For questions regarding the function of the entire operating system and issues that affect users system-wide.
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What does Ubuntu “consists” of? How do I find out? [closed]
A typical Ubuntu (or any Linux) installation is not just a kernel, it's a bunch of things- a file system, a windows manager, a set of tools and other frameworks. I would like to know what Ubuntu (or ...
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Sound Icon not appearing
I'm using 11.04 LTS. Everything is going fine. But the other day I booted up and went to use Youtube. I went to adjust the volume but the icon has gone, and the only way to adjust it is to either:
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How not to mess up a system, yet keep it clean?
I am newbie to Ubuntu, I got into it 2 weeks ago and I reinstalled it like 10+ times already.
In most cases Ubuntu graphic interface wont show up, just command line.
Few times I had "low graphic ...
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Update has caused my system to start in text mode
Tonight My system informed me of an update, having preformed the update I was asked to restart the system. Now on start up I'm now presented with the linux console, asking for my user name and ...
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Numblock wont shut off 12.04
after turning off my computer yesterday my computer was working fine but today i cant get the numblock to switch off normaly this wouldnt be a problem for someone but iam using a netbook (acer aspire ...
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Wubi Ubuntu Installation “No Root File System Defined” [duplicate]
I Downloaded Wubi.exe & Ubuntu 12.04 LTS From The Official Website Then Put Them In A Single Folder In My Internal Hard Disk. Then I Run Wubi, And It Got Installed Within 2 Minutes. And Then I ...
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Unstable Wifi and Spontaneous Low-graphic Error with Pavilion DV4
I've been having numerous problems with connectivity through WiFi. It had been working for a few days and now it doesn't. On top of that around 40% of every time I turn on the laptop it shows "System ...
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Can't install nor try ubuntu 12.10, system halted
tried to find a solution but I wasn't able so far.
I downloaded the torrent version of ubuntu 12.10 and burned it onto a dvd and created a bootable stick using unetbootin... the thing is, when ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 is showing dotted marks and doing my system hang
I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 with my Asus x54H model laptop. Every thing was working fine on it. Today I saw that on my screen when I was trying to type something it showed only dotted lines. I made ...
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How to open System > Administration?
I'm new to Ubuntu and while browsing over forums I saw goto System > Administration and so on. So I wanna know how I can actually goto System, means where can I find System then Administration and so ...
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Wireless Connection not dectected in 12.10 [closed]
I am using 12.10. I go to the network manager applet on the top panel and it cannot detect a wireless network. The computer used to have other Linux distributions and connected to the Internet ...
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How to make applications and system use Goagent?
I live in China and I'm using Goagent with chrome to browse Facebook and twitter.
I found that applications like lightread and system account authentication directly connect serve without using ...
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Installing SystemTap errors
I am trying to install SystemTap but I get the following error:
dpkg: error processing samba4 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Errors were ...
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Should I use a 32 or 64-bit system? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit and which should I choose?
My computer is a Lenovo (2010 model) with 1 GB of RAM, 32 GB of HardDrive (dedicated to ...
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How to show Windows System Reserved partition using Ubuntu live dvd?
All questions in this site ask how to "hide"!
I want to fix my boot (fix mrb wont work, I have GPT Disk) by changing some files at Windows System Reserved. GParted shows the following partitions (but ...
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how to set owner and permission to a cryptsetup made device?
I have an encrypted loopback volume. I need to mount and umount the volume manually, so I use cryptsetup luksOpen and cryptsetup luksClose .
However, under all sessions (gnome/xfce/kde/unity), when I ...
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How can I distribute mandatory settings (system and LibreOffice settings)?
I'm a Linux sysadmin and I maintain 100 Ubuntu desktops. We're about to upgrade to 12.04, but before we can do that we have to make Ubuntu PCI complaint. Meaning we have to lock some mandatory ...
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How can I install Ubuntu in BlackBerry Playbook?
I have a Blackberry Playbook. I loved the Blackberry OS at first, but now I feel constrained by the lack of applications and functions. I assume that, by installing Ubuntu on my tablet, will give me ...
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Ubuntu window randomly stop drawing
After using Ubuntu for a while, application windows will begin to stop drawing. The application will continue to run (if I'm using keyboard shortcuts, the application exhibits normal behavior, like ...
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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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My Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS freezes entire system occasionally except for mouse. What to do? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
System freezes and even seconds in clock stop. Keyboard no responds only mouse pointer moves but no left nor right click. How to ...
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Setting config of a system call? [closed]
how to set config of a newly added system call while recompiling? i dont know what to do really..I need to change or append the file config-3.2.0.23 for my linux kernel but i donot know what to set or ...
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Installed Ubuntu with WUBI, how can I completely remove Windows Vista?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 yesterday, and I'm happy with how it's working. I think I installed it as a dual system though, because Ubuntu and Vista shows up when the system boots up.
I ...
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Got problem with installation. “No root file system is defined.”
I'm very new with Ubuntu and generally with linux.
I saw ubuntu and it seems like this OS is really good and stable, and so I decided to install it alongside my windows 7 OS.
I have a few problems ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 can't use mouse and internet
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 for a while on my Acer Aspire One-722. It was ok, but then, after some updates, the next time i started it, an window "the system is running in low-graphics mode" ...
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Generate a proper 404 page for blocked sites via /etc/hosts instead of redirect to localhost
I have blocked some websites by editing /etc/hosts and adding several newline-entries in the following manner:
0.0.0.0 www.domain.com
And it works. The only thing is: when a website is visited which ...
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how to automatically clean dhcpd.leases?
I'm using isc-dhcpd under Ubuntu and I'm looking for a clean and secure way to "purge" the leases that are expired.
Is there a way with dhcpd.conf ? or with a script ?
Is there any risks to do that ...
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What package (helper app) does recoll need to index images?
The File->Show_missing_helpers menu item in the recoll GUI mentions the following missing helper (among others):
Perl::Image::ExifTool (image/gif image/jpeg image/png image/tiff image/x-xcf)
Per ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 hangs
I installed Ubuntu while I was login in the Win7 OS using wubi.exe all the things were complete then I chose reboot now... it said some installation option but i didn't pressed and i was able to see ...
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Can you tell me if Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will work with my system? [closed]
My computer's specification is:
5 GB Ram DDR1
Video card is ATI Radeon 1 gb
The CPU is Intel Pentium 4 Dual Core 3,0GHZ
The operating system is Windows 7 ultimate 32bit
Can you tell me if this will ...
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Tried results that I searched but was not successful :( “error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue>” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Grub rescue - error: unknown filesystem
I looked up several threads but wasn't successful with the proposed solution. I always seem to get error in like Step 2 or ...
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Error while updating ubuntu 12.04 using update manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed in a sony vaio VPCEH38FN. I have internet connection ...
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Whats the difference between Unix, Linux and Ubuntu?
What is Unix, Linux, Ubuntu?
Are they the same thing or different versions or completely different stuff?
This has always made me confused, any explanation would be great.
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Should I install 32- bit operation system or 64-bit? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit and which should I choose?
I am going to use a computer with quadcore 1,5ghz cpu, 6gb ram, Radeon HD 6520G + 7450M ...
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Media players doesn't see audio CD
After upgrading to 12.04 Banshee 2.4.1 and Rhytmbox don't show anymore my audio CD. I can play them with mplayer in command line or VLC. More over nautilus doesn't show them automatically. I have to ...
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Curious about how fast Ubuntu copies files
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 using the normal installer. Things having been working fine, but a few minutes ago I copied a 14Gb file and it said it had copied the file very quickly--so quickly I don't ...
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Don't want RAID to autostart
I have software RAID in my system, and I would REALLY like it NOT to automatically start at system boot.
Ubuntu system is installed on a partition not on a RAID (no need whatsoever to start raid for ...
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Multi boot. No heat issue with linuxmint 9 but heat issues with newer ubuntu based distros [closed]
Dell 1721 with multi boot setup.
Linuxmint 9 functions and works with no heat issues even when running several programs including videos.
Ubuntu, Pinguy or linuxmint 11.04 or newer causes the laptop ...
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Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
All of the suggestions in the forums here is using 10.10 on a USB boot drive. Mine is from a cd that I burned. What should I do. It runs the install and then tells me to take the disc out and it ...
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Upstart System Services manager /etc/init NOT /etc/init.d [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the recommended way to enable / disable services?
How can I manage new Ubuntu System Services?
The ones located in /etc/init/ and not in /etc/init.d/
I want ...
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What makes Ubuntu harder for viruses to infect [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the Ubuntu “built in virus protection”?
One question I get asked a lot is why there are no viruses on Ubuntu (Linux in general). Even though it is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 presents a lot of errors
Every time I get in my computer, the system presents an error in the taskbar, it says a problem occurred when checking for updates. When I click the Show Updates option it says could not initialize ...
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How to repair my system after installing xmonad? [closed]
I was using Lubuntu although other DE were installed.
I was curious (like the cat) to see what xmonad is, installed it in synaptic and now my system is unable to load. The dual boot list appears, when ...
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How heavy is wine on my system?
I am looking to use a good download manager on ubuntu 12.04 I have tried some such as MultiGet etc but really none of the in my view compare up to Orbit Downloader which works perfectly under wine.
I ...
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RAM not shown correctly [closed]
I put in a new mainboard, processor and 4GB extra RAM into my computer today.
I should now have 8GB of RAM available to me but System Manager only shows 5.8 GB.
The Mainboard is an ASRock 870 ...
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How to properly modify the sudoers file to create a launcher in order to shutdown the system?
I did it adding the following line, but doesn't work (at least in my case):
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/shutdown -h now
then making a launcher in the desktop with the following instruction:
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“System Program Problem Detected” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I enable or disable Apport?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and it started showing "System Program Problem detected".
I think it could be because my Windows is corrupt ...
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Advanced Settings not opening in Gnome 3.2
I'm trying to change my Gnome 3.2 theme, but whenever I try opening Advanced Settings it refuses. It shows at the top of the menu that it's loading but it never shows up. It opens up perfectly in ...
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Proper way to execute a script on system startup?
As of Ubuntu 12.04, what is the proper/clean way to make the system execute a script upon boot? (not upon user login) e.g. running a daemon.
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Selecting ubuntu 12.04 restarts my HP 540 laptop
Every time I select Ubuntu 12.04 when booting my HP 540 laptop, the machine restarts. How can I fix this, so I can successfully boot my Ubuntu system?
