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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Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Since weeks ago I'm trying to install Skype on my computer. I imagined it would be a straight forward task but it is becoming a nightmare.
What I have tried so far:
Installing from command line with ...
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Dual Boot - Grub2 not detecting Ubuntu Server (10.4, 64 bit) after installing Ubuntu Desktop (12.04)
Requirement
I have a computer which runs Ubuntu 10.4.3 (64 bit server) installed over LVM and /boot filesystem and I wanted it to dual boot to Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop, 32 bit).
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Updating 12.04 for the first time
Tried to use update manager for recently installed 12.04. A little window pops up saying authentication is required and asks for a password. Huh? Says there are 201 updates here...
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How to handle windows on multiple screens?
I've multiple screens i.e. one computer monitor and one TV. It would be preferable if, when the TV is turned off, nothing is sent to the TV but as it happens, I can have the TV turned off and ...
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I'd like to encrypt all my partitions and drives, but I'm unsure GRUB will handle this nicely
I'd like to use TrueCrypt to encrypt my SSD (which has my / Ubuntu installation on one partition and some other things on another), and both of my HDDs (one has /home for Ubuntu and all of Windows, ...
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Cookies not working properly
I'm using Chrome and using Firefox is not really an option. I want to download stuff for Minecraft but Adf.ly is not working. It tells me I need to enable cookies and I did but its still not ...
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No GRUB Screen or recovery mode on Boot after 12.04 Upgrade
I tried the live boot CD and boot-repair, also loaded the Desktop install CD, and it looks like all partitions check out OK.
However, when I try to boot Linux (the only bootable partition on the ...
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Password changed for no reason?
I'm having a problem logging into my computer. I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I am 100% sure I didn't change my password, although I tried typing it 100 times, it's not working.
I restarted the computer, I ...
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Vsftpd problem, i can't find pasv in vsftpd.conf
I want to make my ftp server public, so i need to port forward ftp vsftpd,but i need make some adjustment in vsftpd.config file which includes working with pasv min and max, but i just can't find that ...
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Randomly rebooting server
I have an older ubuntu server that reboots without help from me. All of the fans are running, and it doesn't seem to be overheating. Below is the output of syslog right before the reboot. As you can ...
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Ubuntu Updates Cause PSOD On Startup
So, I was installing updates for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and went out bowling for a few hours. I came back, and some didn't install correctly, so they didn't install at all. Well, okay. I restart, and boot ...
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Multi-window switcher - mouseover window title not showing
When I have multiple instances of the same program running I see white dots to the left of the launcher icon indicating how many instances I have running. When I click on the icon I see the window ...
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Unsupported infrared (IR) remote in Ubuntu
I have an infrared eye and remote, named IR 507 and RC105, which only has Windows-support (drives avaliable on http://edio-rc105-ir507.driver.soft32download.com/). Seems I only use Ubuntu nowadays, I ...
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No desktop after installing graphic drivers?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Wubi. After installing graphic drivers when I reboot and log back in all I can see is black background and cursor isn't moving (but right-click is working), Unity ...
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How can I install an older version of LOVE Games Development?
I want to play OMG!Words (Check the last game in the article) but I can't get it to run because it needs LOVE 0.7 and the ppa I added has the latest stable version, LOVE 0.8.0. My version of Ubuntu is ...
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Dummy sound output - no sound available
I'm on ubuntu 12.04
For some reason, the sound output changed to "dummy output".
I have no idea why.
me@me-GeForce6100PM-M2:~$ hwinfo --sound
hal.1: read hal dataprocess 2562: arguments to ...
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“Enable Wireless” option is disabled in network settings
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 (dual booted with Windows 7) but I'm unable to access Internet wireless even though I can do so on Windows 7.
The output for rfkill list all is given below:
rfkill list all
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No sound through hdmi to TV
I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop Model P745-S4102 with Intel integrated graphics and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed recently. When I connect my HDMI TV to it I only get video through it and no audio. In ...
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No sound via Headphones - temporary fix found, looking for permanent fix!
Ubuntu 12.04
In my 'Sound' settings, if I have no headphones plugged in, the 'Connector' field has 'Speakers' selected in the dropdown and I get good proper sound. As soon as I plug my headphones in, ...
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How do I get SSH server to work with putty client?
I have an Ubuntu 12.04.01 desktop PC, 64-bit. It has openssh-server installed.
When I SSH to the server from a linux box it works. But when I use PuTTY from my
Windows 7 PC to connect then I just get ...
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Gedit embedded terminal is empty
I enabled the Embedded terminal plug-in for gedit, but it only appears as in the picture. I can't type anything!
Is there a way to fix this? Or am I missing something?
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Minitube for Ubuntu 12.04 is outdated
The version of Minitube offered via the Ubuntu Software Center is very old. In fact, it doesn't even work anymore. I know Ubuntu 12.10+ offers a new version of the application, but I want to stick ...
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Need to reboot twice when Ubuntu 12.04.1 mdadm RAID1 degraded
I'm testing mdadm RAID1.
I'm using two HDD.
Created / (/dev/md0 with /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1) and
swap (/dev/md1 with /dev/sda5 and /dev/sdb5)
After OS installed. I removed one HDD and reboot the ...
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Touchapd undetected fresh 12.04 install on Dell Vostro 1710
Decided to install 12.04LTS on my vostro 1710, but the touchpad is not recognized at all. I found some similar bug reports but the solutions given did not help me out. Here is my xinput list:
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Synaptics Touchpad not working after a fresh install of 12.04.2 on a Toshiba P850
I have read all related posts I can find but none of them offer a solution.
The touch-pad is detected but does not work. It works in Windows 8 (machine is dual boot)
$ egrep -i touchpad syslog
May ...
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Dell E6500 wireless not working after fresh installation of ubuntu 12.04
I had made a fresh installation of ubuntu 12.04. After the installation, the wireless is not working. In rare of the rare case it shows sometime the wireless available with very low frequency. This ...
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How to Repair Deleted Modules
Okay, so I accidentally deleted all my modules from /lib/modules. All the old ones and the current ones.
During a disk analyzer session to clean up space, I saw that /lib was taking up a TON of ...
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Unity 3d Support
I have hp pavilion g7-1260us laptop. I recently installed Ubuntu(12.04), when i login on unity 3d, my screen starts flashing weirdly.If somebody can help me please.
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How to fix syslinux error creating a bootable USB stick in Windows?
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 desktop and I am trying to create a bootable USB drive using the universal USB installer.
However, I keep getting the message:
An error(1) occurred while executing ...
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Move Video Driver from Live CD to Hard Drive Installation
My 12.04 installation on an Acer E360 with Nvidia graphics works fine from the live CD but the graphics driver doesn't work when the system is installed. Is there a way to copy the driver from the ...
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Source code for the tray on top right corner. Ubuntu 12.04
I am looking for source code for the top right corner tray icons. I want to know how they are being executed and wanted to make few modifications of my own if i can. I am on Ubuntu 12.04
The image ...
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Why can't I install Ubuntu from Live USB?
I have been using Ubuntu and other distro's for years, but I have never had such difficulty trying to install it for a friend.
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 from Live USB to an HP Mini ...
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Can NOT install language support [duplicate]
When I run 'Language Support' in system config. It gives me below .
After I run 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f', the problem still exists.
I run 12.04 amd64 .
Thanks
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Slow boot on ubuntu 13.04
I'm using proposed packages, and after updates, the boot becomes very slow.
Hre is part of dmesg command output:
[ 3.534121] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as ...
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Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages
After upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04 I am trying to install different packages.
For instance ia32-libs and skype (4.0).
When trying to install these, I am getting the 'Unable to correct problems, you ...
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Ubuntu boots to a blank screen (12.04)
I was trying to set up an Android build environment for building CyanogenMod. This involved me installing a few packages via apt-get. After the installation I also updated some packages in Synaptic. I ...
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Intellij Idea community edition commercial?
I want to install intellij idea. the free edition which is also the community edition. but when i open the software manager and search for it the install button says "buy"? Why do i have to pay for ...
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My laptop uses Kubuntu 12.04. It does not connect to my Wireless Access Point (WAP). How can I fix this?
I have a wireless access point at home and I can't connect with my laptop which uses Kubuntu 12.04.
My wifi access point is configured to hide the SSID and use WPA2 Personal encryption.
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Is there any YUM to APT-GET tool?
I have a big source code where it wants to install everything where shown of YUM (Fedora, CentOS, Red hat package manager).
Example:
$ yum install bzip2 cpio curl curl-devel fileutils gettext-devel ...
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No icon with Skype 4.1 in Ubuntu 12.04
I just installed the new Skype 4.1.0.20. It appears to work fine, except that I've lost the icon in the top bar and the only way to access it is to call it from the dash (very annoying)
Anyone know ...
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copying files to usb stick never finished
I tried to copy 3.3GB iso file into a 64GB usb stick, the progress bar show completed but the copying operation windows doesn't closed after almost an hour now and still hanging not closed.
I'm using ...
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Login on 12.04 LTS slow after moving /home to separate HDD
On a prior install I had moved the /home to a different HDD to keep the SSD for the OS only. On Saturday Ubuntu crapped out and I had to reinstall, after getting things back to the point of moving the ...
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Wifi signal weak while on an HP Pavillion G6
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS along with the standard Windows 7 on my new HP pavillion g6 (AMD).
They both work fine but when I am running Ubuntu, the wifi signal strength shows low ...
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Black screen after clicking “Install Ubuntu”
I want to install the latest ubuntu (12.04.2 LTS) in my ultrabook asus S56C.
I tried to boot with USB & CD, but both stuck in black screen after choosing "Try Ubuntu..." or "Install Ubuntu"...
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Wireless shuts on and off every few minutes with an Atheros AR9285
The wireless on my Acer Iconia tab w500 running Ubuntu 12.04 shuts on and off every few minutes. This affects all other devices on my wireless network, including a Windows 7 PC, MacBook, and iPod ...
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installing g95 on ubuntu 12.04
I'm having trouble installing it. I have followed the steps on the link below but when I try to run g95 on terminal it says it doesn't exist.
how to install g95 in ubuntu 12.04
this is what it looks ...
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Do I have the correct .iso file? [duplicate]
I have a newer Intel I-7 laptop, with Windows 8, 64-bit. I downloaded the Ubuntu 12.04.2, 64-bit .iso file (as recommended on the website). I'm a little concerned because the filename is ...
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ess won't fully install ubuntu 12.04
The last time I ran sudo apt-get upgrade ess gave this error and now says its not fully installed. I checked and installed all dependencies and couldn't find any other reports of this issue. I also ...
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The system is running in low-graphics mode (12.04)
Every time i boot I get the "The system is running in low-graphics mode" error.
The problem is similar to this one: "the system is running in low graphics mode" i get this message when i ...
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Grub issue in 12.04: “Booting in blind mode.”
I just turned on my PC where I'm dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows 8 and I had the following message at startup:
Invalid video mode 'text'
Booting in blind mode
Fortunately for me the laptop booted ...
