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GEdit not working for some users
I am using GEdit 3.8.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail with GNOME 3.8. I have two user accounts on my computer.
When I launch GEdit in my account, I get a window that is blank, and am not able to ...
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how to be warned if terminal has sudo privileges and also show how much time is left?
How to see in the terminal that you have sudo privileges? (so knowing I have these privileges, I can just type sudo -k) It would be better to not add too much information into the terminal also, just ...
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WARNING: kernel is not very fresh, upgrade is recommended
Sometimes when running ping, I see the following:
$ ping somehost
PING somehost (192.168.x.x) 56(84) bytes of data.
WARNING: kernel is not very fresh, upgrade is recommended
What causes this ...
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Low Disk Warnings on Ubuntu 12.04
After I upgraded LibreOffice to include Base, I now get warnings about "low disk space".
I am using Ubuntu on a 16GB USB.
For example, when I tried to use my Audacity it couldn't save due to memory ...
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Quickly gives warnings on packageing, not recognizing setup.py~
I have been trying to make an application and package it and so on, but I have run in to a lot of errors, so I tried to get back to basic:
after the command quickly create ubuntu-application dj1 and ...
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Printing Quota Error Mesage
I'm attempting to set up print quotas for printers here at the office.
However, it appears when the quota is reached, the print just fails silently, and the user doesn't have any idea what's ...
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GPT partition table warning message during install of ubuntu
/dev/sda contains GPT signatures indicating that it has a GPT table. However, it has a fake msdos partition table as it should. Perhaps it was corrupted? Is this a GPT partition table?
So, that's the ...
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Are we affected by the JAVA vulnerability? Are all “applets” affected? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
is OpenJDK Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit?
I read today that the Department of Homeland Security has warned against Java-run systems and requested users to ...
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Gtk-WARNING when loading gedit from shell
I've just upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10. Don't know why but I can never avoid upgrading.
Anyway, every time I load gedit from the sehll I get this:
(gedit:2696): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: ...
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SSL connection fails to authenticate certificates for some pages?
This time, i am going to solve some irritating things with my networking on school, using ubuntu 12.10.
I am perfectly able to connect to the proxy authenticated network the school uses. But my ...
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Warnings in Syslog
Syslog displays these warnings and I would like to know how can I know what they mean in order to search what can I do about them.
$ cat /var/log/syslog| grep -i 'warn'
Nov 27 13:48:19 pc ...
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ipheth notification at login prompt
On my command line only Ubuntu machine, the login prompt occasionally shows a warning:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS myserver tty1
myserver login: [833747.589882] ipheth: ipheth_rcvbulk_callback: urb status: -71
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Problem with encrypted home folder
I removed some packages with aptitude. While removing packages dpkg asked me if I wanted to remove cryptsetup; I said no. Now I am getting the following warning sometimes.
cryptsetup: WARNING: target ...
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How to disable low disk space notification? (Gnome 3, Ubuntu 12.04)
I've got an SSD drive for root and /home, and a larger HDD for storage. The storage disk is almost full, and there's a low disk space warning on startup. The warning doesn't have any "don't show ...
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After setting up Windows 7 in Virtual Box, I now get warning about low disk space? [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin as my primary OS, but just couldn't make the GIMP do the things I was so used to being able to do with Photoshop. So rather than going through the headaches ...
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“sudo apt-get update” misleading error message [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I report a bug?
I get following error while issuing the command sudo apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry ...
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What does this warning mean in find command?
I am trying to learn the find command, please help me with this warning:
ankit@battlestar:/home/mount_150/studies$ find -iname "*.pdf" -exec cp -ar {} lcommands/ \;
cp: `./lcommands/june.pdf' and ...
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getting Gtk-WARNING while using gksu
while using gksu i get Gtk warning, for example:
$ gksu gedit /etc/fstab
(gksu:2792): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(gksu:2792): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to ...
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Gdk Gtk warnings and errors from the command line
In the newest version of Ubuntu (11.10) when I run from the command line Gtk complains loudly (over several lines) each time a window is opened. The problem is clearly with the theme - if I change the ...
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How do I interpret a warning like this? [closed]
I get the following error when trying to install Wunderlist.
I don't believe that it's an error with Wunderlist as the app works well for like 90% of the Ubuntu users.
After searching on Google, I ...
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A sudden drop in free disk space
I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. Today I suddenly started to get "low disk space" warnings. When I checked, I saw that free space on my Ubuntu partition is decreased like 2 or 3 gigabytes. I didn't install ...
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How to disable the warning sound when closing firefox
I appreciate to be warned when I try to close Firefox with multiple tabs open, but I really don't want to hear the warning sound. How can I disable the warning sound for firefox?
Thanks in advance.
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Error Message when the laptop is suspended or shutdown [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 on lenovo thinkpad SL410. When ever i close the lid to suspend the
system or even some times when i shut down the system i get following error:
ubuntu error ...
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Why do I get an IBUS warning with gedit [closed]
When I run gedit as the default user, I get the Warning message show below.
I don't get the message when it is run by another user, nor when started via 'gksu', nor when running in a VM. I have set up ...
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Could not update ICEauthority file /home/me/.ICEauthority
So I am getting a message
Could not update ICEauthority file /home/me/.ICEauthority
When trying to log into ubuntu graphical. Terminal works (ctrl alt f1)
not a duplicate of:
What does this ...
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“untrusted Connection” Warning in Empathy
Today when I opened Empathy I got this (unusual) error box. I have never got this warning before regarding untrusted connection.
What should I do? Is it a security risk if I continue without a second ...
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MacBook Pro Late 2009 SATA Resets, Slowness (Is my motherboard dying on both machines?)
My MacBook Pro runs slower the longer it's on. I am getting kernel warnings.
Some, but not all, resets correlate with AC power connects and disconnects. I don't think the warnings do. (How do I ...
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Can I configure low disk space warning to a lesser threshold?
Ubuntu warns me about low disk space even when there are about 2 GiBs free. For me "low disk space" is 50 MiB or less as I use to use my disks at 100% capacity. The warning could be useful for me if ...
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Why does a “GLib-WARNING” error briefly appear on-screen when entering or leaving suspension?
I see the following on-screen for a brief moment when entering or leaving suspension:
(process:###): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)
Any idea what this is, how I ...
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How can I troubleshoot keryx 'UnicodeEncodeError' error?
As it had been recommended here I tried to install Keryx but I am getting following error and could not able to open up the software.
Here is the error message:
(keryx:4127): Gtk-WARNING **: GModule ...
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Authentication problem with my PPA
I created a package and uploaded it to my PPA. After it got built, I went to install it, but was faced with this message:
******@******-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install stackapplet
Reading package ...
