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Updating a Logitech Unifying receiver
After upgrading to 19.10 from 16.04 LTS, I get an update for a unifying receiver. When I try to install it, it says it can't be updated while in use. Since this unifying receiver from Logitech ...
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How to change Ubuntu 19.10's login theme
As the title said, I want to know a way to change the login theme. I mean the login interface. Which we long into our system, not the lock screen. Can anyone help me? I've struggled with this for a ...
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How can I fix the SSL error of RStudio after the installation on Ubuntu 18?
Right after the installation of RStudio (rstudio-1.2.5033-amd64.deb) from the official site it doesn't start. This error pops up:
rstudio: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.1.0.2: ...
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How to extract strings that appear more than once?
I want to extract from a file all the strings starting with 'File:' and ending with '.png'. I'm running the command
grep -oE 'File.*\.png' list.txt
But this gives me a single long string starting ...
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How to tail a file with a randomized name?
I have a log file that I'd like to tail -f. I know which directory the file is in and the name of the file, up to a point. But, I know that there will be a random 9 digits added to the end of the file ...
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19.10 How to show mounted volumes on the desktop?
The only option that I'm seeing in Gnome Tweaks is to turn the visibility of the Home folder and Trash icon on and off, which doesn't work for me. I can show mounted volumes in my Dash to Dock but I ...
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Unable to access external storage
Whenever I insert an external USB storage device in my USB port on my new Slimbbok pro x15 running Kubuntu 18.04 I get:
An error occurred while accessing '1,9 GiB Removable Media', the system ...
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Ubuntu Svr VM in VirutalBox gets no IP on Bridged Network, unreachable via NAT IP
I've setup an Ubuntu Server 18.04 VM in VirutalBox on my Lenovo laptop (which is running Ubuntu Desktop 18.04). When the VM boots up using NAT for networking, it does get an IP and it can get out to ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 Upgrade - VMware Not Working
I upgraded to the latest version of Ubuntu (19.10) and now VMware Player won't work -- 'Unable to start services' -- when running the VMware Kernel Module Updater. So, I looked at the log file (see ...
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How can I delete few files from a directory at restart of my OS before getting logged ? I am using ubuntu 19.10?
I created a file rc.local in etc folder and one process start by using this file which works smoothly. I just Additional add one line to remove few files from dir my code as follows
#!/bin/sh -e
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Upgrade qemu/KVM ( 16.04)
I'm working on 16.04 LTS, but would like to try the kvm/qemu/virsh version running on 18.04.
Since it takes still some time for 20.04 I wonder if it is possible to add a ppa of a later, saying ...
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How long does it take to boot from a LiveUSB?
I downloaded Ubuntu 18.04 and created a bootable USB drive on Windows 10. I selected the boot from USB option, and the monitor went black. The power button on the monitor has been blinking slowly for ...
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Ubuntu 18.04- Stuck on 'Started User Manager for UID 121...'
I was trying to install MATLAB on my computer, and got a low memory warning. When I tried to restart my computer, it will not load and is stuck on 'Started User Manager for UID 121...'. I attempted to ...
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Fresh Ubuntu on SSD dual mode with Win 10 is extremely SLOW
I just downloaded Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and installed in dual mode with Win 10 on SSD drive. It is extremely slow. for example the boot takes more than 10 minutes!!! At first when starts gives the attached ...
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Where to find out what's changed in nvidia since 384.130?
Here's the top of my system setup as reported by conky system monitor:
Kernel version 4.14.153, will be 4.14.168 when I get around to rebooting
Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS triple booted with Windows 10 and ...
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Installing Software asking for password
I'm running Linux Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS, I have two accounts:
- The first as an administrator (Password is required for login)
- The second as a normal user (Without password)
The administrator can ...
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Kubuntu - Title bars too small
How do I fix these title bars? It happens with a lot of the custom themes, such as Materia Manjaro Dark. It's a fresh 19.10 Kubuntu install.
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sudo mysql -u root -> Access denied
I have just install mysql and set my local password to something very simple. I was warned that this password was too simple, but I clicked ignore as I wanted it to be simple.
I am now receiving the ...
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how to pass argument "all" to column util-linux
I would like to apply some options of the column command of the util-linux to all my columns. I'm particularly interested in the --table-right, it works if a pass the number of the column. But I would ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 feels laggy in VMware yet Fedora doesn't
I also asked this on reddit. I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu VM on a Windows 10 host using VMware Player for software development purposes. This is just something I'm experimenting with as I own a ...
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Can a VPN server also act as a client? [closed]
I have only one system with me... is there someway that I can setup a VPN server in the device and the same device can act as a client?
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How do I make Synaptics touchpad feel more like on Windows?
In Win10 the touchpad feels good with stock/OEM Synaptic drivers, it's very accurate/slow when I move my finger slowly on the pad and when I move my finger fast the speed of the cursor is much faster /...
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How can I command ExpressVPN to start on boot?
I want to issue this command every-time the computer boots
expressvpn connect
I've tried making it into a service and adding it to the crontab with no luck. Maybe it's late or maybe I'm really not ...
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Bash script to extract and convert subtitles
I am having some problems setting up a bash script to automate some stuff.
What is my problem:
I ripped all my BluRays to set up a personal media server (e.g. Emby) for my family. Unfortunately, my ...
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Mute Telegram (maybe other apps as well) notifications programmatically
I'm trying to write a script to activate "focus mode", so there are a few apps (Telegram, Spotify, etc) whose notifications I'd like to turn off.
Is there a smart way to do this programatically?
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19.10: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 WiFi works on one network out of many
Update: Not a solution, but I bought an Intel Wireless-ac 9260 and installed it. No problems and everything works out of the box. Also, the speeds are higher.
Until recently, I had no problems with ...
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Fixing scale for 4k and 1080p monitor
I find it difficult to believe that there isn't a GUI for changing the scaling for multiple monitors, but I am prepared to use randr if necessary.
I have a new 3840x2160 monitor which I've placed ...
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touchpad driver for dell latitude e5440 ubuntu 18.04
The touchpad was working fine on windows 10, but now that I have installed ubuntu 18.04, it is too sensitive. Adjusting the mouse speed setting didn't work. Also the xset commands didn't work.
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How do I change Show Workspace Selector hot key in Workspace Matrix on Ubuntu 18?
I'm using the Gnome Shell extension Workspace Matrix in Ubuntu 18 and would like to change the hot key for it (it's currently Super+W) but haven't been able to find where that's set.
Using dconf ...
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Can't print to wireless Epson XP-830 in Ubuntu 19.10
Installed a new Epson XP-830. This printer has a number of connection options, to include USB and wireless. I can't print wireless from Ubuntu 19.10.
Windows prints to either USB or wireless ...
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USB mouse is dead on power on
Ubuntu 19.10 workstation, freshly installed, most recent updates.
Since about a week, the mouse is dead when powering up. Usually it will be recognised after some 10+ secs and works then normally, ...
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Ubuntu bug - black screen after boot
I'm experiencing some weird bugs for some time now. I got Ubuntu 18.04.03 running on my Thinkpad T480s.
It all started with a total freeze. I think this came from a grub update or security update ...
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Hangul Toggle Key on ibus is not working at Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Korean works though)
Apologize if there is a duplicate of this problem, I just haven't been able to find the right solution on google..
Anyways, Hangul Toggle Key is not working for me, which means there is no way to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME looks weird after changing display managers
When trying to solve my problem with external monitor not detected
I followed an advice to change my display manager to lightdm. I ended up in a login loop so I followed the advice there, uninstalled ...
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Alsa for Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
How can find what version of Alsa is installed and update it to the latest version
Google search shows very very old suggestions which do not work
Alsa official website does not provide any ...
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Unable to install default jdk package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS through apt-get install
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS in dual boot with Windows 10. I tried to install the default-jdk for java in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS but fails to install giving "failed to fetch"/"unable to fetch" ...
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Launchers in the dock of Ubuntu MATE using the Mutiny appearance configuration vanish on reboot. How can this be addressed?
Just as the title says. I have an Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation running the MATE desktop environment with the Mutiny appearance configuration (styled after Unity7). I can set launchers in the dock but ...
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Downgrade Mariadb to 10.1 on Ubuntu 19.10
I recently upgraded my main Ubuntu install from Ubuntu 18.04 to 19.10 mainly for testing within my company to make sure the currently used software stack will be compatible come 20.04
Everything is ...
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Cannot navigate through input line and history of input lines of the program Miranda
I have a program, only the binary (edit: the source is available as well, but the problem remains): the propriety functional programming language interpreter Miranda. It is activated in a terminal ...
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DVD/BluRay Drive not showing any disk contents
I am running Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS server edition on an old gaming rig.
The end goal being to have a headless DVD ripper.
All three drives are visible, and respond to the eject command.
> ls -...
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How make external usb disk bootable for bios and uefi
I have a laptop with only BIOS (Ubuntu) and a laptop with only UEFI (windows) and a install Ubuntu USB stick and a USB external harddrive.
The USB install stick boots on the two laptops, but the ...
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Clamav (ubuntu 18.04): unable to update database and start scan
I want to scan my computer for malicious files. I know viruses on Ubuntu 18.04, and other linux distros, are rare to none existent, but I want to be sure.
I installed clamav with the normal sudo apt ...
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Is there a applet to switch desktop themes?
I use mate and I want to be able to switch desktop themes with a single click. i.e from light to dark theme.
is there a way I could do this with shell script and what command do I use to change theme.
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/media/data partition is not writeable
I have installed Windows and Ubuntu 18.04 in dual boot mode and I wanted to have a partition that would share the data between both systems. My partition is in ext4 file system and is mounted under /...
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Whats the difference between NVIDIA third-party free and distro non-free drivers?
Mostly I focus on better driver performance. Whats the difference?
I have NVIDIA 435 Distro Non-Free driver and NVIDIA 440 Third-party Free driver (recommended) as shown in the screenshot below:
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Troubles Installing
I remember using multiple floppies and taking nearly a week with my young geekie son in the early 90s to install Linux, hardware and all. Off and on used many flavors past two decades or so.
All I ...
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14.04: Enabling the 2nd NIC on the server [closed]
I have read a lot of posts and tried all the suggested work but still no luck. I have a server with 2 onbord nic, em1 and em2. Both are configured as follow
iface em1 inet static
role ...
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BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS on Kubuntu 19.10 Boot hangs
I'm doing a clean install on a Lenovo P52 that also dual boots with windows 10 on another drive. The ISO install worked great and the install finished. I reboot and then OS eventually gives me ...
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Files missing in ZFS pool after power outage, only newly written files appear
After an unexpected power outage in my town early this morning, my wife tells me that some recorded TV shows she wanted to watch on Plex are not playing. After some investigation, I am seeing that ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS on old computer, stuck on first startup at logo screen
I have a very old laptop, an ASUS Eee PC 1005P, that I just wiped clean and reinstalled with Ubuntu. I finished the installation from a boot USB drive, but then after that on first startup, it got ...