Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.
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Xubuntu 13.04 - mobile broadband can not be enabled
I installed Xubuntu 13.04 and Lubuntu 13.04; not together (dual boot) but one by one. For both, I experienced the same issue.
My notebook is Acer AO532h. I want to use Xubuntu or Lubuntu on it.
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Ubuntu One for Xfce or Xubuntu?
Is it possible to use Ubuntu One with Xfce/Xubuntu without installing too many GNOME dependencies like Nautilus?
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How to set up keyboard layout switching and indication in Xubuntu?
I use 3 different languages (English, Czech and Russian) every day. I'd prefer to switch (preferably globally, I don't like per-window) between them with Left+Alt+Shift.
I'd also like to see the ...
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Loud pop on shutdown/reboot
Everytime I shut my computer down or reboot it there is a very loud pop/crack from the speakers. It sounds dangerous, like they are going to blow up. Is there a way to automatically mute the volume on ...
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How to change screen resolution in Xubuntu 11.10?
I can't figure out how to change my screen resolution.
Can someone help me?
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Certain Xubuntu graphics persist on Ubuntu
I recently installed the Xubuntu desktop environment on my Ubuntu machine. It's nice, but I switched back to Ubuntu as by default desktop environment. But when I change the volume or brightness, the ...
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How can I stop my XUBUNTU heating up my Toshiba L600-01B
Well, guys, I will not have my first time seek for you all on this site unless my totally unbearable to the fan noise my XUBUNTU making. It's a time for me to stay with this stuff working for my ...
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How can a proxy be set for the whole xubuntu system?
Hello I need to find out how to enable a system wide proxy in xubuntu 10.10
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How do I set systemwide proxy servers in Xubuntu, Lubuntu or Ubuntu Studio?
I cannot find the settings anywhere do I have to set it through terminal through gconftools or is there some GUI present for it?
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Guake goes over the menubar in Xubuntu 12.04.02
I have the following problem when using guake:
The menubar of Xubuntu is gone when opening guake, normally guake will open directly under the menubar, but not this time.
I am running Xubuntu ...
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[Xubuntu]Headphones audio don't work
i have installed xubuntu and it's all okey, but the sounds/audio don't work in the headphones also if are recognized by the system. Help pls
Here there are some useful informations:
Result of lspci ...
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Trouble using WUBI to install Xubuntu. Can anyone help?
I am a extremely curious person so I wanted to try Linux, however I have very little knowledge on such a thing. I have successfully installed Ubuntu with WUBI on a newer computer, so I wanted to try ...
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GUI for editing Menu in Xubuntu
I see that Xubuntu has package Gnome-menus, but I cannot find the command to run the editor it should contain. I found a small editor but it does not allow new entries and alacarte tries to install ...
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Menu editor in Xubuntu - not Alacarte
how can I editting menu in Xfce/Xubuntu?
I know Alacarte, but it has many Gnome dependencies. Next I know LXMenuEditor (from here), but I don´t know how can I create new menu categories, for example ...
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Installed Xubuntu desktop on Ubuntu 12.04 server and now can't connect via SSH
I have a ubuntu 12.04 server that I could connect to fine using ssh over the internet. I installed the xubuntu desktop on it, didn't change any settings, then suddenly ssh stopped working.
I can ...
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xorg-video-abi-13 dependency problem
I'm trying to install the ATI driver for my Probook 4540s (3000/7650M) according to instructions given in How do I get AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics drivers working?. After execute the following command:
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Install Dropbox in Xubuntu
Using Xubuntu 11.10
I figured there might be a problem installing Dropbox using the .deb file from the website since XFCE doesn't use Nautilus.
Some tutorials said that you have to install Nautilus ...
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How to completely remove desktop?
I wanted to switch to Xfce (I had KDE and GNOME installed), and I did this :
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop
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I need to make the keyboard layout label “ara” to the label “ar” on Xubuntu
I need to make the keyboard layout label "ara" to the label "ar", how i can do that?
Xubuntu 13.04 adm64 - xfce4-xkb-plugin
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xbmc crash on start up [closed]
I'm trying to set up a local media server with XBMC on it.
But every time i launch it it gives me a crash report after only loading the first screen of XBMC.
Can someone please help.
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internet connection doesnt work properly [duplicate]
I have a problem with my internet connection on xubuntu 13.04. Sometimes it works perfectly, but sometimes it is very slow or doesnt work at all and I have to refresh page or restart installation in ...
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invisible mouse shows in screenshots
I'm running 12.10 server with xubuntu-desktop installed and notice that my mouse pointer dissapears. Sometimes it's just momentary, other times I can't get it back and must resort to REISUB and shut ...
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xubuntu 12.10 install to sdb, no grub
After asking here I deleted my entire ubuntu install and reinstalled xubuntu as per instructions here. I've partitioned 20gb root, 478gb home, 2gb swap, on sdb (a non-booting windowsXP is on sda). I ...
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How to set keyboard shortcut for “switch user” in Xubuntu?
I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut in Xubuntu (13.04), but I have no idea what to put for the command. What is the command for invoking switch user?
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Problems after system upgrade in XUBUNTU
I did the following in my computer :-
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get upgrade
After restarting the computer, I see the visuals of my Desktop changed. Also, there is not even single ...
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How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?
I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in XFCE.
How do I do this?
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Unable to adjust brightness in Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu13.04
I've recently upgraded to Xubuntu 13.04 and noticed that I'm unable to use the brightness keys to adjust the brightness of my screen. I've tried just about everything this thread suggest and I'm still ...
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Choosing distribution and version [closed]
I want to fix a laptop for my friend. I am currently a linux user and i love it, so I want to redo this laptop for her with linux install. I don't need dual boot.
This is the specs:
Pentium II 266 ...
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How to install Nvidia drivers from source if the packages don't work?
I have just installed Xubuntu on a pretty old (12 years of age) PC and I am struggling to install the correct drivers for the GPU NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420...
I have managed to get "additional drivers" ...
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Xubuntu XFCE switcher icons
Is it possible to somehow modify the XFCE alt+tab switcher?
What I'd like:
use theme icons (for some apps it uses some lowres-non-theme ones, for others it works nice)
don't make tiny previews for ...
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How to disable console-kit-daemon in Xubuntu 12.10?
I just want to know how to disable console-kit-daemon in Xubuntu 12.10.
Background
In the last months I tried Ubuntu and I faced a memory error related to console-kit-daemon that spawned too much ...
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Xubuntu 12.04 freezes before login on splash screen
Before you mark this as a duplicate for this What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? note that it is for issues after login, not before. I have tried previous versions of the kernel, Alt-F2, ...
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Why does my Xubuntu LibreOffice looks ugly?
My LibreOffice installation looks like Windows 95. The rest of my Xubuntu looks okay. Why? How can I fix it?
Click on the image for a full-resolution picture.
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My samba Share stopped working
I have three xubuntu boxes sharing files via Samba. Earlier tonight, the computers suddenly stopped seeing each other. I've restarted samba on all three boxes,to no avail. Is the next step going to ...
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First time using Ubuntu not sure the installation is correct
So I got fed up with Microsoft and decided I was going to start using exclusively open source products. Very little experience outside the Windows OS environment so I picked Ubuntu which I thought ...
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USB DVD Drive not playing DVDS
I am running Xubuntu 13.04 and I have a USB DVD Drive as its a notebook. The only problem is that it's not playing DVD's or CD's. Ive installed Restricted extra's to see if that would sort it but it ...
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Thunar doesn't show any RabbitVCS emblems
I'm using Xubuntu 12.04 and installed RabbitVCS v0.15.0.5 for Thunar from the PPA. Unfortunately, there are no svn status emblems on my folders in Thunar. I already tried to update the icon cache as ...
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no password to report app crashes
How do I reset the password to report app crashes when the yellow "crash" icon appears in the desktop tray for xubuntu? It seems to be the same password for adding users.
Note that I can add users ...
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A more feature filled mintmenu like applet for Xubuntu 12.04
I do not want to install the mintmenu. I am requesting anything that is XFCE NATIVE.
I'd love to see something like Mintmenu written for XFCE.
I can't install MintMenu because the Mate desktop ...
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make slingshot-launcher run in fullscreen mode on Xubuntu
Here's what I got cooking on Xubuntu 12.04
SLINGSHOT LAUNCHER for precise
elementary-daily ppa
but it runs in a mini mode on the upper left of the screen. Installing gala or mutter did not get it ...
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How do I switch to Xubuntu?
I'd like to use Xubuntu in 11.10 instead of Unity, how do I install it and switch to it?
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GRUB Won't Find Kernel
I just upgraded from Xubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 13.04 using sudo do-release-upgrade -d. I accidentally turned my computer off during the upgrade process when I meant to restart xscreensaver and some ...
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Nvidia driver installation results in resolution change to 800x600 with Xubuntu 10.04 (can't change)
I have a 2.8 P4 and a Nvidia FX 5500 AGP graphics card. I've installed Xubuntu 10.04. It is WAY too laggy with the default o/s driver. Installing the Nvidia 173 driver, modaliases and nvidia-settings ...
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Ubuntu vs. Kubuntu vs. Xubuntu [closed]
Is there a link or any side-by-side comparisons detailing why one would choose Kubuntu or Xubuntu over Ubuntu? I am running on a somewhat older machine (Dell optilplex 745 tower), so how would this ...
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How to fix broken top panel in Xubuntu 12.04 after Xfce 4.10 upgrade?
Ugraded from ppa. This is what it looks like now:
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Accessing Mac filesystem from xUbuntu
I have a macbook pro with 2 OS's... Mac OSx and Xubuntu (newest release.)
I have followed a lifehacker guide on allowing access of my OSx partition when booted into my linux OS which included ...
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Irreversible black screen after unplugging VGA cable from external monitor
I am having a bit of headache with Xubuntu 12.10 and my external monitor.
It's a Samsung SyncMaster 740NW capable of 1280x720 resolution, while laptop's screen is 1366x720.
At startup, with the VGA ...
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Why does Skype hang randomly when talking with somebody over it?
From a couple of days I am facing a problem with Skype. When I'm talking with somebody, after 5, 10 or 30 (randomly) minutes it just hangs up. I have this problem with Skype 4.1.0.20 and 2.1.0.81. I'm ...
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Werid colour for xubuntu title bar
The image above shows weird blue colour (formerly it was greyiish silver) for xubuntu title bar. It occurred without any reason one day I booted at the logon screen, as usual selected ...
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Is there a way to generate the gnome3 effect when pressing the super key on xfce
I've switched to xfce from gnome3. Mainly to experiment. I find the super key effect on gnome shell really useful. Both the showing all windows and the application finder are convenient. Is there a ...
