Linux

Actually, I want to test some Windows software, they could be malicious. Currently, I'm using MX Linux. I tried virtualization with every software out there, but it makes my system lag. My system is not that superior. So, should I go with a dual boot then?

Hi, I'm using dual boot windows and Linux recently I have installed kali Linux but while using kali I'm get horizontal black bars screen and system crashing (like mouse and keyboard light getting off). sometime this issue gets while login. i tried some boot parameter method but not working. i...

Hello All! Today I purchased a Crucial BX500 1TB SSD and threw it in my older laptop to use for practice. I was learning how to use linux terminal to partition and format and manipulate drives and storage devices. Essentially I was trying to set up a rather complicated dual booting scenario...

As the title suggests, which laptop model supports linux better? pls leave a comment below if u know. btw i am thinking to buy a used thinkpad t470. what are your opinions?

When I tried Linux Mint i had xserver-xorg driver and it worked ok but ofc you cannot play games with it So i updated the drivers and after this i get black screen after entering into the system I then tried Xubuntu and it also became black when entering the system (No login, etc.) I am using...

I'm trying something new, I'm familiar with Linux (ish) I'm not one of the people who's gonna preach about switching to Linux, to be honest I really don't care lol, I just wanna try something new until Win11 is a little more improved. Anyways... I'm trying to create a bootable USB, NOT a live...

I have Dell Precision M6400, with an 5400rpm hdd, and Core 2 Extreme QX9300 processor, due to some drivers support and issues i cannot move to linux, i was experiencing many issues so have to go back to Windows and windows 10. I use win 10 debloater from Christitustech from github, by which i...

Hey there, My (mx500) SDD is fully partitioned by Windows 10. Recently, I noticed that there is a 509MB partition at the end of my drive. What's that? Can I merge it to the last partition? image: View: https://imgur.com/dG7r5Xo My other question is about the free space remaining on my C...

I recently dual booted my windows 10 Installention with linux mint. Today i cleaned installed windows 10 but without touching the linux partition (in the windows install menu i deleted all partitions except the linux one and i installed windows 10 on the same partition). I confrmed that i didnt...

Hi, I want a laptop with good CPU power, build quality and linux compatiblity (it doesnt have to have official linux support) in the 13" to 15" range! Minimum specs: 16GB RAM, i7/Ryzen 5 Of course, I already had a look at the obvious options: Dell XPS 13 (dev edition): I had one running Arch...

Hello There, I am a tech enthusiast and have Ubuntu 21.10 installed on my only driver of 500 Gb. My PC specs are as follows, H/W path Device Class Description ========================================================= system Vostro...

So I built my first gaming pc recently and it was working for the first couple months. Then suddenly, it froze while I was playing Destiny 2 and I was never able to boot it up again. It kept looping the failed automatic repair screen. I’ve tried stuff like wiping my SSD and booting windows 10 on...

I have old single core Pentium 4 511 processor yet, on Windows 7 in recent years, indeed it was frequently overheated above 70 grades. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/27453/intel-pentium-4-processor-511-1m-cache-2-80a-ghz-533-mhz-fsb.html I have read user reviews and ones...

NOTE: I don't like hacking. If I am going to hack, it's for ethical purposes. I am a Computer Science major, so educating myself on computers is IMPORTANT!!! I have an older computer (besides my gaming laptop which I'm typing on) that is about 7- 8 years old. It's a 2014 Samsung Ativ with...

I've got an NTFS partition on my computer. My operating system is Kali Linux and I figured out that it doesn't support NTFS defragmentation. How do I defrag that partition within Linux without having to boot into Windows ? I tried e4defrag but no use.

I flashed my USB drive with a Linux ISO today to run it from the flash drive and see how the OS looks like. When I finished and came back to Windows, the drive was showing only 2.8 GB space (ISO size), while it's a 64 GB model. I unplugged and plugged it again, but it wasn't showing up in File...

How do I check for file system errors in a Debian based Linux system? I'm running Kali Linux and the problem is I'm unable to run the fsck tool in the root partition.

While a file is being downloaded, where is it stored first? (I mean, while its still downloading) Because, I've observed that the download speed is usually higher at times, and I just wanted to know where those bits of data are stored while being downloaded and flushed to the destination directory.

System specifications: Laptop: Acer Aspire 7 A715-75g cpu: i5 9300h 4c/8t ram: 8gb DDR4 2666mhz gpu: 1650ti 4gb gddr6 storage: 512gb nvme (80gb space free) around 8-9 months old The problem: this issue has been troubling me for a long time, which is performance issues with csgo on windows 10...

Hi folks, I have a few questions around a specific hardware situation. In short: (1) I have an old HDD suspected to be dead and whose data I'm looking to recover if possible, and (2) I'm trying to decide on a storage solution with which to replace it. To preface, I've read the pinned threads in...

I am trying to get my SSD formatted and having windows installed on it but i can't see it in diskpart or any windows tool I tried. It started with me trying to format my SSD, but that hangs forever, i tried quick and not, formatting and the result was the same. I think my SSD has some bad...

One day when running Ubuntu I lost all ability to input. This happened suddenly and out of the blue after running linux for months. No mice or keyboard input were possible regardless of 2.0 or 3.0 port. I figured this was a linux thing and try reinstalling but couldnt because once the usb drive...

hi guys, i'm not able to do something simple in virtual box. As this is a problem related to linux mint, I decided to post in this forum section. I'm using Virtual Box inside Windows 10 and inside virtual box I installed linux mint Cinamon. I enabled the option where I can transfer downloaded...

My girlfriend's optiplex 990 had two OS's on it. Linux and windows 10. Her copy of windows 10 kept acting up, and it wouldnt update either. So i figured the best thing to do would be to reinstall. I tried to reinstall, and went through the windows 10 install just fine, but once i got to the...

I have 2 SSDs in my PC. One an nvme and one sata. I have windows installed on the first one and on the second linux. After installing linux i noticed that the nvme is not showing up as a bootable drive in the bios anymore. It still shows up in the "disks" app and i've been able to copy files...

I have an HP Elitebook 8560w that’s acting kinda weird. I try to install different distros of Linux on it but after it installs, it acts as if there is no OS when it restarts after install. Its had Linux installed on it in the past. Below is what I’ve done: Different SSDs Used main HDD bay and...

Hi all! So, I'm in the middle of deploying a server using Windows Server 2019 Standard. I will be running a Linux VM (Zorin OS 16 Core) through Windows Hyper-V that will be hosting Nextcloud. I have 4x 4TB HDDs in a RAID 5 array that ended up totaling around 10.3TB of useable space. When I...

Long time browser of the forum, first time asker. I have a weird issue that has cropped up and would like to know the best approach at resolving it. I have a custom single board computer(running linux) that does some measurements. It has a built in ethernet port that has been in use before for...

Hello there, I am not sure if this is the right thread to be in but I had a question in regards to dual booting. So I have a server system that I have built and I have stored it away under my desk since I have no place to put it where I can have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. With this in...

Pretty sure I know the answer to this one, but just in case: Just upgraded from an old, old Nvidia GeForce card to a better Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti OC Windforce. As my old PSU didn't have a 6 pin PCI-E adaptor, I also replaced that with a CoolerMaster MWE White 550W. I'm running dual-head with one...

Hello all! I am currently running a HP Notebook - 14-ck2010tu as my secondary device. From when I purchased it last year, until only a couple of weeks ago I had no issues running an ethernet cable directly from my modem to my laptop as it is my preferred type of internet connection. Most of the...

TLDR: Entered grub rescue to fix my system, tried to install normal module. Didn't work. Need help figuring out what to do next. As the title says. About a year ago, I took an old laptop I had and tried to install a linux distribution into it (elementary OS). This was my first time installing...

Hello friends I have had dual booted my windows 10 laptop alongside Linux Mint. Now I used to choose between OS by linux grub loader.When I used to select windows 10 it took lot more time to boot to windows. It was normal that windows have to boot from scratch every time I was OK with it. But...

So, there's been this issue that has been cropping up since the past week, where PC would not register any keyboard or mouse input, when the system was on and unused for more than 5 minutes. The mouse and keyboard themselves are working perfectly fine, but it's just that the peripherals stop...

Hello! Does Mint's Update Manager automatically let someone know if a new version of Mint is available? Kind of like with Ubuntu?

Good afternoon, I am currently working on running retropie on an old HP mirco server box. I plan on installing it on top of a linux ubuntu distro. My main question is does retropie have compatibility issues with PCie cards such as graphic cards, and usb 3.0 expansion cards? Also will I be able...

I have a Dell Optiplex 7070 SFF running Fedora. I have an Intel network card ax210 installed in the m.2 slot and it works, the only problem was that cables for antenas were too short and the only solution that I thought was to buy a PCIe adaptor and use the card in the PCIe slot. Now the...

Hello everyone! What are some free, great GPU stress test apps for Linux? I'm looking for just GPU stress testing apps, no benchmarking ones.

Hi I have moved to Poland and my stationary pc in my room is restarting every now and then when I am in the middle of doing something. Its the same on Linux and Windows 10. I have a APC Surgearrest (similar to this...

What will be the best Linux distro for best webgl performance? For a Dell precision m6400 core 2 duo p8400 @2.26Ghz and 10gb ram 1066Mhz with Nvidia quadro fx 2700m as it got only 340 driver on Linux which is kinda unsupported now a days. i use to play a webgl game, so i only need is good...