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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How to install glibc-devel in ubuntu-12.04? [duplicate]
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How do I get the libc development libraries for Ubuntu 12.04?
When I run the following command:
sudo apt-get install glibc-devel
I get the following error:
E: Unable ...
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Losing Wifi on 12.04, no way to get it back?
I am running 12.04 on an Asus EEEPC 1201n. Regularly, wifi connection is lost and there seems to be no way to get it back without a reboot. The same machine booted on WIN7 never fails.
I am at a ...
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How to make Franklin U600 USB modem work?
usb-devices shows:
T: Bus=02 Lev=03 Prnt=08 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 10 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1fac ProdID=0150 Rev=00.00
S: ...
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Error "unauthorized 407 while using sudo apt-get update [duplicate]
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‘apt-get’ does not work with Proxy
I am behind a proxy server so I get the unauthorized 407 error.
When I do apt-get update then I get this error:
Some index files ...
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How to enable ath5k debug
I want to enable ath5k "debugging mode" and "tracer".
I found these:
Link1 and Link2 but they don't work.
I followed these steps:
Run make menuconfig, enable "Atheros 5xxx debugging" and "Atheros ...
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Dual monitors on lenovo W520 using displayport (Ubuntu 12.04)
I have a W520 with ubuntu 12.04 32-bit installed. I also have an additional monitor that supports DisplayPort. I have the laptop connected to this external monitor, however, I cannot get ubuntu to ...
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Mail server crash [closed]
I have a mail server running Ubuntu 12.04. My server has a main 200GB hdd as the /, and other scsi hdd. As far as I recall, I used the 5 scsi hard drives for different mount points - swap, /usr, ...
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Help please … My sound card does not present
Since i have got my laptop ( Dell - Latitude E6510 ) back from grantee ( which they change its motherboard ) My laptop worked fine for couple days ... but after couple days my sound card does not work ...
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How to use Thunderbird's address book in LibreOffice?
I'm using LibreOffice (3.5) and Thunderbird (17.0) on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine and store my contacts with Thunderbird. These contacts are organized in several address books. For each I get a .mab-file ...
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shutdown problem in ubuntu1204
when everyday first time click "shutdown" button or execute "halt -p",system will be restart,then I must reclick "shutdown" can really shtudown machine. what's the problem?
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Still asking whether I want to boot into Ubuntu although there is no Ubuntu partition any more
My Ubuntu partition is gone but when I boot up, Grub still asks if I want to boot into Windows 7 or Ubuntu. To put it simply how do I get it to stop asking for Ubuntu and only have 7.
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ubuntu 12.04 freezing frequently
I'm on a Latitude e6430s. The keyboard and mouse don't respond at all, and all animations stop. (Incidentally, I can't get REISUB to work at any time, even when there isn't a problem -- might be ...
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Install chinese font for ubuntu server
I have a vps with ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed and I was wondering how do you install chinese font so I can display sites that contain chinese characters?
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Ubuntu is slow on Oracle Virtualbox
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on Oracle Virtualbox 4.2 and when I click on dash home it takes several minutes to open and when it does I try to open software update but it just hangs. What may be ...
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Do I need nvidia driver for Dell Inspiron 5720?
So I bought my Dell Inspiron 5720 month ago. Sure the first thing I did was purging Windows and installing Ubuntu 12.04. Now, I use it for a month already. Only driver I installed during all this time ...
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Providing SSH tunnling, what to think about when configuring Ubuntu Server
Recently I've considered, mostly as a pet project, to set up accounts for a closed group of users via SSH to my box with the purpose of SSH tunnling things like web traffic -- some of it for friends ...
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Slow PC with Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome
I've been having trouble with my computer since I installed Ubuntu 10.10 for the first time. At first it ran quickly and I was glad I installed it, but after some time I updated to 11.04 and newer ...
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Unity Greeter login screen cuts off login options
I have a pretty newly installed Ubuntu 12.04, using Unity. My external monitor is 1920x1080 max resolution. In the Unity desktop itself everything looks great. I have an NVidia graphics card.
When I ...
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Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard + mouse lag
I recently bought a new Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard. I started to use it with my Ubuntu 12.04 and it lags all the time. I try to be more specific:
Even on a minor CPU usage the mouse lags. By ...
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Visiontek 3g usb modem not detected in Ubuntu 12.04LTS in mobile broadband configuration settings
Recently I installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS OS. The problem is, when I try connect my Visiontek 3G USB modem, it is not detected in the network connections.
Secondly I tried with sakis 3g. Luckily it is ...
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UEFI or EFI: Is possible install Ubuntu 12.04 in UEFI/EFI boot mode?
I'm going to change my old PC, and new Mother Board doesn't have traditional BIOS but use UEFI boot mode.
My question is: Is possible install Ubuntu 12.04? There are Any problem?
On line I've found ...
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hp mini 110 3g not working
I intstalled Ubuntu 12.04 to my HP mini 110.
Everything working OK except my 3g modem.
I read that others had driver issues but I think I have some other problem.
So after Ubuntu start it's asking my ...
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Difference left/right super button
When I press my left Super key the gnome shell appears and when I press the right Super key it does not. Moreover pressing right Super + T does open a terminal at once, but when using left super I ...
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How do I auto shutdown in kiosk mode instead of sleeping?
I installed Ubuntu in Kiosk mode in a library and I want it to re-start between users. Users always forget to shut down computer. Is it possible to have the computer shut down or reboot automatically, ...
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Firefox Slow down and 100% CPU after gnome-settings-deamon update [closed]
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 (Unity) with Firefox 17.0.1 instaled.
after the latest update of the gnome-settings-deamon (3.4.2-0ubuntu0.5,3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6) FireFox starts taking 100% of my CPU, periodically.
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Server doesn't want to connect to the wired network
I just got home and moved my server from my apartment to my house, and for some reason my Ubuntu server doesn't want to obtain an IP from our router. It is setup for a dynamic IP, and it was working ...
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Screen become dimmer when the screen object with dark background grows bigger [duplicate]
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deactivate dynamic contrast on dell xps
I have this funny issue where my screen will goes dimmer, when the window with dark background grows bigger. In the reverse, my ...
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error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 13 package 'python-pkg-resources' [duplicate]
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dpkg: error: parsing file ‘/var/lib/dpkg/available’ near line 13 package 'python-pkg-resources error
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 13 ...
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Nothing displayed besides Mouse and background on Ubuntu 12.04LTS when started up
What I said above. All help greatly appreciated.
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Allow non-sudo group to control Upstart job
I'm trying to set up an Upstart job to run on system startup, and that can also be started/stopped by members of a group other than sudo. With a previous version, I usedupdate-rc.d and scripts stored ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS breaking down and sluggish [closed]
I am in the process of switching from Windows to a Linux based system and am currently deciding between distributions...I am currently trying Ubuntu as WUBI. I find that my experience is not very ...
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Onda communication TM201 problem with USB modem
After having done a very long research, about this type of usb-modem, I'm here asking for your help. In my PC I have installed lubuntu (the version obtained from Ubuntu 12.04). In order to connect the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 transparent menubar
Is it possible set transparent color to the part of the window displayed on the image below?
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Compiling C++ code with mingw under 12.04
I tried to setting up compiling of the C++ projects under my Ubuntu 12.04 by mingw with QT libraries. The idea was to get executable independent from variations of target Windows versions and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Boot Error
My Laptop was working just fine a day back but it started show the following error on booting:
error: couldn't read file
So, I googled about it and used a Live-CD to use Boot-Repair as told here: ...
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Using 'RecordMyDesktop' 12.04 - Highspeed playback
I am probably making a really obvious mistake somewhere along the way but my brain just isn't in gear right now.
I am using RecordMyDesktop to do just that. except when I play back what has been ...
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Why Flush torrent client would not start?
Flush is a torrent client similar to Deluge or Qbittorrent, is the lightest, and I have used it along Qbittorrent without any problem for some time.
But after reinstalling the OS I used only ...
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What should the correct path be for my CD/DVD drive in 12.04 and how do I change it?
After a fresh install of 12.04 on a dell Inspiron 530 when right clicking on the CD/DVD drive and selecting properties it indicates for location: "///" Obviously this drive does not work.
Whats the ...
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Package libxul not fount - Kiwix Wikpedia in Ubuntu Precise 12.04
I'm trying to install the service Kiwix but I need a library that is not available for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise leave the log and if someone could tell me how to install Seller would appreciate.
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How to use unused space in ubuntu
I installed ubuntu on my machine with only 80 GB of memory anticipating that I will remove it later but now I want to keep it forever (until I am frustrated with linux). I have 500 GB in my machine ...
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Compiz Cube bindings don't seem to work
I have been trying to get the 3D Cube to work however, despite setting a combination for various keys from S1 (VAIO/VAIOFW) to F7 to no avail. What is "Primary" and I am not going to use the "Rotate ...
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installing ubuntu 12.04 using wi-fi dongle
I keep getting connection problems when trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 as I use a usb network dongle.i have tried all possible solutions given but i cannot establish a connection to go further on ...
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How to set up different monitors for different workstations?
I am on ubuntu 12.04 LTS, I had a spare monitor and i tried to have different monitors for different workstations, but i couldn't. All i could do is either mirror or extend. Help?
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Can realtek 8192cu usb wireless card be used in ubuntu 12.04 with kernel 3.2.0?
I do like the post RTL8188CUS Wireless USB Dongle doesn't work unless I disable wireless security .
But when I plug my 8192cu usb wireless card, my computer screen is off. At that time I even can ...
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does youtube playlists roll on when suspended
I fell asleep last night while watching a Youtube video. I woke up for a second just to see a black screen which I closed. Upon awakening I lifted the laptop screen (totally addicted to it) and heard ...
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ubuntu 12.04 will not play DVDs
First off, I'm not just a newbie, I'm clueless! So your answers will need to be in complete idiot language (let's say I'm computer saavy, and I can follow directions,but I've never programmed anything ...
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rt73.bin for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I have a D-Link USB WLAN stick and want to install Ubuntu 12.04 alternate. The installer asks me to insert an exchangable drive containing 'rt73.bin', the driver. I cannot find any binary downloads, ...
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Which Login Manager is this?
May someone tell me the name of this Login manager ?
Additionally I would like to know :
How the background image has been added?
How to install this (with the apt-get command) ?
Will this work ...
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What does this error mean: “E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)” - related to the installation of activity-log-manager ?
What I see is this:
incredible@incredible-Inspiron-N5010:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for incredible:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Ubuntu Aptana 3.0: set default editor for php
I install Aptana 3.0 on ubuntu 12.10, but when I try to set Aptana as default editor for PHP / JS, it is not shown in applications list.
How can I find Aptana and make it the default PHP editor?
