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How to know when the last dns flush took place?
I'm on a Windows 10 machine and trying desperately to see when the last DNS flush took place. I know you can look at the TTL in a displaydns but is there no event that shows when the system last did a ...
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Batch File Automation [closed]
Need some help in writing a batch script which takes the output of the command "dig +short a 'DOMAIN NAME'" ( the list of domains is in a txt file) and puts the domain names and ...
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Windows 11 freezes on boot screen after I install graphics drivers (multi-GPU setup on workstation motherboard)
I don't encounter this problem on Ubuntu or Fedora, but on Windows 11, after the first boot and after I install drivers for the graphics cards (2x NVIDIA RTX 3090), rebooting will result in the ...
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Physical server requirements for ffmpeg process [closed]
I need estimate hardware configuration for a server with the following requirements:
Backend using Nest.js Frontend using Next.js Microservice using Flask The backend will utilize FFmpeg processes to ...
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Switch partition drive on dual boot
I have a dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11. Each partition is on a specific drive, ubuntu is on a sata 500GB SSD and Windows is on a NVMe 1TB SSD.
The windows partition barely use 200GB of ...
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Boot Custom Kernel with UEFI in QEMU
I'm trying to boot a custom kernel on QEMU using UEFI. This is for an OS that I'm writing. When I run this command, I'm brought into the UEFI shell. I may be wrong, but I think that if everything is ...
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How to make MBR HDD bootable in UEFI mode?
I have a PC that does not support booting from internal MBR HDD. Currently, it seems only to support booting from GPT partitioned HDD in UEFI mode. It does support booting from external MBR HDD if I ...
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KDE Plasma parse tray notifications
I want to periodically run a script (with cron, for example) which will parse received notifications (last N notifications), and, if a notification contains the text I need, the script should run an ...
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How to simulate Hercules on local IP address?
I would like to simulate a TCP server, using Hercules (by HW-Group).
When I configure the port (12714), netstat -aon | findstr "12714" shows me this result:
DOS Prompt>netstat -aon | ...
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Retrieve all ZIPs from specific site subdirectory
I'm trying to retrieve the *.ZIP files from this Zophar.net Music section, specifically the NES console. The files are freely downloadable per each game separately, which will be a huge time sink to ...
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How to paste word documents with internal bookmarks into a new document, while keeping the bookmarks linked internally
I have generated multiple word documents from a tool, that each contain dozens to hundreds of internal bookmarks. I want to then paste each of these documents into a different document. The issue is, ...
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How do I prevent an extended frame when suspending and resuming an ffmpeg process?
I have a c# application where I have control of an ffmpeg (https://www.ffmpeg.org/) process. I am using it to capture video and audio, either from desktop or webcam. I am using code similar to the ...
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Failed to set the root user to MongoDB
I have created a MongoDB docker container with the following compose.yaml
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services:
mongodb:
image: "docker.io/library/mongo:7.0.11"
container_name: mongodb
restart: unless-...
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Is there a way to merge the sound level sliders?
In my Windows 11 I now have a growing set of sound loudness sliders which regulate in detail how loud the sounds of given applications are.
The problem is that usually/often, when I have a headset ...
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cannot configure WiFi network on octopi/raspberry pi neither dhcp nor static ip
I have tried to connect my raspberry 3B via WiFi, but get an error as follows:
dhcpcd failed on all interfaces "not configured"
/etc/dhcpcd.conf configured for static IP on wlan0: no IPv4 ...
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The same robocopy command is extremely slow on one computer and very fast on the other
I am facing the problem that the same robocopy command has totally different execution times on two different computers.
The source is a Windows Server 2016 Standard. There is a directory with approx. ...
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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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systemd: ensure, service is started after mysql
I have a systemd path unit, which watches a config file to apply db changes if the config file changes. To ensure the path unit runs after mysql, I added these lines:
Wants=mysqld.service
After=mysqld....
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How to run a customized rule on a mail folder in Outlook?
I use Microsoft Outlook for Microsoft 365 MSO, Version 2402, Build 16.0.17328.20282, 64-bit
(Microsoft 365 apps for Enterprise). It's the same app as this question: How to identify the location of a ...
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Provide argument while starting a service using systemctl
I have a service installed on an old server and it is started using;
service load-simulator start medium
The value medium acts as a profile of sorts. It can have values like low, medium, high, and ...
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How can I associate, group, or connect rows in Excel?
This might be a niche question so I'll try to generalize it as much as possible.
Upon extracting data from a folder with PDF files and after some data cleaning, I have the following in PowerQuery:
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Can you combine stacked and clustered columns in an excel chart?
I am analysing failure modes of a machine using pareto analysis, but I keep adding more data and struggling to represent it correctly on the chart.
In the image linked below, the three bars represent ...
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What is the max Ram for nitro 5 AN515-57, and MHz speed to match i5 2688mhz processor
What is the maximum Ram allowed for Acer nitro 5 AN515-57. I've been told 64 and 32gb. But need to be certain. And what MHz speed is best to match i5 2688mhz processor. Any help would be appreciated. ...
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My chromebook died...cant afford to replace...do I have to buy another chromebook to be able to get the passwords that were saved?
I cannot change my passwords without knowing the old passwords, effectively locking me out of all my accounts. Is there a fix you can advise me of? thanks for any advice.
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Parallel computing and Recommendation Systems [closed]
The subject of parallel computing requires a deep knowledge of computer architecture and mathematics. Recommendation systems are an expert subject that is famous for providing automated suggestions ...
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Recover from disk failure using mirrored volumes
I have a system set up with Windows 11 and two drives. The disks have been converted to dynamic disks and the boot volume has been mirrored. As far as I can tell only the "primary" disk can ...
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Is it safe to give my IP address to a website? [closed]
I have been having problems to visit Quora app. So I informed them, although much later, and they said they needed some information. I obliged. Then they asked my IP address. Now I am in hesitation as ...
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How can I link the virtual machine to appear with its own unique MAC address?
I made a virtual machine when changing from NAT to bridging mode, and when checking on the devices connected to the network the virtual machine appears with the host MAC address which I assume is ...
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Is logging into my school website logging my work computer out of its domain? [closed]
Our very rude IT lady had to come fix my computer the other day. She said logging into my school website on the computer is logging it out of their domain? Could that be what happened or is it because ...
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Is there any way to block connections by process and hostname system-wide in Windows?
In macOS, a firewall app like Little Snitch can block outgoing connections by both process and hostname (as opposed to just IP address), allowing fine-grained control over which network connections ...
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What does "job result is dependency" mean, and how do I debug it?
Here's my nice failure output, with PII snipped out:
command was journalctl -xu my_service
Jun 24 21:47:03 ip-XX-XX-XX-XX systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Runs the server.
░░ Subject: A start job for ...
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What are the Vagrant limitations for VMware disks with snapshots?
The docs are a bit cryptic about this:
If snapshots exist for a VM, disk functionality will be limited.
What limitations does Vagrant impose exactly on a VMware VM that has snapshots?
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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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Some UTF-8 characters not being displayed properly in Windows
In some of my applications in windows, I'm don't see some of the UTF-8 icons being rendered properly.
An example is this url in chrome browser which should display a color-palette icon like this: , ...
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Hide user folders in Windows explorer
They are back! After a recent (June/2024) update these undesired links to folders are back. I have tried all methods of removing them to no avail. And now there's a link to Gallery on the Drives panel ...
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Is it possible to see MacOS's sshd process in the output of ps?
I am running the following version of MacOS:
$ sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 14.5
BuildVersion: 23F79
I observe that when I run ssh localhost, I am able to ...
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Strange Excel 365 font behavior while editing in cell after Aptos update [closed]
My Microsoft 365 installation just got updated to use the new Aptos fonts. Excel is now using Aptos Narrow (11 pt) as its default font. This is not a question about the merits, or lack thereof, of ...
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Network interface stopped working
ALL,
Using Gentoo Linux.
I was using the basic dhcpcd and everything was good.
Recently I had to update my machine and noticed that GNOME pulled in Network Manager. So I tried to switch to using it.
I ...
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Need Help Reviewing Network Setup [closed]
This is the first attempt to design network and try to secure systems due to increase in number of devices.
Please help me with any things I may be missing. I tried to put as many details as possible.
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Admin Pop-Up Mid Download [closed]
I am trying to download a software but during the "Install" step it asks for an admin password. I do not know the admin password.
I used a .bat file to open the setup but I don't know how ...
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Does PuTTY support Web Sockets?
Normally I use SSH via PuTTY to access my cloud servers. My cloud provider offers a serial console as a backup, for when SSH is not working. They only provide instructions for how to use it from ...
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How to fix WSL X11 Forwarding after Windows Update to 23H2
Summary
I can no longer open GUI applications from WSL. The only thing that changed recently was a new Windows update.
System Info
I am on Windows 11 Home version 23H2, build 22631.3737 Windows ...
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How can I get my computer to work again after it has cracked using a flash disk [closed]
How to upgrade from windows 7 to 10
How I can get it online
How I can use a flash disk to do that
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Best way for server Traffic monitor Ubuntu? [closed]
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I have an Ubuntu Server which is using nginx reverse_proxy to deliver some static files to my customers through different domains. for instance dl1.exmaple.com delivers my first download host files ...
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MS Surface Laptop and Displaymatrix
I have a LED screen connected to a displaymatrix. If the device have a built-in HDMI port, everything is fine. If we put the HDMI in a usb-c dongle, then it would not conncect.
I have tried various ...
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Google Authenticator for Accounts with non-Gmail Email Address As User Name [closed]
I have two email accounts, a business e-mail account on a private domain with the mail server on a third-party host and, separately, a Google account with its own, distinct, Gmail address.
Most or all ...
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Excel custom filter hierarchy
Is there any way in excel to have a custom filter on a column that works like when the filter is on the date column when you get a hierarchy of year>month>day>time
If it could work where a ...
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How to delete my email account from "activity history" in "Privacy"?
How to delete my email account from "activity history" in "Privacy"?
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RAM upgrade issues on Kali machine
I have a dell Inspiron 1470 that I installed Kali Linux on. I purchased compatible RAM sticks to upgrade this computer's memory, but when I installed them my computer doesn't turn on.
I have tried ...
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Use tshark and return binary of packet in the STDOUT
As part of a project, I need to retrieve network packets on a network interface using -i.
tshark -i eth0
I need to retrieve the binary format of the packages, however I would like if possible not to ...
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