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Vista VM puking. Where? AntiVirus related?
The title says it all. Downloading a program (not system) update, I get the error: Code: --------- McUCint.exe - Entry Point Not Found (in title bar) The procedure entry point...
LXer: Firefox 73 Enters Development with New Default Zoom Settings, Improved Audio
Published at LXer: With the Firefox 72 release hitting the stable update channel last week, Mozilla kicked off the development of the next version of its popular, open-source and cross-platform web...
wpa_supplicant: Failed to initialize driver
*My setup:* * SlackWare -current 5.4.13 * NetworkManager-1.22.4-x86_64-1 * wpa_supplicant-2.9-x86_64-1 *wpa.conf* Code: ---------
wrong time after suspend-wake up
I pressed System-Suspend. After laptop was woken up time is wrong in tray.
Double sided printing problem
I am printing to a Brother double sided printer using cups. In cups the printer is set as default to single sided. However, when I print the print dialog is always defaulting at double sided short...
LXer: 4 core skills to level-up your tech career in 2020
Published at LXer: We do a lot to level-up our careers. We learn new programming languages; we take on new projects at work; we work on side projects on the weekend; we contribute to open source...
bluetooth lenovo t100 tablet
Hi there, Irecently installed mint 19.3 on my lenovo t100 tablet Works great. i tried activating bluetooth for my volkano bluetooth speaker, but it does not pick it up. Any advice. please
Access Git username in c file
Hello Everyone, I'm writing a C file in ubuntu which on execution should create a text file and write git username in it. I have completed text file creation part in my C code and also the...
Is MX Linux worth installing?
I have super windows 10 versions of Mint and Peppermint that is I put the Windows desktop on them. See them on ginamiller.co.uk. In the security video on youtube MX was recommended alongside Mint...
LXer: Organize your email with Notmuch
Published at LXer: Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I'm taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you to be more...
C to read and write USB
I am currently writing some code to send a command to the inverter on my solar system and retrieve the current status. Looking at wiringpi examples and using part of those examples I am attempting to...
LXer: 6 handy Bash scripts for Git
Published at LXer: I wrote a bunch of Bash scripts that make my life easier when I'm working with Git repositories. Many of my colleagues say there's no need; that everything I need to do can be...
Is there anyone that can help me get a Minolta scan dual 4 film scanner to work with Linux Mint 18
My film scanner works with windows xp But I have set up a computer with Linux Mint Sonya and Downloaded Wine to install the windows software. The scanner is found by sane-find-scanner but not listed...
Execute script thru the linx bash
When you write a Bash script most important if else statement to check condition. Condition making statement is one of the most fundamental concepts of any computer programming. Bash if statement...
Package upgrade outside of slackpkg using pip confuses package database
This is my first post. I have Slackware 14.2 64-bit. I needed to have pip, which for some reason isn't included with the full install. I downloaded pip 9.0.3 from SlackBuilds and installed it using...
double monitor on mint cinnamon how to
HI i installed linux hour ago i have 2 monitor side by side. but only one no1 works.. the other is a dell u2410 and the messages on this monitor says current input is not supported by the monitor...
LXer: How To Limit User's Access To The Linux System
Published at LXer: Using Restricted Shell, we can easily limit user's access to the Linux system. Once you put the users in restricted shell mode, they are allowed to execute only limited set of...
Dolphin doesn't see windows partition
I used to see my windows partition under devices. I could then click on the icon, mount the device, and access the files. This no longer works. Note that I haven't used the Linux system for a few...
LXer: How and why to use Creative Commons licensed work
Published at LXer: Creative Commons (CC) copyright is a series of copyright licenses that make it easy for creators to share their work and adapt the work of others. Just because something is...
recover data from LVM - Logical Volume disk
Hi I am new in this. But I created a logical volume in another machine. And I sore information. Something was wring with that machine that I ave to disconnect physical disk and connected in another...
Hello from the internet
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. Just doing the obligatory wave hi to everyone here.
Install questions
I want to install Mint on my laptop and make it duel boot system with Windows 10. I started the installer and had a few questions so I stopped for now. The first is asked if I wanted to install...
LXer: Keep a journal of your activities with this Python program
Published at LXer: Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I'm taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you to be more...
Using update manager to update kernel 5.0.0-37-generic to 5.3.0.26.95 defaults to laptop display
Yesterday, I applied several updates using the update manager. The list of available updates included the captioned upgrade for the kernel. Upon rebooting I could no longer use the GUI,and was...
pyqt5 error charset.alias file missing
Hi, I'm running Slackware64 current and have tried to install pyqt5 from the source file. It all builds fine, but when I try to run the examples/qtdemo I get a fail with this message: QStandardPaths:...
LXer: Id command in Linux
Published at LXer: id is a command-line utility that prints the real and effective user and group IDs. Read More... (https://linuxize.com/post/id-command-in-linux/)
Cinnamon Crashed
After replacing graphics card, get following message on start up: Cinnamon crashed, running in Fallback Mode, do you want to restart Cinnamon? If you press yes, the message just keeps returning. ...
ZFS on Linux
I am using an Arch-based distro, Artix, and I've have two installs of it, one is on BTRFS and other is on ZFS. BTRFS one acts normal. The ZFS install, after I launch X I can not open any...
Arduino IDE on RPi4 SlackwareARM -current using modified Slackbuild
That went well, I'm quite pleased. I installed the Arduino IDE ver 1.8.10 on RPi4 on SlackwareARM -current, and it seems to be working fine. 1. Installed Sarpi's jdk-8u221 (thanks Exaga) 2....
Hw to get WiFi on Debian10
I've just installed Debian10 on my laptop. I wish to connect to the internet via WiFi, but the system doesn't see the wireless interface. I issue the command: ip a and it's nt there. Can anybody help...
Accidentally edited sudoers in nano. Is that a problem?
Hi. I'm running Raspbian. Question is majorly Linux related so hope it's allowed here rather than in a raspberry pi forum In an effort to secure things a little more I wanted to edit the...
LXer: PinePhone, the $149 Linux Phone, Has Started Shipping for the Brave of Heart
Published at LXer: The long-anticipated PinePhone Linux-powered smartphone has finally started shipping to customers who were brave enough to purchase the first batch. Read More......
can't boot from usb
I created a boot usb for 18.3 using the dd command. The command appeared to work with no problem: 3710016+0 records in, same number out 1.9 GB copied. When I try to boot from it I get the reply that...
redhat 8 and sshpass availability
hello - I noticed that *sshpass* is not [yet?] available on rh-8 using dnf/yum. To install, I followed these instructions...
Search a file for a list of words
Hi. I would like to ask a question. I am trying to write a bash script. I have a file filters.txt which contains words: Word1 Word2 Word3 And a second file myinput.html
LXer: 7 things I learned from starting an open source project
Published at LXer: I'm currently involved—heavily involved—in Enarx, an open source (of course!) project to support running sensitive workloads on untrusted hosts. I've had involvement in various...
can xen import or convert ova file?
Hi Guys, I got started to use xen hypervisor about a month ago so I am quite new in it. Now I would like to use a workstation .ova file. Is it possible to import or convert it somehow to be used by...
GUI for 7z archives similar to 7-Zip
I'm having a hard time to find a GUI for 7z archives which is similar to 7-Zip on Windows. I need the ability to change compression strength and set a password. xarchiver and File-Roller both don't...
[SOLVED] GQRX and new libboost
So, i install GQRX from slonly repo because it fails builds from source(gnuradio is a mess on current), and fail to run it. Code: --------- gqrx: error while loading shared libraries:...
LXer: Oracle Releases VirtualBox 6.1.2 with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 5.5
Published at LXer: Oracle has released today the first maintenance update to the latest VirtualBox 6.1 series of its open-source and cross-platform virtualization software for all supported...
Booting problem with initramfs
Hello guys! I just installed Ubuntu Linux 16.04Lts Desktop and I've worked on it a couple of times or more. All of a sudden it couldn't boot to Windows anymore. I used the manual fix 'fsck', still...
LXer: Vulkan API specification 1.2 released, new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver up
Published at LXer: Today, The Khronos Group has released the next big update the Vulkan graphics API specification with Vulkan 1.2 now available. Read More......
[SOLVED] bash history word designator without an event specification
man bash /^HISTORY EXPANSION ---Quote--- If a word designator is supplied without an event specification, the previous command is used as the event. ---End Quote--- How does this work? It...
LXer: 4 things cloud-native Java must provide
Published at LXer: Java is still the pervasive development language among enterprise developers, even though it is not developers[he]#039[/he] preferred cloud-native runtime and is falling behind...
What is the major difference between proc and sys?
what is the actual difference between /sys and /proc directories? okay, they are virtual file systems used to import kernel data structures and hardware information. And the fact that /proc also...
LXer: How To Install Selenium and Chrome On Centos 7
Published at LXer: Installing Chrome and Selenium can be quite challenging. This post goes through step by step tutorial to install Selenium and Chrome. I have also put together a small section at...
HELP! Cannon printer failed to parse time stamp: none
I haven't had any problems using my Cannon MG2522 printer until I upgraded to 19.2 Tina. I rarely use my printer so I was really frustrated to get the 'filter failed' message. I got 'failed to parse...
LXer: How to Select or Choose the Best Hosting Services
Published at LXer: Web Hosting is a service that allows individuals and organizations to publish web pages or sites to the Internet. A web hosting or web host supplier is a company that offers the...
Another problem with 19.3
Tricia has been naughty again this time on an update from 19.2 She has deleted all my Thunderbird accounts and the Event entries so I have to enter them again as if it was a new Thunderbird...
LXer: Get started with this open source to-do list manager
Published at LXer: Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I[he]#039[/he]m taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you...
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