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Q&A How to see VRAM with inxi?

What switches do I need to add to see my video RAM (VRAM) with inxi? inxi -G shows my video card model and other info, but not video RAM.

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Meta Should we merge with Power Users?

I'm posting the same answer on both sites, because the questions are basically the same. Personally, I am in favor of merging Linux Systems Codidact and Power Users Codidact, ideally by transferri...

posted 3y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A Which Linux system to use?

What factors should I consider when choosing a Linux distribution? In particular, how does my level of skill or familiarity with Linux influence this decision? For example, are there distributions...

5 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Michael‭

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Q&A sensors to histogram

I would want to... ... turn my sensors output into a live histogram. How to? Any available script already written? (✿◠‿◠)

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

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Q&A How to append commands to startx from console

That's what .xinitrc and .xprofile is for, Note that if you are using a window manager like bspwm they might have there own separate which runs automatically by running them. In that case your XIN...

posted 2y ago by beloh‭

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Q&A How can I restrict filename characters?

A file can be created by the human user directly interacting on the laptop, or indirectly by a program. In principle, you cannot detect statically all file creation calls in a software (even if yo...

posted 1y ago by Basile Starynkevitch‭

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Q&A Is it possible to write more than 1 equation in LO Math?

I was trying to write multi-line way. Even, I had looked at every tool also. Even, when I import a Math equation that doesn't make multiline (that's written as side line). Libre Office was very use...

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

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Q&A 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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Q&A 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 2y ago by fedorqui‭

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

I didn't use Lubuntu. So, I don't have idea of Lubuntu's UI/UX. When we update system, it actually make changes to the system which only root user can do. If you want to give the access to those ki...

posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Static IP on wired LAN

I did this with NetworkManager. nmtui to open the TUI interface and then select "Edit..." and the ethernet connection You can also use the equivalent GUI or CLI commands, but I find them hard...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Copy to clipboard from terminal with Vim bindings

I use kitty as my terminal, which allows you to map a key for copying any text from the screen to the keyboard. The text is selected by pressing some hint keys, similar to the Vimium extension. It'...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Why does Linux use the sudo command?

Why does Linux use the sudo command?

1 answer  ·  posted 10mo ago by catexotica‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Which Linux system to use?

Most Linuxes are small, and I would consider them for experts by default. This is because you won't be able to just Google problems and copy the solution from some blog. You'll have to actually tro...

posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A sensors to histogram

The basic version is xsensors, widely packaged and originating at http://www.linuxhardware.org/xsensors/. There are various desktop-environment specific versions which might be prettier, according...

posted 2y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Ubuntu system has lost DNS access

This is not a full answer, but my hypothesis is: Your system is configured to resolve domains exclusively through a single server running locally. Thereby, that local server can centrally control ...

posted 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Running several commands without && or ; or ()

I copy-paste several commands at once from a markdown editor (Typora) to Bash in a Putty window terminal; the file I work with reads as follows (empty lines included): $ non sed command 1 $ non s...

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

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Q&A What is cat abuse/useless use of cat?

UUOC is an ancient Unix yarn. I can't find the original essay (I believe from Usenet, where else...) but if memory serves it's either from early 90s or before. cat is actually a program for concat...

posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How do I migrate my main filesystem to a new drive?

To migrate your main filesystem to a new drive, utilize disk cloning software or backup utilities like Clonezilla or EaseUS Todo Backup for a perfect transfer.

posted 8mo ago by trueframe‭

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Q&A Substituting text in a sed like manner but with a richer format

I have the following problems working with sed: It doesn't allow multiline operations (thus, no indentations, no nesting) It is generally obligatory to wrap entire commands in quote marks (sed ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by user53100‭

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Q&A Why I can't update my system? (Kali Linux)

wget -q -O - https://archive.kali.org/archive-key.asc | apt-key add Using the above code you are adding a key. Then try to update your system.

posted 3y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Anonymous‭

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Q&A Is PipeWire easier to use than PulseAudio? [closed]

I have always found PulseAudio to be difficult to use and overcomplicated. Recently I also discovered that it is written by Lennart Poettering, whom I dislike. I am now very motivated to use someth...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  closed 1y ago by Quasímodo‭

Question arch-linux sound
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Meta Can we ask hacking related question?

Hacking tools are execute from terminal. While Powerusers is for OS's Q&A. Some sample of Linux system's question is included below : How to turn on night light in terminal? How to create u...

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

Question discussion hacking
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Meta Can we ask hacking related question?

There's lot of Facebook Brute Forcer and lot of hacking tools is available in github. Don't ask : You can't ask us which Brute Forcer is best(Which tool you have to use for fb/insta/website hac...

posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Why I can't update my system? (Kali Linux)

I had installed Kali Linux recently. I can't update or upgrade my system. Even, I can't install anything. Here's the error log apt update Get:1 http://kali.cs.nctu.edu.tw/kali kali-rolling InRele...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Anonymous‭

Question kali-linux