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2011-05-25T22:36:27.120
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<p>I had installed vmware-server-console just fine. But when yoou open it an as soon as you click in a virtual machine, thats it, the app stop working but not freeze, it just stops recognizing where you click, everywhere you click it puts the cursor inside the VM, you cant switch VMs, cant do rigth clic on the left me...
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2011-05-30T21:27:04.097
2012-04-02T22:49:32.850
Vmware Server Console stops responding to clicks
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From the VMware website knowledge base:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>This issue occurs if the virtual machine is in a non-responsive state.\n To confirm the virtual machine is not responding, check if the virtual\n machine can be accessed with Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol...
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45202
1
47925
2011-05-25T23:06:45.547
4
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<p>I am running Ubuntu 11.04 (64 bits version) and would like to be able to get connected to the VPN server (CISCO) of my company. I am able to get connected to the VPN server when I disable UFW but, despite various attempts, I couldn't find the proper rules to enter in UFW in order to mediate this connection when UFW ...
5256
8844
2011-09-16T02:46:04.433
2011-10-04T20:17:27.943
How to connect to a CISCO VPN through UFW
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I can't believe it : I solved it !</p>\n\n<p>These are the lines I added in /etc/ufw/before.rules :</p>\n\n<pre><code>-A ufw-before-input -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p esp -j ACCEPT \n-A ufw-before-input -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p udp -m multiport --sports isakmp,10000 -j ACCEPT \n-A ufw-before-i...
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45203
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2011-05-25T23:13:17.143
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<p>How can I attach a middle button press to a specific key in my laptop? I can do middle-button if I tap on the top right corner of the touchpad, but I would like to associate it to a key, like the "windows" key or the "menu" key.</p> <p>Is there a way to do that?</p> <p>The current answer doesn't work for Ubuntu 11...
17702
17702
2011-10-26T08:57:32.753
2012-08-10T21:39:15.253
How can I assign a middle button press to a specific key in my laptop?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To remap the <em>menu</em> key you will need to-do the following.</p>\n\n<p><strong>install prerequisites</strong></p>\n\n<p>Install package <code>xkbset</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install xkbset\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>define keyboard layout</strong></p>\n\n<p>Next ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First, install xautomation: </p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install xautomation</code></p>\n\n<p>You can send a middle-click event using xte: </p>\n\n<p><code>xte 'mouseclick 2'</code></p>\n\n<p>You can create a custom shortcut for that under Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts...
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45204
1
45207
2011-05-25T23:15:16.227
2
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37083/how-can-i-change-the-unity-launcher-delay">How can I change the Unity launcher delay?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>The Unity bar on the left side of the screen doesn't pop up correctly when moving the pointer to...
18510
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2011-05-25T23:33:02.863
Any ways to make Unity pop up faster/better?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Move your cursor to the very top left hand of the screen and you will see that the launcher appears slightly faster than moving the cursor to the left of the screen to make the launcher appear.</p>\n\n<p>I have just done exactly what I have detailed and have noticed better launcher a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Move your cursor to the very top left hand of the screen and you will see that the launcher appears slightly faster than moving the cursor to the left of the screen to make the launcher appear.</p>\n\n<p>I have just done exactly what I have detailed and have noticed better la...
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2011-05-25T23:39:40.337
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45205
1
45256
2011-05-25T23:16:41.133
1
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<p>When I scan for networks in the network manager I do not find any. I have a broadcom wireless card. My light on my laptop isn't blue and blue is the color when it is on (Yes I have the switch in the on position). Running sudo ifconfig wlan0 up I get "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory" ifconfig -a returns (I re...
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2011-05-30T18:41:45.800
2011-05-30T18:41:45.800
Kubuntu 11.04 wireless scan doesn't find network
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with broadcom on my hp mini. this [<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38279/wireless-doesnt-work-on-a-broadcom-bcm4311][1]\">Wireless doesn&#39;t work on a Broadcom BCM4311</a></p>\n\n<p>[1]: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38279/wireless-doesn...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with broadcom on my hp mini. this [<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38279/wireless-doesnt-work-on-a-broadcom-bcm4311][1]\">Wireless doesn&#39;t work on a Broadcom BCM4311</a></p>\n\n<p>[1]: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38279/wirele...
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45208
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45298
2011-05-25T23:53:36.690
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<p>I currently don't have internet access in the house which means I have to go the cafe after a fresh 11.04 install, can anyone provide a link where I can get a .deb package (amd64) of <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> for 11.04?</p>
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2012-03-19T12:57:56.607
2012-03-19T12:57:56.607
How can I install 'restricted-extras' offline?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Downloading the <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> package itself wont help you much. It is actually a \"meta-package\", ie, a package with no \"real\" content, but with a list of dependencies. Thats why its size is so small.</p>\n\n<p>When you try to install it, it checks the dep...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Downloading the <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> package itself wont help you much. It is actually a \"meta-package\", ie, a package with no \"real\" content, but with a list of dependencies. Thats why its size is so small.</p>\n\n<p>When you try to install it, it checks...
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2011-05-26T00:57:26.460
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<p>I am running Gnome 3 on top of an Ubuntu 11.04 install. everything had been running fine, but some updates I applied required my rebooting the box to finish the install. upon restarting everything came up fine, except gnome-shell is no longer in the selection list at the login dialog. if i log into either unity o...
18603
7035
2011-05-30T18:40:03.557
2011-12-29T12:51:30.310
Gnome-Shell no longer a login menu selection
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Up to what i know there has been several posts about Ubuntu 11.04 not supporting Gnome 3 (Gnome-Shell). Am guessing this is something you will have to deal yourself as a pioneer of this problem and then later tell us about your findings.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "...
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2011-05-26T01:09:32.147
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<p>I updated to Ubuntu 11.04, and simultaneously enabled the Wobbly Windows effect and the Desktop Cube effect in <code>ccsm</code>. After I restarted Ubuntu, the panel and launcher disappeared and the screen went into fullscreen mode. I am unable to open any files; I can only see a desktop screen.</p>
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18612
2011-09-13T03:38:43.553
2013-01-09T16:36:55.437
Launcher and panel disappeared after enabling Wobbly Windows and Desktop Cube effects
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Compiz is known not to work too well with cube in natty. Get to the terminal (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>) and run command</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and then go back to wall setting in compiz.</p>\n\n<p>And if you will not be able to...
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45217
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2011-05-26T02:08:37.893
1
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<p>Is there an option to turn off dimming the desktop when asking/prompting the password for administrative tasks? Like in Windows User Account Control.</p> <p>It hurts my eyes everytime it dims my desktop instantly.</p>
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25863
2012-11-21T23:03:48.987
2012-11-21T23:03:48.987
Dont dim desktop when asking password for administrative changes
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open Configuration Editor (gconf-editor) and navigate to /apps/gksu. Now, tick off the box that says 'Disable Grab'. Alternatively, you could run </p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/gksu/disable-grab \"True\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in a terminal.</p>\n", ...
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45218
1
45235
2011-05-26T02:19:12.287
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<p>I have some ubuntu cloud servers running and has the iptable rules applied on them to allow only few ip addresses to connect via ssh. I know how to generate SSH-key for connecting to server with/without passphrase. My manager is asking if there is any some sort of certification login which allows to connect to the c...
3215
3037
2011-05-26T06:53:45.043
2011-05-26T07:16:05.160
Certificate logins to servers
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1991/disable-password-access-through-ssh\">disable password-based login</a> on the ssh server and remove the iptables rules. Nobody will then be able to brute-force a password-login because it's disabled, but trusted users with thei...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1991/disable-password-access-through-ssh\">disable password-based login</a> on the ssh server and remove the iptables rules. Nobody will then be able to brute-force a password-login because it's disabled, but trusted users w...
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45223
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45224
2011-05-26T03:21:18.263
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<p>I see the following messages on booting. My system works fine. I have disabled the plymouth theme and I am using text boot only</p> <blockquote> <p>udevd[343]: SYSFS{}= will be removed in a future udev version, please use ATTR{}= to match the event device, or ATTRS{}= to match a parent device, in /etc/ude...
8207
7035
2011-05-30T18:34:52.887
2011-05-30T18:34:52.887
Error messages shown while booting Ubuntu 11.04
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>udev rules for your cannon printer. If you open </p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /etc/udev/rules.d/80-canon_mfp.rules\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You will see where it wants to substitute SYSFS{} for ATTRS{}</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLice...
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45227
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48197
2011-05-26T04:46:23.437
3
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<p>When I try to use Banshee to copy files from to my Creative Zen Stone MP3 player it keeps converting the files from MP3 to FLAC. </p> <p>It detects the player fine and copies files to it fine. Syncs to a playlist fine. But the only option I have under "Device Properties" is FLAC. There is no MP3 option for encoding...
2491
2491
2011-06-09T10:10:27.620
2011-06-11T10:37:01.713
How to make Banshee copy files to my Creative Zen MP3 player as MP3 instead of FLAC
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Make sure you have package <strong><code>gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse</code></strong> installed - it depends on <code>libmp3lame0</code> which is a basic requirement for encoding MP3 files.</p>\n\n<p>If you have this package installed, you could try to create <code>.is_audio...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is just a guess but try installing the package <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code>. It should contain all libraries needed for converting everything into everything.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T10:21:55...
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45231
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2011-05-26T05:57:04.163
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<p>I am looking for either a desktop recorder/screencast application that can output in WebM format, or a program that can convert the .ogv format generated by <code>gtk-recordmydesktop</code> into WebM.</p> <p>I have selected WebM as the format I need because it seems to be the only free codec supported by YouTube, w...
18612
25863
2012-11-21T21:16:56.667
2016-11-18T15:46:32.157
How to make WebM desktop recordings?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>12.04 LTS</h1>\n<p>It appears that <code>ffmpeg</code> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/916683\" rel=\"noreferrer\">no longer works properly</a> in this release for converting <code>recordmydesktop</code>'s .ogv recordings to WebM. As it is no longer ma...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Use transmageddon App to do that. its Gstreamer based app</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install transmageddon</code> or click here install transmageddon</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T06:21:46.390", "id": ...
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2011-05-26T06:19:31.220
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<p>I've installed Natty on an older Samsung desktop at work. It's a shared machine that needs no screen-locking, passwords, or anything else. (Perhaps it should have those features, but nobody would use it then.)</p> <p>Anyway, after the screensaver is activated, and subsequently deactivated, the interface often (thou...
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2011-09-13T04:28:05.053
Freeze when resuming from screensaver or monitor-sleep-state
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Still just a work-around, but I did a <code>kill -9</code> on the compiz process and the gnome-session process respawned it and after a brief wait while things were redrawn, everything carried on as before.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "...
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2012-09-10T04:35:26.627
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2011-05-26T08:39:47.227
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<p>In Natty, and maybe since Ubuntu is using the ambiance theme by default, it seems java applications have a problem with fonts.</p> <p>This screen is easily reproducible by starting <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/jws/SwingSet2.jnlp" rel="nofollow">this webstart application</a> and selecting the GTK look a...
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2014-08-22T06:43:37.293
2014-08-22T06:43:37.293
How can I fix the ugly fonts in java applications?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>TL;DR : You can't.</p>\n\n<p>Eclipse uses swt which uses your native font rendering libraries and pretty much everything else uses Swing which does not.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate"...
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45238
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47498
2011-05-26T08:43:37.280
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<p>Is there a way to know how to catch the username of the users connected to my system? So, I've a WiFi router with a wep key setted, me and friend are making some test.</p> <p>Considered that my friend has encrypted the key and use my network, is it possible to know using him IP and MAC address detecting his userna...
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2011-06-07T15:15:09.787
2012-01-31T18:18:30.523
How can I know the usernames connected to my system?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two different levels of authentication/connectivity involved.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Authentication of users in order to connect and access your local network.</li>\n<li>Authentication of users on hosts in order to access specific services.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>More specifically:</p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Use the command <code>users</code>. It will output you all users currently connected to your system :</p>\n\n<pre><code>foo@example:~$ users\nfoo\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3....
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2011-05-26T08:55:50.587
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<p>I'm writing a backup script in which I need to mount a drive in the media bay of my laptop.</p> <p>I know that I can get the job done by messing with fstab and the mount command. Perhaps that's the easiest way. Anyway, I'm interested in the following:</p> <ol> <li><p>Initially the media bay drive is unmounted.</p>...
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2016-09-11T19:28:58.013
2019-06-09T08:36:54.257
Mount drive through command line (as if I clicked on it in nautilus)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try <code>udisks --mount &lt;device name&gt;</code></p>\n\n<p>To mount by partition label, you can do</p>\n\n<pre><code>udisks --mount /dev/disk/by-label/baydrive\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T09:24:01.127", "i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try <code>udisks --mount &lt;device name&gt;</code></p>\n\n<p>To mount by partition label, you can do</p>\n\n<pre><code>udisks --mount /dev/disk/by-label/baydrive\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T09:24:0...
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45242
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2011-05-26T08:58:50.027
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<p>How can I make some output bold in Ubuntu terminal</p> <pre>echo "text bold text" text <b>bold</b> text</pre> <p>or the same from </p> <pre><code>cat my_file </code></pre>
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2011-05-26T09:13:03.727
2021-08-09T15:58:57.137
How do I use bold font in terminal? (echo/cat)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's how:</p>\n\n<pre><code>echo -e \"text \\033[1mbold\\033[0m text\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/colorizing.html\">\"Colorizing\" Scripts</a> tutorial.</p>\n\n<p>It's not possible to do for <code>cat</code> that way. <code>cat</code> will merel...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's how:</p>\n\n<pre><code>echo -e \"text \\033[1mbold\\033[0m text\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/colorizing.html\">\"Colorizing\" Scripts</a> tutorial.</p>\n\n<p>It's not possible to do for <code>cat</code> that way. <code>cat</code> wi...
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45249
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2011-05-26T09:18:23.327
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<p>I tried to report a bug issue on update manager but got the following error: </p> <blockquote> <p>Your problem cannot be reported. This is not a genuine Ubuntu package.</p> </blockquote> <p>Isn't Ubuntu open source?</p>
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6005
2012-06-13T14:39:10.697
2012-06-13T14:39:10.697
Which Ubuntu packages are considered genuine?
[ "11.04", "installation", "bug-reporting" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Genuine ubuntu package are all the packages that you can install through Ubuntu Software Center. Packages that are installed from third party repositories (PPA) are not considered genuine. \nThis mechanism is just to distinguish bug reports of packages that are officially ava...
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45254
1
45260
2011-05-26T10:00:06.587
7
16416
<p>First of all I've tried to install Ubuntu , but something went wrong and the installation was interrupted. Then I tried to install again , and it was installed successfully.</p> <p>And there was another partition about 600 Mb , but I removed it using <code>Disk Utility</code> .And I had to restore grub from a live...
4937
4937
2011-05-26T11:25:24.457
2015-04-23T10:42:20.567
How to delete a second swap partition safely?
[ "partitioning", "swap" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not sure <em>why</em> your system ended up with 2 swap partitions, but it's easy to fix.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>I recommend using <code>gparted</code> instead of <code>fdisk</code> or <code>Disk Utility</code>. You can delete the \"extra\" swap partition and resize the others to cla...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What you get from the screenshots is that there are indeed two partitions that have been designated as swap partitions. Whether they are both used can be determined by running\n<code>free</code>. </p>\n\n<p>For example, the output of <code>free</code> has the lines</p>\n\n<pr...
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45255
1
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2011-05-26T10:08:19.687
2
1036
<p>Adobe Reader:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/utpR5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Document Viewer:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ky59G.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
16404
null
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2011-05-26T10:54:00.620
Why isn't Document Viewer 2.32.0 using subpixel rendering?
[ "pdf" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is a known issue that the Evince Document Viewer does not support subpixel rendering.</p>\n\n<p>Do a Google search for <code>evince subpixel rendering</code>. </p>\n\n<p>The explanation</p>\n\n<pre><code>Well, actually the problem is not that patches are not good enough,\n...
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45263
1
45274
2011-05-26T11:18:35.220
3
1995
<p>I have Dell Studio 15 with ATI mobility HD 4500 Series graphics card.</p> <p>In Ubuntu 10.10 I used the FLGRX driver which I installed from the Additional Drivers program, I need this because the open source driver runs my computer dangerously hot.</p> <p>In 11.04 FGLRX is not available in the Additional Drivers p...
448
36667
2011-12-07T18:07:58.043
2012-07-23T19:02:12.233
FGLRX doesn't show in Additional Drivers
[ "11.04", "drivers", "dell", "fglrx" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe because they are not installed? I have these drivers in Additional Driver application.</p>\n\n<p>You can just install <code>fglrx</code> package using some package manager or just type in console:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install fglrx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you want use...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe because they are not installed? I have these drivers in Additional Driver application.</p>\n\n<p>You can just install <code>fglrx</code> package using some package manager or just type in console:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install fglrx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you ...
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45264
1
45271
2011-05-26T11:23:42.687
4
344
<p>I have set up SSH keys on my Ubuntu machine (10.04) and now I am moving to Debian. </p> <p>On the Debian machine, do I generate new SSH keys corresponding to my username or is it possible to (and is OK) if I copy the <code>~/.ssh</code> folder from Ubuntu and place it in the new Debian installation?</p> <p>Long st...
18628
null
null
2011-05-26T11:39:15.113
Moving SSH keys from Ubuntu
[ "ssh", "debian", "migration" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just copy them. There is no need to generate a new pair.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-26T11:39:15.113", "id": "45271", "lastActivityDate": "2011-05-26T11:39:15.113", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just copy them. There is no need to generate a new pair.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-26T11:39:15.113", "id": "45271", "lastActivityDate": "2011-...
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45266
1
47485
2011-05-26T11:27:27.153
3
4809
<p>I would love to know how to configure Kubuntu to not use the NetworkManager so that I can go back to the old way of configuring a static IP in /etc/network/interfaces.<br> Can anyone help me with this?</p> <p>I find the userspace plasma widget for configuring the network completely useless. I don't want to have to ...
18630
7035
2011-06-07T15:14:56.357
2020-01-07T02:52:04.933
How can I configure the network on my Kubuntu box to be a system connection
[ "networking", "network-manager", "kubuntu" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You will need to remove Network Manager altogether:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manag*\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo -H gedit /etc/network/interfaces\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Below the <code>loopback</code> stanza, add something like:</p>\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You will need to remove Network Manager altogether:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manag*\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo -H gedit /etc/network/interfaces\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Below the <code>loopback</code> stanza, add something li...
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45268
1
45855
2011-05-26T11:29:48.243
2
2081
<p>I've read articles about Multi Pointer X on Ubuntu, and just wanted to know if it has got to a stable stage yet where it can easily be enabled on 10.04+?</p> <p>If yes, how can I enable it?</p>
1646
null
null
2011-06-29T11:31:27.300
(MPX) Multi Pointer X on 10.04 and beyond?
[ "10.10", "11.04", "10.04", "xorg" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-29T12:08:39.703", "id": "57008", "postId": "45268", "score": "0", "text": "It will become redundant in the next few releases with the move to Wayland. X can run on top of Wayland, however I do not know if it will help.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is officially supported as of 10.04 so it will be stable and will be rather easy to set up from what I have read on <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/MPX\" rel=\"nofollow\">MPX on Ubuntu wiki</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Starting with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu includes support ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is officially supported as of 10.04 so it will be stable and will be rather easy to set up from what I have read on <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/MPX\" rel=\"nofollow\">MPX on Ubuntu wiki</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Starting with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu includes ...
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45270
1
45392
2011-05-26T11:38:01.783
5
4686
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/39489/is-there-a-way-to-turn-off-auto-maximize">Is there a way to turn off “auto-maximize”?</a><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/40571/how-to-keep-programs-from-launching-maximized-11-04">How to keep pro...
13398
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2011-05-26T19:12:33.143
Prevent Unity from auto-maximizing
[ "11.04", "unity", "window-manager", "resize" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T09:36:32.893", "id": "50294", "postId": "45270", "score": "0", "text": "Good catch. Wonder why I couldn't find the duplicate.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "13398" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two things you can do to manage unity and its maximizing, although neither are 100% efficient.</p>\n\n<p>Firstly use dconf-editor and switch the setting <code>Desktop &gt; Unity &gt; 'Form Factor'</code> to <strong>Desktop</strong></p>\n\n<p>Secondly you can use CCSM (compi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two things you can do to manage unity and its maximizing, although neither are 100% efficient.</p>\n\n<p>Firstly use dconf-editor and switch the setting <code>Desktop &gt; Unity &gt; 'Form Factor'</code> to <strong>Desktop</strong></p>\n\n<p>Secondly you can use CCS...
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2011-06-05T22:06:31.473
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45277
1
45280
2011-05-26T11:51:28.703
4
21367
<p>How to merge two columns in open office? For example i have the following datas in cloumns as follows. </p> <p>A1 10 | B1 10<br> A2 11 | B2 20<br> A3 12 | B3 30<br> A4 13 | B4 40 </p> <p>Is it possible to merge these two columns into one. So that i should get the output like yo...
5691
null
null
2013-05-21T20:29:25.770
How to merge the cells in openoffice?
[ "openoffice.org" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can either use a formula in column C like <code>=CONCATENATE(A1,B1)</code> -- copy the resulting column and use <code>edit &gt; paste special</code> to paste \"numbers\" and not \"formulas\" if you want to lock in results.</p>\n\n<p>Or, you can select each pair of side by side ce...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can either use a formula in column C like <code>=CONCATENATE(A1,B1)</code> -- copy the resulting column and use <code>edit &gt; paste special</code> to paste \"numbers\" and not \"formulas\" if you want to lock in results.</p>\n\n<p>Or, you can select each pair of side by...
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45278
1
null
2011-05-26T11:53:37.297
16
2586
<p>After my computer crashed, my Skype doesn't stay on any more. I start it, the window opens up, but after 5 seconds Skype exits again by itself. I already reinstalled it four times.</p>
18632
652
2017-04-19T14:16:15.720
2017-04-19T14:16:15.720
Skype 2.2.0.25 keeps switching off
[ "skype" ]
3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T12:14:27.817", "id": "49698", "postId": "45278", "score": "0", "text": "Same thing here", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "41" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It <a href=\"http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2074186/skype-suffers-disastrous-crash-users-question-microsoft-buyout\">crashed for everyone</a>. Apparently on Linux you keep getting <code>Aborted</code> on the console upon logging in. What fixes the problem is removin...
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45290
1
50348
2011-05-26T12:35:56.420
4
3159
<p>I have an automatic login and no screensaver password. I would easily have no password at all, but I am keeping it for the things that require root in hope of using alternative methods to get my convenience.</p> <p>I removed the password from my keyring, because it does not get unlocked during the automatic login. ...
16845
null
null
2016-08-25T17:53:51.080
Don't lock the computer when I press sleep
[ "password", "sleep", "lock-screen" ]
5
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you mean you are trying to disable the screen lock that occurs when resuming from a suspend, you can do:</p>\n\n<p>sudo vi /etc/default/acpi-support</p>\n\n<p>Find the line that begins with <code>LOCK_SCREEN=</code> and replace it with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>LOCK_SCREEN=false\n</code>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think there is no easy way to that just by configuration , (I think) it needs a custom event listener, to listen for sleeping and wakeup events. there is a project called <a href=\"http://dbus.freedesktop.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">d-bus</a> is used to write your custom event l...
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45296
1
45305
2011-05-26T12:46:50.827
0
1295
<p>In spreadsheet i have more than 5 columns, every columns showing its own value. One of the column shows the talk time as follows,</p> <pre><code>60:00 06:44 08:48 59:13 </code></pre> <p>I just want to round up this values, as follows.</p> <pre><code>60 07 09 59 </code></p...
5691
null
null
2011-06-08T21:44:11.557
How to convert floating point value into decimal value in open office?
[ "openoffice.org" ]
2
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T13:46:22.113", "id": "52649", "postId": "45296", "score": "0", "text": "Normally, I'd expect to round up after 30 seconds. It sounds like you're trying to give folks a 25 second grace period. If that's the case you're definitely going to need a formula, as suggested...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I tried to fiddle with <code>Format -&gt; Cell</code> with no sucess. The problem is OpenOffice treats XX:YY values as hours and minutes, NOT minutes and seconds. But you could try this:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Input your times with HH:MM:SS format. Like 00:08:48. Say that is A1 cell.</p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I tried to fiddle with <code>Format -&gt; Cell</code> with no sucess. The problem is OpenOffice treats XX:YY values as hours and minutes, NOT minutes and seconds. But you could try this:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Input your times with HH:MM:SS format. Like 00:08:48. Say that is A1 ...
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45297
1
null
2011-04-14T12:48:57.627
2
2626
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/35060/how-to-setup-a-wireless-access-point-using-my-laptops-wifi-card">How to setup a Wireless Access-Point using my laptop&#39;s WiFi card?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I want to share my Laptops (running Ubuntu 10.1...
14250
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2011-12-21T15:51:58.710
How to setup a Wireless Access-Point using my laptops WiFi card?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use this to provide a wifi connection from Ubuntu to my Android phone, but there are two issues:\n1) You cannot share a wifi connection. That means that your laptop needs to be cable-connected by ethernet. There are exceptions, but the vast majority of wifi cards don't seem...
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2012-01-06T13:41:54.483
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Abdul Karim Memon
45299
1
45302
2011-05-26T07:43:29.040
1
3881
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/52773/how-do-i-set-up-shared-folders-in-a-windows-xp-virtualbox-guest">How do I set up shared folders in a Windows XP virtualbox guest?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I installed VirtualBox on my physical machine:</p> ...
29847
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2012-09-25T12:21:13.950
How can i share the host Ubuntu machine desktop to guest Windows machine
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.10 and below</h3>\n<p>Do the following:</p>\n<p>First you will need to add yourself (Your Ubuntu user) to the vboxusers.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>System -&gt; Administration -&gt; Users and Groups</strong></li>\n<li>Select <strong>Manage Groups</strong></li>\n<li>Look for...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.10 and below</h3>\n<p>Do the following:</p>\n<p>First you will need to add yourself (Your Ubuntu user) to the vboxusers.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>System -&gt; Administration -&gt; Users and Groups</strong></li>\n<li>Select <strong>Manage Groups</strong></li>\n<li>...
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2012-09-25T14:40:02.683
null
ihrupin
45301
1
45337
2011-05-26T13:03:30.900
15
994
<p>Is it possible to have 2 unity launchers? One on the Left and one on the Right. In my thoughts, the Left one (The Default) would have the normal stuff that i use everyday. The Right side would have additional stuff that i might use like wine programs or to show the recent documents. Just some ideas to my reason to h...
7035
14356
2012-03-04T18:36:17.107
2014-07-02T16:29:15.427
Possible to have 2 unity launchers?
[ "unity", "launcher" ]
2
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T13:26:58.810", "id": "49717", "postId": "45301", "score": "3", "text": "Not possible at present, but it's an interesting idea. How about suggesting it to [Ubuntu Brainstorm](http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/) or the [Ayatana Mailing List](https://lists.launchpad.net/aya...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You only get the one launcher in Unity, but you can simulate a second one if you use a combination of AWN and DockbarX with the appropriate theming. This is how I got a Unity-like interface on my 10.04 LTS desktop before 11.04 came out. The advantage of this is that the second panel ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unfortunately it's not possible to have more than one launcher in Unity.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-26T13:18:50.103", "id": "45304", "lastActiv...
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45307
1
45517
2011-05-26T13:41:04.180
1
2032
<p>I don't know why but</p> <p>show Desktop Ctrl-Alt-D suddenly stopped working for Firefox only (in all workspaces).</p> <p>Any ideas what might have caused this?</p> <p>Thank you all!</p> <p>ps: alt-space-n or ctrl-alt-arrow_key both continue to function normally (as a quick and effective work-around).</p> <p>pp...
16023
16023
2011-05-28T16:43:27.000
2011-05-28T16:48:09.543
Show Desktop Ctrl-Alt-D stopped working for Firefox only. Why? How to fix?
[ "firefox" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em><strong>not</strong></em> solved, after all (problem re-appeared).</p>\n\n<p>Thought yesterday's update (of Firefox and the firefox-globalmenu (unity appmenu integration for FF)) had resolved it. The firefox-globalmenu (unity appmenu integration for FF) was the only thing which I...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For me, Super (\"Windows\") + D works.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T19:24:53.410", "id": "49804", "postId": "45322", "score": "0", "text": "I'm on a Thinkpad (X41); hence, there'...
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45308
1
null
2011-05-26T13:46:14.393
5
763
<p>I am thinking of subscribing to Dropbox which is slightly more costly than Ubuntu one but I need access to my files on the go, and I prefer to use my smartphone to my netbook most of the time <strong>as I like to travel light.</strong></p> <p><strong>I do not want to stream music</strong>, I want access to my files...
18644
14356
2012-04-06T17:36:34.613
2012-09-01T13:30:31.983
Access to my files on Android
[ "ubuntu-one", "android", "dropbox" ]
4
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is now an <strong><a href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubuntuone.android.files\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu One Files</a></strong> app for Android available.</p>\n\n<p>(<a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/update-arrives-for-ubuntu-one-androi...
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45315
1
45318
2011-05-26T14:18:13.570
1
1454
<p>I am on LXDE + Minimal Ubuntu for sometime. I am lost at how to troubleshoot or connect to Wireless networks. So I am looking for a GUI tool, perhaps light-weight &amp; relatively easy to use, that works with LXDE. It should handle listing of Wireless Networks &amp; allow me to connect to them easily. </p> <p>It sh...
14782
14782
2011-05-27T14:37:14.407
2011-05-27T15:26:29.310
What do I need to have GUI to auto detect & connect to Wireless Network
[ "software-recommendation", "wireless", "configuration" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T15:36:04.650", "id": "49952", "postId": "45315", "score": "0", "text": "It do not require `sudo` to copy and do not require to be modified to start. To diagnose it edit the Exec= line to read `Exec=sh -c 'date >> ~/log; echo \"Starting nm-applet\" >>~/log; nm-applet...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Why not use <code>network-manager</code> and <code>network-manager-gnome</code>. The latter provide the <code>nm-applet</code> that goes in the system tray and allow to configure connections.</p>\n\n<p>It used to work also with LXDE.</p>\n\n<p>To start it at login, copy it to the per...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Why not use <code>network-manager</code> and <code>network-manager-gnome</code>. The latter provide the <code>nm-applet</code> that goes in the system tray and allow to configure connections.</p>\n\n<p>It used to work also with LXDE.</p>\n\n<p>To start it at login, copy it to...
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45321
1
45333
2011-05-26T14:43:44.330
2
14592
<p>I am using ubuntu 11.04 on my system. I want to disable the touchpad of the laptop, and for that I need the device id. Can anybody explain how to find the device ID of my device?</p>
18649
54298
2012-06-04T12:02:41.470
2022-04-22T06:07:03.857
How to get device ID
[ "ubuntu-netbook", "input-devices", "synaptics", "devices" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can get a list of devices with the <code>xinput list</code> command. This should give output something like this (note the device IDs):</p>\n\n<pre><code>⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]\n⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can get a list of devices with the <code>xinput list</code> command. This should give output something like this (note the device IDs):</p>\n\n<pre><code>⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]\n⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer ...
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45327
1
null
2011-05-26T14:55:57.090
2
752
<p>I have just installed the newest version of the ubuntu on my Macbook Pro. Right from the start, after I had done the upgrade, the OS showed a error window with the following message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Error activating XKB configuration.<br/> It can happen under various circumstances:<br/> • a bug in libxklav...
18651
26246
2015-06-08T09:32:49.397
2015-06-08T09:37:43.737
XKB error on a MacBook Pro 4.1 causes keyboard problems
[ "11.04", "keyboard-layout", "mac" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have Macbook 7.1 and experienced same problems.</p>\n\n<p>My Solution was to remove the <strong>Intl-Variant</strong> from the keyboard layout and choose the standard instead.</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ gnome-keyboard-properties\n</code></pre>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click Tab Layouts</li>\n<l...
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45332
1
45339
2011-05-26T15:06:24.273
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<p>The command <code>touch {jan,feb,mar}-{Rep.xls,graph.xls}</code> creates files I can't open:</p> <p>feb-graph.xls jan-Rep.xls feb-Rep.xls mar-graph.xls jan-graph.xls mar-Rep.xls</p> <p>So I created one template file <code>1.ods</code>, saved with OO-Calc. Then I tried to copy this file using <code>cp</code> again ...
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6969
2011-05-26T15:24:32.263
2015-07-14T21:22:04.373
How to copy one file to multiple filenames?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Combine <code>cat</code> (retrieves the contents of a file) with <code>tee</code> (writes the content away to the files specified in the arguments):</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat 1.ods | tee {jan,feb,mar}-{Rep,graph}.ods &gt;/dev/null\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Alternative using shell redirection:...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Combine <code>cat</code> (retrieves the contents of a file) with <code>tee</code> (writes the content away to the files specified in the arguments):</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat 1.ods | tee {jan,feb,mar}-{Rep,graph}.ods &gt;/dev/null\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Alternative using shell redi...
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2011-05-26T15:07:40.497
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<p>I'm interested in using <a href="https://play.google.com/music/" rel="nofollow">Google Play for Music</a>, how can I use it in Ubuntu?</p>
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2015-10-21T21:49:19.063
2015-10-21T21:49:19.063
How can I upload songs into Google Music on Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Google Music Manager is now (and has been for a while) officially available for Ubuntu (32&amp;64 bit .deb packages as well as Fedora/SUSE).</p>\n\n<p>Download the package which then installs the repository for you from here</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://play.google.com/music/li...
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2011-05-26T15:37:42.570
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<p>I searched Google and realized that they only made tutorial <em>(install Adium theme for Pidgin)</em> in Ubuntu 9.10 or 10.4. I try their tutorial in my Maverick but unsuccessful. </p> <p>I see that in menu Tool>Plugin of Pidgin I cannot find item WebKit Message Styles to check/uncheck. </p> <p>Anyone has succeede...
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2011-05-30T21:22:19.070
2020-04-15T08:53:33.130
How to install Adium theme for Pidgin?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Officially Pidgin does not support adium themes, and to my knowledge, the plugin has not been updated (or available) for a rather long time. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I don't think you will be able to use this feature.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [...
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2011-05-26T15:42:45.233
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<p>When I play movies in VLC sometimes there is no sound and then suddenly the image freezes and everything else including the mouse pointer freezes also. Could it be a hardware problem? It doesn't happen on other players.</p>
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2017-07-31T05:30:38.013
2017-07-31T05:30:38.013
VLC sometimes mutes sound and the image freezes
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I solved this problem by going to <strong>Preferences</strong> and re-initiaizing vlc completely.</p>\n\n<p>There remains, however, a zapping problem (vlc stops playing after changing 4 or 5 stations) that I could not solve.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [...
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2011-05-26T14:34:47.270
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.04 on my laptop.I want to make the the touchpad disable.For that I need the device id.So can any one tell me how to get the device id using ubuntu?</p>
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2011-05-26T17:55:59.213
2011-05-26T17:55:59.213
Device id in ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This should show the ID</p>\n\n<pre><code>xinput --list\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-26T14:48:37.917", "id": "45348", "lastActivityDate": "2011-05-26T14:48:...
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<p>I thought <code>tar archive.tar /users/mylocation</code> would work, but it doesn't. How can I do that? </p>
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2016-03-23T12:18:44.233
2024-03-04T17:33:26.810
How to extract files to another directory using 'tar' command?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To extract an archive to a directory different from the current, use the <code>-C</code>, or <code>--directory</code>, tar option, as in</p>\n\n<pre><code>tar -xf archive.tar -C /target/directory\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Note that the target directory has to exist before running that com...
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2011-05-26T16:10:07.410
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<p>I am trying to connect to a PPTP VPN on my Ubuntu 10.10 computer but it seems to fail. I have tried successfully to connect to the VPN on a OS X machine and it did work. </p> <p>I connect using the NetworkManager applet and the VPN seems to think that I am connected for a while before it closes down again and tells...
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2011-09-16T03:26:57.167
2011-09-16T03:26:57.167
VPN PPTP connection fails
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<p>I have bought AVer Media TV tuner H83 (aka AVerTV Volar Video Capture USB H830D)</p> <p>The DVB-T function works perfectly after the driver is installed, and can be viewed and scanned with me-tv, kaffine, and used with channel.conf on VLC and smplayer. The digital over-the-air TV quality is decent.</p> <p>But I c...
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2011-05-27T03:27:09.783
2013-11-30T18:54:21.653
How to scan for analog cable channels on a DVB-T USB tuner?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Give a try to TVTime, which may help you to find aerial broadcast signals and with a few options you will be able to make your tvtuner work perfectly with analog signals, the same as cable or digital (digitals not tested by me and may require special hardware).</p>\n\n<p>You can inst...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Give a try to TVTime, which may help you to find aerial broadcast signals and with a few options you will be able to make your tvtuner work perfectly with analog signals, the same as cable or digital (digitals not tested by me and may require special hardware).</p>\n\n<p>You ...
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2011-05-26T16:37:42.753
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<p>Unexpected logout happened on my 11.04 ubuntu, found a segmentation fault message under /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old under inspection. Anyone can point out where should i look for.</p> <pre><code>Backtrace: [ 5559.541] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x4a2626] [ 5559.541] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x6219a) [0x46219...
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2012-07-09T13:42:03.497
2012-07-09T13:42:03.497
Unexpected Logout caused by Xorg Segmentation fault
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Based on <a href=\"https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=942805#p942805\" rel=\"nofollow\">this post</a>, try disabling record module in Xorg.conf - as the crash backtrace points to librecord:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Section \"Module\"\n Disable \"record\" \nEndSection\n...
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2011-05-26T16:50:12.900
4
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<p>MongoDB has instructed me to change its command-line arguments:</p> <pre><code>REST is not enabled. use --rest to turn on. </code></pre> <p>but this is all I know how to do:</p> <pre><code>sudo service mongodb start </code></pre> <p>Where should I apply this configuration change?</p>
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1859
2011-06-02T15:02:13.180
2012-10-20T12:00:18.710
How should I specify command-line arguments for MongoDB?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The various parameters that you wish to enable or disable can be set in the </p>\n\n<p><code>/etc/mongodb.conf</code> </p>\n\n<p>config file.</p>\n\n<p>All the command-line parameters can be mentioned in that file, and setting the values to true or false.</p>\n\n<p>In your case, add ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The various parameters that you wish to enable or disable can be set in the </p>\n\n<p><code>/etc/mongodb.conf</code> </p>\n\n<p>config file.</p>\n\n<p>All the command-line parameters can be mentioned in that file, and setting the values to true or false.</p>\n\n<p>In your ca...
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2011-05-26T16:50:48.217
7
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<p><em>I am looking for a method built-in to ubuntu that will allow me to run a script or program or whatever for a fixed period of time.</em></p> <p><a href="http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2007/04/29/running-processes-in-fixed-time-intervals/" rel="noreferrer">I found a program that does this in a way I like</a>,...
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2013-09-07T20:48:43.390
2019-02-11T03:52:13.847
How to run a program for a fixed period of time?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've just wrote the following and it seems to work:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping google.com&amp; PID=$!; sleep 3; kill $PID\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Of course you should substitute ping with the command you want to run and 3 with a timeout in seconds. Let me know if you need a more detailed ex...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've just wrote the following and it seems to work:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping google.com&amp; PID=$!; sleep 3; kill $PID\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Of course you should substitute ping with the command you want to run and 3 with a timeout in seconds. Let me know if you need a more det...
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2011-05-26T17:11:32.577
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<p>I just upgraded to gnome3 ppa in ubuntu 11.04. Every thing is running smoothly after the upgrade, except the network manager icon, which is the old gnome's icons and the ubuntu network manager. Its driving me insane. I want the latest gnome network manager icons and the interface. Is there any way to fix that?</p> ...
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2011-05-30T18:27:22.157
2014-07-29T04:22:45.093
Gnome3 shows old icons for Network Manager
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Add ppa:</p>\n\n<pre><code>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/testing/ubuntu natty main \ndeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/testing/ubuntu natty main \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Next: update and ugrade system in terminal.<br>\nThen: <code>sudo apt-get install network-manager</code><...
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2011-05-26T18:05:44.200
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<p>I have installed ubuntu 11.04 (natty) on my dell mini 1010. The installation worked fine, however i cannot change the screen resolution to the netbook's native resolution. I always get 800x600, which is not the native resolution.</p> <p>Is there a way to get more than the 800x600 option in the monitors drop down li...
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235
2011-05-27T01:23:34.953
2011-09-11T11:49:55.577
How do I set the resolution on a Dell Mini 1010 to it's native resolution?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Typically when you do not have the desired resolution as a choice, it means you're not running the correct video driver and the installation has fallen back to some sort of default.</p>\n\n<p>A little googling shows me that you're not alone in this problem, and offers a link ...
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2011-05-26T18:11:18.787
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<p>I'm using ubuntu 11.04. Disk utility is reporting I have a bad sector on my hard drive. Is this reliable?</p> <p>I'm skeptical that it's reporting accurately because</p> <ol> <li>When I googled "ubuntu disk utility bad sectors," it brought me to this bug: <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libata...
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2012-06-26T00:17:17.083
2015-02-06T14:52:11.597
Is Disk Utility reliable?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, it is reliable. Run <code>sudo badblocks -b 512 /dev/sda</code> to scan the disk and find where the bad sector is. It will show the number of the bad sector. You can then verify it with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/null iflag=direct bs=512 skip=sector_number...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, it is reliable. Run <code>sudo badblocks -b 512 /dev/sda</code> to scan the disk and find where the bad sector is. It will show the number of the bad sector. You can then verify it with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/null iflag=direct bs=512 skip=secto...
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2011-05-26T18:14:15.463
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<p>I am running 11.04.</p> <p>Every time i tried to a command such as </p> <pre><code>mv flieA $HOME/&lt;somedir&gt;/ </code></pre> <p>Terminal automatically put "\" in front of $HOME when I hit the 'Tab' key for autocomplete</p> <pre><code>mv flieA \$HOME/&lt;somedir&gt;/ </code></pre> <p>it's incredibly annoying...
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null
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2011-06-27T12:18:00.830
Stop Terminal to auto-put forward slash in front of $HOME
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use <code>~</code> instead of <code>$HOME</code>. It is shorter to write, and it will not mess up the autocompletion.</p>\n\n<pre><code>egil@morgenstern [~] $ ls \\$HOME/\negil@morgenstern [~] $ ls ~/\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate...
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2011-05-26T18:30:43.723
1
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<p>I was wondering, if there was a go to place to look for c headers, and how to get them on Ubuntu, often times a quick Google search gets me the apt-get package. I was wondering if it possible look up any header <code>*.h</code> file and get the required package. </p> <p>In this particular case I am look for mbstrin...
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2011-05-30T18:26:59.910
2011-05-30T18:26:59.910
GCC headers on Ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do from terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install apt-file\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then, after it is installed and you updated the lists:</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-file search mbstring.h\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And this is the output that it returned to me:</p>\n\n<pre><code>mingw-w64: ...
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2011-05-26T18:35:14.533
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<p>I want to install Ubuntu 10.10 version but I don't about that one. Sir Is the internet required to install ubuntu. Sir please tell me in detail and can I get boot disc freely from you by application</p>
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2011-05-30T18:26:48.117
2017-02-02T20:44:16.427
How to install Ubuntu on Windows XP
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2011-05-26T18:38:45.503
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<p>I'm trying to install Karmic server and before the partitioning step it tells me that it can't detect the disk drive, and asks me to give it a driver name from a huge list. The problem is that I don't know what driver to use or how to find it.</p> <p>I have a Maverick desktop cd, and when I boot into that I am able...
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2011-05-26T18:58:08.177
"Can't find disk drive" during Ubuntu Karmic server install
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I was able to fix this by changing the SATA controller settings in the BIOS so that it was in AHCI mode and not in IDE mode. After that it booted and installed normally.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0",...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Karmic has reached end of life and is no longer supported. Use a supported release.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T19:11:11.487", "id": "49801", "postId": "45382", "score": "0", "...
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2011-05-26T18:40:02.030
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<p>I am wondering if it is possible to change the number of entries in the list which appears when in Firefox you right click on a tab and choose "add to bookmarks".</p> <p>That's because I use to categorize a lot of bookmarks and the standard choice of 5 entries is too small. Of course the idea is to not have to clic...
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2014-02-17T17:21:31.643
2014-02-17T17:21:31.643
Modify the number of entries in the list to choose from for bookmarking a site in Firefox
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have two answers for you, although I'll admit that both miss the mark slightly.</p>\n\n<p>The first is that you can get complete control by pressing <code>CTRL + B</code> to open the bookmarks sidebar, and the you can simply drag a tab into the folder of your choosing. By i...
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2011-05-26T18:50:59.850
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<p>I have been trying, with no success, to install a IBM DB2 ODBC driver so that my PHP server can connect to a database. I've tried installing the db2_connect and get all sorts of problems, I tried install I Access for Linux and the RPM did not install right nor did using alien breed any useful results. I've also trie...
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2011-06-12T01:26:42.050
2014-03-17T02:58:25.870
How to I do install DB2 ODBC?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i do it this way:</p>\n\n<p>1.\n<code>sudo apt-get install php5-odbc alien</code></p>\n\n<p>2.\n<code>alien –i –c iSeriesAccess-6.1.0-1.2.x86_64.rpm</code></p>\n\n<p>3.\n<code>nano /etc/odbc.ini</code></p>\n\n<pre><code>[DATASOURCE NAME] \nDescription = iSeries Access ODBC Driver DSN...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i do it this way:</p>\n\n<p>1.\n<code>sudo apt-get install php5-odbc alien</code></p>\n\n<p>2.\n<code>alien –i –c iSeriesAccess-6.1.0-1.2.x86_64.rpm</code></p>\n\n<p>3.\n<code>nano /etc/odbc.ini</code></p>\n\n<pre><code>[DATASOURCE NAME] \nDescription = iSeries Access ODBC Dr...
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2011-05-26T18:54:20.677
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<p>I'm in the process of rebuilding my IBF (invisible bridging firewall) as Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. In the past I have dealt with ipv6 by way of disabling it entirely. This time around I want to leave it enabled and filter it with ip6tables, etc.</p> <p>All my config seems fine, except I cannot seem to discover a workin...
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2011-05-30T18:25:53.390
2011-05-30T18:25:53.390
IPv6-enabled bridging without IPv6 addresses on the interfaces
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T21:48:24.917", "id": "49825", "postId": "45385", "score": "0", "text": "Out of curiosity, does the ip6tables and bridge still carry IPv6 traffic when you do the 'ip -6 addr del' command?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "9308" }, { "creationDate"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not sure what you are setting in sysctl.conf, but the settings in it should automatically be applied when you restart. You should be able to apply them right away with something like <code>sudo sysctl -p</code>\nIf you are having trouble with it not applying, you may need to spec...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not sure what you are setting in sysctl.conf, but the settings in it should automatically be applied when you restart. You should be able to apply them right away with something like <code>sudo sysctl -p</code>\nIf you are having trouble with it not applying, you may need...
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2011-05-26T19:16:14.830
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<p>I'm trying to use LibreOffice 3.4 RC 1 on my system, and at first it was working fine. However when I tried to save a file in writer, it kept failing, so I tried to restart, but found it would no longer launch.</p> <p>It turns out I've been hit by a bug that was supposedly fixed in RC 1, and according to comments, ...
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2013-02-18T12:12:59.327
Why LibreOffice 3.4 rc 1 missing a shared library that is present on the system?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T20:58:38.667", "id": "49814", "postId": "45393", "score": "0", "text": "@roland-taylor: If you have just installed it, try to run `sudo ldconfig` to update the shared libraries symlinks", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5185" }, { "creationDate":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is what you should do:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Run: <code>locate libjvmfwk</code> and copy the full path without the filename.</p>\n<p>eg: if the output is <code>/usr/lib/ure/lib/libjvmfwk.so.3</code> write down <code>/usr/lib/ure/lib</code>)</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Run <code>gksudo gedit ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is what you should do:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Run: <code>locate libjvmfwk</code> and copy the full path without the filename.</p>\n<p>eg: if the output is <code>/usr/lib/ure/lib/libjvmfwk.so.3</code> write down <code>/usr/lib/ure/lib</code>)</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Run <code>gksud...
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2011-05-26T19:51:16.687
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<p>How do I check which SMTP client I have installed? And how do I configure it?</p>
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2011-05-27T01:14:15.823
2011-05-27T01:14:15.823
How to check which SMTP client I have installed?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Most email programs, like Thunderbird or Evolution, have a SMTP client build in to send mail, so you can have more than one SMTP client installed and there is no easy way to get a list of all installed clients.</p>\n\n<p>What do you want to do?</p>\n", "commentCount": "2"...
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2011-05-26T19:56:02.707
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<p>I am creating a custom Ubuntu live CD built on 10.04.2. By default it boots up to a screen where you have two options, try without installation and install. </p> <p>This is the step I would like to avoid: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/T8w6Q.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>I would rather have ...
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2011-05-26T20:32:52.510
2011-06-01T14:07:35.860
How can I modify the Live CD to start into a live session ("try ubuntu") directly?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T20:33:39.093", "id": "49812", "postId": "45396", "score": "1", "text": "The package responsible for the live installer is called `ubiquity`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T02:33:36.660", "id": "49864",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I ended up removing ubiquity and that made the live disk boot straight to the desktop.</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-get purge ubiquity\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-01T...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use \"Remastersys Backup\" to make my custom live iso's. I then use Ubuntu's \"Startup Disk Creator\" to put the iso on to a USB stick. When I boot from it, it goes right to the desktop with an icon on the desktop to install it to the hard drive.\nTo try \"Remastersys Backu...
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2011-05-26T20:14:36.857
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<p>How do I install the Gnome Do plugin for Banshee in Natty? It's not in the plugin list and I have googled half an hour trying to find a way to install it, but most info I found was outdated.</p>
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2011-05-27T01:13:20.443
2011-05-27T01:13:20.443
How do I install the Gnome Do plugin for Banshee?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-26T21:09:37.990", "id": "49816", "postId": "45398", "score": "0", "text": "Try synapse, more lightweight and better than gnome-do", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "829" }, { "creationDate": "2012-02-25T09:41:00.593", "id": "125574", "postId"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I cannot say for certain, but I would try the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-do\nsudo apt-get install gnome-do-plugins\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>From there, run gnome-do and configure the plugins such that the banshee plugin is enabled. It had been a whil...
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2012-02-25T09:41:06.520
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2011-05-26T20:20:22.210
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<p>On Ubuntu some apps call /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1 when it needs to execute "privileged processes". This is inconsistent with gksu force grab behavior where the whole screen is disabled unless user cancels. </p> <p>Is there any way the former could be made to have a force grab to make it more consi...
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2011-12-12T16:44:41.317
About polkit-agent-helper (or polkit)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If it's consistency and not specifically gksu-like behaviour you're after, you could go about it the other way round by using gksu-polkit instead of gksu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0"...
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2011-05-26T22:11:17.507
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<p>I think that the maximum resolution I can get is 8192x8192.</p> <p>Could you tell me how can I <em>SAFELY</em> increase the screen resolution? </p> <p>Actually I wanted to try with <code>xrandr</code> command, but I am afraid that it may create some problems as there is not much support for the video drivers (Inte...
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2011-05-27T01:12:52.753
2011-05-27T01:39:51.610
How to change screen resolution of Thinkpad x300?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, the maximum resolution for your Thinkpad x300 is 1440x900, limited by the screen in your laptop. But don't worry, that's already a very nice resolution for 13 inch laptops.</p>\n\n<p>The listed 8192 x 8192 is the maximum amount of pixels your video card can handle, or ...
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2011-05-26T22:23:05.153
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<p>I've got Ubuntu 10.04 installed, and I've just spent 2 hours trying to get my linksys WUSB54GC wireless USB adapter to work with no luck. I've tried the ndiswrapper, pulling the .inf files off my installation cd and a dozen other suggestions from the ubuntu forums.</p> <p>I want a wireless adapter (usb or pci) that...
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2011-05-27T03:31:52.167
Is there a list of wireless adapters that work on Ubuntu with no hassle?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported\" rel=\"nofollow\">check this page</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-27T03:31:52.167", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported\" rel=\"nofollow\">check this page</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-...
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2011-05-26T23:17:31.533
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<p>Am I the only one that is not able to make playlists with ubuntu one on android? Everytime i make one, it says network error. I have tried it on wifi and 3g with no luck as well as restarting my phone. Any solutions?</p>
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2011-07-19T11:25:26.120
2011-10-31T14:01:53.087
Ubuntu One Music Playlist doesn't work
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-07-19T03:40:02.213", "id": "60138", "postId": "45420", "score": "0", "text": "I have the same problem on my HTC Inspire. I just get an error message: \"Failed to save play list, please try later. A network error occurred. Try again later.\"", "userDisplayName": "user2...
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2012-04-23T22:49:19.100
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2011-05-26T23:21:25.227
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<p>I've never supported Apple in any way, but I like their hardware. As I've just purchased and got working a nice Apple wireless keyboard (bought second-hand!), I'm curious about the possibility of buying a second-hand MacBook and installing Ubuntu on it. </p> <p>What, of what's important, isn't working? Notably, I d...
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2018-11-12T16:10:58.420
2018-11-12T16:10:58.420
Ubuntu on MacBook Pro - pros and cons?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It can be done. I'd take a look at the <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=328\">Apple Users sub-forum</a> on <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php\">ubuntuforums.org</a> for in-depth details.</p>\n\n<p>These are also two good starting points for info: <a href=...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It can be done. I'd take a look at the <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=328\">Apple Users sub-forum</a> on <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php\">ubuntuforums.org</a> for in-depth details.</p>\n\n<p>These are also two good starting points for info: ...
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2011-05-26T23:26:49.500
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<p>I'm setting up a Dell M4400 Precision, and on previous installations I've merely installed the Broadcom STA Wireless Driver from the "Additional Drivers" app. However with 11.04, I get this error: Sorry, installation of this driver failed.</p> <p>Please have a look at the log file for details: /var/log/jockey.log....
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2011-06-02T16:10:16.247
2011-06-02T20:04:36.783
Broadcom STA Wireless Driver Fails to install
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I actually have 2 Broadcom wireless cards in my laptop. What I do to get in working is:</p>\n\n<p><code>dpkg -l | grep b43</code> to find any b43 related packages to remove.</p>\n\n<p>Then,</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It has wo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I actually have 2 Broadcom wireless cards in my laptop. What I do to get in working is:</p>\n\n<p><code>dpkg -l | grep b43</code> to find any b43 related packages to remove.</p>\n\n<p>Then,</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I...
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45428
2011-05-27T00:12:39.983
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<p>I had two panels. One panel contains "Applications", "Places", "System", time and date, Gnome network manager icon, and sound icon. The other panel contains different workspaces, the windows of aplications that have been open within the workspaces, show desktop icon and trash bin icon.</p> <p>I accidentally delete ...
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2011-05-27T00:26:33.497
How to restore deleted panel on desktop
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Right click on the panel which is present on the desktop and uncheck the option \"Lock Panel\"</li>\n<li>Right click again on the panel and select \"Add New Panel\". </li>\n<li>Once the new panel is added, right click on the panel and \"Add to panel\" . A window will pop up w...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Right click on the panel which is present on the desktop and uncheck the option \"Lock Panel\"</li>\n<li>Right click again on the panel and select \"Add New Panel\". </li>\n<li>Once the new panel is added, right click on the panel and \"Add to panel\" . A window will ...
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2011-05-27T00:16:38.843
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<p>Yes, this has been asked numerous times here, and Ive carefully read all the related questions. But very few focus on some of the issues that concerns me the most. So, given we now have a new Ubuntu 11.04 and new Linux Mint 11 recently released, its time for some upgrades! :D</p> <p>I have Mint 10 installed, and wo...
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2012-01-24T11:28:45.143
2012-01-24T11:28:45.143
Recommended partitioning scheme considering upgrades, dual/triple booting, multi-distro, and software settings
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Seperate homes for any linux is advisable. Even between the same Ubuntu I would advice that. For instance: Ubuntu 11.04 classic and Ubuntu 11.04 Natty use the same files for ubuntu software center. See this: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/44587/why-are-my-two-ubu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Seperate homes for any linux is advisable. Even between the same Ubuntu I would advice that. For instance: Ubuntu 11.04 classic and Ubuntu 11.04 Natty use the same files for ubuntu software center. See this: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/44587/why-are-my...
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45431
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2011-05-27T01:05:05.680
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<p>I want a small running bicycle (maybe an animation GIF) on the desktop, to remind me focus on work and work hard, can I?</p> <p>It can be embedded in a small window, but it's better to remove the surrounding window border.</p> <p>It's even better if it supports GIF-89a animation, so I can customize it whatever I w...
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2011-05-27T01:13:12.747
2013-04-13T07:54:55.980
How to put an animation sprite on the desktop?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>First install <a href=\"http://tech.shantanugoel.com/resources/downloads/shantz-xwinwrap.zip\" rel=\"nofollow\">shantz-xwinwrap from here</a>, then install gifsicle from the software center. </p></li>\n<li><p>Now create an empty file on the desktop, open it with gedit and t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>First install <a href=\"http://tech.shantanugoel.com/resources/downloads/shantz-xwinwrap.zip\" rel=\"nofollow\">shantz-xwinwrap from here</a>, then install gifsicle from the software center. </p></li>\n<li><p>Now create an empty file on the desktop, open it with ged...
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45432
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2011-05-27T01:08:33.450
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<p>I have 64bit version of Ubuntu. I'm unable to play songs from the site <a href="http://musicindiaonline.com" rel="nofollow">musicindiaonline.com</a>. One solution is to install real player but real player works only on 32bit. What is the solution to this. Some plugins for real player, mplayer etc and all are install...
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2012-08-22T14:18:58.813
I'm unable to play song from musicindiaonline.com in 64bit ver
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>MusicIndiaOnline appears to be using Flash as its playback backend now, which works fine on Ubuntu. <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/11/24694\">Install Adobe Flash</a> and you should be able to listen.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedD...
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2011-05-27T01:20:49.313
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<p><code>man vlock</code> says to look in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt. This file isn't there (though it's available online). Why?</p>
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2011-05-27T15:12:29.170
Why is SysRq doc not where specified by `man vlock`?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The kernel documentation can be found in the <code>linux-doc</code> package. Once that is installed, you should be able to find the file under <code>/usr/share/doc/linux-doc</code>.</p>\n\n<p>The <code>/usr/src/linux/Documentation</code> location is a bit of an anachronism. ...
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2011-05-27T02:45:07.520
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<p>It USED to work - maybe around version 8.04 or earlier. Now all the video apps I used to use just tell me that they can't find a video device. </p> <p>Even with xscreensavers configured to grab video images, it tells me there's no video device at /dev/video0. </p> <p>Previously I didn't have to DO anything to make...
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2011-08-20T21:46:10.203
Will my Logitech 9000 Pro webcam (still) work with Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are talking about the Logitech <strong>Quickcam</strong> Pro 9000 then i can confirm it works perfectly because i have the same one ;)</p>\n\n<p>The following things work perfectly:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Microphone (Although you need to specify in the sound configuration th...
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2011-05-27T03:25:01.683
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<p>I am trying to connect to a Samba Server from Windows. I configured it accoring to the Ubuntu Docs for <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/SambaClientGuide" rel="nofollow">CLients</a> &amp; <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/SambaServerGuide" rel="nofollow">Servers</a> using CLI. </p> <pr...
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2011-05-27T03:25:01.683
How to troubleshoot why I cannot connect to Samba Server
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-22T23:09:15.823
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2011-05-27T03:29:34.720
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<p>I'm getting a warning from this executable along with /usr/bin/mail. Apparently, the latter is a symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/mail which in turn is a symbolic link to the former. Is it part of the official Ubuntu package?</p> <p>And what of these, anybody familiar?</p> <pre> [11:22:59] Checking /dev for su...
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2011-05-27T03:46:14.040
2011-05-27T15:10:05.490
What is this executable /usr/bin/bsd-mailx?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T03:50:30.250", "id": "49872", "postId": "45445", "score": "0", "text": "I got this after a search: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bsd-mailx. But why is it being flagged as suspicious? It is just a warning but I'm a bit on the paranoid side. I've checked my Mee...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The symlinks are a normal part of the \"alternatives\" system used by the packaging system. In some cases, the same commands are provided by multiple packages. To handle this, each package installs their version of the command with a unique name and the common command name ...
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2011-05-27T06:09:55.477
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<p>I suppose to load my Matrox g400 drivers (4.4.0.tar.gz) to either update manager, ubuntu software center or synaptic package manager from the archive manager (I have it there now), is the way to load it to a place were my video card can find it or address it.</p>
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2011-05-27T06:09:55.477
My drivers are in the archive manager how do I move it to a place that the video card will reconize it
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2012-02-22T23:08:42.687
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2011-05-27T07:24:59.953
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<p>Please help me to disable it! it offends me while downloading via Web browsers.</p>
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2012-10-28T05:16:27.147
What is "GFI WebMonitor Secure Download"? and how to disable it?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.gfi.com/internet-monitoring-software/webmonnew.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">GFI WebMonitor</a> is a software for \"Web Security, Monitoring &amp; Internet Access Control\".\nMost likely it's installed by the person who is responsible for your internet connectio...
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45469
1
45472
2011-05-27T08:33:10.737
8
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<p>At work I can only connect to a specific ntp time-server. Under Ubuntu 10.10 I was able to add that server somewhere under time/date settings. Now under Ubuntu 11.04 I cannot find that option anymore. </p> <p>I am sure that there is a config somewhere that I can edit to add the approved server.</p> <p>Can you plea...
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2012-10-06T13:17:36.660
2012-10-06T13:17:36.660
How do I add a specific time-server?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll have to do some manual editing using nano, or your editor of choice:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/default/ntpdate\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and change the <code>NTPSERVERS=\"ntp.[your-server-here]\"</code></p>\n\n<p>If you restart your computer this change will be made active. ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll have to do some manual editing using nano, or your editor of choice:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/default/ntpdate\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and change the <code>NTPSERVERS=\"ntp.[your-server-here]\"</code></p>\n\n<p>If you restart your computer this change will be made ...
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45470
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2011-05-27T08:34:31.103
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<p>I have an Ubuntu Bootable Installation CD. </p> <p>How to install from the CD to a VirtualBox on Windows after creating a virtual machine as described <a href="http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p>The link mentions about downloading Ubuntu disk image (iso file), but I would ...
18417
25863
2012-02-09T22:25:42.603
2012-02-09T22:25:42.603
Installing on VirtualBox from a Bootable CD
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Can I suggest, put your bootable Ubuntu disk into your CD/DVD drive.</p>\n\n<p>At the point where you attach the ISO image as per the instructions, choose the drop-down to select the CD/DVD drive on your Windows box.</p>\n\n<p>Start the Virtual Guest, it will then boot using the dis...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Can I suggest, put your bootable Ubuntu disk into your CD/DVD drive.</p>\n\n<p>At the point where you attach the ISO image as per the instructions, choose the drop-down to select the CD/DVD drive on your Windows box.</p>\n\n<p>Start the Virtual Guest, it will then boot using...
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45474
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2011-05-27T09:05:21.853
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<p>Yesterday my computer suddenly powered down, without warning or going through the normal shutdown procedure.</p> <p>I know it wasn't a powercut because everything else in the house stayed on. This is the first time it has happened, and it turned on again without a hitch (bar some fsck'ing).</p> <p>My question is, ...
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2012-07-09T13:41:47.100
2012-07-09T13:41:47.100
Troubleshooting a sudden shutdown
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sudden power down could possibly a protection mechanism against overheating. There should be kernel messages regarding this in your error logs at <code>/var/log/kern.log</code> and <code>/var/log/debug</code></p>\n\n<p>If it's related to overheating:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What were you do...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sudden power down could possibly a protection mechanism against overheating. There should be kernel messages regarding this in your error logs at <code>/var/log/kern.log</code> and <code>/var/log/debug</code></p>\n\n<p>If it's related to overheating:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What wer...
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45477
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2011-05-27T09:57:46.383
1
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<p>I'm having trouble after installing Lubuntu-desktop on top of a Ubuntu Server (64 bit).</p> <p>The problem is that I cannot get my X-Fi external USB soundcard to work without horrible hacks, and even then at best it only works in some applications.</p> <p>I can currently only play media in VLC media player using t...
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2014-03-19T07:29:54.673
2014-03-19T07:29:54.673
SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB on Lubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The following solved my problem:</p>\n\n<pre><code>defaults.pcm.card 1\ndefaults.pcm.device 0\ndefaults.ctl.card 1\n\npcm.upmix51 {\n type upmix\n slave.pcm \"surround51\"\n delay 15\n channels 6\n}\n\npcm.!default \"plug:upmix51\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Thanks go to Trilby...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First, delete your hack or else you will run in more and more problems.</p>\n\n<p>Watch this question to see how you can configure pulseaudio so the sound come out of the right card :\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14077/how-can-i-change-the-default-audio-device-f...
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2011-05-27T10:42:06.623
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<p>How can I install aclocal from the autotools bundle in Ubuntu 11.04? I tried to find it to no avail:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get install aclocal sudo apt-get install autotools-dev apt-cache search aclocal dpkg -S aclocal </code></pre>
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2016-10-17T02:03:53.280
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How do I install aclocal?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>This was answered by the original user</em></p>\n\n<p>You need to install <code>automake</code> since <code>m4</code> is a dependency:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install autotools-dev\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then install <code>aclocal</code> via <code>apt-get</code></p>\n", "c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>This was answered by the original user</em></p>\n\n<p>You need to install <code>automake</code> since <code>m4</code> is a dependency:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install autotools-dev\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then install <code>aclocal</code> via <code>apt-get</code></p>\...
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45481
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2011-05-27T10:47:45.793
1
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<p>Is it possible to restrict users so they won't be able to change the desktop, i.e., background image and icons? I'm running the latest ubuntu (11.04)</p>
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2017-02-28T19:12:57.410
Don't allow users to change background image and desktop icons?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The background is a setting in gconf-editor: <code>/desktop/gnome/background/</code></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/pessulus\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Pessulus</a> enables the system administrator to set mandatory settings in GConf, which apply to al...
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2011-05-27T10:59:44.450
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<p>Anyone know where the powerpc iso for natty is? I found the one for oneiric -- <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/" rel="nofollow">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/</a> but there is not one for natty in <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/" rel="nofollow">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com...
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2011-06-23T12:08:36.330
2011-12-12T20:56:21.257
Where is the PowerPC version of 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-23T12:31:39.697", "id": "55748", "postId": "45483", "score": "0", "text": "What computer do you have that can use 11.04?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10698" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is <a href=\"https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">no <strong>official</strong> PowerPC support in Ubuntu since 7.04</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Unofficial ports are made exclusively by volunteers, and always lag a bit behind. So I gu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is <a href=\"https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">no <strong>official</strong> PowerPC support in Ubuntu since 7.04</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Unofficial ports are made exclusively by volunteers, and always lag a bit behind....
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2011-05-27T11:16:08.327
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<p>After upgrade my Ubuntu to 11.04 I have a weird problem playing videos. See the <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ypcQn.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">capture from my display</a>.</p> <p>I'm getting the same thing with all of the players and video file types.</p> <p>Ubuntu 11.04 64bit ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650...
18723
26957
2011-10-19T14:35:31.050
2013-04-14T20:15:41.293
Massive graphical corruption when playing videos
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It could be that the generic driver for your video card that Ubuntu loaded aren't fully supported by the card,are you using a 32 bit or 64 bit version of Natty?\nfor the 32 bit and the 64 bit, the Linux driver for your card is here:\n<a href=\"http://support.amd.com/us/gpudow...
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45487
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2011-05-27T11:21:06.223
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/27770/is-there-a-tool-to-encrypt-a-file-or-directory">Is there a tool to encrypt a file or directory?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hello.</p> <p>Are there any alternatives to TrueCrypt that work out of the box and do...
18628
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-05-27T14:20:57.583
Alternatives to TrueCrypt
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T11:26:42.027", "id": "49907", "postId": "45487", "score": "3", "text": "And for encrypting partitions: [How to make a partition truly secure?](http://askubuntu.com/q/43206/6969)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know of any other encryption programs that will work without a download and installation, you could try LUKS, \n<a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/</a>, it is an alternative to Trucrypt that is made to...
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2011-05-27T15:12:41.330
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2011-05-27T11:43:10.973
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<p>When we browse installed apps, we need on right clik on app, information on the selected apps, possibility to initiate uninstall for the selected apps.</p>
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2011-05-27T12:02:29.853
Need new feature when browsing installed apps
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Where is the question?</p>\n\n<p>For suggestions see this:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14017/how-to-make-suggestions-for-ubuntu-improvements\">how to make suggestion for ubuntu improvements</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
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2011-05-27T14:06:57.147
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2011-05-27T12:01:14.740
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<p>When we browse installed apps, how can we get information on a app without to go in synaptic, apt-get or ubuntu software center.</p> <p>Need a more info for the selected apps on right click ou on mouse over the selected app.</p>
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2011-05-27T14:35:04.180
Show information on selected apps when browsing installed apps
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't think there is a way to get information about installed apps without using synaptic or the software center, if I need information about an app, I just google it, and usually, the company/person/team/business that made the app, their website usually is on the first pag...
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45493
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2011-05-27T12:15:14.647
0
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<p>The Hard disk drive got too hot after a while of running Ubuntu. I've checked the system monitor and there weren't any thing strange.</p> <p>I have Packard Bell EasyNote TJ75 with ATI card 512MB core i5. </p>
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19490
2011-08-12T15:34:13.227
2011-12-23T03:55:39.950
Why is the hard disk drive too hot?
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T13:56:22.543", "id": "49923", "postId": "45493", "score": "0", "text": "It could just be the way your computer is designed. Have you tried with another operating system?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18378" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T15...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are u facing the issue on laptop or desktop?</p>\n\n<p>I faced this issue and after much struggle, I am able to resolve the issue. I was not able to use my laptop as my HDD was getting too hot.</p>\n\n<p>Do the following and come back with the result.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>install powerto...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It may be that the hard drive is dying, I worked in a computer repair store and the general point of no return is when you touch the drive and practically burn yourself, I would reccomend getting a new hard drive ASAP, @Ethan Turkeltaub, It is very rare for a hard drive to ov...
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2011-05-27T12:21:52.600
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<p>Is this available somewhere. I want an image with nothing of unity in it only gnome 3. Something like the new Fedora. The problem is that when I tried gnome 3 in my current Ubuntu install the installation wasn't perfect. I just want to test a completely vanilla Ubuntu with gnome 3.</p> <p>It is a pity for users li...
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2011-05-30T18:24:38.163
2011-12-14T03:46:07.140
Is there an image of Ubuntu + Gnome3 available?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you given the following a try:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get dist-upgrade\nsudo apt-get install gnome-shell\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After issuing the above list commands in a terminal, restart the compute...
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2011-05-27T12:36:05.267
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<p>I have just installed Ubuntu Server 10.04 with a LAMP setup. I want to host a website there but I'm not sure which is the best way to get/edit my files on the server. Googling provides many options but I'm not sure which is best?</p> <p>Unless there's a better option, I'd like to be create the pages on another PC...
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2014-04-24T22:36:04.260
2014-04-24T22:36:04.260
Should I symlink my /var/www directory to my home?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-01T20:15:33.570", "id": "51100", "postId": "45496", "score": "5", "text": "[Reasons why /var/ww/ should not have chmod 777](http://askubuntu.com/questions/20105/reasons-why-var-www-should-not-have-chmod-777) - Just to make it clear.", "userDisplayName": null, "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Every setup is different. For me I have a lot of users on a server that each hosts websites, for you, you likely won't need to create more than just one user on the system. However, if you manage multiple websites on this server this setup will help you to manage, configure, and debu...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would give write permissions to /var/www to the www-data and add your user to that group. That way it would be easy to control which users can write to that directory.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo chgrp -R www-data /var/www\nsudo chmod g+w -R /var/www \nusermod -a -G www-data you...
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2011-05-27T13:47:39.310
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<p>I use Lotus Notes as the main program and would like have Lotus as main email on Dash, not Evolution. How do I do this?</p> <p>Ubuntu 11.04 (Unity)</p>
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2011-05-27T19:39:55.793
How put a Lotus Notes in Dash?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try to change the default program in the <code>Preferred applications</code>, you should find <code>Lotus notes</code> in the drop down list .</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvrzW.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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2011-05-27T14:03:38.610
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<p>Already tried adding the Kubuntu PPA (Which tipically worked for past ktorrent versions (I always use Ktorrent because of several advantages) and it still appears like 4.0.5 in the repositories. What can i do to install the latest version?</p> <p>NOTE - Also tried this PPA <a href="https://launchpad.net/~jon-severi...
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2011-05-30T18:53:42.257
2011-05-30T22:08:00.300
How to install Ktorrent 4.1.1?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T14:08:51.530", "id": "49926", "postId": "45503", "score": "2", "text": "Why would you break something that isn't broken (yet)? The current version is stable and works well. An awful answer would be: compile it yourself. But that requires a lot development files.", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>1)Install kde desktop as a session; in synaptic</strong> <code>kde-standard</code> :\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Thb04.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></p>\n<p><strong>2)Then in Konsole; kde terminal</strong>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>sudo add-apt-reposito...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>However, @Lekensteyn, he wants a different version for whatever reasons, you may have to compile it yourself to get the version you want.</p>\n\n<p>If the update method as shown above doesn't work, then you could try <code>sudo apt-get remove Ktorrent</code> in the terminal.<...
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45516
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2011-05-27T15:04:24.137
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<p>Where is the background of the Unity (3D) launcher located? I would like to enhance the transparency of the launcher to make it fit better with light themes (such as Radiance). The actual transparency of the launcher suits only with darker themes (like Ambiance).</p> <p>The file "launcher_background_middle.png" in ...
18736
14356
2011-09-04T19:34:27.157
2023-02-28T15:40:55.730
How to enhance the transparency of the Unity 3D launcher?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T22:49:42.423", "id": "55639", "postId": "45516", "score": "0", "text": "There have been variations of this question here before. As of now, it can't be done. Nobody has figured it out, at least. There are a bunch if us looking, so post here if you get it sorted out....
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>CompizConfig Settings Manager (CSM) found in System Settings, -> Desktop -> Ubuntu Unity Plugin -> Experimental Tab -> Panel Opacity</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/OoS3A.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Done</p>\n", "commentCount": "3"...
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45546
2011-05-27T15:17:05.653
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<p>Is there a way speed up Linux CLI navigation when I must enter long commands? I simply use arrows right now, and - if I have a long command it takes some time to get from start of the command to the middle of it.</p> <p>Is there a way to for example jump to the middle of the command without using arrows?</p>
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2011-05-30T18:24:02.923
2020-05-28T03:19:44.320
How to navigate long commands faster?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Some useful line editing key bindings provided by the <a href=\"https://readline.kablamo.org/emacs.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Readline</a> library:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>A</kbd>: go to the beginning of line</li>\n<li><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>E</kbd>: go to the end of l...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I do not know of a way to specifically jump to the middle without using the cursor keys. However, I can recommend using <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + cursor key to move from blank to blank (i.e., jump from one word to another).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "c...
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45522
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2011-05-27T15:20:59.787
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<p>A couple of (I believe) interrelated questions regarding the Messaging Indicator:</p> <ol> <li>Why does the Ubuntu Messaging Indicator Applet display 3 instances of Inbox ? </li> <li>Why does new email not show up in any of the Inbox references?</li> <li>I would be curious to know why new emails do not light the a...
16267
16267
2011-06-05T03:00:09.243
2011-06-05T04:51:58.370
Why does the Messaging Indicator display 3 instances of Inbox?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-27T16:40:23.617", "id": "49972", "postId": "45522", "score": "0", "text": "As a note of interest, I do have 3 Pop email accounts I am polling with Evolution. However, they all three deposit new email in a single Inbox...at leas that is what I believe.", "userDispl...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>As far as I know, each account you set up with Evolution will have its own inbox showing because they do not share the same inbox. I use Evolution with my school email and Gmail addresses, and they have 2 different inboxes in Evolution.</p></li>\n<li><p>I'm not sure...
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45523
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2011-05-27T15:22:58.887
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<p>I tend to use the Super key in my keybindings (e.g. move between workspaces, vim commands, etc.) and holding the super key shows the sidebar. It's really annoying especially if I'm on the maximised window. Is there a way to change this binding so that holding super doesn't show the sidebar?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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2011-05-27T23:45:26.563
Change keybinding to show Unity Sidebar
[ "11.04", "unity", "taskbar" ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should install CompizConfig Settings Manager with the command:\n sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager\nThen, in Compiz, there is a Unity Plugin (look for the purple logo below). Under this section, it says \"Key to show the luncher.\" Change it or disable...
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2011-05-27T15:25:55.093
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<p>I have an Ubuntu (10.10) laptop. In our office everyone is using Windows, and our workgroup is simply <code>WORKGROUP</code>. I've installed samba, and its conf is:</p> <pre><code> workgroup = WORKGROUP # security = user [share] path = /media/Repo/share // this is another partition browsable = yes...
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2017-03-18T11:27:07.277
How to make my Ubuntu show on a Windows Workgroup
[ "networking", "samba", "shared-folders", "sharing" ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Did you add yourself to samba users?</p>\n\n<p>You can try this GUI to configure it: <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/system-config-samba\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">system-config-samba</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/system-config-samba\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"...
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