The current LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named Precise Pangolin. Released on 26th April, 2012. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware or version-specific.
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when installing /boot inside a lvm group, where do I install the boot loader?
I am setting a personal file/cloud server based on ubuntu server 12.04 and owncloud but there are certain things about the partitioning that I can't get my head around...
Let's say for example I want ...
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Hostapd Dropout
I have configured hostapd as an access point following several how-tos using ubuntu 12.04. Everything works well for up to several hours and then at some point hostapd no longer accepts new ...
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where can i get libstdc++5 packages
Does any body know where can i get the below packages:
libstdc++5_3.3.6-17ubuntu1_amd64.deb
libstdc++5_3.3.6-17ubuntu1_i386.deb
I was following this link and the location referenced in that tutorial ...
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How can I completely erase files? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I securely erase a hard drive?
How to delete file(s) in secure manner?
I've got an older computer with an 80 GB hard drive. I'm trying to keep the hard drive ...
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How do I use network manager (instead of command line tools) for wifi with Broadcom BCM4401 card when booting without network cable?
I installed 12.04 on to a non-PAE laptop using the network-based (ncurses interface) install disk.
Once I had the unity desktop up-and-running, wireless was working fine "out of the box" with the ...
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Lightread in the message menu
I was wondering if it were possible to put light read into the messaging menu, I have tried to create the file to place it there but it didn't work. I was wondering how to get Lightread to show up in ...
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I/O error on header updateing ubuntu 12.04
I get this error when trying to install update on Ubuntu 12.04:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept ...
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How can I extract my files from a corrupted vdi file?
I was using VirtualBox on my precedent mac, but the hard disk crashed, so I managed to retrieve some files, especially my .vdi file where I had all the data of my ubuntu host. I am using a new hard ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 (64bit) only recognizes 7.8gb of RAM from 8gb RAM
I know that is a little diference between 7.8gb to 8gb, but still a diference, why Ubuntu dont recognizes all of my RAM? I had the same case with my 32 bit Pc, 3gb RAM and Ubuntu only recognized ...
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How to backup Gmail in Precise
Any reasonable way of backing up Gmail (imap) using Precise?
BTW I've tried backup-gmail but it's unstable.
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Server logs are filling my hard disk, how do I fix this?
I have a Linux server ( ubuntu 12.4 ) which serve my web application (20 MB) on apache httpd. a few days ago I upgrade it to 12.10, then copied one folder (30 GB) to www folder. suddenly the server ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 installed but won't boot, no other OS
OS Ubuntu 12.04 installed from USB
Computer Toshiba Satellite
Old OS: Vista
Hello,
I installed ubuntu 12.04 from a usb. during the installation I installed Ubuntu over windows so all windows ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Libreoffice crashing when typing malayalam in IBus
Libreoffice keeps crashing when typing Malayalam inscript with IBus. Especially when I press the keys "a" and "x" one by one.
Below the terminal output when I open the Libreoffice Writer via ...
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How to show mount icons on the desktop, in gnome classic?
In the pre-unity days, when a device was (auto)mounted, a icon used to show on the desktop.
Currently, I have Ubuntu 12.10 in classic mode - is there a way to get the same behavior?
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Choppy Audio on Realtek ALC888S [closed]
The onboard Realtek ALC888S is giving out choppy audio
Oddly, speech comes out fine but is at a low volume
Alsamixer detects it as being Realtek ALC1200 instead of Realtek ALC888S
and lspci:
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Best video editor for joining & cutting .mpg
What is the best video editor for joining & cutting .mpg on Precise? For example,joining .mpg files for joining first half & second half of a film, and for cutting out adverts?
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Error when trying to compile broadcom-sta driver
I was updated my Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS kernel to version 3.5.0-18-generic so I need to recompile my broadcom-sta to work with the new kernel
I was run
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure ...
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how to configure kde to use the items from the desktop folder (home folder) at ubuntu 12.04
when I install kde at ubuntu 12.04 and login, all the desktop items I used at unity or gnome classic deskop disapered. I guess I need to configure kde to use the /home/user/Desktop folder to read the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - [drm] nouveau unknown i2c port, i can not use the PCI express card with VGA and HDMI output
I have this brand new PCI-Express cards (bought 10 of them geforce-gt-620).
where i am using 12.04 64-bit, and trying to use VGA + Hdmi outputs from that card. But Ubuntu is throwing this nonstop.
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Ubuntu - slow Image Viewer
I have Dell Precision with i7 and Nvidia Quadro 2000M.
I have many 12MP (5MB JPEG) images from my camera. Image viewer on ubuntu needs 2-3 seconds to show next image. Windows 7 does the same in ...
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Linux Ubuntu Installation: Error Occured Permsion denied. Can't Install. All help appreciated :)
Well I have been wanting to upgrade from xp to Linux Ubuntu for a while now and after waiting 4 hours for it to download the installation quits and an error message pops up and say: An error occurred ...
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Lenovo Z480 with 12.04 touchpad right click not working
I've spent quite some time working on this and so far I've found some workarounds but no true solution. (I originally included several links for reference, but since I'm new I quickly found out that ...
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“Hash sum mismatch” on trying to install Kile
After installing Ubuntu 12.04 I was trying to install Kile in order to edit .tex files. But this message showed up on attempting to install Kile and Updates:
W:Failed to fetch
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Unable to install VLC on 12.04, have tried all the solutions posted on related questions
I really have tried a number of the solutions posted on similar questions, no matter what approach I attempt, I can only ever install the following packages:
ii libvlc5 ...
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My wireless disconnects anytime I close the lid or lock the screen
I am running 12.04 on HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC. Everytime I close lid or screen locks out my wireless disconnects and
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Steam in Wine update or package? [closed]
I'm not sure how to title the question so please excuse the title if I have entered a misleading title. First off, I recently bought Portal 1&2 in Steam. I was able to open Steam in Wine (don't ...
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Mapping playstation controller to keys
Title might not be right, just no idea what to type.
I am in possession of a DualShock 3 (A.k.a playstation 3 controller) and a wire to my lubuntu 12.04 notebook. Bluetooth does not work on this.
I ...
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duplicate truecrypt drive
How would I go about duplicating a truecrypt hard drive for redundancy purposes?
I have lots of original video content, which I store on encrypted drives. And wanted to know the best way to create ...
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ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS not booting 32 bit [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
I'm using ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
when I boot the system I got a dialog box
"the system is running in ...
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Recovering files/not booting on Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu
My friend installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my HP Laptop, and now I can't boot windows and all my work files are gone. So
1.) How can I uninstall Ubuntu?
2.) How can I recover all my work files [my job is ...
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How to Backup over LAN
In 12.04 LTS I would like to get grsync to back up to another Ubuntu PC's hard drive. In Nautilus file manager I can connect to the other PCs OK. How do I address another PC's hard drive in Grsync or ...
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Dual boot “Ubuntu Desktop 12.04” “Ubuntu Server 12.04” grub mess up!
I have a system with two version of Ubuntu in two hard drives, "Ubuntu Desktop 12.04" on the first one (sda1) and "Ubuntu Server 12.04" on the second one (sdb2).
(first installed Desktop then ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 mouse freezes [closed]
I was using Ubuntu 11.04 32bit OS and in that I was facing a problem from today morning. My mouse freezes after 15 to 20 minutes of every login session. After that I upgraded the OS to Ubuntu 12.04.1 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 with stable nvidia drivers is causing system to become unresponsive and screen to start flickering
Installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and then upgraded to 12.04 LTS and then installed the nvidia drivers (stable) and then ran Ubuntu Software Center to install Qt Creator causing system to become unresponsive ...
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ecryptfs assistance, have all keys am able to progress to decrypting the data but then aborts
Please help have been trying for over 3-4 days now with various methods.
I have created a folder named 'OldHome in my /tmp directory and also have all the encrypted data in a folder there. I deleted ...
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Graphic Equalization for 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any Sound enhancers/equalizer?
I'm actually having great difficulties finding my way around 12.04. I have 2 questions #1 I preferred pulseaudio graphic ...
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Graphic Equalization [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any Sound enhancers/equalizer?
Is there a pulseaudio graphic equalizer for 12.04? If so, what must be done to configure it? And where do I change/set color ...
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I'm having dependency problems with wine and multiarch on 12.04x64. I need a solution
EDIT 3: See bottom, for TL;DR-ish version.
I want to install wine1.5, from the ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa repository. Fair enough right?
(I'm running 12.04 x64 and a custom kernel.)
I added their ...
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How do I pair with a bluetooth mouse via a USB dongle?
I have a Microsoft Sculpt Touch bluetooth mouse, and a bluetooth/USB dongle.
I have tried to pair with the mouse by going to System Settings > Bluetooth and clicking on the "+" button to add a ...
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Something went wrong with driver update and now my screen is half the size
I'm a student on winter break so am away from my backup drives and can't just do a fresh install or dd my old working hard drive back into the machine or anything.
background (if you want):
I was ...
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KDE Plasma-styled menu and UI in unity [problem]
i don't know what i've done, why it happened but although i'm running ubuntu 12.04 with unity, but in some applications(libre office, gimp, chromium, compiz config manager,...) UI and menus are just ...
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How to Install Ubuntu Alongside Windows XP but the Keep the Windows Boot Loader(MBR) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to add Ubuntu to the Windows XP boot.ini file?
I have only 1 hard disk, Windows XP is already installed on a partition, and I prepared a partition for Ubuntu.
At ...
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Udev rule gets matched twice with a smartphone in storage mode
I have a problem with an udev-rule, that gets matched always twice when i connect my device. I wouldn't ask here if was not very sure that i made up an absolutely correct rule. I think the problem is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 usb installation problems :( [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu 12.10 installation problem via usb
I had Windows 7, and I wanted to try Ubuntu 12.10. I downloaded the .iso file and used Universal USB Installer to make a ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 installation problem via usb
I had Windows 7, and I wanted to try Ubuntu 12.10. I downloaded the .iso file and used Universal USB Installer to make a bootable USB of Ubuntu. The installation was successful. I restarted my laptop ...
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Mousepad Unresponsive on re-enabling with toggle key
The mouse pad does not respond when re-enabled using the toggle keys on Acer Aspire 5738ZG. It responds when restarted from suspend though!
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Locked out of admin account; but the password is right in shell; password changed too!
I have a dual boot, win 7 and the latest lts 12.xx. I tried logging into my regular account but it keeps refusing to open. There is no message saying anything was incorrect, but that message still ...
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jhbuild sanitycheck not moving
I am following Jhbuild documentation.
while doing jhbuild sanitycheck I am getting following problem.
root@august:/home/frank/jhbuild# jhbuild sanitycheck
You should not run jhbuild as root.
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Activate HDMI Port Xubuntu 12.04
Im trying to find a way to activate my HDMI port as when i plug my TV in it comes up with "No signal present" on my TV and I cant find it on the Display tab is Settings either. I have looked around ...
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Should Nautilus search show results for tracker's tag?
I've indexed a part of my /home using Tracker. I know it is functioning correctly because using tracker-needle I can search for all the files/directory tagged with a particular tag.
However, if I ...
