Questions about ALT Linux, an RPM-based distribution developed in Russia. Use this tag for questions specific to ALT Linux.
Questions tagged [altlinux]
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How to use libraries installed by nix at run-time?
I'm using nix in "single-user mode" in a system where I'm not the root (see below for a description of my nix setup).
I wanted to quickly run one of my binaries which is dynamically linked with a library which is absent in the system.
So, I've…
imz -- Ivan Zakharyaschev
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How to enable user_namespaces in the kernel? (For unprivileged `unshare`.)
My Linux kernel must have been configured with user_namespaces when built, but their use is restricted after boot and has to be explicitly enabled. Which sysctl should I use?
(If this was turned on, this would allow to run an isolation command like…
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working with filenames in a different encoding over ssh
I'm ssh'ing to a remote system where a different encoding for the filenames (and for the users' locales) has been used. And this causes some problems.
Problems solved by matching the locale settings
Before I move to the problems with filenames, I…
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Disabling an Xorg server's extension at runtime (for new clients)?
I have an old Xorg server whose "Render" extension seems to be buggy (if enabled, most of the fonts are invisible, unless hovering over them -- after upgrading the packages with X clients and libraries).
So, the problem is solved for new instances…
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Can one disable tap-to-click in X server configuration without "InputClass" sections?
I want to configure my system so that tap-to-click is disabled on the touchpad. (It's running a rather old version of ALTLinux distro with xorg-server-1.4.2-alt10.M41.1.)
I'm interested in a solution without running synclient in each X…
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What exactly is the `/etc/net` project?
I was reading about iproute2 here and I saw the following sentence:
The /etc/net project aims to support most modern network technologies, as it doesn't use ifconfig and allows a system administrator to make use of all iproute2 features, including…
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Can one disable tap-to-click in X server configuration, without synclient?
I want to configure my system so that tap-to-click is disabled on the touchpad. (It's running a rather old version of ALTLinux distro with xorg-server-1.4.2-alt10.M41.1.)
The most popular advice I have found is to execute synclient MaxTapTime=0 in…
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Where can I find mailfromd RPM's for CentOS 6?
I have been trying to locate an RPM for GNU Mailfromd and it's dependencies and have been quite surprised to find it absolutely nowhere on the 'net. Only place I could find any RPM's were for ALTLinux.
Anyone know where I could find it? I have…
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set XMPP priority of the jabber client in pidgin
I'm using pidgin Jabber client (pidgin-2.13.0-alt6 on ALT Sisyphus), and I'd like to set XMPP priority in pidgin.
The reason:
I'm also connecting to my Jabber account with another client from mobile smartphone (aTalk), and I'd like to set XMPP…
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Where are the default font preferences in a modern Unix desktop stored (those which affect the choice of the font by an uncustomized Emacs 24)?
My situation and my question are like the ones in http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2012-06/msg00183.html:
after the recent upgrade to emacs 24.x (...) my font size
is too large (one times C-x C-minus corrects it temporarily for…
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list Windows shared folders (samba) available in the local network?
Possible Duplicate:
How to get list of computers similar to what is shown under “Network” in Windows
I suspect the services shared by Windows (including shared folders) can be looked for with a samba command (similar to avahi-browse -a for…
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How do I ask NetworkManager/ModemManager to run a program before pppd?
The story is not so important for this question, but here it is: the GPRS modem is locked-in to the vendor's software (it doesn't work, if it doesn't receive a correct response to a "challenge" it prints from time to time). To use it under Linux,…
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Canon MF4550d refuses to print from Linux server
We have several Canon mf4550d printers at the office directly connected to Windows 7 machines. I need to print from a Linux server to those printers.
I have installed the latest drivers for my model of printer. I've added the printer to CUPS through…
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Python ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg'
I have
Simply Linix
Python 3 script named "lbp"
Python 3.7.11
Then I try to run the script (also test common tricks for enabling apt_pkg, they doesnt work, please see below)
[user@baikal ~]$ lbp
Traceback (most recent call last):
File…
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How to compile Go programs in AltLinux?
I have a SimplyLinux version VERSION="9.1 (Destiny)"
And need to compile this sources https://www.aptly.info/download/
git clone https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly
When I'm trying to do that I getting following error
make install
go generate
go…
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