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2011-06-25T09:44:37.987
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<p>The client <strong>must have this feature</strong>: If I read a tweet in one list, that tweet must NOT display as unread in another list, or the main timeline. Choqok does not have this feature (yet).</p>
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25863
2012-06-18T18:00:06.527
2013-05-06T01:54:35.390
Which open source twitter clients properly support both twitter lists and read/unread?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was having the same problem with gwibber (default from Ubuntu). Then I began to use the Tweet Deck over Adobe Air till I find the famous \"<em>green bird</em>\" from OMGUbuntu. The Name of the \"<em>green bird</em>\" is <strong>Polly</strong> at it does have a nice integrat...
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2013-03-14T16:55:25.300
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50481
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2011-06-25T10:09:58.730
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<p>When Im trying to download large files, i.e. 1gb or more under FireFox, first of all it starts with very big download speed and in few seconds in almost get up to max (~11 MBps). It is downloading very fast, but when downloaded size becomes near 700-800mb and more, my system almost completely hangs, so I can do noth...
10623
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2011-06-25T10:49:06.963
2011-11-20T13:54:34.510
Downloading large files hangs system
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try <a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DownThemAll</a> extension for Firefox. You will get better speeds, better download management and possibly will solve your problem.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creatio...
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50485
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2011-06-25T10:56:24.320
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<p>I downloaded this ISO image <code>ubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.iso</code> to install on my PC later. My PC's CPU is an Intel i5, do I have the correct ISO image?</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
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2011-06-29T14:59:15.470
2016-08-15T02:29:59.750
Correct Ubuntu version for Intel i5 PC?
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50487
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2011-06-24T08:12:20.583
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<p>I want to install ffmpeg on ubuntu. and following this article <a href="http://pasindudps.blogspot.com/2010/12/compiling-ffmpeg-in-ubuntu-1010.html" rel="nofollow">http://pasindudps.blogspot.com/2010/12/compiling-ffmpeg-in-ubuntu-1010.html</a> but when m doing make after config </p> <pre><code>Then go to the ffmpeg...
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while installing ffmpeg giving error during make
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For licensing reasons, FFmpeg does not include all codec libraries. You have to download, compile and install them separately. This is the case for MP3 and H.264 codecs.</p>\n\n<p>A great guide that deals with this can be found here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://trac.ffmpeg.or...
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Rahul Mehta
50491
1
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2011-06-25T11:06:00.240
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<p>My touchpad seems to be recognized as a mouse instead of a touchpad. I have a Dell Precision M4600, and I am running Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit.</p> <pre><code>vegard@vegard-laptop:~$ xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 ...
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2011-06-25T11:50:21.623
2013-05-21T20:05:37.933
Detect touchpad as touchpad
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This seems to be a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/760142\" rel=\"nofollow\">known bug</a> with those ALPS touchpads (<code>ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint</code> is the entry for your touchpad).</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ {...
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50493
1
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2011-06-25T11:18:21.663
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<p>I’ve just installed Ubuntu Server on a new server and have been looking around for tutorials on setting up a web server with multiple user accounts.</p> <p>How I’ve set small web servers like this in the past is the same way most of the tutorials suggest, by creating directories within <code>/var/www/</code> and th...
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2011-06-25T11:44:35.133
Setting up a web server, using multiple user accounts
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50497
1
50505
2011-06-25T12:09:21.947
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<p>From <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/other.html" rel="nofollow">OpenOffice Download Page</a> what Open-office version should I download for Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop AMD64, that has English interface and supports Arabic characters?</p>
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2017-03-01T11:32:50.050
Correct OpenOffice version for Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop AMD64?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To download and install Open Office for Ubuntu 11.04 am64 you need a Debian package (DEB) file compiled for this 64-bit architecture (named <strong>Linux x86-64 DEB</strong>):</p>\n\n<p>Download with <a href=\"http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/localized/ar/3.3.0/OOo_3.3.0...
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50498
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2011-06-25T12:12:28.963
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<p>I want Firefox to purge anything other than authentication cookies every session - how can I configure it?</p>
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2012-11-12T19:57:38.833
How to configure Firefox to not save anything other than authentication cookies?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to Edit >> Preferences >> Privacy, untick everything except for cookies. Make sure to select the option \"Clear History when Firefox closes\" and to select \"Cookies\" in the advanced options. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/GSmJq.png\" alt=\"enter image descriptio...
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50502
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2011-06-25T12:22:20.767
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu Server 10.10 under VMware Workstation 7.1.3 and I wonder how to update ubuntu server via terminal since I don't have any GUI.</p>
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2011-06-25T14:29:38.240
2011-06-25T14:29:38.240
Update 10.10 server under VMWare
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>to make system upgrades you need to type <code>sudo apt-get update</code> to get the information about new updates from your repository and to download and install the upgrades you need to type <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code> .</p>\n\n<p>If you want this in a single command you cou...
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50503
1
50516
2011-06-25T12:27:11.790
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<p>Recently I installed FreeNX on my PC and when I login with my 'dev' account I get the Unity interface rather than Classic Gnome. This is odd as my last login before FreeNX was with the Classic interface. I would like to have Classic over FreeNX by default.</p> <p>I do login with a 'watch iplayer' account where the ...
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2011-06-25T16:05:02.767
2013-10-11T14:04:30.417
Why do I get Unity instead of Classic when using NX?
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50510
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2011-06-25T11:08:54.130
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<p>I have just installed MongoDB on a Linode server, following their instructions for the installation process. The problem is when trying to run mongod with a control script I'm getting the following error:</p> <blockquote> <p>Starting : /opt/bin/mongodb-start: 4: /opt/mongodb/bin/mongod: not found</p> </blockquote...
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2011-06-25T17:43:31.767
2011-06-25T17:43:31.767
Mongod not found!
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Either /opt/mongodb/bin/mongod hasn't set the executable permission or you are not permitted to execute the binary. Triple check the permissions of the binary.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
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2012-03-03T22:05:00.630
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sicr
50513
1
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2011-06-25T13:18:34.530
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<p>So I'm trying to install this <a href="https://github.com/icambridge/get-shit-done#readme" rel="nofollow">script</a></p> <p>I do </p> <ol> <li>copy the folder in <code>~/Documents/icambridge-get-sh1t-done-1222b6b</code></li> <li>change .bashrc (the one in the user directory, is that the right one?) by adding a li...
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2016-05-04T10:05:10.263
2016-05-04T10:05:10.263
can't run this shell script (get-sh1t-done)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As Lekensteyn pointed out in the comment above, you should export the PATH in the <code>.bashrc</code> in the user's home directory like so:</p>\n\n<pre><code>PATH=\"$HOME/Documents/icambridge-get-sh1t-done-1222b6b:$PATH\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then run <code>source ~/.bashrc</code> ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like it uses PHP but you don't have it installed.\nYou can install it by typing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install php\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>at the command prompt. Then try again to run the script.</p>\n\n<p>Also, there seems to be a python version, which is mor...
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50515
1
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2011-06-25T13:37:11.467
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<p>Since I installed Ubuntu 11.04, one of the following things happen when I try to login:</p> <ul> <li>I see my wallpaper and my mouse cursor, but nothing else loads. Every ~10-20 seconds, the screen goes black for about one second, then shows just my wallpaper and mouse cursor again. This happens about 60% of the ti...
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2011-06-25T13:47:32.347
2011-06-25T13:47:32.347
Can't login to 11.04 ~90% of the time
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-06-26T09:01:11.587
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50519
1
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2011-06-25T14:11:39.997
5
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<p>I'm trying to use googlecl on my Ubuntu server to send pictures from my server to picasa. I can't seem to authenticate via google using w3m, so I'm wondering if there is some other way to authenticate googlecl via OAuth.</p>
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2011-07-06T16:25:53.893
How to authenticate googlecl using terminal
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Okay, here's the solution:</p>\n\n<p>After w3m failed, I just hit q,y, which takes me to a googlecl prompt to visit the url with my browser. I open that link in my local firefox (I'm connecting to the server with ssh) and authenticate it locally. Then hit enter in the ssh terminal, w...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Okay, here's the solution:</p>\n\n<p>After w3m failed, I just hit q,y, which takes me to a googlecl prompt to visit the url with my browser. I open that link in my local firefox (I'm connecting to the server with ssh) and authenticate it locally. Then hit enter in the ssh ter...
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50522
1
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2011-06-25T14:16:25.407
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<p>What I'm trying to do is disable the Unity side bar (launcher) which shows by default and is on the left and use Docky instead. I want to keep all of the rest of the features of Unity (the nice integration of application menus and the top bar for instance).</p>
20622
667
2011-06-25T14:23:02.500
2015-07-16T11:14:04.773
Replacing Unity bar with Docky?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is not a complete solution, but you can use the Ubuntu Classic and still get the \"good features of Unity\" :</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use Ubuntu Classic while logging in.</li>\n<li>Add the applet \"Indicator Applet Application Menu\" to your gnome-panel, and move it to the top....
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50523
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50537
2011-06-25T14:22:41.207
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<p>Today I installed Fedora 14 in a different partition in the same hard drive as Ubuntu. At the Fedora 14 installation, I chose not to install Boot-loader in the MBR, and instead chose to install it in the Fedora partition itself, which is according to my HD layout /sda3. </p> <p>After the Fedora 14 installation I bo...
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2011-06-25T14:29:14.790
2020-01-27T11:12:51.043
Can't add Fedora 14 to grub
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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50610
2011-06-25T15:18:14.080
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<p>After upgrading from Ubuntu 10.10 to Ubuntu 11.04, my MacBook Pro's touchpad stopped working.</p> <p>It works fine on the login screen, but after logging in it stops working.</p>
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2011-06-26T13:11:25.713
2011-06-27T12:13:38.430
MacBook Pro (5) touchpad stops working after upgrading from Ubuntu 10.10 to Ubuntu 11.04
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>(Answering my own question, in the hope that it saves someone else a bit of head scratching).</p>\n\n<p>After the upgrade, your Gnome desktop configuration may have gone awry. There are a few settings which enable or disable the touchpad in certain contexts which may need tweaking to...
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Rob
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50543
2011-06-25T16:02:37.353
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<p>Are there plans to develop a screensaver specifically for Unity?</p> <p>Since Unity uses gnome-screensaver by default currently, seems like a reasonable area for a desktop to attract much user appreciation.</p> <p>(My personal interest is in a nice Pictures folder type slideshow screensaver with more settings than...
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2011-06-25T17:01:15.250
2011-06-25T17:05:08.570
Are there plans to make a screensaver for Unity?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The closest thing I can find to reimplementing a screensaver are these blueprints:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-screensaver\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-screensaver</a></li>\n<li><a hr...
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50540
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2011-06-25T16:16:30.653
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<p>I've run into this a few times when installing apps from source, and during the occasional hack with <code>update-alternatives</code>. So far, it's only been a minor annoyance (ie, not got in the way of the end-goal) but it's now a frustration as it's pointing to a hole in my knowledge-base... so when I get a messag...
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2011-06-25T22:19:48.550
2015-04-26T18:36:11.143
What is Ubuntu's Definition of a "Registered Application"?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-25T22:22:54.150", "id": "56291", "postId": "50540", "score": "0", "text": "Where in your home folder are you putting this launcher?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "114" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-25T22:28:50.527", "id": "56292", "postId...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you are running into several problems at once with source installations.</p>\n\n<p><code>update-alternatives</code> will not allow you to set just any program as a preferred application for a given name. The program will have to be registered first with the <code>--install</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you are running into several problems at once with source installations.</p>\n\n<p><code>update-alternatives</code> will not allow you to set just any program as a preferred application for a given name. The program will have to be registered first with the <code>--i...
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50541
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2011-06-25T16:42:59.157
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<p>I'm not sure how to explain this. So see the screenshot.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ecKse.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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2011-06-25T17:11:48.460
2011-06-26T02:49:34.430
Unity displaying bad colors. Why? How can I fix it?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not really enough details were given into your setup. If you're running Ubuntu in VirtualBox, then that could be the issue. You could also try installing updates to make sure your graphics card (or any other drivers and software) are up-to-date. If the problem is still prevalent afte...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not really enough details were given into your setup. If you're running Ubuntu in VirtualBox, then that could be the issue. You could also try installing updates to make sure your graphics card (or any other drivers and software) are up-to-date. If the problem is still preval...
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50544
1
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2011-06-25T17:10:33.950
1
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<p>I've been running a couple Screenlets for awhile and like them. I'm only running two, although there are quite a few more in Screenlets. However, today I found that icons for all of them, whether or not I'm using them, have appeared in Installed Programs. Curiously, they do not have identifying text under them, as...
19610
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2012-01-30T10:24:04.047
How do I stop Screenlet widgets from showing up in Installed Programs?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It must be a bug - or a feature - of Screenlets, but it's not one I like. For another problem I had to reinstall Ubuntu, and when I put Screenlets back on it still did the same thing. I'll live without Screenlets now until they get that fixed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comm...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It must be a bug - or a feature - of Screenlets, but it's not one I like. For another problem I had to reinstall Ubuntu, and when I put Screenlets back on it still did the same thing. I'll live without Screenlets now until they get that fixed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0...
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50546
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2011-06-25T17:23:00.827
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<p>I am using the <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/page/fx_5200.html" rel="nofollow">Nvidia GeForce FX 5200</a> and forced Unity on startup. </p> <p>Everything works fine including glxgears, however I do not have any visible icons in launcher. I know this has been <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/762478" ...
20633
6005
2011-08-10T14:31:31.010
2011-08-10T14:31:31.010
what exactly is the issue with Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 and unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-26T20:30:35.477
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50547
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2011-06-25T17:25:17.480
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<p>I have scanned a newspaper article which was larger than the scanner glass. Each page was scanned twice: the top and the bottom parts, where the middle part appeared in both images.</p> <p>Is there a way to quickly match and stitch these scanned images, preferably using CLI? The panorama stitching tools I know requ...
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2011-06-25T22:46:18.090
2020-08-17T14:33:37.507
Stitch scanned images using CLI
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-25T18:16:26.400", "id": "56254", "postId": "50547", "score": "1", "text": "Your \"hugin *solution for this issue*\" uses the GUI interface.. `hugin-tools` has a CLI tool-set.. maybe you can do something with them (unless those CLI tools what you meant by \"not practica...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could play around with <a href=\"http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">ImageMagick's</a> <code>montage</code> tool. You'll want to install the <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/imagemagick\" rel=\"nofollow\">imagemagick</a>\n package before you go...
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50551
1
53594
2011-06-25T18:09:55.747
1
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<p>I am using 11.04 and Evolution 2.32.2</p> <p>I accidentally deleted the Gmail (IMAP) Trash 'System Label' in Evolution.</p> <p>Because this is Gmail object and (not a label per say), it is not deletable in Gmail. Under my Gmail account settings, I have made sure that both, 'Show in Label List' and 'Show in IMAP' a...
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2011-06-26T17:38:50.000
2011-07-18T15:04:46.870
Accidental deletion of the Gmail (IMAP) Trash 'System Label' in Evolution
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-27T07:40:35.737", "id": "56504", "postId": "50551", "score": "0", "text": "This is just to confirm your findings: I reproduced your defect but was unable to find a way to restore the GMail trash (I tried my best!) for a single account. Maybe it's [bug #673591](https://...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I finally solved this issue.</p>\n\n<p>Deleting a Gmail 'system label' in Evolution mail (spam, trash can) means that you are \"unsubscribing\" the folder. You can re-subscribe by doing the following: </p>\n\n<p>From Evolution Menu - Folder => Subscriptions. Then in Subscriptions, yo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I finally solved this issue.</p>\n\n<p>Deleting a Gmail 'system label' in Evolution mail (spam, trash can) means that you are \"unsubscribing\" the folder. You can re-subscribe by doing the following: </p>\n\n<p>From Evolution Menu - Folder => Subscriptions. Then in Subscript...
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user20635
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50554
1
50557
2011-06-25T19:08:12.510
11
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<p>How well does Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) support the processors of Intel's architecture Sandy Bridge and their Intel HD Graphics? Are there any problems with running 11.04 on Sandy Bridge?</p>
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2017-02-05T17:34:33.870
Does 11.04 support Sandy Bridge?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-25T19:21:05.450", "id": "56260", "postId": "50554", "score": "0", "text": "Do you mean with or without integrated graphics?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20396" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-25T19:26:12.417", "id": "56264", "postId": "50...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Out of the box, Natty does have issues with the Sandy Bridge architecture as discussed here on <a href=\"http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&amp;item=intel_snb_natty&amp;num=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Phoronix</a>.</p>\n\n<p>In summary, performance is not great - as compared agai...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to Phoronix <a href=\"http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&amp;item=intel_snb_natty&amp;num=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">support is still lacking</a> in stock version of 11.04 but apparently can be achieved by upgrading to newest kernel, mesa and intel drivers. Atl...
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50559
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50560
2011-06-25T19:43:44.207
3
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<p>When I change the color for highlighted menu-entries for clearlook the window border is affected, too. This isn't the case with Ambiance or Radiance. Why? Is it a bug or intended?</p>
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2011-06-25T20:03:21.767
2011-06-25T20:03:21.767
Why can't I change the color of the titlebar of Ambiance?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, it's not a bug. Some Metacity themes (like Clearlooks) use the colors set by the user, while other themes (like Ambiance and Radiance) hardcode the colors used. If you want to change the colors, you'll have to manually edit them. </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/...
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50567
1
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2011-06-25T22:59:14.757
4
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<p>Something strange is happening... I've installed a Wi-Fi card into my Ubuntu Server 11.04 machine.</p> <p>To configure it I do the following:</p> <pre><code>sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces </code></pre> <p>add:</p> <pre><code>iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-driver wext wpa-ssid "Sweet Home" wpa-ap-scan 1 wpa-proto WPA...
20643
20643
2011-06-26T10:11:37.310
2011-09-12T05:50:51.960
No Wi-Fi after system reboot
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-05T22:50:02.133", "id": "63326", "postId": "50567", "score": "0", "text": "This may be a bug.. thats not a common configuration that is tested with each release, so its possible the timing is off. Would you be willing to report it with 'ubuntu-bug ifupdown' ? Respond w...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This certainly looks like a bug as SpamapS says. Report the issue:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs</a></p>\n\n<p>Making note of the fact that it's probably a timing issue an...
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50568
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2011-06-25T23:53:46.847
3
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<p>I can connect to the projector but I can't seem to find a way to output my presentations to the projector. I'm using LibreOffice and Ubuntu 10.04. I do quite a few presentations at my work and I am using the VGA output and a wire connected to the projector. Most of the projectors are now being updated with wireless ...
20644
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2011-06-25T23:56:38.457
2011-06-25T23:56:38.457
Is there a way I can use wireless projectors?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-02-25T21:34:24.657", "id": "125913", "postId": "50568", "score": "0", "text": "This question appears to be abandoned, if you are experiencing a similar issue please [ask a new question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/ask) with details pertaining to your problem. If you fe...
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2012-02-25T21:34:33.983
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50570
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2011-06-26T00:53:03.377
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<p>While I had the hdmi exit connected to my TV, I configured my <strong>laptop screen</strong> to be turned off. Now, everytime I connect the hdmi, my laptop screen goes blank and nothing appears on my TV. Can you help me?</p>
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2012-03-01T06:22:43.657
2012-03-01T06:22:43.657
Integrated Screen goes blank with Dual-screen
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T03:02:43.827", "id": "56297", "postId": "50570", "score": "0", "text": "I can't find the solution anywhere. Will I have to format? Is there a file I can delete and everything will come back to normal?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18127" }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>Answered by OP in a comment and question:</em></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I just logged in as root and dual screen is working well. looks like\n there's a file I need to delete in my home folder. I solved it with <code>rm .config/monitors.xml</code></p>\n</blockquote>\n", "comm...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>Answered by OP in a comment and question:</em></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I just logged in as root and dual screen is working well. looks like\n there's a file I need to delete in my home folder. I solved it with <code>rm .config/monitors.xml</code></p>\n</blockquote>\n",...
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2011-06-26T02:00:22.877
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1832/is-it-possible-to-install-ubuntu-on-a-mac-using-bootcamp">Is it possible to install Ubuntu on a Mac using Bootcamp?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would like to install Ubuntu on my iMac 10,1 (21.5 inch display)....
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2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-06-26T02:08:23.183
Is it possible to install Ubuntu 10.10 and/or Ubuntu 11.04 on a late 2009 iMac?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I really do not have any experience with iMacs, but I would suspect that either 10.10 or 11.04 would install. This is based on my experiences with older PCs and my ability to run either flavor of Ubuntu on them. However, please ensure you have the appropriate install disc.<...
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2012-02-25T01:11:44.700
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50576
1
50586
2011-06-26T04:53:01.800
11
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<p>It's annoying to me how if a window is even a couple pixels off the right edge of my screen, when I switch to that right workspace, the system thinks that the window is there. The unity launcher bar gets hidden because of it and switching to that window keeps you on the current workspace where you can't even see th...
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2011-08-03T12:17:12.730
2017-10-22T11:32:28.700
How to keep a window from overlapping into another workspace?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There doesn't seem to exist an option to do that in Compiz.</p>\n\n<p>You can install the <em>CompizConfig Settings Manager</em> (package <code>compizconfig-settings-manager</code>, program <code>ccsm</code>) and raise the <em>Edge Resistance Distance</em> in the <em>Snap Window</em>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There doesn't seem to exist an option to do that in Compiz.</p>\n\n<p>You can install the <em>CompizConfig Settings Manager</em> (package <code>compizconfig-settings-manager</code>, program <code>ccsm</code>) and raise the <em>Edge Resistance Distance</em> in the <em>Snap Win...
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50577
1
50598
2011-06-26T05:27:09.050
7
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<p>I'm trying to setup a Ubuntu hardware firewall (just for fun :D) and I was wondering if Ubuntu's network scripts could automatically reconnect to the wired interface (eth0) when the connection is dropped? </p> <p>My ISP's modem is pretty bad and requires a reset once in a while. It's annoying to go to basement wit...
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2014-01-12T20:23:42.373
2014-01-12T20:23:42.373
Server automatic reconnect?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cron\">cron</a> and <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/crontab\">crontab</a>. What you need to do is create a script that you can insert into <code>cron</code> that...</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>checks every x minutes if t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cron\">cron</a> and <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/crontab\">crontab</a>. What you need to do is create a script that you can insert into <code>cron</code> that...</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>checks every x minu...
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50579
1
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2011-06-26T05:52:32.210
3
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<p>I did a fresh install of Ubuntu then do did some upgrades. After my next restart when I try to open Ubuntu Software Center it took about 20 seconds for the window to load then 10 more seconds before it became click able. While doing some installation of software, Unity lags like hell that every time I click any appl...
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2011-06-27T08:10:51.620
2011-06-27T08:10:51.620
Why Does Unity lag Often That I have To Manually Shutdown/Restart my Core i3 Laptop?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T14:47:57.787", "id": "56368", "postId": "50579", "score": "0", "text": "I kind of solved the problem. Its UbuntuOne. When I checked it on System Monitor it consumes 1.2Gb of memory. Why is that? Had anyone encountered the same problem as mine?", "userDisplayName...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's Confirmed! It's Ubuntu One that is responsible for the lag in my laptop. When I removed UbuntuOne in my startup items, I rebooted then my Ubuntu is faster now. The way Ubuntu should be. ^_^</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": nu...
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50581
1
50583
2011-06-26T06:34:05.950
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<p>I want to know is there any theme available make it Ubuntu look like Windows 7 ?</p>
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2012-01-15T02:35:22.527
2017-03-12T04:22:23.137
Is there an Ubuntu theme available to make it look like Windows 7?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2013-10-20T14:19:55.420", "id": "463837", "postId": "50581", "score": "0", "text": "For ubuntu 13.10 not, but im working on an solution.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "43787" }, { "creationDate": "2014-09-18T22:31:48.743", "id": "716202", "postId...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>Win7 theme for ubuntu versions prior to 11.10</h1>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/N5BRT.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></p>\n<h3>Installing the Win7 Theme</h3>\n<pre><code>cd\nwget http://web.lib.sun.ac.za/ubuntu/files/help/theme/gnome/win7-setup.sh\nchmod +x...
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50585
1
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2011-06-26T06:54:47.470
0
909
<p>Recently I have installed Lucid in my PC, I have a low internet connection speed, but I want to update my kernel.</p> <p>So, I go to update manager to update it. But, I'm confused what is the package to update the kernel. <strong>I just need to update my kernel</strong> not another application. </p> <p>So, what sh...
19964
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2011-06-26T07:12:18.940
2012-05-08T17:11:51.570
How do I update Lucid kernel
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The kernel of <em>Ubuntu</em> is in the package <code>linux-image-$version</code>, to see what packages of this type you have installed, do in a terminal the following command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>dpkg -l | grep linux-image\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The update of kernel package, lik...
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50587
1
51609
2011-06-26T07:09:46.323
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<p>When looking for hardware, I often try to find out if the manufacturer employs open source developers and things like that. I know Canonical has relations with a couple of big computer companies, but who, apart from Canonical, is supporting the community effort directly? Is there a list?</p>
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2011-06-26T12:24:32.053
2011-07-03T09:51:56.093
Which big computer companies support the Ubuntu project financially?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I know of employees of the following companies who are tasked with improvements to Ubuntu as a primary job responsibility, including maintenance or delivery of software in the archive, bugfixing, and other development work performed on and in Ubuntu. This list is necessarily incompl...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>IBM does: <a href=\"http://www-03.ibm.com/linux/community.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www-03.ibm.com/linux/community.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T13:13:16.367", "id": "56343", "postI...
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50589
1
50591
2011-06-26T07:17:16.193
6
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<p>Is there any theme available for Ubuntu that will make it look similar to Mac OS X ?</p>
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2011-06-26T07:30:55.343
2011-06-27T11:35:55.843
Is there an Ubuntu theme to make it look like OS X?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is a video on making Ubuntu 11.04 look like Snow Leopard: <a href=\"http://youtu.be/pKu6mM9XqNc\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://youtu.be/pKu6mM9XqNc</a></p>\n\n<p>Final image from the video:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/8D713.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is a video on making Ubuntu 11.04 look like Snow Leopard: <a href=\"http://youtu.be/pKu6mM9XqNc\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://youtu.be/pKu6mM9XqNc</a></p>\n\n<p>Final image from the video:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/8D713.png\" rel=\"nofollow no...
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50597
1
null
2011-06-26T08:41:38.243
1
411
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37084/nvidia-driver-activated-but-currently-not-in-use">Nvidia driver activated but currently not in use</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am on Ubuntu 11.04, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, Ubuntu Classic. Why is my driver ins...
14782
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:12.600
2011-06-26T08:41:38.243
Why is my NVIDIA Additional Driver Installed but not in use
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-06-26T08:49:38.973
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50599
1
50602
2011-06-26T09:22:41.377
16
15066
<p>Okay, so I want to run a GUI application as daemon on a server without X. The application is a java program. It can be configured in a configuration file so the GUI is not necessary to use it. Unfortunately it doesn't have a shell executable.</p> <p>I knew that one once, but forgot the solution. Basically there is ...
17789
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2014-09-18T14:34:48.540
How do you run a GUI application without GUI (gui application as daemon on headless server)?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you are referring to xvfb - the ability to run in a framebuffer.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xvfb\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4v2Y.png\" alt=\"Download\"></a> or <code>sudo apt-get install xvfb</code></p>\n\n<p>You need to specif...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you are referring to xvfb - the ability to run in a framebuffer.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xvfb\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4v2Y.png\" alt=\"Download\"></a> or <code>sudo apt-get install xvfb</code></p>\n\n<p>You need t...
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50604
1
50606
2011-06-26T09:35:22.617
45
9435
<p>I've been building a website for a guy who uses Mac OS X and occasionally he sends me screenshots of bugs. They come out looking like this:</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/IiJ8D.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/IiJ8D.jpg" alt="A pretty screenshot"></a></p> <p>This is fairly typic...
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5149
2011-06-27T12:33:33.390
2016-07-22T14:47:49.137
Application for taking pretty screenshots (like OS X does)
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10
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T10:21:29.507", "id": "56326", "postId": "50604", "score": "2", "text": "but if you take a screenshot of just the window you wont get the wallpaper?!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10698" }, { "creationDate": "2012-02-26T21:50:43.037", "id"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>Using <a href=\"http://shutter-project.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Shutter</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/shutter\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vyWhw.png\" alt=\"\" /></a></h1>\n<ul>\n<li>First go to Edit -&gt; Preferences and tick the two options me...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>Using <a href=\"http://shutter-project.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Shutter</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/shutter\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vyWhw.png\" alt=\"\" /></a></h1>\n<ul>\n<li>First go to Edit -&gt; Preferences and tick the two op...
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50605
1
50626
2011-06-26T09:35:55.190
6
1202
<p>I have a bug on my auto-log-in which is only shown When I log in the first time. There for I need a way to take a screenshot of my log-in screen when I start up. </p> <p>I know about <a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/43458/10698">this</a> question, but the bug doesn't appear when I log out.</p> <p><a href="https://...
10698
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-06-26T18:18:37.003
Is there a way to take a screenshot of your log-in screen on startup?
[ "11.04", "login-screen", "screenshot" ]
2
5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T09:40:34.953", "id": "56320", "postId": "50605", "score": "0", "text": "I know you want to close this as a dupe, but I can't login run the script and log out, my bug only appears on startup.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10698" }, { "creation...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Modify the file <code>/etc/gdm/Init/Default</code>, by adding the following line</p>\n\n<pre><code>(sleep 10; gnome-screenshot) &amp;\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>just before the last <code>exit 0</code> line. Then logout and wait 10 seconds for the interactive screenshot dialog to appear.</...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I hope that someone will give you a more simple answer, since I don't know how to do it in a less cumbersome way. <br>\nIf the bug is reproducible on any machines, you could make a virtual machine with Virtualbox or whichever VMmanager you like, and then simply make a screens...
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50611
1
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2011-06-26T10:27:56.570
7
3783
<p>I tried to enable ATI/AMD FGLRX graphic driver (I'm currently using ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Graphics card.) using System / Administration / Additional Drivers. However, every time I tried, I got the message something like "Install failed. Check <code>/var/log/jockey.log</code> log file."</p> <p>I can't paste th...
17850
18612
2011-10-17T08:06:55.237
2012-02-06T10:23:53.840
Trouble installing additional driver
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3
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-17T08:08:50.990", "id": "77543", "postId": "50611", "score": "0", "text": "You could try pasting your log output at [pastebin.ubuntu.com](http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/) and post a link to it in your question, in place of all that scrolling text.", "userDisplayName": ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When presented the additional driver options in the GUI jockey interface, do you have 2 options?</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>ATI/AMD proprietary graphics driver (post-release updates)</li>\n<li>ATI/AMD proprietary graphics driver</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>so, if you're trying option 1 it will n...
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50612
1
null
2011-06-26T10:37:39.357
5
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/97503/how-do-i-increase-the-font-size-in-dash">How do I increase the font size in Dash?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>As my partner is registered blind she has difficulty with small text &amp; icons. In 11.04 using Uni...
20662
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:11.080
2017-03-01T11:58:47.707
How do I increase the icon size in Unity?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>Changing the icon size</strong></p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">compizconfig-settings-manager<img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install compizconfig-settings-ma...
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2012-05-01T22:00:34.463
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50616
1
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2011-06-26T11:30:03.357
4
817
<p>I am using Natty without unity, but I am a fan of the global menu applet. Unfortunately, it does not work for Firefox 5 (and other programs that draw them themselves).</p> <p>How can I activate the special globalmenus for the non-unity globalmenu app (or: is it possible)?</p>
17780
41
2011-07-24T21:55:25.300
2011-08-02T17:05:57.563
Firefox global application menu in Classic Desktop?
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1
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T12:06:53.450", "id": "61074", "postId": "50616", "score": "0", "text": "Make you sure you have `firefox-globalmenu` package installed.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6861" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T12:53:13.363", "id": "61075", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>make sure you have firefox-globalmenu installed AND disable firefox's new menu that appears folded at the top left corner of firefox's main window.\nHERE <a href=\"http://mozcom-cdn.mozilla.net/img/covehead/features/screen-firefoxbutton-linux.png\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://moz...
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2011-12-31T23:46:36.133
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50617
1
null
2011-06-26T11:53:02.067
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13913
<p>Recently I installed Ubuntu 11.04 (32 bit) on my Core i5 750 with a GeForce 210 graphics card. </p> <p>Unfortunately, it installs the nVidia drivers automatically, without any prompt (unlike in earlier versions).<br> This of causes a reboot to a command line shell.<br> I can't even "reinstall", as the install mech...
12026
667
2011-06-26T13:09:25.730
2013-05-18T22:30:16.677
How can I remove nvidia drivers?
[ "11.04", "nvidia" ]
1
8
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T12:11:49.343", "id": "56337", "postId": "50617", "score": "0", "text": "so, how about uninstalling the nvidia drivers and removing your xorg.conf file? there are also notes on `blacklist`'ing `nouveau` out there -- is that what you are really looking for?", "use...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>When booting the system, press and hold the <kbd>Shift</kbd> key to make the GRUB menu appear.</li>\n<li>In the GRUB menu select the <em>(recovery mode)</em> entry and let the system boot.</li>\n<li>You will be presented with another menu, scroll down and select <em>Dr...
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50618
1
64479
2011-06-26T11:58:56.620
10
24113
<p>I've just read this in <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/19325/improving-mdadm-raid-6-write-speed">another post about improving RAID5/6 write speeds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>After increasing stripe cache &amp; switching to external bitmap, my speeds are 160 Mb/s writes, 260 Mb/s reads. :-D</p> </blockquote...
449
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:36.527
2012-11-20T22:28:16.800
Switching mdadm to an external bitmap
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>What's a bitmap:</strong></p>\n\n<p>A mdadm bitmap, also called a \"write intent bitmap\", is a mechanism to speed up RAID rebuilds after an unclean shutdown or after removing and re-adding a disk.</p>\n\n<p>With a bitmap, writing data to the RAID goes like this:</p>\n\n<ul>\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>What's a bitmap:</strong></p>\n\n<p>A mdadm bitmap, also called a \"write intent bitmap\", is a mechanism to speed up RAID rebuilds after an unclean shutdown or after removing and re-adding a disk.</p>\n\n<p>With a bitmap, writing data to the RAID goes like this:</p>\...
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50621
1
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2011-06-26T12:21:04.153
113
602964
<p>I installed the <a href="http://bitnami.org/stack/djangostack">Bitnami Django stack</a> which included PostgreSQL 8.4.</p> <p>When I run <code>psql -U postgres</code> I get the following error:</p> <pre><code>psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepti...
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29097
2021-08-04T19:02:46.107
2022-09-28T07:51:37.883
Can not connect to PostgreSQL listening on port 5432
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3
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2017-01-12T04:15:43.713", "id": "1350194", "postId": "50621", "score": "0", "text": "I have no idea what you're asking and you never provided input. This is 100 people getting a generic error and reporting different things. It's totally out of format for the site.", "userD...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <code>psql -U postgres -h localhost</code> to force the connection to happen over TCP instead of UNIX domain sockets; your <code>netstat</code> output shows that the PostgreSQL server is listening on localhost's port 5432.</p>\n\n<p>You can find out which local UN...
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50622
1
50624
2011-06-26T12:22:29.323
10
21264
<p>I used <code>sudo apt-get remove python</code> command and accidently removed a bunch of packages that were required. I logged in via command line and installed ubuntu-desktop again but there are other packages that are missing, and I'm looking for a way to easily reinstall those removed packages. Since there's the ...
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114
2011-06-26T15:11:52.647
2017-03-29T13:29:14.173
How to reinstall many removed packages at once?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T12:35:45.370", "id": "56338", "postId": "50622", "score": "2", "text": "Look in `/var/log/apt/history.log`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First of all, let me say that removing <code>python</code> can lead to many fundamental commands not work anymore. So I don't known if what follow will work.</p>\n\n<p>Secondly, I assume that the <code>package names couldn't be found</code> error you have, derives from a mispelled na...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First of all, let me say that removing <code>python</code> can lead to many fundamental commands not work anymore. So I don't known if what follow will work.</p>\n\n<p>Secondly, I assume that the <code>package names couldn't be found</code> error you have, derives from a misp...
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50627
1
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2011-06-26T13:31:27.343
4
7688
<p>Can some one please explain the steps required to configure a multicast in Ubuntu? I have a simple program taken from Internet. I get errors when I execute the client program. I get the error as:</p> <pre><code>Opening datagram socket....OK. Setting SO_REUSEADDR...OK. Binding datagram socket...OK. Adding mul...
20668
235
2011-08-29T00:48:50.297
2011-08-29T00:48:50.297
How do I configure multicast?
[ "networking" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T15:12:04.980", "id": "56376", "postId": "50627", "score": "2", "text": "Could you tell us what this \"Simple Program\" is?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "41" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>At a glance, <code>group.imr_interface.s_addr = inet_addr(\"233.106.93.94\");</code> looks like it has an incorrect IP address, as it should be adding the IP address which is on the interface itself. </p>\n\n<p>The IP address used in the example was <code>203.106.93.94</code>...
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iwant2learn
50628
1
null
2011-06-26T13:56:03.703
4
1161
<p>I have my lampp installed in the default <code>/opt/lampp</code> directory and the PHP code is in the <code>htdocs</code> folder. Now, to edit any of the files I have to use sudo permissions and have to type my password (or use sudo -i) which I do not want to do.</p> <p>All I want is to know if I can somehow make l...
7855
41
2011-06-26T15:08:29.883
2017-03-01T11:43:03.587
Have lampp use PHP code in a directory not under /opt/lampp
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2
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T15:07:32.940", "id": "56374", "postId": "50628", "score": "1", "text": "Please refer to [Permissions issue: how can Apache access files in my Home directory?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/26848/permissions-issue-how-can-apache-access-files-in-my-home-directory) fo...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>lampp is the most stupid thing I know. There are dozens of web servers you can install using the package management, for example apache's httpd. All you have to do is install <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/apache2\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">apache2</a> <a href=\"http...
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50630
1
50635
2011-06-26T13:59:10.683
34
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<p>I use the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd> shortcut to open a terminal, but I cannot see how I can get it maximized. When I start it manually, I can simply do a <code>gnome-terminal --maximize</code>, but that does not apply for the shortcut. Even a changing of the .desktop files did not change anything.<...
12824
12824
2011-10-11T11:02:10.987
2020-12-29T11:29:08.690
Set Ctrl+Alt+T to open a maximized terminal
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In <code>gconf-editor</code> set the key</p>\n\n<pre><code>/apps/compiz-1/plugins/gnomecompat/screen0/options/command_terminal\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to <code>gnome-terminal --maximize</code></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sDA4D.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In <code>gconf-editor</code> set the key</p>\n\n<pre><code>/apps/compiz-1/plugins/gnomecompat/screen0/options/command_terminal\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to <code>gnome-terminal --maximize</code></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/sDA4D.png\" alt=\"enter image descripti...
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50631
1
50633
2011-06-07T10:14:35.303
2
5923
<p>I have read from <a href="http://starodubtsevss.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/oracle10g-xe-on-ubuntu-64bit/" rel="nofollow">here</a> how to install oracle 10g xe in ubuntu 10.x but not in 11.04 (64 bit). But with 11.04 it does not work anymore because of dependency exceptions. So, how to install oracle 10g xe in ubuntu 1...
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186134
2015-10-26T23:32:40.310
2015-10-26T23:32:40.310
how to install oracle 10g xe on ubuntu 11.04
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seemes to me that package is broken. If I understand it correctly, libc latest version is 2.14 (http://www.eglibc.org/home)</p>\n\n<p>So you should rebuild this package without this dependency to install it. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Extract the deb file, open Oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.0_i386/DEBIAN/control and remove the dependency for libc6 so you end up with:</p>\n\n<p>Depends: libaio (>= 0.3.96) | libaio1 (>= 0.3.96)</p>\n\n<p>Then cd to the directory that contains the extracted folders and do a ...
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50643
1
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2011-06-26T15:13:24.853
2
6100
<p>What BURG Themes are Available?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/50646/how-do-i-install-burg-themes/50647#50647">How do I install burg themes?</a></li> </ul>
5149
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2015-06-13T16:15:48.913
What BURG Themes are Available
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h1><a href=\"http://sworiginal.deviantart.com/art/Lightness-for-burg-181461810\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Lightness</a></h1>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/CY1QQ.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/CY1QQ.png\" alt=\"\" /></a></p>\n...
2011-06-26T15:22:27.807
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50646
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50647
2011-06-26T15:19:59.233
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<p>I want to install some <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/50643/what-burg-themes-are-available">themes for burg</a>, how do I do that ?</p>
5149
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:52.807
2011-06-26T16:07:08.240
How do I install burg themes?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To install a BURG theme</p>\n\n<pre><code>gksudo nautilus\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Browse to the downloaded archive file and double click - Extract the archive to /boot/burg/themes.</p>\n\n<p>If there is an icon folder inside the archive, then extract the icon files to the folder /boot/b...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To install a BURG theme</p>\n\n<pre><code>gksudo nautilus\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Browse to the downloaded archive file and double click - Extract the archive to /boot/burg/themes.</p>\n\n<p>If there is an icon folder inside the archive, then extract the icon files to the folder...
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50650
1
50653
2011-06-26T15:52:36.950
1
371
<p>At the moment, I have a folder in my home directory that is shared on my laptop and can also be accessed by the other windows desktop pcs in my network but now I have decided to make my home folder inaccessible by other users on my laptop so other people cannot look at my files if they have a user on my laptop. I se...
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2011-06-26T16:13:27.533
User Independant Share Folder
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could change the folder permissions of Shared to all and create a symbolic link in <code>/home</code>. This would allow others to access your shared folder. Here is how you do it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo ln -s /home/elliot/Shared /home\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "...
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50652
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2011-06-26T16:01:22.747
2
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<p>After 3 weeks of trying to diagnose a failure of bind9, to start I have to admit I need assistance.</p> <p>Initially it was running correctly and when I made a modification to a bind file and re-run it an error msg came back</p> <pre><code>rndc: 127.0.0.1#953 bind9 start fail </code></pre> <p>It also fails to sta...
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2011-06-27T08:02:05.597
2015-03-09T06:06:54.850
Bind9 fails to start
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T16:19:07.967", "id": "56383", "postId": "50652", "score": "0", "text": "Try to remove completely, then reinstall `bind9`: `sudo apt-get purge bind9 && sudo apt-get --reinstall install bind9`. You will loose local configurations, if you have them.", "userDisplayN...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>As mentioned in the comments by enzotib</em></p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>Try to remove completely, then reinstall bind9: <code>sudo apt-get purge bind9 &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get --reinstall install bind9</code>. You will loose local configurations, if you have them.</p>\n", "comm...
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50654
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2011-06-26T16:17:00.947
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16867/missing-thumbnails-for-swf-files-in-nautilus">Missing Thumbnails for .swf files in Nautilus?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have Gnome and Ubuntu 11.04. </p> <p>As I've got a lot of flash files, I would to have...
19269
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-06-26T16:35:40.010
Thumbnail preview of flash files? (swf)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-27T17:53:33.130", "id": "56619", "postId": "50654", "score": "0", "text": "The question above is for ubuntu 10.10 ... Not work on 11.04 :(", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19269" } ]
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2012-02-28T20:18:32.843
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50655
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2011-06-26T16:27:53.777
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<p>The latest versions of byobu should apparently be configurable to run tmux instead of screen, but I haven't been able to. Advice appreciated</p>
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2013-12-06T07:09:45.473
How to get byobu to launch tmux instead of screen?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T16:35:38.440", "id": "56387", "postId": "50655", "score": "1", "text": "Isn't tmux an alternative to byobu+screen?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" }, { "creationDate": "2012-02-07T01:01:04.613", "id": "117928", "postId": "50655", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I just installed the latest version of Byobu on Ubuntu 10.10 by following these instructions:</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:byobu/ppa\n sudo apt-get update\n sudo apt-get install byobu\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>From here: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/byobu/\...
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50656
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2011-06-26T16:42:10.357
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<p>I use toshiba satellite L655 laptop, I recently installed Ubuntu 10.10. In gnome-power-manager there is no tap for 'On Battery'. When I run the command: <code>dmesg | grep batt</code> it returns: </p> <pre><code>[ 0.752856] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery absent) </code></pre> <p>Please anyone help to solve th...
20678
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2011-10-05T11:49:29.507
2012-10-22T13:01:04.110
'No Battery Present' on a Toshiba Satellite L655
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T16:53:45.203", "id": "56391", "postId": "50656", "score": "2", "text": "what is the output of:\ncat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5976" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-28T11:27:21.653", "id": "56790", "postI...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a suggested fix as described by this blogger <a href=\"http://techinterplay.com/fix-toshiba-battery-issue-linux.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I've reproduced the article here to complete the answer to the question.</p>\n\n<p>IMPORTANT NOTE: This suggest...
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50659
1
50698
2011-06-26T16:48:32.213
1
658
<p>I am trying to install google talk plugin for an old Ubuntu 7.10. It shows an error dependency is not satisfiable libcairo2.</p> <p>Is it possible to install google talk plugin for Ubuntu 7.10? This is an old system that needs this version for compatibility with old binaries.</p>
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2011-06-27T08:03:48.453
2011-06-27T08:03:48.453
Google Talk libcairo2 dependency is not satisfiable
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-26T17:45:15.393", "id": "56398", "postId": "50659", "score": "4", "text": "Can I ask - why are you trying such an old unsupported version of ubuntu? If its an old system with minimal ram - use lubuntu. Google-Talk should work ok then.", "userDisplayName": null, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The reason libcairo2 is unavailable is because 7.10 doesn't include it in its package list. You could manually install this package from Ubuntu's <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">package search tool</a>, but there is probably a <em>really good reason</em> why l...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The reason libcairo2 is unavailable is because 7.10 doesn't include it in its package list. You could manually install this package from Ubuntu's <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">package search tool</a>, but there is probably a <em>really good reason</e...
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50664
1
50666
2011-06-26T17:09:36.227
4
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<p>I'm willing to use Computer Janitor but I'm afraid to lose some important libraries.</p> <p>Is it secure to use Computer Janitor?</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
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2011-06-26T17:14:00.210
Computer Janitor
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Computer Janitor is being dropped in the next version of Ubuntu - mainly because nobody used it and the serious perceived issues that it could break your system with some of its suggestions.</p>\n\n<p>I would recommend you take a closer look at either Ubuntu Tweak (from <a href=\"htt...
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user23907
50665
1
50668
2011-06-26T17:10:06.753
1
662
<p>I believe it has something to do with the Mounter Applet. The dock I'm trying to remove has 2 instances running for reasons I don't know. It also crashes when I try to remove Mounter. </p> <p>How can I remove Docky completely including all my settings? I tried it from the Software Center and re-installed it but the...
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2011-06-26T18:53:39.263
2011-06-26T18:53:39.263
Docky 2.1.2 crashes when I try to remove a existing dock
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First, I'd recommend you to launch docky through the terminal.\nType:</p>\n\n<pre><code>killall docky &amp;&amp; docky\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then, try to recreate the problem. See what's appears on the terminal window.</p>\n\n<p>If you want to reset the docky settings, probably typing...
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50671
2011-06-26T18:24:14.237
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<p>If my GPU can process basic Compiz effects as seen in GNOME Classic, will they work in Unity 2D?</p>
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2011-06-26T19:06:32.783
Compiz effects in Unity 2D
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As I found out (after reactivating Compiz, <code>compiz --replace</code>), those effects are indeed functional within Unity 2D.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-26T18:36:25.66...
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50673
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2011-06-26T17:31:36.910
1
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<p>I have an EC2 instance running Red5 and I added the following script to the scripts that run on startup and shutdown of the server:</p> <pre><code>################# NOTE FROM DOMINICK # First Follow these directions #http://embraceubuntu.com/2005/09/07/adding-a-startup-script-to-be-run-at-bootup/ ################# ...
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2011-08-20T20:36:53.000
2012-02-14T22:15:19.207
Red5 start script not working
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The script needs an user <code>infrared5</code> that doesn't exist on your system. Create that user and check the documentation whether it needs special privileges or permissions to some files or directories.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "community...
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mwallace
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1
50675
2011-06-26T18:49:33.110
3
19502
<p>I'm trying to add several video files to my playlist in VLC Media Player. These files are located in a network location and the "Add Files" option displays only local file locations. I tried using the IP address of device but that does nothing. Does anyone know how to do this?</p>
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2017-03-01T11:53:17.420
Add files from a network location in VLC
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You have at least three options:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Browse to <code>~/.gvfs</code></p>\n\n<p>Your network drive is mounted in your home directory in the hidden directory <code>~/.gvfs</code>. You can browse there with the file browser from VLC or enter the appropriate path in the <e...
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50691
2011-06-26T19:14:44.413
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<p>As I discussed in <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/50047/metacity-used-with-proprietary-driver-and-proposed-repository/50124#50124">this question</a>, for some reason, Metacity was used instead of Compiz even with capable GPU and driver. I want to set the preference to use Conmpiz wherever possible, is there...
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2017-04-13T12:24:30.040
2014-02-09T03:39:32.377
Set compositing manager preference to Compiz
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is something you might want to try...from a terminal (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ATL</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>):</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions\nsudo gedit classic-gnome.session\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Find the line listed as <code>Required-windowmanager=gnome-wm</code> ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is something you might want to try...from a terminal (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ATL</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>):</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions\nsudo gedit classic-gnome.session\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Find the line listed as <code>Required-windowmanager=gnome-wm...
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50678
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2011-06-26T19:27:29.887
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<p>I modified a <code>.txt</code> file and saved it. When I opened it again, I saw that I deleted one thing from the last version I saved. So I would like to know if I can recover what I deleted?</p> <p>This file is very important to me. You have to help me! My life is on this file.</p> <p>I didn't delete anything, I...
20687
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2011-06-26T20:15:40.877
2023-03-25T05:08:12.340
How I can recover a previous version of a file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you used GEdit and you havent disabled the backup function, then there must be a hidden file with name similar to your file but with ~ appended to it. So if your file name is <code>somefile.txt</code> then look for <code>somefile.txt~</code> in the same directory. This is ...
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50681
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2011-06-26T19:59:32.797
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<p>I've just acquired a <code>USB F5D8053ed Belkin</code> adapter and it is unreasonably slow. </p> <p>Details of how I installed the firmware and device driver are described in <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/49180/how-do-i-get-a-belkin-f5d8053-wireless-adapter-working">this AU Question</a>.</p> <p>I believ...
20258
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-11-14T20:29:17.410
How to troubleshoot and tweek unreasonably slow wireless connection?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>On 10.10, Intel 5300 was limited from N to G only, due to kernel bugs. See: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1605338.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1605338.html</a></p>\n\n<p>I'd try to update the kernel in your positi...
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50682
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2011-06-26T20:00:46.010
3
1257
<p>I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on Compaq Presario c772tu. I just noticed that I am unable to click on links/buttons/text if the mouse is in particular areas on the screen. The same link/button/text are clickable if I scroll a bit up or down.</p> <p>Basically it feels like there is an invisible grid on the screen where t...
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2011-06-26T20:15:12.663
2011-06-26T20:15:12.663
Mouse Click Problem
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/755459\" rel=\"nofollow\">known bug</a> (it's an invisible window that's always on top, preventing any clicks to reach what you are pointing at).</p>\n\n<p>To temporarily fix it, press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kb...
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50684
1
51303
2011-06-26T20:29:54.287
3
2841
<p>I have a wireless to usb adapter, and I'm having some trouble to install the drivers on Ubuntu.</p> <p>First of all, the <code>readme</code> says to use the <code>make</code> command, and I already got errors:</p> <pre><code>$ make make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic' CC [M] /h...
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6005
2012-06-26T00:07:25.537
2012-06-26T00:07:25.537
Errors when trying to compile the driver for the rtl8192su wireless adapter
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The key part of your lsusb results is this:</p>\n\n<p>Bus 001 Device 003: ID <strong>0b05:1786</strong> ASUSTek Computer, Inc. </p>\n\n<p>There is a comment in a bug report on launchpad <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/492034/comments/35\" rel=\"nofollow...
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50687
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50688
2011-06-26T20:48:19.817
2
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<p>I have recently Installed kernel 2.6.39 and also updated the AMD driver to version 11.6, however seems like it's not working. I was hoping that with this new driver AMD had support for the new kernel, but it doesn't.</p> <p>When I boot using the new kernel I practically get no compositing, and everything is really ...
4203
4203
2011-06-26T21:39:33.677
2011-07-27T22:26:02.817
FGLRX (Catalyst 11.6) is it compatible with kernel 2.6.39?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a blog entry <a href=\"http://henryhermawan.blogspot.com/2011/06/ati-catalyst-proprietary-display-driver.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> which states that you have to patch the new catalyst driver to make it work with 2.6.39</p>\n\n<p>Full instructions can be found in that ...
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50692
1
50699
2011-06-26T22:09:57.070
2
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<p>I was just installing updates for 10.10 amd_64 Ubuntu desktop guest system, but the system seems to have frozen while applying changes, going into host-F1 terminals doesn't work.</p> <p>If I do a hard reset of the virtual machine, what sort of manteinance/recovery operation should I do? Any apt-get commands I shoul...
17002
114
2011-06-26T23:27:39.990
2011-06-27T00:40:48.613
Installing updates froze virtual machine
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, the easiest way to recover a virtual machine is to make use of the snapshot feature available in VirtualBox. As far as apt-get, you can try <code>apt-get check</code>, which will make sure none of your packages are <em>broken</em>--i.e. missing dependencies. It there are any, y...
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50693
1
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2011-06-26T22:26:28.770
6
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<p>I would like to know if the new open-source video driver included in kernel 3.0.x for the Intel GMA 500 will be included by default in the kernel that will be shipped in Oneiric Ocelot.</p> <p>The driver support of this GFX chipset has always been poor and mainly community-driven, now finally we have a KMS open-sou...
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2013-01-04T11:03:48.440
2017-08-22T17:19:21.817
Does Ubuntu include support for the Intel GMA 500?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu 11.10 will ship with Linux 3.0 kernel which will be released in early august.</p>\n\n<p>I couldn't find anything to suggest that this new gma500 driver was merged into 3.0 but I did find a <a href=\"http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&amp;px=OTUzMw\" rel=\"...
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50697
1
50752
2011-06-27T00:19:17.630
1
2857
<p>Alsa Audio Output works fine from terminal, e.g. <code>aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Noise.wav</code>. </p> <p>But I got to change from default to Alsa Audio Output in vlc. I found it in <em>Tools > Perfernces > Audio > Outputs</em>.</p> <p>The issue is that when I change it to Alsa, I Loose all sound. When I leave...
20414
41
2011-06-27T12:06:21.717
2011-10-19T22:00:01.723
Alsa doesn't work in vlc
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>From the original author</em></p>\n\n<p>To fix the Alsa Audio Output:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then, open Update Manager, there were 2 updates for vlc the...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>From the original author</em></p>\n\n<p>To fix the Alsa Audio Output:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then, open Update Manager, there were 2 updates for...
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50701
1
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2011-06-27T01:57:29.527
1
2973
<p>I've just installed elementaryos-jupiter. (It's based on Ubuntu 10.10)</p> <p>I've entered VPN Connections' menu (nm -> VPN Connections -> Configure VPN)</p> <p>And there should be button "Add" -> it is, but it's disabled (I can't press on it)</p> <p>I'm connecting via ethernet (LAN in a students' hostel) and we ...
13568
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2011-06-27T03:35:28.147
Button "Add" is disabled in VPN Connection's dialog
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I seem to remember running into a similar issue a while back. In my case at least, the root cause was that my Ubuntu 9.10 install was missing a bunch of Network Manager plugins. Searching for network manager plugins using apt give me the following list (again on a 9.10 instal...
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50702
1
50720
2011-06-27T03:00:57.507
2
1091
<p>I was trying to break some files out of my VirtualBox install of Ubuntu, and I accidentally mounted a VirtualBox shared folder onto <code>~</code>, thereby erasing the very files I was trying to get at. Is there any way to recover my hard work, or am I just going to have to <code>sudo rm -f /bin/mount</code> and st...
2515
114
2011-06-27T03:03:57.423
2011-06-27T07:19:27.647
Recovering from mount gone wrong
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Mounting just hides the files under the mount point, it doesn't change them. If you unmount the VB share, you'll see your files again. You don't even need to unmount the share; you can move it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>mkdir /media/foo\nmount --move ~ /media/foo\n</code></pre>\n", "commen...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>While the contents of a directory become inaccessible when you mount a file system over the top, they aren't lost. Unmounting the file system should make them visible again. Something like the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo umount ~\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount":...
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50704
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2011-06-27T03:28:02.920
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<p>I am getting sudo errors, how do I fix this error?</p> <pre><code>sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0777, should be 0440 sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting </code></pre>
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2012-08-23T13:33:35.243
2017-11-29T03:23:46.650
sudo error, is mode 0777, should be 0440
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h2>First Option</h2>\n\n<p>Following <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2280159&amp;postcount=14\">this post</a>:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Reboot PC</li>\n<li>When the GRUB boot selection screen shows, choose Recovery Mode. (If it doesn't come up, press the <kbd>Shift</kb...
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50706
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51679
2011-06-27T04:08:54.977
3
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<p>I got a little issue with title and menu in top panel.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/khK21.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>As you can see, the menu is a bit lower than the title. How can I fix it? Im using 11.04 with Unity.</p> <ul> <li>I've tried to modify in metacity-theme-1.xml but...
20503
235
2011-07-03T23:20:29.940
2011-07-03T23:22:51.553
Menu and title don't line up in the top panel?
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1
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You would need to change or modify your theme. It is not controlled by the metacity theme, but rather by your gtk theme (metacity has nothing to do with the unity panel).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You would need to change or modify your theme. It is not controlled by the metacity theme, but rather by your gtk theme (metacity has nothing to do with the unity panel).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense"...
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50708
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2011-06-27T04:19:42.067
7
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<pre><code>Not software rendered: yes Not blacklisted: yes GLX fbconfig: yes GLX texture from pixmap: no GL npot or rect textures: no GL vertex program: no GL fragment program: no GL vertex buffer object: yes GL framebuffer object: no GL version is 1.4+: no Unity supporte...
20699
2647
2011-06-27T07:47:47.090
2011-08-09T16:48:56.200
What do the "no"s mean, in the output of unity support test?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-27T05:42:07.070", "id": "56481", "postId": "50708", "score": "2", "text": "What graphics solution is that? What driver is in use? Hardware acceleration is in use, yet the software/hardware combination lacks the capabilities to run Unity (and Compiz). Could be what's in...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's just a suggestion and could be wrong. But probably you have a pretty old video card, which does not support the necessary openGL capabilities.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "...
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50714
1
92970
2011-06-27T05:21:50.797
2
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<p>I just bought a HP DV6 6011tx (<a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=5075390&amp;lc=en&amp;cc=sg&amp;dlc=en&amp;lang=en&amp;tmp_track_link=ot_we/prodlink/en_sg/5075390/loc:0&amp;cc=sg" rel="nofollow">link</a>) Laptop. I formated the disk through Windows and prepared for installing Ubuntu. But w...
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40166
2013-06-23T05:23:05.847
2015-10-04T12:11:42.150
Can't install Ubuntu on a HP DV6 Laptop
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-27T07:49:09.807", "id": "56512", "postId": "50714", "score": "0", "text": "Try the alternate CD, it has non graphics installer.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2647" }, { "creationDate": "2011-06-27T13:57:20.883", "id": "60167", "postId": ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with my HP Envy 14.</p>\n\n<p>Press any key when the small logo appears at the bottom to enter the advanced start page.\nThen press <kbd>F6</kbd> for other options (but don't select anything), press <kbd>Esc</kbd> to return to the Boot Options line. There you s...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I suggest you use the alternate installation. In the options screen, press <kbd>F6</kbd> to add further Linux boot parameters and add <code>acpi=off</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3....
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50718
1
50750
2011-06-27T06:48:48.370
3
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<p>The following is the Unity test output:</p> <pre><code>OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5500/AGP/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.30 Not software rendered: yes Not blacklisted: no GLX fbconfig: yes GLX texture from pixmap: yes GL...
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2011-06-27T07:27:45.777
2011-06-27T11:56:04.327
Why is my card Unity blacklisted with all the requirements fulfilled?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with my Geforce FX 5700, with Unity not starting on Ubuntu 11.04. I found a fix <a href=\"http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/05/force-unity-compiz-to-run-natty-narwhal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a> (and <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/quest...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>FX cards seem to be blacklisted:</p>\n\n<pre><code> // jaytaoko: Balcklist the Geforce FX cards\n if (results-&gt;renderer != NULL) {\n char* str = strstr (results-&gt;renderer, \"GeForce FX\");\n if (str != NULL) {\n results-&gt;flags |= FLAG_BLACKLISTED;\n }...
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50721
1
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2011-06-27T07:20:18.747
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<p>I have a new computer and want to install ubuntu on it. I downloaded the .iso and burnt it to a disk, but whenever I select install, it comes up with an error. I have tried with numerous disks, but with no change. It is also super slow to get to that stage. Could you please help?</p> <ul> <li>The error says: A seri...
20703
667
2011-07-08T20:05:18.053
2011-07-08T20:05:18.053
Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) doesn't install properly
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First thing to check is that your ISO image is good. Run a md5 checksum on the file and make sure it validates against the one published on the ubuntu downloads page.</p>\n\n<p>When you make a CD from the ISO always set the burner to run a check at the end. This ensures that ...
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2013-03-14T16:55:30.090
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50722
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50731
2011-06-27T07:23:54.933
1
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<p>I've got two monitors, with the right side one being slightly lower in the display settings. However any notifications I receive from notify-osd (including pidgin, notify-send etc) are sent to the top-most part of the right monitor screen, which results it in being invisible.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur....
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2011-06-27T09:24:50.430
Why are notifications appearing in the invisible black zone above my monitor?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately this is a bug, and the inability to configure the position of notify-osd to prevent it happening is a feature.</p>\n\n<p>Luckily, in the spirit of open source, someone has created a patched version that can be configured and positioned manually:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http...
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50735
1
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2011-06-27T09:39:05.603
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23125
<p>I am trying to open a simple executable using Mono, as Wine told me to install Mono for .net applications, and this is the error I get</p> <pre><code> mono yt.exe ** Message: Unknown heap type: #GUlD ** Message: Unknown heap type: #Blop ** (yt.exe:2508): WARNING **: The following assembly referenced fro...
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78223
2018-10-31T16:10:52.043
2018-10-31T16:10:52.043
Mono, failing to open executable
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The Mono version present in the repositories (2.6.7) is able to run only .NET 3.5 applications, and yours is .NET 4.\nTo run your application you probably need Mono 2.8 or, even better, 2.10.2.\nI don't know which are the plans to put those frameworks in the official reposito...
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50738
1
50765
2011-06-27T10:11:43.297
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<p>Related to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/50676/set-compositing-manager-preference-to-compiz/50691#50691">this answer</a>.</p> <pre><code>:/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions$ ls 2d-gnome.session classic-gnome.session ubuntu.session 2d-ubuntu.session gnome.session </code></pre>
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-06-27T13:08:42.707
Which entry in /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions corresponds to what?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p><code>2d-gnome.session</code> Failsafe GNOME</p></li>\n<li><p><code>classic-gnome.session</code>Classic GNOME</p></li>\n<li><p><code>ubuntu.session</code> Ubuntu (regular Unity)</p></li>\n<li><p><code>2d-ubuntu.session</code> Unity 2D</p></li>\n<li><p><code>gnome.session</c...
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50742
1
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2011-06-27T10:59:53.473
2
1113
<p>As the title says it is bad with a lot of tearing. The strange thing is that with the standard Ubuntu (classic mode no effects) it works smoothly, better than ever before it seems by the way.</p> <ul> <li><p>ATI HD 4350 with proprietary drivers through Additional Drivers</p></li> <li><p>The latest Firefox 5.0 (or C...
20714
20714
2011-06-27T11:26:00.077
2011-06-27T11:26:00.077
Quality of Flash playback on Lubuntu 11.04 is bad
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7
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-03-10T21:33:35.750
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50749
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2011-06-27T11:40:12.487
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<p>I've enabled horizontal scrolling for my touchpad in Ubuntu 11.04, but when using it in Java applications (NetBeans in my case) it is instead as a right click.</p> <p>Horizontal scrolling works perfectly in all applications that are not written in Java.</p> <p>What can I do to make it work properly?</p>
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2013-11-25T04:23:17.910
Horizontal scrolling treated as right click in Java applications
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Possible workaround was discussed on <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9406066\" rel=\"nofollow\">UbuntuForums</a> - you either run manually a script to enable or disable the right-click depending upon whether you are using a JAVA based application.</p>\n\n<p...
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50751
1
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2011-06-27T12:03:37.537
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<p>I need to submit an extended function key (like <kbd>F17</kbd> or <kbd>F17</kbd> ) to a program that runs in the terminal (I use the default <code>gnome-terminal</code> but could use another if it works there).</p> <p>Is there a way in Ubuntu 11.04 to generate those key hits? I'm searching for something like <kbd>S...
2542
79010
2012-11-13T23:18:21.253
2020-10-08T02:40:30.027
How to generate an extended F key press (F13-F20)?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>xmodmap</code> may be the program to look into here, though it looks like it will take some fiddling. There is some discussion about using xmodmap to simulate a super/fn key and generate F13-20 keycodes <a href=\"http://www.firemountain.net/pipermail/novalug/2010-Februa...
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50753
1
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2011-06-27T12:13:12.707
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<p>It is irksome to have to unlock the system every few minutes for a single home user. After a few minutes idle time the screen switches off and needs password to reopen. Can't there be a screen saver arrangement instead? Is there any thing I can do to so configure my system?</p>
20717
8515
2011-08-07T12:09:22.040
2011-08-07T12:17:41.893
Need to unlock the machine several time in the course of a session
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>menu -&gt; System -&gt; Preferences -&gt; Screensaver\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Uncheck \"Lock screen when screensaver is active\", and voila!</p>\n\n<p>(note that you can also set the time until screensaver activates etc.)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": ...
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50754
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2011-06-27T12:13:36.293
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<p>When using the virtual terminals on TTY 1-6 <sup>[*]</sup>, it's sometimes easy to forget to log out: The screen goes blank after a while, but I'm still logged in - no password required, anyone can use my account. (Or I switch to another TTY, and forget the other one...)</p> <p>I'd like to have screensaver-like fun...
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2014-01-21T00:51:39.150
TTY[1-6]: Lock screen after delay (like a screensaver)
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Implementing a screensaver that way for the TTYs is hard, as you cannot query the X server for the idle time.</p>\n\n<p>If you discipline yourself, you can use the <code>vlock</code> command to explicitly lock a terminal.</p>\n\n<p>A workaround for the timeout approach would ...
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50757
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2011-06-27T12:20:13.683
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<p>I would like to know how to create a splash for Ubuntu Maverick with boot messages being displayed when I boot as well as a progress bar and a spinning logo.</p> <p>Or, if possible, how to edit a splash which already has a spinning logo and a progress bar, and add boot messages to it.</p> <p>This is the theme I wo...
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169736
2014-04-26T18:25:17.830
2016-07-25T12:59:39.107
How To Get Plymouth To Display Boot Messages When Booting?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-29T16:52:47.963", "id": "57099", "postId": "50757", "score": "0", "text": "If anyone wants to test the splash with out restarting this is a easy method ' Install the package plymouth-x11\n Run sudo plymouthd ; sudo plymouth --show-splash ; sleep 10 ; sudo killall...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>OK so I've been working on this problem for 4 days straight now, and I almost nailed it completely. So far I was able to get Plymouth to boot with messages displayed, but unfortunately the messages are truncated. Right now am trying to tweak the scripts but i don't know where...
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50759
1
50769
2011-06-27T12:50:51.770
2
4368
<p>I'm trying to run multiple instance of mysql 5.1.49 on ubuntu 10.10 to setup a replication/backup database. I have added following line to <code>/etc/mysql/my.cnf</code>:</p> <pre><code>[mysqld2] server-id = 2 socket = /tmp/mysql2.sock port = 3308 pid-file = /var/lib/mysql2/mysql2.pid datadir = /var...
7409
7409
2011-06-27T13:01:48.767
2011-06-27T13:32:51.360
Problem running multiple MySQL instances
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Never mind, I found the answer <a href=\"http://mysqlmusings.blogspot.com/2009/12/using-mysqldmulti-on-karmic.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. The problem was with AppArmor.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA ...
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50761
1
50767
2011-06-27T12:53:38.113
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<p>When using a dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu. I see that there is a folder created with the name <code>.Trash-1000</code> in the NTFS partitions. </p> <p>Could someone explain to me :</p> <ul> <li>What does this folder mean ?</li> <li>For what it is used? Maybe Trash related? </li> <li>Is it necessary to keep this f...
4937
4937
2011-06-27T16:44:18.673
2012-05-16T11:45:59.863
What is the .Trash Folder on the NTFS partitions?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For every mountpoint Ubuntu creates <code>.Trash</code> directory when a file is deleted. </p>\n\n<p>The <code>1000</code> is the UID of the user that created the bin, so every user can have their own.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Is it necessary to keep this folder ?</p>\n</blockquote>...
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50763
1
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2011-06-27T12:56:21.140
2
757
<p>I can´t download adobe flash player, whenever I try it asks to pick an application. When I do i.e. ¨desktop¨ nothing happens. </p>
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12469
2011-06-27T13:41:20.107
2011-06-27T13:49:52.993
I can´t download Adobe flash
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/flashplugin-installer\" rel=\"nofollow\">installing it via software center</a> instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-0...
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50771
1
50800
2011-06-27T13:36:59.220
1
4515
<p>Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is displaying the desktop okay (though limited to 1600x1200) after my having installed my new HD 6970 card, so I'm now trying to install the proprietary driver (I understand the open source one requires a more recent kernel than that in Maverick).</p> <p>The proprietary driver under 'Additiona...
6436
6436
2011-06-27T14:55:56.693
2011-07-10T07:46:45.527
Installing Catalyst 11.6 for an ATI HD 6970
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've never had success generating a .deb package with the ATI's installer. Apparently you can have some pretty weird problems if you install fglrx (ATI's driver) along side the open source one - though I've only read that, not sure what those problems really are. </p>\n\n<p>You may w...
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50775
1
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2011-06-27T14:21:29.253
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/66183/how-can-i-get-some-nice-eye-candy-themes-for-grub">How can I get some nice eye candy themes for Grub?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I want the very friendly looking old mac face. When I boot ubuntu I want this t...
10698
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:34.533
2012-06-03T15:59:46.123
Can I edit my boot splash to any picture I want to?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-06-03T19:00:19.137
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2011-06-27T14:35:35.133
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<p>I'm planning to install Mac OS X using these instructions</p> <p><a href="http://basshead.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/snow-leopard-on-acer-aspire-one-aoa150zg5/" rel="nofollow">http://basshead.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/snow-leopard-on-acer-aspire-one-aoa150zg5/</a></p> <p>on my Acer z5g notebook </p> <p>I have Window...
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19581
2011-10-05T13:20:56.750
2011-11-30T05:58:22.493
Triple boot Windows XP, Ubuntu, & Mac on Acer z5g notebook
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On internet there are tons and tons of methods to get it done but i find the following closest to what i needed</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dual-booting/14145-triple-boot-videos-guide-using-chameleon-os-x-windows-7-ubuntu-netbook-remix.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've toyed a lot with these kinds of set ups. Let me emphasize that it's a cool project, but be prepared to reinstall everything a few times before you get it right. It's ideal if you can make an image of your drive from states that are good to restore to and try again from.<...
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2011-06-27T15:02:31.740
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<p>I'm interested in installing KDE 4.7 on my laptop running Kubuntu 11.04, but when I go to the <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.7-rc1.php" rel="nofollow">official page</a>, all the links point me to the <a href="http://www.kde.org/info/4.6.90.php" rel="nofollow">4.6.90 page</a>. Does anyone know wher...
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2011-06-27T15:47:40.083
How do I install KDE 4.7 RC on Kubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Compiling 4.7 RC1</strong>\n The complete source code for 4.7 RC1 may be <a href=\"http://download.kde.org/stable/4.6.90/src/\" rel=\"nofollow\">freely downloaded</a>. Instructions on compiling and installing 4.7 RC1 are available from the <a href=\"http://kd...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Compiling 4.7 RC1</strong>\n The complete source code for 4.7 RC1 may be <a href=\"http://download.kde.org/stable/4.6.90/src/\" rel=\"nofollow\">freely downloaded</a>. Instructions on compiling and installing 4.7 RC1 are available from the <a href=\"h...
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2011-06-27T15:08:02.410
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<p>I have never used Ndiswrapper for wireless drivers but i have used to get flash 32bit working on a 64bin system. My question is can it be used for other kinds of drivers for peripheral devices such as printers, mice or USB cameras, things of such nature. If if not why? </p>
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2011-06-27T15:08:47.810
2011-06-27T15:32:27.067
Can ndiswrapper be used for things other than wireless drivers?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For Flash you used <code>NSpluginwrapper</code> which is an entirely different beast.</p>\n\n<p>ndiswrapper only covers the NDIS (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Driver_Interface_Specification\" rel=\"nofollow\">Network Driver Interface Specification</a>) so as the nam...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For Flash you used <code>NSpluginwrapper</code> which is an entirely different beast.</p>\n\n<p>ndiswrapper only covers the NDIS (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Driver_Interface_Specification\" rel=\"nofollow\">Network Driver Interface Specification</a>) so as...
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2011-06-27T15:09:32.570
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<p>I just read about <a href="http://screenlets.org/index.php/Home" rel="nofollow">Screenlets</a>.</p> <p>I was wondering if using Screenlets will affect the battery life of my notebook?</p>
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2011-06-27T16:52:35.920
2011-06-27T17:18:16.193
Does using Screenlets affect battery life on a notebook?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, anything that causes disk io or increased CPU cycles is particularly able to affect your battery life, unless your machine is configured to run full steam regardless. I think how much your battery life will be affected would range from hardly affected all the way to noticeably....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, anything that causes disk io or increased CPU cycles is particularly able to affect your battery life, unless your machine is configured to run full steam regardless. I think how much your battery life will be affected would range from hardly affected all the way to not...
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