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Hi everyone, I currently have a single Ubuntu18.04 server that is running both BIND and isc-dhcp-server. Each individual service is running properly -- I can manually add DNS records and resolve...

Published at LXer: Ever wondered about the busy schedules of your favorite sysadmins? Jörg gives us a sneak peek into his work week! Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/my-day)

Hi! I'm trying to write a script that prints the % of disk space if it's under %80: Example: /var/log %50 # it prints /opt %81 # doesn't print Script results: /var/log %50 I'm...

I've been trying to install Kali Linux on a virtual machine (VMware Workstation Player if that helps at all) Everything before works fine, just for some reason that particular step doesn't work for...

Published at LXer: In Linux, when we work from the command line, it is often very convenient to be able to execute several commands in a single line. For example if you want to download, decompress...

Hi, I am trying to cross-compile a software for mips-be architecture (my PC is: x86_64). I am using toolchain from buildroot.org, with this command: Code: --------- $...

Published at LXer: The systemd 245 init system for Linux-based operating systems is now available for download and it’s a major release that adds new features and enhancements. Read More......

I have an EVGA GT 1030, which EVGA says has a boost clock of 1544 MHz. But somehow Nvidia X Server Settings says it has a boost clock of 1974. Is Nvidia X Server Settings wrong? Or could it...

the problem begun since I run Jupiter Note, I got some error message, I tried to add package python with _matplotlib_, so I doing *sudo apt-get purge python3.6* after that I lost my ubuntu...

I've set up my Raspberry Pi (on 192.168.0.27) with dnsmasque. From my x86_64 Slackware/Absolute box, I can lookup hosts: $ nslookup pi2w 192.168.0.27 Server: 192.168.0.27 Address: ...

After updating linux mint I lost the screensaver and when trying to get it working again, after reading online hints, I cannot get my computer to restart. I get the message: unable to launch...

Published at LXer: In this tutorial, I will show you how to set up an OpenLDAP client using the Debian 10 Buster. Before using this guide, ensure that you have an OpenLDAP server installed on...

All, From my server having problems correctly installing my Brother DCP L2540W printer. Downloaded the driver source from Brother. Ran the install. Always comes up with my Pantum printer driver...

Published at LXer: In this article we will be installing Arch Linux on ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 Laptop. This tutorial contains installation instructions, basic configuration as well as some...

Hi, I propose the following patch set to add GlusterFS and its prerequisite liburcu to Slackware. The set contains the following patches: 1. liburcu.patch, 2. glusterfs.patch, 3....

Published at LXer: I've had a soft spot for Elementary OS since I first encountered it in 2013. A lot of that has to do with the distribution being very clean and simple. Since 2013, I've...

Hello, Can anyone help me fix this error: Code: --------- $ ssh -T git@github.com git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey). ---------

I am new to Linux. Can anyone tell me if the Borland products are available to install on Linux Mint

Published at LXer: In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and use the UFW firewall system on a Linux VPS running Debian 9. Security is a very important thing to consider when you run...

I have read some of the recent issues with the newer kernels and intel IGP. It is not quite clear to me whether these are breaking issues or just annoying quirks. I would like to install...

I running two "16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus)" servers through AWS EC2. the commands, mail and send mail have stopped working since January. Code: --------- echo "Mail test" | mail -s "Subject"...

Published at LXer: The KDE Project released today the March 2020 Apps update of its open-source software suite, adding various improvements and lots of bug fixes across many of the included apps. ...

Please note carefully, I am NOT talking here about the 'mesa' graphics package about which there are many posts in LQ / Slackware. I'd like to install the 'MESA' stellar codes...

Published at LXer: The tar command allows you to create and extract tar archives. It supports a vast range of compression programs such as gzip, bzip2, lzip, lzma, lzop, xz and compress. Learn how...

Hello everyone! I am Kelly.

Is there a way to create a virtual machine running linux operating system to play games?

I want a command which will ignore a particular directory. I have an Ubuntu machine with (uncaring) backups in the main disk.

Published at LXer: OpenSnitch, an application firewall for Linux, is no longer under active development. This didn't mean it was the end for this project though, because Gustavo forked it about 8...

Hi, I want to ask how I can simulate a local Ddos attack I want to do the ice: ip is what I'm going to do the dos/ddos attack on *192.168.0.12* (this will be the internet protocol that will...

Published at LXer: This article shows you 5 ways to clear up disk space on a Debian 10 Buster system, mostly through the graphical interface so that even a beginner can master this skill. Read...

Published at LXer: The ls command is a feature-rich command-line utility. Find out eleven different ways to use it. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/ls-command-options)

On booting up a redhat 7 server, the Gnome Display Manager GDM does not start. A blank black screen appears. The last thing to be done before it stopped working was applying a STIG to harden it....

Why we cannot access to some links that started with https without removing "S"?

Published at LXer: The Zorin OS project released today Zorin OS 15.2, the second maintenance update to the latest Zorin OS 15 series of this popular Ubuntu-based distribution. Read More......

Published at LXer: If you are working on a small to medium entreprise network, you probably have dozens of drives and printers that need to be shared. Besides the NFS protocol, there are plenty of...

*Hello!* I deleted bluetooth and bluez packages with apt purge bluez* and all libs and .config files by hand. There is no deleted files in system folders, i checked. But dpkg -S bluetooth and dpkg...

Published at LXer: Collabora Productivity, the force behind putting LibreOffice in the Cloud, announced today the availability of Collabora Online 4.2, a new major release of their LibreOffice...

I use a program on Windows (UltraEdit) that allows me to save a copy of my work every 60 seconds. Each time it saves, it updates the original file, but also makes a brand new backup. This allows me to...

I have seen a lot of guides/How-Tos on building .deb packages using the traditional configure & make method, and those work out great. However, I am not seeing anything on building packages based...

Published at LXer: There are a multitude of applications to manage your todo list. One of these apps is Taskwarrior, it allows you to manage your task in the terminal without a GUI. This article...

Hi everyone, I'm debating whether to take the Linux+ cert or the LPIC certs. I see that comptia now offers a separate exam which is completely independent of the LPIC exam. I also saw that they...

Published at LXer: If you come across the IMG file format in Linux, don't panic. Here is how you can easily convert an IMG file to ISO format in Linux. Read More......

Hi. First post so here goes. I've been going mad trying to connect to my win 10 box from manjaro (latest release). Finally found i needed to install smb1 on windows. I've read that this protocol is...

Published at LXer: If you work on the Linux command line long enough, you will eventually delete a file by accident. Enter Trash-CLI, the command line interface to the Linux trash can. In this...

---Quote--- $ touch é $ find . -name é ./é $ find . -name é -ls [...] ./\303\251 ---End Quote--- With "-ls", the "é" isn't displayed well but it's ok without. Do you have the same result ?

Published at LXer: Reading about technology often can build up your career. I recently shared, on Valentine's Day, how I read (what some would say is) too many books. I used to have a hard copy...

How to improve performance of decryption on a linux volume in AWS, i.e what if we need to decrypt a 100GB volume.

Published at LXer: Nmap and its associated files provide a lot of valuable information, but you have to know how to get it. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/nmap-info)

Hello , On my Toshiba satellite a210, I can NOT upgrade the ubuntu version and install & update software. 1) I try to upgrade to latest Ubuntu Version using USB stick, the system don't boot...

Published at LXer: In a previous article we saw some basic examples of how to use rsync on Linux to transfer data efficiently. As we saw, to synchronize data with a remote machine we can use both a...