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2011-05-27T15:31:12.067
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<p>I have an external USB hard drive plugged in, and after a few minutes, when there's been no activity against it, it automatically spins down, stops, and is unmounted. Is there a way to keep it spinning so I don't lose the mount?</p> <p>Cheers</p>
17702
7035
2011-05-27T19:09:00.223
2012-09-26T22:52:16.413
How to keep an external hard drive spinning?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had been looking for that answer for a Seagate FreeAgent drive, the 2 answers I found were 1) use the Seagate utility on a Windows machine to disable auto-spindown, or <a href=\"http://zhigang.org/blog/seagate-freeagent-auto-spindown-under-linux/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this page</a> w...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had been looking for that answer for a Seagate FreeAgent drive, the 2 answers I found were 1) use the Seagate utility on a Windows machine to disable auto-spindown, or <a href=\"http://zhigang.org/blog/seagate-freeagent-auto-spindown-under-linux/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this pa...
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45529
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2011-05-27T15:36:02.397
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<p>Chrome opens up in a maximized windows. No matter how many times I resize it down it stays the same on new windows. I tried resizing the windows then quitting Chrome, but still no luck.</p> <p>If anything is there a way I can manually set the default window size through the shell or something?</p>
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2012-02-10T22:21:42.590
2012-02-10T22:21:42.590
Chrome keeps opening maximized
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How is Chrome being opened? Specifically, I am curious about the command issued by the launcher. The reason for my interest is that the '--kiosk' modifier is used to open Chrome in fullscreen mode. Subsequently, I would check to ensure the '--kiosk' is not in the command l...
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45531
1
45911
2011-05-27T15:46:19.443
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25789/is-there-a-way-to-remove-maximized-window-controls-title-from-top-panel-in-unity">Is there a way to remove maximized window controls/title from top panel in Unity</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I know how to get a...
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2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2011-05-29T23:45:11.540
Is there a way to get the Unity title bar behavior and NOTHING ELSE?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From a quick scout about it appears that unity isn't modular at present, so you can't have the globalmenu without unity.</p>\n\n<p><strong>But</strong> you can effectively remove the unity dock from your desktop.</p>\n\n<p>Install CCSM <code>apt-get install compizconfig-settings-mana...
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2011-06-21T15:47:13.140
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45535
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2011-05-27T16:13:26.990
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<p>Dconf is pretty young, yet my database is already a mess with lots of "schema-less" keys. Is there a way to do some cleaning up, or would I need to start from scratch (by removing ~/.config/dconf/user I guess)?</p>
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2021-10-17T10:13:29.563
How do I clean up my dconf database?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is possible using the <code>dconf reset</code> command, though it's not clear if that's a side-effect of a bug.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>For a single key:</p>\n\n<pre><code>dconf reset \"/path/to/the/key\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>Must not</strong> end with a <code>/</code>.</p><...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is possible using the <code>dconf reset</code> command, though it's not clear if that's a side-effect of a bug.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>For a single key:</p>\n\n<pre><code>dconf reset \"/path/to/the/key\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>Must not</strong> end with a <code>/</cod...
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45536
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2011-05-27T16:14:56.210
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<p>I like having focus prevention set to high, so that I don't have some stupid auto-launched app steal my typing in the middle of something else. Unfortunately, Unity keeps focus on the right window while raising the new one. A number of times, this has caused me to close an application by accident that had control of...
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2014-08-08T22:26:16.777
Window focus confusion in unity
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I never did get this to work right in 11.10, in spite of tweaking CCSM and other antics. My final answer? Upgrade to 12.04; precise got unity in to much better shape for prime time.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC...
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45540
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2011-05-27T17:06:35.153
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<p>Here is where it locks-up:</p> <p>Setting up <code>openjdk-6-jre-headless (6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1) ...</code> </p> <p>Even <code>control-c</code> does not stop it. I have to close the ssh session by closing the terminal.</p> <p>I have tried two packages: <code>openjdk-6-jdk</code> and <code>ecj</code> From <code>Ja...
18744
4937
2011-05-27T17:50:07.080
2011-05-30T22:32:19.377
I cannot install Java. It locks
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems there was a bug: <a href=\"http://lists.launchpad.net/openjdk/msg05767.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">lists.launchpad.net/openjdk/msg05767.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Solution:</p>\n\n<p>apt-get clean</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentL...
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45543
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45547
2011-05-27T17:34:13.237
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<p>My home directory is encrypted and I want to remove the encryption. I have performed the following actions and the problem occurs at step 4:</p> <ol> <li>Backed up (encrypted) home folder to <code>/var/backup</code> using <code>sbackup</code> utility</li> <li>Deleted home folder: <code>$ rm -rf /home/michael</code>...
16093
7035
2011-05-30T18:23:24.267
2011-05-30T18:23:24.267
Tar Error: implausibly old time stamp 1970-01-01 00:00:00
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I see 1 flaw in your strategy:</p>\n\n<p>You use <code>sbackup</code> to create a backup and <code>tar</code> to restore it. That does not make sense to me. Either you create and restore with <code>tar</code> or you create with <code>sbackup</code> and restore with <code>srestore</co...
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45548
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45549
2011-05-27T17:55:06.160
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<p>I have zeitgeist daemon always in processes. I don't see the point of this zeitgeist, it logs my activity. i removed it from startup programs, but it is still there.</p> <p>Can I uninstall this package? Why do I need it at all?</p>
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2011-05-30T18:22:31.660
2019-10-20T13:03:27.153
Disabling Zeitgeist
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Run <code>sudo apt-get remove zeitgeist*</code> in a terminal. It might remove a few related packages, but so long as you don't see anything suggested for removal that you don't want, you should be fine.</p>\n\n<p>As per comments: you will lose unity functionality (I was not sure how...
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45560
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45565
2011-05-27T19:43:12.077
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<p>In previous question I asked how to disable zeitgeist <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/45548/disabling-zeitgeist/45549">Disabling Zeitgeist</a>. </p> <p>After I removed all packages, I was unable to find anything via unity launcher! Shortcuts to media apps, internet apps...dont work.</p> <p>Reinstalling ze...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2013-12-11T19:56:06.130
Unity stopped working after zeitgeist uninstall
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed by installing unity add-ons: unity-place-applications and unity-place-files.</p>\n\n<p>I can call this a bug: uninstall zeitgeist, install zeitgeist and you lose unity application and place files add-ons. They should be independent.</p>\n", "commentCount": "9", "comments": ...
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45563
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2011-05-27T19:58:35.907
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<p>I have some AVI videos from a vacation. The videos might have different frame rate and resolution, as they came from different cameras.</p> <p>What's the easiest way to concatenate these videos? Is there an straightforward way to make simple edits (rotating, cropping etc.?)</p> <p>I've tried <a href="http://www.go...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2015-07-10T18:19:49.503
Concatenating AVI videos
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not clear if you want a command line type answer, but given that you said that there are different videos and framerates and you want to do simple edits, then I would use a good video editor such as OpenShot or KdenLive to amalgamate all the videos on one track and export as one ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you given mjpegtools a shot? It has been a while since I have messed around with video editing/conversion, but when I last used mjpegtools it was a CLI utility. Still, very powerful and easy to use. Mjpegtools can be found at sourceforge.net.</p>\n", "commentCount...
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45572
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2011-05-27T21:30:32.963
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<p>Is it possible to change the font or at least the font <em>size</em> of text in Unity's indicator panel (for things like the clock and system indicator monitor) without changing Application Font size from the Appearance Preferences > Fonts settings? I'm using a small monitor and I'd like just a wee bit more space fo...
18491
24694
2012-04-29T17:10:22.260
2012-10-12T16:21:49.457
Is it possible to change Unity Panel fonts or font size?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This not the best way as it involves changing the size for <strong>all</strong> applications, but it's the only way I know.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>gnome-appearance-properties</code>.</li>\n<li>Start the <em>Appearance Preferences<...
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45574
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2011-05-27T21:48:27.950
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<p>Firstly, Wi-Fi works 100% of the time on my Ubuntu netbook, my Android phone and my Windows install (on the same computer/USB-wifi device), so I don't think this can be a router issue... It would be strange if it were a driver issue as it sometimes connects, but FYI the USB-wifi device is a Edimax EW-7318USg.</p> <...
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2011-10-24T22:24:20.613
2011-11-01T00:26:32.590
Intermittent (each startup) Wi-Fi with an Edimax EW-7318USg
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Find out if any log entries are helpful - I usually do:</p>\n\n<p><code>touch $HOME/now</code> </p>\n\n<p>Record the time right now.\nThen, make the event happen (or, wait until the event happens, doing periodic <code>touch $HOME/now</code>s.</p>\n\n<p>Then, after the even...
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2012-02-27T19:34:34.680
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45577
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2011-05-27T22:19:54.507
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<p>I can still use Ambiance, but in the appearance windows it reads: "This theme cannot be displayed as it should, as the needed GTK+-theme 'Ambiance' is not installed"</p> <p>Where can I download it or fix this issue?</p>
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2012-10-12T10:24:21.427
Accidentally deleted Ambiance theme
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Install (or reinstall) the Ubuntu 'light-themes' package. From a terminal prompt, issue the following command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install light-themes\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>That should put you back in business.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ ...
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45588
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2011-05-27T23:47:19.387
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<p>I want to move drivers that are in my archive manager/ file roller to Update manager, ubuntu software center or synaptic package manager</p>
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2011-06-27T21:18:09.443
I want to move drivers out of my archive manager/file roller
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Update manager, Software center and Synaptic all only access software present in one of the package repositories you've added to your system. </p>\n\n<p>There is no easy way to have them use a archive file from the archive manager (you'd need to convert the driver archive to ...
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45593
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45599
2011-05-28T00:47:44.427
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<p>I searched here and didn't see this question already posted, but my apologies if I already missed it.</p> <p>I've noticed lately that my Weather Indicator applet is no longer showing weather icons. If I select it to pull information from Google, I get this:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/zalTQ.png" alt="...
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2011-06-06T13:11:19.627
Weather Indicator not showing icons?
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2011-05-28T00:56:50.917
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<p>When running Ubuntu as a VirtualBox, where is the automount of the shared folders? </p> <p>It's not in <code>/etc/fstab</code> so where else could it be?</p>
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2011-09-02T11:35:03.307
2011-11-15T03:29:27.390
Where is VirtualBox shared folders mounted in a virtual guest?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>this is covered <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/SharedFolders\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> and <a href=\"http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;t=15868\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. they both work... </p>\n\n<p>Copy and paste from the help.u...
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45595
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45596
2011-05-27T22:39:47.540
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<p>Pulled a <code>chmod 777 /</code> on accident yesterday, I've recovered almost all of the permissions except a few folders, and I can't find what default permissions for <code>/sbin/</code> anywhere.</p>
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2011-05-30T18:52:16.110
2011-05-30T18:52:16.110
What are the default permissions for the /sbin/ directory?
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dmanexe
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2011-05-28T01:44:35.300
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9865/how-can-i-configure-unitys-launcher-auto-hide-behavior">How can I configure Unity&#39;s launcher auto-hide behavior?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Title explains. Please help as I don't like not being able to see ...
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2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-06-02T12:35:08.743
Can I get the unity bar to not hide?
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2011-06-06T12:11:27.893
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2011-05-28T01:59:21.870
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<p>I cant seem to find the drivers for my Dell Wireless WLAN 1397 Minicard for ubuntu 11.04 andone know how i can get them and install them im sort of new to ubuntu? </p>
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2012-01-30T14:09:55.010
2012-01-30T14:09:55.010
Where to get Dell Inspiron 1545 drivers for the Dell 1397 wlan minicard wireless card?
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45604
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59040
2011-05-28T02:59:58.983
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<p>How can I export my X Display with audio.</p> <p>For example, in tty1 if I put, "startx xmoto -- :1 &amp;", I can play xmoto ok, but have no sound. If I put "xinit -- :1 &amp;"and then put "xmoto &amp;", again I can play xmoto ok, but have no sound.</p> <p>The strange thing is the sound continues in tty1...if I go...
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47291
2014-11-10T03:06:51.167
2014-11-10T03:06:51.167
How to export X Display with Audio?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>///OLD: Left just in case!\nThis worked for me</p>\n\n<p>edit /etc/group </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/group\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Next, search for audio, you shoud find somethink like this: </p>\n\n<pre><code>audio:x:29:pulse\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Add a coma and your username afth...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>///OLD: Left just in case!\nThis worked for me</p>\n\n<p>edit /etc/group </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/group\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Next, search for audio, you shoud find somethink like this: </p>\n\n<pre><code>audio:x:29:pulse\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Add a coma and your usern...
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45618
2011-05-28T04:23:43.643
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<p>I am using Ubuntu Minimal + LXDE. I am wondering how can I auto-mount a partition (internal) on boot automatically. Currently I do something like </p> <pre><code>mount /dev/sda3 /media/works </code></pre> <p>But I want it to be permanent. Also I have GParted, but the Partition > UnMount is greyed out (yes, unmount...
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2019-11-21T06:49:04.553
2023-01-18T15:28:58.247
How to mount partition permanently?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unmount is greyed out because the partition isn't there to be unmounted. You haven't mounted it yet.</p>\n\n<p>To make the partition auto-mount, first find out the UUID of /dev/sda3 by doing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo blkid\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I'll assume you're using ext4 on /dev/sda3...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unmount is greyed out because the partition isn't there to be unmounted. You haven't mounted it yet.</p>\n\n<p>To make the partition auto-mount, first find out the UUID of /dev/sda3 by doing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo blkid\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I'll assume you're using ext4 on /...
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45609
1
47148
2011-05-28T04:24:22.660
2
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<p>I have tried many times over to install Thrift (<a href="http://thrift.apache.org/" rel="nofollow">http://thrift.apache.org/</a>) in Ubuntu Server. I tried it on two machines... And one I had nothing on it before; meaning fresh Ubuntu installation.</p> <p>I did: <code>./configure</code>, no problems here.</p> <p>B...
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2011-06-06T10:18:21.740
2017-01-29T16:16:20.737
Missing python.h when trying to install Apache Thrift
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install python dev</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-dev\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-05T20:17:05.033", "id": "47148", "lastActivityDate": "2011...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install python dev</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-dev\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-05T20:17:05.033", "id": "47148", "la...
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45610
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45614
2011-05-28T04:38:27.373
0
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<p>I am trying to get Ubuntu Minimal +_ LXDE to auto mount my USB drives. Currently I need to do </p> <pre><code>pmount /dev/sdb1 </code></pre> <p>manually. Also I have LXDE > Preferences > Automount all checked</p>
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2011-08-09T19:21:36.250
Getting Ubuntu Minimal + LXDE to automount USB drives
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you can't get it working with the pretty gui tools, maybe looking at the automount documentation and tweaking your /etc/auto.master: <a href=\"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Automount-4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Automount-4.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "com...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you can't get it working with the pretty gui tools, maybe looking at the automount documentation and tweaking your /etc/auto.master: <a href=\"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Automount-4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Automount-4.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "...
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45621
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2011-05-28T06:01:05.940
7
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<p>I tested on Firefox and Chromioum. Im at 100% while loading pages which causes them to load slow and when I dont have a application running Im at 40% CPU (At least)</p> <p>Everything is slow basically. Im also already on Ubuntu Classic so im not using Unity. Should I go to 10.04? is that more stable?</p> <p>On win...
18769
235
2011-05-30T18:24:51.717
2016-07-13T18:01:32.927
Very High CPU usage (100%) from just browsing the Web
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3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-05-22T06:46:26.360", "id": "167933", "postId": "45621", "score": "0", "text": "possible duplicate of [Why is Firefox too slow?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/133737/why-is-firefox-too-slow)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "235" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What process is taking all of the CPU? Sounds like the browsers aren't the root of the problem.</p>\n\n<p>You can find out using the 'System Monitor' utility (System->Administration menu). Select the 'Processes' tab, and sort descending by CPU. Or, you can run 'top' in a term...
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45622
1
45638
2011-05-28T06:05:14.847
2
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<p>I was trying to upgrade my 10.04 machine to 10.10 via the Update Manager.<br/> It was downloading the packages (was not installing it).</p> <p>Since I had to leave my place, I cancelled it in order to be able to resume it today.</p> <p>But somehow, I don't find the upgrade option in the update manager anymore.</p>...
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2011-05-28T09:00:36.450
How to resume the upgrade of package downloads (10.04 -> 10.10)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To resume a <em>release upgrade</em>, you can run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>do-release-upgrade\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Apt's <code>upgrade</code> and <code>dist-upgrade</code> only update packages in the current release.</p>\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can run <code>sudo update-manager -c</code>,...
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45625
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2011-05-28T06:19:16.290
1
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<p>Before I had ATI running, but Unity was corrupt and laggy. Now, I don't have installed and everything is better. I am just wondering if it is safe to turn it back on? </p>
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2011-09-04T19:32:31.323
2011-10-05T18:02:17.797
Is ATI working on Unity 3D?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have an ATI card and Unity 3D works fine.</p>\n\n<p>My graphics card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400, it might be different with yours. Which graphics card do you have?</p>\n\n<p>The default driver had a few minor glitches unfortunately. The proprietary driver works fine.</p...
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45628
1
52486
2011-05-28T06:39:28.077
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<p>TweetDeck I really enjoyed until I installed Ubuntu, as Adobe doesn't have a 64-bit version of Adobe AIR (which is necessary to run TweetDeck) so I can't use it anymore. Are there any alternatives that support <strong>Facebook</strong>?</p> <p>Note - there is a similar question - but this has been reopened to be s...
14615
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.720
2012-10-12T05:47:30.033
What TweetDeck, or Gwibber alternatives are there that support Facebook?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T16:36:33.710", "id": "52456", "postId": "45628", "score": "0", "text": "Have you tried Adobe's method for installing Air on 64, it just uses the 32 bit .bins. Thats how I got destroy Twitter working. I think this is how:\nhttp://kb2.adobe.com/cps/521/cpsid_52132.htm...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you do not mind running in a browser then <a href=\"http://www.tweetdeck.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweetdeck</a>, <a href=\"http://hootsuite.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hootsuite</a> and <a href=\"http://seesmic.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Seesmic</a> all run on Chrome(ium) and the last two...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would recommend trying ouy Digsby, as soon as a Linux version will be released (later this year, they say). You may signup to be announced when it's available at <a href=\"http://www.digsby.com/signup/maclinux/?os=linux\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.digsby.com/signup/maclin...
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45630
1
51105
2011-05-28T07:27:43.583
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<p>Everytime I start Clementine, my Unity launcher will stop hiding and will always remain on the foreground. I have tried setting "Hide Launcher" to "Dodge Windows", "Dodge Active Window", and to "Autohide", but it still doesn't hide. Now I am forced to use the "Never" setting, because otherwise I can't use a part of ...
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2011-08-30T14:15:04.740
How do I hide the Unity Launcher when Clementine is running?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's a workaround: select a track in the library pane in Clementine, then drag it towards the left side of the screen, 'pushing' the launcher away. The launcher should disappear, and might behave ok for a little while longer. The problem sometimes is that after this trick, it is di...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's a workaround: select a track in the library pane in Clementine, then drag it towards the left side of the screen, 'pushing' the launcher away. The launcher should disappear, and might behave ok for a little while longer. The problem sometimes is that after this trick, ...
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45631
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45650
2011-05-28T07:29:48.347
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<p>Is there any config file that is evaluated once, everytime operating system starts up. bashrc does not qualifies since it gets evaluated everytime a gnome terminal starts..</p>
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2014-01-03T18:01:27.627
Any file executed once when system starts up
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are 2 places I use when I need to add \"run-once\" commands:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Once at every user login (be it Graphical/GDM or text/console login):</strong> <code>~/.profile</code></p>\n\n<p>Pros:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>It works even if no GDM/X11/Graphical server is used. Meaning i...
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2011-05-28T07:34:51.713
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/45278/skype-2-2-0-25-keeps-going-off">Skype 2.2.0.25 keeps going off</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi.</p> <p>I got a problem with skype.</p> <p>When I turn it on, it's not showing. I tried from command line and here...
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-05-28T08:49:36.337
Skype aborted when starting
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2011-05-28T10:45:46.553
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45640
1
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2011-05-28T08:55:21.957
1
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<p>I open .avi video with Avidemux and I set Video format to MPEG-4 AVC(under Configure, Bitrate tab I choose "Single Pass - Bitrate (Average)" and Target bitrate to 256 kb/s, under Filters I choose MPlayer resize to 480x360 and I also add a subtitles) audio format to AAC (Faac)(Under Configure, I choose Bitrate 96) an...
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2014-06-13T07:57:09.247
How to convert .avi video to .mp4(for Motorola Milestone, Android 2.3.4) with Avidemux
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just downloaded <strong>MoboPlayer</strong> and <strong>MoboPlayer Codec for ARMV7VFP3</strong> from Android Market. It reads the .mp4 files and it also reads .avi(xvid) and .srt(subtitles), so I don't even need to convert the videos. If anyone can't play their videos on their Andr...
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45641
1
45677
2011-05-28T09:17:24.247
3
654
<p>The user created by Ubuntu on install is different than the ones you create using the "Users and Groups" tool - the user is "Custom" not "Administrator".</p> <p>Besides being able to "sudo", what are the other differences? </p> <p>Is it just groups and privileges, or is there something else? </p> <p>Does install ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2014-01-29T12:08:51.830
Differences between first (initial) user and other users?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No difference that I know of, besides groups.</p>\n\n<p>Creation of folders should be ascribed to <code>/etc/xdg/autostart/user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop</code>, default config files are copied from <code>/etc/skel</code> on user creation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [...
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45644
1
109296
2011-05-28T09:30:16.013
2
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<p>I'm a Java developer who wants to start with C/C++ now. I have an Eclipse JDT installation, and today added the CDT feature plugin from inside Eclipse (Help->Install new software..-> and so on)</p> <p>I restarted Eclipse, but I cannot see the C/C++ perspective and cannot create anything else than Java project. Goog...
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2014-01-07T20:25:51.260
Adding Eclipse CDT to an existing Eclipse JDT installation
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The apt package will definitely not install CDT to your existing eclipse \"install\" unless you used apt originally. Even then it still might not (not sure if it's supposed to).</p>\n\n<p>Also, make sure that when you run eclipse you do</p>\n\n<pre><code>whereis eclipse\n</code></pr...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try this: <code>Window-&gt;Open perspective-&gt;Other...</code> The CDT perspective <em>should</em> be there unless an error occurred while installing.</p>\n\n<p>EDIT: Also make sure that Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools are listed in your installation details. <code>Help-&gt;...
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45645
1
45696
2011-05-28T09:45:21.357
14
5192
<p>I recently discovered, through Ubuntu's empathy IM client, that exists a protocol that enables the user to talk with anyone on his actual local network. It seems empathy calls this service "People Nearby" and Windows "<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726969.aspx">People Near Me</a>".</p> <p>Aft...
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2011-05-28T14:26:17.380
Differences between Bonjour/Avahi/People-Nearby protocols
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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45647
1
46049
2011-05-28T10:03:53.890
2
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<p>How does the "User Privileges" tab in the Advanced Settings of Users and Groups GUI work? I mean this window:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/tunuJ.png" alt="User Settings"></p> <p>Does it simply add or remove the user from certain groups, or is there something else? If so, why only a few groups are rep...
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2015-02-11T01:02:22.583
Users and Groups Administration tool - What do the options in User Privileges tab of Advanced Settings do?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>After some research, I answered my own question... Ill post here for reference, may help people with a similar question in the future:</em></p>\n\n<p>Ive downloaded and studied the source code from <code>gnome-system-utils</code> package. The app itself is <code>users-admin</code...
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45653
1
45658
2011-05-28T10:23:18.783
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32438/how-to-share-one-pgp-key-on-multiple-machines">How to share one pgp-key on multiple machines?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am about to upgrade my computer to 11.04. But before I do I want to backup my PGP key ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:26.167
2019-07-19T10:02:58.020
How do i back up my PGP key
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto#Backing_up_and_restoring_your_keypair\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu's GPG Howto</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h3>Backing up your public key</h3>\n \n <ol>\n <li><p>List your public keys:</p>\n\n<pre><code>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto#Backing_up_and_restoring_your_keypair\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu's GPG Howto</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h3>Backing up your public key</h3>\n \n <ol>\n <li><p>List your public keys:</p>\n\n<pr...
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2011-08-09T11:44:58.773
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45657
1
45902
2011-05-28T10:54:00.560
1
1461
<p>So if I want to encrypt my whole HDD with e.g.: LUKS (are there any better solutions? - e.g.: in performance?) then I have to download&amp;burn a "ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso" CD. That's ok, I understand. </p> <p>The Question: Are there any minimal ISO's (like the Debian netinstall CD) <strong>*WITH</strong> L...
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2011-05-29T19:48:57.923
Ubuntu minimal install ISO with LUKS support?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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45660
1
45808
2011-05-28T11:10:23.587
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<p>I have directories like ~Work ~School ~Movies. Is it possible to search for files in only one of those directories with tracker-search-tool (or with tracker in general)?</p>
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2021-05-30T18:54:06.293
How do I search a particular directory with tracker-search-tool
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T11:35:22.597", "id": "50141", "postId": "45660", "score": "0", "text": "Hm, seems this is a duplicate of http://askubuntu.com/questions/30020/advanced-searching-in-tracker-search-tool-filter-by-folders - but that one did not really get answered.", "userDisplayNa...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I asked in IRC and it is not possible with tracker-search-tool but it is possible on the CLI:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>The tracker search tool is pretty simple (and I am not very familiar\n with it) but at the least this can be\n done using command line tools (or\n custom queries...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I asked in IRC and it is not possible with tracker-search-tool but it is possible on the CLI:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>The tracker search tool is pretty simple (and I am not very familiar\n with it) but at the least this can be\n done using command line tools (or\n custom...
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45662
1
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2011-05-28T11:23:43.660
2
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<p>I've just discovered that it is possible to get flash 10.2 (with some tweeks) to work on ubuntu with full hardware acceleration. Does this mean hardware acceleration is fully supported in flash 10.03 on ubuntu without manual tweeks?</p>
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2011-05-28T13:59:54.353
Does flash 10.3 support hardware acceleration?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&amp;px=OTQ1NQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Phoronix</a> have an article on Flash 10.3 - in summary, Flash still does not have hardware acceleration except for the most recent NVIDIA cards.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&amp;px=OTQ1NQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Phoronix</a> have an article on Flash 10.3 - in summary, Flash still does not have hardware acceleration except for the most recent NVIDIA cards.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://en.wikip...
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45664
1
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2011-05-28T11:31:50.683
7
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<p>I have a dream:), I want to customize an &quot;ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso&quot; image. What is the best software/solution for it?</p> <p>I want to customize these things (<strong>ALL OF THEM is needed</strong>):</p> <ul> <li><p>Customized package list: I don't need all that comes with the default install, but ...
15019
-1
2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2015-06-14T21:39:52.253
How to really customize an "ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso" image?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T11:27:31.437", "id": "50486", "postId": "45664", "score": "0", "text": "Thats a very nice wish list - please add to your question any research that you have done so that any answers dont replicate what you have already tried.", "userDisplayName": null, "user...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Site after site, and application after application... I'm sorry, but for me, all of he above is unnecessary, and will just make things more difficult. The method I prefer for creating a custom LiveCD is to simply mount the image, replicate the contents out, mount the squashfs, replic...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried remastersys<a href=\"http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/backup\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/backup</a>? You have to make your system just the way you want your custom distro to be and then use remastersys to make your own Ubuntu remix disc....
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45666
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2011-05-28T11:36:03.890
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34430/how-do-i-upgrade-straight-from-a-very-old-release-to-the-latest-one">How do I upgrade straight from a very old release to the latest one?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Is it possible to upgrade a 10.04 lucid inst...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2012-03-16T13:54:03.413
Is it possible to skip releases during an upgrade?
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2012-03-16T14:00:34.847
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2011-05-28T11:42:14.203
0
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<p>Is it possible to remove/hide 'Applications' from launcher, but I still want to access it using shortcut keys (Super+a), I know the method to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/42340/how-to-delete-apps-and-files-folder-lenses-icons-from-launcher">remove the lenses</a>, but I would like to keep them installed,...
18788
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:52.877
2013-02-24T14:57:03.757
Removing 'Applications' from Unity launcher while still accessing it using shortcut
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T04:41:23.290", "id": "50275", "postId": "45668", "score": "0", "text": "@Marco Ceppi: This is not the exact duplicate! I know the method to remove launcher items (like Applications, etc.) from launcher. What I asked was I still want to access such items using keyboa...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is currently not possible with Unity in 11.04.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-30T21:10:42.030", "id": "46104", "lastActivityDate": "2011-05-30T21:10:42.030", "las...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know if this qualifies as \"shortcut keys,\" but if you want, you can hit Super (or whatever brings up that unity box, as per your settings), and navigate to it with the arrow keys. It's not one key combo, but it is a keyboard-based solution, and you can probably get ...
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2011-05-28T11:58:03.233
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<p>I have an acer 5742G laptop with the Nvidia 540M graphics card. After I upgraded to 11.04 I have been experiencing serious battery and overheating issue. Up until 10.10 I was able to put this thing on my lap and use it for straight 3 hours maximum. But now it has been reduced to half. Power top shows I am using 20-2...
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2011-06-07T15:13:31.007
2012-03-11T00:51:26.520
Turning off power to Nvidia Graphics Card
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T12:05:01.073", "id": "50150", "postId": "45671", "score": "0", "text": "you may be suffering from this issue: http://askubuntu.com/questions/38117/battery-life-decreased-after-upgrade-to-11-04", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { "creati...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If this is a hybrid graphics laptop, try to install bumblebee to have both the Intel and Nvidia cards working simultaneously, and use gnome-display-properties for multi-screen configurations, which is better than nvidia twinview these days:\n<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~h...
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45675
2011-05-28T12:07:55.593
0
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<p>I've an outdated jaunty installation on one of my server boxes...</p> <p>trying to do a do-release-upgrade returns a </p> <pre><code>An upgrade from 'jaunty' to 'lucid' is not supported with this tool. </code></pre> <p>Is there any way i can upgrade it to karmic and then step-by-step from there to lucid ?</p> <...
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2012-06-11T11:19:40.800
Upgrade Jaunty Jackalope
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Download the Alternate CD from <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a> then burn it or mount it using</p>\n<p><code>sudo mount -o loop &lt;the_iso_name&gt; /media </code></p>\n<p>then run this by terminal or by pressing <code>Alt+f2</code>\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Download the Alternate CD from <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a> then burn it or mount it using</p>\n<p><code>sudo mount -o loop &lt;the_iso_name&gt; /media </code></p>\n<p>then run this by terminal or by pressing <code>Alt+f2...
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45673
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2011-05-28T12:12:22.690
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<p>I would like to manually control when the launcher is shown or hidden. Is it possible? There is no option to "never show launcher", nor have I found a way to force the launcher to hide.</p>
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2015-10-11T10:21:15.793
Is it possible to force the Unity launcher to hide? Or to toggle hide/unhide with a keyboard shortcut?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-11-24T13:41:45.150", "id": "238809", "postId": "45673", "score": "0", "text": "So it seems this is not possible. I opened a [bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/894384), let's see what the Unity team will make out of it. Thanks everybody for your ans...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can configure it to hide automatically when not used. Launch the CompizConfig Settings Manager (package compizconfig-settings-manager), find the Ubuntu Unity Plugin there, and change the Hide Launcher setting to \"Autohide\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments...
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2012-09-24T15:48:29.390
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45676
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45690
2011-05-28T12:28:25.367
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37753/how-can-i-get-apt-to-use-a-mirror-close-to-me">How can I get apt to use a mirror close to me?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Are there any plugins for apt like the fastestmirror on e.g.: Fedora?</p> <p>So that th...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:27.933
2011-05-29T01:10:04.517
"fastestmirror" like plugin for Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is the option to find the fastest Server in Synaptic. You can also do that by hand in a script. That script would for instances ping all mirrors in the list, selecting the fastest and then edit the sources.list accordingly.</p>\n\n<p>There was a question about this recently. Wi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is the option to find the fastest Server in Synaptic. You can also do that by hand in a script. That script would for instances ping all mirrors in the list, selecting the fastest and then edit the sources.list accordingly.</p>\n\n<p>There was a question about this rece...
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2011-05-28T14:07:47.960
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45678
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45693
2011-05-28T12:36:04.213
3
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<p>In the course of my adventures in Ubuntu, I've encountered the mysterious black screen with the single line</p> <blockquote> <p>stdin: error 0</p> </blockquote> <p>at boot many times. But what does it <strong><em>mean</em></strong>? Is it Kernel level? Is it bootloader? Or is it just a generic error that means "...
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6005
2012-06-26T00:12:21.957
2012-06-26T00:12:21.957
stdin: error 0 - what does it mean?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In short its an error reading <em>something</em> although what is a little hard to diagnose without a little more information.</p>\n\n<p>I've seen it on my machine, at boot, if I've got a CD in my drive that can't be read. It also turns up on drives/ram that is failing.</p>\n\n<p>Tho...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In short its an error reading <em>something</em> although what is a little hard to diagnose without a little more information.</p>\n\n<p>I've seen it on my machine, at boot, if I've got a CD in my drive that can't be read. It also turns up on drives/ram that is failing.</p>\n...
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2011-05-28T11:36:12.800
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<p>I can connect to another Ubuntu machine in my LAN via SSH. On both of then PC's I installed <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/openssh-server">openssh-server</a> but from another Ubuntu computer I can not connect to my PC via SSH and I got this error:</p> <blockquote> <p>Host key verification failed...</p> </bl...
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457662
2016-03-13T16:11:50.980
2024-01-04T05:18:11.523
SSH connection problem with "Host key verification failed..." error
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[ { "creationDate": "2012-05-27T13:21:57.817", "id": "171235", "postId": "45679", "score": "2", "text": "Dó you use host names or IP-addresses?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "963" }, { "creationDate": "2013-08-28T19:18:21.363", "id": "431635", "postId": "45679", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>\"Host key verification failed\" means that the <strong>host</strong> key of the remote host was changed. </p>\n\n<p>SSH stores the host keys of the remote hosts in <code>~/.ssh/known_hosts</code>. You can either edit that text file manually and remove the old key (you can see the li...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, it simply because the second ubuntu requires connection by key and not password.</p>\n\n<p>I suggest you use <code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server</code> on your pc, and then it should work properly. It will reset the configuration for openssh and should come back ...
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2011-05-28T12:45:31.277
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<p>The TL:DR on this is that I had a working dual-boot. I then added a new drive with Win7. Which works fine and serves most of my needs, but I cannot now get to Linux. I'd like to get to Linux without messing with my Win7 MBR (e.g. installing grub on the linux drive and changing the BIOS boot order or using the Wi...
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2011-05-28T17:02:28.383
Cannot get to Grub after addition of new Win7 drive and install of 11.04
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T12:52:48.087", "id": "50158", "postId": "45682", "score": "0", "text": "just spotted this similar question, altho it seems a bit further along the recovery process than mine: http://askubuntu.com/questions/32480/how-do-i-boot-from-a-grub-menu", "userDisplayName"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I have had progress and am a fair amount of the way there.</p>\n\n<p>I've followed the steps at <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows</a></p>\n\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Boot from 11.04-Live-CD. Start gparted. Delete all partitions on the non-SSD-disk. Unset the boot-flag for the SSD-Drive. Then install 11.04. Should work, if your disks are rekognized now. You should also check if the physical Master/Slave-pins on your HDDs are set correctly....
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45687
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2011-05-28T13:04:01.770
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<p>I have an ATI Radeon HD 5700 with 2 monitors.</p> <p>In Windows 7 I can use both screens fine (I mean like having a single monitor).</p> <p>I have also installed Kubuntu, but when I log in, the monitors are cloned.</p> <p>What must I do in Kubuntu?</p>
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2011-08-12T11:36:09.443
2012-01-07T09:26:46.077
How do I change from Clone to Xinerama mode in Kubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-02-02T22:53:47.767", "id": "116314", "postId": "45687", "score": "0", "text": "This question seems abandoned, there is not further information or activity added to it for several months. I am flagging this to be closed by a moderator. If you think this issue is still affe...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I can start you on your way, although this might need some more padding from someone with an ATI card.</p>\n\n<p>You'll probably need the propriety (i.e. from the manufacturer, rather than open source) drivers installed. There should be an notification looking for your attent...
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2012-02-02T23:54:54.220
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2011-05-28T14:44:08.010
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<p>I am trying to install Ubuntu 11 to dual-boot with Windows 7 (my main os).</p> <p>Here is screenshot of disk management on Windows:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ZurV.jpg" alt="im1"></p> <p>As you can see I already shrinked volume D: for 16gb, where I am about to install ubuntu. However, in Ubuntu i...
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2011-05-28T14:51:15.000
2011-05-29T09:42:22.443
Partition problem on installation
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T15:28:12.510", "id": "50179", "postId": "45698", "score": "0", "text": "Something is definitely wrong with Disk Utility, See this http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/65v9bcgh/Selection_001.png", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2910" }, { "creationDat...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would rather suspect a bug in Disk Utility. Start gparted and check if same problem occurs. If not, disregard.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T15:40:35.240", "id": "50183", "postId": "45700", ...
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2011-05-28T15:00:18.153
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<p>Is there a way I can share my lan internet connection through my wifi when I has an mesh connection from my android through the Open Garden Wifi Tethering App(A WiFi Tether AP Mesh Client)?</p> <p>Link to: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=og.android.tether&amp;feature=search_result" rel="nofollow nore...
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2017-03-20T12:42:51.723
2017-03-20T12:42:51.723
Can I share my internet(lan) through Wifi(adhoc) connection via a laptop?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>yes you can open network manger from the right side in the panel then click edit connection you will see all connection choose wireless and click add new set everything like ssd and password then go to ipv4 setting make the method \"share to other computer\"</p>\n", "comm...
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46019
2011-05-28T15:44:47.077
1
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<p>I'm trying to create my first launcher for Unity that works like this:</p> <p>when I use the left-click, it opens the browser set as default on the system <br /> when I use the right-click it opens 3 shortcuts related with the other browsers of the system.</p> <p>But I'm having this problem: for each shortcut, uni...
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2011-05-30T14:01:58.830
All browsers with one icon in the launcher!
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok, I gotta it!<br />\nWhat I had to do is to edit (as a root) the file <code>bamf.index</code> set in the path <code>/usr/share/applications</code>. <br />\nJust added few lines with the name of the launcher followed by the command you want it to manage. <br /> The example on my cas...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I do not think what you are asking is at all possible. </p>\n\n<p>You have to remember that each Launcher item represents a single application and if you were to group them as you are suggesting there is no way to control quitting or un-minimizing each separate application fr...
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45708
1
45716
2011-05-28T16:17:20.973
6
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<p>I'm trying to securely validate the hash of a downloaded ubuntu-11.04-alternate-amd64.iso but it seems I just can't find any.</p> <p>I found this site: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes" rel="noreferrer">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes</a><br> but there are only MD5SUMs on it.</...
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2011-05-30T08:36:42.037
2015-01-07T17:14:15.983
Where can I find the SHA256 hashes of Ubuntu images?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T16:42:55.390", "id": "50201", "postId": "45708", "score": "1", "text": "Let's go back to Q+A business. This is valid question and not a dupe (keep in mind, all close votes automatically expire after two days, so the current three shouldn't hurt).", "userDisplayN...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Currently only MD5 hashes are <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website/+bug/76089/comments/10\">securely available</a>. If you believe it is necessary to provide SHA256 hashes as well, please file a bug <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website\">against the Ubun...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Currently only MD5 hashes are <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website/+bug/76089/comments/10\">securely available</a>. If you believe it is necessary to provide SHA256 hashes as well, please file a bug <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website\">against ...
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45711
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45713
2011-05-28T16:50:17.407
3
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<p>I am in a need of software which can track login and logoff timings on user basis. If possible, software should be cross platform. If you know such software, please share. </p>
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2015-08-22T10:18:26.950
Need software to track login and logoff timings
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Linux we have a command for that <strong><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man1/last.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">last tty7</a></strong> will show you a list of the users using tty7 (where your desktop resides):</p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<pre>\nrinzwind tty7 ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Linux we have a command for that <strong><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man1/last.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">last tty7</a></strong> will show you a list of the users using tty7 (where your desktop resides):</p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<pre>\nrinzwind tty7...
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45714
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2011-05-28T17:04:52.650
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<p>Earlier when I clicked on the Applications tab button from "Activities", the icons used to be listed, now I see none. I am using GNOME 3 PPA. </p>
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2011-06-07T15:18:55.527
2011-06-07T15:18:55.527
In GNOME 3 shell, in applications tab I cannot see any icon. How to get it?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Corrected the problem. Thanks to the guys at GNOME Bugzilla. I reported this problem there and they were quick to reply.</p>\n\n<p>Apparently one of the <code>.desktop</code> file had wrong encoding of the file name (a stupid windows application i installed using wine).\nThes...
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2011-05-28T17:40:32.813
5
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<p>I'm using <code>irssi</code> hosted on a remote computer for IRC, and it'd be super helpful not to have to hold Control or right-click every single link (so I can avoid multiple clicks or multiple hands).</p> <p>At this point I'm willing to download <code>gnome-terminal</code>'s source and manually patch it and reb...
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2022-09-06T06:56:46.693
Is there a way to left-click links in gnome-terminal or am I out of luck?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There doesn't appear to be. If you really wanted that, then you would probably have to patch it as you said.</p>\n\n<p>A helpful way of thinking about it is to open links sort of as a mouse gesture: Since Open Link is the first item on the right-click menu, a quick, small swi...
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2011-05-28T18:10:53.873
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<p>I naively updated to Ubuntu 11.04; in the past I never had problems with Ubuntu updates. But 11.04 totally messed up my desktop.</p> <ul> <li>My task bar at the bottom is missing</li> <li>The bar at the top mixes up window titles and menus</li> <li>The new bar at the left constantly disappears and i need to pull th...
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1992
2011-05-28T19:17:04.237
2011-05-28T19:17:04.237
How to get a usable desktop on Ubuntu 11.04?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Click the power button in the top right corner of the screen. Click \"System settings\". Select \"Login screen\". Unlock it. Change the \"default session\" drop down menu to \"Ubuntu classic\". Restart.</p>\n\n<p>But there are things that I want to say about Unity:</p>\n\n<ul...
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2011-05-28T20:22:10.357
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2011-05-28T18:13:24.303
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<p>pymol is started through a wrapper script. Once it runs I get two questionmarks in the Launcher. Pymol itself has an icon in the dash. But as 'pymol' is only the wrapper this icon is not used when the other two instances are running. I've had a look at the script at <code>/usr/bin/pymol</code> but could not figure o...
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2011-12-29T18:51:10.733
Unity Launcher shows two questionmarks when running PyMol
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As of <code>2011-07-06</code>, <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/777417/comments/9\" rel=\"nofollow\">this has been fixed</a>. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-12-29T19:14:24.780", ...
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1
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2011-05-28T18:27:41.303
4
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<p>I need to remove an application completely from the Unity panel, <a href="http://goo.gl/1Hmj5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this post</a> is a good start, it shows how to remove the menu but it does not remove the name from the panel. How can I do that?</p> <p>Here is a picture of the text I want removed as requested....
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2011-05-30T21:12:20.003
2011-06-02T04:04:02.627
How to prevent an application from showing up in the Unity panel?
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2
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Turns out you can create a \".desktop\"-file with an empty name string or just a space \" \" for an application and the text won't be visible anymore.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You cannot remove this text without editing the source for Unity and building it again. In other words, it is not possible to remove it so easily. You could however file a bug against unity (as a wishlist item) to have this text be made optional.</p>\n", "commentCount": "...
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1
45730
2011-05-28T18:52:56.037
2
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<p>I would like to use the script <code>sakis3g</code>. And I need to kill modem-manager in order to use it. I use <code>sudo killall modem-manager</code> but process keeps restarting. Is there a way to kill it?</p>
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2011-05-28T19:45:09.440
Kill modem-manager process
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you have two thing </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>remove the modem manger </li>\n<li>or remove the D-BUS file from <code>/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.ModemManager.service</code> \nthis file wich run the modem manger every two min \nyou can copy it to another place if you don'...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you have two thing </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>remove the modem manger </li>\n<li>or remove the D-BUS file from <code>/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.ModemManager.service</code> \nthis file wich run the modem manger every two min \nyou can copy it to another place if ...
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2011-05-28T19:37:20.093
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<p>Is it possible to add "Intel HD Audio" to a KVM VM with "virt-install" in Ubuntu 11.04? Using "kvm" could do this so I think it is only a problem of virt-install, maybe the script needs an update. On Fedora 15 "--soundhw ich6" works perfect.</p>
18814
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2011-11-15T02:51:28.137
KVM: virt-install "Unsupported sound model 'ich6'"
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What you see is what you get:</p>\n\n<pre>\n$ lsb_release -sd\nUbuntu 11.04\n\n$ qemu -soundhw help\nUnknown sound card name `help'\nValid sound card names (comma separated):\npcspk PC speaker\nsb16 Creative Sound Blaster 16\nac97 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio\...
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45732
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2011-05-28T20:12:20.237
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<p>I've been tinkering with Apache2 in Ubuntu and am trying to get a script of mine to be able to create files. It doesn't seem to be working, sadly. I think the issue is that whichever user is running doesn't have the right permission to create files. I've been going round in circles with this, though - I thought I ha...
18816
32886
2012-01-04T02:26:20.437
2012-07-27T23:58:16.497
Getting Apache to be able to write to a folder
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried to make a folder inside <code>/var/www/</code> putting your script in that and running it from there. Making sure to do <code>sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/test</code> before hand?</p>\n\n<p>Seems strange it won't do it even with the permissions set to 777. Is i...
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45733
1
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2011-05-28T20:17:25.517
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<p>I've searched around and no solutions seem to work that worked for older models. Not sure what to do next.</p> <p>I'm unable to change my brightness with the keys on the keyboard. I can however use the GNOME power management preferences dialog to do so and can use e.g.</p> <pre><code>echo 10 &gt; /sys/devices/virt...
18815
18887
2012-02-26T05:41:13.757
2012-02-26T05:41:13.757
HP DV6 2011 Brightness Keys Do Not Work
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-27T12:05:02.660
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2011-05-28T20:31:31.133
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<p>I'm trying to install a game called Teeworlds. I plan on installing it inside of /opt since it is stand-alone and from what I've read this is the right place for it. However, I'm having trouble doing this.</p> <p>I type in the following command in the terminal:</p> <pre><code>tar xvzf ~/teeworlds.tar.gz -C /opt </...
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2011-10-27T00:14:29.803
2017-03-01T14:32:50.563
Why can't I run a program I manually installed in /opt/?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-28T20:39:05.477", "id": "57789", "postId": "45734", "score": "1", "text": "It seems that the created directory does not have the correct read permission for those users other than the owner. Can you post the file flags associated with the directory? ls -l", "userDi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>what you done is right every thing owned by root can't accessible from other user you have always to change the owner of files or give permissions to read and write the folder for other user opt folder is owned by root so you can't create new folder to it without permissions ...
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45736
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2011-05-28T20:45:25.207
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<p>My OS is Ubuntu 10.10. I have burned Ubuntu 11.04 into a CD. Now I tried to check the CD following <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM#Check%20the%20CD" rel="nofollow">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM#Check%20the%20CD</a>, as following:</p> <pre><code>$ ls -l -rwxrwx--- 1 root plugde...
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2011-05-28T21:56:35.287
Check burned Ubuntu CD
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Just boot the CD and from the menu run <em>Check disc for defects</em>:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/NsIUy.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>If everything's ok, you should get the message <em>Check finished: no errors found</em>.</p>\n", ...
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2011-05-28T20:50:46.617
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<p>I've just installed Natty in a laptop with a non-working back-light, so I have to use an external monitor in order to see anything. The problem is that the two nVidia proprietary drivers available won't recognize the external monitor. </p> <p>When using the "classic" configuration or uninstalling the additional dri...
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2011-05-30T22:57:45.373
2011-06-02T13:55:07.810
Flickering with experimental driver on a Geforce 8200M
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have this video card on my presario cq-60 laptop about 2 years. It is disaster.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Use nvidia blob drive - nouveau has not power saving features for this card.</li>\n<li>Use vga to connect to external display instead hdmi or dvi - they works only in 17x.xx driver witc...
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45752
2011-05-28T22:13:30.300
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<p>Where can I find the source code for the default GTK theme for Ubuntu? My Google-fu has failed me and I'm not finding the code for it. </p>
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2011-05-28T23:02:06.317
Where do I find the default Ambiance theme?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can get it from the source package of the light-themes using:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get source light-themes</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-28T23:02:06.317", ...
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45751
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2011-05-28T23:00:06.833
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<p>Kupfer is a great launcher for my not so powerful laptop if only the program would work properly. Every time I bring up the app it will not get focus. So I’ve to press the app first before I can search anything. Surely this is not the way things are suppose to be. Anyone had the same problem and found a solution? </...
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2011-05-30T18:16:02.473
2014-05-02T20:15:30.037
Kupfer problem focusing when started
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are you using Compiz? Have you tried changing the option</p>\n\n<p><strong>CompizConfig Settings Manager</strong> → <strong>General Options</strong> → <strong>Focus &amp; Raise Behavior</strong> → <strong>Focus Prevention Level</strong>?</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [...
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45753
1
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2011-05-28T23:06:02.937
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<p>Still there are companies who believe Windows is the only OS and IE is the only browser around. This prompts them to make sites which can be accessed only in IE. Though I have dual-boot system I boot into Windows only once in several days. I don't want to boot into Windows just to check my internet usage(yes, it is ...
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2017-06-28T14:27:41.647
Accessing IE only sites
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well you have several ways:</p>\n\n<p><strong>FIREFOX Addon</strong> - </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher-revived\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">User-Agent Switcher</a> </p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.o...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try to install the <strong>user-agent-switcher</strong> extension for firefox. </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/\">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/</a></p>\n</bl...
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45755
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2011-05-28T23:28:55.440
1
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<p>Its the weirdest thing or so I thought until I found that it has happened before.</p> <p>I tried to use testdisk to rebuild the MBR but instead it deleted the partition, but not the data which its currently in a 100GB or so portion of unallocated disk space.</p> <p>Testdisk says it can't restore the partition, no ...
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2013-03-18T20:07:27.210
2013-06-16T08:21:56.520
Installed Ubuntu and it corrupted my Windows partition, how do I get the data back?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Not much, if you're confident in the size of the partitions you can recreate them and get your data back, though I wouldn't do that without backing up the entire image first. This really isn't an Ubuntu question. You would be better served by jumping on the test disk mailing ...
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1
45775
2011-05-29T01:08:51.807
0
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<p>At work I have two machines: Windows XP and Ubuntu 11.04.</p> <p>On my XP machine I use Putty to connect to some servers and can leave those windows open for weekends without them timing out.</p> <p>However, when I connect tot the same serves from my Ubuntu box with Terminal, my connection times out before I even ...
18832
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2011-05-29T04:21:48.887
How can I stop a terminal connection from timing out
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I used to have the same issue with two Ubuntu boxes. There are settings in /etc/ssh/ssh_config that you can play with if you have root access, otherwise in your home folder .ssh/config try adding:<br />\n<code>Host *</code><br />\n<code>ServerAliveInterval 500</code><br />\nOtherwise...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I used to have the same issue with two Ubuntu boxes. There are settings in /etc/ssh/ssh_config that you can play with if you have root access, otherwise in your home folder .ssh/config try adding:<br />\n<code>Host *</code><br />\n<code>ServerAliveInterval 500</code><br />\nO...
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2011-05-29T01:16:57.827
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<p>I upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 first week of May. Unity won't launch on its own. After logging in the title and sidebar are unavailable (even though I chose Ubuntu as session during login) and I have to open a terminal and launch unity for everything to show up. </p> <p>I've been trying to find a better solution fo...
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2011-05-30T21:13:54.997
2011-07-03T04:20:35.883
Have to manually launch unity after upgrade
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Had the same problem with the online upgrade. I used Startup Applications to add unity which did the job. Eventually I did a clean install because I was unsure if anything else was missed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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2011-05-29T02:18:46.713
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<p>On natty, how to turn my dell mini 10v to become a WiFi hot spot? i would like to share my usb broadband with my android device and ipad.</p>
18835
7035
2011-06-07T15:14:13.533
2011-07-10T02:39:26.983
How to turn my Dell Mini 10v to become a WiFi hot spot?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am not sure of the hardware associated with a Dell Mini 10v, but take a look at the following: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1385/how-to-set-up-ubuntu-as-wireless-accesspoint\">How to set up Ubuntu as wireless accesspoint?</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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2011-05-28T18:57:08.003
5
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<p>I am in the command line of Ubuntu server edition 10.04 and I have 3 Nic cards installed. When I type ifconfig it only detects one: Eth0. I tried doing sudo apt-get update, this did not work. Any ideas on how to fix this?</p>
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2011-05-29T14:24:19.027
Command line ifconfig problems - Not detecting all NICs
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>ifconfig</code> doesn't necessary detect NICs plugged in, particularly if they aren't supported. If they show up when you run <code>lspci</code>, you might need to get the proper drivers for them.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedD...
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2011-05-29T04:12:45.723
0
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<p>I'm running 10.10 on a desktop and I have two routers: the first connects to the Internet and serves DHCP addresses to my devices, the second is a WiFi LAN around the house. Both routers run Tomato firmware.</p> <p>My issue is whenever I play music on my desktop (using MPD/ncmpcpp) or a video (either Totem or VLC) ...
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2012-08-17T22:20:52.887
2012-10-04T22:01:15.873
Playing music or movies kills my WiFi
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've experienced similar issues with 3rd party router firmware on some devices. The problem was simply that the devices would get bogged down by the heavy transfer, some sort of buffer overflow would occur, and the device would panic or reboot. Not to say that this is explici...
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2011-05-29T05:36:01.597
1
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<p>How can i configure Gwibber to show me only 1 Twitter of the group i follow. For example i wish to see a specific one of them without having to see all of the ones i am following.</p>
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2011-05-29T12:12:39.617
Select specific Twitter in Gwibber without seeing the rest i follow
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes that is possible. </p>\n\n<p>To do that, first login to Twitter.com and <a href=\"https://support.twitter.com/entries/76460-how-to-use-twitter-lists\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">create a Twitter list</a> and add the people you want to have in that list.</p>\n\n<p>Once you've don...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Do you mean you want to see all the tweets from only one person? If that's it, click the image next to their name like this:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es2c3.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>That will show you only that person's tweets...
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2011-05-29T06:11:29.623
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<p>I am transferring my CD collection to <code>.flac</code> files so I can enjoy it from my laptop. I have been using <code>banshee</code> and <code>sound-juicer</code> for the rip and conversion. </p> <p>For some CDs, the metadata (Album name, Artist name and Track name) is missing for both applications.</p> <p>I wo...
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2011-05-29T06:18:07.877
2011-05-29T07:32:03.230
CD Metadata: Finding and contributing
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>XBMC has a function for scraping websites for metadata. This data is found at places like CDDB, freedb, Discogs, etc.</p>\n\n<p>More information can be found on wiki:\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC#Scrapers_.28web_scraping_for_metadata.29\" rel=\"nofollow\">XBMC...
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46191
2011-05-29T07:10:27.213
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440
<p>When i work with compiz as windows manager, my windows are not complete (title bar is missing and white - no longer colored). </p> <p>I cannot move the windos either. When Y go back to metacity no problems. I had to install compiz fusion icon for do this change, and I work no longer with unity-2d.</p>
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2011-05-30T19:27:37.227
2011-12-29T10:50:47.910
Compiz not showing complete windows
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>At the moment i found this solution. First op all i reset compiz with : </p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and unity reset to: </p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I found this at www.webupd8.org. The windows are no...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>At the moment i found this solution. First op all i reset compiz with : </p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and unity reset to: </p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I found this at www.webupd8.org. The window...
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45789
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2011-05-29T07:40:01.123
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<p>After I boot the Live-CD I can't select try Lubuntu or Install Lubuntu and I end up hanging on that screen. </p> <p>My PC specs are:</p> <ul> <li>Compaq Presario s4214bd 2.4ghz Intel Celeron.</li> <li>Windows XP/Ubuntu 10.04 dual boot.</li> <li>768mb Ram.</li> <li>Nvidia 6200 Graphics card (I've switched between t...
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2012-04-01T23:16:50.430
2013-06-07T23:15:56.130
Problem installing Lubuntu 11.04
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Sounds like a corrupted image. Try downloading the image again and burning it onto a disc at the slowest possible speed. Also <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/17764/58950\">check the MD5 sum</a> of the downloaded image against the image at the site. Maybe that'll help</p>\n"...
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45793
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2011-05-29T08:04:16.737
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<p>When I click to close the XChat window, it asks whether to "Quit", "Cancel" or "Minimize to Tray". If I select "Minimize to tray" then the XChat disappears and I am not able to see the application again.</p> <p>I have checked the process list and it is there in running state. Normally in earlier versions of Ubuntu ...
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23900
2013-07-10T20:16:22.027
2013-07-10T20:16:22.027
XChat disappearing after minimize to tray
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I see three solutions:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Disable the tray icon:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Settings → Preferences</li>\n<li>Chatting → Alerts</li>\n<li>Uncheck the <em>Enable system tray icon</em> checkbox.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Now everytime you click on 'x' window button the applicatio...
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45797
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47039
2011-05-29T08:15:27.380
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<p>It is really annoying to click the update icon and enter password every time to confirm updates.</p> <p>How can I setup fully automatic updates without any prompts? (Not only security updates)<br> Some small notification about finished updates would also be nice.</p> <p>I'm using Kubuntu 11.04 and KPackageKit.</p>...
3268
3268
2011-06-01T14:15:40.537
2011-06-05T10:10:28.360
Fully automatic updates in Kubuntu
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-01T14:20:26.133", "id": "51018", "postId": "45797", "score": "0", "text": "There are some scripts floating around on the net. I'd suggest googling 'apt-get update', 'script', 'automate' and see what that gives you.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12473" ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Open the file manager as super user, e.g. <code>sudo dolphin</code><br>\n<sup><strong>Be careful with such instance of file manager because you may delete something important and break your system</strong></sup></li>\n<li>Create a file named <code>autoupdate</code> in <code>/e...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Open <code>Kpackagekit</code></li>\n<li>Uncheck confirmation dialog when installing or updating packages.</li>\n<li>Uncheck Notify when updates available. </li>\n<li>check all updates.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ePVhY.png\" alt=\"enter image...
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45799
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45824
2011-05-29T08:26:55.557
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu on two of my desktops PC's. I have not installed any addon packages or anything related to network as yet. Please guide my on how to set up a LAN between these two machines.</p> <p>Is there any GUI program to do this instead of Terminal? I have the ethernet cable connected to a router which...
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2014-04-19T16:58:55.230
2014-08-29T14:54:18.397
How to configure a LAN connection between two Ubuntu machines?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T10:38:50.713", "id": "50298", "postId": "45799", "score": "0", "text": "Ok, first things first: is internet working for both? Can both browse webpages, etc? Is your only issue on how to share folders and/or printers with each other?", "userDisplayName": null, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If both are directly connected to the router and can access internet, then they already are in LAN. Maybe you want to share files and folders, right?</p>\n\n<p>If so, its easy: right-click any folder you want to share, go to \"Sharing Options\", check the \"Share this folder\" box, c...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm a little unsure how far you want the guide to go. But if you simply want Internet connection / local file sharing:</p>\n\n<p>With the computer you are connecting to your router:</p>\n\n<p>Click on your network indicator (top right of your screen...) and select 'Edit Conne...
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2011-05-29T08:27:19.410
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<p>I have been running Ubuntu on my Dell Vostro 1520 for a few months, and the latest 11.04 version of Ubuntu since it was released.</p> <p>As of a few hours ago, my account keeps quitting every couple of minutes. The OS is still running, but I am returned to the login screen, and when I log in, no applications or docu...
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2021-06-05T18:27:36.403
2021-06-05T18:27:36.403
Ubuntu account suddenly keeps quitting on 11.04
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Is there a standard procedure I should follow to troubleshoot this?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>You start by looking at log files.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Hit super and start typing <code>log file viewer</code>. Logs ending on a dot and a digit are older lo...
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45804
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2011-05-29T08:40:48.323
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<p>I don't know/understand much about this, but I believe <code>mono</code> is an open-source alternative to .NET... But whatever its actual niche is, I really don't know the best way to go about trying to get my windows app to work in <code>wine</code> .. I'm getting a bit fed-up with running a Vista VM just for this ...
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2670
2011-05-29T08:58:25.647
2022-08-10T09:09:26.723
I have a windows app which requires .NET 3.5. Can wine handle .NET 3.5?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T10:01:47.390", "id": "50295", "postId": "45804", "score": "1", "text": "What is the actual windows application you are trying to run? Can you supply a weblink to the supplier?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { "creationDate": "2011-0...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A lot of the more complicated areas of wine can be simplified using winetricks, vineyard and playonlinux. you might find these a helpful starting point.</p>\n\n<p>Also, when it comes to wine: if you don't know if something will work there's normally someone who's had a go bef...
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45813
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2011-05-29T09:24:50.670
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<p>I am trying to make a quicklist for VLC that has playback control, if possible. Using <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41668/how-do-i-make-a-quicklist-for-umplayer">this link</a> as reference, I've made a copy of vlc.desktop and added the following to the bottom in Gedit:</p> <pre><code>X-Ayatana-Desktop-...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2012-01-30T02:06:28.460
How to make quicklist for VLC Media Player with playback controls
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T10:02:40.080", "id": "50296", "postId": "45813", "score": "0", "text": "That is not going to work: the 'stop' 'next' and 'prev' have no knowledge of the currently playing video. Since none of the options are supported by vlc all you are doing here is start a new ins...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The standard VLC executable has no built-in support for those commands. However, you could control your instance of VLC via the <a href=\"http://n0tablog.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/controlling-vlc-via-rc-remote-control-interface-using-a-unix-domain-socket-and-no-programming/\" ...
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45814
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45874
2011-05-29T09:41:32.673
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<p>Is there a way to make Ubuntu One understand that I have a network connection after upgrading to network-manager-0.8.999?</p> <p>FYI: Update manager also thinks that I have no internet-connection, but ignores the fact and continues.</p>
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2011-07-30T11:08:54.970
Network Manager 0.8.999 and Ubuntu One
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try</p>\n\n<pre><code>dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest=com.ubuntuone.SyncDaemon --type=method_call /events com.ubuntuone.SyncDaemon.Events.push_event \"string:SYS_NET_CONNECTED\" \"dict:string:string:\"\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try</p>\n\n<pre><code>dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest=com.ubuntuone.SyncDaemon --type=method_call /events com.ubuntuone.SyncDaemon.Events.push_event \"string:SYS_NET_CONNECTED\" \"dict:string:string:\"\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments...
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45823
2011-05-29T10:22:27.403
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<p>I am looking for a simpler ALT-TAB in Unity.</p> <ul> <li>The default application switcher takes 0.5 seconds to load, far too slow.</li> <li>Some other Compiz application switcher are fast enough, but they make me sick because everything is moving on the screen.</li> </ul> <p>Call me conservative, but the old Gnom...
4066
4066
2011-05-29T10:36:48.403
2013-08-06T18:44:40.003
Simpler ALT-TAB in Unity
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T10:31:09.873", "id": "50297", "postId": "45821", "score": "3", "text": "not very clear on the question - is the switcher too slow? or do you want some other action - please clarify. See this answer http://askubuntu.com/questions/43875/how-do-i-adjust-the-alt-tab-s...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get the behavior you want you need to do a few things in addition to stopping the pop-up delay:</p>\n\n<p>Install CCSM if not installed already. <code>apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code> from the terminal or search for \"Advanced Desktop Effects Settings (CCSM)\" ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get the behavior you want you need to do a few things in addition to stopping the pop-up delay:</p>\n\n<p>Install CCSM if not installed already. <code>apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code> from the terminal or search for \"Advanced Desktop Effects Settings (...
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45822
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45825
2011-05-29T10:35:27.407
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<p>I installed Ubuntu 2011.04 from scratch a few hours ago. At first Firefox was working perfectly. Then I selected "Static application switcher" in the Compiz configuration.</p> <p>From that time, whenever I press ALT-TAB, Firefox's display is frozen. As hinted by the changing mouse cursor, I can click on link and se...
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2011-11-04T23:05:54.000
Whenever I use ALT-TAB, Firefox display freezes
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would have liked to really solve the problem, but meanwhile here is how to avoid the problematic consequence: Select the Compiz \"Static application switcher\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-11-04T22:41:30.393", "id": "85489"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would have liked to really solve the problem, but meanwhile here is how to avoid the problematic consequence: Select the Compiz \"Static application switcher\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-11-04T22:41:30.393", ...
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2012-02-02T03:42:00.870
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45826
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2011-05-29T11:17:42.147
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<p>Does anyone know if it possible to write/display a review in a different language than your own primary one in the Software Center?</p>
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2011-07-16T18:16:10.310
2011-07-31T21:18:29.903
Is it possible to read/write software reviews in different languages?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes, it is possible to write review in other language as long as you can type them. Software Center can also display reviews in other languages, at least I saw come Chinese reviews in some software infos.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQGvF.png\" alt=\"Review...
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45828
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2011-05-29T11:34:03.260
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<p>Ati radeon cards Require Natty/11.04 and Modesetting Only</p> <p>These cards should work with Ubuntu Natty/11.04, however you will need a more recent version of Mesa (7.11.x) than Natty's default (7.10.x) to get 3D acceleration. How do i get mesa 7.11 ?</p>
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2011-12-18T11:49:23.533
Ati cards need mesa 7.11. Where can i find it
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the mean time there is ubuntu 11.10 with mesa 7.11. Now i have a wine application working. The radeon drive is still not working as he is working in Windows, but i think there is hope.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicens...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Mesa 7.11 is extremely new - you should read that as unstable.</p>\n\n<p>The ubuntu X developers have a <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers\" rel=\"nofollow\">PPA</a> to allow for testing of the latest software which includes mesa 7.11.</p>\n\n<p>You should read thei...
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2011-05-29T12:52:41.987
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<p>I'm getting sick and tired of VLC. The issues are too many to mention in detail, but generally: bugs (ballooning out of memory on fake/exotic movies, leftover windows, many others) and the ergonomics that would be more appropriate for a 1995 application.</p> <p>Are there any good alternatives? Things that are impor...
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16486
2011-06-26T18:55:43.040
2020-09-06T09:40:53.800
Can anyone recommend a good VLC alternative?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>smplayer</code> (based on mplayer) plays all formats known to mankind and is easy to use. It also has unique features such as remembering the position in a movie when you close it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T13:19:17.2...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>smplayer</code> (based on mplayer) plays all formats known to mankind and is easy to use. It also has unique features such as remembering the position in a movie when you close it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-...
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2011-05-29T12:53:24.187
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<p>I would like to reserve screen space for an application, i.e. prevent other windows from overlapping with it when they open or maximize. Can Compiz do that? and how?</p>
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2011-07-29T06:16:45.493
Can Compiz prevent overlap with a specific application window?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T16:39:25.657", "id": "50350", "postId": "45840", "score": "0", "text": "Maybe you could just keep the window always on top (option available after right-clicking the title bar)?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "11976" }, { "creationDate": "2011-...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found out it isn't possible (Ubuntu 11.04). If that changes in time please let me know so I can edit this post.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-07-29T06:16:45.493", "id": "5...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found out it isn't possible (Ubuntu 11.04). If that changes in time please let me know so I can edit this post.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-07-29T06:16:4...
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2011-05-29T12:58:45.433
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<p>How do I configure <code>usb_modeswitch</code> on <code>Ubuntu 10.04</code>?</p> <p>When the device is pluged in <code>lsusb</code> gives:</p> <pre><code>oshirowanen@laptop:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 19d2:0103 ONDA Communication S.p.A. </code></pre> <p>When I eject the device manually to get it to be recogn...
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34576
2012-06-14T12:41:31.023
2017-09-14T17:47:54.460
Which usb_modeswitch.d file do I need to use?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>These are the 2 packages related to <code>usb_modeswitch</code></p>\n<pre><code>usb-modeswitch\nusb-modeswitch-data\n</code></pre>\n<p>Please check if both are installed.</p>\n<p><code>/etc/usb-modeswitch.conf</code> is part of <code>usb-modeswitch</code> as you can see here:</p>\n<p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>These are the 2 packages related to <code>usb_modeswitch</code></p>\n<pre><code>usb-modeswitch\nusb-modeswitch-data\n</code></pre>\n<p>Please check if both are installed.</p>\n<p><code>/etc/usb-modeswitch.conf</code> is part of <code>usb-modeswitch</code> as you can see here:...
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45842
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46002
2011-05-29T13:08:12.340
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/45826/software-center-review-in-a-different-language">Software center: review in a different language</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Can I only see the reviews written in my language? </p> <p>This is immensely annoying...
10599
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2011-05-30T10:45:26.833
Ubuntu Software Center reviews in own language
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm afraid that might not be possible for now. For me, most reviews I see was written in English, sometimes I wanted the reviews in my language as well, but I can't. This may be a good function to recommend to the developers.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commun...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm afraid that might not be possible for now. For me, most reviews I see was written in English, sometimes I wanted the reviews in my language as well, but I can't. This may be a good function to recommend to the developers.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [...
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2011-05-30T21:43:50.477
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45845
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2011-05-29T13:21:20.683
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<p>I am behind an <strong>authenticated proxy server</strong> and I have set it up via </p> <p><strong>System->Preferences->Network Proxy</strong> configuration and <em>applied system-wide</em>.</p> <p>But most of the chat clients (primarily to access gtalk) do not make use of this setting or even do not work with ap...
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2015-04-08T19:12:01.293
2015-04-08T19:12:01.293
Is there any chat client which works behind authenticated proxy server?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Alas, I could make empathy work behind the authenticated proxy by using the <a href=\"http://cntlm.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">cntlm</a>.</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get install cnltm\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and edit the </p>\n\n<p><code>gedit /etc/cntlm.conf</code> </p>\n\n<p>(...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm having problems with that too (empathy, pidgin and emesene 2 don't work). So i use the IM+ app inside Chrome, and the official app they develop for Chrome OS that is also available for download, and works too (btw, the extention name \"Chromify\" that makes chrome notific...
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45849
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2011-05-29T14:17:16.510
1
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.04 on a Dell Inspiron. I use internet through a ADSL router used my several other computers at home. I want to connect my laptop to a Toshiba Satellite with Windows 7 through LAN. I have connected a network wire between the two laptops but the Windows machine says that I am connected to an 'Unid...
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2011-05-29T14:28:12.067
2011-05-29T20:40:33.187
How do I configure Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7 network?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T14:27:49.120", "id": "50347", "postId": "45849", "score": "0", "text": "I'm not totally clear on the question. What are you trying to do here? is it accessing shared folders between this two machine or else?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18874" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you will probably need to setup network manually on both system, since ( probably, if youre connected Dell &lt;---> Toshiba, nothing more ) no dhcp server is running. Set ip 192.168.0.1 on one computer, 192.168.0.2 on second and on both set netmask 255.255.255.0. </p>\n", "commentC...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Router ADSL con Wi-Fi\nIp > 192.168.0.1\nGateway 192.168.0.1\nDns 192.168.0.1\nDns 208.67.222.222\nDHCP 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.255</p>\n\n<p>Pc Xp Lan 1 Ip>198.168.0.2\nGateway 192.168.0.1\nPc Ubuntu (Lan 2) Ip>198.168.0.3\nGateway 192.168.0.1\nPc Vista (Lan 3) Ip>198.168.0...
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2011-05-29T14:17:36.037
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<p>I have quite a big problem. I did this:</p> <ol> <li>I have Win 7 for quite a long time</li> <li>I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 as dual boot with Win 7</li> <li>First day (also during installation) wired internet was running.</li> <li>I have tried to hibernate Ubuntu -> Laptop was turned off 5) I turned on Laptop ne...
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2011-06-10T12:14:46.567
2011-08-29T03:35:55.427
No Ethernet after hibernation
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>From the original author</em></p>\n\n<p>Ok <a href=\"http://adeelejaz.com/blog/realteks-network-controller-deep-sleep-mode-issue/\" rel=\"nofollow\">these guys</a> had the solution. The network adapter was in deep sleep, so I had to unplugged the power cable and took out ...
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2011-05-29T15:48:14.043
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<p>Is there a random generator for linux with a nice GUI, which can generate a random integer between two integers and display it with a large fontsize?</p>
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2012-06-18T18:05:33.893
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Graphical random generator
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[ { "creationDate": "2012-08-21T13:58:40.673", "id": "221594", "postId": "45861", "score": "0", "text": "What you gonna do? Mental Maths?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "68508" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know any software. Google didn't come up with something either. Guess this is too simple a problem. It should be about 30 lines of code if you wrote it in a scripting language. You could also create a LibreOffice spreadsheet to do that. Shouldn't be terribly difficult.</p>\n\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know any software. Google didn't come up with something either. Guess this is too simple a problem. It should be about 30 lines of code if you wrote it in a scripting language. You could also create a LibreOffice spreadsheet to do that. Shouldn't be terribly difficult...
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2011-05-29T15:58:20.903
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<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/twQUh.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Why does this appear right after login in all of a sudden? It's in the middle of my primary monitor. When I press <kbd>Esc</kbd> it disappears. </p> <p>It started to show up the other day for no apparent reason. It has kept s...
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2012-06-12T19:19:38.133
2012-06-12T19:19:38.133
Why does a search-thingy appear on startup all of a sudden?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This looks like <a href=\"http://do.davebsd.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Gnome-Do</a> (or <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/synapse-project\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Synapse</a> with a <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/04/synapse-launcher-update-brings-new-theme-optio...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That would look to be Gnome-Do. If not needed, ensure that it is not set to start upon startup.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-29T16:05:24.467", "id":...
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