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<ol> <li><p>Why are some updates called Important security updates? </p></li> <li><p>How are they different from other updates? </p></li> <li><p>Is my system insecure, If I don't install them? </p></li> <li><p>How can there be very frequent security updates? </p></li> <li><p>Does it mean my Ubuntu is very unstable or i...
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What is a security update?
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2011-02-21T17:52:31.467
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<p>How do we ensure security while setting up a hybrid cloud?</p> <p>For example, if I want to use EC2 or Rackspace, how can I make sure that the connectivity between the private and the public cloud is secure? </p> <p>Is a VPN necessary? If so, do we have to set it up manually?</p>
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2011-02-22T04:54:14.037
2011-03-04T21:38:33.600
Security in Hybrid cloud
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Will Amazon or Rackspace be hosting both your private and public cloud? If so, this would be a question for them. If you are personally managing a part of the cloud then you need to ensure that whatever distributed system architecture you're using to distribute workload uses ...
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2011-02-21T18:39:13.420
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<p>Can anyone help me with a suspend-resume problem?</p> <p>I have two identical ThinkPad laptops (7764CTO). One works fine. The other will not "hibernate" (suspend-to-disk) and "thaw" (restart after suspend-to-disk). The alternative "sleep" (suspend-to-ram) and "resume" (restart after suspend-to-ram) works fine.</p...
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2011-02-21T19:31:11.827
2011-05-24T15:53:03.930
Laptop won't "hibernate" then "thaw"
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How big is your SWAP? For default hybernation you need at least 2xRAM of swapspace. You can configure your kernel to use a file-swap instead, but this is not standard and a bit harder to install</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate"...
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2011-02-21T18:46:08.450
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<p>I use Banshee to manage &amp; play my music (most of which came from emusic and CDs). I consistently have problems getting songs from the same album to appear as one album. This is particularly a problem with compilations, i.e. multiple artists on the same album. When I transfer songs to my Android phone (Nexus S), ...
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2011-02-21T19:22:09.977
2011-02-21T20:01:19.943
How do I correctly group albums in Banshee?
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2011-02-21T19:06:34.233
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<p>I have problems playing videos on my Ubuntu 10.10 machine. The video <strong>FREEZES</strong> every 20-25 seconds, while I could still hear the audio. I use Totem Movie Player (GStreamer) &amp; have nVidia on-board graphics card &amp; AMD DualCore processor.</p> <p>After some 5-10 seconds, the videos resume skippin...
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2011-02-22T13:01:31.543
2011-03-19T20:08:13.960
Video freezes every few seconds
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2011-02-21T19:08:09.843
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<p>I've got a wired network connection and if I'm using network manager (hereafter "NM") everything works fine except for the hardware address (it doesn't change). I'm thinking of using <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code>. So, I added some code and it looks like this:</p> <pre><code>auto lo iface lo inet loopback au...
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2011-02-21T19:26:18.157
2011-02-21T22:46:51.617
Configuring ethernet network
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2011-02-21T19:21:55.583
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<p>I set a screensaver that freezes my computer and because changing the screensaver using the Gnome desktop displays the screensaver it locks up my computer before I can make the change. </p> <p>I would prefer to set the screensaver off.</p>
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2011-03-04T17:30:20.637
2011-03-04T17:30:20.637
How can I change or shut off a screensaver setting without using Gnome
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Using the graphical tool GConf Editor:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Run the command <code>gconf-editor</code> from a terminal or the <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> dialog. </p></li>\n<li><p>Navigate to <em>apps ➜ gnome-screensaver</em>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Uncheck the <code>idle_activati...
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2011-02-21T19:53:21.263
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<p>I have several Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) servers running in VirtualBox 4.0.4 (however this issue was also present in VirtualBox 3.2.8). When I issue an ACPI shutdown to the VMs, nothing happens.</p> <p>I have added <code>acpi=force</code> to the top of <code>/etc/default/grup</code> (and ran <code>sudo update...
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2011-11-06T21:48:43.427
2011-11-18T07:47:24.107
ACPI shutdown not working from VirtualBox
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu Server doesn't ship with ACPI support installed. See this thread for the original answer: <a href=\"https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;t=39325\">link</a></p>\n\n<p>To install ACPI support in Ubuntu, type this into a shell:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-ge...
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2011-02-21T20:39:31.367
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<p>I'm finding that Wifi connects when I'm in the living room, where the internet router etc is. But if I try to connect upstairs it is a no go. Booting in Windows 7 (dual boot :D ) I find that Wifi connects. I find this very confusing and have it since the install. Please help!</p> <p>Kind regards.</p> <pre><code>#s...
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2011-02-24T17:23:27.307
2011-02-24T17:38:08.820
Wifi doesn't connect if I'm upstairs
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2011-02-21T20:49:42.383
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<p>When I click on a picture in Google Earth to view it in full-screen, it shows me this error message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Could not launch any web browser. Please make sure you have set the $BROWSER environment variable to the filename of the web browser we should launch!</p> </blockquote> <p>What is the best...
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2011-07-01T16:07:28.527
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Google Earth and $BROWSER environment variable
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2011-02-21T23:09:55.780
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<p>I would like to give several users rights to a computer running Ubuntu to do most administrative functions such as add/remove programs, save files, make settings changes, etc. However, I would like to block them from using several specific applications. Is this possible, and how would I do so?</p> <p>To provide ...
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2011-02-22T13:05:59.420
2011-02-23T04:05:10.093
Block access to specific applications
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As long as you can make settings changes, you are omnipotent. To add remove program, you can grant <code>sudo</code> rights for <code>aptitude</code> and <code>apt-get</code> (not <code>synaptic</code> as it permits to add repositories). But this is not real security.</p>\n\n...
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2011-02-21T23:39:39.187
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<p>I've been trying to get <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ubuntu 10.04-LTS</a> 32-bit desktop installed onto a <a href="http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/freeagent/freeagent_go/#tTabContentSpecifications" rel="nofollow noreferrer">250GB FreeAgent Go drive from Se...
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2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2014-02-19T00:22:31.027
Why can't I boot from portable HD?
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2011-02-21T23:55:08.360
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 and I have some weird issues with emerald not starting sometimes, leaving me "chromeless" windows. I can, of course then start emerald with <code>emerald --replace &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp; \ disown $!</code>, but it'd be really nice to just make sure it starts no matter what. </p> <...
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2011-02-22T01:32:16.067
2011-02-22T01:45:35.950
Emerald window decorator fails to start... sometimes
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2011-02-22T00:14:05.943
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<p>Whenever I try to run <code>thunar-volman</code> (from a terminal), I get there following error:</p> <p><code>thunar-volman: Must specify the new HAL device UDI with --device-added.</code></p> <p>How can I get thunar-volman to work? Or is there another way to view mounted drives in thunar?</p>
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2011-05-25T19:53:24.273
Can't run thunar-volman
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Doesn't thunar automount drives? Basically \"mount\" command lists the mounted drives. <a href=\"http://thunar.xfce.org/documentation/C/using-removable-media.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here</a> is some information regarding removable media and thunar. You can look into troublesh...
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2011-02-22T01:02:24.483
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<p>I am trying to get sound going on my fresh install of 10.10. I have a <strong>creative fatlity</strong> branded sound card. <a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=3ddc0d281e12c64b21461cc9d2453490307fc9b3" rel="nofollow">My ALSA information</a>.</p> <p>Most things seems to be working out of the box, once I turn...
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2011-02-22T15:57:27.747
2012-04-18T21:15:33.390
Get Creative soundcard working correctly
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2011-02-22T02:11:59.353
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<p>Having trouble installing <code>ghc6</code>.</p> <p>Here's what seems to be the relevant error that comes up when I try to (apt-get|aptitude) install <code>ghc6</code>:</p> <pre><code>A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up ghc6 (6.12.1-13ubuntu1) ... ghc-pkg: /home/opm/.ghc/i386-linux-6.12.1/p...
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2017-03-20T10:18:08.740
2014-02-15T16:32:04.107
ghc6 install trouble: hGetContents: invalid argument (invalid UTF-8 byte sequence)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check the output of <code>ghc-pkg list</code>. I had the same problem, and in my case it was due to an old <code>~/.ghc/i386-linux-6.12.1/package.conf.d</code>. Deleting <code>~/.ghc</code> solved the problem for me.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creatio...
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2011-02-22T02:27:55.303
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<p>I have some issues with Gimp. Something about the resolution. Sometimes you just can see the color change steps in gradients for instance. Something similar affects anti-aliasing. Is this a bad installation problem, a Gimp limitation, a system configuration issue, or...?</p>
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2011-07-21T16:38:12.340
Problem with Gimp: bad resolution
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is because GIMP can handle only 8bit per color channel. That makes 254 gradations <em>between</em> pure white and pure black. That is, if you draw a gradient from white to black further than 256 pixels you will already get staircase. Same if you draw a gradient from mid-grey to ...
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2011-02-22T02:30:28.280
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<p>In the past there was a Pidgin plugin that allowed users to chat on Battle.net. Does such a thing still exist?</p>
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2014-01-08T23:15:57.307
2014-01-08T23:15:57.307
What can I use to chat on Battle.net?
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27473
1
27597
2011-02-22T02:45:11.453
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<p>Any time I use Evince, it just shows boxes where all the text should be. Instead, it uses the box symbol which I know stands for not being able to find a character. This problem occurs on every menu, and makes it impossible to tell what's going on in any part of the application. I've tried Googling for this problem,...
11250
114
2011-02-22T04:35:22.007
2013-08-19T22:15:16.747
Why is Evince not displaying application fonts/text for me?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>“Sans” should be the default application font. So, go to - Preferences – Appearance – Fonts, changed the default menu font to \"Sans\"! - Hopefully it will fix it!</p>\n\n<p>For further info, a walk-through is posted <a href=\"http://en.dogeno.us/2010/01/fix-garbage-menu-fonts-in-evi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>“Sans” should be the default application font. So, go to - Preferences – Appearance – Fonts, changed the default menu font to \"Sans\"! - Hopefully it will fix it!</p>\n\n<p>For further info, a walk-through is posted <a href=\"http://en.dogeno.us/2010/01/fix-garbage-menu-font...
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27476
1
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2011-02-22T02:50:22.323
3
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<p>I have downloaded Eclipse 3.6.1 as a tar.gz file from eclipse site. Then I extract using cmd: <code>tar -zxvf eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz</code></p> <p>after execute this cmd I got eclipse folder in this there is eclipse file. When I double click on this eclipse file I'm getting following error:</p> <...
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235
2012-02-24T04:12:12.217
2012-04-05T04:53:22.750
How to install Eclipse J2EE IDE from a tarball?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>install your eclipse in your home directory or /usr/local/ directory :D</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T01:33:56.907", "id": "30562", "postId": "27483", "score": "0", "text": "yes, ...
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27478
1
27492
2011-02-22T03:04:57.630
6
1162
<p>Anyone know of an application for creating a snapshot gallery from a video file, like this picture?</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/woJMo.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/woJMo.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
2997
8844
2011-02-26T21:57:07.527
2011-02-26T21:57:07.527
Creating Snapshoot Gallery From Video
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2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use the standard Gnome video player Totem.<br>\nFrom the <a href=\"http://library.gnome.org/users/totem/unstable/totem-usage.html.en#totem-usage-create-screenshot-gallery\" rel=\"nofollow\">Totem manual</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h1>3.14. To Create a Screenshot Gallery</h1>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use the standard Gnome video player Totem.<br>\nFrom the <a href=\"http://library.gnome.org/users/totem/unstable/totem-usage.html.en#totem-usage-create-screenshot-gallery\" rel=\"nofollow\">Totem manual</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h1>3.14. To Create a Screenshot Gall...
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27485
1
27487
2011-02-22T04:58:05.563
4
477
<p>Unfortunately when I installed the <code>fcron</code> package to take a look at it, I didn't realize that I was also uninstalling Ubuntu Desktop and Anacron.</p> <p>So, I then did <code>apt-get install anacron ubuntu-desktop</code>, which also removed <code>fcron</code>.</p> <p>However, I need to know what instabi...
1698
6005
2011-06-17T22:19:17.683
2011-06-17T22:19:17.683
Accidentally Uninstalled ubuntu-desktop and Anacron. Reinstalled. What Can I Expect?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I do not know about <code>anacron</code>, however reinstalling <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> should not give you much problems. As long as the config files for the packages under <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> and <code>anacron</code> was not removed, everything should proceed normally as...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I do not know about <code>anacron</code>, however reinstalling <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> should not give you much problems. As long as the config files for the packages under <code>ubuntu-desktop</code> and <code>anacron</code> was not removed, everything should proceed nor...
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27490
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2011-02-22T05:31:38.810
1
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<p>I want to change background and font color of nautilus status bar and toolbar. (I hope the bar where breadcrumbs are is the toolbar.)<br> I can see editing <code>~/.gtkrc-2.0</code> helps in changing sidepane as well as other widgets but can't find a proper example.</p>
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2011-02-22T06:16:49.313
2011-03-25T10:30:42.170
Nautilus toolbar and status bar theming
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T04:13:02.880", "id": "30804", "postId": "27490", "score": "0", "text": "Can you get a screen-grab of the image you're interested in changing?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-03-11T05:55:56.267", "id": "33375...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I modified the ambiance-theme to dark toolbars (including nautilus, banshee etc..) and some other changes as smaller scrollbars.\nMy changes are based on the Wasp theme (see gnome-look).</p>\n\n<p>It looks like this: <img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/NNfAn.png\" alt=\"nautilus wit...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This page has been suggested before : <a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt/Tutorials/GtkThemes\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Gnome Theming Tutorial</a>.<br>\nI find <a href=\"http://www.orford.org/gtk/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this one</a> more comprehensible, but I'...
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27493
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2011-02-22T05:52:42.827
4
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<p>I want to chat with other Ubuntu-ers but I'm lost on how to do this properly. Do I have to sign up anywhere? Is there only one Ubuntu channel? </p>
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30405
2012-03-16T01:04:41.093
2012-03-19T15:45:37.130
What are the settings to allow me to access the Ubuntu IRC from empathy?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>IRC channels of ubuntu are on <a href=\"http://freenode.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">Freenode</a> AFAIK. You can use empathy or any other irc client. </p>\n\n<p><code>/join #ubuntu</code></p>\n\n<p>If you are registered in irc it's better. <a href=\"http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#ni...
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user11258
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1
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2011-02-22T06:45:44.493
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<p>I create raid 10 , i removed two arrays form md11 one by one , after that i going to editing the contents those are mounted ( it will be not responding stage), after i try for remove arrays those are left it is shows device or resource busy ( is not removed from memory). i try to terminate process this is also not w...
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7035
2011-06-04T03:08:12.477
2011-12-11T16:35:57.020
Raid md device is not remove from memory, how to overcome this problem
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>So it looks like you started off with 5 disks, I don't see a number \"two\" disk\nin this list and you need 4 disks just to create a RAID 10</p>\n\n<pre><code>Number Major Minor RaidDevice State\n\n 0 0 0 0 removed\n\n 1 0 0 ...
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27501
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2011-02-22T07:31:17.413
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<p>After using just plain <code>kill &lt;some_pid&gt;</code> on Unix systems for many years, I learned <code>pkill</code> from a younger Linux-savvy <strike>co-worker</strike> colleague<sup>1</sup>.</p> <p>I soon accepted the Linux-way,<code>pgrep</code>-ing and <code>pkill</code>-ing through many days and nights, thr...
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2015-03-13T18:55:09.277
2024-01-19T13:46:27.223
What's the difference between 'killall' and 'pkill'?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you see killall in how-to's because by default it requires the precise process name, whereas pkill does basic pattern matching. <strong>Thus, killall is safer for users to blindly copy and paste.</strong></p>\n<p>Pkill and killall both have distinguishing options. Killall has...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you see killall in how-to's because by default it requires the precise process name, whereas pkill does basic pattern matching. <strong>Thus, killall is safer for users to blindly copy and paste.</strong></p>\n<p>Pkill and killall both have distinguishing options. Kil...
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27513
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27514
2011-02-22T09:32:36.917
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<p>I have been trying to understand the difference between Debian's contrib and non-free sections as described in <a href="http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chapter 2 of the Debian Policy Manual</a>.</p> <p>Are contrib packages just wrappers around non-free softwares? Li...
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2020-06-24T01:57:51.877
2020-06-24T01:57:52.297
What is the difference between Debian contrib & non-free and how do they correspond to Ubuntu repositories?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>non-free</code> is for packages which are straight-up not free. The only requirement is that they are redistributable. The Debian project considers that <code>non-free</code> is not a part of Debian, and is only provided as a convenience for users.</p>\n\n<p><code>contrib</code...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>non-free</code> is for packages which are straight-up not free. The only requirement is that they are redistributable. The Debian project considers that <code>non-free</code> is not a part of Debian, and is only provided as a convenience for users.</p>\n\n<p><code>contr...
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27519
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27521
2011-02-22T10:31:39.727
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<p>Can I use easy_install on Ubuntu 10.10? If yes, then how?</p>
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2011-02-22T15:20:03.207
2014-09-25T14:16:49.377
Can I use easy_install?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>easy_install is the part of python-setuptools. First install python-setuptools</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-setuptools\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then you can use easy_install to install from <a href=\"http://pypi.python.org\">pypi</a></p>\n\n<p>You need to use sudo with e...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>easy_install is the part of python-setuptools. First install python-setuptools</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install python-setuptools\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then you can use easy_install to install from <a href=\"http://pypi.python.org\">pypi</a></p>\n\n<p>You need to use sud...
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27520
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2011-02-22T10:36:02.423
5
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<p>I'm in the same situation as the question "<a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/18058/xrandr-cant-add-new-mode">xrandr: Can't add new mode…</a>", I can't add a new mode because xrandr does not support Nvidia binary driver (blame Nvidia yeah I know) but nvidia-settings can only detect resolutions up to 1024x768 w...
11272
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-03-24T18:37:58.230
xrandr: can't add new mode with Nvidia driver
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try disper with option -r</p>\n\n<p>disper: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/disper\" rel=\"nofollow\">disper on launchpad</a></p>\n\n<p>See <code>disper -h</code></p>\n\n<p>It's a command line tool focused on NVIDIA-drivers, because they don't support xrandr.</p>\n", ...
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27523
1
27524
2011-02-22T10:53:42.413
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<p>Aside from a PPA. Is it not currently being worked on, or is there lack of something.</p>
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2011-02-22T12:02:54.813
2011-02-22T15:21:31.940
Why is there no Gnome Shell package for Natty?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>AFAIK, Ubuntu is still not ready for the whole GTK3+ shift (it's supposed to be for natty+1) and proposing a recent gnome-shell package would break a lot of applications, so for the time being, a PPA is the way to go.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/...
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27527
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2011-02-22T12:08:39.357
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<p><strong>EDIT:</strong> I think the problem is in the NVIDIA x server, that doesn't support an RGB screen from 1990. The screen was the best of them all when it was released. </p> <p>This a strange thing! In windows the EDID must work because 1280*1024 is used as max resolution, but in ubuntu those stuff aren't bei...
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10698
2011-03-17T13:04:17.653
2013-08-04T12:25:43.470
Why doesn't my Nvidia driver support 1280*1024?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This problem was resolved in 12.04 via the native display application, displayed below:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>System Settings --> Displays</li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2013-08-...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try disper: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/disper\" rel=\"nofollow\">disper on launchpad</a>\nIt's a command line tool for switching between internal and external displays \n(You can't use Xrandr with NVIDIA-Drivers. NVIDIA doesn't support it)</p>\n\n<p>Install dispe...
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27528
1
27599
2011-02-22T12:26:31.357
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<p>How can I display the current time configuration, like the time zone, in Ubuntu?</p>
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2019-12-29T05:58:56.637
2023-05-25T01:52:44.080
How can I display the current time & date setting?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T17:25:29.497", "id": "30467", "postId": "27528", "score": "0", "text": "What does the CentOS output for `cat /etc/sysconfig/clock` look like ?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T18:24:05.410", "id": "3048...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know of a single file, but this may give you the info needed:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /etc/timezone\ngrep UTC /etc/default/rcS\ndate\n# hardware clock\nsudo hwclock --show\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2016-01-07T20:06:04...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check out <code>info date</code>, and for example <code>date +'%z'</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T18:25:32.550", "id": "30483", "postId": "27532", "score": "0", "text": "did...
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27531
1
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2011-02-22T12:31:31.787
1
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<p>I have a laptop whose CD drive is not operational and is too old to boot from a flash stick. I have bought a new hard drive for it for which I have an enclosure. Is there a way to configure the disk as an external to my current ubuntu setup, copy some form of ubuntu on the hard drive, place the HD in the old laptop,...
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2014-08-05T20:19:05.777
2014-08-05T20:19:05.777
Installing Ubuntu by writing on the Hard Drive
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T12:42:00.937", "id": "30409", "postId": "27531", "score": "0", "text": "You could try this Alexandros http://askubuntu.com/questions/17123/fresh-install-from-within-ubuntu-without-cdrom-or-thumbdrive/17127#17127", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6450" ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Interesting concept - I've never tried it myself but this site <a href=\"http://www.netboot.me/\" rel=\"nofollow\">netboot</a> seems to have the option you want</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T13:11:36.563", ...
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27533
1
27535
2011-02-22T12:41:11.780
1
1237
<p>When I open synaptic via launcher on gnome-panel, it opens and asks me for the password but if I enter the password, it says its wrong even though the password is correct and it used to work OK few days ago. If I open synaptic via terminal using <code>sudo synaptic</code> then it opens OK without any problem.</p>
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2016-05-04T13:58:57.960
unable to use synaptic via launcher
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T12:59:47.187", "id": "30412", "postId": "27533", "score": "0", "text": "What command does the launcher use to launch Synaptic?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T13:03:23.283", "id": "30413", "postId":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok, I have found whats wrong. I found the answer on ubuntuforums. Here is what to do.</p>\n\n<p>press alt+f2 and run gconf-editor now go to apps->gksu and tick the sudo-mode checkbox and thats it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conte...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok, I have found whats wrong. I found the answer on ubuntuforums. Here is what to do.</p>\n\n<p>press alt+f2 and run gconf-editor now go to apps->gksu and tick the sudo-mode checkbox and thats it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": ...
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27534
1
31586
2011-02-22T12:51:37.287
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<p>Just bought my significant other a shiny new Samsung Q330 13&quot; netbook, stuck an OCZ Agility in it and installed Maverick. Just as a quick aside, this is a devastating combination. Graphics work perfectly and it cold-boots to desktop in about 7 seconds. Very quick.</p> <p>But (common to laptops) I've got a coupl...
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2020-08-18T09:02:18.583
2020-08-18T09:02:18.583
Fn key sticks down
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CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T14:33:28.147", "id": "30428", "postId": "27534", "score": "1", "text": "Did you check the bios to see if there is a related option?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-25T13:58:35.857", "id": "31061", "po...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I solved this problem by adding the model name to the file <code>/lib/udev/rules.d/95-keyboard-force-release.rules</code> as explained here: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/28017/getting-function-keys-working-on-samsung-rv510-notebook\">Getting function keys working on Sams...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I solved this problem by adding the model name to the file <code>/lib/udev/rules.d/95-keyboard-force-release.rules</code> as explained here: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/28017/getting-function-keys-working-on-samsung-rv510-notebook\">Getting function keys working...
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27537
1
27545
2011-02-22T13:05:52.587
6
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<p>Following on from <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/27534/fn-key-sticks-down">my other question</a> about our new Samsung Q330, I've noticed that the wireless is incredibly flakey. It can connect but after a little use, especially if it does a lot of downloading at once (read: install something from the Softw...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2012-03-27T07:56:16.503
Broadcom STA driver doesn't work well with BCM4313
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>OLi I found this tutorial which install the same card which you have in ubuntu forums .. i think is the right solution for your problem :</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1617380\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">New brcm80211 driver guide for Broadcom wireless ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>OLi I found this tutorial which install the same card which you have in ubuntu forums .. i think is the right solution for your problem :</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1617380\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">New brcm80211 driver guide for Broadcom w...
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27541
1
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2011-02-22T13:24:11.953
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<p>When I ping any local windows hostname from my Ubuntu machine I get "unable to resolve host", but when I ping from a windows machine it works fine. Why would this be? Samba &amp; Miredo are installed</p>
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2018-09-23T18:27:50.720
2022-07-19T16:57:26.567
Why can't my machine resolve local windows hostnames?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To ping a netbios name in Ubuntu you need to add <code>wins</code> to <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code>. Run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gksu gedit /etc/nsswitch.conf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And add <code>wins</code> to the line:</p>\n\n<pre><code>hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFO...
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27544
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2011-02-22T13:29:16.260
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<p>I need a NTFS-3G version later than the one shipped with lucid lynx because I want to make use of the new hide_hid_files and hide_dot_files mount options, which are not present before version 2010.8.8.</p> <p>Ever since I compiled and installed the latest version of NTFS-3G via checkinstall, whenever I plugin a NTF...
11283
11283
2011-02-24T08:06:22.473
2011-02-24T08:06:22.473
How to tell the hotplug system which NTFS driver to use?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can blacklist that kernel module by adding it to <code>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>blacklist ntfs\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T08:03:20.953", "id": "30603", ...
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27547
1
27744
2011-02-22T13:41:01.910
4
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<p>I have just installed Ubuntu 10.10 and after the installation when I logged in It Shivers from edges on High Resolution, and if I set the resolution to 800x600 it stops shivering, what's the problem? My board is Intel DGC101 and it has a built in ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Card. What should i do?</p>
11286
25863
2012-11-21T22:05:52.647
2012-11-21T22:05:52.647
Screen shivers on a fresh install
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Is this a CRT or an LCD? You are using the SVGA connector, not DVI right? If this is an LCD and it has a DVI connector, you should use that instead of SVGA. Does your monitor have a button that brings up the on screen status display that tells you the resolution and frequency it i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Is this a CRT or an LCD? You are using the SVGA connector, not DVI right? If this is an LCD and it has a DVI connector, you should use that instead of SVGA. Does your monitor have a button that brings up the on screen status display that tells you the resolution and freque...
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27557
1
27572
2011-02-22T15:05:04.260
1
795
<p>Is it possible that if I connect my cell phone via Bluetooth with my laptop it appears like a mp3-player in Banshee so I can sync podcasts easily?</p>
11289
null
null
2011-02-22T16:01:14.500
Syncing cell phone with Banshee via Bluetooth
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That depends on the brand and model of your phone. If you can treat your phone as a USB Mass Storage Device, then there's a chance Banshee will be able to support it out of the box. If your phone doesn't work, you can always <a href=\"http://banshee.fm/contribute/file-bugs/\" rel=\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That depends on the brand and model of your phone. If you can treat your phone as a USB Mass Storage Device, then there's a chance Banshee will be able to support it out of the box. If your phone doesn't work, you can always <a href=\"http://banshee.fm/contribute/file-bugs/...
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27559
1
27561
2011-02-22T15:24:08.583
65
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<p>For security purposes my company wants me to not allow anyone to be able to log into our Ubuntu server as root remotely over SSH. We still want the root account to exist, we just do not want it to be able to be logged into remotely. How would I accomplish this?</p> <p>Thank you very much in advance for your time. <...
10053
6969
2011-03-06T10:24:35.073
2018-03-20T06:14:54.030
How do I disable remote SSH login as root from a server?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I assume you meant logging in over SSH? Put the following line to <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>PermitRootLogin no\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you want to deny certain users from logging in, put this in the configuration file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>DenyUsers root\n</co...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Edit the file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>, look for</p>\n\n<pre><code>PermitRootLogin\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and set it to <code>no</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2018-07-15T18:56:41.640", "id": "1727287...
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27562
1
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2011-02-22T15:33:56.853
3
2649
<p>I want to use my old (1GHz) PC as <strong>webcam video stream server</strong> (like you can see those road cameras).</p> <p>I thought of using <strong>VLC</strong> and already tried using http output but it was not really good. Too cpu hungry, too big stream (kBps), not stable...</p> <p>I been reading VLC how-to's...
1982
3550
2011-02-22T16:11:06.833
2011-02-25T15:07:36.690
Make public webcam. Which protocol, which codec. (Using VLC)
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T16:06:41.377", "id": "30453", "postId": "27562", "score": "3", "text": "Should it be VLC? You can achieve that task by using a web service. I personally prefer the usage of USTREAM which is flash player based, fully embeddable (if you wish to put it in your website,...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I certainly wouldn't use VLC. It complicates things for users and is far too high-bandwidth for public consumption.</p>\n\n<p>Hvae you looked at the package <code>webcam-server</code>. You tell it what webcam to show and it provides a networked video source. It also comes wit...
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27563
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2011-02-22T09:58:33.873
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/5567/how-to-install-the-sun-java-jdk">How to install the Sun Java JDK?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi all,recently i installed ubuntu in virual box inside the a windows os,but i'm unable to install the jdk in that ub...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2012-08-17T21:50:03.653
how to install jdk1.6 in ubuntu
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T10:04:40.467", "id": "30442", "postId": "27563", "score": "0", "text": "here:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JavaInstallation and http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-install-java-jdk-on-ubuntu-linux/ and http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-java-runtime-environm...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T10:02:09.603", "id": "30444", "postId": "27564", "score": "0", "text": "although this will inst...
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2011-02-22T15:47:19.980
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jnivasreddy
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2011-02-22T15:43:44.950
5
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<p>when I try to remote desktop to the server from another ubuntu machine using the remote desktop viewer, it asks me to enter the password, which I do, then the viewer pane just goes black. When I come back and look at my server it is saying that the password keyring no longer matches the password used to login to the...
11290
235
2011-02-22T15:45:12.223
2015-02-20T13:34:39.483
How to change/create password keyring
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found what I was looking for within the passwords and keyrings section under preferences:\nI totally missed the menu bar at the top with file, edit, blah blah blah. Anyways, I went to file, new and created a new keyring. After that I could connect perfectly fine with no issues. ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Maybe you are looking for this dialog in <em>System -> Preferences -> Remote Desktop</em></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/lXyoB.png\" alt=\"VNC Password\"></p>\n\n<p>where you can define a password for remote desktop access (maximum 8 characters). Also avoid sp...
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27573
1
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2011-02-22T16:07:47.937
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<p>I use Maximus to undecorate windows, using the top GNOME panel to house the Window buttons and Globalmenu apps. The Metacity "compositing manager" option must be turned off, otherwise every panel disappears each time I close a window. Any help appreciated.</p>
10446
1992
2011-02-22T16:09:22.077
2017-02-24T18:00:14.323
How can I make Maximus and Metacity compositing coexist?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Install <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/xcompmgr\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">xcompmgr</a></p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install xcompmgr\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and add it to your startup applications.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/cFEZI.png\" alt=\"ente...
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27574
1
27575
2011-02-22T16:12:26.603
66
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<p>I have a big mp3 file which comes from ripping a full CD. I would like to split it into one file per song. It will be great to find a software that can split the file automatically, detecting the start and the end of each song.</p> <p>Extra background:</p> <p>I have tried mp3splt and audacity. The first one fails ...
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2017-06-18T03:53:25.427
2023-01-29T16:49:46.430
How can I split a mp3 file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Audacity</h2>\n<p>You can split your large mp3 into small pieces by using the &quot;split&quot; or &quot;split new&quot; function in <code>audacity</code>, then can move apart the portion of audio that you wish to mix down into a different file in order to export it.</p>\n<p>In the ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Audacity</h2>\n<p>You can split your large mp3 into small pieces by using the &quot;split&quot; or &quot;split new&quot; function in <code>audacity</code>, then can move apart the portion of audio that you wish to mix down into a different file in order to export it.</p>\n<p...
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27576
1
27595
2011-02-22T16:23:54.160
5
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<p>I would like to be able to do</p> <pre><code>Ctrl + S, Alt + Tab and F5 </code></pre> <p>while only pressing <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd></p>
8583
114
2011-02-22T18:27:10.520
2017-02-24T17:50:06.320
How to make a hotkey for a series of keyboard commands?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Install the <code>xautomation</code>\npackage (<code>sudo apt-get install xautomation</code>). This provides the command <a href=\"http://linux.die.net/man/1/xte\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>xte</code></a> which is used for simulating keyboard events.</li>\n<li>Open up...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>Install the <code>xautomation</code>\npackage (<code>sudo apt-get install xautomation</code>). This provides the command <a href=\"http://linux.die.net/man/1/xte\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>xte</code></a> which is used for simulating keyboard events.</li>\n<li...
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27578
1
27582
2011-02-22T16:44:14.243
110
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<p>Using Gimp can I make all the black pixels with RGB(0,0,0) into blue pixels with RGB(0,0,255)?</p>
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10263
2011-02-22T18:44:21.520
2019-01-31T12:39:05.973
In Gimp can I change all black pixels in a picture to blue pixels?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2021-07-23T10:22:37.523", "id": "2315297", "postId": "27578", "score": "0", "text": "Posting a comment since I don't have enough reputation to post an answer : I made a guide on an image [here](https://i.imgur.com/2ufOhyO.png), using the \"mode\" setting of layers in order to ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Another way is to use the <em>Color Exchange</em> function. </p>\n\n<p>Which is located under <strong>Colors > Map > Color Exchange</strong> and then either select the color from the preview picture using the color picker tool or just define the color to replace and the new color man...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Another way is to use the <em>Color Exchange</em> function. </p>\n\n<p>Which is located under <strong>Colors > Map > Color Exchange</strong> and then either select the color from the preview picture using the color picker tool or just define the color to replace and the new c...
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27581
1
29095
2011-02-22T16:51:25.147
3
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<p>I have a Shuttle SX58H7 computer (Intel X58 Express board, AMI BIOS version 08.00.16) with Intel Core i7 950 and GeForce GT 210 Silent (nvidia proprietary driver).</p> <p>Under Karmic (64-bit), hibernation worked fine. Under Maverick, the computer goes to hibernation but when woken, USB and display don't come back ...
11280
null
null
2011-05-15T11:01:36.573
How to make hibernation work on Shuttle SX58H7 (Intel X58 Express)?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9992908&amp;postcount=33\" rel=\"nofollow\">Solution</a>:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Add <code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"acpi_sleep=nonvs\"</code> in <code>/etc/default/grub</code></li>\n<li>Run <code>sudo update-grub</code></li>\n</ol>\n\n<p><em>Not...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9992908&amp;postcount=33\" rel=\"nofollow\">Solution</a>:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Add <code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"acpi_sleep=nonvs\"</code> in <code>/etc/default/grub</code></li>\n<li>Run <code>sudo update-grub</code></li>\n</ol>\n\n<p...
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27585
1
29087
2011-02-22T16:57:50.563
3
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<p>Since unity has to be configured from within Compizconfig Settings Manager, will it be included in Natty?</p>
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2011-02-22T17:29:44.093
2011-03-05T06:27:24.643
Will compizconfig settings manager be included in Natty?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, ccsm will never be installed by default. It is quite possibly the worst UI ever invented. It is completely autogenerated so every setting of a certain type is treated identically even if they make no sense to be shown that way. Settings depend on each other in ways the UI can't h...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There hasn't been any suggestion from Canonical or the Unity team about this. Personally I very much doubt it will be included by default.</p>\n\n<p>I imagine the Unity team will make sure they choose great defaults that ensure most users won't ever need to delve into the Com...
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27588
1
27594
2011-02-22T17:13:06.017
2
82
<p>My album art on my sonud menu (maverick) isn't being rounded. Is there a solution?</p>
11294
1992
2011-02-22T17:43:37.940
2011-02-22T18:04:05.783
Sound Menu Album Art is not rounded
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems the behaviour of this has been changed since the release of Maverick 10.10.</p>\n\n<p>In October 2010 Maverick was released with version <code>0.4.7-0ubuntu2</code> of the <code>indicator-sound</code> package - this used rounded corners. Updates mean we are now on version <c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems the behaviour of this has been changed since the release of Maverick 10.10.</p>\n\n<p>In October 2010 Maverick was released with version <code>0.4.7-0ubuntu2</code> of the <code>indicator-sound</code> package - this used rounded corners. Updates mean we are now on ve...
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27592
1
44020
2011-02-22T17:42:13.093
0
1557
<p>I've got a semi-old laptop (<a href="http://nl.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=NL&amp;com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&amp;PRODUCT_ID=117742" rel="nofollow noreferrer">toshiba satellite a110-228</a>), that's appointed <em>'laptop for the kids'</em> by my s...
11120
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:56.997
2011-05-20T06:24:18.243
High load (and high temp) with idle processes
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This laptop never could work nicely with this install. But as it is a kids computer, I have no need for speed. The high load seems to stay either way, I still don't know if this is a feature or a bug.</p>\n\n<p>So the sollution (or actually: workaround) has been to clock it down in t...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you provided an output of a \"typical\" <code>uptime</code> and <code>top</code>, we might be able to help more.</p>\n\n<p>Apart from that, I would suggest trying <code>powertop</code>: it analyzes the CPU load, gives you an overview of the most demanding processes, and ev...
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27596
1
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2011-02-22T18:05:12.830
2
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<p>I'm using an <a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1879" rel="nofollow">Auto Completion Pop Up</a> script.</p> <p>When I place the cursor </p> <pre><code>left:(here) 218px !important; </code></pre> <p>or</p> <pre><code>left: (here) 218px !important; </code></pre> <p>the pop up menu automatica...
8583
506
2011-02-22T19:30:36.470
2011-03-29T03:41:35.230
When the pop up menu automatically appears and I press `Ctrl + S`. It pastes `:w`?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The Auto Completion script provided there doesn't work for me so I can't give a correct way to actually fix the problem, but as far as I can tell the issue is as follows.</p>\n\n<p>The <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd> command that you use doesn't do anything more than enter <code...
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27598
1
27782
2011-02-22T18:44:38.197
16
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<p>On Mac OS X, the Character Viewer (equivalent to Character Map on Ubuntu) has a feature where, when looking at a certain character, it can show a list of all fonts that contain that character. Is there something equivalent on Ubuntu?</p> <p>The use case is that, for instance, I could click on a Kannada character an...
6487
6487
2011-02-24T08:23:54.883
2022-10-31T20:09:29.580
List of fonts containing selected character
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5
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T08:44:04.310", "id": "30834", "postId": "27598", "score": "1", "text": "Make a feature request for the Character Map application, please.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T09:13:27.307", "id": "30838", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/EN4jv.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Fontmatrix</a> you can compare font characteristics - In the Font Information - Compare.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/slk65.png\" alt=\"Fontmatrix&#39;s Font Compare\"></p>\n\n<p>PS. I th...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/EN4jv.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Fontmatrix</a> you can compare font characteristics - In the Font Information - Compare.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/slk65.png\" alt=\"Fontmatrix&#39;s Font Compare\"></p>\n\n<p>...
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27601
1
33661
2011-02-22T19:09:49.583
4
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<p>In my <code>fail2ban.log</code> there are some entries the meaning of which I don't understand (and haven't found searching around)... I have several "jails", and I have created one particular one that bans IP's when they try to connect to web server searching for scripts, I guess.... These are some entries from a ...
8851
8851
2011-04-05T16:08:00.760
2018-08-25T16:47:43.110
What are fail2ban's log iptables "returned NNN" entries? (Fail2ban is failing to ban)
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-23T15:09:27.200", "id": "35504", "postId": "27601", "score": "0", "text": "FYI, those arent errors. Those are rules that were added to the `iptables` system for fail2ban", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10616" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T13:0...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think I found why it is failing, but, as a bounty has been set, I'll wait for it to finish before writing down the answer, thus offering other users to try and answer the question... (@Moderators: Is this OK? What should I do otherwise?)</p>\n<p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>\n<p>As no...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I never use fail2ban, but maybe this page will help you:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://oschgan.com/drupal/index.php?q=node/52\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://oschgan.com/drupal/index.php?q=node/52</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "...
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27602
1
27605
2011-02-22T19:09:59.863
4
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<p>I am getting very slow write speeds (&lt;1MB) with RAID 1 and RAID 0 (striping and mirroring). The read speeds are sufficiently fast but writing is very slow. At first I thought it was just poor performance under RAID 1 but it is occuring with RAID 0 (although not as bad).</p> <p>I noticed that compared to when Ubu...
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2011-11-22T14:40:24.197
2011-11-22T14:40:24.197
RAID slow on all levels
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I assume you are using software RAID.</p>\n\n<p>Is your disk synchronization still going on? You can check that by running</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /proc/mdstat\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If not, you may have problems with (physical) disks. At first, check <code>dmesg</code> output, and try t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I assume you are using software RAID.</p>\n\n<p>Is your disk synchronization still going on? You can check that by running</p>\n\n<pre><code>cat /proc/mdstat\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If not, you may have problems with (physical) disks. At first, check <code>dmesg</code> output, a...
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27604
1
30421
2011-02-22T19:34:36.540
12
28637
<p>Sometimes invisible instances of Google Chrome accumulate and prevent me from starting the browser:</p> <pre><code>$ ps -ef | grep chrome ak 4044 1 4 11:30 ? 00:00:01 /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome ak 4047 4044 0 11:30 ? 00:00:00 /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome ak 4049 ...
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null
2017-10-22T06:17:19.217
How can I stop accumulated Google Chrome background processes?
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3
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T20:00:55.193", "id": "30509", "postId": "27604", "score": "0", "text": "You don't have to kill the processes twice. According to your output, the processes don't exist when you execute the command a second time.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5" }, ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A grab-bag of chrome poisons: </p>\n\n<p><code>pgrep chrome | xargs kill</code> # this is basically \"pkill chrome\"</p>\n\n<p>Same thing, but sleep for 1/3 of a second in between:</p>\n\n<pre><code>for i in `pgrep chrome` ; do kill $i ; sleep .33 ; done\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Keep o...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try this?</p>\n\n<pre><code>kill $(ps -C google-chrome -o pid=)\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-03-03T19:28:41.283", "id": "32129", "postId": "27697", "score": "0", "text": "Th...
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2011-02-22T19:58:57.880
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<p>Now I've really messed things up.</p> <p>A long time ago, I installed Google Earth via a binary installer from Google (v5.1, I think).</p> <p>Google now has version 6 available as a .DEB, so I decided to install that. However, that seems to have messed up both installations and now no matter what I do, I can't get...
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2011-02-22T21:14:00.963
How to get Google Earth installed via .DEB?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-22T20:29:10.157", "id": "30520", "postId": "27607", "score": "0", "text": "I think deb files are just archives - open it with archive manager and see where the \"googleearth-bin\" should be located and see if it's on your system (possibly not available on the $PATH)?",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try with this tutorial :</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/install-google-earth-6-in-ubuntu-linux.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">install-google-earth-6-in-ubuntu-linux.html</a></p>\n\n<p>hope it help</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": n...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to this <a href=\"http://www.google.com/earth/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">page</a> and click on the big blue button that says \"Download Google Earth 6\", this should give you the option of installing Google Earth as a .deb. Install it like you would any other .deb</p>\n...
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2011-02-22T20:29:39.843
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<p>Been banging my head against the wall on this one for a while. I have an encrypted (via truecrypt) partition on a drive. In windows, I mount it locally and share it on my local network. I'm trying to do the same in Ubuntu 10.10 but am running into permission issues. The tc volume has funny permissions and I just can...
10492
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2011-03-06T18:49:40.447
Sharing a mounted Truecrypt volume via Samba
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Woohoo. Perhaps writing the question got me thinking about things more clearly but I figured out a method that works. </p>\n\n<p>First edit your /etc/fuse.conf to allow other users by uncommenting the user_allow_other line at the bottom. (use <code>gksu gedit /etc/fuse.conf</...
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2011-02-22T20:07:05.967
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<p>What is the command line in bash to make a program run every time the system boots up?</p>
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2014-01-04T15:07:34.697
2014-01-04T15:07:34.697
How to run programs each time the system boots up?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know about command line but, through the menu, you can go to \"Session\" under preferences and there you can specify the command-line commands that you would normally run manually.</p>\n\n<p>This process won't work if what you try to run needs administrative privilege...
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2014-01-06T21:11:17.580
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Sanjaal Corps
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2011-02-22T21:17:53.630
1
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<p>My HP G61 428CA has an unusual problem. Suspend/resume works fine as long as I don't suspend it for longer than 6 or 8 hours. If I do this, it won't wake up ... the keyboard lights flash reporting what the manual describes as a "BIOS corruption". Does anyone know of any tweaks/quirks that I can use to resolve this p...
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2012-01-06T02:05:17.917
Strange Suspend/Resume Failure on HP G61
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try to get an update to your system Bios from the HP website. Click on the <strong>Support Page</strong>, type your make,model number,etc. <strong>Make sure that you get the correct one</strong>, ie. the one for your model. <strong>Otherwise, you could brick your machine!</st...
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2011-02-22T21:41:06.397
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<p>My Macbook laptop keyboard doesn't have a <kbd>SysReq</kbd> key. Can I change an existing key to act like <kbd>SysReq</kbd>?</p>
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2022-01-11T11:04:12.930
How do I map SysReq to a key on my MacBook keyboard?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is an easy task once you know how to do it.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Check the keycode of yours key. Run this program at terminal.</p>\n<pre><code>xev\n</code></pre>\n</li>\n<li><p>It will open a blank window, click on your key and then check the terminal output,</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>For...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is an easy task once you know how to do it.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Check the keycode of yours key. Run this program at terminal.</p>\n<pre><code>xev\n</code></pre>\n</li>\n<li><p>It will open a blank window, click on your key and then check the terminal output,</p>\n</li>\n<l...
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2011-02-22T21:47:36.253
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<p>Is there a way to prevent Nautilus from opening a file or entering a directory when pressing the <kbd>Space</kbd> key? I would like to disable this behavior. Is this possible?</p>
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2011-02-23T01:51:48.627
2011-02-23T01:51:48.627
Opening files in Nautilus with the Space key, how to disable?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, <strong>no</strong> it isn't possible to disable this shortcut. This is unlikely to change, see <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606403\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug 606403</a>.</p>\n\n<p>A way around this would be to use <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately, <strong>no</strong> it isn't possible to disable this shortcut. This is unlikely to change, see <a href=\"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606403\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug 606403</a>.</p>\n\n<p>A way around this would be to use <a href=\"http://www.omgub...
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2011-02-22T22:01:00.177
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<p>I found this screenshot here:</p> <p><a href="http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Emacs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Emacs</a></p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/s6t7i.png" alt="Emacs screenshot"></p>
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2011-02-23T00:50:17.740
Help identify this Emacs color theme
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So thanks to the kind people at #emacs, I've found out. It's color-theme-tango.</p>\n\n<p>Check out the code here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/color-theme-tango.el\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/color-theme-tango.el</a></p>\n", "commentCoun...
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2011-02-22T22:30:14.693
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<p><br> I am using telnet because of a barcode reader. It is pretty old before 2000 i think and it seems that it supports only telnet via wifi connection. However how can i restrict telnet access to only this device ip and to only one user? How can i force that only a terminal application is executed and when it is clo...
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2013-03-05T07:02:16.060
2013-03-05T07:02:16.060
Inetd limit access to one user
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't use telnet for a long time but the following should work:</p>\n\n<p>Edit /etc/hosts.allow and add:</p>\n\n<pre><code>telnetd: allowed_IP\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>About restricting the telnet login ability to a single user check the following answer:\n<a href=\"https://ser...
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2011-02-22T23:46:13.123
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<p>I created a saved password via <strong>System ▸ Preferences ▸ Passwords and Encryption Keys ▸ File ▸ New ▸ Stored Password</strong>. How can I update it?</p>
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2011-02-23T21:23:05.227
How do I change passwords that have been saved in the keyring?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Expand \"Login\" by clicking the arrow beside it, right click on the password you wish to change and select \"properties\". Click the little arrow beside \"Password\" to show the password box, and click the \"Show Password\" option. You should now be able to see the old password, whi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Expand \"Login\" by clicking the arrow beside it, right click on the password you wish to change and select \"properties\". Click the little arrow beside \"Password\" to show the password box, and click the \"Show Password\" option. You should now be able to see the old passw...
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2011-02-22T23:59:16.540
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<p>I need help with compiling midnight commander so that I can make some changes (for educational purposes). Or even creating the make files. </p> <p>After downloading latest version from git. I try to perform ./autogen.sh . Result is:</p> <pre><code>maint/autopoint: 418: cannot open /usr/share/gettext/archive.tar.gz...
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2011-02-23T02:00:53.700
2022-01-28T20:54:07.477
Compiling midnight commander
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Run <code>locate \"archive.tar.gz\"</code> to see if it's anywhere on your system.</p>\n\n<h2>It doesn't exist anywhere</h2>\n\n<p>Your gettext install is fubar. Reinstall it. If you originally installed using Synaptic or apt-get, run this command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-...
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2011-02-23T00:21:40.037
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<p>Is there anyway of integrating emesene with the messaging menu?</p>
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2011-02-24T12:38:16.983
Integrate emesene with the messaging menu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're using emesene 1.6.* there is a plugin ( <a href=\"http://forum.emesene.org/index.php/topic,2501.0.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forum.emesene.org/index.php/topic,2501.0.html</a> ). Instead if you are using emesene 2.0 (beta) it's already integrated by default.\nAlso the Me...
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2011-02-23T01:01:59.967
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<p>I have a clock applet on the right hand side of a panel at the bottom of my screen. When I click on it for some reason the calendar box appears at the top right hand corner and is partially off the screen. As you might imagine this is quite annoying and limits its usefulness. How can I make it appear in the correct ...
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2011-02-23T02:20:46.253
2011-02-23T02:20:46.253
Why does my clock applet calendar appear in the wrong place?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems to be a problem with Compiz in Maverick. I had the same problem when I upgraded, since my panel was also on the bottom of the screen.</p>\n\n<p>The relevant bug:\n<a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/631664\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad...
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2011-02-23T01:37:49.740
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/9886/how-does-unity-work-in-multi-monitor-configurations">How does Unity work in multi-monitor configurations?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi! What is planned for multiple monitor support in Unity? I can't seem to fi...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-02-23T01:47:17.507
How does /will Unity handle multiple monitors?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I can't link anything or cite any sources but I do know that it is in the planning to have the global menu appear on whatever monitor the active window resides in. This ingenuity reduces mouse movement quite a bit on the menus side.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ ...
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2011-02-23T13:07:53.787
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2011-02-23T03:28:42.870
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<p>Hey. I just formatted a Dell n5010 and installed Ubuntu 10.10. Now,when i try to access the Internet it doesn't find the available networks. </p> <p>Informations about it:</p> <ul> <li>My network is set to broadcast SSID;</li> <li>Already typed <code>lspci</code>, and it doesnt returns my wireless card;</li> <li>T...
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2011-02-23T16:16:59.230
2011-08-21T09:32:58.587
How do I get network working on a Dell n5010?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are not connected to the internet, mount your Ubuntu CD or USB, and try to install from Additional Drivers or execute this command in the Terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo jockey-text -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer\n</co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are not connected to the internet, mount your Ubuntu CD or USB, and try to install from Additional Drivers or execute this command in the Terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo jockey-text -a\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-install...
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2011-02-23T03:38:30.440
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<p>I'd like to use gedit or some similar program just as a page formatter and pipe some text through it and onto the printer. <code>| lpr</code> just doesn't cut it in the presentation department. The printed output is subpar, even if I try to tinker with the margin and font size options. But I like the way text looks ...
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2011-02-23T06:01:58.640
How can you print a text file via gedit from the command line?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a2ps utility for pagination and pretty printing of plain text.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-23T04:33:31.323", "id": "27667", "lastActivityDate": "2011-02-23T0...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use OpenOffice. The command runs like this <code>openoffice -p file.txt</code>. This will print file.txt to your default printer. <code>openoffice -pt printername file.txt</code> will print to other than default printer. It will work with other document formats support by o...
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2011-02-23T03:50:19.157
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<p>I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 64bit. I just installed Windows 7 64bit moments ago. My drive is currently partitioned like so:</p> <p>100MB Boot partition (automatically made by Windows 7 installer) 390GB Windows partition ~1.6TB free space</p> <p>When I go through the Ubuntu installer it does not give me th...
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2019-11-25T00:51:13.860
2019-11-25T00:51:13.860
Ubuntu installer thinks my drive is empty, does not see windows partitions
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If there is a remnant of the old partition table left then it's easy to get rid of it. Just run a dd like so: </p>\n\n<pre><code>dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda bs=1 count=512\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Only run this if you are sure you want to erase all partitions and start over. \"...
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2011-02-23T05:39:31.880
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/3690/linux-alternative-to-photoshop-or-paint-net">Alternative to Photoshop or Paint.NET</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hello. I am working in Ubuntu. I want to do some editing and drawing. On Windows I was using Adobe P...
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2020-08-04T08:47:56.693
2020-08-04T08:47:56.693
PhotoShop alternative for Ubuntu
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Gimp or GNU Image Manipulation Program is the best alternative for photoshop in linux.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/8HzEB.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.gimp.org\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http://www.gimp.org</a></p>\n\n<p><a hr...
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2011-02-23T12:09:06.333
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khan
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2011-02-23T05:47:55.573
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<p>I have a VPS with ubuntu server 10.04 installed on it.Now I want to have some shell users with limited home folder size.</p> <p>It seems quota is the best way to do this, but all tutorials require editing <strong>/etc/fstab</strong> and add <strong>usrquota</strong> or <strong>grpquota</strong> to /home partition o...
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10494
2011-02-23T06:02:45.003
2011-02-23T09:18:14.303
How to apply disk quota in ubuntu server on a VPS?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Your VPS provider may be doing tricks at boot-time resulting in your <code>/etc/fstab</code> not needing the root filesystem listed. You can find the device and other details from the output of the <code>mount</code> command. If you add those details to your <code>/etc/fstab<...
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2011-02-23T05:55:01.077
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<p>Can someone tell me which is more efficient -- Gimp, or Inkscape? I am new to linux.</p>
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8844
2011-02-24T05:03:59.023
2014-04-23T09:27:33.520
Which is more efficient, Gimp or Inkscape?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Gimp is a image manipulation software which is more like an alternative to photoshop.</p>\n\n<p>Inkscape is for vector graphics which is more like an alternative to coreldraw, Illustrator.</p>\n\n<p>Refine your needs. Efficiency depends on what you want to use it for.</p>\n",...
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<p>This is my first time trying to compile and install anything on a linux machine. I got the latest version of <a href="https://github.com/processone/exmpp">https://github.com/processone/exmpp</a> via git and read the instructions which state:</p> <blockquote> <h2>2. Build and install</h2> <p>Exmpp uses the Au...
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2015-06-18T20:19:38.530
2019-03-05T18:28:13.457
Cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in ac-aux
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I got it to create the configure script using the following tools:</p>\n\n<pre><code>libtoolize --force\naclocal\nautoheader\nautomake --force-missing --add-missing\nautoconf\n./configure\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I don't have all the dependencies so I can't test it right now, but...
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27682
1
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2011-02-23T06:42:57.480
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<p>I'm a windows guy and I'm really trying to get into using linux. I've just installed ubuntu and am missing all of my windows shortcuts like:</p> <ul> <li><code>Win+E</code> open file browser</li> <li><code>Win+R cmd</code> open the command prompt</li> </ul> <p>There are a lot more but these two I use constantly. I...
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2012-02-29T13:09:05.190
2012-02-29T13:09:05.190
What are the most common shortcuts you use?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to <strong>System -> Preferences -> Keyboard shortcuts</strong>. You'll see a list of the default configured and configurable shortcuts, including the ones for launching a web browser or terminal.<br>\nYou'll be able to set these (within some limits) as you like.</p>\n\n<p>Setti...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to <strong>System -> Preferences -> Keyboard shortcuts</strong>. You'll see a list of the default configured and configurable shortcuts, including the ones for launching a web browser or terminal.<br>\nYou'll be able to set these (within some limits) as you like.</p>\n\n...
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27685
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2011-02-22T23:49:25.430
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<p>I would like to use the Natty Narwhal repository for puppet packages, but I don’t want to upgrade my whole server. Is that possible ?</p> <p>My current solution is to fetch the .deb packages by hand</p>
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570
2011-08-18T13:16:40.163
2011-08-18T13:16:40.163
How do I add a repository, but only for a specific package/version and its dependencies?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Pinning</a> is an advanced package management technique that allows you to remain on a stable release while grabbing packages from a more recent version. Mixing repositories is not supported, and ca...
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cslavoie
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2011-02-23T08:37:01.300
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<p>I am a part of a team that try to popularize Linux and free software in academic institutions. I make distribution specific presentations. My duty is to introduce students to Edubuntu. </p> <p>I wanted to know if there is any OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice template featuring Edubuntu logo/certain Edubuntu bar on top/bo...
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2011-02-23T09:02:25.107
2011-02-23T09:14:07.933
Edubuntu presentation template
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know whether a template exists at the moment however I would personally contact the team directly.</p>\n\n<p>ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com</p>\n\n<p>if you explain what you are doing they may be able to get a draft organised for you sooner and they may even want you to jo...
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27701
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2011-02-23T09:39:14.840
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<p>I would like to set a default <code>font-family</code> in Chromium. I want to make a Chinese font <code>!important</code> for all the pages.</p>
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2011-02-23T16:24:52.803
2011-05-24T19:16:51.367
How to set current default font-families to websites in Chromium?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Cick on the \"tools spanner\" in the top right then click on Preferences.</p>\n\n<p>From here click on \"Under the Botnet\" and then \"Customize fonts\".</p>\n\n<p>The screenshot below is from Chromium 10 Beta, in earlier versions the dialogues will look a little different.</...
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27705
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2011-02-23T10:01:06.530
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<pre><code>while read pos; do string1= echo $pos | cut -c 20-38 string2="=$pos" string3="$string1 $string2" echo "$string3" done &lt; file </code></pre> <p>This is the code of my script. I want to display the output in one single line, but the output comes on different lines.</p> <pre><code>pos = abcdefghi1234567890Q...
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2816
2011-02-23T11:14:31.050
2016-11-21T21:24:58.987
concatenation of two command in one single command
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can pipe the output through <code>sed</code>, notably:</p>\n\n<pre><code>echo \"$string3\" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\\n/ /g'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>All credit to <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/users/11621/zsolt-botykai\">Zsolt Botykai</a> on StackOverflow for <a href=\"https...
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2011-02-23T10:15:12.163
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<p>I've installed Ubuntu Lucid in my lappy (Compaq CQ42 173TU) before with Wubi, the sound and brightness problems were still there. I thought it was a problem due to installing through Wubi. <br> So I installed it again from Boot. But the problem persists. There is No sound at all, but the OS seems like that it has no...
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2012-02-02T13:08:46.153
General Problem: No Sound, can't reduce Brightness. lspci attached
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's not an answer I'm fond of, but you might try a 10.10 livecd. The links below show your chipset is generally supported, but I don't see your laptop model certified. Google reports many others are in your same boat. I'll see what else I can find tomorrow, or maybe someone ...
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27707
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2011-02-23T10:20:52.137
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<p>I want to ask a Question to the DesktopCouch mailinglist, but nothing happens. The last post is about four month old</p> <p><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/desktop-couchdb/topics" rel="nofollow">http://groups.google.com/group/desktop-couchdb/topics</a></p> <p>Is there a new mailinglist? Or is the mailingli...
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2011-03-25T17:38:07.293
What happens to the DesktopCouch Mailinglist?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Desktop Couch is not really any different than couchdb itself (except for the installation and the environment it runs in).\nIf you have any usage questions, then you are better off asking at couchdb mailing lists:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://couchdb.apache.org/community/lists...
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27712
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2011-02-23T10:56:24.350
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<p>I have a little netbook and when not mobile use it with a 22" monitor.</p> <p>Now because of the reduced real-estate when running on the laptop monitor it would be good to be able to run a script to change various settings or preferences. Is there a way to detect this?</p>
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2011-02-23T11:15:07.193
Is there a way to detect if I'm running on my laptop monitor or external monitor?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could run <code>xrandr</code>, and see how the output changes depending on whether your monitor is plugged in or not.</p>\n\n<p>On my laptop, the internal display is called \"LVDS1\" and external is connected on \"DVI-0\", so I think you can tell based on whether it says \"DVI-0 ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could run <code>xrandr</code>, and see how the output changes depending on whether your monitor is plugged in or not.</p>\n\n<p>On my laptop, the internal display is called \"LVDS1\" and external is connected on \"DVI-0\", so I think you can tell based on whether it says ...
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27714
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27794
2011-02-23T11:08:57.097
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<p>I updated my installation of the sun-java6-jdk package today to version 6.24-1build0.10.10.1 after being prompted by the update manager. However this now causes some compilation failures so I'd like to revert back to the previous version that I had installed.</p> <p>I've tried using Synaptic but the 'Force Version'...
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2014-02-04T10:17:42.247
2016-01-13T17:07:46.357
How to install an older version of Java
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2011-02-23T11:11:39.963
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<p>I searched for a simple way to create .deb Packages for things which have no source code to compile (configs, shellscripts, proprietary software). This was quite a problem because most of the package tutorials are assuming you have a source tarball you want to compile. Then I've found <a href="http://www.tomprogs.at...
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2012-03-06T13:31:15.973
2015-03-13T21:10:26.857
create a .deb Package from scripts or binaries
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The tutorial you have linked uses a low level approach for building a package. Such an approach is not usually recommended and may lead to all sorts of issues when not done carefully.</p>\n\n<p>Creating a .deb for a script is very simple once you understand packaging basics. \nIn a ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The tutorial you have linked uses a low level approach for building a package. Such an approach is not usually recommended and may lead to all sorts of issues when not done carefully.</p>\n\n<p>Creating a .deb for a script is very simple once you understand packaging basics....
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27716
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2011-02-23T11:29:33.503
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<p>I'm running on a tiny netbook attached to a 22" monitor. When I'm using it without the monitor it makes sense to have the menu bar on the laptop monitor but when I have the big monitor plugged in I want the menu bar on the big monitor. How can I set it up this way?</p>
8428
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2011-02-23T12:26:04.020
How to set which monitor the menu bar appears on?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Set gnome-panel to the first (laptop) monitor type</p>\n\n<pre><code> gconftool-2 --set \"/apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel_screen0/monitor\" --type integer \"0\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>For the second (external) monitor use</p>\n\n<pre><code> gconftool-2 --set \"/apps/panel/t...
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27721
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27725
2011-02-23T12:28:14.097
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<p>I'm looking for a software that will let me draw <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-relationship_model" rel="noreferrer">Entity-relationship models</a>.</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/2HKkj.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Something similar to Microsoft Visio would be nice. Wha...
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2015-07-10T05:16:45.047
Entity-relationship modeling software
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Dia (<a href=\"http://apt.marcoceppi.com/p/dia\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Click to install</a>)</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Dia is roughly inspired by the commercial Windows program 'Visio,' though more geared towards informal diagrams for casual use. It can be used to draw many different ki...
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27726
2011-02-23T12:41:33.237
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<p>README from source package says:</p> <pre><code>When installing ufw from source, you will also need to integrate it into your boot process for the firewall to start when you restart your system. Depending on your needs, this can be as simple as adding the following to a startup script (eg rc.local for systems that ...
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2011-02-23T13:52:55.643
2013-11-11T11:20:24.557
Why UFW has to be (re)started at boot time if it's only iptables rule manager?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When system is booted, there is no firewall rules. Kernel is not saving those to anywhere.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't start UFW (or some other firewall manager), your iptables is empty. Also, default rule for each chain (FORWARD, INPUT, OUTPUT) is ACCEPT, so everything is allowed.</p>\n\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When system is booted, there is no firewall rules. Kernel is not saving those to anywhere.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't start UFW (or some other firewall manager), your iptables is empty. Also, default rule for each chain (FORWARD, INPUT, OUTPUT) is ACCEPT, so everything is allowed...
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27728
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2011-02-23T13:10:08.397
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<p>I got a Dell Inspiron 1120 which ships with Ubuntu Light, as well as Windows. My wife prefers Ubuntu, but obviously outside of web stuff, you can't do a lot with Light, so I went ahead and installed the Desktop version of Ubuntu (10.10 / maverick).</p> <p>Whereas before it suspended beautifully and connected to wi...
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2013-02-09T21:52:37.320
Dell Inspiron 1120 Ubuntu Light -> Desktop and now I'm having problems with wifi and suspend
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is an Ubuntu Image from Dell, maybe that will help:\n<a href=\"http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=de&amp;l=de&amp;s=gen&amp;releaseid=R281810&amp;formatcnt=0&amp;libid=0&amp;typeid=-1&amp;dateid=-1&amp;formatid=-1&amp;source=-1&amp;fileid=416...
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27734
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2011-02-23T13:41:54.393
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<p>I've installed Hping3 on my Ubuntu 8.04, but after installation when I want to use Hping3 I got this error:</p> <pre><code>Command 'hping3' is available in '/usr/sbin/hping3' The command could not be located because '/usr/sbin' is not included in the PATH environment variable. This is most likely caused by the la...
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2017-11-22T10:33:33.180
2017-11-22T10:33:33.180
All commands need administrative privileges
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>hping usually needs to be run as root (just like many other network analysis tools).</p>\n\n<p>That said, both <code>/sbin</code> and <code>/usr/sbin</code> should be in your $PATH. Not being able to run ifconfig is definitely not normal and a major annoyance. Here's my $PATH...
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27737
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27779
2011-02-23T14:19:59.170
6
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<p>It's a big file for me and I'd like to put it on a different hard drive than my root partition is on.</p> <p>Like to add: I'd like this to work for the automatic runs of updatedb. I checked the man pages for updatedb.conf and couldn't see anything there that would let me change the path.</p>
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2017-04-27T19:02:27.090
how can I change the storage location of /var/lib/mlocate.db?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Ubuntu the default database location is compiled into the <code>mlocate</code> binary, so it's hard to change it. You can set the LOCATE_PATH variable, but the database file mentioned there will be only used as an additional database, not the default one.</p>\n\n<p>As a workaround...
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27745
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2011-02-23T15:08:40.793
3
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<p>I need to disable my laptop keyboard and use only my usb keyboard, to do this i uses the <code>xinput set-prop</code> command, and since my keyboard id is 16, my command is <code>xinput set-prop 16 "Device Enabled" 0</code></p> <p>but when O restart my computer, i need to re-enter the command again, and this is a p...
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2014-01-22T18:52:49.693
2016-04-27T13:48:04.820
How do i make changes with x input permanent?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Edit the X.org configuration file located in <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> . It handles input devices as well as displays</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-02-...
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2018-08-18T04:22:22.750
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user11348
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27758
2011-02-23T15:49:47.603
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<p>How can I hide my computer's presence from other system(s) on the same wireless network? Windows allows you to switch off network discovery (though I'm not sure if it affects the visibility on other OSs), and I'm seeking a similar functionality for Ubuntu and Linux.</p> <p>It seems that many of you are inclined to ...
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2012-08-29T14:17:59.547
2018-02-07T04:20:22.737
How do I make Ubuntu system invisible to other systems on wireless network?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One thing you can do is block the protocols on your firewall. The primary protocol is SMB which uses a number of ports: 135, 137, 139, and 445. Mac computers may pick you up using avahi which runs on port 5353.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't have any Samba component installed you don't nee...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As long as you're communicating with the network wirelessly, anyone running a tool like kismet can pick up your signal -- when you're on the network, you're not invisible -- at least not to those that want to find you.</p>\n\n<p>If you're worried about sharing files etc., try...
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27751
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27761
2011-02-23T16:05:23.920
2
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<p>I have the guest additions installed. I've increased the resolution to (1600x1200 max). My monitor is a 25" (widescreen) and supports up to 1920x1280. How do I get the window to resize to fill the entire screen. It seems like Ubuntu only supports 4:3 ratio and not 16:9. Is there a way to fix this? </p>
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2011-02-23T17:34:31.070
How do I make Ubuntu full scale in Virtual Box
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm assuming you have tried Full Screen and Seemless modes. My guess is you might not have to increase the Video Memory you have configured for Virtual Box.</p>\n\n<p>For size estimates: with 64 Mb of Video memory configured in Virtual Box, I am running a Full Screen Mode display of...
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27752
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34043
2011-02-23T16:09:26.170
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<p>Today when I opened Empathy on Ubuntu 10.10 I got this unusual error box. I have never got this warning about an untrusted connection before.</p> <p>What should I do? Is it a security risk if I continue without a second guess?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/IAXHD.png" alt="screenshot of the dialog box"...
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2017-09-08T23:51:13.010
2017-09-12T01:14:49.450
Why does Empathy say my connection is untrusted?
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2011-02-23T16:29:51.113
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<p>I've got an NFS server and several NFS clients, if I reboot the server, then when the client comes up (if the server is unavailable), I can get it to either skip the NFS mount or prompt me to ask how to continue. </p> <p>However in man nfs it talks about a bg option, which should fork the mount to the background a...
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2011-02-23T16:46:52.963
2011-03-25T19:38:07.690
How can I get an nfs mount in fstab to use the bg option to mount a server when it eventually comes up
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T17:06:13.173", "id": "30696", "postId": "27753", "score": "1", "text": "Probably mountall, the utility which takes care of mounting the partitions during boot, does not handle \"bg\" as it should. Better file a bug report for it.", "userDisplayName": null, "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think what you really want to use is auto mounting. Auto mounts only mount when they are needed and dismount when inactive. They also \"solve\" the problem you are seeing as long as you don't try to access the remote mount until the server is up.</p>\n\n<p>See the <a href...
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2011-02-23T17:05:39.103
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<p>this is not an Ubuntu specific quesion, it applies to all unix/linux.</p> <p>how can I run a command like this: </p> <pre><code> find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print -exec svn info "{}" | grep URL \; </code></pre> <p>the command above doesn't do what I want, I can't seem to pipe the output of the svn info to g...
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2011-02-23T19:31:50.603
2011-02-23T20:58:12.853
"find" command and piping its output through another program
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-23T17:08:29.067", "id": "30698", "postId": "27755", "score": "1", "text": "Could you please describe what you really want ? Also please put the real question (related to your objective) in the title :)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "742" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Actually I figured out that the below does what I want in this instance:</p>\n\n<pre><code> find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print -exec svn info \"{}\" \\; | grep URL\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>but I still would like to know how can I pipe output inside the exec of find</p>\n", ...
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2011-02-23T18:16:38.373
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<p>I want to change the handle..</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/rsDvY.png" alt="The handle before &quot;shutter&quot;"></p> <p>..So that it is enabled, but doesn't appear. How can I do this?</p> <p>I am using the Gnome Global Menu Applet by the way.</p>
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2011-07-05T03:22:04.937
How do I change/remove the handle graphic in panel?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know why do you need to do that but in the image you provide the handle is right there as you can see when paying attention to the same image with a little amplification:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vV79A.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"><...
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