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1637 | 1 | 1640 | 2010-08-08T01:49:42.307 | 36 | 22082 | <p>I'm thinking of having /tmp on its own partition... what would be a good filesystem to format it with?</p>
<p>The reason I ask is because the data being stored in /tmp is not permanent, so I don't need journaling, a fancy index, or anything.</p>
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1647 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T06:57:46.257 | 11 | 1700 | <p>I'm trying to use gedit as my main editor, and am looking for help with some tricky features. For each of the following, can people help me out with how to install and configure the feature?</p>
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1649 | 1 | 14738 | 2010-08-08T07:18:14.657 | 19 | 17687 | <p>What is the best alternative to Adobe Lightroom on Linux/Ubuntu?</p>
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1656 | 1 | 1657 | 2010-08-08T09:08:10.103 | 5 | 701 | <p>I used gksudo nautilus (not through the terminal but through the 'Open With' command) for some copy & paste stuff that requires root access.</p>
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1662 | 1 | 1666 | 2010-08-08T10:35:07.380 | 4 | 5689 | <p>I have compiled my own kernels for a while now. I started when I got my i7 processor and wanted its turbo boost to work properly. I've since bought an SSD so continue to benefit from a more recent kernel than the repo version.</p>
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1668 | 1 | 1676 | 2010-08-08T11:29:02.963 | 5 | 8526 | <p>I want to install Debian Unstable alongside Maverick but I don't want to lose my data.</p>
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1680 | 1 | 1681 | 2010-08-08T15:44:56.767 | 3 | 606 | <p>I have an EyeTV Hybrid DVB-C USB (plus a few Pinnacle DVB-T ones) receiver which works well under OS X, but I would like to have recording under Ubuntu instead - preferrably with EPG -and share with DNLA to my tv set.</p>
<p>What would be the best way to do so in terms of programs etc?</p>
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1685 | 1 | 1804 | 2010-08-08T18:09:33.143 | 16 | 3422 | <p>So what ever happened to hybrid suspend, where it would suspend to both RAM and disk? It was kind of hot a few years ago, but it seems it was dropped. Is there any way to set this up in recent Ubuntu versions?</p>
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1686 | 1 | 1688 | 2010-08-08T18:38:32.540 | 9 | 13092 | <p>Some interest in Excel 2003, but primarily in Excel 2007. Wondering if advanced features, such as macros can be made to work flawlessly. Or if there are any major issues I should know about.</p>
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1691 | 1 | 3028 | 2010-08-08T19:13:06.340 | 14 | 5853 | <p>gtk-recordMyDesktop outputs .ogv files that seem perfectly fine - they work well in Totem and VLC. However, if I try to edit them in openshot or kdenlive, the editor either crashes (kdenlive) or won't show the video properly (openshot). PiTiVi appears to work but then locks up when it tries to render the video.</p>
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1694 | 1 | 2958 | 2010-08-08T19:46:56.757 | 8 | 10991 | <p>I know there are several video editing programs: PiTiVi, Openshot, etc</p>
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1695 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T20:01:05.053 | 22 | 43995 | <p>It's rather frustrating to me that I can't watch any of the videos on Apple's site. Is there a QuickTime plugin for Chrome or Firefox, and if not, why?</p>
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1697 | 1 | 11137 | 2010-08-08T20:07:11.280 | 4 | 716 | <p>I'm using GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.0) and start my Emacs session inside GNU screen. </p>
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1700 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T20:26:19.253 | 25 | 36075 | <p>Can someone please explain what Ubuntu's keychain or keyring is, as well as use cases for it?</p>
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1702 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T20:35:24.910 | 2 | 2696 | <p>OS: Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit
I have searched alll over for how to enable these with the mupen emulator. Thought I might check and see if anyone here has knowledge on this.
<a href="http://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/" rel="nofollow">http://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/</a>
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1704 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T21:18:14.797 | 3 | 6060 | <p>I'm using an IBM Thinkpad X21 as a 3G router. It's running a server install of lucid. The laptop has the lid up most of the time. There is no X, just a plain console. The colsole blanks itself, but the LCD backlight is always on. </p>
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1708 | 1 | null | 2010-08-08T22:11:37.907 | 2 | 427 | <p>For some reason my Ubuntu UNE installed using wubi takes about 30 minutes to start up.</p>
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1712 | 1 | 1714 | 2010-08-08T22:40:02.183 | 2 | 2845 | <p>Yesterday I upgraded a laptop from Kubuntu 9.04 (Lucid) to 9.10 (Karmic). Then afterwards I tried to install some software</p>
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1718 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T00:21:15.763 | 6 | 8952 | <p>My computer seems to have issues suspending and resuming properly. Most recently, it resumed from hibernate, was working fine until I started logging in, and then X froze completely. I can log in via SSH (and it works flawlessly when I do), and I'd love to reset it without restarting the whole computer, and preferab... | 324 | 236 | 2010-08-09T12:30:18.023 | 2011-10-27T18:36:22.827 | How do I reset X | [
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1721 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T00:39:00.937 | 4 | 310 | <p>I have a usb internet tether, but it will not work in Ubuntu, unless I download something in the terminal, but I also can not get internet until I get this device working. I am able to use my Windows side on the internet, that's how I am doing this, but not with Ubuntu side. </p>
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1732 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T03:56:22.297 | 104 | 97583 | <p>Is it possible to run Android apps on Ubuntu? And I don't mean inside an emulator, but natively, as you would with any other application installed using the Ubuntu Software Center.</p>
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1733 | 1 | 1996 | 2010-08-09T04:04:23.620 | 9 | 19140 | <p>I'm running KVM on a Ubuntu 10.04 host. The guest OS is also Ubuntu 10.04 .</p>
<p>I am attempting to connect to the guest using the 'console' command. It appears I can establish a connection, but I get no output.</p>
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1736 | 1 | 2525 | 2010-08-09T04:24:57.443 | 12 | 10122 | <p>I want a note taking app on my Ubuntu running laptop and an app on my Android phone which can sync with each other, through online means or manually syncing. So far the only thing I've seen is the Evernote app for android and the beta quality third party app <a href="http://nevernote.sourceforge.net/">Nevernote</a>.... | 593 | null | null | 2020-02-06T01:18:00.007 | Sync notes between Android phone and Ubuntu? | [
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1743 | 1 | 1749 | 2010-08-09T07:39:24.497 | 199 | 110088 | <p>When I first started with Ubuntu using <code>aptitude</code> was the 'in-thing', with some stated improvements over <code>apt-get</code>. Am I correct in saying that <code>apt-get</code> has now 'caught up' with <code>aptitude</code>, and it makes little difference which is used (although it is preferable to choose ... | 866 | 866 | 2011-02-13T08:28:56.680 | 2019-07-13T17:49:28.903 | Is aptitude still considered superior to apt-get? | [
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1751 | 1 | 1812 | 2010-08-09T09:41:28.570 | 1 | 60 | <p>Sometimes (but not all the time, oddly enough), when I log into my system, Networking will be disabled by default. Is this a common issue, or is there some workaround I missed to set 'On' as the PERMANENT default (!?).</p>
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1752 | 1 | 1753 | 2010-08-09T10:15:53.910 | 6 | 33010 | <p>I was trying to resize my EXT4 partition and something went wrong. I lost it. The space in once consumed is now being represented as Unallocated. How do I recover the partition? </p>
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1755 | 1 | 1756 | 2010-08-09T11:05:57.280 | 27 | 98214 | <p>What DLNA server program should I choose and how do I set it up?
It is an absolute requirement that it doesn't take a lot of resources since it will be running on a 500 MHz machine.</p>
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1758 | 1 | 5797 | 2010-08-09T11:45:48.657 | 1 | 3618 | <p>After you install Ubuntu on a Lenovo laptop the Bluetooth will be disabled after reboot or resume. </p>
<p>The only workaround for this issue is to load factory default from the BIOS but this is not something you want to do each time you reboot Ubuntu on a dual-boot machine.</p>
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1759 | 1 | 1762 | 2010-08-09T11:58:29.413 | 0 | 1314 | <p>I can't find it in the repositories.I am using Maverick.</p>
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1763 | 1 | 1771 | 2010-08-09T12:57:18.670 | 44 | 13396 | <p>As part of my job as a web developer, I spend an amount of time doing UI prototypes to show the client. It's a pain in the behind but sometimes it has to be done.</p>
<p>I've seen Shuttleworth (and the design team) pump out images like this:</p>
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1766 | 1 | 1783 | 2010-08-09T13:27:21.497 | 0 | 842 | <p>I am trying Lubuntu on an old laptop. I have before and after the install I had two partitions (+swap) mounting on <code>/</code> and on <code>/home</code>. When I did the Lubuntu install I told it to ignore the <code>/home</code> partition. After the Lubuntu install I logged in and everything appeared OK.</p>
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1767 | 1 | 1770 | 2010-08-09T13:28:49.777 | 6 | 7176 | <p>Specifically, what are the login credentials I need to provide?</p>
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1772 | 1 | 1776 | 2010-08-09T13:54:06.487 | 23 | 5055 | <p>I was hoping to know if Ubuntu comes with a standard way of mounting ISOs. I looked around online and found a bunch of scripts that can do it. </p>
<p>This to me seems like core functionality, is it offered by default in Ubuntu. If not where is the best and simplest mounter for ISOs.</p>
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1780 | 1 | 1782 | 2010-08-09T16:18:34.220 | 2 | 898 | <p>I have a printer plugged it into my Ubuntu desktop machine. I want to access it from Windows 7 on my laptop. Is this possible? If yes, how can I do this?</p>
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1784 | 1 | 1785 | 2010-08-09T17:12:06.407 | 56 | 30604 | <p>How can I install and run <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/about/">Steam</a> on Ubuntu?</p>
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1786 | 1 | 2636 | 2010-08-09T18:38:48.610 | 63 | 58141 | <p>Ubuntu seems to provide at least two network "toolsets" (for lack of a better term). I'm running into conflicts between these two.</p>
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1788 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T19:11:35.017 | -1 | 363 | <p>I was using Transmission to download some stuff, when I got a notification that there was only 800 MB of free space left. </p>
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1789 | 1 | 1791 | 2010-08-09T19:12:56.930 | 3 | 580 | <p>I needed to install a program (<a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/xtal/software/expgui/expgui_Unix_readme.html" rel="nofollow">GSAS & EXPGUI</a>) that depends on the libg2c0 library. This library was in the repositories up to Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04), and then it was removed. </p>
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1792 | 1 | 1795 | 2010-08-09T20:24:00.067 | 493 | 711709 | <p>How can I suspend or hibernate my laptop using command line, without installing additional software?</p>
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1793 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T20:25:25.773 | 7 | 2102 | <p>Seeing that this is a big Ubuntu community, I have never looked at someone's Ubuntu desktop and thought "that looks cool, I wish I had X. How did you do that?"</p>
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1801 | 1 | null | 2010-08-09T21:24:04.347 | 2 | 11000 | <p>The only reason I ever boot into Windows (7) is to use the popular video chat software ooVoo (<a href="http://oovoo.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>). It's useless under Wine and there seems to be no way to run it in Ubuntu except for some proprietary tools. Does anyone have any information on some alternatives to ru... | 782 | 169736 | 2014-01-08T23:11:25.177 | 2015-08-06T20:33:46.950 | Why no ooVoo on ubuntu? | [
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1802 | 1 | 1806 | 2010-08-09T21:44:17.620 | 2 | 376 | <p>The icons in the notification area are sometimes broken upon login. This is always fixed if I close the session and login again.</p>
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1807 | 1 | 1808 | 2010-08-09T22:55:22.920 | 56 | 46917 | <p>I'm trying to fix what I consider a bloated install of Ubuntu. When I install Ubuntu on a machine, I get things that I don't want - web browsers, office applications, media players, accessibility utilities, Ubuntu One, and so on. My goal is to create a way that I can have an install of Ubuntu that contains only the ... | 124 | 227922 | 2014-04-26T11:08:50.683 | 2016-06-30T15:19:07.160 | How can I strip down Ubuntu? | [
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1813 | 1 | 1818 | 2010-08-09T23:27:30.637 | 9 | 15789 | <p>I have a dual-boot setup with Ubuntu and Windows Vista. I need to shrink the partition that Vista is installed on. (It's an NTFS partition.) I tried using Vista's own disk manager, but it didn't work.</p>
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1816 | 1 | 2898 | 2010-08-09T23:42:48.857 | 18 | 555 | <p>In Ubuntu, X is one of the more critical pieces in the stack. As such, we get a TON of questions and bug reports about it, probably about 100 times as many as we have manpower to handle.</p>
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1820 | 1 | 3829 | 2010-08-10T01:42:03.690 | 23 | 24671 | <p>I would like to use NetworkManager, but prefer a keyboard driven window manager that provides as much space on the screen as possible for my code. I just hate that little strip of real estate "trays" take up on my screen. I have tried running <code>nm-*</code> from the command line, but they seam to never work wit... | 1043 | 4 | 2010-08-10T03:59:06.173 | 2010-09-07T20:25:01.487 | Can I use NetworkManager without a tray/dock/bar? | [
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1829 | 1 | 1894 | 2010-08-10T08:49:21.107 | 8 | 1962 | <p>I'd like to drag a few more folders to the places sidebar in nautilus, but want to group these new ones separately to the default folders (like Dropbox, Downloads and Documents). Is there a way to add a new separator to the list?</p>
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1830 | 1 | 1831 | 2010-08-10T09:00:05.903 | 8 | 1495 | <p>The new graphical bootloader introduced in 10.04 (plymouth) looks amazing until I enable proprietary drivers for my video card. I then get a horrible flashy monster of a boot experience, which I can cope with if I have to, but I'm sure would be offputting for newer users.</p>
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1836 | 1 | 1837 | 2010-08-10T09:44:47.803 | 14 | 17475 | <p>I have a valid, reachable SMB share on my Windows box, which I can mount with </p>
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1844 | 1 | 1860 | 2010-08-10T13:07:07.843 | 22 | 8044 | <p>I know of the <a href="http://awesome.naquadah.org/">awesome</a> window manager, which after some customization may suit my desires, but I was wondering if there is a keyboard-centric desktop environment that doesn't require too much tweaking to make it really useful. Of course gnome and I'm sure KDE have nice short... | 658 | 235 | 2012-11-21T21:22:37.280 | 2019-03-10T15:14:38.757 | Is there a keyboard-centric desktop/WM available? | [
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1846 | 1 | 1850 | 2010-08-10T13:25:58.267 | 2 | 807 | <p>Hey,
Im trying to install Wolfenstein E.T however it comes up with this error message when running, Saying its missing Libgtk-1.2. In the repos there is only libgtk2.0 any ideas how i can get around this problem?</p>
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1847 | 1 | 1851 | 2010-08-10T13:31:34.730 | 7 | 1109 | <p>I have a Lenovo x61 tablet PC running Ubuntu 10.04. I've got <a href="http://www.krizka.net/2008/02/13/thinkpad-x61-tablet-automatic-screen-rotation-under-linux/" rel="nofollow">Karol Krizka's</a> auto-rotate daemon working, along with a variety of other applications like <a href="http://risujin.org/cellwriter/" rel... | 658 | 25863 | 2012-11-21T21:44:09.877 | 2013-06-16T18:34:52.987 | Is there a tablet-centric desktop available for Ubuntu? | [
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1861 | 1 | null | 2010-08-10T17:07:07.427 | 13 | 14312 | <p>I'm on a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. My monitor's native resolution is 1280x1024. However, in the Monitor Preferences application, I am only presented with 640x480 and 800x600 as options. My video card is an on board Matrox G200eW. I tried installing the proprietary driver from Matrox's website, but the i... | 884 | 25863 | 2012-02-16T20:17:08.833 | 2012-02-16T20:17:08.833 | Why isn't my monitor's native resolution appearing as an option? | [
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1863 | 1 | 1879 | 2010-08-10T17:51:28.913 | 0 | 321 | <p>How can I see the code of gnome panels? for example view the code is executed When I click on shutdown button in the panel.</p>
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1866 | 1 | 1870 | 2010-08-10T18:15:22.640 | 0 | 227 | <p>Every time I remove or install anything to do with Microsoft, either it be fonts or dependencies for wine. </p>
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1871 | 1 | 1876 | 2010-08-10T18:48:00.640 | 29 | 37935 | <p>I am not talking about <code>shutdown</code> and <code>reboot</code> commands. I want to initiate the same routine from command line that would be performed if I would press the logout/reboot/shutdown button inside the KDE desktop.</p>
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1874 | 1 | 1891 | 2010-08-10T19:13:24.003 | 11 | 2968 | <p>I recently installed Ubuntu in my uncle's laptop. He seems to like it and he is asking me for some good Ubuntu books for beginners. I was thinking about The Official Ubuntu Book. Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated.</p>
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1877 | 1 | 64544 | 2010-08-10T19:55:17.697 | 132 | 100716 | <p>I frequently cross this issue, and always have to google for an answer. Does anyone have a permanent fix for BADSIG errors from <code>apt-get</code>?</p>
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1881 | 1 | 1887 | 2010-08-10T20:01:38.820 | 63 | 93422 | <p>What are some CD ripping programs for Ubuntu? Can you list the Pros? What are the Cons? For each program there should be a screenshot, sources to install, and instructions to install and use.</p>
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1889 | 1 | 2144 | 2010-08-10T20:34:55.837 | 2 | 3470 | <p>One of my notebooks is a Compaq nc4200 (Mobile Intel 915GM Express). All Ubuntu kernels > 2.6.32-20 don't boot on that machine. Instead I get an error message:</p>
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1892 | 1 | 1903 | 2010-08-10T20:50:25.940 | 2 | 3393 | <p>Previously linuxant release driver for conexant modem (HCF or HSF), now for newer kernel this site doesn't release for newer kernel version (after 2.6.31-17 version). how to use conexant modem in Ubuntu with newer Kernel than 2.6.31-17 (... , 10.4 , ...)?</p>
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1895 | 1 | null | 2010-08-10T21:29:21.987 | 7 | 1160 | <p>Imagine I have three Ubuntu computers <code>home</code>, <code>laptop</code>, <code>beach-house</code>. They all have the same version of Ubuntu, 10.04 installed, and are kept up to date from the repositories.</p>
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<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/481/how-do-i-find-the-package-that-provides-a-file">How do I find the package that provides a file?</a> </p>
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1909 | 1 | null | 2010-08-11T02:22:53.377 | 1 | 854 | <p>I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm afraid I've done something really stupid.</p>
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<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-fix-it">My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?</a> </p>
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1926 | 1 | 1928 | 2010-08-11T08:52:56.590 | 4 | 1461 | <p>Empathy uses a very small font size. I'd like to have some larger font. But the system setting has no entry for fonts. How can I use another/larger font in empathy?</p>
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1927 | 1 | 1929 | 2010-08-11T08:53:03.000 | 6 | 290 | <p><a href="http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/stackapplet" rel="nofollow">A package</a> was recently added to Ubuntu. (It was synced from Debian.)</p>
<p>I searched for it on <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com" rel="nofollow">http://packages.ubuntu.com</a>, but it isn't showing up.</p>
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1938 | 1 | null | 2010-08-11T13:55:52.800 | 9 | 920 | <p>Which podcasts in either the Ubuntu or general Linux categories are the most helpful or most enjoyable. </p>
<p>One podcast per answer which could be voted independently would be useful and possibly mentioning if it is highly technical, generally informative, or just fun.</p>
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1942 | 1 | null | 2010-08-11T14:33:04.100 | 8 | 45259 | <p>I have been trying for a while to get Evolution to connect to my Exchange account. I think the complication is the that the OWA url is https://owa[...].
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1943 | 1 | 1944 | 2010-08-11T15:04:10.517 | 27 | 15255 | <p>In <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ubuntu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Urban Dictionary</a>, Ubuntu is defined as</p>
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1954 | 1 | 2098 | 2010-08-11T17:27:53.047 | 1 | 166 | <p>I would like to route packages received by a VM host to different VM guest, on basis of application layer, in particular domains given in urls. It is impossible to route on network layer level, since IP address limitations (to the outside) do not allow this.</p>
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1956 | 1 | null | 2010-08-11T17:39:13.980 | 1 | 1628 | <p>After upgrading the Ubuntu to 10.04 my Nautilus file manager gives lot of problem. Nautilus freezes after few minutes of start. I tried with Thunar, but I did not like that. Now I have Dolphin too, when Nautilus goes problem, then I start work with Dolphin. I do not like this. I want to work on Nautilus or equivalen... | null | 235 | 2011-01-17T14:55:09.293 | 2011-01-17T14:55:09.293 | How can I prevent or diminish Nautilus freezing problems? | [
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1962 | 1 | 1964 | 2010-08-11T19:23:14.627 | 64 | 74507 | <p>I was able to setup ssh to use private/public key authentication. Now I am able to do</p>
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1966 | 1 | null | 2010-08-11T19:30:54.640 | 8 | 4159 | <p>Most Linux software is packaged in tarballs. All of them require but a few commands to compile and install them. </p>
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1974 | 1 | 1975 | 2010-08-11T19:46:23.993 | 10 | 18458 | <p>In rearranging the panel, I removed the Network Manager Applet. I tried to add it back, but it doesn't show up in the list (Add To Panel). I can start it up and see it as a running process (nm-applet), and I'm still connected to the internets, but I don't know how to get the panel icon back.</p>
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1978 | 1 | 1979 | 2010-08-11T20:08:07.997 | 6 | 556 | <p>On my desktop computer, the GNOME main menu on the panel has a different look: it's just one "Ubuntu logo" icon; clicking on it displays the "Applications" menu on top, with "Resources" and "System" being two sub-menus (last two entries). </p>
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1982 | 1 | 1985 | 2010-08-11T20:32:55.067 | 3 | 3267 | <p>I'd like to set up authenticated, encrypted SMTP on my remote Ubuntu server, how do I do that? </p>
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1986 | 1 | 2080 | 2010-08-11T20:55:13.360 | 8 | 1207 | <p>I have Windows XP and Ubuntu installed on separate partitions. </p>
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1991 | 1 | 1992 | 2010-08-11T21:50:10.653 | 37 | 19402 | <p>I'm setting up a server for backing up my desktop box remotely. I want to prevent remote password access to the server, permitting only users with private keys (AKA my desktop box) to access it. How can I block remote password access while allowing physical password access to the server?</p>
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1993 | 1 | 2003 | 2010-08-11T22:14:36.883 | 7 | 5045 | <p>I've purchased a Dell Inspiron 1545 for my wife. Due to some really bad judgement from the design team, the only indicator you have is the power one.</p>
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2007 | 1 | 2009 | 2010-08-12T02:06:38.373 | 72 | 142885 | <p>With regards to Plymouth --</p>
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<p>What's the easiest way to change the boot screen?</p>
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2013 | 1 | 2016 | 2010-08-12T06:33:00.100 | 5 | 4469 | <p>This is an issue I've been facing for a long time. However I am still able to use my ubuntu via recovery mode, where I log-in to the shell, where I type <code>startx</code>. Sometimes when i restart, it goes in clean. But most of the time I get hung up with the splash screen.</p>
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2018 | 1 | null | 2010-08-12T09:03:22.013 | 6 | 4913 | <p>The Ubuntu standard mail client Evolution provides two plugins for spam filtering:</p>
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2021 | 1 | 2022 | 2010-08-12T10:15:14.097 | 16 | 6032 | <p>With each kernel update, a new entry is placed in Grub to provide a way to boot that specific kernel version.</p>
<p>I have about 5 at the moment and, to be honest, once I have confirmed I can boot into the new kernel version, I never go back to a previous version.</p>
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2028 | 1 | 2233 | 2010-08-12T12:37:38.080 | 2 | 1345 | <p>I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.</p>
<p>However, my D-Link DWM-152 (HSDPA USB modem) is not able to be detected.</p>
<p>I am having exactly same result as c_siswan
<a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1476983" rel="nofollow">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1476983</a></p>
<p>Can anyone sug... | 1131 | 41 | 2010-10-15T15:55:02.870 | 2011-12-04T07:53:51.900 | How can I troubleshoot the lack of detection of the D-Link DWM-152 (HSDPA USB modem)? | [
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"body": "<p>Go to www.dlink.com, support+download and then search for DWM-152 and update your firmware. Have a look at this Blogpost saylinux.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/using-d-link-3g-usb-dwm-152-with-ubuntu-10-04/</p>\n\n<p>Maybe it works with network-manager if you try the newest developer vers... | [
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2033 | 1 | 2040 | 2010-08-12T13:24:34.813 | 2 | 217 | <p>I would like to have a general list of steps I can do to troubleshoot problems with sound.</p>
| 4 | 4 | 2010-08-12T13:43:06.703 | 2011-10-27T18:37:24.590 | Are there anywhere instructions explaining how to troubleshoot sound problems on the Ubuntu desktops? | [
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2034 | 1 | 7763 | 2010-08-12T13:27:21.080 | 55 | 17218 | <p>The OCD in me wants directories I do not like the name of to be hidden since I do not interact with them directly.</p>
<p>How can I hide directories without using the dot notation?</p>
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"body": "<p>Assuming you only care about hiding the files from showing up in nautilus, there is a <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311010\" rel=\"noreferrer\">bug</a> on the GNOME Bugzilla about this. However, currently, that bug has not been resolved.</p>\n\n<p>There is anot... | [
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2035 | 1 | 77387 | 2010-08-12T13:30:16.687 | 0 | 1074 | <p>I have a desktop that has both Gnome and KDE installed.</p>
<p>When I start non-KDE applications under my user account running KDE, the application widgets obtain the same window decoration, style etc as my KDE applications.</p>
<p>However, when I have to start an application with root privileges (i.e. via kdesudo... | 4 | null | null | 2013-01-27T17:32:28.350 | How can I make non-kde/non-qt application started with root privileges look integrated into my KDE desktop? | [
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"body": "<p>This <em>might</em> work. It's a bit manual and you might even need to install it if it doesn't come with the core gnome stuff but there you go.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo gnome-theme-manager\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>My basis for this is gnome stores its theme settings in the user's ... | null | null | null | null | null |
2038 | 1 | 2042 | 2010-08-12T13:55:04.680 | 6 | 3432 | <p>In Ubuntu 10.04, when I goto System > Administration > Software Sources and goto the Authentication tab, I can view all of my keys allowing me to download from third party sources.</p>
<p>How would I back this up to copy all of my sources and keys to a new system?</p>
| 1010 | 333 | 2010-08-12T15:21:07.667 | 2010-11-18T17:10:30.057 | Backup Software Sources | [
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2045 | 1 | 2046 | 2010-08-12T14:53:14.897 | 53 | 80545 | <p>I was wondering how do you know where the largest files in my system are stored.</p>
<p>For example---</p>
<p>Disk Space Used: 1GB
Java: 500MB
Java Percentage: 50% maybe represented in a pie chart. Maybe?</p>
<p>I know this maybe a feature overkill. I sometimes forget having stored things and wonder why my disk i... | 333 | 4 | 2010-08-12T15:07:57.077 | 2018-07-05T21:59:58.637 | How to determine where biggest files/directories on my system are stored? | [
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"body": "<p>The Disk Usage Analyzer is available under Ubuntu > Accessories > Disk Usage Analyzer. It provides you with a snazzy pie graph showing what files and folders take up the most space:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/C9Ro1.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n... | [
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2048 | 1 | 2051 | 2010-08-12T15:03:03.470 | 2 | 495 | <p>Does it make sense to run a cloud on only one server? If so what are the benefits?
Are there any nice tools managing my VMs (apart from virt-manager) even if I do not use the EC2 cloud?</p>
| 4 | null | null | 2010-10-15T05:16:08.130 | What is the difference between running VMs and a Ubuntu EC2 cloud? | [
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