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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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Apple shortcuts in Ubuntu
I switch between a Mac and Ubuntu often. On my Ubuntu box, I use an Apple Aluminum keyboard.
I'm interested in Apple's "command" key: ⌘.
(I'm not concerned about the hardware control keys.)
cmd+...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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