Questions tagged [software-installation]
Installing software on a running system, either as binaries or from source.
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How to remove OTRS ? (as it uses 20% CPU)
OTRS (Open-source Ticket Request System) is constantly using 15 to 20% of my CPU, making my passive cooling computer too hot.
How do I remove it? The daemon name is otrs.Daemon.pl in the Task Manager. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Build OpenLDAP from source
I want to enable slapd feature --enable-spasswd. So I download OpenLDAP source code from this url.
http://mirror.eu.oneandone.net/software/openldap/openldap-release/openldap-2.4.44.tgz
Then I run ...
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Will not install. Any ideas? [duplicate]
I have a laptop with Win10(Barebones). Downloaded Ubuntu and copied to a flash drive. I cannot get it to install.
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"Unable to locate package python-pip" When trying to install from fresh 18.04 install [duplicate]
I was following a tutorial online for python and it had me do this:
akclark@enceladus:~$ pip install virtualenv
But I got the following:
Command 'pip' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo ...
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How to have both libcurl3 and libcurl4 installed at same time?
My favorite web brower depends on libcurl3 (Opera 36.0) But many apps depends on libcurl4 including PlayOnLinux or Steam client. It will be nice to have PlayOnLinux or Steam installed but I'm not ...
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Is there a package installer in which a i can choose where to install?
Since changing the installation path or directory of dpkg is not a good and risky idea I would like to know if there are any package installers in which I can choose to install where I want since my ...
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Can't install Midnight Commander [duplicate]
How do I install "Double Commander" or "Midnight Commander" file managers in Ubuntu 18.04?
I tried to install Midnight Commander with sudo apt-get install mc but got
Reading package lists... Done
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Error output while installing node
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hello there,
Am trying to install Phonegap, in the process i have to install node, the picture is the error output while installing node
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Install a specific stable Docker version
I want to install Docker in an older stable version: 17.03.2.
I am on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and have added the docker community repository:
$ apt-cache madison docker-ce
docker-ce | 18.06.0~ce~3-0~...
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sudo make install didn't work for me, where are the installed files located
I tried to compile a program from source. I should have all dependencies because the installation (or configuration or compilation) didn't show any errors. However, after installing the program, I can'...
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Problem installing Tensorflow GPU in Ubuntu 18.04.1
I have a new build PC with Ubuntu 18.04.1 and anaconda 4.5.8, and I'm attempting to install tensorflow_gpu. The graphics card is in place on the motherboard but the drivers have not been installed yet....
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How to uninstall app via source command?
I have installed a nautilus script called Hash Checker v4.0.8 (https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1007703/), but somehow it is not shown in the right-click menu anyway. It was placed on my Desktop and I can ...
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Install java Runtime Environment
When running the --help switch, I got this.
$ /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/swriter
javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment!
Please ensure that a JVM and the package libreoffice-java-common
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How to get gvedit (GVEdit Graph File Editor) for Ubuntu?
There is a link on official GraphViz documentation page to the man-page of gvedit utility:
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gvedit − simple graph editor and viewer
But what is interesting - this utility is not included in ...
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Completely remove Notepad++
How to completely remove Notepad++ in Ubuntu 18.04 terminal?
I can't find it in Synaptic package manager, and don't know where is on system, but I can see an icon in Activity. It is probably not ...
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How to free up the memory in the best way
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and 4GB RAM with CPU 4.
I don't have too much memory left, so my computer works slowly and crashes. What would you recommend me to remove from directories? Or some command other ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu and deleting boot entry [duplicate]
I am trying to uninstall Ubuntu on a Windows 10 dual boot. I understand that I must delete the partitions holding Linux and the Linux swap, but do not know how to proceed to get rid of boot entry and ...
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I need helping installing OpenPHT on ubuntu
I am a new Ubuntu user and I've just started with a fresh install running version Ubuntu 18.04.1. I can't seem to get Openpht to install. Every time I try I just get this error:
(Reading database ......
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Best way to install latest localized version of Thunderbird in 16.04?
I need some help installing the latest Swedish version of the stable Thunderbird. I have tried the following:
1) Install thunderbird from the Ubuntu 16.04 repo, which gives me the English version
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ZTE Modem not working on Ubuntu 18.04
I have run the command lsusb and got the following code:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 ...
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How to install Mattermost desktop application
When I tried to install Mattermost desktop app in Ubuntu,
I've downloaded and extracted .tar.gz file.
I didn't find any file named configure inside that.
How to install the app?
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Wine is not installing
I tried to install Wine. I followed the all the things from Wine website. It showing some error. The error screenshot is attached below. I tried many things but none worked. I am using Kubuntu 18.04. ...
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Stellarium 0.18.0 spontaneously crashing on Ubuntu 16.04
I'm having a bit of a problem with Stellarium on Ubuntu 16.04. Every time I open Stellarium it seems to work only for a couple of second (quite normally and smoothly without any lagging) before ...
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Error message of embree and ospray on Ubuntu
I encountered errors while installing SCIRun5 (with Qt4.8.4) on Ubuntu 16.04. The errors seem to be related to ospray and embree (most updated version), as follows:
CMake Error at cmake/...
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Installing build essential after gcc
Does it make any difference (dependencies/installed software etc.) when gcc was installed before build-essential?
To be more specific, is it any difference between:
apt install gcc
apt install build-...
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How can I install a pacman package on Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
I somehow need to make a package through a pkgbuild file. On 18.04 the makepkg command is not found. How could I get pacman package installed?
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"Unable to locate package" when I try to install squirrelmail on Ubuntu 18.04
I tried this command sudo apt-get install squirrelmail and got this output
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ...
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How to install Kodi 16.1 "Jarvis" on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)
I have spent 6 hours researching, found PPA repositories and I see it there, but it will not install. I am new to Ubuntu and just trying to learn and hitting a road block here. Help!
I used these ...
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Problem installing KDE Connect on 16.04
I had installed KDE Connect on Ubuntu 16.04, but for some reasons I wanted to reinstall it.
So I purged the packages I had and now I'm unable to install it either via Software Center or via CLI.
I've ...
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Problem during aircrack-ng installation [duplicate]
I tried to install aircrack-ng and got following errors:
shiv@shiv-Inspiron-3542:~$ sudo -i apt-get install aircrack-ng
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Tor instructions don't work for Bionic Beaver [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Tor on Ubuntu the way that the Tor website says and I'm getting nowhere. I added these to the first file then the second then both at the same time.
You need to add the ...
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How add extensions to Visual Studio Code through command line?
It is possible to compile Visual Studio Code and install it through terminal as explained here and here. Now I wonder, does anyone know how is it possible to install/add extensions to Visual Studio ...
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Error while installing package linux lowlatency
I am getting an error trying to install lowlatency package using
sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency
For Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
The output is as follows.
Reading package lists...
Building ...
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How to completely uninstall the standalone (appimage) app called Etcher from Ubuntu?
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 and I downloaded and installed Etcher for Linux x64 (64-bit) (AppImage), a standalone application to make bootable USB drives.
Supposedly, to uninstall the application I simply ...
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"libgnutls-dev has no installation candidate" error while installing Ubuntu as a DC in a Windows server domain
I am trying to install Ubuntu (the latest) as a AD-Server in a test Windows server domain. I am following this tutorial but it is somewhat old.
When arriving at minute 14, I am lost. I need to ...
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BIGNUM error when comiling asdcplib
Just to begin with:
I'm a big Linux/Ubuntu newbie.
Now my problem: I am trying to compile/install asdcplib.
jannik@jannik-notebook:~/Downloads/asdcplib-2.7.19$ sudo ./configure
[sudo] Passwort für ...
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Clicking on the system monitor button does not work anymore from one day to the next (Ubuntu 18.04)
My taskbar on the left side displays the system monitor symbol. By just clicking on it, I was able to open it. But suddenly, it stopped working. I clicked on it and Ubuntu seemed to load and open the ...
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How to give wine prefix more space?
I installed a video game and wanted to understand it so I tried to install unofficial Czech translation. Unfortunately installer thinks I have 0 Mb of available space because of wine prefix. Can I ...
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Is there a program like Fedy but for Ubuntu?
Fedy is a program that has tweaks and programs that are otherwise proprietary, and you can install them with one click.
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Installing R packages in RStudio
I am new to working in a Linux environment full-time and am running Ubuntu 18.04. I have installed R and RStudio and am now trying to install all of my packages. I set the CRAN mirror when initially ...
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How do I install fontforge on Kubuntu 18.04?
Very straightforward question. When I try and run the PPAs it tells me that there is no release and it won't do it for security reasons. Does it not exist?
When I go to their website, they offer the ...
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How do I install OS into VirtualBox?
I would like to install Centos to the VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04. Does the ISO Image have to be installed to a DVD or USB stick first?
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Install Media Player Classic on Ubuntu?
How can I install Media Player Classic on Ubuntu? I want to do this because VLC doesn't read high resolution videos.
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Is there an Ubuntu CLI only installation with GUI/$DISPLAY support?
I have the NetBoot/Minimal installer currently booted on my system, and I'm in the "Software Selection" screen. Is there a way to install the CLI with access to the $DISPLAY variable? I've read ...
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Unable to locate package caffe-cpu
I am trying to install caffe, but ran into the following error
sudo apt-get install caffe-cpu
[sudo] password for :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Software Centre - how does it choose what to show?
I've used Ubuntu for well over a decade and I simply don't understand Software Centre (gnome-software in 18.04).
This is not a problem for me because I gave up on it ages ago and just use apt at the ...
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How to configure Wine to use Windows 8 or 10?
I'm trying to start Katalon (https://www.katalon.com/) 32bit on Linux Ubuntu 16.04.
That's why I use Wine (3.12 Staging).
I configure Wine to use Windows 10.
I opened winecfg with console mode : ...
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install error of massif-visualizer on 14.04 [duplicate]
I tried to install massif-visualizer. After adding the kubuntu-ppa/backports PPA and running apt-get update,
apt-get install massif-visualizer
still gives me an error:
E: Unable to locate package ...
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how to uninstall ubuntu 18.04 in dell n5110 and install windows [duplicate]
how to uninstall ubuntu 18.04 in dell n5110 and install windows back
http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MV7BFccGzw/
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