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"message": "I need to make a picture with webcam at every login attempt. So i wrote a bash script, placed it in the /usr/local/bin/photo.shBut here is the question - I don't know how to run this script at every login attempt (every wrong or correct entered password, every log in and every account unlock). Any... | 16.04 - lightdm - run command every login attempt and every account unlock | askubuntu | 2016-07-07T16:26:29.900 |
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"message": "I just did a clean install of 16.04.When I boot up the computer the screen flickers occasionally and eventually freezes. I also frequently get corrupted graphics.My gpu is a Radeon R9 390. It is listed as supported by the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver\" rel=\"nofollow\">... | Screen flickering and freezing after clean install 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-07T16:30:21.810 |
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"message": "I love the audio player playitslowly for its ability to change pitch and play speed. However, it sometimes runs improperly ; after 10-15 seconds of playing a song, the file is still being read but no sound is outputted. This bug has been present for a long time (since I have been using 12.04). So ... | Playitslowly bug | askubuntu | 2016-07-07T20:36:18.227 |
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"message": "Never had an issue before with Synaptic. I installed in on a 16.04 system that I had to install from 15.10 via the \"upgrade\" process since the 16.04 .iso file will not install on my computer, just sits and icon spins forever.Anyway, I installed Synaptic Package Manager vis the new Gnome Softwar... | Synaptic Error Message When Selecting "Reload" | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T01:30:35.963 |
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"message": "<pre><code>user@localhost:$ LC_ALL=C sudo fdisk -lWARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectorsUnits = sectors of 1 ... | How to restore my superblocks? | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T06:32:38.343 |
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"message": "I have an Asus Zenbook UX305 with 16.04 and Unity installed. When using the trackpad (\"Elan touchpad\" identified by <code>xinput</code>), I use my right hand for maneuvering the mouse pointer, and my left for performing left-clicks in the bottom left of the touchpad. Unfortunately, often the m... | Mouse pointer jumps to lower left just before left clicking when using touchpad | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T11:09:40.570 |
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"message": "I recently installed Ubuntu with an encrypted home folder. I now have a second drive that I want to use to store my pictures, music, etc. I was thinking of creating a partition on the second drive for each folder on the home directory that I want to use it for (e.g., one partition to mount to ~/Pi... | Encrypted Home Folder and Second Hard Drive | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T11:54:23.393 |
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"message": "I have just signed up for a fruux.com calendar and contacts account. However, when I try to add these details to my tablet's Calendar app I am unable to. All I can add is a Google account. How can I add a non-Google account to my Calender app?",
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"message": "This is ... | Adding a non-Google calendar | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T12:09:09.480 |
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"message": "Ubuntu 16.04 on a Lenovo Ideapad Y560. The wifi automatically connects upon startup to the network I've been using, which is good. However, I can't find a way to display other networks that are in range. Is this just how the Unity GUI works - there's no way to select a network? That doesn't se... | Unity Wifi GUI - Connects ok, but doesn't display any other networks | askubuntu | 2016-07-08T21:59:34.747 |
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"message": "I want to stream youtube videos from command line using VLC media player. I was able to stream youtube videos using this command<pre><code>cvlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Oo4kBHBNU</code></pre>The problem is that when ever VLC streams videos it uses highest quality video format available (4... | How to force command line VLC to stream youtube videos of specific quality? | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T04:47:59.157 |
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"message": "What's the difference between<pre><code>sudo apt-get install git-all</code></pre>vs<pre><code>sudo apt-get install git</code></pre>Is there any advantage of installing either or all?",
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"message": "Git-all contains all sub-packages, whilst Git only includes main comp... | Difference between installing git vs installing git-all | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T08:05:06.850 |
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"message": "I use recently discovered zathura and I like it a lot. I use it now to check the documents from emacs/AUCTeX like:<pre><code>(setq TeX-view-program-list '((\"zathura\" \"zathura --page=%(outpage) %o\")))</code></pre>Which is the same, for example, as:<pre><code>$ zathura --page=12</code></pre>I wo... | How do I launch zathura from bash/emacs maximized / fullscreen? | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T12:05:29.903 |
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"message": "I am new to Linux. I want to install webstorm. I have the files and run the <code>.sh</code> file in terminal which launches the software.However it seems I always have to do this, I cant run it without having to launch it via terminal and I don't have any entry for it when I search my programs.Is... | Installing WebStorm, not appearing in programs? | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T13:48:43.377 |
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"message": "So, installed lubuntu 16.04 and everything was working great excep the volume keys. I've already tried many fixes, including:<a href=\"http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXDE:Questions#How_do_I_make_my_keyboard_volume_buttons_work.3F\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXDE:Questions#How_do_I_make_my_... | Can't use Volume Keys but I can use brightness keys on Lubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T15:45:06.410 |
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"message": "I've got a weird problem: whenever I use software that is full-screen Ubuntu gets stuck and I cannot exit those programs by any means.I already tried the shortcuts: Ctrl + Q to close it, Alt + Tab to shift to Desktop or Terminal, since I can't shift to Terminal I cannot kill the program from it, a... | Cannot exit full screen using programs | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T19:56:59.260 |
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"message": "I just did <code>sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-pomodoro</code> on my Ubuntu. I'm wondering how I invoke or start the application.",
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"message": "In a terminal, run this<pre><code>dpkg -l gnome-shell-pomodoro</code></pre>that will list out all of the installed file... | How do I invoke or start an application from command line? | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T20:53:17.223 |
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"message": "I would like to keep my Desktop always organised by name. How can I achieve this?Desktop not organised by name:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/y6TMS.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Desktop after having organised by name:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/qrdzu.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\">",
"role":... | How can I always keep the Desktop icons organised, and sorted by name? | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T21:46:39.517 |
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"message": "I have a question can I run a linux executable from Ubuntu (not from the linux command line)? I created a file demo.c” in the command line and then compiled it (then fixed the bugs then compiled it again) to the executable “demo”. It compiles, runs and gives the correct results from the command l... | compilling and running C++ executables from ubuntu browser | askubuntu | 2016-07-09T22:15:16.713 |
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"message": "My first OS was Windows 10. Then I install ubuntu 16.04. But though the installation finished, the grub menu didn't come out. Then I format that free space partition and reinstall again. Also went into the same old issue. Then I install third time, ''Install alongside with Windows'' step was not t... | How can I get back my Windows 10? | askubuntu | 2016-07-10T02:23:49.453 |
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"message": "I would like to get the Driver software for below mentioned Wireless card.<pre><code>$ lspci -nn | grep 028004:05.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. Device [1814:3020]</code></pre>It was working previously and I lost it along the way of OS upgrade.",
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"message... | Driver for Ralink corp. Device 3020 | askubuntu | 2016-07-10T03:19:16.050 |
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"message": "I am trying to make a minimal Ubuntu setup with my own window environment of choice. I have found this manifest file describing the packages included with Ubuntu: <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.manifest\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://releases.ubuntu.com/xenial/ub... | Ubuntu, drivers, fonts and update | askubuntu | 2016-07-10T09:44:36.040 |
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"message": "This is the image i am getting after trying to install the new upgrades. I want to go to 14.04 from 16.04, but nothing is happening after this. I am new to Ubuntu and no idea what to do next.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/05VGO.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I have tried the following comm... | Issues while upgrading related to third party repositories in Ubuntu 14.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-10T18:59:00.047 |
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"message": "I have a assignment of configuring outgoing email filtering on ubuntu 14.04. We have incoming email filtering is enable using postfix and spamassassin. I have searched google but does not find exact answer while some searches gives some clues to some extent of solution.What I need is please give m... | outgoing email filtering on ubuntu server 14.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T00:10:22.313 |
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"message": "I would like to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop with full-disk encryption. But I have not found good manual about LUKS, LVM, etc. All manuals are not finished or incomplete. Many cammands are given with no comments. So, how to install Ubuntu 16.04 with full-disk encryption except /boot? How to k... | Again about encryption | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T01:27:39.273 |
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"message": "I put a new Ubuntu install on a laptop. During the install I was able to indicate which network connection to use, which it did. Hooked up wirelessly to my router, and even the WiFi on indicator led on the laptop was positive.But after install it never works. The LED indicates no network, and the ... | New Ubuntu install and wifi fails, but not on set up | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T02:58:23.603 |
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"message": "It started when I found all the folders in my usb drive with their contents locked and unable to delete. I formatted the drive and after that it stopped showing up. It is showing in 'Disks' where I have formatted it twice more. No help.<code>lsusb</code> output:<pre><code>Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0b... | My usb stick is not mounting. It shows in 'Disks' though where I am able to format it but even on restarting it doesn't show up normally | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T09:53:00.593 |
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"message": "I'm trying to install the mitmproxy package via pip like this:<pre><code>$ sudo pip install mitmproxy</code></pre>It terminates with following error message:<pre><code>x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc -pthread -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fno-strict-aliasing -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -fstac... | "fatal error: openssl/opensslv.h: No such file or directory" compiling mitmproxy | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T11:53:43.210 |
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"message": "I'm trying to install a copy of Ubuntu on a 32GB USB drive, and after having downloaded the ISO image and created the bootable drive with Rufus, I boot from the USB and start the installation process as normal. However, when I reach the option to choose which drive to install the OS on I am presen... | Ubuntu installer doesn't detect my USB drive | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T14:07:48.263 |
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"message": "I installed <code>mp3blaster</code> using <code>apt-get</code> but it didn't work (doesn't play specified files). After that failed attempt, I removed and purged the player. I downloaded the player as a tarball. How do I install the application and launch it so that it works?. P.S I have read th... | mp3blaster ( commandline interface player) not playing files | askubuntu | 2016-07-11T17:55:22.903 |
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"message": "I would like to automate e-book build from remote repositories. A command-line tool would be useful in this case. Is there any software for Ubuntu?",
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"message": "A wide variety of documents can be converted to ebook (epub, mobi, ...) using <code>ebook-convert</code>... | Is there any command-line software to create e-books from the scratch in Ubuntu? | askubuntu | 2016-07-12T00:29:40.873 |
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"message": "I am using<pre><code>chown -Rf www-data:www-data /www/html/*</code></pre>and<pre><code>chmod -Rf 777 /www/html/*</code></pre>to give my drupal cores permission to create a new site.(with and without *)I have also tried every variant of the above commands I could find as well.However every-time I p... | Make /www/html/ permanantly accessable to my web browses to install drupal sites | askubuntu | 2016-07-12T06:10:48.420 |
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"message": "While adding a transport layer protocol in ns-2.31 in ubuntu 14.04, I am coming across the following error that I have been unable to resolve.\"make: *** [dtsncc/dtsncc-cache.o] Error 1\" (screenshot available at)<a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/i8aoxw4cxra1o9v/dtsn%20error%20capture.png?dl=0\"... | NS-2.31 Make fail while adding a transport layer protocol | askubuntu | 2016-07-12T13:53:34.263 |
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"message": "I'm running the latest <code>ntpd</code>. When I start <code>ntpd</code> my system time synchronizes with ntp server's ntp. After synchronizing I changed my system time manually using date command <code>date -s '1997-02-22 12:00:00'</code> My system time got changed as per the <code>date</code> co... | At what time intervals does ntpd update the time? | askubuntu | 2016-07-13T06:32:26.470 |
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"message": "The Ubuntu server has been not used for about three months and it works not well. When I try to run it the start process stuck on \"stopping system V runlevel compatibility\". I searched this forum and found and followed <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/184411/stuck-on-stopping-system-v-r... | Is it possible to login as root in this situation? | askubuntu | 2016-07-13T09:02:46.553 |
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"message": "how do I can achieve sudo privilege via the shell script without entering the password?Example: <pre><code>[user@user Desktop]$ ./script.sh [user@user Desktop]# </code></pre>which command should I try on the script.sh? I do not want to add in the sudoers file. Please help me. Thanks for your valua... | How to achieve sudo privilege in shell script? | askubuntu | 2016-07-13T11:02:27.373 |
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"message": "I have been trying to get OpenVPN working in a LXD-managed LXC container on Ubuntu 16.04. I have added the <code>tun</code> device to the container config via <code>lxc config edit container</code> and it is properly created. I have run <pre><code>lxc config set mycontainer raw.lxc 'lxc.cgroup.dev... | OpenVPN in LXC: Failed to set devices.allow | askubuntu | 2016-07-13T16:12:23.650 |
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"message": "I want to install a version of R that is newer than the one in the Ubuntu repos, but older than the most current CRAN version. (<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/431380/how-to-install-upgrade-r-base\">How to install/upgrade r-base describes how to install the latest version and I want an o... | How you install R 3.2.2 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? | askubuntu | 2016-07-13T22:20:50.447 |
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"message": "How do I repopulate or rebuild <code>/etc/asterisk</code> after purging <code>asterisk</code> and manually removing the directory?<pre><code>thufir@mordor:~$ thufir@mordor:~$ sudo apt-get purge asterisk asterisk-mp3Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state informati... | how to repopulate /etc/asterisk/ after purging asterisk? | askubuntu | 2016-07-14T10:53:05.330 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS and I am facing issue with the installation of Nvidia drivers. I read over the internet that to successfully install nvidia drivers I need to either blacklist nouveau drivers or uninstall them. Since 'nouveau' driver is configured in the kernel, so I built a new kernel... | ubuntu crashes during bootup if Nouveau drivers are not configured | askubuntu | 2016-07-14T17:22:37.827 |
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"message": "My laptop is disconnecting from wifi at some time, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, please help.<pre><code>02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [1814:5390]Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e054]Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci</code></pre>",
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"message": "For example, when I press Ctrl+Shift+\\ (a. k. a. Ctrl+|) in a IPython session I get a <code>Quit (core dumped)</code> message. Where is this keybinding bound and how can I deactivate it?",
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"message": "It sends SIGQUIT to an application which does produce core dump.... | What does Ctrl-| (pipe key) do in a terminal? | askubuntu | 2016-07-14T18:21:59.583 |
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"message": "I have Windows 10 and before I setup Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit I disabled fast startup from battery settings. Then I started to setup my Ubuntu. I give it hard drive and 2 GB swap and I pressed Install. After install I want to play a game on my Windows 10. The problem is when I restart my laptop and sel... | Windows 10 laptop returns to boot menu repeatedly after installing Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T01:36:54.160 |
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"message": "I am using 16.04LTS.Until recently I quite often got informed by a popup in the same place as the wifi connected/disconnected information appears, that 'Important OS and application updates are ready...\" I usually checked with the new 'Ubuntu Software' icon which informed me that certain updates ... | Why do I no longer get informed that updates are available by a pop up? | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T09:14:37.047 |
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"message": "I'm using ubuntu 14.04.I have installed the VNC by using this command<pre><code>sudo apt-get install vnc4server</code></pre>I have tested the connection and it working and the terminal of other system got open.Now I'm trying for the VNC full desktop.For that I need to change the last line of /.vnc... | I can't find the file /.vnc/xstartup? | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T10:34:45.027 |
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"message": "I've been trying to play League of Legends on Ubuntu, but it crashes before the client shows up. I'm using PlayOnLinux. I tried their forum, but it seems dead. Thank you in advance for your help.",
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"message": "Be sure to use some of the wine version listed which con... | League of Legends issue | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T11:37:49.400 |
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"message": "I wanted to know if it is possible to use a Huawei Mobile USB hotspot as an USB modem. The Hotspot model is E5573, on the box it didn't say that ubuntu is supported, it didn't support windows XP too but it worked, the XP computer has no wifi card so we plugged the hotspot into it and the internet ... | How to use a usb hotspot as a usb internet modem for ubuntu | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T13:14:49.597 |
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"message": "I have been asked to replicate an issue on a server. The info I was provided is: Linux version 3.16.0-23-generic , (gcc version 4.9.1 (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6)).Can someone explain which ISO I should download to begin?Thanks in advance!",
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"message": "By googling <co... | Asked to replicate an issue with certain version of Ubuntu. Which ISO should i download? | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T17:07:42.907 |
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"message": "How do I install <code>mlpack</code> into the proper <code>usr/bin</code> and <code>usr/include</code> folders? I followed the website's guide and ended up creating my <code>include</code> and <code>bin</code> folders in my <code>build</code> folder after running the command (final step):<pre><cod... | How to install mlpack header files in /usr? | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T17:52:39.557 |
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"message": "My new install of 16.04 doesn't have AM/PM anymore in the clock on the top right. 12 hour time is checked in System Settings. How do I get AM/PM back?",
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"message": "Probably the effective locale for the <code>LC_TIME</code> locale category is one which misses AM/PM ... | Clock doesn't show AM/PM anymore | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T18:35:07.617 |
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"message": "I downloaded a file from lynx sources site: <a href=\"http://invisible-mirror.net/archives/lynx/tarballs/?C=M;O=D\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://invisible-mirror.net/archives/lynx/tarballs/?C=M;O=DSpecifically this file: <code>lynx2.8.8rel.2.tar.bz2</code> (tried several from the site).When I apply <co... | bzip2 error ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) | askubuntu | 2016-07-15T21:07:47.810 |
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"message": "Hi Everyone, I have updated my ubuntu 16.04 today and after the successful update,when i restarted my system it is showing just a black screen.I have crucial data in my system and can't wipe it out.Pretty depressed.I have no clue what to do as i am not able to login to system.... | Black Screen after ubuntu update16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T04:50:04.273 |
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"message": "My wifi has been working well for a few weeks, but maybe after some upgrades of software, it does not work now and I can not find the signal of wifi now. I have tried to reinstall 14.04 for several times but it still fails to connect wifi. The information of my problem is <a href=\"http://paste.ub... | WiFi connection does not work on Ubuntu 14.04.4 | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T06:21:31.713 |
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"message": "Trying to open any file in the XFE file manager, I have to associate the program to its file format, such as PDF format have to inform the evince program, as shown below. I wonder if there is a simpler way to associate all file extensions with their respective programs by XFE.<a href=\"https://i.s... | How to associate all extensions with their respective programs by XFE file manager? | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T17:21:30.173 |
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"message": "Can someone please help me with this. it worked perfectly for a second now it creates empty files or no files at all, or only prints the first link and not the remaining ones. don't know what is going on. i run \"sudo sh ./doimdb\"and the \"doimdb\" text file contains:<pre><code>sudo lynx -dump ht... | Processing large amount of files with lynx/grep. Help needed! | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T17:45:22.700 |
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"message": "What do people recommend for a torrent app for Ubuntu 16.04? And how do I install it? I tried downloading one but I couldn't install it? Do I have to type in some code?Thanks for the replies guys. I might try giving Deluge a try. I'll also read through the posted links (thumbs up).",
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"message": "I have a system with a single SSD and want to set up KVM. As far as I understand it, I have 2 possibilities:1) run the host from an USB stick and use the physical SSD as the storage pool (type disk).2) Install the host on the SSD on use either a partition (fs) or a directory (dir) as the storage p... | KVM storage performance | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T18:03:11.527 |
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"message": "In Firefox Developer Edition, I'd like the title bar to change to the menu bar on hover. I've seen advice you can do this by setting the option \"ui.use_unity_menubar\" to true in about:config, but that didn't work.I've done a manual install of Firefox Developer Edition instead of using the PPA si... | How do I install Unity global menu in a manual install of Firefox Developer Edition? | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T20:28:04.787 |
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"message": "Ubuntu at the moment has two platforms; Ubuntu (Unity7) 12.04 - 16.04and Ubuntu Touch (Unity8) Phone, Tablet, and 16.10+How does one play PokemonGo on either of these platforms?",
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"message": "You can install the Android SDK which is available here: <a href=\"https:/... | How can I play PokemonGo on Ubuntu? | askubuntu | 2016-07-16T23:08:57.147 |
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"message": "I'm a new Ubuntu Desktop user and looking for snapshot tool to use as alternative to Greenshot in Windows.I found Shutter is the one. Though I want to copy the image in <code>Shutter built-in editor</code> to clipboard so that I can paste it quickly to my post(s) on the web. But selecting copy on ... | Shutter snapshot tool to copy image to clipboard | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T04:28:05.590 |
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"message": "I have to use TinyOS for my small project, so I installed TinyOS in my Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit. Basically, I followed the instructions from Saeid in his YouTube video, <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJYjy4bSaHw\" rel=\"nofollow\">TinyOS Tutorial #1 - How to install TinyOS on Ubuntu, however... | Install TinyOS on Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T06:27:54.873 |
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"message": "I have my film and series collection in one directory, which obviously has a lot of sub directories and a lot of different formats. It's constantly being added to by all of us here. What I'd like to do is make a script that I can run occasionally when one or all of us has added in new stuff that w... | Convert files to MP4 in sub directories | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T11:00:50.193 |
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"message": "I want to install a list of packages via the command<pre><code>sudo apt-get install app1 app2 etc</code></pre>I tried it, but due to a missing package, apt-get doesn't install anything.So I look in depth in man apt-get install and found --fix-missing option!Nevertheless it seems it doesn't work!It... | list of programs with apt installation with missing packages | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T11:54:54.197 |
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"message": "I have a fresh Ubuntu install and want to install Cinnamon as the desktop environment. When I do <code>apt search cinnamon</code>, I get multiple results, but two seems like they are the correct one. The first is just <pre><code>cinnamon/xenial 2.8.6-1ubuntu1 amd64 all Innovative and comfortabl... | What's the difference between the apt packages: 'cinnamon' and 'cinnamon-desktop-environment'? | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T14:52:05.897 |
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"message": "What is the basic difference between <code>locate</code> <code>whereis</code> and <code>which</code> command. The basic difference that I observed is that <code>locate</code> locates all the related file names in the entire filesystem, whereas <code>whereis</code> and <code>which</code> commands o... | What is the difference between locate/whereis/which | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T16:03:28.027 |
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"message": "I have been trying to install Theano on my Ubuntu partition on a Dell Vostro laptop. It requires Cuda for using the gpu.But I seem to have lost the Nvidia drivers somehow.<pre><code>lspci -vnn | grep -i VGA </code></pre>gives this<blockquote> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corpor... | Lost Nvidia drivers on 14.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T17:59:51.553 |
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"message": "FINAL UPDATE : fixed it on my own.I'm unable to launch steam , not from its icon in the dash , or from command line. i installed steam from the offical steampowered website since for some reason its not in the ubuntu 16 software center. i installed it , it seemed to install ok. but it refused to l... | Ubuntu 16.04 , Steam refuses to work (Update 3) [ FIXED ] | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T20:28:17.560 |
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"message": "I tried everything like removing the 24 kernel manually but no matter what I do this is my output of <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>:<pre><code>Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DoneCalculating upgrade... DoneThe following packages will be R... | Update problems... Errors Errors | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T20:43:30.840 |
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"message": "Screenshot when I try to click a link to upload something:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sf3Eb.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I can not upload my pictures and are in order, but when I try uploading something my folders and including the files are all over the place. They aren't in order. I... | How do I get my files in alphabetical order? | askubuntu | 2016-07-17T23:43:01.680 |
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"message": "I am a complete novice so please don't give a highly technical answer.I tried to install 14.04.1 LTS on my laptop. I used Windows 7 as OS. I tried to install the option <code>Ubuntu alongside Windows</code>. I did not install Ubuntu on my laptop's hard drive but on an external 1TB hard drive.The i... | Get "grub rescue" message when I try to reboot | askubuntu | 2016-07-18T03:57:59.673 |
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"message": "So I follow this guide <a href=\"https://odinsql.com/2014/12/free-ssl-with-cloudflare-openssl-and-nginx-on-ubuntu/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here to setup my cloudflare and to automatically forward http > https, but I am getting \"SSL handshake failed\". If anyone can help me solve this issue that would ... | SSL from cloudflare not working? | askubuntu | 2016-07-18T11:39:39.463 |
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"message": "I've read various questions about <code>how to run script at startup</code> but I'm not quite sure what the differences are and what's the actually the right way to do it without GUI.<code>/etc/rc.local</code>cron job using <code>@reboot</code><code>~/.profile</code><code>/.bash_profile</code><cod... | Differences how to run scripts at startup | askubuntu | 2016-07-18T17:08:32.623 |
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"message": "I am trying to install Virtual Box in my Ubuntu 14.04 Box. I downloaded the package file from official website <a href=\"http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.0/virtualbox-5.1_5.1.0-108711~Ubuntu~trusty_amd64.deb\" rel=\"nofollow\">hereI tried installing this package but it is throwing err... | Couldn't install Virtual Box on Ubuntu 14.04 | askubuntu | 2016-07-19T06:12:42.960 |
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"message": "Title says all.I'm trying to see if another alternative to GRUB is working.If you can do it, what are the steps?If you can't do it, why?",
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"message": "According to this post <a href=\"http://www.linux.org/threads/linux-bootloaders.4489/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www... | Can you use a different bootloader rather than GRUB? | askubuntu | 2016-07-19T07:44:59.623 |
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"message": "I've noticed several issues with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64-bits) and my Nvidia drivers.I have an Acer V-Nitro7 with a Intel® HD Graphics 530 (Skylake GT2) and Nvidia GTX 960M.Two major issuesOne is that the PC freezes and crashes (I must force reboot, nothing else to do) during 3D utilisation such as g... | Ubuntu and Nvidia 960m | askubuntu | 2016-07-19T10:20:58.157 |
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"message": "Can non sudo users execute <code>scp</code> command while using two remote servers?",
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"message": "Of course. I never even have to use \"sudo\" with using \"scp\".Mind though: as with all remote copy-ing the servers need to be setup to allow it. You can even use \"sc... | Is `scp` for non sudo users executable? | askubuntu | 2016-07-19T11:54:48.483 |
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"message": "I have to edit some files to uncomment a line, change a value on that line or uncomment a line. I am trying to do thisthrough a bash script.I am trying to edit <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> and change<pre><code>IgnoreRhosts yes#RhostsRSAAuthentication no</code></pre>to <pre><code>IgnoreRhosts ... | Comment, Uncomment, change setting based on string, add line from terminal | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T02:45:55.407 |
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"message": "is there anyway to convert a mysql file (.sql) to a postgresql file? I have a number of tables and creating them all over again in phppgadmin is gonna take a lot of time.Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks",
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"message": "Have you tried this ? -- <a href=\"ht... | 14.04: How to convert mysql to postgresql? | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T06:23:46.103 |
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"message": "There is another question which covers some suggestions for changing the motd on modern ubuntu systems which do not have /etc/motd.However, the other question does not ask (or tell) where the current Ubuntu MOTD is being stored. Where is it?",
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"message": "Traditiona... | Where is motd on modern Ubuntu systems? | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T16:41:00.977 |
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"message": "I'm fairly new to Ubuntu, so I don't know if this is a simple fix or not. I've read some fixes to answers for my problem but I don't really know how to do any of the things they're telling me to do (such as installing proprietary drivers). I'm having the same problem that UbhiSukhpal posted about,... | Steam wont launch on Ubuntu 15.04 64Bit | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T17:45:12.870 |
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"message": "I am new with Linux. I've been experimenting with Ubuntu and Kali Linux and decided to install Conky. I ran the following commands:<pre><code>sudo apt-get install conkysudo apt-get install conky-manager</code></pre>But then I found a website that recommended conky curl beacause it's easier to mana... | Can't run Conky | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T20:44:15.153 |
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"message": "I'm creating a file server with Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS. The motherboard doesn't have a on-board graphics card so I'm using a Nvidia graphics card for the install. I've tested that I can install with this graphics card using the free nouveau drivers. I'm concerned about system stability. I know th... | Do I need to install drivers for headless server? | askubuntu | 2016-07-20T21:40:08.313 |
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"message": "How do I install autokey in the latest version of Ubuntu 16?It isn't in the ubuntu software center. How do I run a command line command to build such.",
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"message": "The following command, copied and pasted into a Terminal window, should install autokey:<pre><code>s... | How do install AutoKey? | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T06:26:39.610 |
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"message": "Just tried creating a snap yesterday for an application and failed miserably, I will go at it this evening after work. What bugs me though is the Ubuntu directory which gets created and where more than 200mb of Ubuntu files get's downloaded, any ideea why?<br>I even tried with the basic hello snap... | Snapcraft is downloading Ubuntu files | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T06:28:05.800 |
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"message": "I have a 2 in one convertible HP pavilion laptop. On Windows I can flip it the whole way around and turn it into a laptop, or put it in easel mode so that the keyboard is disabled and when I set it on my lap keyboard down no key presses would be detected. This is not working on my Ubuntu 16.04.Als... | 2 in one convertible laptop to easel mode optimization | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T06:35:39.677 |
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"message": "So I have just installed Eclipse but it doesn't automatically create a desktop icon like Intellij Community Edition does. I am running Mint 17.1",
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"message": "Find Eclipse in the Menu and right-click on it. You will see \"Add to desktop\" option. Click on it. Done.<... | How do I create a desktop shortcut for Eclipse in my Mint Cinnamon environment? | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T06:47:50.687 |
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"message": "This is not a duplicate question of kernel parameters, i already cause a kernel panic on my ubuntu 14.04 distribution trying to improve the performance of Nginx and postgresql, i just want to know how to prevent this from happening again and also which are the correct values to set on my kernel co... | How to modify kernel parameters without causing Kernel panic on OS | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T11:06:59.857 |
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"message": "I tried to find information about <a href=\"http://ss64.com/bash/type.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>type</code> command using man pages and info <pre><code>$ man type No manual entry for typeinfo type</code></pre>I think this is info menu page.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/VEdC5.... | No man-page or info-page for type command | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T11:51:42.177 |
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"message": "I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 alongside Windows 10, following the steps outlined in <a href=\"http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2015/11/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-alongside.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2015/11/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-alongside.html.Howeve... | How to set Ubuntu to boot first instead of windows 10? | askubuntu | 2016-07-21T17:07:23.360 |
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"message": "I was doing a lot of system installs such as GL, cmake etc. I finished installing and I am unable to reboot Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I ran the hardware diagnostics and no errors were found. It starts and you see the violet screen and it just hangs. I did try to access the GRUB menu by pushing the shift b... | Unable to boot Ubuntu 14.04 suddenly | askubuntu | 2016-07-22T19:02:36.267 |
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"message": "HP 8440p laptop starts up at 50C and idles with at 51-52 (all temperatures Celcius). Light use (Firefox) sees a max temp at 83. When starting at 51, invoking Firefox drives temp to 67 and back down to 54 (51->67->54) What is Firefox doing during the lengthy \\dramatic transient: (51->67->54)<... | HP laptop temperature expectations | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T02:27:18.657 |
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"message": "As the question tells how should I install <a href=\"https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp\" rel=\"noreferrer\">jsonccpp in ubuntu 14.04. I have downloaded the jsoncpp-src-0.5.0.tar.gz form <a href=\"https://sourceforge.net/projects/jsoncpp/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">sourceforge. Then I opened... | How to install jsconcpp in ubuntu 14.04 for C++ development? | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T03:21:24.323 |
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"message": "I've tried a number of time to download a specific application which I now cannot see in the dashboard.I've done a 'whereis' on the file name to give the the following response:<code>/usr/bin/'file_name' /opt/'file_name'/bin/'file_name'</code>(where obviously 'file_name is the corresponding app').... | Downloaded application | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T07:28:44.577 |
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"message": "I've recently been having trouble booting my computer. I tried to re-install some NVIDIA drivers after an update broke CUDA and led to some poor video performance. However that led to some conflicts, so I totally lost the graphics, and couldn't get beyond the command line TTY screen. I tried a reb... | Can't boot from clean install | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T12:08:42.323 |
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"message": "I have just install Ubuntu in my new works station and having issue with showing up all available partitions and mount it.As I am not well experienced with Ubuntu, I am unable to understand the reason and how to do it. :(I have total 3 hard drive 1TB, 1TB and 500GB first 1TB has two partition and ... | Partition not showing after fresh installation | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T14:14:57.287 |
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"message": "Python's lists have a function <code>list.index(elem)</code> which, to the best of my knowledge, run in O(n) time. However, if I can guarantee the list to be sorted, is this still the best way to get the index of an element? Will a binary search return the index faster? Also, is there a way to for... | Fastest way to index an element in a sorted list in python? | askubuntu | 2016-07-23T23:56:06.113 |
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"message": "I am about to install Kubuntu (principally for a marvellous KDE Plasma Desktop) on an ext SSD drive.It is my first adventure with Linux in my life.I will be deeply thankful for some pieces of advice, recommendation on the following..Many thanks in advance.Is Kubuntu same spice as any ...buntu Linu... | External SSD drive Partition Scheme | askubuntu | 2016-07-24T07:07:48.417 |
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"message": "I run a seed-box like local machine with Ubuntu 14.04LTS setup with multi-user rtorrent/rutorrent.I installed that through a script that also installed crontab entries for each user so rtorrent & irrsi would start automatically at boot.Load is too high (especially on the network) if all users ... | Creating a script for modifying several users crontabs | askubuntu | 2016-07-24T08:08:36.260 |
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"message": "I have a URL <a href=\"https://facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://facebook.****.in, set up to point at a directory /var/www/html/facebook_app. the virtual hosts file for this is /etc/apache2/sites-available/facebook.****.in.conf.I would like to add a path to the URL which points to ano... | Redirecting url to custom directory | askubuntu | 2016-07-24T13:32:07.487 |
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"message": "Could anyone help me with my trouble with usb?It sounds ridiculous probably but I need to make one of usb ports do not answer to any devices programmatically. But I need the port to continue provide power. I have some device which need to charge from usb power sometime and sometime to interact to ... | I need to make a usb port to be dumb to any devices newly connected | askubuntu | 2016-07-24T13:55:12.953 |
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"message": "Now when my pc boots, there is another user named guest, and my PW for my account will not work. I put it in and it goes right back to the logon screen.",
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"message": "The guest account is supposed to be there by default. And press \"ctrl+alt+f1\" all at a time to sw... | I cant login due to new account GUEST | askubuntu | 2016-07-25T06:09:59.103 |
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