All Questions
Tagged with operating-systems linux
253
questions
0
votes
3
answers
317
views
Is it possible to boot a floppy disk driven operating system using a usb device
I am very enthusiast about operating systems and I am following a course related. So as a project I was assigned to implement a simple operating system.
They provided me the simple operating system ...
2
votes
1
answer
8k
views
Install other OS than DSM on Synology DiskStation DS16SE — possible?
The DS216SE will eventually reach its end of support. [EDIT: it is not as soon as triggered this question originally,* but that only postpones the issue. Also I'd prefer a less restricted access.]
Are ...
- 61
-2
votes
1
answer
416
views
Do Operating Systems need to know which is the hardware architecture on which they are executing?
Maybe this is a basic theoric question, but I have no idea of the answer and haven't found information of this.
Do Operating Systems (imagine Windows or Linux distros) need to know if they are ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
43
views
Dual boot installation
I recently bought Lenovo L340 with 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD with windows 10 home pre-installed on SSD. I wanted to install Linux Kali alongside it and was wondering if it'd be okay to install Linux on SSD ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
391
views
Can you simply mount a new OS image from within an existing operating system to install it?
I am currently using Windows 10 and wanted to install Ubuntu 20.04 on it (dual boot).
I know that the standard way is to use a USB Flash drive or some other external source to install a new ...
- 25
0
votes
1
answer
524
views
Download Cypress For Linux
I'm trying to download cypress for Linux so I would be able to install it later so my cypress project would run there. In cypresses website, they say this link: [https://download.cypress.io][1] is "to ...
- 113
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to solve this hard disk error while installing ubuntu?
I was installing Ubuntu and selected erase disk and install option as I wanted to replace windows but this error occurred and now I don't have any OS installed.
- 13
0
votes
0
answers
580
views
Audio recording from two audio input and playing in 2 audio output simultaneously and real time
I have one Linux Machine with 2 USB speakers and a mic system. I want to record simultaneously from one mic and play in another speaker. Like, MicA recording will be played in SpeakerB and MicB ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
What is my computer's audio card's DAC bit resolution?
I know that every sound card converts digital data to analog sound using a DAC chip. This chip's quality greatly determines the sound quality.
Is there a way to query parameters such as bit ...
- 271
-1
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Running multiple operating systems on one machine
I want to run different operating systems on one machine. I have Windows 10 already installed and I want to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I made some research and I know that I have a couple of options.
...
- 21
0
votes
0
answers
68
views
Dual Boot: Can disabled tools be re-enabled after the dual boot is complete?
I'm a little new to linux. I notice on some dual boot tutorials they'll ask you to disable several things in order to proceed with the dual boot steps. For example if you have windows pre-installed, ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
702
views
Laptop doesn't boot nor enter bios
Model: samsung np300e5x
Short story:
The laptop doesn’t boot from anywhere (usb sticks nor cd) and I can’t enter bios (by pressing buttons nor via app menu).
Long story:
On the hdd I had Xubuntu ...
- 11
0
votes
3
answers
458
views
Does OS installation continues if I close lid
I am installing a Kali Linux OS on my PC. Can I close the lid during the installation process? Please help me with it
PS - I am in hurry, I m going to another place and I need this PC with me. That'...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
439
views
unmount error on linux installation
I have an Asus GL503GE laptop
{128gb M.2 ssd C:drive with windows 10}
{500gb sata ssd D:drive}
I tried installing Manjaro as well as popOS.
during the install boot from usb stick I always get some ...
0
votes
1
answer
241
views
Unable to shutdown Linux laptop
I have installed oracle Linux on my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. I am not able to shut it down. When I issue poweroff command. It is stuck with message/log as
[31431.834130] reboot: Power down
My system ...
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
566
views
Why can't node or python access numeric variables set with read command?
Observation: environment variables set using the operating system's "read" utility, which contain numeric-only values, aren't accessible in Python's os.environ[] structure, or by node's process.env ...
- 470
0
votes
0
answers
53
views
How to get access of all the parameters a user used to call a shell script? Or forbid the use of * as a valid parameter?
I have a shell script that will be a such of a header to be imported by others scripts
Its main goal is forbid the user of "*" and "?" as parameters.
I've already tried:
1) To get access to the ...
0
votes
0
answers
78
views
Process 0 is taking 500%+ CPU time in MAC
Problem
When I boot my mac, once the login screen appears and after which everything freezes, I can hardly open any applications.
Analysis
Using activity manager, I found out, process with process ...
0
votes
1
answer
283
views
Increase key repeat speed on Linux and MacOS
I am writing a library so trying to support multiple OS.
I am looking to increase the key repeat speed of the return key and down/up arrows. The speed looks pretty limited, maybe repeats about 8 times ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
355
views
how to read PWM (pulse width modulation signals)
I am developing embedded Linux driver level program in Toradex Apalis Tk1 development board with IXORA career board, and with operating system is Embedded Linux.
I need to know that how to read PWM ...
0
votes
0
answers
39
views
Is there a way to create a hard connection from my PC to a laptop to install an OS on said laptop?
Im looking to switch my Fedora Linux laptop over to Ubuntu, and I dont have a USB to do the switch. I was wondering if I could create a hard connection between my Windows 10 PC and my laptop to do a ...
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
How to resolve Minimal BASH-Like line editing is supported
I'm trying to migrate from windows to ubuntu, so I tried to make a bootable usb using rufus and later on using universal usb installer in both the cases after selecting boot device I'm getting this ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
1k
views
How to use ophcrack for Mac password?
I have used ophcrack before for Windows as it uses the Rainbow tables supplied on their website.
Are there similar tables that can be loaded into ophcrack for OS X / MacOS?
- 53
0
votes
1
answer
292
views
How to see logs from the back-end of /sys
I am trying to modify something in /sys. My command is failing.
e.g. echo 63 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:62:00.0/sriov_numvfs -> bash: echo: write error: Cannot allocate memory
e.g. echo three &...
- 144
0
votes
0
answers
808
views
Increase bootable USB available memory
I wanted to know if it is possible to use the USB memory to increase the available disk-space for a bootable OS in an USB.
I have a bootable USB which runs Kali Linux. I noticed that the available ...
0
votes
1
answer
143
views
Running Linux on RTL simulator
Is it possible to run Linux OS on RTL simulator.
If yes someone please help me in this regard.
I already tried running openrisc RTL code on de0-nano board. Its not working.
37
votes
3
answers
11k
views
In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location while another 300 files were added to the source directory?
In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location and another 300 files were added to the source directory while original 1000 files were being moved. Will the ...
- 519
7
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How to install the Ubuntu OS in Orange Pi 4G IoT?
I have recently buy an Orange Pi 4G IoT and I have installed the Android 6.0 successfully.
But for my project need I want to install the Ubuntu OS in it.
Can anyone help me.
Previous Work
Download ...
- 71
0
votes
1
answer
244
views
How can I install and launch Windows Server in dual boot?
I my Server, I have a sda disk, on it I installed a Windows Server 2008, and a CentOS7.2 system.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 209717247 ...
- 625
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
I am having trouble understanding pipes and their implememnation in xv6
I am studying Operating Systems on my own from the MOOC lectures available online and wanted to work on xv6. I was reading the Documentation on xv6 and in chapter 0 when it is talked about pipes (pg. ...
1
vote
0
answers
62
views
Install linux on existing partition
I was wondering if it is possible to install a linux based distro to an existing partition, without moving any files. An example is how Slax can be installed: https://www.slax.org/en/starting.php.
- 1,745
0
votes
1
answer
32
views
Image installation on prod server?
We have Linux server on production hosting Mysql/Crons/other process like java/PHP/Python etc.Its physical server on some data center(not AWS/Azure)
We need to upgrade the server disc. Our devops has ...
- 639
-1
votes
1
answer
197
views
Find all directories which has only one type of file
Given a file type .txt, find all directories that has only that type of file.
For example
a--
b-- 1.txt
c--
|
---- 2.jpg
---- 3.txt
The command should output only b not c....
- 135
0
votes
2
answers
159
views
Can i install Windows 10 dual boot Ubuntu correctly via Linux "install alongside" option?
I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed without important data. I want to have Ubuntu 16.04 dual boot Windows 10. I read that doing this dual boot is better from windows. I want to install Windows 10 with ...
- 146
2
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Retrieve process information from nohup command
I use nohup command to run shell scripts as the following:
nohup ./run.sh &
My question is: After logging out the terminal and coming back later, how can I retrieve the information about this ...
- 23
1
vote
2
answers
624
views
VirtualBox + Tails ... types of Linux
I want to use Tails (version 3.7) on VirtualBox (version 5.2.12)
And there are a lot of types of Linux you can choose:
Linux x32
Linux x64
Fedora x32
Fedora x64
Ubuntu x32
Ubuntu x64
Debian x32
...
- 11
4
votes
3
answers
9k
views
What is the best way to emulate a screen/monitor on Linux, Windows or OSX?
I am working on a project where I am creating a virtual second screen device which I want to send over the network to another rendering device (another computer, connected to a screen of some sorts.) ...
- 141
0
votes
1
answer
41
views
How to get Ubuntu back alongside Windows as operating systems?
I initially had both Windows 10 Home and Ubuntu installed as operating systems on my PC. When I have opened the PC, it displayed me a purple display where it was to choose between Ubuntu and Windows. ...
1
vote
2
answers
909
views
Why a binary format specification is needed for executable files?
I understand an operating system like Linux or Windows is written in C/C++ and compiled to a given architecture (for example AMD64) to produce a machine code that is suitable for that architecture.
...
- 220
0
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Computer shuts down at any attempt to install an OS
So, asking for a friend, she recently bought a custom computer with no preinstalled OS.
She has tried to install both windows 10 and Ubuntu, but as soon as she gets to the installation part of the ...
- 143
5
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How do I natively run linux on the Chromebook 15 (CB3-532)?
After experimenting with ChromeOS and Crouton, I made the decision to transition my Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532) to run just Linux.
During my research I realized that I would need to:
Enable ...
1
vote
3
answers
9k
views
Disadvantages of operating system on external drive
I am constantly traveling between two countries and I am constantly forced to bring my laptop with me. I was wondering if it is possible to install an operating system such as Linux or Windows on my ...
- 129
-1
votes
1
answer
381
views
Jon Erickson's book - bootable CD
Jon Erickson's interesting book on hacking contains a bootable Ubuntu linux-based CD that has preconfigured environment that would help the reader apply the code examples in the book. However, the CD ...
- 171
0
votes
0
answers
89
views
Unable to create a bootable Windows 10 installation on an external SSD?
I would like to create a portable copy of Windows 10 using an .iso of the educational version.
I work almost totally in Linux so after giving up trying to achieve this there I created a Win10 VM.
I'...
- 101
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
How to solve broken dnf in Fedora 26 when I get "ImportError: bad magic number in 'six'"
My dnf stop working and showing this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/dnf", line 57, in <module>
from dnf.cli import main
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/...
- 271
2
votes
1
answer
841
views
cannot allocate memory to kill the memory hogger
I have a remote Linux server (Amazon lightsail) and installed some service on it that's hogging all memory. I can barely SSH onto it, and when I run sudo killall java (it runs java), I get a bash ...
- 21
-5
votes
2
answers
506
views
how to know an operating system support which types of file extension? [closed]
.exe file extension run on windows but not run on linux. dmg file extension run on mac os but not run on windows.
what criteria determine if a file will run or not?
now Google Fuchsia os is being ...
0
votes
1
answer
170
views
Should I run a "sync" command before measuring the exact IO times?
I am testing my new algorithm on a disk-based process. For comparison purposes, it is essential to measure the exact time that each [massive] read/write operation has taken.
It seems that on my ...
- 160
0
votes
1
answer
76
views
Possible to install Linux on computer that used to be Windows?
I've got myself an extra computer that I would like to be a Linux setup.
Traditionally I am a Windows user, but I've been getting more and more exposure with Linux and really want to have a system ...
- 245
0
votes
0
answers
362
views
Windows 10 will not boot following Fedora install
I installed Fedora 25 precisely following Fedora's own suggested instructions, using a Live USB Stick (Fedora image on a flash drive) to boot into Fedora, and then install the operating system in 90GB ...
