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2011-04-07T00:45:34.547
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<p>I saw that there's a PPA for Gnome 3. I also noticed that it installs as another package. So my question is...</p> <p>If I install the Gnome 3 package, will I be able to still use my current Gnome? Or will I be able to use only Gnome 3?</p> <p>Thanks for any/all help!</p>
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2011-04-07T08:06:49.300
Will Gnome 3 replace my current Gnome session? Or will I be able to use both?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It will replace your current session. Rolling back is problematic, please see the warnings here:</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?</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n...
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2011-04-07T02:48:59.757
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<p>The new Gnome 3.0 requires hardware acceleration support. I wanted to try it out -- but how do I tell whether hardware acceleration is supported on my machine?</p>
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2013-12-08T00:26:09.807
2016-02-12T00:28:53.887
How do I tell if Ubuntu supports hardware-accelerated graphics on my laptop?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Gnome-Shell has very similar graphical requirements as the Unity interface. Therefore, if you want a quick test of potential compatibility, you could run the unity graphical test application via a live CD:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well the best way of course is to just try it out ;) </p>\n\n<p>Try a quick search through the ubuntu forums for you computers model number.</p>\n\n<p>And <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/certification\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Ubuntu-certified hardware list</a> might help as wel...
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2011-04-07T03:47:14.413
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<p>I tried to upgrade my system (wanted to), but the option was not available. Instead I was offered to install side by side or replace my current system. Is it not possible to use the upgrade method if multiple systems are detected (if not - shall I report a bug?)</p>
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2011-04-14T22:22:12.217
2011-04-14T22:41:12.357
Is it not possibly to upgrade to Natty using a live CD if there are multiple systems installed?
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2011-04-07T04:23:15.590
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<p>My laptop monitor is faulty and I am planning to use it as a 'desktop'. I bought an external led monitor. But when I connect it to my laptop via HDMI, the desktop gets extended. What I really want is to turn off the display on my laptop and use the external monitor, not dual monitor. How to do this. </p>
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2011-04-16T02:47:48.740
Use External monitor instead of faulty laptop monitor
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There must be a key, which pressed in combination with the <kbd>Fn</kbd> key, will turn off your laptop monitor. That key is usually on the function keys. What is your laptop model?</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "cont...
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2011-04-07T05:05:30.773
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<p>The icons in the panel are way too large for my preferences, how can you resize them?</p>
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2012-06-27T23:18:40.013
2017-08-14T03:40:29.920
How can you resize the icons in the Unity Dash?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can change them by opening the CompizConfig Settings Manager. Then go to the Ubuntu Unity Plugin. Change the tab to \"Experimental\" and modify the slider for \"Launcher Icon Size\"</p>\n\n<p>If you don't have CompizConfig Settings Manager installed (not sure if it's inst...
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2011-04-07T06:00:22.183
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<p>I love the network manager in the gnome panel but I don't want the gnome panel cause that is all I use it for. </p> <p>This is more of a feature request than a question.</p> <p>I know there is a network manager applet for awn in progress but isn't there another way to get the gnome panel network manager working fr...
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2011-04-07T06:23:17.837
how to add gnome bar network manager to awn?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If your awn version doesn't support the systray applet, You need the testing ppa: <a href=\"http://wiki.awn-project.org/DistributionGuides#Karmic_.289.10.29_and_later\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">instructions</a>\nThe actual version is 0.4.1.</p>\n\n<p>Afterwards you can add \"systr...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can add both notification area and indicator applet to awn. Just go to applets section of AWN preference and add notification area and indicator applet. I think the network manager falls under notification tray rather than indicator applet.</p>\n\n<p>First remove notific...
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2011-04-07T06:32:36.003
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<p>I activated Ubuntu One with the intent to sync just a few specific files between my desktop and laptop. I use Thunderbird as my mail client on the desktop, but Evolution on the laptop (no particular reason for the difference.)</p> <p>I started the process by connecting the desktop to Ubuntu One. Although I haven't ...
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2011-04-23T17:04:32.883
"U1Conflict" Folders Appearing in Thunderbird
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It sounds like your ~/.thunderbird folder is setup to sync with Ubuntu One. You can see if this is the case by running the following command in a terminal session:</p>\n\n<pre><code>u1sdtool --list-folders\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If ~/.thunderbird is listed there then you can re...
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user13775
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2011-04-07T06:39:12.257
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/14615/how-do-i-make-the-terminal-run-python-3-1">How do I make the terminal run python 3.1?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and just installed Python 3.1 but entering python on my Gnome Terminal g...
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2017-04-13T12:24:13.887
2011-04-07T09:17:20.430
How to default to newest version of Python?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I can't sanction Dayjay's answer at all. Replacing Python system-wide could make applications hugely unstable and in a lot of cases, they'll just break.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Python-based libraries are installed to a version-specific place (eg <code>/usr/lib/python2.6/</code>) so swapp...
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2011-04-07T16:04:53.757
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2011-04-07T08:13:06.070
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<p>I don't know what is happening</p> <pre><code>experimentx@workmateX:/var/www$ sudo chmod 0777 -r /var/www/ chmod: cannot access `0777': No such file or directory experimentx@workmateX:/var/www$ </code></pre>
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2014-03-22T02:04:09.283
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problem with chmod command
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Use this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo chmod 0777 -R /var/www/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p><strong>-R</strong> instead of <strong>-r</strong>.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T08:31:45.723", "id": "37830", "postId": "33899", ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Use \"-R\" instead of \"-r\".</p>\n\n<p>From the chmod help:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>-R, --recursive change files and directories recursively</p>\n</blockquote>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "C...
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2011-04-07T08:25:23.257
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<p>I have a VGA to RCA cable and an Intel Graphic Media Accelerator video card, but I'm not sure if my graphics card has TV-Out function capability through the VGA and if Ubuntu supports this. My laptop is Acer Aspire 5740 with Core i3.</p>
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2011-04-07T08:44:13.773
Can I get TV-out through VGA?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Typically, these VGA to RCA cables fit to a specific graphics card several generations back. It worked by re-assigning specific pins on the VGA plug to put out composite signal (often called \"TV-Mode\" or similar in the driver software).\nyou didn't get it with your laptop, did you?...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Typically, these VGA to RCA cables fit to a specific graphics card several generations back. It worked by re-assigning specific pins on the VGA plug to put out composite signal (often called \"TV-Mode\" or similar in the driver software).\nyou didn't get it with your laptop, ...
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2011-04-07T08:31:32.767
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<p>I see this thrown around a lot: "Rhythmbox is great, but too bad it's no longer being actively developed, which is why I switched to Banshee."</p> <p>Can someone please clear this up for me, because the way I read that, it tells me the Rhythmbox project has/is going to be abandoned.</p>
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2011-04-07T13:31:33.513
2011-04-07T13:31:33.513
Is Rhythmbox in active development?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's still being worked on:\n<a href=\"http://git.gnome.org/browse/rhythmbox\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://git.gnome.org/browse/rhythmbox</a></p>\n\n<p>It's still a part of Gnome's base apps so for the most part unless Gnome dies, Rhythmbox will still be patching bugs and adding features...
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2011-04-07T08:57:48.633
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<p>I was playing Gnu FreeDink and when I exited out it just sort of crashed and stayed fullscreen with the music playing. I couldn't for the life of me get back to the desktop, alt-tab did nothing, same with ctrl-alt-delete, esc, etc.</p> <p>I've had this happen with fullscreen games, and I usually wind up have to har...
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2012-07-09T13:56:26.897
2018-03-12T23:40:51.510
How to recover from fullscreen crash?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If Control+Alt+F1 works you can use it to drop to a hard terminal. From there you can:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Try killing the application. I use <code>htop</code> to find and nuke something (<code>sudo apt-get install htop</code>) but you can also just use commands like <code>kill</code...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try to restart X server by pressing CTRL-ALT-Backspace.</p>\n\n<p>Just make sure that you have enabled the keyboard shortcut from:</p>\n\n<p><code>System --&gt; Preferences --&gt; Keyboard --&gt; \"Layouts\" Tab --&gt; Options</code></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.s...
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33907
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2011-04-07T09:31:32.610
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/5980/how-do-i-free-up-disk-space">How do I free up disk space?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I am running out of space on my notebook, so I thought I would delete some unused stuff.</p> <p>I was thinking about:</p> <...
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2017-04-13T12:23:59.520
2012-01-07T18:05:42.110
How to increase disk space?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I usually remove </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>apps I don't use</li>\n<li>usused fonts, themes and icons</li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 2.5", "creationDate": "2011-04-07T09:37:45.773", "...
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2011-04-07T10:09:36.643
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<p>I'm getting this boot error on Natty:</p> <pre><code>mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or directory mount: mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory mount: mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory Target filesystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init. No i...
13784
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2011-04-07T11:21:33.367
2011-04-23T16:37:30.430
How can I solve my boot error with Natty and btrfs?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I think this is a bug about the bootloader and not the btrfs partiotion itself. I haven't tested natty using btrfs as root, but I read about GRUB having issues mounting btrfs as root...\nMaybe try to use a separate /boot partion for the boot...</p>\n", "commentCount": "4"...
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2011-04-07T10:36:27.680
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<p>On Ubuntu 10.10 server when I type <code>htop</code> the result is simply: </p> <p><code>bash: htop: command not found</code></p> <p>I know that there is some software which I can install that tells me what I have to install that provides the (in this example <code>htop</code>) command.</p> <p>What do I have to i...
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2011-04-07T10:59:49.440
2017-03-16T08:51:27.010
What package provides the functionality to suggest which package to install when the user types an unknown command?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/command-not-found\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">command-not-found</a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/command-not-found\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://hostmar.co/software-large\" alt=\"Install command-not-found\"></a> is what y...
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33918
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2011-04-07T10:36:37.540
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<p>Is there any way by which I can disable the textbox?</p> <p>Case study: say I have to locate a directory called "xyz". I type "xyz", and the browser will guide me to xyz directory, but I realise I also have to check in directory "abc", then I have to press escape, or backspace delete and search again for "abc". In ...
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2011-04-07T11:05:16.487
2011-04-07T17:06:08.300
How to disable the Nautilus searchbox?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The timeout does exists. By default 5 seconds after you type anything, the search box will vanish.</p>\n\n<p>Unfortunately, as with too many Gnome variables, this timeout is hard-coded into Nautilus so there's no easy way to fix this. The only way I know of is <a href=\"https...
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2011-04-07T10:49:37.990
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<p>When I first open chrome, the first couple of links I type into the address bar completely disappear after pressing enter and the pages aren't loaded.</p> <p>Running Ubuntu 10.10, is there any known fix for this problem?</p>
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2011-04-07T10:54:00.167
Google Chrome initial links typed into address bar lost into the ether?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Chrome just hasn't finished loading. Another thing is that you might be running a older version - you should be updating every few weeks. </p>\n\n<p>You can also report this as <a href=\"http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry\" rel=\"nofollow\">a bug here</a> at the C...
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2011-04-07T11:06:20.790
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<p>Now I've bought an Ubuntu Cloud server. I installed Webmin this morning, and now I have a question. </p> <p>Is it possible to create users that can only use one directory, SVN, FTP, PHP, Python, MySQL, Apache? So for example, user Kevin only may use /var/www/kevin/? And he may view everything in /var/www/ but not e...
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2011-04-07T13:25:08.310
2011-04-07T13:25:08.310
Is it possible to create users that can only use one directory?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In your situation, you've the owner of the folder and its directories, say <code>apache</code>. <code>Kevin</code> is the user which is allowed to read the contents, but not write or execute it. All others are denied read, write and execute permissions.</p>\n\n<p>This fits pe...
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33928
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2011-04-07T11:55:52.010
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<p>I've been upgrading Ubuntu since 8.04. I never did a clean installation after that. Recently my laptop is booting up extremely slow. It takes more than 150 seconds to boot up. How can i make it faster? I'm attaching the <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFczk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">boot chart</a>. Is there ...
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2012-02-21T23:39:37.170
Extremely slow bootup
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Thats one mean and big boot chart. There are also several process that are taking WAYYY too long to finish. My guess would be that there are still several things that got mixed up between upgrades. Did you check your Startup Applications:</p>\n\n<p><strong>System -> Preferenc...
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33931
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2011-04-07T12:42:38.020
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<p>Because of differencies in package versions between my development machine and my provider's server, I have to downgrade packages installed on my computer. In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS default PostgreSQL version is 8.4, but I need 8.3. When I try to install postgresql-8.3 I get error:</p> <blockquote> <p>Package postgresq...
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2011-10-09T21:25:35.067
2013-02-27T19:36:24.897
How to install older version on PostgreSQL and PHP5?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well, if you really want to keep your development and production environments in sync, you may want to consider just using a virtual machine of some kind. That way you can make it EXACTLY like production, without needing to screw up anything on your workstation.</p>\n\n<p>Tha...
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33932
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2011-04-07T12:45:26.897
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<p>I'm on 11.04 64bit and want to change my default file manager from nautilus to nautilus elementary via PPA to keep it (Elementary) regularly updated.</p> <p>I always want to know if Gloobus coverflow and preview works in 11.04 and if it works steps involved? Thanks in advance </p>
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2011-04-07T13:23:24.757
2011-04-07T17:15:23.513
How to remove nautilus and intstall nautilus elementary with coverflow?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/~am-monkeyd/+archive/nautilus-elementary-ppa\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">nautilus-elementary PPA</a> has been upgraded for the 11.04 release. Simply add the following PPA and upgrade (<a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/4983/what-are-ppas-a...
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33934
1
33977
2011-04-07T12:48:20.420
5
5121
<p>What is Ubuntu's market share on non-servers?</p>
5149
22949
2012-09-13T21:31:24.210
2014-02-21T17:54:57.793
What is Ubuntu's market share on the desktop?
[ "community" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since most users don't buy Ubuntu, it isn't traded, and if there is no trade, there is no market, hence no market-share. </p>\n\n<p>This might look nitpicking, but of course you don't have sales figures, if you don't sell it, so how should you count it? How do you handle parallel ins...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>We don't know for sure. Microsoft says &lt;1 % but I think its somewhere between 2% to 3%.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2012-09-13T21:32:12.930", "id": "233725", "postId": "33968", "score": "2", ...
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2011-04-07T22:41:19.580
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33936
1
33943
2011-04-07T12:50:12.673
4
5925
<p>I know that I can copy files from my computers with scp. Is there a way to move them at once instead of copying with ssh?</p>
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18887
2012-02-29T17:00:30.433
2012-02-29T17:00:30.433
Move files with ssh
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One way would be to mount the SSH using <code>sshfs</code>. It's fairly quick, fairly clean and doesn't need root to action. There's a little bit of setup to do (that may actually be optional these days) but you can read about that on <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHFS...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Well SCP stands for Secure Copy (Not Secure Move ;). Joking) but for what i have read in the man pages, help sites and others there is no way to use scp to \"move\" a file. Just copy it.</p>\n\n<p>You might try: <strong>scp FILE user@domain: &amp;&amp; rm FILE</strong></p>\n\...
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33946
1
37082
2011-04-07T13:27:19.040
15
5918
<p>I've not long been running Banshee on 11.04, and my main problem with it is that when changing tracks a notification is displayed, this is all fine when using hardware buttons on my laptop to change track, but when using the sound menu the notifications overlap my sound menu. </p> <p>So I'm just wondering if there ...
2373
235
2011-04-07T13:35:27.453
2012-04-11T23:38:14.157
Disable notifications on track change?
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CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Found an almost perfect solution, with thanks to @macydanim to pointing me in the right direction.</p>\n\n<p>In Natty, Banshee won't show up in the notification area, so I ran the following command:</p>\n\n<p><code>gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist \"['JavaEmb...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Hey,\nthis is how it worked for me.\nMaybe its not the obvious way but it worked.\nIn Banshee go to Edit, Preferences,Extensions.\nIn the categorie Utilities there is a checkbox \nNotification Area Icon, check this. If you now move to the\nicon in the bar, right click it and ...
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33949
1
33964
2011-04-07T13:45:40.610
10
99971
<p>When I try to install new package with <code>apt-get install</code>, it doesn't work. <code>apt-get update</code> doesn't work too.</p> <p>Do you know how to reinstall it to work again?</p> <p>Output from <strong>sudo dpkg --configure -a</strong> :</p> <pre><code>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of...
13394
25798
2012-01-07T15:36:15.657
2018-05-07T15:50:59.253
How to repair apt-get command?
[ "apt", "dpkg" ]
3
12
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>What I am noticing from your output of the error is this:</p>\n\n<p><code>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tvbrowser:</code> </p>\n\n<p>Try:</p>\n\n<pre><code> sudo apt-get -f install\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This should satisfy dependencies not met when you installed a...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The standard way to repair the <code>dpkg</code> database is to use this command:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo dpkg --configure -a\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creationDate...
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33950
1
33954
2011-04-07T13:47:02.120
16
85854
<p>When installing the <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/">TextWrangler</a> in OSX you also get an <code>edit</code> command which allows you to open any text file from the command line.</p> <p>Is it possible to have a similar functionality in Ubuntu to type some command on the terminal to open a...
9413
null
null
2011-04-07T18:46:13.080
Open application to edit text files from the command line
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6
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To open a file using <code>kate</code>, you can run something like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>kate filename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>This might show some messages like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>kate(3702)/kdecore (services) KMimeTypeFactory::parseMagic: Now parsing \"/usr/share/mime/magic\"\nkate(3702...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use CLI command for the desired editor to open and edit files.For example <code>gedit</code> in gnome or <code>kate</code> in KDE.</p>\n\n<p>Just type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>kate filename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to open file in kate.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "com...
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33955
1
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2011-04-07T14:03:38.363
3
228
<p>I am running Ubuntu 10.10 since I thought the upgrade was safely possible on my working machine (programmer here). I recently got a freeze now and then, but slowly it got really annoying, when it went from once in a while to once a day. So I googled around for potential causes and re-installed the graphic driver (AT...
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449
2011-04-07T15:11:09.723
2011-04-08T11:09:54.520
Lost 3 of my 4 cores
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1
5
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>What I did to rescue my computer: I used synaptic package admin and set the fglrx to re-install. Then I added this line to my grub:</p>\n\n<pre><code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"acpi_enforce_resources=lax\"\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I rebooted and nothing happened. Then I executed</p>\n\...
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user13794
33958
1
34728
2011-04-07T14:31:52.313
9
7223
<p>I have installed the package user-mode-linux for the UML kernel. I have built a user mode linux filesystem using the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110311190407/http://kuparinen.org/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/uml.html" rel="nofollow">these commands</a> I have even tried the Ubuntu filesystem from: <a href="http:/...
7823
52975
2015-05-15T10:04:12.577
2015-05-15T10:04:12.577
How to correctly start a Ubuntu user-mode-linux from the command line
[ "user-mode-linux" ]
2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I made those filesystems and IIRC the later Ubuntu ones may have a problem when used with UML because of the controlling tty vs plymouth or something like that.</p>\n\n<p>I've just tried it and I can boot to a shell using:</p>\n\n<pre><code>./kernel32-2.6.37.5 ubda=Ubuntu-MaverickMee...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I made those filesystems and IIRC the later Ubuntu ones may have a problem when used with UML because of the controlling tty vs plymouth or something like that.</p>\n\n<p>I've just tried it and I can boot to a shell using:</p>\n\n<pre><code>./kernel32-2.6.37.5 ubda=Ubuntu-Mav...
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33961
1
36257
2011-04-07T14:44:42.947
2
5741
<p>While adding my communicator account in pidgin was a cakewalk, i am struggling with the connection preferences in empathy. can anyone give me the steps?</p>
9302
7035
2011-04-17T20:34:32.550
2018-11-14T19:21:48.040
Configuring pidgin-sipe in Empathy
[ "empathy", "office-communicator" ]
3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just based on my experience:</p>\n\n<p>I presume that you used SIPE in pidgin. The easiest way is to configure your account first in pidgin and use the import feature in Empathy.</p>\n\n<p>If after import the account is not listed, just add another dummy account in Empathy and both s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Just based on my experience:</p>\n\n<p>I presume that you used SIPE in pidgin. The easiest way is to configure your account first in pidgin and use the import feature in Empathy.</p>\n\n<p>If after import the account is not listed, just add another dummy account in Empathy an...
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33963
1
33965
2011-04-07T15:16:17.190
2
451
<p>How can I get the public URL of a file via a command? I need to do this within a Lua script, so Python or whatever else API's are offered aren't any good.</p>
4918
null
null
2012-01-22T09:30:21.347
How to retrieve public URL of a file via cmd line?
[ "ubuntu-one" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get a public URL for a file via the commandline, you do</p>\n\n<pre><code>u1sdtool --publish-file=filename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>if the file is already published, it will return the existing URL; otherwise, it will publish the file and return the newly created URL.</p>\n", "comme...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To get a public URL for a file via the commandline, you do</p>\n\n<pre><code>u1sdtool --publish-file=filename\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>if the file is already published, it will return the existing URL; otherwise, it will publish the file and return the newly created URL.</p>\n", ...
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33969
1
34001
2011-04-07T15:42:16.387
1
538
<p>I'm looking for an up-to-date list of NIC's compatible with Ubuntu 10.10. One of the PC's here in the office suffered a network hardware failure in the on-motherboard network interface. We've fitted an off-the-shelf PCI NIC from a local PC store, but the machine won't boot with the card installed. It may be a driver...
13799
169736
2013-12-27T04:08:57.820
2013-12-27T04:08:57.820
Up-to-date hardware compatibility lists
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog/category/NETWORK\" rel=\"nofollow\">networking section</a> of the component catalogue has officially certified hardware.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog\" rel=\"nofollow\">Component Catal...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can find several sites that have a compatibility list. Some up to date, some not so much. In either case it would be a great idea to merge them all into one updated list that reflects the compatibility of the stable release of the kernel + changes for each popular distro....
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2013-12-28T06:30:51.810
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33971
1
null
2011-04-07T15:53:56.737
1
690
<p>When I install Opera and open it the first time an Opera launcher shows up in Unity. I then set it to be kept. However, after having used Opera a couple of times the launcher stops working, and when I open Opera from the Applications menu I either get no Opera launcher, or I get another icon for Opera Widget managem...
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null
null
2019-02-13T13:16:30.063
Problems with Opera's launcher
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1
2
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This has been fixed with the latest ubuntu 11.04 + updates and the latest opera release.\nUnstick opera from unity launcher, remove/purge opera, download it and install it again.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "content...
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user13058
33972
1
33988
2011-04-07T16:12:01.963
27
37501
<p>I just can't find how to get a workspace grid using Gnome 3. It just stays vertical, width of 1 and unlimited height...</p> <p>Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks.</p>
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175814
2017-10-25T13:08:44.230
2020-04-23T23:38:37.093
Can I set a horizontal layout for workspaces?
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1
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's not possible to do this, it would be better for you to ask this of a GNOME developer via their mailing list, and if you know how to code in javascript you could possibly write an extension for it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It's not possible to do this, it would be better for you to ask this of a GNOME developer via their mailing list, and if you know how to code in javascript you could possibly write an extension for it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDa...
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33973
1
33989
2011-04-07T16:14:06.260
0
241
<p>I had tried to install Ubuntu 10.10 near a Windows7 in a 64 system. The installation was suppose to be 512Gb left for Win and 512Gb for Ubuntu. The installation hanged and on restart windows sees only his 512 partition. When I try again to install Ubuntu I only see the windows partition. </p> <p>How can I recover t...
3935
7035
2011-06-07T02:26:11.867
2011-06-07T02:26:11.867
Incomplete install and I cannot see part of the hard disk
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try installing this software 'PARAGON PARTITION SERVER' and scan this hdd and see if it sees the other partition, if that 512gb partition is seen format it in NFTS format </p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T17:26:09.523", "id...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try installing this software 'PARAGON PARTITION SERVER' and scan this hdd and see if it sees the other partition, if that 512gb partition is seen format it in NFTS format </p>\n", "commentCount": "4", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T17:26:09...
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33976
1
34626
2011-04-07T16:30:30.647
48
42504
<p>Well, just like the title says : is there any hardware sensors indicator so i can add it to unity's panel? </p> <p>I only found applets for the older gnome panel.</p>
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235
2011-04-07T21:19:28.723
2015-09-06T16:32:07.713
Is there a hardware temperature sensor indicator?
[ "unity", "indicator", "sensors" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm working on one at the moment (<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/indicator-sensors\">indicator-sensors</a>) which with any luck will be ready in time for the final release of natty - code is barely functional at the moment and still need to figure out a bunch of UI issues, so will b...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I'm working on one at the moment (<a href=\"https://launchpad.net/indicator-sensors\">indicator-sensors</a>) which with any luck will be ready in time for the final release of natty - code is barely functional at the moment and still need to figure out a bunch of UI issues, s...
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33984
1
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2011-04-07T16:46:23.210
5
1555
<p>How would I go about writing a script to get the same list of installed software as reported by the Ubuntu Software Center?</p> <p>Every reference I can find mentions either dpkg -l or rpm -qa (or some variant thereof), but these typically include every single last package and library and what-not, and you end up w...
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2016-04-06T13:03:51.483
Script to get the (short) installed app list similar to Ubuntu Software Center?
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0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>May still not be what you're looking for...</p>\n\n<pre><code>dpkg --get-selections\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If not (I can't comment yet), run the following and let me know the number (just counts number of lines.</p>\n\n<pre><code>dpkg --get-selections | wc -l\n</code></pre>\n",...
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user77560
33991
1
33996
2011-04-07T18:09:37.043
16
1067
<ul> <li>In version 9.10 they replaced Pidgin with Empathy</li> <li>In version 10.10 F-spot was replaced with Shotwell </li> <li>In the next version Gnome will be replaced with Unity</li> <li>Rhythmbox will be replaced by Banshee </li> <li>OpenOffice will be replaced by LibreOffice.</li> </ul> <p>I know I can still ch...
13808
866
2011-04-09T18:16:12.037
2016-01-08T21:51:17.067
Why do the default Applications in Ubuntu always change?
[ "default-programs" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There are always specific reasons why applications are removed and new ones are added from the default installation media; these programs are of course still available via the Software Center.</p>\n\n<h1>9.10</h1>\n\n<p><strong>Pidgin was replaced by Empathy</strong></p>\n\n<p>Empath...
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33999
1
34003
2011-04-07T19:26:38.117
1
897
<p>I just bought a new toy <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B0046A8WGO" rel="nofollow">an Asus EEE 1015PN</a>. I have no experience with ubuntu but I wish to learn to use it. I wish to hear your advice. </p> <p>optional &amp; off-topic: I didn't dig the subject, but is android a valid choice for me?</...
13812
26603
2011-10-10T16:11:24.643
2012-06-08T15:41:49.003
Ubuntu for netbooks
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>As it's a netbook, I suggest you to try the <a href=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook/get-ubuntu/download\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Netbook edition</a>. The page I'm linking to has a detailed guide with screenshots on installing it. All you need is a spare USB stick with at least 2GB s...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Since the askubuntu site is for objective questions and answers, you should get more advices at a forum like this <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">http://ubuntuforums.org/</a></p>\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/faq\">FAQ</a> you can r...
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34004
1
34013
2011-04-07T19:57:38.567
1
233
<p><strong>NOTE: Problem <em>solved</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Original question:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>I have added the Banshee Stable PPA to my list of Software Sources.</p> <p>Launchpad says that 2.0 has been built and it is available. </p> <p>The problem is that the version synaptic wil...
10601
10601
2011-04-07T22:10:45.600
2011-04-07T22:10:45.600
Banshee 2.0 upgrade not available
[ "banshee", "synaptic" ]
1
5
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maverick, Lucid, and Karmic builds failed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T20:52:21.160", "id": "37966", "postId": "34013", "score": "0", "text": "please update your question with this information, the ans...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maverick, Lucid, and Karmic builds failed.</p>\n", "commentCount": "3", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T20:52:21.160", "id": "37966", "postId": "34013", "score": "0", "text": "please update your question with t...
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34007
1
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2011-04-07T20:08:50.607
1
54
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/12909/how-do-i-upgrade-to-the-development-release-aka-ubuntu1">How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>There was a question <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/12...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:23:59.520
2011-04-07T21:55:51.753
How do I upgrade to the development release without graphics?
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2011-04-07T21:56:29.990
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34009
1
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2011-04-07T20:20:56.643
9
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<p>I dont want to use internet everytime to install common application like vlc, etc.. Is there a site for portable apps for ubuntu ?</p>
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25863
2012-06-18T18:11:38.983
2016-07-18T20:16:04.967
Can I get portable applications for Ubuntu?
[ "installation", "package-management" ]
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T20:25:26.203", "id": "37960", "postId": "34009", "score": "1", "text": "Is there any site ...? A site, which isn't in the internet? You like to receive an update-source via CD, USB-stick or something? (Title has a spelling error: portable/Protable). In which way por...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Just wild guessing: </p>\n\n<p>You could search on the friends-PC for vlc-plugins:</p>\n\n<pre><code>locate vlc-plugin | grep deb\n/var/cache/apt/archives/vlc-plugin-ggi_1.0.6-1ubuntu1.5_i386.deb\n/var/cache/apt/archives/vlc-plugin-sdl_1.0.6-1ubuntu1.5_i386.deb\n</code></pre>...
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34010
1
34050
2011-04-07T20:31:31.360
4
2751
<p>Is there a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to hide or unhide a specific gnome-panel?</p> <p>EDIT: Is there was a way to make a button combination have the auto-hide panel slide out, as if I had hovered my mouse on that side of the screen?</p>
9494
9494
2011-04-08T21:42:15.320
2011-05-15T14:06:44.790
Keyboard shortcut to hide/unhide the panel?
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-07T23:47:45.490", "id": "37985", "postId": "34010", "score": "0", "text": "Great question! I want to know this too! Nothing i could find in either compiz or keyboard shortcuts", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "11015" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is a trick to do that. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Part One - How to hide/show all gnome panels</strong></p>\n\n<p>1) Make this file: </p>\n\n<pre>gedit ~/.gpnaelhs</pre> \n\n<p>2) Paste this into it: </p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\n\ncount=0\nwhile read line\ndo\n keys[$((++count...
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34011
1
null
2011-04-07T20:32:18.673
2
1301
<p>I'm trying to modify some C++ files in ns2 and then recompile using make command. Although new .o file is created after make, the output is similar to that of previous C++ file (before modifying). Can someone suggest what may be the reason behind it?</p>
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235
2011-04-07T21:00:43.320
2011-07-14T23:18:12.753
Problem recompiling using make command
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CC BY-SA 2.5
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T01:35:15.397", "id": "37990", "postId": "34011", "score": "0", "text": "What sort of changes were you making? A make file is only as good as the dependencies it encodes. So for example if you were making changes to inlined functions in a header and the files that ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Are you modifying .cpp (or .C .cc etc.) files or header files? Some Makefiles are written very poorly and don't have decent dependency information (<code>gcc -MMD</code> or <code>makedepend</code>). This means the project is not rebuild correctly if you modify some files (oft...
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user13820
34014
1
null
2011-04-07T20:49:43.143
1
755
<p>I'm trying to send files from one computer to the other using empathy, but on my desktop and laptop, Empathy is only picking up Pidgin's bonjour account on both computers. (I've got Pidgin installed so that Mxit works).</p> <p>I'm using the same network, with the laptop over wireless and the desktop over wired, no ...
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null
2011-10-29T11:19:47.253
People nearby and bonjour not working over the same wireless and wired network
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If both computers are invisible for each other, this could be a setting in your router.</p>\n\n<p>In my router I have to check the option \"All computers are in the same IP-network\", to be able to connect to other local computers.</p>\n\n<p>If this doesn't solve your problem...
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user13822
34022
1
34133
2011-04-07T21:36:03.790
15
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<p>Unity will introduce a new desktop paradigm for most of us. Therefore alot of people may wonder how to perform their common use cases, e.g.:</p> <ul> <li>how do I open an application?</li> <li>how do I find an application?</li> <li>how do I configure my desktop?</li> <li>how do I utilize the virtual desktops in a m...
5102
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2012-11-21T21:24:50.747
2012-11-21T21:24:50.747
Is there a common use case documentation available for Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-10T15:46:51.643", "id": "38337", "postId": "34022", "score": "0", "text": "What about adding a shortcut to askubuntu on the desktop for new installations?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "10601" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Several of the options you have mention are something that can be found in any desktop environment like the option to switch between open applicacions (ALT-TAB, CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW...) but others are new to unity. For what i have found there is no guide yet, only a couple of helping...
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34026
1
34037
2011-04-07T22:09:15.590
4
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<p>I have the <code>firefox</code> package (Firefox 3.6) installed in Ubuntu 10.04. I'd like to install Firefox 4.0 from the Mozilla PPA but keep 3.6? The instructions look like they'll replace the current firefox package with the new firefox. Is it possible to install both using apt-get? Is there a way to name the exe...
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2012-01-29T19:39:50.903
How can I install multiple versions of Firefox (4.0 and 3.6), preferably using apt
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1
0
CC BY-SA 2.5
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you use <em>ubuntu-mozilla-daily</em> ppa from mozillateam, it won't replace your 3.6. However, you won't get stable versions. For instance, that ppa is distributing Firefox 7.0a1 now.</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsud...
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34029
1
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2011-04-07T22:18:58.030
1
277
<p>OK, so the other day I had a disc that I had burned Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala to. So I though, "Hey! Why not dual boot my computer?" I inserted the disc into drive <code>E</code>, ran Wubi, installed it, and rebooted. </p> <p>However, when Windows shut down and my computer restarted, the BIOS boot screen never came ...
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47151
2012-03-27T15:17:20.813
2012-03-27T15:17:20.813
Ubuntu entry in Windows Vista still there, even after uninstall
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In windows:\nMy computer -> properties -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery settings.</p>\n\n<p>Other option is to edit C:\\boot.ini with a text editor and remove the line referencing Ubuntu.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, ...
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user13828
34035
1
34040
2011-04-07T23:01:35.390
1
771
<p>I'm trying to create a custom iso of an Ubuntu install - that way, I can install a bunch of educational programs &amp; plugins on one computer and they'll automatically be on every computer I install the iso on. </p> <p>What I'm doing right now is using remastersys to create a distributable version of Ubuntu. It cr...
8847
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2011-11-20T20:53:19.453
2011-11-20T20:53:42.340
Grub fails to install on custom USB iso
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-11-20T21:08:42.180", "id": "91581", "postId": "34035", "score": "0", "text": "Are you sure its not a remastersys issue, as it is no longer developed and has been forked to relinux", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "26198" } ]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">APTonCD</a> may help you. Check my related <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/33984/\">answer</a> about a similar question:</p>\n\n<p><em>Its a tool that scans your APT-installed packages and build a list ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">APTonCD</a> may help you. Check my related <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/33984/\">answer</a> about a similar question:</p>\n\n<p><em>Its a tool that scans your APT-installed packages and build...
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34041
1
34114
2011-04-08T00:26:03.693
0
836
<p>after solving all the dependencies (./configure, make , sudo checkinstall )terminal reports. Please help me compile my first source package in Ubuntu. I'm building the package in <code>/usr/local/src</code> on 10.10 netbook edition. What do I do because I know I'm so close to my goal. Thanks in advance</p> <p><img ...
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7035
2011-06-07T02:25:43.300
2011-06-07T02:25:43.300
Installation error with checkinstall
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It looks like the directory <code>/usr/local/share/icons</code> is missing. Create it by running:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo install -m 755 -d /usr/local/share/icons\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Such an installation rule should be added to the Makefile by the developers of klavaro.</p>\n", "co...
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34045
1
36073
2011-04-08T01:18:35.020
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14077
<p>I've got Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit and installed network-manager-vpnc and configured the connection but I keep getting this:</p> <pre><code>NetworkManager[1217]: &lt;info&gt; Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'... NetworkManager[1217]: &lt;info&gt;...
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2011-07-01T16:30:09.887
2016-05-18T21:08:45.993
How do I get this Cisco VPN client to connect?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>Install <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vpnc\" rel=\"nofollow\">vpnc</a>\npackage:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install vpnc\n</code></pre></li>\n<li><p>Create the connect script, copy the contents below into a file called vpn-connect and place it on the pa...
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34048
1
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2011-04-08T02:13:16.817
1
429
<p>There appears to be no way to remove the keyboard indicator when multiple keyboard layouts are used in newer ubuntu releases. I have started using Ian Scott's flag icons found <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php" rel="nofollow">here</a> to save space in the indicator area. The problem is both of my keyb...
3384
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null
2011-08-07T12:23:36.677
Keyboard Indicator for Layouts with the Same Country Code
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I'm afraid I can't answer your question and you're probably aware of what I'm going to tell you.</p>\n\n<p>However, to work around this in the meantime, why not install the Dvorak one under a different country code? That's what I did. At least I can quickly see which keyboard...
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34049
1
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2011-04-08T02:30:24.920
0
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<p>Basically when I try snap window to the left or right and move it up/down or snap to the top and move it left/right, I have something that can be described as invisible border moves and erases content of the window. Is it suppose to be like this? </p>
13838
7035
2011-06-07T02:34:19.960
2012-01-27T02:03:07.040
Window interface snap window
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>As per a comment:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <blockquote>\n <p>Todays update fixed the issue</p>\n </blockquote>\n</blockquote>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": "2012-01-27T02:03:07.040", "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "cre...
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2012-01-28T10:48:32.543
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34053
1
null
2011-04-05T23:02:26.843
7
2077
<p>I've got a new ubuntu installation which is working 99% ok, except for one small problem with the fonts being displayed.</p> <p>For sufficiently small fonts, pieces are missing.</p> <p>As an example, here is a render of <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-20976.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http...
13837
13837
2011-05-05T01:08:33.567
2012-03-10T00:06:09.260
Fonts showing missing segments
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To diagnose issues such as these, try the following:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Examine to see if its a nouveau driver vs nvidia issue - i.e. the yellow pixel observation could show a driver issue. Try installing the nvidia drivers i.e. ensure you are connected to the internet - ru...
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glasnt
34057
1
34059
2011-04-08T05:00:50.203
7
7752
<p>The former way to change wallpaper in Gnome2 consists in use gconftool-2, but this tool has no effect in Gnome3.</p> <pre><code>gconftool-2 --type=string --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /home/user/background.jpg </code></pre>
13843
235
2011-06-28T16:14:49.163
2011-06-28T16:14:49.163
How do I change the wallpaper in GNOME 3 via a script?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Gnome3 uses dconf instead of gconf to background and wallpaper issues. The tool to modify dconf is gsettings and it can be done by the following way:</p>\n\n<pre><code>gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri \"file:///home/user/background.jpg\"\n</code></pre>\n", "co...
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34058
1
34072
2011-04-08T05:06:38.387
6
28121
<p>What command I can use to check my graphics card's memory? I have an on-board Intel Graphics card, and I am unsure if it's memory is 128 MB or 256 MB! </p>
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2013-09-08T07:42:08.477
2013-09-18T09:19:43.617
How to check graphics card details?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
[]
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If it is an Intel integrated GPU, then it would be using a unified memory model where there is no dedicated graphics memory, and instead main memory is used. More information can be <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA\" rel=\"nofollow\">found on Wikipedia</a></p>\n\n<p>...
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34061
1
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2011-04-08T06:43:03.383
2
1899
<p>While trying to make vim default instead of gedit, I found this could be done two ways:</p> <p>Use <code>defaults.list</code> and make <code>text/plain</code> (and others) point to <code>vim.desktop</code> (what is the format for creating <code>.desktop</code> files?)</p> <p>Use <code>update-alternatives</code> an...
3973
235
2012-02-24T03:27:52.227
2012-02-24T03:28:42.803
How do I make vim the default graphical text editor?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>For a graphical environment I use something like this:</p>\n\n<p><code>Open Nautilus-RightClick on desired File-Properties-Open with...-Select</code></p>\n\n<p>Then point to a simple wrapper, e.g.</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\ngnome-terminal.wrapper -e vim $*\n</code></pre>\...
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34066
1
34068
2011-04-08T07:33:15.267
21
57538
<p>I want to mount the device <code>/dev/sda3</code> to the directory <code>/foo/bar/baz</code>. After mounting the directory should have the uid of user <code>johndoe</code>. So I did:</p> <pre><code>sudo -u johndoe mkdir /foo/bar/baz stat -c %U /foo/bar/baz johndoe </code></pre> <p>and added the following line to m...
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2013-10-04T19:08:33.720
Mounting filesystem with special user id set
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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34074
1
34075
2011-04-08T08:25:09.013
477
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<p>Some time ago, when I installed Ubuntu, I chose a rather stupid username for my account that I do not want to use anymore.</p> <p>How do I change this (including the name of my home directory, and the name in the terminal) without losing settings for applications?<br> How do I keep permissions and my keys for variou...
3940
8698
2021-01-13T16:55:17.720
2022-12-17T06:01:58.090
How do I change my username?
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unix-like operating systems decouple the user name from the user identity, so you may safely change the name without affecting the ID. All permissions, files, etc are tied to your identity (uid), not your username.</p>\n<p>To manage every aspect of the user database, you use the <cod...
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34077
1
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2011-04-08T09:31:25.003
31
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<p>I don't have these fonts: times new roman, arial and calibri..., like in microsoft office? What can I do?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kzhnd.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XBbpr.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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2011-04-08T14:45:46.600
2023-09-09T10:49:26.743
LibreOffice missing certain Microsoft fonts
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In case you are unable to install package \"Microsoft Core Fonts\" (as screenshot shows above), you'll need to refresh package information in order to install the package. You can do that either by issuing the command <code>sudo apt-get update</code> or by clicking \"Reload\"...
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34082
1
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2011-04-08T09:47:48.850
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<p>I have set up Nginx on my server, and now want to allow it for php files too, i followed <a href="http://library.linode.com/web-servers/nginx/php-fastcgi/ubuntu-10.04-lucid" rel="nofollow">http://library.linode.com/web-servers/nginx/php-fastcgi/ubuntu-10.04-lucid</a> step by step.</p> <p>But for <code>/etc/init.d/p...
13857
235
2011-04-08T14:41:02.237
2011-06-08T13:59:01.677
PHP-FastCGI start command not found
[ "server", "php" ]
1
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You must have forgotten <a href=\"http://library.linode.com/web-servers/nginx/php-fastcgi/ubuntu-10.04-lucid#configure_fastcgi\" rel=\"nofollow\">the step where you download the init script</a>:</p>\n\n<pre><code>wget https://library.linode.com/web-servers/nginx/php-fastcgi/r...
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34083
1
35054
2011-04-08T09:52:20.093
3
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<p>How to make your Ubuntu use "clone" screen, when I input projector? It always go to extended desktop and then I need to check "clone screen" and apply. How to make it remember I always want to "clone"? I am using ATI open-source drivers.</p>
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1059
2013-09-19T12:45:52.893
2013-09-19T12:45:52.893
Clone screen default (projector)
[ "ati", "multiple-monitors" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-09T01:31:26.557", "id": "38142", "postId": "34083", "score": "0", "text": "Maybe you could edit your xorg.conf? (Or whatever the newer equivalent is.)", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "13755" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-13T21:03:13.307", "id":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think there's really a way to do that. Of course, having options is always nice, but in my experience such an option isn't really desirable, anyway.</p>\n\n<p>The trouble is that these days, most laptops have wide screens--with varying aspect ratios--while projectors still pr...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I don't think there's really a way to do that. Of course, having options is always nice, but in my experience such an option isn't really desirable, anyway.</p>\n\n<p>The trouble is that these days, most laptops have wide screens--with varying aspect ratios--while projectors ...
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34085
1
34208
2011-04-08T09:59:47.133
4
504
<p>When we right click the main menu on the panel we get some options. Is it possible to remove Edit Menus option from that?</p>
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2011-04-08T10:43:32.787
2011-04-09T10:04:39.433
How to remove Edit Menu Option?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Okay, this doesn't remove the menu entry, but it makes it useless, should be just what you need:</p>\n\n<p>First, make a backup copy of alacarte, the menu editor:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo cp /usr/bin/alacarte /usr/bin/alacarte_backup\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Now open up the original in you...
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34087
1
34105
2011-04-08T10:18:33.173
6
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<p>Is there native software similar to <a href="http://plasq.com/products/comiclife2/">Comic Book Life</a> for Linux? If you've ever used the software you'll see that it's specially designed and optimised for easily creating simple comic books. I've already tried using Inkscape and GIMP (with some custom templates) and...
6689
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2017-07-27T02:10:25.333
Is there native software similar to Comic Book Life for Linux?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1><a href=\"https://github.com/danigm/TBO\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">TBO</a></h1>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJsvP.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is a Gnome comic creator.</p>\n<p>TBO is an easy and fun program to draw comics an...
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34088
1
34092
2011-04-08T10:26:27.910
3
38453
<p>i'm on ubuntustudio and i want to format my hd and try kubuntu (install in my acer notebook, no partion, no double operating system problem, only istall it) i've downloaded iso file ( kubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso ), insert usb pen drive, then: system > administration > startup disk creator erased usb pen content, ...
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186134
2015-06-01T16:19:01.983
2015-06-01T16:19:01.983
can't install with usb pen drive, SYSLINUX problem
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5
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In 10.10 there is a <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/617779\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">bug in usb-creator</a> that may cause your problems. Try creating your stick using UNetbootin, as <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/34088/cant-install-wi...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could try using <a href=\"http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">UNetbootin</a>, another tool for the same purpose of making bootable usb drives. It's in the repositories as unetbootin.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwne...
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34093
1
34172
2011-04-08T10:48:46.510
10
14275
<p>I added new item to my xfce4-panel with right-click -> Add New Items -> Workspace Switcher. <br></p> <p>It's properties are:<br> Number of rows 1<br> checked : Switch workspaces using the mouse wheel<br> unchecked : Show workspace names<br></p> <p>Do you know how to move a few applications to another workspace? I ...
13394
null
null
2016-07-21T12:53:42.697
Move the application to another workspace in XFCE
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Xfce 4 you can define multiple workspaces by either adding a new wokspace switcher to the panel, as it has been done in the question, or by using the workplace switcher that is already installed in the lower right corner by default.</p>\n\n<p>With a right click on this swicher you...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In Xfce 4 you can define multiple workspaces by either adding a new wokspace switcher to the panel, as it has been done in the question, or by using the workplace switcher that is already installed in the lower right corner by default.</p>\n\n<p>With a right click on this swi...
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34095
1
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2011-04-08T11:14:37.587
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<p>I install mysql and try start</p> <pre><code>/usr/local/mysql/bin# ./mysql ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) /usr/local/mysql/bin# </code></pre> <p>Any Idea?</p>
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2011-04-08T14:52:44.767
2013-05-09T16:27:04.393
"Can't connect to local MySQL server through" socket error
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>mysql can be started from upstart. Basically you install mysql-server package. You can easily search for mysql-server package in synaptic and install it. You will be prompted for root password during installtion[i.e.mysql user root password] . After that in terminal just do <...
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2013-07-10T07:35:07.857
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34097
1
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2011-04-08T11:32:39.610
0
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<p>I am helping a colleague who i having trouble installing ubuntu 10.10. He downloaded the ISO and installed into his memory stick. It works fine when he boots from the memory stick and uses it in live mode.</p> <p>But whenever he installs it, at the end of installation (and on subsequent restarts) all he gets is a t...
6662
6662
2011-04-08T11:58:50.203
2011-04-08T15:23:33.420
Ubuntu 10.10 installs with no GUI
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T11:46:31.850", "id": "38041", "postId": "34097", "score": "0", "text": "Could you tell us more about the hardware you are using, especially the graphics card. Try `sudo start gdm` or `sudo service gdm start` during your terminal session and see what happens.", "...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Maybe the graphical environment is disabled. </p>\n\n<p>Try: </p>\n\n<pre><code>startx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or when needed:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo startx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>If this is the problem, you may need to proper configure your graphical environment settings to run a...
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34099
1
34102
2011-04-08T11:55:49.280
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<p>I want to find the total count of the number of files under a folder and all its sub folders.</p>
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2022-12-21T15:24:15.093
Find number of files in folder and sub folders?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe something like this will do the trick:</p>\n<pre><code>find . -type f | wc -l\n</code></pre>\n<p>Try the command from the parent folder.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>find . -name &lt;pattern&gt; -type f</code> finds all <code>f</code>iles in the current folder (<code>.</code>) and its ...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use <code>find . | wc -l</code></p>\n\n<p><code>find .</code> will list all files and folders and theire contents starting in your current folder.<br>\n<code>wc -l</code> counts the results of find</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ { "cr...
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34100
1
null
2011-04-08T12:02:18.407
1
940
<p>How can I install the fglrx driver nativly in Natty. With support of the new xserver which is used in Natty?</p>
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235
2011-04-08T15:04:42.240
2011-06-14T03:11:24.933
How do I install fglrx?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install fglrx\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>See here:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/47506/how-do-i-install-extra-proprietary-drivers\">How do I install additional drivers?</a></li>\n</ul>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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34106
1
97602
2011-04-08T12:34:11.070
1
370
<p>On Ubuntu 10.10 when I run the command <code>sphinx-build -b epub -d _build/doctrees . _build/epub</code>, I see the following output:</p> <p><code>Running Sphinx v0.6.6</p> <p>Sphinx error: Builder name epub not registered make: <em>*</em> [epub] Error 1</code></p> <p>It could just be a missing package, but I ...
13865
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null
2012-01-22T15:10:16.920
sphinx-build cannot generate epub output
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T14:03:32.970", "id": "38058", "postId": "34106", "score": "0", "text": "You could ask on the Sphinx mailing list.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "11976" }, { "creationDate": "2012-01-22T15:07:52.980", "id": "111560", "postId": "34106", ...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sphinx 0.6.6 doesn't have epub support. It was added on version 1.0. You might want to check the <a href=\"http://sphinx.pocoo.org/changes.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">changelog</a> for more details. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conten...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Sphinx 0.6.6 doesn't have epub support. It was added on version 1.0. You might want to check the <a href=\"http://sphinx.pocoo.org/changes.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">changelog</a> for more details. </p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": n...
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34110
1
null
2011-04-08T13:31:22.610
1
1000
<p><strong>EDIT</strong> - please close this as a dup (was closed for the wrong reason). Here is the existing question: <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1237/what-are-the-most-useful-programs-installed-after-setup-of-a-vanilla-ubuntu">https://askubuntu.com/questions/1237/what-are-the-most-useful-programs-instal...
12548
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:49.530
2011-04-09T08:56:08.897
What essential apps and configuration tweaks to install on a new ubuntu laptop?
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T13:40:35.980", "id": "38054", "postId": "34110", "score": "0", "text": "This seems *very* open to me. Software hacks for laptops are usually very specific. What sort of answers are you expecting?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "449" }, { "creat...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>First of all welcome to Ubuntu and Linux as a whole! One of the things that you'll learn about Linux is that there are lot's of great applications and it is very much up to you which ones you will love the most and use. Any answers here should be taken as suggestions rather t...
2011-04-08T13:38:54.013
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2011-04-08T15:14:25.180
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34111
1
34116
2011-04-08T13:44:33.197
2
5107
<p>I just deleted my VirtualBox.dvi file and lost valuable information.</p> <p>I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 and the VirtualBox is a Windows XP image.</p> <p>Detail 1: I deleted using gnome, not terminal. </p> <p>Detail 2: The file isn't in trash, because when I saw that I was removing the file, I have canceled operation. S...
6236
6969
2011-04-16T21:07:17.290
2011-04-16T21:33:53.620
How can I recover a vdi (VirtualBox) file?
[ "virtualbox", "data-recovery" ]
1
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T14:47:21.933", "id": "38064", "postId": "34111", "score": "0", "text": "I've found the dvi header:\n\n3C 3C 3C 20 53 75 6E 20\n\n\\x3C\\x3C\\x3C\\x20\\x53\\x75\\x6E\\x20\n\nAnd footer is dynamic...", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "6236" }, { "cr...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the dvi file was located on the same partition as Ubuntu (or is in use by you) there is a small chance for recovery. <em>Foremost</em> and <em>scalpel</em> both read directly from the disk or partition, and need to be instructed to work with the correct header and file end. As VDI...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If the dvi file was located on the same partition as Ubuntu (or is in use by you) there is a small chance for recovery. <em>Foremost</em> and <em>scalpel</em> both read directly from the disk or partition, and need to be instructed to work with the correct header and file end...
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34113
1
null
2011-04-08T13:45:34.907
2
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<p>I am trying to set both cores in my cpu to userspace governor by editing the contents of </p> <blockquote> <p>/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor</p> </blockquote> <p>and </p> <blockquote> <p>/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor</p> </blockquote> <p>to be <code>userspace</c...
1471
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null
2014-07-09T00:15:14.287
How to set both dual cores to userspace governor
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You don't normally set it to userspace manually; you run a user space governor and it takes over. What userspace governor are you wanting to run and why?</p>\n\n<p>As for why it keeps changing back, you must be running another program that is changing it.</p>\n", "commen...
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34122
1
34141
2011-04-08T14:22:53.693
0
989
<p>Running Natty Beta 1. On install I set it to auto login because I was just playing around and testing. Now I'm using the computer a little and decided to turn off auto-login. The next time I booted I get to the login screen, click my name, and just get a plinking sound and no prompt for a password. The options that...
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7035
2011-06-07T02:26:54.907
2011-06-07T02:26:54.907
GDM does not prompt for password and doesn't let me log in
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>In text mode edited </p>\n\n<p>/etc/gdm/custom.conf </p>\n\n<p>setting <code>AutomaticLoginEnable=true</code></p>\n\n<p>Now at least it will log in automatically</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0...
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34123
1
34698
2011-04-08T14:26:45.420
5
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<p>In gnome, whenever I click on a contextual menu item (eg. right click on a window in the task bar) and then hover over a sub-item (eg. Move to another workspace) that is expandable, the submenu is not shown.</p> <p>In order to show the submenu, I have to click about 4 times with my left mouse button OR leave the it...
7607
1067
2011-04-12T10:39:13.620
2011-04-12T14:42:34.473
Mouse hover over submenu item does not expand menu until I leave and re-enter item
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1
4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-12T10:26:46.820", "id": "38687", "postId": "34123", "score": "0", "text": "I have a similar problem with right click menus and Notification Area menus. What graphics hardware and driver are you using? Are you using `compiz` (aka normal or extra \"visual effects\")? I'v...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>This could depend on your chosen theme. I've read a while ago, that someone had the same problems with the clearlooks-engine. He had chosen another theme and the problems were gone. </p></li>\n<li><p>You can try to disable \"Mouse Position Polling\" in compiz.</p></li>\n<...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<ol>\n<li><p>This could depend on your chosen theme. I've read a while ago, that someone had the same problems with the clearlooks-engine. He had chosen another theme and the problems were gone. </p></li>\n<li><p>You can try to disable \"Mouse Position Polling\" in compiz.</p>...
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34124
1
34129
2011-04-08T14:57:42.863
1
201
<p>I want to skip the terminal update installing progress when the updates is in progress on the unwanted application <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3JaA.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>without removing the source repository from source list </p>
9701
6969
2011-04-08T15:01:47.763
2011-05-08T18:44:26.367
How to skip the terminal update installing progress when the updates is in progress on the unwanted application
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>If you just want to update one application and skip all other updates, run:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install [package-name]\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Otherwise, if you want to exclude one package from being updated, follow the instructions from <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/q/1865...
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34127
1
null
2011-04-08T15:01:25.123
1
536
<p>I understand that tracker is no longer installed by default on the Ubuntu desktop. Nevertheless, I really like having a desktop search tool. (When I used to work with Windows XP I thought that Google Desktop was a killer app!).</p> <p>I recently upgraded to Natty and reinstalled tracker. I noticed that the most upd...
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235
2011-04-08T15:06:12.423
2012-05-23T17:30:45.520
Is anyone aware of any progress made in packing updated versions of tracker (desktop search tool)?
[ "11.04", "search", "tracker" ]
4
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T16:30:27.697", "id": "38078", "postId": "34127", "score": "0", "text": "Google desktop search is available for linux, if you so desire: http://desktop.google.com/linux/", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "4435" } ]
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Tracker's packages are sync'd from the <a href=\"http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/tracker\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Debian project</a> as is a lot of the <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/167/how-do-i-put-a-package-into-the-ubuntu-repositories\">software in the ...
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34128
1
34132
2011-04-08T15:02:37.493
4
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<p>what websites(databases,news sites etc) are available ? what repos are there ? </p> <p>include one resource per answer with a short description on the resource .</p>
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2011-07-18T14:22:04.610
What gaming resources for ubuntu(or gnu/linux in general) are there?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should probably start here: <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games</a></p>\n\n<p>Also, does anyone need another game besides <a href=\"http://www.minecraft.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Minecraft</a>?</p>\n\n<p>Gotta...
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2011-04-09T00:29:36.993
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34138
1
34154
2011-04-08T15:58:40.860
3
1205
<p>I'm trying to install the novell iPrint client on ubuntu 10.10, which comes as an rpm package and so needs to be installed via alien. One of its requirements to work properly seems to be a package called <em>libglitz-glx1</em>. This package seems to be available for several distributions but not in the main reposito...
13003
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null
2011-04-08T18:19:25.367
How can I find/install a package that appears not to be available
[ "64-bit", "package-management" ]
2
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Glitz OpenGL 2D graphics library is no longer included in Ubuntu > 10.10. However you can still download and install the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/amd64/libglitz-glx1/0.5.6-1build1\" rel=\"nofollow\">am64 Debian package for libglitz-glx1</a> built for 10.04 ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The Glitz OpenGL 2D graphics library is no longer included in Ubuntu > 10.10. However you can still download and install the <a href=\"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/amd64/libglitz-glx1/0.5.6-1build1\" rel=\"nofollow\">am64 Debian package for libglitz-glx1</a> built fo...
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2011-04-08T16:06:42.677
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<p>I'm running 10.10 and have stayed within the repositories. When it is time to upgrade to 11.04 are there any "programs" in the 10.10 repository that are a potential conflict with 11.04 and should remove before "Upgrading?"</p>
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2011-04-08T18:43:01.087
Upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04 (Package Conflicts)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The update manager handles this for you, you shouldn't have to do anything. </p>\n\n<p>Where it becomes problematic is when people start adding third party applications. The upgrader does it's best to cope by disabling PPAs on upgrades, etc. but you should be good to go!</p>\n", "c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The update manager handles this for you, you shouldn't have to do anything. </p>\n\n<p>Where it becomes problematic is when people start adding third party applications. The upgrader does it's best to cope by disabling PPAs on upgrades, etc. but you should be good to go!</p>\...
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34144
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34146
2011-04-08T16:49:39.130
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<p>I am running kernel version: 2.6.35-27-generic</p> <p>I want kernel version: 2.6.35-22-generic OR 2.6.35-25-generic</p> <p>I have previously uninstalled both of the previous. A few scripts that I forgot to test (and worked in old kernels) no longer work in 35-27</p> <p>I think .35-22 would be the best option</p>
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2011-04-08T17:44:52.443
How do I downgrade to a kernel version that I have previously uninstalled
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should first check whether these versions are still in the repositories with:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo aptitude search linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic</code> (or 35-25 for the other version)</p>\n\n<p>If they are indeed still there, just install the one you want with:</p>\n\n<p><code>s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You should first check whether these versions are still in the repositories with:</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo aptitude search linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic</code> (or 35-25 for the other version)</p>\n\n<p>If they are indeed still there, just install the one you want with:</p>\n\n<p...
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2011-04-08T16:58:05.227
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<p>In 10.04, I had a lot of keyboard shortcuts defined using <kbd>Super</kbd>/<kbd>Mod4</kbd> and one single other key,</p> <ul> <li><kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>O</kbd> ran Opera</li> <li><kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>W</kbd> opened Nautilus pointing to my Work folder, etc.</li> </ul> <p>In 11.04, these do not seem to work -- only...
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2012-06-03T04:54:36.263
2014-02-08T12:19:32.363
Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This happens because in Natty <kbd>Super</kbd>/<kbd>Mod4</kbd> is a shortcut to the Unity panel. You can change that in Compiz. </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Install the <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"noreferrer\">compizconfig-settings-manager<img src...
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34147
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2011-04-08T17:22:04.940
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<p>My problem is that touchpad in my Samsung R580 keeps working while I'm typing. I already disabled the option in the mouse configuration. If you need more info, just ask. Thank you for any help! </p>
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2011-04-08T18:03:04.230
2011-04-08T19:32:36.043
Touchpad keeps working while typing even after disabling the option in configuration
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Disabling the touchpad while typing can be achieved through \"syndaemon.\" Here are the instructions from the Arch Linux Wiki, which I assume will almost certainly work on Ubuntu:</p>\n\n<p>To start syndaemon you need to use Gnome's Startup Applications Preferences program. L...
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34148
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2011-04-08T17:29:18.817
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<p>I have connected an external monitor to my laptop through HDMI. Currently either my Desktop is getting extended to the external monitor (with native resolution) or low resolution on both when I choose "Same Image in both".</p> <p>How can I ensure that the external monitor is used by default and the laptop monitor ...
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2020-01-28T13:37:22.250
2020-01-28T13:37:22.250
How can I set external monitor as default?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I see you have intel driver. You shouldn't need xorg.conf anymore at all.</p>\n\n<p>Just plug in the external display, go to monitor settings and configure the displays the way you want:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ze4mc.png\" alt=\"enter image description ...
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34156
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34176
2011-04-08T18:35:15.117
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<p>I'm running Maverick Meerkat, and I have a Aliph Jawbone ERA for VoIP communications. I am using it to stream Pandora for some musical goodness while I work, and the sound quality is just awful. Is there a way to select/change/update the audio codec used to stream the signal to the headset for better sound quality?<...
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2012-05-03T20:32:43.917
Change Audio Codec for Bluetooth Device
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>For high quality streaming the codec used needs to be set to <strong>A2DP</strong>. This can be done in pulseaudio audio settings by choosing the appropriate (A2DP) profile in the <em>Hardware</em> tab.</p>\n\n<p>If your sound quality is still poor then unfortunately the SBC codec (t...
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34158
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2011-04-08T18:44:54.160
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<p>Is there a tool to monitor what processes open what files on the system so you can track down which process keeps touching a specific file?</p> <p>Lsof can find out if you run it while the process has the file open, but if it is a short lived process that runs every once in a while, you can't catch it with lsof. N...
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2019-10-17T11:47:28.247
How to monitor what files are opened
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could perhaps use audit system for that. It is a little heavyweight, but something like this should work (in /etc/audit/audit.rules):</p>\n\n<pre><code># delete all other rules\n-D\n\n# watch the file in question\n-w /path/to/file -p rwxa\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and then I think you...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unfortunately the mechanism Linux uses to allow one to monitor files is inotify, which does not provide enough information to extract useful data: you only get the file name and the action that was done.</p>\n\n<p>I've tried using something like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo i...
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34171
2011-04-08T19:16:19.507
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<p>I've checked some similar answers which suggest holding "shift" until the screen shows up, this does not work for me. I also tried restarting the system several times in a row and even powering off during the boot sequence, since grub is supposed to detect failures and show the boot screen after such an event, no l...
10666
10666
2011-04-08T20:17:49.167
2011-04-08T20:38:55.530
Show Grub boot menu on 10.10 system
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To show the Grub 2 menu at boot time it is only the right hand shift key that works</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-08T21:03:41.747", "id": "38119", "postId": "34171", "score": "0", "text": "I thought I tried...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>When you mount the disk from the live cd, you can run update-grub with chroot. Assuming you mounted the hard disk in /mnt:</p>\n\n<pre><code>for f in sys proc dev ; do sudo mount --bind /$f /mnt/$f ; done\nsudo chroot /mnt\nupdate-grub\nexit\nfor f in sys proc dev ; do sudo ...
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2011-04-08T19:56:47.007
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<p>I don't know if what I'm asking is possible. I've installed Xubuntu 10.10 on a gateway mx3225 (old laptop). I could get the graphics the way I wanted on Ubuntu 10.10 but not get audio, I can get audio on Xubuntu 10.10 but the screen resolution is off. </p> <p>The visibility of the screen is good, but the area is mu...
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2011-05-15T21:08:28.730
Xubuntu virtual screen resolution
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am not sure if this is what you want, but you can tell Xubuntu to use an area of the workspace. Menu -> Settings -> Setting Manager -> Workspaces will show margins on the right side. </p>\n\n<p>The numbers around the square are the distance from the edge to use for the workspace. B...
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2011-04-08T20:01:44.083
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<p>I'm trying to install my new Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch tablet in Ubuntu 10.10. As described <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/24990/installing-the-wacom-bamboo-pen-touch">here</a>, among other places, I've installed the Wacom dkms package by <em>doctormo</em> and rebooted my PC, but the tablet doesn't work.</p...
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2017-04-13T12:23:50.617
2012-10-28T01:10:09.600
Installed Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch drivers, but no dice
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I found the solution. For some reason I was running an old Linux kernel (2.6.32-22). I've switched to 2.6.35-28 now and it works instantly.</p>\n\n<p>It still needs some tweaking to get it as comfortable as in Windows (things like scrolling, <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/...
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2011-04-08T20:06:35.513
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<p>I have a little question, there is a way to change the colour or shadow from tabs on Nautilus Elementary?</p> <p>For example, I have two tabs opened, but I can't differentiate between both.</p> <p>I looked up the gtkrc file from this theme, and changed the color from the lines 288,289, but this change the tab colo...
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2011-04-13T20:41:32.817
2011-04-13T20:41:32.817
Change tab color/shadow on Nautilus Elementary with Elementary theme
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>i had the same problem. I solved it in the next file: elementary/gtk-2.0/Apps/nautilus.rc</p>\n\n<p>I have created a new style to display the nautilus tabs on my own. I added this code just after the last style section:</p>\n\n<pre><code>style \"nautilus-tabs\"\n{\n bg[NORMAL] ...
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34170
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34173
2011-04-08T20:32:54.447
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<p>I would like to split categories of icons on my quick launch panel with separator.</p> <p>Can't find it on Panel properties or just add it.</p> <p>How can I do this?</p> <p>Ubuntu 10.10</p>
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2011-04-08T20:44:59.953
Add separator icon to quick launch panel
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>To add a separator right click on your panel and select <em>Add to Panel...</em>. There you can choose a separator from a list of items:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/McvsJ.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], ...
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34174
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2011-04-08T20:48:56.557
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<p>I started using Tomboy on two other computers with 10.10 and 11.04 beta and am starting to like it. When I went to set up sync on my 10.04 box, I see that there isn't even an option to sync to Ubuntu One. What do I need to do to get that option to show up in the sync preferences?</p>
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2011-10-21T00:57:58.990
2011-10-21T00:57:58.990
Why is there no Ubuntu One sync in my tomboy notes sync preferences?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Must be in the version included in 10.04, the one click add sync wasn't there. It was just about that easy using the method found in the tutorial at <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Notes\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Note...
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2011-04-08T20:58:26.400
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<p>According to <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=939048&amp;page=3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this Ubuntu Forums thread</a> I can't use xvidcap, VLC or screencast apps like kazam.</p> <p>So, how can I record Skype video calls?</p>
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2017-08-18T08:37:53.987
2017-08-18T08:37:53.987
How can I record Skype video calls?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There are several screen recording tools that will allow you to record a window (with audio), a portion of the screen or the whole screen, which includes but not limits to: </p>\n\n<h2><strong><a href=\"http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Istanbul</a>...
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34179
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2011-04-08T21:42:04.540
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<p>Update manager won't open, saying </p> <pre><code>E: could not open file/var/lib/dpkg/status - open(2: No such file or directory), E: the package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. </code></pre> <p>What to do?</p>
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2016-07-30T00:19:01.407
2017-11-24T04:29:04.847
Update manager can not open due to missing /var/lib/dpkg/status
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status</code></p>\n\n<p>And then try to update.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-04-20T09:22:10.433", "...
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2011-04-08T21:52:39.903
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<p>I've issued the commands sudo su, and sudo sh. Can you please tell me if there are logs associated with sudo, and where I could find them?</p>
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2011-04-09T03:29:19.420
2017-02-25T19:12:15.330
Looking for a log thats bound to sudo
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes, for <code>sudo</code> or <code>su</code>. log in <code>/var/log/auth.log</code></p>\n\n<p><code>tail -f /var/log/auth.log | egrep -i \"(sudo|su)\"</code></p>\n\n<p>If you would like colorized logs install <code>ccze</code> then pipe the output to <code>ccze</code></p>\n\n<p><cod...
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34181
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2011-04-08T22:05:52.490
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<p>Does anyone know how to change the graphics driver in 11.04 from i915 to intel?</p>
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235
2011-06-13T00:56:11.157
2011-07-20T02:22:45.697
How to change the graphics driver from i915 to intel?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can try to create an xorg.conf file by typing: </p>\n\n<p><code>sudo Xorg -configure</code></p>\n\n<p>and then edit the <code>[Device]</code> section with the driver you want.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "conte...
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2011-04-08T22:20:30.727
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<p>When I open the dash in 11.04, I get two rows of icons. The first row contains 'lenses' that take me to lists of applicaitons/files; the second row opens specific applications - Browse the Web, View Photos, Check Email, Listen to Music.</p> <p>Is there any way to change what programs the icons in the second row po...
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39618
2011-12-30T19:46:02.753
2012-01-30T00:27:42.390
Can I edit which icons appear in the Unity dash?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The mail problem known bug in Unity. The bug is reported <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/754095\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a> and is fixed for 11.04</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-11T16:18:09.023", "id": "38538"...
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34185
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2011-04-08T22:46:28.743
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<p>When I link contacts in empathy, facebook becomes the default account used in a new chat. </p> <p>Is there a way to change the default account? I'd like to avoid using facebook whenever possible, and instead have different preferred accounts to use for different people.</p>
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10698
2014-01-08T23:06:08.477
2014-01-08T23:06:08.477
Set default account in Empathy metacontact
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I gave this a try and I see what you mean. When you link contacts together, the accounts have some kind of sorting applied.</p>\n\n<p>For me: MSN accounts always come before GTalk accounts and accounts for the same protocol are sorted alphabetically. I'm guessing this is beca...
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2011-06-14T13:31:37.670
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2011-04-09T01:15:50.117
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<p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, Apache 2.2.17 and Mysql 5.5.10.</p> <p>I need some assistance getting Apache and Mysql running on boot.</p> <p>Reading the getting started over at upstart website attempting to get it to work.</p> <p>I added <code>/etc/init/apache2.conf</code></p> <p>along with the following line:</p> <p...
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2011-12-07T23:38:48.797
Using Upstart after building Apache & Mysql from source
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>upstart's method of following forks isn't really suited to apache unfortunately (there's a new method in development, <code>expect exit</code> which will handle this). So for now the init.d script is probably fine.</p>\n\n<p>If you really need to have apache start before/after some o...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>for running apache in boot:</p>\n\n<pre><code>update-rc.d -f apache remove \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>and</p>\n\n<pre><code>update-rc.d apache2 start 88 2 3 . stop 0 1 6 .\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And for mysqld too.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "...
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<p>I check to add Backtrack 4 repository on my ubuntu lucid lynx 10.04 LTS installation to add some tools that come with Backtrack 4 easily ...</p> <p>Various websites talk about it but none work ...</p>
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2011-04-09T10:22:27.437
Backtrack 4 repository?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Haven't tested it but this should work:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.offensive-security.com pwnsauce main microverse macroverse restricted universe multiverse'\nwget -q http://archive.offensive-security.com/backtrack.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -\nsudo...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Haven't tested it but this should work:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.offensive-security.com pwnsauce main microverse macroverse restricted universe multiverse'\nwget -q http://archive.offensive-security.com/backtrack.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add...
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