VirtualBox report “Kernel driver not installed” on Fedora 21

VitualBox is installed on Fedora 21 by # yum install VirtualBox The following packages are installed kmod-VirtualBox-3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64-4.3.20-4.fc21.4.x86_64 VirtualBox-4.3.20-3.fc21.x86_64 There is the kernel modules package installed. However, when running virtualbox (after reboot), it reports: [zma@laptop:~]$ virtualbox WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module available for the current kernel (3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64) or…

How to resolve a domain name from a specific DNS server instead of the configured one in Linux?

I would like to check whether the domain name’s IP has changed in the authoritative DNS server. The system’s configured DNS server may still cache the old IP, which is fine. The question is how to query from the authoritative DNS server the new IP? You can use dig – DNS lookup utility to query…

Any good Web browser in command line in Linux?

What suggested web browser in command line? This will be very useful for browsing the Internet from a command line via SSH. You may use Lynx, a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users running cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices, in Linux. Homepage: http://lynx.isc.org/ Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users…

HDFS stays in safe mode because of reported blocks not reaching 0.9990 of total blocks

After a node failure and restarting the HDFS, the NameNode reports: “The reported blocks 1968810 needs additional 5071 blocks to reach the threshold 0.9990 of total blocks 1975856. Safe mode will be turned off automatically.” in the log. Why this happens? And how to fix it? About why the NameNode stays in the safe mode:…

How to use iPhone to browse blocked websites in mainland China?

How to use iPhone to browse blocked websites in mainland China? FYI: on iPhone, these 2 Apps are the favorite combination I am using for visiting blocked websites in mainland China: Check OpenVPN + Ovpn Spider: Free VPNs for iPhone Users for how to use them together. OpenVPN is for setting up OpenVPN VPN connection….

Un-exporting an Exported Variable in Bash in Linux

How to un-export an imported variable in Bash on Linux? For example, first, I export a variable MODE like export MODE=debug but I want to unexport the MODE (not turn to be `””`, should be truly non-defined). You can export -n MODE or unset MODE For your reference (from the [`bash` manual](https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-bash/)): export [-fn] [name[=word]]…

How to disable the coredump function of systemd on Linux?

I do not want to have coredump for the developing machine using systemd on Linux? How to disable the coredump function of systemd? You can disable coredump function of systemd by adding this line Storage=none to /etc/systemd/coredump.conf For your reference: Storage= Controls where to store cores. One of “none”, “external”, “journal”, and “both”. When “none”,…

How to get the directory path and file name from a absolute path in Bash on Linux?

How to get the directory path and file name from a absolute path in Bash on Linux? For example, with “/foo/bar/baz.txt”, it will produce: “/foo/bar/” and “baz.txt”. You also have the basename and dirname commands besides of the basename and dirname C API in Linux: [zma@laptop:~]$ p=”/foo/bar/baz.txt” [zma@laptop:~]$ dirname $p /foo/bar [zma@laptop:~]$ basename $p baz.txt

What about the master branch for local git configuration in a git repository to make it track remote master branch?

What about the master branch for local git configuration in a git repository to make it track remote master branch? You may append these lines to .git/config in your cloned repository directory: [branch “master”] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/master

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Decrypting a Password Protected RSA Private Key

I got a password protected RSA private key with headers like (I have the password): —–BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY—– Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED DEK-Info: AES-256-CBC,… How to decrypt a password protected RSA private key? You can use the openssl command to decrypt the key: openssl rsa -in /path/to/encrypted/key -out /paht/to/decrypted/key For example, if you have a encrypted…

How to get a free Web server SSL/TLS certificates for my websites?

Can I get a non-self-assigned and free Web server SSL/TLS certificates for my https websites? Asking the users to accept the self-assigned SSL certificates for my websites is not very convenient. Please check https://letsencrypt.org/ . PS: StartSSL used to provide 1 year free SSL. But StartCom CA is closed since Jan. 1st, 2018.

Good Cinnamon theme for Fedora 21 Linux?

Any suggestion on good theme configuration for Fedora 21 Linux? My favorite combination of Window borders, Icons, Controls, Mouse Pointer and Desktop is as follows. All packages and themes are from Fedora repository or the Cinnamon repository. Remember to set the cursor theme for QT application like Google Chrome following: https://www.systutorials.com/4068/configuring-mouse-cursor-style-for-qt-applications-in-gnome-mate-desktop/ For this configuration, the…

How to fix “Your profile could not be opened correctly.” on Linux?

I experience the program on Linux (Fedora 12) that Chrome reports “Your profile could not be opened correctly.” as follows. How to fix it? Restarting Chrome would not help. Removing the ‘Web Data’ directories from all profiles works for me (Making backup first as the commands will remove your files): cd ~/.config/google-chrome find ./ -name…

How to make Chrome on iPhone (iOS) accept self assigned ssl keys fir websites?

This tutorial introduces how to make Chrome accept self assigned ssl keys for websites: https://www.systutorials.com/50204/making-chrome-accept-self-signed-certificates-on-linux/ However, on iPhone, Chrome blocks me from access sites with self assigned keys. How to make Chrome on iPhone also accept the ssl keys? At the time when I wrote this reply, there is no way to add Certificate Authorities…