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 Superseded by 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" on April 26, 2012.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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Paint Tool Sai pressure sensitivity doesn't work
Alright. Here's the situation; I've got my Ubuntu up and running, and it's generally working very nicely. Winetricks in particular is making the transfer quite easy, as the programs that I couldn't ...
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Wireless doesn't work on a Lenovo V570
I've had Ubuntu installed on my HD for about 3 months but ever since I ran into this wireless issue I kinda lost my lust of Ubuntu. I have zero experience getting around with/ using the console ...
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Can't decrease/increase brightness on Samsung NP300V3A more than 1 step
I just installed Oneiric on a SAMSUNG NP300V3A (Series 3) laptop. Everything seems to work fine more or less except one thing:
I can't reduce screen brightness more than 10% or so. Fn+F3 (brightness ...
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How to install JAI and ImageIO on Ubuntu 11.10?
I am trying to install JAI and ImageIO for AMD 64-bit,
I downloaded JAI and ImageIO files then follow these instructions but when I run it with:
sudo sh jai-1_1_3-lib-linux-amd64-jre.bin
sudo sh ...
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How to configure GNOME 3 to show icons on desktop
In Ubuntu 11.04, files in /home/user/Desktop appear as icons on the desktop. It seems that they do not under GNOME 3 using GNOME Shell (for example on Fedora 15). How do I configure that?
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pcsx2 on ubuntu x64
pcsx2(playstation 2 emulator)wont work under ubuntu 11.10 x64.
it worked when i was running ubuntu 11.10 x86 and i heard it worked under(windows x86 x64) as well. when i downloaded the ...
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How do I fix this installation error?
I seem to be unable to get the Ubuntu 12.04.2 installation to start. Below is a log file with some more information, I hope.
After trying several things, I read on this site and in forums, I'm still ...
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How do I mount a CIFS share?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, and am trying to mount a freenas server. I have the server set to share in cifs and nfs with no luck.
I have tried smbmount //192.168.1.### /mnt/
I am not new to Ubuntu but ...
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How do I upgrade from 10.04 or 11.10 to 12.04?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
Please outline the different ways I can upgrade to 12.04.
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How do I install gcc-4.3?
Is there and easy way to install gcc-4.3 on Oneiric ?
I really need it because matlab depends on i for the creation of mex-files
I tried changing all my resopistories back to Maverick just to install ...
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Netbeans 7.0.1 installed but won't run
I installed Netbeans 7.0.1, and I've made sure to install all the JDKs and JREs I could find. It installed without errors. I also saw this question and made sure I followed all the instructions there ...
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set default java version
I have been using Java 6 on Ubuntu 11.10, but now I want to update to version 7. I've installed version 7 via PPA as described here. If I run
sudo update-alternatives --config java
I get the ...
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Boot Ubuntu on USB flash drive in Mac OS X 10.4… and Ubuntu
I would like to create an OS-agnostic installation of Ubuntu on a flash drive, that boots under Ubuntu and under Mac OS X.
Ideally the process would look like:
Install Ubuntu 11.10 (or 12.04 if ...
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Why is ufw logging 'BLOCK' messages regarding a port for which ufw is configured to 'ALLOW' connections?
Here's an example log message:
May 25 10:36:07 myserver kernel: [7057243.392334] [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:02:55:67:82:eb:00:06:b1:3a:ef:62:08:00 SRC=69.197.128.26 DST=192.168.100.101 LEN=44 ...
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Why does everything take so long to open?
Every time I click to open a program or anything, it takes at least 6 seconds to open. Bigger programs take even longer. I right clicked on the desktop and selected "change desktop background" and the ...
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Cannot install packages. “Warning: untrusted versions…” plus “method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found”
Judging from Internet forums, these errors appear to be popular when attempting to install packages:
steve:~$ sudo aptitude install examplepackage
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Ubuntu - Media Centre Desktop - No Digital Surround - No Blu-ray [closed]
I purchased new Asus m5a88-m motherboard - 8G RAM, 64 bit, 64 G SSD to build xbmc over full desktop Ubuntu 64 bit - tried 3 versions of Ubuntu between 10 and 11.
System is lightning fast, good in ...
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Automatically locking screen without shutting it off
Hey everyone— I have a home theater PC running Ubuntu 11.10, outputting over HDMI (for audio and video). I'm having an issue: I'd like the screen to lock automatically (when video is not playing, of ...
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Asus K52F laptop web camera shows upside-down picture in Skype
How to fix upside-down picture produced by web camera in Asus K52F (1.3 Mpix, don't know the model) laptop (Intel i3 M350, Intel video, Ubuntu 10.10) ?
Update: It seems ridiculous :) but the ...
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How to make Unity remember brightness settings?
This question has been asked many times for Ubuntu 11.10 but it always has been closed and linked with this link, but that accepted answer is from 2010 and that setting doesn't work anymore for Ubuntu ...
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What is the easiest way to launch Dash with a single-touch screen and auto-hidden launcher?
There is a lot of devices with a single-touch screen and the Oneiric Unity has no always-visible Dash icon. So, how can I get it without keyboard providing that moving pointer to the edge is almost ...
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Problem with Using chntpw in Ubuntu to reset Windows 7 Password
I tried resetting the password of windows 7 Using chntpw command in Ubuntu . It showed success. But when I try to login from Windows it does not seem to be changed.
I first used live USB of Ubuntu ...
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Intel Core i5-2467M running hot on one core while the other keeps cool
I am running an Ubuntu 11.10 Beta2 Wubi installation on my Samsung 900x3a notebook. I had to try it with wubi because this darn thing just won't boot off usb drives (even using the port on the right ...
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Recovering GRUB after installing Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair GRUB? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I installed Windows 7 after it crashed, and now I am unable to boot Ubuntu. Ubuntu ...
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How to install Travis CI in ubuntu [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10. I like to install Travis CI using terminal. I am strucked at this page https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci. Please let me know the ways to install it.
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CD/DVD drive not being read/won't mount
I've looked all over the web and I can't find an answer to my problem. A few days ago when I would insert a CD, it would auto mount, but now for some reason it isn't showing up.
I was using Ubuntu ...
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The GNOME Terminal is very slow in GNOME 3
When using the GNOME Terminal, if I try to create a new tab, or use "C+tab" to cycle to a new one, the terminal will take up to five full seconds to change. This seems to occur whether using ZSH or ...
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wifi connection in lubuntu 11.10
I am facing the wifi network connection problem, which was previously working absolutely fine.
I have checked /etc/network/interfaces file
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wireless-mode managed
...
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How do I view files and folders in a list?
There is not an Edit | Preferences option. How do I get the files to display in a list view with details, and not as icons?
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How to enable wireless on my HP Compaq nx6110 laptop?
My laptop is an old HP Compaq NX6110. The wireless switch is not working and I can't enable wireless from connection manager. I connected to the Internet with Ubuntu using wired LAN and I downloaded ...
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Why do Guest Additions need kernel headers in VirtualBox 4.04.?
I'm trying to install the Guest Additions in VirtualBox 4.04.on ubuntu 11.10
I have this error:
The headers for the current running kernel were not found.
If the module compilation fails then this ...
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Cannot connect to Open WiFi hotspot created by Android
I'm trying to share my 3G data connection via WiFi hotspot. I have an open Hotspot running on my phone(Xperia Neo V - MT11i - Android 2.3.4). But I cannot connect to it from my Ubuntu system. Here is ...
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Touchpad scroll not working on HP Pavilion dm3 laptop
I have an HP Pavilion dm3 laptop running Ubuntu 11.10. My touchpad works perfectly fine, but with one exception, the scrolling does not work. Does anybody out there know of any sure-fire fix that ...
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Building Linux PC [closed]
Im building a linux pc, i dont know if it will work. The specs are
Intel G540 CPU 2.50 GHZ 2M CACHE 2.5 2 LGA 1155 Processor
MSI LGA1155/Intel H61/DDR3/A&GbE/MicroATX Motherboard H61M-P31 (W8)
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why doesn't my ftp transfer work?
I am working on ubuntu 11.10
i need to transfer some files to my windows 7 system on the LAN.
while connecting with ftp get an error i.e ftp: connection : connection refused
ftp 192.168.0.72
ftp: ...
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black screen after waking up from suspend
running 11.10 and on wake up after being suspended (for a long time or 2 seconds, doesn't matter) I am presented with a black screen that just has a purple bar (about the size of the top menu bar). As ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 wont' upgrade to Firefox 21 [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on a System76 laptop, and I can't seem to upgrade my firefox to v21. apt-get update, install, and upgrade firefox all return without making any upgrades. Synaptic is the same.
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How to “properly” downgrade LibreOffice versions
I am using the stable LibreOffice PPA, which just pushed out 3.5.0 and I (foolishly) upgraded from 3.4.5.
Now my LibreOffice is broken, with all sorts of issues like icons and launchers not ...
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Kernel panic when unplug usb port [closed]
I have Lenovo ThinkPad E420 and Ubuntu 11.10. Recently I got a problem. When I unplug a mouse or headphones from USB port then I get Kernel Panic. What can I do to fix this problem?
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What is my crontab -e local file path? I want to set it via BASH script
In my Ubuntu, my username is "meuser". When i do crontab -e, i can setup my rules. But instead of doing it with crontab -e, how can i do it directly to a file? Which file i cant modify?
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Wireless doesn't connect after suspend on an Asus K52F
I'm on an ASUS K52F running Ubuntu 11.10 with the AR9285 wireless card. Wifi works acceptably before suspending, after it doesn't show any networks. the only solution I've found is a full reboot.
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Changing fan speed for eee pc 900
I was wondering if there was a program that would let me change the speed of my eee pc 900 fan. I have tried lmsensors and eee-control and could not get them to install.
Does anyone know how to ...
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Radeon HD 6850 VMware 3D Support?
I'm a new Ubuntu user (new to all of linux actually). I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 x64 and have been enjoying it, but I wanted to see how it would perform using VMware for small time gaming since I ...
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Install ubuntu 12.10 with wubi and keep old ubuntu 11.10 wubi installation
I'd like you to help me, if you may!
I need to install ubuntu 12.10 on my notebook, which has Windows 7 as default OS, and I prefer to install it through wubi just to get the least problems in terms ...
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How can I increase my screen resolution?
As title states, I would like to know if it's possible for my graphic card to have higher resolution than 1024x768 which shows as maximum resolution in Display setting. My screen is 32 inch Polaroid ...
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¿Como puedo instalar Age of Mythology en Ubuntu? - How I can install Age of Mythology on Ubuntu?
Spanish:
Tengo un problema al tratar de instalar Age of Mythology Gold Edition (v 1.03). Al iniciarle con el Wine (1.3.28) en mi Ubuntu 11.10, y después de ingresar el serial y pulsar Siguiente, me ...
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Default route lost on reboot
After upgrading to 11.10, my system is "forgetting" the default route to the internet every time the machine gets rebooted. It "remembers" the route to the office (on a second NIC). In my ...
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Screen Brightness not adjustable for Acer Aspire S3
First of all, thank you very much for providing this useful forum.
Too bad for me, there is no support for the Acer Aspire S3 yet (just came out in October)
Short Description of the Problem:
I cannot ...
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How to configure proxy authentication to work with Ubuntu Software Center?
I have tried put in apt config Acquire::http::proxy, and in Network>Network proxy with and without user:password@server:port and using environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy. Nothing seems ...
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Where can I find a g++ 4.7 package?
Some time ago, I managed to find PPA featuring g++-4.7 build. However, I had to reinstall everything on my machine and I lost name of that PPA. Could anyone point me to it? I tried to find it again, ...
