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How to config start services with Upstart?
Since upstart 1.5 comes with Ubuntu 12.04,
bum and sysv-rc-conf is no longer effective on it.
How can I config?
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Why to choose low latency kernel over generic or realtime ones?
After installing ubuntu studio 12.04 (latest till date), I found that it uses a low latency kernel. I searched why and how to change back to realtime or generic ones. But, looks like this part of ...
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How do I adjust the screen brightness on an Acer Aspire One D270?
My system specifications are: Ubuntu 12.04, 64-bit, Acer Aspire One D270, Intel Atom CPU
The usual brightness increase/decrease key combination using Fn key doesn't work in Ubuntu as many pointed ...
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Switching window manager/desktop environments?
In general what is the approach to switch the desktop environment or window manager on Ubuntu? The main difference between stock Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu is supposedly the use of Unity vs. KDE vs. ...
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Windows 8 wont boot after installation of 12.10
I just got my new working notebook with Windows 8 pre-installed. After installing Ubuntu 12.10 the grub menu says that there is an "invalid EFI file path" and it won't boot Windows. Ubuntu works ...
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Script doesn't run via crontab but works fine standalone
I have a script that reminds me to restart my computer if uptime is more than, say 3 days (although its set to 0 days now just to check if the script is running as my computer has been up only over a ...
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Lighter in CPU/Memory Usage: Lubuntu or Xubuntu
I am looking for an Ubuntu version that consumes less Memory and CPU. I have read both Lubuntu and Xubuntu (The homepages, wikipedia, phoronix and other sites comparing both). But from experience, ...
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Connecting to ubuntu server via ssh externally
I have recently installed ubuntu server (12.0.4) and intend to use it primarily as a file server. I am completely new to linux so this is a pretty big learning curve. Yesterday I was able to ...
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Flash Player not present in Chrome
So I recently upgraded to 12.04 (even though I hate Unity), and after the installation froze and my computer would no longer boot, after booting from a USB stick and installing 12.04 fresh, I ...
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How do I get a Ralink RT3290 wireless card working?
I just installed ubuntu 12.10 on asus x401u, and after installation there is no list of wireless connection. I didn't have that problem with installation on HP. What I can do to enable wi-fi?
07:00.0 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 does not see windows already install on my computer (dual installation)
I was trying to install the ubuntu 12.4 along side windows 7 on my new HP Pavilion 64k desktop with windows 7 computer but Ubuntu said that ( This computer has no detected operating system) and some ...
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How to EFI install Ubuntu?
On trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop amd64 to a desktop pc using a ga a75 ud4h motherboard (which is using an AMD 3870k APU with a new 1TB HDD) following the advice in the motherboard manual and ...
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Bash: ./filename : Cannot execute binary file
I couldn't execute a fortran compiled code in ubuntu 11.10 32 bit.
Error message is Bash: ./filename : Cannot execute binary file.
I've installed the gcc and gfortran libraries too.
Could anyone ...
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How do I access the files in a Samsung Galaxy S II?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II but my Ubuntu 10.04 laptop, although it recognizes the phone when I connect it with a USB. won't allow me to get into the phone. Do I need special drivers?
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How can I get a list of all repositories and PPAs from the command line?
I know how to list all packages installed on my system.
But how could I get a list of all repositories and PPA's?
I know I can look into /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d, but I'm ...
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Trying to login to openssh, permission denied
I have been trying to login to ssh on a ubuntu 11.04 server as root with the AllowRootLogin thing set to yes but i have been getting a "Permision denied" Heres a copy of my attempt with ssh -v:
Last ...
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Convert mkv to mp4 with ffmpeg
When I try converting mkv to mp4 using ffmpeg, the following error occurs:
version 0.8.3-4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers built on Jun 12 2012 16:52:09 with ...
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How can I boot with an older kernel version?
The latest kernel is causing problems with my sound, which worked fine with an older version. As I have only Ubuntu installed, Grub is not getting displayed while booting. How can I manually choose my ...
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How do I get fan control working?
I know there something called fancontrol, that enables you to control the speed of your system's ventilation. I'd like to let my fans spin a bit faster as my laptop is heating up very easilly. All ...
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Problems, connecting Android ICS to Ubuntu using MTP
I've followed this tutorial from this blog which very clearly explains how to connect Android phone with ICS to Ubuntu so that one can access phone's sdcard (MTP access).
I passed all the procedure ...
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How do I enable low graphics mode (llvmpipe rendering) in Unity?
I've been looking at other questions, but none seem to answer my query. The closest I got gave me information about a ppa for 12.04. My computer's battery life is suffering under Ubuntu 12.10. I ...
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How do I sudo without having to enter my password?
I'm trying to setup sudo without no password but still I get prompted for password, I'm using ubuntu, here is the relevant line from the sudoers configuration file :
gandalf ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ...
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How do you create a bootable USB stick using windows 7
I've downloaded Ubuntu desktop (the .iso file that is) on a windows 7 machine and want to create a bootable USB stick in order to install it onto a laptop which currently has no OS. Is there a way to ...
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Audio not working in 12.10
I did a clean install of 12.10. When I open Sound Settings in gnome the only device in the list is "Dummy Output", and sound is not working.
Sound worked fine out of the box in 12.04.
I ran ...
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Ubuntu Phone Emulator and Developer Phone Release Date
Will they release an emulator on which apps can be tested? If yes, which IDE will they choose? (eclipse, qt creator, mono, all of them?)
Also is there any way to get an Ubuntu Phone for developing ...
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How to get Multimedia keys working at my ASUS N56VZ Ubuntu 12.04 Notebook
I don't get my multimedia keys (FN Keys) working. The Notebook is a ASUS N56VZ.
If I normally press the multimedia key combinations, nothing happens. If I try to get the keycodes while pressing, for ...
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How to install KDE 4.10 on Precise from repos?
I want to install new KDE 4.10 on Ubuntu 12.04 (precise).
Can I install that from any repos (maybe not default repos) and without kubuntu-desktop package? I want clean, fresh KDE without Kubuntu ...
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Oracle Java 7 Removing Error!
fellow Linuxeers!
So, I've had this problem recently when I tried to remove Oracle's Java 7 after it didn't want to work correctly. So, when I tried to:
sudo apt-get purge oracle-java7-install
I ...
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How to increase SWAP space in Ubuntu?
I have by default a 250MB of SWAP space in Ubuntu, and I want to expand it to a larger size. I need 800MB, which I think will be enough to open several applications without having to hit the current ...
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How to boot into Live USB/CD with UEFI on latest Vaio S series?
I am unable to boot from USB/CD into a live Ubuntu session to proceed with install. Esc or F12 didn't work and I can't seem to be able to enter the bios settings.
Sony Vaio S w/ Ivy Bridge (just one ...
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Unable to fix broken packages with sudo apt-get install -f
Here's my result, of sudo apt-get install -f. i have Ran it twice and got negative result. I believe there is an error at
"error in Version string '0:3.6.1-dates for language English
Translation ...
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How to see available wireless networks on 12.10?
I'm using a Dell Inspiron laptop with Ubuntu 12.10. I am new to Linux.
I am typing this from a wired connection because I cannot find how to set up my wireless router. When I first installed 12.10 it ...
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Autostart XBMC at boot
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 desktop 64-bit. I've installed the latest version of XBMC (Eden). Everything seems to be working great.
The only small issue I'm running into is that I can't figure out how ...
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Can't access wireless network in ubuntu 12.04
I've just installed ubuntu on a laptop that came with Windows 7 pre-installed. In Windows 7 I was able to connect to the same wireless network that the other computers in my house are connected to but ...
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Is there a free trusted vmware image with Ubuntu preinstalled?
Since the vmware virtual machine drivers are pretty standard I don't see any technical reason for a preinstalled image not to be portable.
Although the above situation is obvious, I didn't find any ...
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Mac like MultiTouch support
I love the Multi Touch feature Mac provides.
I dont remember how but in 11.10 i had managed to find a few multitouch actions to be supporetd by some software.
Now I am using 12.04, Is there any ...
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Dual displays not working - NVidia - Ubuntu 12.04 - Second Monitor - Two Screens
Graphics Card: NVidia 460 GTX.
Driver: NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version current)
I have one DVI monitor, an old Dell LCD from 2005, and one VGA monitor, an Asus ML238H from 2010 whose ...
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What is the best video editor on Ubuntu for editing multi-format/multi-eco?
I have many video clips with different formats and I want to create a short movies by joining them. Most of the clips are taken with Nokia N8 and Lumia 800. I am using Ubuntu, I have tried many of ...
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NVIDIA Optimus and Ubuntu 12.10
I'm new to linux environment. I have NVIDIA GEForce GT 520M which is Optimus card. I installed ubuntu 12.10 and on the top of that I installed NVIDIA's new driver 304.60 but something went wrong and ...
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How to Synchronize Folders?
I want to do one way synchronization.
I am having Folder A on my computer which is constantly updated with content.
Another Folder B is used for backup purpose which is on external HDD.
Now what I ...
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ATI proprietary drivers not working with an ATI Radeon HD 3400
I am using Lenovo Thinkpad laptop with ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series graphic card. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit today and tried to install proprietary drivers
1)Hence I installed proprietary drivers ...
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Atheros AR8161 Ethernet card not working on 12.10 on an ASUS N56VM
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 (64bits) (3.5.0-18 kernel) on an ASUS N56VM and the ethernet card isn't working. Wireless card works okay. The card is Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet ...
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Which window manager offers the best stability?
I installed Unity window manager and love it, except that it is always crashing, When I say crashing, I mean that it is unrecoverable, I can't kill anything even from TTY.
It occurs usually once a ...
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I Can't access the root folder
I do not have access to my root folder: Ubuntu says I do not have the necessary permissions to access it. I also cannot access lost + found, which gives me the same error message
Is there anyone here ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and AMD Radeon 13.1 driver
I have a Inspiron 7520, I have a i7 2.1ghz going up to 3.1 ghz. I also have an hybrid graphic card with a Intel HD 4000 and a AMD Radeon HD 7730m 2go. My Linux OS is Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits.
My problem ...
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Changing System name
I am given an Old Ubuntu working system and the previous user had everything on his name so started turning it to my name as typing his name everywhere was bugging me. I tried
$ usermod -l hussain ...
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Proper alignment of partitions on an Advanced Format HDD using Parted
First I create a properly aligned partition in a new GPT table using parted by specifying percentages for start and end of the partition:
# parted -a optimal /dev/sdb
GNU Parted 2.3
Using /dev/sdb
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How do I improve the performance of my VirtualBox guest?
I run a guest ubuntu 12.04 on a host ubuntu 12.04, with VirtualBox, and the guest is much, much slower than the host (ALT+TAB takes 4-5 secs). I had a look around and I found contradicting opinions on ...
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How to make an xorg.conf file
this might seem like a stupid question, but I can't find the answer. I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 and I need to make a custom xorg.conf file. By default, there is not an xorg.conf file on my system. ...
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How to fix 'grub error file not found' when installing 12.04?
i'm trying to install Ubuntu.
I don't know if it is important, but i'm trying to install it on external HDD.
In the end i have external bootable HDD which only displays:
error: file not found
grub ...
