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Error adding menuentry Windows 10 after reinstall Ubuntu
I've installed Windows 10 boot on /dev/sda1 but grub2 doesn't detect that as operating system.
$ fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 ...
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unable to install ew-7811un
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/home/jonjon/Downloads/RTL8188C_8192C_USB_linux_v4.0.2_9000.20130911/driver/rtl8188C_8192C_usb_linux_v4.0.2_9000.20130911/os_dep/linux/os_intfs....
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How to debug the network disconnection?
if UBUNTU server with working static network configuration is suddenly disconnected and not able to reach the Gateway. How can i debug? Can any one please help on this.
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Safely remove an OS from dual boot
How can i safely remove a linux os from a dual booting laptop? Do i create a bootable gparted disk and just format that particular partition with the unwanted os on it and change it into something ...
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lossless jpg to video conversion
I am trying to create a time lapse video from a bunch of jpg files. When I use the files as they came out of my camera everything works fine.
Now I averaged however over multiple images to improve ...
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openstack-installer Fatal Error
I'm trying to deploy OpenStack using THIS guide, and I hit a roadblock during step #4. The installer says there was a fatal error and directs me to look at ~/.cloud-install/commands.log, which I have ...
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How to correctly detect hdmi port in 14.04 with onboard radeon 1200 to enable hdmi audio?
After upgrading from 12.04, i get no audio device from HDMI. Altough the display itself is working, seems that it doesn't even detect it as HDMI, but as DVI instead:
mrguga@mrguga-server:~$ xrandr
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Play dual movies, using two sound devices one for original version and the other one for dubbed
I have some movies, in avi and mp4 format, with two sound channels.
It would be great, if I could play both channels on different sound cards to be listened with earphones (one for me and the other ...
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"Signal Over Range!!" and grub/update doesn't fix
3.19.0-26-generic #28-Ubuntu T
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880 [Radeon HD 4200]
Hercules ProphetView monitor
This is a server, with no x-windows or ...
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Problem in sound in ubuntu 14.04
two days ago I opened a video using Videos and it said that I need to download some kind of plugin to be able to play the movie, I have downloaded it.
Now the sound in every video on my machine is ...
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Moto G2 is not detecting in ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I am using ubuntu 14.04 . My Motorola Moto G is not detecting when i plug it using usb. Is it because of missing driver? How can i get drver for ubuntu?
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Scientific plotter that works with dark themes
I have to plot and analyze some data, and the programs I know are Scidavis and Qtiplot. The problem is that both do not work on dark themes (white text on white, black text on black), and in the ...
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Installing Ubuntu Server on Network Switch
This might be a little unusual.
I am trying to install Ubuntu Server on a Network Switch (AS5710-54X ).
This switch comes with ONIE (http://www.onie.org), which is " an open source initiative that ...
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Wine Steam Error: Unhandled exception: unimplemented function x3daudio1_7.dll.X3DAudioInitialize called in 32-bit code (0x7b83ba4e)
I am trying to implement a patch fix for the addressed error in the title. I found the following wine-git patch that was said to address the issue:
https://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git/commitdiff/...
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Another 14.04 log in problem
So I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my 12.04 system to 14.04 (the keyboard and mouse stopped working!) Now, when I log in on the greeter screen (spots bad passwords OK), I sometimes get a ...
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Ubuntu Clients Ignore DNS Server on local network
I currently have a dnsmasq DNS server running on my desktop Ubuntu 15.04 installation. I use it to point to local devices on my network. For example, I have a record linking kerberos.dgourd.com to ...
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Remotely install Ubuntu
I am connecting remotely to a laptop running windows 7 which I do not have physical access. I want to install ubuntu on it.
The laptop connects to the router wirelessly, the ubuntu image has to ...
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Ubuntu Firmware for Meizu MX4
I own a Meizu MX4 device with Flyme Firmware on it...
I'm interested if there is a way to get and flash Ubuntu on it, because I would really like to try new Ubuntu OS?
Thnx!
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Text editor with font colouring
Does Ubuntu have a text editor with choosing the colours of font? I don't mean those which highlight programming language syntax with colours for different types of statements. I just mean regular ...
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Install Ubuntu on Btrfs Raid1 pool
I have seen the post Installing Ubuntu on btrfs over multiple drives, but the solution suggested there does not help me.
Before using Btrfs in a production environment I wanted to give it a try in ...
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what's the performance impact causing from the large size of Apache's access.log?
I am using Apache. Sometimes it stops working and I have to manually restart it. Why does this happen?
What's the performance impact on my application causing from the large size of Apache's access....
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MATLAB Installation in Ubuntu 12.04 via terminal
Whenever I try to install MATLAB R2014a in my ubuntu 12.04 via terminal then it shows the following error:
fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0x2c4000 0 0x23fce0 4
fixme:win:RegisterDeviceNotificationA (...
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How to reinstall Ubuntu 14.04's default login screen [duplicate]
I was playing around with the different Window Managers and I ended up uninstalling the default login screen (I think) How can I reinstall that without reinstalling the whole distro?
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Ubuntu 14.04 apt-get dist-upgrade error on bcmwl-kernel-source
A dist-update I just did hung (froze) after printing line:
DKMS: install completed.
I had to close the terminal to kill process, and to carry on did
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
kill -15 THE-PID
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Microphone doesn't work!
So, I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 and then after all Skype. But when I want to talk with someone my microphone actually get high. He is changing from Rear Microphone (that's is version who works) to ...
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Ubuntu Touch - How to send text from notes as emails?
How can I send a text wrote in the notes app as an email?
I haven't been able to copy/paste the text. Neither could I send it via another option.
Is there any possibility to do that?
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Upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 from 14.10; computer freezes each time
I have upgraded to Ubuntu yesterday. I used the terminal with the command
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
in order to upgrade ,since update manager does not give me the option to upgrade to Ubuntu 15....
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Synpatics Touchpad occasionally not detected
I have Ubuntu 15.04 (kernel 3.19.0-26-generic) on a Gigabyte P25 W v2 that sporadically does not appear to detect the touchpad at boot. USB mouse will always work fine.
The input device, when it is ...
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speaker not working no sound
purchased a new dell inspiron 3542 with ubuntu OS. speaker not working. I am unable get any sound in the laptop. Contacted Dell, they said hardware is OK, issue with ubuntu.
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Urdu font problem in ubuntu 14.04LTS
I am new to Ubuntu and experiencing problem of urdu font. On some websites(such as bbcurdu) it appears correct and some places it do not (specifically facebook). I have tried to install font-nafees ...
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bleachbit get crushed previweing and cleaning these paths
Ubuntu 14.04LTS
/.config/vlc/vlc-qt-interface.conf
/firefox/permissions.sqlite
/flash-player
every time it never complete previewing or cleaning, each time in one of these files. even all programs ...
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Apt get install fails with errors [duplicate]
Whenever I install an application using sudo apt-get install application, I am getting the following error in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Even though I get the error, the installation of the applcation I try to ...
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MAC OSX like offline dictionary on Ubuntu 14.04 or 15.10
I have seen this Mac OS X-like built-in dictionary in Ubuntu question's answer but goldendict is no more compatible with 14.04. It's dependencies can't be resolved due to older version.
MAC OSx has a ...
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Ubuntu on Macbook 4,1 (pre-October 2008) Backlight Laptop Screen Issue
I cannot get Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based systems to wake from sleep properly on a Macbook 4,1 pre-October 2008. The backlight for the laptop screen does not turn back on after waking and signal does not ...
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help installation samsung xpress m2022
First of all I'm sorry if my English could be not the best, it's not my mother tongue.
I've seen that printer was a pain for a lot of user, and I've wasted even too much time in searching solutions, ...
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Dell Precision 7910 Ubuntu 14.04 freezes
I am currently running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (fresh install) on a Dell Precision 7910. When I attempt to do any heavy analysis (ie. processing 4-10 large files at one time), the machine completely freezes....
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Nautilus file notes (user metadata) workaround: how to display note in popup?
This post gives a python program for adding and viewing notes on files under Nautilus:
File notes tab gone in Nautilus 3.2.1
It works!
I want more....
The annotated file does not have any ...
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Script to open terminal in particular directory, in particular workspace, then VIM to a particular file
Bonus: vsplit to another file. ;)
I have 9 workspaces, and often have multiple terminals running VIM on different files. The setup is pretty standard for a project—but I have to go about opening ...
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Lock user screen with custom full screen image and prevent unlock using ssh
I want to connect to a computer using ssh, lock the computer's screen by displaying a full screen custom text/image and prevent user from doing anything until I unlock the screen again using ssh.
How ...
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Why does copy&paste fail from and to a smarthphone's external sd-card (sdcard1) - mtp-probem
I am using Xubuntu 14.04 with Thunar 1.6.3. I cannot copy and paste folders and files from or to the SD-card of my Sony Xperia Z1 compact smartphone.
(Everything in the following is translated back ...
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my huawei modem is detected as unknown device
My Huawei EC156 (Sudani) is detected as unknown device in Ubuntu 14.04
, when I'm trying to create a new mobile broadband connection in device selection step it shows (any device) instead of (Huawei ...
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Trouble installing Canon imageCLASS MF4450
I am new to Linux and just installed the latest version of Ubuntu on a Dell Vostro model 260S. I am trying to complete the process by installing the printer I have. It is a Canon imageCLASS MF4450. ...
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Cannot enable wireless, cannot shutdown after sleep
I'm running Lubuntu 15.04 on a 2009 Acer Aspire One and I love it when it works but every time I close the laptop lid, the network gets disabled (and I can't enable it) and I can't shutdown through ...
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External drives will not automount until I log out and in again
Issue: When I boot up Ubuntu external USB drives such as my external HD and thumb drives, as well as the Windows partition are not recognized or mounted until I log out from the user and log in again (...
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apt-get install -f got the error message
I got this error code when I try this command:
sudo apt-get install -f
Do anyone know how to fixed it? thanks!
$ sudo apt-get install --fix-broken && sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo ...
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canon LBP 2900B could not print. data transfer to the printer is timed out
I have LBP 2900B printer of Canon. It has stopped printing. Paper gets rolled over
properly. but it doesn't print. error it indicates is that 'DATA TRANSFER TO
THE PRINTER IS TIMED OUT.' COULD NOT ...
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Changing Nvidia Driver black screen
I searched everyone online for solution, but it is still not working.
At first I changed the Nvidia driver to use the propriety driver from the additional tab, twice, and it shows black screen which ...
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How to automatically lock screen on closing the lid and keep programs running (not sleep) on HP Laptop
I wanted to keep my apps running but get the screen secured when I close the lid. I did not want to get into sleep mode as this blocked my downloads and my running music. Also, I was lazy enough that ...
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Hibernation option to system menu on Ubuntu 14.04
This answer worked fine with me on 12.04:
Problem with Hibernation
But now when I tried to use the same way to enable hibernate option to appear in the top bar system menu, it didn't work.
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Steam: The game The Settlers won't launch
Whenever I launch the game "The Settler" via Steam and then press play, a white thing is shown for a very short while and then nothing happens.
Does anyone else have the same problem and somehow ...