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I split Thunderbird into two profiles. I want the new profile to always open in my second work space (virtual desktop). I have other devilspie configurations to open apps in the second work space,...

I got this built, and followed the Xen Project website to add the kernel config options to create my 4.19.26 Dom0 kernel, booted it and it seemed to work OK. Unfortunately, the Xen + LILO...

Alright, you just got that fast NVMe SSD, or even a couple… You hope this drive, the size of a pack of chewing gum, will feed your need for speed. So, you install it in your system… and notice that...

Published at LXer: Brief History of Storage and evolvement of Software defined Storage and Object Storage Read More......

I posted about this but I think I asked the wrong question. I have a USB mass storage device whose format is a bit weird, but it used to mount when plugged in and now it doesn't. I can't reformat...

A bit about my setup, I'm primarily trying to understand all of this using nmcli since that seems to be where RHEL 8 is heading. I'll try to bold my questions. My LAN: 192.168.1.0/24, gateway...

Recently eating potatoes and browsing web was wondering what other people from this forum use as meals. Maybe share some recipes that are not rocket science to execute. I can share pudding recipe...

Hello. First, the admission: I know nothing about programming. Thus, I'm perhaps wasting my time. However, I figure when nothing is ventured then nothing can be gained. Also, please forgive me if...

Good evening. I have the supplement of a newspaper, which appeared at the end of 1967 with the review of that year. The whole supplement contains 8 pages in Din A-2 format. I can scan all the...

Can someone tell me who creates the system, "Notes" for the Slackware Program? Thanks! -- L. James -- L. D. James ljames@apollo3.com www.apollo3.com/~ljames

Published at LXer: It's been quite a while since we had a listicle of interesting games gearing up for release on Linux in 2019, let's take a fresh look today. Read More......

Can anyone recommend a cheap colour laser printer — my Samsung has just died at only 6 years old. It only has to cope with light usage — my biggest file is 40 pages and that's only printed about...

I run dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit and Windows 7 Home Premium, although I very rarely go into Windows anymore. Yesterday I was opening my Ubuntu Desktop Icons folder when the Desktop went crazy...

Published at LXer: On Linux, as a system administrator, you often want to have a complete list of all the users and all the groups on your host. It is quite crucial for security purposes to make...

I have a Chromebook and on the top row there are 10 media keys. Currently, they all act as media keys except when I hold down an overlay key (Super_L) which then maps them to F1-F10. The only change I...

/sbin/cryptsetup is a dynamic executable, and two of its libraries (libcryptsetup and libjson) reside in /usr/lib{,64}/. Encrypted volumes are supposed to be opened before non-root volumes get...

Published at LXer: In my series about GNOME Boxes, I explained how Linux users can quickly spin up virtual machines on their desktop without much fuss. Boxes is ideal for creating virtual machines...

Hi all, I've just downloaded linux, and it comes as a .iso file. I'm on Windows10, and it doesn't have a facility that converts from .iso to an executable file. Will I have to purchase...

yello, I've seen many awk one liners online and I some parts of it have curly brackets and others don't. When do you need to use curly brackets and not use them. Thx

Published at LXer: There has been concern for nearly five years application servers are dead. Truth be told, they are not dead, but is their usage in decline? The simple answer is yes. Over the...

Hello, I thought it was about time I signed up as a member on this site. I have used it many times to find resolutions to Linux related problems over the years. I have used Linux since 1993. Going...

Hi, I've in my hands a laptop on which I'm trying to install Slackware -current via usb, but I'm encountering some problems with UEFI. The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 14 3000 (model 3481) originally...

Published at LXer: Wednesday continued the Akademy BoFs, group sessions and hacking in the morning followed by the daytrip in the afternoon to Lake Como, to have some fun, get away from laptops and...

Published at LXer: Okay, not exactly gaming news but good to see anyway. Krita, the high quality FOSS painting program now has a Linux version available on Steam. Read More......

I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I am trying to mount a network drive in Slack and cannot get it to work. My share is set up as [user_share] with user user_share being the only valid user....

This *just* happened on a fully updated -current install, and a clean -current install. All of a sudden git will not clone and says "SSL certificate problem: certificate is not yet valid" My...

Hi! I'm using the extension Clock Override to format the top bar datetime on Ubuntu 18.04, and I'm using the %A option to display my locale's (Norwegian) full weekday. This, however, is in all...

Published at LXer: This tutorial shows you how to configure the Ubuntu terminal to start with root permissions. Read More......

Ubuntu 18.04, Cinnamon. default file manager and Nemo. When I switch to a folder that has lots of pictures the file managers (Ubuntu file manager and Nemo) both slow to a crawl and take...

Ubuntu 18.04, Cinnamon, Firefox. Maybe a security issue or not. When I use the Ubuntu software updater, sometimes I am prompted for a password to continue and other times I am not. I dont...

Dear all I come across a problem with my Acer Apire E1-431 with bios locked with password and secure boot is enable, first boot is internal HDD and F12 for boot order selection is impossible. I...

Published at LXer: Etherpad is a real-time editor that is web-based and comes as an open-source package. This application allows users to simultaneously edit documents in real time and to see the...

i am new to linux coming from a long history of windows xp, 7, 8 and 10. My system is a acer-aspire 1420 500 hard drve, and 2gb memory. It does not seem that linux is working right wont update...

Published at LXer: Some sad news to share this Friday evening, as Unknown Worlds Entertainment have announced they're calling it a day for the Linux version of Natural Selection 2. Read More......

Hi , i have updated slackware64-current box. I install fltk to build two projects , but the two fails with same messages , and im not see where is the problem. Same projects, using fltk from SBo...

I've been thinking about using ProtonMail or Tutanova but I came across PGP encryption for email and that sounds like it might be the best thing to use as it works within Gmail or whatever and all you...

I've been reading up on liveslak usb keys. I downloaded the liveslak xfce variant, & iso2usb.sh, and took a testdrive; it looks cool. I want to reinstall it with: * xfce as before * Multilib *...

I tried to install SweetHome3D from SBo on my multilib current install with openjdk-8u222_b10-x86_64-1alien, but i couldn't get it to work. I then took a look at archlinux PKGBUILD of SweetHome3D and...

Installing Simpleburn on antiX 17.4.1 results in a not functioning program. If launched by menu to burn an ISO to CD the program hangs doing nothing. Launching it from console makes clear it...

Hello - Currently I have a Centos 7.5 Server joined to an Windows 2012 domain. I want to add a 2nd domain for authentication. I am using RealmD with my current domain, let's call it DMZ, and my...

I am trying to run an old FORTRAN 77 code on MAC term A simple test compiles using g77 -c test.f producing test.o however cannot produce an executable as g77 -o test test.o gives an error...

Published at LXer: Gunzip is a command-line tool for decompressing Gzip files. Gzip is one of the most popular compression algorithms that reduce the size of a file and keep the original file...

I have the following string: Code: --------- ABCABC --------- I want to output Code: ---------

Tux Guitar does not see either of the printers I have on my home ethernet. In the print dialog under the General Tab, I see only "Print to File" Other applications see the printers with no...

When I bought my Lenovo Thinkcentre, it was of course set up for Windows. It had two ESPs, one for normal boot and one for emergencies. That's a Lenovo thing btw; you press a special key and you get...

Published at LXer: Starship is not only minimal, always out of your way and only showing information when needed, but it's also fast and highly customizable, so you can have it look very fancy if...

I am planning to install Linux Mint 19.2 (Cinnamon) in the near future. (I am currently using Windows 7.) My printer is a Canon Pixma MG2200 (Note: It is not 2220.) A friend who is currently...

Published at LXer: It's all about timing with cron, the scheduling daemon. Cron allows system administrators to schedule and automate scripted tasks with ease and precision. Read More......

Published at LXer: Lighttpd is a free, open-source and high-speed webserver specially designed for speed-critical environments. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Lighttpd on Debian 10...

Published at LXer: Brian Behlendorf is perhaps best known for being a co-founder of the Apache Project, which became the Apache Software Foundation. Today, he's the executive director of the...