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How to restore all user settings to a previous time? (for use at a public lab)

I take care of a University public laboratory were the students have access to a limited account. They can't install anything, but they can alter the configurations of programs for the user. It is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and AMD 12.11 Beta Driver

I'm using a Quantal AMDx64 install and a XFX Radeon HD5850 video card. I first enabled restricted drivers through additional drivers, but it resulted in breaking Unity and Compiz (I can only see my ...
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Where are the “old” restricted drivers for dvb-t cards?

Another issue with Ubuntu 12.10: I have an USB DVB Avermedia card In 12.04, and all previous versions I remember since 10.x worked with this hardware enabling its driver in "restricted drivers". Now ...
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Can't accept EULA for ubuntu restricted extras [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I accept the agreement in a terminal, like for ttf-mscorefonts-installer? I can't install Ubuntu restricted extras because a Microsoft EULA pops up that I cannot ...
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How do I get the restricted drivers update on xubuntu, does not show-up in update manager?

How do I get the restricted drivers update on xubuntu, does not show-up in update manager? The restricted driver icon is not available on the launch bar on top.
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Allow Connections to VNC Server Only From Specific IP Addresses

I administrate an Ubuntu 11.10 Server. I've installed tightvncserver on it so I can have a desktop environment on the server. My issue now is, I'm running into issues with malicious people spamming ...
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Help installing linux restricted modules?

I have to install linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic in order to install my Lucent dial-up internal modem, but in the terminal, Ubuntu says it can't find the file. Searching on the net, it ...
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How to install ubuntu restricted extras but not flash?

Like the title says! i just want to know how to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras without the flash packages.
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Nvidia drivers don't like audio devices?

Fresh install of 11.10: Right after installing restricted drivers (nvidia) all audio devices disappear. Why could it be? EDIT: Also, after disabling these restricted drivers, the audio devices (sound ...
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How do I copy from a Mac OS X partition to my Ubuntu desktop via root access?

I've installed the package nautilus-gksu in order to open files on the mac partition via right-click. However, I cannot manage to copy files from my Macintosh HD to my ubuntu desktop! It appears as ...
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How do I install ubuntu-restricted extras

I would like to install the restricted extras, which I didn't select during the install
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What is the difference between Debian contrib & non-free and how it corresponds to Ubuntu?

I have been trying to understand the difference between Debian's contrib and non-free sections. Do contrib packages just wrappers around non-free softwares? Like what we have in flashplugin-nonfree ...