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2011-04-16T15:07:09.920
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<p>I want to create a single launcher for Chrome, Banshee,Thunderbird and Gwibber. What is the easiest way to do this? </p>
14406
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2011-05-20T05:52:09.740
How do you create a multipurpose launcher?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>For Ubuntu 10.10 and below</strong></p>\n\n<p>Create a file that contains these commands:</p>\n\n<pre><code>!#/bin/sh\nthunderbird &amp;\ngwibber-service &amp;\nbanshee &amp;\n#chrome &amp; # commented out, because I don't know the exact command.\n# find out by typing...
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35478
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35528
2011-04-16T15:29:13.037
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<p>How do I mark a file as executable using a graphical interface (GUI)?</p>
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176889
2014-02-11T11:33:09.610
2014-02-11T11:33:09.610
How do I mark a file as executable via a GUI?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Simple Permissions Tab (default)</h2>\n\n<p>First, right click on your file and choose 'Properties'.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlOrQ.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Switch to the 'Permissions' tab and then simply check the box that says 'Al...
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35482
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35549
2011-04-16T15:42:14.773
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<p>I have made a Guest user account, where Google Chrome launches at startup. But users are still able to browse all applications from the Unity Launcher.</p> <p>How can I restrict access to all programs. I want to do this in Unity only (to prove to myself if this is even possible), and only let users see Chrome and L...
14396
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2011-04-17T13:44:22.517
What is the best way to lock down Unity for guest accounts?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Part One</strong></p>\n\n<p>I think you can solve this doing: </p>\n\n<p>1) Install Compiz Settings Manager from the software center or by <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">clicking here</a> </p>\n\n<p>2) Launch i...
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35488
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2011-04-16T16:08:01.357
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Please note that right now, most of the information contained below is outdated and cannot be updated. Be careful, most of this won't work on Ubuntu 12.04 and newer.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Creating a custom launcher for Unity is simple. Quicklists provide an easy and efficient way to q...
5855
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2012-08-25T22:36:52.610
What Custom Launchers and Unity Quicklists are available?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h1>Google Services Launcher</h1>\n\n<p>A custom launcher for common services like gmail, calendar, composing a new message. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/c2aXD.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p><strong>Create a new file</strong> b...
2011-05-03T15:45:56.443
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35491
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2011-04-16T16:43:51.593
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<p>How do I change tooltip's background color on Ubuntu desktop "Xfce". I know how to change in Gnome but I can't find out how to do so in Xfce. </p> <p>Tooltip's background color in Eclipse is black, and font's color is black too. </p>
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2013-04-14T09:50:00.140
2020-10-12T10:36:50.243
How to change tooltip's background color in Xfce?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Take a look here: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=438435\" rel=\"nofollow\">ubuntuforums.org - Tooltips/Info popup color scheme change</a> for default 11.04 Xubuntu swap references to clearlooks with greybird. Good luck.</p>\n\n<p><em>Excerpt from the thead...
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35492
1
35519
2011-04-16T16:47:42.527
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<p>When working with two displays there is a question of which display is the "primary". In the case of Unity the primary display is the screen on which the launcher appears for instance. This property can be set using <code>xrandr</code>, but the gnome-display-properties utility does not give a GUI way to set this. Th...
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2011-04-16T20:59:57.733
2011-04-16T20:59:57.733
Where can I file a bug for having a "primary" display checkbox in gnome-display-properties?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The easiest way to file this bug in launchpad is to type the following into a terminal session</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>ubuntu-bug gnome-control-center</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>gnome-display-properties is part of the gnome-control-center package. I usually prefix the headline \"Nat...
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35495
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2011-04-16T17:10:32.200
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<p>I can get LATEST snapshots with bzr no problem. What I am trying to do is get source snapshots for the installed version of firefox on ubuntu distribution whatever. I googled around a bit and it all comes back to use bzr to get source latest. </p> <p><code>apt-get source firefox-3.5</code> pulls in something, bu...
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2011-04-17T09:05:49.510
Getting specific firefox source snapshots for installed firefox in lucid(or whichever)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The source is contained in a tarball, which you need to extract:</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-get source firefox\ncd firefox_3.6.16+build1+nobinonly\ntar xjvf mozilla-1.9.2-3.6.16+build1-source.tar.bz2\ncd mozilla\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creati...
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35497
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2011-04-16T17:19:46.743
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<p>When I boot up my my newly installed copy of Ubuntu on my custom rig w/4GB DDR3 RAM and a 3 Ghz Intel Core i7, it takes about a minute and a half at the purple loading screen, and then after logging in it takes a while for the icons to show up on the screen. This computer could run and boot Windows 7 faster, so i h...
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2017-07-18T19:58:28.540
How to fix very slow Ubuntu booting?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could start by disabling some services at startup like Bluetooth and Remote Desktop and Gnome Login Sound.</p>\n\n<p>Go to <strong>System > Administration > Startup Applications</strong> to de-select the items for running at startup and see if you notice any change in boo...
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35500
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35505
2011-04-16T17:25:19.437
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<p>Is there way to do get right click action on unity dash board icon launcher using keyboard shortcut ?. After doing Alt+F1, I could select the application only. </p>
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2011-04-26T11:16:43.127
2011-04-26T11:16:46.763
How do I do right-click the icons on the Unity launcher using keyboard keys?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To use the keyboard to access the quicklists for the icons present on the unity launcher is simple.</p>\n\n<p>Press Alt+F1 to put keyboard focus onto the Launcher and select the application icon using up and down arrow keys. <strong>To access the application's quicklists press the Ri...
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35506
1
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2011-04-16T18:01:30.810
2
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<pre><code>root@ip-10-194-97-94:~# apt-get install uwsgi Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required p...
14421
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2011-04-16T20:42:04.730
2012-02-23T13:21:57.577
Can't install uwsgi
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>uwsgi</code> is not in the default repositories. You need <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4983/what-are-ppas-and-how-do-i-use-them\">to add a PPA</a> (Personal Package Archive) and update your sources:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uwsgi/releas...
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35512
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2011-04-16T19:42:45.980
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<p>What is the difference between <code>ssh -Y</code> (trusted X11 forwarding) and <code>ssh -X</code> (untrusted X11 forwarding)? As far as I have understood it, it has something to do with security, but I did not grasp the difference and when to use which.</p>
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2013-10-15T21:00:26.407
2022-01-26T16:09:32.440
What is the difference between `ssh -Y` (trusted X11 forwarding) and `ssh -X` (untrusted X11 forwarding)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Both options have something to do with X11 forwarding. This means if you enable this, you can use a graphical client through your SSH session (e.g., use Firefox or something else).</p>\n\n<p>If you use <code>ssh -X remotemachine</code> the remote machine is treated as an untrusted cl...
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35515
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2011-04-16T20:23:23.413
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<p>I have a very old mac from a very long time ago, it looks like this: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/O89ph.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>I don't know if this is the exact model but it is the exact color</p> <p>My question is: is it of any possibility that I install a modern version of ubuntu ...
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2011-04-16T20:51:54.017
2011-04-16T20:55:50.330
Is it possible to install on a CRT based iMac (the large, fat, old ones)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes it should be possible</p>\n\n<p>Here is a <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Intel_iMac\" rel=\"nofollow\">link</a> to some community information describing the information you will need to understand and implement.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments"...
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35534
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2011-04-16T22:30:14.793
1
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<p>I am filing tax report in US using <a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf" rel="nofollow">Federal 1040 form</a>. I was wondering if there is some software for tax report, with similar purpose as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboTax" rel="nofollow">turbotax</a>? Thanks and regards!</p>
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2011-04-16T22:39:51.997
2011-04-18T15:21:17.287
Is there some tax reporting application?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You seem to be having a major issue with that Federal 1040 Form, my friend.</p>\n\n<p>This time I can't give you a suggestion for this software-recommendation issue.</p>\n\n<p>Turbotax (free edition), somehow, seems to be running perfectly in google-chrome (as it seems to be a browse...
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35535
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2011-04-16T22:32:18.213
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<p>I've notices that the sensors-applet (that measures the temperatures of CPU) is giving me 4 measures and only 2 of theme seems to indicate the work temperatures.</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0pVTl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here is the applet output</a>. i'm running ubuntu 10.04 on a dell studio 15...
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2011-06-28T11:18:28.330
Core usage of my Dell studio 1557
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This happens in most Dell systems. The system does not always use all 4 cores at once, the temperature of whichever cores are being used will fluctuate accordingly. Subsequently, the CPU frequency will fluctuate accordingly as well, if you're using those applets.</p>\n\n<p>...
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35537
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2011-04-16T22:50:51.773
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<p>I have been using this build (and sleeping it) for months without a problem. Yesterday I upped the RAM from the pre-installed 4gb across 2 sticks to 8gb across 2 sticks....</p> <p>Machine boots fine and is fast and stable in the OS....</p> <p>When I now sleep the machine it will go down fine, but on wake it just d...
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2011-04-17T10:29:49.563
2011-04-17T10:29:49.563
The computer does not wake up from sleep after a RAM upgrade
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-04-17T00:26:14.607
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<p>I have a few CDs lying around that I'd like to rip and encode in MP3 format using Rhythmbox. After installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, one of the options that shows up in Rhythmbox's preferences under "preferred format" is "CD Quality MP3," but from the encoder options it appears that it uses a constant...
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2012-12-21T01:34:00.590
How can I use Rhythmbox to rip high-quality VBR MP3s
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just so we're talking on the same page, the pipeline used by this encoding target looks like the following on my system:</p>\n\n<pre><code>audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lamemp3enc name=enc target=0 quality=6 ! xingmux ! id3v2mux\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You can learn about each...
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35547
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35554
2011-04-17T00:16:42.203
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<p>Is there any applications on Ubuntu that could measure your bandwidth/download speed?</p> <p>I would like to start a few downloads and use a bandwidth monitor like application that will give me the total download and upload speed in Mbps. There used to be a software like that for windows, I can't recall the name t...
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2012-07-14T18:10:35.070
2015-07-22T05:07:53.343
What Internet bandwidth speed tools are available?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use Netspeed monitor applet. At 1st, install it from software center, simple \"netspeed monitor\" will give you the result, install the package. Now if you are using GNOME, right click on panel, select add to panel and then select netspeed monitor. You can see the incoming an...
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2011-04-17T01:30:51.370
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<p>I'm using the following sites to install and configure Hadoop in Ubuntu 10.10 <a href="http://arifn.web.id/blog/2010/07/29/running-hadoop-single-cluster.html" rel="nofollow">http://arifn.web.id/blog/2010/07/29/running-hadoop-single-cluster.html</a></p> <p>However, when I try to format the Hadoop file-system, I get ...
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2017-08-28T06:35:56.807
2017-08-28T06:35:56.807
Error when formatting the Hadoop filesystem
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35558
1
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2011-04-17T03:27:13.907
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<p>Is there any? I can't seem to return the network management back to NetworkManager after installnig connman... >_&lt;</p>
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5606
2011-04-17T03:34:11.513
2011-06-27T06:17:59.397
Indicator-network or a connman frontend for KDE
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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35560
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35565
2011-04-17T04:54:13.523
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<p>I don't want to update certain packages. But this list of packages appears every time I open update manager. Is there an ignore list feature for packages? So I can add or remove packages from ignore list whenever I want?</p>
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2011-04-17T05:31:39.760
2019-01-24T15:07:46.810
Ignore package in update manager
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Then you need to do an apt-pinning, to prevent future updates:</p>\n\n<p>Create a new file in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ (if Ubuntu >= 10.4) named after your program, with following entry:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Package: program\nPin: version 1.2.3*\nPin-Priority: 1000\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Then you need to do an apt-pinning, to prevent future updates:</p>\n\n<p>Create a new file in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ (if Ubuntu >= 10.4) named after your program, with following entry:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Package: program\nPin: version 1.2.3*\nPin-Priority: 1000\n</code></pre>...
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35566
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2011-04-17T05:27:11.843
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<p>I am trying to manually set the computer's time in VirtualBox but it always resets itself to what it was before I changed it. How can I disable ntp and tell the system what time I want it to be?</p>
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2018-02-06T09:00:25.747
2020-01-07T15:55:57.217
How do I manually set the system time in VirtualBox?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have found a solution. Read the following material: <a href=\"http://www.forbesconrad.com/blog/virtualbox-linux-guest-incorrect-time-on-windows-host-solution\" rel=\"noreferrer\">link</a></p>\n\n<p>Basically if you have Windows host and Ubuntu guest, do the following:</p>\n\n<ol>\n...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In the Software Center look up ntpdate and remove it, or in terminal: sudo apt-get remove ntpdate</p>\n\n<p>(You may have to reboot to fully disable ntp)</p>\n\n<p>Then set your date.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-...
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35575
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2011-04-17T07:12:21.650
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<p>I much like Windows 7's windows explorer's "Send to" menu. It's very useful and I can tweak this for my own need. I see nautilus has the same feature, but I don't know how to tweak this (for example, add or remove extra options). Is there any way to do this?</p> <p>I have tweaked "Send to" options in windows explor...
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2011-10-13T02:39:34.087
2021-02-26T18:03:24.847
Tweak "Send To..." option in nautilus
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3
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-28T01:27:21.020", "id": "41463", "postId": "35575", "score": "0", "text": "Could you explain more? I can choose \"send to\" \"removable drive\". See: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4098082/Send%20To.png", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12943" }, { "creati...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes you can tweak Nautilus.<br>\nYou can put scripts at the folder <code>~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/</code> and you will see then when you right click on a file or a folder. At <a href=\"http://g-scripts.sourceforge.net/faq.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">G-scripts</a> you will find s...
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35578
1
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2011-04-17T08:36:42.987
2
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<p>Are there any legal issues with publishing and sharing an application that loads a humanity system icon as default .desktop?</p>
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2013-12-11T12:10:16.043
2013-12-11T12:10:16.043
Using humanity system icons for created application
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>disclaimer: I am not a lawyer</em></p>\n\n<p>An excerpt from <code>/usr/share/doc/humanity-icon-theme/copyright</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>License:\n\nThe Humanity Icon Theme is licensed under the GPL v2.\n\nParts of the work are based on the Tango icons, which are release...
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35579
1
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2011-04-17T09:04:13.667
3
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33605/can-i-move-the-unity-launcher-to-the-bottom-of-the-screen-like-windows-7">Can I move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen like Windows 7?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I was reading the introduction to ...
14438
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2011-04-17T14:18:16.573
Unity "Sidebar" - is it configurable/repositionable?
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2011-04-28T12:12:45.910
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35581
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2011-04-17T09:25:44.447
0
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<p>This has happened a couple of times now, the unity menu (when you click on the Ubuntu logo) has all the categories there but when you click on say media apps it will be blank the same for the other options as well. searching for something will also draw a blank =/</p> <p>any help?</p> <p>Using Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 ...
5731
235
2011-04-17T15:12:44.580
2011-07-29T04:33:08.877
Applications Not Showing Up in Unity
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This seems like a bug. As this is not normal behavior. Please report bugs in launchpad. You can report bugs specifically on unity <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/unity\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": ...
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35587
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2011-04-17T10:05:50.373
3
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<p>I'm not able to obtain sharp (acceptable) fonts, specially in Firefox, in Natty.</p> <p>In Maverick I've to delete <code>/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-</code> files and set 'hinting full' in gnome-appearance-properties. This solution doesn't works in Natty.</p> <p>I've tried many combinations linking *.conf files from <cod...
13297
13297
2011-04-30T10:00:04.927
2011-11-01T18:21:52.503
What is changed in fonts configuration from 10.10 to 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>set this (/etc/fonts/conf.d/):</p>\n\n<p>10-antialias.conf -> ../conf.avail/10-antialias.conf</p>\n\n<p>10-hinting.conf -> ../conf.avail/10-hinting.conf</p>\n\n<p><strong>10-hinting-medium.conf -> /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-hinting-medium.conf**</strong></p></li>\n<li...
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35589
1
35615
2011-04-17T10:28:05.560
2
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<p>Is it possible to Download Ubuntu updates via a windows computer?? Actually I have a dial-up connection and I am using Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Alpha 3) and I want to upgrade to Beta 2. It takes ages to download that amount of data, but a friend of mine has a broadband connection. So can I use his computer to download up...
14318
3037
2011-10-09T21:25:20.870
2011-10-09T21:25:20.870
Download ubuntu updates via a windows computer
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3
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For keeping your Ubuntu up-to-date, you need to look at its current package versions and identify the ones that need to be updated -- then, get that list of packages to be downloaded for the update. </p>\n\n<p>Once you have the list of packages (and their version numbers) for the dow...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong><a href=\"http://keryxproject.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Keryx</a></strong></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Keryx is a free and open source tool for easily managing packages on offline Debian based computers including support for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. It provides an easy grap...
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35592
1
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2011-04-17T11:02:23.980
3
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<p>When I resume my computer from suspend it doesn't want to connect to any wireless connection. It looks like it is connecting, but after a while it asks me to retype a password for wireless connection. It connect after I restart it.</p> <p>I am using Toshiba Satellite A210 and Ubuntu 10.10 (I have the same problem w...
13214
6969
2011-08-11T08:50:27.377
2013-06-09T07:28:04.397
No wireless after resuming from suspend?
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3
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's a common problem with some hardware combinations in linux, that some features will not properly be re-initialized after resuming from a suspended state. This goes for wireless functionality, graphics functionality and more, and can vary greatly depending on your hardware...
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35594
1
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2011-04-17T11:17:09.167
1
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<p>Hello Id like to run a Windows 7 Virtual Machine on my Ubuntu 11.04. But is there a solution to transfer files from the VM to the hostsystem (in my case ubuntu 11.04).</p> <p>I would use the VM for converting some files. Then I would like to copy them to my HDD on (ubuntu 11.04). Is this possible ?</p>
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6969
2011-04-17T11:27:07.010
2011-04-17T12:32:55.307
How do I transfer files from the guest system to the host system?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-17T11:21:37.327", "id": "39714", "postId": "35594", "score": "0", "text": "You can use Virtualbox and create a shared folder for the virtual machine and your host.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There are several methods to share files from your host system with the guest system.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>VirtualBox shared folders</li>\n<li>Samba share</li>\n<li>Run a HTTP server (one way unless you're using a dynamic language)</li>\n<li>Run a FTP server</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>You...
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35596
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2011-04-17T11:30:17.910
5
6988
<p>On a MacBook with MacOS X, it is possible to <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490">"calibrate" the battery</a> to optimise its performance and sync up the battery meter with the current battery charge.</p> <p>I have a Lenovo IdeaPad S10e running Ubuntu 10.10 with the standard GNOME desktop. When my battery i...
12350
12350
2011-04-18T12:54:45.243
2011-10-03T03:37:31.967
Is is possible to calibrate the battery for my Lenovo IdeaPad S10e laptop?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Letting my battery drain all the way, then rest overnight, then recharge to full did the trick.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-03T15:53:12.970", "id": ...
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35599
1
59232
2011-04-17T12:28:35.687
6
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<p>I created a firefox quicklist as shown below, </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hr8g0.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>However I would like to also add commonly used websites in that quicklists under a separate group. To present it visually nice I would like to add separators (white lines ...
5855
976291
2019-07-29T12:31:43.957
2019-07-29T12:31:43.957
How to add separators to static quicklists in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can put your own separator with em-dash characters buts its not an \"Official\" separator as per Jorge Castro's answer,and, will have a slightly different look. Insert a shortcut group for the separator. For example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[sep Shortcut Group]\nName=———————————\nTarg...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can put your own separator with em-dash characters buts its not an \"Official\" separator as per Jorge Castro's answer,and, will have a slightly different look. Insert a shortcut group for the separator. For example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[sep Shortcut Group]\nName=—————————...
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35602
1
40510
2011-04-17T12:52:21.457
23
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<p>I configured evince to be my default application to open pdf files (using Open with... and clicking on always opening pdf files with this application), but when I type <code>gnome-open foo.pdf</code> instead of evince, I have Nautilus that opens up in the correct folder highlighting the file of my choice. </p> <p>T...
4442
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2016-03-10T14:43:57.150
2016-03-10T14:43:57.150
Using gnome-open to open pdf files
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8
6
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Removing <code>exo-utils</code> worked for me perfectly.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T12:26:27.087", "id": "44896", "postId": "40510", "score": "0", "text": "Oh, hutch, this worked! Thanks!! I feel bad ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>Forth Approach</strong> </p>\n\n<p>I could reproduce your problem by deleting this file <code>/usr/share/applications/evince.desktop</code>, so make sure you have this file. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=38827\">Reference</a...
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35605
1
35645
2011-04-17T12:57:31.030
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<p>What is the fastest and least resource consuming method for splitting an MP4 file?</p> <p>I tried ffmpeg but got an error:</p> <pre><code>$ ffmpeg -vcodec copy -ss 0 -t 00:10:00 -i /home/asafche/Videos/myVideos/MAH00124.MP4 /home/asafche/Videos/myVideos/eh.mp4 FFmpeg version SVN-r0.5.1-4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.1, Copyrigh...
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175814
2016-01-25T21:11:07.330
2023-08-14T01:40:56.437
Splitting an MP4 file
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>With ffmpeg you can split file using the following command:</p>\n<pre><code>ffmpeg -i ORIGINALFILE.mp4 -acodec copy -vcodec copy -ss START -t LENGTH OUTFILE.mp4\n</code></pre>\n<p>where START is starting positing in seconds or in format hh:mm:ss\nLENGTH is the chunk length in seconds...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Not sure what your need is, but you can type this in a terminal: To open a terminal, press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>T</kbd></p>\n\n<p><code>split -b 4M file.mp4 part_file</code></p>\n\n<p>This will split the files into chunks of 4 megabytes. TO recreate the fil...
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35607
1
35619
2011-04-17T13:17:22.653
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<p>I tried Test Automatic Connectivity on 11.04 beta 2 and as I try to follow these instructions:</p> <p>Using Unity</p> <ol> <li>Ensure that NetworkManager is running (computer icon in the notification area) and that no networks are currently connected.</li> <li>Click on Ubuntu Logo and search Terminal.</li> <li><st...
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236
2011-04-17T14:50:17.853
2011-04-17T15:00:57.860
Test Automatic Connectivity
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The command <code>ifconfig</code> lists every networking device it finds. So usually the <code>lo</code>-device exists on every computer and you will at least see this. However many computers have a networking card and this is configured at system start. So you see two devices in tha...
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35608
1
35610
2011-04-17T13:26:31.850
11
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<p>I just found a good command line calculator program called <strong>bc</strong> and was satisfied with it until I discovered it rounds off fractional values, thus causing loss in precision.</p> <p>According to its <code>man</code> page:</p> <blockquote> <p>All numbers are represented internally in decimal and ...
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158442
2017-10-10T03:44:12.430
2019-07-19T08:58:41.067
Command line calculator that keeps fractional values
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can set the length of the fractional part with <code>scale=n</code>.</p>\n\n<p>The command <code>echo 'scale=20;752/447' | bc</code> yields:</p>\n\n<pre><code>1.68232662192393736017\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Note that even if the number fits within the scale, additional zero's might b...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You lost precision in this sense: if set precision to 10 decimal digits, divisions are truncated to 10 decimal digits, and this is a coherent choice.</p>\n\n<p>If you look for an exact calculator, you need a symbolic system as <code>maxima</code>.</p>\n\n<p>By the way, <code>...
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35623
1
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2011-04-17T15:27:43.453
9
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<p>Is there a way to attach gvfs mount to a custom directory? So instead of <code>~/.gvfs/sftp for leon on filezzzz.tim-online.nl/</code> something like: <code>~/mounts/filezzzz.tim-online.nl/</code>?</p> <p>I thought about using pam_mount but that lacks the nice gnome keyring integration.</p>
8041
235
2011-08-28T16:44:39.493
2011-12-23T12:07:43.440
Custom mount points in gvfs
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use a symlink named \"MountedFolders\" which points to \".gvfs\".</p>\n\n<p>Since you mentioned creating something with python, you could create a python program that uses inotify to monitor \".gvfs\" and creates symlinks in \"~/mounts\"</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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35625
1
35630
2011-04-17T15:51:59.457
13
5857
<p>When i log out and then log in again, the applications shown in Unity launcher are the default applications, neither can i add an application nor can i hide a default application. How to make Unity remember my apps?</p>
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235
2011-06-12T23:49:29.160
2017-02-25T19:44:44.497
How do I make Unity remember which applications are in the launcher?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've found the answer: <code>dconf-tools</code> and <code>libdconf0</code> were not installed, so unity couldn't remember settings.</p>\n\n<p>Use Software Center or <code>apt-get</code> to install:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/dconf-tools\" rel=\"nofollow norefe...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You may have a bug. I simply right click on the items in the launcher to pin or unpin them.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T12:19:23.980", "id": "53593", "postId": "35628", "score": "0", ...
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35629
1
35636
2011-04-17T16:31:22.727
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<p>I see a lot of interesting programs out there that can only be obtained by adding a "PPA" to the system but, if I'm understanding correctly, we should stay within the official "repositories" for adding software to our system. </p> <p>Is there any way for a novice to know if a "PPA" is safe or if it should be avoide...
8357
527764
2017-06-20T09:23:56.767
2023-05-30T22:13:59.587
Are PPAs safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out for?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>PPA (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Package_Archive\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Personal Package Archive</a>) are used to include a specific software to your Ubuntu, Kubuntu or any other PPA compatible distro. The &quot;<strong>safeness</strong>&quot; of a PPA depends mostl...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To develop PPA's on launchpad, the contributor must have signed the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.1\">ubuntu code of conduct</a>. This signifies the the developer must abide to a minimum set of standards.</p>\n\n<p>Usually people should then consult the ubu...
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35637
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2011-04-17T17:58:57.803
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<p>I open several text files in gedit. But when switching to view different text files, the file name shown in the headline of gedit is messed up. So I was wondering if it is a bug and how to solve this problem? Thanks and regards!</p> <p>For example, when I switched from file1 to file2 by clicking the tab of file2, t...
1471
1471
2011-04-17T18:30:31.207
2011-04-17T20:49:41.780
gedit messes up file names in headline
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a bug report here: <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642705\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642705</a> similar to yours but mentions that when changing the tabs USING THE SCROLL WHEEL. They mention the problem that the...
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35638
1
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2011-04-17T18:22:58.350
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<p>Many times, I will go to right click on something in Firefox 4, and the context menu will disappear the second I move my mouse. I can use the arrow keys to select.</p> <p>This comes and goes. When I was running Maverick, and switched to Minefield, and it began to happen, I wondered if it was something to do with al...
7840
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2011-04-17T22:03:44.850
2011-06-14T00:44:53.637
Why am I unable to access the context menus in new Firefox?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have encountered this problem in Firefox 4 as well, and unfortunately I have not found a permanent solution, but minimizing the window and then restoring it seems to fix the problem for me, so I'm guessing it should work for you too (hope it does).</p>\n", "commentCount...
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2015-06-27T13:09:01.683
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35640
1
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2011-04-17T18:25:26.263
2
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<p>I'm trying to create a link that will run a command (more specifically, open an ebook). Is there a way to do this?</p>
9940
null
null
2011-04-17T20:55:33.110
How can I execute a command through a browser?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Generally, you can run a command with cgi.<br>\n<br>\nCGI-Scripts have to be in a specific folder that has to be defined in the apache configuration. like </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/\n /usr/lib/cgi-bin/</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>then you can just create a...
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35641
1
null
2011-04-17T18:41:44.537
7
7599
<p>I have a CAF server on my Ubuntu 9.10 server and I need to convert them to MP3 or WAV. I have already tried with pacpl and ffmpeg, but it didn't work (I don't have the right encodings in Ubuntu).</p> <p>Does anyone know how to convert the CAF file in Ubuntu?</p> <p>Edit:</p> <p>The output of the pacpl command (<c...
14461
14356
2011-08-20T09:00:48.370
2020-07-16T01:16:13.353
Convert CAF to MP3 or WAV?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Times have changed from the days of Ubuntu 9.10 (when this question was originally asked) and now a modern version of FFmpeg in a recent Ubuntu release has both an <em>encoder</em> and <em>decoder</em> for the caf (Core Audio Format) container. Test your own modern version of...
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35642
1
35675
2011-04-17T18:58:30.320
4
2844
<p>I have the following line in do_start() of my custom init script that starts a java application:</p> <pre><code>start-stop-daemon --background --start --quiet --oknodo --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --chdir $SOLR_DIR --chuid $USER --exec $DAEMON -- \ $DAEMON_ARGS &gt;&gt;$LOG_DIR/$NAME.log 2&gt;&gt;$LOG_DIR/$NAM...
14387
null
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2011-04-17T23:56:36.377
Setting the owner of the file created by start-stop-daemon output redirection
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Redirections are not part of command line arguments. They are handled separately by the shell, which in your case is run as root. But even if the permissions were correct, this command wouldn't cause the output of the daemon to be appended to the log file.</p>\n\n<p>For illustration,...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Redirections are not part of command line arguments. They are handled separately by the shell, which in your case is run as root. But even if the permissions were correct, this command wouldn't cause the output of the daemon to be appended to the log file.</p>\n\n<p>For illus...
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35647
1
35661
2011-04-17T20:06:33.563
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<p>Goal: I want to be able to securely use the internet via my home PC while my notebook is connected to an open hotspot/access point.</p> <p>I <em>do</em> know that I can use a SSH tunnel/SOCKS proxy, but I don't want to fiddle around with applications (making them use it, if even possible). I guess what I need is an...
3037
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2014-01-04T04:03:13.663
How do I setup OpenVPN so I can securely use the internet from an unsecured hotspot?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have the exact question a few months ago, but additionally, I wanted to have an IPv6 connection if possible. You might be interested in my questions on Serverfault:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://serverfault.com/q/235484/51929\">How do I configure OpenVPN for accessing the inte...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have the exact question a few months ago, but additionally, I wanted to have an IPv6 connection if possible. You might be interested in my questions on Serverfault:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://serverfault.com/q/235484/51929\">How do I configure OpenVPN for accessing ...
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35650
1
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2011-04-17T20:21:40.403
2
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<p>In these release notes (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/3.4#GUI) it reads that the gtk-integration should be improved. Does it look completely native now?</p>
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7035
2011-04-17T20:28:57.530
2011-07-07T16:16:12.247
Did the gtk-integration of LibreOffice improve with 3.4?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-17T22:04:59.607", "id": "39802", "postId": "35650", "score": "1", "text": "Questions like \"does it look completely native\" are a bit likely to cause problems in the answers - so I've voted for this to be closed (unless you want me to improve the question for you?)", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes. </p>\n\n<p>Before and after image .</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/64ExZ.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Also Look at this bug:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32186\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://bugs....
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user14467
35654
1
35658
2011-04-17T20:50:01.873
1
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<p><s>Since I upgrade to 11.04, the new Ubuntu One daemon (syndaemon) is using 100% at somewhat random intervals. I'm not updating any files in the folder to my knowledge, so it's a bit confusing as to why it would do this.</s></p> <p>Is this normal behaviour? If it is, then I understand, (only, when it uses so much C...
1992
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2011-04-17T21:38:45.127
2011-04-17T21:38:45.127
Is it normal for syndaemon to use 100% CPU?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-17T23:01:47.993", "id": "39813", "postId": "35654", "score": "0", "text": "I've also had Ubuntu One's sync daemon go nuts in the past, so I can easily see the confusion.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-17T23:09:...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Syndaemon is «a program that monitors keyboard activity and disables the touchpad when the keyboard is being used». Nothing related to Ubuntu One. The fix to this particular issue seems to have been released already; if you're experiencing this behavior with an up-to-date Natty, plea...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Syndaemon is «a program that monitors keyboard activity and disables the touchpad when the keyboard is being used». Nothing related to Ubuntu One. The fix to this particular issue seems to have been released already; if you're experiencing this behavior with an up-to-date Nat...
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35655
1
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2011-04-17T20:52:07.073
4
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<p>I have several remote servers (without gui). I am using vim as my editor. On my desktop I sync my vim files (.vimrc .vim/plugins etc) with Ubuntu One. So I can use vim files on other desktops. But I want to use them also on my servers.</p> <p>Can I use Ubuntu One without installing (apt-get install ubuntuone-clien...
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2012-05-22T10:05:08.913
ubuntu one (client) on a server
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-22T14:45:19.140", "id": "40492", "postId": "35655", "score": "0", "text": "You can, but it's GUI dependent from my understanding. So you'll end up with xserver on your server.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "41" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Using Ubuntu One for managing dotfiles seems like an overkill. I prefer using Git (or any other version control system) to synchronize configuration between multiple machines. Thanks to this I can maintain the full history of changes, merge overlapping modifications easily, a...
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user14471
35666
1
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2011-04-17T23:05:06.973
4
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<p>I want to create a video. The idea is to make a large (fixed) image where camera is flying above. I am familiar with Inkscape so I would prefer to make the image with it.</p> <p>I need a program to move the camera across the image and save it to a video file. Alternatively I need another program to create and anima...
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2011-04-18T03:42:07.297
2017-03-16T10:19:00.257
I'm looking program for vector based animation/video
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>How about Blender? <a href=\"http://www.blender.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blender.org/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T18:23:31.383", "id": "39978", "postId": "35747", "score": "0", "text": "T...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/synfig\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">synfig</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/synfig\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install synfig\"></a> studio. It's similar in some ways to Inks...
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35671
1
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2011-04-17T23:29:39.050
1
316
<p>There are wallpapers in a root directory. I need to set to some user that I choose a wallpaper from that directory.</p> <p>How can I do that? Thank you.</p>
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null
2011-04-18T06:46:45.077
Make gconftool-2 set wallpaper from root dir
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T06:46:45.077", "id": "39886", "postId": "35671", "score": "0", "text": "For now, you can't do that with gconf because of a bug that will get fixed in later versions.", "userDisplayName": "user14493", "userId": null } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>One simple solution:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#Make wallpaper directory in an appropriate location\nmkdir /var/wallpaper \n#Set RW permission for all \nchmod 666 /var/wallpaper \n#Set sticky so all new files catch that permission \nchmod +t /var/wallpaper \n#copy your wallpaper...
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user14478
35673
1
35679
2011-04-17T23:51:52.230
9
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<p>I am filing tax report for Maryland state using <a href="http://forms.marylandtaxes.com/current_forms/502.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Form 502</a>.</p> <p>If I use evince 2.32.0 using poppler/cairo (0.14.3), it will recognize the forms and no way I can fill in anything.</p> <p>If I use Adobe Reader 9, I can fill in the fo...
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2019-11-07T21:26:54.670
How to fill out the forms and save the inputs in this tax report pdf file
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2020-05-25T09:59:31.020", "id": "2095615", "postId": "35673", "score": "0", "text": "linking for reference (evince now supports this) https://superuser.com/a/1554891/73961", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "17060" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you do not mind running wine you can try the free PDF-Xchange viewer from here; \n<a href=\"http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer\">http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer</a></p>\n\n<p>This works great under wine, and you can use it to upda...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you do not mind running wine you can try the free PDF-Xchange viewer from here; \n<a href=\"http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer\">http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer</a></p>\n\n<p>This works great under wine, and you can use it...
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35674
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35677
2011-04-17T23:53:31.000
0
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<p>I followed the instructions shown for downloading (I'm on Maverick) at the launchpad site for this main menu replacement:</p> <p><a href="https://launchpad.net/cardapio" rel="nofollow">https://launchpad.net/cardapio</a></p> <p>It indicates that once you do this, it should show up in the Add to Panel list of applet...
2664
4670
2011-04-18T01:51:35.093
2011-04-18T01:51:35.093
How to add cardapio to panel?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can either restart your session or just issue \n<code>pkill gnome-panel</code>.\nThat will restart your panel(s) and then cardapio will be visible. Good choice by the way. I'm using it and it's a realy good replacement for gnome-do plus any menu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can either restart your session or just issue \n<code>pkill gnome-panel</code>.\nThat will restart your panel(s) and then cardapio will be visible. Good choice by the way. I'm using it and it's a realy good replacement for gnome-do plus any menu.</p>\n", "commentCount...
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35676
1
null
2011-04-17T23:57:25.630
2
775
<p>I want to keep my panels down to one, running vertically along the left side of my screen. I'm using the DockBarX applet for launchers and open application access, and have an applet main menu replacement that shows just an icon to save space. However, the date/time isn't customizable, and it shows up sideways. Is t...
2664
null
null
2011-08-02T14:19:37.567
Is there a vertical clock applet?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you make the panel itself wider then the clock will adjust and display the time horizontally. To do this right click on some blank area of the panel and select 'properties', then increase the size to 75 pixels or more and it should realign your clock.</p>\n", "comment...
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35681
1
35686
2011-04-18T01:39:07.563
3
2207
<p>Suppose I am trying some distro (with Gnome) and I like some theme. How can I copy for installation in another computer?</p>
12943
null
null
2015-11-10T08:06:30.770
How can I copy a gtk theme?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Usually GTK themes that installed by package manager stored is <code>/usr/share/themes</code>. When you install theme as user, it sets in <code>.themes</code> directory in your home.</p>\n\n<p>You can just copy directory with the same name as theme you like into the same directory in...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Usually GTK themes that installed by package manager stored is <code>/usr/share/themes</code>. When you install theme as user, it sets in <code>.themes</code> directory in your home.</p>\n\n<p>You can just copy directory with the same name as theme you like into the same dire...
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35682
1
null
2011-04-18T01:49:09.437
8
13531
<p>Calculator is opening multiple times automatically during normal operation and while idle.</p>
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2011-04-18T09:35:18.917
2018-12-05T12:47:53.037
Why does my calculator automatically open (multiple times) when my computer is idle?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Worth a shot:</p>\n\n<p>Many keyboards have a key to open the calculator, perhaps yours is stuck.</p>\n\n<p>To check if this is happening, go to <em>System → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts</em> and look for \"Launch Calculator\". The assigned key should be <code>XF86Calcula...
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user14483
35683
1
35795
2011-04-18T01:49:52.423
1
133
<p>When clicking on a mountable unit on the Desktop on Ubuntu 10.10 the first double click mounts the unit while the second one tells nautilus to show the user what is inside the mountable unit. I want to find out how to make it so a double click will do both, mount the unit and show it.</p>
7035
null
null
2011-04-18T16:39:44.090
How to change clicking behavior when double clicking on a mountable unit
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6
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T02:31:37.927", "id": "39830", "postId": "35683", "score": "0", "text": "How did you get nautilus to show unmounted volumes on the desktop? :O", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T02:36:30.220", "id": "39834...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When a device has autorun files sometimes it will show up on the desktop, but it will not open until you force it to.</p>\n\n<p>If you remove the autorun files it will work as normal.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T17:06:41.073"...
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35684
1
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2011-04-18T02:06:50.000
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<p>I live in China and now want to download skype from skype.com, but the web cannot open. I have tried many websites to download the package but none of them worked. It seems that skype is not popular with u-know-who...WHO CAN SEND ME A PACKAGE BY EMAIL!HELP![email hidden]. THANKS!</p>
13447
6969
2011-04-18T12:42:48.440
2011-04-18T12:42:48.440
Who can send me a skype package?
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6
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've just uploaded <a href=\"http://www.speedyshare.com/files/28025948/skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.25-1_i386.deb\" rel=\"nofollow\">the 32-bit version</a> for you.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0"...
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2011-04-18T09:16:49.337
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35685
1
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2011-04-18T02:13:52.820
2
1241
<p>I've followed all the instructions for getting differents wallpapers for each desktop. I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. I've installed compiz-fusion-plugins-extra to add Wallpaper plugin on my Compiz Settings Manager (ccsm). </p> <p>But unfortunaly I cannot get my wallpapers working properly. I follow these instructions <a ...
14335
34576
2011-11-26T20:36:30.580
2012-01-29T16:06:22.423
How to get differents backgrounds for each desktop working properly?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>My guess is that the necessary image loading plugins are not enabled.</p>\n\n<p>In the Image Loading category within CompizConfig Settings Manager, make sure the JPEG, Png, and/or Svg plugins are enabled to suit the types of images you are using for your wallpaper.</p>\n", ...
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35688
1
38252
2011-04-18T02:37:57.160
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<p>First, I've tried searching several threads to find the answer, but I couldn't find one that solved my problem, so I'm opening a new one here. </p> <p>I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 with the new Unity desktop, and I'm trying to change the key binding of <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>t</kbd> from Open Trash (which I don't h...
14484
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2015-06-13T13:22:51.173
2016-02-29T17:04:06.510
How can I change Unity's super-t binding to something else?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-23T21:08:05.590", "id": "40762", "postId": "35688", "score": "3", "text": "It might not help, but by default in Unity you can open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2827" }, { "creationDate": "2011-07-04T20:54:46...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the Compiz Config open the Unity Plugin page, change the \"Key to show the launcher\" to anything other than just <kbd>Super</kbd>. Mine is <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Super</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>This will alter all Unity shortcuts. \nSo opening the first program in your launcher is no longer ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the Compiz Config open the Unity Plugin page, change the \"Key to show the launcher\" to anything other than just <kbd>Super</kbd>. Mine is <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Super</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>This will alter all Unity shortcuts. \nSo opening the first program in your launcher is no...
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35689
1
35730
2011-04-18T02:46:24.840
8
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<p>Is there a way to "colorize" manpages output? I mean - the output of for example:</p> <pre><code>man command_name </code></pre>
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2011-04-18T03:39:30.733
2018-05-05T20:12:59.220
Highlight manpages syntax?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use the following shell function to view manpages in Vim, which provides nice syntax highlighing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>man() {\n /usr/bin/man $* | \\\n col -b | \\\n vim -R -c 'set ft=man nomod nolist' -\n}\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>aha. adding this to ~/.bashrc does the trick. It's not perfect though. but hey:</p>\n\n<pre><code># Less Colors for Man Pages \nexport LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\\E[01;31m' # begin blinking \nexport LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\\E[01;38;5;74m' # begin bold \nexport LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\\E...
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35691
1
99197
2011-04-18T02:54:29.663
3
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<h1>Overview</h1> <p>I have a set of duties I must schedule employees for. The duties recur weekly over a two-month period. There are a number of constraints that define a good schedule. (See below for examples.) In the past, I've made the schedule by hand, but doing it by hand is time-consuming and virtually guarante...
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2015-08-17T12:02:20.630
2015-08-17T12:02:20.630
Constraint-based software to help with scheduling
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've managed to work around this issue, finally. Apparently, software like I'm looking for doesn't exist, and I don't have the time or know-how to write it myself.</p>\n\n<p>Here's what I've ended up doing:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>First, I reordered the columns in my schedule so that it's e...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would use a calendar application, like Lightning in Thunderbird, and have the rotations set up as repeating events on the calendar. That way, if you start at 9:00 and have to switch every half hour, set alarms for 9:30, 10:00 etc, with the description of the shifts on each ...
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35693
1
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2011-04-18T03:24:27.777
1
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<p>the update manager isn't picking up 11.04</p>
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2011-04-18T04:04:54.667
How do I upgrade from Ubuntu 10.10 to Ubuntu 11.04?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T03:30:00.457", "id": "39838", "postId": "35693", "score": "0", "text": "Please read here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/34430/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-10-04-or-10-10-to-11-04", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "7035" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu 11.04 is still in Beta (2nd Beta) and is due for release on 28th April, so until then, your update manager won't allow you to upgrade to the 11.04 (the reason being is unstable). You can upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 from your maverick installation only through <a href=\"htt...
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35697
1
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2011-04-18T04:04:15.117
1
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<p><strong>commands</strong>: </p> <pre><code>mkdir -p sun-yat-sen &amp;&amp; wget --directory-prefix=sun-yat-sen -r -nd -np -A.jpg -erobots=off http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen_University </code></pre> <p>There are several pics on the link: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen_University" rel=...
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2011-04-18T04:23:58.940
using wget to download pictures results in junk files
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T09:31:43.547", "id": "39885", "postId": "35697", "score": "0", "text": "What happens if you run `file foo.jpg` on one of the downloaded files in a terminal? If it says it's html, [James's answer](http://askubuntu.com/questions/35697/using-wget-to-download-pictures-...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Wikipedia has information pages about each image it hosts with the name of that image (e.g. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Square_of_SYSU.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Square_of_SYSU.jpg</a>). It is probably these pages tha...
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35700
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38777
2011-04-18T04:07:19.583
2
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<p>I want to delete GTK themes which come by default in ubuntu 10.10. As I open appearance, theme delete button is shown disabled for me. How I can delete theme by using Appearance instead of going to command line?</p>
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2011-05-01T11:34:20.107
Delete GTK theme
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've got an easy way to do this. <a href=\"http://ubuntuguide.net/how-to-delete-useless-ubuntu-gnome-desktop-themes\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Guide</a> very clearly demonstrates the steps needed to delete themes from appearance menu</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>These themes are installed during Ubuntu installation and available system-wide. You need root to remove them. However, removing them might cause unexpected behavior.</p>\n\n<p>But if you insist, you can check which package owns the theme (for example, New Wave) and remove it...
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35701
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2011-04-18T04:08:53.170
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<p>My built in cam works fine in cheese. However in skype it doesn't show me at all. In test skype show myself view doesn't work either. How to solve this problem? Thanks!</p>
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2011-04-18T04:11:29.727
2012-09-08T12:41:04.507
Video doesn't work well in skype
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>After fighting with skype, getting just banality results that finishes in the correct usage of skype at the time that the up to 3 days setup is needed to work properly, just to find skype to become useless for videoconferencing simply after a reboot I stopped using skype for ...
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35708
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35755
2011-04-18T05:52:42.217
1
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<p>I'm trying to write a bash script to convert all special characters inside a file (é, ü, ã, etc) into latex format (\'e, \"u, \~a, etc). Usually, this stuff is really easy to do with <code>sed</code>, but I'm having trouble at getting sed to recognize the special characters. How can I tell the command to read the fi...
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2011-05-08T14:39:19.107
2011-05-08T14:39:19.107
Read character encoding with sed
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It can be as simple as</p>\n\n<pre><code>iconv --from-code $enc input-file |\n sed 's/é/\\\\'\\''e/;s/ü/\\\\\"e/;s/ã/\\\\~a/' |\n iconv -to-code $enc &gt;converted-input-file\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>where variable <code>enc</code> contain the encoding of the input file, one of the...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It can be as simple as</p>\n\n<pre><code>iconv --from-code $enc input-file |\n sed 's/é/\\\\'\\''e/;s/ü/\\\\\"e/;s/ã/\\\\~a/' |\n iconv -to-code $enc &gt;converted-input-file\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>where variable <code>enc</code> contain the encoding of the input file, on...
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35711
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35714
2011-04-18T06:21:33.707
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<p>Ubuntu frequently show kernel update in update manager. My question is, I have fully working system. Now</p> <ol> <li>Is it really necessary to update the kernel?</li> <li>What are the pros and cons of updating kernel?</li> <li>After updating kernel, should I keep older kernel version?</li> </ol>
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2012-10-12T17:10:45.487
2017-11-29T09:50:04.080
Is it really necessary to upgrade the kernel?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Now is it really necessary to update the kernel?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>You should use the latest updated kernel. </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>What are the pros and cons of updating kernel?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>There could be exploitable vulnerabilities in the cu...
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35713
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2011-04-18T06:24:05.223
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<p>I guess this is a related question to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10597/can-i-use-gnome-applets-in-unity">Can I use GNOME applets in Unity?</a> (moved by suggestion of @<a href="https://askubuntu.com/users/235/jorge-castro">Jorge Castro</a>)</p> <p>I'd like to use <code>stickynotes_applet</code> in Uni...
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2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2017-05-28T22:06:18.117
"Simple" gnome applets in Unity - stickynotes
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-22T11:54:17.173", "id": "40466", "postId": "35713", "score": "1", "text": "You could dive into the [code](http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~vcs-imports/gnome-applets/trunk/files/head:/stickynotes/) and check how this could be realized... Then it would be easy to just fork t...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I came back to this problem again (still on Natty); so I thought I'd post my results. </p>\n\n<p>First, I started looking up if you can run Gnome applets from the command line, and in a separate window - turns out, this was a technique for debugging Python applets;</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>F...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/rhinote.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rhinote</a> has keyboard shortcuts </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T06:45:28.787", "id": "39866", "postId...
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35715
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2011-04-18T06:33:16.300
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<p>Up until last week, I had both Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 4.0 installed, which was good for testing web applications.</p> <p>But now the nightly channel contains Firefox 6 instead of Firefox 4. I tried using the stable channel, but that replaced Firefox 3.6.</p>
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2013-04-26T16:31:46.033
2013-04-26T16:31:46.033
How to install Firefox 3.6 and 4.0+ in parallel?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>in the answer below, \"Firefox 3.6\" is the installed version, \"Firefox 4\" is another version you want to use</em></p>\n\n<p>The Firefox package from Mozilla can be extracted to any directory, like <code>/opt</code> or your home directory. I'm using separate profiles for Firefo...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here is what I did for checking out firefox 4 along with pre-installed firefox 3.6 in ubuntu 10.10. You can run only one version at a time and some extensions may not work. </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-4.0&amp...
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35719
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2011-04-18T06:44:09.833
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<p>I guess this question is pretty much the same as <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/21586/how-to-configure-dbus-to-allow-ssh-user-to-suspend-server">How to configure dbus to allow ssh-user to suspend server?</a>; except I wanted to formulate it better. </p> <p>Assume I have an Ubuntu server running nonstop, l...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.720
2022-07-24T08:38:55.350
How do I suspend over ssh?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>set a cron job for 2 minutes in the future and disconnect</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T07:02:51.230", "id": "39870", "postId": "35721", "score": "0", "text": "Hi @aking1012 - tha...
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35722
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2011-04-18T06:55:16.173
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<p>I just completed an OS course. I heard the phrase <strong>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_panic">kernel panic</a>"</strong> a lot. Can you explain </p> <ol> <li>What is a kernel panic?</li> <li>Why does it occur? </li> <li>How can I find out that a kernel panic occurred?</li> <li>What effect does it h...
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2011-04-18T18:58:52.313
2021-03-21T17:42:05.563
What is kernel panic?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>1 Question at a time per the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/faq\">FAQ</a></strong> </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>What is kernel panic?<br>\nWhen the kernel can't load properly or \"freaks out\" and fails to boot properly or crashes(see edit credit at the bottom). </p></li>\n<li><p>W...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>1 Question at a time per the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/faq\">FAQ</a></strong> </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>What is kernel panic?<br>\nWhen the kernel can't load properly or \"freaks out\" and fails to boot properly or crashes(see edit credit at the bottom). </p></li>\n...
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35725
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2011-04-18T07:26:16.990
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<p>I downloaded the free-edition of F-Prot Anti-Virus for Linux. I am new to Linux and not following how to initiate the installation process. I have extracted the F-Prot files in a folder on my desktop.</p> <p>There is one file with the name: <code>install-f-prot.pl</code>. It is a perl file.</p> <p>It is giving bel...
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2011-04-18T14:01:22.243
2011-04-18T14:01:22.243
Installing F-Prot
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T07:33:52.807", "id": "39873", "postId": "35725", "score": "0", "text": "yes it is a perl file. Just run as `perl filename.pl` or chmod it to be executable and run it.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1543" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T07:57:...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For the installation of non-free applications we prefer using the directory <code>/opt/&lt;nameofapp&gt;/</code> rather than a directory on your desktop. Using specific paths makes system administration easy.</p>\n\n<p>After having extracted/copied your installation files to <code>/o...
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35738
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2011-04-18T10:24:04.220
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<p>As I understand it, packaging recipes are a way to automate packaging into a PPA from a bzr branch. What I'm not sure of is how to go about setting one up. I have read the documentation but for some reason it still leaves me a litte confused about what to do.</p> <ul> <li>What is the step by step process of setting...
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2011-04-29T19:01:59.887
2011-04-29T19:01:59.887
What are Launchpad packaging recipes and how can I use them?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm a bit lazy today, so I'll just give you two things worth reading and watching:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bG-SXNX9Ww\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launchpad source package recipes video</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/SourceBuilds...
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35742
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2011-04-18T11:03:51.120
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<p>I installed covergloobus in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. But when I start covergloobus. It is handled like an opened appliciation. </p> <p>There is still a titlebar. How can I disable the gtk-theme ?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/iqLPA.png" alt="Covergloobus"></p>
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2011-04-18T15:42:25.963
2017-03-15T07:44:57.957
How to disable gtk-theme in covergloobus?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>Install <strong>CompizConfig\nSettingsManager</strong></p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code></p></li>\n<li><p>Launch it by searching from the dash\nin <strong>Unity</strong>, or <strong>Preferences >\nCompizConfig Settings Manager</strong...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I followed the following <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/9070/installing-covergloobus\">instructions</a> to download the v1.6 source code, compiled and installed. Using this method, there are no theme issues in the default natty install.</p>\n", "commentCount":...
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35743
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2011-04-18T11:09:53.470
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<p>I had windows 7 installed, and I set my PC clock to a specific time. It worked fine but then i also installed Kubuntu (now its a dual boot). Whenever I run Kubuntu my clock changes time by -4 hours and when I again run Windows its time too has changed. So every time i set my clock in windows, Kubuntu changes it by -...
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2012-12-24T21:20:53.347
2013-05-26T10:49:36.353
Kubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot, clock time changes automatically
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Remember during installation when it asked if your clock was set to UTC and said \"If you're not sure answer this question no\"? You answered incorrectly.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0...
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2014-05-19T22:18:52.843
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2011-04-18T11:18:46.277
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<p>Within my python3 software I need to check to see if git is installed. I know that from the terminal I can type:</p> <pre><code>dpkg --get-selections &gt; filename </code></pre> <p>to find what programs are installed and then put that into a file.</p> <p>From there, how would I get python to see if git is install...
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2011-04-18T13:24:12.240
2022-06-02T18:45:08.050
Discover Whether A Program Is Installed From Python3 Script
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-18T12:36:49.567", "id": "39903", "postId": "35744", "score": "0", "text": "Using the terminal command and putting it into a file doesn't work, as if you uninstall a program the file is still there but just has the word \"deinstalled\" on the same line instead of \"inst...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you wanted to do it that way you could do something like: </p>\n\n<pre>checkvar = 0 \nfor line in open(\"filename\"): \n if \"git\" in line: \n checkvar = checkvar + 1 \nprint \"Phrase git found \", checkvar, \" times\"</pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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35745
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2011-04-18T11:41:17.113
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<p>I have a question: Is there a "correct" way to configure the partitions on my hard drive for an Ubuntu installation?</p> <p><strong>I have a 250GB disk and now I have the following partitions:</strong> (Partitions in this order on my HDD.)</p> <ul> <li>50GB (ext4) File System Mount Point <code>/</code> </li> <li...
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2012-03-28T19:29:00.647
2012-03-28T19:29:00.647
Hard Drive Partitioning
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There's no \"perfect\" way. </p>\n\n<p>More frequently used partitions can be placed at the back end of the disk(slightly faster read speeds at the outside of the platter are possible in some instances). </p>\n\n<p>Usually RAM &lt;= Swap &lt;= double RAM. This is so that s...
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2011-04-18T13:23:42.613
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<p>When a new edition is coming out, I always find the new features in detail. Not only there is Unity and cloud support, in much more detail, like sometimes Fedora used to tell when a release coming out.</p> <p>New softwares, new services, solutions, many things what is changed or debut in that particular release. </...
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2011-04-18T13:57:28.910
2011-04-18T13:58:33.963
Where are the new desktop & server features documented?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Each release has a technical overview, here's the one for 11.04</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/testing\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ubuntu.com/testing</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>And of course, the release notes:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Each release has a technical overview, here's the one for 11.04</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/testing\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ubuntu.com/testing</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>And of course, the release notes:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/g...
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35758
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2011-04-18T13:44:49.420
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<p>I wanted to ask that I used the netboot image from the ubuntu 10.04 server for PXE Booting ubuntu 10.04 desktop edition as I didn't find the netboot folder in the ubuntu 10.04 desktop edition </p> <p>The netboot image boot normally retrieves and parses the unattended file but later go in error while trying to down...
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2012-09-04T17:59:10.897
2012-09-04T17:59:37.917
Where is the netboot image?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The netboot installation method is not different between Desktop and Server for Ubuntu: you should be able to install either environment from the same installer (or, in fact, any flavour of Ubuntu). </p>\n\n<p>Netboot installers are found either at</p>\n\n<pre><code>http://ar...
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37178
2011-04-18T13:46:22.293
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<p>I keep all my documents on a separate drive from my ubuntu installation, and I have a folder full of nice wallpapers on that drive. How can I make ubuntu automatically search this directory so wallpapers show up in the wallpaper changer dialogue, reached from right clicking on the desktop and selecting <em>Change De...
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13003
2011-04-26T18:37:30.880
2013-04-10T22:22:51.080
How do I set another search directory for wallpapers?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>* EDIT - Second try - and apologies immediately for all the terminal work - hopefully this should just be copying and pasting the highlighted entries*</strong></p>\n\n<p>the folder that holds the details of the gnome wallpapers is called /usr/share/gnome-background-propertie...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is how I do it. </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Right click on the Desktop > Change Background. </p></li>\n<li><p>Click Add on the Background Tab. </p></li>\n<li><p>Go <em>into</em> the folder, and select all the wallpapers, by clicking on one, and pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>A...
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35761
1
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2011-04-18T13:58:07.223
2
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<p>In Ubuntu 11.04, in workspace when I press super W shortcut, I get to multiple I opened in a workspace, when I am moving over from one window to other, how do I know the title very clearly</p>
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2011-04-18T18:15:51.917
2011-07-05T00:22:00.143
How do I get to which window I am hovering over?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-02-25T01:27:45.133", "id": "125449", "postId": "35761", "score": "0", "text": "Hello, this question has no information and activity for a very long time. I am closing it for now. If by any reason you think this question is still viable or useful in anyways or that there i...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Usually, you could set up the scale/scale add-ons plugin (by installing the compiz extra plugins package and ccsm - compiz config settings manager) to show a customizable window title across the window (you could change font size, and the behaviour -- show title only on windo...
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2012-02-25T01:27:50.143
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35764
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2011-04-18T14:06:11.533
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<p>In general, I prefer Unity to Gnome Shell, but the latter's chat popup and inline responder thing (video here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepXx1kDelo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepXx1kDelo</a>) is more or less a killer app for me and is the only thing preventing me from switching to ...
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2014-01-08T23:10:26.953
2014-01-08T23:10:26.953
Are there any existing apps similar to GNOME 3's chat popup/respond box?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is my Pidgin Show Conversation script alpha 0.1.2. It is not perfect, but has functionality.<br>\nIt works well with Pidgin. See this <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR03nCkbFwM\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">video</a>. </p>\n\n<p>obs.: if you are lazy you can just run th...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The launcher Kupfer <a href=\"http://kaizer.se/wiki/kupfer/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kaizer.se/wiki/kupfer/</a> has a pidgin plugin which allows you to begin typing the name of a contact and send them a message all inline of the launcher itself.</p>\n\n<p>This may not be \"s...
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35770
1
35775
2011-04-18T14:30:50.210
12
3793
<p>Is there a way to <em>force</em> all applications to use the Natty overlay scrollbars? </p> <p>Examples: Chrome doesn't use it, neither does Firefox, gnome-terminal or a host of other applications. </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZrL9e.jpg" alt="Google Chrome scrollbars"></p> <p><img src="https://i.st...
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2011-04-18T14:47:53.757
Enable Overlay Scrollbars In all Applications
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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35777
1
53794
2011-04-18T14:51:47.673
1
1043
<p>I need a simple server setup for a client, and have used Ubuntu for them for some years as a simple combined login server and fileserver.</p> <p>We now need to change to using two separate servers. so was wondering what the process was to have a setup where:</p> <ul> <li>Users log in to their Win7 and WinVista mac...
14514
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2011-07-19T23:26:29.070
Multi-server setup for Windows clients with Ubuntu servers
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can set up a second Samba server that is configured as a domain member. You will need to join it to the PDC using the \"net join\" command. After the second machine is joined to the domain the workstations should be able to access it without re-entering credentials (assuming they...
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35778
1
35785
2011-04-18T15:08:57.900
15
17993
<p>I'm running both Ubuntu (10.04) and WinXp on the same machine, thus using the same keyboard. On Windows I have selected "United States (International)" as my keyboard setting.</p> <p>In Ubuntu I have "USA International (AltGr Dead Keys)". However, they work slightly different.</p> <p>When I press the <kbd>"</kbd> ...
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42836
2016-12-30T11:02:39.740
2016-12-30T11:02:39.740
Which keyboard setting corresponds to "United States (International)" in Windows XP
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You have to combine the dead key with the right alt key. For example, to get <code>é</code>, type <kbd>RightAlt</kbd>+<kbd>'</kbd> then <kbd>E</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>I've encountered the other option in the past (possibly back in the days when I used XP) and been annoyed by it. In my view,...
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35779
1
35780
2011-04-18T15:11:02.220
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<p>I've issued the following command:</p> <pre><code>sudo cp ~/Transfers/ZendFramework-1.11.4-minimal/library/Zend/* ~/public_html/cmsk.dev/library/ </code></pre> <p>When I do this, I start getting the following messages:</p> <pre><code>cp: omitting directory `Tag' cp: omitting directory `Test' cp: omitting direct...
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2016-09-05T10:42:52.217
2019-10-11T04:04:23.240
What does "cp: omitting directory" mean?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By default, <code>cp</code> copies only the direct files in, and not subdirectories in the directory. The message <code>cp: omitting directory 'directory'</code> warns you that the mentioned directory is not copied.</p>\n\n<p>To do so, specify the <code>-r</code> (or <code>--recursiv...
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35783
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2011-04-18T15:24:45.790
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<p>I'm trying to get rid of the <kbd>Caps Lock</kbd>key and give it a better use. Since I constantly use the <code>run</code> command <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>, I'd like to make Caps Lock trigger that action.</p> <p>I've found a couple of questions related, using <code>xmodmap</code>, but none of them try to map Ca...
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47151
2012-03-28T19:31:35.620
2017-02-28T18:12:38.133
Remap Caps Lock key to 'Run Command' (Alt+F2)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Going by what you mention <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/35783/map-capslock-key-to-alt-f2-ie-run-command/35818#35818\">here</a>. You can <em>disable</em> CAPS LOCK by going to <code>System ▸ Preferences ▸ Keyboard</code>. Then in the window that opens <code>Layouts...
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user14539
35787
1
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2011-04-18T15:49:11.797
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34182/can-i-edit-which-icons-appear-in-the-unity-dash">Can I edit which icons appear in the Unity dash?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>how pin your favorite apps to the dash?</p> <p>eg replacing Firefox - explore the w...
14520
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.673
2011-05-06T17:59:13.020
How do you pin your favorite apps to the dash?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-06-05T19:36:22.023
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35788
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2011-04-18T15:56:11.430
5
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<p>In Gnome you can right click a menu item and add to desktop. Can't seem to find a just-as-simple alternative in Unity? Anyone know?</p>
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2015-09-29T21:37:20.787
Is there any easy way in Unity to add shortcuts to the desktop?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The only way thus far is to create a launcher on the desktop.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Example for Google Chrome</strong></p>\n\n<p>1 - Right click on desktop and select <strong>Create Launcher</strong></p>\n\n<p>2 - Give the application a name Google Chrome</p>\n\n<p>3 - Enter the ...
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35789
1
40758
2011-04-18T16:02:49.207
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<p>As we have to have active compiz with Unity, I can't change the color, size, etc. of the cursor.</p> <p>Is there any way for do it?</p>
14521
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null
2017-11-24T00:09:13.257
How to change cursor in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a known bug in compiz see <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/141500\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/141500</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I found a workaround that works great for me on the bug page.</p>\n\n<ol>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The way I got round this was to remove the default cursor theme.</p>\n\n<p>Copy &amp; paste this command into Terminal</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove dmz-cursor-theme\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Now the new cursor theme you want will be applied.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1...
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35797
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38050
2011-04-18T17:01:20.420
5
1341
<p>I'd like to create custom tasks for <code>tasksel</code> - is there any way to do this, like creating a package for Ubuntu, only it's for tasksel?</p>
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2011-04-29T15:45:54.957
Creating custom tasksel recipes
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Tasksel just reads data from <code>/usr/share/tasksel/*.desc</code> and <code>/usr/local/share/tasksel/*.desc</code>.</p>\n\n<p>If you look at those files, you'll see that they have a yaml-like file with lists of packages and sections/descriptions.</p>\n\n<p>So just put a file in <co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Tasksel just reads data from <code>/usr/share/tasksel/*.desc</code> and <code>/usr/local/share/tasksel/*.desc</code>.</p>\n\n<p>If you look at those files, you'll see that they have a yaml-like file with lists of packages and sections/descriptions.</p>\n\n<p>So just put a fil...
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35798
1
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2011-04-18T17:05:11.540
1
3697
<p>My PC has two audio 3.5mm audio outputs:</p> <ul> <li>back - used for speaker system</li> <li>front - used for headset</li> </ul> <p>This is my audio controller:</p> <pre><code>id: multimedia description: Audio device product: N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller vendor: Intel Corporation...
14525
449
2011-04-18T20:33:33.660
2011-05-16T11:02:58.120
Ubuntu 11.04 doesn't distinguish between audio outputs?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is likely a PulseAudio issue.</p>\n\n<p>Install the package <code>padevchooser</code> and then use it to configure your sound card.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDat...
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35800
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35804
2011-04-18T17:13:40.870
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<p>Imaging I have three opened documents in Openoffice Writer and I want to go to one of them, in stardard gnome I would have three applications in the bottom panel each with their correspondent name. </p> <p>In dockbarx, hovering the mouse would show me each of the three documents. Now in Unity if I click in the laun...
184603
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2011-04-21T01:09:45.353
2011-04-21T01:09:45.353
How to change to a specific openoffice document in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you are working with another program, the first time that you click on the openoffice icon, all open documents should go to the foreground (this is only useful if you have not maximised documents). If you click on the icon again, it will show you all open the documents. You can ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For this situation I would use the \"Spread Mode\" keyboard short-cut.</p>\n\n<p>Press the Super + W key (i.e. the windows symbol button and the w key)</p>\n\n<p>This will display all open windows on the same screen. You can then click which ever document you now wish to wor...
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35802
1
35865
2011-04-18T17:05:14.370
2
3432
<p>Ubuntu 10.04 LDAP Replication - please help</p> <p>I was trying to setup <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/openldap-server.html#openldap-server-installation" rel="nofollow">LDAP Replication</a>.</p> <p>But I put the wrong IP address in the <code>consumer_sync.ldif</code> file and now I am trying...
14533
32886
2012-02-18T17:06:45.917
2012-02-18T17:06:45.917
Ubuntu 10.04 LDAP Replication
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The consumer_sync.ldif you use try to add attributes even added in your directory, now you have to write the LDIF file that modify them. Don't know if it's possible, but perhaps you can try to modify config with Apache Directory Studio.</p>\n\n<p>You must adapt this, it's just given ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The consumer_sync.ldif you use try to add attributes even added in your directory, now you have to write the LDIF file that modify them. Don't know if it's possible, but perhaps you can try to modify config with Apache Directory Studio.</p>\n\n<p>You must adapt this, it's jus...
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Stuttering John
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1
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2011-04-18T17:20:32.733
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<p>How can I use Qwerty hotkeys with the Dvorak keyboard layout? For example I want <code>C</code> to map to <code>J</code>, but <code>Ctrl + C</code> to remain as <code>Ctrl + C</code>.</p> <p>The <a href="http://code.google.com/p/dvorak-qwerty/" rel="nofollow">dvorak-qwerty program</a> is supposed to do this, but do...
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4490
2011-06-19T10:51:21.233
2011-06-19T10:51:21.233
Dvorak layout with Qwerty hotkeys (Dvorak — Qwerty Ctrl)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Please see this bug and the long and heated discussion around it: <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162726\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162726</a></p>\n\n<p>The behaviour you want was actually the default behaviour before an...
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35811
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2011-04-18T18:46:08.267
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<p>my database is in .odb format, and it does not work in 9.1, 10.04, 10.10, openoffice OR 11.04 beta libreoffice but works in xp, w7 and fedora 14</p> <p>The biggest issue i'm facing is that it takes minutes to move from one record to another spiking the processor at 100%. I tested this on 3 different machines and ...
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235
2011-06-18T18:09:56.223
2011-06-18T18:09:56.223
My .odb database spikes the CPU in OpenOffice and LibreOffice
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-01-19T12:28:23.963", "id": "110649", "postId": "35811", "score": "0", "text": "Please remove as much as possible from the odb file and file a bug with the file attached.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "42592" }, { "creationDate": "2012-03-08T03:24:40...
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2012-03-08T09:15:00.110
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user14536
35813
1
35819
2011-04-18T18:55:57.183
3
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<p>I'm having a problem. I have set an environment variable in <code>/etc/environment</code> using <code>BOOST_LIBRARYDIR="/usr/local/lib/boost/release"</code>.</p> <p><code>echo $BOOST_LIBRARYDIR</code> correctly echoes the value to the terminal. However, if I execute <code>echo $BOOST_LIBRARYDIR</code> in a script u...
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6969
2011-04-18T19:11:22.280
2011-04-18T19:22:06.363
Environment variables from /etc/environment not propagated to child process?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you want an environment variable to be passed to children you must export it. To verify if it is exported use the <code>env</code> command. The safest way to do this is as follows.</p>\n\n<pre><code>BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=\"/usr/local/lib/boost/release\"; export BOOST_LIBRARYDIR\n</co...
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35815
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35840
2011-04-18T19:00:28.223
1
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<p>I was wondering if it is possible to make an shortcut to hide all those Notify Bubbles (libnotify) for some time. Why I'am ask this? Because sometimes I want to see something, read or even show and page for someone and those bubbles bother a little bit. So if it is possible, will be really cool :)</p> <p>Thanks :)<...
14537
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2014-05-31T17:35:43.233
Shortcut to hide libnotify
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I dont think there is a direct way to disable and re-enable the notifications. </p>\n\n<p>However you could write two scripts which you could have on your desktop or a dock such as awn/docky etc. The scripts would remove the execute permission from the executable that is run to dis...
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35820
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2011-04-18T19:35:44.123
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 inside windows from Ubuntu CD with 12 GB space. How could I increase the disk space to 20 GB with out reinstalling Ubuntu ?</p>
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7035
2011-06-07T03:32:36.793
2012-03-01T23:07:46.527
Extend the Ubuntu disk space that was installed beside Windows 7 without reinstalling
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>(<a href=\"https://superuser.com/questions/125990/how-to-increase-disk-space-in-wubi-ubuntu-via-windows\">answer taken from SuperUser</a>)</p>\n\n<p>According to this <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#How%20do%20I%20resize%20the%20virtual%20disks?\" rel=\"nofollow n...
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2013-11-14T00:44:05.527
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user14540
35824
1
35848
2011-04-18T20:22:50.160
1
1237
<p>I've dragged the application launcher from main menu to the docky panel. Now, I want to change the command that starts the application (I need to add some arguments). I can change it the main menu using editor. </p> <p>How to change it in the Docky launcher? Does Docky store the launcher files somewhere so they can...
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2011-04-19T00:32:19.053
How to change the command of the application launcher in Docky?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=urqqCBEAAABYXOzp3gd13AlTYYInIkkykdEasx1kiYTQavV7mdW13Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">Robert Dyer</a> (<a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/docky-dock/browse_thread/thread/5923cb11981ba688?pli=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Added bug report few mins ago ... </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-extra/+bug/665656\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-extra/+bug/665656</a></p>\n\n<p>Edit: sorry, bad topic</...
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<p>Can I get the ip from another computer connected to my ubuntu one account? I know that I can have this with dyndns but being able to get the ip of every computer connected to my ubuntu account is easier than creating one more account on another site and configuring yet another daemon....</p>
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Can I get the ip from another computer connected to my ubuntu one account?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do you need to get it when that computer starts or constantly check the ip?</p>\n\n<p>To to it when the computer starts, you can create a script that writes the public ip to a file in the Ubuntu One folder. </p>\n\n<p>On the computer who's IP you want to find out</p>\n\n<p><strong>1....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do you need to get it when that computer starts or constantly check the ip?</p>\n\n<p>To to it when the computer starts, you can create a script that writes the public ip to a file in the Ubuntu One folder. </p>\n\n<p>On the computer who's IP you want to find out</p>\n\n<p><s...
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