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62715 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T16:00:17.123 | 1 | 522 | <p>When I did a dist-upgrade of my ubuntu 10.04 server, it automatically installed Decnet, and it trew up ncurses based configuration wizard.</p>
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"body": "<p>I can confirm this issue.</p>\n\n<p>I upgraded from Natty to Oneiric. And during the upgrade I got the ncurse-based configuration wizard, which suggests to skip configuration (which I did). After the next reboot my ethernet based network was broken, too.</p>\n\n<p>I fixed my ... | null | null | null | null | null |
62719 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T16:20:39.833 | 6 | 1177 | <p>After installing the <code>gnome-shell</code> package, will I have option to switch between Unity 3D and <code>gnome-shell</code> at the time of logging in (just like we have choice for unity 3d and 2d)? </p>
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62721 | 1 | 69783 | 2011-09-23T16:28:13.627 | 0 | 1573 | <p>I have been using VirtualBox VMs under Ubuntu for some time now, and, with the guest additions properly installed, the VMs always had 3D support - at least enough to run Unity in Natty.</p>
<p>But, when I've upgraded to a new machine (Dell Precision E4600) it no longer works. :(</p>
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62725 | 1 | 62726 | 2011-09-23T17:58:36.520 | 4 | 184 | <p>This is what I have done so far:</p>
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<li>Downloaded the ISO for Ubuntu </li>
<li>Downloaded and installed Oracle VM
VirtualBox</li>
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62728 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T18:30:57.510 | 3 | 28143 | <p>I tried to install <code>vcrun2008</code> but i always get</p>
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62729 | 1 | 62740 | 2011-09-23T18:31:15.203 | 20 | 25445 | <p>I have a script that I would like to run as a service on my Ubuntu Server 11.04 headless box. That is, I want to have the correct files under <em>/etc/init.d/</em> and to be able to control it via the <code>service</code> command.</p>
<p>Is there any guide available that will show me how to do this?</p>
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62730 | 1 | 62733 | 2011-09-23T18:33:46.997 | 11 | 15407 | <p>My wireless works, but I have to right click the network manager applet and enable wireless on every boot which is annoying. </p>
<p>This is the output of rfkill normally:
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62731 | 1 | 62739 | 2011-09-23T18:38:11.717 | 5 | 12984 | <p>Last night, I decided to take the plunge, and install Ubuntu as complimentary part to my dual boot system (with Windows 7). Unfortunately, the entire process has been a struggle uphill, namely with getting the bootloader configured properly.</p>
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62734 | 1 | 62737 | 2011-09-23T18:46:46.287 | 0 | 1572 | <p>I want remote desktop access to a Windows 7 Home Premium machine, but Home Premium does not have RDP server support. What are my options to set up a VNC server on Windows for best remote desktop experience from Ubuntu?</p>
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62736 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T19:34:31.120 | 2 | 410 | <p>When you use git for a lot of projects it can sometimes be hard to remember which projects you use git for and which you don't. It's important to know this so that you commit changes if you make changes to projects tracked by git.</p>
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62738 | 1 | 62742 | 2011-09-23T19:44:24.180 | 5 | 11889 | <p>Before you shoot this down, please let me explain what I mean....</p>
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62746 | 1 | 62752 | 2011-09-23T20:21:21.560 | 7 | 14123 | <p>I'm trying to do an <code>apt-get update</code> or <code>apt-get install xyz</code> and I'm seeing timeouts like this:</p>
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62748 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T20:32:27.030 | 0 | 254 | <p>How do I get a Desktop Configuration File to start two programs when clicked, with one of the programs being a terminal program? </p>
<p>Here is what I have so far: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13w0NTm9POQeWKxYOLGpdmZbwX7LBDbYjq0CprxvmNAo/edit?hl=en_US" rel="nofollow">google doc</a></p>
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62750 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T20:53:11.517 | 3 | 1603 | <p>I just got a new <a href="http://www.yubico.com/yubikey" rel="nofollow">YubiKey</a> authentication token. Theoretically it works great with Linux as it presents itself to the system as a USB keyboard. However, my default keyboard layout is German Neo, which is radically different from a standard English keyboard. So... | 3107 | null | null | 2012-10-06T00:37:07.827 | Automatically select a different keyboard layout for a YubiKey | [
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62753 | 1 | 62755 | 2011-09-23T21:22:39.703 | 2 | 1562 | <p>My device software dependencies are: dkms opengl gcc glibc kernel-headers. But when i install opengl it fail. What i have to use in 10.04 and 11.04 (i have both installed side by side for learning)</p>
<p><strong>Follow up:</strong></p>
<p>Step 1: dkms/gcc/glibc </p>
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62754 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T21:24:48.010 | 1 | 368 | <p>I connect to the internet with a static IP. Connection is fine. After few successful connections to the DNS, the DNS becomes unreachable (PING still works using IP addresses). Restarting the ethernet connection solves the problem for few DNS queries before it stops again.</p>
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62756 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T22:05:29.427 | 5 | 1983 | <p>Where do i find the "use_time_for_policy" fix in ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot?</p>
<p>This post fixed it before.
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/6491/laptop-immediately-suspends-when-going-onto-battery-power">Laptop immediately suspends when going onto battery power</a></p>
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62758 | 1 | 62783 | 2011-09-23T22:29:38.973 | 4 | 311 | <p>In Ubuntu 11.04 or 10.04, how can I make the <code>apt-get</code>, <code>apt-cache</code> all in one <code>myapt</code> so that I can simply use one only, like in Fedora?</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code>myapt search yum # same as apt-cache search
myapt remove yum # same as apt-get remove
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62760 | 1 | null | 2011-09-23T23:01:59.227 | 2 | 1632 | <p>Does Ubuntu 11.04 fully support TRIM? And what happens if it doesn't, will my SSD wear out?</p>
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62761 | 1 | 80859 | 2011-09-23T23:01:59.767 | 7 | 286 | <p>I'm in a situation where my primary monitor is on my right and that is the screen with the Unity launcher. When I fullscreen an app, the edge that actually tiggers the launcher to reappear is on my left, <strong>on the screen that does not have the launcher</strong>.</p>
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62762 | 1 | 69535 | 2011-09-23T23:13:34.823 | 3 | 545 | <p>I've installed oil rush using desura (currently in beta) using ubuntu 11.04 64 bit. The game runs perfectly fine except I can't hear any sound. What suggestions do you have?</p>
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62766 | 1 | 62770 | 2011-09-24T00:11:43.257 | 4 | 1165 | <p>I've enabled apt-get in SUDO without password , and bash autocompletion for it need to be enabled as well , but how ?</p>
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62774 | 1 | 65595 | 2011-09-24T04:26:47.877 | 2 | 196 | <p>I've heard great feedback on a few folks migrating production machines (including from <a href="https://serverfault.com/questions/299361/has-anyone-migrated-production-machines-from-mysql-to-mariadb">this question</a>), and I'd like to test the transition in our dev environment. Maria is apparently in the 11.10 repo... | 16492 | -1 | 2017-04-13T12:14:53.440 | 2011-10-13T00:36:17.520 | Is there a solid howto for replacing MySQL with Maria in the LAMP stack? | [
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62777 | 1 | 62785 | 2011-09-24T05:53:06.930 | 1 | 794 | <p>I installed luakit from the repos (<code>sudo apt-get install luakit</code>) and it seems to work fine, remembering my bookmarks and everything. The trouble is, I can't figure out where it stores this data. Any ideas? </p>
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62781 | 1 | 62784 | 2011-09-24T06:55:42.570 | 3 | 551 | <p>I'd like to change my snap to by default cover 2/3rds of the right side of the screen when I snap to the right, for example - as opposed to the 1/2 it's doing right now. Is there a way to adjust the default settings?</p>
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62786 | 1 | 62796 | 2011-09-24T08:17:54.730 | 10 | 1182 | <p>I recently installed Xubuntu/Xfce session using Ubuntu Software Center in order to test how Xfce would look like.</p>
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62787 | 1 | 108249 | 2011-09-24T08:20:28.643 | 2 | 285 | <p>I own a Belkin wireless USB adapter. It seems to be supported by the rtl8192cu driver in 11.10 betas, which is great, because in 11.04 the driver had to be compiled/installed manually. But, nobody is perfect, and I seem to have some driver-related problems with the dongle. </p>
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62788 | 1 | 62797 | 2011-09-24T08:52:47.430 | 0 | 258 | <p>From 11.04 getting used to quickly push the mouse into the top left corner to make the launcher appear, I have to realize that in 11.10 only the Globalmenu appears.</p>
<p>What's the intended functionality for the top left area, please?</p>
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62790 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T08:55:02.620 | 11 | 5521 | <p>I'm trying to make a simple upstart script for teamspeak server, but can't make it work.</p>
<p>When I say <em>initctl start </em> it just executes but never finishes or even emits any message. Same is happening for <em>stop</em>.</p>
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62794 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T09:25:51.837 | 4 | 1062 | <p>I would like to modify QUICKLIST of Unity "Application lens" but I haven't managed to find .desktop file which I could modify.</p>
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62795 | 1 | 62823 | 2011-09-24T09:27:09.760 | 3 | 230 | <p>I want to backup my application setup files.(source packages) </p>
<p>So can anybody please help me find the location where these setup files are stored in Ubuntu Natty Narwhal.</p>
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62802 | 1 | 62810 | 2011-09-24T10:28:35.030 | 2 | 1679 | <p>Is there any way to install these packages via <code>apt-get</code>?</p>
<p>I found none of them with <code>apt-cache search</code>.</p>
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http://www.arts-project.org
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62808 | 1 | 67344 | 2011-09-24T11:25:42.550 | 27 | 22351 | <p>Gnome shell installed through software centre does not display top toolbar panel properly (missing text and icons), and when one of the icons on it eg user's name is clicked the menu popup has missing text. Also when searching for application after pressing the super key, the filter list on the right is also missing... | 25540 | 169736 | 2014-01-04T15:05:58.427 | 2014-01-04T15:05:58.427 | Gnome-shell does not display top toolbar panel using a Mobility Radeon 5650 | [
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62812 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T12:23:05.543 | 37 | 72878 | <p>Following on from <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/62729/how-do-i-set-up-a-service">this question</a>, I have written a simple upstart service (<em>/etc/init/pms.conf</em>) for my headless Ubuntu Server 11.04 box as follows:</p>
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62815 | 1 | 62817 | 2011-09-24T12:56:00.827 | 2 | 311 | <p>My Ubuntu is 10.10 with some default version of OpenOffice. In order to install some plugin, I have uninstalled the Openoffice and installed a new version 3.3.0 by downloading it from its official website, following <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Installing_on_Debian_based_Di... | 1471 | 15811 | 2011-09-24T15:00:22.480 | 2011-09-24T15:17:10.967 | Does OpenOffice 3.3.0 still have the command "oowriter"? | [
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62816 | 1 | 62819 | 2011-09-24T13:01:13.377 | 3 | 394 | <p>I created a .desktop file for the "exploTux" game (see <a href="https://gna.org/projects/explotux/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gna.org/projects/explotux/</a> ), but the launcher does not match the app window.</p>
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62820 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T13:47:42.547 | 10 | 14095 | <p>I get the window below occasionally on shutdown. Is there any way to find out what the "Unknown" program is? Perhaps find the path of the executable?</p>
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62822 | 1 | 62824 | 2011-09-24T14:00:53.340 | 2 | 1203 | <p>I thought that this bug should be solved in oneiric beta 2.
But i still have this problem with firefox, thunderbird etc.</p>
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62830 | 1 | 62832 | 2011-09-24T15:16:06.883 | 3 | 13692 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/47623/list-the-hardware-info-and-status-in-my-computer">List the hardware info and status in my computer</a> </p>
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62833 | 1 | 62836 | 2011-09-24T15:38:18.983 | 77 | 263076 | <p>When autologon is active, <code>lightdm</code> will start the Unity 3D session, not the 2D (or any other shell that I want to auto-login to).</p>
<p>Is there a way to start the shell I want automatically (autologon)?</p>
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62838 | 1 | 72401 | 2011-09-24T16:37:43.470 | 4 | 1132 | <p>Today when I checked my network settings I saw that there in addition to the connection "Auto eth0" was the connection "Automatic Ethernet" (and I haven't added it myself nor done any changes to the network configuration). The only difference is that the latter has no assigned MAC address. Is this a sign of some new... | 19490 | 19490 | 2011-09-27T14:36:59.230 | 2011-10-26T14:48:59.363 | Has "Auto eth0" been renamed to "Automatic ethernet"? | [
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62839 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T16:50:46.343 | 2 | 1786 | <p>I have a HP pavillion dv6-6080 . My touchpad work fine but the led light doesn't work . when I turn it off the red light work prefect but when turn it on nothing happen and the white light doesn't appear. please tell me how I can turn it back?</p>
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62840 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T17:03:53.230 | 7 | 4633 | <p>I have a Ubuntu desktop PC and a Windows 7 laptop. They have network connection over a wifi router, which gives them local IP addresses. Both computers see each other when pinged by IP. The Ubuntu pc can ping the Windows machine by hostname, but the Windows laptop can't ping the Ubuntu PC. </p>
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62844 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T17:29:43.473 | 2 | 1094 | <p>I have two Ubuntu machines on the same network. I installed <code>openssh-server</code> and client. When I try to connect through the terminal I get the following message: </p>
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62845 | 1 | 62854 | 2011-09-24T17:56:01.233 | 14 | 15352 | <p>Is it easily possible in GNOME 3's gnome-shell to achieve similar appearance of windows' title and menu bars as with Unity's Globalmenu?</p>
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62846 | 1 | 62853 | 2011-09-24T17:58:03.777 | 2 | 272 | <p>I already dual-boot my laptop with a Windows 7 and an Ubuntu 10.10 partition. Since this is both a development and experimenting system, I made a small 15 GB partition for the purpose of trying out new distros and see what I like. Essentially, this is an experiment partition where I can screw around and see what w... | 7800 | 18612 | 2011-09-25T06:47:10.913 | 2011-09-26T11:17:19.043 | Removing test OS and effects on GRUB | [
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62847 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T18:30:08.877 | 1 | 514 | <p>What is the easiest/best way to make files available off line (offline cache) - I am on Android 2.3 on HTC Desire.. I have an option saying save to phone but all that happens when I select songs and select this button is that the first song in my list seems to download constantly. i.e. finishes and then starts again... | 25562 | 18612 | 2011-09-25T01:08:47.140 | 2011-09-25T01:08:47.140 | Ubuntu One - Offline Sync Music on Android | [
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62848 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T18:44:41.723 | 2 | 144 | <p>In the file browser on the desktop I accidentally unchecked the synchronize check box for my pictures folder. It wont let me recheck it, it just says that "this folder cannot be synchronized as it contains one or more folders that is already synchronized". Ive looked on the web interface for my Ubuntu One account a... | 25563 | null | null | 2011-09-25T09:43:42.533 | Accidently un-checked the synchronise check box for a folder. Now it wont let me re-check it | [
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62849 | 1 | 62855 | 2011-09-24T19:25:11.140 | 4 | 35814 | <p>I need this package installed <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libxml-dev" rel="nofollow">http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libxml-dev</a></p>
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62850 | 1 | 62968 | 2011-09-24T19:28:49.690 | 6 | 295 | <p>Example:</p>
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62857 | 1 | 62860 | 2011-09-24T20:43:45.117 | 4 | 2226 | <p>I am running an Ubuntu Server (with ebox/zentyal installed). I believe it uses a combination of LDAP users and local users but I currently cannot login (through SSH) with any of them.</p>
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62858 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T20:49:07.137 | 119 | 246702 | <p>I am runnning Ubuntu Server on my laptop. There is really no reason for the screen to be on. I have been trying to use this command to turn the screen off:</p>
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62859 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T21:08:55.713 | 5 | 14539 | <p>I have 195 bad sectors that won't be moved to that reserve section on my HDD.</p>
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62863 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T21:36:39.267 | 4 | 327 | <p>In Natty, I really enjoyed the "Blue Highlight" feature as detailed in this great askubuntu question: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/38950/when-do-things-in-the-new-unity-panel-turn-blue">When do things in the new Unity Panel turn blue?</a></p>
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62868 | 1 | 62896 | 2011-09-24T22:22:59.913 | 5 | 3692 | <p>I want to grant a single user write permissions to a directory owned by root over command line. With chmod, it seems that I can only change the permissions for owner, group and other, not for a specific user.</p>
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62872 | 1 | null | 2011-09-24T19:42:20.207 | 1 | 3234 | <p>I have a desktop system running Ubuntu 10.10. It has no wireless card just a wired Ethernet card. </p>
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62876 | 1 | 63311 | 2011-09-24T23:55:10.930 | 5 | 4443 | <p>First of all, I'm not a windows fan. I just want to try windows 8. But I can't boot the usb after extracting the developer release with Unetbootin. The blogs mention a Windows 7 USB DVD tool which doesn't run with wine.</p>
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62877 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T00:46:10.337 | 3 | 3062 | <p>How do you add new files, eg custom init script into .deb package that you're building? </p>
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62878 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T00:47:42.347 | 0 | 851 | <p>When installing Ubuntu, I made the partition really small. I would like to know if applications like <em>vlc</em> or <em>Clementine</em> be installed and run from the cloud?</p>
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62879 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T00:51:00.000 | 0 | 84 | <p>I'm trying to add a command to be executed after logging into ubuntu. Specifically, <code>xinput set-prop 11 "Device Enabled" 0</code>. </p>
<p>What is the file that is sourced/executed when logging into a user session?</p>
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62880 | 1 | 62902 | 2011-09-25T00:57:13.427 | 5 | 989 | <p>Under Windows there is a smart software "Everything" listening to changes in NTFS that allows it to search files by names instantly - for a second or less.</p>
<p>Is there such ability for Ubuntu?</p>
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62881 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T01:08:56.603 | 1 | 1340 | <p>I installed Spotify successfully but it will not let me log in (error 409).</p>
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62883 | 1 | 62901 | 2011-09-25T02:31:30.230 | 0 | 424 | <p>I downloaded Ubuntu 32bit and when I open it in a virtual PC, it closes automatically.</p>
<p>No choice to install in safe mode. I removed <code>quiet</code> and <code>splash</code> and added <code>single</code> but then it also closes automatically. </p>
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62884 | 1 | 62886 | 2011-09-25T02:39:35.527 | 2 | 1069 | <p>Below is my cpu information and i run ubuntu OS with 1 GB RAM with 80GB HDD. Currently i am happy with the performance of Ubuntu 11.04. I am planning to upgrade to 500GB or 1TB HDD. Is it good idea to upgrade to 500GB HDD with this configuration? How this will affect the performance of ubuntu?</p>
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62897 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T06:34:49.327 | 0 | 205 | <p>recently installed the oneiric ocelot and its awesome,but one fine time i logged out of it and when i logged in the shutdown button disappears,when i upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 got a error message saying that the installation failed due to broken packages and when i restarted it worked.Gave this info so that it mi... | 25175 | 3037 | 2011-12-26T22:06:14.590 | 2011-12-26T22:06:14.590 | shutdown button disappears when logging in | [
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62904 | 1 | 62905 | 2011-09-25T08:26:56.030 | 1 | 360 | <p>Just got a brand new box (MSI H61M motherboard) and I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 on it from a CD I just burned.</p>
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62907 | 1 | 63006 | 2011-09-25T08:57:30.847 | 2 | 1454 | <p>11.04 64-bit Ubuntu. I reinstall third times and just after installation i have this screen:</p>
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62908 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T09:02:03.243 | 2 | 5749 | <p>I'veen using ubuntu for long time now but lately facing a new problem with the network adapter. I am not able to connect to the internet. After searching the Internet for a while, I found out that my network card is not receiving any packets.</p>
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62912 | 1 | 71779 | 2011-09-25T09:56:03.513 | 4 | 928 | <p>I have a headless Ubuntu Server 11.04 box. If I use:</p>
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62913 | 1 | 62920 | 2011-09-25T10:07:11.653 | 8 | 12210 | <p>I use ubuntu 10.04.</p>
<p>I install upstart with failed dependencies.</p>
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Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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62919 | 1 | 62926 | 2011-09-25T11:47:24.267 | 5 | 4762 | <p>I have a package which has bug, and i need to modify it, and repack it, So thats how i am doing. Is there any other quick methods?</p>
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62928 | 1 | 62949 | 2011-09-25T14:14:53.690 | 20 | 21004 | <p>I have loads of RAM and I use very little. I also do record some screencasts with <code>gtk-recordmydesktop</code>, which by default saves to <code>/tmp</code> while recording. I assumed that it would mean storing to RAM as much as possible, but then I actually checked and found that <code>/tmp</code> isn't mounted ... | 19779 | 6969 | 2011-09-25T18:55:46.737 | 2023-07-12T15:51:47.773 | Why doesn't /tmp use tmpfs? | [
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62930 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T14:33:06.760 | 3 | 191 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/15988/browse-internet-inside-terminal">Browse internet inside terminal</a> </p>
</blockquote>
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62934 | 1 | 62938 | 2011-09-25T14:58:33.823 | 0 | 104 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/62466/remove-application-shortcut-from-unity-panel">remove application shortcut from Unity panel</a> </p>
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62935 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T15:13:34.277 | 0 | 228 | <p>I had to reinstall Ubuntu and expected that Ubuntu One would restore my bookmarks like it did the last time, but nothing happens. How can I find out whether they are actually lost or just not synced at the moment?</p>
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62939 | 1 | 62974 | 2011-09-25T15:46:04.093 | 1 | 392 | <p>I'm using <a href="/questions/tagged/virtualenv" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'virtualenv'" rel="tag">virtualenv</a> with <a href="/questions/tagged/django" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'django'" rel="tag">django</a> and so I have say two different directories say:</p>
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62940 | 1 | 62942 | 2011-09-25T15:56:39.913 | 15 | 1639 | <p>Why is it now located in the launcher rather than the top left?</p>
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62941 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T16:08:15.043 | 8 | 3458 | <p>I have install ubuntu 11.10 and use unity-2d.
The Unity-2d auto hide.
I want it to be always show</p>
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62944 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T16:24:17.723 | 2 | 322 | <p>Well, I want to use 11.04. I guess, my laptop has got a monitor size comfortably over 800X 600. But it doesn't has a graphics card.
My configuration is:</p>
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62946 | 1 | 62953 | 2011-09-25T16:39:59.440 | 7 | 179 | <p>Due to a kernel bug I cannot use <code>2.6.38-11-generic</code>, so I'm using <code>2.6.32-28-generic</code>.</p>
<p>When will there be a new kernel in 11.04?</p>
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62951 | 1 | 62973 | 2011-09-25T17:27:58.717 | 0 | 322 | <p>I am experimenting my Ubuntu box. </p>
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<li>finally want to stay with one version for a while </li>
<li>already made lot of mess, by building and changing kernel settings and etc..</li>
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62952 | 1 | 62954 | 2011-09-25T17:34:40.300 | 10 | 3841 | <p>Is it really true that Nautilus 3.x hasn't the »open parent« button any more? Today I tried the second beta of Ubuntu 11.10 and I am deeply frustrated. Since Gnome3 and this whole Unity thing it feels a bit of always having to be afraid, that a new release will remove some of the main functions you are using in all ... | 138681 | null | null | 2011-10-25T02:18:29.587 | How to get back the »open parent« button in 11.10? | [
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62956 | 1 | 62961 | 2011-09-25T18:09:50.320 | 2 | 4532 | <p>I have been using Ubuntu for several weeks now. (With some prior Linux usage.) Several programs I have used have given me this error message: <code>Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".</code></p>
<p>I think the error may be caused by not having the proper drivers. How can I fix this issue?</p>
<p>Edit... | 25610 | 29112 | 2011-12-04T21:39:12.767 | 2015-01-13T04:20:02.107 | I have a Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pro V3515 laptop. Where can I get the proper drivers? | [
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62963 | 1 | 62967 | 2011-09-25T19:27:05.437 | 12 | 7917 | <p>My knowledge of Ubuntu is still fairly limited, but I know I can switch terminals with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F*</kbd>.</p>
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62964 | 1 | 154815 | 2011-09-25T19:36:48.307 | 7 | 12391 | <p>For some strange reason (i.e. I don't have a tablet computer) Onboard, the on-screen keyboard, starts every time I log in. I've checked Startup Applications, but it's not listed there. What could be making it start like this, and how can I get it to stop? </p>
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62965 | 1 | 110413 | 2011-09-25T20:24:36.850 | 2 | 476 | <p>I have a HP dm1z with one of those button-less click pads. I'm running Oneiric beta, and the multitouch functionality works - I'm able to two finger scroll and move windows with a 3 finger gesture. However, drag and drop doesn't work , since it thinks I'm two-finger scrolling.</p>
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62969 | 1 | null | 2011-09-25T21:13:18.723 | 15 | 1364 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/53688/making-ctrlc-copy-text-in-gnome-terminal">Making Ctrl+C copy text in gnome-terminal?</a> </p>
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<p><code>Ctrl+C</code> an <code>Ctrl+V</code> work well under my Ubuntu except in a terminal:</p>
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62971 | 1 | 62977 | 2011-09-25T21:44:14.770 | 2 | 2719 | <p>How can i fix my X server/driver? </p>
<pre><code>$ xvinfo
X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
no adaptors present
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<p>Additional info:</p>
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62979 | 1 | 63004 | 2011-09-25T22:49:53.593 | 8 | 2313 | <p>I installed Wine via the Software Center and later removed it. The problem is that I still have <em>Open with Notepad</em> and other right click menu items in Nautilus. I checked if anything from Wine remained in Synaptic, but I didn't see any packages installed. I'm using Natty.</p>
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"text": "possible duplicate of [Wine pollutes \"Open With\" application list](http://askubuntu.com/questions/5517/wine-pollutes-open-with-application-list)",
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"body": "<p>Remove the corresponding .desktop files from <code>~/.local/share/applications</code> where <code>~</code> is your home directory.</p>\n",
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62985 | 1 | 62986 | 2011-09-26T00:10:02.427 | 4 | 2685 | <p>I've looked at <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/2214/add-user-to-sudo-group">How do I add a user to the "sudo" group?</a> and added user (say 'abc') to sudo group</p>
<p>But now when user 'abc' tries to use sudo commands ubuntu says, 'abc' is not in sudoers list, this incident will be reported.</p... | 22272 | -1 | 2017-04-13T12:24:00.547 | 2012-09-10T21:02:15.013 | Allow user to execute sudo commands | [
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"text": "Better and more detail can be found here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/7477/how-can-i-add-a-new-user-as-sudoer",
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"body": "<p>The group you want to add the user to is <code>admin</code>.</p>\n",
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62988 | 1 | null | 2011-09-26T01:07:14.610 | 1 | 4355 | <p>using Ubuntu Software Center in 11.10 seems to be impossible to reload. For example, when I go to Software Sources and activate the Universe repo, USC does not automatically reload and so activate the Universe Repo. And I can find no "Reload" button as exists in synaptic. But on a clean install I can't install synap... | 24216 | 235 | 2011-09-26T01:30:57.770 | 2017-01-01T22:17:18.440 | How do I "Reload" Ubuntu Software Center? | [
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"text": "You can go on terminal and issue sudo apt-get update until somebody answers your concern, It is same as reload only executed on terminal.",
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"body": "<p>Open a terminal (you can do ALT+F2 and type <code>gnome-terminal</code>) then type :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then type your password and wait until it is finished. Once it is finished you can close the terminal and reopen the Ubuntu Software... | null | null | null | null | null |
62992 | 1 | 119874 | 2011-09-26T01:29:14.160 | 4 | 1173 | <p>I'm looking for a media manager that will display and play movies and TV shows and will read data included in mp4 and m4v files.</p>
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62993 | 1 | 102403 | 2011-09-26T01:43:55.360 | 2 | 2188 | <p>I'm using xboxdrv on Ubuntu to gather input from Xbox controllers. With wired controllers I can get 4+ controller inputs very easily:</p>
<pre><code>xboxdrv --daemon -i 0 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 1 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 2 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller ... | 12794 | null | null | 2012-02-08T02:44:20.837 | How do I get input from more than 4 wireless controllers on with xboxdrv? | [
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62997 | 1 | 63002 | 2011-09-26T02:59:47.230 | 2 | 5798 | <p>I have purposely installed two plugins into Firefox: Flash Player & Gecko-mediaplayer (I installed gecko-mediaplayer solely so I could get the Windows Media Player Plug-in). Every single other plugin listed in my Firefox plugins page is unused/unneeded. Several of the plugins list "Gecko Media Player" underneath... | 24216 | null | null | 2011-09-26T04:27:19.983 | Is it possible to uninstall individual Firefox plugins? | [
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"body": "<p>Type <code>about:plugins</code> into the address bar. It will show you the filename of each plugin. You can find the name of the package that ships each plugin with: <code>dpkg -S /path/to/plugin.so</code> Then you can uninstall those packages using Synaptic.</p>\n\n<p>For example, t... | [
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63021 | 1 | 63029 | 2011-09-26T06:44:48.580 | 1 | 623 | <p>Is there an alternative to CD/DVD Creator that I can install or enable so that I never have to see that program again. </p>
<p>I don't like that it looks very much like a regular Ubuntu/Gnome directory browser. The default behavior has it that any files burned to DVD remain and the user has to manually delete the... | 25031 | 25031 | 2012-01-25T13:58:26.523 | 2012-01-25T13:58:26.523 | Alternative to CD/DVD Creator | [
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"postId": "63021",
"score": "0",
"text": "possible duplicate of [Nero Alternatives](http://askubuntu.com/questions/7543/nero-alternatives)",
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"body": "<p>I'd suggest you try <a href=\"http://projects.gnome.org/brasero//index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">brasero</a> or the well-known <a href=\"http://www.k3b.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">k3b</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I've used both of them for quite some times. </p>\n\n<p>I think that k3b is superior in te... | [
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