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LXer: How To Install JFrog Artifactory on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Published at LXer: JFrog Artifactory is an open-source repository management application that can be integrated with continuous integration and delivery tools. In this tutorial, we will show you...
Slackware and the grub boot loader.
Hi: Two questions: (a) Do you know anybody using slackware with grub? I mean grub loads the Slackware operating system. (b) Does grub come with the Slackware installation disks?
Mounting a USB disk: FAT32 ok, ext4 not...
Hello, Apologies if the answer is somewhere in the site, but I couldn't find it. I bought a 2TB Toshiba USB drive for my laptop's backups, and I am having some problems mounting it (I run Debian 10...
Error when getting information for file. Stale file handle. Ubuntu 18.04
Hey guys (and gals), After having switched to Linux a few months ago I have recently been having some issues with my mounted drives from my server where in I will get this error from time to time:...
Probability of Covid escape from lab
My question is what do others believe. I assume the lab near Wuhan is one of the few on earth that has been studying the Sar's and other virus's. I assume that they also have a huge collection of...
LXer: Tails 4.8 Anonymous OS Released with Linux Kernel 5.6, Improved Security
Published at LXer: Tails 4.8 amnesic incognito live distribution has been released today and it looks to be a significant release that adds new security features and major under-the-hood upgrades....
Apps that support iPad and Linux?
Well one major problems I’m having is getting apps to work on iPad and Linux. I tried every thing like android tablets and iPad as there is no Linux tablet well I hear purism is working on some...
Audio xlr-usb/preamp use
I just ordered a Focusrite Scarlett Solo (3rd Gen) XLR-USB adapter with a preamp for voice track recording on videos. My knowledge of ALSA and pulse is limited but my dynamic microphone needs...
what are the best Linux web sites you use?
What are the best Linux web sites that are a must out there that everyone should have bookmarked. Well other than this forum I can only think of... distrowatch https://distrowatch.com/ ...
startx gives me a black screen on Ubuntu 20.04
Good afternoon, I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell Optiplex 7040 with dual monitors. It is a server install plus xorg and i3wm. I did not want all the extras. After I login if I run startx...
thunar-thumbnailers won't compile correctly.
I am trying to compile thunar-thumbnailers, my intention is for thunar to show thumbnails for the videos that are on my hard drive, but when I try to compile it, I get the following output: Code:...
[SOLVED] Can't delete protected directory/file
I have a directory that seems impossible to delete, but I need to free space as it occupies over 1GB. Using command rm -r it says in the end 'cannot remove...: Permission denied'. Even the command rm...
Is the -current slackpkg out of date?
Hello all! I'm wondering if slackpkg is still up to date. I looked through slackpkg scripts installed into my -current and found that it still uses /var/log/packages (mostly in...
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 stuck at "preparing bitlocker recovery" need help
Hey guys I was trying to dual boot stock windows 10 and PrimeOS, so I had to unlock the bitlocker then it booted into PrimeOS setup and then after that it restarted and booted in windows saying...
How to recover from chmod 0 /bin/chmod
Recently, user *garryjp* posted a couple of Linux certification (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=4175677679) exam...
Does anyone else use VMs almost like games?
I'm happy with the distros I use, though I do have a laptop that I distro-hop with. I'm pretty content with Lubuntu on my desktop and I find that it is awesome with modern hardware. I'm pretty content...
qemu-kvm: iPhone USB passthrough crashes Windows 10 guest on Debian buster
On a Debian buster host running Windows 10 as a guest, running a locally compiled Linux 5.7.5 kernel, with qemu-kvm 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u5: Plugging an iPhone 6 or a first-gen iPad Pro into a USB 3...
[SOLVED] cant use "get" command on newest version of kali linux
root@kali:~# apt get update E: Invalid operation get root@kali:~# sudo apt get upgrade E: Invalid operation get
LXer: Elementary OS 5.1 Hera Review
Published at LXer: Elementary OS Hera 5.1 has been out for a while now. Here we'll explore what's new, what to expect, and how it stacks up against rival desktops. Read More......
cant use "get" command on newest version of kali linux
root@kali:~# apt get update E: Invalid operation get root@kali:~# sudo apt get upgrade E: Invalid operation get
Problems with package managers? Please read this before posting!!!
If you are having problems installing or updating software packages on your system, please read through the LQ wiki article linked below. The linked LQ wiki article below also contains some general...
Problems with WiFi on Ubuntu Server 20.04
Hi everyone! So I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu Server for running NextCloud and I'm having problems with WiFi. I've tried several solutions similar to what is here: ...
LXer: IPFire Linux Firewall Discontinues Support for 32-Bit Systems with PAE
Published at LXer: A new update to the IPFire Linux firewall distribution has been released today with some important under-the-hood changes, especially regarding the future of 32-bit support. ...
Fail2ban not adding rules to Iptables
hi, im using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with latest Fail2ban(not sure why it say command not found when i try to find its version with 'fail2ban -V') all is working, so im thinking of learn to harden the...
mysql does not stop
I noticed that slackware64-current was failing to shutdown when I asked it to. It spit out something along the lines of mysqld not running. On the command line, I get the following. ...
LXer: Advice for getting started with GNOME
Published at LXer: GNOME is one of the most popular Linux desktops today. It started as a humble desktop called the GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) and was built on top of the GIMP GTK...
Linux terpreter
How does Linux decide which interpreter to call when running a text script? Describe in detail, the purpose of the ‘shebang’ and how.
ModemManager spam on -current?
Anybody else suddenly getting ModemManager spam on Slackware -current, last updated here on June 30th 2020? It is seen on my system at the end of console startup (runlevel 3) and obscures the username...
LVM on top RAID: Disadvantages?
Hi All, I have use RAID on my slackware box for a long time (about 10 years) but i never use LVM because I don't see advantages in it. I try it several times but without find real utility. At the...
Hello!
Hi, To all, I'm a new member. I read for several year but now i'm start to post :) I'm form Italy. I'm using linux for about 16 years. My first distro is Slackware and i still using it on my main...
Apache2 Virtual domain servers and diffrent certificates from Let's Encrypt
Nextcloud version _(eg, 18.0.2)_: 18.06 Operating system and version _(eg, Ubuntu 20.04)_:debian 10.4 Apache or nginx version _(eg, Apache 2.4.25)_: Apache/2.4.38 (Debian) PHP version _(eg,...
LXer: LaTeX typesetting part 2 (tables)
Published at LXer: LaTex typesetting series part 2, topic : tables. Read More... (https://fedoramagazine.org/latex-typesetting-part-2-tables/)
LFS Version 9.1, Chapter 7.5.1 Creating Network Interface Configuration Files
Hello Users! I'm currently on chapter 7.5.1, and i am confused how to edit the ifconfig.eth0 file. I am a beginner in linux. When i use the command Code: --------- cat...
Advice for a beginner, looking to have a go at music recording.
Hi there. I am having a look at having a go at a bit of music recording and would be really grateful for some initial advice. I have a couple of guitars, a midi keyboard and a Steinberg ur22...
LXer: Linus Torvalds on the future of Linux kernel developers and development
Published at LXer: Dirk Hohndel and Linus Torvalds talked about Linux developers, hardware, and coding in their latest, and first virtual Linux conversation. Read More......
Facebook and the advertisers
We all know the Facebook business model: encourage the formation of bubbles and echo chambers within which people will be shown only what they already want to believe, because that means they will...
LXer: Sneak peek: Podmans new REST API
Published at LXer: Podman is a tool for running containers on your Linux system. Take a little look at what's coming in Podman version 2.0. Read More......
LXer: Firefox 78 Available for Download with New Minimal Linux System Requirements
Published at LXer: The Firefox 78 web browser is now available for download ahead of tomorrow’s official announcement, a release that introduces new minimal system requirements for Linux and the...
Wget not working
Hi all, I am trying to download the file through wget and am geetting the below error. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 400 Bad Request 2020-06-30 10:57:24 ERROR 400: Bad Request.
LXer: Manage Multiple Software Development Kits Using SDKMAN In Linux
Published at LXer: SDKMAN is a CLI tool used to manage multiple software development kits in Linux. SDKMAN provides an easy way to install, switch, list and remove candidates. Read More......
Long time lurker; first time member
Hello to Linux Questions. I have wandered to this site several times over the years. Usually looking for solutions to problems, usually finding them from the helpful people here without having to...
LXer: How to Install and Use Curl on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: curl is a command-line utility for transferring data from or to a remote server. With curl, you can download or upload data using one of the supported protocols, including HTTP,...
LXer: Use intent parsers for your open source home automation project
Published at LXer: In part 1 and part 2 of this series on the*Mycroft*open source voice assistant, I laid the groundwork for learning how to create a skill. In part 3, I walked through creating an...
coreutils-8.31 make error
Hi, when make coreutils-8.31 systemd-9.1 LFS i am getting below Error Please help me... help2man: can't get `--help' info from man/dir.td/dir Try `--no-discard-stderr' if option outputs to...
LXer: Apache Advances Multiple Open Source Cloud Efforts
Published at LXer: The Apache Software Foundation updates a number of its open source cloud projects, including Apache Libcloud, Traffic Control and CloudStack, with new functionalities Read...
LXer: Virtual Assistants for Linux You Can Use on Your Desktop
Published at LXer: It isn't common to hear about virtual assistants for Linux. Here, we'll take a look at two virtual assistants that are available for Linux. Read More......
A little hissy-fit over libc6
Everything had been fine untill I needed to upgrade VirtualBox from 6.0.22... In the vBox guide it said to simply install the update on top the old install. Well, wondering what to do before that, I...
LXer: Linux Mint 20 has Released! Take a first look at it's New Features
Published at LXer: Linux Mint 20 has released. We take it on a ride to show you what it looks like and the new feature it brings. Read More... (https://youtu.be/7knHfN-NUZk)
qt apps not rendering correctly other than kde
Here's an example from a qt program musicbrainz picard, it looks like this in xfce. Is anyone else seeing this? I have plasma 5 and xfce 4.14 installed. Using proprietary Nvidia drivers 450.51.
LXer: A minimalist Mac terminal for Linux fans
Published at LXer: I have a confession to make: I have been a Mac user for more than 10 years now. At first, I felt a little shame, given my strong Linux background, but the Mac gives me a...
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