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How do I switch to the Classic GNOME Desktop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to revert to GNOME Classic?
How can I setup the Natty Classic Desktop to be "really" classic? I want to have the menus in the application window and I want to have ...
30
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5answers
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How do I change the default session for when using auto-logins?
When autologon is active, lightdm will start the Unity 3D session, not the 2D (or any other shell that I want to auto-login to).
Is there a way to start the shell I want automatically (autologon)?
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4answers
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Why can't I install Ubuntu or Wubi on a dynamic disk? (“The request isn't supported” from bcdedit.exe)
I've been trying to install 12.04 for a while now, I'm running on Windows 7 and I already made the partition (it's dynamic). I've tried booting from a disc and also the Windows installer. I haven't ...
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0answers
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How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?
I had problems with my movie player. The sound was fine but the picture seemed to hesitate or stick or pause ...
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10answers
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Desktop does not show when I installed nvidia drivers!
The desktop does not show after I installed nvidia experimental drivers. I tried nvidia simple proprietary drivers, and they did not work either.
Here is how it looks. This is not cropped or any ...
59
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6answers
35k views
How do I access and enable more icons to be in the system tray?
So I'm messing around with Natty a little, and I noticed that all the apps that would normally use the system tray (or "notification area"?) aren't displaying there. Is that a bug, or is that the way ...
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19answers
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Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed?
I thought that there was no need to scan for viruses in Ubuntu or any Linux distros until I found a virus scanner package named 'clamtk' and 'klamav' in Ubuntu software center yesterday.
This leads ...
211
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19answers
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Flash video appears blue
The Problem
After updating to Ubuntu 12.04 from Ubuntu 11.10, all video is still blue, whether playing in a browser or a player. Same problem occurs in 11.10 as well.
I have tried to uninstall all ...
59
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5answers
185k views
How do I change the grub boot order?
I have both Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed on shared machine. Because a lot of the non-developers use Windows, I'd like to change the boot order to make it easier for them.
Currently the boot order ...
101
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3answers
29k views
What's the right terminology for Unity's UI elements?
I've sent a few mails to the Ayatana mailing list regarding some UI suggestions for Unity, but I'm afraid I keep confusing the right terms for the UI element, so I would like to have some ...
57
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19answers
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How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow with my own set of images?
With the images coming from a pictures folder, or pre-selected
With the images displayed in order, or randomly
With the ...
21
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3answers
7k views
Set up USB for Virtualbox
I'm using Ubuntu Maverick and Virtual Box 3+ and I installed Window 7 Ultimate Editon. The problem is that it doesn't detect USB drives on Window 7 but USB peripherals (mouse + keybord) are working.
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7answers
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Can't boot without Flash Drive plugged in
(Sorry for my bad English)
I had Ubuntu 12.04 Beta installed on my computer. When 12.04 was finally released, I made a bootable USB Flash Drive using Startup Disk Creator.
Then I decided to check if ...
4
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4answers
9k views
How do I uninstall Ubuntu Wubi?
I want to uninstall Ubuntu because i just don't like it... I have windows 7 and no boot disk or anything special to uninstall, when i installed Ubuntu it said easy to uninstall and i would love to ...
67
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12answers
41k views
How do I change fonts and adjust their size?
I've been finding fonts on the internet and installing them on my system.
What's the easiest way to change my fonts? I would prefer an easy to use graphical way, but answers with command line ...
58
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3answers
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Why is “No new release found” when upgrading 10.04 to 12.04 LTS?
I'm following the upgrade instructions on Ubuntu's website, but on launching the upgrade tool I get this response:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
No new release found
Am I doing something wrong? ...
32
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7answers
2k views
Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software?
Why are packages in the official Ubuntu repositories older than the latest (upstream) versions from Debian Sid, PPAs, the authors, etc.?
36
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4answers
16k views
How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?
How do I upgrade to the unreleased version of Ubuntu for testing?
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0answers
2k views
Software center not opening [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Software Center empty “No usefulness from server” “no username in config file”
I can't open the software center. Is there anything I can do to get it to start?
$ ...
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7answers
69k views
How can you remove Unity?
In previous versions of Netbook Remix I was able to disable the netbook-launcher and just have a blank desktop. I liked the speed of the Netbook version but not the interface, this worked well for ...
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10answers
19k views
Desktop doesn't remember brightness settings after a reboot
Every time I reboot my machine the brightness goes back to 100% in Gnome. I wish it would keep the last setting. Is there anyway?
21
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11answers
41k views
How can I install Windows 7 after I've installed Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop. Now I want install Windows Seven in doubleboot. How can I do this?
I can't loose my Ubuntu 10.10. And I'm afraid that I might break grub.
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2answers
9k views
How do I change to a theme not listed in the Appearance screen?
I just upgraded to 11.10 for better or worse.
When I launch "Appearance" I see only Ambiance/Radiance themes available
In /usr/share/themes and ~/.themes there are other themes that aren't listed, ...
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23answers
32k views
Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks
It is possible to greatly extend the usage time of a laptop or netbook running on battery by disabling various services and installing various packages.
What tricks or tips do people have for ...
28
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7answers
37k views
Whats the simplest way to edit and add files to “/var/www”?
Having installed the web server is there a simple way to set a user able to use the graphic interface to copy files and directories to the local web server /var/www
I gave myself administrative ...
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16answers
50k views
How can PPAs be removed?
I've added many PPAs using the add-apt-repository command. Is there a simple way to remove these PPAs? I've checked in /etc/apt/sources.list for the appropriate deb lines but they aren't there. This ...
25
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2answers
16k views
How do I use the gconf editor?
I see some answers where people post to set a key in the gconf-editor, however there is no entry for gconf-editor in my menu.
How do I run it and how do I use it to set keys that people recommend?
19
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1answer
895 views
How do I subscribe to a bug?
Sometimes people tell me to subscribe to a Launchpad bug so I can follow along it's progress, how do I do this?
14
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5answers
93k views
What are the minimum system requirements for 12.04 LTS? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minmal system requirements?
I have a 2nd generation core i3 processor (2.30 ...
135
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36answers
90k views
What lenses for Unity are available?
This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on ...
49
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5answers
12k views
Best way to backup all settings, list of installed packages, tweaks, etc?
If I want to make a backup of everything I have done since the fresh install of Ubuntu, what are the possible options? What all should I backup? I want to get all the settings that I changed, all the ...
34
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8answers
72k views
Can't install ATI proprietary drivers in 12.10
I have a laptop with ATI Radeon 6770M HD Hybrid graphics card. In Ubuntu 12.04, I installed the fglrx driver through "additional drivers" and it worked. (I can even switch GPUs). But in the new Ubuntu ...
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7answers
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How do I disable the global application menu?
I'm fairly excited for Unity, as it looks like a promising new direction for Ubuntu. However, I do have a concern - will it be possible to use Unity without the global menu?
I have my window manager ...
28
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13answers
18k views
How do I change the wallpaper in LightDM?
I would like to set the wallpaper in LightDM, how do I do that?
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9answers
14k views
How do I remove a website from Ubuntu's web applications?
I thought I would try out the new webapps ppa and everything seems to be working fine. However, google reader now floods my messaging menu with all my feeds and turns the icon blue. How can I remove a ...
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5answers
8k views
What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?
What are the differences between a Ubuntu Long Term Support Release (LTS) and a Normal Release?
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3answers
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How do I add myself back as a sudo user?
I clean-installed Ubuntu 11.10 today, and then installed VirtualBox. This required me to add myself to the vboxusers group, and since 11.10 seems to no longer have a graphical app to add users to a ...
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1answer
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Difference between the i386 download and the amd64?
What is the difference between standard i386 download and the amd64 download of Ubuntu 11.04? I am currently running the i386 on an amd machine, would my system work better with the amd64 download ...
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3answers
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How do I install Ubuntu-Tweak?
I have heard a lot about Ubuntu-Tweak and how it is great for power users, but I don't know how to install it.
How do I do that?
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24answers
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What IDEs are available for Ubuntu?
This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site, so please do not use it as evidence that you can ask similar questions ...
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9answers
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How can I reduce or increase the number of workspaces in Unity?
I was reading about how to get multiple workspaces in the mutter version of Unity, however since Compiz is replacing Mutter how do I go about adding and removing workspaces in Compiz version of Unity?
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5answers
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How to manage users and groups?
Just switched from 10.04 to 11.10. I'm wondering about the limited options in the GUI for managing users and groups. Where is the old GUI to change groups, id's, etc. I know that I can do this from ...
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6answers
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Where is the X.org config file? How do I configure X there?
As Ubuntu 10.10 seems to neither detect my graphics card (Intel 82852/855GM) automatically nor use the corresponding Intel driver even after manually installing it, I am looking into manually ...
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12answers
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How can I create launchers on my desktop?
In older versions it was easy to create a launcher on my desktop all i had to do is right click on my desktop and select the create launcher option. But on 11.10 the option disappeared from the menu.. ...
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7answers
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How to 'chmod' on an NTFS ( or FAT32 ) partition?
I have a script that I need to execute on an NTFS partition. The script's permission is set to 600.
I attempted to modify the permissions by running chmod 755 script.sh, which doesn't report a ...
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9answers
23k views
How do I repartition with GParted?
I wanted to create more space for Ubuntu on my hard disk in favor of my Windows partition. I booted the livecd and resized the NTFS partition to 100 GB. Then I wanted to resize my Ubuntu (ext4) ...
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15answers
11k views
How to create a screencast?
How can I create a screencast on Ubuntu? What applications are available?
The app I'm looking for has ideally all of these features:
Can record in a format that can be played back easily on any ...
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6answers
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How to automount NTFS partitions?
I have two NTFS partitions, and I don't want to mount them everytime I start Ubuntu.
How can I do this ?
Is there a tool or a code to use?
If so, is it safe to automount? specially when they are ...
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2answers
22k views
How to setup a wi-fi hotspot (access point mode)?
How to setup a wi-fi hotspot (access point mode)?
Point to be noted: Wireless hotspot aren't same as ad hoc networks.
Significant difference is there. In short, adhoc networks aren't
supported ...
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14answers
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How to pin Eclipse to the Unity launcher?
How can I pin eclipse indigo 3.7 I have 'installed' at /opt/ to the taskbar?
I have tried launching eclipse and right-clicking to choose the 'keep in launcher' option. But when I click that icon, ...
