Codename "Oneiric Ocelot". Released on October 13th, 2011. Superseded by 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" on April 26, 2012. Reached End of Life (EOL) on 9th May, 2013. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware or version-specific.
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internet sharing over wifi between ubuntu 11.10 and windows7
So i have looked up a lot of forums for these solution but haven't really found one that works. I have a laptop running ubuntu 11.10 connected to the ethernet cord at home and i want to share the ...
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Error after installing 12.04 from 11.10
I installed 12.04 from the Update Manager. It was from 11.10. Afterwards, my computer said 'Restart Now.' So I did. Suddenly the computer froze, and my computer then said 'Ubuntu 12.04' in script ...
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Need to restart to detect wireless again, (Xubuntu 11.10 AMD 32 bit)
My wireless connection tends to break from time to time. When that happens, there are no wireless networks displayed in Network Manager. WICD can't detect any either. The only thing I can do is to ...
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dhcp configuration not working ubuntu 11.10
I am usually behind a proxy server in college so I connect to the ethernet or wifi using manual IPv4 addresses only inside college. I have been trying really hard to get the internet work at home, ...
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ssh connection refused (behind proxy)
Okay so I am trying to set up an ssh server on my laptop and connect to the server using my friend's laptop. I installed openssh and set up the server and i was able to connect to it locally without a ...
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What is the risk of destroying working software by upgrading from natty narwhal to oneric ocelot? [closed]
I would like to know what happens with my good tuned system on natty narwhal when I upgrade to oneric-ocelot. I cannot find any threads in the forum which is very strange.
Thanks for your answers in ...
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Unity Dash not launching-11.10
I'm running 11.10. I was on my computer today and I wanted to launch unity dash. But I pressed the superkey (Windows Key) and nothing happened. I pressed the ''Dash Home'' button but still nothing. ...
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How to stop updates nagging me in 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Disable Ubuntu Update Manager’s new version warning
I'm running on 11.10. My computer keeps on bugging me about 12.04, but I don't want it to. Please help as it is ...
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Install usblib package - Ubuntu
I need the package libusb for another package I am installing.
I tried the following which seemed to install the package,
sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
but when I try to install the other ...
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Update Manger in 11.10 does not show Ubuntu 12.04 as available for update
I have Ubuntu 11.10. When I go to Update Manager it does not show 12.04 as available to upgrade system. In settings there is no way fro
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Can some one tell me the major differences between Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04? [closed]
Can someone tell me the major differences between Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 please?
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Windows 2000 dual boot
Upgraded Ubuntu then attempted to un-install the upgrade. Unfortunately, Ubuntu was removed entirely and the older version no longer available for re-installation.
The new version cannot install in ...
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Web short-cuts on dash-11.10
I'm using 11.10, and my web browser is Chrome. Not Chromium, just Chrome. I want to access web-links with just a click. And I want to get to these using dash. Can I do this?
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Performance Counter Information required
I need to learn how performance counter works for my research project. I have understood how hardware supports the monitoring of events.Intel manual gives description on how the performance monitoring ...
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Terminator transparency not showing other opened windows but only wallpaper
Terminator transparency not working after upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10. At zero slider it is becoming completely black and at max slider its showing wallpaper background rather than background ...
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I can't drag windows, the unity is not working, the gnome panel is gone. 11.10
I have just installed Ubuntu 11.10. Before that I had 11.04. Everything went well without errors but when I restarted my computer I ran into some difficulties. There is no unity or gnome panel. The ...
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How to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.10?
I want to update the Ubuntu on my laptop to 12.10 from the current version 11.10, when I click on the update manager I get a partial update GUI, if I click cancel on that I get the GUI for update ...
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Does Huawei E220 modem work on Ubuntu 12.10?
In order to make the above dongle work on my current version of Ubuntu 11.10, I have to run
sudo usb_modeswitch -v 0x12d1 -p 1003 -V 0x12d1 -P 1003 -R
and remove the modem and connect again.
Have ...
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Is it possible to have my desktop loaded before login?
I am connecting to the system with Putty (this is Windows SSH client) then running some service in interactive personal mode.
For example this is a script to run freeswitch:
dims@nebulla:~$ cat ...
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How to create terminal program launcher (desktop shortcut)?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 win Unity 2D.
I want to have a launcher which launches application (sh file) which outputs many things to console.
gnome-desktop-item-edit can't help.
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Upgrade Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.10 I get error code that 11.10 is outdated
I installed Kubuntu 11.10 on top of Windows 7. Everything works fine. I tried to update 11.10 to 12.10 and I get error Code that 11.10 is outdated and not supported. Update stops. I downloaded 12.10 ...
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Thunderbird mail-Outlook 11.10
I want to use Thunderbird mail, but can I use my outlook e-mail?
It's not that urgent, but I want to use it.
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How can I use my fingerprint reader on an HP Compaq 6910p laptop?
I have an HP Compaq 6910p Laptop which has a fingerprint reader.
How can I use it in Ubuntu 11.10? And what do I need?
Thanks.
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Overdriven/distorted sounds with Pulseaudio [closed]
I'm experiencing some odd problems in some applications that use pulseaudio, in particular VLC Media Player and Skype.
The sounds reproduced by these two application sound overdriven, distorted, as ...
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How to undelete a file when I know the folder it was in?
I run Ubuntu 11.10 and there was a report.odx file in /home/Name/Ducuments/project.
Is there a way to undelete this file since I know its name and location?
I tried testdisk but it scans the full ...
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Is it possible to install CUDA and nVidia drivers in Ubuntu 11.10 that is installed in an external HDD?
We have to do cuda 5.0 programming on Ubuntu 11.10. Since we are using a shared workstation, we have chosen to go for a external HDD installed Ubuntu. Will this ubuntu work as the normal PC version ...
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Login problems with ubuntu 11.10
I installed 11.10 server on to my server everything went well then I tried to log in my username worked fine but when i tried to type my password nothing showed up? what can I do to fix this? should I ...
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Creating a Failover Server with Ubuntu 11.10
Not sure if this belongs on Server Fault or not; if it does please move it but since my question is regarding Ubuntu, I'm posing it here.
I have an Ubuntu 11.10 x64 server running on an AMD Opteron ...
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Not given the option to install 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
No facility exists in Update Manager (12.04) to upgrade to 12.10. Why?
I followed the guide on the website to upgrade distributions. I was not effective at doing this, ...
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Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 - authentication error [closed]
I keep getting this error while trying to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10:
authentication failed. Authenticating the upgrade failed. There may
be a problem with the network or with the server
Why ...
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Running ubuntu 11.04 via USB won't load my internal hard drives
I am using UserOS 12.03 it features Linux kernal version 3.0.0 and it is built on the base code of Ubuntu 11.10. I loaded this via DVD and loaded the OS onto an internal USB. It boots up fine, but I ...
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problem in repairing software center
what should be done regarding this error(software center) -
installArchives() failed: Can't exec "locale": No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 16.
Use of ...
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Date-time indicator has gone
system settings shows the clock to be there in the panel behind the date time map but it is greyed out. I have the following error message after running ...
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Will upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 restore Unity?
Yesterday, I upgraded my Ubuntu 11.04 tot 11.10. After some trouble I managed to remove Unity and I installed GDM & gnome-shell as a replacement. I configured it a bit: installed some extensions, ...
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gstreamer-properties error
I am having trouble when calling gstreamer-properties on ubuntu 11.10 in my pandaboard rev. B.
I first followed the instructions found there: ...
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Nautilus (11.10), getting the old icon-list-small menu back on panel?
After upgrade to 11.10 the menu for changing folder view has gone. Now you have to go through the mainmenu -> View.
I switch back and forth list / icon view a lot, so i really want that shothand menu ...
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Dual Boot Windows 8 UEFI and Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how to install ubuntu11.10 along with windows8?
I have got a new Sony E Series laptop with Windows 8 where I tried to install Ubuntu 11.10. It is a 64-Bit system which ...
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how to install ubuntu11.10 along with windows8?
how to install Ubuntu 11.10 along with windows 8? i installed Ubuntu 11.10 along with windows 8, where i kept the boot mode in legacy. after successful insulation of Ubuntu when i removed boot ...
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rfkill does not work for all the devices listed
when I write rfkill list I get this
0: sony-wifi Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang
My installation of Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang on "saving installed packages". How long should I wait before knowing for sure that something is wrong? I stopped it once and tried ...
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What's wrong with my grub configuration?
I have one hard drive with 2 partitions. I had Windows XP and Windows Seven installed.
I've deleted Seven partition and installed Ubuntu 11.10 on it.
But when I turn on the computer and the grub menu ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 (through 11.04) freeze when NVIDIA powermizer not set to Maximum Performance
Running ubuntu 11.10 with all the latest updates, latest NVIDIA drivers (304.64 - it has been happening on all drivers for more then a year now though), with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.
If I don't set ...
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Ubuntu not starting up after shutdown while upgrading
I had ubuntu 11.10 installed and I was upgrading it to Ubuntu 12.04.1. While upgrading my computer got shut down due to heating issues. Afterwards its not starting up and gets stuck at a black screen. ...
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How to get this Java -program CPLEX working in Ubuntu 11?
I am trying to istall the IBM CPLEX here and here requiring some Java thing but getting err:
/tmp/install.dir.7091/Linux/resource/jre/bin/java: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
I tested ...
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no internet on ubuntu 11.10
i really really hope you can help me here, i just got a 12.04 server set up and running in London and with port changed and ssh [RSA KEY] log in. Then i updated my home pc to 11.10 and cant get ...
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Unable to remove network proxy [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to check if Network Proxy is really applied?
I'd set up a network proxy a couple of days back from system settings. And afterwards I'd set my proxy method back to ...
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Gnome-classic, new windows remain buried behind other window
This is my first question on this forum.
I have recently moved from ARCH Linux to Ubuntu 11.10.
I switched to using Gnome-Classic and noticed strange behaviors with the windows whenever I open them.
I ...
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google-chrome causes failure in package upgrades
I am using 11.10 64 bit
and each time I reboot the machine I get to see an unusual pop up which says "An upgrade 12.04 is available" then it lists some of the packages installed on my system and asks ...
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Wubi filesystem encryption
I want to encrypt the Ubuntu filesystem，not only the /home folder. Can i do it using WUBI Ubuntu?
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issue with extended desktop on dual 1680x1050 monitors
The basic issue: when dragging certain window types toward the right end of the extended desktop, an invisible 'boundary' exists about half way across the right monitor where the dragged window begins ...
