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2011-02-01T11:39:05.133
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<p>From one of my customers I got an application. When I try to run it I got following error</p> <pre><code>error while loading shared libraries: ./libvtkWidgets.so.5.4: file too short </code></pre> <p>In my project structure I see following:</p> <pre><code>-rwxrwxrwx 1 tomasz tomasz 20 2011-02-01 10:44 libvt...
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2011-02-01T12:31:37.987
error while loading shared libraries, file too short
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There was probably an error copying/extracting the libraries.\nlibvtkWidgets.so and libvtkWidgets.so.5.4 should not be files but symbolic links.\nTry the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>rm libvtkWidgets.so.5.4 libvtkWidgets.so\nln -s libvtkWidgets.so.5.4.2 libvtkWidgets.so.5.4\nln -s li...
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24269
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24279
2011-02-01T11:48:26.370
2
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<p>How to disable the wifi on boot? I'm using network-manager to manage the wifi connection and when I disable this, setting is temporary to the current session. Exists therefore a method to make persistent settings for network-manager? thanks</p>
9520
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2011-06-07T02:54:36.687
2014-07-01T15:25:16.507
How to disable the WiFi using network-manager permanently?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It sounds like you want to right click on the network manager applet and select <code>disable wireless</code>, if this isn't being saved over your session then please report it as a bug:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"...
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24270
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2011-02-01T11:59:17.043
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<p>Is there a tool like Windows <a href="http://www.dependencywalker.com/"><strong>DependencyWalker</strong></a> for Ubuntu ? I would like to see all shared libraries my executable depends on.</p>
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2016-09-23T11:37:11.243
Dependency Walker for ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In a terminal, execute:</p>\n\n<p><code>ldd /path/to/your_executable</code></p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>~$ ldd /bin/ls\n linux-vdso.so.1 =&gt; (0x00007fff78fea000)\n libselinux.so.1 =&gt; /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f1940858000)\n librt.so.1 =&gt; /lib...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In a terminal, execute:</p>\n\n<p><code>ldd /path/to/your_executable</code></p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>~$ ldd /bin/ls\n linux-vdso.so.1 =&gt; (0x00007fff78fea000)\n libselinux.so.1 =&gt; /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f1940858000)\n librt.so.1 =&...
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24278
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24283
2011-02-01T12:45:19.437
8
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<p>I am a Dutch user and prefer the my local date &amp; time format, system wide. I have no trouble speaking or understanding English and find it very useful to have the rest of my system configured in English to make my life easier when I need to Google a term, for example.</p> <p>Is it possible to apply the a local ...
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2011-02-02T05:31:40.160
2011-10-20T21:11:28.260
Applying languages / locale selectively: is it possible?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Abolutely,</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>go to <em>System → Administration → Language Support</em></p></li>\n<li><p>at <em>Language</em>, select English as your default language:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVda0.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p></li>\n<li><p>A...
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24282
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2011-02-01T12:53:28.240
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<p>I removed my main menu from the Applications menu and want to access it. How can I do this through the command line? I'm using Ubuntu 10.10.</p>
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2012-08-20T01:31:33.773
2012-08-20T01:31:33.773
Accessing main menu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There's a keyboard shortcut for accessing the main menu, there's no need to use the command line. Just press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T13:13:18.460", "id": "26347", ...
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user10024
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2011-02-01T13:13:15.203
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<p>I am unable to connect my broadband connection with Ubuntu. The connection works fine when I use Windows 7. However, when I use ubuntu I am not able to access the internet. </p> <p>I followed all the steps mentioned in various sites and still could not find a solution. I have installed Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on my...
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87
2011-04-10T06:52:02.557
2011-05-04T11:30:00.633
Connecting with a BSNL Broadband Internet
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As Martin says, you need to install a newer version of Ubuntu. Mobile Internet support has become more mature in recent versions of Ubuntu, with the work carried out in the NetworkManager package.</p>\n\n<p>Read, for example, the discussion, at <a href=\"http://www.crazyengin...
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2011-02-01T13:18:00.580
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<p>Is there anyway to reset my monitor? My moitor is using the xorg.conf file. I use 10.04, without any Graphics Card. My monitor is an Acer X193W, with a native resolution of 1440x900.</p> <p>This is my xorg.conf file:</p> <pre><code>Section "Screen" Identifier "Configured Screen Device" Device "Configured...
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2017-04-13T12:24:19.513
2013-05-01T23:27:10.040
Monitor resolution messed up, monitor is unknown
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The monitor reports its dimensions using <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_display_identification_data\" rel=\"nofollow\">EDID</a>. Most probably the monitor does not report correctly the EDID information. In addition, newer X.Org is strict about EDID informatio...
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24480
2011-02-01T13:45:37.140
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<p>The VPN Server gave me an exe file - <em>connection manager</em> - to connect to the server. Instead, I created a <strong>pptp vpn connection</strong> under <strong>nm-applet</strong>, entering only <strong><em>Host, Username &amp; password</em></strong>. Later I figured out there were more options that needed to b...
5034
8844
2011-09-16T02:54:54.717
2011-09-16T02:54:54.717
How to connect to windows pptp vpn?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You may only be missing the actual encryption method, which seems to be specified in the </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>[Server&amp;PPTP 2.8]</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>and </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>[Server&amp;PPTP 2.8 Tunnel]</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>blocks from your example. This sho...
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2011-02-01T14:08:02.653
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<p>I have a <strong>CardScan 60 II</strong> device and installed <a href="http://www.sane-project.org/" rel="nofollow">SANE</a> in my Ubuntu 10.10 laptop.</p> <p>The problem is I can't make <code>scanimage</code> find the device.</p> <p>Quote:</p> <pre><code>$ sudo sane-find-scanner # sane-find-scanner will now a...
10029
235
2011-02-02T00:07:25.550
2011-02-02T00:07:25.550
How do I get a CardScan 60 II working with SANE?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Looking into the sane cardscan software, it doesn't appear as if the CardScan 60 II is supported. Only the CardScan 600c and 800c devices have support from this sane driver.</p>\n\n<p>It's possible to force the cardscan driver to attempt to work with your device by adding the usb ids...
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2011-02-01T14:31:59.863
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<p>would a vm workstation running a client of Windows XP or Windows 7 run faster in Ubuntu than on a Windows 7 pc? </p>
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3037
2011-02-26T07:07:50.510
2011-02-26T07:07:50.510
VMWare and Ubuntu?
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user10031
24305
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24308
2011-02-01T14:53:22.800
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<p>I would like to put the top panel in the left. It would became a more beautiful thing if I could change the "Application", "Places" and "System" menus texts by 3 icons. Is it possible? How?</p>
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2011-02-02T00:05:54.910
2011-07-11T09:17:57.337
Is there a way to change the "Application", "Places" and "System" menus texts with 3 icons?
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24309
1
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2011-02-01T15:14:26.817
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<p>I have Ubuntu Server running on a headless box, which is right now, almost entirely doing only software RAID and feels a little underused. I'd like to get into using Ubuntu as a desktop a little more. What do I need to do (install/etc.) to get Gnome while keeping the box itself headless? I'm not sure which packages ...
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2012-02-19T14:38:46.870
Installing gdm on headless Server Edition
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe that you should just be able to run <code>sudo apt-get install gdm</code>, and it will install the GNOME Display Manager and all of the dependencies, which include the other necessary parts of the GNOME Desktop.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ ...
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2011-02-01T15:23:52.450
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<p>I`m going to buy new laptop with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370 graphic card, and i want to ask could be any problems using ubuntu on my laptop with this card?</p>
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235
2011-02-02T00:04:41.090
2011-02-02T00:04:41.090
How well does a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370 graphics card work?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to the Ubuntu Forums, everything should work. While <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1679341\" rel=\"nofollow\">this guy</a> does have some questions about the configuration, he's saying that it works. </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comment...
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user10033
24315
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2011-02-01T15:39:09.157
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<p>I am trying to create a file contating the info from my /etc/passwd file but can not seem to get it to work. Can anyone help me out?</p>
10034
10034
2011-02-01T15:52:09.373
2011-06-07T13:59:33.740
How to create a file containing info from another file?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In this instance, the correct command would be <code>cp /etc/passwd /path/to/file/you/want/to/save/to</code> - for other files, you can drop the sudo. </p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T15:55:16.780", "id": ...
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2013-03-14T16:54:48.843
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2011-02-01T15:41:27.577
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<p>I'm trying to set a redirection in my VirtualHost configuration for my website. So far I am able to redirect non www trafficto the www address like this :</p> <pre><code>&lt;VirtualHost: *:80&gt; ServerAlias www.gcbeauce.com RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^guidedescommercesdebeauce\.com$ [NC]...
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2011-02-02T00:02:58.533
2016-04-15T09:52:58.963
Apache 301 redirection from one domain to another
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2011-02-01T15:44:05.607
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<p>Is it possible to convert ubuntu cursor theme to windows .cur and .ani. and make ubuntu cursor theme from Windows .cur &amp; .ani files? If so, How</p> <p>thanks :)</p>
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2021-03-26T12:05:45.787
How to convert Ubuntu cursor to Windows and conversely?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://gursormaker.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gursor Maker</a> allows to edit cursors for X and allows to import themes made for Stardock CursorXP</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC...
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2011-02-01T16:43:26.350
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<p>I have a netbook with a N450 Atom and a BCM70012 aka Crystal HD card. On Windows 7 I can play HD flash video with very little CPU usage because of the RC of Flash 10.2. I did some reading and saw posts claiming that the Crystal HD card is finally supported by the newer Flash 10.2 RC in Ubuntu but I can't get it to w...
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235
2011-02-10T22:30:02.873
2017-02-24T06:00:31.947
How do I get Flash 10.2 RC + Crystal HD for HW accelerated video to work?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As of tonight, I've been able to successfully have hardware acceleration in Flash Player (youtube 1080p videos running smoothly). I had to:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Checkout and compile the latest <code>crystalhd</code> tree from git (<a href=\"http://git.wilsonet.com/crystalhd.gi...
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user10037
24325
1
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2011-02-01T16:48:49.757
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<p>I have a few hard drives in mdadm RAID 5 configured to go to standby after a few minutes of inactivity. (Using hdparm.conf <code>spindown_time</code>.)</p> <p>At irregular intervals I get messages like these in <code>dmesg</code>:</p> <pre><code>[ 1840.251661] ata4.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action ...
2337
2337
2011-02-01T18:45:12.480
2017-08-09T02:50:46.293
Is a disk/ata timeout exception dangerous?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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2011-02-01T16:55:56.173
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<p>I remember reading a long time ago how you can rip the audio (music) from a DVD and convert it to a usable/readable format.</p> <p>I can't find that article any more. Can anybody help me?</p>
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2732
2012-02-19T20:41:56.267
2021-02-12T22:46:46.747
How do I rip audio from a DVD?
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[ { "creationDate": "2015-04-09T11:00:27.760", "id": "850013", "postId": "24326", "score": "0", "text": "I've successfully used [dvd::rip](http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/) together with [these](http://www.gentoogeek.org/steves_world/linux_dvd_audio_rip-tips_html) tips.", "userDisplayName": null, ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here's what you're looking for: <a href=\"http://handbrake.fr/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Handbrake</a>.</p>\n\n<p>It's a fairly useful tool for what you're trying to do. To install, add the ppa <code>ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases</code> to your software sources (<a href...
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1
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2011-02-01T17:03:53.323
2
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<p>How can I make sure an environment variable (<code>GRAILS_HOME</code> for example) is set when I <code>sudo</code>?</p> <p>I put a script in my <code>/etc/profile.d</code> with this value and made it <code>ugo+x</code>. What do I need to do to make this visible to the super user?</p>
4589
4589
2012-11-28T11:52:46.967
2014-11-07T11:57:41.433
How can I make sure an environment variable is set when I sudo?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try with </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo su -\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The <code>-</code> loads up all the environment files. From <code>man su</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>-, -l, --login\n Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had\n the user logged in directly.\n...
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24330
1
46366
2011-02-01T17:15:58.363
3
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<p>I have <a href="http://www.grails.org/" rel="nofollow">Grails</a> 1.3.6 installed on my up to date Ubuntu box. I'd like to use the <code>run-app</code> command with the port set to port 80 (firewall, etc), however whenever I do I get the following exception:</p> <blockquote> <p>Server failed to start: LifecycleE...
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2011-06-01T08:47:51.503
Grails `run-app` fails when port is set to 80?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T18:57:02.060", "id": "26433", "postId": "24330", "score": "2", "text": "I don't have any knowledge about grails, but is it running with root ? A process can not bind to privileged ports (<1024) unless it runs with root or you set the bind capability to the binary.",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As João Pinto notes, ordinarily only root can bind to privileged ports (1-1023). It's probably more common in cases like this to set up some kind of reverse proxy server (apache, nginx, lighttpd, etc.) to listen on port 80 and send requests back to the grails app running on a higher ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As João Pinto notes, ordinarily only root can bind to privileged ports (1-1023). It's probably more common in cases like this to set up some kind of reverse proxy server (apache, nginx, lighttpd, etc.) to listen on port 80 and send requests back to the grails app running on a...
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24332
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24339
2011-02-01T17:28:36.790
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<p>I would like to install the beta of Firefox 4 in lucid or maverick. I know I can install the ubuntu-mozilla-daily PPA (<code>ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa</code>) and have easy apt-get access to firefox-4.0. However, this repository contains not only Firefox, but also daily builds of Thunderbird and other mozilla p...
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6130
2013-10-05T13:53:29.913
2013-10-05T13:53:29.913
How to track Firefox beta via a PPA, but not Thunderbird daily builds etc?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2013-10-05T13:51:48.440", "id": "453683", "postId": "24332", "score": "0", "text": "Re \"*What's the best way to install just one package from a PPA that has many packages?*\", see [apt - How do I cherry pick packages from a PPA? - Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/questions/17...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just want the beta, I suggest ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next which has the latest beta, but not the latest nightly.</p>\n\n<p>If you want the latest nightly, you could set up a cron job that pulls the latest nightly from nightly.mozilla.org and installs it in /usr/local. I can ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just want the beta, I suggest ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next which has the latest beta, but not the latest nightly.</p>\n\n<p>If you want the latest nightly, you could set up a cron job that pulls the latest nightly from nightly.mozilla.org and installs it in /usr/local....
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24334
1
24365
2011-02-01T17:31:27.877
13
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<p>I have a Compaq Presario CQ-61 320SQ, I am using Ubuntu 10.04 because after update to 10.10 my mouse and touchpad won't work, network won't work, sound won't work ... (I managed to fix most of them after almost a month of googling, but not all, my 2 Desktops have no problem with 10.10) so I decided to switch back to...
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23878
2013-02-21T12:49:10.673
2014-07-12T14:06:41.510
How do I permanently load a kernel module?
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T18:28:59.897", "id": "26423", "postId": "24334", "score": "0", "text": "If adding it to /etc/modules works, you should answer your own question.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "211" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T19:42:34.373", "id": "264...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So to gather all the data to an answer, here it is:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>After the first compile of the new module, I had the module file <code>r8101.ko</code> in <code>/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net</code>.</p></li>\n<li><p>I added <code>r8101</code> to <code>/etc/module...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So to gather all the data to an answer, here it is:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>After the first compile of the new module, I had the module file <code>r8101.ko</code> in <code>/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net</code>.</p></li>\n<li><p>I added <code>r8101</code> to <code>/et...
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24336
1
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2011-02-01T17:39:41.097
4
2701
<p>When I installed Ubuntu on my desktop, everything seemed to "just work" -- I used the proprietary ATI graphics card for my ATI Radeon HD 5870 and everything from Compiz to video to Amagetron Advanced worked perfectly fine.</p> <p>Then I tried Minecraft. It crashes when rendering the levels, and Googling the error m...
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2011-02-25T17:52:42.977
ATI graphics, Minecraft, and Compiz?
[ "hardware", "drivers", "graphics", "ati", "proprietary" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T17:49:06.093", "id": "26412", "postId": "24336", "score": "0", "text": "The problem with that 'driver-hell' is that most drivers for graphic-cards are proprietary. There are free drivers, too, but I'm not sure if they even support your card yet.", "userDisplayNa...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Generally speaking the open source driver doesn't work well when Compiz is enabled and a graphically intensive game is run. Minecraft might not look to pretty, but a lot is happening under the hood. The best advice I've seen is to turn off Compiz when running games.</p>\n\n...
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2011-02-01T17:46:38.543
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<p>The version of Firefox in the 10.10 repos seems to perform pretty poorly on the <a href="http://html5test.com/" rel="nofollow">HTML5 test</a>. Why is this? Is there something I can do about that? Does it matter?</p>
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2012-03-28T16:13:49.677
Why am I doing badly on the html5 test?
[ "firefox", "html" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T17:58:50.523", "id": "26418", "postId": "24338", "score": "1", "text": "What is \"poorly\"? Give a number. Also note that (as far as I know anyway) the Firefox version in the 10.10 repo still is Firefox 3.6 and not Firefox 4 (which is still in beta). I'd advice you ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Because Firefox 3.6 doesn’t support all the html5 specifications, no browser today does. Look at <a href=\"http://html5readiness.com/\">http://html5readiness.com/</a> which browser supports what features. No it doesn’t matter a whole lot, html5 is still in the development stages. </p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Because Firefox 3.6 doesn’t support all the html5 specifications, no browser today does. Look at <a href=\"http://html5readiness.com/\">http://html5readiness.com/</a> which browser supports what features. No it doesn’t matter a whole lot, html5 is still in the development sta...
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26635
2011-02-01T17:54:57.170
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<p>I want to assign Skype input and output to my USB-headset while the rest of my laptop uses the internal sound-card. This is an easy task with PulseAudio Volume control (pavucontrol). The only problem I have is every time a call is made I manually have to set the output and input for Skype to my USB-device . </p> <p...
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2011-02-11T20:09:29.930
2011-02-16T12:53:52.177
Assign programs permanently to different sound-outputs in Pulseaudio?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I’m confused. All of a sudden pavucontrol does remember my settings.Now when I plugin my USB headset Skype automatically gets routed to the headset and Rhythmbox gets routed to my Bluetooth receiver. So when I decided to give up on it, it fixed itself… </p>\n", "commentCount": "0",...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is not the whole answer because I have little knowledge about audio redirection. </p>\n\n<p>In \"skype > options > notifications\" you can set for a script to be executed upon receiving a call. Unfortunately pavucontrol does not accept command-line input. but perhaps als...
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24343
1
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2011-02-01T18:13:50.680
2
586
<p>I own Toshiba Satellite Pro C650 and it is running Ubuntu 10.10. I also have Windows 7 installed on other drive.</p> <p>My notebook has built-in speakers and an audio output jack. In Windows 7, when I plugin an my headphones into the jack, the speakers stop and the sound is played through the headphones. But, it do...
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10023
2011-02-02T16:59:44.233
2011-02-02T16:59:44.233
Input and Alternate Audio Output not working
[ "10.10", "sound" ]
0
3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T03:05:18.307", "id": "26532", "postId": "24343", "score": "0", "text": "Do the headphones work when you plug them in? There should be a drop down for you to select the source for the output of the music in the sound preferences.", "userDisplayName": null, "u...
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2012-02-21T21:32:30.347
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24346
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2011-02-01T18:31:35.780
13
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<p>I see a pop up that says</p> <blockquote> <h3>Share Files over the Network</h3> <p><em>This feature cannot be enabled because the required packages are not installed on your system</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Simple enough, but what packages do I need?</p>
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-1
2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2019-10-27T02:59:17.467
Share Files over the Network - What packages?
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1
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2014-03-29T04:58:52.523", "id": "575550", "postId": "24346", "score": "0", "text": "I have samba installed and am still getting the message above", "userDisplayName": "user263177", "userId": null } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When you share files over the network in Ubuntu, you use <code>samba</code> - so you'll need to run <code>sudo apt-get install samba</code> and then try sharing the folder again. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T2...
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24348
1
24376
2011-02-01T18:33:02.393
18
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<p>Is there a step-by-step tutorial that instructs in detail how to smbmount a Samba share to be used by a <strong>non-root</strong> user on a Ubuntu 10.04 desktop?</p> <p>Note: there are numerous threads on Google search dealing with this seemingly new problem. Instructions that used to work on Ubuntu 8.04 (or an old...
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2016-03-19T08:04:03.460
2022-09-16T19:21:37.687
How do I mount Samba share as non-root user
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A very nice tool to easily mount your samba shares in your home folder is <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/smbnetfs\" rel=\"noreferrer\">SMBNetFS</a>. With this tool you can access your samba shares by nearly all applications simply through a mount point in your home.</p>\n<h3>Ho...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When using gnome, you can simply type in the smb:// url into Nautilus. Normally gvfs-fuse and other gvfs packages should be installed, so that you can mount samba directly with the file browser. Additionally you should find all mounted stuff in your ~/.gvfs folder. This even ...
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24367
2011-02-01T18:58:07.203
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<p>Recently, I extracted some pictures from an <code>.iso</code> file, but I can't see them. When I try to open these <code>.jpg</code> files with Image Viewer, it shows me this error:</p> <blockquote> <p>Error interpreting JPEG image file (Not a JPEG file: starts with 0xda)</p> </blockquote> <p>(the expression after <...
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2020-08-10T13:27:58.760
2020-08-10T13:27:58.760
Can't open .jpg files extracted from an .iso, what to do?
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1
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T20:28:03.607", "id": "26462", "postId": "24350", "score": "1", "text": "Please 1) Open Applications ▸ Accessories ▸ Terminal. 2) Type `file`, followed by a space. 3) Click and drag the picture into the terminal window. 4) Press Enter.", "userDisplayName": null, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Judging from the error reported by the image viewer, I would say that the files are probably either corrupt or they're not really JPEG files.</p>\n\n<p>What is the result of:</p>\n\n<pre><code>file the_file_name.jpg\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The answer will likely be the actual type of th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Judging from the error reported by the image viewer, I would say that the files are probably either corrupt or they're not really JPEG files.</p>\n\n<p>What is the result of:</p>\n\n<pre><code>file the_file_name.jpg\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The answer will likely be the actual ty...
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24352
1
24375
2011-02-01T19:09:36.320
2
6047
<p>I'm working with a Sony Vaio BZ-12 Notebook and want to know how to manage the brightness of my display, especially when it's in eco-mode.</p> <p>The designated Graphic-Accelerator is the Intel GM45. With the 10.04 release I could control the brightness with the <kbd>Fn</kbd> keys, but not all the time.</p>
10046
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2014-06-01T21:06:49.643
2014-06-01T21:06:49.643
How to control display brightness on Intel hardware?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T19:29:12.277", "id": "26443", "postId": "24352", "score": "0", "text": "This isn't likely to be related to the Intel display adapter, but rather to detection of the Fn keys or Vaio-specific hardware drivers. Test whether the brightness slider in System ▸ Preferences...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As ændrük said, this is probably not actually related to the intel driver, but if you want to adjust the backlight manually, you can set it via the command line using sysfs.</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /sys/class/backlight/[whatever driver, usually there is only 1 just just tab complete th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As ændrük said, this is probably not actually related to the intel driver, but if you want to adjust the backlight manually, you can set it via the command line using sysfs.</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /sys/class/backlight/[whatever driver, usually there is only 1 just just tab com...
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24356
1
24360
2011-02-01T19:57:39.307
3
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<p>I can view power statistics on my laptop by clicking the battery icon in the indicator applet.</p> <p>How can I access this screen on a desktop computer?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qsQzd.png" alt="screenshot"></p>
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2011-11-02T20:40:22.013
How can I view power statistics on a desktop computer?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The program is called gnome-power-statistics. You can launch it from terminal or by hitting <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and then type gnome-power-statistics.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T00:07:52.553", "id": "26509", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The program is called gnome-power-statistics. You can launch it from terminal or by hitting <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and then type gnome-power-statistics.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T00:07:52.553", ...
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24357
1
24373
2011-02-01T20:04:25.723
10
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<p>We have a few Windows(XP &amp; 7) and Ubuntu machines in the house sharing a wireless connection, and want to share music between them. If possible, I would like to be able to serve music from both Windows and Ubuntu (but it doesn't have to be the same time).</p> <p>I don't know much about sharing folders or stre...
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2015-09-25T04:22:11.200
2015-09-25T04:22:11.200
What are my options for sharing files between Windows & Ubuntu on the same network?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What comes to my mind first is to use <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play\" rel=\"nofollow\">UPnP</a> media file sharing between your machines. You will need a UPnP server on the machine that stores the files and a UPnP client to play the contents.</p>\n\n<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Rhythmbox has a built-in plugin for DAAP, which is supported by Songbird. Songbird is available for both Mac and Windows.</p>\n\n<p>If you have your music in Rhythmbox already, I'd recommend checking it out!</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "...
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24358
1
24422
2011-02-01T20:17:52.923
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<p>Something I have noticed in Ubuntu for a long time that has been frustrating to me is when I am typing a command at the command line that gets longer (wider) than the terminal width, instead of wrapping to a new line, it goes back to column 1 on the same line and starts over-writing the beginning of my command line....
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41229
2015-10-19T09:31:41.053
2023-12-07T11:22:29.610
How do I get long command lines to wrap to the next line?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Make sure all non-printable bytes in your PS1 are contained within <code>\\[ \\]</code>. Otherwise, bash will count them in the length of the prompt. It uses the length of the prompt to determine when to wrap the line.</p>\n<p>For example, here bash counts the prompt as 19 columns wi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I guess you have configured your <code>PS1</code> with colors, right?</p>\n\n<p>Just make sure you have <code>\\[</code> inside your <code>PS1</code> quote preceding your color set</p>\n\n<p>For example:</p>\n\n<pre><code>PS1='\\[\\e[0;32m\\u@\\w/:\\[\\e[m '\n</code></pre>\n"...
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24371
1
24378
2011-02-01T22:25:06.710
8
749
<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7CfFL.jpg" alt="Image"></p> <p>I have 87.2 GB left as shown by PCMANFM, but Nautilus shows only 81.3 GB, why is that, i've been using SHIFT+DEL to remove files so, i don't know why is this happening.</p>
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2011-02-02T08:18:39.547
2011-02-02T08:18:39.547
Is Nautilus reporting wrong free space?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By the looks of it, Nautilus is reporting <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte\" rel=\"noreferrer\">GiB</a> ( = 1 073 741 824 bytes) and PCMANFM is reporting <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte\" rel=\"noreferrer\">GB</a> ( = 10^9 bytes).</p>\n\n<p>In other wor...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>By the looks of it, Nautilus is reporting <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte\" rel=\"noreferrer\">GiB</a> ( = 1 073 741 824 bytes) and PCMANFM is reporting <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte\" rel=\"noreferrer\">GB</a> ( = 10^9 bytes).</p>\n\n<p>In o...
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24374
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2011-02-01T22:33:27.523
3
1047
<p>I am running Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition on a Dell Mini 9.</p> <p>How can I switch on Flight Mode and verify that it's on? Also will it survive being disconnected over a reboot?</p>
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114
2011-02-01T23:19:32.173
2011-02-04T19:56:47.847
How can I switch on Flight Mode?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu does not have a flight mode. I think you mean disconnecting your wireless by simply turning it off? To do that either disable the hardware switch or right click the network icon and click disable wireless.</p>\n\n<p>Correct me if I'm wrong about you wanting to disable ...
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24382
1
24385
2011-02-01T23:17:51.333
2
2774
<p>I have an ATI graphics card with an AGP connection and a DVI port, and an Intel graphics processor on the motherboard with a VGA port. I have two monitors.</p> <p>When the graphics card is unplugged, I get this from lspci:</p> <blockquote> <p>00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Cont...
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-1
2020-06-12T14:37:07.210
2021-04-18T13:27:19.120
ATI graphics card overriding onboard Intel graphics
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>All I can recommend is: Check your BIOS.</p>\n\n<p>If it's not showing up in <code>lspci</code>, the problem is way above X's jurisdiction. It <em>could</em> be kernel related but logically speaking, this sounds like a power-saving \"feature\" on the motherboard.</p>\n\n<p>Check thro...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>All I can recommend is: Check your BIOS.</p>\n\n<p>If it's not showing up in <code>lspci</code>, the problem is way above X's jurisdiction. It <em>could</em> be kernel related but logically speaking, this sounds like a power-saving \"feature\" on the motherboard.</p>\n\n<p>Ch...
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24387
1
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2011-02-02T00:26:47.243
1
1605
<p>How can I get wireless working on an HP-Mini 110-3500, I have only usb ports</p>
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2011-02-02T00:42:04.707
2011-05-07T17:58:26.773
How can I get wireless working on an HP-Mini 110-3500, I have only usb ports
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Can you add some hardware information to your question?</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14008/i-have-a-hardware-detection-problem-what-logs-do-i-need-to-look-into\">I have a hardware detection problem, what logs do I need to look into?</a></li>\n</u...
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user10045
24388
1
24393
2011-02-02T00:34:16.383
6
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<p>I have Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid installed through <strong>wubi</strong> on my laptop (it came with Windows 7 preinstalled). This was my first foray into Linux, and I'm here to stay. I have no use for Windows, and yet I must manually choose <em>not</em> to boot into it!</p> <p>Should I shrink the Windows partition to so...
10061
235
2011-02-08T23:08:00.130
2013-02-15T05:06:25.283
How do I transition from WUBI to a native installation?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The WUBI \"disk\" is actually just a file that lives in Windows' own filesystem. As a result there's no nice way to migrate to the real thing. That said, if you're feeling adventurous, here's what I would do:</p>\n\n<p>If you have an external hard disk, you make life much easier for ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure Wubi doesn't make a real partition. Your disk seems to contain one partition (Windows) and a \"fake\" partition of Ubuntu.</p>\n\n<p>I found this on the Ubuntu wiki regarding turning a Wubi install into a normal one.</p>\n\n<p>Keep in...
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2013-02-15T11:19:14.797
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24390
1
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2011-02-02T00:48:30.020
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<p>Fresh ubuntu install, Nvidia drivers for 9600GTOC hooked up to a 26" Polaroid HDTV Via DVI - HDMI cable. The native resolution looks fine other than it goes out silghtly past the edge of my screen, how can i solve this? </p>
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2011-02-02T01:17:38.813
HDTV resolution issue
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan\" rel=\"nofollow\">overscan</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I had this problem with our last TV which was essentially just fixed with some messing around with the picture settings in the TV's menu.</p>\n\n<p>Also just check (in <code>nvi...
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user10063
24395
1
24423
2011-02-02T02:17:35.123
1
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<p>I am having a problem after the last update, the booting to command line problem </p> <p>I even can't start in the graphic fail system "xfail":</p> <pre><code>X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (no such file or directory), aborting </code></pre> <p>I found some one mentioning a solution which is installing ubuntu-dektop t...
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2011-02-02T02:22:31.533
2011-02-05T21:37:02.707
Problem after last update
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have partially installed updates you can complete those with <code>dpkg --configure -a</code></p>\n\n<p>You can fix broken dependencies with <code>apt-get --fix-broken install</code></p>\n\n<p>At that point you should be able to fully install X.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have partially installed updates you can complete those with <code>dpkg --configure -a</code></p>\n\n<p>You can fix broken dependencies with <code>apt-get --fix-broken install</code></p>\n\n<p>At that point you should be able to fully install X.</p>\n", "commentCou...
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24396
1
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2011-02-02T02:39:11.817
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 - the Maverick Meerkat. Whenever I install software using the Software Center, it installs it to <code>/usr/lib</code>. I have less space in this drive. Is it possible to change the default installation path to any other place? And how?</p>
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2011-02-02T15:01:53.170
2022-02-21T18:18:09.393
How do I change Software Center's default installation path?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is no facility to change the installation structure. They are hard-coded in the installation packages. What you can do is find a way to increase the size of your root partition. You can do this if you boot with your Ubuntu installation CD.</p>\n\n<p>If you can provide t...
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24402
2011-02-02T02:48:46.633
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<p>I have a new canon photo printer (pixma ip1900) and I have a minor problem - the deb for it is 32bit and my system is 64bit.</p> <p>I can use the ppd file in the deb, but I need some pstcanonij program that doesn't seem to be in the repos. How do I get this printer to work? I need it for business!</p>
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2014-06-14T11:50:08.483
2016-05-01T06:18:32.047
How do I get a Canon PIXMA ip1900 to work?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I managed to recreate the packages on my 32bit Ubuntu install, I couldn't test them on 64bit, but I did show that it's possible to build them for 64bit:</p>\n\n<p>Download this file: <a href=\"http://files.canon-europe.com/files/soft31335/software/iP1900_debian_printer.tar\" rel=\"no...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I managed to recreate the packages on my 32bit Ubuntu install, I couldn't test them on 64bit, but I did show that it's possible to build them for 64bit:</p>\n\n<p>Download this file: <a href=\"http://files.canon-europe.com/files/soft31335/software/iP1900_debian_printer.tar\" ...
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2011-02-02T03:24:14.337
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<p>I know this is more of a general linux question but w/e. So when I enter a program like vim in the command prompt it displays all the text in the file and I can edit it etc. But I can't figure out how to close or save the file and get back to the command prompt without killing the process. Any help is appreciated.</...
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2011-02-02T03:59:59.927
2014-05-26T16:44:22.130
How to close vim from the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In vim there are 3 different modes:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Insert - allows typing and editing as normal</li>\n<li>Visual - used for selecting copy/paste etc.</li>\n<li>Normal - used for commands</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>To get back to Normal mode, you can always press <kbd>esc</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>On...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In vim there are 3 different modes:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Insert - allows typing and editing as normal</li>\n<li>Visual - used for selecting copy/paste etc.</li>\n<li>Normal - used for commands</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>To get back to Normal mode, you can always press <kbd>esc</kbd>.</p>\...
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24410
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2011-02-02T04:09:41.277
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<p>I've been using Ubuntu Netbook Edition as my main OS for a while now. I really like it, but I have one complaint. Whenever an application as a long title, it gets cut off. For example the terminal works fine. See:</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NVaKg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sta...
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2011-02-23T17:42:47.607
2011-03-11T21:16:46.067
Can I make the global application menu show the full application title?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T18:33:37.213", "id": "30713", "postId": "24410", "score": "1", "text": "It is important to maintain the consistency of the location of the menu bar - notice the title area is fixed. The second word has been eliminated because it would not fit into the given area.", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This has been fixed in Ubuntu 11.04 which will be released later in April. The full application title shows up except when you mouseover the title which reveals the File, Edit, View menu instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conten...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This has been fixed in Ubuntu 11.04 which will be released later in April. The full application title shows up except when you mouseover the title which reveals the File, Edit, View menu instead.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": n...
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24412
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24415
2011-02-02T05:40:45.423
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<p>My Thinkpad R500 has back/forward keys just about the direction keys, so on Firefox I keep losing entered text, accidentally.</p> <p>How to disable these back/forward keys?</p> <p>Excerpt from xev:</p> <pre><code>KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0xbc, subw 0x0, time 2375874, (12...
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4066
2014-06-10T02:54:06.560
2021-01-17T14:04:05.047
Disable XF86Back and XF86Forward (browser back/forward on Lenovo Thinkpad)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can disable keys using the <a href=\"http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/xmodmap.1.html\"><code>xmodmap</code></a> command. For example, to disable <code>XF86Back</code>, run the following command: </p>\n\n<pre><code>xmodmap -e \"keycode 166=\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This sets the keycode...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can disable keys using the <a href=\"http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/xmodmap.1.html\"><code>xmodmap</code></a> command. For example, to disable <code>XF86Back</code>, run the following command: </p>\n\n<pre><code>xmodmap -e \"keycode 166=\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This sets the...
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24417
1
24419
2011-02-02T07:11:13.863
1
2163
<p>I got a new Dell laptop and I used to login into Windows using webcam authentication. Now I have removed Windows and installed Ubuntu but I could not find any application for face authentication. How can I do this? Thanks.</p>
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2011-02-02T07:33:33.033
2019-12-13T11:26:25.390
How can I use face authentication to log in?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a program called <a href=\"http://pam-face-authentication.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">pam-face-authentication</a>, although it is not in the repositories, so you will have to install it by following the <a href=\"http://pam-face-authentication.org/downloads.php\" rel=\"nofollow\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a program called <a href=\"http://pam-face-authentication.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">pam-face-authentication</a>, although it is not in the repositories, so you will have to install it by following the <a href=\"http://pam-face-authentication.org/downloads.php\" rel=\"n...
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24425
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24428
2011-02-02T09:24:45.940
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<p>What Filesystem should I use for an external USB harddrive (500GB), with possibility to share with a Mac and Windows systems, for example at the office. Now it is NTFS but back in the day the NTFS support was not stable under Linux and I think it is not supported on a Mac.</p> <p>I would just use FAT32, but it has...
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2017-04-13T12:24:55.353
2013-05-27T21:58:45.017
What filesystem for an external Harddrive (Linux/Mac/Windows)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Usually i just go with NTFS. It's way better than FAT32, and it's relatively easy to install NTFS-compatibility on both Mac and Linux (compared to installing filesystems on Windows).</p>\n\n<p>For Mac you need either the free <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_dis...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Usually i just go with NTFS. It's way better than FAT32, and it's relatively easy to install NTFS-compatibility on both Mac and Linux (compared to installing filesystems on Windows).</p>\n\n<p>For Mac you need either the free <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/sy...
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2014-06-14T00:20:28.230
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24426
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2011-02-02T09:28:19.740
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<p>There are some editors for raw images running on Linux (Dark Table, Raw Therapee, Bibble, ...). What about their skills at reducing digital noise? I'm interested in quality of the result and also in the CPU time required for the operation.</p>
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2020-08-10T06:51:12.467
2020-08-10T06:51:12.467
Comparison of noise reduction tools for raw images
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T10:50:25.223", "id": "26602", "postId": "24426", "score": "0", "text": "tools I could try: Clean CCD Noise Gimp plugin http://registry.gimp.org/node/17241; G'MIC Gimp Plugin http://registry.gimp.org/node/13469; Zero Noise http://www.guillermoluijk.com/software/zeron...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For me the Gimp plugin <a href=\"http://registry.gimp.org/node/4235\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wavelet Denoise</a> showed best results mainly because of the option to manually adapt settings to your needs.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate":...
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24429
1
24442
2011-02-02T09:46:09.363
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<p>With Ubuntu 10.10 Lucid and its default Firefox 3.6.13, when I follow the normal installation procedure of Google Gears I receive this error:</p> <blockquote> <p>"Google Gears" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86-gcc3)</p> </blockquote> <p><img src="htt...
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4066
2011-02-02T11:31:27.453
2011-02-18T07:20:33.240
How to install Gears in Firefox?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>WRONG: Head to the Google Gears site over <a href=\"http://gears.google.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a>, then just follow the instructions. Please note that right now, Google Gears is being deprecated to make way for a newer, more powerful tool.</p>\n\n<p><strong>EDIT:</s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>WRONG: Head to the Google Gears site over <a href=\"http://gears.google.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">here</a>, then just follow the instructions. Please note that right now, Google Gears is being deprecated to make way for a newer, more powerful tool.</p>\n\n<p><strong>...
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24437
1
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2011-02-02T10:25:43.727
1
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<p>After I "alien" a <strong>.rpm</strong> file, i see <code>freego_4.5-2_i386.deb</code>, generated but can't find the file afterwatds.</p> <p>Then trying <code>alien -i</code> results in an error message stating the .deb file couldn't be found What am I doing wrong ?</p>
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47151
2012-03-14T11:19:22.887
2012-03-14T12:24:19.870
Alien deletes the .deb generated before I can install it
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>solved by using a x86_64 instead of i586 mandriva rpm </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-02T10:33:04.517", "id": "24438", "lastActivityDate": "2011-02...
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user10080
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2011-02-02T10:55:17.633
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<p>On my EEE PC netbook some colors are not displayed properly. Specifically, dark gradients such as in the window title do not look very smooth, but rather look like a sequence of a couple of different colors.</p> <p>This is especially visible when opening a menu, for example the "File" menu in Firefox. As you know t...
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2011-02-02T13:30:28.827
2011-02-02T15:05:18.300
Problems with the colors on my screen. How can I check if it's a hardware problem?
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T13:29:12.673", "id": "26624", "postId": "24441", "score": "2", "text": "It sounds like your resolution is lower than your screens optimum and it's pixelated. That's just my take on the description.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5768" }, { "c...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To check if the Netbook screen is at fault, you can try plugging it into an external monitor. If the colors appear fine on the monitor, you may have some screen issues.</p>\n\n<p>To check your video card, I would try a different version of Ubuntu, for starters. You don't have to rein...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To check if the Netbook screen is at fault, you can try plugging it into an external monitor. If the colors appear fine on the monitor, you may have some screen issues.</p>\n\n<p>To check your video card, I would try a different version of Ubuntu, for starters. You don't have...
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24448
2011-02-02T11:15:44.903
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<p>i have this file myfirst.txt located on a cluster of computers down the hall, i.e.:</p> <pre><code>myname@login1:~&gt; ls myfirst.txt </code></pre> <p>which i want to download to the home directory:</p> <pre><code>scp myname@login1.imbig.cc.mycoll.zz:myfirst.txt . </code></pre> <p>to which i get:</p> <pre><code...
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2011-02-02T14:35:09.760
2016-09-10T00:21:49.467
Where does a file copy to when I scp it?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's in the current directory. To check you should be able to just do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ls\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Make a note of the directory and it's contents. If the file isn't there, then it's not copied. Make sure you don't have more arguments in that command.</p>\n\n<p>If you ha...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's in the current directory. To check you should be able to just do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ls\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Make a note of the directory and it's contents. If the file isn't there, then it's not copied. Make sure you don't have more arguments in that command.</p>\n\n<p>I...
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24449
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2011-02-02T11:39:29.453
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<p>Unity in Ubuntu 10.10 has a nice effect when showing the four workspaces. The Windows on each Workspace are shown side by side.</p> <p>The Compiz Version of Unity only uses Expo to show the workspaces, but the windows stays as they are. Is it possible to combine Expo and Scale to get the same effekt like in Unity 1...
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2011-02-13T10:22:14.197
2013-05-11T17:26:32.570
Compiz: how to combine scale and expo? (like in Unity with Mutter)
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I searched for this a while ago, and according to all the forum discussion it is not possible with compiz currently. </p>\n\n<p>I posted a bug report based on your question asking for this feature:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/712072\" rel=\...
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24452
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2011-02-01T18:59:24.573
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<p>I have a test suite that uses openCL and I notice that I pass more if I close down everything and just run the tests. I fail more if I have lots of programs open on my desktop. Is it possible to cap how much vram my displays are sucking up?</p>
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2011-02-02T14:28:58.487
2011-09-18T05:57:53.997
Can I limit how much graphics memory Ubuntu uses? (Cuda/OpenCL related)
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-01T19:19:54.243", "id": "26612", "postId": "24452", "score": "2", "text": "Is compositing on? Do you have fancy shadows, translucency, etc? Try turning compositing off.", "userDisplayName": "9000", "userId": null } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Stop using a compositing window manager. They use the GPU for their special effects, which means that in addition to the framebuffer in VRAM, every window is backed by a texture in VRAM and shaders are used to render the desktop. If you use a simpler window manager with no fa...
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Bluebomber357
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1
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2011-02-02T12:09:49.597
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16904/how-do-i-hide-cifs-volumes-in-the-places-menu">How do I hide CIFS volumes in the Places menu?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>On Ubuntu 10.10, I added a CIFS network share into <code>/etc/fstab</code> using <code>...
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2017-04-13T12:23:07.557
2012-03-14T11:19:17.893
Remove unwanted Mount option from Places Menu
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T10:28:48.317", "id": "26801", "postId": "24454", "score": "0", "text": "I came across this post before I posted my question. Don't believe the situation is the same. The two duplicate icons under my Places menu, behave very differently to each other.", "userDisp...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>you must have using wrong mount command to auto mount the partition. I was facing the similar issue and resolved by using a small utility called : \"Storage Device manager\".\nYou can install it from \"Ubuntu Software Center\". Remove any mount option you have added in the /e...
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2011-02-03T14:36:22.577
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user10085
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2011-02-02T12:42:19.153
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<p>When upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 the distribution upgrade program freezes after it notifies me of a change in <code>/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.mysqld</code> and asks me to keep the old file or accept the new changes (I accepted them).</p> <p>The terminal says:</p> <pre><code>Configuration file `/etc/apparmor...
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1067
2011-02-02T13:09:26.363
2011-11-14T16:24:53.277
Distribution upgrade freezes
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try first to stop Apparmor with the following command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo /etc/init.d/apparmor stop\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-04-05T12:41:...
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<p>Why does GNOME panel open up when I launch UNITY 2D instead of Unity panel? This I am starting to see from last 2 days, any idea how to fix this?</p>
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2011-02-02T15:01:03.420
GNOME Panel seen in Unity 2D?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T13:59:05.143", "id": "26631", "postId": "24457", "score": "0", "text": "I only see it when I run the command `gnome-panel` at the command prompt. So I think you need to make sure that `gnome-panel` isn't running.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6005" ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well finally solved, I needed to do the following</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><code>gnome-panel --replace</code></li>\n<li><code>unity-2d-launcher &amp;</code></li>\n<li>Save the session and logout</li>\n</ol>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "content...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What's <em>likely</em> happening is that <code>gnome-panel</code> is set to run <em>on login</em>, and as such it'll automatically start <em>every</em> time you log into GNOME. So, what you can do is to open up Startup Application Preferences (AKA <code>gnome-session-properti...
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2011-02-02T14:10:27.707
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<p>I know Grub is the one installed by default when installing Ubuntu but I am faced with an embedded system running 9.10 Desktop Edition. Following are the contents of lsb-release file</p> <pre><code>ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:/boot$ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic DISTR...
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2017-05-16T03:50:15.467
2017-05-16T03:50:15.467
How do I find out which boot loader I have?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T15:25:43.070", "id": "26647", "postId": "24459", "score": "0", "text": "http://wiki.debian.org/BootLoader lists all the boot loaders available in Debian, if you'd like to check each one. What arch is the system? Just leaving a comment as this isn't a proper answer.....
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The boot info script will detect all kinds of useful information about your boot configuration:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/\">http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwned...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you have the <code>/etc/lilo.conf</code> file then you are using LILO (LInux LOader)\nThis means that if you type <code>lilo</code> for example you should see the command dialog for the lilo booter.</p>\n\n<p>If you have the <code>/boot/grub/</code> directory then you are ...
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2011-02-02T14:14:48.530
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<p>Is there a way to display a progress bar in mplayer (running without a gui)? </p> <p>(I'm launching the mplayer command from the terminal like <code>$ mplayer video.avi</code> .)</p> <p>Or is there simply any kind of percentage information like total video length, relation to already played chunk, or something lik...
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2011-02-15T04:01:51.463
2018-10-27T18:19:33.787
How can I Display a Progress Bar in mplayer?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok. I figured out that one can press <kbd>o</kbd> button to toggle OSD (On-Screen Display) and that shows video length/played length. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creationDate": "2011-02-02T14:3...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok. I figured out that one can press <kbd>o</kbd> button to toggle OSD (On-Screen Display) and that shows video length/played length. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creationDate"...
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2011-02-02T14:25:24.253
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<p>When I listen music, I want to delete a file if the music in play queue is not good to me.<br> But there is only '<em>remove from play list</em>'. This is not what I want. I want to delete the file.<br> Clicking property, and check it's location. Then open file explorer, and delete the file. This is what I'm doing f...
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2015-04-18T14:40:01.370
An easy way to delete a file in Rhythmbox play queue
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can not. From the play queue you can only remove the file from the queue since it is a temporary list of the songs you have chosen to listen. The real list of songs is in the Music Option<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/mR8Wq.png\" alt=\"Rhythmbox\"></p>\n\n<p>in this picture...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can not. From the play queue you can only remove the file from the queue since it is a temporary list of the songs you have chosen to listen. The real list of songs is in the Music Option<img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/mR8Wq.png\" alt=\"Rhythmbox\"></p>\n\n<p>in this...
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2011-02-02T14:46:15.117
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<p>When I enter the password to login into the gnome session, it says the configuration for gnome-power manager installation failed and when I enter the password I get logged out automatically, to the login screen, what shall I do now?</p> <p>Update:</p> <p>this happens because lack of freespace in the partition in w...
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2012-02-11T15:17:29.520
2014-08-20T14:24:49.987
Unable to enter gnome session - configuration GNOME power manager failed to install
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try selecting a 'safe mode' session from the login screen (the GDM chooser). If that also fails, select the 'Recovery Console' option. This will launch just single (xterm) terminal session without Gnome. If that's necessary, view the contents of the .xsession-errors file....
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2011-02-02T14:49:40.103
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<p>Many lives ago, I created a GPG key to sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct on Launchpad. I haven't really used it since. Some time later, I backed up my home and started fresh.</p> <p>That was all back in 2009. I still have the backup but now I'm starting to play around with Quickly and upload things to Launchpad, I c...
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Recover personal PGP key from old home
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you have your whole old home directory backed up, all you need to do is copy the old <code>~/.gnupg/</code> folder to your new home.</p>\n\n<p>Though it should be noted that this isn't really the best way to back up and restore a key. It has the draw back of over-writing the gpg k...
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2011-02-02T14:54:24.160
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<p>For testing purposes I installed Natty. During the installation I chose to install it next to my "safe" installation of 10.10.</p> <p>This installation also still seems to be there, but I can not manage to boot it from GRUB anymore. It is simply not shown. Booting Natty works like charm, though.</p> <p>How do I ge...
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2011-02-02T15:44:41.900
2011-02-02T18:00:52.050
Not all Linux installations displayed in GRUB. How to fix?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Even I had the same problem. You know how I fixed it? Yes, a painful method - By Hand.</p>\n\n<p>Let me explain you how I did it. I needed to add this entry to <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code></p>\n\n<p>Take a backup of the file before you go ahead</p>\n\n<pre><code>menuentry 'Ubuntu...
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2011-02-02T15:08:07.803
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<p>I am using <a href="http://pam-face-authentication.org/" rel="nofollow">http://pam-face-authentication.org/</a> to log into my system using face detection and it is working just great except for one thing,The authentication runs out of the box, but it doesn't unlock my keyring.</p> <p>So after loging into my system...
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2011-02-08T01:28:22.483
2012-04-26T21:42:39.887
Gnome keyring doesn't unlock after loging in using Pam-face-authentication
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That is because your keyring is encrypted with your login password, and since you don't enter the password to log in, pam can not unlock your keyring automatically. There may be a way to disable the keyring password, but I am not sure how. Of course, this would mean that if...
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2011-02-02T15:22:59.313
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<p>I have been trying to catch up with some of the old games from way back that are about right for my little Aspire One netbook through Wine.</p> <p>I've run into a problem <em>Baldurs Gate,</em> however, which is that I can't change CD.</p> <p>Obviously, I don't have a CD drive, so I have copied the CD content onto...
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2015-08-01T22:42:20.690
How to tell Wine that I have changed CD when mounting them virtually on a netbook with no CD drive?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I can't test it right now, but I think you need to use the <code>wine eject</code> command (<a href=\"http://wiki.winehq.org/eject\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wiki.winehq.org/eject</a>)</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-...
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2011-02-02T15:31:27.717
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/88384/how-can-i-repair-grub-how-to-get-ubuntu-back-after-installing-windows">How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 10.10...
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.423
2012-04-30T03:21:11.237
No Grub after installing Ubuntu beside Windows 7
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Grub needs to be installed on primary boot partition. I fear in this case Grub is not installed on the primary partition which is active.</p>\n\n<p>Edited on 4th feb: Procedure to install GRUB</p>\n\n<p>I am assuming you installed Ubuntu FROM USB, but to a hard disk, not on USB.</p>\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Grub needs to be installed on primary boot partition. I fear in this case Grub is not installed on the primary partition which is active.</p>\n\n<p>Edited on 4th feb: Procedure to install GRUB</p>\n\n<p>I am assuming you installed Ubuntu FROM USB, but to a hard disk, not on U...
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<p>I would like to remove Tomboy application, but when I run</p> <pre><code>apt-get remove tomboy </code></pre> <p>I get information that also <code>gnome</code> application will be removed. How can this be prevented?</p> <p>Or maybe this could be achieved: how I can remove <code>tomboy</code> and keep all other pac...
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2011-02-02T17:07:29.130
2015-12-16T21:41:26.997
How do I remove Tomboy without removing Gnome?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T17:01:30.447", "id": "26667", "postId": "24484", "score": "0", "text": "Strange, on Maverick `gnome` is not installed by default, because `ubuntu-desktop` does not depend on it. Also, `gnome` does not depend on `tomboy`. So, what release of Ubuntu are you running?",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There isn't any package named <code>gnome</code>. I think you meant <code>ubuntu-desktop</code></p>\n\n<p>Either your system does not have proper packages list. Do a\n<code>sudo apt-get update</code>\nto check if everything is in order</p>\n\n<p>If the problem still comes, check what...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There isn't any package named <code>gnome</code>. I think you meant <code>ubuntu-desktop</code></p>\n\n<p>Either your system does not have proper packages list. Do a\n<code>sudo apt-get update</code>\nto check if everything is in order</p>\n\n<p>If the problem still comes, ch...
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2011-02-02T16:22:33.100
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<p>I know when I first installed the OS it said I needed to install additional drivers. It installed Broadcom B43 legacy driver. Following what I saw in a message board I went into Synaptic and installed bcmwl-kernal-source or whatever. I went into terminal and tried installing the rfkill thing and typing rfkill unbloc...
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2011-02-03T23:43:24.777
2011-02-03T23:43:24.777
No access points show in Wireless
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Normally Broadcom wireless drivers are restricted in ubuntu. You can install it using the additional driver utility.\nSystem->Administration->Additional Drivers.</p>\n\n<p>Just active your driver in that application. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "...
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2011-02-02T16:31:40.057
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<p>Is there a way to hide all other windows except the one in the foreground (besides manually hiding them)? </p>
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2011-02-02T17:02:28.550
2011-02-03T03:57:28.793
How do I hide all windows except the top one (like in Mac OS X)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yep. Here is the easy way I do it.</p>\n\n<p>Download and install:\n<a href=\"http://ubuntu-tweak.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://ubuntu-tweak.com/</a></p>\n\n<p>Then start <strong>ubuntu-tweak</strong> from the menu:</p>\n\n<p><em>applications->system tools->ubuntu tweak</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yep. Here is the easy way I do it.</p>\n\n<p>Download and install:\n<a href=\"http://ubuntu-tweak.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://ubuntu-tweak.com/</a></p>\n\n<p>Then start <strong>ubuntu-tweak</strong> from the menu:</p>\n\n<p><em>applications->system tools->ubuntu...
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2011-02-02T16:42:09.420
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<p>Hello all I am using rsyslog on Ubuntu 10.4 64bit LTS. </p> <p>the following is the relevant config in /etc/rsyslog.d/60-mylogger.conf</p> <blockquote> <p>$template Paul,"%msg%\n"</p> <p>$outchannel log_rotation_paul,/var/log/paul/events.log,2000,/opt/scripts/log_rotation_script.sh</p> <p>local0.* $l...
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2011-06-07T16:55:31.173
2011-06-07T16:55:31.173
Rsyslog channels change ownership from root
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If I understand correctly, /var/log/paul/events.log is owned by root; yet, you have a script running as the rsyslog user, who cannot move /var/log/paul/events.log.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo chown -R root.rsyslog /var/log/paul/\nsudo chmod 0775 /var/log/paul\nsudo chmod g+s /var/log/paul...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If I understand correctly, /var/log/paul/events.log is owned by root; yet, you have a script running as the rsyslog user, who cannot move /var/log/paul/events.log.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo chown -R root.rsyslog /var/log/paul/\nsudo chmod 0775 /var/log/paul\nsudo chmod g+s /var/...
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2011-02-02T17:08:06.233
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<p>I know that <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd>-<kbd>F6</kbd> take me to available command lines, and that F1 command line is used for debugging, and <kbd>F8</kbd> is the GUI desktop, that what i know but today i noticed there in <kbd>F7</kbd> that does nothing, it only displays some sort of log in message,...
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2011-11-02T20:41:29.560
2013-11-28T12:29:13.163
What do each of the TTYs do?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F1</kbd>-<kbd>F12</kbd> switches to different virtual terminals on your computer. What is running on terminal 1-6 is <code>getty</code>, which allows users to login to a CLI. Terminal 7 is probably running something like <code>tail -f /var/log/mess...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In former times the consoles where controlled in a file called <code>/etc/inittab</code>. Since upstart and the like I'm not so sure where to find those configurations, but you should know that it is purely made by configuration how many active consoles you have, and on which...
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2011-02-02T17:08:59.260
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<p>this is my cron entry:</p> <pre><code>*/5 * * * * /home/user/scripts/backupDB.sh &amp;&amp; echo "Backup Successful: $(date)" &gt;&gt; /home/user/tmp/mybackup.log </code></pre> <p>This is the script that is called:</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin date_now...
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2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2013-10-10T11:15:16.097
Problem with crontab, script runs when executed from command
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T17:19:04.193", "id": "26674", "postId": "24499", "score": "0", "text": "Did you put that && echo part in after it didn't work? I wouldn't put that in just in case. Did you put this in your system cron or your user cron? Can you explain how you're running it from the...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try changing your cron command to</p>\n\n<pre><code>bash -c '/home/user/scripts/backupDB.sh &amp;&amp; echo \"Backup Successful: $(date)\" &gt;&gt; /home/user/tmp/mybackup.log'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I have found wrapping things in bash has helped setup environment values in the past. ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try changing your cron command to</p>\n\n<pre><code>bash -c '/home/user/scripts/backupDB.sh &amp;&amp; echo \"Backup Successful: $(date)\" &gt;&gt; /home/user/tmp/mybackup.log'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I have found wrapping things in bash has helped setup environment values in th...
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2011-02-02T17:36:01.717
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<p>I noticed that daily log rotations which are listed under <code>/etc/logrotate.d/</code> are executed in the morning around 6:40 am. This is clear from the beginning and ending of the log files. Can I customize this time and set it to midnight for example?</p> <p>It is nice to have one log file per day.</p> <p>I a...
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2019-03-16T16:23:10.340
Specify the time of daily log rotate
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit in <code>/etc/crontab</code> the line that says</p>\n\n<pre class=\"lang-bsh prettyprint-override\"><code>25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / &amp;&amp; run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>so that the <code>25 6</code> reads <code>0 ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit in <code>/etc/crontab</code> the line that says</p>\n\n<pre class=\"lang-bsh prettyprint-override\"><code>25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / &amp;&amp; run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>so that the <code>25 6</code> reads ...
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2011-02-02T18:00:16.453
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<p>Everything in Ubuntu One sync works great except bookmark sync. I tried the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/FAQ/WhyArentBookmarksSyncing" rel="nofollow">wiki answer</a> that said to run: <code>killall beam.smp beam</code> </p> <pre><code>rm ~/.config/desktop-couch/desktop-couchdb.ini dbus-send --session...
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2011-02-02T18:24:59.500
2011-03-18T23:03:35.277
Ubuntu One Bookmark sync not working
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-18T23:03:35.277", "id": "34972", "postId": "24508", "score": "0", "text": "I'm having the exact same problem. Everything works except bookmarks, I have 10.10 installed and updated, I tried the same fix as Rob and got the same error message. However, now my contacts won...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Apparently it isn't working at all at the moment. You can always check <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T18:57:21.65...
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24512
1
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2011-02-02T18:41:41.797
7
1961
<p>I'd like to better understand which programs are modifying a specific file<sup>1</sup> during a reboot. Can I set something up to log this kind of information?</p> <p>Polling for which processes <em>currently</em> have the file open won't work, as the file may only be open for a few milliseconds.</p> <p>Can kernel...
1859
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:59.520
2013-04-05T02:00:07.287
How can I find out which programs have modified a file over some period of time?
[ "troubleshooting", "files", "process", "logging" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This can be achieved with the <code>fuser</code> tool. It lists the process ID of all processes accessing a specific file. Try,</p>\n\n<pre><code>fuser -u .\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>...to see which files are \"open\" in your home directory, the process ID's involved and the use...
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24513
1
null
2011-02-02T18:44:16.100
1
2556
<p>I have a problem that is not of easy resolution, happen to tell...<br> I have Installed Ubuntu 10.10 Server.<br> I want to join to the system way vga=788, into the grub it changes without any problem editing the file grub.cfg, the problem is that editing the above mentioned file I join to the system way vga=788 ...
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235
2011-02-02T22:12:11.023
2011-02-02T22:18:53.310
How do I set command line mode vga=788 permanently?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>grub.cfg is an auto generated file, hence the big warning at the top that says not to edit it. Instead you need to edit /etc/default/grub.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T22:15:02.810", "id": "26727", ...
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0
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user10105
24518
1
24590
2011-02-02T19:08:22.520
1
100
<p>I'm just trying Testdrive.</p> <p>I have problems downloading maverick release, natty iso download is working.</p> <p>Could you help?</p>
9707
1067
2011-02-03T23:45:41.183
2011-02-08T19:52:01.593
Testdrive not downloading release
[ "10.10", "usb-drive", "live-usb", "testdrive" ]
3
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T19:24:21.977", "id": "26702", "postId": "24518", "score": "0", "text": "Are you seeing any output at all? Can you also run `testdrive-gtk` from a command line and see if there is any useful output there? You can paste any relevant output into your question.", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>problem seems to be solved this morning, while pressing Sync testdrive downloads the files. Server problems?? :/ </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-03T10:09:18.890", "id": "2...
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null
2013-04-27T23:56:48.260
null
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24523
1
24528
2011-02-02T19:39:53.050
3
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<p>I don't quite understand how the LTS releases work. Will gcc be updated to the newer 4.5 version or will it remain 4.4 and I'll have to wait for 11 before seeing 4.5?</p>
2696
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2011-10-27T06:37:04.850
Will gcc be upgraded to 4.5.* in one of the 10.04.* releases?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><em>gcc</em> is one of the core base components, part of what we call the <em>toolchain</em>, of an Ubuntu release. Everything else on the system depends on it, changing it for everyone could easily introduce new bugs.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Once an Ubuntu release has been comple...
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24529
1
null
2011-02-02T20:24:00.313
3
488
<p>When upgrading my hardware, I also upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10. On my previous system (with 10.04 and earlier). when I ejected a disk from the optical drive, the sub-folder in the <code>/media</code> directory was automatically removed. In my new 10.10 system, if I don't eject the disk using the <code>eject</code> comm...
4715
47151
2012-03-14T11:19:26.240
2012-03-14T11:19:26.240
How do you forcibly unmount a disk when you press the eject button on an optical drive?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-02T20:56:58.087", "id": "26713", "postId": "24529", "score": "0", "text": "I've also had this same issue with 10.10. I'm interested in a fix.", "userDisplayName": "user10113", "userId": null } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Before you hit the eject button use lsof to find out what program has files open on the cd and beat it into submission. Open files prevent it from being unmounted.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-04T11:56:48.520", ...
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24532
1
null
2011-02-02T20:43:23.517
2
3689
<p>I'm trying to have a setup where JACK interfaces directly to ALSA and pulseaudio communicates to JACK. This setup worked OK (I had to manually start things a few times) but as I understood the Ubuntu daemon setup and perfected things <code>jackd</code> stopped working completely. I'm running 10.10.</p> <p>If I run ...
10114
7035
2011-06-07T16:54:22.970
2011-07-05T06:51:05.273
Jackd fails to start
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The nVidia modules are known to behave oddly when interacting with realtime processes, with unpredictable effects on other processes on the system, but the most common issue with starting JACK is not having configured the limits to allow JACK to consume more resources than re...
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null
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24543
1
28229
2011-02-02T22:25:52.897
7
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<p>I am running ubuntu 10.10, and installed Gnome Activity Journal. However it does not show any recently used files. I have attached a screenshot below.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dn6n5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Please note that gnome activity journal has been installed on the s...
5855
5855
2011-02-28T19:24:18.527
2011-02-28T19:24:18.527
Gnome Activity Journal does not show recently used files
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21
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems like you're using quite recent version of zeitgeist engine, but an old version of zeitgeist-datahub, make sure you updated to the latest version of datahub available from zeitgeist PPA.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Update:</strong>\nYour installation is seriously screwed, apparently at...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You might have black listed something. Check you zeitgeist preferences and make sure you haven't blacklisted anything. Also, you can delete your zeitgeist database (should be in ~/.config I believe) and see if it starts recording again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "c...
2011-02-26T21:26:22.643
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24544
1
24548
2011-02-02T22:31:28.920
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<p>I really like the default <code>vim</code> colorscheme in 10.10 but I can't figure out what it's called -- I want to turn it on for my Debian box as well.</p>
10114
235
2011-02-02T22:35:39.223
2013-02-12T03:33:53.497
What is the default vim colorscheme?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are on a light terminal, the default is <code>peachpuff</code>.</p>\n\n<p>If you are on a dark terminal, the default is <code>ron</code>.</p>\n\n<p>You can tell which you have by typing <code>:set background?</code>.</p>\n\n<p>(Vim guesses whether your terminal has a dark or l...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I am not at my ubuntu box, at the moment... but by default the vim colorschemes are stored to the \"/usr/share/vim/vim72/colors/\" directory. The default scheme should be named unimaginatively \"default.vim\"</p>\n\n<p>In vim you can use \":help colorscheme\" to see how to be...
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24545
1
null
2011-02-02T22:50:36.900
3
1979
<p>I split my SD card into 2 partitions. When I use usb-card-reader to read my sd card, only the one partition shows up on the screen, and the other doesn't. I have run the command <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> and the result is the same -- only one partition is recognized. But I believe both partitions of my sd card work...
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8844
2011-09-04T03:49:09.370
2011-09-04T03:49:09.370
Only one of two partitions on SD card is recognized
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1
3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T09:59:57.837", "id": "26794", "postId": "24545", "score": "1", "text": "Can you check, if you see more than one partition with the partition manager `gparted` (you'd need to install it, as it's not part of the default installation)?", "userDisplayName": null, ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <strong>Testdisk</strong> to fix partition table and recover missing partitions. To install Testdisk :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install testdisk\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To use it :</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo testdisk\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And after that you have a o...
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user10126
24549
1
null
2011-02-02T22:58:04.943
5
1226
<p>Running steam using wine. Works perfectly except for a small error:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/w8dvp.png" alt="steam wine screenshot"></p> <p>All my text is italic for some reason.</p> <p>I'm using the latest wine release 1.3.12 and Ubuntu 10.10</p> <p>Thought I'd try here first, if this would b...
8742
3037
2011-02-03T09:57:24.673
2011-10-10T10:46:56.097
Italic text in Steam under Wine
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1
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2012-02-25T03:39:26.083", "id": "125509", "postId": "24549", "score": "0", "text": "This question should instead be filed as a bug report, thanks! [Instructions here](http://askubuntu.com/questions/5121/how-do-i-report-a-bug).", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "235"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Steam may be trying to use a Windows-specific font, and ending up with an italicized local replacement by accident. Try installing the <code>ttf-mscorefonts-installer</code> package to see if that helps.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "crea...
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2012-02-25T08:12:33.627
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24550
1
24859
2011-02-02T23:12:15.467
3
6758
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/23085/wireless-driver-for-hcl-me-realtek-rtl8191sevb">Wireless Driver for HCL ME (Realtek rtl8191sevb)?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have a dual-boot computer with Windows XP on one partition and Ubuntu 10.10 on the...
10058
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:33.383
2011-06-07T02:46:51.340
WiFi works perfectly on Windows, but drops on Ubuntu
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2015-09-08T06:16:44.207", "id": "970536", "postId": "24550", "score": "0", "text": "this is not a duplicate of that, rtl8192se is a pci card and the kernel modules work fine, whereas rtl8192cu is a usb card and you need the proprietary driver", "userDisplayName": null, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The problem was fixed in this forum thread:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10428524#post10428524\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10428524#post10428524</a></p>\n\n<p>It turns out all I had to do was install the wicd network man...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The problem was fixed in this forum thread:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10428524#post10428524\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10428524#post10428524</a></p>\n\n<p>It turns out all I had to do was install the wicd net...
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2011-06-05T20:40:53.087
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24551
1
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2011-02-02T23:27:47.097
0
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<p>I have put Ubuntu on my mum's desktop computer. Unfortunately, the open source radeon driver does not work well with the onboard ATI graphics, and ATI's proprietary driver no longer supports the hardware at all. In order to use the ATI proprietary driver with this hardware, it is necessary to use an older version of...
4895
null
null
2011-02-03T00:21:53.340
Solutions for cheaply replacing poorly-supported onboard ATI card with discreet graphics on desktop machine?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T00:37:19.540", "id": "26747", "postId": "24551", "score": "0", "text": "This doesn't directly address your request, but I've had some success with bleeding edge xorg. More info: <https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa> and <http://askubuntu.com/q/22993/8515...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've used Nvidia cards in almost all my Linux computers. The earliest one was an Nvidia TNT2 PCI. I've also used a GeForce4 MX 440 PCI. I had no problems with either of them. Here is a link to the older Nvidia cards that their 3 Legacy drivers support:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"...
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24556
1
27684
2011-02-03T00:35:36.553
16
25813
<p>I recently purchased a PCI Express x1 USB 3.0 controller card (containing the NEC USB 3.0 controller) with the intent of using a USB 3.0 external hard drive with my Linux box. I installed the card in an empty PCIe slot on my motherboard, connected the card to a power cable, strung a USB 3.0 cable between one of the ...
8992
169736
2014-10-26T15:55:34.407
2014-10-26T15:55:34.407
Why won't USB 3.0 external hard drive run at USB 3.0 speeds?
[ "usb", "kernel" ]
1
10
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T01:14:39.827", "id": "26752", "postId": "24556", "score": "1", "text": "Could we have a simple (non-verbose) `lsusb` too please? You've put a lot of focus on the controller and kernel, both of which other people use sucessfully. I suspect the drive could be at fault...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are you sure the disk is plugged into the correct (USB 3.0) port? It looks like your USB 3.0 controller is providing USB bus #12, but the disk is attached to USB bus #3.</p>\n\n<p>According to your dmesg, USB Bus #3 is provided by the PCI device '06:01.2: USB Controller: VIA Technolo...
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24558
1
null
2011-02-03T01:26:00.980
13
3605
<p>I've been a user of Linux on the desktop off and on again over the years. I very nearly switched my primary computer to Ubuntu prior to the release of Windows 7. There were a few, but significant issues at the time that prevented wholesale adoption, mostly tethering with my phone and lousy VPN Client. </p> <p>One k...
10133
235
2011-02-03T01:29:23.277
2017-02-24T07:18:54.037
Where is the Accessibility mouse click lock?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't have a for sure answer yet, but here's what I've got so far:</p>\n\n<p>The <strong><code>mousetweaks</code></strong> package ought to have what you want. Only, at least in my 10.10 netbook install, it doesn't. I found some documentation, and it looks like there is an ...
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24561
1
24562
2011-02-03T02:13:09.770
3
2577
<p>In the Synaptic Package Manager, under 'Custom Filters,' what is the "Missing Recommends' entry? </p>
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3037
2011-02-03T09:56:41.803
2011-03-05T15:04:39.983
What does "Missing Recommends" in Synaptic package manager mean?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That filter lists packages that should (but aren't required to) be installed. Those packages are packages recommended by others. For example, OpenOffice.org would appear in that filter if you uninstall OO.org. Your system should work correctly if have packages in that list.</p>\n", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That filter lists packages that should (but aren't required to) be installed. Those packages are packages recommended by others. For example, OpenOffice.org would appear in that filter if you uninstall OO.org. Your system should work correctly if have packages in that list.</...
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24564
1
null
2011-02-03T02:52:34.267
0
2415
<p>When I try to install Ubuntu 10.10 from the official livedisc I got in the mail, when I get to the "Allocate Disk Space" step I cannot get it to work. I shrank my win7 partition so I have unallocated space, then I tried using the space while it is formatted in NTFS, but the partitions will not show up in the box. ...
null
1067
2011-02-03T23:46:48.357
2012-05-11T01:06:49.067
Installation-Allocate drive space/Boot Loader
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3
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T03:37:18.103", "id": "26774", "postId": "24564", "score": "0", "text": "You chose manual partitioning and the box does not show /dev/sda?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8500" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>i guess you are doing it wrong. dont install ubuntu without reading the manual for advanced partition. you will end up deleting win 7 altogether!\ncheck this tutotrial.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.howtoplaza.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-904-on-a-manually-created-partition\" r...
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user10134
24569
1
null
2011-02-01T04:31:04.660
6
2995
<p>Please advise which wireless-N usb adapters should work seamlessly with Ubuntu 10.04. I have tried SMC and Linksys, but they all need to have drivers compiled for them. </p>
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8844
2011-03-26T19:18:59.683
2013-03-25T23:27:55.050
Recommendations for a Wireless-N USB dongle?
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6
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That is the only way around. Currently I am using the same method on Windows drivers with Linksys PCI N Adapter and I am just fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "...
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peter chan
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1
null
2011-02-03T05:33:01.240
2
2373
<p>I have some music files I'd like to listen to sitting on a Samba share. I added this share via the Ubuntu GUI (Places -> Connect to server...), and everything worked just fine.</p> <p>However, despite the fact that my music file is playing from this location, after I've not touched the location using the Nautilus G...
3664
null
null
2017-02-23T15:48:43.437
How can I stop Ubuntu from automatically unmounting Samba shares?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Im pretty sure samba times itself out after a time and unmounts. Its a security feature I think (even if you are connecting to a share without a password). </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-03T10:11:47.873", "...
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24575
1
null
2011-02-03T06:13:29.273
3
11008
<p>This is part of a project wherein I have to send mail...</p> <p>I have a mail-server with domain <code>abc.com</code>. How do I allow that mail-server to receive mail from another domain, <code>cde.com</code>?</p> <p>And how do I transfer all mail to the <code>root</code> user?</p> <p>For the first question, I t...
10143
8844
2011-03-06T06:47:02.303
2011-03-06T06:47:02.303
Configuration of mail server to relay emails
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No. As default postfix is not configure as an open relay, it will only accept local mail.</p>\n\n<p>And you don't want to configure it as an <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_mail_relay\">Open Relay</a>. In a couple of days some spammer is going to find it and start...
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24576
1
24581
2011-02-03T07:16:41.107
3
12666
<p>I was wondering if there is any way of installing Ubuntu from command line using the Ubuntu Live CD. I am aware of the alternate CD text install, but just wanted to know if its possible to do so from the Live CD installer.</p>
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3037
2011-02-03T09:55:20.120
2012-12-25T17:14:14.477
How to install Ubuntu using CLI commands from a live CD?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not an easy solution by far, but you can use debootstrap:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/installation-guide/amd64/linux-upgrade.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/installation-guide/amd64/linux-upgrade.html</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "c...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need the <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/alternative-downloads\" rel=\"nofollow\">text-based alternate install CD</a>....then the installation is in text mode. Or try to change the start options.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { ...
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24577
1
null
2011-02-03T07:20:17.413
2
1128
<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. I am getting a blank screen after opening the lid of my IBM R51 ThinkPad, which forces me to restart the system. Suspend mode is not working in my laptop. Please help me to resolve this issue.</p>
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1067
2011-02-03T23:47:20.917
2011-02-03T23:47:20.917
I am getting a blank screen after opening the laptop lid (resume from standby)
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>Have you tried moving your mouse a bit after resuming - on my machine I get a black screen after resuming and I have to move my mouse a bit to get the login screen.</li>\n<li>Does hibernate work properly? </li>\n<li>What is your ACPI state? Can you switch it around and...
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<p>I have an Ubuntu One Mobile subscription, which I can see in my subscriptions page:</p> <p>one.ubuntu.com/account/subscription/756082</p> <p>I no longer need my Ubuntu One Mobile subscription, so click the link to cancel the Mobile service subscription:</p> <p>one.ubuntu.com/account/cancel/756082/</p> <p>Then co...
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2011-02-03T14:40:57.143
Bug unsubscribing from Ubuntu One Mobile
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ask Ubuntu isn't usually the best place for bug reports.</p>\n\n<p>The best way for you to report this problem is using <a href=\"https://one.ubuntu.com/support/contact/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu One's support form</a>. I'm sure they will be very grateful if you send them a m...
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2011-02-03T09:23:28.757
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<p>Installing Ubuntu 10.10 I get the GRUB2 boot manager. By default is does instant booting of the first entry, i.e. you have to hold the <kbd>Shift</kbd> key while booting when you want to enter the menu. </p> <p>How can I disable this behavior? I mean, how can I configure GRUB2 such that it always displays its menu ...
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How to always show the menu in GRUB2?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check out the extremely detailed and well-written <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Configuring%20GRUB%202\">Wiki entry for Grub2</a>. The setting <code>GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT</code> should be what you are looking for. But pay attention to the instructions on how to chan...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check out the extremely detailed and well-written <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Configuring%20GRUB%202\">Wiki entry for Grub2</a>. The setting <code>GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT</code> should be what you are looking for. But pay attention to the instructions on how...
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<p>I have some weird entries in my mail.log. What I'd like to ask is if postfix is avoiding correctly (according with the main.cf attached below) what seems to be relay attempts, presumably for spamming, or if I can enhance it's security somehow.</p> <pre><code>Feb 2 11:53:25 MYSERVER postfix/smtpd[9094]: connect fro...
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2013-02-13T20:21:20.070
Postfix log.... spam attempt?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are right on both.</p>\n\n<p>They are standard spam attempts, and postfix is denying relaying to them. If these are your full logs, then you are lucky if you are only seeing that few attempts per day.</p>\n\n<p>You can still harden it quite a lot, using SSL for example, but it di...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You are right on both.</p>\n\n<p>They are standard spam attempts, and postfix is denying relaying to them. If these are your full logs, then you are lucky if you are only seeing that few attempts per day.</p>\n\n<p>You can still harden it quite a lot, using SSL for example, b...
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2011-02-03T10:54:41.910
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<p>Some programs in the Software Center lack screenshots. Is there a way to add them?</p> <p>Idea: It would be nice if there was some sort of button <em>Add Screenshot</em> under the "no screenshot" area</p>
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2011-02-03T11:11:34.157
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How can I add screenshots of programs to the Software Center
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can quickly and easily <a href=\"http://screenshots.debian.net/upload\">add screenshots</a> to <a href=\"http://screenshots.debian.net/upload\">screenshots.debian.net</a> which is the website that the Software Centre gets its screenshots from.</p>\n\n<p>There will be a delay in y...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can quickly and easily <a href=\"http://screenshots.debian.net/upload\">add screenshots</a> to <a href=\"http://screenshots.debian.net/upload\">screenshots.debian.net</a> which is the website that the Software Centre gets its screenshots from.</p>\n\n<p>There will be a de...
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