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2011-04-04T20:09:15.717
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<p>Both CompizConfig and the Nvidia X Server settings have options to enable Sync to VBlank. By enabling the Benchmark option in Compiz I can see that ticking "enable sync to vblank" under General in Compiz will keep the Frames to 30 per second. Unticked, it is about 60. However, choosing the equivalent option in the O...
10837
null
null
2011-06-12T04:00:57.253
What is the difference between the Sync to VBlank settings in Compiz and Nvidia X Server?
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It appears that when you are using Compiz, Nvidia X Server settings' Vblank option does not work. If you are using Compiz then select the sync to VBlank in the Compiz Settings. Otherwise use Nvidia's setting. VBlank is useful for watching videos and playing games if you exper...
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2011-04-04T20:53:43.610
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<p>Everytime I DM (direct message), it gets posted in the public timeline as well. Is there a solution? I'm using hotot 0.9.6.</p>
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2011-04-04T21:00:58.513
2011-04-05T02:12:54.613
Hotot Direct Messaging Issue
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2012-05-12T15:07:59.267
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33522
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2011-04-04T19:30:27.310
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<p>Is there a way to install MD5 in Ubuntu without using apt-get?</p>
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2011-04-05T12:41:06.737
2011-04-05T12:41:06.737
Is there a way to install MD5 without using apt-get?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What's wrong with apt-get? Do you mean md5sum?</p>\n\n<pre><code>apt-cache search md5sum\ncoreutils - The GNU core utilities\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Install it from synaptics. Start synaptic, search for md5 if you mean something else.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "commen...
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2012-02-28T13:17:46.863
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Miki
33527
1
33537
2011-04-04T21:06:19.927
1
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<p>I use ubuntu 8.04 as I have to use <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32720/how-to-downgrade-gcc-from-4-4-4-to-4-2-1">gcc 4.2</a>. I tried to download python 2.6 using apt-get, but the package is not available. </p> <p>Is there any way to use python 2.6 in ubuntu 8.04? </p>
1813
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-04-04T22:16:50.583
How do I install and use python 2.6?
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2012-03-12T20:37:27.390
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33528
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33602
2011-04-04T21:11:34.337
5
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<p>In the olden days, you used to be able to open <code>/dev/dsp</code> for reading and writing, now, with PulseAudio this doesn't work anymore.</p> <p>I thought you could do it with <code>padsp</code>, but this code doesn't run:</p> <pre><code>import ossaudiodev f = ossaudiodev.open("w") fmt, channels, rate = dsp.s...
1067
null
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2017-02-25T18:53:15.200
How do I write raw bytes to a sound-device?
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33530
1
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2011-04-04T21:25:38.403
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<p>I've noticed (using nethogs), that <code>/usr/lib/apt/methods/http</code> has multiple processes, which consume ALL of my bandwidth. I want to disable the process(es). </p> <p>I've tried everything: <code>trickle</code>, <code>killall</code>, etc., but nothing has worked.</p> <p>How can I solve this problem?</p>
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2014-01-25T03:13:39.927
2023-08-20T17:12:44.297
/usr/lib/apt/methods/http eating my bandwidth!
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Probably the software updates are downloaded in the background, you can disable this feature in the settings of the Update Manager.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2017-02-23T09:33:27.723", "id": "1384125", "...
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user13596
33531
1
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2011-04-04T21:28:48.427
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<p>boot fails with the following message:</p> <pre><code>/etc/default/locale: 5: d_fmt: not found init: mountall main process (234) terminated with status 127 </code></pre> <p>if I boot to Recovery, is there any way to edit this locale file or to delete it and replace it with a default one? How can I edit the Locale ...
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6005
2012-07-09T13:11:19.977
2014-03-07T13:53:56.853
can't boot, get message: ... terminated with status 127
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Boot into the Recovery mode, and if that doesn't work, into a LiveCD. Then edit the file, there should be something like</p>\n\n<pre><code>LANG=\"en_US.UTF-8\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>(depending on your locale). Use <code>sudo nano /etc/default/locale</code> in Recovery or <code...
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user13597
33538
1
33540
2011-04-04T22:03:29.670
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<p>when I open Cheese it says No device found.</p> <p>and i've also tried changing the gstreamer properties</p> <p>my lsusb <a href="http://pastebin.com/BX6B4Wpe" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/BX6B4Wpe</a></p> <p>my lspci <a href="http://pastebin.com/FZmseTST" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/FZmseTST</a></p>...
13572
7035
2011-06-07T02:27:56.483
2014-07-09T06:48:52.390
Webcam not recognized on my Sony Vaio VGN-CR363 laptop
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Follow the instructions in this ppa: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~r5u87x-loader/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~r5u87x-loader/+archive/ppa</a></p>\n\n<p>It should work with your webcam.</p>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDat...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Follow the instructions in this ppa: <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~r5u87x-loader/+archive/ppa\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://launchpad.net/~r5u87x-loader/+archive/ppa</a></p>\n\n<p>It should work with your webcam.</p>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { ...
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33539
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33590
2011-04-04T08:37:49.920
2
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<p>I'm using a laptop and connecting it to an external monitor. After disconnecting from the external monitor, the list of windows (pressing and holding <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd>) is not centered. It is located in a place as if the external monitor is still connected (bottom right instead of center)</p> <p>Has any...
13330
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2011-04-05T00:03:47.630
2011-04-05T05:41:03.907
Windows list (alt+tab) is not centered after disconnecting from external monitor
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I find that I need to explicitly disable the external monitor (via Display Settings) before unplugging it. Otherwise, I get problems similar to yours.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T14:47:46.900", "id": "37732", "pos...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I find that I need to explicitly disable the external monitor (via Display Settings) before unplugging it. Otherwise, I get problems similar to yours.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T14:47:46.900", "id": "...
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kilaka
33544
1
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2011-04-04T22:38:38.830
2
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<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Audio Out over HDMI was detected correctly and works fine after installing Ubuntu. The original question is below, but I'm now more interested in why it worked after the Install but not the Live CD. Is this a bug I should file?</p> <hr> <p>I'm running the Ubuntu Maverick Live CD to make su...
9660
9660
2011-04-10T04:01:54.757
2012-02-03T06:09:18.570
Intel HDMI Audio Out doesn't show up in Sound preferences
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>One difference between the live cd and your install could be the kernel modules that are loaded. You could check using <code>lsmod | grep hda</code> or <code>lsmod | grep hdmi</code> and see if there is any difference between the output on your install versus the live cd.</p>...
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33545
1
33684
2011-04-04T22:54:23.923
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<p>You can use "Preferred Applications" to set your media player, web browser, etc, but why does it not provide an option for images?</p> <p>You can use <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/15418/how-can-i-change-the-default-program-for-viewing-pictures-and-photos/15424#15424">Ubuntu Tweak to set the image viewer<...
9411
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2014-02-17T04:54:01.950
Why doesn't Preferred Applications include an image application?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After reading some <a href=\"https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg03856.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">mailinglist posts</a>, I think the Preferred Applications dialog was probably implemented to control what applications are launched for the media keys on your keyboard (web key, mail key...
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33546
1
33557
2011-04-04T23:10:04.343
2
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<p>What are the best tools for resolving unmet dependencies when compiling from source? I read about 'apt-file' and 'checkinstall' from ubuntu documentation however i just can't seem to install these two(2) packages in the terminal with sudo apt-get install command or through synaptic package manager or software centr...
12846
null
null
2011-04-05T00:21:55.177
How to resolve dependencies when compiling a software from source
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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33548
1
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2011-04-04T23:23:06.287
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<p>Hiya - I think my desktop is trashed. Nautilus is gone, and when I try to boot to Ubuntu I either get a never-ending login loop, or a black screen with only a mouse-pointer.</p> <p>I think I need to reinstall ubuntu-desktop for ubuntu 9.10 - dual-booting with windows under Grub2. </p> <p>Although I can connect to ...
null
235
2011-04-04T23:36:22.393
2011-06-06T04:58:11.560
Is there some way of repairing/installing ubuntu-desktop from a .deb file?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You don't have connection to the internet, that's why you can't install nautilus. Nautilus shouldn't be missing, maybe you played with packages and accidently uninstalled nautilus. If you're a beginner and want to save time, then I suggest you reinstall the system.</p>\n\n<p>...
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user13608
33551
1
33603
2011-04-04T23:51:24.357
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<p>Searching for files in Dash brings up all the files I have used but none of those I haven't used yet. Shouldn't it show all files with the title I search for instead of just the ones I have already used?</p>
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2011-08-07T15:43:33.383
2013-10-13T04:28:20.103
Shouldn't Unity's dash's "find files" find files that I haven't used yet?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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33553
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33556
2011-04-05T00:01:56.470
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<p>I think it's pretty strange that they're not included. This is one thing that will scare new users away.</p>
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2011-04-05T00:18:03.577
Why don't installation codec updates and ubuntu restricted extras include the libdvdcss files?
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33554
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2011-04-05T00:09:45.993
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<p>I have read this answer <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/30776/will-unity-have-a-keyboard-shortcut-for-accessing-the-session-menu-that-appears">Will Unity have a keyboard shortcut for accessing the &quot;Session Menu&quot; that appears on the panel?</a>, but it doesn't work. </p> <p>Pressing F10 and using...
null
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2011-06-05T10:18:25.093
Is there a way to access Session Menu with keyboard shortcut?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
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user13610
33561
1
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2011-04-05T00:54:39.863
0
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<p>Is Mono and/or Mono-based software bloatware? Eg: Banshee, Moonlight, Docky, Tomboy Notes, etc. Is there anything actually wrong with software using Mono and/or Mono itself, or is it nothing more than an ethics issue?</p>
13609
null
null
2011-04-05T02:21:39.230
Does Novell's Mono promote bloat in programs?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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2011-04-05T02:25:47.230
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33564
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2011-04-05T01:18:17.320
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<p>On the <a href="http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html">list of supported SANE devices</a> the scanner is listed as fully supported but it says:</p> <blockquote> <p>resolution from 75 to 2400 dpi</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16838111056">Here</a> is a link...
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60294
2014-06-14T11:46:35.453
2014-06-14T11:46:35.453
How well-supported is the Canon CanoScan LiDE110?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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user6658
33566
1
33569
2011-04-05T01:22:52.733
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2030
<p>How can I make some file impossible to be deleted by user even if it is under his/her home folder?</p>
12943
null
null
2011-04-05T02:07:52.703
How to prevent a file under user folder to be deleted?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It is possible to make a file impossible to delete, even from root, on an ext2/3/4 filesystem, changing a file system attribute of the file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ cd\n$ touch dummy\n$ sudo chattr +i dummy\n$ rm dummy\nrm: remove write-protected regular empty file `dummy'? y\nrm...
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33574
1
257169
2011-04-05T02:18:47.693
15
23809
<p>I'd like to use some of the Unity multitouch features. I know my touchpad supports 2 finger gestures since it scrolls when I 2 finger drag on the touchpad.</p> <p>How can I test to see if my touchpad supports three and four finger gestures? All the hardware documentation just mentions that the touchpad is multitouc...
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235
2011-04-05T02:28:56.887
2018-07-19T03:41:04.433
How can I test to see if my touchpad is supports more than 2 finger gestures?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2013-07-29T06:35:52.540", "id": "414483", "postId": "33574", "score": "0", "text": "For a simpler and more accurate solution - try this http://askubuntu.com/questions/306412/how-can-i-setup-my-touchpad-multi-finger-tapping-functionality (see the answer)", "userDisplayName"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As an update to <strong><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/a/33589/112901\">htorque's answer</a></strong>, you must now use <code>geis-tools</code> instead of <code>utouch-geis-tools</code> (> 12.04). So run the following set of commands:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Touchegg from <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/</a> lets you use multitouch gestures</p>\n\n<p>If it works correctly (it doesn't on my end) it should let you test how many fingers you can use.</p>\n\n<p>(by the ...
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33583
1
null
2011-04-05T03:55:58.650
0
2877
<p>I am using ubuntu for development. And I want to test my application on IE. So, instead of remote desktop I want to access IE as remote application from other windows machine. So the other guy whose working on windows machine can continue with his work and I can also test my application.</p> <p>Are there any ways t...
12526
8973
2011-05-05T07:51:28.430
2012-07-25T10:59:36.883
Remote application in ubuntu?
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3
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T13:00:15.547", "id": "37527", "postId": "33583", "score": "0", "text": "There is always the option of using VNC", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5297" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There is something called TeamViewer (<a href=\"http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx</a>) which can be installed on each system and is cross-platform. You might be able to use this for your needs.</p>\n", "com...
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33588
1
null
2011-04-05T05:20:22.777
5
6771
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33880/how-can-you-resize-the-icons-in-the-unity-dash">How can you resize the icons in the Unity Dash?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Why are the icons too huge? I am using the desktop version and mouse is accurate enoug...
13555
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:09.107
2011-05-16T09:24:56.190
Resize the icons in the home Dash?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
2011-05-16T17:46:12.377
null
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33592
1
null
2011-04-05T05:46:02.397
10
9774
<p>We have a "mix-mode" Lab. and we want to migrate to Ubuntu, from Windows.</p> <p>In this process, how do we add Ubuntu workstations to a Windows Domain / Active Directory ('AD') setup? </p>
6106
24694
2012-04-28T03:52:02.097
2013-04-29T10:15:04.980
How do I join a Windows Active Directory?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There are two ways: using <a href=\"http://www.samba.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Samba</a> and Winbind or <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LikewiseOpen\" rel=\"nofollow\">LikewiseOpen</a>. </p>\n\n<h3>Samba</h3>\n\n<p>Samba is more robust and used way more the like wis...
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33593
1
33630
2011-04-05T05:57:59.183
5
5682
<p>I'll start my saying that although I've used Ubuntu for a number of years I've rarely taken the time to explore Linux under the hood. I've been content to rely on GUI tools for most of my needs, only resorting to a terminal when a suitable GUI tool could not be found.</p> <p>A few weeks back I did a default install...
13624
13624
2011-04-05T11:55:42.767
2011-04-06T10:10:54.370
How can I either free up enough space on root or resize my partitions?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since you went back to the previous Snapshot you could boot from a LIVE CD that supports LVM Partitions (Like \n<a href=\"http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SYSTEM RESCUE CD</a> ) maybe read a little just to start on working with <a href=\"http://www.sys...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since you went back to the previous Snapshot you could boot from a LIVE CD that supports LVM Partitions (Like \n<a href=\"http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SYSTEM RESCUE CD</a> ) maybe read a little just to start on working with <a href=\"http:/...
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33605
1
72801
2011-04-05T09:28:32.223
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<p>I can’t get used to the new Unity system. I’d like to move the left Unity panel to the bottom of screen (like Windows 7 – more similar is better).</p> <p>But I can't find a way. Is it possible?</p>
5717
74809
2012-07-03T18:15:47.440
2016-03-19T14:49:04.800
Can I move the Unity launcher?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>11.10</h1>\n<p>There is now an <strong>unofficial Compiz Plugin</strong> that allows you to move the Unity 3D (not Unity 2D) launcher from the left to the bottom.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/9qDds.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></p>\n<p><em><a href=\"h...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<h2>12.04 - 15.10</h2>\n\n<p>As of 12.04 you can <strong><em>not</em></strong> move the launcher, and there’s <strong>no</strong> official support for that.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This is by design</strong>, and so far, there are no Canonical plans to change that. Here’s a quote <a h...
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33608
1
33609
2011-04-05T09:38:52.830
6
7999
<p>I am currently running Ubuntu Server 10.10 through a virtual machine to use as a stack for web development and a chance to get to grips with the Ubuntu command line, however I'd really like to set up a clean, minimal install with only the bare minimum of core utilities so I can get only what I need as I go along.</p...
13631
null
null
2015-09-27T13:08:06.700
Minimal server installation
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2015-09-30T17:26:00.127", "id": "987280", "postId": "33608", "score": "0", "text": "You could try [tinycorelinux](http://tinycorelinux.net/) its only 15MB in size!", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "33577" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is what the <code>ubuntu-minimal</code> images are for. ~15MB of lean, mean Ubuntu. But if you're anything like me, you'll likely just end up installing it all back. Quite a few things require <code>ubuntu-standard</code> which layers on most of what the server disk installs.</p...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is what the <code>ubuntu-minimal</code> images are for. ~15MB of lean, mean Ubuntu. But if you're anything like me, you'll likely just end up installing it all back. Quite a few things require <code>ubuntu-standard</code> which layers on most of what the server disk inst...
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33612
1
null
2011-04-05T10:07:01.853
6
8807
<p>Is there a desktop application that is able to browse and play online TV channels (similar to browser extensions like chrome tv)? I found democracy player, but there are no channels. The application should support many channels from all over the world and be able to choose by categories or countries.</p>
13394
23382
2016-06-03T15:31:57.907
2016-06-03T15:31:57.907
Application for watching online TV
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5
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The best player I've seen is <strong>Miro</strong> player. It can play from a lot of sources, torrents, podcasts and feeds. You can browse from thousands of chanels directly from Miro or from their website, so far all popular channels I've seen are there.</p>\n\n<p>Watch thei...
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33614
1
34021
2011-04-05T10:18:38.350
8
3928
<p>Firefox has been the default browser for ages. Thunderbird is a very popular e-mail client under consideration for being included as default in the future. Notify OSD has been around for years now.</p> <p>What went wrong that in that long timeframe such important applications do not have such an important and visib...
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null
null
2011-07-15T19:02:39.690
Why do Firefox and Thunderbird not use Notify OSD?
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3
5
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T14:24:20.310", "id": "37546", "postId": "33614", "score": "0", "text": "Firefox shows a standard Gnome \"Downloads complete\" on my system. Or do you mean something else?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "12824" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T0...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just want to clarify something - notify-osd is just one implementation of the Freedesktop Notification spec. Applications actually use libnotify, which allows them to integrate with the notification system (which could be notify-osd, the legacy notification-daemon or any other impl...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Firefox and Thunderbird are not maintained by Canonical but by the Mozilla Foundation. It is up to the Mozilla Foundation to implement support for notify-osd, not Canonical. The problem is that many distributions use different notification systems. There are even differences ...
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33617
1
33706
2011-04-05T10:57:21.557
2
288
<p>is there any way how i can make a screenshot of CLI command "screen -r", then save it as .txt? And set it up as cron job so i can stream my "screen -r" command? Is there any way how i can stream my "screen -r" command?</p> <p>I know how to set up cronjob.</p>
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null
2011-04-05T20:48:07.420
CLI Screenshot/Streaming screen
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Screen has a hardcopy feature, which saves the contents of the current window to a hardcopy.* file in the current directory. By default it's bound to <code>Ctrl-A h</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Screen has a hardcopy feature, which saves the contents of the current window to a hardcopy.* file in the current directory. By default it's bound to <code>Ctrl-A h</code>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicens...
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33622
1
null
2011-04-05T11:44:31.403
0
3517
<p>I have a problem with quick launch keyboard buttons on hp probook 4310s and ubuntu 10.10. Actually, with one button- Wi-Fi on/off</p> <p>In windows everything works fine, but in Ubuntu every time I turn to network and make some actions (e.g., it's happening while I'm writing this message) this button goes crazy. It...
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235
2011-04-05T21:33:51.977
2012-11-18T13:45:11.160
HP probook 4310s quick launch keyboard sensor Wi-Fi button gone crazy- blinking
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2
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>many thanks to Tux <a href=\"http://idyllictux.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://idyllictux.wordpress.com</a>\nhe wrote:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><code>gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf</code>\nThen put in the following content:</p>\n<p><code>options iwlcor...
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user13643
33623
1
33628
2011-04-05T11:44:44.543
1
903
<p>This is what I get when I try to start an <code>awn-notification-area</code> applet in Unity:</p> <blockquote> <p>There is already another notification area running on this screen! Please remove the existing notification area and then restart the applet.</p> </blockquote> <p>So which process should be kill...
13642
235
2011-04-05T12:46:07.853
2011-04-05T12:46:07.853
Kill the notification area so I can use the awn-notification-area?
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1
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T12:43:42.990", "id": "37516", "postId": "33623", "score": "0", "text": "Sorry, I somehow missed Natty mentions.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "814" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The notification area (<em>PanelTray</em>) is part of the panel, so I'm afraid this currently won't work in Natty.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T12:42:27.857", "id": "37515", "postId": "33628", "score": "0", ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The notification area (<em>PanelTray</em>) is part of the panel, so I'm afraid this currently won't work in Natty.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T12:42:27.857", "id": "37515", "postId": "33628", ...
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33626
1
33704
2011-04-05T12:00:47.510
2
6504
<p>I have a tree of folders. Some of them contain file named ".file.php" How do i rename all the files with this name recursively in the tree to ".file1.php"? I'm on debian server.</p>
13454
null
null
2011-04-05T20:44:27.267
How do i find all files in a folder recursively by the specific name and rename them?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The full solution would look as follows</p>\n\n<pre><code>find -name '*.file.php' -exec rename 's/\\.file\\.php$/.file1.php/' {} \\;\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-0...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>do you have <code>rename</code> on debian? idk, but since it's available on ubuntu, I guess so.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>NAME\n rename - renames multiple files</p>\n \n <p>SYNOPSIS\n rename [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -f ] perlexpr [ files ]</p>\n \n <p>DESCRIPTION\n...
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33635
1
null
2011-04-05T13:04:15.880
0
806
<p>In my monitor preferences, the maximum resolution is 1024x768. But I still want to increase the system resolution(to for e.g. 1600x900 or 1440x900).</p>
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235
2011-04-05T21:31:19.123
2012-12-22T03:53:23.627
How to change the resolution of my desktop?
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5
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T14:23:57.800", "id": "37545", "postId": "33635", "score": "1", "text": "That sounds like a bug, and not like something related to Unity...?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "935" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-05T14:30:38.083", "id": "37548", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Your monitor might not be capable of going up to those resolutions with the current drivers. Check your hardware drivers by looking for proprietary drivers. Also, please edit your question to include what system you're running, such as 10.04 vs. 10.10, Desktop vs. Laptop, e...
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user13644
33636
1
35990
2011-04-05T13:13:20.127
2
4169
<p>I have set up an OpenLDAP server on Server 1 (running 10.04 desktop) per <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer" rel="nofollow">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer</a> and confirmed that it worked by using LDAP tools to query the LDAP directory. I was also able to configure an OpenSUS...
7146
235
2011-05-21T15:24:41.237
2011-09-11T11:47:02.230
How can I setup LDAP client authentication?
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1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T22:06:24.977", "id": "37795", "postId": "33636", "score": "0", "text": "did you try /etc/init.d/nscd stop on the client before logging in? helped me once. Also check all the log files with tail -f messages syslog auth.log ... on every computer so see what's happenin...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Had the same problem.</p>\n\n<p>Installing <code>nslcd</code> helped me.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-20T09:39:24.150", "id": "71389", "postId": "35990", "score": "0", "text": "I no longer need to do this,...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Had the same problem.</p>\n\n<p>Installing <code>nslcd</code> helped me.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-09-20T09:39:24.150", "id": "71389", "postId": "35990", "score": "0", "text": "I no...
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33640
1
52299
2011-04-05T13:57:10.247
203
679976
<p>I recently upgraded to the Kubuntu Natty Beta 1 and I've been having a lot of issues with the process <em>kworker</em>. At moments it uses almost half my CPU. Also, strangely enough it seems to affect my USB ports; whenever I plug in an USB drive, the process <em>kworker</em> goes into hyperdrive, leaving me unable ...
7287
109949
2012-12-17T11:20:24.783
2020-11-24T14:51:48.440
Kworker, what is it and why is it hogging so much CPU?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-06-09T21:16:37.503", "id": "52997", "postId": "33640", "score": "0", "text": "Strange, kworker is running and contributing to the wakeups by 10% but I have no Kubuntu programs installed. Alos Nepomuk isnt installed.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "17610" }...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>\"kworker\" is a placeholder process for kernel worker threads, which perform most of the actual processing for the kernel, especially in cases where there are interrupts, timers, I/O, etc. These typically correspond to the vast majority of any allocated \"system\" time to running p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think disabling Nepomuk can help you:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.freetechie.com/blog/disable-nepomuk-desktop-search-on-kde-4-4-2-kubuntu-lucid-10-04/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.freetechie.com/blog/disable-nepomuk-desktop-search-on-kde-4-4-2-kubuntu-lucid-10-04/</a></...
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33641
1
33673
2011-04-05T14:07:08.993
7
21483
<p>When I start up my development environment, there are a variety of processes I need to run in the background. It is a pain to start them all individually so I want to write a script that starts each one. I can do this just fine but the problem comes when I need to restart them (something I will need to do regularly)...
13651
13651
2011-04-05T15:39:56.890
2013-10-29T21:04:45.533
Bash script to start and then shutdown/restart various processes
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2013-10-29T21:04:45.533", "id": "1079799", "postId": "33641", "score": "1", "text": "Just a little tidbit that I use often. Instead of `cd ~/path/to/my/working-directory`, I typically use `cd $(dirname $0)`. It will `cd` to the working directory that the script, `$0`, is in.",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'd tackle it something like this.</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash \n\nstartme() {\n cd ~/path/to/my/working-directory\n rackup faye.ru -s thin -E production &amp;\n watch refresh.watchr &amp;\n passenger start\n}\n\nstopme() {\n pkill -f \"rackup faye.ru\" \n pkill ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'd say you probably want to have a go at writing an upstart script to manage these processes. Upstart is a tool that is perfect for managing system daemons but also lends itself to any sort of process where you want to be able to control its status.</p>\n\n<p>An upstart scri...
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33642
1
33680
2011-04-05T14:11:34.500
18
5900
<p>I have a python script that I want to package for Debian. I use a debian/install file where I wrote</p> <pre><code>auto_dice.py /usr/bin/ </code></pre> <p>Linitan then complains about the .py extension (script-with-language-extension).</p> <p>I then changed it to</p> <pre><code>auto_dice.py /usr/bin/autodice.py ...
12824
8844
2011-04-05T14:27:18.813
2022-11-02T05:36:44.167
Rename a file during install of a Debian package
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You cannot rename files using <code>dh_install</code> (via the <code>debian/install</code>). You will need to rename it during the <code>debian/rules</code> \"build\" target before you get to the <code>dh_install</code> invocation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ {...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You cannot rename files using <code>dh_install</code> (via the <code>debian/install</code>). You will need to rename it during the <code>debian/rules</code> \"build\" target before you get to the <code>dh_install</code> invocation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "commen...
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33647
1
34177
2011-04-05T14:37:49.147
5
2605
<p>Everyone once in a while when I do a system update, VirtualBox looses its GTK theme. I think it's when the kernel updates. I usually end up uninstalling and reinstalling the VirtualBox packages to fix it. Why does this happen, and is there a light weight fix?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xT6hV.png" al...
3299
3299
2011-04-08T14:41:33.517
2011-04-08T21:14:25.233
VirtualBox looses gtk theme after system update
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T18:01:19.687", "id": "38090", "postId": "33647", "score": "0", "text": "Ok, so by \"Theme\" you dont mean the window's decorations (the title bar and its buttons), only the menu and status bar seem to be different. Thats good, means fix will be easier. I cant reprod...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No idea why it happens (had the same issue crop up before) but a quick fix is to run qtconfig, under appearance tab there's 'select gui style' option - make sure it says GTK+. From top menu select File -> Save.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate"...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What version of VirtualBox are u running? I use 3.2 OSE here, and never had any problemns with GTK theme (i use a customized one, so i would have noticed).</p>\n\n<p>By the way... if youre using VirtualBox to host a Windows XP guest, why not installl the guest package? Its an...
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2011-04-05T14:48:03.950
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<p>Ubuntu 10.10 starts to have mini freezes every 2 seconds. If I am typing in any sort of input (for example the terminal or a text field in Firefox or a text editor), I can type a few letters and then the entire OS will freeze for about half a second and I will lose focus. I can then (if I'm quick) click back into th...
13651
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2016-07-21T15:39:51.837
Guest has mini freezes on Virtual Box
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Freezes are generally hard to debug because your system becomes unresponsive then. This is even more the case when the cause of this could be anywhere</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>a problem of the host OS (Windows 7),</li>\n<li>the guest OS (Ubuntu 10.10),</li>\n<li>or from Virtual Box.</li>\n</...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Freezes are generally hard to debug because your system becomes unresponsive then. This is even more the case when the cause of this could be anywhere</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>a problem of the host OS (Windows 7),</li>\n<li>the guest OS (Ubuntu 10.10),</li>\n<li>or from Virtual Box.<...
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1
44777
2011-04-05T14:58:36.067
1
845
<p>I have Solaris Studio almost working. My only issue seems to be Java.</p> <p>Here is what I get:</p> <p>============================</p> <pre><code>aflory@aflory-laptop:~$ solstudio &amp; [1] 1723 aflory@aflory-laptop:~$ Solaris Studio is unable to find a supported version of Java. Solaris Studio supports Java ve...
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2011-04-05T21:29:35.150
2011-11-05T11:23:51.710
Java installation for Solaris Studio 12.2
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The error message (and the <a href=\"http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19205-01/821-2676/solstudio.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">manpage</a>) suggests running the command with the \"--jdkhome\" option, passing in the JDK installation directory as the argument; e.g.,</p>\n\n<pre><code>$...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The error message (and the <a href=\"http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19205-01/821-2676/solstudio.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">manpage</a>) suggests running the command with the \"--jdkhome\" option, passing in the JDK installation directory as the argument; e.g.,</p>\n\n<pre...
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33652
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33657
2011-04-05T15:00:41.540
4
2476
<p>I do a lot of video editing and processing, and spend a lot of time looking at the output of command line programs like ffmpeg. Ffmpeg produces a regular output of the form</p> <pre><code>frame=1234 fps=80 q=-1.0 size= 23456kB time=1234 bitrate=280.0kbits/s frame=1237 fps=80 q=-1.0 size= 23678kB time=1258 bitrate=2...
13003
13003
2011-04-16T08:53:33.590
2011-04-16T08:53:33.590
How to automatically graph the output of a shell function
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about the generation being done \"automatically\", but you can certainly automate it. </p>\n\n<p>Gnuplot might be your best bet. </p>\n\n<p>Here's a <a href=\"http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/487/plot-your-graphs-with-command-line-gnuplot/\" rel=\"nofollow\">brief t...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't know about the generation being done \"automatically\", but you can certainly automate it. </p>\n\n<p>Gnuplot might be your best bet. </p>\n\n<p>Here's a <a href=\"http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/487/plot-your-graphs-with-command-line-gnuplot/\" rel=\"nofollow\"...
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33654
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34030
2011-04-05T15:15:12.270
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<p>I suspect not, but I'm curious, after tearing my hair out over trying to get a printer to work over the network(Ubuntu to Win7) and the problem being simply that it was being shared over Homegroup, not Workgroup.</p> <p>For anyone who stumbles on this question looking for help - if a printer is automatically shared...
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2011-04-07T22:22:28.653
Is it possible for Ubuntu to talk to a Windows 7 Homegroup?
[ "windows-7", "printing" ]
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Info from <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1169149\" rel=\"nofollow\">this UbuntuForums thread</a> (and <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9037766&amp;postcount=12\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> one, too!)</p>\n\n<p>Samba (the network protocol used in Ubu...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Info from <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1169149\" rel=\"nofollow\">this UbuntuForums thread</a> (and <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9037766&amp;postcount=12\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> one, too!)</p>\n\n<p>Samba (the network protocol use...
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33655
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2011-04-05T15:15:39.503
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<p>I have tried two emulators and Megaman 2 has issues running on GFCE Ultra NES Emulator where Megaman disappears when hit. GCEUX has sound problems.</p>
13657
2816
2011-04-05T15:41:47.760
2019-06-18T21:14:18.703
Best NES emulator?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since youve already tried those 2, I would recommend <a href=\"http://fceux.com/web/home.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">fceux</a>. It's from the same \"family\" of emulators you've tried, but a different branch. And it's in the official repositories. Maybe they have fixed...
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33662
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2011-04-05T16:23:15.290
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/4428/how-to-create-a-screencast">How to create a screencast?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>What Video Recording software is there that matches (or better) than the software version in Windows for FRAPS and WeGame?</p> ...
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14356
2017-08-21T07:59:37.557
2017-08-21T07:59:37.557
Video Recording in Ubuntu
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2011-04-05T18:20:28.437
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33665
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33690
2011-04-05T16:43:51.677
12
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<p>What Ubuntu software is there to use a webcam as a recording camera (Like a Security System). It <strong>NEEDS</strong> to detect movement in the room, take pictures and/or record.</p>
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527764
2017-08-18T08:47:25.093
2024-01-04T22:38:56.567
Use WebCam to record (Including movement detection)
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could try using <strong><a href=\"https://motion-project.github.io/motion_guide.html\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">motion</a></strong> (V4L capture program supporting motion detection), a command line only utility.</p>\n<p>To install this from the standard repository, execute:</p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/guvcview\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">guvcview</a> is the best in the smooth video as if you are a recorder. </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install guvcview\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "c...
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33672
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35856
2011-04-05T17:01:49.970
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21325
<p>Joystick acts as a mouse, even when I'm playing a game that uses a joystick so I get random mouse events going on.</p> <p>I plugged a joystick in to play Spiral Knights, also installed joystick and jcalibrate. Everything is working good, except by default the joystick moves the mouse around and the button activate ...
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2706
2011-04-17T06:26:34.893
2020-07-05T10:08:23.287
Joystick acts as mouse; won't stop
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Uninstall <code>xserver-xorg-input-joystick</code>. </p>\n\n<p>It's a package to control the mouse with the joystick. I only installed once to test it and it was driving me mad, so maybe that's the problem. I think the joystick would work the same without it. </p>\n", "commentCount...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You perhaps should be using jscal to calibrate your joystick - you can use the -u option as per the <a href=\"http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/jscal.1.html#contenttoc5\" rel=\"nofollow\">manual page</a> to configure the joystick to not use the mouse buttons.</p>...
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33676
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2011-04-05T17:08:14.977
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<p>I have Stepmania running and my official Dance Dance Revolution dance pad from DDR Universe 2, but I can't get the former to work with the latter.</p> <p><code>lsusb</code> says:</p> <pre><code>Bus 002 Device 003: ID 12ab:0004 Honey Bee Electronic International Ltd. </code></pre> <p>I tried to look at the relevan...
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2019-04-14T22:51:35.137
How to configure an USB DDR dance pad for Stepmania?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"http://www.stepmania.com/wiki/Configure_Keyboard_and_Dance_Pads#Linux\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.stepmania.com/wiki/Configure_Keyboard_and_Dance_Pads#Linux</a> :</p>\n\n<p>For most dance pads, joydev and analog modules are required. Xbox Dance Pads require t...
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33681
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2011-04-05T17:51:15.690
4
710
<p>Quite a basic question: I've noticed that to show the launcher when it's hidden that I have to move the mouse to the top left of the screen, rather than simply move the mouse to the left edge of the screen. Is this a bug or is it like this by design? If so, is there a way to make it show when the mouse is at the e...
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2011-04-07T13:33:43.743
2011-04-13T04:10:02.680
How do I quickly access the Unity Launcher?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Recently the behavior has been changed so that pushing your mouse towards the left edge of the screen reveals the launcher.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Pressing <em>and holding</em></strong> the <kbd>Super</kbd> key (Windows logo) will also reveal the launcher. Also (while you're at it...
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2011-04-05T20:02:51.137
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<p>I did not create a swap partition during Ubuntu installation. Later, I freed up some space and made a swap partition. Now after each boot up, I am manually opening <code>gparted</code> to right-click the swap partition to turn on the 'swapon' option.</p> <p>How can I automatically enable the swap partition at boo...
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2018-05-24T19:43:38.163
2023-04-26T13:57:55.290
How do I add swap after system installation?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need to edit <code>/etc/fstab</code> and add the new swap partition.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/fstab\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>You need to add a line that looks like</p>\n\n<pre><code>UUID=735b3be3-779c-4d21-a944-b033225f3ab4 none swap sw 0 0\n</code></pre>\n\n<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You have to have a swap filesystem defined in /etc/fstab. It should contain a line similar to</p>\n\n<pre><code>UUID=67682d1b-a1d8-4377-a3dd-67340c141619 none swap sw 0 0\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Of course you need to substitute the value of UUID ...
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user13593
33702
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2011-04-05T20:33:07.223
3
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/50339/how-to-make-a-time-lapse-video-with-webcam">How to make a time-lapse video with webcam?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I have just moved from my old webcam to a Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 (or so). Yes, I know it's...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.660
2011-05-30T16:50:46.880
Webcam software that takes pictures at regular intervals
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2012-11-01T10:17:13.487
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33708
1
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2011-04-05T21:19:37.407
7
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<ol> <li><p>Let's say I install Ubuntu 10.10 with an encrypted folder or hard drive, and I plan on doing a clean install of Ubuntu 11.04. Will the encryption cause an issue? Or will it still be as simple as popping in the cd and clicking button?</p></li> <li><p>Does encryption cause noticeable performance issues?</p></...
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235
2011-04-06T00:11:41.110
2011-07-22T23:42:30.597
If I encrypt my home folder during installation, can I do another clean installation over the entire hard drive?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Encryption won't interfere with your next installation at all.</p></li>\n<li><p>I've used full disk and home folder encryption for several years now, but I've never noticed any difference in performance. The most significant bottleneck in retrieving encrypted data involves ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<ol>\n<li>You can either use the ecnrypted\nhard drive and install into it, or\nyou could wipe the entire drive and\ninstall unencrypted. Both work fine.</li>\n<li>For very disk I/O intensive stuff,\nyou may be able to notice issues.</li>\n<li>The general way this is done* is\nt...
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33710
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33712
2011-04-05T21:27:32.387
18
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<p>I've seen a number of questions about lenses, and I've picked up enough to work out that it's something to do with the Unity shell in Natty, but I haven't really worked out exactly what is meant by it. So can someone give me (or link to) a good description of what a lens is?</p>
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2011-12-22T06:00:17.267
2013-04-26T19:42:57.983
What exactly is a "lens"?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/38772/what-lenses-for-unity-are-available\">What lenses for Unity are available?</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"ht...
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33716
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2011-04-05T22:07:05.477
4
1208
<p>I have the following vexing problem I've been trying to solve for weeks now, to no avail so far.</p> <p>*<em>WARNING overly long question---in short: *</em> what I need, in essence, is a system-wide way to exactly define what fonts will be used to display a given unicode codepoint. Ideally, this decision would be m...
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235
2011-04-05T22:39:24.470
2011-04-05T22:39:24.470
How can I configure default fonts by unicode blocks or single codepoints?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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2012-02-19T19:51:31.803
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33717
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33756
2011-04-05T22:13:34.323
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<p>I just installed Natty fresh on my laptop, and for the purposes of this experiment, I have one file on my system. My Downloads, Documents, Music, etc are all empty, but Pictures contains one file named "tornado.png". If I simply hit the super key and search through that main lens, I don't get results for "to", "torn...
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2011-11-26T21:58:17.380
Unity File Lens Giving Useless or No Results
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The file lens displays results based on files that you have actually opened. It does NOT search a full index of all your files.</p>\n\n<p>At a technical level the results come from a tool called Zeitgeist rather than Tracker.</p>\n\n<p>If you search for files useing Super +F you have...
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33722
1
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2011-04-05T22:54:34.527
3
1338
<p>I am doing a preseed (actually only ask the keyboard map and timezone) of Lucid Lynx install and trying to use the same locale that I selected in the boot screen, I.E. if I select french lang I want to set the same when Ubiquity starts and see the Ubiquity slideshow in the locale previously selected.</p> <p>I did a...
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8844
2011-04-15T18:04:26.830
2011-10-26T20:09:40.740
How do I preseed the installer to use a specific locale?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Check out Ubuntu Customization Kit in the Ubuntu Software Centre. </p>\n\n<p>Details on the customization kit are on <a href=\"http://uck.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://uck.sourceforge.net/</a> It should pretty much solve your needs.</p>\n\n<p>The manual you reque...
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user13681
33723
1
null
2011-04-05T23:06:32.377
1
684
<p>I'm not quite sure, if i can pinpoint what caused this, but now the <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>, <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>2</kbd>, etc.. hotkeys to launch applications on the launcher don't respond at all. </p> <p>Nor do Super+a and <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>f</kbd>, but <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>s</kbd> for Expo does. Any ...
13676
47151
2012-03-27T13:16:02.830
2012-03-27T13:16:02.830
Unity Launcher Hotkeys doesn't launch a new instance of my application
[ "unity", "shortcut-keys" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Super+1, Super+2… just have a similar effect than clicking on the icon with the mouse.\nThis mean that it will focus the current application if aready started, or launch application not started.</p>\n\n<p>You can force starting a new instance of the application with Super + S...
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33724
1
33736
2011-04-05T23:26:08.653
5
1391
<p>I'm used to environment variables such as <code>LANG</code> and <code>LC_*</code>, but I recently noticed a <code>LANGUAGE</code> variable on my Ubuntu desktop. It's value was <code>pt_BR:pt:en</code>, and I'm wondering exactly what is meaning is. <code>LANG</code>, for one thing, was <code>pt_BR.UTF-8</code>, so if...
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2017-03-18T18:27:22.737
What is the meaning and format of LANGUAGE?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><code>LANGUAGE</code> serves a similar purpose to <code>LANG</code> and <code>LC_MESSAGES</code> in that it controls what language the user interface is displayed in.</p>\n\n<p>The main difference between them is that while <code>LANG</code> and <code>LC_MESSAGES</code> can only take...
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33730
1
33732
2011-04-06T00:47:40.240
28
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<p>I need to change my user password. Do I need to take any extra steps for my encrypted home directory to become inaccessible with my old password and only accessible with my new password?</p>
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235
2011-04-06T01:37:19.067
2014-06-06T22:12:35.030
Will changing password re-encrypt my home directory?
[ "encryption", "password", "ecryptfs" ]
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0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is no need to re-encrypt your home directory, and no further steps need to be taken.</p>\n\n<p>Your home directory is not directly encrypted with your password. Instead, the passphrase used to encrypt the home directory is itself encrypted with your password.</p>\n\n<p>When yo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is no need to re-encrypt your home directory, and no further steps need to be taken.</p>\n\n<p>Your home directory is not directly encrypted with your password. Instead, the passphrase used to encrypt the home directory is itself encrypted with your password.</p>\n\n<p...
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33733
1
null
2011-04-06T01:45:36.607
2
252
<p>Aloha, I'have been tried for several times updated software packages or drivers. </p> <p>But always facing the problem. I can't log in to the dekstop, just at the terminal, it ask for username and login password.</p> <p>Ater entered the username and password, still at terminal.. that's all..</p>
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235
2011-04-06T02:13:46.697
2011-04-06T06:43:09.630
Unable to login to Desktop, keeps returning to a terminal
[ "10.10", "boot" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T02:26:22.297", "id": "37661", "postId": "33733", "score": "0", "text": "What sort of video card do you have? What drivers do you have installed? Are they built against the current version of the kernel that you're booting?", "userDisplayName": null, "userI...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Log in on the console (the black screen you're referring to). Then, look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and see if there's anything relevant there. If you don't find anything there, check out ~/.xsession-errors.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't know how to look at files from the command line, ...
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user13688
33744
1
33745
2011-04-06T05:31:19.960
23
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<p>I am running Ubuntu Maverick under VMWare on Windows to make sure the code I write works on various OSes and browsers. I don't use it as my primary operating system.</p> <p>I can't figure out how to update Google Chrome dev channel I installed a while ago.</p> <ul> <li>I can't do it via the "About Google Chrome" l...
8428
225694
2017-02-08T14:28:35.603
2019-10-24T11:22:24.150
How can I update the development version Google Chrome?
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5
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2015-12-13T11:51:29.803", "id": "1042630", "postId": "33744", "score": "0", "text": "This question is Complete mess. You have chrome UNstable and we All have google stable !", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "366730" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Google Chrome in updated in Ubuntu via normal system update.\nThe Unstable channel is actually the DEV Channel of Google Chrome.</p>\n\n<p>Go to <strong>System</strong> -> <strong>Administration</strong> -> <strong>Update Manager</strong> and update your system and the Google Chrome ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Google Chrome in updated in Ubuntu via normal system update.\nThe Unstable channel is actually the DEV Channel of Google Chrome.</p>\n\n<p>Go to <strong>System</strong> -> <strong>Administration</strong> -> <strong>Update Manager</strong> and update your system and the Google...
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33747
1
117241
2011-04-06T06:52:38.480
3
1081
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid">How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In the office I use my notebook with an external 22" m...
958
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2012-03-30T05:08:47.727
Monitor switching when closing the lid of notebook
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1
3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T10:26:19.820", "id": "37699", "postId": "33747", "score": "0", "text": "What graphic card do you have? It depends on the card, which tool you can use.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "3922" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T10:06:08.307", "id...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Justis in the commets section:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Try this answer to see if it helps: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid/15531#15531\">How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?</a...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Justis in the commets section:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Try this answer to see if it helps: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid/15531#15531\">How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop...
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2012-03-31T11:46:12.807
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33748
1
null
2011-04-06T07:16:44.933
0
502
<p>Now that Firefox 4.0 is out, I've removed Minefield that I had previously installed via mozilla-daily. My problemis that I can't get rid of it, I mean it still appears in Gnome Menu (with missin icon error), in right click context menu under "Open with" submenu. I checked Synaptic and there's no trace of firefox-4.0...
4180
null
null
2011-04-06T10:21:01.693
Getting rid of Minefield (Firefox daily build)
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It seems, that only the menu-entry of Minefield is left.</p>\n\n<p>Go to Menu/System/Preferences/Menu and uncheck or delete the minefield-entry on the right (but not the Firefox entry :-)).</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/TGmOU.png\" alt=\"enter image descripti...
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33751
1
null
2011-04-06T08:10:53.660
14
2406
<p>When one presses and holds down certain keys like <kbd>Control</kbd>, <kbd>Alt</kbd>, <kbd>Super</kbd>, no release event is generated while with other keys' multiple release &amp; press events are generated simulating the key being pushed &amp; released several times.</p> <p>I want to make some of the multimedia ke...
13701
527764
2019-11-25T01:19:17.267
2021-07-29T11:12:18.370
How can I make any key into a modifier key?
[ "xmodmap", "shortcut-keys" ]
2
0
CC BY-SA 4.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If I understand you right, what you want is to uncheck the option \"Key presses repeat when key is held down\" at Menu > System > Preferences > Keyboard. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/lwoEH.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCou...
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33754
1
null
2011-04-06T09:04:50.177
6
17650
<p>I try to install OpenSSH</p> <pre><code>./configure checking for openssl/opensslv.h... no configure: error: *** OpenSSL headers missing </code></pre> <p>any idea?</p>
13627
368900
2022-07-21T08:26:03.003
2022-07-21T08:26:03.003
How do I build openssh from source?
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4
1
CC BY-SA 4.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T09:50:25.427", "id": "37696", "postId": "33754", "score": "0", "text": "As jamespo points out, are you sure you want to build it from source? Openssh is quite a critical attack vector if any exploits should be found, so it would be best to use the repositories so yo...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's likely you are missing the development headers for openssl. Try installing \"openssl-devel\".</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-09-16T12:12:43.170", "id": "234772", "postId": "33757", "score":...
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33760
1
null
2011-04-06T09:51:12.977
8
1295
<p>Reading <a href="http://design.canonical.com/2011/01/hebrew-and-arabic-on-track/">Canonical Design's post</a> 4 months ago made me really intrigued using 11.04.. yet, we're already in Beta 1, feature freeze and all, and no fonts.</p> <p>Is this still due to be implemented in this version? </p>
13709
169736
2014-04-16T14:59:21.343
2014-12-18T10:00:02.137
When is the Hebrew/Arabic Ubuntu font due to be implemented?
[ "ubuntu-font-family" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2014-04-16T14:59:49.320", "id": "588871", "postId": "33760", "score": "2", "text": "This is a feature request, it should be filled in LP.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "169736" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-font-family/+milestone/hebrew\" rel=\"nofollow\">blueprint</a>, it is expected on the 31. of may, similar to mono, condensed, arabic etc. See <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-font-family/+milestones\" rel=\"nofollo...
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33767
1
33782
2011-04-06T10:33:40.397
3
4632
<p>How to backup a whole wordpress site from ubuntu?</p> <p>There is a program like WinSCP to use it for backup, or it is not necessary?</p>
3872
235
2011-04-06T12:43:06.660
2023-07-05T05:44:39.433
How to backup a whole wordpress site?
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4
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>On Ubuntu you can use Filezilla (available through the Software Centre, or by runnin to connect to SFTP servers, in the same manner as WinSCP.</p>\n\n<p>This will only backup the files (including uploads, attachments, themes), in order to create a complete backup you will either want...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In the wordpress admin console, go to tools -> export -> download export file.</p>\n\n<p>Alternatively dump the DB to mysqldump &amp; tar up your wordpress directory.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T11:06:07.657",...
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0
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33773
1
null
2011-04-06T11:55:10.760
14
10320
<p>I start to use ubuntu rather recently at work. Among colleagues we are used to be always available on skype. Unfortunately, on my machine, skype sometimes freezes without making me aware of that. So, I think I am online, but for the rest of the world I am off. What can I check/do?</p> <p>Such behavior may show up...
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235
2012-08-06T04:05:59.147
2013-01-23T14:06:24.703
What to do when Skype freezes silently?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Skype has been labelling Beta in its Linux version. Well I don't know if it cares about us linux users coz its been beta since I don't know when. Yet it is a nice app. May be you should try completely removing the software and installing the one from cannonical partner reposi...
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user13715
33774
1
33792
2011-04-06T12:01:52.487
138
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<p>I'd like to remap my keys such that <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> behaves as the <kbd>Caps Lock</kbd> key and vice-versa. Also, if possible I'd like the settings to be available only within the currently logged-in user. How can I achieve this?</p> <p>I'm a vim user, unlike the other people who use this machine, so I'd like those...
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32792
2012-10-15T11:26:56.490
2024-01-30T14:19:06.420
How do I remap the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys?
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14
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><strong>13.10+:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Install and use <code>gnome-tweak-tool</code> > <code>Keyboard &amp; Mouse</code> > <code>Keyboard</code> > <code>Additional Layout Options</code> > <code>Caps Lock behavior</code>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Pre 13.10:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Open the Keyboard P...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This is an easy task once you know how to do it. </p>\n\n<p>1) Check the keycode of yours key. Run this program at terminal. </p>\n\n<pre>xev</pre> \n\n<p><img src=\"https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4098082/xev.png\"><br>\nAt this example, the terminal shows that the keycode for m...
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user8838
33775
1
53033
2011-04-06T12:16:32.263
4
4830
<p>I have a job that is run by anacron. In the syslog I see messages like:</p> <pre>Apr 6 06:11:09 host anacron[1031]: Job `myJob' terminated (mailing output)</pre> <p>but I never see that mail. If I run that same job through cron the output is mailed to /var/mail/username. Where is anacron mailing the output?</p>
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2019-05-16T11:20:59.043
Where is Anacron mailing job output?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most likely <code>anacron</code> is executing the jobs as root, so the mail isn't being sent to your user. You might what to use <code>/etc/aliases</code> to get the mail at your normal address. Like so:</p>\n\n<p><code>root: your@email.com</code></p>\n\n<p>Or to use a file:<...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Most likely <code>anacron</code> is executing the jobs as root, so the mail isn't being sent to your user. You might what to use <code>/etc/aliases</code> to get the mail at your normal address. Like so:</p>\n\n<p><code>root: your@email.com</code></p>\n\n<p>Or to use ...
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33778
1
null
2011-04-06T12:33:36.357
1
714
<p>I have bought an S-Video cable so as that my old TV can be used as a second monitor, for watching iPlayer etc. I have an S-Video to Scart adaptor for the TV, Ubuntu knows there is a TV there and has set the correct resolution, but the TV shows no Picture??</p>
13580
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null
2012-03-31T17:04:45.030
No picture with S-Video
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T15:09:30.970", "id": "37735", "postId": "33778", "score": "0", "text": "Do you mind providing details about your hardware? Graphics card brand name and model. nVidias usually needs the hardware to be connected before booting, the BIOS using the right video output an...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards with a TV-Out connector can use a television as another display device (the same way that it would use a CRT or digital flat panel). The TV can be used by itself, or in conjunction with another display device in a TwinView or multiple X screen ...
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33783
1
34275
2011-04-06T13:05:26.100
5
10152
<p>I have two USB printers. They are assigned a path depending on the order of turning them on. The first one is <code>/deb/usb/lp0</code> and the second one <code>/deb/usb/lp1</code>. However, I sometimes <code>echo</code> to these printers directly and need to know which one is lp0 and which one is lp1. Can I assign ...
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13570
2011-04-09T18:29:18.190
2011-04-09T18:29:18.190
Assign fixed path to printer (/dev/usb/lp0)
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can write udev-rules to assign different names to the printer, depending on their serial numbers.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html#example-printer\">http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html#example-printer</a> for an example of ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can write udev-rules to assign different names to the printer, depending on their serial numbers.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html#example-printer\">http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html#example-printer</a> for an exa...
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user6019
33784
1
null
2011-04-06T13:14:17.980
8
9280
<p>The default font size in the <strong>non</strong>-X terminals is too small for me.<br> How can I changed it permanently ? </p> <p>I've ran <code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup</code> in TTY 1, but seems to only effect the 'gnome-terminal' running courtesy X in TTY 7... </p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> ... I...
2670
2670
2011-04-06T14:02:31.597
2023-02-20T19:16:55.197
How to change font size and/or screen resolution in Virtual Terminals TTYs 1-6...?
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can force your TTYs to run in different resolutions and font sizes by adding <code>vga=xxx</code> to your boot line. <code>xxx</code> should be replaced by any of these values:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200\n--------+----...
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33785
1
306568
2011-04-06T13:14:34.543
5
1231
<p>I am trying to replace my Windows 7 system with a working Ubuntu system but I am running into issues with several software being used at work. Could anyone please advise alternatives for the following software / tools?</p> <ol> <li>Exchange 2007 mail &amp; calendar sync ( Evolution is too slow to load mails and cal...
9302
6969
2011-04-06T19:07:07.807
2014-08-28T20:36:22.373
Alternative for Exchange 2007 mail and calender sync and shared + public calenders and folders?
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4
1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T16:33:18.217", "id": "37746", "postId": "33785", "score": "1", "text": "I second Jorge's request. Please split these into separate questions. The Stack Exchange system can't help the best answers \"bubble to the top\" when you ask more than one question at a time.",...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After 2 years I have found the perfect solution. Mozilla Thunderbird 17 with Exquilla for Microsoft Exchange and Exchange EWS Provider 3.2.\nI am able to access MS Exchange Emails, Addressbook, calendar and shared calendars in public folders.</p>\n\n<p>Tested on Ubuntu 13.04</p>\n\n<...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I recommend <a href=\"http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thunderbird</a> as email client, for the rest I have no idea.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5",...
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33786
1
null
2011-04-06T13:22:02.150
0
3305
<p>How can I transfer files to and from a remote system using FTP?</p>
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449
2011-04-06T13:41:09.100
2011-04-06T19:42:58.043
Transfering files with FTP
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T13:43:32.140", "id": "37724", "postId": "33786", "score": "0", "text": "I might have misunderstood what you were asking for. I didn't notice the firefox-beta tag until I had already edited it and answered it. If I was wrong, please roll-back my edit and edit the que...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Go to the Places menu and click \"Connect to Server\". Select the right type of FTP server (public or private) and click Connect. From there it's drag and drop.</p>\n\n<p>If you need the command line, do the above and then in your terminal look in <code>~/.gvfs/</code>. The F...
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33789
1
35093
2011-04-06T13:26:21.013
6
3565
<p>I want to be able to copy and paste between Byobu and Firefox without having to use a mouse. I could write the copy buffer to a file and open that file with Gedit but I was wondering if there was a more elegant way.</p>
10837
17602
2012-02-26T10:45:44.147
2021-10-14T06:31:11.800
How do I integrate Byobu's copy-buffer with the X clipboard?
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1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T13:45:20.220", "id": "37725", "postId": "33789", "score": "0", "text": "What is byobu's copy buffer?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T18:02:22.820", "id": "37755", "postId": "33789", "score": "0"...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://www.vergenet.net/%7Econrad/software/xsel/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">XSel</a> (<a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xsel\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">install</a>) to insert the text into the X selection buffer:</p>\n<pre><code>echo &quot;paste your buffe...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can use <a href=\"http://www.vergenet.net/%7Econrad/software/xsel/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">XSel</a> (<a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xsel\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">install</a>) to insert the text into the X selection buffer:</p>\n<pre><code>echo &quot;paste yo...
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33790
1
null
2011-04-06T13:31:18.277
0
3162
<p>I'm using the TP-Link TL-WN7200ND USB wireless adapter. I have downloaded the Windows drivers and updated Ubuntu to 10.10 by manually connecting the computer to the router. I also installed ndiswrapper-gtk. I get a Windows Wireless Drivers in my Administration menu, and I was able to get it to read the Windows 7 .in...
8970
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2012-11-09T08:58:43.707
How do I install windows wireless driver for TP-Link TL-WN7200ND
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1
4
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T14:21:20.197", "id": "37728", "postId": "33790", "score": "0", "text": "Did you use the additional drivers tool It might have a driver for you", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "5297" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-13T19:06:46.660", "id": "3899...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>using strick like this : use lan and update your driver usb wifi or Ralink RT3070 download and install from Ralink.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-06-10T09:54...
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33793
1
47662
2011-04-06T13:45:20.307
0
6952
<p>I have an Epson LX-300 Printer Driver, but I can not get it to print on the full width of a regular US Letter page. Whatever I configure, the printer just prints about 60% of the page width. As if the page were very small, leaving large empty spaces. I have tried printing from Firefox, Chrome, and OpenOffice. I have...
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2022-06-27T06:44:22.397
Printer not using full page width
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T20:55:47.673", "id": "37790", "postId": "33793", "score": "0", "text": "A couple of questions (1) What happens when you try print a test page from within the Printer Properties dialog? (2) Are you setting the printer settings in the application or from the system ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You probably have the wrong driver. Install a different one by going to: <code>Administration &gt; Hardware &gt; Printing</code>. Try all drivers from Epson, one of those should do the job.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-06-11T13:38:2...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Did you try to print a test page as asked by <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/33793/printer-not-using-full-page-width/46549#comment37790_33793\">jwernerny</a> in comments section?</p>\n<p>What is the printer model? I have Lx 300+ and I not facing this problem.\nI co...
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user6019
33796
1
40759
2011-04-06T14:00:39.950
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<p>I'm a newb ubuntu user, coming from Windows. On Windows, I could pick up one chrome <kbd>tab</kbd>, <kbd>alt</kbd>-<kbd>tab</kbd> to find another chrome window, and place it there.</p> <p>I find that this doesn't work on ubuntu/gnome. Can it be made to work?</p>
12548
9701
2012-02-10T20:34:04.010
2012-02-10T20:34:04.010
Can I alt-tab while dragging a chrome tab?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Alt-Tab does not seem to work in Ubuntu/Unity (Compiz) during Drag'n'Drop:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/37335/drag-and-drop-across-fullscreen-applications-switching-via-alt-tab\">Drag and Drop across (fullscreen) applications, switching via Alt-Tab</a></p>\n", ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Actually you can. Same way as you are mentioning here. Already tried on Chrome 10, 11 and 12-Dev.</p>\n\n<p>I even had 4 Chrome windows opened. Picked a chrome tab and that puppy started going/dragging from one windows to another. I recommend making sure you have ubuntu up to...
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33800
1
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2011-04-06T14:27:26.197
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63006
<p>How I can restore files and folders. I've deleted my home folder recursively. :(</p>
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134729
2013-03-18T20:07:56.587
2015-02-03T04:53:32.497
How to recover Deleted Files and Folders?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Trying to restore files and folders may become a hard and difficult task my friend, but you can find useful answers in this question: <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/32685/9598\">Formatted and lost 6 years worth of photo memories.. any way to get this back?</a></p>\n\n<h2><...
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user13722
33801
1
33817
2011-04-06T14:28:45.670
1
142
<p>I'm trying to write a script that will create an entry in the messaging menu that shows your to-do list. This way, each item would be a shortcut, and clicking on an item would mark it as done.</p> <p>I know how to add an entry to the menu, and I know how to add shortcuts below it. My problem right now is having the...
1012
1012
2011-04-06T16:02:15.823
2011-04-06T17:38:11.403
Update an entry in the Messaging Menu without having to logout
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A possible workaround is to kill the messaging service backend. \nIt gets respawned automatically.</p>\n\n<pre><code>kill $(pidof indicator-messages-service)\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>However, I don't use it myself, so I haven't verified if it actually reads the .desktop files again.</p>\...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>A possible workaround is to kill the messaging service backend. \nIt gets respawned automatically.</p>\n\n<pre><code>kill $(pidof indicator-messages-service)\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>However, I don't use it myself, so I haven't verified if it actually reads the .desktop files aga...
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33803
1
null
2011-04-06T14:39:34.287
3
3458
<p>I am facing an issue while scrolling in browsers(firefox, chrome, and opera) , scroll is jagged and slow. Also when scrolling the cpu usage spikes.</p> <p>I am currently running ubuntu natty(beta 1), switched from ubuntu 10.10 where the problem was worse. I am using the nvidia beta driver, which ubuntu installed au...
13723
null
null
2018-04-26T13:38:19.487
How do i fix the slow scroll in browsers and high XOrg cpu usage
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3
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I would say that this is normal usage. It takes plenty of effort for the cpu to redraw the screen. That being said, the smooth-scrolling option and extensions in Firefox make the scrolling somewhat erratic, compared to Chromium and Opera. Simply scrolling up and down (with a...
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33808
1
33809
2011-04-06T16:12:25.430
3
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<p>For some reason I was under the impression that music purchased from the Ubuntu One store didn't count against my storage quota, but after I purchased a few albums I see that I haves less storage available.</p> <p>Is purchased music supposed to count against your Ubuntu One cloud storage quota?</p>
13727
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2011-04-07T13:47:50.977
Does purchased music count against my storage quotas?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, music (purchased from us or otherwise) does count against your storage quota; however, quota is not taken into account when purchasing songs. So you can continue buying songs and they will be delivered to your account and all your machines that are syncing the folder, even thoug...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, music (purchased from us or otherwise) does count against your storage quota; however, quota is not taken into account when purchasing songs. So you can continue buying songs and they will be delivered to your account and all your machines that are syncing the folder, ev...
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33811
1
36198
2011-04-06T16:30:43.613
1
375
<p><strong>1)</strong> What specifically internally makes my "liveCD with persistence" install on my USB stick run faster than my full install on my USB stick?</p> <p><strong>2)</strong> What would I have to change in my full install system to make it a "liveCD with persistence" system?</p>
13177
13177
2011-04-07T17:47:48.937
2011-04-20T23:23:19.893
What are the different innerworking functions between a live CD and full install?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>When you run linux off a usb dirve, your overall overall speed is often limited not by your cpu, but by your disks I/O. How quickly the data can transfer on and off your USB. Becos the data transfer rate over a USB 2.0 is limited, you see. So, in that context, a liveCD version has se...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As Roland said, the speed improvement you got is likely to be the difference between a disk (relatively high latency, seek times etc) and solid state memory.</p>\n\n<p>Installing a LiveCD version on your internal drive will work, but should not be thought of as a speed improv...
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33812
1
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2011-04-06T16:52:53.830
2
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<p>Where I can download the Network Manager for Meerkat? (.deb file, please)</p>
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235
2011-12-31T19:36:11.913
2011-12-31T19:36:11.913
Network Manager download
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>According to Synaptic Package Manager, <a href=\"http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> (gnome.org) is the project homepage. I don't see any .deb files specifically listed, but there are multiple options at the ftp link there. Hope that helps.</...
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user13732
33813
1
33819
2011-04-06T17:10:44.920
3
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<p>I have a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and have been trying to figure out if it has three monitor support.</p> <p>I tried plugging in three monitors and the card does pick all three up. After I set them up, save the xorg.conf file and restart, only two of them come up active. I've tried looking around the web to see if ma...
10587
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2011-04-06T18:01:24.583
2012-09-13T23:23:34.357
Three monitors supported on NVIDIA card?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope you can only use two monitors per Nvidia card.</p>\n\n<p>Even in Windows you're limited to two per card. The only exception to this is the latest GTX590 which, technically speaking, is two cards in one.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p><strong>Edit:</strong> This seems like it might be changin...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Nope you can only use two monitors per Nvidia card.</p>\n\n<p>Even in Windows you're limited to two per card. The only exception to this is the latest GTX590 which, technically speaking, is two cards in one.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p><strong>Edit:</strong> This seems like it might be...
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33818
1
34042
2011-04-06T17:45:37.933
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<p>My laptop Lenovo T400 lost its wireless connection and couldn't detect the available wireless networks, immediately after I moved my laptop from one desk to another. I am not sure if moving it physically is the reason, but occasionally it is followed by losing wireless connection and detection.</p> <p>I tried the f...
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1471
2011-04-06T22:16:16.873
2011-04-08T00:28:40.760
Lost wireless connection and detection
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5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just found the solution. There is a hardware wireless switch in front of my laptop, which was switched off accidentally. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BF0xE.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>I hope this will be useful for others with similar pr...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I just found the solution. There is a hardware wireless switch in front of my laptop, which was switched off accidentally. </p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BF0xE.jpg\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p>I hope this will be useful for others with si...
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33820
1
33826
2011-04-06T18:14:53.557
2
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<p>I have been using gmrun to launch programs like run dialog in the windows.</p> <p>One thing annoying me is i am not able launch file directories from gmrun.</p> <p>I am entering the path in gmrun dialog box and enter OK..Nothing happens after that..<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W0XAB.png" alt="enter image de...
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2011-04-06T19:15:51.427
Not able to open file directories from gmrun
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should enter it as:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>nautilus /home/ram/Downloads</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Since not all of these application launchers have the ability to launch directories by launching the file manager.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creat...
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33822
1
33850
2011-04-06T18:50:33.140
2
1221
<p>Part 3 of my question. </p> <p>I am trying to replace my Windows 7 system with a working Ubuntu system but I am running into issues with several software being used at work. Could anyone please advise alternatives for the following software / tools?</p> <ol> <li>Google Talk using proxy ( empathy doesn't work with ...
9302
6969
2011-04-06T19:11:45.103
2012-03-04T04:14:06.243
Alternatives for Google Talk and Cisco VPN?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>How about Pidgin? It supports a wide variety of instant messaging protocols (eg. MSN, IRC, SILC, Yahoo..) and proxies as well.</li>\n</ol>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T13:47:21.863", "id": "37885", "postId": "33...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li>How about Pidgin? It supports a wide variety of instant messaging protocols (eg. MSN, IRC, SILC, Yahoo..) and proxies as well.</li>\n</ol>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T13:47:21.863", "id": "37885", ...
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33823
1
33827
2011-04-06T18:52:37.023
0
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<p>Part two of my question. I am trying to replace my Windows 7 system with a working Ubuntu system but I am running into issues with several software being used at work. Could anyone please advise alternatives for the following software / tools?</p> <ol> <li>Remedy client</li> <li>AT&amp;T webex ( currently works on...
9302
6969
2011-04-06T19:09:57.103
2014-06-09T05:17:00.600
Alternative for Remedy client, AT&T webex and MS Office Communicator?
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is an Idea on Ubuntu Brainstorm for AT&amp;T WebEx, <a href=\"http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7487/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Idea #7487: Screen Sharing - Remote Meetings Application like WebEx</a> which was closed as duplicate of <a href=\"http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17102/\"...
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33829
1
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2011-04-06T19:38:15.710
2
2336
<p>Can you help me with finding all the hardware information (parameters) and configuration files about the fan in my laptop?</p> <p>I'm interested in commands that will find that information and configuration files.</p>
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2011-04-06T21:00:09.587
2011-04-06T21:00:09.587
How do I find hardware information about the fan in my laptop?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try <a href=\"http://hardinfo.berlios.de/Downloads\" rel=\"nofollow\">system profiler and benchmark</a> also called hardinfo .\nOr you can install it by typing in a terminal <code>sudo apt-get install hardinfo</code> </p>\n\n<p>They have all the info you need about your compu...
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33842
1
33843
2011-04-06T20:34:43.340
7
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<p>I don't recall installing a couchdb package. What other packages may have installed this?</p>
12102
12469
2011-04-07T02:48:42.067
2011-04-07T02:48:42.067
Why is couchdb installed?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>UbuntuOne needs CouchDB for contacts and notes synchronisation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T20:44:44.553", "id": "37788", "postId": "33843", "score": "0", "text": "Well that would explain it.", "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>UbuntuOne needs CouchDB for contacts and notes synchronisation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-06T20:44:44.553", "id": "37788", "postId": "33843", "score": "0", "text": "Well that wou...
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33845
1
33851
2011-04-06T21:19:36.877
60
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<p>I just wanted to be able to add inside some fish configuration file (don't know which/where) the same function as this:</p> <pre><code>export PERL5LIB=/home/iaco/workspace/perl:/home/iaco/devtools </code></pre> <p>This line was added inside the .bashrc file and it was able to export the variable each time I opened a...
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615697
2021-10-07T07:30:17.047
2021-10-07T07:30:17.047
How to add exports to fish like in .bashrc?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can put the user-specific fish configuration, including set directives, in <code>~/.config/fish/config.fish</code>. The contents should look more or less like that</p>\n\n<pre><code>set -x PERL5LIB /home/iaco/workspace/perl:/home/iaco/devtools\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>More informatio...
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user13748
33846
1
null
2011-04-06T21:31:58.663
4
671
<p>im on ubuntu natty and experiencing some weird random restarts of unity. This started happening after i installed conky and set compiz to remove its shadow. The restarting could possibly be attributed to that.</p> <p>I did on the otherhand remove ubuntuone and evolution from the default installation too.. but since...
13749
5768
2012-07-09T13:56:34.617
2012-07-09T13:56:34.617
Unity crashed, how can I report that to developers?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The bug is probably in Unity. The error report states about some missing compiz files, you can try to reinstall compiz (use synaptic, search for compiz packages and mark for reinstall). I wouldn't worry much about \"GLib-GIO-CRITICAL\" errors, you get more or less of them in ...
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33847
1
null
2011-04-06T22:00:23.703
1
1788
<p>Hello I have read that all entries in /dev are set up to work as if they were regular files. After plugging in my webcam, the OS creates /dev/video0 automatically. I then do:</p> <pre><code>maxtor@lounge:~$ sudo cat /dev/video0 &gt; vyd [sudo] password for maxtor: cat:/dev/video0: No such devicemaxtor@lounge:~$ ...
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235
2011-04-06T22:06:26.023
2011-11-24T07:16:59.980
Can not read /dev/video0
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Basically, that's not how the <code>/dev/videoX</code> interface works; you can't <code>cat</code> the device node to get a frame of video out.</p>\n\n<p>There are a number of utilities to do this though, their suitability depending on what you're looking to do. For example, ...
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user13750
33849
1
null
2011-04-06T22:29:07.030
2
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<p>I just installed TVTime, but I cannot move the Volume value from 0, no matter if I use the left/right keys on the arrow-pad. I edited the tvtime.xml's AudioBoost value to 1, but that did not change anything. Is there a way to configure TVTime to allow for the value to be adjusted?</p> <p><strong>EDIT</strong>: I am...
13736
13736
2011-04-06T22:39:38.303
2012-11-15T05:49:49.907
Cannot Control Volume in TVTime
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>try launching tvtime from terminal </p>\n\n<pre><code>tvtime --mixer=hw:0/Line \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>if that works, proceed editing configuration file</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo gedit /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and find the line</p>\n\n<pre><code>&lt;option name...
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33852
1
null
2011-04-06T23:27:34.370
6
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<p>There is a Launcher icon for Expo Mode <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd> located in the Launcher. Is there a way to put a Launcher icon for Spread Mode <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>W</kbd> in the Launcher?</p>
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527764
2017-03-16T09:46:27.920
2017-03-16T09:46:27.920
Can Unity display a Launcher icon for Spread Mode?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I don't think you can because the workspace icon is hardcoded into the launcher. </p>\n\n<p>If you open CCSM and go to scale plugin you can set a corner of the screen to do this task.</p>\n\n<p>open <strong>CCSM > Scale > Bindings</strong></p>\n", "commentCount": "1", ...
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user13752
33854
1
33866
2011-04-06T23:41:19.837
6
780
<p>Is there a way to do a screenshot of the rotating cube? I can't get it to work while I am rotating the cube.</p>
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2011-04-07T15:36:17.110
How do I do a screenshot of the desktop cube?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Applications > Accessories > Take Screenshot</p>\n\n<p>Where it says \"Grab after a delay of [0 ] seconds\"\nChange the delay to say 5 seconds, then go into the cube mode. <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + Left Mouse Button, then hold it for 5 seconds.</p>\n\n<p>When you return t...
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33855
1
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2011-01-07T21:37:17.430
2
6638
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/55868/how-to-install-broadcom-wireless-card-bcm43xx">How to Install Broadcom Wireless card (BCM43XX)</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am currently using Ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop , the model of my wireless chip is broad...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2012-02-05T19:16:26.447
How do I get a Broadcom BCM4312 wireless card to work?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have BCM4312 and 10.10 as well. You might want to try reinstalling the drivers, given that you have already restarted the computer to see if you receive a wireless signal. In a terminal:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo aptitude remove bcmwl-kernel-source</code> </p>\n\n<p>to remove t...
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2012-11-14T19:53:13.980
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Charles
33859
1
33862
2011-04-07T00:04:19.057
6
1385
<p>Is there a Gnome3 stable PPA yet? Or will it become available in the Natty repositories later this month?</p>
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2012-04-11T10:46:50.527
Is there a Gnome3 stable PPA?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>GNOME3 won't be in 11.04. There is a PPA available, but it still has some issues that will be ironed out over time.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/22946/how-do-i-install-the-latest-version-of-gnome-3\">How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME?<...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>GNOME3 won't be in 11.04. There is a PPA available, but it still has some issues that will be ironed out over time.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/22946/how-do-i-install-the-latest-version-of-gnome-3\">How do I install and use the latest version of...
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<p>I removed OpenOffice.org and installed LibreOffice about a month ago. LibreOffice cannot spell-check and i would like to go back. However Ubuntu gives me dependency problems and I cannot reinstall the OOO suite. </p>
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Reinstalling OpenOffice.org
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T04:49:34.007", "id": "37813", "postId": "33860", "score": "3", "text": "I had the same issue when I installed LibreOffice via the PPA. Try installing the hunspell package (whichever language you need) - that should at least get LibreOffice working again.", "user...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>1 - Firstly, go to the OpenOffice website: <a href=\"http://download.openoffice.org/other.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://download.openoffice.org/other.html</a> and download the Linux <strong>.deb</strong> file.</p>\n\n<p>2 - Once you have done that, extract the .deb file, <strong>OOo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>1 - Firstly, go to the OpenOffice website: <a href=\"http://download.openoffice.org/other.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://download.openoffice.org/other.html</a> and download the Linux <strong>.deb</strong> file.</p>\n\n<p>2 - Once you have done that, extract the .deb file, <st...
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