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CD not DVD installer
I want to install Ubuntu on a pc that won't boot from USB sticks. I don't have any blank DVDs. Is there something that will fit on a blank CD?
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How to make the graphical sudo offer a username option?
When logged in as an unprivileged user, without sudo permissions, choosing an option like "System -> Software Sources" produces a dialogue that asks the user for their password. Since the user is not ...
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ubuntu win 7 dual-boot boots directly into ubuntu
i had windows 7 installed on my compaq 621 and later decided to dual boot with ubuntu 13.04. i used a live USB and installed it using the "something else" option .i dont remember the exact steps i ...
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Ubuntu Unity wallpaper looks pixelated and windows drag
I installed Ubuntu Gnome a few weeks ago, updated to 3.8 and that works great, I installed the proprietary AMD Graphics drivers and seemed to speed things up but I like how Unity looks, it looks more ...
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1answer
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Move dropbox-client appindicator
I know, that it's possible, to re-arrange the ordering of the appindicators in the tray (this question has been asked a few times)
/usr/share/indicator-application/ordering-override.keyfile
and I ...
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Fatal error in installing Git
I am trying to install Git for Ubuntu 12.04, but running the git commands is giving me the following error message:
Cloning into 'neha'...
fatal: bad config file line 1 in /root/.gitconfig
Using ...
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Allowing facebook and youtube through squid proxy
I am new to this site and this is my first post. I'm an assistant NA at a college and am configuring squid 3 on an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server to block all sites axcept youtube , an elaerning site and ...
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Does Ubuntu live USB automatically pick up any config info from an already installed Ubuntu?
This is a question about how Ubuntu (possibly) works, not help configuring anything.
I have a machine with Ubuntu 13.04 installed only. I used 'Startup Disk Creator' on said machine to copy an Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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Google Earth cannot be installed on ubuntu 12.04 as it needs ia32-libs, but this cannot be installed for unmet dependencies
Downloading Google Earth 7.0 and the attempting to install with
sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
results in this error message:
...
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern ...
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How do I set default font for Amharic?
I have this font that I want to use for Amharic/Ethiopic, while leaving the default for other characters, notably Latin. The problem is my Ubuntu OS seem to have a random way of choosing from among ...
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1answer
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What Licenses am I allowed to use when selling Ubuntu wallpapers?
I am making Debian packages containing wallpapers that I want to sell through Canonical (https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/). Canonical does not (that I have found) list allowed licenses for ...
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Remastersys Unity Bar Settings
I am using the latest version of remastersys trying to make a dist copy of my install of 12.10 but remastersys does not save the configuration i have for the unity bar, (removed the default apps from ...
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2answers
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Run a script on startup to periodically disable the keyboard
I have the following script
while [ true ]
do
gnome-screensaver-command -l
xinput set-int-prop 10 "Device Enabled" 8 0
sleep 1m
xinput set-int-prop 10 "Device Enabled" 8 ...
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wallpaper refresh
I have this simple script, take a look at it please:
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/earthwallpaper/
while [ 1 ]; do
COUNTER=0
while [ $COUNTER -lt 60 ]; do
wget ...
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1answer
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Change Samba password from Windows client
I set up a Samba server on Ubuntu 12.04 in a network with five clients running Windows 7. We're not using a domain, just a workgroup. Everything is working fine.
Is there a way users can change their ...
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Sorting files in the Ubuntu One cloud
I store a lot of files on Ubuntu One so I can download them to my work PC as necessary. I don't want to sync automatically to my work PC.
It would be much easier to find current files of you could ...
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Panel Menu empty
after I boot / sign-in, my panel menu will sometimes be empty, the only two buttons I see are "Logout" and "Run".
I found, that running an invalid command will somehow reset the menu and I can now ...
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How to downgrade to a previous ubuntu version? [duplicate]
I installed the saucy release version, but now a lot of packages I need for eclipse aren't supported, namely the java packages. How do I go back to ringtail?
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How do I connect to wifi without sudo?
Ubuntu asks for password when I tell it to connect to wifi. Non-sudo users can't connect to wifi at all. How do I remedy this? I want all users to be able to connect to new wireless networks without a ...
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1answer
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Can't install updates due to boot folder size on 13.04
Update attempt delivers message 'Not enough free disk space' with the recommendation to free up space on /boot. I have tried all the clean up techniques I know, but essentially it is filled with all ...
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I want to install Ubuntu 13.04 on same drive the installer is on
I have on old Intel Macbook (2006) which I haven't been able to use in years. I was finally able to make it work by running the Macbook in target disk mode and using my new Macbook Pro to make the HD ...
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1answer
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Mysql 5.6.12 Installation from source code
I downloaded the Mysql-5.6.12 source code from the official website and extracted its contents in /usr/lib but the problem Im facing is now how do I install it?
I followed the steps to install it it ...
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Does upgrade to ubuntu 13.04 solve the mobile broadband issue?
No matter whatever solution i try it is of no use...hence could you tell me does the upgrade solve the issue??
thanks in advance....
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Cron fails at night
I have set up a cron job, but for some reason it fails to run during the night. The same job runs fine when i'm running it during the day (i.e. setting up the same job to run in a few minutes and ...
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3answers
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problem with 'sudo apt-get upgrade'
When I run sudo apt-get upgrade, the following error rises:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
...
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The number 3 is not displayed in the menu bar's clock applet
See image. This is how the current time is displayed -- the '3' from '13:39:22' and '2:57:31pm' is missing... Any idea how to fix this?
(seems to've started after latsted upgrade, yesterday)
Clock ...
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Bash script to determine ip address
Is it possible to determine the ip address of systems within a network using a bash script. And how.
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1answer
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sudo apt-get update leads to crash of terminal application
I try to run sudo apt-get update and the terminal freezes and a message pops up: Ubuntu experienced an internal error...
I am trying to work with OpenFOAM and all the times is asking me to update ...
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How to outline fonts in a PDF (or eps) file?
Say, I have a PDF graphic (such a plot made with matplotlib, Mathematica or similar), which contains vector art and text. The text uses non-standard or proprietary fonts (such Computer Modern if ...
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2answers
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Windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04 Resources
I am planing to switch operating Systems(currently using windows 7 x64. from windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)
My main reason why I am switching to ubuntu 12.04 lts is to try my luck with it. currently ...
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How add an image to plymouth theme
The current Ubuntu plymouth theme has a purple colour with 5 blinking dots. Is it possible to add a background image to the plymouth theme?
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4answers
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How to upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04?
My Ubuntu has a problem with the Ubuntu Software Center and I can't solve it, but I'd like to try the new version of Ubuntu, 13.04.
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, can I upgrade to 13.04 how can I do that?
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Partition table unrecognized on gParted, shown wrong in Disks
I had dual boot on my old laptop (2006), with win XP and Ubuntu 13.04 witch was installed after the XP, and everything worked well for me.
So, as per usual, I decided to re-install my XP, witch ...
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How to change the text “Ubuntu Desktop” from the top unity bar upper left corner [duplicate]
How to change the text "Ubuntu Desktop" from the top unity bar upper left corner
I am using ubuntu 12.10 32 bit. (Looking for easy & effective solution)
See pic below plz
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how to permanently disable ubuntu updates & hide install updates button pic included
how to permanently disable ubuntu updates pop up & hide or remove Install Updates button pic included see below:
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Starting geany crashes unity if launcher icon size is something between 39 and 45
This is the strangest bug I've ran into so far.
If I set the launcher icon size to something between 39 and 45 (including the borders) and start geany, Unity crashes. What I got in the terminal is:
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Show icon in alt-tab menu using .desktop file
After Googling for hours, I didn't find any answer for the following issue and so glad if anyone could help.
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Gnome-shell 3.4.1. Consider the following simple program in ...
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How to check what type my video card is and its memory size?
I need to install some programs that require minimal size of video card memory, how do I get the size and possibly what vendor and type of my video card?
Output of lspci | grep VGA | cut -d " " -f ...
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update-manager package bug? [duplicate]
Been having some issues updating Ubuntu via the update manager.
Keep getting an error message every time I attempt to check for updates.
If anyone could explain to me why this is happening along with ...
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Graphic problem on a touchscreen computer
I have bought a AFL2-W15B-H61 from IEI and have problem with the graphics display.
Is it possible to run Ubuntu on this system?
/gh
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Full disk encryption with lvm2 fails after kernel update
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 with full disk encryption.
This was implemented as per the guide here:
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How to install Berber Latin alphabet
Berber old language can be writing by special Latin alphabet or Tifinagh alphabet.
i would like to install " Berber Latin alphabet " on my keyboard.
Ubuntu has only "Berber Morocco Tifinagh ...
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1answer
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How to install postgresql-8.4?
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql
# ... OK
sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package ...
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solving acpi problem in lenovo ideapad z580 in new kernel 3.9.6
i have a lenovo ideapad z580 laptop and undrestand that it has problem with acpi in old kernels but when i compile new kernels like 3.9.6 still i have the same problem (i compile it with the previous ...
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run Smartgit in Ubuntu 13.04
I have downloaded a Smartgit 4.5.5 and trying to use in Ubuntu 13.04. But the problem is when i double click on the script smartgithg.sh it opens on the Gedit. On the previous versions of ubuntu i did ...
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Data recovery of file with special file extension
This question might seem's to be similar but it is not, what I want to ask is as follows,
I have a flash drive. It had files in it which are very important to me. But accidentally it was formatted.
...
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Chrooted sftp-guest AND “normal” sftp login
I successfully managed to create a guest-sftp-account on a friends raspbian. I have a folder shared, which is the new root for the user sftpguest. Here he only has read-rights. Inside this folder, ...
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google chromium browser not loading youtube video
I am using ubuntu and have chromium installed in it.
for every video on you tube its is giving me an error that the video is not available i had installed flash player too but it is not working don't ...
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BUG_ON in xsave.c Line 50 for Ubuntu Kernel version 3.2.0-39 [closed]
I am seeing the following problem. Sporadically, when my application takes a fault on Kernel version 3.2.0, I see that the core file size is 0. I also see that the process is now in exit_m call and is ...
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nautilus: no modification, access dates for folder
when looking folder properties I dont see properties like Modification date or accessed date.
screenshot (folder properties on right)
I am on ubuntu 12.04
