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<p>I would like to know how to resize images in Ubuntu. What is the easiest tool to do so?</p>
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2024-04-02T20:55:52.167
How to easily resize images via command-line?
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2010-08-05T15:25:09.497
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<p>Can Ubuntu guests get 3d acceleration in vmware / virtual-box? I just want to enable desktop effects under virtualization, not 3D games.</p>
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2013-09-30T20:06:34.117
vmware/virtualbox 3d acceleration
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a nice tutorial for 3D acceleration in virtualbox <a href=\"http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/04/08/3d-acceleration-and-compiz-inside-virtualbox-guests/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLic...
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<p>When I shut down my computer I want to show some pending tasks that I have to do before leaving the office... I did a local application to manage those tasks, basically I just want to run a command, and shut down after I kill the app executed.</p>
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2013-05-09T03:49:57.950
Execute script before shutting down
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you do <code>./app-to-run &amp;&amp; sudo shutdown -h now</code> the computer should shut down once app-to-run is done.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-05T15:45:03.883", "id": "1102", "postId": "11...
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2010-08-05T15:54:31.427
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<p>I want to see CSD(Client Side Decorations),Windicators and RGBA.</p>
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2011-02-21T20:24:47.970
2011-02-21T20:24:47.970
When will GTK improvements land in Maverick?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It will land in Maverick when it is ready. No sooner, no later.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-21T21:10:51.647", "id": "30305", "postId": "1213", "score": "0", "text": "Brilliant answer!", "userDisplay...
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<p>If more than one person is logged in on my computer, Ubuntu requires super user authentication when shutting down the computer. How can I make it so that any user can shutdown the computer without being asked for a password?</p>
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How can I make shutdown not require admin password?
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2010-08-05T16:25:14.887
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<p>How to setup wireless in ubuntu 10.04 netbook edition in EEpc 1005? Do I need to install some drivers and how? PS I am running ubuntu dual boot with XP (in XP have wireless Internet)</p>
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2010-12-29T22:50:23.693
2010-12-29T22:50:23.693
How to setup a wireless connection with an Eee PC 1005?
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<p>I have a Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7 dual boot system. On boot, the grub menu appears. I see "Windows 7" and the normal "Ubuntu 10.04" but there's also a "Ubuntu 10.04 (Recovery)".</p> <p>What is the recovery option for? What does it do differently?</p>
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2010-08-05T16:48:20.417
What is the "recovery" option in the grub menu?
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<p>Is it possible to show notifications displayed in right top (like these about being connected to a wifi), that can be clicked? Right now I can either create a notification, that can't be clicked or create an ugly notification (a dialog box), that can. I would like to have something non-obtrusive, that can be clicked...
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2010-09-14T16:15:55.480
2010-09-14T16:15:55.480
How to create clickable notifications using pynotify?
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<p>My CD drive is broken,so I can't install Ubuntu from a CD.</p> <p>Are there any workarounds for that? </p>
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How can I install Ubuntu without CD?
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<p>Is there a website that lists software that runs well, or not well, under Wine?</p>
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2011-03-09T08:52:04.437
2011-03-09T08:52:04.437
Is there a directory of Wine compatible software?
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2010-08-05T17:22:28.163
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<p>Is there any way to sync iDevices on Karmic,Jaunty and Hardy?</p>
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2010-08-06T00:47:55.280
How to sync iDevices on Pre Ubuntu 10.04?
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<p>How can I restart X Window Server from the command line?</p> <p>I'd really like to be able to restart my GUI without having to do a full system reboot.</p>
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How to restart X Window Server from command line?
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<p>Is there a simple command to display the total aggregate size (disk usage) of all files in a directory (folder)?</p> <p>I have tried these, and they don't do what I want:</p> <ul> <li><code>ls -l</code>, which only displays the size of the individual files in a directory, nor </li> <li><code>df -h</code>, which on...
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How do I determine the total size of a directory (folder) from the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The command <code>du</code> \"summarizes disk usage of each FILE, recursively for directories,\" e.g.,</p>\n\n<pre><code>du -hs /path/to/directory\n</code></pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>-h</code> is to get the numbers \"human readable\", e.g. get <code>140M</code> instead of <code>143260<...
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2010-08-05T18:38:26.633
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<p>What features does Ubuntu One provide that others services do not have? Can I use Ubuntu One only on Ubuntu machines? What about sharing data/folders with others who do not have Ubuntu One?</p>
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What's the advantage of using Ubuntu One vs. other services like Dropbox?
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<p>What's the meaning of the numbering for different versions? Do they signify something?</p>
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<p>I would like to learn some useful keyboard shortcuts. I have become a ninja of keyboard shortcuts in Windows. </p> <p>Any must-have tips for Ubuntu?</p> <p>Feel free to include Ubuntu defaults or custom ones you have found useful!</p>
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What are some useful keyboard shortcuts?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can set up whatever keyboard shortcuts you want through System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. This will also tell you the current shortcuts. </p>\n\n<p>Personally, I <a href=\"http://www.ubuntugeek.com/enable-ctrl-alt-backspace-in-ubuntukubuntu-10-04lucid-lynx.html\">activ...
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<p>I'm trying to add a default route on my ppp0 connection, I want the default route points to that connection. I tried to add it in <code>/etc/rc.local</code> but I don't think that is the right place to do so. I would like to know where is the right place to accomplish this.</p>
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add default route on boot
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The right place should be the file <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code>. You add a line like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>up route add default gw 192.168.0.1 dev eth0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The IP address is the one of your default gateway and the last entry is the device name of your de...
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<p>Is there a way to link a VPN (tun0) adapter to a fake physical (let's say ethX) adapter?</p>
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Is there a way to link a VPN (tun0) adapter to a fake physical (ethX) adapter?
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2010-08-05T21:55:39.170
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<p>I recently installed Thunderbird 3.1 from some source that wasn't the ubuntu repos. I can't remember right now where I got it from (I think it was packaged as a deb), but I'm having a problem when it tries to auto-update.</p> <p>Unlike the versions that manage their updates via the repos, this one is supposed to up...
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2010-11-21T03:31:52.073
Unable to update thunderbird
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope. The only way to allow Thunderbird to update itself is to launch it as root, or to find yet another source that built Thunderbird in such a way that you can install it entirely within your own home folder.</p>\n\n<p>A better option, if you want to run cutting-edge apps, is to tr...
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<p>I am looking to set up Ubuntu Server as a headless NAS for my home. I would like to have file storage there, as well as a central hub for my MP3s and pictures.</p> <p>What are the best packages out there to handle this? Can someone post a link to a good tutorial or post some tips?</p> <p>One constraint I have is t...
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2011-11-23T18:39:38.157
2020-08-04T22:47:16.353
How to set up Ubuntu Server as a NAS?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just finished doing this myself and I did it using Samba. I'm able to mount the samba shares from my windows &amp; ubuntu computers</p>\n\n<p>Here are some links that helped me get started:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba\">https://help.ubuntu....
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<p>I am having trouble setting up conky to display my google calendar or a basic todo list and various system stats mainly memory and processors activity. </p> <p>I would appreciate the steps to set this up.</p> <p>Please and thank you.</p>
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2010-12-31T08:54:14.417
2012-02-15T05:14:47.170
Conky configuration woes
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check this one <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/display-google-calendar-on-your-desktop.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/display-google-calendar-on-your-desktop.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check this one <a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/display-google-calendar-on-your-desktop.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/display-google-calendar-on-your-desktop.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate...
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2010-08-05T22:26:07.843
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<p>I recently removed and reinstalled pulseaudio and now I can't get my sound applet back on my panel.</p> <p>Any ideas how to get it back?</p>
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2012-11-07T18:19:08.033
2014-05-27T02:29:49.767
Sound applet has dissappeared
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try installing/reinstalling the package indicator-sound:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install indicator-sound\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Also, make sure that PulseAudio Sound System is ticked in System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [...
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<p>After I upgraded to the latest version, and I'm fully up to date, I can no longer burn CDs or DVDs, the OS simply will not recognize any blank media. Has anyone else been experiencing this and if so have you found a solution?</p>
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2010-08-20T02:27:24.153
2011-07-20T14:18:17.033
Does anyone have a solution to 10.04 LTS not recognizing blank CD/DVDs?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There has been a documented issue with this on the previous <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/559387\" rel=\"nofollow\">version</a> of ubuntu. If you had upgraded your system the problem may still be persistent, simply due to the nature of the upg...
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<p>my sony vaio cs33g microphone is working on windows7 but it does not work on Ubuntu, any suggestions ?</p>
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2011-07-14T02:34:46.133
2011-07-14T02:34:46.133
How do I get the microphone on a Sony Vaio cs33g working?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I recommend testing your microphone with Audacity instead of gnome-sound-recorder, because sound recorder sometimes fails even when everything else is working. Here are some common solutions to microphone problems:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>The hardware profile sometimes defaults ...
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<p>I wanted to know when will the Windows version of Ubuntu one be available? Does anyone have any information about it?</p>
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When will Ubuntu One for Windows be released?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I asked this question on one of the Ubuntu One developer's <a href=\"http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2010/07/06/ubuntu-one-syncdaemon-api/\" rel=\"nofollow\">blog</a>.</p>\n\n<p>It turns out that there is work underway, but no date as of the time I asked.</p>\n", "commentC...
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<p>How do I set a system wide wireless WPA password that starts at boot time, allowing me to SSH in to the machine from outside, for example?</p> <p>I'm running mythbuntu. Until I log in, WiFi doesn't connect, so I can't use SSH to log in from another computer, for example. When I have auto-login enabled, it asks me t...
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2022-06-02T13:57:24.880
How do I configure WiFi to log in to WPA at boot time, regardless of user being logged in?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>Use <em>wpa</em>_ <em>supplicant</em> and <em>dhclient</em></strong></p>\n\n<p>You will have to create a script that starts up at boot-time have a look <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/814/how-to-run-scripts-on-start-up-of-ubuntu\">here</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Have it...
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<p>I'm trying to make some modifications to the default Ubuntu iconset (mimetypes and some application icons) But can't seem to find the svg for these files - are SVG versions of these available? If so is it a package or already in my install?</p>
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2011-11-29T03:25:34.383
2011-11-29T03:25:34.383
Where can I find SVG sources of the Ubuntu icons?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can find a lot of mimetype SVG icons in <code>/usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable</code>. A lot of application icons are located in <code>/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps</code> and <code>/usr/share/pixmaps</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOw...
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<p>I started with Ubuntu around 3 years ago and have been a dedicated user ever since. During that time I tried out lots of apps, themes, etc. And, I've updated every version as it has come along so now I'm running Lucid. </p> <p>Basically, my system has gotten sort of "messy" and I'm planning a vigorous clean up and ...
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2014-08-05T05:05:46.457
2014-08-05T05:05:46.457
A fresh install and clean up?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are 4 things you generally want to preserve when you do a re-install.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Your home directory - as mentioned, you have home on a separate partition.</li>\n<li>Any customisations you've made in /etc. If you've made any, you probably did them by hand and therefore ha...
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<p>I have an Ubuntu server edition running and I can SSH into it to perform various tasks. What I'd like is the ability to SSH into my server kick off a server application and then switch to another "virtual" session (with in the same SSH instance) and run client calls against the service. When I start the service it...
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2015-12-15T17:30:50.640
How can I have multiple terminal sessions through one single SSH connection?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What you want to use is screen or even better a user-friendly wrapper around screen called byobu.</p>\n\n<p>Screen allows you to run multiple virtual terminal sessions in the same ssh session. A <a href=\"http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/05/04/command-line-multitasking-with-screen/\"...
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<p>how to install relink wireless driver for LG X130 netbook in Ubuntu 10.04</p>
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2011-06-07T15:41:22.660
2011-06-07T15:41:22.660
How to install relink wireless driver for LG X130 nebook
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Another possible option, while probably not as good as what the person above is suggesting, would be to use ndiswrapper to install the Windows driver. Only use this if the above suggestions don't work. You can download the XP driver from LG's official site at </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"htt...
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<p>I recently installed Ubuntu Server 10.04. I selected <em>samba file server</em> from the install menu and everything works fine. The problem is, the samba daemon is running as root which has me a little nervous. </p> <p>I added a 'samba' group and a user called 'samba' to that group, but I can't get the daemon run ...
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2015-12-15T17:28:37.770
Ubuntu Server samba running as root?
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javaman
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<p>After installing both Gmameui and the Sugar desktop session package I was not able to click on anything inside applications. I can close, minimize, and maximize windows and use the panel and desktop icons but the rest of the system is unusable. I have not deleted the partition in which this system is installed on, b...
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2010-08-06T00:38:55.813
2010-08-06T01:29:56.400
Why can't I click on things (software-related issue)?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had the same problem with Sugar, found the answer at <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1465033\" rel=\"nofollow\">ubuntuforums.org</a> </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>You don't need to delete the whole\n .gconf folder, edit the file</p>\n\n<pre><code>.gconf/app...
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<p>In Pidgin and most other clients for instant messaging I've used, when my contact is logged in from a mobile phone, the client shows an icon by their name so I can differentiate between these buddies that are online from a phone and buddies that are online from a computer. Does Empathy have this feature?</p>
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2012-09-17T20:51:45.103
How do I see my mobile contacts in Empathy?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=547658\" rel=\"nofollow\">known bug</a> in Empathy and is currently being <a href=\"http://ubuntutrap.blogspot.com/2010/08/empathy-you-redesign-contact-entry.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">worked on</a>.</p>\n\n<p>So Empathy cur...
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Peter Amaral
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<p>Does any software exists that actually convert audio to be fonctionnal on my iPod (ex : .ogg to .mp3) and convert videos to a format working on an iPod?</p>
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2011-01-03T12:56:29.277
2011-07-11T22:01:00.933
Software to sync an iPod that auto converts audio and video to correct format?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Arista Transcoder is what you need.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/arista\" rel=\"nofollow\">One Click Install</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-07-11T22:01:00.933", "id": "58946", "postId": "1330", "sc...
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<p>How do I go about changing my laptop's display's color temperature? And I don't mean through something like the Red, Green, Blue sliders in the NVIDIA config menu. I'm talking about like adjusting in degrees, like editing a photo's white balance.</p> <p>So now I've found Redshift and it's doing me pretty good. I th...
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How do you change your screen's color temperature?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p>Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I'm not sure if this is what you need because, as far as I know, it won...
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2010-08-06T00:42:09.660
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<p>I have a Zune HD (don't ask).</p> <p>Is there any alternative to using this in Ubuntu besides creating a virtual Windows environment (in say Virtual Box or VMWare) and running the Zune software there?</p>
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2010-08-13T18:13:36.040
2012-12-12T18:57:21.273
Zune + Ubuntu, What are my options?
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2010-08-06T00:46:16.220
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<p>Is the launcher (side dock) found in Unity available as a stand-alone package that can be added to other desktops? (like xfce)</p> <p>If so, what's the package name? and is it available for 10.04 or only 10.10?</p>
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2010-10-29T13:26:43.777
2011-01-23T03:41:12.553
Unity launcher -- is it available as a separate package?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unity is available for 10.10, you just need to install the ubuntu-netbook package</p>\n\n<p>Unity is also available for 10.04 through the PPA named canonical-dx-team/+archive/une</p>\n\n<p>In both cases this will add a new \"Netbook edition\" option in the login screen. <strong>I don...
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2010-08-06T01:36:54.157
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<p>I made a package for my PPA and uploaded it. It built without any problems.</p> <p>Then I made another package that depended on the first and uploaded it. It failed because it couldn't find the files in the first package. This leads me to believe that the first package wasn't even installed.</p> <p>How can I make ...
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2015-12-14T17:11:00.340
2015-12-14T17:11:00.340
How to upload package with dependencies to my PPA?
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2010-08-06T01:43:07.280
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/307/how-can-ppas-be-removed-after-they-have-been-added-with-the-add-apt-repository-co">How can PPAs be removed after they have been added with the add-apt-repository command?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>You can a new...
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2010-08-21T02:54:15.417
What is the converse of add-apt-repository?
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2010-12-29T20:11:25.880
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<p>I'd like to be able to plug my 5th gen iPod nano into my Ubuntu 10.04 box and have it sync podcasts. I'd like newly downloaded podcasts to be copied onto the iPod, and played podcasts to be removed from the iPod.</p> <p>I've tried syncing with:</p> <ul> <li><p><strong>Rhythmbox</strong> detects the iPod when it's ...
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2010-08-13T01:02:49.080
2010-08-13T01:02:49.080
Automatically copy podcasts onto ipod
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/</a> -- formally know as ipodder, now called juice provides the functionality your looking for. </p>\n\n<p>:)</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { ...
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<p>I'm new to Ubuntu and loving it already. I installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and want to download and install Ubuntu Tweak. I followed the following process: system>administrator>synaptic package manager...that were I can't proceed and received an error message:</p> <p>E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo ...
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2010-10-23T20:11:14.507
2010-10-23T20:11:14.507
Problems installing Ubuntu Tweak
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Please open a Terminal from <code>Applications&gt;Accessories&gt;Terminal</code> then copy and paste this following line</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dpkg --configure -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Enter your password,wait some time and done.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Please open a Terminal from <code>Applications&gt;Accessories&gt;Terminal</code> then copy and paste this following line</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dpkg --configure -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Enter your password,wait some time and done.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments...
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2010-08-06T02:52:58.483
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<p>I installed the Flash plugin in Firefox, and certain sites don't do what they should because certain things don't know they are being clicked on. Anything I can do about this? Will another plugin work better?</p>
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2012-03-18T01:35:04.573
Flash doesn't work right in Firefox. Won't respond to certain clicks
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That's probably a problem of flash,try installing gnash or lightspark.</p>\n\n<p>Gnash is in the repositories</p>\n\n<p>for lightspark-</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/05/lightspark-open-source-flash-player.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.omgubuntu.co.u...
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The Big E
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2010-08-06T03:32:23.993
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<p>Hey I managed with the help of a friend to get 10.04 onto a 2TB WD USB drive for dual boot but it doesn't want to work on my Vista loaded laptop. Is there a fix? i don't have the choice of erasing Vista. The drive works on another Ubuntu laptop. I have yet to try it on my dad's XP machine.</p>
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2012-10-17T19:24:14.650
How to get a dual boot USB drive to work in Vista
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First,is the usb drive bootable, and did you select it at boot time from the BIOS boot screen ? Have you set the BIOS to put the USB drive first, or do you select from a menu each time you boot?</p>\n\n<p>If you enter your BIOS, and move USB to the top of the boot order, it s...
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Chris M.
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<p>Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian. It uses the same package format.</p> <p>In what ways is Ubuntu different from Debian?</p>
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How is Ubuntu different from Debian?
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<p>I installed <a href="http://ubuntu-tweak.com/" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu Tweak</a>, but I don't see an icon. <br> Am I supposed to have a Tweak icon somewhere?</p>
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2012-06-18T18:23:29.313
2012-06-18T18:23:29.313
Installed Ubuntu-Tweak but there's no icon
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<p>I went to the Ubuntu wiki but got confused,there were too many ways. Please tell me an easy guide to Debian packaging. </p>
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2022-01-11T10:42:50.117
What is the simplest Debian Packaging Guide?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=910717\">This</a> is a good HOWTO for creating a basic <code>.deb</code> file. It is suitable for creating <code>.deb</code> files for personal use but not stringent enough if you want to the package to be included in Debian / Ubuntu...
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<p>I was wondering why power events does not work as expected when I'm using virtual console (or whatever the thing that appears after <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>Alt</kbd>-<kbd>F1</kbd> is called).</p> <p>I've set my laptop to go to sleep when lid is closed and it is working fine when I'm in graphical interface. But when I ...
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2010-08-10T18:27:51.960
How come Power Manager Settings does not work when computer is under virtual console?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll find the answer in <code>/etc/acpi/lid.sh</code>. You are correct that there is an ACPI daemon that responds to things like closing the lid. However, if you look at the line near the top of the script:</p>\n\n<pre><code>if [ `CheckPolicy` = 0 ]; then exit; fi\n</code></pre>\n\...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Probably related to consolekit. Consolekit tracks who is logged in and where to deal with multiuser systems. Logging into the vt getty probably doesn’t register with consolekit. You can check with <code>ck-list-sessions</code>. G-p-m asks CK just the same as pulseaudio does. ...
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<p>is there a command which will output the date that ubuntu (or any distribution) was installed?</p>
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How can I tell what date Ubuntu was installed?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't think there is. </p>\n\n<p>On Red Hat / CentOS there is the install.log files that is generated when you install the system, but this doesn't exist on Ubuntu.</p>\n\n<p>Assuming your logs go back far enough ( mine do ) you can determine the date the base installation ...
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<p>When I open a RAM-intensive app (VirtualBox set at 2GB of RAM), some swap space is generally used, depending on what else I have open at the time.</p> <p>However, when I quit that last application, the 2GB of RAM is freed up, but the same swap space use remains.</p> <p>For example, right now, about two hours after...
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2013-12-11T15:05:13.250
2023-12-28T17:11:59.507
How to empty swap if there is free RAM?
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9017/how-to-know-my-root-password">How to know my root password?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am trying to make Java and wireless access available to all the users and it asks for authentication, but my admin accoun...
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2012-03-21T22:41:55.880
What is the root password in Ubuntu?
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2012-03-21T23:09:50.003
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<p>What I'm trying to do is send caller ID (CID) information from a system running Asterisk+FreePBX to all (3) MythTV frontend systems on my network. I'd like the CID information to pop-up over top of whatever is going on (eg, whether it's on a menu, or playing back a recording). Eventually there may be other informati...
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2010-08-06T10:49:13.340
2010-08-06T14:38:40.377
Send OSD notification messages to all systems on a network
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<p>I need my pre-installed version of Windows 7 (or any other version of Windows), how could I install Ubuntu without erasing it?</p>
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2014-04-08T15:35:54.577
2019-01-22T20:39:53.880
How can I install Ubuntu without removing Windows?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The instructions below are for Ubuntu 11.10. Other versions will be similar but might have a slightly different appearance or order. You must make sure that Windows is correctly shutdown (no Hibernation, no Suspend, no Fast Boot) and your NTFS drive is healthy.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Boot...
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2010-08-06T08:34:34.557
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/7654/how-do-i-set-up-ruby-on-rails">How do I set up Ruby on Rails?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>It seems that if I do an "sudo apt-get install ruby-full build-essential" the Ruby is installed with version 1.8. </p> <...
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2014-03-29T02:41:51.217
Installing only ruby 1.9
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2012-07-11T11:37:53.917
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<p>I installed Eclipse from the Software Center. Then I installed a "Aptana" plugin by using:<br> Help <strong>-></strong> Install <strong>-></strong> New Software.</p> <p>The plugin installed and Eclipse restarted, but I can't see any of the editors that I'd expect to see. If I try installing the plugin again, Eclip...
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2012-03-05T15:14:10.317
2012-03-05T15:14:10.317
How to get Eclipse plugins working with Software Center based installation
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<p>How can I set up my WiFi to be used as wireless access point on Ubuntu Server?</p> <p>I have a local Ubuntu Server, it has a wireless card in it (802.11a/b/g/n) and I really want to set it up as an 802.11n access point since my normal access point does not support N.</p> <p>It needs to work as a switch as well so ...
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2013-05-05T19:52:06.767
2019-04-17T01:46:51.027
How to set up Ubuntu as wireless accesspoint?
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2010-08-06T11:35:50.553
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<p>I want to buy a couple USB game pads to use with NES emulator FCE Ultra. What I can't find out, is if I have two game pads connected, will FCEU differentiate between them? i.e. map each game pad to each player, or will both game pads button A generate the same key code?</p> <p>BTW I'm looking at the <a href="http:/...
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2010-08-07T09:56:40.677
2010-08-07T09:56:40.677
Can I use two USB gamepads to play games in FCE Ultra?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can play using two gamepads, yes. There is a tab in GFCE UltraX (recommended over FCE Ultra) called \"Input\" where you can map the buttons to the buttons on the pad. A on one controller will not register as A on the other controller. GFCE UltraX (gfeux) can be installed in Ubunt...
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2010-08-06T12:38:53.203
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<p>Thanks for this great initiative. I have a reliance netconnect datacard (in India) which I am trying to setup in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid).</p> <p>I have tried it with the Network manager to create a new Wireless Broadband connection. I have tried all the variations of the protocols etc, but no luck getting it to work. ...
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2010-10-05T17:58:33.287
What is the right way to connect to Reliance Netconnect+ and share the connection via Wireless?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Maha,\nI cannot help you with the Reliance problem, however I recently setup my laptop to share its internet connection via adhoc wireless. You cannot share a wifi internet connection because you are already utilizing your wireless device but you can share a wired connection...
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<p>What steps should be taken before/during/after installation of Ubuntu on a Solid State Drive to optimize performance and ensure maximum durability of the drive?</p>
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2022-01-22T06:57:08.397
How do I optimize the OS for SSDs?
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2010-08-06T14:22:06.697
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<p>Ubuntu used to support multiseat (that is multiple monitors, multiple keyboards and mice, all hanging off a single computer) pretty well once upon a time. Support wasn't an official feature but gdm and xorg both worked.</p> <p>These days, gdm doesn't appear support it and while you can downgrade to gdm v2.20, that ...
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2010-08-06T14:40:19.937
What's the state of multi-seat in 10.04 Lucid?
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<p>If you create an alias for example: <br/></p> <pre><code>alias cls="clear" </code></pre> <p>It exists untill you kill terminall session. When you start a new terminal window the alias doesn't exist any more. How to create "permanent" alias, one that exists in every terminal session?</p>
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2011-01-26T02:15:27.847
2015-04-16T09:20:10.660
How to create a permanent "alias"?
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2010-08-06T16:30:49.040
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<p>When I start my terminal the current working directory is always <code>"/"</code>. I want it to start from <code>"/home/&lt;username&gt;"</code> i.e. my home. </p> <p>Any solution for this?</p>
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2010-08-06T16:56:59.943
2015-01-20T20:46:42.330
How to start terminal with present working directory as "Home" instead of default "Root"?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you open up a new terminal, the current working directory should be your home folder.</p>\n\n<pre><code>nevon@loltop:~$ echo ${PWD}\n/home/nevon\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>That said, if this is not the case for you, I suppose you could append the following to the end of your .bashrc f...
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<p>I have a Epson Stylus P50 usb printer and i need to print many copies (50~100) of some .prn files created via windows.</p> <p>I cannot alter/convert those files; They need to be printed exactly as they are.</p> <p>I installed the printer with cups and gutenprint drivers for epson R285 (there is not much difference...
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2010-08-06T18:48:45.927
2015-06-25T18:32:02.380
How to increase printers buffer while printing via command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/427653\" rel=\"nofollow\">That bug</a> might be relevant to your case, unfortunately it does not provide a solution.</p>\n\n<p>If you're affected by that bug you should mark the bug as affecting you (upper left side) and s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/427653\" rel=\"nofollow\">That bug</a> might be relevant to your case, unfortunately it does not provide a solution.</p>\n\n<p>If you're affected by that bug you should mark the bug as affecting you (upper left sid...
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2010-08-06T18:07:59.643
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<p>When I log into Citrix from my laptop with 10.04, and click on the windows RDP app to launch, and select full screen, it only fills in between the gnome panels, and adds scroll bars. This does not work well at all. And I'd love to get a fix (as a work around I tell citrix to use a full-screen session, not seamless...
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2010-08-06T18:10:12.557
2011-10-27T18:37:05.760
Seamless Citrix - full screen
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How do you launch citrix? Do you launch through a ica file or through a web frontend? If it's the later you should be able to go into settings in the web ui and change the window settings.</p>\n\n<p>Try changing it to a percentage of the screen and put 99% or something.</p>\n...
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<p>Sorry for being a bit subjective but how can we persuade other people we know to use Ubuntu...</p>
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2010-10-30T22:43:25.440
2010-10-31T03:13:57.063
How should Ubuntu be promoted?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Use it everyday! That's the most effective way :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "7", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T20:56:20.297", "id": "1366", "postId": "1443", "score": "3", "text": "That doesn't really encourage...
2010-08-06T21:03:45.587
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<h2><strong>Update for 13.10: 64-bit version is now the default and 32-bit is labelled &quot;for machines with less than 2GB RAM&quot;</strong></h2> <p>The Ubuntu desktop download screen has a pair of radio buttons you use to select whether you wish to download the 32-bit or 64-bit version. The 64-bit version is label...
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2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2014-09-03T21:38:32.897
Why does Ubuntu Download recommend 32-bit install?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is actually just a mis-wording of sorts. According to <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website-content/+bug/585940\">LaunchPad Bug #585940</a> It's meant to convey that typical desktops are 32-bit whereas more recent desktops are 64-bit. Since the 32bit install will <...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is actually just a mis-wording of sorts. According to <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website-content/+bug/585940\">LaunchPad Bug #585940</a> It's meant to convey that typical desktops are 32-bit whereas more recent desktops are 64-bit. Since the 32bit instal...
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2010-08-06T18:23:04.590
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<p>When I try to print, for some reason all the printers I previously had installed have disappeared.</p> <p>I pulled up the "Printing" dialog, and I see that localhost is "Not connected," but when I try to connect, it fails. I have looked this up in various places, but the only two suggestions I've found have not wor...
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2010-08-06T18:53:33.643
2012-02-15T20:11:20.860
How to connect my printer to localhost?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T18:34:13.260", "id": "1334", "postId": "1442", "score": "0", "text": "How are the printers connected? Via network, or via usb?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4" }, { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T18:40:47.800", "id": "1335", "postId": "1...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How funny! I just was looking for a permanent solution to this problem. </p>\n\n<p>Here is what will fix it when it happens. </p>\n\n<p>Open Terminal: \ntype: sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart\nhit enter\nenter your password and the problem should be solved. </p>\n\n<p>My issue i...
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<p>I tried to update Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04LTS. I have several issues and had to go back to Ubuntu 9.10. First issue is the mouse has a drag time even when I click to speed it up. Second issue is sometimes the keyboard will freeze up and the last letter I type will repeat for about 20 times as if the key gets stuck th...
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2015-10-26T23:29:28.793
I have problems installing Ubuntu 10.04
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T18:30:25.950", "id": "1332", "postId": "1444", "score": "5", "text": "I think all of the issues in one questions is not ideal here. Would it be possible to separate the issues into distinct questions?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4" }, { "cr...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I always do a clean install... always!</p>\n\n<p><strong>I have a few things for you though before clicking \"close\" or \"back\"</strong></p>\n\n<p>There may be a conflicting package on your system or something causing bloat, get rid of them by typing:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo...
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2012-02-26T18:29:27.833
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<p>Some broadband providers impose a monthly download limit, charging extra if you go over. It is also quite easy to exceed some of the lower limits just by installing/updating packages and 'normal' browsing (which to me includes streaming TV programs and movies).</p> <p>This means that you need to limit the amount yo...
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2017-08-26T03:52:37.713
2023-01-17T05:28:26.987
How can you monitor total internet data usage across reboots?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can check out <strong>vnstat</strong>. It is command-line based and is available in the repository.</p>\n\n<p>You can start it with <code>sudo vnstat -u -i [interface]</code></p>\n\n<p>To see the stats <code>sudo vnstat -i [interface]</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comm...
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2010-08-06T19:26:40.270
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<p>I have used PulseAudio, but it sometimes works, sometimes it does not... Also my Rhythmbox doesn't play the songs sometimes and just hangs there paused. Is there a more stable option to stream and listen to music on my AirTunes?</p>
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2010-08-13T01:04:02.010
2023-02-04T10:19:39.237
How do I stream music to my AirTunes?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T19:57:49.820", "id": "217013", "postId": "1463", "score": "0", "text": "Another Suggestion: Try different players - like Totem. But if the issue still exists then its the plugin :(", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "456" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't really think so if you are saying \"I want to listen to my mp3's\" because the plugin is closed-source so we cant control it. Sorry!</p>\n\n<p>Any other format should be fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-...
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<p>First I want to install Ubuntu completely, and then I want to install Windows XP 64 bit as the 2nd boot OS. How can I do this? Currently I am using Windows XP as the main OS and 2nd boot is Ubuntu.</p>
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2011-06-27T14:44:19.807
2011-06-27T14:44:19.807
How can I install a dual boot configuration with Ubuntu and Windows XP?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you want to keep your XP follow this I posted to someone earlier:</p>\n\n<p>Resize your Windows XP partition by going to Start > My Computer > Right Click and select Management > Disk Management > Right click your Windows Partition and Select Shrink Volume. Just shrink to ...
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2013-03-14T16:33:39.263
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2010-08-06T20:01:25.413
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<p>At home I have a Windows desktop - and one of the primary reasons I boot into it is to share my internet connection over the home wireless network. I have a setup of this kind:</p> <pre> Windows Desktop &lt;--------&gt; Wireless Router &lt;--------&gt; Mac/Linux Laptop (plugged in USB Internet device) </pre> <p>I ...
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2010-08-07T11:38:04.680
How can Huawei EC-1260 (Tata Photon) USB Internet Device be used to share Internet over a home wireless network?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu has all the packages to be a full-fledged router. You can run the primary computer as if it is a broadband router which will provide the Internet connection to all the other computers. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing\" rel=\"no...
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2010-08-06T20:08:01.170
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<p>I change linux versions/distributions quite often on one of my computers but I would like to keep my home folder working (keep configuration and files), is there another better solution than making a separate partition for /home ?</p>
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2012-08-15T06:46:01.500
Is there a preferable way of structuring partitions/mounts for /home/userX
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I tend to make <code>/home</code> it's own partition. Exactly how big depends on personal preference, but on a simple Ubuntu desktop probably doesn't need more than 20GB of root filesystem space (the desktop across the room from me is using a whopping 6.5GB!); the rest of the drive c...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Nope, I wouldnt say. Unless you want to copy home folder alot!</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-08-06T20:12:48.120", "id": "1481", "lastActivityDate": "...
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2010-08-06T20:27:56.530
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<p>Is there a way to stream Netflix content to my Ubuntu machine?</p>
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2014-09-26T09:06:11.537
2020-04-28T15:11:34.563
How can I use Netflix on Ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <h1><strong>Important:</strong></h1>\n \n <p>Please note that Ubuntu releases 12.04, 14.04 and newer now support\n <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/509947/81372\">native Netflix playback via\n HTML5</a>. </p>\n \n <p>The solution in this answer should only be used...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>PlayOn — the service which drives Netflix (and Hulu) — will be rolling out an HTML5 client which should negate the need for Silverlight (and Moonlight). It’s out for the iPhone now, and I assume that it will shortly be used to stream PlayOn services to Linux Machines.</p>\n",...
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2010-08-06T21:14:32.497
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<p>I love Banshee media player in general, and I already have an important library of music, which I've spent a lot of time organizing (labeling, correcting, etc). </p> <p>I also use the command line a lot, so I wonder if there is a way I can control banshee from the command line. As in:</p> <ul> <li>Next, Prev, Stop...
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2013-02-25T05:38:13.260
Can I use banshee from the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to <code>man banshee</code>, it is possible to control playback. I'm not sure about searching though.</p>\n\n<p>Here are a few of the controls that you mentioned. Check the <code>man</code> page for many more.</p>\n\n<pre><code>--next \n Play the next track, optionally r...
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2010-08-06T21:14:49.390
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<blockquote> <blockquote> <p>This question has historical significance from the Ask Ubuntu Beta. It is not considered a "constructive" question, as per the <a href="https://askubuntu.com/faq">FAQ</a>.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>My first question regarded a fresh install on my ubuntu box. Some great ans...
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2017-04-13T12:24:26.567
2011-11-15T19:12:49.360
Which flavor of ubuntu?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T21:29:40.930", "id": "1382", "postId": "1501", "score": "0", "text": "By 'Medibuntu', I think you mean Ubuntu Studio.\nMedibuntu is a repository of restricted media codecs.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "667" }, { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T0...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just use Ubuntu, you can install packages from the different flavours. You can install KDE on Ubuntu and GNOME on Kubuntu, so it doesn't really matter. I advise you install plain Ubuntu as a starting point and add the packages you need from there.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just use Ubuntu, you can install packages from the different flavours. You can install KDE on Ubuntu and GNOME on Kubuntu, so it doesn't really matter. I advise you install plain Ubuntu as a starting point and add the packages you need from there.</p>\n", "commentC...
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2011-11-15T19:15:11.563
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2010-08-06T21:22:03.803
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<p>Kubuntu cannot build Cantor with its R backend because R is in the universe repository while Cantor (source pacakge: kdeedu) is in main, so cantor cannot depend on R.</p> <p>Is there any way to build my own Cantor package that include the R backend?</p>
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2021-05-10T16:00:12.970
How can I get the R backend for Cantor in Kubuntu?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-06T21:22:14.630", "id": "1379", "postId": "1502", "score": "1", "text": "Could someone with enough rep please add tags for cantor and R to this question?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "880" } ]
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2010-08-06T22:33:11.190
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<p>When browsing the Software Center, I noticed that certain packages have icons - like Blender, the Gimp, etc.</p> <p>How can I give the packages in my PPA an icon?</p> <p>Also, when someone brings up the description of the package, it shows a screenshot. How can I do that too?</p>
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2012-10-19T13:31:22.750
2012-10-19T13:31:22.750
How can I give the packages in my PPA an icon?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Software Center gets it's metadata (including icons) from desktop files in /usr/share/app-install/. The packages app-install-data and app-install-data-partner are installed by default and include desktop files for most of the items available in the software center.</p>\n\n<p>The app...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need to have your program in the official debian/ubuntu repositories, and then anyone can upload a screenshot to <a href=\"http://screenshots.debian.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://screenshots.debian.net</a>. Unfortunately I don't think there is any way to have a screenshot...
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2010-08-07T00:02:05.223
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<p>Right now, I'm running Karmic with an unencrypted home folder sharing a partition with my system files. I'd like to change all that, but I have no idea where to start. Should I move my home folder to its own partition first, to easily perform a clean install? Should I back up my data, repartition my disk, then perfo...
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2010-10-28T05:19:04.823
Migrating, partitioning, and encrypting plan of attack
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From an information security perspective, the safest course of action is:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Create an encrypted filesystem on a backup disk.</li>\n<li>Back up your home folder to that encrypted filesystem.</li>\n<li>Wipe the original disk with random data.</li>\n<li>Perform a fresh, e...
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2010-08-07T01:50:46.820
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<p>After installing gm-notify I see the option of hearing a sound every time a new e-mail arrives in my Gmail inbox, but I don't know where Ubuntu (10.4) stores the system sounds to assign one. Any ideas? Thanks.</p>
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Where do I find system sounds?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>/usr/share/sounds\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you remove/rename a sound, it should stop. Or you can replace it with an .ogg sound (.wav works too... I think...)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T15:43:03.410", ...
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2010-08-07T02:14:26.853
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<p>I know the difference between the two bash login scripts:</p> <p><code>.bashrc</code> is run only by "non-login" shells.</p> <p><code>.bash_profile</code> (or <code>.bash_login</code> or <code>.profile</code>) is executed by "login" shells.</p> <p>Does anyone have some good examples of what things that are a bett...
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2019-04-15T20:33:54.303
2019-04-15T20:33:54.303
bashrc or bash_profile?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-09-06T19:41:02.880", "id": "3761", "postId": "1528", "score": "3", "text": "See also [the same question at Super User](http://superuser.com/questions/183870/difference-between-bashrc-and-bash-profile).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1059" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since a <code>.bashrc</code> is for non-login shells, I avoid any commands which echo to the screen. I've also run into experiences where echo statements in <code>.bashrc</code> will cause sftp and rsync commands to fail (and maybe scp commands as well).</p>\n\n<pre><code># Print som...
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<p>Currently I need to highlight certain sections in PDFs, or add annotations (comments/notes). These modifications would need to be saved. </p> <p>What tools are out there to do this on Ubuntu?</p>
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2022-10-22T06:30:33.467
How can I highlight or annotate PDFs?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://snapcraft.io/okular\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Okular</a> supports PDF annotations.</p>\n<p>To save the highlighting/annotations directly in the PDF document, choose <strong>File &gt; Save as...</strong> and create a new PDF which will contain your edits.</p>\n<h3>How to ...
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2010-08-07T04:12:09.833
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<p>I am running Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS . I am running <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSecurityTools">rkhunter</a> to check for rootkits.</p> <p>rkhunter is complaining about the following hidden files and directories. I think these files are not a real problem on my system, but how can I check to see ...
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2011-04-16T14:50:53.433
2011-04-16T14:50:53.433
rkhunter warning about /etc/.java /etc/.udev /etc/.initramfs
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Basically ask Google, but those 3 are not dangerous! </p>\n\n<p>/etc/.java is created by sun-java (and possible also by OpenJDK)\n/dev/.udev is created by the udevd daemon\n/dev/.initramfs is if I remember correctly where the initial ram filesystem is mounted during the system boot p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Basically ask Google, but those 3 are not dangerous! </p>\n\n<p>/etc/.java is created by sun-java (and possible also by OpenJDK)\n/dev/.udev is created by the udevd daemon\n/dev/.initramfs is if I remember correctly where the initial ram filesystem is mounted during the syste...
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2010-08-07T05:01:11.897
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<p>How can I find out if a process is bound to CPU, Memory or Disk?</p>
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2020-10-27T14:01:45.910
How can I find out if a process is CPU, Memory or Disk-bound?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That requires some expert skills. It depends. Example:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>If there's enough of memory and disks don't seem too busy, it <em>may be</em> CPU-bound. Look at CPU usage and if its bordering at 100% it's CPU bound. If it's not there's an artificial bottleneck in the...
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2010-08-07T05:39:35.270
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<p>I currently have my old PC sitting in my closet being a headless server (running Ubuntu Server). I use it as a file server, web server, and backup server. (The hostname is mneme, the Greek muse of memory.) Are there any major reasons for me to consider replacing this non-virtualized setup with a personal cloud runni...
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Is there any advantage to setting up a personal cloud instead of running a personal server without virtualization?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-08T19:12:57.540", "id": "1554", "postId": "1541", "score": "1", "text": "Well, when I say cloud here, I'm talking about this: http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud So yes, I guess in this case, I'm talking virtualization.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "880" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Firstly: \"cloud\" is marketing jargon for virtualisation but it tends to mean flexible virtualisation, where there's some elasticity and you can move things around. That the case, you'd require more than one host machine to do it and by the sounds of it, you don't want or need that....
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you're not asking the right question...</p>\n\n<p>What we call \"the cloud\" is not \"vitualized environments\" but \"services that are hosted on the network\". Cloud services can be hosted on real hardware or virtual lmachines, it doesn't make difference. The reason ...
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2010-08-07T09:49:56.827
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<ol> <li>Is it possible, to wipe all fonts other than TrueType fonts? If so, how?</li> <li>What fonts are absolutely needed/necessary in a working X environment?</li> </ol>
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2012-03-05T15:19:43.227
2012-03-05T15:19:43.227
What fonts are absolutely required?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should have <em>at least</em> one sans-serif, one serif and one monospace font (mainly for web browsing). You should be safe with only ttf-freefont and ttf-liberation. Note, all truetype font packages start with 'ttf-'. OpenType font packages begin with 'otf-'. To remove ...
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2010-08-07T10:28:58.630
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<p>I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on a Dell C600 and the highest available resolution is 800x600. From my previous I remember 1024x768 would work after setting the colour depth to 16bit, but there is no <code>xorg.conf</code> in <code>/etc/X11</code> anymore. So, how can the colour depth be changed on lucid lynx?</p>
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2010-08-15T20:42:05.213
2018-04-08T11:22:15.253
How to change the color depth?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can create a new xorg.conf by switching into a virtual virtual console (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + (<kbd>F1</kbd>-<kbd>F6</kbd>)) and running <code>sudo service gdm stop</code>. </p>\n\n<p>Then run <code>Xorg -configure</code> (yes, it should be <code>Xorg</code>, not <co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try doing <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9362728&amp;postcount=2\" rel=\"nofollow\">this step</a>, but before you get to the <code>sudo service xdm start</code> part, change the screen section (within the xorg.conf file) to something like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>...
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2010-08-07T12:07:31.620
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<p>The gamepad is more or less a clone of a xbox controller (IIRC it is even from the same manufacturer), labeled PCPADRFLX. <code>lsusb</code> lists the receiver as <code>ID 1a34:0801</code>.</p> <p><code>dmesg | grep input</code> reads</p> <blockquote> <p>[6880.468415] input: ACRUX RF USB GAMEPAD 8206 as /devices...
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2010-08-07T12:24:26.577
2011-02-08T16:39:20.370
BigBen wireless gamepad does not connect
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you seen this page?</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xbox360Controller\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xbox360Controller</a></p>\n\n<p>They talk about drivers which may help you.</p>\n\n<p><strong>EDIT</strong>: There is also a u...
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<p>I am quite confident that under Hardy I only had to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1557/how-to-change-the-color-depth">change the color depth to 16</a>, although I can't remember which driver (ati, r128, fglrx) I used. I tried ati and r128 (fglrx seems to crash) but I still cannot increase the screen resol...
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2017-08-27T07:03:05.640
2017-08-27T07:03:05.640
How to change the resolution of an ATI Rage Mobility 128 above 800x600 in 10.04?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For my DELL Latitude C600 I just had to follow <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6406456\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this post</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I'm not sure about distribution differences, but this worked for me on Xubuntu 8.10 with the same hardware. U...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For my DELL Latitude C600 I just had to follow <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6406456\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this post</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I'm not sure about distribution differences, but this worked for me on Xubuntu 8.10 with the same har...
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2010-08-07T12:24:48.887
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<p>Are there any particular rules on what a valid password is, speaking of length, upper- and lower and/or special characters, numbers, etc. and if so how they can be changed?</p>
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2012-03-05T15:27:44.820
2012-03-05T15:27:44.820
How can the rules that determine valid user passwords be changed?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm not entirely sure of your question, but it sounds like you're asking about passwords not being changed when you change the user account password - I'm assuming you mean external passwords in things like mysql?</p>\n\n<p>From what I understand, the user account password on...
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<p><a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/powertop" rel="nofollow">powertop</a> shows desktopcouch and gwibber-service are not-inconsiderable power-users. I don't use gwibber or Ubuntu One, so can I safely kill these processes? If so, how could I stop them starting up, especially if my laptop is on battery power?</p...
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2011-05-06T14:49:25.320
Stopping desktopcouch and gwibber-service?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you don't use them, you could uninstall them both. DesktopCouch isn't used for much yet. I just checked my database, and it's only really used for Gwibber and Evolution's contacts (and an experimental build of Caffeine). </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { ...
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2010-08-07T12:40:43.677
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<p>I'm considering moving from bash to zsh as I often come across posts praising zsh. I'm an experienced command line user and I'm assuming the basics are pretty much the same, so I'm looking for advice to get the benefits of moving, and any gotchas to be aware of.</p> <p>Please just give one bit of advice per answer....
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2020-01-03T02:54:57.113
Moving from bash to zsh
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As you say, <code>zsh</code> is similar in many respects to <code>bash</code>. It has some features you won't find in <code>bash</code>, and it can be extended in powerful ways. Don't think of moving as a kind of revolution, but rather as a series of evolutionary steps that help you ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm in the same trip :)</p>\n\n<p>So far I've found that the thing is to have a good configuration file (.zshrc).</p>\n\n<p>Take this one as example <a href=\"http://matt.blissett.me.uk/linux/zsh/zshrc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://matt.blissett.me.uk/linux/zsh/zshrc</a>, look at...
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<p>This is a question that's puzzled me for quite a while (and refers to the differences between all distributions).</p> <p>In my mind, a distribution is: a <em>pre-configured OS</em>, with <em>some pre-installed packages</em>, some created by the distribution's community that are unique to that distribution (e.g. <co...
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2017-02-27T06:28:51.987
Technically speaking, what is different about Ubuntu compared to other Linux distributions?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The biggest difference between different Linux distributions is the package management system used. Ubuntu is very similar to Debian and uses the Debian package management system (.debs, apt-get etc.). However, there is a much bigger difference between Ubuntu and Fedora and Red Hat w...
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2010-08-07T17:58:16.933
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<p>Really strange issue here. I intermittently keep getting really unpleasant CPU spikes, where the CPU gets to 80-90% busy across all cores for about 5 minutes. When I look at conky, in htop or system monitor, and sort by % CPU, I can't see any process that accounts for this much CPU usage.</p> <p>The only things I'v...
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2012-07-08T16:28:25.390
2012-07-08T16:28:25.390
Nasty CPU spikes that aren't connected to any visible processes
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T19:57:20.623", "id": "1477", "postId": "1596", "score": "1", "text": "htop behaves weird on my system in the sense that I see high cpu usage in the system monitor applet but htop wasn't showing the process that was using that much cpu (i had user and kernel threads ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It might be a kernel thread, those are hidden by default in most performance monitors. In htop you can hide/show kernel threads with \"K\" (shift+k).</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T21:56:54.010", "id": "1488", "post...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It might be a kernel thread, those are hidden by default in most performance monitors. In htop you can hide/show kernel threads with \"K\" (shift+k).</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T21:56:54.010", "id": "...
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<p>I've long used <a href="http://mikinho.com/yammm/" rel="nofollow">YAMMM</a> for pulling metadata and thumbnails of my films/rips now i'm in trouble since switching as i can't seem to find any equivalent, The XBMC scrapers have been a disaster (e.g. I ripped toy story 2, put it in a folder "Toy story 2 (2000) and it ...
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2010-08-11T02:52:35.380
2010-08-11T02:52:35.380
YAMMM equivalent
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When I was using MythTV it seemed to do a reasonably solid job of pulling metadata and thumbnails, even for my Korean soap opera. However I don't really know enough to tell you which sub-package does the actual scraping.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
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<p>I'm rebuilding an Ubuntu system and this is a problem that I had on my original installation.</p> <p>The issue is this: In my <em>home account</em> I installed apps into Wine and all is good. However, I have a <em>second account</em> that I use for work purposes. So, I open Wine in the <em>second account</em> and i...
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2012-06-18T18:23:18.950
2013-02-22T00:13:36.070
WINE users configuration
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I did find:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3205534\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3205534</a></p>\n\n<p>All that you would have to do is follow the steps and make the 2 accounts part of the existing group <code>plugdev</code> by ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I did find:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3205534\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3205534</a></p>\n\n<p>All that you would have to do is follow the steps and make the 2 accounts part of the existing group <code>plugdev</c...
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2010-08-07T20:52:10.423
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<p>Yesterday I was copying files from SD cards, but at some point they stopped auto-mounting. Didn't notice any errors. I can still mount by right-clicking the appropriate file in /dev in Konqueror.</p> <p>UPDATE: Slight correction. The drives never automounted, but I've stopped getting the notification that a drive i...
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2010-08-13T15:59:27.667
2012-06-29T14:52:47.063
Fixing USB drive auto-notify
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>To enable automount:</strong>\nRight click the Device Notifier plasmoid and go to Device Notifier Settings. Click \"Automounting\" in the pane on the left, and then hit the checkbox to enable it.</p>\n\n<p><strong>To check that new devices are recognised:</strong></p>\n\n<pr...
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2010-08-07T21:34:15.007
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<p>This is what a function tooltip looks like for Eclipse CDT in Ubuntu 10.04 with the default theme:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UhBsp.png" alt="black is the new black">!</p> <p>There's nothing in Eclipse's General > Appearance > Colors And Fonts preferences settings. Is there an easy fix for these un...
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2011-12-06T19:27:31.600
2016-06-22T22:45:03.597
How to fix unreadable tooltips in Eclipse Helios?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This can be solve by changing the background colour in Ubuntu. I’ve tried changing the background colour in Eclipse but it doesn’t seems to works. To change the background colour in Ubuntu, go to</p>\n\n<p>System > Preferences > Appearance</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.c...
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2010-08-07T22:20:03.610
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<p>I'm not sure whats happened but when i try and listen to a song in an album just after the song has finished and should go onto the next track it starts to play stereophonics (the same album) rather than the next track, has anyone else had this problem!? </p>
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2010-10-15T16:02:54.743
2010-10-15T16:02:54.743
Rhythmbox keeps changing track to a different album
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check your \"play queue\". It probably has the offending music queued. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-08-08T01:38:13.110", "id": "1636", "lastActivityDate": "2010-08-08T01...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Make sure you have only the one genre/artist/album selected and you have shuffle/repeat turned off.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-08-07T22:28:24.067", "i...
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<p>I installed Dwarf Fortress on my Linux VPS to use with dfterm. It's running Ubuntu 10.04 Server x86-32. I'm fairly certain I have all the dependencies:</p> <p>I've installed:</p> <ul> <li>ncurses</li> <li>ncursesw</li> <li>libsdl</li> <li>libsdl-image</li> <li>libgtk</li> <li>libglu</li> <li>libopenal1</li> </ul> ...
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How can I run Dwarf Fortress in text mode (ncurses) on my Linux VPS?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I was able to recreate the segfaulting by running df on a regular Ubuntu install with X turned off.</p>\n\n<pre><code>...\n(Dwarf_Fortress:5346): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_new: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (parent)' failed\nSegmentation fault\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I suspect the problem ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try to use <code>ldd</code> to see if there is a shared object missing.</p>\n\n<p>For example, something like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ldd /usr/local/bin/df\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Everything that ldd lists as \"not found\" is missing.</p>\n\n<p>You should also try to look a...
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<p>I have a very slow SSD on an eeepc900A, and it occasionally freezes the OS (even the mouse pointer) with system monitor showing excessive IOWait. How can I diagnose what is causing this and should the system allow it?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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Occasional excessive IOWait freezes computer - how to diagnose?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could install the package <code>iotop</code></p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install iotop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and run the program to see what has high io demands at those moments.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08-07T22:55:48.700...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could install the package <code>iotop</code></p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install iotop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and run the program to see what has high io demands at those moments.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-08...
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