Questions tagged [10.04]

Codenamed "Lucid Lynx", this is the third Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Released April 2010, and no longer supported since May 2013 on Desktops and April 2015 on Servers. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.

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Dell Inspiron 1525 Battery not working (Ubuntu 10.04)

I am using ubuntu 10.04 on dell N5010 with perfect battery but it get immediately hibernate after removing power cord. battery is charing during ubuntu use.
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'Root Disk does Not exist' - How do I get it back?

When booting Ubuntu I suddenly get the information that my root disk does not exist. I am running Wubi and Ubuntu Version 10.04. I tried the following: Rebooting Windows, then rebooting Ubuntu. ...
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How do I install 10.04 wallpapers on 11.04?

I've been trying "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-wallpapers-oneiric", using natty, maverick, lucid and karmic as shown in How do I install wallpapers from older releases? but I keep getting "can't ...
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Why do ntpdate queries take twice as long to execute in 12.04 than 10.04?

When I run 'time ntpdate -qd ntp.ubuntu.com' it takes twice as long to run in Ubuntu 12.04 than it does in Ubuntu 10.04. I've tested this on several physical and virtual machines with similar ...
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Firefox starting before network is up

We have this machine (ubuntu 10.04) with autologon and firefox in startup sesson aplications. But some times the firefox starts, and the network is not up (maybe a delay from dhcp server, or some ...
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knetworkmanager not starting at all

It seems that my knetworkmanager is not starting anymore. Read: In KDE4's sys tray I don't have a icon to manage my networks. Also when starting it from terminal or kick off menu literally "nothing" ...
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How to reduce bubble-notification time in empathy?

empathy shows a bubble notification message on top right corner if a user comes online or goes offline (obviously we can change them from the preferences), but is there any way we can reduce the time ...
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My browsers in ubuntu redirect my saved web pages into google.com automatically

I have saved a web page as index.html. Its dependent files also has been saved automatically. When I try to open my saved web page in any browser, the browser automatically redirects the html file ...
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Upgrade from 11.04 to 12.04 failed - unable to login

Yesterday i updgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 via the update-manager. At the end it said "Failed to upgrade due to too many errors". Before that i got a lot of error messages that said packages could ne ...
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How can I run Digikam after installing it?

I have installed Digikam in the Software Center on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS system but I cannot find it. I have checked out Applications but it is not there. I know I have it because when I view the ...
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heimdall-frontend fails with undefines symbol error

Trying to run heimdall 1.11 and here is the error i get when trying to use the program heimdall-frontend: symbol lookup error: heimdall-frontend: undefined symbol: _ZN9QListData11detach_growEPii can ...
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Why do some shortcuts no longer work when using an alternate keyboard layout?

I have recently switched to the Colemak keyboard layout and the Ctrl+Alt+L key combination no longer locks the screen. I have checked the keyboard shortcuts menu and it is still set correctly. I ...
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Why can't I connect to unsecure open wireless networks?

I have an open, unsecured router which I can connect to without any issues while in Windows. When I am in Ubuntu, if I click on my wireless manager to see all the networks, then it shows all the ...
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How to upgrade from 10.04 to higher version without CD and USB stick

I want to upgrade from ubuntu 10.04 to a higher version. My optical disk drive is not working neither my system is USB bootable. I do not want to install wubi in windows as my system is dual bootable, ...
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What other options are there apart from localnet in dnsmasq?

I was wondering if DNSMASQ had any other options in it's configuration files than localnet? I would like to define a DNS Server to use in the DNSMASQ configuration file. Rather like this: $...
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10.04 wont boot after power outage

After unexpected power outage 10.04 won't boot, the following message appears mount: mounting /dev/disk/by-uuid/***************************** on /root failed: Invalid argument mount: mounting /sys ...
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Bug or kludge in /etc/init.d/networking

There are some strange code: if ifup -a --exclude=lo; then log_action_end_msg $? else log_action_end_msg $? fi both variants have exactly same code: ...
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Reset Amarok version

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 and I tried Amarok. It was quite cool, but I wanted to try the latest version so I typed into the console: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports sudo apt-get ...
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Sharing sub-folders as well

I am new to ubuntu, I have ubuntu 10.04 and want to share the video\music files with my xtremer. I was using this guide (Link) but i want also to share the sub folders. now I can see all the folders ...
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Wired connection not being recognised in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

I have windows7 installed on my C drive and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my D drive. When I plug the LAN cable (ethernet cable) into the ethernet card of my laptop, Windows7 identifies the network correctly ...
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Why doesn't Firefox obey my icon theme?

I'm using the Faenza icon set in 10.04LTS. Within the gnome-panel, alt-tab and possible more instances Firefox does not use the Faenza icons. All other apps seem too, just not Firefox. Any idea why, ...
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Ubuntu not allowing me to log in after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04

I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 and it went fine. After restart, when I try to log in from my root user it shows a command screen in a split second and then returns back to the log in screen ...
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How can I upgrade my 10.04. to new version

I recently upgrade my ubuntu from 9.04 to 10.04 and when I open Update Manager, it says: New Ubuntu release '12.04.1 LTS' is available. (Shouldn't it be 10.10 or 11.xx)? When I click 'upgrade', it ...
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Integrate Ubuntu desktop to a Windows network

I currently have a Windows network (1 Windows 2008 R2 Server as the domain controller and 1 Windows Vista Client). I have a Ubuntu 32 bit 10.04 client only (No Linux Server - so the client is not on ...
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I can't update ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 / 14.04

I'm trying to update an old server that runs Ubuntu 10.04 but I can't. I'm trying from terminal because update center tells me that "my Ubuntu release is not supported anymore" and I can't do anything ...
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JAVA RPC server is not working in Ubuntu 10.04 Server Edition

I am facing this weird problem. I have started a RPC server from my Java program in Ubuntu 10.04 server. But unfortunately I can not access this RPC! The port number at which the RPC is started is a ...
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How do I install the latest Adobe Flash plugin on Ubuntu 10.04?

I am a person who has absolutely no idea how Ubuntu works so I want to ask how do I install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player on 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04? I currently have installed Adobe Flash ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 userdel -f does not remove user

I faced with small difference in behavior of userdel utility on Ubuntu 10.04 and 14.04 and now struggling trying to fix it. I have kind of "hardening" script which should remove user via userdel ...
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Huawei 303 3g dongle not recognized as modem Ubuntu 10.04

output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. last few lines of lsusb -vd 12d1:1506: Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 update GCC 4.8.1 to GCC 4.8.2

I installed GCC on Ubuntu 10.04 using the following commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gcc-4.8 sudo apt-get install g++-4.8 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/...
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new skype will not install in lucid due to dependency on libqt4-network 4:4.8.0

today I was not able to log into skype in lucid as the newest version of skype is now required. Running the deb package gives a dependency error that libqt4-network 4:4.8.0 is required. Lucid (...
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If I upgrade Ubuntu am I in danger of messing up XP installed on the same PC?

Worked fine last week. Firefox now greys out and I can't click on any menu items. Have been applying updates as they appear but have just learnt elsewhere on this site that that's a waste of time and ...
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Ubuntu not working properly in VM workstation 10?

I have installed VM Workstation 10 and then tried to install Ubuntu in it, but after installing, the Ubuntu screen only contains the desktop background but no other icons are displaying on the desktop....
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Problem with fglrx package

guys, I have a big problem ... Whatever I want to do (at first I wanted reinstall php5), install, remove, upgrade, ... nothing works. I got some error, I'm really stuck ... Here is some, when I ...
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Wired LAN and Localhost Setup in School

In my school all 6 PCs ( ubuntu 10.04 desktop + LAMP + LAN Card ) + 5 NComputing Client in Single room Lab with one Router. PC-1 ubuntu 10.04 32bit Act as desktop + server + NComputing X-series X550 ...
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ubuntu 10.04 DHCP server upgraded and now severe problems

We have an Ubuntu server at work. It acts as a DHCP server for 5 machines connected to a private 172.x.x.x network for internet access. The machines netboot from an image on the server. I tried to ...
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How do I get an Epson SX235W printer working?

I have just installed Ubuntu on my laptop. But have a problem getting my Epson SX235W to work. I have installed the printer after finding the driver software, However when I try to print a document ...
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Upgrade 10.04 - 12.04 - How do I upgrade in one step

Unfortunately I have only 1G/mth & have used a lot downloading 12.04. onto a friends W7 - cos I can't get the K3772-Z Vodafone 3G modem to connect - Have got the directions how to get it to work ...
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how can I get /usr/lib32 on my 32-bit ubuntu?

how can I get /usr/lib32 on my 32-bit ubuntu ? This file is missing on my system.
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upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04

I am using Ubuntu 10.04.3, now I want to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04.2 as some software's which I need for my academic purpose can't be installed in this version. I have a problem upgrading through the ...
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"No installable Kernel was found in the defined APT sources"

I'm trying to install an old ubuntu-10.04.4-server-amd64.iso on a custom machine, which uses a vortex86 processor. The installation works fine, but it can't install a kernel. "No installable Kernel ...
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Upgrade did not complete successfully

The upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04 was interrupted prior to completion. What can I do to get my Ubuntu operating system working again.
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Not able to launch Ubuntu after upgrade with 12.04 in VirtualBox

I am using VirtualBox 4.1.2 & installed Ubuntu 10.04. I saved so much data in it. Recently I started upgrading it to 12.04. During the middle of installing 12.04 packages, I shutdown my VirtualBox....
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How do I copy data from two computers connected with cross-over cable?

A tech friend installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an older Dell desktop (Pentium 4); it has an odd memory/unmatched tabs pair but he installed something that compensates for that. I can use the KDE lightweight ...
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What do i do to fix this dual boot ?error: out of disc grub rescue>

I just instaled ubuntu 10.04 to my old computer that has windows xp sp3 and a new hardrive.at the end it said it need to reboot and when it did i got this. error: out of disc grub rescue> How do i fix ...
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a noisy sound is came out from HDD (nokia booklet 3G)

I just installed Ubuntu LTS 10.04 on my Nokia Booklet 3G. It's working smoothly. But I found a problem. I heard a noisy sound from HDD when I turned off the booklet. What should i do to resolve this ...
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Problem resolving own hostname

I'm running 10.04 LTS server. I am unable to resolve this issue: "unable to resolve host serverubuntu". I've attempted all of the recommended solutions and none have worked. I've read that this issue ...
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Ubuntu Server does not appear on network by NetBIOS name until 2nd reboot?

Currently having a strange issue whereby my Ubuntu LTS 10.04 Server does not appear on the network on first boot after being shut down. I am able to connect to the server using the assigned IP, but ...
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Installed Ubuntu 10.04 on USB - Now I need it on an HDD

I'm undoubtedly a newbie in all this. After reading so many reviews and pushed by a moody pogoplug set up at home (for backing up data and streaming of files), I tried to make my laptops and ipad ...
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xls file some formula not open in open office

In my office morethan 50system working in ubuntu desktop ,But the problem is some of macro function not supported in openoffice . the formula values also changed when it is open in openoffice . is any ...
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