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Running KDE Plasma apps in Cinnamon
Hello I was looking for an SVN GUI, I used PySVN Workbench in 19.3 but it seems to be gone in 20. I saw that KdeSVN was still available, I used to really like that some years ago. So I...
Get data off of flip phone with Linux
My mother has an old flip phone. It doesn't support 4G but instead appears to use 3G which is being phased out. She values the data on the phone. She loves flip phones and is certainly going to get...
Identify device file to device mapping to fix game audio.
Hello, I was running a game called worminator that uses allegro. It expects to open up: /dev/snd/midiC0D0 The problem is that I don't have that file but I do have: /dev/snd/midiC2D0 (notice the 2)....
is there a way to show top summarized by user?
i would like to see a display like top that shows a summary by user with one line per user and the heavier users on top. for each user this would have the sum of all processes by that user. is there...
Nvidia proprietary driver (2080 Ti) stopped working after upgrading kernel to backports on Debian Buster
Debian Buster, Cinnamon then XFCE, RTX 2080 Ti I installed the Nvidia proprietary driver version 418.113 from the non-free repo. I can't use Nouveau as I do rendering in Blender and (soon) gaming....
LFS Systemd Raspberry Pi with GCC-10.1.0 and Glibc-2.31
I'm doing an LFS build with Binutils-2.34, GCC-10.1.0, and Glibc-2.31 on a Raspberry Pi 3B. My target triplet for the cross build is armv7l-lfs-linux-gnueabihf. There is a required patch to math.h...
Linux and Bluetooth
I hope I've posted to the proper forum; if not please relocate my question. Thanks. I am trying to transfer some pictures from a mobile phone over to my laptop. The phone company suggests sharing...
Printer will not show up with KDE Frameworks 5.68.0
I'm really not sure what information to provide, however, I disabled my printer by accident, and now I cannot find it to reenable it. If there is anything else I can provide to help just let me know,...
rsyslog error code 2027
Hi All, Just configured rsyslog on both of Centos8 server/client. But the client still "cannot connect to 192.168.1.2:514: Connection timed out". The error code is 2027. Here is what I did on...
Can’t access my media server (even locally)
Hello, I’m pulling my hair out and can’t figure out what to do. I’ve been working on moving my media server over to my new OpenSUSE Tumbleweed install. I have the software installed and setup....
Can’t change ownership/user/group “Operation not permitted”
Hi, I’m starting to think I’m never going to get my OpenSUSE Tumbleweed install setup and working. I’m so frustrated that I’m hitting one roadblock after another. I’ve had no end of difficulty...
Trouble Pinging Wireless Access Point (iMac 5,1; BCM4321; wl.ko)
Hi. My problem is fairly straightforward to describe, but I'm stumped. I'm trying to install Arch (using June's ISO) on an old iMac 5,1 and I've got the ISO to boot from USB (after a lot of...
Thunderbird: are the account's server settings in the profile folder?
I tried to access an old e-mail account in Thunderbird, but haven't got the server settings right yet--I'm pretty sure that's the problem, anyway. Could I "cheat" by looking in an old copy of my...
where is Leafpad? what repository?
Having just upgraded to MX-19 because I had no choice (support ended), I noticed that Leafpad is missing. I know MX has replaced it with Featherpad. I just don't care, and want my Leafpad back anyway....
Is it inappropriate to use my email provider domain name in my send only mutt configuration as the hostname?
Hello, I have configured mutt as a send only email service using my account credentials with my email service provider. I get an unprofessional feeling when I look at the message source file and...
Cinnamon or Mate when changing to LM20?
*I doubtlessly plan on upgrading in the future, but wanted to recommend the same machine I'm using to a few people soon because of its size and convenience, and was wondering for them as well as...
C, C++, C# Books
C for Dummies 411 pages 8.1MB https://0x0.st/itxs.pdf Code: --------- md5sum CForDum.pdf 89b988c67d683b84a66fa06d53dfecc9 CForDum.pdf
LXer: Recovering audio from a lost format with open source
Published at LXer: Back in the early 2000s, we made a family decision to upgrade the living room stereo. The equipment in place at the time was based on a collection of gear that I had purchased...
LXer: How to Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04 with Nginx and SSL
Published at LXer: Jenkins is a Java based software which can be installed from the Ubuntu packages. Jenkins is mainly used for Continues Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI CD). In this...
LXer: SODA Foundation launches to unify open source data management
Published at LXer: A new Linux Foundation hosted group will support open source data management and promote interoperability between applications and data sources, on premises or cloud-based. ...
LXer: GNOME 3.36.4 Brings Better Support for Sandboxed Apps, Fingerprint Authentications
Published at LXer: The GNOME Project announced the general availability of GNOME 3.36.4 as the fourth of nine maintenance updates to the latest GNOME 3.36 desktop environment series. Read...
LXer: How to Install Windows Applications on Debian 10 using PlayOnLinux
Published at LXer: In this article, we will learn how you can install Windows Applications on Linux using the PlayOnLinux. First, we will describe how you can install PlayOnLinux on Debian 10 both...
LXer: So Darned Kind of you, Facebook: SDK bug sends popular iOS apps crashing earthwards
Published at LXer: You're unlikely to hear someone inflicting their iOS Spotify playlist on the bus today. Those using using Facebook to log into services such as Spotify on their iOS devices are...
LXer: How To Install and Configure Ubuntu 20.04 with GNOME
Published at LXer: As announced on the Ubuntu official website, Canonical has just released a brand new version of Ubuntu on the 23th of April 2020. This tutorial provides step by step...
Sarpi 64-bit kernel only sees 1GB of RAM
Hello Exaga, I installed a fresh copy of Slackware ARM, booting with the 64-bit kernel that you provided at sarpi64.fatdog.eu. Everything seemed to be going fine until I typed "free -h" and I...
OpenJDK vs Oracle's JDK
I don't fully understand the situation with Java being closed source and an open source alternative being available, but I'm in need of installing Java. And the option to use an open source...
A problem to add and configure [cups] printer (HP) in Slackware / current.
Good Morning. I use Slackware (current) I have to update the hplip-plugin so that a HP 1102 laser printer can print. Yesterday, when I was unable to print with it (notice that hplip-plugin was out...
Error creating lxc container on slackware64-current
Trying to create an lxc container: Code: --------- lxc-create -n slacktest -t slackware --------- In return Code: ---------
extract string shell script
a file contains below entries [1] http://live.bb.com/sys/diag/viewrun.jsp?id=1600810147 [2] http://live.bb.com/sys/orgs/org/?id=1342907248 [3] http://live.bb.com/sys/orgs/org/acc/?id=1342908940...
Gparted loads endlessly
Hello. I have Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installed. Architecture: aarch64. Installed on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 tablet via Linux On Dex. Using otg, I connected a USB flash drive (in fat32 format). ...
[SOLVED] rsync-Backup-Script does not exclude directories
Hi and a very good afternoon to all of you! I am trying to backup a Raspberry Pi on my QNAP NAS and therefore created a bash-script, which should then be triggered via crontab. I want to...
Dynamic stderr redirrection
Hello, I have launched a graphical program from the terminal, but it keeps polluting it with debug messages. How can I redirect its stderr (to /dev/null for example) while it is running ? I am...
Is it possible to create account with Tor Browser?
I created this account with Tor Browser. I tried to make another one but Google says automated queries. I tried many times, many weeks, many identities. Is it possible? I want to stay anonymous.
[SOLVED] Where to find the version of cloudflared ?
I installed cloudflared so I can have my dns through https to better my security. Now I know I can update cloudflared, it's in the instructions here https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/dns-over-https/ but...
slackware64-current: After upgrade on July8, close button for terminal, firefox disappeared. Mouse pointer has become X cannot shutdown
Hello After july 8th update, these issues 1. Firefox---minimize, maximize, close buttons not seen 2. Mouse pointer turned into X from arrow 3. Shutdown will not turn off the PC...on monitor, "-"...
latest tmux from current built on a 14.2 VPS doesn't work
Hello everyone, I have a VPS setup on OpenVZ, I'm using Slackware64-14.2 and when trying to compile tmux from current it builds without a problem. I'm logged in via SSH and when I try to run it as my...
How to create 2nd slice and ufs filesystem into the 2nd HDD (after one existing msdos partition?
Here is my disk layout from *gpart*: ---Quote--- => 63 312581745 *ada0* MBR (149G) 63 1985 - free - (993K) 2048 50331648 ada0s1 linux-data [active] ...
Steam games w/ glib issue
Was really surprised to see Steam run on Slackware. Big thanks to alien for the multilib and Steam slackbuild maintainer! I have an issue though, some of my favourite games like sven co-op and...
Network has an error whilst starting
HI, My system has an just while starting the network. Code: --------- [root@localhost ~]# journalctl -ab --no-pager -u network -- Logs begin at Sun 2019-08-25 04:46:34 AEST, end at Sun...
Download File from Google Drive
Hi All, I have tried searching the forums - but when I did the search resulted in a website error. Sorry if its a double up but at this point in time, I cannot tell/search for results. I am...
Substitute text between pattern with string using sed
I am trying to create a script to edit files using sed. I want to substitute some text between two patterns with a string generated in the script. The text to be replaced varies from file to file. ...
Linux distribution that will work with a printer Canon i250
What Linux distribution to use about to work with a printer Canon Bubble Jet i250 ?
[SOLVED] Updated 32bit -current July 11th... ...poopy happenings... TTY wierdness
After rebooting to run on 5.4.51-smp, I'm seeing wlan0 stuff printing over my login prompt (runlevel 3) Code: --------- IN-internal:IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:e4:18:6b:bc:a1:9b:08:00...
Bash Guides and Manuals.
Bash guide August 5, 2013 89 pages, 680KB https://0x0.st/itWf.pdf Code: --------- md5sum bashguide.pdf 3a7d167ae7ada1b30489f43eb3d6dd2c bashguide.pdf
USB Raw device data screws with my screen on Ubuntu Bionic
I have a Saitek Pro Flight Panel which connects via usb to /dev/hidraw. It's opened with Code: --------- f = open ("/dev..., O_RDWR |O_NOBLOCK) --------- , and it reads fine BUT some of the...
Installation issue off of a USB Ubuntu 20.10
Hi folks, I am trying to install ubuntu off of a USB. I have HP computer with windows vista. when I hit the F10 key I see a screen with a couple of options. I go to the one that says Boot. So I am...
To allow anything to be written on a dir, but also to not erase anything.
Hello, I recently decided to change the permissions or ownership of several files as to diminish the risks of accidentally erase them. My problem is that I want to continue to save files in this...
LXer: Sysadmin tales: How to keep calm and not panic when things break
Published at LXer: Everyone makes mistakes, even the most senior and venerable engineers and systems administrators. We're all human. It just so happens that, as a sysadmin, a small mistake in a...
Script to check files - different file names
Hi All, I was wondering if someone would be able to check my script.... I am wishing to download a file from the mater website, if that website or file is not present, it will redirect to a...
Pogo – Fast & Minimalist Music Player
Pogo is billed as probably the simplest & fastest music player for Linux. Installation instructions for the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pogo-dev/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get...
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