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How......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:53:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/error-when-installing-makefile-make-no-targets-specified-and-no-makefi.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/error-when-installing-makefile-make-no-targets-specified-and-no-makefi.htmlIn short while I run the make command it says: nir@nir:~/Downloads/xf86-video-intel-2.17.0$ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. I looked inside the folder-xf86-video......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:43:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-ssh-using-perl-scipt-run-a-command-and-return-the-output.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-ssh-using-perl-scipt-run-a-command-and-return-the-output.htmlAs clearly explained in the question, kindly give me an option to ssh to a machine using perl script, run a few script lines there, and return the output to the source machine. 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I installed 20......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:55:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/echo-command-breaks-lines-being-used-in-loops-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/echo-command-breaks-lines-being-used-in-loops-duplicate.htmlIn my file 'foo' there is a first line: 'a b', and the second line: 'c d': $ cat foo a b c d I want to print in terminal in loop these two lines: one after another: $ for i in $(cat foo); do echo......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:46:49 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nodejs-npm-installation-error.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nodejs-npm-installation-error.htmlI am doing this with root privileges. 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Everything had been running fine since......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:41:32 -0400https://pop.com.sg/re-open-windows-at-the-same-size-and-location.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/re-open-windows-at-the-same-size-and-location.htmlRunning Ubuntu 20.04: When I close an application, I would like it to restart at the same window size and location the next time I start it, whether it is in the same session or several sessions la......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:39:56 -0400https://pop.com.sg/wyse-3040-instalation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/wyse-3040-instalation.htmlI'd like to install Ubuntu server on my Wyse 3040. The server install image on a USB stick asks me the first couple of questions, then fails to find the on-board 8GB flash drive and cannot install.......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:35:09 -0400https://pop.com.sg/installing-php-5-6-on-xenial-16-04-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/installing-php-5-6-on-xenial-16-04-duplicate.htmlI need to use php5 (5.6) because I'm working on a Drupal 7 project which doesn't support php7. The problem is I recently updated to ubuntu 16.04 Xenial which seems to no longer support php5. I tr......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:34:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-debug-a-corrupted-video-file-with-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-debug-a-corrupted-video-file-with-ffmpeg.htmlfor example I downloaded some film, it is somehow encoded with some program, when I try to use ffmpeg to convert it, let's say from mkv to mp4, i get an error that: [matroska,webm @ 0x1d06640] Read ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:27:36 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-do-this-install-you-may-need-to-run-ldconfig.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-do-this-install-you-may-need-to-run-ldconfig.htmlI need to install readline on a Linux server. Since I don't have sudo access, I tried this instruction but I got into a problem. I've installed readline by using ./configure, make, make install. In......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:26:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/running-xampp-does-not-work.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/running-xampp-does-not-work.htmli've tried to download XAMPP, untar it in /opt/lampp and launch sudo ./lamp start but i get this output: Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7... XAMPP: Another web server daemon is already running. XA......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:11:16 -0400https://pop.com.sg/synergy-and-ubuntu-lock-screen-problem-on-ubuntu-12-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/synergy-and-ubuntu-lock-screen-problem-on-ubuntu-12-04.htmlI have a setup on work with a Ubuntu 12.04 and a Windows 7 PC which share same keyboard and same mouse via synergy. On Ubuntu the synergy server is running, on the Windows 7 the synergy client is r......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:58:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/config-files-and-binary-files.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/config-files-and-binary-files.htmlThe last answer was quite good to understand what is binary or config file in linux. So question is why do we needed to create a binary file for ls command or other binary config file for linux sys......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:56:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-are-u-str-recv-q-and-send-q-in-ss-output.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-are-u-str-recv-q-and-send-q-in-ss-output.htmlThe ss command is very similar to netstat command but it is faster and more accurate than netstat. monitoring-server@monitoring-server:~$ ss Netid State Recv-Q Send- Local Address:Port ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:48:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/samba-can-039-t-find-windows-servers-shares-but-i-can-mount-them.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/samba-can-039-t-find-windows-servers-shares-but-i-can-mount-them.htmlI was trying to configure Samba in two computers (both with newly installed Kubuntu 20.04 and Lubuntu 20.04), and I did it like how I used to do in the past with other *Ubuntu installations: I inst......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:29:39 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-program-like-fedy-but-for-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-program-like-fedy-but-for-ubuntu.htmlFedy is a program that has tweaks and programs that are otherwise proprietary, and you can install them with one click....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:21:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/gui-to-control-fanspeed-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/gui-to-control-fanspeed-in-ubuntu.htmlis there any GUI Software to control fanspeeds in Ubuntu 18.04?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:17:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/f1-2021-not-opening.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/f1-2021-not-opening.htmlI've installed F1 2021 on steam (to play it i use steamplay's proton), but it doesn't open. The steam pop-up appears, it says "starting" and then nothing happens, and i can just click the......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:11:59 -0400https://pop.com.sg/linux-in-dual-boot-with-windows-10.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/linux-in-dual-boot-with-windows-10.htmlrecently I tried to install xubuntu in dual boot with windows 10 and I failed. Although I followed the youtube tutorials (didn't select the whole hdd at the 'Device for bootloader installation'; I ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:06:09 -0400https://pop.com.sg/uninstall-jupyter-with-pip.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/uninstall-jupyter-with-pip.htmlI have the jupyter executable here: /usr/local/bin/jupyter I know historically I've been using Python 2 from the Ubuntu distribution (no Anaconda) so I think that jupyter came from a system pip2 i......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:04:59 -0400https://pop.com.sg/daisy-chain-of-two-monitors-through-displayport-does-not-work-on-ubunt.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/daisy-chain-of-two-monitors-through-displayport-does-not-work-on-ubunt.htmlI have just installed Ubuntu 20.04, but I can't get it to handle two monitor setup(both Dell U2518D with MST support). One monitor connected to DP works alright. When I connect the second monitor ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:03:10 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-get-into-my-server.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-get-into-my-server.htmlUbuntu 20.04 I am new to ubuntu. Made a mistake and did not fully plan my server installation. I installed ubuntu server, LAMP. Everything worked fine. I needed to install again to put security mea......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:58:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-access-other-computers-in-a-home-network-remotely-and-in-the-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-access-other-computers-in-a-home-network-remotely-and-in-the-.htmlI maintain a all of the computers in my house. The other users couldn't be bothered with the system updates by Ubuntu. What I currently do is borrow a few seconds of mouse and keyboard control and ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:56:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/error-couldn-039-t-open-display-ip-address-on-wsl-2-with-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/error-couldn-039-t-open-display-ip-address-on-wsl-2-with-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI am having issues displaying glxgears or any other GUI application, like Gazebo or rviz. I have VcXsrv as my windows X server for WSL2 with Ubuntu 20.04. I followed this link for instructions: htt......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:55:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-uninstall-docker-from-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-039-t-uninstall-docker-from-ubuntu-20-04.htmlI have installed docker via snap, but through intellij (and other jetbrains products) it is casuing me this issue shown in the image below. After this i tried to reinstall docker to solve the issue. ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:41:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/which-command-locks-screen-with-lightdm.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/which-command-locks-screen-with-lightdm.htmlI used to lock screen with this command, but it stopped working recently, probably after update. I'm running VERSION="13.10, Saucy Salamander". How can I restore this function? $ gdmflexiserver me......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:38:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/linux-host-windows-vm-with-full-gpu-passthrough-for-laptop.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/linux-host-windows-vm-with-full-gpu-passthrough-for-laptop.htmlGood day to everyone, I have acquired a laptop for mainly studying purposes and the occasional OTG gaming session. The laptop in questions is an MSI Pulse GL66 with an RTX 3070 (80Watt). To get on ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:36:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-mpi-vs-openmp-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-mpi-vs-openmp-closed.htmlI just want to know the differences between MPI vs OpenMP for a school project I have. I'm new on Ubuntu and i can't find a trustworthy website. I tried so many now. Please help me!...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:22:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/cd-and-cd-commands-not-found-how-do-i-use-the-cd-command.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/cd-and-cd-commands-not-found-how-do-i-use-the-cd-command.htmlI am using Precise pangolin. As far as I know, commands like cd.. or cd- are used to browse through folders in the terminal. But whenever I enter one of this commands, it gives an error sayi......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:19:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/installing-sophos-anti-virus.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/installing-sophos-anti-virus.htmlHi i'm new to Ubuntu and linux and need some help, im trying to install Sophos Anti-Virus and im running in to trouble. The guide reads, Find Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux Free Edition and click Do......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:13:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-you-make-the-system-print-dialogue-default-in-chromium.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-you-make-the-system-print-dialogue-default-in-chromium.htmlWhen using the native print dialog in chromium (installed via snap) in Ubuntu 21.04, I get problems: it takes a long time to render, makes me unable to choose a page range (until the rendering is ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:12:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-wine.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-install-wine.htmlCan someone please explain how I can install wine in the following ways? By using the package manager? By downloading and installing a pre-built package?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:09:56 -0400