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LXer: 7 Commands to Check Memory Usage and Swap Space in Debian 10
Published at LXer: In this article, I am going to show you seven commands that can be used to check memory usage and swap space in Debian 10. Read More......
php mysql and LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE forbidden
I am reading a book by Kevin Yank: PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja. I am trying to load a .csv into a mysql table. I installed apache2, php and mysql on this laptop. In bash, logged in to mysql,...
Debian 10 Gnome Desktop - Online Accounts
Hi All I have just installed Debian 10 with Gnome desktop. I wish through "Online Accounts" to connect to Google and Microsoft but neither manage to connect. Any thoughts? Regs Bill
LXer: How to Install OpenVAS Vulnerability Assessment System on Ubuntu 18.04
Published at LXer: OpenVAS is an open-source Vulnerability Assessment System that can be used to run the test against servers for known vulnerabilities. Checkout the post on how to install and...
Invalid signature for Kali Linux
Hi I’m a Kali Linus virgin. My first command in terminal was to check for updates: apt-get update this is what I got as a response root@kali:~# apt-get update Get:1 http://ftp.hands.com/kali...
Trouble getting function keys to work in Debian
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T540p. I am running Debian 10. I recently acquired this computer and I have trouble getting the function keys to work. In the past I've always had a separate row of function...
multiple boot partition scheme for many OS
I've seen many guides on the internet showing Windows and Ubuntu dual boot installation, but I want to install 1 windows OS and 3 Linux distributions: win10, 2x Ubuntu, Debian. what I've done: I...
Slackchat - Podcast
Hello everyone I've been helping Exaga recently with SARPi and we got to talking about the wider project and Slackware community, and had this crazy idea that we should record our conversations and...
How To Put An Ap Icon On The Panel In Bodhi?
I have been using Linux Mint Cinnamon for a few years and wouldn't have anything else. I want to donate a couple old laptops so someone can get some use out of them. I tried Linux Mint Cinnamon,...
Printer crashing with CUPS, PS101 and HP LJ6P
On my Slackware server, I have CUPS running. It was crashing which I isolated to large files. The configuration is the server > PS101 (netgear) > HP LJ6P The PS101 is a Netgear "print...
LXer: Comparison Between RHEL 8 vs RHEL 7 vs RHEL 6
Published at LXer: This tutorial shows the difference between RHEL8 vs RHEL7 vs RHEL6. Read More... (https://www.2daygeek.com/comparison-difference-between-rhel-8-vs-rhel-7-vs-rhel-6/)
Package request: Brave web browser
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Slackware USB boot no keyboard recognition
So I'm having some trouble booting into my Slackware (14.2) system, so I made a USB boot disk via Code: --------- dd if=usbboot.img of=usb --------- (from a second Slack machine) and am now...
Compiling VirtualBox 5.2.36 fails
Slackware 14.2 64-bit. The build failure: *kmk: *** No rule to make target `/tmp/VirtualBox-5.2.36/src/VBox/Installer/linux/blacklist-vboxpci.conf', needed by...
Cant run game JC with wine on ubuntu
Hi guys, I cant run ./JustCause2.exe with wine Im getting an error Code: --------- 0034:err:d3dcompiler:compile_shader HLSL shader parsing failed. --------- Im using
rTorrent 0.9.8 on Slackware ARM
If you're upgrading to rTorrent 0.9.8 from 0.9.6 you will find that your old .rtorrent.rc file is no good anymore because the settings have changed in the updated version. You'll need to grab the new...
LXer: 3 handy command-line internet speed tests
Published at LXer: Being able to validate your network connection speed puts you in control of your computer. Three open source tools that enable you to check your internet and network speeds at...
VirtualBox RDP failing
Slackware 14.2 64-bit, VirtualBox 5.2.34, Extension Pack installed and reinstalled. I am unable to connect to any VMs using the VBox RDP. The option is enabled with the default port 3389. Only one...
Rsync as root to the file system root
I want to merge the contents of a directory with the base of the file system with rsync. I ran the command Code: --------- sudo rsync -lrtva my_dir/ / --------- This bricked the server. I...
flash on Linux, download mp3s from smile.Amazon.com, tar site recommendations
ok... just went to amazon to buy a mp3 album. typically, i sample the songs to see if i want the whole album or just the song i heard on local radio. i have found many excellent albums this way....
LXer: How to use Vokoscreen to Record Videos on Debian 10
Published at LXer: Vokoscreen is a screen recording tool that can be used to record educational videos, do live recordings of the browser, installation, and video conferences. You can capture a...
fwupd Slackbuild
I'm getting an error when trying to use the fwupd slackbuild in 14.2. It's throwing an error about python3-gi not being available. I've installed pgi through pip3 and pip. Is there an other...
ZSH set behaviour when command reading
Hello everyone, I hope i'm in the good place to start with. Here is my question : I've been looking for a way to set a defined behaviour when zsh is reading from the command-line, i've come across...
Booting issues when I remove a dead hard drive
Hi Folks, The PC I have has six hard drives, 3 x 2TB and 3x 320GB. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of the drives was 'broken'. It made strange noises on boot up and the scratch directory it was...
LXer: 4 Tools To Record Your Linux Desktop (Screencast) In 2020
Published at LXer: This article presents 4 tools for recording your Linux desktop. All work under X11, and there are also a couple of solutions for recording your Linux screen under Wayland. ...
Heads-up! Get Steam to refund Rocket League!
It seems that Epic Games have decided to stop Rocket League on Linux. I obtained a refund from Steam today and suggest anyone who bought rocket League do the same. It would appear that Epic Games...
Password not working anymore after reboot
Hello Forum!, this is my #1! I have a very strange behaviour that I can't get my head around it nor get rid of: in short, no logins work after a boot. So, whenever I boot I see the graphical...
Download retries cap needed
I got a notice from my ISP this morning telling me I has used 80% of my quota. Shock! I rarely use more than a third of it, so I don't check it very often. I checked and found that something...
BIOS or UEFI settings not working
Upgrade to 19.3 MATE from 19.2 went smooth but the drivers for the NVIDIA GP106 does not work when booting from the normal Grub menu (the result ion is set really low). In the driver mgr the...
chroot: Can't see first few lines when using vi
These are the scenarios - 1. Might have forgotten to create a new grub.cfg or initrd 2. Need to migrate an existing install to a bigger drive What I do is 1. Boot from slackware install disk...
DuckDuckGo rates Yahoo alongside this site!
I have mailboxes on both gmail and Yahoo. The Yahoo box is basically a honeytrap; I use it for commercial bodies that require an email address. The gmail account is mainly for mailing lists. DDG...
LXer: Install Anaconda Python Distribution On Linux
Published at LXer: This step-by-step tutorial explains how to install Anaconda Python distribution on Linux operating system. Read More......
encryption some nodejs code on raspberry pi sd card permanently
Is there a way to encrypt some nodejs code file on sd card I want to after every reboot any services works normally, nobody cant not decode code files from mounting sd card to another device
LXer: Psyonix are ending support for Rocket League on Linux
Published at LXer: Sad news today Linux gamers, Psyonix emailed us directly to make sure we saw the news that they're officially ending support of Rocket League on Linux and macOS. Read More......
Problem with maybe asynchronous routing
I have a problem which is probably routing related though i'm not entirely sure. Since the network setup is somewhat complex I will try to give as many details as I can. Network Map: ...
install default microsoft fonts
How do I do this? I've tried: sudo pacman -S ttf-ms-fonts And a few other similar. I tried from here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-win7-fonts/
LXer: Free Software Foundation suggests Microsoft 'upcycles' Windows 7... as open source
Published at LXer: 'Its life doesn't have to end!'. More than 10 years on from its campaign to persuade users to dump Windows 7 for a non-proprietary alternative, the Free Software Foundation...
LXer: How to prepare for an Red Hat Certified Professional (RHCP) exam
Published at LXer: Thinking of taking a certification exam? Here are some tips to help you prepare. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/rhcp-exam)
LXer: CircleCI automates Continuous Delivery to multiple clouds
Published at LXer: Today[he]#039[/he]s companies use CI/CD to speedily deploy software updates, but that last step, from your pipeline to a cloud service, can be tricky. CircleCI has an answer. ...
Slackwarearm on an Orangepi Zero 512MB DDR
I recently purchased an Orangepi Zero 512...
LXer: Firefox Team Looks Within to Lead Into the Future
Published at LXer: For Firefox products and services to meet the needs of people’s increasingly complex online lives, we need the right organizational structure. One that allows us to respond...
Help to build libindicator/libappindicator for Battery Monitor
Im trying to use battery monitor (https://github.com/maateen/battery-monitor) but im having problems to compile libappindicator and maybe others dependencies. libappindicator error :...
LXer: How to Install Ruby on CentOS 8
Published at LXer: Ruby is one of the most popular languages today. It has an elegant syntax, and it is the language behind the Ruby on Rails framework. We'll show how to install Ruby from the...
LXer: How to Install Wekan Kanban with Nginx and Let's Encrypt SSL on Debian 10
Published at LXer: Wekan is a free and open-source Kanban Board built with the Meteor JavaScript framework and is distributed under the MIT license. It is very similar to Workflowy and Trello that...
Unable to remove symbolic link
I installed cygwin64 on my PC and then from terminal created some symlinks like this: %ln -s /cygdrive/c /c %ln -s /cygdrive/z /z After that by mistake I created wrong link: %ln -s /cygdrive/x /z...
LXer: Zorin OS 15.1 Review
Published at LXer: Zorin OS touts itself as a Windows alternative and is targeting Windows users that are looking to switch to Linux. Check out our review of Zorin OS. Read More......
Font problem: Boxes instead of characters in some applications
Hello, I'm dealing with a very annoying problem: Since a recent fresh install of Archlinux, I have a problem with fonts in some applications. Some areas that should show legends/labels of functions,...
system program problem report starting Yumi
running Yumi v2.0.6.9. Getting warning "system program problem detected" every time i start laptop. Run the /var/crash/ reports crash of Xorg file. "me@me:~$ ls -l /var/crash/ total 2304...
How do I upgrade KeePass2 to the latest version?
I see KeePass2 has a new version (2.44) and my KeePass2 is 2.3something. How do I update it to the 2.44? And do I really need to? Is the newer version safer? Thanks.
LXer: How to Convert Audio Files in Ubuntu
Published at LXer: If you have a bunch of audio files that you want to convert to MP3, you can make use of the popular SoundConverter to convert audio files in Ubuntu. Read More......
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