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2011-04-13T10:03:42.970
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<p>I want to monitor the time drift on my workstation. How can I compare my local time to a timeserver like pool.ntp.org and show the difference?</p>
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2017-08-17T15:44:14.120
Show Time drift relative to a time Server
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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34830
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34831
2011-04-13T10:26:26.350
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<p>On my desktop typing <code>python-</code> and pressing <kbd>Tab</kbd> offers suggestions of installable packages that are prefixed <code>python</code>. My server doesn't have this ability, how can I fix that?</p>
6955
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2011-04-14T12:49:08.587
How do I enable apt-get tab suggestions on my server?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Install <code>bash-completion</code> and put this line in your ~/.bashrc (but check first if there is a similar line first):</p>\n\n<pre><code>. /etc/bash_completion\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Note that it will only take effect in new terminals you open from now on. To take effect in the c...
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34836
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2011-04-13T11:05:23.247
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<p>I want to migrate an external USB HDD which I have been running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for a while onto a Laptop internal HDD.</p> <p>Unfortunately the internal HDD is smaller than the external HDD so I cannot transfer the partition using dd. But all the files on the external HDD will fit on the internal HDD so copying a...
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2011-04-13T13:39:55.443
What is the preferred way of transfering a filesystem between two local HDD's
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34838
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2011-04-13T11:12:26.107
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<p>How can I rename oddly named directories without typing their full names?</p> <p>I've got 8 folders with very long foldernames and I only got these folders in this path /home/user/Downloads/ - Is there any command to get every {*.txt} file from all folders and move them to another directory?</p>
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18887
2012-02-29T17:00:08.590
2022-02-01T07:45:45.913
how to rename directories that are hard to type?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>To rename a directory like <code>horrible *[name]* with$weird &lt;characters&gt; \\\\in it</code>, you can use wildcards. For example, if you have only one directory with <code>weird</code> in the name:</p>\n<pre><code>mv &quot;*weird*&quot; a-regular-named-directory\n</code>...
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2011-04-13T11:15:33.507
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<p>I use the netspeed applet to monitor all my internet connections, in particular when using mobile broadband where it also gives a total of the transfers during the connection. </p> <p>I understand that there are no current plans to allow use of such indicator applets in Natty with Unity. Are there any work-rounds f...
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2012-07-26T22:22:12.123
2012-07-26T22:22:12.123
I s there an equivalent to the Netspeed Applet?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>gnome-system-monitor</code> is still present but like most panel applets no longer has a bit that lives in the indicator area and gives you a continual view of it's network in/out statistics.</p>\n\n<p>I've yet to puzzle out if this is an affirmative design choice (\"th...
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2011-04-13T11:30:53.057
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<p>Right now I'm running <strong>Trine</strong>, which is a game using OpenGL running in fullscreen, in Ubuntu 10.10. </p> <p>What I would like to be able to do is <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> out of the game to be able to browse the web, check any IM messages, etc. while paused. </p> <p>However, just <kbd>Alt</kbd>...
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Alt+tab out of fullscreen game
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Start it in new x-server, and switch desktop by keys <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ALT</kbd>+<kbd>F7</kbd> or <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ALT</kbd>+<kbd>F8</kbd>.</p>\n\n<p>Type <code>xinit /path/to/the/game/executable -- :1</code> into a terminal.</p>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ ...
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2011-04-13T11:32:39.500
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<p>I downloaded the game <a href="http://trine-thegame.com/site/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Trine</a> from the <a href="http://humblebundle.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Humble frozenbyte Bundle</a> and installed it on Ubuntu 10.10 but for some reason it fails to launch.</p> <p>I downloaded the <code>Trine.32.run</co...
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2011-04-13T20:34:01.860
2011-04-23T09:34:08.120
Humble Bundle Game 'Trine' not working
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to the Trine forums - <a href=\"http://frozenbyte.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=15&amp;t=3312&amp;sid=b4af10cefb1966b58753b4e7613dea88\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://frozenbyte.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=15&amp;t=3312&amp;sid=b4af10cefb1966b58753b4e7613dea88</a></p>\n\n<p>I have the same pr...
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34845
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2011-04-13T11:41:08.413
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<p>How do you run a script when a user logs in? I have created a script script.sh and used chmod +x to make it executable where would I place the script to make it startup when a user logs in.</p>
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2011-04-13T14:25:05.353
2011-04-13T14:25:05.353
How do I start a script at login?
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2011-04-13T12:24:32.080
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<p>I start the game and there is no sound. What shoudl I do ?</p>
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2011-04-14T08:08:35.580
2011-11-17T10:28:42.573
No sound in shadow-grounds survivor ? (64bit)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I am guessing you have 64 bit Ubuntu installed. If so, open a terminal and type:</p>\n\n<pre><code>cd Installfolderlocation/survivor/lib32/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>obviously replace \"Installfolderlocation\" with the path you chose to install the game to.</p>\n\n<pre><code>mv libasound....
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34864
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34912
2011-04-13T13:16:39.917
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<p>Is there any alternative software to freeping in ubuntu?</p> <pre><code>Note: FREEping automatically pings in the background and shows statistics for each pinged hosts. When a host stops responding, FREEping can send popup messages to a specified destination. </code></pre> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgu...
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2011-04-13T17:04:22.407
2014-04-26T12:20:08.670
Alternative software to freeping?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Without parameter, a ping runs forever, but you can restrict it, to wait maximal 10 seconds and do just one ping this way:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping -W10 -c1 askubuntu.com \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>to suppress the output, and issue your warning</p>\n\n<pre><code>ping -W10 -c1 askubuntu.com ...
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34868
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2011-04-13T13:28:32.093
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<p>I am new to these backup things. I have try Backuppc and rsnashot. Backuppc was cool, with web frontend.</p> <p>My probleam: I don't have any backup servers I just have server and ftp-disk. I wanted to backup my server to ftp-disk, but I'm not sure how to do it? Can I use rsync?</p>
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2011-04-13T14:24:38.550
2015-11-04T12:35:19.923
How do I back up via FTP and rsync?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><code>rsync</code> works over ssh, but not over FTP. Full discussion here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://serverfault.com/questions/24622/how-to-use-rsync-over-ftp\">https://serverfault.com/questions/24622/how-to-use-rsync-over-ftp</a></p>\n\n<p>(Short answer in case serverfault...
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34873
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2011-04-13T13:55:04.297
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<p>In my laptop I have installed a LAMP environment for developing PHP apps. I would like to prevent these services (Apache, Mysql,..) starting on boot.</p> <p>For apache is pretty simple to avoid it: sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove</p> <p>but for mysqld I couldn't find a way to do the same.</p> <p>I have googled...
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2012-02-27T19:50:56.483
2012-02-27T19:50:56.483
How to avoid mysqld to start on boot
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Are you using <code>mysql-server-5.1</code> from ubuntu repos?</p>\n\n<p>In the file <code>/etc/init/mysql.conf</code> you will find some line like the following:</p>\n\n<pre><code>start on (net-device-up\n and local-filesystems\n and runlevel [2345])\nstop ...
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2011-04-13T14:05:31.343
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<p>I Have an HP dv7 laptop with Ubuntu 10.10 installed when i plug the cable no connection is established and a white light starts to flashes intermittent, the system tells me that no connection is active I tried to reinstall the OS but nothing works. Any idea?</p>
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2013-06-23T06:14:06.020
2013-06-23T06:14:06.020
HP DV7 Ethernet Intermittent flashes
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>After all I found the problem was about the \"weak-on\" setting of the eth configuration.\nTo find it I installed the ethtool to discover all the ethernet configuration settings, as this post suggests <a href=\"http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-854487.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reso...
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2011-04-13T14:42:49.877
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<p>What is the difference between <code>/opt</code> and <code>/usr/local</code> directories and what kind of programs should be installed to them?</p> <p>I referred to <a href="http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/">Linux File-system Hierarchy</a> but the explanation is not that clear. According to abov...
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2011-04-13T17:20:24.277
2011-04-13T20:23:28.690
Use of /opt and /usr/local directories in the context of a PC
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2011-04-13T14:53:17.890
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<p>I wonder if there is a software that enable you to easily build characters and make a story in 2d (without even drawing or rigging them). For instance, that provides you a complete character, like a doll, which can have different positions.</p> <p>Any suggestions?</p>
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2011-04-13T15:18:35.067
2021-06-24T13:34:15.620
2d story maker?
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2011-04-13T14:57:29.960
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<p>I buy from both 7digital and Amazon MP3 stores, how can I make a smart playlist of all my purchased songs?</p>
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2011-04-13T14:58:28.290
How do I make a smart playlist of my purchased music?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Both 7digital and Amazon tag their songs in the comment field. Create a new smart playlist and match any of the following, and add <code>Amazon.com</code> and <code>7digital.com</code>.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zq3fr.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></...
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2011-04-13T15:20:33.460
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<p>When using Chrome on Ubuntu, anything that uses Cufon is causing the fonts to become very grainy. I have the same version of Chrome on Windows and I do not have this problem, it is only on Ubuntu. I have attached an image below to show an example of what I mean. This happens on any webpage that I go to using Cufo...
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2011-04-13T15:31:24.850
2011-04-15T13:40:26.300
Cufon fonts in Chrome very grainy
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try disable 3D acceleration in about:flags : same issue in Windows and Ubuntu 10.10 fixed with it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-21T18:49:13.370", "id": "40382", "postId": "35213", "score": "0", "text": "Th...
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2011-04-13T15:45:04.037
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<p>This has happened to me many times in the last 5 years: an upgrade broke my system. Each time I end up with this situation, I have to reinstall the whole system, which is really annoying.</p> <p>Is there any way to roll back the most recent update to be able to have a functional system without reinstalling? If not, ...
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2023-08-09T05:53:36.063
2023-08-09T05:53:36.063
Is there any way to roll back the most recent update?
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2011-04-13T15:52:12.427
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<p>When I try to download google video chat plugin, it tells me that my country is restricted from using their services , however I manage to do it using some software. Where is it installed in my computer so that when I do a clean install of Ubuntu's new version I just copy that to my new install? </p>
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30405
2011-11-21T14:16:27.133
2013-03-08T08:11:54.263
Where do I find the Google Talk plugin once it is installed?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you downloaded the <code>.deb</code> file, you can use the same file to install on another Ubuntu installation and if you installed it using a repository, the file is in <code>/var/cache/apt/archives/</code>.</p>\n\n<p>To remove the Google video plugin on Ubuntu from the c...
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34890
1
null
2011-04-13T15:57:39.277
1
1868
<p>Is there a way in Natty with the Unity shell to add a Window List (or, even better, something like Talika) to the top bar? Or, failing that, some sort of appindicator for open windows? </p> <p>Ultimately, I'd like to replace the current global menu with a separate window list and a global menu that only shows the...
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2011-04-13T16:09:58.607
2015-09-30T02:36:00.317
Is there a way to add a window list on the panel in Unity?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, nothing that I'm aware of. Are you a programmer? You could hack together a python script around <strong>wmctrl</strong> and export the window list as an Indicator. You could ask some a friend, someone on IRC or request OMGUbuntu to publish a request for you.</p>\n", "...
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34896
1
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2011-04-13T16:19:45.413
1
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<p>I'd like to have the resulting video as small as possible. So it should only record when I type or move mouse. When I'm idle, it should not record.</p>
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2011-04-13T17:04:17.387
2012-02-24T01:35:01.477
Only record while I am moving the mouse or typing
[ "recordmydesktop" ]
1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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null
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You could 1) decompose to frames, 2) delete identical frames (or too similar) 3) recompose to movie. </p>\n\n<p>For:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Try <code>ffmpeg -i yourvideo.avi frame%06d.png</code></li>\n<li>I'd use imagemagick in a perl script</li>\n<li>either ffmpeg or mencoder</li...
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34902
1
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2011-04-13T16:47:43.367
3
1643
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/125843/dash-search-gives-no-result">Dash search gives no result</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>This is a bit similar to <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/33717/unity-file-lens-giving-useless-or-no-results">Unity ...
14183
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:04.307
2012-08-13T23:56:17.673
Search results in Unity are always empty
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null
0
2012-05-29T15:28:47.133
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34904
1
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2011-04-13T16:49:53.627
0
311
<p>I'm getting the following error when I try to install "unity-df", which is a patched launcher for Unity that allows you to further customize the launcher. <br/><br/> <code>Error: Breaks existing package 'unity' that conflict: 'netbook-launcher'. But the '/home/alex/unity-df_0.2.47-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb' provides it vi...
133402
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2011-05-29T09:02:30.897
Error when installing patched Unity launcher
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1
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Installing a package if you don't know the author is a very bad idea as during installation the package has full root access to your machine.</p>\n\n<p>The package provides the virtual package \"netbook-launcher\", but the installed package \"unity\" conflicts with \"netbook-...
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34909
1
null
2011-04-13T17:11:46.930
4
1467
<p>I was wondering if it is possible to search among content of documents</p> <ul> <li>possibly of various types: pdf, djvu, html, text file, programming code script, ...</li> <li>possibly under various directories under each the documents are mixed together and possibly with other nondocument files?</li> </ul> <p>I...
1471
null
null
2013-12-24T16:01:21.687
Is it possible to search among content of documents?
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3
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I use Recoll. It's in the repositories. It also searches pdf-metadata. You can choose, which folders are indexed. It's very fast.</p>\n\n<p>Install:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install recoll\n</code></pre>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwn...
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34913
1
34935
2011-04-13T17:22:54.943
15
19493
<p>What is the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D? Would unity-2D be supported (updates, features) in the future version of ubuntu?</p>
5855
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2011-04-13T17:23:21.853
2011-10-19T17:46:59.783
What is the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D?
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3
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Technical differences.</p>\n<h2>Unity</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Written in C++ as a compiz plugin and <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/18413/what-is-nux-and-whats-it-used-for\">uses nux</a> for OpenGL support.</li>\n<li>Requires hardware acceleration (Compositing). (<a href=\"https://...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity-2D is for use with computers that do not support 3D-accelerated graphics, such as some low-end netbooks. Unity-2D looks almost exactly the same as its 3D counterpart, albeit without a bit of the eye-candy.</p>\n\n<p>As for updates, both should be updated around the same...
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34923
1
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2011-04-13T19:02:02.287
1
120
<p>I would like to know RAM usage. I know there are several commands like free, top, but how can i get only the number in MB's like "3172", so i can use it in my webadmin script?</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
12425
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null
2011-06-22T07:05:52.640
RAM usage for webadmin
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Assuming from the given commands you mean shell commands:</p>\n\n<p>Depending on which value you want you can use something like</p>\n\n<pre><code>free -m | awk '/^-/ {print $4}'\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The regex between the two <code>/</code> selects the line you want (here it'...
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34925
1
null
2011-04-13T19:20:15.410
17
6687
<p>My questions are related to <code>/usr/share/zoneinfo</code> folder.</p> <ul> <li>Why is there a <code>posix</code> folder, which has the same content and files like zoneinfo? I only checked few files and they had same checksum.</li> <li>Why is there a <code>right</code> folder? As far as I know are in there timezo...
14190
2816
2011-07-17T05:25:34.843
2016-01-17T20:54:17.540
organization of zoneinfo folder
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If you install the <code>tzdata</code> source package, you will find all your answers:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get install apt-src\nmkdir tzdata &amp;&amp; cd tzdata\napt-src install tzdata\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Specifically:</p>\n\n<p><strong>posix and right</strong>:</p>\...
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34929
1
35057
2011-04-13T19:39:05.267
3
2070
<p>Is there a way to configure mouse preferences to move the pointer automatically to the default button?</p>
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2014-12-16T18:07:52.120
2019-08-29T17:13:16.690
move pointer automatically to default button
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3
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I believe that this is window manager-dependent. By default, in Ubuntu you're running either Compiz or Metacity. I don't think that either of those WMs has the option you're looking for. But there are many WMs out there. I seem to recall encountering at least one such WM years ago wh...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I believe that this is window manager-dependent. By default, in Ubuntu you're running either Compiz or Metacity. I don't think that either of those WMs has the option you're looking for. But there are many WMs out there. I seem to recall encountering at least one such WM year...
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34932
1
34933
2011-04-13T19:43:32.157
42
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<p>After enabling my <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/358/how-can-i-type-special-characters-like-e">Compose key</a>, I want to find the list of all the key combinations I can use to create special characters. Where is the full list that my system is using when parsing the keys typed after the Compose key?</p> ...
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2017-09-20T02:38:27.750
2021-07-18T09:03:55.827
Where can I find the full list of Compose combinations for my locale?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The full list of key combinations is available on the local filesystem here:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Everything that starts with <code>&lt;Multi_key&gt;</code> is a <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/358/how-can-i-type-s...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The full list of key combinations is available on the local filesystem here:</p>\n\n<pre><code>/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Everything that starts with <code>&lt;Multi_key&gt;</code> is a <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/358/how-can-...
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34942
1
34948
2011-04-13T20:30:24.390
1
987
<p>I run Ubuntu 10.10 AMD64 and want to ask for suggestion how to make fat32 partition mounted on startup or at login.</p> <p>I usually have to open nautilus and click on the partition to get it mounted.</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
12837
null
null
2011-04-13T20:57:52.390
How to make fat32 partition mounted at startup?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You'll want to add it to your <code>/etc/fstab</code> file:</p>\n\n<p><code>/dev/sdz9 /mount_point vfat rw,noatime,user 0 0</code></p>\n\n<p>Just place your partition and mount point info in there. That should get you going.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commun...
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34944
1
34952
2011-04-13T20:38:41.980
3
5656
<p>I am using Ubuntu 11.04.</p> <p>I have installed the JDK.</p> <p>I have now downloaded phpStorm which was a <em>tar.gz</em>.</p> <p>After extraction I have /bin /lib etc.</p> <p>I know I can run /bin/phpstorm.sh.</p> <p>But Where am I meant to put the phpstorm folder? What permissions do I need to set?</p>
14127
235
2011-04-13T20:40:59.167
2011-04-13T21:08:30.507
How do I install phpStorm?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use Intellij IDEA, a similar product on Ubuntu. Basically, you can put it wherever you want. I just made a folder \"IDEA\" in /home/username. Then I added it to .bashrc (seems silly to add it to path for just that one executable), something like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>alias \"idea...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I use Intellij IDEA, a similar product on Ubuntu. Basically, you can put it wherever you want. I just made a folder \"IDEA\" in /home/username. Then I added it to .bashrc (seems silly to add it to path for just that one executable), something like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>alia...
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34945
1
34947
2011-04-13T20:42:41.083
3
1883
<p>What's the proper way to install <a href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php.html" rel="nofollow">Enigmail</a> (PGP Signing for Thunderbird)? I noticed that it's in the Ubuntu repositories - is that the proper way to install it, or should I install it from the page on the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/e...
6005
null
null
2013-06-24T13:09:27.897
Proper method of installing Enigmail
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I would recommend that you use the version from the add-ons website. It will be more current that whatever's in the repos and t-bird will check to see if there are updates for it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC ...
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34951
1
35062
2011-04-13T21:07:12.753
6
1823
<p>Does anyone have any idea how to do the equivalent of <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Tab</kbd>, or to minimize games that take the mouse cursor?</p> <p>I am using windowed mode.</p>
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8844
2011-04-13T22:46:48.560
2011-04-14T14:50:12.587
Alt+tab-ing games (like Trine or Aquaria)
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I had the same problem and found that <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>G</kbd> will release the mouse from the window, then you can minimize it or whatever from there.</p>\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http://frozenbyte.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=13605#p13605\">Frozenbyte forum topic</a></p>\n\n<p>I...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I've multiple virtual desktops (or workspaces, whatever they are called) and use the keyboard shortcuts to jump between these desktops.</p>\n\n<p>Example:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>1</kbd> switches to Desktop1</li>\n<li><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>2</kbd> switches to...
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34959
1
35097
2011-04-13T22:00:10.523
4
982
<p>I upgraded to natty and the old background images are gone. How do I get them back?</p>
14201
235
2011-04-13T23:15:05.013
2011-04-14T17:56:09.447
I upgraded and the old wallpapers gone, how can I get them back?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The wallpapers, or backgrounds, for maverick are listed here:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art-pkg/ubuntu-wallpapers/ubuntu/files/56\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art-pkg/ubuntu-wallpapers/ubuntu/files/56</a></p>\n\n<p>You can downl...
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34960
1
34961
2011-04-13T22:01:09.347
1
2013
<p>I have a projects folder where some of the projects are mere legacy project. Is there a way to give them colors, like you can in Mac OS X?</p> <p>With Dolphin, I used the various colored folder icons, but there is nothing like that installed on my system for nautilus.</p>
12824
235
2011-04-13T22:18:58.203
2011-05-07T19:12:56.477
Is there a way to tag folders with colors?
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2
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One thing you can do very easily within nautilus, is to give them emblems, I agree, not quite as immediately recognisable but nonetheless a visual way of telling the difference between them.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Right-click on the folder, and click\n<strong>Properties</strong>.</li>\n</u...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>One thing you can do very easily within nautilus, is to give them emblems, I agree, not quite as immediately recognisable but nonetheless a visual way of telling the difference between them.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Right-click on the folder, and click\n<strong>Properties</strong>.</...
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34962
1
null
2011-04-13T22:18:42.830
2
2173
<p>I'm quite embarrassed to ask this, as there's quite a bit of info out there, but I don't seem to be able to stitch it all together.</p> <p>Basically, here is a new Toshiba laptop running ubuntu lucid. Everything works like a charm, apart from a microphone jack, which only produces very low level noise. </p> <p>Sou...
3204
3204
2011-04-14T11:29:52.823
2011-04-14T11:29:52.823
How do I make the microphone work on a toshiba portege laptop?
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0
2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-02-18T01:16:51.773
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34963
1
34969
2011-04-13T22:21:29.037
9
1271
<p>So far I'm liking the new Unity interface, but there are certain aspects of the Applications lens/dash that I find a bit inconvenient. For example, I have about 30 games installed on my desktop. </p> <p>With the old main menu, I could edit the games into categories, and it was very quick to view all card games, o...
13901
235
2011-04-13T23:05:47.457
2012-08-18T16:06:59.963
Is there a way for non-experts to create new lenses/drawers for the Unity launcher?
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5
0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unfortunately there's no easy way to customize lenses, people need to write them. On the plus side they're easy for people to write, for example the Ask Ubuntu lens is about ~350 lines of code.</p>\n\n<p>Please add <a href=\"https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses/Ideas\" rel=\"nofollow...
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34964
1
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2011-04-13T22:22:18.040
7
6877
<p>My ThinkPad x43 has no <kbd>Super</kbd> key. Most of the keyboard shortcuts in 11.04 use this button:<br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/unity-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts">What are Unity&#39;s keyboard and mouse shortcuts?</a></p> <p>What to do with Unity now? Is there a way to map the <kbd>Fn</kbd> bu...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2012-04-06T06:50:16.133
ThinkPad workaround for no "super" key
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Here is a thread in the <a href=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=530346\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ubuntu Forums</a> that covers this. </p>\n\n<p>You can also check out <a href=\"http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki\" rel=\"nofollow\">ThinkWiki</a>, which specialises in...
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34965
1
34970
2011-04-13T22:34:39.103
2
1410
<p>I just want to ask you, if I'm installing the Ubuntu beside the windows without any partition changes, using wubi does the ubuntu using more performance (CPU, memory, hard drive), or same as a normal installation?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>
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235
2011-04-13T23:04:56.820
2011-04-13T23:17:26.820
Does installing with wubi affect performance?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Since wubi uses a single file to store the Ubuntu installation on the NTFS drive IO will be slower</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://superuser.com/questions/222179/how-is-wubi-different-from-dual-booting-or-a-vm-image\">https://superuser.com/questions/222179/how-is-wubi-different-from-dual...
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2014-08-15T13:35:34.923
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34974
1
35104
2011-04-14T01:13:52.900
1
849
<p>Hello I am new to Ubuntu I had it for a month or two.</p> <p>I am mad about figuring out a print server trying to send the print jobs that are coming to my print server to the windows XP machine by the network. </p> <p>Can some one please help? I am a novice Ubuntu user.</p>
13923
46312
2012-04-09T02:24:36.960
2012-09-08T14:00:55.530
How to send print to Windows XP?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can install the printer by using a simple procedure with the System/Administration/Printing exactly as you do in a Windows XP printer, but you can find several issues when trying to print to a certain type/model of printers. Which will get your Windows XP printing service stuck.<...
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34975
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34976
2011-04-13T22:24:00.880
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34965/does-installing-with-wubi-affect-performance">Does installing with wubi affect performance?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Hi,</p> <p>I just want to ask you, if I'm installing the Ubuntu beside the windows withou...
14204
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2015-10-26T23:30:07.980
Installing Ubuntu with wubi or with standard installation
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2011-04-14T09:32:46.167
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iUngi
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2011-04-14T01:45:13.637
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<p>Can the <code>zsh</code> shell be configured to show what <code>bash</code> shows when a command does not exist, similarly to this:</p> <pre><code>kahless:~$ sysv-rc-conf The program 'sysv-rc-conf' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf </code></pre> <p>rat...
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2013-12-03T13:42:12.157
2023-01-21T22:34:22.073
Configuring to detect if a command does not exist, suggest installation
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This feature is provided by the <a href=\"http://packages.ubuntu.com/command-not-found\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><code>command-not-found</code></a> <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/command-not-found\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/0wAin.png\" alt=\"Install comma...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The way it works is through the command_not_found_handle() function in bash. bash provides a hook which is basically a function that is invoked when a command is not found. Ubuntu's bash implementation traps it and does a package search, while Debian's bash does not (and same...
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34979
1
35096
2011-04-14T01:46:29.457
8
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<p>I want to make my own shortcut to increase or decrease brightness.</p> <p>I don't like the default shortcut of my HP laptop (<kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>F7</kbd> to decrease and <kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>F8</kbd> to increase).</p> <p>Is it possible?</p>
12943
22949
2012-08-12T02:17:51.050
2012-08-12T02:18:23.420
How to change the shortcut to adjust brightness?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes I did it again! Thanks to myself!</p>\n\n<p>1) <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xdotool\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Install XDoTool</a> and <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Compiz</a> </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo aptitude install xdotool c...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes I did it again! Thanks to myself!</p>\n\n<p>1) <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xdotool\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Install XDoTool</a> and <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Compiz</a> </p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo aptitude install x...
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34980
1
34987
2011-04-14T02:05:17.830
66
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<p>I have never been good at deciphering the pronunciation guides:</p> <blockquote> <p>ubuntu |oǒ'boǒntoō|</p> </blockquote> <p>What is the best way to describe the pronunciation with like sounding words for each syllable?</p> <p><strong>"oǒ"</strong>: ?</p> <p><strong>"boǒn"</strong>: like Boone as in Daniel or ...
11950
44179
2016-01-17T04:42:32.447
2021-10-20T22:40:38.253
What is the correct pronunciation of 'Ubuntu'?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Here's Nelson Mandela ... <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-3Eh65kkA\">Short clip : The Meaning of Ubuntu</a> .</p>\n\n<p>Actually, you get the interviewer pronouncing <em>Ubuntu</em> twice, and you'll hear Mandela pronounce <em>Ubuntu</em> near the end of the clip.</p>\n...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fJF5UIS_hE\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">How To Pronounce Ubuntu - YouTube</a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>pronunciationbook</p>\n \n <p>Published on 11 Sep 2010</p>\n \n <p>This video shows you how to say Ubuntu. Learn the correct ...
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34983
1
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2011-04-14T02:19:10.510
0
8546
<p>I have a wireless router that assigns IPs using <strong>DHCP</strong>. My laptop (<strong>Acer Aspire 1 110L</strong> running <strong>Ubuntu 10.10</strong>) connects to the wireless network, but DNS is not working. I've tried to trouble shoot the problem following various tutorials on <a href="http://help.ubuntu.c...
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47044
2012-05-13T17:50:25.380
2012-08-08T14:24:39.447
Troubleshooting wireless network connection: DNS not working
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p><strong>/etc/resolv.conf</strong> contains your <strong>DNS</strong> listings. 192.168.0.1 is obviously the router in question. You need to manually provide the nameserver(s) provided to you by your isp. You can usually get this information under the router/status page. In yo...
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user14208
34984
1
null
2011-04-14T02:42:00.323
2
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<p>Will all programs in Natty have the new cool scroll bars once the final version comes out?</p>
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2012-04-29T06:23:53.603
2012-04-29T06:23:53.603
Which applications support the new scroll bars?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>No, not all applications support these new scrollbars as yet (for example firefox does not). Possibly in 11.10 most of them will.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "20...
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34988
1
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2011-04-14T03:22:34.533
6
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<p>How to mount a samba share permanently in Ubuntu 10.10? Also, I don't want to display the share icon on my desktop. How to achieve this task?</p>
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2018-08-20T05:23:11.893
2018-08-20T05:23:11.893
How to mount a samba share permanently?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You should add it to /etc/fstab. I don't have a SMB server available at the moment but I think the fstab entry should look something like:</p>\n\n<p>//server/share /mountpoint smbfs</p>\n\n<p>man fstab and man mount are your friends here.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", ...
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34989
1
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2011-04-14T03:26:23.970
0
3309
<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04 Nattu beta on my machine with GeForce 7025 card. But I'm falling back to classic Gnome instead of unity. I'm sure the problem is noveau isn't enough to enable 3D acceleration. And we have to install Nvidia proprietary drivers. </p> <p>Before that we also have to remove noveau drivers. this ...
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235
2011-04-14T03:28:38.567
2011-05-05T14:26:20.577
How to remove open source noveau and replace it with the proprietary Nvidia driver?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Have you tried running the additional drivers tool in the menu? This will fetch the right drivers and do what you need. If that doesn't work please update your question with what happened.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q5KnI.png\" alt=\"alt text\"></p>\n", ...
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user14211
34993
1
34994
2011-04-14T04:46:56.330
5
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<p>It seems odd that I have to teach Ubuntu the word 'Ubuntu'. Why doesn't it know itself. Are there any plans to fix this?</p> <p>It's been like this for as long as I can remember. I'm currently on 10.10.</p> <p>Question inspired by <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/34980/how-do-you-pronounce-ubuntu">this</a>...
12473
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.223
2017-08-08T21:50:07.790
Why doesn't Ubuntu know the word 'Ubuntu'?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>That's a good idea, previously raised in <a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20110714090732/http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24718/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this Brainstorm idea</a>. I don't know of any reason why it's not there; it just needs someone to make the change. </p...
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2017-08-10T15:43:43.820
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2011-04-14T06:10:12.453
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<p>I'll tell you the whole story.</p> <p>I decided to upgrade my natty from alpha to beta after a long time.After the updates has been downloaded, the system crashed during installation. I rebooted the system and during the plymouth screen I greeted with the error message</p> <p>"Disk Drive / not ready yet or not ava...
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2012-08-12T17:26:39.217
2014-06-02T00:41:40.153
Disk Drive / not ready yet or not available
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I ran <code>fsck</code> in manual recovery. But I don't remember which atribute label I used - it was check partition and don't repair. I think it <code>vas -r</code>. Then console aked me if I wanted to fix this erorr. I pushed \"y\" for one hundred times and now system boot...
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1
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2011-04-14T07:18:13.773
1
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<p>My friend has been using ubuntu 10.10 on vmware player for many days now. But today, it has a problem booting, so we started the ubuntu live cd to try and fix it.</p> <p>Running <code>sudo fsck /dev/sda1</code> (got from <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/16562/no-init-start-up-error">No init start up error</...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2013-11-08T20:11:09.000
Booting ubuntu gives "init not found"
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I experienced a similar problem. It seems that recent ubuntu livecds have the bad behaviour to access the disk partitions at startup, and make them busy if they are not fsck clean.</p>\n\n<p>The solution I found was to run the fsck on that partition starting with a different diagnost...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I experienced a similar problem. It seems that recent ubuntu livecds have the bad behaviour to access the disk partitions at startup, and make them busy if they are not fsck clean.</p>\n\n<p>The solution I found was to run the fsck on that partition starting with a different ...
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35003
1
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2011-04-14T08:15:05.653
4
2577
<p>I installed Ubuntu 11.04 using VMware Player 3.1.4 inside Ubuntu 10.10</p> <p>When first booting on the ISO image I was asked if I wanted to download the VMware Tools for Linux and I accepted. It downloaded for a few minutes, and then it has been "updating" for an hour already. Even shutting down the VM does not st...
4066
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2014-06-27T14:25:21.080
2021-11-07T03:58:28.737
"Updating VMware Tools for Linux" spins forever
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Had the same problem. It seems to hang while trying to ask you for your password to authorize the update. For some reason it needs root to have a password. I simply 'passwd root' and 'kill -9'ed the process running 'vmware-gksu' then tried again. And voila: after the download...
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35006
1
35007
2011-04-14T08:29:10.437
6
2445
<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/7034/what-is-the-difference-between-32bit-and-64-bit-and-which-should-i-chose">What is the difference between 32bit and 64 bit and which should I chose?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I bought a new lenovo ideapad Y560 ...
14204
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:59.520
2012-02-28T20:54:45.440
Ubuntu 32 or 64 bit
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>try 64bit Ubuntu. it will give you good performance under i5 processor. Nowadays you will find 64bit versions for all important applications. Even flash has a 64bit alpha release which is quite stable. However, if you are an avid facebook user, you will have to use the 32 bit flash, ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>try 64bit Ubuntu. it will give you good performance under i5 processor. Nowadays you will find 64bit versions for all important applications. Even flash has a 64bit alpha release which is quite stable. However, if you are an avid facebook user, you will have to use the 32 bit...
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2012-02-28T21:17:21.200
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35010
1
35012
2011-04-14T08:47:29.500
7
21999
<p>I want to remove all programs associated to Wine and Wine itself in one command, can it be done? The whole point of this question is that I don't want to find any files connected to wine. </p>
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2012-02-20T11:09:48.320
2021-04-11T17:47:00.127
How do I remove all programs connected to Wine and Wine with one command?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>WARNING! DOING THIS WILL DESTROY DATA</h1>\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove wine\nrm -rf ~/.wine\n</code></pre>\n<p>If you really want it to be one command, replace the newline between the two lines with <code>&amp;&amp;</code></p>\n<p>That will remove Wine (if you installed it from ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>WARNING! DOING THIS WILL DESTROY DATA</h1>\n<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove wine\nrm -rf ~/.wine\n</code></pre>\n<p>If you really want it to be one command, replace the newline between the two lines with <code>&amp;&amp;</code></p>\n<p>That will remove Wine (if you installed ...
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35011
1
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2011-04-14T08:48:33.743
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/45270/prevent-unity-from-auto-maximizing">Prevent Unity from auto-maximizing</a><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/40571/how-to-keep-programs-from-launching-maximized-11-04">How to keep programs from laun...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-04-29T13:09:22.733
Why do firefox 4 and evolution always open maximized in Unity?
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Some applications will always open maximized in Unity. It's something to do with their initial size: if they take up more then X of the screen, they will be maximized (I'm not sure what's the value of X though).</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "commun...
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2011-06-05T22:06:40.520
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user14224
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1
35018
2011-04-14T09:11:56.487
2
11983
<p>There is a new awesome game called "<a href="http://ace-spades.com/" rel="nofollow">Ace of Spades</a>", that is similar to Minecraft. However, it seems to be only available on Windows.</p> <p>How can I play it under Ubuntu? Please answer with a step by step guide if you manage to get it running.</p> <hr> <p>Usef...
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2011-04-14T15:45:13.197
2014-11-11T00:34:35.700
How can I play Ace of Spades?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Installation </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Go to the software center and install wine (<a href=\"http://apt.marcoceppi.com/p/wine\" rel=\"nofollow\">or by clicking here</a>)</p></li>\n<li><p>Go to <a href=\"http://ace-spades.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ace-spades.com</a> or the download link ...
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35015
1
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2011-04-14T09:24:45.887
6
1467
<p>Is there any precaution you need to take while using ubuntu? Because i dont use any antivirus available for ubuntu! So any security changes do i need to make while surfing on the net? </p>
13350
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2011-04-14T17:13:42.807
Threats while using ubuntu?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Good to see you are concerned about security. i assume you are a windows user, who has switched to, or trying out ubuntu. You do not need an antivirus product, because simply said, the architecture of linux is such, it is much less prone to malware. If you are still concerned...
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35024
1
35522
2011-04-14T10:14:09.143
22
13534
<p>So I saw all that fancy quicklists in dash, and I'm wondering if I can do it with nautilus to add places as a quicklist, like Videos, Pictures, Downloads.. etc,</p> <p>So as a start, I tried to modify <code>/usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop</code> and added this but it didn't work:</p> <pre><code>X-Aya...
14228
235
2011-11-18T14:42:53.867
2012-03-17T23:00:54.233
How to add my favorite places as a quicklist in my home's icon in Unity?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>ubuntu 11.10</h1>\n<p>Copy 'Home Folder' launcher file to your home directory:</p>\n<pre><code>cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop ~/.local/share/applications\n</code></pre>\n<p>Open the file for editing in gedit:</p>\n<pre><code>gedit ~/.local/share/applications/nautil...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<h1>ubuntu 11.10</h1>\n<p>Copy 'Home Folder' launcher file to your home directory:</p>\n<pre><code>cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop ~/.local/share/applications\n</code></pre>\n<p>Open the file for editing in gedit:</p>\n<pre><code>gedit ~/.local/share/application...
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35028
1
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2011-04-14T10:48:37.187
3
3107
<p>I'm going to do some reverse engineering on a device with a composite video output. It would be great if I could just plug this in to my Ubuntu box and be able to record video as well as view the live stream in a window while I'm working with the device in question.</p> <p>What <strong>USB video capture</strong> de...
14232
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2019-12-20T12:50:38.657
Recommended USB video capture device
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>There are drivers for EasyCAP devices <a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/easycapdc60/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>, but since there are so many EasyCAP clones it might be difficult to know you're buying one that is supported by that driver.</p>\n\n<p>I ended up getting ...
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35031
1
35042
2011-04-14T11:18:24.490
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<p>I'm using <code>ssh-keygen</code> to generate a key on Ubuntu 10.10, then using <code>ssh-copy-id</code> to copy the key to two remote machines that are running 10.04 (one desktop, the other server).</p> <p>But here's the thing: I can SSH into the desktop without a password, but then some time later I'm asked for a...
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2018-03-07T02:00:53.467
2018-03-07T02:00:53.467
SSH keys not working
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>First of all, I suggest, if you can, to remove+purge, then reinstall openssh-client/server on the three machines, and remove each ~/.ssh, so that you start from a clean situation.</p>\n\n<p>Next, follow this <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys\">ubuntu wiki p...
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35032
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2011-04-14T11:43:03.233
0
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<p>I have just purchased a new Asus ENGTS450 DirectCU graphics card, Geforce 450. My problem is that I can't get to my desktop with this new card. At first I just simply replaced my old Nvidia card with this new one, but booting freezes after the "staring up logo".</p> <p>Then I added ubuntu-x-swat PPA and upgraded nv...
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2011-04-14T13:25:55.093
2011-06-20T12:04:56.543
How do I get an NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 working?
[ "11.04", "drivers", "nvidia" ]
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Ubuntu uses the Nouveau driver for nvidia cards. The GeForce GTS 450 card is from the <a href=\"http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames#NVC0\" rel=\"nofollow\">NVC0 family</a>. Unfortunately, support for this relatively new family is <a href=\"http://nouveau.freedesktop...
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user14239
35033
1
35035
2011-04-14T12:03:44.017
7
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<p>I'm using a netbook which runs Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Beta. This new interface is really exciting and it's creating very effective experiment on daily use. As you know, there are still some problems and bugs out there. In LibreOffice, I couldn't decrease the size of icons and this matter makes me a bit angry. Pl...
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2011-04-14T12:14:30.147
How to decrease LibreOffice icons size?
[ "11.04", "ubuntu-netbook", "icons", "libreoffice" ]
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have the options for icon size changed after it forked from OpenOffice? In Openoffice on my Maverick netbook I can reduce the size under <em>Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org [probably LibreOffice now] > View</em>. It sounds strange that they would remove the feature from LibreOffice....
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have the options for icon size changed after it forked from OpenOffice? In Openoffice on my Maverick netbook I can reduce the size under <em>Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org [probably LibreOffice now] > View</em>. It sounds strange that they would remove the feature from Libr...
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35037
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35103
2011-04-14T12:20:08.080
2
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<p>I have a @facebook.com email id...how do I setup evolution using that?</p>
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2011-06-07T17:19:33.580
2011-06-07T17:19:33.580
Facebook email account settings for evolution?
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4
CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-14T13:26:42.667", "id": "39115", "postId": "35037", "score": "0", "text": "is it even possible to use the facebook email like that?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "1992" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-14T17:23:47.083", "id": "39150", "postI...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=19031\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook Help Center</a>: </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>How do I set up a free @facebook.com\n email address? To set up a free\n @facebook.com address, go to your\n Messages view and click the \"Claim\n your ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>From <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=19031\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook Help Center</a>: </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>How do I set up a free @facebook.com\n email address? To set up a free\n @facebook.com address, go to your\n Messages view and click the \"Claim\...
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35051
1
35052
2011-04-14T13:29:21.173
3
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<p>I've developed an (awesome) mozilla-based custom web-browser running on Ubuntu 10.10 that needs to always be open (it is basically a "kiosk").</p> <p>If it crashes, which is easy to do in a single-threaded web-browser like mine, I need it to start right back up (actually, a 10 or so second delay before restarting w...
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2011-04-14T13:30:07.277
2011-04-14T14:07:07.327
Is there an Application Monitor?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could wrap a bash script around it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\nwhile true\ndo\n &lt;execute your browser&gt;\n sleep &lt;specify seconds here&gt;\ndone\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Paste it in a file, make it executable (<code>chmod +x yourfile.sh</code> or tick the execute box i...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You could wrap a bash script around it:</p>\n\n<pre><code>#!/bin/bash\nwhile true\ndo\n &lt;execute your browser&gt;\n sleep &lt;specify seconds here&gt;\ndone\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Paste it in a file, make it executable (<code>chmod +x yourfile.sh</code> or tick the execu...
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35053
1
35069
2011-04-14T13:44:59.007
6
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<p>I'd like to use unattended-upgrades to install all updates to Natty beta packages daily. Whatever I try, unattended-upgrades seems to ignore updates to packages in "main". Here's my current Allowed-Origins section of <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades</code>.</p> <pre><code>Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-...
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2011-06-20T01:43:10.263
2012-08-18T21:23:10.097
How do I enable automatic updates of all packages?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is no -main, -universe, -multiverse, or -restricted repository. Main, universe, etc are pockets within each repository. Packages from all pockets in an enabled repository are installed. There are only 4 repositories and they are all listed in that config file by default:</p>...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>There is no -main, -universe, -multiverse, or -restricted repository. Main, universe, etc are pockets within each repository. Packages from all pockets in an enabled repository are installed. There are only 4 repositories and they are all listed in that config file by defa...
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35056
1
35059
2011-04-14T13:51:51.433
6
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<p>I'm having trouble accessing some files over a samba share. Here's my setup:</p> <ul> <li>I have shared <code>/shared</code> as <code>Shared</code></li> <li>I have a user with the same name and pwd as my Linux user in my Windows machine</li> <li>I made that user a member of the <code>debian-transmission</code> grou...
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13570
2011-04-14T14:07:09.947
2016-11-23T14:58:21.337
Permissions issue with symlinks over samba
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3
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you enabled wide symlinks in the configuration for your share in smb.conf?</p>\n\n<pre><code>follow symlinks=yes\nwide links = yes\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Wide links at least is off by default as it <a href=\"http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\">...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Have you enabled wide symlinks in the configuration for your share in smb.conf?</p>\n\n<pre><code>follow symlinks=yes\nwide links = yes\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Wide links at least is off by default as it <a href=\"http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html\" rel=\"noref...
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35058
1
35061
2011-04-14T13:58:01.833
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<p>I long removed Firefox, Evolution, Brasero and other apps that originally came with Maverick. Will the upgrade bring them back? If so is there a way to prevent this? Also, will other 3rd party apps still work even if they're based on Maverick dependencies? Thanks for your help!</p>
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2011-04-14T14:08:05.533
2011-04-14T14:33:15.313
Will removed default apps come back after an upgrade to a new release?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No, the removed default application will not come back but the new default applications will be installed.</p>\n\n<p>There are two cases:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>When the default application is the same between upgrade it will not be installed e.g. Evolution between 10.10 and 11.04</p></...
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35060
1
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2011-04-14T14:16:02.883
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<p>want to share my Laptops (running Ubuntu 10.10) Broadband with my Android (Galaxy Mini) running 2.2.1. Since Androids currently do not support ad-hoc networks so the "Create new wireless network.." won't help.</p> <p>Q1) How do i setup a Wireless Access Point using my Laptops WiFi card? Q2) What is the difference b...
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2011-04-14T14:27:26.523
2011-09-06T17:44:21.540
How to setup a Wireless Access-Point using my laptop's WiFi card?
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2
1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>OpenWRT uses <code>hostapd</code> to provide its services. It is available for Utuntu. </p>\n\n<p>You will need to arrange for masquerading and firewalling as well. I like Shorewall for things like that. In your case the two-interface model should work well. </p>\n", "...
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35064
1
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2011-04-14T14:37:25.573
1
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<p>When i write scripts i want that some lines are colored in output. My questions is not about changing prompt (PS1) but for example how can i change that the output, let us say, "cat /var/run/reboot-required.pkgs" would be in red, for example. </p> <p>Thx for answers</p>
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2011-09-19T19:59:10.480
Changing colors in terminal output
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>This may help: <a href=\"http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/037\" rel=\"nofollow\">How can I print text in various colors?</a></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-...
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35071
1
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2011-04-14T15:14:20.847
2
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<p>I have ubuntu one mobile package and I would like to change and store my contacts on the computer, because its easier than on the phone and backed up. I don't want to use google sync, as they have enough data.</p> <p>The problem with the web interface is, that I can't add information to a contact. For example, I ca...
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2011-04-14T15:21:38.047
2011-04-22T13:34:37.530
Ubuntu One webinterface to manage contacts
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It's an intermittent problem we're chasing down, we hope to get it fixed soon. You should be able to reload the page, wait until everything has downloaded, and then add more information without problems.</p>\n\n<p>If not, let me know.</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "com...
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35072
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2011-04-14T15:15:34.047
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<p>I was on my computer and running updates and something about firefox kicked me to a text screen from which I was forced to do a hardware reboot. On reboot, plymouth should low graphics mode and displayed a message saying that it cannot find / and I could wait or open a terminal for manual recovery. </p> <p>Waiting ...
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2011-04-14T17:11:57.237
What should I do when the system says it cannot find /
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems your system was corrupted somehow - quite possible due to a hardware problem or a power spike.</p>\n\n<p>Without hands on the system its unlikely that someone can diagnose your problem and if you can't do recovery by yourself (and possibly any way) your best bet is to reinst...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>It seems your system was corrupted somehow - quite possible due to a hardware problem or a power spike.</p>\n\n<p>Without hands on the system its unlikely that someone can diagnose your problem and if you can't do recovery by yourself (and possibly any way) your best bet is t...
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35076
1
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2011-04-14T15:52:04.967
10
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<p>Truecrypt installs and runs but is unable to use the Unity system tray for the program running in the background. If one exits the main program can not be restarted to unmount the encrypted volume(s). I have tried white-listing 'truecrypt' but it still does not allow the background program to appear in the system tr...
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235
2012-01-18T23:19:31.343
2012-03-15T17:41:55.960
How do I whitelist Truecrypt to show in the indicator area?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Whitelist 'Truecrypt' instead, log out, log in again and it should show up:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/MLXvO.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/rLK9h.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></p>\n"...
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user14256
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35077
1
50244
2011-04-14T16:02:03.353
8
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<p>I am trying to get a basic nfs4 working between two machines (let's call them <em>server</em> and <em>client</em>). I have followed <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NFSv4Howto" rel="noreferrer">this manual</a> <em>by letter</em> to no avail. Here's what I'm getting:</p> <pre><code>root@server#: tail -n 2 ...
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2011-04-14T16:13:57.540
2015-11-11T11:39:46.683
Cannot mount nfs4 share: no such file or directory
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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35079
1
35143
2011-04-14T16:27:44.593
4
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<p>Using Ubuntu 10.10, gnome, and dual nvidia monitors.</p> <p>Gnome panels and docky are able to "reserve" part of the screen for themselves in such a way as to prevent maximized windows from covering them up. I'd like to setup a region on my desktop in the same manner. Between conky, pidgin, pandora, and a couple of...
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2011-07-12T05:07:19.440
I'd like to prevent maximize from covering one third of the screen
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maximumize may be useful for that case instead of Maximize. Which is included in the CompizConfig Settings Manager and will <strong><em>\"Maximumize windows (resize them to fit the available screenspace)\"</em></strong></p>\n\n<p>In your case, Maximumize will fit the window's size in...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maximumize may be useful for that case instead of Maximize. Which is included in the CompizConfig Settings Manager and will <strong><em>\"Maximumize windows (resize them to fit the available screenspace)\"</em></strong></p>\n\n<p>In your case, Maximumize will fit the window's...
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35081
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2011-04-14T16:55:56.723
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<p>Is there a command-line interface I can use to make one or more ogg-music-files into mono?</p>
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2011-04-14T17:00:16.270
2011-04-14T17:16:16.127
Command line interface to make a ogg mono from stereo
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0
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use it with <code>oggdec</code> and <code>oggenc</code>. In good old unix fashion, the decoding and encoding process is separated, so <code>oggenc</code> cannot take ogg as input. However, it is straightforward and easily combined in a shellscript if so desired.</p>\n...
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user14260
35082
1
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2011-04-14T16:59:14.317
4
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<p>I've got a new <a href="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en/ho/WF06b/321957-321957-3329744-3848802-3848802-4247520-4296658.html" rel="nofollow">HP G42</a> and it features an LED indicator on the touch-pad’s top left corner and (in Windows, with the vendor's driver) it allowed me to tap twice in that corner to toggl...
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2015-12-14T09:04:12.033
2015-12-14T09:04:12.033
Toggle synaptic touchpad with double tap on a corner
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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2017-07-17T15:09:47.310
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35085
1
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2011-04-14T17:14:45.660
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<p>I've been using alltray with teamviewer to make to system tray. With 11.04 unity interface its not working. I know, Unity have deprecated some of the tray features. How can I get teamviewer to move to tray and not to be placed in unity place holder all the time. ?.</p>
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2011-04-14T17:16:23.320
2011-05-17T14:58:53.010
How can I use Alltray in Unity?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>See <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/30742/how-do-i-access-the-system-tray\">How do I access and enable more icons to be in the system tray?</a>, but swap dropbox for Alltray.</p>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-14T17:25:34.717...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>See <a href=\"https://askubuntu.com/questions/30742/how-do-i-access-the-system-tray\">How do I access and enable more icons to be in the system tray?</a>, but swap dropbox for Alltray.</p>\n", "commentCount": "6", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04...
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35095
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35107
2011-04-14T17:44:11.090
1
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<p>I have a driver file <code>wl.ko</code>. How can I install it or where should I put it that my wifi works on my Asus 1018?</p> <p>Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g LP-PHY</p>
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2011-04-14T17:59:27.147
2011-04-14T19:37:15.170
Where should I put the Broadcom BCM4313 driver for Asus 1018?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Only load the kernel module if it was compiled for it. You can check that by running <code>modinfo -F vermagic /path/to/wl.ko</code>. It's output would look like:</p>\n\n<pre><code>2.6.35-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions \n</code></pre>\n\n<p>The <code>2.6.35-28-generic</code> p...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>It goes in <code>/lib/modules/&lt;kernel-version&gt;/kernel/net/wireless</code> where is most likely 2.6.35-22-generic, to make sure of it do:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ ls /lib/modules/\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And see the highest entry there.</p>\n\n<p>Make sure to make a <code>modp...
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35098
1
35431
2011-04-14T17:46:22.960
3
1477
<p>In Unity Dash, the 'Browse the Web' shortcut launches the browser selected by the user in 'Preferred Applications'.</p> <p>But the 'Check Email' shortcut always launches Evolution, even if another email application is selected in 'Preferred Applications'.</p> <p>Is there a way to change this behavior? </p>
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2011-09-13T06:45:07.863
Is it possible to change the 'Check Email' shortcut in Dash?
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>The bug has been fixed in a recent Natty update, the shortcut now use the correct application to check mail.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks for the answers!</p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": null, "contentLicense": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "creationDate": "2011-04...
[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>If it doesn't change when you change <code>Preferred Applications</code> it's bug.</p>\n\n<p>Please report this bug here: <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity</a></p>\n\n<p>Yours,</p>\n\n<p>Daniel</p>\n", "commentC...
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35102
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2011-04-14T18:23:47.070
3
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<p>I have installed Ubuntu (both 10.10 and 11.04 pre-release) on my laptop but my battery is not recognized and it is detected as a desktop system rather than a laptop.</p> <ul> <li><p>I have tried to get the output of <code>cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state</code> but the directory doesn't exist. </p></li> <li><p>I h...
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2011-05-23T17:04:22.480
2011-12-23T19:07:45.423
Battery not recognized on my laptop (and it recognizes my laptop as a desktop)
[ "10.10", "11.04", "laptop", "battery", "acpi" ]
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I had a similar issue with a lenovo y460 that I fixed by unplugging the computer, removing the battery, and pressing the power button for about 10 seconds to reset the hardware (might be different for your computer). </p>\n\n<p>If you run windows ever, Windows can change your...
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35106
1
35118
2011-04-14T19:22:32.587
4
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<p>When I'm reading ebooks, I find it quite useful to blank out everything except the reader. On the Mac, I use <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15426/backdrop" rel="nofollow">Backdrop</a> to achieve this. What this app does is blank out everything (wallpaper, desktop icons, etc) apart from any on-screen windo...
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25863
2012-11-21T22:00:50.400
2017-02-25T19:16:50.027
Backdrop equivalent
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h2>Dimming non-active Windows with Compiz</h2>\n<p>In case we run Compiz (by enabling Visual Effects in <em>System-&gt;Preferences-&gt;Appearance</em>) we have a nice feature that lets you dim anything but the active windows to any desired value.</p>\n<p>With the following packages ins...
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35109
1
null
2011-04-14T19:42:36.723
5
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<p>How can I change the background color of gedit embedded terminal?</p> <p>I have tried changing my normal terminal (ctrl+alt+t) background and restarting gedit - but no luck.</p> <p>Thanks</p>
13946
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2014-01-27T00:25:22.250
How to change background color of gedit embedded terminal
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2
CC BY-SA 3.0
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0
2014-02-02T09:32:04.413
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35111
1
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2011-04-14T19:52:54.680
0
1112
<p>So I've got a remote control and I want to make it so that when I press a button, my screensaver goes away but the problem is that when I set the keyboard shortcut and the screensaver is running, it shows the dialog where i need to enter my password... it's like it doesn't recognize any commands while the screensave...
2975
null
null
2011-05-16T23:51:06.973
How to disable gnome-screensaver with a remote control?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>The problem is that your remote only sends keycodes like any other keyboard. Thus, pressing keys on the remote will trigger the user authentication instead of what you want.</p>\n\n<p>A simple workaround is to stop using the screensaver when the computer is idle. Instead, use...
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35112
1
null
2011-04-14T20:05:30.243
3
1460
<p>My laptop won't boot Natty beta 2 unless it is plugged in most of the time (like 2 out of 3 times). After it is booted I am able to unplug it and let it run on battery power with no problems. Sometimes I will be able to boot on just battery power, other times it will hang at either a blank, purple screen right after...
14274
235
2011-04-14T20:43:37.940
2012-07-20T09:04:04.440
Lenovo Y460 won't boot most of the time unless plugged in
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>I have the Y560 and am experiencing the same problem. I tried downgrading to older kernels but still have the same issue. I did find this bug <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/775950\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/...
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35116
1
35121
2011-04-14T20:16:22.853
4
692
<p>I opened a JPEG file once with the HEX editor <code>bless</code>. Now Nautilus and GNOME in general have associated all JPEG files with <code>bless</code>. How do I get it to go back to <code>eog</code> (<em>Image Viewer</em>)?</p> <p>I've tried enabling the <em>Remember this application for [...] files</em> checkb...
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2020-08-09T09:27:15.140
2020-08-09T09:27:15.140
JPEG files default to "bless" (Hex Editor), not to "eog" (Image Viewer)
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>This is a known bug in your Ubuntu version. The <a href=\"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/550004\" rel=\"nofollow\">bug report</a> contains following workaround:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <ul>\n <li>right click the file in question</li>\n <li>select PROPERTIES ...
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35119
1
38459
2011-04-14T20:23:32.137
1
752
<p>today I have upgraded my netbook with Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. Here are my specs:</p> <p>Asus EEE 1000HD Celeron 900MHz (single core) 1 GB RAM Integrated GPU (Intel) with 64MB shared memory Sata disk</p> <p>Always using Gnome (so in 10.10 Ubuntu Clasic)</p> <p>It is not so amazing, but with 10.10 it was quite quick...
14276
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2011-04-30T14:56:26.910
2011-05-01T14:49:27.453
Performance degradation after upgrade
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have an ASUS EEE 1000HE with 2Gb memory and have upgraded yesterday to 11.04. For the first 15 minutes or so I experienced the same slow-down, but then I restarted and the problem was gone. </p>\n\n<p>My backup plan was to stick with 10.10 or jump to Xubuntu as I know that our EEE'...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>I have an ASUS EEE 1000HE with 2Gb memory and have upgraded yesterday to 11.04. For the first 15 minutes or so I experienced the same slow-down, but then I restarted and the problem was gone. </p>\n\n<p>My backup plan was to stick with 10.10 or jump to Xubuntu as I know that ...
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35124
1
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2011-04-14T21:17:03.797
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/111959/what-is-a-bad-quality-package">What is a &ldquo;bad quality&rdquo; package?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In 11.04, Ubuntu software center complains most of the .deb package as bad quality package including chro...
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-1
2017-04-13T12:24:13.660
2012-08-19T18:51:43.727
What does Ubuntu software center error "bad quality package " means?
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2012-08-19T20:26:45.607
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35125
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35130
2011-04-14T21:17:06.200
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/35128/is-compiz-embedded-in-unity-3d-by-default-in-11-04">Is compiz embedded in Unity 3D by default in 11.04?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Does installing 11.04 mean that i don't have to install Compiz and CCSM provid...
12846
-1
2017-04-13T12:24:29.360
2011-04-14T21:27:01.653
Is Compiz now embedded in Unity 3D?
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2011-04-15T14:05:27.290
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35128
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35132
2011-04-14T21:23:52.617
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<p>Does installing 11.04 mean that i don't have to install Compiz and CCSM provided my graphic card supports Unity 3D? </p>
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2011-04-14T21:34:07.657
Is compiz embedded in Unity 3D by default in 11.04?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Unity 3D is a Compiz plugin, so it needs Compiz to run. CCSM is installed by default, too.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04-14T21:56:37.273", "id": "39197", "postId": "35132", "score": "0", "text": "Way I'm re...
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35138
1
35157
2011-04-14T22:26:07.200
5
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<p>I have just installed ubuntu (11.04).</p> <p>I have installed apache/mysql/php etc.</p> <p>I have a few sites sitting in</p> <pre><code>/var/www/site1 /var/www/site2 /var/www/site3 </code></pre> <p>I want to be able to access these at </p> <pre><code>http://site1.local http://site2.local http://site3...
14127
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2013-03-21T08:44:10.133
2014-05-24T22:30:04.667
editing apache vhosts and ubuntu hosts file?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>File: <strong>/etc/hosts</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>127.0.0.1 site1.local\n127.0.0.1 site2.local\n127.0.0.1 site3.local\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>File: <strong>/etc/apache2/apache2.conf</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>[...]\nNameVirtualHost *:80\n[...]\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Files: <strong>/etc/...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>File: <strong>/etc/hosts</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>127.0.0.1 site1.local\n127.0.0.1 site2.local\n127.0.0.1 site3.local\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>File: <strong>/etc/apache2/apache2.conf</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>[...]\nNameVirtualHost *:80\n[...]\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Files: <stro...
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35140
1
35151
2011-04-14T22:38:10.293
18
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<p>I just installed Ubuntu Natty beta 2 on my system. And I also keep regular track of the milestones of Unity in Launchpad. When I downloaded Ubuntu Natty beta the Unity version was 3.8.6. However few hours ago they released the 3.8.8 version.</p> <p>I need to know the version since it will help me test the features ...
5855
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2012-04-20T06:01:12.950
2012-04-20T06:01:12.950
Which version of Unity am I running?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Type into terminal:</p>\n\n<pre><code>unity --version\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Hopefully that's exactly what you want.</p>\n\n<p>Alternatively, click on the Applications tab in the Unity Launcher and search \"Synaptic\". You should see \"Synaptic Package Manager\", open it, and then sear...
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35141
1
null
2011-04-14T22:39:34.643
5
11774
<p>The Radio Tray icon will not show in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Beta 2 under Unity, but it works in classic mode.</p> <p>I have it set as a startup application using the command <code>/usr/bin/radiotray</code>. It loads perfectly in classic mode, but not at all in Unity.</p> <p>How can I get Radio Tray to work w...
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3256
2011-05-13T22:24:30.643
2012-06-30T18:04:22.657
Radio tray icon applet does not load in Unity
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1
CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Unity does not support gnome-applets, and most applications will not work in the system tray (notification area) unless they are ported to indicator applets, so it is unlikely that radiotray will work in this situation.</p>\n", "commentCount": "2", "comments": [ ...
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2012-10-28T21:34:28.510
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2011-04-14T22:46:45.340
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<p>Generally when using my laptop, in Maverick the battery icon used to show up in the panel giving me an indication of the battery status and also allowing me to set the performance of the machine like Performance, Normal, On Demand, Power Save etc. </p> <p>However I have Ubuntu natty installed on my dell inspiron 15...
5855
235
2011-04-15T13:22:31.707
2011-04-15T13:22:31.707
Is there a Battery indicator?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-15T02:12:40.217", "id": "39231", "postId": "35144", "score": "1", "text": "Can you be a bit more descriptive of the problem or possibly post a screen shot? I have a battery indicator (on Natty) so I'm not sure what you mean.", "userDisplayName": null, "userId":...
{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Go to <strong>Power Management Preferences</strong> and click the tab labelled <strong>General</strong> then check the box <strong>Always Display Battery Icon</strong> in the <strong>Notification Area</strong></p>\n", "commentCount": "0", "comments": [], "communityOwnedDate": n...
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35145
1
35531
2011-04-14T22:46:51.590
1
660
<p>I want to change the shortcut to scroll. Instead of using the edge of my (buggy) touchpad (see <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/32280/mouse-wheel-jumpy-on-scrolling">this</a>), I would like to make my own shortcut with the keyboard keys.<br> Is it possible?<br> Thanks in advance. </p>
12943
-1
2017-04-13T12:25:03.983
2011-04-23T22:00:02.703
How to change the shortcut to scroll?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Yes I did it. It is easy once we know <em>how</em> to do... </p>\n\n<p>1) <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/xdotool\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Install XDoTool</a> and <a href=\"http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/compizconfig-settings-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Compiz</a> </p>\n\n...
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35155
1
35232
2011-04-15T01:01:16.473
10
33732
<p>Ubuntu and Latex newbie here. Very basic question I have.</p> <p>I recently installed Latex using the following code:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get install texlive </code></pre> <p>However, I want to uninstall this and just get the latex base for now.</p> <p>I tried the following but it doesn't work:</p> <pre><co...
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2018-12-09T05:55:40.680
2018-12-09T17:48:11.467
How to uninstall Latex?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Many other dependencies also got in when you ran <code>sudo apt-get install texlive</code>. When you ran the <code>apt-get remove</code> command, then only the texlive package was uninstalled, not its dependencies.</p>\n\n<p>You can easily remove these extra unneeded dependencies by ...
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35156
1
35164
2011-04-15T01:16:45.280
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<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/10481/does-unity-support-disabling-the-global-application-menu">Does Unity support disabling the global application menu?</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Is there a way to move program's main menu (The one that says File...
13838
-1
2017-04-13T12:23:28.253
2013-03-19T15:11:57.997
move main menu from top panel to top of the window?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You will need to remove the package <code>indicator-appmenu</code>.</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get remove indicator-appmenu</code></p>\n\n<p>If you remove this package your menus will go back to normal.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2011-04...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You will need to remove the package <code>indicator-appmenu</code>.</p>\n\n<p><code>sudo apt-get remove indicator-appmenu</code></p>\n\n<p>If you remove this package your menus will go back to normal.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ { "creatio...
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2011-04-16T21:46:40.150
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35158
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2011-04-15T01:55:07.527
1
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<p>When I go to my Xampp control panel and press "EXECUTE" for MySQL it refuses to run. It is a completely accurate and clean/fresh install. I'm running 10.10. Here is the error log: </p> <pre><code>110414 18:43:52 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled. InnoDB: The first specified data file ./ibdata1 did not exist: In...
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2011-04-15T06:41:37.553
2011-11-08T02:25:27.947
Xampp won't start MySQL?
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>Try running the regular MySQL (that you get via Synaptic). Really, there's not much of a benefit to running XAMPP in Ubuntu, when you can easily install the components on your machine and easily get the same or enhanced functionality.</p>\n\n<p>@jgbelacqua gives a link to an ...
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35160
1
35169
2011-04-15T02:18:16.483
6
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<h1>The Question:</h1> <p>I keep getting this error on all apache2 restarts I have on my box here at my home, and I cannot figure out how to get rid of it:<br> <code>* Restarting web server apache2<br> apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName</code>...
10616
10616
2011-04-15T03:09:29.977
2011-04-15T03:26:29.047
Issue with "ServerName" upon Boot or Restart of Apache2
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit this file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And put this line in there:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ServerName localhost\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Apache is throwing the error as it doesn't, by default, have a ServerName configured.</p>\n", "commentCoun...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Edit this file:</p>\n\n<pre><code>sudo vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>And put this line in there:</p>\n\n<pre><code>ServerName localhost\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>Apache is throwing the error as it doesn't, by default, have a ServerName configured.</p>\n", "c...
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35161
1
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2011-04-14T19:22:01.493
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<p>I have a group called <code>users</code>. It has many users.</p> <p>Now I want every user in this group to have their own mailbox. So, for example, if <code>john</code> is such a user, then <code>john@myserver.com</code> is an e-mail address. </p> <p>How can I accomplish this?</p>
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2011-04-15T02:46:09.033
2011-04-22T12:29:53.007
Setting up mailboxes for all users in a group
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[ { "creationDate": "2011-04-15T02:47:15.383", "id": "39237", "postId": "35161", "score": "0", "text": "Is `users` a standard `/etc/group` entry?", "userDisplayName": null, "userId": "8844" }, { "creationDate": "2011-04-15T08:45:50.303", "id": "39276", "postId": "35161", ...
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>In a default postfix setup every mail to $USER@$HOSTNAME will be delivered to $USER. You don't need to set that up explicitly.</p>\n\n<p>For a basic postfix setup this looks like a decent howto: <a href=\"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixBasicSetupHowto\" rel=\"nofoll...
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<p>I just started using gnome-do (awesome little application!) in the past few weeks, but am having one problem with it. I can't figure out how to get it to run terminal commands without opening the terminal, the same way that the "run application" dialogue can. For example, if I type <code>pkill misbehavingapplication...
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How do I get gnome-do to run terminal/bash commands?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need the <a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20120516185056/http://do.davebsd.com/wiki/GNOMETerminal_Plugin\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME Terminal plugin</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Follow the link for a description of how to use it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comments": [ ...
[ { "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You need the <a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20120516185056/http://do.davebsd.com/wiki/GNOMETerminal_Plugin\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">GNOME Terminal plugin</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Follow the link for a description of how to use it.</p>\n", "commentCount": "1", "comme...
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