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How to check to see if a VPN is working correctly?
How to make sure, that all traffic (e.g. from web browser) is passing through VPN and no data is leaking through normal internet interface? Or how to check, what interface (VPN or other) is used by ...
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How to show the tree of a root folder only for the first child level, and then show for just one of the children the second child level as well
Setting down a guide about a repository, it should help the reader to look through folders and files in only that sub-folder which makes the core of the task at hand, and without any sub-sub-folders. ...
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Is there a Windows equivalent of Linux `.desktop` file to execute various commands (like as many custom "apps")
I am using Windows in parallel with Linux again, and I've got all the Linux habits and reflexes, without which I feel very frustrated.
For example, how to create a file to launch a terminal with a ...
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Remove all attributes/properties of mkv movies
I have too many movies in some hierarchical data structure starting from a directory. I need to remove all their attribute/properties, because some of them have wrong information, and honestly I don't ...
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Asus netbook (Windows 10) *will not* boot from USB drive
I am trying to install Linux on my Asus X205T netbook from a USB drive. Recently I used the same drive to install Ubuntu on a relative's laptop.
I formatted the USB drive on my Macbook Pro using ...
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Ubuntu not showing in boot menu (Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows)
A couple of years ago, I set up my machine to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu. At that time, it worked as expected and I was able to switch back and forth between Windows and Ubuntu. Today, I tried to ...
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How to access a Linux encrypted external hard drive on Windows 7 Home Premium?
I encrypted my external hard drive using Linux Mint (Ubuntu) and password protected it. Now I can't access it on Windows 7 as it gives errors and won't mount. Is there a software that will allow me to ...
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How to share applications between multiple OSs? [closed]
My goal is to have a triple monitor setup, each running a different OS (Linux, Windows and MacOS) and have mouse/keyboard sharing using something like Synergy as well as moving app windows from one to ...
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How do I print a large page on multiple smaller pages?
How can I print a larger page (A3) on multiple (two) smaller pages (A4)?
This is sometimes called "poster printing", since the objective is to join the smaller printed pages together to form a larger ...
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Fix WSL - cannot access '/mnt/c': Input/output error
I hit a problem with my WSL Ubuntu system, where I can't ls the C:\ drive from within my WSL Ubuntu Linux system...
mpenning@wsl$ ls /mnt/c
ls: cannot access '/mnt/c': Input/output error
mpenning@wsl$
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Ionic Serve Issue - ng has unexpectedly closed
I executed this command a
F:\ionic-firebase-shopping-cart-master>ionic serve
in my command prompt and found this issue
ng.cmd run app:serve --host=localhost --port=8100
[ng] The run command ...
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Moving Windows system reserved partition
I just installed the Windows as a dual boot. I've decided I want to expand my Windows partition, but in between the Windows partition, which I want to make bigger, and my Linux partition, which I want ...
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Ubuntu - can't see my folders
First question here - please do let me know if I'm missing any necessary details / any structures and protocols that I may not be adhering to.
I've downloaded Ubuntu (version 18.04) on my Windows 10 ...
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Is it possible to recover bitlocker using a USB drive?
So I've got a laptop currently dual booting windows and linux. I primarily use the linux installation, but I have certain things that need to be on windows. Currently I have bitlocker set up on ...
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Windows OpenSSH Server can SSH into powershell but can't ssh into bash (WSL2 Ubuntu) Question Marks Error
I'm trying to ssh from my LAN devices (phone, laptop and even the same computer) into bash.exe following Microsoft's guide on changing the default shell for OpenSSH to bash.exe. Bash in this context ...
