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The ./configure command: (base) sohail@muhammad-sohail:~/Documents/rasqal$ ./configure checking for a BSD-compatible install......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:46:39 -0400https://pop.com.sg/installing-x11-on-ubuntu-18-04-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/installing-x11-on-ubuntu-18-04-closed.htmlsudo apt-get install x11 Reading package lists ... Done Dependency tree is being created Read status information ... 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I also tried it as root but it did not work and I also cannot change the ownership. root@darkmark:~# pwd /root root@darkmark:~# sudo chown -R darkmark '/home/...Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:41:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/when-building-u-boot-bin-bash-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc-command-not-f.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/when-building-u-boot-bin-bash-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc-command-not-f.htmlI am currently running Ubuntu 12.0.4 on a 64 bit machine. I have an AM335X development board. Along with the kit came the compressed kernel (linux 3,2), rootfs, u-boot, and ARM cross compiler (arm-......Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:38:16 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-a-backup-of-an-efi-system-partition.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-make-a-backup-of-an-efi-system-partition.htmlBefore I start making changes to the ESP I want to make a backup of it. 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