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I want to connect to a pptp vpn connection. I have tried to disable ipv6 and disable firewall. Also I have checked the ip of the vpn and my credentials. I have attached the output of the ip route table and the /var/log/syslog file. Any help would be greatly appreciated since this is the only...

Hi all, I'm relatively new to linux and I've been trying to install it on my PC after using it on my laptop for a while. I tried installing Ubuntu 20.04 first, but the installation would fail as soon as it started. Then I tried elementary OS 5.1.5, which wouldn't load unless the USB installer...

Hello guys ! This is my course project in C .. if any of you is bored and have enough free time, please help :)

Alright, let me give you the context. I am a business owner with strong technical background, say a programmer, though not an advanced system administrator. I've bought a VPS server where I want to host several applications and webpages. One of the apps consists of backend, admin frontend and...

Good day all I am currently working on a project where the goal is to have a second operating system (Kali Linux) encrypted and mountable/unmountable on a Ubuntu system. All work must be kept on the encrypted partition and nothing can be installed or held on the Ubuntu operating system. There...

I would like to install Ubuntu without losing Windows drive data. Here's my Window 10 Setup: C Drive (SSD 250GB) [Wherein installed Windows 10] D Dive (2TB Data) I can fully format the C drive. Once I install Ubuntu's latest OS, can I get D drive access? Or I'll lose all data of drive D? In D...

Hiya, I'm having issues installing ubuntu onto an old mac using 10.4.11 and I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04.4 onto it. I've flashed the iso onto a usb drive and whenever I access the boot menu it shows only the hard drive currently in the mac and doesn't allow me to boot from the usb. Any...

I want to dislabe SeLinux but this will be temporary where after reboot it should be enabled.

I have a Java installation and I have only access via bash. How can I check the Java version from command line.

While I was trying to learn penetration testing / ethical hacking online, some tutorials recommended using Kali Linux in VM on Windows since they taught the courses in Kali. But since I had a (relatively old, low end) laptop to spare, I took the plunge and installed Kali on the machine. (Mind...

Hi guys! I'm a newbie :D I have a notebook with Windows 10 installed, then I decided to dual boot it with Kde Neon. Everything worked fine for about one week, but now the dual boot menu disappeared. When I turn the computer on, it boots the Kde Neon automatically I've tried to use the...

I've recently upgraded from 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS through in built update manager. But this 20.04 LTS ver is giving me some upgrade problems. So, I want to do a live USB stick reinstall. In case where there is the 'Erase Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and reinstall', if I do this, does all my earlier...

Hi, Am currently having a ubuntu 16 server. The server should be monitored and if it is idle for 10 min then it should stop. For stop I have done some scripting. The problem that I'm facing is that, I am calculating idle timeout by w command. In order to kill the ssh session which is idle, I...

My dualboot work good. However when i need to make a reboot(restart) in ubuntu it no work. The screen stay black and i have that press power button. About w10 it work good, 100% good. I'am beginner in linux, but I am programmer JR. I have a good knowlegde in pc's. Please, someone helpe me. PS...

I don't know where to post this but here's my issue: I had Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS with Windows 8.1 dual boot. Today I accidentally deleted all the partitons in that hard drive except my ubuntu partition. I even deleted my system partition. But I had backed up my home folder before rebooting the...

Hey guys! I'm currently working on my bachelor degree / bachelor thesis and I have to do some zero configuration networking across Ubuntu & Raspbian and windows(:rolleyes:).. Everything worked as planned and I had Samba server on raspbian, plus few more services like SSH, VNC, FTP and HTTP(s)...

Hi I am using a ubuntu 16.04 on Alienware Aurora R8, the OS is installed in a Dell 512G SSD, and I also have a data-drive which is 1 Samsung 4T SSD. Everything works perfectly until this afternoon. The system fails to boot. I have attached the screen-shot of the failure message here. Any...

Hi there! So, here's the thing: I have a 1 Terabyte HDD on a Dell inspiron notebook (64 bit). I was using a dual boot with an old Ubuntu distro + Windows 7, which I kept for work reasons (I was obliged to use some windows software). The partitioning was 605 GB for Ubuntu (sda 2) and 67 GB for...

I'm having some trouble with VirtualBox in that whenever I tried to boot an OS, it can't find the partition (If that's what you call it). I can't tell if it has something to do with Vbox, Ubuntu 19.10, or my 5-year-old Laptop. I'm trying to use Windows XP mode but it doesn't work with any other...

I need some help making a tutorial that gradually builds up a reader's technical sophistication (Particularly on how to install and manage software). By providing a roadmap of what new users should know and present them in an order that makes sense. Each subject can have a short yet detailed...