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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How can I upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 12.10 without a PAE enabled CPU?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04, and want to upgrade to 12.10. I understand that because my cpu doesn't have PAE, I need to install fake-pae. Because I am new to this, I don't quite know how to do this. I ...
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There is nothing in my fstab.d file
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed , equal hard drive space 250 GB each.
Now no matter what I do I cannot get a cd or dvd to open.
By the way I am recently new to Linux systems.
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DistUpgradeFetcherCore errors while upgrading 12.10 to 13.04
When I try to upgrade my 12.10 install to 13.04 via do-release-upgrade, I get the error:
File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 145, in <module>
fetcher.run_options += ["--mode=%s" % ...
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Problems with duplicate sources. Help?
I am having some trouble with duplicate sources when trying to update version from 12.10 to 13.04 :(
Here is my sources list, and then below that you can find the errors I get from the terminal:
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Authentication window in GNOME disappears before I have a chance to type in the password
Sporting 12.10 with Gnome Shell.
When I start graphical Software updater manager, and click "Install now", I got "Authentication Required" window prompt as per usual. However, after I've typed couple ...
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WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution
How can I get WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution with dual link DVI cable.
It does not seem to work. I can only get 1900x1200.
The monitor is Dell 27" U2713HM. (The other in the dual-display is LG with max ...
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Defaults.list from acertain command missing and partition opens “Movie Player”
My defaults.list is empty. Please help me how to fix this bug. I'm having a lot of bugs with Ubuntu 12.10 and this one is worst. First of all the default players had some problems and now after I ...
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Is there any File manager that highlights names that are searched for?
When in Chrome or other new web browsers, a word is searched in a page, all occurrences of the word is highlighted. I need a similar functionality for a File Manager. I tested Nautilus and Dolphin. I ...
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Can't launch apps sometimes
I'm on Ubuntu 12.10, but new on gnome-classic (I used xfce until now).
My problem is, sometimes (quite often tho), my wallpaper become grey, and then, I cannot launch any app. There is no error ...
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Media keyes Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard stopped working on 12.10
I've been using given Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard. All was fine. but yesterday my media keys (vol up, vol down, mute & etc) stopped working. Moreover when i try to use Settings Manager -> ...
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12.10 USB Installation not progressing past Wireless network search
Keep trying to install Ubuntu version 12.10 from a bootable USB flash drive and the installation keeps getting stuck after clicking "continue" of the Wireless stage.
At first, I thought that it might ...
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How to import a pdf in libreoffice? under ubuntu, all pages are blank
I have some .pdf generated by a scanner, that I want to import in LibreOffice and do some small editing. The PDF has only one object per page, a page-size image.
If I open it in LibreOffice under ...
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Updater keeps saying Failed to download repository information Check your Internet connection. on 12.10
Updater keep saying
Failed to download repository information
Check your Internet connection.
Details:
W:Failed to fetch ...
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How to get and copy a too long output completely in terminal?
In terminal a command has a too long output. But when I scroll back I see it is truncated and only the last part is shown. In Gnome-Terminal and Konsole I have this problem. In xterm there's not such ...
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Error upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04
I used the software updater to run the upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 (64bit) to 13.04.
Part way through the upgrade it failed with the following error message:
The package ...
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Wrong Ubuntu Server Version displayed [closed]
I upgraded my Ubuntu Server from 12.10 to 13.04, from command line with 'do-release-upgrade' . All process worked great and after the server reboot it works normally.
The only problem I have is the ...
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How to open terminal inside a folder in Nautilus, so that the folder is the current location?
In Dolphin with Shift+F4 Terminal is opened from current location in Dolphin. Is there any similar functionality in Nautilus?
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Grub Rescue Unknown Filesystem Error. Grub Corrupted or Filesystem?
Now it has happened twice & have been pulling my hairs now...
I have installed xubuntu on my external hardisk & have been using it for about 3 months. It has three partitions, one of 500 mb ...
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external hard drive not detected UBUNTU 12.10
My 1 TB external hard disk is not detected by Ubuntu 12.10.
**lsusb:**
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. ...
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How can I color my terminals in a random background and random text or highlight them by tab colour?
I have my terminal day and night with 50 to 100 tabs open. Each tabs has remote servers using SSH connected for maintaining.
Sometimes i get confused in which system i am connected and did lot of ...
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Ubuntu 12.10, I can't clean up space in boot directory
I'm trying to update but it can't and tells me that I need to clear up space in the boot directory but I can't remove anything from it and the sudo command does nothing. Below is the actual message I ...
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Update from 12.10 to 13.04 does not work?
When trying to update through sudo apt-get update I am getting these errors: I am kinda new to Ubuntu so any help would be appreciated :)
W: Failed to fetch ...
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12.10 kernel upgrade to 3.5.0-28 breaks booting into desktop
I updated my 12.10 installation on a T430 thinkpad to kernel 3.5.0-28. After restarting, it would boot into grub but then hang on a blank purple screen when trying to boot with kernel 3.5.0-28. ...
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Keyboard backlight command by percentage
I want to make a keyboard shortcut to increase and the decrease the keyboard backlight brightness.
The command I have for full brightness is:
echo -n 100 > ...
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Just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04, desktop doesn't show anything
I've just ran an updater and let it update to 13,04. When I started my pc, it logged onto the desktop, but there's no side bar, alt tabbing doesn't work, i can't move my windows around and can't ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 failing to boot
I'm having a problem launching Ubuntu.
So I'm currently dual booting Ubuntu and Windows, and when I launch Ubuntu, the screen goes dead (not black, dead). This problem started recently, for no ...
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In: No such command - trying to create a symlink and 'in' does not work
I'm using a Ubuntu 12.10 server (an Amazon AWS EC2 Instance) and I need to create a symlink which needs the In command but this appears not to be installed. The message i get is In: No such command ...
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How to upgrade ubuntu12.10 to 13.04 in 30 minutes? [duplicate]
I tried to upgrade my ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04,It works correctly.But so slow.Is there any way for faster upgrade?
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Ubuntu will no longer load
I have a Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A-A03US laptop on which I put a brand new Kubuntu install last week, using the 12.10 x64 image. This installation included using full disk encryption for the whole ...
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12.10 shows 'System program problem' and sometimes hangs
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit on a Dell 3520 Inspiron.
A window pops up quite frequently telling me a system program problem has been detected.
Sometimes the pc hangs and the only way ...
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Upgrading fails from 12.10 to 13.04 (Check Internet Settings)
I am unable to upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04. It fails with the error message:
check your internet settings
My internet is working and I am able to browse the Internet, see emails, etc.
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Make a USB device show up as an input and output device
What am I attempting to do?
I am trying to make my Line6 Toneport UX1 (hooked up via USB) an output and input device at the same time.
Why am I trying to do this?
For those of you that don't know, ...
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Cannot Install MATLAB R2013 on Ubuntu 12.10
I tried running install from the files that I had downloaded (currently located in my Documents folder...should that be changed?) but the installer refused to install my files in a folder, giving me a ...
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Error when installing RTL8188CUS wireless driver from sh: “/lib/modules/3.5.0-27-generic/build: No such file or directory”
I'm using 12.10, updated to this day. The Realtek USB Wi-fi dongle doesn't work. I've seen lots of discussions in forums that suggests downloading the official driver.
However, when I run "sudo bash ...
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12.10 - Keyboard shortcuts configuration file
Where can I find configuration file for keyboard shortcuts?
Thanks in advance!
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Slow disk speed on 12.10
I've googled and googled but can't find a solution to very slow disk speeds. Ubuntu seemed fine until I installed it over itself (due to me breaking it badly!)
I'm using a Dell E5430 laptop.
Speeds ...
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Run 2 programs with one script in 12.10
Im using Bumblebee and need to use "optirun" for running Steam.
Is there a way to make a script start to optirun commands at once?
One:
Optirun steam
Second:
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Various settings not surviving reboot
Many settings reset after reboot:
I disable Alt+Space in Keyboard Shortcuts (mapped to keyboard layout change)
Audacious enabled plugins
This settings are reset after reboot.
I did ran chown -R ...
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Ubuntu Wireless not working on Toshiba Satellite C855
I have just installed ubuntu 12.10. After downloading third party applications, I am now being told that ,my wifi is not being detected but can still connect through wire. It's not blocked.I have ...
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Wireless internet dropping intermittently on Ubuntu 12.10
This didn't happen on Ubuntu 12.04, but now I can't seem to be connected to the internet for more than 10 minutes continuously on Ubuntu 12.10. It drops every 1-10 minutes. It is really starting to ...
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How come I can't resize Google Chrome's window less than 595px?
For some reason I can not resize Chrome's window to less than 595 px on Ubuntu 12.10. I can resize Firefox's window to 0 px. Also I can resize the Chrome window to a very small size on Windows. This ...
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Printer Job Always 'Stopped'
I am running Ubuntu 12.10/ GNOME 3 Remix (amd64). When I try to print anything from my Lexmark S605 Interact, the job automatically stops under job status.
I might be missing something really ...
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On Minecraft Console, Player's Inbound IPs register as that of the Host Computer
On Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.04, I am hosting a Minecraft server. In the console window for said servers, all inbound connections coming from player's clients register as the IP of that of the host ...
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What is wrong my nginx install script? (Ubuntu Server 12.10)
I am trying to write a script to install, configure, an init nginx on ubuntu server. I have installed zlib, openssl, pcre, and other supporting libs, as well as run apt-get update. I have tried ...
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How to get rid of overheating in Dell studio 1558 laptop installed with Ubuntu 12.10?
I am using Dell Studio 1558 Laptop.
Installed with Ubuntu 12.10
It gets overheated many times and then system start to hang,
how to get rid of this problem of overheating?
Either i should increase ...
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Unable to stay logged on to accounts with empathy
I have a few chat accounts which I use with frequency such as facebook chat, YIM, AIM, and MSN. I'd rather not have to download a client for each one since that would make it a pain to switch between ...
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Window contents disappear after Maximizing
Window contents usually disappear after Maximizing them!Especially Firefox.
Running UBUNTU 12.1 on Vaio Z56 laptop.
I've read this question before and do everything that was said in the answer but ...
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Download Error while upgrade
i've been trying to upgrade ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 and it's says an error occurred (Download needs unauthenticated packages ) i tried to change the server and it didn't work
any help ?
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Change TimeStamp display in terminal
When I do a ls -al the timestamp display is Month date time - would like it to be yy/mm/dd or just know WHERE to modify this?
I also cannot edit dconf-editor. - that shows %l:%M %p when I try to ...
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13.04 Upgrade Options from Terminal
I will be upgrading a production server from 12.10 to 13.04 from the terminal. I encountered issues upgrading my notebook which resulted in uninstalling PostgreSQL 9.2 (full details here). This ...
