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- Is GNU/Linux a viable option for high schoolers?
- What Linux Distro is the best for Toshiba NB500 notebook?
- Alias in .bashrc, selecting random file
- [CentOS 7] It's raining threads - how to best configure the machine?
- How to check if the HDD is realy encrypted by Ubuntu?
- Debian not booting into GUI!
- Ubuntu asked if I wanted to upgrade my distribution. I clicked Yes. Now my laptop won't boot!
- nano ~/.bash_profile & source...question
- Problem with Linux shell scripting (using VIM)
- Help troubleshooting system attempting to boot from incorrect drive
- Keep Ubuntu awake, but shut monitors off
- Chromebook + Linux = Great budget coder?
- Debian/Sid, desktop environment crashing after login, how to rollback apt dist-grade???
- New to Ubuntu (SecureBoot, Veracrypt, User Accounts)
- KDE Neon, NFS mounts, and Dolphin - unimpressive performance?
- Unable to boot into Linux Mint.
- No right click on trackpad? Dell XPS 13
- compiling Debian packages "by hand"
- Problem with new install of Mint Cinnamon
- Is it bad to use Legacy boot mode if it's the only way Linux will boot?
- [Manjaro] System upgrade fails
- Slow/fluctuating file transfer between USB - HDD
- Informative Websites
- Right-click function not working on my new Ubuntu minimal install?
| Is GNU/Linux a viable option for high schoolers? Posted: 03 May 2018 06:22 AM PDT For personal and political reasons, I have decided I should move to a free software computer OS. I am not proficient with the command line, and I'd prefer to use a Mac OS-inspired interface. Because of this, Elementary OS has interested me, although I'm cautious because it seems like it might be too simplistic—one aspect I admired about the older versions of Mac OS was that it was, on the surface, simple, but also quite customisable and powerful when it needed to be. So, I've considered also Debian and Ubuntu, although I'm not sure how I feel about the GNOME 3 interface. I would also like to be able to use Mac OS-like gestures. What I'd like, above all, is something which is reliable: I don't have the time or the tools to tinker much with the OS past the initial setup. I want to automate as much of the menial processes I can, such as updates, backups, etc. So, here are my questions:
Cheers. [link] [comments]  |
| What Linux Distro is the best for Toshiba NB500 notebook? Posted: 03 May 2018 12:29 PM PDT My specs on this notebook are: -Intel Atom N455 1.66 GHz -2GB RAm -Intel GMA 3150 -Realtek WiFi Card Now have Windows 7 starter on this notebook. But sometimes is little laggy. And today i have blue screen of death when i try power up my notebook. I dont do anything strange yesterday night. Only browse net. Thats why i look for best avaible distro, with user friendly like windows for this notebook. Anyone here may help me with this? I need good advice. I use this notebook for web browsing, music, video watching. Nothing more. [link] [comments]  |
| Alias in .bashrc, selecting random file Posted: 03 May 2018 01:33 PM PDT Hi Linux4Noobs, I am engaged in an endeavor to alias a command to have mplayer play a random nature documentary from a directory, let's call it $PRONDIR. The following code snippet in my .bashrc works: except that it retains memory of the first file generated in that particular shell, so one would have to close and reopen the shell if one got tired of the nature documentary and wished to view an alternate random nature documentary. Do any other nature enthusiasts have some advice so I don't have to keep closing my shell? [link] [comments]  |
| [CentOS 7] It's raining threads - how to best configure the machine? Posted: 03 May 2018 07:44 AM PDT Hi everyone, Quality Check Devel As you can see I have 4M possible processes I can use in Devel, and only 1K in Quality. Is this the problem? How do I go on an solve this problem? Should I insert a line in /etc/security/limits.conf like Thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| How to check if the HDD is realy encrypted by Ubuntu? Posted: 03 May 2018 11:00 AM PDT The title says it all. I am not sure how to do it properly. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 May 2018 10:39 AM PDT So I am on debian stretch, kernel 4.9.something.... I had hibernated debian by clicking on the extension I downloaded. Since then , it does not boot into the OS. It is stuck on /Dev/sda5/ clean..... However if I press Ctrl+alt+F2 and login and startx, it works normally but hangs in sometime... If I kill gdm3 before startx, I get something like enter password for keyring .... Please help me boot my OS! I have a theme installed in Tweak tool. [link] [comments]  |
| Ubuntu asked if I wanted to upgrade my distribution. I clicked Yes. Now my laptop won't boot! Posted: 03 May 2018 06:33 AM PDT After I type in my LUKS password, I get spammed with this error message: [356.000000] ata3: irq_stat 0x00000040, connection status changed [356.000000] SError: { CommWake DevExch } [356.000000] ata3: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x4040000 action 0xe frozen I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I have a Transcend 2.5" SSD in my Lenovo G580. [link] [comments]  |
| nano ~/.bash_profile & source...question Posted: 03 May 2018 08:00 AM PDT Gents, Go to:
It works , it takes me automatically to my home directory when ever I type "casa" but as soon as I CLOsE terminal and opens a new one , it does not work anymore though bash...contains yet the alias. Can somebody provide me a briefly explanation as to why it happens and how to solve it ??? Thanks , xDDD [link] [comments]  |
| Problem with Linux shell scripting (using VIM) Posted: 03 May 2018 01:53 PM PDT I'm completely new to this, so this might be a basic question: For my Linux assignment I am supposed to write a shell script, using the VIM editor. It's just a handfull of commands one by one, so far so good, I got the file up and running and all commands are fine except 2:
I tried googleing all day, but I'm running out of ideas. Could someone point me in the right direction here? [link] [comments]  |
| Help troubleshooting system attempting to boot from incorrect drive Posted: 03 May 2018 01:26 PM PDT I had Ubuntu installed on a HDD, then I bought a SSD and freshly installed Fedora by removing all previously existing partitions during the Fedora installation process. When I try to boot I always get the error I've gone into my BIOS several times and tried:
But the result is dropping to the grub rescue prompt in the first case or the system not booting at all. However if I enter a 'one-off' menu which allows me to select a device to boot from I can boot from the SSD. However, I can't make this change persist. Can I modify a file somewhere to stop the system from looking for the boot file in the wrong place? I'd appreciate any suggestions as what I can try next as I'm completely stumped.. Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| Keep Ubuntu awake, but shut monitors off Posted: 02 May 2018 11:29 PM PDT Hey guys, Are there any easy apps (preferably with a 1 click button type of deal, on/off) that would prevent the computer from going to sleep, yet allow the monitors to do so? For example, I want to upload a very large file through the browser overnight. Currently I just use presentation mode, but I really don't want my monitors to be on all night as they can burn in (and it's also a waste of electricity) Any solutions? [link] [comments]  |
| Chromebook + Linux = Great budget coder? Posted: 03 May 2018 08:45 AM PDT Good morning Linux community. I've been considering either a refurbished Thinkpad or a Chromebook (specifically the Lenovo 100e, 11inch, Intel Celeron N3350, 4gb, 32gb eMMC storage) for coding while I'm on the go. Will it hold up for front end web development? Perhaps back end and computer science related material? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Debian/Sid, desktop environment crashing after login, how to rollback apt dist-grade??? Posted: 03 May 2018 11:52 AM PDT Backstory: I have a Debian Sid (should of used stable, hindsight is 20/20) on my laptop and never had a problem with it until today. It boots fine, loads lightdm, but if I login into MATE I just get a black screen. Logging into gnome3 seems to work just fine. Happens loading kernal 4.16 or 4.15. Since I had last rebooted I ran a dist-upgrade so I suspect it must have something to do with that? How would I go about rolling back the upgrade? I have apt logs from the last few days, last nights was probably the one that did it (I also ran it once in gnome3 today). Any ideas? I figure I should just start rolling back packages but I don't know how, or if, I should do that. Below are my update logs too if anyone sees one in particular. Thanks!
Ran AutoRemove
dist-upgrade
And the one I ran today
Edit: Or should I just wait a few days and then update it again to see if it's fixed? I know things break in unstable (again, hindsight) but isn't the flip side that things get fixed pretty quickly? I can use my mint install for a couple days if that's the case. [link] [comments]  |
| New to Ubuntu (SecureBoot, Veracrypt, User Accounts) Posted: 03 May 2018 05:33 AM PDT I realy want to switch from Win to Ubuntu, but I have difficulties in the following fields: I have disabled Secure Boot while installing Ubuntu. Can I safely re-enable it after the installation? Does it bring extra security? Mounting Drives / Files via Veracrypt as an "normal" ubuntu user does not work. Veracrypt asks for the root password and then says it´s not working. I have googled workarounds but they all seem unsafe. What should I do? How safe is it to login and work as the "first" user (with admin privileges)? I would like to work as a "normal" user, but I need to work with Veracrypt. THANK YOU! [link] [comments]  |
| KDE Neon, NFS mounts, and Dolphin - unimpressive performance? Posted: 03 May 2018 11:31 AM PDT I'm fairly new to Linux as a desktop, although I have run a Debian-based (OpenMediaVault) server for some time now. I have three shares mounted in /etc/fstab. While browsing the mounts in Dolphin, any time changes are made to the files or folders (moving, creating new files, etc.) I have to refresh the window manually before the contents are updated. Also, sometimes I move some files using Midnight Commander or rutorrent on the server, and not only do I have to manually refresh to see the changes, but sometimes empty folders are left behind. I had expected that viewing and navigating mounted shares would be more natural than using Samba on Windows 10 (which I just gave up a few days ago), but Windows Explorer rarely needed to be refreshed and all changes were reflected immediately. Am I mounting these folders in a suboptimal way? Should I be using SSHFS instead of NFS? Why are Linux filesystems mounted to a Linux OS clunkier to operate than when they were mounted on Windows? [link] [comments]  |
| Unable to boot into Linux Mint. Posted: 03 May 2018 11:06 AM PDT Basically I went out of my depth as a new Linux user and in an attempt to fix a (now) minor problem, I checked the 'Graphics Support' under the linux mint sub FAQ for help. I tried to enable DRI3 as seen here with the commands shown before properly having installed AMD MESA which I guess caused my problem. Saved and rebooted, but now I'm unable to boot into Linux at all (still have W10 as dual boot) When booting I see:
I have tried:
Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon x64 GPU Radeon fury CPU i7-2600K Windows 10 dual-boot
If you need more info, let me know. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| No right click on trackpad? Dell XPS 13 Posted: 03 May 2018 05:01 AM PDT I've got a dell xps 13 and just installed ubuntu (deeply steeped windows user/linux virgin), and am having a really frustrating time as my right click on my track pad doesnt work. Googling led me to these posts which propose altering some parameters in a .conf file: However, I do not have the synaptics.conf file in that location. So, I thought I'd just create that file with the parameters required - but I can't right click to create the file! lol Figure I have to create it in terminal; open in terminal; write the parameters; save; and reboot..? But as I really don't know how to do that, I'd really appreciate any help - thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| compiling Debian packages "by hand" Posted: 03 May 2018 10:34 AM PDT Hello everybody, For work I use a software on my university cluster. I used to be able to compile it by myself but now the admins did something to the cluster and I can only use the package delivered on Debian. Sadly there is a component which is not working (I use this component rarely, so most of the time it is not a problem, but now I would like to use it), and I think that everything could be solved by changing a flag in the compilation, so I was thinking if there is a way (for a non-root) to be able to get the package, fix the flag and run the compilation with the other parameters untouched in order to obtain a working binary (I don't care if it is or not a good practice, for now almost everything is working, but for some operation I would need this modified package, nothing would depend on this modified binary). Just to reiterate, the reason why I'd like to try in this convolute way is that the package works "out of the box", while when I try to compile it by myself it is not working. Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| Problem with new install of Mint Cinnamon Posted: 03 May 2018 06:34 AM PDT Just did a fresh install. While adding programs I had a couple issues.
I attempted to uninstall apache2 and saw this. I was trying to install megasync when the error for nginx-full comes up. Then the above error. When i check port 80 i get this: When I try to change gsad to another port I get an error. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it bad to use Legacy boot mode if it's the only way Linux will boot? Posted: 03 May 2018 10:18 AM PDT HP Stream 13" laptop, previously Windows. I installed Linux on my USB and it ran fine. Installed it on my computer and restarted and it wouldn't boot: said "The boot image failed to authenticate". I ran it off the USB again to find out what to do, and it said to switch to "Legacy" boot mode. This works, but I am wondering if there are any downsides to this setting? Security risks, etc. Thanks! :) And thanks to everyone in the other thread for all your help! [link] [comments]  |
| [Manjaro] System upgrade fails Posted: 03 May 2018 06:18 AM PDT Hi guys, since for some reason I don't receive the account verification Email for the Manjaro forum I'm asking here. When trying to upgrade the system (-Syu), pacman tells me about missing files and conflicting packages and stops the process.. Anyone got an Idea how to resolve this? Here's what the terminal gives: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date :: Starting full system upgrade... :: Replace gnome-themes-standard with extra/gnome-themes-extra? [Y/n] error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/grub-2.03.0-4/desc: No such file or directory :: Replace wxpython with community/python2-wxpython3? [Y/n] resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages... :: poppler and poppler-qt4 are in conflict. Remove poppler-qt4? [y/N] error: unresolvable package conflicts detected error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies) :: poppler and poppler-qt4 are in conflict (poppler-qt4<0.63.0) [link] [comments]  |
| Slow/fluctuating file transfer between USB - HDD Posted: 03 May 2018 06:15 AM PDT I'll start off with saying I'm new to both linux (and reddit). I switched from Windows 10 a couple of days ago, so I'm not completely familiar with how everything works. I'm trying to move a file (about 3.3gbs) onto a USB key. At the start, it went at about 51mb/s. After the 1GB transfer mark, the speed went down quite a bit, and fluctuates between 2.2mb/s to as low as 200kb/s. This was never an issue when I had Windows installed, and I'm wondering that if maybe I did something wrong somewhere? I installed the same Linux version (Mint 18.3 XFCE) on another laptop, and it doesn't have this issue whatsoever. Any links/help/stuff appreciated! <3 [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 May 2018 09:59 AM PDT Hey everyone! What are some informative websites to help keep me up-to-date about the latest in ALL things tech, not just with Linux? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Right-click function not working on my new Ubuntu minimal install? Posted: 03 May 2018 08:15 AM PDT I feel like a huge noob for asking this, but is this just a new GNOME thing or something? When I want to right click- say the background to change wallpaper, or a file to rename it, nothing happens. In some instances, I can hold down left click (like to remove things from the toolbar), but in others it makes icons seemingly impossible to interact with. Can someone tell me what's going on so I can rename my files? Edit: Also not working in Mozilla, when I try to save images. [link] [comments]  |
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