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lm-sensors issues with sensors

When I configure any machine with Ubuntu I set up lm-sensors to work. I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I've set up the sensors as the official page says (This is how I do every time). Well, before I ...
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High load, low cpu utilisation - system crashing periodically

I have just installed a fresh version of Ubuntu 16.04. The system falls over regularly with message below in syslog. INFO: rcu_sched detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: 2-...: (1 GPs behind) idle=...
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Problem installing kismet

I'm having a problem installing kismet. My command was: sudo apt-get install kismet Everything goes fine, but I don't know how to proceed for the configuration. I click OK, nothing happens... Can ...
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What's the policy on commenting changes/value in configuration files at upgrades?

Is there a policy for Ubuntu developers/package maintainers about commenting changes to values in configuration files? I'm asking because the upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10 apparently changed /etc/...
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Atheros AR9462 on Ubuntu 16.04

can anyone help me out installing a atheros AR9462 on Ubuntu 16.04? I've tried configuring /etc/network/interfaces, but that didn't seem to fix it. UPDATED BELOW: My /etc/network/interfaces config ...
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How to get AppIndicator icons back in the top bar on GNOME 3.16+?

Ever since I upgraded from Gnome 3.14 to Gnome 3.16 on Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 I have found that my icons that would go in the top-right-hand corner go in the bottom-left-hand corner, is there any way to ...
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How to set a file size limit for a directory?

I have a directory on my system which is used for a specific reason by applications and users, but I don't want its size to be allowed to exceed 2GB, is there a way of setting up some sort of limit ...
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How to import qTox profile into uTox?

I want to switch from qTox to uTox, I have a qTox profile, is there any way to import this profile into uTox? I have it in .tox format. My uTox version is 0.9.7 running on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 with ...
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gsettings like tools for KDE

We can change fonts in GNOME, XFCE, Unity sessions using terminal commands. But I haven't found any such thing for KDE. Is there anything that does the job of tools like gsettings or dconf for KDE? ...
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure foo

Many times I see sudo dpkg-reconfigure foo. What is that? Seems to be configuration? But what is the relation between that and .conf file? Is there any file which stores this configuration? If you ...
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Installation: file not found but it exists

During installation john@john-PC:/bin/musashi-core-1.0.4$ ./configure I've got the error message ./configure: line 19741: .: mssEnc.sh: file not found The corresponding line in configure is . ...
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How to set Tilda as the default terminal?

I am looking for a way to make tilda my default terminal. It would be achieved with # update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator There are 5 choices for the alternative x-terminal-emulator (...
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Squid3 ncsa basic auth always fails

I'm trying to make Squid3 to use basic authentication. But while i'm providing correct username/password authentication fails! my ACL and http_access in squid.conf is: acl manager proto ...
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Is .config called other things for different system languages?

I'm making an application that reads/writes to files in the ~/.config folder; however, I want to make sure it works under all systems. Is .config called other things for different system languages? Is ...
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Asterisk reloads old dialplan

I installed OpenBTS 2.6, Asterisk(not sure about version but it's not new) and Twinkle on Ubuntu 10.10. I edited "sip.conf" and "extensions.conf" correctly to load user accounts from it. Now, when I ...
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problem getting gunicorn.conf file to work in /etc/init

I am trying to configure a gunicorn service. The content of /etc/init/gunicorn.conf is something like this: start on runlevel [2345] stop on runlevel [!2345] respawn setuid nero set gid www-data ...
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How to access K3b configuration/settings?

I bought a Laptop which came with Ubuntu. I need to access the settings to try and make my Ubuntu detect my acme DVD-R because it wont.
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Getting Sublime Text 3 listed as an available application [Ubuntu 16.04]

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and have installed Sublime Text 3 via a .deb file. I can open the program easily enough and can open files from within it, but I can't seem to find an option to make Sublime ...
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Set custom path for ubuntu to understand php is installed

I have installed Ampps on my ubuntu and it's working great and has awesome features but my problem is that when I want to work with php in terminal or my IDE terminal it give me this error message : ...
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ubuntu LAMP server can't create new .conf file and configure

I have the LAMP server on Ubuntu 14.04. I came to know about the php laravel framework. So I just installed laravel by going from this link. I just made copy the 000-default.conf file from the path ...
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How do I configure the touchscreen on an HP x360?

I just got this laptop today, and my first action was to install the latest version of Ubuntu to mess around with. Is there any way to reinstate the convertible functions of the laptop, or at least ...
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How to change my hostname in network connection [duplicate]

i want to change my hostname that appears in my router DHCP things that i already tried sudo hostname ___ also tried to change it from /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts
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Config files access rights blocking saving changes?

I have installed Ubuntu 16.10 + Gnome Flashback. Previously I had Ubuntu 14.04 which I managed to break completely by upgrade halted in the middle. I've backed up all files from $HOME and /etc and ...
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File types in Ubuntu where are they located?

In file managers I can see file types which are specific for each file extension, but some descriptions are very long! I have some that are even longer, but they elude me at this time. How do I ...
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What does "Aeroplane Mode" disable?

I have noticed that in the gnome-control-center when I enable Aeroplane Mode that Bluetooth no longer becomes an option to be turned on, though this is reversed when disabling Aeroplane Mode. Wifi ...
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Changing the cursor size in ubuntu 14.04

I have difficulties seeing, so I tried to change my cursor using the instructions from Ubuntu 11, 12 but nothing worked. I have found no one on this Internet with my problem. I run Ubuntu 14.04 and ...
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Cannot sudoedit config file due to symbolic links linking to eachother

I have been trying to setup a small virtualized dev environment using Ubuntu Server 16.04.1, and am having trouble editing the my.cnf file for MySQL. Running sudoedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf returns ...
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Migrate from software-RAID & EXT3 to RAID-Z on new hardware?

I have an existing, live, Ubuntu server... supporting many services, that is working fine - but is installed on ageing hardware. I'd like to retain an (almost) identical configuration - on new ...
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Bookmarks and configuration not saved in evince(Default Document Viewer)

When I open a document in evince and read through some pages, close it and again reopen the same document in evince, it starts again from the first page. Even the bookmarks are not shown after ...
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Open Source Phone OS [closed]

I have no concerns if any government decided to own my phone and review my activity and even track my whereabouts (I am not OK with that, but I have no worries). That being said, I am concerned about ...
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Creating a static IP

What I want to do is create a static IP for my Ubuntu Server 16.04. I understand how to do it in general but I don't understand the background. So I have one external IP from my ISP and it gets ...
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How to make week in calendar start on Sunday on Ubuntu GNOME? [duplicate]

As a part of me learning Japanese I want to eventually make my computer completely in Japanese, however there is one problem, in all the Japanese calendars I have the week starts on Sunday as opposed ...
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selected text color cannot be seen in nautilus in KDE5

In Kubuntu 16.04, when I select the text of the name of files, the selected text color is completely white and cannot be seen. How can I change the color of selected text in nautilus?
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PowerXpress error with Driver Catalyst. How can I fix it?

I have install Ubuntu 11.10 64bit on my Hp Dv6-3150el. My Notebook has two graphics cards: lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics ...
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Kate in Kubuntu 16.04 prompts every time there is a change in file

I suffer from problem a problem in Kate in Kubuntu 16.04. Kate has an option for detecting changes in opened files. And if change has been detected Kate asks whether to update contents of file in ...
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Configuration dconf Editor How To to get Settings - > Displays to Work

One of my Boxes’ Post Upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS the System Setting - > Displays gives "Could not get screen information". On the same Box when signed in a “Guest” Settings - > Displays ...
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How to categories applications in Activities Overview?

I have seen that some applications are in little sub-categories in the Activities Overview application list: I am running Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20. So is there any way to manually create ...
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How to troubleshoot aptitude / dpkg when installs hang up

I am trying to set up servers using LXD containers and Ubuntu/Debian images, but often run into installation problems with aptitude. In this example I want to set up a cozy server. Aptitude ...
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How to stop opening an application exit you out of the Activities Overview?

I often need to go into the Activities Overview and open many applications so it is rather annoying if every time I click to open an application I am taken out of the AO and to that application, ...
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How to modify a keyboard shortcut Nemo v2.8.7?

I've browsed around this forum to find an answer for it but the answers that I found never worked. Some answers suggest that there is a folder ~/.gnome2/accels/nemo which there isn't on my machine. ...
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Nslookup works but anything else fails

I started from a fresh ubuntu 14 server and installed lamp stack. At some point i decided to install dnsmasq, then i changed my mind and apt purge'd it. The next reboot after i did that, i am faced ...
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How to make text not wrap in gnome-terminal? [duplicate]

I have the output from a command in gnome-terminal, but there is too much text currently so it is wrapping, but the wrapping means that it is much harder for me to read the output because of the ...
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changing paths for pip

I have some problems with pip, and found a solution here: it is suggested to change a line in any of these files: ~/.pypirc or $PIP_INDEX_URL or pip.conf Problem is, I can't find any of these ...
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How can the volume of a program be set to louder than 153%?

I'm dealing with a video that has very quiet but intact audio. I want to increase the volume of VLC a lot so that the audio can be heard. In pavucontrol, I can raise the volume of VLC from 100% to 153%...
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What is the default apache2 log format and where is defined such default?

I review (a fast reading) Apache Module mod_log_config and can't figure out what is the apache2 default log format and where is defined it. Any idea? Note that what is on /etc/apache2/conf.d/...
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How to set cursor speed on login screen with xserver-xorg-input-libinput?

Since installing the xserver-xorg-input-libinput package I have been able to set my cursor speed on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20, and I have it at a speed I like, whereas the default was too ...
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How do I add an ID to a menu entry to GRUB config?

I want to add an ID to any menu entry in the Grub config and then auto generate the configuration by changing /etc/default/grub file DEFAULT_GRUB = desired_linux_version I already did but grub still ...
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Make applications not forget settings

I am running Ubuntu with i3 as my window manager. For some reason, some of my applications forget changes I make to their settings if I am not running the applications as root. For instance, if I try ...
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Make Ubuntu acknowledge that a custom built version of PHP is installed

I'm trying to install PHP from source code on my Ubuntu 12.04 VPS. I'm using these parameters in the configure command: --enable-intl --with-openssl --without-pear --with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --...
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I broke Firefox with bad changes in 'about:config', how do I restore the defaults?

I have been experimenting with the about:config settings of Firefox 47.0 on my new Xenial installation. This unfortunately has left Firefox broken. I have read how to search through about:config to ...

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