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2010-11-18T14:10:21.497
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<p>Since today Pidgin stopped working and <a href="http://retrohack.com/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/#more-3107" rel="nofollow">the workaround is to "refresh the SSL certificate".</a></p> <p>Where is it stored?</p>
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2010-11-18T15:05:57.657
Where does Ubuntu store the SSL certificates for Pidgin?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>They're stored here:</p>\n\n<pre><code>~/.purple/certificates/x509/tls_peers/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.andreineculau.com/2010/11/pidgin-and-msn-certificate-error-for-omega-contacts-msn-com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">I've seen</a> that replacing <code>omega.contacts.msn.com...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>They're stored here:</p>\n\n<pre><code>~/.purple/certificates/x509/tls_peers/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.andreineculau.com/2010/11/pidgin-and-msn-certificate-error-for-omega-contacts-msn-com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">I've seen</a> that replacing <code>omega.contacts...
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2010-11-18T14:20:34.557
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<p>I have the Bindwood extension for Firefox bookmark syncing through UbuntuOne installed on two of my computers and none of the bookmarks have synced between them. The UbuntuOne wiki has instructions for what to do in this situation: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/FAQ/WhyArentBookmarksSyncing" rel="nofollo...
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2010-11-18T14:24:42.510
2010-11-18T15:11:54.463
What do instructions on UbuntuOne wiki for getting Bindwood (Firefox bookmark sync) to work do exactly?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Those instruction are harmless, they just renew your DesktopCouch encryption keys.</p>\n\n<p>However Firefox bookmark sync ( and those instructions ) are for Maverick only.</p>\n\n<p>I see this answer is tagged as 10.04, and on Lucid bookmark sync is not enable yet.</p>\n\n<p>Ubuntu ...
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2010-11-18T14:21:23.750
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<p>On the 'Places' drop down menu of the appmenu indicator applet, the list of nautilus bookmarks seems to be duplicated, it keeps repeating all of the bookmarks, so that places menu is very big. Its only a minor annoyance but is there a way to prevent this?</p>
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2010-11-18T14:24:02.370
2010-11-23T22:01:54.853
Appmenu indicator places drop down duplicates nautilus bookmarks
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I believe this might be <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appmenu-gtk/+bug/655241\" rel=\"nofollow\">this bug</a> and the fix should be coming in an update.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is something that bug me too.\nI resolved by manually removing ( i.e. delete ) the duplicates from nautilus.</p>\n\n<p>Open Nautilus, select the place from the sidebar, hit [Delete]</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11...
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2010-11-18T14:26:31.747
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<p>I mounted a remote directory using <code>sshfs</code> and I can't save files using <code>gedit</code>, while saving same file using <code>vi</code> works. Changin permission to <code>o-r (640)</code> allows <code>gedit</code> to save files OK. Is there a way to change <code>sshfs</code> connection to make <code>gedi...
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gedit + sshfs won't save (vi saves fine!)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>-o allow_other</code> might do something for you...seems like someone had a similar problem here: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=873199\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=873199</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comme...
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2010-11-18T14:56:27.697
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13562/how-do-we-get-this-magic-performance-boosting-200-line-patch">How do we get this magic performance-boosting 200 line patch?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I think most of us heard of the Speed Boost kernel patch <...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.590
2010-11-18T19:38:43.907
How to get a new Kernel patch the easy way?
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2010-11-18T19:53:34.537
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<p>I'm using Ibus to enjoy some layouts and still it works great. However sometimes I notice that the icon of some of my typing input methods can not be displayed. Reboot fix the issue but it's like a wildcard, happens once in a while. Is there a way to permanently fix it ? (I'm using Ubuntu 10.10)</p>
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2012-03-17T04:26:50.470
Ibus color-icons
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know of any way to <em>permanently</em> fix this, but all you need to do is restart ibus, by clicking the icon on your panel (assuming you have it there) and clicking restart.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't have the icon there, follow this:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>f2</kb...
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2010-11-18T15:10:05.620
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<p>I'm going to accessing my ubuntu machine remotely from my windows machine through putty. Are there any suggestions for possible ways to get an X server running on my windows machine?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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2017-04-26T04:48:13.973
X Server for Windows?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Install <a href=\"http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Xming\" rel=\"nofollow\">Xming</a> and <a href=\"http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Putty</a> in Windows. <br/></li>\n<li>Have a terminal server running under Linux. <br/></li>\n<li>Execute Xming...
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2010-11-18T15:34:03.017
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<p>Is there a command line to find and delete duplicated entries in the <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> file?</p> <p>or</p> <p>is this possible via synaptic perhaps?</p>
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2012-05-07T22:11:42.900
How to find and delete duplicated sources list entries?
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<p>I installed ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop and configured a lot, installed and setup lot of things on it to suit my needs. Now I want to move this setup to anothe machine and want to avoid all the setup again. Is there a way I can create an installer out of my existing ubuntu installation/partition which I can reuse for ...
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2014-08-03T19:16:30.583
Use existing Ubuntu partition as an installation image?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had this problem too (asked about it <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/105051/is-it-possible-to-create-an-installation-disk-of-ubuntu-from-an-already-existin\">here</a> before I found this thread)</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/105051/is-it-possible-to-...
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2010-11-18T16:40:14.987
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<p>I installed CoverGloobus on my ubuntu 10.10. But every time I try to run it, I get this error:</p> <pre><code>[WARNING] Using default configuration Traceback (most recent call last): File "covergloobus-config.py", line 32, in &lt;module&gt; Configuration.run() File "/usr/share/covergloobus/widgets/configura...
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2012-07-09T13:05:17.833
2012-07-09T13:05:17.833
Can't launch CoverGloobus: ImportError
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like a python package race condition, the class does exist (note: JanC, it's not always because the module is missing) you can see GenericLyric in <code>lyrics/__init__.py</code> but it's while it's importing init that it tried to import init. Bad race condition.</p>\n\n<p>T...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like a python package race condition, the class does exist (note: JanC, it's not always because the module is missing) you can see GenericLyric in <code>lyrics/__init__.py</code> but it's while it's importing init that it tried to import init. Bad race condition.</p>...
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2010-11-18T16:47:08.820
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<p>I am trying to find a good asset management solution (gpl) for our hospital (we should take care of furniture, medical machines and personal computers), of course working on Ubuntu and web-based.</p> <p>Any hints?</p>
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2019-02-26T14:20:53.690
Asset management application (or distro)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sounds like what you need is a fixed asset management system:</p>\n\n<p>Try <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/glpi\" rel=\"nofollow\">glpi</a> from the repositories or one of these sourceforge projects:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/fams/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http...
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2010-11-18T16:52:24.027
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<p>how to istall intel graphic card driver in acer aspire 4740</p>
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2013-10-01T16:15:55.823
2013-10-01T16:15:55.823
acer aspire 4740 driver
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As far as im aware, intel does not provide third party drivers for linux and your graphics will be powered by the generic drivers from the kernel.</p>\n\n<p>Edit</p>\n\n<p>Ive done a bit of investigating, intel graphics drivers for linux are already in the kernel so there sho...
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9135/best-way-to-backup-all-settings-list-of-installed-packages-tweaks-etc">Best way to backup all settings, list of installed packages, tweaks, etc?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I currently have Ubuntu 10.10 installe...
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2010-11-18T17:12:13.463
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<p>I have a beautiful 27" iMac. I would like to run Ubuntu on it natively, dual-booting with OS X.</p> <p>I have rEFIt installed, and I can boot into the Ubuntu 10.10 CD, kind of. Here's what happens:</p> <ol> <li>I select the CD from the rEFIt menu</li> <li>It loads for a while, then flashes up an aubergine screen ...
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2011-01-03T23:08:43.980
2011-02-07T10:15:36.477
How do I install Ubuntu on an iMac 27"?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try downloading the alternative install cd. It will do the same thing but the install will be in console mode. I don't have your hardware but I've gotten around some pesky driver issues that way. Once the system is installed you should be able to boot into it just fine. M...
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<p>So I do, and then it just hangs there, from there I can close the box using the "X" in the corner, then the update will continue, I am guessing this is not the intended behavior, any ideas as to what is going on?</p> <p>I can update fine using the terminal... just not using the update manager.</p>
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2010-11-18T18:29:50.037
2010-11-26T13:07:18.787
Everytime I try to do updates via the update manager it prompts me to enter my password
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First of all I have the same issue. Also, since you can update from the terminal just fine, then it must be a problem with <code>update-manager</code>. Since that's the problem, then just run <code>sudo update-manager</code> next time you update, and if it happens copy and past the o...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would run update manager from the terminal then you can grab a copy of the messages in the terminal then you can paste the result at paste.ubuntu.com and post the link in your original question (you can edit it) this will show if it is a bug in the update manager package or...
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<p>I tried the unity interface on my netbook and I felt it is not as good as Gnome for a small screen. I want to know how ubuntu users can customize various Gnome desktop features to suite or to make best use of a netbook screen. For example I have deleted the bottom panel, and brought the top panel below, and have mad...
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2017-02-19T10:53:11.170
Optimizing Gnome desktop for netbook
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2010-11-18T17:34:05.607
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<p>What's the way to backup a system encrypted with whole disk-encryption? I mean, The total system is encrypted, not only the home folder.</p>
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2014-04-27T15:58:15.197
How to backup a system with whole disk-encryption?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have whole-disk encryption, then just boot the system in the usual way, including unlocking the disk. Then make a backup using say <a href=\"http://duplicity.nongnu.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">duplicity</a>, using gpg so that it's encrypted on the destination machine.</p>\n\n<p>T...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If, when you say <code>encrypted system</code>, you mean that you chose to encrypt your home directory when you set up your system, don't worry, you can backup those files/folders normally.</p>\n\n<p>What happens with the encryption placed on your home directory is that every...
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<p>I have a small home network of 5 Ubuntu Maverick desktops and 1 laptop. Is there any application that would allow me to manage all software updates from a single location? I guess much like Landscape, but for a home network.</p>
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2013-12-16T08:36:23.877
2013-12-16T08:36:23.877
Application to manage software updates on multiple desktops?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>canonical's landscape which is a paid service can manage computers from any location if they are connected to internet. Here's a good info regarding landscape.\n<a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/tag/landscape/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/tag/landscape/</a...
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<p>I recently got a backlit keyboard, and I LOVE to write late at night.</p> <p>But I cannot for the life of me figure out how to light it up...It lights up when first plugged in, but nothing happens after that....</p> <p>It is an 'XtremeIT' keyboard. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFECpDrBn8Q" rel="noreferr...
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How to light up back-lit keyboard?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Did you try the script the YouTube poster suggested in his own comments? </p>\n\n<p>Basically use <code>xset</code> to toggle the state of the led backlight.</p>\n\n<pre class=\"lang-bsh prettyprint-override\"><code>#!/bin/bash\nif [ -f /tmp/keyboard_light ]; then\n xset -l...
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13887
1
13889
2010-11-18T18:25:09.843
9
1435
<p>I have just run the most recent set of recommended updates on a 10.10 system. The computer is now un-bootable. </p> <p>It gets as far as the "Ubuntu..." splash and then does nothing. I cannot switch to a console. Booting from the 10.10 Live-CD is fine.</p> <p>Seems like no point in doing a reinstall, as I'll proba...
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2014-09-17T10:01:17.743
How to recover unbootable system?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For a work machine then you should certainly consider sticking with the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) release which will get point releases and bug fixes. I wouldn't put my work machine on 10.10 unless working on fixing Ubuntu was my work.</p>\n\n<p>For your unbootable problem...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For a work machine then you should certainly consider sticking with the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) release which will get point releases and bug fixes. I wouldn't put my work machine on 10.10 unless working on fixing Ubuntu was my work.</p>\n\n<p>For your unbootable...
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13892
1
13894
2010-11-18T19:22:39.747
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<p>Is it possible to color the prompt ("user@host:~/dir/$") in Bash? Some commands generate a lot of output and it's sometimes hard to find where it started. Coloring would help a lot.</p>
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2018-05-05T21:52:16.490
Is it possible to color the prompt in Bash?
[ "bash", "customization" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-18T19:31:11.090", "id": "1105092", "postId": "13892", "score": "0", "text": "Yes you can.See this [link](http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-tip-prompt/)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5691" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Found an easy way to do it:</p>\n\n<p>Uncomment <code>force_color_prompt=yes</code> in <code>~/.bashrc</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T07:30:13.843", "id": "14528", "postId": "13894", "score": "1", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Found an easy way to do it:</p>\n\n<p>Uncomment <code>force_color_prompt=yes</code> in <code>~/.bashrc</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T07:30:13.843", "id": "14528", "postId": "13894", ...
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13897
1
13898
2010-11-18T20:36:53.780
4
485
<p>I just read about Crossover Office, and am curious as to whether it makes sense to pay for it. Apparently it's run on Wine, so aside from the support options, what features does it have that I can't already get by running a program with wine? (Or in other words: is it worth paying for?)</p>
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866
2010-11-18T21:19:14.617
2010-11-18T21:19:14.617
What are the features of Crossover Office?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Original answer:\n<em>The main thing you get for paying for this software is support. Commercial software has better support because of course, you paid, so they have to give you something worth paying for, so to speak. Just a note though, it is not <strong>run</strong> on wine, but ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Original answer:\n<em>The main thing you get for paying for this software is support. Commercial software has better support because of course, you paid, so they have to give you something worth paying for, so to speak. Just a note though, it is not <strong>run</strong> on wi...
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13905
1
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2010-11-18T21:21:12.570
0
538
<p>I have this pc with kubuntu and it gets really slow when I run programs like eclipse or talend. I know those two are memory hogs but I have 6gb ddr3 (it does not say in the list but it's ddr3) and sometimes it's not all occupied and I the computer really slows down.</p> <p>Also I think there is a problem with apach...
1326
235
2010-11-19T13:42:10.523
2010-11-27T15:20:59.613
Apache solr and eclipse taking up huge amounts of memory
[ "hardware", "kubuntu", "apache2", "java", "eclipse" ]
3
3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-18T21:24:02.983", "id": "14482", "postId": "13905", "score": "0", "text": "it's likely not a hardware issue, but a software issue.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-18T22:05:12.463", "id": "14485", "postId...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You have a problem with Java, all the programs you've got issues with are Java projects.</p>\n\n<p>Consider installing a different JVM, if icetea isn't working try sun-jvm. If that isn't doing the trick then try one of the other javavms.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubunt...
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13906
1
13919
2010-11-18T21:33:22.430
3
1410
<p>I'm trying to set all my terminals to use the Droid Sans Monospace font from the package ttf-droid. In GNOME, this works perfectly, but KDE's Konsole does not seem to see the bold version of the font. When I look in the font settings, the bold and bold oblique versions of the font do not show up in the list. Why can...
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2010-11-18T23:31:28.447
Why doesn't KDE see the bold version of Droid Sans Monospace, but GNOME does?
[ "kde", "fonts" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I could be wrong, but I don't believe there are Bold variants of the Droid Sans Mono font (just Droid Serif and Droid Sans; see <a href=\"http://damieng.com/blog/2007/11/14/droid-font-family-courtesy-of-google-ascender\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. The package I have installed certain...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I could be wrong, but I don't believe there are Bold variants of the Droid Sans Mono font (just Droid Serif and Droid Sans; see <a href=\"http://damieng.com/blog/2007/11/14/droid-font-family-courtesy-of-google-ascender\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. The package I have installed...
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13911
1
null
2010-11-18T22:17:37.107
3
5216
<p>I'm trying to upgrade to 10.10 from 10.04 LTS using a custom sources.list file that points to an unofficial mirror*. The mirror does have maverick, but I get the following output when upgrading:</p> <pre><code>boatzart@somecomputer: &gt; sudo do-release-upgrade Checking for a new ubuntu release Done Upgrade tool si...
6263
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2011-03-15T22:33:15.630
Upgrading 10.04LTS -> 10.10 using custom sources
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3
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T01:11:30.040", "id": "14656", "postId": "13911", "score": "0", "text": "Are you running Kubuntu or Ubuntu? Do you have kubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-desktop installed?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5373" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>See this \n<a href=\"http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-10.04-lucid-lynx-to-10.10-maverick-meerkat-desktop-and-server\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-10.04-lucid-lynx-to-10.10-maverick-meerkat-desktop-and-server</a></p>\n", ...
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13915
1
13924
2010-11-18T23:06:17.603
4
4473
<p>I have some missing docklets in docky I used to use before. The most important one I remember is "Show desktop" which is important for me. I tried removing and installing it several times but no use I can't find it in the docklet's part of the settings. </p> <p>I tried searching for something like docky-extras in ...
6245
3037
2011-01-05T00:39:54.710
2011-01-05T00:39:54.710
How can I add "Show desktop" docklet to docky?
[ "docky" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-18T23:11:01.133", "id": "14488", "postId": "13915", "score": "0", "text": "What version of Docky are you using? Did you just install docky on a new ubuntu install?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "114" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-18T23:36:35.460"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"http://wiki.go-docky.com/index.php?title=Desktop_Docklet\" rel=\"nofollow\">Desktop Docklet</a> was added in the Docky <strong>2.1.x</strong> series, which can<br>\nbe installed via the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~docky-core/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow\">Docky D...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well despite there being news of there being a show-desktop helper <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/docky-gets-show-desktop-docklet/\" rel=\"nofollow\">in March</a>, I can't see it in the current Ubuntu version (v2.0.7-1). The old method still stands though... And...
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13923
1
13925
2010-11-19T00:08:36.060
2
1673
<p>What settings are necessary for setting up a .Mac account? At the VERY least for mail but would like calendars as well if its even a possibility.</p>
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2010-11-19T00:22:00.137
how to set up a .Mac/MobileMe account in Evolution?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Mail is simple enough. You just need to set up an account in Evo to use IMAP:</p>\n\n<pre><code>The settings for MobileMe IMAP should be as follows:\n\nIncoming server: mail.me.com or mail.mac.com (doesn't seem to matter which one you use).\nSSL: On\nIncoming server port: 993\n\nOutg...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Mail is simple enough. You just need to set up an account in Evo to use IMAP:</p>\n\n<pre><code>The settings for MobileMe IMAP should be as follows:\n\nIncoming server: mail.me.com or mail.mac.com (doesn't seem to matter which one you use).\nSSL: On\nIncoming server port: 993...
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13928
1
13947
2010-11-19T00:33:37.213
3
3560
<p>Apparently, there is a comparable alternative to the 200-line <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13562/how-do-we-get-this-magic-performance-boosting-200-line-patch">kernel patch</a> that involves no kernel upgrade.</p> <p>It is presented <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/alternative-to-200-lines-kernel-...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:11.537
2014-08-03T23:24:42.083
Getting the alternative to the 200-Line Linux Kernel patch to work
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-01-09T00:57:47.457", "id": "22228", "postId": "13928", "score": "0", "text": "Can you split this off into an answer and accept it? I started reading the accepted answer and got totally confused.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "235" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The answer above should indeed fix the terminal error message. Gödel, I'm not sure that I understood your point. I'll try to explain the change:</p>\n\n<p>Since the default value of notify_on_release at creation of other cgroups is the current value of their parents notify_on_release...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Updated instructions from Ricardo Ferreira</p>\n\n<p>Start by editing your rc.local file, running <code>sudo -H gedit /etc/rc.local</code> and add the following lines above <code>exit 0</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>mkdir -p /dev/cgroup/cpu\nmount -t cgroup cgroup /dev/cgroup/cpu...
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13931
1
13955
2010-11-19T00:53:50.670
1
1365
<p>I am using xtightvncviewer on a ubuntu machine to connect to the remote desktop of another Ubuntu machine. How can I configure this to share the clipboard, so that I can copy and paste from one another?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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2010-11-19T05:56:38.590
remote desktop through xtightvncviewer share clipboard
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the menu you get when you press F8 you can select to copy the clipboard from one to the other and vice-versa.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-19T05:56:38.590", "id": "13...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In the menu you get when you press F8 you can select to copy the clipboard from one to the other and vice-versa.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2010-11-19T05:56:38...
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13936
1
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2010-11-19T01:45:12.327
4
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<p>A few days ago Pidgin gave me this error message from ICQ:</p> <pre><code>Received unexpected response from https://api.oscar.aol.com/aim/startOSCARSession: Ok </code></pre> <p>Now it won't connect. I searched in Google and several sites said this was a temporary problem that's happened before. However, it's been ...
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2010-11-19T02:04:07.770
2020-02-12T16:34:18.937
How do I get Pidgin connected to ICQ again?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Start Pidgin and go into Edit Account (Accounts -> your account name -> Edit Account), then change to the Advanced tab and uncheck \"Use clientLogin\". If you still can't login, try unchecking \"Use SSL\" too (although that may not be recommended).</p>\n\n<p>Hope it works for...
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13939
1
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2010-11-19T02:18:39.177
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9905/how-to-prevent-empathy-from-asking-keyring-password-on-every-start">How to prevent empathy from asking keyring password on every start?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MaHgF.png]"...
3905
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:54.970
2010-11-19T04:29:17.980
how to make keyring auto connect?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Delete your keyring or revert your account to original password (not working for auto-login)</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-12-16T16:39:27.720", "id": "18956", "postId": "13948", "score": "0", ...
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2010-11-19T05:08:34.260
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13940
1
13949
2010-11-19T02:24:20.717
3
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<p>I have read this question: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13928/getting-the-alternative-to-the-200-line-linux-kernel-patch-to-work">Getting the alternative to the 200-Line Linux Kernel patch to work</a></p> <p>And I am trying it on my desktop(s).</p> <p>Is this a good idea for a server? Would it help in ...
1775
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.590
2010-11-19T04:44:29.807
Using the "Alternative to the Magic Patch" on a server: good idea or bad idea?
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T02:28:28.093", "id": "14502", "postId": "13940", "score": "0", "text": "\"Is this a good idea for a server?\" ... that depends on what the server is being used for :)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T02:34:00....
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Given that it's far more likely that your server <em>is</em> out performing most standard desktops these days slowing down the system won't at all help responsiveness. Likely - if at all - you are experiencing performance issue it's main bottleneck is Disk IO. Since this patches doe...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is nothing magic about this patch, it just makes your system a bit slower but also more responsive for <em>interactive</em> use.</p>\n\n<p>So I doubt it's very useful for your servers (except in some emergency circumstances maybe).</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "...
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13944
1
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2010-11-19T04:07:19.557
2
2186
<p>In my LAN, there are 4 PCS. My PC is Ubuntu, others are Windows XP SP2. To share files between us, I installed Samba. In the network places, i can see others PC as well as mine. But when i click on it, it shows a popup "Unable to retrieve the share list from server". I dont know how to access them. I couldn't see ev...
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721
2010-11-20T01:30:17.323
2010-11-29T18:18:35.093
How to view Windows PC connected to LAN?
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3
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T04:21:41.380", "id": "14511", "postId": "13944", "score": "0", "text": "have you restarted the system?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-29T13:30:46.920", "id": "260681", "postId": "13944", "score":...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open the file browser and at the location bar type this: <code>smb://ip-of-samba-server/shared_dir</code>. Make relevant changes to the command and it should work.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC B...
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13951
1
null
2010-11-19T05:24:30.403
2
1058
<p>I have Ubuntu 10.10 installed on a thinkpad T60 with an ati mobile x1300. Ubuntu isn't loading any proprietary drivers and compiz doesn't work. A google search turned up nothing. Sure, some people reported "bad performance", but I'm not getting any "performance" with compiz and these post were all for previous ed...
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null
2011-08-28T23:36:18.993
Get Compiz working on x1300 ati
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1
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm using an ATI X1400 and I found that as long as I <strong>don't</strong> install any ATI specific binary drivers (fglrx), then I'm good to go. Also, you'll notice the \"ATI binary X.Org driver\" description says it's for \"newer ATI graphics cards\" and apparently that doe...
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13952
1
15183
2010-11-19T05:37:02.757
6
15916
<p>My system has started behaving strangely, intermittently locking up. I see messages like the following in <code>syslog</code>:</p> <pre><code>Nov 18 22:22:00 claypool kernel: [ 3428.078156] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 18 22:22:00 claypool kernel: [ 3428.078163] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x...
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5768
2012-07-09T13:47:47.360
2015-12-27T21:19:03.247
System locking up with suspicious messages about hard disk
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T08:42:01.390", "id": "14535", "postId": "13952", "score": "0", "text": "install smartmontools and pastebin the output of sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdX (X = id of your hdd, like sda). Then give us the link", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1826" }, { ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This appears to be a hard disk failure. Swapping the cable didn't fix it. The \"Reallocated Sector Count\" in <code>smartctl</code> is way above the threshold and it's a pre-failure indicator. Luckily I have backups and I can still read from the disk to copy over old data.</p>\n", ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I recently had this error. Turned out to be the SATA cables connecting the HDDs to the motherboard. Brought two new ones and its been working perfectly for the last week.</p>\n\n<p>Also in \"System\" -> \"Administration\" -> \"Disk Utility\" check out the SMART data for the...
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13953
1
13991
2010-11-19T05:44:04.867
0
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<p>When I click on any file eg php file it open by default in gedit I want that it will open by default in quanta plus </p>
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169736
2014-02-25T19:09:47.363
2014-02-25T19:09:47.363
How to make Quanta plus editor as a default editor?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Right click on the file -> select 'Properties' -> go to the 'Open With' tab -> select the text editor of your choice from the list.</p>\n\n<p>I believe that will make the text editor you choose the default for that particular file type. You'll have to repeat those steps for every fil...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The easiest way I found to change mine to gvim (I think it should work the same for your editor) was to add text/plain=quanta.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list and restart nautilus.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creatio...
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13954
1
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2010-11-19T05:50:06.767
6
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<p>In my laptop (under Ubuntu 10.10 upgraded from 10.04) the mouse cursor will disappear while and after I'm typing something in tomboy. This will also happen in google-chrome location bar. I think it could be some old config file errors. But I do not want to clean all my config files. So I'm wondering does anyone know...
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2011-01-06T18:25:10.953
2017-02-19T10:53:34.877
Why does the mouse cursor disappear while typing in tomboy?
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T23:31:55.133", "id": "14647", "postId": "13954", "score": "1", "text": "Isn't this just working as designed? I know in Chrome on OSX the mouse cursor disappears as soon as you start typing in a box (as it has done with me typing this reply). It makes sense if your h...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, I don't know for Tomboy but for Google-Chrome and Chromium this is the default behavior so rather of searching what config file should be cleaned you should search what option you need to change to make it work the way you want to.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "...
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13956
1
13961
2010-11-19T05:57:01.753
5
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<p>Is it possible to build the deb packages in house and then upload the binaries to launchpad PPA, instead of uploading the source package and let it build by the build farm ?</p>
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2010-11-19T07:09:45.483
PPA hosting packages not built on launchpad build farm
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No it's not possible, as Launchpad only accepts source package uploads for reasons of trust - people need to be able to have the source to what was built, and you cannot put proprietary software into PPAs.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "20...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No it's not possible, as Launchpad only accepts source package uploads for reasons of trust - people need to be able to have the source to what was built, and you cannot put proprietary software into PPAs.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "cr...
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13958
1
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2010-11-19T06:13:49.437
11
6420
<p>So I downloaded something with Kget and somehow set all the folders in the Places menu to open in VLC rather than in the default file manager. How do I clear this?</p>
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235
2011-02-21T02:38:10.250
2015-12-01T11:27:55.283
VLC is set to open the folders (Home, desktop, documents etc) in the Places menu. How to reset this?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try to reset VLC settings, press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> on your keyboard and execute the <code>vlc --reset-config</code> command.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T09:01:07.153", "id": "14539", ...
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13963
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2010-11-19T07:14:00.770
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<p>Is there a way for me to call a shell script once I connect to a specific wireless network? Reason I want to do this is I have to login to the network before I can start using it and I would like to automate this if possible. </p> <p>I read this question: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4699/is-there-a-way...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:07.807
2014-06-10T15:57:08.760
Call script after connecting to a wireless network
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Apologies for my previous answer which was the way I would have done it years ago. Seems things have changed.</p>\n\n<p>It turns out that Network Manager runs ALL of the scripts in the <code>/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/</code> directory (those owned by root, that are executable,...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know if there is a way to do it with Network Manager, there is one probably but I have another solution for you. You can install Wicd :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install wicd\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Wicd have support directly on the gtk interface to add pre-script a...
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13965
1
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2010-11-19T07:38:54.117
4
14756
<p>I'm unable to install any of the programs from Ubuntu Software Center. It constantly stays at 0 % with the following message: 'Waiting for other software manager to quit.' How could I solve this problem?</p>
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2011-02-26T22:05:02.297
2011-02-26T22:05:02.297
Waiting for other software manager to quit
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Do you have synaptic or the ubuntu software center open?Have a look under processes.</p>\n\n<p>To see running processes goto System-->Administration-->System Monitor</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/IyOwl.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Search for the processes that s...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is likely that you have a terminal process or synaptic currently \"in charge\" of installing software. Ubuntu stops new programs that are in charge of installing/removing/updating software from starting when there is an existing application/process that has the same funct...
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13967
1
14349
2010-11-19T07:53:16.630
2
2753
<p>I've successfully import mail files to KMail, but since there was only one message in each file, it was inconvenient to read it since each message was stored in a separate folder.<br> (I used the <code>Import Evolution 2.x Local Mails and Folder Structure</code> option to import those files)<br> How can I import the...
5698
5698
2010-11-24T19:22:04.700
2022-05-24T16:13:53.277
Importing mail files of type message/rfc822
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>rfc822 is also known as .EML file format, you can see all info about importing into Thunderbird <a href=\"http://kb.mozillazine.org/Importing_and_exporting_your_mail\" rel=\"nofollow\">HERE</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Interesting text from the link: </p>\n\n<p><em>If you have problems importing ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>rfc822 is also known as .EML file format, you can see all info about importing into Thunderbird <a href=\"http://kb.mozillazine.org/Importing_and_exporting_your_mail\" rel=\"nofollow\">HERE</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Interesting text from the link: </p>\n\n<p><em>If you have problems im...
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13969
1
13978
2010-11-19T08:07:31.230
10
47448
<p>How can i play <strong>.ts</strong> files in Ubuntu? I would prefer if you could recommend a codec instead of a new piece of software, so I can use any software to play.</p> <p>And is there any codec pack that make me sure I will be able to play all ordinary media files? Something similar to k-lite codec pack.</p>...
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2010-11-19T12:39:05.977
2019-12-04T21:46:55.267
How to play .ts files? (and other unusual formats)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I recommend smplayer and gecko-mediaplayer, which are the best mplayer frontend and browser plugin respectively. For codecs get <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code>. I also recommend the <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Comprehensive Mul...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try this solution then, install <code>mplayer-nogui</code> and play your video from terminal.</p>\n<h1><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/mplayer-nogui\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">mplayer-nogui</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/mplayer-nogui\" rel=\"nofollow noreferre...
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13974
1
14004
2010-11-19T08:43:02.857
3
1665
<p>Are there any software for Ubuntu which quiz masters can use to display questions for quiz events?</p> <p>If there aren't any, what tools or frameworks provide an easir way to build one. Minimum requirements are: a window with eye-candy look, one or multiple text questions on each page, display of multiple images o...
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2010-11-19T12:38:02.673
2010-11-19T12:50:03.653
Quiz master software?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try KWordQuiz.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/IxxBZ.png\" alt=\"alt text\">It's not the best, or necessarily the most appropriate, but it gets the job done.</p>\n\n<p>I would also suggest using KompoZer or a similar program from creating a quiz in HTML, or possibly even OpenOf...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try KWordQuiz.\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/IxxBZ.png\" alt=\"alt text\">It's not the best, or necessarily the most appropriate, but it gets the job done.</p>\n\n<p>I would also suggest using KompoZer or a similar program from creating a quiz in HTML, or possibly eve...
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13975
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2010-11-19T08:45:49.600
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<p>How can I configure my Ubuntu to start all program windows at the last window location?</p> <p>In compiz I only can configure that all windows start in one corner, centered, etc. Or I have to define rules for each program where it starts...that is too laboroius.</p>
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2012-02-24T03:51:22.447
2014-10-15T22:56:29.533
Remember last window location
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Sadly nor the window manager ( metacity or compiz ) nor Xorg serve that purpose.</p>\n\n<p>In Ubuntu ( and any GNU/Linux in general ) remembering the last window location is up to the application. (As far as I can remember Firefox do that, and so Gedit ).</p>\n\n<p>As you sai...
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1
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2010-11-19T08:52:15.857
1
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<p>I use Privoxy and recently switched back to Opera as browser. Anything is fine, but one thing is annoying: Everytime I start the computer I have to restart privoxy (<code>sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy restart</code>) or Opera shows an error, that it cannot reach the proxy. What is wrong here?</p>
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2011-08-29T09:11:34.860
2011-08-29T09:11:34.860
How to get Opera work correctly with Privoxy?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T13:56:46.980", "id": "14581", "postId": "13976", "score": "0", "text": "sounds like a problem with the browser not privoxy...that's just me...maybe some logs would be helpful. is privoxy started before the restart? ps -A | grep privoxy...i prefer proxychains to pr...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's definitely not an issue with Opera. It's a problem with Privoxy. My Privoxy logfile in <code>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</code> mumbles about \"Fatal error: can't bind to 192.168.2.3:8118: Cannot assign requested address\".</p>\n\n<p>It's caused by this bug: <a href=\"https://bugs....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's definitely not an issue with Opera. It's a problem with Privoxy. My Privoxy logfile in <code>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</code> mumbles about \"Fatal error: can't bind to 192.168.2.3:8118: Cannot assign requested address\".</p>\n\n<p>It's caused by this bug: <a href=\"https...
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13977
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2010-11-19T08:58:38.657
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<p>I want to install two Ubuntu versions on the same system (like dual boot). I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 and I also want to install Ubuntu 10. Please tell me how I might do this, as I don't know enough about Linux.</p>
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2011-04-11T05:01:43.383
2011-04-11T05:01:43.383
Dual booting two Ubuntu versions
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It would be be like dualbooting with windows.Install ubuntu 10 on a seperate partition,and make sure you are using the grub boot loader from ubuntu 10..</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T10:03:55.630", "id":...
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13981
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2010-11-19T09:47:17.800
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<p>Yesterday, one hdd of my LVM crashed (smart-error)<br> <br> The Machine has the following setup:<br> - 4 hdds<br> - 1 Partition Raid10 (System, 4*50GB)<br> - 1 Partition normal (/boot, 200MB, sda)<br> - 1 Partition LVM2 (Data, 4*~850GB)<br> - Ubuntu 10.04 Server (headless)<br> <br> Now my lvm won't mount anymor...
1826
1826
2011-04-17T09:44:08.187
2015-12-28T13:58:43.033
recover LVM after hdd crash
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Computer works now. Here my detailed steps:<br>\nMy sda (faulty drive) partitions looked like this:<br>\nsda1: /boot<br>\nsda2: raid10 member (system)<br>\nsda3: lvm member<br></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Attach new replacement hdd</li>\n<li>dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sde (copy the cotents of the f...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>thinking pvmove is the command-line you are looking for...details here: <a href=\"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/removeadisk.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/removeadisk.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creat...
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13982
1
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2010-11-19T09:48:16.690
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<p>I'm using Evolution to connect exchange server.</p> <p>It can refresh the mail list from server, get the subject of new mail. However it can't show the content of those new mail in preview when I chose the subject.</p> <p>I have kill the backend services of Evolution, then restart it. And it doesn't report any err...
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2010-11-19T09:48:16.690
Evolution can get the mail list from server, but the content can't be loaded
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2012-02-02T17:52:25.987
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13983
1
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2010-11-19T09:50:21.930
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<p>I have two problems with GDM on Ubuntu 10.04.</p> <p>The first is with locales. In my system I have defined:</p> <pre><code>$ cat /etc/environment PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games" LANG="es_ES.UTF-8" LANGUAGE="es_ES:es:en_US:en" $ cat /etc/default/locale LANG="es_ES....
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2010-11-19T12:52:32.653
2013-02-18T02:37:38.607
GDM locale problems
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you read this : <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale</a></p>\n\n<p>This may help you.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T12:50:06.963", ...
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13984
1
13987
2010-11-19T09:58:43.653
5
3745
<p>Where can I find the source of Nautilus? I'd like to play around with its source code and compile it. What's the best way to go about this? Obviously, it would be nice if I would easily be able to revert to the repository version if something bad happens :)</p>
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2013-01-24T17:32:49.607
Where can I find the source of Nautilus?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you want use the same sources from the installed version you must get it from the Ubuntu repository.</p>\n\n<p>First, from the softwate center, software sources, you need to enable the \"source code\" sources.</p>\n\n<p>Then you can use <code>apt-get source</code>, to get the sour...
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13986
1
13998
2010-11-19T10:11:16.340
5
5108
<p>I use thunderbird as my primary RSS feed reader. Lately thunderbird has been very slow to load and very sluggish. I want to try out liferea. Is there any way to export my subscriptions to liferea (OPML or otherwise)?</p>
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527764
2017-03-12T09:09:05.507
2017-03-12T09:09:05.507
Exporting thunderbird RSS feeds to liferea
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Thunderbird click <strong>Manage Subscriptions</strong> in the <strong>Blog &amp; News Feed</strong> account main page, select <strong>Export</strong>, choose a folder and click <strong>Save</strong>.</p>\n<p>In Liferea, click <strong>Subscriptions &gt;&gt; Import Feed List</stron...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Thunderbird click <strong>Manage Subscriptions</strong> in the <strong>Blog &amp; News Feed</strong> account main page, select <strong>Export</strong>, choose a folder and click <strong>Save</strong>.</p>\n<p>In Liferea, click <strong>Subscriptions &gt;&gt; Import Feed Lis...
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13989
1
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2010-11-19T10:19:04.657
3
963
<p>I Have an HP Pavillon dv9000, I recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 x64 on this laptop, everything works very very fine, but when I insert my eSATA pci express card in the slot, and attach my external eSATA HD nothing happen and it's clear the HD is not recognized.</p> <p>I removed the card, tailed <code>/var/log/syslo...
3049
29112
2011-11-11T12:31:31.670
2012-01-23T14:40:52.990
How to enable HP pavillon dv9000 pci express card
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have an esata card that sort of didn't work. I need you to follow these steps, and then update your question with the information:</p>\n\n<p><code>lspci</code> in a terminal and add the hardware information to your question. Here's mine as an example:</p>\n\n<p><code>02:01....
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2012-02-02T17:52:30.573
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13993
1
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2010-11-19T10:58:56.027
19
206658
<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.04 with KDE on it.</p> <p>I am facing a problem in connecting to a wired LAN internet connection.</p> <p>I want to connect to wired internet connection with static IP and authentication.</p> <p>How can I manage this via terminal?</p>
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527764
2019-08-17T14:49:49.687
2022-09-01T18:41:22.433
How to connect a wired internet connection through terminal?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How to configure the network interface using the terminal</p>\n<p>You can configure a network interface from the command line using the networking utilities. You configure your network client hosts with the command line by using commands to change your current settings or by ...
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13994
1
14001
2010-11-19T11:02:50.903
5
1477
<p>I know that you're probably sick with this issue, but I promise you all that I searched for a solution for this annoying issue, but couldn't find a thing.</p> <p>When I suspend my laptop, normally the power button keeps blinking, and then it should resume, in my case it won't, it seems as it's about to resume, then...
3651
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2012-01-01T21:37:16.187
2012-01-01T21:37:16.187
MSI VR601 laptop won't resume after suspend
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I too had same issue with my netbook. By discussing it here at askubuntu I came to know that it was because of the <code>ath9k</code> wireless driver for my Atheros wireless LAN. I compiled and installed the drivers by <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/11798/wireless-driver-c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I too had same issue with my netbook. By discussing it here at askubuntu I came to know that it was because of the <code>ath9k</code> wireless driver for my Atheros wireless LAN. I compiled and installed the drivers by <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/11798/wireless-...
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13996
1
13997
2010-11-19T11:35:37.687
11
8571
<p>Here's the scenario; I've downloaded a tarball. I've extracted all the source contained inside to my home folder "/home/zolomon/SourceCode". But where should I place the SourceCode directory with its content when I wish to compile it? Does it matter? Will it, in most cases, install and place files in the correct pl...
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2010-11-19T12:28:29.010
2010-11-19T12:28:29.010
Where should I place source code that I wish to compile?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can place the source code anywhere.During the installation it places all the files in correct location.In your case you have your source code in <strong>/home/zolomon/SourceCode</strong> so you can compile it from there..Thats not a problem..</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can place the source code anywhere.During the installation it places all the files in correct location.In your case you have your source code in <strong>/home/zolomon/SourceCode</strong> so you can compile it from there..Thats not a problem..</p>\n", "commentCount...
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1
14126
2010-11-19T12:49:50.957
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<p>I am trying to ask a question about getting my hardware to work but I don't know what information to add to my question to get help, what do I need to do?</p> <p>Related if you don't have access to a GUI:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/440087/how-do-i-get-information-from-the-logs-on-my-comp...
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2017-04-13T12:23:56.097
2015-08-01T18:28:23.997
I have a hardware detection problem, what logs do I need to look into?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>The most important information you can give is what you've <em>done</em>, what you <em>expected</em> to happen, and what you <em>observe</em> has happened</strong>.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/14071/188\">This question</a> is a particularly fine example of a h...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>These might be helpful (depending on the type of hardware):</p>\n\n<pre><code>dmesg\nlspci\nlsusb\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2014-08-06T00:26:41.480", "id": "684685", "postId": "14011", ...
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2010-11-19T12:56:26.210
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<p>Hello everybody I'm facing a problem with quanta plus when I open more than one file in quanta plus every file opens in new window of quanta plus instead of in a new tab. Please reply urgent Shalu</p>
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2010-11-19T14:38:46.520
2011-05-22T13:52:37.287
How to open more file in same window on different tag (using quanta plus editor)
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, you do not give a lot information, so I can only make a guess. I would look in the Windows menu under MDI mode. Toplevel and Childframe modes give you multiple windows, IDEAI is probably what you want.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { ...
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2010-11-19T13:57:42.360
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<p>What is the best channel for making suggestions for changes to Ubuntu (or, more specifically, Ubiquity)? I have spotted an issue that is not really a bug, but its a fairly big usability hurdle.</p> <p>I was helping somebody to install Ubuntu on a virtual machine, and they kept getting stuck at the ‘Who are you?’ se...
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2015-07-13T12:24:13.640
2015-07-13T12:24:13.640
How should I file a bug about Ubiquity?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are likely <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/555896\" rel=\"nofollow\">seeing this bug</a>.</p>\n\n<p>To better answer your question, most teams in Ubuntu have a <a href=\"https://lists.ubuntu.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">mailing list</a> where you can ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What you are describing does seem to be a bug because the software should let them know that uppercase letters are not allowed. Here is the bug tracker for Ubiquity: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubiquity\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubiquity</a> - ple...
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2010-11-19T14:30:29.987
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13892/is-it-possible-to-color-the-prompt-in-bash">Is it possible to color the prompt in Bash?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>in the past i've been using linux mint, but i'm back on ubuntu, and i like to know how to put ...
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2017-04-13T12:24:27.937
2010-11-19T14:39:17.423
Terminal Headline Bold and With Color Like Linux Mint
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T05:01:01.293", "id": "14676", "postId": "14021", "score": "0", "text": "Although a great question, I'm afraid I've had to close it because it is very similar to [this](http://askubuntu.com/questions/13892/is-it-possible-to-color-the-prompt-in-bash) one. Hopefully yo...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If I understand you correctly, your question is very similar to this one: \n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/13892/is-it-possible-to-color-the-prompt-in-bash\">Is it possible to color the prompt in Bash?</a></p>\n\n<p>There are a couple of answers there already.</p>\...
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2010-11-20T04:59:09.610
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14029
2010-11-19T14:58:19.367
0
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<p>I want to use docky but, he uses 2d mode :( How to run in 3D?</p> <p>UPD: I have got this black field... bottom left. </p> <p>This is emulated 3d? <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uHzRQ.jpg" alt="alt text"></p>
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5450
2010-11-19T15:14:22.353
2011-08-30T20:18:30.580
How to run docky in 3d mode?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Click the anchor icon to bring up the preferences window, click on the dock you want to configure, then tick the '3D Background' box. This option is only available if the dock is on the bottom side of the screen.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/nNYwv.png\" alt=\"alt te...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Click the anchor icon to bring up the preferences window, click on the dock you want to configure, then tick the '3D Background' box. This option is only available if the dock is on the bottom side of the screen.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/nNYwv.png\" alt=...
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14030
1
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2010-11-19T15:02:43.017
1
1634
<p>I'm buying a new computer and I think I will be going for a system based on a Phenom X6 CPU. I will be getting an nVidia GPU for support under Linux, and 8GB of memory.</p> <p>I expect to use 64-bit Ubuntu on this rig, but in the past it's proven tricky to find whether or not all the on-board goodies work on Linux....
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2011-06-09T18:32:50.187
2011-06-09T18:32:50.187
What is a good AMD Phenom compatible motherboard to use?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-01-27T16:20:53.253", "id": "25463", "postId": "14030", "score": "0", "text": "FYI, I ended up building an Intel system. I used a Core i5 760 on a GIgabyte GA-P55-USB3 motherboard, which fits all of the above criteria.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5968" ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Nvidia with AMD is not a combination that i would recommend, especially since many superb AM3 motherboards have excellent ATI onboard graphics and also support ATI Hybrid Graphics when teamed with a ATI graphics Card. You Wont get that with a Nvidia Card. Plus with the latest...
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14038
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14045
2010-11-19T15:38:39.533
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<p>I work as web developer and have Firefox and Chrome installed on my Ubuntu system. However, most of the nightmares for web developers are getting things to work on Internet Explorer, mostly IE7 and IE8. My entire team of developers have switched to Ubuntu and now we're facing a difficult time with testing on IE. ...
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695
2010-11-22T06:22:31.810
2012-07-08T23:20:12.517
What would be the most practical way for a web developer to develop on Ubuntu but test on IE
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just install Windows on a machine ( or virtual machine ) and install a VNC server ( like UltraVnc <a href=\"http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html</a> ).</p>\n\n<p>On the windows machine you can create the amount ...
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2013-03-25T14:59:31.097
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14044
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2010-11-19T16:11:51.593
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<p>I am unable to access the shared folder of a Windows 7 machine on the same network.</p> <p>I click on the network icon in places, then I can see the <code>Windows Network</code> option, but when I click on it, I get the message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Failed to retrieve share list from server</p> </blockquote> <p>I've ...
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2021-11-21T09:30:59.543
2021-11-21T09:30:59.543
Accessing Windows 7 shares - numerous issues
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open the file browser and type this in the loation bar <code>smb://ip-of-win7-machine/shared_dir</code>. Make relevant changes to the above command and it should work if you've configured the shares properly.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "community...
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14047
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14053
2010-11-19T16:50:53.583
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<p>I'm a student at a small high school in Denmark, im the only one using Ubuntu, but I'd like the other students to at least try it.</p> <p>So I asked for permission to set up a small group of computers for the others to try, mostly for smaller school tasks, or random internet surfing.</p> <p>So far they've let me s...
6294
6294
2010-11-19T18:53:56.117
2010-11-19T23:25:51.360
manage a system of Ubuntu computers from a single computer
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T17:41:03.493", "id": "14607", "postId": "14047", "score": "1", "text": "This is a really interesting question, but I think it would be worth changing the title to reflect it more accurately. I'm sure there are plenty of people who'd be interested in what you're aski...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Clonezilla is used for replicating or imaging installations to multiple machine, and not for synchronizing or managing. If you want to manage or control multiple machines from a single machine, then you can use remote desktop tools like VNC or, if you prefer command line, you can use...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Clonezilla is used for replicating or imaging installations to multiple machine, and not for synchronizing or managing. If you want to manage or control multiple machines from a single machine, then you can use remote desktop tools like VNC or, if you prefer command line, you...
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14048
1
14049
2010-11-19T16:52:24.550
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<p>I am using Lucid 10.04 with KDE.</p> <p>When I single click on any folder in my file browser it is behaving as a folder.</p> <p>I am not able to select a folder (it always opens the folder). Right now to select I am using keyboard.</p> <p>How to avoid this situation?</p> <p>I saw there are some posts on this and...
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2010-11-20T01:23:20.633
2020-09-25T07:31:59.640
How to disable single mouse click folder opening?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T16:57:37.760", "id": "14601", "postId": "14048", "score": "0", "text": "Sounds like dolphin options, lets wait for JanC or another kde bod to give the verdict.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "132" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For <strong>KDE</strong></p>\n\n<p>Open the <strong>System Settings</strong> from the Start Menu.Click Keyboard and Mouse Icon\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnymc.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Now click on Mouse,and then choose <strong>Double-click to open files and folde...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For <strong>KDE</strong></p>\n\n<p>Open the <strong>System Settings</strong> from the Start Menu.Click Keyboard and Mouse Icon\n<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/pnymc.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Now click on Mouse,and then choose <strong>Double-click to open files a...
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14075
2010-11-19T17:11:24.427
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<p>Is there a faster way to print multiple ODT documents besides opening each one in OpenOffice/LibreOffice and printing each document separately? It would be great if I could just select multiple documents in Nautilus and have some option to print them all with the same print settings.</p>
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2012-07-20T15:46:29.213
2012-07-20T15:46:29.213
Mass printing ODT documents
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First, in Nautilus select the relevant .odt documents... </p>\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE</strong>:<br>\nYou can <strong>fully \"automate\"</strong> the process by adding a <strong>Nautilus Action</strong><br>\n<code>sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions</code> </p>\n\n<p>eg (nautilus-acti...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What I think you need is a batch convert to get all your documents into pdf:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/01/11/from-microsoft-to-openoffice.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/01/11/from-microsoft-to-openoffice.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Once y...
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14059
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14095
2010-11-19T17:39:40.173
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/12493/how-can-i-find-the-version-of-installed-ubuntu">How can I find the version of installed Ubuntu?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>This question may find silly but here is the question..</p> <p>My friend sent me a la...
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2017-04-13T12:23:07.557
2010-11-20T00:59:33.040
What distribution am I using?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check to see if the ubuntu-desktop package is installed or has ever been installed.</p>\n\n<pre><code>dpkg -l ubuntu-desktop\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you get this:-</p>\n\n<pre><code>No packages found matching ubuntu-desktop.\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then it wasn't installed from an Ubunt...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In terminal type,</p>\n\n<pre><code>lsb_release -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It will give you the similar output like mine,</p>\n\n<pre><code>karthick@Ubuntu-desktop:~$ lsb_release -a\nNo LSB modules are available.\nDistributor ID: Ubuntu\nDescription: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS\nRelease...
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2010-11-23T04:04:27.600
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2010-11-19T18:24:05.563
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.04 (64-bit) with VLC 1.1.5.</p> <p>When I play any content (audio/video) in VLC, I don’t hear any audio. The same thing happens with Flash content playing in Mozilla.</p> <p>I tried to install <code>vlc-plugin-esd</code>, but I am getting the error “package not found”.</p> <p>Any solution for th...
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2023-12-20T01:15:11.233
2023-12-20T01:15:11.233
No audio from VLC or from Mozilla + Flash
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu (specifically GNOME) doesn't use ESD anymore, the default is pulseaudio. So in order to make audio output work in VLC you have to install vlc-plugin-pulse and set the audio output option in VLCs preferences to \"pulse\".</p>\n\n<p>As for your problem with Mozilla, try ...
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14066
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14070
2010-11-19T18:37:45.173
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<p>I'm after a virtual printer which takes <strong>each page</strong> of "printed" output and converts into <strong>multiple</strong> images (one image for each page)... eg. .jpg, or .png, etc.. </p> <p>I'm specifically looking for something to work with Open-Office Writer, but I assume that such a virtual printer w...
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2670
2010-12-06T01:14:54.447
2011-01-13T17:56:15.953
Is there a virtual printer to output an Open Office doc to multiple images (jpg, png etc)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Does it need to be an image file rather than a PDF? If not, you could use</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install cups-pdf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>With ImageMagick you can convert PDFs to images from the command line but maybe that's getting too longwinded. Also, though I don't have it i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Its not something ive ever needed to do on linux but <code>cups-pdf</code> looks like it might do the job for you. This is available in the software centre or via the terminal:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install cups-pdf</code></p>\n\n<p>you can check if everything has work...
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14127
2010-11-19T18:53:47.193
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<p>I bought a pin-based-USB powered internal media card reader and it worked perfectly when I first installed Ubuntu 10.10 a month ago. I used it a few times since and today I booted up the computer and it's not working.</p> <p>Here's how it used to work:</p> <ul> <li>In <code>nautilus-&gt;computer</code>, 5 "drives...
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6298
2015-10-06T03:06:49.533
2015-10-06T03:06:49.533
My card reader doesn't show up at all, but previously did in 10.10
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T01:14:23.517", "id": "14657", "postId": "14071", "score": "0", "text": "Have you tried the card reader on another computer or another OS?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2834" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T02:38:29.583", "id": "14662", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's a hardware error, either the device is broken or the connector has come out from inside your computer.</p>\n\n<p>When the device doesn't appear in lsusb then you're in serious trouble because that means the most basic detection has failed and it's rarely a software issue. To dou...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's a hardware error, either the device is broken or the connector has come out from inside your computer.</p>\n\n<p>When the device doesn't appear in lsusb then you're in serious trouble because that means the most basic detection has failed and it's rarely a software issue...
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14077
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2010-11-19T19:43:19.457
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<p>Ubuntu's desktop gui is great for changing audio settings (System->Preferences->Sound), like the default input/output device and setting the volume.</p> <p>However, I would like to be able to do these things from the command-line. What tool is the gui using behind the scenes?</p>
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2010-11-20T01:20:39.807
2023-09-02T09:17:26.990
How can I change the default audio device from command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can control PulseAudio thoroughly through the command line using <code>pacmd</code> and <code>pactl</code> commands. For options see <code>pacmd --help</code> or the wiki at <a href=\"http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/CLI\" rel=\"noreferrer\">PulseAudio</a>:</p>\n<p><code>pacmd list-sin...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes there is type <strong>alsamixer</strong> in terminal</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/kjR0t.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Press ,</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>F1 - Help</p>\n \n <p>F2 - System Information</p>\n \n <p>F6 - Select Sound Card</p>\n \n <p...
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1
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2010-11-19T19:45:21.790
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<p>I need an interface for ufw (uncomplicated firewall) that does not depend on "menu", which is outdated and messing with software updates/installations. I don't mind building from source but prefer a deb.</p>
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2010-12-01T16:21:36.910
2012-07-14T03:46:48.947
Can I install a firewall interface without `menu`?
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[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T21:17:44.277", "id": "14636", "postId": "14078", "score": "2", "text": "the control goes ipchains to ufw to whatever... the head of the firewall controllers is ultimately ipchains/iptables. saying i want a gui with less dependencies is kind of......slow. either you...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntin.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/gufw-firewalls-have-never-been-easier/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I found a deb</a> on planet ubuntu that doesn't require menu :D! Solved. It is for a newer version of gufw.</p>\n\n<p>Fortunately <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Firestarter, fireshark, fwbuilder, shorewall are some of the firewall builders available. firestarter is gtk based, and might be the lightest of these. They are available through Synaptic Package Manager if not in Software Center. There is also the option of building iptables...
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14081
1
14091
2010-11-19T20:05:44.103
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<p>What is the maximum length of command line arguments in gnome-terminal? </p> <p>... and is there a system environment variable which reports this value?</p>
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2010-11-21T00:49:22.893
What is the maximum length of command line arguments in gnome-terminal?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>xargs</code> knows. On my system,</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ xargs --show-limits\nYour environment variables take up 2572 bytes\nPOSIX upper limit on argument length (this system): 2092532\nPOSIX smallest allowable upper limit on argument length (all systems): 4096\nMaximum length of ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't really know about gnome-terminal, but the shell has not a 'fixed' limit, but the limit of the stack.</p>\n\n<p>However there is an hardcode limit per-argument that is 128KB, that should not be a problem if you don't use 'very very very long arguments....'.</p>\n\n<p>Y...
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14086
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14088
2010-11-19T21:10:36.520
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<p>Somewhere I read that I should remove my default programs in Ubuntu and then build them from source to speed up my system. Would this work?</p>
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2015-06-18T21:35:43.953
2015-06-18T21:35:43.953
Would compiling programs from source speed up my operating system?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T23:01:00.887", "id": "14645", "postId": "14086", "score": "0", "text": "I'd be interested in knowing where you got this nugget of information from.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "612" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, and it wouldn't be worth the time it would take you to do it, not to mention the fact that you wouldn't get security updates directly from Ubuntu anymore.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creatio...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>no unless you compile in a specific option that helps or compile out a lot of options...example tcmalloc for ree or removing a ton of codecs from ffmpeg...just saying - it depends</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conten...
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14089
1
14096
2010-11-19T22:05:13.737
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<p>I want to remove these items from the <em>System</em> menu: </p> <ul> <li>Help and Support </li> <li>About Gnome </li> <li>About Ubuntu </li> </ul> <p>I can't do this with <em>Main Menu</em> (bad naming, should be menumanager or so).</p>
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2011-08-13T20:41:09.973
2011-08-13T20:43:06.883
How to remove menu items?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One way to do this is to simply rename three files.\nRun these commands in a terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd /usr/share/applications\nsudo mv gnome-about.desktop gnome-about.desktop.bak \nsudo mv ubuntu-about.desktop ubuntu-about.desktop.bak\nsudo mv yelp.desktop yelp.desktop.bak\n</c...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try <code>sudo apt-get purge yelp</code>, it will remove Help and Support. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-19T22:47:59.473", "id": "14642", "postId": "14092", "score": "0", "t...
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2010-11-19T23:21:39.573
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13837/where-does-ubuntu-store-the-ssl-certificates-for-pidgin">Where does Ubuntu store the SSL certificates for Pidgin?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Changing my ~/.purple/certificates to certificates.old doesn't solve...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:56.577
2012-07-09T13:05:24.697
How can I solve a Pidgin certificate error?
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2010-11-20T05:01:53.337
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2010-11-20T02:13:20.470
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<p>How do I get the keys &amp; certificate to work on openvpn client? I have been given those by the VPN provider. But openvpn needs more than user key &amp; cert? </p>
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2010-11-20T05:21:47.210
How do I install Openvpn Keys?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Download file cert.pem from OpenVPN Server. (System Admin can help you.)</p></li>\n<li><p>Install OpenVPN Client.</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get install openvpn</code></p></li>\n<li><p>If you put your cert.pem on this path /home/your_account_name/openvpn-client/cert.p...
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2010-11-20T03:20:03.510
2
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<ol> <li>Just finished a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10 on a new machine</li> <li>I added the partner repository via ubuntu software center</li> <li>I ran 'sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk'</li> <li>I ran 'sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun' and got this error:</li> </ol> <pre> alex@alex-home:~$ sudo update-...
5247
5247
2010-11-20T03:55:57.020
2010-11-20T05:05:12.773
Troubleshoot sun-java6-jdk installation
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The SE Runtime means that you're running Java Standard Edition, rather than Enterprise Edition (AKA Servlets/JSP, which need an application server). You should be just fine with what you have installed right now! If you want to develop Java programs, just make sure that <code>javac</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The SE Runtime means that you're running Java Standard Edition, rather than Enterprise Edition (AKA Servlets/JSP, which need an application server). You should be just fine with what you have installed right now! If you want to develop Java programs, just make sure that <code...
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1
14124
2010-11-20T03:37:18.510
3
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<p>I've just installed Ubuntu 10.10 x64, activated the recommended Nvidia drivers, and I noticed my hard disk space is disappearing, I narrowed the culprit down to this:</p> <pre> alex@alex-home:~$ ls -la .x* -rw------- 1 alex alex 4436076400 2010-11-19 22:35 .xsession-errors -rw------- 1 alex alex 10495 2010-11-...
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2011-01-07T13:03:52.587
~/.xsession-errors is 2.7gb big (and growing), on fresh install, caused by gnome-settings-daemon errors
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>.xsession-errors is where the standard error of the X server and all its children are directed to. Obviously, gnome-settings-daemon is unhappy about something.</p>\n\n<p>You might get some useful information by watching what gnome-settings-daemon is trying to do with</p>\n\n<pre><cod...
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14133
1
14136
2010-11-20T08:44:45.410
1
495
<p>It's easy to install nVidia or ATI drivers for graphic cards, just wait that Ubuntu detect it and propose you to install a proprietary driver. I've just change my old nVidia card with a new ATI with no problem.</p> <p>But when you want to add a new printer... (Brother in my case) there is no easy way, why?</p>
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3037
2011-01-05T00:40:37.890
2011-01-05T00:40:37.890
Why is it so easy to install graphic card drivers and such a pain to install printer drivers?
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4
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T08:49:53.070", "id": "14691", "postId": "14133", "score": "1", "text": "kindly specify the printer model.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4980" }, { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T10:13:27.367", "id": "14711", "postId": "14133", "score...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Printer drivers are userspace things, they don't exist in the kernel, and they're also not part of the X stack. The kernel, xorg and desktop developers have an interest in making sure video drivers work and install easily because without them, well, you can't see much. Printers are r...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>there is:</p>\n\n<p>menu -> system -> Administration -> Printing</p>\n\n<p>then you press the add / new button, and it searches for you :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-11-20T08:59:07.463", "id": "14695", ...
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14135
1
14159
2010-11-20T08:58:32.443
10
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<p>I used Tomboy on a previous installation, however the Ubuntu One sync had stopped working (I had upgraded through several versions of Tomboy, and during that time I believe the storage system changed... possibly the reason). </p> <p>Now I would like to migrate the notes to my Ubuntu 10.10 installation.</p>
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2022-07-22T06:06:32.333
How to migrate Tomboy Notes from a previous installation?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Firstly you should set the synchronization options of tomboy choosing <strong>synchronize to local folder</strong>.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/V8YI9.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Then store your the folder with removable hardware (you can also synchronize to ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>One thing I would recommend you <em>don't</em> do is copy the .note files over from one system to another. </p>\n\n<p>I would use a different sync method (ssh sync for example) to get the notes synced to a new machine.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://techno-geeks.org/2010/03/synci...
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14140
1
14167
2010-11-20T09:19:24.957
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<p>I'm using ubuntu 10.04 (pinguy os). My system takes more than 30 seconds to boot (atom 1.6Ghz). How to choose which modules to load during booting?</p>
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1067
2011-01-01T20:10:23.817
2011-01-01T20:40:09.017
Minimize boot time
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm afraid there really isn't much to be gained via configuration. But:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>A dead certain way to increase boot\nspeed by a lot is to <strong>buy a Solid\nState Disk</strong>. Since booting is very\nheavily dependent on disk-i/o, it\ncan - on some systems - reduce the\nb...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm afraid there really isn't much to be gained via configuration. But:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>A dead certain way to increase boot\nspeed by a lot is to <strong>buy a Solid\nState Disk</strong>. Since booting is very\nheavily dependent on disk-i/o, it\ncan - on some systems - reduc...
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14142
1
14150
2010-11-20T09:28:01.240
8
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<p>I'm running a 10.04 server at home. Is it possible to install the new Ubuntu font used in the 10.10 Desktop versions on my server and configure it so the console uses it when I hook up a monitor to it while I'm working on it (for when SSH isn't working)?</p> <p>Thanks for your help!!</p>
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2019-07-01T07:02:09.263
How to change the font in the terminal of server?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Ubuntu font has no monospaced version, so it's not suited for use in a terminal or console that has fixed width character cells.</p>\n\n<p>In addition, console fonts are special bitmap fonts, not TrueType/OpenType fonts (but OTOH it shouldn't be too difficult to create a console ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Ubuntu font has no monospaced version, so it's not suited for use in a terminal or console that has fixed width character cells.</p>\n\n<p>In addition, console fonts are special bitmap fonts, not TrueType/OpenType fonts (but OTOH it shouldn't be too difficult to create a ...
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2010-11-20T10:05:37.400
0
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<p>My Lucid install won't boot properly anymore. I can boot the computer with a USB-stick-ubuntu and edit settings. I have edited grub.cfg to not boot "quiet splash" and changed the default runlevel to 1. </p> <p>When continuing to boot from the recovery menu, I get this line: </p> <p><code>init: rsyslog main proces...
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2010-11-20T15:43:47.710
2010-11-20T15:43:47.710
Hangs up while booting after editing grub.cfg
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The primary configuration file for changing menu display settings is <code>/etc/default/grub</code>.\nConfiguration changes are normally made to <code>/etc/default/grub</code> and to the custom files located in <code>/etc/grub.d</code>. </p>\n\n<p><strong>The /boot/grub/grub....
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14153
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14393
2010-11-20T11:31:26.347
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<p>I've recently heard of <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel" rel="noreferrer">tasksel</a>, a tool that "installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system". What is the difference between using tasksel and installing meta packages via apt-get? What does it do that meta package...
2331
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2010-11-22T11:20:54.697
Why does tasksel exist when there are already meta packages?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>tasksel</code> is ancient, ancient history, and is there mainly for historical reasons. Better just to forget about it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-11-11T15:47:22.250", "id": "267244", "postId": "14393", "sc...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>one of the reason for using <code>tasksel</code> is that you don't need tu know the name of installed package (for example <code>SSH Server</code> vs package <code>openssh-server</code>)</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-...
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14155
1
14158
2010-11-20T11:47:23.437
137
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<p>Sometimes, processes ignore the SIGINT signal sent by <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>C</kbd> in Bash. For instance, <code>man</code> and <code>vi</code>. Assuming you don't want to google or read the manual on how to exit the running process, is there any key sequence that will <strong>always</strong> work (without leaving th...
2331
1067
2010-12-07T17:00:28.380
2020-09-12T09:54:50.800
What to do when Ctrl-C won't kill running job?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Send the <strong>SIGQUIT</strong> signal with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>\\</kbd>.</p>\n\n<pre><code>.. $ sleep 10\n^\\Quit\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>→ This is equivalent to <code>kill -3 pid</code>. Programs run in user-space don't ignore sigquit.</p>\n\n<p>There is also a set of <em>Magic Sys...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Backspace</kbd> </p>\n\n<p>If you are using ubuntu 10.04 you wanna enable this key to work.</p>\n\n<p>To enable <kbd>Control</kbd>-<kbd>Alt</kbd>-<kbd>Backspace</kbd></p>\n\n<p>Goto System-->Preferences-->Keyboard</p>\n\n<p>Select the <...
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14160
1
14161
2010-11-20T12:40:04.473
1
162
<p>I have experienced this issue with almost all versions of ubuntu. It happens with all types of thumb drives. I have faced same issues with all the pc's I have used. At the beginning it seems like data is getting copied with a reasonable speed but after few seconds it slows down, and progress bar even stops intermitt...
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2013-03-18T20:12:40.420
2013-03-18T20:12:40.420
Lower speeds while copying data to a thumb drive
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Looks like it could be any one of the following bugs <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/591174\" rel=\"nofollow\">591174</a> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/541937\" rel=\"nofollow\">541937</a> or <a href=\"https://bugs.launc...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Looks like it could be any one of the following bugs <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/591174\" rel=\"nofollow\">591174</a> <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/541937\" rel=\"nofollow\">541937</a> or <a href=\"https://bu...
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14162
1
14188
2010-11-20T12:54:08.623
8
5678
<p>I have a production server running Ubuntu. I would like to setup similar configuration installed on my local machine. I'd like to have same packages installed.</p> <p>Since bandwidth is a constraint the traditional disk cloning methods won't work for me. Having same packages installed and same users with same passw...
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2017-03-12T09:45:59.457
2019-08-08T19:45:59.743
How do I duplicate a server's packages and configuration to another machine?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>dpkg --get-selections &gt; packlist.txt \ncat packlist.txt | dpkg --set-selections \ndselect install \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>For details on this command, check <a href=\"http://joysofprogramming.com/dpkg-set-selections-clone/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here on joys of pro...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/remastersys\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">remastersys</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/remastersys\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AJ5O.png\" alt=\"Install remastersys\"></a> for that. R...
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2015-11-20T02:02:18.610
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2010-11-20T13:11:03.770
12
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<p>Is there a way to convert a FAT partition to ext3 (or other ext..) while keeping the data on it? I don't have access to a external USB hard disk to temporarily store the data, so I'd like to just convert it while the data sits on the partition. Is that possible?</p>
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2010-11-20T15:09:36.257
2020-12-09T18:20:18.270
How do I convert a FAT32 to ext3 (keeping the data on it)
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you're not booting off the partition (is this even possible without using wubi?) and it's at least half free then just use gparted (paste apt:gparted in firefox). </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Run it from the menu.</li>\n<li>Find out the name of your partition\nusing <code>fdisk -l</c...
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1
14292
2010-11-20T13:23:26.900
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15031
<p>I have a CD with Ubuntu 10.10 and a laptop with Ubuntu 8.10. The laptop had all sorts of crud on it, and anything I wanted to keep was backed up on an external drive, so I was happy to do a wipe and reinstall instead of an update. So after a bit of faffing about trying to work out how to get the thing to boot from t...
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2022-03-17T09:01:04.287
2022-03-17T09:01:04.287
Installer gets stuck with a grayed out forward button
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I recently encountered the same problem installing Ubuntu on a friend’s computer. It seems that Ubiquity (the Ubuntu installer) for 10.10 is not very informative when things go wrong. Does your username contain uppercase letters? Try making sure all letters in your username are lower...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you don't mind an installer that looks a bit dated, is a <em>tiny bit</em> harder to use, you could try the <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/alternative-downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Alternate Installation</a> disk.</p>\n\n<p>Downloads: <a href=\"...
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1
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2010-11-20T14:15:03.217
1
651
<p>A previous question having yielded no conclusive results, so i would like to know if is possible to move up the time when the Network Manager starts to be earlier in the boot process, since it takes so much time to load once i am connected. It should be ready by the time I reach the login screen, without the stupid ...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:11.537
2013-12-04T15:43:31.783
Moving up network manager start time
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have three ideas:</p>\n\n<p>You may have a </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p><a\nhref=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/672207\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">legitimate\nbug</a>.</p>\n\n<p>The network manager is normally\nready long before the login screen....
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14173
1
14177
2010-11-20T14:27:27.373
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<p>I am a longtime user of Ubuntu. However, I am disillusioned by the way the ubuntu is going and would like to move to KDE.</p> <p>Can you suggest some good KDE applications for basic tasks like chatting, e-mail, browsing, IRC, ftp, etc.? I don't want to use Gtk apps. </p> <p>I am quite new to KDE.</p>
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2079
2011-07-09T14:23:04.920
2017-02-19T23:15:16.333
Switching from ubuntu to kubuntu. What applications to use?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should be aware that it is possible to run Gtk apps in KDE (I assume you know this) but they may look out of place on the KDE desktop and may take longer to load. The same can be said for running KDE apps in GNOME.</p>\n\n<p>A good staring point is to search for <code>KDE</code> ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Konversation for IRC</li>\n<li>For IM, I'd actually still recommend Pidgin, but if you really don't want to use GTK apps, there is Kopete.</li>\n<li>For email, I would recommend Thunderbird.</li>\n<li>For browsing I would recommend Chrome or Firefox. Neither of these a...
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2010-11-20T14:51:58.473
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<p>I want to <strong>disable the touchpad</strong>. I want to <strong>keep the trackstick</strong>. Is it possible?</p> <p>The Alps touchpad is <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection" rel="noreferrer">recognized by the kernel</a> as a <code>PS/2 Generic Mouse</code>. Not all its features are <a hr...
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2012-06-16T08:24:03.663
2017-02-19T23:35:42.097
How to disable touchpad on Dell Latitude E-Series (E5510, E6510)?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The failure to recognise the touchpad and fallback to identifying it as a PS2 mouse is due to the hardware using a new protocol and the manufacturer not releasing the specs so that a free driver can be written. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>See if it helps you,edit the <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file and add the Option <code>SHMConfig</code> on line to the section called “Input Device” for the Synaptic Touchpad input device.Then restart X (by using the ctrl+alt+backspace key combination).</p>\n\n<p>Once I w...
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14187
2010-11-20T15:10:25.527
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<p>Is there any free <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_logging">keylogger software</a> for Ubuntu. If yes, How can I install it?</p>
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2012-07-19T07:09:25.577
2016-09-29T06:41:23.050
How can I install a keylogger software?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/logkeys\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">logkeys <img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"Install logkeys\"></a> is available in the Software Center.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/logkeys\" rel...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A simple google search would have yielded results!</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.theunical.com/ubuntu/linux-keylogger-in-ubuntu/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://blog.theunical.com/ubuntu/linux-keylogger-in-ubuntu/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ ...
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14264
2010-11-20T15:31:39.317
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<p>Is there a package to install in a server for task/time management? I want to create activities and add milestones to those activities, maybe it can have graphics reports too.</p> <p>I'd like to install it in a server and to use it from other PCs, not local. (a web interfase).</p> <p>Maybe something like <a href=...
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2012-12-12T18:51:40.373
2020-07-14T10:26:29.837
What Task and Time Management tools are available?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe <a href=\"http://www.tine20.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tine 2.0</a> is an option, it has a very good calendar and task module. <a href=\"http://horde.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Horde Groupware</a> can be good as well. If you need project management, <a href=\"http://phprojekt.com/\" ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How about Gnome Planner?\n<a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Planner\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://live.gnome.org/Planner</a></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/KVpjm.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n\n<p>Another one is TaskJuggler: <a href=\"http://www.taskjuggle...
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14191
1
14192
2010-11-20T16:59:43.507
2
3370
<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and my sound stopped working. It had happened before and I had a vague recollection that reinstalling something worked so I did:</p> <pre><code> sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio sudo apt-get install pulseaudio sudo apt-get purge alsa sudo apt-get install alsa </code></pre> <p>but now even t...
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12518
2012-05-26T17:14:58.923
2012-05-26T17:14:58.923
Ubuntu sound not working
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One possibility is is that your user account is not authorized to use audio devices. </p>\n\n<p>\"To resolve it, go to System → Administration → Users and Groups, select your user, click on the Advanced Settings button, enter your password, click the User Privileges tab and make sure...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One possibility is is that your user account is not authorized to use audio devices. </p>\n\n<p>\"To resolve it, go to System → Administration → Users and Groups, select your user, click on the Advanced Settings button, enter your password, click the User Privileges tab and m...
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<p>In Firefox on a fresh install of 10.10 when visiting <em>apt.ubuntu.com/p/banshee</em> (for example) I get prompted with the following window:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/RHwSr.png" alt="alt text"></p> <p>However, I was under the impression that apturl was supposed to launch <em>Software Center</em>...
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How to change handler of APT: URLs?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, that is the default action.</p>\n\n<p>This can be overridden by Firefox, but out of the box the gconf setting<br>\n<code>/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/apt/command</code> is used. By default that command is <code>apturl \"%s\"</code>.</p>\n\n<p>You can change that by using either u...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I get the same result using Chromium. I think this window you see is actually the Software Center, prompting for installing the software... Seems this is the default operation when going to a package URL.</p>\n\n<p>Not sure if (or how) you can open the Software Centre itself ...
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2010-11-20T17:51:16.223
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<p>Is it possible to get the UUID of a specific connection? I have used the connection before and it is set to auto when NetworkManager detects it so it is not listed in <code>/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections</code></p>
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2010-11-20T18:16:19.930
Get UUID of specific connection?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <code>nmcli con status</code> to find the UUID of the current connection or <code>nmcli con list</code> to list all configured connections.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2015-02-27T12:56:14.673", "id": "820977", "p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <code>nmcli con status</code> to find the UUID of the current connection or <code>nmcli con list</code> to list all configured connections.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2015-02-27T12:56:14.673", "id": ...
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<p>When I double click on a video file in Gnome Commander, for some reason it opens in Movie Player (Totem?) instead of VLC, which is set as preferred for all file types. Clicking on the same file from Nautilus opens the file in VLC.</p> <p>Is there a way to force Gnome Commander to use "standard" gnome mime-type asso...
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How do I force Gnome Commander to use VLC instead of Movie Player by default?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This feature is currently broken in <a href=\"https://gcmd.github.io/doc.html#mime\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME Commander</a>.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Since <a href=\"http://www.gnome.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME</a> has changed to follow the <a href=\"http://www.fre...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This feature is currently broken in <a href=\"https://gcmd.github.io/doc.html#mime\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME Commander</a>.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Since <a href=\"http://www.gnome.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME</a> has changed to follow the <a href=\"http:/...
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