Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.
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Synaptics Touchpad : solving 2 finger problem triggered by resting palm
My laptop is: "Lenovo G580" and it comes with a very sensitive touchpad. Specially, when I place my hands comfortably to type, it "thinks" I'm touching the top-left corner. This becomes really ...
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How to automount NTFS usb sticks on Xubuntu 12.10?
I'm running the Xubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo T520 laptop.
If I plug a FAT formatted usb stick, it's mounted automatically, but if I plug in a NTFS formatted one, I have to mount it manually.
How to ...
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Pcmanfm displays duplicate drive entries in sidebar, how do I fix this?
Pcmanfm is displaying duplicate drive entries in the sidebar. This occurs even if the drives are not mounted and at times will display 3 to 4 drive duplicates. How do I fix this?
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I am missing a network share icon, how do I fix this?
I've installed Xubuntu and seem to be missing an icon, please refer to the screenshot to see which (I don't know how to explain it effectively). What icon should be there and how do I insert an icon ...
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Xubuntu Mail Watcher (XFCE Plugin) Won't Connect To IMAP
I am trying to get the XFCE Mail Watcher panel plugin to check my IMAP mail, but it won't connect to my server. I have entered the details correctly -- they're exactly the same as those I use in ...
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Will software in Ubuntu work in Xubuntu as well?
I've just recently installed Xubuntu 12.04 on my 10 year laptop and on my Acer Aspire One netbook and I'm wondering if the software that I run in Ubuntu 12.04 will also work in Xubuntu. I would think ...
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Why can't I delete an item(in this case a java tar.gz) file of usb live boot for Xubuntu 12.10?
I am booting Xubuntu 12.10 off a live usb and cannot delete a tar.gz file, every time i try to delete the file it says it cannot find or create the trash directory :( is there anyway to fix this so i ...
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How to add the kill button in xfce4-panel 4.10.0 of Xubuntu 12.10?
When I was using Gnome 2, I had the option of add a kill button on the panel, but on xfce4-panel 4.10.0 this button is not an option, I think it's necessary add it manually, creating a new luncher. ...
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Brightness problem with Xubuntu
I use Xubuntu Linux
Brightness is good without using suspend mode but after using suspend mode I got problem with brightness
It's lower than before !
I need your help
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Changing screen brightness
I have a hp pavilion dv6 with xubuntu installed. however there isn't a way to change the screen brightness, i tried the fn plus scroll keys to no avail, any ideas?
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hybrid-dump for VDPAU accelerated video playing on Xubuntu 12.04
Following the instructions posted in
hybrid-dump for VDPAU accelerated video playing on Ubuntu 11.10 with bumblebee 3.0?
Watching videos with hardware acceleration enabled gives me sound but no ...
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XFCE 4.10 panel auto hide feature stops working on occasions
After upgrade to Xubuntu 12.04 XFCE panel auto hide feature has stopped working.This happens especially after launching applications in full screen mode. After restart it goes back to normal. But it ...
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How to detect iphone on Xubuntu 12.04?
I use Xubuntu 12.04 on a MacBook Air 4,1. When I plug in (via usb) an iphone 3gs, it is not recognized. I installed libimobiledevice2 and ifuse, but that did not help. Any ideas?
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How to configure system wide proxy.pac on Xubuntu 12.10?
At work i have a proxy.pac file and I'd like to use it to configure my Xubuntu 12.10!
How can I do it?
Thanks! :D
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Xubuntu 12.10 doesn't save screen brightness on reboot
I have a laptop running Xubuntu 12.10 that doesn't save the brightness setting on reboot. There are some explanations on Ask Ubuntu about how to have a specific brightness be set on reboot, but not ...
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Is it possible to connect to already running session on Xubuntu 12.04 machine?
Previously I was connecting to my Xubuntu machine1 by running on it VNC server first and then using VNC client on machine2 to connect to machine1. The problem is that i had to login anew to my ...
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How can I start a VNC server before log on?
I would like to run x11vnc (or another VNC server) on my desktop, but I'm unable to find a way to get it to start before any users log in. Back when I was using vanilla Ubuntu 10.10 Vino did this by ...
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Xubuntu running incredibly slowly on a relatively sufficient system - How to find the cause?
I recently formatted my hard-disk and installed Xubuntu 12 on my desktop PC, which has the following specifications:
Intel P4 3GHz
1.5GB RAM
80GB Hard-disk
128MB Nvidia Video Card (FX5500)
In ...
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Cannot find Xorg.conf in Xubuntu 12.10
For some resolution reasone, i need to use custom edid.bin. As i know, it can be configure in Xorg.conf, but there is
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Xubuntu and AMD HD4250
I have a laptop running Xubuntu 12.10 x64, and also Steam beta. Valve recommends using official graphics drivers, and thus I need to install Ati 12.6 drivers. Because the newest Xorg is not supported ...
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Wubi Installer Error: The boot configuration data store could not be opened
I'm trying to install Xubuntu using Wubi, however, once I start the installer, it runs all the way through (on the Installing Xubuntu-11.10 page with the two loading bars), and it gets to "Remaining ...
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Black screen on boot after installing ati drivers
System: Xubuntu 12.10 x86
I installed the Ati drivers using the Software Center, everything apparently whent fine (no error messages).
After rebooting the system i get a black screen. The system ...
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Is it normal that Xubuntu 12.10 uses as much RAM as Ubuntu with Unity? [closed]
I just installed Xubuntu along with Ubuntu 12.10 on a laptop and to my surprise, the amount of RAM reclaimed with no applications running (except terminal with free -m) is around 300MB. I know the ...
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Remaining time for laptop battery in system tray with xfce4-power-manager?
I'm using xubuntu on my laptop, and I wonder if there's a way to have the remaining time of my battery displayed in the system tray with the xfce power manager? It tells me how much time I got left ...
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How can I get Xubuntu's workspace switcher to show the proper sized desktop?
I recently installed the Xubuntu desktop over my Ubuntu 12.04 installation, and have been customizing it to my liking. My laptop comes to class with me, and when it's not out of the room, it's usually ...
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Terminal stops working after closing a program window started from the Terminal
System: I have XUbuntu 12.04 64bit and run Terminal 0.4.8 (Xfce Terminal Emulator).
Problem: My Terminal always stops to accept any input after I close a program window started from the Terminal.
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No boot or grub file after using ls command
I had xubuntu installed, i believe version 12.04 and then tried to dual boot with backbox. It worked from the flash drive but upon installing it onto the hard drive, I could no longer boot backbox. I ...
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system requirement
My laptop developed a bad sectors and not working well. It was with ubutuntu 12.04 LTS operating system. Now, I want to install ubuntu in an relatively old desktop with the following specifications
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Volume Hot Keys Not Working in XFCE
Just installed vanilla Xubuntu 12.04 LTS & updated on a ThinkPad E325 with Conexant CX20671 sound card. I notice volume hotkeys work under Xubuntu DE but not under XFCE. Sound settings are ...
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Shift + F3 (backward search) doesn' work in google chrome in xubuntu
I have a problem:
Shift + F3 (backward search) doesn' work in web browser in xubuntu.
Does anybody know how to solve it?
P.S. I'm not sure 100 percent, but from what I see in hotkeys in system ...
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Xubuntu is not seeing my Win8 OS in the installer
When I install Xubuntu, I get the message "This computer currently has no detected operating systems. What would you like to do?". I just did a fresh install of Win8 yesterday, and I guess it used EFI ...
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Palm Centro not even appearing on desktop
Background: I'm trying to set up my dad's new installation of Xubuntu 12.10 (I finally got him to switch from Windows :-D) so he can sync his Palm Centro on his computer. I installed J-Pilot, but the ...
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How to run a local and external website on same computer with 2 NIC's, 2 Routers and 3 seperate networks?
Hello and hopefully I can get some answers to my question, though I think I'm making it more complicated for myself than it has to be.
My business is a used auto dealership, and I'm in the process of ...
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Xubuntu 12.04 - change orientation of workspace switcher on a vertical panel
In Xubuntu 12.04 I want to place workspace switcher on a vertical panel to give myself more space on the top panel for the window list buttons. The problem is that the workspace switcher is still ...
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How to remove bandwidthd 32 bit from 64 bit Xubuntu
i downloaded bandwidthd from here and tried to install it using Ubuntu Software Center.
It failed, but still it breaks my Xubuntu. Later i found that it is for 32 bit while mine is 64 bit system. ...
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Replacing xscreensaver with gnome-screensaver, problems(Xubuntu)
I found this helpful question Replace xscreensaver With gnome-screensaver (Xubuntu) but the executable gnome-screensaver-preferences can't be found. So I'm not sure what to do, to get ...
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Creating a Legal Notice upon login in xubuntu 12.10
How to Create a Legal Notice upon login in Xubuntu 12.10?
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Xubuntu keeps loading on install with usb stick
I'm trying to install Xubuntu on my computer. I've followed a guide to create a USB bootable drive.
I've inserted the USB stick and started the computer. I can see Xubuntu loading and after a minute ...
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Unable to start lightdm but can startx
I am trying to make my own Live USB and I have successfully generated an ISO file with a newly installed, configured and customized Xubuntu 12.04 LTS installation.
My problem is that, no matter I ...
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pavucontrol doesn't show Bluetooth headset
I'm trying to use an LG HBS700 Bluetooth headset with my laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon running Xubuntu 12.10). I'm able to successfully connect the headset using the Blueman program, but when I go ...
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Google Chrome (not chromium) is crashing XFCE on startup. Where can I find some detailed logs of the issue?
I'm using xubuntu 12.10 and every time I open Chrome, the desktop enviro crashes then automatically restarts, prompting me to log in again. This is the latest x86 .deb downloaded from Chrome's ...
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Error when running gtk-redshift
I'm getting this error when I run gtk-redshift from the CLI (it just doesn't start if I start it from the GUI):
(process:3862): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion ...
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Is it possible to make task switcher in xubuntu to react on mouse click on application icon?
Is it possible to make xubuntu task switcher to react on mouse click on application icon? And activate that application on mouse click?
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How do I switch to another audio output sink in XFCE?
From the command line I can easily create another pulseaudio sink and switch to that but I have not found a way how to do this using a GUI from the XFCE desktop.
In GNOME I use gnome-volume-control ...
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Typing Break in Xubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu 12.04, and loathe the new interface so much I've switched to Xubuntu with sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop.
Very happy with that so far. But the typing break I always used to ...
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Gnome Shell doesn't load on Xubuntu
All these things I have done before on an identical previous installation on the same laptop, and it worked perfectly. So this is very confusing for me:
I installed Xubuntu 12.10 on my laptop and ...
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Recovery from hell - undeleting partition overwritten by Xubuntu 12.10 installer?
This is turning into a nightmare - following my initial recovery of my two partitions, I went to install Xubuntu 12.10 (again). At this time I had two partitions - one of ~39 GB had Zorin OS 6 ...
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Can I Recover The Files in the Directory /usr from a btrfs Snapshot?
Some time ago, I moved the folder /usr to its own partition.
Before this it had lived in the / partition which has a **btrfs filesystem.
Accidentally, I formatted my /usr partition from my Windows ...
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12.10 installation stops or freezes while loading
I have installed many versions of Ubuntu and derivatives with no problem on my Compaq Persario CQ60 (Intel Celeron dual core 2.20 GHz, 2 Gib DDR2 any other info needed?). With Ubuntu 12.10 and Xubuntu ...
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Resolution Resets After Every Reboot
I know this question has been asked before, and I know I've fixed this before, but I can't find anything that works for some reason.
Background: Every time I log in, my resolution resets to 1024x768, ...
