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Lubuntu as VBox Guest - Bad display
I am trying out lubuntu desktop 16.10 on Virtualbox and following the "Try Lubuntu without installing" option and the VM boots but when it loads, the display is garbled and not usable:
Maximizing, ...
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What is sudo chown -R $USER:www-data [path]?
sudo chown -R $USER:www-data [path]
Why is there a colon and a username after $USER?
I mean, if we recursively make our current $USER as the owner, why do we need the colon and the www-data username ...
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Noveau driver unstable, causes computer freeze
After an update, the Nvidia drivers wrecked my machine, I tried all fixes I could but couldn't get it to work until I purged Nvidia and selected Noveau. However, my computer freezes randomly the ...
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 root user?
I just turned one of my old laptops into some of a VPS with Ubuntu Server; just to mess around on. But im having an issue...
I'd like to trasnfer some files over using FileZilla (SFTP), but using my ...
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How to log into Snappy Core?
Okay, so I downloaded the i386 image for Ubuntu Snappy Core, unpack it, convert it to a VDI and attach it to VirtualBox VM. All good. I generate my SSH keys and add them to my Ubuntu One account. I ...
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How can I make Files search recursively within a network share?
When I use Files to search within a network share, it says:
Remote location - only searching the current folder
How can I make it search all folders like it normally does? I understand that ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 battery issues
I have serious battery malfunction with ubuntu 16.04. It's not only that it went to a regular 2-3 hours on windows 10 to less than 30 minutes with ubuntu. It's also that it takes forever to charge, ...
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Lao font Phetsarath OT
Fonts name: Phetsarath OT is edit on 10/20/2014 my county use this news font but in my Ubuntu is use Phetsarath OT old font
Can you help me please change Font Phetsarath OT news People in Lao Use ...
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How do I install Skype on Ubuntu 16.04?
I tried to download Skype and the latest version it said was Ubuntu 12.04 so I downloaded that. It opened in a Software Center with an install button. I clicked the install button and it went to 10% ...
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Linux cannot install anything E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [duplicate]
I cannot install anything via terminal. For example I want to install Synaptic package manager. I run sudo apt-get install synaptic or sudo apt-get -f install synaptic and get this error:
Reading ...
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Play on Linux LOL Error
I am trying to play LOL on ubuntu through wine and playonlinux. It works great, but I'm not able to buy anything from the store. It asks for authentication, I type in my username and password, but it ...
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Freeing up space/swap partition
Ok, so I have 8gb ram on my machine (aluminum MacBook 2008, dual boot). When I installed Ubuntu, it created a swap partition nearly 9gb in size. I don't know but it seems a bit excessive. Is it safe ...
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access phpmyadmin on localhost & reconfigure phpmyadmin: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
I've already read many threads on this issue but none of the answers worked for me. I try to access http://localhost/phpmyadmin but it gives me 403 Forbidden (You don't have permission to access /...
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How do I globally make my desktop icons smaller in Ubuntu 16.1?
I just upgraded to the new Ubuntu Gnome 16.10. When I restarted, all my icons doubled in size and are off screen at the edges. I have not been able to find a setting that allows a global resizing of ...
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Compatibility of the new Touch Bar with Ubuntu
I'm considering buying the MacBook Pro (Late 2016) with Touch Bar. As I'm a programmer and a Ubuntu user, could anyone tell me if the Touch Bar is compatible with Ubuntu?
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conjure-up openstack failure
I ran conjure-up openstack, selected maas, entered the server IP address and port, and my API key, clicked continue, and got this result:
Any recommendations for deploying Openstack using conjure-up?
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Unity Panel, Fcitx English icon issue. Can I fix icon width?
iBus seems to be the default input method system for Ubuntu. But I have some problems with Mozc (Japanese input method) with iBus, so I chose to install Fcitx instead. The input methods are working ...
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MY zip folder is locked
i just downloaded a zip file of a game called sims 4,am trying to send it to my flash drive but the keep telling i don't have permision and it shows that the file is locked.So how can i unlock and ...
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DNS Confusion: curl and wget got through but host and dig do not
For every Linux machine running I have used on my corporate intranet, I am able to use the corporate DNS and corporate proxy without any trouble for most high-level functions such as wget, curl, using ...
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Dual Booting doesn't work
just reinstalled ubuntu on a system that already has windows 8, and I installed it along side windows 8, I choose the USB Hard Drive (UEFI) option. But when I restart on put on the system it ...
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How to complete remove software?
How could we uninstall completely a software? Knowing that the command sudo apt remove (or purge) software doesn't allow us to remove a software, because of the following comment on man apt :
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Python upgrade!
Using dpkg --list I see that I got all different packages of python, but when I use python -V it shows only one specific package, let's say, python 2.7.1 , does this mean that this latter is the ...
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MySQL-server problematic
I installed MySQL with the command sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client, and then I entered /etc/init.d/mysql start. My problem occurred when I entered mysql. The error was displayed on the ...
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Change xml syntax highlighting in Kate
I have just downloaded and installed Kubuntu and I was using Kate to modify XML files. I don't like the pink color of the attribute values. How could I change it?
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Can't access shared folder from Virtual Machine
My desktop has Windows 10, I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTs on VirtualBox and on the vm settings I have set a shared folder
When I try to access the shared folder from Ubuntu I get this error:
How ...
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Cannot update kernel Ubuntu 16.04
I'm trying to update the kernel on a VPS to 4.8 (or 4.8.X), but for whatever reason it's ignoring grub or something else is happening.
uname -a produces Linux vlanp 2.6.32-042stab120.6 #1 SMP Thu Oct ...
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Connected to wifi but no Internet using a usb adapter
I'm using an ALFA Network adapter to connect to a Wi-Fi. It works fine in Windows(using it right now), but when I go to Ubuntu, the Internet doesn't work. The driver is installed correctly as far as I ...
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Problem with sudo apt-get update 16.04 [duplicate]
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/moka-ubuntu-daily-xenial.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/moka-ubuntu-daily-xenial.list:3
W: Target ...
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Running Ubuntu 16.04 LTE, can't do backup using deja-dup.
When scheduled backup starts, I get following message:
Computer name changed the existing backup is of a computer named seth-ga-b85m-ds3h-a, but the current computer's name is unallocated.barefruit....
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How to start Terminator on a different monitor?
I have 3 monitors, and when I start terminator it opens on monitor 1 which is to my left, but I would like it to open on monitor 3, to my right.
I do not wish to simply swap monitor 1 for 3 in my ...
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How do I log in after typing Ctrl+Alt+F1?
Could not login. I used (Ctrl+ Alt+ F1) I got the message:
bdin3d-Satellite-C55-A login:
What do I type here?
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Gparted doesn't see HDD
I wan't to resize my Linux partition. To do that I boot in a Ubuntu 14.04 live USB drive and open gparted.
Now the thing is that Gparted only shows my usb drive and not my HDD. Can't choose my HDD ...
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Computer for specific job [closed]
To be precise I will give as many details as possible.
I've been a mac user for over 3 years now, I loved it and I am still very found of OSX. As an operating system is insanely awesome.But hardware ...
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Troubles with Ubuntu Touch installation on Nexus 4
Following the official Ubuntu Touch installation instructions I always get stuck in bootloader "downloading..." while terminal shows:
mizz@Miz:~$ ubuntu-device-flash touch --channel=ubuntu-touch/...
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Accessing a printer from Ubuntu client to Windows server
I installed a Windows server 2008 R2 and an Ubuntu 12.04 and could connect the Ubuntu to the server using likewise. The FTP is also set up. I did depoly the printer in server and another client, a ...
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Dual Boot (Bootloader Problem) UEFI, Windows 10 and Ubuntu GNOME
So I have this HP-Pavilion from 2013 here.
I want to Install Ubuntu GNOME alongside Windows but whenever I power on my Laptop windows starts and no grub is here.
I only can boot into grub with BIOS ...
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R7 265 Ubuntu 16.04 Amd Drivers
I finished installing Ubuntu
My system runs on a low res (1024x768)
Trying to install proprietary amd drivers instead of Xorg crashes the program
Trying to install drivers from amd site fails and ...
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Can't update packages -- either "Failed to download package files. Check internet..." or "requires installation from unauthenticated sources"
I first got this
Failed to download package files. Check internet connection
error and tried the solution that seems to work for most others who had the same problem...changing the download location....
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How to upgrade Nautilus on 14.04 LTS to the version shipped with 16.04 LTS
Is it possible to upgrade Nautilus on 14.04 LTS to the version that ships with 16.04 LTS? If so, how?
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dpkg: error processing package sudo (--configure)
I'm trying to set up a VM network using vmbuilder. When setting it up using Ubuntu 12.04 there are no problems. However, when trying any of the newer LTS (14.04 or 16.04) i get the following error ...
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guvcview not working with logitech c270 webcam
I recently purchased a logitech webcam c270 and it works with cheese; however, it doesn't work with guvcview. I completely purged cheese from computer. Then I removed and reinstalled guvcview, but ...
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no wired internet connection on startup
I have Ubuntu server (Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64)) installed on a laptop.
Since I installed the server I have had this problem; when I reboot the system i do not have any ...
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Redirect Local DNS redirect a specific IP address
Apologies if this question already exists. I tried some topic answers, but isn't working yet!
I need to redirect some URLs to a specific IP, how can I do it in my PC? I need to redirect all traffic ...
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Software updater and Ubuntu Software apps are not working in Ubuntu 16.04
This is what I see whenever I open Ubuntu Software app and for the software updater app it constantly gives me Failed to download repository information. Check your internet connection error.
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Trackpoint on Lenovo T460p in Ubuntu 16.10
I've got a new Lenovo Thinkpad T460P, but I do not get the Trackpoint working in Ubuntu like I want it to ...
It did work for like a week after I installed Ubuntu, then, without any change (or at ...
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Installing Mathematica 10 in Ubuntu
I want to install and run Mathematica in Ubuntu. The things I have done so far are as below. Could anyone help me to complete installing and running Mathematica?
Things I have typed in terminal are ...
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Why are there two kernels under `/lib/modules` on 16.04 LTS?
Disk Usage Analyzer shows 4.4.0-45 and 4.4.0-47 under /lib/modules, why is that? Is it needed to have two kernels or has the old one stayed after an update? Is it safe to remove the older kernel?
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Ubuntu-desktop (file, edit, help, etc...) missing from panel after unity --reset [duplicate]
After running unity --reset to fix a Compiz plug-ins problem, the dropdown menus (file, edit, help, etc...) that normally appear on the left end of the menu bar when the desktop is in focus are ...
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Export landscape PDF from LibreOffce Calc
Even though I set the page format to Landscape (through menu Format => Page, tab Page), when I export a PDF (through menu File => Export as PDF) it's still portrait. What could be the cause of that?
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Need to create systemd file and failing
I'm trying to get a local Minecraft server going, and while there's a million and 2 tutorials out there, I'm trying to take it a step further than the scope of said tutorials and learn at the same ...
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