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Network between Ubuntu(22.04) and macOs (14.5) over Thunderbolt
my first experience with IP over Thunderbolt comes from connecting two laptops with Ubuntu 22.04, usbc-usbc bridge. It was autoconfigured, I used at that time one program client-server to measure ...
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Power on after power failure iMac 2019 with Ubuntu
Hi i just installed ubuntu on an iMac 19.1 and discovered that after a power failure it does not come back as it did when it had macos.
Looking around for solutions i saw several posts about using ...
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Mac Mini 2018 "Auto Startup After Power Failure" with Linux
I bought a mac mini 2018 and I installed linux debian bookworm.
I would like to use the function "Start up automatically after a power failure" but doesn't work. I tried to usage the syntax &...
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installing a virtual machine + ubuntu on a macbook air m1
for the last 3 days i've been struggling to run ubuntu on my macbook m1, i tried 3 different virtual machines ( oracle virtual box, Utm and parallel )
oracle virtualbox didn't even run ubuntu it ...
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Source list in mac m1?
I had a copy of source-list from my ubuntu machine and I double clicked it mistakenly ran it successfully in my m1 macbook machine.
It may or may not affect my machine but I want to undo this action. ...
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Ubuntu Terminal Not Accepting Password Input
I have installed Ubuntu on MacOS using UTM, this is the ARM version on an M1 Mac running in virtualisation.
I have rebooted after installing the program, the terminal accepts username input but not ...
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QEMU on M1 Mac shared mount permissions are incorrect
I've recently started deving on a M1 mac, and I wanted to get a simple linux system virtualized. Multipass seemed like a great idea, until I was struggling to forward ports.
So I created a very simple ...
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Can sound output be enabled on UTM Mac m1
I have installed ubuntu on my UTM on Mac m1. When I go to the setting the ubuntu vm, I see that sound is not enabled. When I check the checkbox for sound hardware, I got multiple options for the audio ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu on macOS Big Sur Macbook Pro 16" 2019
I would like to install Ubuntu Desktop, 18.04 or 20.04 on my MacBook Pro 2019 16" so it would be on dual boot, but I'm having problems with it. My MBP is running Big Sur 11.5.2. Right now, I have ...
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Mac keyboard shortcuts during Zoom remote access from Ubuntu
I'm connecting from Ubuntu to Mac via Zoom and I need to use keyboard shortcuts like copy/paste (and many more).
How do I invoke Command (or Cmd) ⌘?
My keyboard has the Windows ⊞ key but it doesn't ...
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How to coy/paste from mac to ubuntu shell?
I am running Ubuntu inside VMware on Mac (Big Sur). I am trying to copy/paste commands from mac to Ubuntu shell using all possible options e.g. Ctrl+Shift+V, but nothing seems to work, including ...
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How to conveniently use Ubuntu with a Mac keyboard, using the MAC meaning of keys?
I access Ubuntu via Barrier keyboard sharing software. The keyboard is on a mac book.
This functionally works but there is much cognitive overload with switching between the different key meanings.
90%...
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Command line permissions in Mac
I’ve tried to install yarn using Homebrew and because the brew don’t have the permission to write I’ve written this command line in Terminal $sudo chown -R $(whoami) *
After this command my Mac is ...
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M1 Macbook Air - is Boot Camp Ubuntu possible?
I have been using Ubuntu on a VM on my M1 and I quite enjoy it so I have been thinking about running it natively.
I have seen many videos and I know how to but I have a few general questions.
I know ...
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Wi-Fi driver for Ubuntu on a Mac
I am running a MacBook Pro with 2 partitions: High Sierra and Ubuntu. When I boot up the Ubuntu OS, Wi-Fi doesn't exist. The System option that I am instructed to use to set it up doesn't exist in ...
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Install linux on mac
Can I install linux system like ubuntu in mac book. I'm planning to buy a mac, and I don not want to give up the linux.
And if so, is there important flaw to install linux as os in mac, or try to ...
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How to setup VLAN from Mac OS Mojave using terminal
I need to create a VLAN in order to be able to ssh from my macbook to another computer(Comp1). My macbook is connected to this computer(Comp1) peer to peer using ethernet cable.
If this computer(...
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How to copy a folder from local mac to linux server
Im trying to copy the files in htdocs from my mac to a remote server from AWS. How can I do this?
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How to enable screen recording on VMWare Ubuntu virtual machine running on Mac Catalina?
I have previously been able to run Ubuntu through VMWare (version Version 8.5.10) on my Mac with no problems. However, since updating to Catalina, my Ubuntu VM screen is blank and I can only see it ...
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Ubuntu on Macbook Pro doesn't suspend properly
I have installed Ubuntu 19.10 on my late 2015 Macbook Pro with Retina. When I close the lid, the apple logo turns off indicating that it's gone to sleep , however, after a few seconds the light come ...
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No space on Ubuntu/VirtualBox because of [big] shared folder
I have connected a huge external HDD (1TB) to the Ubuntu running in the VirtualBox (Mac) as a shared folder. Everything works good, but it looks like the system takes content of the external HDD drive ...
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Process 0 is taking 500%+ CPU time in MAC
Problem
When I boot my mac, once the login screen appears and after which everything freezes, I can hardly open any applications.
Analysis
Using activity manager, I found out, process with process ...
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USB stick that has Ubuntu Live not read by Mac
Background Task:
I created an Ubuntu Live USB stick, using start disk creator app of an Ubuntu machine that I borrowed. The Ubuntu version is the latest 18.04.2.
I would like to plug that USB into ...
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How can I run terminal commands on my Ubuntu guest from host Mac?
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 using Virtualbox on my MacBook Air (Mojave).
I want to run a command, say top, on the guest Ubuntu terminal from my Mac (I assume that in doing so, I will get the output of ...
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Need access to Apple Time Machine Backup on hard drive that was booted on Ubuntu
I have a hard drive that I used for backing up an old Macbook via Time Machine (OSX Lion). I accidentally booted the external drive on my Ubuntu box which seems to have have changed the MBR.
Now ...
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Clean install Linux on spare drive of Mac Pro 5.1 Mojave workstation
My Mac Pro has been upgraded to Mojave using a Nvidia (MSI) Geforce GTX 680 card (it is metal compatible and I can see the boot screen to change which drive I boot on using options key).
I want to ...
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Cannot seem to use “Page Up” when running Ubuntu within VirtualBox on a MacBook Pro
I have MacBook Pro and I'm running Ubuntu server inside VirtualBox and don't seem to have page up functionality.
How can I scroll up and see missed lines in the terminal when running running Ubuntu ...
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how to map fn to ctrl with ubuntu on a macbook pro
I want both the fn key and the ctrl key to act like a control key in Ubuntu on my MBP, just like I was able to do with Karabiner under macOS. I first tried xmodmap, but xev doesn't return any event ...
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Writing to SMB share from Mac kills network on Mac
I have an older server running Ubuntu where I have a few SMB shares. I also have a Mac. I have previously been using my SMB shares from my Mac without any problems.
Recently I had to reinstall Ubuntu ...
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Multi-boot Mac: macOS and Ubuntu Linux - where does Docker run fastest?
On a recent* Mac with a multi-boot choice of either macOS or Ubuntu Linux, on which OS does Docker run fastest on?
This multi-boot would provide booting into either of the selected OSs so that it ...
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Accidentally overwritten Macintosh recovery partition when installing Ubuntu
About a month ago I ditched macOS for Ubuntu on my iMac Late 2009. During the installation I explicitly told Ubuntu to leave the Macintosh recovery partition alone. It did not. I now wish to go back ...
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use Dell laptop (ubuntu / windows 10) as second extended monitor for mac book pro using HDMI cable
I have a MacBook Pro and Dell Vostro with Windows 10 and Ubuntu installed.
Is there any way so I can use Dell Vostro laptop as extended monitor for MacBook pro using HDMI cable.
I'm scared if I put ...
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Create bootable usb with mojave from UBUNTU
I have downloaded dmg file with mojave.
I got usb flash stick (8 gb). Formatted it to hfs+
Converted dmg to iso and have burned it with dd command. But my mac doesn't recognize that bootable usb. Is ...
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Create MBR Bootable Ubuntu USB from Mac
I need to create an ubuntu 16.04 server install USB from a Mac but the computer I'm installing it to only supports booting from MBR USBs.
It seems when I try dd it makes it an EFI formatted drive.
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Is it better to dual boot Linux on PC or Mac? [closed]
I am a software engineer who is at a new company, and my boss is about to order a computer for me. I will be doing most of my work on Linux, and my experience with Linux has always been that I wipe ...
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I can no longer log into my Mac after “sudo chmod 744 /”
Right after I executed:
sudo chmod 744 /
on my Mac, everything on my desktop is gone, and I can no longer open any applications or folders. So I pressed the power button to restart my Mac, but then ...
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iMac with Linux Dual Boot... change second hard drive permissions?
Just finished a successful dual-boot process of macOS and Ubuntu 16.04 on my iMac. My computer has an SSD which houses the two partitions and OS's and a 1TB HDD with all the data from my Mac work (...
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How do I boot from usb to install Ubuntu on Mac via Grub command line?
I tried all possible paths,
set root (hd1)...' for all hdX
chainloader +1
boot
All i get is error: "cant find command line root"
I have no experience with grub, and I
just want to install ubuntu on ...
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middleware for every user defined alias/bash function used on command line; Mac/Ubuntu
I have a task that is assisting my scripting...it requires counting the amount of times I use each user defined command in .bash_profile. In other words, if I run on command like something defined as ...
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How to capture multiple monitors using screen in VLC on Mac
I am trying to use VLC from the command line to record the screen. When the laptop is connected to another display (in extended mode), that is when I face issues.
On ubuntu, the screen module ...
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combine multiple ifs bash
how can I simplify the following code if statements? Thank you
function git_dirty {
text=$(git status)
changed_text="Changes to be committed"
changes_not_staged="Changes not staged for ...
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How to boot macOS in KVM?
Note: this question assumes the host running KVM is running on actual Apple hardware, to comply with the macOS license agreement.
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 Server on a late-2014 Mac Mini and ...
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syntax error near unexpected token `(' bash
I am working on helpers to open my project when I get to work. I have so far:
alias cdsloadmin="cd $SLO_ADMIN_SUITE_PATH; workon slo-admin-suite; atom $SLO_ADMIN_SUITE_PATH"
runsloadmin() { ...
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How to reverse Fn/F-Key behaviour in Ubuntu on Mac?
I have Ubuntu 16.04 dual booted on my Mac.
In OS X I have System Prefs > Keyboard set to "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as Standard Function keys"
In Ubuntu this is reversed & I need to always use Fn/...
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Multiple OS simultaneously
I want to use multiple OS, but I don't know how. Currently I have four different OS:
Ubuntu
Windows
Mint
Mac OSX
I use Ubuntu as my main OS, Windows for gaming (e.g. GTA 5), Mint and Mac OSX for ...
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Cannot Open Internal Bluetooth in Ubuntu on a Mac
I'm trying to run a script that involves opening up and using internal bluetooth. The script defaulted to opening up an external Bluetooth located at /dev/ttyUSB0, but since it's internal nothing ...
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How to repair the EFI boot configuration for OSX?
I tried to set up triple boot (OSX + Win10 + Ubuntu) on my MacBook Pro. I messed something up, because now I cannot get back into OSX.
If I start the machine, I get the grub menu, and I can get into ...
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Why does OpenVPN connect, but it doesn't work?
I have an Ubuntu machine running as an OpenVPN server in another city. I'm able to access it via ssh. I'm trying use the VPN from a Mac using Tunnelblick.
The server's local subnet is 192.168.80.x....
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Exact how-to for rEFIt (Mac mini 32 bit, OS X, Ubuntu, Win 10)
After using a dual-boot scheme successfully for a while, I'm now trying to add Windows 10 (Pro) as a third OS to my Mac mini (rEFIt).
The order of the most(?) important steps so far:
2006: buy Mac ...
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Missing Operating System after install of ubuntu on a macbook as only os
I have installed Ubuntu on a 2009 MacBookPro (intel 64 bits) using the iso ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso and unetbootin to create a live USB.
So basically, I followed the tutorial to create a usb ...