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screan turns white when laptop not in use
i don't know why but after i don't touch my laptop for more than around 20 minutes then come back the screan turns white and i cant get it back to normal without turning the laptop off and back on ...
Apps from Play Store unstable
I bought Chrome OS tablet couple weeks ago and apps from Play Store are really unstable. Using YouTube with Firefox is impossible, because app hangs after few seconds. Need to restart app. ...
LXer: First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 5.6 Is Now Available for Download
Published at LXer: Arch Linux’s ISO snapshot for May 2020 is now available for download and it’s the first Arch Linux ISO to be powered by the latest Linux kernel 5.6 series. Read More......
LXer: Download YouTube Videos (and much more) from the Linux Command Line
Published at LXer: You can download videos from over 1,000 online content providers using this crafty Python script. In this quick tip we show you how to install and use youtube-dl to download...
Seamonkey 2.53.2 appearance: No menus in all desktops and WMs
Hi everyone, *Seamonkey 2.53.2*, coming as an update on 3rd May, 2020, to my Slackware64-14.2 system, starts with *no menus*. I can enter URLs and surf the web, but there are no menus, at all. In...
Thunderbird is unmarking read messages on its own
Having an issue with Thunderbird, and when I search for answers I get garbage. Here's the issue: Thunderbird is UN-marking emails as read the next time I access it - in other words whenever I...
linux 19.3 update fault : The repository 'http://packages.linuxmint.com tricia InRelease' is not signed.
Please advice me what to do to rectify this problem: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade [sudo] password for naas: Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease ...
LXer: An introduction to Unbound DNS
Published at LXer: Unbound is a simple DNS service that you can install, set up, and manage yourself. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/bound-dns)
LXer: Ubuntu 20.04: Welcome to the future, Linux LTS disciples
Published at LXer: ZFS gets more accessible, security becomes a bigger priority, and Ubuntu speeds up overall. Read More......
Drive errors looping after booting server "ata 1 irq stat connection status... etc."
Hello everyone, I'm receiving the following errors on a loop after booting to a ramdisk on a server. ata1: irq_stat 0x00400040, connection status changed ata1: SError: { HostInt PHYRdyChg 10B8B...
shell script not performed completely
Hi, I am using debian stretch. In my user account I created a shell script to define my aliases /home//bash_aliases that is called by the bashrc script. That works well. To...
how do I update my opensuse from 13.0 to 15.1
how do I update my opensuse from 13.0 to 15.1
LXer: Use this Python script to encode binary in Base94
Published at LXer: Humans transfer information in many different ways. On the internet, the primary format is text, which is how you're reading this article. However, there is other data on the...
LXer: Understanding systemd at startup on Linux
Published at LXer: In Learning to love systemd, the first article in this series, I looked at systemd[he]#039[/he]s functions and architecture and the controversy around its role as a replacement...
Never Ending Installation
H have a RazPi 4 and have done the following: 1. Grabbed the 4 Arm8 packages 2. Put the img.xz on /dev/mmcblk0p1 of the sdcard as instructed 3. Made mmcblk0p2=256M swap and mmcblk0p3 as ext4 as the...
Copy bulk Files in Linux
I have multiple files in a Linux systems where I want to copy them with a single cp command into a different path and directory. Should I write a bash script to copy one by one?
How can I extend existing filesystem without reboot?
Hi. Storage for a CentOS 7 virtual machine seems to be completed full. Code: --------- [root@linux ~]# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on devtmpfs ...
New Keyboard suggestions?
Hey guys! I'm in the market for a new keyboard. The three most important things that I want are: 1. VERY clicky and tactile switches. (I adore that click as I type) 2. 100% size (with numpad and...
Suggestions for a new keyboard?
Hey guys! I'm in the market for a new keyboard. The three most important things that I want are: 1. VERY clicky and tactile switches. (I adore that click as I type) 2. 100% size (with numpad and...
LXer: Linux Candy: oneko – animal chasing fun
Published at LXer: You couldn’t get anything more candy like than oneko, a program that creates a cat chasing after your mouse cursor. Makes me want to watch some Tom & Jerry cartoons. Read...
Running program as another user from the command line not working
I am using Xubuntu and i am trying to run programs as another user from the command line, but it's not working. I have two users - user1 and user2. I am logged in as user1 and if i switch to user2...
How to switch from Xubuntu 19.10 to Ubuntu
I installed Xubuntu 19.10 but I am not satisfied with the settings options. Also most of my searches on Google feature Ubuntu rather than Xubuntu. How can I switch to Ubuntu? I tried sudo apt install...
Xubunt 19,10 Microphone works in pulse audio but not in recording applications or or online
Firstly I found that my microphone doesn't work in Skype. I then checked in the pulse audio control and found that it was working there OK. I then tried a voice recorder and found that it wasn't...
LXer: Create interactive learning games for kids with open source
Published at LXer: Schools are closed in many countries around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19. This has suddenly thrown many parents and teachers into homeschooling. Fortunately, there...
[SOLVED] Cron job not running
Hi, I was wondering if someone could tell me why the below command will run in terminal but not as a cron job. Code: --------- 0 3 * * * /usr/bin/mysqldump -u mike nextcloud >...
Not able to login as a root or normal user after configuring root file system read only in RHEL7.6 server
1) Was trying to configure root file system in read only mode in newly installed RHEL 7.6 server with default configuration using below mentioned link: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2196881 2)...
How do I upgrade from Fedora 31 cinnamon to Fedora 32 cinnamon?
My Fedora 31 says a new version is available is it as easy to upgrade as Linux Mint 19.2 to 19.3? I am hosting on the Fedora 31 a website and a shopping cart so I do not want to lose anything. ...
I have lost my port forwarding ip address on a cloned machine?
I have cloned a quadruple boot and made a new desktop. All the operating systems are OK except for one thing on the Fedora 31 hosting a website and shopping cart. I can no longer see my site with...
How should i go about this? (splitting up audio files)
Hi. I have several audiobooks which are in files exceeding eleven hours. I would like to split them up into several hour long files. I can do this in audacity by cutting sound chunks away, making new...
bluetoothctl - No default controller available - Debian 9
Hello, I wish everyone to be in good health. I am trying to scan bluetooth devices but it doesn't work. I have installed bluetooth I have done the following procedure: Code: ---------...
Can't find sound devices in Debian 10
So I installed Debian 10 on the secondary SSD I installed on my Acer Aspire E15 E5-575-33BM recently. And until today, the sound worked fine. I've no clue what changed today, but today my sound was...
How does manjaro compare to Ubuntu?
In the past people have suggested that Ubuntu "looks like Unix" more than other Linux distributions. I'm an old Solaris and SunOS guy and I like a "standard" Unix feel. I'm curious to here your...
Ubuntu Swap file 100% full
Hi y'all I'm in a pickle. I am a long time Ubuntu user, but don't have a lot of time under the hood. Can I increase the size of the 1.1 GB swap partition? If not, when it fails does it make the...
macOS Activity Monitor does not update
macOS Catalina 10.15.4 iMac, Late 2015 Activity Monitor no longer updates the process list in its "Disk" and "Network" views. The graph at the bottom updates and appears to be fairly...
Set static IP, network service will no longer boot
I set a static IP for my CentOS 7 server using `nmtui edit` (edited Wired connection 1), and now the network service (`systemctl restart network`) no longer boots. Log output: Code: ---------...
[SOLVED] install over existing Linux without losing /home on sdb1
I am planning on installing Ubuntu, or one of its forks like Pop!_OS, to replace my older Fedora 27. I have a SSD and a SATA drive. My /home is on the SATA drive. After installing Ubuntu on my...
Cant save files
Hi, I'm beginner completely and I have this issue, just installed the LibreOffice applications, everything was cool until I tried to save my document, when I select save as, the it sends me to the...
error:dependency is not satisfiable:libqtserialport5(>= 5.5>debian8
Hi just signed up I get this msg when trying to install WSJTX _2.1.2 _amd64.deb.....via gdebi package installer error:dependency is not satisfiable:libqtserialport5(>= 5.5>debian8 NEW so be kind...
The argument of statement function must be scalar - fortran
Hello, I have a code: 30 COMMON /COR1/ RLI 31 C 32 DIMENSION ALR(360),DQ(180),XI1(180),XI12(180),B2(180), 33 1 T12(180),X12(180) 34 C 35 EXTERNAL CAPPA
[SOLVED] strange names in Terminal plz Help!
Hi guys I have this problem. When I check my files in Terminal, some of them have this issue: For example I named a file file.txt and the when I go to terminal I see it like 'file.txt' this is...
Make Image to Sound / Song
IBM T420 Debian 10 X64 GNOME 3.30.2 ffmpeg version 4.1.4-1~deb10u1 I want to make music from a picture, pixel by pixel or some similar solution Could you suggest an app for this or terminal...
Numerous problems
Hi, since a couple of weeks I´m experiencing more and more problems with Linux. I feel like it has to do with the recent update from Linux mint 19.2 to 19.3 However you may think different; -...
Location of rsync Incremental File List
Hi All, I'm using rsync for backup to Google Drive. If I want to clear/reset the incremental file list, where would I find it? I'm not even sure exactly what the file is called. Not finding...
LXer: 13 tips for getting your talk accepted at a tech conference
Published at LXer: As tech conference organizers ramp up for the fall*season, you may be seeing calls for papers (CFP) landing in your email box or social media feeds. We at All Things Open (ATO)...
What is the best way to go about scaling only one monitor?
I'm using XFCE on Arch. My setup is two monitors: A 19 inch 1440x900 monitor is my main monitor and is mounted above my laptop's built in 1920x1080 15.6 screen. (My laptop screen is better than the...
My Kali Linux can't stay connected to any wireless network for more than an average of five minutes!!
Hello everyone! Its my first time posting here, and im new to this forum I have a pavillion dv6000 with a dual boot of kali linux and windows 10 The wireless network will get disconnected and kali...
Help to install SSH server on Ubuntu VPS
Hi Friends, Need your help to install an SSH server that support following type of user account to account remotely Example account generted from FREE SSH server Code: --------- Server:...
Ubuntu 16.04 (Security onion) not using dns configured in /etc/network/interfaces
Hi everyone, thanks for entertaining what should be a simple question. Thanks for reading. I am trying to set up a security onion deployment, which runs on Ubuntu 16.04. There is a setup script...
spinning up before shutting down
My system runs mostly from SSD but I have two hard drives mounted as follows: /dev/sdb1 /Photographs ext4 rw,relatime 0 0 /dev/sdc1 /Ddrive fuseblk ...
Using dkms
Im trying to install this module to undervolt my old laptop: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/phc-intel/ I also installed dkms to install it: Code: --------- dkms install...
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