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How can we manually unmask services that are masked (service is masked) that we cannot unmask with the unmask option of the systemctl command?

botond published 2022/08/16, k - 05:50 time
Linux services are programs running in the background, which do not have a separate user interface, but respond to the requests of other programs through some communication mechanism (mostly on the network). Services in modern Linux systems are managed by systemd, and they can be started, stopped, masked, unlocked, etc. using the systemctl command. There are cases when the systemctl command cannot unmask, in which case a manual solution must be applied.

How to troubleshoot a "Not authorized to perform operation" error message when automatically mounting flash drives and other external USB storage devices

botond published 2021/03/30, k - 23:56 time
When you connect an external USB drive or flash drive to your machine, the Linux system will automatically mount its file system for the appropriate user. However, this automatic mount may fail for some reason and you will get a small window with an "Not authorized to perform operation" error message.

How to control your remote computer with Chrome Remote Desktop

botond published March 2020, 07, Thu - 09:16 time
There is often a need to control a remote computer from another machine or even our cell phone. I installed Google Remote Desktop to control my Debian 10 from the other desktop, but I found that the remote Debian came in with a blank desktop on the remote control interface. This is because Google Remote Desktop on Linux machines basically starts a new session instead of using an existing desktop. In this description, after installing and starting the program, we make a setting that allows the remote control part to be connected to the same session on Linux host machines, which allows us to use the remote control system in the usual way.