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<p>I am going to change my machine: from a laptop with Ubuntu to another laptop where I am going to install Ubuntu...</p> <p>I am quite happy with the current system, what I am afraid of is having to rebuild everything from 0.</p> <p>So what do people often do to clone an Ubuntu system? That may include the data, pac...
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2014-08-03T16:29:50.343
2023-04-03T16:47:34.810
How to copy an Ubuntu install from one laptop to another
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are a few ways to copy your config and set up. It depends on how big the changes you have made. And if you are upgrading to a new version. Some of the methods are useful when upgrading between versions but be careful as they can stop some software form working correctly. </p>\n...
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2011-09-21T01:10:43.770
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<p>I have a Linux server running on a Linode.com VPS, where I'm trying to utilize <code>aide</code> to detect any issues. However, the nightly <code>aide</code> run uses up all of my available memory and swap (512MB RAM / 384MB SWAP).</p> <p>I've tried adding a script to <code>/etc/cron.daily</code> that would stop/s...
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2012-05-16T08:43:24.600
2012-05-16T08:43:24.600
Why does Aide use all my memory and swap when running?
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2011-09-20T23:40:47.833
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34145/can-i-define-keyboard-shortcuts-using-the-super-key">Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>How can I reassign the keyboard shortcuts for the Unity "launcher" (in Ubunt...
25342
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2017-04-13T12:23:29.370
2011-10-12T00:01:45.687
Reassign keyboard shortcuts for Unity "launcher"?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe these shortcuts are hardcoded into Unity in Ubuntu 11.10, so without editing the source code and recompiling, this won't be possible.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "crea...
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2011-10-12T11:05:07.830
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2011-09-21T02:15:12.220
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<p>I seldom have to print anything on paper anymore, so my knowledge about printers is really limited. Last weekend, I demoed Oneiric to my father, who still prints stuff, and even though his printer is attached using USB, I had to select the printer from a list. Why is that? I mean, if I attach a memory stick, I don't...
19779
null
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2011-09-21T03:45:13.450
Why is it necessary to add locally attached printers?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/printing/C/printing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu docs</a>, things are supposed to happen exactly as you expect: </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Plug your printer into your computer and power it on. Most printers\n will automatically ...
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62362
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2011-09-21T05:19:24.230
1
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<p>I am trying to install puppet server and client in two Ubuntu 10.04. one Ubuntu server which has puppet master and Ubuntu client which has puppet client.</p> <pre><code>**I referred the below link for installation** </code></pre> <p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/serverguide/C/puppet.html" rel="nofollow">...
23495
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2011-09-21T16:41:43.630
2011-09-22T23:58:22.763
Puppet server cannot find certificate request when importing certificate
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Deepak, you need to replace 'meercat02.example.com' with your actual host name.</p>\n\n<p>You can get a list of the certificates waiting to be signed with</p>\n\n<pre><code>puppet cert --list\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>On the puppet master. You should see your puppet client listed there an...
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2011-09-21T06:18:26.257
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<p>I am trying to use <code>/etc/network/if-up.d/</code> and <code>/etc/network/if-down.d</code> to send an SMS from my computer to my phone via Gmail whenever my computer enters or exits a wireless network. The main script is written in Perl, and the scripts in said folders are essentially wrappers around it. Here is ...
10731
null
null
2011-11-02T14:44:08.697
NetworkManager - if-down.d script does not execute
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try to move your \"disconnect\" script to <strong>/etc/network/if-post-down.d</strong>, that's the directory that should actually get run when NetworkManager disconnects, rather than <em>if-down.d</em> (which would mean triggering something as the device goes down, not when i...
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62378
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2011-09-21T09:05:52.303
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<p>I want make dual boot with feodra 15 and ubuntu 11.04 for testing features,please guide me the same. i had done dual boot with windows and linux but not linux linux.</p>
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2012-11-21T22:04:10.280
2019-07-01T07:19:09.060
Dual boot ubuntu 11.04 and fedora 15
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You may check this article: <a href=\"http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/06/20/dual-boot-fedora-15-and-ubuntu-11-04-with-either-side-on-an-lvm-partitioning-scheme/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Dual-boot Fedora 15 and Ubuntu 11.04 with either side on an LVM partitioning scheme</a> It ver...
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62381
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2011-09-21T09:53:41.563
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<p>Fresh Beta install on Aspire 5741 (NEW70) - network ok</p> <p>After installation, run update (485 updates) - install completes ok</p> <p>After update and reboot, Network Manager fails to open. Unable to connect to LAN.</p> <p>Though my hardware, both WLAN and LAN, are still recognised, however network icon disapp...
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2014-04-02T21:21:21.143
2014-04-02T21:21:21.143
Network Manager stops working after an update to ca-certificates
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The same happened to me this morning.\nYou can activate yout network like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service network-manager stop\nsudo dhclient eth0\nsudo dpkg --configure -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After that you can start a partial upgrade:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get dist-upgra...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The same happened to me this morning.\nYou can activate yout network like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service network-manager stop\nsudo dhclient eth0\nsudo dpkg --configure -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After that you can start a partial upgrade:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get di...
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62397
2011-09-21T10:39:27.170
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<p>I have a sony vaio desktop (PCV RZ221) which runs windows xp. I installed ubuntu on a separate partition. The install runs fine but the graphics runs on fallback drivers even though it has a nvidia geforce ti 4660 graphics card installed. I have tried installing the nvidia drivers (nvidia-96) which were recommended ...
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2012-03-13T15:53:01.310
nvidia-96 drivers causing garbled text, display on Geforce4 Ti 4660
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2011-09-21T10:40:05.640
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<p>I want to take a screenshot every five minutes with 'scrot'. To do this over a SSH connection, I can either run</p> <pre><code>ssh -X user@server while true; do scrot -z; sleep 300; done </code></pre> <p>OR (after manually check of folder name in /var/run/gdm/auth-for-XXX-YYY/database)</p> <pre><code>ssh user@ser...
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2017-04-13T12:24:57.930
2012-05-04T00:44:47.803
How to run a cron job that relies on .Xauthority?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Assuming your user is logged in with an X session, and is the first session, it will get the display number 0, otherwise try to find out the display number the user is running. Try to put this in the user's crontab</p>\n\n<pre><code>*/5 * * * * DISPLAY=:0 /usr/bin/scrot\n</co...
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62394
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2011-09-21T11:49:16.660
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<p>I have installed bugzilla 4.0. It's working, however, I am not able to use the feature to send with SMTP with uthentication.</p> <p>According to the <a href="http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.0/release-notes.html#v40_feat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">release notes</a>, if you install: Authen::SASL the SMTP::TLS shou...
21037
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2017-04-13T12:14:53.003
2019-08-10T22:53:59.277
How to enable SMTP with Authentication in Bugzilla 4
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As an alternative to setting up SMTP on your own server, you can even use Gmail as the preferred SMTP server.</p>\n\n<p>I had an installation of Bugzilla 4.0.2 on a Ubuntu9.10 server running Apache2.2/Perl5.10 and I followed the steps mentioned <a href=\"http://rndm-snippets.blogspot...
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62398
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2011-09-21T13:21:47.513
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<p>I have a bash-script for installing Firefox which is downloaded and executed from every client workstation in the network. The script is on the server and all workstations are running Ubuntu. Now I want all workstations to have some default predefined bookmarks like company website etc. There is a way to do that by ...
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2011-09-21T13:59:18.980
How do I deploy Firefox Bookmarks for all Users in Network?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You will find your bookmarks in a private folder inside of <code>.mozilla/firefox/</code> called places.sqlite - that holds the bookmarks. Copying this will also effectively copy your bookmarks. E.g., this is the location of my <em>places.sqlite</em> file - <code>/home/nits/...
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2011-09-21T13:33:30.723
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<p>I'm Using Gnome2.</p> <p>I have on My first workspace two terminals open (gnome-terminal).</p> <p>I want a screenshot of the whole terminal1 window.</p> <p>I don't want set up the bounding box of the screenshot with my mouse, or pointing with it that window.</p> <p>How I can do that from the console on terminal2...
25365
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2011-09-21T16:30:16.963
2011-09-21T18:39:58.997
Take screenshot of terminal
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The shortcut key to capture a window is <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>PrtScr</kbd>. The shortcut key to capture the whole desktop is <kbd>PrtScr</kbd>. You could also try a tool for taking screenshots like <code>Shutter</code> </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
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62405
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2011-09-21T13:53:27.227
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<p>I don't understand the hype for transparency. From a usability standpoint I see no argument whatsoever that transparency should enhance your productivity or improve your workflow. Any element on top of another one is inevitabily more ditracting and takes longer to grasp than a single clean and well designed element....
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2014-07-30T19:46:27.483
How to remove transparency in KDE without disabling all desktop effects?
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2011-09-21T14:07:22.633
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<p>At the printer company instructions installed new driver. Now the preset gives no option for single page with staple. It requires several clicks to the "finishing" to set for stapling. </p> <p>Anybody else having this problem and is there a fix? Only preset options is "basic (with no staple), 2 sided, 2 sided w...
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2011-12-31T21:25:44.950
2011-12-31T21:25:44.950
Presets missing on a Aficio mp c6501
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2011-09-21T14:22:54.823
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu as wubi (next to windows 7). When I expect the computer to shut down, it doesn't, it freezes instead.</p> <p>I've found this elsewhere: </p> <pre><code>sudo modprobe -rf rt2860sta; sudo modprobe rt2860sta; echo blacklist rt2800pci | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf </code></pre> ...
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2012-07-08T17:47:42.467
2012-07-08T17:47:42.467
Ubuntu will not shutdown
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2011-09-21T14:50:16.640
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<p>I have a 7gb .iso file, and I want to move it to a secondary HDD I have connected on my computer, first I tried to move the entire file and it failed saying the file was too large. I noticed always 4GB was copied, so I used split to generate 3GB chunks.</p> <p>Now I have the 3 chunks in the secondary disk, and I am...
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332494
2015-10-06T10:46:17.033
2015-10-06T10:46:17.033
"cat: write error: File too large" when trying to join 7GB backup
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2011-09-21T15:14:35.420
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<p>I like thunar but I would like to change its maximum and unsettable preview size.</p> <p>By default use a dimension of about 64x64 and I would prefer to use a size of 128x128. I think it's possible to do it in some way, but I don't know how. </p>
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2011-09-21T16:26:55.773
2012-08-08T03:56:47.527
It's possible to change preview size in thunar?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When you open thunar, go to the view menu and click zoom in until you get the right icon size. You can also use <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>+</kbd> to zoom in.</p>\n\n<p>I think there may be a way to set the default value in Xfconf, but I have not been able to confirm this.</p>\n", ...
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62415
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2011-09-21T15:19:26.617
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<p>I have troubles getting my Ubuntu One contacts into Evolution. I have set up everything one the u1 dashboard, but when selecting this address book in evolution I get a message telling me that it could not display this address book because of an invalid url or due the inviability of the server. Next to details, it me...
24931
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2011-09-21T21:21:29.467
2011-09-22T15:29:05.150
Why does Ubuntu One address book not work in Evolution?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The UbuntuOne contacts in evolution use a couchdb file (desktopcouch) which is normally hidden from you. If this file is missing then the url will be invalid.</p>\n\n<p>It could also be a bug since it <em>should</em> be clever enough to create an empty couchdb if it's missing. I wond...
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62416
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2011-09-21T15:27:36.283
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<p>So, everything was working absolutely fine since Alpha 2 for me. Now yesterday only, I closed the lid of my laptop and I believe it did a so-called "bad shutdown". When I started it again this morning, the network icon wasn't in the top panel anymore and I can't connect to the internet (obviously). Google Chrome see...
25085
41
2011-09-21T16:52:31.340
2011-09-21T16:52:31.340
Network icon disappeared, no more internet
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2011-09-21T16:51:14.273
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2011-09-21T15:50:26.160
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<p>I use ubuntu 10.10 and installed the Eclipse indigo from the official eclipse website. It's a java editor (not CDT) and characters on the content assist popup are not readable. </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dssnk.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Is there any solution?</p>
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2011-09-21T17:53:25.850
2013-06-11T22:58:19.467
Eclipse content-assist popup is unreadable on Ambiance/Radiance theme
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This might be a dumb answer but... is it possible that the font color is set to white so you can't actually see anything? I guess you can change the font color somewhere in in Preferences.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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62423
1
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2011-09-21T16:11:47.820
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<p>LibreOffice Crashes too often, </p> <p>Here is the version that I'm using:</p> <blockquote> <p>LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2</p> </blockquote> <h2>Edit:</h2> <p>How it got crashed. I"m currently running Chrome Browser with minimum 7+ tabs ...
23706
63111
2012-07-09T13:58:15.707
2012-07-09T13:58:15.707
LibreOffice crashes too often?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What version of Ubuntu are you using ? I don't think LibreOffice crashes too often, but if you are using some pre-release version well that may be the problem. An alternative would be OpenOffice</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate"...
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2012-01-30T07:29:23.347
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62424
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2011-09-21T16:13:52.900
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<p>My external HDD is not detected in Windows Editions. But it is working well in Ubuntu. The problem is, some of the tracks are damaged, so while browsing through the HDD, the 'Nautilus' stops working. I could not copy those files too. What is the command line arguments should I use to skip the damaged file and copy ...
25166
17739
2011-09-21T16:50:41.107
2011-09-21T17:03:13.680
How can I copy files from damaged external HDD?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you know the exact files/directories you want to copy, you could try to run this from the terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cp /media/name-of-hdd/folder-files-to-copy ~/Desktop/\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "...
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2011-09-21T17:20:11.570
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<p>I wrote an upstart script to launch a daemon inside a tmux session. It works well and respawns the process if it dies unexpectedly, but I can't seem to stop it manually.</p> <p>The job (called bukkit) looks like this:</p> <pre><code>start on filesystem stop on runlevel [!2345] respawn respawn limit 5 30 chdir /h...
3604
3604
2011-09-21T21:04:16.743
2014-05-18T01:46:59.857
Why does upstart keep respawning my process?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The difficulty here is the combination of 'respawn' with a pre-stop script that tells the process to stop. From init(5):</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<pre><code> respawn\n A service or task with this stanza will be automatically started\n if it should stop abnormally. All...
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2011-09-21T18:35:31.487
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<p>I have a server, which can be seen from outside of my small network, sever has domain name and such. And I have a local machine, which can be seen by server, but is not accessible from outside.</p> <p>So I want to be able to connect to port on the sever, but talk to my local machine instead.</p> <p>Can I make traf...
8128
8128
2011-09-21T19:23:56.310
2011-09-22T07:35:39.877
How to tunnel traffic from one machine to another?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can simply use openssh to do so: <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding</a></p>\n\n<p>The commands to look for are -L or -R.</p>\n\n<p>Let's say you want to forward po...
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2011-09-21T18:51:30.290
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<p>As noted by many people, Windows 8's UEFI requirements <s>might</s> <s>will</s> won't get in the way of installing Linux (or whatever), as the replacement bootloader will also need to be signed <em>somehow.</em> <s>Some systems</s> All systems will let you disable the signature requirement, but the feature might be ...
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2014-04-14T00:44:07.350
2021-06-24T18:04:16.263
Is it possible to boot Ubuntu using the Windows bootloader?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Assuming that Windows is already installed, install Ubuntu on another partition. Make sure that you install Grub2 on the Ubuntu partition - don't install it on the MBR since this will overwrite the Windows boot-loader.</p>\n\n<p>Boot into Windows and install <a href=\"http:/...
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62441
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2011-09-21T19:08:45.527
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<p>I want to open four terminal windows into the first pane (upper left-hand side) when ubuntu boots. I have two terminal profiles: default and Mail. I want two of the windows Mail windows, and the other two to use the default profile. It would also be nice if I could get the terminals to ssh to where I manually sen...
25379
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2011-09-21T19:37:00.673
2015-04-08T16:52:39.117
Is there a way to open 4 terminal windows every time I login?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could add this to your startup applications. Press the Ubuntu button(top-left), type and click Startup Applications, there, click on Add and type whatever you want in the title and put this is in the command section:</p>\n<p><code>gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=defa...
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62447
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2011-09-21T19:53:59.343
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<p>Why is Ubuntu continually changing wallpapers? Is there a way to stop it? The wallpaper section in the <em>system configuration</em> mentions no such option.</p>
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2011-09-21T20:54:23.370
2011-09-21T20:54:23.370
How do I stop the wallpaper from changing constantly?
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62451
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2011-09-21T20:12:18.267
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/7498/how-can-i-find-skype-in-the-software-center">How can I find Skype in the Software Center?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>How can I install Skype on Oneiric?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-09-28T03:08:14.940
How do I install Skype in 11.10?
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2011-09-28T04:16:54.027
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2011-09-21T20:29:01.060
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 on a laptop, and quite often (but not always), if I open the lid to wake the computer from Suspend, the wireless connection finds nothing.</p> <p>I've tried using ifup and ifdown, but to no avail. The only solution I've found is to reboot the whole system.</p> <p>Any solution - a setting s...
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2011-10-13T03:07:34.083
Wireless drops out on wake
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First find out what your wireless kernel driver you use:</p>\n\n<p>Run</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo lshw -class network\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then look for \"driver=xxxxx\" e.g.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/5zu8B.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Now cr...
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62477
2011-09-21T21:50:32.893
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<p>I executed unsuccessfully <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3677/disable-wireless-on-startup">the following line</a> in /etc/rc.local with permissions 755:</p> <blockquote> <p>sudo ifdown 00:1f:9c:c3:b3:77</p> </blockquote> <p>where the last word is presenting the address of my wlan0 device.</p> <p>Havin...
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2017-04-13T12:23:38.577
2011-09-21T23:17:06.640
Disable wlan0 -device permanently
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's simply not possible to block root access to a file without using something like AppArmor or SELinux.</p>\n\n<p>As long as your two WLAN devices use different drivers, this method should work for you:</p>\n\n<p>First, determine which driver you are using. In my case, from this o...
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2011-09-21T22:01:38.703
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<p>I have installed the groovy plugin for eclipse as part of the Springsource Tool Suite Groovy and Grails support. This works well.</p> <p>I now want to set my GROOVY_HOME environment variable so I can use Groovy from the command line using the Groovy already installed. I have not been able to locate the installation...
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2020-11-25T06:03:55.263
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Locating Groovy installed via STS
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you install it via apt-get, you may not need to set that. I checked and groovy/groovyConsole seem to run properly.</p>\n<p>If you do need to set it GROOVY_HOME should be /usr/share/groovy.</p>\n<p>I've never used it, but I figured it out by looking at <a href=\"http://groovy.code...
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62465
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2011-09-21T22:08:20.757
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<p>I am new to Ubuntu LTS. I am using the SVN server that comes with 10.04 it is 1.6.6. The current version is 1.6.17. How quickly can I expect an update to the LTS applications?</p>
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2011-09-22T00:23:26.353
10.04 LTS SVN how quick are updates?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Generally the LTS will not get new versions of applications, but rather security patches and bugfixes to current package version - the version number will likely never change, however there could be new features backported, but not likely. Your best bet would be the <a href=\"https:/...
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62466
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2011-09-21T22:22:45.143
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<p>How do I remove an application shortcut from the Unity Dash (not from the Unity Launcher)?</p> <p>My specific issue is I tried to install a game using Wine a while ago. I then uninstalled the game, then uninstalled Wine. Today I found that shortcuts to the game (and other related content that came with it) remain w...
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2018-04-27T21:56:00.440
2018-04-27T21:56:00.440
Remove the shortcut of an application that was installed using Wine from the Unity Dash
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You probably still have some hidden wine configuration files remaining.</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm -rf ~/.wine\nrm -rf ~/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine*\nrm -rf ~/.local/share/applications/wine\nrm -rf ~/.local/share/desktop-directories/wine*\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0...
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62468
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62475
2011-09-21T22:28:20.987
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<p>Does Ubuntu import the <code>Universe</code> repository from Debian?</p>
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2011-09-21T22:32:06.477
2011-09-21T23:12:32.340
Does Ubuntu import the Universe repository from Debian?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Mostly yes, from <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu/ForDebianDevelopers\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu/ForDebianDevelopers</a> </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Packages</strong></p>\n \n <p>Most source packages in all Ubuntu components (about 4 in 5 at the\n time of this...
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62472
1
62570
2011-09-21T22:52:47.927
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<p>I'm running 10.04 and i'm still only on v12 even though we've just had v14 pushed out by Google and on 3 Sept a big update to v13 that revoked the Diginotar certificates. I was running a ppa at one point but I can't remember when. Even so this state of affairs hazardous.</p>
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2011-09-23T19:03:25.970
Why doesn't Chromium get quicker updates?
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2011-09-21T23:27:52.620
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<p>The Unity/gtk volume manager that comes with vanilla Ubuntu lets you increase the volume past 100%, which is useful for hearing quiet youtube videos. Is there a way to achieve the same thing with the KDE mixer app? </p>
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2012-05-19T19:36:40.603
2021-10-17T21:18:48.707
How do I increase the volume beyond 100% in Kubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>im not to familair with KDE but,\nyou could try using the alsamixer program in the terminal</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/jeosC.png\" alt=\"the alsamixer program\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2014-06-04...
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62483
1
62487
2011-09-22T01:40:04.310
11
13060
<p>I read on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Netbook_Edition">Wikipedia</a> that the netbook edition of Ubuntu was discontinued and that it is now integrated into the main distribution (as of 11.04).</p> <p>I tried 11.04 on my new Samsung NC110-A06AU with 10.1" 1024x600 display. Most things worked out of ...
25400
235
2011-09-22T03:39:39.937
2016-07-03T02:50:36.257
Some windows don't fit on 1024x600, what can I do?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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62484
1
62610
2011-09-22T02:10:05.680
1
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<p>I have recently purchased an HP Pavilion with a Radeon HD 6470M card that is not supported. Until I found that out I reinstalled Ubuntu several times and eventually got some basic drivers to work. Due to a software I installed, I made some tweaks and broke it again, and now I can't install Ubuntu.</p> <p>To try fix...
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235
2011-09-22T03:38:17.720
2012-03-08T12:24:48.233
Won't install on an hp Pavilion with a Radeon HD6470M
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I managed to work out the problem.</p>\n\n<p>The top row of the keyboard has the brightness and volumes, etc., keys as primary, and the Function keys (F1, F2, etc.) available when pressing the \"Fn\" key. So I went into the BIOS and switched them around. It turns out the the LiveCD d...
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62491
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2011-09-22T05:11:27.613
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33605/can-i-move-the-unity-launcher">Can I move the Unity launcher?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would like to place unity bar at the bottom of my screen. Is this possible in 11.04? If not will it be possible in 11....
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2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2011-09-22T05:11:27.613
Is it possible to put unity on the bottom of your screen?
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2011-09-22T07:45:14.903
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2011-09-22T05:32:34.320
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<p>Is there a way to change the date when a file was modified/created (which is shown in Nautilus or with the ls -l command)? Ideally I am looking for a command which can change the date/time stamps of a whole bunch of files to a certain amount of time earlier or later (e.g. +8 hours or -4 days etc.). </p>
25410
34576
2012-12-07T07:02:31.497
2021-05-18T20:34:32.183
How can I change the date modified/created of a file?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As long as you are the owner of the file (or root), you can change the modification time of a file using the <code>touch</code> command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>touch filename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>By default this will set the file's modification time to the current time, but there ...
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62493
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2011-09-22T05:59:43.670
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<p>I would like to know if UbuntuOne has server locally in South Africa? I currenly use dropbox, but due to bandwidht speeds the sync speed is not what it should be. It would be great if theres a local server(s) to handle file sync and streaming audio.</p>
25411
235
2011-09-22T06:52:58.463
2011-09-23T01:23:26.187
Is there an Ubuntu One server in South Africa?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm pretty sure there is no U1 server in South Africa.</p>\n\n<p>You can look at the source code in the <code>python-ubuntuone-client</code> package to see that it connects to the host <code>fs-1.one.ubuntu.com</code>. That may have geodns magic, but for me it resolves to <c...
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62495
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62500
2011-09-22T06:27:20.120
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<p>I use Gnome Shell on Ubuntu 11.10. I can use Gnome Tweak Tool to change the GTK theme and icon theme, but I can't change my window theme. If I select anything other than the default theme "Adwaita", and restart gnome shell, it reverts to the accessibility theme. How can I change the window/Metacity </p>
14389
4203
2011-09-22T07:03:25.347
2011-09-22T08:57:56.607
How to change the window theme in Gnome Shell
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Download a theme>extract it>Inside it should have something similar to this:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/CyN1x.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>As you can see there's a gtk-3.0 and a metacity-1 folder. These two folders should be in: /home/user...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Download a theme>extract it>Inside it should have something similar to this:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/CyN1x.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>As you can see there's a gtk-3.0 and a metacity-1 folder. These two folders should be in: /h...
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62502
1
62545
2011-09-22T07:46:09.707
12
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<p>Does the default XFCE's window manager offer any 3D eye candy? If it does, how do I enable it after installing the relevant drivers?</p> <p>I want to install Nouveau's experimental 3D driver (which worked great for me under Ubuntu), <code>libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental</code>, in Xubuntu. But I don't know if just ins...
814
814
2011-09-26T19:12:38.277
2012-10-31T09:55:07.283
Are there 3D effects on Xubuntu? (hardware-accelerated graphics)
[ "xubuntu", "xfce", "3d" ]
5
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T14:45:22.360", "id": "71797", "postId": "62502", "score": "4", "text": "The reason you *don't* see 3D effects is because [XFCE is designed to be light weight in both footprint and system load](http://www.xfce.org/).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "41" ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Xfce by design leaves out much of the eye candy of other systems. There aren't even fancy animations. The most you can get is 2D accelerated compositing if your driver supports it (most do), unless you are willing to install other software.</p>\n\n<p>You have to enable the compositin...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Xubuntu doesn't come with Compiz so no 3D effects out of the box, but turning on the Composite feature gives you many effects like transparency and shadows plus it allows you to use 3D programs like Docky...</p>\n\n<p>To enable go to: Applications -> Settings -> XFCE Setting...
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62505
1
62511
2011-09-22T08:25:16.820
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<p>I’m looking for a method to scan a directory (not recursive) and tar it using the original folder name, and then delete the folder (so I will have only the folder compressed) Anyone has the command for that?</p>
23751
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null
2011-09-23T09:45:16.743
backup by compress tar each directory
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T09:03:12.153", "id": "71758", "postId": "62505", "score": "0", "text": "What if the directory contains sub-directories?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2647" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T09:36:27.983", "id": "71760", "postId": "6250...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I can suggest the following one-liner (supposing the current directory is the parent of the directories to backup):</p>\n\n<pre><code>for f in */; do tar -czf \"${f%/}.tar.gz\" \"$f\"; rm -rf \"$f\"; done\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To change each folder name to lowercase, and substitute sp...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I can suggest the following one-liner (supposing the current directory is the parent of the directories to backup):</p>\n\n<pre><code>for f in */; do tar -czf \"${f%/}.tar.gz\" \"$f\"; rm -rf \"$f\"; done\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To change each folder name to lowercase, and subst...
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62512
1
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2011-09-22T09:33:02.780
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/86544/delete-entire-history-of-the-dash">Delete entire history of the dash</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I really miss the function from 10.04 where I easily could delete my recently viewed files by a mouse-click. Is i...
25419
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-09-22T12:17:45.937
How do I add a button or context menu option for clearing recently viewed files?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I seem to remember Rick Spencer telling me he had written or was writing such an indicator. As I understood it, it would provide much the same functionality that you have in Firefox. That is to say, you would be able to deactivate logging or delete recent logs. I haven't trie...
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2012-02-26T12:57:21.053
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62518
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2011-09-22T01:00:19.523
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<p>I have downloaded an ISO file recently.</p> <p>How do I burn it to a CD or DVD or mount it?</p>
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2015-08-30T06:41:34.347
2018-07-04T02:04:35.427
How to burn or mount an ISO file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T10:36:38.807", "id": "71770", "postId": "62518", "score": "0", "text": "An *.iso file is generally a Disk Image that you would burn to a CD or DVD using CD Recording software such as Brasero or K3b. From where did you download the files, and what are you trying to i...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h3>how-to using ubuntu</h3>\n<p>An .iso file is a disk image, which represents the layout of files and (possibly) other data on a disk, such as a CD, DVD, USB flash drive, or hard disk.</p>\n<p>The way you would install software contained in a .iso file depends on the software,...
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2011-09-22T10:46:00.197
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<p>I had a good working new installation of Bugzilla 4.0.</p> <p>I have upgraded to version 4.0.2 using the <a href="http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/4.0/en/html/upgrade.html" rel="nofollow">patch</a>.</p> <p>Everything went ok until I had to clear the <strong>shutdownhtml</strong> field in the Params page</p> <pre><cod...
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2011-09-22T11:01:27.373
2020-08-05T08:53:19.610
Error after upgrading Bugzilla from 4.0 to 4.0.2
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>chmod 777 /var/www/bugzilla/data/template/template/en/default\n</code></pre>\n<p>for all changes to be written</p>\n<pre><code>chmod 777 /var/www/bugzilla/data/params\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": "2011-09-29T14:13:27.717"...
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62526
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2011-09-22T11:53:39.303
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<p>I have a dual system: Windows 7 + Ubuntu. The Windows came with my laptop and I installed Ubuntu without Wubi...</p> <p>My total filesystem capacity: 303.2 GB, I just do not understand why there is not much space for <strong>Ubuntu</strong>. Here is a screenshot of <code>Disk Usage Analyzer</code>, where The <code>...
15432
15432
2011-09-22T14:54:35.733
2011-09-22T14:54:35.733
Why is there not much space for my Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am pretty sure your Ubuntu is installed using Wubi - there are no Linux partitions on the drive. And there is a strange root-level folder <code>/host</code>, which is absent when Ubuntu is installed on a separate partition. </p>\n\n<p>All your Linux files take about 11Gb and they ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am pretty sure your Ubuntu is installed using Wubi - there are no Linux partitions on the drive. And there is a strange root-level folder <code>/host</code>, which is absent when Ubuntu is installed on a separate partition. </p>\n\n<p>All your Linux files take about 11Gb a...
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2011-09-22T12:47:23.307
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<p>So I'm building a <code>.deb</code>, and I need to do a few post-install commands (linking libraries paths, and a few other things).</p> <p>Is there a way to have it so when you do a <code>sudo dpkg -i &lt;pacakage-name&gt;.deb</code>, a script runs?</p>
6005
6005
2011-09-22T12:53:32.783
2023-11-29T09:01:55.977
Adding post .deb install scripts
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can execute commands after installation using the postinst shell script located in the debian folder in the source.</p>\n\n<p>This is a normal shell script containing all the commands to be executed (in order) after the installation of the package. dpkg will run this automaticall...
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62535
1
62542
2011-09-22T12:55:45.573
7
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<p>Is it possible to get Ubuntu to lock and unlock itself, if a particular USB stick is attached?</p> <p>For example; I sit down at my laptop; I plug the USB stick in and the system unlocks and presents itself.</p> <p>I take the USB stick out, and the system locks and cannot be unlocked without that particular USB st...
2442
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2011-09-22T14:30:25.623
2022-06-24T18:56:01.113
How do I set up USB security key based authentication?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about any products (like Predator for Windows) but I have seen this solution which appears to work:</p>\n\n<p>Use a script to loop&amp;sleep filtering to grep for info specific to your USB stick. When you get a match, kill the screensaver.</p>\n\n<p>Be sure to have the ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about any products (like Predator for Windows) but I have seen this solution which appears to work:</p>\n\n<p>Use a script to loop&amp;sleep filtering to grep for info specific to your USB stick. When you get a match, kill the screensaver.</p>\n\n<p>Be sure to h...
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62557
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62558
2011-09-22T15:01:31.090
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<p>A star sometimes appears next to things in the Synaptic list. What is the star there for? What is it telling me?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/BATBV.png" alt="screenshot"></p>
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2011-09-22T15:05:32.287
What is "the star" communicating in Synaptic?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Those are \"new\" packages there weren't in the list of available packages the last time you run Synaptic.</p>\n\n<p>You can also see them in the <em>New in repository</em> filter in the <em>Status</em> view:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/lP82K.png\" alt=\"enter imag...
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62562
1
62574
2011-09-22T15:27:36.137
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<p>I am trying to figure out how to write a script which would start program(s) in GNU Screen sessions(s) at system boot. I am trying this:</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash screen -S test -d -m -X $HOME/folder/folder/.program \ screen -S test2 -d -m -X $HOME/folder/folder/.program2 \ </code></pre> <p>but the command cant b...
20330
20330
2011-09-23T15:33:03.077
2017-05-27T21:00:59.707
Run a program with GNU screen and immediately detach after
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2
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you really mean to put the <code>\\</code> at the end of the line? If not then try removing those - they escape the following character.</p>\n\n<p>also, dropping the <code>-X</code> helps the setup work for me, for instance:</p>\n\n<pre><code>screen -S test -d -m -X touch /tmp/te...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Did you really mean to put the <code>\\</code> at the end of the line? If not then try removing those - they escape the following character.</p>\n\n<p>also, dropping the <code>-X</code> helps the setup work for me, for instance:</p>\n\n<pre><code>screen -S test -d -m -X touch...
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62564
1
169105
2011-09-22T15:45:06.717
184
157709
<p>How do I disable the guest session in Ubuntu 11.10 or higher? I don't want people to be able to use my computer without using a password to log in!</p>
1579
1579
2012-09-16T17:04:05.407
2017-03-03T03:19:12.130
How do I disable the guest session?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-10-21T17:43:51.657", "id": "253830", "postId": "62564", "score": "11", "text": "Can't you really think of any use case where one would want to disable the guest account? :P In my case, I'm the only one working on my PC so it doesn't make any sense for me to have it enable...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Updated: 2016-Aug</p>\n<h1>For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (15.10 or later)</h1>\n<p><em>Adapted from: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM\" rel=\"noreferrer\">LightDM Ubuntu Wiki - Configuration</a></em></p>\n<ul>\n<li>System provided configuration files in <code>/usr/share/lightdm/</cod...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p><strong><em>Only use this method if you are using Ubuntu Desktop. If you are using another flavour such as Xubuntu or Lubuntu please refer to <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/169105/12435\">this answer</a> instead.</em></strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>If yo...
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62569
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62573
2011-09-22T16:15:23.727
3
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<p>I'm missing top and bottom panels in Natty. Googling for this the most common resolution is: </p> <pre><code>a@omnipresent ~ % gconftool-2 --shutdown a@omnipresent ~ % rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel a@omnipresent ~ % pkill gnome-panel </code></pre> <p>However, this is not helping me. It does not bring the top an...
25069
25069
2011-09-22T16:31:15.550
2013-12-23T09:05:15.657
Missing top and bottom panels in ubuntu 11.04
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T16:28:31.110", "id": "71815", "postId": "62569", "score": "1", "text": "Unity doesn't provide an additional panel. You can use an old gnome-panel.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "24453" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T16:31:35.457", "id": ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There was default Panel restore script Writen by PhrankDaChicken. You can find the full article from this -&gt; <a href=\"http://bithacker.blogspot.com/2010/05/restore-default-gnome-panels-in-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">blog</a></p>\n<p>To use the PanelRestore script:</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There was default Panel restore script Writen by PhrankDaChicken. You can find the full article from this -&gt; <a href=\"http://bithacker.blogspot.com/2010/05/restore-default-gnome-panels-in-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">blog</a></p>\n<p>To use the PanelRestore s...
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62576
1
62580
2011-09-22T17:07:50.793
5
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<p>Accidentally unchecked "unity" in system settings. Now my Ubuntu 11 boots into a "desktop background only" screen. no panels, no icons. Although I was able somehow to invoke Nautilus.</p> <p>any way I can launch the system settings process and change that? or am I doomed to format my machine and re-install everythi...
8014
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2011-09-22T18:11:37.250
2011-09-22T18:11:37.250
Accidentally unchecked Unity in system settings - blank desktop?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T17:34:42.210", "id": "71829", "postId": "62576", "score": "1", "text": "Check this post, i think it might help you: http://askubuntu.com/questions/38579/how-do-i-restart-an-unity-session-from-the-terminal", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6650" }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not sure how you managed to run nautilus, but either way:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Open a nautilus window and press <kbd>ctrl+l</kbd>.</li>\n<li>Type in <code>/usr/share/applications</code> in the location bar, and press <kbd>enter</kbd>.</li>\n<li>Find the launcher for <code>ccsm</code>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm not sure how you managed to run nautilus, but either way:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Open a nautilus window and press <kbd>ctrl+l</kbd>.</li>\n<li>Type in <code>/usr/share/applications</code> in the location bar, and press <kbd>enter</kbd>.</li>\n<li>Find the launcher for <code>ccs...
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2013-09-15T00:25:46.660
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62577
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62629
2011-09-22T17:21:25.793
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<p>How do I stop <kbd>D</kbd> from showing the Desktop?</p> <p>When I RDP (xrdp) or VNC (built-in or x11vnc, client-side UltraVNC), pressing 'D' shows the desktop.</p> <p>Please tell me how to remove this binding.</p>
25184
6005
2011-09-22T23:16:55.307
2016-02-05T04:45:07.190
Pressing 'D' shows the desktop, how to disable?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T19:12:43.353", "id": "71840", "postId": "62577", "score": "0", "text": "I have had the exact same thing happen - curious to see the answer.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "25109" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've had the same thing happen. Here's what I do to solve:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <code>System</code> menu -> <code>Preferences</code> -> <code>Keyboard Shortcuts</code></li>\n<li>Under the <code>Window Management</code> catagory, select the entry for <code>Hide all normal windows a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've had the same thing happen. Here's what I do to solve:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <code>System</code> menu -> <code>Preferences</code> -> <code>Keyboard Shortcuts</code></li>\n<li>Under the <code>Window Management</code> catagory, select the entry for <code>Hide all normal w...
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62581
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2011-09-22T17:57:08.563
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<p>So this morning I turned on my laptop, and everything seemed to be going fine until I logged in. All my settings were gone, back to the default desktop, default programs and everything. I did an 'ls' on my home directory, and it was just a bunch of "ECRYPTFS" files. I have home directory encryption turned on, so I f...
4006
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2012-04-01T20:58:10.907
2012-05-13T02:09:24.927
Identical folders in home directory after decryption of home directory failed
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T18:20:36.553", "id": "71835", "postId": "62581", "score": "0", "text": "This may help: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/623708", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "9340" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T18:28:32.143", "id": "71837", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have had exactly the same thing. Twice. No idea why.</p>\n\n<p>Thankfully, you can delete the duplicate files / folders. You can prove to yourself that they're all there by doing <code>ls -a</code> in your home directory from the command line.</p>\n\n<p>When you boot up, an...
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62582
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2011-09-22T18:13:30.300
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<p>Our school system has a low budget to update our computers, so I've thought maybe I could buy only one server (a powerful one) and hookup 30 students to one server.</p> <p>On the server should be 30 Ubuntu virtual machines, each controlled by a different keyboard and mouse + individual monitor.</p> <p>I've looked ...
24533
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2016-09-22T16:08:38.743
Single server, multiple users, each with his own virtual machine
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T18:20:42.870", "id": "71836", "postId": "62582", "score": "0", "text": "Well, setting up virtual machines with either Xen or OpenVZ is an option, but it sounds like you want something slightly different (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse interactions over the network?)", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can't physically connect 30 monitors to a single machine. Which implies the student machines need to be some stripped-down <em>computers</em> - i.e. diskless, booting via network from the server, low RAM etc.</p>\n\n<p>In this case you can use standard remote login - i.e....
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62585
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62593
2011-09-22T18:49:33.823
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<p>I want to use <code>xdg-open</code> to open <code>irc://</code> links, how can I make the required parameter?</p>
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2019-02-22T15:37:29.453
How do I set a new xdg-open setting?
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>xdg-open basically just looks to see which desktop environment you have and then runs gnome-open, gvfs-open, xfce-open, etc. See below for desktop environment specific instructions...</p>\n\n<h2>Gnome</h2>\n\n<p>Gnome uses the gnome-open program which uses gconf to store ever...
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2011-09-22T18:52:30.600
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<p>So a while a go I discovered that the reason why everyone else was able to connect to the wireless except for me (whilst being able to see other networks) was that the wireless I used to be able to connect to is on channel 13 and my computer only sees up to 11 these days. How would I go about having it listen to 12...
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2012-04-05T21:37:30.670
How can I stop my Samsung NC150+ from thinking it's american and no longer being able to connect to wireless networks set to channel 12 and 13
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T20:51:54.617", "id": "71860", "postId": "62587", "score": "0", "text": "+1 I had the same problem and had to reconfigure my router to use channel 6 instead. I could not find a solution.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "458" }, { "creationDate": ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same problem but i solved it by reading this post : <a href=\"http://hmh-ev.dyndns.org/mywiki/wlan\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hmh-ev.dyndns.org/mywiki/wlan</a>\nSorry for my bad English.\nI hope this info can be helpful\nThanks \nJohn..</p>\n", "commentCount": "1...
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2011-09-22T19:12:49.620
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<p>I want to try and use Windows machines from an Ubuntu instance, what are my options to achieve it? How do I set either Ubuntu and Windows to allow remote desktop?</p>
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2011-09-22T19:35:12.023
Remotely access and use Windows machines
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This depends on <em>how</em> you want to connect to the machines...</p>\n\n<p>1 you can connect using software like teamviewer or vnc</p>\n\n<p>this way doesn't enable you to login to the windows machine, but you can control the windows pc from your ubuntu desktop. this means someone...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This depends on <em>how</em> you want to connect to the machines...</p>\n\n<p>1 you can connect using software like teamviewer or vnc</p>\n\n<p>this way doesn't enable you to login to the windows machine, but you can control the windows pc from your ubuntu desktop. this means...
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62591
1
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2011-09-22T19:25:02.673
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<p>I have dual monitors setup with Ubuntu 11.04. One is a dell and other is HannsG. I suspect that the HannsG monitor is not setup correctly as the colors look very weird.</p> <p>I think the problem is with <code>nvidia-settings</code> not showing all options for my HannsG monitor. </p> <p>Dell Monitor Settings: <i...
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2011-09-22T19:50:38.203
2011-09-29T12:51:34.690
Only one monitor shows options in nvidia-settings
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Its a known xorg bug with your HannsG monitor. There is no solution for it at the moment, maybe you can push the bug to active since the last post about it was in 2010. Its the same issue.</p>\n\n<p>The launchpad link for your problem is here: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad...
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2011-09-22T19:52:39.600
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<p>Is there a way to use wildcards with <code>aptitude</code> such as in the following:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.* </code></pre>
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2011-09-23T09:46:44.263
2012-10-23T09:48:55.690
How to use wildcards with aptitude?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=228309\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=228309</a> indicates that it's possible via constructs such as <code>~n&lt;package name&gt;</code> and this is confirmed by the user manual <a href=\"http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburro...
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2011-09-22T20:00:16.127
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<p>I just launched one of the Ubuntu Server AMI's on Amazon EC2.</p> <p>I connect just fine, but I don't see anything to tell me the default login credentials.</p> <pre><code>login as: ? </code></pre>
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2019-03-21T15:35:22.430
What is the default username for Amazon AMI images of Ubuntu Server?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On EC2 all the Ubuntu AMI's should be connected to like so:</p>\n\n<p><code>$ ssh -i your-ssh-key.pem ubuntu@external.dns.name</code></p>\n\n<p>So you connect as the 'ubuntu' user using the ssh key you injected into the instance at launch (not a password). Once authenticated, you ca...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On EC2 all the Ubuntu AMI's should be connected to like so:</p>\n\n<p><code>$ ssh -i your-ssh-key.pem ubuntu@external.dns.name</code></p>\n\n<p>So you connect as the 'ubuntu' user using the ssh key you injected into the instance at launch (not a password). Once authenticated...
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2011-09-22T20:57:48.340
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<p>I'm on 11.10, and no wireless networks I create are staying connected. I had created one called "cookie" many moons ago, then deleted it some time after upgrading to 11.10.</p> <p>Strangely, that network showed up today, after applying some updates, yet the system still will not remain connected to any ad-hoc netwo...
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2011-10-08T20:18:35.077
2011-10-10T23:49:15.733
I cannot create ad-hoc wireless networks and stay connected. How can I fix this?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After a not so merry go round of purging network manager and reinstalling restarting, logging in and out about twice, deleting all networks, and trying again...</p>\n\n<p>The maintainer told me it was ipv6. I set it to ignore and the network sticks :D!</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried reinstalling NetworkManager? If you can connect via ethernet — because, naturally, removing NetworkManager would disconnect you — try: </p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get -y purge network-manager</code></p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get -y install network-manager</code><...
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2011-09-22T21:08:04.333
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<p>Bzip2 and gzip only use one core, although many computers have more than one core. But there are programs like lbzip2, pbzip2 and pigz, which use all available cores and promise to be compatible with bzip2 and gzip.</p> <p>So what's the best way to use these programs by default, so that <code>tar cfa file.tar.bz2 d...
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2020-04-15T15:57:32.870
What's the best way to use parallel bzip2 and gzip by default?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can symlink bzip2, bunzip2 and bzcat to lbzip2, and gzip, gunzip, gzcat and zcat to pigz:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install lbzip2 pigz\ncd /usr/local/bin\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bzip2\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bunzip2\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bzcat\nln -s /usr/bin/pigz gzip\nln -...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can symlink bzip2, bunzip2 and bzcat to lbzip2, and gzip, gunzip, gzcat and zcat to pigz:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install lbzip2 pigz\ncd /usr/local/bin\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bzip2\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bunzip2\nln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 bzcat\nln -s /usr/bin/pigz gz...
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62611
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2011-09-22T21:24:29.090
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<p>I just got the visual boy advanced emulator 1.8.0 but it runs at 125% - 200% too fast, and if I throttle it to 100% the sound goes real slow.</p>
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2011-09-22T22:15:38.440
2014-10-24T02:20:12.487
Visual boy advanced emulator runs too fast
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T21:28:36.013", "id": "71868", "postId": "62611", "score": "0", "text": "Which version of vba are you using?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19490" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T21:32:23.220", "id": "71869", "postId": "62611", "sc...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This has been a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/visualboyadvance/+bug/622103\" rel=\"nofollow\">launchpad issue</a> for the last few versions of this particular emulator.</p>\n\n<p>Suggestion would be to use an alternative emulator such as <a href=\"http:/...
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2011-09-22T21:24:41.077
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<p>So I have an old server which I want to use as Mercurial repository host. <code>apt-get install mercurial</code> gives me v0.9, which is stoneage and without Windows filename workaround, which I rely on.</p> <p>I've downloaded the v1.9 source and tried to build it but I end up in a web of depedency conflicts. Is it...
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2011-09-22T22:17:43.023
2011-09-23T07:28:33.120
Is it possible to install Mercurial 1.9 on 9.10?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T22:31:38.400", "id": "71874", "postId": "62612", "score": "2", "text": "You'll likely need to upgrade or satisfy all the dependencies. Karmic has been EOL'd since April", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "41" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can get Mercurial 1.9 from the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~mercurial-ppa/+archive/releases\" rel=\"nofollow\">PPA</a> for it. To add it, pop open a terminal and type:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mercurial-ppa/releases</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<...
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2011-09-22T21:51:11.377
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<p>I have one file Film.MPG. Which is 720P and 50 frames per second. When i play the file using <code>gst-launch playbin uri=file:///tmp/final.mpg</code> it does not work. But it works with Mplayer/VLC. I noticed that I can convert the file and it also works but then I lose quality.</p> <p>So my question is. How do i ...
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2011-10-05T15:36:41.770
2011-10-05T15:36:41.770
How to convert Windows/Mac operating systems created, MPG file to Linux compatible file?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T22:04:07.030", "id": "71871", "postId": "62613", "score": "0", "text": "I doubt you could use ffmpeg to get better quality. If you transcode you always lose quality.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19490" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-22T22:26:...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Increasing the bitrate while preserving resolution and playback fps may result in a bigger file but you can save much of the quality. It's about to try it. There are also several GUIs for ffmpeg, such as the Mobile Media Converter, mentioned over here for a question similar to this:...
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2011-09-22T22:22:14.197
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<p>Since alpha/beta of 11.10 I miss my very often used shortcuts <kbd>super</kbd>+<kbd>f</kbd> and <kbd>super</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd> will they be implemented again in the final version of 11.10?</p>
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2014-12-06T14:06:32.797
2014-12-06T14:06:32.797
Will 11.10 come with keyboard short-cuts for the file and applications lenses?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><kbd>Super</kbd>-<kbd>A</kbd> and <kbd>Super</kbd>-<kbd>F</kbd> are still the default keyboard shortcuts for the Application and File lenses. </p>\n\n<p>If they're not working for you while you were using the Alpha/Beta then they could have broken during the process, you can ...
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62622
1
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2011-09-22T23:05:29.610
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<p>I have compiled a package named xxx.Now I have deleted the files related with xxx and installed using repository.But if I type command <code>[root]$ xxx</code> , the following message is coming</p> <pre><code>-bash: /usr/local/bin/xxx: No such file or directory </code></pre> <p>and if I try, <code>[root]$/usr/bin/...
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2011-09-23T05:15:02.967
2011-09-23T05:15:02.967
Shell cannot find executable when duplicate name deleted from PATH?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, you don't want to do any of that.\nLet me explain why:</p>\n\n<p><code>/usr/bin</code> is where the applications from the repository are installed.\n<code>/usr/local/bin</code> is where your compiled applications are installed by default.</p>\n\n<p>When you <code>make &am...
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62632
1
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2011-09-23T01:39:08.227
5
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<p>I run my desktops with pointer focus (that is, focus is based on mouse position). I've been doing that for literally decades, so I'm not stopping now. In that model, I absolutely do not want "auto-raise" behavior, because, well, it puts me in a killing rage when the window manager randomly decides to raise a window ...
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2011-09-23T02:18:21.343
2011-09-23T02:18:21.343
How can I make Chrome follow my window focus settings?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T02:20:16.180", "id": "71896", "postId": "62632", "score": "0", "text": "You should really try a tiling window manager, such as xmonad, if you like \"focus on hover\". Which also would fix the problem with Chrome.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14564" ...
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2012-03-31T12:28:03.350
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2011-09-23T02:25:33.573
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<p>So I was playing with <code>kdenlive</code> and it crashed (I didn't add PPA and 11.04 repos has outdated version. It was fixed for 11.10 though). "<code>DrKonqi</code>" [as always] said that there is not enough useful information (How do I suppose to check that I've tried to reproduce the bug since it is the first ...
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2016-10-30T09:13:15.953
How to open kcrash files and/or launch drkonqi manually?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T02:27:08.440", "id": "71898", "postId": "62633", "score": "0", "text": "$ locate drkonqi | grep exec\n/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20275" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T02:28:58.077", "id": "71899", "p...
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2011-09-23T03:19:13.413
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<p>Since I figure the collective computer knowledge on these forums is pretty high, I was wondering if someone could give me advice for buying a new laptop.</p> <p>I'm looking for something with:</p> <p>-High linux compatibility</p> <p>-Sandy bridge i7 processor</p> <p>-Low end but better-than-integrated graphics (...
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2018-04-23T17:48:04.733
Advice for a high-end Ubuntu-friendly laptop?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://www.system76.com/index.php?cPath=28\" rel=\"nofollow\">System76</a> has some great offers that might be up your alley. </p>\n\n<p>Or, you could keep an eye open over at <a href=\"http://dealnews.com/c49/Computers/Laptops/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DealNews</a></p...
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2018-04-23T13:39:46.417
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2011-09-23T03:41:52.173
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<p>after a <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code> I was told that some packages could be safely removed. I guess these were old kernels, so I did </p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get autoremove </code></pre> <p>but now the system won't start anymore and just says <code>Missing Operating System</code>.</p> <p>The computer unfortu...
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2011-09-23T09:45:43.450
After apt-get autoremove: Missing Operating System
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>Method 1:</strong> Per <a href=\"http://www.supergrubdisk.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Super Grub Disk</a></p>\n\n<p>You can start <a href=\"http://www.supergrubdisk.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Super Grub Disk</a> via USB</p>\n\n<p><strong>Methode 2:</strong> </p>\n\n<p>First ...
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62669
2011-09-23T04:24:49.420
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<p>I need to record some activity on my desktop with voice , but recordMyDesktop really doesn't provide an acceptable record. Here are two solutions came into my mind , </p> <ol> <li>strip off the voice from that video , use audacity to remove noise , and put it back , but how ?</li> <li>directly edit it , but what ...
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2011-09-23T08:33:36.007
Remove noise in video created by recordMyDesktop?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-09-23T05:25:53.130
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<p>I know it is easy to this in Gnome, but how can I do it in LXDE?</p>
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2012-07-19T06:59:48.907
2012-07-19T06:59:48.907
How do you swap the caps lock key to control key in lxde?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are the only person using the machine then the easiest option is to include the following line in the keyboard section of your XF86Config-4 file.</p>\n\n<pre><code> Option \"XkbOptions\" \"ctrl:swapcaps\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>These ensures that the swap is...
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2011-09-23T06:32:28.423
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<p>Is it possible to disable the GNOME (version 2) global keyboard shortcuts for a specific application?</p> <p>I'm using the IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE under Ubuntu however some of the IDEA default keyboard shortcuts conflict with the GNOME shortcuts (e.g. <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd>, <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd...
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2011-09-23T07:09:01.313
2014-02-09T23:04:05.800
Disable global keyboard shortcuts for specific application
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The latter two for workspace switching is possible to be disabled , download and install gconf-editor , locate this entry:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>move_to_workspace</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7yQe.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\...
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2011-09-23T06:53:08.440
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<p>On Fedora/Redhat/CentOS the <code>less</code> command seems to magically detect a gzipped file and decompress it on the fly, so you can do:</p> <pre><code>less my_stuff.csv.gz </code></pre> <p>I've just noticed this doesn't work on Ubuntu 11</p> <pre><code>less my_stuff.csv.gz "my_stuff.csv.gz" may be a binary fi...
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2018-10-17T07:38:11.737
2018-10-17T07:38:11.737
"less" doesn't automatically decompress gzipped files
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[ { "creationDate": "2017-09-29T01:21:28.247", "id": "1534527", "postId": "62655", "score": "2", "text": "On Ubuntu 16.04 `less myfile.txt.gz` works out-of-the-box.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "349837" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>less</code> do not do that by default, but there is a line in the default <code>~/.bashrc</code> that change the default behavior:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] &amp;&amp; eval \"$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Be sure to not remove or comment this...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>Less</em> can't read gzipped files, you can check it in its man page. There is a script, installed by default in Ubuntu and most distros, called <em>zless</em>, that works as you described.</p>\n\n<p>So the answer is to use:</p>\n\n<pre><code>zless my_stuff.csv.gz\n</code...
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62657
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2011-09-23T07:16:40.663
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<p>I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 onto some custom made PC that my father in law tried building. It had Windows on it, but he wants Ubuntu so he asked me to do it. I've installed Ubuntu 11.04 on a few computers no issues, but on this computer I get to the all purple screen with the Ubuntu logo and the orange and wh...
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2017-03-16T09:47:30.037
2017-03-16T09:47:30.037
Can't get past the Ubuntu loading screen when installing
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T08:18:56.037", "id": "71921", "postId": "62657", "score": "0", "text": "Install with the alternate CD. After the installation you should start Ubuntu with (nomodeset noplymouth).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "24453" }, { "creationDate": "2012...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try hitting the esc button during this process to find out what's really going on in the background. Also try another installation media.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDa...
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2013-03-14T16:52:47.427
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2011-09-23T07:26:16.777
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<p>I Just wanted to test the GNOME Shell on Ubuntu 11.10, but I'm getting the following error.</p> <pre><code> gnome-shell : Depends: libcogl2 (&gt;= 1.7.4) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. </code></pre> <p>I tried to install the libcog12 as well, but s...
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2011-09-23T08:16:06.727
2011-09-24T09:13:46.240
How do I installing GNOME Shell?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This problem has been solved by updates.</p>\n\n<pre><code>decent@decent:~$ gnome-shell --version\nGNOME Shell 3.1.92\n\ndecent@decent:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell\n[sudo] password for decent: \nReading package lists... Done\nBuilding dependency tree \nReading state info...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>discussed here as a known issue. wait a few days\n<a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1848618\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1848618</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T...
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2011-09-23T08:23:43.473
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<p>I don't like the Empathy chat client, and I want to use Pidgin instead, but I want to maintain the functionality Empathy has in the messaging menu.</p> <p>How can I do this in the cleanest way possible?</p>
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2011-09-23T13:06:20.270
2013-10-07T08:03:54.930
How can I remove Empathy, and integrate Pidgin?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The IM system in Ubuntu is called Telepathy. Empathy is a GUI for some aspects of it. But Telepathy is really different from Pidgin. It is designed to be accessed by different applications at the same time, for instance. IE, a contact application would simply make a request for a pho...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Apparently this guy switched Evolution completely with Thunderbird, and then says he completely switched Empathy and Pidgin by simply:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><code>sudo apt-get install pidgin</code></li>\n<li>use your package manager to remove empathy (commenters said there were pr...
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62667
1
62668
2011-09-23T08:28:05.483
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<p>I have a server (4 GB RAM, 64-Bit Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz processor).</p> <p>The processor doesn't support any kind of virtualization (I looked up the documentation).</p> <p>Can I still use Xen to make several servers out of it, using virtualization or paravirtualization?</p> <p>If yes, please also name whether it...
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2011-09-23T08:52:17.467
2012-02-08T16:10:53.627
Can I use Xen virtualization/paravirtualization when my processor doesn't support VTX?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can use Xen.</p>\n\n<p>But you can only use paravirtualization, so that you need a modified guest OS.</p>\n\n<p>Modified Windows guest suitable for paravirtualization are not available, so you can only use Linux guests.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "comm...
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62670
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2011-09-23T08:34:02.933
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<p>I have recently purchased an HP Pavilion with a Radeon 6470M graphics card. I subsequently found out that this card is not yet supported for Ubuntu by ATI.</p> <p>I followed the instructions of Post #2 in this thread (<a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1760264" rel="nofollow">ubuntuforums.org: No Com...
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23759
2011-09-23T14:57:53.523
2011-11-29T15:37:14.460
HP Pavilion with Radeon 6470M hangs with Black Screen on Boot
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had given up trying and decided to wait for the 11.10 upgrade.</p>\n\n<p>After upgrading to 11.10 I installed the ATI drivers and everything seems to be working. I'm assuming that it was an issue with Unity that has subsequently been fixed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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62671
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2011-09-23T08:55:13.650
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<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (Same issue in 11.04 btw) and then I installed Ironhide. I went through the configuration, chose the one with the highest confirmation for my system and tested it:</p> <pre><code>&gt; Error: Module nvidia does not exist in /proc/modules &gt; P50 Disabling nVidia Card Succeded </code></pre>...
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2011-09-26T13:59:34.707
2012-03-19T00:17:57.320
Can't get Optimus to work with Ironhide on an Asus N53SN
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-26T12:15:39.553", "id": "72406", "postId": "62671", "score": "0", "text": "Nothing has worked so far. I got rid of the error saying module not found, but the success message is not true.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "22971" }, { "creationDate":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Apparently the solution to this is the following and with the latest updates to bumblebee, it works:</p>\n\n<p>Install Bumblebee</p>\n\n<p>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable</p>\n\n<p>sudo apt-get update</p>\n\n<p>sudo apt-get install bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia</p>\n\n<p>su...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>try running .. and then reboot</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm /etc/pm/power.d/ironhide-disablecard-on-powerup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After reboot run <code>optirun glxgears.</code> See if it works,</p>\n\n<p>Also I suggest using <code>xorg edgers ppa</code> to get latest module for nvidi...
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62674
1
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2011-09-23T10:10:23.467
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<p>At work they have disabled the use of P2P networks such as bittorrent. (Causes too many open connections according to the admins.)</p> <p>Is there a way to let all programs, except Transmission use <code>eth0</code> and Transmission use <code>usb0</code>?</p>
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2011-10-09T17:23:38.773
How to make one program use a specific network card?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Some programs let you specify what IP address they bind to. Unfortunately, Transmission is not one of them.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't mind using Deluge (another bit torrent client), you could install it. Then open it, Open the Edit menu, click Preferences, then click Network in ...
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62679
1
62680
2011-09-23T12:25:01.050
7
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<p>In Winamp 3 for Windows, there's a feature that the last 3 seconds of the music is merged with the first 3 seconds of the next music, so there's no "empty space" between the musics.</p> <p>Is there a way to do this with Rhythmbox? Or is there any player for Ubuntu that has this feature?</p>
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2011-09-23T12:34:29.857
2017-03-17T17:46:38.833
Is there a player that merge the end of a music with the beginning of the next?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The feature is called crossfading.</p>\n\n<h2>Rhythmbox</h2>\n\n<p>To enable it in Rhythmbox:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click edit in the menu.</li>\n<li>Click settings.</li>\n<li>Select the tab Playback.</li>\n<li>Check Use crossfading backend</li>\n<li>Select the desired amount of crossfadi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The feature is called crossfading.</p>\n\n<h2>Rhythmbox</h2>\n\n<p>To enable it in Rhythmbox:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click edit in the menu.</li>\n<li>Click settings.</li>\n<li>Select the tab Playback.</li>\n<li>Check Use crossfading backend</li>\n<li>Select the desired amount of c...
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62681
1
62682
2011-09-23T12:38:44.647
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<p>I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in Xfce.</p> <p>How do I do this?</p>
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2014-11-30T21:02:58.980
2017-02-28T16:53:19.173
How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First, open up monitor config - it's in <code>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Settings Manger</code>, then open the <code>Display</code> item.</p>\n\n<p>Make sure both your displays are on. \n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ayCTI.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>Th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First, open up monitor config - it's in <code>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Settings Manger</code>, then open the <code>Display</code> item.</p>\n\n<p>Make sure both your displays are on. \n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ayCTI.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\...
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62686
1
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2011-09-23T12:48:00.173
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<p>There are two parts here:</p> <ol> <li><p>It appears that <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/gpass/+bug/770994" rel="nofollow">GPass is dropped in oneiric</a> so can anyone recommend a new password manager?</p></li> <li><p>Is there a way to open the file created with GPass, or do I need to r...
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2011-10-22T21:30:34.987
2012-12-22T08:28:08.593
How can I use my GPass data?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T12:54:58.780", "id": "71951", "postId": "62686", "score": "2", "text": "I recommend KeePassX.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "24453" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T13:45:16.770", "id": "71961", "postId": "62686", "score": "1", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have been trying out a few password managers.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://freshmeat.net/projects/revelation/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Revelation</a> can import gpass databases and even looks and works the same as gpass.</p>\n\n<p>It is in the repositories in oneiric.</p>\n\n<p>It imports ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have been trying out a few password managers.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://freshmeat.net/projects/revelation/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Revelation</a> can import gpass databases and even looks and works the same as gpass.</p>\n\n<p>It is in the repositories in oneiric.</p>\n\n<p>It ...
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62688
1
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2011-09-23T13:08:07.023
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<p>I would like to turn the disk image from a cloud image (former UEC image) into a bootable VirtualBox (for Vagrant). I can run the image in kvm (using <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/Images" rel="noreferrer">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/Images</a> as a starter), but how can I turn the .img dis...
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3037
2011-09-23T15:16:17.440
2021-11-17T21:17:07.440
How to set up cloud image in VirtualBox?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The solution is indeed to make the image itself bootable. After days of searching the interwebs I found that the solution is to use the package <a href=\"http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/EXTLINUX\" rel=\"nofollow\">extlinux</a>, which is a derivative of <strong>syslinux</stron...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Perhaps this is useful?\n<a href=\"http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Images#Exchanging_images_with_VirtualBox\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Images#Exchanging_images_with_VirtualBox</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "...
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62689
1
63257
2011-09-23T13:19:57.323
3
2050
<p>I'm running 11.04. I want the system language to be in German. When I go to <em>Language Support</em> and <em>Install/Remove Languages</em>, I check the German box and <em>Apply Changes</em>.</p> <p>However I'm told that the package is already installed and that there isn't any need for an installation. Expanding t...
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2012-12-09T17:00:04.013
Language support problems
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I resolved this. I'll answer the question just in case anyone else has a similar problem.</p>\n\n<p>I went through and did <code>sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-gnome</code>. Upon which I tried again and got the same error except it was with <code>libreoffice-draw</code>, and then...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need to log out and choose the language for your session. At the login prompt, select your user, then look at the bottom of the screen. You'll find a language selector there. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T1...
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62691
1
62702
2011-09-23T13:35:05.123
1
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 Server onto an Acer Aspire Easystore H340-M. </p> <p>It was a Windows Home Server. The hardware has an integral Flash Drive / USB (SCSI11) of 256 Mb.</p> <p>Could I use this as the boot partition? If so any pointers on what I should do?</p>
25495
18612
2011-09-25T00:20:37.853
2011-09-25T00:20:37.853
How can I move a boot partition onto a Flash drive?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T14:54:50.960", "id": "71974", "postId": "62691", "score": "0", "text": "By RAM Drive I assume you mean Flash drive?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4470" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-24T22:33:46.503", "id": "72183", "postId": "62691", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Even if it is a flash drive and not ram ( therefore, it remembers its contents when you shut down ), 250 mb is insufficient to install the system to, so no.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-24T22:31:48.843", "id": "72182", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Even if it is a flash drive and not ram ( therefore, it remembers its contents when you shut down ), 250 mb is insufficient to install the system to, so no.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-24T22:31:48.843", "...
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62695
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62869
2011-09-23T14:21:59.390
6
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<p>Drawing digital circuits can become a mess very fast which makes testing those even more difficult. Doing it offline is a painful job with all those wires. So, what GUI software is recommended for building digital circuits and testing them?</p>
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2022-09-08T09:18:36.703
Drawing and simulating digital circuits
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>2022 Update</h3>\n<p>The original Logisim is currently unmaintained, however Logisim Evolution is now the successor, and still open source and maintained at <a href=\"https://github.com/logisim-evolution/logisim-evolution\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://github.com/logisim-evol...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I used a promising program called KTechLab in the past, the program is KDE 3 based and has not yet been ported to KDE 4 I used it to teach some youngsters electronics both analogue and digital concepts, it is a fine piece of software, even has PIC microcontroller simulation, ...
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62699
1
69975
2011-09-23T14:29:53.410
0
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<p>I want to listen to all my music streaming to my android phone. How do I create a random playlist with all my music (nearly 14 GB worth of tracks) and then play that one the phone? Do I have to use my Ubuntu laptop to do this and transfer over to the phone, or can the android app do this? </p>
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2011-10-20T22:29:29.130
2017-03-22T07:56:23.940
Create a random playlist of all music
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From the Ubuntu One Music application you can select \"Shuffle Play\" from the home screen and it will shuffle the music in your Ubuntu One share right to your phone.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/2GQRH.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>It ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you want easy streaming from the network, have a look at <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MPD\" rel=\"nofollow\">MPD</a> on your Ubuntu machine, and you can get several clients for the Android phone eg <a href=\"https://market.android.com/details?id=com.soreha.d...
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62700
1
62708
2011-09-23T14:30:08.433
3
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<p>The Update Manager is giving me a problem. Each time I hit the <em>Check for updates</em> button, I get the following error:</p> <pre><code>W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/weather-indicator-team/pp/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/weather-i...
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2011-09-23T15:18:41.273
2011-09-23T15:35:43.417
Update Manager fails to check for updates
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a typo in the PPA location ('pp' instead of 'ppa').</p>\n\n<p>To fix this: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>gksu software-properties-gtk</code> (press <kbd>Enter</kbd>)</li>\n<li><p>After typing in your password, go to the <em>Other Softw...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a typo in the PPA location ('pp' instead of 'ppa').</p>\n\n<p>To fix this: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>gksu software-properties-gtk</code> (press <kbd>Enter</kbd>)</li>\n<li><p>After typing in your password, go to the <em>Oth...
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62706
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2011-09-23T15:25:10.723
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<p>Is it possible to access files in my account Ubuntu One via iPhone?</p>
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18612
2011-10-22T04:46:51.917
2013-08-15T01:08:31.647
Is there an Ubuntu One files iPhone client?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>An iPhone client is on our roadmap, so you will eventually be able to. I can't quite tell you when it will be launched, so keep an eye out on our blog for when we announce it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-19T16:41...
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62709
1
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2011-09-23T15:32:58.337
3
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<p>I'm looking to install Ubuntu 11.04 and I've been reading through the sites instructions but I am still wondering that if i were to install it would it keep all of my original files from my windows 7 os? </p> <p>Or would I have to reinstall and re-add my old documents once installing Ubuntu?</p>
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2011-09-23T18:12:01.503
2016-11-20T07:59:23.047
Does installing Ubuntu affect the files in my Windows installation?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can absolutely install Ubuntu 11.04 without messing at all with your Windows 7 installation or documents. When you go through the installation process, you will be asked what you want to do. You will be given the option of wiping out everything on the hard drive and ins...
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2011-09-23T15:46:33.093
0
2005
<p>I make music and sounds for video games. Which software should I install on Ubuntu Studio for this purpose?</p>
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2011-09-23T15:59:10.447
2011-09-23T16:08:22.403
Which software (Daw´s, Audio Editors, etc.) should be installed in Ubuntu Studio to work with videogame music and sounds?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T15:48:56.897", "id": "71987", "postId": "62711", "score": "0", "text": "It depends on how you will create and manipulate the sounds and what format you will work in. Please edit your question to elaborate on such things.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"http://lmms.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Linux Multi Media Studio</a> is a must for every audio producer. </p>\n\n<p>If you are familiar to MS Based Audio Tools, like: Fruity Loops Studio, Sony Acid, etc. You can feel happy with LMMS.</p>\n\n<p>Screens...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"http://lmms.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Linux Multi Media Studio</a> is a must for every audio producer. </p>\n\n<p>If you are familiar to MS Based Audio Tools, like: Fruity Loops Studio, Sony Acid, etc. You can feel happy with LMMS.</p>\n\n<p...
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<p>I'm a Java developer writing a web app (Jetty server). </p> <p>Are there any guides out there are how I might downgrade user permissions using Java? </p> <p>Most native Linux apps will start as root, open root-only ports like 80/443, then downgrade themselves to a non root user (through a process which I'm not fam...
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How to downgrade user permissions on a java app after opening port 80/443
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-23T17:27:45.947", "id": "72003", "postId": "62713", "score": "1", "text": "See http://serverfault.com/questions/112795/how-can-i-run-a-server-on-linux-on-port-80-as-a-normal-user", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3303" }, { "creationDate": "2011-09-...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On ServerFault theres a similar <a href=\"https://serverfault.com/questions/112795/how-can-i-run-a-server-on-linux-on-port-80-as-a-normal-user\">question</a> with a bunch of different solutions.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "content...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On ServerFault theres a similar <a href=\"https://serverfault.com/questions/112795/how-can-i-run-a-server-on-linux-on-port-80-as-a-normal-user\">question</a> with a bunch of different solutions.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": nu...
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