Questions tagged [alma-linux]
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How solve Installing OpenVPN server on AlmaLinux 8 TLS problems
I want to set up OpenVPN version 2.4 or 2.6 on AlmaLinux 8 on a VPS and connect using the OpenVPN v2.4 GUI application. I tried some scripts to set up, all of them installed properly, but during ...
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'sudo su' Permission Denied, but relogging fixes it
I am having an issue that is only present since about April after updating packages. When I am accessing servers and use sudo su or sudo -s to access root and enter my password, I'll get: sudo: PAM ...
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What is "NULL device *" warning on console
I am getting this message on the console of my AlmaLinux 9 host: [31178.107847] (NULL device *): port 1 already used(dev 6/1/4 stat 2 I've tried to google pieces of the message but getting no where. ...
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Linux group membership problem for VNC session
In an almalinux9.5 machine, I am sudo user. I am using a vnc session to access the machine. I've added myself from this vnc machine to linux groups using : sudo usermod -aG <group-name> <user-...
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Linux doesn't boot without video
I've a minipc Qotom Q1900G2-P with AlmaLinux 9.5. Qotom with American Megatrends bios, build 06.01.2015. Bios reset to factory, default setup. Without video cable, HDMI or VGA, it doesn't start...from ...
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Chromium: how to share other windows, or the entire screen, on Google Meet?
I noticed that Google Meet won't let me share the entire screen, nor another Window, on Chromium "Version 133.0.6943.141 (Official version) Fedora Project 64 bits". But I can do it on Google ...
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How to group applications together on the applications Grid?
I have one group/folder of applications in my applications Grid (Activities -> Launcher -> Show applications), called Utilities/Tools ("Utilitários"): I like this and would like very ...
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Chromium: how to make it use Widevine DRM without relying on Google Chrome?
On AlmaLinux 8.10, how to make Chromium "Version 133.0.6943.141 (Official version) Fedora Project 64 bits" use Widevine DRM without needing to install Google Chrome? The (alternative) ...
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How to enable H264 for Firefox?
I noticed that AlmaLinux 8.10 lacks the packages mozilla-openh264 and it's prerequisite openh264, and that both are absent from official repositories too. To my knowledge, I need these both in order ...
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Crash utility cannot resolve "p2m_top" when analyzing VMware dump (VMEM) on AlmaLinux guest
I am trying to analyze a VMware memory dump from an AlmaLinux guest. I converted the snapshot to a core dump using vmss2core: vmss2core-sb-8456865.exe -N vSRV1_Snapshot815.vmsn vSRV1_Snapshot815.vmem ...
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Why are my network connections being rejected and the ping command between server does not work?
Cluster information: kubectl version Client Version: v1.29.14 Kustomize Version: v5.0.4-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 Server Version: v1.29.14 Cloud being used: bare-metal Installation method: Host OS:...
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Duplicate route keeps reappearing and can't remove it
I'm running almalinux 9, with 3 interfaces. The first interface (ens192) has a duplicate entry (see last two lines) in the routing table: [root@server ~]# route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination ...
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How to automatically mount external BitLocker encrypted drives at boot on Linux
How do I ensure that an external, BitLocker encrypted NTFS drive is automatically decrypted and mounted at boot time on a Linux system?
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Samba AD DC on AlmaLinux: macOS Login Works, Home Directory Mount Fails
I have a Samba Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) server installed on an AlmaLinux 9.5 machine. This server is integrated into a network where a Ubiquiti UDM Pro device serves as both the ...
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Download Linux updates now and install only those updates later
I'm using Almalinux 9 and dnf, but RHEL, CentOS, or similar would work the same. Is there a correct way to download updates at one point in time and then install at a later time? I have dev/test ...
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