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How to disable disk lock?
I am a new Ubuntu user and have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 to my computer.
Now every time I turn on the computer it keeps asking me to introduce a password for the Disk Lock or something before ...
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automatic lock screen issue
My Ubuntu 13.04 does automatic lock screen after X minutes, but the screen is still showing any opened windows. Only after we tried to click or type anything, Ubuntu will prompt password to unlock.
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KDE randomly locks screen
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I installed the KDE desktop via the sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop command (I wanted less stuff than the sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop command would ...
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How can I lock games programs in ubuntu 10.04? [closed]
We are using ubuntu for office purpose where we want to lock games in our all systems for a specific period.
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Update: Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
I am running the upgrade(12.10 to 13.04) through terminal and it keeps getting stuck at this:
Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
What do I do? I have root access. I have no idea what else ...
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how do I install gpointing-device - I seem to have got my brain into a loop
I would like to install the gpointing-device-settings package which I found on the Launchpad website
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpointing-device-settings
I tried:
apt-get install ...
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13.04 login lock background
I have:
a) upgraded my desktop pc from 12.10 to 13.04 and
b) installed 13.04 on my laptop pc
I notice some differences some of which I would like to control for example:
1) different login ...
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Computer has locked up, will it recover?
I have set some programs to run on my desktop (intensive) and I think they are using all available RAM, to the point that now the machine is completely locked up the clock isn't even updating (it's ...
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/run/lock and /run/shm missing
Recently I found /run/lock and /run/shm folders to be missing.
I tried to recover some files with a mounted disk, I now know that this may caused the harm. So unaware what to do, I created these ...
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Lock icon in external drive's folders
When I attach the external hard drive, the folders have a lock icon on them and i am unable to delete them.
I tried to use sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME but to no avail, this did not work.
Please ...
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cannot lock /var/lib/dpkg/
semary@SemarY-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource
temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration ...
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Lock Hard drive partition using ubuntu password
i want to use my ubuntu password , to lock a hard partition with it can i ?!
use my password so no one else can acess type of partition
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Postfix master.lock: permission denied
I'm triyng setup the postfix, but with no success.
I am using webmin to configure.
my problem is that postfix won't start, always with the same message:
Mar 19 19:21:13 site ...
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installing software terminated in the middle [duplicate]
I am new to Ubuntu and i was trying to install the restricted extras using this command
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
In the end there was a licence aggrement page which it asked me ...
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How can i lock a device id to a particular port address
I want ttyUSB0 to be always used by my GSM modem how can i do that even after restart it must not change..is there any way to lock GSM Modems id to ttyUSB0.
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Lock computers abilities [duplicate]
I need to have a computer which allows users to access one website (login and buy meals). It should be secured so that they can't do anything other or access other websited.
Does anyone know any good ...
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Folders showing lock icon
Whenever I open my documents, all the folders in it are displayed with a lock icon. Therefore, I cannot delete any file or folder in it.
I tried changing the root access using sudo chmod ...
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USB Flash locked! Can't access!
USB Flash was locked with program called LOCKv241.exe - it wasn't used correctly, it should be used with 2 partitions on the Flash drive, one with the program other with the data, instead it was used ...
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Error: not using locking for read only file?
When I try to fix my low graphics error I get other error messages that look this or different variations of this.
not using locking for read only lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
not using ...
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Lock Terminal and Suspend from Terminal
I am trying to lock and suspend from the terminal. I tried:
pmi action suspend | at now + 1 min
And then typed
exit
But both that and vlock kill the running command. Is there a way to lock the ...
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I seem to be locked out of my account [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cannot get past login screen
I keep trying to log in on start up, typing my password and pressing enter. But it doesn't go through. I just get kicked back to the login ...
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Locking keyboard, mouse and CDROM for baby
I use laptop and need to use keyboard between baby activities...
Is there any software for ubuntu that does all these things by pressing just one key (or predefined combination/password)?
I tried ...
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Inspite of the options the screen locks after X minutes
The OS Ubuntu 12.10 is installed on my computer. I want my computer never locks the monitor's screen. So that I chose the item "never" in the option "Lock the screen after...". But it doesn't work. ...
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Xscreensaver locking issue
I recently switched from Gnome screensaver to Xscreensaver and I have been facing problems in making Xscreesaver lock my session when I suspend my system. Can anyone help me figure this out?
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12.10, acer 4736g ubuntu locks screen instead of hibernate [closed]
A few days ago I was looking a way to make my laptop's hibernate process faster.
After searching on the internet, I found an intruction to install uswsusp for faster hibernate process.
'sudo apt-get ...
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Screen doesnt lock on timeout 12.10
The system wont lock after 10 minutes of inactivity .
The key combo locks system properly . If its suspended on timeout it and awakened it will display a lock screen , but if I have lock set for 10 ...
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Purpose of /run/lock/ (empty except for ./whoopsie/)
My /run/lock/ directory is empty except for ./whoopsie/. I have understood /run/lock/ as a replacement for /var/lock/ but was surprised to find it entirely empty.
Is whoopsie meant as a deterrent ...
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Can't format / delete locked partition from gparted?
I can't format my hard disk for Ubuntu installation. It has Fedora installed in it. I wonder how to unlock the locked partition to delete and format it, since I am stuck at installing Ubuntu. I am now ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes after the screen is locked [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
tried everything, thought it was the kernel, thought it was unity or gnome-shell,
the answer was that i had to uninstall and then ...
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Lock Ubuntu Server 12.0.4
How do I lock Ubuntu server screen without installing gnome screensaver?
I'm running the server with only the console without desktop installed.
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Not Locking Screen after X minutes
Since I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 (and also 12.10 problem still occurs), my notebook does not lock the screen automatically.
I wen into "Brightness and Lock" settings, Set "Turn Screen of ...
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Partial upgrade error message [closed]
While running upgrade on Ubuntu 11.04, I got the following error message:
After opting Partial Upgrade, I came across another error to close the applications running package management. But ...
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umount: it seems [device] is mounted multiple times
i was finishing up a job with a compact flash when, trying to unmount it:
#> umount /dev/sda2
umount: it seems /dev/sda2 is mounted multiple times
Looking at what mount says:
#> mount | ...
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Wake up from screen off (like Windows and Mac)
Is there a way to configure Ubuntu such that it doesn't require 2 keystrokes to wake it up from the state where the screen is disabled after being absent, but a simple touch on the touchpad suffices ...
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System files lockdown
I'm thinking of reinstalling Lubuntu and want to make sure that system changes are not made permanently until I choose to dump it to disk. This is so I never have to reinstall and can try programs to ...
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Lock will not work unless Ctrl + Alt + L pushed twice [closed]
When I push Ctrl + Alt + L, once, nothing happens (I expected it to lock the screen). When I push it twice, in rapid succession, the screen locks immediately.
Is this a bug, or is this something ...
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How linux kernel (used in Ubuntu) manages concurrent access to the data?
I want to know how linux kernel used in Ubuntu manages concurrent access to shared data?
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I can't update wine from 1.5.10 to 1.5.11 due to a dpkg lock file
I have tried double checking for updates and updating the ppa via the terminal. The terminal outputs this, at the end.
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 stopped to lock screen after X minutes
My Ubuntu 12.04 suddenly stopped to auto-lock after X minutes. It doesn't matter how long I leave the computer idle, it NEVER turns the screen off and never locks the screen either.
I am using ...
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Why have to lock archives and dpkg while doing installing apps and updates.
Actually if we suspend any application installing in middle or suspending updates then automatically while resuming we will get some problems like
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock ...
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How do I prevent the blank screensaver when using keyboard shortcut to lock the computer?
I lock my computer a lot, and was wondering if there was a way to get the lock screen when I hit ctrl + alt + L. Right now when I use that key combination it turns the screen black, and I have to hit ...
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Disabled Lockscreen on Ubuntu accidently, How to renable it?
Okay,so few months back I read a post somewhere, dont remember where but it was on how to disable the lock screen. Now that I disable whenever the monitor switches off the system hangs. I remember ...
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Screen doesn't lock automatically [closed]
I have Ubuntu 12.04. No matter what I adjust the screen to. The screen does not lock automatically after any number of minutes. How do I remedy this?
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Disable lock when screen turns off for all users on 12.04
I can turn off lock after screen is turned off for myself from System Settings -> Brightness and Lock, but how to do this for the different user (or all users in the system)?
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Is it possible to permanently lock launcher icons?
I have installed Ubuntu onto my parents laptop. They are around their 80s. They manage to remove icons from the launcher accidentally again and again. I have to put them back manually, only to find ...
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HP Compaq tc4400: Physical Wireless Button doesnt respond
I have been looking for the answer for the better part of a day now. Have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LST on said computer, ethernet connection is fine, but cant for the life of me get wifi to work.
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Unable to use package manager due to “exclusive lock” error
My synaptic package manager in ubuntu10.10 is giving error:
Unable to get exclusive lock
This usually means that another package management application(like apt-get or
aptitude) is already ...
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What is the gksudo “lock taken…exiting” warning and how do I resolve it?
I recently run into problems when using gksudo. For example, the Truecrypt installation fails because of following error:
** (gksudo:3262): WARNING **: Lock taken by pid: -1. Exiting.
PID must be a ...
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Computer under Ubuntu 12.04 randomly locking up when inactive
I am sure someone has had a similar problem somewhere in the world, but I've not really been able to find a way out of this.
My install is as clean as I can make it (what can you do wrong with ...
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Running 12.04 on a Dell Inspiron 1545 having random system lockups
I just reinstalled a fresh 12.04 because I couldn't even get booted on my previous installation anymore.
I just installed 8GB of ram on this laptop, but the problem happened even before this, and all ...
