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2011-06-19T06:20:15.040
1
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<p>I just bought a new laptop. I like to connect it to an external monitor, and configure the displays such that the laptop screen is off, and the external monitor is set to max resolution.</p> <p>When I do make this change in the displays/monitors configuration, both displays go dark. After the "keep settings?" timeo...
2273
2273
2011-06-20T06:26:44.527
2011-06-20T11:04:41.600
cannot use only external LCD monitor with laptop
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1
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Upgrading my Linux kernel to 2.6.39 fixed the problem.</p>\n\n<p>I describe an easy way to do this in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/29950/wireless-on-an-atheros-ar9285-is-slow-and-disconnects/49649#49649\">Wireless on an Atheros AR9285 is slow and disconnects</a> (another...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Upgrading my Linux kernel to 2.6.39 fixed the problem.</p>\n\n<p>I describe an easy way to do this in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/29950/wireless-on-an-atheros-ar9285-is-slow-and-disconnects/49649#49649\">Wireless on an Atheros AR9285 is slow and disconnects</a> ...
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49482
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2011-06-19T07:27:31.503
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<p>What takes so long when toggling off the desktop? </p> <p>(gconf-editor , then apps > nautilus > preference > show desktop toggle)</p> <p>It's not that I can't do anything else in the meantime, but the pointer is in 'spin' mode.</p> <p>Toggling back on does not do this.</p>
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2011-06-19T08:36:35.350
2011-06-19T13:38:25.967
What takes so long when toggling off the desktop?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think this is simply a bug, as nautilus isn't doing anything.</p>\n\n<p>If you restart nautilus (<code>killall nautilus</code>) the pointer will come out of 'spin' mode.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0...
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49483
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49494
2011-06-19T07:45:21.207
3
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<p>There are various files with random names</p> <p>This is a recent issue, but I'm not sure how it's happened. The only new install on my system was <code>remmina</code> and I've been playing around a lot with screenlets and other display settings (ccsm).</p> <p>They are all of 0 bytes, and reappear with different n...
11736
11736
2011-06-19T09:24:00.930
2011-06-19T11:15:56.920
Random files (invalid encoding) appearing in home directory
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems that this was due to my failing hard disk. However I'm not sure about this and would post an update if and when this happens again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-1...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems that this was due to my failing hard disk. However I'm not sure about this and would post an update if and when this happens again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creatio...
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49488
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85789
2011-06-19T09:32:40.093
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<p>I am able to search my Tomboy notes using Synapse (and using a zeitgeist plugin), after following the instructions here: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/32161/8116">How do I get Synapse to search my Tomboy notes?</a> My notes also appear in the Activity Journal.</p> <p>Since both Synapse and the Dash rely on Zeit...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-12-07T06:15:10.407
Tomboy notes logged by zeitgeist do not appear in the Unity dash. Why not?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a Tomboy Unity lens that enables one to search through Tomboy notes in the dash. To install, open a terminal and add the appropriate ppa to your software sources:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:remi.rerolle/unity-lens-tomboy\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then update</p...
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49490
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2011-06-19T09:37:13.927
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<p>Ubuntu 11.04 with HP Pavilion can't shutdown or reboot.</p> <p>I am old linux user, been using linux for years, this is the first time in encounter this issue ever with many Linux distros on the same machine. </p> <p>I tried many distro but mainly Ubuntu ( 10.04 , 10.10 , 10.04 ) , the system can't reboot or shutd...
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2013-06-23T05:27:11.490
2013-06-23T05:27:11.490
HP Pavilion dv6 can't shutdown or reboot
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had this issue with my old dell on 10.04.</p>\n\n<p>I found that I had to disable ACPI for the laptop to boot,\nBut in doing this is caused the video chip to fail to send the \"safe to shutdown\" signal, hence the laptop would just sit on the shutting down screen.</p>\n\n<p...
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2012-02-27T12:05:40.287
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49492
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2011-06-19T10:44:06.783
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<p>I've installed Ubuntu 11 64-bit to a 2 TB drive. It is on <code>/dev/sda</code> - port 1 of SATA Host Adaptor. This contains <code>/dev/sda1</code> (1 MB boot), <code>/dev/sda2</code> (2TB EXT4), <code>/dev/sda3</code> 8.6GB SWAP.</p> <p>I also have:</p> <ul> <li><code>/dev/sdb</code> 2TB RAID COMPONENT</li> <li...
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2012-03-03T17:10:11.857
2012-03-03T18:48:37.320
How do I configure my 2 RAID drives so I can use it as /home?
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49497
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49499
2011-06-19T11:47:55.343
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<p>I need a free Linux application to recover some files on an NTFS partition.<br> Please suggest a good one.</p>
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2017-03-01T08:50:57.983
2017-03-01T08:50:57.983
NTFS recovery software for Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/testdisk\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Testdisk</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/testdisk\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install testdisk\"></a></p>\n\n<p>which includes Photorec can do this...
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49504
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49510
2011-06-19T12:36:32.537
5
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<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04 under VMWare Fusion on my macbook pro. The first time I logged in, there was a message, something like "Unable to run Unity because your hardware is not supported, Ubuntu will now switch to the classic interface" (Not exact message)</p> <p>And then (and every time I log in) Ubuntu starts wi...
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2014-01-31T18:03:32.403
2014-01-31T18:03:32.403
Forced into "Classic" interface under VMWare Fusion
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Even in the latest version update for <a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/support/fusion3/doc/releasenotes_fusion_313.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">VMWare Fusion 3.1.3 for Mac</a> they claim to support Ubuntu up to version 10.04. only. There was some improvement in 3D support but th...
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49505
1
49518
2011-06-19T12:52:30.143
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<p>How can I find out the status of a job scheduled with <code>at</code>?</p>
14782
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2011-06-19T13:28:53.240
How to find out status of a job (scheduled with at)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use the <code>atq</code> command. See <code>man at</code> for more information.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-19T13:28:53.240", "id": "49518", "lastActivityDate": "2011...
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49507
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49514
2011-06-19T12:54:19.010
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<p>For example, I ssh into a server and run a command say ... wget, then I close the terminial window. Do my download continue? Or does it depend on the app? If so how do I know?</p>
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2011-06-19T13:42:11.813
Do commands continue running after I close my ssh session?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It depends.</p>\n\n<p>If you're closing a SSH session, you're logged out and all active programs are killed. This might become problematic if you've frequent connection drops and therefore it's recommended to use the <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/q/70614/427545\"><code>screen</...
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49508
1
49527
2011-06-19T12:59:52.230
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<p>I want to record my screen, and clearly show what is being clicked. You can configure the mouse to show the location when CTRL key is clicked. I want exactly that kind of behaviour, but only when the left mouse button is clicked instead of CTRL key.</p> <p>Is there a way to configure this?</p>
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19490
2011-10-06T20:48:01.970
2016-05-29T15:00:58.440
How to show mouse pointer location using a mouse click?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at this handy tool: <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/key-mon/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Key-Mon</a></p>\n\n<p>If this is too small or not visible enough and you are not a programmer, ask the author or someone else to change the code here: <a href=\"http://code.googl...
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49509
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49523
2011-06-19T13:00:41.670
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<p>How i get all the software in Ubuntu software download ? there is a txt list or a website with categorize that i can navigate easily and see all the applications that is in Ubuntu download software ?</p> <p>thanks for all.</p>
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2011-06-19T13:40:56.457
How i get all the software in Ubuntu software download?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-19T13:05:00.660", "id": "54821", "postId": "49509", "score": "0", "text": "Is the software-center not good enough? It is categorized and has a rating system. See here: http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features/ubuntu-software-centre", "userDisplayName": null, "user...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A website containing all official packages (but not from the partner repository) is <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://packages.ubuntu.com/</a></p>\n\n<p>You can:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>browse packages per release and section</li>\n<li>search by name and descri...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareCenterFAQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Software Center</a> has all the categories and it is nicely organized. It comes with Ubuntu. If you are using Unity then it should be in the launcher to the left. If not, click the \"A...
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49517
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2011-06-19T13:26:23.693
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<p>Each time i print, the session password is required. How to disable it ?</p>
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null
2012-04-02T19:40:36.893
How to disable session/admin password for printing?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You may want to review the setup procedures for printing and permissions:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/printing-setup.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Local Printer</a> </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/printing-setup-defau...
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49521
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2011-06-19T13:38:31.147
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37335/drag-and-drop-across-fullscreen-applications-switching-via-alt-tab">Drag and Drop across (fullscreen) applications, switching via Alt-Tab</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would like to be able to drag files from o...
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2017-04-13T12:23:46.240
2011-06-19T13:38:31.147
Drag And Drop in Unity (with Alt + Tab)
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2011-06-19T18:03:58.613
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49530
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2011-06-19T14:45:50.020
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<p>And likewise Ctrl+Left to prevword. I read the man page of <a href="http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.2/nanorc.5.html">nanorc</a> and found </p> <blockquote> <p>bind <em>key function menu</em></p> </blockquote> <p>So the line <code>bind ^Left prevword main</code> would be what I want, the problem is that nano o...
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2017-04-22T00:47:00.860
Bind Ctrl+Right to nextword in nano (as it is in all other apps)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sadly, I don't think this is possible. I've found a thread where a nano developer <a href=\"http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.editors.nano.general/month=20040901\">said</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <blockquote>\n <p>Hi, I've searched high and low trying to find out if it's possible to \n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sadly, I don't think this is possible. I've found a thread where a nano developer <a href=\"http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.editors.nano.general/month=20040901\">said</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <blockquote>\n <p>Hi, I've searched high and low trying to find out if it's possib...
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49531
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2011-06-19T14:48:45.917
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<p>I'm using Lubuntu 11.04 and I installed Dropbox.</p> <p>Every time I click on the tray icon, Dropbox opens Chrome to show my files.</p> <p>How to change this behaviour? It would be nice to open my files from the tray with the regular file manager (PCManFM).</p>
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11928
2011-06-30T23:03:54.420
2012-11-03T12:51:55.543
How can I integrate Dropbox with PCManFM?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Install <code>libfile-mimeinfo-perl</code> from the repository</li>\n<li>Run (in terminal) <code>mimeopen -d ~/Desktop</code> (any folder can be used)</li>\n<li>mimeopen should prompt you to pick something to open it with. For me, PCManFM was the first option. Select the optio...
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49532
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49533
2011-06-19T15:16:09.707
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<p>I have an external hd, which is not really healthy (several sectors not readable). I guess thats the reason I have some corrupt<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dwpwS.png" alt="enter image description here"> files</p> <p>I want to delete these files and found Icant delete any file on this even the properties show...
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2011-06-19T15:26:14.917
cant delete files on an external hd
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since the device is broken I think your OS mounted the partition read-only. Please check the output of <code>mount</code> in a terminal.</p>\n\n<p>I strongly recommend to not delete/write anything on this disk. Instead think about creating a backup of the drive before the disk stops ...
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49536
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49551
2011-06-19T16:12:31.153
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<p>I'm not able to scroll by my touchpad after reboot. When I set from System > Preferences > Pointing devices the vertical scrolling, it works till reboot.</p> <p>My X11 current configuration is:</p> <pre><code>Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 In...
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2014-07-02T14:07:57.807
Pointing devices doesn't keep configuration
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm a bit surprised to see a pointer still in the X11 configuration file, that's quite a legacy way of doing things. I expect it is these settings that are overriding the changes you make every time.</p>\n\n<p>Unless you already know you specifically need to configure your device usi...
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2011-06-19T16:13:05.817
1
419
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/45814/network-manager-0-8-999-and-ubuntu-one">Network Manager 0.8.999 and Ubuntu One</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am using Ubuntu One in Ubuntu 10.04 with Network Manager 0-8.9997-git. The Ubuntu One client does not...
20254
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-06-26T01:08:05.333
Ubuntu One client does not recognize the internet connection
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>i'm experiencing the same problem (on natty) with this version of network manager. i upgraded to it (from the gnome 3 ricotz testing ppa) in order to have better gnome shell integration.</p>\n\n<p>an obvious solution would be to downgrade to the stock network-manager version,...
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null
2012-02-23T20:19:38.963
null
null
49538
1
null
2011-06-19T16:37:43.657
3
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<p>I'm looking for a tool that combines the power of several other existing programs as there are <code>diff</code> (and all GUIs: <code>meld</code>, <code>diffuse</code>, <code>kompare</code>), <code>fslint</code>, <code>rsync</code>, <code>unison</code>.</p> <p>I want to have the possibility to create complex condit...
19053
169736
2014-04-04T03:00:50.537
2014-04-04T03:00:50.537
Tool to compare directories and files depending on specific given conditions
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would try this (commercial, pay for) tool:</p>\n\n<p>Beyond Compare 3</p>\n\n<p>Beyond Compare is a powerful time-saving utility for comparing files and folders. Use it to manage source code, keep folders in sync, compare program output, and validate copies of your data.</p...
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49540
1
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2011-06-19T16:59:43.367
1
188
<p>I want to know the difference because I want to install a base system only (without all the bloat that comes with the standard Desktop edition). Using the alternative install CD gives me an option to do a command-line install and I read that using the server edition will install the base system + some server related...
5303
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2014-08-06T11:33:08.777
2014-08-06T11:33:08.777
Which should I use: Server edition or Desktop (alternative) edition with command-line installation?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The only difference between different \"editions\" of Ubuntu is which packages are installed by default. Once the system is installed, you can add or remove programs as you wish--potentially even making a \"Desktop\" install look exactly like a \"Server\" install after the fa...
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49543
1
50150
2011-06-19T17:09:11.323
1
8002
<p>How to install ATI Radeon 6770 drivers on 10.04? Are there drivers for this video card at all?</p>
20258
20258
2011-06-19T17:15:18.357
2011-06-23T07:00:39.873
How to install ATI Radeon 6770 drivers on 10.04?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-10-05T12:10:28.920", "id": "244779", "postId": "49543", "score": "0", "text": "did it work? does 3d graphics acceleration work too?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "86323" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can check offical support for your AMD graphichs card from:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx</a></p>\n\n<p>Radeon HD 6770 is supported by rescent Catalyst drivers a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can check offical support for your AMD graphichs card from:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx</a></p>\n\n<p>Radeon HD 6770 is supported by rescent Catalyst d...
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49546
1
49548
2011-06-19T17:40:59.790
12
4138
<p>What kernel version comes with Ubuntu 11.04?</p>
20258
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2019-10-29T09:15:24.183
What kernel version comes with 11.04?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The upstream kernel version shipped in 11.04 is <code>2.6.38</code>.</p>\n\n<p>You can look at the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta\">package source</a> in Launchpad to see other versions for each release.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { ...
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2019-10-31T12:26:44.390
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49553
1
49673
2011-06-19T18:43:55.387
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.04. I want to run a script which checks for a running process and shuts down the system when that process ends. To do this, the user requires shutdown access so that the script may be executed without requiring a password. </p> <p>I referred to <a href="http://www.debian-administration.org/arti...
8452
506
2011-06-20T10:55:17.573
2011-06-20T12:40:12.563
How to give shutdown privileges to a user?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-19T18:57:35.753", "id": "54867", "postId": "49553", "score": "1", "text": "Could you post your real and whole `sudoers` file, please?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2647" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can shut down or restart using HAL or ConsoleKit which will not require you enter an username/password:</p>\n\n<p>HAL (older Ubuntu versions):</p>\n\n<pre><code>dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Hal /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer org.freedesktop.Hal.D...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Some time ago I did this by setting the suid (Set User ID). This makes the program execute as the owner of the file, not the user running it. Since shutdown is owned by root this should let you shutdown without sudo.</p>\n\n<pre><code>chmod u+s /sbin/shutdown\n</code></pre>\n...
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49554
1
null
2011-06-19T18:46:35.293
3
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<p>How can I re-install sounds, it was working very fine. I tried fix an wine sound problem. but I broke my sound on Ubuntu. indicator-sound doesn't appear</p> <p><code>Linux alz3abi-linux 2.6.39-0-generic-pae #5~20110427-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 27 18:53:48 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux</code></p> <p><code>aplay -l</c...
14905
235
2011-06-21T15:57:56.573
2011-06-21T15:57:56.573
How do I reinstall my sound system?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T03:56:28.787", "id": "54951", "postId": "49554", "score": "0", "text": "Could you update your question with output of `cat /proc/asound/pcm` and `lspci | grep -i audio`?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12469" } ]
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2012-02-17T13:47:26.013
null
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49557
1
49560
2011-06-19T18:54:59.547
33
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<p>Maven 2 is in the repositories, but not Maven 3. How do I properly install Maven 3? Guides that I found don't really work properly.</p> <p>I am using Natty, but I am sure this won't change anything.</p>
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44179
2014-07-29T19:31:39.520
2017-04-22T11:55:19.407
How do I install Maven 3?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maven3 is the default in Ubuntu 12.04 (precise)</p>\n\n<p>Maven2 is the latest in the repositories for 11.10.</p>\n\n<p>PPAs for maven3 seem rather scarce - here is one for <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~bneijt/+archive/ppa/+build/2139203\">maverick</a> - although not the very late...
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49562
1
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2011-06-19T19:15:52.050
8
5842
<p>I'd like to know if there is a way to open a file or a folder from terminal using the mouse?</p> <p>When I wrote a URL LINK in terminal, it's allows me to open that link on my default browser. So I'd like to do the same with my files and folders.</p> <p>I know that there is a way via cli using gnome-open or xdg-op...
20175
49724
2012-03-11T07:00:08.350
2012-03-11T07:00:08.350
How to open a file or folder from Terminal with mouse
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2
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>gnome-terminal creates a link when it detects a url in the terminal output. I don't think it has the ability to recognize paths the same way and I don't know of any terminal emulators that do either. You'd probably have to make a patch for gnome-terminal to make that happen.<...
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49566
1
49685
2011-06-19T19:39:56.830
2
1576
<p>I installed the <code>2.6.32-32-generic-pae</code> kernel over my existing <code>2.6.32-32-generic</code> kernel. </p> <p>This solved the problem I had with the system not showing the full amount of RAM, but it has had a side-effect. I can't start my VirtualBox VMs. I get this message: </p> <blockquote> <p>K...
2670
6969
2011-06-19T19:55:24.857
2011-06-20T13:01:13.507
Problem with VirtualBox after enabling 'pae' in 10.04 kernel
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1
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The issue was solved thanks to the comments to the question... VirtualBox is working again... by uninstalling and re-installing things in the correct sequence.. (I've \"answered\" in this way, as there was no other <em>specific</em> answer...)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comme...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The issue was solved thanks to the comments to the question... VirtualBox is working again... by uninstalling and re-installing things in the correct sequence.. (I've \"answered\" in this way, as there was no other <em>specific</em> answer...)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0"...
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49569
1
null
2011-06-19T19:59:51.633
2
1598
<p>I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop w/ Intel graphics: </p> <p>lspci:</p> <pre><code>00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c) </code></pre> <p>My TV is an Olevia 27" which shows up in the display settings as "Synaptics Inc 27". </p> ...
20265
3037
2011-06-19T20:49:52.540
2012-01-03T17:26:43.083
TV HDMI output and resolution issues; broken after 11.04 upgrade
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>i'm not sure if the actual problem is the same, but i had to do some research for this exact same problem (although my gpu was nvidia, not intel) and what i had to do is create a custom EDID bin to specify the monitor device to Xorg</p>\n\n<p>it is strange that it worked for ...
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null
2012-01-19T02:10:19.787
null
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49571
1
49573
2011-06-19T20:24:54.250
47
51031
<p>I want to access virtual consoles in my Ubuntu guests running VirtualBox with Ubuntu guest. However, even if the focus is within the guest window, if I press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd> thru <kbd>F6</kbd> I move in a virtual terminal of the <strong>host</strong>, not the guest.</p> <p>How do I switch to a virtual...
17002
114
2011-06-27T00:27:53.113
2015-01-30T15:52:23.027
How do I switch between virtual terminals in a guest system?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Press <kbd>Host</kbd> + <kbd>F1</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p><kbd>Host</kbd> inserts <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> on the guest system.</p>\n\n<p>The actual key on your keyboard for <kbd>Host</kbd> is visible in the right bottom of the VM window and can be configured.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open th...
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49572
1
49575
2011-06-19T20:33:23.903
14
44920
<p>I accidentally removed my <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> file. Is it hosted by Canonical somewhere so I can re-add it to the system? It's a bit of an emergency, so I hope someone can provide a quick answer.</p>
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2011-06-19T21:23:53.897
2017-01-28T00:48:47.107
How do I restore the sources.list file?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can boot into a Live CD (a virtual machine will suffice) and copy <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> from it. Alternatively, have a Live CD image ready and follow these instructions:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Mount the CD. If you've an <code>.iso</code> file, mount it using:</p>\n\n<pr...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can boot into a Live CD (a virtual machine will suffice) and copy <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> from it. Alternatively, have a Live CD image ready and follow these instructions:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Mount the CD. If you've an <code>.iso</code> file, mount it using:</p...
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2017-01-31T20:46:31.500
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49577
1
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2011-06-19T20:53:27.700
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<p>Well, I've tried using the PPA posted in <a href="http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/06/how-to-install-the-latest-unity-in-ubuntu-11-04/" rel="nofollow">OMG UBUNTU!</a> . But nothing appears in the update manager. </p> <p>So how do I get the updates without adding the ppa for <code>unity 3.8.16</code>? </p>
4937
null
null
2011-06-19T22:35:12.990
How can I get the latest unity updates?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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49578
1
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2011-06-19T20:53:34.297
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<p>How do I get the prosaic description of a package using <code>apt</code>? I tried both <code>apt-cache show</code> and <code>apt-cache showpkg</code> but no luck.</p> <p>Using synaptic it's easy as typing the package name and the description is given by the standard view, but sometimes I'd prefer to just use apt-ca...
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19490
2011-07-05T21:19:32.753
2021-12-10T15:37:34.867
Get package description using apt
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Assuming you are looking for a specific package, I believe the following is what you are in search of:</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-cache search some-pkg\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If I have misunderstood what you are trying to do, please let me know.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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49583
1
107057
2011-06-19T21:02:37.003
1
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<p>I have an recurring problem. Every once in a while, no pattern, the laptop freezes during boot. Sometimes at a black screen, sometimes a black screen with a not blinking cursor...</p> <p>The solution is to power down the laptop, cross my fingers and boot again. Sometimes it takes four or five reboots, but in the en...
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20270
2011-06-20T13:58:54.010
2012-02-23T20:19:04.350
My laptop doesn't always boot to login
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Moving to 11.04 solved this problem.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2012-02-23T20:19:04.350", "id": "107057", "lastActivityDate": "2012-02-23T20:19:04.350", "lastEditDate": nu...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You may want to try and look at the logs. It's not very exciting, especially since you often don't know what to look for. The following ones are likely to provide clues:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/var/log/dmesg\n/var/log/dmesg.0\n/var/log/Xorg.0.log\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you find s...
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49586
1
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2011-06-19T21:07:33.443
4
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/95602/black-screen-after-wakeup">Black screen after wakeup</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I know there is a lot of other posts like this, but I have been looking for hours and I still haven't found any solution. </p> <...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2012-01-25T22:42:44.190
Black Screen after Resume from Sleep (Kubuntu)
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0
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-19T21:19:59.563", "id": "54908", "postId": "49586", "score": "0", "text": "How big is your swap? For the sleep function to work, the swap has to be at least the size of your RAM.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-...
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2012-02-24T09:24:06.770
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49588
1
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2011-06-19T22:09:03.457
2
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<p>I have ubuntu 11.04 installed. I like unity 3d. I am not sure it was always like this or after I installed the main menu indicator. When I click on an indicator with one click it folds. To unfold the menu I need to click twice. On all menus I can open the action by one click, but the global indicator menu forces me ...
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11069
2011-11-09T15:47:18.383
2011-11-09T15:47:18.383
One click to fold and double click to unfold menu
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-19T22:21:56.490", "id": "54926", "postId": "49588", "score": "0", "text": "Can you post a pic to help me better understand exactly what you are talking about?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "16267" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T20:16:08.927", ...
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2012-02-26T20:30:01.903
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49593
1
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2011-06-19T22:54:52.217
2
2627
<p>I keep my whole music collection on my external hard drive. Is it better to import those files into Rhythmbox library or should I make my hard drive recognized as mp3 player by putting .as_music_player in it's root?</p>
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2013-02-17T19:01:28.517
Rhythmbox and external hard drive
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T19:20:51.130", "id": "55118", "postId": "49593", "score": "0", "text": "If I mark my external hard drive as mp3 player rhythmbox reimports the whole folders again when I reconnect the drive, but if I manually import the library it just rescans it. So, I think import...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In Rhythmbox, click Edit->Preferences->Music Tab, and point the Library Location to the music library on your external hdd.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T10:05:18.887", "id": "54998", "postId": "...
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2013-03-14T15:23:32.593
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49594
1
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2011-06-19T22:55:38.383
3
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 32bit on my Acer 7750g laptop, and very thing works like a charm except the fan which keeps running.</p> <p>I researched on Google and found that perhaps I need to install lm-sensors. I did very thing according to the relative posts that I had googled. But the result of sensors-detect ...
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2011-06-20T01:47:59.200
2020-08-14T21:21:19.657
Lm-sensors can't find fans on a Acer Laptop
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-19T22:58:05.777", "id": "54928", "postId": "49594", "score": "1", "text": "and these: [3]: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2780\n [4]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SensorInstallHowto\n [5]: http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Documentation", "userDispla...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In my, admittedly somewhat limited experience, many laptops either don't have fan sensors or they are not detected by lm-sensors. Regardless of the cause, the end result is - you can't control fan speeds.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "cre...
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49597
1
49598
2011-06-19T23:18:37.877
4
1095
<p>I have noticed significantly lower CPU temperatures on 11.04 as compared to 10.04 on my Dell Studio 15 laptop. And this is a really good thing. So good, that sometimes, my laptop fans completely turn off for a while and then start at a low speed again, before turning off again.</p> <p>Is this normal? </p> <p>I am ...
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2011-06-19T23:23:52.580
Is it normal for laptop fans to completely turn off (sometimes)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, most laptops have a series of thresholds for fan speeds and some have the bottom one to switch off when passive cooling is enough. The motivation behind this is to reduce the noise created by the laptop when it is unnecessary.</p>\n\n<p>It will depend on the chipset used on the ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, most laptops have a series of thresholds for fan speeds and some have the bottom one to switch off when passive cooling is enough. The motivation behind this is to reduce the noise created by the laptop when it is unnecessary.</p>\n\n<p>It will depend on the chipset used...
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49603
1
49617
2011-06-20T00:15:34.097
2
2548
<p>I'm running a Dell Latitude D820 and a fresh / clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 x64. My graphics card is detected as <code>nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300]</code> (it's the NVS 110M - the Go is the non-OEM version I believe). I'm running the recommended drivers from the Additional Drivers dialo...
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2011-06-20T09:40:47.250
2017-06-06T09:39:27.087
Dell D820 - Nvidia - Compiz crashes / won't run
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about Quadro NVS 110M, but GeForce Go 7300/7400 are known to have problems with Compiz/Unity in 11.04. The crash/freeze/no-feedback happens with the recommended proprietary (<code>nvidia-current</code>) driver installed, but nvidia-173, a legacy driver works well, at lea...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about Quadro NVS 110M, but GeForce Go 7300/7400 are known to have problems with Compiz/Unity in 11.04. The crash/freeze/no-feedback happens with the recommended proprietary (<code>nvidia-current</code>) driver installed, but nvidia-173, a legacy driver works well...
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49604
1
null
2011-06-20T00:31:18.147
9
2435
<p>I've recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu 11.04, and a difference that bugs me a bit is, when a dead key (such as <code>^</code> or <code>´</code>) is pressed twice, the behavior differs in the two OS'es.</p> <p>On Windows, the first press is dead, but the second press gives you two characters. So, for instance...
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2020-03-27T18:48:52.793
Pressing dead keys twice
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T10:04:06.203", "id": "54997", "postId": "49604", "score": "2", "text": "Just out of curiosity, I remember this behavior from my Windows days and it always boggled me what the use case could be for wanting two of them, any insight? I don't think there was a single ti...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can get similar behavior with the compose key. The compose key can be set under System Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout -> Options -> Compose Key. Now, to type ü, press compose, release compose and then proceed as you would in Windows. </p>\n\n<p>Edit: Misread slightly, you...
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49606
1
49610
2011-06-20T00:52:39.783
42
33904
<p>I could have sworn that there was once a setting for this in the gnome-terminal "Profile".</p> <p>And then in some version of Ubuntu, that setting disappeared, and I had to use <em>System ➜ Preferences ➜ Keyboard</em> to uncheck "Cursor blinks in text fields".</p> <p>Well, neither of those seems to be working now....
19921
114
2011-06-27T00:23:18.810
2021-11-22T16:23:09.293
How do I disable the blinking cursor in gnome-terminal?
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5
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On Ubuntu Mate 20.04, the setting is at <code>org.mate.interface cursor-blink</code>. You can use dconf-editor to navigate there and set it to <code>false</code>, or</p>\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.mate.interface cursor-blink false\n</code></pre>\n\n", "commentCount": "7", "com...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On Ubuntu Mate 20.04, the setting is at <code>org.mate.interface cursor-blink</code>. You can use dconf-editor to navigate there and set it to <code>false</code>, or</p>\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.mate.interface cursor-blink false\n</code></pre>\n\n", "commentCount": "...
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49607
1
49628
2011-06-20T00:53:46.090
0
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<p>I'm getting really horrible results when trying to play back audio from my computer to my new Motorola S305 headphones. I currently have a knock-off USB Bluetooth adapter which isn't exactly the best quality in the world. Should I get a new adapter, and if so, which one should I invest in which works well with Ubunt...
6645
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2013-03-27T14:45:30.593
Horrible sound quality/dropouts over Bluetooth with USB receiver?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A €9.00 adapter that I use all the time with my Belkin Bluetooth receiver. So I'm able to send a sound stream to my speakers. Works great really, I never had a disconnect or any sound-loss.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicen...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A €9.00 adapter that I use all the time with my Belkin Bluetooth receiver. So I'm able to send a sound stream to my speakers. Works great really, I never had a disconnect or any sound-loss.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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49608
1
49655
2011-06-20T01:23:34.583
8
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<p>Lately, while browsing, I often get that the computer comes to a crawl. At the same time I notice memory consumptions of close to 90% by programs/ 10% as cache as indicated by the System Monitor applet in my panel. </p> <p>Trying to find out which program is slowing down my computer I issue the <code>top</code> co...
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2013-12-19T07:22:15.480
System Monitor and top reporting wildly different memory usage
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By default, <code>top</code> does not sort by memory usage, but CPU usage. If you're manually adding everything up, you may miss some memory hogs programs which use almost no CPU.</p>\n\n<p>To sort by memory usage, press <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>F</kbd> followed by <kbd>n</kbd>. Press...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think top sorts processes by CPU usage, and obviously not all of them fit on the screen. Run 'ps aux', to get the list of all processes, then scroll up and down to see memory usage.\nAnother way is to use htop (install it from the Software Center), then hit f6 to sort and s...
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49609
1
49611
2011-06-20T01:41:55.233
20
16813
<p>I'm trying to either test a fix that's been proposed or I want to volunteer to test stable release updates before they are pushed out to general users, how can I enable the "proposed" repository?</p>
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2014-07-16T20:53:32.610
2024-02-08T00:38:13.040
How do I add the "proposed" repository?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">wiki page on the -proposed repository</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>To enable the proposed archive for Ubuntu 11.04 go to Applications→Ubuntu Software Center→Edit→Software Sources→Updates...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">wiki page on the -proposed repository</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>To enable the proposed archive for Ubuntu 11.04 go to Applications→Ubuntu Software Center→Edit→Software Sources...
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49612
1
49618
2011-06-20T02:03:49.590
0
745
<p>Hello fellow Ubuntu users!</p> <p>I am looking to purchase the Netgear WPN511 PCMCIA card to use with Ubuntu Natty 64-bit. Does this card work with 64-bit Ubuntu? If it does not, can someone recommend a PCMCIA wireless card that will work on 64-bit Natty?</p> <p>Thanks for the help!</p>
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20285
2011-06-20T02:44:13.940
2011-06-20T03:27:28.000
Does the Netgear WPN511 PCMCIA card work with 64bit natty?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's reported to work with Lubuntu 11.04 out of the box, see the link below.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#PCMCIA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetwork...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's reported to work with Lubuntu 11.04 out of the box, see the link below.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#PCMCIA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWireles...
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49613
1
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2011-06-20T02:13:20.170
1
472
<p>I own an:</p> <p>Linksys WMP600N PCI Wireless Adapter with Dual-Band</p> <p>and have recently installed Ubuntu. It detects my home network (with about 3 bars), however, when I enter the wireless password (which I know to be correct from my Windows 7 install) it simply attempts to connect and then asks for the pas...
20284
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2011-06-20T02:24:05.290
Usual Wireless Password Rejected
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you use WEP security, try changing it to WPA. That worked for me with a Marvell Topdog adapter using ndiswrapper.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T02:41:58.987", "id": "54942", "postId": "49614",...
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49626
1
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2011-06-20T05:02:28.870
2
616
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/867/how-can-i-stop-being-prompted-to-unlock-the-default-keyring-on-boot">How can I stop being prompted to unlock the ‘default’ keyring on boot?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have to sign in five times after opening U...
20290
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2012-01-22T22:43:09.510
How to remove sign-in (password) fields when i boot up?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Most applications in Ubuntu stores passwords in one place. If you remove that system, the applications would no longer remember your password, so you'd have to type them in manually all the time. Every time you send en email, connect to a wireless network, etc. In other word...
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2012-12-19T09:38:24.153
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49627
1
50010
2011-06-20T05:21:09.550
6
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<p>I know this sort of question has been asked many times, and I've thus tried many ways to get it working, but I think my setup is a bit different from what I've seen others trying. I've got an Ubuntu box with a usb mobile broadband modem that connects me to the Internet, and I'm trying to share this Internet connect...
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2019-08-17T04:12:17.440
How do I share my Ubuntu's Internet connection with a LAN (via hardware router)
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's how I did it:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Equipment:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop on 1st Gen. eeePC</p></li>\n<li><p>Linksys WRT120N Wireless N Router</p></li>\n<li><p>Huawei E620 USB Broadband Modem</p></li>\n<li><p>Ethernet cable</p></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Hard...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's very easy. I use Norwegian, so the translations might not be correct, but I hope and believe you'll understand. </p>\n\n<p>Click on the network icon and select \"edit connections\". Select wired connections in the first tab and select your network, usually something like...
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49630
1
49633
2011-06-20T06:45:51.803
2
4050
<p>I'm trying to reinstall ettercap-gtk after I removed it, since it was randomly closing out for some reason, and this is the error I get</p> <pre><code># apt-get install ettercap-gtk Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be ins...
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6005
2012-06-26T00:09:19.403
2012-06-26T00:09:19.403
Error Installing Ettercap-gtk
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You appear to be mixing packages from the Ubuntu archive with those from some external source (0.7.3-bt0 does not look like a version number used by the package in Ubuntu). In particular, the non-distro package for <code>ettercap-gtk</code> appears to contain files that have been sp...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You appear to be mixing packages from the Ubuntu archive with those from some external source (0.7.3-bt0 does not look like a version number used by the package in Ubuntu). In particular, the non-distro package for <code>ettercap-gtk</code> appears to contain files that have...
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49631
1
49675
2011-06-20T06:53:55.080
10
4343
<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 and I always have opened windows:</p> <p>Browser, console, vim and Skype. I want to set specific shortcut-keys for those windows. Is there a way to use for example:</p> <pre><code>Win-C = Google Chrome Win-T = terminal Win-S = Skype </code></pre> <p>I want use hotkeys to switch between thes...
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7246
2011-06-20T14:28:59.607
2020-08-05T02:31:43.430
Is there a way to set shortcut-keys for specific opened windows in Gnome?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is possible to achieve this with a python script. The script requires python-wnck and python-gtk to be installed in order to work, although I think these are installed by default anyway.</p>\n\n<p>Copy and paste this into a text editor and save in a sensible place (eg. switch.py i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is possible in Kubuntu (kwin)...\nclick on the titlebar of an application choose \"advanced->Window Shortcut\". I know that doesn't exactly answer your question - I am curious to know if Gnome/Unity can do this as well.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ ...
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49636
1
49641
2011-06-20T07:20:37.443
3
679
<p>I'm trying to sign ubuntu code conduct for creating my own ppas. I run the <code>gpg --fingerprint</code> command on my server as asked by the launchpad how-to. The problem is - there is no output whatsoever. Here's the output I got when I ran the command for the very first time:</p> <pre><code>$ gpg --fingerprint ...
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6969
2011-06-20T08:36:23.843
2011-06-20T08:36:23.843
No output on `gpg --fingerprint` when retrieving the key for Launchpad
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By default, there are no keys on your keyring. Those messages can be ignored, if you remove your <code>~/.gnupg</code> directory, those messages will be visible again.</p>\n\n<p>You need to create the GPG key first, both a GUI and CLI way are described on the help page of Launchpad: ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By default, there are no keys on your keyring. Those messages can be ignored, if you remove your <code>~/.gnupg</code> directory, those messages will be visible again.</p>\n\n<p>You need to create the GPG key first, both a GUI and CLI way are described on the help page of Lau...
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49639
1
49648
2011-06-20T07:54:58.340
1
1523
<p>I'm working on a large map with Inkscape on a Dell Vostro 1510. </p> <p>Computer specifications are:<br> <em>Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5670 @ 1.80GHz<br> Total Memory: 3014 MiB (70% free)<br> Total Swap: 3060 MiB (85% free)<br> Cached: 660 MiB<br> Active: 798 MiB<br> Inactive: 768 MiB</em> Graphic card: I...
15710
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2011-06-20T09:05:31.167
How can memory be freed for Inkscape?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe this is not an issue of too little RAM, but of a CPU bottleneck? Anyway, what you can try, if you handle a large drawing, is to view the whole thing in <code>Outline</code> or <code>No Filters</code> mode (See View-Display Mode in the menu). </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://tavmjong...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe this is not an issue of too little RAM, but of a CPU bottleneck? Anyway, what you can try, if you handle a large drawing, is to view the whole thing in <code>Outline</code> or <code>No Filters</code> mode (See View-Display Mode in the menu). </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://...
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49645
1
49650
2011-06-20T08:44:41.420
3
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<p>I was wondering if there was a way to upgrade the Ubuntu Software Center without upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10. I am content with 10.04 and have no wish to upgrade. However the new features of the Software Center intrigue me and I would like to check them out.</p>
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2011-06-20T12:50:49.127
2011-06-20T12:50:49.127
How do I install the newest version of the Software Center in 10.10?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A current updated version of Lucid holds v2.0.7 of the software center.</p>\n\n<p>There is an old port (now unmaintained) available in a PPA :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guido-iodice/guiodiclucid\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install software-center\n</code></...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A current updated version of Lucid holds v2.0.7 of the software center.</p>\n\n<p>There is an old port (now unmaintained) available in a PPA :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guido-iodice/guiodiclucid\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install software-center\n<...
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user20296
49647
1
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2011-06-20T09:00:39.770
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<p>When using a custom theme (<a href="http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Equinox-Evolution-Midnight-203275569">Equinox Evolution Midnight</a> in my particular case) the manager at <em>System > Preferences > Appearance > Theme > Customize > Colors</em> is indeed reflecting the actual system-wide styling, but, turns out c...
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2011-09-06T22:54:58.297
Override theme background color for certain applications
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can add the theme options to your ~/.gtkrc. I'm not 100% sure how gtk theming works (off hand), but it should be relatively easy to add the options you need to apply by copying them from the gtkrc file of another theme or the theme you are using currently.</p>\n\n<p>This ...
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49651
1
49658
2011-06-20T09:30:46.483
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6238
<p>I switched from Qwerty to Dvorak, but the login screen still uses Qwerty.</p> <p>How can I configure the login screen to use Dvorak?</p>
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6969
2011-06-20T09:35:59.157
2011-10-22T18:16:48.547
How to change the login screen keyboard layout?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu / Natty, edit the file /etc/default/keyboard, look for the XKBVARIANT setting, and set it to this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>XKBVARIANT=\"dvorak\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This will tell GDM, the login manager, which keyboard layout to use per default.</p>\n\n<p>Note: the comments in t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu / Natty, edit the file /etc/default/keyboard, look for the XKBVARIANT setting, and set it to this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>XKBVARIANT=\"dvorak\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This will tell GDM, the login manager, which keyboard layout to use per default.</p>\n\n<p>Note: the comme...
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user15343
49656
1
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2011-06-20T10:07:25.350
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<p>Is there any GUI available for patch command? I need it because sometime I need to see the actual file before applying patch to it and it is very cumbersome to open patch file and then open the individual files listed in there. Even if I do that I cant compare the modified i.e patched file and unmodified/unpatched f...
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2011-06-20T14:45:14.743
GUI for patch command
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6
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T10:14:31.733", "id": "55000", "postId": "49656", "score": "1", "text": "Is the Stack Overflow question [A visual patch tool for Linux](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1879770/789593) helpful?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19490" }, { "creationDate...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When you open a patch file in emacs, you can put the cursor on a hunk and hit <code>C-c C-c</code> to jump to the corresponding location in the patched file and it will tell you if the patch has already been applied or not. Then you can use <code>C-c C-a</code> to apply the ...
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49657
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49689
2011-06-20T10:20:45.660
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<p>Laptop #1 is connected to the router via WiFi. Laptop #2 is too far away from router to be able to connect to them. I can create a access point or Ad-hoc if I am connected to the router via wired network. But Laptop #1 is not connected to router via cable, but via WiFi. Is it somehow possible to create acces point o...
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2011-06-20T13:15:10.727
Is it possible to create access point on a laptop, which is connected to router with WiFi?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T10:56:04.163", "id": "55016", "postId": "49657", "score": "0", "text": "I've already did that with friend, but with Windows. Laptops are on win or ubu?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20301" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T11:02:23.983", "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Generally, it is not possible to do this unless you have two wireless cards. For example, you could get a USB receiver for your wifi and then use the built-in WiFi card to create an ad hoc network.</p>\n\n<p>I am not aware of any wireless cards that allow you to create an ad hoc netw...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Generally, it is not possible to do this unless you have two wireless cards. For example, you could get a USB receiver for your wifi and then use the built-in WiFi card to create an ad hoc network.</p>\n\n<p>I am not aware of any wireless cards that allow you to create an ad ...
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49666
1
49678
2011-06-20T11:13:01.773
4
4814
<p>At the moment I only have monospaced fonts and not all of them (I have the ubuntu monospaced font and it is not listed in the dialog).</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> I forgot to mention that I use Gnome 2.</p>
19053
19053
2011-06-20T13:28:23.483
2019-01-14T02:24:07.787
How to make all fonts available in Konsole/Yakuake?
[ "gnome", "fonts", "konsole" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can edit the .kde/konsolerc file to specify the font you want.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T12:41:10.950", "id": "55036", "postId": "49678", "score": "2", "text": "Thanks, but it was in `~/.kde/shar...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can edit the .kde/konsolerc file to specify the font you want.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T12:41:10.950", "id": "55036", "postId": "49678", "score": "2", "text": "Thanks, bu...
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49670
1
null
2011-06-20T11:27:28.573
2
446
<p>Is it normal that switching through workspaces with <kbd>CTRL</kbd> +<kbd>alt</kbd> +<kbd>left/right/up/down</kbd> doesn't work when I close the last window on the active desktop? </p> <p>Is there a way to alter this behavior?</p> <p>Thanks</p>
20306
20306
2011-06-20T14:21:02.033
2011-06-25T12:16:06.653
Workspace switcher bindings do not always work?
[ "11.04", "unity", "workspaces" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is highly likely that something is messing up the focus tracking.<br>\nYou could try to try to change the focus tracking behaviour in <code>ccsm</code> and see if that solves it. (You could try using low).</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/jHYxf.png\" alt=\"en...
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49671
1
49677
2011-06-20T11:30:15.190
15
30300
<p>How to reload variables from <code>/etc/environment</code> without re-logging in?</p> <p><code>source /etc/environment</code> in bash works for program run through terminal, but running programs through shortcuts at GUI does not work.</p>
7946
2647
2011-06-20T12:05:34.613
2011-06-20T12:13:42.017
How to reload variables from /etc/environment without re-logging in?
[ "environment-variables" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You cannot change the environment of a different process, as <code>gnome-session</code>, you can only change the environment of the current process and subsequent generated childs.</p>\n\n<p>So, you are restricted to launch every process from the terminal where you <em>sourced</em> t...
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49674
1
49682
2011-06-20T11:48:40.280
3
5431
<p>What is the planned status of Multiarch support in 11.10? In AMD64 Alpha 1, I attempted to install the i386 google chrome package using dpkg. The install failed citing architecture mismatches, Is support for this kind of install planned or am I missing something?</p>
20309
235
2011-09-28T14:05:26.363
2011-10-21T21:26:02.400
What is the status of multiarch for 11.10?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Install 32-bit Compatibility Libraries</h2>\n\n<p>Have you tried installing the 32-bit libraries?</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install ia32-libs\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If that's installed, then navigate to the Chrome .deb package and use (to force installation):</p>\n\n<pre><code>su...
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49680
1
50337
2011-06-20T12:22:40.637
3
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<p>I used the TopRight setting for my expo_edge setting. On each reboot this setting is non-functional even though it is still set in gconf-editor settings. I can reset things by using gconf-editor to remove the setting and then add the setting back. However, the next boot the setting is again non-functional.</p> <p>I...
2022
2022
2011-06-24T11:16:48.110
2011-06-24T11:23:50.370
Compiz Expo expo_edge setting not retained after restart
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I used gconf-editor to edit the following settings:</p>\n\n<p>compiz-1 > general > screen0 > options > active_plugins</p>\n\n<p>I changed expo to be the bottom plugin and the setting now is retained after restart or unity --replace</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I used gconf-editor to edit the following settings:</p>\n\n<p>compiz-1 > general > screen0 > options > active_plugins</p>\n\n<p>I changed expo to be the bottom plugin and the setting now is retained after restart or unity --replace</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "commen...
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49687
1
null
2011-06-20T13:05:17.653
3
118
<p>I have 2 Ubuntu 11.04 PCs (desktop and laptop), both synced via U1. Recently I completely rebuilt the user account (completely deleted the home directory) on one of the two (the desktop), and now I have to resync. Problem is that the PC is on a slow connection and I have difficulties resyncing the 14gb of data. Of c...
20302
18612
2011-06-20T19:38:25.563
2012-03-31T17:15:02.817
Is it possible to copy U1 files between two PCs locally when an Ubuntu user account is recreated?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes, simply copy all of your laptop's files to an external flash/hard drive, then mount it on your desktop and transfer the data over that way. It is much faster, but then I'm not sure whether you would have such a drive handy.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments":...
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49688
1
null
2011-06-20T13:14:50.047
4
356
<p>I wonder how can I make the machine do something each time it connects to internet ?</p> <p>like checking for updates once I'm connected to internet ?</p> <p>Thanks</p>
11603
11603
2011-06-22T07:38:42.183
2011-06-22T14:38:28.357
How can I trigger something once I connect to internet?
[ "10.04", "networking", "internet", "connection", "session" ]
4
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is absolutely no indicator that shows whether you have an internet connection or not. That is because you always connect to some kind of gateway (router, modem, ...) that sets up the connection to your ISP. So, to be sure whether you are online or not, you have to check...
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49690
1
49710
2011-06-20T13:15:42.323
0
1104
<p>I've installed a pre-made Ubuntu 10.04 image at work, and I can't seem to figure out how to get desktop switching to work. No shortcuts work, and all the help I can get from the Ubuntu forums is "CTRL-Alt-Left/Right should work." </p> <p>So let me get this straight. Switching between desktops is deprecated, so we u...
20315
2647
2011-06-21T08:53:06.427
2011-06-21T08:53:06.427
Confused about desktop/viewport switching, want to bind keyboard shortcuts to switch desktops
[ "10.04", "gnome", "compiz" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you tried setting them in the keyboard shortcuts? Seems to work fine over here:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdAgp.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>(You can click on the shortcut field for each function and then the tool will prompt you to ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you tried setting them in the keyboard shortcuts? Seems to work fine over here:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdAgp.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>(You can click on the shortcut field for each function and then the tool will prompt...
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49691
1
49693
2011-06-20T13:18:33.557
41
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<p>What exactly does this repository contain and why should a user either stay away from it, or add the repository?</p>
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2012-04-30T07:36:05.330
2016-10-01T16:56:36.453
What is the "proposed" repository?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>N.N. <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/49691/what-is-the-proposed-repository/49692#49692\">is correct</a>, but let me give you an example:</p>\n\n<p>When a version of Ubuntu is released and is considered stable the stable release updates just don't get uploaded into the archi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu\">the community documentation on repositories</a> the proposed repository is:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>The testing area for updates. This repository is recommended only to those interested in helpin...
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49697
1
49725
2011-06-20T14:36:50.593
6
3151
<p>I've been trying to use the built-in IRC client, but failed in all attempts. I'm posting this question a bit late, so I don't exactly remember what the error message was, but it was in the lines of the user not providing enough details. I've skipped providing real name and email address at the first run - could this...
814
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2011-06-20T17:49:08.170
How do you use Opera's built-in IRC client?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The spanish tutorial at <a href=\"http://my.opera.com/espanol/forums/topic.dml?id=90175\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://my.opera.com/espanol/forums/topic.dml?id=90175</a> reads:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>3º. Escribimos un nombre cualquiera y\n una dirección de correo cualquiera (no\n es ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The spanish tutorial at <a href=\"http://my.opera.com/espanol/forums/topic.dml?id=90175\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://my.opera.com/espanol/forums/topic.dml?id=90175</a> reads:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>3º. Escribimos un nombre cualquiera y\n una dirección de correo cualquiera (n...
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49698
1
49723
2011-06-20T14:42:31.857
8
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<p>My Ubuntu server has about roughly 30 active users on it. I personally know everyone using the server. Recently, a few friends and I were working on project. We made a new directory for the project and since everyone knows everyone we didn't bother protecting our work under a bunch of permissions. We should have tho...
10053
6969
2012-02-11T14:40:05.230
2012-02-11T14:40:05.230
How can I find out which user deleted a directory?
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6
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I didn't find a magic bullet answer to your question; part of that reason is detailed here: <a href=\"https://superuser.com/questions/178596/checking-user-command-history-in-unix\">https://superuser.com/questions/178596/checking-user-command-history-in-unix</a></p>\n\n<p>This simple ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I didn't find a magic bullet answer to your question; part of that reason is detailed here: <a href=\"https://superuser.com/questions/178596/checking-user-command-history-in-unix\">https://superuser.com/questions/178596/checking-user-command-history-in-unix</a></p>\n\n<p>This...
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49700
1
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2011-06-20T14:45:01.970
7
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<p>So, I got a new laptop some days ago, and as usual I formatted it to install Ubuntu. I downloaded 11.04 and burned it on my pendrive using my old laptop (running 11.04).</p> <p>When I tried to boot from the LiveUSB on my new laptop, it just showed me some weird graphics and if I select any option (can't see what I'...
20318
6005
2012-06-26T00:08:12.303
2012-06-26T00:08:12.303
LiveCD not booting/can't install
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T19:08:38.570", "id": "55111", "postId": "49700", "score": "0", "text": "Have you tried booting LiveCD/USB sessions with other Linux distros or older versions of Ubuntu to see if you get the same problems?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18612" }, {...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Can you try doing a test on the laptop's RAM? If there's two sticks, try removing one and see if the CD will boot. If it does not try removing the other. I've had hardware issues (RAM, CD-Drive, HDD, etc) where the media from one OS will work fine, while others will not.</...
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49704
1
49705
2011-06-20T15:12:39.480
9
3922
<p>After poking around on the Internet for awhile, I haven't been able to find the default icons used in Gnome 3 anywhere. My requirements are fairly simple:</p> <ul> <li>SVGs would be nice, but not necessary</li> <li>This <strong>doesn't</strong> need to be installable as an icon theme in Ubuntu</li> <li>A compresse...
2079
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2012-01-09T15:49:15.950
Where can I download the Gnome 3 Icons?
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1
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be able to get the icons from the <a href=\"http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-icon-theme/log/?h=master\" rel=\"nofollow\">gnome-icon-theme git repository</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Adapted <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/download-latest-gnome-icon-theme-via.html\" rel=\"nofol...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be able to get the icons from the <a href=\"http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-icon-theme/log/?h=master\" rel=\"nofollow\">gnome-icon-theme git repository</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Adapted <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/download-latest-gnome-icon-theme-via.html\" rel...
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49707
1
91547
2011-06-20T15:33:43.093
1
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<p>I installed CDT direct by extracting the tar. It detects the other compilers, but fails to recognize mingw32 as a compilation target. Any ideas? Unless you've tried a tutorial and it recognizes properly, please no links to the first 5 google results...I tried them. </p> <p>By the way, I'm on 10.04 LTS. The sam...
5768
5768
2012-03-26T18:06:53.887
2012-03-26T18:06:53.887
Getting Eclipse CDT Helios to recognize i586 gcc mingw32 as a compiler, any ideas?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>While <a href=\"http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/Eclipse,_CDT_%26_MingW_Setup_Guide\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> guide targets wxwidgets, it's the best answer I could find. Also, it targets windows, but the theory remains the same.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>While <a href=\"http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/Eclipse,_CDT_%26_MingW_Setup_Guide\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> guide targets wxwidgets, it's the best answer I could find. Also, it targets windows, but the theory remains the same.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": []...
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49711
1
49722
2011-06-20T16:03:39.697
5
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<p>I'm a web-developer, I'm using win7, but now I want to try ubuntu, I want to ask if is on the ubuntu any software which automatically upload the folder content to the server. For example if I save a file that automatically upload to the server through ftp. On the windows I'm using <a href="http://www.nchsoftware.com...
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2011-06-20T17:31:40.400
2017-03-01T09:16:38.447
Automatic ftp transfer like Fling?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The file manager that comes with Ubuntu, which is called Nautilus, lets you mount a FTP server folder as a Drive. You can then modify the files just as if they were on your computer and as soon as you save them the server copy is updated. (I've never used Fling, but this sounds just ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">curlftpfs</a>. Just mount your FTP directories somewhere in .. maybe <code>~/Projects/</code> and start working on these files.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedD...
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49712
1
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2011-06-20T16:20:35.597
2
356
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/86977/how-to-correctly-enable-desktop-cube-in-unity-3d">How to correctly enable Desktop Cube in Unity 3D?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>tried enabling 3d cube in ubuntu 11.04 unity 3d, ha not knowing about the bug, now...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-06-20T20:41:47.607
how to fix 3d cube bug for unity 3d
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>While agree that this question is a possible duplicate of the Reset question, I do have a solution.</em></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Log into the recovery console.</li>\n<li>Run <code>unity &amp; gconf-editor &amp; unity</code>.*</li>\n<li>In gconf-editor, navigate to <code>/apps/co...
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2012-12-19T10:41:58.067
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49715
1
49717
2011-06-20T16:34:41.127
19
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<p>I am using this script with gnome terminal:</p> <pre class="lang-sh prettyprint-override"><code>#!/bin/sh gnome-terminal --tab --title="1" --command="ssh 1" \ --tab --title="2" --command="ssh 2" \ --tab --title="3" --command="ssh 3" \ --tab --title="4" --command="ssh 4" exit 0 </code></pre> <p>How can I do the sam...
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2017-11-10T20:52:04.580
2019-07-23T15:31:57.783
Script for opening tabs in Guake terminal
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5
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you read <code>guake --help</code>?</p>\n\n<pre><code>Usage: guake.py [options]\n\nOptions:\n -h, --help show this help message and exit\n -t, --toggle-visibility\n ?ndert die Sichtbarkeit des Terminal-Fensters.\n -p, --preferences Zeigt d...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you read <code>guake --help</code>?</p>\n\n<pre><code>Usage: guake.py [options]\n\nOptions:\n -h, --help show this help message and exit\n -t, --toggle-visibility\n ?ndert die Sichtbarkeit des Terminal-Fensters.\n -p, --preferences ...
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49716
1
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2011-06-20T16:34:51.723
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<p>I have <code>icedtea6-plugin</code> installed on my Ubuntu box. The weird thing is, when I am browsing the internet, certain websites are able to use Java and some websites don't. For instance, I am able to log in to my bank at <a href="http://www.nordea.dk/">http://www.nordea.dk/</a> ; they use a Java applet to aut...
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4937
2011-06-21T16:43:13.293
2012-02-05T04:10:50.890
Java is not working on some websites
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18
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try installing the Oracle Java some applications only work with it.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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49719
1
49736
2011-06-20T17:24:27.830
4
1031
<p>I've found the way to disable my hybrid card GT 540M on Asus K53SV at: <a href="https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux" rel="nofollow">https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux</a></p> <p>That's great, but I need those commands to be executed automatically at startup. So I followed the <a href="http://www...
20332
235
2011-06-20T19:32:01.120
2011-06-20T19:32:01.120
Adding bash script to disable Nvidia graphic card at startup?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T02:12:00.537", "id": "55176", "postId": "49719", "score": "0", "text": "Did you read [this](http://askubuntu.com/questions/9763/init-d-script-startup-problems/9767#9767) ? It's a previous post here in AU to run init.d scripts on startup. It says look at `man insserv...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>another option is to install bumblebee and copy the install-files/bumblebee-disablecard-on-powerup into /usr/local/bin with your OFF method.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-2...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>another option is to install bumblebee and copy the install-files/bumblebee-disablecard-on-powerup into /usr/local/bin with your OFF method.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creatio...
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49729
1
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2011-06-20T18:45:45.900
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<p>In windows, I use a client called "Checkpoint Endpoint Security", with an certificate file, in order to connect to the Checkpoint VPN.</p> <p>Is there a compatible solution for Ubuntu?</p>
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2015-10-16T22:57:41.947
Client for Checkpoint Endpoint Security VPN
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2018-07-07T03:21:54.447
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49731
1
49733
2011-06-20T18:57:21.703
2
3272
<p>In reference to the <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBootupHowto" rel="nofollow">following documentation</a>, <strong><em>how can i read the start and stop argument</em></strong>? I want to tell if the computer is booting up or shutting down so that i can run the correct script.</p> <blockquote> <...
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2011-06-20T19:52:47.963
how to read init.d script start argument
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre>case \"$1\" in\n start)\n echo \"Starting\"\n ;;\n stop)\n echo \"Stopping $DESC\"\n ;;\n\n restart|force-reload)\n echo \"Restarting $DESC\"\n ;;\n *)\n N=/etc/init.d/$NAME\n echo \"Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-rel...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<pre>case \"$1\" in\n start)\n echo \"Starting\"\n ;;\n stop)\n echo \"Stopping $DESC\"\n ;;\n\n restart|force-reload)\n echo \"Restarting $DESC\"\n ;;\n *)\n N=/etc/init.d/$NAME\n echo \"Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|f...
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49732
1
49739
2011-06-20T19:02:45.070
4
761
<p>Every time I open my computer, I need to manually unset the value of <code>button_layout</code> in gconf-editor in <code>/apps/metacity/general</code> to make to the close, minimize and maximize buttons on the right side of the window, but every time I restart my computer it changes back to the left side.</p> <p>I'...
20338
114
2011-06-26T21:18:48.540
2011-06-26T21:18:48.540
How to make changes in gconf-editor permanent
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open <em>Startup Applications</em>,</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7ybk.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Press <em>Add</em> to add a new startup program, name it, and write into the command box </p>\n\n<pre><code>xterm -e gconftool-2 --set /app...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open <em>Startup Applications</em>,</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7ybk.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Press <em>Add</em> to add a new startup program, name it, and write into the command box </p>\n\n<pre><code>xterm -e gconftool-2 --...
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49738
1
null
2011-06-20T19:59:59.857
2
463
<p>So I was messing around with <code>tasksel</code> to install LAMP. Foolishly I unchecked the <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> item. About 25% through the process I realized it is removing my desktop components. So I closed the terminal window, but now maybe something went wrong.</p> <p>Many default applications are gone...
6288
3037
2011-06-20T20:14:01.643
2011-06-20T20:49:59.553
How to recover partially removed components of ubuntu-desktop?
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1
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T20:05:58.380", "id": "55129", "postId": "49738", "score": "1", "text": "Simply try reinstalling `ubuntu-desktop` metapackage.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T20:07:52.153", "id": "55132", "postId": ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I will give it a shot.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>First, boot into the recovery console, then from there see if you can run metacity (at least): <code>metacity &amp;</code></li>\n<li>If this works, you can run synaptic (if it is still installed) from the command line: <code>sudo synapt...
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49740
1
49741
2011-06-20T20:01:29.933
3
11692
<p>If i run <code>lspci | grep VGA</code> I get below output which tells me below VGA cards are present on my computer.</p> <blockquote> <p>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 220] (rev a2) 08:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc ES1000 (rev 02)</p> </blockquote>...
20126
null
null
2011-06-20T22:28:55.833
How to disable VGA
[ "11.04", "drivers", "nvidia", "graphics" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-20T20:05:41.243", "id": "55128", "postId": "49740", "score": "2", "text": "I would check the BIOS for an option to disable the onboard GPU.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3037" } ]
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49746
1
null
2011-06-20T20:46:37.227
4
876
<p>Just noticed a weird behavior of Google Desktop shortcut <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>. This shortcut is supposed to bring Google Desktop search bar to the front.</p> <ol> <li>If <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> is pressed the search bar appears, but once you release one of the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> keys it will dis...
20258
61218
2012-10-18T14:06:45.790
2012-10-18T14:06:45.790
Google Desktop shortcut Ctrl + Ctrl weird behavior
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-28T15:04:00.730", "id": "56827", "postId": "49746", "score": "0", "text": "Try setting the shortcut to something like left ctrl + right alt, and tell us what happens then. maybe.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1415" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I remember that there was always unstable results when I used Google Desktop in 10.04 and 10.10 with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>. And I've never left the shortcut key for Google Desktop with its default.</p>\n\n<p><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> is unpractical any way.</p...
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49748
1
null
2011-06-20T20:52:09.020
4
511
<p>I'm using natty. I'm using classic. I use raw xterms (the latest build, 270, in fact). I've done </p> <pre><code>xset b 100 pactl upload-sample /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/message.ogg bell.ogg </code></pre> <p>But I want something more fine grained than this: I want to say "if the bell originated in some part...
19500
17722
2011-08-12T05:01:30.527
2011-08-16T07:03:37.033
How can I set a per terminal bell with xterms?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am quite sure this is not possible without modifications to the source of pulseaudio plugin x11-bell (or perhaps compiz, which might be your windows manager). If configured properly before compilation, xterm rings the bell through XkbBell(3), which passes the display and wi...
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49752
1
null
2011-06-20T21:23:08.553
2
4525
<p>Since upgrading to 11.04, when I use WebEx in either Chrome OR Firefox, and select "Share Application" I can click on applications running on my desktop, but they aren't shared. No errors are displayed. This worked fine before I upgraded. I can "Share Desktop" okay, but I'd rather have "Share Application" working...
20346
235
2011-08-29T20:02:07.043
2012-03-07T17:38:17.803
Webex "Share Application" feature doesn't work
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2
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-07-03T20:41:30.567", "id": "57729", "postId": "49752", "score": "0", "text": "Have the same problem repeated on several PCs in the office. Almost regretting that we upgraded to 11.04. Seems to be related to Java/Compiz/Unity. The worst thing is that even if I login into U...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>WebEx requires Java not the Icedtea version that comes as default with Natty.</p>\n\n<p>Try the following:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/48468/how-to-install-java\">How do I install Java?</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.n...
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49755
1
49758
2011-06-20T21:41:51.497
1
347
<p>Ubuntu supports a shortcut to switch windows <code>Ctrl+Tab</code>, but it allows you to move through apps in one direction only. Direction depends on whether initially <code>Ctrl+Tab</code> or <code>Ctrl+Shift+Tab</code> was pressed.</p> <ol> <li><code>Ctrl+Tab</code> will move forwards, but pressing <code>Shift</...
20258
15811
2011-08-14T08:24:55.880
2011-08-14T08:24:55.880
Switching windows behavior in Ubuntu
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not with that same compiz plugin, however, you can use the shift switcher plugin, and then press <kbd>left</kbd> or <kbd>right</kbd>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-20T22:10...
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49761
1
49762
2011-06-20T23:25:06.123
8
7164
<p>I'd like to know which <code>gedit</code> plugins I could install to make programming for Ruby and Ruby on Rails easier?</p>
20175
52923
2012-05-04T01:26:07.330
2020-12-10T09:17:40.090
How can I get gedit ready for programming in Ruby and Ruby on Rails?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>simply</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install gedit-gmate\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and activate the plugins you want from options menu. It will activate sintax highlighting for erb files and many snippets for RoR devel...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>simply</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install gedit-gmate\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and activate the plugins you want from options menu. It will activate sintax highlighting for erb files and many snippets for R...
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49763
1
49772
2011-06-21T00:06:03.770
5
1904
<p>Firefox shows that I've got Gnash installed, but in Synaptic I have the most recent Adobe Flashplayer. I've been having trouble with Flash content not working, and I'd like to try switching to the Adobe player. I can't figure out how to do that, though. </p>
13049
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2011-06-21T02:44:06.803
How do I switch Flash players?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First make sure you have the <code>flashplugin-installer</code> package installed. Afterwards, you should be able to select your preferred alternative for the plugin by running the following commands:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo update-alternatives --config firefox-flashplugin\nsudo upda...
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49766
1
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2011-06-21T01:33:48.073
6
2652
<p>I have already looked at the <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/35625/how-do-i-make-unity-remember-which-applications-are-in-the-launcher/">similar questions</a>, but none of the solutions there worked for me. Basically, I can edit and remove icons just fine when I am in a session, but the next time I am logge...
20355
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-09-11T21:05:39.793
Unity Launcher Does Not Remember Favorites
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3
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T04:47:58.573", "id": "55185", "postId": "49766", "score": "0", "text": "Do you use Natty? This is very weird, though. Try `unity --reset`.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15113" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T16:45:04.803", "id": "55329",...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Do you also get the error message</p>\n\n<pre><code>GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend. Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>when you do <code>gsettings monitor com.canonical.Unity.Launcher favorites</code...
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49777
1
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2011-06-21T04:22:03.377
2
371
<p>“Activities” view of GNOME Shell does not show up results of administrative applications, such as Synaptic. To run it, you have to use Alt+F2. I’m using it in Oneiric. Do I have to do another thing?</p>
15113
null
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2011-08-14T23:28:36.783
Can’t search for Synaptic on GNOME Shell
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This problem is gone --just was a incorrect <code>OnlyShowIn</code> setting. Now it works.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-08-14T23:28:36.783", "id": "5711...
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49778
1
49783
2011-06-21T04:22:47.990
4
10549
<p>I have Ubuntu 11.04 installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 laptop with nVidia GT218 display controller. I am unable to adjust the display brightness. Pressing Fn-Home and Fn-End brings up the display brightness on-screen display and the indicated level increases or decreases as it should. But the actual display brig...
20361
20361
2011-06-21T05:34:01.170
2013-02-19T14:04:22.550
Display brightness adjustment not working
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1
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have Thinkpad W510 and followed the instruction in <a href=\"http://ubuntuguide.net/change-screen-brightness-with-fn-key-in-ubuntu-11-0410-10\">this page</a>.\nIt solved the problem that you describe and Fn+Home/End are now toggling the brightness of the screen.\nI hope it will wor...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have Thinkpad W510 and followed the instruction in <a href=\"http://ubuntuguide.net/change-screen-brightness-with-fn-key-in-ubuntu-11-0410-10\">this page</a>.\nIt solved the problem that you describe and Fn+Home/End are now toggling the brightness of the screen.\nI hope it ...
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49779
1
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2011-06-21T04:24:51.390
3
1021
<p>I was trying some of the solutions published in this forum for the same problem, but just one in particular work for me: add the line of code in the file alsa-base.conf. This just works for a few days, now the problem is back again.</p> <p>Any solution to fix this problem for good?</p> <hr> <p>Compaq Presario CQ4...
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3940
2011-06-21T06:17:09.193
2012-01-28T01:45:31.480
No sound for headphones
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T06:18:03.110", "id": "55198", "postId": "49779", "score": "0", "text": "Can you please add links to the answers you already tried out?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3940" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T22:23:26.730", "id": "55416", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have the same problem, but I have solution, not a very good one, but the only one that works for me (DELL Vostro 3750) Ubuntu 11.04. When I boot in Ubuntu and I do not have sound in headphones I press Power button and hold it until laptop turns off (Forced Power Off). Then...
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49780
1
49804
2011-06-21T04:37:18.813
4
136
<p>I know it is a beta, but it is planned some workaround for translations? I recognize that it will very hard to translate it via Launchpad (it is a WPF C# app) but, any other way to do this?</p>
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106495
2013-04-02T02:55:38.063
2013-04-02T03:03:50.023
How can I help translating Ubuntu One Client for Windows?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Beta was an initial proof of concept that we used to test if the solution was possible. After the beta there has been a lot of work trying to get the code used on Linux to Windows, and at the moment we are very close.</p>\n\n<p>At the moment the code is mostly shared between the ...
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49782
1
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2011-06-21T04:46:15.283
9
47808
<p>after the <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/49738/how-to-recover-partially-removed-components-of-ubuntu-desktop">debacle</a> a few hours back I managed to get a working desktop after using an ethernet cable and <code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop</code></p> <p>But now when I try to run ubuntu software ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.673
2011-06-21T05:04:30.427
ImportError: No module named gtk
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-gtk2\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>should fix this. These are the python bindings for GTK, which is a graphical package used to build the GUI for software-center.</p>\n\n<p>axi is something else entirely, try typing</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get in...
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49784
1
49789
2011-06-21T04:53:39.273
8
14193
<p>I have not added ~/bin to any of my .bash* files. However, $PATH does list that directory. </p> <p>The reason I am asking this in the Ubuntu specific StackExchange is because, well, I have exactly the same .bashrc, .bash_profile and .bash_aliases in both Fedora and Ubuntu machines (in fact, I have them on Dropbox a...
20363
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null
2012-12-20T02:36:29.800
How is ~/bin added to my path?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In your <code>~/.profile</code> you find these lines:</p>\n\n<pre><code># set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists\nif [ -d \"$HOME/bin\" ] ; then\n PATH=\"$HOME/bin:$PATH\"\nfi\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It is here that, if exists as a directory, <code>~/bin</code> is ad...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In your <code>~/.profile</code> you find these lines:</p>\n\n<pre><code># set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists\nif [ -d \"$HOME/bin\" ] ; then\n PATH=\"$HOME/bin:$PATH\"\nfi\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It is here that, if exists as a directory, <code>~/bin</cod...
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49791
1
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2011-06-21T06:24:14.590
3
537
<p>Actually I'm a bit new to Linux and I need to download some selected packages (debian ubuntu) to my local repository.</p> <p>So could you please help me to figure this out?</p>
20367
2647
2011-06-21T06:55:13.373
2011-06-21T06:57:42.047
Download selected packages to a local repository
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The command</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get --download-only install package-names\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>will download, without installing them, all named packages and their dependencies, to <code>/var/cache/apt/archive</code> directory.</p>\n\n<p>You could also use <code>upgrad...
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49793
1
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2011-06-21T06:35:39.817
3
1435
<p>I'm using 10.10 and I need to run a script in order to get a windows-like international keyboard layout - basically, it changes how dead keys work.</p> <p>(Original script from this page <a href="http://t.tam.atbh.us/en/win-us-intl-4-linux/" rel="nofollow">http://t.tam.atbh.us/en/win-us-intl-4-linux/</a> )</p> <p>...
20366
2647
2011-06-21T06:54:08.053
2011-10-26T01:30:32.103
Script at Startup
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-25T06:06:23.993", "id": "72250", "postId": "49793", "score": "0", "text": "I'm the creator of the script referred by the OP.\nThanks everyone for your insight on this issue. I'll be reviewing the compatibility of my script with newest Linux distros, and letting you kno...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should be able to add the script using \"Startup Applications\" (just search for it with unity).</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/zSBIT.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>*edit: Saw you were using 10.10. You should still be able to use \"S...
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49794
1
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2011-06-21T06:43:54.790
1
1627
<p>Again, I'm running natty in classic mode.</p> <p>When I right click on the desktop, I get a practically useless menu that goes like</p> <p>Create Folder<br /> Create Launcher<br /> Organize Desktop by name...<br /></p> <p>I would like to edit this menu. Note: nautilus-open-terminal is insufficient for my needs be...
19500
15811
2011-06-21T07:10:12.003
2011-06-21T07:49:22.397
How to change desktop's right-click options
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T07:24:49.573", "id": "55207", "postId": "49794", "score": "0", "text": "@Rinzwind let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/586/discussion-between-owen-maresh-and-rinzwind)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19500" } ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>We are unable to remove the default menu entries in Nautilus. However by using <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Nautilus_Scripts\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Nautilus Scripts</a> we may add any script located in <code>~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/</code> to the righ...
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and I want to replace the notifyOSD with the XFCE version (I like how you can dismiss the notification). I had a look in Synaptic and saw that there was a notifyosd-xfce but when I clicked install Syanptic wanted to remove the Gnome Desktop.</p> <p>How do I add this without messing everythi...
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2011-06-21T08:26:23.157
Replace notifyOSD with the XFCE version
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The package name is <code>xfce4-notifyd</code> and it will only remove <code>notify-osd</code> (as they cannot co-exist) and the <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> metapackage. Latter one won't harm your system, but it has some downsides, see: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/21497...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The package name is <code>xfce4-notifyd</code> and it will only remove <code>notify-osd</code> (as they cannot co-exist) and the <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> metapackage. Latter one won't harm your system, but it has some downsides, see: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questio...
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<p>The title says it all. I usually have a console window on my Desktop 1; I would like to be able to launch from there any application specifying on which Desktop the application window should appear. For example, from my console window on Desktop 1. I would like to launch <code>thunderbird</code> in such a way that i...
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How to launch an application on a specific desktop from command line?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-21T12:11:39.910", "id": "55268", "postId": "49797", "score": "0", "text": "Do you mean you have two monitors and want to launch to the second one, or you have two workspaces(virtual desktops) and would like to launch to the other one?", "userDisplayName": null, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here are a few options.</p>\n\n<h1><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Devilspie\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Devil's Pie</a></h1>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/25/how-to-set-default-workspace-size-and-window-effects-in-gnome/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Here's an old ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here are a few options.</p>\n\n<h1><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Devilspie\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Devil's Pie</a></h1>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/25/how-to-set-default-workspace-size-and-window-effects-in-gnome/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Here's...
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