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2011-05-10T17:09:35.857
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<p>How can I have systems with only a regular account with administrative tasks managed by a single computer?</p> <p>I simply want be able to add/remove software on all computers from a single system. Wholesale - not individually logging into each computer and doing what needs to be done. I can do that physically or b...
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2015-06-05T20:24:26.490
2015-06-05T20:24:26.490
Single administrator computer for systems with only regular account on network
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To manage multiple machines from a central computer, you could try learning a system management platform such as <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/serverguide/C/puppet.html\">Puppet</a>. It allows you to manage multiple machines (puppets) from one main machine (puppetmaster). D...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h3>Hide administrators</h3>\n<p>At least one administrative user is needed on each system because in Ubuntu a distinct root account is disabled<sup>*</sup>. Nevertheless it would be possible to hide this user &quot;administrator&quot; from gdm login by adding the following line...
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41840
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2011-05-10T17:24:06.733
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<p>I have installed and configured <em>sbackup</em> as explained in this <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem/SimpleBackupSuite" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu Community Guide to SBackup</a>. It is very convenient for me to launch the backup process the first time I shut down my PC each day. The idea woul...
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2012-02-28T22:03:03.830
SBackup when turning my PC off
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41847
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41862
2011-05-10T18:07:51.943
2
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<p>I've had my Thinkpad T420 (integrated graphics, 8GB RAM, i5) for less than a month. I couldn't successfully install Natty (installer finished, but wouldn't boot), so I went with Maverick instead. On a daily basis, it completely freezes at least once, seemingly always when I'm in Firefox with multiple tabs open. My m...
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2011-05-10T19:40:00.860
2012-01-05T23:43:39.237
Constant freezes on new Sandy Bridge Thinkpad
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have had my T420 for just over a week and am experiencing multiple problems with it. I initially installed Ubuntu 11.04 32bit which installed fine, but would crash several times each day. So I switched to the classic interface, but still was experiencing the type of anomaly that yo...
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41855
1
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2011-05-10T18:36:28.400
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<p>After installing Natty 11.04 (Kubuntu), I noticed that the "Export to PDF" menu item doesn't work. I am thinking about doing an uninstall-reinstall.</p> <p>Has anyone else had this problem, or it is a known bug? Thanks for any help!</p>
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2011-05-10T22:03:14.287
2011-09-07T15:24:11.287
LibreOffice 3.3.2 "Export to PDF" option doesn't work
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You don't need to uninstall &amp; reinstall, simply go to your home folder, press CTRL &amp; H to show the hidden folders, look for <strong>.libreoffice</strong> and delete it. That is the profile for LibreOffice and in essence should resolve the problem.</p>\n\n<p>I should ...
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41858
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2011-05-10T18:46:11.673
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<p>To switch to HDMI audio output (of monitor) and back to normal audio output from system audio jack (for headphones, as my monitor doesn't have audio out), I find myself opening up sound preferences and selecting the right channel everytime. Is there any way I can create a toggle button in the panel or assign some sh...
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2017-02-08T02:01:19.117
2020-06-25T18:05:40.590
Shortcut to switch between Analog Stereo output & HDMI audio output
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>With <a href=\"http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/CLI\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">pulseaudio</a> we are able to select the output sink from the command line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>pacmd set-default-sink \"SINKNAME\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This command can be used in a launcher, script or...
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41859
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2011-05-10T18:53:01.630
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<p>I want to set Ubuntu/Lubuntu [10.04] to automatically install security updates for a normal desktop user (user has no root privileges).</p> <p>If I set Ubuntu/Lubuntu [10.04] to <em>Automatically Install Updates in the background</em> will it still install the security updates if the user logged in is not apart of ...
17244
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2012-10-06T13:18:43.337
2013-02-04T19:23:26.943
How to automatically install updates by a desktop user
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Create a file of name, say, <code>local.pkla</code>, in the directory <code>/var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d</code>, whose content should be</p>\n\n<pre><code>[Update Manager]\nIdentity=unix-user:enzotib\nAction=org.debian.apt.upgrade-packages\nResultActive=yes\n</...
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41861
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2011-05-10T19:17:50.553
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<p>I have a Mac Pro with Ubuntu 11.04 and I'm not able to have any sound from my Focusrite Saffire LE. I have the last version of both jack and ffado installed but I'm not getting any sound from my audio interface eve though this interface is supposed to be fully supported by ffado</p> <p>In QjackCtl's settings I have...
17243
235
2011-06-06T22:52:54.170
2012-05-17T22:17:10.340
Firewire audio interface not working on a Mac Pro
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>last time i tried to wire my presonus firepod on linux was when freebob project still existed, but it seems it reincarnated in this form: <a href=\"http://www.ffado.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ffado.org/</a> i'm not sure if those drivers are shipped by default with ubu...
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41871
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2011-05-10T20:08:30.993
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<p>Is there some setting or package that I could use to give syntax highlighting to <code>psql</code> (the PostgreSQL shell)?</p>
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2011-05-11T07:00:42.173
2022-02-16T15:01:50.460
Is there syntax highlighting for psql?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just found <strong>pgcli</strong> (<a href=\"https://github.com/dbcli/pgcli\" rel=\"noreferrer\">https://github.com/dbcli/pgcli</a>) — a postgres client that does auto-completion and syntax highlighting. It looks awesome!</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7Nb8.gif\" re...
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41875
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2011-05-10T20:17:46.117
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<p>I have always used a separate partition/drive for Data as well as having a separate partition for my home folder. I have now upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 and I found none of my profiles run under Classic Ubuntu or Unity. They still run perfectly if I use the 'straight' Firefox 4 firefox-mozilla-build from the Ubuntuzil...
17251
235
2011-05-11T08:29:33.433
2011-05-18T21:26:16.293
How do I use a Firefox 4 profile on a separate drive/partition
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The answer from comments below ended up being to change Firefox's AppArmor settings.</p>\n\n<p>Below maintained for history</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>First I would remove the <em>firefox-mozilla-build</em>, since Ubuntuzilla is no longer an active project. Also make sure your browser is actu...
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41876
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2011-05-10T20:38:49.127
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<p>today U1 started to throw an error when trying to connect.</p> <p>At first I got a rather cryptic message (something with AUTH_FAILURE maybe?) upon which I found the following instructions: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/FAQ/WhatToDoWhenAuthenticationFails" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuO...
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2012-08-13T07:17:25.607
2012-08-13T07:17:25.607
Authentication failure won't resolve in Ubuntu One
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T13:31:35.057", "id": "46179", "postId": "41876", "score": "0", "text": "Today, trying to connect shows a different error:\n\nMethod \"CreateItem\" with signature \"a{sv}(oayay)b\"on interface \"org.freedesktop.Secret.Collection\" doesn't exist", "userDisplayName...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Take a look at => <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/42429/ubuntu-one-sync-error/42475#42475\">Ubuntu One - Sync error</a></p>\n\n<p>For me, all I had to do was: </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm -rf ~/.local/share/ubuntuone\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Some folks have suggested this...
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41877
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2011-05-10T20:43:22.120
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<p>On 10.04, I had had a very handy option from Compiz that allowed me to hide the window decorations (including the titlebar) when window was maximized.</p> <p>How do I achieve the same with GNOME 3?</p>
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2011-06-07T03:16:23.543
2012-02-23T04:24:22.877
Hiding window decorations when maximized on Gnome3
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>(the questions is a bit old, but might be useful for someone)</p>\n\n<p>Webupd8, has some really nice tutorials on customization regarding gnome shell.</p>\n\n<p>This is for removing the window decoration when maximized: \n<a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/how-to-remove-maximi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Please have a look here:\n<a href=\"https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=117936\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=117936</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA ...
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41880
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41884
2011-05-10T21:08:00.697
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/28050/how-do-i-use-use-the-classic-gnome-desktop">How do I use use the Classic GNOME Desktop?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've recently upgraded my netbook to Ubuntu 11.04 and the new GUI interface looks somewhat nic...
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2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2011-05-10T21:18:27.737
Getting 10.04 LTS interface on Ubuntu 11.04
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To revert to the classic interface used in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, you can choose the \"Ubuntu Classic\" session when you log in. At the login screen, double-click on your name. At that point, the bottom of the screen will have several options you can set before you log in. Where it say...
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2011-05-12T14:57:40.560
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41886
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2011-05-10T21:23:10.413
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<p>I updated my Intel Atom Netbook to Natty, and besides killing the battery, the new Firefox 4 seems super slow, it takes half a minute to load a page, then the program does not respond too much at all.</p> <p>Chromium is way faster, but I am uneasy using that browser, mostly because I use NoScript and am kinda paran...
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2011-05-11T08:20:45.223
2011-05-11T08:20:45.223
Firefox 4 using more battery power and slow
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're paranoid (I don't know why) you can use the NotScript extension for Chrome, which is the same functionality as NoScript: <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/odjhifogjcknibkahlpidmdajjpkkcfn\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/odjhifo...
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41889
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2011-05-10T21:24:00.450
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<p>For awhile now (including in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04), I've experienced an issue with scroll events initiated on my Touchpad. Steps to reproduce are: 1) Open Firefox 2) Start a vertical scroll event on Touchpad (two-finger scroll, in my case) 3) Quickly hit ctrl</p> <p>The results are that Firefox will start zooming...
17259
7035
2011-06-07T03:15:54.510
2011-06-07T03:15:54.510
Mouse wheel scroll events persist after hitting meta key
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Mouse events and keyboard events are independent. In addition, the mouse wheel triggers multiple events, not a single event with a range. You can think of this like a physical mousewheel that has click stops. Each stop is a single event. This is why a keyboard key does no...
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41891
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2011-05-10T21:30:57.193
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<p>The bash autocomplete feature does not seem to work with environment variables in 11.04. The current behavior is indicated below</p> <pre><code>export SCRIPT=/home/user/script cd $SCRIPT/&lt;tab&gt; </code></pre> <p>results in a backslash (<code>\</code>) being added before <code>$SCRIPT</code> i.e. the prompt be...
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2018-10-26T10:25:25.603
2018-10-26T10:25:25.603
Bash auto complete for environment variables
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This bug was introduced in bash 4.2. There's a lengthy thread about it here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2011-02/msg00274.html\">http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2011-02/msg00274.html</a></p>\n\n<p>In short, Chet Ramey, the develop...
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41893
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2011-05-10T21:39:26.500
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<p>I'm using 2 monitors with Ubuntu 11.04 and can't for the life of me figure out how to move the Unity Dash/Taskbar/whatever to where I want it (the far left side of the left monitor). No matter what I do it remains on the left side of the right hand monitor. Has anyone else figured out a way to achieve this?</p>
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2011-05-11T08:23:08.217
2013-01-23T06:49:30.280
How do you move the Unity Dash with a dual monitor setup?
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41899
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2011-05-10T22:04:59.510
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<p>Gnome-Shell how to show in panel language indicator (keyboard layout) How to enable it in panel?</p>
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2011-10-13T17:07:04.310
2012-04-13T22:27:50.253
How do I show the language (keyboard layout) indicator in the panel?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to \"Activities\" Panel, Type \"Region\" and the icon for \"Region &amp; Language\" will appear. Click on it, or just press enter if selected. On the new window, click on the tab \"Distributions\" and add a new keyboard distribution.</p>\n\n<p>Sorry if the instructions are...
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41902
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41910
2011-05-10T22:15:50.713
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<p>I'd like to upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 but my ISP has a data-cap, limiting the amount I can download. Thankfully, traffic between 2am and 8am doesn't count towards this cap, but I'm seldom awake at 2am to kick the upgrade process off. </p> <p>Is there a way I can schedule either the upgrade or the downloads requir...
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2011-05-15T20:46:36.543
2011-05-15T20:46:36.543
Is it possible to schedule the downloads required to upgrade?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One solution is to download the installation CD and then use it as a local repository to perform the upgrade. Instructions are here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades#Upgrading%20Using%20the%20Alternate%20CD/DVD\" rel=\"nofollow\">Upgrading Using the...
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41908
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2011-05-10T22:38:09.437
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<p>What ways are there to shut down a computer remotely? My desktop is running Ubuntu 11.04 desktop edition and when I try to shut it down remotely using ssh, it doesn't actually work. I used the command <code>sudo shutdown now</code>. Afterwards, it said that the system is going down for maintenance NOW or whatever...
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2015-04-29T04:33:35.450
Shutting down a computer remotely
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41912
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2011-05-10T22:56:34.437
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<p>When I reinstalled Ubuntu, I logged in on my wifi and authenticated with a password that seahorse saved in "Default". But I want that in "Login" so that I won't have to enter my password twice everytime i reboot, how can that be done?</p>
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2011-05-11T05:34:18.020
2011-08-24T22:00:08.567
Is there a way to move passwords from "Default" to "Login" in seahorse?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From Network Connections.</p>\n\n<p>Click on my Wireless that you connect to automatically when you boot up. Click Edit. And at the very bottom it has a box to make the connection available to all users. Check that box. </p>\n\n<p>---Below is added by OP, text is in Swedish--...
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41913
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2011-05-10T23:01:25.960
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<p>I want to use Ubuntuone as backup for two machines (one a server and one a desktop). I have the desktop sync'd, but if I add the server in it loads the desktop files to the server.</p> <p>Any suggestions as to how I can keep the two of them separate?</p>
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2011-05-10T23:28:32.713
Ubuntuone for backup
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Get two accounts.</p>\n\n<p>Also, please read <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/37234/ubuntu-one-can-this-be-used-for-backups\">Ubuntu One: can this be used for backups?</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "con...
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2011-05-11T00:03:52.107
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<p>I am having this hard time with Guitar Pro on Ubuntu 11.04.</p> <p>I am getting a segmentation fault error from the application, but it used to work before on Ubuntu 10.10, suddenly it stopped working.</p> <p>This is the code from terminal:</p> <pre><code>usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/menuproxies/libappmenu.so: wrong EL...
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2017-03-09T16:15:12.323
Why I am getting a segmentation fault opening Guitar Pro?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-22T16:59:26.617", "id": "48842", "postId": "41920", "score": "0", "text": "Actually there's a bug on ia32-libs package: http://getsatisfaction.guitar-pro.com/arobas_music/topics/after_ubuntu_11_04_upgrade_i_cant_open_gp6 The workaround is on the website, the Guitar Pro...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try running </p>\n\n<pre><code>unset UBUNTU_MENUPROXY\nunset GTK_IM_MODULE\nunset QT_IM_MODULE\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in the terminal before launching your program, but make sure you run the program in the same terminal session. If you open a new tab, for example, you'll have r...
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2011-05-11T00:19:11.147
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<p>I'm a GNOME2 fan, and I was wondering if the GNOME2 stack had been successfully forked (Mainly just the top and bottom panel) so we can use it in 11.10 when GNOME2 classic is replaced by Unity 2D. I heard there was talk about doing that, but I haven't heard if it was actually done or not.</p>
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2011-11-06T03:33:43.427
Has GNOME2 been forked?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The first project to fork GNOME2, EXDE, did not suceed.\nAccording to our own blog: <a href=\"http://www.2buntu.com/2011/04/05/exde-a-short-time-later/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">the exde project died</a>. This was supposed to be the \"fork\" of GNOME2, but it never became anythin...
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2011-05-11T01:09:21.527
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<p>Upon trying to upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 all seemed to go well until the restart. This error message is what comes up:</p> <pre><code>Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) </code></pre> <p>How do we fix that?</p>
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2023-02-25T09:28:50.167
Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are missing the initramfs for that kernel. Choose another kernel from the GRUB menu under <strong>Advanced options for Ubuntu</strong> and run <code>sudo update-initramfs -u -k version</code> to generate the initrd for <code>version</code> (replace <code>version</code> with the ...
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2011-05-11T01:11:17.047
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<p>Running Okular under Ubuntu 11.04 (w/ Unity): Okular doesn't have menus anymore (file, settings etc.) unless I maximise its window.</p>
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2011-05-11T08:16:23.497
2011-05-11T08:16:23.497
Okular lacks menus except in fully maximised mode
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>\"Okular doesn't have menus anymore (file, settings etc.) unless I maximise its window.\"</em></p>\n\n<p>Yes it does. The menu is in the bar at the top of your screen just hidden until you put the mouse on it. (Silly I know, but that's the way the cookie crumbles).</p>\n", "com...
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2011-05-11T01:20:41.460
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<p>I'm running Natty with a clean install on a MacBook Pro (with no OSX install) and currently loving the switch! I found the area in keyboard layout options to map ctrl to the win keys (and the usual ctrl keys) and that turned my command key into a ctrl key which I'm used to from mac osx (working perfectly yesterday.)...
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2012-06-12T19:03:40.447
2012-06-12T19:03:40.447
Alt/Win key behavior not working on MacBookPro keyboard (for mapping ctrl to win keys and the usual ctrl keys)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Figured it out! The default of having the Dash set to the Mod4 key (Command key) apparently causes several problems (aside from annoying me). </p>\n\n<p>I solved this problem by changing the key that triggers the Dash from the Command (Mod4) key to something else. In my examp...
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2011-05-11T01:22:44.607
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<p>I would like to be able to "click through" a certain window as if it was not there. How can I set this up?</p>
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2011-05-11T01:49:24.773
How can I make a window unclickable?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a plugin called \"ghost\" which allows you do to this in compiz (if you are using compiz). I haven't tested it for a while though.</p>\n\n<p>This plugin is supposed to allow you to make a window unclickable (a \"ghost\" of sorts).</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", ...
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2011-05-11T01:29:55.007
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<p>I am using a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 and Skype 2.2.0.25 and Ubuntu 11.04. I can not figure out how to zoom in and out during a video chat, although it is possible under windows using Logitech's software. Is this function supported under Skype and Ubuntu 11.04?</p>
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2021-04-27T18:22:06.247
How do you zoom in and out while on a Skype call?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The old keyboard shortcut works for many programs; give it a try while you have Skype open:</p>\n\n<pre>\nCtrl +\n</pre>\n\n<p>From terminal you can try the video adjustment package that's <a href=\"http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/\" rel=\"nofollow\">listed</a> as supported f...
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2011-05-11T01:49:34.897
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<p>Since upgrading to Natty, my carefully produced monitor profiles are not being loaded at login. As soon as I open gnome color management they kick-in (I don't have to click anything), but I don't want to open it every time.</p> <p>In my startup applications the following is activiated: gcm-apply --login</p> <p>Wh...
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2011-05-12T18:45:44.583
Why isn't gnome color management having any effect at login?
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2011-05-11T01:58:42.503
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<p>My machine freezes after an extended period of inactivity.</p> <p>I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. This is when the problem started. When I try to access my sleeping machine, I can see the mouse moving on the screen (because I'm moving it) but I can't get the screen saver to go away. The only way I h...
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2011-05-11T08:19:54.460
2011-06-11T16:00:47.780
Machine freezes after a period of inactivity
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>\"Fix Ubuntu 10.10 Suspend/Hibernate Not Working Bug\" - <a href=\"http://thecodecentral.com/2011/01/18/fix-ubuntu-10-10-suspendhibernate-not-working-bug\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thecodecentral.com/2011/01/18/fix-ubuntu-10-10-suspendhibernate-not-working-bug</a></p>\n\n<p>If...
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2011-05-11T03:18:41.700
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<p>I have installed the wonderful XMoto game in my Ubuntu 11.04 (2.6.38-8-generic) and when I start the game my sound control became crazy. The sounds decreases and increases randomly. If I close the game this strange behavior still continues.</p> <p>Well, I think this isn't a problem with Ubuntu, Gnome, KDE at all be...
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2011-05-11T08:12:41.117
2011-07-06T04:09:11.197
Sound increasing and decreasing randomly in XMoto
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had solved the problem.\nLooks like the problem was with my led button to increase the sound, over the keybord.\nUbuntu detects it as a input device.\nXmoto try to detect the input devices to able joysticks so this fake joystick make the sound crazy.</p>\n\n<p>Running </p>\n\n<bloc...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had solved the problem.\nLooks like the problem was with my led button to increase the sound, over the keybord.\nUbuntu detects it as a input device.\nXmoto try to detect the input devices to able joysticks so this fake joystick make the sound crazy.</p>\n\n<p>Running </p>\...
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2011-05-11T04:02:40.833
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<p>I've been noticing lately that the chat bubble icon next to my username gets stuck with a bubble with three dots in it when I log into Ubuntu. The only way for me to resolve it is to set my status to "away" or "busy" and then go back to available. Does anyone have an idea why this happens or a way to resolve it?</p>...
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2017-04-04T04:53:06.920
2017-04-04T04:53:06.920
Why does the status availability icon get stuck with three dots when logging in?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is where you can update your twitter, identi.ca etc. If you click on it you can update from there in the little box at the top without having to leave your desktop:</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZFWeD.png\" a...
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2011-05-11T04:05:11.367
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<p>Ok, so I installed Fedora on a dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu machine to see which distro I liked better, and now Ubuntu doesn't appear in the GRUB menu. In fact, Windows doesn't either. There are only two items, Fedora and Other (which boots Windows) How do I get GRUB to recognize all installed operating systems...
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2011-05-11T07:56:13.733
Other Linux Distros deleting Ubuntu from GRUB
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you want to keep the Linux distributions as separate as possible, I would suggest only installing one distro's boot loader to the MBR (e.g. <code>/dev/sda</code>), and install the other distros' boot loaders into their respective partitions (e.g. <code>/dev/sda1</code>). ...
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2011-05-11T04:07:44.003
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33378/firefox-becomes-default-browser-after-upgrade-cannot-revert-to-google-chrome">Firefox becomes default browser after upgrade. Cannot revert to Google Chrome</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I installed Chromium. It w...
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2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-05-11T04:50:41.737
Cannot make Google Chrome Default browser
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can change \"Preferred Applications\" under System \\ Preferences \\ Preferred Applications\n(Classic Gnome) in Unity push the on\\off button and go through the settings to Preferred Applications.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDat...
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2011-05-11T06:01:45.040
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2011-05-11T04:15:54.813
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<p>I installed Vidalia and Privoxy. When I start Vidalia, I get connected to the Tor network.</p> <p>But my IP address wont change with both browsers Opera and Chrome. My settings in proxy are set to local host 8118.</p> <p>This used to work, but now the IP address wont change.</p> <p>Any ideas?</p>
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2012-09-07T21:40:14.870
2013-10-03T23:48:26.077
How to make Vidalia work with Tor and Privoxy?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In order to use tor you need to have configuration set for privoxy. Tor itself recommends polipo to privoxy. Yet configuration for both polipo and privoxy is attached in official tor documentation.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en#polip...
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2011-05-11T05:02:38.170
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<p>I want to make a script and add this to a shortcut launcher...<br> When i double click the icon, it will popup a terminal window (done)</p> <p>In the terminal, it will ask for root password at first and then do some stuff with root privilege (I want to make it as a function).</p> <p>After that, at the end of the s...
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2019-05-12T12:27:27.447
2019-05-12T12:27:27.447
how to run a function as root in shell script
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Test the return value of gksudo:</p>\n\n<pre><code>if ! gksudo -m \"Input Password\" clear ; then\n echo Bad password\n exit 1\nfi\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "20...
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2011-05-11T06:39:29.597
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<p>My Unity Launcher is currently stuck open. Short of logging out and back in, does anyone have ideas for getting it to auto-hide as usual?</p>
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2011-05-11T07:13:00.800
2017-01-27T15:10:32.103
What to do when Unity's Launcher gets stuck open?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It turns out that the Launcher is supposed to stay open on workspaces containing no windows. Two of my workspaces had maximised windows which Unity didn't seem to be noticing, and when I closed those and then re-opened them, the Launcher reverted to its correct auto-hide behaviour.</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It turns out that the Launcher is supposed to stay open on workspaces containing no windows. Two of my workspaces had maximised windows which Unity didn't seem to be noticing, and when I closed those and then re-opened them, the Launcher reverted to its correct auto-hide beha...
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2011-05-11T06:47:48.257
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<p>I have had some problems running Banshee. It crashes quite often after finishing playing a song. It also jumps all over the place when playing back albums - sometimes it plays the first song twice - other times it jumps from the first song to the fourth.</p> <p>How can I help pinpoint the cause of these problems? W...
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2011-12-14T01:32:24.493
2011-12-14T01:32:24.493
How to help improve Banshee?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In case of crashes you have to set Banshee up to create a <a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Banshee/CommonQuestions/Logs\" rel=\"nofollow\">debug log</a>. \nShort version from the link:</p>\n\n<p><code>killall banshee</code></p>\n\n<p><code>cd ~; banshee --debug 2&gt;&amp;1 | tee bansh...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In case of crashes you have to set Banshee up to create a <a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Banshee/CommonQuestions/Logs\" rel=\"nofollow\">debug log</a>. \nShort version from the link:</p>\n\n<p><code>killall banshee</code></p>\n\n<p><code>cd ~; banshee --debug 2&gt;&amp;1 | t...
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2011-05-11T06:49:01.430
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<p>As per <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/38988/is-there-a-way-to-save-a-session">Is there a way to save a session?</a>, I'd like to configure GNOME to automatically save my session in 11.04. However, when I type <code>config</code> into a terminal, I get a command not found.</p> <p>Which package provides the...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.720
2011-05-15T20:46:20.973
Which package provides GNOME's config utility?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/gconf-editor\" rel=\"nofollow\">gconf-editor</a></p>\n\n<pre>Tool to edit otherwise unexposed gconf entries.\n\nThe GNOME gconf database is used to store preferences for applications across \nthe database; however, not all of these preferences are expo...
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2011-05-11T06:54:59.870
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<p>when I set up a socket proxy in chrome and click the "apply system wide" button. does that mean that every software that connects to the internet is going to use that proxy, including chats and others? Kind Regards</p>
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2011-05-11T11:43:25.937
Chrome set system wide proxy
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-05-11T07:06:41.293
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<p>Given Skype's slow development speed for the GNU/Linux version and its recent acquisition by Microsoft, I am looking for alternative softwares.</p> <p>What <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software">FLOSS (free/libre/open-source software)</a> Skype alternatives are available?</p>
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2014-05-05T18:12:33.820
2016-09-07T17:37:58.057
What FLOSS skype alternatives are available?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T07:43:08.617", "id": "45857", "postId": "41970", "score": "0", "text": "Is dialing to normal phones a requirement for you?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4066" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T07:46:39.527", "id": "45859", "postId": "4...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>SIP Clients</h1>\n<p>These all are SIP clients which means they all can be used to call each other and they just need a SIP address (like your mobile number). You can get a SIP address for free from many providers (<a href=\"https://www.ekiga.net/?page=register\" rel=\"noreferrer\">...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>SIP Clients</h1>\n<p>These all are SIP clients which means they all can be used to call each other and they just need a SIP address (like your mobile number). You can get a SIP address for free from many providers (<a href=\"https://www.ekiga.net/?page=register\" rel=\"noref...
2011-06-12T12:02:49.997
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<p>If I didn't know the command for a specific application, it used to be possible to create a desktop shortcut, then look at the properties. This was handy, for example, if I wanted to add a programme to the "Startup applications" list.</p> <p>With Unity, that option is gone, and I have to log out and log bank in wit...
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2014-01-12T20:24:32.410
2014-01-12T20:24:32.410
Getting the command for an application
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are making your experience way to difficult!\nHave a look at the system settings menu (->choose log out -> system settings at the bottom):<br>\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/pSXwj.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>and click 'main menu'</p>\n\n<p>You can...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are making your experience way to difficult!\nHave a look at the system settings menu (->choose log out -> system settings at the bottom):<br>\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/pSXwj.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>and click 'main menu'</p>\n\n<p...
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2011-05-11T08:19:04.830
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<p>i have many files in directory and I would like to the focus to be transported to files with name staring with "ble", how to do it? in totalcmd you would hold alt and type "ble"</p>
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2011-09-08T10:07:30.347
Krusader - How to go to file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be able to just start typing the filename, without holding anything down, to jump to the file. This is how it works for me, but I'm not sure whether that's the default behavior.</p>\n\n<p>If it doesn't work, try going to Settings > Configure Krusader... and select the Pane...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You would use the <strong>search</strong> option or the <strong>select group</strong> option under <strong>edit</strong>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-07-21T10:14:24.507", "id": "60517", "postId": "52...
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2011-05-11T09:10:01.417
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<p>I did 'apt-get install free the fish' to see what the Ubuntu 'Wanda the Fish' Easter Egg looks like. I have now had enough of the fish and want it to stop, which I could do by logging in and out. </p> <p>Unfortunately I have a few other things open right now and I don't want to do that. I tried ps -ef | more to se...
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2011-05-24T12:27:48.220
2017-11-26T11:31:37.477
How do I stop the 'Free the Fish' Easter Egg?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> then paste <code>pkill gnome-panel</code> and your panel will disappear and reappear but the fish will be gone.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T09:41:01.720", "id": "45881", "postI...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> then paste <code>pkill gnome-panel</code> and your panel will disappear and reappear but the fish will be gone.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T09:41:01.720", "id": "45...
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2011-05-11T09:52:51.320
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<p>Is there a simulation software for switching and routing? </p>
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2011-05-11T10:00:41.310
2012-08-14T20:44:19.993
Do we have a simulation software for switching and routing practice?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The best choice is probably <a href=\"http://www.packettracernetwork.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cisco's 'Packet Tracer'</a>. Packet Tracer 5.2 is the lastest and is available in .DEB format on their site (login required...<sub>\nI have found other locations where to download the deb fro...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The best choice is probably <a href=\"http://www.packettracernetwork.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cisco's 'Packet Tracer'</a>. Packet Tracer 5.2 is the lastest and is available in .DEB format on their site (login required...<sub>\nI have found other locations where to download the...
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1
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2011-05-11T10:22:07.313
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<p>I've installed a fresh 11.04. Then I've configured it to use Xmonad. In Xmonad I'm using Mod4+S to move through workspaces, but in new Ubuntu gnome-panel catches this shortcut earlier and shows me up with menu (same you see when pressing power button in the most right position in gnome panel).</p> <p>So the subj is...
17298
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2011-05-11T10:34:59.347
2011-05-13T12:42:52.290
How to disable Mod4+S?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As my problem is caused by a hardcoded key bindings to the <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-applet/+bug/558581\" rel=\"nofollow\">indicator-applet</a> I removed that code and pushed a clean indicator-applet to my PPA. The patch is the same as <a href=\"https://launchpad...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to CompizConfig Settings Manager , then click Desktop on the right side. Click Expo (Doesn't mean to uncheck, just go inside Expo). finally, at the top there will be Expo key. You can enable or disable that as you require. There it will be like s key.\nBy the way, if you d...
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2011-05-11T11:09:24.107
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<p>I want to setup multiple (currently two) websites hosted on two different machines, using one external IP address. Each of these websites will be on different sub-domains or domains.</p> <p>Is there a way I could leverage Ubuntu server to ask as my entry point into my network (after my firewall) to direct traffic t...
17301
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2011-05-11T12:01:19.797
One IP address, Two Websites, on Two Machines
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes, there are a number of Linux web servers and proxy servers that can act as reverse proxies, sending page requests to different servers based on the host name in the http request. I'd recommend taking a look at <a href=\"http://nginx.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">nginx</a>.</p>\...
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1
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2011-05-11T12:02:06.037
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<p>Unity comes with so much changes. Some features are good but I am getting problem with multiple windows management. When I used to open multiple windows and click on icon to show one of them then all the open windows comes up. </p> <p>Right-click does not work like docky to select one window. It is just disturbing....
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2011-05-21T15:33:22.167
2011-05-21T15:33:22.167
How do I select one window without opening others?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think this bug report <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/740862\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/740862</a> suggests your desired behaviour.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC B...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am not suer I understand your question and what is it that you are trying to do. Is that that you want to switch between windows of only one application. Say that tou have one firefox and three nautilus windows open and want to switch between the windows of nautilus?If so, ...
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2011-05-11T12:30:44.917
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<p>I can hibernate with <code>s2disk</code>, so this seems to be set up correctly. In <code>/etc/pm/config.d/00_sleep-module</code>, I have the line <code>SLEEP_MODULE="uswsusp"</code>, which <em>should</em> make the system use uswsusp for hibernation.</p> <p>However, if I choose ‘Ruhezustand’ from the system menu (th...
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2011-05-12T06:58:57.440
2011-10-19T11:42:55.633
Hibernate with uswsusp not working from system menu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2017-06-19T08:02:21.167
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2011-05-11T12:48:14.267
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<p>I am a newbie here and to the server administration. A couple of days back I have registered a server with <a href="http://www.hetzner.de/en/">Hetzner</a> with Ubuntu 11.04. </p> <p>I intend to work with PostgreSQL, for which I have installed from source after failing to install using apt-get. The installation as s...
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2011-05-15T20:46:05.763
2015-01-19T21:22:46.487
Problem Installing and configuring PostgreSQL
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Answering my own question. This is kinda annoying, the first question on any StackExchange site doesn't go well for me. </p>\n\n<p>I had already done this, but somehow worked this time. Did this:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get upgrade </li>\n<li>sudo apt...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have not seen this error on launchpad in associtiation with Natty. The same issue has been raised as a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/+bug/193696\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug on launchpad</a> for Hardy and got a fix. So following that logic ...
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42014
1
42019
2011-05-11T13:12:02.030
4
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<p>I want to search for some file(class) in zips(jars). How to do it from command line?</p>
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2011-05-11T14:23:32.717
2012-06-12T11:21:25.087
How do I search in zips or jars?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use \"<strong>unzip -l zip-file-name.zip</strong>\" to list the contents of the zip file, pipe its output to grep and then use grep to check if the list contains the file you are looking for. </p>\n\n<pre><code>unzip -l file.zip|grep file.class\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use \"<strong>unzip -l zip-file-name.zip</strong>\" to list the contents of the zip file, pipe its output to grep and then use grep to check if the list contains the file you are looking for. </p>\n\n<pre><code>unzip -l file.zip|grep file.class\n</code></pre>\n", ...
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2011-05-11T13:35:28.077
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<p>I'm very new to Ubuntu, just installed 10.04 when my girlfriend's Macbook Pro (32 bit v1,1) couldn't keep up with OSX any more. I thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to learn how to Linux. I've got to admit that so far I'm really loving it (can't believe I've waited so long!)</p> <p>Anyways, I've tried doing a ...
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2011-05-11T13:43:01.690
2014-09-24T20:26:14.990
Trying to build GEDIT
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>gedit is installed be default, but has been renamed to \"Text Editor\" in the Applications menu. Run it via <strong>Applications ▸ Accessories ▸ Text Editor</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>For your question about finding which package to install, see: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/19...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Gedit comes as default on Ubuntu. You can run it from Applications->Accessories->Gedit.</p>\n\n<p>If you want to search for a package you can use <strong>aptitude</strong> commands <strong>search</strong> option, for example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>aptitude search gedit\n</code></...
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42024
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2011-05-11T13:52:42.287
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<p>I ran the Ubuntu installer for Windows (Wubi) and now my <kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>f4</kbd> button does not work in Windows anymore. This is the button that is usually the monitor switcher (primary, secondary, mirror). This now just types the letter p after a sub-second delay while I'm booted into Windows.</p> <p>Is there...
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2013-07-15T17:22:47.203
2013-07-15T17:22:47.203
After using Ubuntu installer for Windows, the monitor button enters a p
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The reason for the letter P being typed is because Microsoft gave a recommendation to the hardware manufacturers to actually type \"Win+P\" if the person hits the monitor switching key. This is hardcoded in your hardware.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://mjg59.livejournal.com/1218...
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42026
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42035
2011-05-11T14:02:03.717
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<p>I am looking for a easy to use, easy to install, data recovery application (like recuva) I have tried test disk and haven't figured out how to it.</p> <p>So my question is. does anyone know of a easy to use (including easy to install) data recovery application for ubuntu.</p>
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2013-03-18T20:07:40.767
2013-03-18T20:07:40.767
I am looking for an easy to use graphical data recovery program
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+package/autopsy\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">The Autopsy Forensic Browser</a> (Available in the software center) is a graphical interface to <a href=\"http://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SleuthKit</a>.</p>\n\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+package/autopsy\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">The Autopsy Forensic Browser</a> (Available in the software center) is a graphical interface to <a href=\"http://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SleuthKit</a>....
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42027
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42071
2011-05-11T14:04:18.177
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<p>I have a strange problem with inserting backslashes (Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04, the upgrade changed nothing). The key combination on my keyboard (Swedish Thinkpad T400) is AltGr + ?. However, this seems not to be the problem, as it only appears with some programs.</p> <p>With for instance bash 4.2, python 2.7, python ...
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17312
2011-05-11T19:01:21.697
2011-05-11T19:01:21.697
cannot insert backslash with bash, python, works fine with csh, idle
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the programs you're using all use the <a href=\"http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html\">readline</a> library to read input. So I guess you've misconfigured the readline library. The system configuration file is <code>/etc/inputrc</code> and the per-user file...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the programs you're using all use the <a href=\"http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html\">readline</a> library to read input. So I guess you've misconfigured the readline library. The system configuration file is <code>/etc/inputrc</code> and the per-u...
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42032
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2011-05-11T14:42:04.217
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<p>Many times (not all the time) when I want to shutdown or restart, the computer does not shutdown but goes to the screen for changing the user. I am the only user of my computer. So I had to shutdown a second time. Is there a solution for this?</p>
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2011-06-14T14:59:44.093
2012-01-30T07:25:16.533
Shutdown logs out instead of shutting down
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In the terminal you can enter:</p>\n\n<p>Shutdown: <code>sudo halt</code></p>\n\n<p>Restart: <code>sudo reboot</code></p>\n\n<p>To bring up the terminal quickly you can press <code>Ctrl Alt t</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creation...
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42036
1
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2011-05-11T14:57:24.450
2
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<p>I'd like to ask two questions relating to Shotwell if I may.</p> <p>Firstly: How do I alter the meta-data of the pics imported to Shotwell? I have some showing up as having been taken in 2095 and so on.</p> <p>Secondly, I'd like to upload my pictures to either Flickr / Picasa. Ideally I'd like to manage all the pi...
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2011-09-10T06:24:30.447
publishing shotwell albums to Flickr / Picasa
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For the first one select the photo(s) then Photo from the menus and then Adjust Date And Time. Also select Modify Original File in the pop-up.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T18:23:55.693", "id": "45988", ...
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42039
1
42492
2011-05-11T15:15:39.110
2
1148
<p>I had my laptop's HDD separated in 3 partitions:</p> <ol> <li><code>NTFS</code> - Win XP install <em>(primary)</em></li> <li><code>NTFS</code> - common space <em>(extended)</em></li> <li><code>ext4</code> - Ubuntu 10.10 <em>(extended)</em></li> </ol> <p>Running out of space, I deleted my 2<sup>nd</sup> partition, ...
4824
4824
2011-05-11T18:20:00.643
2011-05-13T12:37:15.510
How do you recover from formating your partition with grub?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This page documents installing GRUB from the live CD:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#METHOD%203%20-%20CHROOT\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#METHOD%203%20-%20CHROOT</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "community...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu has moved to grub2 since 9.10, so you need to reinstall grub2, not grub-legacy. Boot from the livecd and:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo -s\nmount -t ext4 /dev/sda5 /mnt\ngrub-install --root=directory=/mnt /dev/sda\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also you can't have an sda7 without an s...
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42041
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42044
2011-05-11T15:24:24.620
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<p>The error message is </p> <blockquote> <p>This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU,but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.</p> </blockquote> <p>How can I overcome this?</p>
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2011-05-15T20:45:04.327
2017-12-29T14:33:44.133
Boot CD won't boot with a "x86-64 CPU,but only detected an i686 CPU" error
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You appear to have a 32 bit only cpu. Use the i386 cd instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2017-07-19T20:27:41.900", "id": "1486494", "postId": "42044", "score": "0", "text": "If available you can use software m...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You appear to have a 32 bit only cpu. Use the i386 cd instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2017-07-19T20:27:41.900", "id": "1486494", "postId": "42044", "score": "0", "text": "If availabl...
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42045
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42046
2011-05-11T15:39:18.660
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<p>I want to review some IRC discussions that happened during UDS-O, but I can't find the IRC logs as they aren't in the usual place <a href="http://irclogs.ubuntu.com" rel="nofollow">http://irclogs.ubuntu.com</a>.</p> <p>Where can I find those logs?</p>
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2011-05-11T16:47:14.767
2011-05-11T16:47:14.767
Where can I find the IRC logs from the channels used during UDS-O?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can find the UDS-O IRC logs at <a href=\"http://ubottu.com/uds-logs/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubottu.com/uds-logs/</a>. You'll also find archived UDS logs there.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", ...
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42066
2011-05-11T16:53:15.667
4
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<p>I recently changed my Conky config so that when I 'Show Desktop' <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>D</kbd>, Conky doesn't also minimize.</p> <p>So I changed <code>own_window_type normal</code> to <code>own_window_type override</code> </p> <p>This worked fine except when I boot Ubuntu it starts up with Conky on top of all wind...
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2012-08-18T06:21:34.590
2013-10-17T19:04:57.853
Why is Conky on top of windows only on boot?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After some searching around I found that an issue between Compiz and Gnome-WM meant that Conky was starting before Compiz was loaded.</p>\n\n<p>The workaround is to delay starting Conky with examples suggesting about 20 secs.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Create a new file with Text Editor nam...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After some searching around I found that an issue between Compiz and Gnome-WM meant that Conky was starting before Compiz was loaded.</p>\n\n<p>The workaround is to delay starting Conky with examples suggesting about 20 secs.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Create a new file with Text Ed...
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2011-05-11T16:59:07.047
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<p>I have the problem that Ubuntu doesn't load the splash screen anymore (after upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04). After the Grub-bootloader, it takes a few seconds to load and then the monitor turns black.</p> <p>I already tried to boot from a Ubuntu Live CD, but the result was the same error. Furthermore I tried to sta...
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2011-06-28T20:28:21.377
2011-07-29T11:33:26.117
After upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 Ubuntu doesn't load the splash screen anymore
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Only thing I see on the wiki is <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/FglrxInteferesWithRadeonDriver#Problem%3a%20%20Need%20to%20fully%20remove%20-fglrx%20and%20reinstall%20-ati%20from%20scratch\" rel=\"nofollow\">Problem: Need to fully remove -fglrx and reinsta...
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42059
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2011-05-11T17:01:07.057
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<p>Installation of AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver fails on 11.04 which was upgraded from 10.10</p> <pre> sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer...
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2011-05-15T20:44:42.410
2012-06-06T11:56:18.297
Installation of AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver fails
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try removing the fglrx driver and then reinstall it.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get purge fglrx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then you can either install fglrx again from the Ubuntu repos or use the fglrx installer script that the Kanotix distro's leader wrote.</p>\n\n<p>If you choose...
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2011-05-11T17:02:10.020
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<p>My motherboard has four DIMM slots for RAM (labeled XMM1, XMM2, XMM3, and XMM4). They look identical (one notch near the middle) except 1 &amp; 3 are black plastic, 2 &amp; 4 are white. I have only one DIMM in right now, in slot 1.</p> <p>I'd assume they're all the same, but my <em>dmiencode</em> output seems to in...
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2011-05-11T19:04:40.387
2011-05-11T19:14:35.540
Help me interpret my dmiencode results to figure out what kind of RAM slots I have
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2011-05-11T17:40:22.033
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<p>I'm using Shotwell 0.9.2 on Ubuntu 11.04. If I select 5 photos, click <strong>Publish</strong>, and then <strong>Publish</strong> again I get a message saying:</p> <blockquote> <p>Uploading 1 of 5</p> </blockquote> <p>However, once the progress bar gets to the end it still reads "1 of 5" and the operation comple...
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2011-05-11T17:48:39.653
2011-05-11T19:46:53.407
Shotwell refusing to publish more than one photo at a time
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Does this reproduce every time?</p>\n\n<p>This is the first time I've heard of this issue. Could you do us a huge favor and file a ticket on this?\n<a href=\"http://trac.yorba.org/newticket\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://trac.yorba.org/newticket</a></p>\n\n<p>Also, we have a wiki page on...
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2011-05-11T17:48:15.573
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<p>I cannot sync my documents to Ubuntu One. I get this message <code>File Sync error. (auth failed (AUTH_FAILED))</code> when I click on Ubuntu One from Preferences.</p> <p>I have tried clearing the Ubuntu One entries in <strong>Password and Encryption Keys</strong> but that doesn't seem to be the problem. I am using...
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2013-11-04T09:54:46.750
2013-11-04T09:54:46.750
"File Sync error." with Ubuntu One
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>ROOT_MISMATCH in syncdaemon.log - This normally indicates that there may be two Ubuntu One accounts, one in the local cache and another setup in the keyring. This happens if the user installed Ubuntu One with one account and then sets up the computer again with a different ac...
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2011-05-11T18:10:21.560
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<p>I'm using a Sony Vaio Z. (VPCZ122GX to be precise) I have to use a modded kernel to boot and then reboot into the new kernel in order to get accelerated graphics. This is due to the nature of the hardware graphics chip switcher. I've got the NVIDIA graphics working fine, except for suspend/hibernate. When I suspend ...
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2011-05-11T18:21:41.357
2011-10-16T02:22:10.833
How to I get suspend/hibernate working with my proprietary NVIDIA driver?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>pm-powersave</code> runs scripts when you suspend/unsuspend. You should check <code>pm-powersave</code>'s scripts, and make sure they don't do unsymmetric things to your graphics. I went into more detail in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/65632/why-is-wireless-down-st...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>pm-powersave</code> runs scripts when you suspend/unsuspend. You should check <code>pm-powersave</code>'s scripts, and make sure they don't do unsymmetric things to your graphics. I went into more detail in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/65632/why-is-wireless...
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2011-05-11T18:57:19.893
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<p>During installation I selected the alternative international keyboard. The problem with this keyboard that a double-quote character doesn't get typed until a space is pressed. Same for tilde (~) and single quote ('). </p> <p>I cannot get this keyboard removed. I tried to click on my keyboard applet, selecting keybo...
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2011-05-26T09:28:52.640
How to disable alternative international keyboard
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>install the other keyboard setting and select the proper keyboard setting when logging in.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T17:12:59.427", "id": "49978", "postId": "44968", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks! Th...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can type</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>in order to reconfigure the console and X default keyboard settings.</p>\n\n<p>The default layout is stored in <code>/etc/default/console-setup</code> and the above script edit...
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2011-05-11T19:01:26.033
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<p>I need to enable dynamic range compression system wide. I've tried looking around some but couldn't find anything precise on how to set it up. The target system is running Ubuntu Karmic, but instructions for Lucid would be helpful as well if there's any difference. Command line steps would be preferred as I'd need t...
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2011-05-11T19:01:26.033
Enabling system-wide dynamic range compression
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2012-02-20T23:43:50.003
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2011-05-11T19:13:29.453
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<p>Hello i'm a newbie Ubuntu user, I have a Mobile 3G Modem (Vodafone VODEM) , i found my modem's drivers in this <a href="http://www.betavine.net/bvportal/resources/datacards/devices" rel="nofollow">site</a> . I installed it and now i can connect via my 3G Modem very well. </p> <p>But while i was use Windows, there ...
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2011-11-18T14:08:14.017
Mobile 3G Connection
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Vodafone used to offer an application for linux itself, i never used it so i don't know the exact functionality. Right now the site seems to be down for maintenance but you should be able to reach it again in a few hours i guess:\n<a href=\"http://www.vodafonebetavine.net/web...
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2011-05-11T19:37:36.373
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<p>I tried to install the ati propreitary driver from this link... <a href="http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.1&amp;product=2.4.1.3.42&amp;lang=English" rel="nofollow">here</a></p> <p>but somehow at the end it gave me some error.. and when i rebooted, unity complained that my...
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2011-05-12T05:10:32.210
2013-01-13T00:50:55.820
unity messed up by fglrx drivers
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you click on the fifth link on the page you will get some very useful information on how to troubleshoot the installation of the driver from the unofficial <a href=\"http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Main_Page\" rel=\"nofollow\">wiki page</a></p>\n\n<p>I recommend you also ...
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2011-05-11T20:02:03.110
3
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<p>Is this a bug?</p> <p>I just upgraded to Natty and hated the unity desktop, it still needs work, so now I log into the Ubuntu classic desktop to get the traditional gnome panel. The problem is that when I have a window on my right monitor it does not show up in the panel. <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/r1euv....
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2011-05-12T19:23:50.970
Windows disappear from panel when on alternate dual monitor
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Left of your workspace switcher in the bottom panel there is a little handle - that does belong to a second window list applet. Right-click on the handle and remove it (<em>Remove From Panel</em>), then log out and back in and the other one should work again.</p>\n\n<p>If it's still ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Left of your workspace switcher in the bottom panel there is a little handle - that does belong to a second window list applet. Right-click on the handle and remove it (<em>Remove From Panel</em>), then log out and back in and the other one should work again.</p>\n\n<p>If it'...
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2011-05-11T20:03:35.933
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<p>I've got a Samsung Series 9 notebook (900x3a) running Ubuntu Natty. It's running absolutely smoothly except for some times when the touch pad gets "hiccups" and appears to recognize an additional finger blocking it for normal mouse moves. Toggling the touch pad using the function keys does not help, suspending and r...
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2013-06-14T21:58:51.590
2014-02-01T05:09:09.163
Reset Synaptics Touchpad
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try pressing <kbd>Fn</kbd>+<kbd>F7</kbd> or <kbd>Fn</kbd>+<kbd>F8</kbd>. One of those F keys should control your touchpad. The other is usually sound or video input</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC ...
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2011-05-11T20:31:04.240
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<p>Emesene 2 is cool, but it lacks the additional plugins present in the previous version (see screenshot below; the plugins tab is empty in emesene 2). So where can I find plugins to download?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/29o3P.png" alt="Emesene 2: Plugins tab is empty "> </p> <p><img src="https://i.s...
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4937
2011-05-13T13:42:24.833
2011-09-18T21:26:22.397
How can I get plugins for emesene 2?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Emesene 2 was only recently (rushed to release) released. For this reason a lot of the old plugins have yet to be ported. You could download some from GIT (see the emesene github page), but they will not be as useful.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creati...
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2011-05-11T20:45:40.850
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<p>Have I just not figured out yet how to mark and upload [multiple] files, or must they be uploaded only one at a time? I would like to have a Ubuntu One folder on my machines and put files in it, then upload them all in one swell foop. Is this not possible? If the answer is 'No' is it at least in the works?</p>
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2011-06-07T03:15:14.743
2011-06-07T03:15:14.743
Can multiple files be selected, then uploaded to U1 simultaneously?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you have UbuntuOne set up just drop the files in the folder and they will upload and sync across your other computers with UbuntuOne</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-13T16:56:39.043", "id": "53666", ...
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2011-05-11T21:08:08.187
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<p>Just wondering if we will all have to wait 6 months to get Global Menu support in LibreOffice?</p> <p>It'd be nice if Ubuntu made one exception and updated LibreOffice to 3.4 so we could get Global Menus for it.</p>
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2011-05-11T21:39:15.380
2017-02-28T15:49:24.043
Any chance an exception could be made for a LibreOffice 3.4 update -- so Natty can get Global Menus?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To install Global Menu support for LibreOffice.</p>\n\n<p>Install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/lo-menubar\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>lo-menubar</code></a><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/lo-menubar\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/sof...
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2011-05-11T21:16:15.567
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<p>I would like to know which of both is faster; a tmpfs or a ext4 ramdisk.</p> <p>If someone knows a good way to benchmark disk perfomance on ubuntu, I will gladly do the test myself and post the results.</p>
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2015-08-13T19:25:15.447
2015-08-13T19:25:15.447
tmpfs vs. ext4 ramdisk
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For many file operations, they probably have approximately the same speed. If you have journaling turned on for the ext4 filesystem though, that might slow things down.</p>\n\n<p>However, the main benefit of tmpfs is that it only uses as much RAM (or swap) as is needed to store the ...
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2011-05-11T21:45:28.783
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<p>everytime I try to start stunt rally via the command prompt I get following error..</p> <pre><code>./stuntrally: error while loading shared libraries: libOgreMain.so.1.7.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory </code></pre> <p>any ideas???</p> <p>I am running Natty 32bit</p>
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2011-05-11T22:58:14.963
2011-05-12T20:34:01.507
Can't play stunt rally
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T22:52:57.273", "id": "46046", "postId": "42115", "score": "0", "text": "Please can you add to your question, the version of ubuntu and whether you are running 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The default download of the game from <a href=\"http://www.playdeb.net/software/StuntRally\" rel=\"nofollow\">PlayDeb</a> has an error. I have contacted the PlayDeb team - they have turned around a new compilation (fantastic - well done the PlayDeb team).</p>\n\n<p>If you do an upda...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The default download of the game from <a href=\"http://www.playdeb.net/software/StuntRally\" rel=\"nofollow\">PlayDeb</a> has an error. I have contacted the PlayDeb team - they have turned around a new compilation (fantastic - well done the PlayDeb team).</p>\n\n<p>If you do...
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2011-05-11T22:26:40.680
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<p>The clipboard does not work with any Java applet on my install of Ubuntu 10.04. I am using the IcedTea plugin. I cannot copy/paste from Ubuntu to Java in either direction. However, IcedTea can copy to itself - that is, I can cut text from a Java applet and paste it into another part of that same applet. Other than t...
2568
null
null
2013-01-14T12:00:04.780
Can't copy from clipboard to any Java applet
[ "10.04", "java" ]
5
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-13T05:56:49.070", "id": "46359", "postId": "42122", "score": "0", "text": "Have you investigated whether a clipboard manager such as this question works for you? http://askubuntu.com/questions/3335/why-might-i-want-to-use-a-clipboard-manager", "userDisplayName": n...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have this problem when copying text from Opera and trying to paste it in firefox and vice versa. I solve this by opening the Text Editor and pasting in it. Then I cut the text from the Text Editor and paste it in where ever I want.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "co...
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42123
1
null
2011-05-11T22:34:24.220
1
2843
<p>I can't seem to right click with my Magic Trackpad on Ubuntu 11.04. On maverick, a two-finger tap would do, but in natty it seems to be assigned to <em>middle</em> click, and three-finger tap is assigned to dragging a window.</p> <p>My Magic Trackpad is basically unusable because of this, with many programs requiri...
5705
235
2011-05-12T06:34:41.783
2011-05-26T13:59:53.803
How do I right click with a Magic Trackpad?
[ "11.04", "unity", "multi-touch", "magic-trackpad" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Right Click with Two Fingers does work with the Magic trackpad by default in Ubuntu 11.04. Under Mouse Preferences in the Control Panel you will also find a \"Touchpad\" tab with more configuration options. </p>\n\n<p>Try removing all trackpad entries from your /etc/X11/xorg....
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42125
1
null
2011-05-11T22:38:56.117
3
747
<p>Have been running 10.04LTS from the CD only and like it. Have no intention of ever installing Ubuntu - former Freespire user driven to Ubuntu by the lack of ability to update Firefox in Freespire.</p> <p>I want a system that accesses no drives unless I tell it to and saves absolutely nothing I have not seen and app...
17365
235
2011-05-12T06:29:57.080
2012-04-24T18:32:20.867
How do I get classic (not unity) desktop from run from the Live CD?
[ "11.04" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-11T22:57:40.687", "id": "46047", "postId": "42125", "score": "3", "text": "Maybe you can log out and log in with a different session or specify the session at the boot prompt somehow.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12824" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try this. When you load Unity open a terminal and run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Look for this line and add the nomodeset:</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash nomodeset\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Save and run:</p...
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42128
1
42148
2011-05-11T22:47:26.403
10
13637
<p>Is there a way to reduce the sensitivity to touch of the touchpad? I keep accidentally clicking while typing (disable while typing seems to have little use).</p> <p>Other possible solutions to my issue: Hold a key to enable click of the touchpad. This way I can do work while holding key, otherwise it becomes inacti...
1151
null
null
2014-10-26T17:13:32.777
Reduce touchpad touch sensitivity or disable tap-to-click unless key is pressed
[ "11.04", "touchpad" ]
3
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the Software Center there is an application called Pointing Devices <code>sudo apt-get install gpointing-device-settings</code> That should have everything you need.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T13:11:48.513", "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to Mouse settings. Under the General tab, there should be a slider for adjusting sensitivity under the Pointer Speed category.</p>\n\n<p>I don't know if there's a way to hold a key down to toggle the touchpad on and off, but you can set a keyboard shortcut to do so. Open u...
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42131
1
42135
2011-05-11T23:01:43.493
0
3424
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41000/how-can-i-create-a-new-kind-of-emblem">How can I create a new kind of emblem?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Is there a way to add custom emblems to folders in Nautilus?</p> <p>The emblems like Music, documents a...
8017
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-05-11T23:21:01.953
How to Add Emblems to Nautilus
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Nautilus go to <em>Edit > Backgrounds and Emblems > Emblems > Add a New Emblem</em>, type a name and choose an icon:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cg4I5.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Close the window, then find and right-click the folder yo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Nautilus go to <em>Edit > Backgrounds and Emblems > Emblems > Add a New Emblem</em>, type a name and choose an icon:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cg4I5.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Close the window, then find and right-click the f...
null
0
2011-05-12T05:31:54.703
null
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42132
1
null
2011-05-11T23:15:52.483
2
452
<p>I've finally ditched Windows 7 for Ubuntu 11.04, as Unity seems mature enough for my needs. There is however one little point of improvement: as a netbook user with a 1024x600 resolution, I see that most application dialogs are thinking they're still in 1024x768, ans many of them can't be resized, and when maximized...
17367
null
null
2011-05-11T23:28:27.880
Unity file dialog & window resizing in general
[ "unity" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Hopefully this problem with file dialogues will be fixed in 11.10, but for now, you can drag the window by holding <kbd>alt</kbd> and dragging with the mouse.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA ...
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42133
1
null
2011-05-11T23:18:03.153
3
798
<p>A program started misbehaving, and quickly ate up all 4GB of my RAM and 2GB of my swap. This meant the system came to a crawl. So I forced a shutdown. </p> <p>Now, when I reboot, where I would normally get a GRUB screen, or an Ubuntu screen, but I only get a flashing cursor, after the POST screen. </p> <p>Preferab...
2568
527764
2018-02-21T09:48:29.527
2018-02-21T09:49:02.477
Getting only a flashing cursor on boot after a forced shutdown, how do I repair the system?
[ "boot" ]
3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-13T10:52:41.520", "id": "46422", "postId": "42133", "score": "0", "text": "Hmm, I solved my problem - an SD card was stopping the system from booting!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2568" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This works for me sometimes and sometimes not.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Boot to live cd.</li>\n<li>Open <strong>System > Administration > GParted Partition Editor</strong></li>\n<li>From the top right of the window, select the drive you need repaired.</li>\n<li>Right click on the dri...
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42140
1
43654
2011-05-12T00:54:06.157
6
881
<p>I don’t want Update Manager popping up on its own, but I do want to be notified that there are new updates. In older Ubuntu releases (I don’t remember <em>how</em> old), an icon would display in the notification area if there were updates available, with a different look if there were security updates. I could eit...
16603
null
null
2011-05-18T15:07:43.470
How can I get an indicator icon for new updates?
[ "11.04", "unity", "update-manager" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I logged in this morning and had my updates icon, just as I wanted! Here’s what worked to get this working using commands in the terminal:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Check what’s already allowed using <code>gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist</code> since you probably do...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Maybe this helps:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist \"['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', 'Wine', 'Skype', 'hp-systray','update-manager']\"\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "201...
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42141
1
null
2011-05-12T01:00:45.470
1
107
<p>When I select and deselect some file on my desktop, an orange line appears near the file name. Why does this happen?</p>
17369
15726
2011-05-12T05:28:50.883
2011-07-17T15:08:59.733
When I select and deselect some file on my desktop, an orange line appears near the file name
[ "11.04" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As part of the way that an entry is highlighted, the name is surrounded by an orange bar as an additional visual indication of which item has been selected, and to draw attention to the name of the selected item, which may help differentiate from other similar items.</p>\n\n<...
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42144
1
108190
2011-05-12T01:27:17.520
7
12514
<p>I have a '3one data' brand serial-to ethernet converter, that plugs into a serial device at one end, and allows bidirectional communications with the device over an ethernet connection, like this: </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xcC1I.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>There is supposedly ...
6651
6651
2011-11-28T00:00:17.033
2012-02-27T12:29:27.293
Set up a Serial-to-Ethernet Converter With a Virtual Serial Port
[ "10.04", "configuration", "tty", "serial-port" ]
3
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T04:54:23.077", "id": "46085", "postId": "42144", "score": "0", "text": "I have some RS232-Ethernet converters, but they are Windows only...", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2026" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T05:07:21.533", "id": "46088",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>OP has brought another device:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>That was a typo. Fixed now. I came to the conclusion that this device requires a kernel driver (that doesn't exist), so I ended up getting another device - a Moxa Nport 5250A Serial Device Server, which has drivers for 2.4-2.6 ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have not worked with that brand before, but most such devices use the telnet protocol for network communications. Depending on what you are wanting to do, the simplest solution is often to just have your program connect over telnet. Less simply, I recall there being a few...
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42151
1
44775
2011-05-12T02:17:13.527
2
3464
<p>How can I create a bootable installer on USB with Ubuntu 11? </p>
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235
2012-01-28T14:25:26.540
2012-01-28T14:45:15.097
How to create a bootable install on USB with the minimal CD?
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4
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T03:09:02.343", "id": "46067", "postId": "42151", "score": "0", "text": "What environment are you in, Windows, Linux?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2973" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T03:43:54.867", "id": "46076", "postId": "42151",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu minimal does not work with Startup Disk Creator.</p>\n\n<p>Use Unetbootin as per this <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/42937/how-do-i-boot-a-minimal-cd-iso-from-a-usb-stick-and-use-a-wireless-driver/43279#43279\">AU Question and answer</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Download the Ubuntu iso you want installed on the usb.</li>\n<li>Go to Adminstration;Startup Disk Creater.</li>\n<li>Press the \"Other\" button and select the iso image.</li>\n<li>Highlight your usb drive in the \"Disk to use\" box.</li>\n<li>Click \"Make Startup Disk\...
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42152
1
42155
2011-05-12T02:37:38.563
54
101751
<p>I tried to move my stuff from CentOS to Ubuntu. Here is a problem I met: I would like find the corresponding CentOS /etc/syslog.conf file in Ubuntu? Basically, the file is used to control where those syslog files go? </p>
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235
2011-05-12T06:34:57.417
2018-08-20T11:58:08.437
Where is syslog.conf?
[ "configuration", "syslog" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu uses <a href=\"http://www.rsyslog.com/\">rsyslog</a>, config files are <code>rsyslog.conf</code> and <code>/etc/rsyslog.d/*</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2018-11-10T07:57:28.070", "id": "1796673", "postId": "4215...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu uses <a href=\"http://www.rsyslog.com/\">rsyslog</a>, config files are <code>rsyslog.conf</code> and <code>/etc/rsyslog.d/*</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2018-11-10T07:57:28.070", "id": "1796673", ...
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42153
1
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2011-05-12T02:37:49.783
3
1971
<p>Ideally, I'd like to be able to plug it in, be prompted for apt to get the necessary driver package, and just have to logoff/login or restart to get the monitor connected to the DisplayLink (or any USB display device, e.g. Lilliput) to be a part of my normal desktop, including my other two monitors acting as a singl...
4839
null
null
2011-08-26T17:35:08.530
How can I set up my DisplayLink USB video adapter without having to create and edit an Xorg.conf?
[ "video", "usb", "multiple-monitors", "xrandr", "displaylink" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T20:51:16.183", "id": "55147", "postId": "42153", "score": "0", "text": "I would like to know this too. DisplayLink works with a simple driver download on OS X.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8986" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The simple answer is that with the current state of X hotplug, you can't. If you're sufficiently motivated, my (extremely limited) understanding of the stack of work to do is as follows:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>1) Test/verify XRandR support in xserver-xorg-video-displaylink</li>\n<...
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42156
1
null
2011-05-12T02:57:38.127
2
2282
<p>I would like to change the icon of running applications like Opera. When running both Opera Next and Opera, the two versions both appear at the top panel, but both are in red. I want to change the Opera Next icon so it is easier to identify when the windows are minimized.</p> <p>Is there a way to change the icons t...
17374
7035
2011-06-07T03:15:45.260
2011-06-07T03:15:45.260
Is there a way to change the icon of a running application on the Gnome panel?
[ "gnome-panel", "panel", "icons" ]
1
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T03:17:12.360", "id": "46072", "postId": "42156", "score": "0", "text": "the easiest would be to chnage the opera next icon itself,but i don't know where it is located 'cause i don't have it installed", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The solution is the same as for this Question:\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38819/how-do-i-add-a-name-to-a-launcher/41642#41642\">How do I add a name to a launcher?</a>\ncreate a *.desktop file like I describe there and set the Icon to the path were you put the ...
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42157
1
112923
2011-05-12T02:59:51.773
2
513
<p>LMRoman17 is installed by default in Ubuntu. The font file is lmr17.pfb.</p> <p>I can use this font in the gimp, but not libreoffice writer. The strange thing is that LMRoman10 (lmr10.pfb) IS available in libreoffice. What's going on?</p>
16157
null
null
2015-10-01T13:09:58.980
Why isn't LMRoman17 font available in libreoffice?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have had the same problem with other sizes of the LModern family, e.g. lmroman8. I wanted to use this font for the footnote-style.</p>\n\n<p>The LModern fonts are available to LibreOffice and OpenOffice through <code>/usr/share/fonts/X11/type1</code>.</p>\n\n<p>This directory consi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried rebuilding your font cache? It helps in a lot of cases.</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm ~/.fontconfig\nsudo fc-cache -f -v\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T08:35:14.580", "id": "46116", ...
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42162
1
null
2011-05-12T03:56:57.293
5
1995
<p>I'm on Gnome 2.32.1 (Ubuntu 11.04), and I would like to use gedit 3 on my current desktop environment.</p> <p>To achieve this, I think I could compile gedit 3 and its dependent libraries with a custom prefix, so it would not interfere with my current Gnome 2 libraries, but I'm not sure.</p> <p>Thanks a lot.</p>
16150
null
null
2014-09-24T20:27:44.147
Compile gedit 3 to use on Gnome 2
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm doing this while I'm writing an answer, so I'm sorry if it's a bit messy in the end. I'm just assuming that the procedure will be the same for you.</p>\n\n<h2>-- I'll get stuck myself a bit further on, so this isn't a full solution. It may help you to install intltool how...
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42166
1
42168
2011-05-12T04:38:51.180
34
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<p>Is there any way to make the login screen from a locked session (either by using <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>L</kbd> or from a screen timeout) look like the login screen when you're starting a new session? I hate that everything on the lock screen aside from the password input is black. </p>
16902
18612
2011-10-19T05:26:16.503
2013-11-27T15:08:45.980
How to make the lock screen look like the login screen?
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5
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-25T19:11:58.147", "id": "81654", "postId": "42166", "score": "1", "text": "It's worth noting that in 11.10/Oneiric/GNOME3/whatever that the lock screen now uses your desktop background instead of a black screen.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8724" }, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>GDM</h1>\n<p>You can't make the lock screen look like the login screen.</p>\n<p>However, you can use a theme for the lock screen. There are quite a few available at <a href=\"http://www.gnome-look.org\" rel=\"noreferrer\">gnome-look.org</a>. Here's an <a href=\"http://gnome-look.org...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>GDM</h1>\n<p>You can't make the lock screen look like the login screen.</p>\n<p>However, you can use a theme for the lock screen. There are quite a few available at <a href=\"http://www.gnome-look.org\" rel=\"noreferrer\">gnome-look.org</a>. Here's an <a href=\"http://gnome-...
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42170
1
null
2011-05-12T05:12:46.683
2
1743
<p>My Ubuntu 11.04 will not shutdown when I tell it to; it will instead restart the computer.</p>
17380
235
2011-05-15T20:44:14.610
2012-02-25T03:41:15.973
Computer restarts instead of shutting down
[ "11.04", "power-management", "shutdown", "pm-utils" ]
3
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T05:15:53.083", "id": "46090", "postId": "42170", "score": "1", "text": "Are you using the power button (hardware) to shutdown or the menu entry? What happens if you enter \"sudo shutdown -P now\" in the terminal?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2055" ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>maybe try </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo shutdown -P now \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If that works, then the problem is related to the desktop environment that you're using.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
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2012-03-22T13:56:24.383
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42177
1
42203
2011-05-12T06:50:19.393
3
258
<p>Currently Totem/Movie Player opens and plays any type of media files, be it audio or video - is there a way to change that run command?</p> <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p> <p>I am already aware of properties option from right-click's context menu, but as I said, I want to change the run command for <strong>all</stron...
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814
2011-05-12T08:23:13.313
2011-06-26T16:47:47.440
Assign run command for all media files
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>First Install Ubuntu Tweak from <a href=\"http://ubuntu-tweak.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this site</a>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Launch it by searching for it from the dash .</p></li>\n<li><p>Go to the System -> File Type Manager .</p></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Right click on a file -> Properties -> Open With. There you can choose another default application for each media type.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T08:21:12.647", "id": "46111", "postId": "4219...
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42178
1
42206
2011-05-12T07:01:18.327
2
2268
<p>I wanted to move the top menu bar to the bottom of my desktop, rather than the top. Every tutorial I saw told me to right-click it and select "Properties," but I simply cannot right-click the menu bar. No matter where the cursor is, there is no response. No menu or anything.</p> <p>Right-clicking works fine ever...
17384
15726
2011-05-12T08:56:00.230
2011-05-12T09:14:18.257
Can't Right-Click Top Menu Bar
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2
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T07:06:36.153", "id": "46103", "postId": "42178", "score": "1", "text": "What version of Ubuntu are you using?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4937" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-12T07:12:57.787", "id": "46105", "postId": "42178", "s...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are probably using Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity.\nIf you want to configure your Desktop in that way, you need to switch to Ubuntu Classic at the bottom of the login-screen.</p>\n\n<p>There you can use the configurable Gnome-Panel the classic way.\nIf you don't want to miss the Unity L...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like you are using the new Unity user interface. The panel at the top is not provided by <code>gnome-panel</code>, so tutorials about <code>gnome-panel</code> won't necessarily be correct.</p>\n\n<p>There is no way to move Unity's panel to another edge of the scree...
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<p>In my main ubuntu account I creating on install terminal works as expected, but in an account I created, I cannot use up down keys to navigate history. also I cant seem to use <code>!!</code> to use last command ... below is what I get when using up down buttons</p> <pre><code>$ ^[[A^[[A^[[A^[[B^[[B </code></pre>
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Cannot use up down to navigate terminal history
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[ { "creationDate": "2013-09-03T08:19:53.770", "id": "435153", "postId": "42181", "score": "1", "text": "Next time, use the *User Accounts* view in the Gnome settings, or use the `adduser` command. Do not use the `useradd` command for creating a user.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That user account is not using <a href=\"http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">bash</a> (or one of the other built in shells).</p>\n\n<p>Type <code>bash</code> on the $ and you will get another prompt and history will be there (albeit show...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That user account is not using <a href=\"http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">bash</a> (or one of the other built in shells).</p>\n\n<p>Type <code>bash</code> on the $ and you will get another prompt and history will be there (alb...
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41912/is-there-a-way-to-move-passwords-from-default-to-login-in-seahorse">Is there a way to move passwords from &ldquo;Default&rdquo; to &ldquo;Login&rdquo; in seahorse?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I want to move a f...
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2011-11-10T23:52:02.067
How to move keys to "Login" in seahorse?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-03T19:23:54.083", "id": "73637", "postId": "42189", "score": "2", "text": "Do you want to create a new Password entry? Or move within Seahorse itself? Can you make your question a big more clear with some snapshots?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "52" }...
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