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I have bought a new wireless card and I have the same problem , it connects then it isn't able to browse anything

I can connect with wired connection in my living room but I can't with my wireless card. I'm pretty sure card is ok because I got a new one and driver works fine. I had Ubuntu 12.04 then I downgraded ...
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Incorrect spell check results

Firefox and Gedit (at least) are checking spelling wrongly. Which package should I file a bug against? For some time I've had issues with spell checking in Firefox. I hadn't bothered with them since ...
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Should I down-grade the version of ubuntu on my computer (12.04)?

I've been having problems with terminal finding directories and packages on my computer & I'm not the only one. Aderojas has/had the same issue see link: apt-get not finding packages I have tried ...
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Nagstamon doesn't show in Ubuntu 12.04?

I'm trying to do the nagstamon work on Ubuntu 12.04, but after setting my credentials only, the other setting I kept default, it doesn't show anywhere. I'm sure it's running 'cause of ps aux | grep ...
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Graphical Bug: how to debug?

I have been experiencing a strange graphical bug which I'd like to report on Launchpad. The bug occurs randomly when pressing mouse buttons in some applications, like for example when I resize ...
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Mouse freezes randomly

I have tried tons of different "solutions" to no avail. First off I'm running 64-bit 12.04 LTS, and I'm using a USB mouse that freezes after 20 minutes or so? Everything else will work except for the ...
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Why doesn't picture viewer open any images?

Picture Viewer does not seem to open any images. The program starts up, but the screen is blank. I am trying this in a triple monitor set-up in a Hungarian language version of Ubuntu 12.04.2. I have ...
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How do I prevent Ubuntu from upgrading?

I've been struggling with this bug the whole day. I've managed to install following the first workaround proposed, but after I install the nvidia-current drivers I end up in a small 640x480 screen and ...
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Two bugs with Keyboard Shortcuts: confirmation and/or solutions requested

I have 2 bugs in my Ubuntu 12.04 fresh installation using a Macbook Pro keyboard. Note: I swapped the Ctrl and Cmd keys (Ctrl and Super on regular keyboards), but that should not affect the shortcuts ...
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Package brasero-common needs to be reinstalled

When I update/install/un-install any software i get the message: An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information. Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' ...
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Lubuntu Unable to Login with GUI. Coloured lines\bars

I am new to Linux. I successfully installed Lubuntu 12.10 alternate version "lubuntu-12.10-alternate-i386". I checked the .iso file using "WinMd5Sum" and it was proper. I burned it and checked error ...
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How to prevent applications from separate workspaces all landing on a single workspace when docking back into docking-station?

Now that finally docking seems to be fully supported on my system, hurray!, I can address a relatively minor issue (or even a bug ?): Normally, I have (all) four workspaces populated with my standard ...
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Upstart pushback unexpected error, is it a bug?

This is on Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS with upstart versions 1.5-0ubuntu7.1 and 1.5-0ubuntu7.2. These updates were pushed back mid release and break every machine from the company I host with. I am not sure ...
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Update manager package list or status file could not be opened

Could not initialize the package information An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information. Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the ...
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“system problem detected” — what is useful information to report here?

Since upgrading to 12.04 I often get the message "System problem detected", with an option to report the problem. When I report it and I click "I don't know what to do" in the Apport dialogue that ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 bugs on toshiba satellite c850

I have damn toshiba satellite c850, after struggling with 12.10 network drivers i wait for the next release to solve my drivers problems, i am so happy now because it's now fixed, So from here Any ...
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Ubuntu Chrome browser is having any instance bug issue? Is it browser bug or Ubuntu desktop theme related bug?

When i run Chrome in Ubuntu as Kiosk mode, it open the same site twice, how can i make it one instance only? (my web application does not work if it open twice). For example to open one site it runs ...
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How to disable nvidia/nouveau graphics driver?

I don't use linux for any particularly hardcore graphics applications (thankfully, there are nice, stable, proprietary systems for this). I just keep running into this bug: ...
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Clock update bug

When I resume from hibernate, the clock on the menu bar shows the time when I last hibernated, and does not update for a while. This is surely a bug. Is there a way to overcome this?
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invisible mouse shows in screenshots

I'm running 12.10 server with xubuntu-desktop installed and notice that my mouse pointer dissapears. Sometimes it's just momentary, other times I can't get it back and must resort to REISUB and shut ...
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is it a bug in lightdm

When I mute the audio volume in lightdm, then log in, I have no audio in my logged in session. if I uncheck the mute check-box, the volume remains muted. The only way I can restore sound is to unmute ...
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Gnumeric cannot detect some CSV files: Unsupported file format

If I open a CSV file with gnumeric using nautilus, gnumeric aborts with an error: Unsupported file format. The same problem occurs if I use gnumeric's File => Open dialog and keep the File Type set to ...
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Savage S3 and Lubuntu (or any flavour) 12.10 big issue

Please be nice with me: I spent all the night with it and I'm exausted. I've got an old Acer Aspire1300 15"(512+256RAM and 1.3 mhz cpu). I tried all night installing Lubuntu, XUbuntu.. lspci -k ...
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Java Windows not working properly

After upgrading my ubuntu to 13.04 I noticed that some java windows are not working properly, the rendering is not correct, like it is cut. It seems that is something with the window manager because ...
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Which component has a bug which causes only some TGA files to have working thumbnails in Nautilus, Eye-of-Gnome and Grub Customizer?

How to reproduce: install 12.04 sudo apt-get install grub2-splashimages navigate Nautilus to /usr/share/images/grub2 observe that only two of the TGA files have thumbnails. install Grub Customizer ...
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Resolution will NOT change. xfce-bug

I have this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-settings/+bug/331751?comments=all in Ubuntu 12.10. I've played Teeworld, and after I exitted it, the screen was in 640X480. It does not ...
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Command prompt. Bug in KDE on Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS

I installed KDE v.4.4.5 and sometimes lines (names of branches in the sample) in terminal are partially invisible.
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How to force compiz version?

I'm using a PPA for Compiz, because there are some really annoying bugs, which haven't got fixed in the official Ubuntu repos, but are in the PPA. (these bugs include the panel showing bug within full ...
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Is it a bug with Desktop Recorder or Qt Creator?

Its impossible to make drag-n-drop in Qt Creator while Desktop Recorder is running. Or this bug affects only me ? Qt Creator 2.4.1, Based on Qt 4.8.0 (32 bit) Thx.