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Unerasable files in Trash
I used PhotoRec to recover some files (about 100GB) nearly all pictures. No problem. Kept 7 GB (from 47 folders/directories) and sent the rest to Trash. I went to delete Trash and it let me delete ...
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What Hz should I put for my microphone and my speakers [closed]
I wanna ask you about how much Hz should I put on my microphone (44100Hz CD quality 16 bit or 48000Hz DVD quality 16 bit?
And, how much Hz to put on my Headphone speakers (44100Kz 16 bit Cd quality ...
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Auto logout after log in [duplicate]
A few days ago I apt-get installed vim-gtk, when suddenly the installation stopped and I killed my VM (Without letting it finish the installation).
Ever since then, when I try to log in, after ...
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Not able to use wifi with lubuntu
i can find a way to connect to my wifi. Theres no problem with ethernet connection but the other way is the problem. I try to follow this solution i found Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers but it ...
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Script/Program for Quick install & config openvpn
There is documentation about OpenVPN manual install and configuration.
But let be honest, this is too much if you are in a hurry and don't want all the details right now.
Indeed, it is common sense ...
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Missing keys or something?
Sup lads!
So I have had problems with connect to my sftp server via ssh because of the keys and executed the command sudo less /var/log/auth.logand I found these lines: error: Could not load host key:...
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Unable to access “Relax”
Someone can help me with this error:
When i try to access to drive i get this:
Unable to access “Relax”.
Error mounting system-managed device /dev/sdb3: Command-line `mount "/mnt/8D73B70E3162A201"' ...
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What type of Ubuntu can be installed on my netbook? [closed]
What type of Ubuntu can be installed on my old netbook?
Spec
Benq Joybook u105i
• Intel Atom N450 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• Chipset : Intel NM10 Express Chipset,
• Graphics : Intel ...
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"Open with" in VirtualBox Seamless mode
I would like to be able to use Excel as my default application for opening .xls and xlsx files using VirtualBox seamless mode. Is this possible?
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Grainy background around dialog box [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and it was working fine. There was not any issue with the display. But today morning when I turned on the laptop from sleep, it has started to display a white grainy ...
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Can't boot after installing gnome-shell
I installed gnome-shell and selected gdm3 and after rebooting I wasn't able to login. It only shows the Ubuntu loading screen. I tried to change the displaymanager via root terminal in recovery mode ...
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Roll back Ubuntu 16.04 to 14.04 [duplicate]
Is it possible to downgrade my Ubuntu 16.04 installation to 14.04?
I have recently upgraded my Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04, but it is not compatible with my laptop. Most often I have to face ...
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How to turn off my ubuntu web camera?
I was using facebook messenger, and When I finished my call, the web cam stilled working.I have an integrated camera in my laptop HP 630.
Is there a way to turn it off ? Thanks.
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After 16.10 upgrade, ethernet is not working [duplicate]
Ok. I really need help. I messed up Ubuntu 16.04 LTS so I decided that upgrading to 16.10 will fix the broken packages. It did, but now I can't use the internet. At all. I have a Lenovo Ideapad with ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 : impossible to create a new document on GUI with right click
I have a small bug since several months, when I do a right click on the file explorer I cannot create a new document, it's a blank area.
Here a screen-shot attached.
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Computer boots straight to Ubuntu without BIOS logo or GRUB menu
Not sure why this started happening, but now Ubuntu 16.10 just boots directly to the login screen, without showing the UEFI/BIOS logo or GRUB menu for dual boot. I haven't changed any settings to deal ...
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Only 4 partitions for Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop
I have a disk with XGB space. I want to have only 4 Partitions as follows:
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/xxxx
/home
/swap double RAM size
I want /home to be as large as possible to keep any data regarding users even web ...
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Ubuntu - Terminal error set: variable name when opening
I'm not so familiar with ubuntu but when I start gnome-terminal i got this error:
set: Variable name must begin with a letter
It also doesn't recognise any command. Have you got any idea of how to ...
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Wifi connection problem after T450s goes standby
I had Ubuntu 14.04 on my T450s and had no Wifi problem at all.
Now i have upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 when i have a lot of tabs open and if i close my laptop and it goes stand by.
when i open my laptop ...
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Repo removed from software center and can't be installed from (16.04)
Just in case it's relevant, I'm working with Ubuntu 16.04.
I had a repo (NVIDIA CUDA repo to be specific), from which I installed the cuda package.
I removed it from the "Other Software" section in ...
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Headless server no longer routing after minor fiddling with DNS and DHCP
Apologies up front for any spelling errors or anything, but I'm forced to write this post on my phone.
I'm running ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS headless which I also use as a router for my LAN. Typically I ...
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Updating the ~/.bashrc file for a script
I am developing a script that will configure and setup an ubuntu-desktop environment. One of the changes it makes is appending functions and other things to the ~/.bashrc file. Later in the script, I ...
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Replace dual-boot system with ubuntu
currently my file system is dual boot between windows 7 and ubuntu 16.04. First I wanted to allocate space between the two operating systems, but now i decided it is best to just erase windows in ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 themes not working after cloning HD
I cloned my hard disk to a SSD Hard Disk using Clonezilla and after booting up into it my Themes don't work I saw in an article on this site giving a solution back in September. It works only when I ...
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Getting errors while installing phpmyadmin in ubuntu 16.04
I am trying to install Php Admin on ubuntu 16.04.
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin php-mbstring php-gettext
Output is as follows :-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Copying from ext4 to ext4 partition really slow?
So, I have a couple of ext4 partitions on my harddisk, and another time, I got a copying speed of 8-12 Mb/s, but now its around 1-2 Mb/s, and because I'd like to copy 70 GB, thats a way to slow.
Any ...
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Why do I get this error message when I am trying to update?
I get this error messages anytime I want to update my Ubuntu 16.04 OS.
Does anyone know what to do with it?
Cheers
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window 10 ubuntu 16.04 dual-boot
Iam new to linux. I tried installing Ubuntu 16.04 with Windows 10 choosing the installation option for Ubuntu to dual-boot alongside Windows Boot Manager. The installation ran smoothly and I ...
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Can't add files to bootable usb
I created a bootable Lubuntu USB using a Ubuntu 16 machine using the startup disk creator tool in Ubuntu. the disk is created well. than i need to add a file to the folder EFI/BOOT
I need to add ...
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Making Ubuntu 16.04 lts more like windows xp [duplicate]
I encouraged a friend to try Ubuntu, but my friend is having some trouble getting used to Ubuntu 16.04 Lts. Is there a way to make this operating system look and feel more like windows xp, the user's ...
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OpenJDK 8 or 9?
After issuing apt-cache search jdk, I see both openjdk-8-jdk and openjdk-9-jdk listed. I am unsure which one I should install.
I took a look at SDK downloads from Oracle's website below, and I wasn't ...
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Undo "sudo google-chrome --no-sandbox"
In order to fix some other unrelated issue I wanted to run chrome as sudo. The Terminal output told me to run the above-mentioned command. Besides that not being helpful I get an error "Cannot open ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 - no sound in headphone after sleep - how to troubleshoot
On boot-up; my headphones work reliably.
Intermittently; after a sleep; the headphones will show up in the 'play sound through' list in All Settings - Sound - but when selected, no sound is played ...
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problem are coming
$ apt-get -f install vlc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following ...
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Blurry wallpaper of downloaded image even after using image compatible to screen resolutions
Here are screenshots which will help to figure out the problem. Blurry desktop background can be seen in the first image of screen resolution in the background.
Screen resolutions (Click image ...
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How to get Synergy to Autostart at login on Ubuntu 16.04
I am trying to get Synergy to autostart at boot on ubuntu 16.04 with no luck. I have seen plenty of ways to do it with 14.4 using lightdm or gnome but how does one go about it in 16.04 using Unity ...
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Does Sky go/Silverlight still work on Ubuntu
Been playing around trying to get Sky Go/Silverlight to work on a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 install but having no success.
Ive installed Wine, Pipelight, created the plugins, tried running Silverlight 5 ...
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(16.10) New Nautilus Copy Indicator is Broken
I have a problem similar to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1615862
However that bug has been marked as a duplicate to a bug which is not at all my problem, making me ...
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Trackpoint middle button not recognized by xev
So I just got a thinkpad e570. Even though the middle trackpoint button was recognized and working out of the box in windows as scroll it can't even be seen in any linux distro.
xev returns no ...
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Does Ubuntu multiboot effect windows?
I have Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 PRO installed. Both no threats. I checked. But windows is taking a long time to turn off. I restarted windiws but it has been on " Restarting " for 20+ mins. But I ...
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Asynchronous init.d script
I'm wondering if it is possible for a startup script to run continuously in Ubuntu. What I have in mind is something like a Minecraft server script that is constantly running so that if the server ...
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How to turn my touchpad back on in Ubuntu 16.10
I turned my touchpad off on my laptop from the system settings. This was because I had a mouse plugged into my USB Hub and the touchpad bugged my occasionally. I almost immediately realized that I'd ...
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What to do when installing two distros on same drive
I don't imagine this is the first time this has been asked. But, I have not hit on the right search string to find a definitive answer.
I wish to install Ubuntu Unity and Ubuntu MATE on the same SSD. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 slow boot time problem
Ubuntu used to boot fast but now takes too long. I don't know what's causing the problem, I've read that it might have something to do with /etc/fstab and the swap files. I ran dmesg and here is what ...
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Glitchy window controls on new installation
A brand new 16.10 installation with a NVIDIA GTX 1070 -- after one reboot, controls on non-maximsed windows look like this -- there are three circles, but their content appears to be random RBG pixels....
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Relevent files not showing up in Dash after restore [duplicate]
After doing a crashplan restore, relevant files are not showing up in Dash search. How do I fix this?
Here's a screenshot:
Here I'd expect to see Module_4.pdf in my Desktop folder. But I see the ...
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Ubuntu Failure To Load
So I ran this command
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop and my installation is legit screwed, I cannot do anything on it... it's like when I boot it, it doesn't find Ubuntu. Anyways now I want to ...
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Trying to install letsencrypt on ubuntu 12.04 using certbot-auto program, but getting 404 errors when it does apt-get update
I'm trying to install letsencrypt on my ubuntu 12.04, but i'm getting these 404 errors that i'm not too sure how to resolve them.
I don't understand why this happens all the time for me. I install ...
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VMware Player refuses to launch on 16.04 (VMware modules cannot compile into kernel)
I have been using VMware Player for a long time on 14.04. I updated to 16.04 about 3 months ago. Now I am trying to launch VMware Player for the first time since the upgrade, and it refuses to launch! ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Unity: cannot disable TOP and BOTTOM sticky edges
Disabling sticky edges for left and right sides of the display was easy. I've set that to off. Using CCSM, I set edge stop velocity to 1, but still the edges of Thunderbird and Chromium stick to the ...
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