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How to use one external hard drive to back up Windows and Linux as well as macOS with Time Machine?
I have an external hard disk drive I use for all of my backups.
I created an NTFS partition that I backed up Windows 10 to.
Then I created an ext4 partition and backed up Linux Mint to that.
Now, I ...
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is there any way to install libgranite-dev on mac os?
I'm trying to get the elementary OS terminal working on mac. The installation process of this terminal is described here.
after downloading the folder with the code files and typing:
meson build --...
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Cannot format microSD card
My microSD card I have used in a MavicMini drone does not work anymore. Last time it worked was before the drone's crash. The drone did not break, but the microSD card that was used in the drone acts ...
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Custom shortcuts (gnome/kde/linux styled) in osx
I have recently changed jobs and they gave me a MacBook to work with. The problem is that I have zero experience with this OS (I have used different linux boxes since I can recall) and I cannot get ...
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How do I copy a .o file from one directory to another in Mac terminal?
For my programming class my professor gave us a file we can use in our homework he's already written but it's in his directory for the class and I need to put it in my directory I've created for the ...
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Can't run glxgears using XQuartx
I am trying to run glxgears on a remote Linux server using XQuarts 2.7.11 on macOS Mojave (10.14.6), but I get the following error:
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: ...
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Problems installing RCPLEX
I get an error while I try to install RCPLEX on my Computer and I can't figure out what to do. There is no information what so ever on the internet regarding my problem.
R Marcel$ R CMD INSTALL --...
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Synchronize color scheme between Mac and Linux
I use iTerm2 in Mac, and frequently access Linux machines through ssh. I find that the color schemes (e.g. the colors in the output of ls, grep, emacs, vim) are always slightly different between Mac ...
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Can a remote location on a server be the default download directory?
Motivated from this question, I have a question in general :
Can a remote location on a server be the default download directory ?
If that's possible how one should proceed in order to achieve that ?...
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Sharing a VPN connection
There are similar question to this but none seem to give a direct answer to my question.
Goal: Connect to a Windows machine behind a L2TP/IPSec VPN using RDP from a Linux machine that doesn't support ...
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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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VirtualBox: "USB Device Is Being In Use By Someone Else" error. How to let the guest OS grab it without crashing my Mac?
First of all, I want to make clear that I have read this question:
VirtualBox: "USB device in use by someone else" error, how to make (mac) host let go?
However, although I do everything that the ...
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User Login/logout accounting to enforce max session time?
I'd like to set up a home system where users (i.e., house kids) have a given max time of computer use per day/week/whatever, and after that time they're logged off. They should be able to log in and ...
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kernel (AppleIRController) error in os sierra console and how to remove AppleIRController kext
When I have console open for a while, I see the following recurring error (about every minute or so):
error 11:54:38.442473 -0400 kernel stateNumber is On
error 11:54:44.443962 -0400 kernel ...
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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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