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I sent Mike an email and he replied and was able to successfully identify the tool! It's called Distrobox:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Distrobox-1.7*
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What do you people use for drafting long forum threads / posts / Stack Overflow questions?

For years I’ve been using Google Docs which I realize is not best practice. Punctuation like quotes wreck...

I know this is not specific to Ubuntu, but it is a quick general linux question that I was hoping the friendly Ubuntu community may be able to answer. My apologies if I got the sub-forum wrong. If a...

I was thinking of purchasing a thin client clamshell laptop with the intention of logging in remotely to use my thick client when I am not at home.

I have a number of questions. But I think it...

Hi MAFoElffen. Thank you for your comment.

You said:



...not quite this article. The now vague memory I have of the Phoronix article goes back longer than two weeks. I think I have seen it...

Hi 1fallen! Thank you for your reply.

I looked into Ubuntu Multipass. That's kind of in the general direction. But Multipass is as far as I can tell is used for hosting and launching many...

What is that tool used for launching +12 bare-bone VM instances where each is a different prepackaged *nix operating system automatically deployed in their own terminal emulator simultaneously?​
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This was a stroke of genius, @Holger_Gehrke. Thank you.

Since I wasn't sure how to pipe or highlight the right files, I exported your command into a .txt file in my home directory. I used this:
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Thank you for the suggestion @Holger_Gehrke. I moved the backups out from /usr/share/xessions into my home directory. The contents of /usr/share/xessions now look like this:


$ cd...

Hi @Ago1fallen, Thank you for your reply. Although you recommend that I remove or backup the `.desktop` files in `/usr/share/xsessions` that I do not want. Not sure if you ready my most recent post,...

Here are the contents of /usr/share/xsessions:


$ pwd
/usr/share/xsessions
$ ls -la
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 29 16:46 .
drwxr-xr-x 362 root root 12288 Aug 29 16:46 .....

What is with ldm WM (Gnome) options? When I select the WM options menu in ldm, this is what I see: https://i.imgur.com/1bz956w.jpg

I understand, accept, and am happy to see these options at the...

To close the loop one week later: This is the answer I needed. This makes 100% sense. I should have thought of this. Thank you, Dennis.

I got a custom Plymouth splash screen to show but it only works on shut down, not at startup (boot). When I reboot, UEFI triggers the usual GRUB2 menu. When I select Ubuntu, it goes to a black screen...

I’m trying to secure the privacy of an email address and email relay network. I’m using protonmail as my service provider and I have a custom domain. It’s purpose is to be the point of contact for...

I asked ChatGPT if it was possible to change the partition size of an ext4 file system using GParted. I was provided with instructions (see below) but I am stuck at Step #4. After I select the ext4...

AMD prices for AM4 socket chipsets have come crashing down in recent weeks due to the release of next gen AM5 socket parts. Now is a great time to scoop up some terrific bargains!

I bought my...

I’m learning how to handle Postgres instances by backing them up and restoring them on Heroku for a Django project (a small rudimentary CMS). The amount of data is a few hundred kilobytes because...

Apps such as Fail2ban and DenyHosts enable unix administrators to limit username/password combo attempts to typically 3 attempts. But why 3? Some admins enable more, like 6 or 8 giving honest users a...

gnome-look.org has all kinds of GTK3 themes which make nautilus and my title bars look like macOS. But nothing comes as close or as smooth as this nicely themed Raspberry Pi release:...

In the Heroku Postgres Data Safety and Continuous Protection doc, it says:



I am using the Hobby tier. Does this mean I can’t restore a PG backup? Or as an alternative as described in Importing...

Thank you @norobro for your suggestion. :D

I found a guide which shows how to perform this dynamic operation in 5 different programming languages like Java, C#, and Python.

Python is by far the...

I’ve written a script which slices and prints the first half of an email address (before the ‘@’ symbol) and then which also slices and prints the domain name (after the ‘@’ symbol). Here is my basic...

I'm taking a Udemy course (not for credit, just for fun) but I would still like to treat this as a homework exercise so for experienced forum members, please do not solve the problem for me. All I am...

That worked, my friend!!

https://i.imgur.com/V4a8AN8.jpg

Thank you for your help and guidance so far, @norobro.

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