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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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
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
and ...
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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 ...
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How to activate location entry in Ubuntu 12.10
I want to access another computer in my network using Ctrl+L, but I am unable to access it - it is showing an error message saying that "the path was not found".
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Long boot time caused by usb driver error?
I'm running 12.10 right now and just recently updated the kernel (a couple times now). I believe that since the update, my usb hardware has been having an issue. First of all it takes a long time JUST ...
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How do I use ARandR to create a permanent monitor layout in Lubuntu 12.10?
So ARandR is great for setting up my monitor layout in Lubuntu 12.10 but even if I save the layout to the
~/.screenlayout
it doesn't seem to save that layout no matter what I call the file.
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How can I configure a launcher to show an application icon? [duplicate]
Some applications don't display icons when you create a launcher for them - you get the default Gnome launcher icon. How can I configure a custom launcher to show the icon? They are visible on the ...
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Using QQ: How can I make Byobu the default terminal [duplicate]
I really like the Byobu terminal better than the default Gnome terminal that is installed with Ubuntu.
How can I make Byobu the default terminal - for example, when I hit control/alt-t I'd like to ...
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Would I benefit from switching to Lubuntu or Xubuntu?
I just settled down with my ideal setup, a dual boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu, but for some reason Ubuntu's running slow for me. I heard that Ubuntu was pretty small and resource light, but should I ...
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How to make simple system user authentication work with postfix/dovecot on 12.10?
I have been wrestling on this a LOT. I never properly understood but I presume that authentication by the system users is done with PAM and the default authentication method for both Dovecot and ...
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Ubuntu start error
I have a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10, which at start up displays an error. I click on "Send report", but it always fails, displaying:
Failed to run /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk as user root.
The underlying ...
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Misbehaving of stylus based notetaking programs (Xournal, Jarnal) after installing Ubuntu 12.10 in Surface Pro
Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.10 in my Surface Pro, and everything works just fine out of the box. But note-taking programs like Xournal, Jarnal are misbehaving in a bad way.
In xournal, suddenly ...
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How do you customize Xubuntu 12.10?
I am sick of the normal, themes preinstalled with Wubi. I need some help.
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What to do?! Upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04 failed :(
I got an update reminder to go from 12.10 to 13.04.
I followed the instructions, was able to download the package, and started installing.
Up to a point where my computer (seemed to) restart and there ...
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Unstalling windows which installed ubuntu through wubi [duplicate]
I had a windows7 installation on C:
I installed ubuntu through wubi on D:
Now I want to uninstall windows on C: and re-install it on C: only. Will it be okay to do it? Will my Ubuntu installation ...
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Problem installing latest vim on ubuntu 12.10
I am trying to install the latest version of vim on Ubuntu 12.10. But when I use this command
sudo apt-get install vim
It gives me such an error
How to solve this?
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Downgrade Ubuntu [duplicate]
I just upgraded Ubuntu to 12.10. Now I want to have back my old Ubuntu. Since I have a live CD (11.04) I don't want to re install Ubuntu from 11.04 to 12.04 lts. Can someone give me a command.
Thanks ...
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Is there any eraser button in libreoffice
I know this looks like an idiotic questions. But I need to know. Before shifting to Ubuntu in Microsoft word theres a eraser button in doc menu which I used several times. But in Ubuntu libreoffice I ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity launcher and status bar dissappeared after installing additional drivers [duplicate]
I have tried to use additional graphics drivers on Lenovo T530 ubuntu 12.10 laptop. Actually those drivers have not installed correctly. After restarting my machine, ubuntu launcher and status bar has ...
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Upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 fails with calculation error
I wanted to upgrade to 13.04 and as a necessity I need to update to 12.10. I have successfully updated in the past from Ubuntu 10 to Ubuntu 11 ans 12.04. Somehow, when I try from terminal or from ...
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Scrollbars arrows disappeared
I'm using 12.10 Unity with old fashioned scrollbars which now have no more arrows up/down or left/right on Nautilus, Terminal, Gedit (it's not the case on Firefox, Thunderbird, Libreoffice, Opera...).
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how can i go back to 12.04 from 12.10 in a dual boot pc? [duplicate]
I upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 and I have a lot of issues i.e. mouse doesn't respond . Is there a way to go back to previous state with the 12.04 DVD or I have to erase everything and re-install?
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how do I connect to a VPN with ipsec?
I created a config file for my FritzBox 7390 after this german tutorial
Now I want to configure my Network-Manager but there is no option for ipsec.
Do I need additional packages?
I tried to ...
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AMD switchable graphics: integrated outperforms dedicated
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Sony VAIO E14 laptop. I have a AMD switchable GPU Radeon HD 7600M / Intel HD 4000 card. The AMD Catalyst 13.4 driver is installed:
On integrated (IGPU):
fglrxinfo
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Ubuntu won't update from 12.10 to 13.04 [duplicate]
To update I typed in sudo update-manager -d into terminal and I got this code back (I had to edit the links):
W:GPG error: h.ttp://linux.dropbox.com precise Release: The following signatures couldn't ...
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Wifi keeps disconnecting and extremely slow at low signal - Ubuntu 13.04
First off, I just want to say that I work as an IT engineer (Windows Desktop/Server etc) so I am willing to go right down to the ground when it comes to advance technical troubleshooting. ...
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upgrading from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 [duplicate]
First of all, this is the first time I am trying to upgrade. I want to upgrade my Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. in some thread it says just to use update manager to update.
I am doing this right now
sudo ...
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Cannot get web-apps working in Ubuntu 12.10
I have been using vanilla Ubuntu 12.10 since it came out, and I will be upgrading to 13.04 in a month or two. However, I recently decided to try to install a couple of web-apps. I was unable to do so, ...
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Upgrading to Upstart 1.8 in Quantal
Wondering if anybody has any tips for upgrading the version of upstart on Quantal from 1.5 (shipped) to the latest version 1.8.
With 1.7 & 1.8 Upstart brought in some extra support for how env ...
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Running QQ : Can't find Python 3.3.1 in apt-get or synaptic
I'm running QQ : Can't find the repos/packages for Python 3.3.1 with apt-get or synaptic. How do I find them and install Python 3.3.1?
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pidgin-libnotify flagged for autoremove — why?
After installing network-manager-openvpn via the terminal, pidgin-libnotify was identified as redundant and available for autoremove.
Did installing openvpn affect my installation of pidgin? Why is ...
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configure DNS on Ubuntu 12.10
I have some problems with DNS, only from Ubuntu 12.10, Windows on same network works OK (so I can query both 8.8.8.8 and 192.168.1.1 directly with or without +tcp flag). I have my machines pointed to ...
