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Installing only what I need for Slackware on VMware Player
I am trying to install Slackware 14 on VMware using as little space as possible but still be able to access any features I need. I do okay until I get to the part where it asks for the packages I ...
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How iconify xterm when it loses focus?
I am attempting iconify a xterm terminal when it loses focus in fluxbox.
I am following this wiki:
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Make_xterm_act_like_a_PC_game_console
And so far, I've got ...
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How can I make monodevelop render text in KDE?
Monodevelop from git in KDE 4.10.2 does not render text in code edit tabs
I tried with xfce and text is rendered ok there.
I tried disabling composition with alt shift f12 and restarting x server ...
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Are USB drives as reliable as SATA [closed]
I am making a server that will have files on one 250 GB SATA hard drive that will be copied to the other 250 GB SATA hard drive (RAID).
When I install my operating system (lubuntu or slackware) I can ...
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Displaylink USB Monitor under Slackware, works for command line but not in KDE
I'm going to give all the information I know so this will be a long post, skip to the end to see the question.
I have installed Slackware on an old laptop with the intention of switching to it from ...
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Failed Slackware Setup - Internet Permanently Broken
I am new to Linux. I tried to install Slackware 14 on a fresh partition, with the rest of the HD as free space, except for the small "Dell" partition that seems to be necessary.
I got Slackware ...
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How to run hdparm on boot in Slackware linux?
My questions are about running hdparm on boot I have following /etc/hdparm.conf file:
/dev/sda {
apm = 255
spindown_time = 0
}
So, how I can specify hdparm to use this settings from the ...
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How to install lazarus on slackware 64 bit?
It seems i am unable to find a way how to install lazarus on 64 bit slackware system.
My goal is to make a 64 bit version of my DLL (.so in linux) which was writen in delphi.
All is fine in 32 bit ...
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Compiling on Slackware [closed]
Basically, how do I compile C or C++ programs on Slackware? I'm new to shell-type OS's so I have something close to no idea on how to compile something.
Where do I go? Do I need a special program?
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NFS connection in OS X Mountain Lion doesn't show files in Finder
I've got NFS set up as a server on my Linux 3.7.1 (Slackware 14) box. I'm able to connect to it using my OS X Mountain Lion client, but Finder will not show any files. However, if I run ls through the ...
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IPTables - unknown error 4294967295
I've moved an old Slackware 11 installation from a physical PC to a virtualized in ESXi.
Everything seems to work fine except for one rule in iptables, namely the row:
iptables -t filter -I INPUT -m ...
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How do I check for dependencies before installing a Slackware package?
I have a question with regard to dependency checking.
Before I download a package, I need to check to see if I have some of the dependencies already installed. How do I do that? I don't want to ...
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Scripting an 'empty' password in /etc/shadow
I've written a script to add CVS and SVN users on a Linux server (Slackware 14.0). This script creates the user if necessary, and either copies the user's SSH key from an existing shell account or ...
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How can i add a custom xf86 mode for my Slackware system?
I'm running Slackware 14 in a virtual machine on Hyper-V. The maximum screen resolution offered by xf86 system is 1152x864 (reported by xrandr). I'd like to add a mode for 1600x1200 resolution so I ...
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Where are screen saver applications on Slackware 14?
I want to find out where screensaver applications are in Slackware 14, because screensaver "sonar" manpage says it has to be setuid.
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How Do I Get Dual Monitors To Work in Slackware 14 using XFCE?
Just installed Slackware 14 and using KDE both monitors work great. I can stretch the desktop across both monitors. However, if I startx using XFCE I can't seem to figure out how to configure the dual ...
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How to dual boot existing windows 7 laptop with linux (slackware destribution)?
I have a dell laptop loaded with windows 7.
The partitions I see looking at the disk manager are the following :
One ΟΕΜ partition 39mb, one ntfs partition 218,20gb (boot, pagefile, primary), and one ...
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How can I turn my server box into an internet modem?
I've been trying to learn about networking, network maintenance, network administration, stuff of that nature (I want to be a network engineer when I get out of university after I get out of high ...
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mounting a multi-drive USB enclosure in linux
I have a OWC Mercury Elite 2-bay USB drive enclosure (OWCMEPT934AL2C). I have it set on "individual" settings for the disks, so the 2 disks show up as two separate drives on my Mac (no raid, or ...
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Why does my Slackware 13.37 freeze with a kernel bug?
My Slackware 13.37 started to freeze from time to time. Mouse and keyboard stops working, while xmms still playing the song. I paste my syslog and I hope someone could see the reason it crashes.
BUG: ...
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All my vmplayer virtual machines are 'busy' after upgrade in Linux
I upgraded from Slackware64 13.37 to current (pretty close to the new version 14.0 - kernel 3.2.29) and installed vmplayer 5.0.0 build-812388.
The installation of vmplayer was only possible with the ...
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How to provide an alternate library path for one application only?
After installing the infinality font configs and recompiling freetype with some patches wine won't recognize freetype anymore.
I've tried statically linking only freetype by modifying a slackbuild ...
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Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-bloc(8,2)
I am a spanish speaker so excuse me for my bad english.
I am learning how to compile slackware kernel, so I have downloaded linux-3.2.7.tar.bz2 from http://www.kernel.org
Conditions:
Slackware ...
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Slackware VM connection refused
I'm having an issue with my Slackware VM. It's running in Virtualbox on OSX. The first network adapter is host-only, which I have successfully used to SSH into the VM from the host computer. The ...
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Is it possible to mount a disk image, created with dd, to a directory on a mounted external usb hdd?
I have an image of my home (/dev/sda3) partition, which I've created using the "dd" command.
dd if=/dev/sda3 of=/path/to/disk.img
I've deleted the home partition via gparted in order to enlarge my ...
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Distro to LEARN linux [closed]
I'm looking for a linux distribution which can help me (rather force me) to learn the workings of the linux kernel, networking in linux and other tools/tricks that might help me with system ...
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Making grub boot into chroot directory
I am trying to make grub boot into a chroot directory /slack containing a Slackware Linux installation. This directory was created by issuing the following command:
installpkg --root /slack a/*.t?z
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Slackware - Assigning routes (IP address ranges) to one of many network adapters
I am using a Slackware 13.37 virtual machine within VirtualBox (current).
I currently have a number of Ubuntu VMs on a single server, along with this Slackware VM. All VMs have been set up to use ...
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User belongs to different groups when logging in via control alt F1 than via ssh or su, including su -
Made a guest account for a friend to access my machine and restricted him to a very small set of permissions.
That seems to work as expected using ssh, when running id and groupsthe correct groups are ...
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DHCPD (Slackware) - Disabling auto-generation of gateway as DNS server
Good day,
I am using a Linux workstation on Slackware 13.37.
One "problem" I have had to deal with ever since 11.0 is the following:
DNS servers are queried and determined at startup by DHCP ...
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Forcing monitor resolution in VirtualBox VM on Linux Guest
I am working in a VirtualBox 4 VM running Slackware-current. I have added an external monitor, and am attempting to set up both of them to run in their native resolutions, but am having no luck.
I am ...
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VMware tools patching - Kernel 2.6.37+ (Slackware 13.37) Graphics Drivers Not Working
Good day,
I am using Slackware 13.1 in VMware Fusion 3 (latest) on my OSX10.6 laptop.
I recently upgraded my Slackware 13.1 machine which is directly installed on a spare PC to Slackware 13.37, no ...
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wireless networking: can wicd switch wireless cards automatically
I have slackware64 13.37 installed on my laptop, with wicd 1.7.0 as network manager.
By default wicd connects using the internal wifi card.
I have a much better usb wifi card that I would prefer wicd ...
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is there a slackware linux netinstall?
Is there a netinstall for Slackware Linux? If so, where? I cannot seem to find one on their mirrors. Why not? Am I looking on the wrong mirror?
I need a netinstall because I'm making a netinstall DVD ...
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GLIBC_2.14 for slackware 13.37
I am trying to run tor on my slackware machine and when I do I get the error:
tor: /lib64/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.14' not found (required for
tor)
So I run the command:
slackpkg upgrade ...
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Running Chrome on Slackware
I am new to Slackware and most Linux distributions. I have properly installed the Chrome package, yet like most other packages, I do not think it created a binary for me to run; or at least I don't ...
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Separate dual-head screens with Intel H67
I am using a Slackware 13.37 system (ASUS P8H67-M LE) with built-in Intel HD graphics, and I am trying to get the monitor outputs to be attached to seperate X windows screens (i.e. different ...
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Linux groups for standard user
I have recently migrated to Slackware from Debian. I have done this for the purpose of learning, as such, I have a question.
I have looked at the list of groups available on my system via less ...
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Slackware learning curve [closed]
I am currently using Debian 6, and am thinking of switching to Slackware. I shall try to make this as least like the common "is it good" threads as I can.
Basically, I am an undergraduate Computer ...
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Xorg - FVWM - Dual Monitors connected to same display independently
I am using Slackware Linux 13.37 with FVMW2 as my window manager.
I have a pair of monitors that are different physical dimensions (a 21" widescreen, and a 19" standard display) which I use to do my ...
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Unlocking My CPU's 64-bit Goodness
I'm expanding my RAID array (Linux software RAID) and have run into what appears to be a hard limit of 16TB on the XFS file system. Poking around on Google seems to indicate that this is a result of ...
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External hard drive not detected, what can be done?
I had a "click of death" with my hard drive after it fell on the floor. It was neither detected nor spinning when I plugged it in. I tried to switch the PCBs since I had exactly the same PCB from ...
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Installing Linux on machine with no optical drive and no USB boot
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro where I took out the optical drive and replaced it with a second hard drive, but I'm looking to dual boot Slackware. These machines can't boot from USB sticks for whatever ...
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Touchpad scrolling is not happening in Slackware 13? [closed]
Although other functions are working properly..little bemused...only the scrolling not happening..
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trackpad on laptop in Slackware 13.37 not very sensitive
I was using Slackware 13.1 and working on my laptop with its trackpad and it was all Ok. When I installed 13.37 my trackpad became somewhat insensible. I have to push it harder than usual to make it ...
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Allowing users to mount /dev/loop0
I have a following problem. I need to let normal users mount device /dev/loop0 to a predefined directory /mnt/data. The filesystem of the device is unknown and is to be defined when mount command is ...
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flock: bad number: myfile.lock
I try to put a lock on a file like this:
flock -e myfile.lock
The result is:
flock: bad number: myfile.lock
Doesn't matter whether file exist or not, or whether I'm root. I even tried chmod ...
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deleted mount from bin
I accidentally deleted "mount" from my dstro(Slackware 13.1). How can I restore it?
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Permanently change ownership of loop devices
How could I let normal user become the owner of the loop devices?
I tried with chown, but whenever the device is being detached with losetup -d if afterward being created then again automatically ...
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Partition formatted with mkfs.ntfs not detected in Windows XP
In my Slackware 13.1 distro I create a partition using fdisk and setting the type to NTFS/HPFS and then I format it using mkfs.ntfs without any additional parameters. However, when I can't open that ...
