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Testing hostapd 2.9 on SlackwareARM 14.2 and -current
I maintain hostapd for Slackware on SBo. Yesterday I upgraded it from 2.7 to 2.9 in order to patch multiple vulnerabilities and apply many bug fixes. I use it on my rpi 3 home gateway and on a rpi 3...
Question: How is LAMP backed up properly?
I am a novice, I am practicing and learning. I am looking for information on how backups are normally made from LAMP servers. A PC as a server with LAMP I just have the following idea: *-...
Bad color reproduction with Firefox 75 on Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon
Hi everyone! I was solving a problem with video tearing on my Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon and I updated the graphical drivers just to notice that in Mozilla Firefox the pictures looks darker or with...
Best way to defragment hard drives in Linux?
Hey I have a bunch of drives and I have a feeling several of them are very fragmented. You know, part of a large .mp4 is stored here and part is stored there, and when navigating through one folder,...
How to change background in webcam using Linux Ubuntu
I am using a Logitech C922 Pro HD Stream Webcam which can be used with XSplit - however, XSplit does not support Linux! I have been searching for a suitable program all day but cannot find one...
A Change in the Weather....
Have you ever had that odd feeling "the stars have lined up" and "something" was about to happen? Storm? Earthquake? ???
[SOLVED] email question
In a list of email addresses, can I format like this: Brian Casey , George Bigguy , and so on. I'd use no formatting at all if it was recommended: bc@gmail.com,...
Passive FTP issue on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with IPTables and OpenVPN
Hi all I have a strange issue with FTP. I am trying to SEND a file that's on my Linux box to a FileZilla FTP server using Passive FTP. The Linux box has OpenVPN installed, and also iptables, and...
vulnerabilities of KDE 4.14.3
I have been attempting to find the vulnerability/bug/patch history of KDE 4.14.3 (because it is used in Slackware 14.2), in order to see whether patches for KDE 4.14.3 are still being created and...
Bridging VirtualBox Network Adapter - Fails most some distros
Using VirtualBox 6.1 on Debian 5.4.13-1kali1 (2020-01-20) x86_64 GNU/Linux * 64-Bit Goal is to bridge Kali's WLAN0 with Centos distros. This bridging works fine in Mint, and Mint bridging...
RHEL 7.3 issue with NAT network
Hi all, After 3 days of trial, I am posting this. I have installed VMware workstation pro on windows 10 and created one VM with RHEL 7.3 OS. I have configured two network adapters one for host and...
Where to start?
Starting from scratch, I'm looking to set up a system that integrates multiple moving parts for a small office. I've got a question that I think can best be answered by someone who is familiar with...
Getting an error while updating
I've never really mucked about with repositories, added one or two but nothing else. So this error has popped up and I'm not sure what is going on. Reading package lists... Done W: The...
14.2/x86_64: Need help with audio
I want to switch among audio input/output devices: turn microphone on and off and select external speakers or headphone. When I tried to use alsamixer and pressed F6 I had access to control all...
Is there any free web hosting service suitable for programmers?
I write for free different tiny programs and I offer them for free to other people. It worked well for about twenty years. After free hosting service which I used died, I tried to find a new one last...
gnome-disks stuck at 0% creating a disk image...
I have an old lenovo thinkpad x301 that I'm planning to re-purpose (I'll probably install debian or arch, considering it's age), but before I nuke and pave, I wanted to take an image of the original...
Issues with booting Xubuntu from Squashfs
Hi there! Currently I am trying to create a live-bootable custom squashfs filesystem based on xubuntu. Bootloader is GRUB-legacy. While boot I am facing the problem, that GRUB finds the right...
Not able to connect VPN with SNX
Guys, good morning! I am newcomer to the group. I have a difficulty at the moment and would like to know if could get help here. I need to establish a VPN to work from home. Step by step, first I...
Hibernation not working since 5.6.6 kernel
Hey guys, So I'am running arch linux on my laptop (Acer don't know the specific model). Since the kernel 5.6.6 (???) hibernation stopped working on my system, previously I had followed the arch wiki...
LXer: New Debian 10 Buster Linux Kernel Security Update Fixes 5 Vulnerabilities
Published at LXer: A new Debian Buster Linux security update has been released to address five vulnerabilities discovered lately by various security researchers. Read More......
How to route all traffic of LAN from shadowsocks client(Centos 7) to SS Server?
Use Case : LAN Users->Switch->Cisco Router->SS Client-> SS Server LAN Users means nodes of Office Cisco Router is forwarding all traffic to SS client SS Client is accepting all traffic but...
LXer: How To Install and Test Ansible on Linux
Published at LXer: Ansible is a widely used configuration management tool written in Python language that helps to configure single or multiple*machines at the same time. This tutorial shows how to...
Sites that thoroughly test if your IP is really hidden
This site (http://ip-check.info/?lang=en) does a lot of tests with scripts etc to try to uncover your true IP. But it does not work on a certain phone. Any alternative sites?
LXer: Java security, mainframes having a moment, 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: Contact Tracing, Governments, and Data
Published at LXer: Digital contact tracing apps have emerged in recent weeks as one potential tool in a suite of solutions that would allow countries around the world to respond to the COVID-19 … ...
LXer: Fedora 32 released with Lenovo support
Published at LXer: The latest version of Red Hat[he]#039[/he]s community Linux distro is out, and it[he]#039[/he]s a good one. And, soon, Lenovo will ship Fedora-based ThinkPads. Read More......
Internet Connection Dropped - Random, Intermittent
As the subject line says. No rhyme or reason that I can discern. The only app I'm using when this occurs is Waterfox browser with various tabs open. All other people in my building use the same...
no such file or directory and malformed developer path
Hi All, I was tried to run program after compiling ( See on the bottom) using the command ./vbs vbs.f but got the error: zsh: no such file or directory: ./vbs Also I am not sure about...
ncurses, tango-icon-theme, and texlive, and manual installation of slackware
Howdy slackers. Sometimes I still manually install slackware. What I mean by manual install, is creating a directory, and using the --root flag to installpkg to install the slackware packages to...
LXer: How to Install and Use R Programming Language on CentOS 8
Published at LXer: R is a free and open-source programming language that specializes in graphical representation, reporting, and statistical computing. In this article, you will learn how you can...
Space problem upgrading F31 to F32
Hello, I just been through most of the steps to upgrade from F31 to F32, all the packages have been downloaded, but I'm getting a message that I need at least 375MB more space on / filesysystem. Are...
Accessing Squid Proxy server from outside my network
Hello together, First I want to apology , but I am beginner in networking and Linux commands. Second , I have the following situation : I want to create a Proxy server using Squid. I have a...
LXer: The Specter of Coronavirus Dominates Red Hat Summit 2020
Published at LXer: Despite everyone sheltering in place, it was impossible to avoid COVID-19 during the Linux vendor’s virtual Red Hat Summit 2020 event. Read More......
silly question: ElementaryOS, Pop!OS, or Ubuntu LTS 20.04?
I will be home this weekend and will be moving my workstation (AMD CPU with Nvidia GPU, exact specs can be posted later, but they are both new within the last year or so, I think the GPU is either a...
LXer: How to Take and Annotate Screenshots with Ksnip in Linux
Published at LXer: A screenshot is a good way to show others what is on your screen. Let's see how you can easily take a screenshot and annotate it with Ksnip in Linux. Read More......
LXer: VLC 3.0.10 Released with Support for SMB2/3 Shares, Many Improvements
Published at LXer: VideoLAN have released today VLC 3.0.10 as the ninth update in the latest VLC 3.0 “Vetinari” series of the popular, open-source and cross-platform media player used by millions...
Connecting to Hidden SSID
Hello I have Slackware 14.2 x64 and just finished installing broadcom-sta driver for my BCM4352 wifi card. After a restart, it works but now need help to connect to Hidden SSID for wi-fi internet....
Installation Issues With Systemd on LFS 9.1
Hey, guys. I'm having a bit of an issue with Systemd. I've run through everything exactly as the book instructs, but for some reason, Meson is outputting that a ton of run-time dependencies aren't...
[SOLVED] OpenVPN quick sanity check.
Hey LQ, I've got a nextcloud VM running on my home server. I want to give my parents access to it through the nextcloud desktop client app but I don't want to leave an http/s port open on my...
LXer: How to Upgrade Fedora 31 to Fedora 32 - A Step by Step Visual Guide
Published at LXer: A step by step visual guide on how to upgrade Fedora 31 to Fedora 32 using the Gnome Software Center or the Linux command line. Read More......
What do these logs mean on my slackware 14.2 server's maillog?
I didn't find any process called sendmail, and in /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail it has no execution attribute. What is registering these lines? It's normal? Does it consume processing? *Apr 29 18:30:01 zbx...
Usbip Windows server and linux client version mismatched. What to do to match them?
Hello. Actually I'm enjoying with WSL2. I would like to use my XBOX / KINECT within WSL2 / Ubuntu. To do that,I need to make in communication the USB ports of the usbip client which run in Linux...
Copying your Public SSH Key to a Server with SSH-Copy-ID when the server is already set with 'PubkeyAuthentication yes'
Hi I have this scenario: Server1 and server2 share the same configuration. Both are configured to accepts only encrypted key. Code: ---------
LXer: How to integrate ONLYOFFICE with Plone CMS
Published at LXer: In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to integrate ONLYOFFICE online editors with Plone to edit and collaborate on docs stored there with no need to leave the application. Read...
Apahe Aliases
All, I have Apache2 installed correctly on my server, but all the alias web sites are installed on a 2nd 3TB drive. Somehow the aliases do not work. Any ideas? Thanks! Cheers!
LXer: Dealing with an all-CAPS/first-CAP jumble
Published at LXer: I sometimes need to tally lists in which the same word might be capitalised (Word) or all in capital letters (WORD). This post explains how to normalise the words and tally them...
Problems mounting shares at boot with fstab
I have a server running Linux Mint 19.3. It has various directories shared out via Samba. I can access those shares from anything in my house so I think that's good to go. I have a headless box...
LXer: Things To Do After Installing Fedora 32
Published at LXer: This is a list of things which you should do after installing Fedora 32. Helpful to get you quickly ready to use your new OS! Read More......
LXer: Talk about physical to virtual translation: Red Hat officially emits OpenShift 4.4, Fedora 32 in online conference
Published at LXer: Linux distro giant gets cosy with Microsoft among other announcements. Red Hat Summit The Red Hat (virtual) Summit is under way, and the Linux distro giant has announced the...
How to delete this profile?
Can admin please delete this profile? It seems it won't be the right forum for my questions. THanks.
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