Questions tagged [linux]
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Where are WSL directories stored?
I switched from virtual machine to Windows Subsystem for Linux and have a few questions regarding running Linux on Windows.
First of all, I will mainly use Linux for coding in C programming language ...
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Restrict a specific group to access a directory and drive
I have created a group "restricted" and added a user "user1" to this group , how can I restrict this group to access some specified directory and drive.
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How to set up routing and firewall to achieve the desired result in this specific scenario (selective routing through wg tunnel)?
I have 2 linux computers connected via wireguard over the internet.
Their wg configuration is as follows.
Computer1:
[Interface]
PrivateKey = <computer1-private-key>
Address = 10.6.0.2/24
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Trouble Setting Access Point 2.4GHz Orange Pi Zero 2
I'm setting up a WiFi Access Point using bridge mode. I successfully configured the bridge mode and it's working. Then, I managed to set up the WiFi Access Point for 5GHz as well. But why did I fail ...
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Using sed to edit filepath variable
I am trying to use the sed command to edit a value in the .git/config file. When running the remote origin command, the config file creates the line of text like this":
url = https://github.com/...
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Where is "lid close behavior" stored on gnome ubuntu?
Power settings like HandleLidSwitch and HandleLidSwitchExternalPower are stored in /etc/systemd/logind.conf. I had set these variables to hibernate; however, closing the laptop lid was suspending my ...
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Start vlock as a screensaver on console only debian
I am using a revived Chromebook as a secondary laptop. The eMMC is mostly fried, but I have a UEFI grub settup that boots Debian from an SD card. It is console only - no X11, etc.
I can get the screen ...
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Could I make changes to a bootable Ubuntu ISO by booting into it, making changes within the OS, and re-exporting the ISO?
Suppose I have a bootable Ubuntu ISO. I would like to make several changes to the image at the OS level. The changes I want to make include changing the default user password, as well as a few other ...
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Whence is XScreenSaver getting a lock request when I close the laptop lid?
I have a ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 4) on which I'm running Debian 12 and a fairly minimal X11 setup with fvwm2 as a window manager and a few other programs, including xscreensaver, started from my ....
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Multiple netcat connections in old version of linux
I'm running a 32-bits old version of CentOS in a offline LAN network. I'd like to setup communication between all hosts, pretty much like nc -l 5555 + nc <ip1> 5555 works. Well, I'm aware that ...
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Desktop shortcut with a command line argument which contains filename with random numbers
I'm trying to create a desktop shortcut which launches a terminal app with commandline arguments which contains a path to a file with a randomly generated number in the filename.
I've tried everything ...
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Video logo clock ffmpeg
With the codes I created myself, the time setting does not appear. Only the screw logo and the movie name appears. I could not make this time setting. Are there any friends who can help me?
ffmpeg -i ...
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10 gig PCIe network card won't come up unless onboard 2.5 gig card is connected
I recently acquired a zimacube - its a N100 based NAS system. I've wiped the preinstalled zimaos and run a minimal install of ubuntu server 24.04 and made the usual changes I do on my builds for ...
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How to setup a reverse proxy across multiple devices on a local network
I am very new to setting up servers and network management so please bear with me.
I have multiple devices on which I would like to self host different services. This includes a few RPI5 and another ...
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Linux chmod o+x does not allow me to traverse directory if I don't have self or group access [duplicate]
The permissions on a directory are drwxr--r-x. I am not the owning user, but I am a member of the group that owns the directory, although that group is not given access. As a member of :other", ...
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