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when is the environ symbol defined in the executable?
If I compile a simple test program, I get environment symbols defined (and exported) in the executable itself:
root@4ef8c4a55769:/# clang --version
Debian clang version 11.0.1-2
Target: aarch64-...
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How to compile and install PaPs software from Github onto LMDE 6?
I intend to install PaPs software from Github onto LMDE6. The webpage https://github.com/dov/paps/blob/master/INSTALL.md indicates dependencies, all of which are installed on the target system. I have ...
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How to programatically get size of the EEPROM where the bios is stored
I tried getting Bios Rom size from Dmidecode which says 16MB. But the vender specs says it should be 32MB. Is there any way to dive in and read the size of the whole chip (ROM where bios is stored). ...
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How can I launch an Xorg server on another tty?
I found this command, which lets me launch an Xorg on tty8
sudo systemd-run --property PAMName=login --property User="$user" --property StandardInput=tty --property TTYPath=/...
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Can't load Debian/GRUB after fresh installation - unsupported OS
I'm trying to install Debian 12 on my HP Proliant ML20 Gen 9. First of all, I need to state that it's not a supported OS (quite unsure, given the documentation is ofr DL20). I had already installed ...
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systemd-remount-fs randomly fails with "mount: /: mount point is busy."
I recently switched to a read-only root filesystem using Yocto (Kirkstone version) and use the Yocto volatiles feature to keep some directories writable - for instance the entire /etc, /home, etc...
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LVM thinpools: is fragmentation a concern?
I'm currently migrating a ~10TB dataset from a plain LVM volume group to a new one, trying to store the data in a thin pool instead.
For regular LVM volumes, I could see the physical allocation of the ...
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Reverse proxy with forward target
I have configured a reverse proxy in Apache2.
It gets requests by HTTPS - unwraps the HTTPS and then forwards to local HTTP-processes for /web and /rest.
<VirtualHost *:4443>
ProxyPass /web ...
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Lasergrbl crashes on Linux Mint under wine when trying to connect to comport
I am connecting a Slulpfun S9 laser cutter to my linux laptop. When I try to connect to the comport using the lasergrbl software it (lasergrbl) crashes.
Equipment and software:
Skulpfun S9 laser
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How to keep device firmware updated when I installed it manually?
My laptop is new enough that the firmware-linux package in debian testing's apt does not yet contain firmware for it. Hence, I've downloaded the files from linux-firmware.git on kernel.org, copied ...
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Ubuntu VM Ext4-fs remounting in read-only on citrix
I have this issue of a couple of our minio servers based on ubuntu server are going into read only on the data drive only, this disrupts the service and slows it down while it timeouts with each ...
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Unknown password for rsync
I always used to send files to other ubuntu machines via rsync with no problems. But now the computer asks for the remote computer's password every time I try to use rsync. I use the login computer's ...
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Why is the group permissions rwx for folder but read for newly created files within it?
On Rocky 8 (Redhat), I have a site running under Apache (httpd). I have the permissions set as follows including setguid so files created within the uploads folder inherit the group:
[root@myserver ~]#...
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Resize Disk Image with Protective MBR and GPT table
I've got a disk image that I need shortened slightly (long story - but it deals with variances in flash drive sizes). The partitions are already short enough, but the drive size is not.
Basically, I ...
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lshw lists nvme storage devices as disk but not as storage
I tried submitting this to the lshw github bug tracker https://ezix.org/project/newticket?component=lshw but the captcha refuses through several submissions I'm sure were correct. Perhaps there is ...
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