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2011-06-06T20:39:00.087
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<p>How to avoid the following warning message from gedit(2.30.4) on Ubuntu 11.04. </p> <pre><code>(gedit:25519): CRITICAL **: gedit_spell_checker_language_to_key: assertion `lang != NULL' failed </code></pre>
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2011-06-06T20:58:56.583
2011-06-06T21:04:39.027
How to avoid warning message while using gedit?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>assuming you start gedit in the shell you could pipe all output to null, as in</p>\n\n<p><code>gedit textfile.txt &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;</code></p>\n\n<p>and maybe create a shell script with $@ instead of textfile.txt to allow general filenames, i.e. create a file, ...
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2011-06-06T21:16:51.470
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<p>I have been struggling with an SDL audio problem for a few weeks now. I have two installations: 1. Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) 2. Ubuntu 11.04 (32 bit) Both are more or less clean installations running on Oracle VM VirtualBox.</p> <p>On the 64 bit version my own application using SDL is running without any problem, on th...
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2011-06-07T00:24:48.467
2011-10-11T21:48:54.757
How do I get SDL Audio working on 32 bit?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have finally figured out what the problem was, I post it here just to close my question and maybe help anyone else having the same issue:</p>\n\n<p>I had downloaded the SDL sources to my ubuntu installation and installed SDL manually (using ./configure, make, make install),...
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47328
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2011-06-06T21:17:11.003
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<p>Some text files I come across, have little squares with numbers in them (in place of certain characters). I am unable to copy and paste these in Ubuntu, but may search and replace in <code>gedit</code> each character individually (replacing for what I think is it's best match), obviously this is only feasible if the...
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2011-06-06T23:31:29.487
2014-04-14T17:19:57.003
Text inside files has squares with numbers in it
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2011-06-06T21:17:28.650
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<p>Does anyone have an experience with Ubuntu that is no longer reading discs in the DVD drive? This is my first time Ubuntu does not see the disc :| The disc is fine and works on my other Ubuntu computers.</p> <p>The drive is there and powered. I can even type in <code>eject</code> in a terminal and the drive will o...
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2011-08-18T22:30:20.103
2021-03-20T00:58:37.843
Discs in DVD Drive not being read
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>Is it one specific DVD or all DVDs?</em></p>\n\n<p>If it's all DVDs: You should also check the <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs\" rel=\"noreferrer\">regionset</a> in terminal type, <code>sudo apt-get install regionset</code>\n and ...
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2011-06-06T21:34:16.467
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<p>i want to install lamp-server in ubuntu 10.10 (the end goal is to install redmine), i am using</p> <pre><code>sudo tasksel install lamp-server </code></pre> <p>However after downloading packages it asks for a root password for mysql, now, in my machine i have already an instance of MariaDB 5.24 and i want it to us...
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2011-06-07T11:57:25.253
lamp-server wants to install mysql but i want it to use already installed MariaDB
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/users/14663/bgvaughan\">bgvaughan</a> stated, <strong>tasksel</strong> provides package 'groups' in order to setup complete and correctly configured, fully integrated services.</p>\n\n<p>'M' from the 'LAMP' initials refers to mySQL, therefore taskse...
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2011-06-06T23:46:48.670
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<p>I have just migrated to Ubuntu a few months ago, and find myself wanting Illustrator again. What is the best alternative for vector based drawing? Can Gimp do vector as well, or is it mainly pixel based like Photoshop?</p>
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2011-06-07T00:49:41.010
2022-01-31T06:28:56.657
Illustrator alternative
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/inkscape\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Inkscape</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/inkscape\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install InkScape\" /></a>.</p>\n<pre><code>sudo apt insta...
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2011-06-07T00:01:23.533
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<p>During my last run of the update manager, I got an error about a broken package. I went into Synaptic and found that it was the Cardapio menu replacement. I completely removed all packages relating to it, then tried to reinstall. I got this error:</p> <blockquote> <p>E: /var/cache/apt/archives/cardapio-gnomepanel...
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2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-06-07T01:10:36.830
Error updating Cardapio
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ensure you have updated your software sources (might need to keep checking, because sometimes ppas are not fully up to date at the time of updating, due to build queues or failures).</p>\n\n<p>My first suggestion <em>should</em> work, even though you said it didn't work in th...
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2011-06-07T00:40:22.887
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<p>I need to enable innodb on my ubuntu server 10.04 and having tons of problems, I have tried posting questions everywhere and I have no answers....i tried this</p> <pre><code>show variables like "%innodb%"; +-----------------------+-------+ | Variable_name | Value | +-----------------------+-------+ | have_i...
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2011-10-01T06:37:12.040
2011-10-01T06:37:12.040
How do I enable my innodb
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>here is the solution</p>\n\n<p>enabling the following two InnoDB directives in your <code>/etc/mysql/my.cnf</code> file appears to have resolved this issue:</p>\n\n<pre><code>default-storage-engine=innodb\ndefault-table-type=innodb\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>When restarting your My...
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2011-06-07T01:14:26.060
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<p>Is tweetdeck for desktop open source? If not are there any open source alternatives to Gwibber?</p>
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2011-06-07T01:18:22.847
Is tweetdeck for desktop open source?
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/36003/sync-banshee-with-ubuntu-one-music-without-having-the-music-locally">Sync Banshee with Ubuntu One music without having the music locally?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Is there a linux desktop application availab...
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2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2011-07-10T15:39:42.420
Desktop Player for Music Stored on Ubuntu One?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I know you can make a smart playlist that can play your Ubuntu One music just copy and paste the link to the music folder and paste it onto the smart playlist.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA...
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2011-06-07T01:38:27.163
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<p>I have the need to create a Live USB to install Windows but from Ubuntu, I've tried to emulate the tools that make the same function from windows but I just do not work.</p> <p>I would be very helpful to know how. Thanks</p>
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2014-01-07T19:05:09.803
2017-07-05T06:00:02.710
How to create a Windows installation USB in Ubuntu?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Following the guide from <a href=\"http://www.pendrivelinux.com/multiboot-create-a-multiboot-usb-from-linux/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">THIS</a> link</p>\n\n<p>Just download MultiBoot from here: <a href=\"http://liveusb.info/multisystem/install-depot-multisystem.sh.tar.bz2...
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<p>Basic Specs:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/toshiba-portege-r705-p35/4505-3121_7-34213713.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Toshiba Portege R705-P35</a> <ul> <li>13.1" screen</li> <li>Intel HD Graphics</li> <li>4 GB RAM, Core i3 2.4 GHz</li> </ul></li> <li>Dual Boot Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7 ...
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2017-04-13T12:24:40.850
2013-10-09T13:30:47.290
Laptop Brightness Problem on Toshiba Portege R705-P35
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Apparently recent kernels are missing some support for toshiba acpi. There are various patches you can experiment with, discussed here: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1550219\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1550219</a></p>\n", "commen...
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2011-06-07T02:38:45.367
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<p>If I publish several U1 files, delete some, add some, update their file content - will the public URLs of every file stay the same in the end, or do they change depending on the order files are published in and etc?</p>
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2011-06-20T20:19:53.997
2011-06-20T20:19:53.997
Are U1 public urls static?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It depends.</p>\n\n<p>Once you've published a file, if you unpublish it and then re-publish it, it will get the same URL the second time as you did the first.</p>\n\n<p>You can move it within a Ubuntu One \"volume\" (that is, the Ubuntu One folder or any other cloud-synced folders), ...
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2011-06-07T02:39:42.000
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<p>I borrowed my flatmate's <a href="http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MC184LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1Mg&amp;mco=MTMzNzg5MDM" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apple Wireless Keyboard</a> and I want to connect it to my Dell running Ubuntu 11.04 (Unity UI).<br> I tried various solutions, but I can't even get it to <a href="https://ask...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2012-02-24T03:33:35.777
Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/43096/unity-lenses-missing-files-folders-applications">Unity Lenses Missing (files/folders, applications)</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I know how to add icons for applications to the launcher; but the icon lost is for...
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2011-06-13T17:03:26.363
"More Apps" icon disappered on launcher. How can it be restored?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Make sure you have the package <code>unity-place-applications</code> installed and that the file <code>/usr/share/unity/places/applications.place</code> exists.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
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2011-06-07T03:52:55.473
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<p><a href="http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Canon/Canon-i-sensys_MF4350d" rel="nofollow">From this paragraph</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Printer Language: UFRII-LT Driver link is the mfg website download. Two drivers to install. <strong>Install the ..common.. driver first</strong>. Multi-function device: Printer / ...
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2011-06-07T04:08:01.737
What does it mean to down load the ..common.. driver?
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2011-06-07T04:15:48.743
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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>lshw -C Video</p> <pre><code>*-display description: VGA compatible ...
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2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2012-01-08T00:29:56.227
Nvidia-current drivers enabled, not in use?? help
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2011-06-07T04:18:46.090
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<p>I can set my proxy username and password along with proxy settings in the proxy ui but these settings do not work on the command line. How can I use apps such as wget &amp; ping on the command line with a proxy?</p> <p>Example Details:</p> <ul> <li>username: 1234</li> <li>pass: linux</li> <li>proxy: proxy</li> <li...
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How to use a proxy on the command line?
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34449/how-to-see-the-video-card-temperature-nvidia-ati-intel">How to see the Video Card Temperature (Nvidia, Ati, Intel&hellip;)</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have one laptop that presents/displays problems to me by ...
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2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-06-07T05:09:29.880
How can I see the temperature of a video card?
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2011-06-07T04:37:41.423
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<p>I have many movies without subtitles, is there a program to find the right subtitles for them?</p>
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2014-03-10T12:36:42.770
2017-11-04T17:30:04.340
Programs to download subtitles for videos
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/subdownloader\" rel=\"noreferrer\">subdownloader</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/subdownloader\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install subdownloader\"></a> or to install in shell <code>su...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/subdownloader\" rel=\"noreferrer\">subdownloader</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/subdownloader\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install subdownloader\"></a> or to install in shell ...
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2011-06-07T04:43:53.060
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<p>I have a problem in Ubuntu 11.04 that Internet cannot work when i run my PC , i have dsl in my computer and when Internet cannot run i pull Cable and put it again these problem every time when i run pc , and many users Complain from this problem . what is the solution?</p>
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2011-06-07T04:56:11.140
2013-08-20T07:30:39.300
What about Internet problem in Ubuntu 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried in terminal running <code>sudo dhclient</code> just in case or in the Unity gui clicking AGAIN on the connection made (Tipically auto eth0, eth1, etc...)</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T23:34:37.903...
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2011-06-07T05:02:53.107
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<p>I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm having difficulty watching videos. How can I install the video codecs needed for most video formats? </p>
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2013-02-02T00:09:22.623
2017-05-27T04:52:15.563
Where I can download video codecs?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Normally when you install Ubuntu in the installer it asks you to install 3rd party stuff which includes this codecs for video/audio.</p>\n\n<p>Click here: <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/ubuntu-restricted-extras\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">ubuntu-restricted-extras</a> <a href=\"h...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Normally when you install Ubuntu in the installer it asks you to install 3rd party stuff which includes this codecs for video/audio.</p>\n\n<p>Click here: <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/ubuntu-restricted-extras\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">ubuntu-restricted-extras</a> <a ...
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2011-06-07T05:51:42.337
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<p>When I open gvim to edit a file, after about 10 or 15 seconds, the terminal window from which I typed <code>gvim foo.txt</code> gives the error:</p> <pre><code>** (gvim:2581): WARNING **: Unable to register window with path '/com/canonical /foo/3C00024': Timeout was reached </code></pre> <p>This doesn't prevent me...
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2011-06-07T15:43:12.630
2012-02-16T09:41:36.680
Gvim gives warning: 'Unable to register window with path'
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It means the menus (File, Edit, Tools, Syntax, Buffers, Window, Help) will not be displayed on hovering at the top of the screen when the gvim window is the active window.</p>\n\n<p>It is a <a href=\"http://fossplanet.com/f10/%5Bbug-771810%5D-%5Bnew%5D-gvim-occasionally-shows-error-u...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It means the menus (File, Edit, Tools, Syntax, Buffers, Window, Help) will not be displayed on hovering at the top of the screen when the gvim window is the active window.</p>\n\n<p>It is a <a href=\"http://fossplanet.com/f10/%5Bbug-771810%5D-%5Bnew%5D-gvim-occasionally-shows...
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2011-06-07T06:10:20.697
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<p>I've once programming with Keil C51, and later I found sdcc/uCsim is more elegant for me (though Keil C51 do optimization better), so I don't need Keil C51 anymore, and now I'm heavy relied on uCsim to do unit tests. Now I'm start to develop with ARM, however, sdcc doesn't support ARM. I've tried uVision which is ve...
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2021-08-29T07:29:51.970
How to start with ARM development in Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1><a href=\"http://www.codesourcery.com/sgpp/lite/arm\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNU Toolchain for ARM Processors</a> ( <a href=\"http://www.codesourcery.com/sgpp/lite/arm/download.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Download Link</a> )</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>CodeSourcery, in partne...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1><a href=\"http://www.codesourcery.com/sgpp/lite/arm\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNU Toolchain for ARM Processors</a> ( <a href=\"http://www.codesourcery.com/sgpp/lite/arm/download.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Download Link</a> )</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>CodeSourcery, i...
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2011-06-07T06:20:36.157
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<p>I can get Ubuntu mainline kernels from <a href="http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/">this kernel PPA</a> - is there a way to add it to my repository list the same as regular Launchpad PPAs?</p>
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2012-07-20T00:41:22.657
2022-02-04T22:01:58.903
How do I add the kernel PPA?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Warning</strong>: This answer is outdated. As of writing this warning (6.10.2013) the kernel-ppa used here is no longer updated. Please disregard this answer.</p>\n\n<p><em>Small note:</em> Installing anything but the official standard kernel for your system is not recommende...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You cannot . you can install like this .</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Installing Mainline Kernels</p>\n \n <p>To use the mainline kernel as-is you\n only only need to download and install\n the <em>image</em>.deb package that\n corresponds to your architecture,\n however i...
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2011-06-07T06:33:48.987
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<p>sorry,.. I'm noob in Ubuntu ... and I'm trying to make a robots for downloading file..</p> <p>i can download the zip file via web browser's address bar like this</p> <p><code>http://www.mysite.com/getFile.php?mirror=1&amp;categori=advanture&amp;file=001.zip</code></p> <p>but, when i try to use <code>wget</code>, ...
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2011-06-07T15:43:38.540
2016-07-23T07:07:50.947
How to use wget with GET parameter, or redirect web?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You have to use apostrophes or double quotes around the URL, because it contains the special character <code>&amp;</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T07:16:20.260", "id": "52314", "postId": "47401", "score"...
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2011-06-07T07:01:18.430
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<p>How do I make post-install scripts so when I reinstall ubuntu everything is as I want it?</p> <p>Things I want to achive:</p> <ul> <li>Installing PPA </li> <li>installing my programs</li> <li>themes needs to be installed</li> <li>Settings needs to be changed (power management, short commands, startup applications,...
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2012-11-25T04:16:05.760
2020-11-11T06:21:15.763
How do I make post-install scripts?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Easiest way is to gather all the commands you need and put them in a text file and make the text file executable. </p>\n\n<p>We start out with going command line and do this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>touch post_install_script\nsudo 775 post_install_script\ngedit post_install_script\n</code>...
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2011-06-07T07:48:27.250
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<p>I've got a Linux-based OS installed on a partition I want to shrink. Want to avoid reinstallation or losing/corrupting data, if possible.</p>
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2020-04-10T14:26:22.473
Shrink a partition without losing data
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>As always:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>D O&nbsp; &nbsp;A&nbsp; &nbsp;BACKUP</strong>. At least of the sensitive data on the partition, you want to shrink. Neither I, nor geparted can be held responsible if you screw up.</p>\n\n<p>Now to the procedure using <a href=\"http://pac...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>As always:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>D O&nbsp; &nbsp;A&nbsp; &nbsp;BACKUP</strong>. At least of the sensitive data on the partition, you want to shrink. Neither I, nor geparted can be held responsible if you screw up.</p>\n\n<p>Now to the procedure using <a href=\"ht...
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2011-06-07T09:43:04.160
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/30742/how-do-i-access-and-enable-more-icons-to-be-in-the-system-tray/30748#30748">How do I access and enable more icons to be in the system tray?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I was using the <a href="http://code.google....
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2017-04-13T12:24:58.360
2011-06-07T13:13:43.403
How to make the android notifer desktop indicator appear on the Unity panel?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T13:11:33.917", "id": "52393", "postId": "47419", "score": "0", "text": "[What to do with questions that describe known bugs?](http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/1317/what-to-do-with-questions-that-describe-known-bugs/) this has been reported on [Google Code](http:/...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ok, there is <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/issues/detail?id=383\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Issue 383</a> already filed for this.<br>\nBut, it does not yet solve the problem <code>:-)</code><br>\nIf you are interested in getting this to work, login to ...
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2011-06-07T13:12:01.267
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2011-06-07T10:21:25.820
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<p>My laptop had Kubuntu installed earlier but then I made a new installation of windows 7 ultimate. Now I cannot choose to run Kubuntu anymore as its bootloader was overwritten. How can I configure my system for dual boot ?</p> <p>[I am new to Linux/ Kubuntu]</p>
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2011-06-07T13:45:30.033
Kubuntu bootloader overwritten by windows bootloader. Cant choose to run Kubuntu anymore!
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Please follow this wiki tutorial:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", ...
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2011-06-07T10:28:36.310
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<p>In Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty), I cannot find the way to change Ubuntu logo (start-here) on Gnome panel. </p> <p>I cannot do right-click on panel to change something, for example moving some indicator, changing background of Gnome panel.</p> <p>Anyone know how to, please share it. Thanks in advance!</p>
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2011-06-07T11:06:08.230
2011-06-07T18:37:38.693
How to change Ubuntu logo (start-here)?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The Panel in <code>11.04</code> is a part of the new Ubuntu Interface <a href=\"http://unity.ubuntu.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Unity</a>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Now about moving indicators and right-click to add applets like previous versions of Ubuntu, this is not possibl...
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2011-06-07T10:59:06.660
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34214/how-do-i-disable-overlay-scrollbars">How do I disable overlay scrollbars?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'm using the "classic" GNOME desktop with 11.04, and my scrollbars are a fancy tiny line that you must hove...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.720
2011-06-07T11:36:07.643
How do I completely remove overlay scrollbars in 11.04?
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2011-06-07T11:56:24.203
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2011-06-07T11:11:42.170
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<p>I had problem with broadcom drivers. The insternet was super-slow, 1kb/s was the max download speed. Then i was searching for a solution, and found a tip that offered to install bmcwl-kernel-source. I isnstalled it, restarted my computer, and there were no Wifi drivers. ( There were only Wired connection option ). I...
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2012-03-04T19:46:22.603
Broadcom problems. No driver in additional drivers
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should review the information on the official Ubuntu community help site. <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click Here.</a>\nThe connection speed might not be related to the driver at all, but without more information,...
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2011-06-07T12:11:33.353
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<p>My pidgin helper didn't work (unread message counter didn't appear).</p> <p>I'm running:</p> <ul> <li>Docky version: 2.2.0 bzr docky r1808</li> <li>ppa Pidgin 2.7.11 (libpurple 2.7.11)</li> <li>Ubuntu 10.04</li> </ul> <p>Here is a stack trace</p> <pre><code>[Error 13:43:01.562] [Helper] pidgin_control.py :: Trac...
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2011-06-07T15:45:16.870
2011-06-07T15:45:16.870
Docky and Pidgin helper
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2011-06-07T12:20:19.430
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<p>I just had a hard lock-up not even a Alt+Shift+PrtSC+R+S+E+I+U+B could solve, and when rebooting, the skype window was asking me for the userid and password, which is weird, because I had entered them before.</p> <p>I am wondering if skype was trying to update something that caused the lock-up, and that's why I hav...
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2012-06-26T00:10:15.047
2012-06-26T00:10:15.047
Hard lock-up and skype window shows up after reboot
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've seen this on a few difference occasions - I haven't figured out why either. </p>\n\n<p>So the answer to your question is that \"Yes, other people have seen it\".</p>\n\n<p>As for the lockup, if you could report that bug (more on that <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/440...
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2011-10-17T00:55:30.357
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2011-06-07T12:21:45.170
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<p>I just had a hard lock-up crash not even a <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>SysRq</kbd> + <kbd>R</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> + <kbd>E</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> + <kbd>U</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> could solve. I've now rebooted and would like to report the bug with the saved logs.</p> <p>What's the best way to report it?</p>
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2012-07-09T13:41:06.197
2012-07-09T13:41:06.197
How to report bug after hard crash?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If something you did triggered the freeze use <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apport</a> and trigger the freeze again. Apport will detect it automatically and you should be able to file a bug-report.</p>\n\n<p>This is an excerpt from <a href=\"https://help...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's not even certain that there is any data to report. If there was, it would probably be in the old dmesg logs in /var/log. But since the kernel might not sync the filesystems if it crashes, the data could be lost. Did something you did cause it to crash?</p>\n", "comme...
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2011-06-07T12:22:18.560
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<p>I'm using Xubuntu 11.04. Before everything worked fine, but when booting today the following happened:</p> <ol> <li><p>Window focus does not leave the first-opened program. This means that if I keep Firefox open, and open a terminal, window focus will never be transferred to the terminal.</p> <p>(EDIT: if I open a t...
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
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Massive Xubuntu desktop malfunction
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2011-06-07T12:26:06.530
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<p>My block devices are named <code>sda</code>, <code>sdb</code> and so on.</p> <p>What happens when I get to <code>sdz</code>? Is the next one going to be called <code>sdaa</code>?</p>
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2018-01-22T08:15:37.707
Block devices sda, sdb, sdc. What comes after sdz?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes. The kernel will continue to assign names in the form of <code>sdaa</code>, <code>sdab</code> and so on. There may be <a href=\"http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&amp;m=128499962624675&amp;w=2\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"[PATCH] sd name space exhaustion causes system hang\">a bug pr...
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2011-06-07T12:45:29.447
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<p>Ive noticed a really annoying behaviour in Ubuntu: whenever I restart or shutdown the PC from a Live session, the USB stick becomes unavaliable when it reboots/turns on (as if the "safe removal" feature from windows was used)</p> <p>Ive noticed this in 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, and even Linux Mint 10 and 11. Also happen...
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2011-11-29T10:44:35.000
USB stick not avaliable after rebooting from Live session
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T12:54:55.627", "id": "52379", "postId": "47459", "score": "0", "text": "Are you rebooting back into the LiveCD environment? I don't think LiveCD will automatically mount any drives on startup, be they fixed or usb.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16741...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For those who might be interested, I've found the culprit: When you shutdown a live session, Ubuntu ejects its media. for an USB stick, this means powering down the USB port.</p>\n\n<p>A workaround is to edit <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code>, and change the line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>li...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For those who might be interested, I've found the culprit: When you shutdown a live session, Ubuntu ejects its media. for an USB stick, this means powering down the USB port.</p>\n\n<p>A workaround is to edit <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code>, and change the line:</p>\n\n<pre>...
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47461
1
null
2011-06-07T12:46:13.550
3
10703
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/28965/how-to-configure-ubuntu-for-lightweight-low-memory-usage">How to configure ubuntu for lightweight low-memory usage?</a><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/46175/how-can-i-reduce-ubuntu-install-size-to...
8238
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.673
2012-09-23T06:00:55.553
Ubuntu on 256MB RAM
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'd recommend a dedicated lightweight Linux distribution like Puppy Linux. But you can probably get an acceptable result with Ubuntu Server.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T12:50:52.427", "id": "52376", ...
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2011-06-08T12:04:22.943
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47466
1
47512
2011-06-07T12:56:54.067
0
436
<p>So I am trying to install the latest version of Phatch using the .deb for ubuntu available on their site and installing through the Ubuntu Software center. I get the message "Cannot install blender".</p> <p>So I try to install blender (still in USC) and I get the following:</p> <p>The following packages have unmet...
2491
2369
2011-06-07T16:59:50.423
2011-06-07T17:39:25.633
Trying to install Phatch getting dependency issues regarding blender, try to install blender more dependency issues
[ "dependencies", "blender" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T12:57:44.517", "id": "52384", "postId": "47466", "score": "0", "text": "Could someone with more rep than me please add the tag \"Phatch\" to this question. I don't have enough rep to create new tags", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2491" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install the phatch package from the 11.04 repository, that's the most current one (0.2.7.1-1).</p>\n\n<p>Some of the packages are too old for 11.04 but look like they are for 10.04, e.g. libavdevice-extra-52 and libavformat-extra-52.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe you don't have the multiverse chan...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install the phatch package from the 11.04 repository, that's the most current one (0.2.7.1-1).</p>\n\n<p>Some of the packages are too old for 11.04 but look like they are for 10.04, e.g. libavdevice-extra-52 and libavformat-extra-52.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe you don't have the multive...
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47472
1
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2011-06-07T11:06:13.360
2
1282
<p>I have an issue while installing motherboard software for DH67BL. </p> <p>In ubuntu it's not connecting to the network and unable to find the suitable drivers for the ubuntu server version. Any help or guidance in this regard will be helpful. Are there any rpm or deb files available for this version of the motherbo...
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2011-06-07T13:12:28.227
2011-06-07T13:12:28.227
Network Drivers for DH67BL motherboard with i7 Intel processor
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T12:51:17.940", "id": "52391", "postId": "47472", "score": "0", "text": "Was this question migrated here because it contains the word \"server\"? I would rather see it on SU... DH67BL is µATX, not a MP mobo.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1673" }, ...
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2012-02-29T09:34:50.153
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Srikanth
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1
47477
2011-06-07T13:11:53.970
3
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<p>After installing Gnome 3 the Compiz plugins are not working on the gnome-shell. </p> <p>Is there a way to enable the Compiz on Gnome3 shell??</p>
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2011-06-07T15:46:09.773
2011-06-07T15:46:09.773
How to enable Compiz for Gnome3?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>GNOME Shell uses its own compoziting window manager called Mutter. According to Owen Taylor's mail it is not possible to use an alternative window manager.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>To try and make GNOME Shell integrate\n with multiple window managers would\n either greatly constra...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to this post on the <a href=\"http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1477605&amp;postcount=2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fedora Forums</a>, as well as a <a href=\"http://www.mail-archive.com/desktop-devel-list@gnome.org/msg15587.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">message on the m...
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47486
1
47491
2011-06-07T14:38:01.013
0
2190
<p>So as of two days ago I had myself a shiny new SVN server. I set it up for WebDAV with no problems. It wasn't until I tried to host multiple projects that I ran into trouble. </p> <p>At first, I had all of the project folders in one repository. But then I saw the error in my ways and switched to multiple repositori...
19474
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2014-04-07T12:03:50.320
2014-04-07T12:15:48.177
SVN server only allows commits when run as root
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You're having a classic permission issue. Your repository is possibly located at a location like <code>/some/dir/repos</code> with <code>/some</code> being <code>svn</code> not being able to access <code>/some</code> because svn does not own <code>/some</code> and:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You're having a classic permission issue. Your repository is possibly located at a location like <code>/some/dir/repos</code> with <code>/some</code> being <code>svn</code> not being able to access <code>/some</code> because svn does not own <code>/some</code> and:</p>\n\n<ul...
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47488
1
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2011-06-07T14:42:02.773
42
73460
<p>How to do this manually, not installing any tools?</p>
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158442
2017-10-31T08:18:33.387
2017-10-31T08:18:33.387
How to change the purple background color in grub?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is an excerpt from <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Community Documentation on Grub2</a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Turning off the splash image:</strong> This may\n make viewing the terminal easier.</p>\n \n <p>1.Press \...
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47490
1
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2011-06-07T14:49:23.570
5
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<p>Examples: special network share or flash drive,so I can easily identify them.</p> <p>Ubuntu 11.04 Gnome Classic. </p> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> By "special network share" i mean network shares which are "permanently" mounted using the <code>fstab</code> e.g. in my case samba shares on my home server. I have one...
19053
19053
2011-06-09T09:23:14.340
2015-04-26T08:16:28.130
How can I change the icon of a specific device?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you can just right click the icon, go to Properties> When properties window comes up, click on the icon in that window> Navigate to the new icon you want to use, choose it and click Open. That will now be the icon for that device.\nEven for removable flash drives/exte...
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47492
1
118637
2011-06-07T15:04:55.200
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<p>The vertical axis of the graphs produced by the <a href="https://launchpad.net/indicator-multiload" rel="nofollow">System Load Indicator</a> appear to scale automatically to the range of the currently displayed data. This is confusing because it visually exaggerates values during times of low CPU/network usage.</p> ...
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2012-04-03T18:58:00.553
How can I specify the graph scale in the System Load Indicator?
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47493
1
47500
2011-06-07T15:30:34.443
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<p>I have a dvd-RW- / Ubuntu (nautilus and KB3) recognise this DVD as DVD with restricted overwrite. So i cannot reuse that DVD. I had to pass in Windows - make him completely empty there, and return in Ubuntu. Then everything work normal. (recognise the DVD as sequential). Is there a explanation and a better so...
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2011-06-09T18:40:42.823
2019-06-19T22:45:14.023
How do I format a DVD-RW?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are a couple of different options. I think the easiest is:</p>\n\n<pre><code>dvd+rw-format -force=full /dev/sr0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I also think that is the one most commonly already installed on your system. I think there's an option in k3b to blank it for you... Oh, just fou...
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47494
1
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2011-06-07T15:43:34.220
7
23106
<p>Like many other natty users on a university/academic network, I'm experiencing annoying frequent disconnects/hangs/delays.</p> <p>See, for instance <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpasupplicant/+bug/429370" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p>I would like to learn how to add <code>fast_reauth=0</cod...
16023
16023
2012-02-18T11:46:58.540
2012-02-18T11:46:58.540
Need instructions on how to create wpa_supplicant.conf and add fast_reauth=0 to it
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T09:31:56.093", "id": "52611", "postId": "47494", "score": "0", "text": "please help. I know, obviously, how to create and text-input a file. What I don't know and would like to know is: a) is this still relevant in natty, and b) is this the right thing to do / what ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://navodila.sd-lj.si/en/ubuntu/ii-configure-authentication\" rel=\"nofollow\">try this</a></p>\n\n<p>it is written for ethernet eduroam but it might work with wireless too. You should change few things (dont have time right now to tell you what) but you will be ...
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47496
1
47528
2011-06-07T15:45:55.010
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<p>How can I add a custom compose key sequence?</p> <p>For example, I would like <kbd>Compose</kbd>, <kbd>|</kbd>, <kbd>&gt;</kbd> to type the <code>▸</code> symbol.</p> <p>I have tried adding the following to <code>~/.XCompose</code>:</p> <pre><code># Import default rules from the system Compose file include "%L" ...
1859
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:10.493
2018-05-18T04:05:29.187
How can I add a custom compose key sequence?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T15:52:19.160", "id": "52439", "postId": "47496", "score": "0", "text": "How do you type the symbol now? You could probably map the command you use to type the symbol to specific keys in keyboard layout. To find the exact keysym of a particular key, you can use `xev`...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Create a file <code>~/.XCompose</code> (that is a file named <code>.XCompose</code> in your \"home\" folder) which contains the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>include \"%L\" # import the default Compose file for your locale\n&lt;Multi_key&gt; &lt;bar&gt; &lt;greater&gt; : \"▸\"\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Create a file <code>~/.XCompose</code> (that is a file named <code>.XCompose</code> in your \"home\" folder) which contains the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>include \"%L\" # import the default Compose file for your locale\n&lt;Multi_key&gt; &lt;bar&gt; &lt;greater&gt; :...
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47499
1
47517
2011-06-07T15:59:05.303
1
437
<p>After setting up a new Ubuntu virtual machine guest, I like to take a disk snapshot so that I can restore to a working state in case I break something later on. I'd like to avoid snapshotting unnecessary files, so I always run <code>apt-get clean</code> beforehand.</p> <p>What else might I be interested in cleaning...
1859
null
null
2011-10-12T13:57:39.213
What files should I clean up before creating a disk snapshot?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Depending on your programs, but I think that you can pretty much purge everything in <code>/var/cache/</code> and <code>~/.cache</code> and also delete your browser's cache or other programs like that.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Not sure what cruft there should be on a fresh installation apart from the apt cache. I'd rather concentrate on uninstalling unneeded packages. In <code>synaptic</code> you can sort them by install size.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwne...
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47505
1
47519
2011-06-07T17:00:13.950
0
605
<p>The <a href="http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/en/man8/atd.8.html" rel="nofollow">manual for atd</a> describes the command-line option:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>-b</strong> Specify the minimum interval in seconds between the start of two batch jobs (60 default).</p> </blockquote> <p>How can I perman...
1859
1859
2011-06-10T02:46:35.633
2011-06-10T02:50:10.747
How should I specify command-line arguments for atd?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu 11.04 atd is started in <code>/etc/init/atd.conf</code>. Modify the line</p>\n\n<pre><code>exec atd\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to use the command-line options you want.</p>\n\n<p>In older version of Ubuntu atd be be started in something like <code>/etc/init.d/atd</code> using nor...
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47506
1
201524
2011-06-07T17:03:04.507
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<p>I've just installed Ubuntu and I need either video, wireless, or some sort of other manufacturer (non-opensource) driver. How can I run the tool that will fetch all of these for me? I'd like graphical instructions.</p> <p>Related:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/22118/can-i-install-my-graphic...
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2017-04-13T12:24:11.043
2015-12-21T19:28:26.597
How do I install additional drivers?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Unity (15.10 and 15.04/14.04/13.04/14.10/13.10/12.10)</h2>\n<p>Click on the gear icon on the top right corner of your screen and click on &quot;System Settings&quot; from that menu, click on Software Sources (or you can click on the Ubuntu button and search for &quot;Sources&quot;:<...
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47507
1
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2011-06-07T17:10:27.100
3
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/22946/how-do-i-install-and-use-the-latest-version-of-gnome-shell">How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME Shell?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I tried to find out how to install Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 10.10, bu...
11433
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-06-07T18:05:08.937
How do I install Gnome 3 on 10.10?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-03-30T13:54:45.580
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47510
1
47524
2011-06-07T17:22:13.937
8
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<p><code>uptime</code> reports load averages over the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes.</p> <p>How can I view the load average over the last 10 seconds?</p>
1859
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2011-06-08T04:11:01.247
How can I view the load average over a shorter time period?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That's impossible because the kernel doesn't compute it. (Well, you could patch the kernel of course...).</p>\n\n<p>Remember that the load average is not a \"regular average\" of a set of numbers like you learned to compute in high school. Keeping around samples for 15 minutes and ...
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47515
1
47518
2011-06-07T17:48:53.047
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<p>Nano is the editor I use in command prompts.</p> <p>When I open a large file I would like to search for some text (think <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>F</kbd>).</p> <p>Is there a way to do this?</p>
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2013-03-18T11:55:46.277
2024-02-16T16:15:03.803
Any way to search for text within nano?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> is the shortcut for searching. The same effect can be achieved by pressing the <kbd>F6</kbd> key. After entering the search term, press <kbd>Enter</kbd>. To repeat the search, issue <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd>, and to search the previous occurrence, p...
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47520
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47596
2011-06-07T18:04:46.150
0
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<p>I have accidentally cut power to the computer and now I can't login with my main user. In GDM I enter the password correctly but it always says "wrong password".</p> <p>Logging in with another user works. I changed the password for the main user, but it doesn't recognize the new password either.</p> <p>How can I f...
19483
19483
2011-06-07T21:12:45.870
2011-06-08T08:37:43.117
Unable to login after power outage
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The file system check using a live cd yielded no damage message. However, on rebooting the installed OS, I noticed the keyboard layout was set to EN-US which I don't use. But I swear, before the file system check it was set to the layout I normally use. So everything is back to norma...
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47521
1
47526
2011-06-07T18:14:55.350
3
3042
<p>I had a webserver running at luna.local, it got eaten when I upgraded to 10.10. In trying to restore it, I'm pretty stumped. I'm more stumped by this:</p> <pre><code>[0 amanda@luna ~]$ apache2 -D DUMP_VHOSTS apache2: bad user name ${APACHE_RUN_USER} </code></pre> <p>Where is the run user supposed to be set?</p> <...
13049
13049
2011-06-07T18:28:48.930
2011-06-07T18:59:25.313
How do I troubleshoot a local webserver?
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5
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T18:26:09.747", "id": "52494", "postId": "47521", "score": "0", "text": "ennvars with www-data should be ok.\nwhat is the output of: `sudo /etc/init.d/httpd start`?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6650" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T18:27:08....
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Total red herrings everywhere. I moved files from /var/www/luna to ~/Public/luna and my home directory wasn't world executable. Spotting this helped: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/26848/permissions-issue-how-can-apache-access-files-in-my-home-directory/26856#26856\">Permi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Total red herrings everywhere. I moved files from /var/www/luna to ~/Public/luna and my home directory wasn't world executable. Spotting this helped: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/26848/permissions-issue-how-can-apache-access-files-in-my-home-directory/26856#26856...
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2011-06-07T18:20:49.660
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<p>This has been asked several times already (I found it <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32484">here</a>, <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/7429">here</a> and <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/15470">here</a>), but basically everyone simply recommend to perform a full install to the USB stick. Bu...
11015
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:41.140
2018-04-18T23:18:28.723
How to bypass "Try it / Install" screen when booting from USB Live Session? (without installing in the USB)
[ "live-usb" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2013-03-30T18:02:06.903", "id": "346315", "postId": "47522", "score": "0", "text": "I replaced the code on my USB that I had in syslinux.cfg with what was suggested, but I still get the prompt. (Original lines: vesamenu.c32\nprompt 0\ntimeout 50\nui gfxboot bootlogo) Is it pos...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>This guide was made for Ubuntu (Gnome). It works for Kubuntu (KDE) too, with a few exceptions</em></p>\n\n<p>I've been able to get the Live CD boot straight into a Live session without timeout or fancy menu, optionally with a language pack installed.</p>\n\n<h2>Live USB (16.04)</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>This guide was made for Ubuntu (Gnome). It works for Kubuntu (KDE) too, with a few exceptions</em></p>\n\n<p>I've been able to get the Live CD boot straight into a Live session without timeout or fancy menu, optionally with a language pack installed.</p>\n\n<h2>Live USB (...
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47523
1
47590
2011-06-07T18:24:23.990
5
7770
<p>I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu. The back buttons in the browsers (both firefox <em>and</em> chrome) are not working. Every time I have to right click and select 'back' option. </p> <p>Is there any work around for this?</p>
15210
6005
2011-06-07T20:06:48.503
2012-10-28T05:09:46.733
Back button not working in browsers
[ "firefox", "google-chrome", "browser" ]
3
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T19:04:35.400", "id": "52506", "postId": "47523", "score": "0", "text": "That sounds suspicious. The backbutton in firefox and opera works for me.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10068" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T19:08:44.030", "id": "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Firefox: navigate to <strong>about:config</strong> then set <strong>browser.backspace_action</strong> to <strong>0</strong></p>\n\n<p>Chrome: install the <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aeffggjddcchloadflonilaahpclmbnm\">Backspace Shortcuts for Linux</a> extensi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Firefox: navigate to <strong>about:config</strong> then set <strong>browser.backspace_action</strong> to <strong>0</strong></p>\n\n<p>Chrome: install the <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aeffggjddcchloadflonilaahpclmbnm\">Backspace Shortcuts for Linux</a>...
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47527
1
48163
2011-06-07T19:01:49.117
8
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<p>How can I install the components that make up elementary OS on Ubuntu?</p>
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2013-09-17T17:35:05.477
2017-02-28T22:54:16.003
How can I install elementary OS on Ubuntu?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T19:30:28.040", "id": "52510", "postId": "47527", "score": "2", "text": "what Ubuntu version are you using now?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15811" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T19:39:00.503", "id": "52512", "postId": "47527", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>For 12.04 (stable) only:</h2>\n\n<p>Use the following PPA:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ppa:elementary-os/stable\n</code></pre>\n\n<h2>For 12.04, 13.04, and 13.10 (unstable, daily updates):</h2>\n\n<p>Use the following PPA:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ppa:elementary-os/daily\n</code></pre>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As complete as I can make it:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://elementaryos.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Elementary OS</a> (or Jupiter) needs to be installed like any other OS: you burn a CD.\nClick the link and choose download or click these links for the <a href=\"http://so...
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47532
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2011-06-07T19:40:44.667
5
13620
<p>I've installed Dropbox (as per the instructions supplied in <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx" rel="nofollow">Dropbox's Home Page</a> and a personal blog I found browsing about the subject), but still no success in forcing autostart (only for my user) on dropboxd. I've tried adding an autostart file i...
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2013-10-07T11:18:46.127
2013-10-07T11:18:46.127
Autostart Dropbox in Lubuntu
[ "dropbox", "lubuntu", "autostart" ]
3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T00:28:59.833", "id": "52568", "postId": "47532", "score": "1", "text": "What about adding Dropbox to the Startup Applications list?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18887" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For per-user autostart, use the <code>~/.config/lxsession/&lt;profile&gt;/autostart</code> file. For more info see the <a href=\"http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXSession#autostart\" rel=\"nofollow\">LXDE wiki</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "cr...
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47533
1
47540
2011-06-07T19:48:03.293
7
7925
<p>I have added the following to my sources.list:</p> <pre><code>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/experimental/ubuntu/ lucid main </code></pre> <p>Unfortunately, whenever I do a <code>sudo apt-get update</code>, the repository is ignored. At least that's what I <em>think</em> <code>IGN</code> means in the fo...
6005
null
null
2011-06-07T20:32:12.200
How can I force the usage of a repository?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T19:53:36.837", "id": "52517", "postId": "47533", "score": "0", "text": "I've always thought that it means \"Ignored because the repository information is up-to-date\". You can check whether a repository is used by running `apt-cache policy`. Optionally add a package...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>Ign repo_link</code> means that the diff did not return any package updates so it was ignored.<br /></p>\n\n<p>You can force it by doing: <code>apt-get clean &amp;&amp; apt-get update</code><br /><br />\nYou can also optionally pin the repo: <code>vim /etc/apt/preferences.d/kub...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>Ign repo_link</code> means that the diff did not return any package updates so it was ignored.<br /></p>\n\n<p>You can force it by doing: <code>apt-get clean &amp;&amp; apt-get update</code><br /><br />\nYou can also optionally pin the repo: <code>vim /etc/apt/preferenc...
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47538
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47547
2011-06-07T19:58:07.467
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<p>At some point, the filesystem on my digital audio player has become read-only. I cannot copy files into it or remove files on it.</p> <p>Are there some possible reasons for the player's file system to change permissions in this way?</p> <p>I tried using <code>chmod</code>:</p> <pre><code>$ sudo chmod a+rw SGTL\ M...
1471
527764
2019-11-07T14:24:24.847
2021-05-02T12:34:48.763
How to make read-only file system writable?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T20:03:28.867", "id": "52525", "postId": "47538", "score": "0", "text": "Thanks! I already tried that, and same output. I will add this to my post.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1471" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T20:11:47.817", "id": ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If a filesystem has been mounted read-only, <code>chmod</code> will not work since it's a write operation too.</p>\n\n<p>Try remounting it read-write:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mount -o remount,rw '/media/SGTL MSCN'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If the device has a write lock on it (like SD memo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If a filesystem has been mounted read-only, <code>chmod</code> will not work since it's a write operation too.</p>\n\n<p>Try remounting it read-write:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mount -o remount,rw '/media/SGTL MSCN'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If the device has a write lock on it (like...
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47541
1
47549
2011-06-07T20:07:50.393
1
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<p>At this moment I know of Unity which looks much better than the default Gnome desktop that comes in 11.04. Also Compiz adds effects so that enhances the view. But what about other tools that make the view of the desktop much more pleasant to see.</p>
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2011-06-07T21:54:54.133
What programs can a user use to make the desktop more pleasant/enhance/better
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>To tweak Compiz you can install\n<strong>CompizConfig Settings Manager</strong>.\nIt has many options, some of them\nmight break your user interface so\nbe cautious.</li>\n<li><strong>Conky</strong> is a system monitor that\ncan display just about anything,\neither on your roo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>To tweak Compiz you can install\n<strong>CompizConfig Settings Manager</strong>.\nIt has many options, some of them\nmight break your user interface so\nbe cautious.</li>\n<li><strong>Conky</strong> is a system monitor that\ncan display just about anything,\neither on ...
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47542
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2011-06-07T20:13:32.887
12
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<p>I have a FAT partition on my system for storage purposes, and from a time to now I'm seeing this message in Nautilus:</p> <blockquote> <p>The media contains digital photo</p> </blockquote> <p>There is any way to turn it off?</p>
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480481
2019-07-26T04:23:35.083
2019-07-26T04:23:35.083
How can I turn off the message "The media contains digital photo", in Nautilus?
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1
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T01:02:32.203", "id": "52572", "postId": "47542", "score": "0", "text": "You might be interested in [this bug](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588601).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19501" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu 11.10 I have not found a way to disable this behaviour using a setting. However, I found that by simply de-installing shotwell, the message also goes away.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-01-18T02:45:55.827", ...
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47550
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2011-06-07T21:30:08.730
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<p>I want to run the <em>official</em> Bitcoin client, rather than one from somebody's Personal PPA, as was explained in Question <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41001/how-do-i-install-bitcoin">41001</a>.</p> <p>How do I install and run it?</p>
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2013-03-31T15:00:25.820
How to run the official bitcoin client?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2013-03-31T16:19:50.163
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47554
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2011-06-07T22:00:36.317
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<ol> <li>I was wondering what the default hidden folders under ~?</li> <li>What are their purposes? For example, what are the purposes of ~/.local/ and ~/.local/share/ ?</li> <li>Which of these hidden folders also exist in general Linux distributions?</li> </ol> <p>My Ubuntu is 10.10.</p> <p>Thanks and regards!</p>
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478705
2016-10-07T17:17:15.040
2016-10-07T17:17:15.040
What are the default hidden folders under ~?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Certainly it is an interesting question that I am not certain how to answer. What I see in my home directory are a number of hidden subdirectories. These hidden subdirectories are often associated with personal configurations for various applications and/or applications tha...
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47560
1
47564
2011-06-07T23:01:02.527
4
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/87447/how-can-i-install-adobe-air">How can I install Adobe AIR?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I found some links, but they all seem a bit unsure, so I'm wondering if it is possible, and looking for simple (if possible)...
1992
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.673
2012-03-07T21:06:00.807
How do I install Adobe AIR?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-07T23:10:40.007", "id": "52562", "postId": "47560", "score": "0", "text": "I have had past success in installing Adobe Air under Ubuntu amd64. I do not recall of the details, but I had no issue. Please note that this was accomplished with Ubuntu releases prior to 11....
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check out this link. I tried it and it worked fine on my Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit installation... <a href=\"http://www.jamesward.com/2010/10/14/install-adobe-air-on-64-bit-ubuntu-10-10/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Install Adobe AIR on 64 Bit Ubuntu 11.04</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comme...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check out this link. I tried it and it worked fine on my Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit installation... <a href=\"http://www.jamesward.com/2010/10/14/install-adobe-air-on-64-bit-ubuntu-10-10/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Install Adobe AIR on 64 Bit Ubuntu 11.04</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1"...
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2012-03-07T21:18:20.547
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47565
1
48146
2011-06-08T00:05:06.443
0
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<p>Can a Virtual Machine, instantiated in the Ubuntu Cloud (UEC), use resources from more than one node?</p>
8026
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2011-06-10T20:50:07.427
Can VM's use more than one node in Ubuntu Cloud?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>\"use resources from more than one node\"</p>\n\n<p>If by resources, you mean:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>cpu</li>\n<li>memory</li>\n<li>network</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Then the answer is definitely 'no'.</p>\n\n<p>If you mean 'disk', then the answer is \"sort of\".</p>\n\n<p>You can use remote disk...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>\"use resources from more than one node\"</p>\n\n<p>If by resources, you mean:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>cpu</li>\n<li>memory</li>\n<li>network</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Then the answer is definitely 'no'.</p>\n\n<p>If you mean 'disk', then the answer is \"sort of\".</p>\n\n<p>You can use rem...
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47568
1
47577
2011-06-08T00:58:02.847
3
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<p>When I right-click on a file and go to UbuntuOne, I am unable to select any option except "Hide Ribbon" and most of the time there is no ribbon to hide. So is moving files to the UbuntuOne folder the only option?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/bi0Sa.png" alt="screenshot"></p>
18887
18887
2011-06-08T02:56:19.967
2011-06-08T03:15:39.007
Different options to share files on Ubuntu One?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Dumb mistake on my part, I didn't mention that the folder is outside the Home folder and U1 doesn't have the functionality to do that just yet according to the <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/FAQ/CanISyncAFolderOutsideMyHomeFolder\" rel=\"nofollow\">U1 FAQ</a></p>\n", "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think UbuntuOne is working on directory basis, so you can put to cloud any directory (for example, ~/.config)</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T02:53:58.767", "id": "52584", "postId": "47576", ...
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47571
1
47573
2011-06-08T02:08:07.693
15
13371
<p>I'd like Banshee to automatically find and fix the correct song title and artist names and album information for my music from the internet. Is this possible with this software? </p> <p>Something like, 'find music metadata'.</p>
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2011-06-08T02:28:19.153
2012-01-06T17:40:58.260
Can Banshee fix music metadata information?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T02:15:10.703", "id": "52579", "postId": "47571", "score": "0", "text": "Do you mean like you have edited the meta tags on your filesystem or you want information for your tracks from the internet?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18887" }, { "cr...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have a <a href=\"http://last.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Last.fm</a> account, try the <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/banshee-extension-lastfmfingerprint\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Last.fm Fingerprint Extension</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/banshee-extension...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have a <a href=\"http://last.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Last.fm</a> account, try the <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/banshee-extension-lastfmfingerprint\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Last.fm Fingerprint Extension</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/banshee-e...
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47575
1
49449
2011-06-08T02:37:24.577
2
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<p>I have logwatch configured with cron to e-mail me a daily report from my ubuntu server. Occasionally, something happens like the power goes out (which is what just happened actually) or the system gets turned off. After turning the system back on, I don't get my daily report, and then sometimes one to a few days lat...
10053
10053
2011-06-10T10:42:13.240
2011-06-18T22:26:36.033
Why would logwatch (with cron) on stop e-mailing me daily reports?
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1
8
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T03:51:36.837", "id": "52592", "postId": "47575", "score": "0", "text": "Is the server off when the cron is scheduled to send the mail?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18887" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T04:20:16.840", "id": "52594", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The issue for me ended up being that cron had stopped working and thus even though logwatch was still running it was not emailing me a daily report. I simply restarted cron ( sudo service cron restart ) and it began working working again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The issue for me ended up being that cron had stopped working and thus even though logwatch was still running it was not emailing me a daily report. I simply restarted cron ( sudo service cron restart ) and it began working working again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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47579
1
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2011-06-08T04:49:08.407
3
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<p>I am on Kubuntu 11.04. I have set up my google talk account in Kopete as per normal setup (talk.google.com-5223-SSL).</p> <p>But the problem is I can't seem to find the call option for voice calls. As per I recall when last I used Kubuntu (10.10), there was an option to talk with google contacts. It was possible vi...
8749
235
2011-06-08T04:55:33.263
2021-05-30T17:03:33.473
How to Voice Chat in Kopete for Google Talk contacts
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From Kopete's handbook,</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>\"<em>Since Google Talk is based upon\n Jabber, it is well supported in Kopete\n <strong>with the exception of voice chat</strong>, which is worked upon.</em>\"</p>\n</blockquote>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments":...
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47582
1
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2011-06-08T05:03:22.553
0
2726
<p>I have reinstalled Ubuntu 5 times already and I can't find what is wrong</p> <p>I messed with <code>/etc/fstab</code> and seems I don't have swap space</p> <p>Can some one help me and tell if this is a healthy <code>fdisk -l</code>, and if not what I should do?</p> <pre><code>Disk /dev/sda: 20.4 GB, 20416757760 b...
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235
2011-06-09T20:00:36.060
2011-06-09T20:00:36.060
what can be wrong with my fdisk -l output?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T14:03:42.823", "id": "52653", "postId": "47582", "score": "0", "text": "I'm not sure why you have dm-N devices there. Post the output of `ls /dev/mapper`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8500" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T17:31:47.960", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've converted that output to an image:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/nHSvJ.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/nHSvJ.png\" alt=\"graphical representation\"></a></p>\n\n<p>At first, I thought there was something wrong. Lookin...
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47584
1
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2011-06-08T05:46:56.693
3
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit version.</p> <p>Nothing happens when hitting "Install Updates" button in Update Manager, except for the mouse cursor shortly (&lt;1 second) displaying the wait icon.</p> <p>I can update using apt-get without any problems.</p> <p>Also in the Ubuntu Software Centre, nothing can be in...
19209
25798
2011-10-22T06:19:18.527
2011-10-22T06:19:18.527
Update Manager/Ubuntu Software Centre not working
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-07-02T02:46:01.760", "id": "192663", "postId": "47584", "score": "0", "text": "I have exactly the same issue (running 12.04 Lucid 64-bit). It may be coincidence, but the issue arose once I installed KDE Plasma desktop (I liked the look of it - that'll learn me for chasing...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open up syslog in the Log File Viewer, then try it again. With any luck there'll be an error message show up. What does it say?</p>\n\n<p>We might have to try <code>sudo apt-get remove update-manager</code> then <code>sudo apt-get install update-manager</code> and the same ...
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47587
1
47607
2011-06-08T07:26:21.017
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<p>For about 200 files in a directory I would like to add the String <code>1_</code> to the beginning of all filenames.</p> <p>The filenames are, for example, <code>DATASET_X_Y_Z</code> and the result should be <code>1_DATASET_X_Y_Z</code>. </p> <p>I don't know a thing about Shell scripting, but maybe there is a one ...
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2017-01-19T06:28:11.417
2019-05-15T02:44:51.000
Renaming multiple files by adding a string to the beginning
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><code>rename 's/^/1_/' *</code> for renaming all files in the current directory </li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>or </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>rename 's/^/1_/' DATASET*</code> for renaming all files in the current directory starting with <code>DATASET</code> in their name </li>\n</ul>\n\n<p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://www.infinicode.org/code/pyrenamer/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">pyRenamer</a>. It can be found in the Ubuntu software center.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNLVP.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\">\nThe original file pattern should be {X} ...
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47594
1
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2011-06-08T08:20:13.487
0
904
<p>When ubuntu loads up, it asks to log in. </p> <p>When I press my username or "other", login window flicks a bit and is right back where it was, nothing happens. Can't log in.</p> <p>Any ideas what's wrong?</p> <p>xsession-error:</p> <blockquote> <p>(gnome-terminal:3401): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type...
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235
2011-07-15T14:02:15.757
2011-10-22T16:55:15.280
Can't login after upgrade
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T08:23:11.760", "id": "52603", "postId": "47594", "score": "0", "text": "Sounds like it crashed. Could you get your `.xsession-errors` fileby following [these instructions](http://askubuntu.com/q/38367/6969)? Did you upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04?", "userDisplayName...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like the upgrade didn't finish. </p>\n\n<p>To complete the upgrade, boot up, and then at the login screen you'll need to drop to a ttyy (a terminal).</p>\n\n<p>To do that, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Alt-F1.</p>\n\n<p>Login with your username and password, then r...
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47598
1
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2011-06-08T09:15:06.233
3
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<p>I'm interested in developing for the KDE project, but I'm not sure what development environment or toolchain to use.</p> <p>Which toolchain is recommended for KDE-focused development?</p>
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2016-12-19T20:16:31.110
2016-12-19T20:16:31.110
KDE development in Kubuntu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T11:09:45.823", "id": "52622", "postId": "47598", "score": "0", "text": "Though I'm not sure, you may take a look at [this](http://www.kde.org/applications/development/) and [this](http://www.kde.org/developerplatform/) pages...", "userDisplayName": null, "us...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is a good question, and I'm sure the KDE community would love to have help. I'd suggest looking on the kde.org website.\nbertmanphx</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDa...
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47608
1
47738
2011-06-08T09:27:43.277
9
5393
<p>While I was installing MRTG, by mistake I have deleted <code>/usr/lib/*.so.*</code> and <code>/usr/lib/*.so</code></p> <p>I am now unable to boot-up my system now, it gets stuck at the splash screen and when I press PAGEDOWN button I can see there are several things which are failing to load.</p> <p>However, DHCP ...
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6005
2011-06-08T10:39:38.567
2014-02-27T19:55:17.763
Accidently Deleted /usr/lib/*.so.*
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since you've only deleted <code>/usr/lib/*</code> and not <code>/lib/*</code>, you can probably recover. I think all the programs you critically need to recover your system only use libraries from <code>/usr/lib</code>.</p>\n\n<p>Boot to a text login prompt. If the normal boot doesn'...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can spend a week finding everything that's missing or you can spend an hour just doing a reinstall from CD and then getting all your old packages back.</p>\n\n<p>I'd suggest you boot into a LiveCD environment first to get backups of things first (copy them to an external ...
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1
47618
2011-06-08T10:25:01.450
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<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04, LAMP using tasksel.</p> <p>I find that PHP <code>mail()</code> does not work.</p> <p>I suppose I need to enable it or something? How do I do that?</p>
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2012-08-12T14:29:48.267
2018-04-13T06:33:45.440
How to have my PHP Send mail?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2016-03-18T05:15:21.800", "id": "1113209", "postId": "47609", "score": "0", "text": "This is simple and easy to send from your gmail. http://www.kvcodes.com/2016/03/send-e-mail-localhost-ubuntu-php/", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "472297" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the mail manual of php:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p>\n \n <p>For the mail functions to be\n available, PHP requires an installed\n and working email system. The program\n to be used is defined by the\n configuration settings in the php.ini\n ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Should be a simple fix. You just need to install Postfix which does the actual emailing.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install postfix\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You want to run that from a terminal (and not the software centre) because it needs to ask you a few setup questions. Y...
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47612
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2011-06-08T10:50:42.900
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<p>Often the audio quality is very bad so I've to restart the audio backend. </p> <p>When I'm using <code>ALSA</code> I can't since the command to restart it seems not to find the file (strange as ALSA works..) when I'm use pulseaudio, I can restart with <code>pulseaudio -k</code> in a terminal. </p> <p><code>OSS</co...
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2011-06-08T10:57:08.517
2011-06-08T15:52:25.113
Audio backend for 11.04?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu has been using a very similar stack to the current one (PulseAudio on ALSA) by default since 8.04. If 10.04 worked for you, I'd take off the rose-tinted glasses because they're lying to you. Each sound system has its pros and cons. PulseAudio is just the best of a impe...
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47617
1
47909
2011-06-08T11:31:04.253
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13201
<p>Disclaimer: I'm probably missing something obvious, sorry in advance.</p> <p>I need more EBS disk space for my Ubuntu 11.04 server running on Amazon EC2, and decided to create new volume in addition to the root volume. (It's an EBS-backed instance, created from <a href="http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/r...
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928
2011-06-10T07:16:00.837
2011-06-10T07:16:00.837
How to attach new EBS volume to Ubuntu machine on AWS?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The devices are named /dev/xvdX rather than sdX in 11.04. This was a kernel change. The kernel name for xen block devices is 'xvd'. Previously Ubuntu carried a patch to rename those devices as sdX. That patch became problematic.</p>\n\n<p>You could, if you really wanted, run your ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The devices are named /dev/xvdX rather than sdX in 11.04. This was a kernel change. The kernel name for xen block devices is 'xvd'. Previously Ubuntu carried a patch to rename those devices as sdX. That patch became problematic.</p>\n\n<p>You could, if you really wanted, r...
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47623
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2011-06-08T12:06:46.320
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<ol> <li><p>I was wondering how to list all the hardware info in my computer? </p> <p>Both terminal and GUI solutions please.</p></li> <li>Is there a single utility to monitor most hardware's working status? Just like some software in Windows?</li> </ol> <p>Thanks and regards!</p>
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2015-09-21T13:49:15.170
2017-08-20T01:37:56.390
List the hardware info and status in my computer
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2011-06-08T12:19:22.620
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32850/can-someone-recommend-a-download-manager">Can someone recommend a download manager?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Can you recommand any download manager for Ubuntu?</p> <p>Features I'm looking for:</p> <ul> <li...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:21.773
2012-09-13T12:55:20.523
Good Download Manager for Ubuntu
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong><a href=\"http://urlget.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">uGet</a></strong> is great.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Uget (formerly urlgfe) is a Free and Open Source download manager written in GTK+ , it has many of features like easy-to-use , cross-platform (...
2011-06-08T12:25:01.787
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2012-09-14T02:15:18.140
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47634
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47655
2011-06-08T12:49:07.393
5
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<p>With which virtualization solution can I boot an Ubuntu install in an USB?</p>
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2011-06-08T15:25:44.603
Virtualization on Windows: boot from ext4 partition on USB
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">VirtualBox</a> can do it.</p>\n\n<p>It doesnt allow you to directly boot from USB, but it does allow you to attach a physical device to a virtual drive.</p>\n\n<p>So the trick is to create a virtual drive pointing to your USB ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">VirtualBox</a> can do it.</p>\n\n<p>It doesnt allow you to directly boot from USB, but it does allow you to attach a physical device to a virtual drive.</p>\n\n<p>So the trick is to create a virtual drive pointing to y...
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47640
1
47677
2011-06-08T13:51:04.497
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<p>Is there a program for Ubuntu that can be used to control the time for the clients in an Internet Cafe or Cyber Cafe. Similar to Cyber Control and others. It blocks the Clients PC until a client comes and starts a timer after which is blocks again.</p>
7035
7035
2012-11-16T01:03:44.307
2017-12-24T10:17:48.103
Is there a Cyber-Cafe program for server-client places (Internet Cafe)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-08T13:56:58.260", "id": "52652", "postId": "47640", "score": "0", "text": "part of setting up a cyber-cafe would be configuring the browser. For how to do that, you can take a look at this - http://askubuntu.com/questions/46957/how-do-i-set-up-an-opera-web-kiosk", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After a miracle (Because I never found something to control a Cyber Cafe, I was provided with this: <a href=\"http://mkahawa.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://mkahawa.sourceforge.net/</a></p>\n\n<p>Which is exactly what I was looking for:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"http...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After a miracle (Because I never found something to control a Cyber Cafe, I was provided with this: <a href=\"http://mkahawa.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://mkahawa.sourceforge.net/</a></p>\n\n<p>Which is exactly what I was looking for:</p>\n\n<p><img sr...
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47642
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47658
2011-06-08T13:55:25.623
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<p>Sometimes I need to start XMBC media player or other GUI software on one of my remote PC (small Xubuntu PC used as a media center).</p> <p>Usually, I do this by starting an X11vnc server on the remote PC via SSH and then connecting with an Xvnc client to the Xfce desktop.</p> <p>Is there a way to start a GUI softwar...
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1224210
2021-07-01T01:14:52.183
2024-02-02T04:17:58.223
How to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH
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1
CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes. You just need to run <code>export DISPLAY=:0</code> (or whatever the remote display is numbered as) in your ssh session and programs run will run on the remote display. A quick example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>oli@bert:~$ ssh tim\noli@tim:~$ export DISPLAY=:0\noli@tim:~$ firefox\n</co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes. You just need to run <code>export DISPLAY=:0</code> (or whatever the remote display is numbered as) in your ssh session and programs run will run on the remote display. A quick example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>oli@bert:~$ ssh tim\noli@tim:~$ export DISPLAY=:0\noli@tim:~$ firef...
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47643
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47699
2011-06-08T13:58:09.783
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<p>I'd like to make a theme from scratch for Unity.</p> <p>What knowledge and information/skills are needed? Are there any tools or templates out there for something like this already? I don't have any Python experience so tools biased towards beginners are preferable.</p>
9701
9701
2011-11-10T19:51:57.017
2017-05-01T17:35:58.073
How do I make a Theme from scratch for Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-11-06T11:19:15.213", "id": "85916", "postId": "47643", "score": "1", "text": "How detailed should this be? What parts of the theme do you need? Icons? Metacity? GTK+ 2 and GTK+ 3 including special changes to applications (including Unity top bar theming)? It's also possib...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>10.04 to 11.04</h1>\n<p>To avoid problems with a theme I create I start with another theme and then copy it over to a new name and use theme <strong><a href=\"http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Equinox-Evolution-Midnight-203275569?q=gallery:tiheum&amp;qo=0\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Equinox...
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47647
1
47650
2011-06-08T14:37:13.510
3
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<p>Cross post from <a href="https://serverfault.com/questions/278292/ubuntu-10-04-desktop-how-to-disable-all-gui-elements-and-boot-to-command-prompt">Serverfault</a></p> <p>I have a laptop I'm running as a file server, which is running Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop. Now that summer heat is here, and because I love the environm...
15033
-1
2017-04-13T12:14:52.813
2011-06-15T17:10:09.410
How to disable all GUI elements and boot to command prompt
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Re-purpose using <strong>tasksel</strong></p>\n\n<p>Install <code>sudo apt-get install tasksel</code> </p>\n\n<p>run <code>sudo tasksel</code></p>\n\n<p>Uncheck <code>ubuntu-desktop</code></p>\n\n<p>Check <code>basic server</code> </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ {...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Re-purpose using <strong>tasksel</strong></p>\n\n<p>Install <code>sudo apt-get install tasksel</code> </p>\n\n<p>run <code>sudo tasksel</code></p>\n\n<p>Uncheck <code>ubuntu-desktop</code></p>\n\n<p>Check <code>basic server</code> </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "commen...
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47649
1
47681
2011-06-08T14:44:35.543
4
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<p>I want to make an Upstart job start immediately before a System V job (<code>/etc/rc0.d/S40umountfs</code>). I've tried specifying:</p> <pre><code>start on starting umountfs </code></pre> <p>but Upstart doesn't recognize the name of the script:</p> <pre><code>$ initctl check-config collapsefs start on: unknown...
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2011-06-08T17:14:40.220
Does Upstart emit hooks for SysV jobs?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>SysV init scripts are run by the <code>rc</code> job (<code>/etc/init/rc.conf</code>) which just runs <code>/etc/init.d/rc $RUNLEVEL</code>.</p>\n\n<p>So there's only an upstart event for the whole runlevel, but not for single init scripts.</p>\n\n<p>You can create an event using <co...
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47660
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47670
2011-06-08T15:44:18.513
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<p>Is there a commandline tool for viewing/opening excel (.xls) files?</p> <p>So the answer works great unless the worksheets don't have a custom name. </p> <p>When I try to open the file, I get:</p> <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py_xls2csv", line 17, in &lt;module&gt; for sheet...
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2014-07-07T02:55:09.410
2014-07-07T02:55:09.410
Commandline tool for viewing xls files
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yeah it's a little bit hacky though. Let's start by installing two packages:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-excelerator w3m\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>From there, we use a script that comes bundled with <code>python-excelerator</code> to convert the document into a HTML file...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yeah it's a little bit hacky though. Let's start by installing two packages:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-excelerator w3m\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>From there, we use a script that comes bundled with <code>python-excelerator</code> to convert the document into a H...
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47661
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2011-06-08T15:46:55.613
4
3609
<p>I setup an instance of Ubuntu on Amazon EC2 using an AMI that I had found. When I login to the server through SSH it says </p> <pre><code>A newer build of the Ubuntu lucid server image is available. It is names 'release' and has a build serial '20110201.1'. </code></pre> <p>What I found online was that I should r...
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2011-06-08T15:56:50.463
2011-06-08T16:37:16.543
How do I upgrade a server image inside EC2?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) is currently the most recent LTS. Based on the message you've given above, it seems that you're already running 10.04, and thus, there <em>is</em> no newer LTS.</p>\n\n<p>Now, some other points:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>I've written documentation on how...
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47666
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47667
2011-06-08T16:01:00.917
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<p>When installing .deb files to install software, does its PPA also get installed into software sources?</p> <p>I ask because if I find some software online which has a .deb download, I tend to look for its PPA, add it to my sources, then go through Synaptic to install the software. I do this because I want future up...
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2011-06-08T16:04:14.287
2011-06-08T16:08:01.447
When installing .deb files, does its PPA install too?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not unless the author of the .deb has specifically added this, like Google does for their chrome .deb, it installs their repository and adds their GPG key </p>\n\n<p>Other than Google Chrome I can't think of another third party .deb that does this kind of thing, PPA or otherwise, so ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not unless the author of the .deb has specifically added this, like Google does for their chrome .deb, it installs their repository and adds their GPG key </p>\n\n<p>Other than Google Chrome I can't think of another third party .deb that does this kind of thing, PPA or otherw...
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<p>On Ubuntu 10.04 I recently installed Python 2.7.1 (ActivePython from ActiveState). I use <strong>meld</strong> to diff code and had no issues with Python 2.6.5, but after moving to 2.7.1 I get the following error when I execute <strong>meld</strong>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Meld requires pygtk 2.8.0 or higher</p> </b...
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2011-06-08T16:11:20.383
2011-06-08T19:04:47.857
How do I migrate to a newer Python version and still use packages in the old version?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a better way of installing Python 2.7 into Ubuntu 10.04. <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4967/whats-the-best-way-to-get-python-2-5-and-2-7-on-ubuntu-10-04/\">What&#39;s the best way to get Python 2.5 and 2.7</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You'll run into compatibility issues with packages with binary modules, including pygtk.</p>\n\n<p>As far as I understand, the ActiveState distribution is okay on windows where there's no native python, but external binary packages look less attractive on ubuntu. Your other o...
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2011-06-08T16:41:45.057
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<p>I'm trying to gzip my js files which in <strong>js</strong> folder.</p> <pre><code>gzip -cr js </code></pre> <p>I'm using this command on Terminal but this is result:</p> <pre><code>8�H�Q�YUG�`]{_��a"G9xj�C�!��Y �c�S�ؙ�SY�}���-mU�����w��@f�x�� ...
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2011-06-08T16:54:50.197
Weird Characters On gzip Package
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>-c</code> switch tells gzip to write the compressed files to stdout. So this funny characters you see are just the compressed content of your files. </p>\n\n<p>Use <code>gzip -r js</code> instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>-c</code> switch tells gzip to write the compressed files to stdout. So this funny characters you see are just the compressed content of your files. </p>\n\n<p>Use <code>gzip -r js</code> instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "...
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2011-06-08T16:43:13.183
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<p>This always shows up a few minutes after I log in:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3kH8Z.png" alt="screenshot"></p> <p>I have no idea what it is. If I click <em>Report problem</em>, it asks for my password:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/h6rDO.png" alt="screenshot"></p> <p>This is exactly ...
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2014-07-13T08:51:12.007
Why should I trust the "System program problem detected" dialog?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You're absolutely right, there is a possibility that this is some other software masquerading as Apport (the bug reporting software).</p>\n\n<p>I wouldn't worry about it though, as this is the expected behaviour of Apport. If you have it enabled and a program crashes, a window simila...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>On terminal :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm /var/crash/*\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>this will delete old <em>crash files</em>. And then restart your computer. If still you see this dialog\ntry these :</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-get update\napt-get upgrade\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(these are upg...
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2011-06-08T17:39:23.890
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<p>Some videos have stereo audio, but audio only plays out of one channel (only plays out of left speaker or only out of right speaker). Unfortunately, remixing these to mono with something like ffmpeg is not an option. Is there any way to make Ubuntu play the left stereo channel through both speakers (and vice versa...
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2018-02-22T12:48:03.867
Can I make audio with only one stereo channel play through both speakers?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you use VLC, when watching a video, right click the screen and you can select from pure stereo, of just a single channel, to be treated as the audio for the track.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "C...
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2011-06-08T17:43:47.130
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<p>I admit it is a homework but I am lost in explaining the following command line:</p> <p><strong>WARNING</strong>: This is a so called FORK BOMB! This command line can and will crash your pc by consuming all RAM and CPU (trust me, I tried it...)</p> <pre><code>:(){ :|:&amp; };: </code></pre> <p>As I know that I sh...
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2011-06-08T23:26:00.507
2011-06-08T23:26:00.507
Understanding this shell statement
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2011-06-08T17:50:25.663
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<p>I am working in a multi-workspace multi-window configuration. I am constantly running scripts behind the scenes. </p> <p>It would save me a lot of time and context switching if I could kick off a script on another server and have a message popup (growl notify or w/e) on my desktop letting me know that the command f...
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2017-02-28T22:54:51.680
Triggering a UI message based on a terminal ssh'd to another server
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here's one way to do it, assuming you have password-less SSH set up:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ssh my-graphical-workstation 'env DISPLAY=$(w -s $USER | grep -m 1 \" :\" | awk \"{print \\$3}\") notify-send \"Done processing.\"'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You'll need <a href=\"http://package...
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