Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.
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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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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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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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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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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?
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On the screenshot Leafpad and ...
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install CD hangs
Trying to install 32bit x86 xubuntu on sdb. sda has grub, W2000 and Fedora-3. Install CD live session works like a charm (this is why I chose xubuntu based on previous experience with it on usb stick ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How to turn off beep on suspend in xubuntu
When I close the lid or type pm-suspend, I get a beep from my Thinkpad X220 running Xubuntu. How do I remove that beep?
It is louder if the volume is louder, so it's from the regular speakers (also, ...
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Can't change xubuntu desktop background
I recently installed the xubuntu-desktop over Ubuntu 12.10. I'm trying set my wallpaper to change every 5 minutes, but it doesn't seem to be working. In desktop settings, I have it set to image list, ...
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Why is right click not recognized in Xubuntu 12.04
I'm using an Asus F55A Notebook which has the mouse buttons integrated with the touchpad. Right-click works with Ubuntu 12.04 but It doesn't in Xubuntu 12.04.
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could not start session 'gnome' for xubuntu
I installed 12.10 (server) onto a laptop and use xubuntu-desktop, which works fine. However, changing GRUB to boot to text and then entering startx esults, not in xubuntu, but a popup along the lines ...
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Steam bug on Xubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I installed steam on Xubuntu but interface appear white like this:
any suggestion?
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connect-debounce spam on TTY and system suspend
The below output from dmesg shows the same thing I see when I ctrl+alt+F1, if is stop lightdm and sometimes if I suspend the machine.
[ 615.128020] hub 1-0:1.0: connect-debounce failed, port 2 ...
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Run Xubuntu 12.04 with no installation? [closed]
I'm stack wit this. Does ubuntu for real can start live, but xubuntu doesn't?
If that so, could somebody give me ubuntus' boot option for live session?
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How to mount ubuntu share on other ubuntu machine?
I dont know much about ubuntu ,I want to mount a ubuntu share on one machine to other ubuntu.
mount -t smbfs //windowsmachine/sharefolder /mnt/share -o username=user,password=pass
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How to have '~/.config/autostart' contents back?
I had to erased all the contents of the folder /home/rgr/.config/autostart in the recovery mode in order to start the computer because of a video card change.
Is there a way to have those contents ...
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HP Envy 6 Overheating
I've got some overheating issues with my HP Envy 6 1170sf. When I start my ultrabook, the minimal heat is 76°C if I do nothing. There is nothing to see in powertop, and Jupiter is set to "power ...
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Xubuntu 13.04 Dual screen HDMI
Im trying to set up a Dual Screen for my Netbook (Asus EEE Pc X101CH) I tried using 'grandr' but cant seem to get the screens to split. Ive looked around but there doesnt seem to be much on the ...
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Xubuntu debconfig
It seems that this bug (which is just debconfig flashing on the screen during installs on the software center) is just a minor annoyance, but hasn't it been worked on yet? I'm running Xubuntu 12.10 ...
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Audio no longer working after AMD Catalyst install, Xubuntu 12.04
On a fresh Xubuntu install today I installed fglrx-updates, fglrx-amdcccle-updates and fglrx-updates-dev and, after restarting, everything worked fine apart from audio. The volume indicator is greyed ...
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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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Can't get to install Photoshop on 12.10 with wine
I'm trying to install either CS5 or CS6 with no luck. I get an error before the installation starts.
err:winediag:xrandr12_init_modes Broken NVIDIA RandR detected, falling back to RandR 1.0. Please ...
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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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How do I reorder buttons in the window-list (taskbar) via drag and drop?
I switched from GNOME2 to XFCE and miss the feature to re-arrange the window buttons in the taskbar (window list).
How can I make it working?
I use Xubuntu 12.10.
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How to get xfce4-sensors plugin to show HDD temperature in XFCE panel?
I am running Xubuntu 12.10 in my laptop and I would like to monitor the CPU and HDD temperatures. I have installed lm-sensors, hddtemp and xfce4-sensors-plugin and added the widget into the XFCE ...
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Inconsistency detected ny ld.so? Bad upgrade? Help?
A few days ago I installed Minecraft on my machine(xubuntu 12.10) and everything worked smoothly
Today I did an apt-get upgrade and launched Minecraft and I got this error
Inconsistency detected by ...
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Contact List gnome-phone-manager
i can easily send short sms using gnome-phone-manager application ...however back in fedora this application used evolution contact list so i don't have to type phone numbers manually. I just typed ...
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Rotating text on a vertical Xfce panel
I just discovered the vertical orientation for Xfce panels, but I'd like the text on the panel applets to be rotated counterclockwise, rather than clockwise. Is this possible?
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Running DWSIM failed
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 with mono-complete installed. Being a chemical engineer I required some 'Process Simulation' application & I found it in DWSIM. I used this.
However it failed to ran ...
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shrink the size of tmpfs folders
After checking my disk space in Xubuntu, I noticed I have files holding unnecessary disk space and not coming close to using it. Is there a way to limit the space it is holding?
I have marked the ...
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Xubuntu how to check used and free disk space
How can I check free and used disk space on Xubuntu?
On Ubuntu, this was very easy to do, but I don't see a program that accomplishes this now with Xubuntu.
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Virtualbox riddle: “FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted.”
I have installed VirtualBox on Windows host with Ubuntu (actually Xubuntu) guest.
after adding 3 more hard drives (virtual hard drives), I ran ls –l /dev/sd* and there were 3 more drives:
dev/sdb
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“Fatal: Module ndiswrapper not found” All other solutions I found failed
I have recently tried to setup a Netgear WNA3100 usb wireless adapter on a machine running Xubuntu using NDISwrapper.I have followed all of the instructions in the documentations, but when i enter the ...
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Install XUbuntu from CD without using graphical installer?
I have an older machine onto which I'd like to install XUbuntu 12.04 32bit desktop. I have prepared the CD, and can boot from it, but the graphical installer is slow to the point of uselessness while ...
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Struggeling with Nvidia dualscreen
I have a GTX550 TI in my PC and xubuntu 12.10. I Installed the newest driver from Nvidia's website and everything works fine. Except for one thing.
I have two screens, a small CRT one and a big LCD ...
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How to change the hibernate and suspend settings at a system-wide level in Xfce?
I've found the following commands :
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowSuspend' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowHibernate' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
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Dropbox 'Copy Public Link' in Thunar file manager (Xfce)
I'm using XUbuntu and was a bit saddened that I couldn't use Dropbox within Thunar file manager.
Can I make a custom context menu option to 'copy public link' in Thunar?
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Xubuntu not showing emblems in desktop
In Xubuntu, icons in desktop don't show their emblems, no matter if they are links, directories or files. They appear to be ok in thunar and nautilus for the same files/directories.
How can I make ...
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Connecting to AES encrypted wireless network
Trying to connect my laptop to my university network which uses WPA2 Enterprise and AES encryption, however the wireless connection doesn't have AES encryption option. I can't get it connected at all, ...
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How can I get Ubuntu One to load in Xubuntu 12.10? I get error unable to detect URI Scheme
Recently I upgraded my Windows XP Hp Pentium IV to Xubuntu 12.10, love it. But, when I wanted to try out Ubuntu One Music or Amazon I get the following error message:
Unable to detect the ...
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Can't change resolution in Xubuntu
i have a freshly installed Xubuntu 12.04 on an old computer.
I'm fairly new to working with ubuntu (i know how to use google) and cannot seem to get the right resolution with it connected to a 16:9 ...
