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Linux has come a long way, but it's still primarily a server OS, correct? How many of you linux fanboys and girls use it as your primary operating system for daily tasks? How does it compare to Windows or macOS in terms of productivity and overall user experience?

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How can i list snashot information and delete snapshot from command line or bash in elegant way? Thanks.

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I want to run a command for ever in the Linux bash. Also I want to put 60 seconds between command execution.

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So I've had a media server for a while using Plex as the software with a Terra Master as the hardware. I've become dissatisfied with both for various reasons and I'd like to make my own, but I'm also open to Plex alternatives recommendations. What I want to do is …

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Hi All, I have a dedicated server with a company with poor technical support. Can anyone suggest a server company? Thanks, Jim

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Hi I want to run a chess tournament that uses Android tablets as the input for each player. These tablets will be placed on a table, where at the end of the table there will be a pc running Ubuntu. The tablets will communicate with eachother using Bluetooth. The tablets …

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Team, What would you want to see in an awk tutorial? None of the existing tutorials are great. A good tutorial is like the video from ten years ago where that kid outlines in about ten minutes how to breakdance, it's crazy.

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For programmers who do not like to use IDEs, it may not be convenient to find specific strings in files of a specified type. Using standard grep is an option, but specifying file types can be quite cumbersome. We can solve this with a small script. First, use find to …

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I watched both grow , from their early beginnings , because our current servers are on CentOS and of course I am not happy with where CentOS has gone. Because the CentOS lesson , I have been really caution and I am a little bit too worried from witch one …

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Want to buy a Dell machine loaded with Linux? Shame, as it appears that Dell Europe would really rather you bought a Windows-powered one, despite having a website devoted entirely to selling Dell Ubuntu laptops. And, oh boy, does it use some strange arguments to dissuade you from becoming a …

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I am trying to set-up Postfix on my Ubuntu local web development machine for send-only e-mails using Gmail so I can test e-mails sent by a web app I am developing. These are the steps I have followed based on a recently posted tutorial found [here](https://tonyteaches.tech/postfix-gmail-smtp-on-ubuntu/): 1. Dowloaded and installed …

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Essentially, there is no best hosting provider for everyone, there is only the provider that is best for you, that is, the provider that best fits your web hosting needs within your budget. The lowest cost is not always the best option Your website is often the face of your …

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I want to list services currently installed in an ubuntu box. Also want to list the status of the listed services. Thanks.

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In the interest of starting a flame war (hehe), what is your favorite Linux distro for newbies? I haven't thought about this in years, but just thought I'd see what Linux people think in 2023.

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#!/bin/bash iptables -F iptables -t nat -F iptables -X iptables -t nat -X iptables -P INPUT DROP iptables -P OUTPUT DROP iptables -P FORWARD DROP iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -i eth1 -p tcp -s 192.168.167.0/24 --dport 22 \ -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT …

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I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Ubuntu. I just created a machine but when I run it I get this error message: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows7_inLinux_2021_01_30. VT-x is disabled in the BIOS. (VERR_VMX_MSR_VMXON_DISABLED). Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: Console Interface: IConsole {8ab7c520-2442-4b66-8d74-4ff1e195d2b6} Help? Thanks. …

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I need to make some changes in SPI in Linux. I found that IOCTL was the called function. So where is IOCTL defined? I am using Yocto linux on Intel edison (arduino breakout board).The function call is as: ioctl (this->fd, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1),&msg); In the IOCTL definition I want to add code …

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When I boot into linux (Ubuntu, I'm not sure which version, a recent one) I get this error: " Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please contact a system administrator. " I understand that I should boot from a DVD or …

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OK, I have a very strange problem which recently started on my laptop (running Arch Linux) and it's got me really stumped! Basically my battery ran out whilst I was away from my laptop and it shut down... Which shouldn't really be a problem. But when I plugged my laptop …

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Recently I installed Arch Linux on a laptop with a dead battery. It must be plugged in at all times for it to work. My plan was to keep it plugged in. I did not realize that rfkill exists to prevent the wifi from using the last bit of battery …

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how is this possible that my university internet works on my window but it doesnot works on virtual machine even my virtual machine have bridged internet connection with my windows. I have installed kali linux in my virtual machine and i was trying to kickout everyother member on the internet …

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I'm trying to save something on my external HD, but I get this error: Unable to access "TOSHIBA EXT" Not authorized to perform operation (polkit authority not available and caller is not uid 0) I made a snapshot of the error window, but that doesn't go to well either. I …

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I have an ereader and I'm trying to upload books to it. Therefore I use the app Calibre. But the "send to device" options all don't allow me to do so. Any users of this app here? Thanks I must add: The device is a Kobo Glo

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Hello. I'm trying to learn LInux. The book I read states that you should know how to use Vi. What is your opinion about that?

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How can I produce supertext in Linux? edit: The name of this topic should be " produce supertext" in stead of " use supertext" but I think you all get t he point

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I have multiple files in a Linux systems where I want to copy them with a single cp command into a different path and directory. Should I write a bash script to copy one by one?

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I want to see your suggestions on comparing CPanel and FASTPANEL. I used CPanel for some time but later I changed to FASTPANEL which is absolutely free but provides you with the same opportunities. Also FASTPANEL's design looks much better than CPANEL's one. So now I can't understand why people …

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Hi everyone! i have Fedora 28 (with xfce) installed on my laptop. As Fedora 28 is now an old version, I'd like to know if there is a way to upgrade directly to Fedora 32, with no risk (I mean no data loss, in particular my /home dir).. Can you …

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Earlier today, I was in need of an easy way to delete files that mached a specific format within a series of folders. For the case of this example, let's say all CSS files. I discovered I could do it with: find . -name '*.css' -delete The . represents the …

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Hello, I currently have a RedHat Linux version 6.4 running on a physical server (HP). However, recently it has started to show a failing disk problem, with some failures at software level as well like the terminal not opening properly, and while waiting for a new replacement disk to be …

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I have a Java installation and I have only access via bash. How can I check the Java version from command line.

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How can I shutdown the system after 3 minutes automatically.

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I have a script in my system. I want to run this script on the remote system which has SSH connection.

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I have to install the Django package to my mint distribution. I want to accomplish this by using pip command but can not find the pip command. How can I install the pip command ? Thanks

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I want to create a batch file in windows to do specific commands on redhat linux server When user click on batch file 1- login to server using root user 2- restart some service 3- logout from server Am able to do cron job to do these commands but I …

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Hi All, I Need LAN Computers (X lite Client) to be able to VoIP Server (Asterisk). How can i configure the proxy server for this purpose.my diagram is in [link](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6CfsV.jpg).can you help to connect X lite client to VoIP server. Following are the Configuration. * LAN - X Lite Client …

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I have some backup files which are created in a daily manner. After some time they take a lot of space and want to delete them according to their time stamp like delete 1 month olders. Thanks

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This may not be the best room to post this in but I didn't see any room that really jumped out at me for this, and since I'm doing all this on Linux desktop it made sense. I'm having trouble placing the meta data (artists, album, title) for a .wav …

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After running a python code for usb device following error is occured Traceback (most recent call last): File "test1.py", line 6, in dev = usb.core.find(idVendor=0x1d6b, idProduct=0x0001) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/usb/core.py", line 1263, in find raise NoBackendError('No backend available') usb.core.NoBackendError: No backend available

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I am using Microchip board SAMA5D27-SOM1 I am building "buildroot" by refering below showed link (https://microchipdeveloper.com/32mpu:buildroot-custom-project) I would like to add gcc or compiler to run c program related to libusb in that.How to add gcc or other compiler during building.

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So, i'm having a bracket issue in line 83:9 or where the slashes are. it's telling me " error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token", I don't understand how i am receiving this error. If somebody can explain to me how I'm receiving it, thank you. _Bool palindromes(char string[]) …

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I understood that it is not possible to run C code with gcc for a file in sdcard directories, sudo is required. But I see that it's possible to run Ruby files with Ruby. I don't understand why. Can someone say me what languages can be run in sdcard in …

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I'm new to Linux and the first thing I did was right clicking to find refresh as always I did in windows. .... but then I was disappointed to find nothing, no refresh , but why and it just amazed me how better linux is !!! Linux distro Kali linux …

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I have an auxillary optical drive. It has been plugged in for a long time, but I almost never use it. I just noticed it has a DVD in it. Apparently, I downloaded an ISO of Linux Mint 19.1 with plans of learning the OS. But just what 'type' of …

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dear community working with Micropython - which ecosystem to choose - ESP 8266 or ESP 32? I work with Kids. I'm always looking for economical platforms to build intriguing projects. there are systematical decisions: in earlier times i use Arduino and Raspberry Pi for the projects because the eco-sytems of …

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I need some help with the below please! After installation of **[Fedora]** is completed, write a script called your LastName_StudentID.sh to obtain following options information: * Get information about your operating system, * Get information about hosts * Network interface and routing information * Display a list of users currently …

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