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by peter_b
Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:07 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Docker: imported ollama image error " Apparmor failed to apply profile: no such file or directory"
Replies: 0
Views: 111

Docker: imported ollama image error " Apparmor failed to apply profile: no such file or directory"

[PROBLEM] I've exported a docker image of Ollama and OpenWebUI (on Xubuntu 22.04), then imported them tar files on an MX Linux (26 Libretto). After re-tagging the exported repository image names, I was able to `docker create` them. Now I'm greeted with this error message: Apparmor failed to apply p...
by peter_b
Tue Jun 10, 2025 2:16 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: HP ProBook 430G6: Install BIOS on Linux
Replies: 1
Views: 14493

Re: HP ProBook 430G6: Install BIOS on Linux

Related links: How to perform a HP BIOS upgrade with only Ubuntu? How to update BIOS on Linux So far it seems that using the .bin BIOS image natively doesn't work. Why is HP doing this, instead of just providing a ".bin" that just works as image as-is? :shock: :? You either need to run th...
by peter_b
Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:54 am
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Rpi3, Kodi, LibreElec: Timesync not working anymore. Strange...
Replies: 0
Views: 4551

Rpi3, Kodi, LibreElec: Timesync not working anymore. Strange...

I'm a happy Kodi/libreelec on RPi user for at least 10 years now. Awesome. Thanks to everyone making this possible! Still using it with a very old version, because that's /all I need/ - and it stays the way I like and know it. Even my 3y old daughter can navigate it using a handheld keyboard/mouse H...
by peter_b
Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Omeka S & Sparql module: Failed opening required modules/Common/TraitModule.php
Replies: 1
Views: 5397

Laminas\Router\Exception\RuntimeException: Route with name "sparql" not found

Unfortunately, there's more. I've installed "common module", and then tried to install Sparql again, but get this error: Laminas\Router\Exception\RuntimeException Route with name "sparql" not found Seems I'm not the first one: https://forum.omeka.org/t/spaqrl-module-installation-...
by peter_b
Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:55 am
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Omeka S & Sparql module: Failed opening required modules/Common/TraitModule.php
Replies: 1
Views: 5397

Omeka S & Sparql module: Failed opening required modules/Common/TraitModule.php

When trying to install Daniel-KM's "Sparql" module for Omeka S: https://omeka.org/s/modules/Sparql/ ...I get the following error: Error Failed opening required '/home/.sites/1/site9786333/web/pha/omeka-s/modules/Common/TraitModule.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php://share/php/php:/usr/sha...
by peter_b
Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:52 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Pandoc HTML to PDF: createProcess: posix_spawnp: does not exist
Replies: 0
Views: 6215

Pandoc HTML to PDF: createProcess: posix_spawnp: does not exist

[PROBLEM] Trying to `pandoc test.html -o test.pdf`: :shock: :( [WARNING] Could not fetch resource : replacing image with description [WARNING] Could not convert image /tmp/tex2pdf.-b88a2ed6c68716a2/f83e1f09c250858dedf0cb5e1214b94760791e49.svg: check that rsvg-convert is in path. rsvg-convert: creat...
by peter_b
Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: XFCE4 notes: Migrate to new system
Replies: 1
Views: 12044

XFCE4 Thunar: Migrate bookmarks and custom actions

Thunar's bookmarks (shortcuts) are stored in: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks Custom actions are stored in: ~/.config/Thunar/uca.xml Make sure to *close* all thunar instances, then copy (overwrite) those files from a backup - and then restart Thunar. (If you have Thunar windows open while copying those ...
by peter_b
Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:38 am
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: Xubuntu: Purge unneeded locales frees time and space
Replies: 0
Views: 5615

Xubuntu: Purge unneeded locales frees time and space

In `/var/lib/locales/supported.d` there are textfiles for each language code. By default (on ubuntu) there's a file called "en". And it contains "English" locales: en_HK.UTF-8 UTF-8 en_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8 en_IN UTF-8 en_IL UTF-8 en_ZM UTF-8 en_ZW.UTF-8 UTF-8 en_NZ.UTF-8 UTF-8 en_PH.UT...
by peter_b
Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Samba: No such file or directory (BAD_NETWORK_NAME)
Replies: 0
Views: 6997

Samba: No such file or directory (BAD_NETWORK_NAME)

Tried to mount a samba share, and got this error: mount error(2): No such file or directory dmesg said: kernel: CIFS VFS: BAD_NETWORK_NAME: \\servername\sharename [SOLUTION] It was actually so, that the wrong /etc/samba/smb.conf was loaded - so "sharename" was not present. Make sure that &...
by peter_b
Wed Nov 20, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: yt-dlp: select resolution and file format
Replies: 1
Views: 8150

Re: yt-dlp: add metadata!

yt-dlp supports extended file attributes (EAs) - aka "xattrs" on Linux/MacOS: --xattrs Write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards) This stores descriptive metadata *with* the downloaded object/file. For example, the following video "Vessel" (by...
by peter_b
Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Xubuntu 20.04 & snap: "127.0.0.1:443: connect: connection refused"
Replies: 0
Views: 6212

Xubuntu 20.04 & snap: "127.0.0.1:443: connect: connection refused"

[PROBLEM] sudo snap install btop [sudo] password for user: error: cannot install "btop": Post "https://api.snapcraft.io/v2/snaps/refresh": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:443: connect: connection refused [SOLUTION] I had the following lines in my "/etc/hosts": # Hack to disable aut...
by peter_b
Tue Aug 27, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Linux: /sbin/init not found - won't boot
Replies: 0
Views: 8189

Linux: /sbin/init not found - won't boot

For some reason (*) my /lib was suddenly empty. Very nasty. Long story short, here's how I fixed it: * boot a live distro (of similar OS version/flavor) * In my case: Xubuntu 20.04.6 (live) over 20.04.5 (=compatible, but slight library/version deviation) * Mount the broken OS system disk. * rsync -a...
by peter_b
Sat Aug 24, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: HowTo's
Topic: yt-dlp: select resolution and file format
Replies: 1
Views: 8150

yt-dlp: select resolution and file format

The following parameter selects a maximum resolution of 720 pixels (height), avc1 (=h.264) as video codec and mp4 as container format:

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$ yt-dlp -f "bv*[height<=720][ext=mp4][vcodec^=avc1]+ba*[ext=m4a]" URL
by peter_b
Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Samba & mpv: NT_STATUS_WRONG_CREDENTIAL_HANDLE
Replies: 0
Views: 9235

Samba & mpv: NT_STATUS_WRONG_CREDENTIAL_HANDLE

Here's an error that MPV throws when trying to open a file from a network (Samba on Linux) share: Using netbios name HOSTNAME1 Using workgroup DVA-PROFESSION. gensec_spnego_client_negTokenTarg_step: SPNEGO(ntlmssp) login failed: NT_STATUS_WRONG_CREDENTIAL_HANDLE [smb] Could not open from LAN: smb://...
by peter_b
Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: Knowledge Base
Topic: Samba: Anonymous/guest access fails (or timeout)
Replies: 0
Views: 8375

Samba: Anonymous/guest access fails (or timeout)

[PROBLEM] I have a known-to-be-working smb.conf which shares a local folder with write-access for certain logins, and read-only access for guests/anonymous. Authenticated login (using a smbpasswd-mapped account) works. The config is known to be stable and working on many hosts (in my setups), but o...