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4043 | 1 | 4054 | 2010-09-11T21:57:01.890 | 1 | 1666 | <p>When trying to install ruby 1.9.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 (64-bit), I get the following error after performing the following steps:</p>
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4048 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T04:04:37.710 | 4 | 9108 | <p>How do I use my iPhone as a wireless internet source using Bluetooth?</p>
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4055 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T07:37:10.047 | 21 | 25723 | <p>Depending on the situation, I use either my speakers or my headset for audio output. Given that my headset is an USB headset it behaves as its own audio device.</p>
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4062 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T12:40:12.377 | 2 | 1574 | <p>I am new to Linux. When I run a Borealis application, the 'locale not supported by Xlib' error comes up:</p>
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4066 | 1 | 4067 | 2010-09-12T14:53:55.480 | 9 | 26388 | <p>I'm configuring an Ubuntu Server for my home network to handle NAT and firewall. I've configured dnsmasq and verified that it's working correctly. I want all connections from my internal network to be allowed. However, once I enable ufw, the connections are blocked.</p>
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4068 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T15:41:39.007 | 8 | 973 | <p>When I type</p>
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4069 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T15:59:44.473 | 2 | 5804 | <p>I recently solved my problem <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3807/how-to-check-network-proxy-is-really-applied">How to check if Network Proxy is really applied?</a>
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4072 | 1 | 4076 | 2010-09-12T17:01:16.973 | 99 | 102616 | <p>What can I use to find duplicate photos, including photos that have been resized?</p>
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4075 | 1 | 4077 | 2010-09-12T18:38:08.333 | 8 | 649 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/21305/desktop-forgets-theme">Desktop forgets theme?</a> </p>
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4080 | 1 | null | 2010-09-12T21:55:23.097 | 3 | 1831 | <p>I'm trying to set up my server (running Ubuntu server 8.04) on my university network so that I can access it from anywhere on campus. Last year I had it plugged into my router and set my router's domain like <code>network.myschool.edu</code> and hostname to <code>dlh</code>. This allowed me to access the router usin... | 10 | 8844 | 2011-03-31T03:25:37.703 | 2011-03-31T03:25:37.703 | How to configure domain name on school network | [
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4081 | 1 | 4162 | 2010-09-12T22:02:09.717 | 4 | 2537 | <p>Here's the deal. I set up a computer with Ubuntu 10.04 for my grandmother. Everything worked fine. I connected it to the internet at her house today. After rebooting the computer I found that the computer would kick you back to the logon screen if you attempted to logon to her account. It worked fine logging on to m... | 2221 | null | null | 2013-04-18T17:08:04.730 | Stuck in logon loop | [
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4086 | 1 | null | 2010-09-13T01:12:55.540 | 3 | 1938 | <p>I would like to turn this 32GB USB 2.0 flash drive into a 32 GB partition with Ubuntu installed on it which I can boot and read/write persist as any normal hard drive install would be expected to do. The trick is that I don't want to have to install Ubuntu to create this thing. Can I create it from a live boot of a ... | 2230 | null | null | 2012-01-28T13:58:54.723 | How do I create a persistent USB 2.0 thumb drive install of Ubuntu in a Windows environment? | [
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4087 | 1 | 4088 | 2010-09-13T01:33:52.950 | 3 | 2547 | <p>I am looking for a torrent program that i will download torrents place in a certain folder. I have a similar program for NZBs called hellanzb. </p>
<p>I would like the best recommended software for this. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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4092 | 1 | 4093 | 2010-09-13T04:51:20.113 | 7 | 9436 | <p>For example, I'm trying to run Archive Manager from Ubuntu Desktop (10.04) under sudo otherwise it won't let me extract a Software Development Kit into /usr/local</p>
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4095 | 1 | null | 2010-09-13T09:37:17.617 | 3 | 5584 | <p>i have asked this question <a href="https://superuser.com/questions/186519/how-to-mount-safeboot-encrypted-windows-partiton-in-ubuntu">here</a> and I want more replies please </p>
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<p>how do I mount a SafeBoot encrypted Windows partition on Ubuntu (10.04)?</p>
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4098 | 1 | 4100 | 2010-09-13T12:00:39.110 | 1 | 344 | <p>I copied photos onto my notebook hard drive and got a warning of limited hard drive space...I continued to copy photos onto my hard dirve. I got a message that the space limit was reached an no more photos could be copied onto the hard drive.<br>
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4103 | 1 | null | 2010-09-13T13:44:54.323 | 11 | 485 | <p>This happens occasionally, and I never know how to fix it without deleting the panel and adding a new one. Any help would be appreciated. </p>
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4109 | 1 | 4112 | 2010-09-13T16:00:56.887 | 178 | 53821 | <p>It takes me about 5 tries to resize a window on my computer.</p>
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<p>What application do you recommend for such a case?</p>
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4119 | 1 | 4126 | 2010-09-13T17:59:54.163 | 4 | 3889 | <p>I'm planning to switch from KDE to gnome (Kubuntu to Ubuntu) and from 9 to 10 in one step -
do you have any hints what would be the least painful way to do this ? </p>
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4120 | 1 | 4123 | 2010-09-13T18:01:12.553 | 35 | 14899 | <p>Whenever I open a PDF file in Ubuntu, the document viewer shows that file zoomed so that the page <em>width</em> fits to the screen <em>width</em> (and the lower part of the document is not visible). Due to the large monitor I would really prefer to have it show the full document with a smaller zoom instead (I think... | 277 | 20334 | 2012-01-18T16:23:40.807 | 2022-03-24T17:49:45.217 | View PDF with "fit to page size" by default | [
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4124 | 1 | 4128 | 2010-09-13T18:16:41.167 | 6 | 8845 | <p>I was hoping to setup and maybe browse the internet from a Ubuntu server i setup at home. Seeing that I have installed, Ubuntu server, I was hoping if there is software I can install to get a browser going on it from my windows PC. is this what vnc4server is for?</p>
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4131 | 1 | null | 2010-09-13T23:21:59.763 | 18 | 575 | <p>I have a fair number of older Ubuntu CDs sitting around for releases that are not supported anymore. They have beautiful pressed labels and sleeves that I would hate to just throw away.</p>
<p>What can I do with them?</p>
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4134 | 1 | 4136 | 2010-09-14T00:32:01.103 | 5 | 5062 | <p>Is there a way to use a different <code>php.ini</code> file foreach <code>VirtualHost</code> in apache?</p>
<p>I know that there are the <code>php_admin_values</code></p>
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4135 | 1 | 4150 | 2010-09-14T00:55:15.663 | 3 | 2971 | <p>On our home network we have Ubuntu 10.4 amd64 Desktop functioning as a file server and a couple of WinXP laptops. Ubuntu is not set up as a domain server, user names and passwords are synched, manually, across all machines.</p>
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4139 | 1 | 4149 | 2010-09-14T03:49:09.263 | 5 | 378 | <p>I am looking for a network proxy that would do the following:</p>
<p>If a requested URL matches a certain pattern (regular expressions would be ideal) save the transfer to a specified folder.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I can achieve that with Squid (that I already have running), but I'm open to using other tools.</p>
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4140 | 1 | 4173 | 2010-09-14T04:19:09.433 | 15 | 8036 | <p>Can I mount an ISO in Ubuntu 10.04 without requiring the use of sudo?</p>
<p>This is all I know how to do:</p>
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4147 | 1 | 8628 | 2010-09-14T07:37:02.227 | 1 | 1156 | <p>I have followed the steps here:
<a href="http://www.piotrkrzyzek.com/olympus-vn-480pc-working-in-linux-odvr/" rel="nofollow">http://www.piotrkrzyzek.com/olympus-vn-480pc-working-in-linux-odvr/</a></p>
<p>and here:
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4153 | 1 | 4161 | 2010-09-14T12:09:31.813 | 3 | 596 | <p>Since the microblogging plugin for gnome.do fails to work in combination with a Proxy, I switched to Gwibber.</p>
<p>Gwibber works fine, but although 'Display notifications' is checked in my preferences, notifications are not shown.
All other notifications (like sound, pidgin) work fine.</p>
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4156 | 1 | null | 2010-09-14T13:12:35.007 | 1 | 3288 | <p>I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 server edition on a computer with a RAID5 array. The array seems functional from the BIOS standpoint.</p>
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4158 | 1 | null | 2010-09-14T14:16:24.977 | 68 | 91190 | <p>I have a cd image that is not a .iso but a .cue. I cannot mount it. I use ubuntu 10.10 64 bits, and I've tried a lot of programs. furiosmout just says it is not a image file, and it just didn't work. I found a program (acetone) that can convert .cue in .iso, but it says I need other packages (that I could not come t... | 2206 | null | null | 2024-01-31T18:04:14.357 | How do I mount .cue file? | [
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4163 | 1 | null | 2010-09-14T15:44:22.057 | 2 | 972 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25764/wubildr-mbr-missing-or-corrupt">wubildr.mbr missing or corrupt</a> </p>
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4164 | 1 | 4183 | 2010-09-14T15:51:05.137 | 3 | 840 | <p>My firefox has had all sorts of trauma.</p>
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<li>the addition of the firefox-daily ppa and also version 4 from the same PPA. I since removed this and now have version <code>3.6.9+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1</code></li>
<li>removal of firefox profile folder and general playing with different profiles</li>
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4167 | 1 | 4169 | 2010-09-14T16:52:59.390 | 2 | 943 | <p>I opened <strong>Wine configuration</strong> page for the first time while music was playing in the background. Just when I opened the <strong>Audio</strong> tab, the sound stopped working and Wine alerted me about my audio driver. Now my PC has no sound!</p>
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4172 | 1 | 4187 | 2010-09-14T17:59:37.143 | 2 | 4168 | <p>My home network is set up as follows:</p>
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4175 | 1 | 4206 | 2010-09-14T18:23:26.470 | 2 | 305 | <p>Here's the partitioning scheme I set up on a machine with 2 80GB drives:</p>
<p>SDA</p>
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<p>2) swap = 4G</p>
<p>3) home = 60G</p>
<p>Ok? Or is there a better scenario?</p>
<p>Then the partitioner shows the second drive:</p>
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4176 | 1 | 4177 | 2010-09-14T18:30:35.517 | 4 | 694 | <p>I was dumb and removed all the window effects under the compiz manager animation settings and I was wondering how to reset the window effects to what they were by default (using gnome). </p>
<p><strong>Update 1</strong></p>
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4181 | 1 | 4276 | 2010-09-14T19:11:11.900 | 2 | 2380 | <p>I am trying to install <a href="http://refinerycms.com/" rel="nofollow">refinerycms</a>, a Ruby on Rails CMS on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I run <code>rails server</code> and I get the following exception:</p>
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4190 | 1 | null | 2010-09-14T23:43:50.347 | 3 | 2884 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/2465/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-disk-space-available-to-a-wubi-install">Is it possible to extend the disk space available to a wubi install?</a> </p>
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4191 | 1 | 4221 | 2010-09-14T23:52:04.637 | 2 | 773 | <p>I've been asked to put together a cctv solution for a small business. Ubuntu is my choice OS, and I'm looking at Zoneminder or Motion as the app of choice. Any experience with one or the other? Also, any recommendations on cameras? I'm thinking we'll try a stock usb webcam to begin with, but I have no experience in ... | 189 | null | null | 2010-09-16T03:06:11.727 | What's a good cctv app to start out on? Zoneminder or Motion? | [
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4194 | 1 | 4213 | 2010-09-15T05:16:52.200 | 2 | 1312 | <p>I use ubuntu 10.04 in HP Pavilion dv4 2165 dx. After putting my computer in suspend, when I open the scree comes very low brightness; even I cannot see anything there, so eventually I press the power button to shut down and start it again. It happens every time. How to solve this problem.
thanks</p>
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4195 | 1 | 4199 | 2010-09-15T09:45:43.970 | 4 | 443 | <p>Sometimes when I login, I see that the applets (notification area, evolution applet, session applet, indicator applet and workrave applet) are jumbled up - they appear in some random order.</p>
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4208 | 1 | null | 2010-09-15T16:33:49.633 | 4 | 41923 | <p>At the moment my laptop does not have any OS. I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 using a live cd, which runs perfectly, but after the initial installation steps it shows an</p>
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4210 | 1 | 7331 | 2010-09-15T18:40:36.640 | 2 | 2537 | <p>I plug in my Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive and then plug the USB into my Ubuntu 10.04 machine and, as expected, it mounts in <code>/media</code>. OK, this is great. I can access the files, etc. Then, I edit my <code>smb.conf</code> file for this drive, so that I can share it and I add a line for sharing d... | 364 | 158442 | 2017-04-04T04:52:05.287 | 2017-04-04T04:52:05.287 | SeaGate FreeAgent External Hard Drive Keeps Auto-mounting Repeatedly | [
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4214 | 1 | 4367 | 2010-09-15T22:02:09.147 | 2 | 8074 | <p>I just got done installing Ubuntu 10.04 on an acer laptop. The fan was working fine in Vista but now with Ubuntu the fan doens't turn on, so now it's overheating after an hour or so of use. What's wrong? And if I have to, how do I turn on the fan manually?</p>
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4215 | 1 | null | 2010-09-15T22:37:38.707 | 3 | 13277 | <p>I have dhcp3-server installed and configured, but I have to manually start the service every time the computer restarts. How can I make it start automatically on startup? I don't see a dhcp*.conf in <code>/etc/init</code>, and I have the correct interface specified in <code>/etc/default/dhcp3-server</code></p>
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4217 | 1 | 4218 | 2010-09-15T23:46:38.863 | 10 | 9243 | <p>I need to set up a video conference, yet I have no webcam. I'm looking to buy something that works out of the box with Ubuntu 10.04, and as many possible conferencing apps as possible. Can anyone recommend me something I might be able to find at a local store? </p>
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4220 | 1 | null | 2010-09-16T02:56:09.867 | 2 | 5054 | <p>My current setup:</p>
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4230 | 1 | null | 2010-09-16T08:31:46.780 | 5 | 1903 | <p>I am trying to update target m/c grub.cfg file for KGDB setup but while booting the m/c it got hung completely and not asking/waiting for remote gdb connection. Following is the entry which I added:-</p>
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4246 | 1 | 4250 | 2010-09-16T19:52:41.670 | 35 | 80937 | <p>I'm currently using PhpStorm by <del>Idea</del> JetBrains, but its buggy and I'm really looking for something that will allow me to get work done without too much hassle.</p>
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4253 | 1 | 4261 | 2010-09-16T21:17:36.927 | 8 | 53048 | <p>I have a new install of ubuntu.</p>
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4263 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T00:59:37.620 | 2 | 183 | <p>I just put Ubuntu on my MacbookPro4,1, but I can't find or connect to any wireless networks. I've tried installing drivers from System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers, as well as manually patching (per <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook4-1/Lucid#AirPort" rel="nofollow">this site</a>).</p>
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4265 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T02:56:07.247 | 2 | 286 | <p>Here's the product's page off the mfg's website so you know exactly what i'm talking about. Any help is appreciated. </p>
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4266 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T04:27:14.400 | 2 | 4193 | <p>I am running 10.04 with the latest updates on an MSI 1719 (GX700) laptop and am unable to get it to connect to my wireless network. </p>
<p>It sees the available networks and allows me to go through the setup process but always fails to connect after I input the pass key.</p>
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4279 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T13:38:14.417 | 2 | 3413 | <p>What's the right way to install Inkscape 0.48 on a Ubuntu Karmic/Lucid/Maverick installation?</p>
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4283 | 1 | 4285 | 2010-09-17T16:02:18.753 | 3 | 1987 | <p>I found a folder called <code>~/.local/share/TpLogger/logs</code>. If I just copy that folder, and paste it into a new installation, will my logs be preserved? Or will they not be associated with the new accounts? I don't want to risk it until I know for sure.</p>
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4288 | 1 | 4290 | 2010-09-17T17:46:56.333 | 6 | 1150 | <p>I need to set up a Mercurial server for experimentation. The setup will be in a virtual machine, and I figured this was a good time to check out Ubuntu (the other option was Windows).</p>
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4293 | 1 | 4425 | 2010-09-17T21:09:22.137 | 9 | 6591 | <p>Typical use case: A family notebook with multiple user accounts.</p>
<p>How do I setup Shotwell so all users have access to the same photo directory and each is able to import photos?</p>
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4295 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T21:34:59.460 | 1 | 2016 | <p>I'm trying to debug a memory leak in <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/telepathy-butterfly/+bug/591119" rel="nofollow">telepathy-butterfly</a>. I tried to use valgrind, but Empathy does not connect to MSN when telepathy-butterfly is run this way.
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4297 | 1 | null | 2010-09-17T22:11:40.767 | 4 | 895 | <p>When booting from the server or alternative install CD, there are some choices tied to function keys (<kbd>F4</kbd>, <kbd>F6</kbd>, etc.) along the bottom of the screen. Some are relatively obvious, others... not so much so, or least it'd sure be nice to be able to read a description of what the <em>intended</em> u... | 2171 | 527764 | 2022-03-17T13:55:54.893 | 2022-03-17T13:59:10.390 | What are the F-key linked options on the initial install screen (server)? | [
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4301 | 1 | 4302 | 2010-09-17T22:38:18.670 | 2 | 1150 | <p>For the second time I experienced a strange behaviour on my Ubuntu 10.04 box: some files are disappearing.</p>
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4304 | 1 | 4321 | 2010-09-18T01:04:54.873 | 9 | 2669 | <p>Early screenshots of Unity showed web applications on the launcher that would get launched in the browser.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NLsT9.jpg" alt="alt text"></p>
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4305 | 1 | null | 2010-09-18T01:54:24.033 | 7 | 630 | <p>Which is probably better for a new machine running Ubuntu?</p>
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4306 | 1 | 4312 | 2010-09-18T02:39:29.490 | 2 | 2271 | <p>I am having trouble loading ecb at emacs startup.</p>
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4309 | 1 | 7004 | 2010-09-18T03:24:21.453 | 7 | 5005 | <p>I've learned that I can put .ttf font files in <code>~/.fonts</code> to use them on Ubuntu.</p>
<p>Which other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category%3aFont_formats" rel="nofollow">font formats</a> can I use this way? I'm having trouble finding the right documentation.</p>
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4313 | 1 | 4352 | 2010-09-18T06:41:58.107 | 0 | 349 | <p>I recently moved from using Fedora to Ubuntu.</p>
<p>The reason I was using Fedora in the first place was that I was using Redhat at work. Now I am trying out Ubuntu and will finally settle for one (update to Fedora13 or use Ubuntu) in a couple of days.</p>
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4314 | 1 | 4944 | 2010-09-18T08:14:32.433 | 6 | 2780 | <p>The problem is the login screen is divided into two showing a onscreen keyboard like thing in the left side and the same magnified in the other side. Also it is giving the error message as <code>/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256</code></p>
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4315 | 1 | 4330 | 2010-09-18T08:20:08.133 | 7 | 333 | <p>I would just like to know the reason.</p>
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4319 | 1 | 4382 | 2010-09-18T09:43:42.420 | 3 | 3072 | <p>All of a sudden I can't access my home folder. I am using ubuntu 10.04.</p>
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4320 | 1 | 4326 | 2010-09-18T10:31:35.940 | 4 | 1596 | <p>I'm currently working on a Ubuntu machine that has been set up by a user using a German keyboard layout. I prefer another one and changed it using the "Keyboard" dialog (I even deleted the old one).</p>
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4323 | 1 | 15541 | 2010-09-18T10:45:57.190 | 31 | 19413 | <p>The title says it all. How can I detect duplicates in my media library?</p>
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4324 | 1 | 108477 | 2010-09-18T10:49:55.153 | 32 | 5955 | <p>I have several user accounts on a machine my mother uses most of the time. How can I sort the users so that her account shows up first in the list?</p>
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4329 | 1 | 4338 | 2010-09-18T11:46:17.217 | 32 | 5141 | <p>I'd like to setup my Ubuntu to work without Flash (= not installed), but still be able to view videos on sites like Youtube, wisevid, etc. <br/> <br/>I want to try this because recently Flash has crashed a couple times. It also often 'feels' sluggish. Also a couple other flash related questions here got me thinkin... | 2313 | 227922 | 2014-10-25T20:30:04.800 | 2017-02-15T15:44:10.737 | Stop using flash? Or improve the flash experience? | [
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4335 | 1 | 4350 | 2010-09-18T14:03:56.667 | 2 | 88 | <p>I've recently recompiled suPHP from the <code>apt-get source</code> to include several commandline options. After building the pacakge it remains at version 0.7.1-1 and aptitude keeps trying to install over the custom one I've built. How can I update the version to reflect something like 0.7.1-1-marco0 - or somethin... | 41 | null | null | 2010-09-18T17:37:16.123 | Create a special version for rebuilt package | [
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4336 | 1 | null | 2010-09-18T14:05:29.437 | 5 | 2907 | <p>I have over the last week installed four differing versions of Ubuntu, 8.04, 8.10, 9.10 and 10.04, all fail with similar error messages from Grub on booting or rebooting. The message is <code>Error: out of disk</code> or similar on the older versions.</p>
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4347 | 1 | 4553 | 2010-09-18T15:54:29.777 | 4 | 194 | <p>I know that <code>libappindicator0.1-cil-dev</code> is used for Application Indicators, but it doesn't seem capable of using the Messaging Menu. Am I missing something, or is there a different library I should be using?</p>
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4351 | 1 | 4354 | 2010-09-18T16:11:08.860 | 1 | 299 | <p>I am new at Linux operating systems. I have installed the latest version of Ubuntu 10.10 desktop edition on my laptop while still in Windows. I then rebooted and chose Ubuntu. It starts to load and it loads a little while and the screen goes blank. Like it stops loading in the system and nothing happens. I do not ne... | 2365 | 667 | 2010-09-18T16:52:56.430 | 2010-09-18T16:54:37.797 | Problem with installation of Ubuntu | [
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4356 | 1 | null | 2010-09-18T17:47:07.117 | 2 | 727 | <p>I have a headless machine running Ubuntu Server sitting in my closet. I would like to have USB disks automounted when I plug them in just like on my laptop. Is it possible to set up gvfs or some other automounting system for use in a console and ssh environment, with no X11 installed?</p>
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4358 | 1 | 4359 | 2010-09-19T08:21:23.057 | 46 | 249537 | <p>I've connected a HDTV with HDMI on my Radeon 4670, using the open source ati driver. However there is "overscan" which cuts off a bit of each edge of the screen, about the size of the gnome-panel. How can I fix this so it displays the full resolution?</p>
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4360 | 1 | 4373 | 2010-09-19T08:57:49.820 | 10 | 11079 | <p>I've added a VPN using System > Preferences > Network Connections. However, I can't see how to switch it on, because there's no Network Manager icon in the notification area!</p>
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4361 | 1 | 4365 | 2010-09-19T10:31:14.627 | 12 | 2627 | <p>Is there a way / application to add a file extension / mime-type to the system. What I want to achieve is:</p>
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<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3673/how-to-troubleshoot-ubuntu-one-in-maverick-beta">How to troubleshoot Ubuntu One in Maverick beta?</a> </p>
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"body": "<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a> is ubuntu help page for mounting usb drives. I have an external hardrive which has 2 ntfs and 1 ext3 partition I have entered the configuration on /etc/fstab so that it mounts on boot... | null | null | 2013-03-14T17:17:48.050 | null | null |
4371 | 1 | 81433 | 2010-09-19T14:53:02.997 | 67 | 54173 | <p>Only a short question but is it possible to set the default width (and height) of terminal sessions in <code>gnome-terminal</code> and <code>terminator</code>?</p>
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"body": "<p>Terminator does allow you setting up a default size. :)</p>\n\n<p>Just open the file <code>~/.config/terminator/config</code> with your favorite editor.\nYou should have a section titled <code>[layouts]</code>. You only need to add a line within the sub-section named <code>[[[window0... | [
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"body": "<p>I don't know about <code>terminator</code>, but in <code>gnome-terminal</code> there's an option under the profile settings to set the starting dimensions to any number of rows and columns you want, specifically <code>Edit->Profile Preferences</code>.</p>\n",
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4374 | 1 | 4393 | 2010-09-19T16:32:13.350 | 3 | 814 | <p>I have an intel Imac dual-booting Ubuntu 10.04 and OSX 10.6. Both work fine, but sound is very quiet in Linux, even though the gnome volume control panel and pulse audio volume control panels are both set to 100%. I can turn the speaker volume up and it's fine, but then when I boot back to OSX the volume makes me ... | 2367 | 235 | 2010-09-19T17:27:36.637 | 2011-03-14T21:52:07.193 | low volume/dual boot | [
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"body": "<p>I can give you two. First one is Pulseaudio sometimes is not your friend. On some rare systems it configures the wrong mixer. Open a terminal and run the command: alsamixer -c0</p>\n\n<p>This will show your mixers. Ensure they are at proper levels.</p>\n\n<p>Also you can install the ... | [
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4375 | 1 | null | 2010-09-19T17:10:54.130 | 6 | 19076 | <p>I have Ubuntu 10.04 OS and a virtualbox (not the OSE) with windows XP as a guest.</p>
<p>When I choose Full screen in virtualbox the operating system (my guest, windows XP) is still in small screen.</p>
<p>I installed the guest additions. However, if I go to Devices on the Menu, it still shows "Install guest addit... | 1793 | 211 | 2010-09-24T07:01:21.830 | 2017-06-06T13:37:30.330 | VirtualBox does not show full screen | [
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"body": "<p>The install guest additions doesn't change after install.</p>\n\n<p>As for your resolution, have you tried installing all drivers that would normally be needed for your system? Im not sure how virtualbox works exactly, but im guessing it 'clones' the host system...</p>\n",
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4377 | 1 | null | 2010-09-19T17:29:04.093 | 2 | 2592 | <p>I have a local DHCP Server running on 10.04 want have a few host entries so that the machines can just use DHCP but allows me to route traffic to them via IPTABLES. One of them is a Windows 2008 server and it allows me to assign multiple IP's to one card if I use static IP's. Is there a way to do this if it is usi... | 2189 | 2189 | 2010-09-20T11:10:44.940 | 2010-09-23T12:29:59.140 | DHCPD Server issue multiple IP's to one Nic | [
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"body": "<p>Do you really need to give out multiple IPs for devices to get traffic routed to them using iptables? For webservers, it may be easier to use a single IP and different ports, or just use virtual hosts in Apache, for example.</p>\n\n<p>It doesn't appear to me as if giving mult... | null | null | 2013-03-14T17:17:52.713 | null | null |
4379 | 1 | 4380 | 2010-09-19T17:55:37.467 | 7 | 1810 | <p>I'm trying to block a user from contacting me, but can't seem to do this from the Empathy interface. How do I block contacts?</p>
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"body": "<p>Prior to version 11.10 (which included Empathy 3.0), this was not possible from the Empathy interface. </p>\n\n<p>See also:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/557521\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launchpad bug report</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"ht... | [
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4391 | 1 | null | 2010-09-19T21:22:41.410 | 7 | 170 | <p>I'm sharing my PC with my wife and my sister on regular basis. There are several issues when we switch from one user to another, such as the NetworkManager icon being present only on the first account (which is ridiculous).</p>
<p>A similar problem occurs when there is a DVD in the drive. When a second user logs in... | 2385 | 235 | 2012-03-11T17:54:12.537 | 2012-03-11T17:54:12.537 | How do we use mounted DVDs with multiple accounts without ejecting the disk? | [
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4392 | 1 | 4394 | 2010-09-19T21:23:51.460 | 2 | 409 | <p>I currently have an SQL file filled with insert statements in the form:</p>
<pre><code> INSERT INTO
database.table(primary_key,
foreign_key, url_one,
url_two, int_one,
int_two, int_three) VALUES
(266,7,https://some.url.com/image_one.png,https://some.url.com/image_two.png,266,1440,900);
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<p>I've n... | 2386 | 54298 | 2012-07-18T19:37:51.627 | 2012-07-18T19:37:51.627 | Adding quotes to a string in a file | [
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"body": "<p>I would use:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sed -e 's@\\(https\\?://[^,]*\\),@\"\\1\",@g' FILE\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This looks for a expression starting with <code>http</code> and an optional <code>s</code> followed by <code>://</code>. Then it takes everything up to the first <code>,</code>. Thi... | [
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