For questions regarding the processes that automatically run after booting.
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Ubuntu Stuck at the Startup Screen; how to get it working?
After since I cancelled the updates in the last stage (making changes to database<setting AppArmour>) and hard-rebooting my laptop with ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) is stuck at the startup screen :- ...
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What are these programs and why are they connecting to the Internet at startup? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I have permanent connections to Canonical servers, what are they for?
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu and when I issued the following command at a terminal window:
sudo ...
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How do I find out which programs connect to the internet at startup?
My installed OS is Ubuntu 12.10, 64 bit, English, kernel version 3.5.0.21
Which commands must I issue at the terminal window to find out the names of programs that connect to the internet immediately ...
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Quantal 12.10 - how to mount at startup with the new naming system?
I have noticed that Quantal now mounts each partition under a root like
/media/<user>
Since I need to auto-mount a partition at startup and this naming convention is totally new for me I was ...
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Missing LSB Information Cups
I go to do sudo update-rc.d cups disable S 2 3 4 5 and I get the following error message.
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/cups missing LSB information
update-rc.d: see ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 very slow boot up
I don't know why but when I power up my system Ubuntu starts very slow and after waiting for 15 minutes it only gives me the terminal.. If then I power it down, and turning the computer back on it ...
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How can I disable postfix on startup?
I can't get cron to stop spamming me with completed job notifications. It's getting out of hand and starting to clog up my 'real' email server, so I'd like to just disable postfix while I figure out ...
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In 12.04/12.10, what calls the precise/quantal-wallpapers.xml files?
I'm having a hard time sorting out what script or program calls the precise-wallpapers.xml or quantal-wallpapers.xml? After upgrading to 12.10, my wallpaper selection is still the ...
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Check if file exist on USB drive in startup script
On my Ubuntu 10.04 device I have a startup script which checks for update package (bin file) on USB stick. If a file exists, it starts update procedure otherwise it exits. In a current script version ...
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Ubuntu won't appear on laptop startup
I've recently installed Ubuntu along with Windows Vista.
So normally when the laptop is starting up it shows two options whether I want to log on Windows or Ubuntu. One day I shut down the laptop and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 (Wubi) not starting - root.disk corrupted
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed through Wubi on my laptop. For some reason when i click on Ubuntu on start up (when you have to either select windows or Ubuntu) I get the following screen, the grub ...
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Removed Java replaced with newest “Sun Java”, disc won't boot, and won't let me re-install grub using boot repair disc
Had a minor problem with my Stock market platform. Set-up screen would freeze program. Called their tech support, got their "Linux guy", who advised remove all Java and replace, not with synaptic ...
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How do I run a script at start up?
I know that this is probably pretty easy to do, but I'm not a Linux person (I'm trying to learn more). I have a script in a folder:
/path/to/my/script.sh
I need this script to run every time the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezez on startup, ocassionally
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a virtual machine(VMWare). No sometimes, about 50% of the time, when I start the machine up, it freezes at a point, most of the time at the point shown in the attached ...
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How to default terminal startup?
I know that you can show the process of starting up by pressing alt + space during startup how do you have that as default on your computer? Also i would like to see it on shutdown if possible.
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Adding program booting options to the OS
I am building a flight simulator box, off of Ubuntu 12.10, but I am trying to make the OS essentially invisible, I just want the machine to boot into the Flight Sim, which, that part isn't really that ...
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How connect to a ssh server from Nautilus on startup automatically?
I try to connect to the server from the startup automatically. How could I do it to see the server files on Nautilus?
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How can I install a driver for my GeForce2 Go Nvidia card for a Dell 8100 Laptop running Lubuntu?
I have just installed Lubuntu onto my old Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. When I try to run the OS normally I get blackscreen on startup. However, when I click F8 and choose advanced options --> recovery ...
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How to hide Pidgin Buddy list on startup?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. Pidgin starts automatically on startup, but I want the buddy list window to starts minimized.
I tried this: ...
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What is causing Unity to be slow on startup?
A few days ago I noticed that after I login in, the top panel and the dash took a bit more time to load and I noticed more disc activity than usual.
I thought that it might have been caused by some ...
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Can't start Ubuntu - Package power limit notification
I used Ubuntu 12.10 on my current laptop for a couple of weeks without problems... Now there is no way to start it.
When I try to boot Ubuntu during the startup process I get this error:
[CPU0]: ...
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Compiz 'Place Windows' not working with Wine
I can not get the Compiz 'Place Windows' feature to work with a wine program, I'm quite sure I've configured it properly, all regular programs launch properly, but wine programs default to dekstop #1.
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black screen at startup ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
i have a startup problem with ubuntu 12.10. it works well most of times but other times it doesnt ...
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When does MySQL server start when my system starts up?
I installed MySQL using apt-get ..., and when I press the power button, while my system boot up, MySQL starts automatically. But I want to know what's the time it starts exactly, and through which ...
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Resolution resets after every reboot, Screen Resoultion stuck at 1024x768
I installed a fresh copy of ubuntu 12.10 but the problem is that it does not recognize my monitor which is LG E1942. The screen resolution is stuck at 1024x768 and the other option is 800x600 but my ...
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Ubuntu 12.10. doesn't start after update [closed]
I just did the newest update from the Update manager, and now after restarting Ubuntu. It won't start anymore. I went to the login menu but when I logined Unity or Gnome, I could only see the desktop ...
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Ubuntu won't start up on Dell XPS 8500 [closed]
I am having the following problems trying to load 12.04 onto a Dell XPS 8500:
(0) Live DVD and USB drives both boot but hang on a black screen with blinking underscore.
(1) Booting 12.04 from ...
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IBus icon is missing at startup?
After some installing, tweaking, ... the IBus icon is missing at startup, although it's working fine:
$ ps -ef | grep [i]bus
quanta 1918 1890 0 09:54 ? 00:00:01 /usr/bin/ibus-daemon --xim
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Krita quits on startup, showing “Library key is missing”
Here is the console log:
anforumeru@anforumeru-desktop:~$ krita
Got bus address: "unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-n5FBmbq4jQ,guid=45858a1b747e9093d11a267a50aca4c7"
Connected to accessibility bus at: ...
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Startup Message: Bad LUN (0:1), Bad target number (1:0), etc
I am a newcomer to linux. I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 on Acer Aspire One D270 (Spec = Atom N2600 1.6 Ghz Cpu, 2GB Ram, 320 GB HD). Everything seems to be running ok, albeit in the 2D mode. But before ...
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Can Lubuntu's “lxsession-edit” (Desktop Session Settings) add new programs at startup or just remove them?
It looks like the second is true, but I want to be sure. I would find it odd.
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How do i install the operating system from a flash drive?
I have the .iso file, but it won't install because of an error. Though I do have Internet access from running the operating system directly off the drive, so I am contemplating how to get the ...
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How can i cancel the setting of minimizing window after starting?
I put the setting of "window minimize when open" for "Stardict" application. And now i can't usually open it, because i don't see its icon, but it exists in memory.
What can i do to open program and ...
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Can the authentication box appear earlier after startup?
I'd expected the authentication "Enter your password" box to appear and need to be answered before any applications would run after startup - rather like Windows demands a password first - but it ...
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Create startup terminal program
I would like Ubuntu to open up a terminal window and apply the following code upon login:
xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr ...
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safemode how long should it take clean and free up space
I now have a window that reads:
Continuing will remount your / fillesystem in read/write mode and mount any other filesystem defined in /ect/fstab. Do you wish to continue ?
I replied Yes and ...
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Can only access Ubuntu using “recovery mode” or “previous versions”
The main link to use Ubuntu takes me to a dark screen.
Is there anything I can do while in recovery mode to fix this? I currently cant access the internet once I upgraded to the 12.04LTS.
Any ideas?
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What does `Unknown id` mean?
When I start or reboot my Ubuntu Server I get a lot of messages starting this or that but towards the end I get a message Unknown id: /home/kevin/riak-1.2.1/dev/dev1/bin/riak. I checked the ...
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Any of my USB devices doesn't work
I have wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and razer deathadder connected via usb. Keyboard working in BIOS but when Ubuntu starts I can't do anything on any of my devices. It seems that Ubuntu shuts ...
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Delete file then run file at startup
I'm running the music player Foobar2000 through Wine at startup. For some reason when I shutdown Ubuntu the Foobar2000 process is ended abnormally in Wine and when it runs next time I get an annoying ...
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Calling script on reboot only after MongoDB has started
I'm using the @reboot option as a root cron to update MongoDB when we do a reboot of a EC2 instance.
The problem I have is MongoDB isn't loaded at the point the cron runs the script.
Where is the ...
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ubuntu boot confirmation
i wanna know is it possible to disable ubuntu for boot selection on start up, because sometime after reset (usually on power loss) it needs to be confirmed, I would like to make ubuntu to boot ALWAYS ...
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the same daemon script, but works on only Ubuntu server 12.04.1
I would like to run Perforce Server (p4d) as daemon.
so, I copied a /init.d/p4d file from /init.d/skeleton file and modified to run /usr/sbin/p4d -d
It is worked well by manually run it.
$ ...
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Errors during start-up: “Scanning for Btrfs filesystems”
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 desktop on three systems and one virtual machine. On every system I have opted for a single Btrfs partition.
During start-up I get the following two error messages. It ...
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5 minute desktop freeze after login and startup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I have a new install of ubuntu 12.04 on a new hp-envy. Without fail, I get a 5-10 second boot to login screen, after which there's ...
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stuck ubuntu at startup and no response
I'm facing so many problems with ubuntu at starting the OS. I installed the ubuntu 10.04 or higher versions along with windows. After installing ubuntu, it shutdown 3 times (not simultaneously) and 4 ...
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How to change ugly gray startup animation screen that KDE installed?
I have Ubuntu Unity 12.04 installed. I decided to add the KDE desktop, just to try it. It changed the startup animation to an ugly gray screen with a squashed logo (the circular logo is way out of ...
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Add application to Startup Application using script. [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
How can add an application into Startup Application using a program ?
To which file we want to add the startup ...
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Start up on Ubuntu 12.10 is much slower than on 12.04
Start up toward login screen lasts about 40sec on both(12.10 and 12.04). This is good for me.
But after login, there is quite difference. System will start up in:
Ubuntu 12.04: 10-13sec
Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 startup error: '/dev/sbd/' failed argument
I'm using ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi. I just installed it on Sunday, and with every startup I get the following message:
ata_id[273]:HDIQ_GET_IDENTITY failed for '/dev/sbd/' failed argument
Most of the ...
