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SSH from A through B to C, using private key on B
Schematic:
ssh ssh
A ------> B ------> C
^ ^
using A's using B's
ssh key ssh key
Preconditions:
A is running ssh-agent
A can access B
B can access C
A can't ...
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Issues Configuring Swap and Moving /home to a New Encrypted Disk on Ubuntu 24.04
I have Ubuntu 24.04 installed with the default disk partitioning settings chosen by the installer, including LVM encryption. I have two SSDs:
First disk with the following partitions:
/boot/efi
/boot
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Can't resize partition after cloning the disk to the bigger disk
I cloned my entire disk to the new disk with dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/nvme0n1 . It was a long process so I don't want to repeat it again. I booted from the new disk but there is a problem: the new disk ...
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Windows not dual booting with Ubuntu
I recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 L.T.S. I had a lot of problems during installation but now, I just can't boot up windows. Even if i give it top priority through BIOS, Ubuntu somehow keeps opening. I'...
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Chromebook RW_Legacy enabled Jammy 22.04 install
With Development enabled and enabling Legacy settings for RW_Legacy, I installed a minimal from a live Ubuntu Jammy X86_64 image installed from usb.
I get a clean boot and have updated with libraries ...
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Incorrect permission of copied files from Ubuntu to Windows using rsync on ssh
After copying files from Ubuntu to Windows using rsync on ssh, the copied files and folder have permissions that only creator have full access and other users including SYSTEM and Administrators have ...
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i was trying to install rtl8821au in my kali dual boot device ,but whenever in executing the ./install.shell [closed]
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
Building module(s)......(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
'make' -j8 KVER=6.8.11-amd64 KSRC=/lib/modules/6.8.11-amd64/build
Error! Bad return status for ...
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No available connections in WSL2 + Ubuntu + KDE
I use:
Windows 10 Pro (ver. 22H2 19045.4529)
WSL2 (wsl --set-default-version 2)
Ubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma 5.24.7 (sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop)
Kernel 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (64-bit)
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apt-get update: An error occurred during the signature verification (for screenrec)
I get this when I run sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 https:/...
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: SSH Password Authentication Not Working Despite Configuration Changes [duplicate]
I have the following settings on my Ubuntu server:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PasswordAuthentication yes
KbdInteractiveAuthentication yes
then
sudo systemctl restart ssh.service
However, when a ...
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How can I resolve PPA repository errors when using WSL 2 with Ubuntu 24.04
I am using WSL 2 with Ubuntu 24.04. I exported Ubuntu and imported it to my D drive since I had more space there. While trying to add repositories (PPA), I get errors.
How can I add the repositories ...
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Find name of equivalent packages: from Ubuntu to Alpine
Is there a way of finding the equivalent package from a list of Ubuntu packages, for Alpine?
I'm aware of repology, apt-file, the apt-cache, apk search, https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org and https://...
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Is Windows / Linux Dual Boot a scam? [closed]
I have searched for this topic a bit on the web without any success.
Is Windows Dual boot + Linux way worse than it is imagined ?
Installaed a dual bot linux mint on a windows 11 computer. THe main ...
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How can I use unified kernel images with Ubuntu and Debian?
I would like to use unified kernel images (UKIs) and systemd-boot to take advantage of some of the hardware security features it provides (such as measured boot and real secure boot). I think that the ...
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Is it safe to do "snap install" with sudo
I am a root user on a workstation; I give access to others on this system.
They are requesting me to install:
sudo snap install google-cloud-cli
An experienced friend of mine had earlier suggested to ...
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What is the default tunnel 'mode' when creating with `ip`
I'm trying to convert this ip tunnel creation process:
sudo ip tuntap add tun0 mode tun
sudo ip addr add 192.168.7.2/25 dev tun0
sudo ip link set dev tun0 up
sudo ip addr show tun0
to a netplan ...
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Minecraft server using ngrok for port forwarding stopped working
So I built a PC using pieces I had laying around to make into a Minecraft server. I installed Ubuntu on it (I think it's the latest version because I installed it like a week ago. I didn't manage to ...
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Problems with Ubuntu 23.10 on Asus Vivobook 16(X1605VA-MB957WS) [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 23.10 on Asus Vivobook 16(X1605VA-MB957WS) and have the following problem:
The wifi card in the laptop Mediatek wifi card whose driver doesn't support the kernel of Ubuntu. So I don't ...
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Install newest FFmpeg version on Ubuntu?
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to get a non-depreciated version of FFmpeg on an Ubuntu installed.
(Side note: I'm using crostini)
I tried following FFmpeg's docs on getting all the ...
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My compiled version of Vim keeps getting replaced by a system standard version
This is a weird problem, looks impossible to me.
I'm running WSL2 (Ubuntu 22.04) on Windows 11. I want to use Vim and because of some plugins I need Vim compiled with Python support and it must be ...
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changing the directory a tarball decompresses to
When I do wget https://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz and then tar xvzf install-tl-unx.tar.gz the files get extracted (right now) to install-tl-20240521. On the CLI it's ...
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How to mount Luks disk with specific user?
Have a external disk with Lucks and EXT4 partition, the OS mount the disk using the first user by default but can not mount as secondary user:
The first user is uid=1000 and gid=1000, but the ...
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How to extract numbers from an image of a table/grid of numbers?
Not from a calc or excel cell's, but a screenshot of them. Must be OCR. I've been recommended to use microsoft Power Query or microsoft Powertoys, but I dont know how to install them on ubuntu, I do ...
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MokList error: Volume full; cannot boot Asus laptop
I have an old ASUS laptop. The SDD is fully clean, empty. The laptop used to have Windows on it.
Now I want to install only Ubuntu.
The error I get is this and I cannot boot at all, nothing:
Reading ...
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Linux file access on external drive using Windows 10
I have multiple machines (3 Windows 10 and 1 Ubuntu Bionic Beaver).
I back them up, or back up files/folders using drag and drop.
The external drive is all NTFS and is not set up as a NAS device. ...
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sudo apt update not working on Ubuntu?
sudo apt update
Get:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-6-local InRelease
Ign:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-6-local InRelease
Get:2 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2204-12-4-local InRelease [1572 ...
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How to recover files deleted / removed by autofs?
I wanted to automatically mount a directory in my home directory, so I attempted to use autofs for this resulting in autofs removing everything in my home directory.
The setup was something like auto....
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Run GUI terminal from crontab
I have been trying to open a terminal in GUI via crontab. This question describes it can't be done as desktop and crontab runs separately. Is there a way where I can trigger script from crontab but ...
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How can I execute a command whenever I change the PowerDevil power profile?
I have a laptop with a variable refresh rate (up to 120Hz) monitor. I want to change the refresh rate to 60 whenever I switch the power profile to "Power Save" in Powerdevil, and change it ...
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Why does git checkout -f not revert my modified changes?
I always use git checkout -f to revert changes to the last commit and never had any problems. Rarely though do I get into this weird state where it doesn't work and I have no idea what is going on.
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WSL2: Graceful shutdown of MDADM and/or p9 subsystem
I am running MDADM under WSL2 (Ubuntu, kernel: Linux home 6.1.21.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2), and access files from windows applications via standard p9 interface.
Unfortunately, I cannot gracefully ...
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Linux Bash Wait Command Not Working
I am trying to use and bash file .sh to start other bash files in seperate terminals.
I want them to run one after the other as I use them to copy large numbers of files to the same Hard Drive. ...
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How to properly create a service in Ubuntu?
I have a server with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS and I need to create a service that would be running on the server. I found this SO answer which details how to create and enable a service, however my service ...
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What drivers do I need to install for an Epson in Kubuntu?
I have an Epson XP-235 and I want to use it with a Kubuntu 22.04
I tried to find the drivers and from the Epson FAQ I found the following page:
https://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/
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Rsync Compare-Dest not Recognizing Wildcard
I am trying to use rysnc to do multi level incremental backup, however I am running into some issues. It seems as though rsync does not recognize wild cards in compare-dest. I run the following code
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Ubuntu 22.04 dies all of a sudden after some time, yet the PC is still running
I've recently started running into a strange issue with Ubuntu 22.04 (x64), can't quite understand what's going on. It's a (kinda) old computer that's a temporary solution for Discord bot hosting, ...
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Linux Distros not booting, import_mok_state() not found
I have a MS Surface Book 2 with Debian, running the Linux Surface custom kernel. While trying to reinstall the kernel I clearly deleted some package I wasn't supposed to (linux-surface-secureboot-mok ...
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How can I fix app after having to pkill it and nowt crashes when starting
Falkon is my preferred browser running xubuntu. But it crapped the bed seizing up enough memory to bring the desktop to a near halt, so I had to pkill -f falkon to get my desktop back again. But ...
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the Internet does not start via squid
I installed squid 6.2. I built it from sources with ssl. the service starts normally. there are 2 network cards. one looks at the local network, the other at the Internet. I used the manual for ...
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Shell prompt colored outside of tmux, but not in tmux; how can I get colored prompt in tmux?
I am a new user of tmux and wondering how I can highlight machine name and working directory? What I mean is below.
In default Ubuntu terminal:
While in tmux:
I know this is a minor, but having ...
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Excessive RAM Consumption by Wazuh-Indexer Process on Proxmox VE Agent
I've been utilizing Wazuh for several months now, with my own Wazuh server set up. I've added my Proxmox VE as an agent with the Wazuh agent, but I'm encountering some issues with it. Specifically, I'...
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How to automatically do a ntfsfix every time at reboot? [duplicate]
On a dual-boot laptop I have a partition /dev/nvme0n1p4 which I want to mount as ntfs partition for Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows-10. But really often this partition only mounts as read-only. The entry in ...
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Running into kvm_amd error while attempting to run Docker and a VirtualBox VM at the same time on Ubuntu
I'm trying to run a Docker Container for Graphite and a VirtuaBox VM for Home Assistant OS, yet I'm running into an issue with kvm_amd while trying to start a VM with Docker running:
VirtualBox can't ...
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Usrmerge error armbian
I'm trying to install linux on a old Player TV Box from amazon.
For this I have get my CPU (s905w) and armbian for this configuration, I'm now on linux with my machine.
Problem :
I cant upgrade or ...
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Why does FFmpeg encoding stall on Ubuntu with DVD video file?
I've encountered a challenging issue while using FFmpeg on Ubuntu to encode a DVD video file contained in a .bin format. Despite various attempts (also employing vlc or bounting converted .iso), ...
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All GTK/VTE-based terminal emulators are showing a significant input lag
Recently, I've installed a new SSD drive and deployed Ubuntu 22.04.04 on it. At first everything was perfect, but then I noticed that gnome-terminal has a significant input lag (up to a second) even ...
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Is it possible to use ufw when kernel.modules_disabled=1
I am following
Mastering Linux Security and Hardening 3rd ed. by Donald a. Tevault
on Ubuntu 22.04 VPS.
I have accepted suggested by lynis value 1 for kernel parameter kernel.modules_disabled, as ...
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Fresh install samba active directory - provisioning tool takes forever?
I have a pretty strong server (AMD ryzen 9, 32GB ram) and I am trying to install samba server as active directory domain controller. Following the official docs from samba, I run into a strange issue.
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Seagate Ironwolf 4TB drives reverting APM settings on Ubuntu 22LTS after upgrade from 20LTS in RAID-5 array
I recently upgraded my system from Ubuntu 20LTS to Ubuntu 22LTS, and I've encountered an issue with my RAID-5 array consisting of four Seagate Ironwolf 4TB hard drives (from /dev/sda to /dev/sdd). ...
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unable to login via putty ssh to my ec2 linux instance in aws : no supported authentication methods available
i am new in aws,
i created two linux instances : amazon linux and ubuntu linux
I downloaded RSA ppk key pairs + imported to putty, however I am unable to login via putty,
i get this error
no supported ...
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