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2010-10-28T23:14:49.647
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<p>Taking into account hardware requirements, chances are that you will have a DVD reader. I think its a bit silly to keep limiting ubuntu size to 700MB.</p> <p>If they switched to DVD size (4,7 GB) we could</p> <ul> <li>Include more apps, not only more but also better. They claim that they don't include VLC because ...
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2013-08-07T00:01:47.523
Why doesn't Ubuntu move to DVDs?
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2010-10-29T00:09:41.080
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<p>Is it possible to do the following in Ubuntu? If so can someone point me in the right direction.</p> <p>Say you want to set a keyboard shortcut to do the following:</p> <p>For examples sake, set <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F</kbd> to open Firefox and maximize it, but only if Firefox is not already running. If it is runnin...
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2011-10-31T20:45:06.280
2011-10-31T20:45:06.280
How can I create automated keyboard scripts?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to: <strong>System</strong>, <strong>Settings</strong>, <strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong>, <strong>Add</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Chose a name and copy the following command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>xdg-open http://google.com\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>make sure the url you choose has http...
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joemangrove
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2010-10-29T00:48:48.350
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. Following an update, when I restart my system (automatic login is my preference), a dialog box appears with the text:</p> <p>"<strong>Enter your password to unlock your login keyring</strong>"</p> <p>What's wrong? Can anyone explain why this appears?</p>
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2011-03-29T18:51:34.000
2013-03-27T19:16:54.303
Dialog box prompting to enter the password on startup
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You are using gnome-keyring (vault passwords for programs). Login to gdm unlocked base gnome-keyring, and if autologin base gnome-keyring to unlock accounts manually after autologin.</p>\n\n<p>You can disable the use of gnome-keyring in programs that store passwords in it. Or...
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Alan
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2010-10-29T01:42:05.303
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<p>Ksplice is an amazing software (or whatever it is). It changes the way kernel updates work: Instead of rebooting after an update, it patches memory, so you don't need to do anything.</p>
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2010-10-29T02:33:09.187
2010-10-29T04:33:09.357
Why not include something like Ksplice so there is no need to reboot after updating?
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2010-10-29T02:09:41.883
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<p>I'm tired of downloading 300mb updates. Windows has done delta updating since XP. It's just silly to download the whole thing if just a few bits of the package change.</p>
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2012-07-23T18:31:22.403
2012-07-23T18:34:25.973
When will Ubuntu include delta updates?
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2010-10-29T02:16:23.450
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<p>Is there a way of switching tabs in Chrome or Firefox by scrolling the mouse-wheel while keeping the right mouse-button pressed?</p> <p>In Chrome or Firefox (with tab-wheel-scroll extension) you can switch tabs by scrolling the wheel while hovering the pointer over the tab-bar.</p> <p>The Opera function is much mo...
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2010-10-29T06:48:37.137
Opera-like tab-switching in chrome or firefox
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2010-10-29T02:49:38.153
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<p>Since Unity is going to be the default on 11.04, I'm trying it out at work where I have a 30" display. How do I make the status bar larger?</p>
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2010-12-14T23:25:03.553
2011-01-17T16:26:04.820
How do I change the size of the status bar?
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2010-10-29T03:14:11.583
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<p>This is a problem that I have been experiencing for a while now (since 9.10); before that I used a beta driver from Creative (I have a SB X-Fi on my Dell XPS 710), and even though, I have to compile and link it every kernel update, it worked just fine.</p> <p>Starting with Jaunty, Ubuntu detected my sound card, but...
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2011-08-22T09:08:49.907
crackling audio with Pulseaudio
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Iveen Duarte
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1
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2010-10-29T03:21:07.673
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<p>In the past I have had three important applications having problems with compiz and the proprietary Nvidia graphics driver, they are; Googleearth, The Secondlife client and Blender, compiz and the old shell have come a long way and the performance of these applications when Compiz compositing is turned on is now la...
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2010-12-09T03:22:05.957
Performance of 3D applications on Unity/Compiz comparison with other configurations
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10179
2010-10-29T03:32:26.943
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<p><a href="http://www.battleswarmzone-.spruz.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.battleswarmzone-.spruz.com/</a> fails to load on my system under ubuntu, but loads under windows. I can't ping this subdomain either, but spruz.com loads fine.</p> <p>Worse still, even proxies don't work, and worse even further: I can't loa...
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Why can't I load this website except on Windows?
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<p>My current method is to mount the filesystem via SSH using Nautilus's graphical interface, but I would much prefer to be able to use some tool that mounts the AFS filesystem and gives me access to AFS-specific features (permissions, etc.). I've tried installing OpenAFS via apt-get, but so far the kernel module has r...
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2010-10-31T01:57:20.047
2014-05-30T00:56:31.187
How can I mount an AFS filesystem?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check this article: <a href=\"http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/wiki/HOWTO_Use_sshfs_to_mount_AFS/DFS_home\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/wiki/HOWTO_Use_sshfs_to_mount_AFS/DFS_home</a></p>\n\n<p>Hope this will help</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ ...
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2010-10-29T04:36:09.843
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<p>Certain themes like the community theme "Homosapien" have transparency in particular apps such as Gnome Terminal and Gnome System Monitor. Is this a bug?</p> <p>Screenshot: <a href="http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5165/transparentj.png" rel="nofollow">http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5165/transparentj.png</a><...
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2012-06-13T14:42:19.680
2012-06-13T14:42:19.680
Why do some GTK+ themes have transparency?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a feature of the murrine engine that powers some themes. You only see it on applications that have support for it, such as gnome-system-monitor, unless you add the rgba module to GTK+, which honestly I don't suggest you do unless you are willing to put up with the work requir...
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2010-10-29T04:38:28.820
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<p>Is it possible for GNU Screen to detect when a session has been attached and to run a command? (The command will be a shell script that I wrote)</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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2010-10-29T09:24:49.793
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Execute command on Gnu Screen attachment
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2010-10-29T04:39:21.850
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<p>I have even tried installing wminput from source, but uinput refuses to load on my system. I even loaded the kernel module manually. How can I alleviate this?</p>
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2010-11-05T09:24:59.423
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Why doesn't wminput work?
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<p>I have been looking for a solution for this little problem since Intrepid (2 years ago) and still haven't found any. EasyTag works great editing the metadata of .mp3's and I'm hoping for a similar application to edit .avi files.</p>
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2011-12-05T11:09:28.427
How to edit an . avi file's metadata?
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2010-10-29T05:28:46.383
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<p>Does Evolution have the ability to print envelopes for your contacts? How about one of the OpenOffice applications?</p> <p>I'm going to be setting up an Ubuntu PC for my parents company soon and was wondering which applications you guys would recommend for business contact managing and envelope printing.</p>
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2010-10-29T16:42:26.527
2011-12-16T15:26:05.223
Good application for printing envelopes?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/TS5V5.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p><strong>OpenOffice.org</strong> does envelopes <a href=\"http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Writer_Guide/Printing_envelopes\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">quite exce...
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2010-10-29T05:36:57.713
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9886/how-does-unity-work-in-multi-monitor-configurations">How does Unity work in multi-monitor configurations?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I was wondering how Unity looks and functions with 2 or 3 monitors running at...
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Multiple displays + Unity
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2010-10-29T13:40:51.150
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2010-10-29T07:48:01.977
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<p>Oftentimes when I'm reading about some program, be it GNOME Do or Banshee or something else, I see people writing that they use mono -- and the implication is pejorative. Why is this? Are these comments made on practical grounds, ideological ones, or something else?</p>
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2011-02-01T12:24:12.997
Why is mono so controversial?
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2010-10-29T08:17:26.700
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<p>Say I have a <code>home.tgz</code> and want to drop that on a freshly installed ubuntu box.</p> <p>What do I need to do before I untar the file? Create users? What about user IDs? Groups? What about encryption?</p>
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2010-11-02T15:01:13.860
Steps for restoring the home directory? (User IDs etc.)
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2010-10-29T08:42:49.997
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<p>On my Ubuntu machine, I have two keymaps (US Dvorak and US QWERTY). Is there a way to change what they show up as in the Indicator Applet's layout switcher? e.g. DVK/QWR instead of USA/USA2</p> <p>amit ron-</p>
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2016-09-13T17:10:39.307
Changing name of keymap in Indicator Applet
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check this post <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3507927\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3507927</a> </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I finally found the solution. Edit the file <code>/etc/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.xml</code> . Around line 3164 (in m...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check this post <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3507927\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3507927</a> </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I finally found the solution. Edit the file <code>/etc/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.xml</code> . Around line 31...
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10217
1
10219
2010-10-29T08:53:56.377
3
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<p>Is there a way to tweak the amount of padding inside UI elements in Ubuntu, besides installing a different gtk theme?</p> <p>This is how eclipse looks in Ubuntu (with the Radiance theme)</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dzLVf.png" alt="Crop of eclipse in Ubuntu"></p> <p>And this is how it looks on XP</p...
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3550
2010-10-29T10:16:11.520
2010-11-19T19:11:25.330
How can I tweak padding in UI elements?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to see if this solution works for you.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.sarathonline.com/2008/10/solved-eclipse-looks-good-in-ubuntu-now.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.sarathonline.com/2008/10/solved-eclipse-looks-good-in-ubuntu-now.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Its specific to Eclipse....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try to see if this solution works for you.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.sarathonline.com/2008/10/solved-eclipse-looks-good-in-ubuntu-now.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.sarathonline.com/2008/10/solved-eclipse-looks-good-in-ubuntu-now.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Its specific to ...
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10220
1
10224
2010-10-29T09:20:12.130
2
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3841/how-to-make-gnome-remember-brightness-setting">How to make GNOME remember brightness setting</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>For the sake of long battery life I decrease my laptop's brightness as soon as I log in bu...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:44.677
2010-10-29T14:41:40.070
Is there a way to permanently set the brightness level
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>My apologies, I should have looked into it more. \nI found the option of configuring brightness in <a href=\"http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu tweak</a>.</p>\n\n<p>the option to control the brightness can be found in '<strong>power Management settings</stro...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try <a href=\"http://linux.die.net/man/1/acpitool\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">acpitool</a>. It might not work on your laptop, but its worth a shot.</p>\n\n<p>for minimum brightness:</p>\n\n<pre><code>acpitool -l 0 \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>for maximum brightness:</p...
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2010-10-29T16:07:50.610
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2010-10-29T09:29:25.473
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<p>when I close the laptop lid and then open it after sometime, I see the message on my screen saying "Failed to suspend". What is the problem while the laptop is trying to suspend. </p>
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2010-11-08T16:41:27.143
Failed to suspend
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Finally I was able to resolve the problem by installing acpi-support from the ubuntu software centre. Here is the thread that helped me <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608752\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608752</a></p>\n\...
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10223
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10540
2010-10-29T09:37:08.780
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<p>Just upgraded from 10.04 to 10.10, and the keyboard indicator applet no longer displays the two-letter country code for the active layout.</p> <p>This is <em>terrible</em>. Is this the default behaviour? Anyone using two layouts can't tell which language they're in.</p> <p>I can't seem to find the setting for this...
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2013-11-11T00:45:06.973
2020-05-22T06:59:09.527
Display current layout (language code/country flag) in keyboard indicator
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Ubuntu 10.04</h2>\n\n<p>Well, it turns out that this is a bug that was in the Lucid Beta and is now showing up again (See here: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/531173\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h2>Ubuntu 10.10</h2>\n\n<p>It only displays if you have more than one keyboard layout configured.</p>\n\n<p>Go into System > Preferences > Keyboard</p>\n\n<p>On the Layouts tab, add another keyboard layout and then notice how the icon appears in the notification area.</p>\n\n<p...
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2010-10-29T10:28:14.357
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<p>I've sent a few mails to the Ayatana mailing list regarding some UI suggestions for Unity, but I'm afraid I keep confusing the right terms for the UI element, so I would like to have some clarification.</p> <p>Answer Index:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://askubuntu.com/a/62842/235">Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 LTS and 11.10<...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:56.057
2016-02-16T00:53:46.270
What's the right terminology for Unity's UI elements?
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2010-10-29T10:32:15.787
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<p>I want to process images in batches for uploading onto websites. I am looking for a script which will provide optimum compression with 1024x768 size using command line tools like Imagemagick etc.</p> <p>Here is one that I did on MS Windows. Orginally It was 3008x2000. I used MS office picture manager to reduce the r...
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2020-08-11T07:21:45.850
A script to achieve optimum image compression from command line tools
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The quickest way to get off the ground is to shoot for something lossless. Resizing obviously can't help but lose data but if you use something like imagemagik to resize, leave the end quality quite high (at least 90%).</p>\n\n<p>To compress, you have several options but the ...
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10232
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2010-10-29T10:43:14.247
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<p>currently vnc (with nvidia gfx cards) dont work with compiz.. </p> <p>will you be fixing this before 11.04 is released so that people can use vnc with the default desktop?</p>
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2011-12-21T23:29:14.160
2013-09-06T10:22:17.207
VNC doesn't work with compiz
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-29T10:54:43.717", "id": "10324", "postId": "10232", "score": "0", "text": "I VNC into my compiz- and nvidia- using desktop all the time. What problem are you having?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-29T11:08:02.62...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you enable desktop visual effects ( set to Extra ) with proprietary nvidia driver, vnc to the machine WORKS but the screen is frozen after you initially log in and you can't see anything ( except a frozen picture ). It works correctly with the opensource drivers ( well at ...
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Odysseus Flappington
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2010-10-29T11:34:17.207
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9545/how-do-i-install-flash-10-for-firefox-in-64bit">How do I install Flash 10 for Firefox in 64bit </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am currently downloading 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10 but am seeing reports that there may be ...
3332
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:44.677
2010-10-29T11:45:09.890
If I install 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10 will Flash work?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>i have the same 64 bits version and i install this firefox plug-ins and all work fine :</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/161939/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Flash-AID</a> plug-ins :</p>\n\n<p>Remove conflicting flash plugins from Ubuntu Linux systems ...
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2010-10-29T16:06:22.297
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2010-10-29T11:46:46.113
3
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<p>How to get internal sounds working with Macbook? I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Sounds work when I use headset, but internal sounds doesn't work.</p>
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2010-11-24T16:54:10.843
How to get internal sounds working with Macbook
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's probably a quirk that you need to work out with the Mac Ubuntu guides here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook</a></p>\n\n<p>These should tell you how to identify your MacBook and the...
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1
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2010-10-29T12:01:33.267
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<p>I have Ubuntu 10.10 dual booting with Windows 7. I have a couple of games on the Windows partition, some of which can be run with Wine. The problem is that I can't turn on the executable bit on files from mounted drives. When I go to properties and try to toggle it, it turns back off. I always need to copy said prog...
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2010-10-29T12:14:16.143
2010-10-29T13:50:51.817
How do I turn on the executable bit in programs from mounted drives?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/+bug/598023\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug report</a>... (always a good place to start investigating workarounds)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicens...
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1
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2010-10-29T12:03:31.867
2
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<p>Currently I use PDAnet for my windows machines, but after just installing Ubuntu 10.10 netbook remix on my hp mini I realized that PDAnet has no Ubuntu client. Is there any way to run PDAnet or its services in linux? Does linux have an alternative Android tethering client?</p> <p>I tagged this as emulation because,...
1655
1655
2010-11-01T12:53:39.790
2010-11-01T12:53:39.790
How Do I tether without root on Ubuntu
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try <code>EasyTether</code>, it works for me (Samsung Spica &amp; Motorola Milestone) - it has Ubuntu .deb package to install.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-29T12:35:12.123...
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10252
1
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2010-10-29T12:46:19.287
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<p>I have a lot of plain text files which come from a Windows environment.<br> Many of them use a whacky default Windows code-page, which is neither ASCII (7 bits) nor UTF-8. </p> <p><strong>gvim</strong> has no problem opening these files, but <strong>gedit</strong> fails to do so.<br> <strong>gvim</strong> reports t...
2670
2670
2010-10-29T22:05:01.387
2018-03-27T19:03:05.063
gedit can't recognize character encoding, but gvim can
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>iconv</code> is probably what you'll want to use. <code>iconv -l</code> will show you the available encodings and then you can use a couple of commands to recode them all:</p>\n\n<pre><code># all text files are in ./originals/\n# new files will be written to ./newversions/\n\nm...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>iconv</code> is probably what you'll want to use. <code>iconv -l</code> will show you the available encodings and then you can use a couple of commands to recode them all:</p>\n\n<pre><code># all text files are in ./originals/\n# new files will be written to ./newversio...
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10258
1
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2010-10-29T13:49:07.163
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<p>I'm remastering the ubuntu CD, I've changed some files in the isolinux folder (access.pcx, blank.pcx, gfxboot.cfg) and I have been able to change the first screen (background color to green):</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPKXz.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>But I can't change the sec...
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2011-09-23T03:59:19.217
2017-04-06T16:53:18.273
How to change Live CD splash screen
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Did you rebuild the initramfs that the liveCD uses when booting the rest of the environment to include your new plymouth theme? I suspect that is the missing step.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T08:16:27.957", ...
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10260
1
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2010-10-29T14:30:47.013
1
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<p>I'm using ubuntu 10.10 and today during surfing suddenly the screen turned black with this error message </p> <pre><code>(process:295): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0) </code></pre> <p>What can be the reason?</p>
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2013-12-22T02:17:42.220
2013-12-22T02:17:42.220
Suddenly the screen turns black and error (process:328): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You may press accidentally Ctrl-Alt-F8..F12 key while surfing? If yes, you switch to debug console. Message itself is harmless, I see it on my notebook every startup. Next time it appears, try Ctrl-Alt-F7 to return to your X session.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comm...
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2013-12-22T17:41:12.177
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10264
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2010-10-29T15:37:33.003
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<p>How would the Unity path Canonical is going through regarding desktop environment affect the other flavours of Ubuntu? I mean official or almost Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and perhaps others not officially supported variations will follow a different path...</p>
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2010-11-03T10:56:53.003
2010-11-03T10:56:53.003
The future of the Ubuntu family
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Most likely it will not affect them at all. Kubuntu and Xubuntu are community efforts; there is very little direct contribution from Canonical to these projects. For instance, I believe that there is only one developer paid by Canonical working on Kubuntu. Xubuntu doesn't hav...
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2010-10-29T15:59:01.213
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<p>So, I want to learn how to develop drivers for Linux. </p> <p>And for that I heard it's recommended to use an unmodified kernel, since distributions can patch/change it a lot.</p> <p>I downloaded Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid): <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-i386.iso.torrent" rel="nofollow"...
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2011-02-26T07:08:40.807
2011-10-13T03:18:51.960
How do I get and install an unmodified kernel?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you click through <a href=\"http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=M;O=D\" rel=\"nofollow\">to see what's available</a>, you'll see that many of the kernels end in the release name (that is <code>-maverick</code>, <code>-lucid</code> etc).</p>\n\n<p>The <em>most</em> com...
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<p>I read somewhere that Ubuntu One only runs on Ubuntu, which was a surprise (and I suppose it's just an official stance). What will it take for me to run it on Debian?</p>
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2010-10-29T21:36:07.993
2014-02-28T22:03:20.263
Is running Ubuntu One on Debian 'possible'?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just for the record, you can run Ubuntu One anywhere you want, but we don't have the resources to test it and get it running smoothly everywhere.</p>\n\n<p>Having said that, Ubuntu One is made up of several parts; the most problematic to get\nrunning in Debian is the syncdaemon, and ...
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<p>In the 10.10 release, Unity on the netbook edition used ConnMan. As Unity is now moving to the desktop for 11.04, will that mean that ConnMan will replace NetworkManager on the default Ubuntu desktop as well?</p>
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2011-04-07T03:01:14.597
2018-01-04T12:26:50.617
Will ConnMan replace NetworkManager on the desktop for 11.04?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No; the plan <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n-nm-indicator\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">seems to be</a> to enhance indicator-network / patch NM to use NM as a backend. </p>\n\n<p>There's no blueprint yet, but the content of the Gobby...
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2010-10-29T16:25:08.437
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<p>When I close the lid of my laptop and open it after some time I am greeted with a message "Failed to suspend". When I tried to manually suspend/hibernate, I saw these options are not available there at all. Of course, they did exist when I did the fresh installation but I can't see them anymore.</p> <p>I am totally...
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2011-03-24T09:11:25.507
2011-03-24T09:11:25.507
Hibernate and Suspend do not exist anymore, help
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Finally I was able to resolve the problem by installing acpi-support from the ubuntu software centre. Here is the thread that helped me <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608752\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608752</a></p>\n", "commen...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I know you've solved this, but I want to mark it as answered in the system:</p>\n\n<p>Installing acpi-support can bring the suspend/resume back, sometimes issues are fixed in kernel updates and sometimes (rarely) issues are fixed in a bios upgrade.</p>\n", "commentCount":...
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1
12125
2010-10-29T17:09:44.183
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<p>I have setup a wireless ad-hoc connection between two laptops: one running ubuntu and the other MS XP. I have assigned static IP to both the laptops and both get connected quite easily. I can access all ubuntu services like ssh, squid, samba from the laptop running MS Windows. But from Ubuntu machine I cannot access...
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2012-06-23T07:44:50.927
Wireless ad-hoc network between Ubuntu and MS Windows
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-29T20:15:44.640", "id": "10454", "postId": "10282", "score": "0", "text": "have you configured the windows XP computer to allow sharing? Also check the settings of the connection and ensure that (I think it's called MS Internet client services or something like that, s...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To be honest this sounds like the Windows Firewall is running. You will want to disable the firewall on just the 'adapter' you created to make the ad-hoc connection.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-08T16:30:37.673", "id": "126...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To be honest this sounds like the Windows Firewall is running. You will want to disable the firewall on just the 'adapter' you created to make the ad-hoc connection.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-08T16:30:37.673", ...
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10283
1
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2010-10-29T17:12:50.310
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<p>Whenever I need to copy some files and couldn't find a pen drive (I don't have bluetooth enabled in my laptop), I create a new ad-hoc wireless network in Windows and share the necessary files on the network and share files with the other system.</p> <p>Now, I want to do the same with Ubuntu. </p> <p>I can create a...
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2017-09-06T01:41:05.447
2017-09-06T01:41:05.447
How do I create a wireless ad-hoc network?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Do you have Samba installed? Run the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install samba\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then you need to set up samba:\n<a href=\"http://www.samba.netfirms.com/addusers.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.samba.netfirms.com/addusers.htm</a></p>\n", ...
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10286
1
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2010-10-29T17:43:46.090
6
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<p>Will we have a GNOME version of Ubuntu available for download like Kubuntu is for KDE and Xubuntu is for Xfce. Maybe something like 'Gubuntu' for GNOME</p>
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2012-09-03T15:08:14.507
Will there be the normal GNOME desktop available for download
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-10-26T07:44:25.500", "id": "81887", "postId": "10286", "score": "0", "text": "It's unclear what this question means by \"normal GNOME desktop\". Is it asking about the desktop environment or the shell? The former is already included, but the latter could mean Unity, GNOME...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>\"GNOME version of Ubuntu\" is not a good definition, since the default Unity variant will also be using GNOME extensively (but not GNOME Shell). Unity and GNOME are not mutually exclusive.</p>\n\n<p>If you mean a non-Unity GNOME version, it won't be \"available for download\...
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Yaseen Noorani
10287
1
10296
2010-10-29T17:47:08.640
4
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<p>I restarted my computer and now they are all out of order, how do I put them back in the proper order? <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TMCee.jpg" alt="alt text"></p>
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2010-10-29T19:37:17.827
2010-11-05T22:28:14.280
How do I reset the icons in the notification area back to their default locations?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-29T17:51:15.770", "id": "10416", "postId": "10287", "score": "0", "text": "What do you mean by \"out of order\"?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "114" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-29T17:57:08.880", "id": "10417", "postId": "10287", "sc...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Move your current panel configuration so it is no longer used:</p>\n\n<p><code>mv ~/.gconf/apps/panel ~/panel_backup</code></p>\n\n<p>Log out and then log back in, you will now have the default panel setup.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can move any panel applet by right clicking on it (right click just between the items in the notification area), unticking 'Lock to Panel' and clicking 'move'. You can then drag it along the panel with your mouse and drop it with a left click. Aftwerwards, right click aga...
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10290
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2010-10-29T17:56:39.413
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<p>I have seen many videos that make Ubuntu faster, but these methods only make desktop performance faster.</p> <p>I am looking to make my computer boot faster. Is their anything I can do to make Ubuntu boot significantly faster?</p>
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2021-12-28T14:09:38.500
How do I improve boot speed?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Generally, the less programs you have loading on bootup, the faster your system should be. Try BUM (from software center) to disable some unneeded services, and also ensure you don't have any unnecessary programs installed that will be loaded when booting. Finally, using a solid stat...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Garbagecollector is right. Proceed with caution. But some of the programs you can safely disable are email popping utilities such as Evolution, especially if you are not using Evolution at first. Also, anything related to printing can be disabled if you do not print at all. S...
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1
10295
2010-10-29T17:57:14.297
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<p>I am not able to connect to Wifi using Ubuntu 10.04, but on the same machine I am able to connect to it using Windows Vista.</p> <p>I had posted <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9816/wireless-shows-up-as-disabled-how-can-i-get-it-working">this question</a> about it earlier, but none of the solutions work.</...
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2017-04-13T12:23:44.677
2010-12-27T13:11:00.830
wifi works on Windows Vista, but not on Ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>have you tried this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx\" rel=\"nofollow\">post</a> it all about broadcom 43xx wifi card install , problem solution, etc</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>have to tried finding additional drivers?</p>\n\n<p>system-> administration->additional drivers.</p>\n\n<p>you will have to connect to the internet by Ethernet to download the packages for the upgrade to make the driver work.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [...
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2010-10-29T18:02:06.217
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<p>I'd like my OpenSSH server to start a script whenever a user logs in using SSH, ideally passing the host name or IP, as well as the user name. Additionally I'd like it to run a script, whenever a session is terminated (passing the username). These scripts should not run in the user's session, but system wide.</p> <...
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158442
2016-06-06T19:00:06.117
2019-02-20T01:44:41.833
Run (system) script on SSH login and/or logout
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can force a command onto your SSH-users instead of the one they request (or their shell if they don't give a specific command). This can be done by specifying that command with something like <code>ForceCommand /root/ssh-wrapper</code> in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> (it do...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've seen this matching events in log file before (which would allow you flexibility on matching anything). This page is poorly formatted but it might help you get started:\n<a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AudibleLogs#Play\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.co...
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10298
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2010-10-29T18:44:09.620
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<p>As Ubuntu is switching to unity in 11.04 it seemed reasonable to try it on my 10.10 desktop. Unfortunately, when I launch it I see the icons down the left-hand side but the rest of the unity interface if obscured by any other windows I have open.</p> <p>For example, when I click the Applications icon in unity if I...
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2010-11-04T01:05:40.530
2010-11-04T01:05:40.530
How do I bring Unity interface in-front of all other windows?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>How are you running Unity? You shouldn't be using the unity binary (/usr/bin/unity), as that is for testing only, rather you should be logging into the Unity session from the login screen (choose your name and then choose the session from the list on the bottom panel).</p>\n", "com...
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10301
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2010-10-29T19:07:36.163
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<p>I have been using Ubuntu since 9.04 without many (serious) problems.</p> <p>I installed the 10.10 CD and put it on a flash drive after reading online that startup disk creator breaks with maverick. When I booted from flash, it would get completely stuck (no cursor, no blinking line at the top, just nothing!). So I ...
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2018-10-08T07:43:19.620
2018-10-08T07:43:19.620
Can I upgrade to maverick and keep my kernel?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would recommend opening a bug (type <code>ubuntu-bug linux</code>) and trying to get the Maverick kernel fixed instead.</p>\n\n<p>But, if you absolutely cannot avoid it, and need to run the Lucid kernel on a Maverick userspace, you will need to manually install (and update!) the Lu...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>yes you can the way I have set this up create a new partition and install on the second partition and when you reboot you will have the choice to boot either systems i hope this helps </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10...
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2010-10-29T19:25:46.673
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<p>I was wondering if anyone knows if I can install and run matcad11 or 14 on my system.</p>
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2011-02-26T22:17:55.693
2018-06-21T00:23:45.133
Installing matcad11 or matcad14
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-29T20:42:08.837", "id": "16200", "postId": "10304", "score": "1", "text": "@Udodi Did any of these answers work for you? If so, don't forget to accept an answer! Thanks!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3256" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>is it a windows program that runs on windows XP? If it is, try running it on wine (software center > wine.) It may require a little more configuration, and in such a case, you can comment on my answer and I'll see what I can do to help =)</p>\n\n<p>Optionally you can see if i...
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Udodi
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1
10318
2010-10-29T19:37:15.217
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<p>Could you tell me the version number of the 10.04.1 kernel?</p>
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2019-10-29T07:30:53.907
2019-10-29T07:30:53.907
What kernel version comes with Ubuntu 10.04.1?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Linux kernel in Ubuntu 10.04 is currently upstream version 2.6.32.21 with many Ubuntu specific additions. You can find this yourself on a 10.04 machine by reading the <code>/proc/version_signature</code> file, and reading the version string without the \"-\" in it:</p>\n\n<pre><c...
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2019-11-01T02:39:30.460
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1
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2010-10-29T19:39:39.027
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<p>I'm having trouble booting ubuntu after upgrading to 10.10.</p> <p>After the unexpected exit with status 0x0009 message, it said:</p> <pre><code>Gave up waiting for root device: common problems: - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - check rootdelay = (did system wait long enough?) - Check root = (did the system wait f...
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2010-11-07T03:51:24.613
2010-11-07T03:53:33.460
Dell T3500 Precision Workstation will not boot after an update from 10.04 to 10.10
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like a driver needed for your root filesystem is missing. I would open a bug against the kernel (<code>ubuntu-bug linux</code>) and then try to narrow down what driver is in used with the old kernel that is missing for the new kernel. (Compare <code>/proc/modules</c...
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10319
1
10320
2010-10-29T20:01:40.013
3
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<p>I'm trying to install latest version of Mercurial (1.6.4) into my Ubuntu 10.10 but I'm getting this error when I do "make install":</p> <p>Couldn't import standard zlib (incomplete Python install)</p> <p>Worth knowing that I compiled and installed python 2.7 successfully, though, this error still appeared before i...
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3550
2010-10-29T20:37:12.430
2010-10-29T20:37:12.430
Compile Mercurial
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>have you tried this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mercurial\" rel=\"nofollow\">post</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-29T20:06:14.903", "id": "10320", "la...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>have you tried this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mercurial\" rel=\"nofollow\">post</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-29T20:06:14.903", ...
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1
10337
2010-10-29T20:31:13.080
3
1651
<p>I have been managing a Ubuntu Server 8.04 for quite some time now. On top of it I am running a VMWare Server Edition, which needs to recompile it's modules whenever a new kernel is installed. For that I'm executing: <code>sudo vmware-config.pl</code></p> <p>Until now, whenever a new version of the kernel was availa...
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5023
2010-10-29T21:25:41.373
2010-10-29T21:25:41.373
Automatic kernel reload after Update
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The output of <code>uname -r</code> only shows the version up to the \"ABI\" number, but there can be revisions of the ABI. Only when the ABI changes do third-party modules need to be recompiled.</p>\n\n<p>For more details about what you're running, read the file <code>/proc/version_...
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2010-10-29T20:42:58.480
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<p>I've tried TortoiseHG from the repositories, but it wasn't working at all.</p>
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25863
2012-03-04T20:51:56.030
2015-06-25T19:10:45.067
Any complete GUI interface for Mercurial?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Add the following PPAs to your Software Sources, instructions are at the link endpoints:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~tortoisehg-ppa/+archive/releases\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://launchpad.net/~tortoisehg-ppa/+archive/releases <img src=\"https://launchpad.net/...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>hg view</code> is installed as part of the mercurial package, but not enabled by default to keep the package from depending on the tk toolkit. Install <code>tk8.5</code>, and the add the following to your <code>\"$HOME/.hgrc\"</code> file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>[extensions]...
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1
10335
2010-10-29T20:59:19.253
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<p>I am looking to get meet other users how do I find that team.</p>
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2010-10-29T21:04:50.963
2010-10-30T02:52:09.533
How do I find Ubuntu users in my country / state
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Ubuntu Community supports Local Community Teams. You can find a list of these teams here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/</a></p>\n\n<p>This site also shows all the events that the local teams organize.</p>\n", ...
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1
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2010-10-29T21:24:35.187
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<p>whenever I go to <a href="http://getpersonas.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">getpersonas.com</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">youtube</a> the page loads like this:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/1EloF.png" alt="Screenshot Example"></p> <p>How can I fix this?</p>
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2014-01-10T16:37:36.737
2014-01-10T16:37:36.737
Website display problem - across all browsers
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Alright I finally got it working. The problem was my ISP's DNS doesn't play nice with Ubuntu. So I changed my DNS to <a href=\"http://www.opendns.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">OpenDNS</a> and that fixed it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It looks like you aren't loading the stylesheet. Clear your cache or hit <kbd>F5</kbd>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-10-29T21:31:41.773", "id": "10343",...
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1
10347
2010-10-29T21:33:02.233
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<p>After I finish working with a removable flash drive I click eject icon in nautilus. If it is appropriate I get a dialog asking if I would like to empty the trash before it un-mounts. I click yes and everything works fine except my Docky launcher disappears. All I need to do is go up to the menu and re-start it, but ...
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2010-10-29T21:51:50.703
Why would the Docky launcher stop and disappear when I empty the trash when unmounting a removable drive?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a bug with the <a href=\"http://wiki.go-docky.com/index.php?title=Mounter_Docklet\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mounter docklet</a>: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/docky/+bug/552657\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/docky/+bug/552657</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", ...
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10357
2010-10-30T00:18:00.833
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<p><code>System Monitor</code> gives me a graphical display of Network data flow. </p> <p>Is there something similar for the data flow on the local file-system itself?</p>
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2010-12-27T13:41:03.333
2010-12-27T13:41:03.333
Is there an app which graphically logs/displays file-system I/O?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>iostat -m</code>\nshows the I/O per device that has been caused since system startup.</p>\n\n<p>You can combine it with <code>watch 'iostat -m'</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T00:25:03.663", "id": "10494", ...
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1
10359
2010-10-30T00:19:49.770
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<p>Just got a new netbook running Ubuntu. When I turn it on it auto-logs-in to the desktop automatically, but when I try to connect to the wireless network it wants my Keyring password to store the password. Problem is it isn't in the documentation (yes, I read the documentation.)</p> <p>I see a lot of people asking...
1168
null
null
2011-10-09T12:12:02.163
What is my user login password?
[ "ubuntu-netbook", "login", "password", "keychain" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T00:23:18.657", "id": "10493", "postId": "10356", "score": "0", "text": "Did you buy this netbook with Ubuntu pre-installed?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "114" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T00:29:17.433", "id": "10497", "postId": "1...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i would suggest booting in <code>safe mode</code> (there you get a root shell even if you don't know the current password)</p>\n\n<p>and there you can reset your password by typing </p>\n\n<p><code>passwd &lt;yourusername&gt;</code>\nthis will prompt you for a new one.</p>\n\n<p>how ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i would suggest booting in <code>safe mode</code> (there you get a root shell even if you don't know the current password)</p>\n\n<p>and there you can reset your password by typing </p>\n\n<p><code>passwd &lt;yourusername&gt;</code>\nthis will prompt you for a new one.</p>\n\...
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10361
1
10362
2010-10-30T00:32:58.817
5
249
<p>Where can I find all the milestones of the current development release?</p>
4
235
2011-01-22T19:27:39.547
2011-01-22T19:29:28.280
Where can I find all the milestones of the current Ubuntu development release?
[ "development", "release-management" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Table for the current and future releases of Ubuntu: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Table of Natty Narwhal milestones: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Table for the current and future releases of Ubuntu: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Table of Natty Narwhal milestones: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://wik...
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10363
1
10539
2010-10-30T02:12:37.413
2
549
<p>I have a Tecra A4 laptop. How can I ensure I have the latest graphics driver for it?</p> <p>According to <a href="http://alatest.com/reviews/laptop-reviews/toshiba-tecra-a4-s211/po3-32484355,30/#details" rel="nofollow">http://alatest.com/reviews/laptop-reviews/toshiba-tecra-a4-s211/po3-32484355,30/#details</a>, I h...
3692
3692
2010-10-30T14:18:54.093
2010-10-31T07:02:24.347
I have a Tecra A4 laptop. How can I ensure I have the latest graphics driver for it?
[ "video", "drivers", "laptop" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T02:43:05.143", "id": "10513", "postId": "10363", "score": "2", "text": "Might be useful to give a little more information, such as the graphics chipset in the laptop (ATI/AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2224" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have ATI Mobility Radeon X600, then you cannot use proprietary drivers, as AMD discontinued support of this card.</p>\n\n<p>If you have NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600, then you can install drivers via System > Administration > Additional Drivers.</p>\n\n<p>Post output of <strong>lspci...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In general, if you keep your system up-to-date via Update Manager (under System > Administration > Update Manager) then the latest tested graphics drivers will automatically be installed.</p>\n\n<p>If you have an NVIDIA or ATI/AMD graphics card, then you can opt-in to the man...
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10373
1
10374
2010-10-30T04:21:27.687
242
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<p>I thought that there was no need to scan for viruses either in Ubuntu or any Linux distros until I found virus scanner packages <code>clamtk</code> and <code>klamav</code> in Ubuntu software center yesterday.</p> <p>This leads to the following questions:</p> <ul> <li>How do viruses differ between Linux and Windows...
4649
250300
2018-06-06T07:50:15.447
2023-10-13T17:22:34.463
Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
[ "malware", "antivirus" ]
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T23:59:18.897", "id": "30786", "postId": "10373", "score": "5", "text": "It is not so much viruses but rootkits that are dangerous to Linux. Just be careful with root access, sudo and su commands.", "userDisplayName": "user11353", "userId": null }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are viruses for most all platforms (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm\">the first worm was for DEC VAX</a>) , they are just more common on Windows. Different platforms are more secure than others, but a virus can typically gain user level security, which is of...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are viruses for most all platforms (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm\">the first worm was for DEC VAX</a>) , they are just more common on Windows. Different platforms are more secure than others, but a virus can typically gain user level security, whi...
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10379
1
null
2010-10-30T04:57:15.443
4
1388
<p>How do I listen to song samples on the iTunes website in Ubuntu 10.04?</p>
null
235
2010-10-30T10:31:43.337
2010-10-30T10:31:43.337
How do I listen to song samples on the iTunes website?
[ "10.04", "itunes" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T05:01:32.030", "id": "10531", "postId": "10379", "score": "0", "text": "what happens when you try to do it?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T05:12:59.387", "id": "10534", "postId": "10379", "sco...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm going to venture that the iTunes previews are encrypted with DRM.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T05:43:09.410", "id": "10542", "postId": "10380", "score": "0", "text": "Yes, th...
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NOYB
10383
1
10810
2010-10-30T06:00:02.787
5
107
<p>I'm aware that nouveau on PPC is "known to work" more than "rigorously tested" but I'm having issues with certain OpenGL 2D programs (not 3D) where the <a href="http://suen.educ.psu.edu/~bkemp/pink.png" rel="nofollow">colors are completely off</a>.</p> <p>While it could be an issue w/ the application (note Alpha in...
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2010-10-30T10:24:08.337
2010-11-01T22:05:18.370
What sort of information do I need to send a bug report to nouveau developers?
[ "10.04", "xorg", "nouveau", "ppc" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs\" rel=\"nofollow\">/Bugs wiki page</a> on the Nouveau wiki at freedesktop.org says:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <ul>\n <li><p>Attach <strong>complete, unfiltered, untrimmed kernel log</strong> from boot up to\n the problem, and a co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try running your application in the terminal and send in the output:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Application &gt; output.txt\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also you can send them the ID of your card, your xorg.conf, and sdlerr.txt (should appear in the working directory if you run the program fr...
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10384
1
null
2010-10-30T06:00:38.013
5
5675
<p>About half the time when I switch users or resume from standby or resume the screen goes blank (black). If I work the cursor keys I can hear the system bell when it gets to the end of the user list. I can also successfully login, going from memory, but screen stays black. Sometimes closing and re-opening the lid wil...
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2017-04-13T12:24:27.937
2011-12-28T16:41:53.410
Blank screen after Switch User or Resume
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T08:41:03.740", "id": "10568", "postId": "10384", "score": "0", "text": "what is the output of lshw and lspci? need some information about the graphics hardware. the logs from when your system returns from this problem would also be helpful (if you know where they ar...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This reminds me of a fixed Lucid bug (LP #546578) when x-server gamma was not restored properly from resuming gnome-screensaver. The solution there was to disable gnome-screensaver until the bug was fixed, which is probably not a good idea on your laptop. The underlying bug i...
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10387
1
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2010-10-30T06:11:18.233
6
27596
<p>I have an iPod Classic, and it's full of duplicates and it's a complete mess and would like to start anew, and I was curious if there was a way to restore an iPod like you could under Windows/Mac?</p>
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2010-10-30T08:32:47.793
2020-02-06T11:04:44.913
Is there a way to restore/format an iPod under Linux?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try using Banshee media player, it <strong>might</strong> be able to do what you are looking for. Optionally you could install itunes using playonlinux (it's in the software center).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "con...
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10389
1
10397
2010-10-30T06:27:03.253
14
3473
<p>I am quite used to using git, is there an easy way to import/export from bzr into git and back bzr once I have made commits?</p>
4609
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2013-03-10T05:39:14.673
How can I import bzr branches into git?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-02T19:33:54.017", "id": "11334", "postId": "10389", "score": "3", "text": "Since this is not strictly an Ubuntu question, it might be more helpful to ask similar things on StackOverflow in the future.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5199" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Take a look at <a href=\"http://github.com/kfish/git-bzr\">git-bzr</a>. Note the Python rewrites at the bottom of the readme, which may integrate better. Also be advised that there are quite a few forks / derivatives of git-bzr around, but this seems to be most recently active; you m...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Take a look at <a href=\"http://github.com/kfish/git-bzr\">git-bzr</a>. Note the Python rewrites at the bottom of the readme, which may integrate better. Also be advised that there are quite a few forks / derivatives of git-bzr around, but this seems to be most recently activ...
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10390
1
null
2010-10-30T06:42:18.370
5
1626
<p>When my system gets to suspension while the song being played, and got resumed from the suspension, I found my Rhythmbox player running but no sound coming even from the system. I had to suspend it and press the power button to get the sound back. Why is it happening so?</p>
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65926
2014-12-25T12:06:39.083
2015-07-25T01:51:15.547
No sound after resuming from suspend?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T07:27:21.470", "id": "10557", "postId": "10390", "score": "3", "text": "Did you try restarting pulseaudio from a terminal by typing 'pulseaudio -k'?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3940" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T08:34:26.780", "id":...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try turning off your sound device (click on volume control, click sound preferences, and then go the hardware tab, click the device, and choose off).</p>\n\n<p>Then press alt+f2, and type <code>gksu alsa force-reload</code>.<br>\nThis should reload your audio.<br>\nNow turn b...
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10392
1
null
2010-10-30T07:07:55.827
5
4107
<p>I am running LDAP Samba PDC on Ubuntu 10.04 server. By default the LDAP account pasword expires in 45 days. I want to change it.</p> <p>I've tried hard to find this setting in the LDAP conf files but I couldn't.<br> What conf file needs to be edited to make this change? </p>
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2011-03-31T03:37:43.573
2011-03-31T03:37:43.573
Changing LDAP password expiry time?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The configuration parameter you are looking for is <code>pwdMaxAge</code> as described <a href=\"http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/ch6/ppolicy.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. However, you need to observe that this parameter is given in seconds. Hence you need to calculate <c...
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10395
1
10403
2010-10-30T07:15:42.603
56
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<p>Some time ago, Ubuntu introduced a Security "feature", that would only allow trusted .desktop apps to be run, on other apps it would pop up a message.</p> <p>Nothing new so far, However, said Message used to have a button to make the app "trusted", but that button doesn't exist anymore:</p> <p><img src="https://i....
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1992
2010-10-30T09:00:07.347
2018-08-12T22:09:05.263
Untrusted application launcher?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2014-02-22T02:19:37.827", "id": "951285", "postId": "10395", "score": "0", "text": "Additional hint: After finding that and trying it with only partial success, I found this, which explains it how to make a correct desktop file and where to place it: http://askubuntu.com/quest...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This dialog exists for your own safety, annoying as it is.\nTo remove it, right click the launcher, click properties, and then go to the permissions tab and choose execute for the users you want to allow.</p>\n\n<p>This will allow you to use the launcher from now on.</p>\n\n<p>To do ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This dialog exists for your own safety, annoying as it is.\nTo remove it, right click the launcher, click properties, and then go to the permissions tab and choose execute for the users you want to allow.</p>\n\n<p>This will allow you to use the launcher from now on.</p>\n\n<...
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user2817
10402
1
10404
2010-10-30T08:44:40.603
8
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<p>I'm looking for a tool such as Magix Music Maker for Ubuntu (and free, if possible).</p> <p>I know that there is lmms, audacity, rosegarden, but I'm especially looking for a studio that includes basic sounds like drums, guitar sounds, bass (such as Magix Music Maker does).</p> <p>In MMM I can pretty much click my ...
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2010-11-17T13:34:28.113
2010-11-18T11:51:13.637
Is there software like Music Maker?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T08:54:03.327", "id": "10572", "postId": "10402", "score": "0", "text": "Could you provide information as to why LMMS and Audacity aren't suitable? They feel very much 'click together' to me. Screenshots with extra description may help.", "userDisplayName": null,...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you mean like a piano roll editor and really accurate MIDI, LMMS should do the trick. It is in the Ubuntu repositories, but I would recommend using the version in this PPA.\n<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~tobydox/+archive/lmms\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~tobydox/+a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you mean like a piano roll editor and really accurate MIDI, LMMS should do the trick. It is in the Ubuntu repositories, but I would recommend using the version in this PPA.\n<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~tobydox/+archive/lmms\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~to...
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10406
1
10407
2010-10-30T09:00:25.763
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<p>Are there plans to develop a Vala template for Quickly? Would be interesting because I think, Vala will be the next gen programming language for Gnome. </p>
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9781
2011-10-10T16:49:00.620
2011-11-26T15:23:52.867
Will there be a Vala template for quickly?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, a quickly Vala template is indeed <a href=\"http://shanefagan.com/quickly-vala-template-starting-to-take-shape/\" rel=\"nofollow\" rel=\"nofollow\">starting to take shape</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-11-10T22:03:58.280", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, a quickly Vala template is indeed <a href=\"http://shanefagan.com/quickly-vala-template-starting-to-take-shape/\" rel=\"nofollow\" rel=\"nofollow\">starting to take shape</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-11-10T...
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10410
1
10418
2010-10-30T09:10:16.107
7
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<p>I had windows 7 installed on my pc, then I installed Ubuntu 10.10/</p> <p>During the installation process I have chosen to manually set my partitions:</p> <ul> <li>I set a 10GB drive for ubuntu root</li> <li>1GB drive for swap</li> <li>and for boot drive I've chosen the one used by windows 7 </li> </ul> <p>Now I ...
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866
2010-10-30T10:22:58.840
2019-07-14T14:26:47.500
Windows 7 doesn't boot after Ubuntu install
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T09:12:17.620", "id": "10584", "postId": "10410", "score": "2", "text": "Follow the instructions here to obtain the necessary boot info so folks can help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8104352&postcount=1", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "213...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From your BootInfo Script, I can see that GRUB2 resides erroneously on /sda1, your Windows boot partition. I'm not much into Windows anymore, but from what I know there are tools on the Windows CD that allow restoration of <a href=\"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392\" rel=\"nofo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From your BootInfo Script, I can see that GRUB2 resides erroneously on /sda1, your Windows boot partition. I'm not much into Windows anymore, but from what I know there are tools on the Windows CD that allow restoration of <a href=\"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392\" re...
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10414
1
10415
2010-10-30T09:53:03.230
3
907
<p>Is there a way to control if your microphone and webcam is on? Or an easy way to securely disable it while you don't need it?</p> <p>I have a webcam and microphone built in to my notebook, which I never really need. I'm just curious if programs or websites can easily access them.</p>
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667
2010-11-05T09:13:58.603
2010-11-05T09:13:58.603
Security of my built-in webcam and microphone
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the only common plugin that can access your webcam or microphone is Flash, and you can configure it to not allow that.</p>\n\n<p>And if you know what driver (kernel module) your webcam uses, you can blacklist that module.</p>\n\n<p>But maybe a more realistic option is to use ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think the only common plugin that can access your webcam or microphone is Flash, and you can configure it to not allow that.</p>\n\n<p>And if you know what driver (kernel module) your webcam uses, you can blacklist that module.</p>\n\n<p>But maybe a more realistic option is...
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10417
1
10421
2010-10-30T10:53:55.900
1
806
<p>How do you configure Flash to not allow access to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/10415">webcam and mic</a>?</p> <p>I'm currently primarily interested in this for Chrome, but if the solution is different for other browsers, please list it as well.</p>
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2017-04-13T12:23:44.677
2010-10-30T11:55:19.740
Prevent Flash from using webcam and microphone?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Simply open the Macromedia <a href=\"http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">settings manager</a> and select \"Always Deny\" in the \"Global Privacy Settings panel\".</p>\n\n<p>On a side note: this page is accessi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Simply open the Macromedia <a href=\"http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">settings manager</a> and select \"Always Deny\" in the \"Global Privacy Settings panel\".</p>\n\n<p>On a side note: this page is...
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Roger Pate
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1
10425
2010-10-30T11:06:30.443
3
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<p>I got a new laptop with Windows 7. I resized the windows partition and installed Ubuntu 10.10 in the free space using manual partition, with several partitions for <code>/boot</code>, <code>/</code>, <code>/home</code>, swap, and another to be formated as NTFS to share files with the Windows 7 boot.</p> <p>All work...
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2017-03-10T22:50:44.497
2017-03-10T22:50:44.497
Windows 7 sees all Ubuntu partitions as primary
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T11:44:25.590", "id": "10633", "postId": "10419", "score": "3", "text": "This is properly not the best place to find out why Win7 claims that all partitions is primary... it is not possible when using a DOS partition table (defacto standard on consumer computers that...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can format the NTFS partition in Linux, if this will work on the windows side i don't know. But this command should be able to format the disk correctly:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mkntfs -L \"LABEL\" /dev/NTFS-DISK\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Where NTFS-DISK should be replaced by the right...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can format the NTFS partition in Linux, if this will work on the windows side i don't know. But this command should be able to format the disk correctly:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mkntfs -L \"LABEL\" /dev/NTFS-DISK\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Where NTFS-DISK should be replaced by t...
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10420
1
10615
2010-10-30T11:08:55.983
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<p>Ubuntu has traditionally had some default folders. Most of them (e.g. Music, Videos) were there because they were intended to house a specific type of file. Desktop, however, was there because it was <em>special</em> in that its contents would be shown on the user's desktop.</p> <p>This doesn't seem to be the case ...
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4862
2010-10-30T11:17:43.910
2010-10-31T19:45:51.063
What will the role of the Desktop folder be in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T11:17:12.940", "id": "10621", "postId": "10420", "score": "0", "text": "Note that people can switch between the netbook edition and the classic desktop edition when they log in, so removing that folder doesn't sound like a good idea for now... :)", "userDisplay...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Desktop unity in 11.04 (natty) will have the standard nautilus based desktop activated again, so you'll be able to put icons and launchers on the desktop for 11.04.</p>\n\n<p>For 11.10 we are completely rethinking how files are managed and accessed so it is likely that this question ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The desktop folder is unused by Unity, other than acting like a normal folder. It is still used by other desktops environments such as GNOME/Ubuntu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T11:19:47.420", "id": "1...
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10432
1
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2010-10-30T13:29:08.160
4
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<p>In <strong>GnuPlot</strong>, i am setting <strong>xtics</strong> to something like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>set xtics<br> ("AIM" 0.00000, "gtalk" 2.00000, "rtp-multicast-filetransfer" 4.00000, "sipc_music" 6.00000, "skype1" 8.00000, "skype2" 10.00000, "voip-extension" 12.00000, "voip-extension2downata" 14....
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2015-01-04T17:08:39.753
2015-01-04T17:08:39.753
GNUPLOT remove overlapping between xtick labels
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This might not be the solution you want, but you can rotate labels with:</p>\n\n<p><code>set xtics rotate by -45</code></p>\n\n<p>This would rotate tick labels at the x-axis by -45°.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-3...
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10434
1
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2010-10-30T14:22:44.750
3
439
<p>I mean, are there any tools to manage mixed networks with Windows and Ubuntu workstations from single Windows Server 2008? Some like GPO or Windows Managment Console.</p>
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235
2010-10-31T00:53:16.940
2010-11-01T21:03:21.983
Which way is the best to manage a workstation from windows server 2008?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>you can check out Landscape by Canonical (the company that backs ubuntu)</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.canonical.com/enterprise-services/ubuntu-advantage/landscape\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.canonical.com/enterprise-services/ubuntu-advantage/landscape</a></p>\n\n<p>but th...
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10435
1
10444
2010-10-30T14:32:30.623
16
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<p>To be short, I want to copy a folder to a location <code>/usr/share/screenlets/....</code> in Ubuntu 10.04 system. I tried by logging in as root from terminal giving <code>su</code>. </p> <p>I even changed my user account type to ADMINISTRATOR; Yet, no use. PASTE option in the context menu's list in the folder <cod...
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2014-09-25T08:52:53.390
2020-12-04T17:49:15.783
Get root access for copying files to /usr/share/...?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First, however tempted you might ever get, never \"log in with root\". It's far too easy to break things beyond repair. Anyway, this is disabled by default so you'd have to do a whole lot more to get to that point.</p>\n\n<p><code>/usr/</code> is owned by the <code>root</code> accoun...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need root access. You can launch nautilus with root access with <code>gksu nautilus</code> or can issue commands with <code>sudo</code> before the command to move or copy. I would not play around with user groups if I were you, as this can mess things up and spoil built i...
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10438
1
10439
2010-10-30T14:42:11.680
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<p>I have noticed that when I press the "Check" button from the Update Manager in Maverick, it starts directly downloading the information on packages without asking me my password (sudo verification) like it used to be in 10.04 and before.</p> <p>I'm wondering why so because in the Terminal, you've still got to be su...
5049
3037
2011-01-05T09:23:43.797
2011-01-05T09:23:43.797
How come you don't need sudo privileges to update the packages list in the 10.10 Update Manager?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu 10.10, Update Manager switched from the Synaptic backend to the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/aptdaemon\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Aptdaemon</a> backend by default. Aptdaemon allows more fine-grained privilege management with <a href=\"http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/P...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu 10.10, Update Manager switched from the Synaptic backend to the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/aptdaemon\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Aptdaemon</a> backend by default. Aptdaemon allows more fine-grained privilege management with <a href=\"http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/So...
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10440
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2010-10-30T14:51:25.513
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<p>I keep on trying to upgrade this PC, but after getting the upgrade tool the distribution window closes and does not remember that I have tried upgrading. Is their any solution to this problem? I am upgrading form 10.04 to 10.10. Thank you.</p>
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2012-06-12T19:00:19.887
2012-06-12T19:00:19.887
upgrade manager just closes
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-01-30T18:47:32.480", "id": "26057", "postId": "10440", "score": "0", "text": "Updated the Ubuntu 9.10 and rebooted now Update Manager disappears when you try to use it", "userDisplayName": "user9914", "userId": null } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would suggest you report a bug by pressing <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and then entering <code>ubuntu-bug update-manager</code>. This will allow the developers to help improve Ubuntu. (The same procedure is used for any application.)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "c...
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1
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2010-10-30T15:07:23.110
3
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<p>I am trying to rip a CD with Sound Juicer over X11 forwarding (CD is in the desktop across the room, I'm SSHing in from my laptop), but Sound Juicer cannot find my CD drive. It works correctly when I am logged in directly to the machine in a GNOME session. My user is in the <code>cdrom</code> group.</p> <p>I susp...
5050
5050
2010-11-03T16:03:32.340
2010-11-03T16:03:32.340
How do I rip CDs with Sound Juicer over X11 forwarding?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to the sound juicer source it requires both access to gconf and gvfs. It looks like it uses gvfs to see what cdrom drives you have available. Failure to access them or having gvfs policies which stop you seeing them will be a real problem.</p>\n\n<p>I'd report this problem ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to the sound juicer source it requires both access to gconf and gvfs. It looks like it uses gvfs to see what cdrom drives you have available. Failure to access them or having gvfs policies which stop you seeing them will be a real problem.</p>\n\n<p>I'd report this ...
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10451
1
10453
2010-10-30T15:47:17.630
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<p>What is the name of this protocol? Can I interact with people using other chat programs, like Pidgin on linux or Adium on OS X? Which programs recognize it, and which don't?</p>
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2010-10-30T15:55:18.197
What protocol does Empathy's "People Nearby" use, and what other chat programs use it?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Empathy uses <a href=\"http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/\">Telepathy</a> connection managers for each protocol it implements; \"People nearby\" happens via <a href=\"http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Telepathy_Salut\">telepathy-salut</a>, which in turn mainly uses link-local XMPP. Pidgi...
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10452
1
10515
2010-10-30T15:54:27.090
10
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<p>I have recently began storing code, that I write on a local server I have at home.</p> <p>I was hoping to start a gitweb instance at home so I can see commits and track progress with my other team mates.</p> <p>I have tried server tutorials online with no luck. I would like gitweb to be accessed by <code>example.c...
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2010-10-31T02:01:36.367
2016-04-13T08:22:29.113
Setting up gitweb/apache2
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <strong>gitweb part:</strong></p>\n\n<p>You have to install the package gitweb with <code>sudo apt-get install gitweb</code></p>\n\n<p>Then you have to edit the apache gitweb config file </p>\n\n<pre><code>$EDITOR /etc/apache2/conf.d/gitweb\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>change the line <c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <strong>gitweb part:</strong></p>\n\n<p>You have to install the package gitweb with <code>sudo apt-get install gitweb</code></p>\n\n<p>Then you have to edit the apache gitweb config file </p>\n\n<pre><code>$EDITOR /etc/apache2/conf.d/gitweb\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>change the...
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10455
1
10456
2010-10-30T16:23:21.180
3
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<p>When I plug in in my digital camera (Fuji F100fd), Nautilus automounts it as 'USB PTP Camera' with the path 'gphoto2://[usb:001,007]/'.</p> <p><code>lsusb</code> lists it as <code>Bus 001 Device 007: ID 04cd:02ef Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd</code></p> <p><code>dmesg</code> says <code>usb 1-3: new high speed USB devic...
3037
3037
2010-10-30T16:53:45.340
2017-02-17T08:53:09.593
How do I mount a digital camera via the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suppose you mean from the commandline while you are not in GNOME?</p>\n\n<p>You can use gphotofs for that.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install gphotofs\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T16:58:37.790", "id": "1...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I suppose you mean from the commandline while you are not in GNOME?</p>\n\n<p>You can use gphotofs for that.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install gphotofs\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T16:58:37.790"...
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10457
1
10463
2010-10-30T17:01:47.923
3
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<p>After hitting enter from GRUB, the screen displays a blinking cursor. How can I enable the loading screen, so that the boot splash screen displays instead of a blinking cursor??</p>
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2010-10-30T17:25:17.783
How to enable the Boot Splash Screen?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T17:09:04.377", "id": "10670", "postId": "10457", "score": "0", "text": "Which graphic card do you have?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4180" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash\nsudo update-grub2\nsudo update-initramfs -u\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or have a look at this page (in spanish): <a href=\"http://lavidalinux.com.ar/2010/05/como-arreglar-plymouth-en-ubuntu-10-04.html\" rel=\"nofollo...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm not sure why it occurs, maybe you disabled it before.\n<a href=\"http://twitteling.com/2010/03/how-to-disable-splash-screen-ubuntu-karmic/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> there is a explanation to disable it, so you can do the opposite.</p>\n\n<p>But if you have a nvidia or a...
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10458
1
10466
2010-10-30T17:04:08.517
9
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<p>How can I create and use my own boot splash screen?</p>
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2010-10-31T01:55:49.783
2010-11-02T05:34:18.270
How can I use my own image for the boot splash screen?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is a four-part guide about Plymouth's script plugin (written by its author, a bit dated):</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http://brej.org/blog/?p=158\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://brej.org/blog/?p=158</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://brej.org/blog/?p=174\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://brej.org/...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here is a four-part guide about Plymouth's script plugin (written by its author, a bit dated):</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http://brej.org/blog/?p=158\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://brej.org/blog/?p=158</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://brej.org/blog/?p=174\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://b...
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10459
1
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2010-10-30T17:10:18.290
1
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<p>A few hours ago, the only shortcut for the "slash character" <kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>0</kbd> stopped working in my Ubuntu environment. I know it is not a physical error, because it is still working on my" root user". </p> <p>What can I do about it?</p>
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2012-07-09T13:11:02.927
2012-07-09T13:11:02.927
Problem using "slash character" / key-shortcut
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T17:17:22.717", "id": "10674", "postId": "10459", "score": "0", "text": "What keyboard layout is that? I've never seen one that didn't have `/` on a normal key?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "935" }, { "creationDate": "2010-10-30T17:30:43.787"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The gui approach: <code>System</code> -> <code>Preferences</code> -> <code>Keyboard</code>, there you can check the second tab. This settings are per user.</p>\n\n<p>You can check the working settings of the <strong>user root</strong> by doing the following in a terminal\n<co...
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10464
1
10518
2010-10-30T17:29:13.267
3
1875
<p>After successfully compiling and building my <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.32.25.tar.bz2" rel="nofollow">mainline Kernel (2.6.32.25)</a> under my Ubuntu 10.04 with <a href="http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.32.25-lucid/" rel="nofollow">these headers</a> I was wonderi...
4428
4428
2010-10-31T20:31:55.473
2010-11-04T22:53:00.907
How to build mainline kernel and make it show up on GRUB?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T17:01:22.127", "id": "10838", "postId": "10464", "score": "0", "text": "Upstream kernels do not have a \"-\" in their version number, that is for package versions. It would be more clear if you said \"2.6.32.25\".", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "721" ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, after all what solved my problem was: <strong>install the grub-pc package.</strong> This will replace the default one shipped with Ubuntu 10.04.</p>\n\n<p>I'm on a PC, so I guess that's fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am assuming that you have grub2 installed because you are running 10.04, rather than grub legacy. You will need to update grub following the instructions here: <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2</a></...
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10465
1
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2010-10-30T17:33:41.257
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<p>I'm running ubuntu 10.10 and my soundcard is a realtek alc880, with intel HDA controller. I have a very low sound, and, when I raise the volume over 50%, it sounds "cracked". When I plug the headphones in, it keeps on playing through the speakers (and the headphones don't play any sound). In windows, it sounds fine...
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235
2011-12-10T00:59:39.853
2012-09-23T03:42:40.370
Poor sound quality and headphones not working
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-27T15:39:53.250", "id": "15888", "postId": "10465", "score": "0", "text": "As mentioned in my comment below, first please test a daily build of the sound driver. If you're still experiencing the problem, please use `ubuntu-bug alsa-base`.", "userDisplayName": null...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would look at the mixer first. Right click on the sound icon in the notification area. I use Kubuntu, so am not sure of the exact terminology. It will be at the bottom of the drop down. In Kubuntu it is show mixer window, but it will be similar. Then check the sliders and m...
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10468
1
11163
2010-10-30T17:50:33.590
11
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<p>I found some places which sell computers in the US that have Ubuntu preloaded but not in the UK. Can you buy computers with Ubuntu preloaded in the UK? Thank you!</p>
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2012-09-23T09:32:01.850
Can you get computers with Ubuntu preloaded in the UK?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>DELL sells Ubuntu preloaded computers in UK also. Check this url:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.dell.co.uk/ubuntu\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dell.co.uk/ubuntu</a></p>\n\n<p>To ensure the availability in other countries, you may check this url: </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.ubun...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here is all the places the company ZaReason ships to: <a href=\"http://zareason.com/shop/International.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://zareason.com/shop/International.html</a></p>\n\n<p>They sell Linux OS on hardware and gear. I have never tried one of their machines however I...
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1
10479
2010-10-30T18:08:22.337
3
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<p>I have a pc with Ubuntu Karmic and the kernel that I have is 2.6.31-22 I have another pc with Ubuntu Maverick and the kernel is the last one.</p> <p>That means that Karmic doesnt upgrade the kernel to the last one?? because Ive already installed all the upgrades proposed. I'm not sure how that of kernels work.</p>
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2010-10-30T18:39:33.670
Different Kernel between Ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a difference between changes in version of Ubuntu to changes within the version. You are comparing a distribution upgrade with a normal upgrade of packages.</p>\n\n<p>Within a release there is some consistency. The underlying structure will always be Karmic. The kernel versi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The latest kernel in Maverick (10.10) is 2.6.<strong>35</strong>-22 and for Karmic (9.10) is 2.6.<strong>31</strong>-22.</p>\n\n<p>Kernels work the same as everything else in Ubuntu - you only get version updates on new releases (e.g. 10.04, 10.10, etc), with the exception of...
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10480
1
10510
2010-10-30T18:42:53.217
2
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<p>Hey! I have upgraded from 10.04 to 10.10 using the the apt-get dist-upgrade command.</p> <p>Everything went ok (at least for now everything seems to be working) but now when I login via ssh I get two system informations display, the first from 10.10 abd the second from 10.04.1 LTS</p> <p>What did I do wrong?</p>
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2011-03-18T12:41:49.067
I have two System informations display
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Somebody @ <a href=\"http://wwww.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10046052\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wwww.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10046052</a></p>\n\n<p>recommended to check <code>/etc/motd</code> (Message of the day)</p>\n\n<p><code>gksudo gedit /etc/motd</code> should do...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Somebody @ <a href=\"http://wwww.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10046052\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wwww.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10046052</a></p>\n\n<p>recommended to check <code>/etc/motd</code> (Message of the day)</p>\n\n<p><code>gksudo gedit /etc/motd</code> s...
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1
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2010-10-30T18:50:01.847
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<p>I'm fairly excited for Unity, as it looks like a promising new direction for Ubuntu. However, I do have a concern - will it be possible to use Unity without the global menu?</p> <p>I have my window manager set to focus-follows-mouse/sloppy focus, and find the productivity gains to be immense. Sloppy focus is incom...
5050
60294
2014-06-06T08:47:35.423
2021-04-19T06:17:26.133
How do I enable or disable the global application menu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>11.04 - 13.10</h2>\n<p>Yes, the Desktop version of Unity will use the global menu by default.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>To disable the global menu remove the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-appmenu\" rel=\"noreferrer\">indicator-appmenu</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>11.04 - 13.10</h2>\n<p>Yes, the Desktop version of Unity will use the global menu by default.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>To disable the global menu remove the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-appmenu\" rel=\"noreferrer\">indicator-appmenu</a> <a href=\"http://apt...
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10483
1
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2010-10-30T18:54:24.817
1
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<p>Similar problem as <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10049087" rel="nofollow">reported</a> by another user. While booting, the system can't find <code>/dev/sda1</code> and so a "kernel panic: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (0,0)" appears on screen.</p> <p>I'm compiled &amp; built kernel li...
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2010-10-31T02:10:03.530
2010-10-31T05:48:15.293
Kernel panic: unable to mount root fs after building mainline kernel
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I decided to re-build the kernel using <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">make-dpkg as mentioned</a> in the Ubuntu wiki.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo make-kpkg buildpackage --initrd kernel-image kernel-headers\n</code></pre>\n\n...
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10487
1
10488
2010-10-30T19:56:40.470
3
6350
<p>I'm trying to use unionfs in Ubuntu 10.10, but it seems it is no longer in the apt repositories, and it doesn't show up in <code>/proc/filesystems</code>, and there is no module for it anywhere under <code>/usr</code>. This used to exist before jaunty in the "unionfs-tools" package.</p> <p>How do I get unionfs inst...
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2010-10-31T00:48:48.717
2017-02-17T18:55:40.273
How do I get unionfs installed?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Take a look at the <code>unionfs-fuse</code> package (available in Ubuntu releases since Jaunty).</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install unionfs-fuse\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also have a look at <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aufs/+bug/555410\" rel=\"nofollow norefer...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Take a look at the <code>unionfs-fuse</code> package (available in Ubuntu releases since Jaunty).</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install unionfs-fuse\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also have a look at <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aufs/+bug/555410\" rel=\"nofollow...
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2010-10-30T20:34:05.180
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<p>In previous releases, Mame and KxMame were working fine, but not any more since 10.10 .</p> <p>Both front ends ask for the executable path, but no matter which I choose, they don't work.</p> <p>Does anyone know how to fix this?</p>
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2011-03-16T00:49:59.033
2017-03-12T08:22:29.007
Mame, KxMame, GMameUI not working after upgrade
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu-es.org/node/142974\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this solution</a> .</p>\n\n<p>The site is in Spanish but I've translated it:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Uninstall package <code>xmame-sld</code> with Synaptic .</li>\n<li><p>Install two packages fr...
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2010-10-30T21:52:51.513
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<p>I installed Unity on my Belinea o.book 13011. Now there are four Tasks named kslowd000 to kslowd003. Each task uses 10-15% CPU, expect there is another Task that needs more. </p> <p>So the CPU Fan is running continously. How can I fix that?</p>
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2010-11-05T09:08:58.327
2010-11-05T09:08:58.327
Why four tasks named kslowd eat CPU time?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There seem to be <a href=\"http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2010/6/9/4581247\" rel=\"nofollow\">several</a> <a href=\"https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=103382\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug</a> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/595764\" rel...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There seem to be <a href=\"http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2010/6/9/4581247\" rel=\"nofollow\">several</a> <a href=\"https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=103382\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug</a> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/5957...
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2010-10-30T22:10:41.930
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<p>My cpu is burning it self if I dont put it powersave state. recently widget on the top of my screen says 800Mhz but I know it is 1.733Ghz behind. I feel it because temp. passes 80 celcius (176 Fahrenheit).</p> <p>Temp. is another problem, but I want to issue that command!</p> <blockquote> <p>nerkn@nerkn-laptop:/...
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2010-10-30T23:34:07.610
scaling governor throws permission error for su
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know what the heat problem is, but I can tell you why your command failed: the redirect is set up <em>before</em> <code>sudo</code> is run, so you try to redirect it to <code>/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor</code> as a normal user while the permissions d...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Which CPU do you have? 800MHz is normal for many CPUs, if the CPU runs in Idle Mode. The CPU Clock will be reduced.</p>\n\n<p>To run this bash command you have to add the sudo command</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo bash ...\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>But try the <em>top</em> command first ...
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