Questions tagged [12.04]
Fourth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named Precise Pangolin. Released on 26th April, 2012, no longer supported (EOL) since 28th April 2017. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Depends: postgresql-9.1-postgis
I am installing LocalWiki on a Virtual Machine hosted by 1&1.com It is Ubuntu 12.04.
When I run sudo apt-get install localwiki as instructed by http://localwiki.org/install/,
I get the following ...
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Does installing extra desktop metapackages increase "start-up time"?
So, in the interest of feeling informed about the varied desktop environments that exist, I've performed two apt-get install for xubuntu-desktop and lubuntu-desktop in recent months. I didn't really ...
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How to make Ubuntu backups readable on Windows
I want to backup my files in Ubuntu 12.04 to an external drive in a way that they are accessible from my wife's computer which is not Ubuntu, it's Windows. How do I do that? I don't want any ...
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Vlc Notification Bubble delay - Libnotify Problem
I have a problem with VLC on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.I have activated libnotify on VLC Preferences but I noticed that the notification bubble delays when I change a few songs continuously.For a example lets ...
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How to make Ubuntu Server 12 read keyboard input by the password line on login?
I have recently installed Ubuntu Server on my machine - successfully. However, the system does not read my keyboard input on the password on login. Is there something I did not do right? How do I go ...
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Fortran Syntax in Geany
I use Geany 1.22 in Ubuntu 12.04, but it isn't highlighting Fortran syntax. What is the solution?
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Which BIOS can ignore integrated graphics card and just using discrete graphics card?
I use a laptop of GT630M, ubuntu 12.04 64 bits.
Here is my BIOS information:
sam@sam:~$ sudo dmidecode -t bios
# dmidecode 2.11
# SMBIOS entry point at 0x000f04c0
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
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Display Listed as Laptop
I'm using 12.04 on a Desktop--I installed with a CD; I installed by USB earlier, while Wubi produced an error (I only tried this method once). While running Precise from the CD or USB, the display ...
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How to remove Kernel/LTS Enablement Stack?
this question regarding the LTS Enablement Stack has actually two parts:
I installed Linux 3.5.0-x on Precise 64bit via sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-quantal xserver-xorg-lts-quantal . As ...
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Is there anything like Nanny that's still being developed? [duplicate]
Just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for my kids to use. I am concerned about how long they use the PC each day.
Is anyone aware of any parental time-limit apps, like Gnome Nanny or timekpr, that are ...
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Ubuntu won't recover after hibernate mode
With Ubuntu 12.10 and a nvidia card, sometimes my monitor won't turn back on when the machine returns from hibernate mode. Actually it may not be the monitor but the system won't recover so I have to ...
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Mouse freezes randomly
I have tried tons of different "solutions" to no avail. First off I'm running 64-bit 12.04 LTS, and I'm using a USB mouse that freezes after 20 minutes or so? Everything else will work except for the ...
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Errors in a simple C++ program [closed]
#include<iostream>
int main()
{
char ch = 'A';
int num = ch;
cout << "The ASCII code for " << ch << "is " << num << "\n";
cout << "Adding 1 ...
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Unable to change the refresh rate to 60hz with xrandr
My monitor supports 1920×1080 @ 60hz (LG W2486L) and graphic card (GeForce 9400 GT)
using Ubuntu 12.04.
When I type xrandr -q I get this:
xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output ...
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Timeframe on push to autodeploy.zip?
Given the answer to this question (Stuck Pushing to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip) how long should one expect the push to take given standard USB?
I'm attempting the flash via a pretty hefty Ubuntu virtual ...
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No sound on 12.04 (wubi)
I've been struggling with this for quite a while.
I have no sound at all (system sounds, login sound, rhythmbox, vlc, youtube etc.)
The system detects my audio card (POD Studio UX2)
I've tried '...
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Why does powertop still detect tunable settings on >12.04?
According to this Q&A laptop-mode-tools and powertop are not needed anymore with ubuntu 12.04 as the power savings are now included in the kernel.
So I decided to remove laptop-mode-tools from ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 LTS problem
Today I installed Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 LTS i386 version on my old AMD Athlon 2000+ PC... The thing is I don't have access to internet. I cant even execute sudo apt-get update... An I cant ping www....
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Unable to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7
I previously installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Wubi but it heated up my laptop too much and my battery ran out in minutes, so I removed it.
Now I am trying to do a normal dual-boot install using 12.04, ...
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Shutdown when laptop lid closed
I want my laptop to shutdown when I close the laptop lid.
But in the power settings I can only choose between:
Suspend
Do nothing
Hibernate (Disabled)
Is there any way to configure it with more ...
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Problem with Login Screen and Sudo Comand
I'm new to Linux world, infact I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 yesterday on my computer. I have Dual-COre processor, 2GB RAM, 500GB HardDisk, No graphics card and XP in parallel.
I'm facing So many ...
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Ubuntu doesn't want to turn off
I have Ubuntu 12.04 with nmap and metasploit installed on it. My problem is when I try to shutdown, Ubuntu refuses to turn off. When I check the running processes, I see that PostgreSQL 9.1 is still ...
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Could not calculate the upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
Could not calculate the upgrade
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:
E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
This can ...
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How do I avoid having to unlock twice when using xtrlock?
I've installed xtrlock on Ubuntu 12.04. I run it manually from the command line in the evening, when I want to lock the keyboard/mouse but still leave the screen active. When I come back the next ...
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12.04 upgrade libav from 53 to 54
I am using the latest release of blender 2.66 on 12.04 from the command line. It is looking for libavformat.so.54 but I only seem to have libavformat.so.53 installed, and cant find a way to upgrade to ...
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How to install TestDisk from source
I have just come downloading a software called testdisk-6.14-WIP.linux26.tar.bz2. Therefore I'm wondering how to deal with the installation.
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Using 12.04's wubi installs 13.04 instead
I have Windows 7 installed on my machine, and I used 12.04's wubi installer with the command wubi.exe --32bit. I have installed Ubuntu this way several times before successfully. For some reason, in ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit won't play DVDs
I have a Lenovo T400 with an Intel Cenrino 2 vPro prcessor and I am running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. For the most part, everything is running great, but I have one problem. For some reason I can not play ...
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Upgrade stuck on "configuring stgit"
My upgrade process seems to be stuck. Can't seem to find anything on the Internet about this particular problem.
Here's what I can see.
I've since killed the process and tried anew.
$ sudo dpkg -...
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Under "System Settings -> Details" "Graphics" shown as "Unknown" [duplicate]
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. System details shown by Ubuntu are as:
Memory: 3.8 GB
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz × 4
Graphics: Unknown
OS: type 32-bit
Now I don't ...
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Installing Huawei dongle in Ubuntu 12.04
I have question. I tried for many days to install my Huawei Dongle E153 on to my computer with OS Ubuntu. But I had no success. Can anyone help me to do it.
I'm a total Ubuntu novice.
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mysql client not found in ubuntu and I can't re-install it!
(On Ubuntu 12.04) The following terminal output is pretty much self-explanatory:
[11:34:28] drossi@d ~/dbdumps$ mysql
The program 'mysql' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
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Installing php imagick to xampp
I am trying this:
sudo apt-get install imagemagick libmagickwand-dev
sudo pecl install imagick
And I getting an error at the end like:
/tmp/pear/temp/imagick/imagick_class.c:9534:2: error: 'struct ...
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Installing ROS on 12.04 or 12.10
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 installed on my machine and I want to install ROS
I had a discussion with a friend who told me that it would be better to use Ubuntu 11.10 for ROS.
I am a new Ubuntu ...
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Number of processes called espeak
running 12.04 on an ltsp network. A number of users seem to have a large number of espeak processes running, yet they seem to using LibreOffice and not consciously using any speech synthesis
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Problem with DNS in Ubuntu 12.04 and Mullvad VPN
I hope you are all well. Here's my problem.
I was running Ubuntu 10.04, and I got Mullvad , a VPN service because it is anonymous and cheap.
Mullvad VPN service installed perfectly on 10.04 and I ...
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Windows 7 + Ubuntu 12.04 + Invalid EFI file path + Boot repair + Grub many entries
I've a ASUS N56VZ with Intel Core i7 - 3610QM, with Win 7 Home Premium x64 pre-installed. This computer come with EFI instead of the traditional BIOS.
When I bought it, I had 3 visible partitions. C (...
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mount an [IPADDRESS]/dir on 12.04 in terminal
This is probably a super simple question, but googles failing me.
In windows, I can map a network drive, and point it to "\10.10.0.28\sample_folder" and it works just fine. On my Ubuntu machine, I ...
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Ubuntu server 12.04 LTS USB install
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 from USB and I've been struggling with it for 3 days. I don't remember I had this hard time even when building my Hackintoshes.
So, now I'm at the point ...
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'indicator-cpu' won't start, what is wrong?
Working with 12.04 desktop version although GUI is disabled. When I try to launch indicator-cpufreq I get this error:
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could n
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12.04 HP notebook becomes very hot
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my HP Pavillion dv6 1330er. And when I work with text editor or some other programs, it becomes very hot, but processor works between 10%.
How can I solve this ...
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Why doesn't Ubuntu 12.04 recognize my Windows 7 partition?
After some problems trying to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, now I have Windows 7 installed and it works just fine. But when I am going to install Ubuntu it doesn't recognize my windows.
What ...
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How to disable Ctrl + Alt + Del in Unity
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I want to disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del shortcut because it interferes with the same shortcut in my VirtualBox's Windows. How can I do this?
I tried to remove it from keyboard ...
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Fix ugly bold fonts in Firefox 18+
I am using Firefox 19 at the moment. As of Firefox 18 or even earlier, I noticed that bold fonts on some pages look horrible and unreadable.
For example, go to this link.
In my Firefox 19, the ...
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How to get 12.10 fix for PDF Printing Problem (where some pages print blank) in 12.04?
As documented on Launchpad, there is a bug for Ubuntu 12.04 somewhere in the PDF printing stack. This bug causes some or all pages of the PDF to print blank. Since this issue doesn't occur in Ubuntu ...
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12.04.2 lags when I have 4GB RAM
i have ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS the newest version and it lags some times i have it running on a external drive wd book with 500 gb and the computer i have it hooked up to is a optiplex 755 with 4gb of ram ...
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pidgin after source compilation not working
I have downloaded the pidgin source code from the following location.
http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/
After compilation, when i run the pidgin, i don't see any option for IM sites (like ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: Why does apt-get update fail? [duplicate]
I cannot install any packages for Ubuntu 12.04. Even after clearing files under:
/var/lib/dpkg/lists/partial/* /var/lib/dpkg/lists/*
/var/cache/apt/*
Changed the repository and tried apt-get clean ...
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How do i log in to a specific gmail account in incognito mode using command line?
How do i log in to a specific gmail account in incognito mode using command line?, i want to put that on startup, thats why.
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connection refused when I'm transfering data from Dell laptop to Lenovo laptop [duplicate]
I don't have a external hard disk because of that I'm trying to transfer data from Dell laptop to Lenovo through scp, and its showing:
ssh: connect to host 169.144.38.162 port 1807: Connection ...