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Linux source header files, their use, installation, location, etc.

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Embedded studio

I used to program embedded microcontrollers with keil uvision software on windows but recently I switched to ubuntu operating system and still don't know how to program microcontrollers (cortex -m3 ...
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How use specific commands

I'm trying to install VMware. But because of some difficulties, I followed a tutorial which lists some commands to resolve my problems. I see this commands: $ sudo apt update && sudo apt ...
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Static ip address issue

I gave a static IP address using following command network: version : 2 renderer: networkd ethernets: enp0s3: dhcp4 : false addresses : 192.168.3.244/24 ...
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Headers in ubuntu 20.04

I am trying to install the Linux headers like this: apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) gcc make acpid dkms libglvnd-core-dev libglvnd0 libglvnd-dev dracut However, I have this error: Package '...
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"The package linux-headers-5.11.0-37 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it."

I recently tried to install an upgrade but I keep getting the following error: The package linux-headers-5.11.0-37 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it." How do I fix this?
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Difference between packages libxml2-dev and libxml2

I have simple C++ application that uses libxml2 library. For this purpose I need to install it. But which package I need to install: sudo apt-get install libxml2 System still complains regarding ...
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Post update errors with linux-image-5.4.0-80-generic

Today I did my regular ubuntu update sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade and have been getting the following error Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading ...
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ocfs partition creation failure

I am trying to create a cluster file system shared by two devices. I am seeing the following error: mkfs.ocfs2 successful mount.ocfs2: Cluster name is invalid while trying to join the group Stopping ...
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modify specific columns based on another column by using awk and gsub

I have a file (file1) with millions of rows and columns. An example of data are: "col1","col2","col3","col4","col5","col6" "AAA",0,...
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What is difference between ubuntu 18 and 20? [closed]

I hope to know what is difference between ubuntu 18 and 20. If you can help me, please post your answer. Thanks.
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Ubuntu 20.04 and kernel 5.13.0-051300-generic: how to install the headers and libc6

I recently upgraded the kernel to version 5.13.0-051300-generic on my Tuxedo laptop equipped with Ubuntu 20.04. I am now trying to install the headers linux-headers-5.13.0-051300-generic_5.13.0-051300....
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Linux headers for kernel 5.4.20

I have an old ODROID U3 board running Ubuntu 20.04 with kernel 5.4.20. I want to setup a wireguard VPN server on it, but it turns out that wireguard needs linux headers for this kernel. The uname -r ...
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installing linux-headers-standard on Ubuntu 20.04 / WSL2

When I use VBoxManage to create a vm I'm told I need to have linux-headers-generic installed. So I try sudo apt-get install linux-headers-standard and get this message: Reading package lists... Done ...
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apt-getupdate/upgrade success yet GUI software updater keeps nagging. Normal?

New to Ubuntu 20.04 uname -r 5.8.0-55-generic lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal After running ...
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linux-headers-5.4.0-56 generic

Is there any solution for this "Error: E:The package linux-headers-5.4.0-56-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it." I can't do anything...just whatever I do or ...
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Uninstall IntelliJ idea from Ubuntu

I have deleted all files of IntelliJ-idea community edition from my laptop, and when I search on terminal for delete, it shows not installed, but on my laptop it is available, help me to delete the ...
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How to include a generic library when calling the headers

this code gives me error #include <linux/mman.h> no such file or diretory while this works #include </usr/include/linux/mman.h> how do i change in order so i can use the first option?
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Can not install kernel headers. Has no installation candidate

I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 20.10 After that I decided to upgrade to latest kernel as well. But now there is some mismatch between my kernel version and headers. This image shows that I am using ...
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assert.h no such file or directory (Ubuntu 20.04 arm64)

I tried to solve this problem by installing the various libraries but still nothing. Advice? I checked the include path: parallels@ubuntu-linux-20-04-desktop:~$ locate /assert.h | grep assert.h$ /...
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How can I get the Last-modified header on a https website?

I'm trying to trigger a last-modified response from a https website, but all I get is 301 Moved Permanently The above only works on websites with http and I can't figure out why it won't work for ...
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Does Ubuntu 16.04 server supports kernel version 5.4?

Is there any recommended kernel version to use for ubuntu 16.04 server? Does it supports latest kernel version 5.4? will it cause any issue?
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What is GKEOP kernel image?

Just looking through possible linux kernels, I fall on linux-image-gkeop listed using Synaptic Package Manager.. never seen.
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Installing Device Drivers for TP-Link TL-WN725N Wireless Adaptor

I have purchased a TP-Link TL-WN725N wireless adapter and require to install its device driver to get it working. After perusing the product information sheet, I see that my current version of the ...
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Camera devices suddenly disappeared on ubuntu 20.04

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 on Asus Tuf. I have a very weird problem with the camera devices. When I restart the computer, both the integrated webcam and the external webcam are working perfectly and I ...
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Is it OK to delete obsolete linux-hwe-5.4-headers files on usr --> src?

Over the last six months, linux-hwe-5.4-headers-5-4-0-xx haven't been deleted from usr-->src directory. Earlier from the current versions, v42 to v62 are still available. Will there be any problem ...
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/usr/src full with header files, purge and autoremove not helping

I have the issue with my /usr/src folder getting filled up with header files, and I didn't find a way to remove them. It is causing my disk very close to be totally out of free space: # df -h ...
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Hide Grub not working?

I have tried every solution I could find on askubuntu.com to hide the grub menu, but it always shows up. The following is my configuration (/etc/default/grub): # If you change this file, run 'update-...
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How can I install Linux headers?

I'm trying to install Linux headers in my system using sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) command. When I run it, it gives me the below error. Reading package lists... Done ...
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The package linux-headers-5.4.0-56 needs to be reinstalled, but an archive for it can't be found [duplicate]

when I ever I want to make most of the things in terminal I faced this problem ,even when I try to run sudo apt upgrade , it also appear I try to reinstall it by using sudo apt install --reinstall ...
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OpenCv for c++ on ubuntu is not getting installed

Assalamualaikum I followed this article from top to bottom But when I executed - pkg-config --modversion opencv an error message showed up -'Package opencv4 was not found in the pkg-config search ...
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Is there an alternative to installing all kernel headers to make wireguard run

I'm facing the same problem as described in Can't load wireguard module, i.e.: sudo modprobe wireguard modprobe: FATAL: Module wireguard not found in directory /lib/modules/4.15.0 Probably, ...
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fatal error: 'openssl/bn.h' file not found on Ubuntu 18.04

I did OpenSSL setup referencing How to install OpenSSL 1.1.1 and libSSL package? on windows subsystem Ubuntu 18.04. Writing CPP file in which using OpenSSL files: #include <cstring> #include <...
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How can ubuntu separate system files and normal files? [closed]

I'm new to Ubuntu Linux but I have one question. How can Ubuntu separate system files and normal files? I searched for them everywhere and I can't find any of them. Where does Ubuntu store these files?...
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Kernel headers point to older kernel

On my Ubuntu 18.04.1 system, I upgraded my linux kernel from linux-image-4.15.0-123-generic to linux-image-unsigned-4.17.0-041700-generic to get a fix not present in 4.15. I followed the instructions ...
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Unable to install older Linux kernel version

I had to install an older version of linux-kernel, I used the command: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-5. 3.0-64-generic When I'm running command sudo update-grub , it doesn't list this version. ...
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When I update my machine I get 'Release does not have a Release file' error [duplicate]

When I update my machine I get the following error message. E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu groovy Release' does not have a Release file. How can I update my ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 as dual boot with Windows 10, I created a partition, live USB boot using RUFUS, but when I start the Ubuntu installation it everything is okay until the "...
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I got errors with gcc and ./install

I'm triying to download and install droidcam from https://www.dev47apps.com/droidcam/linux page oficial gcc make linux-headers-`uname -r` cd /tmp/ wget https://files.dev47apps.net/linux/...
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How can I pause an apt-get upgrade in linux? [closed]

I wanted to upgrade Linux. So before I go for an upgrade, I want to know how can I pause an apt-get upgrade and start this the next day from where I left?. I want to do this because I don't know how ...
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Internal Microphone is not working on the latest ubuntu 20.04.1LTS in acer swift 3

I installed ubuntu 20.04.1LTS in acer swift 3 .The internal microphone is not working.The system sounds are working fine.
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Ubuntu 20 application menu scrolling issue

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS , everything seemed to function normally initially for 2 days. But now the application menu is stuck, and i cant scroll there. Although I can access any application from ...
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Linux image update (linux-headers-4.15.0-106) made Ubuntu 18.04 LTS unbootable

Recently there was an update on the Linux image update from Livepatch, and requires restart. But after restart, I cannot boot my Ubuntu at all. I do have 3 other images able to be used, but it somehow ...
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Can't open an application Ubuntu 18.04

I can't open any application at my side panel. Only with Terminal. For example, I've downloaded a PHPStorm, so I must open a terminal and then: cd ~/Desktop/helper/PhpStorm-2020.1/PhpStorm-201.6668....
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stropts.h install for Ubuntu 20.01 [closed]

I have just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and am trying to compile my pintOS project and it says stropts.h not found and I have researched a bit that it only works on Ubuntu 18.04. Someone share a way to ...
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I'm looking for source code,headers and modules for kernel 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft used on the WSL 1

I would like to make an experiment. I would try to install and use haxm to accelerate qemu,instead of kvm. I prefer to use the WSL 1 instead of 2,because I can't keep the hypervisor down,since haxm ...
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Installation of Linux headers: generic vs non generic

I was on kernel 4.18.20 and wanted to upgrade to 4.19. So, I visited the ubuntu.kernel.com and found that 4.19.118 to be latest one. I can understand the low-latency kernel versions but I couldn't ...
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Copying external disk at OS level

I have a Ubuntu virtual machine. I attached external EBS volume to vm, mounted and kept in mount point. Now how to copy original data from root to external disk? I used this command: sudo dd if=/dev/...
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cannot upgrade or fix broken install

On Ubuntu 18.04 Upgrade gives The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-headers-5.3.0-45-generic : Depends: linux-headers-5.3.0-45 but it is not installed E: Unmet dependencies. ...
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My Ubuntu is suffering from ACPI errors. Also is not loading

after update, i am getting this error every time i turn on my Laptop. After that i get black screen and it loads nothing for hours... Also, if i press SHIFT to enter GRUB menu I get several versions ...
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How to add a custom kernel flavour?

For multiple reasons, I need to build a custom kernel for an otherwise standard x86 Ubuntu 16.04 system. Following these instructions, I succeeded in building the suite of packages I need with the ...
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