Default refers to the setting/program set, etc. that was the initial configuration. This is a very generic tag, use a more specific one if possible.
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Default Running
I want to make my Minecraft Skin Viewer not have to be put into the Terminal like
User@ChrUbuntu~$ Wine '/home/user/Documents/MCSV.exe'
I just want to be able to double click the .exe file and it ...
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How to configure XRDP to start cinnamon as default desktop session
I was wondering if there is a way to make Cinnamon 1.4 the default environment upon logging in to Ubuntu 12.04. I can install Cinnamon 1.4 without any problems, but I am trying to run XRDP to log in ...
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[Making a Ubuntu distro]How do I make Openbox default GUI in Live session? [Ubuntu 12.04]
I want to make an Ubuntu 12.04 distro similar to Crunchbang, but in the live sessions it keeps loading Unity.. is there anyway I can get Openbox instead along with Conky and Tint2 running?, cheers.
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How can I programmatically change the keyboard layout?
I want to run a shell command or script that will configure each of my Ubuntu Precise boxes to use the Dvorak keyboard layout as the default (and only) layout. With earlier versions, I was able to set ...
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Changing ubuntu one installation folder in windows
I changed my windows default programs(x86) folder to another partition, I have all my programs installed there, it's in D:, but the automatic ubuntuone installation puts the program in C:, obviously, ...
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Desktop background changes to default
I just installed Ubuntu 13.04, and it works perfectly. I also can change my desktop background, the problem is when I restart my computer it changes back to the default background. I already tried ...
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change default printing settings
Is there any way to change the default printing settings in the dialog box?
For instance, I would like the paper format to be always A4. Now it always appears as US letter by default and I have to ...
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How to boot with bluetooth turned off [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Deactivate Bluetooth on startup
I don't want to turn off the bluetooth device every time I boot, to save energy and for safety. I want it on on certain occasions during ...
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Restore ubuntu boot defaults [duplicate]
I've installed gnome-shell at some point and it changed the plymouth themes on boot and shutdown.
I want them restored to ubuntu's default. Tried reinstalling some packages but no luck.
Any hint?
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What is grub2 default font?
what is ubuntu 12.04 grub2 default font? I changed it and don't know what it was to change it back. I have tried many different font and style to no avail.
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Can't save default microphone volume
I've tried
sudo alsamixer
changed values and then
sudo alsactl store
Everytime I boot up the default microphone volume always gets back to something like 25%.
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Why isn't gksu in 13.04? [duplicate]
I don't know if this is a bug or it's their decision? but why isn't it installed by default?
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Default terminal text and background both black
Upgraded to 12.04 and default terminal is black text on black background. I can right-click in the terminal and change the color, but the "Back Up" window is also black on black.
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How do I remove the propretary ATI drivers?
I've installed 11.10 and the proprietary ATI drivers using "additional drivers" The performance of my system is absolutely awful and it shouldn't be. I tried to remove the proprietary drivers using ...
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How to set VLC as default video player?
Can't seem to set VLC as the default video player. I have gone to System Settings -> System Info -> Default Applications, and changed "Video" to VLC media player.
However, all movies still open with ...
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Set Shotwell Photo Viewer to Default Photo Viewing Application [closed]
I've an issue when I try to set the Shotwell Photo Viewer to default.
When I right-click on an image there is Open With and right there Shotwell Photo Viewer exists, though you can't set it as ...
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How can I reset my GRUB background to default?
I installed some sort of software (I think it had to do with Gnome) that changed the splash image behind the GRUB boot interface from the standard purple background to a somewhat tacky Debian splash ...
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Trying to set Thunar as a default file manager in Ubuntu 12.04
Is it possible to make Thunar my default file manager in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS successfully instead of quite slow Nautilus? I've installed Thunar and I must say there's really visible difference comparing ...
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How do I set the grub timeout and the grub default boot entry?
Hello I'm newbie 2 ubuntu 12.04
How do I set the grub time and default os(that I see at the boot time) as I'm using dual boot OS(Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04)
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Login after alternate-install of 12.04 LTS
After an unsuccessful attempt to install 12.10 desktop via graphic install, decided to install 12.04 LTS with the alternate CD and text mode. (I have S3 ProSavage DDR graphics, graphical installer ...
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How to set default format in Arista?
I use Arista transcoder always to convert to one (mp4) format, unfortunatelly it is not default. Is there any option to set the default format?
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How to change default “sort by” to “type” in nautilus
How to change the sort by for folders to type, because I want folders to be shown first and then files by name. When I sort by type, I get the result I want, but I need to change this for all my ...
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How to default social media status to “Available”?
Is there any way to default the below picture to "Available", so I don't have to remember (I never do) to manually change it every time? I end up never utilizing Ubuntu's features because I always ...
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Changing default file icon
I changed the default application association for a mimetype that was wrong just editing the file .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list.
Just doing this was not sufficient to change also the ...
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How do I set the default resolution of a nvidia gpu in Ubuntu 12.04?
Hey I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 and have successfully installed the drivers for my nvidia 680 gtx. However, when I log in the default resolution is 800x600 and I cannot work out how to ...
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12.10 restore default theme
I've been playing with different themes on my fresh 12.10 and it seems that I deleted default, if you can call it that, theme files from .themes. Now it doesn't show some icons like terminal's and ...
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How reinstall the default graphics drivers?
When I installed ubuntu 11.10, 64 bits I didn't have to install any kind of graphics drivers and all 3d efects were working fine. Now, it seems to be that graphics drivers are uninstalled. I can't use ...
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Changing the default program for an application
I have installed MonoDevelop and after that Wine, but when I want to open an EXE file and then double click on it, it always runs with the Mono runtime, and if I want to run it with Wine, I should ...
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How to change the default user name from ubuntu to something else on EC2 AMI
How can I create a new ubuntu AMI so that when a new instance is created the SSH credentials are copied under a different user than ubuntu (e.g. /home/administrator/.ssh/)?
In short, I need to be ...
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Change default mail client [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm trying to change my default mail client (To Evolution), I'm fairly new to Ubuntu and Linux but I've gone to System Settings >Details > Default Applications & ...
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How do I make Geany my default editor on Ubuntu?
I actually want to change the default text editor on my Ubuntu 12.04 from nano to Geany. When I used this code:
update-alternatives --config editor
.. I don't see Geany in the list.
So to add ...
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How to set up Dolphin as default file manager?
I've recently came back to Ubuntu from Kubuntu, but I really like Dolphin. Is there any way how to set it up as default file manager?
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How to boot into Windows 8 after Ubuntu installation? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new to Linux & today was the first time I used Ubuntu (I loved it). Now my laptop is a new one & came pre-installed with windows 8 (& the UEFI complexity as well). So I made a ...
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why doesn't the standardized way to change default terminal work?
Why doesn't: sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
Work to change the default terminal in 12.10 ubuntu-one nautilus? I find it
confusing.
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How can I change the default location of sidebar content folders to folders in partition shared by win7 & ubuntu
I have a partition named Storage which is used by both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 where I have my music, videos, pictures and downloads. I'd like to have the sidebar icons with these same names (eg. ...
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Lubuntu 12.04 change default keyboard-layout after installation.
I have Lubuntu 12.04
I accidentally set the keyboard to the wrong language when I was installing the system, and now I have to change that keyboard setting every time i start the computer.
How do I ...
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How can I change the default screen resolution? [closed]
Here's the scoop: I have a crappy VisionQuest TV that I am currently using as a monitor on my computer running XBMCbuntu. It defaults to 1280x768 which the TV will not display correctly. It appears to ...
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Empathy Notifications ? How open Emphaty from envelope?
Well no, was no similar question. Ok somebody start to chat me, I got envelope. When I click on it Telepathy not Empathy opens, always. Well Empathy looks better and has nicer UI. How to make Empathy ...
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Change WebDav permissions for creating files and folders
Files and folders created through webdav are assigned www-data.www-data and permission 740. I've already added my user to the www-data group, but I'd like to change the permission to 770, so I can ...
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Grub not defaulting to latest kernel in 12.10
I upgraded to 12.10 (32-bit) a few weeks ago (from 12.04) and everything has been running fine. A few days ago, the updater installed the latest kernel (3.5.0.22 ?) and since then I always have to ...
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startx and system-wide default gnome session
I get into X by startx (not lightdm).
How can I define the default gnome session (gnome-classic instead of 2d/3d) system-wide for all users?
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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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Unable to set Google Chrome as default browser in Ubuntu 12.10
despite several attempts at making Google Chrome work as my default browser I simply cannot.
I've read countless threads on the internet, checked mimeapps.list and so on, tried about anything, from ...
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How to reset evolution settings to defaults?
I have not used Evolution for long time now and I would like to reset all the settings and start from scratch. How would I be able to do this?
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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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How can I restore default keyboard shortcuts?
I have customized some of the shortcuts in System ▸ Preferences ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts.
How can I restore individual shortcuts to their default settings? I do not want to reset all of the shortcuts, ...
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Identical default gateway with different metric (0 and 100) Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop
I have recently started to configure my network using /etc/network/interfaces for a static IP address. For this I have added the following lines into the file:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 orange hex name (it's not #dd4814)
Change to bright blue and now wanna change back to default with the command:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-color-scheme 'selected_bg_color:HEXNAME;'
I used this site to get some ...
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Why is PermitRootLogin in sshd_config set to yes by default?
As Ubuntu has no real root account, why is /etc/ssh/sshd_config allowing remote root login anyway? Isn't that inconsistent?
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Making python 3.3 default python 3 interpreter instead of 3.2
So, to keep it simple. Ubuntu 12.10 has python 3.2 pre installed and it is linked to "python3". I downloaded python 3.3 and it's command is "python3.3". However, I downloaded pySide for python3 from ...
