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How do I figure out why one host is so slow writing to another host on LAN?
I have 3 devices on my LAN, all using wired connections:
MacBook Air
Lenovo ThinkCentre (running Ubuntu Server 22.04)
Raspberry Pi
I am using the ThinkCentre as a home server, and want to write ...
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How to recover files from macOS after accidentally overwriting it with Linux> [duplicate]
I'm not a kid (this is an alt account with a different email. I forgot the other password of @adamgewely)
But I accidentally replaced macOS with Linux! I had important files there. Thinking it was on ...
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“Find My Device” equivalent for Linux
I’m thinking of switching to Linux (either Debian or Ubuntu, haven’t decided) from macOS. One of the features of macOS I love is “Find My Device,” which allows me to locate my device if I lose it, ...
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Enable sharing of a folder and copy pasting between a Mac and a virtual machine
I want to enable sharing between my Mac and a virtual machine running Ubuntu image, and I see one way is to enable sharing of the folders but I keep seeing wrong fs type bad option bad superblock ...
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How to find all previously-installed Ruby artifacts (files, etc) so I can remove _all_ of them from my OS?
Other than the pre-bundled-with-my-default-OS install (eg: /usr/bin/ruby on macOS 10.14), I want to completely wipe my OS clean of Ruby before I reinstall Ruby to a "known state." Specifically, I want ...
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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 ...
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I can no longer log into my Mac after “sudo chmod 744 /”
Right after I executed:
sudo chmod 744 /
on my Mac, everything on my desktop is gone, and I can no longer open any applications or folders. So I pressed the power button to restart my Mac, but then ...
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External ThunderBolt 3 SSD drive not recognized on Ubuntu 17.10 running on Macbook Pro A1706
So I've installed Ubuntu 17.10 on an external SSD and had it boot on my MacBook Pro A1706 (late 2016), works like a charm (installed the keyboard/touchbar module).
I have an external ThunderBolt 3 (...
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How to get an Ubuntu remote desktop when I only have root SSH access?
I have root SSH access to a remote Ubuntu 17 machine. I'm working locally on macOS 10.12. I want to be able to get a remote desktop to the Ubuntu machine. How do I do this? What do I need to install/...
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How to run shell scripts starting with ./ on Ubuntu and Mac without any modification?
Orignal code, meant for Ubuntu:
./rebar get-deps
./rebar compile
When I try:
sh start.sh
start.sh: line 5: ./rebar: No such file or directory
The fix is simple, just remove ./
But how to make the ...
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docker0 vs eth0 when gaining remote access to ubuntu desktop?
I’m trying to get remote access with screen sharing to my Ubuntu PC from my Mac. I need to be able to connect to it over the internet from another network. When I go finder>go>connect to server ...
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Fat 32 partition recognized by Linux not by OS X why?
I used Gparted to create 3 partitions on an unencrypted external 2 GB hard drive:
A FAT32 system (0x0c).
A Ext4 system with Linux installed on (I did this after creating the partitions).
A HFS system ...
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VirtualBox - Long Path in Shared Folder with OSX Host and Linux Guest
I have created a Linux (Ubuntu) VM by VirtualBox under OSX. But I'm experiencing Protocol error while creating files with long paths in shared folders (existed files are accessible though).
Is there ...
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VNC from MacOS screen sharing to linux Ubuntu
I’m trying to screen share from a MacBook to a VM running Ubuntu on Parallels on a MacBook Pro on the same network. I can ssh to it fine, but using the same account and IP address in MacOS screen ...
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Fixing my Partitions to use all unallocated space
I've installed Ubuntu on my Mac (as dual boot). In the process I made a mistake and now I have an unallocated partition. I want to resize my Mac partition to use the unallocated space. Sometimes the ...
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BTsync's Sync Fails after Upgrades to 2.3.6 between Ubuntu and OS X
I upgraded my BTsync 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 (378) in OS X 10.11.4 and Ubuntu 14.04 successfully.
Both devices see each other, so tracking and indexing is going on.
The main device is OS X, where the ...
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Files corupted durring copy
While copying/downloading a large file (3+ GB) the checksusms aren't the same afterwards.
Methods attempted:
A patch cable transfer between two computers. (source sum was OK)
Download from Main site.
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One-size-fits-all package manager for ubuntu? [closed]
I’m a mac user and I was thinking about switching to Ubuntu since Apple is becoming a little to expensive for me. One of the first things I couldn’t live without is a good package manager.
Now, brew ...
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Why must I use sudo for ssh public key authentication to work?
I cannot ssh from my computer (OS X) to my raspberry pi (ubuntu mate), unless I use sudo. I am using a public/private keypair to authenticate.
The appropriate public key is added to the ...
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Adding ssh public key from os x to ubuntu doesn't work
I've just switched my server to ubuntu and everything works except the ssh server. I've installed the sshd server and I generated on my mac ( client ) a key like this:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "my@gmail....
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Is there a way to call gnome nautilus sushi to view files using command line?
I like the file quick viewer of nautilus (using to preview files, supporting many kinds of file types). How can I call this previewer from terminal directly? Or is there some alternative program ...
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Where's the editor: libplist-util and Ubuntu
I need to modify some compressed/binary plist files in an IPA. An IPA is an iOS's APK. Tere's a libplist-utils for Ubuntu and I installed them (I don't have access to my MacBook at the moment).
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Sharing files between ubuntu and mac using parallel desktop
I'm using parallel desktop on OS X 10.9.4 with an ubuntu 14.04 installed on. I want to share folders between these two operating system but I can not find any method doing it. I tried to change the ...
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Howto start an application remotely, so that GUI is shown locally
This is a beginners question, I know... but I have searched and I'm getting frustrated. I know my way around Lunux pretty well, but I have never had to deal with XServer.
Question 1:
I SSH from OSX ...
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Converting a MBR partition table to a GPT on a HFS+ hard drive
I have a HFS+ 2TB drive that I used to use with my Mac. I wanted to read its contents from Linux (Ubuntu server 14.04) too, so I plugged the drive and played around with gdisk, fdisk, parted and so on....
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Expand bash variables inputted from the read command
I have a tab delimited file like this:
table_a "where id IN ($IDS)"
table_b "where fk_id IN ($IDS)"
table_c "where fk_id IN ($SOME_OTHER_IDS)"
And I'm trying to write a script like:
IDS="1,...
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need write permission to network server on Linux and Macintosh
I can read from a remote server using
sudo mount //Bor****ges/imgdisk4 /home/ilan/remoteDisks/biMnt -o user=,pass=
There is something similar for the Mac, which also can't write, but I want to ...
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Connect to the right serial port in Unix
Background
I'm trying to connect to a device using UART though a micro-USB cable and GNU screen from Ubuntu and OSX.
On both Ubuntu and OSX I can get the most recent serial connection with the ...
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Can't copy files with accents to Mac OS
I have server which is sharing files through SMB. Server is using Ext4 to store files.
Today I tried to copy the following file from server to Mac OS:
1-10 Bizet_ Carmen - Habañera.wav
First time ...
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Can't ping Ubuntu VM from OS X
I've looked at many of the similar questions, but none seem to solve my issue. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 Raring in a VM through VirtualBox and I'm trying to communicate with it from my OS X Mavericks ...
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How can I get an xterm to display on Parallels VM running Ubuntu 12.04?
I'd like to bring up a simple X application on my Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop running in a Parallels VM, and though I can get all X applications and servers to play nicely together in my network of VM's, ...
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Problems with Bash 4.2.45 on Ubuntu
I am using a remot server running Ubuntu 13.10 with Bash 4.2.45 installed. My home system is OS X Mavericks with Bash 3.2.51 (Darwin build) installed. I haven't used bash much in the past but I've ...
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How to open a new terminal from a terminal in Ubuntu?
I have an assignment in which I have to use socket programming in C to connect multiple clients with the same server. The problem is that every time a client connects to the server the server must ...
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Share files between Ubuntu and OS X (in the same PC)
I think the question title explains itself, but I will give you some details...
I have a MacBook Pro Late 2011 with Ubuntu 13.10 and OS X Mavericks sharing the same hard drive with OS X using most of ...
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Running OS X command-line programs on Ubuntu
Given that Mac OS X is derived from BSD (Berkeley Systems Distribution) UNIX, I would assume that in some way or another, it would be possible to run command-line OS X programs on Ubuntu. I am really ...
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chroot on OSX as a different OS
I was wondering if anyone has been able to use chroot on OSX to run another OS (ubuntu, centos). I know that they are very different, but almost everything I want to use this for wouldn't care about ...
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Mac OS X doesn't show Linux Boot Partition
I have successfully triple-booted by mid-2012 MacBook Pro using rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt). I have Mac OS X 10.8.5, Windows 8, and Ubuntu (formatted as ext3) installed, as well as NTFS-3G for read/write ...
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How to list enumerated USB devices and their status in Linux (Ubuntu) and MAC
I am using devcon to check enumerated USB devices and their status on windows, I get the following output when running for example "devcon status usb*":
USB\VID_0557&PID_2213&MI_00\7&...
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Is it feasible to have a machine work both as server and client on SSH?
I have OS X and within it installed Ubuntu 13.04 via Parallels 8, and I also have iMac, within it I installed Ubuntu 12.04 (not Virtual Environment). So, now I have three OS - OS X, Ubuntu 13.04, and ...
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SSH from Mac to Ubuntu
I successfully ssh-ed to my Ubuntu machine from a PC through both local and over the internet. However, I got no luck with my Mac. I followed all the steps for SSH key gen and configuration and tried ...
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How do you avoid mouse use entirely? [closed]
Avoiding the use of the mouse entirely is hard today, as most OSes, browsers and software in general are very GUI-oriented. What system, software and general tricks are you using to completely avoid ...
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Open file in local text editor from within an SSH connection
I'm not a vim guy. I'd like to be able to open log files in Sublime Text when in an SSH connection from within Terminal. Is there a way I could do this? I'm thinking there must be a command or ...
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Stuck at booting Ubuntu 12.10 on iMac (late 2012)
So i've installed bootcamp windows on my mac already and created a extra partition for installing ubuntu 12.10. However i've downloaded the image from ubuntu, then burnt the iso to the DVD, boot my ...
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How to use different ip address between virtual machine and your laptop?
How to use different ip address between virtual machine and laptop. For laptop, my os is mac. And within my laptop, i run a virtual machine (vbox). The os within vbox is ubuntu 11. Thank you.
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Check to see if file date created and modified were modified?
Is there a way to tell if a file's date created/modified dates were adjusted artificially via command line. I am talking about for files like Word and Excel documents, so if someone opened and ...
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Apple streaming tools on Linux
Can you guys help me. I need to run Apple's http live streaming command line tools on Linux. I've tried different ways to install .dmg itself, then I've tried to extract files from it, then finally I ...
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Efficient key bindings using both Mac and Linux
I'm still switching back and forth all the time from Linux to Mac, and I can't figure out how to stop getting confused in my keystrokes, especially with browsers, and Unix apps.
Here's the situation:
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Failed to boot macbook from Ubuntu USB
I am trying to put Ubuntu on my aging Macbook, as my optical drive is dead, I am following this guide to do so via USB.
The process seems to go fine in the terminal, but when I boot I only get a ...
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"Argument list too long" error for `rm -rf *` on a directory with 4000 files
I thought this issue was fixed in Linux like 10 years ago. 4000 files really doesn't seem too excessive and should be able to be removed no problem. So this issue clearly exists in OS X - maybe not in ...
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what is the difference between terminal in Mac OS X and Ubuntu
Both Mac OS X and Ubuntu (and other Linus OS) has terminal / command line.
Are these terminal identical across different OS? If not, what are the important difference?
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