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Unlocking encrypted home over ssh / on X11 login.
I have a new system that I want to install -current on, and it's something of a mini-server that I want to be always on and remotely accessible. Ideally I'd like an encrypted home directory with two...
Copy files to a usb stick and automatically encrypt or encrypt files/folders and copy them to usb
Hello I have a folder /home/backup/myfiles/ with some files inside that i would like to have them as encrypted on my usb disk. I was thinking to use the usb stick as encrypted in a way that if i...
LXer: Microsoft throws a bone to those unable to leave the past behind with .NET 5 support on the way for Visual Basic
Published at LXer: But you should really be looking at migrating to C#. Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away as the Windows giant announced support for Visual Basic in its upcoming .NET 5.0…...
postfix/postfix-script: fatal: mail system startup failed
I am using 16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus) as an instance on AWS EC2. I have set up AWS SES (Simple Email Server). When I run Code: --------- sudo postfix start; sudo postfix reload --------- I...
cpu-G alternative?
Installed cpu-g on Ubuntu 16.04, but it instantly crashes on typing Cpu-g in terminal, and or clicking icon. System monitor doesn't show my cpu temps or any gpu info. Any program like it to view my...
LXer: Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 arrives
Published at LXer: Do you need really serious software-defined storage to handle petabytes of data? Then, Red Hat, with the latest edition of Red Hat Ceph Storage (RHCS), has the technology you...
Proper way to switch xfce to xmonad
As the title says I am looking for the correct way to switch my WM from Xfce to Xmonad. Reason learning Haskell and so why not give xmonad a spin. I am at work currently so can’t search for an answer...
Confused about computer clocks: hardware, RTC...?
Whenever I reboot, this box comes up with UTC time. Without going anywhere near Windows. The fix that that I find everywhere, Code: --------- timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock...
Bodhi Linux History not in Wiki
I try to know more about Bodhi linux, but failed to find the history of Bodhi linux in Wiki. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Linux ). I also can't find it in Bodhi's website. I intend to...
LXer: A sweet new build of 'Minigalaxy' is out for easy GOG game managing on Linux
Published at LXer: No GOG Galaxy on Linux? Not so much of a problem right now with handy open source apps like Minigalaxy and a big new release is up. Read More......
How to delete my forum profile?
I want to delete my forum profile please, good bye everyone
LXer: Firefox 74 Is Now Available for All Supported Ubuntu Releases
Published at LXer: The latest Firefox 74 web browser has landed in the stable software repositories of all supported Ubuntu releases, including 19.10, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS. Read More......
nautilus do not show usb stick which i have mounted manually thru terminal
why nautilus do not show usb stick which i have mounted manually thru terminal ? i can even list out all the files thru terminal, but nautilus just does not show the mounted usb stick. why ? ...
LXer: Directing Kubernetes traffic with Traefik
Published at LXer: In this article, we will deploy a couple of simple websites and learn how to ingress traffic from the outside world into our cluster using Traefik. After that, we will learn how...
"My linux keeps popping up with errors that i dont know how to fix?"
My linux when i have downloaded steam on linux and tried to run it says this Exec format error I dont know what to do about it so please help if you all know what to do. Thank you, Yummy
backspace makes a ^H character
At work we have an old database we log into using rxvt terminal with ssh -X. When accessing the system from a Debian 8 machine the backspace key works normal but on my new system with Debian 10 and my...
Sonatype NEXUS in GCP - GKE
Hi, Anyone had a chance to setup Nexus repository manager in GCP as kubernetes service? I was able to setup it, but without any restriction (I mean, anyone can open a nexus page). To expose the...
LXer: Brute Force Attacks - Pen Testing Using Hydra and RSMangler
Published at LXer: Most security experts agree that one of the biggest security vulnerabilities is the password. Despite a growing concern for privacy and anonymity, users and IT departments alike...
LXer: How to write effective documentation for your open source project
Published at LXer: Unfortunately, good code won[he]#039[/he]t speak for itself. Even the most elegantly designed and well-written codebase that solves the most pressing problem in the world...
Proxying experts?
So, never set up a proxy like this before (I'm used to just doing /folder to /folder), but according to the Apache manual on mod_proxy, it should work ---Quote--- Reverse Proxy ProxyPass "/foo"...
LXer: HTOP - A Nifty Tool to Monitor Linux System Performance
Published at LXer: Most of us are not familiar with the Htop Command because most of the time we use the top command to keep track of Linux system performance.But htop is a great alternative to the...
Pulseaudio crashes with audio video programs
Using Linux Mint 19.3 I've been using a/v chat software (linphone, jami, jitsi-meet, nextcloud-talk) Repeatedly, "every now and then" ending or starting a call freezes PulseAudio completely....
Current64 - Firefox 68.6.0esr & 74.0 - seccomp sandbox violations
Current64, kernel 5.5.9 - Firefox 68.6.0esr (from slackpkg) as well as 74.0 (from mozilla). I see a lot of these seemingly harmless messages: Code: --------- Sandbox: seccomp sandbox violation:...
Linux on Lenovo ideapad 120s-11IAP Boot Issues
Hello everyone. We have a 2 year Lenovo ideapad 120s-11IAP laptop for basics: - Browse the web - watch videos on vlc player - Make word documents or simple spreadsheets The performance of...
Slackware Current - Networkmanager-strongswan
Has anyone gotten Networkmanager-strongswan to compile?
Implement the SendKeys method to Automate configuration tasks in Bodhi
I suggest to Implement the SendKeys method to Automate configuration tasks in Bodhi Linux. The configuration tasks are normally te·di·ous, e.g. to configure the Chinese Pinyin Input , need to do...
LXer: How to install the NVIDIA drivers on Fedora 31
Published at LXer: The NVIDIA Driver is a program needed for your NVIDIA Graphics GPU to function with better performance. It communicates between your Linux operating system, in this case Fedora...
Stripboard (Veroboard) Design Software
There isn't much choice of software for designing stripboards for electronic circuits. Most of it is for plain boards which need to be etched. There is a package called DIYLC Layout Creator...
Trouble starting graphical programs on remote ssh x session (OpenSSH) [Arch Linux]
The problem is that whenever I try to open a graphical program on the said session, I get these errors and the program opens on the main machine Code: --------- Xlib: extension...
LXer: Regular Expressions in Grep
Published at LXer: grep is one of the most useful and powerful commands in Linux for file processing. grep searches one or more input files for lines that match a regular expression and writes each...
LXer: Firefox Now Has an Official Flatpak App, Here’s How to Install It
Published at LXer: Mozilla has finally managed to package its awesome open-source and free Firefox web browser in the Flatpak universal binary format for Linux-based operating systems. Read...
associate no-reply@domain.com with authenticated users in postfix through login_maps
Hi, I'm trying to allow access to only some authenticated users to send e-mails using no-reply@domain.com, while allowing them to also use their corresponding e-mail addresses. Such as:...
Cannot shutdown in KDE (-current and with KDE5)
Hi everyone, Seems like my ability to shutdown or reboot from inside X is broken (thought I can simply close the session) I start the server with startx, and if I try to shutdown or reboot using...
allowing bidirectional travel between ethernet cards
I have a lan with two addresses 192.168.0.0/24 and 192.168.1.0/24. The first is served by a Slackware server with two NICs, the second is served by a FIOS router. I have kept the two networks fairly...
allowing bidirectional travel between NIC and Verizon Router
I have a lan with two addresses 192.168.0.0/24 and 192.168.1.0/24. The first is served by a Slackware server with two NICs, the second is served by a FIOS router. I have kept the two networks fairly...
LXer: Steam Play Proton 5.0-4 is up fixing Origin, GTA V, Denuvo and more on Linux
Published at LXer: Another new release of Steam Play's Proton software is up and while small in number of changes, it's quite a mighty update overall for this Linux compatibility layer. Read...
LXer: Linux and open-source conferences: List of what’s canceled or going virtual
Published at LXer: You can safely assume if you were planning on going to a Linux or open-source conference anytime soon, it's been canceled or made virtual.The post Linux and open-source...
Possible Bug when installing 5.1.0 App Pach 64bit
I'm trying to install Bodhi from live system using installer and I stuck on installation process. After I chose "something else" to configure the partitions and use xfs as partition type for "/"(check...
ubuntu 18.04lts unity DE. can't find my installed software in " all applications" only can see in software center of ubuntu. why ?
hii i am still using the same ubuntu that i have problem with DE. , but now instead of using ubuntu on wayland (which got quite a few issues), i use unity on xorg now. but the same problem i have...
LXer: Debian Linux Was the Most Vulnerable Operating System in the Last 20 Years
Published at LXer: Many believe Windows is the most vulnerable operating system, which makes users running it sitting ducks in front of attackers trying to hack into their computers. Read...
Trouble building filezilla-3.47.2.1 (-current)
Although I had no problems building version 3.47.1 with the official SBo script a few weeks ago, trying to build the latest version fails with Code: --------- mv -f...
LXer: Firefox 75 Enters Development with Revamped Address Bar
Published at LXer: Just one day after the release of the Firefox 74 web browser as the latest stable release, Mozilla has started development of the next major version, Firefox 75. Read More......
how to parse list
Hi Anyone knows functions API for parse this one from device tree?: Code: --------- some-list-bits = , , ; --------- Seems like either there is lack of API...
Hosting hosts file need help.
Hosting my site on Fedora 31. I can see the site on localhost and did see the site before on 192.168.1.5 but now that has disappeared and i can only see it on localhost. The hosts file only showed...
Any way to ADD persist{a,e}nce to *RUNNING* Live USB Ubuntu (19.04)? NO casper-rw present.
I'm RUNNING live and want to SAVE some stuff I've done (install sysdig) (Meaning: I don't want to reboot!!! btw, I'm not sure how USB was written [by someone else], sorry) Is it possible? Hints?...
LXer: Bullet journaling for sysadmins
Published at LXer: While so-called bullet journaling is a new trend, using analog techniques to track and manage your digital workflow is nothing new. If you're not doing it, you should be. Read...
Backup & Restore Question
I'm looking at backing up My 10 Year Old Ubuntu Server ( AMD System )for the purpose of turning it into a VM on my KVM Virtual Machine Server ( Intel System ). In my case I have My operating system...
LXer: SDL 2, the hugely important cross-platform development library updated to 2.0.12
Published at LXer: SDL 2 (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is the go-to solution for many developers doing cross-platform work, providing an API to hook into audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics...
Kubuntu seems to need for than 4 GB of RAM
Is it just me or does it seem like Kubuntu needs more than 4 GB of RAM? I have Kubuntu 18.04.4 on multiple PCs. One has 16 GB. The other has 24 GB. The other has 4 GB and another has 4 GB. After...
LXer: Sysadmin tools: exa, a modern alternative to ls in Linux
Published at LXer: Out with the old, in with the new! Explore an improvement on a classic Linux tool for listing files at your command line. Read More......
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