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2011-02-26T01:58:06.540
5
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<p>Is there a way to synchronize Tomboy Notes through Ubuntu One and also to a local folder? I'd like to have it sync online with Ubuntu One but also create back ups in a Dropbox folder. </p>
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2011-02-26T15:20:21.490
Sync Tomboy through Ubuntu One and local folders
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have a look at <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/inoticoming.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">inoticoming</a> in the repositories. With this, you should be able to sync to a local directory, and have inoticoming initiate a copy of the files to somewhere else (DropBox,...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Set up the TomBoy sync to point to your Ubuntu one or DropBox folder and everything should work as you wish. Go Edit/Preferences in Tomboy, and make sure that Local Directory Sync Service add-in is enabled. Then, under the Synchronization tab, specify the directory (DropBox o...
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28117
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2011-02-26T02:10:44.813
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<p>When trying to find information about open source ATI video drivers I have come across a number of different ones:</p> <ul> <li>radeon</li> <li>radeonhd</li> <li>r300g</li> <li>r600g</li> </ul> <p>What are the differences in cards supported, 3D/2D performance, power management, and KMS support between these variou...
8562
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2011-11-07T13:25:02.487
What's the difference between the various open source ATI video drivers?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>X.org has information about <a href=\"http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature\" rel=\"nofollow\">radeon</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.x.org/wiki/GalliumStatus\" rel=\"nofollow\">gallium</a> (i.e. r300g and r600g). They have a similar page for <a href=\"http://www.x.org/wiki/radeo...
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28123
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2011-02-26T03:50:06.627
3
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<p>I've recently <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/21784/how-do-i-change-the-background-of-the-side-pane">changed the sidebar color in Nautilus</a> to match the theme. Is there something I could do similar for Rhythmbox? Thanks for any help!</p>
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2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-04-17T13:59:10.747
Change side pane color in Rhythmbox?
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28124
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2011-02-26T04:03:41.093
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<p>In our college, we have mirrors of most new Ubuntu distros to save update costs. We would like to add rabbitvcs to the computers, but is available through a PPA and not the official repo. So can a PPA be added to a (private) mirror of the ubuntu repo?</p> <p>PS: I would like to hear on both the technical and legal ...
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2011-02-26T06:36:51.367
2021-07-20T07:44:07.723
Can a PPA be added to an Ubuntu repo mirror?
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28127
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2011-02-26T05:05:12.173
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<p>I opened <em>System ➜ Preferences ➜ Startup Applications ➜ Options</em> and clicked on <em>Remember Currently Running Application</em>. I suppose this makes Ubuntu memorize (save a list on some place in disk) all currently running applications and when you reboot your computer, the OS starts with everything in that...
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2011-02-26T17:20:41.933
2011-02-26T17:20:41.933
How to completely turn off session saving?
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2011-02-26T06:16:17.090
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<p>I thought running <code>apt-get autoremove</code> without any following argument removes all unused dependencies left on the system, while running <code>apt-get autoremove xxx</code> removes xxx and its unused dependencies.</p> <p>However I discovered otherwise. Running <code>apt-get autoremove xxx</code> not only ...
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2011-02-26T06:48:18.477
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<p>Specifically, I decided to update the desktop file for Google Chrome to add a static quicklist (like is already present in Windows 7). Where do I have to submit it for inclusion in Ubuntu?</p>
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2011-02-26T06:50:48.820
2011-02-26T10:19:12.053
Where do I submit a .desktop file updated with the Unity Launcher API?
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2011-02-26T07:13:06.597
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<p>I've got a mail with <code>eml</code> file attached. I'm using Thunderbird but it doesn't open it.</p> <p>Could anybody suggest program to open <code>eml</code> files?</p> <p>Update:</p> <p>I don't want to import my mailbox I want only read the content of <code>eml</code> file.</p>
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2011-02-26T07:23:28.693
2022-09-01T10:42:14.437
How to open eml files?
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28136
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2011-02-26T07:30:05.723
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<p>I have some documents that are in a <code>.chm</code> format. I wondered if there is a file format that can be easier to navigate, supported and of equal file size in Ubuntu?</p> <p>If there is, I would like to start converting all those books and probably using them with less hassle on all my Ubuntu PCs and my And...
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2024-02-20T20:55:23.443
How to open and convert CHM documents?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can convert them to PDF using the command line program <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/chm2pdf/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">chm2pdf</a> (<a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/chm2pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">install chm2pdf here</a>). Once installed you can run the command ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can convert them to PDF using the command line program <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/chm2pdf/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">chm2pdf</a> (<a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/chm2pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">install chm2pdf here</a>). Once installed you can run the ...
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28141
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2011-02-26T08:19:33.307
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<p>I want to play Tekken 3 but it doesn't start on Ubuntu. What should I do?</p>
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2011-02-26T08:27:43.467
2011-02-26T12:14:55.387
Why won't Tekken 3 start?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I assume you have Tekken 3 for playstation? Use software center to install Playstation emulator.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-26T08:58:27.013", "id":...
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2011-02-26T09:13:42.240
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<p>Clicking the middle button doesn't allow me scroll the page. Is there any way to fix this behavior? </p> <p>Information:</p> <ol> <li>Ubuntu 10.10</li> <li><strong>Chromium 9.0.597.94</strong></li> <li>Logitech MX518</li> </ol> <p><strong>Update</strong>: also Chrome, and the other Chromium based ones.</p>
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2019-11-17T03:08:17.987
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Chrome/Chromium middle mouse button for scroll Linux, Mac
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Linux based/Mac systems, Google Chrome / Chromium hasn't got this feature.\nYou have to get an extension, eg.: <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/occjjkgifpmdgodlplnacmkejpdionan\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rsA2o8mUgldIk7XQM7D...
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2011-02-26T09:26:09.890
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10779/how-to-install-world-of-warcraft">How to install World of Warcraft?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>It's the only reason I preserve Windows on my computer. However, is it possible to play the game in Ubuntu smoothl...
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-04-25T07:49:59.503
Is it possible to play World of Warcraft?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes, it is possible.\nFirst <a href=\"http://www.playonlinux.com/script_files/PlayOnLinux/3.8.10/PlayOnLinux_3.8.10.deb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Download</a> and install(by double clicking) PlayOnLinux \nthen open PlayOnLinux (Applications -> PlayOnLinux) and click insta...
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2011-02-26T09:42:54.670
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<p>Is there a way to measure the performance of 3D acceleration, java applets, firefox scrolling etc. with a tool and compare it with lets say a windows OS or other users having almost the same hardware? Maybe it is a setup issue where some fundamental drivers are missing or something?</p>
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2014-03-30T19:41:15.667
How to check system performance?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T11:11:56.100", "id": "31190", "postId": "28155", "score": "0", "text": "firefox is a quite slow browser you should try google chrome.\nIf you want to see how uch each program is using you can try htop.\nsudo apt-get install htop \ncopy that exact code and paste into...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Considering the lag in scrolling in Firefox my first guess is that you lack the necessary drivers for your graphics card. You should try from the menu System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers. And check if there is anything for you.</p>\n\n<p>Firing up a terminal and hi...
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2011-02-26T10:21:58.173
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<p>I want to use Anjuta for development and Bazaar for version control. But the launchpad project listed on this page is empty.</p> <p><a href="http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/IDEIntegration" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/IDEIntegration</a></p> <p>Is it dead? Is there another plugin?</p>
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2011-03-14T01:27:11.600
Bazaar plugin for Anjuta
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is the best I could find : \n<a href=\"https://code.launchpad.net/~cemsbr/anjuta-bazaar/python2.6\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://code.launchpad.net/~cemsbr/anjuta-bazaar/python2.6</a></p>\n\n<p>It's an update from the original project to use python2.6, though it will have to...
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28162
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2011-02-26T10:23:44.210
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/6558/what-screenshot-tools-are-available">What screenshot tools are available?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi, </p> <p>is there a snapshot software for Ubuntu? Something like SnagIt?</p> <p>The idea is many times I...
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2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-02-26T12:09:22.507
What snapshot software do you recommend?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://shutter-project.org/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Shutter</a> (<a href=\"http://apt.marcoceppi.com/p/shutter\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Click to Install</a>)</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program. You can take a screenshot of a specific area, windo...
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2011-02-26T14:45:47.270
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2011-02-26T10:41:19.530
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<p>On the Indicator Shutdown menu in Ubuntu 10.04, there is a "Guest Session" option. How do I remove this?</p>
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2012-06-17T15:30:46.990
2012-06-17T15:30:46.990
How do I remove the Guest Session option from the shutdown menu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One way is to remove the <strong>gdm-guest-session</strong> package:</p>\n\n<p>Open software center and search for <code>gdm-guest-session</code> and uninstall it.</p>\n\n<p>Or from the command line: </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove gdm-guest-session\n</code></pre>\n", "comme...
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<p>Wine menus appear and disappear with the <em>Glide 2</em> effect. This looks good for dialogs but not so good for menus. I would make a custom rule to apply fade in/fade out instead, but I don't know the window type for wine menus. I've tried using <code>xwininfo</code> but there is no way to select the wine menu wi...
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2011-02-27T07:22:46.667
2011-05-29T05:23:59.683
Can I make a Compiz animation rule for Wine menus?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The reason you don't get the normal menu effect is because there is no way to tell these are menu windows. There is no way I know of to identify them separately from any other WINE window or Ubuntu would already be doing so. :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "comm...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The reason you don't get the normal menu effect is because there is no way to tell these are menu windows. There is no way I know of to identify them separately from any other WINE window or Ubuntu would already be doing so. :)</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments":...
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2011-02-26T11:44:42.180
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<p>How can I make a custom installer to install only the packages I specify (including proprietary components and drivers) and preconfigure config files like <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code> beforehand?</p>
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2011-02-26T18:15:43.843
Ubuntu installer to only install selected packages
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28175
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2011-02-26T11:48:35.143
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<p>The touchpad suddenly stopped working in my HP Pavilion laptop. External mouse works. I'm running Ubuntu 10.10. What are my options?</p>
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2016-09-04T07:36:01.477
Touchpad suddenly stopped working
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I recommend you use \" touchpad-indicator\" - an indicator applet for easily managing your touchpad. Installation instructions are given in this link.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.webupd8.org/2011/02/touchpad-indicator-now-automatically.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.we...
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28176
1
28178
2011-02-26T12:03:56.300
20
54005
<p>PulseAudio is the standard audio server in desktop installations. However in a server installation audio services and thus PulseAudio are not provided.</p> <p>How do I install and make use of PulseAudio in a headless server?</p>
3940
3037
2011-02-26T14:04:47.903
2019-06-05T12:28:25.530
How do I run PulseAudio in a headless server installation?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3><a href=\"http://alsa.opensrc.org/Quick_Install\">Install ALSA</a></h3>\n\n<pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install libasound2 libasound2-plugins alsa-utils alsa-oss\n</code></pre>\n\n<h3>Install PulseAudio:</h3>\n\n<pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils\n</code></pr...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3><a href=\"http://alsa.opensrc.org/Quick_Install\">Install ALSA</a></h3>\n\n<pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install libasound2 libasound2-plugins alsa-utils alsa-oss\n</code></pre>\n\n<h3>Install PulseAudio:</h3>\n\n<pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils\n</c...
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28185
1
null
2011-02-26T12:28:01.537
5
1191
<p>There was an MSN Messenger feature that would show what track you were currently listening to. I'm using Rhythmbox as my music player. Does Empathy have this feature?</p>
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8844
2011-03-09T04:12:52.803
2011-03-09T04:12:52.803
Can Empathy show what Rhythmbox track I'm listening to?
[ "rhythmbox", "empathy" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T12:45:31.230", "id": "31207", "postId": "28185", "score": "0", "text": "Might be helpful if you say which music player you're using.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "866" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Empathy Doesn't Have a plugin system so there are no plugin's that will interface with empathy. </p>\n\n<p>However there is a <strong>Rhythmbox plugin</strong> that interfaces with <strong>pidgin</strong> that will do what you want called <strong>Rhythmidgin</strong> they hav...
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user8260
28187
1
null
2011-02-26T12:51:01.770
5
369
<p>What does the <code>-d</code> option of <code>apt-get</code> do when there are packages to be removed (I got the list of actions by the <code>--simulate</code> option)?</p>
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2011-03-22T10:24:50.533
2011-03-22T10:24:50.533
apt-get and -d option (download only) - what about packages to be removed?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T15:55:49.743", "id": "31222", "postId": "28187", "score": "0", "text": "what is your question? If you are apt-get removing packages, -d makes it do nothing.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1974" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you specify <code>-d</code> to <code>apt-get</code>, it'll just download packages, nothing else. It won't install or remove anything, even if your command implicitly removes some packages. For example,<br>\n if you \"install\" (with <code>-d</code>) package that requires ...
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user11510
28191
1
28192
2011-02-26T14:47:47.783
21
36456
<p>Does anyone know of an application that allows me to convert an m2ts file to mkv or some other format? Preferably something that allows me to convert it directly, rather than convert the whole Blu-ray disc. hddump didn't work because it doesn't convert only the m2ts file, and the contents are on a .iso that I mounte...
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2015-12-16T06:57:32.583
How can I convert a .m2ts to .mkv?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>With <a href=\"http://handbrake.fr/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Handbrake</a> you can convert all kinds of files:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Supported Sources:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any DVD or Bluray-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image, real DVD or bluray (unencrypted -- removal of...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>With <a href=\"http://handbrake.fr/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Handbrake</a> you can convert all kinds of files:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Supported Sources:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any DVD or Bluray-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image, real DVD or bluray (unencrypted -- re...
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28195
1
28200
2011-02-26T14:58:23.877
7
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<p>I've freshly installed Ubuntu 10.04 on a new computer. I'm trying to install an application that I need onto it (my old computer is broken and I have to send it for service). I've managed to install texlive, but then I can't install anything else. All of the software I want installed is the same software that I had ...
11141
11141
2011-02-26T19:21:59.317
2011-02-26T19:21:59.317
"Untrusted packages could compromise your system's security" appears while trying to install anything
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try updating the database</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you're still seeing warning messages after that, provide the list of your repositories</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -IRH '^deb ' /etc/apt/\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ {...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try updating the database</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you're still seeing warning messages after that, provide the list of your repositories</p>\n\n<pre><code>grep -IRH '^deb ' /etc/apt/\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "commen...
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28198
1
28199
2011-02-26T15:36:20.210
2
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<p>I want NetworkManager to automatically connect to the wireless network. I've configured my account to automatically log in (using <code>System &gt; Administration &gt; Login Window</code>) and I get prompted to unlock my GNOME keyring.</p> <p>From researching this, it would appear that I should be able to disable t...
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3037
2011-02-26T16:44:40.800
2012-11-29T18:34:33.943
How do I automatically connect to a wireless network with auto-login?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-05-18T15:23:22.543", "id": "47836", "postId": "28198", "score": "0", "text": "this is a duplicate of:\n[this](http://askubuntu.com/questions/867/how-can-i-stop-being-prompted-to-unlock-the-default-keyring-on-boot) and\n[this](http://askubuntu.com/questions/10683/why-does-...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two ways to do that:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Remove Password and Encryption Keys (<code>seahorse</code>), the program responsible for keyrings.</li>\n<li>The alternative is to edit your wireless connection, and tick the last checkbox to make it available for all users. In this cas...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are two ways to do that:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Remove Password and Encryption Keys (<code>seahorse</code>), the program responsible for keyrings.</li>\n<li>The alternative is to edit your wireless connection, and tick the last checkbox to make it available for all users. In ...
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user8979
28203
1
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2011-02-26T16:11:35.170
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<p>I want to try Banshee on Lucid and have to import all my radio station lists, so I wonder how to do this automatically instead of importing each one by hand.</p> <p>I have several radio stations in Rhythmbox and the process would be very tiresome.</p> <p>Thanks</p>
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1859
2011-06-10T07:19:41.940
2012-02-08T04:50:37.227
How to import a radio station list from Rhythmbox to Banshee?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Install one of these plugins:</p>\n\n<p><strong>banshee-extension-liveradio</strong> - LiveRadio extension for Banshee</p>\n\n<p><strong>banshee-extension-radiostationfetcher</strong> - radio station fetcher extension for Banshee</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments...
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28206
1
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2011-02-25T18:14:38.013
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<p>I am running Ubuntu 10.04 with GNOME 2.30.2. This is a VMWare workstation image provided by another company that I do not have support in this regard. I am trying to access the graphical tools for configuring the network, users, and services but the System->Administration menu does not have these options listed. ...
11513
18612
2011-11-16T12:45:50.297
2012-02-26T00:41:31.450
How do I enable GNOME system tools?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I believe Network Connections etc should be in Preferences not Administration. Users and Groups is not in Administration?</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02-25...
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RussellW
28212
1
28434
2011-02-26T17:04:50.543
3
2209
<p>I installed Ubuntu on my Samsung RV510, and I have edge scrolling checked for my touchpad but it simply doesn't work. Any ideas?</p>
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2011-02-26T17:07:22.280
2011-03-06T19:03:57.830
Can't edge scroll on Samsung RV510
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use the twofingers scroll, but in my case the scroll wasn't very smooth and usually the page go up to top and down to bottom too fast when you scroll..</p>\n\n<p>I found this to have a perfect and smooth (only vertical not horizontal) scroll:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:/...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use the twofingers scroll, but in my case the scroll wasn't very smooth and usually the page go up to top and down to bottom too fast when you scroll..</p>\n\n<p>I found this to have a perfect and smooth (only vertical not horizontal) scroll:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=...
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28215
1
null
2011-02-26T17:42:36.773
10
78173
<p>When I try to use iptables command on one of my Rackspace cloud server, I'm getting the following error.</p> <p>In an attempt to apply iptables rules with <code>iptables-apply -t 120 /etc/iptables.rules</code> and <code>iptables-restore &lt; /etc/iptables.rules</code> I got the next error:</p> <pre><code>FATAL: Co...
3215
3215
2012-09-18T07:16:15.887
2019-12-13T21:06:46.400
How can I fix the iptables error message "unable to initialize table 'filter'"?
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10
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T19:21:57.233", "id": "31259", "postId": "28215", "score": "2", "text": "The `modules.dep` file should have been generated when you installed the kernel. What kernel are you running (`uname -r`) and how did you install it (Ubuntu package, pre-installed by your hostin...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You need to load a kernel module for enabling the filter table. Run the next command as root:</p>\n\n<pre><code>modprobe /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.ko\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(<code>uname -r</code> gives the current kernel version)</p>\n\n<...
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28216
1
28223
2011-02-26T17:46:16.487
7
5631
<p>I am trying to run the unit tests for the trunk version of Django. I also have a version of Django installed on my system which I installed via <code>apt-get install</code>. </p> <p>How can I change the Python path to point to the trunk version of Django ? </p>
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8844
2011-02-26T21:28:10.583
2011-02-26T21:28:10.583
Setting the Python path for the trunk version of Django
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From bash (or other shell) you can manipulate the $PYTHONPATH to point to the parent directory, e.g.,<br>\n<code>echo $PYTHONPATH</code><br>\n<code>export PYTHONPATH=\"/newhome/django_x.x/trunk\"</code></p>\n\n<p>This will <em>prepend</em> the paths given to the existing python path ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From bash (or other shell) you can manipulate the $PYTHONPATH to point to the parent directory, e.g.,<br>\n<code>echo $PYTHONPATH</code><br>\n<code>export PYTHONPATH=\"/newhome/django_x.x/trunk\"</code></p>\n\n<p>This will <em>prepend</em> the paths given to the existing pyth...
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28221
1
32580
2011-02-26T18:35:05.517
6
1719
<p>I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 13 (<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/reviews/product/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-edge-13-inch/33939705">Intel model</a>)</p> <p>I've gotten everything to work under Ubuntu except for hibernation. The system hibernates normally but when Ubuntu tries to boot from the hibernation file, it freeze...
2631
2631
2011-03-26T15:05:37.290
2011-03-29T20:11:09.180
Ubuntu freezes booting up after hibernation
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7
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T18:44:39.723", "id": "31250", "postId": "28221", "score": "0", "text": "can you provide us more information on how your ubuntu is installed; wubi? another work around is using standby", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "333" }, { "creationDate": "2...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I fixed it. Turns out it was the package </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>uswsusp</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>which replaces the default hibernate and sleep methods, the one that was causing the freezing. I uninstalled it and reverted to the default Ubuntu hibernate and it works flawlessly.</...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would try a BIOS update as there seems to be some issues with power in the past. I have known BIOS updates to solve these issues. Try <a href=\"http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-74279.html#notes\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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28227
1
29774
2011-02-26T19:10:32.933
0
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<p>I wanted to try Thunderbird 3.3a2 so I downloaded it from the <a href="http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/downloads/" rel="nofollow">Thunderbird Website</a>. I extracted it and tried to run both files. However I am getting file can not be executed error.</p> <pre><code>amey@amey-deskt...
8452
6450
2011-02-26T21:21:29.977
2011-03-19T11:30:38.460
Not able to run Thunderbird 3.3a2
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T19:27:16.733", "id": "31261", "postId": "28227", "score": "0", "text": "I can't seem to reproduce this, perhaps your download was corrupted? Have you tried redownloading?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "506" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T04:...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are now packages in the Thunderbird Next PPA for 3.3 alpha 2: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/thunderbird-next\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/thunderbird-next</a></p>\n\n<p>This PPA will also contain future alpha and beta re...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are now packages in the Thunderbird Next PPA for 3.3 alpha 2: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/thunderbird-next\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/thunderbird-next</a></p>\n\n<p>This PPA will also contain future alpha and...
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2011-10-18T12:14:17.933
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28228
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2011-02-26T19:04:03.730
-1
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.04. I installed VLC media player and played some videos, but it is not playing properly... I tried to play them with Totem Movie Player, but it's also not working properly.</p>
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2011-02-26T19:30:20.210
2018-04-17T09:27:46.143
Videos not playing properly
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T19:09:03.710", "id": "31260", "postId": "28228", "score": "0", "text": "Hi! This doesn't quite look like a programming question, and should probably be asked on http://superuser.com/ *(I'm guessing it'll be migrated there soon, so it's probably no necessary to re-as...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To answer this question, it would help if you mention what kind of videos you are trying to play.\nTo play some type of videos you will need to install ubuntu restricted extras. To install this, Open application -> Ubuntu software center or system -> administration -> synapti...
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Vignesh
28231
1
28233
2011-02-26T19:39:55.237
4
939
<p>The standard <em>Indicator Applet 0.4.6</em> on a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.10 doesn't achieve what I am looking for.</p> <p>Can someone recommend an alternative applet to notify when new emails arrive. It should have the following features:</p> <ul> <li>IMAP support.</li> <li>Multiple mailboxes.</li> </ul> <p>B...
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2011-02-26T21:44:39.937
2016-02-09T18:50:38.953
Email notification icon for panel
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Note:</strong> Popper is not longer developed. The last working version is for 12.04. Later releases are not supported.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>You may want to have a look a <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/popper\" rel=\"nofollow\">Popper</a>, a nice and acti...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>Popper</strong></p>\n\n<p>I would suggest popper as a good replacement as it can deal with POP &amp; IMAP and multiple accounts popper is not in the Software Center you need to install it from a .deb package with can be downloded from there launchpad page <a href=\"ht...
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28234
1
28242
2011-02-26T20:13:15.290
16
1510
<p>I am running Nautilus with the Extra Pane feature enabled. But I am missing a keyboard shortcut to switch between the left and right pane. Is there a shortcut key for toggling just between the left and right file pane? Something that works like tab in Total Commander/Midnight Commander?</p> <p>Tab and Shift-Tab are...
11524
8973
2011-02-26T20:36:28.230
2018-12-16T11:47:21.847
Is there a hotkey to toggle between the two panes only in Nautilus (with Extra Pane/F3 mode)?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><kbd>F6</kbd> switches between the two panes. You don't need to use <kbd>Tab</kbd> and <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Tab</kbd>. This works on 10.04.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-02...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you are using Status Bar the control will be to the first element on it. But if you remove the status bar by choosing \"Status Bar\" in the view menu, the control will move to the right side file browser's column when pressing the <kbd>Tab</kbd> key. </p>\n\n<p><kbd>Shift<...
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28238
1
28246
2011-02-26T21:08:11.517
5
7808
<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.04. I would like to create a new account, for other people using my computer. I would like my guest to have access to Internet, text editor and other application installed on my computer without having access to my data (and obviously system settings).</p> <p>I have added a user "guest" using gr...
11141
6969
2011-02-26T21:46:56.690
2011-02-26T22:01:55.730
How do I restrict users?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're only worried about other users being able to see your files, run <code>chmod -R o-rwx /home/maria</code>. It revokes all permissions to the world (including guest).</p>\n\n<p><code>guest</code> does not belong to the admin group, which means he cannot run commands as other ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you're only worried about other users being able to see your files, run <code>chmod -R o-rwx /home/maria</code>. It revokes all permissions to the world (including guest).</p>\n\n<p><code>guest</code> does not belong to the admin group, which means he cannot run commands a...
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28243
1
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2011-02-26T21:43:02.463
13
754
<p>I am unclear on this, because I have heard mention of a proposed API for Unity Lenses, and such an API would be extremely useful for projects involving home automation. </p> <p>I am interested in developing in that direction, but I haven't been able to find the API for Unity Lenses. It would make the most sense o...
11528
235
2011-03-27T20:05:30.057
2011-05-22T07:48:50.997
Is libunity planning on including functions for Unity Lenses?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><em>Note: The user visible name is Lenses, however in the code and packages they're still referred to as Places. \"Places\" as a term will be fully retired in 11.10</em></p>\n\n<p>Both default Lenses, unity-place-files and unity-place-applications, are in fact based on public...
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28245
1
28248
2011-02-26T21:48:16.563
1
2448
<pre><code>ping6 ipv6.google.com &amp; </code></pre> <p>After I type this in the terminal, the command is ran in the background. However, it stills generate the output to the foreground, and print the result to the terminal.</p> <p>How to make it display the output in the background?</p>
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3037
2011-02-26T23:38:08.980
2011-02-27T01:01:37.640
How to redirect output of jobs in background?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need to redirect to the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//dev/null\" rel=\"nofollow\">null device</a>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping google.com &gt;/dev/null\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T22:07:13.030", "id"...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need to redirect to the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//dev/null\" rel=\"nofollow\">null device</a>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping google.com &gt;/dev/null\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-26T22:07:13....
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user8260
28253
1
null
2011-02-26T22:33:41.597
2
359
<p>I tried installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a Lenovo V460. I selected a separate drive for it and also created a swap area, but after the copying of files is over and when it displays "Ready When You Are ..." my laptop hangs. </p> <p>How to solve this? Is this a problem with my laptop? </p>
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235
2011-02-26T23:28:36.947
2011-11-13T14:28:29.933
Unable to install on a Lenovo V460
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First, try with different installation CD:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ubuntu 10.04 desktop</li>\n<li>Ubuntu 10.10 Alternative</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>You can find both images from <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.10/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Second, if different CD isn't...
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user11531
28255
1
28276
2011-02-26T22:40:26.307
5
803
<p>I've been giving 10.10 a spin on my netbook and it comes with Unity pre-enabled. Are there any equivalents to the plugins I use on full GNOME desktop, namely show all windows and show all windows on all workspaces? I can't seem to access anything other than keyboard shortcuts which don't list those operations.</p>
3093
48864
2012-06-27T08:29:09.037
2012-06-27T08:29:09.037
Is there an equivalent to the Compiz Expose type plugin for Unity?
[ "unity", "10.10", "compiz", "shortcut-keys" ]
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think there is, but 11.04 Unity does use Compiz, and has that feature.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:23:11.047", "id": "31392", "postId": "28276", "score": "0", "text": "Anyway to trigger the ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think there is, but 11.04 Unity does use Compiz, and has that feature.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:23:11.047", "id": "31392", "postId": "28276", "score": "0", "text":...
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28256
1
null
2011-02-26T20:56:49.777
2
1190
<p>What program do you recommend me for extending the Ubuntu filesystem (the ext3 partition "/")? Except for gparted which has to boot from USB stick... is there any other software that I can try directly?</p> <p>Thanks</p>
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235
2011-02-26T22:58:35.803
2011-06-10T04:59:50.080
Program for extending the filesystem?
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3
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I do these things always manually using <code>fdisk</code> and <code>resize2fs</code>, however this is a little dangerous if you don't know what to do.</p>\n\n<p>The steps would be as follows. You need to be root for that or use <code>sudo</code> in front of the commands. <st...
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shaku
28258
1
28259
2011-02-27T00:04:04.917
3
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<p>I'm quite new to Linux, but before using it I was hearing that Windows programs, after uninstallation, leaves a lot of remains on the hard disc, and Linux removes all.</p> <p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.04. To uninstall packages I'm using <code>sudo apt-get autoremove application_name</code> or <code>sudo aptitude purge ap...
11141
3037
2011-02-27T07:06:08.480
2011-02-27T11:20:46.963
How to remove a package entirely?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>apt-get autoclean</code> will just remove old versions from the package archive, but won't change anything for installed packages.</p>\n\n<p>To remove a package use <code>sudo apt-get purge package</code>. This should uninstall any dependencies, but won't full remove them. I ...
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28262
1
28310
2011-02-27T00:55:50.873
2
1985
<p>In OpenSuse there is a applet for choosing different energy-profiles for your notebook. Are there any tools/applets that will enable those features for ubuntu?</p>
10046
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2011-02-27T14:05:11.890
Is there a power-management like OpenSuse?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Battery Applet/Indicator</strong></p>\n\n<p>This is designed as a replacement for the original battery indicator which will give you more information and options including 4 power levels</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Power Save</li>\n<li>Ondemand</li>\n<li>Normal</li>\n<li>Performance</li...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu's power management utility has 2 different profiles (AC and battery) you can change these things from System -> Preferences -> Power Management . But as for a quick switcher nothing that I know of exists in official repositories.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "c...
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28263
1
null
2011-02-27T00:55:58.723
5
878
<p>I moved my laptop screen "below" external screen (was using left/right config before). There's a little problem.</p> <p>When my gnome panel is on top of laptop screen, all windows I maximize "drawn" under top gnome panel. Therefore, I cannot see window titlebar.</p> <p>I tried suggested fixes as <code>metacity --r...
9281
114
2011-02-27T01:05:57.017
2012-03-13T23:01:59.280
Gnome panel hides window titlebar
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4
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here is a work around. In the panel properties set the panel to autohide. This way you should be able to grab the window and move it. Or use the expo effect and move the window that way.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-...
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28268
1
28273
2011-02-27T02:41:02.840
0
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<p>I installed AWN dock. I tried to change some of the settings and it disappeared.</p> <p>I tried to completely uninstall it using synaptic and reinstall, but when I launch it I can't see anything. It's like it kept the error or the setting that broke it.</p> <p>It would be helpful to know how to delete the old settin...
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527764
2021-06-13T09:20:55.390
2021-06-13T09:21:06.023
How to fully delete an application with all settings made?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you purge or remove something, your personal settings are kept. I believe awn's user config files are kept in <code>/home/yourusername/.config/awn</code></p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T04:55:31.237", "id": "31320", ...
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28270
1
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2011-02-27T03:18:57.840
10
51752
<p>I'm a Ubuntu 10.04 user. What's the fastest way to tell if the two USB ports on my computer support USB 3.0? I'm not sure if they're 2.0 or 3.0, and I need to know. Thanks!</p>
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169736
2014-02-09T20:54:38.427
2014-02-09T20:54:38.427
How to tell if your USB ports support USB 3.0?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First be sure that your motherboard SAYS \"Supports USB 3.0\"</p>\n\n<p>Then you can for example go to the terminal and type <code>lsusb</code> and it will show the version of the usb.</p>\n\n<p>Another can be <code>lshw</code> but it shows a lot of info</p>\n\n<p>If you want...
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2014-02-09T20:55:50.907
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user11533
28275
1
28360
2011-02-27T04:31:17.730
5
443
<p>Is there a PPA or hack I can use to install the latest version of Unity in 10.10? I want to use Unity as it is in 11.04, but I don't want to run alpha versions of everything else.</p>
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2011-02-27T05:11:04.270
2011-03-06T20:10:26.353
Is there a way to install the latest version of Unity in 10.10?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A while back I maintained a jhbuild moduleset for Unity allowing you to run a full Unity session installed in a sandbox. You can find it on <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/unity-jhbuild\">https://launchpad.net/unity-jhbuild</a> - but I can guarantee that it doesn't work in its curre...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No there isn't.\nFirstly they were planning to backport but they decided not to backport.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>As some of you may know, there have been some discussions about\n backporting\n \"unity compiz\" to maverick as we had backported unity to lucid with a\n ded...
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2011-02-27T07:24:20.897
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<p>Is there a list of available events that can be used for Upstart?</p> <p>For example <code>start on local-filesystems</code> so <em>local-filesystems</em> is an event but when is it triggered and what other events are there?</p>
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6969
2011-04-13T16:03:10.410
2013-01-16T16:53:09.677
What events are available for Upstart?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>These events are emited by either <code>upstart</code> itself or by <code>mountall</code> and all of them have their <code>man</code> pages:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>mounting mounted virtual-filesystems\n local-filesystems all-swaps filesystem\n remote-filesystems started...
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user11536
28284
1
28285
2011-02-27T08:44:54.787
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<p>In Firefox on Windows when I press the <kbd>Backspace</kbd> key it goes to the previous web page I surfed to.</p> <p>Why doesn't it work in Ubuntu and what can I change to make it work?</p>
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8570
2017-10-22T10:58:56.607
2017-10-22T10:58:56.607
Pressing backspace doesn't open previous page in Firefox
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To change the <kbd>Backspace</kbd> mapping in Firefox to the same as in Windows:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the url <code>about:config</code> in Firefox addressbar and click <code>I accept the risk!</code></li>\n<li>Search for <code>browser.backspace_action</code></li>\n<li>Set the value t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To change the <kbd>Backspace</kbd> mapping in Firefox to the same as in Windows:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the url <code>about:config</code> in Firefox addressbar and click <code>I accept the risk!</code></li>\n<li>Search for <code>browser.backspace_action</code></li>\n<li>Set the...
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28290
1
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2011-02-27T10:30:26.017
3
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<p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10. When I mount a USB flash drive or mouse, my laptop does not recognise those devices. Can you help me to solve this problem?</p> <p>Thanks</p>
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3037
2011-02-27T10:53:27.160
2011-05-18T14:25:55.773
USB devices (flash drive, mouse) not recognised
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
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2011-12-01T13:19:30.857
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user11543
28291
1
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2011-02-27T10:57:26.420
4
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<p>I'm following instructions about <a href="http://www.davidsudjiman.info/2006/03/27/installing-and-setting-tftpd-in-ubuntu/" rel="nofollow">Installing and setting TFTPD in Ubuntu</a>. It asks to</p> <blockquote> <p>Create /etc/xinetd.d/tftp and put this entry:</p> <pre><code>service tftp { protocol = udp p...
11545
3037
2011-02-27T11:05:22.563
2015-01-03T09:05:19.903
How do I create a file?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/xinetd.d/tftp\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>in terminal to edit that file. <code>nano</code> will automatically create that file, or open previous version of it already exists. You have to enter your password when sudo asks it, with something like ...
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28299
1
28492
2011-02-27T12:00:57.573
14
10599
<p>Is there any such images in existence that will allow me to install 64-bit Ubuntu if supported, or fallback to 32-bit otherwise?</p> <p>I'm participating in an installfest by a new and unofficial LoCo, and such an installer would be quite handy without wasting extra DVDs for different architectures.</p>
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2015-09-21T23:49:20.170
DVD with both 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can create a DVD that contains both versions of the live CD:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/13.04/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">ubuntu-13.04-desktop-i386.iso</a> and <a href=\"http://releases.ubuntu.com/13.04/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd6...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To my knowledge, no there isn't. If you want to spare DVDs, you can use USB sticks (assuming you have one (or more than one) and your computer supports booting from USB stick).</p>\n\n<p>In <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu ...
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28302
1
null
2011-02-27T12:20:44.820
4
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<p>I have a very powerful PC with Intel processor and a small Mac laptop with PowerPC processor. Both computers are with Ubuntu Linux. Mac laptop cannot play flash videos and I cannot install any Intel-CPU program on it (like Skype). So, it means I can install only open source applications on the laptop from Ubuntu rep...
8772
8772
2011-02-27T12:54:11.573
2020-11-24T12:31:57.943
Is there any remote desktop with sound and video capabilities allowing 2 different users work simultaniousely (a local and a remote one)?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Just remote desktop is trivial. However, sound and especially any video rendered using hardware is almost impossible to do.</p>\n\n<p>For example <a href=\"http://www.tightvnc.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">TightVNC</a> is excellent free remote desktop software. There is <a href=\"h...
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28305
1
28308
2011-02-27T12:51:39.580
5
14608
<p>I've tried</p> <pre><code>gksudo gedit /etc/xinetd.d/tftp </code></pre> <p>(This is the file I have to create)</p> <p>I got an error message </p> <blockquote> <p>couldn't find the file /etc/xinetd.d/tftp please check that you typed the location correctly and try again</p> </blockquote> <p>What do I need to do...
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10581
2011-02-27T14:46:43.820
2011-03-06T18:48:28.683
How to create a new file?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In larger context: what you want to do?</p>\n\n<p>In answer to question: most probably you are missing directory <code>/etc/xinetd.d</code>. Try installing <code>xinetd</code> first (<code>sudo apt-get install xinetd</code>).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commun...
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28307
1
28309
2011-02-27T13:01:36.157
4
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<p>I have a staging server in my network running Ubuntu server 10.10, being my main development area. As I need to access the files in the Apache root from other computers in the network, I have setup samba with the following settings:</p> <pre><code>[www] comment = Apache root www path = /var/www writable...
8236
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2011-02-27T13:37:13.943
Sharing samba-folder with root access
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1
5
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Basic troubleshooting:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Connect with <code>smbclient -U myusername //192.168.1.5/www</code> and see what happens</li>\n<li>Do same from server (not from remote host)</li>\n<li>Check <code>/var/log/samba/smbd.log</code> and <code>/var/log/samba/log.[remote address]</co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Basic troubleshooting:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Connect with <code>smbclient -U myusername //192.168.1.5/www</code> and see what happens</li>\n<li>Do same from server (not from remote host)</li>\n<li>Check <code>/var/log/samba/smbd.log</code> and <code>/var/log/samba/log.[remote addr...
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1
28321
2011-02-27T14:14:04.973
27
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<p>I had a script which was running fine but when I ran it today, it says <code>declare: not found</code>. I am using bash shell and path at the starting of the script is correct.</p> <p>Two flagged lines in my script are as follows:</p> <pre><code>declare -a RESPONSE RESPONSE=($RESULT) </code></pre> <p>It also says...
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3037
2011-02-27T14:42:34.010
2018-11-14T19:59:22.143
Problem with Bash script: 'declare: not found'
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Are you using <code>sh</code> instead of <code>bash</code>? <code>sh</code> (linked to <code>dash</code>) does not support <code>declare</code> keyword, nor the syntax </p>\n\n<pre><code>VAR=(list) \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>for initializing arrays.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comme...
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1
32553
2011-02-27T14:24:34.120
1
5639
<p>Is there any package for Ubuntu which allows me to connect to remote computer without disturbing or terminating others who have already connected to that server or who are accessing the computer directly?. </p> <p>I remember I did this in <code>Windows Server 2003</code> installing <code>Terminal Server</code> when...
3215
3037
2011-02-27T14:43:13.387
2015-03-31T10:01:39.407
Simultaneous remote connections
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-01T16:36:25.693", "id": "31739", "postId": "28312", "score": "0", "text": "Any good tool for ubuntu?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3215" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.nomachine.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">NOMACHINE</a> could be the best choice as it has a feature which doesn't reveal what a remote user is doing on and won't disturb other users who have already connected to it. In ubuntu nomachine is packaged as <a href=\"https://h...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes. Ubuntu by default support VNC. Try using Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Viewer. </p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T09:09:14.080", "id": "31523", "postId": "28315", "score": "0", ...
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1
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2011-02-27T14:33:17.450
5
1909
<p>If I am more than a couple of metres from my access point (and I'm seeing this across various APs) with my newish Thinkpad Edge 15, running 10.10, the wifi performance becomes ... flaky. When this is happening, I see the following in <code>dmesg</code>, although I'm not sure if it's related:</p> <pre><code>[ 2497.0...
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2011-03-26T19:24:56.620
2012-01-13T17:14:25.020
Wifi range issues and intermittent dropouts, Thinkpad Edge
[ "10.10", "thinkpad", "dmesg", "wireless" ]
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4
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-02T07:58:41.987", "id": "31862", "postId": "28316", "score": "0", "text": "Related to @aking1012's question, was your previous Thinkpad using wireless N?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-03-03T02:54:08.507", "id...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Turn off wireless N. It's still finicky on intel chipsets. If you did some other custom stuff(like turn off hardware crypto for injection) then it's not a real issue and consider it a side effect of your tweaks. </p>\n\n<p>modprobe -r iwlagn<br>\nmodprobe iwlagn 11n_disabl...
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28318
1
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2011-02-27T14:37:27.883
6
3636
<p>I'm planning to a buy a new 13" Macbook Pro, the one that was just released this week with the Thunderbolt port. The question is, has anyone given it a shot with Ubuntu (10.10 or 11.04 alpha)? I'd be especially interested whether temperature sensors/fan control, external displays via the displayport and 3D acceler...
11551
39869
2012-07-31T07:06:47.767
2012-07-31T07:06:47.767
Macbook Pro 2011 compatibility
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3
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:11:51.427", "id": "31390", "postId": "28318", "score": "3", "text": "Possible Duplicate: [Will the MacBook Pro Early 2011 work better with Ubuntu than the Air Late 2010?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/27896/will-the-macbook-pro-early-2011-work-better-with-ubuntu...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The closest match will be the MacBook 7,1. <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro7-1/Maverick\" rel=\"nofollow\">Notes for this can be found here</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Most of it appears to work, but \"with remarks\". That said, given the hardware changes in the new ...
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28322
1
37048
2011-02-27T15:37:05.213
5
1929
<p>I listen to music using Rhythmbox. Meanwhile I browse web with Firefox. When a page is loading, I switch tabs or I scroll up-down a site (and sometimes randomly), terrible "cracks" are audible, and I am extremely irritated by them, as they totally mess up the music. Any solutions, or tips how to troubleshoot these s...
705
3037
2011-02-27T15:53:22.173
2012-12-11T16:54:12.397
Strange sound artifacts when using Firefox while music is played
[ "sound", "firefox", "music", "pulseaudio", "troubleshooting" ]
2
3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:43:14.613", "id": "31396", "postId": "28322", "score": "0", "text": "Just noticed the same happens if I listen to music using mplayer.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "705" }, { "creationDate": "2011-03-08T15:52:53.393", "id": "32888", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Audigy 2 user here.</p>\n\n<p>With PulseAudio, I have to lower the Wave volume from my mixer (alsamixer) to remove static / cracking noises. (This took me a stupidly long time to figure out.)</p>\n\n<p>This disables sound from Flash videos and the like, but mpd, VLC, etc. still work ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Is this an old computer? I had a really weird problem with a desktop machine a few years ago, when I could hear the network traffic in my speakers (I'm not kidding). After a long research I found out that the problem was caused by the fact that the sound card and the network ...
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28324
1
28330
2011-02-27T15:43:26.287
1
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<p>Are there any known issues or is this way just a time-saver for lazy people.</p>
10046
3037
2011-02-27T15:49:12.193
2011-02-27T16:21:33.693
Is it reasonable to use a GPG certificate for more than one email-account?
[ "security", "gnupg" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:52:41.193", "id": "31397", "postId": "28324", "score": "0", "text": "You mean same certificate?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10581" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T15:54:39.023", "id": "31398", "postId": "28324", "score": "0"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are asking in terms of logical sense then I can only say that I don't see why it would not be reasonable as it identifies the person and a person may own more than one email address.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicen...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you are asking in terms of logical sense then I can only say that I don't see why it would not be reasonable as it identifies the person and a person may own more than one email address.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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28328
1
28924
2011-02-27T16:18:09.220
13
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<p>I have seen the answer on <a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/12760/6969">How to disable hibernating?</a>, but I have no such file. Possibly because that suggestion was written for Ubuntu, not <strong>Kubuntu</strong> (KDE, not Gnome).</p> <p>I <strong>do not have a swap</strong> on my encrypted SSD, my system freezes...
6969
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2011-03-04T17:21:46.770
How can I disable Hibernate completely in Kubuntu?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-02T03:04:28.417", "id": "68193", "postId": "28328", "score": "0", "text": "+1 This (and disabling suspend) is a very important question for anyone running OCZ Vertex2 drives... suspend/hibernate can instantly obliterate the drive with no hope of recovering a single byt...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Triggers for hibernation:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Press the Hibernate button in Kickoff -> Leave -> Hibernate</li>\n<li>Press Hibernate on the Energy icon in the system tray</li>\n<li>Send a dbus signal: <code>qdbus org.kde.kded /modules/powerdevil suspend 4</code></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>When hi...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Triggers for hibernation:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Press the Hibernate button in Kickoff -> Leave -> Hibernate</li>\n<li>Press Hibernate on the Energy icon in the system tray</li>\n<li>Send a dbus signal: <code>qdbus org.kde.kded /modules/powerdevil suspend 4</code></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p...
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28333
1
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2011-02-27T16:31:59.927
2
542
<p>I've recently installed Ubuntu 10.04. After installation I've updated the system: <code>sudo apt-get update</code> and <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>. Everything works fine but the Internet connection. It's a wireless connection. Sometimes I can't open any web page even if the connection applet shows "connected"....
11141
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2011-02-27T16:38:53.460
2011-02-27T16:38:53.460
Losing Internet connection
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-12T20:46:31.190", "id": "33642", "postId": "28333", "score": "0", "text": "Are you still having this problem? If so, what's your network hardware, and driver?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-03-22T06:27:52.493",...
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2012-02-21T21:59:04.313
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28334
1
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2011-02-27T16:36:02.637
1
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<p>I select the normal release in update manager and synaptic->update. After i click the check button, it said that your system is up-to-date, and I cannot get the new package of the ubuntu 10.10.</p> <p>What 's the problem?</p>
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3940
2011-02-27T19:17:56.670
2011-06-13T04:01:20.063
Problem when update from 10.04 to 10.10
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1
5
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T16:48:35.877", "id": "31418", "postId": "28334", "score": "0", "text": "The answers to this question will help you: http://askubuntu.com/questions/6092/how-to-update-from-10-04-to-10-10. Untick LTS only ;)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3940" }, {...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To upgrade a <strong>long term support release</strong> (LTS) to a newer <strong>normal release</strong> of the distribution we need to select <em>\"Normal releases\"</em> in the settings dialogue of Update Manager as shown here:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com...
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user8260
28335
1
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2011-02-27T16:42:28.143
1
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<p>I just installed a fresh copy of ubuntu destop 10.10 on my (old) Acer laptop. I downloaded Synergy and Google-Earth's deb file and it opened with the Ubuntu Software Center.</p> <p>Now in the applications menu I see a google earth and a synergy option, but they don't do anything. Nothing opens.</p> <p>Did I do som...
1326
3550
2011-02-27T18:28:09.510
2011-02-27T18:33:18.297
Programs don't start after installing .deb packages
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1
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T17:31:02.133", "id": "31427", "postId": "28335", "score": "2", "text": "Try to launch the applications from the terminal and check for error messages.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "742" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Google Earth has a known bug. Try <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/27607/how-to-get-google-earth-installed-via-deb/27617#27617\">this answer</a> to see if fixes that problem.</p>\n\n<p>I can't help with Synergy - as João Pinto observes in his comment, try running <c...
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28339
1
28343
2011-02-27T17:41:12.650
4
1999
<p>How do I get the app menu to look like OSX? (Not the Global Menu, the menu items)</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/VmS9G.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 with the Classic Gnome desktop (not Unity).</p>
911
911
2011-02-27T18:18:53.070
2011-02-27T18:39:01.693
How to get OS X style App Menu?
[ "11.04", "appmenu", "macosx" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T17:45:56.060", "id": "31431", "postId": "28339", "score": "1", "text": "Can you describe which aspects you're after? The global menu? The apple logo? The colour/transparency? Etc", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "866" }, { "creationDate": "2011-0...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get this little Mac menu, just follow these steps:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go up to your Menu bar or main menu and right click on it to bring up the context menu.</li>\n<li>Click on Edit Menus and the menu editor should come up.</li>\n<li>In the menu editor, on the right side, click the ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get this little Mac menu, just follow these steps:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go up to your Menu bar or main menu and right click on it to bring up the context menu.</li>\n<li>Click on Edit Menus and the menu editor should come up.</li>\n<li>In the menu editor, on the right side, cl...
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28340
1
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2011-02-27T18:00:12.387
7
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<p>I remember a release when tracker was one of the innovations of Ubuntu. What happened to it?</p>
3227
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2011-02-27T22:23:25.663
2013-08-23T13:59:24.420
Why was tracker desktop search removed?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T18:01:31.220", "id": "31433", "postId": "28340", "score": "0", "text": "Sorry, what tracker? Torrents? Bug reporting?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T18:05:53.943", "id": "31435", "postId": "28340"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://projects.gnome.org/tracker/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Metatracker</a>, usually referred to as Tracker, was introduced in 8.04 (an LTS release), but removed, I believe, in 9.04. I can only speculate as to why it was removed, but my guess would be multiple bugs, such...
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28342
1
28363
2011-02-27T18:08:01.633
25
43651
<p>When I save a document in LibreOffice and try to open it in Office 2007 for example, most or all of the paragraphs moved somehow. For what I found out is that the document has Widows and Orphans. How do I fix this so the document can be seen 100% accurate in Office 2007, 2003, OpenOffice and LibreOffice? What tips d...
7035
-1
2013-01-04T01:23:01.240
2017-05-24T12:09:47.173
How to maintain document compatibility between LibreOffice and other office suites?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is almost impossible to have 100% compatibility, however, if you are not using wordart/libreoffice draw features, etc, you can get high levels of compatibility by using a few simple things:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Save your documents in a format that all the listed office suites can use ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is almost impossible to have 100% compatibility, however, if you are not using wordart/libreoffice draw features, etc, you can get high levels of compatibility by using a few simple things:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Save your documents in a format that all the listed office suites ...
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28345
1
null
2011-02-27T18:41:00.323
5
1949
<p>I create a ubuntu 10.10 bootable USB via the method that is described on the download page of ubuntu. I made that from windows and also from ubuntu 10.04 (I have dual boot). When I boot from the USB made, the menu shows and when I run it, it gives a beep and nothing else. It never boots. USB creation from both metho...
11558
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null
2015-08-13T15:18:04.367
Cannot boot from Ubuntu USB
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T21:10:21.367", "id": "31466", "postId": "28345", "score": "0", "text": "Did you burn through Windows or Linux (or OSX)? You could attempt to use UNetbootin, which is a free program that runs on Windows and Linux (don't know about osx), which will make your flash dri...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is a bug at launchpad <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/624635\" rel=\"nofollow\">#624635</a> which is about the problem you are having the solution provided in the comments of the bug is to use Install-depot-multiboot which is an alte...
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2011-09-19T19:15:55.217
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28347
1
28350
2011-02-27T18:49:34.937
4
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<p>I don't like icons on my desktop. On Windows I simply click right on the desktop and uncheck <em>"Show Desktop Icons"</em> or so. Couldn't find any similar option in Ubuntu 10.10.</p>
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2019-06-20T00:57:52.293
2019-06-20T00:57:52.293
How do I disable desktop icons?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To disable the desktop icons, press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>gconf-editor</code> and hit <kbd>Enter</kbd>. After the Configuration Editor opens, expand the \"apps\" tree and scroll down and expand the \"nautilus\" menu, click on \"preferences\" and uncheck \"show...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To disable the desktop icons, press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and type <code>gconf-editor</code> and hit <kbd>Enter</kbd>. After the Configuration Editor opens, expand the \"apps\" tree and scroll down and expand the \"nautilus\" menu, click on \"preferences\" and unchec...
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28348
1
28352
2011-02-27T18:49:59.487
6
748
<p>Is there any way to change the icons in the user list on IRC in Pidgin without actually doing it from the source code?</p> <p>These are what I want to change:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UKutG.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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2011-02-27T19:13:35.317
How can I change the icons in Pidgin's IRC user list?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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28349
1
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2011-02-27T18:41:46.537
4
1955
<p>I'm trying to set up ubuntu from my old macintosh laptop, but when it asks me to put in the "mirror of ubuntu archive" I run into problems.</p> <p>For the mirror, I put in <code>mirror.anl.gov</code> for the ubuntu archive mirror directory, i put in <code>pub/ubuntu/</code> Then I leave the http proxy blank and hit...
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186134
2014-08-03T21:44:40.423
2014-08-03T21:44:40.423
"bad mirror archive" : What should I put as the "mirror of ubuntu archive" on installation of ubuntu?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How old is this Mac? PowerPC hasn't been on most mirrors since 6.04, so you'll need to find somewhere that's specifically mirroring ports.ubuntu.com</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", ...
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rockit
28355
1
28375
2011-02-27T19:23:14.887
39
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<p>How are the files in an Ubuntu repository organized? What are the important files in a repository? What happens when a repository becomes inconsistent, broken or is being synced?</p>
7729
3037
2011-02-27T19:27:37.603
2023-07-04T00:37:51.880
What is the structure of an Ubuntu repository?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2023-07-04T00:37:51.880", "id": "2589790", "postId": "28355", "score": "0", "text": "If you're curious about the file structure of `apt` repos, the Debian documentation describes the implementation details thoroughly: [Debian Repository Format](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRe...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to the deb line on your apt source, apt will fetch:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Release\">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Release</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Release.gpg\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>According to the deb line on your apt source, apt will fetch:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Release\">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Release</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/release/Rele...
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28364
1
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2011-02-27T20:44:41.680
2
212
<p>I have the binfmt kernel module set up so I can run .NET apps as if they were native binaries. </p> <p>I have the /etc/rc.local file configured identically to <a href="http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/mono.txt" rel="nofollow">this</a>.</p> <p>If I power down my computer or boot into Windows, when I co...
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null
null
2011-02-28T04:25:28.767
Binfmt config not persisting after booting
[ "dual-boot", "mono", "kernel-modules" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>binfmt formats are typically handled by <strong>binfmt-support</strong> package. When mono is installed in Ubuntu, it adds a cli format specification in /var/lib/binfmts/cli.</p>\n\n<p>binfmt-support is configured to start automatically at boot. I'd suggest checking, that you...
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28365
1
28436
2011-02-27T20:56:08.620
3
4008
<p>After getting some old, but fancy hardware from my friends, I want to setup a second PC running ubuntu. Due to the fact that the hardware is more than five years old, I'll have to tweak some things to work with acceptable speed.</p> <p>Does anyone have some recommendations what do to? And yes, I need a graphical in...
10046
null
null
2020-05-22T10:34:49.450
How to tweak Ubuntu running on an old PC?
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4
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try Lubuntu. It has LXDE, which requires less RAM as all the other DEs. Check this one: <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#System%20requirements\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#System%20requirements</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate":...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>My school's technology club uses, almost exclusively, six or seven year old Dell Optiplex computers (because they're what we have, and we don't have the money or resources to get new or better things). All of those computers are running 10.10 perfectly fine.</p>\n\n<p>We don'...
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28369
1
null
2011-02-27T21:54:47.340
4
7882
<p>I'm trying to automatically install Ubuntu on a client PC by using the <strong>PXE BOOT</strong> method....my Objectives are below:</p> <p>I am following the steps given in this link <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-a-pxe-install-server-on-ubuntu-9.10" rel="nofollow">installation using PXE BOOT</a></p>...
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186134
2014-08-03T21:45:39.423
2021-05-28T10:19:50.073
Bad archive mirror using PXE boot method
[ "system-installation", "automation", "pxe", "kickstart" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T22:11:02.013", "id": "31470", "postId": "28369", "score": "1", "text": "The first part of your question is a dupe of this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/28349/bad-mirror-archive-what-should-i-put-as-the-mirror-of-ubuntu-archive-on-ins You might want to split up you...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can save your mirror information in your kickstart file: </p>\n\n<pre><code>curl --url http://192.168.1.1/ubuntu\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You can specify the kickstarter file in the PXE boot line: </p>\n\n<pre><code>append vga=normal initrd=installers/jaunty/i386/initrd.gz ks...
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user11566
28370
1
null
2011-02-27T21:58:50.240
2
3980
<p>I need to install the wifi driver to ubuntu. so I <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=4173724&amp;lang=en&amp;cc=fr&amp;prodTypeId=321957&amp;prodSeriesId=4173615&amp;taskId=135" rel="nofollow">downloaded the driver</a> from hp website but the extension is .rpm, so...
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2011-03-01T19:48:25.963
2011-03-01T19:48:25.963
Install wireless driver for an HP ProBook 4525s
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-27T22:11:59.003", "id": "31471", "postId": "28370", "score": "1", "text": "What wifi card (or computer model) do you have? Perhaps there is an other solution available.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6969" }, { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T21:40:1...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ask a friend or in a linux/ubuntu forum for help in converting the driver - if the license doesn't prohibit it, of course. </p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-03-01T02:40:04.623", "id": "31632", "postId": "...
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1
28373
2011-02-27T22:52:17.203
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<p>I am assuming that all application installed through <code>apt-get</code> are open source; but for those that are available in that manner, where can I get the source code for these applications as well as update them? </p> <p>I have a couple applications I use regularly that aren't being actively developed any lon...
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2015-05-17T09:39:07.047
2023-06-13T02:41:16.813
How do I get and modify the source code of packages installed through apt-get?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2013-01-07T14:47:38.583", "id": "295392", "postId": "28372", "score": "8", "text": "`apt-get` does support closed-source programs as well, so your initial assumption is incorrect.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "2355" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use the command <code>apt-get source &lt;package&gt;</code> (don't use sudo with it) to download the source of a package.</p>\n\n<p>From <code>man apt-get</code>: </p>\n\n<pre><code> source\n source causes apt-get to fetch source packages. APT will examine the\n availa...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use the command <code>apt-get source &lt;package&gt;</code> (don't use sudo with it) to download the source of a package.</p>\n\n<p>From <code>man apt-get</code>: </p>\n\n<pre><code> source\n source causes apt-get to fetch source packages. APT will examine the\n ...
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28379
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2011-02-28T00:51:28.263
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<p>I used to be able to double click on the titlebar of windows and they would maximize, and return if I double clicked again once maximized.</p> <p><code>System</code> → <code>Preferences</code> →<code>Windows</code> under the <em>Titlebar Action</em> option is on <em>Maximize</em>. </p> <p>But when I double click t...
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2012-02-10T19:20:58.553
2015-07-20T12:48:54.637
Double click on titlebar doesn't maximize/restore windows
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Make sure it is set correctly in the GConf setting database (the <em>Windows</em> utility should do this, but it can happen):</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Hit <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> and enter <code>gconf-editor</code></p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Navigate to <i>apps ➜ metacity ➜ general ➜...
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user11573
28383
1
30387
2011-02-28T01:14:22.770
3
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<p>I have added a lot of contacts through my mobile phone and I have never used ubuntu one before for the desktop. I've set up all the preferences in Ubuntu One but it keeps saying "syncing" all the time without any progress. I can't see the contacts in Evolution, where are the files stored? Please help me.</p>
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2011-02-28T02:18:20.697
2011-03-14T21:54:01.650
How do I use/sync my Ubuntu One contacts?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Please remember that the initial sync is slow (it's getting better in Natty). The syncing will also appear if you have files being synced. The synced contact are located at <code>~/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html</code> (the ~ is your home folder).</p>\n\n<p>The exact reason ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Please remember that the initial sync is slow (it's getting better in Natty). The syncing will also appear if you have files being synced. The synced contact are located at <code>~/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html</code> (the ~ is your home folder).</p>\n\n<p>The exact...
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2011-02-28T01:30:57.350
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<p>I wanted to know how to automatically visit a website in the background when Ubuntu loads. As far as I know <code>w3m</code> is for visiting web site from the console. That is why I am writing following command in the <code>crontab -e</code>. </p> <pre><code>@reboot w3m http://example.com/ &gt; test_file </code></p...
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2011-02-28T07:36:07.640
2011-02-28T12:28:16.410
How to automatically visit a website in the background after Ubuntu booted?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use absolute paths where possible. It's possible that <code>PATH=/bin</code>, which works for <code>date</code> (=> <code>/bin/date</code>), but not for <code>w3m</code> (which is located at <code>/usr/bin/w3m</code>).</p>\n\n<pre><code>@reboot /usr/bin/w3m http://example.com/ &gt; t...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How about catching the error messages in that file too:</p>\n\n<pre><code>@reboot w3m http://example.com/ &gt; test_file 2&gt;&amp;1\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "crea...
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28391
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28403
2011-02-28T04:27:48.827
1
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<p>After recent system update (I think I saw something kernelish but don't really remember) my Ubuntu becomes unbootable. When I select "Ubuntu" from the boot menu, I'm greeted by a GRUB console and I don't know what to do (typing help shows some helpful commands for gods, unfortunately I'm a mere mortal).</p> <p>I'm ...
11580
11580
2011-03-02T05:11:24.887
2011-03-02T05:11:24.887
Can't boot after recent system update
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T07:15:43.910", "id": "31514", "postId": "28391", "score": "1", "text": "A very nice description of the problem indeed, I like your style :) But I have 2 questions: are you sure it is a Grub console (looking something like `grub >`)? If so, can you post the output of...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you will need to boot into a live CD and Recover GRUB visit this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows\" rel=\"nofollow\">Community Documentation</a> link - the steps are not that hard to follow you just need to be sure of the Ubun...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I think you will need to boot into a live CD and Recover GRUB visit this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows\" rel=\"nofollow\">Community Documentation</a> link - the steps are not that hard to follow you just need to be sure of ...
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28393
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28469
2011-02-28T04:31:17.123
1
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<p>I have started running <a href="http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">rkhunter</a> (a security monitoring tool) and I have finally managed to clear all of its warnings.</p> <p>Now, a cron job runs every day to monitor my machine. Rather than send me an email of warnings, it sends me an email with no body...
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2011-02-28T04:48:43.557
2011-02-28T19:43:14.860
Why is this rkhunter script sending empty emails?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T09:15:51.120", "id": "31525", "postId": "28393", "score": "0", "text": "Are you sure it is the script, and not cron, that emails you? What is the subject of the empty emails you receive?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "9016" }, { "creationDate"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Given your additional information in the comments. That script is apparently not the one sending you that email, since the subjects do not match.</p>\n\n<p>Does the empty mail come daily, at approximately the same time each day? (and if so, when?) I'd go to look for other cronjobs ru...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Given your additional information in the comments. That script is apparently not the one sending you that email, since the subjects do not match.</p>\n\n<p>Does the empty mail come daily, at approximately the same time each day? (and if so, when?) I'd go to look for other cro...
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28394
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28404
2011-02-28T04:34:35.627
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<p>I am getting the error message <code>read error</code> while booting. After power up, I get a black screen with cursor at top, and after a while around 1:30 min. I get a <code>read error</code> message at the top.</p> <p>I shut down and restarted a couple of times, and it went back to normal. Was it a hard-disk err...
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2011-02-28T07:22:44.250
2011-02-28T07:32:52.307
Read error while booting
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you mean <code>I/O read error</code> when reading from the harddisk then it probably is a hardware error. I would check the health of the drive (use <strong>smartmontools</strong> or <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest_Disk_Utility\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palimpsest Disk ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you mean <code>I/O read error</code> when reading from the harddisk then it probably is a hardware error. I would check the health of the drive (use <strong>smartmontools</strong> or <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest_Disk_Utility\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palimpse...
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28398
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2011-02-28T05:16:35.460
6
10633
<p>I have Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit already installed on my machine..I am using MongoDB and it does not work properly with 32 bit machine.</p> <p>So I want to install 64 bit Ubuntu 10.10 on my system on another partition (so that I can have both 32 bit and 64 bit versions).</p> <p>Is it okay to install both 32 bit and 64 b...
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3037
2011-02-28T07:20:21.007
2014-01-18T19:52:41.717
Can I install two Ubuntu versions on the same machine?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Yes you can.<br>\nFor that you will have to use manual partition option. </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>You can use the same swap for both the installs (this is simple, just select re-select same swap for second install).</li>\n<li>You can mount same /home for both installs. (a little a...
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Abh
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28418
2011-02-28T08:57:31.787
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<p>I'm connecting to a remote server in Nautilus using an URL of the form <em>sftp://server.com</em>. However, due to a thing with that server I need to add an option when connecting via SSH, otherwise the login is very, very slow:</p> <pre><code>ssh -o GSSAPIAuthentication=no server.com </code></pre> <p>Is there a w...
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2011-02-28T11:27:03.657
Add an SSH option to an sftp URL in nautilus
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could create <code>~/.ssh/config</code> with an appropriate config entry for your host like so:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Protocol 2\nHost yourhost\n User youruser\n Hostname your.host.address\n GSSAPIAuthentication no\n Port 1234\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>For more options, consul...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could create <code>~/.ssh/config</code> with an appropriate config entry for your host like so:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Protocol 2\nHost yourhost\n User youruser\n Hostname your.host.address\n GSSAPIAuthentication no\n Port 1234\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>For more options...
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28410
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2011-02-28T09:31:16.963
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<p>I've just started using Ubuntu (10.10) so I have a reasonably fresh install.</p> <p>Regardless of if I use the Firefox 4 latest beta or 3.6.13. Google image search is dead slow and sometimes intermittently freezes.</p> <p>It's exceptionally slow compared to the same versions of Firefox when I was using Windows.</p...
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2011-02-28T15:34:09.067
2011-02-28T15:34:09.067
Google image search super slow
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T10:14:24.040", "id": "31529", "postId": "28410", "score": "0", "text": "What about the regular search? Does it work well? Did you try Google Search on Windows in the same time period?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" }, { "creationDate": "2...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm sorry, but from what I know, It can only depend on your internet connection (loading pictures can be rather heavy for some internet connections) or googles own servers. It has nothing to with if you use ubuntu or firefox (since firefox 3 works flawlessly for other users)....
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28412
1
28413
2011-02-28T10:04:50.783
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<p>I totally ruined my Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop x64 installation today. I've never been able to hibernate or suspend (not with my laptop, server or htpc), not even through this <a href="http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Suspend_/_Wake" rel="nofollow noreferrer">guide</a>. So I read a post here on askubuntu.com th...
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2012-07-09T13:11:54.593
2012-07-09T13:11:54.593
removed ati proprietary driver, tried to hibernate, destroyed ubuntu installation. help?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T10:20:35.210", "id": "31531", "postId": "28412", "score": "0", "text": "Regarding the suspend/hibernate issues, do you have any USB 3.0 ports? See [Suspend fails and I know the module causing it. What can I do?](http://askubuntu.com/q/25540/6969) if you do.", "u...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get into console mode, login in using your normal credentials. Then you get a CLI where you can do what you want (Probably <code>sudo apt-get install fglrx</code>). \nYou can switch back to the graphical desktop with Ctrl-Alt-F7.</p>\n", "commentCount": ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get into console mode, login in using your normal credentials. Then you get a CLI where you can do what you want (Probably <code>sudo apt-get install fglrx</code>). \nYou can switch back to the graphical desktop with Ctrl-Alt-F7.</p>\n", "comme...
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2011-02-28T11:33:40.133
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<p>I am annoyed by Courier New on different web sites (most notably, GitHub) and would like to replace it with another font (say, Liberation Mono). I would like the solution to work in all browsers (so not to be browser specific), and I wouldn't like to uninstall all MS core fonts (I like the others).</p> <p>Any ideas...
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2011-02-28T14:05:32.853
How to most elegantly replace Courier New with another font system-wide?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>How about installing only required fonts from MS core fonts i.e downloading each fonts and configuring each browsers to your priority fonts ?</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creati...
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28423
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28428
2011-02-28T12:44:45.960
4
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<p>I want to retrieve (initially via POP) my Gmail account mails, but the idea is just to keep a backup of those mails. But Gmail "Sent" mail is retrieved and put altogether with received mail into my Evolution inbox. How can I get mails in my Gmail "Sent" folder from Evolution?</p> <p>(if I could get my Gmail labels,...
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721
2011-03-23T01:57:44.253
2011-03-23T01:57:44.253
Use Evolution to back up Gmail "Sent folder"
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i'm assuming your using IMAP</p>\n\n<p>open edit --> preferences<br>\nselect your account and press edit<br>\ngoto defaults tab<br>\nchange sent messages folder to: [Gmail]/sent mail</p>\n\n<p>this will automatically add sent mail to your gmail account from now on.\njust drag old sen...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>your sent emails if they are pop should be here <code>/home/luri/.evolution/mail/local/sent</code></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/G96rG.png\" alt=\"picture of sent mbox file\"></p>\n\n<p>the one with no extension is the mbox file</p>\n\n<p>hope this helps</p>\...
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28424
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2011-02-28T12:50:02.343
4
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/6302/how-can-you-remove-unity">How can you remove Unity?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've been trying to find out how to uninstall Unity for a couple days now and I really wish there was just an uninstall option some...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:27.200
2011-02-28T15:32:34.870
How do you uninstall Unity?
[ "unity", "uninstall" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T17:32:53.387", "id": "31572", "postId": "28424", "score": "0", "text": "I have nominate it to reopen. Uninstall is not the same than remove. All the answers of the other question tell how to remove but keep Unity installed, so they are not useful as an answer to thi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can uninstall Unity via the Software Centre, <em>(Applications ➜ Ubuntu Software Centre)</em>. Type <code>unity</code> in the search box, select Unity and then select remove (see screenshot)</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/hlJoO.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer...
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2011-02-28T17:19:27.533
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user11594
28429
1
30101
2011-02-28T13:47:31.693
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<p>I've installed Unity 2d, and therefore I'm able to use the Launcher and Panel in standard Gnome Panel desktop. I would like to know whether there is a way to launch the Dash only, and if so, if it is possible to assign a shortcut to it. What I'm thinking of is a Wingpanel + Slingshot combo on Elementary or Gnome-She...
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2011-03-12T20:41:58.543
Is there a way to launch Unity Dash outside of Unity?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unity 2D's dash can be used independently but there is a little trick: it starts invisible.</p>\n\n<p>To launch it type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity-2d-places\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To make it visible, there is a D-Bus API:</p>\n\n<pre><code>bool com.canonical.Unity2d.Dash.active\n</code><...
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28435
1
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2011-02-28T14:44:19.587
12
25397
<p>I want to get a ppa key signed</p> <p>I tried </p> <pre><code>apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys A258828C Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --pr...
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2013-08-31T16:25:42.633
Adding a ppa repo and get key signed - no valid OpenPGP data - proxy issue?
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-02-28T16:13:51.667", "id": "31565", "postId": "28435", "score": "0", "text": "i think this solution can resolve your problem -> http://askubuntu.com/questions/23211/problem-adding-repositories-and-connecting-from-terminal-behind-a-proxy another work around is `gpg –keyser...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Did you forget to use sudo?</p>\n\n<p>If you did and it failed, also try this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primar...
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28439
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2011-02-28T16:03:34.417
1
2435
<p>From the console, is there a way to recover the architecture of a package when it is not currently installed ? I know the name and version of the package.</p>
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8844
2011-03-01T00:17:14.213
2012-02-23T18:39:47.140
Recovering package metadata info
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you mean getting the information for a package, you can only obtain it if is still available from the APT cache, to get it from a terminal run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-cache show packagename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>To only show the architecture use grep</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-ca...
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user11602
28440
1
28447
2011-02-28T16:12:08.073
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<p>Where can I send feature requests? Both for Ubuntu as a whole and individual (supported) apps?</p>
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2015-03-09T13:02:05.687
2022-05-20T21:59:45.103
Where can I send feature requests?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-03-01T21:30:08.123", "id": "31795", "postId": "28440", "score": "0", "text": "Noel, you need some change in the answer or the answer provided is enough?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "52" }, { "creationDate": "2012-05-06T23:44:40.077", "id": "15...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Individual Applications</strong></p>\n\n<p>For individual apps, the best way is filing a bug requests or feature request in the individual applications.</p>\n\n<p>Some upstream development portals might be having explicit feature for asking user ideas but most of them use the...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>Individual Applications</strong></p>\n\n<p>For individual apps, the best way is filing a bug requests or feature request in the individual applications.</p>\n\n<p>Some upstream development portals might be having explicit feature for asking user ideas but most of them...
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28443
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28446
2011-02-28T17:02:25.497
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<p>I am trying to write down a small script, whose aim is to print out a list of packages I have installed explicitly.</p> <p>So I take the packages installed <strong>after</strong> the end of installation, and in the state <strong>not automatic</strong>, but, between the others, <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> ...
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2647
2011-02-28T17:33:11.457
2011-02-28T18:00:22.567
Why dependencies of ubuntu-restricted-extras result non automatic?
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/19095/video-stabilisation-software">Video stabilisation software</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I strapped a video camera to my motorbike helmet and took this video: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rorymccann/4787...
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2011-02-28T18:06:54.577
Removing/reducing camera shakyness?
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2011-03-01T02:24:35.013
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2011-02-28T18:04:15.763
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<p>After following the tutorial <a href="http://www.techienote.com/2010/10/file-sharing-in-ubuntu-with-nfs.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> I ran into a problem. Here is what I did. </p> <p>On my server I installed <code>nfs-kernel-server</code> and edited the <code>/etc/exports</code> file to include the folder I want ...
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2011-03-01T13:07:32.610
2011-03-04T08:20:50.060
How to create a shared folder using command line on a server
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think you can give the <code>~/uslonsweb003</code> as a directory it would have to be full eg <code>/home/sadmicrowave/uslonsweb003</code> in fstab (because there may be more than one user)</p>\n\n<p>this is your original</p>\n\n<pre><code>//128.251.xxx.xxx/var/ ~/uslonsweb00...
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2011-02-28T18:13:13.840
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<p>I have a strange problem with Ubuntu 10.10 - when I close the laptop lid (Samsung r580) it makes a very high squeak. This doesn't occur on Win7. I am currently using 2.6.35.27 kernel. If you need some more info to help me with this problem just ask. Thanks in advance.</p>
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2014-02-24T15:43:42.743
Squeak after lid close
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2014-03-05T02:30:43.587
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2011-02-28T18:17:15.130
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<p>Is there a driver for Lexmark Z845 or something compatible with it?</p>
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2012-04-04T00:58:40.537
Any driver for Lexmark Z845?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Officially there is no support as mentioned <a href=\"http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&amp;productCode=&amp;segment=SUPPORT&amp;viewlocale=en_US&amp;searchid=1272792471606&amp;actp=search&amp;userlocale=EN_UK&amp;id=RE108\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.\nIt is a windows onl...
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