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2011-10-16T03:43:22.223
2
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<p>I see that the 1.3 Dev package is found in the 11.10 version of Ubuntu but I am wondering if it still needed to use the PPA maintained by Scott or was it merged somehow to the Ubuntu repositories by default. For what I see the wine 1.3 that comes with Ubuntu is the 1.3.28 version and the one Scott has in his PPA is ...
7035
null
null
2013-07-08T01:08:33.563
Is the Wine PPA still needed for an up to date Wine version
[ "11.10", "wine" ]
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T04:25:08.807", "id": "76862", "postId": "67292", "score": "0", "text": "1.No,unless some end-of the world security issue arises 2.No, is the same 1.3.xx 3.No it wil just update the currently installed packages.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4203" }...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Is the Wine PPA still needed for an up to date Wine version?</h2>\n\n<p>Yes, the Wine team will provide the latest Wine version at their PPA, whereas the Ubuntu repositories will not.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Will the Ubuntu version update soon to be in sync with the PPA or\nlatest wine ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Is the Wine PPA still needed for an up to date Wine version?</h2>\n\n<p>Yes, the Wine team will provide the latest Wine version at their PPA, whereas the Ubuntu repositories will not.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Will the Ubuntu version update soon to be in sync with the PPA or\nlate...
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null
2013-07-08T01:12:37.377
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67296
1
null
2011-10-16T04:03:33.993
2
2729
<p>I'm trying to use dhclient to set up a tether with dhclient, which worked in 11.04. However, upon upgrading to 11.10, I get the following message when trying to use it.</p> <blockquote> <p>Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the sevice(8) utility, e.g. service smbd reload</p> <p>Since ...
27795
null
null
2011-11-09T21:54:21.210
Why does dhclient <interface> return a services related message?
[ "11.10", "networking", "command-line", "dhclient" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>dhclient was converted to an upstart job, which is just another way of managing services, a number of things were converted to that in Natty and Oneiric. If you run sudo service dhclient start you're going to see the message \"RTNETLINK answers: File exists\" that appears to...
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null
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67305
1
76619
2011-10-16T04:26:42.433
2
1361
<p>I know that you can integrate Google calendar with evolution, but it doesn't seems to work for me. Once I add something to my Google calendar, it never updates in Evolution. </p> <p>Please don't send me to <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleCalendarWithEvolution" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Ubuntu h...
24345
527764
2017-03-05T12:46:36.967
2017-03-05T12:46:36.967
What is the best way to integrate my Google calendar with Ubuntu?
[ "google-calendar" ]
3
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T04:33:36.823", "id": "76867", "postId": "67305", "score": "0", "text": "Works fine here. Syncing Google calendar with Evolution on Ubuntu 11.04. + all events (whether created with Google Calendar or Evolution Calendar) appear in Unity panel date/time applet", "u...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Calendar Extension for Thunderbird</strong></p>\n\n<p>Install this plug-in: <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/xul-ext-lightning\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">xul-ext-lightning</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xul-ext-lightning\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm using Thunderbird with the addon Lightning to integrate my GCal with Ubuntu and I'm happy with that.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-11-07T12:12:16.503", ...
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67310
1
79716
2011-10-16T04:39:43.640
5
5259
<p>I'm just used to Nautilus Elementary. Can I install it on Ubuntu 11.10? </p>
2026
1992
2011-11-16T03:54:01.337
2011-11-18T05:45:26.480
Will Nautilus Elementary be available for 11.10?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, because the developer felt insulted by the Ubuntu developers after some comments at a UDS, and after the GNOME Developer rejected his patches (as they always do), so he stopped development of it.</p>\n\n<p>You can use <a href=\"http://iloveubuntu.net/install-elementarys-marlin-ub...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>according to <a href=\"http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppas/92\" rel=\"nofollow\">ubuntuupdates</a> it isn't updated for oneiric but that doesn't mean it won't work so just try the instructions on that website and post back with results</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comm...
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67311
1
104366
2011-10-16T04:41:35.820
2
549
<p>I wish to select multiple apps in Software Center and THEN tell it to install them. Same as the behavior of Synaptic where I select multiple ones and the click Install. This saves MANY clicks for me and much time. Is there an option for this.</p> <p>The multiple selection also includes the ability to select as Syna...
7035
7035
2011-10-17T21:30:10.080
2012-02-15T09:22:44.133
How to install multiple apps in Software Center (Similar Behavior of Synaptic)
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to select multiple apps and then install them at a time in software-center. There is a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/929209\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">bug report</a> filed to have this feature i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>software-center will queue the installs of the packages, so you don't have\nto wait for one operation to finish before installing the next.</p>\n\n<p>I don't know of a way to install a lot with one click, but the above feature\nmeans that double-clicking the ones you want wil...
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67312
1
69644
2011-10-16T04:44:49.303
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<p>I want to enable the System tray icon for Pidgin in Ubuntu 11.10 (with Unity), but I don't see it. </p> <p>I have to start it again and again from the launcher panel or from the dash. </p> <p>Is there a workaround to show the system tray icon in Unity? I think it's the same behavior for Skype and some other applic...
22505
1992
2012-09-08T23:21:58.463
2013-11-24T13:45:52.850
How do I enable the pidgin system tray icon?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 12.10 and older:</h3>\n\n<p>execute: </p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist \"['all']\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(from <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http://www.webupd8...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 12.10 and older:</h3>\n\n<p>execute: </p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist \"['all']\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(from <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http://www...
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67313
1
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2011-10-16T04:59:08.210
0
2219
<p>Im using Ubuntu Oneiric and AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter.</p> <p>I can connect to my wireless network without problem. However when I click the "Network Connection" icon on system tray, it is disabled and it says "Wireless Network device not managed".</p> <p>When I checked it on terminal using "iwconfig wlan0",...
27801
27801
2011-10-16T05:06:22.097
2012-01-29T10:52:03.187
Network Connections - able to connect to wireless but network connections does not display my connection
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was able to fix this by editing NetworkManager configuration file.</p>\n\n<p>Edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and it should look like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[main]\nplugins=ifupdown,keyfile\n\n[ifupdown]\nmanaged=true\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><em>credit goes to <a ...
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67315
1
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2011-10-16T05:16:12.493
1
3431
<p>I know there have been solutions for previous versions of Ubuntu, but what is the best way to go about it now?</p> <p>As an aside, if I have it disabled the splash is fine, but before the login manager shows there is a weird torn up flicker of sorts.</p> <p>Any help is appreciated.</p>
27804
235
2011-12-22T23:29:56.217
2012-01-27T00:43:07.390
After installing the proprietary NVIDIA driver, my boot splash is very large and stretched. Any fix?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-12-22T23:29:47.463", "id": "102765", "postId": "67315", "score": "0", "text": "possible duplicate of [Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen](http://askubuntu.com/questions/6033/enabling-nvidia-driver-messes-up-splash-screen)", "userDisplayName": null, "us...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unfortunately.\nNvidia does not want to implement KMS in its drivers.\nFor the open source drivers(nouveau):\n<a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1458230\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1458230</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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67316
1
78419
2011-10-16T05:19:33.620
2
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<p>I installed Drush with <code>apt-get install drush</code>. <code>which drush</code> says the file has been installed on /usr/bin/drush.</p> <p>I would like to manually update Drush as well as adding files like an example.alias.php file to that folder. However, /user/bin/drush isn't actually a folder but the PHP file...
19689
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2022-07-04T18:05:25.550
2022-07-04T18:05:25.550
Drush folder after installation?
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0
CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is installed here: <code>/usr/share/drush</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-11-12T02:55:06.133", "id": "78419", "lastActivityDate": "2011-11-12T02:55:06.133", "las...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is installed here: <code>/usr/share/drush</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-11-12T02:55:06.133", "id": "78419", "lastActivityDate": "2011-11-12...
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67321
1
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2011-10-16T05:37:21.887
1
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<p>After my latest Ubuntu distro upgrade to version 11.10, wireless connection became extremely slow. The upgrading procedure failed on configuration files update dialog and I rebooted the laptop and run apt-get upgrade... Could that be because of misconfiguration or wrong driver? Any ideas?</p>
27808
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null
2012-04-28T17:30:47.730
Ubuntu WiFi is slow after upgrade
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-02-29T00:09:56.893", "id": "127561", "postId": "67321", "score": "0", "text": "Maybe related: http://askubuntu.com/questions/79721/wifi-connection-slow-after-upgrade-to-11-10/108680#108680", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20345" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You might have several misconfigurations since you mentioned that the upgrading procedure failed. What I suggest is to do a clean install to be on the safe side. Do a backup of your files and just do a clean Ubuntu install. It will save you all the hassle for looking for the ...
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67322
1
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2011-10-16T05:42:17.497
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34145/can-i-define-keyboard-shortcuts-using-the-super-key">Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am using Oneiric and after using a few days I am happy with the Dash and U...
27805
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-10-16T05:42:17.497
how to set different keys for showing dash and for showing keyboard shortcuts
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-04-07T21:52:09.913", "id": "142632", "postId": "67322", "score": "0", "text": "This is maybe also a duplicate of: http://askubuntu.com/q/34145/236", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "236" } ]
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2012-04-08T08:27:16.850
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67325
1
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2011-10-16T05:59:12.627
1
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<p>I started what I thought was a standard upgrade, using the normal gui stuff. Part way through, it apparently put up a dialog asking if I wanted to keep the old apparmor config file or not. I was not at the console. The the screensave apparently kicked in. Then it appeard totally dead.</p> <p>I tried several thi...
27813
5768
2012-07-09T13:31:48.253
2012-07-09T13:31:48.253
Help! Crash during upgrade amd64 11.04 -> 11.10 Now El Deado-Meato
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've learned some more.</p>\n\n<p>I started two upgrades, both amd64 11.04 to 11.10, using standard gui prompt.</p>\n\n<p>One machine is a Dell OptiPlex 745, 2 core Pentium D, the other a Shuttle x27d, an Atom D510.</p>\n\n<p>The installs both \"crashed\" at similar points: ...
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67329
1
67334
2011-10-16T06:06:10.443
5
7790
<p>Since 11.10 nautilus shows my Desktop in Unity. As I remember correctly, tthis wasn't in 11.04. How can I disable that?</p>
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2011-10-17T23:19:12.577
2017-12-10T18:39:34.090
How to stop nautilus managing desktop in unity
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2014-11-26T14:46:06.630", "id": "759737", "postId": "67329", "score": "0", "text": "See also [How to disable nautilus from handling the desktop?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/84847/how-to-disable-nautilus-from-handling-the-desktop)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Having nautilus managing the desktop is <em>default</em> in Ubuntu 11.10</strong>. But if you want to disable this feature, you can install <code>gnome-tweak-tool</code>through <strong>Ubuntu Software Center</strong> or just paste in a terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To configure this, you'll first need to head over to Software Centre and install <a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/oneiric/gnome-tweak-tool/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Gnome Tweak Tool</a>. After you have installed it, you can find the app as Advanced Sett...
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67330
1
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2011-10-16T06:10:19.477
3
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<p>Please fine below the image. <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HBXxM.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>In this, you may observe that though libre writer is up, unity launcher does not have blue arrow. And clicking on it, does not bring back the application window.</p> <p>Any pointers. I am on 11.10...
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2013-03-27T22:17:39.007
libreoffice application does not use unity launcher
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am experiencing this <strong>bug</strong> too. Just restart unity. Run the command <code>unity --replace</code>. This works for me every time.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T08:52:48.577", "id": "76930"...
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2012-02-07T15:28:37.330
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67337
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67372
2011-10-16T06:32:55.053
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<p>I have an Nvidia card and two monitors.</p> <p>Every time I log in to Unity on Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PWhcQ.png" alt="x monitor error"></p> <p>"Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors"</p> <p>I have tried opening nvidia-settings, but none of my ex...
17041
null
null
2017-04-28T09:56:00.887
How do I get rid of this monitor error?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This should fix it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm $HOME/.config/monitors.xml\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-12-09T23:46:10.113", "id": "142205", "postId": "67372", "score": "0", "text": "For some reason, I do...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This should fix it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm $HOME/.config/monitors.xml\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-12-09T23:46:10.113", "id": "142205", "postId": "67372", "score": "0", "text"...
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67340
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67488
2011-10-16T06:45:26.973
11
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<p>I have a patch against vim which applies to packaged version. I would like to automate this, so that when new ubuntu is released, the newer unpatched vim gets patched &amp; built using a recipe. I read documentation on recipes, though I am not sure how to apply a patch.</p> <p>Should I create branch with modified s...
24839
3037
2011-10-16T06:50:14.557
2012-05-17T01:29:37.533
How do I use a Launchpad recipe for patching and building an original package?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, you should indeed create a new branch derived from the vim Bazaar branch on Launchpad (lp:ubuntu/vim), and commit your patch to that branch.</p>\n\n<p>As long as there are no conflicts when merging, the recipe will merge the two branches when one of them changes, and rebuild. Th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, you should indeed create a new branch derived from the vim Bazaar branch on Launchpad (lp:ubuntu/vim), and commit your patch to that branch.</p>\n\n<p>As long as there are no conflicts when merging, the recipe will merge the two branches when one of them changes, and reb...
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67343
1
73053
2011-10-16T06:47:26.400
1
1571
<p>Had removed Gnome-screensaver and uses xscreensaver, but Caffeine doesn't seems to work when watching movie using SMPlayer even added both SMPlayer and MPlayer into the activation list.</p> <p>Anyone got any ideas?</p>
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2011-10-16T13:06:02.010
2012-10-12T13:08:36.197
Caffeine + Xscreensaver = Not Working
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's a bug (an especially annoying one since 11.10 uses GNOME 3 which has no screensavers). Thankfully someone's working on fixing it:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/caffeine/+bug/878690\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/caffeine/+bug/878690</a></p>\n", "commentC...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's a bug (an especially annoying one since 11.10 uses GNOME 3 which has no screensavers). Thankfully someone's working on fixing it:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/caffeine/+bug/878690\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/caffeine/+bug/878690</a></p>\n", ...
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67348
1
78568
2011-10-16T06:59:47.993
3
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<p>I am on 11.10 64bit and I have installed flash from <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/" rel="nofollow">http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/</a>.</p> <p>I had downloaded <code>install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz</code> and moved <code>libflashplayer.so</code> to <code>~/.mozi...
8452
41
2011-11-13T06:35:20.363
2011-11-13T17:48:34.100
No audio in Adobe Flash
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had a similar problem in Ubuntu Oneric Ocelot 11.10 32bit. I was able to hear sound from flash movies, but it would work in all other applications and even Pandora radio.</p>\n\n<p>I was able to fix it by doing</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ mv ~/.pulse ~/.pulse.bak\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>then ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had a similar problem in Ubuntu Oneric Ocelot 11.10 32bit. I was able to hear sound from flash movies, but it would work in all other applications and even Pandora radio.</p>\n\n<p>I was able to fix it by doing</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ mv ~/.pulse ~/.pulse.bak\n</code></pre>\n\n...
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67350
1
67371
2011-10-16T07:09:45.637
0
2671
<p>My computer locked up during upgrade to 11.10. I ended up copying my whole home directory to a second partition and reinstalling marking that partition as mount point for home and not formatting. I had to fix some permission/ownership issues on ~/.ICEauthority and then recursively chowned the home directory. Afte...
5864
235
2011-10-16T14:43:36.133
2011-10-16T14:43:36.133
Fixing broken unity configuration on clean install using old home directory?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 \nunity --reset-icons \nunity --reset\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-17T01:36:30.113", "id": "77433", "postId": "67371", "score": "0",...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 \nunity --reset-icons \nunity --reset\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-17T01:36:30.113", "id": "77433", "postId": "67371",...
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67353
1
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2011-10-16T07:16:05.117
1
1009
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25785/can-auto-hide-for-the-application-menu-be-turned-off-in-unity">Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In Ubuntu 11.04 auto-hide of global application menu was...
27823
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:37.093
2011-10-16T14:44:24.210
Disable auto-hide for the global application menu in Unity
[ "unity", "11.10", "appmenu" ]
0
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T11:29:01.393", "id": "76962", "postId": "67353", "score": "0", "text": "perhaps a combination of gnome classic plus Docky is what you are after? http://askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356"...
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2011-10-16T18:00:29.130
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67355
1
67361
2011-10-16T07:24:07.927
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<p>I looking for a method to turn-off the screensaver and powermanager but from the command line.</p> <p>I'm aware this can be done via the GUI screen - but can this be done via the command line or via some configuration editor?</p> <p>Here is the gui way (via the "screen" or "brightness and lock" application):</p> ...
3940
20972
2013-09-19T06:23:30.153
2022-09-21T14:01:18.143
How do I completely turn off screensaver and power-management?
[ "power-management", "screensaver" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.10</h3>\n\n<p>Disable the GNOME Settings Deamon's power plugin from the command line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Alternatively, using <code>dconf-editor</code> from the dconf-tools package:</p>\n\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.10</h3>\n\n<p>Disable the GNOME Settings Deamon's power plugin from the command line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Alternatively, using <code>dconf-editor</code> from the dconf-tools package:...
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67360
1
67368
2011-10-16T07:31:51.827
6
3648
<p>Clean install to 11.10, trying to keep Gnome Classic. </p> <p>I've installed gnome-session-fallback and removed unity via software center, and this toolbar still won't go away.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JD8pu.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Has anyone had any problems like this tr...
10679
235
2011-10-17T23:28:42.613
2023-02-28T15:46:11.847
Delete extra toolbar on top of the screen in GNOME fallback mode?
[ "unity", "11.10", "gnome", "nautilus" ]
2
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T07:51:09.363", "id": "76915", "postId": "67360", "score": "1", "text": "I believe that's the global application meny toolbar, try: sudo apt-get remove indicator-appmenu", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "742" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T08:22...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to install GNOME Tweak Tool (<em>gnome-tweak-tool</em>) and go to &quot;Desktop&quot; and then change the &quot;Have file manager handle desktop&quot; to off.</p>\n<p>To install gnome-tweak-tool in Ubuntu 20.04 and earlier open the terminal and type:</p>\n<pre class=\"lang-none p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to install GNOME Tweak Tool (<em>gnome-tweak-tool</em>) and go to &quot;Desktop&quot; and then change the &quot;Have file manager handle desktop&quot; to off.</p>\n<p>To install gnome-tweak-tool in Ubuntu 20.04 and earlier open the terminal and type:</p>\n<pre class=\"lan...
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67362
1
68392
2011-10-16T07:42:30.737
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<p>In some of the ubuntu programs (ubuntu control panel, system settings), but not e.g. in banshee, the top part of the window contains elements in dark tone (with the Ambience theme). But I cant find a standard widget that does this automatically. </p> <p>Are these colors all set by hand (instead of standard widget+t...
9953
-1
2017-03-09T18:04:16.567
2012-06-15T18:32:05.220
What is the black header widget in some programs?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do you mean these?</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/qJ7ZM.png\" alt=\"GTK3 Toolbar\"></p>\n\n<p>They're just <code>Gtk.Toolbar</code>s. The reason some applications like Banshee don't use them is that they haven't yet ported to <a href=\"http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do you mean these?</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/qJ7ZM.png\" alt=\"GTK3 Toolbar\"></p>\n\n<p>They're just <code>Gtk.Toolbar</code>s. The reason some applications like Banshee don't use them is that they haven't yet ported to <a href=\"http://developer.gnome.o...
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67363
1
67398
2011-10-16T07:46:26.637
1
248
<p>Example would be inverting the background color of sites like google, reddit, and changing the text color to white or blue. </p> <p>Also, gconf-editor doesn't seem to work when trying to rearrange the buttons on my windows, Did something change with 11.10?</p>
10679
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2011-10-17T06:26:47.567
change background of certain websites black?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use this FireFox addon for changing the style of websites:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use this FireFox addon for changing the style of websites:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "comm...
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67366
1
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2011-10-16T08:01:23.597
4
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<p>I suspect there are few of hot pixels on my panel. As it is still under warranty and by the rules of my vendor I can replace a machine if panel has a 3 dead pixels on it, I'd like to check how many dead pixels there actually are. In Windows, there are plenty of simple applications that just fill the whole screen w...
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2012-06-18T17:47:00.457
2021-05-29T19:52:29.880
What application is recommended to find dead pixels on LCD panel?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could use <code>GIMP Image Editor</code> to make 4 images that are the same size as your desktop and color them red / green / blue / white.</p>\n\n<p>Then open them in <code>Image Viewer</code> ( default picture viewer ).</p>\n\n<p>Then dual click on the picture to get it...
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67373
1
67376
2011-10-16T08:19:20.060
5
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<p>I have some applications like eclipse, netbeans, vuze extracted to <code>/opt/</code> directory. These applications don't show up while searching in unity dash. Is there a way that I can get these applications indexed?</p> <p>('<em>run a command</em>' does remember the paths after the first time, but pressing the <...
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106495
2017-09-08T03:32:53.933
2017-09-08T03:32:53.933
search for applications (not in $PATH) from unity dash
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll need to create a .desktop-file for it and place it in either /usr/share/applications/ to make it system wide or ~/.local/share/applications/ to add it for your user only. To get an example of what the file should look like, including quicklists, see this answer: <a href=\"http...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll need to create a .desktop-file for it and place it in either /usr/share/applications/ to make it system wide or ~/.local/share/applications/ to add it for your user only. To get an example of what the file should look like, including quicklists, see this answer: <a hre...
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67374
1
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2011-10-16T08:24:46.730
0
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.10 in Sony VAIO.</p> <p>The workspace manager worked in the beginning. But now, when clicking on the workspace button, the 2x2 grid is displayed. Only the upper left workspace is highlighted and the other workspaces are black and faded. </p> <p>Only the upper left is selectable, which means I ...
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25798
2012-05-27T11:46:02.883
2012-05-27T11:55:56.053
How to select other workspaces in the workspace spread?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The way I understand the workspace spread, if you have an active window in a particular workspace, it is coloured in the workspace spread. Or, in case there are no active window, as you seem to have noted, they are dark and faded. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.c...
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67381
1
67879
2011-10-16T08:48:05.983
7
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<p>I wish to integrate the Gmail and Google Calendar <strong>web</strong> interfaces with Unity. This means several things.</p> <ol> <li>In System Info > Default Applications set <code>firefox 'https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox'</code> as the mail command. This would obviously require me to somehow add a cust...
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145
2012-07-22T01:29:22.373
2014-11-21T11:03:06.463
Making Google Calendar and Gmail the "Default Applications" for calendar and mail
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4
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>1) It is the \"MimeType\" line in the Desktop file, containing \"x-scheme-handler/mailto;\" which causes the application to show up as a preferred email handler.</p>\n\n<p>The Preferred Applications \"Default Applications\" capability is fairly well hidden in GNOME 3, as the \"Defaul...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is a half-baked solution to cover the transition period until a better one is available. Also good as an addition to the above. It crates a Gmail/Compose/Contacts/Calendar right-click entries on the Firefox Unity icon. Also adaptable to other browsers.</p>\n\n<p>Create a...
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67382
1
168375
2011-10-16T08:48:30.477
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<p>In earlier versions of Ubuntu (10.10-) there was an option in the "open with" tab in the properties window, to add a custom command to open a file. However, this is no longer the case in Ubuntu 11.10. Is there any way that I can add these file type associations with a command of my choice rather than the application...
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235
2012-07-24T21:43:36.437
2016-10-08T13:34:27.877
Add custom command in the open with dialog?
[ "gnome", "nautilus" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As <em>aneeshep</em>'s answer explains, the key is creating an appropriate <code>.desktop</code> \"launcher\". But there's a simpler way than doing it by hand; in many cases, you may not even need to edit the <code>.desktop</code> file.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Solution: Use Ubuntu Tweak</s...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try typing this in your bash terminal (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>):</p>\n\n<pre><code>mimeopen -d YourFile\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-01-15T19:49:39.950", "id": "109544", ...
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67386
1
67392
2011-10-16T08:56:50.257
1
1432
<p>I've just installed Ubuntu 11.10 and have done a full update. I have found that standard Unity is just too much for my laptop, so I thought I should enable Unity 2D from the login menu. However, when I do enable Unity 2D, it seems to continue to load standard Unity. Why is this happening?</p> <p>How can I check ...
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2011-10-16T09:10:37.073
Can't enable Unity 2D
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T09:16:56.117", "id": "76937", "postId": "67386", "score": "0", "text": "It actually looks quite similar to the \"3D\" Unity, so it might be working correctly.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14389" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T09:25:09.653"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Good question. It's actually quite flattering to the developers of Unity 2D that it's of so high quality that you really do have difficulties noticing the difference between them. </p>\n\n<p>If you're running Unity 2D, then you'll see processes like \"unity-2d-launcher\" in your syst...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Good question. It's actually quite flattering to the developers of Unity 2D that it's of so high quality that you really do have difficulties noticing the difference between them. </p>\n\n<p>If you're running Unity 2D, then you'll see processes like \"unity-2d-launcher\" in y...
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67387
1
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2011-10-16T08:58:02.943
2
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic">How to revert to GNOME Classic?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>there is a gnome classic i tried that but it's not the same. it's so ugly . And if we can't get back ubuntu classic t...
27186
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2011-10-16T09:42:20.590
how to get ubuntu classic back on ubuntu 11.10
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>On your login screen next to your password is something like a gearwheel. klick on it and you'll see all possibilities of login-\"shells\"</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:48:42.743", "id": "77117", ...
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2011-10-16T18:00:04.280
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67388
1
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2011-10-16T08:59:42.350
5
4820
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/62833/how-do-i-change-the-default-session-for-lightdm-when-using-auto-logins">How do I change the default session for LightDM when using auto-logins?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>When I auto-login it gives me unity 3D...
27845
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:37.093
2011-11-10T18:44:04.280
How to default to Unity 2D on auto login
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-10-16T15:25:31.633
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67390
1
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2011-10-16T09:08:57.410
0
6351
<p>My HP pavilion g6 notebook has the following configuration:</p> <p>Intel core i5 processor 6 gb RAM 1 gb dedicated ATI graphics.</p> <p>It has dual boot system with windows 7 home basic 64 bit and ubuntu 11.10 64 bit installed. The installation process was ok. And i am facing no problem in using the ubuntu distro...
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40166
2013-06-23T05:42:55.043
2013-06-23T05:42:55.043
HP pavilion g6 shutdown thermal overheating
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same problem and I have solved it yet.</p>\n\n<p>I installed the last version of BIOS (I download it in the hp web page). I reinstall ubuntu but I chose Install and not Try in the first window. </p>\n\n<p>I don't know what of the two things I have done has solved th...
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67391
1
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2011-10-16T09:09:19.670
2
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/100325/how-to-get-the-correct-battery-status">How to get the correct battery status?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Every time I restart me computer I have to go into system settings to turn the brightness on my screen ...
27849
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.627
2011-11-22T16:11:46.943
Despite running without problems, my battery indicator says "(not present)" still - what can I do about this?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-09-07T18:40:11.250
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67393
1
68450
2011-10-16T09:16:04.137
2
983
<p>I have installed ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop yesterday, everything worked fine except for the wireless, which is very very slow compared to xp on the same machine. </p> <p>I didnt have this problem when using older versions of ubuntu i.e. (10.04, 10.10, 11.04). I'm using intel AGN 5100 (I think the linux kernel had i...
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235
2011-10-16T14:57:01.347
2012-03-05T12:36:08.140
Wireless slow on an Intel AGN5100 on an hp Presario C45
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T14:31:40.013", "id": "77061", "postId": "67393", "score": "0", "text": "This looks like an often problem. It's the same on my laptop and I searched for solution, but none of that worked. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. You can try loading the old version of kernel ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>First method : You need to disactivate IPv6, to do that, open terminal and enter the following commands:</p>\n\n<pre><code>echo \"#disable ipv6\" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf\necho \"net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1\" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf\necho \"net.ipv6.conf...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Acording to this <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859151&amp;page=3\" rel=\"nofollow\">discussion</a> the main problem is in wireless mode. If you are able to change your router settings, change the router mode to 802.11g. Than everything should be ok. Of c...
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67394
1
67403
2011-10-16T09:16:47.770
1
342
<p>I want to import all the settings including bookmarks,speed dial, etc from opera in windows to Ubuntu 11.10. Tell me how to do so.</p>
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2011-10-16T09:40:47.537
How to import settings of opera from windows 7 to 11.10?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Opera has a sync functionality, called <a href=\"http://www.opera.com/link/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Opera Link</a>. It will synchronize your Bookmarks, Passwords and Speed Dial online via an Opera Account. You can use this to safely upload your settings in Windows and then download by sig...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Opera has a sync functionality, called <a href=\"http://www.opera.com/link/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Opera Link</a>. It will synchronize your Bookmarks, Passwords and Speed Dial online via an Opera Account. You can use this to safely upload your settings in Windows and then downloa...
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67397
1
67477
2011-10-16T09:27:38.813
10
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<p>I'm trying to backup my home directory (excluding a few folders). The backup is saved on a ~300 GB partition (called backups) of an internal drive, but not the same drive as the home directory. When I try to backup, everything goes OK until at some point Déjà Dup says there is no space left on "backups". The problem...
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158442
2020-04-02T02:14:23.783
2020-04-02T02:14:23.783
Why does Déjà Dup say there is no space left?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So there are three possible places where Deja Dup might be out of space, and I don't think its error message tells you which. There is a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/872233\">bug</a> filed about that.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>You may have run out of space on the target...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So there are three possible places where Deja Dup might be out of space, and I don't think its error message tells you which. There is a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/872233\">bug</a> filed about that.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>You may have run out of space on th...
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67402
1
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2011-10-16T09:36:47.980
0
568
<p>Since the oneiric update, after some usage the dash and the launcher backgrounds (when open) become messy. Here you can <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/K8w5d.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">see a screenshot</a>:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/OLU8B.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Some...
13264
13264
2011-10-16T20:38:42.987
2011-10-16T20:38:42.987
graphic bug in unity, messy background for dash and launcher
[ "unity", "launcher", "unity-dash", "desktop-background" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:03:39.953", "id": "77091", "postId": "67402", "score": "3", "text": "Actually it’s a bug. File it running in a terminal `ubuntu-bug unity` and follow the instructions.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15113" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T2...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I cannot give an explanation for the degrading of the dash and Launcher image but as for the Dash being a little bit see-through I say that it is supposed to be like that. See, this link to <a href=\"http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/date/2011/08\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mar...
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2011-10-16T21:36:05.173
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67405
1
67418
2011-10-16T09:43:56.700
4
14326
<p>I have a server that has a number of CIFS shares that need to be accessed on a per-user basis. For example, I have a <em>Music</em> share which I have full access to, but my wife has read-only access.</p> <p>When either myself or my wife log into our Ubuntu 11.04 laptop I would like these shares to be automatically...
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2011-10-19T14:37:07.163
Auto-mounting network shares per user
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are probably several solutions possible; here's is how I would do it.\n<em>(Disclaimer: untested!)</em></p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/man8/mount.cifs.8.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">mount.cifs</a>\ncommand can read the username and password from the <cod...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are probably several solutions possible; here's is how I would do it.\n<em>(Disclaimer: untested!)</em></p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/man8/mount.cifs.8.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">mount.cifs</a>\ncommand can read the username and password from ...
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67406
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67442
2011-10-16T09:44:42.817
3
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<p>I am looking for a somewhat comprehensive guide for customizing either Gnome 3 or Unity to look as much as possible like Gnome 2.</p> <p>I have seen this question come up, but the most common answer is that people should simply log in with Gnome "classic". The reason this is not a sufficient answer is because, in m...
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2012-09-18T23:41:56.380
2016-03-19T23:49:00.253
Can either Gnome 3 or Unity be customized to simulate a Gnome 2 style interface?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is not really possible to change anything on unity. The way it is set up is the default way whether you like it or not.</p>\n\n<p>Gnome shell on the other hand is some what customizable, you can install things called extensions which can add some functionality that does not come ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is not really possible to change anything on unity. The way it is set up is the default way whether you like it or not.</p>\n\n<p>Gnome shell on the other hand is some what customizable, you can install things called extensions which can add some functionality that does n...
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67411
1
67425
2011-10-16T09:53:54.063
1
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<p>Ok, after my upgrade to 11.10 and toying around with the new Unity, I am now trying out GNOME Shell. I really like the dash in GNOME Shell (when you press <kbd>super</kbd>). It feels I can get quick access to anything in my system.</p> <p>What is not obvious to me:</p> <ul> <li>how can I add a launcher to my favor...
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2011-10-16T11:25:06.063
2011-10-16T11:25:06.063
GNOME Shell interface questions
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To add favourites, right click on the application and select 'Add to favourites'. Alternatively, you can drag them to the launcher. \n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/H6KgJ.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>To create an extra instance of the application, right click on the application in...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To add favourites, right click on the application and select 'Add to favourites'. Alternatively, you can drag them to the launcher. \n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/H6KgJ.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>To create an extra instance of the application, right click on the applic...
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67414
1
67443
2011-10-16T10:01:06.457
5
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<p>How to disable Empathy auto startup? I turned it off in properties, but every time i restart Notebook it starts automatically. Maybe there is a deamon thats starts it</p>
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2011-10-16T11:36:32.780
2011-10-16T11:48:20.133
Is it possible to disable empathy from autostarting on login?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Look in /etc/xdg/autostart and the file telepathy-indicator.desktop<br>\nedit it and change <em>NoDisplay=true</em> to <em>NoDisplay=false</em> and it will be shown in startup applications tool<br>\nif you want them all shown for you to disable/enable at will run this in terminal</p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Look in /etc/xdg/autostart and the file telepathy-indicator.desktop<br>\nedit it and change <em>NoDisplay=true</em> to <em>NoDisplay=false</em> and it will be shown in startup applications tool<br>\nif you want them all shown for you to disable/enable at will run this in ter...
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67415
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2011-10-16T10:02:43.787
1
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<p>I cant seem to see my login screen after upgrade to 11.10. It just show the Ubuntu dots. How come?</p>
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2011-10-17T01:04:26.363
2011-10-26T23:41:42.307
I can't see my login screen after upgrade, only dots
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like a missing background file. Edit <code>/etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf</code> and change the line beginning with <code>background=</code> to point to an image that exists and is readable by the lightdm user at login (so not in an encrypted folder, etc.). The def...
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67416
1
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2011-10-16T10:07:24.500
1
2971
<p>I'm new and proud owner of ubuntu on my Samsung N150. Everything seems to work fine, even the brightness which was an small issue in compare to Intel Media Graphics Accelerator (GMA 3150). I've read many tutorials through last days, but as I'm a complete beginner in Ubuntu system, I can't get to work it out.</p> <p...
27868
18612
2011-12-06T02:20:07.883
2012-03-19T13:53:59.267
Intel GMA3150 on Samsung N150
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Please specify the error you are getting while .deb package.</p>\n\n<p>First tell what error is coming while running the package.\nThen try to run it with gdebi(If you don't have gdebi installed, then install it via Ubuntu Software Center).\nIf gdebi is also not successful, t...
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67419
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2011-10-16T10:12:09.887
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<p>After I install Clam Antivirus I get an error: <a href="http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/709447/" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/709447/</a>.. When using Ubuntu Software Center I tried to repair the broken package but it give an error like this :</p> <pre><code>failedinstallArchives() failed: Preconfiguring pa...
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2011-10-18T10:41:03.623
Cannot update and install any software after installing ClamAV?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It looks like the package file is corrupted on disk.</p>\n\n<p>Try</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/clamav-base_0.97.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2_all.deb\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and repeat the operation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwne...
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67420
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2011-10-16T10:13:33.050
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/53054/i-can-not-find-sys-kernel-debug-vgaswitcheroo-switch">I can not find /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Linux segavax-UL80VT 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:56:25 UT...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.180
2011-10-17T01:11:02.533
I can not find /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch Ubuntu 11.10
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Either you have enabled modeset in your kernel option in grub while booting or you are not root. If you have not made any changes to boot option then try</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo -i \ncat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "co...
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2011-10-17T02:21:23.863
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67426
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2011-10-16T10:36:58.837
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<p>I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 a few days ago, and since then have not been able to use one of my favourite plugins for Gedit, reopen-tabs, which restores the tabs that were open when gedit was last closed.</p> <p>All of the files are in the correct place in ~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins, but when I go to edit->preferences->...
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2011-10-17T12:01:11.723
2011-10-26T19:07:52.460
Reopen Tabs plugin for gedit not found
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Are you sure if you have upgraded to 10.10 and not to 11.10? I assume it is 11.10 as the question is tagged by 11.10.\nUbuntu 11.10 has Gedit3 on board and this one requires different plugins, placed into different directory ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins/ \nPlease visit <a hre...
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67428
1
68128
2011-10-16T10:44:12.403
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<p>I'm trying to change the default applications in Ubuntu 11.10 and I fail to do so.</p> <p>I go to system info > default applications and I make some changes. If I close and reopen the system info window, the changes have reverted to the old ones.</p> <p>Also if I go to a .avi for example > properties > open with a...
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2011-10-16T14:54:09.560
2011-10-17T13:37:06.197
"Permission denied" error when changing the default applications
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found a solution myself. Not sure if it's the best one.</p>\n\n<p>The <strong><em>/home/george/.local/share/applications</em></strong> directory was owned by root. Not sure if it was meant to be that way. Anyway after I changed owner, I can now set some other program as the default...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found a solution myself. Not sure if it's the best one.</p>\n\n<p>The <strong><em>/home/george/.local/share/applications</em></strong> directory was owned by root. Not sure if it was meant to be that way. Anyway after I changed owner, I can now set some other program as the...
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67429
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2011-10-16T10:48:45.403
1
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<blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/37691/how-do-i-remove-top-panel-on-dual-screen-on-secondary-monitor">How do I remove top panel on dual screen on secondary monitor?</a></p> </blockquote> <p>When I run some applications ...
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2017-04-13T12:23:36.527
2015-11-10T19:41:51.547
Can I disable title bar on Unity dual screen (second monitor)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, I don't think you can. Unity has lots of weaknesses in multi-monitor setups. That can be considered one of them. The main focus is to make Unity work perfectly for the majority of users first, but many of us have multiple monitors, so these issues are certainly being noti...
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2011-10-21T01:47:10.053
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67430
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2011-10-16T10:52:23.727
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<p>I made a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.10 beside an old W7 and another Ubuntu Installation.</p> <p>When I started my netbook and chosed the new installation to boot, it doesn't load and it stops in a screen that says me: </p> <pre><code>*(...) * Starting bluetooth * PulseAudio configured for per-user sessions sa...
27876
32886
2012-01-12T01:46:54.463
2020-08-18T10:53:20.447
My fresh installation doesn't load. (PulseAudio problem)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm also getting this after upgrade from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 - in order to get it to boot I had to force use of the 2.6.x kernel instead of the v3 kernel that 11.10 seems to want to use by default. I did this by editing <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code> - not a great soluti...
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67432
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2011-10-16T10:53:57.347
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<p>I'm trying to install Foxit reader. </p> <p>I've downloaded the .deb, opened with Ubuntu Software Center (or gdebi, etc) and clicked install.</p> <p>The progress bar do her job and an icon appears when I search for Foxit on launcher. It is also present in the menu, in Synaptic manager, and is seen by other launche...
27885
25863
2012-12-16T19:26:02.307
2012-12-16T19:26:02.307
Cant run FoxitReader after installing it
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Certain software may not show up in application menu , because they don't necessary have to. e.g You only need to open a file by clicking on it , why bothering display it in app menu ?</p>\n\n<p>To verify if a *.desktop is installed:</p>\n\n<p>(i) find package name:\n<code>dp...
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67435
1
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2011-10-16T11:17:41.130
1
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<p>I have a 6 year old laptop which through the years lost a CD drive and doesn't have any options to boot using a USB stick.</p> <p>I somehow managed to install Ubuntu using pxe boot taking the Ubuntu distro from <em>us.archive.ubuntu.com</em>.</p> <p>When I start my system, I see that there is no UI available and w...
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2018-07-10T19:36:24.900
2018-07-10T19:36:24.900
Install Ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu using Ubuntu iso image
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2018-07-10T22:24:10.127", "id": "1723086", "postId": "67435", "score": "0", "text": "Try and see what works best for you. Maybe [**this link**](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1053990/lubuntu-vs-xubuntu-for-development#1053990) can give you some tips. You can try Ubuntu commun...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since your old laptop has working network connectivity, it would probably be easier to install from the network:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Note that since the introduction of Unity, there is no longer a distinction between Ubun...
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user833907
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67437
1
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2011-10-16T11:27:34.823
11
41141
<p>How to install the driver for Atheros AR9285 in Ubuntu 11.10.</p> <p>Still no package for 11.10 according to this</p> <p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285</a></p> <hr> <p>Here is the output of the commands</...
27890
41
2011-10-18T11:15:31.677
2013-12-07T20:35:38.533
How do I install a driver for an Atheros AR9285?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The ath9k driver <em>is</em> included, and I can verify it's working -- wlan0 exists. However, the device cannot be switched on in the System Settings.</p>\n\n<p>Mercifully, it was plug-and-play to cable-tether my Dell Streak.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments":...
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67438
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2011-10-16T11:34:35.640
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<p>I am running ubuntu 11.04 on my desktop with wired Internet connection and I am experiencing slow internet connection while the same connection works good for windows machine so it is fix that there is not h/w issue googling this turned into there are some driver issue with ubuntu 11.04</p> <p>I found <a href="http...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2012-05-21T08:22:18.490
Ubuntu 11.04 and slow internet experience
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've had that problem in the past, and in my case found it was because I had IPv6 turned on and my service provider doesnt support it yet. Turning off IPv6 and relying solely on IPv4 fixed the issue for me.</p>\n\n<p>Alternatively I've begun using openDNS For resolutions inst...
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67439
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68913
2011-10-16T11:36:18.540
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<p>I've upgraded my desktop from Natty To Oneiric. Now the top panel has wrong theme and some indicators are missing (sound, power, etc.). Also, icons in launchers and on the desktop are missing or corrupted: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aLhr.png" alt="screenshot" /></p> <p>Logging with other users in same PC i...
17537
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2011-10-31T15:20:54.050
How to restore the top panel?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found the workaround <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11314525&amp;postcount=8\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo rm /usr/share/GConf/gsettings/pythonconsole.convert\ngsettings-data-convert\ngnome-settings-daemon\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then, to solve ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If unity is a bit broken you could try resetting it - see <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/17610/how-do-i-reset-my-unity-configuration\">this question</a> for more details, but the short version is to open a terminal and type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --reset\n</code>...
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67441
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67484
2011-10-16T11:42:51.013
3
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<p>I need to use aptitude to update and install software but it fails. It says...</p> <pre><code>0% [Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com] </code></pre> <p>...and halts. I need to type <code>CTRL-C</code> to move out. I'm using Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).</p> <p>This is happening due to my <strong>iptables</st...
27339
-1
2017-04-13T12:14:52.490
2019-06-25T17:54:48.720
Which INPUT rules do I need to add to iptables so apt (apt-get, aptitude) can work (update, upgrade, search, install)?
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67444
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73445
2011-10-16T11:48:48.250
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<p>I just installed ubuntu 11.10 on my netbook yesterday. I am having a problem getting tortoisehg working properly on it. I added the ppa for both <a href="https://launchpad.net/~tortoisehg-ppa/+archive/releases">tortoisehg</a> and <a href="https://launchpad.net/~mercurial-ppa/+archive/releases">mercurial</a>. I am ab...
58181
8844
2011-10-17T03:45:16.633
2014-08-12T06:46:32.360
Tortoisehg doesn't show up in nautilus context menu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-11-13T12:43:30.927", "id": "88830", "postId": "67444", "score": "0", "text": "I am wondering if anyone knows how to set up the context menus manually?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "58181" }, { "creationDate": "2012-07-04T07:28:45.047", "id": "1...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems to relate to <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tortoisehg/+bug/859104\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug #859104: Nautilus extensions written in Python do not work in Oneiric</a>. Unfortunately the solution seems to be that someone needs to rewrite the tortoisehg Nauti...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was researching this myself. It may be related to <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-python/+bug/858925\" rel=\"nofollow\">a bug in nautilus-python running on Oneiric</a>. In the description, there is mention of a possible related bug with a simila...
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67447
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2011-10-16T11:52:00.577
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<p>I want to add a working eclipse icon to the launcher but when I try to create a file "eclipse.desktop" under ~/.local/share/applications/ I get an error indicating that applications is not a directory. What may the reason be? Regards...</p> <p>Scrrenshot : <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qDli9.png" alt="http://...
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18887
2011-10-16T15:41:21.680
2011-10-16T15:41:21.680
Not a directory error when try to modify ~/.local/share/applications/
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You provide very little information, but my guess is that you tried to do it as root. Don't use sudo when you do that, as root doesn't have that folder, and it wouldn't be of use to you anyway. </p>\n\n<p>$HOME/.local/share/applications is supposed to be a directory. If some ...
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2011-10-16T11:57:31.277
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<p>I was trying to tune my guitar and when I increased the microphone input volume, I went into the sound settings, changed it, and it worked. </p> <p>In the connector options list, analog microphone/microphone one was selected. For some reason, I changed it to another option (analog line-in), and seeing that it didn'...
10044
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:26.617
2017-03-12T19:53:56.943
PulseAudio does not recognize laptop microphone
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem you experienced. I solved it by doing these steps:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio\nsudo apt-get purge pavucontrol\nrm -rf ~/.pulse/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And then rebooted, reinstalled pulseaudio:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install pulseaudi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <kbd>Alt+F2</kbd> and <code>pulseaudio -k</code>. Then open the windows again, see if it'll be happier now.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-24T19:53:43.137", "id": "81199", "postId": "71207", ...
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67453
1
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2011-10-16T12:01:12.757
0
450
<p>As the title says, i'm looking for a way to resolve it. in nvidia-settings I've found the overscanning resizer, but the screen looks awful! It was looking perfect on the live cd! What should I do?</p> <p>P.S. I've got two driver versions: "current" and "post-release". Which is better? What are the differences?</p>
27895
235
2011-10-16T14:50:18.007
2012-05-02T19:13:51.670
How to fix overscanning with nVidia 9800 GT? On Live Cd it wasn't happening?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This might help you out, but it is for 8400 GS. <a href=\"http://ubuntuforum.webs.com/screenresolution.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">Overscan Fix for Nvidia Graphics Cards</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": ...
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67455
1
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2011-10-16T12:03:12.623
1
2599
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/30334/what-application-indicators-are-available">What Application Indicators are available?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Is there any indicator that compatible with Ubuntu 11.10 with unity?I use it in Ubuntu 11.04.</p...
1005
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2012-08-03T23:31:52.320
Is there a virtualbox indicator?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-08-20T18:03:42.863", "id": "220973", "postId": "67455", "score": "0", "text": "Refer this answer here http://askubuntu.com/a/38057/63025", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "63025" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think any indicator that works in 11.04 should work in 11.10. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-10-16T12:07:45.453", "id": "67456", "lastActivityDate"...
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2012-08-21T07:40:22.957
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67459
1
67468
2011-10-16T12:14:14.387
4
27444
<p>What's the difference between amd64 and x64?</p> <hr> <p>Why is there no version listed as x86 on the Ubuntu download page?</p> <p>And what do the sub-categories mean?</p> <ol> <li>alternate</li> <li>desktop </li> <li>server</li> </ol> <p>What's this 'alternate" version all about?</p>
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619936
2018-01-10T05:58:04.123
2018-01-10T05:58:04.123
what is the difference between amd64 and x64; what is 'alternate' version in ubuntu download page
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>x86, i386, i686 are architectures which refer to 32-bit machines. x64, ia64 and amd64 refer to 64-bit machines. See. also <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/3378/6969\">My processor is 64-bit - does that mean I need the amd64 image?</a></p>\n\n<p>For the difference between the alterna...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>x86, i386, i686 are architectures which refer to 32-bit machines. x64, ia64 and amd64 refer to 64-bit machines. See. also <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/3378/6969\">My processor is 64-bit - does that mean I need the amd64 image?</a></p>\n\n<p>For the difference between the...
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67464
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2011-10-16T12:23:04.773
4
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/94694/server-stuck-at-black-screen-after-reboot">Server stuck at black screen after reboot</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>i had just installed version 11.10 of ubuntu on my netbook. i have a intel gma 3150. the installa...
27898
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:08.843
2012-01-25T20:01:26.320
Stuck on purple screen
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-21T08:43:48.867", "id": "79612", "postId": "67464", "score": "0", "text": "what netbook do you have? if its a nvidia/intel optimus then this PPA may help - https://launchpad.net/~mtron/+archive/eee1015pn", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "14356" }, { ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This answer is exactly this one: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/94694/server-stuck-at-black-screen-after-reboot/94766#94766\">Server stuck at black screen after reboot</a> placed here for your convenience.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Maybe something wrong with the G...
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2012-02-01T11:36:03.377
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67471
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2011-10-16T12:34:58.873
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<p>Since I've updated to 11.10, my home partition keeps filling itself up to full, but I have no idea what it is that is doing it. I've managed to remove about 28gb (35gb capacity on the partition) but it keeps getting full without me even doing anything!</p> <p>This is causing me issues as I cannot listen to any mus...
2883
2883
2011-10-16T13:26:53.933
2011-10-16T13:29:59.357
Is something eating up my home partition?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T12:39:39.123", "id": "76990", "postId": "67471", "score": "1", "text": "what does DUL give, because AFAIK it shows which folder/file uses what amount of disk! Any screenshot?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "24609" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Running <code>iotop -o</code> shows spotify writing at a constant 6.53mb/s. Something is causing spotify to raise the errors and write to the .xsession-errors log file.</p>\n\n<p>Error has been reported to spotify here:\n<a href=\"http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/spotify_is...
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2012-07-14T20:45:48.523
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67473
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2011-10-16T12:37:54.260
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/57101/cannot-install-any-software-from-the-software-center-due-to-mss-ttcoreconts-pack">Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to mss-ttcoreconts package error</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'm trying...
27907
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.180
2011-10-16T14:06:45.000
aptdaemon error: cannot install any packages
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2011-10-16T15:10:45.610
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67474
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2011-10-16T12:38:08.050
1
1012
<p>Is the network manager in Oneiric different from Natty? How can I get the old one back ? Or is it the problem with some packages ? I used to connect to internet using my mobile broadband device using one click. Now I've to remove, replug, restart atleast 10 times to connect it.</p> <p>Since you've asked, I'm using ...
13572
13572
2011-10-16T13:24:55.857
2012-02-21T15:39:34.557
Cannot 'enable mobile broadband' even after checking it
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You don't mention how you installed/upgraded, so I'll go on a limb and say you upgraded, from what you describe. Until you add more info, I'll just answer your question directly.</p>\n\n<p>It is not \"the same\" in the sense that it is a newer version. Some things have change...
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67480
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2011-10-16T12:47:06.737
3
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/88860/how-do-i-make-my-windows-wavy">How do I make my windows &ldquo;wavy&rdquo;?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I had Ubuntu before and there was an awesome option that allowed me to get a window "jelly" effect, howeve...
27911
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2012-01-29T19:30:21.170
How do I get the window jelly effect?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You’ll want to enable “Wobbly windows” plugin in the CompizConfig Settings Manager. If you don’t have it installed, run <code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code> or search for it in the Software Center.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Warning: <a href=\"https://askubun...
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2012-01-30T15:44:43.860
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67481
1
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2011-10-16T12:48:13.950
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/67362/what-is-the-black-header-widget-in-some-programs">What is the black header widget in some programs?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've noticed that I still have the old school gnome2 <a href="http://developer.gno...
1067
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:10.160
2011-10-16T12:48:13.950
How do I get the new toolbar style in my pygtk app?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-10-18T10:53:53.947
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67493
1
69816
2011-10-16T13:18:14.587
1
207
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33413/how-to-create-a-meta-package-that-automatically-installs-other-packages">How to create a meta-package that automatically installs other packages?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>So I installed the good, old amarok1...
10599
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:44.520
2011-10-20T15:20:18.743
Ignoring forcefully installed package?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had it removed using patget autoremove and cannot reinstall it due to dependencies issues :(\nYour idea is good but I do not want to spend more time only for installing a program, unless someone finds a way to install it without messing up anything else.</p>\n\n<p>I am still \"glue...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had it removed using patget autoremove and cannot reinstall it due to dependencies issues :(\nYour idea is good but I do not want to spend more time only for installing a program, unless someone finds a way to install it without messing up anything else.</p>\n\n<p>I am stil...
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2011-10-21T10:44:38.220
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94236
2011-10-16T13:19:20.543
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<p>I have two portrait mode monitors (the same model but one plugged in digitally, one analog). Both worked fine (as one big visual space) when I was on Maverick Meerkat. </p> <p>When I installed 11.10 I only see one monitor working and it happens to be the digital one. </p> <p>In <code>gksu nvidia-settings</code>...
25031
25031
2011-10-16T13:45:06.447
2012-06-30T00:32:37.100
getting dual monitors to work on 11.10
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I switched to Ubuntu 10.10. Dual monitors was easier to setup.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2012-01-10T05:12:37.543", "id": "94236", "lastActivityDate": "2012-01-10T05:12:37....
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I also had some issues setting up dual monitors. Fortunately, the following procedure worked for me:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open nvidia-settings by searching for nvidia in the Dash, or run the command gksudo nvidia-settings in the Terminal. Note not to press the apply button.</li>\...
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67498
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2011-10-16T13:29:39.803
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<p>MAJOR UPDATE: I am no longer using Ubuntu with Wubi, because I like having only one OS on a PC at a time. But, it is running smoothly in VirtualBox 4.1.14, so I'm OK with 12.04 now. Thanks for trying to resolve the issue!</p> <p>I have an EMachines E443 laptop in which I used the Wubi installer to put 11.10 on my d...
27618
27618
2012-05-14T22:49:37.543
2012-05-14T22:49:37.543
How do I stop my Emachines E443 system from freezing either at the login screen or right after I get in?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Disabling ACPI, either in BIOS or via editing kernel parameters in GRUB solves such issue for me on an old PC. On usual installations you can do that by editing this line in /etc/default/grub :</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p...
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67500
1
83110
2011-10-16T13:37:26.307
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<p>Can i disable all libnotify related notification from Network Manager ? 'Edit Connection' dialog doesn't help out</p>
25430
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null
2018-10-25T06:45:29.413
How to disable notification from network-manager
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2015-12-09T00:41:05.147", "id": "1039879", "postId": "67500", "score": "0", "text": "seem neither of this (answers below) works for ubuntu 14.04.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20721" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>12.10 - Dconf</h2>\n<p>Run these commands:</p>\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.nm-applet disable-disconnected-notifications &quot;true&quot;\ngsettings set org.gnome.nm-applet disable-connected-notifications &quot;true&quot;\n</code></pre>\n<p>Or open dconf-editor and scroll dow...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>12.10 - Dconf</h2>\n<p>Run these commands:</p>\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.nm-applet disable-disconnected-notifications &quot;true&quot;\ngsettings set org.gnome.nm-applet disable-connected-notifications &quot;true&quot;\n</code></pre>\n<p>Or open dconf-editor and sc...
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67501
1
108544
2011-10-16T13:39:22.437
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<p>After update from 11.04 to 11.10 I experience a disturbing bug:</p> <p>New windows are always positioned at the top of the screen behind the top panel instead of being aligned to the bottom of the panel.</p> <p>It could seem to be a minor bug, but it is really disturbing to hunt the window panel anytime I want mov...
24078
235
2011-10-16T14:36:25.740
2012-08-19T06:03:07.623
New windows covered by top panel
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>Answer approved by OP in comments.</em></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Have you tried <code>CompizConfigSettingsManager-&gt; Windows Management-&gt; Place\n Windows</code> ? I have this happening in 11.04 with a third Writer document\n window opening above the first Writer document ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>Answer approved by OP in comments.</em></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Have you tried <code>CompizConfigSettingsManager-&gt; Windows Management-&gt; Place\n Windows</code> ? I have this happening in 11.04 with a third Writer document\n window opening above the first Writer d...
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67504
1
67844
2011-10-16T13:48:14.613
1
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<p>I,ve just installed 11.10 and I have this problem that sometimes launcher doesn't respond to mouse and it does not reveal. when I do <code>unity --replace</code> in terminal nothing happens, it just set the DISPLAY initial variable to :0 and then unity is gone. I should restart lightdm after to restore the unity.</p...
27925
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2011-10-17T00:22:57.010
unity launcher doesn't respond to mouse at the left side when the applications are fullscreen
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is a known bug. I haven't experienced it in Unity 2D, though, so if it bothers you, you can switch to Unity 2D for a while until it gets fixed. Unity 2D is nice as well. You can try it by clicking the button next to the password field before you log in. </p>\n\n<p>It's a workaroun...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is a known bug. I haven't experienced it in Unity 2D, though, so if it bothers you, you can switch to Unity 2D for a while until it gets fixed. Unity 2D is nice as well. You can try it by clicking the button next to the password field before you log in. </p>\n\n<p>It's a w...
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67505
1
67524
2011-10-16T13:50:04.267
1
520
<p>When i open any folder, window of Nautilus appears, and i can't use keybord keys (i've tried TAB,F2,F3,F9,CTRL+L,ARROWS,DEL), except ALT+F4.</p> <p>And in gnome-terminal i can't type at all. I tried to open it using: CTRL+ALT+T and ALT+F2 gnome-terminal, terminal opens but keybord in terminal doesn't work, even CTR...
11995
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2011-10-16T14:26:42.000
Keybord doesn't work in Nautilus (and gnome-terminal) after ubuntu update from 11.04 to 11.10
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The problem solved. \nGXNeur was the problem maker. \nI removed it from autostart, and after ubuntu restarting keybord works fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-10-16T14:26:42...
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67513
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67535
2011-10-16T14:15:11.160
3
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<p>When I press F10, the indicator datetime opens up. How can I disable that? Another app use that as a keyboard short cut and I can't use it!</p> <p>Using Ubuntu 11.04 Unity</p> <p>I don't see F10 listed in my keyboard shortcuts too</p>
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2012-01-25T20:52:24.620
How to disable F10 opening indicator-datetime?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T14:32:21.287", "id": "77063", "postId": "67513", "score": "0", "text": "F10 is supposed to open the applications menubar, though you can navigate to the indicators using the arrow keys.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "19779" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have <strong>gconf-editor</strong>, press <code>Alt+F2</code> then type gconf... and Enter<br>\nWhile in <strong>gconf-editor</strong>, press <code>Ctrl+F</code> and type <code>F10</code> then tick on both radio-buttons. This should give you nice list at the bottom screen, whe...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have <strong>gconf-editor</strong>, press <code>Alt+F2</code> then type gconf... and Enter<br>\nWhile in <strong>gconf-editor</strong>, press <code>Ctrl+F</code> and type <code>F10</code> then tick on both radio-buttons. This should give you nice list at the bottom scr...
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67514
1
67533
2011-10-16T14:17:41.077
2
3301
<p>I'm an uneducated ubuntu user, I updated to 11.10 and while i was changing some settings in compiz and I lost all of my desktop icons...well everything except for-file, edit, view, bookmarks, go and help! I have no idea how to resolve the problem, please help me!! Is there a way to fix the problem in the terminal or...
27935
25863
2012-11-21T22:36:40.170
2013-08-03T04:57:02.430
I've lost everything on my desktop?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In any case, you can login using the Ubuntu 2D option. You choose it with the button next to the password field when you login. It's quite nice too, so you can use it until you can fix your problem permanently. :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDa...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had a similar problem due to compiz crashing. My crash was due to the <code>nautilus-open-terminal</code> package triggering a bug elsewhere. So first make sure you don't have that package installed.</p>\n\n<p>Then you can reset unity by typing the following into a terminal...
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67518
1
null
2011-10-16T14:19:10.980
43
21953
<p>I have problem with this function because i work in Maya and other 3D applications that use this key combination... This option on Ubuntu 11.04 was in "window" section so i could change it to something else to avoid conflicts... where is this located in Ubuntu 11.10?</p>
27939
235
2013-03-19T17:56:39.553
2016-09-26T08:25:22.703
How to disable window move with alt + left mouse button?
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5
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It’s a Compiz plugin.</p>\n\n<p>Install Compiz Config Settings Manager (<code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code> in a terminal) and open it.</p>\n\n<p>Once opened, search for a “Move Window” plugin. Select it, and disable or change the first option, “In...
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null
2016-12-10T11:35:38.807
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67521
1
67532
2011-10-16T14:22:52.690
0
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<p>O.O. is giving me problems. I want to switch back to Maverick Meerkat. Should I use my DVD from a year ago or will there be fewer problems if I download it now and make an new DVD. I guess I think a newer version of Maverick might have fewer problems than last year's disk of Maverick. Of course, if they freeze i...
25031
235
2011-10-16T14:33:51.860
2011-10-16T14:35:55.540
How do I switch from 11.10 back to 10.10?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use the same media to install it probably, nothing is normally changed (I think nothing for sure) after the media is released, all bug fixes, security, drivers will come when you do a <code>apt-get upgrade</code> so dont worry.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [],...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is no newer version of maverick. Only LTSes get minor releases like that. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-10-16T14:29:34.990", "id": "67529", "l...
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67522
1
null
2011-10-16T14:23:10.663
4
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/68640/how-do-i-hide-thunderbird-from-the-launcher-while-running">How do I hide Thunderbird from the launcher while running?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would like to switch to using thunderbird to read my email. Ho...
27923
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:00.547
2012-05-15T02:20:04.243
Closing Thunderbird to messaging menu
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0
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[]
null
0
2012-05-23T14:42:26.190
null
null
67538
1
null
2011-10-16T14:43:54.537
3
5400
<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop, which has a Nvidia Quadro 1000M graphics card. At login, I chose the 3D version of Ubuntu, but somehow my laptop doesn't support this and switches to Unity 2D automatically. I think I might have a problem with my drivers. Is there a way to make Unity 3D work on my laptop?</p> ...
27949
235
2011-10-16T15:06:41.623
2011-10-18T06:33:26.083
How to enable Unity 3D on an Nvidia Quadro 1000M
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1
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To make sure that your computer can run Unity 3D, type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If Unity 3D can be supported, you should have \"Yes\" responses to each of the items tested. It seems like you are probably going to get some \"N...
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67543
1
null
2011-10-16T14:48:06.623
2
5135
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/17381/unity-doesnt-load-no-launcher-no-dash-appears">Unity doesn&#39;t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>After upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10, the following problems occurs when accesing in ub...
27954
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2012-02-23T15:30:42.837
Missing launcher, top panel without icons, an ATI driver problem?
[ "unity", "launcher" ]
1
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:09:53.093", "id": "77096", "postId": "67543", "score": "0", "text": "Can you please post the output of this command: `/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p`?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15113" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:32:21.437",...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>So it seems that your computer is capable of running Unity 3D.</p>\n<p>Try this <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/63921/unity-3d-doesnt-work-anymore-just-shows-a-menu-on-the-top/63937#63937\">answer</a> in another question:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><kbd>ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>a...
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null
2012-02-23T16:13:00.267
null
null
67544
1
67549
2011-10-16T14:49:42.243
5
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<p>I noticed while working on my site through nano/terminal that ubuntu creates weird ~ files.</p> <p>I've index.php~ etc.</p> <p>I imagine this are backup files? is this correct? why does it do this? and how do I get rid of this functionality?</p>
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null
null
2013-11-11T01:26:20.057
what are hidden files ending with ~?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2013-11-11T01:29:42.157", "id": "479332", "postId": "67544", "score": "0", "text": "And related, if you already have a bunch of those backup files laying around and want to remove them all automatically from the terminal, see [How do I remove hidden backup files?](http://askub...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, those are backup files, most Unix editors do that. You can disable them with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unset backup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in your <code>~/.nanorc</code>. See <code>man nanorc</code> for more information.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creatio...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, those are backup files, most Unix editors do that. You can disable them with:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unset backup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in your <code>~/.nanorc</code>. See <code>man nanorc</code> for more information.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { ...
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67546
1
null
2011-10-16T14:54:37.677
2
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<p>Two days ago I performed a clean installation of Oneiric Ocelot on my Acer Extensa 4620. After installation I updated it first. Then I tried to install some other software packages like GIMP, Chrome, Pychess etc. But Software Center acted strangely. It shows the name of software in the list but its INSTALL button do...
27950
235
2011-10-17T01:08:11.307
2011-10-17T01:53:44.853
Software Center shows the name of the software in a list, but install button does not work
[ "11.10" ]
1
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:29:11.467", "id": "77103", "postId": "67546", "score": "0", "text": "I don’t know the exact answer to this question, but first of all install Synaptic :) `sudo apt-get install synaptic`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15113" }, { "creationDa...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I just had this problem when installing Chrome, and I got it to work. If I remember correctly the source of the problems was a lack of dependencies.</p>\n\n<p>The command I ran was <code>sudo apt-get install -f</code>, I think.</p>\n\n<p>I came upon the solution when install...
null
null
2012-05-23T17:46:57.500
null
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67551
1
67578
2011-10-16T15:01:58.403
3
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<p>When issuing <code>crontab -e</code> as <code>root</code> , i always got messages like the following (partial) , however , executing <code>vim</code> directly doesn't have problems at all. <code>$EDITOR</code> was set to <code>vim</code> in <code>/root/.bash_profile</code> already.</p> <pre><code>%&gt; sudo crontab...
25430
null
null
2016-12-28T03:17:06.633
setting editor for crontab -e , why always using basic vim?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you use \"sudo command\" the root user profile is not loaded, use <code>sudo -i</code> and <code>crontab -e</code> instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:48:02.350", "id": "77116", "postId": "67578", "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you use \"sudo command\" the root user profile is not loaded, use <code>sudo -i</code> and <code>crontab -e</code> instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T15:48:02.350", "id": "77116", "postI...
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67553
1
null
2011-10-16T15:06:23.740
2
720
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/61567/how-do-i-change-the-theme">How do I change the theme?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 and it seems there's only 4 themes I can choose from. Do I have to install another program to hand...
27958
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.627
2011-10-16T15:13:06.633
Add themes in Ubuntu 11.10
[ "11.10", "themes" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Probably you want to install GNOME Tweak Tool (<code>sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool</code> in a terminal; search for it in Software Center) and search for GTK+3 themes in the Internet. Blogs like WebUpd8 have plenty of themes.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comm...
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2011-10-16T18:13:04.097
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67555
1
null
2011-10-16T15:10:01.663
17
18415
<p>I have to write a dissertation for my university. I have to respect various format guidelines, and my professor uses MS Word on his workstation. In my experience, LibreOffice has been faulty when it comes to MS Word compatibility, with many incorrect parameters (happened earlier this month). I can't afford a MS Offi...
10446
169736
2013-09-07T11:28:05.967
2019-03-26T22:45:55.583
What is the most ms Word-compatible word processor available?
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8
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T17:42:33.737", "id": "77187", "postId": "67555", "score": "6", "text": "Nothing, not even MS Word of some year-version other than the one your prof uses, is 100% compatible with MS Word. LibreOffice/OpenOffice is already the MOST word compatible alternative. You mi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yozo Office is your superb choice.</p>\n\n<p>For dissertation i recommend Tex , it's <em>NOT</em> a MSWord processor , but a powerful tool that many people use</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T17:40:01.337", ...
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null
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67563
1
67586
2011-10-16T15:21:30.997
3
705
<p>Following the instruction from <a href="http://www.pablo-bloggt.de/linux/twitter-programm-fur-ubuntu-tweetdeck/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pablo-bloggt.de/linux/twitter-programm-fur-ubuntu-tweetdeck/</a>, I go directly to <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/desktop/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tweetdeck.com/desktop/</a...
24398
235
2011-10-17T01:07:18.047
2015-10-26T23:39:21.833
I try to install TweetDeck, but nothing happens
[ "installation" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In case you are unsure to install an unsupported Adobe software you can also run Tweetdeck from within the Chrome or Chromium browser by installing the application from <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hbdpomandigafcibbmofojjchbcdagbl\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chrome Webs...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>TweetDeck depends on Adobe Air, Install it first and then go to website and install it!\n<a href=\"http://get.adobe.com/air/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://get.adobe.com/air/</a>\nUnfortunately this is the message from Adobe:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Adobe AIR for Linux is no longer supp...
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67566
1
null
2011-10-16T15:23:02.507
2
1981
<p>Yesterday I upgraded from Natty to Oneiric and I got a "Serious error while trying to mount partition /media/xxx. It is an NTFS partition. I chose Skip, I checked the partition with disk utility while says "File system is NOT clean". I booted in Windows and checked the partition which did not find any errors.</p> <...
27968
null
null
2012-03-09T09:00:43.533
serious error while trying to mount partition xxx ignore skip mounting manual recovery
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same error until I changed the corresponding line in fstab to the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>UUID=59B1C23E4CFCC9F3 /mnt/shared ntfs-3g defaults 0 0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>See the answers to <a href=\"https://answers.launchpad.net/ubu...
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67567
1
null
2011-10-16T15:26:09.883
19
93742
<p>When I try to confirm than I can run Unity 3D on my Asus U31SD with intel's i5 Sandy Brigde and Nvidia 520 and Nvidia Optimus I receive this error: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".</p> <p>Of course, I cannot run any of the effects of Ubuntu 11.10, not even the simple app switcher.</p> <p>Can anybody...
26894
401409
2018-04-30T02:56:29.360
2018-04-30T02:56:29.360
How to fix error "Xlib: extension "NV-GLX" missing on display"?
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6
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If I remember well GLX have something to do with OpenGL windowsing in X systems. So make sure you install mesa package which is implementation of OGL in Linux</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2018-10-04T05:01:15.920", ...
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null
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null
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67577
1
null
2011-10-16T15:36:56.180
1
1392
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/36930/how-well-do-laptops-with-nvidia-optimus-work">How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I'm a Dell XPS user with nvidia GT 525M with Optimus. When I installed nvidia I was greete...
27971
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:37.093
2012-01-31T21:08:02.230
nvidia GT 525m no screen found
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The issue is hybrid graphics. You need to follow the instructions on this site here to setup your late model XPS. Its for an XPS17 but should work for you...</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cmdematos.com/2011/10/ubuntu-1110-oneric-on-dell-xps17-l702x.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ht...
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null
2012-02-25T21:00:54.980
null
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67579
1
67704
2011-10-16T15:39:56.393
1
149
<p>I bought <a href="https://store.unigine.com/products/goods/oilrush/" rel="nofollow">Oil Rush</a> from the Ubuntu software center not to long ago and I love the game. The thing is I also want to be able to play the game on my Windows box or my other Linux boxes not running Ubuntu. </p> <p>Is there anyway I can downl...
27268
235
2011-10-17T01:06:46.580
2012-02-22T22:45:33.893
Oil rush from Software center on other platforms
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should try sending the developers an email asking about it add your proof of purchase and they will probably help you with the problem</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-25T12:38:14.077", "id": "81469", "postId": "67704...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should try sending the developers an email asking about it add your proof of purchase and they will probably help you with the problem</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-10-25T12:38:14.077", "id": "81469", ...
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67580
1
null
2011-10-16T15:41:13.577
4
549
<p>I am running <code>gnome-session-fallback</code> and I want my panel to have a height of 24 pixel, that can be easily configured, except for one problem maker, the user menu:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/VGFxZ.png" alt="User menu"></p> <p>Unlike all other applets, the user menu has a minimum size of ...
4547
29112
2011-12-07T21:23:40.537
2012-01-30T22:47:33.200
How to shrink the user menu?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The indicator applet from Unity has been ported to gnome, it is smaller than the default one, I use it in gnome 3's fallback mode to get around the issue with the size of the bar. Try running: </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/gnome3\n\nsudo apt-get update...
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67582
1
67614
2011-10-16T15:42:23.083
4
1082
<p>I'm on a 11.10 x64 machine. When I open a task in gtg, hamaster didn't automatically add if I don't do it manully. Hamster can read the titles and tags of my tasks. But when I finish a task in gtg, hamster didn't stop tracking it.</p> <p>I've add the gtg-daily ppa but nothing works. BTW, I also added the ppa albert...
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null
null
2011-10-16T16:48:01.910
Can't get hamster and getting things gnome integrate
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you use gtg-daily ppa, the DBus API of GTG has changed (that is the reason why hamster can't get your tasks from GTG). I've reported the bug on your behalf: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/875821\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/875821</a></p>\n\n<p>The other th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you use gtg-daily ppa, the DBus API of GTG has changed (that is the reason why hamster can't get your tasks from GTG). I've reported the bug on your behalf: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/875821\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/875821</a></p>\n\n<p>The ...
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67587
1
null
2011-10-16T15:55:09.647
1
4972
<p>how could I repair? I update Ubuntu 11.04 to ubuntu 11.10, Im new user, help me Thanks</p>
27978
null
null
2012-11-06T22:51:31.567
My wifi in ubuntu 11.10 so slow
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T16:08:27.137", "id": "77121", "postId": "67587", "score": "0", "text": "Your question is too vague right now, what’s your network card model?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15113" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T18:17:42.293", "id": "7721...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since your description isn't very clear, this solution might or might not work.</p>\n\n<p>On laptops, when on battery Ubuntu reduces the power given to the WiFi radio to save battery. There's a way to force Ubuntu to not make this change and instead give full power to the rad...
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null
2011-10-16T18:17:47.050
null
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67591
1
null
2011-10-16T16:07:31.247
3
728
<p>I tried to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 this morning and the upgrade failed. First, it reported a flash error and then at the very end it aborted the upgrade due to these same flash errors.</p> <p>I have read the flash failure was due to my running in wireless mode. The questions are:</p> <p>Do I need to restore ba...
27982
235
2011-10-16T18:49:31.517
2011-10-17T17:42:18.630
Upgrade to 11.10 fails on Flash
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T16:41:43.690", "id": "77138", "postId": "67591", "score": "0", "text": "Do you have the 64bit OS and the 32bit flash?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "20054" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had exactly the same problem ; in my case, the updater complained of errors, but every other package updated fine. If the update has completed and you're now on 11.10, it seems the same is true for you too. </p>\n\n<p>All you need to do is reinstall the flash plugin once yo...
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67592
1
null
2011-10-16T16:09:55.763
1
446
<p>I'm attempting to use the new <code>--fix-pdf</code> option of simple scan to fix the errors in pdf files created by earlier versions of simple scan.</p> <p>The command:</p> <pre><code>simple-scan --fix-pdf test.pdf </code></pre> <p>results in a segmentation fault.<br> Has anyone successfully used the <code>--f...
27976
null
null
2012-03-31T18:21:32.590
simplescan --fix-pdf fails with a segmentation fault
[ "scanning" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T17:14:46.117", "id": "77163", "postId": "67592", "score": "0", "text": "Could be that it can't handle that broken PDF (regardless previous version). I had similar errors with bad PDFs using GhostScript", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "23539" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Broken PDFs in Simple Scan</p>\n\n<p>Since version 2.32 <strong>Simple Scan has had a bug</strong> where it generates PDF files with invalid cross-reference tables. </p>\n\n<p>The good news is this bug is now fixed, and will work correctly in simple-scan 3.2; thanks to Rafał...
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67593
1
69524
2011-10-16T16:10:32.293
31
34093
<p>I've just updated to 11.10 and now my embedded terminal in gedit does not match my default terminal. I hate looking at a white and black terminal. Does anyone know how to make the embedded terminal match the default terminal?</p> <p>This is a screenshot:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3b9hZ.png" alt="S...
20753
19490
2011-10-17T16:04:10.427
2017-01-16T05:52:17.153
Make gedit embedded terminal colours the same as the default terminal
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6
1
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[ { "creationDate": "2019-10-12T04:18:43.847", "id": "1971615", "postId": "67593", "score": "0", "text": "This might be outdated, it seems to be the default behavior in 19.04", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "15943" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Make sure you have the following packages installed: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/dconf-tools\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">dconf-tools</a></p></li>\n<li><p><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gconf-editor\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gconf-editor</...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Make sure you haven't ticked <em>Use colors from system theme</em> then it should work:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZTQTD.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04...
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<p>When I open up the Software Center it gives me, "Items cannot be installed or removed until package catalog is repaired". Can someone help me?</p>
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2011-12-21T12:02:31.440
Unable to repair packages in Ubuntu Software Center
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-16T16:25:48.537", "id": "77125", "postId": "67594", "score": "0", "text": "did you try `sudo apt-get update` from the terminal before installing applications from the Ubuntu Software Center", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "18887" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open a terminal and use these commands</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install -f\n\nsudo dpkg --configure -a\n\nsudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get upgrade\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After the last one you should be able to open your <code>USC</code> again without faults.</p>\n\n<p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open a terminal and use these commands</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install -f\n\nsudo dpkg --configure -a\n\nsudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get upgrade\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>After the last one you should be able to open your <code>USC</code> again without faults.</...
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2011-10-16T16:14:12.690
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41615/how-to-install-canon-pixma-ip1600">How to install Canon PIXMA iP1600?</a><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/77743/canon-pixma-ip1600-wont-print">Canon Pixma IP1600 won&#39;t print</a> </p> </blockqu...
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Canon pixma iP1600 stopped working when upgrading to 11.10
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-22T14:05:50.990", "id": "80154", "postId": "67595", "score": "0", "text": "It seems to be something with permissions. Can someone figure this out?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "27983" }, { "creationDate": "2011-10-30T09:42:33.857", "id": "83...
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