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"message": "When I do a simple double click on my mp3-files the videoclip-player opens up. It's a super boring app for playing my mp3-files with. I try to make Rhythmbox the default for mp3-files. But without luck.If I right-click on an mp3-file and select Rhythmbox it opens and play the file. So I know it is... | How to set Rhythmbox default for mp3 [Not working] | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T14:26:37.333 |
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"message": "I just set up Ubuntu Core on my Raspberry Pi 2 and it is now asking for a user name and password in the terminal. The documentation says user name is:ssh (Ubuntu SSO user name)@(device IP address)But what about password?Is there a default one?",
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"message": "To quote... | How do I login to Ubuntu Core on Raspberry Pi? | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T14:58:22.480 |
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"message": "When viewing files in <code>meld</code> I sometimes need to copy the path of a file. In 14.04 and earlier the file names were shown as text fields where I could easily copy the path from.In 16.04 the text field has been replaced with a widget used for loading a file. So I can no longer copy the pa... | Copy path from meld window | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T15:55:20.073 |
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"message": "I don't have a USB stick, so I am using external HDD. It is an old 5400 rpm hdd.And I don't have CD reader.Therefore I am using old WesrernDigital MyBook HDD. It is an external HDD pluged in via USB port. I formated the disk, and then I unzipped the ISO of UBUNTU onto the HDD.My question is. How c... | how to install Ubuntu from 1TB external HDD (clasic 5400rpm) - NOT USB | askubuntu | 2017-03-05T17:02:17.490 |
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"message": "I have a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet and used Record Macro function to copy the current row to a new sheet and transpose from columns to rows.I assigned the macro to the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+A and everything works except a new sheet isn't inserted and the paste occurs in the current sheet whic... | LibreOffice Calc Macro doesn't insert new sheet | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T01:12:33.787 |
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"message": "I really need some help here. I am a little out of my depth using Ubuntu, so am finding my way. So, here goes. I have a laptop that I have only ever run Windows 7 on. This laptop is seriously broken. Windows will not boot up. So, on the advice of a friend, I am trying to use Ubuntu. My objective i... | Accessing my Windows D:Drive, using Ubuntu 16 | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T01:53:10.767 |
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"message": "My guest is a vm ubuntu 16.04 on Virtualbox with host windows.Once I start vm, it goes to pause automatically several times.Without changing the amount of memory for guest, is there a way to disable auto-pause ? (This state is a warning from VB to let me know windows might experience lack of memor... | VirtualBox 5.1.0 Disable auto - pause | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T09:13:46.917 |
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"message": "I have a variable storing \"ping_abc\", how do I remove the \"ping_\" part to get just \"abc\"?My approach:variable 'test' stores \"ping_abc\"I tried:<pre><code>echo ${test:0:4}</code></pre>But this is giving me:<pre><code>Bad : modifier in $ (4), error</code></pre>Approach on suggested answer by ... | Remove an initial part of a string in tcsh | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T13:19:31.810 |
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"message": "I am fairly new to Ubuntu, and recently, I created a .o file by typing in the terminal: <pre><code>g++ -Wall -std=c++11 -c average.cpp -o average.o</code></pre>However, when I tried to execute the .o file, I got this error: <pre><code>bash: ./average: No such file or directory</code></pre>even tho... | "bash: No such file or directory" even though file exists | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T14:57:04.410 |
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"message": "I have 5-inch a 800x480 tft connected to the LVDS connector on a Portwell WADE-8020 mini-ITX embedded system board. I would like to build a XMBC/Kodi box for streming my music from my freenas PC with the tft showing what is been played, I got as fare as this... <pre><code>sudo xrandr --newmode \"8... | Adding newmode with Xrandr - "800x480_60.00" | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T19:03:50.107 |
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"message": "I did something really stupid by accidently.Well, we have some remote machines running ubuntu 14.04 lts. Those are some kind of servers, not desktop etc.We can access those servers with port forwarding, and only 443,22,80 ports are enabled. We had some troubles about VPN connections and i connecte... | How to access remote if all ports are closed? | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T19:09:04.070 |
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"message": "I have previously installed Pinguy Builder beta; however, after looking in the Wisker Menu I couldn't find Pinguy Builder. Then I tried in terminal: <code>gksu pinguybuilder</code>However nothing happens.",
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"message": "From the README found <a href=\"https://sourcef... | How do I run Pinguy Builder 4.X on Xubuntu 16.04/xfce from terminal? | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T19:39:26.630 |
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"message": "I need help installing a driver for my Epson ET-16500 printer. Epson has the drivers on their website, but they don't include instructions on how to install them on Ubuntu Linux. I'd like to be able to print and scan (if possible). Is there a tutorial on how to accomplish this?",
"role": "u... | What is the procedure for installing a print driver for an Epson ET-16500 printer? | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T19:46:16.990 |
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"message": "I'm building a little website generator, and I want to be able to watch some files. For example images, or js files. And then, when those files change, I'd like to copy them over to the site directory.Can I do this in on the command line?",
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"message": "If you just w... | How to watch a directory and `cp` file on change? | askubuntu | 2017-03-06T20:59:46.313 |
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"message": "I downloaded Ubuntu 16.04 yesterday and I love it...unfortunately the screen flickers when I open anything or even move the mouse at times. Is this a problem with my computer or Ubuntu?",
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"message": "Ctrl+Alt+T to open Terminal. If you hold your (I assume you use a ... | How do I stop a flickering screen? | askubuntu | 2017-03-07T17:37:17.190 |
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"message": "I downloaded Ubuntu 16.04 yesterday and I love it...unfortunately the screen flickers when I open anything or even move the mouse at times. Is this a problem with my computer or Ubuntu?",
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"message": "If your video card driver showing <code>Gallium 0.4 on NVCA</code>... | How do I stop a flickering screen? | askubuntu | 2017-03-07T17:37:17.190 |
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"message": "So I recently installed ubuntu on my alienware and everything was fine until I upgraded to 16.10.After that out of nowhere my touchpad started acting like a touchscreen (or a graphics tablet) i.e. the pointer jumps to wherever I touch on the pad(like its mapped to the screen).I tried everything I ... | My touchpad works like a touchscreen | askubuntu | 2017-03-07T19:49:47.823 |
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"message": "First of all i want to say i am new to this website. I tried to look for answers before posting this question. Because i could not find it i will ask it here. Is it easy to put ubuntu touch on the meizu MX6? I ask this because there is an ubuntu version of the X6! Is this easy or it would be bette... | Is Ubuntu touch available on the Meizu MX6 android version? | askubuntu | 2017-03-07T21:19:18.973 |
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"message": "I am attempting to run a desktop dual monitor setup on Xubuntu 16.04 as follows:1 - Displayport (3840x2160) monitor connected to an AMD R9 3902 - VGA (1280x1024) connected to integrated Intel HD 4600 If I enable the option \"CPU Graphics Multi Monitor\" in my BIOS and attempt to boot, I get a fla... | Issue with dual monitors on Intel and AMD cards | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T09:09:31.060 |
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"message": "I'm having troubles accessing some files on an external disk giving me the following error:<pre><code>ls: cannot access file.pdf: Input/output error</code></pre>Some solutions suggested performing a disk check with <code>fsck</code> which I did.Now when I mounted my disk again. I have found a new ... | "found.000" directory after fsck | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T09:30:26.053 |
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"message": "I know this topic is all over the web, but none of the solution I've found solved my problem. I want to install ubuntu 16.04 LTS in dualboot mode onto a new computer (Lenovo Yoga 910, intel i7-7500u, UEFI and SSD) along side Windows 10. I configure a USB drive to a .iso with the 64bit version of... | No installation type when Dualboot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 (SSD & UEFI) | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T13:40:46.577 |
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"message": "Whole system completely hangs whenever I plug in my NetGear WNA3100M Wireless adaptor (Realtek RTL8192CU chipset) since upgrading to the newest kernel (4.8.0-41). If it's plugged in before start-up, the screen just goes black after the ubuntu loading screen. Ethernet works fine.When I boot into an... | NetGear WNA3100M Wireless adaptor (RTL8192CU) crashes Ubuntu 16.10 after update to latest kernel (4.8.0-41) | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T15:22:02.607 |
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"message": "Ubuntu 16.10 forced me to migrate iSCSI targets to openscsi as previous package iscsitarget (also known as ietd - iSCSI Enterprise Target Daemon) was unsupported and removed. Open-iscsi works, and the only thing I am missing is how to control target-side disk cache?Previously I was setting IOMode=... | Open-iscsi target : enable write-back | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T17:58:47.073 |
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"message": "I am writing a new Python application that I intend to distribute to several colleagues. Instead of my normal carefree attitude of just having everything self contained and run inside a folder in my home directory, this time I would like to broaden my horizon and actually try to utilize the Linux ... | Linux directory structure for new application | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T21:22:27.713 |
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"message": "I recently changed my OS from Windows to Ubuntu but now its taking too long to boot.I want to know which services I can safely disable to make it boot fast.I tried running <code>systemd-analyze blame</code>, and the output was as follows.**sda3 is my root partition<pre><code>10.184s apparmor.servi... | Ubuntu 16.04 takes more than 1min 30s to boot | askubuntu | 2017-03-08T22:54:41.123 |
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"message": "I am currently taking a Controlled Assessment, and this is one of the tasks.<blockquote> Make sure that you have the program <code>traceroute</code> installed. (Install it if necessary.)</blockquote>I went on <a href=\"https://www.codeground.net/howto/traceroute-is-not-installed-by-default-on-ub... | How to install traceroute in Linux? | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T10:26:16.860 |
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"message": "I need to let a user create mysql dumps, but I want to restrict anything else.I have to do this via ssh into the server, since the mysql server is only listening on internal ip addresses, preventing me from accessing the mysql server directly.I've tried to jail the ssh user, but that didn't quite ... | Allow user to connect to mysql via ssh to create database dump, but don't allow anything else | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T12:24:00.413 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.04.2, I have an icon on my desktop that links to a script in my <code>$HOME/bin</code> directory. This script uses two scripts in the <code>$HOME/bin</code> directory. It opens a terminal and prints the output script one. Then it opens a second terminal and prints the output o... | print output of two commands to same terminal | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T13:53:53.423 |
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"message": "I used WINusb on Ubuntu to make a bootable Win10 medium on a USB, but when I tried booting the booted medium I got this error: <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BZEBn.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Could someone please help me?",
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"message": "Which winusb did yo... | No boot signature | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T16:47:45.387 |
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"message": "im having a serious problem after installing ubuntu 16, the problem is that before ubuntu i was having a windows 10 OS and i wanted to make it dual boot so i installed ubuntu, but now the windows os is not booting, i tried many things, i disable bios secure boot, i install bootrepair and do the re... | Windows 10 cannot boot after installing ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T17:17:57.790 |
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"message": "I have a Ubuntu 14.04 server which has automatic security updates enabled. SSH is configured with the following options<pre><code>Port 22PermitRootLogin noPasswordAuthentication no</code></pre>Of course i have setup an SSH key in my .ssh folder of the user. I have setup 10 servers like this, but a... | SSH is refusing me (all of a sudden) | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T20:57:30.313 |
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"message": "I have a Clevo N850HK1 laptop.I just (don't really use it) found out that I cannot enable/use bluetooth. This is what I get from Bluetooth settings when I try to enable it.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/UTmNZ.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">The laptop does not have any bluetooth hardware sw... | Cannot use Bluetooth on Laptop | askubuntu | 2017-03-09T22:09:12.350 |
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"message": "I am pretty new to Ubuntu so i tried to change my static ip and it didn't work. I tried everything still didn't work and no internet. I edited in <code>/etc/network/interfaces/</code><pre><code>auto enp0s3 iface enp0s3 inet static address 192.168.0.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway ....... | static-IP problem | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T00:26:18.050 |
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"message": "I'm trying to <a href=\"https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/ALSA#Recordaudiofromanapplication\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">record audio from an application on a server with FFmpeg. Apparently, I need an Alsa loopback driver for this. I've read that this should work on Ubuntu 14.04:<pre><code>m... | Alsa snd-aloop kernel module for 16.04 or 14.04 server? | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T00:46:50.107 |
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"message": "Note: I am still a novice with computers.I have an Acer Aspire E5, with Windows 10. I just installed Ubuntu from a USB (somewhat) successfully. Had a hell of a time, I think it is because I did not properly boot my computer before installing? It kept taking me back to the black screen upon restart... | Installed and used Ubuntu Successfully, still takes me to black "install ubuntu" screen upon restart | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T07:01:43.373 |
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"message": "I'm trying to follow the official instructions of OpenStack Autopilot, but when I try to run the command to deploy Autopilot it suggests that I use conjure-up. Can I use conjure-up to install the Juju GUI, Landscape and OpenStack on a virtual environment based on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS?",
"ro... | Is the Ubuntu OpenStack Autopilot is still a valid solution on Ubuntu 14.04? | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T16:34:59.130 |
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"message": "Since a while ago I wanted to use my laptop with 2 more screens (3 screens in total). I recently bought an USB to VGA adapter in order to set up the third one but apparently it only works on Windows.Anyone knows how can I do this?",
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"message": "These links might hel... | Screen Display in Ubuntu (with DisplayLink adapter) | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T20:40:27.313 |
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"message": "I have an ASUS laptop with ubuntu dual booted with windows 10 on separate partitions. The other day after booting into the windows partition, I found that when I try to boot back to the ubuntu partition I only get a black screen and can not boot into ubuntu. I posted the initial problem here: <a h... | boot-repair not fixing boot issues | askubuntu | 2017-03-10T22:38:59.033 |
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"message": "I found only answers to that old dashboard which actually had some kind of settings button.I'm looking for a way to organise my favourite programs for easy access like the start button in windows. Somewhere to keep programs like Firefox and Excel. I would like to do this without overly cluttering ... | How can I easily access favorite applications without overpopulating the launcher? | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T12:23:41.017 |
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"message": "This problem has occurred on 16.10 which is why I decided to stick with 16.04. Now with the 16.04.2 update, I'm getting the same issue.Once in a while, very randomly (most noticeable while in the Terminal using the up key to get to a previous command or using the backspace key) my whole screen fli... | Ubuntu 16.04.2 and 16.10 screen goes black randomly for a second | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T15:04:04.870 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS and I want to find out when exactly I upgraded to 16.04.2 from 16.04.1. Where can I find this?If possible/related, where can I see the packages (with their versions) that were affected? (I am mainly interested in GCC)",
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"message": "<cod... | When did I receive an LTS point-version upgrade? | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T17:48:38.977 |
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"message": "I installed openbox and been using it from past 2 months and playing with terminal too much. I don't know what happened now all my files and folders are reflecting on my Desktop.How can I change this? How did this happen (if possible)Thanks in advance.",
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"message": ... | My home folder ('/home/<user>/ ') is changed to Desktop | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T18:13:22.353 |
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"message": "I've got a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01AFQBY62/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">white-labeled, unbranded CCTV camera that exposes all it's recordings via a webdav server. For the past month or so I've been mounting the drive with <co... | rsync from unmounted webdav source | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T21:57:05.640 |
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"message": "the output of <pre><code>sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_guc_load_statu </code></pre>is:<pre><code>GuC firmware status: path: (null) fetch: NONE load: NONE version wanted: 6.1 version found: 0.0 header: offset is 0; size = 0 uCode: offset is 0; size = 0 RSA: offset is... | Is the firmware of intel skylake, GuC 6.1 correctly installed? | askubuntu | 2017-03-11T23:20:25.937 |
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"message": "I'm trying to set up a MIDI keyboard to run on a AWS Ubuntu 16.0.4.When I run <code>qjackctl</code>:<pre><code>QXcbConnection: Could not connect to displayAborted (core dumped)</code></pre>I'm using a SSH connection from windows local (Putty).I really appreciate your help.",
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... | Cannot run QjackCtl on ubuntu 16.0.4 for MIDI keyboard (QXcbConnection error) | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T03:06:39.967 |
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"message": "I am trying to install Windows 7 32 bit in Virtual Box on Ubuntu OS. I am getting error (refer snap)What needs to be done for this.",
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"message": "With knowing than Windows error messages usually are not very clear I would suggest you still try to enable the PAE/NX i... | Unable to install Windows 7 in VirtualBox Manager in Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T05:51:04.610 |
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"message": "I have a program that I want to use but it's very old and measures RAM in Kilobytes. It won't start because it complains that it can't run with less than 5000K RAM (even though I have vastly more). How do I limit the amount of RAM that WINE sees / tells the programs about?",
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}... | How do I limit the amount of RAM that WINE sees? | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T08:27:03.810 |
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"message": "When I right-click the Files launcher icon, it displays multiple Home entries. How can I remove all of them but one?<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/DgNmV.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">",
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"message": "The entries just don't show the correct name, instead of Ho... | How can I remove multiple Home entries in the menu of the Files launcher icon? | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T08:51:56.663 |
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"message": "I use Lubuntu, which I believe does not use pulse-audio, or uses a container for that, I do not know, but it seems to use alsa well.Since I upgrade to Firefox 52, which does not accept plugins anymore, the sound stopped working, and it shows a tip to fix that, but when I click on it, the site does... | How to make sound work on Mozilla Firefox 52? | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T12:53:36.033 |
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"message": "For instance: the Amazon icon. That's a red flag for me because some huge corporation is always up to no good. Also, there is a facebook plugin. Get my tinfoil hat and hold onto my jimmies.Are there any apps, programs, packages or other things which act in a way a privacy conscious person would ge... | Are there any default programs in Ubuntu 16.10 which take my data and pose a privacy risk? | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T14:46:51.843 |
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"message": "I have downloaded the Ubuntu <code>.iso</code> and now I want to make a bootable USB from it on my Windows 10 system, can anyone help me, I am a noob at programming so I expect it to be explained in layman's terms. :)",
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"message": "You can use <a href=\"https://www.... | How Can I create a bootable USB for Ubuntu on Windows 10 from an iso image? | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T15:49:52.757 |
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"message": "My Dash correctly lists my two USB hard drives, but when I open, for example, LibreOffice, and want to open a file in my usb drive, I don't see it.",
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"message": "When you click Open (or press Ctrl+O) in LibreOffice, you should see a window similar to this:<a href=\"... | Can't see USB drives | askubuntu | 2017-03-12T17:59:16.393 |
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"message": "In my administrator account, from terminal I use the following command(mistakenly)gedit ~/.pam_environmentPATH=/home/acer:$PATHSave and close the file.Restart the computer to initialize the new PATH variable.After that, I can't open the account using earlier password. So can't install anything.",
... | Problem during change of PATH | askubuntu | 2017-03-13T07:10:22.400 |
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"message": "I looked into the documentation of <a href=\"https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">mps-youtube but to me it is not clear how to play a YouTube playlist the same way I would play the playlist directly on YouTube. Let's take the following example playlist:<pre><cod... | How can I auto-play a YouTube playlist using mps-youtube? | askubuntu | 2017-03-13T08:58:59.387 |
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"message": "I am trying to change the JVM running on Tomcat7 on my Ubuntu 14.04 that is currently running on 1.7.0_121-b00. I currently have 1.8.0_121 version and I would like to use it in the Tomcat7. I have changed the configuration in /etc/default/tomcat7 as follow:<pre><code># Run Tomcat as this user ID. ... | Change JVM running on Tomcat7 Ubuntu 14.04 permission denied | askubuntu | 2017-03-13T09:15:05.637 |
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"message": "I've just installed phpmyadmin on ubuntu 16.04. When the logo screen shows <a href=\"http://myip/phpmyadmin\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://myip/phpmyadmin, and I try to log in it appears: #1045 Cannot log in to the MySQL server.I've tried all posibilities. Could anyone help me? Thanks",
... | Can't login to phpMyAdmin | askubuntu | 2017-03-13T10:04:38.957 |
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"message": "I am on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Dell XPS 15 9550.Since one week ago (which probably matches last kernel update), every time I wake up my Laptop from suspend-mode, it correctly connects to the WiFi, but then it can't resolve any hostname (Google Chrome raises \"DNS FINISHED BAD_CONFIG\" and even ssh can'... | 16.04 - DNS problem when waking laptop up from suspend-mode | askubuntu | 2017-03-13T18:53:41.157 |
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"message": "I am using Android Studio in Ubuntu 16.04. I tried to run (bundle exec rake run_acceptance_tests) with my emulator in Android Studio (tests), but when I run it I get the following error message:<pre><code>RUNNING EMULATOR emu_19_WXGA720 at : 2017-03-14 12:25:27 +0200Restarting adb serverEmulator b... | Library not found in Android Studio | askubuntu | 2017-03-14T10:28:42.127 |
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"message": "I am new in ubuntu. So i am facing some problem with terminal command.So please help me.can i execute my php code in my terminal not my browser as like using localhost?",
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"message": "It is hard to understand the question because the final output of PHP web sites is ... | How can i display php/html code output into terminal not browser? | askubuntu | 2017-03-14T12:12:51.063 |
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"message": "The Ubuntu desktop help documents and Ubuntu Serverguide are published on the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">help.ubuntu.com web site in approximately 60 languages (although many translations are very incomplete). The document compile work flow is somewhat wastefu... | Eliminate individual language files when unnecessary on help.ubuntu.com | askubuntu | 2017-03-14T18:03:38.643 |
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"message": "I have set up a remote machine to use for deep learning — ubuntu 16.04, anaconda 3, jupyter notebook, etc. I've set up openssh with port forwarding, strong keys, no password and that is all working great.Between sessions, I want to be able to have my machine hibernate/suspend. My understanding is ... | Logout of ssh and then suspend machine | askubuntu | 2017-03-14T20:33:43.377 |
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"message": "This may be the wrong subreddit, but a few hours ago I installed Ubuntu 16.04 to boot alongside windows and I restarted but there is no grub, it just snaps back into Windows 10, every option I found online about did nothing and just goes back into 10.I have a Gigabyte GA-78lmt-usb3 6.0 motherboard... | Can't boot into Ubuntu with dualboot | askubuntu | 2017-03-15T02:01:12.070 |
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"message": "I recently installed Ubuntu on my HP Probook 470 G3Everything works fine, except the system often freezes, giving messages with <code>amdgpu...</code> so i decided to install AMD's <code>amdgpu-pro</code> driver. Sadly, using that driver, i'm not even able to login anymore. Trying to log in, the s... | amdgpu-pro - Stuck on login screen / Ubuntu on HP Probook 470 G3 | askubuntu | 2017-03-15T12:19:18.810 |
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"message": "I have installed many packages in the meanwhile, also from various repositories and not only from the default ubuntu source list. Somehow I would like to know which packages were installed from which repository. Using <pre><code>dpkg-query -l '*'</code></pre>I can get the package list and their de... | Package and corresponding respository | askubuntu | 2017-03-15T18:32:03.577 |
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"message": "After 3 days of research looking for a application (I could install locally) for creating modern mockups and wireframes for my web clients I have yet to find any for Ubuntu. I've managed to find quite a few that work online(cloud) and look pretty modern and work well on all platforms(linux include... | Last resort for wireframing and mockups on ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-15T19:26:39.957 |
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"message": "I have been having some performance issues with Windows 7 on my Aspire E 15 Start (ES1-512-C4CT) since I am frequently using virtual machine for linux and my configuration doesnt't seem to be handling virtual machine + couple of pdfs + browser opened at the same time very well.Because of that need... | Will dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 on my low-end notebook affect performance | askubuntu | 2017-03-16T13:09:55.430 |
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"message": "I have a big problem with QtcreatorI can't even write a code because it hangs/crashes whenever I bring up Qtcreator on ubuntu 16.04.I have Qt Creator 3.5.1Based on Qt 5.5.1 (GCC 5.2.1 20151129, 64 bit).I got it from synaptic.I'll appreciate Any help to fix this.",
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"message": "I've been looking for a Mac OS theme for Ubuntu for quite some time.I came across MacBuntu, but I'd like to have something better.Then I discovered Mac for Linux: <a href=\"https://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin/?source=typ_redirect\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://sourceforge.net/projects/... | How do I install Mac for Linux Theme? - Ubuntu 16.04.2 | askubuntu | 2017-03-17T10:39:16.650 |
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"message": "I was following these steps to install ros indigo on a chroot environment on my Ubuntu 15.10 <a href=\"http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingIndigoInChroot\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingIndigoInChrootBut I screwed some things up and I want to remov... | Removing a chroot environment | askubuntu | 2017-03-17T11:48:26.777 |
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"message": "When I download anything by means of wget, how can I set the download directory? I mean just like while normally downloading something from web there's a prompt asking where to save. Is it possible to set the directory while downloading with wget?Thanks in advance.",
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... | Downloading with wget | askubuntu | 2017-03-17T14:34:03.140 |
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"message": "Every time I disconnect my three external monitors from my laptop, or when I plug them back in, all the resolution and extended desktop settings are messed up. I'll have to change back the settings to get it right again. I am using gnome 3.18.5 on Ubuntu 16.04. I have Intel HD graphics 530 and an ... | possibility to save the current resolution, wallpaper and desktop arrangement settings in gnome 3 | askubuntu | 2017-03-17T19:29:13.813 |
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"message": "Im trying to make a router from Lubuntu pc. I have a 2 NICs, one is connected to ISP and second for Lan. Im following by <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXX5gCi0uTo&t=3037s\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this tutorial. Dhcp server is working fine, I get ip addresses, I can ping extern... | Webmin+dhcp server, domain resolving problem | askubuntu | 2017-03-18T00:03:51.317 |
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"message": "I have Ubuntu <code>16.04</code> installed on a small SSD, and have a separate 500GB hard drive for bulk data.However, after booting, this separate data drive is invisible when trying to access it from the command line. For instance, if I try to <code>cd</code> to it with:<pre><code>cd /media/jorn... | Drive not visible from terminal after boot | askubuntu | 2017-03-18T11:06:02.877 |
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"message": "I need a script to disassemble and reconstruct a file, deleting a line somewhere in it, and inserting a few lines in its place.So A) I need a command that selects everything before that line, but not that line, and nothing after that line, and B) I need one that selects everything after that line,... | Bash script for deleting and inserting lines | askubuntu | 2017-03-18T12:12:59.357 |
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"message": "I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 TS on my laptop and i have connected my laptop to an external monitor via HDMI cable. I can easily change the brightness of the screen of the laptop but that does not affect the brightness of the external monitor. Is there any way to change the brightness of the exter... | Changing the screen brightness of the external screen | askubuntu | 2017-03-19T00:30:03.260 |
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"message": "i need to run \"node js\" project on 16.4 Permanentlyand use <a href=\"https://github.com/foreverjs/forever\" rel=\"noreferrer\">forever package for run in background in ubuntu now I want add a startup service to ubuntu but i searched there is no result.I've created a file called <code>test.conf</... | add startup service on 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-19T18:04:12.853 |
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"message": "I sparingly add PPAs for things like resilio-sync, and more up-to-date versions of key software.I'm worried that if I do an large upgrade, any one of those PPAs might provide a version of something I don't want it to. Maybe it's a compromised system library, or maybe it just isn't a desirable sou... | How do I make sure an apt upgrade doesn't pull in malware from a PPA? | askubuntu | 2017-03-19T20:43:30.110 |
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"message": "I have installed Lubuntu on an external drive with the tool mkusb. All worked well for months until yesterday, I am stuck at the splash screen and I dont know how I can solve this problem.I have selected \"persistent live\" if that makes a difference, my system is a persistent one.I can however lo... | Lubuntu 16.04 stuck at splash screen | askubuntu | 2017-03-19T21:54:11.617 |
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"message": "I have figured out how to use Terminal to change my Apple Magic Mouse settings to be how I like them. I am using the following lines of code.remove mouse module settings<pre><code>$ sudo rmmod hid_magicmouse</code></pre>add faster scrolling settings<pre><code>e$ sudo modprobe hid_magicmouse emulat... | How to write a script and have it run on Ubuntu 16.04 boot | askubuntu | 2017-03-20T04:09:21.487 |
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"message": "I have set up samba server following this page <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Samba_Server/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Samba_Server/What I did:<pre><code>1. sudo apt-get install samba-common samba2. sudo adduser --no-create-home <username> 3. sudo smbpa... | Access Denied on Samba shared files | askubuntu | 2017-03-20T14:45:53.630 |
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"message": "I like to install Ubuntu from mini.iso so i'm able to choose between different desktop environments, but there is a problem; by default mini.iso doesn't give an option to install only free software; restricted and multiverse are enabled by default.I know it's possible to choose in expert mode, bu... | How to install only free software from mini.iso? | askubuntu | 2017-03-20T17:52:59.637 |
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"message": "I would like to run Ubuntu on my new Thinkpad E470. Is Nvidia Optimus supported? It used to be that you would have to run the proprietary drivers with the dGPU enabled always instead of using the iGPU. Has the situation improved, especially regarding battery life? If possible I would just run with... | Nvidia Optimus support (ThinkPad E470) | askubuntu | 2017-03-20T19:37:50.720 |
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"message": "This behaviour by my Xubuntu 16.04 has started about a month ago, maybe a bit more. The behaviour of Thunar is normal, i.e. selecting \"show hidden files and folders\" does what it's supposed to, and deselecting it hides them.The problem is when trying to either open a file or save a file in prog... | Xubuntu: How to prevent applications/programs from showing hidden files when opening or saving files? | askubuntu | 2017-03-20T22:41:51.340 |
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"message": "I want to install python package 'pygame'.Using python3.5,I install these following first:<pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install python3.5-dev mercurial$ sudo apt-get install libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev$ pip3 install --user hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame</code></pre>and it ... | Install python package and it says "Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed"? | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T03:40:22.780 |
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"message": "I tried integrating Facebook in Pidgin using <code>XMPP</code> and <code>facebook(XMPP)</code> but it was not working, I am getting <code>Not Authorized</code>. I also saw purple-facebook but it is only till Ubuntu 15.10 (see <a href=\"https://jgeboski.github.io/#package-repositories\" rel=\"nofol... | Add Facebook to Pidgin on Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T12:43:56.740 |
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"message": "I have kernel 4.4.0-66-generic-tuxonice and would like to change it to another one 4.4.0-66-generic. How can I change the entries in the grub config file in order to do this? I have:<pre><code>SET GRUB_DEFAULT=0 </code></pre>I believe we can select a specific kernel by specifying its name also?... | How to change the kernel to boot in GRUB? | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T13:01:38.223 |
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"message": "I've taken the plunge and removed Win 7 from my laptop and gone whole hog Ubuntu 16.10. So far so good.I am missing a couple things, both Win 7 provided as \"gadgets\". One is a CPU usage graph, the other a Wifi/Network usage graph. I know about \"top\" and I looked at \"nethogs\", neither is q... | Windows "gadgets" equivalent (for wifi and cpu usage)? | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T16:15:18.907 |
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"message": "I've taken the plunge and removed Win 7 from my laptop and gone whole hog Ubuntu 16.10. So far so good.I am missing a couple things, both Win 7 provided as \"gadgets\". One is a CPU usage graph, the other a Wifi/Network usage graph. I know about \"top\" and I looked at \"nethogs\", neither is q... | Windows "gadgets" equivalent (for wifi and cpu usage)? | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T16:15:18.907 |
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"message": "Okay, before you guys say it's been answered and besiege me with links, I promise I've spent a TON of time searching: honestly I've looked, I've tried everything on every post I've found. I hopped in the IRC channel and the few times I've asked for help on it, people have said either that theirs w... | Cannot play DRM content in browsers (honestly, I've looked) | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T20:23:45.333 |
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"message": "I've just purchased a Lenovo ideapad miix 310 and my intention was to install Lubuntu but in the very first page after booting, when I click either to try or to install Lubuntu (same problem with Xubuntu and Ubuntu) I get a black screen. It remains black screen until I force the shut down with the... | Can't Try nor Install Ubuntu on Lenovo ideapad miix 310 | askubuntu | 2017-03-21T21:56:59.697 |
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"message": "Note that this is Kubuntu (KDE Ubuntu)I've been having a problem for a while where if I turn on the computer, it just takes me to a black screen. It sticks there with no output and no hint of what's going on except that the Caps Lock indicator light on my keyboard flashes on and off (weird, right?... | Kernel Panic: VFS cannot open root device or unknown block error -6 | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T00:38:58.257 |
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"message": "I have problem in migrating email folders, because many use a '.' in the folder names. I found out that the current dovecot default for the hierarchy separator in Ubuntu is '.'. That makes it a forbidden char in a folder name, as far as I understood. I would like to change to '/' as described in t... | Change Dovecot to allow IMAP folder names with '.' like "test.com" | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T04:17:41.597 |
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"message": "I am trying to parse some log files using a script, and since all of them can be parsed independently, I am trying to run them in the background.I am using the following command but I get the syntax error stated right after:<pre><code>for k in {2..3}; do for i in {1..3}; do for j in {1..3}; do ./r... | Syntax error in for loop when redirecting output to file in background | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T09:44:48.683 |
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"message": "I am using Ubuntu 16.10. I want to install google docs or microsoft docs for offline use and when I connect with internet the all documents will update with server.If it is possible , please suggest me how can I do it. If it is not possible please suggest me other options which is working on same ... | Google docs for Ubuntu 16.10 | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T15:00:00.803 |
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"message": "when sending mail through Sendmail an error is displayed:vectortrade sm-mta[16951]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): hash map \"access\": unsafe map file /etc/mail/access.db: Permission deniedwhat rights should be?Now we set the following:<pre><code>root@a:/etc/mail# ls -latotal 232drw---S--- 7 smmta smmsp... | unsafe map file /etc/mail/access.db: Permission denied | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T15:24:03.653 |
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"message": "In order to help avoid generating errors, I need a way to stop an automated <code>scp</code> script to stop from overwriting files if they are already present on the remote folder, and just do nothing instead.Is this possible?",
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"message": "No, that is not possible ... | Can you tell SCP to cancel [as opposed to renaming] if file is present? | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T20:55:19.437 |
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"message": "I am completely new to Unbuntu and this forum. I've just gone through the process for a free download of Desktop LTS, for the purpose of establishing a MythTV set-up on my home. The MythTV instructions suggested using a 64 bit version of Ubuntu, but during the free download steps, I did not see ... | How can I tell if I have downloaded 64 bit? | askubuntu | 2017-03-22T21:40:31.857 |
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"message": "EDIT: UPDATED CODEI used nslookup ercont.club 127.0.0.1 to make sure that it would be using my host name server and that it wouldn't be something to do with my registrar. Here are the files: db.ercont.club<pre><code>;; BIND data file for local loopback interface; $TTL 604800 @ IN ... | BIND returns SERVFAIL after setting seemingly correct records | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T01:41:04.410 |
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"message": "I am having issues with my recently built pc. The screen will freeze while doing anything, requiring me to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to end the problem. Trying to do CTRL + Shift + F1-7 doesn't work during a freeze either.Digging through my syslogs, the only thing I could find th... | Complete Screen Freeze on Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T02:45:31.110 |
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"message": "My <code>FilePath.property</code> file is as below.<pre><code>filepath1 = /var/log/Testfilepath2 = /home/Backups</code></pre>I want to read this <code>FilePath.property</code> file inside my shell script and use filepath1 and filepath2 in my script for deleting old logs inside the Test and Backup... | shell script - use variables from config file | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T07:38:57.687 |
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