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esata docking station mint cinnamon or ubuntu
Try to use a docking station with either Mint/Ubuntu and I have no luck on it showing up using dmesg.
Motherboard has esata on it. Custom built pc.
Plug hard drive and it does not show up like usb ...
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Looking for a screen monitoring program for a high school computer lab
As the title says, I'm looking for a screen monitoring program for a high school computer lab that works with either Mint 14 or Lubuntu 12.04. I can't seem to find anything in the software ...
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ubuntu software-center problem in linuxmint [closed]
I am using Linux Mint KDE Nadia 14 64bit version
When I run software-center, following errors appear:
huseyin@huseyin-GA-MA770-UD3 ~ $ software-center
2013-03-31 23:00:24,688 - ...
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System frozen each time I try to encrypt usb drive with ext3 [closed]
My Mint Linux 13 (Maya) which is basically Ubuntu 12.04, keeps screen frozen each time I try to format & encrypt my external USB hard drive with Ext3. This will happen not right away but after few ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu after installing Mint
Just installed Mint and Ubuntu won't boot. It hangs after "Checking battery"; also, I can drop to shell with Alt+F2 and access the system from the command line. What might be the problem?
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acer aspire one overheating
my friend asked me to install linux on her Acer Aspire One netbook, which I did (it was Linux Mint 14 xfce)
unfortunately after the install i've started experiencing serious overheating (sensors ...
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MySQL deactivated in Lampp, Xampp on Linux 12.04 [closed]
I have freshly installed xampp-linux-1.8.1 on my Ubuntu 12.04 (Mint 13 maya) Operating system. When run lampp, I get :
/opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.1...
XAMPP: XAMPP-Apache is ...
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Permanently disable HDMI audio device
How can I permanently disable my ATI HDMI Audio device? I have tried setting the Profile for it to "Off" but it doesn't seem to stick either across reboots or when certain applications are launched.
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how do I install a proprietary wl Broadcom driver?
I have BCM4313 wi-fi module, which works ok under open-source brcmsmac module, except for numerous disconnects and sudden breakdowns.
So I've downloaded the proprietary tarball, installed it, but ...
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My Ubuntu Shutdown mean not turn off, but became computer restart [closed]
It's not about my Ubuntu 12.10 x64, but also My Mint Cinnamon x64. When I press shutdown, it becaming shutdown. Power indicator of CPU turn off for a second, then the computer turn on. I have to boot ...
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Cinnamon failed: desktop only, no panel, no dialog frame [closed]
I am using Linux Mint 14 (MATE) with Cinnamon installed.
Cinnamon failed when I tried to delete an item on the menu with menu editor.
The system freezed, so I logged out by pressing ctrl+alt+del.
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Login screen on Linux Mint: Preselect username [closed]
System: Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
Default behavior: On login I have to type username and password.
Desired behavior: The username should be preselected to a default user, so I only have to type the ...
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Linux Mint 14 (Ubuntu 12.10 Core) - Wireless Driver Acts Slow and Crashes [closed]
I am asking this here as LM 14 Cinnamon is based on the Ubuntu 12.10 core. My issue is that since my upgrading to LM 14, my wireless speed has been a fraction of what it was prior to my upgrade (I ...
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E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages - error, no working Network [closed]
After I compiled and made a .deb (sudo checkinstall) package of Python 3.x and launced it on my Mint 9 Isadora x86_64 Gnome (Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx LTS), something strange happened. It begun to ...
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Fresh Install Linux Mint driver failure [closed]
I'm trying to install a linux distribution on my new configuration, but after the first tries I now have a windows installed on a partition and a linux mint install on an extended partition that does ...
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Clementine recreates library every time it starts [closed]
I just installed Mint Maya. My music library is an secondary internal HD formatted as NTFS. Clementine imported my music library fine.
However, next time I started Clementine it started with an ...
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IRC ping problems since installing the last two linux mint 13 updates (native update manager) [closed]
I'm quite new to Linux, so please don't cut off my head for using wrong terms or simply being stupid about the behaviour of this OS~
That being said, straight to my problem.
For about four days, ...
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How to launch phonon-kde?
I removed pulseaudio and reloaded ALSA, all of a sudden a Phonon GUI showed up where I could change the more preferred audio device.
But I cant launch it (or I don't know the command) in the ...
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Fedora Disappears from grub.cfg at reboot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu
There have been many questions asked about the way that Ubuntu 12.x GRUB plays poorly with Fedora (17 in this case), but I ...
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Ubuntu Software Center account accessible from Linux Mint Software Manager? [closed]
I have bought several Humble Bundles and registered them to my Ubuntu Software Center Account. Now I'm wondering if it's possible to access them from the Software Manager in Linux Mint (because it's ...
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failed in install Cinnamon - held broken packages
I am trying to install Cinnamon and allow myself to choose which one I would prefer. I have done the first two main steps.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:merlwiz79/cinnamon-ppa
and
sudo apt-get ...
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How can I repair an install that has been crossed with Mint Lisa?
I was annoyed when I found out that Ubuntu 11.10 Oneric Ocelot didn't allow installation of Gnome 2, so I decided to get the closest thing that still has support: Mint 12 Lisa's MATE interface. I ...
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How do I boot Linux if boot partition was deleted? [closed]
At first, Windows 7 was the only OS in the drive.
Then I installed MINT. Accidentally, I formated the sda1 partition (where the windows 7 bootloader was stored) as ext4, being the mount point of ...
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ImportError: No module named LinuxMint [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to I fix software center after installing the Linux Mint MATE desktop?
Every time I attempt an installation using apt-get in Terminal, I get the following errors:
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Unable to complete installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or Linux Mint 12
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed onto usb, but when final closure of installation statrs the computer freezes after the following close down messages
Set Internet
Checking for running- unattented ...
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Ubuntu based OS won't boot
I have tried installing Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, and Linux Mint and after the install process is done they never boot up. The screen just turns black ans stays like that. Bodhi Linux works and ...
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I am trying to download the drivers for my wireless adapter for LinuxMint. [closed]
I am trying to download the drivers for my wireless adapter for LinuxMint. I was made to auto install a driver when trying to figure out what my wireless hardware is. It didn't work. Is there a place ...
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fix virtualbox kernel 3.2 [closed]
DKMS kernel modules Error! There are no instances of module: vboxhost
4.1.10 located in the DKMS tree.
Error! There are no instances of module: vboxhost
4.1.10 located ...
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Improve speed of “start menu” in Linux Mint 10 - Ubuntu 10.10 derivative [closed]
I have a global menu (including application, administration and system tabs) that is taking too much time (for me) to load (about 2.5 seconds).
Of course, this time is taken only during first start. ...
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How can I prevent the activity view for opening when I close the last running app? [closed]
I'm running Gnome Shell that I do like, but something keeps bothering me : everytime I quit the last application on a desktop,it automatically shows the dash.
I would like that when I quit the last ...
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gm-notify gmail notifier won't start [closed]
Here's what happens when I type gm-notify in terminal:
** Message: secret service operation failed: The name org.freedesktop.secrets was not provided by any .service files
Traceback (most recent call ...
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Remote ubuntu (Mint) becomes unreachable after running upgrade to oneiric
Got this message when I logged in and decided to upgrade. I am a noob. So anyways, I ran the command and next thing I know, I can no longer log into it after the reboot. What the heck happened?
I get ...
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How do I change the name of a printer in Gnome 3? [closed]
I'm running Linux Mint 13 Cinnammon which is based on Gnome 3. I've added two network printers, but I want to give them better names such as "Colour" and "Black-and-White". The name field of the ...
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Error while updating [closed]
I have Linux Mint 14 (nadia).
Lately when I try to update (apt-get update) this error appears:
W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal Release: The following signatures couldn't be ...
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Installing Linux Mint on Windows-Ubuntu Dual Boot [closed]
Currently, I have a Ubuntu-Windows Dual boot. However, I would like to try out a new OS so I burned a Linux Mint usb stick. I would like to install Linux Mint and remove Ubuntu (I backed up my files) ...
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Bootloader Partition Question [closed]
I have a quick question. I'm trying to install Linux Mint along with Windows 8 on my computer, but I figured my question would be good here since I think the Ubuntu and Mint installers are the same ...
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How to remove “http_proxy” user env setting? [closed]
I have tried searching for it without any luck:
pavel@mintdesktop ~ $ env | grep proxy
http_proxy=http://192.168.2.1:8080
https_proxy=http://192.168.2.1:8080
pavel@mintdesktop ~ $ cat ./.profile | ...
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Wine on Linux Mint vs Wine on Ubuntu [closed]
Is there a difference in performance between the 2 distro's? Like running games faster?
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Not able to apt-get install any software [closed]
I am using linux mint 9. Recently I have been facing this problem, when ever I want to install any software through sudo apt-get install it does not succeed. It shows
E: Malformed line 12 in source ...
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Cinnamon desktop lost after Mint Update and Nvidia tool settings/experimental installation [closed]
Mine is HP 540 / Gnu/Linux Mint Maya. No GPU. I use Cinnamon. I did Mint Update. I simply installed Nvidia tool settings and experimental-310. Once I rebooted, I can see only ordinary desktop without ...
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Chosing an operating system [closed]
I need to choose between several operating systems, including Ubuntu, other Linux distros and Windows 7.
I personally like that Linux OSs are free and open source, they are very secure and don't have ...
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Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.3.3.exe will not work on linux Mint 14 [closed]
I want to open the software in the normal manner, in order to write my downloaded Ubuntu ISO file to my USB key.
Then I can install ubuntu 12.04 over my existing mint version 14.
Any advice? I've ...
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Start with text mode from live USB? (Mint) [closed]
OK, so Mint menu appears, I pressed Esc and saw just this stroke "boot:" What I have to do now?
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How can I prevent Ubuntu from shutting down immediately when hitting shutdown key? [closed]
I quite often let my computer run, lock the screen and let it download something while I'm away. When I come back, I often forget that my notebook is still running, so I press the key to turn it on.
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