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<p>Is there a possible way of taking a picture of my bootmenu ? example : <a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xOLNRxyhahN-FM:http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/Cocasoca/grub2.jpg&amp;t=1" rel="nofollow">http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xOLNRxyhahN-FM:http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/Cocasoca/grub2.jpg&a...
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2019-06-13T11:11:07.380
Take picture from Bootmenu (grub2)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Boot the disk from under VirtualBox. You'll need to do this from another installation (or perhaps Live -- otherwise the disk won't be available for VirtualBox to control) and you just add the disk (you <em>can</em> add real disks) as the primary drive.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, once you're i...
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10502
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2010-10-30T22:53:08.553
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<p>My desktop has a fast wired connection and I would like to set up a sort of "wifi hotspot" that allows mobile devices to connect to my pc and share this fast connection. How would I go about doing this?</p>
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2014-05-23T18:56:08.143
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Create a wifi hotspot using my desktop
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The easiest way is creating an Ad-Hoc network. It's <em>really</em> simple (if your hardware drivers support it).</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Network Manager applet</li>\n<li>Click Create New Wireless Network...</li>\n<li>Give it a name. Set the security.</li>\n<li>Connect to ...
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10503
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2010-10-30T23:03:50.273
24
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<p>On my machine booting takes more than a minute which is annoying when I see that Windows 7 boots in 20 seconds.</p> <p>Here is what I get when the machine is booting.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/wYRRV.jpg" alt="Picture of screen"></p> <p>How can I see what happens when booting up?</p>
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2011-03-09T08:58:34.813
2022-12-12T04:37:50.750
How can I see what happens during the boot process?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Open Grub by holding <kbd>Left Shift</kbd> on boot</li>\n<li>Edit the top option by pressing <kbd>e</kbd></li>\n<li>Search the boot command until you see the two words &quot;quiet splash&quot;.</li>\n<li>Delete these from that line and press <kbd>Control</kbd>+<kbd>X</kbd> to ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Open Grub by holding <kbd>Left Shift</kbd> on boot</li>\n<li>Edit the top option by pressing <kbd>e</kbd></li>\n<li>Search the boot command until you see the two words &quot;quiet splash&quot;.</li>\n<li>Delete these from that line and press <kbd>Control</kbd>+<kbd>X</...
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10508
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2010-10-30T23:58:00.960
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<p>I installed <a href="http://www.bootchart.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bootchart</a> to monitor my boot-up process.</p> <p>I had some problems with my booting time (>80sec) Before : <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tvky.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tvky.png</a></p> <p>After some ...
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2011-03-28T18:08:43.157
2013-03-12T13:08:42.213
Optimizing Boot-up
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The only thing that stands out for me in that bootchart is the (relatively) long period from ~6sec to ~11sec into the boot where the disc throughput is very low. This suggests that <code>ureadahead</code> is doing a lot of (slow) seeking rather than (fast) linear reads. Making <cod...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The only thing that stands out for me in that bootchart is the (relatively) long period from ~6sec to ~11sec into the boot where the disc throughput is very low. This suggests that <code>ureadahead</code> is doing a lot of (slow) seeking rather than (fast) linear reads. Mak...
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10509
1
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2010-10-31T01:26:57.277
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<p>When i start google earth on ubuntu it shows a black screen. It used to work but one time it show a black screen. I tried installing it again and rebooting and everything but it didn't work. What is wrong?</p>
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2010-10-31T01:40:10.980
2012-07-05T00:10:54.757
Black screen when I start Google Earth?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Is the whole screen a black screen or just the right window where the 3d view of the earth appears? How did you install google earth. Did you download the original package and install the libgl with \"wget <a href=\"http://librarian.launchpad.net/7037027/libGL.so.1\" rel=\"no...
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2012-10-11T14:26:29.053
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10519
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2010-10-31T02:29:52.807
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<p>Is there any way to get Compiz'z fancy graphics to work in a VirtualBox VM. </p> <p>...and would it be too slow via a virtual video-card?... </p> <p>Is it possible to actually hook into the Host's own physical video card? .. or maybe use a second dedicated physical video card? </p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong><b...
2670
2670
2010-11-01T02:07:42.730
2012-12-15T01:16:35.207
How can I get Compiz to work in a VirtualBox VM
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the VM configuration, go to the \"Display\" section, in the \"Video\" tab make sure \"Enable 3D acceleration\" is checked.</p>\n\n<p>After installing Ubuntu inside the VM and starting it for the first time, install the 3 packages that start with <code>virtualbox-ose-guest-</code> ...
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10521
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10522
2010-10-31T03:16:33.840
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<p>I've read the info page, but I can't find any way to scroll the list in <code>top</code>. </p> <p>Maybe there is no way to scroll?... but there must, at least, be some way to filter the list, and I can't find that either. </p> <p>How do I display line-entries which are off the page?</p>
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2017-03-29T20:09:19.587
How to scroll in the Terminal app "top"?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have only one suggestion: use <code>htop</code> instead.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install htop\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T03:39:51.113", "id": "10750", "postId": "10522", "score": "3", ...
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10524
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2010-10-31T04:14:16.017
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<p>Is it possible to have a USB drive function as a login token? </p> <p>IE: I turn on my computer, plug the USB drive into my system and the system recognises it and logs me in? Likewise, logs me out should the drive be removed?</p> <p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
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2010-10-31T09:23:27.883
2013-07-28T07:34:57.677
USB drive Login token system?
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an article at LinuxConfig for <a href=\"http://linuxconfig.org/linux-authentication-login-with-usb-device\">Linux authentication login with USB device</a>. </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>accomplished by use of Pluggable Authentication Modules ( PAM ) and some sort of USB...
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10525
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2010-10-31T04:24:34.973
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<p>When I press the volume up/down keys on my keyboard, the volume changes too much. How can I make the step size smaller so that I have finer control?</p>
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2023-06-07T20:06:39.097
How can I make the volume change in smaller increments?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>11.10/12.04</h1>\n\n<p>From this <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/871133\">bug-report</a> it appears the volume-step key disappeared in 11.10 and has not (as yet) reappeared.</p>\n\n<p>Thus, there isn't a simple straightforward configura...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can do this with CompizConfig Settings Manager. Use the command \n<code>sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager</code>\nif you haven't installed it already.</p>\n\n<p>Now open the CompizConfig Settings Manager and go to <strong>Commands</strong> in the <strong>...
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10527
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10529
2010-10-31T04:38:03.933
1
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<p>I'm dual booting Ubuntu 10.04 with Windows 7, which I setup using Wubi. After logging in to the system, I noticed the time at the top panel is wrong and I changed it to the correct time. But as it turns out the problem does not stop there. The time keep changing and today (31th October) I fixed the time twice, but a...
5073
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2012-07-23T12:49:21.737
System time keeps changing
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You set timezone for country with daylight savings time. Today was winter time change at 3:00 local time to 2:00 local time. Try set correct timezone for your country, or switch off NTP syncronization.</p>\n\n<p>To switch off:\nSystem - Administration - Date and time, then press lock...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You set timezone for country with daylight savings time. Today was winter time change at 3:00 local time to 2:00 local time. Try set correct timezone for your country, or switch off NTP syncronization.</p>\n\n<p>To switch off:\nSystem - Administration - Date and time, then pr...
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10531
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2010-10-31T06:01:12.473
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<p>Is there a way to configure Empathy so that when a new IM arrives I can open it using a keyboard shortcut rather than having to click the envelope icon of the Indicator Applet? </p>
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2010-10-31T20:31:56.823
2013-11-27T00:32:26.377
How to open new IM in Empathy (instead of having to clicking envelope)?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think the default shortcut for the messaging menu is Super+M (Super = Windows-key).</p>\n\n<p>There is at least one Compiz extension that uses that shortcut too. In that case you have to remove that shortcut in Compiz, and then restart the indicator-applet (e.g. log out &a...
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10532
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2010-10-31T06:05:27.763
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<p>How to format spare disk space to <strong>btrfs</strong> filesystem? I can't see btrfs in format dialog neither in gparted, nor in Disk Utility. Only Fat,ext2,ext3,ext4 etc.</p>
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2013-04-02T08:17:47.680
2022-04-03T08:35:07.500
How to format btrfs partition?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It may be because <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4752/is-btrfs-in-maverick-considered-stable\">btrfs is not really stable yet</a>. So I guess the GUI tools do not support it yet, and you will have to use command line tools if you want to use it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You might need to install the package <a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/btrfs-tools\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">btrfs-tools</a> <a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/btrfs-tools\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/softwa...
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10534
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2010-10-31T06:21:58.377
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<p>I'm using a LiveUSB of Ubuntu 10.10 to see if this <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/409819" rel="nofollow">bug I reported in Aug 2009</a> has been fixed. Sadly, it seems like it has not.</p> <p>This is what I did to test: I booted with a Ubuntu 10.10 LiveUSB, I updated everything u...
5075
null
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2012-01-10T00:31:34.383
Unable to use built-in mic on Lenovo Thinkpad x300 due to regression bug from 1 year ago
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have also faced the same problem with Ubuntu 10.10 and because of this I was unable to use skype. However, after fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04, mic is working fine. I don't know how it is working now. But it is worth to try.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": ...
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2012-02-02T18:16:50.697
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2010-10-31T06:41:41.267
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/2280/selective-mounted-volumes-for-the-gnome-desktop-and-nautilus-sidebar">Selective mounted volumes for the GNOME Desktop and Nautilus Sidebar</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In the Gnome file dialog under 'Places' I ca...
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2017-04-13T12:24:27.937
2010-10-31T06:41:41.267
How do I remove partitions in the 'Places' section of the Gnome file dialog?
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2010-10-31T23:36:42.187
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2010-10-31T08:37:55.283
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<p>I've have my Dell U2311H monitor working fine at 1920x1080x60hz using the DVI-D cable that came with it (18 pin, single-link).</p> <p>When I try and attach a longer 5m cable which supports Dual-link (24 pins) the monitor doesn't work and displays the following message:</p> <blockquote> <p>"The current input timi...
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5078
2010-11-02T07:39:57.877
2011-10-21T12:46:23.067
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT, Dell U2311H monitor, DVI-D cable issue
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've tried again with a shorter dual-link cable and it is fine, so it seems that it was the length of the cable causing the problem.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.playtool.com/pages/dvitrouble/dvitrouble.html#shortercable\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.playtool.com/pages/dvitrouble/d...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I looked on a supplier's site and found that they declare it as having dual-link. In which case it would seem that either your cable or monitor is faulty. Try contacting Dell?</p>\n\n<p>If you wish to accept the status quo, then your original question remains unanswered.</p>\...
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10544
2010-10-31T09:08:03.907
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<p>I restarted Ubuntu a few minutes ago, and got a warning dialog early in the bootup process (before the desktop was up)... </p> <p>It wasn't just a scrolling message which flitted off the screen of its own accord.<br> It was a dialog which stopped proceedings, until I acknowledged it. </p> <pre><code>Could not up...
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2012-07-19T21:46:14.183
2014-09-12T16:13:43.300
What does this startup dialog message mean "Could not update ICEauthority file"
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Your .ICEauthority file probably isn't owned by your user (maybe because you ran something as root/with 'sudo' that has overwritten it). You can check this by running (in a terminal):</p>\n\n<p><code>ls -l /home/you/.ICEauthority</code></p>\n\n<p>If it says something other than</p>\n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Your .ICEauthority file probably isn't owned by your user (maybe because you ran something as root/with 'sudo' that has overwritten it). You can check this by running (in a terminal):</p>\n\n<p><code>ls -l /home/you/.ICEauthority</code></p>\n\n<p>If it says something other th...
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10547
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2010-10-31T10:50:27.463
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<p>Some GUI apps launch cleanly via the Terminal command line, but some don't, and they cause the Terminal to wait for the app to terminate. Even then, some don't "release" the command line.</p> <p>The mysterious ampersand <code>&amp;</code> suffix seems to cause the terminal to put the process into the background (bu...
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2018-10-05T02:54:07.383
2024-02-10T19:41:16.987
How to cleanly launch a GUI app via the Terminal?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In gedit's case, I just keep a copy open all the time. As long as you have an existing copy running, launching <code>gedit</code> calls from the terminal and then closing the terminal won't kill gedit.</p>\n\n<p>For other things, what other people have said would work too. I'm a fan ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>The mysterious ampersand \"&amp;\" suffix, seems to cause the terminal to put the process into the background... (but I'm not sure what happens there).</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>It does, and is often what you want. If you forget to use &amp;, you can suspend t...
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10548
1
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2010-10-31T11:22:50.693
5
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<p>I just wonder, will there be a separate version with GNOME desktop (GNObuntu/Gbuntu or something)? I think there are many users including me who like GNOME. Please don't take GNOME away from us.</p>
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5674
2011-03-09T03:56:16.437
2012-05-20T13:57:17.790
Will there be a derivative with GNOME 3?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T11:48:54.510", "id": "10788", "postId": "10548", "score": "0", "text": "possible duplicate of [Current GNOME Interface in Ubuntu 11.04?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/10075/current-gnome-interface-in-ubuntu-11-04)", "userDisplayName": "Roger Pate", "userId"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't think so, but you will have the possibility to run gnome instead of unity</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T11:52:44.857", "id": "10792", "postId": "10551", "score": "4", "tex...
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1
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2010-10-31T11:25:30.383
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<p>I've turned off Thunderbird's "Global Search and Indexing" over and over again. I've deleted the global-messages-db.sqlite file more than once.</p> <p>This works for one session, but as soon as I restart my computer, Thunderbird goes back to using the Global Search and Indexing. (Though it <em>looks</em> like it is...
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2010-11-07T19:00:57.670
Thunderbird won't remember that I've turned off Global Search and Indexing
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I assume you've covered all the bases, but why are you so sure it's still using Global Indexing? By the way, disabling that option only disables the indexing and not the search as a whole.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-08T10:33:38...
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2010-10-31T12:03:24.203
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<p>Can I "love" tracks (on last.fm) that I'm listening to from Banshee? I know Rhythmbox can, but I see no such button in Banshee.</p>
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2013-12-25T05:29:50.013
2013-12-25T05:29:50.013
How can I listen Last.fm radio in Banshee?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems that currently you can only love tracks you listen to on the Last.fm radios. See <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527373\">here</a> for the upstream bug report about also loving tracks from your media library.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": ...
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2010-10-31T13:38:46.333
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<p>I've got a new MacBook Air which I'd like to install Ubuntu on. It has no internal optical drive, I have no external one.</p> <p>I do have the ability to partition the disk and also have a USB flash drive and USB external hard drive. None of these I've been able to successfully boot the Ubuntu installer with though...
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2015-05-28T22:46:23.323
2015-05-28T22:46:23.323
How to install on a MacBook Air 3,2 without an external CD drive?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm pretty sure your only option is to get a portable CD-drive and install it through that.\nI've tried to make a mac boot on my usb-key once(I didn't have a cd nearby), but after several hours I had to give up. If you really want to try, your best bet is to install <a href=\...
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2010-10-31T15:16:20.360
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<p>I was wondering if I could make an os-selecting-hardware-key or something like that. </p> <p>I'm currently using a dual boot system (ubuntu 10.10 + win7) and i want to use an usb drive to specify the OS I want to boot. So if the usb key is plugged in during the boot, it will start one operating system, if it isn't,...
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2010-10-31T19:11:07.580
2010-10-31T21:50:10.853
How to install grub on usb flash drive?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open a terminal, and type <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> (your USB flash drive should show up in the list if it is inserted).\nNow, type <code>sudo grub-install /dev/&lt;insert flash drive name here&gt;</code> to install it on your flash drive.</p>\n\n<p>for example:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open a terminal, and type <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> (your USB flash drive should show up in the list if it is inserted).\nNow, type <code>sudo grub-install /dev/&lt;insert flash drive name here&gt;</code> to install it on your flash drive.</p>\n\n<p>for example:</p>\n\n<p><c...
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2010-10-31T15:18:59.530
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<p>On starting my Kubuntu 10.04 the other day I got something like this <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/b5Vz4.png" alt="alt text"></p> <p>How do I make the clock a normal size so that there is room for my windows?</p>
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2010-10-31T16:59:51.730
2010-10-31T16:59:51.730
Panel has really wide clock
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Looks like a corrupted config file. Try to create a new panel and drag the widgets from one panel to another. If that doesn't help, create a new panel and add new widgets. If that doesn't help, then you might need to delete plasma config files (make a backup).</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm -...
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2010-10-31T15:27:17.833
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<p>I have used Ubuntu for a while and want to find a way to give back to the community and help Ubuntu get better; is there a team in the Ubuntu community that is dedicated to helping users transition from user to contributer?</p>
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2010-11-01T22:07:45.370
2010-11-01T22:07:45.370
How can I become active in the Ubuntu Community
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2010-10-31T23:37:16.600
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<p>I restored my banshee db as per <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/8572/how-do-i-backup-my-banshee-listening-history">this question</a>. My music and listening history shows up as expected, but the cover art is missing, and Banshee won't scan for it. "Rescan music library" doesn't check for cover art. Neither ...
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How do I make Banshee re-scan for cover art?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The covers are stored in ~/.cache/media-art/\nYou might try renaming the folder to force Banshee downloading the covers again. \nI haven't tested the solution, so don't delete the folder alltogether.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The covers are stored in ~/.cache/media-art/\nYou might try renaming the folder to force Banshee downloading the covers again. \nI haven't tested the solution, so don't delete the folder alltogether.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creation...
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2010-10-31T15:50:49.483
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<p>I have a bootable dmg image and I need to burn it to a double layer DVD (the only one I have right now). </p> <p>I don't have Mac just my Ubuntu PC and I heard it's possible but searching google didn't answer my question. So would you please tell me how can I do that without damaging the file or the only DVD I hav...
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2014-01-21T23:25:09.037
2014-10-05T14:00:11.470
How can I burn a bootable dmg image?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The easiest way to do this seems to be converting the dmg to an iso file.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManageDiscImages#DMG%20Images\" rel=\"nofollow\">Managing Disk Images</a> on the Ubuntu wiki explains this very well for different formats including...
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2010-10-31T15:55:05.050
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<p>I'm puzzled.</p> <p>As far as I understand it, the user folder <em>/home/user</em> is encrypted with the users password. Connecting through smb to the computer does somehow decrypt the user's folder. How is this done? SMB doesn't transfer the password normally.</p> <p>Also, I'm trying to achieve something similar ...
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2010-12-13T07:58:23.157
How does Ubuntu mount the encrypted home folder when accessing it over samba?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Actually I was wrong. I forgot to close an SSH session, of course the home folder was still decrypted.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-12-13T07:58:23.157", "id": "17180", "l...
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2010-10-31T15:57:24.507
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<p>I'm on ubuntu 10.10 and when I uncheck the "show icon on system tray icon" on the ibus setup window, it disappears without a problem. But after reboot, the icon reappears on notification bar, even if the option above is unchecked. I even checked gconf, but can't find a solution.</p>
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2010-11-16T20:12:58.317
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Ibus systray icon won't disappear
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Its not designed to be disappeared. If you don't need it, you shall remove it through Software Center.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T06:06:59.290", "id": "10971", "postId": "10585", "scor...
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2010-10-31T16:25:20.030
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<p>I'm trying to change the behavior of the right click menu in ubuntu 10.10 because I use Windows 7 and Ubuntu.</p> <p>When you right click you need to hold the right click and select something.</p> <p>In Windows the is different right click (release) select something with left click</p> <p>Is there a way to change...
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2010-11-02T08:10:33.087
2014-06-26T13:35:38.570
right click menu on mouse release (windows behavior)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is not the normal behaviour in Ubuntu. The normal behaviour is the same as you described for Windows.</p>\n\n<p>As far as I know, there is no way to change this right click behaviour.</p>\n\n<p>It might be a problem with running Ubuntu in vmware, although I can't think how this ...
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2010-10-31T16:50:24.550
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<p>Whenever I install software from the command-line using <code>apt-get</code> or <code>aptitude</code>, I see messages like this:</p> <pre><code>Selecting previously deselected package foobar-cil-dev. </code></pre> <p>I understand "downloading" and "setting up", but what does "selecting" mean? And what does it mean...
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2010-10-31T17:32:43.093
2011-09-07T22:09:42.780
What does "selecting previously deselected package" mean?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu comes with a default set of packages installed and the package manager track those packages. If you remove a package that is installed by default, it becomes marked as \"deselected\". This means it was installed previously, but has been removed. In fact any package that you in...
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2010-10-31T17:34:13.957
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<p>I have a Dell Mini 9 Netbook with Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Remix. I can get on my home Wifi fine, but when I try to connect to a tethered connection (on my Palm Pre phone), it won't connect, even though it sees the connection. Even if I turn off encryption, it still won't connect. I can connect to the tethered connec...
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2010-12-16T23:27:00.323
2010-12-16T23:27:00.323
Can't use tethered WiFi
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I finally got it working! I just had to go into <code>Additional Drivers</code> and activate the <code>Broadcom STA wireless driver</code>. I am actually posting this response through the tether! :)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Edit:</strong> Forgot to mention... I'm also on Ubuntu 10.10 now<...
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2010-10-31T18:04:14.570
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<p>Applets are small programs that you attach and start from the GNOME's toolbar. See picture: <a href="http://www.futuredesktop.com/audio-recorder/recorder-applet.ogv">http://www.futuredesktop.com/audio-recorder/recorder-applet.ogv</a></p> <p>My favourite applets are:</p> <ul> <li><p>rec-applet: Smart audio recorder...
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2011-02-13T19:33:31.647
2013-10-07T19:04:09.540
Can I use GNOME applets in Unity?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you can't. Unity only shows notification area and <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators\">indicators</a>. So if you port their code to use indicator-applet, they will work.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ ...
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2010-10-31T18:24:50.823
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<p>There is a computer on my network running <em>Windows 7 Professional</em> with a bunch of shared folders and printers available on the default <em>WORKGROUP</em> domain. There is no password for any of these shares and they can be happily accessed from Windows on any other computer on the network. (And all the Windo...
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2010-10-31T22:12:55.833
Nautilus wants a password when I try connecting to a public Windows share
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Last time I checked (some months ago), I explicitly had to add a permission for \"Guest\" to the Windows 7 share (Advanced Sharing > Permissions) to allow password-free connections. \"Everyone\" alone didn't work for whatever reason. Maybe this has changed in the meantime, but it's w...
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2010-10-31T18:35:01.470
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<p>The <em>apt-get autoremove</em> command does not have any effect in Maverick. How can I solve that?</p> <blockquote> <p><em>EDIT: Restoring a VM backup containing a clean install solved the problem.</em></p> </blockquote>
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6005
2012-06-12T15:32:31.330
2012-06-12T15:32:31.330
How to fix apt-get autoremove?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to System > Administration > Computer Janitor. You can find all the packages that can be removed. </p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p><em>But, I am not sure whether it happens in 10.10</em></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T19:18...
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2010-10-31T18:51:01.467
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<p>As far as I know, there are plans to port Unity from Mutter to Compiz due to some performance problems caused by the first.</p> <p>If these problems with Mutter are fixed at some point in the future, and considering that stock Gnome uses Mutter, would you consider porting back to it? Would it still be technically p...
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2010-11-30T14:27:26.677
Will it be possible / desirable to port Unity back to Mutter at some point?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>\"Plans to port\" meaning Unity has been ported to Compiz, and we are just smoothing out some rough edges before we release a Compiz based Unity.</p>\n\n<p>While it would of course be technically possible, it would be a lot of work for no considerable benefit. The time that would be ...
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2010-10-31T18:53:54.360
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<p>One thing that disturbs my workflow with Unity is that I can not right-click on items in the "file browsing mode". </p> <p>For example, if I want to open a photo not with EOG but with Shotwell Editor, I first of to open the file by left-clicking on it, and then select "Edit with ...". Simply right-clicking on it wo...
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2010-10-31T19:27:59.207
Will the Unity "file manager" feature right-clicks?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yeah, it will. I'm not sure if it's going to happen for 11.04, but 11.10 wil see a lot of work on the dash and places. For 11.04 we're going to bring nautilus back into the front so that working with files is easier until we flesh out the interaction details for the dash.</p>\n", "...
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2010-10-31T19:02:08.387
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<p>I need to rename a bunch of files in order to fix their sort order, therefore I need to be able to do a sort of "find and replace" so I can replace chunks of the filenames at a time.</p> <p>What tools should I use? I prefer GUI but a command line tool recommendation would also be fine.</p>
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How can I rename many files at once?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are a few but I recommend <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/gprename\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gprename</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gprename\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install gprename\"></a>\n which is a ...
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2010-10-31T19:11:26.697
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<p>I want to test Unity in a VM using VMware Player. I have already enabled 3D acceleration in the Display options and I have VMware Tools installed. However, when I try to run Unity or when I try to enable effects in appearance menu, it doesn't activate. Jockey says there is only one video driver available, which is e...
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2014-06-22T12:21:11.590
2015-09-30T07:15:26.377
How to enable 3D in VMware Player?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I do not think VMware Player supports OpenGL 3D for linux as yet. Linux support may come in future versions [probably the next one]. Compiz will definitely not work.</p>\n\n<p>Only Directx windows runs on full throttle. Compiz-windows-clones[so called] work neatly.</p>\n", "comment...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As far as I know, even compiz-based Unity is unlikely to run in a VM (I asked about this at UDS and was told compiz doesn't run on VMs.)</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T23:54:51.307", "id": "10925", ...
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2010-10-31T20:07:53.307
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<p>as the title says I want to change background of a PDF. This are some slides, and to save toner I thought it would be good to change the background to white. I tried pdftk with its operations: background and stamp, but the don't work as expected:</p> <pre><code>pdftk old.pdf background white.pdf output out.pdf pdft...
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2019-01-23T19:35:47.837
How to exchange/remove/overwrite a PDF's background?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To deal with these presentations, I used a few times <a href=\"http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sun PDF Import Extension</a>. When installed, you are able to import PDF presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress. Even though the co...
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10618
1
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2010-10-31T20:27:49.423
3
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<p>Sorry if that's a dumb question.</p>
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2011-02-22T01:33:39.527
2011-02-22T01:33:39.527
Will Compiz in Unity use Emerald as its window decorator?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity with Compiz will use the <a href=\"http://wiki.compiz.org/Decorators/GTKWindowDecorator\" rel=\"nofollow\">Compiz GTK window decorator</a>, but it should be possible to replace that manually with <a href=\"http://wiki.compiz.org/Decorators/Emerald\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eme...
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erling thalt
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1
10624
2010-10-31T21:03:16.533
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<p><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>←</kbd> can usually be set to restart X, however I can't find the option to allow this (it is disabled by default).</p> <p>I have looked in <code>System-&gt;Preferences-&gt;Keyboard</code> and <code>System-&gt;Preferences-&gt;Keyboard Shortcuts</code> but I can't find an option t...
667
235
2013-10-29T17:09:11.113
2021-06-16T19:53:58.050
How can I enable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>For Unity (13.04 to 17.04):</h2>\n\n<p>You want: System->Preferences->Keyboard</p>\n\n<p>Then click the Layouts tab, the Options button, and expand <em>Key sequence to kill the X server</em>, before finally selecting the checkbox.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSgai...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>For Unity (13.04 to 17.04):</h2>\n\n<p>You want: System->Preferences->Keyboard</p>\n\n<p>Then click the Layouts tab, the Options button, and expand <em>Key sequence to kill the X server</em>, before finally selecting the checkbox.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.c...
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10626
1
10991
2010-10-31T21:29:10.660
3
520
<p>I have installed Ubuntu 10.10. Then I try to connect Ubuntu One. I can enter my login, but in the preferences Name and E-Mail are "unknown".</p> <pre><code> u1sdtool --status State: AUTH_FAILED connection: With User With Network description: auth failed is_connected: False is_error: True is_o...
4871
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2010-11-02T15:54:52.273
Ubuntu One Connection failed
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you tried the steps listed on the status page, were you prompted to add your computer to Ubuntu One again? You should have been. </p>\n\n<p>If you're getting a 500 error when going to the <a href=\"https://one.ubuntu.com/account/machines/\">https://one.ubuntu.com/account/machine...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you tried the steps listed on the status page, were you prompted to add your computer to Ubuntu One again? You should have been. </p>\n\n<p>If you're getting a 500 error when going to the <a href=\"https://one.ubuntu.com/account/machines/\">https://one.ubuntu.com/account...
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10635
1
10665
2010-10-31T22:04:02.513
10
9504
<p>My GPS uses a SQLite database. I would like to access this data using OpenOffice to look at the relationship between data entries. Is there a way to install SQLite with OpenOffice? </p>
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2010-10-31T22:19:35.730
2017-03-10T23:32:23.317
How can I install SQLite to be used with OpenOffice?
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[ { "creationDate": "2012-10-24T00:18:10.043", "id": "255504", "postId": "10635", "score": "0", "text": "There has been discussion about supporting SQLite as LibreOffice Base's native backend (instead of HSQL). Not sure whether this went anywhere.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6438...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think OpenOffice.org should be able to use the <code>libsqliteodbc</code> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/libsqliteodbc\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install libsqliteodbc\"></a> ODBC driver, but I have never tried it.</p>\n\n<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SQLite Manager</a> extension for Firefox to open the database and export it as CSV,SQL or XML. I'm sure you will be able to import one of those formats into OpenOffice. Ho...
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10640
1
10643
2010-10-31T22:36:05.397
4
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<p>I often need to do something like <code>command most_recently_created_file_or_folder</code> from the terminal. I'd appreciate any help.</p>
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2010-11-01T07:30:32.233
Is there a teminal command to get the most recently created file or folder?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-10-31T22:40:07.530", "id": "10913", "postId": "10640", "score": "0", "text": "I don't know of any such command, but you could possibly query gnome-recently-used (sorry I don't have a link to docs on that) to find files most recently created by apps in GNOME.", "userDi...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're running Zeitgeist you could use the following script:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#! /usr/bin/env python\n\nfrom zeitgeist.client import ZeitgeistDBusInterface\nfrom zeitgeist.datamodel import Event, Interpretation, TimeRange, \\\n StorageState, ResultType\n\nzg = ZeitgeistDBusInterf...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use the <code>find</code> command, or <a href=\"http://fileschanged.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">fileschanged</a> if you need to do it dynamically. The answers to <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/8971/creating-a-directory-of-recently-created...
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10644
1
10648
2010-10-31T23:05:45.640
4
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<p>I am trying to set up Ubuntu for a school and obviously there needs to be limitations, how would I be able to limit</p> <ul> <li>Access to certain programs, like the terminal, gparted, system monitor...</li> <li>The ability to modify the gnome panel</li> <li>Installation of any type of software</li> <li>Viewing of ...
2935
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2017-02-08T10:39:25.653
2017-02-08T10:39:25.653
How do I limit accounts?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are a number of things you can do:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Gnome Nanny: <a href=\"http://projects.gnome.org/nanny/1.\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gnome Nanny</a></li>\n<li>Go to system>administration>user and groups, and set options for each user. Many of the options you seek should be here.</l...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From my knowledge and I might be wrong. Hopefully will be corrected by other community members.</p>\n\n<p>About terminal, gparted, system monitor: you can chmod users not to have rights to use them. This will not and can not stop them from copying terminal from home, lets say...
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10647
1
10656
2010-10-31T23:29:04.160
1
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<p>Well the title says it all, how can I auto-start a program before anything else and prevent any other program from running until a certain directory is mounted?</p> <p>I am building a front-end program for the command "ncpmount" and it has to prevent any program from running until the user logs into their remote ac...
2935
5120
2010-11-13T16:49:17.977
2010-11-13T16:49:17.977
Auto starting a program before any other program and preventing it to run the other programs until a directory is mounted
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you can use it, <code>ncpfs</code> is a filesystem module which allows you to mount a NetWare share using the Linux standard <code>mount</code> utility. This would allow you to add a line to your <code>/etc/fstab</code> which will mount the share as part of the system startup. You...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you can use it, <code>ncpfs</code> is a filesystem module which allows you to mount a NetWare share using the Linux standard <code>mount</code> utility. This would allow you to add a line to your <code>/etc/fstab</code> which will mount the share as part of the system star...
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10652
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2010-11-01T00:19:40.640
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<p>How to disable "create a new mailing list" option showing up on admin page for public.</p> <p>Example: <a href="http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/admin" rel="nofollow">http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/admin</a></p>
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2010-11-04T00:26:31.687
2013-07-20T13:29:16.873
Disable 'Create a mailing-list' option
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can change <code>/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py</code>. Remember to back it up! </p>\n\n<p>Original:</p>\n\n<pre><code> creatorurl = Utils.ScriptURL('create')\n mailman_owner = Utils.get_site_email()\n extra = msg and _('right ') or ''\n welcome.extend(...
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10655
1
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2010-11-01T00:36:37.363
3
685
<p>After going from 10.04 - 10.10 (not upgraded, completely reinstalled because of upgrade issues) I found a weird problem with my mouse pad. Whenever I clicked on the left or right mouse buttons (integrated into the touch pad) when I released them, it seemed like it was detecting a double click and ended up choosing t...
2935
235
2011-01-21T05:24:22.713
2011-11-28T22:36:50.263
Dell Mini 10 Mouse Pad Problems
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T00:38:28.953", "id": "10934", "postId": "10655", "score": "0", "text": "I've found that dell's have this problem with the mouse pad (in previous versions too). Try changing the mouse sensitivity, and if it keeps up, report the issue on launchpad.", "userDisplayN...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There could be a number of reasons for a double click, sometimes it's hardware failure and sometimes it's software. If you tend to get a double click every time then it's more likely to be software.</p>\n\n<p>You can check your mouse configuration from the command line by typ...
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2011-12-05T05:42:54.867
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10659
1
10661
2010-11-01T03:14:30.033
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<p>I tried to make a dual boot setup on my computer. Already had windows 7 installed on one hard drive, then tried to install ubuntu on part of another hard drive. When i turn my computer on windows7 always boots, there is no option to select which os to boot regardless of the order i put the hard drives to boot from i...
5124
1992
2010-11-01T03:47:49.313
2011-05-26T23:16:25.060
How can I stop windows from always booting first?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What's happened is that Windows 7 has overridden Grub (the Linux boot loader) with its own bootloader. This is fixable, it just takes a little bit of work. Here's how to fix it.\nYou'll need an Ubuntu 10.10 live cd.</p>\n\n<p>Boot into the live session\nOpen a terminal (Applications ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need to install grub on the correct hard drive (the drive that boots first). To find detailed info on how to do it: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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10662
1
10755
2010-11-01T03:36:46.723
3
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<p>Well, this is not a Ubuntu specific question but here it is anyway. I'm using Vim 7.2 with Ubuntu 10.04. I installed Vim about a day ago using apt-get so it's not the default version you get with the system. Here's the problem, whenever I type text in to a text file in Vim's insert mode the comma character does not ...
5073
null
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2011-01-23T19:45:26.853
Comma input is missing in Vim Insert mode
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Your cinkeys setting is malformed:</p>\n\n<pre><code>set cinkeys=0{,0},:,0#,!,!^F\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>See <code>:help cinkeys-format</code> for details, but the ! requires something to follow it, which is interpreted as the comma, rather than being an entry of just \"!\". Because t...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This might help you: <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1242026/vim-comma-is-missing-in-insert-mode\">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1242026/vim-comma-is-missing-in-insert-mode</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDat...
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10664
1
null
2010-11-01T03:55:53.953
10
19586
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/141606/how-to-fix-the-system-is-running-in-low-graphics-mode-error">How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>First off, I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on a 30gb partition, ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.590
2012-06-09T17:56:54.767
How do I fix "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode?"
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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2012-10-16T23:40:51.283
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Tortoise
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1
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2010-11-01T04:19:36.997
4
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<p>How can I change location of login panel on <strong>Ubuntu 10.10</strong> start up page, where entering password. I want to move it down and now it is in center of screen</p> <p>thank you</p>
4880
235
2010-11-08T13:59:57.827
2010-11-08T13:59:57.827
How can I change location of login dialog in GDM?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are referring to the screen where you enter your user name and password to login to the system on startup (gdm) then there is no permanent way to change this <em>(technically there is a way to change it, but only temporarily; it would require for you to change the them...
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10671
1
null
2010-11-01T06:04:21.070
5
2645
<p>I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 on a virtual machine. I tried VMware Workstation 7.0, VMWare Player 3.0, and Oracle VirtualBox. I have the same issue on 3 applications, Ubuntu boots very well and logs in to the "test" desktop and everything disappears and the machine reboots again.</p> <p>Does anyone have a solu...
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341674
2014-10-23T18:40:16.413
2014-10-23T18:40:16.413
Install Ubuntu 10.10 on Virtual Machine
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From the VM settings you linked to I guess your host runs on Windows. You could try to disable virtual 3D settings.</p>\n\n<p>Second thought: maybe your *.vmdk harddisk has some incompatibilities. Try to generate a new harddisk with a fresh install from an original Ubuntu ins...
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10673
1
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2010-11-01T06:57:13.867
1
849
<p>I'm using ubuntu 10.04. Few days back I installed some files from update manager and restarted my system. Now I'm not able to access any of <strong>https</strong> sites and in all browsers I face the same problem. Can any one help me out.</p> <pre><code>Installed the following packages: icedtea6-plugin (6b18-1.8.1...
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5129
2010-11-01T09:04:32.180
2010-12-07T09:44:52.143
Unable to Access https
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Also, double check that nothing's changed recently in your firewall settings (on ubuntu if you have ufw installed), or (unrelated to your update manager changes) your router firewall.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "co...
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2012-01-23T21:13:22.267
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10675
1
10676
2010-11-01T07:17:39.370
5
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<p>As stated by KWin developer Martin: <a href="http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2010/10/kwin-at-uds/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2010/10/kwin-at-uds/</a></p> <p>I just wanted someone to confirm it... :-)</p>
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1992
2010-11-01T07:30:23.587
2019-11-23T19:14:02.697
Is Client Side Decoration(CSD) dead?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is. A main compiz developer had previously spoken against it <a href=\"http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/something-i-should-draw-your-attention-to/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>, so it's obvious that with him also working on unity, this \"feature\" would be dropped.</p>\n", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is. A main compiz developer had previously spoken against it <a href=\"http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/something-i-should-draw-your-attention-to/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>, so it's obvious that with him also working on unity, this \"feature\" would be dropped.<...
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10679
1
10680
2010-11-01T08:42:10.280
3
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<p>I had a problem where my mouse and keyboard would be choppy. The mouse pointer would work at "1-2 fps" and the keyboard would keep missing letters as i was typing them.</p> <p>Since both are USB-Devices, i suspected a problem there immediately, so whenever i got this problem, i would suspend the computer and start ...
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235
2012-03-09T17:16:17.200
2012-09-13T16:51:21.517
Choppy/unresponsive keyboard and mouse pointer until suspend
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The way I temporarily solved the problems was to switch the keyboard and mouse back to the screen USB hub and restart the computer, after which the problem was gone. If anyone else should happen to run across a more elegant solution, however, they're welcome to give another answer. T...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The way I temporarily solved the problems was to switch the keyboard and mouse back to the screen USB hub and restart the computer, after which the problem was gone. If anyone else should happen to run across a more elegant solution, however, they're welcome to give another a...
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10681
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10724
2010-11-01T08:46:28.093
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<p>I have very bassy speakers, and when I watch videos at night, I either can't understand the people talking, or have too much bass for my neighbors. Is there a way to drop the basses of the audio output? Like maybe an audio "proxy", or a video player with built-in equalizer (like audacious or xmms have for music).</p...
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667
2010-11-05T09:07:59.623
2010-11-05T09:07:59.623
Is there a way to equalize (i.e. drop the bass of) videos?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I usually hate linking to WebUpd8.com because their posts (like too many Ubuntu user blogs out there) are usually too fast to tell you to add random PPAs and unknown packages but in this case, they have the best information.</p>\n\n<p>PulseAudio (the sound backend for Ubuntu) <em>sup...
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1
10717
2010-11-01T08:51:00.417
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<p>During uds-m there were discussions to include Chromium as the default browser for the - back then - netbook edition. However, it was opted to stay with Firefox. </p> <p>Have there been further discussions at uds-n about this issue? </p>
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2013-08-12T19:06:38.257
Is Chromium still under consideration for Unity?
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2010-11-01T08:55:44.157
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<p>This is a small nuisance I've had in Ubuntu forever. When I set my computer to login automatically, Network Manager asks me for my keyring password every time it boots and it refuses to connect to the Internet until I enter it. Is there a reason for that?</p> <p>Also, other network managers such as Connman don't ha...
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2010-11-09T20:09:41.807
2019-03-18T15:37:12.697
Why does Network Manager always ask for my keyring password?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an option in Network manager not to use password.\nIf you edit the connection, at the bottom of the page there is a box \"available to all users\" if you tick this it will not require a password.</p>\n\n<p>To edit right click the icon, select edit Connections, select wireles...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>NM does not ask for your root password! It asks for your keyring password.<br>\nYour keyring saves passwords encrypted, so no one can steal them. That is why you need to enter your keyring password, so Ubuntu can decrypt your passwords to use them (eg. to get your WLAN-Passwo...
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2010-11-01T09:31:22.223
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<p>When I look at them, their functionality seems to overlap so much that they could almost be merged:</p> <ul> <li>The MA is used to open Gwibber, but the MM is used to set the accounts and broadcast messages.</li> <li>The MA is used to open Empathy, but the MM is used to set the accounts and set a status (available,...
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2010-11-02T22:39:52.413
Why are the MeMenu and the messaging applet two separate things?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Answered by MPT in the <a href=\"https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg04065.html\">Ayatana mailing list</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Only because no-one has done the design work necessary to work out how\n to merge them.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>So, hopefully, they can be merged...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think the merged one is available\n<br>run this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-complete \n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-02T11:48:38.227", "id": "11248", "postId...
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10690
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2010-11-01T09:53:26.583
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<p><strong>I have an old Vista laptop that I partitioned and installed Ubuntu on, with dual-boot. I've now decided to switch entirely to Ubuntu. What's the best way to achieve this?</strong></p> <p>My current partitions:</p> <pre><code>+-------+--------------------+---------------+------------------------------+ | Wi...
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5137
2010-11-01T21:55:34.557
2012-07-30T23:54:35.700
How do I change from dual-boot Windows/Ubuntu to single-boot Ubuntu?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T10:33:31.917", "id": "10996", "postId": "10690", "score": "0", "text": "What is windows Recovery partition?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2910" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T11:04:41.580", "id": "11002", "postId": "10690", "sco...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In standard installations GRUB is probably not located in Windows partitions but it would be wise to check this first by running the <a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">BootInfo script</a> before you end up with an unbootable machine after h...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you need to expand the current partitions, the new free space after deleting the old Windows partitions should be right next to them. Also this has to be done with a lot of care, otherwise you may screw up the whole system. My advice is to delete the Windows partitions and...
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2010-11-01T10:30:56.303
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<p>I read <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n-specialized-unity-form-factor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> that these will be some of the features of the Desktop version of Unity:</p> <ul> <li>A floating Unity Dash that can be moved to all edges of the screen.</li> <l...
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2017-04-13T12:23:07.557
2010-11-07T05:02:18.550
How closely will Unity follow the Desktop version specification?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>I'm not sure how closely these points\n represent the plans for Unity on the\n desktop.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>That blueprint (or \"blueprint entry\", since there's no actual specification linked) does not represent the actual plans for Unity. It wasn't registered...
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2010-11-01T10:32:08.537
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<p>my laptop has 80 gb hard disk. I installed windows xp and left 10 gb as unpartitioned space. Later i installed ubuntu 8.4 on the 10gb space. I got a 10.10 ubuntu version cd. I was installing it over the ubuntu 8.4 partition space. While installing,my laptop switched off and installation could not complete. whenever ...
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2010-11-01T11:23:18.273
2010-11-01T13:25:03.940
getting grub error 17 after booting
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Don't attempt it. Since the installation didn't complete, do it again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-01T11:25:24.910", "id": "10704", "lastActivityDate": "2010-11-01T11...
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2010-11-01T10:37:52.537
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<p>I want to write a simple script to detect a file created by Windows virus. Usually it creates an .exe file, with the same name, as the directory it drops. </p> <p>Here is the script. It only works, if the path name doesn't contain \n. Can someone help me fix this script, please!</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash if [ $# ...
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2011-03-26T18:02:12.023
2011-03-26T18:02:12.023
A problem with Bash script
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Bash has a special variable called IFS.</p>\n\n<p>it's used by bash in order to know how to split a string into a list of files. (Internal Field Separator)</p>\n\n<p>By default it contains space, tab and newline.</p>\n\n<p><code>for f in `find ...</code> will split on the chars conta...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Bash has a special variable called IFS.</p>\n\n<p>it's used by bash in order to know how to split a string into a list of files. (Internal Field Separator)</p>\n\n<p>By default it contains space, tab and newline.</p>\n\n<p><code>for f in `find ...</code> will split on the cha...
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2010-11-01T11:21:15.553
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<p>Ive hooked up an external monitor to my netbook. On my desk the external monitor is placed to the left of my netbook. To navigate from the netbook monitor to the external monitor i have to move the mouse off to the right. I find this slightly disorienting. Is there a way to configure this so that i can just move my ...
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2017-05-11T08:16:16.083
2018-06-14T09:18:43.040
How to change monitor position/navigation?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I wasn't able to solve this one in 10.10 with gnome monitor manager. Have since upgraded and distro/wm hopped a bit so can't follow up on this. However I have discovered arandr which i now use for monitor management in the lighter wm's (LXDE and Awesome). Its in the repositories.</p>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In KDE you can go to \"System Settings\"->Hardware->\"Display and Monitor\"->There you can configure everything related to orientation of picture and orientation between monitors.</p>\n\n<p>Similar tool is in Gnome desktop environment under System.</p>\n\n<p>Also, if you are ...
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10712
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2010-11-01T12:22:45.470
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/41332/how-do-i-check-if-i-have-a-32-bit-or-a-64-bit-os">How do I check if I have a 32-bit or a 64-bit OS?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>This question seems to come up quite regularly. The answer I know is to go to term...
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2017-04-13T12:23:07.557
2012-09-27T17:29:01.890
How do I determine if I am running 32 bit or 64 bit?
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2012-12-28T10:21:30.390
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2010-11-01T12:32:22.100
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<p>I am running a 64 Bit Ubuntu, AMD quadcore, with 4gb of RAM and a Nvidia gtx260 graphics card. The issue is as follows:</p> <p>Once Ubuntu has booted and I get to the login screen, my screen goes black and I hear the login sound. This is often spontaneous; sometimes it loads as it should, and others it goes black. ...
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2011-11-01T20:40:39.303
2011-11-01T20:40:39.303
Blank screen at Ubuntu login
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>this instruction work for me <a href=\"http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-nvidia-drivers-manually-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-nvidia-drivers-manually-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html</a> however to be safe I also chan...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>this instruction work for me <a href=\"http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-nvidia-drivers-manually-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-nvidia-drivers-manually-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html</a> however to be safe I a...
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2010-11-01T12:37:54.660
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<p>Now that there is the Post Release Apps Process in place and there is a big push to get new software into Ubuntu, what are the future plans for REVU?</p> <p>Will there be an application review board for <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/REVU" rel="nofollow">REVU</a> or will it remain what it is now, hi...
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2015-01-20T12:48:22.667
2015-01-20T12:48:22.667
What is in the future for REVU
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There are no plans to change REVU. It is still meant to be the way to get an application into the repos and have it stay there from release to release. The ARB is only for applications that are going in for a single already-stable release.</p>\n\n<p>REVU would be less hit-o...
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2010-11-01T13:31:21.087
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<p>I would like to try Unity in desktop version. Will it be available in the Alpha 1 release?</p>
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2010-11-09T20:09:17.173
2010-11-09T20:09:17.173
Will Unity be in the Natty Alpha 1?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/9941/when-will-compiz-based-version-unity-be-available-for-testing/10001#10001\">planned</a> to get Compiz 0.9.4 and Unity work together for Alpha 1 (which is a month away), so I'm pretty sure we will be able to test Unity at least via ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try the unity right now in 10.04 or 10.10.</p>\n\n<p>run this in your terminal:</p>\n\n<p>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook</p>\n\n<p>or</p>\n\n<p>sudo apt-get install unity</p>\n\n<p>after logging out you will be able to choose Ubuntu Netbook Edition</p>\n", "c...
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2010-11-01T14:17:44.913
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<p>If I get an Apple <a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter</a>, will Ubuntu be able to use it?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPFn2.png" alt="Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter"></p>
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2011-01-11T12:02:34.430
Can I use the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes it should work. Use one all the time on my MacBookPro6,2 for meetings both in OSX and Ubuntu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-20T03:11:28.243", "id": "14112", "lastAc...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think it shouldn't matter what OS you use. According to Wikipedia, an active adapter is needed for Dual-Link DVI, so the adapter does the necessary conversion by itself, without depending on the operating system or any drivers.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments...
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2010-11-01T14:21:13.543
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<p>When I use CheckGMail, it shows up in Notification Area. But it never use gnome-panel's background color. It looks like something wrong with the panel.</p> <p>Same goes with aMSN.</p> <p>Is there a way to fix it? Or change theme to cover this up. I am now using Elementary theme.</p>
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2010-11-01T20:04:36.187
CheckGMail, aMSN in notification area won't use the gnome-panel background
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>New version of <strong>CheckGMail</strong> (from PPA or in \"check updates\" command from tray icon menu), as far as I know, have that bug fixed.</p>\n\n<p>BTW, <strong>gmail-notify</strong> have nicer integration with app-indicators. Try it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", ...
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2010-11-01T14:47:58.633
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<p>Will it be possible to remove/add indicator-* applets from the panel without using synaptic?</p> <p>Not installing, just adding/removing installed ones. Now in ubuntu 10.10 we can't remove one applet alone like indicator-messages without uninstalling it or removing all related/grouped indicators.</p>
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2011-02-01T08:32:07.870
2011-02-01T08:32:07.870
Will it be possible to remove/add indicator-* applets from panel without using synaptic?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Right click on the panel, \"Add to panel\"\nRight click on the applet \"Remove from panel\"\nBut if you mean installing new applets like in kde, my answer is no. So far gnome 3 has no applet support.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creation...
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2010-11-01T14:55:36.307
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<p>My laptop has both wireless and a wired connection capabilities. Can I connect to a router <strong>A</strong> using wireless and a separate router <strong>B</strong> using wired ethernet at the same time without having to switch back and forth? </p> <p>Thanks for replying so quickly. </p> <p>I wish to connect to ...
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1067
2011-03-04T11:26:52.627
2012-03-15T23:39:08.643
How to set up dual wired and wireless connections?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The issue here is more of the load-balancing between the wired and wireless connection. Usually, there is only one default route (0.0.0.0, netmask 0.0.0.0), in the routing table.\nIf there is more than one, the first one will always be used, and so the second one will not be....
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2010-11-01T15:00:21.413
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<p>I have a folder that connects to a hardware weather logger. The data is pretty huge, and I only wish to keep the last 5 hours worth of data. This folder; however, has also some config files such as myconfig.ini.</p> <p>How can I set up an automatic service that automatically deletes all files in a folder save for a...
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2010-11-01T20:36:21.210
Setup a service that auto-magically deletes specific files from a folder
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Would adding a <code>find</code> command to cron work for you?</p>\n\n<pre><code>find /path/ -type f -mtime +5 -name '*.log'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You can layer on extra things to find just the files you want. <code>-mtype</code> is the date-limiting portion which finds files last mod...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <code>logrotate</code>. It's installed by default; check the manual page for instructions.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-01T15:25:53.113", ...
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10767
2010-11-01T16:04:07.323
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<p>Is there any way to find out if the OS i'm running (actually installing) is running in a VMWare machine. I need to disable ntp settings if the automated install is done on a virtual machine but keep them enabled if not. VMWare tools are not installed when this check is done.</p>
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2010-11-01T16:49:19.973
Find out if the OS is running in a virtual environment
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code> count=$(lshw | grep -i vmware | wc -l) ; if [ \"$count\" -gt 0 ] ; then echo \"disable ntp\" ; else echo \"enable ntp\" ; fi\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Obviously change the echo's to the commands you want.</p>\n\n<p>Note: this will only work for VMware. You'll need to make that <...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For VMWare, the <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/vmware-checkvm.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">vmware-checkvm</a> tool can help. It's part of the open-vm-tools package.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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2010-11-01T16:16:06.190
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<p>I have recently started learning Python and thus have learned that Ubuntu (10.10) uses Python 2.6. It seems to me that Python 3.X is still rather unpopular in the Linux/Ubuntu community.</p> <p>Why is that?</p> <p><strong>Edit April 30, 2012</strong><br> Python 3.2 is not shipped by default in Ubuntu. There are pl...
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2012-04-30T13:34:13.023
2015-05-12T13:23:37.707
Why does Ubuntu use Python 2.6 and not 3.X?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2012-03-17T20:47:57.257", "id": "134572", "postId": "10756", "score": "0", "text": "Is 3.2 shipped with 11.10? It still appears to be 2.7, although 3.x is available in the repositories.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "43594" }, { "creationDate": "2012-03-...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think Python 3 is less popular, it just haven't been around as long..</p>\n\n<p>For a language to be used adoption time is needed, version 3.* is so much different from 2.* that you can't use the modules/extensions without changing them beforehand. Therefore all modules that ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Because Python 3 is still under development and until now a lot of libraries are not ported to Python 3. </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T16:28:39.983", "id": "11058", "postId": "10757", "s...
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2010-11-01T16:30:17.430
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<p>Dose Ubuntu have any plans in future to integrate a mail client independent address and calendar program?</p>
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2010-11-01T17:39:07.750
2017-03-11T08:52:15.853
Mail client independent address and calendar program?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No such plans exist. If you would like a recommendation on an address book that'll work with the panel applet and a calendar that'll work with the clock applet without forcing you to setup Evolution mail, look at <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/contacts\" rel=\"nofollow norefer...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No such plans exist. If you would like a recommendation on an address book that'll work with the panel applet and a calendar that'll work with the clock applet without forcing you to setup Evolution mail, look at <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/contacts\" rel=\"nofollow...
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10770
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2010-11-01T16:56:20.020
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1352/date-ubuntu-was-installed">Date Ubuntu was installed?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p><code>uptime</code> shows how long ago the computer was started, and that is very handy to know, but I want to know how long ago ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:11.537
2010-11-01T17:04:40.377
How to tell when the Operating System was installed?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would check the creation date of the /boot folder.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2021-09-03T07:51:33.187", "id": "2334634", "postId": "10773", "score": "0", "text": "I checked in my comput...
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2010-11-01T17:06:51.817
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2010-11-01T17:25:30.280
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<p>I need a tutorial on how to install World of Warcraft for Ubuntu.</p>
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2014-04-06T15:17:05.803
2017-09-15T19:28:17.823
How to install World of Warcraft?
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[ { "creationDate": "2014-03-30T06:40:27.087", "id": "576177", "postId": "10779", "score": "0", "text": "I've been trying to do this on different ubuntu I even tried on Mint. Tried Playonlinux, trial of crossover and just Wine 1.6.2 and Wine 1.7 can anyone give me some assistance. I'm new to linux...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, it is possible.\nFirst <a href=\"http://www.playonlinux.com/script_files/PlayOnLinux/3.8.10/PlayOnLinux_3.8.10.deb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Download</a> and install(by double clicking) PlayOnLinux \nthen open PlayOnLinux (Applications -> PlayOnLinux) and click install.</p>\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to software center, install playonlinux, and then once it's installed and you open it from your menu (or alt+f2), click install\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/jjCrY.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>choose games, and find your WoW version to install =).\n<img src=\"https://...
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10786
1
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2010-11-01T18:02:11.903
9
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<p>I read that on Natty if Unity is not be supported by my hardware Ubuntu install a desktop like Maverick.</p> <p>Can, Unity and Gnome, stay together on a cd or Ubuntu will be on a dvd?</p>
5153
235
2010-12-08T14:43:49.720
2010-12-08T14:43:49.720
Will natty be distributed still on a cd?
[ "11.04" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The plan is to ship Natty on a CD. However, the addition of Unity, GTK3 and Banshee means that other aspects of the CD footprint need to be optimized, so that it can still fit on to a CD.</p>\n\n<p>There is a blueprint which is driving this work: <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpa...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The plan is to ship Natty on a CD. However, the addition of Unity, GTK3 and Banshee means that other aspects of the CD footprint need to be optimized, so that it can still fit on to a CD.</p>\n\n<p>There is a blueprint which is driving this work: <a href=\"https://blueprints....
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10792
1
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2010-11-01T18:12:57.050
3
5225
<p>I was wondering if it's possible to get Evolution Mail in Ubuntu to be able to import a Windows Live Mail email account export, I have multiple email accounts and lots of email messages attached to each account and and being able to import them all into Evolution would be nice. Is there a way to do this?</p> <p>The...
3253
169736
2014-01-29T12:01:32.443
2014-01-29T12:01:32.443
Importing Windows Live Mail Email Accounts into Evolution
[ "evolution" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I found this post mark as [SOLVED]: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392034\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392034</a> \nI hope this can be useful for you or give you ideas to solve your problem.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2",...
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1
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2010-11-01T18:19:06.953
2
237
<p>When I use the Search Application box, I keep getting suggestions for applications, which boggle the speed of the search down to a halt (The whole thing is very slow as it is, on a EEEpc netbook), Is there a way to make Unity stop offering suggestions? I can't find anywhere to actually configure that thing</p>
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5104
2010-11-01T19:28:42.200
2010-11-03T00:32:10.190
How to disable "Available" on the Application display?
[ "unity", "ubuntu-netbook", "software-center" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This problems needs to be reported as a feature request/bug to the unity bug tracker:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity</a></p>\n\n<p>Because the solution will be to have a code solution or improve the spe...
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Erez Schatz
10800
1
10807
2010-11-01T18:26:27.183
2
1330
<p>Until Ubuntu 10.04 in System->Administration menu there was the "Software Sources" utility available. Now with Ubuntu 10.10 it's only accessible from Synaptic package manager. Is it possible to restore this functionality in Ubuntu 10.10 menu?</p>
5151
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null
2011-10-28T18:30:20.717
How to restore Software Sources in System->Administration menu?
[ "synaptic" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>All you need to do is right click the menu, open the menu editor, and add the item to your system menu.</p>\n\n<p>The command you need to add is <code>gksu software-properties-gtk</code>\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/hTNiO.png\" alt=\"screenshot\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's also available inside the Software Center now, which is why it got removed from the menu I assume.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T21:18:31.677", "id": "11144", "postId": "10805", "sco...
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10801
1
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2010-11-01T18:27:56.103
1
3551
<p>I installed <strong>Hamachi</strong> and <strong>Hamachi-GUI</strong>, on both my girlfriend's PC and Netbook. After 5 minutes or so (even if i keep using it during that time) it loses its online-connection. I have to go offline, then online again in order to see my ip again.</p> <p>If i don't and I ping my IP, it...
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47151
2012-03-09T17:24:28.537
2023-07-01T09:55:36.160
Why hamachi time-outs after 5 minutes or so?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Just solved creating a config file in hamachi directory (where the other files client.pub, client.pri, etc. are located) and just writing </p>\n\n<pre><code>KeepAlive 100\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then I restarted hamachi and it all worked (I discovered today that even from the of...
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Vik89
10804
1
10806
2010-11-01T18:36:19.957
1
563
<p>How can I disallow a user from moving/renaming a subdirectory of this home directory?</p> <p>Even if a user doesn't have any rights on a directory, it can rename/move it as long as the source and destination parent directory are writable.</p> <p>I had a similar problem on macosx. Users inadvertently drag&amp;drop ...
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235
2010-11-01T18:43:58.730
2010-11-01T18:43:58.730
Disallow user from moving/renaming a directory?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Easiest is probably using <code>chattr</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mkdir /home/user/somedir\nsudo chown root:root /home/user/somedir\nsudo chattr +i /home/user/somedir\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T19:04:14.623", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Easiest is probably using <code>chattr</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo mkdir /home/user/somedir\nsudo chown root:root /home/user/somedir\nsudo chattr +i /home/user/somedir\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01...
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10808
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10812
2010-11-01T18:45:43.453
1
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<p>Before upstart it was easy to get proper autocomplete, e.g. I type <code>sudo /etc/init.d/rsys&lt;tab&gt;</code> and what I want to do and there I go.</p> <p>Now I need (?) to write <code>sudo stop rsys&lt;tab&gt;</code> but it doesn't work; seems the bash doesn't know what services can be started/stopped at this p...
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2010-11-01T18:50:06.577
2010-12-22T23:30:54.467
Auto complete for startable/stopable services?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-07T08:35:10.220", "id": "12305", "postId": "10808", "score": "0", "text": "thanks for bringing this to our attention, I filed a [bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/672067) about this. You can subscribe to it if you want to follow the progress...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>service</code> command has autocompletion, e.g.:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service rsys&lt;tab&gt; stop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>becomes:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service rsyslog stop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Apparently nobody took the time to write autocompletion support for upstart ye...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>service</code> command has autocompletion, e.g.:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service rsys&lt;tab&gt; stop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>becomes:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo service rsyslog stop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Apparently nobody took the time to write autocompletion support for up...
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10811
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10814
2010-11-01T19:08:18.723
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<p>Where can I find a list of which architectures are available for Ubuntu, and which of those have official support from Canonical?</p>
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2014-03-02T02:00:21.820
2014-03-02T02:00:21.820
What computer architectures are available?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The list is available here: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Architectures\" rel=\"noreferrer\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Architectures</a></p>\n\n<p>Ubuntu's supported architectures change over time, but x86 32-bit (\"i386\") and x86 64-bit (\"amd64\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The list is available here: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Architectures\" rel=\"noreferrer\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Architectures</a></p>\n\n<p>Ubuntu's supported architectures change over time, but x86 32-bit (\"i386\") and x86 64-bit (...
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10813
1
10815
2010-11-01T19:09:50.907
1
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<p>I know I can link folders in <strong>/home/fancyusername</strong> to a folder on an NTFS partition, but would it be safe to store an entire <strong>/home/blabla</strong> in this same manner?</p> <p>Would the system choke up on permissions? I'm asking because our system got damaged in a hurricane (fried) and the onl...
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2010-11-01T19:25:58.917
Is it safe/possible to hold user accounts on an ntfs partition?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>NTFS is a POSIX-compatible filesystem, so it is possible with some work (related to permissions &amp; user management).</p>\n\n<p>OTOH, I don't think this is used very much, so it's not well-tested either...</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>NTFS is a POSIX-compatible filesystem, so it is possible with some work (related to permissions &amp; user management).</p>\n\n<p>OTOH, I don't think this is used very much, so it's not well-tested either...</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "...
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10817
1
10823
2010-11-01T19:25:37.473
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<p>Is there a way to import .key files from Keynote into OpenOffice in Ubuntu?</p> <p>I know you can open them as zip files, but can't I open them as PDF or something similar?</p>
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2010-12-31T08:37:09.450
2016-08-01T19:42:15.470
Import .key presentations from Keynote
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T19:40:33.713", "id": "11113", "postId": "10817", "score": "0", "text": "can you export them in osx?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-02T13:32:03.860", "id": "11259", "postId": "10817", "score": "1"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately this <a href=\"http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;t=4706\" rel=\"nofollow\">is not possible</a>. If you have access to Keynote then you can export as <code>.ppt</code> and then import this file into OpenOffice Impress.</p>\n", "comment...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately this <a href=\"http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;t=4706\" rel=\"nofollow\">is not possible</a>. If you have access to Keynote then you can export as <code>.ppt</code> and then import this file into OpenOffice Impress.</p>\n", ...
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10820
1
10828
2010-11-01T19:52:39.423
3
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<p>With unity being ported to compiz (I read somewhere as a plugin?), will unity be getting a plugin/extension framework of some sort? <strong><em>If yes</em></strong>, what languages are on the table? Python, Vala, C++? Or will it be something more like GObject-Introspection?</p> <p>Along with this, are widgets/gadge...
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2011-01-17T13:48:17.353
2011-01-17T13:48:17.353
If unity gets a plugin framework/API of some sort, what languages will be available?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/10820/if-unity-gets-a-plugin-framework-api-of-some-sort-what-languages-will-be-availab/10822#10822\">In addition to what Murat said</a>, the pluggable renderers may make it possible for items to paint themselves, creating the possibility a wi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Take a look at the existing <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Places\" rel=\"nofollow\">Places architecture</a>, and the \"<a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=Unity_Architecture.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unity Architecture</a>\"...
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10825
1
10826
2010-11-01T20:06:15.020
1
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/474/how-can-i-keep-a-folder-synchronized-to-an-external-usb-hard-drive-in-ubuntu">How can I keep a folder synchronized to an external USB hard drive in Ubuntu?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I was thinking it would be E...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:27.937
2010-11-01T20:09:00.853
How can I sync files when I plug in my USB
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Opps I think I created a duplicate post of this topic found <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/474/how-can-i-keep-a-folder-synchronized-to-an-external-usb-hard-drive-in-ubuntu\">here</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "content...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Opps I think I created a duplicate post of this topic found <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/474/how-can-i-keep-a-folder-synchronized-to-an-external-usb-hard-drive-in-ubuntu\">here</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": nu...
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2010-11-01T20:25:30.957
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10827
1
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2010-11-01T20:16:44.610
2
1727
<p>I want to enable compiz on my Alienware m11x r2 but when I try to I get a message that I have to enable Nvidia propietary drivers and I can't enable them because it will cause problems with next startup because the nvidia is the discrete GPU of my laptop, I had done a search this <a href="http://forums.fedoraforum.o...
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1992
2011-09-16T18:40:13.483
2011-09-16T18:40:13.483
How does one enable Compiz on Alienware M11x R2?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As far as I know, you must force Nvidia Graphic card turn on in Bios. On Windows you can switch between both graphic processors but on Ubuntu there is no such option yet. Imho better to force Nvidia to work always and this for sure solve problem. :> </p>\n", "comment...
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10829
1
10830
2010-11-01T20:24:29.977
4
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<p>Are all programs goining to indicator-applet in unity ubuntu 11.04 and the notification area is going to be removed completly? Like deluge, network manager and so? Now You can't remove notification area applet, because some programs use it.</p>
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2010-11-16T20:25:05.447
2010-11-16T20:25:05.447
All applications to indicator-applet?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, the notification area is going to be removed in 11.04. From the <a href=\"http://design.canonical.com/2010/04/notification-area/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Canonical Design</a> blog:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Our roadmap is that in Ubuntu 11.04, one year from now, there will be no notif...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, the notification area is going to be removed in 11.04. From the <a href=\"http://design.canonical.com/2010/04/notification-area/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Canonical Design</a> blog:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Our roadmap is that in Ubuntu 11.04, one year from now, there will be ...
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10832
1
10835
2010-11-01T20:37:53.577
6
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<p>Will Ubuntu continue using that old (GNOME 2.X) login screen, or create its own, or there will be a new one in Gnome 3?</p>
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2010-11-01T20:43:08.767
2010-11-01T21:03:46.993
What login screen program will 11.04 use?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There's an intention to <a href=\"https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n-display-manager\" rel=\"nofollow\">replace GDM with LightDM</a> in Natty+1; some details <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSProceedings/N/PackageSelectionAndSystemDefaults#Use...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity is based on Gnome, so I suppose that Ubuntu will continue to use Gnome Display Manager (GDM).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-01T20:47:42.723", "i...
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10833
1
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2010-11-01T20:46:44.097
5
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<p>In order to save space, is it possible to make the CD English-only, and put the other languages only on the DVD?</p>
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2011-09-12T22:11:16.213
2011-09-12T22:11:16.213
How much room do language packs take?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>My rough estimate is that the language data is occupying <strong>600 MB</strong> on the DVD.</p>\n\n<p>Not all files are in packages. Many are inside a squashfs as one flat file-system:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>On the DVD they occupy about 300 MB (which becomes 822 MB after extraction).</li>...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes it'd be possible to make the CD smaller that way. Are you worried that language packs are taking up space on the installed system? Only the language you choose as default is installed by default. Not all of what's on the CD ends up on the system.</p>\n", "commentCo...
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10836
1
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2010-11-01T20:51:29.113
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<p>There are comments in the <code>/etc/rsyslog.d/20-ufw.conf</code> file that give you the option to keep UFW-events from being logged to the kernel and message logs, which i have done. </p> <p>I would really like to get UFW-events out of the <code>dmesg</code> as well, but how to accomplish that? </p>
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2012-03-09T17:43:56.773
2021-04-30T10:18:14.627
Is there a way to keep UFW logging out of dmesg?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-02T14:10:39.183", "id": "11261", "postId": "10836", "score": "4", "text": "As a work around for now I've just aliased dmesg with dmesg | grep -v UFW.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1909" }, { "creationDate": "2017-07-16T16:21:13.270", "id": "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have done some investigation into this issue.</p>\n\n<p>I don't believe there is a way around this.</p>\n\n<p>The <code>dmesg</code> command directly prints the contents of the Kernel Ring Buffer. This contains all the ufw log entries that you are seeing.</p>\n\n<p>The <cod...
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10839
1
10843
2010-11-01T20:58:48.317
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<p>Is there any way I can find out exactly how much is in my Trash folder? I can see the size column, but if I have a folder in the trash, it shows the number of items in the folder rather than the total size of the items in the folder.</p>
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2023-11-07T17:43:11.733
How can I find the total size of the contents of my Trash folder?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can right click on folders in the trash (and those not in the trash) and select <em>Properties</em> to see the total size.</p>\n\n<p>If you want to see the total size of your trash, press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd> to select everything, and then right click and select <em>Prope...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Select all the elements in Trash folder (<code>Ctrl + a</code>), right click and see <code>Properties</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-01T21:05:35.27...
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10844
1
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2010-11-01T21:12:34.967
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<p>Just curious, because Google isn't coming up with anything and Ubuntu.com is hardly descriptive; but what is the difference between Ubuntu CD .iso and the DVD .iso? What's on the DVD that isn't on the CD?</p>
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2014-01-15T21:26:23.053
2014-01-15T21:26:23.053
What is on the DVD Edition of Ubuntu?
[ "release-management" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.04 and earlier</h3>\n\n<p>The DVD contains all language packs, plus a few additional applications. </p>\n\n<p>From <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#dvd\">http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#dvd</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Don't be confu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.04 and earlier</h3>\n\n<p>The DVD contains all language packs, plus a few additional applications. </p>\n\n<p>From <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#dvd\">http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#dvd</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Don't ...
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1
10856
2010-11-01T21:40:16.660
1
338
<p>I'm following the guides at <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization" rel="nofollow">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization</a> and <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImageLoadedOnHardDrive" rel="nofollow">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Fr...
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2010-11-01T21:54:29.037
Installation of custom ubuntu livecd
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you customize a CD in this manner (creating usually a DVD sized image), it will be in essence an image of an installed system squashed into a compressed image.</p>\n\n<p>When you install on a new system, all the programs you installed (and changes made to the underlying system) ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What you see on the newly created custom live cd, is what you get...</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-01T21:59:39.117", "id": "11147", "postId": "10854", "score": "0", "text": "you don'...
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2010-11-01T21:47:30.967
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<p>How do you switch Ubuntu to another (human) language without reinstalling it?</p>
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2024-02-01T09:28:27.337
How do I switch to another language?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>There are two ways to do this,</em></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>Go to system>administration>Language Support in your menu, and choose your language settings.</em></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>looks like DoR got the same thing as me</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Before you log in, you can change your language (...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>System->Administration->Language Support</em><br>\nFrom here can change your current language or install new ones. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/khJ0o.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": ...
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