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2011-05-09T11:19:26.683
4
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<p>I'm trying to debug some crashes on a 8.04 LTS server, but the ddebs repository at <a href="http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/" rel="nofollow">http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/</a> no longer has a directory for hardy...</p> <p>Any ideas where the debug symbols for hardy have moved to? </p>
17075
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null
2011-06-28T05:18:24.903
ddebs missing for hardy?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would open a bug report. Ubuntu 8.04 Server is still supported till April 2013 and being able to debug crashes is crucial after all.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, if you urgently need packages with debugging information, you can rebuild them like described in this question: <a href=\"h...
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41478
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41485
2011-05-09T11:28:21.193
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<p>I downloaded VirtualBox OSE from the Ubuntu Software Center but it seems that that version is limited. I prefer to have the complete version and don't really care if it's closed source or not.</p> <p>Can I install it via a terminal or do I have to download something from a website?</p> <p>I don't know how to insta...
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2013-05-02T07:49:06.813
2018-09-29T14:55:36.337
How do I install the VirtualBox version from Oracle to install an Extension Pack?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Prior to version 4.0, <a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions\">there were two versions of VirtualBox</a>— one was open source, and the one that most Linux distributions shipped with was not. At this point, there should no longer be two separate editions and the <a href=\"...
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41480
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2011-05-09T11:34:53.433
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<p>I've tried going to Region and Language and adding a layout, even making it the default layout, but for some reason I'm stuck with my original layout and I can't seem to change it. In GNOME 2 and in Unity, there's a panel applet that allows you to quickly change between keyboard layouts, but there doesn't seem to be...
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2011-06-01T12:56:30.387
2020-11-20T20:35:48.850
How do I change my keyboard layout in gnome shell?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll find the keyboard layout settings in the region and languages setting panel. Go to the user menu, choose System Settings, then Region and Language, then switch to the Layouts tab.</p>\n\n<p>The layout chooser and keyboard shortcuts (under options) should be pretty familier fro...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll find the keyboard layout settings in the region and languages setting panel. Go to the user menu, choose System Settings, then Region and Language, then switch to the Layouts tab.</p>\n\n<p>The layout chooser and keyboard shortcuts (under options) should be pretty fami...
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41482
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41532
2011-05-09T11:36:53.590
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<p>I have a LAN at home with my desktop and my laptop. IP addresses are allocated dynamically to both, so the IP number keep changing.</p> <p>I try to connect from one to the other using places->Server, and in there if I put the correct IP address I connect without any issues. But if I put the hostname, it doesn't rec...
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2016-07-24T10:44:58.813
Connecting to other LAN computers using their names
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu comes with the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avahi_%28software%29\" rel=\"nofollow\">Avahi</a> implementation of mDNS service discovery (also known under Apple's trademarked name Bonjour), which advertises your hostname over the local network under the <code>.local</...
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2014-12-29T11:49:20.693
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41488
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2011-05-09T11:58:27.710
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<p>I want to be able to use <kbd>'</kbd> + <kbd>e</kbd> to get the letter <code>é</code> but being able to type <kbd>'</kbd> + <kbd>s</kbd> to get the sequence <code>'s</code>.</p> <p>Default my Ubuntu 11.04 came with the keyboard layout "USA International (with dead keys)". Which creates <code>é</code> and <code>ś</c...
16480
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2011-06-15T16:02:28.940
Using e-acute but not s-acute (on Keyboard USA International w/ dead keys)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is one more keyboard: US international with altGr dead keys. IIRC you can then use altGr for accented letters and the normal alt for 's.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://abz89.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/screenshot-install-2.png\" alt=\"image\"></p>\n\n<p>If you want to kee...
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41490
1
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2011-05-09T12:10:54.857
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<p>I tried to install burg and I got an error.</p> <p>I've used the following commands:</p> <pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/burg sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get install sudo apt-get install burg burg-common burg-emu burg-pc burg-themes burg-themes-common </code></pre> <p>Until here everyt...
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2011-05-09T13:10:16.443
2011-05-09T13:10:16.443
Cannot install burg: error during installation
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The command to install Burg should be <code>sudo burg-install /dev/sda &amp;&amp; sudo update-burg</code></p>\n\n<p>You should consider installing Burg Manager - <a href=\"http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Burg-manager?content=127497\" rel=\"nofollow\">details on install...
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41497
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2011-05-09T12:42:08.370
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<p>Evolution tasks do not show in the clock applet in Ubuntu 11.04.</p> <p>I like to see the tasks side to the appointments in the clock applet.</p>
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2011-05-15T20:49:57.167
2011-05-15T20:49:57.167
Evolution tasks not showing in the panel
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2012-02-21T21:55:21.870
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41502
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2011-05-09T12:56:15.293
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<p>I know the AppArmor profiles resides in <code>/etc/apparmor.d/</code>, but I do not know how to interpret it. Any translation would be enlightening.</p>
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2011-06-27T18:55:04.503
2014-04-22T13:29:30.143
What does Firefox AppArmor restrict/allow?
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41515
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41518
2011-05-09T13:28:57.020
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<p>In Terminal menu, inside the gnome-terminal, I have the option "Change Profile". What is it for? And why is it disabled?</p>
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2011-05-09T13:46:44.023
What is "Change Profile" in the gnome-terminal, and why is it disabled?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Profile is just a presets of how your terminal session should behave. You can create a profile for let us say, when working at night by adding some different colors on terminals output, you can use different fonts if you want so etc.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [...
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41526
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41531
2011-05-09T14:07:08.143
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<p>To get the tri-monitor setup I want, I am using the libXinerama hack that allows me fake my layout.</p> <p>In order to use this, I use a patched version of libXinerama and put it in <code>/usr/lib</code> and then change the libXinerama.so symbolic link to point to it:</p> <pre><code>[kbrandt@alpine: /usr/lib] ls -...
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2011-05-09T14:53:47.357
/usr/lib/ Symbolic Link Gets Over Written during boot
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41527
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41529
2011-05-09T14:22:31.913
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<p>Would like to see this years keynote, has it been uploaded yet?</p>
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2011-05-13T07:24:14.593
2011-05-13T09:53:59.727
Where can I watch Mark Shuttleworth's Keynote at UDS-O?
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2011-05-09T15:39:13.413
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<p>The intruder started opening windows and in firefox opened the search prompt and start typing in some commands I didn't capture. </p> <p>Then he opened Google and searched for:</p> <p><code>&amp;fs:ik &amp;del ik &amp;svcnost.exe &amp;exit</code></p> <p>What is this command?</p> <p>How did someone get into my ma...
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2013-05-28T20:08:36.510
2018-11-30T14:40:10.160
Someone just remotely entered my computer and start googling for things. How?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>They got access because you had Remote Desktop enabled for some reason. You could do similar under Windows.</p>\n\n<p>For security, no matter what OS you are running, do not allow incoming connections unless you know how to secure them, and then only allowing unprivileged usage limit...
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41538
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41548
2011-05-09T15:41:03.967
2
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<p>I tried to install gnome3 using a ppa. It made a mess so I reinstalled my system. Now, for some reason, when I enter to the Ubuntu classic session, I get both unity and gnome running at the same time (all my gnome-panels + unity dashboard and menu).</p> <p>I suppose there is some configuration wrong in my home dire...
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2011-06-07T17:18:28.123
2011-06-07T17:18:28.123
Gnome and Unity are running at the same time
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>1)</strong> We will need <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\">Compiz Settings Manager</a>.</p>\n\n<p>You can install this from the <em>Ubuntu Software Center</em> or by clicking <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\">he...
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41539
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2011-05-09T15:52:57.103
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<p>If you create an emacsclient launcher by copying a .desktop file (e.g. the Emacs one), it does not behave in the standard Unity launcher manner. It always launches a new window; it doesn't recognize that existing Emacsclient windows exist to jump to them. How can I make it behave?</p> <p>As background, this is a ...
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2017-03-06T01:35:58.120
2017-03-06T01:35:58.120
How can I make running emacsclient from the unity launcher reuse an existing emacs window
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The solution is to create an <code>emacsclient.desktop</code> file including a directive to it the class of the window using the StartupWMClass settings. Without it, Unity can't tell that that window came from Emacsclient. This will create one based on the contents of the E...
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41543
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2011-05-09T16:22:58.347
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<p>How to dynamically enable and disable IPv6 on an interface so that it gets link local address when enabled? I have tried:</p> <p><code>sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1</code> to disable IPv6</p> <p>and </p> <p><code>sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0</code> to enable IPv6. </p> <p>Are there any othe...
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2013-06-17T23:59:50.817
2014-12-16T12:52:14.243
How to dynamically enable and disable ipv6 on an interface
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think your approach is valid as it is.\nYou could use the per-interface settings if you don't want to change settings for every interface, e.g. <code>net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6</code></p>\n\n<p>I wouldn't recommend touching anything else.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0...
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41544
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2011-05-09T16:25:03.757
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<p>My Ubuntu is using an insane amount of ram memory. When I boot the machine it is using around 1,5 to 2 gig ram without me launching any applications. When I start firefox and vlc it maxes out. Going to 6083716 used (almost max)</p> <p>I can't find the source of this memory usage. But the vlc video sound is getting...
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2011-05-15T20:48:53.843
2011-05-15T23:27:49.597
System using a lot of memory and I cant find why
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The memory is there to be used. If the memory is not used by applications, it will be used by the system for caching, such as disc reads and writes. Unused memory is wasted memory.</p>\n\n<p>As long as the swap is unused, your memory is under no stress at all.</p>\n", "co...
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41549
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41574
2011-05-09T16:58:49.043
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<p>I have burned Ubuntu 11.04 on CD then installed on Desktop PC, so this CD copy is fine, but I wanted upgrade my 10.10 (Laptop, laptop is fine,too). I have booted to Live (Try without installing) and direct install... both not working... I see just Black Screen. There are no even any processes at laptop. </p>
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2011-05-09T18:36:23.890
11.04 Live CD Doesn't Work (Black Screen)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to use 11.04 stable version (not beta). Bad news is unity does have video cards problem. some laptop does not load unity. I failed to install unity on a compaq laptop. Try to google this problem with your laptop model.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "c...
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41550
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2011-05-09T16:59:44.093
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<p>I would like to have an Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit test environment. When I try booting the Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit installation CD in VirtualBox, the following message is displayed by VirtualBox:</p> <blockquote> <p>VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not operational. Your 64-bit guest will fail t...
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2015-12-24T00:05:25.837
2019-03-14T20:43:15.163
How do I run a 64-bit guest in VirtualBox?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In order to be able to run a 64-Bit system in a VirtualBox, you need a cpu which supports virtualization. AMD calls this function AMD-V, Intel uses VT-x. The <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Hardware_support\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Wikipedia</a> explain...
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41556
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41573
2011-05-09T17:33:18.980
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<p>I use a monitor that is exactly 2×1024 pixels wide as a substitute for a dual-screen configuration.</p> <p>In Ubuntu 10.10, I could open two windows in a row and each would be automatically placed on a different half of the screen, like this:</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/AmTSt.png" rel="nofollow noref...
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2011-08-14T08:26:09.203
2011-08-14T08:26:09.203
How can I open two half-screen windows in a row without overlapping?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since I don't use Unity, I don't know for sure, but if you set the Unity launcher be always hidden, then maybe your windows won't shift to the right to accommodate it.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/eKm5l.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "0...
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41557
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2011-05-09T17:35:28.023
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<p>Which tools for managing laptop-specific tasks are installed by default on Ubuntu (say, 11.04)? </p> <p>Thinking about the following might be useful to get you started in answering: Is it ACPI that monitors the battery? Which tool controls sleep and hibernation? Which tool enables CPU frequency scaling? Is laptop m...
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2011-05-09T17:47:37.447
2011-05-09T18:17:17.740
Which laptop tools does Ubuntu come with?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Natty <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=laptop&amp;searchon=names&amp;suite=natty&amp;section=all\" rel=\"nofollow\">laptop packages</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": "2011-05-09T19:24:22.737", "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Natty <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=laptop&amp;searchon=names&amp;suite=natty&amp;section=all\" rel=\"nofollow\">laptop packages</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": "2011-05-09T19:24:22.737", "contentLi...
2011-05-09T19:24:22.737
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2011-05-09T17:38:38.907
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<p>SMART failure predicted on Harddisk after ubuntu installation 11.04 desktop version. Press F1 to continue.</p> <p>I installed ubuntu .Restarted my PC.NOw it is saying above error on boot. Whats more worse is F1 key is not working.So my PC is dead now,i am not able to do anything.</p> <p>Can anyone help me on this ...
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2011-05-09T19:19:46.393
2011-06-14T15:02:04.857
SMART failure predicted on Harddisk after ubuntu installation on my laptop
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>'I installed ubuntu 11.04 after that.Now i am getting SMART failure'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Are you in ubuntu or you can not install any os? If you do not have any OS and can not install ubuntu then try to install windows with full partition (just for hard disk check). ...
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41562
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2011-05-09T17:59:55.697
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<p>I downloaded and installed Google Earth 6 64-bit from its website. And then like many users, I also encountered the ugly fonts on starting the app. I've tried installing lsb-core and ttf-mscorefonts-installer, but I found that both are already installed. Could someone help me fix this?</p>
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2012-03-26T17:02:17.073
2019-07-14T17:23:47.030
How to fix fonts in Google Earth 6?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've found that logging out/rebooting sorts the ugly fonts out.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-09T18:33:19.490", "id": "45505", "postId": "41572", "score": "0", "text": "I did logging...
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2011-05-09T18:14:00.003
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<p>I really miss the "Aero Snap" window snapping feature present in Unity 3D. Is there any way I can get it, or an alternative to it, in Unity 2D?</p>
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2011-11-30T18:33:22.877
2012-08-15T07:58:37.817
How do I get Aero Snap in Unity 2D?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This doesn't work as well as the feature in Unity 3D, but it does work to some extent. My solution uses keyboard shortcuts, but you could easily use Edge Bindings (ie. left, right and top) instead to trigger the effect.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Install packages. Paste (Ctrl+Shift+...
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2011-05-09T18:19:22.760
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<p>Is there anything I can add to a *.desktop file (used in my Launcher panel) to make the application always open maximized? In particular, I'm looking at the <code>gnome-terminal</code>.</p>
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2011-05-09T18:50:39.673
Can I make a *.desktop item always be maximized?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>gnome-terminal</code> has an undocumented <code>--maximize</code> option (and also <code>--full-screen</code>). You can add that to the launcher's EXEC line to have it start maximized.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-09T20:04...
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41571
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2011-05-09T18:21:49.020
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<p>I bought a usb dongle which I intend to use in Ubuntu 10.04. The problem is I haven't been able to find any Linux drivers for it which has prompted me to find another solution: Virtualbox.</p> <p>I intend to run Windows XP as guest and plug in the dongle which will run inside Windows easily. The challenge for me is...
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6045
2011-12-08T14:53:20.753
2011-12-08T14:53:20.753
Pass through USB device to guest using VirtualBox?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe the feature you're looking for is called <code>usb-passthrough</code> and is only available in the closed source version of VirtualBox.</p>\n\n<pre><code>http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#idp11184832\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments...
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41576
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2011-05-09T18:45:40.097
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<p>I'd like to make Zeitgiest aware of files I've downloaded from Chrome/Firefox. </p> <p>Currently Zeitgeist only becomes aware of them once they've been opened in some other program.</p> <p>This would be helpful for manipulating downloaded files in Synapse/Gnome activity Journal/"Recent Items" etc.</p>
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2011-05-09T18:45:40.097
Make Zeitgeist aware of downloaded files from Firefox/Chrome
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2011-05-21T14:09:51.070
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41578
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2011-05-09T18:49:03.737
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<p>I just downloaded and installed Kubuntu 11.04 with wubi and everything seemed to go fine. A friend of mine told me I was going to love Kubuntu but I can't figure out how to install any additional software!! It's like there're no repositories and I'm not familiar with <code>apt</code>. When I run <code>KPackageKit</c...
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2011-05-09T19:25:52.683
2016-07-26T10:49:25.047
How do I install packages on Kubuntu?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm not sure about Kubuntu, but Ubuntu has Ubuntu software center, which is great to install software =). Try running <code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop</code> in a terminal, and exploring the regular ubuntu desktop for a while. You can still keep kde, just pick one at...
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2011-05-09T19:19:32.230
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<p>I did not install Ubuntu 11.04 on the first day because i tought: okey maybe there are some bugs, i give them some days so they can fix them. But now i got it with the hope the most anoying bugs are gone. But they are not. Not for me with my ati card.</p> <p>Im got the newest ati catalyst 11.4 - but still there are...
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2012-01-04T12:25:16.163
Ubuntu 11.04 + Radeon 4850 = performance problems and graphic problems
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>They slowness is caused by the default Compiz settings.</p>\n\n<p>You need to disable the <code>Sync to VBlank</code> option in the OpenGL plugin and you might also need to disable the <code>Detect Refresh Rate</code> option in the Composite plugin.\n<img src=\"https://i.stac...
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41591
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2011-05-09T19:32:53.207
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<p>I have very slow download speed when I do <code>sudo apt-get update</code> and <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>. I have natty 11.04, I upgraded from 10.10 to the beta. The speed is down at b/s and not at the normal kb/s (note not kbit/s).</p> <pre><code>Fetched 2,621 B in 19s (133 B/s) Fetched 2,621 B in 20s (129...
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2011-05-09T21:58:08.797
Why do I have slow download speed on my system upgrades?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You might want to try a mirror that's closer to you. Here's a list: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T08:36...
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41593
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2011-05-09T19:46:26.593
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<p>I started a hobby project and figured that if there were some reasonably reachable criteria for this, I might as well work in that direction. Tried asking on #ubuntu-app-devel, but the channel seems kinda dead. </p>
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2011-10-10T16:18:19.410
2012-11-17T15:12:26.533
What's the criteria for an application to be included in the Universe repository?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can find official information here: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>With Ubuntu you have a 'better' option. Have a look at this <a href=\"https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Launchpad page</a> about packaging. </p>\n\n<p>That way you can tell people to add your PPA <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4...
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41597
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2011-05-09T20:01:34.533
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<p>Unity has me very confused. My printer had a jam but there wasn't any status letting me know under Unity. When I sent a job to the printer the print job icon display and just showed waiting. Pointed firefox at the printer it showed a jam. I tried to dig deeper in Unitys interface but did not find anything referring ...
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2011-05-09T20:35:35.430
How do I set my printer up or check the printers status under the Unity interface
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use Alt+F2</p>\n\n<pre><code>system-config-printer\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T04:57:12.030", "id": "45617", "postId": "41599", "score": "0", "text": "Is there a settings area from the deskt...
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41598
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2011-05-09T20:28:51.397
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<p>I can run Oracle's SQL Developer 3.0 by clicking on "sqldeveloper.sh" from the file manager and then clicking "Run". When I add it to the Unity menu (Right-click running icon in menu, click "Keep in Launcher", the new icon doesn't work.</p> <p>Once I close SQL Developer, I click on the new icon in the Unity bar and...
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2013-08-14T11:03:22.060
Apps launched from shell scripts do not run from Unity bar
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T18:18:19.480", "id": "45767", "postId": "41598", "score": "0", "text": "It's a bug, alas: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/765466", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16134" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Right click on the desktop and create a new launcher. Then drag this launcher to the unity bar.</p>\n\n<p>I would recommend to move the launcher to another folder before you drag it to the unity bar because you just create a link to that launcher. If you move the launcher to ~/.local...
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2011-05-09T20:42:23.843
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<p>Hello to you and first I want to thank you for taking the time to help me.</p> <p>I've used Ubuntu in the past (9.04) but pc wasn't good enough. So now I just bought myself all new hardware and built a new pc from scratch. So I saw a new opportunity to give Ubuntu a chance, or more Ubuntu giving me a chance to use ...
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6005
2012-06-12T19:13:13.850
2012-06-12T19:13:13.850
Ubuntu 11.04 wont install at all
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For issues such as these, it is worth experimenting with one or more of the common boot options such as \"nomodeset\" and \"xforcevesa\".</p>\n\n<p>To do this, press the Escape key when you see the Ubuntu logo.</p>\n\n<p>This will display a similar screen as per this <a href=...
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2011-05-09T20:43:27.063
18
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<p>Well, I have accidentally deleted my Ubuntu drive. I just want to recover all the contents of /home. </p> <p>Is there a way to do it? I referred to <a href="http://foremost.sourceforge.net/">foremost</a>, where I need to specify the extensions of files. And in my case, I don't know actual extensions. So, is there a...
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2011-05-09T21:45:58.757
2017-02-24T18:08:12.917
Is there any recovery software available for ext4?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Take a look at this:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/25311/best-tool-to-recover-removed-files/25364#25364\">Best tool to recover removed files</a></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/32685/formatted-and-lost-6-years-worth-of-photo-memories-any-way-...
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41602
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2011-05-09T20:43:33.000
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<p>I am an Ubuntu member and have an @ubuntu.com email address. I want to use this address to reply to mails from using Thunderbird.</p> <p>Right now this email address is mapped my one of my email-id on Google Apps. I tried adding my account on thunderbird</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ux8jI.png" alt="...
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2013-03-27T09:37:33.383
2013-03-27T09:37:33.383
How to use @ubuntu.com email address using Thunderbird?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can create a dummy @ubuntu.com account in Thunderbird and configure it so that it uses your gmail SMTP settings. What you did wrong above is that you tried to set up a IMAP/POP/SMTP server for ubuntu.com, which are not available.</p>\n\n<p>See more at <a href=\"http://chrisjohnst...
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2011-05-09T20:47:45.257
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<p>I really, really miss the file-browser-applet that was available in the gnome panel -- is there an equivalent for unity?</p>
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2012-04-07T22:04:48.883
2015-10-30T06:17:51.663
Is there an equivalent of the file-browser applet for unity?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, AFAIK, this applet has not been ported (and it would be rather difficult).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-09T21:02:44.160", "id": "41607", "las...
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2011-05-09T20:55:34.513
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<p>When I check for updates, I get a "Failed To Download Repository Information" error. </p> <p>This is what comes up under details: </p> <pre><code>W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_source_Sources Hash Sum mismatch, E: Some index files failed to downlo...
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2014-11-12T23:37:28.227
2020-08-25T19:31:41.077
Trouble downloading packages list due to a "Hash sum mismatch" error
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just remove all the content of <code>/var/lib/apt/lists</code> directory:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "22", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "20...
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41622
2011-05-09T21:01:03.523
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<p>How to install JDK 7 on Ubuntu?</p> <p>The installation should be with the tar archive. </p> <p>I know the basic installation with the bin, but how to do with only a tar archive?</p>
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2011-05-09T21:44:22.737
2013-06-24T21:09:21.457
How do I install the Sun Java Development Kit (JDK 7)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Generally when using a tar archive, you'd just add the path to the compiler executable in the extracted tar file to your <code>$PATH</code> variable, or if you're using an IDE like Eclipse, specify the compiler manually.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOw...
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2011-05-09T21:20:11.550
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<p>I want to rebuild a package to include debugging symbols, how would I do that? There is no <code>-dbg</code> package available and also no <code>-dbgsym</code> package from the <em>ddebs</em> repository.</p>
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2012-02-06T15:11:56.290
How do I rebuild a package to include debugging information?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can do this in just a few steps:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Get the necessary tools and build dependencies:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install devscripts fakeroot\nsudo apt-get build-dep &lt;package&gt;\n</code></pre></li>\n<li><p>Set the build options:</p>\n\n<pre><code>export DEB_...
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2011-05-09T21:28:49.213
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<p>How can one change the time-zone in Ubuntu 10.04 or 11.04 server from the command line without user input (e.g. <code>tzconfig EST</code>).</p> <p>While one would use <code>dpkg-reconfigure tzdata</code>, per the related question <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3375/how-to-change-time-zone-settings-from-th...
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-05-10T00:56:15.593
Change timezone in 10.04/11.04 without user input
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Create a link to /etc/localtime</p>\n\n<pre><code>ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles /etc/localtime\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Just replace /America/Los_Angeles with your zone.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-0...
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41615
1
null
2011-05-09T21:35:13.277
3
11094
<p>I have a Canon iP1600 connected wireless through Win system laptop, I just can't install the printer although I've googled and tried various ways recommended. I'm at my wit's end!</p>
17150
60294
2014-06-09T13:48:42.703
2014-06-09T13:48:42.703
How to install Canon PIXMA iP1600?
[ "11.04", "printing", "canon" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Open a terminal by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Connect the printer to the computer--but <em>don't start it!</em>--and run these commands:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install libpng3\nsudo apt-get install alien\nsudo apt...
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2015-02-20T15:25:50.240
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41621
1
null
2011-05-09T22:00:17.707
7
8616
<p>How to install all plugins compiz in ubuntu natty 11.04? i can't install unsupported plugins</p> <p>I want to install experimental plugins, not the ones in compiz-plugins-extra. These plugins were installed by git in previous versions of compiz with a script (0.8.x): </p> <pre><code>atlantis cubemodel fakeargb ...
16877
15811
2011-08-20T12:51:31.040
2013-04-17T04:20:53.163
How do I install experimental plugins for compiz?
[ "11.04", "compiz", "plugins" ]
3
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-09T22:42:47.120", "id": "45568", "postId": "41621", "score": "0", "text": "you want to install all at the same time? otherwise you can go in synaptic and install everything that contains \"compiz\".", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10044" }, { "cre...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can install a set of additional plugins with the package <code>compiz-plugins-extra</code>. Either install via Synaptic or <code>sudo apt-get install compiz-plugins-extra</code>. (Make sure you have the Universe repository enabled.)</p>\n\n<p>If you're talking about plugi...
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41627
1
null
2011-05-09T22:34:20.660
1
129
<p>Komodo Edit/IDE shows a tooltip for functions and such, but it doesn't show up when using compiz.</p> <p>Only when you disable compiz does the tooltip show. That's a problem, of course.</p> <p>Does anybody know a fix? Is saw there's a fix for tooltips in Firefox, which Komodo is based upon.</p>
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2011-07-07T10:27:16.290
Compiz hides Komodo's calltip
[ "compiz" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If it is based on firefox like you said enabling the \"firefox menu fix\" on compiz's workarounds (found in ccsm, in case you don't have it installed) might help - or following the same tutorial you found for firefox, if it fixed it in another way</p>\n", "commentCount": ...
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41629
1
41656
2011-05-09T22:52:00.900
74
88309
<p>I just recently upgraded from 10.04 to 11.04 and gdb won't allow me to attach to processes anymore I get the error </p> <blockquote> <p>Attaching to process 10144 Could not attach to process. If your uid matches the uid of the target process, check the setting of /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope, or ...
8017
8017
2011-05-09T22:58:26.213
2020-09-11T11:34:27.137
after upgrade gdb won't attach to process
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Maverick Meerkat (10.10) Ubuntu introduced a patch to disallow ptracing of non-child processes by non-root users - ie. only a process which is a parent of another process can ptrace it for normal users - whilst root can still ptrace every process. Hence why you can use gdb to atta...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Maverick Meerkat (10.10) Ubuntu introduced a patch to disallow ptracing of non-child processes by non-root users - ie. only a process which is a parent of another process can ptrace it for normal users - whilst root can still ptrace every process. Hence why you can use gdb...
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41632
1
null
2011-05-09T23:14:17.320
14
18471
<p>The Pidgin icon won't appear in the notification area. I have already checked if the "Show system tray icon option" is set to "Always" in the Pidgin Preferences. I didn't find an equivalent solution as those in the case of Unity.</p>
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235
2011-05-10T05:53:23.900
2011-09-04T11:23:48.933
How to enable notification area (systray) for Pidgin
[ "11.04", "unity-2d", "notification" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Pidgin won't show up in the systray, just in the messaging menu:\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/wZJqN.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Now for any other application to show up in the systray run the following code in the terminal: \n<code>gsettings...
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41636
1
41653
2011-05-09T23:32:46.303
5
1350
<p>I'm trying to write a screenlet. It should basically just display a background (could be generated in screenlet or svg) and display some text.</p> <p>I know about the template screenlet and <a href="http://screenlets.org/index.php/Documentation#Developers" rel="nofollow">documentation</a>, but even the template scr...
2055
1992
2011-05-11T01:03:28.633
2014-09-03T03:59:01.470
How do I write a Screenlet?
[ "11.04", "programming", "screenlets" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You would probably get your answer on launchpad answers (For the screenlets project): <a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.net/screenlets\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://answers.launchpad.net/screenlets</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You would probably get your answer on launchpad answers (For the screenlets project): <a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.net/screenlets\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://answers.launchpad.net/screenlets</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDat...
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41643
1
41646
2011-05-10T00:05:42.110
6
15090
<p>Am trying to convert several SQL files from ISO8859-1 to UTF-8</p> <p>Am doing the following command:</p> <p><code>iconv -f ISO_8859-1 -t UTF-8 *.sql</code></p> <p>What i get is an output of their content to the terminal which is very long and after ending the output they do not convert. They stay the same. I wis...
7035
null
null
2015-06-26T20:14:55.820
How to convert multiple ISO8859-1 to UTF-8
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>iconv</code> defaults to sending its output to stdout, which explains the behaviour of what you saw. You can direct the output to a file using the <code>-o</code> option, but that will only generate a single output file, and probably won't help you update the files in place. ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>iconv</code> defaults to sending its output to stdout, which explains the behaviour of what you saw. You can direct the output to a file using the <code>-o</code> option, but that will only generate a single output file, and probably won't help you update the files in ...
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41645
1
41652
2011-05-10T00:11:48.470
3
239
<p>I recently installed a fresh version of 11.04 to replace a previous installation of 10.10.</p> <p>I had a .profile file saved that had all my preferences for Compiz. Windows wobbled just right, there was just the right amount of flame when I closed windows, I had all my shortcut keys and desktop cube effects set pe...
17041
null
null
2011-05-10T01:48:37.430
Why is Compiz crashing whenever I try to load saved settings?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You probably cannot recover your saved settings because of the fact that the profile would have been saved with an older version of compiz that what is found in Natty, and quite likely cannot be loaded.</p>\n\n<p>If the profile is a text file (I believe they are but I don't remember ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You probably cannot recover your saved settings because of the fact that the profile would have been saved with an older version of compiz that what is found in Natty, and quite likely cannot be loaded.</p>\n\n<p>If the profile is a text file (I believe they are but I don't r...
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41648
1
41650
2011-05-10T01:23:19.377
5
2065
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1090/why-is-defragmentation-unnecessary">Why is defragmentation unnecessary?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>This could be for any file system but EXT4 works.</p> <p>Does Ubuntu need to be defragged like windows. Does i...
11269
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:26.167
2011-05-10T09:14:39.887
How does Ubuntu handle file-system fragmentation?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most Linux file systems avoid fragmentation to begin with*, so you don't need to defrag Ubuntu under normal circumstances.</p>\n\n<p>*This is accomplished in the way files are written to the disk. Mostly files are written in such a manner that they remain contiguous, with some filesy...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most Linux file systems avoid fragmentation to begin with*, so you don't need to defrag Ubuntu under normal circumstances.</p>\n\n<p>*This is accomplished in the way files are written to the disk. Mostly files are written in such a manner that they remain contiguous, with som...
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2011-06-21T15:47:38.227
null
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41654
1
null
2011-05-10T01:56:50.503
4
858
<p>I am new to gscan2pdf 0.9.31, and just used it to OCR a scanned pdf. After saving the pdf, the OCRed text is stored on the top left corner. However I wish each OCRed character to be added to exactly where it was OCRed from, to make the pdf file text-selectable. Can I do that?</p> <p>Thanks and regards!</p>
1471
1471
2011-05-10T02:29:41.733
2011-05-10T02:29:41.733
How to add OCRed text to original pdf in gscan2pdf?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-20T23:48:35.617
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41655
1
41662
2011-05-10T02:06:53.737
3
952
<p>I have <strong>gconftool</strong> set to <code>/desktop/gnome/interface/can_change_accels true</code>, but can't assign or modify any application accelerators in Ubuntu 11.04.</p>
6149
14356
2011-09-22T19:30:57.457
2014-08-03T15:07:16.903
Application keyboard shortcuts can't modify in gnome
[ "11.04", "shortcuts" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This configuration item has been moved to the <code>gsettings</code> system. You should be able to set the new configuration value with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface can-change-accels true\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you prefer a graphical tool to modify t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This configuration item has been moved to the <code>gsettings</code> system. You should be able to set the new configuration value with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface can-change-accels true\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you prefer a graphical tool to ...
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41658
1
41704
2011-05-10T02:11:17.760
4
334
<p>I just installed a fresh copy of 11.04 and have been setting up my preferences. I have noticed while doing this that the About Me dialog does not save anything that I put in. I can totally fill the dialog out, close it, and when I reopen it, it is blank. What is going on? I have never had any trouble like this o...
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2014-02-09T03:35:56.063
2014-02-09T03:35:56.063
The About Me dialog doesn't save information
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a known Bug in 11.04 (Natty) as filed <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/773063\" rel=\"nofollow\">in Launchpad</a>.\nApparently this behaviour is due to a lack of an Evolution adress book and a fix is described <a href=\"https://bug...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a known Bug in 11.04 (Natty) as filed <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/773063\" rel=\"nofollow\">in Launchpad</a>.\nApparently this behaviour is due to a lack of an Evolution adress book and a fix is described <a href=\"htt...
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41659
1
41729
2011-05-10T03:06:43.100
0
1794
<p>I'm trying to get Ubuntu 11.04 to login automatically, but the login screen options don't seem to allow this. </p> <p>There is no option to select my username, as this screenshot shows:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gnS5H.png" alt="shot"></p> <p>Any ideas?</p>
17166
19490
2011-10-07T18:39:48.380
2012-08-26T19:49:12.700
Auto-login not working
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T07:15:18.190", "id": "45634", "postId": "41659", "score": "0", "text": "What is the username you'd expect to show up? (any 'weird' characters in it?) I would file a bug on this if I was you.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15811" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Judging by this <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/739323\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug</a>, do you have your home partition encrypted with encryptfs? If so, that might be the reason. Then either do not use autologin or do not have encrypted $HOME, those two cannot...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>These settings are store inside /etc/gdm/custom.conf</p>\n\n<pre>[daemon]\nAutomaticLoginEnable=true\nAutomaticLogin={username}\nTimedLoginEnable=true\nTimedLogin=user\nTimedLoginDelay=10</pre>\n\n<p>You can edit this from commandline by doing <code>gksu gedit /etc/gdm/custom...
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41660
1
41669
2011-05-10T03:16:49.043
3
1593
<p>I have downloaded Faenza-Fresh icon theme. This theme inherits faenza cupertino. Faenza cupertino, in the other hand, inherit faenza.</p> <p>So, my panel icons become dark and very hard to see because my panel is dark in color. I really love elementary-dark-mono icons on my panel. How do I change the <code>.theme</...
17167
32886
2012-01-03T23:42:08.817
2012-01-03T23:42:08.817
I wanted to use elementary-dark-mono icons on my panel
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Change you elementary-dark-mono to inherit Faenza-Fresh and choose elementary-dark-mono as your icon theme. Here is my ubuntu-mono inheriting Faenza-Mint and Faenza-Cupertino. In order to use the icons system wise be sure to store it in <code>/usr/share/icons</code>. You may need to ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Change you elementary-dark-mono to inherit Faenza-Fresh and choose elementary-dark-mono as your icon theme. Here is my ubuntu-mono inheriting Faenza-Mint and Faenza-Cupertino. In order to use the icons system wise be sure to store it in <code>/usr/share/icons</code>. You may ...
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41661
1
41664
2011-05-10T03:16:56.157
3
1371
<p>My question is will the default unity launcher be permanently be hidden when cairo dock is installed or not? If it will not be hidden how cam the two be managed together?</p>
12846
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null
2011-05-10T03:29:57.607
What will happen to default unity launcher when cairo dock is installed?
[ "11.04", "unity" ]
1
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T03:20:05.443", "id": "45600", "postId": "41661", "score": "0", "text": "1.nothing will happen. 2. yes they can be put toghether, but i don't see why, if you have the launcher already would you wan't a second dock.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can run both at the same time there will be no connection between those two docks. Cairo has to be configured separately as always. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T03:54:17.460", "id": "45610", "postId": "41664",...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can run both at the same time there will be no connection between those two docks. Cairo has to be configured separately as always. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T03:54:17.460", "id": "45610", ...
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41663
1
41673
2011-05-10T03:28:58.340
3
2022
<p>Are there any open source apps for password management like Roboform in Win 7 or can Roboform be used in 11.04 64 bit? If so how?</p>
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235
2011-05-10T05:48:17.647
2017-03-17T16:36:22.527
Any open source alternative to Roboform
[ "11.04", "software-recommendation" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are plenty;</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://projects.netlab.jp/gpass/en/about.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">GPass</a>, <a href=\"http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeutils/kwallet/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">KWallet</a>, KeePass (previously mentioned), and probably more even... </p>\n\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://keepass.info/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">KeePass</a> is a good choice. I've used it in the past on Windows and currently using it on Ubuntu. </p>\n\n<p>Here's also a <a href=\"http://keepass.info/plugins.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">link to plugin in...
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41667
1
null
2011-05-10T03:58:52.987
3
10509
<p>i have SFS partitions. how this partition is different than other linux partition? can it be converted to other and vice versa without losing data?</p> <pre><code>aneal@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 ...
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2012-02-29T07:33:17.060
How is SFS partition different than other?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>SFS</p>\n\n<p>As a file system for short, is better for remote control of files that are not stored locally to access them without any special privilegies.</p>\n\n<p>it' is different from other as it is distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network.\n<a h...
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41668
1
41779
2011-05-10T04:03:04.847
2
439
<p>It's very useful/great multimedia player and more. Youtube search, watch and saving features, too many file formats that can play etc.</p> <p><strong>How can I make <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/umplayer-available-in-webupd8-ubuntu.html" rel="nofollow">UMPLAYER</a> quicklist for Unity icon ?</strong></p> ...
16366
235
2011-05-10T05:49:14.183
2011-05-10T13:42:57.673
How do I make a quicklist for umplayer?
[ "11.04", "unity", "quicklists", "mplayer" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T07:50:08.340", "id": "45641", "postId": "41668", "score": "0", "text": "what quicklists do you want ?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5149" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T13:02:46.693", "id": "45680", "postId": "41668", "score": "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Copy the original .desktop file to your home folder:</p>\n\n<p><code>cp /usr/share/applications/umplayer.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/</code></p></li>\n<li><p>Open that desktop file for editing :</p>\n\n<p><code>gedit ~/.local/share/applications/umplayer.desktop</cod...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Copy the original .desktop file to your home folder:</p>\n\n<p><code>cp /usr/share/applications/umplayer.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/</code></p></li>\n<li><p>Open that desktop file for editing :</p>\n\n<p><code>gedit ~/.local/share/applications/umplayer.desk...
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41672
1
null
2011-05-10T04:50:09.647
0
1594
<p>I recently installed gnome 3 on ubuntu natty. Its working fine, except that the background on the panel is distored. What could be the problem?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/5hbJT.png" alt="distored graphics in panel"></p> <p>Thanks</p>
16370
7035
2011-06-07T03:10:53.000
2011-06-24T23:26:24.257
Gnome 3 panel distorted graphics
[ "gnome" ]
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T06:38:46.603", "id": "45626", "postId": "41672", "score": "0", "text": "if you installed from the ppa, then it's really outdated, if you compile it yourself you're definetly missing something.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "creatio...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the exact same issue.</p>\n\n<p>The high level answer is: it's your graphics driver.</p>\n\n<p>If you have installed a proprietary driver uninstall it, if not, check to see if there is one for your computer.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/37257/gnom...
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41677
1
null
2011-05-10T05:48:39.973
1
977
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34145/can-i-define-keyboard-shortcuts-using-the-super-key">Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Using programs that require the super key in a shortcut combination is now o...
17174
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.720
2011-05-10T06:18:39.637
Super (windows) key no longer works in programs
[ "keyboard", "shortcuts" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T07:03:16.663", "id": "45629", "postId": "41677", "score": "0", "text": "See http://askubuntu.com/questions/34145/can-i-define-keyboard-shortcuts-using-the-super-key/39026", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1951" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you can try this :\na) Please install CCSM (Compizconf-settings-manager), if not already installed.\nb) Then open it and find the Ubuntu Unity plugin, which will be checked on.\nc) Click on it and there you will find \"Key to show the launcher\", which is set as the S...
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2011-05-10T15:30:07.743
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41679
1
96826
2011-05-10T06:04:54.617
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<p>There have been a number of users reporting this starting as early as google chrome 11.0.696 on Lucid Lynx. I am seeing it currently on chrome version 16.0.912.75 (Official Build 116452) on Oneiric Ocelot.</p> <p>Despite having the cookies setting set to allow all cookies, and the "clear cookies on shutdown" option...
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34049
2012-01-18T15:51:16.353
2016-12-30T07:06:36.553
Google Chrome does not keep cookies.
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The solution is to remove chrome, including it's cache and config directories. \nTo do this type the following from the terminal.<br /></p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get remove google-chrome-stable</code> (beta, dev, ect) <em>un-install chrome</em></p>\n\n<p><code>rm -rf ~/.cache/google-c...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check if you have \"Allow local data to be set\" selected. To access the option, Preferences > Under the hood > Content settings > Cookies.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/1BwkH.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "c...
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2011-05-10T06:07:12.607
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<p>I have added few custom keyboard shortcuts via "keyboard shortcuts" app in unity. It used to go gconf file under /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/ section in Ubuntu 10.10. But, I couldn't find the same in Ubuntu 11.04. How do i achieve setting custom shortcuts using gconftool or similar tool from command line ?</p...
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7035
2011-06-07T15:38:50.120
2013-02-19T18:21:41.130
How do I set custom keyboard shortcuts in Unity via gconftool?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you can do it via \"Commands\" (under \"General\") plugin of ccsm (<code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code>). It uses gconf backend, so you should be able to configure it from command line as usual.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments...
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2013-03-14T15:18:36.437
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2011-05-10T06:16:12.413
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<p>I've <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/47506/how-do-i-install-extra-drivers">installed the current nvidia restricted driver</a> and rebooted my machine and now I get a black or blank screen. </p> <p>How can I fix this?</p>
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:41.140
2021-01-14T08:40:49.497
Blank screen after installing nvidia restricted driver
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Remove any drivers that may be causing the issue,</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>open the terminal and type ( open it from the dash, using the ubuntu icon on the left corner)</p>\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia\n</code></pre>\n<p>or</p>\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get...
2012-07-12T00:42:42.187
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41684
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41697
2011-05-10T06:29:26.393
3
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<p>Nearly all Intel video cards have open source driver and therefore work fine under Ubuntu, however, I would like to know which are the ones that don't? I want to buy a laptop and need to know which cards should I watch out for. I am not considering Intel cards that have closed source driver, I would be better off wi...
16542
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2011-05-10T07:14:56.600
Which Intel video cards do not have an open source driver?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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41685
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2011-05-10T06:30:44.173
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<p>Since this morning, probably due to ubuntu or gnome-shell updates yesterday, I get this annoying panel on the right of my screen. It appears over my scrollbar, which makes it unusable. Has anybody else encountered this problem?</p> <p>How can I remove it? </p> <p>I guess there must be some setting in dconf-editor,...
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2011-05-10T09:12:03.000
2011-06-22T15:06:03.950
How to remove the panel on the right on my screen?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Seems you have Docky or AWN installed, drop them in Software Center (use search button for it)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-10T08:22:56.313", "id": "...
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41688
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2011-05-10T06:33:39.493
1
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<p>Where can I manually download stuff from (in a user friendly way) without using the Ubuntu software center?</p> <p>And if that's not possible, how can I fix the proxy restrictions of the software center. It doesn't seem to work at the only place where I have good internet access although all other sites work perfec...
12499
15811
2011-05-10T06:50:13.473
2011-07-13T21:05:31.597
How to download packages without using the software center?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You will first wish to install aptitude, which is a front end to the various apt utilities.</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install aptitude</code></p>\n\n<p>then </p>\n\n<p><code>sudo aptitude install myprogram</code></p>\n\n<p>You can <code>aptitude search myprogram</code>, to...
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41689
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2011-05-10T06:39:41.030
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<p>I seem to have broken some critical library bindings on my Ubuntu Studio set up by "upgrading" (and the quotes here do indicate a note of sarcasm) from Meerkat to Natty beta. The release version didn't fix what was botched. So, essentially, I have no way to run any app requiring GLX. Even glxinfo dies with a segment...
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null
2011-05-14T03:23:42.547
Re-install natty on top of an existing set up - possible?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When performing an installation using the CD we have the choice to update an existing system rather than reformatting the whole drive:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/UK0Zk.png\" alt=\"update\"></p>\n\n<p>This feature will not work properly in a multi-boot sett...
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41707
1
41753
2011-05-10T07:54:18.610
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<p>I use tab completion more than typing letters. I used to type <code>rm ~/De&lt;TAB&gt;</code> and it would be completed to <code>rm ~/Desktop/</code> so that I could continue on the next level.</p> <p>Recently, that behaviour changed. The completion now yields <code>rm ~/Desktop&lt;SPACE&gt;</code>, which means I m...
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2013-03-02T17:11:19.733
2013-03-02T20:24:54.430
Bash auto-completion with added spaces – why, and how to fix?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a known bug. See <a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+question/155411\">this</a> LP question and these bugs <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/775386\">1</a> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+...
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41711
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41715
2011-05-10T08:00:09.687
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<p>I'm x-windows user and for some reason managing windows was easier for me on windows. on linux I also have consoles. is there any cool tool to help user with managing windows?</p>
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15811
2011-08-14T08:25:46.800
2011-08-14T08:25:46.800
How to deal with a lot of windows?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T08:08:35.663", "id": "45647", "postId": "41711", "score": "0", "text": "super+d? , send windows to other workspaces?, roll the windows over?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are many great tools to multi-task and work with many windows built within ubuntu .</p>\n\n<p>You should watch <a href=\"http://castrojo.blip.tv/file/4997614?filename=Castrojo-HowIMultitaskInUnity835.ogv\" rel=\"nofollow\">this video from Jorge Castro</a> about multi tasking .<...
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41714
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41722
2011-05-10T08:13:50.393
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<p>When I open word document in Open Office I have link like this <a href="https://somehome/someword.doc#SOME_SECTION" rel="nofollow">https://somehome/someword.doc#SOME_SECTION</a></p> <p>I think it should work that when I click on the link its forwarded to SOME_SECTION in that document. However the link is opened in ...
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2011-05-10T08:52:46.140
How to use word hyperlinks?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>#SOME_SECTION</code> will only work if there is an appropriate anchor in the document. HTML has the <code>&lt;a name=\"anchor-name\"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</code>. In the .doc file there should be anchors as well. </p>\n\n<p>You may need to insert an empty link first and then make it in...
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41716
1
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2011-05-10T08:21:22.653
21
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<p>Are there any Easter Eggs in Unity? </p> <p>The <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/12336/easter-eggs-in-ubuntu">Easter Eggs from here</a> involving <kbd>ALT</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> (as provided by gnome-panel) don't work. </p>
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2015-02-05T15:12:13.230
What Easter eggs are there in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The only one up to now that I have found is this one:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Owfd2.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T09:22:05.560", "id": "...
2011-05-10T15:30:37.870
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41728
1
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2011-05-10T09:20:04.640
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<p>For all of my official ubuntu updates (main universe multiverse restricted) I use an <a href="http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/ubuntu" rel="nofollow">Israeli mirror</a> of the ubuntu repositories, with one exception: for the security updates I use <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com" rel="nofollow">http://security.ubun...
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2011-05-10T09:35:56.297
2011-05-10T10:10:24.773
What is the best practice for security updates?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What I can think of:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>You might receive updates later than when using the main repository (due to the lag in synchronization),</li>\n<li>You might receive no updates at all if there's a problem with a mirror that's not closely monitored, and</li>\n<li>You migh...
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41730
1
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2011-05-10T10:05:00.787
8
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/38789/remove-the-workspace-switcher-launcher-from-unity-launcher">Remove the Workspace Switcher launcher from Unity launcher?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>The workspace switcher is not a regular launcher and not a le...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2011-05-20T17:40:24.970
Is there a way to disable the workspace switcher in unity launcher?
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2012-01-04T11:11:04.413
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41735
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2011-05-10T10:12:59.643
10
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25785/can-auto-hide-for-the-application-menu-be-turned-off-in-unity">Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi all, i was wondering if it's possible to have Global ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-05-10T16:08:07.580
Always show Global Menu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-05-10T22:03:40.777
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41776
2011-05-10T10:23:03.727
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<p>Back in 10.10, I was able to force close an application by clicking the force close icon on the panel on top. Now, with Unity, I am not able to add new icons on the panel. So is there like a keyboard shortcut to force close an application?</p>
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2012-06-18T18:06:56.237
2012-06-18T18:06:56.237
Is there a shortcut to force close an application?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>right click on desktop</p>\n\n<p>create launcher</p>\n\n<p>name : xkill</p>\n\n<p>command : xkill</p>\n\n<p>click ok</p>\n\n<p>double click to launch. drag to quicklaunch bar on left to launch from there...</p>\n\n<p>you could even change the icon to the original icon by right click ...
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41746
2011-05-10T10:29:31.070
10
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<p>Is there any way to select the text from a scanned document? (output is a jpg) What kind of tools does Ubuntu offer to do such a task? Is there any libraries I can use instead of pre-build software binaries to do the same thing? I tried converting it to a .pdf using Imagemagick and then trying to select the text, wh...
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2011-05-10T12:24:32.547
2015-11-28T11:20:04.030
Extract text from a scanned document
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The name for this type of procedure is <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OCR\">OCR</a> (Optical Character Recognition).\nThat link also offers a couple of choices:</p>\n\n<pre>gocr - A command line OCR\nfuzzyocr - spamassassin plugin to check image attachments\nlibhocr0 - H...
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41747
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2011-05-10T10:46:16.513
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<p><em>What software are related to the Keyboard? or the Keyboard configuration?</em></p> <p><strong>Problem</strong></p> <p>It's local, only at my account. It doesn't help If I try the reassign the keys they still won't work.</p> <p><strong>Info</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_PC/Eee_PC_1201N_...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2013-07-18T11:12:29.117
How do I fix F10, F11 and F12?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Go to keyboard preferences --> layouts and add a new layout (UK or any other you currently don't have).</li>\n<li>Remove your current layout and then logout and back in. </li>\n<li>Go to keyboard preferences --> layouts and add your old layout again, and remove the one...
2011-05-20T08:37:08.893
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2011-05-10T10:48:28.453
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<p>My MacBook Pro (5,3) works almost completely OOTB (with restricted video and WiFi drivers), but I am experiencing some keyboard weirdness.</p> <p>Specifically to get either (` and ~) or (´ and ¨) I have to press the key twice. Only these two keys behave this way - every other key mapping works.</p> <p>Keyboard set...
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2011-05-11T07:53:32.903
2012-05-03T15:25:04.213
MacBook Pro (5,3) Keyboard Weirdness
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T07:52:57.957", "id": "45860", "postId": "41748", "score": "0", "text": "I´ve since discovered that the reason those keys require double presses is that they can be used to add accents to other characters (e.g. áèú).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1719...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>xev will give you the key code and its function.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/xev-determine_custom_keybindings\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/xev-determine_custom_keybindings</a></p>\n\n<p>xmodmap can be used to remap them. </p>\n\n<...
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41750
2011-05-10T10:56:03.777
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<p>What is the easiest way to extract an audio track from a video file and save it as an MP3 file?</p>
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2018-09-09T10:05:12.833
2018-09-09T10:05:12.833
How can I extract audio track from video file and save it as MP3?
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2014-02-19T11:35:47.407
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2011-05-10T12:22:31.423
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<p>Recently I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04. The clock indicator on the panel is not following my regional settings format. </p> <p>I edited locales and in all applications I have the right format of date and time except clock indicator on the panel. Tried dconfig editor but keys for clock applet cannot be changed. Tried t...
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2012-05-07T16:11:29.587
2014-08-08T06:21:06.103
How do I adjust the Clock Indicator format?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format \"'custom'\"\ngsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime custom-time-format \"'%A, %d %B %Y, %I:%M:%S'\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>That seems to do the trick for me. You should be able to ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format \"'custom'\"\ngsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime custom-time-format \"'%A, %d %B %Y, %I:%M:%S'\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>That seems to do the trick for me. You should be ...
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41760
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2011-05-10T12:24:46.210
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<p>I have a HP G42. It was working but would randomly halt or restart the X session while running ubuntu 11.04.</p> <p>Finally, last night, it froze and was not able to boot anymore. It gets stuck in the ubuntu splash screen, an if I choose the recovery mode in grub, it sort of halts in the session selection menu.</p>...
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2011-11-07T03:47:48.927
2011-11-07T12:11:19.740
HP G42 won't boot, halts on recovery session menu
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Perhas you should do a check for all proprietary graphics drivers and updates, and if you are using proprietary drivers, perhaps see if there are alternative drivers you could use.</p>\n\n<p>did you do a wubi install or is ubuntu your only OS? if so, what partition is it inst...
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2011-05-10T12:40:19.880
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<p>I'm considering changing from Google Chrome to Chromium in order to get as open sourced as possible. However, I've always liked Google Chrome's ability to synchronize my bookmarks to my Google Account (I dual-boot with Windows).</p> <p>Is there any way to enable Google Bookmarks Sync on Chromium, or is that a Chrom...
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2021-05-19T17:32:23.977
Is it possible to enable Google Bookmarks Sync in Chromium?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2017-10-22T06:13:35.180", "id": "1549105", "postId": "41766", "score": "0", "text": "Which version of Ubuntu?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "640711" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can,Chromium has the sync option, just enter your email and password.It will sync everything From Google Chrome. I am using Chromium this way.</p>\n\n<p>Go to preferences - personal stuff :</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sE8tS.png\" alt=\"enter image descripti...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can,Chromium has the sync option, just enter your email and password.It will sync everything From Google Chrome. I am using Chromium this way.</p>\n\n<p>Go to preferences - personal stuff :</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sE8tS.png\" alt=\"enter image d...
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41768
1
41772
2011-05-10T12:51:57.077
4
393
<p>Sometimes my mouse will freeze randomly. The only solution is to reboot the machine entirely.</p> <p>However sometimes I just don't feel like rebooting and I resort to Ctrl + F, 'word here', ESC and then press enter to navigate websites.</p> <p>As a better solution, do you know if there is a way to move the mouse ...
16085
18887
2012-02-29T16:59:36.813
2012-02-29T16:59:36.813
Is there a way to move the mouse pointer with the keyboard?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to System ->Assistive Technologies; then Keyboard Accessibility, under \"Mouse keys\"\nand then check Pointer can be controlled using the keypad. And try.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/WFG1F.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "2"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to System ->Assistive Technologies; then Keyboard Accessibility, under \"Mouse keys\"\nand then check Pointer can be controlled using the keypad. And try.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/WFG1F.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentC...
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41777
1
null
2011-05-10T13:34:52.000
2
10064
<p>Could you,please, advise simple video editor for Ubuntu 10.10 for MPG format. I need following operations:</p> <p><strong>1.</strong> rotate whole video - it was captured head down<br> <strong>2.</strong> cut part of clip </p> <p>Can't find these functionality in <code>pitivi</code> and <code>openshot</code> apps....
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7035
2011-06-07T03:11:56.587
2017-07-11T04:17:05.483
Simple video editor - Rotate and cut operations for MPG clips
[ "video-editor" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T11:03:38.827", "id": "45886", "postId": "41777", "score": "0", "text": "sergionni - the maverick version of openshot doesnt have this capability (I think) - install the latest version to get this - add this PPA from here https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers/+a...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Use <a href=\"http://www.kdenlive.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kdenlive</a>, a wonderful non-linear video editor. Despite the KDE in it's name it works just fine on the Gnome desktop. It's probably not quite as simple as pitivi or openshot, but it certainly doesn't have the spaces...
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41778
1
45009
2011-05-10T13:38:04.293
103
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<p>The problem I think is somewhat similar to <a href="https://serverfault.com/questions/171164/can-you-set-a-minimum-linux-disk-buffer-size">this</a> thread.</p> <p>It doesn't matter if I have swap enabled or disabled, whenever the real used RAM amount starts going close to maximum and there is almost no space left fo...
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15729
2021-07-31T07:10:57.557
2021-07-31T07:10:57.557
Computer freezing on almost full RAM, possibly disk cache problem
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2016-01-20T01:46:43.757", "id": "1069705", "postId": "41778", "score": "16", "text": "This needs to get more attention. I know that there are bugs filed for many many years.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "48525" }, { "creationDate": "2016-06-29T18:26:20....
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To fix this problem I have found that you need to set the following setting to something around 5%-6% of your total physical RAM, divided by the number of cores in the computer:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sysctl -w vm.min_free_kbytes=65536\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Keep in mind that this is a per-...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>My guess is that you've set your <code>vm.swappiness</code> to a very low value, which causes the kernel to swap too late, leaving too low RAM for the system to work with.</p>\n\n<p>You can show your current swappiness setting by executing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sysctl vm.swappin...
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41783
1
null
2011-05-10T14:03:07.470
5
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<p>Can someone please tell me the language used for quicklists, and where I can find its documentation? I know you can copy a similar quicklist and modify it, but that approach has serious limitations.</p>
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2011-05-10T14:30:12.063
2012-05-09T18:45:52.370
I need documentation on how to create quicklists
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T14:17:24.393", "id": "45692", "postId": "41783", "score": "1", "text": "Care to expand on \"has serious limitations\"? I have seen someone make a quicklist for Opera by using a python script. Check the 2nd Opera link in this topic: http://askubuntu.com/questions/354...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Static quicklists don't require a specific programming languages But if you are looking for syntax it is as follows </p>\n\n<pre><code>X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Quicklist1;Quicklist2;Quicklist3\n\n[Qucklist1 Shortcut Group]\nName=Quicklist1 \nExec=Executable command\nTarge...
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41785
1
41786
2011-05-10T14:08:48.993
1
1862
<p>I've manually installed clipboard managers in Ubuntu before (both <a href="http://userbase.kde.org/Klipper" rel="nofollow">Klipper</a> and <a href="https://launchpad.net/glipper" rel="nofollow">Glipper</a>, IIRC), and found them useful.</p> <p>Does 11.04 ship with a standard clipboard manager? If so, how do I enabl...
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235
2011-05-10T16:08:45.050
2011-06-01T18:01:23.927
How do I enable a clipboard manager?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/30334/list-of-application-indicators\">What Application Indicators are available?</a>. It contains instructions on Glipper and Glippy and a few others that you might find interesting too. </p>\n\n<p>To start these indicato...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/30334/list-of-application-indicators\">What Application Indicators are available?</a>. It contains instructions on Glipper and Glippy and a few others that you might find interesting too. </p>\n\n<p>To start these ...
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41791
1
41792
2011-05-10T14:31:10.923
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<p>I just realized I can't unrar .rar files on my Ubuntu machine!</p> <p>What's the easiest way to accomplish this fundamental task? If possible I'd love something like 7Zip that I can just right Click, and extract and have the program worry about how to do it regardless if it's a .zip, a .rar or a .foo compressed fil...
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2014-05-12T18:04:29.953
2021-11-26T07:35:23.730
What's the easiest way to unrar a file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T14:37:06.643", "id": "45696", "postId": "41791", "score": "1", "text": "This should be possible. What happens when you try?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1859" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T14:52:06.380", "id": "45699", "postId": "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu by default uses <a href=\"http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>File Roller</strong></a>, which supports the following formats:</p>\n\n<pre><code>7-Zip Compressed File (.7z)\nWinAce Compressed File (.ace)\nALZip Compressed File (.alz)\nAIX Small Index...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu by default uses <a href=\"http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>File Roller</strong></a>, which supports the following formats:</p>\n\n<pre><code>7-Zip Compressed File (.7z)\nWinAce Compressed File (.ace)\nALZip Compressed File (.alz)\nAIX Sma...
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41794
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2011-05-10T14:38:03.193
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<p>I am looking for a way to log &amp; monitor my server hardware temperatures and load (like for CPU or RAM). How might I do that? </p> <p>Objective is to:</p> <ul> <li>ensure hardware is not heating up</li> <li>identify what should be upgraded &amp; what is in excess (like perhaps to learn maybe not to get such a g...
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2011-05-29T12:02:49.673
2021-05-29T10:29:12.517
How to monitor & log server hardware temperatures & load
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>If you want something that does not depend on a desktop</strong>:</p>\n\n<p>Have a look at <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/lm-sensors\" rel=\"noreferrer\">lm-sensors</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/lm-sensors\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/softw...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>check this link:\n<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/indicator-sysmonitor\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://launchpad.net/indicator-sysmonitor</a></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/PtNbA.png\" alt=\"im1\"></p>\n\n<p>(from <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/201...
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41802
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2011-05-10T14:51:49.890
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<p>I just learned that <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13343600">Microsoft has taken over Skype</a>.</p> <p>Will this affect the availability of Skype in the Canonical Partner repository?</p>
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2011-05-10T14:55:51.987
2011-05-18T10:41:55.637
Will Skype be removed from the Canonical Partner repository?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T15:12:21.403", "id": "45707", "postId": "41802", "score": "10", "text": "If that happen don't worry The GNU Project has announced a new project called GNU Free Call, an open source Skype alternative http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=14 don't you think this is f...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According what I <a href=\"http://www.osnews.com/story/24718/Microsoft_To_Acquire_Skype_for_8_5_Billion\" rel=\"nofollow\">read</a>, MS will still support Skype for non-Microsoft platforms. Skype not only runs on desktop OSes, but also on mobile OSes such as Android. So it wo...
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2013-02-19T09:23:27.100
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41809
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2011-05-10T15:12:19.467
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<p>I installed Natty over my 10.10 that started in text mode. Before Natty, after booting, I run the graphical environment with startx and all was fine. Now, with Natty, if I run startx, the graphical environment starts without any gnome or unity menu!. </p> <ul> <li>How do I start X and Unity, without a graphical log...
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8515
2011-08-04T01:01:16.690
2011-08-04T01:12:09.393
How to start X and Unity, without gdm?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity needs gdm to be able to start, so you need to start it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>service start gdm\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or the good old:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/etc/init.d/gdm start\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you don't want to have to enter your credentials again you can either activa...
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41810
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2011-05-10T15:17:04.317
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<p>On two of my computers running Natty with Gnome 3, I'm having periodic keyboard lag. It happens at a random interval after starting the computer. Basically, the keyboard will stop functioning normally and only register input if you hold a key down for two or more seconds. When you release the key, it stops right ...
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2011-05-15T20:50:40.643
2012-05-04T09:09:00.607
Periodic Keyboard Lag/Delay
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6
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T13:34:36.627", "id": "45922", "postId": "41810", "score": "0", "text": "same issue on my netbook. 11.04 & gnome shell. it doesn't affect the ttys, only X.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "17305" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T22:40:46.620", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with my Lenovo x61 laptop running xubuntu 11.04. After some experimentation I found that this only occurs when using xterm. Try using a different terminal like gnome-terminal or xfce4-terminal.</p>\n\n<p>A good way to test for this problem is to hold do...
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41815
1
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2011-05-10T15:20:30.363
4
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<p>I know Skype is proprietary, but it would be awesome if it were to be integrated into messaging menu much like Pidgin, Empathy, etc. Is there a plug-in that does that?</p>
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2011-05-11T18:47:27.660
Integrate Skype into Messaging Menu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>How to add Skype to the Ubuntu\n Messaging Menu:</p>\n \n <ol>\n <li>Install Skype : <a href=\"http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/...
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41816
1
41822
2011-05-10T15:24:00.690
1
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<p>I assume that the System Monitor app tracks the total MiBs received since startup. I would like to track the total MiBs received since an arbitrary point of time after startup. </p> <p>I often use a Samsung 4G wireless hotspot, and it would be useful to monitor how fast I'm using up my alotted monthly data I'm usin...
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2011-05-10T15:53:12.903
How do I monitor my total received network traffic from time x to time y?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use <a href=\"http://humdi.net/vnstat/\" rel=\"nofollow\">vnstat</a>, it is available in the repositories. You can set up what network interface you want to monitor and check the amount of traffic you have used so far.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwne...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use <a href=\"http://humdi.net/vnstat/\" rel=\"nofollow\">vnstat</a>, it is available in the repositories. You can set up what network interface you want to monitor and check the amount of traffic you have used so far.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
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41823
1
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2011-05-10T15:56:15.523
5
197
<p>Some apps, including <strong>Transmission</strong> in particular, are not recognized by the Unity window manager. </p> <ul> <li>I am not able to focus or select certain windows.</li> <li>Curiously, I also can't drag it to the launcher.</li> <li>Opening works using the standard <code>Super &gt; Type 'trans..' &gt; C...
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2012-10-06T12:54:49.893
2012-10-06T12:54:49.893
Some windows aren't recognised by Unity
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3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-18T19:46:36.823", "id": "47921", "postId": "41823", "score": "1", "text": "I'm [unable to reproduce](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3296856/41823.ogv) this problem. Do you think you could record a screencast of it? [Desktop Recorder](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gtk-recordmydeskto...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity won't work well on hardware that is even 3 years old, that is what I have experiece recently, my solution was to \"downgrade\" to 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, You may, instead of downgrading, have to change which windows/file manager you are using, or you may have to go from...
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41828
1
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2011-05-10T16:38:07.913
1
511
<p>I want to set up a network for a small business, of around a dozen desktop computers, to look after software and allow them to store files centrally*. How do I go about doing this, and what equipment do I need?</p> <p>I expect the answer to this is too long to answer in full here, if this is the case, are there any...
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2017-02-02T05:16:17.793
2017-02-02T05:16:17.793
How to set up a network for a business
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T17:17:23.197", "id": "45750", "postId": "41828", "score": "0", "text": "You say, \"look after software.\" What do you mean by that? A server would be needed for central file storage. You can achieve that with Samba, NFS or even sshfs. I assume you have some sort...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A router &amp; maybe a switch or two (depending on how many ports are on the router) and lots of ethernet cables will be needed to get packets moving. A print server (I use a Trendnet TE100 to link my non-network-capable printer into my home network) or a network-capable pri...
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41829
1
42381
2011-05-10T16:49:36.967
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5928
<p>I'm trying to use the dash instead of gnome-do, but I can't find files. "Find files" only returns "Top Results".</p> <p>In gnome-do, I was able to set some often-used directories to index. For example, I have a folder called "ToRead" that's full of pdf files. I could search for <code>pdf</code>. Then I can browse t...
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9411
2011-05-10T17:12:13.203
2012-06-02T20:07:06.403
How can I search for files in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found the <a href=\"https://code.launchpad.net/~unity-team/unity-place-sample/unity-place-python\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">unity-place-python</a> sample code and used that to create a lens to search your filesystem. It's currently kinda unstable, but you can search for files an...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>So far the best (but unsatisfactory) method I've found is:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Invoke dash. Type <code>search</code> and Enter to launch \"Search for files...\"\n<ul>\n<li>I can simplify this step by adding a command keybinding for <code>gnome-search-tool</code> in CompizConfig....
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41832
1
41833
2011-05-10T16:56:00.423
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<p>I'm selling my old netbook with a clean version of Ubuntu 10.10 (the last version I was using on it) installed. Is it possible to install Ubuntu in such a way that the new buyer can choose his own username, password, computer name, etc., or must I do that myself?</p> <p>I'm not sure if there's a technical term for ...
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2015-06-04T09:23:15.447
"Showroom" Installation of Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-10T16:59:29.693", "id": "45745", "postId": "41832", "score": "1", "text": "It is called oem installation .", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5149" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The normal boot cd has an option for this. Just download the normal iso <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download\" rel=\"nofollow\">from here</a> and boot from it and then press any key and select OEM install .</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "comm...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The normal boot cd has an option for this. Just download the normal iso <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download\" rel=\"nofollow\">from here</a> and boot from it and then press any key and select OEM install .</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments":...
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41834
1
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2011-05-10T17:05:41.327
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<p>In Natty, during boot I only see a dark aubergine screen, nothing on it. That is irritating, because I don't know whether the computer still runs or not.</p> <p>So how can I display the normal "ubuntu" plymouth bootscreen? (I use the nvidia proprietary driver.)</p>
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2011-06-11T12:46:08.747
2011-06-11T13:53:07.050
During boot, I only see a dark aubergine screen - how can I make plymouth work?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/how-to-get-plymouth-working-with-nvidia.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/how-to-get-plymouth-working-with-nvidia.html</a><br>This has always worked for me.<br><br>But if it's really only about knowing if the compu...
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2017-07-31T16:40:58.380
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41835
1
41842
2011-05-10T17:07:06.180
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<p>I repeatedly get the following error when using GRASS GIS and I think a few other programs:</p> <pre><code>/usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available ... </code></pre> <p>As far as I can tell I have libxml2 installed at:</p> <pre><code>/usr/local/lib/libxml2/ </code></pre> <p>and</p> <pre><co...
15795
2647
2011-08-05T18:43:03.487
2019-08-30T19:00:55.287
libxml2.so.2 No version information available
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do a <code>locate libxml2.so.2</code> and see if you have 2 or more versions.\nif so delet the old version and create a symbolic link to the new.</p>\n\n<p><code>ln -s</code> is the command to create a symbolic link. The rest of the command requires your file name and the old file na...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do a <code>locate libxml2.so.2</code> and see if you have 2 or more versions.\nif so delet the old version and create a symbolic link to the new.</p>\n\n<p><code>ln -s</code> is the command to create a symbolic link. The rest of the command requires your file name and the old...
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