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"message": "<a href=\"https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/autoupdate/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">As documented here, if there is a core update, the computer will automatically update, then reboot.I wish to have automatic updates on, but do not wish to have the machine automatically reboot. Is there a way ... | Prevent automatic reboot after Ubuntu Core update on 16.xx | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T02:00:02.697 |
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"message": "I want to install sogoupinyin on my ubuntu 16.04 machine. Following was what I have done.<pre><code>sudo apt remove fcitxsudo apt autoremovesudo rebootsudo dpkg -i sogoupinyin*.debsudo apt install -f</code></pre>those were msg reported when we typed 'dpkg' :<pre><code>wangfrank@wangfrank-Inspiron-... | Install sogoupinyin on ubuntu 16.04LTS, with error 'Gtk/IMModule' | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T06:51:05.350 |
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"message": "I have ubuntu 16.04 i install max os theme this link <a href=\"http://www.noobslab.com/2016/04/macbuntu-1604-transformation-pack-for.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://www.noobslab.com/2016/04/macbuntu-1604-transformation-pack-for.htmlthe problem is when i typed apt-get update, i got this m... | ubuntu theme error i can't update ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T07:17:04.900 |
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"message": "I was trying to install GRUB onto an USB drive. I want to create a multi-boot USB disk, but I am getting an <code>EFI directory not found</code> error. How can I successfully create an EFI partition on my USB flash drive?",
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"message": "Creating an <a href=\"http://e... | How can I create an EFI partition on my USB drive? | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T09:49:59.027 |
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"message": "Is there and easy way to resize images by right click on image and select resize option without opening any app, if possible all images in folder at once ?I know that many will lead me to install 3rd party tool to do that. I am already using GIMP and I am very happy with that. I am just curios is ... | Ubuntu Feature for Image resizing | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T10:20:44.397 |
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"message": "tried the following commands from the link to regain access rights of my userfolder<blockquote> You can verify this with:<pre><code>$ find ~/ -mount ! -user $(whoami)</code></pre> You can correct this with:<pre><code>$ sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) ~/</code></pre></blockquote>And I get the... | changing rights of /.gvfs not implemented. How to resolve it? | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T14:43:26.120 |
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"message": "I've been trying to figure out how to lock the screen in XUbuntu 16.04 and I can't seem to make anything work. Various posts suggest using the settings under 'Power Manager' and 'Light Locker Settings', which have selectors to enable and disable the screensaver, and I've tried all possible combin... | How to lock the screen in XUbuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T16:32:07.033 |
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"message": "When my system was 14.04 I had this problem and <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/618640/clementine-cant-play-m4a-files-missing-plugin-issue-cannot-be-solved/699602#699602\">this fixed it.Now I upgraded the system to 16.04, I didn't find clementine so I installed it. It couldn't play m4a f... | Clementine doesn't play m4a anymore after 16.04 upgrade | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T19:22:50.707 |
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"message": "When my system was 14.04 I had this problem and <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/618640/clementine-cant-play-m4a-files-missing-plugin-issue-cannot-be-solved/699602#699602\">this fixed it.Now I upgraded the system to 16.04, I didn't find clementine so I installed it. It couldn't play m4a f... | Clementine doesn't play m4a anymore after 16.04 upgrade | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T19:22:50.707 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I downloaded a zip file online which contains codes for Abaqus. The UMAT code, named CMSG.obj . When I open it, this is what it saysThere is no application installed for “TGIF document” files.Do you want to search for an application to open this file?After clicking yes... | Can't open a .obj file | askubuntu | 2017-02-15T23:18:44.773 |
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"message": "Why is Tex is not rendering in the right way on math stackexchange ?<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF52q.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Also I have set all fonts helvetica using unity tweak tool. Still I am viewing google in ubuntu font. I have also changed web browser font to helvetica.",... | Why is Tex is not rendering in the right way on math stackexchange? | askubuntu | 2017-02-16T07:13:11.837 |
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"message": "Each time when I build my <a href=\"http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/authoring_quick_tour.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">R markdown (Knit the current) document to have LaTeX and PDF files, I see in RStudio a warning message:<blockquote> Your latexmk version seems to be too low. You may need to update the ... | How can I upgrade latexmk / why very old version is contained in Ubuntu repository? | askubuntu | 2017-02-16T08:40:44.557 |
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"message": "I recently installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro. Now, I am looking for a desktop RSS reader app that integrates with Feedly. (BTW I’m not a fan of web-based apps.) Is there an app like that? If so, how do you install it?",
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"message": "Feedreader seems to support Feedl... | Is there a desktop RSS app? | askubuntu | 2017-02-16T08:47:34.023 |
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"message": "i have been wrestling with adding a (asustor) nas to my network last week and finally got to the point where i can mount folders via nfs in ubuntu and from my raspberry-pi running rune-audio. i mount these in root/nfs/\"folder\" and added it to the nautilus sidebar. now i would like to auto mount ... | auto mount NFS via autonfs | askubuntu | 2017-02-17T13:56:19.003 |
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"message": "I'm currently using Ubuntu Server 16.04 x86_64 on a Virtualbox VM.I need to set up a dummy interface that comes up on boot. I have added the module dummy to /etc/modules and tried to bring it up puting the following lines in /etc/network/interfaces:<pre><code>auto dummy0iface dummy0 inet staticadd... | dummy network interface on start-up | askubuntu | 2017-02-17T18:16:58.860 |
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"message": "I want to install libeigen3-dev (3.3.2) from Yakkety while on Ubuntu 14.04. I don't want to simply download the deb file because I need to distribute this process to lots of other computers.How can I do this?",
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"message": "You can do it by<pre><code>wget http://mirr... | How can I install a package from a different Ubuntu version via terminal? | askubuntu | 2017-02-17T18:40:09.553 |
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"message": "I am trying to run bluej using command terminal but I get this : A suitable Jdk couldn't be located. You may need to edit the /usr/bin/bluej launch scriptPlease help i am new to this.",
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"message": "If you haven't installed a JDK, you have several options.1. APT and... | How to edit bluej launch script in Ubuntu14.04? | askubuntu | 2017-02-17T18:41:10.187 |
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"message": "I would like to make a shortcut for a minecraft server.I want it to launch <code>cd Minecraft && java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui</code>I would also like to keep the terminal open so i can see the logs.Can anyone help please?",
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"mess... | Minecraft server shortcut | askubuntu | 2017-02-17T21:20:17.100 |
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"message": "I've originally had windows 10 only.Then made it to dual boot win10 and ubuntu.Now I removed win10 and only have ubuntu 16.04 LTS.According to instruction, I've set timeout=0<pre><code>GRUB_DEFAULT=0#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=trueGRUB_TIMEOUT=0GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=$GRUB_TIM... | Grub timeout 0 won't stop grub menu to come out | askubuntu | 2017-02-18T03:33:35.297 |
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"message": "I have 32 GB USB stick and wrote a Ubuntu ISO into it and now i could not get the space remaining in the stick. On booting from USB i am only getting 2 GB. Please help access the free unallocated space. I have tried creating a partition in USB with remaining space with disks utility, but it doesn'... | I can't access free space on my Ubuntu live USB? | askubuntu | 2017-02-18T05:15:47.797 |
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"message": "I develop mostly on Ubuntu 16.04 but at times I'm forced to go to Windows 10 to for example use Photoshop or maybe connect to a wireless display when doing a demo where there's no HDMI cable.I would like to be able to have a common mysql database data folder to be able to access databases seamless... | Sharing mysql databases with windows | askubuntu | 2017-02-18T18:48:32.470 |
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"message": "I need a multimedia (specially video) player for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (somewhat like pot-player/km player )",
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"message": "The 'Videos' app which comes as part of Ubuntu should work. You could also try <a href=\"http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"no... | Multimedia Player (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) | askubuntu | 2017-02-19T04:51:14.870 |
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"message": "I am a complete idiot when it comes to computers. I don't know much about them and i have no idea how to set a dual boot with windows 10 and ubuntu up. Could anyone give me a step to step guide? I already have the windows 10 iso file from microsoft downloaded.",
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"me... | How do i dual boot windows 10? (With ubuntu first) | askubuntu | 2017-02-19T13:15:37.470 |
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"message": "I'm currently trying to dual boot Ubuntu 16.10 alongside Windows 10 on a Dell XPS 13 (series 7).I've basically followed this guide! which involves: 1.) Changing from IDE to AHCI mode2.) Enabling 'UEFI Network Stack' via the BIOS3.) Booting via USB - (with Ubuntu Boot disk created via Rufus or Etch... | Ubuntu 16.10 Dual Boot error - 'grub-efi-amd64-signed' package failed to install | askubuntu | 2017-02-19T14:00:53.560 |
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"message": "I'm trying to create a launcher for skilion's onedrive from <a href=\"https://github.com/skilion/onedrive\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here.I've already built it and it's in my PATH. I'm trying to create a launcher with an icon that will invoke <code>onedrive -m</code> in a terminal window so I c... | Run .desktop command verbose | askubuntu | 2017-02-19T21:12:08.230 |
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"message": "I download the iso file if longman dictionary. I follow the structure and did everything in help file.but when I click on the desktop icon , it's just lunched without anything particular. then nothing happenneed your help",
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"message": "To install <a href=\"https://f... | how to install LDOCE5 in ubuntu 16.04 64 bit | askubuntu | 2017-02-20T11:19:15.533 |
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"message": "I know, by now, that this particular question has been answered <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/771032/steam-not-opening-in-ubuntu-16-04-lts\">again and <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/867990/steam-wont-start-on-kubuntu-16-10-libgl-swrast-error\">again and <a href=\"https://ask... | Steam won't launch on Kubuntu 16.10 with nvidia drivers installed | askubuntu | 2017-02-20T11:30:47.287 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.04 MATE, and am wondering whether there is a hotkey to switch between tabs in Caja? In Nautilus, it is possible to switch tabs with STRG + Tab, but in Caja, this doesn't work. Is there another hotkey, or is it possible to define STRG + Tab as hotkey for this action?",
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"message": "I have a DELL XPS 15. I am struggling to connect an external monitor to my Ubuntu Machine. This is my xrandr output. I tried installing nvidia driver etc but nothing works. The cable is good, so that shouldn't be the problem.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/KqJZT.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer... | Ubuntu 16.04 Dell XPS 15 does not detect external Monitor using HDMI | askubuntu | 2017-02-20T17:05:48.293 |
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"message": "Here is a screen shot of my error<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/USsEh.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">ERROR",
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"message": "Read about TestDisk here --> <a href=\"http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">TesdiskIt will rebuild the p... | i get a error whan i put my usb in | askubuntu | 2017-02-20T20:25:30.943 |
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"message": "I live at place A.I need to connect to place C.Direct connection A->C (300ms, it was 60 ms previously but some ISP routing issues atm)I have an Ubuntu server hosted at Point B.A->B I get 20ms.B->C I get 50ms.Is there any way like setting a VPN on machine B so that I can reroute my traffic from A t... | How can I divert my data to a Linux VPN and then forward it to a destination? | askubuntu | 2017-02-20T20:59:26.717 |
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"message": "I would like to know if <code>rosdep init</code> and <code>rosdep update</code> that we perform during ROS installation make any changes outside the ROS environment. Does it update or modify the Debian packages or any other non-ROS components?I am using Ubuntu 16.04 with ARM architecture.",
"r... | What do rosdep init and rosdep update do? | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T05:48:06.223 |
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"message": "I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 using a dual monitor setup.Every once in a while I update my system via <code>apt-get update</code> followed by <code>apt-get upgrade</code>.After reboot the first monitor is duplicated to the second one. When I go to <code>System settings -> Display and monitor</code> ... | monitors are duplicated after update | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T11:33:23.050 |
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"message": "I'm running XFCE 4.12 and I got a CD with an .sh file I have to run. I don't know how.Can I do this over the graphical interface or do I have to open the file in the terminal?The dvd-drive is not shown in the \"thunar file manager\".",
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"message": "You can use the <c... | Opening an .sh file from DVD Drive | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T12:30:44.837 |
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"message": "I'm trying to install Astropy on Ubuntu 16.06 following the instructions given in the website <a href=\"http://astropy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install.html#building-from-source\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Installation - Astropy. I have run the following commands in the terminal:<pre><code>sudo ... | Can't install Astropy for Python: where is the git repository? | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T12:55:14.093 |
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"message": "I followed the mainstream instructions for installing Ubuntu 16.10 alongside windows 10. After installing Ubuntu I restarted my computer to get the GRUB menu to choose which OS to boot. Everything is fine. Booted Ubuntu 16.10 and then I wanted to test Windows as well, so I shut the pc down and tur... | Windows 10 boot ignores grub | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T15:13:38.163 |
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"message": "I tried to install <code>mysql</code> using below command<pre><code>gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.18'</code></pre>However I am getting the below error<pre><code> Fetching: mysql2-0.3.18.gem (100%) Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing mysql2: ... | Unable to install mysql2 | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T17:06:24.690 |
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"message": "I have an old desktop pc that i'm going to get rid of.There is 2 partitions on the hdd : a ext4 primary & swap partition .The bios can only boot the internal HDD or a cd .(It doesn't recognize others media).The desktop boot the grub2 cli because the fedora system is broken.I tried to boot on e... | Old pc,broken system,erase data | askubuntu | 2017-02-21T22:00:48.503 |
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"message": "I have a weird problem that I've never seen any documentation about. I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an old Mac Mini from 2011, with an i7 processor and an AMD graphics card. However, as soon as I boot to the graphical install media, it freezes. If I use the non-graphical install media, it install... | How to install Ubuntu to a Mac Mini i7 2011 with AMD graphics? | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T02:58:44.640 |
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"message": "When I right click a file -> click \"Properties\" -> click \"Open with\", there are two or even more options of the same application!<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/IEqCw.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">As you can see, there are two \"gedit\"'s, three \"Files\", and so on. Is this supposed t... | Two of the same application in "open with" option | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T07:24:06.533 |
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"message": "I am a new user inexperienced.I want to restrict permission \"write to disk\" of a particular user, without affecting the primary user \"root\" .My particular user is called \"vdesktop\" and of type \"administrator\".I heard about the \"chomd\" but I do not know how to implement it.I just want a u... | Restrict permission "write to disk" of a particular user | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T08:03:42.257 |
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"message": "I use a desktop station to run an app for customers, I want to reduce the brightness after X minutes by Y% (not switching off the screen).I can't get that in my desktop. I can get the dim function working.Is there any solution ??",
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"message": "Script to dim the scre... | Reduce brightness when inactive for X minute - Desktop | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T11:00:25.030 |
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"message": "got a problem, that a burned image of ubuntu on a micro-sd card for an arm-Board doesn't fit the whole space on the card and doesn't leave enough space for dist-upgrade. Repartitioning on-the-fly isn't possible as well, so I am a bit confused. How can I enlarge the partition created by burning the... | How to enlarge a partition on an micro-sd card after burning an ubuntu image for an ARM- Board | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T18:27:53.760 |
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"message": "Last night the machine was working fine. This morning, no internet access. I'm working with a wired Ethernet connection.<br>I can ping the router, but not google.<br>I am able to access shared files on the machine from another computer through the wired network.Other machines on the network can ac... | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, internet connection doesn't work, but network still can access machine | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T19:18:09.313 |
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"message": "When I run snapcraft with this file :<pre><code>name: hwapp-sampleversion: 1.0summary: sample appdescription: sample appbinaries: hellodnx: exec: hwapp/hwapp.dllparts: dnxsample: plugin: dump source: hwapp stage-packages: - libunwind8</code></pre>I get this error ... | Snapcraft does not allow additional property 'binaries' | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T19:58:55.543 |
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"message": "I'm trying to figure out what is \"lightweight\" way to configure my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server to have access via GUI (over SSH as option). I would like to reach it from my Ubuntu 16.04 workstation. I have really poor knowledge about how those techniques work. I read about X11 and it seems it's poss... | What is the simplest way to have remote GUI access to Ubuntu 16.04 “server” from Ubuntu 16.04 “desktop”? | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T22:32:02.897 |
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"message": "I have recently installed the budgie-remix distro of 16.04.2 on my desktop. Works fine, except that I want to build a gtk appindicator for dictionary search, but it does not show up in the budgie indicator panel.I know that an Application indicator applet support has been extended to budgie, avail... | How do I write an Indicator for budgie-desktop | askubuntu | 2017-02-22T23:49:01.053 |
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"message": "I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS a while back.I just noticed that when I open <code>Software & Updates</code> the tab says <code>Debian Software</code> instead of <code>Ubuntu Software</code> as shown in the attached image:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/dMDjb.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"... | Software & Updates showing wrong linux distribution | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T06:49:08.033 |
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"message": "I'm trying to compile a program in the terminal using gcc. I'm kind of new to do this so I'm making some experiments with link various libraries. However some are working and some aren't and I wonder why and what can I do to fix this. Here's a screenshot of what I have (which also includes my vers... | Gcc does not link libraries | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T11:22:31.113 |
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"message": "I own an old laptop (model emachines e525) with 4GB of RAM and I installed Ubuntu 16.04.Everything was fine during and after the installation. I updated it and installed just a few apps (vlc, smplayer, clementine..)After few days, Clementine stopped working - just like that! I noticed that SMPlaye... | Booting problem? Need to fsck every time in order to make everything work! | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T13:29:08.577 |
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"message": "Following the guide for installing Ubuntu on a Windows 10 Home Edition system did not work with an Acer Aspire V3-575T. After installation usb is removed and the system is restarted, it gives a no boot media error. I believe the solution will apply to other models with Windows 10 Home / secureboo... | How to install Ubuntu on an Acer with preinstalled Windows 10 Home | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T15:02:57.497 |
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"message": "What is the difference between all the different version strings in the output of the glxinfo command? I have already asked this <a href=\"https://superuser.com/q/1180576/694878\">here, but didn't get many responses and, anyways, it seems that there are more related questions on AskUbuntu. The out... | Making sense of glxinfo OpenGL versions | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T15:18:28.497 |
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"message": "I tried to install <code>pantheon-terminal</code> from <code>elementaryos/daily</code> PPA as instructed in a question about how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ... but it did not work. When I run <code>sudo apt install pantheon-terminal</code> I receive the message <code>E: Unable to locate pac... | How can I install pantheon terminal in (L)ubuntu 16.10? | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T15:51:11.410 |
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"message": "I'm currently on 16.04, for some reason there is a shortcut binding (ctrl + backtick) on my system that show system notification but that shortcut doesn't show up under system setting -> keyboard -> shortcuts.I also check in gconf editor under org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings and didn't find anyth... | Disable Control + backtick shortcut? | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T16:03:21.787 |
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"message": "I am trying to create a bootable USB stick using the sudo dd command, but using fdisk -l to find out which USB port the device is , I don't know how to interpret the output.My computer is a HP Compaq nc6220, with 3 USB ports.This is the output I am currently getting, with the USB stick plugged int... | How does fdisk tell me which port a usb stick is mounted to? | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T16:09:40.993 |
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"message": "I've upgraded from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04.2, recently. After having a failed upgrade, I reinstalled it using a DVD. Now after completing installation, when the DVD is ejected and I'm restarting, grub is coming up. I can't understand what I'm doing wrong. I followed the usual manual present at Ubunt... | Accessing grub after Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS installation | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T17:28:28.413 |
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"message": "I'm working in some Debian packages and at some point I'd like to add optional dependencies, e.g. if <code>foo-pkg</code> is marked as to be installed at the same time as <code>my-pkg</code> let <code>foo-pkg</code> install first and then continue with <code>my-pkg</code>, if <code>foo-pkg</code> ... | How to define an optional dependency in a debian package | askubuntu | 2017-02-23T19:41:17.920 |
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"message": "Hello I have two laptops running Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 14.04. Each of them have a virtual machine running Solaris 11. I want to run a server program on one virtual machine and client program on another virtual machine of different laptop. Is this possible to do? I tried Googling but all I found ... | How to run a client-server application on virtual machines running on different computers? | askubuntu | 2017-02-24T00:44:06.233 |
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"message": "Please anyone can give the solution for thisI'm trying to take gitlab backup to another server, script should delete the old files if the file number in the directory exceeds 15?",
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"message": "Diclaimer:I've tested the following commands with filenames that contain ... | Script to delete old files(tar) in a directory if the number exceeds 15? | askubuntu | 2017-02-24T07:54:17.360 |
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"message": "does anybody know the exact command I have to use to download part of a website that consists of more than one page (with wget).Example:I want to download a certain page which exists within a forum.There´s an article dealing with \"stderr\" within this forum. The address is : \"<a href=\"https://f... | wget-command for downloading more than one page | askubuntu | 2017-02-24T14:37:15.453 |
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"message": "I have been using Kubuntu 16.04.1 for almost a month, so far so good, but the boot is very slow, I was using Ubuntu Gnome before it and it booted in 5 seconds, Kubuntu takes a minute and a half just loading the Kubuntu logo, And nothing else is installed alongside Kubuntu.Any idea how to fix this?... | Kubuntu 16.04.1 boots slowly | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T09:34:45.260 |
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"message": "The new broadcom wifi module wl is buggy, so I read somewhere that installing an older version of bcmwl (bcmwf-kernel-source 6.30.223.141) fixes the problem. I downloaded the deb from <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/amd64/bcmwl-kernel-source/6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1\" rel=\"nofollo... | error installing older version of driver | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T11:19:36.067 |
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"message": "I have been using Teamviewer to connect my Windows machine from ubuntu for the past three months. Now I'm facing an inconvenience to use Teamviewer. I'm using team viewer to connect remote desktop of windows. I don't have any dedicated IP and my modem doesn't support any free DDNS services so I'm ... | Alternate for Teamviewer | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T13:39:11.700 |
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"message": "I'm using Vim to write software, and while coding, accidentally i deleted almost half of my code and saved and exited Vim. is there a way to restore the source code?I tried <code>:recover</code> command but there is no swap file",
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"message": "If you deleted the code... | How to restore a deleted text in vim | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T14:15:19.713 |
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"message": "Is there a way I can use apt-get install command to install a package and its first level dependencies only instead of all the dependencies recursively?EDIT: I am dealing with ROS and would like to install a single package with only its first level dependencies. I don't actually want to install or... | apt-get to install a package and its first level dependencies only? | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T15:08:32.483 |
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"message": "I'm trying to install Oracle 11g on Ubuntu 16.10.While doing so I'm getting the error \"Check if the DISPLAY variable is set<<<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/HYIc7.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Here is the image of my terminal while working:Thank you.",
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... | Can't resolve the problem Check if the DISPLAY variable is set<<<failed | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T15:10:19.103 |
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"message": "After the do-release-upgrade switched me from the defunct Mythbuntu distro to Ubuntu, and clobbered a bunch of my MythTV packages in the process, I've nearly got everything working again.I had to reinstall some mythtv-* packages (notably mythtv-database), and set up MySQL after the upgrade removed... | MythTV frontend unable to connect to backend after Mythbuntu to Ubuntu 16.04 upgrade | askubuntu | 2017-02-26T23:48:15.120 |
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"message": "Right after copying a folder to my SD card, I unmounted it and removed it from the slot. The problem is, I removed it before it was done unmounting, and now that folder is now named \"ELEILE\" (from \"engine\") and has (supposedly) infinite items, with totally invalid names (e.g.: \"╓|?≤^?≈E.DZ$\"... | Delete folder with infinite items | askubuntu | 2017-02-27T00:11:24.783 |
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"message": "Need to install st-linkv2 in eclipse for stm32f4 programming.automake, dh-autoreconf, libusb-1.0-0-dev are required for st-linkv2.Terminal looks like this:<pre><code>abin@abin-Compaq-Presario-C700-Notebook-PC:~/ARMToolchains/stlink-master$ ls -a. debian LICENSE ... | getting error: bash: ./autogen.sh: No such file or directory | askubuntu | 2017-02-27T01:57:02.777 |
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"message": "In an Ubuntu Server I have installed from source the last version of Openssl and OpenSSH.If I check the version installed of Openssl I see the correct version but, if I check the version of OpenSSH I see this: <blockquote> OpenSSH_7.4p1, OpenSSL 1.0.2g 1 Mar 2016 <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.... | Different version between OpenSSH and OpenSSL in Ubuntu Server | askubuntu | 2017-02-27T09:23:59.623 |
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"message": "Is it possible to launch the calendar application by clicking on the date in the top-right of the screen in system tray, or from any items in its drop down menu? I'm referring to the default calendar application of Ubuntu (Unity).For more clarity i mean open calendar by clickinghere:",
"role"... | Launch calendar from system tray | askubuntu | 2017-02-27T11:07:06.623 |
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"message": "In a document <a href=\"http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/ulrich/SE/C.docx\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">like this I have underlined and strike through text. Originally, the document was created by Microsoft word. Currently this text is also colored - either blue or some yellow, depending on how I ... | How can I remove the color of underlines/strike through style in Libreoffice Writer | askubuntu | 2017-02-27T12:42:00.723 |
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"message": "I'm having trouble installing a custom theme on Ubuntu gnome 16.04. I downloaded the \"hardy\" then from Diviant Art. I unzipped file into a new folder \".theme\". I cannot download into usr/share/theme...its under root permissions. I can see the files in the folder, but the Gnome tweak tool d... | Installing ppa gnome 3.18 themes problem | askubuntu | 2017-02-28T02:40:46.070 |
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"message": "I have setup an old MacBook now running Ubuntu. I have set up OpenSSH and have everything ready to have it act as a server for home media, fun scripts/crons, learning more programming, etc. My keys are on the host Ubuntu system for my other three machines. It works great on my local network but ob... | Ubuntu Server -- Outside SSH Access | askubuntu | 2017-02-28T07:17:43.833 |
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"message": "I have just built my first computer and installed <code>Ubuntu 16.04</code>.When ever I boot up it appears with a purple screen and Ubuntu logo, under is a black box asking for my <code>sda_3 crypt</code> password. When I enter the password nothing happens, the only way to get to the login page is... | Can not enter sda_3 crpypt password when booting up! | askubuntu | 2017-02-28T13:12:47.767 |
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"message": "I have installed many ubuntu's before but with my laptop i'm out of reach.I made a USB drive with ubuntu 16.10 using rufus and the UEFI option. I launched Ubuntu from the USB drive and opened gparted to make 2 partitions (1 swap 8GB and 1 200GB partition for ubuntu) alongside that i still have 3 p... | Problems with dualbooting ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-02-28T13:41:19.683 |
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"message": "Basically, I have been looking for an archiver/extracter/whatever you call it that is as good as winrar. Multiple part support, password support, GUI interface, easy to navigate, and basically everything that makes Winrar so awesome. I know Winrar makes a command line tool for Linux, bug I am look... | Archiver/extracting similar to winrar? | askubuntu | 2017-02-28T23:54:31.007 |
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"message": "I have had a look in the file browser app and the External Drives app, long-pressing various items in both apps, and looking for any \"menu\" items in both of these apps, but I haven't found how to see the size of the card.In Ubuntu 16.04 (on my desktop computer), for example, I can start the Disk... | BQ Aquaris M10 FHD Ubuntu Edition: How do I see the size of external storage (ie. a micro SD card)? | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T04:10:05.927 |
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"message": "I followed <a href=\"https://www.howtoforge.com/a-beginners-guide-to-btrfs\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">a tutorial on creating a btrfs filesystem.Filesystem was created using: <pre><code>sudo mkfs.btrfs /dev/sdb /dev/sdc</code></pre>Seems that the new btrfs filesystem was successfully created: <p... | Why can only root write to a mounted (btrfs) filesystem | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T05:55:56.310 |
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"message": "When I type, I constantly hit the touchpad which makes it click elsewhere. This pretty much makes it unusable for me. Usually I would run:<code>synclient MaxTapTime=0</code>but I get <code>Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?</code>When running <code>xinput</code>, I get... | Disabling Touchpad While Typing | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T07:34:09.157 |
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"message": "All I want to do in play a new game I bought on steam. When I run it, it gives me this error...<pre><code>Detected OpenGL version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.1-develRequired OpenGL version: 3.3Please update your display driver.</code></pre>I have tried a bunch of things this last week and I just don't understa... | HELP! How do I set mesa 3.3 as my opengl version string | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T07:40:05.787 |
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"message": "I'm trying to set up my Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi 3 on Ubuntu Core.I want to have a Raid 1 setup, so a disk failure doesn't wipe out all the data (next to weekly backups I'll do with another disk attached)The issue right now is that Ubuntu Core does not come with mdadm to create the RAID. Also t... | Ubuntu Core with Raid 1 | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T07:44:09.987 |
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"message": "On a Dell XPS 13 9360, running Ubuntu 16.04 and kernel 4.7.01, battery life is dismal. Powertop indicates power usage of Network interface: wlp58s0 (ath10k_pci) of sometimes 20w. This -combined with a recurring issue with pulseaudio- really kills the battery life. Any tips on how to bring this dow... | network interface of Dell XPS 13 9360 consumes too much power | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T10:06:46.667 |
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"message": "My main device is the Dell XPS15 9550 laptop (6700HQ - 16GB RAM - 512 SSD NVME).My SDD paritions:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/YeMZu.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I have 2 partitions. C for Windows 10 and D for my files. I'm thinking of shrinking the drive D (currently it has about 100GB... | How to safely install Ubuntu beside already existed windows 10? | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T17:41:36.800 |
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"message": "I am having trouble with installing the latest version of golang on Ubuntu 16.10. After running the <code>sudo umake go</code> command I get the message saying to choose the installation path with the default path suggested as <code>/home/$user/.local/share/umake/go/go-lang</code>. This does not a... | How to use umake to install the Go language (version 1.8) in Ubuntu 16.10? | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T19:58:07.970 |
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"message": "In most of my Ubuntu 14 and 16 Servers VM's I have partitions set up like this:<pre><code>lvm> lvscan ACTIVE '/dev/server01-vg/root' [29.76 GiB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/server01-vg/swap_1' [2.00 GiB] inherit</code></pre>When I give the VM more diskspace through the hypervis... | When I give my VM/VPS more diskspace, how can I make it available to the filesystem w/o rebooting? | askubuntu | 2017-03-01T21:39:09.983 |
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"message": "There are plenty of instructions on the web about turning a Ubuntu system to a wifi router. However, this is always done with command line operations. I want something simpler. Way simpler.I use OpenWrt at home on my wireless router. It as a very good web interface, very easy to use. Is there... | Easy wifi router [web] interface for Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-02T01:27:22.060 |
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"message": "I recursively deleted the contents of my root directory with sudo privileges. My display reset, and windowing stopped working. I could no longer run non-buitin commands. Most of my directories (including the home directory disappeared).What I meant to run:<pre><code>sudo rm ./* -rf</code></pre>Wha... | Recursivly Deleted Root Directory | askubuntu | 2017-03-02T17:33:01.497 |
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{
"message": "I want to add to <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code> a new interface to make my IP static and accessible for a SSH connection (to configure a raspberry pi 3b remotely), so I'm using Ubuntu MATE 16.04. For now I'm testing it on a normal Ubuntu 16.04.Apparently the naming standard for networks has ... | How to add a static network with new name system | askubuntu | 2017-03-03T09:13:54.883 |
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"message": "After a power outage, I reboot the computer. However when I login and press enter, the screen turns black for a moment and then the login screen comes again. If I press ctrl alt f1 and type 'startx' the screen turns completely black for a moment and then I see the console again, with no apparent e... | Startx failing - stuck at login | askubuntu | 2017-03-03T16:29:52.683 |
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"message": "16.04.2 When one clicks on the gearswitch thing at top right (to log out or shutdown), there is a list of users, can this list be suppressed somehow?Edited to add: Need to set this for all users, not just the logged in user.",
"role": "user"
},
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"message": "This setting is controlled ... | list of users under "lock/switch account" | askubuntu | 2017-03-03T18:37:59.067 |
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"message": "Most applications require the root password to be installed.Yet, when you run them, they seem to be running under a regular user.Why is the root password required upon installation if the application has no root privileges?",
"role": "user"
},
{
"message": "In Ubuntu any changes to par... | Why is the root password required to install most applications? | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T07:21:57.893 |
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"message": "I'm using Lubuntu 14.04 and I want to upgrade some programs, so I've added 16.04 repositories to my sources.list.Now, when I try to upgrade e.g. GIMP or TexWorks, it puts a lot of stuff on \"To be removed\" list (stuff like alsa, cups, some programs I have installed,...). It doesn't seem to be rel... | Synaptic wants to remove a lot of packages when I try to upgrade a program | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T09:52:23.433 |
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{
"message": "I want to dual boot my pc, currently I'm using windows 10 64-bit. I want to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop. My pc consists of two hard disk drives 500 GB and 1 TB and its BIOS mode is Legacy.Please can anybody tell me the procedure in detail...",
"role": "user"
},
{
"message": "Downl... | Want to dual boot pc | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T16:41:01.663 |
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"message": "Environment: <code>mysql-server-core-5.7</code><code>myssql-client-5.7</code><code>mysql-workbench 6.3.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1</code>Ubuntu 16.04.1Linux <code>4.4.0-64-generic #85-Ubuntu SMP</code>I discovered <code>/etc/mysql/mysql-fabric-doctrine-1.4.0.zip</code> and <code>/etc/mysql/fabric.cfg</code>, ... | mysqld is not installed on ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T21:11:06.787 |
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"message": "I would like to install Ubuntu on SSD (I know that i Have to set TRIM, noatime, etc..) But I would like to know if I can check how many GB was written in last day / week / month.Because I would like to measure how many GB is written every day on SSD if folders /var and /tmp were on SSD. If there w... | Check SSD's writes in some period | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T21:34:56.810 |
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{
"message": "I just want to put a simple PHP website in a custom directory on my machine (say /home/znorg/foobar) and access it though apache2 on Ubuntu through something like <a href=\"http://localhost/foobar/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://localhost/foobar/Sorry if this is a repeated or too trivial a q... | How to map a local directory to a localhost URL using Apache? | askubuntu | 2017-03-04T22:22:41.527 |
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"message": "Recently, I have realized that doubleclick is not blocked by firefox ad blocker because google is sponsoring this add-on.How can I properly block any google analytic and google doubleclick (or possibly any other evil from google) through linux for all browsers in OS-level?I prefer to avoid browser... | How do I block all analytic websites? | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T00:32:47.243 |
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{
"message": "when i try to upgrade or down app using the terminal it display this <pre><code>Errors were encountered while processing: virtualbox-ext-packE: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)</code></pre>i think the system stacked here to downloaded the file downloading:<br><a href=\"http:/... | i can't upgrade or install app | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T12:30:10.677 |
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"message": "I have been running a old Mac mini 2010 with elementary os as a Htpc but have started having a few issues and was going to change to lubuntu 16.10. I created a usb stick in unetbootin and restarted the computer but couldnt see lubuntu as an option the bios boot menu. Since then I haven't been able... | Unable to boot from usb - Apple Mac Mini | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T12:48:40.943 |
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