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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Headphones not working in Ubuntu 12.10
I've tried multiple ways to solve my problem as described in other topics in this forum, but none succeeded. The Headphones sound worked when I first installed Ubuntu 12.10, but after a few updates it ...
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Bluetooth isn't working in Dell Vostro 3560 with BCM43142 wireless adapter [duplicate]
I installed the wireless driver using this instruction How do I install BCM43142 wireless drivers for Dell Vostro 3460/3560 and I have WiFi working. No problems here.
But unfortunately the bluetooth ...
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Quantal (12.10) Gnome 3.7.1: User Shell extension not enabled
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 from the previous version.
I have Gnome 3.7.1 (according to Synaptic packet manager) and Tweak Tools. I can't get User Shell Theme Extension enabled in Tweak Tools -- ...
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'Some index files failed to download' while updating
When running sudo apt-get update I get these following errors:
Err archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Err archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease
Err archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports ...
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How can I set up poclbm (a bitcoin miner)?
I'm trying to set up poclbm on my 12.10 machine. My graphics card (as stated in system settings) is an 'Intel® 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2'. I am trying to use the guide here but python-pyopencl can't be ...
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Why does eth0 disappear when I set a static IP (server 12.10)? [closed]
For some reason, if I try to set a static IP address, my eth0 disappears from ifconfig's output. I am running Ubuntu server 12.10 on a gateway laptop.
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
It then gives ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts are reset. How can I make them set permanently?
I'm having a problem with both Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 with custom keyboard shorcuts. They are reset after a while (I can't find a pattern but it seems to be when a massive upgrade happens). It happend ...
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Installed Ubuntu on separate partition using wubi, can I delete my Windows partition entirely?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 (updated to 12.10) on a separate partition from inside Windows 8 using WUBI.
I would like to use only Ubuntu. Can I simply delete the partition where Windows is located?
I'...
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No sound with HDA Intel PCH
I don't manage to get sound working on my Ubuntu 12.10. The output of my alsa-info.sh is located here.
I would appreciate any help to fix this problem!
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Install Windows 7 on separate partitions without losing grub
I have Windows 8 installed on a separate partition which I want to replace with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 installed on a separate partition. I want to do this without losing grub.
How should I do ...
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Separate /home on Virtual Installation
I currently have Lubuntu 12.10 installed on my computer in a dual boot configuration with Win 7. I mostly access it by loading the Linux partition with a mapped vmdk in VirtualBox, but sometimes I do ...
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configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
I was trying to install rvm using \curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby --autolibs=enable --auto-dotfiles. It worked fine until I got a configure error:
Error running './configure --...
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How to enable the eclipse internal browser (Ubuntu 12.10)?
I have installed Eclipse 4.2 x64 on Ubuntu 12.10 x64. I need to use the internal web browser but it is disabled by default.
The Use internal web browser radio button in preferences -> General ->...
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Pluscom MAC address shows up but "wireless unavailable" [duplicate]
I've got a pluscom pci card plugged into my desktop and although the mac address shows up in network manager, it says "Wireless unavailable".
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome Shell Remix...
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Firefox cannot find website servers, what is wrong?
Recently, I tried to access the internet using Firefox. I have a good wifi signal according to the toolbar at the top, but Firefox says "Firefox can't find the server atwww.example.com." I tried ...
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How to get the Forerunner 305 to work under Ubuntu?
I just recently installed Ubuntu on our desktop PC and my father uses an Forerunner 305 GPS wristwatch when he goes out for a jog.
On Windows he always used the the program Garmin Trainingscenter to ...
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How can I order desktop icons to fit in the grid?
I'm often throwing files or directories to the desktop to sort them later. And every time I look at the desktop I am wondering why their icons doesn't fit in rows and columns. Even if I sort by name ...
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Gnome-shell Only Shows Wallpaper
So, I just installed gnome-shell on my Lubuntu 12.10.
After I logged in with Gnome, it just stay there showing only wallpaper and my cursor and no, I cannot open a terminal emulator from there. Ctrl-...
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Symfony2 cache permissions issue ubuntu 12.10
i have install lampp 1.8.1 in /opt/lampp.Everything is working fine.
i added my current user as owner to the htdocs folder so that i can write to htdocs folder.
then i created my symfony2 project. ...
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How can I run a script when I unmount a particular usb drive?
I am trying to sync between a folder and usb drive, so that
a) when I plug in a particular usb drive, a script runs to copy any newer files from the usb to the folder; and
b) when I unmount the ...
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Sound not working with Ubuntu 12.10 clean install
Did a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 from 12.04 and the sound is not working now. In 12.04 it worked out of the box.
I ran hwinfo --sound
hal.1: read hal dataprocess 4222: arguments to ...
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Accidentally formated external hard drive
Today I was trying to copy some files from my external hard drive (1TB) to a flash drive (4GB) on Ubuntu 12.10. My flash drive contained an operating system, so I decided to format it using the disk ...
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Brightness function keys not working [duplicate]
I have an ASUS X55A-SPD0204O laptop. The rest of the FN+Fx (where x = number) like sound + - mute, screen turn off, wireless etc. work perfectly.
The problem is with the 2 brightness keys. They just ...
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Change swap size after upgrade
I have just upgraded my cpu/mobo/RAM and I would like to now increase the swap size without having to reformat my entire drive. Is this possible? My hard drive set up is as follows.
mount
/dev/...
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NetworkManager refuses to manage my WLAN interface
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3.6 on a brand-new Samsung NP900X4C.
The installer detected the wireless adapter, took in the SSID and WPA passphrase, wrote these into /etc/network/interfaces and ...
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Unable to start Apache on Ubuntu 12.10: no listening sockets available
I'm unable to start apache2 installed using apt-get. I'm getting the very same error on 2 separate Ubuntu 12.10 installations, one on my desktop PC, the other one running in VirtualBox:
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Ubiquity doesn't find my partitions
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 and make a dual-boot scheme with Windows 8. I'm following these instructions.
But the installer doesn't list the partitions (it even shows that dialog to choose ...
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x-server won't start - black screen (after purging *nvidia* files on HD4000 system)
For about three months now I've been trying to fix a problem with my x-server.
The problem occured after lightdm starts as usual. After entering the password to my account the loading-screen showed ...
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Could not run Hauwei E173 on 12.10 using NetworkManager (even from trunk)
I am trying to run Huawei E173 device on Ubuntu 12.10. First of all I have tried running it on raw Ubuntu (installed via Wubi) without any changes. Device was detected at lsusb as Bus 003 Device 004: ...
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Should I install 12.04 or 12.10?
I've been using 12.04 for a few months now, but today I began thinking about re-installing Ubuntu, and now I'm a bit confused.
What should I Choose?
Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10
32 bit or 64 bit
I want to ...
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Graphics Problem on Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome 3
I've been using 12.10 for about two weeks now with no problems. The whole time I have been using Gnome 3. Then suddenly the system spontaneously rebooted. When it came back up there were lots of ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 "Turn screen off when inactive for: Never" still turns off
After a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10, my screen still goes off after about ten minutes. I've been to the Brightness and Lock control panel. The Turn screen off when inactive for: setting is set to ...
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Broadcom BCM43225 can't connect to my home wifi
right now I don't have ubuntu installed because of this issue. The thing is that since ubuntu 11.04 ubuntu can't see my home wifi. I have an Acer aspire 5742 with a broadcom bcm 43225 wireless card. ...
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How to integrate Sympa (mail list mgr) with Apache on Ubuntu 12.04 or later?
Installed Sympa on my Ubuntu 12.10 system ('apt-get install -y sympa'), rev 6.1.11. Can't get past web-server integration: http://www.sympa.org/manual/web-interface#web_server_setup. Have tried sudo ...
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Lenovo u310 will not charge when turned on
I've looked around and had several friends have a look but we cannot figure this out.
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo U310. The laptop charges fine when the laptop is off but it will not charge ...
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scanner of Samsung SCX-4200 does not work on ubuntu 12.10
I have a Samsung SCX-4200 multifunction printer/scanner which works fine under Windows 8. The printer works fine under Ubuntu 12.10, but the scanner doesn't work.
"sudo sane-find-scanner" find ...
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How to access gvfs mounts from command line?
I have some samba share mounted via Nautilus and I'd like to access the files from command line. They used to appear under $HOME/.gvfs but not any more.
Where have they gone to?
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12.10 Lexmark S605 insecure permissions error
The S605 printer from lexmark is found and there is a provided option for the S600 Series when installing it. However, after the installation process it says it needs the program /usr/lib/cups/filter//...
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SSH refusing connection - "sshd: unrecognized service"
I am having an issue with SSH.
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.7 port 22: Connection refused
I get the above error whenever I try to connect my desktop with another desktop using SSH, but I'm able to ...
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How to format Ubuntu bootable USB?
I am new in Ubuntu. First I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my USB stick which is of 16 GB. So, it installed with 2 partitions of 9 GB and 7 GB.
Now I want to format that USB. But when I try to format it, ...
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How can I install wubi with more than 30 GB?
I want to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 with Wubi. Can I somehow install Ubuntu (wubi) with more than 30 GB of space? I have a HP Pavilion g7 1303 (x64).
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partitioning SSD + HDD
I recently bought an SSD drive 128 GB and I would like yo have your suggestions on partitioning and installing Ubuntu 12.10 on it.
First of all my drives are :
HDD 640 GB
SSD Samsung 830 series 128 ...
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Wifi keeps prompting for password
Hey my wifi keeps prompting for the WPA2 password. Is there something that I need to do with Network Manager?
Linux version 3.5.0-17-generic (buildd@roseapple) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7....
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Ubuntu 12.10: package manager is broken (I think) [duplicate]
Please note: I'm a newbie with Ubuntu, only just beginning to get a grasp on terminal, etc.
Whenever I try to install anything using terminal, with
sudo apt-get install vlc
it works fine until I ...
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grub2 - Finding an encrypted Debian
I have a Triple-Boot-System, with Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.10 and Crunchbang (a Debian derivative - unstable Debian at that).
I am trying to get all encrypted: Windows with TrueCrypt FDE, chaining grub ...
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How can I turn off alt-right mouse button function in 12.10?
By default the alt + mouse combination activates the window menu.
The activate the window menu shortcut is currently set to alt+space
The Alt-RMB key combo is used in blender for selecting edge ...
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Alt keys (Alt and ALt Gr) doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
No application switcher in compiz settings manager
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.10. I didn't want to upgrade my 12.04, because when one upgrades the system, sometimes ...
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How can I disable Elantech Touchpad while typing on Ubuntu 12.10?
I have an Asus laptop (non zenbook) which I purchased last week. It has an Elantech Touchpad on it. Here's what's working:
Edge scrolling or Two Finger Scrolling.
Three finger and Two finger.
Left ...
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Can't get Office 2010 to run under Wine
I can't get Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student to install on Ubuntu 12.10 under the latest version of Wine. I've tried both the 32- and 64 bit installers but they both fail about two thirds of the ...
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Error while installing applications - "An error occurred while loading the archive."
I'm a complete novice to Ubuntu and like it a lot from first impression but I haven't gotten very far since getting it up and running several days ago. I loaded 12.10 on an old e-Machine that someone ...
