Unanswered Questions
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How to consistently activate USB speakers
I have a pair of Trust USB speakers. As these are external, I sought to use them with 11.10. They are recognised by 'aplay -l' and Pulseaudio- I have selected them, but, have to reset the volume, ...
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Is there an android-like live wallpaper for unity?
Is there any program which can run a 'live wallpaper' like the ones in Android?
I've searched quite a bit but haven't found anything usable yet. anibg looks promising, but it is not working in 11.10.
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Set up a Serial-to-Ethernet Converter With a Virtual Serial Port
I have a '3one data' brand serial-to ethernet converter, that plugs into a serial device at one end, and allows bidirectional communications with the device over an ethernet connection, like this:
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How to fix LibreOffice 3.5 to start from launcher icon?
Recently I installed LibreOffice 3.5 from debs (including the ones for desktop integration. Since then it behaves in a weird manner. Basically it won't launch from launcher shortcuts. Example:
dash ...
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Intel GMA 950 missing driver for an EEE PC 1008HA
System info shows graphics unknown so I guess the slow response problem in unity is due to that. Is there any way to get some drivers to my card?
I have a GMA 950 graphics card and my computer is a ...
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How to prevent “automatic” bold version of a font to be wider than regular having the same pt size?
I have a monospaced font (PT Mono) that I prefer to use in programming IDE's. The font has only Regular, all other Bold and Italic are derived by slanting and "boldification" of the Regular. The ...
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How to migrate gedit settings?
So I've just had to do a reinstall and as part of that process, I'm starting a new account to remove some of the crufty config I've built up over time.
I've been fairly successful cherry-picking ...
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How to change the screen DPI in 11.10?
I want to change the DPI of the screen that is used in Ubuntu 11.10. How do I do this?
I don't just want to change the font size like in How do I change the font DPI settings?, but I also want the ...
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How do I force applications to open on the correct monitor?
I use Ubuntu 11.10 and Gnome Shell on a notebook with a external monitor as my secondary monitor.
When I now try to open an application on my main monitor it stays there while it is loading but then ...
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How do I enable GNOME system tools?
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 with GNOME 2.30.2. This is a VMWare workstation image provided by another company that I do not have support in this regard. I am trying to access the graphical tools for ...
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Cannot move Screenlets in GNOME Shell
I have searched around and can't seem to find an answer. I have installed the 0.1.4 version of Screenlets on Ubuntu 11.10 running GNOME Shell, and everything functions okay except that I cannot move ...
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/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp has failed with an HP LaserJet p3005
Ever since 10.04, I can't print to an HP laserjet p3005.
I'm even using an entirely different computer now with a fresh install
of 10.10. I've tried with and without the latest hplip.
Recently, ...
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Refreshing of Dynamic Quicklist doesn't work after initialization
I have been trying to work on a custom launcher for virtualbox in 11.04 that will show running vm count, as well as update a quicklist dynamically to have options to operate on the installed vms. I ...
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what exactly is the issue with Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 and unity?
I am using the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 and forced Unity on startup.
Everything works fine including glxgears, however I do not have any visible icons in launcher. I know this has been reported as a ...
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How to either configure, or completely remove policykit?
Where can someone get policykit related tools?
gnome-policykit-authorizations
polkit-config-file-validate
polkit-policy-file-validate
And if getting them is not an option: Where can I get a full ...
