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25351 | 1 | 25377 | 2011-02-08T23:14:54.793 | 5 | 535 | <p>Is it possible to install Desktop edition in Server edition, then access remotely? I can think of lots of applications for this, but don't know if it's possible, or what the drawbacks could be.</p>
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25352 | 1 | 182913 | 2011-02-08T23:15:55.100 | 3 | 1241 | <p>The current ubuntu repo contains an extra set of packages for version 2.27.57 of the <code>unison</code> file sychronization utility:</p>
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p unison - A file-synchronization tool for Unix and W
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25356 | 1 | 48234 | 2011-02-08T23:47:11.580 | 5 | 10231 | <p>I love the command line options of imagemagick. Mogrify is great to resize images and change quality, which is what I use most often. However, I have noted that the filesize if often larger than what it should be. Especially with small images. For instance, I have a regular 640px (width) photo, which I change to qua... | null | null | null | 2022-01-14T00:23:40.033 | Decrease filesize when resizing with mogrify | [
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25359 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T00:20:06.363 | 1 | 1855 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/21325/1920-x-1080-splash">1920 x 1080 Splash</a> </p>
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<p>The Plymouth boot splash screen is off center, although the shut-down one works as i set it (not original).</p>
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25361 | 1 | 25371 | 2011-02-09T00:35:47.490 | 24 | 6741 | <p>I've checked the man/info page, but there is no reference to some aspects of the output fomat of <code>apt-cache depends</code> </p>
<p>The man/info page tried to be helpful (in an obtuse manner); quote: "For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is best to consult the apt source code" </p>
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25372 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T01:48:37.760 | 5 | 1408 | <p>Just loaded Ubuntu 10.10 and loaded all updates on a hard drive by itself (without Windows). Would like to change the time for the system to shut down automatically from 60 seconds to 5 seconds, thus just hitting the shutdown icon once and in 5 seconds the system would shut down or give me just enough time to hit th... | 10485 | 5674 | 2011-02-09T02:01:18.297 | 2012-02-06T15:10:42.577 | Can I shorten automatic shut down time from 60s to 5? | [
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25374 | 1 | 25381 | 2011-02-09T01:50:01.613 | 38 | 53209 | <p>I ran the following commands</p>
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sudo a2enmod mod-wsgi
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<p>I keep getting this extremely frustrating message </p>
<pre><code>ERROR: Module mod-wsgi does not exist!
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<p>Please help.</p>
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25380 | 1 | 25387 | 2011-02-09T02:16:01.547 | 1 | 143 | <p>Are there any plans to have applications store data from each user in home/user/.config instead of just home/user/ and their respective directories? </p>
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25390 | 1 | 25400 | 2011-02-09T05:54:00.950 | 2 | 735 | <p>Why can't I select both of these?</p>
<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZybD.png" alt="Software Sources"></p>
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25396 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T06:56:14.957 | 7 | 3156 | <p>I want to have a shared media drive be transparently usable to all users, whilst also sticking to FHS and Ubuntu standards. The former takes priority if necessary. I currently mount it at <code>/media/Stuff</code> but <code>/media</code> is supposed to be for external media, i believe. The main issue is setting righ... | 6951 | 47151 | 2012-03-14T11:31:55.850 | 2012-04-22T15:05:37.577 | Setting up a shared media drive | [
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25397 | 1 | 25401 | 2011-02-09T07:29:05.870 | 1 | 8019 | <p><strong>Overview:</strong><br>
My Host OS is Ubuntu 10.10 and guest OS is WinXP on the VirtualBox version downloaded from Oracle including "VirtualBox 4.0 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack" so that USB passthrough works. This <strong>works in general</strong> (I was able to back up my iPhone to iTunes in the guest... | 5786 | 5786 | 2011-02-09T09:44:50.403 | 2012-07-29T07:28:59.823 | VirtualBox: Why are some USB devices disabled? | [
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25398 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T07:37:13.653 | 2 | 677 | <p>I wonder if there are a better tool than the panel at <em>System → Preferences → Power Management</em> to manage the power consumption for the HDD. Specifically HDD in a laptop.</p>
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25399 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T07:45:29.907 | 1 | 69 | <p>The update manager (possibly combined with the janitor) does a reasonable job of bringing packages up to date with a new release, removing ones that are replaced by different projects etc. However, I'm left with the lingering feeling that quite a few settings are lingering from old releases.</p>
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25404 | 1 | 25452 | 2011-02-09T08:31:49.120 | 2 | 6192 | <p>I have created a graphic with multiple layers in Inkscape. One of the layers is some text. I have applied a drop shadow filter to the text. When I save the file as PNG, the drop shadow is not saved. I have also tried applying a gaussian blur to the text layer and to the text layer after converting it to an object. T... | 4203 | null | null | 2011-04-07T00:47:57.163 | How to Save Filters with PNG in Inkscape | [
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25406 | 1 | 25445 | 2011-02-09T08:55:07.507 | 2 | 1786 | <p>I am trying out Ubuntu 11.04, and one of my favourite features is the global application menu. I'm not a big fan of Unity, so I'm running the Classic Desktop. While the global application menu is here too, in Unity it replaces the titlebar when maximized, giving more screen space. Is it possible to have this functio... | 9481 | 235 | 2011-02-09T14:36:24.723 | 2011-03-02T15:29:10.537 | Make global application menu replace titlebar in gnome-panel | [
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25407 | 1 | 25411 | 2011-02-09T08:58:44.977 | 3 | 2678 | <p>I was trying to find <code>/boot/grub/menu.lst</code> OR <code>/boot/grub/device.map</code> as usual on Ubuntu Desktop or other versions to change the GRUB selection, but there is no file <code>munu.lst</code> or <code>device.map</code> in the grub directory. Where can I find GRUB's configuration file? to modify th... | 9701 | 3037 | 2011-02-09T10:18:06.157 | 2011-06-22T17:48:51.547 | How to remove GRUB selection? | [
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25408 | 1 | 25412 | 2011-02-09T09:09:37.977 | 2 | 3236 | <p>I have downloaded the Ubuntu 10.10 ISO file and am trying to burn it to a blank disc so that I can install it, using Ubuntu 8.04. I have a dual boot system with Windows and Ubuntu. </p>
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25409 | 1 | 25424 | 2011-02-09T09:13:35.310 | 52 | 15828 | <p>In Windows, you have these shortcuts:</p>
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25414 | 1 | 25439 | 2011-02-09T09:27:49.357 | 17 | 32335 | <p>I have been testing various Firefox extension for screenshot grabbing, but none of them suited my needs.</p>
<p>Then I have found Shutter (0.86.3), and it is really nice. I use exporting to imageshack and FTP a lot. </p>
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25425 | 1 | 27389 | 2011-02-09T10:13:19.737 | 5 | 32277 | <p>I have the latest Puppy Linux (5.20, I think) but it has a problem with grub install at the end of the setup process.</p>
<p>How can I install grub (or grub2, the easiest one will be great) manually using my Ubuntu 10.04 CD? </p>
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25430 | 1 | 25433 | 2011-02-09T10:35:29.840 | 0 | 948 | <p>Anybody could help me in troubleshooting audio problem on Ubuntu 9.04 desktop edition?. For some reason I've to keep this os not upgraded and I'm trying to fix the audio problem on this for months. It works well on upgraded version (9.10, 10.04) but not on jaunty.</p>
<p>aplay -l:</p>
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25434 | 1 | 25435 | 2011-02-09T10:52:10.173 | 4 | 3757 | <p>I want to run a virtualisation server on my notebook.</p>
<p>When ever I log onto my notebook I want to be able to initialise a virtual machine and work with it.</p>
<p>The virtual machine could be located off of the notebook on a removable hard disk drive or web ftp etc.</p>
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25436 | 1 | 25886 | 2011-02-09T11:04:29.273 | 6 | 1037 | <p>I previously had Heron 8.04 installed. Today I decided to upgrade.</p>
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25441 | 1 | 25448 | 2011-02-09T11:33:38.607 | 6 | 336 | <p>Is Futon on the Ubuntu One Server availible? Is it possible to see/modify the CouchDB Databases on the Ubuntu One server?</p>
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25442 | 1 | 25443 | 2011-02-09T12:08:21.150 | 15 | 12383 | <p>I want to see which files are read or written to.</p>
<p>Is there any program or a command for that? I can remember I used this method to hunt down viruses and malware hiding locations when I used windows a few years back.</p>
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25446 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T12:40:49.700 | 2 | 22469 | <p>Please give me a step by step process on how to install CodeIgniter on Ubuntu. I'm still a newbie. Thank you!</p>
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25462 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T14:23:10.910 | 4 | 885 | <p>I've a Dell, with a Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g wireless card. It works well when the laptop is plugged to the power suply, but when it's with battery it doesn't work well.</p>
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25463 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T14:53:01.837 | 2 | 159 | <p>I have here two computers, both installed with Ubuntu 10.10. The Laptop uses the Netbook Edition. Both are connected, file sync and Tomboy Notes are working.</p>
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25466 | 1 | 25467 | 2011-02-09T15:05:31.680 | 3 | 6611 | <p>I had a problem with my Ubuntu install, and I need to uninstall it. However, I have one folder on there with an important assignment in it that I'd like to keep still. I can still get into Ubuntu with the command line, and it was installed beside Windows so I had access to my Windows partition as well. My question i... | 10518 | 6969 | 2011-05-15T20:57:07.127 | 2011-05-15T20:57:07.127 | How do I access my Windows partition using the command line? | [
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25468 | 1 | 25471 | 2011-02-09T15:44:07.923 | 4 | 770 | <p>If I plan to install a newer version Ubuntu, </p>
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25470 | 1 | 25472 | 2011-02-09T15:48:13.717 | 25 | 42048 | <p>When I run <code>w</code> - to see who is logged on and what they are doing, i see this: </p>
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25473 | 1 | 28750 | 2011-02-09T16:02:58.953 | 8 | 7768 | <p>I can run Notepad++ the Angry bird exe is not working. Whenever I open the exe, I see one of my screens flicker a bit (as lines and not the whole screen) and nothing happens. Any ideas?</p>
<p>Edit: Output of <code>wine angrybirds.exe</code></p>
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25476 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T16:07:25.237 | 3 | 2663 | <p>I was unable to create live USB drive using <code>dd</code> command while <code>unetbootin</code> works. The former method used to work fine on the particular USB Drive. Is the USB drive filesystem corrupted? If yes, how do I fix it?</p>
<p>filesystem : FAT 32</p>
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25478 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T16:19:52.133 | 6 | 1964 | <p>I like to experiment with lots of different software in my Ubuntu install. Then, every time Ubuntu reaches a new release cycle, I simply do a clean install (instead of upgrading) to get rid of all the extra software (and their respective config files/folders). The only thing I always backup and carry to the next ins... | 1012 | null | null | 2011-12-31T22:17:53.273 | How can I autoclean my gnome main menu? | [
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25480 | 1 | null | 2011-02-08T10:17:27.313 | 4 | 8439 | <p>Trying to fix my apt-get upgrade, it always stopped at setting up grub-pc... I read somewhere that I should purge remove my grub2 and then reinstall it.</p>
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25483 | 1 | 25535 | 2011-02-09T16:58:06.457 | 13 | 5337 | <p>I installed wine and now I notice a different font on facebook and a couple of other sites I use a lot. So, how do I get back the default Ubuntu fonts?</p>
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25484 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T17:02:13.650 | 2 | 354 | <p>Does anyone know if FaceVsion’s TouchCam N1 is UVC certified, or if it works with Ubuntu 10.10?</p>
<p>If so does it work with cheese, and or skype?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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25485 | 1 | 25512 | 2011-02-09T17:02:38.043 | 2 | 954 | <p>I would like to make Gedit fit more to the Ubuntu default themes Ambiance and Radiance. Therefore I would like to place the tab close buttons on the left instead of the right of each tab.</p>
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25488 | 1 | 25491 | 2011-02-09T17:18:15.703 | 171 | 66735 | <p>What is the difference between executing a script (e.g. /some/script) with <code>source /some/script</code> and <code>. /some/script</code> in Bash?</p>
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25489 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T17:20:06.240 | 2 | 808 | <p>I have a crontab job set. It is a script to change the Desktop background wallpaper every 3 minutes. It was perfectly working before upgrading from Hardy to Lucid. When upgraded to Lucid, the wallpaper changes only when I login. It shows new wallpaper everytime I logout and login again or after restarting. It shows ... | 10353 | 866 | 2011-02-09T17:27:58.473 | 2011-11-11T01:27:14.910 | Wallpaper change crontab jobs not working after upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 | [
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25492 | 1 | 25496 | 2011-02-09T17:30:05.373 | 2 | 307 | <p>I am running Ubuntu 9.10 and have downloaded the iso for Ubuntu 10.10. I wish to install Ubuntu 10.10</p>
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25493 | 1 | 25497 | 2011-02-09T17:31:53.937 | 3 | 639 | <p>I was wondering which version of Ubuntu is better for my laptop, the current LTS release or the latest stable (but not LTS) release.</p>
<p>Is it always recommended to go for the latest version for personal laptop?</p>
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25498 | 1 | 25500 | 2011-02-09T17:49:44.220 | 7 | 18591 | <p>I want to append this text:</p>
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25510 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T18:41:11.513 | 2 | 774 | <p>Are UbuntuOne services coming to Kubuntu/KDE desktop in 11.04?</p>
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25516 | 1 | 25539 | 2011-02-09T19:04:15.487 | 2 | 5638 | <p>I used <a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/" rel="nofollow">Universal USB Installer</a> to install an Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook LiveCD image on an SD Card. During this installation, I indicated that I wanted a persistent LiveUSB with 4GB dedicated to customization/settings.</p>
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25519 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T19:11:24.320 | 13 | 26086 | <p>I installed driver from <code>Additional drivers</code>.... AMD Radeon HD 6450</p>
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25521 | 1 | 29371 | 2011-02-09T16:45:45.687 | 2 | 582 | <p>I uninstalled <code>kpackagekit</code> using Ubuntu software center. When it uninstalled, it also uninstalled some dependencies. I was not aware it would do that. Now, if I try to install any software using Ubuntu software center, I get the error</p>
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25523 | 1 | 25526 | 2011-02-09T19:24:18.047 | 9 | 16605 | <p>I have a creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio, And i faced so many problems with this card regarding compatibility with Linux. </p>
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25528 | 1 | 25534 | 2011-02-09T20:00:27.283 | 7 | 5610 | <p>I replaced my graphics card but I'm not sure how to set things up on Ubuntu.</p>
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25531 | 1 | 25537 | 2011-02-09T20:52:25.907 | 13 | 4752 | <p>There is an option in the <em>Sound Preferences</em> dialog, <em>Sound Effects</em> tab, to toggle Alert volume <em>mute</em>. It works and suffices for my needs to disable the irritating system beep/bell.</p>
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25536 | 1 | 26867 | 2011-02-09T21:38:34.687 | 5 | 1265 | <p>I think I'm having difficulty fully understanding subvolumes and snapshots.
The /home partition is btrfs. I want to create a "backup" snapshot of /home/user (for example) but user has existed for years (previously ext4 > btrfs-convert). I believe you can only make a snapshot of a subvolume. I checked and there are n... | 10458 | 235 | 2011-10-11T21:12:37.813 | 2014-03-31T03:43:25.600 | Is there another way for me to backup /home/user other than creating a subvolume? | [
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25538 | 1 | 33396 | 2011-02-09T21:51:26.387 | 4 | 209 | <p>I've been experiencing this <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/network-manager/+bug/619093" rel="nofollow">perhaps slightly odd bug</a>.</p>
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25540 | 1 | 25552 | 2011-02-09T22:26:56.137 | 4 | 2497 | <p>My suspend did not correctly since I installed a USB 3 extension card in my PC. Instead of going to S3, the computer just woke up instantly. dmesg gave the hint "usb_dev_suspend+0x0/0x20 returns -2" so I rmmod'ed the "xhci_hcd" module which did the trick.</p>
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25543 | 1 | 25562 | 2011-02-09T22:47:06.993 | 9 | 4483 | <p>I just added a disk, with partitions but none of them are mounted. The disk will still spin up every now and then. it goes like this:</p>
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issuing sleep command
9 feb 2011 23.37.08 CET
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25545 | 1 | 37227 | 2011-02-09T23:13:47.810 | 5 | 2057 | <p>I am just wondering, how do I get smooth scrolling in Nautilus? </p>
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25546 | 1 | 25547 | 2011-02-09T23:14:44.687 | 3 | 312 | <p>I am only able to use wireless network while installing Ubuntu right now.</p>
<p>The installer says for best results, ensure the computer is connected to the internet. I was wondering if not connected to internet, will there be a problem? Is there some remedy after installation without connection to internet?</p>
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25549 | 1 | 25563 | 2011-02-09T23:23:41.603 | 0 | 5776 | <p>I am installing Ubuntu on the same hard drive as Windows 7.</p>
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25553 | 1 | null | 2011-02-09T23:56:22.550 | 4 | 5543 | <p>Akonadi refuses to start on my fresh installation of KDE 4.6.0 from the <em>kubuntu-backports</em> PPA on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, preventing me from usking KMail. Here is the full error output:</p>
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25555 | 1 | 25557 | 2011-02-10T00:36:10.730 | 4 | 1864 | <p>Where should I put my script in my home directory so that I can access it from any directory? </p>
<p>I've tried:</p>
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25556 | 1 | 25825 | 2011-02-10T00:42:27.917 | 5 | 14397 | <p>I want to execute bash script on startup that opens several terminals in different workspaces.
Script works just fine if I call it from terminal, but it doesn't work if executed from crontab using @reboot:</p>
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25560 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T01:01:13.033 | 15 | 6961 | <p>I have a server with multiple users which each have multiple authorized SSH keys. Is there any effective way (command line utility?) to keep track of which key belongs to who and to quickly remove/add keys (apart from ssh-copy-id)?</p>
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25564 | 1 | 25570 | 2011-02-10T01:37:14.773 | 9 | 16166 | <p>Back in 2006, Ray (3DLover) posted the same question in:
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25565 | 1 | 25568 | 2011-02-10T01:50:39.567 | 2 | 632 | <p>I've tried and tried, but I just can't seem to find gnomad2 ( <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=93810" rel="nofollow">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=93810</a> ) in the Ubuntu repositories. I've already enabled all the "categories" in Software Sources (except Source Code), and I've "reloaded... | 4357 | null | null | 2011-02-10T02:25:17.387 | Why can't I find gnomad2 in the repositories? | [
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25566 | 1 | 74862 | 2011-02-10T02:12:44.230 | 3 | 446 | <p>In the past, I could compose an e-mail in Thunderbird, and in the TO field write</p>
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25573 | 1 | 25583 | 2011-02-10T04:21:44.000 | 2 | 4267 | <p>I am trying to install Oracle on my 32-bit machine that runs Ubuntu 10.4. I am following <a href="http://www.pythian.com/news/13291/installing-oracle-11gr2-enterprise-edition-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx/" rel="nofollow">install Oracle on Ubuntu</a> tutorial. At the very first step there is a requirement to manually i... | 10552 | 10552 | 2011-02-10T04:46:42.493 | 2011-07-22T13:25:50.543 | Why do I need lib64 on my 32 bit machine? | [
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25575 | 1 | 25579 | 2011-02-10T04:33:36.413 | 2 | 1316 | <p>I really like multiplayer racing games, like Need for Speed World or similar.</p>
<p>I wonder if there is any MMO racing game for Ubuntu (2D or 3D). Browser-based games are also accepted.</p>
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25581 | 1 | 25586 | 2011-02-10T05:27:10.557 | 3 | 1866 | <p>Basically, I have a quad-monitor wallpaper that I want to stretch across all of my workspaces (1 monitor), I have compiz manager installed, but can't seem to get the single image to fill the entire cube. How should I go about this?</p>
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25585 | 1 | 25711 | 2011-02-10T06:32:06.160 | 2 | 417 | <p>Is it Possible to? or is it an emesene problem?, is there a plug in or a workaround?</p>
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25590 | 1 | 25594 | 2011-02-10T07:32:54.890 | 5 | 7589 | <p>What is the best way to fix Ubuntu's Root file system permissions? </p>
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25591 | 1 | 25601 | 2011-02-10T07:37:17.583 | 11 | 1678 | <p>If I am using the command line in xterm, gnome-terminal, etc., I can keep <code>sudo</code> from re-prompting for a password, within some limits, or I can disable it.</p>
<p>As a compromise between usability and security, I usually just want this re-querying wait-time lengthened.</p>
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25596 | 1 | 25600 | 2011-02-10T08:27:46.730 | 136 | 409267 | <p>I'm using Ubuntu Maverick and Virtual Box 3+. I have Windows 7 Ultimate. The problem is that it doesn't detect USB drives in Windows 7, but USB peripherals (mouse + keybord) are working.</p>
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25597 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T08:45:33.597 | 2 | 3525 | <p>I just bought <a href="http://www.hi-techitaly.com/news/computer/2501-bestit-itek-uga-connettere-fino-a-6-monitor-allo-stesso-computer.html" rel="nofollow">this USB graphics adapter</a> and I need to use it on Ubuntu 10.10. I <a href="http://libdlo.freedesktop.org/wiki/" rel="nofollow">followed this guide</a>, but w... | 6573 | 21115 | 2011-07-10T23:55:41.757 | 2012-02-22T22:40:31.120 | Using a displaylink usb video adapter | [
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25599 | 1 | 25612 | 2011-02-10T09:01:01.940 | 24 | 81555 | <p>How can I do it? I am trying it like this
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<p>P.S. - Also any recommended sources for learning shell scripting?</p>
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25602 | 1 | 25613 | 2011-02-10T09:15:23.240 | 1 | 3255 | <p>Bittorrent trackers are a bit of a mystery to me, but I do recall (a couple of years ago) that I managed to set up a MS Window bittorrent client (uTorrent) to make a private .torrent and then manage it (privately)... </p>
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25604 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T09:35:17.547 | 0 | 675 | <p>I have Ubuntu 10.04, my laptop is ASUS k50ij, intel duo t3000, 2gb ram, 320 HDD, intel gma 4500M video card.</p>
<p>My problem is that a couple days ago my monitor had start blinking for a few seconds. Then it stops and begins the same behaviour let's say in next 2 hours. What am i missing here?</p>
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25605 | 1 | 25606 | 2011-02-10T09:36:34.300 | 14 | 12185 | <p>I often use Python 3000's interactive interpreter, but it's missing the convenience of tab-completion I'm used to from ipython, which isn't available for Python 3.x.</p>
<p>How do I enable tab completion in all of them, 2.6 and 3.x?</p>
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25609 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T10:27:11.440 | 21 | 34774 | <p>I'm looking for an application similar to teamviewer to install on ubuntu 10.10.
I know that the teamviewer's staff has released a version for ubuntu, but I'd like to use something completely open.
Someone can help me?</p>
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25616 | 1 | 25663 | 2011-02-10T10:48:11.620 | 0 | 235 | <p>Probably like most of you, I am concerned about the privacy of Facebook. Some people suggested that I use the HTTPS address instead. Unfortunately, many links in the HTTPS page itself link back to HTTP. So I am wondering whether it is possible in Ubuntu to redirect any request to:</p>
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25617 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T10:54:08.957 | 0 | 1627 | <p>I have copied an important piece of some text into a clipboard from an external memory card. Occasionally, I have forgotten to paste this info into a local file and I have then switched the system off. Can I restore a content of the clipboard after system restart?</p>
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25621 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T11:12:28.977 | 9 | 14159 | <p>Is there a way to import existing SSH keys to Seahorse?</p>
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25622 | 1 | 25632 | 2011-02-10T11:19:27.793 | 20 | 15128 | <p>This seems to be a problem with pulseaudio. I was logged in over VNC on my phone and started playing a video this caused X to crash (as sometimes happens). I restarted and suddenly the sound doesn't work.</p>
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25623 | 1 | 25631 | 2011-02-10T11:55:51.780 | 10 | 2461 | <p>How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation?</p>
<p>In other words, I would like to create a boot CD from Ubuntu that is installed on my PC, because I want to include the updated packages in it.</p>
<p>Is it possible?</p>
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25628 | 1 | 25629 | 2011-02-10T12:28:20.373 | 1 | 522 | <p>Is it possible to distort an image with open source software on Ubuntu?</p>
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25633 | 1 | 25645 | 2011-02-10T13:07:06.080 | 70 | 106112 | <p>I'm new to Ubuntu and recently started using it on my PC. I'm going to replace that PC with a new machine. I want to transfer my data and settings to the nettop. <strong>What aspects should I consider?</strong></p>
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25635 | 1 | 26265 | 2011-02-10T13:09:05.087 | 3 | 1731 | <p>I would really like people to be able to use my locked computer to surf, so I would like some way to run a browser on login screen. So can I make GDM run Firefox in some way? It would be cooler if I could have a browser as a screensaver, but that seems a bit harder.</p>
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25639 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T13:39:51.813 | 1 | 3901 | <p>When pushing a bzr repo to another server, I need to type an openSSH password. </p>
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25643 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T14:25:21.717 | 2 | 1096 | <p>Is there any way to sync the <em>Sent</em> folder in Evolution in Ubuntu One? Received items are updated from the mail server as I leave them there 7 days before deletion, but I need to keep my sent items on each computer too.</p>
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25644 | 1 | 25806 | 2011-02-10T14:31:01.110 | 8 | 14744 | <p>I'd like to know (programmatically) which window has current focus. Is there a window-manager independent way of discovering that?</p>
<p>Otherwise, how does one determine which window has focus in Compiz or Metacity?</p>
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25646 | 1 | 25751 | 2011-02-10T14:38:03.587 | 4 | 17866 | <p>How to do a grep in a variable? I have stored the wget output in a variable and I need to extract out some strings from it.
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25648 | 1 | 25652 | 2011-02-10T14:43:41.553 | 9 | 4192 | <p>I am interested in knowing which options are used to compile vim in the package "vim" as I am trying to compile vim from source on another system, not running Debian/Ubuntu, and would like it to work in a similar way.</p>
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25651 | 1 | 25659 | 2011-02-10T15:00:02.350 | 14 | 34108 | <p>On our school system, we're able to run script files without typing <code>bash</code> or <code>csh</code> or what have you without indicating what script type it is. On Ubuntu, however, I'm required to type <code>bash script.bash</code> for example. Is this always necessary in Ubuntu, or is it some setting I can cha... | 10518 | 3037 | 2011-02-10T16:32:57.110 | 2018-07-22T07:28:15.460 | Bash scripts will not run without typing "bash" in front of it | [
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"body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Make sure you start the script with <code>./script</code> or full path or whatever. Just <code>script</code> may not work (it works if the directory is in <code>$PATH</code>, like <code>/usr/bin</code>), since on UNIX systems it's not a habit to have the current directory i... | [
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25655 | 1 | 25665 | 2011-02-10T15:19:29.120 | 11 | 30965 | <p>On my user folder, I have folders like <strong>D</strong> ropbox, <strong>D</strong> ocuments, <strong>D</strong> ownloads & <strong>d</strong> ump.</p>
<p><code>ls a*</code> should list all the files whose name starts with <code>a</code>. Right?
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25661 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T15:57:37.290 | 2 | 7879 | <p>so I need to connect to a remote server. Remote server is running Debian, I am on Ubuntu Lucid -- and a noob in SSH.</p>
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25664 | 1 | 34721 | 2011-02-10T16:14:36.137 | 4 | 16008 | <p>I want to attempt some simple programs using MPI on my desktop which runs KUbuntu 10.04.2. Which MPI package should I install?</p>
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25668 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T16:34:53.547 | 15 | 73430 | <p>Is it possible to install Ubuntu from the hard disk?</p>
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25670 | 1 | 25674 | 2011-02-10T16:51:10.217 | 2 | 4079 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4109/how-do-i-increase-resize-margin-on-windows">How do I increase resize Margin on windows?</a><br>
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/25212/why-are-window-borders-so-hard-to-click-in-ambiance">Why are window... | 6887 | -1 | 2017-04-13T12:23:28.223 | 2011-02-10T17:03:48.247 | Is there any way to make the window resizing less sensitive? | [
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25671 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T16:51:33.127 | 11 | 1994 | <p>Because I like Qt and Python, is there a Quickly template for PyQt similar to the PyGTK one?</p>
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25672 | 1 | null | 2011-02-10T16:51:56.737 | 3 | 727 | <p>I keep having problems with my GNOME panels. What I have done is moved both panels to the bottom of the screen and added a bunch of icons / widgets etc.</p>
<p>However I am finding often that when I login sometimes my panels have been restored to the default state with the icon panel at the top but with nothing oth... | 9069 | 3037 | 2011-02-10T17:05:21.130 | 2011-04-23T19:28:38.977 | Panels in GNOME keep resetting or turning blank | [
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