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2011-04-02T16:42:46.380
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<p>Using the latest Banshee (1.9.6) and the Amazon MP3 extension, I just bought an album, and it was copied to my Amazon Cloud Drive/Player. How do I download this to my computer? Banshee's Amazon MP3 does not seem to open the Amazon Cloud Player pages, and the Amazon Cloud Player website keeps asking me to use their d...
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2011-04-14T19:53:16.693
2016-09-22T14:00:29.123
How to download songs from Amazon's Cloud Player?
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2011-04-02T17:22:45.863
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<p>See the title.</p> <p>I using dput and in my /etc/dput.cf :</p> <pre><code>[ppa] fqdn = ppa.launchpad.net method = ftp incoming = ~onto/onto/ubuntu/ login = anonymous allow_unsigned_uploads = 0 </code></pre> <p>But it build only for version in debian/changes, but i want build for ano...
13476
1019
2011-06-08T19:08:09.057
2011-06-08T19:08:09.057
How can I upload package for several ubuntu versions to Launchpad automatically?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think you should look at this question that I asked, and got answered:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/30145/ppa-packaging-having-versions-of-packages-for-multiple-distros\">PPA &amp; Packaging: Having versions of packages for multiple distros</a></p>\n\...
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2011-04-02T17:51:21.660
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<p>Im trying to access mercurial repositories that were created on windows with mercurial version 1.8.2. As the version in the repositories is a few numbers behind, its not playing ball. Does anyone know if there is a repository with up to date versions of mercurial or am i best just to build it from source?</p>
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2011-04-02T18:12:28.250
2015-05-15T22:37:46.780
PPA for recent versions of mercurial
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2011-04-02T18:44:22.317
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<p>I'm going by the instructions here: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16988/how-do-i-install-ubuntu-to-a-usb-key">How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key? (without using Startup Disk Creator)</a></p> <p>Everything is ok except I keep getting the error:</p> <pre><code>open /dev/kvm: no such file or directory co...
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2017-04-13T12:23:59.520
2015-08-13T01:08:13.577
Installing Ubuntu on a USB stick from live CD session
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33171
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2011-04-02T19:17:22.130
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/19251/online-photo-gallery-for-ubuntu-one">Online photo gallery for Ubuntu One?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I would really like to be able to settle on Ubuntu One, but I can't find a way to share pictures/photos like...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.310
2012-08-14T04:20:55.723
No photo album sharing like DropBox in Ubuntu One
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well, what I do for now is use both. I use the free 2GB in Dropbox for things like you've mentioned, and I purchased the $29 yearly plan for Ubuntu One which gives me 22 GB of storage for most all of my data. The more bugs you can report and more requests to U1, the better it will ge...
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2012-08-22T14:57:27.193
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<p>Applications running under wine literally takes several minutes (10+ mins) to start. If I check with the system monitor, that application will just keep on sitting with the status <code>pipe_wait</code> under <code>Waiting Channel</code>.</p> <p>And this is not with just one application, its with everything running...
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2021-11-10T19:02:26.053
Wine takes ages to start
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What version of Wine are you using? What specific program? Could be a dependency issue with that particular program. Have you checked the Wine App DB to see if there is anything you can do?</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://appdb.winehq.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://appdb.winehq.or...
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2011-04-02T19:40:47.963
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<p>I used to have a dual boot between Ubuntu (lucid) and Windows 7, but wanted to upgrade my Windows to 64 bit, so I installed the new Windows, which naturally wrote over the MBR, and so I attempted to repair it using the following guide: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20GRUB%202" rel="no...
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2012-02-02T23:37:53.527
2012-02-02T23:37:53.527
Stuck in grub rescue after Windows install
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is a quick and simple method of restoring a broken system's GRUB 2 files. The terminal is used for entering commands and the user must know the device name/partition of the installed system (sda1, sdb5, etc). The problem partition is located and mounted from the LiveCD. ...
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2011-04-02T19:57:14.403
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<p>I have 2 different versions of PostgreSQL installed on my system (Ubuntu Lucid):</p> <ul> <li>/var/lib/postgresql/8.4</li> <li>/var/lib/postgresql/9.0</li> </ul> <p>By default, when I run a PostgreSQL command such as createdb or psql, the 9.0 version is used. </p> <p>How do I configure my system to use the 8.4 v...
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2011-04-02T19:59:11.070
2023-12-15T18:20:10.193
How do I set which PostgreSQL version is to be used by default?
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2011-04-02T20:02:10.097
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<p>I am wondering if it is easy to do this. I know that using X to serve the other computers ain't that difficult. I just have no idea how would I have to configure the laptops in order for them to work as terminals.</p>
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2011-07-30T10:55:06.663
How to setup a ubuntu home network based on a powerful server and many outdated laptops as terminals?
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2011-04-02T20:18:08.007
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<p>I am dual-booting Lucid and Snow Leopard on a Macbook Pro 5,3. I have uninstalled rEFIt, and I am wondering if there is a way (without reinstalling rEFIt) to boot automatically to the GRUB menu without requiring me to hold <strong>Option</strong> and select the "Windows" partition at each boot. Since there is actual...
13486
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2011-12-08T19:37:16.373
Boot straight to grub without holding 'Option' on Macbook?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In OS X there is the Startup Drive section in System Preferences. Ideally you should be able to select Ubuntu as the default drive there. I wasn't able to, I just set refit to only show up for one second in the config file (not difficult to do). I only see refit for a split second so...
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33190
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2011-04-02T21:11:37.677
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<p>I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 and I've no sound. I tried few method suggested in ubuntu forums like reinstall alsa but nothing works? My PC is old and my audio card is Realtek's AC'97. Any suggestions how can I resolve this problem?</p> <p><strong>Update</strong></p> <p>Actually my audio card died after installing...
13488
13488
2012-03-11T09:13:42.050
2016-03-20T13:07:00.613
No sound on a realtek AC97
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried checking to make sure nothing was muted. In the terminal, type alsaplayer. </p>\n\n<p>Is your volume turned up, or is the speaker muted?\nDouble click on the \"speaker\" icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen. This will launch the Volume Control appl...
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2011-04-02T21:30:58.977
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<p>With the new feature lenses in the Natty Unity launcher will there be a website, ppa or something be created to easily get hold of them so users can browse and install the ones there want?</p> <p>At the moment there is the default applications, files and folders lenses, but optionally there is two others <em>at thi...
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2011-04-03T23:59:43.637
2011-04-03T23:59:43.637
Will there be a place for example a website or a PPA that holds all the lenses for Unity?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>We at OMG! Ubuntu! are currently building a \"visual directory\" similar to this for both Lenses and Application indicators that will be available before 11.04 launch. </p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T11:14:01.973", "id": "...
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2011-04-02T22:17:44.567
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<p>At the moment, I'm using <code>mimetex</code> to automatically convert a bunch of equations into gif-images.</p> <p>The program is fast, but the images look pretty bad:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MXcCf.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>How can I (quickly) convert a LaTeX equation int...
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2017-04-15T21:00:08.793
How to convert LaTeX equations to SVG?
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2011-04-02T23:19:58.707
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/26720/add-matlab-to-main-menu">Add Matlab to main menu</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hello, </p> <p>I am trying to install MATLAB. I got it installed, but I am having a hard time getting the launcher icon to work usi...
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2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2016-07-06T05:15:45.853
Installing MATLAB and its launcher icon
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2011-06-05T19:43:50.413
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1, and I've noticed Compiz likes to crash, every now and then. I'd like to create a Compiz on my desktop, so if it does, I can run that to bring it back up. Thanks in advance!</p>
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2011-04-03T02:26:06.473
2011-04-03T02:26:06.473
How do I create a compiz launcher on the desktop?
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2011-04-02T23:42:33.590
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<p>Several of the comboboxes that I use regularly (the box to select syntax highlighting in the gedit statusbar, boxes for choosing smart playlist criteria in Banshee, etc) require me to click on them with the mouse, scroll down for awhile, then click on the item that I want. Being able to type into these boxes and ha...
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2012-01-03T14:00:32.463
Do comboboxes support keyboard input in Gtk+ 3?
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33203
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2011-04-02T23:47:10.180
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 Beta. One of the new features that I've seen being advertised is the ability to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/ubuntu-software-center-lets-you-test.html" rel="nofollow">"Test Drive" an application</a>. </p> <p>I wanted to try this out so I installed qtnx like so: <code>sudo apt-get...
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2011-04-03T00:01:09.563
Why am I unable to "Test Drive" applications in the Software Center?
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2011-04-03T00:00:30.473
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<p>I have a old Nvidia card that needs the nvidia 96 driver to enable all the fancy compiz effects (the noveau free driver doesn't work). I tried installing it with Ubuntu Software Center but it said that it had dependency problems. </p>
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2011-04-03T02:25:29.640
2011-05-05T11:29:11.533
Why am I unable to install the Nvidia 96 driver?
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33211
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2011-04-03T00:23:43.917
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<p>I've been a illustrator and graphic designer for a number of years and now I'm looking to go more into motion graphics and visual effects. Is there anything that is open source/free (not a demo, education version or trial) that is as complex and feature-rich as Adobe After Effects but for Linux? I've tried Cinlerra,...
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2011-04-03T02:23:20.470
2017-03-16T09:20:05.633
Are there any free/open source alternatives to Adobe After Effects?
[ "software-recommendation", "video", "effects", "compositing", "editing" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Having used after effects a fair bit in the past and had a good search around on the open source community the simple answer is unfortunately no.</p>\n\n<p>There are plenty of non linear editors, which are like adobe premier, but nothing really like after effects. The closest I can t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Having used after effects a fair bit in the past and had a good search around on the open source community the simple answer is unfortunately no.</p>\n\n<p>There are plenty of non linear editors, which are like adobe premier, but nothing really like after effects. The closest...
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33212
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2011-04-03T00:27:48.797
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<p>I often have to make designs for internet-use. I have had <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/">Fireworks</a> for years and it suits my purpose. These are the details I like in it:</p> <ul> <li>Good tools for moderate image manipulation (cutting, cropping, color changes, overlaying one image with anoth...
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2020-08-10T03:43:05.903
2020-08-10T03:43:05.903
Is there an alternative to Adobe Fireworks?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/pencil/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><strong><em>Pencil</em></strong></a> (<a href=\"http://apt.marcoceppi.com/p/pencil\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Click to install</a>) </p>\n\n<p>While mainly made for animation ...
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user6019
33213
1
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2011-04-03T00:55:32.810
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1090/why-is-defragmentation-unnecessary">Why is defragmentation unnecessary?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Does the filesystem in ubuntu need to be defragment like the Windows??</p>
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-04-08T04:36:33.110
Does Ubuntu need to be defragmented?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The simple answer is that you don't need to defrag a Linux box.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T04:37:17.913", "id": "38000", "postId": "33215", "score": "0", "text": "Not sure why ...
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2011-04-03T14:09:15.043
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33218
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33257
2011-04-03T01:09:21.443
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<p>I use a custom Gtk theme along with the default Ambiance window controls. Using my theme, the Unity panel shows its very ugly default buttons when my window is maximized. Since I have the same window theme, I am assuming this comes from the Gtk theme. I tried copying and pasting a few things from Ambiance's gtkrc, b...
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2011-06-24T13:32:22.717
How do I theme the maximized window buttons with Unity?
[ "unity", "11.04", "themes" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T03:58:44.500", "id": "37166", "postId": "33218", "score": "0", "text": "I don't think the gtkrc would affect that.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Dylan, metacity theme support has not been implemented yet in Unity. It's not a priority but someone is working on it ATM. I hope to see it in next unity release (sometime this week).</p>\n\n<p>here is the bug report: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/740232\">https://b...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Dylan, metacity theme support has not been implemented yet in Unity. It's not a priority but someone is working on it ATM. I hope to see it in next unity release (sometime this week).</p>\n\n<p>here is the bug report: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/740232\">h...
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33219
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2011-04-03T01:18:04.950
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<p>I would like to find a way to turn my laptop touchpad on and off. (I generally use a mouse instead.) </p> <p>I use an HP laptop. Thanks. </p>
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2011-04-03T02:49:09.467
2014-04-23T23:12:47.843
How can I disable my touchpad?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Open <code>gconf-editor</code>, navigate to <code>/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad</code> and uncheck \"touchpad enabled\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T04:01:19.133", "id": "37167", "postId"...
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33221
1
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2011-04-03T03:24:13.413
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<p>Is there any way to install either Shift 1 or Shift 2 on Ubuntu?</p>
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25798
2017-03-12T07:29:44.117
2017-03-12T07:29:44.117
How to install Need for Speed Shift 1-2 game?
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3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T04:49:57.603", "id": "37170", "postId": "33221", "score": "1", "text": "additionally you should also give speed dreams a try.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5149" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You will probably be able to run the application using <a href=\"http://winehq.org\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Wine</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/wine\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install wine\"></a>. Wine is a c...
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user13502
33227
1
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2011-04-03T04:32:58.107
1
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10373/do-i-need-to-have-antivirus-software-installed-on-a-linux-distro">Do I need to have antivirus software installed on a Linux distro?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Do i need install it anti-virus on ubuntu? or unne...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-04-03T10:42:29.267
Does Ubuntu really need an anti-virus?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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2011-04-03T11:25:18.043
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2011-04-03T04:34:33.410
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<p>When adding some directory to $PATH by PATH=~/my_program/bin:”${PATH}”</p> <ol> <li>is it true that only executables directly under the directory will be found via $PATH, but other executables under its subdirectores will not?</li> <li>is it possible to make all its subdirectories added? Sometimes specify all the s...
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2020-05-12T15:04:21.650
Possible to add all subdirectories when adding a directory to $PATH
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This script uses <code>tree</code> ... </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>sudo apt-get install tree</code> </li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>You can change the depth of directories by changeing <code>-L 1</code><br>\nand you can choose whether or not to use <code>~/</code> ... </p>\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE 2</st...
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33230
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2011-04-03T04:51:14.983
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<p>Not the login keyring thing that pops up, but some people are being nosy and using my computer and I'd like to set a password before Ubuntu desktop even loads so people can't access my computer. Is this possible?</p>
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2011-04-03T10:22:06.173
Is there a way to set a password to access the computer?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Turn off \"automatic login\" in your system preferences. Unless you have specifically set it up to auto-login, ubuntu will require a password before anyone can use the computer.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T05:33:06.820", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Turn off \"automatic login\" in your system preferences. Unless you have specifically set it up to auto-login, ubuntu will require a password before anyone can use the computer.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T05...
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33235
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2011-04-03T05:22:27.657
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<p>I love that Unity launch panel hides itself when a window is over it, but when I move the mouse over to the left edge of the screen, the panel won't show itself so that I can launch other programs that are placed in it similar to the way Docky does.</p>
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2011-04-29T07:29:45.027
2015-08-12T07:36:17.980
How can I show the Unity launcher with the mouse?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>A change has been made this month to reveal the launcher on left edge now (after a one second timeout).</p>\n\n<p>You can revert to the previous behavior of launcher reveal only in the top left corner launching the <code>unity-preferences</code> application.</p>\n", "comm...
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33238
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2011-04-03T06:09:32.810
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<p>Here's an example:</p> <pre><code>HP-G62-Notebook-PC:~$ ccsm The program 'ccsm' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager reborn@reborn-HP-G62-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-setting-manger [sudo] password for reborn: Reading pack...
13499
7035
2011-06-07T02:24:49.010
2011-06-07T02:24:49.010
Failure to install a package from the command line?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>compizconfig-setting-manager</code> isn't quite the same string as <code>compizconfig-settings-manager</code>. Cut and paste might be your friend for that kind of thing.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLi...
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33239
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2011-04-03T06:10:28.347
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<p>I have started the Natty beta 1 ISO as a "Try Ubuntu" in a VirtualBox VM.</p> <p>When it starts up there appears to be only the desktop and an "Examples" folder available - no Unity or anything.</p> <p>Is this supposed to happen? Or is this a bug to report? I wanted to have a look at Natty as-is, while my "stable"...
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2012-02-05T22:25:28.880
2012-02-05T22:25:28.880
LiveCD no Unity in VirtualBox
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/posts/14326/edit\">this answer</a> testing Unity in Virtual Box >= 4.0 needs <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/22743/how-do-i-install-guest-additions-in-virtual-box/22745#22745\">Guest Additions</a> installed. This can not ...
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33246
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2011-04-03T07:27:20.120
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<p>How do I tweak the <em>precise mathematical <strong>curve</em></strong> used for the mouse acceleration in Ubuntu?</p>
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2013-10-01T15:57:12.233
2013-10-01T15:57:12.233
How do I change the mouse acceleration curve?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Okay, I think I found the answer...</p>\n\n<p>Something like this should do the trick:</p>\n\n<pre><code>xinput set-prop \"SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad\" \\\n \"Synaptics Edge Motion Speed\" 2000, 5000\nxinput set-prop \"SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad\" \\\n \"Device Accel Constant D...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>That depends on what mouse profile you're using.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://blog.dhampir.no/content/improve-the-mouse-response-and-acceleration-in-debian\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">This blog</a> describes a new mouse acceleration method added to Debian Squeeze (should also...
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33252
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33256
2011-04-03T08:06:56.233
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<p>I am tired of</p> <pre><code> javac filename.java </code></pre> <p>and then </p> <pre><code> java filename </code></pre> <p>isn't there a way to make my own command?</p> <pre><code>mycommand filename.java </code></pre> <p>And the <code>filename.java</code> is both compiled and run??</p>
8144
7035
2011-06-07T02:24:07.967
2011-06-07T02:24:07.967
How to make my own command with parameters
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can create really small bash script:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\njavac \"$1\"\njava `basename \"$1\" .java`\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Put this to <code>/usr/local/bin/runjava.sh</code>, and execute</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/runjava.sh\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Then...
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33254
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2011-04-03T08:33:00.010
0
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<p>I got this information using <code>lsusb</code>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera</p> </blockquote> <p>I have problem with my camera. When I use web camera in supported application, like Bandoo chat application at facebook, or any web page with camera support.</p...
8900
7035
2011-06-07T02:25:04.860
2011-06-07T02:25:04.860
HP Pavilion DV2000 web camera driver
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Those websites use camera with Flash. You can try installing Flash, if it's not yet installed. However, it's not guaranteed that camera works in Ubuntu with Flash. There have been multiple problems with that earlier.</p>\n\n<p>Also, check out <a href=\"http://www.macromedia.c...
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33266
2011-04-03T09:26:26.637
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<p>How are the packages vim-gtk and vim-gnome different from each other? I've tried both and the resulting Gvim feels the same (to me). If there is no difference, why are both packages maintained?</p>
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2012-03-13T18:42:36.590
2013-12-21T19:43:29.587
Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Both packages provide the same application, but compiled with different dependencies (e.g. vim-gnome depends on libgnome2). Vim-gtk is important only to people who use Kubuntu (or some lightweight desktop environment) and don't want to install GNOME libraries. If you use the standard...
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33261
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33290
2011-04-03T09:34:38.850
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<p>In Ubuntu 10.10 I <a href="http://scribblesandsnaps.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/install-the-latest-beta-of-digikam-on-ubuntu-10-10/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">installed digiKam</a>:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-add-repository ppa:philip5/extra sudo apt-add-repository ppa:philip5/kubuntu-backports sudo apt-add-repository pp...
6436
6436
2011-04-03T14:15:09.673
2011-04-03T14:48:51.233
How do I handle updates having installed digiKam using PPAs?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The problem is that the philip5-extra PPA contains not only Digikam, but also backports of other important packages. If you trust the repository, the upgrade should be fine.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T14:45:34.100", "i...
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2011-04-03T10:13:47.337
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<p>Is it possible to type a hair space (u200a) and a thin space (u2009) in Ubuntu without entering the Unicode code? Something with the Compose key? </p>
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2011-04-05T00:05:54.027
2024-02-22T00:00:48.660
Is it possible to type a thin and hair space without entering the Unicode?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Got it! Keyboard preferences &gt; Layouts &gt; Options... &gt; Using space key to input non-breakable space character &gt; Non-breakable space at third level, <em>thin non-breakable space at fourth level</em>.</p>\n<p>(The fourth level is called the same way as the third plus Shift. ...
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33273
1
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2011-04-03T11:33:47.900
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/30007/what-is-the-nm-applet-and-why-does-it-take-so-much-memory">what is the nm-applet and why does it take so much memory?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>nm-applet suspiciously uses about 1 gig of RAM on Ubuntu 10.10.<...
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-04-03T19:43:55.730
Is it normal for nm-applet to use 1,5Gig of ram?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Mine is using 3.9 MB right now on an ethernet connection with 10.10 64-bit. 1.5 Gigs is obviously way too much. Try the obvious things like restarting your machine or killing the process\n?</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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2011-04-05T08:35:51.217
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2011-04-03T11:56:00.293
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<p>I just wonder how sudo privileges are found with ubuntu, from a technical point of view. Users with sudo privileges are not present in /etc/sudoers, so this looks a little bit exotic.</p> <p>Was the source code of 'sudo' modified to look to other configuration files ? </p> <p>Thanks</p>
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2011-04-03T12:19:50.553
how come sudo give root privileges for a user not in /etc/sudoers?
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33276
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2011-04-03T12:01:56.043
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<p>I got the following message when I tried to open update.</p> <blockquote> <p>E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.<br> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.</p> </blockquote> <p>Please help me to solve it.</p>
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2011-04-15T03:35:25.967
2011-04-15T03:35:25.967
How do I fix my package state after the installation process (dpkg) was interrupted?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T13:22:08.697", "id": "37223", "postId": "33276", "score": "4", "text": "did you run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1974" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Run the command <code>sudo dpkg --configure -a</code> in terminal, just like the error message says to do.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-04-03T15:04:07.900",...
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2015-02-26T06:41:42.567
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33280
1
33295
2011-04-03T12:53:04.720
54
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<p>I was wondering how to restrict the search range of "locate" to some directory?</p> <p>For example, how to find files/directories with string "math" in their names under some directory "/home/tim/science/"?</p> <p>Thanks and regards!</p>
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2020-09-21T11:14:03.187
Use "locate" under some specific directory?
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5
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>UPDATE</strong>: A note about using locate's <strong>regex option</strong> vs the shell's <strong><a href=\"http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Filename-Expansion\">filename expansion</a></strong> in relation to locate's args ... </p>\n\n<p><strong>SHELL FIL...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <code>locate /rootpath/*filenamespec</code>.I hadn't tried it before, but it appears to work. To do your example, it would be <code>locate /home/tim/science/*math*</code></p>\n\n<p>You may want to look at the <code>find</code> command rather than <code>locate</cod...
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33284
1
null
2011-04-03T13:25:55.440
1
462
<p>I am dual booting windows 7 and Ubuntu. I am looking for a way to share zimbra local folders between windows and Ubuntu. Is this possible? This is to enable access to emails downloaded to local folder while logged into windows or Ubuntu.</p>
13517
6969
2011-04-13T08:21:41.837
2011-07-18T00:20:28.240
Sharing Zimbra local folders between Ubuntu and windows
[ "windows", "file-sharing" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't know Zimbra, but a common problem of sharing folders between linux and windows is, that Windows lacks buildin support for common filesystems (ext, reiserfs, ...), and Linux-programs rely on user/group/others-read/write/execute-flags for files, which the windows-filesy...
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33288
1
33291
2011-04-03T13:58:14.027
1
147
<p>Is there a way to sort of "share" processing power between two machines? I already use x2x and ssh to communicate between the two, but the two but that works with two moniters aswell. Is there a way I could have them both connected, but if I click an app on one machine (lets say cpu1) it would open on the machine wi...
10750
10750
2011-04-05T04:22:24.570
2011-04-05T04:22:24.570
Is there a way to share resources of a machine by running a program on one machine, but display it on another?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's possible to run a X11 aplication on a remote machine and display the result on the local one. This is as simple as</p>\n\n<pre><code>ssh -Y user@remote gedit\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T16:35:08.450", "i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's possible to run a X11 aplication on a remote machine and display the result on the local one. This is as simple as</p>\n\n<pre><code>ssh -Y user@remote gedit\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T16:35:0...
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33296
1
33321
2011-04-03T15:57:05.960
3
797
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/235317/what-is-ubuntu-for-phones-and-how-can-i-get-it">What is ‘Ubuntu for phones’ and how can I get it?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Recently, we have heard a lot about different powerful tablets and smartphones with...
1728
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.660
2013-01-05T13:30:51.087
Ubuntu available for smart phones?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A Kubuntu Mobile technology preview was part of the <a href=\"http://www.kubuntu.org/news/10.10-release\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">10.10 release</a>. I don't believe it is being shipped on any real hardware yet, but you can <a href=\"http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-mobile/releas...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The answer is no, Ubuntu was not designed for phones. There are some <a href=\"http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2010/03/10/video-htc-touch-pro2-runs-ubuntu/\" rel=\"nofollow\">hacks</a> to make it work on phones, but not in a usable way.</p>\n\n<p>PS. Looks like there was a proj...
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2013-01-03T00:38:46.577
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33299
1
null
2011-04-03T16:27:33.200
2
11981
<p>Ok so I want to change operating systems, I got a new PC recently that had no operating system so I installed Ubuntu on it. I now want to install Windows 7 but when I put in the install disk it says it needs my hard drive to be in the NTFS format. How can I change my hard rive to this format in Ubuntu?</p>
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null
2011-04-03T17:05:44.220
Moving from Ubuntu to Windows 7, need hard to be NTFS format
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2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It is easier to install Windows first, and then install Ubuntu. (Windows tends to like to dominate the whole drive).</p>\n\n<p>What you need to do is put Windows on the disk's Primary Partition. This partition will be formatted with NTFS. you can do this by booting from the W...
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user13519
33301
1
null
2011-04-03T16:50:06.650
5
3839
<p>I need a tool for creating high quality customizable pie charts, then export them to some graphic format (e.g. png).</p> <p>I need something which allows me to put in some data and which is more customizable than OpenOffice.org.</p>
13521
6969
2011-04-03T18:45:39.100
2016-12-08T22:36:46.440
Tool for creating pie charts
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4
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>graphviz</code>, optionally with one of its GUI wrappers should be able to do anything you need.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T10:48:52.217", "id": "37493", "postId": "33304", "scor...
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33305
1
33306
2011-04-03T17:58:40.437
2
2783
<p>I tried to install the packages <code>apt-file</code>, <code>ubuntu-tweak</code> and <code>checkinstall</code> using <code>sudo apt-get install &lt;package name&gt;</code> in 10.10, but the terminal reported <code>package not found</code> even after <code>sudo apt-get update</code>. What am I doing wrong?</p>
12846
173287
2019-08-31T09:18:27.927
2019-08-31T09:18:27.927
Can't install apt-file and ubuntu tweak in terminal
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2
0
CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The problem is most likely that you don't have the universe or multiverse repositories enabled - not all software is in the core ubuntu distribution. Luckily, it's simple to enable those from the system menu:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu\...
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2019-09-03T11:25:56.527
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33308
1
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2011-04-03T18:12:21.120
0
1844
<p>upgrade to Natty failed to finish, with an error related to samba4, failed to load modules from /usr/lib/samba/ldb.</p> <p>Now I am unable to update or run Synaptic. How can I fix this?</p>
7052
6005
2012-07-09T13:11:25.063
2012-07-09T13:11:25.063
Upgrade crash samba4 error
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The easiest way to fix this is probably to run \"dpkg --purge samba4\" in a terminal to uninstall Samba 4. We are also working on an update which fixes this particular error.</p>\n\n<p>Samba 4 is an experimental version of Samba. If you just need file sharing, I would recomme...
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2012-02-03T00:47:27.320
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33309
1
33559
2011-04-03T18:13:56.720
4
2254
<p>I have multiple tracks where I would like to delete the album entry. If I mark them in Rhythmbox and try to edit their tags, I can only change it to something else. If I leave the field empty, it does not change anything at all.</p> <p>How can I void these fields?</p>
12824
235
2011-04-04T21:02:58.950
2017-03-14T19:36:27.180
How do I delete album tags in multiple files?
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4
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would recommend a tool made specially for tagging such as Easytag, most media players are limited in this regard. What you want can be done easily with Easytag, Install using Synaptic or software center.</p>\n\n<p>or just type in your terminal</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can do that with <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/kid3-qt\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">kid3-qt</a>.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install kid3-qt \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If you use kde, install <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/kid3\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">kid3</a>...
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33310
1
null
2011-04-03T18:16:56.250
0
325
<p>I have 10.10 Netbook Edition (with Unity). If I hold down the Super key, I see numbers on the the app icons (including apps that are already open). If I hit the number for an app that is already open (say Firefox), it opens all my Firefox windows in a small version. </p> <p>At this point I can actually interact ...
3906
866
2011-04-03T18:36:31.847
2011-04-03T23:36:59.980
How to make a window normal size with the keyboard in Unity?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As far as I know that isn't possible in 10.10's Unity. In 11.04, you can switch between those windows using the arrow keys and hitting enter.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creati...
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33311
1
33314
2011-04-03T18:20:48.320
0
112
<p>I don't see any option on my Software Center! I do not know if it is relevant, but I have created an Ubuntu One account (although I don't know how to inform the OS about it).</p>
12611
25863
2012-06-18T18:12:02.797
2012-06-18T18:12:02.797
Can I get paid apps access in 10.04LTS?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Paid applications in the Software Centre were introduced in Ubuntu 10.10, so you cannot get them from 10.04.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T18:46:43.450", "id": "37248", "postId": "33314", "score": "0", "...
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33315
1
null
2011-04-03T18:37:50.763
1
3758
<p>Yesterday i was playing around of the wireless settings, and set up a <strong>tftp server</strong>. Today, i found the wireless icon does not show up on the panel anymore.. monitor and bluetooth are still there...</p> <p>I did: <code>ifconfig -a</code>, and it shows: <code>etho0 link encap:ethernet</code>, and it h...
13526
47151
2012-03-27T12:53:21.713
2012-07-07T08:40:41.380
How to reset wireless card settings
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>eth0 appears to be your ethernet, and it wouldn't have an ip address or mask if it wasn't connected. lo is just your loopback.</p>\n\n<p>With those in mind, it appears that your wireless is not active. With your wireless working yesterday. It seems to be a module hasn't loade...
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33319
1
33327
2011-04-03T18:51:50.933
2
1923
<p>This used to happen only if I do it before Ubuntu was fully loaded or if it was just waking from a suspend, but now it started happening always. My laptop is Acer Aspire 5740. Can the OS suppress this beep?</p>
10263
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null
2011-04-03T20:04:55.380
Why does my laptop give a loud beep everytime I unplug from AC power?
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1
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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33320
1
33322
2011-04-03T19:21:17.400
3
8898
<p>Last update brought shadows to the Unity panel - or at least I just noticed them.</p> <p>I know that I can remove any shadows I want through the <em>Window Decoration</em> plugin in <em>ccsm</em> but grabbing the panel doesn't give me its name.</p> <p>So, what do I have to add to the <em>Shadow Windows</em> rule t...
12692
235
2012-09-12T17:40:50.153
2016-07-07T14:04:42.430
How can I remove the shadows from the unity panel?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.04 and 11.10:</h3>\n\n<p>Replace <code>/usr/share/unity/3/panel-shadow.png</code> with an invisible image.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T17:46:01.237", "id": "37366", "postId": "33322", "score": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.04 and 11.10:</h3>\n\n<p>Replace <code>/usr/share/unity/3/panel-shadow.png</code> with an invisible image.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T17:46:01.237", "id": "37366", "postId": "33322", ...
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33323
1
33379
2011-04-03T19:42:44.113
12
8876
<p>So I've got the AskUbuntu chatroom (I'm just using this as an example, I've got other webapps that I've got the same issue with) saved as a "Application Shortcut" in Chromium, and the icon is really (And I mean really) low resolution. Example:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PlLMk.jpg" alt="enter image d...
6005
23155
2012-01-14T07:27:56.540
2019-10-17T18:23:38.933
How can I change the Google Chrome webapp icon?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>With daily chromium builds and <a href=\"http://castrojo.tumblr.com/post/4235430218/web-app-matching-with-chromium-and-unity\" rel=\"noreferrer\">recent BAMF</a> you can (if you look closer to that <a href=\"http://go.3v1n0.net/dOnhlF\" rel=\"noreferrer\">screenshot</a>, you can see ...
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33328
1
33372
2011-04-03T20:02:51.910
10
24476
<p>Like.. User john123, you can only use 100mb of my harddisk. User jake155, you can only use 250mb of my harddisk.</p>
12425
null
null
2011-04-04T20:15:21.150
How can i limit disk space usage for one user?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To restrict hard disk usage per user efficiently we could create a separate partition for each of the <code>/home</code> directories. However then it's obviously not so easy to change the granted space or add new users.</p>\n\n<p>We therefore may use fixed sized images as a container...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The route to take may be to limit the size of a user's home directory, i.e. limit /home/jake155 to a certain size. Typically a non-admin user cannot access anything beyond their home directory unless you change permissions otherwise. <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showth...
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33330
1
null
2011-04-03T20:16:08.547
2
247
<p>The Firefox 4 icons that display in Windows XP (e.g., back button, refresh button, home button) are really nice. Is there a way to get these icons and use them in my Ubuntu Firefox 4 installation?</p> <p>The Firefox 4 icons used in Windows XP: <a href="http://img707.imageshack.us/i/firefox4iconsfromwindow.jpg/" re...
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18612
2012-03-16T15:33:27.720
2012-03-16T15:33:27.720
Can I get the Firefox 4 button icons from Windows XP to display in Ubuntu?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Install the theme <a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/strata-reloaded/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Strata RELOADED</a> from the Mozilla addons repository. That should do the trick.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null...
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user13535
33334
1
33419
2011-04-03T20:37:56.343
6
5577
<p>I would like to send messages to a network PC (from one Ubuntu system to another).</p> <p>I used this command to send a message to myself for testing:</p> <pre><code>smbclient -M myName -b </code></pre> <p>But I get this error:</p> <pre><code>message start: ERRSRV - ERRmsgoff (Not receiving messages.) </code></p...
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527764
2017-10-29T15:34:16.710
2017-10-29T15:34:16.710
smbclient -M fails to send messages
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When a <code>NET SEND</code> style message is sent to a system running Samba, it will run the command specified in the <code>message command</code> configuration. According to the <code>smb.conf</code> man page, messages will be rejected by default, which might explain what you're s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When a <code>NET SEND</code> style message is sent to a system running Samba, it will run the command specified in the <code>message command</code> configuration. According to the <code>smb.conf</code> man page, messages will be rejected by default, which might explain what ...
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33349
1
33373
2011-04-03T21:19:10.483
3
15185
<p>I want to stream the output of my sound card to my iPod, via http server. The goal is to use my hifi as loud speakers for my computer, using my iPod, wireless.<br> (NB. I want to stream everything to my hifi (games, music...), so streaming files is NOT a solution)</p> <p>I tried a lot of things with vlc, but none o...
13537
13537
2011-04-04T19:58:28.483
2014-08-13T16:02:52.680
How can I stream my soundcard output?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Pulseaudio will let you change the recording source for an active application so that it uses \"what you hear\".</p>\n\n<p>Run PulseAudio Volume Control, go to the recording tab, next to the name of the running application you want to change the audio source for choose \"Monitor of \...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Pulseaudio will let you change the recording source for an active application so that it uses \"what you hear\".</p>\n\n<p>Run PulseAudio Volume Control, go to the recording tab, next to the name of the running application you want to change the audio source for choose \"Moni...
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33359
1
33364
2011-04-03T21:45:23.133
14
20683
<p>I'm looking for an app to view photos in folders, which can display properties (like time taken) next to photo. I want to view photos in folders as they are, without importing them to some library like in Shotwell or Digikam.</p> <p>What would you recommend?</p>
13538
1992
2011-04-03T22:09:00.243
2017-03-16T08:18:31.930
App for viewing photos with properties (exif) display?
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4
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try</p>\n<h1><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/gthumb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gthumb</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gthumb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install gthumb\" /></a></h1>\n<p>It is a powerful image viewer...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try</p>\n<h1><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/gthumb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gthumb</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gthumb\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install gthumb\" /></a></h1>\n<p>It is a powerful imag...
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33369
1
33383
2011-04-03T22:40:40.627
0
675
<p>I have decided to shrink my hdd by 30GB to facilitate a Win 7 and 11.04 dual boot. The 30GB partition will sort of be my permanent ubuntu partition. My question is when installing 11.04 on the 28th, how many sub-partitions are needed in the 30GB to enable a reinstall if the need arises (swap, ubuntu data &amp; setti...
12846
17739
2011-11-12T21:05:19.840
2011-11-12T21:05:19.840
Partitioning to enable dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu reinstall
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2
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm assuming that your hdd is currently being taken up by Windows 7 and you are wanting to do a dual-boot and want Ubuntu to take up 30GB.</p>\n\n<p>The easiest way to do this, is to have Windows 7 installed first, and then install Ubuntu. When you start the install, it will specific...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm assuming that your hdd is currently being taken up by Windows 7 and you are wanting to do a dual-boot and want Ubuntu to take up 30GB.</p>\n\n<p>The easiest way to do this, is to have Windows 7 installed first, and then install Ubuntu. When you start the install, it will ...
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2011-04-03T23:08:02.387
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<p>Upgraded my notebook to Natty Beta 1 two days ago. All seems to be in order except for a very annoying little thing. I used to have Google Chrome as my default browser, and after the upgrade, this default was changed to Firefox. Note that when I go to the Google Chrome settings and to the Firefox setting it seems th...
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2011-04-04T00:18:54.330
2011-05-06T08:32:21.530
Firefox becomes default browser after upgrade. Cannot revert to Google Chrome
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Turns out that there is this little application called \"Preferred Applications\" and you can set your default browser there. I figured this out, 2 minutes after posting my question. Well, three things are a mystery to me: </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Why was my default changed?</li>\n<li>How i...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should file a bug report for this, because this may be a bug that is part of 11.04. Again, 11.04 is in beta, so bugs are bound to happen.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-03T23:15:03.970", "id": "37269", ...
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2011-04-03T23:24:42.140
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<p><a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/dbusmenu/+bug/606470/comments/3" rel="nofollow">https://bugs.launchpad.net/dbusmenu/+bug/606470/comments/3</a> </p> <p>Shows a patch which fixes the missing unity menu workaround. I'd like to see what this patch does so I can apply it to my MD trunk build (and maybe make a pull r...
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2011-04-03T23:40:11.617
2011-04-03T23:40:11.617
How can I see the Monodevelop patch in bug#606470
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Packaging for applications is kept in bzr; in this case you'd need to find the packaging branch, it's referrenced <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/dbusmenu/+bug/606470\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">in the bug report</a>, just easy to miss.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.img...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Packaging for applications is kept in bzr; in this case you'd need to find the packaging branch, it's referrenced <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/dbusmenu/+bug/606470\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">in the bug report</a>, just easy to miss.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.s...
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2011-04-03T23:29:34.460
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<p>Coming from a Windows background, I'm used to being able to access global start menu shortcuts and user specific shortcuts in File Explorer, but the Gnome menu has me puzzled.</p> <p>When I navigate the menu by clicking the Ubuntu button at the top left (the equivalent of the start button on Windows), I can see all...
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2011-10-18T09:57:35.123
How Does Gnome Know Where To Categorize & Place Shortcuts In The Gnome Menu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The files in /usr/share/applications are *.desktop files. They are simply text files that hold the shortcut data. If you want to reorganize, I would not recommend editing those files, but using the application for editing the menu (alacarte)</p>\n\n<p>You can get to it three ways (I'...
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33392
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33438
2011-04-04T00:03:44.960
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<p>I'd like to use my camera's microfone to chat within skype.</p> <p>In my systemwide sound options, I have two entries in the Equipment tab: One Duplex for the Internal SoundCard and one input for the camera. Though, I am unable to get the camera's entry listed on the "Input" tab. Does anyone know how should I proce...
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2016-11-17T14:36:02.427
How to use the webcam's microphone in Skype?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>My problem was that the webcam wasn't listed in the input tab. I was able to fix this by pluging the camera in and rebooting with it connected to the computer.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creati...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First check the input tab, if your webcam mic is there, select the radio button beside it.\nIf it isn't listed. Go into the hardware tab. Select the webcam input and change the Profile below. Then go into the input tab and select the radio button.</p>\n\n<p>If it is selected ...
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2011-04-04T00:31:06.120
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<p>I know that WireShark allows live packet capturing as well as details being displayable in the GUI. Is there any similar program that operates on a CLI, rather than a GUI? This is intended for use on a server install, in which only CLI is available (and also where disk space is limited, so much that the dependenci...
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2011-04-13T04:28:13.360
2017-03-16T08:36:36.553
Application with Output similar to the GUI output of "WireShark"
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sure, <a href=\"http://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/tshark.html\"><code>tshark</code></a> (text shark) is the same program, but with a noninteractive command line interface.</p>\n\n<p>You can also run tshark on the server and transfer the captures over ssh to a wireshark gui run...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sure, <a href=\"http://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/tshark.html\"><code>tshark</code></a> (text shark) is the same program, but with a noninteractive command line interface.</p>\n\n<p>You can also run tshark on the server and transfer the captures over ssh to a wireshark...
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33405
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33423
2011-04-04T02:20:04.540
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<p>Is it possible to create a separate device (like tun made by openvpn) for ipsec? If yes how can I do it?</p>
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2011-04-04T05:02:29.117
2021-06-22T06:15:58.637
Creating TUN device for IPSEC
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, you can.<br>\nExactly how to do this will depend on your situation. </p>\n\n<p>Here's a bare-bones way to do it:</p>\n\n<p>Load the kernel module. </p>\n\n<pre><code>/sbin/modprobe tun\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Create the tunnel device</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd /dev\nsudo MAKEDEV tun\n...
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2011-04-04T02:22:06.633
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<p>I want to have Rhythmbox start playing a radio stream as soon as I log in. I've tried to run various programs in /usr, including bashnee.desktop, but to no avail.</p>
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2011-04-04T03:20:22.277
2013-07-01T04:16:39.323
How can I make Rhythmbox start playing a radio stream as I log on?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can add startup programs by picking <code>System -&gt; Preferences -&gt; Startup Applications</code>. From there, you can add a new entry for Rhythmbox.</p>\n\n<p>For the command line of the new startup application, use <code>rhythmbox URI</code> where <code>URI</code> r...
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user13550
33408
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2011-04-04T02:38:15.680
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10290/how-to-make-ubuntu-boot-fast">How to make Ubuntu boot fast?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hey, I've loaded Ubuntu on an older laptop and while it loads faster than Windows used to I'd like it to load even faster....
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2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-04-04T02:38:15.680
How can I improve my start-up time
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2011-04-04T09:44:30.753
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2011-04-04T03:09:41.313
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<p>I am having trouble getting a installing version 1.8.1.1 of pandoc. The repository has version 1.5.1.1, and the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/pandoc/downloads/list" rel="nofollow">1.8.1.1 tar.gz</a> does not come with clear instructions for installation.</p> <p>I have also tried the recommendation from the <a h...
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2011-04-04T03:10:50.763
2011-06-03T12:41:25.953
How can I install Pandoc version 1.8.1.1?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am guessing, your have to extend your <code>PATH</code> environment variable to include</p>\n\n<pre><code>~/.cabal/bin\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and then relogin afterwards.</p>\n\n<p>This can be done in different ways. e.g.</p>\n\n<pre><code>editor ~/.bashrc\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and ad...
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2011-04-04T03:36:34.057
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<p>I'd like to be able to create a package that doesnt contain any code or programs itself, but instead installs other packages that exist in the repositories onto a computer, sort of how the <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> package does?</p>
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2011-10-21T10:40:21.300
2019-12-15T20:39:17.860
How to create a meta-package that automatically installs other packages?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A meta-package like this can be created with a tool called <code>equivs</code> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/equivs\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-small\" alt=\"\"></a> which will create a package with just dependency information.</p>\n\n<p>First, cre...
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33415
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33442
2011-04-04T03:43:38.083
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<p>I would like to know if dash supports rearranging the categories that appear when one starts writing something.</p> <p>To be more precise, I would like whatever appears from the ask ubuntu lens to be below the actual applications (for example if I write gedit, the application should be on top and the questions abou...
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12692
2011-04-07T23:08:27.070
2011-04-07T23:08:27.070
Can I arrange the categories in Unity's dash?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Not right now, there is no way to manually rearrange elements ATM. May be something will be added in 11.10</p>\n\n<p>There is also a bug report filed about this behavior: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/737379\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/...
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2011-04-09T05:24:33.073
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2011-04-04T03:45:38.683
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<p>I'd like to be able to disable the Ubuntu splash screen that I see on boot with the indicator meter of progress, and replace that with a text-only readout of the boot up process (such as you can get by hitting the <code>esc</code> key during the splash screen). Is this possible?</p> <p><em>I am not asking to disab...
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2013-11-17T18:11:06.240
2024-03-19T03:18:52.233
How do I disable the boot splash screen, and only show kernel and boot text instead?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes. Edit <code>/etc/default/grub</code> (using <code>sudo nano /etc/default/grub</code>), and remove the <code>&quot;quiet splash&quot;</code> from the Linux command line:</p>\n<p>Here's what it looks like by default:</p>\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=&quot;quiet splash&quo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes. Edit <code>/etc/default/grub</code> (using <code>sudo nano /etc/default/grub</code>), and remove the <code>&quot;quiet splash&quot;</code> from the Linux command line:</p>\n<p>Here's what it looks like by default:</p>\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=&quot;quiet sp...
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2011-04-04T04:44:02.033
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<p>I tried to give proftpd virtual users access to directories outside their home paths using symlinks I created as root through the console.</p> <p><code>/var/ftp/users/test</code> is the home of the user named <code>test</code>.<br> <code>/var/ftp/files/documents</code> is the directory that holds the documents, a...
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9024
2011-04-04T05:00:26.913
2014-02-28T08:02:05.093
Give ftp users access to directories outside their root using symlinks
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Symlinks are locked into the jail the same way the user is; otherwise it would be possible for the user to break out of the jail with <code>cd documents</code>. (No, root-created symlinks can't be treated specially, for the same reason that <code>cd -P symlink-to-dir; cd ..</code> l...
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2011-04-04T08:46:23.333
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<p>I just rebooted my computer, and now I have this menu on my Unity panel when no windows have focus. I have nautilus-elementary installed, and when I go to "About" in this menu it brings up a splash-info-thing for nautilus-elementary , leading me to believe that nautilus-elementary put it there. Here is a quick vid...
133402
133402
2011-04-04T08:56:20.607
2011-04-28T19:23:58.957
New menu in Unity panel
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is fine. The desktop on Ubuntu is provided by Nautilus. When are are using items on your desktop, you are actually using nautilus.</p>\n\n<p>I think it is fine to have a menu for the desktop. If you think the desktop should not have a menu or nautilus menu should be superseded w...
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33440
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33446
2011-04-04T09:32:28.953
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<p>I am trying to use tab completion for commands in Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1, running all the latest updates, but it doesn't seem to work. (Though package bash-completion is installed)</p> <p>Tab completion works correctly only for directories or files.</p> <p>Any ideas where to dig?</p>
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2012-06-28T04:38:39.163
2015-09-07T11:58:16.563
Tab completion doesn't work for commands
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check whether you have the following fragment in your .bashrc (should be there by default)</p>\n\n<pre><code># enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable\n# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile\n# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).\nif [ -...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Check whether you have the following fragment in your .bashrc (should be there by default)</p>\n\n<pre><code># enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable\n# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile\n# sources /etc/bash.bashrc)....
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33456
2011-04-04T10:17:54.827
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/11/how-do-i-install-adobe-flash-player">How do I install Adobe Flash player?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>How do install adobe flash player for my 64 bit 11.04? Also is it stable yet? </p>
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2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-12-30T14:27:17.857
Flash player for 11.04 64bit
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Previously, Flash for 64-bit machines was in testing and provided by the <code>sevenmachines/flash</code> PPA (see also \n<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4983/what-are-ppas-and-how-do-i-use-them\">What are PPAs and how do I use them?</a>). If you've previously installed thi...
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2011-12-31T19:29:10.457
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33448
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2011-04-04T10:33:27.903
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<p>I want to download softwares from Ubuntu Software Center, but all the time I am getting this error message:</p> <blockquote> <p>The package indexes are currently changed by apt-get. </p> </blockquote> <p>Please, suggest me what to do.</p>
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2011-04-04T11:02:45.380
2011-04-07T11:09:08.057
Software Center error: package indexes are changed
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Probably you have some other package management application active, like Synaptic, Update Manager, or apt-get in the terminal. Close all such applications and try again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense":...
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user13562
33453
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2011-04-04T11:02:12.930
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<p>I'm currently running Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 and was looking at the Ubuntu One client. There is an option to "Sync locally?" for my cloud folders. So, I'm wondering if this means that if it's not ticked then the folder is uploaded to the cloud server, but if I make changes somewhere else it won't be merged with the doc...
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2011-04-04T12:06:19.103
Does the "Sync Locally?" option in Ubuntu One, mean that it just uploads to the server?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It means the folder exists “in the cloud”, and if the option to sync locally is checked, then changes to the folder and its contents (new files, editions, deletions, etc) will be synced with that: that is, that changes elsewhere will be brought down to this computer, and that changes...
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33463
2011-04-04T11:36:49.610
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<p>When I'm using battery only - Ubuntu turns in some mode, when If I do not use my PC for about 5-10 seconds - the screeen becomes darker.</p> <p>Where do turn this option off? Because I often need to read (without pressing keys and moving my mouse) and I can't see with dark screen.</p>
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2012-02-29T09:26:13.737
Always be 100% bright when I'm using battery
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>11.10</h2>\n\n<p>Open System settings. Then, click the <code>Screen</code> option, and uncheck the <code>Dim screen to save power</code> box:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vw3BF.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>And you're done!</p>\n\n<h2>11.04<...
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33460
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2011-04-04T12:08:14.890
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<p>I was given a HP Probook 4720s as a work laptop, over the last 2 years I've predominantly used Ubuntu as my OS for work and home, but recently have needed to use Windows 7 as it controls the fans correctly. </p> <p>I am now at the point where I want to try and resolve this issue. I haven't asked a question before f...
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2011-04-04T12:28:45.070
2012-08-01T12:14:24.870
HP ProBook 4720s - Fans running constantly at full
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T12:32:37.003", "id": "37338", "postId": "33460", "score": "0", "text": "As after James had fixed my hyperlinks issue I can't edit with out destroying the links I will add that I have also updated the BIOS to the newest version as well from the HP Site.", "userDi...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you checked whether you use the proprietary ATI driver (flgrx package)? The open source radeon driver is known to have poor power management support.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0"...
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2011-04-04T12:35:34.613
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<p>I want UltraCopier to manage the copy instead of Nautilus.<br> When I open Nautilus, select a file or folder <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> (or <kbd>X</kbd>), open another folder then <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd>, I want this: </p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/CT3Ms.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src=...
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2018-10-24T10:45:15.193
2018-10-24T10:45:15.193
How can I make ultracopier handle cut-copy-paste function in nautilus?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For that, ultracopier wait and listen copy with catchcopy protocol, the version 0.3 will be better to intergrate into gnome. For that's, gnome (nautilus), need send copy to software compatible with catchcopy protocol (like ultracopier).</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "c...
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2011-04-04T13:09:45.750
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<p>Why is in Natty old version of Transmission 2.13?</p> <p>Current version in 2.22 released on March 4th.</p>
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2011-04-04T15:53:12.023
2011-10-03T14:40:03.263
Why is the version of transmission not the most recent?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It hasn't made it's way into the Official Natty repos yet, because for the release, they need to have things stable. I believe that Transmission was part of the <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianImportFreeze\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Debian Import Freeze</a>, howev...
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user13574
33466
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2011-04-04T13:49:05.873
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<p>I like the default Ambiance theme but I spend a lot of time within Eclipse and there are portions that are unusable. The attached screenshot shows one example of this problem.</p> <p>I tried using <a href="http://chipx86.github.com/gtkparasite/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Parasite</a> to identify the widget class to...
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2011-04-04T13:58:22.103
2012-06-23T16:00:39.140
How can I change theme properties of selected unfocused items, they're difficult to read
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I was facing the same issue and now that its fixed, here is the solution:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Appearance Preferences</strong></li>\n<li>Select <strong>Theme</strong> tab and click <strong>Customize</strong> button.</li>\n<li>Go to Colors tab and change the color (w...
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33469
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2011-04-04T14:16:35.937
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<p>I'm having a lot of issues with Samba and trying to connect it up with a MyWorldBook NAS drive.</p> <p>Running Maverick</p> <ul> <li>I have the Samba 2:3.5.4 package installed that the distro came loaded with.</li> <li>I can see the Windows Network and see MyBookWorld attached.</li> <li>I click on it, it says it's...
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235
2011-04-21T01:13:11.810
2012-03-07T14:35:07.307
Can't browse samba share, get a "Cannot retrieve share list from server" error
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-15T02:08:18.177", "id": "39230", "postId": "33469", "score": "0", "text": "Have you tried changing the workgroup in \"/etc/smb.conf\"?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "307" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<pre><code>gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Check your workgroup</p>\n\n<pre><code># Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of\nworkgroup = WORKGROUP\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Change if needed.</p>\n\n<p>Keep me informed</p>\n", ...
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33471
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2011-04-04T15:38:53.467
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<p>Sometimes, when logging into my PC, some or all of my Gnome panels fail to appear, so I'm left with a blank screen and no way to log out/shutdown or run any programs. Why haven't the panels appeared? How can I get them back? I can sometimes create a new panel and add a new launcher to it to reboot, but it's a bit of...
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2011-06-10T04:46:52.780
Gnome Panels not Visible
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-01-06T16:58:16.817", "id": "21889", "postId": "33471", "score": "0", "text": "Please add a tag for which version you installed, thanks!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "235" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well , \nI had script for resetting the gnome panel .\nI am not sure if this script will work on notebook version , i used it in desktop version ,and its very helpful .</p>\n\n<p>save this script to PanelRestore.sh to the desktop for example and <code>chmod +x PanelRestore...
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2011-04-04T15:50:01.043
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<p>While doing some support audits I'd like to know what would be the most efficient/compact way to get a list of all extra reporitories being used on a given Ubuntu workstation using command line (not via the GUI tools). So far I am using:</p> <ul> <li>diff'ing a standard sources.list file against the workstation's</...
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2011-04-05T17:37:28.550
2012-06-10T09:22:57.557
How can I get a complete list of non-standard repositories in use?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To examine the files under <code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</code>, you could use:</p>\n\n<p><code>cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list | grep -v \"^#\"</code></p>\n\n<p>This reads out the contents of all the files there and then cuts out all commented out lines. This way you only get the...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you open software-properties-gtk, the Other Software tab will show a list of the extra repositories being used.</p>\n\n<p>software-properties-gtk can be opened by opening Update Manager and selecting settings, or opening the Software Center, Edit -> Software Sources ...</p...
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33479
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2011-04-04T16:33:02.893
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<p>Has anyone ever managed to make a DWA-160, or for that matter any usb wireless that relies on this driver, work without random disconnections that force you to reboot in order to regain access to your card? </p>
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2012-03-04T15:35:58.103
DWA-160 and ar9170usb - Random Disconnects
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-09-06T03:57:51.600", "id": "68792", "postId": "33479", "score": "0", "text": "I get this as well! I specifically bought a D-Link DWA-160 after I found out that my Linksys WUSB600N v2 isn't supported by Ubuntu. It worked find for about an hour or so, but then randomly disc...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think I have a solution: install the <code>linux-backports-modules-cw-2.6.39-natty-generic</code> meta package. So far, I haven't experienced any disconnects.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-S...
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33480
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2011-04-04T16:34:17.777
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<p>Please note: I am two weeks old in Linux. I have found a lot of answers to this question on the internet, tried many, but all failed one way or another. Therefore I dare to ask once again in the hope that someone here could explain it simply :)</p> <p>Pre-conditions:</p> <p>In my institute, we have a Samba server....
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2014-02-17T23:40:18.423
2020-01-13T15:55:45.220
How do I navigate to a samba location I've mounted in Nautilus on the command line?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>So, not sure if this is the real answer (please comment if in doubt or checked it yourself), but after some struggling together with another Linux colleague I've realised that I actually was not in the users group in my system (<code>nano /etc/group</code>). Upon adding myself to thi...
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2011-04-04T17:03:42.343
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<p>I have an Epson SX115. It used to work fine until I unplugged it and moved it upstairs. </p> <p>When I plug it back in even if I delete it from the Printer list and re-install it every time I go to print I get a queue and no action from the printer?!?</p>
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2011-04-04T21:20:17.977
2011-06-04T13:57:36.520
Printer Queue for Epson SX115
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Its possible you have previous documents that are still trying to print, blocking anything new from coming in. </p>\n\n<p>Trying printing something new and then clicking onto the printer icon in the indicator applets at the top right. You might have several print \"jobs\" wai...
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33483
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2011-04-04T16:40:12.470
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<p>One of the ubuntu 10.10 servers present a weird terminal upon logon. It isn't bash. Even backspace does a weird thing. I have to manually enter bash to get my good old bash shell back. The server was installed from the stock CD and doesn't have any GUI.</p> <p>I am curious what kind of shell is that and how do I ma...
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2011-04-04T17:09:41.210
Ubuntu server: weird terminal
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://linuxwave.blogspot.com/2009/03/changing-default-shell-in-ubuntu.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">This link</a> will give you instructions on how to change the shell, there is a chsh command as far as I remember that should help you do it, but there are several other ways as w...
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2011-04-04T17:30:22.943
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<p>I'm trying to sort out how to open a multi-page tiff. The sender swears it has more than one page, but in the default viewer I'm only able to see the first page. How do I view all pages?</p>
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2020-08-10T03:41:23.483
2020-08-10T03:41:23.483
Read a multipage tiff?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Evince is supposed to open multipage tiffs. If not, another application to try is imview found in the Software Center.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T17:37:01.350", "id": "37364", "postId": "33493", "score": "0...
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2011-04-04T18:07:57.997
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<p>I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 on my 64-bit laptop, and I have Adobe Flash 10,2,161,22 installed. </p> <p>The vast majority of the time, I've no problems with flash videos in terms of both video and audio. But sometimes, I'm having problems with sound. Here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuB5ttrid1I" rel="n...
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2011-04-04T19:41:56.180
Audio problem on some flash videos
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Well as far as i know Adobe flash player for 64 bit is still testing in Ubuntu so it may be buggy or unstable. Hope it answers your question</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-04T20:02:02.683", "id": "37386", "postId": "335...
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2011-04-04T18:23:40.053
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<p>I hear that web-browsing is the most likely origin of malware on a computer these days. I also hear that one doesn't need to worry about viruses on Linux. So, should I use a browser extension that allows me to selectively enable javascript for favoured domains, such as No-Script or Not-Script?</p>
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2016-07-30T17:52:45.317
Should I use No-Script?
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-10T09:26:08.573", "id": "38289", "postId": "33499", "score": "1", "text": "I use it myself but I think that it is a non-starter for the \"less patient\". Even I couldn't be bothered until I found the keyboard shortcut. I tell my sister, \"switch to Ubuntu, no viruses\"...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In theory you <strong>can</strong> get viruses on Linux and Mac OS. The reason most people don't is because Linux and Mac OS are not big targets. The malware writers want to cast a wide net with minimal effort. Secondarily Linux/Unix offer more in the way of security and bett...
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2011-04-04T18:40:35.577
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<p>On windows I have always used the "ALT+3" for creating a wonderful heart for expressing my love... </p> <p>Is there a way to do this on Ubuntu?</p>
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2011-04-04T19:44:46.937
2017-01-19T14:33:44.930
How to make this heart (♥) using keyboard?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><kbd>Ctrl+Shift+U</kbd> <kbd>2</kbd> <kbd>6</kbd> <kbd>6</kbd> <kbd>5</kbd> <kbd>Enter</kbd></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Control-capital-u means <em>Unicode</em>, and the four-digit hexadecimal number for a \"black heart suit\" (or any other Unicode character) can be found via the <stro...
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2014-11-29T05:08:42.150
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2011-04-04T18:49:18.890
1
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<p>I have wifi on my 10.04 machine, but I have no use for it. This command will disable it on startup </p> <pre><code>/usr/bin/dbus-send --system --type=method_call \ --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop \ /NetworkManager org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set \ string:org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \ s...
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2011-04-04T21:24:41.340
2011-04-04T21:24:41.340
How do I remove wifi functionality?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What about adding something like this</p>\n\n<pre><code>[keyfile]\nunmanaged-devices=mac:01:23:45:67:89:AB\n# the mac address is only an example\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf, or blacklisting the wifi kernel module?</p>\n", "commentCo...
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33507
1
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2011-04-04T19:20:33.747
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<p>Neither firefox nor chromium have hardware acceleration enabled by default right now. Firefox 4 has an option its registry to force it: <code>layers.acceleration.force.enabled</code> , which is by default set to false. </p> <p>Having passed all but 3 of 800 tests run by <a href="http://jagriffin.wordpress.com/201...
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235
2011-04-04T21:08:34.947
2011-12-02T23:39:13.543
Should I force enable hardware acceleration in the browser?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have it enabled on both on my system. However, since mileage may vary, I would suggest trying it out for a while before you set it and forget it, so to speak :).</p>\n\n<p>In short, yes.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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2011-04-04T19:40:36.833
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<p>I'm Developing QT and I want to know how to build static libraries.</p> <p>Well, I searched a lot. But the Reason I asked is that I've installed these from Synaptic:</p> <pre><code>libqt4-core libqt4-gui libqt4-qt3support libqt4-sql qt4-designer qt4-dev-tools qt4-qtconfig </code></pre> <p>Thanks for answering.</p...
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2011-04-04T21:07:17.320
2011-04-05T11:30:38.867
How do I build Qt Static Libraries?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could say:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ ./configure --help\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>In help description you may find </p>\n\n<pre><code>--enable-static\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>option. Than's possibly the one you need.</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ ./configure --enable-static\n$ make\n</code></pre>\n", "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could say:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ ./configure --help\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>In help description you may find </p>\n\n<pre><code>--enable-static\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>option. Than's possibly the one you need.</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ ./configure --enable-static\n$ make\n</code></pre>...
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2011-04-04T19:44:01.573
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<p>If I've got a gmail tab open and nothing else, running powertop shows </p> <pre>Wakeups-from-idle per second : 414.5 interval: 30.0s no ACPI power usage estimate available Top causes for wakeups: 61.9% (1023.8) chromium-browse</pre> <p>Is this bad and if so what can I do? </p>
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2011-04-04T19:52:32.067
2011-04-04T19:58:18.410
Chromium wakes up 300 times a second
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've got the same on my system. I think it has to do with how GMail has an automated refresh system that runs pretty often. I don't think it's going to be an issue for ya, it hasnt broken my system yet. :P</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I've got the same on my system. I think it has to do with how GMail has an automated refresh system that runs pretty often. I don't think it's going to be an issue for ya, it hasnt broken my system yet. :P</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { ...
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2011-04-04T19:57:43.840
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<p>I am using an Apple keyboard. To get the default functionality of the function keys, I need to press <kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>Function key</kbd>.</p> <p>This is quite annoying since I frequently use the function keys for debugging.</p> <p>Is there any way I can get the default functionality out of the function keys, i.e.,...
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2020-08-09T16:50:26.160
2020-08-10T19:53:39.930
Use Function Keys without pressing the fn button in the mac keyboard?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The article there should help you. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppleKeyboard\" rel=\"noreferrer\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppleKeyboard</a></p>\n\n<p>I inserted these two echo lines into <code>/etc/rc.local</code>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>echo 2 &gt; /s...
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2011-04-04T20:03:11.143
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<p>Hi i just read about Crossover Linux <a href="http://www.codeweavers.com/products/impersonator/" rel="nofollow">Crossover Impersonator</a> and wanted to try it out, however i read there is only a 32bit version. How can i run this on my 64 bit Ubuntu 11.04? Thanks in advance</p>
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2011-04-04T21:04:18.057
2011-04-04T21:04:18.057
Is there a 64 bit deb for Crossover Impersonator?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/ia32-crossover-standard-demo_10.0.0-1_amd64.deb\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crossover Impersonator amd64.deb</a> Well i found the 64bit version on their site. Thanks anyway</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "co...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/ia32-crossover-standard-demo_10.0.0-1_amd64.deb\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crossover Impersonator amd64.deb</a> Well i found the 64bit version on their site. Thanks anyway</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments...
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