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Why I can't search from the Dash on Amazon anymore on 13.04?

I know a lot of people were not happy with the search functionality from Amazon being added to Ubuntu but I was really pleased with it till now -- it stopped working. Since upgrading to 13.04 I am no ...
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Amazon results not showing in dash

I really like Amazon search showing up on Dash. I've made a clean install of 13.04 and initially I would get results from Amazon and Ubuntu Music Store. For instance, searching for 'Rush Presto' ...
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Unable to login to Amazon Instant Video after upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]

I upgrade from Ubuntu version 12.10, I had fixed this issue before by loading hal, but that fix does not work in version 13.04. I ran the fix and still getting the following error: Playback ...
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Is there a work around to get protected Hulu or Amazon Prime instant videos working?

When I went to watch some only episodes of star trek on Amazon Prime, the player would get stuck on updating. I followed the instructions here and doing so actually worked for 3 seconds. It was the ...
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How to get online Movie Rental Service to Work

I turned to Ubuntu 12.10 (and then Mint...and then back) as a means for giving one last leg to an old PC. I'm thrifty, and thought Ubuntu's UI was very attractive. As it stands, I love how Ubuntu ...
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How can I get Amazon Instant Video to work?

I have flash, which seems to have dead ended at 11.2. I have the latest chrome 23.xxx.x..x, but neither of those allow me to watch Amazon Instant video. I can disable pepper, but then the 11.2 on my ...
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Movie HD Purchasing / Rental

Does Ubuntu 12.10 have the ability to play HD movies rented and or purchased from amazon? I know there is Amazon integration but I don't want to waste any money without knowing from others how well ...
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Amazon Downloads - not music

I'm trying to download my virtual copies of some games from Amazon, but the amazon downloader is not compatible with Ubuntu I believe. I've searched for hours, but the only information I find pertains ...
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Kindle via Wine: How to set content folder?

How can I set the content folder when using Amazon Kindle 1.10.5 via Wine 1.4 in Ubuntu 12.04? In Kindle, if I go to Tools > Options > Content, click the "Change Folder" button, enter the correct ...
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v12.10 desktop (LXDE) - keep seeing keepa.com connection in netwatch

don't believe it's coming from a browser plug-in; netwatch sees this connection come up occasionally with just terminal running not running Unity desktop (with Lens) is this baked into the OS ...
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Amazon Kindle (Paperwhite) not recognized

I have a newly bought Amazon Paperwhite, but when I connect it to my PC, Ubuntu does not recognize it. What can I do? Thanks!
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Will Xubuntu 12.10 also have amazon ads?

and thanks in advance for your comments: I'm currently using Ubuntu 12.04, and quite happy with it. I'm using the Unity desktop, and I've got no major complaints. My problem/question is: I've been ...
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How do I remove Amazon app but keep google apps?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.10. Whenever I go to an amazon webpage it keeps popping up an 'Amazon app' in my Unity taskbar. I find this relatively useless because I'm already on the Amazon website. I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 on Amazon EC2: /dev/xvda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot?

I'm running the lastest Ubuntu 12.04 AMI (ami-a29943cb) from Canonical on Amazon EC2 and quite often when I log in I get the message: *** /dev/xvda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot *** I ...
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How can I move Amazon search results into a dedicated shopping lens and out of the home lens?

I don't want Amazon search results to show up in the home lens and prefer to access them in an independent shopping lens. How can this be accomplished?
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Why is the Amazon and Ubuntu One Music webapp part of common? Can it be removed without removing all others?

I've just noticed that those two, which I have completely no use of, are part of the common package. This means I cannot remove them without removing everything. But I like all the other webapps, ...
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How do I restore the privacy pane of the system settings?

Checking out screenshots of the system settings in Ubuntu 12.10, it seems that I am missing a few. When I open up my settings, I cannot see Privacy, Backup, and Management Service. Also, nothing comes ...
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Make Amazon web app and Unity lens search Amazon.co.uk instead of .com [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can the shopping lens be changed to display results from Amazon.co.uk? I'm from Portugal and I use Amazon.co.uk a lot. The problem is that the web app and the new Unity ...
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12.10 Amazon Lens Search results produce error when clicked [closed]

I just upgraded to 12.10 and love the new Amazon search results in the lens. I need to order a number of books soon and would like Canonical to receive credit, but I can not get the lens redirect to ...
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Does 12.10 have integration with Amazon?

Does Ubuntu 12.10 have integration with Amazon? I refer to shopping suggestions from Amazon will be plonked into desktop search results, shown when users attempt to find stuff on their computers and ...
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What is a good Amazon S3 client?

I've been using the Amazon S3 Management console to browse my S3 files. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be able to sort files (in a given bucket) by anything other than whatever its default is ...
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How do I import Amazon MP3s with Banshee and the new Amazon Cloud Player?

Banshee's Amazon MP3 Import extension until recently allowed seamless importing of songs purchased from Amazon MP3. It did this by a)opening .amz files and using them to connect to and download the ...
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Can I install the Amazon lens in 12.04?

I want to stay with the LTS release cycle but I would like to support Ubuntu with my Amazon purchases. Is there a way I can install the Amazon lens in 12.04?
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Why does Ubuntu not quickly fix the privacy issue with Amazon searches? [closed]

Ubuntu 12.10 plans to send home lens searches to shopping. Will something be done, or will a large scandal crop up, thereby marring Ubuntu's reputation?
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How do I make sure that Canonical get affiliate benefits when I buy from amazon?

Ubuntu 12.10 has a new feature to search and buy from Amazon, either from the Dash, or from a unity WebApp. This is quite controversial, but for my part, I quite ok with it. So when I buy something ...
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How can I remove Amazon search results from the dash?

How can I disable Amazon search results in the Unity dash?