Questions related to configuration of Ubuntu software.
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Where does Ubuntu store Desktop Environment options
I'm currently working on a stripped-down purpose-built custom desktop environment on top of Ubuntu. For most of the major Desktop Environments including GNOME or any DE you install after the fact ...
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How to make songs start later on rhythmbox?
I want to make a couple of songs start playing after 30 seconds after the beginning and stop playing 30sec before the end. Is there a way to do this on rhythmbox? I know that itunes can do this, or I ...
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Cannot backup Evolution folders
After using Ubuntu since 5.04 I upgraded to 12.04 5 days ago . Then the .evolution folder showed only an empty Tasks folder.
I need to save my mail folder contents (hundreds of emails) but only get ...
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Getting openvpn working ubuntu
I am trying to set up a VPN over a few VMS that I have. I created an openvpn server on ubuntu 10.04 and am trying to configure the client using 12.04. I followed these instructions here ...
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Is There a Way to Print Preferably to a Connected Printer?
I use my laptop in two offices, each one with its printer connected via USB. Unfortunately I keep sending documents to print to the wrong printer.
I would like my documents to be send automatically ...
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How to improve the quality of music playing in Ubuntu?
I don't know how to start debugging it, but when I play music using XBMC it sounds a lot better than when using Clementine. I know it is a little subjective, but although I love XBMC great features, ...
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Is it possible to configure openvpn in ubuntu according configuration files relevant to windows?
I am using openvpn in windows and have the configuration files as well. Unfortunately the service provider doesn't have any guide or configuration files for Linux users. Is it possible to use windows ...
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Multitouch Gestures in 12.10: disabling four-finger-swipe + re-configuring generally
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch describes a set of default "Supported Gestures" that come with Ubuntu 12.10 -- and they work as described on my MacBook Pro 13" Retina.
But I can't figure out how ...
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Oracle server is not runnig
when i attempt to open the oracle configure through the HTTP (127.0.0.1:8080/apex/f?p=4950) it is not working.but the oracle listener is working possible.here is the listener status.so Does anyone ...
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How to check the speed/problems of network-manager?
in between suspend and awake my system of course drops its wlan connection. Then once awakend from its suspend notwork-manager tries to reestablish the connection. All works fine , I think
BUT: doing ...
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How to change default locale without root privileges?
I want to switch to en_US.UTF-8 locale. The system default is (in /etc/default/locale) is en_US. How can I do this, when I don't have super user privileges?
The page ...
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unable to alter locked memory limit
I've just installed Ardour2, and I've run into the same problem so many people have, which has to do with setting the locked memory limit to unlimited. Here is one of many questions asked about this.
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Proxy configuration problems
When I recently installed Ubuntu (wubi), it unexpectedly just worked straight out the box without setting up the proxy I go through (University network). After rebooting, I couldn't connect to the ...
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change home folder label (i.e. displayed text) in nautilus
Nautilus uses labels for some folders, for example it displays / as "File System" and each user's home folder as "Home". In the Polish version the latter is displayed as "Katalog domowy", which is ...
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How to calibrate the touchscreen of CF-19 toughbook with 12.10 calibration tool?
I have tried several options from various forums. Proper calibration should not be this difficult.
I have run the calibration tool and most sites say to include a section of the output in a ...
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Bridge not working
After researching everything possible on KVM and bridged interfaces and trying everything in the Ubuntu Forums, I still can not get my guest to connect.
Guest IP:
192.168.10.150
Host IP:
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reconfigure tasksel mail server
I set up my mail server incorrectly when I first installed it with tasksel. I tried uninstalling it through tasksel (removing the * next to mail-server) and then re-installing it. Unfortunately, it ...
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Ubuntu - taking ages to boot at network section
Every time I reboot my ubuntu server that acts as my network gateway/router (two physical NICS), it waits the full extra 60 seconds to load network details. This suggests there is a configuration ...
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Is ubuntu support the weak host model?
I have checked some drafts which say all linux support the weak host model.But when I try to use it,I find it doesn't.So I want to ask whether Ubuntu support the weak host model or not？How to open and ...
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How to set automatic proxy configuration url in terminal
I need to set the url of the PAC file which we do by going to System Settings->Network Proxy--and then select method=> automatic and then set a configuration URL. How to set this automatic Proxy ...
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vsftpd issue when restarting
I am working with Ubuntu 10.4 and I installed vsftpd without problems.
However, when trying to restart the service by executing the following command to apply new configuration from my vsftpd.conf ...
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What's the difference between .Xresources and .Xdefaults?
How are these two files connected to xrdb? Should I have both, or just one in my home directory? Do lines like these go in either file?
XTerm*background: white
URxvt.font: xft:Monospace
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Before making a clean install, how do I detect configuration changes in the current system?
I have a five year old Ubuntu system that I've been upgrading, mostly cleanly, but recently there is too much crud in the OS.
I'm planning to do a clean install to lubuntu 12.10.
However, I don't ...
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xubutnu Nvidia Settings not remembered
I have an Nvidia card and I'm using NVIDIA Driver Version: 304.51 and the NVIDIA X Server Settings GUI.
Everything works fine but when I reboot and login again both my two screens are set to +0 +0 so ...
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How to find out which software or plugin defines a shortcut in Gnome Shell?
How to move a window between monitors with Gnome Shell?
The answer is (with some caveats): Ctrl+Alt+NUMPAD 4 and Ctrl+Alt+NUMPAD 6. Which plugin/piece of software is responsible for this? Is it ...
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Diagnose and Fix PAM Configuration
I have a server that has a number of wierd authentication related issues. Just to give a couple of examples, first, I cannot get adduser to work properly.
Adding user `test' ...
Adding new group ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 “No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!”
Every time I install Ubuntu 12.10, my computer can't find the boot partition and I always get this message:
SYSLINUX 3.85 2010-02-20 CBIOS Copyright (c) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al
No DEFAULT or ...
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Change Nautilus Search Columns?
Whenever I search for something in Nautilus I like to see the location the results are in, sometimes this is more important than the file name.
When you change the View -> Visible Columns... the ...
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How do I invoke the configuration GUI at the shell?
I would like to configure ubuntu, using the text based GUI that comes up during the installation? How do I invoke that interface again?
I am using ubuntu 12.04
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Configuring clang so it works
I install clang the "normal" way (sudo apt-get install clang), but it seems to be unable to use the standard headers that it finds (or something similar with the standard libraries).
How can I ...
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Make middle-click close window(s) on unity launcher
I am looking for a way to achieve this on my 12.04 ubuntu system:
Clicking with the middle mouse button on one of the unity launcher icons will close the related windows/programs.
At present a ...
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Installing CPMD suite in Ubuntu 64 bit
I am trying to install CPMD suite in 4.6 (x86_64-linux-gnu) (ubuntu) system. This is not specified in the configuration file of the suite. What is the equivalent version of this? How do I create the ...
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How to change wlan0's channel
When setting the channel to wlan0, I get an error:
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Device or resource busy.
I tried to shutdown wlan0 by:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
and wlan0 did not appear in the ...
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How might I compare two installations?
Our office is using a Proxmox Virtual Environment (v. 1.9) to run servers. It is capable of running either OpenVZ templates or full KVM installations.
After an initial attempt and failure to ...
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Integrating Postfix and Mailman
I've gone through the guide for mailman with some difficulty, but seem to be nearly there. I'm able to navigate to the mailman web GUI, create lists and subscribe. I just subscribe my local FQDN, so ...
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Why Firefox does not save my preferences in prefs.js (i.e. printer headers, margins, etc.)?
Firefox 14.0.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 does not save my page preferences: settings like page margin, header and footer.
When I change it through the about:config page I can see changes reflected on the ...
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CryptKeeper dissappeared with my encrypted data!
I'm on Ubuntu 10.04. CryptKeeper worked fine, but suddenly it faild to launch forever. I can no longer see it on the system tray!. CryptKeeper works well in other user accounts including root. Now I ...
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installed gnome in 12.04 now having menus in white and power issues
I installed gnome in 12.04 two days ago.every since I did that I have menus that used to be black now in white and when my computer goes to sleep and wakes up I get a black screen instead of the login ...
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Cheese burst mode delay time not working
In cheese, when I alter the burst delay time to say 30 or 60 seconds, the changes in the GUI don't seem to propagate through to the program logic properly. The GUI retains the value, but the program ...
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Copy - paste wine configuration
I want to use my Ubuntu system to play on pokerstars.
I have a new computer, bought it 3 months ago, installed Ubuntu 11.10 and then upgraded to 12.04. I installed the pokerstars client using wine. ...
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Ubuntu's grub not recognizing arch-linux
I followed the instructions here as suggested here and that didn't help so any ideas?
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Wireless Configuration Issue Can't Get It to Work
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 from Wubi installation on a Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, the OS runs well but can't seem to get the conection to mi wireless internet (or any other) to work the "enable ...
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Adding mount options to auto mounted usb hard-disk
I am trying to set up access control lists for an external ext4 hard-disk.
I know that if it is an internal hard disk then I have to edit /etc/fstab to add option acl. But I have no idea where the ...
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fail2ban is not sending mail when it bans an ip!
I have configured fail2ban to send me a mail when it bans an IP, but it is not working. I get a message when the jails start and stop but nothing else .
I am using ssmtp to send mail via Google Mail.
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Configuring Belkin F6D4230-4 V2
I'm an Ubuntu/Linux newbie, so please bear with me. I have an Ubuntu server, with Ubuntu desktop on top, and want to connect to a Belkin F6D4230-4 V2 router.
Everything I've seen is related to either ...
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bypass/ignore the gpg signature checks of apturl? ubuntu 12.0
I have an unsigned local repository, I created the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00nogpg with the content APT :: Get :: AllowUnauthenticated "true";.
Using apt-get install package install normally.
In ...
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Recommended Server Size for Ubuntu Instance
We are going to be moving from Windows Server to an Ubuntu Server for the following:
file/document storage (Samba)
Active Directory (LAMP)
Printer Server
We'll have 50 - 60 users on this.
We'll ...
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Avant Window Navigator - Manual applet removal
So, I was trying to re-configure AWN, when I clicked an applet I don't want by accident. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but for some reason, I can't select to remove it!
Is there any way I can ...
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How to adjust the size of window elements?
How can we adjust the size of the fundamental elements of windows in the Ubuntu 12.04 desktop? Thinks like window edges used for sizing. I'd also like to make the buttons larger which maximize, ...
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How do I change unity defaults for all users in 12.04?
I've got a large number of users whose desktop systems I'm about to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04.
I want to change some of the Unity defaults, such as the applications that appear in the launcher, ...
