This version of Ubuntu, code-named Quantal Quetzal, was released on October 18, 2012. You should only use this tag if your question is hardware- or version-specific.
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64/32-bit madness (Ubuntu switched Kernel during upgrades!?)
a while ago I installed 10.04 LTS on a 64-bit capable Atom System (Intel D945GCLF2). As far as I can remember, I installed the 64-bit version. My Kernel history seems to back this as well. In the ...
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Why does 12.10 not work with HP 6700?
I upgraded from 12.04 LTS to 12.10, and I can't get anything to print. The 6700 copies fine. The printer is a network printer.
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Signatures error
I am getting the below error when I try to run the command sudo apt-get update:
E: GPG error: http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
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problems after i upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 on asus n10e mini
i had ubuntu 12.10 on my mini alongside (dual boot alongside windows bc i didnt know how to completely remove windows). i tried to upgrade to 13.04 and thought it didnt work because i got error ...
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Ubuntu sudo not working
I wanted to move a file to a /usr/python2.7/ but i was unable to do so, so i changed the permissions of /usr to myuser:
sudo chown -R ***** /usr
it worked but i realised it was a blunder when sudo ...
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how to write to ubuntu partition from windows (7)?
I've had it with Windows, but I don't have a burner.
Is it possible to write to the ubuntu partition from Windows 7?
I'd prefer to download the latest and write it to the ubuntu partition from ...
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X-term application behaves strangely when running is attempted outside IDE
I'm using code:blocks to develop c++ programs as a beginner, I've recently moved to Ubuntu after breaking windows and as such I'm not very familiar with the OS. I have several simple programs that I ...
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Sound doesn't work in Ubuntu 12.10 after reinstallation of unity-greeter
I upgraded to Quantal Quetzal in my ASUS Eee PC. It looked like the upgrade removed unity-greeter.
That's minor, I installed it easily.
But I log in unity, and the sound isn't working.
Any ...
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What do I do when Ubuntu 12.10 freezes while starting up? [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu to dual boot on my mac with Mountain Lion, but whenever I decide to boot Ubuntu I can make it all the way to the log in menu but when I log in it will freeze up. I am not sure ...
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Configure “Link-Local Only” without NetworkManager?
I have two computers, each of which I want to connect to a camera that communicates via "Link-Local" Ethernet.
The first computer has a full install of 12.10. I can get the camera communicating by ...
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Windows XP & Ubuntu 12.10 shutdown problem
Ubuntu 12.10 for some time has not been shutting down at all. It is showing some series of numbers and call trace message (I don't know anything about this). It did not shut down even after waiting ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 is much slower than 12.10 [closed]
I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and i have noticed that 13.04 is much slower when i open programs.
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Help with installation version 12.10 desktop
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 a while back ant tried to install it. I created a USB drive and booted up from the drive. It started installing, showed a long list of code and then just showed a strange ...
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no upper right icons with Ubuntu 12.10 and lightdm
I have a Ubuntu 12.10 server running in which I have installed lightdm. Now lightdm can boot and I can log in, but when I see the screen, I don't see ANY top right icon. So I cannot logout I cannot do ...
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Will be something deleted if I upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04?
I want to upgrade to 13.04 but I dont know if something will be deleted ...
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Where to get wireless drivers for ubuntu?
I am working with a Dell Inspiron 1545. I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my computer and after I was done, I observe that there is no wireless functionality available on my system.
I go to the ...
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Not enough free disk space
I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm getting an error in software updater. When I try and do my daily updates, it says:
The upgrade needs a total of 25.3 M free space on disk /boot. Please free at least an ...
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How do I see windows 8 files on ubuntu 12.10?
very new to ubuntu, and I think the interface is absolutely beautiful. I am using Ubuntu through the usb for now, after following this tutorial http://lifehacker.com/5504531/the-co...-a-thumb-drive - ...
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Boot Issues with 13.04 & 12.10
I have two internal hard drives. Windows 7 is on sda. Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.10 on sdb sharing a swap file. I get a lag in booting 13.04, but it does boot. The message identifies my computer and ask ...
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Open multiple terminals after startup in Ubuntu 12.10
Is there a way to open multiple terminals after Ubuntu 12.10 starts up?
Actually I was able to run a terminal with a program running, trough the "Startup Applications" tool.
The command I am ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes at boot installation (at the purple screen)?
Each time i try to install Ubuntu 12.10 live cd, the Ubuntu installer asks about the language and then it loads at the purple screen. Suddenly everything freezes at some point in the first purple ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and Wifi
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 and despite it being a trouble free and easy install I am stumped with a WiFi issue. I have tried to find and answer in the "newbee" part of the forum but there is ...
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Setting up ubuntu(desktop) to work as workstation
I have second monitor/keyboard/mouse. And only a single PC(laptop actually, which is much more powerful from my desktop)
Can I connect my second devices to the laptop and make it look like it is ...
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12.10 not booting from grub line but will boot to generic version
I am new to Ubuntu and installed it as a method to access the internet while I attempted to repair my internet connection for Windows XP SP3. Dual boot for both Ubuntu and XP worked great. Failing to ...
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Wifi slows to crawl Intel Centrino wireless -N 1000
I've been experiencing sever bandwidth issues with my laptop and was hoping someone could help me resolve them.
Speedtest.net typically reports my dl rate is ~ 18 Mb, upload ~ 2.5 Mb and ping ~ 20ms, ...
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How do I do a reinstall of Pidgin?
I've been using Pidgin (on Ubuntu 12.10) till it developed a bug with one of the plugins (musictracker). So I first decided to disable the plugin. But that didn't work. Next, I removed Pidgin and then ...
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Does installing zRam have any advantages on a system without SWAP?
Running Ubutu 12.10 here, on an 128Gb SSD and a 4Gb ram system. Ever since I installed the OS I realised I dont need the swap partition, as I never use the hibernate function and rarely run out of ...
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Advantages of alternative kernel
Recently I have seen an WebUpd8 article about an alternative kenrel to the stock Ubuntu kernel, the pf-kernel, that supposed increases performance. I am running Ubuntu 12.10 using kernel 3.5.0-30 ...
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Clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 not booting
Just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (wasn't 100% happy with 13.04 yet) from a USB drive. I have done this numerous times. This time I did the install three times. I think something was wrong with one flash ...
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I start upgrade and download only part of the packages
I start upgrade and download only 1366 packages out of 19.. How to Restart remaining packages for downloading ?
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Inspiron 1545 failure to enable wireless device , Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
First : wireless network hidden form my networks list, tring to search from help
using some terminal commands.
Now: wireless not work at my labtop dell 1545, using Ubuntu 12.10
What can I do ?
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Is it safe to rollback Wubi without fresh Wubi install?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.10, then I made a backup from root.disk file. I decided to change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu. So I downloaded Xubuntu 12.10 ISO image and reinstalled Wubi.
In case I'm want to ...
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Bluetooth on Aspire 4720Z
How do I make ubuntu recognize the bluetooth adapter in my computer, I have Ubuntu 12.10.
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Can't install and run GUI Desktop within a Virtual Machine
I'm an absolute beginner with Linux, so please go easy. I've just provisioned a Linux Ubuntu 12.10 Virtual Machine from Azure and opened a terminal window in Putty. I then ran the following command to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 not booting after upgrade from 12.10
This is duplicate post from here
After upgrading to 13.04, I was able to boot into ubuntu.
I made change a line in grub from
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
to
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I get a desktop but no icons and no menu. I do not know what to do [duplicate]
I am using windows 7 as my host machine and have made a virtual machine using Oracle Virtual Machine. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 . After doing the installation, i logged in and got a desktop without any ...
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12.10 crashed and won't boot!
Every time I try and start ubuntu, I get the following:
Waiting for network cofiguration (60 seconds), then:
Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration, then:
Booting system without ...
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Live Window Resizing is very slow - ubuntu 12.10
live window resizing is very very slow, if i activate it through compiz config manager.
I searched the web for a while, but found no reason why.
It's obviously an unity/compiz problem.
The question ...
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Module Not Loaded
I am new to Linux driver development, and I just stated to do some driver programming beginning with "hello.c" on Ubuntu 12.10... but unfortunately my Makefile didn't compile the kernel code... and ...
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Unable to extend ubuntu partiton
I'm trying to expand my Ubuntu partition, I booted up my LiveCD, opened GParted and freed some space. But when I'm trying to expand the partition, it doesn't show any free space. It does this only for ...
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gtk2-engines:i386 breaks 12.10 dist-upgrade
My 12.04 LTS was working just fine and when i tried to upgrade to 12.10, I have 3 packages that failed to install gtk2-engines, libtool and python-gst0.10.
After the upgrade to 12.10 is completed ...
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wireless networks on ubuntu 12.10
I am unable to even view wireless networks on Ubuntu 12.10. I was using Windows 8 intitally, and have a driver Broadcom installed, yet I cannot see any networks. Do I need a different driver?
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Running GameRanger on ubuntu 12.10
I have wine installed, and I'm trying to run GameRangerSetup.exe with wine, but it shows the following message on the terminal:
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by ...
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12.10 installation problem
I have been trying to install 12.10 version of Ubuntu on my 1GB powered 160 GB AMD sempron 64 bit processor, without a graphic card.
The entire procedure seems to occur with ease till the end except ...
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How can I connect my Samsung S3 Mini to Ubuntu 12.10
I have tried many things including the installation of gMTP from Ubuntu's PPA, and with it many other that include mtp-dev... I have forgotten now the bunch of files I have installed.
The problem is ...
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Why can't I login after Ubuntu is installed on my VM? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on VMware Player 5 on Windows 8. During the installation, it asks for my name, username and password (requiring a confirm on that password). When everything is done, a ...
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Ubuntu Upgrade Broke FIrefox v20 to v21 [closed]
The Ubuntu Software Updater just ran and upgraded Firefox from version 20 to version 21 and now Firefox does not run from the Application menu any more.
Running it from a command prompt results in ...
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No boot menu for Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I have tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 after 13.04 didn't work. I gave a swap partition of nearly 8 GB, and a boot space of 500 MB along with an additional 140 GB. But after the installation, when it ...
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“Please ensure you have JAVA_HOME points to JDK rather than JRE” message
I have java installed
aaa@ubuntu:~$ whereis java
java: /usr/bin/java /usr/bin/X11/java /usr/local/java /usr/share/java
aaa@ubuntu:~$ whereis javac
javac: /usr/bin/javac /usr/bin/X11/javac
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X screen is broken after upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10
I had a perfectly working system running Ubuntu 12.04. After upgrading to 12.10, my X screen is "broken" (I don't know how to describe this in words). Some parts of the screen are still legible, but ...
