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Git Fatal: Refusing to Merge Unrelated Histories – Workaround

You try to merge two Git branches and get this error:

fatal: refusing to merge unre...

Fix pip Externally Managed Environment Error on Linux
If you're seeing error: externally-managed-environment when trying to pip ...

Fix Python Permission Denied When Installing Virtualenv with Pip
When you run pip install virtualenv and see a Permission denied err...

Fix Chrome ERR_CONNECTION_RESET Caused by VPN
If you see ERR_CONNECTION_RESET in Chrome while your VPN is active, the connecti...

How to Show Hidden Icons on Taskbar in Windows 10
You may notice that some app icons in the system tray (notification area) are hidden behind an up...

How to Manually Remove a Stuck Git index.lock File
If Git operations suddenly fail with an error like fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/i...


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