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2010-10-14T19:02:26.293
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<p>I'm an Ubuntu user since Hardy Heron and even in other distros, I've never been through such thing. I can't install Ubuntu 10.10 on my notebook, because I simply can't even start the Live CD... I always get the following message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kernel panic - not syncing attempted to kill init!</p> </blockqu...
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2012-07-09T13:11:23.097
2014-08-29T18:44:57.290
Live CD kernel panic
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2010-10-14T19:03:13.700
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<p>I can't connect my Ubuntu client on a Wi-Fi ad-hoc connection. I tried Windows XP and 7 on server, no success. I can't use Linux on server, only Windows. Thanks. Realtek RTL8187B.</p>
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2010-10-15T03:01:10.867
2010-10-15T08:10:43.880
Is it possible to create an ad-hoc wi-fi connection?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you verified that the drivers for your wireless card are properly installed and working?</p>\n\n<p>I suggest looking at this similar question: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4266/unable-to-connect-to-wireless-network\">Unable to Connect to Wireless Network</a>...
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Joao Ricardo
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2010-10-14T19:15:34.000
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<p>Hello first of all and <strong>sorry if my english is hard to understand</strong> hehe</p> <p>I've been using Ubuntu since 9.04 and I used the 3d effects. But since the 9.10 version, the drivers stop working. I have a Nvidia GeForce 5200fx and everytime I download and install the driver the resolution changes to 6...
2947
5484
2010-11-09T12:47:02.473
2010-11-09T12:47:02.473
Why doesn't 3d acceleration work?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Which driver version did you install? the Ubuntu and Nvidia developer recommends nvidia-96 for legacy device.</p>\n\n<p>Btw, can you show some last line your Xorg.log. You can see it in System > Adminstration > Log file Viewer.</p>\n", "commentCount": "7", "comments":...
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2010-10-14T19:25:35.497
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<p>I'm about to install wine on my new ubuntu 10.10 installation, however I can't determaine if I should install Wine or PlayOnLinux. I've already read over the following page <a href="http://wiki.winehq.org/PlayOnLinux">http://wiki.winehq.org/PlayOnLinux</a>, however the differences are not very clear and I don't unde...
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2010-10-14T19:30:00.527
2016-04-13T02:56:27.243
The connection of Wine and PlayOnLinux
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2010-10-14T19:44:26.613
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<p>So since I started using askubuntu.com I've spent entirely too much time here answering other people's questions. Now maybe someone could help me with that by answering this one. I'm looking for time management software for Ubuntu.</p> <p>There are a number of these programs floating around for Windows. <a href="ht...
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2014-03-29T02:23:34.753
2015-02-27T07:07:10.657
How to stay productive? What time management software is available?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Hamster doesn't automatically track your actions, but it can be set to <strong>remind</strong> you every few minutes, which I actually find more useful. You can ask yourself every <em>n</em> minutes \"am I still doing what I was planning to do?\", \"should I stop now?\", \"why am I ...
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2010-10-14T19:47:33.013
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<p>I'm about to do a fresh install of 10.10 Desktop on my work PC.</p> <p>I previously had 10.04 and I had the <code>/home</code> of our main server mounted to <code>/mnt/home</code>. I remember back then I had to change my local user id to match that used on the id of my user on the remote server, so I will have the...
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2010-10-15T03:16:19.637
2010-10-15T03:16:19.637
Mounting a remote drive and setting user-id
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2010-10-14T19:57:00.063
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<p>I've got a Toshiba a505 laptop and tried the live CD with great results.</p> <p>However, I haven't found any reports on this PC working 100% OK on Ubuntu 10.10 yet. I do have seen (and tried installing myself) some reports that 10.04 didn't work (without some dirty hacking).</p> <p>In regular circumstances, is it ...
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2014-04-07T22:59:55.773
2014-04-07T22:59:55.773
Live CD works OK. Is it OK to assume a new install will work?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes and no. The Live CD is a great method of trying Ubuntu before you decided to install it properly, but you also have to remember the Live CD is running off default drivers and not the ones actually in your laptop. So for example, your graphics card will not actually be fully used ...
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2010-10-14T19:59:37.440
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<p>I have a Compaq Presario CQ60-307EA Laptop which has the Synaptics touchpad. It works fine, but one thing that's never worked is the disable button above it, which should completely turn off the touchpad. But when the disable button is pressed nothing happens, the light changes to orange like it should, but it isn't...
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2010-12-27T12:59:36.957
2010-12-27T12:59:36.957
Synaptics touch pad disable button not functional
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suppose the hotkey on your laptop is not recognized by Ubuntu (kernel or Xorg) yet. You might want to read the hotkey <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Architecture\" rel=\"nofollow\">architecture overview</a> and <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting\"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suppose the hotkey on your laptop is not recognized by Ubuntu (kernel or Xorg) yet. You might want to read the hotkey <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Architecture\" rel=\"nofollow\">architecture overview</a> and <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troublesh...
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2010-10-14T20:10:59.783
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<p>Vim 7.3 is out, but not available in the sources. Where can I get an installation package for the 7.3 version? I don't want to install it manually.</p>
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2013-12-11T11:02:16.380
2014-02-19T15:16:46.713
Where can I find Vim 7.3?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I couldn't find any official packages either, so I created a PPA. Feel free to use it:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~passy/+archive/vim\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://launchpad.net/~passy/+archive/vim</a></p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-add-repository ppa:passy/vim\napt-get...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I couldn't find any official packages either, so I created a PPA. Feel free to use it:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~passy/+archive/vim\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://launchpad.net/~passy/+archive/vim</a></p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-add-repository ppa:passy/vim\...
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2010-10-14T20:17:00.347
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<p>I was running Xubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron". I configure the vnc by adding vino-server to the autostarted app. I accessing the display only via VNC, so I removed the monitor and ir worked fine.</p> <p>When I upgrade to 10.04 "Lucid Lynx", I was unable to connect. I borrow back the monitor and I plug it. I was see...
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2010-10-15T00:01:52.023
2010-10-18T03:05:03.087
Autostart of the xserver at boot up when the monitor is unplugged
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-15T03:48:05.120", "id": "7244", "postId": "7285", "score": "0", "text": "Actually, it tries to start X, and fail. With the original xorg.conf, I got the following error message in xconf.o.log : Segmentation fault at address 0x24\n\nCaught signal 11 (Segmentation fault...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Replace xorg.conf in /etc/X11 by the file in : <a href=\"http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9565510&amp;postcount=25\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9565510&amp;postcount=25</a></p>\n\n<p>Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to add \"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You might try the following solution: <a href=\"http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9565510&amp;postcount=25\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9565510&amp;postcount=25</a></p>\n\n<p>It might also be useful to use anot...
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2010-10-14T20:38:28.713
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<p>How do you modify the default Fluxbox menu?</p>
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2011-01-03T15:19:10.940
2011-01-03T15:19:10.940
How to Configure Fluxbox menu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To configure fluxbox menu, you need to edit the ~/.fluxbox/menu file.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/9af8Q.png\" alt=\"fluxbox menu file\"></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.wikihow.com/images/3/33/Snapshot54_350.png\" alt=\"fluxbox edit menu file\"></p>\n\n<p>This fil...
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7298
2010-10-14T20:49:34.180
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<p>I'm looking to get rid of rhythmbox as my primary music player. Preferably something that allows multiple folders for the music library and has support for the new sound indicator.</p> <p>Mostly I want more playback options that Rhythmbox lacks like a related suffle or mood shuffle type of thing. Also, auto rating ...
693
235
2011-11-26T21:47:37.553
2011-11-26T21:47:37.553
What's a Good Rhythmbox Replacement?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can get around the one folder restriction by using <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">symbolic links</a>.<br>\nSay your music folder is <code>~/Music</code> and you want to import <code>~/OtherMusic</code>, you can put a symbolic link for <cod...
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1
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2010-10-14T21:02:58.447
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<p>I am running Ubuntu on a Dell Latitude with the latest Nvidia drivers. Basically what I want is when I disconnect my external display that everything goes back to the main one without having to change the config every time.</p> <p>Any help is welcome!</p>
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2013-09-14T08:38:27.250
2015-09-29T20:22:50.517
Is there a way to autodetect when a display is disconnected?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can always just press <kbd>Fn</kbd>+<kbd>F8</kbd> after disconnecting the monitor. That will probably change it back.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-19T15:12:01.950", "id": "8145", "postId": "788...
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2010-10-14T21:12:15.510
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<p>Is there a way to turn off the display (enter power saving mode) using a command?</p> <p>For example, when the computer is inactive for a specific interval, the screen turns off to conserve energy. Is there a way to manually turn off the screen, yet keep the computer running normally?</p> <p>This is a notebook, so...
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2024-03-29T23:57:04.810
How to turn off the display via the command line?
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1
7465
2010-10-14T22:03:44.130
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<p>I have a partition to hold my media files and photos. But it does not mount automatically. So for when I open shotwell it lists all my photos as "Missing" until I open the partition in Nautilus and then restart shotwell. Is there a way to have it mount on login?</p>
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2010-10-14T22:14:11.163
2019-03-15T13:38:49.753
Mount a partition on login?
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2010-10-14T22:57:56.597
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<p>I've been trying out a few different music players recently and noticed that some (a lot) of my music would be missing from the library. It turns out that at some point, a plethora of my music files lost their .mp3/.ogg/.flac file extensions. I'm honestly not sure how this happened, but I'm confident it was somethin...
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2012-03-11T18:31:57.450
Rename Music Files with Missing File Extensions
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's a bash script that renames the files passed to it based on their guessed format. It calls <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man1/file.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><code>file</code></a> to figure out the format by looking at characteristic patterns in the firs...
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2010-10-14T23:24:18.433
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<p>Since the upgrade of my netbook from lucid KNR to maverick KNR, it is not possible anymore to add to the favourites on the search and launch site. The "stars" to add an icon to the favourites is not shown anymore, neither is the "-"-sign on the favourites to remove them.</p> <p>How can I fix this?</p>
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4
2010-10-15T16:48:27.573
2010-10-18T15:37:33.623
How can I add favorites in Kubuntu Network Release Maverick?
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2010-10-14T23:49:02.900
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4428/how-to-create-a-screencast">how to create a screencast?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>What are the best video screen capturing programs for Ubuntu as far as reliability, performance, and ease of use go?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:24:17.760
2010-10-15T00:58:05.993
Good screencasting programs for Ubuntu?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>KAZAM !</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:and471/kazam-daily-stable\nsudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get install kazam\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", ...
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2010-10-15T01:00:29.730
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2010-10-15T00:10:11.357
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<p>I was wondering if there was an easy way of replacing pulseaudio with alsa. Pulseaudio is the biggest problem I am currently having with Ubuntu and I really want these problems to end.</p>
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2010-11-01T00:08:44.813
How can I replace pulseaudio with alsa?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If what you'd like to do is disable PulseAudio, the following steps should do it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo sh -c \"echo autospawn = no|tee -a /etc/pulse/client.conf\"\ntouch ~/.pulse_a11y_nostart\nsudo chmod 600 /usr/bin/pulse-session\nkillall pulseaudio\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Note that ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If what you'd like to do is disable PulseAudio, the following steps should do it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo sh -c \"echo autospawn = no|tee -a /etc/pulse/client.conf\"\ntouch ~/.pulse_a11y_nostart\nsudo chmod 600 /usr/bin/pulse-session\nkillall pulseaudio\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>No...
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2010-10-15T00:17:27.730
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<p>I don't necessarily expect a whole tutorial for creating a sound indicator entry here on askubuntu, but I've searched and searched, and I can't seem to find any documentation on creating a sound indicator. Preferably, I'd like to be able to do this in Python. Can someone point me in the right direction??</p>
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2011-10-11T10:40:22.213
2012-05-19T14:49:56.333
How do I integrate an application in the sound menu using python?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Documentation for integrating with the sound menu can be <a href=\"http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/technologies/sound-menu/\" rel=\"nofollow\">found here</a>. Information on <a href=\"http://mpris.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">MPRIS</a> is also useful if you want your application to i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Documentation for integrating with the sound menu can be <a href=\"http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/technologies/sound-menu/\" rel=\"nofollow\">found here</a>. Information on <a href=\"http://mpris.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">MPRIS</a> is also useful if you want your applicat...
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2010-10-15T00:34:56.410
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<p>I have Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI card . I am able to view and hear ATSC/QAM channels with this card using Kaffeine.</p> <p>I can also view all of the analog channels. The problem is that there is no sound in tvtime.</p> <p>Here's my card info:</p> <pre><code>05:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, In...
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2010-10-15T00:37:40.603
2012-04-23T18:41:17.627
How can I make my Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI card work in Lucid or Maverick?
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2010-10-15T00:58:59.153
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<p>I was wondering is there a way to play movies in the desktop,like a background?or is it not possible?</p>
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2011-02-15T20:55:59.490
2015-06-25T14:29:09.763
Play a movie in the desktop as a wallpaper?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is a tutorial on how to do just this:\n<a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/dreamscene-for-ubuntu-ta-very-much/\">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/dreamscene-for-ubuntu-ta-very-much/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2016-0...
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2010-10-15T01:00:45.940
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<p>I am beginning to write some short stories and I am trying to find some software that may aide me in brainstorming.</p>
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2011-02-22T21:56:30.820
2011-02-22T21:56:30.820
What software is there for brainstorming?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I find I waste time trying to use fancy mind-mapping tools. Instead, I like using a <strong>\"distraction-free\" writing environment</strong> such as:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://pyroom.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">PyRoom</a> or <a href=\"http://www.codealchemists.com/jdarkroom/\" r...
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2010-10-15T01:01:43.197
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<p>My laptop has been stolen and it contained highly sensitive data. I did have a password that was required to login, but I am unsure if my data is safe. (at this point the data is more valuable than the laptop, so it's a big concern for me)</p> <p>I remember Ubuntu having an option to encrypt the home folder on inst...
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2010-10-15T01:46:15.627
Does Ubuntu encrypt the home folder by default?
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2010-10-15T01:02:26.763
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<p>I just did a fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.10 64-bits on my notebook. Downloaded the Opera 10.63 .deb package (http://www.opera.com/browser/download/) and installed it.</p> <p>Now I want to know if there's a way to remove the titlebar to make the browser look like the windows version.</p>
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3037
2011-01-03T15:18:32.313
2012-11-11T10:51:08.760
How to hide the titlebar in Opera?
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2010-10-15T02:10:24.333
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<p>Is there any option available for enabling window positioning into an off viewable area under Compiz on GNOME? By default, any window that's to be positioned off workspace will be forced to fit into the viewable area.</p>
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2011-11-27T03:11:44.417
2011-11-27T03:11:44.417
Enabling off workspace window positioning under GNOME/Compiz
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Not that I know of, but if you have your workspaces set up in a horizontal row, you can set up hotkeys to shift a window to above/below workspace, you can shift a window to the top or bottom of the \"cube\". It is then \"offscreen\" and not visible in any of the four workspac...
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2010-10-15T02:16:21.200
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<p>My video camera records onto a memory card which mounts in Ubuntu with no problem. I see a bunch of .mp4 files, but what software do I use now? I installed PiTiVi and repeatedly tried to import the folder of .mp4 files but it keeps crashing after importing a few of them. I tried running <code>pitivi</code> from t...
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2010-10-15T04:07:55.273
2011-04-07T23:26:01.593
PiTiVi crashes with segmentation fault on importing .mp4 files
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That does sound like a bug in PiTiVi. You could try other video editing software like <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/avidemux\" rel=\"nofollow\">Avidemux</a> or try to convert the video to a format more likely to work with <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/oggconvert\" re...
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2010-10-15T02:38:51.193
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<p>I'm using the Ubuntu 10.10 with both VLC player and MPlayer and already installed the ATI drivers. I watched the same videos on Windows 7 and Ubuntu. But on Ubuntu the images have a lot of tearing. I tried some newbish-configs on my ATI config tool, but nothing changed.</p> <p>I tried videos in mkv, avi, rmvb... an...
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3037
2011-01-03T15:18:07.870
2012-08-21T20:35:24.057
How to reduce the tearing while watching videos?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Tearing in videos is caused by the video drawing not being synchronised with the refresh-rate of the display. This results in displaying the top part of one frame and the bottom half on the previous frame at the same time, which is particularly noticeable on sections of video with h...
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<p>On 10.10 how do I get rid of Openoffice.org, and install LibreOffice without borking my system?</p>
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2014-02-07T12:43:41.743
2014-02-07T12:43:41.743
How to install LibreOffice? (replacing OpenOffice.org)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/%7Elibreoffice/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">official LibreOffice PPA</a> for Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 (the upcoming 11.04 will have LibreOffice by default).</p>\n<p>You need to add <code>ppa:libreoffice/ppa</code> in your softwa...
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2010-10-15T02:49:10.730
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<p>There are a couple of applications that I find myself marking as "Always on Top" every time I use them, so I wonder if there is a way to automatically set them as so, whatever way I start them (menu, shell, gnome-do)?</p>
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2012-06-18T18:17:37.467
2021-11-04T07:55:34.550
How to start an app with "Always On Top" set?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're using Compiz, you can go into CompizConfig Setting Manager, and enable the Windows Rules plugin, and then add something like <code>class=Gnome-terminal</code> under \"Above\" to make all Gnome Terminal windows Stick on Top. (You can click the + button and use the grab featu...
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2010-10-15T03:45:08.023
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<p>Need help in getting the right mouse click to work on a HP mini 210-1015TU when using the touchpad.</p> <p>If I plug in a USB mouse, both left click and right click function as normal. Using the touchpad however I can only get the left click to work. Attempting to right click gives the result expected from a left c...
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2011-01-02T05:56:14.463
2017-02-18T21:24:13.877
Right click doesn't work on HP mini 210 touchpad
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>try TAPPING the lower right corner of the touchpad instead of clicking the button</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-19T20:47:07.283", "id": "8208", "postId": "8245", "score": "0", "text"...
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2010-10-15T03:49:41.837
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/59632/basic-web-development-ide-editor-like-dreamweaver">Basic Web Development IDE/Editor like Dreamweaver?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I used Adobe's Dreamweaver for working on web pages and various text editors. I ...
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2017-04-13T12:23:31.777
2010-11-10T14:09:58.677
Is there a Dreamweaver HTML editor replacement?
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2010-10-15T04:26:01.703
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<p>I installed gstreamer-vaapi from this PPA :</p> <p>ppa:guido-iodice/video</p> <p>sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-vaapi libgstvaapi-x11-0 libgstvaapi0</p> <p>but, if I run totem movie player (via terminal) it's show this error :</p> <blockquote> <p><code>(totem:3383): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: g_object_set_...
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2010-10-18T22:52:59.227
2011-01-11T18:09:47.710
gstreamer vaapi problem
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are certainly using the nvidia proprietary driver then it's probably a problem with the PPA package and you should report the problem to Guido Iodice:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~guido-iodice\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~guido-iodice</a></p>...
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2010-10-15T04:26:16.323
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<p>Can I run a command within another command for example:</p> <pre><code>twidge update date </code></pre> <p><code>date</code> being the bash command <code>date</code> so effectively, <code>twidge</code> will update twitter with today's date. <code>twidge</code> is a CLI based twitter client.</p>
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Can I run a command WITHIN another command?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can try escaping the command like so</p>\n\n<pre><code>twidge update \"$(date)\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Which will execute <code>date</code> and <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/marcoceppi/status/27411071333\">concatenate the output of the command</a> into the <code>twidge</code> co...
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2010-10-15T04:50:44.737
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<p>Ok, so when I run the command:</p> <pre><code>sensors </code></pre> <p>I get a truck load of info:</p> <pre><code>atk0110-acpi-0 Adapter: ACPI interface Vcore Voltage: +1.16 V (min = +0.85 V, max = +1.60 V) +3.3 Voltage: +3.39 V (min = +2.97 V, max = +3.63 V) +5 Voltage: +5.17 V (min = +4....
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2014-01-28T21:35:47.027
2017-07-24T15:03:55.590
Only view the CPU temperature from command `sensors`
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can process the output of <code>sensors</code> command with <code>grep</code> and/or <code>cut</code> to format it the way you want.</p>\n\n<p>To get only the line reporting the CPU temperature you can use this (including the high and critical limits):</p>\n\n<pre><code>sensors |...
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2010-10-15T05:03:49.797
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<p>Under XFCE, I had option to set my keyboard media keys to run particular programs or scripts. I understand the options to adjust the Keyboard Shortcuts under Gnome, but how do I change the default programs that the keys use.</p> <p>For example, I have a script I use that manages my calculator (in this case, galcul...
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2010-10-15T05:12:34.783
2010-10-15T05:46:22.663
Changing media key defaults in Gnome
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Open Keyboard Shortcuts (<code>System -&gt; Preferences -&gt; Keyboard Shortcuts</code>). By default you would see \"Launch Calculator\" action mapped to <code>XF86Calculator</code>, click on it and press <kbd>Backspace</kbd> to leave it disabled.</p></li>\n<li><p>C...
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2010-10-15T06:07:54.763
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<p>I've Ubuntu 9.10 cloud <strong>servers</strong> running. I'll be using server administering gui tool 'webmin' for backing up resources like apache configuration files, mysql, cvs, the directory /var/www, and the entire webmin configuration files. Sometimes these are not backed up and I will check them with their dat...
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2010-10-15T17:38:20.033
2015-06-25T00:36:39.753
What way is best for backing up apache2, mysql, cvs and webmin configuration files
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>My vote here for <a href=\"https://labs.riseup.net/code/projects/show/backupninja/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">backupninja</a>. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/itEDW.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>I think this should handle all your needs here. </p>\n\n<p>This applicatio...
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2010-10-15T06:13:43.070
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<p>I am currently using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and when I run the update manager it doesn't show the new release.</p> <ul> <li>I have checked the "Software Sources" update tab to make sure "release upgrade" is set to Normal.</li> <li>I'm receiving updates from the "Main Server".</li> <li>I've tried running update-manager an...
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2010-12-27T13:19:10.427
2012-04-30T01:29:09.640
Why doesn't the new version of Ubuntu 10.10 show up in Update Manager?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you refreshed the update manager? Normally it checks every day for new releases, but it sometimes doesn't, so make sure you have clicked the <kbd>Check</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>If this still doesnt work, make sure that you have installed all updates to 10.04, and then click <kbd>Check</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you refreshed the update manager? Normally it checks every day for new releases, but it sometimes doesn't, so make sure you have clicked the <kbd>Check</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>If this still doesnt work, make sure that you have installed all updates to 10.04, and then click <kbd...
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7426
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2010-10-15T07:29:57.977
1
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<p>I need to install another kernel(2.6.34) into my fedora/ubuntu machine(x86) and I need to show the old and new boot up options in the boot menu(both new and old kernel)</p> <p>I have downloaded the new kernel and I need to compile it and need to build it.</p> <p>How can I complete this from start to finish?</p>
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41
2010-10-15T15:52:37.323
2013-04-23T10:12:33.770
Installing new kernel (by commandline) as side of old kernel
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Do you really need to compile it yourself? There are <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds\" rel=\"nofollow\">mainline kernel builds</a> for Ubuntu. There is also info about <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild\" rel=\"nofollow\">bui...
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2010-10-15T07:31:40.580
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<p>Gnome and KDE seem to be pretty straightforward and certainly seem to be the most user friendly in terms of getting setup and running quickly with anything the average user would want to do.</p> <p>I am working on implementing Fluxbox on my current install of Ubuntu 10.04 and keep running into gotcha's that require...
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2017-05-23T12:39:45.983
2011-10-24T02:57:33.550
Beginner's Guide to Fluxbox
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h2>How to install fluxbox?</h2>\n\n<p>To install <a href=\"http://fluxbox.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">fluxbox</a>, simply install the <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/fluxbox\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">fluxbox package</a> from Ubuntu Software Centre:</p>\n\n<p><img s...
2010-11-25T17:16:56.283
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7429
1
8305
2010-10-15T07:58:08.967
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<p>I created a Live Ubuntu 10.10 with persistent storage on a USB drive. On every boot the Welcome screen appears where you can select the language and choose to try Ubuntu Live or to install Ubuntu. </p> <p>I'd like to remove this screen and have Ubuntu directly start into Live mode with a specific language. How coul...
4068
235
2010-10-19T21:26:49.900
2012-12-25T00:41:18.793
Remove welcome screen from Live USB?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be able to prepare a LiveUSB image for yourself with the <a href=\"http://uck.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Customization Kit</a><br>\n(reference <a href=\"http://uck.sourceforge.net/screenshots\" rel=\"nofollow\">screenshots</a>).<br>\nBut, I think you should...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be able to prepare a LiveUSB image for yourself with the <a href=\"http://uck.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Customization Kit</a><br>\n(reference <a href=\"http://uck.sourceforge.net/screenshots\" rel=\"nofollow\">screenshots</a>).<br>\nBut, I think yo...
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7430
1
7922
2010-10-15T08:01:29.487
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<p>My video card is working fine, I have no screen problem.<br> I am trying to generate an xorg.conf so I did:</p> <pre><code>[ Logout ] sudo service gdm stop [ Move away xorg.conf.back and xorg.conf.fglrx-0 that were in /etc/X11 ] sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg sudo X -configure </code></pre> <p>But this last co...
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3037
2011-01-06T18:24:04.857
2011-01-06T18:24:04.857
How to generate xorg.conf? (X -configure segfaults)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ati's driver provides you with <code>aticonfig</code> which is responsible for managing your xorg.conf if you use proprietary driver. To generate the xorg.conf run then:</p>\n\n<p><code>aticonfig --initial</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <code>sudo dexconf -o /etc/X11/xorg.conf</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-18T08:40:29.127", "id": "7930", "postId": "7604", "score": "0", "text": "somehow, it does no...
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7447
2010-10-15T08:14:07.870
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<p>When browsing the Unity menu, I get strange entries. Such as if I search "Monitor" for system monitor, I get entries for Camera Monitor and Battery Monitor, things I know are not installed. Is that normal?</p>
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2010-10-15T09:14:56.003
Applications that are not installed appear in Unity?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Oh , those are some apps that are available to install from the Ubuntu Software Centre =) Everytime you search for apps , it will display the apps you have installed and apps that are available from the software centre . Its a faster way to search for apps from Ubuntu Software Centre...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Oh , those are some apps that are available to install from the Ubuntu Software Centre =) Everytime you search for apps , it will display the apps you have installed and apps that are available from the software centre . Its a faster way to search for apps from Ubuntu Softwar...
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2010-10-15T08:26:15.280
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<p>When I mount the Truecrypt file on my USB drive it shows up as truecrypt1. </p> <p>The volume is FAT, using mtools to rename a volume label involves <code>e2label /dev/sdbx</code>, however truecrypt1 does not map to a physical partition. <code>fdisk -l</code> does not show the volume partition (only the physical US...
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2010-10-21T13:40:25.510
2013-07-14T19:44:05.740
How do I rename a mounted Truecrypt volume?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need to create a mount point in order to do what you want. \nIf I want my truecrypt1 volume to show up as \"Private\", I'll create a \"Private\" mountpoint with <code>sudo mkdir /media/Private</code>\nThen launch Truecrypt, select my encrypted drive and when I click on \"Mount\" ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need to create a mount point in order to do what you want. \nIf I want my truecrypt1 volume to show up as \"Private\", I'll create a \"Private\" mountpoint with <code>sudo mkdir /media/Private</code>\nThen launch Truecrypt, select my encrypted drive and when I click on \"...
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2010-10-15T08:57:54.017
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<p>I need to preseed a dual boot installation of Ubuntu 10.04. I want partman to use all already existing Linux partitions and all free space (like the option when installing Fedora 13).</p> <p>What would that recipe look like?</p>
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2022-03-17T08:45:05.613
2022-03-17T08:52:15.380
Preseeding the installer using all already existing Linux partitions and all free space
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need an unattended install. A couple of approaches here:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UnattendedCD\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ubuntu help wiki page on unattended installation</a></p>\n</li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://web.arc...
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2010-10-15T09:03:52.193
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<p>Thanks for taking the time. </p> <p>I have a problem I've never had after an upgrade. One of my hard drive, a 1TB NTFS drive connected with the marvell SATA connector (88sx or smth like that ) to my Asus P5Q-E motherboard is not seen, and therefore unmountable in Ubuntu.</p> <p>The problem isn't with the drive or ...
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6005
2012-06-13T14:43:57.303
2012-06-13T14:43:57.303
1TB SATA HDrive on Marvell Adapter disappears after 10.10 upgrade - Why?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Hey. I'm answering my own question, but that might help some people.\nYesterday, I did a nice and big Kernel upgrade and it fixed my problem. \nThe new kernel is 2.6.35-23-generic\nTo upgrade the Kernel, <a href=\"http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-upgrading-the-ubuntu-linux-kernel/\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>see above comment re. testing with sudo fdisk -l. </p>\n\n<p>Also, I'm no expert here, but I know that each system device has some sort of system bus parent device that <em>should</em> be recognized by your motherboard. With PCI devices, if you type <code>lspci -v -t</code> i...
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2010-10-15T09:07:53.977
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<p>Please post articles or blog posts that detail the relationship between Debian and Ubuntu (negative/positive) that you find insightful/useful/excellent... and please don't limit this to just the OS, but also the rest of their respective eco-systems.</p>
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2012-05-25T21:17:00.730
2012-05-25T21:17:00.730
Information explaining the relationship between Debian and Ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntudevelopers.blip.tv/file/3982047/\">Here is a talk</a> I gave at Debconf 10 on the relationship between our two projects. I'm afraid the audio quality isn't so hot but I go over some of the things we're working on.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our Debian <a href=\"https://w...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntudevelopers.blip.tv/file/3982047/\">Here is a talk</a> I gave at Debconf 10 on the relationship between our two projects. I'm afraid the audio quality isn't so hot but I go over some of the things we're working on.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our Debian <a href=\"h...
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2010-10-15T09:13:13.780
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<p>I have some user accounts in my Ubuntu 10.04 and I want them to login from all over the world and access their data using Internet and of course I want any of my users to be able to access only their own user and to be able to change data.</p> <p>What should I do? Are there any remote desktop apps?</p>
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2011-10-11T01:01:06.800
2011-10-11T01:01:06.800
How do I set up remote desktop?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-15T10:57:37.493", "id": "7306", "postId": "7446", "score": "1", "text": "Do they only need to access their data, or do they need an actual desktop?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "935" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use VNC, but to make it secure you have to route it through an SSH connection, which can be complicated to set up. I use NX, which is an X11-only remote desktop protocol. First you have to set up an ssh server and make sure it's open to the Internet. Then install an N...
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2010-10-15T09:49:26.763
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<p>I've recently acquired a second screen for my laptop. The external one is, of course, way bigger than the integrated one.</p> <ul> <li>So I've been wondering, how do you guys set up your Ubuntu for two monitors? The thing is, I'm quite often on the move without my second screen, so I can't really put panels to the ...
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2011-06-16T03:58:33.080
How to make the most of dual monitors?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you're using Compiz, you should definitely activate the Put plugin and configure the \"Put to next output\" key binding. It moves windows from one screen to the other instantly, no need to drag them.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creat...
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2010-10-15T10:14:18.067
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<p>I'm new to linux, I got myself an Ubuntu 10.04</p> <p>I think that the audio drivers aren't working well, since the sound is not as good as before (on windows). I also think the graphic drivers aren't working well, since the pc freezes after ubuntu login, if I set the "visual effects" on anything higher than "none"...
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3964
2010-10-16T06:53:41.387
2010-10-16T14:26:11.127
How can I know if my pc has the right drivers?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to System/Administration/Additional Drivers, if nothing appears, you are using the current \"best\" driver, if something appear, you maybe have restricted/closedsource alternative (created by vendors)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "crea...
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2010-10-15T10:38:16.820
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<p>I would like to test the new Sabayon 5.4 on my PC.Since i love the new ubuntu-font installed by default on Maverick i wonder how can i install it on Sabayon or any other distro.Thank you in advance!</p>
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866
2011-02-13T12:39:29.420
2011-06-06T05:58:59.610
Ubuntu-font in other Distros
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The <code>ttf-ubuntu-font-family</code> package installs the following font files:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-B.ttf\n/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-BI.ttf\n/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-I.tt...
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2010-10-15T11:07:48.283
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<p>In my office i want to update and download through (wget) and here they are using proxy?</p> <p>How can i do this by commandline?</p>
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2010-10-15T13:57:24.730
2019-09-27T06:52:15.110
How to run "sudo apt-get update" through proxy in commandline?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>export http_proxy=http://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyaddress:proxyport\nsudo apt-get update\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The export shouldn't need <code>sudo</code>ing and if your proxy is anonymous, just ditch the <code>proxyusername:proxypassword@</code> part.</p>\n", ...
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2010-10-15T11:51:32.403
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/5320/tab-completion-for-commands">Tab completion for commands</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Aptitude command is missing from Ubuntu 10.10. I just installed it using apt-get install aptitude but it doesn't support autoc...
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2017-04-13T12:24:17.760
2010-10-15T12:42:11.447
Aptitude in ubuntu 10.10
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just install it maybe you just need to make aptitude aware of the existing packages (by an <code>sudo aptitude update</code>) and restart your terminal. You can also try : <code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure bash-completion</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just install it maybe you just need to make aptitude aware of the existing packages (by an <code>sudo aptitude update</code>) and restart your terminal. You can also try : <code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure bash-completion</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comment...
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2010-10-15T12:49:04.167
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2010-10-15T12:02:45.507
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<p>After I add a user using <code>adduser</code>, I can't see it via <strong>System > Administration > Users and Groups</strong> unless I log out and then log in again. Is that normal?</p> <p>Also, can I set a newly added user as a <code>sudo</code>er or do I have to change that only after adding it? How can I do that...
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2021-08-03T08:00:11.853
2021-08-03T08:00:11.853
How can I add a user as a new sudoer using the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Allowing_other_users_to_run_sudo\">add the user to the <code>sudo</code> group</a>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo adduser &lt;username&gt; sudo\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The change will take effect the next time the user logs in.</p>\n\n<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>All members of the group <code>admin</code>, are in Ubuntu by default allowed to use sudo, so the easiest way is to add the user account to the <code>admin</code> group.</p>\n\n<p>If you do not want to give the user account full root access, you need to edit the /etc/sudoer f...
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2010-10-15T12:13:00.873
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<p>As I use the Docky Skype indicator, and the green Skype icon doesn't look good next to all the grey ones -- it would be nice to remove the icon from the system tray. </p> <p>Is this possible? How can I do it in Ubuntu 12.04 -- or other earlier versions?</p>
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2014-04-30T01:58:12.613
2017-03-17T17:32:58.597
How can I remove the Skype panel icon?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Removing the Skype panel icon in 12.04 <em>without</em> removing <code>sni-qt</code></h2>\n\n<blockquote>\n <ul>\n <li>If you don't care about <code>sni-qt</code>, removing the icon is as simple as doing <code>apt-get \n remove sni-qt sni-qt:i386</code></li>\n <li>Installing the...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As of what I know, you can't remove Skype from the systray but what you can do is either to remove the systray if you haven't any software that use it or replace the icon of Skype which is here : <code>/usr/share/icon/skype.png</code> by what you want.</p>\n", "commentCou...
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2010-10-15T12:18:47.467
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<p>I'd like to know how to change some entries makes in 'second button list', that list of programs associated with a file icon.</p> <p>Some I would like to remove and others I would like to put in.</p>
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2012-06-18T18:17:31.867
2012-06-18T18:17:31.867
How can I change which programs are listed in the context menus for files in Nautilus?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can change the items in the Open With menu by</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Right-clicking the file of the filetype you want to change. (I'm using an MP3 for my example.)</li>\n<li><p>Choosing Properties from the drop-down menu.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/WnUCL.png\" alt=\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am assuming you are referring to modifying the list of available actions when you right click on a file in the Nautilus file browser. In which case try installing the <em>nautilus-actions</em> package. This allows you to create custom shortcuts for context menus (the menu, ...
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2010-10-15T12:34:55.373
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<p>I'm a student right now, and later in life I'd like to get really involved in the Linux ecosystem. However I recognize the need to put bread on the table, so my question is:</p> <p>How can I make money from Ubuntu/Linux?</p> <p>The situation right now is that my College can offer me Windows Certification, or Apple...
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2013-10-10T16:11:56.943
2013-10-10T16:11:56.943
How to make money from/in Ubuntu/Linux?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I suggest you try to find jobs offers that suit what you want to do, you will see what the companies that work with Linux actually need. You can check jobs offers at Bull, IBM, Novell, Red Hat ...</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDat...
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2010-10-15T12:37:23.553
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<p>As the title say my laptop battery is not detected in maverick. I'm using ubuntu since ever and I've never come across this problem. I have a msi ms-171f vr705 series and everything is working fine except for the battery.</p> <pre><code>cat: /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info: No such device </code></pre>
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2010-12-27T13:52:07.873
2021-03-18T00:26:26.180
Battery not detected
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[ { "creationDate": "2012-11-24T20:47:49.300", "id": "273443", "postId": "7485", "score": "0", "text": "acpi does not work for some users. there is a workaround : use a command line http://askubuntu.com/questions/69556/how-to-check-battery-status-using-terminal", "userDisplayName": null, "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Usually the Laptop battery is labelled <code>BAT0</code>. Have you tried running:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also have you tried adding <code>acpi=force</code> onto your GRUB command line?</p>\n\n<p>Open a terminal and run the foll...
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7494
2010-10-15T12:47:52.503
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<p>A while ago Spotify (the streaming music service) came out with a preview for Linux of their client.</p> <p>So what should I do?</p>
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2018-04-17T12:12:41.593
2020-05-23T10:33:28.977
How to get the native version of Spotify running?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-10T21:00:25.327", "id": "38380", "postId": "7489", "score": "0", "text": "Yup, I'm aware :) I've seen a screenshot of someone running the native spotify client, however I can't even get the repository to work correctly :(", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I installed it yesterday fine. The error you're getting is it's trying to get the source version (which doesn't exist). Just edit your sources using: <code>sudoedit /etc/apt/sources.list</code></p>\n\n<p>And make sure you've got something like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>deb http://repos...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This should help you obtain the Spotify Linux preview:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.spotify.com/uk/download/previews/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.spotify.com/uk/download/previews/</a></p>\n\n<p>However, If I remember correctly the Linux preview doesn't actually do much an...
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2010-10-15T13:18:52.447
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<p>I want to install Skype, but I can't locate it in Software Center or by using Synaptic Package Manager. Can anyone help me?</p>
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2014-04-28T18:00:05.273
2020-07-30T10:53:15.260
How do I install Skype?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Installing packages manually is not recommended. But I have been installing Skype package manually for a quite some time through the Ubuntu Package manager without any problem. Just make sure you check any warning shown by during the installation.</p>\n\n<p>Go to: <a href=\"h...
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1
7507
2010-10-15T13:29:20.777
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<p>When a GUI program malfunctions in some way (crashes, etc.) I often use the trick of running it from the command line (instead of from the menu). That way I see the messages it outputs to <code>stdout</code> and <code>stderr</code> which sometimes gives me a clue as to what went wrong (or at least a message I can G...
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2012-07-09T13:58:51.137
2012-07-09T13:58:51.137
capture stdout and stderr of all GUI programs?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You mean, like the existing <code>~/.xsession-errors</code> log?</p>\n\n<p>Unfortunately it tends to get filled with lots of warnings &amp; other useless messages.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "cr...
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1
7525
2010-10-15T13:50:17.973
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<p>I'm using Gedit to write C++ code, and have applied my custom syntax colour scheme which works (and looks) great with the exception of the <code>string</code> type, which, for both my custom style and the various bundled styles, is the same colour as the rest of the text. I am able to access the xml files that conta...
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2010-10-15T16:08:57.740
Changing the colour of 'string' in Gedit when typing C++
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I've found the solution. It's not in the style file, but deeper into the Gedit infrastructure in the language definition file instead. These files are store in <code>/usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/</code> and the file in question is cpp.lang. Look for the list enclose...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok I've found the solution. It's not in the style file, but deeper into the Gedit infrastructure in the language definition file instead. These files are store in <code>/usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/</code> and the file in question is cpp.lang. Look for the list...
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2010-10-15T13:52:43.600
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<p>I use Gnome. I want to change the appearance of KDE applications such as Amarok. The colors in Amarok don't match the rest of my applications. How can I customize them?</p>
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25798
2011-11-26T16:47:36.437
2011-11-26T16:47:36.437
How can I change the appearance of KDE applications?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/qt4-qtconfig\" rel=\"nofollow\">qt4-qtconfig</a> :</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><code>sudo apt-get install qt4-qtconfig</code></p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>this tool to change any Qt 4 apps' theme, it's can mimic GTK theme too for Qt, but if...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>you can install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/qt4-qtconfig\" rel=\"nofollow\">qt4-qtconfig</a> :</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><code>sudo apt-get install qt4-qtconfig</code></p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>this tool to change any Qt 4 apps' theme, it's can mimic GTK theme too for Qt...
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2010-10-15T13:54:58.217
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<p>I have used 10.04 for a while using the wubi installation with Windows XP.</p> <p>I then uninstalled it and gave Fedora 13 a try (on its own partitions).</p> <p>Now I would like to completely get rid of Fedora and install ubuntu 10.10 (not using the wubi, but the real thing this time), so I will have a dual boot w...
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2010-10-15T14:03:44.467
2010-10-15T14:04:33.263
Removing Fedora 13 and installing ubuntu 10.10
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can install Ubuntu into the partition that is currently fedora either with a CD, or with a <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick\" rel=\"nofollow\">usb stick</a>. You can download the necessary iso from <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-u...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can install Ubuntu into the partition that is currently fedora either with a CD, or with a <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick\" rel=\"nofollow\">usb stick</a>. You can download the necessary iso from <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/deskt...
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2010-10-15T14:06:57.857
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<p>I want to use a different dns server for some specific domains that are blocked by the default dns server. And i dont wanna change my default dns server for some reason.</p> <p>Is there any way of doing this without installing my very own dns server?</p> <p>I've just learn that this is possible in mac: <a href="ht...
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2016-03-12T06:10:49.473
Use a different dns server for some specific domains
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There seems to be no DNS routing support in the GNU libc, so the same trick they use in the Mac article you cited will not work on Linux.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/dhcp-dns-server/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dual DHCP/DNS server</a> is a DNS server that supp...
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2010-10-15T14:09:35.297
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<p>I guess it's also a matter of personal taste, but since I'm starting with a fresh 10.10 install I thought maybe this time I'll keep my system more organized.</p> <p>What is/are the conventional place(s) to store software and applications?</p> <p>I have some stuff I get using <code>git</code> (e.g. <code>bioperl</c...
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2010-10-16T13:27:26.817
2010-10-16T13:27:26.817
Organizing software - where in the filesystem?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For software installed via package management you do not need to care where it is installed, you will only manage it with some package management software like apt-get, aptitude or synaptic anyway.</p>\n\n<p>The usual places are, as already mentioned by txwikinger, <code>/opt</code> ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The traditional places to install additional software is either <code>/opt</code> or <code>usr/local</code> See also the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1148/what-is-the-best-place-to-install-user-apps\">other similar question</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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2010-10-15T14:11:29.503
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<p>I may have the wrong idea here, but I thought that: </p> <p><strong>MIME types</strong> are identifying codes, embedded <strong>inside</strong> a file.<br> <strong>File .extensions</strong> are idenifying codes, suffixed to the file's <strong>name</strong>. </p> <p>I thought, from something I heard in the dim dar...
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2010-10-15T14:19:59.933
2022-12-27T18:30:53.053
What is the relationship between MIME types and File .extensions?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>MIME types are just a way to name types. They don't have anything to do with how the type of a file is determined.</p>\n<p>There are two ways to determine the type of a file: a) Look at its extension and hope that it is accurate or b) look at its contents and then guess based on that...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In Linux, the file extension is part of the file name and doesn't actually mean anything to the operating system. A MIME type is a description of the content of the file. <code>fred</code> and <code>fred.txt</code> would both have a MIME type of <code>text/plain</code>.</p>\n...
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2010-10-15T14:20:18.900
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<p>I have a Google Apps acount where I work at, and we use Google Talk to communicate.</p> <p>Any help or ideas would be appreciated.</p>
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2010-10-15T14:21:41.597
2012-12-19T11:31:51.307
Is there anyway to use Google Talk, with my Google Apps account?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Found a method using Pidgin <a href=\"http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/26072/how-to-setup-a-google-talk-for-your-domain-account-in-pidgin/\">here</a></p>\n\n<p>Of course the problem with this method is that you have to install and run Pidgin...</p>\n\n<p>Also I just realized that you c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Found a method using Pidgin <a href=\"http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/26072/how-to-setup-a-google-talk-for-your-domain-account-in-pidgin/\">here</a></p>\n\n<p>Of course the problem with this method is that you have to install and run Pidgin...</p>\n\n<p>Also I just realized th...
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2010-10-15T14:25:26.470
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<p>I have a nVidia 9800 video card and I previously setup my screen through the nVidia X Server Settings tool. But when I switch from Gnome to Fluxbox, it appears that my two monitors are treated as a single screen.</p> <p>How do I configure my screens so that I can mouse between them and have separate background imag...
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2010-10-15T17:44:38.483
2018-07-09T04:55:32.320
Fluxbox - How to Configure Dual Monitors?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What VGA do you use? If Nvidia, nvidia has own video configuration called <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/alt-nvidia-current-settings.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>nvidia-settings</code></a>.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/wptwb....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What VGA do you use? If Nvidia, nvidia has own video configuration called <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/alt-nvidia-current-settings.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>nvidia-settings</code></a>.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.co...
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2010-10-15T14:42:38.037
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<p>I've recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C655. It came with Windows 7 preinstalled. I've never had a notebook before, but as a desktop user, I was a Ubuntu user since 2 years, and I've never had a problem with drivers, wifi, etc.</p> <p>When I tried to install the Ubuntu 10.04, and also the new and fresh 10.10, in ...
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2011-11-28T00:39:56.703
2017-02-12T21:37:26.673
How to Activate wifi in Toshiba Satellite C655?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "cont...
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2010-10-15T14:59:36.640
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<p>Is there software, or a utility, available on Ubuntu that I could use to benchmark (performance test) traffic and throughput on networking equipment (specifically Cisco switches or routers)?</p>
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2013-09-13T16:39:59.350
2013-09-13T16:39:59.350
Is there software available to benchmark networking equipment?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For general throughput testing, I've used <code>iperf</code> (<code>sudo apt-get install iperf</code>).</p>\n\n<p>You start a server on one machine (using <code>iperf -s</code>) and run the client on another machine on the other side of the network. You get a throughput like ...
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2010-10-15T15:19:17.653
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<p>To be more clear, right now the volume and brightness keys are used and I have to hold <kbd>Fn</kbd> in order to execute an <kbd>F1</kbd>, <kbd>F2</kbd>, <kbd>F3</kbd>, <kbd>F4</kbd>, <kbd>F5</kbd>... command. Can I reverse this so it's function key by default and holding <kbd>Fn</kbd> enables the volume and other s...
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2022-01-11T10:55:53.883
2022-01-11T10:55:53.883
How can I reverse the 'fn' key on an Apple Keyboard so that F1, F2, F3... are used as default?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is described on the Ubuntu Community Wiki:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppleKeyboard#Change_Function_Key_behavior\" rel=\"noreferrer\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppleKeyboard#Change_Function_Key_behavior</a></p>\n<p>You can try:</p>\n<pre><code>su...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>On older Apple laptop hardware, this is accomplished by a configuration setting of <a href=\"http://pbbuttons.berlios.de/projects/pbbuttonsd/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">PBButtonsd</a>. You would need to add this line to <a href=\"http://pbbuttons.berlios.de/projects/pbbutt...
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2010-10-15T15:34:21.427
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<p>I use my laptop with Ubuntu-desktop to do all my work, but I also have a low-end desktop over at my office just sitting there. I've decided I'm going to install Ubuntu-server on it and use it to mirror my entire laptop home folder, to make things easier when I decide to format my laptop's hard-disk.</p> <p>Whenever...
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2015-12-15T19:18:35.213
How can I sync my home folder over network and internet?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you can only connect to your office server via SSH, then your best\nchoice is to use <a href=\"http://www.samba.org/rsync/\">rsync</a>: it can use SSH\nas a transport protocol and uses a smart algorithm to speedup the\ntransfer of large files, by sending only the changed blocks.</...
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2010-10-15T15:42:38.073
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<p>Are there any Nero Burning Softwares for Ubuntu ? The most important is to able burn Mp3 or songs files into the CD/DVD =)</p>
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2012-07-09T07:16:52.093
2023-02-26T09:36:02.060
How to create a music CD from mp3 files?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Default Ubuntu's CD Burning Brasero can utilize that,. it is integrating in nautilus to. try to copy paste your music collection into your mounted blank CD / DVD. and then burn it on nautilus extra menu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "crea...
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2010-10-15T15:45:54.107
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<p>I see the following on-screen for a brief moment when entering or leaving suspension:</p> <pre><code>(process:###): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0) </code></pre> <p>Any idea what this is, how I can get rid of it, and if it's something I should be concerned about? It's been happenin...
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2017-09-08T22:38:44.317
2017-09-08T22:38:44.317
Why does a "GLib-WARNING" message briefly appear on-screen when entering or leaving suspension?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's nothing to worry about and happens to all users, as far as I am aware. It's actually there when you boot too, just covered over by Plymouth and then by your login screen.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-15T20:08:56.353", ...
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2010-10-15T16:10:36.860
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<p>Since installing 10.10, my Dell Inspiron was able to suspend both when I closed the lid or chose to suspend from the menu. At least it was until yesterday. Now if I close the lid the computer freezes. If I open the lid, the screen is black and will remain black until I force shut-down the computer. Trying to sus...
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6005
2012-06-12T19:08:31.873
2012-06-12T19:08:31.873
Cannot suspend Dell Inspiron
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to the bug report, the file doesn't exist so you have to create it in the first place.</p>\n\n<p>Run the following commands in terminal:</p>\n\n<p>If you run <code>gksudo gedit /etc/pm/config.d/unload_modules</code></p>\n\n<p>And then add <code>SUSPEND_MODULES=\"xhc...
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2012-06-12T19:08:40.830
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2010-10-15T16:31:17.173
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<p>I recently upgraded to 10.10 from 10.04. I got the Netbook version. I like the new interface but it is a bit slower that the older version. Is there anyway to revert the current looks back to the another layout that does not consume as much resources? How do I change the layout so that I get rid of the launcher, bri...
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2010-10-15T16:40:07.293
Change layout & appearance on 10.10
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can install the default ubuntu interface by installing ubuntu-desktop and then choosing it on the login screen (you can change the \"session\" that you log in to).</p>\n\n<p>To get the old netbook interface, I believe installing \"ubuntu-netbook-efl\" will give you the option, ag...
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1
7581
2010-10-15T16:37:43.500
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<p>I managed to change the selection color from orange to light gray which is very nice.</p> <p>Now I'd like to change the text color of inactive/disabled menu items which are in black as you can see "Available" "Away" and "Busy", the text is black. I'd like it to be gray for example.</p> <p>How to change the color o...
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2017-05-14T08:04:42.427
2017-05-14T08:04:42.427
How to change the color of menu text?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To change that property, you'll need to hack the <code>gtkrc</code> file for the theme in question. I presume that you're working with Ambiance.</p>\n\n<p>The first thing you probably want to due is make a local copy of the theme instead of working on the system wide copy. Let's call...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To change that property, you'll need to hack the <code>gtkrc</code> file for the theme in question. I presume that you're working with Ambiance.</p>\n\n<p>The first thing you probably want to due is make a local copy of the theme instead of working on the system wide copy. Le...
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2010-10-15T17:12:55.980
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<p>I have BURG installed with GRUB2 to provide nice GRUB themes on my GRUB loader. I have it all setup right but I want to know if it's possible to change the order of my menu icons. As of now, I currently have the Ubuntu Icon first and then Windows. I would like to switch them around, so Windows is first and then the ...
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2013-08-14T08:38:51.840
How to change the menu order of BURG
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can ignore the Grub files if you are using Burg.</p>\n\n<p>Make your changes in\n/etc/default/burg not in /boot/burg/burg.cfg.</p>\n\n<p>Don't forget that the number you put as the default is one less than the OSs position in the menu as the numbering starts an zero</p>\n...
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2010-10-15T17:46:16.157
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<p>What is the hard disk drive partition naming convention in Linux (for example : [hd0,0] etc...)? What does it actually mean?</p> <p>What is the significance of this when I need to install multiple operating systems on the same machine?</p> <p>How can we relate it to Windows partitioning (example: C:\ drive or D:\ ...
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2010-10-15T18:05:37.780
2010-10-15T18:05:37.780
Hard drive partition naming convention in Linux
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The first element in this case hd0 represents a physical hard drive in your system. The 0 represents the first one it has detected. For example if you have two IDE hard drives, the first one would be hd0 and the other one would be hd1 and so on. The second element namely the ...
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2010-10-15T17:52:26.460
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<p>Not sure what Linux software I would use for this. I'm looking for something like Acronis True Image for Windows, but for Linux. The rule is that we are keeping Windows out of the equation, I want to be able to rely solely on Ubuntu to handle the management and restoration of backup images.</p>
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2018-07-17T14:20:16.857
What software can be used to create a restorable drive image?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.clonezilla.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Clonezilla</a> is fairly popular though I've never used it. I would imagine you should be able to install it to its own partition and hack it into grub so it's there as a boot option (which I assume is what you're going for).<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A simple solution is to use the <code>dd</code> command.</p>\n\n<p>To back up a drive partition (eg. /dev/sda1), run this command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>dd if=/dev/sda1 of=~/sda1_backup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and to restore:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dd if=~/sda1_backup of=/dev/sda1\n...
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2010-10-15T17:58:59.930
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<p>When I have "automatic login" activated, the "Unlock the Gnome Keyring" box asks for my password. But this happens three times. There are three boxes asking me for my password. In 10.04 the box appeared one time.</p>
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2017-01-23T04:32:10.050
Unlock keyring prompts three times instead of one time
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try deleting your keyring and creating a new one by issuing this command </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm ~/.gnome2/keyrings/*.keyring\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Reboot.</p>\n\n<p>When you login a box will pop up asking you to create a new keyring. Hope this works.</p>\n", "commentCo...
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2010-10-15T18:04:06.580
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<p>Will setting up dual monitors on a decent-but-not-too-powerful machine significantly slow down my system?</p> <p>For specifics to my system, this is a 2GHz Intel Dual-core laptop with 4GB RAM and a decent integrated video card, has no problems running multiple applications with Compiz and effects. </p> <p>The moni...
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2010-10-15T18:14:16.420
2021-07-08T11:51:04.447
Will running dual monitors have any significant impact on system speed?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>My processor's fairly old in terms of memory and processor speed my system's similar to yours (though it's not a laptop) and I use dual monitors perfectly fine. One running at 1280*1024 and another at 1440*900.</p>\n\n<p>Just a setup I've accumulated over the years but I find it hand...
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2010-10-15T18:17:25.500
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<p>On my Dell Studio XPS 16, I sometimes accidentally hit this key. Wireless becomes disabled, and hitting it again does not re-enable wireless. I have to hit it an odd number of times, then restart my computer to re-enable wireless.</p> <p>I can't imagine a situation in which I would want to disable wireless from my ...
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2013-04-27T14:26:32.650
How do I disable the "enable/disable wireless" shortcut key on my laptop?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>On the Dell Studio XPS 1340 those buttons the wireless button was control by the bios, and could not be changed in Ubuntu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-15T18:49:30.947", "id": "7445", "postId": "75...
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2010-10-15T19:42:51.220
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<p>I spend a lot of time at the command-line during the workday and at home too since I run Ubuntu exclusively.</p> <p>I've been using the default gnome terminal but I've reached a point where I'd really like to get my terminal tricked out so that my common tasks are as easy as possible. Specifically, I find that I sp...
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What terminal emulators are available for heavy terminal users?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I personally use <strong><a href=\"https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-terminal/stable/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gnome-terminal</a></strong> as my terminal emulator. Using gnome-terminal, I run <a href=\"https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNU Scree...
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2010-10-16T05:51:29.287
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2010-10-15T20:13:46.127
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<p>I try to install cardapio but i saw tha is unstable. Is any stable release and if not when wil be stable. In cardapio launchpad theres is not any schedule. </p>
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2011-01-03T15:19:34.140
2011-01-03T15:25:03.507
Where is stable cardapio?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Hey, I am one of the Cardapio developers. :)</p>\n\n<p>The current »unstable« PPA can be considered stable. It is just named unstable because there is no definitive 1.0 release yet.</p>\n\n<p>There is no release schedule because we have none. Version 1 will be ready when it is ready ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open the terminal and run the following commands</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cardapio-team/unstable \nsudo apt-get update \nsudo apt-get install cardapio\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Using Cardapio</p>\n\n<p>To use as a panel applet, simply add it as usualRight-clic...
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2010-10-15T21:16:59.737
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<p>To install programs from launchpad, you can add a repository to the software sources list...</p> <p>I know how to look at a launchpad page and add the repository &amp; public key through the "Software Sources" GUI page, but I'd rather use the add-apt-repository command as this finds the key for me.. and I'm too laz...
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2010-10-15T21:54:19.267
2010-10-15T22:24:13.643
How can I figure out the add-apt-repository command by looking at a launchpad project?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>PPAs in Launchpad are connected to People/Teams, rather than projects. Your best bet is to click on the \"Maintainer\" for the project (\"Cardapio Team\" in this case):</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/RZ5EW.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>From there, follow the link on under...
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2010-10-15T21:44:21.860
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<p>I have two versions of ubuntu installed on my laptop 10.04 and 9.10. They are installed on separate partitions (let's say /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 respectively), but I forgot which is which. I'm now booting through liveCD (I'm troubleshooting a grub issue), but I need to know which partition contains the lucid instal...
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2013-04-14T18:07:56.997
How can I identify what version of ubuntu is installed in a specific partition?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The contents of <code>/etc/lsb-release</code> should give you the information you need.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-15T21:47:05.400", "id": "7630", "lastActivityDate"...
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2010-10-15T22:01:05.973
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 with the 2.6.35-22.34-generic kernel and have the latest Vmware player installed, but each time I run Vmware Player it says it needs to load some modules into the running kernel. It does this every time I run Vmware player. It seems to install the modules OK as Vmware player runs after it's ...
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2010-10-15T22:07:50.367
2012-08-25T22:08:17.430
Vmware Player modules not saved into Ubuntu Kernel
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This might be related to the case of non-compilable VMCI Sock module (due to the changes in the kernel). Please see <a href=\"http://www.debuntu.org/how-wmware-workstation-7.1-ubuntu-maverick-meerkat-10.10\" rel=\"nofollow\">this link</a> for the solution. Worked fine for me. </p>\n\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can add the VMware Player modules to be loaded at boot in <code>/etc/modules</code>. This should save the hassle of loading them manually before running VMware Player.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense...
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2010-10-15T23:14:52.973
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<p>I know downloading softwares from ubuntu tweak usually installs the latest stable, but does it also adds the ppa of the respective software?</p>
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2010-10-15T23:50:28.733
Does ubuntu tweak add ppa
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope, it only installs them. It only adds ppas when you add sources. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-15T23:47:39.127", "id": "7646", "lastActivityDate": "2010-10-15T23:4...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope, it only installs them. It only adds ppas when you add sources. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-15T23:47:39.127", "id": "7646", "lastActivityD...
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2010-10-15T23:29:04.357
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<p>Even though aptitude and synaptic are both front-end to the APT (and I myself stick only with apt-get), peculiarities in each of the available dpkg/APT frontends seem to cause problems and confusions when they are used interchangeably. Beginners especially -- who tend to do copy &amp; paste more often, thereby exec...
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2010-10-21T22:19:46.940
2013-02-12T12:53:48.767
Possible problems in mixed use of apt-get, aptitude and synaptic
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For what I know, different package managers can have different opinions about which packages are installed automatically, or at least it was true time ago, not sure if it is yet so.</p>\n\n<p>This can have consequences on autoremove subcommand (be aware that aptitude does not...
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2010-10-15T23:38:42.480
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<p>So far, suspending to ram and waking up from it works. My laptop's external display (connected via HDMI) works, too.</p> <p>However, what doesn't work is the sound, which works before suspending, of course. I'm using my external monitor's speakers and have made the corresponding settings in Ubuntu's sound menu (swi...
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2011-11-18T20:59:44.873
2021-01-31T13:05:49.817
Sound over HDMI not working any more after waking up from suspend
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Hardware malfunctioning after suspend sounds like a driver bug to me. <code>ubuntu-bug -s audio</code></p>\n\n<p>In the meantime, as a workaround, you can try <code>sudo alsa force-reload</code> to force your drivers to unload and reload (will kill all running sound apps in t...
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2010-10-15T23:54:36.767
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<p>My system has 132 directories whose names end in <code>.d</code><br /> There are also two scripts whose names end in <code>.d</code></p> <p>Aside from the two wayward scripts (<code>/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d</code>, <code>/usr/sbin/update-rc.d</code>), I assume that <code>.d</code> means directory... (but I do wonder wh...
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2021-08-04T16:44:06.593
2021-08-04T16:44:30.917
Many directories have a ".d" suffix/extension. What does it mean?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is often used for directories (hence the &quot;d&quot;) that contain a collection of partial configuration files. All files in the directory get combined, sometimes also with other files, to make the complete configuration. This is often done when traditionally there was only ...
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2010-10-16T00:37:01.430
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<p>OK. I installed Ubuntu 10.04 a week or so ago over an old Ubuntu partition - no problem. Grub went on fine (it had previously been overwritten by windows).</p> <p>Then, after remembering how much I like Ubuntu and using a terminal I thought I'd upgrade to 10.10 and increase the size of my Linux partition (the ntfs ...
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2010-11-07T20:18:52.430
Repartitioned my Drive and now the Ubuntu LiveCD installer always fails to install grub!
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Sounds like you were installing grub to the partition instead of the entire disk. To make sure of this you should run the grub-install command manually:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo grub-install /dev/sda</code></p>\n\n<p>Remembering to replace sda to your disks sd name if you have mo...
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2010-10-16T00:44:10.987
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<p>I am interested in setting up a Ruby on Rails environment on my 10.10 laptop. </p> <p>Is there anything special I need to keep in mind for installation (i.e. that could be new or unique to 10.10)? </p> <p>Are there any suggested walkthroughs that I could follow along with?</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
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How do I set up Ruby on Rails?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are many ways of install ruby.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/7654/how-do-i-set-up-ruby-on-rails/150593#150593\">RVM.</a> This is the 'traditional' way that is used by many rubyists.</p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/379664/6005\"...
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2010-10-16T01:19:35.283
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<p>Though its nearly a year since I started using Ubuntu, I have not attempted installing software from source. I didn't actually find the need to do so. But now I am working on a software which is at the release candidate stage in the repositories but the latest stable version's source code is available at the softwar...
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2010-10-16T01:23:44.643
2013-02-26T02:08:34.023
Can I update software installed from source code directly
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2010-10-16T01:47:33.897
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<p>As Linux continues to grow and develop, and the more we use Linux, the greater the threat from viruses.</p> <p>We also know that a virus/threat in Linux (if any) would have difficulty running or spreading when it is running as a normal user, but it is a different story if the virus/threat is running as the root use...
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2011-02-07T09:50:24.827
2011-02-07T09:50:24.827
Is there any guarantee that software from Launchpad PPAs is free from viruses and backdoor threats?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Every package's install script has root access to your system, so the mere act of adding a PPA or installing a package from one is an implicit statement of trust on your part of the PPA owner.</p>\n\n<p>So, what happens if your trust is misplaced and a PPA owner wants to be naughty?<...
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2010-10-16T02:06:14.773
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<p>I've read about a bug in the first versions of kernel 2.6.35 that causes the temperature to increase above the normal. Does anyone knows if it is already corrected?</p>
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2012-06-12T15:40:54.830
2012-06-12T15:40:54.830
Is the bug about kernels increasing temperature fixed?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It seems there is a bug in the kernel, according to this <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lm-sensors-3/+bug/606733\" rel=\"nofollow\">lauchpad bug</a>. People are seeing this a lot, although they say the temperature <strong>feels the same</strong>. It is pr...
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<p>I have a partition <code>/data</code> which supposed to store data and its format is ext4. Since it not in home folder and I forget to format it as FAT at the beginning, I cannot copy any file into here unless I use root access. Eventually I decide to umount it.</p> <p>After that, I always get the prompt <code>/dat...
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2012-01-05T00:56:00.320
2012-01-05T00:56:00.320
Recover partition in / which is umounted
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-16T02:27:53.357", "id": "7498", "postId": "7664", "score": "0", "text": "Please post up your `/etc/fstab`, it will make things easier to diagnose.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2804" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try running <code>fsck -n /data</code> (after it is mounted), and note if there are any errors present. If you want to fix them, re-run it without the <code>-n</code> flag.</p>\n\n<p>To format it to FAT32, you will have to copy your files from <code>/data</code> elsewhere, something ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try running <code>fsck -n /data</code> (after it is mounted), and note if there are any errors present. If you want to fix them, re-run it without the <code>-n</code> flag.</p>\n\n<p>To format it to FAT32, you will have to copy your files from <code>/data</code> elsewhere, so...
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2010-10-16T03:46:25.670
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<p>I do not have data on my phone, and I was wondering if anyone out there knew how I would go about sharing my laptop's internet connection with my Symbian s60v5fp3 phone. How can I do such a thing?</p>
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2011-01-18T10:19:48.483
Share Internet Connection With Symbian device, no, not the other way around
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-16T09:01:29.543", "id": "7528", "postId": "7674", "score": "0", "text": "Does your phone have Wifi?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try GnuBox on phone (works via bluetooth).\nBut if your phone supports Wifi, buy cheap router (like DIR-300), it will be much faster.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-16T14:18:24.593", "id": "7551", "p...
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