linux in the past to recover files from my HDDs, and it had been more effective than Windows tools in doing so. Now I have a similar program: a folder I deleted the files by mistake, and...

Published at LXer: Documentation is an essential part of making any open source project useful to users. But it's not always developers' top priority, as they may be more focused on making their...

Chromium disappeared from my unity dash and it's not in /usr/share/applications; what sorcery is this?

Published at LXer: IBM informed me earlier that they launched today their Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology for Linux-based operating systems on IBM Z and x86 architectures. Read...

Published at LXer: Telegram messenger client introduces a host of new features with its latest update that is handy for users when work from home is the new normal. Read More......

Published at LXer: MATE is one of the Linux desktops based on Gnome 2. This MATE review will look at its user interface, performance, and some notable features. Read More......

Published at LXer: I-doit is an open-source asset management tool that can be used to manage the entire IT system. It offers a wide range of features including, Asset Management, Infrastructure...

Published at LXer: It would appear that the GRUB2 bootloader contained several security vulnerabilities, including BootHole which could allow a local attacker to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot. ...

Published at LXer: I have a few virtual machines running with different Linux flavors in my KVM server. For the sake of easy reference, I always name each VM with the OS version or application that...

Published at LXer: The GNOME desktop environment has been through many changes since its initial release in March 1999. For most of this time, the open source project has issued updates twice a...

When I finally tried to run this, it puked for the lack of /etc/java/jvm.cfg. I found it in /bin/etc/java/jvm.cfg. Is that where it should be?

I'm trying to mail from cron properly delivered locally. I use procmail to sort and deliver my mail. That part works fine. I have a .forward file that contains: Code: ---------...

Hello evryone, I have a problem (maybe not big), but i cannot solve it several days. Here is a thing..I adjust BIOS as I should, make bootable USB drive and start installation. on unpacking shows...

Hi all! I'd used Ubuntu/Linux in various parts of my career, but I've never used it as my daily driver until last November or so. I've been happily running on Pop_OS with a Darter Pro, and very...

Bodhi 5.1.0 I want add Opera and bash scripts to my bottom panel so they execute. I cannot find a method available from the main menu. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

so, i have an extreme distaste for comcast because those jackasses have a traffic cap in my area and charge an extra 50 if you exceed it which is (the cap) pretty damn low. i wanted to switch to...

Hello there, I'm running Debian 10 Buster on my laptop, and I notice that waking up after a suspension all goes right but a dialogue from XFCE shows up asking me to setup the "new screen" (no other...

I'm using VirtualBox and need to perform a complete offline installation of older Debian versions for research, I also need to install several older packages. Currently testing with Debian 9.0.0 . I...

Hello! I use backintime for backups. It uses rsync and my backups are on an samba share. I have noticed that filenames that start with an underscore are not being copied and it is because rsync...

Hello, On a Windows 7 HP620 laptop I use Audio Router to send the audio output of any application to headphones or speakers https://github.com/audiorouterdev/audio-router I want to do the same...

Hi! For a long time I'm using Code: --------- upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new --------- for upgrade of packages I compiled. For others (system, alien, ktown..) I use slackpkg+.

Hi, I wrote a bash script that sniffs the net traffic on one specific port. Its job is to send an alert via mail, using ssmtp, in case the traffic stops. The issue is that if I run the script via...

CVE (several actually) raised against grub2 parsing of grub.cfg that allows bypassing secure boot. Oh joy. See analysis here...