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Dual boot setup, cannot get into ubuntu partition
I have a laptop with a 256gb pcie ssd for windows and i added in a 2tb hard drive for linux and windows storage. I booted from my ubuntu 16.04 usb stick but when i went to install it, he installation ...
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Unity launcher shortcut for non-number assigned icons
I really like the Unity launcher, specially the fact that I can easily switch to (or open) an application that I know with Super+[0-9] (instead of having to Alt+Tab for all the opened tabs until I ...
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Installing Snappy Ubuntu Core on an old Android phone
Is it possible to download a Snappy Ubuntu Core .img file?
The thing is, I want to see if I can run Ubuntu on an old Nexus One phone by following the steps showed in this video:
https://www.youtube....
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Ubuntu16.04 wired connection not working after suspend
I have a dell vostro 14-5480 laptop installed Ubuntu 16.04. I recognize that after suspend, my wired connection does not work anymore. I tried restart network-manager service by sudo service network-...
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How to install Gnome Flashback DE on Ubuntu
Please advice how to properly install Gnome Flashback DE on Ubuntu 14.04 (that comes with Unity by default). I want keep all application that was preinstalled with Unity DE: LibreOffice Writer, Calc, ...
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PC freezing when using browser after 10-15 min in Ubuntu 16.04
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04. I never used Linux or Ubuntu before. When I am using browsers such as Firefox or Chrome, the PC freezes and can do nothing. I don't know how to fix it and I don't know ...
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MonoDevelop reports Build Successful but there is no exe file
In MonoDevelop, I create a new solution (C# console application).
It gives me a simple hello world program.
I press the run button.
I see "Build Successful"
The terminal comes up and says:
Cannot ...
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what will happen if I ufw deny port 22
What will happen if I accidently # ufw deny 22 ?
Will I be logged out immediately and never be able to access the server via ssh again? If so, is there any other way to revert the access?
ssh is ...
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how to remove the run dialog in LXDE
Does anyone know how to remove this? why i ask is simple, i am working for a company who is rolling out a Customized DE for customers, in this case a IT business, so i need to remove the RUN dialog so ...
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Skype group chats are not showing
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and Skype 4.3.0.37. I've a premium account in Skype.
For last two days I'm experiencing an issue. I'm not getting any chat text from the Skype groups I'm added to. Though I'm ...
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How to install a specific kernel version?
yesterday I updated the kernel version to 4.2.0-42-generic through update manager. This unlucky event caused nvidia drivers to stop working, resulting in the famous login loop issue, after rebooting.
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Will Ubuntu 16.04 LTS have a 4.5.2 kernel update?
Will Ubuntu 16.04 LTS have an update for kernel version 4.5.2? I have an AMD GPU installed, and I heard this would fix AMD driver problems.
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Check files, fix damaged and restore missing files, 14.04
During process of fixing login issue, sometimes various error messages has been shown in TTY and on GUI desktop, one of the last:
op
Sorry, Ubuntu 14.04 has experienced an internal error.
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How to add Windows SSH key file to Ubuntu 16.04?
At my work I have to ssh into our development server.
I used my windows partition to provide an ssh which they added to their authentication list. But now that I have my Linux partition up and ...
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Can't reset password [duplicate]
I have an ASUS eee pc that I bought second hand. It had the password of the previous owner/administrator, and was running Ubuntu 12.04. I previously asked how to reset the password, and I took what ...
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UBUNTU login goes in loop [duplicate]
My Ubuntu is stuck in a login loop when trying to enter my desktop. When I login, the screen gets black and soon after that the login screen comes back.
But when i log in to other user which is not ...
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Should i upgrade to 16.04 from 15.10.. Probably problem with amd graphics
I have AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730 and use a external monitor
instead original. I always have problem after updates with good working with this solutions. Often i must reinstall system because i have ...
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ATI Radeon 2900 causes Radeon driver to crash on Ubuntu 16.04
FULL DISCLOSURE: First time Ubuntu user here.
I currently have an ATI Radeon HD 2900 in my PC (I believe R600); I can boot into Ubuntu 16.04, however it crashes almost as soon as Unity loads, and I ...
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I can't stop or kill a daemon process whatever I do. It's been days now
That is normally great thing right? But I need to update. I've started it with
python openbazaard.py start -da 0.0.0.0
As a result, nothing from the below tried can stop it:
sudo python openbazaard....
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Sound Problems with LXDE (trusty) running through Crouton on ASUS flip (ARMv7 chip)
UPDATED x2 (further reduced errors somehow)
Ok, so I have installed LXDE via crouton and have functioning sound for media playback through VLC. I was hoping to be able to run Audacity (which I ...
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How to upgrade from 16.04 LTS to 16.04.1 LTS [duplicate]
How can I upgrade Ubuntu from 16.04 LTS to 16.04.1 LTS? For some reasons, I don't seem to be able to do it. The main reason why I would like to do the upgrade is that the Nautilus shipped with 16.04 ...
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Stuck on a bluetooth problem
I've recently installed ubuntu 16.04 LTS twice -and i discovered that the problem was from the tool katoolin so i didn't install it- after i installed ubuntu the bluetooth didn't work for me.
P.S:the ...
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UBUNTU stuck at shutdown after connecting to external screen
I am in deep peril as I come to you. I am writing my thesis and all hell is loose. I have tried various solutions right from installing to everything online for over 20 days now. As a result, I cant ...
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Replacing my /home drive with a new drive
My "/home" sits on a separate drive, but that drive is getting full. I bought a new larger HDD and installed it. I copied my whole "/home" to the new drive and then changed the "UUID" in "/etc/fstab" ...
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Does Netflix run well on Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu?
I am considering getting Netflix and would like to use a Raspberry Pi to steam it. Could someone please advise if Netflix runs well on a Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu? Or is there a better way? Many ...
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"apt-get install Apache2" error
I'm trying to install apache2 on my Kubuntu Linux using
sudo apt-get install apache2
and it shows me this message:
dagger@HP:~$ sudo apt-get install apache2
Reading package lists... ...
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Doesn't Shut Down Properly Ubuntu 16.04, Have to forcefully off the laptop
I had recently installed ubuntu 16.04 to my acer aspire v5-573G. The problem is when i click on shut down option or either try to shut down it by sudo poweroff then it hangs showing wallpaper on the ...
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nginx error upgrading web server from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04
I'm running nginx as a reverse proxy to apache. I'm upgrading ubuntu from 15.10 to 16.04 but getting this after a failed apt-get dist-upgrade and running apt-get -f install
After this operation, 2,...
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remove stuck package: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed
It failed during dist-upgrade. I already removed this package PPA from sources, but if I do dist-upgrade or install -f, it still tries to execute this setup script and dies:
Setting up yd-tools (1.8....
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Ubuntu update failed on BQ Aquaris M10
A system update (I think it's OTA11) downloaded and started to install. It completed the 800ish MB download. A dialog box then said "Sorry the update failed to install".
What do I do now?
I've not ...
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Allow ip address / machine name accessible from remote conneciton
I've installed a ipfs file server and can access it locally on port 8080 but cannot access it via machine name or ip address locally. so http://localhost:8080 connects but http://<...
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If I try to re install or repair windows does it affect the dual boot(grub)?
I have tried dual OS (Ubuntu 15.04) along with Windows 10. It was works correctly. Once I had change permissions in Ubuntu. then I tried to Resolve. But I Struggled. So I just Re Installing Ubuntu on ...
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Changing the path in aws
I have script which backs up mysql database into aws. I need to add a code to the script which deletes the databases after backup is successful onto aws. Can someone guide me with the code. Here is ...
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Unable to login to my account from GUI interface, 14.04 [duplicate]
Unable login to my account from GUI interface, only as Guest. When trying to login, within a few seconds I'm sent back to the login screen. Further, after trying some fixes, when trying login as admin,...
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Error with installing wine for Ubuntu 16.04
I tried installing wine but I always face this message:
I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
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Adding Windows to GRUB list after resizing partitions [duplicate]
I had a dual boot on my PC with both Ubuntu and Windows 10. I had to extend my root partition since I was running out of space.
Here are the partitions before extending /root/
After expanding /root
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Wrong kernel version returned by uname Ubuntu 16.04.1 LT
uname -a returns:
Linux decebal-mobile 4.2.0-35-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 15 22:15:45 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
but E: Package 'linux-headers-4.2.0-35-generic' has no ...
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Single-click file rename in Nautilus
Is there a way to configure Nautilus (Files) to open the "rename" mode for a file by single-clicking it (like in Windows) instead of opening the context menu and searching for the "...
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How to find out what launches a process on Ubuntu Server?
I have a bad case of a runaway process on my server. That is a Sidekiq (Ruby-based background jobs runner for a Rails based web application), it can be found as the most CPU consuming app in my top (...
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Some process is rebooting my system
How i can audit which processs is rebooting my system,it is not a hardware reboot, is a reboot signal I check the syslog and see how the services are stopped before restarting but I do not see any ...
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No sound from internal speakers after using HDMI output
I still have the issue with Ubuntu 14.04 as I had on Mint 17.3:
My laptop is connected to the TV via HDMI. Everything works fine.
If I shut down the computer and plug off the HDMI no sound is coming ...
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Missing entry in grub menu after kernel upgrade on ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]
I just Upgraded my kernels to 4.4.0.31.33 , and the new upgrade removes the old kernels so I ended up without 4.2.0-35 , the one previously used.
The problem is that grub does not see the new kernel ...
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my windows 7 and other patition disks not appear after installing ubuntu 14.10
While booting when I am press shift then options are shown, but window selection option is missing.
Also I am not able to download any software from Ubuntu Software Centre.
When I try to install, ...
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Processor frequency gets reduced and doesn't recover
I'm using a Dell Latitude E7440 (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4600U CPU @ 2.10GHz) and run an up-to-date Ubuntu 16.04.
When I normally run cpufreq-info I get something like
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: ...
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Auto-input help
My end goal is to create an alias for scp:
First, I need a way of inputting the remote users' password automatically for this to be a single input command. Security isn't a big deal with this, so I' ...
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Create installation USB [duplicate]
I am going to buy a laptop that has FreeDos installed. I want to create a bootbale USB drive that will install UBUNTU on it.
Can a create this USB drive using my Macbook Pro? Will it be compatible?
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Guake Fails to Start
Hello I have been using guake terminal for a while on ubuntu 14.04 and older version.
After I have freshly installed (not upgraded) 16.04 xenial and installed guake it didn't work. I start the ...
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How can I enter these HDMI settings under Ubuntu 16.04?
The following monitor settings work in Ubuntu mate on a Raspberry Pi 2. How can I replicate these in Ubuntu Desktop 16.04? My Monitor is an LG Ultrawide. I've searched extensively but none of the ...
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How to integrate an Xfce panel indicator into the Unity panel?
Coming from the question Is there a tray icon indicator to quickly access recent files in Ubuntu 16.04 Unity?, the related question occurred how to integrate an Xfce panel indicator into the Ubuntu ...
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Using ffmpeg to encode from yuv to m4v with MPEG-4 encoder
I am trying to encode a raw yuv file to m4v as follows:
ffmpeg -s cif -r 30 -b 64000 -bt 3200 -g 30 -i akiyo_cif.yuv -vcodec mpeg4 a02.m4v
But it did not work and I got this error from the console ...