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2011-05-06T17:40:28.927
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<p>How do I install a <code>.deb</code> file via the command line?</p>
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2021-09-15T15:16:17.733
2024-02-01T15:37:42.080
How do I install a .deb file via the command line?
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2011-05-06T17:43:01.720
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<p>After the most recent kernel upgrade, my system hangs during boot. Since my machine seems especially persnickety about pulling up the grub menu*, what is the best way to set the previous kernel as the default until the next upgrade?</p> <p>*I have to hit ESC at <em>exactly</em> the right moment, which usually mean...
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2011-05-06T18:13:34.583
How to remove/ignore most recent kernel?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Once started with the old kernel, modify your <code>/etc/default/grub</code> with</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_DEFAULT=\"title\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>where \"title\" is the exact menu title of the kernel you want to start.\nYou can somehow obtain this with</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep me...
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2011-05-06T17:49:45.087
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<p>I have installed gnome shell on my Ubuntu 11.04. It gave me an error about </p> <pre><code>E: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_3.0.1-0ubuntu1~build1_all.deb: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session', which is also in package gnome-session-common 2.32.1-0ubuntu20 </code></pre> <p>A...
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2012-07-02T00:10:37.607
2012-07-02T00:10:37.607
My gnome-shell gtk theme is really ugly
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Please do not use the Gnome 3 PPA. It is an <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>, alpha, developer preview and you will almost certainly have various problems.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", ...
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2011-06-05T22:11:43.297
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2011-05-06T17:58:03.867
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<p>I just bought a Dell Vostro V130 notebook for my girlfriend, and I wanted to keep the preinstalled Ubuntu, at least for a while (and then, if needed, replace it with OpenSuSe).</p> <p>But since the preinstalled version is 10.04 I wanted to at least install the current version. Is it safe? The notebook seems to be o...
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2011-05-08T01:32:07.283
Is it safe to upgrade Ubuntu on Dell Vostro V130?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I tried the upgrade and it seemed to have worked.</p>\n\n<p><code>dell-laptop-dkms</code> package failed to upgrade to the new kernel (and I have no idea where to get it in a newer version), but the system seems to be working anyway (haven't noticed anything missing yet).</p>\n", "...
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2011-05-06T18:18:20.603
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<p>Suppose I have a machine that has no serial port and under certain reproducible situations will kernel panic. Assume I have tested the mainline kernel from the kernel team PPA and know this is an 'upstream kernel' issue.</p> <p>What information should I gather to file this as a kernel bug, and where should I file i...
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2011-05-06T18:19:54.930
2011-06-06T10:58:15.543
What's the best way to report a kernel panic bug
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2011-05-06T18:39:08.927
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<p>I am using Natty and installed Thunderbird as well as the locale-de package, but it is still in English. How can I change that?</p>
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2011-07-26T11:14:00.187
How do I get Thunderbird localized?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am afraid that you may be a victim of this issue: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/534417\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thunderbird: localization not installed automatically</a>.\nThe workaround is run \"System - Administration - Language Suppor...
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40798
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2011-05-06T18:41:27.070
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<p>I formatted 10.10 and installed 11.04 today. My PC is kind of old so I'm using Ubuntu Classic. First time I booted it worked really nice, with the shortkeys, snap-function and improved workspace switcher. But after installing some software and updates and rebooting, I am being forced to 'No Effects'-mode (without an...
16784
16784
2011-05-16T11:12:55.193
2011-05-21T16:03:24.537
Classic mode missing desktop effects after updates
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2011-05-06T18:51:04.160
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<p>How can I add line numbers to Emacs?</p> <p>Please explain, I'm an absolute beginner.</p>
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2018-01-02T17:14:37.647
Add line numbers to GNU Emacs
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2011-05-06T19:13:24.037
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<p>Are there any off-line dictionaries available?</p>
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2011-06-05T21:57:51.327
2023-02-27T11:24:45.330
Is there an offline dictionary?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h3>GoldenDict</h3>\n<p>I suggest GoldenDict a very powerful shell in which you will be able to install a great many dictionaries of various formats. Just for an English explanatory dictionary add goldendict-wordnet option.</p>\n<p>To install goldendict and goldendict-wordnet in...
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<p>I'm looking for a good program to show me the differences between two similar pdf files. In particular, I'm looking for something that doesn't just run diff on an ascii version (with "pdftotext") of the files. This is what <a href="http://people.inf.ethz.ch/cremersc/misc/pdfdiff.html">pdfdiff.py</a> does.</p>
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2014-03-28T02:03:15.980
2023-05-31T13:25:58.550
Diff of two pdf files?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just figured out a hack to make DiffPDF (the program suggested by @qbi) usable for more than minor changes. What I do is concatenate all pages pdfs into a long scroll using <a href=\"http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/staff/academic-research/firth/software/pdfjam/\">pdfj...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://www.qtrac.eu/diffpdf.html\">DiffPDF</a> for this. From the description:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>DiffPDF is used to compare two PDF\n files. By default the comparison is\n of the text on each pair of pages, but\n comparing the appearance of p...
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2011-05-06T19:57:07.613
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<p>After asking <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/40461/what-is-the-compiz-option-number-of-desktops-for">about the number of desktops</a>, I was pointed to the <a href="http://wiki.compiz.org/GeneralOptions#Desktop_Size" rel="nofollow noreferrer">compiz wiki</a> which says:</p> <blockquote> <p>Viewports and ...
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2017-04-13T12:23:36.527
2016-12-07T11:19:28.923
How do I switch between desktops in Compiz?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As I <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/40461/what-is-the-compiz-option-number-of-desktops-for/41126#41126\">found out</a> in the other question, that config value does nothing.</p>\n\n<p>So you cannot switch between desktops in Ubuntu versions after Hardy. The concept of mult...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As I <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/40461/what-is-the-compiz-option-number-of-desktops-for/41126#41126\">found out</a> in the other question, that config value does nothing.</p>\n\n<p>So you cannot switch between desktops in Ubuntu versions after Hardy. The concept...
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40819
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2011-05-06T20:06:48.853
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<p>I've been wrestling with this problem for two days. Since upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, I can no longer get multichannel (5.1) sound to my speakers. Stereo 2-channel sound was working, but it was using the onboard sound system. I want 5.1 surround sound using my Soundblaster Audigy2 card.</p> <p>I have now disable...
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2011-06-09T18:35:31.140
2011-09-16T00:55:08.320
Pulse Audio not sending sound to speakers
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try editing asoundrc to configure the surround output so that it duplicates the stereo output to all 6 channels, instead of only through the front channel speakers.</p>\n\n<p>Edit this file: <code>gedit .asoundrc</code> </p>\n\n<p>Then add these lines:</p>\n\n<pre><code>pcm.!...
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2011-05-06T20:08:17.027
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<p>I understand, based on a number of other sources, that files will not appear in a dash search until they have been opened, due to the search drawing from zeitgeist. </p> <p>As an example, this is frustrating if I am watching a season of a tv series, and I'd like to be able to get to the next episode via dash search...
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2011-05-06T23:50:11.453
2011-05-06T23:50:11.453
How can I get a set of files into the Zeitgeist index for dash access?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have an answer that partly covers your question and partly is informative.</p>\n\n<p>What I found out... it is all stored inside <code>~/.local/share/zeitgeist/activity.sqlite</code> (SQLite 3.x database) and it uses a tool called <a href=\"http://projects.gnome.org/tracker...
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40821
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2011-05-06T20:12:47.007
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<p>I managed to put Picasa into the Launcher by dragging it from /usr/share/applications. Everything is OK, except the icon: I cannot have an icon on it. When dragging the application, it keeps its icon just until I lay it down on the Launcher. The icon disappears as soon as the app is anchored.</p>
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2011-05-07T23:26:48.723
2011-05-07T23:26:48.723
Picasa icon disappeared in Unity Launcher
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>SOLVED!!!\nIt was just a matter of editing my \".local/share/applications/picasa.desktop\" with \"gedit\" and change the icon value.\nIt had \"gnome-panel-launcher\" and I wrote the path to my favorite Picasa icon and ... voilà!</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments"...
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40823
1
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2011-05-06T20:19:21.570
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<p>If I'm right, panel applet is no longer supported in Unity. How can I bring sticky notes back? Is there any application or AppIndicator that has the same functionality (like show all notes when logged in)?</p> <p>Not tomboy please :), I don't like its interface.</p>
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2014-12-20T15:55:37.870
2014-12-20T15:55:37.870
How can I bring gnome sticky note back in unity?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/indicator-stickynotes\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Indicator-stickynotes</a> is maybe the applet your looking for !</p>\n\n<p>Written in Python, and using GTK 3 library. Current version is 0.3, but works well. You'll have to add this ppa to enjoy this...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try Xpad : <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/xpad-simple-sticky-notes-for-your-desktop/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/xpad-simple-sticky-notes-for-your-desktop/</a></p>\n\n<p>You can click on this link to install : <a href=\"http://apt.ubunt...
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2011-05-06T20:25:27.177
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<p>I installed Google Chrome from the Google download page. I went to chrome://settings/fonts , and I changed the default font to Ubuntu, but that only changed some websites. Chrome still uses Bitstream Vera for a lot of websites, despite the fact that I changed the default font to Ubuntu. How do I <em>completely</em> ...
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2011-11-11T00:27:14.487
How do I get rid of the Bitstream Vera font in Google Chrome?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you are seeing Bitstream Charter in the Fonts menu, in the Settings. Can you verify?</p>\n\n<p>You see Bitstream Charter simply because the font name comes first in the list.\nI think the browser font is not specified in this location; rather, the browser obtains the ...
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2011-05-06T20:26:26.470
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<p>On my desktop PC I've been using Kubuntu 10.04 for about a year. Recently I've updated Firefox to version 4 using aptitude and the mozilla-team/firefox-stable repository.</p> <p>Since then, I can't run it when I'm logged in through a VNC session. Firefox crashes immediately: when I try to run it from the console I ...
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2011-06-05T13:41:16.277
2011-06-25T08:16:13.873
Firefox 4 crashing in VNC
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-05-06T20:37:55.257
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<p>I assume, the major difference is that it, and its included software, can run on ARM, whereas ordinary Ubuntu can't? Are there any other differences?</p> <p>Does Ubuntu ARM only run Unity 2D? Are 3D effects still supported?</p> <p>Can Ubuntu ARM be networked? Can it be networked along with other Ubuntu (non-ARM) c...
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2014-01-05T03:30:01.593
2014-01-05T03:30:01.593
Is Ubuntu-ARM essentially the same as Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu is intended to be identical for each architecture (currently amd64, armel, i386, powerpc), although there may be some slight differences in behaviour due to incomplete porting to a given architecture (there currently exists no architecture in the archive with no outstanding po...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Probably Unity 2D comes as default because, ARM Netbooks are usually low on graphics.</p>\n\n<p>As for network I don't see a reason why it would not run. Does you hardware support network?</p>\n\n<p>You can try this, i think it might help you:\n<a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.c...
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40836
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2011-05-06T20:55:09.527
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<p>When running the next command, I get errors about accessing certain files or directories (like <code>/root</code>) for which Duplicity does not have sufficient permissions:</p> <pre><code>duplicity --dry-run --include="/home/user" --include="/other/dir" \ --exclude='/' / file:///tmp/backup-test/ </code></pre> ...
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2011-05-07T12:37:30.047
How do I prevent Duplicity from looking at every file in parent folders?
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2011-05-06T21:23:40.580
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<p>I have added a custom launcher for common services like Gmail etc in Unity. <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/35488/list-of-custom-launchers-quicklists-for-unity/37764#37764">Google Services Launcher</a></p> <p>Where can I get the Google services icon? In another theme? I'm using default for 11.04. </p>
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-10-26T07:38:10.643
Google services launcher icon
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I created the launcher and downloaded the icon from a website. You can download that icon <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4697206/Google.tar.gz\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a>.In link I have provided 4 icons for the google services. You can choose whichever one you l...
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2011-05-06T21:24:00.423
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<p>So I can <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/36894/how-can-i-automatically-set-my-status-to-available-when-i-log-in">make Empathy log me in on boot</a>, but how do I make my initial status Busy?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2012-12-04T22:39:56.383
How can I automatically set my status to Busy when Empathy starts?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After some searching, I found <a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Kupfer\">an app</a> that communicates with Empathy via dbus. I pulled some code from that and created a script that will set your status.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>Setting it up is pretty easy:</p>\n\n<p>Download the script <a hre...
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2011-05-06T21:30:29.560
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<p>Since today the Unity systray icons for network, audio and messaging do not react on mouse clicks. Only data, me-menu and system-menu do react. When I open of them and move the mouse to the non-reacting icons they open. How can I fix or reset the Unity panel (indicator area)?</p>
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2011-05-21T15:35:26.347
2011-11-06T20:40:53.117
Indicators do not accept mouse clicks
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try installing the \"dconf-tools\" from software center.</p>\n\n<p>Press ALT + F2 to run a command and search for</p>\n\n<p>dconf-editor</p>\n\n<p>Highlight the whitelist entry as shown in the picture and click the Set To Default button.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com...
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2011-05-06T21:38:40.110
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<pre>uname -a: Linux splitter 2.6.38-8-server #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:49:04 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux</pre> <p>All of the windows on my desktop are missing a title bar and the decorations to maximize/minimize and close the window. I can reposition a window only by holding down the left ALT key while...
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2011-06-07T11:36:15.037
2011-06-07T11:36:15.037
Title bar and decorations missing: Unity desktop
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open CompizConfig Settings Manager and on the effects tab make sure you have the 'Window Decoration' tickbox checked like below;</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRToK.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [...
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2011-05-06T21:50:18.320
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<p>I have just recently switched from Ubuntu to Kubuntu. UI-wise I prefer KDE over Unity, I do however miss some of the Compiz plugins (especially the keyboard shortcuts). KWin seems to allow enormous amounts of keyboard shortcuts, but so far I haven't been able to find the correct ones. What I specifically miss is the...
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2011-10-21T16:44:47.320
KWin answer to Compiz Put and Grid?
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2011-05-06T21:50:20.587
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<p>I had a bad habit of storing my wallpapers in <strong>/usr/share/backgrounds</strong>, and decided to move them all into <strong>Pictures</strong>. Well, the problem is that most of them are now <strong>read-only</strong> since they are owned by <strong>root</strong>. How can I become the owner of them, if root alre...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:58.360
2017-05-15T14:41:19.453
How can I become the owner of a file/folder that root owns?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Open a terminal (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ALT</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>). Now you are in your home.</li>\n<li><code>sudo chown -R $USER:$USER Pictures</code> and type your normal user password.</li>\n</ol>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2018-11-14...
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2011-05-06T22:34:21.483
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<p>How to restore all apache2 files, i mean i want to set the files to be like the default ones for apache2 . How to do it? </p>
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2011-05-06T23:10:58.147
Apache2 restore files
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can open a terminal and enter:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo aptitude reinstall apache2\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This should bring back removed files and if files have changed you'll be asked what to do with them.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityO...
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2011-05-06T22:36:52.440
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<p>I just did my first install of Ubuntu 11.04. I can connect to my neighbors' unsecured Wi-Fi networks, but not my own (secured) Wi-Fi network.</p> <p>I have a Ralink RT2070 (the cheapest wireless thingy I could find on Newegg).</p> <p>It came with drivers that seem to only work in Fedora, Windows 7, and on a Mac; h...
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2012-03-08T18:00:27.743
2012-03-08T18:00:27.743
Wireless card can only connect to certain networks
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The way Linux works (if you're lucky) is that the drivers are already in the kernel. They come as part of the deal. It sounds like you're in luck because you can get online. But it does look like you'll have to do some blacklisting, in particular:</p>\n\n<p><code>echo 'blacklist rt30...
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2011-05-06T22:41:02.000
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<p>My laptop has Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 integrated graphic controller and the screen size is 1280x800. When I plug another LCD (ThinkVision 22") the upper half of the laptop screen becomes black.</p> <p>I can see: - the top panel (on both monitors) - the bottom size of the laptop screen with all windows and stuff - ...
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2012-06-13T14:39:30.323
2012-06-13T14:39:30.323
Upper half of laptop screen becomes black when I plug in an external LCD
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have resolved the issue, though still think that is a bug.</p>\n\n<p>So, I connected the second monitor, it connected black and half of the laptop screen went black as well. But I left it as it is, just restarted the whole system, and it worked: after the restart both displays show...
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2011-05-06T23:03:12.117
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37568/where-is-the-netbook-edition">Where is the netbook edition?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Windows 7 - Acer</p> <p>I tried to download the Netbook version today (because I am on a netbook, of course) and it told ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-11-07T01:21:02.923
Cannot download Ubuntu Netbook Edition
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2012-05-05T10:13:41.213
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2011-05-06T23:23:39.213
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<p>When I SSH into a server, I see the MOTD then I am in BASH. What command is running that takes care of displaying the MOTD and then starts the shell?</p>
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2011-05-06T23:26:54.413
What command runs when I SSH into a server?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That's generally <code>/bin/login</code>, but <code>ssh</code> is usually a special case — unless <code>UseLogin yes</code> is specified in the <code>sshd_config</code>, it does the session setup itself. Much of the session is actually managed via PAM, though.</p>\n\n<p><cod...
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2011-05-06T23:56:24.160
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<p>I'm running Windows 7 normally on my Acer laptop, and it works like a charm. However, whenever I boot up Ubuntu, the network card doesn't even seem to exist.</p> <p>I've looked for hours for a solution, to no avail.</p> <p>These are some specs of the chip:</p> <pre><code>Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireles...
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235
2011-05-09T07:10:29.677
2017-12-02T15:44:04.200
How do I get an Atheros AR9287 working?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Googling around - as you have found, some of the Atheros drivers in the 2.6.38 kernel are broken.</p>\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=919065\" rel=\"nofollow\">website</a> suggests the following workaround until the kernel is fixed:</p>\n\n<pr...
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2011-05-07T00:11:48.587
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<p>It would be very nice to see a comparison between features, icons and usability. </p>
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2014-03-05T01:27:44.950
2017-03-17T18:01:03.950
How can Docky, AWN, Cairo Dock and Unity be compared?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>I will try to be impartial and objective. Help and suggestions are welcome ;-).</em></p>\n<p><strong>I'm very grateful for the important contributions of these buddies:<br />\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/users/5149/alaukik\">Alaukik</a>, <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/users/...
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2011-05-07T00:43:53.643
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<p>I'm setting up an Ubuntu instance on Amazon EC2 and I'm trying to configure it so that, at startup, it automatically attaches an EBS volume and takes an elastic IP address and, at shutdown, it automatically releases those resources.</p> <p>I found various init scripts that do what I want, but I'd really like to use...
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2011-05-17T22:09:49.750
What are the upstart events to monitor to attach/detach an EBS volume and an elastic IP at startup/shutdown?
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2011-05-07T00:49:11.333
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<p>I installed Nautilus Elementary 2.32.2.1from the PPA and I don't have "Edit / Preferences" in Nautilus.</p> <p>Does anyone else have this issue?</p>
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2011-05-07T19:46:26.997
2012-07-07T09:04:52.360
Nautilus Elementary, no Edit / Preferences?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You mean that isn't your screenshot?</p>\n\n<p>Hitting F8 will toggle the Menubar. Then you will have Access to File, Edit, View, Go, etc</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDa...
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2011-05-07T00:59:00.393
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<p>For example, I have a Launcher icon called Google Tools. When I right click it, it gives options to open Google Docs, Gmail, Calendar, etc. However I want to know if there's any way to make the Google Docs portion extend further and show New Document, New Spreadsheet, etc. Is this possible, or maybe planned?</p>
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2011-10-21T15:17:42.843
2011-10-21T15:17:42.843
Does anybody know if it's possible to make nested quicklists, or if that feature has been at least considered?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Currently this is not possible, but even if it is already planned, it would be still good to voice your idea on the Ayatana mailing list.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T08:04:20.043", "id": "44838", "postId": "40911"...
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2011-05-07T01:11:22.880
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<p>For some reason I have a bunch of left-over start menu entries from applications (e.g, Gnome Do, Synapse, Leafpad.) and was wondering if there's a way to remove all orphaned entries for applications that are no longer installed?</p>
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2020-11-30T18:24:58.987
How can I remove orphaned start menu entries?
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2011-05-07T01:40:36.753
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<p>This one has always confused me. What do I put in this field?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/DrRnL.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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2019-04-12T05:03:00.220
What do I put in the "Search Domains" field?
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2011-05-07T01:51:07.667
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<p>In Ubuntu classic, Ubuntu classic (no effects) and safe mode the interface Panel is missing in Natty 11.04, but it is normal in Unity 3D. How do I solve this problem?</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Iko7H.png" alt="safe mode Interface"> Screen-shot of the problem.</p> </blockquote>
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2011-05-07T07:49:40.993
2012-01-13T01:18:50.790
My gnome-panel is misssing
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In classic, hit <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> to bring up the run dialog. Then type <code>gnome-panel</code>.</p>\n\n<p>If that doesn't work, try typing <code>gnome-panel</code> into a terminal. Then update your question with the error message(s) displayed.</p>\n", "commen...
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<p>I live in Denmark and am exploring the option of using Ubuntu and Ubuntu One in the Danish state schools.</p> <p>And in this context, I have looked a little into <a href="http://www.datatilsynet.dk/english/processing-of-sensitive-personal-data-in-a-cloud-solution">Danish law on cloud servies and data security.</a><...
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2011-05-08T17:26:15.377
2013-07-07T11:57:33.580
Where is Ubuntu one´s U1 server located?
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2011-05-07T03:28:58.820
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<p>When I was trying to sync my Evolution Contacts with U1 I'got the following error message:</p> <blockquote> <p>GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._e_2ddata_2dbook_2derror.Code100: Cannot open book: Could not create DesktopcouchSession object</p> </blockquote> <p>What does that mean and how can I solve th...
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2020-08-21T20:21:56.823
2020-08-21T20:21:56.823
Evolution <-> U1: How can I solve problem with syncing?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T09:40:12.420", "id": "44862", "postId": "40896", "score": "1", "text": "It's a bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/727370", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15811" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From the bug report I put in the comment post <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/727370/comments/44\" rel=\"nofollow\">#44</a> includes a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/727370/comments/44\" rel=\"nofollow\">proposal for a ...
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null
2011-05-07T12:33:14.607
user1094181
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40902
1
40924
2011-05-07T04:32:54.813
1
10216
<p>I would like to create a non deletable directory, from where i can create and move files from another location to this directory with read and write access ?</p>
5691
null
null
2011-05-07T06:54:06.430
How to create a folder with the following permission?
[ "permissions" ]
3
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T04:41:01.440", "id": "44795", "postId": "40902", "score": "0", "text": "Excuse my ignorance, but isn't every directory deletable?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12473" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T04:54:12.900", "id": "44796", "pos...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since you want a non removable dir, where you can create, paste, write and delete files you need to set the parent of this dir with non-writable permissions, and the dir with writable permissions. just as above, but taking consideration of group and everyone:</p>\n\n<pre><code>~$ mkd...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Read this for information on file permissions and how to apply them <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDat...
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40903
1
40905
2011-05-07T04:40:21.403
3
1898
<p>I've only been booting into classic gnome desktop since 11.04 and since upgrading to 11.04 I'm having horrible window flickering and what seems to almost be gdm restarting. Maybe it's not gdm restarting but what happens is the desktop will flicker, all windows from all workspaces will come to the current workspace, ...
15909
15909
2011-05-07T05:26:50.160
2011-08-30T16:19:52.723
Why does Classic Gnome desktop use unity-window-decorator?
[ "unity", "compiz", "window-manager" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unity-window-decorator is definitely not your problem, as it is almost identical to the gnome-window-decorator. The most likely cause of the problem is that you (probably) have buggy drivers (probably because of your hardware, which you should add to your question by the way), causin...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unity-window-decorator is definitely not your problem, as it is almost identical to the gnome-window-decorator. The most likely cause of the problem is that you (probably) have buggy drivers (probably because of your hardware, which you should add to your question by the way)...
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40904
1
null
2011-05-07T04:46:51.493
3
482
<p>Is there an easier way to upload files in Web browser (HTML) file upload forms other than noting/cutting a file location and typing/pasting that location into a Browse... dialog? I've heard <a href="http://www.thecssninja.com/javascript/drag-and-drop-upload" rel="nofollow">drag and drop upload is on the way</a>, but...
2273
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null
2011-06-10T13:06:40.357
Teach a novice how to import a photo and upload it to eBay
[ "gnome", "firefox", "browser", "photo" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T05:44:42.440", "id": "44812", "postId": "40904", "score": "0", "text": "Hi Adam. I've (amazingly) never used Ebay before, when uploading a photo, it DOES give you the ability to browse to, and select the photo, correct?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, perhaps a slightly less annoying way is right-clicking the photo in f-spot, going to Open With and selecting e.g. firefox. Then you can copy+paste the path to the file.</p>\n\n<p>If the photos get imported to a particular folder, you could also add that folder as a \"bo...
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40908
1
40960
2011-05-07T05:10:22.017
2
1040
<p>I was trying to install gnome3 on my ubuntu but because of some reason, apt-get went into an invalid state after the installation (which was incomplete i think). Whenever I try any apt-get operation, I get an error:</p> <pre><code>You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages h...
16370
235
2011-11-05T15:08:01.363
2011-11-05T15:08:01.363
gnome-themes-standard tries to overwrite a file from gnome-accessability-themes
[ "package-management", "apt" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T05:31:00.853", "id": "44805", "postId": "40908", "score": "0", "text": "try these|\n\nsudo apt-get install -f |\n\nsudo dpkg --configure -a |\n\nsudo apt-get update |", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You're trying to install two packages that contain the file <code>/usr/share/themes/HighContrastInverse/index.theme</code> at the same time. That's not possible. In natty, this file is in <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/i386/gnome-themes-standard/filelist\" rel=\"nofollow\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You're trying to install two packages that contain the file <code>/usr/share/themes/HighContrastInverse/index.theme</code> at the same time. That's not possible. In natty, this file is in <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/i386/gnome-themes-standard/filelist\" rel=\"n...
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40912
1
40917
2011-05-07T05:20:22.370
1
198
<p>When i try to get to some apache2 folder it gives me </p> <p><strong>You don't have permission ...</strong></p> <p>How to give the folder and the files full permission of usage ? </p>
16541
15811
2011-05-07T09:14:21.457
2011-05-07T09:14:21.457
How to set a folder inside an apache document to the correct permission?
[ "permissions", "apache2" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>chmod -R 755 /path/to/folder</code></p>\n\n<p>Apache document root are on <code>/var/www</code>. If you have set the path to something else give the similar path .i.e I usually set my document root to <code>$HOME/public_html</code>.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>chmod -R 755 /path/to/folder</code></p>\n\n<p>Apache document root are on <code>/var/www</code>. If you have set the path to something else give the similar path .i.e I usually set my document root to <code>$HOME/public_html</code>.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https://help....
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40913
1
41027
2011-05-07T05:25:41.393
3
831
<p>How can I remove the <em>Games</em> sub-menu from the <em>Applications</em> menu remotely? I don't want to remove it completely, I just don't want to show it in the <em>Applications</em> menu. So that I can revert it back if I need it again. I want to remove it from more than 200 ubuntu PCs, that is why I would pre...
5691
69789
2013-06-24T02:57:31.707
2013-06-24T02:57:31.707
How to hide sub-menu from Applications menu remotely?
[ "gnome" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit <code>/usr/share/desktop-directories/Game.directory</code> and add a <code>NoDisplay=true</code> line. </p>\n\n<p>This will hide the Games category (and all of the games) from the default menu. Individual users will be able to re-enable the category in <code>alacarte</code> if...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Right click on your Application button on the panel, select Edit Menus</li>\n<li>Click on Applications, it's the very first item on the left side.</li>\n<li>On the right side, uncheck the Game item.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>You are done.</p>\n\n<p>If you want to do this remot...
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40918
1
62400
2011-05-07T05:40:32.580
6
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<p>How can i create a dynamic quicklist for the home folder which adds all the bookmarks as quicklists (i heard it is possible via libunity) ? </p>
5149
5149
2011-09-25T16:37:47.863
2011-09-25T16:37:47.863
How do I create a dynamic quicklist for the home folder?
[ "unity", "quicklists" ]
2
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-13T18:03:27.723", "id": "46533", "postId": "40918", "score": "2", "text": "You might be interested in [Places Indicator](http://askubuntu.com/questions/30334/list-of-application-indicators/42432#42432) until a solution with quicklists is found.", "userDisplayName":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Here is a small shell script that updates your Home-Quicklist with all\n your bookmarks. No manual manipulation. It reads your bookmark file\n and creates the menu items from it. It also adds the \"Root\n Filemanager\" menu entry.</p>\n \n <p><img src=\"https://i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>FYI\nThe API is explained on the <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/LauncherAPI#Dynamic%20Quicklist%20entries\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Wiki</a></p>\n\n<pre>\nDynamic Quicklist entries\n\nQuicklists may also be created and appended to the launcher. To create a quicklist ...
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40930
1
null
2011-05-07T08:04:20.277
1
1604
<p>I'm on Ubuntu 11.04 and need g++-4.3 for a project. What is the best way to install it, since it is not present in the repositories anymore. </p> <p>Do I have to build it from source or is there a better way? Using an older package of one older ubuntu release brings me in a dependency hell...</p>
16731
null
null
2011-06-13T12:01:30.147
g++-4.3 not in repos anymore, how to install it?
[ "11.04", "g++" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T08:20:52.143", "id": "44841", "postId": "40930", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks, but thats not helping since when I install the .deb with `dpkg -i` there are missing dependencies, and when I try to manually fix those dependencies I have the dependency hell I describe...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>since installing deb brings you into depency hell, maybe chrooting older ubuntu ( which have g++ 4.3) could help</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot</a></p>\n\n<p>or, building from ...
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40931
1
40932
2011-05-07T08:16:03.523
155
112619
<p>I'd like to know which folder the Unity Launcher .desktop files are stored in, as they're not anymore in <code>/.gconf/desktop</code> and I need to add a custom application to the launcher bar (adding it in <code>/usr/share/applications</code> doesn't seem to be enough). </p> <p>Where are the Unity Launcher .deskto...
10446
196255
2013-12-11T13:14:25.250
2020-04-16T17:37:28.487
Where are the Unity Launcher .desktop files?
[ "unity", "launcher", "unity-2d" ]
6
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2019-06-20T01:50:03.647", "id": "1916334", "postId": "40931", "score": "0", "text": "Related: [Where are the .desktop icon files stored?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/217331/where-are-the-desktop-icon-files-stored)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "22949" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Globally</strong> in </p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/share/applications \n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>Locally</strong> in </p>\n\n<pre><code>~/.local/share/applications\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you want to add a custom launcher, create it in <code>~/.local/share/applications</code>, m...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Globally</strong> in </p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/share/applications \n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>Locally</strong> in </p>\n\n<pre><code>~/.local/share/applications\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you want to add a custom launcher, create it in <code>~/.local/share/applications</...
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40939
1
null
2011-05-07T09:06:35.053
3
353
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/40931/where-are-the-unity-launcher-desktop-files">Where are the Unity Launcher .desktop files?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>The changes made for unity .desktop launchers does not take effect in unity 2d. Which folder ...
9302
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-07-16T20:15:25.800
How to edit .desktop files in unity-2d?
[ "launcher", "icons", "unity-2d" ]
0
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
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null
0
2012-04-23T20:44:31.637
null
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40945
1
42090
2011-05-07T10:13:19.213
2
666
<p>I'm new to Shotwell and imported my pictures. Some of the videos (apparently those I've shot with my smartphone) are now in a event dated to 1904, Jan 1st. I tried to edit the date, but the menu item (Photos->Adjust Time and Date) is unavailable for videos. Then I moved such a video into the correct event, but now t...
16840
null
null
2011-12-05T21:50:02.733
Shotwell: Videos have wrong date
[ "video", "shotwell" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-12-05T21:50:02.733", "id": "97102", "postId": "40945", "score": "0", "text": "This is still here in Ubuntu Oneiric with Shotwell 0.11.3\nThe bug is NOT fixed. http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/4166\nhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shotwell/+bug/900501", "userD...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately there's no way to set the date of a video in Shotwell 0.9.x.</p>\n\n<p>But the good news is that this feature is already complete and will be in Shotwell 0.10!</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-12-05T21:59:35.847", "i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately there's no way to set the date of a video in Shotwell 0.9.x.</p>\n\n<p>But the good news is that this feature is already complete and will be in Shotwell 0.10!</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-12-05T21:59:3...
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40947
1
40951
2011-05-07T10:15:31.897
12
19543
<p>I am trying to collect all the files under the current directory and all the subdirectories to one directory. I am trying something like the following </p> <pre><code>find -type f -exec mv {} collection/{} \; </code></pre> <p>the above command won't work because the second <code>{}</code> gives the full path, how...
6330
6969
2011-05-07T12:38:49.843
2011-05-07T13:44:52.650
How can I move all files in subdirectories recursively to a single directory?
[ "command-line", "find" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Remove the <code>{}</code> from <code>mv</code>, <code>mv</code> will take it as target directory ignoring any parent directories:</p>\n\n<pre><code>find -type f -exec mv {} collection/ \\;\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Remove the <code>{}</code> from <code>mv</code>, <code>mv</code> will take it as target directory ignoring any parent directories:</p>\n\n<pre><code>find -type f -exec mv {} collection/ \\;\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creatio...
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40948
1
40949
2011-05-07T10:17:07.913
1
914
<p>LastFM used to allow listening <em>without a subscription</em> within Rhythmbox (and still does in Ubuntu 10.10), their website suggests this still ought to be the case (at least for those of us in the UK, US or Germany), but as of 11.04 it doesn't work OOTB (neither with Banshee or Rythmbox).</p> <p>How can I get ...
5243
169736
2013-12-26T23:32:39.077
2013-12-26T23:32:39.077
LastFM no longer free?
[ "rhythmbox", "banshee", "spotify" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"http://blog.last.fm/2011/02/07/lastfm-radio-becomes-a-premium-feature-on-mobile-and-home-entertainment-devices\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">the website</a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Last.fm Radio will remain free on the Last.fm website in the US, UK and Germany and fo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"http://blog.last.fm/2011/02/07/lastfm-radio-becomes-a-premium-feature-on-mobile-and-home-entertainment-devices\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">the website</a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Last.fm Radio will remain free on the Last.fm website in the US, UK and German...
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40956
1
null
2011-05-07T11:05:25.667
6
1039
<p>I would like to install a fresh ubuntu 11.04 on my home computer that has a few user accounts I will need to restore. I currently use 'Back in Time' to back up my data. I want to make sure everyone's account is preserved with their data and settings and was wondering if these backups will suffice? If I restore the...
15488
7035
2011-05-07T15:56:48.847
2012-10-01T14:00:24.733
Proper way to restore user files/settings after an upgrade
[ "restore" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ideally, <code>/home</code> should be on a separate partition. Then, when you install, specify your partitions manually. Set up your home partition to live at <code>/home</code> and make sure you <em>don't</em> format it. Then, you should have everything set up fine.</p>\n\n<...
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40957
1
null
2011-05-07T08:19:48.497
2
4856
<p>I've been using Linux for many years now but only to run servers. Over the last few days I've been struggling with a technical / configuration issue which I hope someone can help with. I've installed / un-installed many packages but just can't figure out what the "right" way of doing this is. </p> <p>The requiremen...
17971
2647
2011-05-07T14:42:44.787
2011-06-23T11:16:38.593
Need a remote desktop to a headless server without logging in first
[ "server", "windows", "remote-desktop", "xterm" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Just install the necessary requirements only</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install xterm\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Assuming you have some kind of X terminal emulator on windows (e.g. <a href=\"http://x.cygwin.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cygwin X</a>), you can connect with ssh</p>\n\n<...
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user385762
40959
1
40970
2011-05-07T11:20:07.653
85
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<p>I am running Ubuntu for the first time by booting from a USB drive. Now I have plugged in a USB-to-serial converter which has been recognized and automatically added as <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>.</p> <p>How do I access <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>?</p>
16845
420786
2018-04-19T21:29:38.333
2020-08-25T10:04:48.817
How do I connect to TTY/COM (/dev/ttyUSB0)?
[ "command-line", "tty" ]
11
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2019-05-21T14:41:57.687", "id": "1900319", "postId": "40959", "score": "0", "text": "See also https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/22545/9454", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "62688" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use one of screen's lesser known features:</p>\n\n<pre><code>screen /dev/ttyUSB0\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-03-13T12:45:37.640", "id": "132917", "postId": "40970", "score": "38", "text": "if you ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use putty. Its an ssh/serial/telnet client for Windows and Linux. You can download it from <a href=\"http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Networking/PuTTY-347.shtml\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Networking/PuTTY-347.shtml</a></p>\n", ...
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40962
1
40967
2011-05-07T11:12:06.917
1
1573
<p>After upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 (from 10.10) with Unity, and after I've been messing around with the (gtk, I guess?) theme a little, I've encountered a little problem.</p> <p>In my panel (the one with the systray) all text are gray, the same goes on for all my right click menus and so on. After googleing I've found...
16875
2647
2011-05-07T14:37:58.613
2011-05-07T14:40:07.087
What file I need to edit to change the text color in a theme?
[ "unity", "themes", "gtk" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the theme is a system theme (installed by default), you can find it in the <code>/usr/share/themes/</code> directory. So for example if it is Ambiance, you will find it in <code>/usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc</code> file.</p>\n\n<p>If you have installed it on user mode ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the theme is a system theme (installed by default), you can find it in the <code>/usr/share/themes/</code> directory. So for example if it is Ambiance, you will find it in <code>/usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc</code> file.</p>\n\n<p>If you have installed it on us...
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jack
40969
1
null
2011-05-07T12:06:21.080
1
521
<p>Somehow YouTube wrote that I must have a Flash Player to watch videos, and apparently I don't? The website that was suggested on YouTube was:</p> <p><a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" rel="nofollow">http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/</a></p> <p>And I didn't know which option to choose from. I thought that ...
16704
7035
2011-06-07T17:20:18.260
2011-10-24T16:01:41.643
Which options on Adobe Flash Player do I choose so that I could watch videos on YouTube?
[ "11.04", "video", "flash", "youtube", "adobe" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T12:22:21.000", "id": "44890", "postId": "40969", "score": "0", "text": "you can just see videos in html5 by joing this trial (http://www.youtube.com/html5 )", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5149" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-21T05:23:43.567", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It looks like Flash is not installed in your system. You can please install it from Ubuntu Software Center, by searching for flash player and installing the Adobe Flash player. </p>\n\n<p>I also have 11.04 and as because I had chosen to install the codecs during the setup pro...
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40973
1
41102
2011-05-07T12:27:16.487
4
1621
<p>Yesterday I got my new laptop and switched from Mac OS X to Ubuntu. The graphics chip is an intel 3000 chipset of the new sandy bridge processors. Now, I am having trouble with my external monitor, a dell ultrasharp connected via VGA. (at the moment)</p> <p>The situation I <strong>want</strong> to have:</p> <ul> <...
16848
235
2011-05-07T14:25:01.457
2011-05-07T22:52:16.487
Problems with external monitors on my laptop
[ "11.04", "unity", "multiple-monitors" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I solved it using an old kernel 2.6.37. Apparently, the new 2.6.38 branch has problems with the Arrandale chips.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-07T22:52:16.487", "id": "41...
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41122
2011-05-07T12:48:55.913
2
7015
<p>I'm having trouble configuring the machine to use nfs. I have installed autofs, and tried to configure it. But the problem is that the configuration I use on OpenSuSe machines isn't working.</p> <p>First problem was a missing line in <code>nsswitch.conf</code>:</p> <p>I added the line: <code>automount: nis fi...
12304
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2011-05-07T14:22:39.680
2015-04-09T19:52:41.617
Setting up NFS client shows "local domain name not set" error
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I fixed the problem by executing <code>hostname computer_name</code>. I really have no idea why this wasn't set up during installation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-08T01:...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I fixed the problem by executing <code>hostname computer_name</code>. I really have no idea why this wasn't set up during installation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate...
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40979
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2011-05-07T13:02:00.127
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<p>I installed the VMware bundle on my Ubuntu 11.04 successfully but when I open it it gives me this window </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpJeH.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>and I don't know the path to this C headers.</p>
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2014-04-30T20:06:38.450
2014-06-09T14:37:10.017
What is the path to the kernel headers so I can install vmware?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-19T22:12:18.760", "id": "48213", "postId": "40979", "score": "1", "text": "Which Kernel are you using (check with `uname -a`). Because with the 11.04 upgrade ubuntu silently switched my kernel from linux-generic to linux-generic-pae without installing the relevant head...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux\nsudo ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h\nsudo ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h\nsudo ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After adding the symlink, the path is <code>/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>My first guess is that you haven't installed the headers. You need to install the appropriate linux-headers package. Most likely, you need to install <code>linux-headers-generic</code>. However, if if you're running some kernel other than <code>linux-generic</code>, install t...
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40984
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2011-05-07T13:25:25.330
5
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<p>I'm running Unity and a <code>gnome-panel</code> panel at the bottom at the same time. Is there a way to disable the <code>gnome-panel</code>'s launcher? At the moment, both Unity's and <code>gnome-panel</code>'s launcher pop up when I press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!</p>
16856
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2011-05-07T14:04:19.027
2011-06-12T10:26:15.047
Disable gnome-panel launcher (Alt+F2)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can disable Gnome Panel launcher using Gnome lockdown feature.</p>\n\n<p>Execute this command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_command_line true\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(You can inspect this option using <code>gconf-editor</code>) While Unity...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>killall -9 gnome-panel</code></p>\n\n<p>Should work</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T14:39:10.523", "id": "44922", "postId": "40989", "score": "0", "text": "I want to keep my g...
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40985
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2011-05-07T13:32:24.660
1
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<p>I want to know how I can access the following as root: Places>Connect to server</p> <p>This is to connect to a server that needs a public key that I only have as root</p> <p>Thanks</p>
9609
235
2012-03-11T17:27:26.657
2012-03-11T17:27:26.657
How to connect to server as root in Nautilus?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T13:34:00.117", "id": "44911", "postId": "40985", "score": "1", "text": "executing sudo nautilus lets me browse local files as root. not sure if it works in the case you're referring to", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5768" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If I understand you correctly, go to <code>Places -&gt; Connect to Server -&gt; Select</code>:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Service type:</strong> select SSH </li>\n<li><strong>Server:</strong> Type in your servers ip address here, such as 123.456.789.123 </li>\n<li><strong>Port:...
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40986
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2011-05-07T13:37:04.937
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<p>I didn't like Unity and installed Gnome-shell on my Ubuntu 11.04 and everything was alright. Except that I can't switch my keyboard between languages! </p> <p>How can I fix this? What's wrong? I don't have this problem in Unity or Classic Ubuntu but in Gnome-shell, It just doesn't work.</p>
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2012-01-24T08:53:30.543
2012-01-24T08:53:30.543
How to switch between languages?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use the keyboard shortcut <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Space</kbd> to switch between different keyboard layouts. Usually, that would let you change between different languages. </p>\n\n<p>If you want to configure the keyboard shortcut, search for \"Keyboard Input Methods\" in...
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40987
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41479
2011-05-07T13:37:18.540
1
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<p>Somehow the action for opening folders has got confused. </p> <p>I think at some point I tried to open a folder with banshee, and now when I try to open a folder, it always ends up in banshee. </p> <p>This is from the "places" menu, and docky. </p> <p>I'm not sure where to change this behaviour, and can't get the...
10272
10272
2011-05-09T11:23:13.107
2011-10-16T01:13:29.710
Clicking on a folder in docky opens banshee not nautilus
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most of the problems like these relate to mimetypes. There is a file in your home that stores what filetype needs to be opend by what program. Have a look at my reply here: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/40421/default-file-manager-changed-cant-change-back\">Default file ma...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most of the problems like these relate to mimetypes. There is a file in your home that stores what filetype needs to be opend by what program. Have a look at my reply here: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/40421/default-file-manager-changed-cant-change-back\">Default...
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2011-05-07T13:46:51.573
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<p>After upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, the key sequence <kbd>ALT</kbd>-<kbd>Shift</kbd>-<kbd>UpArrow</kbd> now seems to have a window-manager level definition.</p> <p>It seems that this is a new unity key sequence. However, I'm using "Classic Ubuntu" on login - i.e. I'm using Gnome. Nevertheless, this new key sequenc...
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2013-12-11T12:32:19.587
2013-12-11T12:32:19.587
How do I turn off the alt-shift-uparrow keybinding in GNOME?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Dash Home -> CompizConfig Settings Manager-> Scale(icon) under Windows Management Category -> Bindings(tab) -> Initiate Windows Picker -> change to &lt;Shift&gt;&lt;Super&gt;Up</p>\n\n<p>Done.</p>...
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2011-05-07T13:52:44.633
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<p><a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/duplicity">Duplicity</a> does already a great job of making efficient backups, but I want still to minimize the amount of files being back-upped.</p> <p>What files or directories can be excluded in a home directory? Please name these explicitly, wildcards allowed, paths are relat...
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2011-06-21T14:12:46.730
2018-10-02T15:02:22.417
What files and directories can be excluded from a backup of the home directory?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2014-01-12T17:58:41.680", "id": "519205", "postId": "40992", "score": "0", "text": "Great question! I find it useful to analyze my home directory (the one I back up) using Disk Usage Analyzer and make sure to ignore anything that shows up in the top and which I don't mind losi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Most of these files and directories are recreated if missing. They are mostly intended for lowering the startup time of an application (Firefox extensions cache), indicating locks (<code>.gksu.lock</code>), or containing session-specific information (e.g. ID of dbus session)....
2011-06-21T14:12:33.673
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2011-05-07T14:17:37.100
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<p>The emblems in Nautilus don't quite fit my needs. How can I add a new one, just for my user account?</p>
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2014-02-03T03:10:03.267
How can I create a new kind of emblem?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From Nautilus, go to the <em>Edit</em> menu, select <em>Backgrounds and Emblems</em>, click on <em>Emblems</em>, and then on the <em>Add a New Emblem</em> button at the bottom of the dialog.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-08T18:45:...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From Nautilus, go to the <em>Edit</em> menu, select <em>Backgrounds and Emblems</em>, click on <em>Emblems</em>, and then on the <em>Add a New Emblem</em> button at the bottom of the dialog.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2...
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2011-05-07T14:33:53.583
53
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<p>Can anyone walk me through the process of installing Bitcoin on Ubuntu? I'm new to linux, and this is really all I want to do with this computer.</p>
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2014-12-27T23:18:57.620
2017-01-09T11:12:17.327
How do I install Bitcoin in Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>10.10</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/%7Ebitcoin/+archive/bitcoin\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Launchpad</a> has a Personal Package Archives (PPA) for <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/%7Ebitcoin/+archive/bitcoin\" rel=\"noreferrer\">bitcoin</a>.</p>\n<p>You can add this PPA to your ...
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2011-05-07T14:48:17.590
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/20075/connecting-yahoo-mail-with-evolution">Connecting Yahoo mail with Evolution</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Yahoo will not send or receive mail. Evolution never asks for a password. I will quit using yahoo after thi...
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2011-05-08T00:44:55.787
Evolution does not ask for password with Yahoo
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I now know that you have to change the account to a plus yahoo account. Then the \nreceiving server is plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com port 995. Outgoing server plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com use SSL and port 465 Cost 19.99 a year. I have \nother accounts so I will just forward my message...
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2011-06-05T19:10:08.120
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41006
1
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2011-05-07T15:09:39.733
6
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<p>Using Lucid, installing from the Lucid mini.iso. Both AMD64.</p> <p>In the following I've tried as \, all of apt-get, apt-install, anna-install, dpkg:</p> <pre><code>d-i preseed/early_command string &lt;cmd+opt&gt; squid-deb-proxy-client </code></pre> <p>I've also tried: </p> <pre><code>d-i preseed/early_comman...
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2012-04-22T01:35:58.710
2016-09-05T03:40:38.013
How to install squid-deb-proxy-client via preseed/early_command
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-16T22:27:58.900", "id": "47439", "postId": "41006", "score": "2", "text": "Is there a reason you don't want to do this via \"d-i pkgsel/include\"?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "7443" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-25T00:48:33.703", "id": "494...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When the early_command runs, I don't think you even have <code>/target</code> already formatted/mounted. For instance, <code>preseed/early_command</code> can be used to install udebs (but note, not standard debs) in the installer environment:</p>\n\n<pre><code># This first co...
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2011-05-07T15:24:52.240
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<p>I'm upgrading the preinstalled version of Ubuntu on the Dell Vostro V130 notebook. During the upgrade, there were some errors concerning the dell-laptop kernel module.</p> <p>What is this module, and what does it do?</p>
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2013-01-05T05:42:30.790
What does the dell-laptop kernel module do?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The driver in question can be found here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.38/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c\">http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.38/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c</a></p>\n\n<p>On a quick scan of the code, it looks like it handles the rf...
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1
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2011-05-07T15:33:46.020
4
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<p>Can I find a good replacement for compiz? Compiz in 11.04 with unity is laggy</p>
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2011-05-07T16:11:51.463
2012-03-14T09:31:52.217
Is there an alternative to compiz?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, Unity is a plugin for Compiz. You could try unity 2D or Ubuntu classic. There is also Gnome-Shell which uses mutter. That is suppose to be less resource intensive.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T16:35:31.870"...
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41010
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2011-05-07T15:35:39.450
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<p>When Firefox is set as my default browser, any links cliked in another application open a new blank Firefox window, not a new tab or a new window with the page I want.</p> <p>Is that a problem with the configuration of firefox, of "Preferred Applications" or what else? </p> <p>The firefox executable script works f...
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2011-09-19T15:09:48.723
2018-07-13T14:01:17.137
Link clicked not passed to firefox
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T16:06:21.297", "id": "44941", "postId": "41010", "score": "0", "text": "Which version of Ubuntu are you running? Do you have more than one version of Firefox installed?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2973" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T16:2...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You were not really helpful with \"any application\", but I've tried to find an application in which I could open an URL. I've tested the \"Get Help Online...\" option from the <em>Help</em> menu, which confirmed that URLs are opened in new windows.</p>\n\n<p>Using my imagina...
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41013
1
41019
2011-05-07T15:40:23.907
4
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<p>Suppose I'm a lazy bum and want to avoid putting every string in quotes when passing arguments to a function, how do I avoid the characters <code>*</code> and <code>?</code> being used by bash for patname expansion?</p> <p>Simplified example:</p> <pre><code>fn () { echo "$1" } # shopt -s option - disable * and...
6969
5538
2012-06-28T04:42:06.163
2012-06-28T04:42:06.163
How do I disable pathname expansion in bash?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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1
43039
2011-05-07T15:58:31.007
2
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<p>I've manually installed sun java 1.6.0_24 and apache maven 3.0.3 into ~/Work on Natty and when I run maven from my terminal it exits.</p> <p>I've tried various other versions of maven (2.2.1, 2.0.11), previous versions of the jdk (1.6.0_23) without luck.</p> <p>I've also tried logging in to tty1 and executing mvn ...
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2011-05-16T00:03:57.037
2011-05-16T00:03:57.037
Maven exits after trying to run it
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-08T03:49:03.023", "id": "45073", "postId": "41017", "score": "0", "text": "Please have a look at the logs. It's highly unlikely that the shell or terminal emulator is broken. If maven is exiting unexpectedly, hopefully it'll log that somewhere. It sounds like it's cras...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you have run more than one version of Maven (e.g., Maven2 &amp; Maven3), then check your environment to make sure you aren't referencing more than one installation. </p>\n\n<p>For example, having M2_HOME will cause mvn 3 not to run (note: I have installed various maven's &...
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1
50891
2011-05-07T16:11:09.297
1
339
<p>When the menu bar is enabled for LibreOffice, every time I click on the page preview, the program crash.</p>
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2012-06-20T15:34:16.927
2012-06-20T15:34:16.927
LibreOffice page preview problem
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is known bug. \n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/754562\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/754562</a> -- link to bug on launchpad\n<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa?field.series_...
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2012-06-20T15:33:43.327
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2011-05-07T16:14:14.130
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<p>When my server runs into out-of-memory, it usually kills several applications. Is there any way how can i prevent from killing SSH. Because usually, when this out-of-memory error happens, my SSH is broken like this:</p> <pre><code>I connect to ssh server. Enter username Enter password and then i wait i wait and wai...
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235
2011-09-28T03:52:45.387
2011-09-28T03:52:45.387
Avoid killing SSH in out-of-memory
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Raise the niceness. Low-priority apps are killed first.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T18:59:24.367", "id": "44966", "postId": "41031", "score": "0", "text": "How can i do that?", ...
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41033
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2011-05-07T17:02:33.083
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<p>I am wondering if KDE 4.6.X is available for the latest LTS version of Ubuntu. I am not sure if it is in the Kubuntu Backports PPA for Lucid, i checked on Launchpad, but was unable to find an entire list of packages for Lucid, so i would like to know if it is possible. Thank you in Advance for any answers provided :...
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2011-07-27T00:30:29.783
Is KDE 4.6.X available for Ubuntu 10.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For what i have seen in the kubuntu forums and ubuntu forums is no. Only the 4.5.x are for 10.04 (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) and 10.10 (Ubuntu/Kubuntu). The 4.6 and newer is for 11.04 (Ubuntu/Kubuntu)</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "20...
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41046
2011-05-07T17:36:47.237
5
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<p><code>free -m</code> does not seems to include memory used by RAM disks (tmpfs filesystems). Maybe because it's something in the kernel space?</p> <p>How do I get the <em>real memory usage</em> (or it's opposite, <em>free memory</em>) including the allocated space of filesystems that reside in RAM like <code>tmpfs<...
6969
6969
2011-05-07T20:23:27.920
2012-07-01T06:50:16.053
How do I get the actual used memory including RAM disks?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can install htop via the terminal</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install htop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then run htop in the terminal</p>\n\n<p><em>disclaimer</em> I guess this does not work on Lucid correctly</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/09ONi.png\" alt=\"enter imag...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can install htop via the terminal</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install htop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then run htop in the terminal</p>\n\n<p><em>disclaimer</em> I guess this does not work on Lucid correctly</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/09ONi.png\" alt=\"en...
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2011-05-07T17:59:48.213
3
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<p>I could not find an entry for HTC Desire in the supported Anrdoid phones so I'm just wondering if all 2.2 devices are supported or if the list is specific to phone and installed software versions etc? </p> <p>Update: Android is listed generically under supported manufacturer and model but I found a stumbling b...
16889
16889
2011-05-19T14:20:46.413
2011-05-19T14:20:46.413
Is the "HTC Desire (A8181)" Android 2.2 phone supported?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you wanted to know if Ubuntu recognize HTC Desire, the answer is yes.\nI can't think of anything else that would make it \"supported\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-19T13:53:21.400", "id": "48079", ...
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41047
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2011-05-07T18:19:09.300
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<p>How can I use <code>++</code>, <code>+=</code>, <code>*=</code>, etc operators in bash script. Examples please.</p> <p>Example in C++:</p> <pre><code>int a = 7; a = ++a + ++a; printf("%d", a); </code></pre>
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2011-05-07T19:56:12.507
2011-05-07T21:37:26.470
Integer operators in bash
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T18:36:38.227", "id": "44963", "postId": "41047", "score": "0", "text": "I'm sorry, but your C++ example is flawed, because the + operator is not a [sequence point](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_point).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16134" }...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is a wide argument, you should definitely go through <code>bash</code> man page, and through some good bash guide, as this <a href=\"http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide\" rel=\"nofollow\">BashGuide</a></p>\n\n<p>In <a href=\"http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/CompoundCo...
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41053
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41103
2011-05-07T18:42:40.187
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<p>When I try to install 11.04 on my desktop machine, I get a notification that my system is not hardware compatible for 3D effects and that I should run "Classic Gnome," but even under classic gnome my system doesn't seem to be able to run "Natty." Any ideas, or should I just break down and buy a new Video Card? The s...
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2011-05-07T22:52:17.227
Desktop not hardware compatible with 3D effects
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T18:47:47.427", "id": "44964", "postId": "41053", "score": "0", "text": "Rob - please add to your question the video card you have and if you have activated any additional hardware drivers. Also, please clarify what you mean \"system doesnt seem to be able to run Na...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I discovered Unity 2D while \"surfing,\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/01/unity-2d-qt-now-available-in-ppa-for.html: (This is the link to how to install \"Unity 2D.\" Canonical might want to consider offering Unity 2D as an installation option in Natty for those of us running \"legacy\"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I discovered Unity 2D while \"surfing,\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/01/unity-2d-qt-now-available-in-ppa-for.html: (This is the link to how to install \"Unity 2D.\" Canonical might want to consider offering Unity 2D as an installation option in Natty for those of us running \"...
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41055
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2011-05-07T18:55:16.083
1
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<p>I have purchased a brandless RF remote that brandishes an MCE logo, and I want to use that on my Media PC running XBMC on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.</p> <p>The important buttons work out of the box with no configuration: arrows, OK, back and media control (play/pause,etc.), but the remote has many buttons that I want to use...
6537
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2011-12-18T14:43:36.720
2012-12-21T04:50:34.287
On a brandless RF remote, many buttons do not work with XBMC
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-12-21T12:30:48.877", "id": "285893", "postId": "41055", "score": "0", "text": "The remote featured in this question broke after less then a year of use and I no longer have it with me, so I can't check and accept any answers you guys might have.", "userDisplayName": n...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check out this thread on XBMC:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=45972\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=45972</a></p>\n\n<p>It describes setting up custom Lircmap.xml and Keymap.xml files to fully utilize all of your remote bu...
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41056
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2011-05-07T18:58:41.633
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<p>I tried what is written <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/8999/nautilus-elementary-coverflow-not-working">here</a> but i couldn't make clutterflow work. Are there any packages needed for it to run?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-05-20T17:25:30.097
Clutterflow not working on Nautilus Elementary
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T19:50:16.603", "id": "44978", "postId": "41056", "score": "0", "text": "Could you expand on what you've done. EG, what ppa did you install elementary from? Any issues? Video card? Platform? (laptop? desktop?) Did you install gloobus-preview as well? The more you can...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found a way <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus-elementary/+bug/753283\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> to solve my issue.</p>\n\n<p>For those too bored to read the , really small, page here is what you need to do : </p>\n\n<p>First , as Heiko Schulze wrote :</p>\n\n<blockquot...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found a way <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus-elementary/+bug/753283\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> to solve my issue.</p>\n\n<p>For those too bored to read the , really small, page here is what you need to do : </p>\n\n<p>First , as Heiko Schulze wrote :</p>\n\n<b...
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41057
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2011-05-07T19:11:35.793
0
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/43517/how-do-i-install-xulrunner">How do I install xulrunner?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would like to try developing in XUL to see what the experiance is like.</p> <p>How would I go about installing XULRunner 2....
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-05-07T21:38:13.243
Install XULRunner 2.0
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2012-07-17T11:39:25.093
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41058
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2011-05-07T19:20:19.607
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<p>I want to use mouse bindings in the Compiz Desktop Wall to go to different Workspaces by clicking the mouse in the corners. Does anyone know how to make this work?</p> <p>I've already tried to do it so in CCSM and in gconf-editor (apps -> compiz -> plugins-> wall-> options) but I can't enable it. The configuration ...
16728
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2011-08-29T00:41:27.437
2011-08-29T00:41:27.437
How can I enable bindings in Desktop Wall?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like I found a way around to deal with the problem for binding the mouse corner over Unity. To do this I installed a program called <strong>xdotool</strong> to be able to execute commands to be sent till X. I found this answer over the <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/20...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That appears to be a bug and it's not only you but there are others. For example, I face similar issues when I try enabling mouse bindings for <code>Ring Switcher</code>. See <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38632/ring-switcher-in-unity-mouse-combinations-dont-work/3...
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41063
1
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2011-05-07T19:49:29.473
1
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<p>There is no entry for Banshee in the sound menu. Why is this? The "Sound Menu Integration" and "MPRIS D-Bus Interface" extensions are enabled.</p>
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2011-05-08T11:20:52.673
2011-05-08T11:20:52.673
Why is Banshee not showing in sound menu in 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T20:14:43.693", "id": "44986", "postId": "41063", "score": "0", "text": "I have MPRIS D-Bus enabled, but not the Sound Menu Integration. Is it possible that having them both enabled causes some kind of conflict that makes neither work?", "userDisplayName": null,...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The \"sound menu integration\" extension is not needed - not in my end at least, where banshee works perfectly from the sound menu.\nTry disabling it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-08T08:34:53.040", "id": "...
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2011-05-07T20:04:27.667
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<p>I did a fresh install of ubuntu 11.04, then I installed Windows 7. So I decided to fix the grub after win7 install using the ubuntu 11.04 Live CD.</p> <p>Disaster:</p> <p>instead of</p> <pre>$sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/media/uuid/ /dev/sda</pre> <p>I entered</p> <pre>$sudo grub-install --root-directory...
16897
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2011-09-02T02:03:01.143
Ubuntu 11.04 stops booting at grub console
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I never got in trouble by using these instructions:<br>\n<a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Recover\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Recover</a> </p>\n\n<p>First of all, you must start your system from a live cd. Then</p>\n\n<p>\"<strong>METHOD 3 - CHROOT...
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41069
1
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2011-05-07T20:11:21.287
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<p>I can grab normal scroll bars by moving my pointer far to the right. I'm usually able to do this without looking because the pointer stops at the edge, and the scrollbar is on the edge. I'm familiar with this to the point that I'm usually not aware of the act of scrolling.</p> <p>In Unity, the visual indicator is o...
16899
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-05-25T11:44:12.507
How can I grab Unity scrollbars from the side of the screen?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This will be available in the next Ubuntu release (11.10), and is not available in 11.04 (unless backported). Unfortunately some things end up getting \"shipped\" before they are polished :/.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null,...
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41077
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2011-05-07T20:54:15.683
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<p>According to <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8308515#post8308515" rel="nofollow">this topic</a>, it's possible to install these i386-drivers for my Pixma MP560 printer on an amd64 Ubuntu. Unfortunately, I cannot install the drivers:</p> <pre><code>sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-commo...
16840
3037
2012-01-24T11:29:59.870
2012-01-24T11:29:59.870
Install i386 printer driver on an amd64 system?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-16T22:30:42.690", "id": "47442", "postId": "41077", "score": "0", "text": "were you following post #112? A guy below that said by following #112 it was working on Natty.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have a look at the posts on reference:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1264928&amp;page=13\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1264928&amp;page=13</a></p>\n\n<p>HTH</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
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41079
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2011-05-07T21:00:07.473
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<p>I want to change from Ubuntu 11.04 to another distro and I have /home on a different partition than the other folders. I want to ask if it's possible to keep the same /home partion with another distro like OpenSuse or Mint?</p> <p>The reason why I want to make the change is that Ubuntu is using a lot of RAM; even m...
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2011-06-01T13:16:41.137
2023-02-02T09:59:46.947
Changing to another distro: can the -home partition be kept?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T23:55:27.437", "id": "45032", "postId": "41079", "score": "2", "text": "yes it's possible to keep you /home intact, you would only need to specify that to the installer, tell it not to format it and set the mount point /home to your old /home partition and you're do...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Of cause it is generally possible. Just be sure not to format it during installation. But I advise you against doing this: later, many problems will surely arise.</p>\n<p>Things to beware of:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>File access rights are stored not for user name, but for user id. Be sure you...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Of cause it is generally possible. Just be sure not to format it during installation. But I advise you against doing this: later, many problems will surely arise.</p>\n<p>Things to beware of:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>File access rights are stored not for user name, but for user id. Be ...
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41081
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2011-05-07T21:12:02.897
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<p>I've recently upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04, and immediately switched to unity-2d (running on a netbook). Then I tried to load the 10.10 panels because I didn't like the globalmenu. After rebooting I ended up w/out Unity and w/out Gnome. Alt+F2 doesn't open terminal either, and I can only access the browser thanks to...
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2011-05-07T21:44:17.597
Unity/gnome mess
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T21:17:57.620", "id": "45004", "postId": "41081", "score": "0", "text": "Boot into the recovery mode, choose *Drop to root shell prompt*, then do `nano /home/YOURUSER/.dmrc` and change the Session entry to *Session=gnome-2d*. Press Ctrl + o, Enter, Ctrl + x. Now run ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>While not necessarily a solution to your dilemma, <strong>ATL-F2</strong> should let you run anything. Does <strong>CTRL-ALT-T</strong> bring up a terminal window for you? Are you trying to run Unity with the addition of a Gnome-Panel at the bottom, or are you attempting to...
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41087
1
41113
2011-05-07T21:40:00.690
1
767
<p>My desktop does not display icons in Unity 3D, Compiz works 100%, except for Unity. </p> <p>My video card is a Geforce FX 5200 (nvidia-173).</p> <p>See the picture</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlXMJ.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Can anyone help?</p>
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2011-05-07T21:53:09.523
2011-05-08T00:38:26.713
Launcher does not display any items
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T21:57:16.057", "id": "45016", "postId": "41087", "score": "0", "text": "This is a known bug. See this link for more information: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/762478", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3037" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As htorque said, it looks like there is <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/762478\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">a bug</a> in the drivers for the GeForce FX.</p>\n\n<p>Until that bug is fixed, you can either <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/21686/h...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As htorque said, it looks like there is <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/762478\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">a bug</a> in the drivers for the GeForce FX.</p>\n\n<p>Until that bug is fixed, you can either <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions...
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2011-05-08T00:42:56.570
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2011-05-07T21:48:01.400
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<p>When searching for laser printers from the desired manufacturer and targeted price range using <a href="http://www.openprinting.org/printers" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Openprinting.org</a> site, the best I can get for compatibility with Ubuntu is 'mostly' (<a href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgrou...
15071
15071
2011-05-07T21:53:04.000
2011-05-08T03:20:03.033
'Mostly' compatibility on Openprinting.org?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>About searching for perfectly working printers: the openprinting website lets you sort by manufacturer. <a href=\"http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/HP\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Here is a list for HP</a>. You will get the printers marked with <img src=\"https://i.s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>About searching for perfectly working printers: the openprinting website lets you sort by manufacturer. <a href=\"http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/HP\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Here is a list for HP</a>. You will get the printers marked with <img src=\"htt...
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41092
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41121
2011-05-07T21:54:42.143
1
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<p>Would I have enough space to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10 on a 4gig Asus EEE? I have an SD card in it giving another 4gig. How can I use that space?</p>
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2011-05-08T01:28:41.053
Upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, how much space is needed?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Would I have enough space to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>That depends on how much space you've used. This <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/forum/installation/DiskSpace\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">page on Ubuntu wiki</a> (last upda...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, you will not have any problem with disk space during the install. Depends on how you will be using ubuntu whether for experimental purposes, etc. But if you look forward to handling all your day-to-day activities in ubuntu, then you should reconsider assigning the parti...
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2011-05-07T21:58:39.893
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<p>I'm trying to make a quicklist on the Workspace Switcher launcher that allows for quick switching to a certain workspace. (My friend sometimes uses my computer and just doesn't enjoy keyboard shortcuts, so I want to help him out.)</p> <p>So is there a command one could type in a terminal that would force a certain ...
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2020-01-30T12:19:48.107
Is there a command to go a specific workspace?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/wmctrl\">wmctrl</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Basics commands:<br>\n<code>wmctrl -d</code> to show all of your workspaces.<br>\n<code>wmctrl -s &lt;workspace_name&gt;</code> to change to a specific workspace. </p>\n\n<p>If you are using Compiz, you...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a script called <a href=\"http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Dbus?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=compiz-send.py\" rel=\"nofollow\">compiz-send.py</a> on the <a href=\"http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Dbus\" rel=\"nofollow\">compiz wiki</a> that partly adresses yo...
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41112
2011-05-07T22:50:21.663
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<p>I like ambiance but i find it a little too hard on the eyes to have to edit files on a pure white background, like gedit's.</p> <p>Is there any way to modify my theme to make gedit's background color darker?</p>
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2011-06-07T03:13:58.207
2022-02-19T05:24:15.087
Can I change gedit's background color without changing to another theme?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As wojox said, you can change Gedit's theme.</p>\n<p>The gtksourceview page (<a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20120418203215/http://live.gnome.org/GtkSourceView/StyleSchemes\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">old page from Wayback Machine</a>) (<a href=\"https://wiki.gnome.org/Projec...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open gedit and go to Edit > Preferences > Font&amp;Color. You can change it there. You may need gedit-plugins installed. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-07T23:23:12.820", "id": "45030", "postId": "41...
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2011-05-07T16:29:23.533
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/6529/is-there-a-tool-for-web-based-system-administration">Is there a tool for web based system administration?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'm working on a few projects at the moment, including working with PHP, ASP....
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2016-05-20T17:47:56.263
Managing an Ubuntu Server
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For what i have heard there are 3 very good ones:</p>\n\n<p>Canonical offers <strong>LANDSCAPE</strong> which (as the webpage says) is a systems management tool that helps you monitor, manage and update your entire Ubuntu infrastructure from a single interface. Part of Canonical’s Ub...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Is there any (maybe web based?) software out there that would make maintaining the server easier?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Quick and painless: No.</p>\n\n<p>There is some webbased software out there (like Webmin or Confixx), but it'll cause more problems than ...
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2011-09-26T23:49:47.217
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mo_roodi
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2011-05-07T23:29:38.027
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<p>I've upgraded 8 computers to 11.04 from 10.10 through the standard update version process. Two are giving me problems with the UDB optical mouse being frozen upon boot, to either a login prompt, or to the desktop.</p> <p>Both computers are running AMD processors. Both are 32 bit systems. One has nVidia graphics and...
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2011-05-28T00:38:11.843
2012-03-06T17:53:02.187
Random mouse freeze on boot
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-08T00:12:41.813", "id": "45034", "postId": "41109", "score": "0", "text": "Please try this: When the PC starts press ESC like crazy until the GRUB menu appears. Press E on the option you would like to use then go to the line that loads the kernel and press E again. Thi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe you might have this bug</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/547147\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/547147</a></p>\n\n<p>the solution would be to install kernel 2.6.34</p>\n\n<p>you can find...
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