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"message": "A few days ago I have switched from Fedora to Ubuntu to have better CUDA support,but I've faced some problems with downgrading gcc and glibc/libc6 packages to fulfill CUDA 8 requirements.But let's start at the very beginning. A couple days ago I've installed Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety with intention to ... | Downgrading gcc and libc6 to fulfill CUDA 8 requirements on Ubuntu 16.10 | askubuntu | 2016-11-09T14:46:23.360 |
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"message": "I just increased the number of workspaces with CompizConfig from 4 to 6 and all was fine, but then I noticed that the workspace switcher in Unity's launcher still only showed 4 workspaces and it stopped updating which workspace I was working in. It is not that it prevents me from working, it just ... | Change the number of workspaces shown in the workspace switcher in the Unity sidebar | askubuntu | 2016-11-09T21:34:50.763 |
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"message": "i try to install python dependencies for django project sdu.edu.kz. This project uses cx-Oracle. When i try:<pre><code>./install_python_dependencies.sh install</code></pre>It successfully installs all modules except one. The module of cx-Oracle. However, I installed the cx-Oracle program on my com... | cx_Oracle in Ubuntu: distutils.errors.DistutilsSetupError: cannot locate an Oracle software installation | askubuntu | 2016-11-10T06:30:06.220 |
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"message": "When I log into an Ubuntu system, I get an informative message like this one:<pre><code>Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ System information as of Thu Nov 10 11:17:53 CET 2016 System load: 0.0 Processes: ... | Display console messages with GUI login | askubuntu | 2016-11-10T11:04:18.400 |
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"message": "I'm trying to setup Ubuntu so that my touchpad on MacBook Air works.I've successfully installed and am using mtrack, but it still doesn't work. Acceleration is horrible, and the cursor jumps around apparently randomly.I've edited my xorg.conf file according to tutorials I could find.I'd like to fi... | How to make MacBook Air touchpad usable? | askubuntu | 2016-11-10T12:36:24.947 |
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"message": "I receive from the user a certain absolute filepath, and I want to create a variable that will be a string that won't include only the FIRST two components of the file path, but without printing it or anything. For example, the absolute path could be:<pre><code>/home/myusername/folder1/folder2/fol... | Assigning only part of a string to a variable in bash | askubuntu | 2016-11-10T13:56:49.937 |
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"message": "For example, in Firefox when I press ctrl + l the url is highlighted. When I change to Hebrew and press ctrl + l (actually ctrl + ך) nothing happens. How can I make all of my keyboard shortcuts work while in a different language?Most of the similar questions I saw posted here said that it is a bug... | How can I set identical keyboard shortcuts when in a different input language Kubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-11-10T20:40:45.960 |
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"message": "My niece gave me a Windows 7 laptop which has Short DST Failed errors on startup. Can I use a flash drive to install Ubuntu on this laptop so that I can use it?",
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"message": "Yes. The instructions are listed here: <a href=\"https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/c... | Install Ubuntu on win 7laptop | askubuntu | 2016-11-11T10:27:31.830 |
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"message": "Received my Dell XPS15 9550 today and the first thing on the todo list was installing Ubuntu 16.After some initial challenges which were fixed because the SSD was configured in the BIOS with \"Raid On\" I got to the step \"Erase harddrive and install Ubuntu\". It stayed at that step for 2 hours.Wh... | "No bootable device found" after Ubuntu installation hangs | askubuntu | 2016-11-11T18:33:50.717 |
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"message": "I have a laptop that the internal HDD is dead in. My question is how would I install Ubuntu on a new external HDD and have the laptop boot from it without an internal drive being installed. I've looked at other questions and while some are similar, I havent found anything that exactly matches. I m... | Ubuntu 14.04 on external hdd as the only hdd | askubuntu | 2016-11-11T20:43:09.897 |
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"message": "I am re writing the question to avoid confusion...On Ubuntu 16.04 I had to delete about 6500 files. 50% were RAW images and 50% were associated .XML files. Totalling 72GB. I am using Samsung Evo SSD 500GB. I actually moved the files to rash first and then deleted them.I noticed that just moving th... | Trash extremely slow ubuntu 16.04 when used for big files | askubuntu | 2016-11-11T23:50:07.317 |
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"message": "I have an external USB drive mounted to my 14.0.4 server (which lacks any GUI that I'm aware of). The contents of this drive were created while it was attached to a windows desktop. That computer has since been converted into this 14.0.4 server. I'm attempting to do some basic cleanup (deletions, ... | Unable to delete several files | askubuntu | 2016-11-11T23:54:29.503 |
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"message": "I am unable to correctly browse my local network. What does show up I can not drill down or connect.<a href=\"https://imgur.com/a/OXosv\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://imgur.com/a/OXosvI'm running 16.10, on previous version I have been able to browse my NAS. I would be asked for the login and... | Issues with browsing local network 16.10 Ubuntu-Mate | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T00:47:17.750 |
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"message": "My Ubuntu 16.04 suddenly upgraded to nautilus 3.18. Is there anyway to downgrade back to 3.14?",
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"message": "I'm on Ubuntu 16.04:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/02zEG.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">and I just received updates yesterday but Nautilus version is... | How to downgrade to nautilus 3.14 from nautilus 3.18 | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T01:37:32.917 |
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"message": "To be able to access my online Google Drive folder from Ubuntu, I installed two GNOME packages:sudo apt install gnome-control-center gnome-online-accountsNow if I open the Dash and write \"settings\", I see two different icons: \"Settings\" and \"System Settings\". It is not possible to open both ... | Settings vs System Settings | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T11:49:36.723 |
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"message": "I was trying to install <a href=\"https://www.howtoinstall.co/en/ubuntu/xenial/libmemcached-dev\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">libmemcached-dev for php, and I encountered an error: <blockquote> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.</bloc... | dpkg error when trying to install libmemcached-dev | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T12:42:53.153 |
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"message": "My Ubuntu laptop's wifi keeps disconnecting. It does it what seems to be randomly but frequently after periods of inactivity, though it does it when using the internet etc as well. I have to keep selecting the wifi network (I have the wifi network dialog box open permanently for this purpose). Whe... | Ubuntu 16.04 Wifi disconnect | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T14:44:19.170 |
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"message": "I've downloaded and burned the .iso file from Ubuntu page (Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS), and burned it on USB with Rufus.Now, I've already had Ubuntu installed, but because of this problem, I thought I'd reinstall it directly by Ubuntu instructions, since I didn't for the first time.I've also reset the CMO... | Problem with booting (computer boots weirdly) | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T17:28:15.470 |
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"message": "I installed ubuntu 16.04 on VMware Workstation recently. But since then ubuntu has been booting very slowly. It has been performing slowly as well.My Laptop config is: Intel i7 core processor, 16gb ram, 2TB HD and 4Gb Nvidia Graphics card.Allocated Space to ubuntu is 50Gb, Ram is 8Gb, Processors 2... | Slow Performance of Ubuntu16.04 inside VMWare on laptop | askubuntu | 2016-11-12T17:43:14.703 |
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"message": "<pre><code>E: Type 'wget' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.listE: The list of sources could not be read.E: Type 'wget' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/runescape.listE: The list of sources could not be read.</code></pre>I've been ... | Can't install any programs on Ubuntu 16.04 after trying to use command to install runescape | askubuntu | 2016-11-13T00:41:40.590 |
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"message": "There may very well be an answer to this question, but I'm asking it because I only see answers for changing the icon in the \"unity launcher\" instead of the panel. Here's what I want to accomplish: Steam is all the way on the left. Hard to see, right?<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/TUUna.png... | How can I change the colour/icon of an app on the Unity Panel? | askubuntu | 2016-11-13T04:17:51.673 |
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"message": "I have the Regional Formats set to \"English (Ireland)\" in my home system. However, this produces numbers with a coma as a thousand separator in all programmes dependant on this setting, e.g.:<blockquote> 1,234,567.89</blockquote>Ireland (as most other countries in the world) is a signatory to t... | How to the ISU thousands separator (space) ? | askubuntu | 2016-11-13T11:20:33.787 |
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"message": "At first I was going to ask the question \"Find all files I've created / changed after installation?\" but that is a duplicate of (<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/217477/find-all-files-on-the-filesystem-that-i-have-edited-or-created\">Find all files on the filesystem that I have edited o... | How do I find all system files I've edited with `gedit`? | askubuntu | 2016-11-14T00:53:33.843 |
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"message": "At first I was going to ask the question \"Find all files I've created / changed after installation?\" but that is a duplicate of (<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/217477/find-all-files-on-the-filesystem-that-i-have-edited-or-created\">Find all files on the filesystem that I have edited o... | How do I find all system files I've edited with `gedit`? | askubuntu | 2016-11-14T00:53:33.843 |
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"message": "Clonezilla 2.4.7-8-i686 failed to (full disk) clone:Laptop: SSD with 16.04<br>Desktop: Dual-boot Win7+16.10. 3 attempts: freezes each timeClonezilla has been my go-to for Windows imaging. Has anyone had success with imaging Ubuntu with Clonezilla or is it unsuitable for this task? Any lesson-le... | Clonezilla Fails to clone 16.04 /16.10 | askubuntu | 2016-11-14T16:24:16.703 |
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"message": "I was moving some sites from a server to a new one.A few sites would not work after moving them. One of them said \"MySQL not supported by your PHP version\".After searching, it seems to be caused by deprecated mysql extension. So I thought changing php version to same as old server would resolve ... | Replace php 7 version with php 5.4 | askubuntu | 2016-11-14T22:30:13.277 |
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"message": "My wget version is 1.16. I'm tried download video files from webdav page.Command like this:<pre><code>wget --http-user=user-id --http-password=password -nd -nH \"http://www.url.com/video/some/\"</code></pre>But I can downloaded only <code>index.html</code> file.What is problem in my command?",
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"message": "I am in a coffee shop, and the Wireless connection doesn't display the webpage connection automatically. Is there an easy way to configure that those kind of page pop-up by itself?",
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"message": "Did you try to access any unsecured¹ web sites yet? Many public wireles... | Webpage connection - coffee restaurant | askubuntu | 2016-11-15T14:00:08.013 |
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"message": "If I leave my Lenovo G50 laptop open, regardless if it is pluged-in or not, it suspends after 5 minutes and I have to wake it up. Of course I checked the power options and have it at \"Don't suspend\" on both plugged and unplugged. I have the latest 16.02 LTS from Ubuntu. So what do you think?",
... | Why does my laptop suspend after 5 minutes? | askubuntu | 2016-11-15T22:31:51.263 |
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"message": "I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 two days ago and the Ubuntu Software application works bad. Everytime I try to install any software, it stays installing forever without ending. Sometimes, after half an hour or so, I restart the computer and then the application is already installed, but sometimes it... | Ubuntu Software is not working properly on 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-11-16T03:30:25.433 |
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"message": "I'm a bit grumpy that 2GB of space is being reserved for metadata in a virgin <code>btrfs</code> filesystem (created on an 11GB partition).I'm considering recreating it using \"mixed mode\". <code>man mkfs.btrfs</code> says:<blockquote> Normally the data and metadata block groups are isolated. Th... | btrfs performance decrease with `mixed mode` | askubuntu | 2016-11-16T09:50:29.290 |
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"message": "I have windows 10 installed on my pc. It was originally windows 8. I was wondering how to dual boot with Ubuntu. I want Ubuntu to be default but I still want to keep windows so I can play video games without paying for a VM. Is it as easy as hitting the Ubuntu download button and selecting an opti... | How do I dual boot? | askubuntu | 2016-11-16T20:18:36.503 |
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"message": "I saw this video here <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO38PzVjvro\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO38PzVjvroAnd I wanted to follow it to create my own HourBoost bot. So I purchased a £3 Ubuntu VPS from OVH and tried to follow his video directly and it doesn... | I don't even know where to begin... [Installing Node] | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T02:10:01.293 |
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"message": "I have a Triple Boot setup on my MacBook Pro (2015 Retina) with MacOS Sierra, Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04. When I install Ubuntu to one of the partitions, it renames the partition to Untitled.I tried to rename the partition using the disk utility (Mac), but although I am still able to boot into Ub... | How to rename the root partition of Ubuntu 16.04? | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T07:35:16.407 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.06 and here is my shell script:<pre><code>#!/bin/shrecordmydesktop --quick-subsampling --fps 3 --no-sound --on-the-fly-encoding --v_quality 40 -o /home/square/Videos/test/rec_`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`.ogv</code></pre>when i run the script from the terminal like that <code>./script... | Shell script runs well when triggered via terminal but not working as a cron | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T09:49:16.940 |
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"message": "My USB disc has a hidden encrypted partition. I can't even see it in no software. I tried almost everything in windows. I want to format the whole disc at low level and reuse all the capacity. is there any tool or commands in Linux on how to do it?Edit: I'm using Ubunto 16.04- Gparted does't show ... | (Low Level Format?) Encrypted Hidden Partition On USB Disc | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T11:57:06.503 |
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"message": "When I right-click on an application's icon on the launcher, and select \"Lock to launcher\", the contextual menu never disappears. Despite that, pressing escape to get out of the menu and then closing the application does not remove the icon, suggesting to me that it \"worked\".But on the other h... | 14.04 - Unable to lock/move items to/from unity launcher | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T15:52:35.767 |
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"message": "Following a tutorial I attempted to create a casper-rw drive in ext4 to make space for my program s(In xubuntu). I used Unebootin to create a 4gb persistant file on my fat32 partition. The boot was fine and I used a spare copy of another distro to delete the 4gb persistant file to make room for th... | Persistant casper-rw drive not booting | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T16:46:29.390 |
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"message": "My HP laptop's WiFi card doesn't work. <code>lspci -vnn | grep Network</code> showed:<pre><code>01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)</code></pre>and <code>iwconfig</code> returns:<blockquote> lo no wireless extensions.<br> eno1 ... | HP laptop WiFi problem | askubuntu | 2016-11-17T19:15:50.203 |
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"message": "I've Lenovo B-4030 laptop which came pre-installed with Windows 8.1. I installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 along side this in UEFI mode (kept security mode <code>off</code>). Everything worked fine even when I updated windows 8.1 to windows 10 becaused I was able to get the grub back by using <a href=\"https... | Windows boot entry in grub is empty, selecting it return me back to grub menu | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T08:43:45.783 |
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"message": "I wrote small script to automatically delete Chrome cache after I close it:<pre><code>#!/bin/bashwhile true; do if [[ $(pgrep -l chrome) ]]; then sleep 20 else rm -rf ~/.cache/google-chrome/Default/Cache/* rm -rf ~/.cache/google-chrome/Default/\"Media Cache\"/* no... | Can I run shell script together with application? | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T10:46:12.070 |
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"message": "I just compiled apache (httpd-2.4.23) using these commands:<pre><code>APACHE_CONFDIR=/etc/apache2APACHE_ENVVARS=$APACHE_CONFDIR/envvarsCFLAGS=\"-O2 -DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE\"./configure --prefix=$APACHE_CONFDIRmakemake install</code></pre>However, there are folders conf-enabled/conf-available/mods-avai... | Compiled Apache – no conf-enabled/conf-available/mods-available etc. folders | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T11:16:09.507 |
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"message": "I see that I can mount a Mount Mac OS Extended Journaled Filesystem on Ubuntu (it seems, after disabling journaling), and that I can share resources on the network via AFP using netatalk.My question is -- can I take a disk with an existing Mac OS Extended filesystem, mount it on a server running U... | Mount Mac OS Extended Journaled Filesystem and share via AFP | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T16:37:23.930 |
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"message": "I've created a bootable USB for Ubuntu 16.04.01, which worked on my Dell Latitude E6420. I'm now trying to install Ubuntu on my Asus X205T, but whenever I boot override to the drive, it kicks me back to the bios setup, or, on the second try, just gives up and goes to windows. The device is current... | Ubuntu Won't Boot from USB on ASUS X205T | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T18:40:15.413 |
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"message": "Pre-question information:I have:ASUS P8 Z77-V LX Motherboard<br>(running BIOS Setup: ASUS UEFI BIOS Utility v. 1201 x64)2x Empty HDDs:1x 3TB1x 1TBA lot of timeAimI'm wanting to Dual boot Windows 10 with Ubuntu Studio 16.04 in UEFI mode (Legacy BIOS is out of the question). I have installation disc... | Install Ubuntu Studio in UEFI mode but it won't boot in UEFI mode (Dual boot) | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T19:30:23.073 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.04 on an external USB drive. Recently, the file system and all superblock backups got corrupted after recklessly unplugging them from an old desktop PC. I tried using <code>fsck</code> and <code>fdisk</code> to recover from the backup superblocks and correct sectors, but unfor... | Recovering corrupted superblocks in live USB | askubuntu | 2016-11-18T19:44:42.440 |
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"message": "I have installed Netbeans 8.1 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS from Ubuntu Software. I want to add php plugin in Netbeans but php plugin is not available in Netbeans' plugin section.How do I add php plugin in Netbeans 8.1?",
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"message": "Go to <code>Tools -> Plugins</code>. In... | How to add php plugin in Netbeans 8.1 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? | askubuntu | 2016-11-19T07:18:39.393 |
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"message": "I'd like to manage all my email messages directly from the shell. I'm actually using Thunderbird, but this is not satisfy me perfectly. Could anyone be able to suggest me different ways to treat my messages from the shell?In fact, I have more than one email address and it is not possible to manage... | Manage email messages from the shell | askubuntu | 2016-11-19T08:09:30.603 |
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"message": "I cannot manage to lock the screen automatically after a given time.<br>I running <code>gnome 3.22.2</code> with <code>lightdm</code> I found quite confusing the configuration as it is spread across many setting/app:Settings -> PowerBlank screen (time)Settings -> PrivacyScreen Lock (yes/no)Light l... | Gnome not locking screen automatically | askubuntu | 2016-11-19T09:40:55.700 |
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"message": "I am unable to install the <code>octave-image:i386</code> package. To solve this issue, I installed dependencies but I got the same error after that:<pre><code>The following packages have unmet dependencies: octave-image:i386 : Depends: octave:i386 (>= 4.0.0) but it is not going to be installed... | Octave packages | askubuntu | 2016-11-19T13:39:17.143 |
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"message": "I shortened my bash prompt (using the code at line 120 in <a href=\"http://pastebin.com/9cs52dsg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">my bashrc):<pre><code>PS1='\\u:\\W\\$ '</code></pre>Now I wanna add the colored git branch to the shortened prompt, so that when the branch has uncommitted changes, it's s... | How to add colored git branch to my bash prompt? | askubuntu | 2016-11-19T14:15:20.707 |
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"message": "I have an MSI GS73VR Stealth Pro. It comes with Windows 10 and I just put Ubuntu 16.04 on it. I cannot seem to get an external monitor to work with Ubuntu. I have tried every solution I found online which has resulted in me installing and uninstalling the Nvidia drivers many times to no avail. How... | Ubuntu 16.04 cannot detect second monitor | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T00:53:15.733 |
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"message": "I have a Dell Vostro 3500. I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I had some problems. I tried to solve these issues through the solutions here but nothing seems to work :the first issue :<br>That i can't change Luminosity level from my keyboard Fn+up) the second issue : When I close the lid, the system... | Luminosity level issue and suspend issue when closing the lid | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T01:57:29.917 |
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"message": "I'm trying to display the list of connections available, but it doesn't show up.The <code>lspci | grep -i net</code> command gives as a result:<pre><code>02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless NetworkAdapter (rev 01)03:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.... | Wi-Fi list disabled for Ubuntu on Asus | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T09:48:56.907 |
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"message": "I'm new to ubuntu and I have problem with the partitions. I have 3 mounted partitions but I can only go to <code>OS</code> by <code>cd OS</code> while I can't go to <code>New Volume</code>. That is probably because there is a space in its name.How can I change its name (label) or how can I go to t... | Mounted Partitions ....15chars | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T11:08:19.747 |
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"message": "I'm trying to configure <code>Today is 20/11/2016</code> with Emacs editor. I think the command <code>date</code> is located in <code>\\bin</code>. Therefore, with the editor I wrote what is in the following image : <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/E8Bra.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I know... | Display the date with Emacs editor | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T14:04:27.340 |
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"message": "Here are some details of what led to this issue. I had recently added the Gnome shell to my Ubuntu 14.04 and then upgraded to Gnome 3.12 following the instructions on this website - <a href=\"http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/install-gnome-3-12-ubuntu-14-04/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Latest install... | Ubuntu refuses to boot due to an error - (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 19. | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T18:41:01.373 |
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"message": "I have created an installation USB (Sandisk Cruzer, USB 2.0) and its performance is fairly good - firefox and all other applications run pretty smoothly. I wanted a portable setup, so I installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a PNY 64 GB USB 3.0 drive. I have an 500mb Fat32 partition for EFI, an 11 GB swap part... | Slow performance compared to Ubuntu Live - USB 3 drive | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T19:19:17.163 |
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"message": "<pre><code> ps -e | grep -c '^'</code></pre>Whatever it means I have 166 I got lost with the '^' and can't remember where I seen it",
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"message": "The caret <code>^</code> is a regular expression <a href=\"http://www.regular-expressions.info/anchors.html#multi\" rel=... | What does this `ps` command mean? | askubuntu | 2016-11-20T23:43:51.180 |
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"message": "I've been a bit obsessed with customizing Ubuntu. I have a really cool logo animation in a mp4 file. I'm trying to use that video as my login screen background，like Dreamscene in Windows. But I'm not sure how to accomplish that.I Googled relevant information and noticed that LightDM can change log... | Is there a way to change the ubuntu login background wallpaper to a video? | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T04:54:24.113 |
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"message": "Since about one week my LapTop on Ubuntu 16.04 crashes at random moments when under high cpu load. That is either during Audio Conversion via TAudioConverter / Wine or Chess Analysis with Stockfish or Komodo in SCIDvsPC, so it is not program-specific.It immidiately shuts down without any sign of w... | Ubuntu 16.04 randomly crashes under high cpu load | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T07:23:40.990 |
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"message": "I'm unable to connect to my open wifi which is a mobile hotspot. I've been struggling with this problem for quite some time. I can connect to anysecured wifi just fine, but when trying to connect to my mobile hotspot I get:<pre><code>(wifi) connection 'OpenGarden' requires no security. No secrets... | Can't connect to open wifi - Intel 7260 | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T07:52:24.727 |
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"message": "<pre><code>sh-4.3$ grep \"hi +hello\" sh-4.3$ grep \"hi +hello\" test ... | escape character used in grep | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T09:12:43.847 |
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"message": "I have a Asus E402SA with the following disk layout:30GB Internal MMC250GB SSDI installed Windows 10 on the MMC and Ubuntu 16.04 on the SSD (both partitioned with GPT scheme). The EFI partition with Windows and GRUB boot files is located on the MMC.When I boot Windows, shut down, turn on again, al... | GRUB shell appears after rebooting ubuntu, no problem after rebooting windows | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T10:27:13.430 |
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"message": "I would like to start/stop a process before my PC sleeps or wakes up.I don't know how to do that.The command is: Before sleep: <code>killall libinput-debug-events</code><br>After wakeup: <code>libinput-gestures-setup start</code>",
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"message": "Method 1 - using a scr... | Stop a process when my PC sleeps | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T12:47:18.177 |
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"message": "I want to have some loop sound effect when copy and delete progress showing up until the progress done.How can I do that?",
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"message": "If you copy files from the terminal I have <a href=\"https://github.com/samrocketman/home/blob/master/bin/say_job_done.sh\" rel=\"... | Copy and Delete Sound Effects | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T14:47:09.857 |
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"message": "When I set the album title of a song to be blank in RhythmBox then when I play the song the notification will show it as '<code>Song title</code> by <code>Artist</code>' which is what I want. But every time I close and reopen RhythmBox it sets all blank album titles to what they previously were, ... | How to retain a blank album title in RhythmBox | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T15:42:27.537 |
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"message": "I've looked across this forum, and on the internet and found many people asking what seems like similar questions to myself. However none of the solutions posed seem to solve my problem.I haven't got a lot of experience with Ubuntu so please forgive any ignorance, but I've recently got a dedicate... | Download Files from Root Directory? | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T17:43:17.193 |
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"message": "during the installation i get this error message on load debconf preconfiguration file step:failed to retrieve the preconfiguration file the file needed for preconfiguration could not be retrieved from file://cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed.",
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"message": "You find... | Ubuntu Server 16.10 usb stick installation failed | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T19:01:09.413 |
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"message": "I've set up a fresh installation of Ubuntu 16.04 and enabled full disk encryption using LUKS during installation.Since the correct key map for my locale was not available yet, I entered a really weak password that was easy to type, with the intent of changing it after successful installation.Now I... | Does strength of LUKS encryption key directly depend on password? | askubuntu | 2016-11-21T19:41:45.910 |
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"message": "What can I do if I want to download a mouse/keyboard driver but it's not native with Linux, how can I adjust DPI, and the RGB lighting?",
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"message": "use a <a href=\"http://www.howtogeek.com/196060/beginner-geek-how-to-create-and-use-virtual-machines/\" rel=\"nofoll... | How can I make Mouse/Keyboard drivers to work? | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T05:19:31.427 |
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"message": "So, I'm not sure what caused this because I haven't messed with the sound system at all. But, for some reason the sound keeps breaking, that is, no sound is produced. Sometimes just a Dummy output exists and sometimes it detects everything and it can be seen in pulseaudio and the sound application... | Sound keeps breaking, when it does it doesn't change volume, headphones not detected | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T10:05:50.320 |
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"message": "I need to create a virtual machine with Ubuntu, setting static IPV4 and IPV6 address. It is working, however, I always have an extra IPV6 address, that I want to get rid of.I set everything in etc/network/interfaces and only added a site-local ipv6The ipv4 address is 192.168.100.10 and the ipv6 sh... | Static ipv6 on Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T11:34:30.037 |
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"message": "I am using the Unity Dash <code>calc:</code> command to do quick calculations, as Id rather do this than open up Chrome and ask Google. However, I cant copy the result, I still have to open up the calculator application and copy it from there. This is somewhat expensive, as it requires first click... | Easy Copy Dash Calculation Result | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T14:48:48.820 |
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"message": "I have a script that install softwares in a new linux OS 16.10.Let's say the file is called insert_app.txt.I call this script like this:<pre><code># source insert_app.txt.</code></pre>Then the softwares are installed in a non interactive mode.This is a portion that installs MariaDb<pre><code>sudo... | How to insert new user in MariaDb/Mysql through a script? | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T14:50:54.443 |
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"message": "I can login to my Ubuntu 16.04 server no problem with my usual password but when I try to give admin privleges through terminal sudo -s, the password doesn't work. Strange because it always worked. I get the following error:\"Username is not in the sudoers file etc ....\"I did a search and it seem... | Error: Username is not in the sudoers/No recovery menu to change password | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T15:43:27.820 |
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"message": "I am a new Linux/Ubuntu user and I'm trying to set up an easy local Web Development Server. For now I just need Apache. I don't want a LAMP bundle (Like XAMPP - I have a 32-bit architecture) and I don't need PHP and MySQL for now. I like to do things from scratch and the terminal way. So far I hav... | Setting up a local Web Server Apache + Text editor | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T16:42:08.297 |
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"message": "My laptop is Fujitsu AH532 Lifebook.I'm trying to clean install Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS on my laptop with a failed Nvidia GPU, however I want to run it with Intel HD graphics, how do I reconfigure it?Whenever I try to install it, it says \"xorg failed to idle channel 2\" after that \"The system is run... | The system is running in low-graphics mode when Installing | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T17:20:44.567 |
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"message": "I've run into some programs that don't let me copy-paste text into them. This is a problem, as I use a password manager (<a href=\"http://keepass.info/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">KeePass), and not being able to copy-paste my password into the login screen (as is the case with Minecraft) is a pr... | Copy-paste password "macro-style"? | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T17:48:45.720 |
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"message": "I use auto security update on my server. Afterwards, the server reboots because I use: <pre><code>Unattended-Upgrade: Automatic-Reboot \"true\";</code></pre>Naturally, a reboot message is automatically sends to users who are logged on.So I don't need a answer like \"use <code>shutdown -h+10 \"your... | Which file stores the default reboot message broadcast? | askubuntu | 2016-11-22T18:00:02.113 |
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"message": "I have just installed steam using the .deb that can be downloaded from the Steam website.After installed the .deb file attempting to launch Steam using the icon gives me no results. When trying to launch Steam from the console this is the output that I get:<pre><code>Running Steam on ubuntu 16.10 ... | Steam Does Not Open After Install | askubuntu | 2016-11-23T07:56:23.527 |
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"message": "I'm using 16.10 Ubuntu Gnome. When I try to use <code>sudo</code> in command line, it says that I'm not in the <code>sudoers</code> group, and \"this incident will be reported\".What should I do?",
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"message": "Add yourself to the <code>adm</code> group in <code>/etc... | Can't use the sudo command, not in sudoers! | askubuntu | 2016-11-23T14:35:26.940 |
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"message": "Disk Usage Analyzer shows 4.4.0-45 and 4.4.0-47 under /lib/modules, why is that? Is it needed to have two kernels or has the old one stayed after an update? Is it safe to remove the older kernel?",
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"message": "The two directories exist because kernel modules built... | Why are there two kernels under `/lib/modules` on 16.04 LTS? | askubuntu | 2016-11-23T18:03:11.933 |
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"message": "Could not login. I used (Ctrl+ Alt+ F1) I got the message:<pre><code>bdin3d-Satellite-C55-A login:</code></pre>What do I type here?",
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"message": "Type your userid. Then, when prompted, type your password. NOTE: The password will not show up as you type it.",
"ro... | How do I log in after typing Ctrl+Alt+F1? | askubuntu | 2016-11-23T20:17:19.890 |
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"message": "I tried to download <a href=\"https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Skype and the latest version it said was Ubuntu 12.04 so I downloaded that. It opened in a Software Center with an install button. I clicked the install button and it went to 10%... | How do I install Skype on Ubuntu 16.04? | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T01:42:51.460 |
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"message": "Okay, so I downloaded the <code>i386</code> image for Ubuntu Snappy Core, unpack it, convert it to a VDI and attach it to VirtualBox VM. All good. I generate my SSH keys and add them to my Ubuntu One account. I boot the VM, go through the set up process, and enter my Ubuntu One email address. I ge... | How to log into Snappy Core? | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T02:53:56.587 |
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"message": "I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation: I run Ubuntu 16 on my laptop, and I use that to connect to my workstation in the office. Now there are a couple things that I have to do every day when I connect to my workstation, such as fixing my bluetooth mouse speed, setting the right resolutio... | Run specific scripts/settings on several occassions (connect mouse, connect screen etc) | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T08:23:30.533 |
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"message": "I am trying to create a small GUI in Zenity, for it i a few text inputs coupled with a checklist. It seems however the only list i can add to a form is a list of fixed values, and not one with checkboxes in it. Is there any solution to this?Basically it's something like this, but --checklist isn't... | How do i Create a Zenity form with a check list in it | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T12:41:53.177 |
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"message": "I seem to have gotten my sources for Google Chrome into a bad state and am unable to <code>apt-get install google-chrome-stable</code> (it errors with<code>E: Unable to locate package google-chrome-stable</code>).I have added what I think is the appropriate source:<pre><code>dan@MyDesktop:~$ cat /... | Can't apt-get google-chrome-stable | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T13:10:16.140 |
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"message": "I've been using for years my own custom made keyboard layout. <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions?action=show&redirect=Howto%3A%20Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions\" rel=\"noreferrer\">It's fairly easy to create and use a new layout. Howe... | Create and activate a new keyboard layout, but place files outside of /usr/share/X11 | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T17:16:36.763 |
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"message": "I've been using for years my own custom made keyboard layout. <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions?action=show&redirect=Howto%3A%20Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions\" rel=\"noreferrer\">It's fairly easy to create and use a new layout. Howe... | Create and activate a new keyboard layout, but place files outside of /usr/share/X11 | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T17:16:36.763 |
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"message": "Just built my first pc and I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 (just that, not dual booting) I've got a 225 SSD and a TB HDD. Long story short, all was well and good until I ran out of memory like 3 weeks later ---> realized the TB HDD wasn't mounted, I mounted it and I'm still low on memory.I thought it was a... | log files taking over the disk on new computer. Help? | askubuntu | 2016-11-24T22:10:26.940 |
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"message": "The latest Xorg 1.19 has been released and it is said to solve the tearing issues with Nvidia + Intel Optimus setups. I have been struggling with that a lot and can't wait to try it.I wonder: Are there any update guides on how to update xserver + kernel for the new Xorg release? I failed to find a... | Upgrade Xorg 1.19 on Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T12:30:34.117 |
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"message": "I am moving to a new hardware I've installed Ubuntu 16.04<br>I successfully moved .mozilla and .thunderbird to /home Firefox and Thundirbird work okay, very simple (from 14.04) I installed Opera in new computer but there's no .opera at /home/user<br>Opera files are at /home/user/.config/opera<br>... | Moving Opera to a new computer | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T13:05:50.897 |
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"message": "I have some videos recorded on a Sony PXW-X70 camera that I wish to convert to something else, possibly an .mkv file. What program or command line utility can I use to do this?",
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"message": "Apparently you can do it with ffmpegsudo apt-get install ffmpeg<a href=\"ht... | How can I convert a .MXF video file to .MKV with Ubuntu? | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T15:20:38.923 |
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"message": "Unable to install flash player on Ubuntu 16.04.I tried locating on Software Center. Didn't help. <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fi4ra.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">No good results on Soft CenterTried updating Ubuntu. Didn't help. <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/OjIjJ.png\" rel=\"nofol... | Unable to install flash player on Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T17:47:06.443 |
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"message": "I have a question about using <a href=\"https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">neofetch. As per instructions <a href=\"https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/#using-the-config-file\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here, <code>neofetch</code> can be used with a custom con... | Neofetch custom config file - what is required config file format | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T20:44:06.670 |
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"message": "On my Ubuntu server 16.04 I have following entries in <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code><pre><code>deb [arch=amd64 trusted=yes] file:/home/discoprodigy /debbin main </code></pre>For good measure, I have also tried restricted, universe and multiverse.There are no other entries in this file. And <c... | Ubuntu 16.04 apt-get update fails with local repository | askubuntu | 2016-11-25T21:02:10.790 |
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"message": "I found many questions related to poor performance transferring to USB storage, but none matching my situation.I run dual boot Ubuntu 16.04/Windows 10 on two different machines (one AMD based one Intel). I consistently observe 41 MB/s transfer rates to a USB flash drive in Ubuntu and 120MB/s on W... | Why does my USB flash drive write performance drop by more than 50% when running Ubuntu vs Windows 10? | askubuntu | 2016-11-26T04:51:31.457 |
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"message": "Tried<pre><code>$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi$ sudo apt-get update$ sudo apt-get install rtlwifi-new-dkms linux-firmware</code></pre>But giving <pre><code>whiplash@whiplash-HP-Notebook:~$ sudo apt-get install rtlwifi-new-dkms Reading package lists... Done Building depen... | Cannot install drivers for my Realtek rtl8723be wifi card in Ubuntu 16.10 | askubuntu | 2016-11-26T06:54:36.790 |
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