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 am getting a Putty attempted incorrect protocol errors when I SSH into my server from Windows
I have had Putty connecting via SSH to my Ubuntu 12.10 server for several months. Yesterday I began to get the following error every time I connect:
PuTTY X11 proxy: wrong authentication protocol ...
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Compiz in ubuntu 12.10 resets all key bindings shortcuts
I've upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 and compiz keeps forgetting all key bindings shortcuts after each session.
The "Commands" plugin is always forgetting my configuration and various plugins reset to their ...
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What should I do to run after I have successfully installed touchegg on Ubuntu 12.10?
I just have successfully installed touchegg and touchegg gui on my Ubuntu 12.10. But, right now I still can't use the multi touch gestures through touchegg. Nothing happen when I use my three fingers ...
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Measure FPS of the game
I'd like to find analogue of Fraps or any other fps counter on Ubuntu 12.10.
After some googling I found 2 solutions:
1) To use Mumble (I found it from this discussion). This solution didn't work ...
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12.10 wont shut down
I have a brand new Acer Aspire V5 with Windows 7 and 12.10 alongside it. When I shut down 12.10 by clicking on shut down the system restarts, i.e. it shuts right down but instead of powering down it ...
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Are there any 802.11ac adapters working in Ubuntu?
Has anyone got an 802.11ac adapter working in Linux/Ubuntu? PCI or USB. Looks like the a6200 might be having issues. And according to wikidev, it's the only released piece of client hardware for ...
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Pointer position way off in Java Application menu's when using gnome-shell
When using any java application in gnome-shell if the window is maximised the pointer position is way off; but only on the menu's, in the editor, or the side panel, the pointer is fine.
This only ...
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What does gnome-settings-daemon is not ready for configuration mean?
On a recent Ubuntu 12.10 install, something innocent like apt-get install xfonts-75dpi is giving this message:
dpkg: error processing gnome-settings-daemon (--configure):
package ...
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What are the key combinations for alphabets ' ऋ ' and ' ॲ ' on Hindi Bolnagari keyboard layout?
I am using Hindi Bolnagri as an alternate keyboard layout. I wanted to type ऋ and ॲ.
Is there any key combination like there is for क्ष (kxS) and ज्ञ (jxY)? If not, can I do something to assign them ...
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Midori - remove “search with…” option showing in address bar when typing an address
I love this little speedy browser, however, I do not always find it easy to configure.
Anyone knows how to modify Midori's configuration to remove the "search with" and "open tabs" lines from the ...
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Why can't I browse windows shares although I can connect to them?
In Nautilus I can connect to Windows shares using 'Connect to', but I can't browse to them in the network area. They don't show up. My Linux samba shares show up, but not the windows machines.
What's ...
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wired network not working DELL 17R SE
Wired Network not working; it shows connected to network but I get no Internet access..!
System DELL 17R SE
Output of lspci -nnk | grep -iEA3 "(network|ethernet|wireless|broadcom)"
lspci -nnk | grep ...
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How do I prevent directories mounted with 'bind' from appearing on 'Devices' on nautilus?
I have these lines in the fstab
# binds
/media/DataNtfs/Music /home/can/Music none rw,bind
/media/DataNtfs/Pictures /home/can/Pictures none ...
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Plantronics Blackwire C220M microphone is not working
Using a full updated Ubuntu 12.10, my USB Plantronics Blackwire C220M headset's mic isn't working.
I've plugged it in and the headphones started to work immediately but mic wasn't detected. Reboot ...
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Maximum brightness is not maximum brightness
On my dual boot laptop I noticed that maximum brightness in Ubuntu and Windows 8 is totally different. In Windows 8 the screen is much much brighter at maximum level than it is at Ubuntu maximum ...
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Problem with connecting to some of wireless networks in ubuntu 12.10
I've recently instaled ubuntu 12.10 on my lenovo ideapad Y570, and i have a big problem with connecting to some of the wireless networks. So, the one at my home is working just fine, as well as my ...
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libgtk-3-0 dependency issues
I've been trying to update standard packages on my Ubuntu box. There's literally nothing extra on this box except for VirtualBox for some Windows stuff I run. Here's one output:
$ sudo apt-get update
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Does Ubuntu support NFC hardware on Nexus 7?
I was wondering if the NFC hardware on Nexus 7 is supported by Ubuntu.
As I understand, the Nexus 7 contains the PN544 chip set. I installed the PC/SC service (pcscd) which works with external USB ...
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Firefox showing some parts of websites grey
Firefox at my ubuntu 12.10 (64bit) desktop, started showing some parts of websites grey.
I tried creating a new profile, nothing.
Tried unistall with sudo apt-get purge firefox which removed ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 not mounting internal hard drives
Hi I am a noob and I have no idea what I am doing. I just started using UBUNTU 12.10 and I do like the interface very much. I am not savy with the hip lingo of linux, so spare me the who I know what I ...
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Ubuntu desktop 12.10 64-bit, icons don't show
Recently I had problems with fglrx cause I have an ATI card, if I install the privative drivers from the Ubuntu repo, I get no Unity launch bar cause the drivers are not compatible with the new Xorg.
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Graphics in wine are behind by one update
As the title says, graphics objects (in particular 3D graphics, but not exclusively) are displaying one update behind. I first noticed the problem when using google sketchup together with sketchy ...
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Bluetooth is not working in Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Sony Vaio VPCEH35EN and yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.10. Bluetooth is not working, can anyone help me please?
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Can't access any storage devices on 12.10
Hi I've just started using Ubuntu 12.10 (today!) my first time with any non-windows OS. I wanted to retrieve some files after windows stopped working. I boot Ubuntu from a USB and it seems to work ...
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Launch Webapps in custom browser
I'm using Google Chrome as default web-browser because i need Flash ang i've installed Firefox back to use with Webapps, because Chromium, that i tried to use before, launched through script, taking ...
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Lightdm not working at all since bumblebee install!
I'm relatively new to Ubuntu, so please excuse me if my question is stupid...
So a few weeks ago, I bought a Gigabyte U2442N with Optimus Graphics (a 640M and a HD4000). I installed the stable ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 live usb boot hangs at Splash screen
I have created Ubuntu 12.10-amd64 bootable usb disk. It boots but when I select "Install on harddisk" or "Run without install", it just stops at the splash screen.
I tried -nomodeset, but same thing ...
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My Ubuntu shortcuts arent persistent
I changed the shortcuts, for moving Windows to left/right/up/down workspace from SHIFT+STRG+ALT+... to STRG+SUPER+ALT+... and after I did so everything works how it should. But after a restart ...
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Backgrounds in menus Ubuntu 12.10
I'm having this little problem in all themes I install - the background color of all the window menu items is light-gray instead of the dark I expected.
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and using ...
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Very slow SSD speeds on 12.10
I recently upgraded my ultrabook to have a 128GB SSD (Crucial v4).
The speed of installing ubuntu was shockingly slow, worst i've ever experienced. Once installed i did some testing and the speeds ...
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Keyboard not Working Correctly under Ubuntu 12.10
I recently upgraded to 12.10 from 12.04, I have a wireless Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse (both ise the same dongle) my mouse works but the keyboard doesn't (it types random things) but my wired ...
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Transmission won't connect to any peers
After my upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 12.10, Transmission won't download from an anti-leech tracker (ALT). If I download a torrent via Magnet Link, everything works fine, but if I download from ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 can't shut down properly
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and after upgrading from 12.04 I'm no longer able to shut down my pc. The system get stuck trying to shut down and I can see the text
"acpid:exiting"
what can I do?
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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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GPU under constant 25-30% load
Currently on a fresh install of 12.10 with Unity and the newest AMD 13.3 beta 3 catalyst driver. But even when on the desktop with no programs open it seems to be idling at 25-30% GPU usage and ...
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How do I overcome the problem with Opera I have screenshot in the body?
The problem is that I can't see a thing when I try to edit preferences because of the following screen:
Click on the image to open a full resolution version.
I am running 32 bit 12.10 and using ...
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USB audio interface not recognized on re-docking a Thinkpad
my Thinkpad X230 is sitting on a Lenovo docking station (Minidock Plus) and I have a USB audio interface (NI Komplete Audio 6) connected to the dock.
It works fine when I boot the computer while it is ...
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Have to set permissions on every startup
I just installed a fingerprint library called libfprint. After installing, you have to set the permissions up to access the scanner.
I thought that this would be permanent but every time I restart I ...
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Upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 12.10 failed- forbidden downloading
I use proxy to connect to the Internet. I am trying to upgrade to 12.10. The problem is that some(nearly all) packages are downloaded but some 3 Mb data is not downloading, due to which the ...
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How to get old options back in Nautilus's “Connect to server” window?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 with GNOME 3.6 Classic. When I try to use Places -> Connect to server, I get a window missing all the options I was used to in Ubuntu 11.10 (such as SSH).
I can only ...
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How to get xfce4-sensors plugin to show HDD temperature in XFCE panel?
I am running Xubuntu 12.10 in my laptop and I would like to monitor the CPU and HDD temperatures. I have installed lm-sensors, hddtemp and xfce4-sensors-plugin and added the widget into the XFCE ...
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Unity won't start after login
I'm having some troubles getting unity working again.. this problem came after I installed ubuntu updates and removing some repositories (gwibber-daily and some google chrome repos), then I restarted ...
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Running DWSIM failed
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 with mono-complete installed. Being a chemical engineer I required some 'Process Simulation' application & I found it in DWSIM. I used this.
However it failed to ran ...
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Gedit, Evince has print disabled
Print menu command is disabled in evince and gedit. Print functionality works fine in other applications like Chrome, GIMP, Firefox. Ubuntu printer setup correctly recognizes my printer and scanner ...
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Installing wireless driver on Ubuntu 12.10 distribution
Brand new to the linux community.
I have an hp mini 1000 that doesn't have an ethernet port. I'm transferring everything to it via a flash drive. I'm following the instructions for 'b43 - no internet ...
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apport-gpu-error-intel.py in 12.10
The same error as described here appears again in Ubuntu 12.10. I get it several times a day. xdiagnose 3.2.3 is installed. Here is a screenshot of the details:
Hope you can help. If you need any ...
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DisplayLink USB video adapter on Ubuntu 12.10
Is there any way to run USB DisplayLink on Ubuntu 12.10?
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grub customizer broken after changing grub backround image option
As you can see from the paste I have a dual boot laptop with win7 and Ubuntu 12.10.
The grub broken after messing around with background picture with grub customizer.I didn't proceed to any change ...
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What log shall I explore to discover cause of “Couldn't Generate PGP Key”?
While attempting to join the U+1 and download the code of conduct I followed the instructions on generating a public key and received the subj message.
Ubuntu 12.10
Gnome session fall back
chromium ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 IBM SPSS Statistics throws Java error
I use ubuntu version 12.10 64 bit. After I installed IBM SPSS Statistics v 21.0.0.0, I get the following java error, when trying to run the program:
Exception in thread ...
