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Published at LXer: In this article, we will explain how you can install and use the famous Sox command-line utility in order to listen to mp3s in your Terminal. Read More......

*Hi,I meet a issue when I build the project of the Qcom linux software in Ubuntu 16.04 with the following message: * | make[3]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long | make[3]: ***...

I just started using Bodhi Linux Legacy via a live USB on an old laptop. I downloaded a program off of the web and it downloaded a .deb file. However, when I try to open it Linux just downloads the...

Published at LXer: In this tutorial, we'll be installing vsftpd (Very Secure Ftp Daemon) on CentOS 8. It is a stable, secure and fast FTP server. We'll also show you how to configure vsftpd to...

Hi. I am testing *Raspbian* by *ssh* on local network and internet, but I can't get it to work with *SSH-KEY*: Note: I have created a new user first and deleted the pi user and then did the...

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Published at LXer: UMASK in Linux or Unix systems is known as User Mask or it is also called as User file creation Mask. This is a base permission or default permission when a new file or folder is...

Published at LXer: Anyone can use plain text to work more effectively. The one tool that you need in order to do that is a decent text editor.Unless you're a coder, a system administrator, or a...

Hello All, I started to dabble with Linux 10 years ago and realized it wasn't for me. As I've progress in my It career I've come to realize that Linux has its functional uses and literally can be...

I'm trying to instal slackware 14.2 with LILO When I chose to install LILO on Root, it's talking forever; is this normal? It's been around 15 minutes and instalation wasn't complete

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This update resulted in 16 broken files.I removed them using Symaptic. Libreoffice still did not work. I reinstalled it from the libreoffice web site. It now works. Update manager still shows this bad...

I am trying to download the software to allow me to join a meeting that will be held via Zoom. Found advice here https://linuxhint.com/install_zoom_ubuntu/ So I went to the Zoom web page chose the...

everytime when i capture the whole screen, the menu will automatically disapear first then screen is captured. hence there is nothing that i want to capture in the captured photo. i want to...

can anybody tell me how to adjust screen brightness ? the linuxmint screen brightness in power management option is just not available in mine. i don't want to upgrade to the latest version as, i...

I'm not sure this is the correct forum for this question, but I think it is. Someone sent me some folders of information on a public Dropbox. I can open the folders inside of Dropbox but I've been...

A couple of hours ago i decided to upgrade everything i got from ponce's sbo. According to this article (https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds/wiki/configuring-the-current-repository-with-sbopkg) i...

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Hi, i have tried to Build LFS systemd version. all pcakges are installed successfully when i have start my LFS system i getting the belo error.. [end kernel panic - not syncing: No...

It was time for a change. My desktop needed a new hard drive and I had Linux Mint on both my laptop and my desktop. After finding out that there was, in fact, a worthy successor to Mandrake, (1st...

Hello Experts, we wish to upgrade NIS Authentication running SuSE Linux 10 to NIS SLES 15. If anyone has experience on this then please share your thoughts if it is a recommended. If Sles 10...

Suspicious readout during live USB repairs in Mint 19. Hacking, spyware, faulty SSD? Is this read out from my terminal a sign of a hacker? [liveuser@localhost ~]$ su [root@localhost liveuser]#...

So yesterday i found out that the dropline gnome project is still alive and recently released some binaries for slackware-current with the latest gnome 3.36. The packages can be downloaded here...

When i am unable to connect to one particular destination computer using ssh,curl,ping and its IP is not blocked in the iptables nor /etc/hosts.deny on CentOS 7, how do you discover if the block is...

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I was googling for a way to make my logins match and consistent between login shells and non login shells for my desktop systems. For my server systems, it really isn't a issue (for me anyways)...

Hi all, I want to install Slackware 14.2 with minimal package list that allows run web browser (eg. firefox) only. Before I start, I want to ask if maybe anyone here did this excercise before (and...

Slackware current, multilib, everything updated as of the March 29 update, full install. Nvidia 1050ti, 440.64 drivers. XFCE. (Can't start kde, either.) I updated, restarted X, and X crashes with...

have driver from graphics team ppa, and no matter what i do, the driver wil not see the card i added to my system. its the exact same card as the first. i tried this command in my terminal. sudo...

I'm trying to install Slackware64-14.2 from a flash drive on a spare laptop. I created the flash drive by downloading the ISO to my main Debian laptop and using dd to copy the ISO image to the flash...

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I have looked up those options in the man pages, and in the manual. I know what they are supposed to do, but I don't understand what good they would do. -Pn: Treat all hosts as online -- skip host...

Hi Folks, I am totally new to Linux and have no prior experience of programming. However I would love to learn to use and switch to Linux OS. For now I wants to install Linux OS on my MacBook Air...

Published at LXer: In this short tutorial, we cover see some simple commands that will help users learn how to open a file in linux or view its contents on the command line. Read More......

Hi All, I've just installed DropBox on Debian Testing. Its default is to back up just my user home directory. I want to back up my entire /home directory so my two other users' files are backed...

I have my Bodhi linux installation CDROM booting from the network over PXE, and the installation runs fine except the last part barfs out when it tries to access /cdrom/installer. Obviously this path...

Hi there.. I have a Powerbook G4 running on 10.4.11 Mac OSX with Processor 1.5 Ghz PowerPcG4 Memory 1.5GB DDR SDRAM I'm slowly trying to transition to Linux was wondering which is the best...

Hi there to everyone... I'm trying to learn how to use Linux.. Have an Old PowerBook G4 I'm trying to relive. It used to run on 10.4.11 Mac OSX. It has a Processor 1.5 Ghz PowerPcG4 and a Memory...

Published at LXer: Repeatedly seeing “Enter password to unlock your login keyring” popup message in Ubuntu? It’s not an error but a security feature. Learn more about it. Read More......

I reinstalled slackware 14.2 last week. I've almost got it back to working order. I have successfully installed virtualbox, but when I run it I get a tiny box that appears on the screen with these...

I insert a LUKS encrypted thumb drive. I click the icon. It asks for my password. OK so far so good. Then it asks me for the root password. Why? Later, when I'm done, I click the eject icon. It...

I am using Linux Ubuntu 19.04 Primary button can be set to be left button or right button on your mouse. For mice used with the right hand the left button is usually set as primary. For mice...

I downloaded and burned Slackware64 current to disc. I then tried to install on a laptop that had worked just fine with Linux before. This time however LILO complains that a newly wiped SSD, which...

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Mysql has LOAD DATA INFILE myDataImport.sql Sqlite3 command line has .read myDataImport.sql How is this accomplished in a PHP script? I find no LOAD FILE equivelent. Thanks for the help. R

I'm currently running Pardus linux 19.2 XFCE and I have an SSD of 120Gbytes where I have the boot partition and the root partition then I have an HDD with a home partition of around 495Gbytes and a...

Hi: CentOS 7 (latest updates) GNOME (gnome-classic) version 3.82.2 Occasionally I get a program with a screen that extends into (shall I say "under") my system tray. It doesn't know it's there so...

My /var/log/syslog file has been displaying some messages related to the avahi-daemon that warrant investigation. Though, the messages below are in the syslog file, I have not noticed any problem with...

Hello, I installed knoppix 8.6 on a USB stick. I modified /etc/inittab to redirect the console to ttyS0. *It works.* But when I booted with the same device but chose UEFI in the BIOS boot...

If I exploited a host, and wanted to send traffic going to that host to another device, what would be the best tool to do that with? I would think I could do that with tcpdump. Maybe also...