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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16366/whats-the-difference-between-a-long-term-support-release-and-a-normal-release">What&#39;s the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've been running 1...
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2011-06-11T11:04:48.903
Which should I recommend, 10.04 vs 11.04?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was on 10.04 for a year not transitioning to 10.10 even to try it out. Stability in 10.04 is rock solid as you say. But if a guy was coming from Win7 he'd probably like the Unity Shell in 11.04. It's awesome! I just moved to 11.04 three days back and I find it pretty much s...
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2011-06-11T12:26:25.817
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2011-05-29T17:08:14.967
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<p>Basically, Bluetooth via my USB dongle doesn't work until after I manually <code>/etc/init.d/bluetooth restart</code> a few times. Is there a way to have it start automagically so I don't have to do this each and every boot?</p>
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2012-02-03T03:08:57.183
Bluetooth doesn't start up properly when I start up
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>you can but this command in the startup application choose add new and put this in the command filed.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/jd8ZB.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "20...
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2011-05-29T17:32:47.297
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<p>Can someone explain to me why a clean install of 11.04, x64 is having these strange menu issues? Example:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z1vZ3.png" alt="Menu Example"></p> <p>This seems to happen on a few "Right-Click" menus, and not all system menus are affected. Can someone give me hand on fixing thi...
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2011-05-30T19:26:16.370
2011-06-05T17:20:40.593
Some Menus look incorrect
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sounds like I'll need to file a bug report. I'll get the details back here when I do.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-05T17:47:41.093", "id": "51933", "postId": "47121", "score": "0", "text": "Yes, I think it...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I just checked mine, after having seen your posted pic, and found that mine are the same. I did not notice this in Unity, but started experimenting with the <strong>Classic</strong> interface today.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate...
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2011-05-29T18:05:43.567
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<p><strong>Direct Question:</strong> Flash under firefox 4.0, npviewer.bin, in KUbuntu 10.04 was running at 100% and I couldn't kill it. I tried:</p> <pre><code>sudo kill -9 12996 sudo kill -15 12996 </code></pre> <p>I logged in as root and ran both commands. The PPID was listed as 1. (Can't kill init without rebo...
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2011-05-29T19:17:58.403
Unable to kill process with 'kill -9' whose PPID=1 and using 100% of CPU?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could try the SysRq method: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#.22Raising_Elephants.22_mnemonic_device\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#.22Raising_Elephants.22_mnemonic_device</a></p>\n\n<p>You want to run them in a certain order...
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2011-05-29T18:32:46.893
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<p>For Example; notice <code>emesene</code> and <code>desktopnova</code> before and after clicking <kbd>SUPER</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd></p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Buu1w.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Buu1w.png" alt="enter image description here"></a> <a href="https://i.stac...
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2011-05-29T19:27:04.013
2011-06-01T15:00:21.420
Why are the manually added notification icons don't hide when using workspace switcher?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed in <code>CCSM</code>; Compiz config settings Manager. </p>\n\n<p>Go to Expo - Appearance - Check hide panels/dock: </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/FftPN.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/FftPN.png\" alt=\"enter image descript...
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2011-05-29T18:33:13.163
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<p>I'm trying to set up <a href="http://conkeror.org">Conkeror</a> as my default browser. However, in the Preferred Applications menu, this is not an option, nor do I see a method of inputting a custom setting/command.</p> <p>Does anyone know a way round this?</p> <p>[Edit: I've tried (1) using <code>sudo update-alte...
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2011-06-04T15:48:36.293
2012-02-23T02:03:31.893
How do I set a "custom" browser as default in Preferred Applications
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Click the off button very right on the panel. The dropdown menu shows system setting, open it and navigate to personal, preferred application.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T19:39:52.513", "id": "50373", ...
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2011-05-29T18:48:41.540
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<p>I have tried all music players recommended in answers for similar questions, but I haven't found a player meeting the following requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Plays youtube playlists smoothly (caches the audio before playing, I mostly don't care about video)</li> <li>Allows to choose quality</li> <li>Normalizes volume<...
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2012-02-04T06:47:45.947
2017-05-28T05:56:50.093
Music player that plays Youtube playlists
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know if it'll meet your precise requirements, but have you given <a href=\"http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube\" rel=\"nofollow\">Minitube</a> a shot? It's a very nice application that should go a long way towards helping you. Here is a link to the PPA's page: <a href=...
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2011-05-29T19:36:24.057
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<p>I'm making a custom remaster of ubuntu and I want to change the name of the Software Center. How can I do that?</p>
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2015-05-28T13:52:24.830
How can I rebrand Ubuntu Software Center
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2011-05-29T19:44:04.520
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<p>When I am watching streaming movies on Firefox 4.0.1 running on Ubuntu 11.04 (Ubuntu classic desktop), firefox is stuck/hung, and I am unable to close/kill it through GUI such as closing the window etc. </p> <p>However, sometimes I could hear the dialogues of the movie, but the firefox is still hanging. Rebooting s...
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2011-05-30T18:36:25.327
2011-05-30T18:36:25.327
Firefox 4.0.1 is hanging when streaming movies
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That's possibly an issue with Adobe Flash. I've especially had problems when switching between fullscreen and normal view and OSD (On Screen Display). Even debugging with strace locked up the GUI with the cursor being the only moving thing on the screen.</p>\n\n<p>If you've running a...
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2011-05-29T20:20:36.113
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<p>I have been looking into this - but I can't get previous entered commands in Terminator (multi-terminal). I have looked into the Preference but I don't see how it is done.</p> <p>I know this is not really Ubuntu question, but I am sure many of you have used Terminator.</p> <p>Does anyone know how to get the previo...
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2011-10-16T12:55:08.530
Terminator command history
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2011-05-29T21:03:38.763
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<p>I'm having issues since yesterday after an upgrade. GNOME session got messed up somehow and now i cannot install further upgrades nor new apps. Here is what i got from terminal after doing the recommended <code>apt-get install -f</code>;</p> <pre>(Reading database ... 166876 files and directories currently installe...
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2012-06-26T00:12:15.810
2012-06-26T00:12:15.810
Issues when upgrading gnome-session
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This sounds like a case of broken packaging in the Gnome 3 packages you're using: The new version of <code>gnome-session</code> contains the file <code>/usr/share/xsessions/gnome-shell.desktop</code>, which is also owned by the current version of the <code>gnome-shell</code> ...
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2011-05-29T21:16:38.567
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<p>I like <a href="http://gtg.fritalk.com/" rel="nofollow">Getting things GNOME (GTG)</a> application and I want to know if the development on this application is still active. Do you know something about this? </p> <p>As far as I see from their website the last release was in 04/2010. </p> <p>Is the development st...
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2012-06-18T18:05:02.967
2012-06-18T18:05:02.967
The development at Getting things GNOME is continuing?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I started to use <a href=\"http://taskwarrior.org/projects/show/taskwarrior/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Taskwarrior</a> recently. It's command-line based but super easy to work with. I've tried most other task apps and this is the one I like the best so far.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"ht...
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2011-05-29T21:29:40.490
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<p>Why is there no Unity support for Lucid Lynx?</p> <p>The newer versions of Ubuntu are too buggy - the LTS version is well supported.</p> <p>Why does Canonical not work on any new features as Unity for this current LTS release?</p>
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2011-09-04T20:30:03.757
2011-09-04T20:30:03.757
Unity 2D on 10.04?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>10.04 has come and gone. 12.04 is what their aiming for for Unity. The goal is to move forward, not backward.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-29T21:57:32.157", "id": "50395", "postId": "45918", ...
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<p>machine: thinkpad edge14 kubuntu 11.04 x64 w/ firefox flash64 and java6</p> <ol> <li><p>when launching fullscreen flash videos, the video will be placed on the background and the main window has to be minimized to view the video (this glitch can be replicated on windows7x64 as well so I'm assuming this is either fl...
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2011-05-30T18:12:47.407
2011-06-01T02:02:12.873
Kubuntu flash fullscreen glitches
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1770897\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1770897</a></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>I asked the same question on ubuntuforums.org and was able to get help from many people that seems to have solved the issues I was havin...
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2011-05-29T23:32:54.267
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<p>I recently set up a new computer with Ubuntu 11.04 amd64, set up as a desktop. I hadn't got around to setting up an email client to read system mail, and I was curious what unread mail might have built up. I was surprised to find that /var/spool/mail was empty, that /etc/aliases did not exist, and that neither exim4...
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2015-11-27T11:39:27.683
Did Ubuntu move from installing an MTA by default to not installing an MTA by default?
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2011-05-30T00:35:54.657
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<p>The "Caps Lock on" warning message is shown for too much time on Ubuntu 11.04. </p> <p>Could anyone tell me how can I reduce the time this message is displayed for, please? </p>
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2017-10-15T18:44:40.153
2017-10-15T18:44:40.153
"Caps Lock on" message is shown for too long. How can I make it disappear sooner?
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2011-05-30T00:40:33.103
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<p>Actually, that's slightly misleading, but titles ought to be simple. I have a splash screen: -For about two seconds during boot, right before the login screen appears. -During shutdown.</p> <p>During boot I just see the same purple as used by grub. (Edit: when grub's background is changed, so is the one during boot...
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2011-05-30T19:25:18.833
2016-09-01T04:24:53.380
Splash screen doesn't show on boot
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2011-05-30T01:07:04.043
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<p>How can i see what codec was used in a video (Audio/Video) and extra information about what to use to reproduce the same compression/quality to the video.</p>
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2018-05-17T12:55:19.480
2018-05-17T12:55:19.480
How to find out what codec is being used in a video
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One way of doing this is by using VLC. Open the file in question, right click on it in the playlist and you'll see something like this:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQUMC.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/GQUMC.png\" alt=\"Codec info\"></a...
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2011-05-30T01:25:55.690
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/125062/how-can-i-find-which-desktop-enviroment-i-am-using">How can I find which desktop enviroment I am using?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'm a desktop user and boot straight into it. What's the best way to tell whi...
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2017-04-13T12:23:38.647
2012-11-21T22:24:48.200
Which desktop package am I actually using?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you go to System > Administration > System Monitor, enter you password when prompted and then select the System tab, you will see the details of your current install, eg:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Ubuntu\nRelease 10.10 (maverick)\nKernel Linux 2.6.35-28-generic\nGNOME 2.32.0\n</co...
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2012-09-09T16:43:56.477
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45929
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2011-05-30T01:32:18.763
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<p>At the current moment if I press ctrl + alt + F1 I get a blank screen for a few seconds then the bottom is filled with a mess of pixels (mainly white and a bit of brown). When I put in the open source drivers the virtual terminals work just fine, but I have no graphics acceleration :(. Any way to fix the terminals w...
18906
235
2011-05-30T18:35:35.357
2011-07-05T02:22:01.117
Virtual Terminals messed up with proprietary NVidia graphics driver
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In your Grub2 options, <a href=\"http://www.vsubhash.com/article.asp?id=13&amp;info=Ubuntu_and_Gnome_Diary#blank_tty_with_nvidia_proprietary_driver\" rel=\"nofollow\">remove <code>vga=somenumber</code> and add <code>xforcevesa</code></a>. In 10.10, there is a different option...
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45930
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2011-05-30T01:33:18.287
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<p>I'm new to Ubuntu and have reinstalled 11.04 at least 10 times already.</p> <p>Each time I reconfigure all my settings and end up breaking something.</p> <p>It is really annoying and would be much easier if I could save everything onto a cd and reinstall from the cd so my settings would be restored like in Windows.<...
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2020-08-08T08:34:16.987
2020-08-08T08:34:16.987
How do I create a restore disk?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check this out - <a href=\"http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/backup\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/backup</a> - rsync and remastersys. Rysnc can be used for any type of file. Remastersys is for making something like a clone of ur current desktop.</p>\n", ...
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45934
1
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2011-05-30T02:05:40.723
4
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<p>I have been given 4.8T of SAN storage to my Ubuntu 10.04 64Bit server. multipath only sees 2.0T. Is this a limitation of Ubuntu or Multipath; or am I doing something wrong?</p> <p>Example output:</p> <pre><code>36000d77a0000974f6367a370c8e09342dm-3 FALCON ,IPSTOR DISK [size=2.0T][features=0][hwhandler=0] \\_ roun...
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2011-11-21T15:39:42.457
2011-11-21T15:39:42.457
Multipath only sees 2.0T of 4.8T
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am going to assume that this is an iSCSI LUN. What you might have an issue with is partitioning on this device. Consider using parted to partition this device, and see if the size of the device changes. If this LUN is going to be deployed with LVM+DM-Multipath, consider spl...
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45946
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2011-05-30T04:29:10.513
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<p>Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 11.04 from scratch on my Thinkpad R500, leaving the default power management settings.</p> <p>Yesterday I closed the lid, and this morning when I opened it the laptop resumed correctly.</p> <p>Today during lunch the laptop went to sleep without me closing the lid, and there was no way ...
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2011-05-30T21:01:50.860
2011-06-23T14:11:29.623
Lenovo Thinkpad R500 having problems resuming
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-27T01:31:41.637
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45948
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2011-05-30T05:01:50.587
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<p>i'm running ubuntu 11.04 with unity. Recently i found that Dolphin file manager and some qt libraries was installed in my distro, i guess it was installed as a dependency along with some QT softwares ( Qbittorent, Smplayer etc.,) </p> <p>Well i can do 'sudo apt-get remove dolphin' but pls.suggest me the best way...
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2011-05-30T21:02:41.733
2024-02-28T12:49:20.750
How do I remove Dolphin and all of its dependencies?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Removing a package including no longer needed package dependencies can be done with</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-get remove --autoremove &lt;package&gt;\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(see also <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/443/remove-uninstalled-package-dependencies/445#445\">thi...
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45949
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2011-05-30T05:32:39.380
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<p>I would like to use my Ubuntu box as the equivalent of a DNLP enabled TV. I would like to be able to from my phone, send video to the computer's monitor. so basically the opposite of using vlc to play a video from a network source; I'm looking to have the network source push the video to the computer. are there an...
11025
11025
2011-07-06T20:52:05.010
2011-07-06T20:52:05.010
How can I Push/Stream media to my Ubuntu box from a DNLA device
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-20T23:14:09.480", "id": "66030", "postId": "45949", "score": "0", "text": "Good question. See [How can I play content from a media server? - Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/questions/4615/how-can-i-play-content-from-a-media-server) for the case where you want to cont...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you install the <code>totem-plugins-extra</code> package, then the standard movie player can be used to browse and play content stored on DLNA media servers on your network. Just follow these steps:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install the <code>totem-plugins-extra</code> package.</l...
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45950
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2011-05-30T05:37:49.333
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<p>Before reinstalling Ubuntu, I backed up my bookmarks as a JSON file using Firefox 7.0a1-32bit on Ubuntu 10.10.</p> <p>Using Ubuntu 11.04, when trying to restore the backup, I get the following error:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MfBPr.png" alt="Unable to process the backup file"></p> <p>Using Firefo...
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2011-05-30T05:37:49.333
Can't restore Firefox bookmarks from JSON backup
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2012-02-23T21:48:05.983
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45959
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2011-05-30T06:50:17.113
2
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<p>I prefer to leave the Master volume at 100% and just adjust volume with PCM.</p> <p>I used this <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32383/adjust-pcm-volume">askubuntu answer</a> to separate the controlling of each of these channels.<br> Unfortunately the volume applet and notification pop-pup are linked to the...
18922
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2011-07-01T08:19:41.560
Notify PCM Volume change instead of Master?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've found my answer <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/12766/adjust-volume-via-commandline-so-that-volume-notify-pops-up/12769#12769\">here</a> in another ask Ubuntu answer.<br>\nIf I use that script and change the mixer from 'Master' to 'PCM' I get a good pop-up noti...
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45960
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2011-05-30T06:53:18.607
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<p>I am looking for data visualisation tools on Ubuntu. I have been using R and gnuplot, however, I am looking for better than these and also simple to use (not office excel). </p>
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2013-03-18T20:07:21.313
2013-03-18T20:07:21.313
Data visualization tools?
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2013-03-18T21:14:02.030
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45962
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45966
2011-05-30T06:56:21.330
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<p>How many paid developers work on developing Ubuntu? How many of them are on Ask Ubuntu?</p> <p><em>When I say "work" I mean they get a monetary reward (salary) for working/participating in the development of it.</em></p>
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2013-01-08T22:44:05.210
2013-01-08T22:44:05.210
How many paid Ubuntu developers are there?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to their own description, Canonical has over 400 staff and is focussing mainly on Ubuntu. 63% of the Linkedin-using staff is involved in development, so my guess would be something like <strong>250</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Source for 400 figure: <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com...
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45964
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2011-05-30T07:13:44.540
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<p>When I am running CS4 portable in WINE and I select the font button in the application, it force quits. I do have the microsoft core fonts installed. Any ideas? (It never used to do this until I uninstalled and reinstalled WINE multiple times)</p>
13505
25863
2012-06-18T18:04:40.130
2012-06-18T18:04:40.130
Clicking font selector in portable Photoshop CS4 in 11.04 causes force quit?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Run <code>winetricks atmlib</code> in terminal. I think that should fix this problem. :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-30T10:31:27.437", "id": "45998"...
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45970
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2011-05-30T07:37:51.967
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<p>I like Unity very much. Recently, I installed Compiz manager and Nautilus Elementary also then tried to Play. During some of my playing around, Unity's clock applet has vanished.</p> <p>I want to make it show the time again. How can I do this?</p>
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2014-05-30T12:59:53.627
2015-01-13T06:58:37.473
Missing date & time applet from top Unity panel
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Click the Ubuntu logo in the top-left.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Search for and open &quot;Time and Date&quot;.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Open the Clock tab.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Make sure the box &quot;Show a clock in menu bar&quot; is ticked.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.im...
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45976
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45981
2011-05-30T08:19:58.570
2
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<p>I am looking for links to detailed information on how the ubuntu boot process is managed after grub is finished. </p> <p>I have googled by all the documentation referes to individual packages. (upstart, init* directories and links, the rc* directories, startup manager) I still don't understand how they are called w...
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2011-05-30T18:35:17.930
2017-02-28T19:19:59.937
Where can I find information or description of the boot up process?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Besides the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBootupHowto\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu wiki</a> explaining these directories and Configs ...</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><code>/etc/init</code> is where the upstart init configs live. While they are not scripts themselve...
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45977
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2011-05-30T08:20:18.163
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<p>I just installed Natty from scratch with default options and English UI. I did not change any font settings.</p> <p>I happen to also read Japanese, it mostly displays fine but the 社 character (meaning "company", a widely-used character) is sometimes displayed using its archaic form, which can not be seen anymore ex...
4066
4066
2011-08-04T04:37:07.963
2012-11-13T07:17:54.140
Some applications use "archaic" character instead of modern Japanese one
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fire up terminal by </p>\n\n<pre><code>Ctrl + Alt + T\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Install ttf-vlgothic by</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get install ttf-vlgothic\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Logout and log back in if you need.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://viva-ubuntu.com/viva-ubuntu/system/trouble-shoot...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Kanji, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese all share a common set of Unicode code points, despite being written differently [edit: not all of the time]. To correctly display Unicode text using these code points, it is necessary to know what language is being used.</p>...
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45978
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2011-05-30T08:20:55.770
2
5025
<p>I have a computer with a Nvidia GeForce FX 5200</p> <p>With the nvidia binary driver (version 173) my computer wont boot. I get a white screen with random black characters on it.</p> <p>With the Experimental open source 3D support everything works expect that all the icons in the dock are not shown, (the dock stil...
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2012-05-25T17:03:34.053
Unity with GeForce FX 5200
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 binary driver has been black listed due to the icon issue which effects both the open source and closed source drivers.</p>\n\n<p>The good news is that owners of the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 can still use unity without hardware acceleration by install...
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45979
1
45980
2011-05-30T08:31:44.127
1
1339
<p>As I already wrote, open-in-erminal package does not work for remote hosts for me <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/43587/nautilus-open-in-remote-teminal-fails-after-login">Nautilus &quot;open in remote teminal&quot; fails after login</a>.</p> <p>So I decided to try to write my own script to do same thing. I...
17226
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2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2011-05-30T08:39:22.017
Nautilus Open in Remote Terminal
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think that the quotes are unneeded. Try:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/sh\ngnome-terminal --execute /usr/bin/ssh user@myserver.net\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T08:42:14.300", "id": "50453", "postId": "45980...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think that the quotes are unneeded. Try:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/sh\ngnome-terminal --execute /usr/bin/ssh user@myserver.net\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T08:42:14.300", "id": "50453", ...
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45983
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45990
2011-05-30T09:00:23.947
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<p>Since update to 11.04, I keep receiving messages from 'Anacron', with some errors. Two types of messages, actually.</p> <hr> <p>The first of those types is like:</p> <pre><code>/etc/cron.daily/logrotate: /etc/denyhosts.conf: 28: SECURE_LOG: not found /etc/denyhosts.conf: 36: HOSTS_DENY: not found /etc/denyhosts.c...
8851
8851
2011-05-30T09:13:19.960
2011-11-13T14:21:01.120
Anacron mailing weird errors
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The denyhosts error seems to be <a href=\"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608672\" rel=\"nofollow\">Debian Bug #608672</a>. It seems that the logrotate script for denyhosts tries to execute <code>/etc/denyhosts.conf</code> as a shell script to access the configurati...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The denyhosts error seems to be <a href=\"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608672\" rel=\"nofollow\">Debian Bug #608672</a>. It seems that the logrotate script for denyhosts tries to execute <code>/etc/denyhosts.conf</code> as a shell script to access the con...
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2011-05-30T09:50:05.300
5
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<p>there are a few things that I used to do regularly with the "Ubuntu Classic" interface and I can't figure out how to do them with the Unity interface (provided it is possible to do them at all):</p> <ol> <li><p>open a file at a specific location: I used to type Alt+F2 then type the complete path to the file (with t...
18932
13570
2011-05-30T10:01:37.313
2011-06-05T15:59:08.570
How can I do these things in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>3) You could use the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/indicator-workspaces\" rel=\"nofollow\">Workspace indicator</a>, although you would need two clicks. One to open the indicator, and another to select the workspace.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
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100983
2011-05-30T10:20:48.480
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<p>I have a laptop with a discrete <strong>Nvidia graphics</strong> card .</p> <p>How can I know if my video player be it mplayer or vlc or totem is using nvidia VDPAU or not? For example, running mplayer2 with the script below, I get this message:</p> <pre><code>Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cann...
17702
17702
2012-05-16T08:39:49.183
2012-05-16T08:39:49.183
How can I know if nvidia vdpau is working for mplayer/vlc/totem?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To address your question &amp; a bit on enabling gpu decoding with mplayer or vlc.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Mplayer</strong></p>\n\n<p>The easiest way to see if you are getting gpu decoding thru vdpau is to do what you've done - run mplayer from a terminal. Atm what you've shown indicates y...
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2011-05-30T10:58:56.843
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<p>SA,</p> <p>I have HP probook 4520s Core i5 it comes with SUSE enterprise 11 and everything working but when I removed it and installed Ubuntu I got I problems with drivers nothing working</p> <ol> <li><p>Graphic is ATI Radeon HD 6370.. ubuntu hardware found driver for 6300M and I installed it but I still have prob...
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2013-03-27T15:09:10.193
2013-11-02T11:02:02.613
HP probook 4520s .. drivers problem
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1600498\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1600498</a> there are wifi drivers ;)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3....
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2013-11-04T09:46:53.697
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2011-05-30T11:34:01.337
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<p>I've upgraded to ubuntu 11.04 and since then the audio stopped working (I was on 10.10 before that).</p> <p>I'm using a Macbook Air 3,2 and these are details of my audio card:</p> <pre><code> description: Audio device product: MCP89 High Definition Audio vendor: nVidia Corporation ...
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2011-05-30T18:34:21.580
2011-09-20T04:59:59.363
Audio not working Macbook Air 3,2 Nvidia MCP89
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I found the solution here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1744775&amp;page=2\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1744775&amp;page=2</a></p>\n\n<p>I've just uninstalled the package snd-hda-dkms, rebooted and the audio worke...
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46011
1
46013
2011-05-30T12:43:33.407
10
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<p>Is it possible to disable a CPU, not a core? I want to do a test to verify if the performance could make a big difference or not. </p> <p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10.</p>
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2011-06-01T10:07:24.203
2012-08-23T20:12:23.470
Is it possible to disable a CPU (not a core)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Besides doing this in your BIOS grub has an option called <code>maxcpus</code>. </p>\n\n<p>You can edit this option in when selecting your grub boot option by adding <code>maxcpus=1</code> to the parameters. Random grub picture:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rbmup.jp...
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2011-05-30T13:03:26.467
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<p>I have a Lenovo x120e, and when I boot the alternate CD I get a grub2 bootloader. How do I select a command line install from the Grub2 bootloader? Is there a switch, option, or flag I can pass to start the minimal install vs the full installer?</p>
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2012-10-01T02:12:08.680
How do I perform a command line install when the alternate cd boots to EFI and Grub2
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Previously, there was a \"cli\" option in minimal CD. Perhaps this option still works. You should try it, if you have not done so already.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationD...
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2011-05-30T13:43:34.640
1
3095
<p>In windows we have created a batch file to login into a machine via putty. On clicking the batch file it logins into that machine. Is it possible to create a script in ubuntu to do the same task?</p>
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2011-05-30T15:21:14.480
How to login into a machine via putty using a script?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Create a launcher <code>server.desktop</code> with the following content:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[Desktop Entry]\nName=Server Name\nExec=ssh user@server.domain.com\nTerminal=true\nType=Application\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and give it execution permissions.</p>\n\n<p>Obviously you should put t...
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46020
1
46030
2011-05-30T14:05:48.070
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<p>I've built an application I want to release however I would like the files to open with the application.</p> <p>I have modified the .desktop file accordingly, however quickly seems to have no option for MIME files and I don't have a clue how to add them.</p> <p>(Also, I'm not sure if this belongs here, because it'...
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2011-10-10T16:09:41.777
2011-10-10T16:09:41.777
How to add a MIME type with a project created in Quickly?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can add mime types to a system by using <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man1/xdg-mime.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">xdg-mime</a>.</p>\n\n<pre>command line tool for querying information about file type handling and adding \ndescriptions for new file types</pre>\n\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can add mime types to a system by using <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man1/xdg-mime.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">xdg-mime</a>.</p>\n\n<pre>command line tool for querying information about file type handling and adding \ndescriptions for new file types</...
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46021
1
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2011-05-30T14:11:37.180
4
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<p>My Ubuntu machine can connect to my WPA network, but there's not a trickle of internet to be found. It works fine with another (but farther) WEP network.</p> <p>Windows system on the WPA network work fine (I'm using one to write this question). Wired connection to the router broadcasting the problematic network is ...
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2011-05-30T14:41:03.740
2011-07-09T23:19:44.620
Connected to WPA-secured network, but no internet
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Good network connection without Internet access could mean that you are behind a proxy server. Check in the working computers if a proxy is set and you can add it in Ubuntu with in System -> Preferences -> \"Network Proxy\".</p>\n\n<p>To validate if this is your problem, you ...
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2011-07-11T13:40:17.707
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46025
1
46027
2011-05-30T14:23:51.087
4
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<p>I have a virtual server hosted by professionals with Ubuntu 10.04 installed. It is a standard server installation with LAMP package and no custom modifications.</p> <p>After recent updates via aptitude boot time of the machine have increased dramatically to over 20 minutes. I noticed that this problem started occur...
18944
235
2011-06-19T02:47:19.980
2011-06-19T02:47:19.980
Boot time over 20 minutes on a virtual server
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Adding <code>nousb</code> to boot options is a workaround for this problem. It disables the whole USB subsystem during boot, hence, no delay.</p>\n\n<p>I answered (from what you have written) a similar question <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/44211/very-slow-boot-due-to-mou...
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2011-05-30T15:08:00.067
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 and I find it annoying that by default the copy/paste functionality also pastes the text format. Most of the time when I copy/paste text I only want to paste the ascii text without any formatting. Is there a way to configure that behavior?</p>
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null
2013-10-22T20:20:41.040
2023-03-07T13:25:27.480
How to copy/paste text without formatting by default?
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/parcellite\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">parcellite</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/parcellite\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install parcellite\"></a>. It keeps a history of the...
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2011-05-30T15:14:40.017
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<p>What are the meanings of "netinet" and "in" in "#include &lt;netinet/in.h&gt;" ?</p>
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2011-05-30T16:49:31.777
Meaning of "netinet" in socket programming
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It means \"Internet\"... obvious really.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T15:45:02.460", "id": "50535", "postId": "46038", "score": "2", "text": "Sorry, My English is not very well. ...
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2011-05-31T06:51:40.503
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2011-05-30T15:23:13.843
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<p>My system monitor in the upper panel show the wrong amount of ram. as shown in my screenshot.</p> <p>is this a bug or can I fix this in any way? my laptop freezes once a day, it's starting to be a real problem. </p> <p>The red rectangle in my right upper panel is full when it should be half full. </p> <p><img src...
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2011-06-07T03:17:41.393
2011-06-07T03:17:41.393
System monitor (panel) shows the wrong amount of used ram
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The memory usage in Linux is often very high because unused memory is used as a cache (I'm not too sure a cache for what, probably for disk access). So make sure that the red bar in the upper panel is not related to cache memory. You can configure the upper bar monitor by right click...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The memory usage in Linux is often very high because unused memory is used as a cache (I'm not too sure a cache for what, probably for disk access). So make sure that the red bar in the upper panel is not related to cache memory. You can configure the upper bar monitor by rig...
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2011-05-30T15:42:17.227
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<p>I bought this server for work (a cheapy): <a href="http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7220575&amp;CatId=2683" rel="nofollow">http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7220575&amp;CatId=2683</a> to upgrade our WAMP server to a newer LAMP server.</...
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2011-05-30T20:59:13.057
2011-10-24T03:59:37.343
Server Partitioner Hangs at 43%
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2012-04-05T13:21:50.353
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2011-05-30T16:02:36.240
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<p>a month ago I asked a question regarding the <code>CCSM</code> and workspaces settings.</p> <p><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/38801/how-do-i-set-the-number-of-workspaces-without-ccsm">How do I set the number of workspaces?</a></p> <p>A few days ago I realized that CCSM wasn't even on when I'm logging int...
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2012-04-15T09:38:30.460
Compiz config won't start
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could just add <code>compiz --replace &amp;</code> to your startup applications...</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-05-30T16:38:00.010", "id": "46047...
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46048
1
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2011-05-30T16:44:23.447
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<p>Intermittently Firefox 4.0.1 is crashing on Ubuntu 11.04 and logging out. Sometimes it happens if I open an arbitrary website such as <a href="http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk</a> I am NOT streaming any videos. Please let me know how to solve this or at least reasons behind this....
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2011-05-30T16:59:05.337
Firefox 4.0.1 crash intermittently and log out
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I suspect it's an issue with your video card combined with newer Firefox technologies. Try turning off <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebGL\" rel=\"nofollow\">WebGL</a>:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to the URL <code>about:config</code></li>\n<li>Search for <code>webgl.di...
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2012-02-06T00:06:37.020
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2011-05-30T16:54:43.633
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<p>I wanted to see which packages in certain category are most popular in order to try them. Is that possible to accomplish in Ubuntu Software Centre? I didn't see any sorting capabilities there, unfortunately. Thanks.</p>
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2012-07-29T15:07:31.370
How can I sort packages by ratings / downloads in Ubuntu Software Centre?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't think it's possible at the moment. Additionally, in my USC, ratings only appear in the software list when I click on a single application. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T17:02:52.687", "id": "505...
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46059
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2011-05-30T17:06:35.427
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<p>In our lab, NFS server has been setup. This server has home directories of all users. Quota is enabled for all users.</p> <pre><code>root@server:/users/labuser# du -sh 69M . root@lab-01:~# quota -su labuser Disk quotas for user labuser (uid 52022): Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files ...
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2011-07-08T20:28:18.223
"Disk quota exceeded" error
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>He has more files in some other directory, or your quota file has become out of sync. If you can't find files he owns elsewhere, then rebuild the quota file with <code>quotacheck</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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46060
1
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2011-05-30T17:18:34.420
2
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<p>I have AMD Athlon XP1600+ with 623 MB of ram.</p> <p>It was running fine with kernel <code>2.6.32-31-generic</code> until I installed the latest updates. After updating Ubuntu requested to restart the computer. As soon as the computer boots, the system crashes immediately, starting up, crashing, also.</p> <p>When...
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2011-05-30T18:59:41.120
2011-05-30T18:59:41.120
Latest kernel version crashes on boot. How to investigate?
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2012-02-01T19:45:48.807
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46062
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2011-05-30T17:26:32.707
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<p>I have a desktop configuration in the indicator applications to choose the desktop preferences, but i dont know how to disable it. </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UjCl5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>I know i can use the blacklist in <code>.config/indicators</code>. But actually i didn...
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2011-05-30T17:46:26.943
2011-05-30T19:31:12.543
How can i remove gnome-settings-daemon from indicators applications?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T17:38:48.407", "id": "50561", "postId": "46062", "score": "0", "text": "Ok I manage to resolve it. I only have to disable the option inside the program (dont show monitors in the panel). I was looking for a solution more complicated.", "userDisplayName": null, ...
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I see that an answer has been found. However, I wanted to ask if this issue could have been reconciled using <strong>gconf-editor</strong>. Under Apps/gnome-settings-daemon/xrandr, there is a setting (checkbox) for show_notification_icon. After some experimentation, that s...
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46065
1
46111
2011-05-30T18:04:21.557
3
8435
<p>Just trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop and can't get nvidia drivers to work. Have been googling and trying for a while, but since I am not used to Ubuntu I am not sure quite how to diagnose the problem, whether is a bug and should be attached, and plus a lot of the information on google seems quite old.</p> <p>...
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2012-08-14T00:07:34.017
Problems with nvidia drivers on Dell XPS
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The XPS series (without 3D) have two graphics units. An Intel onboard chip and the Nvidia chip. The Nvidia gpu is activated and disactiviated depending on load by software within the Windows driver called Optimus. NVidia has not choosen to release this for Linux yet. </p>\n\n<p>On my...
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1
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2011-05-28T12:59:16.437
3
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<p>I have several cameras that capture multiple viewpoints of the same location. I want to show the views side-by-side so that we can see what happened from all the angles at one time. </p> <p>I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 and willing to try anything.</p>
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2011-05-31T21:59:23.787
2013-09-04T03:43:36.030
Combine 2 or more mov/avi files side-by-side?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have a look here <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4239939/ffmpeg-how-to-play-2-flvs-next-to-each-other-in-1-flv/4240140#4240140\">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4239939/ffmpeg-how-to-play-2-flvs-next-to-each-other-in-1-flv/4240140#4240140</a></p>\n", "co...
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Jacob Weissman
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2011-05-30T19:05:02.427
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<p>My Ubuntu 11.04 (installed 2 days ago) is misbehaving.</p> <p>When I try to upload an image via Flickr or Imagekind my browsers (Firefox and Chrome) crash. It even causes the "Run a Command" window not to respond. When I run <code>killall -9 &lt;browser-app-name&gt;</code> the browser window and space on the menu b...
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2012-07-09T13:58:12.913
2012-07-09T13:58:12.913
flickr.com & imagekind.com crashing my browser and effects?
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2012-02-01T11:25:51.570
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2011-05-30T19:56:11.397
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/30072/problem-with-mergelist-error-when-trying-to-do-an-update">&ldquo;Problem with MergeList&rdquo; error when trying to do an update</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I was in the process of updating 11.04 and came acros...
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-06-27T22:33:49.123
How to remove corrupted repositories?
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2011-07-14T03:17:09.500
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2011-05-30T20:01:04.080
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<p>Are there any PPAs or .deb files I can download in order to get the Elementary applications Postler and Dexter in Ubuntu 10.04?</p> <p>I have tried the <code>postler-dev</code> PPA but it does not have builds for 10.04.</p>
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2011-05-30T20:51:38.983
2011-07-11T15:07:18.180
Are there any PPAs or debs for Postler and Dexter?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm going to answer my own question and say No. I haven't been able to find any PPAs or compatible .deb files for Dexter or Postler on Lucid.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-07-...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ran across the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lallenlowe/dexter-ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install dexter\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Something else I have run across at <a href=\"http://elementaryos.org/discover/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://eleme...
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2011-05-30T20:14:05.437
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<p>I've several large files stored in U1. When I move a file to another folder (which is also synced) it triggers a re-upload of the file. The same happens if I copy the file to another folder. Doesn't U1 use the hash to identify similar files and save bandwith? </p> <p>Using U1 on Lucid. </p>
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2011-05-31T12:31:04.937
Moving/Copying file in Ubuntu One folders triggers re-upload
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This has been fixed in the version shipped in Natty.\nIf you don't want to upgrade, you can use a cutting edge version of Ubuntu One by using the nighly PPA, although it does come with some risk of it breaking from time to time: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuone/+archive/nig...
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46095
1
46096
2011-05-30T20:22:29.380
2
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<p>I want to display three or four lines before and after a certain string in a really huge file, which I can' topen with vi. How is this done?</p> <p>I tryed</p> <pre><code>grep -i -n -r 'mysearchstring' </code></pre> <p>but this only gives me one line. I need some lines before and after to get the context!</p> <p...
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2011-05-30T20:29:25.843
How do I find a string (and some lines before and after) in a huge file by terminal?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use grep with the <code>-A</code> (how many lines to display after the match) and <code>-B</code> (how man lines to display before the match) parameters:</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -i -n -r -A 4 -B 4 'mysearchstring' file.xml\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use grep with the <code>-A</code> (how many lines to display after the match) and <code>-B</code> (how man lines to display before the match) parameters:</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -i -n -r -A 4 -B 4 'mysearchstring' file.xml\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comme...
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46103
1
46113
2011-05-30T21:05:11.763
1
714
<p>I installed fckeditor by using Ubuntu Software Center successfully. But I do not know how can I run it. The Ubuntu menu does not seem to contain any link which refers to it. Where is it located?</p>
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2018-03-20T09:00:35.013
2018-03-20T09:00:35.013
How do I run fckeditor?
[ "software-installation" ]
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T21:07:44.997", "id": "50610", "postId": "46103", "score": "0", "text": "which version of Ubuntu do you have installed?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16267" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T21:11:07.990", "id": "50612", "postId": "4610...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like fckeditor is not what you think it is:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>fckeditor is a web text editor. It will not have a binary as it's just javascript. I might be mistaken but I think you're supposed to use it with Drupal or something similar.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><a hr...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like fckeditor is not what you think it is:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>fckeditor is a web text editor. It will not have a binary as it's just javascript. I might be mistaken but I think you're supposed to use it with Drupal or something similar.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n...
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46106
1
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2011-05-30T21:16:21.600
2
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<p>lirc_serial won't load because the serial port is already in use. dmesg reports </p> <pre><code>[ 12.245857] lirc_serial: port 03f8 already in use [ 12.245862] lirc_serial: use 'setserial /dev/ttySX uart none' </code></pre> <p>back in the days I used to edit a file called /var/lib/setserial/autoserial.conf or ...
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2011-06-07T03:19:11.000
2012-03-18T14:53:58.930
How to set serial ports uart to none for lirc?
[ "11.04", "lirc" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-12-29T14:29:06.007", "id": "290115", "postId": "46106", "score": "0", "text": "Could you confirm if one of the answers worked, and mark it as answered please?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "117446" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can create /etc/serial.conf and put lines like</p>\n\n<pre><code>/dev/ttyS0 uart none\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>into it. <code>/etc/init.d/etc-setserial</code> reads this file. The <code>setserial</code> binary is part of the setserial package, which is a dependency of the lir...
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46119
1
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2011-05-30T22:08:15.967
2
680
<p>When I start the Update Manager it shows me this message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Could not initialize the package information<br> An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.<br> Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:</...
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527764
2018-10-13T15:46:32.063
2018-10-13T15:46:32.063
Problem with Update Manager: E:Type '/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu' is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tualatrix-ppa-natty.list
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1
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-30T22:12:14.137", "id": "50618", "postId": "46119", "score": "2", "text": "Can you post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tualatrix-ppa-natty.list?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16267" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>try these commands... </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tualatrix-ppa-natty.list\nsudo apt-add-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>i have tested this repository now, it works here, maybe you have some error in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tualatrix...
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2018-10-13T16:38:55.167
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46122
1
46377
2011-05-30T22:41:02.743
1
1364
<p>I have synced evolution to my google calendar and google contacts. That went well.</p> <p>But why can't I edit any of my contact's birthdays in evolution? And why are those birthdays not displayed in evolution's calendar? The birthdays are present in the webcalendar of google.</p> <p><strong>Edit:</strong> I had a...
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17789
2011-05-31T08:05:32.950
2011-06-01T15:27:36.103
How do I get my google contact's birthdays to show up in evolution calendar?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just for completeness:</p>\n\n<p>Purging Evolution and starting all over again helped my \"okay is not clickable\" problem. No idea why the okay bug occurred in the first place - I had tried at least ten times on different days with no success. </p>\n\n<p>Then I was able to add the b...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When creating the new calendar in Evolution, did you select the correct Google Calendar?</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/LA_Phantom_photos/Screenshots/Screenshot-NewCalendar.png\"></p>\n\n<p>I would suggest attempting to retrieve the Google Calend...
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46126
1
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2011-05-30T23:24:36.980
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<p>could any body help? Why is nautilus elementary's "clutterflow" only active when nautilus is started as "sudo nautilus"?</p> <p>I ran "nautilus -q" and got this error: <em>"nautilus -q" generates an error... in ubuntu 11.04. Following error: (nautilus:3746): Unique-DBus-WARNING *</em>: Error while sending message:...
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2011-08-01T21:25:27.050
nautilus-clutterflow only works in "sudo-mode"
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>ALT + F2, enter: gconf-editor and then navigate to apps > nautilus > preferences and enable 'show_clutter'.\nRestart Nautilus (nautilus -q). </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-02T11:56:13.730", "id": "51224", ...
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46128
1
46131
2011-05-30T23:36:17.010
2
974
<p>I saw a question where someone mentioned having GNOME3 + Unity on the same system. When will it be possible?</p> <p><strong>NB:</strong> I'm referring to installing from the GNOME3 PPA. <em>Please do not tell me how to add the PPA, about installing from GIT, or skinning unicorns :)... Read the question carefully an...
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1992
2011-06-02T15:46:51.903
2011-06-15T00:26:02.833
Is it now safe to install/uninstall GNOME 3 from the ppa?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, it is not yet possible.</p>\n\n<p>You might need to wait ~5 months for the next release of Ubuntu(11.10 Oneiric Ocelot) if you use the final releases only.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T05:43:14.483", "id": "50651", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, it is not yet possible.</p>\n\n<p>You might need to wait ~5 months for the next release of Ubuntu(11.10 Oneiric Ocelot) if you use the final releases only.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T05:43:14.483", ...
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46161
2011-05-31T02:03:20.087
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<p>Will the TL-WR941ND work with Ubuntu 11.04?</p>
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2011-05-31T02:20:00.717
2011-05-31T07:36:37.463
Will the TP-Link TL-WR941ND wireless router work with Ubuntu 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Basically, the router has nothing to do with your OS, except some rare cases (for example, Broadcom drivers in 10.04 LTS acts strange with the 40Mhz channel width configured in the router).</p>\n\n<p>But if it helps you, I have exactly the same model, and it works like a charm.</p>\n...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I can't see why not. Generally the problems with Linux and networking are:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>on the other end (the network adapter - does it have drivers that work, etc.); and</li>\n<li>are almost exclusively regarding wireless devices.</li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "3",...
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46141
1
46147
2011-05-31T03:08:20.817
1
617
<p>I am curious to know which browser is the fastest one on my thinkpad x300 running Ubuntu 11.04. Could someone tell me how to measure performance of a browser on ubuntu 11.04, please? </p>
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2011-05-31T06:48:36.993
2011-05-31T06:48:36.993
How to measure performance of a web browser?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use PeaceKeeper for that: <a href=\"http://clients.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://clients.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Start-up time can be measured with a stop watch and a quick hand. The rest of the benchmarks are generally to do with JavaScript performance. Naturally a company will want to show their product is the best so you need to look carefully at the results.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http...
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46163
2011-05-31T04:07:50.510
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<p>In an attempt to fix some minor issues with the splash screen, I ran this script: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html</a></p> <p>Big mistake. My resolution is now stuck at 1024...
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2018-05-01T06:04:45.640
2018-05-01T06:04:45.640
Resolution stuck at 1024x768
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T06:55:08.410", "id": "50661", "postId": "46145", "score": "0", "text": "graphics card? Are you running with any additional Graphics Drivers? Please supply your current xorg.conf. Please supply your current grub boot line.", "userDisplayName": null, "userI...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What this script does:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>In <code>/etc/default/grub</code></p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>replace </p>\n\n<p><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash\"</code> </p>\n\n<p>with </p>\n\n<p><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What this script does:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>In <code>/etc/default/grub</code></p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>replace </p>\n\n<p><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash\"</code> </p>\n\n<p>with </p>\n\n<p><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode...
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46148
1
46151
2011-05-31T04:51:25.250
2
284
<p>At first I liked the new scroll bar on Natty, but it is prone to accidental clicks.<br> See for instance the screenshot below:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/lbpHn.png" alt="Natty scroller"></p> <p>It is easy to click "Remove" as the scroller fades out, or before it appeared, or when it fails to appear...
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2011-05-31T05:42:13.487
Danger of overlay scrollbar in Natty
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T05:01:06.363", "id": "50648", "postId": "46148", "score": "2", "text": "best advice... uninstall them :D", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T06:02:06.503", "id": "50653", "postId": "46148", "score"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>best is to click on the left side of scroll bars always :D </p>\n\n<p>Also they should implement a <strong>Snapping feature</strong>, once the scroll bar is snapped then there should be indication/color change</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>best is to click on the left side of scroll bars always :D </p>\n\n<p>Also they should implement a <strong>Snapping feature</strong>, once the scroll bar is snapped then there should be indication/color change</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communit...
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2011-05-31T06:45:31.053
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46155
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2011-05-31T06:41:36.810
2
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<h3>General discussion of usability issue</h3> <p>I'm having a few usability issues with the Unity Launcher. I'm using 11.04 with the Auto-hide feature activated.</p> <p>When I go to close a window (or press the back button in a web browser) that is tiled on the left of the screen, I often activate the launcher which...
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2521
2011-05-31T11:51:26.900
2011-05-31T11:51:26.900
Require button press to open Unity launcher to resolve usability issues
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes . </p>\n\n<p>You should go to compizconfig settings manager (install ccsm if you don't have it), then go to unity's submenu and find the \"reveal mode\" (first thing on the first tab, can't miss it)</p>\n\n<p>Then remove all corners and it will only reveal using a shortcu...
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46160
1
46165
2011-05-31T07:35:49.760
5
2788
<p>Can anyone recommend a equivalent software for ping tester?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/1OXEV.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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2011-05-31T07:59:46.680
Ping tester equivalent software in ubuntu
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T08:03:34.463", "id": "50669", "postId": "46160", "score": "1", "text": "The screenshot is quite hard to read. What features are you looking for specifically, which are not available in the command-line tools ping and hping?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, there's the <em>Network Tools:</em></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gis4u.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>On Unity, open the Dash and type \"Network Tools\", in Gnome it's in <em>System → Administration → Network Tools</em>.</p>\n", "commen...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, there's the <em>Network Tools:</em></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gis4u.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>On Unity, open the Dash and type \"Network Tools\", in Gnome it's in <em>System → Administration → Network Tools</em>.</p>\n", ...
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46164
1
120108
2011-05-31T07:57:11.783
3
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<p>Are there any color scheme generators that can simulate color blindness <em>and</em> export these results to a color palette file or generate a css stylesheet ? I've used Gpick and was recently introduced to <a href="http://colorschemedesigner.com/" rel="nofollow">this website</a> but I'm really after a desktop appl...
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6689
2011-05-31T15:39:15.110
2015-05-07T12:56:56.360
Is there a color scheme generator for the Desktop that can simulate color blindness?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Based on this <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/gpick/issues/detail?id=39\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">feature request</a>, colour blindness simulation has been added to Gpick. </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>In order to use it you have to first compile the latest source code\nfrom the <a href=\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've used <a href=\"http://colororacle.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Color Oracle</a> before. It's written in Java and runs very well on Ubuntu. Even though installing it is slightly unintuitive.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oylsn.png\" alt=\"enter imag...
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1
46173
2011-05-31T08:21:27.453
3
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<p>When installing I am presented a rather lengthy list of keyboard layouts to choose from:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yDIHP.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Choosing the default layout on top of the list seems fine but I am wondering what differences there are between the other layouts...
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2011-05-31T09:04:04.607
Which keyboard layout do I choose on installation
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should either test your selection in the little text box, or use the \"Detect\" option. It works extremely well.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/h47An.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Note that you can always change your keyboard layout after t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should either test your selection in the little text box, or use the \"Detect\" option. It works extremely well.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/h47An.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Note that you can always change your keyboard layout...
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46175
1
46179
2011-05-31T08:36:43.550
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13695
<p>I want to install Ubuntu, with the minimal packages for web browsing. Installation should be under 2GB.</p> <p>Any ideas? Where can I start?</p>
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2014-02-14T08:22:47.287
2021-09-04T13:58:00.717
How can I reduce the Ubuntu install size to the minimum, with GUI?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T08:53:32.670", "id": "50679", "postId": "46175", "score": "2", "text": "use the minimal cd, and manually install whetever packages you want.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }, { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T09:33:19.090", "id": "50693"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu wiki sytem requirements page</a>: Xubuntu seems to be as close to your demands when you want a GUI:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>GUI.</li>\n<li>2 Gb. (5GB+ as of 2019)</li>\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu wiki sytem requirements page</a>: Xubuntu seems to be as close to your demands when you want a GUI:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>GUI.</li>\n<li>2 Gb. (5GB+ as of 2019...
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2011-05-31T08:53:31.177
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37084/nvidia-driver-activated-but-currently-not-in-use">Nvidia driver activated but currently not in use</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've just installed Ubuntu on a new machine and it work perfectly except for the NV...
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2017-04-13T12:24:56.827
2011-10-02T19:37:10.303
How to use a proprietary driver
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That's a known issue: Have a look at this Questions, I'm sure this will help you to solve your problem:\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38853/is-the-nvidia-geforce-7300-le-blacklisted/38854#38854\">Is The Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE Blacklisted?</a></p>\n\n<p>and \n<a href=\"ht...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That's a known issue: Have a look at this Questions, I'm sure this will help you to solve your problem:\n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38853/is-the-nvidia-geforce-7300-le-blacklisted/38854#38854\">Is The Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE Blacklisted?</a></p>\n\n<p>and \n<a h...
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2011-10-03T13:11:50.280
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2011-05-31T09:27:09.730
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<p>After upgrading to Natty sound is jittering in VLC when watching DVB-T. About every 5 seconds the sounds stops for milliseconds, which is annoying. DVB-T sound works fine in MPlayer.</p> <p>Probably this is a bug in VLC. How to get this fixed in Natty?</p>
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2011-05-31T14:16:59.303
2011-07-21T08:17:51.900
DVB-T sound in VLC is jittering
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T09:31:04.550", "id": "50691", "postId": "46181", "score": "0", "text": "I'd recommend you just use MPlayer - I found VLC buggy on both Windows and Ubuntu, unlike MP.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) with the VLC 1.0.6 Goldeneye.\nEvery now and then (from several seconds to a dozen or so) there were short but annoying sound jitters / clicks / cracks when watching DVB-T.</p>\n\n<p>The following change of VLC settings solved i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) with the VLC 1.0.6 Goldeneye.\nEvery now and then (from several seconds to a dozen or so) there were short but annoying sound jitters / clicks / cracks when watching DVB-T.</p>\n\n<p>The following change of VLC settings ...
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1
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2011-05-31T09:30:29.543
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<p>Here are two applications that use tabs: gedit and gnome-terminal</p> <ul> <li>gedit: It is relatively easy to see which document is being edited</li> <li>terminal: It is difficult to tell whether I am using the left or right terminal, because <b>both of the tabs are very dark</b>.</li> </ul> <p><img src="https://...
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2013-01-08T09:06:19.127
2013-01-08T09:06:19.127
gnome-terminal tabs are very dark, difficult to tell which tab is in use
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since things have changed a bit in 11.10 and editing gtkrc (which worked in 11.04) may not be relevant, here's what I did to improve contrast between the active and inactive tabs in gedit:<br>\nI opened <code>/usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css</code> and in the sectio...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is already a bug report for this, please mark it as important to you as well:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/771641\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/771641</a></p>\n\n<p...
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46183
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2011-05-31T09:31:59.043
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<p>I am unable to map a Windows network drive in Ubuntu. I executed the following command in the terminal:</p> <pre><code>karthick@karthick:~$ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=raghu //172.29.32.184 /media/Data/ Password: mount error(2): No such file or directory Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.ci...
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2016-06-25T06:47:56.587
2022-02-08T11:14:42.387
How to map a network drive?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you need to also pass the windows share name as well as confirm that you've created /media/Data</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mkdir /media/Data\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Use something like</p>\n\n<pre><code>smbclient -L //172.29.32.184 \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to list the shares, then appen...
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46184
1
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2011-05-31T09:34:59.763
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<p>i am running Kubuntu 10.10 on my WeTab Tablet PC. As this Tablet has no mouse (but a touchscreen), I would like to configure Kubuntu in a way that allows to perform a right-click.</p> <p>In Ubuntu (not Kubuntu), there is an option to just hold the left-click for about 3 seconds in order to perform a right-click (Mo...
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2012-05-24T08:27:30.480
2012-09-18T11:57:15.503
How can I simulate a right-click in Kubuntu 10.10 when using a touchscreen?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you checked under System Settings > Input Devices > Touchpad (Tapping tab)?</p>\n\n<p>I don't have a table PC but my laptop has a touchpad that gives options to make parts of the pad behave as a button.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "...
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46187
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2011-05-31T10:10:00.833
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<p>I'm using Gnome Classic , Ubuntu 11.04. The icon spacing for the indicator applet icons is just too large. Is it me or has this happened to someone else? Has anyone found a fix? Back in 10.10, a ppa , ppa:m0sia i think, had packages that corrected this design sore. There are no packages there for Natty atm.</p>
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2011-11-15T15:41:08.587
Indicator Applet Icons Spacing Too Large
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, GConf doesn't have any entries for indicator applet spacing and currently m0sia's PPA - as you've noticed - is only for Maverick.\nYou could tick yourself off at the <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/527267\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>10...
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46192
1
46201
2011-05-31T10:55:21.537
2
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<p>I had problems syncing! Ubuntu One would kick out error messages about being unable to connect but <code>syncdaemon</code> would continue chewing through resources until Ubuntu itself crashed. I tried everything to stop the <code>syncdaemon</code> but to no avail even after reboot and eventually removed Ubuntu One.<...
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2011-05-31T12:36:20.770
2011-05-31T12:36:20.770
Missing Nautilus integration following Ubuntu-One reinstall
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nautilus integration is provided by <code>ubuntuone-client-gnome</code>. You probably are also missing the control panel, from <code>ubuntuone-control-panel-gtk</code>.</p>\n\n<p>For <code>u1sdtool</code>, you need to know that you can create a folder (using <code>u1sdtool --create-f...
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46196
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2011-05-31T11:10:41.960
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<p>Fresh new install of Ubuntu fresh new install of apache2. Apache not working, where should I start? It's installed, it restarts properly it just doesn't show anything in the browser but a 500 error:</p> <blockquote> <p>HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the ser...
19005
32886
2012-03-13T01:25:43.103
2012-05-18T08:11:22.640
Apache not working - 500 error
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>where should i start ?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>You should start with the apache error log file: /var/log/apache2/error.log</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creation...
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2011-05-31T11:15:58.377
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<p>Is there a way to check the size of the video memory? Specifically, is there one that works accurately for both integrated GPU's as well as PCI/AGP graphics cards?</p> <p>Many integrated GPU's have dynamically allocated memory, so the solution would hopefully return either the maximum available video memory or the ...
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2016-04-17T23:41:23.310
2021-10-03T10:14:11.643
How to check video memory size?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-17T16:18:30.257", "id": "65325", "postId": "46197", "score": "0", "text": "So because **you** do not **believe** it is the figure, you do not accept answers that suggest it?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-08-19T00...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>nvidia-settings does this for cards using the proprietary <code>nvidia</code> driver. It may be inaccurate but it is correct for my particular card. I don't know of any other userspace tool that specifically queries the video driver.</p>\n\n<p>You can also try <code>sudo lshw...
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46200
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2011-05-31T11:26:45.473
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<p>I'm having problems installing guest additions on a Ubuntu 11.04 guest os. The host os is Windows XP pro</p> <p>On the host os (Windows XP), I also have another guest os Ubuntu 10.04, and I have had no problem installing guest additions on that.</p> <p>When I try installing guest additions on the guest os Ubuntu ...
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2011-05-31T13:47:44.520
2012-05-29T19:06:07.480
Help me install guest additions on Ubuntu 11.04
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T11:40:10.047", "id": "50715", "postId": "46200", "score": "0", "text": "Have you seen [this question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/22743/how-do-i-install-guest-additions-in-virtual-box)? It's the same for 11.04 where you start in Gnome classic anyway.", "userD...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You will need to install the kernel modules (headers) package that match the kernel version you are running the Ubuntu virtual machine with.</p>\n\n<p>Type the following command in the terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>uname -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This will give you line like this:</p>\n\...
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2011-05-31T11:31:43.240
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<p>I need to execute some tests on a script of mine which requires a lot of CPU cycles. Is there a way to kill the GUI? I tried but it always restarts by itself.</p>
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2011-05-31T14:26:30.667
2011-05-31T14:26:30.667
Disable X server and Gnome temporarily
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2011-05-31T12:05:25.750
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10547/how-to-clean-launch-a-gui-app-via-the-terminal-so-it-doesnt-wait-for-terminatio">How to clean launch a GUI app via the Terminal (so it doesn&#39;t wait for termination)?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Tho whole pr...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-05-31T16:17:33.547
How can I run program from terminal without killing the program when closing the terminal
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2011-05-31T15:14:42.080
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2011-05-31T13:16:53.377
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<p>I'm trying to use Ubuntu 10.04/32 in an embedded environment with no keyboard attached. Power interruption is expected and happening quite often. Right now I get a splashscreen requiring some keyboard input, if some ext3 partition gets corrupted. I need that to be handled automatically, without any user input. What ...
19010
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2011-05-31T15:15:56.463
Best strategy for dealing with power interruption
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T13:37:33.677", "id": "50764", "postId": "46217", "score": "0", "text": "What error are you getting exactly? Is it an actual file system error, or just the regular checks that occur after a given number of times the file system has been mounted?", "userDisplayNa...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit the fstab entries to disable fsck:</p>\n\n<pre><code># &lt;file system&gt; &lt;mount point&gt; &lt;type&gt; &lt;options&gt; &lt;dump&gt; &lt;pass&gt;\n\nUUID=blah / ext4 defaults 0 0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The important part is 'defaul...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit the fstab entries to disable fsck:</p>\n\n<pre><code># &lt;file system&gt; &lt;mount point&gt; &lt;type&gt; &lt;options&gt; &lt;dump&gt; &lt;pass&gt;\n\nUUID=blah / ext4 defaults 0 0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The important part is...
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2011-05-30T13:37:21.497
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<p>HI Guys!</p> <p>I am working on Ubuntu 10.04 version.</p> <p>I accidentally deleted my code from <strong>find -delete</strong> command.</p> <p>Is there any way to recover the data?</p> <p>Many thanks in advance.</p>
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2011-05-31T14:25:00.400
2011-12-23T11:50:08.873
How can I recover data deleted using find -delete?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you do a google for undelete linux, you will find a method of finding deleted file entries, however, while the system runs, there is every chance the space is overwritten. Having done something similar, in the end, I ended up using strings, and grep to extract the source ...
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2011-05-31T14:26:37.577
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<p>UbuntuOne is not working -- <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/44944/devices-tab-has-no-connect-option">connection issues</a> -- and I've been having trouble with using Funambol and SyncEvolution as a substitute, so I'd like to try to get Ubuntu One working for me.</p> <p>I tried reinstalling it with Synaptic...
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-05-31T14:48:38.037
Can I reinstall Ubuntu One
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T15:32:01.243", "id": "50790", "postId": "46226", "score": "1", "text": "Of course, I'm on 10.04 so this was all pretty much for naught since all I really want to sync is my contacts. Argh. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/FAQ/WhyArentMyContactsInEvolutionSyncing", ...
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2012-02-23T21:42:27.347
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2011-05-31T14:50:26.537
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<p>Is there some way to limit size of <code>.xsession-errors.</code>? </p> <p>I'm getting huge numbers of one particular debug information messages and it has blown the file size up to 2.8 GB (over many months). The message accounts for 95% of all the lines in .xsession-errors. </p> <p>I think I know which app it i...
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2011-06-11T13:10:03.863
2013-04-20T19:02:23.180
Can I limit the size of ~/.xsession-errors?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>logrotate</em> should be able to do that.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T23:55:54.370", "id": "50880", "postId": "46235", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks RobinJ. `logrotate` got it working... For other ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>logrotate</em> should be able to do that.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T23:55:54.370", "id": "50880", "postId": "46235", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks RobinJ. `logrotate` got ...
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2011-05-31T14:52:51.700
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<p>I want to convert a DJVU document into a PDF document, separating and preserving the <strong>text layer</strong> and the <strong>images</strong> while also <strong>keeping the structure</strong> from the DJVU. How can I do this in Ubuntu?</p> <p>(I will then be using <a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/" rel="norefer...
5243
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:15.247
2019-08-26T15:32:52.513
Converting DJVU to PDF
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2020-03-23T02:05:23.900", "id": "2050790", "postId": "46233", "score": "0", "text": "For what it's worth, I filed a feature request for ddjvu here: https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/feature-requests/98/", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "182196" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is <a href=\"http://0x2a.at/s/projects/djvu2pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">djvu2pdf</a> but it relies on ghostscript so it might be another printing option. I still suggest you give it a look, just in case it's more clever than I'm giving it credit.</p>\n\n<p>It's not in the ...
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1
46546
2011-05-31T15:18:03.917
1
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<p>I am using 11.04 64bit on Dell Inspiron N5010. I have this strange problem, if I leave my laptop suspended for more than 20 minutes(approx.) then it does not resume. </p> <p>It works fine if I resume within or less than 20 minutes. I have 4GB ram and 8GB swap space, my system have ATI 5000 series graphics card and ...
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2011-05-31T22:14:26.800
2011-06-02T10:46:08.790
Unable to resume if suspended for more than 20 minutes on a Dell Inspiron N5010
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T15:23:26.830", "id": "50787", "postId": "46239", "score": "0", "text": "Ditto, (not sure exactly 20 min) on pretty powerful PC, ignored it because OSs in general are hopeless at resuming.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "17316" }, { "creationDat...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I have solved this problem. The solution is to use tuxonice patched kernel. Its very simple, just follow these steps.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxonice/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install tuxonice-userui linux-generic-tuxonice linux-headers-generic-...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I have solved this problem. The solution is to use tuxonice patched kernel. Its very simple, just follow these steps.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxonice/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install tuxonice-userui linux-generic-tuxonice linux-headers-...
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2011-05-31T15:21:43.943
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/23489/performance-overhead-of-encrypted-home">Performance Overhead of Encrypted /home</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>The Ubuntu installer offers to encrypt my home directory. Since I have hundreds of gigabytes in my hom...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-05-31T16:43:51.327
Will encrypting my (huge) home directory slow performance?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are a few factors to consider here. </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>In general, home encryption does not have noticible performance impact.<br>\nI use AES encrypted home on Natty running off a Persistent USB install <code>:-)</code>.<br>\nTo help firefox, I run its profile off a tmpfs ramdis...
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2011-05-31T16:56:34.403
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2011-05-31T15:29:22.420
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34429/how-to-encrypt-a-single-folder-on-my-external-hard-drive">How to encrypt a single folder on my external hard drive?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'd like to place private documents into a password-protected fold...
3332
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2011-05-31T17:07:57.260
How can I password-protect a folder?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The best way is to create an archive and put it on password.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-05-31T15:56:41.110", "id": "50799", "postId": "46245", "score": "0", "text": "thanks for the q...
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2011-05-31T17:36:21.717
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2011-05-31T15:53:39.740
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<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0sIg5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>machine: kubuntu 11.04x64 w/ kde4</p> <ul> <li>the top terminal is of Yakuake w/ "No Border" option already enabled</li> <li>the bottom is of Konsole w/ "No Border" option also enabled</li> </ul> <p>how do I remove all borde...
18206
7035
2011-06-07T03:17:19.143
2011-06-11T16:11:56.093
Remove all borders and tab bars from Yakuake?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-05-31T16:15:10.477
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<p>I recently upgraded my HTPC to 11.04 and since it comes with the Unity dock I decided to get rid of Cairo dock. Unfortunately, while trying to uninstall Cairo dock I ended up removing too many packages (I even saw some NVidia packages being removed) and Ubuntu won't run anymore. I get to a black screen which lists a...
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2018-11-20T20:12:23.447
2018-11-20T22:17:10.927
Recover after removing nvidia-related packages
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed the problem by reinstalling the nvidia drivers:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install nvidia-current\nsudo modprobe nvidia-current\nsudo lsmod | grep -i nvidia\nsudo nvidia-xconfig\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Followed the instructions on <a href=\"http://www.sucka.net/2010/04/how-to-...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Fixed the problem by reinstalling the nvidia drivers:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install nvidia-current\nsudo modprobe nvidia-current\nsudo lsmod | grep -i nvidia\nsudo nvidia-xconfig\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Followed the instructions on <a href=\"http://www.sucka.net/2010/04...
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