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Ubuntu 13.04 kernel panic (suspend)
I believe the issues occurs with suspend. I installed from scratch and dual boot Win 8.
This seems to be happening intermittently, but I believe it's occurring as follows:
1. Running Windows 8
2. ...
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Backup Virtualbox Windows 7
I'm experiencing some problems with my current installation of Ubuntu 13.04. Is there a way to back up my current Virtualbox Windows 7 VM so when I cleanly install Ubuntu again I can just import the ...
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Internet access only via VPN (Cisco AnyConnect), when VPN off - DNS look-up fails
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. After installing VPN client and using it for couple of months normally, something happened. After one more package/program update I stopped being able to connect to Internet ...
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Problem with update fro m termina
I am trying to get some update from my terminal but I get a bug:
ubuntu@ubuntu-Inspiron-N5010:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for ubuntu:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open ...
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Is it possible to customize the GParted toolbar so that the icons include text?
I installed GParted 0.12.1 in ubuntu. There is no text description under the toolbar icons. Is there a way to display text under the icons in the toolbar as can be seen on the various tutorial web ...
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Deleting folders and files from a directory
How do you delete all folders and files in a directory and subdirectory?
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Firefox cannot draw the new Google Maps
Google released the new Google Maps.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work on Firefox 21.0 on Ubuntu 13.04.
When I open the page, Firefox just draws white grids on the screen.
Dragging or clicking the ...
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Cannot get rid of pending Virtual Box Update
I had Ubuntu 10.04, and installed Virtual Box from Synaptic. Then I upgraded Ubuntu to 12.04, and next time I opened Virtual Box I was greeted by a message box saying there was a new Virtual Box ...
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how do I get maximal compressed screenshots?
I'd like to compress my screenshots as much as possible before I send them via email. The best compression ratio I only got with some work on each screenshot:
first I took the screenshot with ...
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Graphics Tablet Compatability
I've been looking at the Trust Flex Design Tablet (here). Is it compatable with ubuntu 12.04? Also, does any one know if it is any good?
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Black screen after booting for the first time (Ubuntu 12.04)
So I've faced this really annoying issue that I can't seem to fix. So, I recently installed a Ubuntu 12.04 and everything went smoothly as you would assume. I created 3 partitions (swap, one for home ...
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How use specific key combination (shortcuts) to change keyboard laungage?
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 today. I have added 4 languages, but I don't like standard way to switch them one by one. In Windows I used key combinations (shortcuts) to switch to specific language ...
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I'm seeing “rpcbind” errors on 13.04_x64 Startup
From my boot.log, I see this:
rpcbind: Cannot open '/run/rpcbind/rpcbind.xdr' file for reading, errno 2 (No such file or directory)
rpcbind: Cannot open '/run/rpcbind/portmap.xdr' file for reading, ...
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Restart Upstart
I'm in the process of building a job to work in upstart, and any time I have even a typo the entire upstart breaks; not just my job. Is there any way to reload upstart without rebooting?
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Ubuntu 13.04 indicator-datetime-service loads 100% CPU
Ubuntu 13.04 64bits desktop (freshly downloaded from the site a couple of days ago)
indicator-datetime-service
loads CPU up to 100%( 1-2 core)
and
gnome-settings-daemon
eats whole RAM ...
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Archive manager started instead of executing a shell-script
When I double click on a .sh (the file is executable) file in Nautilus the archive manager is started instead of executing the script. How can I make Nautilus show the dialog (execute/edit/...) again?
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meld installation issue
I am trying to install the meld diff viewer on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I run
sudo apt-get install meld
I get the following output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Ubuntu 12.04 can't see Windows 7
I already read other questions like this but nothing seems to work.
I just had my ASUS UX31A recovered from factory with Windows 7. Everything is fine there, so I tried to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...
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How make VirtualBox share virtual machine list in a dual boot system (Windows 7 and Ubuntu)?
I need that my VirtualBox on Ubuntu display in its VM list the VMs I created in VirtualBox while running Windows 7. Windows 7 partition is accessible and writable from my Ubuntu and I changed the
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Ubuntu not getting installed, stops with blank screen [duplicate]
I have a laptop of HP Pavilion g4 with Windows Home Basic 64 bit as default windows. I am trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 i386 and amd both (side by side with windows) using Unetbootin on a separate ...
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cant install or uninstall anything after a failed sun-java-6 installation
I've attempted to install sun-java-6 by following a method given in a site which asked me to add a repository and then sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre. while installing on terminal i cant click ...
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Installing NVIDIA driver causes black screen (750M)
I have a dual boot set up on a Lenovo Ideapad Y500 with NVIDIA 750M and I am having problems installing the graphics cards. I have made sure to install both linux-headers-generic and linux-source, and ...
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Dejadup backup from FUSE-mounted directory (13.04)
I am trying to use DejaDup (via the Ubuntu backup tool) to back up a FUSE-mounted directory (encfs mounted under home directory) to my NAS via SSH.
DejaDup backs up all other folders in my backup set ...
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Need help dual-booting ubuntu 13.04 with Windows 8
I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed on it, it is the HP 2000 series. got it for Christmas in 2012. I inserted a CD with Ubuntu 12.10 in it (I got the CD before ubuntu 13.04 came out) and it was ...
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how do i enable the Broadcom STA propriatory driver
I am unable to use wireless connections. I tried using a wired connection and got like thirty minutes into the installation then it failed and now when I try to install the drivers again it ...
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UEFI setup extreme3 gen3 American Megatrends
I would like to dual boot win7 and U13.04 on an Asrock extreme3 gen3 mainboard which has an American Megatrends UEFI. Now, this used to be easy: I had a working system with 12.04 and win7 on sepatate ...
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How to fix “Could not connect to kernel driver.” hostapd error?
Hi everyone I have a problem when I try to start hostapd
when I enter this command hostapd hostapd-minimal.conf I got this
Configuration file: hostapd-minimal.conf
Could not set channel for kernel ...
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MAAS Node : Automatic Discovery - get [] list?
adding nodes to the system.
we tried the automatic discovery method.
The command that we typed in "maas-cli maas nodes accept-all"
However, the output is [].
Does this mean that it doesn't recognize ...
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Package Repository for ARM32
Is there a repository of .deb packages for 32-bit ARM architecture. I'm having issues compiling several gnome packages and I'd rather acquire the binaries directly.
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Kate SQL Plugin Missing MySQL
I installed the kate SQL plugin, but there are no options in the dropdown for Oracle or MySQL. The only option is something called QSQLITE.
Does anyone know how to get MySQL and Oracle to work with ...
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How to refresh an icon that has been changed so the new one shows up?
I want to customize two icons in the top right indicator of the unity-panel, the one for everpad and the one for deluge.
I found this solution:
How do I merge two icon sets?
...and love it, it's ...
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how to make Ubuntu One app synchronize outwards only (only remote be updated) (one directional)?
Is there some way to make Ubuntu One synchronize only outwardly (from local to remote only)?
So, when I make a change on my local file, it be updated remotely on Ubuntu One. But if the file is ...
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Default app - raring ringtail
I have installed Kompozer to edit my website. Before I could right click on an html file and open it with Kompozer, but since I've upgraded to 13.04 I cannot find it in the app list menu. I've ...
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Which is the best desktop environment for touchscreen laptops? [closed]
I bought a Asus Vivobook recently and I am planning to install ubuntu. In forums, many people have said that ubuntu works reasonably in this laptop.
I wanted to know which desktop environment is ...
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Ubuntu taskbar 12.04
In Ubuntu 10.04, I had the taskbar (Applications, Places and System). I could easily navigate to anything...
Now in Ubuntu 12.04, I no longer have the taskbar. yes, I have the search feature, but I ...
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What essentials do I need to start using Ubuntu instead of windows?
I would like to dual boot ubuntu with windows 8 after I fix my windows 8 (Ubuntu is just way too pretty!). I found this tutorial about dual-booting the two without problems ...
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What can I do in Ubuntu to repair my windows 8 boot process?
My windows 8 got trapped in infinite automatic repair loop then went into restart loop, none of the fixes are working.
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 via USB.
After getting my files back, I am going to ...
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How do I see windows 8 files on ubuntu 12.10?
very new to ubuntu, and I think the interface is absolutely beautiful. I am using Ubuntu through the usb for now, after following this tutorial http://lifehacker.com/5504531/the-co...-a-thumb-drive - ...
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On Ubuntu 12.04 is /etc/skel/ the correct place to put extra files for new users?
On Ubuntu 12.04 is /etc/skel/ the correct place to put extra files for new users?
In the Linux Administration Handbook it mentions files from /usr/local/lib/skel which doesn't seem like an ...
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How do I get an SD card reader to work in Ubuntu 13.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on a CLEVO P151EMx, it has a built-in Realtek PCIE Cardreader 5289, which works fine in Windows, but refuses to show up in Ubuntu.
I can't see any sd cards I put in it in ...
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How do I install Ubuntu with a usb on a Dell that has no Operating System?
I've been trying to look for this for a while, I only have access to one computer and that is my school computer that has blocks on using a lot of programs thank god I can download Ubuntu. I'm trying ...
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Unable to locate package update-manager-core
Following the guide I found here I am trying to upgrade my Ubuntu version from 10.10 to 12.04.
As do-release-upgrade gave the error command not found I tried to install update-manager-core which ...
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Am I using upstart correctly?
I'm trying to write a startup script for my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop that pings my Netgear router every 30 seconds (this is necessary as a nasty workaround for a separate problem I'm having). I read this ...
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Why does Aircrack-ng 1.1 in Ubuntu 13.04 stop my graphic card from working?
When I use airmon-ng in the terminal, my graphic card stops working properly and a fuzzy screen appears, making me go for a hard reboot. I use v. 1.1 of Aircrack-ng in Ubuntu 13.04.
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I have upgraded from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 and have no taskbar
I upgraded my Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 last night, Dell 64bit PC, using the Software/Update Manager. The upgrade took a long time, but did not seem to have any problems. When I rebooted into Ubuntu ...
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Installing freezes at detecting hardware on 12.04.2 lts
If I try to install directly from disk, the process hangs and totally freezes up my laptop at detecting hardware. 6 hrs and 0 change. I can boot into live mode, but installing from inside live results ...
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How to link to a read only file system
I mounted my DVD drive and now wanted to create a symlink within a samba share to direct to the DVD drive's mount point.
This failed because of the DVD drive being mounted as read-only.
Is there a way ...
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Can't choose OS, installed manually with partitions
So I guess this is the cause of grub not being installed, but how do install it? It's like everyone tells people to do it in a different way.
I really want to start using the ubuntu gnome :D
Kind ...
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Boot Issues with 13.04 & 12.10
I have two internal hard drives. Windows 7 is on sda. Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.10 on sdb sharing a swap file. I get a lag in booting 13.04, but it does boot. The message identifies my computer and ask ...
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Please educate me on graphics card [closed]
Recently I decided to change my desktop pc to ubuntu, I had already created a CD a while back (12.04) so I did my windows backups and loaded 12.04 all went well, my sound and graphics card came to ...
