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Published at LXer: If you need to send documents to Windows users, you may need to use Microsoft fonts on the documents. Here's how to install Microsoft Fonts in Linux. Read More......

Hello, I have to export a folder via NFS. On this folder, files are written by a user who is uid = 1009, gid=1009. The export is exported read & write and it is accessible. The NFS client user is...

While rewriting my ip(6)tables firewall to nftables, I combined a bunch of rules into one. Now there are two rules that I can't seem to combine, rules that forward portA tcp and portB udp to the same...

Hello, I am trying to learn driver development and am trying to load the adxl34x driver as a module to a beaglebone black. So far I have done the following: 1) been through the adxl34x driver code...

good day everyone, I have been upgrading my slackware -current box regularly and flawlessly. Last night I left my box upgrading and when i woke up this morning i tried to call /sbin/lilo and it...

First of all I should say, I don't under stand how any of this works. In China, simple things are blocked: bbc.co.uk, youtube.com all kinds of decadent Western stuff! As a decadent Westerner, I...

Published at LXer: In addition, Xubuntu 20.04 has been released (Goodbye and thanks to Xubuntu 18.04). I have changed the Xubuntu distro to 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa. Read More......

maw. pierre-philipp braun aka elge here. https://pub.nethence.com/slack/ https://pub.nethence.com/xen/ https://github.com/pbraun9/slackbuilds I don't really get why we have a web forum, but...

Published at LXer: It's thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that I, like so many of you, have had to rapidly adjust to a life lived almost entirely at home.It's not an ideal situation, but I've had...

Hi, I'm trying to install Cent OS 8 in a Dell inspiron 1525. What at the end of the day I want to accomplish is having two Linux distros in the Dell Inspiron 1525 I already managed to...

I downloaded Slackware mini install iso from here: (http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackboot/mini/14.2/slackware_x86_64-14.2-mini-install.iso) Made the bootable iso with my USB. *Problem: I rebooted...

Published at LXer: This brief tutorial describes how to easily fix broken Ubuntu OS without losing data or without reinstalling it completely. Read More......

After a Fedora 30 update, system hangs when attempting to start Display Manager at boot. I have seen it is a widespread issue

Other than Firefox and Chrome, what are my options for other browsers to watch movies online, at sites that use Flash or H.264/HTML5? Firefox or Chrome derivative browsers are okay. Just not Chrome or...

Yesterday I upgraded from Linux Mint Cinnamon 19 to 19.3, running on a Lenovo Thinkcentre tower. I started and shut down three or four times without problems, and my impression was that the new...

I created a simple share in my Downloads directory and when I access it from another Linux box, using 'Anonymous' or entering the username/password for the account on that box.... both ways results in...

Hi, my machine is running Kali Linux 2019.5. I want to connect by bluetooth headset to my machine but it asks for serial port. When I was not running Linux on this machine, I didn't require any serial...

Published at LXer: How to Setup Ubuntu 20.04 on Google Cloud Compute Engine. Ubuntu 20.04 is released on 23rd April and is available immediately on Google Cloud Platform. Read More......

Hello, you'll probably laugh at this question but I don't know the answer so I ask: Which is the best filesystem for a USB pendrive ? I tried with ext4 but some of my files got corrupted so I...

At one point, I did have audio with my system; do not know if it was the upgrade to Leap 42.3 or Leap 15.0 which broke it (suspect the latter). [Why did it take so long? Almost all of my use is...

Hello all, Im new here so please bare with. I am trying to revive an old windows computer that was running vista. It seems all components work but it wont boot up and I cant utilize a restore point....

Published at LXer: In this Ubuntu 20.04 Download guide you will learn where to download and how to download Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO image for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu,...

Anyone that would like to test out the LXQt 0.15.0 desktop environment on -current, here it is in all it's glory. https://gitlab.com/slackdesk/lxqt These are not compiled binaries, only...

had to wipe hard drive dev/sda Ext4 re-inslall LM19.1 up now LM19.3 var' problems (mrmazda where are you please?) !!

Published at LXer: Raspberry Pi*with Raspbian Lite*can be very versatile to install a number of useful services (see also my*Raspberry Pi projects article). Some addictive features can be achieved...

The short version, Formatted the SSD with F2FS, created lilo.conf, but the attempted installation (of lilo) returned the error: Fatal: Hole found in map file (zero sector) This does not happen...

Hello All, I need some help from you guys regarding some SCSI device or SCSI configuration. I am working on a project to migrate a DEC OpenVMS system to emualtion on X86 (linux) All works great...

Published at LXer: The Fedora Project and Lenovo are partnering to offer customers the option to buy a ThinkPad laptop with the Fedora Linux distribution pre-installed. Read More......

I am many years retired from the IT industry but trying to keep some of my skills. I recently installed Linux Mint on an old PC that was way too under powered to run Windows 10. I am looking for...

I just installed Manjaro Linux using the Architect installer on my laptop. After this I installed plasma-desktop, VLC, and inserted an audio CD-R80 disc to my computer's optical drive. After KDE...

Welcome guys, I am trying to build the system that connects to routers automatically, the question is here:...

Hello, I am facing a lot of problems with windows and linux and the recommendation was to have two hard disks. My question is if I can install linux on the thumb drive and use it as if it is a...

Published at LXer: In this series, we look at a range of home activities where Linux can play its part, making the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged, safeguarding our physical,...

I’m not able to access the client/admin interface. It doesn’t even show the login. just showing HTTP Test Page. when i try to login http://serverip:2031 it come with ---Quote--- This page isn’t...

Published at LXer: What is Managed Hosting and How is it Beneficial for Your Business? Read More......

I ran into a issue when I’m not able to run Teamviewer (GUI) inside a container. Does anyone experienced this issue and have some solution? Or maybe know how to fix it? I was able to run Teamviewer...

Published at LXer: Perf is a performance analyzing tool in Linux operating systems that supports tracepoints, software performance counters, hardware performance counters and dynamic probes. ...

I ran into a issue when I’m not able to run Teamviewer (GUI) inside a container. Does anyone experienced this issue and have some solution? Or maybe know how to fix it? I was able to use Teamviewer...

Published at LXer: Sometimes we have to hide our data to protect it from third-party access to the system. However, one way to achieve this is through encryption. But today we are going to talk...

Hi env debian 9.12 4.9.0-12-686-pae LXDE runlevel 5 Action : with LXDE i disable atd service ls rc5.d shows K03atd i reboot ...and i check with ps command atd still runs cd /etc/init.d/...

I have two remote hosts. host1-> 10.2.3.2 host2-> 10.3.0.2 I have 500 txt file in one remote server. I want to copy it to another remote server using SCP command for last 10 days. I have userID...

Published at LXer: This step by step guide will show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or Ubuntu 19.10 with screenshots. Read More......

Various people have run into problems running Slackware 14.2 under later versions of VMware Workstation, but nobody seemed to have a work-around as far as I could tell. Yes, I know 15.0 is on its...

Published at LXer: Another one bites the dust. LibreOffice has joined the rest of the industry to hammer another nail in the coffin of Adobe's Flash technology with the removal of an export filter...

Anybody knows how to fix this issue at boot up Code: --------- hwclock iopl() port access failed: function not implemented --------- I use Kernel 5.7.0-rc2 Code: ---------

I have upgraded Kubuntu from 19.04 to 19.10 with single problem. I use cctv client on that machine 24/7 and it no longer works. I have purged and attempted to reinstall: Code: --------- $ sudo...

When writing in Python, which style is prefereable when using modules? In one style you could use them like this: Code: --------- . . . from multiprocessing import Process, Value, Array...

Published at LXer: Today, I’m excited to share some big news with you—Fedora Workstation will be available on Lenovo ThinkPad laptops! Yes, I know,* many of us already run a Fedora operating system...

Hi everyone, I'm not sure how the command sync is supposed to work. Sync must force to write on the disk all cached data. I tried something with ext2 fs. I copied a file onto a...

How can I find out when it's time to switch hard drive to a new one? Are there tools to monitor hard drive health for Centos 7?