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Need to force monitor size to 1920x1080 60Hz under Slackware 14.2
Hi, I've been using an LG 1920x1080 60 Hz, flat screen monitor with VGA from an Intel Atom SBC running Slackware 14.2 for some time now. When I start the Atom up it takes a while to correctly size...
I may have screwed my computer
I am running Debian Testing (Bullseye) I did an upgrade from old-testing (Buster) to current-testing (Bullseye) when Bullseye was first available. Now, the problem is that ...
Slarm64 / Xfce / Blueman / PyGObject - GUI seems broken?
Is anyone else running into this? I have not been able to launch Blueman in quite some time, using Slarm64 + Xfce on a Pinebook (using ayufan's kernel from his Arch image, in which Blueman works...
No WiFi detected Linux Mate 19.3
Having replaced an older version of Linux Mint with Mate 19.3 I can no longer detect Wi-Fi. I do have Ethernet connection but it frustrates me that the Wi-Fi option is no longer available? Have tried...
Problem building vlc from slackbuilds
Hi , i have an error building vlc from slackbuilds , i get error reference to libaom , if edit slackbuild and disable explicitly Code: --------- --disable-aom \ --------- then vlc , builds...
LXer: An introduction to Asterisk
Published at LXer: Interested in setting up a VoIP system? You might want to use Asterisk. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/introduction-asterisk)
LXer: How to Change/Spoof a MAC Address in Debian 10
Published at LXer: As Linux users, we sometimes need to change the MAC address of our network adapters. This process is also called spoofing or faking a MAC address. This article explains how to...
Has my disk been stolen?
I am running Ubuntu on my work computer. (Del) Returning to work after a break the computer failed to boot but dropped to a root maintenance prompt. The operating system appeared to be okay but my...
Advice needed for partitioning hard drive. Fresh install multi booter.
Hi. I want to repartition two hard drives , one is 150g and the other is 500gs. I want to have all partition sizes at about 60 gigs so I can back them up with a 65 gig flash drive. Also I have a...
Multiple browsers ignore two touchpad/cursor settings on KDE Plasma 5.14.5, Debian 10.2/Testing
I recently installed KDE Plasma 5.14.5 on two devices, a desktop and a laptop, which run Debian Testing and Debian 10.2 respectively. On both, the primary browser is Vivaldi. On the former, Plasma was...
Lubuntu 18.04 UI freezing
I've just installed Lubuntu 18.04 on an HP Microserver Gen 8, running off a micro-SD card. The installation went fine, and I managed to install a VNC server (I want to run it headless, controlled via...
Can't install RAID created with Windows (and raid controller) on laptop running Linux with no hardware controller
I have 4 hard drives that formed a RAID 10 array created on a Windows PC with an Intel raid controller. That old PC is long gone but I still have the drives from that array. Now I have a laptop...
LXer: KDE Wants to Help Windows 7 Refugees Upgrade to Linux and the Plasma Desktop
Published at LXer: The KDE community has shared details on how they want to help people using the Windows 7 operating system to migrate to Linux and the Plasma desktop before it becomes obsolete on...
[VM Newbie] Basic Questions on VMs
Ok bear with me as i only dived into Linux last month and only last week i have decided to play around with QEMU in Linux Mint 19.3 and one of my proudest Linux moment was getting a W10 Guest VM up in...
how to choose a distro (addition to sticky )
if you go to this site: https://distrotest.net/ and click on any link it will allow you to play with a distro live. eg Slackware Hit the system start button and wait for a slot. When you...
httpd.service failing once ssl_mod and OpenDCIM was setup
I built a new CENTOS 8 server (VMWare) that was working perfectly until I added the SSL_MOD (all tests worked and I was able to restart httpd.service but once I downloaded OpenDCIM got the...
LXer: How To Create An ISO From A Bootable USB Drive In Linux
Published at LXer: This guide explains how to create an ISO from a bootable USB drive that we created already in Linux operating system. Read More......
Failed to install ELDK 5.6
Hello, I got this error when installing ELDK 5.6 on Debian 10.2. Can anyone help? Code: --------- $ sudo ./install.sh -d /home/notooth/Downloads/eldk-5.6 -s toolchain-xenomai-qte...
Live passwd
I tried to install in the past and it was kind of confusing for me, today I saw that it has live images but there is no live password information, how do I login live usb?
How to change the file system mount points with new hard drives.
I recently built a new computer and installed Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon on it. During the install, I chose to "do something else" instead of accepting the default storage configuration. I...
snmptrapd configuration on rhel 8
I need to configure snmptrap on rhel 8 server and send trap to nimsoft for file system , memory and cpu load and network diconnection status. please help me, if any one configured.
SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist
hello i am new in linux kindly resolve my error SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist
Linux Newbie trying to mount Windows share to Amazon Linux server. Cannot see files in mount
Newbie here: Running on Amazon Linux (whatever distort that might be) After hours of trying to figure out how to mount a simple Windows 2012 R2 share, I found what I think is the right command:...
[SOLVED] Can't install GRUB (Debian Buster) during installation on portable SSD Samsung T5 drive and latest win 10 pro not detected
I am trying to install Debian Buster on a portable Samsung T5 SSD drive and I have windows 10 Pro installed already on a separate internal laptop (Lenovo) drive. But I can't install GRUB. GRUB is...
update-grub: os-prober gone bonkers
my update-grub is just a wrapper to the command (fyi) I did some re provisioning of the partitions and update the fstab in Slack and FreeBSD . Windows did an update without asking because windows...
Opinion Debian vs Ubuntu server in relation of support duration and security
Hi there, sorry, i know the topic will have been discussed millions of times but i would like to focus on the two issues above: support duration and security. I'm an sysadmin and for years I've...
WANTED: Pre-2005 Live CD/DVD ISOs for the historical record
Hi LQ, TL;DR: Please send me your pre-2005 Live CD/DVD ISOs for the historical record! I am doing some research on earlier Linux live CD distributions, and I could really use your help. ...
LXer: Linux in 2020: 27.8 million lines of code in the kernel, 1.3 million in systemd
Published at LXer: Systemd? It's the proper technical solution, says kernel maintainer. The Linux kernel has around 27.8 million lines of code in its Git repository, up from 26.1 million a year...
Appcenter
Hello, We would really appreciate it when Writemonkey would be added to the appcenter. Thanks in advance, Will
When does hardware become defined as 'old'?
This is a bit of a vague topic title so I will try to make my meaning more specific. What would you define as old and very old hardware? Would you define it in years or ability or both? If you...
How can I increase the display size?
I'm running a VM with Bodhi 5.0.0, and I'd like to increase the display size to 1920x1080. I've searched the Bodhi menu and Googled a bit, but to no avail. How can I achieve this?
LXer: Millions of readers: How to be a part of our 2020 journey
Published at LXer: Welcome to 2020 at Opensource.com! Last month, on*December 31, 2019,*while our editorial team had settled down for a long winter[he]#039[/he]s nap—no, truthfully we were simply...
LXer: How to Find or Search a Word in Vim or Vi Text Editor
Published at LXer: Vim is a popular text editor that comes preinstalled on macOS, Linux Distros and BSD Like operating systems. Vim is a free and opensource text editor available today. Finding or...
how can I use BCC option in bash mail
I am using sendmail and gmail as a relay for outgoing emails on debian 10. This is the script (https://github.com/aristosv/scripts/blob/master/install_sendmail) I use for installing and configuring...
LXer: Containers, networks, security, and more Ansible news
Published at LXer: Crikey, you lot have been busy writing in December. We[he]#039[/he]ve got more data munging from Greg Sutcliffe;*we[he]#039[/he]ve got writing modules for orchestrating...
LXer: How To Display Process Information Using Procs On Linux
Published at LXer: Procs is a command line utility to show information about active and running processes in Linux. Procs is written in Rust programming language and it is cross-platform. As of...
LXer: My 5 favorite Linux sysadmin tools
Published at LXer: There are a lot of lovable Linux tools available, but here are my top five picks. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/favorite-linux-sysadmin-tools)
Looking for self education resources
Hey all, So, I just got back into Linux, which can appropriately be understood as my first honest exploration of the Unix base, around a year ago. What had happened was, I just got fed up with NS...
LXer: Firefox 72: Floating videos, blocking fingerprints, and defeating notification pop-ups
Published at LXer: Beefy Firefox release despite new 4-weekly release cycle, but users stick stubbornly to Google ChromeMozilla has aired a bunch of new features aimed at making web 2020 a little...
Sendmail log
Apologies for dumb question in advance but I havent done linux for more than 10 years and the support guy's father has just been taken into hospital so I am it!!! In our sendmail maillog we see...
[SOLVED]you can't remove Windows 8 from BIOS
Hi, I finally joined the 21st century and bought a newer Thinkpad from eBay, but it has Windows 8 on it. The "important info" handout the seller put in the box says that Windows 8 does not have a...
LXer: Expanding Mozilla's Boards in 2020
Published at LXer: Mozilla is a global community that is building an open and healthy internet. We do so by building products that improve internet life, giving people more privacy, security and...
New kernel Slackware 14.2 (security issues)
Code: --------- Wed Jan 8 22:14:06 UTC 2020 patches/packages/linux-4.4.208/*: Upgraded. IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES n -> y +IPV6_SUBTREES y These updates fix various bugs and security issues....
Can't open Steam Game - Cattails
So basically I click play, an empty window pops up for a split second, then it closes like nothing ever happened. I made some good progress after tracking down a bunch of dependencies missing from the...
LXer: How to install Node.js on Linux/Ubuntu
Published at LXer: Node.js is an an open source JavaScript development platform for general purpose programming that enables users to build applications that need a persistent connection from the...
LXer: CES 2020: Samsung introduces enterprise-ready Galaxy Chromebook
Published at LXer: If you want a top-of-the-line Chromebook for work, your first choice has been the Google[he]#039[/he]s Pixelbook Go. Now, Samsung is releasing a challenger, the Galaxy...
Is Bodhi under active development?
Hello! I'm a rather experienced Linux user (mainly Ubuntu and Linux Mint). Now I'd like to give Bodhi a try, because I think it's an interesting option for very old hardware. But before I dive in:...
[SOLVED] Where is a netcard configured?
Hi there! I am used to use /etc/network/interfaces to configure my ethernet cards. Some time ago I moved from debian wheezy (an upgraded squeeze) to slackware and recently from slackware back to...
Can't find name anywhere-- resigned from codecamp, FreeCodeCamp? After making a stink about a donation
A year or couple years ago (I think, maybe more) I read about someone resigning from one of these CodeCamps... Pretty sure it had CodeCamp in the name, one is called FreeCodeCamp and it could have...
LXer: Popsicle - Create Multiple Bootable USB Drives At Once
Published at LXer: This guide explains how to create multiple bootable USB drives using Popsicle, all at once. Read More......
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