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"message": "Is it possible to install or downgrade curl version 7.35.0 on ubuntu 16.04?Default curl version is 7.47.0 in ubuntu 16.04 but I want to install curl 7.35.0. If possible please help me ASAP.",
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"message": "I advise strongly against the replacement of any software comp... | How do I install/downgrade version 7.35.0 of Curl on ubuntu 16.04? | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T10:26:07.727 |
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"message": "I want to have one folder in which I will store data which needs to be queried as fast as possible and the disk makes me wait a lot even it is SSD. On the other hand I have to store it permanently. I may made compromise which is that the data can be stored on the disk periodically (automatically!)... | Is it possible to make a folder/partition of RAM and sync it with persistent storage automatically, periodically? | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T14:49:52.120 |
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"message": "It's hard to describe it, but what I want to do is I have a video and at some point in the video I want to take the current frame, play it for some time like 5 seconds (i.e. displaying the last frame, a static image) and continue with the video.How can I do this easily in Linux, preferably Ubuntu?... | How can I hold a frame for a few seconds in a video? | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T19:48:48.227 |
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"message": "For example, these types of .SPC files:<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87K-9VTscocQllJTUhUQjZoSlk\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">random SPC and WAV folderI don't want it to bring a window in the foreground, just an invisible process that will convert an SPC to a WAV.<pre><code>executab... | SPC to WAV command-line | askubuntu | 2017-03-23T21:56:03.343 |
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"message": "I have a problem similar to that of <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/120415/how-to-remove-access-point-from-saved-list/120447\">this question.A few days ago, I created a hotspot (<code>MyHotspot</code>) using <code>Create New Wi-Fi Network...</code> in order to share my wired connection w... | Unwanted automatic connection to hotspot | askubuntu | 2017-03-24T14:41:54.387 |
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"message": "I recently have bought for myself a Wacom Inutos Comic CTH-490. It is reacting to touch and the standard config ist working. On the opposite side in the Ubuntu System Settings/Wacom Graphics Tablet, there is not tablet detected. As far as I read there are no known problems with this tablet. I am r... | Tablet Wacom Inutos Comic CTH 490 not recognized in system settings | askubuntu | 2017-03-24T15:13:55.310 |
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"message": "I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity.Is possible to change Super+D shortcut?. I have changed in Configuration --> Keyboard --> Navigation --> Hide all normal windows, but this has not effect. I want to put \"Hide all windows\" in Super+V and for this I have disabled lenses using next command:<pre><co... | Unity change Super+D shortcut | askubuntu | 2017-03-24T22:12:30.063 |
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"message": "I am new to Ubuntu and so far I have this problem: I've tried to install skype and couldn't do it. Then the software \"app\" stop working and I get an error of Failed to load the package list, followed by details:<pre><code>E:Malformed entry 55 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list (Component), E:Th... | How to solve the E:Malformed entry 55 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list (Component), problem | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T00:41:12.697 |
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"message": "I have been using VMware Player for a long time on 14.04. I updated to 16.04 about 3 months ago. Now I am trying to launch VMware Player for the first time since the upgrade, and it refuses to launch! I double click the shortcut on my launcher, then the program tries to launch as usual by appeaing... | VMware Player refuses to launch on 16.04 (VMware modules cannot compile into kernel) | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T00:49:19.707 |
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"message": "I encouraged a friend to try Ubuntu, but my friend is having some trouble getting used to Ubuntu 16.04 Lts. Is there a way to make this operating system look and feel more like windows xp, the user's favorite operating system? Make multiple firefox browser windows open more like windows xp. My fri... | Making Ubuntu 16.04 lts more like windows xp | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T08:21:37.097 |
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"message": "currently <a href=\"https://imgur.com/a/OEeDO\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">my file system is dual boot between windows 7 and ubuntu 16.04. First I wanted to allocate space between the two operating systems, but now i decided it is best to just erase windows in favor of ubuntu. As far as I know, I... | Replace dual-boot system with ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T10:07:44.360 |
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"message": "Just in case it's relevant, I'm working with Ubuntu 16.04.I had a repo (NVIDIA CUDA repo to be specific), from which I installed the <code>cuda</code> package.I removed it from the \"Other Software\" section in Ubuntu's \"Software & Updates\" (using the \"remove\" option).Now I want to reinsta... | Repo removed from software center and can't be installed from (16.04) | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T11:09:01.103 |
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"message": "There is documentation about OpenVPN <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openvpn.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">manual install and configuration.But let be honest, this is too much if you are in a hurry and don't want all the details right now.Indeed, it is common sense to have a... | Script/Program for Quick install & config openvpn | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T15:24:42.827 |
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"message": "I'm trying to create a custom layout in XKB following instructions given in stack exchange answers and other tutorials. I have the following in the file <code>my</code>:<pre><code>default alphanumeric_keysxkb_symbols \"basic\" { name[Group1]=\"MyLayout\"; key <AC01> { [ UE700 ] }; key <... | Custom keyboard layout behaves like last selected | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T17:52:21.197 |
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"message": "I am new to Linux. I installed Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS alongside windows 10 on a separate partition using Unetbootin . Whenever I started my notebook it used to present me with dual boot options. I booted into windows 10 and deleted ubuntu from the hard drive using windows 10 disk management utility. I... | Boot problems after deleting dual boot Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS with windows 10 | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T17:54:22.633 |
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"message": "I am new to Ubuntu and trying to install Chrome. I go as far as the the installation window/button. when I click to install, it says \"Installing\" for 2 second and goes back to install button. Can anyone guide me in this? thanks,",
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"message": "Some times various wi... | I have problem installing Google-Chrome | askubuntu | 2017-03-25T20:27:03.677 |
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"message": "I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed on my desktop machine. I connect to the internet through an EDIMAX EW-7612UAn V2 USB wifi adapter. The problem is that the connection keeps dropping randomly, but the network manager at the top right keeps showing connected status.I also have Windows 10 installed in t... | USB wifi adapter keeps dropping connection (Ubuntu 16.04) | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T00:03:30.523 |
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"message": "I get this error when I try to run the command: <code>sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk</code><pre class=\"lang-none prettyprint-override\"><code>Package openjdk-7-jdk is not available, but is referred to by another package.This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, oris only ... | Error when trying to install Java 7 | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T00:39:46.337 |
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"message": "I'm running Ubuntu 16.10 Server VM on a Proxmox 4.4-1 server. Network for VM is going through my bridged interface (LAN). My pfSense router is also on the same physical host using the same bridged interface as LAN. My ISP modem is set to bridged mode.Whenever I run \"apt-get update\" it hangs on \... | apt-get update will not connect | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T04:01:07.640 |
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"message": "I'm running Ubuntu 16.10 Server VM on a Proxmox 4.4-1 server. Network for VM is going through my bridged interface (LAN). My pfSense router is also on the same physical host using the same bridged interface as LAN. My ISP modem is set to bridged mode.Whenever I run \"apt-get update\" it hangs on \... | apt-get update will not connect | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T04:01:07.640 |
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"message": "I installed a second hard drive (actually a SSD) onto my Windows 7 machine for the purpose of using Ubuntu via virtual machine -- and hated that. So, I tried to install Ubuntu to the second drive and after running boot-repair numerous times I got it running pretty well.But the GRUB was installed ... | Moving grub from C: to D:, was previously working | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T04:20:04.607 |
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"message": "I have tried all solutions I can find on this site - i cannot even install Synaptics, software center shows no entries. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade gives me error :- <pre><code>Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DoneYou might want to run ‘apt-ge... | cannot install any packages in Ubuntu 16.04 - broken dependencies | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T05:15:45.733 |
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"message": "I need to install conky manager to ubuntu,but write this cods for install conky<pre><code>$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa$ sudo apt-get update$ sudo apt-get install conky-manager</code></pre>I get the following error<pre><code>Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree ... ... | Conky program is not installed on ubuntu16.10 | askubuntu | 2017-03-26T16:47:50.853 |
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"message": "I have Ubuntu 16 and am unable to copy files from my computer to my YP-UTJ Samsung MP3 player. This is the error message<blockquote> There was an error copying the file into [drive name]: libmtp error: Could not send object property list.</blockquote>I have googled this error but have not yet ... | Unable to copy files to Samsung MPS - libmtp error: Could not send object property list | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T00:50:20.153 |
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"message": "Can I remote control my Ubuntu laptop from an Android phone without using the Internet?I would like to use VNC or a similar method to remote control my Ubuntu 15.10 graphically or over command-line.There are tools such as Teamviewer but I don't want to use them because they are slow and require an... | Can I remote control my Ubuntu laptop from an Android phone without using the Internet? | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T07:44:48.687 |
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"message": "Although I have built computers in the past, I know next to nothing about Ubuntu or Linux.I decided to try to use Ubuntu on a 16GB f;ash drive as a substitute hard drive and it works fine on the \"Try without installing\" lest for not having flash among other things , but whenever I do try to inst... | Installation problems on USB , partition table | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T13:29:42.577 |
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"message": "What driver do I need on Ubuntu for an ATI RADEON 8670 HD. How do I install an ATI driver for the video card as in windows? I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 \"trusty\" with Unity desktop environment.",
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"message": "I recommend you to use the proprietary fglrx driver (known as ... | Video card driver for ATI RADEON 8670 HD | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T13:59:45.860 |
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"message": "When typing some text in LibreOffice Writer, one can use following in-line shortcuts:type <code>*text*</code> to write the word \"text\" in bold,type <code>_text_</code> to write the word \"text\" underlined.What is the corresponding in-line shortcut for writing the word \"text\" in italics?",
... | In LibreOffice, what is the shortcut for italics? | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T15:43:57.530 |
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"message": "Using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, I often search from the Mozilla Firefox (52) browser bar.My default search engine is set to Google, but I find that the first search in a tab always goes to google.com. I want it to go to my local country google site, as this would probably be faster.I have looked at the F... | How to get google search to default to local country site, not com site? | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T16:36:09.867 |
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"message": "I am trying to install PhoneGap off of this link: <a href=\"http://dasunhegoda.com/installrun-phonegap-ubuntu/797/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://dasunhegoda.com/installrun-phonegap-ubuntu/797/ and I have a problem. I have gotten to the part where I have to install genymotion. I installed ge... | PhoneGap installment | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T17:30:51.477 |
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"message": "As I understand VirtualBox Guest Additions can be installed via command line as:<pre><code>apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) virtualbox-guest-x11</code></pre>Although there seems to be differences of opinion about what exactly is to be installed but my understanding is that... | Unity 3D not supported in VirtualBox when installing Guest Additions via command line | askubuntu | 2017-03-27T19:16:45.443 |
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"message": "I'm using Ubuntu 16.04. As you might know, there is a GUI tool that lets you choose the fastest download server.But the list of servers is outdated. It contains some mirrors which no longer work (e.g. <code>ftp.iib.ac.in</code>). Also it doesn't include a lot of mirrors that are present on <a href... | Update the list of download servers | askubuntu | 2017-03-28T16:21:12.360 |
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"message": "I was monitoring my system using Netdata today, and noticed that, some kind of X apps are using more CPU than other applications. <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/RJ0mr.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"> Look clearly in the image, X is taking a larger CPU% time than others.Not only CPU, but eve... | What are X apps in ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-28T18:10:09.533 |
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"message": "I'm using WSL on Windows 10. I've installed <code>gtkwave</code> through the terminal, but I am unable to run it. My system gives me the following error:<pre><code>Could not initialize GTK! Is DISPLAY env var/xhost set?</code></pre>I've tried installing <code>xhost</code>, but running <code>xhost... | Can't Run GTK on WSL, Display Error | askubuntu | 2017-03-28T18:40:27.423 |
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"message": "I have a Linux router(not used as DHCP/DNS server, simply a linux box on the network) at home that I want to use as my \"remote access\" device. My initial goal is to use SSH Tunneling to remotely access my network. For example, I can go to my (main) router's homepage from a remote location, simpl... | How to tunnel and browse the web on remote network | askubuntu | 2017-03-28T22:04:49.700 |
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"message": "I'm trying to dual boot Ubuntu 16.04.2 on my laptop, which currently has Windows 10 installed. (Bash on Ubuntu on Windows is not cutting it for what I need) I loaded an external hard drive with a mounted ISO. I have over 40GB unallocated space on my internal hard drive. Trying to go straight to in... | Ubuntu dual boot install hanging up at dots screen | askubuntu | 2017-03-28T22:54:39.800 |
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"message": "I need to make space in the boot but whatever I try to remove this old kernel returns an error.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFuQq.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/y89Vq.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">",
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"message": "Try ... | Error removing old kernel | askubuntu | 2017-03-29T04:41:38.367 |
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"message": "I need to make space in the boot but whatever I try to remove this old kernel returns an error.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/MFuQq.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/y89Vq.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">",
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"message": "I cr... | Error removing old kernel | askubuntu | 2017-03-29T04:41:38.367 |
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"message": "I have installed Ubuntu desktop on top of that I have my Oracle virtual box where I have centos 7 virtual machines.I'm able to ping my Ubuntu from virtual machine but I'm not able to ping virtual machine Centos from Ubuntu.Can any one explain as what is missing in here, also can anyone tell me as ... | not able to ping/connect to rhel machine on virtual box from my Ubuntu desktop | askubuntu | 2017-03-29T08:25:15.723 |
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"message": "I'm on 16.04. Until recently I could print just fine. Something has broken cups and I'm not sure what.When I go to System Settings-> Printers, it says \"Printing service is not available. Start the service on this computer or connect to another server.\"Cups was masked for some reason. I didn't ma... | unable to print. System Settings-> Printers says that CUPS is not running. But systemctl says it is running | askubuntu | 2017-03-29T16:01:25.900 |
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"message": "I have a new Epson ET-2650 printer, which is connected to a Windows machine via USB. Works fine on Windows 7. I'm trying to print to this printer from a Ubuntu machine via a Samba connection. Unfortunately, the list of Epson printers on Ubuntu doesn't include any of the ET-series printers. (These ... | Install Epson ET-2650 printer, remote via Samba | askubuntu | 2017-03-29T18:27:11.763 |
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"message": "When I am installing color-picker in Ubuntu 16.04 from the terminal this error occurs.I use this command to install it:<pre><code>sudo dpkg -i pick-colour-picker_1.5-0~201606011144~ubuntu14.04.1_all.deb(Reading database ... 263715 files and directories currently installed.)Preparing to unpack pick... | dpkg: error processing package pick-colour-picker (--install) in Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-30T04:42:05.423 |
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"message": "I have a clean install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but because my machine is running behind a corporate firewall/proxy I cant figure out how to overcome the obstacles. I know we have a corporate proxy, and I have the server/port/username/password to use it, but I dont know if that will solve my problem i... | Ubuntu sits behind a corporate proxy/firewall -- how can I install packages? | askubuntu | 2017-03-30T17:42:14.983 |
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"message": "It is for a while I am trying to find a way to add another entry to grub2 which takes me to text mode.I have already seen lots of posts but either they are for make a permanent change (which makes grub always take me to text mode) or they are too old and not working on newer version (like <a href=... | Add new entry in Grub2 for text mode on Ubuntu 16.04 | askubuntu | 2017-03-30T19:00:50.713 |
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"message": "I'm trying to delete Ubuntu, but I can't find a way to locate Ubuntu partitions. In most threads, people just point out which one is which without saying how did they know. So I tried, and this is what I've got:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BVpqe.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">and this:<a... | Which is Ubuntu partition? | askubuntu | 2017-03-30T21:10:09.660 |
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"message": "I'm attempting to install a piece of software but when I try to run bash install-deps (as per the readme) I get:<pre><code>➜ torch git:(master) bash install-deps;Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease ... | Can't find python as a dependency? | askubuntu | 2017-03-30T21:26:46.633 |
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"message": "On Windows I can use <a href=\"https://www.voidtools.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SearchEverything to quickly and easily find any file or folder on my PC. What are equivalent programs/commands for Ubuntu?",
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"message": "You could use the find command inside of ... | SearchEverything equivalent for Ubuntu | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T02:11:52.197 |
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"message": "I have Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit.PHP is not running on my server after updating Virtualmin. Google suggests that I edit this file: <code>/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php5.conf</code>(and comment out the two SetHandler lines).When I do that and try to save it I get a permission error:<pre><code>550 php5.con... | How can I edit php5.conf? | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T05:53:53.953 |
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"message": "I am referring to a proxy program that is required to be constantly running, and then a mining program.They both need their own window, and I am trying to make a script, so that I can run it on my HOST machine. I have a HOST machine and several rigs, if I have a rig that goes down, I want to SSH t... | Can I use a bin bash script to start two separate processes that need to remain running in two separate windows? UBUNTU 14.04.3 | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T07:09:14.173 |
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"message": "I'm currently working on a server side app written in Golang. I want to package the app in a snap package.Where can I store a global configuration file for the app that retains itself even after an upgrade?Some sample code would be nice, thanks!",
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"message": "All in... | Where to store global config file for a snap application | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T07:59:26.990 |
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"message": "Original title: Losing the # key after swapping between keymappingsWhen I swap between to key-mappings, I seem to lose the functionality of several keys. This seems to affect the hash symbol (located at shift-3) and also the back-tick, a.k.a grave, (located left of the z).I am using Ubuntu 16.04 L... | Changing between keymappings leading to defective keys - custom mappings a solution? | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T12:03:24.467 |
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"message": "Summary: How to set <code>Run in Terminal</code> as the default Nautilus doubleclick action?I wish to run an interactive script by doubleclicking it. To interact with it, I have to see it run.If I <code>gsettings</code> set <code>org.gnome.nautilus.preferences executable-text-activation</code> to... | How to run a script in terminal when doubleclicked | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T16:31:29.677 |
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"message": "Summary: How to set <code>Run in Terminal</code> as the default Nautilus doubleclick action?I wish to run an interactive script by doubleclicking it. To interact with it, I have to see it run.If I <code>gsettings</code> set <code>org.gnome.nautilus.preferences executable-text-activation</code> to... | How to run a script in terminal when doubleclicked | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T16:31:29.677 |
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"message": "I mistakenly switched my repositories to Zesty's and upgraded all the packages. Now that I reverted to Yakkety, is there a way I can make apt uninstall all Zesty's packages and reinstall Yakkety's equivalents?Output of lsblk:<pre><code>NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT loop0 7:0 0 115M 0 loo... | How to remove all packages installed which are not in the repositories and install the current repositories' equivalents | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T20:39:34.210 |
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"message": "I have a setup as such:1 x 256GB SSD - Ubuntu 16.041 x 256GB SSD - Windows 101 x 1TB HDD - Shared for bothI was able to access the shared drive from Ubuntu with no issues, but all of a sudden, if I try to go into it Ubuntu will say:<pre><code>Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/user/B450A12E50A0F86... | Dual-booting Windows 10: Shared drive no longer accessible | askubuntu | 2017-03-31T21:20:51.517 |
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"message": "I am trying to install etcd 2.2 on Ubuntu 14.04.This command <code>aptitude install etcd</code> results in a variety of complex messages.This command <code>apt-get install etcd</code> results in this message:<pre><code>E: Package 'etcd' has no installation candidate</code></pre>I downloaded a .tar... | What should I do if the etcd installation hangs? | askubuntu | 2017-04-01T00:49:17.663 |
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"message": "My notebook uses the so called Hybrid GPU (Intel and NVidia) and after installing the NVidia driver I am able to switch GPU's.My question is whether it is possible to set it to use the Integrated graphics when the notebook is plugged off (in order to save battery) and the NVidia GPU when it is plu... | Is there a way to switch gpu's automatically when the battery is pluged in/off? | askubuntu | 2017-04-01T17:46:18.057 |
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"message": "I have two USB ports in my laptop (HP Intel Core i7) mode USB 2.I need to have an USB 3. Is it possible to activate it, and how?lsusb:<pre><code>Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hubBus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b51d Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:0... | How to enable USB 3 for HP EliteBook Intel Core i7? | askubuntu | 2017-04-01T21:04:18.040 |
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"message": "In this case, do I need to make any changes to my HDD (windows) drive?IMO, If I boot from live USB and install ubuntu with grub on the M.2 drive, I should be able to boot into Windows or Ubuntu by just selecting the boot drive at boot without making any changes to any of the bootloaders. Also, can... | Can I dual boot Dell 7559 by using pre-installed Windows 10 on HDD and installing Linux (Ubuntu) on the new M.2 SSD? | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T04:13:41.293 |
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"message": "My laptop is an ASUS X555LJ and my UBUNTU is 14.04 LTS. I have a DVD, name: VTS VOB / type: MPEG, I can not see it with VLC. VLC recognizes it, but the cone of the volume is empty and also when DVD strats VLC starts to fibrillar. At the end I can not see anything. I uninstalled and reinstalled VLC... | VLC does not read DVD .VOB | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T05:13:42.200 |
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"message": "Currently, I have windows 7 and I need to change as ubuntu 16.04. I made a usb bootable device on my pen drive. I am installing ubuntu os so rufus is working fine but now the problem is <pre><code>Your installation cd-rom couldn't mounted. This probably means that the cd-rom was not in the drive. ... | Installation is not working on my pc | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T07:46:26.830 |
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"message": "I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and using Transmission BitTorrent client for downloading files. All I want is a script which will run after the download has completed and this script will make a exact copy of the files which has been downloaded to a remote FTP location which has an authentication. I do ... | How to make a copy of torrent to FTP location after download completion | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T08:39:44.180 |
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"message": "I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but I have no sound. I do not know a lot about Ubuntu, but I have tried everything I could find on the Internet.I did a 12 step solving plan from the Ubuntu site, but that didn't solve it.I have a Toshiba S55Dt A5130 running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS<br>My laptop had Harman/Ka... | No sound ubuntu 16.04 LTS | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T12:34:30.863 |
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"message": "I'm using Windows 10 on a Lenovo ideapad 100S. I've tried to install Ubuntu from a USB stick but the USB drive won't boot and I can't change the boot order. When I try to use BCDEdit I get an access denied message.",
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"message": "If your install disk was made for leg... | Can't install Ubuntu from USB drive on Windows 10 | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T22:10:23.083 |
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"message": "This issue happened for my 32 kingstone flash drive. I tried to make bootable USB by using <code>dd</code> command:<pre><code>sudo dd if=file.iso of=/dev/sdb</code></pre>After that I can't do anything with my USB stick.<a href=\"https://i.imgur.com/n6mtL6t.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">When tr... | after using dd command my 32 usb goes read only and 29 gb also cannot format it or open | askubuntu | 2017-04-02T22:35:04.827 |
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"message": "here is a noob who is confused. I purchased a 1TB HDD to use as a backup drive.I couldn't figure which drive was the 1TB as it shows as only 488GB.I disconnected all other drives, except the main boot drive and 2 CD drives, then rebooted the computer.The main drive, or boot drive, is shown on the... | I want to get rid of a partition in a 1TB drive in ubuntu 16.04.1 | askubuntu | 2017-04-03T06:12:56.503 |
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"message": "We are running Ubuntu version on AWS EC2 instance for one of our production server. Issues is Memory is getting utilized fully and our website which is hosted in this server is freezing. When i checked its CPU utilization, It is so normal at below 40% but when i SSHed in to the instance and checke... | Cached Memory full in minutes | askubuntu | 2017-04-03T07:06:16.563 |
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"message": "I have created a service on an Ubuntu 16.04 in order to run a c++ app after every boot.The c++ app runs among others ping measurements ,and that's why I need to start it after the network is up and to have cap_net_raw=ep. The service unit file I created and stored it under /etc/systemd/system/ i... | Systemd service remains inactive due to code=exited, status=1/FAILURE | askubuntu | 2017-04-03T13:40:29.477 |
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"message": "<code>wget http://example.com/install.sh -O - | bash</code> runs the script automatically but due to possible (TLS) MITM attacks etc, this is not safe. Is is possible to construct a one-liner that downloads the script, but executes it only if it's hash matches the one specified in the one-liner? I... | wget script, but pipe it to bash only if SHA256 of script matches one-liner | askubuntu | 2017-04-03T19:11:19.250 |
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"message": "Are there any GUI applications I can use to see how much bandwidth a user on my home network is using? I use Ubuntu 16.04.",
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"message": "You can't (per se) do this from your computer itself without some network topology alterations or similar. As those are complicat... | Is there GUI software that can show how much bandwidth a user on my home network is using? | askubuntu | 2017-04-04T03:27:42.100 |
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"message": "I've tried using the <code>ls</code> command: <pre><code>(hd0) (hd0,msdos5) (hd0,msdos2) (hd0,msdos1) (fd0)</code></pre>Then I run <code>ls</code> on each one of them and I got the error:<pre><code>Error: Filesystem is unknown </code></pre>But there is one (<code>fd0</code>) which takes some time ... | Grub Rescue error after installing windows 10 | askubuntu | 2017-04-04T05:23:29.407 |
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"message": "I know this question might have been asked before But I still cannot really find the answer, and the answer in my case should be simple. So what have I done is in my ECS server I created a new user and gave it <code>sudo</code> privilege by assigning it to the sudo group. Then I change some of the... | Permission denied (publickey) error right after generating the SSH keys | askubuntu | 2017-04-04T08:28:43.880 |
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"message": "I have created an Ubuntu16.04 'Persistent Pendrive' which was working perfectly for about a month, but now it seems to be running out of space.Specifically: I used the information in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/664577/unable-to-boot-ubuntu-live-usb-flash-drive-with-casper-rw-persiste... | Pendrive with Persistent Partion out of space in OS partition | askubuntu | 2017-04-04T15:19:21.143 |
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"message": "I'm trying to install a newer version on a nettop (Acer Aspire Revo) that is running an older version. I have an external DVD drive that appears to be booting up ok, but when I get to the \"Install Ubuntu\" page, the display just goes off! The DVD drive still wizzes around for a bit and then nothi... | I can't seem to install Ubuntu 16.04.2 | askubuntu | 2017-04-04T19:56:53.160 |
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"message": "I am trying to use grep to find the string \"crk\" in a file. I know the string exists in a c source file in the form<pre><code>kop.crk_op = CRK_MOD_EXP;</code></pre>However, when I search using<pre><code> grep -rnw --include '*.c' '.' -e \"crk\"</code></pre>I get an empty result. The line<pre><co... | Using grep to find all substrings of strings that may contain special characters | askubuntu | 2017-04-05T05:31:43.023 |
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"message": "I would like to resize <code>ext4</code> partition in order to make place for windows storage. Unfortunately I can't resize it - gparted will not allow me to do that:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/4405k.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">How to solve this problem?",
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"message": "You can reach this IP address <a href=\"http://2.186.116.46\" rel=\"noreferrer\">2.186.116.46 (if my computer is online). I want to assign a domain to it so I wonder how is that possible when I have no DNS? I do own my domain which is \".com\". My IP is static.Thanks",
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... | How to set a domain to ip address? | askubuntu | 2017-04-05T17:13:19.927 |
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"message": "I've decided that I like <code>aptitude</code> better than all the alternatives I've tried. But I can't figure out how to downgrade/force version of a package with it. I have to go back and use <code>synaptic</code> for that.How does one use <code>aptitude</code> to downgrade a package?",
"ro... | How do I use aptitude to downgrade/force version of a package? | askubuntu | 2017-04-05T18:01:36.497 |
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"message": "Does anyone know the file in which the entries for the samba shares are stored?For instance the drives or folders I am sharing.",
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"message": "If you insist, you can edit <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code> I recommend that you make a backup copy or use <code>gedit</cod... | Samba: File location where share entries are stored? | askubuntu | 2017-04-05T21:21:24.060 |
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"message": "I have attempted using bootrepair from a Ubuntu usb, and lilo neither of which are working. OSrepair states that I have no os on the hard drive yet I know for a fact windows is still on it because when I deleted the Ubuntu partion I did so on my windows os. Now I cant get out of grub rescue and no... | Deleted Ubuntu Partion from dual boot with windows, stuck in grub recovery | askubuntu | 2017-04-06T00:14:07.037 |
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"message": "<a href=\"https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Canonical announced yesterday that it will drop Unity 7 from Ubuntu 18.04 onwards, reverting back to the Gnome desktop environment. I know all the larger deskto... | Is there an active Unity 7 fork? | askubuntu | 2017-04-06T12:50:09.337 |
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"message": "Are there any music/audio players that let you sort the albums by the year? So for example:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/wlgRl.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Sort the albums seen in this view by the year. Oldest first or newest?In short the lack of sorting in any of the Music players that... | A Music player that lets you sort albums by their year? | askubuntu | 2017-04-06T16:33:41.417 |
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"message": "I have an Nvidia GTX 1080Ti device in my PC. I installed a fresh Ubuntu Image, and used the PPA to install the driver, using apt-get install nvidia-378. I rebooted. When I try to login I get a login loop. I have looked at several questions similar to this one, but none of the solutions seem to wor... | Ubuntu 16.04.2 Installing GTX 1080Ti, nvidia-378 driver login loop | askubuntu | 2017-04-06T23:13:37.147 |
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"message": "<a href=\"https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GitHub Source Pagei'm using this really amazing video player in ubuntu, i just want to make little change in it's behaviour with subtitles (<code>.srt</code> files)Default Behaviourcurrently MPV shows subtitles which are har... | Can I make MPV player to pick up any subtitles available in the folder? | askubuntu | 2017-04-07T09:44:59.820 |
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"message": "I have installed ubuntu server in Virtual Machine. I started exploring about the network, and read a book for it. It says that my DNS server is given in /etc/resolv.conf file.This is my server's IP.<pre><code>luvpreet@server16:~$ hostname -I192.168.122.62 </code></pre>This is the /etc/resolv.conf ... | Understanding DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf file | askubuntu | 2017-04-07T19:29:01.983 |
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"message": "For my smart home, I have an old comuterFor some time, all of the versions won't start.. all I get is black screen, I have access to grub v 2.02What can I do to boot it without loosing all the data inside?It is vital to save everything When I try in root mode to write the line you gave me for the ... | Ubuntu system won't load | askubuntu | 2017-04-08T12:23:42.480 |
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"message": "I have recently purchased a new lenovo thinkpad e470, which packs 8GB of RAM, 1TB of hard disk and an intel i5 7th gen processor.I was expecting a optimum boot load time with this system configuration, but its taking 40sec to show login screen and 10sec to show applications after login.I have refe... | speedup ubuntu 16.04.2 boot process | askubuntu | 2017-04-08T12:25:04.347 |
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"message": "Presently, I have a dual boot system with Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10. I am planning to install one more linux distro alongside both. My question is, will my present GRUB be deleted and a new GRUB installed, or will both be present as separate boot entries?",
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"messa... | Installing third OS on a dual boot system | askubuntu | 2017-04-08T17:44:57.893 |
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"message": "Ubuntu 14.04 - Xsane 0.998 - Samsung SCX-4100 Printer/ScannerAfter many months of effort & lots of much appreciated help [recorded on <a href=\"https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread....333579&page=2]\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread....333579&page=2] the ... | How do I get Sane to change its 'Printerdefinition' in 'Copy' mode? | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T08:53:20.810 |
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"message": "Is it normal that tomcat user created in tomcat setup to be seen in login screen? Is there a way to hide that from login screen?",
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"message": "This appears to be a bug. The tomcat user is a system account and not a user account. There is now way that it should be di... | Login screen shows tomcat user | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T09:11:48.860 |
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"message": "I've a <code>/boot</code> partition with <code>232MiB</code> inside. Of those, <code>102.2MiB</code> are free.I've already performed any possible necessary cleanup, have only 2 (two) kernels installed, with each taking around <code>50MiB</code>:<pre><code>$ sudo du * -h | sort -n1.0K lost+found... | Can't upgrade to 17.04 due to full /boot, already cleaned old kernels | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T09:30:49.167 |
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"message": "I installed Ubuntu Core and found that it used Snap for application installation. I want to install many applications on this system such as firefox, chrome, and many more. How can I do it? And is it possible to install apt-get or yum any how?",
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"message": "No, Ubun... | Install applications in Ubuntu core | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T16:25:25.277 |
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"message": "After grub stopped booting my system at all (<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/899094/boot-repair-error-cannot-find-a-grub-drive-for-dev-sdb1-check-your-device-ma\">boot-repair: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map) I installed LILO. I know it's not under ac... | Speed up LILO boot, takes about 10 minutes | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T16:40:40.473 |
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"message": "I'm running an ubuntu 16.04 LTS system on a single partition (i.e., the entire system resides on the <code>/dev/sda1</code> partition of my hard drive). It is automatically mounted (of course) at boot up and mount shows it mounted with the following options:<pre><code>/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw... | Need to mount my single Ubuntu 16.04 partition with the mount 'suid' option enabled | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T18:19:07.633 |
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"message": "I can't seem to set up Ubuntu Studio to only use the right hand monitor with my wacom tablet.<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/5rlzH.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/0NSdw.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">everything seems fine in display settings...<br>I'm u... | Setting Up My wacom tablet to use only the right hand monitor | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T20:11:58.243 |
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"message": "There are 7 terminals that can be used in our system. <code>tty7</code> is GUI based.How can I know that which tty am I currently using ?like, tty1, tty2....tty6 ?",
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"message": "When you have logged in to a tty it shows which tty you are using on the first line auto... | How to check which tty am I currently using? | askubuntu | 2017-04-09T20:43:59.017 |
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"message": "I SSH tunneled from my local Ubuntu machine to a remote Ubuntu machine and I want to copy/move files from the remote Ubuntu to the local one.I need to do that from within the SSH session (i.e, from within the remote Ubuntu).These didn't work:<pre><code>scp [remote-source] [local-destination] # Whi... | How to copy (or move) files from remote machine to local machine? | askubuntu | 2017-04-10T00:17:10.423 |
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"message": "I always prefer keeping my disk optimized by using the above command. I wanted to know whether this is a safe practice. I am using Ubuntu 16.04",
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"message": "Yes! It actually tells you to run it on most updates.",
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"message": "I h... | Is it safe to execute sudo apt-get autoremove after every update | askubuntu | 2017-04-10T15:55:38.833 |
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"message": "My Ubuntu 16.04 is suddenly started booting in to the tty1 mode. I'm not able to use gui by pressing <code>ctrl+alt+f7</code>. When I login in tty mode it says<pre><code>-bash: /usr/bin/lesspipe: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: No such file or directory</code></pre>I also tried <code>startx</code> and g... | Ubuntu 16.04 boots in tty mode | askubuntu | 2017-04-10T16:27:25.973 |
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"message": "I need some help on this elusive problem; I hope someone knows how to work around it. I am writing this from Fedora, since no Ubuntu or Debian based distributions are able to boot on this laptop. I just bought a Dell Inspiron 14 5458 with Ubuntu 14.04 pre-installed. Yes, it came with Ubuntu. But i... | Other distributions boot; Debian/Ubuntu based don't | askubuntu | 2017-04-10T21:56:18.293 |
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