Questions tagged [12.10]
This version of Ubuntu is no longer supported since May 16, 2014. Code-named Quantal was released on October 18, 2012.
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Xorg lag spikes during gameplay
With almost any game I play, be it Minecraft, TF2, World of Goo or windows games running in wine, I get horrible lag spikes (after a shot time playing) that happen about every 15-20 seconds and last ...
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ubuntu 12.10: rdp from windows 7 renders empty desktop - common fix doesn't work
When I use 'Remote Desktop Connection' in Windows 7 to connect to my Ubuntu 12.10 machine with xRdp installed, I can login, but the only thing I get after logging in is an empty desktop.
I found ...
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Why does network manager automatically choose WEP over WPA & WPA2?
I am on Ubuntu 12.10 and for some reason my wireless connection is using WEP when it is set to use WPA/WPA2 Personal.
Also I should mention that I used to be on 12.04 and was experiencing the ...
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How do I use a "Mustek BearPaw" scanner?
I own a Mustek BearPaw 2448CU Pro II scanner. How do I use it with Ubuntu?
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Desktop files moved to secondary monitor
when I hook up a secondary monitor (to give a presentation or something) all my desktop files are placed on the secondary monitor. I want them to remain on my laptop desktop, which is emptied when I ...
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TV Screen disconnect when playing sound over hdmi
I just spent hours to configure the sound to work with HDMI.
My last problem is, when I start playing sound the TV screen goes on and off, like when you change the resolution. When I stop playing ...
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How to fix the sound in Skype after starting TeamSpeak 3?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 64b.
I installed Skype for Linux (4.1 from Skype site for Ubuntu 12.04 multiarch) and then installed TeamSpeak 3 (downloaded, extracted and run ts3client_linux_amd64)
My ...
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shortcuts lost after restart
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10.
When I try setting some shortcuts and restart the System they are "deactivated" or default (but they are still working). After one more restart they do not work any more.
Can ...
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Facebook webapp doesn't work
All my unity-webapps work with chromium, except for Facebook. It popped up the bar to ask me to install, I did, and the unity-webapps-facebookmessenger package was installed. However, it does not ...
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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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How to change Empathy appearance in 12.10?
Since I updated to Quantal, I cannot modify Empathy's appearance. In particular,
I want Empathy to shows just the names and status icons of my contacts, without avatars and other stuff.
In the ...
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Slow loading of pages (browser performance)
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. I notice for certain webpages, firefox and chrome both load them very slowly. In fact, while text content loads quickly, both of the browsers seem to be loading ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 boot hangs at purple screen when integrated NIC (ethernet card) is enabled in BIOS
Here's my weird problem, with a UEFI Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits installation on an Inspiron 14z ultrabook with an integrated Atheros AR8162 ethernet card (NIC).
If the AR8162 card is enabled in BIOS, ...
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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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What's changing the owner on my log files?
I have several log files in /var/log/mythtv that need to be owned by mythtv.users. In versions of Ubuntu prior to 12.10 if I did:
sudo chown mythtv.users mylogfile
that worked fine and my log files ...
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Sound issues after trying everything
I cannot get my sound working properly, no matter what I do, there's always some problem. It's very annoying as it's the only thing preventing me from making Ubuntu my main OS.
At the moment my sound ...
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Three file not found errors before Grub menu appears - caused by 12.10 upgrade
After just upgrading to 12.10, I see three Error: File Not Found lines flash up on the screen at the very start of bootup, just before the grub menu appears. The system still works properly after that....
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AMD Legacy driver in 12.10
I've done a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 on my machine which has an AMD4890 video card. As I have come to find out, legacy card drivers no longer work with Xorg in 12.10. I have found many ...
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How to fix SLOW graphics printing on 12.10? Text printing speed is OK
Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit dual boot with Windows 7.
Custom PC, nVidia Onboard Graphics.
Motherboard: ECS EliteGroup GF8200A Black Series.
"HP LaserJet 3015" multifunction printer.
Graphics printing fine ...
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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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How can I make Unity maximize windows like Gnome 2, KDE, Xfce et al?
Unity, of course, puts the window buttons and menus at the top left for maximized windows and removes the titlebar. I hate this. Is there a way to make it stop and just make the windows as big as the ...
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How to configure gmail integration to monitor only the inbox
The new web application integration feature on 12.10 is able to link Gmail to the standard notification tray widget. It's a cool feature, but it's usefulness is diminished because it is activated ("...
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How can I reduce overscan in 1080p with AMD HD 6xxx - Ubuntu 12.10 over HDMI
My TV and/or receiver do not have native scaling options, nor would that be feasible. Installation of ANY Catalyst drivers (12.9, 12.10, and 12.11 beta) do not seem to work with Ubuntu 12.10 (...
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Network Connection Failure: "network disconnected"
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10, and have a Zantel modem (model: Huawei ec122) which is a cdma modem. I have been trying to connect to the internet but every time it loads it says "network disconnected"
Does ...
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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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How can I fix a corrupted Ambiance theme?
As described in another issue, upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 may break the Ambiance theme, causing many of the menus and controls to display in a strange grey-on-grey state.
I have checked another ...
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Elo TouchSystems 2515 not working in 12.10
My touch screen monitor in Samsung All in One PC is not working.
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. ...
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My Ubuntu shortcuts arent persistent
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 64 Bit version.
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 ...
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Problem mounting internal floppy drive
This is the error I received when I tried mounting internal floppy drive:
Error mounting system-managed device /dev/fd0: Command-line `mount "/media/floppy0"' exited with non-zero exit status 32: ...
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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 gnome-config-...
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Trouble opening Disk Manager in Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu 12.10
I have two disks, a SSD with my Windows 7 installation and a mechanical disk with my Ubuntu 32-bit installation.
After deciding to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside my Windows 7 installation I opened ...
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Windows Repairs Itself After Ubuntu Boot
I have a custom built computer in my home which was running Windows 7 primarily. After I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and upgraded to 12.10, Windows 7 has to perform startup repair after every Ubuntu boot ...
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i7 Turbo Mode not recognized in VirtualBox
Recently I made the switch to Ubuntu 12.10 as my main OS for my laptop. For the longest time, I've been running Windows 7 with Ubuntu 12.04 inside VirtualBox. As I found myself more and more inside ...
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Ubuntu suspend works only once through lid close
My system is ASUS N56VJ. The suspend feature works the first time if I sudpend by closing the lid/or specifically selecting to suspend form the settings menu(top right gear button).Lateron it just ...
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Unable to Connect MTS Mblaze modem in Ubuntu 12.10?
I am using Ubuntu for 1st time and I do have an modem MTS Mblaze in India which I am using in Windows.
But when I tried to connect in Ubuntu 12.10 using give default method (i.e. choose country, ...
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problem with ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation
I have a small problem with the new ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation.
I currently have a laptop and a desktop, both upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10.
The problem shows up only on the desktop.
When I ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7, I Can only boot ubuntu through recovery mode
I want to become a new user of Ubuntu, however this problem is preventing me.
I have/had Window 7 professional on my computer. I recently looked into getting linux. I discovered dual-booting and ...
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Touchpad/Mouse/Wifi does not function in 12.04/14.04/15.04 but works on 12.10
I recently got a new ssd for a netbook I had sitting around and decided to put ubuntu on it. After some googling of the make model of the net book (ACER AO 756-2899) the version that kept showing up ...
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Chrome Debugger (remote) won't expand elements, or objects output in console
I am running chrome debugger remotely on an app I am building (appgyver, so javascript and HTML etc) and having real issues accessing the debugging data in the elements and console tabs.
For elements,...
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Black screen after upgrading to 12.10
My computer booted to a black screen after upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10. Now I have a very simple question:
What can I do to prevent this from happening the next time I upgrade Ubuntu to another ...
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WLAN & Video Card Problem: MacBook Pro 7,1 Mid-2010
I would like to request your kind assistance in troubleshooting I have with my MBP running on Snow Leopard (10.6) but recently installed an Ubuntu 12.10 alongside the system.
Basically everything ...
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Generating core files on Ubuntu
Recently I've been trying to enable core dumps on Ubuntu. I made a simple program, that would crash (it writes some data out of array).
At first, core dumps weren't generated. This was because ulimit ...
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ifconfig command only displays 'lo" interface but not others on Ubuntu 12.10
When I type ifconfig -a on my computer, all I see is the lo device, not eth0.
Also, when I type ifconfig interface, I get the following:
interface: error fetching interface information: Device ...
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how to disable unused services without using Gui?
I want to disable some unused services like bluetooth service, pulse audio service, speech dispatcher services for embedded platform.
I have beagle bone black and Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable ...
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Updater is not upgrading
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. I tried to upgrade it using the Software Updater, but it is not working even after pressing Upgrade button. Then I tried to upgrade through the terminal using the command sudo ...
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Files saved with Ubuntu is not visible in Windows 8
I have dual booted my laptop with ubuntu 12.10 and windows 8. When I download some file via ubuntu (e.g a pdf) and save it on a windows partition(NTFS), I do not see it through windows 8. Even when I ...
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Ctrl+alt+F1 won't login
I'm having a "running in low-graphics mode" that won't ever take me to a login screen. When I enter the kill command, enter my login and password, it flashes a date and time stamp for an instant, then ...
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recent keystrokes visible on shutdown
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and use the Gnome 3 Shell.
The problem is the following:
If I press Esc during shutdown to show the shutdown messages instead of the splashscreen, sometimes it shows me all ...
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Ubuntu 12.10: No WiFi After Update on Dell XPS L502x w/ Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
It had been months since I had booted my Ubuntu partition so I fired it up yesterday evening and immediately ran a "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade". The update apparently finished ...
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The number 3 is not displayed in the Panel's clock applet
See image. This is how the current time is displayed -- the '3' from '13:39:22' and '2:57:31pm' is missing... Any idea how to fix this?
(It seems to have started yesterday after last upgrade.)
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