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Using Clipboard with Xfce and TightVNC
I'm having major difficulties in getting the clipboard (copy/paste) to work over my VNC connection. Setup:
Server: Ubuntu 14.04 with Xfce and TightVNCServer
Client: Windows 8.1 with TightVNCViewer
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Ubuntu can't be booted from DVD drive?
I bought a Lenovo Ideapad G50-70 (with pre-installed Windows 8.1) lately. Thinking of dual-boot, I downloaded the Ubuntu LiveCD, and created a bootable disc. Later, I restarted the PC (with my CD ...
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How much disk space do I need for running Parrot OS?
I just git a notebook from my uncle. The notebook already has Windows 8 x64bit installed but I want to dual boot with Parrot OS. My hard disk is 27GB and has about 13GB of free space in a partition.
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How do you fix time out error in Synergy?
I am trying to control my Ubuntu laptop with keyboard and mouse that I use with my Windows laptop. Everything works fine when I set up my Ubuntu laptop as a server and then connect to it with my ...
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How to Install Kali Linux on Windows 8 With BCD instead of Grub
I have Windows 8.1 64-bit installed on my PC. I have been trying to install Kali Linux using its ISO and Universal USB Installer (1.9.5.2) using a USB drive since the CD drive won't work.
The ...
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Trying to install a new OS on an HP Pavilion a6400f using a Cruzer flash drive with a Windows 8.1 iso file on it
Every time I try to install it, I open up the boot menu and it tells me which to boot from. The USB Flash Drive appears in the list, but when I press enter, it just blinks a white underscore over a ...
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Linux command on Windows produces rather unusual behavior
I have 4 text files, each with about 17 million rows (or lines, if you will). The files are named 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt and 4.txt. Text file 1.txt contains the following sample data;
0,0:
1,0:
2,0:
3,0:...
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How to safely delete the second bootloader created by EasyBCD and leave GRUB?
I have two bootloaders now; I have the GRUB and the EasyBCD that I've created before the Linux was installed properly. After reinstalling Ubuntu for the second time, the GRUB came right, but now that ...
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How can I prevent Windows 8.1 overwriting my bootloader?
I have a dual-boot system with Trisquel GNU/Linux and Windows 8.1, using the GRUB bootloader. However, I am having a problem where, every time I boot into Windows, it seems to be overwriting GRUB, so ...
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Can I install Linux 64bit OS on VMware workstation player 12?
Simple question. My hardware/software setup is the following:
8GB RAM
2.5 GHz
Windows 8.1 64 bit
VMWare workstation player 12.
Can I install and run 64 bit Linux distributions on my setup? If yes, ...
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Running a scripted program between a rapsberry pi and a laptop
What I have: A laptop(CPU: i7 6500U, RAM:8GB, OS: Windows 8.1) and a RPi Zero
What I know: Distributed computing is something that requires a lot of time and effort using special software such as ...
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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 ...
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"Recover" Windows 8.1 after switching to Linux?
I have a couple of laptops with Windows 8.1. I'd like to make one of them a Linux machine. I'm debating different ways to go.
I know I can use a live CD, create multiple boot-able partitions, or use ...
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Boot from Windows recovery image in VirtualBox
I moved from Windows 8.1 to openSUSE a while ago. Before doing so I made a full system backup image using the native Windows utility for it. Ultimately it created, amongst other things, 3 vhdx files ...
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Linux Mint partition is visible in Windows 8.1
I have recently made some changes in my partitions as follows:
Previously, I had 3 drives named: C 150 GiB, D 400 GiB, E: 450 GiB
I installed Windows 8.1 and a partition manager software (EaseUS) on ...
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