Case: LibreOffice 7 has a long (splash screen) loading time on a new Solus Linux installation. Installed via the Software Center.
Author: yavo
VirtualBox USB Not Working on Guest Under a Linux Host
Case: VirtualBox 6.1 pass-through not working for Ubuntu guest on a Linux (SolusOS) host. Issue not limited to version or guest OS. Updated 18th Sep, 2023.
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Flatpak Not Returning Any Search Results
Case: Running Flatpak in terminal with flatpak search <package>
on a freshly installed Solus Linux 4.1 doesn’t return any search results.
Solus Linux 4.1 KDE Audio Device Disappears After Rebooting
Case: After logging in, the sound control icon is displayed as muted. Clicking on it to display Audio Volume settings and sliders, appears blank – no settings and sliders. Audio Volume Settings window -> Audio tab has all settings present but grayed out, no audio device detected.
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What’s the web cam app in Solus?
Q: What’s the webcam app in Solus?
A: Guvcview + v4l-utils
Can’t Login to NoMachine But Logins Are Correct, Error: “Authentication failed, please try again.”
Case: Can’t connect to NoMachine over LAN due to authentication failure, yet logins are the right ones. Log at /usr/NX/var/log/nxerror.log
reveals: Authentication failed with error 7.
Making a Virtualbox Guest OS Accessible Over LAN
Case: When pinged from another PC on the LAN, the guest OS replies: “icmp_seq=XX Packet filtered” which is an error. Host and guest are both Solus Linux 4.1.
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LVM2: Setting Snapshots to Auto-Extend With a Threshold Setting
Case: Forced to use LVM2 snapshots as a backup solution since the OS installed as LVM instead of regular partitions.
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LVM2: Adding Secondary HDD to Volume Group and Using the Space for Snapshots
Case: OS: Solus 4.1 installed with LVM; drive: 250GB SSD taken over by the installation. Freeing up space for point-in-time snapshots/backups is required.
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Removing a Horizontal Line in Libre Writer
Case: Inserting a horizontal rule by typing dashes (“————“) in Libre Writer causes the line to appear, but attached to the paragraph or list item before it. No selection or conventional removal methods work (Ctrl+x or select and delete/backspace).