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This is Kubuntu 19.10, I'd like to try out Gnome and the only issue left to solve is this. When I lock the screen I get dumped back at SDDM, and I can just Ctrl+Alt+F1 my way back into Gnome. If I try...

Hi all: New to Kali Linux and this forum. I am running Kali on a VirtualBox on a mac laptop. I'm unable to ping a url or an ip. I get either a ""Temporary failure in name resolution" or...

My Dell Latitude 2100 (an Atom CPU netbook) has been running Slackware for years. Today I upgraded patched packages, then the kernel (to version 4.4.202). For the second time in more than 15 years...

*Question:* I having trouble understanding how to use “authselect” on CENTOS 8. I’ve read the documentation several time trying to understand how to establish/active LDAP using and Synology NAS....

How can I *stop* the high-lighted text from showing *when form loads*. I only want to see it and the associated data *after *the form is submitted. Thanks in advance for help. Code:...

Published at LXer: Privacy developers concerned over Chocolate Factory plans. A nascent web API called getInstalledRelatedApps offers a glimpse of why online privacy remains such an uncertain...

As mentioned above, a while back I bought a generic Acer ATC- 710 - UR52 prebuilt computer, (seemingly now discontinued,) and recently have been able to upgrade its graphics card from a 2gb gtx 970,...

Attempting to install gtkwave-3.3.103 in Ubuntu 18.04 but always get this error: Can't find Tcl configuration definitions. Use --with-tcl to specify a directory containing tclConfig.sh What to...

2 different domains, on 2 different hosts, blocked my attempts to connect to harryshearer.com (Spinal Tap's bassist, voice of many characters on The Simpsons), returning ---Quote--- ...

Hi experts, I wonder why I cannot update my repositories or software on my Linux Mint 18.2 system any more. I really need Adobe flash plugin 11.2 or higher in order to continue my distant study...

Published at LXer: MongoDB is a free and open-source document database. It belongs to a family of databases called NoSQL, which is different from the traditional table-based SQL databases like...

I wanted to reinstall my Linux Mint System today but found a problem in my BIOS System I really cannot solve. My Notebook still works fine with the old Linux Mint 18.2-system but has some troubles...

Hi, I have got a little chaos in my fonts, and want to start over (without reinstalling). Which fonts do I really need for the system, and perhaps for the browser? I don't need all those fonts...

I built a computer. It ran on Win 7 ok. Then I made the mistake of upgrading to Win10, and everything went whacko with my graphics card and wi-fi card. Haven't used it now for 6 months (I have other...

Hi everyone, my an acer laptop sound stopped working today (doesn't sound in chrome, firefox, video player...) I reinstalled the system but it's still not working. alsamixer "select soundcard" only...

I have a few domains under a premium hosting plan. Self-signed certificates will cause browser warnings - that happens. How to install a free certificate to secure all my domains reliably ? ...

I was experimenting how much is possible to shrink a complete graphical system, free from Debian repositories, remindful of TinyME 2008 which is a complete graphical newbie proof GNU/Linux with an iso...

This will be something for me to fool about with when I have time from other things. Installing it was quite tricky as the installation CD only boots in legacy mode. I had to enable legacy, do the...

This started yesterday. When booting, there comes a point where the boot process hangs for 90 seconds or so. The line before the pause varies according to which USB devices are connect: Code:...

Published at LXer: Vivaldi Technologies have released a new beta of their upcoming Vivaldi for Android web browser, which brings support for Chromebooks and many refinements to the user interface....

Hello, I failed to start ZFS on CentOS 8. Can anyone help? Here is what I did: Code: --------- $ sudo dnf install http://download.zfsonlinux.org/epel/zfs-release.el8_0.noarch.rpm $ sudo dnf...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, so I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section. I recently assembled a new PC (see below) and I wanted to use it as a server, so I decided to install a server...

I am working in Kali Linux on VirtualBox on a Macbook Air I have this persistent issue I am unable to solve. Usually after a reboot, I am unable to access the web via the Kali browser. Also at the...

After an update to Fedora 31, not the most recent one, but an older one, I noticed the following anomaly in non-root screen sessions: [dboth@david ~]$ echo "Hello world" 777;preexecHello world...

*Good morning all!* Not sure if this question has been asked, I did search but I did not find anything Fluxbox specific. I'm trying to create transparency in Thunar but unfortunately I've been...

While I'm not really big on "new year's resolutions"; I did set out to learn C, or failing that, at least know a little more about it (and software development in general) in 2019. So I guess that...

Published at LXer: Nginx pronounced “engine x” is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP and reverse proxy server responsible for handling the load of some of the largest sites on the Internet....

hi to all, I've centos7.5 as server & client , and one centos6.10 client. I've configured ddns and dhcpd as follows :- file /etc/named.conf Code: --------- options { listen-on port 53 {...

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Published at LXer: At the end, the goal is not simply to get an old computer to just work – the goal is to get an old computer to work and do things that you need as someone living in 2020. Read...

Hello How to search for multiple keywords in man pages? For example, I want to search all of the man pages not just in the description but in whole for keywords like 'emergency' and 'critical' ...

Newby here :-) See in GUI the htdocs directory and want to create folder there for my web files. Tried to right click and option was grayed out. Went to Terminal and got # privilege but still...

Published at LXer: Canonical announced that the default Linux kernel in the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) is moving to a rolling kernel model. Read More......

Hi, I make first small project in AndroidStudio. Simple SUM project. RUN ok, no problems, except if: -I leave one or both sum fields empty, the application closes when executing the method...

I built a computer. It ran on Win 7 ok. Then I made the mistake of upgrading to Win10, and everything went whacko with my graphics card and wi-fi card. I want to install Linux and hopefully it will...

Hi, everybody,my name is WILL ,I am new to deepin have a problem with updating,and hope that someone can help me with it,while I try to update I get "dependency error cannot detect updates"could...

In this thread (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=6065682) (2nd post), I can't answer the OPs question because i can't get an ampersand to print, either within [CODE] tags or...

Hi. I recently got a new video card and had to install some drivers for it. The process was all a bit fussy, and it ended up with me having to reinstall my / and /usr partitions fresh with Ubuntu...

Published at LXer: The GNOME project is the Linux desktop[he]#039[/he]s darling, and deservedly so. It began as the free and open desktop alternative to proprietary options (including KDE at the...

Just beginning to try to create a PHP form generator. Php ends up producing all one string. Code: --------- <?php set_include_path( '../../include' ); error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE); ...

Hello, I got this error when installing USB driver on CentOS 8: ---Quote--- error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate location ---End Quote--- I tried to install the...

I am flummoxed. I run this script when I want to block my Internet connection: #!/bin/bash iptables -F iptables -P INPUT DROP iptables -P OUTPUT DROP iptables -P FORWARD DROP Everything...

I miss delted the libldap in /usr/lib64 , now the yast cannot work correctly, the pdf cann't be openned, and the network cann't work. how to resolve this problem.

Published at LXer: 7zip is a great tool for compressing files, but its usage can be complicated for some users. Here's how you can simplify 7z compression with bash aliases. Read More......

I have two boxes (running Mint 19.2 on both) using 10Gbps Mellanox X3 cards connected via a DAC cable and iPerf reports 9.8Gbps both ways. No networking switch between these boxes.... just the DAC...

Published at LXer: TLP is a free, open-source and feature rich utility for battery use optimization on laptops running Debian. In this article, we will explain how to enable TLP on your Debian...

I installed Manjaro KDE 18.1.3 just over a week ago and have it set up perfectly. I have all my settings in place, all the software I'm interested in is installed. My issue is I went to install the...

I am trying to remotely run and debug a very simple test program using gdbserver and gdb-multiarch. On the Raspberry Pi, I start gdbserver with Code: --------- sudo gdbserver --multi...