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I am trying to learn arch and thought it would be useful to figure out how to edit or compile packages. It always bothered me that on a clean install with just about any graphical component you'd...

Published at LXer: In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Skype on Debian 10. Skype is one of the most popular communication applications in the world. Read More......

Published at LXer: Use Chrome/Firefox headless mode to create snapshots of URLs from the Linux command line. Read More... (https://www.putorius.net/website-screenshot-linux-command-line.html)

Hi, On a new computer and new install of Mint 19.3, all 3 sata ntfs drive have only read permissions and the M2 pcie drive does not even mount automatically. I have tried the disk utility without...

Code: --------- The installer failed with exit code 127: Error creating textual authentication agent: Error opening current controlling terminal for the process (`/dev/tty'): No such device or...

I have a Pi 3B (running Stretch) that recently lost access to the mouse. Access to the physical console on the Pi is through an Iogear KVM using a USB-to-PS2 adapter for the mouse and keyboard and a...

I working on Slackware -current64 and use dwm as my window manager. When I run Skype in version 8.58 main window is only refreshed when is switching to or from full screen. The main menu work...

Published at LXer: This guide explains how to copy or move files/directories from one location to another and cd into the destination directory instantly in Linux. Read More......

I have tried the method here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Media_Transfer_Protocol without success. It shows in Dolphin, but gives me the following error: Code: --------- The file or...

I get a ---Quote--- SEC_ERROR_LIBRARY_FAILURE ---End Quote--- for almost every site I try to go to after upgrading to Firefox75 on Ubuntu 19.10. The issue also persists when running Firefox in...

Hi. I had a bad moment when (belatedly) upgrading 19.04-> 19.10 last weekend. The upgrade process complained that it couldn't read my encrypted swap partition and didn't create...

1. How would you use chmod to change permissions on a file for all users? 2. Would the root user be able to kill every process? 3. What is the timeout period for sudo command on CentOS?

Published at LXer: VNC stands for "Virtual Network Computing" is a GUI desktop sharing application that can be used to access and control other computers over a network. In this tutorial, we will...

So I'm trying to install mono 6.8.0.105 for Slackware-current. As I understand the process, it needs a pre-compiled mono compiler to bootstrap the rest of it. Will 4.4.2.11 also be sufficient for...

I want to buy a pinebook because it is very cheap and I can experiment with it without the risk of breaking my main system. This computer is built with ARM architecture. My question is can I run all...

Hi, I have a Debian-based xfce distro with kernel 4.9. A new release with kernel 4.19 was suggested so I upgraded to newer kernel but my system doesn't boot up since then. I upgraded to...

I have downloaded Kdenlive video editing software but I cannot find it on my laptop. Can somebody please tell me where I should look for this software on my computer?

Published at LXer: The open-source effort hits a major milestone, as the Eclipse Foundation takes aim at providing a stable competitive alternative to Visual Studio Code. Read More......

I have compiled a software, that I don't like it, so I uninstall it. Before compiling, I manually installed it's dependencies. Now, these dependencies are not seen as "orphan", because I manually...

echo "test start random stuff in here finish test" | sed -e 's/start*finish//' echo "test start random stuff in here finish test" | sed -e '/start/,/finish/d' I want to delete from start to...

Hello, I get Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 (Internal Server Error) on every single image, js file and css file. How can i fix this issue? Options...

Hello there I have already mentioned this but I think it deserves a standalone new thread. Bodhi Linux 5.1 brings the new features related to all themes I maintain: * fixed edje part * newly...

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...

I ran Synaptic Package Manager a couple days ago, and it applied a whole load of updates and since then I have no LibreOffice. If I go to search for LibreOffice and click the box to mark for...

Published at LXer: Logs can be a pain to deal with but they are also lifesavers when you need to find out what went wrong on a system. Find out how to set up this essential service on your systems....

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Hi all, This question is aimed more at those that actively maintain scripts on SlackBuilds.org. If you are a user of a "stable" release, say 14.2, do you ever test your builds on current? If...

Hi everyone, Could you please tell me if we can replace rpmbuild with rpm command (adding some flags)? If not, tell me what rpmbuild can do and what rpm can't ? Thank you !

Published at LXer: The internet is now our lifeline, as a good portion of humanity lives as close to home as possible. Those who currently don’t have access will feel this need ever … Read...

Hello, i'm running different Slackware-installs inside lxc-containers on a Slackware-host. Each container runs tomcat; tomcat should be started from /etc/rc.d/rc.local. The problem: there's only...

Cups is demanding a username and password in order to resume a printer. I've tried both my basic login and root passwords (although I had to assume root username = basic login version). Neither...

Hi all I have a dual boot (ubuntu + debian) system and now I want to modify it to use uefi. (because actually I have a win10 too, which is now using uefi). Is there any "official" or practical way...

Published at LXer: The independent directors of the Mozilla board are pleased to announce that Mitchell Baker has been appointed permanent CEO of Mozilla Corporation. We have been conducting an...

Installed 32bit Deb 10.3 on 16GB USB via net install CD. Install went well. First boot, all appeared fine - Net access etc. all OK. Looked to be a nice responsive up-to-date system. Have...

Published at LXer: Nvidia has released the Nvidia 440.82 proprietary graphics driver for GNU/Linux distributions, as well as FreeBSD and Solaris systems to address a few issues and improve support...

Hello community ! I'm Shravan, 20, undergrad, and I'm building a Security Surveillance Software for Linux. I joined this community to share with you ideas on Linux applications, software development...

- Debian Hi I would like to know if there is a tool that generates a document or a similar one with the statistics of CPU usage, Ram Memory and network consumption for a full day? Basically I...

Published at LXer: As Red Hat's CEO for the past 12 years moves to take on the role of IBM president, a 19-year Red Hat veteran is promoted to president and CEO of the open source company. Read...

2 year old desktop with windows 10 has issues... Bought from friend (new) who did not set it up. Internet disconnects from Phone hotspot! It was working at first two weeks, now disconnects in...

I have noted changed behaviour in the "rename" command in slackware64-current when renaming dangling symlinks. If "foobar45" is a dangling symlink, it could still be renamed in Slackware64-14.2: ...

please any one help me i need to run zrp in any simulator . i tried with ns2 but its giving errors. can anyone tell me detailed working process for running zone routing protocol in any network...

Published at LXer: Also: Interim CEO Mitchell Baker drops the 'interim' part. Mozilla has squeezed out version 75 of the Firefox browser, crediting "empathy" in its systems for an ability to...

Published at LXer: In this article, we will explain how to change the text size on your screen using the following methods: through Debian Settings Utility, through Gnome Tweaks Tool and through...

Hi, I'm trying to set up vsftpd in an ubuntu docker image and filezilla (or Chrome) cannot list directories, even if the user is logged in. My vsftpd.conf file looks like this listen=YES...

Published at LXer: The orphaned Mapzen project, which is used in many mapping programs, has now found a new home with the Urban Computing Foundation. Read More......

The theme that came with a fresh 5.1.0 64 bit download didn't suit me, so I reinstalled 5.0.0, to keep the MokshaGreen theme available to 5.0.0. Would there be a way to change theme in 5.1.0? ...

Published at LXer: With shar, you can easily create a self-extracting compressed file archive in Linux. Here's how to use it to pack a group of files into a single shar file Read More......

Published at LXer: It all started in the mid-1980s with an Apple ][c that my parents purchased for our family. Although I enjoyed playing games, I quickly became fascinated with BASIC programming...

Is it possible to set in Kalarm a command for a count down? Say to count down 1 minute from the time the command is executed.

Published at LXer: The Python developers have already released five alpha versions of Python 3.9.0 and you can already try the latest one in Fedora! Test your Python code with 3.9 early to avoid...