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rhythmbox won't play radio stations from 13.04

It has been a long time since I last tried, but Rhythmbox won't play the radio stations that used to play perfectly well. I haven't tried for > 6 months. The station I want to hear is mms://s67wm....
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How can I resize my filesystem partition?

So, when I installed Ubuntu a long time ago, I made five partitions. System Reserved 500 mb Windows 8 partition 250gb Ubuntu swap 5 gb Ubuntu "/" 10 gb Ubuntu "home" 40 gb I only got 1 gb free on my ...
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Does the length of a filename change the amount of space it takes up?

Using a ext3 or ext4 file system, assuming that the files have similar checksums, would the following files: 8c87dba9cf4dbc27c0d54083311ffeef6821e8426f5a8d50165d84f5eef80103.npz 1.npz Take up a ...
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Apache 2.4 for Production Environment

I have installed the latest version of Apache i.e., 2.4 on my Ubuntu 12.04 that is not yet available on the Ubuntu's official repository. I don't know how but it is installed in /usr/local/apache2 ...
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problem with PATH when using $su

OK, I'm having a bit of an issue with PATH and running a process as another user under Ubuntu. First, we check where the bin is: root@host:~# whereis start-stop-daemon start-stop-daemon: /sbin/start-...
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Cron fails at night

I have set up a cron job, but for some reason it fails to run during the night. The same job runs fine when i'm running it during the day (i.e. setting up the same job to run in a few minutes and ...
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setup an intranet website

I am working on a database driven website and want to test it using the LAN available to me. How do I host a website? (Static pages will also do) I tried using php and it works on my system but not ...
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Ubuntu won't boot after deleting a partition

I have a laptop that I run 2 OSs on, Ubuntu and Chromium. They are on separate hard drives, and I physically swap the drives when I want to change the OS. Recently I wanted to install Windows 7 ...
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install mysql connector

I am attempting to copy mysql.jar.com.mysql.jdbc.Driver in the Java directory. I get a permissions error. I have administrative privileges so I don't know what the problem is. My feeling is that ...
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How to set my Internet connection's default to HSDPA?

I'm using a 3G wireless dongle to connect to the internet. On Windows there's a software for this dongle but on Ubuntu I can use it without any software's. But the thing is that this connection can ...
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"sh: 1: cannot open /tmp/pdfsandwich4e375e.html: No such file" when using pdfsandwitch [closed]

I tried to add a textlayer to some pdf files in order to make them searchable. This technique is explained in the german Ubuntu wiki: http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/pdfsandwich . After installing ...
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Setting up Django and Posgtresql on ubuntu

I am running Kubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have been reading the django book and I have hit a snag where I'm unable to set up posgresql to work with the django app. I have installed both python-postgresql ...
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How to change the owner of /user/src

I want to copy a folder to the directory /user/src and I can't do it because its owner is set to "root" and it says I am not the root. But I am in the administrator group. How to change the owner of ...
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Apps don't run due to 'qmlscene: could not fins a Qt installation of ''' error

I followed this Link to install the ubuntu touch core apps on my computer running 13.04. But when I run the command ubuntu-calculator-app I get the error qmlscene: could not fins a Qt installation of '...
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Avery DesignPro in Ubuntu

Does Avery DesignPro work in Ubuntu through Wine? If so how do I launch the program? How about Avery Wizard for Microsoft Office in LibreOffice?
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Connect Galaxy Nexus to Ubuntu

I'm trying to connect my Galaxy Nexus to an Ubuntu 11.04 PC by following the instructions in this other post (Getting MTP enabled devices to work with Ubuntu?). I've read it and redone each step ...
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GIMP: How to extend .xcf file dimensions

I have a .xcf file created in GIMP of 320x480 pixels size. Now I want to extend it to 320x640 pixels with all the layers intact. I have an option of creating new file and copy each layer one by one. ...
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How to remotely backup a MySQL database?

How to backup MySQL database in a remote location using rsync? I tried mysqldump but it is storing the backup in the local machine only. Also I need the backup files to be stored in tar format in the ...
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How do I change the font color in ubuntu software center

I can't seem to find a reasonable answer to this question. I looked at Ubuntu Tweak and it's only for older versions of Ubuntu. I have 12.4 LTS.
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Generating a hex file(new to ubuntu)

How am I supposed to compile/generate a .hex file (object code) of a c program using a gcc compiler?. Will the procedure be the same for a different gcc compiler compatible with a different processor?
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Access USB Flash drive from Wine

Im trying to use recuva (a file recovery program) on WINE because some files on a corrupt USB Flash drive just did not get restored using PhotoRec for linux. The problem is, I can't select the USB ...
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Network connectivity on Xubuntu 13.04 lost

I recently upgraded from Xubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 and not long after (though not immediately after) I have lost network connectivity. Sometimes I can ping 8.8.8.8 and sometimes I can't. I can't ever ...
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How Much Ram Does Ubuntu Need To Run

Well i have an old eMac and i wanted to replace the operating system with Ubuntu but I don"t want to break it.
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How can I install python-setuptools-git on precise?

I see there is a package for this beginning with Quantal, but where can I get it for Precise?
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failed to start apache2 gracefully

Here is a new installation of apache2 on a Ubuntu 12.04 machine (home user) I am trying to start the service apache2 after creating a file in sites-available directory and enabling the website I am ...
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uck or other software for creating customized iso

can someone tell whether uck on command line does not work with version 2.4.5 or 2.4.6. I wish to create a livecd using commands of uck not uck-gui but while running the command uck-remaster-pack-...
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Command not working in .profile

In my .profile I have the following command, [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" Right now, to get my desired behavior I have to type source ~/.profile in ...
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apt-get failing with 2 interfaces in /etc/network/interfaces

I am running Ubuntu-Server 12 LTS inside a VM (using VirtualBox with Ubuntu 12 as the host). I have 2 nics set-up in VirtualBox, eth0 is NAT and is used to connect to the outside world and eth1 is ...
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updated server to raring, php not working

I updated a server to raring ring-tail, and most everything seems to work, except php5. The ssh, apache, ICECAST and other functions are operational. I have tried purging the installation files, and ...
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Why should I prefer ppa wine over the wine in the official repository?

Looking at most (all?) tutorials on how to install Windows apps into Ubuntu, they instruct to add the ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa repository, and then install the latest wine (currently wine1.5). sudo add-...
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libx11-dev cannot install

I run the command sudo apt-get install libx11-dev and it returns with an error stating : that the package it needs to download does not exist in the online pool. a >¨404 page not found" error.
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Manage production and development enviroment Ubuntu 12.04

We are using Ubuntu 12.04 in our Production environment. This server hosts Apache, MYSQL and PHP for our corporate websites. We have 7 websites currently deployed using virtual hosts. Looking for a ...
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rsync daemon failed to start

While configuring one of OpenStack's components I had to restart rsync using the command sudo service rsync restart. Doing this, I get the following error message: * Restarting rsync daemon rsync * ...
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is dmidecode's max memory report is accurate?

After googling for a while I've found "sudo dmidecode -t 16,17" to check max amount of memory in my laptops. Based on its report my HP Pavilion g4-1002tu laptop can accept a max of 16GB, while the HP ...
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What accounts for the differing instructions on setting password for postgres?

I'm following this blog post http://hendrelouw73.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/how-to-install-postgresql-9-1-on-ubuntu-12-10-linux/ to install postgres on ubuntu. These are steps two and three. STEP 2: ...
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Import python bindings for meta Tracker introspection

When I try to run the metaTracker introspection examples or import the Tracker module in iPython console I get an import error. Googling for this particular error message doesn't turn up anything ...
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i want to remove windows 8 and windows 7 from my triple boot with ubuntu 12.04

Right now in my bootloader i have 3 OS namely ubuntu 12.04 , windows 7 and windows 8 . i have a virus in my pc and so windows 7 and 8 dont work. i want only ubuntu 12.04 on my pc right now and then ...
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How to install .run files? [duplicate]

How can I install .run files? When I open them with the software center, I always get the message that the file couldn't be opened.
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Can my PC run Ubuntu? [duplicate]

My computer's specs are: System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Computer: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GHz 2....
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Live DVD single user mode

I am tying to boot into single user mode using a live dvd, but i have had little luck, i heard that i should hold down the shift key during start up but it gave some messages then it continued to boot ...
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The analog of Krusader

I'm using Krusader as a file manager, however it sometimes works too slow and that's why I'm looking for another one which is lighter and quicker. I like the rich functionality Krusader has and I'd ...
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How to troubleshoot high cpu problems related to postgres and postmaster service?

I'm using an open source(RHCE 6.2) based machine running SIEM software , when i do the top command i see postgress postmaster both eating 96% of cpu usage? Is there a way to pin-point or see ...
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Is it possible to move files from PC to USB, CD or external hard drive when recovering data? [closed]

My computer won't work so im going to see if I can use Ubuntu to recover my data. I am planning to use Ubuntu to move the pictures from my computer to my external hard drive. Is that possible?
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Is this normal CPU/Memory usage for a system that runs nothing but Ubuntu as they start up?

Is this the expected CPU/Memory usage for a pure 13.04 64bit system? I run nothing more than Ubuntu as they are at the moment of the screenshot. ps faux output: pastebin
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automatic lock screen issue

My Ubuntu 13.04 does automatic lock screen after X minutes, but the screen is still showing any opened windows. Only after we tried to click or type anything, Ubuntu will prompt password to unlock. ...
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overheating problem with ubuntu, lubuntu and point mate in my netbook medion akoya e1222

Hello my name is Alex and I have a medion netbook a E1222 with a intel Atom N450 and 2gb of ddr2 ram and a intel Gma 3150 and when I installed ubuntu 10.04, 12.04, 13.04, lubuntu 13.04 and point linux ...
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How to share the Workspace for Android SDK between Windows and Ubuntu?

I'm sharing one workspace between those two systems, and as I'm developing for Android I need Android SDK, which is in Windows in D:/Android/sdk, on Ubuntu it's different path. How can I make it to ...
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Failed to download repository information. Check your internet connection.

I changed software & update settings which may be the problem, what does the default for this look like? I tried sudo apt-get clean,sudo apt-get update,sudo apt-get upgrade. I also tried software-...
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Steam version or standalone version of games?

I've purchased a number of games (mostly through Humble Bundles) that have both a Linux version on Steam and a standalone Linux version. Would there be any performance benefit to running the games ...
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My Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system update takes too long

My Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system update takes too long (too much time). Finally a message comes up stating that there is a problem with Internet connection and updating has failed. When I examined the ...
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