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Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'

I have installed mysql-server on Ubuntu 20.04 then I tried to sign into mysql-server using sudo mysql -u root but I have got Error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mys...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭

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How to make vi-mode bindings in terminal copy to clipboard

If I want to yank my last command I can UP yy, but this does not copy to the system clipboard. How do I configure my terminal to copy to the system clipboard so I can paste into other programs? ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by deleted user

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What does capital T mean in the output of 'ls -l'?

I had a nightly cronjob start throwing errors about "inappropriate permissions..." rsync: [generator] failed to set permissions on "/data2/home/redacted/alsoredacted/opt/dell/srvadmin/var/log/open...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by re89j‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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How to get number of files in directory

How do you find out the number of files in a directory from the command line?

4 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by AdminBee‭

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Access host device which bridges a connected device through same eth interface

I got 2 small computers running Linux. One acts as ethernet gadget, connected via USB to the other, the host. I set up a bridge, like so: ip link add name br0 type bridge ip link set dev br0 up...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by sktpin‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by sktpin‭

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Is it possible to write more than 1 equation in LO Math? [closed]

I was using Libre Office Math. I thought I can write multiple equations in LO Math. But, I noticed I can't write more than one equation. I was trying to write multi-line. Unfortunately, I couldn't....

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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Bind brightness/volume and other special Fn keys in a tty

I am running Debian stretch on a Lenovo laptop with only a window manager (i.e. no desktop). Out of the box, this configuration of Debian ignores the keys with special Fn functions, such as volum...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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How to figure out the licenses of files installed from packages?

On a Linux system, a lot of files are installed from packages, many of which have different licenses (and sometimes different licenses for different files in the package). If I want to figure out ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by celtschk‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Make Less use a normal view instead of hexdump view

Less does not display data files normally, but if it were some sort of Xxd. $ bash --norc $ export LESS= $ file -i /var/log/lastlog /var/log/lastlog: application/octet-stream; charset=binary $...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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VPN tunnel for outgoing connections but still allowing incoming bidirectional connections, using Wireguard or OpenVPN on Linux

For a particular use case, I need to be able to set up a Linux host (specifically Debian) to use a VPN tunnel for routing outgoing connections, but still allow incoming connections outside of that ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by Mithical‭

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Which Linux system to use?

Usually, many new users are confused when it comes to deciding which Linux to use. After trying out some distros, they don't know which one to use next. Which Linux is for beginners, intermediates ...

7 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 1d ago by catexotica‭

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What is the best way to identify changes from the default configuration in Raspbian systems?

I've got a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, which I'd like to reinstall from scratch. However over time I've made many changes to the configuration (installed new packages, changed the name of the de...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by celtschk‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Canina‭

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unable to access Manjaro (kernel file not found)

I have Prime OS and Windows 10 alongside Linux Manjaro. I was using Prime OS nearly 2 hours. Then, I turned off my laptop for 30-60 minutes. Then, I turned my laptop on and I was using Windows 10 f...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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How to install printer driver for Canon PIXMA TR4522 printer in Arch Linux

I have used printers before in Arch Linux, but I can't figure out how to print with a Canon PIXMA TR4522 printer. More specifically, I am having trouble finding the correct driver. I have installe...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Trevor‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Trilarion‭

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Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 not found in Debian

I was installing Debian. But, I know that I have installed wireless connection system manually in Debian. are e needs non-free firmware files to operate. The firmware can be h as a USB stick o...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 1y ago by Canina‭

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What are IUSE flags?

Every Gentoo user knows USE flags. Occasionally I stumble upon IUSE flags, for example, man emerge mention them in the description of an option: --newuse, -N ... USE flags may be toggled by yo...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Ruby installation in Manjaro (Arch-Based Linux)

I was reading the documentation. In Debian based Linux, I have to install build-essential, libssl-dev. But, what about Arch-Based Linux? I had tried sudo pacman -Syy build-essential libssl-dev ...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by Anonymous‭

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How can you create a separate home partition using LVM?

I'm currently using Fedora 34 and want to install Fedora 35 while keeping around just my home folder. Currently I don't have a separate home partition, but I read online that it's easy to make one ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by true_blue‭  ·  edited 2y ago by true_blue‭

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Docking station block playing of audio on laptop

How can I manually set default audio device? I connected docking station and Lubuntu is somehow convinced that it can play audio. I want to continue using laptop speakers. Detaching docking stati...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Runaway_from_you_know_what‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Runaway_from_you_know_what‭

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Your Ruby version is 2.7.0, but your Gemfile specified 2.6.6.

In my Ruby project, when I try bundle install, I got: Your Ruby version is 2.7.0, but your Gemfile specified 2.6.6 I don't know how to solve it. I am using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) U...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Get current server of pacman

How do I get the URL of the remote repository that pacman uses to download packages? I know that I can tell pacman which server to use by editing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist. But in my case, all of t...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Matthias Braun‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Matthias Braun‭

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How do I safely replace brew on Big Sur?

I'm still trying to solve my problem with installing Ruby on a new Mac, and some discussions are saying that I need to reinstall brew because of the change from the old chipset to the M1. (I'm jus...

4 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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USB host: any special kernel option(s) needed to detect Gadget devices?

I have a custom, ARM Cortex A53 based Linux system, based on Buildroot one RaspberryPi CM3 module, connected to the other system via USB The USB gadget is correctly set up on the CM3 module ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by sktpin‭

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Why is Pause/Break key is immediately released? Can that be fixed?

Since the Pause key is useless, I tried to map it to a modifier key. What is straightforward for other keys turned out not to work fine for Pause. By inspecting the output of xev -event keyboard |...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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What does `emerge --update --newuse --deep @world` have to do with package removal?

In Debian-based distributions, one can update the system with apt upgrade and cleanup unused dependencies with apt autoremove. Period. On Gentoo that is apparently not as straightforward. From G...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by Mithical‭

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Why is libvkd3d1 not upgrading on my system? (lubuntu 20.04 LTS)

Why is libvkd3d1 not upgrading on my system? (lubuntu 20.04 LTS) When I run sudo apt update, apt flags libvkd3d1 and libvkd3d1:i386 as upgradable, but sudo apt upgrade does nothing and reports tha...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Darth_Muldoon‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Canina‭

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Does /proc/config.gz always contain all supported options of a kernel?

Assuming I have a running Linux system that has the /proc/config.gz file: Does the (unpacked) file always contain all of the options the particular kernel supports, including commented out like: ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by sktpin‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Quasímodo‭

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In a bash shell script, how to filter the command line argument list to unique entries only, for processing each?

I have a handful of shell scripts that accept any number of command line arguments, then do some relatively expensive processing based on each command line argument in turn. The general format for ...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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"A server is already running" error in rails

..$ rails s => Booting Puma => Rails 5.2.6 application starting in development => Run `rails server -h` for more startup options A server is already running. Check /home/istiak/ruby/q...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 1y ago by Trilarion‭

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Installing Ruby on MacOS 12.2 (or 11.6) produces compilation errors in the downloaded source; how do I fix?

A project I want to work on requires Ruby. I was directed to RVM or rbenv. I tried rbenv first because it has Mac instructions, ran into failures, uninstalled it and installed RVM, and still ran ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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How to forward SSH access of one machine, through another, to the rest of a network?

I have a setup with two Raspberry PIs, a CM3 module with only a USB connection to the outside, and the Pi4 with a lot of connectors. I set up things such that CM3 functions as USB Gadget, and once...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by CanisSomnolentus‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Michael‭

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Trying to print with CUPS from Chromebook through Debian box to USB printer

Hi everyone, First post! I'm trying to be able to print from a client machine over my lan to an older HP Laserjet 1012 connected via USB to a Debian box. It prints fine directly. I've gone thro...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by kserwick‭  ·  edited 2y ago by kserwick‭

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Why can't I install google-chrome?

apt install google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Anonymous‭

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Grub rescue error

I was using Linux mint and Windows 10 together (in different partitions). Few months I was using it freely. Today I got a message in Windows 10 (new updates available or shutdown and update) then, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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Can I make a compressed RAM drive and externally prepare a (pre-)compressed file to copy onto it?

I don't know what these things are called exactly in the Linux world. But there is the concept of a drive in RAM, to write files onto and read them like it was any disk drive. There is also the c...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by CanisSomnolentus‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How to use Avro in Linux?

I am using Manjaro(Arch-based Linux). And, I had installed Avro using the following command by getting help of the documentation yay -S ibus-avro-git Avro is software using that software user w...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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Why I can't use dark theme in Manjaro?

I was using Chrome for a moment in Manjaro. My theme was Adwaita dark which I chose from Tweaks. Suddenly, I noticed my theme was changed for no reason. I had updated my system 4-5 hours ago. When ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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How to give password in shell script?

That's my Bash script: #!bin/sh cd qpixel sudo systemctl enable mysql mysql -u root -p rails s When it executes the line mysql -u root -p it will ask for password. To do so, I have tried...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 1y ago by fedorqui‭

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How can I access Manjaro without any error? (I had installed two grub-loader)

I was using Manjaro. And, I had Windows alongside Manjaro. I have installed Debian without "removing" any OS (I had removed Prime OS). And, I was using grub-loader of Manjaro earlier (Manjaro's gru...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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Is this a robust way to distinguish explicitly installed packages from those pulled in as dependencies?

When exploring the commands from this answer to my previous question, I found that the ist of packages includes a lot that were automatically installed due to dependencies. Obviously I'm interested...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by celtschk‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Is there possible way to change bit if my system is using 64 bit kernel?

Is it possible to change bit of a system? My system is using 64 bit kernel. I was trying to install chrome in my system. But, I couldn't since chrome doesn't support 32 bit. Since my system is usin...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Anonymous‭

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How do I get lubuntu to not prompt non-admins about updates?

I have an old Mac Mini (Late 2009 model) kicking around, and as Apple stopped providing patches for it (and as I'm not going to put an unpatched system on the Internet), I was looking for a Linux d...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Peter Cooper Jr.‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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grub loader can't detect Bliss OS | Shell

While this is about grub loader, this is likely to be a question of OS related. If it doesn't belong to this site than I will remove it. I had installed Bliss in sda2. Device Boot Start...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by deleted user

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How to use a detected USB RNDIS gadget as network adapter

I have a RaspberyPi module, with USB connected to another module computer (as USB host) running Linux. The RasPi is configured as USB ethernet gadget. Once I boot the RasPi, and enter dmesg on th...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by sktpin‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by sktpin‭

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Why does the file command fail to recognize non-text files as such?

POSIX defines Text file as A file that contains characters organized into zero or more lines. The lines do not contain NUL characters and none can exceed {LINE_MAX} bytes in length, inclu...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by LawrenceC‭

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Is it possible to install .deb file on arch-based Linux?

Is it possible to install .deb extension file in Arch-Based Linux? I saw there's no dpkg package. But, if installing .deb file possible than, how?

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by Grove‭

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How to configure GNOME Keyring to by default NOT automatically unlock keyrings whenever logged in, on Debian?

On a Debian Buster system I use, the password for connecting to a VPN is stored in the GNOME Keyring. Therefore, whenever I want to connect to the VPN in question, I get prompted to unlock my keyri...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user