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Formating a USB stick with ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

I know there's a few relevant questions answered but when I try to format it through disk utility the only answer I get is: "Error synchrinizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object ...
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How to List all available apps on my machine

I am using Ubuntu 12.10, with the unity dash. I would like to List all available apps on my machine. Start menu style in other words. Dash is hard for me to use unless I know the name of what I am ...
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How do I open the dash when a fullscreen application has the focus? (12.10 13.04)

When I press the "windows" key the dash normally opens. When I press it when a fullscreen window has the focus, it doesn't seem to do anything. How do I open the dash when a fullscreen window has the ...
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How do you make a program that doesn't need to be installed searchable in the unity dash. (ubuntu 12.10)

I've come across this a few times, but I will use a specific example. When I downloaded the ADT bundle from Google it came with programs that just ran without needing to be installed, i.e. I can run ...
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Dash has become slow and unresponsive

I installed Quantal on my old box (Intel Pentium E2180, 1 GB RAM). Dash was working fine and was very responsive. I then installed unity-scope-audacious package from the repositories. Dash became ...
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How can you change Icon size in Dash 12.10

I have some icons bigger than others in the Dash, and I want to be able to re-size them. Is it possible to resize the icon size in the Dash (I know how to do this in the launcher) in 12.10? ...
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How to delete “blank links”/“dead links” from Dash search? [duplicate]

After removing the old version of Netbeans and installing the new version, I've being getting the problem. Looks like the Netbeans uninstaller removed everything related with it, except the ...
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Crashing after login with graphic issues [closed]

I am new to Ubuntu, and Linux operating systems in general, so I don't know much about anything. When I run Ubuntu, it runs well for about an hour and a half, and then disaster occurs. This seems to ...
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How can I bring back folder results to Gnome 3.x in Ubuntu 12.10?

I used the Dash of Gnome 3.x in Ubuntu 12.04 to search and find my favourite folders. Since the upgrade to 12.10 I can only find Applications, Windows, Documents and Settings. Is there a reason for ...
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Use default music player in Dash

When I select music file with Files & Folders lense, it loads it with default music player. But when I use Music lense, it loads file with Rhythmbox. How can I change this behavior?
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Unity-Tweak-Tool is not starting from Ubuntu Dash

I've installed the tool unity-tweak-tool, but I couldn't start it from Dash. I can launch it from terminal though. Please advise how can I make the dash icon work?
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Can I change which apps the dash displays for a keyword?

I am using the web app for gmail which is working fine except that when I hit the dash and type mail all I get is Thunderbird. If I type gmail then the web app shows but not on the word mail. My ...
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Ubuntu unity Video/Music/Picture lens - Settings for locations?

If you are like me have a lot of media you will tend to have this on a few dedicated disks in your systems or external. What I wish to be able to do is search pictures/videos/music from the unity ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 : is possible to use dash as a Google desktop alternative?

I just need to know what asked in question subject. May I use dash to index & search documents, emails, pdfs in a way similar to Google Desktop does? Is also possible to specify which ...
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Dash home not opening

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. I am trying to open the dash home, but the sidebar disappears until I click out of it. The dash itself never shows up. sometimes the top of the screen fuzzes up a ...
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Pressing p in dash results in weird B

Today I tried to open Skype in my dash and discovered that my "p" key does not work properly. Instead of p I get B. In every other application the key works properly. When I copy the text "skyBe" from ...
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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 shift the dash to bottom in ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I move the Unity launcher? I would like to move the dash in my ubuntu 12.10 to the bottom. I dont see any setting panel in Ubuntu. Is there any code available for ...
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Dash is empty, reinstallation doesn't help

I used sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop but dash home didn't show anything. I reinstalled, and the same result. What should I install to get it to work? I only got a ...
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Must double-tap Windows key to open Dash

I'm experiencing some strange behaviour of the Unity Dash and the Windows/Super keyboard key. As far as I know, normal behaviour is: Tap: Open Dash Hold: Show keyboard shortcut overlay However, ...
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Show Desktop before opening Dash

Every time I open the Dash while having an active animation (e.g. Video/Live graph/GIF animation) on screen, it will be terribly slow even just to show icons! So I wonder if it's possible to show the ...
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Dash doesn't recognize that application is installed

I've installed Geary from the software center, but I can't launch it from the Dash nor did I manage to create an app icon on the Launcher. The Software center has no problem seeing that the app is ...
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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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Can I change from Recent apps to Most frequent apps

I'd like to change the way Unity selects apps for the application lens from "Most recent" to "Most frequent" but I can find no way to do this. What to do? I'm using Ubuntu 12.10
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Screen tearing with opened Dash - Nvidia Geforce 8400 using Nouveau driver [closed]

I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, on my dodgy Vostro 1400 with Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS. Since installation, I switch to Nvidia driver and it works alright, but the windows performance is choppy, ...
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How to bind dash home to the “Windows” key

I'd like to bind my "windows" key so that it opens the dash home. I've been unable to do it since the shortcut editor seems to only allow bindings having 2 keys sequence only. So basically do the ...
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Unity and Dash displayed under all active windows

When Ubuntu starts, the Unity toolbar is displayed at the background and all windows are displayed above it. When I hit the Super button on my keyboard, the Dash opens but remains at the background so ...
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Dash does not keep source filter beyond a session in 12.10

Is there any way to keep filter settings in the dash beyond a session? For example, in the application lens I want to disable the Software center source in the list of the available apps. I can do ...
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dash home crashes [closed]

i'm on ubuntu 12.10 at last but ive a big problem. everything works correctly while setup process, installation and then while logging in but then when i have my desktop on screen i can't use the dash ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity Dash transparency problem

I have just upgraded my Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and there is following problem. When I press super button to show Unity Dash I get wrong background image behind the dash box. Especially I can see part ...
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Problem with dash in Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]

I just installed Ubuntu 12.10. When I open the dash, the computer stalls, then freezes. One in three times the screen gets full of stripes of different colours and I have to turn the computer off by ...
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Unity Dash and top toolbar won't open after updating to 12.10

Today, I updated to Ubuntu 12.10. After re-starting, like the updater suggested, the toolbar on the top of the screen, and the dash won't load. I seem to be missing other features, as well, like ...
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Dash is slow and shows irrelevant results

I currently have the latest Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my laptop. Usually I use Launchy application to have a quick access to any app/config/file etc. Now I'm trying to get used to Dash, which is ...
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Dash does not come when meta key is pressed and now application is open [closed]

For some reason the dash does not come up after pressing the meta key when no application is open, is there a way to fix that?
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Will all Dash input in 12.10 be sent to Amazon?

It seems like all user input to the Dash home lens is send to Amazon by default in Ubuntu 12.10, is this correct?
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Dash behaviour in 12.10: what should be opened if enter “term” and hit enter? [closed]

if I want to open the terminal (as an example) I usualy hit super start tiping "ter" and hit enter. But since a couple of days ubuntu 12.10 alpha opens rhythmbox if I do so. Ok there is a song (or ...