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56941
2011-08-13T12:19:30.713
5
19618
<p>I am trying to install the development version gimp2.7.2 on my Ubuntu 11.04 box.I was following <a href="http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compiling-gimp-for-ubuntu">these instructions</a> for the same.I ran into an error at the step where I had to make babl. </p> <pre><code>sudo make make all-recursive make[1]: ...
6661
null
null
2013-10-02T11:36:13.350
BABL: Recreate aclocal.m4 with macros from libtool 2.4
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try running </p>\n\n<pre><code>autoreconf \n./configure\nmake\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in the root directory of your project. </p>\n\n<p>If that doesn't work, try running <code>make maintainer-clean</code> first and then go to step 1. </p>\n\n<p>If that still doesn't work, run <code>make...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try running </p>\n\n<pre><code>autoreconf \n./configure\nmake\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in the root directory of your project. </p>\n\n<p>If that doesn't work, try running <code>make maintainer-clean</code> first and then go to step 1. </p>\n\n<p>If that still doesn't work, run <c...
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56938
1
56939
2011-08-13T12:23:38.457
6
25436
<p>There used to be lots of info on usb devices, coming form /proc/bus/usb/devices.</p> <p>Then this was no longer auto mounted, so you had to mount it yourself (usbdevfs it was called, or something)</p> <p>Now, in 11.04, even that doesn't work. How can I get some info on my device now?</p>
10599
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2019-08-27T18:57:40.673
Getting information on my usb devices
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/lsusb.8.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><code>lsusb</code></a> shows this: </p>\n\n<pre><code>Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub\nBus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/lsusb.8.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><code>lsusb</code></a> shows this: </p>\n\n<pre><code>Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub\nBus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matchi...
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56943
1
null
2011-08-13T12:57:34.683
1
666
<p>I recently formatted my laptop. When booting, it said</p> <pre><code>ERROR: no such partition / grub rescue </code></pre> <p>I tried to install Ubuntu Netbook, but it gives some errors and the most annoying thing: I can't see the taskbar and the top menu (with Ubuntu logo, hour, mail, etc). Can someone help me wit...
23228
19490
2011-08-13T13:20:11.780
2011-08-13T20:36:07.900
Taskbar + menu doesn't show up
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-13T14:37:58.347", "id": "64543", "postId": "56943", "score": "0", "text": "That's weird. Can you provide some picture?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12943" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>So, you're talking about two different things:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>After formatting, the Main Boot Record remains as an OS installation needs to overwrite it.</p>\n\n<p>Thus, as the MBR is still there but the partition is gone, the GRUB boot loader lets you know that:</p>\n\n...
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56944
1
56946
2011-08-13T13:07:09.993
26
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<p>I want to test if there is any output from the <code>diff</code> (test if files are same), if none <code>echo "Passed $x" else echo "Failed $x"</code>. I came up with some intermidiate step (save the output from diff to a file then read from file)</p> <pre><code>diff "./helloworld$x.out" "./output/helloworld$x.out"...
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null
2018-04-13T22:58:41.503
How to save output from command (eg. diff) into a variable
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This works:</p>\n\n<pre>if diff \"./helloworld$x.out\" \"./output/helloworld$x.out\" >/dev/null; then\n echo \"Passed $x\";\nelse\n echo \"Failed $x\";\nfi\n</pre>\n\n<p>If you use a variable instead of <code>echo</code> you could drop the <code>else</code> branche: set the var...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This works:</p>\n\n<pre>if diff \"./helloworld$x.out\" \"./output/helloworld$x.out\" >/dev/null; then\n echo \"Passed $x\";\nelse\n echo \"Failed $x\";\nfi\n</pre>\n\n<p>If you use a variable instead of <code>echo</code> you could drop the <code>else</code> branche: set...
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56945
1
56948
2011-08-13T13:10:37.537
7
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<p>I am under the impression that if I include the line</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash </code></pre> <p>at the start of my file, it will be recognized as a bash script that I can run just by </p> <pre><code>file.sh </code></pre> <p>instead of </p> <pre><code>sh file.sh </code></pre> <p>But in my case, <code>file.sh</...
14782
14782
2011-08-13T13:48:48.637
2011-08-13T13:59:12.353
.sh files requires `sh app.sh` even with `#!/bin/bash` line
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56952
1
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2011-08-13T14:13:18.200
3
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<p>Some critical keys (@) are in accessible on my Macbook running Natty. It's a 2006 danish keyboard model. Is there a way to edit the layout without resorting to Terminal? Alternatively where could the right layout be found? (it's not in keyboard prefs. i tried them all)</p> <p>thanks for the answer below my keyboard...
23232
14356
2011-09-29T22:36:26.873
2011-09-29T22:36:26.873
No keyboard layout in keyboard preferences to match Danish macbook
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Is your keyboard something like this?: </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/3OQaJ.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>If the answer is \"yes\", than you will be able to fix the @ issue by running something like this on terminal: </p>\n\n<pre><c...
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56956
1
56966
2011-08-13T14:33:31.533
4
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<p>I have a bunch of old ethernet PC cards that I am not too sure about (whether they are any good). I want to test them in my laptop to see if they still work (out of curiosity, and because I want to know if Linux supports this hardware).</p> <p>How do I know when the card has been recognized? Is there a way to get a...
1992
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null
2011-08-13T15:14:52.403
How do I know when the system recognizes a PC card device?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use a simple notify-osd utility such as <a href=\"http://udev-notify.learnfree.eu/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">udev-notify</a> - as the name suggests, it uses <code>udev</code> to display a notification when a new device is inserted.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com...
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56959
1
61012
2011-08-13T14:42:08.733
5
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<p>I have two HP remotes, one is a huge remote for the TV tuner and media centre, and the other is a tiny remote for just controlling a media centre.</p> <p>Is it possible to get them to work with Ubuntu (11.04) using LIRC? I know at least one of them is recognized, as I can use one of the buttons to turn the screen o...
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40166
2013-06-23T05:16:38.617
2013-06-23T05:16:38.617
Is it possible to get an HP Media remote to work with Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two main ways LIRC supports remotes.</p>\n\n<p>One is just via a generic IR receiver. It's possible to \"train\" these to get a config file, or download one. These just list the pulse timings for each button.</p>\n\n<p>The other means is via an event device - which is the l...
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56960
1
56962
2011-08-13T14:44:05.270
2
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<p>I have just purchased a Huawei E160 dongle on o2 which, I was told works on Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems however everytime i plug it in it loads as a drive and i cannot get to install the software from it?</p> <p>There is an EXE file which will not open so how can I get it to work? It works on windows p...
22390
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2011-08-13T14:56:22.080
Huawei E160 Wireless Dongle appears as a drive?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The drive you are seeing on your desktop is the USB card reader that is built into the modem device and should not effect the use of the modem.</p>\n\n<p>To set up this device for Internet usage please do the following...</p>\n\n<p>1) Click on the network icon at the top right of the...
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56963
1
56970
2011-08-13T14:57:07.567
17
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<p>I've got a LoCo event coming up, and a local company (that uses and loves Ubuntu) has approached me (since I'm the organizer) with the following proposal: </p> <p>They'd like to "sponsor" the event - bring in coffee (as well as providing us with a meeting place) in exchange for a nice little blurb - is that conside...
6005
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2014-04-16T13:21:02.427
2014-04-16T13:21:02.427
What are the ethics of having a company "sponsor" a loco team event?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As an Ubuntu member, I don't see anything wrong with this in the least. Especially if the sponsor \"uses and loves Ubuntu.\" There's precedent for this as well. Just off the top of my head, I know that the UK LoCo Team's podcast has <a href=\"http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/sponsors/\">...
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56964
1
56965
2011-08-13T15:03:13.783
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<p>I diff-ed 2 files and got </p> <pre><code>1c1 &lt; 1 --- &gt; 1 </code></pre> <p>Both files contained just "1". How is this different?</p>
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2017-10-12T12:46:27.313
2023-11-08T15:05:44.867
Diff reports difference but both lines are the same
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><p>1st line: <code>a</code> stands for added, <code>d</code> for deleted and <code>c</code> for changed. Line numbers of the original file appear before these letters and those of the modified file appear after the letter.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>2nd line: line with <code>&lt;</cod...
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56969
1
56985
2011-08-13T15:34:25.400
5
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<p>I asked <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/56937/babl-recreate-aclocal-m4-with-macros-from-libtool-2-4">this question</a> minutes ago. I am trying to install babl for gimp2.7 using <a href="http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compiling-gimp-for-ubuntu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this guide</a> However after I <c...
6661
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2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2011-08-13T18:18:43.813
Installed babl, but gimp2.7 still says No package 'babl' found
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like you need to adjust your PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable so the <code>configure</code> script can properly resolve the location of the babl library that you installed in the previous step.</p>\n\n<p>You can do so in two ways:</p>\n\n<pre><code>export PKG_CONFIG_PATH...
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56972
1
57009
2011-08-13T15:52:51.843
5
1375
<p>I've switched a few boxes over to <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/" rel="nofollow">SSSD</a>, so they now authenticate against a central LDAP server, and cache the credentials when I'm offline. This works fine, and the Ubuntu packages installed fine.</p> <p>But now when I login, my home directory is no longer...
23235
23235
2011-08-13T19:54:12.770
2011-08-13T23:23:48.510
SSSD + Encrypted /home, no longer automounts at login
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Turns out the answer was in the documentation! I just needed to first figure out what the problem was, and then go back checking each element of the setup:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/pam_sss.8.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http://manpages.ubuntu.co...
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56976
1
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2011-08-13T16:21:36.010
2
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<p>Yesterday I bought a new PC. I've carefully chosen the parts, looking for compatibility. But, after I installed 11.04, things are really not working as expected.</p> <p>My wireless card (RTL8185) is a pain to connect. I have to take the interface down &amp; up everytime my PC boots. (but I'll work on that later).</...
23219
5768
2012-07-09T13:34:18.403
2012-07-09T13:34:18.403
How do I prevent Firefox from crashing constantly?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I see Pango and Font Config appear again and again.</p>\n\n<p>Can you make sure that <a href=\"http://www.pango.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pango</a> is correctly installed and <a href=\"http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig\" rel=\"nofollow\">fontconfig</a> is prop...
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56977
1
56980
2011-08-13T16:58:31.793
1
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<p>I am living in Lebanon where it is rare to find an Ubuntu CD to buy, let alone find someone capable of installing it.</p> <p>I want to download Ubuntu and install it by myself, but I don't want to dual boot because I don't have a powerful computer. I have used Ubuntu on my VPS, but never on desktop before. I would ...
23239
955434
2021-12-01T11:01:16.390
2021-12-01T11:01:16.390
How to install Ubuntu on XP then uninstall XP?
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2
CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First of all use the live CD to boot into an UBUNTU live session (do not install). Then you can save all your music and ebooks as you can access the windows partition. If you now want to install UBUNTU you can choose to use the whole disk for the install thus windows will be deleted ...
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56984
1
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2011-08-13T18:09:06.843
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<p>Sound otherwise is fine but there is a crackling sound when I mute or unmute the sound, also when a video player stops or starts playing a movie, or when any application using sound stops or starts - there is always this annoying crackling sound, how do I fix it?</p>
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2011-08-13T18:23:14.870
There is a crackling sound each time I mute or unmute the sound
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is something in your audio chain that is incorrectly (de)activated when sounds starts or stops, you should try to reinstall the audio related drivers as well as programs like ALSA. When such options don't help, <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroublesho...
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56988
1
57003
2011-08-13T18:27:20.010
2
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<p>I just tried to install svn on the ubuntu but I'm getting the following error</p> <blockquote> <p>ERROR: Config file dav_svn.conf not properly enabled: /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf is a real file, not touching it dpkg: error processing libapache2-svn (--configure):</p> </blockquote> <p>How can I fi...
14204
6005
2012-06-26T00:19:24.070
2012-06-26T00:19:24.070
Installing svn on a local computer
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1
7
CC BY-SA 3.0
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56993
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2011-08-13T18:55:50.483
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<p>I've used with UbuntuOne on Ubuntu 10.04 (both 32- and 64-bit on different computers) and it worked very well until one month ago. Then I wanted to try to sync my contacts too, so I installed CouchDB from backport repository as described in the official guide for UbuntuOne; after that UbuntuOne doesn't sync or conne...
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2011-08-14T03:27:38.843
2011-08-14T03:27:53.600
Ubuntu One can't connect after installing CouchDB
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Can you try to this? </p>\n\n<p><strong>1)</strong> Remove any backport repository you may have added. </p>\n\n<p><strong>2)</strong> Run this at terminal: </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get install aptitude &amp;&amp; sudo aptitude update &amp;...
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2011-08-13T19:29:50.547
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<p>The video continues to run with no problems but the interface becomes totally unresponsive, clicking or pressing keys does nothing, and when you try to close it several times a dialog pops up saying the program is unresponsive and if you want to 'Force Quit' it.</p>
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2011-08-14T05:40:49.303
2011-08-14T05:40:49.303
Totem becomes unresponsive when I try to turn off subtitles
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2012-02-28T23:13:31.697
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2011-08-13T20:07:38.397
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<p>I have a old intel o4 machine without graphics card. Still now I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 I would like to install Ubuntu 11.4 version. Would that require graphics card support?</p>
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2011-08-16T22:05:57.927
2011-08-16T22:05:57.927
Is a discrete graphics card mandatory?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Answer: Depends.</p>\n\n<p>You can run the Classic Ubuntu Session at the very least - you might not be able to run Unity, the new desktop interface. To find out if it can, please take a look at this question - <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/34579/how-do-i-know-if-m...
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2011-08-13T22:05:34.550
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 on ThinkPad Edge 11" and no matter what X session or wm I use, P makes widgets blank out for a fraction of a second. After a quick search through gconf and XF86 symbol tables I can't find any place where it could be bound. I believe it may have something to do with low-level support for Win+...
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2011-08-13T22:26:16.037
Screen flickers in response to <Super>P, can't bind it to anything
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are lazy just paste this on terminal: </p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrandr/active False\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd> press is handled by gnome-settings-daemon. </p>\n\n<p>Using gconf-editor, fin...
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57055
2011-08-14T00:53:47.440
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<p>For some reason I can't start mysql or cups using upstart i.e. "service cups start" results in "start: Job failed to start". How can I debug this? I also tried resintalling using synaptic, but that failed also, since it tries to start process also. This is with 11.04</p>
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2011-08-14T13:37:49.747
Why can't upstart start cups or mysql?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found the problem. The file <code>/etc/apparmor.d/tunables/proc</code> was missing, so I copied it from my backup and now it works.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T13:38:52.553", "id": "64704", "postId": "57055", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found the problem. The file <code>/etc/apparmor.d/tunables/proc</code> was missing, so I copied it from my backup and now it works.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T13:38:52.553", "id": "64704", ...
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2011-08-14T01:08:49.300
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<p>Is it possible to get Ubuntu to continuously resize a window and it's content? Looking in the <code>CompizConfig Settings Manager</code> under re-size window it has the options: Normal, Outline, Rectangle, Stretch neither of which do this.</p>
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2012-06-25T16:28:08.793
2012-06-25T16:28:08.793
Resize window and content continuously
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Normal does this.</p>\n\n<p>It's ridiculously CPU-intensive though, which is why it defaults to rectangle.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T01:36:11.293", "id": "64660", "postId": "57019", "score": "0", "te...
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57018
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2011-08-14T01:14:27.437
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<p>I'm running 11.04. I walked away from my computer for a few minutes while I had a terminal open. When I came back, the terminal was white. I tried to open Chrome, and it's screen was white too. Everything I tried to open was white. Even the shutdown menu.</p> <p>What causes this and how can I fix it?</p>
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2011-08-14T08:26:58.873
2012-07-07T13:34:26.027
Why do my windows turn white?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Sounds like it might be an issue with compiz. Try pressing <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and then type <code>compiz --replace</code>. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T15:57:37.353", "id": "64737", "...
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2011-08-14T04:50:25.117
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<p>Just installed Ubuntu 11.04 on a brand new Fujitsu Lifebook T901. The touchscreen seems well-calibrated and recognizes touches, but it always moves the mouse to the upper left corner when clicked.</p> <p>XInput test looks something like this:</p> <pre><code>motion a[0]=1110 a[1]=632 a[2]=0 a[3]=3 button press 1...
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2011-11-21T03:27:53.037
2011-11-21T03:39:20.857
Touchsreen always returns cursor to upper left corner
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I simply upgraded to 11.10 on my T901 and the touch screen worked!</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-10-22T16:23:05.050", "id": "70708", "lastActivityDat...
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2011-08-14T06:05:22.303
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4109/how-do-i-increase-the-resize-margin-on-windows">How do I increase the resize margin on windows?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have found that in 10.10 and 10.04 that the draggable corner for windows ( where it a...
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2017-04-13T12:24:01.050
2011-08-14T06:51:16.917
how do i increase the dragable corner size?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It depends on the theme used. You could change your theme, or edit the theme if you really wanted to, but an easier and more consistent way is to <strong>hold down Alt and drag with the middle mouse button</strong>. You can imagine it as slicing the window into a 3x3 grid, an...
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2011-08-14T08:05:40.683
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2011-08-14T08:38:49.240
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<p>I have ubuntu 10.04 installed on my VPS. I'm trying to install mailman. The problem I'm having is that once the installation starts it prompts asking me to select the languages that I'd like to use, but nothing that I do seems to actually select anything, pressing enter restarts the configuration wizard. How do I fi...
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2015-10-26T23:32:05.043
2015-10-26T23:32:05.043
How do you select languages when configuring mailman?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can go around that by doing it later but in the area where you can choose languages:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/xqBQt.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>arrow up</kbd> or <kbd>arrow down</kbd>: navigate.</li>\n<li><kbd>spacebar</...
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57032
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57033
2011-08-14T09:20:45.493
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<p>As in the topic: I would like to remove files in a directory that have been modified in a particular date range. How can I do this ? </p>
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2012-12-07T07:06:13.073
2014-09-14T13:41:03.560
How to remove files modified between particular dates?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The command <code>GNU find</code> is the way to go. For example, to delete all files in the current directory between 1 and 5 august, you can use the following command</p>\n\n<pre><code>find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -newermt 2011-08-01 ! -newermt 2011-08-06 -delete\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>...
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57035
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2011-08-14T10:03:30.857
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<p>I just switched from the Konversation IRC client to the terminal based IRSSI. I'm starting IRSSI on a remote machine using GNU screen + SSH. I do not get any sound notification on new messages, which means that I've to check out IRSSI once in a while for new messages.</p> <p>That's not really productive, so I'm loo...
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2011-09-15T22:54:42.383
2014-09-29T22:12:25.277
Sound notification over SSH
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I did not like libnotify, so I created an UDP server in Python and a client application for irssi. Note that this answer applies to the original requirements in <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/revisions/57035/1\">revision 1</a>, it does not have text notification.</p>\n\n<h3>Client</...
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2011-08-14T10:22:14.120
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<p>Recently my friend 'installed' testdisk for me on my laptop and used it to show me some stuff with it. But now I would like to launch it again and I do not know how to do it. I have tried to go Ctrl+Alt+F1 and then go to Testdisk's directory and try 'sudo testdisk' but there is no such a command in the system. I hav...
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2012-06-18T17:58:07.713
2012-06-18T17:58:07.713
How to run application that is located on file system but not installed?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In nautilus filemanager, when you right click <strong>testdisk_static</strong> select <strong>Properties</strong>. In the Property dialogue, that comes up go to the tab <strong>Permissions</strong> there check the box that says <strong>Allow executing file as program</strong>. Once y...
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57037
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2011-08-14T10:24:01.610
1
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<p>How can I uninstall e16 from Ubuntu 10.04 I have Gnome and KDE installed too, which i want to keep Thanks</p>
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2011-08-14T11:47:47.957
Uninstall Enlightenment E16 on Ubuntu 10.04
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Supposing you have used the Ubuntu Software Center, you can go <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/e16\" rel=\"nofollow\">there</a> and uninstall by clicking at \"Remove\" button. </p>\n\n<p>Else you can open a terminal and paste: <code>sudo apt-get purge e16</code></p>\n", ...
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57039
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2011-08-14T10:43:21.743
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<p>Whenever I try to play The Sims 3 using Wine 1.2 in Ubuntu Natty the Acer Aspire 4935G is just shutting down without any warning. According to appdb.winehq.org The Sims 3 should work almost perfectly fine (Gold status) on Ubuntu and as long as the laptop does not turn off everything does work fine. </p> <p>I also t...
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2011-08-14T11:37:53.993
2011-12-13T02:02:12.637
Why is my Laptop shutting down when playing The Sims 3?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Your computer is most likely shutting down unexpectedly because either the kernel or BIOS thinks it's in imminent danger, usually due to overheating issues. There may be a faulty driver, or perhaps you have a broken fan but don't notice the heat buildup unless you tax the sy...
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2012-02-28T18:13:12.147
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2011-08-14T11:04:59.380
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<p>I would like to know what is the difference between </p> <ul> <li><code>su -</code></li> <li><code>sudo bash</code></li> <li><code>sudo sh</code></li> </ul> <p>I cannot login as root while doing <code>su -</code> because I do not have the root password - I mean I have my user password with which I can <code>sudo "...
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2017-03-20T10:31:37.623
What is the difference between 'su -' , 'sudo bash' and 'sudo sh'?
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57043
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2011-08-14T11:35:37.197
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<p>I am deleting files from my filesystem because I am running out of space but I do not get any more free space after deleting them. I cannot locate these files and they are not in trash. I do not know if that makes any difference but I have deleted some of these files being logged as root.</p> <p>Any ideas ? </p>
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2011-08-14T11:43:12.737
2016-08-28T11:45:54.737
After deleting files I do not get any more space on my hard drive and files are not in trash
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes it make all the difference because root has a separate trash. </p>\n\n<p>To empty it you may paste this on terminal: <code>gksudo nautilus '/root/.Trash/'</code> to open the trash and then remove it's files.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDat...
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2011-08-14T11:42:06.630
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<p>I am able to view my share if I write the following</p> <pre><code>nautilus smb://privatenas </code></pre> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/90Zhh.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>This open the shares on privatenas (C, home)</p> <p>If I try the following</p> <pre><code>nautilus smb://private...
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2011-08-15T12:18:07.730
2011-08-15T12:18:07.730
Error when trying to mount windows share
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are missing the username at your command. It should be something like this: </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mount -t smbfs -o username=saariko,uid=1000 //privatenas/home /home/administrator/privatenas \n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate"...
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2011-08-14T11:56:59.403
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<p>I'm having problems with loggin in on Ubuntu 11.04. I did an install on my laptop after I had Windows 7 installed (dual boot with <code>grub</code>). All went well, but when I am about to login on Ubuntu it gives a short flashing error. Which is unreadable because it flashes.</p> <p>I'm sure it isn't a wrong passwo...
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2011-08-14T12:42:27.947
2011-11-20T22:14:37.747
Problems with login: unreadable flashing error
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>have you installed any gtk dev packages recently? this looks like a deprecated version error, or it's a problem with emerald. Try changing your theme. If that doesn't work, try reinstalling glib, something like this: <code>sudo aptitude install glib</code> should list the ava...
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2011-08-14T13:45:45.980
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<p>I've just installed and uninstalled ubuntn and win7 on my laptop for several times, and this happened: see the pictures below. </p> <p>The first one is about BIOS:<br> <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ANzVN.png" alt="enter image description here"> </p> <p>The second is what I got after pressed F12:<br> <img...
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2014-06-02T00:00:08.520
2019-05-25T12:50:36.403
ubuntu appears in BIOS menu (UEFI)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What you see is the a UEFI BIOS. Unlike the legacy BIOS, there's MBR where the bootloaders always try to overwrite each other. Instead, bootloaders are installed in the form:</p>\n\n<pre><code>&lt;EFI system partition&gt;/efi/{vendor}/{file}.efi\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The EFI partition...
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57122
2011-08-14T13:50:30.203
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<p>I was wondering if Gnome DO is themable, besides the 5 pre-installed themes.. I took a look at the projects' page and didn't discover anything. Do you know if there is any chance of unofficial theming or theming plugins? Have anyone tried to change the source code in order to change the theme?</p>
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2012-06-18T17:58:00.817
2012-06-18T17:58:00.817
Is GNOME-DO Themeable?
[ "themes", "customization", "gnome-do" ]
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's entirely possible to add themes to Do, but it does require coding, although it's pretty simple. It'd be technically feasible to write a theme which loaded SVGs, which could then provide easily-installable themes.</p>\n\n<p>I'm not particularly interested in doing that in the im...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To my knowledge, GNOME Do can be user themed, but you will probably not find any themes floating around, or any documentation, because GNOME Do has been replaced (for several months now) by <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/synapse-project\" rel=\"nofollow\">Synapse</a>* and <a...
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57059
1
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2011-08-14T14:04:54.700
1
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<p>i wanted to install and use <a href="https://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo" rel="nofollow">asus_switcheroo</a> but unfortunately the vgaswitcheroo folder is missing. I already checked whether vgaswitcheroo is actually enabled and as i use the vanilla kernel it is (2.6.38-11-generic). </p> <p>[EDIT] After look...
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23280
2011-08-17T20:24:43.507
2015-01-31T23:28:47.680
/sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo missing
[ "11.04", "nvidia", "intel-graphics", "vgaswitcheroo" ]
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same problem: the folder vgaswitcheroo was missing. I found a solution: deactivate all proprietary drivers of your graphic card and then reboot. After that, the folder reappeared onto \"/sys/kernel/debug\". I hope it will help you !</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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57063
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57064
2011-08-14T14:39:21.723
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<p>While trying to mount my hard drive to copy all the necessary data from my broken drive to this one, I got an error saying: </p> <pre><code># mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/dominik/ fuse: mount failed: Device or resource busy </code></pre> <p>This is my <code>fdisk -l</code> if that helps.</p> <pre><code># fdisk -l...
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2647
2011-08-14T15:07:26.857
2016-05-23T12:15:05.430
I got the error "resource is busy" while trying to mount my hard drive
[ "partitioning", "filesystem", "mount", "ntfs" ]
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suspect that <code>/dev/sda1</code> is already mounted under <code>/media/ACER</code>. Nautilus automatically mounts partitions when selecting it on the left side. You cannot mount a partition multiple times (leaving out <code>--bind</code> mounts).</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suspect that <code>/dev/sda1</code> is already mounted under <code>/media/ACER</code>. Nautilus automatically mounts partitions when selecting it on the left side. You cannot mount a partition multiple times (leaving out <code>--bind</code> mounts).</p>\n", "commentCoun...
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57066
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57069
2011-08-14T15:13:41.387
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<p>A hard-drive with four partitions</p> <ol> <li>Ubuntu</li> <li>Swap</li> <li>Data</li> <li>Free</li> </ol> <p>was accidentally formated and then partitioned in the same way with the same partition sizes again. I am looking for a way to retrieve a single file from the <em>Data</em> partition. It is a <em>*.odt</em>...
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2013-03-18T20:11:39.050
2013-03-18T20:11:39.050
Retrieve file of a deleted partition
[ "partitioning", "format", "restore" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T15:16:00.597", "id": "64725", "postId": "57066", "score": "0", "text": "if it was repartitioned, you likely don't have the data anymore.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10616" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Depending on the size and fragmentation of the lost file it could be possible to recover it, as when a partition is formatted, a tiny fraction of the available space is actually overwritten.</p>\n\n<p>Use <strong>photorec</strong> and</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>choose the same partition the fi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try using testdisk under ubuntu, this can both restore the partition table and recover lost files.</p>\n\n<p>The command to use in terminal is : <code>sudo apt-get install testdisk</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011...
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57068
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57179
2011-08-14T15:28:38.647
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<p>I've been using the new music streaming app in my iPod Touch for a couple days now. I synced my music folder with Ubuntu One and all my music is appearing in the app. However, after playing several hours of music, the app did not cache any song to play offline. Is there a way to set how many songs are cached? When a...
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2011-08-15T13:40:49.680
Ubuntu One's iPhone music app does not cache songs. How do I configure it?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the current version, songs are only cached manually. You can cache a song for offline play by tapping the circle button to the right of the song in the list. We are considering adding automatic caching to a future version of the app.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": ...
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57071
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2011-08-14T16:29:10.523
1
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<p>I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu 11.10, and although I've disabled the lock screen options and checked the power settings, my display turns off after around ten minutes. That wouldn't be so bad, except it does it when I'm watching movies and TV shows. Is that a bug, or is there some way that I can disable that...
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2012-03-15T16:58:46.277
2013-03-15T18:06:02.660
Is there a way to stop the display from turning off?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From the desktop, click Power Button and choose System Settings..., </p>\n\n<p>Then open Screen (icon). </p>\n\n<p>Under Brightness, note that the default is set to \"10 minutes\". You'll probably want to change it to \"Never\" for your situation.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https:/...
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57074
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57078
2011-08-14T17:39:21.493
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<p>I can't boot into the graphical interface. If I try to startx in the text mode. It outputs the following messages:</p> <pre><code>X.Org X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2) Release Date: 2011-07-01 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Li...
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14356
2011-08-14T18:03:04.237
2011-08-14T18:03:04.237
Failed to load ATI proprietary graphics in Oneiric
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You appear to be using the 3.0 kernel - the default catalyst drivers that come with natty may not work with this kernel.</p>\n\n<p>Can I suggest switching back to the standard natty kernel.</p>\n\n<p>Alternatively, you should download and install Catalyst 11.7 or Catalyst 11.6 from t...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You have to run <code>sudo aticonfig --initial</code> once after the installation. If you haven't run this command yet it might be the cause of your problems</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T17:52:02.433", ...
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2011-08-21T17:17:13.000
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57077
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2011-08-14T17:52:20.873
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<p>When I create a launcher item for jvisualvm according to the regular procedure <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand">described here</a>, it does not behave as expected. Instead of just starting the app, it starts the app as a <em>different</em> item...
23288
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2012-10-01T13:58:16.680
How can I create a launcher item for jvisualvm?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T17:56:59.107", "id": "64752", "postId": "57077", "score": "0", "text": "have you actually installed JDK1.7 correctly? run `java --version`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { "creationDate": "2011-08-14T18:11:46.583", "id": "64761"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is a known issue with many JAVA applications, the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/bamf\" rel=\"nofollow\">BAMF framework</a> (that is responsible for matching windows to their desktop files) fails in these cases. See this bug report: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/...
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57079
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57189
2011-08-14T18:35:51.273
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<p>Ok, I've used Ubuntu with GNOME for a while, but now I'm using XUbuntu. In Ubuntu, there used to be a keyboard preference which makes the numpad more sane, it was called something like "Make Shift+NumPad work like Windows".</p> <p>The problem this options solves is, that when you press NumPad 7, it acts like the "H...
23289
23289
2011-08-14T19:38:15.243
2021-10-01T12:09:23.053
XUbuntu: Make Shift+NumPad work like Windows
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After some grepping I found the solution: You need to add the <code>numpad:microsoft</code> option to the XkbOptions. On older Ubuntus, do that in your xorg.conf. On newer ones open the file <code>/etc/default/keyboard</code> and change this line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>XKBOPTIONS=\"\"\n<...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After some grepping I found the solution: You need to add the <code>numpad:microsoft</code> option to the XkbOptions. On older Ubuntus, do that in your xorg.conf. On newer ones open the file <code>/etc/default/keyboard</code> and change this line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>XKBOPTIONS...
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57082
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2011-08-14T19:02:17.597
1
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<p>I have a Creative Zen MX MP3 Player, and whenever I rip a CD in Banshee media player and then transfer the files over to my player, the metadata seems to not be there, or not displaying (E.G. No album art, no artist, no track title; just displays filename.) I have "Write metadata to files" ticked in the preferences ...
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14356
2012-06-05T20:09:56.210
2012-06-05T20:09:56.210
Is there a CD Ripper compatible with Creative Zen MX?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the issue could be the tags that CD Rippers use - they usually create ID3v2.4 tags which some Zens can't handle.</p>\n\n<h2>Possible Solution 1</h2>\n\n<p>Asunder CD ripper will rip to either ID3v1 or ID3v2.x tag format depending upon the information on the CD.</p>\n\n<p>Inst...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the issue could be the tags that CD Rippers use - they usually create ID3v2.4 tags which some Zens can't handle.</p>\n\n<h2>Possible Solution 1</h2>\n\n<p>Asunder CD ripper will rip to either ID3v1 or ID3v2.x tag format depending upon the information on the CD.</p>\n\...
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57083
1
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2011-08-14T19:08:48.510
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<p>I just installed 11.04 after running win7 with 11.04 for a while with no problems. The internet seemed fine because I was just downloading stuff with software update and things like that, but when I went to use firefox, and them chromium, all I get is 1. a page that says the page I'm looking for is unavailable, and...
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2012-03-11T21:21:33.560
Just installed 11.04, and web browsing is slow/nonexistent. Download speeds good
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>OP solved issue Thanks! That solved it. Awesome!!! – Brendon Aug 14 '11 at 23:07</p>\n\n<p>by using this link:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/2321/what-is-the-proper-way-to-change-the-dns-ip\">What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?</a></p>\n", "...
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57085
1
57087
2011-08-14T19:22:25.567
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<p>ClipGrab released an update, which I am unable to update, I've downloaded the package but it's not deb and I'm having issues after extracting the file, not sure how to install it! has anyone successfully updated Clipgrab 3.1.0.2 using the source code? I'm so confused!</p> <p><a href="http://clipgrab.de/en#linux" re...
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21898
2011-08-15T22:36:58.637
2011-08-27T13:57:10.317
installing clipgrab update
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm assuming you downloaded the package from <a href=\"http://clipgrab.de/en#linux\" rel=\"nofollow\">this website</a>?\nMake sure you download the package clipgrab-3.1.0.2.bz2 - you can find this under the option \"Show All Available Options\"</p>\n\n<p>It should open in Archive Man...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm assuming you downloaded the package from <a href=\"http://clipgrab.de/en#linux\" rel=\"nofollow\">this website</a>?\nMake sure you download the package clipgrab-3.1.0.2.bz2 - you can find this under the option \"Show All Available Options\"</p>\n\n<p>It should open in Arc...
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57086
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57128
2011-08-14T19:33:14.510
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<p>I use vim a lot and it occurs to me that most of the time I don't even really need a GUI, since I'll only use my computer to take notes in VIM. The problem is, though, is that colors don't show up correctly on tty (i.e. when I press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd>, <kbd>F2</kbd>, etc). I found a plugin ...
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-1
2017-03-20T10:18:10.917
2013-04-07T13:46:28.440
How can I get colors in TTY working correctly?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are you asking about how to get 256 colour support in Linux console ttys? As the post you've linked to says, you'd need to modify your kernel to do that (and the modifications you'd need have not been written: it isn't just a matter of changing the config). Without modification, yo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are you asking about how to get 256 colour support in Linux console ttys? As the post you've linked to says, you'd need to modify your kernel to do that (and the modifications you'd need have not been written: it isn't just a matter of changing the config). Without modifica...
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57089
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2011-08-14T20:07:25.153
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<p>According to <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-11-10-Thunderbird-is-go-1322298.html">this</a>, The default email client for Ubuntu 11.10 will be Thunderbird instead of Evolution. I've used Evolution since Ubuntu 9.10; I've always used the default applications because I thought they were recommen...
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2014-04-04T02:59:46.053
2018-05-09T05:26:34.703
Why did Thunderbird replace Evolution in 11.10?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's a list of pro's and cons on deciding to change to Thunderbird: <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-default-email-client\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-default-email-client</a></p>\n\n<p>Evolution pro's:<...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's a list of pro's and cons on deciding to change to Thunderbird: <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-default-email-client\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-default-email-client</a></p>\n\n<p>Evolution...
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57098
1
57110
2011-08-14T20:57:31.580
3
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<p>I couple of versions of Ubuntu ago I setup a program to start automatically when the computer turns on. It is of no use to me at this point, and I want to disable it now. The problem is, I can't figure out how I did it. I've looked in:</p> <ul> <li>Startup Applications (<code>gnome-session-properties</code>)</li...
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2011-08-14T21:47:00.783
2022-09-02T08:28:30.110
Disable Auto-start Application
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just <code>grep</code> it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo grep -IRF onboard /etc 2&gt; /dev/null\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and if unsuccessful</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -lIRF onboard ~/.[^.]* 2&gt; /dev/null\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just <code>grep</code> it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo grep -IRF onboard /etc 2&gt; /dev/null\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and if unsuccessful</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -lIRF onboard ~/.[^.]* 2&gt; /dev/null\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creat...
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57099
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57100
2011-08-14T21:06:39.333
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<p>In Windows 7 the <code>Computer</code> area has drives sorted by <code>Type</code> which list the size remaining and a progress bar to represent the size currently in use.</p> <p>Is there a way to customize Ubuntu 11.04 to do the same? (No previous modifications made)</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6NB...
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2011-08-15T00:00:28.477
2011-08-15T19:00:07.533
Drive information like Windows 7?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open <strong>System monitor</strong> and click on <strong>File system</strong> tab you will see all the Drive info there like this: </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/oaW9B.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>And when you open any directory under home...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open <strong>System monitor</strong> and click on <strong>File system</strong> tab you will see all the Drive info there like this: </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/oaW9B.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>And when you open any directory un...
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57101
1
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2011-08-14T21:20:11.380
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<p>When I try to install any software from ubuntu software center it comes with error:</p> <pre><code>An unhandled error occured There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon. This is the software that allows you to install/remove software and to perform other package management related tasks. details Traceback (...
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235
2012-02-08T01:57:04.940
2017-01-26T20:46:38.040
Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to ttf-mscorefonts-installer package error
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Possibly this error was caused when you interrupted the install or removal of Wine.</p>\n\n<p>Try running the following in a terminal session:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dpkg --configure -a\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get upgrade\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Edit:</p>\n\n<p>When you s...
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57102
1
57106
2011-08-14T21:21:15.747
4
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<p>I have a directory that contains around 100 subdirectories. I want to take all the files from this directories and add them to the first directories then delete them all. Is this possible?</p>
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2011-08-15T01:25:42.913
Command for taking all files in sub directories and putting them in parent directory
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can paste a command like this at terminal: </p>\n\n<pre><code>find /source/dir/* -exec mv {} /destination/dir/ \\;\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-08-14T21:36:28...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Execute the following in the root directory: <code>find -exec mv {}/* . \\;</code></p>\n\n<p>This puts all files from all subdirectories in the directory in which you execute it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "content...
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57105
1
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2011-08-14T21:30:38.110
1
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<p>I installed this webserver log analyzer with Synaptic, and now cannot find it. It will not run from terminal. I have AbyssX1 running on my box and would like to see my visitor statistics.</p>
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2011-08-17T04:44:24.963
where is my awstats 6.9.5~dfsg-5 installed?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since you're using Synaptic there is a handy way to tell what files are installed and where.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Search for package in Synaptic</li>\n<li>Right-click on package and select \"Properties\"\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/MxKOy.png\" alt=\"synaptic menu\"></li...
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57107
1
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2011-08-14T22:07:14.777
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<p>I'm failing with mounting XP share, receiving message: </p> <blockquote> <p>...</p> <p>mount error(110): Connection timed out</p> <p>Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)</p> </blockquote> <p>When I try to list shares with <strong>smbclient</strong>, finally I receive message: </...
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23297
2011-08-14T23:01:05.360
2013-06-20T01:48:55.333
Unable to mount XP share: Error NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You might have to specify the IP address separately because most Windows servers require you to specify the NetBIOS name too, e.g. </p>\n\n<pre><code>smbclient -L XPHostName -I 192.168.34.140 -U XPDomainName\\\\XPDomainUsername --debuglevel=10\n</code></pre>\n", "commentC...
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57111
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2011-08-14T22:37:04.590
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<p>After installing additional driver of My nVidia GeForce 8600gt in Ubuntu 11.04, it is not working. The Ubuntu loading dots show full but its not starting.</p>
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2012-03-28T15:01:08.350
2012-03-28T15:01:08.350
nVidia GeForce 8600gt not working after installing additional driver
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How did you installed the driver for your graphics card? Did u use jockey-gtk or manually install the driver. If you have installed the driver manually then I will suggest to remove the driver and try jockey-gtk.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commu...
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57119
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57124
2011-08-14T23:58:52.920
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<p>So I wanted to try to build 2.6.39-4. I followed the procedure at <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild" rel="nofollow">ubuntu wiki "GitKernelBuild" page</a>.</p> <p>In short, download the tar.bz2, extract, copy my old config, make oldconfig, and then</p> <pre><code>fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd...
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2014-03-10T14:24:09.457
2014-03-10T14:24:09.457
Building a new vanilla kernel - some confusion with the produced debs
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To answer the first question <strong>Why are there only two packages?</strong> or <strong>Why aren't there two header files?</strong> -- when they're cross compiled, they're packaged up to handle every use case. By splitting the headers into a larger <em>all</em> package and a smalle...
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57126
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2011-08-15T01:31:01.670
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<p>I can't find the answer to this anywhere: Does a module installed via APT conflict with one installed via CPAN?</p> <p>Along with that question are these: Where do the installed CPAN modules live? Are they accessible globally or just to the installing user? How do you know which one? How do you know what's installe...
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2019-10-25T06:27:41.893
2019-10-25T06:27:41.893
CPAN vs. APT: Conflicts in versions?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use both but they will conflict. They're written to the same place so if you install something from apt and then install a later version from cpan, you could bodge things up.</p>\n\n<p>I don't do much Perl but in Python I certainly have the dilemma you're talking abou...
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57129
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57142
2011-08-15T02:13:28.813
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<p>I have a netbook and a server, to both of which I installed the identical Ubuntu 10.04 LTS distribution. On the server, I had the foresight to install and enable the SSH server before disconnecting the monitor and keyboard and mouse. I then ssh'ed in and enabled the VNC server as well. Now I want the full server exp...
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2011-08-16T22:04:50.487
2018-09-20T15:25:13.223
How do I start the GUI (Window Manager?) over VNC?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try editing the <code>xstartup</code> file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>vi $HOME/.vnc/xstartup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>add following lines to the file</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/sh\nunset SESSION_MANAGER\nexec sh /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc\n[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] &amp;&amp; exec /etc/vnc/xstartup\n[ ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Don't use VNC. It's a horrible solution. Go with something like X2go (http://www.x2go.org/) instead. It's easily installed, extremely much faster than VNC and it's more flexible, providing things like PulseAudio. It also has a Firefox plugin so you can run applications from t...
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57132
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57147
2011-08-15T03:20:19.707
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<p>Can anyone explain me why <code>w</code> shows me a wrong number of users currently logged in?</p> <pre><code>root@host ~ # w 20:14:54 up 17:13, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/0 xx.xx.42.51 19:29 0.00s 0.50s 0.0...
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2011-08-15T03:39:16.353
2011-08-15T08:21:38.587
w showing wrong number of users logged in
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>/var/run/utmp</code> can sometimes get corrupt and incorrectly report the number of users that are logged. </p>\n\n<p>If you do a <code>sudo tee /var/run/utmp &lt; /dev/null</code> it will get reset. It is not needed to be single-user but it is advisable: logged in users might ...
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57133
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2011-08-15T04:20:05.517
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<pre><code>uptime 07:07:32 up 13 days, 4:01, 2 users, load average: 0.47, 0.28, 0.21 </code></pre> <p>System Monitor shows that metacity uses 1.2 Gib and Nautilus 450.1 Mib.</p> <p>Everything has gotten pretty slow-ish so I suspect that this is not normal?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/cwQCs.png" wi...
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2011-08-15T04:42:19.223
What is the normal metacity and nautilus memory consumption?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Correct. That's not normal at all. As comparison, on my system, nautilus uses 25,5MiB, gnome-panel uses 8MiB, indicator-datetime-service uses 9,3MiB and compiz (I don't use metacity) uses 42,5MiB with Unity. </p>\n\n<p>Very odd, but with so little information, it's impossible...
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57140
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2011-08-15T05:26:11.883
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<p>Sometimes the wireless connection is disconnected and turned off the computer must do to correct it.</p> <p>A full update was done to try and fix this, and I searched many forums for this problem but i found nothing.</p> <p>Here is my wireless information:</p> <blockquote> <p>[0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino ...
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2012-02-24T00:21:03.763
2012-02-24T00:21:03.763
Disconnects on a Latitude e6410 with Centrino 6200 wireless
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a very good step by step wifi support section on the Ubuntu site at</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/net-wireless-troubleshooting.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/net-wireless-troubleshooting.html</a></p>\...
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57143
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2011-08-15T05:39:24.653
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<p>Is there a Korean→English dictionary installed on Ubuntu?</p> <p>If there are several ones, which one could be considered the most complete?</p> <p>Something like Gjiten for Japanese→English would be good.</p>
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2011-08-15T08:09:10.243
Korean→English dictionary app
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Are u looking for a offline or online dictionary. If you are looking for an offline dictionary then you have to install it manually. The one which comes with Ubuntu is online dictonary. I think it can be customized for your requirement. </p>\n\n<p>After extensive search I fo...
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57144
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57814
2011-08-15T05:48:33.857
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<p>How can I easily archive my gmail account emails in Evolution? I would like a solution easily as gmail archive. After lot of googling the only solution that I found is manually sending to the All Email Folder :/.</p>
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2017-04-01T13:57:37.357
2019-02-27T15:12:59.973
Where is Gmail Archive option in Evolution?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can simply click 'delete' to remove an email from the Inbox. <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/57820/349837\">By default</a> the email will still be available in the <em>All Mail</em> folder. If you really want to delete an email (something you probably don't do as often as 'arch...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe the issue you are having is related to the POP protocol. You may want to check into IMAP:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&amp;ctx=mail&amp;answer=75725\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en-G...
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2011-08-15T08:28:14.010
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<p>In Maverick the topmost tray used to be shown only on the primary monitor, and I liked that better.</p>
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2012-03-24T03:13:51.083
Can I hide the menubar/tray on the secondary monitor in Natty?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems as though you currently can't. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/883478\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/883478</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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57153
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57180
2011-08-15T09:03:43.833
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<p>Is there a way I can have all the programmes I use everyday auto start in the correct workspaces?</p>
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2011-08-15T09:35:39.977
2011-08-16T13:46:14.860
How can I get the programmes I use everyday to auto start at boot in the specified Workspaces?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>1)</strong> Install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Compiz Settings Manager</a>. </p>\n\n<p><strong>2)</strong> Open it (<kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>ccsm</code>) </p>\n\n<p><strong>3)</strong> ...
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2011-08-15T09:08:27.093
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<p>I have 11.04 installed.</p> <p>It is joined to a domain. I am able to ping some of my computers by their name, but some I can't. Those I can't are our NAS machines (Readynas Netgear). I can ping them only by IP from my Ubuntu machine. But I can ping them regularly by host name, from any other windows machine.</p> ...
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2011-08-16T12:14:21.320
can not ping by host name for some computers
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-15T09:11:57.933", "id": "64871", "postId": "57154", "score": "0", "text": "Ok, solved it, just added: WINS to the /etc/nsswitch file", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "21037" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just add <code>WINS</code> to the <code>hosts:</code> line in the <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code> file:</p>\n\n<pre><code># /etc/nsswitch.conf\n#\n# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.\n# If you have the `glibc-doc-reference' and `info' packages installed,...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just add <code>WINS</code> to the <code>hosts:</code> line in the <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code> file:</p>\n\n<pre><code># /etc/nsswitch.conf\n#\n# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.\n# If you have the `glibc-doc-reference' and `info' packages in...
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57155
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57160
2011-08-15T09:20:17.303
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<p>I'm having trouble configuring and starting ISC DHCP server on my machine. I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 desktop edition. I installed ISC DHCP by running</p> <pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install dhcp3-server </code></pre> <p>My machine has two NICs: </p> <p><em>eth0</em>, which is connected to a router for Internet acces...
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2019-05-11T12:00:36.277
2019-05-11T12:00:36.277
dhcpd fails to start on eth1
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In short: you need to set up an address on interface <code>eth1</code> before the DHCP can serve requests from it.</p>\n\n<p>Longer story: the DHCP server will read the configuration file, then match the <code>subnet</code> declarations with IP addresses currently assigned to interfa...
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57156
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57157
2011-08-15T09:38:08.613
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<p>How to upgrade LibreOffice from 3.3.2 to 3.4.2 Final (2011-08-01) on 10.10</p> <p>I added the PPA</p> <pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa </code></pre> <p>and tried to use <code>update manager</code> in <code>system -&gt; administration</code> to upgrade it and could not find any package to ...
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2012-01-29T15:49:14.093
2012-01-29T15:49:14.093
How to upgrade LibreOffice to 3.4.2
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The libreoffice team have not updated their PPA with any newer version of libreoffice beyond 3.3.2 for maverick and natty. I note (at the time of writing this) they have attempted to produce a build of 3.4.1 for Oneiric.</p>\n\n<p>Reading the <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.n...
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57159
1
58734
2011-08-15T10:07:40.880
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<p>I have booted my ubuntu 11.04 on my other PC ( I have put my disk into it and booted it) and now don't know why, when I put it back to my lappy I get this error <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/zjmFM.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>I cannot login to the GUI. I know I can repair it from the virtua...
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2015-02-01T11:58:38.133
The configuration defaults for GNOME Power Manager have not been installed correctly. Cannot login
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So finally I have solved the issue with launching these commands in virtual terminal :</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-get purge gnome-power-manager\napt-get install gnome-power-manager\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This problem usually happens if the disk has errors (at least in my experience), and the solution is to check the disk from a Live CD or Live USB. To do that:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Run the Live CD in the system with the drive giving problems.</li>\n<li>Open a terminal.</li>\n<li>R...
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57162
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57217
2011-08-15T10:40:42.123
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<p>I've been using Synapse for a while now. The <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16293/synapse-doesnt-remember-anything">earlier bug</a> regrading the lacking ability to remember recurrent launches was fixed.</p> <p>I've been launching the same documents I am working on at the moment for the past months and th...
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2017-04-13T12:23:45.630
2011-08-15T18:26:23.447
Did Synapse forget everything and so why?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I see <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~mhr3\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michal Hruby</a> provided a solution to this problem here <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/synapse-project/+bug/705944\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug 705944 at Launchpad</a></p>\n\n<p>First stop zeitgeist</p>\n\n<p><code>zeit...
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57163
1
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2011-08-15T10:54:51.353
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<p>Firefox 5.0 has the option to "switch to tab" if the requested URL or search terms point to an already open URL (great thing by the way).</p> <p>Now, to open a URL from command line to Firefox a mere <code>firefox <a href="http://myurl.com" rel="noreferrer">http://myurl.com</a></code> would do, but even if that URL...
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2022-07-20T05:12:29.140
How to open an URL from command line to Firefox and "switch to tab"?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is not possible at the moment.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2019-05-01T19:00:50.807", "id": "1889192", "postId": "60104", "score": "0", "text": "its possible ...", "userDisplayName": null, "userId"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well at least one possible method is to modify your about:config files. See <a href=\"http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/03/force-firefox-to-open-links-in-same-tab\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/03/force-firefox-to-open-links-in-same-tab</a>/ for details as to ho...
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57330
2011-08-15T10:58:00.277
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<p>This problem seems centered around me, it has happened twice!</p> <h2>Description of the Problem</h2> <p>My Linux partition (ext4) got corrupted. I believe a bad superblock ... </p> <p>So when I boot my computer I get no grub just a flashing monitor.</p> <p>I fixed it using Windows 7 DVD.</p> <h2>Last Time this...
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2011-08-16T21:48:15.477
2011-08-16T21:48:15.477
Corrupted partition when it was updated to 11.04 including grub?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>not really sure what you mean by a \"corrupted\" partition, but as it seems to me, you simply lost your bootloader (grub)</p>\n\n<p>to get it reinstalled please follow the answer in this post:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/13212/how-do-i-restore-grub-after-i-ran...
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2012-02-26T02:01:15.557
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57168
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2011-08-15T11:32:26.097
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<p>I have worked in a file for 4 months. All of a sudden when i open that file this morning its not getting opened. And i have noticed the size got decreased to 128KB to 1KB. Not only my system, recently we are facing this problem in many systems. Data is getting corrupted and we cant able to open the file. What may be...
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2016-01-02T12:36:29.460
How to restore openoffice file?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check your open office backup folder</p>\n\n<pre><code>/home/&lt;user name&gt;/.openoffice.org/3/user\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Sources:<br>\n<a href=\"http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&amp;t=16040\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/for...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check your open office backup folder</p>\n\n<pre><code>/home/&lt;user name&gt;/.openoffice.org/3/user\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Sources:<br>\n<a href=\"http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&amp;t=16040\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://user.services.openoffice.or...
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2011-08-15T11:42:18.070
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<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/pj9Xh.jpg" alt="kubuntu search and launch"></p> <p>How do I change the default icons (boxed, see arrow) or How do I remove them? I have tried unlocking and customizing the page, but haven't had much success. </p> <p>OS: Ubuntu 11.04 with kubuntu-desktop installed (using Plasma-N...
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2011-08-15T13:46:42.837
2011-08-27T15:04:06.253
How does one customize Kubuntu Search and Launch (with the Plasma-Netbook interface)?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-15T11:48:45.460", "id": "64901", "postId": "57169", "score": "0", "text": "excellent wallpaper & theme - what are they?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { "creationDate": "2011-08-15T11:55:09.217", "id": "64903", "postId": "57169"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Actually you can just delete (by clicking the minus sign that's displayed when you hover over an icon there) or drag icons from the launch area below as shown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VCX6S-ndKA\nOr you can simply click on the star to have an icon added to your favorites above....
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>the whole point of these files ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc and plasma-desktoprc\nafter working with these files, now it looks much better</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0...
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2011-08-15T12:13:53.017
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<p>I am using natty unity. I am facing 1 intermittent problem. Sometimes, my application windows does not open completely. For example, please refer following image. <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PCwgB.png" alt="enter image description here" /></p> <p>You may observe that my google chrome has opened two tabs wher...
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2011-08-15T23:53:33.760
Windows sometimes does not open fully
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>compiz --replace</code>. That usually fixes those small glitches. But to truly fix the problem, you should file a bug on <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launchpad</a>. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "c...
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57174
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2011-08-15T12:34:42.117
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<p>I am using ubuntu on my notebook with 4Gb RAM and 300Gb HDD and my layout is:</p> <pre><code>/ - 15Gb ext4 (4.5Gb used) /home - 280Gb ext4 (200Gb used) /swap - 2Gb </code></pre> <p>I have recently built a PC with 8Gb RAM and a 1Tb HDD. Now I am curious as to how I should partition my HDD, so that I dual-boot (Win...
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2012-02-17T14:08:43.507
2013-08-18T16:44:39.760
How should I partition my HDD?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><code>xfs</code> doesn't need a separate <code>/boot</code> partition, grub2 can boot off of\n<code>xfs</code></li>\n<li>You won't find a single answer. Google it - everyone will say\ndifferent. Any particular reason to use it?</li>\n<li><p>For dual booting it's best (...
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57176
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57185
2011-08-15T13:14:43.807
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<p>From: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/56691/wine-games-resolution-sound-problems">Wine games resolution/sound problems</a></p> <p>For some reason, in all the games I've tried (Battle Realms, Worms Armageddon, and StarCraft I), the resolution for the game is really small. I have virtual desktop enabled in t...
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2013-05-26T17:32:29.870
Wine games resolution not working properly
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What you describe is normal. In Windows and WINE, if a game requests a resolution it gets it. Change the game's resolution to something higher.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-15T19:44:54.500", "id": "64981", "postId": "...
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2011-08-15T14:16:31.693
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<p>I switched in my BIOS (on an old Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H, rev. 1.1, Bios F1) the SATA settings from "Native IDE" to "AHCI" and was surprised that GRUB2 was not able to boot my kernel anymore. It stated:</p> <pre><code>Cannot read the Linux header </code></pre> <p>I was running the latest Natty kernel 2.6.38-11 / 32...
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2011-08-15T15:10:25.950
2011-09-15T21:16:02.687
Kernel 2.6.38-10 and 2.6.38-11 unable to boot in AHCI mode
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First add the output of <code>sudo fdisk -lu</code> to your question. Then try to boot in AHCI mode and when you get to the grub menu, press <code>c</code> to go to the command line. Enter <code>ls -l</code> for a detailed listing of your drives as grub sees them, and add t...
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2011-08-15T14:45:35.817
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<p>I have installed the <a href="http://live.gnome.org/Gedit/Plugins/BetterPythonConsole" rel="nofollow">Better Python Console</a>-Plugin for gedit and I am happy with it when I view python code. But I would like to be able to execute some different languages source codes when I have opened it in gedit.</p> <p>For exa...
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2011-08-16T08:12:22.760
2011-08-16T08:12:22.760
How can I configure gedit to execute different languages with F5?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This can be done with the <em>external tools</em> in gedit. They're found under Tools.</p>\n\n<p>Create a new external tool and paste the following code into it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/sh\n\nGEDIT_CURRENT_DOCUMENT_NAME_ROOT=`echo $GEDIT_CURRENT_DOCUMENT_NAME | sed 's/\\(.*\\)\\.tex...
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2011-08-15T15:12:06.057
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<p>When connected to Ubuntu one via an internet browser, how do I move files between my different folders in Ubuntu One?</p>
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2012-02-29T16:53:52.250
2014-01-01T07:17:05.330
over web access how do I move files between folders
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There's no way to move the files between folders in Ubuntu One web interface, you can just Publish, Download or Delete them.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/znd3U.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commu...
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2011-08-15T15:21:39.097
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<p>How I've installed On Ubuntu 11.10 I've added the Google to my Software Sources, then used the following commands(not 100% accurate) sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install google-chrome-unstable</p> <p>I also get the same thing on Chromium which is installed via the Ubuntu Software Centre and also on Fedora 15 wh...
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2011-08-15T15:46:53.100
2011-08-15T15:46:53.100
Is it normal for Google Chome development channel to not have the 'Paste and Go' option in the address bar?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have a \"Paste &amp; Go\" option available at the bottom of the menu that seems to offer the same functionality. It says \"Paste &amp; Search\" when the item in the clipboard is not a valid URL.</p>\n\n<p>However, I have the google-chrome-stable version installed.</p>\n\n<p...
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2011-08-15T15:24:13.007
1
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<p>Compiz bails when I try to run it:</p> <pre><code>Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual Compiz (bailer) - Info: Ensuring a shell for your session </code></pre> <p>I have no idea why. It was working without a hitch, and one day, I realized compiz ...
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2012-06-05T20:43:23.430
2012-06-05T20:43:23.430
no hardware acceleration/graphics driver for Dell Inspiron 1525
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The graphics card you have in you question is an Intel - so it is a little strange why you would have something like nvidia-xconfig installed.</p>\n\n<p>My suggestion would be to remove any traces of a previous nvidia install:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get purge nvidia*\n</code></pr...
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2011-08-15T15:51:06.940
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<p>I have an Acer Aspire 5930</p> <p>There are two buttons, which I can't use now: <kbd>$</kbd> and <kbd>€</kbd></p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dc5ME.png" alt="enter image description here" /><br /> When I press those buttons <em>nothing</em> happens.<br /> How can I use it?</p> <p>On Windows I can use the ...
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2022-01-11T14:53:55.287
2022-01-11T14:53:55.287
How can I use $ and euro buttons
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>This works with my Acer Aspire 8930g laptop:</p>\n \n <p>Firstly, put in /etc/init.d/local, or whatever startup script your\n distro uses to run startup commands as root: Code:</p>\n\n<pre><code> # dmesg | grep atkbd\n setkeycodes e033 219 # euro sign\n set...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have a <kbd>4</kbd> key that has both $ and € as meta keys.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>4</kbd> returns $</li>\n<li><kbd>Alt Gr</kbd> + <kbd>4</kbd> returns €</li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-08-15...
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57221
2011-08-15T16:10:07.567
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<p>How can i make grub2 to see my ubuntu from hd and fedora 15 from usb flash, using burg and natty , cannot find a solution in any forum. Would appreciate any hints, Harry</p>
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2011-11-12T21:04:13.647
2011-11-12T21:04:13.647
Using burg to dualboot ubuntu 11.04 and fedora 15 from usb?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>hmmm.... burg or grub2? if you use burg then replace all the update-grub with update-burg.</p>\n\n<p>keep your fedora 15 usb flash plugged in and mounted when you do a sudo update-grub from your hd ubuntu. then don't update-grub when your flash drive isn't plugged in.</p>\n\n<p>ano...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>hmmm.... burg or grub2? if you use burg then replace all the update-grub with update-burg.</p>\n\n<p>keep your fedora 15 usb flash plugged in and mounted when you do a sudo update-grub from your hd ubuntu. then don't update-grub when your flash drive isn't plugged in.</p>\n...
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2011-08-15T16:20:51.857
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<p>I've looked at the man page and documentation on fusecompress and I got a little confused. It looks like it mounts the compressed filesystem as I want, but not on the drive I want it. It seems to me that it just creates a temp mounting folder for compression.</p> <p>What I would like it to do is take over one who...
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2011-08-15T18:41:38.230
Using fusecompress on a data drive
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you have to mount an initially empty directory to an empty mount point, then everything you copy to the mount point will be compresses on the original empty dir, but still appear and can be used as if were not on the mount point.</p>\n\n<p>When you unmount with <code>fusermou...
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57201
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2011-08-15T16:35:07.373
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<p>My computer for some reason is no longer booting into the GUI. It sends me straight to the command line. How do I get it to launch the GUI and how do I get it to launch the GUI by default on startup? I'm using Lucid Lynx.</p>
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2012-09-04T00:45:15.140
2012-09-09T03:12:00.387
How do I get the GUI to come back?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This may not serve as an answer (but I can't comment yet):\n when u login on terminal type <code>startx</code> and see if that starts GUI for you or as Roland said try <code>sudo start gdm</code> \n Once your GUI starts you can provide more details easily as Oli is expecting ...
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2011-08-15T17:15:43.590
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<p>I'm using Hughesnet for internet and I have a daily 200 mb limit on downloads. How can I exit Ubuntu One and be sure that I'm no longer syncing or downloading anything. I have unlimited downloads between 1 am and 6 am cst, I only want to sync or download during these hours. </p> <p>I have Ubuntu 11.04 on Virtualbox...
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2011-08-16T21:51:40.977
2011-08-16T21:51:40.977
How do you completely shut down Ubuntu One?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>run <code>gnome-session-properties</code> and uncheck the \"Ubuntu One\" service.</p>\n\n<p>You can also set transfer limits in <code>ubuntuone-preferences</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC B...
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2011-08-15T17:23:07.537
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<p>I would like to rebind C-n and C-p in all my applications to send Up and Down. My brain is just stuck with this shortcuts, and I am tired of always seeing new windows and printing dialogs popping up.</p> <p>I was thinking about xmodmap, but it looks like it can redefine only one keysim not a combination.</p> <p>Al...
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2011-08-17T08:22:21.353
Rebind Control-n Control-p
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ok, I got it, <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/autokey/\" rel=\"nofollow\">autokey</a> is the way to go.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cdekter/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install autokey-gtk\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Run the GUI and add new phrase with...
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57332
2011-08-15T17:40:12.587
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<p>I want to upgrade my HP DV6000's wireless card with a BCM4321, but I already have problems getting my BCM4311 to work. Is the BCM4321 card supported? How would I set it up?</p>
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2015-12-14T00:06:58.523
2015-12-14T00:06:58.523
How well does a BCM4321 bluetooth work?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're planning to upgrade a card yourself, I'd personally opt for an Intel wireless chipset. Intel has an unrivalled record for providing drivers for their WiFi cards. You can all but guarantee it'll work on Linux.</p>\n\n<p>I didn't know the BCM4321 had onboard BT. I've no idea...
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2011-08-15T18:15:27.723
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<p>I just downloaded some materials, but the extensions are not recognized by Ubuntu. </p> <p>I have a bunch of files names <code>name.iso.001</code>, <code>name.iso.002</code> and so on.</p> <p>How I can extract or mount it?</p>
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2013-11-21T18:17:51.633
2018-04-28T05:06:13.903
How I can extract files, name.iso.001 name.iso.002 and so on
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>cat name.iso.001 name.iso.002 so on &gt; newName.iso\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>does the job almost all the time.\nOtherwise there is utility called lxsplit</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install lxsplit\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I never used lxsplit but I think the way you use it to jo...
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2011-08-15T18:25:03.003
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<p>In order to get webgl working on ubuntu I had to change some setting which somehow forced hardware acceleration to be turned on for a window. Unfortunately now all opengl viewports are always on top like an overlay and causes other annoying "overlay" glitches.</p> <p>In any case I'm afraid I really can't remember w...
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2011-09-29T20:10:19.507
OpenGL windows always on top
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is a known issue with FGLRX and Ubuntu. I thought it only happened with Unity-2D but according to what you're saying it also happens with classic desktop. All OpenGL windows suffer from this problem. Take a look in here: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d...
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2011-08-15T18:33:00.363
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<p>I cannot seem to get my VM to run at startup.</p> <p>I tried the "startup applications" and update-rc.d with no luck.</p> <pre><code>sudo update-rc.d startvms defaults 99 10 </code></pre> <p>This created all the appropriate symbolic links for the different run levels but the VM still does not start.</p> <p>Here'...
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2017-07-28T17:37:57.877
Start VBoxHeadless VM at startup
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.spodesabode.com/discussion/310/virtualbox-vm-on-boot-with-ubuntu/\">THIS</a> <strong>is</strong> what finally worked!</p>\n\n<h1>1) Create the startup script file</h1>\n\n<p>in /etc/init.d - <code>sudo nano /etc/init.d/StartVM</code>.</p>\n\n<p>Copy Paste the fol...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since you mention that <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/vboxheadless\" rel=\"nofollow\">VBoxHeadless</a> works fine if you type it from the command line of a terminal but does not start any VM when launched from a init script, my guess is that it is looking for some envir...
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2011-08-15T19:28:58.657
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<p>I'm using a Thinkpad W510 and constantly change locations. I'm using disper and auto-disper to change screen profiles (undocked; laptop screen + external screen; two external screens). </p> <p>I wanted to run <code>auto-disper --change</code> after waking up, so I put the following script in <code>/etc/pm/sleep.d</...
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2012-08-08T16:33:42.763
Run auto-disper automatically on device wake/thaw
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I searched for this auto-disper thing on google and found something by that name at <a href=\"https://github.com/wertarbyte/auto-disper\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://github.com/wertarbyte/auto-disper</a> and looked at the source. It appears to be running X11 based commands, but ...
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2011-08-15T19:29:24.667
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. Today I suddenly started to get "low disk space" warnings. When I checked, I saw that free space on my Ubuntu partition is decreased like 2 or 3 gigabytes. I didn't install anything recently and I don't keep my files in my Ubuntu partition.</p> <p>What could be the reason for this?</p>
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A sudden drop in free disk space
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-15T21:37:43.953", "id": "65002", "postId": "57224", "score": "0", "text": "Did you do anything out of the ordinary before this started to happen?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19490" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found this to be a problem for me caused by log files building up.</p>\n\n<p><code>logrotate</code> is run as part of <code>cron.daily</code> which by default runs at 6:25 which is quite possible that your machine is never on at this time.</p>\n\n<p>So I would start by checking <co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It could be a number of things (internet caches, caches for other files, a runaway process storing data, etc.).</p>\n\n<p>You can install <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Baobab\" rel=\"nofollow\">Baobab</a> (if it's not already installed) and use it to find out wh...
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2011-08-15T19:49:30.497
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<p>Quite often I find myself on <strong>edge.launchpad.net</strong> instead of the 'usual' launchpad. It looks exactly the same as traditional launchpad, so I wonder if there is any difference. This happens usually when I go to launchpad by clicking a link on a third party website. Somehow people prefer to link to the...
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2011-08-15T20:28:01.453
What is edge.launchpad.net and how does it work?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is absolutely no difference between edge.launchpad.net and launchpad.net. It used to be used for easy testing of new Launchpad code, but <a href=\"http://blog.launchpad.net/general/edge-is-deprecated\" rel=\"nofollow\">is now deprecated</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Back in the olden days (we...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It was something like testing environment -- <a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/75\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/75</a> and members of launchpad-beta-testers had this by default, but it's now deprecated -- <a href=\"http:/...
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2011-08-15T20:00:18.487
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<p>Im trying to swap caps with control in last ubuntu xfce4 windows manager. I googled alot of variants, and fastest was <code>/usr/bin/setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps"</code> but it auto swapped back after a minute or so. </p> <p>And iI don't know which program swapped it back. Any advice ? </p>
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2011-08-16T21:53:44.407
2011-08-22T17:42:52.760
Caps lock key swaps back to default after minute or so after I set it with setxkbmap
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-08-22T08:57:59.290", "id": "66224", "postId": "57228", "score": "0", "text": "How many keyboard layouts have you defined - what are they?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { "creationDate": "2011-08-22T15:47:33.803", "id": "66286", "p...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like you are experiencing this <a href=\"https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6321\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug on bugzilla</a> - and reported also on <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-xkb-plugin/+bug/548631\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launchpad</a>.</p>\n\n<p>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like you are experiencing this <a href=\"https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6321\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug on bugzilla</a> - and reported also on <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-xkb-plugin/+bug/548631\" rel=\"nofollow\">Launchpad</a>.</p...
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<p>Brightness adjustment keys &lt;<kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>⇑</kbd>/<kbd>⇓</kbd>&gt; have no effect (although they are recognized by the environment), and I can't change the brightness using GUI tools as well. This seems like a problem in Linux itself, not the desktop environment.</p> <p>I can change the brightness in Wind...
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2011-08-19T17:52:12.893
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Unable to change brightness in a Lenovo laptop
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-13T17:59:39.590", "id": "75465", "postId": "57236", "score": "1", "text": "This has been fixed in Ubuntu 11.10!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3268" }, { "creationDate": "2012-05-21T21:17:25.977", "id": "167765", "postId": "57236", "s...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have a lenovo ideapad z400.</p>\n\n<p>I tried all the TIPS listed above, no success. </p>\n\n<p>So I found a different one that worked very well :</p>\n\n<p>Put the following line in /etc/default/grub </p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi=Linux resu...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If the GUI tools fail, try to use the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/38162/6969\">terminal</a> for it.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/38162/6969\">Open a terminal</a></p></li>\n<li><p>Run: <code>ls /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness</code>. Example ou...
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