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Slackware64 14.2 / multilib, with original kernel ('huge') as released. After boot and user login, I type 'startx' and it fails first time or maybe first two times, then launches. When it fails, it...

Before I start, just let me say that I am aware that this is not a Slackware problem. It's probably a VMWare problem, but as I don't know exactly how to get in touch with them, I'll ask here. I am...

hi, I want to change a PHP file but I cannot change it because its write protected how can I change the complete root that's protected. I use Filezilla to change the restriction but it does not...

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Hi There, Since upgrading to Kernel 5.4.1 Plasma 5 appears to load, but the page is sort of black with no mouse cursor - looked for errors in the log, nothing...which is odd by itself. ...

My Touch screen is 180 degrees off on the horizontal plane. If I touch right it activates left etc. On the vertical it's fine. I have tied calibrating with the program to no avail. Is there a config...

Evening folks So decided to remove one of my SSD's from another computer running slackware and put it in my main PC and do a new install of Current. I will usually clear the table to start with ...

Published at LXer: This tutorial shows you how to quickly check whether a given website is up (alive) or down from a Linux terminal. Read More......

I need to be able to host a meeting using Adobe Connect (no choice there - it's the only allowed resource). There is no Linux application available, but the Adobe website indicates that Linux is...

I'm running Slackware64 14.2, kernel 4.4.182, BIND 9.11.9. While monitoring iftop, I noticed some old host names popping up. These are for computers that have been since has their hostnames...

I've dusted off an old HP Pavilion Elite HPE to stage and test a virtual machine. I'm running Slackware64 14.2 and VirtualBox. This computer has an Intel i7 920 2.67GHz processor. The specs. indicate...

Why won't my Logitech F310 controller work on linux mint 19.2. Is it a mint problem or are the games on the software manager not suitable for a controller? HELP

Published at LXer: I’ve been writing reviews of Linux music players discovering a raft of gems along the way, together with a fair few turkeys. That’s the nature of open source software. It’s not...

I have installed debian buster on my PC.I want to enable DPMS on my setup. But even after doing all the relevant changes I am not able to enable it. Below is the output of #xset q ===========...

Yesterday I upgraded from Debian 8 to 9 with no apparent issues. Today I upgraded from 9 to 10 and as I think I'm done and do "apt update" to check it suddenly can't connect, (and after rebooting I...

Hi altogether, I´using bodhilinux in a VM and lately encountered some strange behaviour as far as keyboard input is concerned. Suddenly the arrow left and right keys don´t work any more. Neither...

Published at LXer: November[he]#039[/he]s wander-around-the-web has turned up some interesting Ansible stories. It[he]#039[/he]s fascinating to explore Ansible development through data, as Greg...

I don't know if anyone will have an answer for this, let alone come across this issue. I run Cinnamon on Ubuntu 18.04, and for the most part it works well. But there is one notable exception. I...

I'm looking at the rename utility but I can't figure out how to rename files with the pattern I want. For example, I have the following innocuous file names: DBZ.-.001.-.The.New.Threat.mp4*...

Hello All, My old harddisk has SMART enabled. Today, while going through man pages of smartctl tool, I came across the error option and tried that on my disk. Surprisingly it showed 5 errors. I'm...

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Hello Team, Currently we are trying to integrate kerberos with openldap . Please see the below steps along with the necessary configuration details we are facing the issue in bringing kadmin...

Published at LXer: This article is part of a special series of 24 days of Linux desktops. Take a step back in time with Window Maker, which implements the old Unix NeXTSTEP environment for today's...

There is a problem with Mint 19.2 and Windows 10 dual boot on installation with the latest Windows 10 August 17th 2019. On installing when you have Windows 10 when it finds Windows. It no longer...

hi i am using debian 9 on my server and openvpn, i have installed squid. I saw that I have a lot of connections not allowed by me how can I only allow my clients who use my openvpn? how do i only...

Hi team, I'm new on ES , is there any way to configure multi-cluster for ES stack to provide HA , i read notions about Tribe config, is it best practice for this ?, is it possible to set a tribe...

Hi Forum, I have two older x86 machines (Acer...

Hi, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1716992 CVE-2019-10126 is a problem with a buffer overflow in the mwifiex driver. My question is, why do I need this driver installed in my kernel...

One of our servers is supposed to be running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but somehow Debian bullseye got into the mix. None of my colleages seems to know how this happened, and I would like to get it back on...

It's all about the money. Again. http://techrights.org/2019/10/16/startpage-is-surveillance/

I am running a HP desktop with a 64 bit processor and a 32 bit system.Which linux version should I use?

Am using the Legacy edition for a 32 bit lappy Have d/l Nautilus from the AppStore but it doesn't seem to want to work. The same for Synaptic. What is the proceedure to uninstall apps? i have...

Following error when running a python script. File "/home/pi/.local/share/virtualenvs/sphero-sdk-raspberrypi-python-M5SuJw2V/lib/python3.7/site-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 268, in open ...

Short version- trying to use FPR to make an RPM and the --python-blahblahblah flags seem to not be working. I think they are being overwritten by something else and I'm hoping someone who understands...

My Mageia v. 6 notified me that it was EOL today, so I did the online upgrade to v. 7. I was too lazy to move the computer to a location where I could plug in an ethernet cable, so I did this via...

Published at LXer: A firewall is a security feature that filters incoming and outgoing traffic and keeps at bay potentially malicious applications. Additionally, a firewall gives the systems...

I have a Debian firewall running nat. I can connect to the internet from the firewall and can hit the outside network from a windows pc connected to the second (internal) interface of the firewall. ...

Hey everyone! I'm looking to make a slackware-based Qemu/KVM system with GPU-passthrough so I can for-good segregate windows from the rest of my world. the last time I tried using Qemu/KVM, I had...

To VirtualBox users: I hit a hiccup after installing the 5.4.1 kernel and using the generic Linux *.run install of VirtualBox 6.0.14 (it kicks up an error installing the modules). This is solved...

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Hi Folks, yesterday I freshly installed a new Linux Mint Distro to my machine and since then I can not bring my Brother TD-4100N Label printer back to life, that printed well on my old...

I have installed openSUSE Leap 15.1 on an acer c720 chromebook and cannot adjust the screen brightness, neither by function keys nor the following. Code: --------- ~ $ xbacklight No outputs...

Published at LXer: If you're thinking about becoming a system administrator or continuing your career as one, you should read this excerpt from one system administrator's experience. Read...

I'm running Current in VirtualBox 5.28 on a 14.2 host. Since a long time I have used full window (not full screen), which should be 1680x928 resolution. My monitor is 1680x1050. I am using the...

Yes, brand new... I think I have downloaded Libra Office and Crossover, but I can't find it to open. I would like to put some folders and links on the ICEWM desktop to run them easily. I saw a style...

Published at LXer: Using the fold command to wrap long lines of text makes it much easier text files on the command line. In this article we show you how to wrap at x number of characters or...

I know there were some other links to similar issues, https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/keyboard-and-mouse-stop-working-in-x-after-upgrade-to-current-947120/...

Just purchased an Acer Aspire 3 laptop. Ryzen 5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD, win 10 home I've gone into the BIOS to try to boot from something other than the winblows OS, to boot from USB, but the only...