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22977 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T02:51:36.383 | 9 | 43099 | <p>Running Kubuntu 11.04 (Natty) and am trying to replace Outlook. I need access to calendaring and email but have not been able to figure things out. A Google of things doesn't give me very good information so turning here to ask the gurus.</p>
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22978 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T03:04:51.737 | 0 | 483 | <p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and I set the home folder to be encrypted whenever I installed my system.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I forgot I encrypted the home folder and I reinstalled 10.10. Now I can't access my old home folder.</p>
<p>How can I get my data back?</p>
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22980 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T03:12:17.440 | 3 | 2734 | <p>Is there a way to create a desktop shortcut to a VPN connection, like in Windows? Basically, once clicked, it asks for the login information and connects.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
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22981 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T03:15:10.963 | 1 | 2811 | <p>I have fresh installed ubuntu 10.10 (maverick) for my desktop pc. The audio is on board and have small speaker inside the CPU. The problem is there has no audio. Anyone could help me or any method that could i fix it?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
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22993 | 1 | 23059 | 2011-01-24T06:26:58.323 | 12 | 2594 | <p><strong>Problem:</strong>
Normal users aren't using the best graphics driver. I first noticed this playing Osmos from the HumbleBundle2, but I can observe it while running glxgears too. Maximised on a 1280x1024, glxgears averages a choppy 60 frames in 5 seconds, vs a smooth 300 frames every 5 seconds for root.</p>
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22998 | 1 | 23005 | 2011-01-24T07:04:18.150 | 9 | 51043 | <p>I have some pretty dumb IP devices on a subnet with my Ubuntu server, and the server receives streaming data from each device. I have run into a problem in that when an ARP request is issued to the device while it is streaming data to the server, the request is ignored, the cache entry times out and the server stops... | 6651 | 6651 | 2011-02-27T23:11:16.010 | 2013-05-18T20:58:54.287 | Add static ARP entries when network is brought up | [
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23001 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T07:34:37.617 | 1 | 655 | <p>how to how do I configure a Jabber IM server on Ubuntu and how do I test with users on LAN?</p>
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23003 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T07:38:55.063 | 1 | 388 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10410/windows-7-doesnt-boot-after-ubuntu-install">Windows 7 doesn't boot after Ubuntu install</a> </p>
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23009 | 1 | 23438 | 2011-01-24T09:56:54.673 | 632 | 1321410 | <p>Often, <code>crontab</code> scripts are not executed on schedule or as expected. There are numerous reasons for that:</p>
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23010 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T10:01:13.697 | 4 | 424 | <p>I have two system and a handful of synced folder (all outside the u1 folder). On one system I took a mistake and enabled the Download-folder for u1 synchronisation. Now at every download a additional upload will start. </p>
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23011 | 1 | 23030 | 2011-01-24T10:02:17.613 | 6 | 61956 | <p>I have a media/file server running Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, connected via cable directly to a <a href="http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=492429" rel="noreferrer">DSL router</a>, which also acts as a network switch.</p>
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23013 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T10:05:58.010 | 0 | 211 | <p>The folders are shown online (by web browser) sorted by Capital letter first then by lower case. This is not the case with Nautilus 2.30.1. For example;</p>
<p>online: Apple Frog Mat bean cool dog</p>
<p>nautilus: Apple bean cool dog cool Frog Mat</p>
<p>This makes it difficult to cross reference.</p>
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23014 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T10:07:06.083 | 2 | 1108 | <p>I had Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 </p>
<p>160 GB HDD, 1GB RAM,INTEL DUAL CORE</p>
<p>One of my friend told that UBUNTU is also a better OS and is an open source programme and u can use alternately both Ubuntu or VISTA,
so I downloaded the disk image for Ubuntu 10.10 and burned it on a CD.</p>
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23018 | 1 | 23081 | 2011-01-24T10:43:06.887 | 21 | 48028 | <p>I messed up the audio on my 10.10 installation. I had a problem of having no sound when plugging in the headphones and following many different solutions for that problem I (de)installed several packages. Now I have no sound at all.</p>
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23024 | 1 | 359537 | 2011-01-24T11:34:47.500 | 1 | 2024 | <p>Every time, when i hit <kbd>k</kbd> button in a terminal window in vim, so it happens fairly often, it invokes the Find pop-up. I could not find where this can be turned off.</p>
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23028 | 1 | 23037 | 2011-01-24T12:40:08.847 | 2 | 330 | <p>I created a persistent usb installation from a 10.10 live cd using the "<a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-multiple-iso-from-usb-multiboot-usb/" rel="nofollow">Boot Multiple ISO</a>" utility and their "PDL Casper-RW" creator. I really like it, have made several changes to the install, and now find myself us... | 49 | null | null | 2011-01-24T13:52:18.137 | Can I safely add secure login to a bootable usb created from a live cd | [
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23033 | 1 | 23729 | 2011-01-24T13:28:52.887 | 6 | 6378 | <p>I have mounted a couple of network shares with my <code>etc/fstab</code> file - it works great, just like it's supposed to, but unfortunately every mounted drive keeps appearing twice!</p>
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23036 | 1 | 23122 | 2011-01-24T13:52:17.997 | 9 | 14643 | <p>I have been able to get the built-in microphone (it's an Acer laptop) to not only work, but work perfectly in Ubuntu's own Sound Recorder, but when starting up Skype, there's no sign of my microphone at all.</p>
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23038 | 1 | 23058 | 2011-01-24T14:01:28.357 | 1 | 1242 | <p>Initially there was data on the disc and Ubuntu recognized it. I then blanked the disc(right click then <em>Blank disc</em>) and now Ubuntu does not recognize it anymore. :(</p>
<p>How can I resolve this?</p>
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23039 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T14:02:17.887 | 2 | 675 | <p>I often use <strong>gcalctool</strong>, to quickly convert a number between "binary/hex/decimal". For this I find the "Programming" mode of gcalctool useful. I can select this using <em>"Mode → Programming</em>" from the toolbar.</p>
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23040 | 1 | 23042 | 2011-01-24T14:04:04.833 | 2 | 10009 | <p>When you install ubuntu you can input password for user account which even if are weak or un-recommended are allowed. But when from the command prompt if you type<br>
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23045 | 1 | 23052 | 2011-01-24T14:34:29.823 | 4 | 3947 | <p>I'd like to output a list of all currently not installed packages (they are visible in Synaptic for example) using only shell commands. How do I do this?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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23053 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T14:48:59.427 | 2 | 14035 | <p>I have Ubuntu both as guest and as host. I use VirtualBox 4, just downloaded from the official repository. After installing the guest extensions, I got this strange problem:</p>
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23057 | 1 | 23061 | 2011-01-24T15:51:52.937 | 6 | 5836 | <p>I would like to have a log of all command that are typed on the terminal.</p>
<p>I have check "script" but this generates a file with the commands and the responds all together. Is there a way to have the commands only?</p>
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23062 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T16:10:28.700 | 0 | 163 | <p>Finally, I have decided to migrate from Office to Latex. That is why I have chosen Kile as an editor, for many reasons. </p>
<p>That's why I need a comprehensive book or would be even perfect if there is a video training course on Kile. The reason is that I have never worked with it before. </p>
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23067 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T16:24:16.483 | 9 | 16375 | <p>I saw the question : <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/13250/is-it-possible-aka-safe-to-resize-a-partition-while-the-system-is-running">Is it possible (aka safe) to resize a partition while the system is running?</a></p>
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23068 | 1 | 23069 | 2011-01-24T16:34:58.440 | 12 | 247 | <p>There is inconsistency in how various operating systems display file size units. Windows shows base 2, MacOSX shows base 10. Does Ubuntu have guidelines for this?</p>
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23070 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T16:37:08.133 | 7 | 816 | <p>I'd like to use the chat section in GMail to make phone calls. I've downloaded and installed the Google Talk plugin, and it acts like it knows what it's doing. But when I try to make calls, the internal laptop mic doesn't work at all (i.e., no one on the other end can hear me). In the GMail chat settings, I've tried... | 1557 | 1067 | 2011-01-24T16:50:41.663 | 2011-08-24T15:34:12.933 | Google Talk Plugin in GMail on MacBook 2,1 | [
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23074 | 1 | 23199 | 2011-01-24T16:50:51.910 | 12 | 29379 | <p>When I use <code>lsof</code> with <code>sudo</code> like this</p>
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Output information may be incomplete.
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<p>However, when I use it without <code>sudo</code>, I don't get this error.</p>
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23075 | 1 | 23077 | 2011-01-24T16:52:26.617 | 10 | 7141 | <p>Back several ubuntu versions ago I could resize the screen using <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>-</kbd> (For higher resolution) OR <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>+</kbd> (For lower resolution).<br>
Now they do not seem to work. How can I add them again for resolution change.</p>
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23078 | 1 | 23086 | 2011-01-24T17:24:43.890 | 6 | 981 | <p>Is the a way of changing the font size of the tabs in Chromium?</p>
<p>Chromium 8.0.552.237 (70801)</p>
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23079 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T17:29:19.357 | 3 | 1048 | <p>I have recently acquired an old Dell Dimenion 2400 which I hope to use as a print server. My goal is to hook it up to an old HP Inkjet printer and be able to print anywhere in the house via IP. What would be the best method for accomplishing this goal?</p>
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23082 | 1 | 23084 | 2011-01-24T17:47:32.527 | 1 | 1646 | <p>I had an issue with .ICEauthority which I think I just managed to solve. But for some reason the system is not able to decrypt my home folder. When I run ecryptfs-mount-private I get the message "You do not own that encrypted directory". How do I fix this?</p>
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23085 | 1 | 23105 | 2011-01-24T17:44:16.787 | 2 | 3877 | <p>I recently bought HCL ME with Windows.</p>
<p>I formatted and installed Ubuntu netbook version. I am getting wifi is not connection it looks disabled in network place.</p>
<p>My network controller is <code>Realtek semiconductor co., ltd rtl8191sevb rev 10</code></p>
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23087 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T18:15:17.583 | 2 | 193 | <p>I synchronize Ubuntu one between my office (windows 7) and my home (Ubuntu 10.10), when I synchronize in windows 7 I can get my files with no problems from web or Ubuntu, but when trying to get them later (modified from Ubuntu) from windows they always make a u1partial file and doesn't delete the older one, I delete... | 9338 | 7035 | 2011-06-07T16:52:59.430 | 2011-06-07T16:52:59.430 | U1partial file extension on Ubuntu One | [
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23090 | 1 | 23091 | 2011-01-24T18:58:28.953 | 5 | 944 | <p>In the Deja Dup preferences, it is possible to select certain folders to backup and certain folders to exclude.<br>
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23093 | 1 | 23104 | 2011-01-24T19:25:53.247 | 1 | 3191 | <p>I have a Netgear WNA1100 usb wifi adapter. I have installed Atheros driver from <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9909230#post9909230" rel="nofollow">Forum Details</a> (btw name of the file is ath9k_htc-installer.1.0.1-maverick-fixed.deb). </p>
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23100 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T20:12:40.657 | 3 | 287 | <p>I installed <a href="http://www.redmine.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Redmine</a> from the Ubuntu repos and have tried reinstalling it, but I am still having a problem where text is not being replaced thoughout the Redmine install. Here's a screenshot to show what I mean:</p>
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23107 | 1 | 23214 | 2011-01-24T20:32:41.503 | 4 | 2088 | <p>I am relatively new at using Linux and have just installed a fresh(ish) copy of Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Minimal install running on a HyperVM VPS.</p>
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23108 | 1 | 23109 | 2011-01-24T21:18:51.517 | 13 | 37307 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/11840/how-to-chmod-on-an-ntfs-or-fat32-partition">How to 'chmod' on an NTFS ( or FAT32 ) partition?</a> </p>
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23110 | 1 | 23111 | 2011-01-24T21:23:51.200 | 8 | 954 | <p>in the previous releases of ubuntu menu items were <em>underlined</em> by default so i didnt have to press <kbd>Alt</kbd> to show them. however in maverick one has to press <kbd>Alt</kbd> to view them. how can i set ubuntu to show underlined menu items by default?
is there a setting in <em>gconf-editor</em>?</p>
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23112 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T22:03:18.420 | 2 | 2464 | <p>I can't for the life of me get bonding and bridging to work for the KVM setup I'm building. I'm using a fresh install (not an upgrade) of Ubuntu Server 10.10. I have 4 NICs on the same subnet (two intended for each of my two VMs). I'm trying to achieve the setup that <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t... | 9546 | -1 | 2020-06-12T14:37:07.210 | 2011-12-11T15:45:01.310 | Can't get bonding and bridging to work for KVM | [
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23113 | 1 | 23118 | 2011-01-24T22:11:10.233 | 7 | 6677 | <p>Hi i just discoverd ubuntu upstart (etc/init/* scripts).
And i would like to use it to run a particular application.
This app is run via a command line, but there is an argument to start an instance of the app and another argument to stop it (let say 'start' and 'stop')
Is there a way to use upstart for that ??</p>
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23116 | 1 | 23145 | 2011-01-24T22:31:35.740 | 1 | 642 | <p>I have an old machine, and I want to use for that to learn employees how to use Ubuntu, and to be easyer to switch from Windows. I've been installed 10.04, and updated, but this strange stuff is happend. Graphical installion failed, same strange thing. With alternate workd.</p>
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23117 | 1 | 23123 | 2011-01-24T22:32:45.457 | 20 | 42290 | <p>I'm looking for a way to tell Firefox to use a proxy in Ubuntu Ludid (10.04.1 LTS). </p>
<p>I'm installing Ubuntu semi-automatically on several identical machines. For this, I use a script that, amongst other things, sets system-wide proxy settings:</p>
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23120 | 1 | null | 2011-01-24T22:45:57.177 | 1 | 723 | <p>I'm a broadcaster with editing experience in Final Cut Pro and some Avid work. Over the past few months, I have been eagerly awaiting the Linux FOSS release of Lightworks, an award-winning non-linear video editor. On their website <a href="http://www.lightworksbeta.com/" rel="nofollow">Lightworks Beta release</a>, i... | 9529 | 8844 | 2011-02-14T17:23:34.837 | 2011-09-04T07:57:53.063 | What would be most efficient PC configuration for professional non-linear video editing? | [
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23126 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T00:14:24.840 | 10 | 3427 | <p>I have a set of <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kangarooo" rel="nofollow">custom commands</a> I run on my computers after I install them. How do I make Ubuntu check for updates every 4 weeks and install them automatically on check?</p>
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23128 | 1 | 24409 | 2011-01-25T00:22:02.303 | 19 | 46246 | <p>I'm trying to install a portable app onto my USB drive such that it is compatible with both Ubuntu and Windows (specifically, a program called eToys). Support is already built into the app for both operating systems - there's <code>etoys.sh</code> for Ubuntu and <code>etoys.exe</code> for Windows. I decided to insta... | 8847 | 169736 | 2013-08-07T22:45:08.243 | 2020-08-07T08:25:58.853 | How do I execute a file from a FAT USB drive? | [
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23134 | 1 | 23138 | 2011-01-25T01:06:32.827 | 11 | 8771 | <p>I want to use TurboTax online to do my Income Tax but apparently Ubuntu (or any other flavor of Linux) is not supported. Is there any way around this? I have Chrome and Firefox but both get the "Not Supported" page at TurboTax website.</p>
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23137 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T01:44:36.117 | 3 | 8882 | <p>We have a number of scripts setup to run in the <code>/etc/cron.daily directory</code> - some of them show evidence of being run at about the right time (files are archived/compressed and truncated), but others seem to be ignored.</p>
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23158 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T04:12:59.690 | 4 | 613 | <p>My wireless card supports what Intel calls "MyWifi" which means that it can act as an access point for other computers. How can I discover if this is supported in Ubuntu?</p>
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23163 | 1 | 23164 | 2011-01-25T06:12:42.777 | 19 | 124858 | <p>I want to block some hosts in Ubuntu, so how could I edit <code>hosts.deny</code> file to block some hosts like example.com.</p>
<p>And one more thing I have installed <code>dnsmasq</code> in Ubuntu, so can I check the entries of the dns's cached by <code>dnsmasq</code>? If yes then how?</p>
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23169 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T07:55:54.743 | 7 | 307 | <p>I would like to be able to build a package for the Maverick distribution release of Ubuntu, while running the Lucid distribution release.</p>
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23173 | 1 | 23175 | 2011-01-25T08:05:28.123 | 2 | 212 | <p>Will the <a href="http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/7759" rel="nofollow">Logitech Couch Mouse</a> work out-of-the-box on Ubuntu? Or do I need to install drivers? They fully support Windows and Mac, but don't say anything about Linux.</p>
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23181 | 1 | 23672 | 2011-01-25T09:39:41.603 | 1 | 4866 | <p>I'm connecting (to the internet) over a wireless connection (as in, it's already connected), but there's no <code>wlan0</code>. Output produced by <code>ifconfig</code>:</p>
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23183 | 1 | 23193 | 2011-01-25T10:12:06.793 | 20 | 20799 | <p>I do not use Ubuntu One but that Ubuntu One ribbon keeps appearing when I open some folders. As I don't use Ubuntu One and don't intend to use it in near future, is there a way that Ubuntu One support completely goes away from my laptop? Something like <code>apt-get remove u1-support</code> so I no longer see that r... | 6713 | 114 | 2011-07-01T20:49:13.980 | 2014-02-25T15:29:29.760 | How do I disable Ubuntu One? | [
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23187 | 1 | 23223 | 2011-01-25T10:36:16.013 | 6 | 3991 | <p>Back in Windows, I had a DynDNS updater which showed a little icon in the task bar... It was a launch-and-forget little app. I want to know if there is something similar in Ubuntu. </p>
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23189 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T10:49:09.910 | 0 | 5553 | <p>I'm using a 3G modem for a router running Ubuntu server 10.04. I have the connection established using wvdial, which works successfully, but sometimes the connection drops. I would like it to auto re-connect. </p>
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23191 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T11:12:02.067 | 2 | 506 | <p>I've just installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server with LAMP support. Tomcat6 seems to run ok. But, I am unable to get into the manager-webapp... I've updated the tomcat-users.xml file:</p>
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23195 | 1 | 223644 | 2011-01-25T11:37:27.550 | 5 | 3182 | <p>I am a heavy user of Java applications such as Matlab and Maple. Will the global menu support these very important packages?</p>
<p>If not, are there plans to do this?</p>
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23198 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T11:41:22.353 | 5 | 7930 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/35401/how-do-i-give-ubuntu-10-10-more-space-when-installed-inside-windows-7-via-wubi">How do I give Ubuntu 10.10 more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?</a> </p>
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23200 | 1 | 23639 | 2011-01-25T12:04:46.113 | 4 | 777 | <p>I've renamed this to reflect what I've learned. The details below track the issue.</p>
<p><strong>ORIGINAL POST:</strong></p>
<p>I'm trying to install a set of OpenType Helvetica fonts. The font installation is failing because the "Thin" fonts are described in the font properties as "Light", triggering a "this fon... | 3750 | 3750 | 2011-01-28T03:24:00.013 | 2022-03-22T15:16:55.620 | How can I edit font metadata in the UDS (Universal Directory Service)? | [
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23201 | 1 | 23213 | 2011-01-25T12:20:16.087 | 1 | 2282 | <p>My file server on the internet runs OpenSSH, where users upload and download files using scp or WinSCP. At the same time, the server runs some web applications (http), which need higher priority.</p>
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23211 | 1 | 23243 | 2011-01-25T14:00:27.623 | 14 | 20527 | <p>I've a problem at the office. We're behind a proxy (which is set and applied at ubuntu proxy settings) and when I try to add a repository from terminal, I get: </p>
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<p>Error reading --some url here--: urlopen error [Errno 113] No route to host</p>
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23215 | 1 | 23218 | 2011-01-25T14:26:33.963 | 7 | 2223 | <p>I want to install the restricted codecs to enable .mp3 playback and so on, in Totem, I attempted to install the metapackage, ubuntu-restricted-extras but it wants to install the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package.</p>
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23224 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T15:13:45.913 | 5 | 10041 | <p>Hey,
I have some weird problem with the rc.local file which is located in <code>/etc/rc.local</code> the thing is that it is not always running when I boot up the laptop. Maybe every second time, I haven't counted. Anyway when that happens I have to manually go to terminal and type <code>sudo /etc/init.d/rc.local st... | 8498 | 8498 | 2011-01-25T15:51:11.313 | 2012-02-08T16:55:19.600 | rc.local is not always executed upon boot | [
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23226 | 1 | 23228 | 2011-01-25T15:38:06.950 | 1 | 1947 | <p>I frequently have to edit .kml (Google Earth) files, these can get really hard to deal with in an ordinary editor, and I need a little more than syntax highlighting, I need to be able to validate the .kml before opening in GE.</p>
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23227 | 1 | 23409 | 2011-01-25T15:38:16.210 | 6 | 763 | <p>The launchpad's beta feature allows to create ubuntu packages using recipes. I got them to work, and I am now able to use them for packaging my project.</p>
<p>However, I have little trouble with the ./debian/changelog file. I need to fill it in with a distribution name <em>([package name] ([version]) [<strong>dist... | 705 | 570 | 2011-01-29T02:50:03.343 | 2011-01-29T02:50:03.343 | How to use one recipe to create packages for different ubuntu series (trouble with ./debian/changelog)? | [
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23230 | 1 | 217890 | 2011-01-25T16:01:06.493 | 28 | 14031 | <p>Is there any software or steps to mount <a href="http://skydrive.live.com/">Windows live Skydrive</a> so that we can upload files easily.</p>
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23233 | 1 | 23242 | 2011-01-25T16:32:16.863 | 4 | 7346 | <p>I have a 60Gb drive in a Dell Latitude D600. It all started with trying to install 10.10 as a dual boot. First installation failed at the partitioning stage, next I tried manual partition that also failed. I finally went to Gparted LiveCD to see what I could do. </p>
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23234 | 1 | 23236 | 2011-01-25T16:41:25.973 | 0 | 377 | <p>i was changing the value in the initramfs and i mistype the word..
so every time boot up my ubuntu show "unknown parameter".</p>
<p>how can fix it?how to remove this parameter?</p>
<p>TQ</p>
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23238 | 1 | 23240 | 2011-01-25T16:52:24.807 | 257 | 786992 | <p>I would like to try a different video display driver, but I'm not sure which one I'm currently using. </p>
<p>What's the simple way to see what driver my system is using currently? </p>
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23245 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T19:03:28.013 | 1 | 153 | <p>I am using WebKit for navigating web pages and rendering UI in my application.
I wanted to know the dependencies of WebKit with new kernel modules. </p>
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23246 | 1 | 23249 | 2011-01-25T19:05:56.387 | 26 | 76274 | <p>I would like to add some fields to the ssh MOTD.</p>
<p>MOTD today:</p>
<pre><code>Linux toker 2.6.31-22-generic-pae #69-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 09:04:58 UTC 2010 i686
To access official Ubuntu documentation, please visit:
http://help.ubuntu.com/
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23247 | 1 | 23248 | 2011-01-25T19:56:15.170 | 4 | 144 | <p>I know that I can use the command <code>firefox</code> to open Firefox but I would like to open Chromium.</p>
<p>How to archieve that?</p>
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23253 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T21:50:04.950 | 3 | 2376 | <p>I have a Logitech which I remember to be working fine from skype some releases, ago, since Lucid it is not functional from skype.
The <code>/dev/video0</code> from the webcam shows up on the skype device list but the test function procudes no results.</p>
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23254 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T21:58:46.440 | 5 | 1468 | <p>I don't think that it's good for the Linux desktop to be too fragmented, forks should rejoin the main projects and thus make Linux a better experience. </p>
<p>So if at some point in the future the community / Canonical has to decide between Unity and Gnome-Shell how hard would it be to merge the two projects?</p>
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23257 | 1 | 26100 | 2011-01-25T22:42:04.137 | 8 | 5354 | <p>Ubuntu uses 'avahi' to perform host name lookups on the local network, which allows me to find other computers just by adding '.local' to the name, e.g. laptop.local or desktop.local.</p>
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23258 | 1 | null | 2011-01-25T22:57:16.783 | 3 | 332 | <p>Will <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneConfdefinitely" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/favicon.ico" alt="alt text">OneConf</a> be in the next release? (Integrated into Ubuntu Software Center, I mean)<br>
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23263 | 1 | 24397 | 2011-01-25T23:56:34.230 | 2 | 5649 | <p>I installed Windows after installing Ubuntu. But Ubuntu is still intact in its partition.</p>
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23264 | 1 | 23265 | 2011-01-26T00:00:35.447 | 11 | 291 | <p>I would like organize some Ubuntu party with my school, but how to improve Ubuntu with our time? (easily)</p>
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23270 | 1 | 23271 | 2011-01-26T00:42:29.053 | 10 | 6061 | <p>Is there an indicator (a.k.a applet, launcher) that I can embed to my gnome panel which shows my cpu, gpu, hdd etc. temperatures?</p>
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23272 | 1 | 23283 | 2011-01-26T01:04:52.830 | 9 | 797 | <p>Even if there isn't a cli interface. I would like to be able to launch it/ kill it from command line.</p>
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23274 | 1 | 29127 | 2011-01-26T01:10:25.433 | 9 | 12594 | <p>I am trying to set up Evolution to connect to my company's Exchange server, but I got this error after entering the request OWA URL and credentials:</p>
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23275 | 1 | 23277 | 2011-01-26T01:11:03.917 | 0 | 145 | <p>I am considering returning gwibber to the version from the standard repo (as opposed to the unstable ppa) so I can use the me-menu again. However, I use twitter quite a bit, and I'd hate to be hit with OAuth problems. Will this be safe?</p>
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23276 | 1 | 23280 | 2011-01-26T01:16:50.010 | 4 | 1596 | <p>Is it possible to get a newer kernel with the ubuntu patches applied (as a deb + related packages - such as headers, since this machine would be best not compiling the kernel for time restraints)? I'd prefer a ppa, if one exists.</p>
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23282 | 1 | 48078 | 2011-01-26T02:03:26.567 | 7 | 10788 | <p>I've already setup an Amazon EC2 instance running 10.10 and am able to connect to it using the ssh command provided by Amazon. I noticed there is a 'Terminal Server Client' and a 'Remote Desktop Viewer' included with Ubuntu, and I was wondering if it's possible to use either of these to connect to my server. It woul... | null | null | 2011-01-28T00:57:27.253 | 2011-06-10T14:38:09.287 | How can I connect to my Amazon EC2 server using a desktop client | [
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23287 | 1 | 23289 | 2011-01-26T02:43:16.290 | 23 | 3410 | <p>I'd like to automate the process of locally backing up my Gmail account, and am looking for a solution that:</p>
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<p>What resources are available for doing this in Ubuntu?</p>
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23288 | 1 | 23291 | 2011-01-26T02:53:02.147 | 0 | 153 | <p>I have remove Ubuntuone, empathy, evolution and gwibber completely from my system ?
In synaptic, these are shown as recommended, so I am worried if I will be having any problem to upgrade to Natty due to this ?</p>
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23297 | 1 | null | 2011-01-26T05:12:56.253 | 16 | 54407 | <p>I was wondering if there are any GUI alternatives to the Network Manager. It seems, I always run into problems with it (unstable connections, wrong icon shown, wrong notifications, etc.).</p>
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23301 | 1 | null | 2011-01-26T05:31:54.037 | 1 | 454 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/23165/is-there-an-application-to-remove-unity-ui">Is there an application to remove Unity UI?</a><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9883/will-you-have-option-to-remove-unity-in-11-04">Will you have option... | 9563 | -1 | 2017-04-13T12:24:48.743 | 2011-01-26T14:42:04.063 | Do not like unity, asking for options | [
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23305 | 1 | 23335 | 2011-01-26T06:26:09.100 | 2 | 236 | <p>Each time I add Chinese characters to AutoKey and set an autokey. The just don't show up in the output. </p>
<p>Does anyone know a way of including them?</p>
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23307 | 1 | null | 2010-08-16T10:31:32.217 | -1 | 4991 | <p>I have a USB device (a modem) that is really finicky. Sometimes it works fine, but other times it refuses to connect. The only solution I have found to fix it once it gets into a bad state is to physically unplug the device and plug it back in. However, I don't always have physical access to the machine it is plu... | 65046 | -1 | 2017-03-20T10:18:09.720 | 2012-01-17T21:37:14.560 | How can I hard reset a USB device? | [
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23310 | 1 | 23787 | 2011-01-26T07:34:57.613 | 6 | 8859 | <p>I have manually specified only ipv4 address for my interfaces. But all the interfaces automatically show inet6 address as well. Does it mean that ubuntu starts an ipv6 tunnel by default. If it does, isn't it dangerous, as ipv6 assigns public ips for all LAN clients. I only have a firewall on my NAT router, and my cl... | 2968 | null | null | 2011-01-28T23:31:28.143 | Why do the interfaces show ipv6 address along with ipv4 | [
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"text": "fe80::0/10 will never leave your LAN, and as such will not be of any harm for you.\nIf you have an address within 2000::0/3, which is a global address, you should be a bit more worried. And th... | {
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"body": "<p>Try:</p>\n\n<p><code>echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6</code></p>\n\n<p>You can also change the ALL part in the line to specify eth0, eth1... the one you actually want to change that.</p>\n\n<p>NOTE: You NEED to be root to do this.</p>\n",
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23311 | 1 | 23324 | 2011-01-26T07:46:16.230 | 11 | 5877 | <p>I am using Ubuntu as desktop and server OS.
When I am logged in to the server via <code>ssh</code> on <code>terminal</code> and have to view a web-page (localhost) on the server I use w3m (<code>w3m localhost</code>).</p>
<p>Unfortunately w3m is not that easy to handle, as the page has some big menus and uses jQuer... | 8642 | 3037 | 2011-01-27T08:30:59.930 | 2021-09-28T06:00:31.090 | Use real browser instead of w3m on SSH connections | [
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"text": "Not an answer to your question, but... what about using X forwarding?.",
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"body": "<p>Use ssh port forwarding.</p>\n\n<p>Connect to the remote server with something like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ssh -L 8080:localhost:80 user@remoteserver\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Now, point your local browser to localhost:8080. It should be forwarded to localhost:80 in the remote server.</p... | [
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23312 | 1 | 23329 | 2011-01-26T07:49:02.403 | 0 | 880 | <p>Below is list obtained from <code>chkconfig</code> utility. I want to know that which of these daemons can be stopped safely without losing any additional features ?</p>
<pre><code>acpi-support 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
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"text": "It depends on what you are using the PC (Or server as it looks like) for.\n\nFor example if you do not want to print ever again, cusp has to go.\nNot using virtualbox?, vbox has to go.\nNo firew... | {
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"body": "<p>This might be a dumb answer, but like everyone in the comments has pointed out, unnecessary is relative. It completely depends on your system and what you want to do with it. I don't know that anyone can give you a perfect answer.</p>\n\n<p>The best thing, if you really want to strea... | [
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23314 | 1 | 23326 | 2011-01-26T07:49:33.310 | 1 | 848 | <p>I am running only one operating system - the latest version of Ubuntu. (I just broke my Windows XP addiction for the first time a few days ago.) But I am having some problems with the size of some windows. My computer is an Acer Aspire One Netbook. So I think it is better for me to switch to the Ubuntu Netbook Editi... | 9630 | 1067 | 2011-01-26T08:17:27.127 | 2011-01-26T10:20:33.177 | How to Switch to Netbook Edition | [
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"text": "possible duplicate of [How can I install Unity after installing Desktop Edition?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/5571/how-can-i-install-unity-after-installing-desktop-edition)",
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"body": "<p>Go to Applications -> Software center then install ubuntu-netbook and after installation logout and select Ubuntu Unity Netbook Edition</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/9eByY.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n",
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23315 | 1 | null | 2011-01-26T08:07:45.523 | 2 | 500 | <p>I've installed the latest nvidia 270.18 driver from the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat" rel="nofollow">~ubuntu-x-swat</a> PPA. Since the driver has been installed my second monitor remains black. In <code>nvidia-settings</code> the second monitor is detected correctly, but I couldn't get the second mo... | 1955 | 4776 | 2011-01-26T13:20:00.533 | 2011-01-26T13:20:00.533 | Second monitor remains black after installing nvidia 270.18 driver | [
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