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2011-05-01T12:36:49.840
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<p>On a Sony Vaio VGN CS21S the keyboard doesn´t work after suspend to ram. Suspend to disk (hibernate) works though. Running a fresh install of Natty with Unity.</p>
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2017-11-14T14:09:27.623
Keyboard not working after suspend to ram (sleep)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The actual solution to this problem is:</p>\n\n<p>Edit <code>/etc/default/grub</code> and change the line</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash atkbd.reset\" \n</code></pre>\n\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Same notebook and same problems here.</p>\n\n<p>I'll suggest you to take a look at this! \n<a href=\"http://techiesurgeon.blogspot.com/2011/05/get-beautiful-ubuntu-natty-running-on.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://techiesurgeon.blogspot.com/2011/05/get-beautiful-ubuntu-natty-ru...
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38801
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2011-05-01T09:12:26.777
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<p>It's been an issue for quite some time to set the number of different desktops (or workspaces if you like) in the new Ubuntu Natty Narwhal (using unity). </p> <p>Some guys figured out a way to overcome it by using the compiz-config(CCSM). For some reason it seems that the CCSM doesn't really work for me. I change t...
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2014-01-12T20:24:10.297
2014-01-12T20:24:10.297
How do I set the number of workspaces without CCSM?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't see why ccsm wouldn't work, but if you really want to do it on the command line, you can directly access gconf.</p>\n\n<p>Open Terminal and try these commands.</p>\n\n<p>Running this in a terminal will tell you your current setting:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool --get /apps/com...
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2011-05-01T13:06:06.853
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<p>My system is using the Ambiance theme in Ubuntu Natty. Everything works correctly except for Nautilus, which appears to have been deprived from its theme. <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/i01e4.png" alt="Grey nautilus doesn&#39;t look healthy"></p> <p>Can anyone help me restore it to the default Ambiance theme? ...
2631
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:55.357
2012-11-19T14:40:06.287
Nautilus is theme-less unless I run it as root
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, after searching around. <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/21305/desktop-forgets-theme/21901#21901\">Adding a delay to <code>gnome-settings-daemon</code> when logging in corrected the problem</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": ...
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38807
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38811
2011-05-01T13:17:12.130
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4428/how-to-create-a-screencast">How to create a screencast?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am trying to record my desktop. I tried Desktop Recorder and when it came out the image was very pixelated, so I'm looking fo...
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2017-08-14T13:27:25.017
2017-08-14T13:27:25.017
What is the best desktop/screen recorder?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try 3:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Recordmydesktop</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Istanbul</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">XVidCap</...
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2011-05-07T12:25:15.063
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38810
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38930
2011-05-01T13:29:00.910
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<p>I haven't been able to Google up any info on this: <strong>Why doesn't Unity use gnome-panel?</strong></p> <p>Unity's panel has no functionality that can't be implemented on top of gnome-panel (witness previous versions of Ubuntu Netbook). The new panel is missing a bunch of features (chiefly system monitors and a ...
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13398
2011-05-03T04:33:12.330
2011-05-03T04:33:12.330
Why doesn't Unity use gnome-panel?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Gnome-panel has first and foremost been abandoned by upstream Gnome. It has been replaced by gnome-shell, and is only meant as a backup for machines that can't run shell. See for instance <a href=\"http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2010-March/msg00100.html\" rel=\"nofol...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The whole idea of Unity is to be a compiz based desktop so there is no need for a gnome-panel. Unity still has to mature. It needs to grow on anyone and it currently lacks a good config tool (at least one for adding lenses to the launcher).\nIt works at the moment so that's g...
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2011-05-02T21:18:48.213
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38812
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38815
2011-05-01T13:39:53.390
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25785/can-auto-hide-for-the-application-menu-be-turned-off-in-unity">Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Is there any way to modify the top bar b...
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2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-05-01T18:49:13.300
11.04 unity top bar configuration
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope. This is as is...</p>\n\n<p>You get the 'file' etc only when you have the desktop active. Otherwise this part of the panel is used by the currently active item (browser-> title, USC->usc options etc etc).</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate":...
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2011-06-05T19:11:03.487
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38819
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2011-05-01T14:24:09.200
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<p>I added application to launcher like this. I run it from command line, then when icon appeared in launcher, I right clicked it and checked "Keep In Launcher". </p> <p>It works fine, but I'd like to add name to this launcher icon. When I hover over some other icon in the lanucher, a name appears. On icon I added the...
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2011-05-01T21:14:47.877
2011-05-10T00:02:21.917
How do I add a name to a launcher?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Find the *.place (*desktop) and add the option</p>\n\n<p>Name={your descripton}</p>\n\n<p>Example with the Ask Ubuntu lens:</p>\n\n<p>askubuntu.place: </p>\n\n<pre><code>[Place]\nDBusName=net.launchpad.AskUbuntuPlace\nDBusObjectPath=/net/launchpad/askubuntuplace\n\n[Entry:Stu...
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38820
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2011-05-01T14:30:57.837
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<p>After upgrading to 11.04 the following messages appear, i don't know what to do about it. pls suggest.</p> <pre><code>init: plymouth main process (68) killed by SEGV signal init: plymouth-splash main process (193) terminated with status 2 </code></pre>
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7035
2011-06-07T16:53:07.540
2012-06-19T02:35:03.940
Plymouth main process killed by SEGV signal error on boot
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are using a custom kernel then your solution is in:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/571258?comments=all\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/571258?comments=all</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0"...
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2012-06-27T16:43:20.677
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38823
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2011-05-01T14:40:21.303
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/23666/apt-get-does-not-work-with-proxy">apt-get does not work with proxy</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I use net connection that needs proxy, user name and password, I can access to the net by firefox, but I can't upd...
15855
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2012-08-29T11:20:15.477
How to use apt-get/synaptic behind a proxy?
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2012-10-24T10:24:06.020
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38824
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38828
2011-05-01T14:43:24.147
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<p>I'm getting this massage ever login in my Ubuntu OS.</p> <p>the Message "Your disc drive being checked for errors. This will take some time."</p> <p>followed by this message "checking.. 3%" progress.</p> <p>Press C to cancel.</p> <p>What is the problem in my disc? is it normal for all Ubuntu os? is there any iss...
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2012-12-08T19:06:32.970
Your disc drive being checked for errors?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Every so often (More or less after 30 reboots) your hard drives will be checked bu the system. This is normal. Does not mean your hard drive has a problem, it is just routine for the system to make sure everything is ok.</p>\n\n<p>If you do a <code>man fstab</code> there is a part th...
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38826
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2011-05-01T14:49:41.590
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<p>Everything worked fine in previous Ubuntu 10.10. I installed new Natty 11.04 and wireless started behaving poorly.</p> <p>The performance is so random, sometimes it works fine and sometimes, all it does is connect to the wireless AP and just stall. Doing a ping 192.168.1.1 (AP address) results in 50 - 90% packet lo...
15856
15856
2011-05-03T02:19:23.630
2012-10-06T00:36:39.693
Centrino Wireless-N 1000 poor performance on N Network
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was able to get my Centrino Advanced-N 6200 to work by disabling N mode on my wifi router. This is not an ideal solution seeing as I'll be roaming on wireless networks that I can't control. It seems there are ways to disable N mode on the wifi card itself which may also wor...
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38829
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2011-05-01T14:59:26.567
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<p>How can I report a bug when ubuntu-bug crashes?</p> <pre><code>ongun@ongun-ubuntu:~$ ubuntu-bug python ERROR: /etc/apport/crashdb.conf is damaged: No default database </code></pre>
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2019-07-29T10:16:48.170
2019-07-29T12:50:40.283
How can I report a bug when ubuntu-bug fails with an error?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As mentioned in the <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/627076/comments/10\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">bug report</a> in comments this seems to be a a \"locale\" issue. </p>\n\n<pre><code>LC_ALL=C ubuntu-bug python\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>works perf...
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38830
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38993
2011-05-01T15:08:17.793
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<p>While upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, my google-gadgets framework was removed. I thought at the time this is because it's deprecated because there's some alternative integrated in the new unity framework, but I couldn't find any.</p> <p>Are there any RSS/clock/etc. widgets in Unity? If not - why did the upgrade uninstal...
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2013-02-26T15:04:12.157
2017-01-05T09:54:27.720
Does Unity have any widgets?
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38831
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2011-05-01T15:10:10.890
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<p>See the link image of Ubuntu One warning highlighted</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JYgV5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>But don't remove the sync of "Ubuntu One" folder.</p>
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2011-05-20T00:00:48.190
2011-09-07T10:45:07.200
How to remove the Nautilus alert of Ubuntu One to synchonize folders?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Nautilus, go to menu File -> Ubuntu One -> Hide Ribbon</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-19T23:59:19.580", "id": "43970", "lastActivityDate": "2011-05-19T23:59:19.580", ...
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38835
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38847
2011-05-01T15:16:59.863
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<p>When I try to copy/paste text, it always comes up with that square with 4 characters inside of it.</p> <p>Sometimes I don't want to launch something in a terminal (e.g. conky), and not being able to copy/paste into the alt+f2 dialog makes it difficult - especially if I have to type in a long file URI. </p> <p>I us...
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2011-05-01T16:00:58.107
2011-05-01T18:42:53.887
Is there a way to copy-paste text into Unity's new 'Alt+F2' launcher?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This isn't possible. It is a bug currently affecting 37+ people, see <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/736222\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">filed bug</a></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/20119/how-do-i-subscribe-to-a-bug\">How do...
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38840
1
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2011-05-01T15:48:33.057
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<p>I would like to stick to GRUB since it seems to be more actively developed and the entries are automatically updated after a kernel update. However I love the look of the Burg themes (especially sora_clean).</p> <p>Are there themes available for GRUB2 which have a similar look? I especially would like a "folded vie...
2919
null
null
2012-05-20T10:22:44.760
Is it possible to make GRUB2 look similar to burg?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Grub does have some theming capabilities - we already have a great Q&amp;A that covers how to change the Grub background and changing the text menu colours:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/115432/change-boot-entry-names-and-grub-background\">Change boot ent...
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38845
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2011-05-01T16:05:13.887
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<p>I have a Samsung netbook N150Plus (mod# NP-N150-JP02UK) on which I have just installed 11.04 but although the function key works for the screen brightness and brings up the brightness +/- animation, it does not actually change the brightness. </p> <p>With power on, the screen is bright but at least I can see it (bu...
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2011-05-01T18:33:00.483
2012-02-21T05:15:41.200
Samsung netbook N150Plus screen brightness not working
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>With installing the <a href=\"http://www.voria.org/forum/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Voria</a>-Tools we can overcome limitations of a standard Ubuntu installation on Samsung netbooks. Just <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4983/what-are-ppas-and-how-do-i-use-them\...
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38846
1
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2011-05-01T16:12:29.860
2
386
<p>I want to watch tv series I have as video files on my computer (i.e. ripped from dvds I own), whilst keeping track of which episode I've already seen.</p> <p>I'm perfectly comfortable with using nautilus for browsing my directory structure but would also accept some database driven player.</p> <p>What are my optio...
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2017-03-17T07:24:20.317
Which media player should I use for tv series?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use boxee and xbmc on my 2nd display all the time. Of course your second display could be a huge tv if you wanted. Theres also VLC and mplayer, almost any of the video players can play the tv shows. Theres also moovidia. Have fun.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "c...
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38849
1
57229
2011-05-01T16:24:04.143
2
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<p>I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04/Unity, and every file manipulations just feel very laggy (at least one second):</p> <ul> <li>Selection</li> <li>Drag and drop</li> <li>Even folder browsing</li> </ul> <p>My hard drive is OK, I'm using the proprietary ATI driver, everything runs fine in every other OS I have installe...
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2012-06-12T19:09:29.860
2012-06-12T19:09:29.860
Laggy file manipulations with Unity
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T20:18:40.990", "id": "42773", "postId": "38849", "score": "0", "text": "Just tried the CompizConfig tweaks + the manual ATI driver upgrade without noticeable change.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "898" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>FInally found the solution <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10795510&amp;postcount=11\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>, I had to delete the <code>gvfs-metadata</code> folder:</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm -rf ~/.local/share/gvfs-metadata\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "2", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>FInally found the solution <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10795510&amp;postcount=11\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>, I had to delete the <code>gvfs-metadata</code> folder:</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm -rf ~/.local/share/gvfs-metadata\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount...
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38853
1
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2011-05-01T16:35:41.847
1
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<p>I have a Geforce 7300 LE. Is that blacklisted in Natty? Are there any video card checking utilities available that will check compatibility with Natty before downloading/installing? I want to make sure it works before I download.</p>
15849
235
2011-05-07T14:20:07.360
2011-05-15T21:11:18.920
Is The Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE Blacklisted?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Maybe this Q&amp;A is helpful for you:\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/37629/geforce-go-7300-7400-blacklisted-can-i-still-run-unity/38728#38728\">Geforce Go 7300/7400 Blacklisted, Can I Still Run Unity?</a>\nOr you can use this tool to check compatibility:</p>\n\n<...
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38855
1
39109
2011-05-01T16:41:08.097
1
3968
<p>I have just installed ubuntu 11.04 on my ACER 3810T.</p> <p>Unity is showing only few launchers in the sidebar and the "Applications" launcher is not there. More, if I press Alt-F", not windows (lens) comes up.</p> <p>Where should I troubleshoot this?</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>PS: Video card: Intel mobile 4 Series Ch...
15878
235
2011-05-01T18:29:46.883
2011-05-02T06:40:05.807
"Applications" launcher not showing, Alt-F2 not working
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The two launchers wEre not showing in the sidebar because the following packages were missing in the system: <strong>unity-place-files</strong> and <strong>unity-place-applications</strong>. </p>\n\n<p>It was just a matter of installing them, login back and the launchers appered!</p>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Can you open up a terminal session? If so try typing in:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This will reset Unity to its default settings and hopefully resolve the issue you're having.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creat...
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38858
1
38865
2011-05-01T16:45:36.553
0
2213
<p>I was making some changes in CCSM and I activated "rotate cube" plugin which asked me for resolving some conflicts &amp; disabled all of them but with 11.04 something related to Unity were also disabled. I tried to restore it to defaults and then it all got screwed up.</p> <p>And now if I am using the new Unity log...
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2011-05-01T18:23:15.253
Messed up with Unity & Compiz
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T16:51:59.357", "id": "42693", "postId": "38858", "score": "0", "text": "doesn't alt-f2 work either?\n\nBy the way, i think you can log in from a live cd and delete the compiz folder from your home folder.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12692" }, {...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To restore Compiz to default settings, try typing this into the terminal you have open:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To reset Unity to it's default settings, type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code></pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a hr...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Had the same exact problem.</p>\n\n<p>What solved this for me was to re-run ccsm and re-enable the Ubuntu Unity Plugin (can be found under the \"Desktop\" category), telling it to disable every conflicting feature if prompted to.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments...
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38859
1
39241
2011-05-01T16:45:48.843
1
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<p>Just a short question: Will we get an in formation when the issue with NVIDIA Geforce Go 7300 is fixed, resp. will the card removed automatically from the blacklist during the bugfix-update?</p> <p>Thank you in advance.</p>
15809
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2011-05-02T15:20:03.957
NVIDIA Geforce Go 7300 automatically removed from blacklist when problems are solved?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>We won't update the blacklist in a stable release for UI consistency (I don't think that our user base would be pleased if we you update and you are transitionned into another UI at next reboot). </p>\n\n<p>However, we will update that for the next ubuntu release of course (and hopef...
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38860
1
38867
2011-05-01T16:45:57.520
2
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<p>I have a weird behavior of my Bluetooth indicator, which does not allow me to use my Bluetooth device.</p> <p>When I plug-in my Trendnet TBW-107UB in my Acer Extensa 5635 with Ubuntu 11.04, the indicator correctly appears (gnome-bluetooth). But when I click on it, the only three lines that appear are</p> <ul> <li>...
5592
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2011-05-01T16:55:00.010
Problems with my Bluetooth indicator
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>have you upgraded to 11.04 ? if so it could be problem with bluez, </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/system76/+bug/762964\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/system76/+bug/762964</a></p>\n\n<p>they mention that restarting bluetooth helps ( it does for me, but i still have prob...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>have you upgraded to 11.04 ? if so it could be problem with bluez, </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/system76/+bug/762964\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/system76/+bug/762964</a></p>\n\n<p>they mention that restarting bluetooth helps ( it does for me, but i still h...
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2013-11-25T15:00:05.853
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38862
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2011-05-01T16:48:28.080
2
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<p>Yesterday I upgraded to 11.04 and I found out the new Linux kernel 2.6.38 did not work. The maverick kernel however did. Searching at askubuntu I found some tips which suggested to disable quiet splash in the grub config (<code>/etc/default/grub</code>).</p> <p>I supposed it had something to do with the video drive...
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2011-05-01T18:28:18.087
2011-11-01T16:02:07.250
How do I reenable Unity after reinstalling the nvidia drivers?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm thinking <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"nofollow\">compizconfig-settings-manager</a> is the package you're looking for... </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T19:...
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38864
1
38878
2011-05-01T16:50:05.883
1
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<p>I'm new here and started using Unity just 4 days ago. I have used Docky and AWN before. I mean i don't need all that neat stuff, but just the mail applet. Just to be in touch with mail. </p> <p>Is there any way to be do this in with the Unity panel?</p>
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5855
2011-05-01T17:30:22.613
2011-06-18T12:46:24.737
Unity mail applet
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can pin the evolution application to the Unity Launcher. It has nice integration with Ubuntu. It is also the default application, so you don't have to go through the hassle of installing it. Just search for \"mail\" in the dash and then pin it to your launcher. </p>\n", "commen...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can pin the evolution application to the Unity Launcher. It has nice integration with Ubuntu. It is also the default application, so you don't have to go through the hassle of installing it. Just search for \"mail\" in the dash and then pin it to your launcher. </p>\n", ...
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38866
1
47153
2011-05-01T16:54:43.663
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<p>I am planning to buy a netvertible (tablet netbook hybrid) and install Ubuntu 11.04 on it, probably as a dual boot with the shipped OS.</p> <p>The Asus transformer which was just released looks really nice. Is it possible to install Ubuntu on it? If so, what works (out of the box or through work-arounds), what does...
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2013-12-17T21:12:10.987
2013-12-17T21:12:10.987
Is it possible to install Ubuntu on the Asus transformer?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Native Ubuntu:</strong></p>\n\n<p>If native ubuntu works on your Asus Transformer depends on your model, as the transformer needs to be rootable with the nflash method. To find out check your serial number (next to the cable port)</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>If your serial number B4O-B6...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>personally, i havent tried it yet, but people at modaco ( android based forum ) discuss about it, you can check it</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://android.modaco.com/content/asus-eee-pad-transformer-transformer-modaco-com/337267/some-kind-of-linux-ubuntu-on-the-transformer/#entry1...
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38869
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2011-05-01T16:56:58.667
2
792
<p>I have just installed Ubuntu. I have a Logitech M305 mouse. The mouse works fine in most applications. When I try to use the mouse wheel to zoom while using a flash application nothing happens. I have tried using the wheel in combination with various keys, such as Ctrl, Alt, Shift and combinations of those keys,...
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2011-05-01T16:56:58.667
How do I enable mouse scroll wheel zoon in flash screen?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-17T22:46:48.177
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38871
1
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2011-05-01T17:06:22.347
1
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<p>As the title says, with ubuntu 10.10 and firefox 4 from ppa it was working fine, any suggestions or is it a bug?</p>
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2011-05-01T18:10:49.823
2011-06-06T02:58:08.153
Vimperator not working with Firefox 4 from official repository
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>See <a href=\"http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mozilla.firefox.vimperator/5973\" rel=\"nofollow\">this discussion</a>, so the max version in vimperator is set wrong. To fix this get the vimperator add-on from its <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/vimperator-labs/\" rel=\...
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38874
1
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2011-05-01T17:10:35.823
2
1648
<p>I know how the Unity dock works and I like it. But I need a fast tool to list all the opened windows instead of looking at the dock and find out which of those have a backlight arrow sign... Is it possible?</p>
15878
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2011-05-01T17:40:50.690
Is there a way to show a list of minimized windows in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T17:31:12.287", "id": "42707", "postId": "38874", "score": "0", "text": "minimized windows are not the same as \"all windows other than the one I'm looking at\".", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "785" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can super-w, it opens an expose-like view of all opened windows.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-01T17:29:42.943", "id": "38882", "lastActivityD...
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38883
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2011-05-01T17:32:16.327
3
3655
<p>While diagnosing a problem with lirc I tried to list the USB devices on my system by running <code>lsusb</code> and it simply hang there without displaying anything. I can't even close it with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd>, I have to close the terminal I launch it from.</p> <p>I guess it means there is something wro...
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2011-08-11T09:26:03.183
2011-11-20T13:32:14.720
What should I do if lsusb hang without any output?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Imho, first try disconnect all what you can from your usb ports, run lsusb, then connect one device, run it again and so on. Plus, more informations about IR receiver, your HW and used kernel may be helpful</p>\n\n<p>you can see what kernel you are using now by running </p>\n...
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38886
1
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2011-05-01T17:37:02.143
1
793
<p>Is there a GUI-based program on Ubuntu that compares two files line by line and indicates where two lines do not match? If not, any console app that does the same thing?</p>
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2014-04-04T03:00:19.333
2014-04-04T03:00:19.333
Program to compare two files line by line
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>meld</li>\n<li>tkdiff</li>\n<li>vim</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>meld is -my- favorite.</p>\n\n<p>Console has a command for it:\ndiff {file1} {file2}</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2015-08-21T17:58:08.483", "id": "95798...
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2014-04-04T19:19:48.720
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38890
1
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2011-05-01T17:46:55.780
0
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<p>Am running Natty with Unity 2D</p>
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2011-05-01T18:13:56.183
2011-05-01T19:22:01.897
Monitor never goes to sleep
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>click the top left ubuntu icon, search for \"power\" and click on \"Power Management\" and check the settings at the bottom: \"Put display to sleep when inactive for: \" see this setting is checked to \"never\". If it is, then that's why your monitor won't sleep :) if not, th...
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2012-08-04T18:04:06.980
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38893
1
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2011-05-01T17:53:45.997
0
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<p>I've tested Ubuntu 11.04 clean installs in two computers, an eeepc netbook and a hp pavilion t3010.es, which is an old desktop computer (6 or 7 years) with the specs of a netbook approximately. The issue is that 11.04 runs on these two much slower than 10.10 did, almost as Windows 7 in the desktop pc. By slower I co...
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2011-05-01T18:42:45.253
2011-05-01T18:42:45.253
11.04 much slower than 10.10
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Desktop compositing is enabled by default. If it's doing a lot of compositing work in software, that could be one very probable reason(imo).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creati...
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38896
1
38907
2011-05-01T18:03:28.017
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<p>There's a funny joke going through my class: Wait for a colleague to leave his laptop and restart the laptop / change user. Then, at login screen (GDM), enable all possible accessibility features and enjoy an unusable laptop...</p> <p>Is it possible to hide the little accessibility icon at the lower right edge? I'v...
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null
2018-04-29T11:27:31.977
Disable Accessibility in login screen
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I once found a solution for this and it probably still works. </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo -H gedit /var/lib/gdm/.gconf.mandatory/%gconf-tree.xml\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Locate this part:</p>\n\n<pre><code>&lt;dir name=\"accessibility\"&gt;\n&lt;dir name=\"keyboard\"&gt;\n&lt;entry name=\"en...
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38897
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2011-05-01T18:05:22.940
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7094
<p>Okay. So I did a clean install of Natty yesterday. The problem is that it freezes randomly. I can still move my mouse, but not do anything. I can also go into the terminal, but doing a gdm restart doesn't help either (makes the terminal running the GUI display some info about how it shut down the network manager).</...
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2011-07-31T02:33:26.050
2011-07-31T02:33:26.050
Random "freezes" (only mouse cursor moves)
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had this bug too, but it was related to nvidia drivers. I fixed it by installing nvidia-173 driver (I have a GeForce 7300)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T20:15:09.167", "id": "42772", "postId": ...
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2012-01-25T23:46:00.307
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38903
1
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2011-05-01T18:17:49.037
1
734
<p>This problem occurs with Ubuntu Classic desktop not Ubuntu Classic (No Effects) desktop.</p> <p>The windows bear some similarity to maximised windows under the new Unity desktop where the top border merges with the bar at the top of the screen. I can't stop this effect. Launching a new window causes it to appear at...
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2011-05-01T21:55:12.103
2012-09-21T20:09:44.020
Classic desktop combines window title bar with panel making windows unmovable and unresizeable
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ensure that compiz is running in your classic mode session and that your plugins (including window decoration) are correctly configured.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDat...
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38904
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38905
2011-05-01T18:18:02.437
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<p>I am thinking of writing a few lens features to link Unity into some business web applications, do I have to target both Unity variants separately or can I do one and assume the other will just work?</p>
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2011-10-10T16:18:25.027
2011-10-10T16:18:25.027
Would a Unity lens written for Unity 3D also work in Unity 2D?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, lenses are interchangeable between 2D and 3D. </p>\n\n<p>Once installed on a system a lens will show up on either desktop. From a development standpoint you don't need to worry which one a user is using, Unity itself handles all that stuff for you.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0",...
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38908
1
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2011-05-01T18:35:27.857
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<p>I use Ubuntu One to sync a Gnumeric spreadsheet. I like to launch the spreadsheet via a script, something like <code>gnumeric /home/daves/data/test.gnumeric</code></p> <p>The file in question is now in my Ubuntu One folder. However I cannot use the Ubuntu One name in a script as the resulting script when run report...
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2011-05-01T18:52:12.720
2011-05-01T19:10:27.403
How do I use the "Ubuntu One" folder name in scripts?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If it is the space bugging you you need to escape it. You can use auto-complete for it.</p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ls\nAR Tonelico Cowon J3 Desktop lost+found user_guide_8455_dvb.pdf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>'Cowon J3' has a space in it. If I would want to cd into...
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38911
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2011-05-01T18:43:50.353
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<p>Is it possible to set my own dimensions for a shortcut so when I activate it the window to resize to my preferred dimensions? </p> <p>I like the new shortcuts in 11.04 with the numpads, but I would like for example ctrl+alt+num5 to make the window with a lower hight just like the width. </p>
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46312
2012-04-09T02:26:53.213
2012-04-09T02:26:53.213
Shortcut to resize a window with my custom dimensions?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've made a script for you: </p>\n\n<pre>\n#!/bin/bash\n#\n# by desgua\n#\n# To make the window with a lower hight just like the width.\n#############################################################\n\nwin=`xdotool getactivewindow`\nw=`xwininfo -id $win | grep \"Width\" | aw...
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38914
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2011-05-01T18:45:16.927
4
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<p>Anyone know of an application that will rename a folder to the contents id3 tags?</p> <p>My music directory is a mess with folder names. Not a big deal since I use Banshee to library everything. I have a fairly large music collection on my main hard drive(>140gb) but I keep id3 tags clean.</p> <p>I'm setting up an...
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2016-09-07T02:20:49.473
2016-09-07T02:20:49.473
Rename folders to music's id3 tags?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to enable the \"Library watcher\" Extension:</p>\n\n<p>Edit -> Preferences -> Extensions</p>\n\n<p>That, with the Organize music and folders option should do it, that's the way I keep my music organized automagically. You don't need to rescan the music library with this plugin en...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Both easytag and exfalso will do this.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-09T06:32:26.477", "id": "45362", "postId": "41412", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks, I used to use easytag fairly o...
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2011-05-01T18:51:07.273
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<p>I'm animating a gif with Imagemagick, I'm doing <code>animate *.JPG</code>, and that repeats the animation. But I would like it to go do "pic1, pic2, pic3, pic2, pic1" and repeat, so that it goes back and forth. How can that be done, preferably from a cli?</p>
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2011-05-01T19:13:21.833
2015-10-05T07:59:17.263
How can you animate a gif that goes back-and-forth instead of repeating?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>How about this:</p>\n\n<p>Just correcting the code above.</p>\n\n<pre><code> cp pic2.jpg pic4.jpg &amp;&amp; animate *.jpg\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Otherwise the 1st pic would show twice.\nI don't know if there is an easier way way to do this.</p>\n\n<p>Even on GIMP we have to add the...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>can you try this ?</p>\n\n<pre><code>cp pic1.jpg pic4.jpg\ncp pic2.jpg pic5.jpg\nanimate *.jpg\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>just a guess</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T19:00:00.993", "id": "42746", "postI...
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38918
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2011-05-01T18:54:42.250
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<p>I upgraded my netbook from UNR 10.10 to Natty 11.04 and it was working fine till I decided to install Unity 2D. After installing Unity 2D I tried to give it a spin and logged out of my session. <strong>When I tried to log back using Unity 2D, I got just the background. There are no panels and no dock. All my icons a...
11809
11809
2011-05-01T19:21:10.720
2011-12-07T18:42:26.433
Missing Panel After Installing Unity 2D
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try the following:</p>\n\n<p>CTRL + ALT + F1</p>\n\n<p>This will open a text TTY1</p>\n\n<p>Login</p>\n\n<p>type</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset-icons &amp;\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>CTRL + ALT + F7\nwatch while your screen flickers and then unity launcher icons should be reset</p...
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2011-12-31T23:46:21.443
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2011-05-01T18:56:13.183
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<p>I have ubuntu 11.04 with all the latest updates. I have an ATI HD 4350 graphics card and the "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver" activated. The reported behaviour does not affect the functionality, its just an optical thing.</p> <p>When I booted up using the desktop CD, the ubuntu boot splash was shown corr...
15907
74067
2012-08-29T02:32:19.993
2013-08-26T06:32:50.000
Boot splash broken by "SP5100 TCO timer: mmio address 0xyyyyyyy already in use"
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T18:58:04.757", "id": "42745", "postId": "38920", "score": "0", "text": "I found this, but not sure how this can help: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1353469", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15907" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Looks like a bug: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/740011\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/740011</a></p>\n\n<p>And it was even fixed on the 11th of April.</p>\n\n<pre><code>Launchpad Janitor wrote on 2011-0...
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38921
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2011-05-01T18:57:11.013
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<p>WebUI in one.ubuntu.com works well for notes and files. Everything syncs fine and i can modify everything without problems. Also the status page of U1 servers says everything is OK. But when i'm trying to access the contacts tab i get this error : </p> <p><em>504 Gateway Time-out The server didn't respond in time....
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2011-07-17T12:20:05.820
why i get a bad gateway error when trying to access U1 contact's webUI?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>looks like problems with your connection ( page loads fine here ). Can you check it trough some proxy ( opera turbo should work too ).</p>\n\n<p>have you tried it with other dns servers ?</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011...
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2011-05-01T19:03:19.570
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<p>I have a VGA to S-Video converter which I use to watch movies on the TV from my laptop, but after I've plugged it the laptop starts freezing whenever I try to suspend it or hibernate it. Can I read some log files to see what is causing this problem?</p>
10263
10263
2011-06-25T08:06:10.150
2011-06-25T09:27:11.453
Reading logs after I've had to hard reboot
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Logfiles are located in <code>/var/log</code>.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Log files related to suspend:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/var/log/pm-suspend.log\n</code></pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Older entries (# is a number):</p>\n\n<pre><code>/var/log/pm-suspend.log.#\n/var/log/pm-suspend.log.#.gz\n</code><...
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38929
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2011-05-01T19:06:03.267
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<p>When I run LibreOffice it shows another icon at the launcher. If I open new files it will keep showing new icons for each file.</p> <p>When I run it from the terminal it does not return any error messages.</p> <p>Here's the image:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlzH6.png" alt="enter image description ...
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2011-05-01T21:32:28.760
2011-06-13T18:59:11.257
LibreOffice shows many icons on the Launcher, what can I do about this?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As someone else posted I do not see this issue. I see the following when opening lots of new files of the same application i.e. Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Li9yL.png\" alt=\"lo multifile\"></p>\n\n<p>I think the needs clarification but...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I can't see any identical icons in the sidebar, it will open separate icons for LibreOffice Writer, Calc, Impress because they are all separate programs. Is this what you mean? Sorry I can't be of more help.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityO...
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38933
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2011-05-01T19:16:31.393
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<p>From Google Desktop features page:</p> <blockquote> <p>Google Desktop is a desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your computer and from the web. Desktop makes searching your own email, files, music, photos, and more as easy as searching the web with Google.</p> </blockquote> <p>...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-05-01T20:08:18.757
How is a Unity Lens different from Google Desktop?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Regarding the privacy policy, Lenses in Unity do not send any personal information to Canonical. The dash displays your recently used files, folders and applications based on Zeitgeist which creates a database in your own home folder. In this way you have complete control ove...
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38940
1
57709
2011-05-01T19:35:43.630
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1129
<p>I have an extension for Chromium called Smooth-Scroll. While I use Openbox the scrolling is noticeably smooth with some thin ripples. Compiz is much more jerky. This is with Chromium 10; 11 hasn't dropped yet and is supposed to have accelerated layers.</p>
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2012-10-27T16:27:05.037
Why is scrolling in Chromium super-smooth with Openbox but not with Compiz?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's just the way it us, hate to tell you but Ubuntu is getting heavy on resources. Just changed from 11.04/Unity on a brandnew netbook with Nvidias ION2 to Openbox &amp; LXDE... it used to be like swimming with clothes on. I'm all OpenBox here after, it's mostly webbrowsing anyways....
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38949
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2011-05-01T19:58:51.297
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<p>I have a dual-boot with XP and 11.04. Everytime I start-up 11.04, bug reporting tool comes up and when I click create report, text file shows as below:</p> <pre><code>System: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 X Vendor: The X.Org Foundation X Vendor Release: 11001000 Selinux: No...
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2011-05-01T21:38:29.033
2011-05-01T21:38:29.033
Bug Reporting Tool pops up everytime I login
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-22T20:16:50.870", "id": "48906", "postId": "38949", "score": "0", "text": "I know it's not a solution to the problem but you could disable the bug reporting tool (Apport).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2355" }, { "creationDate": "2011-07-22T04:1...
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2012-02-18T22:18:21.170
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38959
2011-05-01T20:05:08.270
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<p>I've noticed a couple surprising blue icons in the new Unity panel.</p> <p>I think I noticed the envelope glowed blue when I had a new message, and I think the BFB glowed blue when I had a wiggling application, but I can't be sure. I even think the volume indicator glowed blue at some point, but I can't get it to d...
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2011-05-01T20:49:27.407
When do things in the new Unity Panel turn blue?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When an application alerts you or requires focus,a blue triangle would appear on the top-left of the Ubuntu button and an icon would also pop out and wiggle briefly.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/w7f8L.png\" alt=\"application notification\"></p>\n\n<p>The envelope wi...
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2011-05-01T20:10:50.653
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<p>I noticed that gconf-editor has some interesting keybindings for metacity in /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/:</p> <ul> <li>move_to_center</li> <li>move_to_corner_ne</li> <li>move_to_side_e</li> </ul> <p>Can I use these from Unity in 11.04?</p> <p>I'm already using some others (like toggle_maximized), but I can...
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null
2017-02-28T14:46:58.730
Can I use metacity's move_to_side keybindings from Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I was a bit confused about Unity using compiz vs metacity, but according to <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/24977/why-does-ubuntu-use-two-window-managers-compiz-and-metacity/24978#24978\">this answer</a> metacity is only used for no special effects. However, it looks like s...
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38958
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2011-05-01T20:18:44.873
6
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<p>After about an hour ubuntu starts to behave strangely:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7bI80.png" alt="screenshot"></p> <p>A lot of resizing (vertically, but sometimes horizontally) redraws contents, but this is very annoying.</p> <p>Is there a way to fix it?</p> <blockquote> <p>Graphic card: 00:05....
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16180
2011-05-03T13:23:39.853
2011-07-05T15:22:20.043
Vanishing window content (blank/white/black) using Unity with Nvidia graphics card
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>@Sayane actually answered this question but in a comment not an answer so I'm just repeating what he said, @Sayane takes all credit for this answer:</p>\n\n<p>That is a known bug: <a href=\"http://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/753144\" rel=\"nofollow\">bugs.launchpad.net/unit...
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2011-05-01T20:29:28.317
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<p>I have huge <a href="http://sxsw.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SXSW</a> compilation albums. They clutter Artists view. Clementine has an elegant solution for this — compilations are stored under <em>Various Artists</em>. How can I solve this in Banshee?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FAtjQ.png" alt="S...
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2784
2011-05-03T21:13:52.403
2011-05-03T21:13:52.403
How can I unclutter Artists view in Banshee?
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Select your songs using <kbd>shift</kbd>+click then left click, choose edit track information, and choose \"Various artists\" for your songs. Then click the icon next to the artist.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPNu0.png\" alt=\"pie\"></p>\n</blockqu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Select your songs using <kbd>shift</kbd>+click then left click, choose edit track information, and choose \"Various artists\" for your songs. Then click the icon next to the artist.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPNu0.png\" alt=\"pie\"></p>\n<...
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38964
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2011-05-01T20:36:14.290
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<p>I have an application that ran flawlessly in Wine 1.3 in Maverick. However, when run in Natty under Unity, I get the following error:</p> <pre> X Error of failed request: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 136 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 27 (X_GLXCreateP...
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2011-05-01T20:36:14.290
Why is this application throwing OpenGL errors when run in Unity?
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T20:58:44.123", "id": "42792", "postId": "38964", "score": "1", "text": "Does this issue occur when you run the Wine application in Ubuntu Classic - make sure that no Compiz Visual effects are enabled i.e. set to None not Normal/Extra", "userDisplayName": null, ...
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2012-01-27T02:05:43.290
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38967
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2011-05-01T20:46:22.100
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<p>Unity has just crashed and the following is displayed when I try to restart it by running the command <code>unity</code>:</p> <pre> Initializing bailer options...done Initializing detection options...done Initializing composite options...done Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: No valid GL extensions string found. Compiz (bai...
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2012-01-07T03:29:05.720
What do these Unity errors mean and why are they showing up?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-06T07:21:11.870", "id": "52083", "postId": "38967", "score": "0", "text": "If you don't do much Compiz customizations try resetting Compiz.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-06T07:21:35.223", "id": "52084", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try CTRL + ALT + F1</p>\n\n<p>login to TTY1</p>\n\n<p>type</p>\n\n<p>unity --reset &amp;</p>\n\n<p>then CTRL + ALT + F7 to see if Unity was reset successfullly.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T20:52:42.830", ...
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2012-02-01T20:23:25.277
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2011-05-01T20:47:21.163
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<p><br> Today I tried to speed up my computer disabling unwanted processes. In system monitor I can see there 150 processes. Almost all of them were sleeping but still consuming a little but memory.<br> I've checked many tutorials, how to disable unwanted processes (I have used sysv-rc-conf, boot-up manager, renamed se...
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2011-05-02T04:54:35.640
Unwanted sleeping processes
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>1) Check System > Preferences > Startup Applications and make sure that applications only launch at start-up when you need them to. </p>\n\n<p>2) If you notice that the processes are named after applications you have installed, check the Options, Preferences, or Settings menu's in th...
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2011-05-01T20:55:04.597
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<p>I've been thinking about switching to Ubuntu full time, but there are still some programs left behind that I haven't found any equivalent to yet. Does anyone know of a music player similar to Foobar2000 (I've read it doesn't handle well in WINE)?</p>
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2017-05-17T15:21:40.967
2018-04-15T22:28:08.720
Foobar2000-like music player?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-19T21:55:36.047", "id": "48207", "postId": "38970", "score": "1", "text": "what exactly don't you wanna miss from foobar2000?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15058" }, { "creationDate": "2012-04-03T20:58:36.707", "id": "140840", "postId": ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <strong>Guayadeque</strong>.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7lRk.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>It is an extremely customizable music player, and should support most of the features you are looking for. I'm not sure if it will match...
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2011-05-01T20:56:59.270
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/36930/how-well-do-laptops-with-nvidia-optimus-work">How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?</a><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-...
15930
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2012-07-30T04:50:40.560
Problem installing Nvidia Geforce 310m drivers
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-11-04T10:31:37.960", "id": "85301", "postId": "38972", "score": "0", "text": "i about to report this. Thanks. exact same issue in dell vostro 3300", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "9302" }, { "creationDate": "2012-09-03T18:57:00.033", "id": "228855...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This looks like the same problem I had with 10.04. Check out my blog on how to solve this:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.sanafapech.net/2011/04/geforce-310m-330m-400m-etc-con-linux.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.sanafapech.net/2011/04/geforce-310m-330m-400m-etc-con-linux...
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2012-09-03T21:35:05.167
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38976
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39147
2011-05-01T21:18:50.010
1
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<p>I installed 11.04 a few days ago and the first few boots unity loaded as expected. But now its just booting into GDM.</p> <p>I did get one popup about it not being supported on my machine (After the it had booted fine 2 or 3 times!) but i dismissed it without reading it.</p> <p>I've looked at <a href="https://asku...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-05-04T05:22:30.790
Unity doesn't load anymore
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T21:25:41.800", "id": "42804", "postId": "38976", "score": "0", "text": "Try removeing any graphics drivers you have and installing them again", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T21:38:25.057", "id": "42813...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Remove any Drivers that may be causing the issue:</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-* if you have nvidia graphics, \n sudo apt-get remove fglrx if you have amd/ati graphics\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to get any of them back:</p>\n\n<p>If your system architecture is 64...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Remove any Drivers that may be causing the issue:</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-* if you have nvidia graphics, \n sudo apt-get remove fglrx if you have amd/ati graphics\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to get any of them back:</p>\n\n<p>If your system architectu...
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38977
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2011-05-01T20:10:55.667
1
1746
<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04. I can not install my nvidia Geforce 310m driver.</p> <p>I active it by Hardware Drivers (recomended) but it is not in use. I ran this command in terminal <code>sudo nvidia-xconfig</code> then restarted my computer.</p> <p>My computer after restarting can not load login window and it is bl...
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2011-11-05T22:32:50.160
2013-03-03T14:27:59.347
How do I install a driver for an Nvidia Geforce 310m?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you have a Sony Vaio VPCCW laptop, you may follow the below instructions. Note that the configuration details for the Nvidia GT 310M cards may be different across machines. For example, some manufacturers may implement some kind of hybrid graphics (like Optimus). For more ...
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user703682
38988
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42113
2011-05-01T21:43:27.593
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<p>Is there a way for saving a session in 11.04 ?</p>
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2013-02-28T14:31:41.283
2013-02-28T14:31:41.283
Is there a way to save a session?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T22:26:41.127", "id": "42825", "postId": "38988", "score": "0", "text": "Do you mean remembering your running applications?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T20:24:53.533", "id": "43229", "postId": "3...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, this feature was dropped: <a href=\"http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu-desktop/478109-gnome-session-saving-dropped-natty.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu-desktop/478109-gnome-session-saving-dropped-natty.html</a></p>\n\n<p>There is a bug filed for this...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This setting is still available in the configuration editor. (Open dash, type <code>gconf-editor</code> and it should show up).</p>\n\n<p>Now, you need to navigate to <code>/apps/gnome-session/options</code>.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/5fVD...
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38994
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2011-05-01T22:06:38.257
3
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<p>I attempted to sleep the computer and it doesn't even turn off the screen, it just blank and the fans continue running loudly. The only way to get it back on is to hold down the power button until it shuts down completely then power on.</p> <p>The touchpad is constantly jumping around and navigation is incredibly h...
15940
235
2011-11-08T10:48:01.763
2014-11-30T05:45:11.713
Sleep won't work and the touch/clickpad is a mess on a HP Envy 15
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>All guys that have the HP Envy computers are suffering the same issue, I could fix some of them on my box. I`m continuous looking for <a href=\"http://linuxenvy.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this blog</a>, your touchpad is easy to fix it.</p>\n\n<p>The sleep issue could be...
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38995
1
38997
2011-05-01T22:06:41.973
4
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<p>I'm experiencing problems with the 'Ubuntu classic' interface, after I recently updated my ubuntu to version 11.04.</p> <p>First of all, a small glitch. Just look at this screenshot of the dropdown menu that appears when I right click the clock applet (but also any other gnome applet).</p> <p><img src="https://i.s...
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2011-09-10T19:13:53.993
2011-09-10T19:13:53.993
Problems with the 'Ubuntu classic' interface after recent upgrade to 11.04
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks that way on my machines as well, I don't think the gradients were an oversight as much as they may be a sacrifice to get something in unity working right.</p>\n\n<p>As for your second issue you may check that dbus is running and accepting signals by running 'pgrep dbus' and ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks that way on my machines as well, I don't think the gradients were an oversight as much as they may be a sacrifice to get something in unity working right.</p>\n\n<p>As for your second issue you may check that dbus is running and accepting signals by running 'pgrep db...
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39004
1
243748
2011-05-01T22:40:40.313
5
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<p>I would like to know how I can have an extra pane (press F3) in the file manager by default.</p> <p>Currently, I add extra pane and when I close the File Manager, I have to add it again.</p> <p>It's a shortcut away but I feel more productive when I have it and I don't think of adding it systematically.</p>
12745
10676
2013-01-16T11:36:35.920
2013-02-13T19:43:42.080
How can I make Nautilus open with an extra panel by default?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>For 12.04 / 12.10</h2>\n\n<p>I will use the <code>vim</code> editor, but if you don't know it, feel free to replace <code>vim</code> by <code>nano</code> (easy terminal editor) or <code>gedit</code> (gui editor).</p>\n\n<p><strong>Installing xdotool</strong><br>\nYou can install <co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>nautilus &amp;&amp; sleep 0.5 ; xdotool key --clearmodifiers F3\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You have to install <code>xdotool</code> first.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-11-11T00:22:42.453", "i...
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39009
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2011-05-01T22:56:48.997
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<p>It seems that Ubuntu 11.04 (and Lubuntu, and probably others too) seem to detect a DVI monitor even if I don't have anything other than this VGA monitor plugged in. It never happened in earlier version of Ubuntu. </p> <p>I'm not using a laptop though, I'm using a desktop with an Intel Atom. Maybe thats why it's det...
15949
235
2011-07-21T14:07:06.313
2012-02-08T14:11:03.620
Another monitor detected even if there isn't one plugged in
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can disable the non existing monitor via Dash->Monitors. You can also consider reporting a bug about this on bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creation...
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39013
1
39267
2011-05-01T23:00:39.883
1
9378
<p>I'm trying to perform an update using the normal sudo apt-get update. However my main ethernet does not have access to the outside world (long story I think I purposely did this and forgot how I did it to undo it). I have another network card in there that I plug in for just to get internet. When I ping using the se...
9589
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2011-05-02T15:02:29.127
Specifying which ethernet port for apt to use
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the default gateway does not point to eth1 (or what is used for internet) enter this in the terminal:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo route add default gw xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth1</code></p>\n\n<p>where the x's are your gateway, your router at home or if you only have a modem the gateway des...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the default gateway does not point to eth1 (or what is used for internet) enter this in the terminal:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo route add default gw xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth1</code></p>\n\n<p>where the x's are your gateway, your router at home or if you only have a modem the gat...
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39014
1
39019
2011-05-01T23:03:15.073
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<p>I do not find an option to change the window behaviour that was in Appearance Properties.</p> <p>In particular I find it very annoying that Nautilus is always maximised when opening it. </p> <p>Is there a way to change that default behavior?</p>
15832
14356
2012-08-04T17:55:33.370
2012-08-04T17:55:33.370
How do I stop Unity from starting windows maximised?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T23:22:46.040", "id": "42841", "postId": "39014", "score": "0", "text": "Have you tried using Compiz to do this?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14615" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T07:42:48.640", "id": "42928", "postId": "39014", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The window is maximized if it is started with a size over 75% of the display.<br>\nYou can unmaximize hitting the button or double clicking the title.<br>\nNote that there is a bug in this behavior, not all windows respecting that. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/question...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h3>10.10</h3>\n<p>That seems to be the wanted behaviour, according to <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/667305\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this bug</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That's wanted. Unity in maverick is the netbook edition, made for small screen. So, all...
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39018
1
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2011-05-01T20:25:37.020
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60727
<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04 yesterday using the Wubi installer and I've noticed that a few of my programs will disappear when I minimize them. For example, I can't minimize Eclipse because it will disappear and I won't be able the load a 2nd one because the 1st is using my workspace (if you're familiar with Eclipse you...
15952
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2011-05-02T00:58:05.140
2017-02-20T21:40:04.183
Programs disappearing after being minimized
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-01T23:21:38.470", "id": "42839", "postId": "39018", "score": "1", "text": "When you say disappear, you mean its icon also vanishes from the launcher?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T00:30:10.713", "id": "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had this same issue as well, but for me it was solved by taking AllTray out of the equation. You didn't happen to have the programs set to automatically minimize to the system tray, did you? If you did, the tray requires the applications to be white-listed now.</p>\n\n<p>In...
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brewer2
39024
1
39445
2011-05-02T00:01:07.343
3
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<p>I did a clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 and everything went fine.<br> The sound was working without a problem with the on-board device <em>Azalia (Intel HDA)</em> from the <em>ASUS Crosshair IV Formula</em> motherboard.</p> <p>Then, i installed the proprietary drivers for the <em>AMD Radeon HD 6870</em> through this ...
15956
235
2011-05-02T00:50:55.447
2011-05-03T13:33:34.230
No sound after installing Catalyst 11.4
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T01:10:38.337", "id": "43490", "postId": "39024", "score": "0", "text": "Same problem here. It's actually not after Catalyst install, but after first reboot. Can you confirm?\nAlso this question might be duplicate of that one: http://askubuntu.com/questions/36858/aud...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed it by adding <code>options snd-hda-intel model=generic</code> to the end of <code>/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf</code> and rebooting.</p>\n\n<p>From: <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/fix-hda-intel-realtek-alc887-no-sound.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fix HDA Intel (Realtek A...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed it by adding <code>options snd-hda-intel model=generic</code> to the end of <code>/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf</code> and rebooting.</p>\n\n<p>From: <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/fix-hda-intel-realtek-alc887-no-sound.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fix HDA Intel (R...
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39025
1
119695
2011-05-02T00:03:42.583
14
5863
<p>Let's say, for an example, I want to run a full-screen opengl application on tty8 and have my standard GNOME desktop on tty7. How can I configure Ubuntu to meet my requirements?</p>
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158442
2017-01-09T15:20:17.620
2017-01-09T15:20:17.620
How can I start a different X session on tty8?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To start a new X session on tty8, drop to tty1 (or 2-6) and type </p>\n\n<pre><code>startx -- :1\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2013-04-02T18:17:27.647", "id": "347679", "postId": "119695", "score": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try this</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>So, in the file :\n /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf</p>\n \n <p>please mention that u'll like it in both :0 and :1\n That should be indicated as follows :</p>\n\n<pre><code> ...\n [servers]\n # These are the standard servers. You can...
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39031
1
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2011-05-02T00:16:40.133
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<p>At some time, Gwibber is causing a ghost process, which causes an increase in consumption of the processor, so increasing temperature. Already deactivated accounts, he had configured it, but to no avail. This occurrence continues. That bothers me, because I need to kill these processes opened by Gwibber of nowhere. ...
3943
235
2011-05-02T01:06:01.293
2011-05-02T01:06:01.293
Gwibber leaves ghost processes behind
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-18T22:17:50.547
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39034
1
39072
2011-05-02T00:26:30.983
1
734
<p>I just replaced <strong>gnome-panel</strong> with <strong>Avant-Window-Navigator</strong>, but was unhappy with the result. I tried to restore gnome-panel by using <strong>Ubuntu Tweak</strong>, and <strong>Configuration Editor</strong>. But neither of them would recognize the value <code>gnome-panel</code>. How can...
14615
14615
2011-05-02T06:24:38.567
2011-05-03T00:24:35.393
Can't restore gnome-panel after replacing it with Avant-Window-Navigator
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>Open a terminal, and run <code>gksudo\nnautilus /usr/bin/</code></p></li>\n<li><p>Find the file named <strong>gnome-panel</strong>,\nright-click on it, and select\n<strong>Properties</strong>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Click on the Permissions tab, and\ntick the option that says: <s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>Open a terminal, and run <code>gksudo\nnautilus /usr/bin/</code></p></li>\n<li><p>Find the file named <strong>gnome-panel</strong>,\nright-click on it, and select\n<strong>Properties</strong>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Click on the Permissions tab, and\ntick the option that ...
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39035
1
null
2011-05-02T00:32:05.110
2
1605
<p>In <code>ccsm</code> under Window Management>Window Decoration>Shadow Radius, you can only slide up to 18.</p> <p>If you use <code>gconf-editor</code> you used to be able to set any size under <code>/&gt;compiz-1&gt;general&gt;screen0&gt;options&gt;shadow_radius</code>.</p> <p>Any idea on how to increase it?</p>
15909
158442
2017-03-01T09:44:23.757
2017-03-01T09:44:23.757
How can I make window shadows larger than 18?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T00:55:43.943", "id": "42859", "postId": "39035", "score": "1", "text": "You still can change at his place: `/apps/compiz-1/plugins/decor/screen0/options/shadow_radius` example: `gconftool-2 --set --type=Float /apps/compiz-1/plugins/decor/screen0/options/shadow_radiu...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If the shadow setting is in the theme you will have to edit it inside the theme.</p>\n\n<p>How To Edit A Theme:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1\nsudo nano metacity-theme-1.xml\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Find the line (use <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>W</kbd> to s...
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39038
1
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2011-05-02T00:45:25.367
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888
<p>After installing Natty 11.04 (Kubuntu), I noticed that the "Export to PDF" menu item does not present a dialog allowing me to select pages of the document. I can export the entire document only. I've looked through the Options, and I can't find any "switch" I've set to turn this off--not that I would want to...</p...
15959
19490
2011-06-22T20:21:04.580
2017-02-28T14:45:02.433
Libreoffice 3.3.2 Export to PDF option only lets me export entire documents
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-03T18:43:11.803", "id": "43586", "postId": "39038", "score": "0", "text": "Wanted my old functionality back, so I saves the ~/.libreoffice directory to another location and did an apt-get purge libreoffice libreoffice-kde. Then I opened KPackageKit and found them stil...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What I suggest you do is to install <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pdfmod\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">pdfmod</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/pdfmod\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install pdfmod\"></a>...
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39040
1
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2011-05-02T00:51:49.860
3
1703
<p>I've disabled the Unity Global AppMenu as it personally drives me batty - I've also moved my minimize / maximize buttons back to the right hand side of the windows where I like them.</p> <p>However, when I maximize a window, the minimize / maximize / close buttons get pushed into the top panel on the left, next to ...
76060
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2011-05-02T02:43:51.333
2011-09-15T22:55:06.627
Can the Close / Minimize / Maximize buttons be pulled out of the Global App Menu when a window is maximized?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, this is hard coded into unity, but if we push really hard, we might be able to get them to change it for 11.10 (file a bug, or mark an existing bug for it as affecting you).</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T06:...
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39044
1
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2011-05-02T01:00:03.160
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10555
<p>I am running a dual-boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10. Initially I allocated about 20GB for my Ubuntu partition; however, I quickly ran out of that space and am now looking to expand my partition. Currently my NTFS partition (450GB) has about 130GB of free space. I tried using GParted to shrink the partiti...
15961
18612
2011-11-09T00:16:34.543
2013-02-24T08:25:07.797
Shrink NTFS Windows 7 Partition with GParted
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-24T01:30:25.910", "id": "55905", "postId": "39044", "score": "2", "text": "Why do you insist on using Gparted to resize a W7 partition, instead of the W7's own partition manager?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20054" }, { "creationDate": "2011-08...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As far as I know, the linux-based NTFS tools will refuse to touch a NTFS filesystem unless it is already perfectly consistent, so as to minimize the chance of data loss. Are you completely unable to boot into Windows?</p>\n\n<p>If you <em>really really</em> don't mind losing ...
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2013-03-14T15:18:12.383
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39046
1
39054
2011-05-02T01:03:48.497
1
131
<p>I use Teamspeak everyday but the teamspeak files are on another partition that i have to load manually before running teamspeak from the Desktop shortcut. Without obviously loading the partition with fstab, how can i load the partition (auto mount it) when i click on the link to teamspeak. For example, i click on th...
7035
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null
2011-05-02T01:47:29.743
How to automount a unit when i click on an executable shortcut to that unit
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could write a script for it. Now I won't claim to be a pro scripter (too lazy), but here's an example of what you could do:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>gksu mount /dev/insertpartitionnamehere &amp;&amp; exec teamspeak</p>\n</blockquote>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ ...
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39048
1
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2011-05-02T01:08:48.747
2
2552
<p>I have a typical local installation of mediawiki in Ubuntu 10.04. And I am going to do a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04. How can I quickly backup the wiki content and afterwards restore it back? </p> <p>All sites I found mention the <code>sqldump</code> command to dump the database but I am not sure how I will resto...
15943
15943
2015-04-05T09:01:15.497
2015-04-05T09:01:15.497
How to backup *and restore* a mediawiki server
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Assuming you are using mysql (mediawiki works w/ pgsql too I think):</p>\n\n<p>Be warned, mysqldump will lock your tables so they don't change while reading them. If you have converted them to InnoDB (not the default, but highly recommended) then you can add <code>--single-tr...
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39049
1
39151
2011-05-02T01:17:46.830
0
3666
<p>As soon as I updated to Natty my BURG stopped working. After a little tweaking here and there I somehow managed to get BURG install. So during the boot menu I do see the BURG menu but without the themes. Also none of the shortcuts to change resolution etc work. I have even tried using Burg Manager. Fail. Please hel...
15968
235
2011-05-02T01:20:18.483
2011-05-02T10:05:52.857
Burg themes not working
[ "11.04", "burg" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T01:38:00.393", "id": "42864", "postId": "39049", "score": "0", "text": "Why is it urgent? By the way BURG may not have been updated to work comfortably with Ubuntu 11.04, so you may have to be patient.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.sourceslist.eu/burg-2/new-burg-repository-for-kubuntu-natty-narwhal-11-04/\" rel=\"nofollow\">SourcesList.eu</a> today have reported that there is now a Burg PPA.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Before I continue - Remember BURG changes your Boot Loader. Getting this wrong wi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.sourceslist.eu/burg-2/new-burg-repository-for-kubuntu-natty-narwhal-11-04/\" rel=\"nofollow\">SourcesList.eu</a> today have reported that there is now a Burg PPA.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Before I continue - Remember BURG changes your Boot Loader. Getting this ...
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39050
1
39976
2011-05-02T01:22:10.163
11
5038
<p>I've been using Unity for two days... but all the apps and Unity itself runs very slowly I've installed Catalyst 11.4 (Ati Radeon HD 4350, 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo @1.86 Ghz, 12 Gb Partition, 1 Gb to Swap) and I unchecked the v blank option in OpenGL in CCSM.</p> <p>There is another way to speed up unity? </p>
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2013-12-02T01:17:27.360
2013-12-02T01:17:27.360
How can I speed up Unity with an ATI card?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to CCSM (compiz Configuration Settings Manager) then go to the OpenGL plug in and then uncheck <strong>Sync to Vblank</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Then go back and on the Composite plug in uncheck <strong>Detect Refresh Rate</strong></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "comm...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Using ailurus (there is definitely an easier way..) you can change the tendency of swapping memory . Giving it smaller values (default is 60 if i recall correctly , i moved it to 10) would make your system prefer ram over swap - that would increase ram usage but make your sys...
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39057
1
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2011-05-02T01:59:36.410
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<p>How to make natty boot in verbose mode. Changing option <code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet</code> to <code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""</code> in <code>/etc/default/grub</code> doesn't effect in natty.</p>
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2018-01-10T10:46:51.147
2021-01-26T12:01:31.103
How do I enable verbose mode at boot?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <code>nosplash debug</code>. If you want output from upstart too, add <code>--verbose</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-08T05:30:32.620", "id": "63621", "postId": "39586", "score": "0...
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39062
1
39120
2011-05-02T02:16:50.673
9
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<p>I'm trying to create a directory and <code>cd</code> into it:</p> <h3>In ~/.bashrc:</h3> <pre><code>function abc() { appname=$1 appdir=&quot;$HOME/code/$appname&quot; if [ mkdir $appdir -a cd $appdir ]; then echo Success else echo Failed to create and switch directory fi } </code></pre> <p>When I r...
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-1
2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2017-01-26T00:11:26.113
bash: [: too many arguments?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T02:45:29.163", "id": "42872", "postId": "39062", "score": "0", "text": "There is something wrong in your script i guess,you can start by using proper syntax with if. `if <COMMANDS>; then <COMMANDS>; fi`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5691" }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The main error in your script is that the <code>[</code> command, equivalent to <code>test</code> command, is used to test conditions, like string comparison, existence of files, and so on.</p>\n\n<p>To test the exit status of processes you have to use <code>if</code> without <code>[...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A prototype could be:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Create a file in your desktop: <code>touch newDirectory.sh</code></li>\n<li>Make file executable: <code>chmod +x newDirectory.sh</code></li>\n<li>To call the script from a terminal in the desktop : <code>./newDirectory.sh anyName</cod...
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39063
1
39064
2011-05-02T02:31:21.247
2
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37651/how-can-i-activate-unity">How can I activate Unity?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I just installed Ubuntu 11.04. But unfortunately cool features those I liked isn't there. I mean Launcher, DashBoard, Workspaces d...
15976
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2011-05-06T15:19:17.277
I don't see Unity on 11.04 with Nvidia GeForce GT420 graphics card
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you install the nvidia drivers in the additional drivers? </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/xtP2L.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>It should prompt you to install them, in the panel you should see a little icon.</p>\n\n<p>If it doesn't they can ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you install the nvidia drivers in the additional drivers? </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/xtP2L.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>It should prompt you to install them, in the panel you should see a little icon.</p>\n\n<p>If it doesn't t...
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2011-06-05T19:10:47.153
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39069
1
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2011-05-02T03:05:49.083
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<p>I really need to use the GNOME Applets, is there a way to do it?</p>
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2011-06-12T07:38:24.600
2021-05-01T14:22:37.173
How do I use the GNOME Panel in Unity?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T03:08:19.410", "id": "42877", "postId": "39069", "score": "5", "text": "This is great that you are posting this, what you should do is copy the tutorial part as an answer and just have this question be \"How do I use the GNOME Panel in Unity?\", that way you have th...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>The original author included this in the Question body rather than as an answer. As such I've made this a CW Answer.</em></p>\n\n<p>Basically run gnome-panel and remove the top panel, and delete all the things we dont need from the panel, i only add the CPU Frequency Monitor to t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>The original author included this in the Question body rather than as an answer. As such I've made this a CW Answer.</em></p>\n\n<p>Basically run gnome-panel and remove the top panel, and delete all the things we dont need from the panel, i only add the CPU Frequency Moni...
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39076
1
40824
2011-05-02T03:49:41.433
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<p>I have an Radeon HD 4870 video card, and I have just update to Ubuntu 11.04. Before I was using radeon free video driver, and all hardware acceleration I used was to watch movies on my TV. My TV is permanently attached to the PC, alongside the monitor. I have configured X to have 2 screens, the main one is the monit...
11737
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2012-02-09T08:03:13.627
ATI Radeon HD 4870: dead end
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, I have an HD3650, and got into similar problems. Open drivers worked slow (although they were usable), the proprietary were good at games, but desktop was useless - even moving windows was <em>very</em> laggy.</p>\n\n<p>Then I noticed ATI had JUST released <strong>new</strong> ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, I have an HD3650, and got into similar problems. Open drivers worked slow (although they were usable), the proprietary were good at games, but desktop was useless - even moving windows was <em>very</em> laggy.</p>\n\n<p>Then I noticed ATI had JUST released <strong>new</...
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39077
1
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2011-05-02T03:58:23.917
2
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<p>I keep getting this error when I try to install Gloobus preview in Natty :</p> <pre><code>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 unstab...
15988
18887
2012-01-16T11:48:01.010
2012-01-16T11:48:01.010
How to install Gloobus Preview in Natty?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here's the workaround. Note this is a \"hack\", but it's been tested on multiple systems and doesn't appears to induce any consequences that I'm aware of.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Download a libpoppler7 deb from whatever site you prefer and install it. I've been using <code>libpop...
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39080
1
39122
2011-05-02T04:10:34.117
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<p>Is it possible to use the Global/Application menu GNOME applet with AWN?</p>
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2011-05-02T04:15:37.157
2011-05-02T07:26:33.243
Can I use the global application menu with AWN?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, no. There has been <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/awn-extras/+bug/707281\" rel=\"nofollow\">some</a> demand for one earlier this year.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDa...
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39082
1
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2011-05-02T04:22:37.003
3
1250
<p>Are there any plans to bring UbuntuOne Mobile to BlackBerry?</p>
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2011-05-02T11:21:01.277
2014-11-10T15:43:48.600
Will Ubuntu One Mobile be available on BlackBerry?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The UbuntuOne <a href=\"https://one.ubuntu.com/mobile/\" rel=\"nofollow\">webpage</a> claims that it support Blackberry contacts syncing. Is this what you are after?</p>\n\n<p>Use the phone finder option on the web-page to see if you Blackberry model is supported, and to w...
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39090
1
39104
2011-05-02T05:10:06.320
3
2661
<p>I have been using Ubuntu 10.04 since more than 6 months, mainly for development purposes (Android, LAMP).</p> <p>I got Ubuntu 11.04 last night and quite liked it.<br/> I was just wondering if I can directly upgrade my 10.04 to 11.04 using the CD that I have got.<br/> Should I go for a 10.10 upgrade first then move ...
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2012-08-15T21:10:17.100
Install Ubuntu 11.04 on Ubuntu 10.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T05:18:04.633", "id": "42890", "postId": "39090", "score": "0", "text": "Insert the CD. There should be an option to update to 11.04. I think it's possible to directly upgrade to 11.04, because a distro upgrade \"just\" updates some PPAs :)", "userDisplayName": n...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can directly upgrade from 10.04 to 11.04 ( p.s. I upgraded from 10.04 to 11.04 yesterday) .</p>\n\n<p>You have to Insert the cd and boot from it then click install ubuntu then you will get 3 options : remove 10.04 LTS and install 11.04 , Upgrade 10.04 LTS to 11.04, Install along...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can, I guess, because on 10.10 it gave me the option to do so. Or you can download the alternate installation disc.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T06:14:33.137", "id": "42898", "postId": "3909...
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39097
1
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2011-05-02T06:01:40.627
3
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<p>I don't always know the name of a file I'd like to run. Often, I'll know the name of its parent folder, or its parent's parent's folder.</p> <p>This was easy to work through in Gnome-Do. I simply search for the name of the parent folder, then navigate using the arrow keys to the file I want within that folder and h...
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15813
2011-10-03T03:55:14.763
2011-10-03T03:55:14.763
Navigate within folders in Unity
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T06:14:32.123", "id": "42897", "postId": "39097", "score": "0", "text": "i think not, it only shows, the Folder or the file that's relevant for the searchyou made.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T09:28:45.0...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Suggest this workaround - </p>\n\n<p>If you click the Home Folder icon on the Launcher.</p>\n\n<p>Choose Edit Preferences - change the default view from Icon to List View. Click OK. This will set the default view for File Manager next time you open it. Also make sure the \...
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39099
1
73309
2011-05-02T06:10:09.380
2
154
<p>In the Unity Dash, when I click "Find Files", it has two sections: "Downloads" and "Favorite Folders", but the "Downloads" section is showing files from the desktop instead of "~/Downloads", which is where Chrome downloads files by default.</p> <p>Is there any way to change what shows up there? It seems like the ac...
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null
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2011-10-28T19:05:02.047
Why is Unity Dash showing the Desktop under "Downloads"?
[ "unity", "unity-dash" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-10T17:45:53.620", "id": "64078", "postId": "39099", "score": "1", "text": "Sounds like a bug. Please report this (if you are still experiencing this issue) on Launchpad.net - for more on reporting a bug, please take a look at this question.\nhttp://askubuntu.com/questi...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try checking in <code>~/.config/user-dirs.dirs</code> directory and see if <code>XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR</code> is correctly set there.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-28T23:07:39.483", "id": "83257", "postId": "73309",...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try checking in <code>~/.config/user-dirs.dirs</code> directory and see if <code>XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR</code> is correctly set there.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-28T23:07:39.483", "id": "83257", ...
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39101
1
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2011-05-02T06:16:18.107
1
2864
<p>My Lenovo Ideapad s10-3s refuses to connect to anything.</p> <p>It recognises my wireless card (Broadcomm 4313) but whenever I boot up it shows "Wireless is disabled" under Wireless when I click on the Network icon even after I check Enable Wireless. After I reinstalled the Broadcom driver via Additional Drivers, i...
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2015-10-06T04:03:24.080
2015-10-06T04:03:24.080
Wireless & Wired Connection Not Working after upgrade
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>If you have a wireless switch which you can toggle using your keyboard or in the BIOS, check if that's turned on. </p></li>\n<li><p>try doing an <code>ifconfig</code> on the gnome-terminal and see if you are getting any io address there. if there is, eth0 or wlan0 ...
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39105
1
39108
2011-05-02T06:32:20.293
27
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 now and want to Upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04. The problem is my net connection is very slow and I can not do a network upgrade from the "Updates Manager".</p> <p>So, is there a way that I can download the Ubuntu upgrade as an bootable CD image and upgrade from it?</p>
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2012-12-11T20:07:25.770
2013-11-13T15:08:09.833
How to upgrade Ubuntu from an ISO image
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7
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Download the <strong>alternate</strong> installation CD</li>\n<li>Burn the ISO to a CD and insert it into the CD drive of the computer to be upgraded. \nIf the ISO file is on the computer to be upgraded, you could avoid wasting a CD by mounting the ISO as a drive with a comman...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Download the <strong>alternate</strong> installation CD</li>\n<li>Burn the ISO to a CD and insert it into the CD drive of the computer to be upgraded. \nIf the ISO file is on the computer to be upgraded, you could avoid wasting a CD by mounting the ISO as a drive with ...
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39107
1
61353
2011-05-02T06:37:47.510
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<p>I am using thunderbird as my email client and i use a signature to all my outgoing mails. How ever i can see the -- (double dash) which prepends to my signature. Is it possible to avoid the double dash -- ?</p>
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2017-08-01T03:01:49.113
How to get rid of double dash before the signature?
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8
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open the Config Editor: Either\n<b>Tools -> Options</b> or <b>Edit -> Preferences</b></p>\n\n<p>Go to <b>Advanced -> General -> Config Editor</b><br></p>\n\n<p>Then search for <code>mail.identity.default.suppress_signature_separator</code>\nand set it to <b>TRUE</b> by double-clickin...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I researched this recently and found that they will provide a checkbox in either v3.2 or v3.3 to allow users to elect not to show those dashes. Wait.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-11-12T11:32:11.840", "id": "8...
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39110
1
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2011-05-02T06:46:40.110
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 with kernel version 2.6.38-020638-generic. On the shutdown process when the desktop wallpaper is gone, there is always a black console printing some messages and then the ubuntu loading screen (the same one when the ubuntu is starting). What I want is to hide the black console so that the purp...
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null
2014-05-15T15:51:46.097
How to hide console messages on shutdown?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try editing /etc/init/rc.conf:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/init/rc.conf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and comment console output so it looks like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#console output\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Don't touch anything else in the file!</p>\n\n<p>Then reboot and it should no ...
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39117
1
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2011-05-02T07:08:24.623
1
695
<p>I have CDMA modem ZTE AC2726, when I connected to ubuntu, this modem wait until 3 minutes for detected in network manager, how to make this modem no delay for detected in network manager?</p>
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2011-10-09T11:45:55.683
Modem CDMA ZTE AC2726 slow/delay detected about 3 minutesin Network Manager
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Me too. I'm frustated. It seems that the ubuntu's linux kernel doesn't support ZTE AC2726 modem.</p>\n\n<p>There is a patch for this problem. But I couldn't compile from the source..\n<a href=\"http://skyisgrey.org/blog/mengoptimalkan-koneksi-modem-smart-zte-2726.html\" rel=\...
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2011-05-02T07:08:40.387
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<p><code>Super key + D</code> shortcut doesn't work in show desktop functionality for me in Unity. I have searched and found solutions for adding a button in Unity launcher but I don't want that. I just want the keyboard shortcut to work for speed.</p> <p>I found that <code>Ctrl + Alt + D</code> do something similar b...
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2011-05-02T07:32:22.463
2021-11-25T17:17:28.020
Unity Super + D shortcut doesn't work
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I went to <code>Power Button</code> > <code>System Settings (Control Panel)</code> > <code>Keyboard Shortcuts</code> and changed the shortcut key for the action \"minimize all windows and set focus to desktop\" to <code>Super + D</code> from <code>Ctrl + Alt + D</code> and now <code>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>go to <strong>Preferences</strong> -> <strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong> -> </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Window Management</li>\n<li>Sound </li>\n<li><strong>Desktop</strong> -> Here you can add a new shortcut for that</li>\n<li>Accessibility</li>\n</ol>\n", "commentCount": "3", ...
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2011-05-02T07:14:32.817
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<p>I've installed 11.04 but for some reason Unity isn't there. I'm just getting the old interface. It's not a graphics card problem as it can run brand new games fine.</p> <p>Anyone know whats up?</p> <p>Thanks, Mike.</p>
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2011-07-19T11:41:10.190
Why isn't Unity there?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To check that your hardware supports Unity type in a terminal;</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you get a NO response then you will need to install Unity 2D:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/21686/how-do-i-...
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2011-05-02T08:05:58.183
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<p>I upgrade my ubuntu to 11.04 from 10.10. After upgrade. Eclipse become odd. The situation is that eclipse intermittently hang or become responseless. I use sun-6-java jre and sdk.</p>
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2011-05-02T08:19:21.640
2011-06-11T23:00:53.710
eclipse works oddly
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-02T10:03:42.343", "id": "42990", "postId": "39130", "score": "0", "text": "@htorque It was something on sideline which I had observed and hence shared it :-), it by no means a solution to the problem. By the one trick which works for me when Eclipse window hangs is to ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Today I try again about the hang problem of eclipse.\nwell, the root cause shows up today.\nWhen I close eclipse. An exception said that I do not have the permission \nto access a file--<strong>nonChainingJarsCache</strong>. \nThis file is located at <strong>/eclipse_project/...
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2012-02-03T00:56:41.813
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