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How to completely uninstall Java?

How can I completely remove all traces of Java on my system? I already know how to install it in case I need it again.
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180 votes
14 answers
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How do I install the Nvidia drivers?

I just ordered the Nvidia GTX card. I have a dilemma, though. Should I keep using the driver which is available in "additional drivers" in Ubuntu, or should I install the driver from the Nvidia site? ...
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142 votes
5 answers
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How to connect and disconnect to a network manually in terminal?

Since the network manager is troubling me so much I want to replace it (possibly wicd orNM from ppa:volanin). I do not know how to connect and disconnect to the network through the terminal without ...
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124 votes
13 answers
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How to enable numlock at boot time for login screen?

I am trying to force numlock to be on upon initial boot at the login screen on Ubuntu 12.04. The only solutions I have found so far switch numlock on only after initial login. I'm looking to force ...
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73 votes
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How do I install the Nvidia driver for a GeForce GT 630 [duplicate]

I recently installed 14.04. But now I need a new driver for my nVidia GeForce GT 630. The former driver was rejected as not compatible with the 64-bit. I found that other driver and when I wanted to ...
Horst Seeger's user avatar
70 votes
10 answers
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Desktop does not show when I installed nvidia drivers!

The desktop does not show after I installed nvidia experimental drivers. I tried nvidia simple proprietary drivers, and they did not work either. Here is how it looks. This is not cropped or any ...
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61 votes
9 answers
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How to change the LightDM theme/greeter?

I downloaded a couple greeters for LightDM, but I have not figured out how to enable them. Is there a way to switch greeter, either by graphical or command-line method?. I do not intend to change ...
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53 votes
10 answers
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GUI does not start

Initially, the computer was showing the error as mentioned in How to fix "The system is running in low-graphics mode" error? question. Fixing it resulted in the above error. Please take ...
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40 votes
9 answers
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Why do "df" and "du" commands show different disk usage?

I cannot access ubuntu system on my pc, the error message: "the system is running in low graphics mode" and I tried some commands I searched from internet. I found out a problems seems there is no ...
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31 votes
2 answers
157k views

How to correctly enable Desktop Cube in Unity 3D?

I have read several questions regarding how to fix an already enabled desktop cube or the problems it had in 11.04. But in 11.10, how can I correctly enable desktop cube in Unity 3D?
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24 votes
6 answers
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The system is running in low-graphics mode error in "Virtualbox"

I faced a "The system is running in low-graphics mode error" like the on in this question How to fix "The system is running in low-graphics mode" error? This happened in Virtualbox! I'll ...
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11 votes
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What is the greeter?

When I was troubleshooting an Xorg problem, I came across solutions telling me to set the greeter such as: greeter-session=unity-greeter But I am unable to understand: what a greeter is to begin ...
Dimitrios Desyllas's user avatar
11 votes
1 answer
64k views

Xorg server configuration fail - no screens detected

I have a serious problem with Xorg server on ubuntu 12.04 (with nvidia 420M GT card). At home I am using an external monitor connected to my laptop's HDMI port - the external display is used as ...
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10 votes
0 answers
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How do I fix "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode?" [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error? First off, I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on a 30gb partition, the rest of my hdd is for a vista partition. The way I ...
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9 votes
3 answers
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The system is running in low-graphics mode (12.04)

Every time I boot I get the "The system is running in low-graphics mode" error. The problem is similar to this one: "the system is running in low graphics mode" I get this message when I ...
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