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Does swap file usage increase disk I/O and CPU load?

Someone brought to my attention that if an application is using swap file (when system RAM is very low) it increases the disk I/0 and as a result of that,...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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CUPS + AirPrint on Raspberry Pi [Solved]

Im trying to install cups, cups-pdf, avahi-discover, and python-cups But when I try to open port 631 using the following command: iptables -A INPUT -i eth...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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How can I record my screen?

How can I record my screen on Ubuntu? The app I'm looking for has ideally all of these features: Can record in a format that can be played back easil...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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scale Maximum local port range

I work as system administrator for a company and I found there is a server that run Ubuntu server 14.04, and MySQL server listener port is 83306. How can ...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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How to make a window transparent in Gnome?

I'm working with many GIS applications under Gnome. It sometimes is very convenient to place one map over another to quickly spot differences. There ...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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How to cat in for loop

I have 500 folders containing many *_1.fastq.gz and *_2.fastq.gz files per folder. I want to: cat *_1.fastq.gz > Combined *_1.fastq.gz & cat *_2.fa...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Installing Linux on Wyse Cx0: minimal system needed [duplicate]

I got my hands on a couple of wyse thin clients Link to Thinclient(Wyse Cx0) I want to use them for RDP purpose. The original plan was to install Tinycore...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Netflix is sluggish when playing videos in HD.

I am using Netflix desktop (https://launchpad.net/netflix-desktop) which is basically just an application for Ubuntu which uses Firefox running in/under W...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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How can I fix Malformed line (54) when gedit wont load? [duplicate]

Malformed line (54) error message gedit not running, cannot fix as line editor will not load. I cannot load any new software or programs. gedit worked bef...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Switch System Controls [closed]

What are the system controls referenced in the keyboard shortcut section of ubuntu 20 lts. There is two options to switch them directly and to switch them...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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