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Macbook Pro and Debian 10.3.0 linux install
Hi All, Recently, I have been able to install Ubuntu Linux 20.04 onto my Macbook Pro 15 inch, early-2011 model. I am satisfied with the way Ubuntu was installed, but was wondering how to install...
printer setup
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Server farm
Hi , I hope this question is not offtopic I'm searching for info/book about server farm topology I know google is full of info but it's a bit 'dispersive'. Can you point me in the right...
GPU cgroup?
Last year kernel mailing list discussed adding cgroup graphics processing unit (GPU, graphics processor) control, so for example, if you want to compute with a graphics card but still use it for...
Apache Redirect Message
Hello Experts, I am in the middle of setting up new website for our department and wished to know how we can redirect original website having same webaddress on a new server. We have new website...
rsync
I would like to know what I am doing wrong. I have a NAS and I just want to backup my home folder and exclude all the hidden files and directories rsync -ua --progress --exclude=".*" /home/ron/...
Match for a word in a text with the PHP script
I have an applications developed with PHP. I have a big text file where I want to match for a word but this can be change in the feature. How can I match a word in PHP?
[HardenedBSD-CURRENT] Weird sound issues
Empty 3.5mm jack female with normal sound, but no sound with an plugged in headphoneAnd no bars could be shown as told by my screenshot, just the numeral variables are available
Changing home directory for applications using export HOME variable?
Is there a way to change the home directory for application when launching it using export HOME variable? I tried this command, but it didn't worked: Code: --------- export...
Setting home partition to a separate drive.
I would like to install an SSD to replace the existing HDD to get better boot speed. I currently use OpenSuSe 15.1 and will install the same. I would like to install the existing HDD as a second drive...
Can't get Wifi working on new Laptop
I have scoured the internet trying to find the right drivers, but all I found was this: https://packages.debian.org/sid/all/firmware-iwlwifi/download and I get a "failed to install" error with no more...
Squid Proxy not blocking any sites which are denied ... Kindly help !!!
The squid proxy configured is not blocking the sites. Kindly help me in configuring the configuration file to block the sites. I have explicitly used a denylist file and contains the necessary URLs...
Can't install Nvidia driver while X is running
I just got a new laptop and am trying to get Linux Mint all set up on it, but when I try to run the Nvidia gpu driver installer, it says it can't run while an X server is running. I tried pressing...
LXer: How to Synchronize Directories Using Lsyncd on Ubuntu 20.04
Published at LXer: Lsyncd is a simple and lightweight tool that allows you to mirror your local directory to another directory on the remote server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to...
grub console - asking for videoinfo or vbeinfo crashes grub
Hello, I wanted to edit the resolution of my grub menu, because it stucks at low resolution and u can barely see the kernel versions. As I red online, you can only set the Resolution, if its...
How do I remap these keyboard keys?
I have a custom .Xmodmap where I remap a few keys with 'add,' 'remove' and 'keycode' but now I want to add more changes and can't find the right way to do it. When I press AltGr + s I get ß. I want...
[SOLVED] VLC 3.0.10 on Slack 14.2
Hi all I am running Slack 14.2 on my computer. I was using VLC 3.0.0 on it but wanted to upgrade it to 3.0.10 using Alien Bob package. But when I start VLC 3.0.10 , it segfaults ! What...
Unsolicited services and connections
Greetings. I've been using Linux desktop for a while, but I am still very new to it. So help is much appreciated. Reason for the question is: I went to an "alternative-to-youtube" website and...
install-new
I am updating my Slackware 14.2 to the latest patch level following this procedure: https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:slackware_admin:systemupgrade?s[]=upgrade ---Quote--- (slackpkg install-new)...
LXer: Gmail and Outlook sitting in a tree, not t-a-l-k-i-n-g to me or thee
Published at LXer: Thunderbird also affected as legacy email authentication enjoys a Monday wobble. Nobody likes Mondays, least of all Google's Gmail, the POP3 and IMAP services of which fell over...
Problems with ca-certificates package: SSL certificate problem
I am having problems with the package ca-certificates.*.txz that is inside of the n package series. I am trying to automatize the Slackware installation. For now, I have very simple script to make...
LXer: GNOME 3.36.2 Released with Multiple Bug Fixes and Improvements
Published at LXer: The GNOME Project released today GNOME 3.36.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest GNOME 3.36 desktop environment series. Read More......
/boot 100% used --- possible cause for broken update?
HAllo. I am running Kubuntu 18.04, kernel 5.3.0-46-generic, 64bit. I updated as usual the recommended packages, and result is that the system is broken. DPKG tells me that...
Slackware 14.2 USB SSD failure
I am experiencing strange behaviour handling a Solid State USB disk which seems peculiar to slackware 14.2 I have several slackware machines and the drive has been fine on earlier versions of...
LXer: Straight forward install Deepin Desktop on development instance Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome
Published at LXer: UbuntuDDE is a Remix flavor of Ubuntu system with Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) . Its initial release will be UbuntuDDE Remix 20.04 focal based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and will be...
printer setup
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Best Distro for use with Keepkey
Hello! I am completely new to Unix, and am using a HP Pavilion running Windows 7 Vista Home Premium. The processor is an Intel Dual Core CPU running at 2 GHz and 4GB of RAM. I would like a version of...
LXer: Canonical Outs New Ubuntu Linux Kernel Live Patch to Address 3 Flaws
Published at LXer: Canonical has released a new Linux kernel live patch for some of its supported Ubuntu releases and official derivatives to address three security vulnerabilities discovered in...
Missing Files After A Slackpkg Install of Sendmail
In the past when building a new server I have used various means of installing software that is not included in the Slackware full install. In doing my most recent build I tried using the command...
LXer: Valve Drops SteamVR for macOS, as Linux and Windows Now the Key Focus
Published at LXer: Valve has surprisingly decided to abandon SteamVR for macOS, with the company to only focus on Linux and Windows going forward. Read More......
Introducción en Linux
Hola, soy principiante en Linux, voy a instalar Xubuntu 18.04.4 LTS i386 en mi pc de escritorio, placa base ASUS M2N-MX-SE PLUS con microprocesador AMD, quería saber en dónde descargar los drivers? Y...
Hola, me presento
Hola, buenas noches. Me presento, me llamo Matias, soy de Argentina y tengo 38 años. Soy novato en Linux, se menos que más. Voy a instalar Xubuntu 18.04.4 LTS i386 en mi pc de escritorio, para...
LXer: Define and optimize data partitions in Apache Cassandra
Published at LXer: Apache Cassandra is a database. But it's not just any database; it's a replicating database designed and tuned for scalability, high availability, low-latency, and performance....
Alternative to dnf that restarts downloads without discarding?
I have recently moved from high speed broadband in Australia to the end of a very unreliable and slow internet link in regional Philippines. Now, dnf struggles to download during the day and often...
No whois Out-of-the-Box in Windows 10
My girl friend got an email that looked questionable today. (She is very good at sniffing out dubious emails and websites.) So I took a look at it on her Win10 computer. I opened the Windows...
LXer: KaOS Linux 2020.05 Released with Linux 5.6, Latest KDE Apps
Published at LXer: KaOS Linux 2020.05 distribution has been released as another monthly ISO refresh to this KDE-based, desktop-oriented operating system inspired by Arch Linux. Read More......
Something happened to my wifi after a hard reset & FSCK
Hey everyone, so, I'm having wifi issues again. My previous thread with wifi dongle issues was this thread:...
No space left on device, but no space used in directories
Hello everyone. I have a strange problem on my server. When I looked at my discs usage, I get this: Code: --------- # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev ...
LXer: How To Change Default Sudo Log File In Linux
Published at LXer: This brief guide explains how to change default sudo log file in Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora and openSUSE. Read More......
Buster - unable to boot, unable to recreate boot bits
As the result of some stupidity I can no longer boot my system. The problem occurred after running fsck on a filesystem that was, as far as I understand, my EFI partition. I can boot via Debian...
pdf reader and writer
i want to install a foss pdf reader and writer which is simple to install and use on mx linux, any recommendation?
LXer: Things to do after installing Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux
Published at LXer: After you download and install Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa you may wonder what to do next or how to best customize your Ubuntu 20.04 system to make everything you do as efficient as...
ACPI not detected by WindowMaker applications
Hello there, First off, my apologies if this is in the wrong board or if I messed something up as this is my first post. With that out of the way I recently installed Slackware 14.2 onto an old Asus...
Problem printing with Feren OS
First, I am an absolute newbie to Linux (very proficient in Windows). I am not sure whether or not I am in the right place for this help (if not, maybe someone can help direct me). I am sick of...
Not authorized to perform operation - polkit authority not available and caller is not uid 0
I've a Dell Precision Ultra-Speed Drive Quad x16 card installed in Dell 5820 workstation in which 4 x ADATA 2TB NVMe SSD drives. Besides, 1 x Toshiba 2TB NVMe SSD drive (Ubuntu 18.04 boot) and 2 x...
LXer: 4 cool new projects to try in COPR for May 2020
Published at LXer: COPR is a collection of personal repositories for software that isn’t carried in Fedora. Some software doesn’t conform to standards that allow easy packaging. Or it may not meet...
how to properly add a drive as /home to Ubuntu fork?
I just installed Pop!_OS (Ubuntu Fork) on to my SSD, during install I just unplugged my HDD (SATA) drive. Now I want to add that drive to /etc/fstab. It has been many years since I did this, what...
JSDoc 3, Doxygen-like templates?
Hello. I recently "discovered" the power of Doxygen. It's works very well in my C/C++ projects. However some of my projects are written in HTML/JavaScript and as some of you know, JS is not...
XFCE: Screens sometimes display hours-old graphics
Slackware 14.2, xfce 4.12. I've got two physical screens, and four workspaces. As I work through the day, I'll get a very specific graphical glitch - sometimes the wrong workspace will display...
thought about ReactOS
what do you guys think of ReactOS? is it "the best of boath worlds" or not really...? what are the Pros and cons? is it a lightweight distro? all knowledge about it would be great.
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