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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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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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Hi all, I've been thinking a lot lately about the evolving role of both Linux and Unix in modern computing. With Linux becoming a dominant force in desktops, servers, and cloud platforms, I’m curious how traditional Unix systems still hold up in 2025. In your experience: Where does Unix still …

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Hello everyone, I'm a 3rd year uni student from Staffordshire. Now at the placement and looking for a Super Cool Final Year Project. My final year is starting this August and hoping to armor my self better with some research on the project. I still do not have any idea..what …

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Hello everyone, I'm in the early planning stages of a personal project to set up a smart home automation system using a Linux-based Raspberry Pi setup. My background is in electronics and embedded systems, but I'm relatively new to working with Linux for this kind of application. I’m hoping to …

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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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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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I wanted to set up a nextcloud server so that I can remotely access my cloud without relying on outside servers. I am using ubuntu linux.

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how to get job as linux adminstrator can i also work as network admin or analyser i am biggner in cybersecurity can any one help me for that..

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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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Hi Everyone 👋🏼, I'm in a bit of a pickle, hopefully someone can provide some guidance. I have stale Firebase notification tokens in a database for an existing Xamarin application, initially (years back) the application never contained logic to refresh notification tokens. With the most recent update to the application …

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I want to know how to resolve the CondaHttpError shown in the .log file while running the test files for PathoFact. Is this due to unsuccessful software installation or a network issue? The Conda version is 23.7.3. ![7441d7ac89f7fb963e2f81cc600e8e5.png](https://static.daniweb.com/attachments/4/fbcb6089848e74a8691080ba63a92dfe.png)

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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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Hello, there. Before a lot of years, my main work in computer was made with Ubuntu because I have a computer without an official bought Windows version and I was afraid from a not legal work. When I bought this PC, in spite of that i made a double entry …

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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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Hello , I have been trying to connect to remote server using SSH using Microsoft visual studio but nothing is happening after i add all needed data in the cross platform logging I receive the below error connecting then disconnecting 11:33:35.6941763 [Info, Thread 1] liblinux.RemoteSystemBase: Connecting over SSH to XXX …

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1. open finder in terminal 2. Represents the finder opened in the current directory 3. `open .` 4. If you want to open the Downloads folder 5. `open Downloads`

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Hi, I have a Hostgator VPS and when I try to log into cPanel, I get an "Internal Server Error 500". The problem is likely due to a recent server migration. I get this error with cpanel.domain.com and domain.com:2083 I get this error on all the accounts on the VPS. …

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Hello Dani Web, I have written a program that needs to run on Ubuntu 14.0. It runs on Windows 10 and will compile in Replit. But I get this error in Replit. Can anyone figure out why? I assume it's in relation to my pointer "highScore". Can anyone figure out …

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I installed AdGuardhome in my linux server (ubuntu 20.0.4).Howver I can't access internet if I set the IP of AdGuadhome server as the only DNS address. So I usually set the a second DNS address for my terminal devices. I want to know why this happened? The upstream DNS set …

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Hello By mistake a file was emptied in terminal using the command ">filename.txt" I would like to recover the content of the file. Any means to do so? Thanks.

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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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> import numpy as np > import scipy.io.wavfile > from scikits.talkbox.features import mfcc > sr1,x1=scipy.io.wavfile.read("filename.wav") > ceps1,mspec1,spec1=mfcc(x1) I can obtain MFCC values as above. Now, I have 100 songs with 2 different music genres(electronic,jazz). And, I want to create a dataset with using these songs. I suppose I will use …

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Hey guys, I am trying to upload text entered by a user of my app in an edit text to a google firebase application. Tried to find some reference online on how to do this, the article suggested I add Firebase.FirebaseDatabae.net which I added to the project via the Nuget …

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Hello, I am trying to install paramiko on a linux instance running on docker. However, I keep getting the same error: Failed building wheel for cffi

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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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Hi friends, I am a newbie to Assembly Language programming, I don't know whats the equivalent Assembly code for NASM compiler and moreover is there any compiler available for ubuntu so that I can run my TASM code as it is? Here is my simple code that works fine in …

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How to fix the following polkit error: ***Error creating textual authentication agent: Error opening current controlling terminal for the process (`/dev/tty'): No such device or address (polkit-error-quark, 0)

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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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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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I work in IT as a UNIX Systems engineer and I am studying towards a BSc IT degree.

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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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Hi, Is there any other option other than OPM to restrict command in linux and nix server.? I have done through OPM but if OPM is not installed can we done through any other option

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I recently installed Linux on my computer to enjoy a more versatile Ruby on Rails programming environment. The computer already had Windows 7 installed. However, I lost the booting path for windows after the installation. Currently, I cannot boot into Windows. Does anyone know how to edit Grub to allow …

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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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Any body can help me with solving this task: Write a simple program that creates a pipe forks two processes and then sends data through the pipe. Use two standard programs such as (who) and (wc).????

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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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Hello. I'm new to the whole Linux thing and I have something for a topic. In Windows you can produce characters with accents via a shortcut. For example: " followed by e brings forth ë. I miss this in Linux. Somebody told me that I should ask for help writing …

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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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Hi guys I'm having a bit of a problem with php and linux. I'm using the following function, to find files with specific file extensions within a given folder and all subfolders : function FindVideoFiles($startfolder,$specificextensions){ $it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($startfolder); foreach( new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it) as $file) { if (in_array(strtoupper(substr($file, strrpos($file, '.') + …

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I have read the microsoft documentation about creating a databinding source and target in order to change and update a Bindable property. Please can someone show me, with an example, of a **C# Data Binding of a dynamic CanvasView.X** property being changed by a slider. The CanvasView is created dynamically …

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I don't do a lot on my computer anymore and on the odd change that actually play a game on it it's usually and older game so there's not problem. However there is one part of the game Dieing Light that I can't play because the game becomes too choppy, …

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