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Blocking bridged traffic with ufw
I have a VM with 2 interfaces. A bridge (brctl) "bridges" all traffic from one interface the other. My next goal is to send all DNS requests to userspace with NFQUEUE. As a first step, I tried...
Kali Linux: menu bar is missing in terminal
noticed that in a new install of kali linux in vmware work. pro the menu bar in the terminal window is missing (i.e. right click on the top bar does not have an option for the menu bar). checked...
Nautilus and other application windows controls (Maximize, Minimize, Close)
Hi all! I was changing desktop environments (ubuntu to Budgie and back) Budgie has the windows controls on the right. When I changed back to ubuntu the controls were mostly on the right. I tried...
Mistakenly filled up 100% of /dev/root, can no longer start xsession as non-root user
I was installing packages from SBo when it said that I ran out of space halfway through. Running df, it said that 100% of my /dev/root has been used up. So i tried removing some of the packages I just...
Suspicious Rkhunter entry for /dev/shm/lttng-ust-wait-7-1000, Ubuntu 18.04.1
I've been finding these entries in my Rkhunter log as early as yesterday without any idea as to why I might need them, nor any memory of installing the lttng packages: Code: ---------...
LXer: Claws Mail 3.17.6 Released with Phishing URL Warning, More Privacy Options
Published at LXer: Claws Mail 3.17.6 has been released today as a maintenance update to this lightweight and open-source email client for GNU/Linux distributions. Read More......
How to move all user installed packages to my home partition?
I was installing some packages and I ended up using up 100% of the hard drive space in my root partition. I'd like to move any and all non-default packages I've installed into my home partition. Is...
Debian not excepting password when screen is locked unless i restart.
Does anyone have a solution or explanation to this problem. My problem is that when i leave Debian on for several hours with the default screen saver on it won`t take the password but if i re-start or...
LXer: Automating Network Devices with Ansible
Published at LXer: Ansible is a great automation tool for system and network engineers, with Ansible we can automate small network to a large scale enterprise network. I have been using Ansible to...
Help With Lubuntu Software Center on LXLE
When I am trying to run the Lubuntu software center on LXLE it gives this error: tag:launchpad.net:2008:redacted More info: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Press...
LXer: How to Install Memcached on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: Memcached is a free and open-source high-performance in-memory key-value data store. It is generally used to speed up applications by caching various objects from the results of...
How do I remove SQL and start over with mariadb ?
Hi there. I have to remove MySQL/MariaDB, but I can't either - sudo apt remove/autoremove/purge, there are lots of error from it. Ubuntu 20 VPS. ...
Windows 10 installed on /dev/sdb can't boot with OVFM and the Xen-hypervisor 4.14 unstable.
Hello to everyone. I would like to boot Windows 10 x64 bit that is installed on /dev/sdb with the xen-hypervisor 4.14 unstable that I have installed on Ubuntu 20.04. This is the partition scheme...
No Audio with Steam Games
I have no audio with Steam games. I spent a quite a few hours googling and such and have not resolved the issue. Running 64 bit Slackware 14.2 and everything else has audio. My PC is a Lenovo B560. My...
LXer: My feature-rich and minimal Linux terminal
Published at LXer: Everyone likes to set up their workspaces in a specific way; it helps your productivity and makes life easier to have things organized in a way that feels organic and to have an...
Removing modules and drivers not needed, minimizing Mint OS
Hi, Linux Mint Mate 19.3 runs about 1.7GB of memory when I start it, with no other apps running. Is there a way to remove modules and divers from the kernel that are *not* needed ?, after the OS...
STELLAE LINUX -CENT OS variant
hello fellow linux isers/devotees -anyone here use STELLAE LINUX a variant of CENTOS-if so write me back !!- regards s-chili
LXer: Microsoft Visual Studio gets .NET Core debugging – on WSL2
Published at LXer: 'Higher fidelity local debugging experience' than debugging on Windows and deploying to LinuxHands On Microsoft has pushed out an extension for Visual Studio 2019 that lets...
WEBCAM CAMERA ~What to buy?? install !!??
Hello Fellow LINUX devotees/[experimenters , time for me to get-use a webcam since this COVID -19 ridiculousness. My OS is STELLAE LINUX 6.8 (Ilike it very much!! ~ similar to good-ole...
Spamassassin permit specific user from specific IP
I've been using Spamassassin for my years and have create a number of custom rules. I can't quite figure out how to create this one. I have a phone system device that will send messages to users...
Firefox freezes my system
I was using slackware for years without any problem but 2 months ago decided to try some other distros. As slackware 14.2 is the fastest on my older computer I installed it back yesterday. Now I have...
Using Linux as a bridge
My goal is to build a setup for a man-in-the-middle-attack. I have 2 VMs in Virtual Box. I want to create the following setup with VM1 being the attacker: Outside world VM 1 VM 2 ...
Question about debian install & multi OS.
I did a new install of debian 10.4 but did not use LVM just the full hdd install but will this still recognize a second OS if i try to install one ?
LXer: How to Install and Configure OpenLiteSpeed Server along with MariaDB and PHP on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight and open-source version of the LiteSpeed Server developed by LiteSpeed Technologies. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenLiteSpeed...
BBC News Website Videos
Any idea what format the BBC uses for its news website videos? They stutter and stop even in a very small window. Other videos, YouTube for example, play fine up to 480p....
AMD microcode/ucode update for Slackware 14.2?
Just a curiosity - I am wondering if there is a way to update AMD CPU ucode in 14.2 - I see on slackbuilds that the Intel ucode is available (iucode-tool), but I have not found amd64-ucode like other...
Apple to use Arm only. Implications?
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21295475/apple-mac-processors-arm-silicon-chips-wwdc-2020 I can get the implications for desktops; Apple have gone 68k --> PPC -->X86_64 already, now they're...
First slackbuild ever: Gerbera, fork of Mediatomb for current
Folling suggestion of Baasmadrigal in this thread (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/mediatomb-with-enable-libjs-on-current-4175678277/#post6142649) i surpisingly succeeded to...
Easiest Widevine installation steps
There are numerous clickbait-like blog posts purporting to advise people on how to install the Widevine DRM extension so that you can use your paid subscription to Netflix etc., which make the process...
[SOLVED] How can I get Polarr for ubuntu 20.04?
UbuntuFree.com has 2 websites that I tried to download Polarr from on one I get a message that says "This is not the page you are looking for" and the other the message says "404: Aw, snap! we...
mount iso in single user mode
Hi! Virtualbox Slackware64-current I somehow lost a few files in a folder /etc/pam.d. So I can not boot root (or any other user). I can boot into a single user mode and Code: ---------...
Why did you pick a distribution?
I've been using Mint for 15+ years, for web browsing, email, youtube, scripting and a bit of web development. It works, I'm familiar with it and the upgrades over the years are good. My...
Hey Guys! Im newbie
Nice to be a part of this community!
VBoxLinuxAdditions ERROR
Hi, i have successfully build BLFS systemd 9.1 with xfce4, when tried to install sh VBoxLinuxAdditions getting below error please help me ERROR: "ttm_bo_eviction_valuable"...
Issues flashing Coreboot 4.12 on Sony VPCCB17FG
Coreboot flashing system: KDE Plasma on Artix-runit Code: --------- hd-scania:[hd_scania]:/home/data/terminal/coreboot/coreboot$ make...
Make a mobile OS
How can I make my own Mobile OS? Thanks
Mobile OS with LFS
It is possible to use LFS for make a mobile Linux OS? How? Thanks
[SOLVED] timeshift`s bug
clean installation at kids laptop Code: --------- cat /etc/*release* DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=20 DISTRIB_CODENAME=ulyana DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 20 Ulyana" NAME="Linux...
disabled by hub emi?
Hallo, i have ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop, 32bit. I bought a usb-Headset from logitech (H650e) which supports linux as operating system. The Heaset ist recognized and works just fine sometimes,...
Cannot record material onto DVD's.
I am using up to date Mint 19.1. The drive is an ASUSTek DRW-24D5MT. I tried recording music onto a DVD+r disc using both Brasero and K3b for an imminent funeral. No luck. I swapped drives without...
Alternative DE - how does it work?
Hi, I’m not to new Linux but not an advanced user, either. I’ve used Mint type distros for awhile. I recently installed OpenSUSE Tumbleweed w/KDE. However, I’m thinking of trying another DE instead...
Install vibrant ringtone sounds for your phone
Set the alarm ringtone with the easiest song It is very necessary to set the ringtone for your phone in your own way, but installing a ringtone with a song is not possible for everyone. To set the...
Ubuntu not recovering from suspend state
For quite a long time, I've been unable to recover my computer after suspending with `sudo systemctl suspend` or hibernate. This has been a very big problem for and its really affecting my...
Conversation: Can we stop using the term "Beginner Distro"?
Before I would like to express my opinion in detail, I would like to give out the following information about what kind of Computer user I am, and how I operate my computer. Long story short, I...
[SOLVED] Icewm shortcuts using "pageup"&"pagedown" keys
I'm running antix 19 with rox-icewm. Trying to set the shortcut for switching workspaces. I edited "KeySysWorkspaceNext" in ~/.icewm/preferences What I want is "Alt+Ctrl+PageDown", but it doesn't...
LXer: Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now
Published at LXer: As a colossal commit count crashes into Linux 5.8-rc5Linux overlord overseer principal developer Linus Torvalds has signed off on a new policy to adopt inclusive language across...
LXer: Community crossover, Rust at CNCF, and more industry trends
Published at LXer: As part of my role as a senior product marketing manager at an enterprise software company with an open source development model, I publish a regular update about open source...
LXer: Introduction to Javascript loops
Published at LXer: Nowadays Javascript can be easily defined as the world most used programming language: it is used on a variety of platforms, it is integrated in web browsers and thanks to the...
LXer: How to Install Gradle on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: Gradle is a general-purpose tool used to build, automate, and deliver software. It is primarily used for Java, C++, and Swift projects. Read More......
weird wine error message followed by a window containing only black.
I'm using wine to run a windows game (and others work fine) but for this particular exe if I run from the terminal, all I'm getting is this error, over and over: ...
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