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Published at LXer: KDE edition has the most conspicuous changes, and could become future flagship. Fedora 40 is in the final stretch before launch tomorrow, with release candidate 1.14 in...

Published at LXer: Audacity's latest update brings cloud saving, enhanced beat detection, pitch adjustment, and non-destructive pitch changes. Read More......

Published at LXer: An electronic book (commonly abbreviated e-book) is a text and image-based publication which can be read on a computer or other digital devices such as an e-book reader. Read...

Published at LXer: Discover the easiest way to install new Google Fonts or Nerd Fonts on your Linux system with multiple methods involving CLI and GUI, with practical examples. Read More......

I have a Gen3 T14 ThinkPad that I love, but I'm facing one annoying issue. The TrackPoint is constantly recalibrating incorrectly, causing the cursor to move on its own. It takes a few seconds to...

Hey all, A hard drive is representing hd(0,0) in my grub legacy configuration file , so if i have two disks (one SATA, one PATA ) with partitions naming /dev/hda0 and /dev/sda1 which one of them...

Is there a SlackBuild to package Waydroid (https://waydro.id/) Android emulator for Slackware? If not, are there build instructions to build Waydroid on Slackware?

Hello, a bit of a newbie here. I currently downloaded the newest latest of ubuntu available on a hard drive, then installed on new Hp laptop. the screen its giving me is : Gave up waiting for...

Published at LXer: Jq is a powerful utility that can read and manipulate JSON data. Find out how to use jq to manage large JSON files in Linux, and some of its best alternatives today. Read...

why is the industry destroying/phasing out optical storage? I can't afford/trust some other physical media? MediaType Cost Lifetime Dur. Speed Size Other --------- ---- ------------- -----...

Published at LXer: Changing the default terminal emulator in Ubuntu can sometimes lead to the error iToo many levels of symbolic linksi. This issue can occur during the configuration of terminal...

Hello All , I'm perplexed with the way /etc/crontab should be 600 as per security. I need help /suggestion about is it really necessary to set 600 permission on the /etc/crontab where user...

Just installed Cinnamon 21.3 and set Chewing Ibus for inputting Chinese. But it did not work. I want to set up Chewing Fcitx input method for Chinese. Help, please. Thanks. DiaNobb

Published at LXer: Restic is a modern backup program with support for encryption and deduplication. As we saw in this tutorial, Restic is easy to use, but it doesnit make use of a configuration...

Not sure how many of you have looked at the official Slackware GPG-KEY (http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64/GPG-KEY), and maybe I'm late to the party noticing this, but it expires on a...

Just installed Cinnamon 21.3 and set Chewing Ibus for inputting Chinese. Can not shift to input Chinese. Help, please. Thanks. DiaNobb

Hi, Could you help me please with getting the timeout/spin-down status of my SATA drive? And also setting this too. I have tried - Code: --------- sudo hdparm -I /dev/sdd | grep level

Release LXQt 2.0.0 https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/04/15/release-lxqt-2-0-0/ LXQt 2.0.0 updates to the same toolkit as KDE Plasma 6. Meaning, no pain in the arse,:D I recommend to remove...

Published at LXer: As we know, Ubuntu 24.04 is a Linux OS, Apache is a web server used for serving website files, MySQL is a database management system, and PHP is the programming language. This...

Published at LXer: Thunderbird's next major release includes Rust integration for improved Microsoft Exchange support, eliminating the need for third-party add-ons. Read More......

My CPU (AMD 7965WX) is not properly thermally throttling, and is exceeding the max temperature. I am running Ubuntu 23.10, and using an ASUS WRX90E-SAGE motherboard. If I run CPU intensive...

I downloaded the lastest 'solaar' SBo package, installed it, when I run solaar I get: ---Quote--- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/solaar", line 54, in import...

---Quote--- iit seems inevitable that we are heading toward a medical world that is essentially based on input and output... We should realize that if this is allowed to move on, the near future...

Published at LXer: 4-letter survivor's move to Qt 6 means that, love it or hate it, Wayland is looming. Version 2.0 of the LXQt desktop updates its foundations to Qt 6, as also used in KDE Plasma...

What distro should I install for a complete beginner like me. I want to be familiar with how Linux works, I know Windows and Mac OS. Should I just install it and play around with it? Is there anything...

Published at LXer: The Kubernetes 1.30 update packs major improvements across core areas like networking, storage, scheduling and code architecture, further demonstrating Kubernetesi continued...

I have Debian 12 with MATE 1.26.0 running on a Dell D620. My laptops firmware and MATE fight over backlight brightness control, either conflicting or doubling actions with the keyboard shortcuts. When...

Published at LXer: PhotoPrism AI-powered photos app introduces two-factor authentication in its latest update, adds numerous UI enhancements, and more. Read More......

Hello, I tried to download Linux on my laptop, so I just followed some YouTube tutorials, but after multiple tries, I just can't figure it out. So, I freed up some space, but when I try to set...

Published at LXer: Audioloader is a web based MPD client with special focus on playing music organized in folders. Itis free and open source software. Read More......

Hi all... I have a very cheap Evolve III Maestro that I got as a toy/learning tool. My main laptop died a quick death the other day so this one is acting as my main until I fix or replace the other...

I have an XPS 9710 and have run multiple distros on it without a problem the past 3 or so years. It seems that suddenly there is no sound even if the tiger lake audio processor is detected and even...

Looking for a motherboard as similar as possible to my old motherboard (which I couldn't find), I bought an old but allegedly unused motherboard. It works fine, but has a limitation that I didn't...

Apologies if I'm becoming a help vampire lately, but I'm trying to set up things. Wine won't start over freetype, it seems Code: --------- ........... Wine cannot find the FreeType font...

Published at LXer: Variable refresh rate support is now available in Niri, enhancing your visual experience with smoother animations. Read More......

Happens after things like closing laptop (sleep) and reopening and also when starting libvirtd, which seems to shunt other interface names to different names including wlan and mobile interface. Wlan0...

Published at LXer: In this article, we will see some of these useful alternative map applications for Android and how you can install them. Read More......

I run my arch on gnome and was updating the system. The system froze during update, I tried waiting but nothing worked so I used the power button to turn it completely off. When I tried loging in it...

Installed the linux program "Kodi" which I am well used to in Windows10. No problems installing, it accesses the SYNAS and local folders to load audio, but when play is clicked, the display does...

Most of you know how little time I have for kde, but as I was being bugged about the "full install" thing, I decided to try it, even if it meant installing kde. So on a clean disk, I installed...

I have a Debian machine that runs in mostly-headless mode. I connect to it via VNC, which runs on desktop :2. It has been recently upgraded to Bullseye. Since the upgrade, I can only run Synaptic...

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Published at LXer: Reap the benefits by being in the knowWebinar Linux may have started out 25 years ago as a tiny acorn, but it has become a mighty oak.i Read More......

Hi all, I have tried updating my system from 15.4 to 15.5 but getting the "Installation has completed with error." Noting is updated and I am back with 15.4. Looks I am missing: File...

When I ask for Thunderbird for Android most of you will answer K9 mail, yes it is a very good email app but I want something else. The reason sounds silly, K9 lacks a basic feature that it does not...

Published at LXer: We outline the list of new features of Xubuntu 24.04 LTS release and additional updates for this version. Read More... (https://www.debugpoint.com/xubuntu-24-04-features/)

Published at LXer: Hot on the heels of Ubuntu Noble beta come the betas of the Qt-based remixes, with some interesting differences. The beta versions of Lubuntu*and Kubuntu 24.04 are out, showing...

I am running Mint Debian on a ThinkPad, the build in BT has some problem some times not working, so that I used a Logitech Unify adapter. I used Solaar to setup the adapter to use with different...

Published at LXer: Software developers need all the help possible. One useful tool is a documentation browser. In fact, they can sometimes be a life changer. Read More......

Hello All , A Very frustrating issue here , the item that is being complained about IS there and IS a bzImage file ... the one hint the 'elilo.c(line 77):Kernel file' could either be a line in the...