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<p>I'd like to know if there a way to be granted root rights while using Nautilus 2.30 ? </p> <p>For example I'd like to move some old folders of long unused users from the home directory - remains of previous distros (Debian). </p> <p>Of course I can open a terminal, but I want to know if it is possible to do that w...
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2018-04-19T04:47:10.177
2021-11-29T06:28:51.610
How to be granted root rights while browsing files/directories with Nautilus
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27770
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2011-02-23T18:49:45.573
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<p>What's the most popular way to encrypt individual files or folders?</p>
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227922
2015-01-24T11:10:55.270
2019-01-27T07:31:56.180
Is there a tool to encrypt a file or directory?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ul>\n<li>EncFS system tray applet for GNOME <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/cryptkeeper\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">cryptkeeper</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.truecrypt.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">TrueCrypt</a>: <strong>discontinued, <a href=\"http://t...
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user8260
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2011-02-23T19:02:52.267
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<p>Is there a keyboard shortcut to minimize all windows, like <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>M</kbd> on Windows?</p>
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2017-11-24T11:01:10.573
2022-11-17T15:42:00.773
How do I minimize all the windows using a keyboard shortcut?
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[ { "creationDate": "2019-05-14T13:27:59.090", "id": "1896259", "postId": "27775", "score": "0", "text": "how about minimizing the current active window?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "329036" } ]
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27784
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2011-02-23T19:48:11.847
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<p>I'm still running Ubuntu 10.04 with quite a few PPAs. Amongst the PPAs there is <a href="https://launchpad.net/~guido-iodice/+archive/guiodiclucid" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Guiodic (Guido Iodice) Lucid quasi-rolling :)</a> PPA which brings most recent versions of many programs to my desktop.</p> <p>My steps:</p> ...
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2011-02-23T20:45:00.287
2012-04-13T06:26:57.133
Does dist-upgrade require PPA software to be uninstalled first?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>you have Ubuntu already installed 10.04 and you want to update your version to version 10.10, then click <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd> and run \"update-manager\", will open a new window.</p>\n\n<p>Click the Update button and start the download and update packages, depending on...
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27789
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2011-02-23T20:34:05.090
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<p>I am using a GTK theme which I love except that it doesn't have borders around the windows. If I am on a web page (for example) with a white background and my wallpaper is white I don't know where the web page starts. What is worse, sometimes that type of thing happens with other windows, where I can't tell where th...
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2011-02-25T19:52:06.997
2011-02-25T19:52:06.997
Editing GTK theme (adding a border)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The window border width is actually set by the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacity\" rel=\"nofollow\">Metacity</a> theme. You can either change the Metacity theme <em>(System ➜ Preferences ➜ Appearance ➜ Theme ➜ Customize ➜ Window Border)</em> to one that has a window bor...
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27791
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2011-02-23T20:55:14.617
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<p>I'm tired of Ubuntu One failing to sync with my Evolution installation. I want to start using funambol, or google, or anything else that works consistently. I need to know how to export my Ubuntu One contacts to a csv, or other common file type.</p>
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2014-01-31T17:31:04.257
2014-01-31T17:31:04.257
How can I export my contacts from Ubuntu One?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Take a look at <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts\" rel=\"nofollow\">this tutorial</a>. After copying the contacts back into your local addressbook, follow the instructions <a href=\"http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=142680\" rel=\"nof...
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27797
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2011-02-23T21:15:02.360
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<p>I'd make a backup of a entire remote filesystem ext3 to a local HD. This operation has to be made using ssh. The backup has to be get from the Client PC and not give to the Server. I hope was clear to explain my issue.</p> <p>Some one could suggest me how to resolve it?</p> <p>thank you so much!</p>
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2011-02-24T13:29:54.513
to clone a filesystem from a remote system to a local HD
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27799
1
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2011-02-23T21:41:17.777
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<p>When I installed <code>epos</code>:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get install epos </code></pre> <p>and try to use <code>say</code>:</p> <pre><code>say hello </code></pre> <p>the terminal says:</p> <pre><code>hello########################################################################################################...
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2011-02-23T22:19:42.600
2012-11-06T02:02:26.683
How to use Epos?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Is there a reason you need epos? I installed it just to see if I could help you, and I'm appalled at the lack of end-user documentation. I ran into the same trouble you did. A few forum posts suggested no other sound application can run alongside epos. Additionally, there is ...
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user8260
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2011-02-23T23:12:51.010
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<p>I have one audio output jack and one audio input jack on my laptop. I want to use it for real time audio mixing, and I need to have another discrete output for headphones that is independent of the master out.</p> <p>I want to know if it is possible to reconfigure the microphone input jack as an output jack, and if...
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2011-03-12T23:22:10.390
2014-09-24T19:07:37.357
Using microphone input port as headphone output
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27811
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2011-02-24T00:37:22.153
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<p>Is there a way to make running "nautilus" create a new process, instead of using the existing one? I'm annoyed with my dock's nautilus launchers thinking the nautilus window is a new application.</p>
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2019-11-27T13:01:44.423
Is there a way to make nautilus run individual processes?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unless you're developing/fixing bugs in nautilus, there is no good reason to have more than one process for the main nautilus code and plenty of reasons not to.</p>\n\n<p>The way nautilus code is laid out makes it quite cumbersome, with all parts integrated into a single mono...
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27817
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2011-02-24T02:14:15.587
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<p>I have downloaded mysql-5.5.9-linux2.6-i686.tar.gz file. I don't know how to install it into my Ubuntu os. I don't have an internet connection, I'm posting here from browsing center. I can download files from here, but I can't connect my laptop directly to the internet. Is there any way to install mysql while offlin...
10064
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2011-03-03T00:26:29.133
2011-03-03T00:26:29.133
How to install mysql DB while offline?
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27820
2011-02-24T02:40:38.893
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<p>As I mentioned <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/19376/installing-ubuntu-on-ssd">earlier</a>, I have installed ubuntu on X25M 80 GB SSD and ubuntu is the only OS on my laptop. How do i check and update the SSD firmware? on intel's site, everything is for windows :( Anyone having experience doing this?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:23:20.243
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How do I update the firmware on an Intel X25M?
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27823
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2011-02-24T03:50:40.647
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<p>I know I could use something like Ubuntu Tweak to change the file associations for each file. But I am wondering if there is a way to do it faster and just set the system so that all the files that would have been opened by gedit are now going to be handled by gvim. </p>
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2018-04-23T08:46:42.253
2018-04-23T08:46:42.253
How do I set gvim as my default text editor instead of gedit?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Right click the file you want to open, select \"Open With other application\". A Window will pop-up containing a list of all the installed programs. Select gvim from the list, and make sure \"Remember this application...\" is selected. That will open all files of that type in gvim. H...
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27824
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2011-02-24T03:55:38.800
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/48321/how-to-start-applications-at-startup-automatically">How to start applications at startup automatically?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>How do i start a application when ubuntu starts ?</p>
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-08-06T17:26:43.050
How to start applications at startup?
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2012-08-30T15:42:58.283
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<p>Every time I open a terminal or an application like Inkscape I have to click the maximize button because by default they open in a small size. Is there a way I can configure my system so that whenever a new program opens, it uses the whole screen? </p> <p>Here is an example of how small the window of Inkscape is wh...
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2011-02-24T05:22:59.920
2020-05-31T14:16:11.460
How to configure my system so that all windows start maximized?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/maximus\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">maximus <img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/0wAin.png\" alt=\"Install maximus\"></a> from the Software Center or from the Terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install maximus\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The...
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27828
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2011-02-24T04:40:30.263
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<p>I am installing from the alternate CD and using the LVM encrypted hard drive.</p> <p>The installer is now asking if I want to encrypt my home directory, is this overkill?</p>
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2011-04-13T16:25:12.457
2011-06-09T07:27:04.550
Is encrypting the home directory on an encrypted LVM installation overkill?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's overkill for most systems. By \"encrypted LVM\" you likely mean \"LUKS\" (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Unified_Key_Setup\">Linux Unified Key Setup</a>).</p>\n\n<p>Encrypting the home directory protects you from:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>other users on the same sy...
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2011-02-24T04:41:50.313
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<p>The thing is gnome power mangager isn't working and everything is seen in crappy graphics, when I log in, the same error message appears and says something is wrong with gnome power management, it also said the xorg server has failed... true this for my Virtual Machine, but the same message appears for my desktop, t...
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2012-03-14T17:53:51.477
I have a huge boot fail....gnome power manager
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2012-03-14T19:07:19.820
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2011-02-24T04:47:57.070
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<p>I want to change the java environment to <strong>java-6-openjdk</strong>.<br/> <strong>/etc/environment:</strong></p> <pre><code>PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games" JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/ CLASSPATH=.:$CLASSPATH:$JAVA_HOME/lib </code></pre> <p><strong>java...
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2011-03-26T14:38:14.413
The annoyed configuration of java-6-openjdk
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In my system (Ubuntu 10.04.LTS) <code>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk</code> is symbolic link pointed to <code>/usr/lib/java-6-openjdk</code> directory.</p>\n\n<p>In <code>/etc/environments</code> <code>JAVA_HOME</code> refers the link only.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe you check this lin...
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27838
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27840
2011-02-24T06:02:54.633
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<p>This is a snapshot of error log:</p> <pre><code>06:16:29,933 ERROR EmailRMManager$:45 - Exception In get Message com.rabbitmq.client.AlreadyClosedException: clean connection shutdown; reason: Attempt to use closed channel at com.rabbitmq.client.impl.AMQChannel.ensureIsOpen(AMQChannel.java:195) at com.rabbit...
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2020-10-13T11:43:30.193
How to grep 2 or 3 lines, one containing the text I want, and the others just below it?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just do a:</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -A1 ERROR\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The <code>-A1</code> tells grep to include 1 line after the match. <code>-B</code> includes lines before the match, in case you need that too.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "...
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27843
1
27846
2011-02-24T08:00:18.497
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<p>Using <code>ssh -X user@host</code> I can start programs on the host and X11 forwarding allows me to see their windows on the remote machine. However, I'd like to be able to forward/redirect <strong>existing</strong> windows.</p> <p>How would I do that (if it's possible at all)?</p> <p>Note, VNC is not an option (...
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3037
2011-02-24T08:16:41.393
2017-07-19T11:42:01.713
Redirect existing windows via SSH and X11 forwarding?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like <a href=\"https://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Usage\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><code>xpra</code></a> is an active successor to xmove, and does exactly what you want. The devs bill it as \"screen for X clients\". While it needs to run on your remote server, it runs just fine o...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I read on <a href=\"https://serverfault.com/questions/58018/in-linux-can-i-send-a-running-window-to-a-new-display\">serverfault</a> that you might be able to do that with <code>xmove</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "20...
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27848
1
27859
2011-02-24T08:56:33.323
6
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<p>I want to install Ubuntu on my Windows machine and was wondering whether I should use the WUBI method or rather install via a virtual machine using VMWare or Virtual Box.</p> <p>What would the advantages be of either or disadvantages?</p>
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2014-01-25T00:45:09.767
2014-01-25T00:45:09.767
Should I install through WUBI or in a Virtual Machine on my Windows machine?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>WUBI PROS:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Direct access to your real hardware (important if you need full 3D support)</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>WUBI CONS</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>There have been numerous reports of unbootable systesm during kernel upgrades, I don't think it's effectively supported/tested</li>\n</...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>WUBI would run faster because it is not running on top of a virtual machine. Also, with WUBI it would be easier for Ubuntu to access things like webcam, microphone, etc. The advantage of the virtual machine is that you can run Windows and Ubuntu at the exact same time and dra...
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27850
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2011-02-24T09:19:00.957
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<p>I am currently working on a dual-booted PC. I am using Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx released in April 2010.</p> <p>The allocated partition to Ubuntu that I am making use of has almost exhausted. Current memory allocations on the PC <code>wrt</code> Ubuntu OS looks like this:</p> <pre><code>bodhgaya@pc146...
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2011-04-12T17:23:59.717
2011-04-12T17:23:59.717
Changing the default installation path to a newly installed hard disk
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>you can not set or otherwise move the location of the software installed via the system package manager (APT), Linux unlike Windows stores application components grouped by type, not by application, for example, executables go into /usr/bin, volatile content into /var, you ca...
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27851
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2011-02-24T09:27:28.527
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<p>this is the error when i am trying to make navit in ubuntu10.10</p> <pre><code> error: no rule to make target 'Button icon.qml' needed by 'all-am'.stop. </code></pre> <p>i dont know how to solve it.somebody help me</p>
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2012-04-07T22:04:10.803
2012-04-07T22:04:10.803
how can i solve this error: no rule to make target 'Button icon.qml' needed by 'all-am'.stop
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try running <code>sudo apt-get build-dep navit</code>, then run <code>./configure &amp;&amp; make</code> again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-24T09:57:20....
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27858
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27904
2011-02-24T10:18:34.093
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<p>If I used one wired connection to ISP_1 and another wireless connection to ISP_2, can Ubuntu benefit from both, such as running bit-torrent and getting twice the bandwidth?</p>
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2011-02-24T14:23:45.267
2016-09-27T21:40:24.433
Can I connect to multiple networks for double bandwidth?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, this is not possible. You can connect to both ISPs at once, but each will give you a different IP address. When you say, run a web browser and try to download something, it has to pick one IP address to use, and then its traffic will all be routed through that ISP. You could r...
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27862
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27881
2011-02-24T10:32:10.677
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<p>In the <code>Mouse preferences</code> dialog I've set the <code>acceleration</code> to max and the <code>sensitivity</code> to min and the mouse pointer is not exactly sluggish, but I'd like to make it even faster. Is it possible to be done by setting some value in the <code>procfs</code> or something?</p> <p>Thank...
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2024-01-26T06:53:13.123
How can I increase the mouse pointer speed beyond the limits set by the Mouse preferences dialog?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>xset</code> command allows you to change quite a few aspects of your desktop, including mouse acceleration.</p>\n\n<pre><code>xset m 2 1\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The first number is the acceleration, the second is threshold. So, in the example I provided, the mouse will go 2X a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <code>xset</code> command allows you to change quite a few aspects of your desktop, including mouse acceleration.</p>\n\n<pre><code>xset m 2 1\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The first number is the acceleration, the second is threshold. So, in the example I provided, the mouse will...
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27863
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2011-02-24T10:32:33.557
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<p>This is not specific ubuntu/linux question but I hope someone can help me.</p> <p>I am doing some <strong>video stream server</strong> which on <strong>slow PC</strong> (CPU 1GHz, bad GPU (via)). Does someone knows which codec should I use?</p> <p>The source is 720x576 YUV (PAL) which is too big to stream directly...
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2012-09-13T13:31:19.757
Fast video stream encoder
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found solution that runs quite well.</p>\n\n<p>This solution uses VLC for all work. Video is captured from USB Webcam, compressed and served to web. Stream is HTML 5 compatible, so it can be used for streaming.</p>\n\n<p>This solution is using VLC for whole process:</p>\n\n<pre><co...
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27864
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2011-02-24T10:33:18.707
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<p>I need a good video converter application that can convert from/to many video formats. On Windows I found <a href="http://www.pcfreetime.com/" rel="noreferrer">Format Factory</a> to be good. I would like its equivalent or something better on Ubuntu.</p>
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2018-10-25T19:41:37.177
2018-10-25T19:41:37.177
What's video converters are available for Ubuntu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are at least four video converters you can try:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/arista\" rel=\"noreferrer\">arista</a> | <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/arista\" rel=\"noreferrer\">[Install arista]</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/trans...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Proabably the easiest to use is avidemux.\nIt has an intuitive graphical interface and can do lots of simple tasks, like convert, cut scenes etc.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "cr...
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2011-02-24T11:42:46.863
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<p>When I log in to my Ubuntu system several applications that I added to startup list (by using System->Preferences->StartUp Application) start automatically. </p> <p>Last times I am seeing that among those startup applications there is also another one called "Konqueror" (which is a browser and browse me automatical...
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2017-04-13T12:37:16.477
2011-02-26T21:57:31.647
Unwanted application starts automatically when I login
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to System>Preferences>Startup apps, then on the Options tab uncheck the \"Automatically remember....\" checkbox.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T12:42:26.583", "id": "30883", "postId": "27872", "score": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to System>Preferences>Startup apps, then on the Options tab uncheck the \"Automatically remember....\" checkbox.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T12:42:26.583", "id": "30883", "postId": "27872", ...
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2011-02-24T12:13:38.087
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<p>I'm trying to link to a specific tomboy note from the panel or from the desktop. I don't really like the notifaction "click, dropdown, click" way for a specific note I'm using, so I want to be able to open it with one seperate button.</p> <p>I couldn't find it on the website of Tomboy, nor did Google help me on thi...
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2012-11-21T22:05:22.020
2012-11-21T22:05:22.020
Link to specific Tomboy note
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Your tomboy notes are saved in <code>~/.local/share/tomboy</code>. They have a <code>.note</code> ending.</p>\n\n<p>To open a note from command line you can use <code>tomboy --open-note YOUR_NOTE</code>. The only problem is that they are not saved by their name but by some sort of ha...
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2011-02-24T12:45:55.007
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<p>I have found that using desktop effects in Ubuntu versions later than 8.10 causes the desktop to freeze after a few seconds on my PC. the command <code>lspci -nn</code> gave the following</p> <pre><code>00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] ...
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2011-02-24T14:28:22.017
2012-11-17T04:56:55.693
Freezes if desktop effects is used
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Disable the desktop effects:</p>\n\n<p>We have three computers with the same chipset and the very same problem at work.</p>\n\n<p>20 PCs, 3 of them with the intel 945 chipset... the three of them have issues. They constantly freeze. We tried to boot in Ubuntu Classic, but it ...
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2012-02-04T21:07:35.510
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2011-02-24T13:25:12.850
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<p>Why is the default virtual terminal in ubuntu tty7? is there any sort of precedent for this, or was that just the number that first came to mind?</p>
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2012-11-21T21:19:48.970
2012-11-21T21:19:48.970
Why is the default virtual terminal number 7?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's not really anything special, and it's not like anyone person said: \"YES! TTY7 will forever be the starting point\".</p>\n\n<p>Typically when you boot init (upstart) will reserve the first 6 TTYs for text terminals - which leaves the next unallocated TTY, 7, for whatever comes n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's not really anything special, and it's not like anyone person said: \"YES! TTY7 will forever be the starting point\".</p>\n\n<p>Typically when you boot init (upstart) will reserve the first 6 TTYs for text terminals - which leaves the next unallocated TTY, 7, for whatever...
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2011-02-24T13:42:39.550
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<p>Ive been using linux for some time, and ive never quite got my head around the various keywords attached to the GUI. </p> <p>I think i understand the difference between the likes of KDE and Gnome - They are collections of applications and other software that make up a given gui environment. However a quick read thr...
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2012-11-21T22:57:45.040
2012-11-21T22:57:45.040
GUI keyword confusion
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I may confuse you further, but I'm going to add a few more words to that list. I've tried to highlight the buzzwords while I paint a picture of how things fit together.</p>\n<h2>Window managers</h2>\n<p>It might sounds silly but window managers manage your windows. They sit right nex...
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2011-02-24T14:16:24.187
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<p>I would like to get the size of the current window from a shell script...</p> <p>Really not much else to say... I would prefer to use wmctrl.</p>
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2015-05-18T02:23:43.787
2019-12-09T04:58:49.033
Get Window size in shell
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<pre><code>wmctrl -lG\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Will give you something like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>oli@bert:~$ wmctrl -lG\n0x0384c0d5 -1 1590 1030 330 170 bert N/A\n0x01200023 -1 0 0 3840 1200 bert x-nautilus-desktop\n0x01000003 -1 3840 2352 1920 24 bert Bottom Expanded Edge Panel\n0x...
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2011-02-24T14:20:07.583
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<ol> <li><p>Is there any plugin which can retrieve MS Exchange emails in Thunderbird just like evolution-mapi &amp; evolution-exchange does for Evolution?</p></li> <li><p>What happened If the server does not have IMAP enabled ?</p></li> </ol>
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2011-02-24T16:33:38.237
2012-12-20T21:13:35.493
evolution mapi for thunderbird
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check here for complete how to, AD address book, Calendar etc: </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.high-on-it.co.za/2011/01/complete-how-to-setup-thunderbird-31x.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">howto-thunderbird-and-ms-exchange-server</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments":...
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2011-02-24T14:26:42.423
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<p>I got this late 2010 11" MacBook Air. I'm having issues with NVIDIA graphics, <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/20864/gnome-shell-overview-animation-is-slow-on-my-nvidia-320m">especially with GNOME Shell</a>.</p> <p>I'm thinking about selling this to switch to the new MacBook Pro, particularly the entry leve...
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-09-23T06:26:59.823
Will the MacBook Pro Early 2011 work better with Ubuntu than the Air Late 2010?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check the hardware against the <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog\" rel=\"nofollow\">Canonical component catalog</a>. That might help you out.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-...
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2011-02-24T15:03:28.213
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and have problem with proprietary nvidia driver for my GeForce GTS 250. I have issue with <strong>poor Compiz</strong> performance. And there is also open-source "noueau" driver.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Proprietary:</strong> I tried many versions but neither works fast <strong>on desktop</stron...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-04-08T10:26:06.803
Compiz slow under proprietary nvidia driver
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would try <a href=\"http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-260.19.36-driver.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">260.19.36</a> or <a href=\"http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-260.19.29-driver.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">260.19.29</a>.</p>\n\n<p>The 270 driver line is...
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2014-06-30T18:52:05.860
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2011-02-24T15:47:24.460
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<p>I declined to encrypt to my home drive whilst installing ubuntu.</p> <ul> <li><p>Is it possible to encrypt it after installation?</p> </li> <li><p>if so, how?</p> </li> </ul>
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2020-10-22T21:45:18.137
2020-10-22T21:45:18.137
Encrypt home drive after installation
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/27912/349837\">Nanne post</a> is a quite OLD :</p>\n<p>install <code>sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils</code></p>\n<p>Read This <a href=\"http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/02/long-overdue-introduction-ecryptfs.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">H...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is probably something like this</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>make an encrypted filesystem</li>\n<li>move your old ~user</li>\n<li>copy files to encrypted system</li>\n<li>mount encrypted system as ~user</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Here's a manual: <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Enc...
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2011-02-24T17:11:51.067
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<p>I have a MSI CX623 laptop and I have installed the Ubuntu 10.10, x64bit version on it. </p> <p>The problem is after I activated the Nvidia driver from Additional Drivers. After restarting Xorg crashes. </p> <p>This laptop uses the optimus technology of Nvidia, is this supported?</p> <p>The full specification of t...
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2011-02-24T17:55:50.290
2011-04-27T12:41:47.097
Xorg crash on MSI CX623 notebook
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have found some interesting thread: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660&amp;highlight=optimus\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660&amp;highlight=optimus</a></p>\n\n<p>But now my question is: When optimus technology will be suppo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have found some interesting thread: <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660&amp;highlight=optimus\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660&amp;highlight=optimus</a></p>\n\n<p>But now my question is: When optimus technology will ...
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27925
1
27926
2011-02-24T17:49:48.600
10
17616
<p>Is there any application that allows connecting via SFTP using private keys rather than password? </p> <p>I know that I can do that via Nautilus, but I would prefer some standalone application. </p>
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2017-02-24T20:04:55.913
SFTP GUI +SSH Key
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would try <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/filezilla\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">FileZilla</a>. </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install filezilla\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It proved to be reliable and feature-rich for me.</p>\n\n<p>Here is the Wiki page on how to <a href...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would try <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/filezilla\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">FileZilla</a>. </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install filezilla\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>It proved to be reliable and feature-rich for me.</p>\n\n<p>Here is the Wiki page on how to...
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27927
1
null
2011-02-24T17:57:29.137
6
965
<p>When Network-Manager is not able to bind my Ubuntu to any connection, after a while it closes. The icon in the notification area (or indicator area) disappears, and it does not run any more. For instance this happens when there is really no ethernet network nor wireless one.</p> <p>Nonetheless this is a problem, si...
5592
114
2011-02-24T18:44:01.830
2011-02-24T19:55:08.580
Why does Network-Manager close when it cannot bind to any connection?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This happened to me in the past but I never got around to troubleshooting it. Generally, with this kind of intermittent problem I'll use the following script to both keep the application running and gather information about why it quit:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\n# Automa...
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27929
1
28767
2011-02-24T18:41:50.353
1
10619
<p>I'm getting an error when I plug in my 1TB USB external HDD, the weird thing about this is that it was working fine before and I've been using it for about a couple of months now. yesterday I compressed one of the folders which had about 120GB of data but the compression failed after an hour and I decided to unmount...
11420
235
2011-10-20T23:54:05.723
2012-10-20T06:33:56.760
Unable to mount 1TB USB external HDD - Error
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3
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T19:10:24.630", "id": "30957", "postId": "27929", "score": "0", "text": "please provide us with output of `cat /proc/partitions` and `sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdc`", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3226" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T20:28:19.867", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ok Partition Table was the problem with the drive. i used this link <a href=\"http://hubpages.com/hub/Repair-Partition-Table\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hubpages.com/hub/Repair-Partition-Table</a> which guided me on how to go about repairing the partition table. </p>\n\n<p>So i added G...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For me it looks like there is no partition on the harddrive. Have you already created some on the hardrive? Because normally it should look like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb\n\nPlatte /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GByte, 1000204886016 Byte \n255 Köpfe, 63 Sektoren/Spur,...
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27932
1
27941
2011-02-24T18:47:47.863
9
1722
<p>Will updated versions of Firefox land in old Ubuntu releases, such as Lucid and Maverick, when they are released by Mozilla?</p>
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2012-08-26T06:59:43.077
2012-08-26T06:59:43.077
Will the latest versions of Firefox be brought into old Ubuntu releases?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, while a release of Ubuntu continues to be supported, it will receive the updated versions of Firefox. </p>\n\n<p>Note that most Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months after release. For example 10.10 is over 18 months old, and will not receive security updates, such as new ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>New Firefox versions will become your default browser if Firefox is your default browser, and you install the updates available for your system.</p>\n\n<p>The browser that comes with 11.04 is FireFox 4.0 and while it is the default it is not the latest version. You can update...
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27933
1
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2011-02-24T18:51:22.957
19
7803
<p>What are post-installation triggers? These are executed when upgrading software.</p>
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2011-02-24T19:03:58.383
What are post-installation triggers?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Debian packages contain more than just files. Among other things, they often contain scripts that doesn't get installed, but are run before or after installing/uninstalling the files from a package. For example, the linux-kernel packages will run a script that adds the newly ...
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user11421
27936
1
580673
2011-02-24T18:58:10.717
38
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<p>Several time recently I've seen UDF suggested as the solution to a cross platform format for a drive used on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows XP and above.</p> <p>I've searched here and not found the same suggestion (most are suggesting ntfs-3g which seems to cost money and isn't preinstalled on a Mac).</p> <p>So my qu...
5837
5837
2011-03-01T19:35:59.857
2021-09-15T19:34:14.917
Can and should UDF be used as a hard drive format?
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4
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No.</p>\n\n<p>We're in 2015 at the time of this reply. I am using OSX Yosemite, Ubuntu 14.10, and the Windows 10 technical preview for enterprises on a Mactel machine (Macmini 7,1).</p>\n\n<p>I tried both UDF and exFat. I use Ubuntu for development and do need Unix-style permissions....
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I just tested this out in a VM. It seems that you need to (re)create your partition in Windows assign it a drive letter but don't format it to any filesystem. After that boot into Ubuntu and just follow the directions and it should work for read/write.</p>\n\n<p>Remember to b...
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27948
1
27974
2011-02-24T20:17:40.800
6
4738
<p>I am trying to get a list of currently plugged in USB devices in Ubuntu 10.10 and monitor changes that happen, like devices being plugged in or out using udev and D-Bus. </p> <p>I'm fairly new to programming using D-Bus. I saw one example: "<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4224796/linux-how-to-detect-is...
11423
-1
2017-05-23T12:39:47.820
2012-02-23T00:26:34.063
USB device changes using udev and D-Bus
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't have much experience with DBus or udev, but <a href=\"http://pyudev.readthedocs.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">pyudev</a> looks very promising.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't have much experience with DBus or udev, but <a href=\"http://pyudev.readthedocs.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">pyudev</a> looks very promising.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "cre...
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27951
1
27952
2011-02-24T20:32:23.917
0
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<p>I installed some extensions for Firefox and now my tabs bar is gone and on the left, there are some white pixels where they should be brown. I tried deleting the settings file in etc/firefox/prefs, but without success.</p> <p>How can I restore the original settings?</p>
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2011-02-26T11:59:14.860
Messed up my Firefox 4 settings
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It was Tab Fox, disabled it and everything's fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T20:39:04.613", "id": "30971", "postId": "27952", "score": "0", "text": "If this is answer to your question, remember to ma...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It was Tab Fox, disabled it and everything's fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-24T20:39:04.613", "id": "30971", "postId": "27952", "score": "0", "text": "If this is answer to your ...
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27954
1
27955
2011-02-24T20:42:35.343
44
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<p>Is there an easy way to check Internet connectivity from console? I am trying to play around in a shell script. One idea I seem is to <code>wget --spider <a href="http://www.google.co.in/">http://www.google.co.in/</a></code> and check the HTTP response code to interpret if the Internet connection is working fine. Bu...
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2018-03-09T06:48:57.547
2023-04-17T10:14:35.903
How can I check Internet connectivity in a console?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Checking whether specific website is up</h2>\n\n<p>First, multiple good online monitoring services are available. To pick one, Pingdom includes free account for monitoring one target. (Disclaimer: I am <em>not</em> affiliated with Pingdom in any way).</p>\n\n<p>Second, using <code>w...
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27962
1
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2011-02-24T21:31:05.053
2
2575
<p>Is there any way to get ubuntu to recognise an ATI 6950? I have tried installing the proprietary ATI drivers, but these do not seem to work properly. It seems to screw up the gnome desktop, and starts booting into terminal. I'm somewhat of a linux newbie, so not really sure whats going wrong. I don't want to game on...
11427
235
2011-03-08T14:02:17.650
2012-01-23T15:40:46.973
Installing drivers for an ATI 6950
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-25T15:23:32.700", "id": "31079", "postId": "27962", "score": "0", "text": "which kernel version are you using?\n\nyou can do a uname -r when it boots into the terminal screen.\n\nif you are running 2.6.35-25, then you are not alone. There are many ATI users that seems...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have found a solution. The <a href=\"http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Debian\" rel=\"nofollow\">wiki page here</a> describes a process for installing the ATI drivers.\nSo in the end, the steps I took were:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install Ubuntu Server 10.10</li>\n<li>Install ubunt...
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27963
1
28478
2011-02-24T21:34:14.377
3
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<p>I downloaded the linux-source-2.6.35 package and tried to compile it using the command "fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version=.dbg kernel_image kernel_source kernel_headers --initrd" after "make menuconfig".</p> <p>The image .deb file is produced and installs fine, but an error stops the build process while trying...
11425
235
2012-07-08T16:27:53.080
2012-07-08T16:27:53.080
Error encountered compiling kernel 2.6.35-25.44
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One of the kernel package scripts wasn't working right, so it was trying to copy crypto.master and failing. Below is a patch I made to fix it, although the source package still doesn't include the debian and debian.master folders outside the tar archive like the official Ubuntu kerne...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One of the kernel package scripts wasn't working right, so it was trying to copy crypto.master and failing. Below is a patch I made to fix it, although the source package still doesn't include the debian and debian.master folders outside the tar archive like the official Ubun...
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27964
1
null
2011-02-24T21:37:57.877
3
10548
<p>I use <code>likewise-open</code> to connect to a Windows AD, and I am able to see AD users. </p> <p>What should I do to authenticate a user for git when I push to and pull from a git repository? Where is this configured?</p>
11430
8844
2011-03-31T03:45:55.547
2014-01-14T02:24:40.490
git authentication with Active Directory user
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is already already <a href=\"https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/contrib/ldap/ldap-query-example.pl\" rel=\"nofollow\">this script</a> for <em>group</em> user authentication through AD, within <strong><a href=\"https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite\" rel=\"nofol...
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27966
1
28944
2011-02-24T21:46:35.127
0
1027
<p>Whenever I try to open webmeeting through AT&amp;T WebEx, it loads till 64% and then hangs.The AT&amp;T FAQs say that Linux machines can host webmeetings as long as you have java installed. I have installed the latest <code>sun-java-jre</code> from Sun (Oracle) and have removed <code>openjdk</code> &amp; <code>icedt...
9302
10581
2011-02-25T07:23:59.787
2011-04-03T00:39:11.410
WebEx webmeeting hangs at 64%
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>this question can be closed. it is a problem with AT&amp;T webex . I spoke to their technical support . They told me , the support for Linux is till firefox 3.0</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creat...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>this question can be closed. it is a problem with AT&amp;T webex . I spoke to their technical support . They told me , the support for Linux is till firefox 3.0</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
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27967
1
27975
2011-02-24T22:11:07.873
24
31753
<p>I don't need 7 TTYs (or do I?). So how do I reduce this number to 3?</p>
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2011-02-24T23:41:21.327
2011-02-24T23:43:05.757
How can I reduce the number of TTYs?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The way I recommend would be:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Run: <code>sudoedit /etc/default/console-setup</code>\nFind the line that says: <strong>ACTIVE_CONSOLES=\"/dev/tty[1-6]\"</strong> </p></li>\n<li><p>Change it to the amount of tty you want. For 3 you do: <strong>ACTIVE_CONSOLES=\"/dev...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>All I did was delete tty4 through tty6 from <code>/etc/event.d</code>, and tty4.conf through tty6.conf from <code>/etc/init</code>, and reboot. You may want to be more cautious, see below.</p>\n\n<p>I don't know what the consequences are of having non-sequential tty's. Hopefu...
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27968
1
null
2011-02-24T22:13:45.130
7
1242
<p>Recently, when running the update manager, and after checking package info. shows this message.</p> <pre><code>Could not calculate the upgrade An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:'E:Erro...
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54298
2012-07-09T13:09:45.343
2014-10-31T10:46:29.527
Update manager fails to calculate upgrade
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6
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Download the updates and see what happens. <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-25T04:31:08.567", "id": "27987", "lastA...
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27979
1
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2011-02-24T23:53:35.293
3
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<p>I've got two Ubuntu laptops (both 10.10).<br> One is a new Maverick install and the other has been upgraded many times since 9.04.</p> <p>On the latter, setting up a custom script hook in <code>/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/</code> worked instantaneously. </p> <p>However, on the older laptop, I can't get nm-dis...
10261
8844
2011-03-22T17:53:33.753
2011-05-28T11:32:00.947
In NetworkManager, my nm-dispatcher is never called
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You don't really need to look into the source code to fix this; the dispatcher runs the scripts in <code>/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d</code> until it completes or until one of them returns with an error. This was the case on a few releases, because the initial dispatcher ...
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27982
1
30160
2011-02-25T01:57:33.860
3
320
<p>When I install rabbitmq-server package on Lucid, I always get a warning about upgrading from a previous version (even though no previous version is installed), and then I have to hit enter to dismiss the dialog. Is there any way to disable this prompt so I can do the install unattended?</p>
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2011-02-25T02:24:06.807
2011-03-14T19:20:13.273
Bypass RabbitMQ "OK" dialog on install
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try adding to your preseed config (assuming you are preseeding, as \"install unattended\"):</p>\n\n<p><code>rabbitmq-server rabbitmq-server/upgrade_previous note</code></p>\n\n<p>If not doing unattended install, can pass these options to debconf-set-selections (as root):</p>\n...
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27984
1
28007
2011-02-25T03:44:24.030
4
113
<p>E.g., will Natty packages work on Maverick?</p>
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3037
2011-02-25T19:46:58.093
2011-02-25T19:46:58.093
Will packages work with older Ubuntu releases?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It depends on package dependencies, in general is not safe to use packages from different releases, even when they can be installed they may cause packaging conflicts and other unexpected issues.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conten...
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27985
1
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2011-02-25T02:49:23.183
4
139
<p>I have a development computer running Ubuntu. I often mess things up and end up reconfiguring everything on the machine the way I like it. I would prefer to be able to revert my system to a set point.</p> <p>What is the best way to do this?</p> <p>I would prefer not to use virtualization because of the performance...
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235
2011-03-27T17:32:48.050
2011-03-27T17:32:48.050
Is there a way to revert the entire system to a set point in time?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think that you could do this with <a href=\"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/snapshots_backup.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">LVM snapshots</a>. This might also have a bit of a performance hit, but it shouldn't be nearly as bad as virtualization. The link is not instructions to do...
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highriseo
27988
1
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2011-02-25T05:01:36.550
8
1336
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/635/how-to-convert-wubi-install-into-regular-install">How to convert Wubi install into regular install?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I recently installed Ubuntu through Wubi and I love it enough that I am ready to dit...
11150
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.423
2011-09-25T14:42:57.270
How to migrate from Wubi to a regular installation?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-05-07T14:42:24.863
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2011-02-25T05:22:22.357
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<p>I am using firefox 4 as my default browser, but this is probably file system related. I will describe the problem and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction?</p> <p>Today I was using the browser as normal, all sign ins worked as usual, everything was normal. Then when I got back home tonight and open...
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2011-03-06T00:02:19.060
Firefox 4 stores passwords, but suddenly forgot that it did?
[ "filesystem", "firefox" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Some how it seems to have been fixed, so I'm not sure if it was a bug in a nightly build? Whatever the case is, it seems fixed for most websites now.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Some how it seems to have been fixed, so I'm not sure if it was a bug in a nightly build? Whatever the case is, it seems fixed for most websites now.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", ...
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2011-02-25T05:49:28.080
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<p>I understand my MSI x350 notebook comes with a Sentelic trackpad, which supports multi-touch (according to the MSI website). Is there a way to enable multitouch on Ubuntu? I've been having difficulty finding info about this on google, and since it's not a synaptics touchpad I haven't been able to find much info in u...
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2011-03-03T17:32:40.533
2012-04-24T19:52:02.653
How can I get multitouch enabled on my Sentelic touchpad (msi x350 notebook)?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/311869\" rel=\"nofollow\">open bug report</a> for this issue on Launchpad. While support for this touchpad has improved quite a bit since I bought my MSI X-Series notebook, it's obviously incomplete, as you n...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/311869\" rel=\"nofollow\">open bug report</a> for this issue on Launchpad. While support for this touchpad has improved quite a bit since I bought my MSI X-Series notebook, it's obviously incomplete, ...
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27991
1
28005
2011-02-25T05:53:32.277
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<p>Not finding any info online; I hope somebody here knows. It was Python in OpenOffice; is it still Python? Or are they moving to <em>gasp</em> VBA?</p>
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2014-06-10T16:42:29.563
What language(s) can I use in LibreOffice for macro scripting?
[ "python", "scripts", "libreoffice" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think <a href=\"http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Scripting\">this page</a> answers your question. In summary, you can use the following:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>LibreOffice Basic</p></li>\n<li><p>JavaScript</p></li>\n<li><p>BeanShell</p></li>\n<li><p>Python</p></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>But ...
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2011-02-25T07:23:59.430
5
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<p>I have an Intel GMA 4500M graphic card. In synaptic package manager I found out that there are a bunch of installed packages for nvidia and ATI. I was wondering if I can remove these packages since I have an Intel graphics card. Any recommendations for uninstalling unneeded packages?</p>
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667
2011-02-25T08:25:50.717
2011-02-25T09:43:56.390
Removing unneeded graphical drivers?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, I have an <code>Intel 910GL Integrated Graphics Controller</code> and I purged all the packages not connected with my graphics card, so now I have</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ dpkg -l | grep xorg\nii xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 ...
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1
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2011-02-25T08:10:09.937
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<p>I'm trying to install the <a href="http://fsv.sourceforge.net/download.html">File System Visualizer</a> (think "It's a UNIX System! I know this!" from Jurassic Park) on Ubuntu 10.10.</p> <p>I've got the .tar.gz downloaded, and extracted. However, when I <code>./configure</code>, I get this output:</p> <pre><code>l...
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2011-05-13T14:57:09.720
2012-09-09T15:49:18.423
Installing gtk-config and/or fsv, missing GTK dependencies
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the library is still used or wanted by someone, how can it be obsolete??</p>\n\n<p>I had the same problem building mozilla 1.7.13 (yes, the old mozilla browser).</p>\n\n<p>I've got round this in 10.10 manually installing the dapper package and all dependencies:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\...
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2011-02-25T08:47:19.257
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<p>I want to know which hard disk drive corresponds to which device path. It's trivial to match the hard disk stats (brand, size) with the dev path, but I want more. I want to know which drive is which inside my case. What's a good way to go about getting this info?</p> <h3>Constraints</h3> <ul> <li>I am lazy. I don'...
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2015-05-01T17:44:31.010
2020-04-23T16:03:20.550
Which hard disk drive is which?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>hdparm -i /dev/sdX</code> gives you the serial number, which is the simplest way I know of to tell apart hard disks of the same brand and size. </p>\n\n<p>The serial number is normally printed on a label on the disk, so although you need to open the case to find it, there's no ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>hdparm -i /dev/sdX</code> gives you the serial number, which is the simplest way I know of to tell apart hard disks of the same brand and size. </p>\n\n<p>The serial number is normally printed on a label on the disk, so although you need to open the case to find it, the...
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2011-02-25T08:58:03.733
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<p>I recently installed XFCE on my Ubuntu 10.04 and it runs finely but with an issue. </p> <p>Everytime I login into my XFCE session I see the background image of GNOME session and after few seconds it disappears which gives me the impression that XFCE session is running over an already running GNOME session.</p> <p>...
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2011-02-25T09:58:41.653
XFCE session with GNOME in background
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If I have understood your question, the background image that you think is of the GNOME session is only the <strong>background image of the GDM</strong> (the graphical login) that will be changed when the desktop envinronment is ready.\nSo if at the GDM login you choose the X...
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2011-02-25T10:17:39.813
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<p>I want to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows 7 operation system.</p> <p>During installation I have three options:</p> <ol> <li>Install alongside the existing OS.</li> <li>Remove everything and install Ubuntu.</li> <li>Manual partitioning (advanced).</li> </ol> <p>The above list is not precise (I do not remember ...
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2011-02-25T11:33:08.517
2011-03-03T18:13:02.123
What is the difference between the "Entire Partition" and "Entire Disc"?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>[use entire partition]</strong> uses your currently selected partition and automatically creates partitions for Linux (root and swap, at least).</p>\n\n<p><strong>[use entire disk]</strong> is your option 2: remove everything and install Ubuntu, using whole disk. This...
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2011-02-25T10:26:28.553
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<p>After a long time of enjoying the bliss of ignorance I've been reading up a bit on the developments in the land of desktop environments.<br> One thing I didn't find was whether there will still be (a need for) a separate netbook edition once Unity becomes the default environment on the Ubuntu desktop.<br> Surely som...
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2011-04-06T12:24:41.427
2011-04-06T12:24:41.427
Will there still be a separate Netbook edition after Unity becomes the default desktop environment?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Judging by <a href=\"http://blog.canonical.com/?p=528\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gerry Carr's Canonical Blog post</a> as of Ubuntu 11.04 there will no longer be separate Ubuntu versions.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>One of the benefits of the direction\n that’s been taken with the next\n rele...
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2011-02-25T11:08:57.627
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<p>I heard that panel applets will be disabled in Ubuntu 11.04 and there will be indicators only. In Maverick we can right click and add panel applets and I use them a lot. So will there be a similar repository or some other way so that we can add new indicators? Thanks!</p>
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2011-02-25T13:05:00.370
2011-02-27T16:12:06.573
Will there be an App-Indicators Repository in Ubuntu 11.04?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There aren't any plans for collecting \"cool little applets\" in one place for 11.04. </p>\n\n<p>If an application uses the indicator area it will either just use it or give you an option to use it in it's preferences.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwne...
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2011-02-25T11:22:35.873
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<p>I've written a custom GNOME panel applet in Python that needs to write to some root-owned files. Is there a way to make it start with root privileges without using suid?</p>
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2011-02-25T12:34:44.340
2011-02-25T16:37:25.720
Custom GNOME applet in Python needs to have root privileges
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can do this with <a href=\"http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PolicyKit\" rel=\"nofollow\">PolicyKit</a>.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://hal.freedesktop.org/docs/PolicyKit/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Library Reference</a></li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Better solution: do not run whole applet with root permissions. Put everything possible to applet which is running with normal user permissions. Create separate program that modifies necessary files, and run that through <code>sudo</code> (or suid).</p>\n\n<p>For sudoers conf...
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2011-02-25T11:37:45.490
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<p>I installed 10.10 on my Samsung RV510 notebook, but the function keys don't work. When I use them it seems as if they get locked on, and it becomes impossible to click things in the upper toolbar. Does anyone know of any drivers, or a way to get these to work? I do <strong>not</strong> want to go back to Windows.</p...
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2013-07-15T17:28:48.590
2013-07-15T17:28:48.590
Getting function keys working on Samsung RV510 notebook
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-25T14:41:01.060", "id": "31068", "postId": "28017", "score": "0", "text": "Seems similar to [my issue on a Samsung Q330](http://askubuntu.com/questions/27534/fn-key-sticks-down)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" }, { "creationDate": "2013-03-24...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>there are two main problems, i had too and i fixed this way:</p>\n\n<p>1) you have to force release of the keys (search internet)\n Pratically you have to add your exaxct pc model name to the file\n /lib/udev/rules.d/95-keyboard-force-release.rules</p>\n\n<p>to take exact name of...
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2011-02-25T12:09:32.673
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<p>Is it possible to make chrome or chromium (as that comes default in the repos) to use the Gnome seahorse as password vault? </p> <p>I have not found a way to do this for Firefox either, but maybe a solution for Firefox will lead to a solution for Chrome. </p> <p>FYI: Epiphany is properly integrated into Gnome by d...
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2011-03-29T18:48:35.873
2012-05-20T18:51:12.110
How to make Chrome/Chromium remember passwords in the gnome seahorse keyring?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to <a href=\"http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/chrome-dev-channel-adds-gnome-keyring-support-for-saving-passwords/\">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/chrome-dev-channel-adds-gnome-keyring-support-for-saving-passwords/</a> , that is available, you will need to update the ...
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2011-02-25T13:06:09.693
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<p>How do I make k3b burn an audio CD with MP3 files? Right now it's demanding I only feed it WAVs, of all things.</p>
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2011-02-26T09:08:42.697
2020-11-14T00:26:50.453
How do I make k3b burn an audio CD with MP3 files?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>apt-cache search --names-only k3b</code> shows a codec package I don't have. I installed it via apt-get to solve:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install libk3b6-extracodecs\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicen...
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2011-02-25T14:18:07.113
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<p>What would be a good way to automatically mount an NFS when it gets/is available?</p> <p>I have the following:</p> <ul> <li>Media server at home, running Ubuntu, 10.10 with GUI *)</li> <li>Laptop often at home, often on the road or at clients. Ubuntu 10.10 with GUI.</li> </ul> <p>What I'd like is my laptop connec...
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2011-02-25T14:47:43.657
2011-02-25T15:00:36.730
Connect to NFS on availability
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try playing around with <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs\" rel=\"nofollow\">AutoFS</a>. It will let you set the NFS shares and it'll handle mounting them on demand. It's a pretty good system once it's up and running but that's not to say you won't ...
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2011-02-13T14:58:11.950
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<p>My CPU usage is high when I do trivial things such as scrolling through a PDF file. So I think my video driver is not properly installed.</p> <p>I want to confirm that by checking the information of my currently installed video driver, such as if there's a driver installed and what version it is. Then I could decid...
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2016-05-07T20:45:01.703
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How to check the information of current installed video drivers?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Linux, there is two parts for the video driver, the kernel part and the X server part.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Let's identify your hardware first. By typing <code>lspci | grep VGA</code> in a terminal, you should see a line with you graphic card description (even if not configured at all...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm running a 64bit Ubuntu 10.04 here. Here's what I found out:</p>\n\n<p><em>lspci</em> will give you a list of found devices. Usually the video card is listed as \"VGA controller\" or somesuch, on my system it says:</p>\n\n<pre><code>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidi...
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2011-02-25T15:02:04.187
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<p><strong>Results</strong></p> <p>I want to be able to walk from one room to another and hear the same song playing. Like you do if you were listening to the radio in all rooms.</p> <p>I want that effect but I want to listen to my own music, can this be done?</p> <p><strong>Materials</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ubuntu l...
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2017-04-13T12:24:10.493
2021-11-02T17:50:51.000
How to stream music over the network to multiple computers?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes, with <a href=\"http://www.pulseaudio.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">pulseaudio</a> this can easily be done. You will need to install and run <a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/paprefs\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>paprefs</strong></a> <a href=\"https://apps.ubu...
2011-03-18T01:33:04.570
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2011-02-25T15:42:35.810
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<p><strong>Direct Question</strong>: I want to enable Perl to send emails. What package(s) should I install to setup a simplistic email server: no need for incoming, <strong>only outgoing</strong>. I can forward through gmail's SMTP if that's best?</p> <p><strong>Background</strong>: I am programmer with a nightly bu...
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2011-02-25T17:45:24.960
2011-02-26T12:16:55.090
How do I setup sendmail, postfix, or dovecot so that perl can send emails?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could also look at Net::SMTP which allows you to send SMTP messages without requiring any external programs such as sendmail. This might be a little off-topic for Ask Ubuntu as this is a pure Perl solution, but you might find it preferable. Net::SMTP is provided by the perl-modul...
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2011-02-25T15:48:05.157
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<p>The multisession function works for CDs, but not for DVDs.</p> <p>There is no option to add files after creating a Multisession DVD. Why is it not possible to create a multisession DVD with brasero?</p> <p>Thank You.</p>
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2011-02-25T16:07:53.323
2013-01-07T00:20:21.837
Why is it not possible to burn a multisession DVD using brasero?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When burning it there is an option called <strong>Leave the disc open to add other files later</strong></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/kqz88.png\" alt=\"Brasero Burner\"></p>\n\n<p>Click on Properties And the following Windows will appear:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\...
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2011-02-25T15:54:46.397
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<p>I need to add the System Monitor applet to the Gnome Panel in Ubuntu Netbook Edition. My setup is as following: 10.10 (upgraded from 10.04) with Netbook Edition interface installed instead of Unity.</p> <p>I've tried the method of symlinking Netbook Edition interface so that it would start in the Gnome session mode...
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2011-02-25T17:27:37.647
2011-02-25T18:22:17.200
How do I add System Monitor applet to the Gnome panel in Netbook Edition?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a script (<code>/usr/lib/gnome-panel/gnome-panel-add</code>)\nfor adding applets and launchers to gnome-panel: </p>\n\n<pre><code>john@doe:~$ /usr/lib/gnome-panel/gnome-panel-add -h\n\nUsage: gnome-panel-add [options]\n\nOptions: \n -h, --help show this...
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28047
1
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2011-02-25T16:37:12.100
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<p>I'm using Maverick with the latest available kernels on kernel.org and building them myself. Until now I've been basing my configuration off the stock Maverick kernel and accepting the <code>make oldconfig</code> defaults. I've been doing this for 3 major releases now so I figure I'm starting to slip behind the curr...
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2012-01-22T17:49:00.033
2018-10-08T22:31:21.813
Where can I get the 11.04 kernel .config file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The kernel team has posted the configs for Natty here:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/configs/natty/\">http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/configs/natty/</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Sources:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubun...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Each <code>linux-image</code> package contains the exact configuration file that it was built with in <code>/boot/config-*</code>. To see the configuration file for the currently running Linux kernel, do:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>less /boot/config-$(uname -r)</code></li>\n</ul...
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28050
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2011-02-25T16:46:43.973
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic">How to revert to GNOME Classic?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>How can I setup the Natty Classic Desktop to be "really" classic? I want to have the menus in the application window a...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-09-10T11:28:09.883
How do I switch to the Classic GNOME Desktop?
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2011-10-14T17:22:48.877
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28052
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28071
2011-02-25T16:58:02.573
13
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<p>I wanna burn a video DVD from existing .vob files that can be played in a home video player. I've burned one but it doesn't have sound. I tried with k3b (<em>New video DVD Project</em>) because Brasero doesn't have that option.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!</p>
5911
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2011-02-25T17:46:47.333
2023-03-02T18:20:15.143
How do I create a video DVD from vob files?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can do it via command-line : </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Create a Folder called <code>dvd</code>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Create two folders in that directory called :</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>VIDEO_TS subdirectory. </li>\n<li>AUDIO_TS subdirectory.</li>\n</ol></li>\n<li><p>copy the vob. and ifo. file...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can do it via command-line : </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Create a Folder called <code>dvd</code>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Create two folders in that directory called :</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>VIDEO_TS subdirectory. </li>\n<li>AUDIO_TS subdirectory.</li>\n</ol></li>\n<li><p>copy the vob. and i...
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28054
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2011-02-25T17:10:02.387
2
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<p>I can't seem to find an answer to this question. There is the Linux Crypto API, and the OpenBSD Crypto Framework (OCF). I can't find anyting on Google as to whether Ubuntu supports OCF or if the Ubuntu kernel uses the Linux Crypto API.</p> <p>I'm particularly interested in Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Server if that matters....
10966
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2011-06-23T20:05:16.547
2011-06-24T18:36:06.670
Does Ubuntu support the OpenBSD Crypto Framework?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Ubuntu definitely uses the Linux Crypto API (which is available for kernels from 2.6.4)</p>\n\n<p>I think for OCF, you need to use the <strong><a href=\"http://ocf-linux.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">OCF-Linux port</a></strong></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
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28056
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28114
2011-02-25T17:29:09.437
2
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<p>I want to configure KVM with a Windows XP install, can anyone please guide me?</p> <p>The only virtualization solutions I've ever used are VirtualBox on Ubuntu and Windows 7, and VMware on Windows 7.</p> <p>Additionally, I'm unaware if I've to install any components on a vanilla install to use KVM.</p>
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2011-02-26T01:24:38.983
KVM with Windows XP
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have a Windows-XP partially converted. Runs fine, but I haven't converted the drivers. This is a disk image from a dead PC. Some things that will help you.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Install the <code>ubuntu-virt-server</code> package. This will install the KVM environment. </li>\n<li>In...
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28062
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2011-02-25T18:10:35.677
5
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<p>I am using <code>xrandr</code> via console to enable/disable secondary monitors. This work fine so far. Unfortunately if I move my mouse beyond one screen, it appears on the other one. How can I disable this feature - and lock the mouse to one screen?</p> <p>I use Ubuntu 10.10 and awesome - no GNOME/KDE.</p>
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2011-10-10T08:39:52.413
2018-04-29T13:53:23.247
xrandr: jail mouse
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"https://github.com/cas--/XCreateMouseVoid\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">XCreateMouseVoid</a> to prevent mouse from entering rectangular areas on your (combined) screen, see <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/42596/how-to-easily-open-the-launcher-w...
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user11466
28064
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28072
2011-02-25T18:13:37.073
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<p>How do I install the new version of LibreOffice (3.3.1) in Ubuntu 10.04? I have installed the PPA for LibreOffice but no updates show up.</p>
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2011-02-25T19:55:54.607
2011-02-28T04:55:41.643
How to install LibreOffice 3.3.1?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Assuming you are using <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow\">this one</a>, 3.3.1 is currently building for Maverick (10.10). I assume lucid is still to follow.</p>\n\n<p>If you really can't wait, then you can always go and build it yourself by g...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Assuming you are using <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow\">this one</a>, 3.3.1 is currently building for Maverick (10.10). I assume lucid is still to follow.</p>\n\n<p>If you really can't wait, then you can always go and build it yours...
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28068
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2011-02-25T18:34:41.653
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<p>I used the instructions in the answer to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/15492/does-geany-or-gedit-provide-a-browser-protocol-in-the-way-textmate-does-with-txmt">this question</a> but it won't open when I click those links in my browser. I can go to terminal, and type xdg-open and then paste the txmt link, ...
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-03-04T19:16:31.440
txmt URL Handler for Chromium does not work
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am using RVM, ruby version manager.\nMy script to load gedit and parse the txmt handler is written in Ruby.\nIn whatever capacity <code>xdg-open</code> is launched by Chromium, it does not have access to the currently active ruby in RVM via the <code>#!/usr/bin/env ruby</code> hash...
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28069
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2011-02-25T18:38:58.343
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<p>I understand that if any malware made it's way into a Linux system, it will, at most, gain a user-level privilege and ruin anything within the particular user's reach, i.e. the user's own files.</p> <p>But what exactly keeps the malwares from gaining root-level access? Can it not somehow crack the password from wit...
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2011-02-25T21:14:50.107
How is the system kept secure?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a complex question. There are lots of different layers of security in a Ubuntu system, from complex frameworks like AppArmor to humble kernel variables like <code>mmap_min_addr</code>. You can add some kernel features like memory randomization in the mix. You can find a list ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a complex question. There are lots of different layers of security in a Ubuntu system, from complex frameworks like AppArmor to humble kernel variables like <code>mmap_min_addr</code>. You can add some kernel features like memory randomization in the mix. You can find...
2011-03-06T15:08:44.600
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28073
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2011-02-25T19:12:54.110
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<p>I can't find System properties settings, how can I set it?</p>
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14356
2012-08-21T11:44:16.847
2012-08-21T11:44:16.847
Where can I find "System properties settings"?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to System/Administration and choose \"System Monitor\". You will see the \"System Properties\" by clicking the \"System\" Tab.</p>\n\n<p>A screenshot is placed here for you to see what I mean. I hope this is what you wish.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/F8x...
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2012-08-25T06:26:17.650
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user11470
28078
1
28090
2011-02-25T20:29:47.713
4
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<p>My computer has a PCI Express x16 socket on the motherboard. What is the minimum graphics card I need to get smooth fullscreen 1080p playback?</p>
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2011-02-25T20:39:49.820
2015-12-16T06:57:09.757
Smooth fullscreen 1080p playback
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The minimum? What a question.</p>\n\n<p>I have several nVidia based graphic cards with both 512 MB and 1024 MB in different systems, and both are good for playing high definition video files. The best, of course, is the 1024 MB card, which is not expensive at all.</p>\n\n<p>You may e...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I can't provide you with an direct suggestion, but you should make sure to buy an nVidia card with <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDPAU\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">VDPAU</a>-Support. VDPAU provides hardware accelerated video playback for supported formats/codecs. I'...
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28079
1
28104
2011-02-25T20:35:56.643
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<p>Last time I tried Brasero it was very slow compared to anything on windows.</p> <p>If there is also a way to speed it up that would be great.</p>
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11269
2011-02-25T21:00:53.020
2011-02-28T18:52:08.360
What is the best tool for converting and reading video to be played on DVD players?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Such \"Best tool\" for determined purpose is something difficult to say.</p>\n\n<p>There are lots of software for the majority of the tasks. But everyone will give you for \"best\" what it fits their needs.</p>\n\n<p>What are your needs?</p>\n\n<p>To rip from a DVD as a video source ...
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2015-01-27T10:30:11.920
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28082
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2011-02-25T20:53:14.540
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<p>I have a test server that is running Ubuntu Server in a windows network.</p> <p>Networking is configured as follows</p> <pre><code>auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp hostname ca </code></pre> <p>the command <code>cat /etc/hostname</code> returns <code>ca</code>.</p> <p>But when I use the command <code>host 10.49.156...
7242
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2017-04-13T12:23:27.200
2011-03-29T04:41:54.663
Hostname on intranet
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You have to have the other machines on the network referring to a shared authority, whether it is DNS, synchronized host files, or some other method (e.g., avahi). </p>\n\n<p>The command you are running on the other systems, <code>host</code>, is a DNS utility : </p>\n\n<blo...
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28084
1
null
2011-02-25T21:12:10.377
2
187
<p>Is there anyway to install Ubuntu (server) on <a href="http://www.airlive.com/product/product_3.jsp?pdid=PD1217473992975" rel="nofollow">Airlive WL-5460AP access point device</a>?</p>
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2011-02-26T00:26:36.343
2011-02-26T00:38:06.267
Ubuntu Server On Airlive Access Point Device
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>With 2MB Flash, 16MB SDRAM and an unknown processor architecture, I'm going to have to say no. The server kernel alone would fill this several times over.</p>\n\n<p>This really isn't the level of device that Ubuntu is aimed at. For this you want something like DD-WRT, althoug...
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user11474
28086
1
28087
2011-02-25T21:24:49.710
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<p>In Unity, are there any pre-defined shortcuts, e.g. to open the dash or unhide the launcher?</p>
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2013-12-15T10:36:25.920
2019-07-18T10:10:28.947
What are Unity's keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
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5
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-02-27T08:00:24.027
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28088
1
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2011-02-25T21:39:47.807
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<p>I'm trying to install axis2 onto tomcat6 and I'm having some difficulties. </p> <p>I've installed tomcat6 using apt and I've downloaded the axis2.war file and placed it in <code>/usr/share/tomcat6/webapps/</code>. </p> <p>From the instructions I'm following, tomcat should now unpack the war file and create and ax...
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2011-03-27T23:44:52.010
2012-05-17T09:06:58.213
How do I install axis2 into tomcat6?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I managed to figure this out. In tomcat6, you need to set-up an admin user and go to the manager application to launch war files. Problem solved :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "...
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28096
1
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2011-02-25T22:15:12.093
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/6033/enabling-nvidia-driver-messes-up-splash-screen">Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am running Ubuntu 10.10, I switched to Nvidia drivers and this has messed up my boot s...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-02-25T22:58:05.063
Plymouth splash screen looks odd after switching to the Nvidia binary driver
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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2011-02-26T00:52:42.487
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28097
1
28098
2011-02-25T22:19:18.403
5
141
<p>UDS-O is being held at Budapest, Hungary and the sponsorships are open which closes on 28th of March.</p> <p>My question is when will the final list be announced? Will there be more than one month period for people to apply for Visa?</p> <p>e.g. I live in India and when we apply for <code>Schengen Visa</code> for ...
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169736
2014-04-16T13:20:39.980
2014-04-16T13:20:39.980
When will UDS sponsorship final list be announced?
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28099
1
28100
2011-02-25T22:31:56.643
80
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<p>I was trying to delete old kernels, but I must have deleted all of the kernels on my Ubuntu 11.04 laptop. Is there any way to fix this via USB boot or mounting hard drive on another system?</p>
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2014-02-13T02:23:48.677
2018-05-14T04:13:05.983
How to restore a system after accidentally removing all kernels?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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28103
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28202
2011-02-25T22:57:38.120
4
5004
<p>I'm running Ubuntu from USB media, which has a drive capacity of 250 GB, all existing as one FAT32 partition. </p> <p>However, when I created the bootable Ubuntu drive, only 4.79 GB were allocated for usage.</p> <p>Rather than put files directly into the /cdrom where the drive is mounted, I want to expand what is ...
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2011-02-25T23:01:15.217
2011-02-27T18:49:07.620
Resize a pendrive Linux?
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0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Step one was to re-size the partition to support the required space:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.pendrivelinux.com/create-a-larger-than-4gb-casper-partition/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.pendrivelinux.com/create-a-larger-than-4gb-casper-partition/</a>\nWhich requires I shrink the...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Once I tried what you wish with no success.</p>\n\n<p>After that, I made a new USB Startup Disk wit <code>usb-creator-gtk</code> (The USB Startup Disk Creator), and before making it I chosen \"Stored in reserved extra space\" under \"When Starting up from this disk, documents...
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<p>In Photoshop the <em>Magic Wand</em> tool has a <em>contiguous</em> setting, that when enabled, will cause the <em>Magic Wand</em> to select only one area. If disabled you will end up with several areas of the same color (depending on picture and settings of course). </p> <p>Here's a picture to illustrate what I fa...
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Is there a 'contiguous' option for the magic wand in Gimp?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can.</p>\n\n<p>In Gimp you have two tools:</p>\n\n<h2>The Fuzzy Select Tool</h2>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkGae.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\">\nWhich will allow you to choose an area based on the color and the similarity using a few additional t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes you can.</p>\n\n<p>In Gimp you have two tools:</p>\n\n<h2>The Fuzzy Select Tool</h2>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/kkGae.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\">\nWhich will allow you to choose an area based on the color and the similarity using a few addi...
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<p>How can I create new icons for files or folders? I can add them to the icon theme, so that I can access them by saying iconname in a launcher or notification, but I don't know how to make them show up in nautilus. As an example, I want to set an icon for the Ubuntu One folder, like how Pictures and Documents and so ...
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How can I add file/folder icons?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If your interested in creating icons packs you should look <a href=\"http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>. Another good resource is <a href=\"http://gnome-look.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://gnome-look.org/<...
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