Unanswered Questions
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Google Earth stereoscopic 3D browsing
One of the things I like very much in Google Earth is Flight Simulator. It would be great if one could use a red-cyan glasses for 3D effect using stereoscopic (anaglyph) rendering.
On Windows there ...
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Android 3D acceleration in androVM with primusrun?
I have been trying an Android Virtual Machine called androVM on an Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit laptop with Intel/Nvidia hybrid graphics configuration as the guest OS (details on the graphic cards below). I ...
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“Shut down” takes me to greeter now?
UPDATE - Removing my USB wifi dongle seems to cure the problem. So does disabling networking (but not disabling wifi alone). Now what?
UPDATE 2 - The 'uptime' command says there are 2 users logged in. ...
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apportcheckresume recurring error and gnome shell fixations
Since installing Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome remix I encounter systemm's unpredictable and unwanted behavior.
Almost after each resume from suspend (or even after unlocking the screen after it goes blank) I ...
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1answer
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How do you package HTML applications for Ubuntu Touch?
http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/ talks about HTML5 applications but doesn't explain how to package or install them on Ubuntu Phone/Touch.
Is the "Unity Webapps" stuff at ...
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3answers
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Ubuntu suspends when the lid is closed after pressing shutdown
I am running 12.10. Usually when I am in a hurry I press the shutdown button on the bar and close the lid of my laptop just after that. Often, I observe that instead of shutting down, the system ...
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4answers
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Computer wakes up to a black screen in Ubuntu 12.04 dual booted with Linuxmint 14 Cinnamon on separate hdd
I've never had this problem until recently and don't know if it has something to do with Ubuntu being on a SATA HDD and Linuxmint 14 on a IDE HDD.
When I move my mouse to wake computer I just get a ...
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Pidgin messages remain in messaging menu/indicator even after read
I upgraded to 13.04 this past weekend. I primarily use thunderbird and pidgin rather than empathy and/or evolution.
Prior to the upgrade, thunderbird integrated into the messaging menu properly but ...
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How do I reduce the size of the menu bar?
I am trying to make a slim-looking radiance theme. I dont want to switch to linuxmint for slim interfaces, and I like the unity interface more.
I have been able to reduce padding from almost all ...
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Is there a way to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in a Lenovo Ultrabook (without loosing the SSD cache)?
I have seen many people trying to install Ubuntu on laptops like the Lenovo U410 and fail. Sometimes,we have to give up the SSD cache. Have the developers solved it now? Can we install Ubuntu on an ...
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1answer
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Can I add a elapsed time bar for Rhythmbox in the sound menu?
If so, how?.How do I get to be this way?
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How do I redirect Google Chrome Logs out of my kern.log
I have hundreds of these log entries:
Feb 13 16:46:56 XXXX kernel: [42982.178922] type=1701 audit(1360799216.852:1514): auid=4294967295 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=4294967295 pid=5529 comm="chrome" ...
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I am getting a Putty attempted incorrect protocol errors when I SSH into my server from Windows
I have had Putty connecting via SSH to my Ubuntu 12.10 server for several months. Yesterday I began to get the following error every time I connect:
PuTTY X11 proxy: wrong authentication protocol ...
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2answers
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How to provide second monitors resolution to application?
I have a dual monitor setup, with the basic TwinView settings from my Nvidia-card (550 Ti). One monitor is my primary display (1600x900) and the other is my TV (1920*1080).
I have arranged XBMC to ...
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1answer
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Cannot detect Windows 8 from Ubuntu 12.04 Live USB installation on Toshiba qosmio x870
From other questions raised, I read that if Ubuntu Live USB boots in UEFI mode then it should detect Windows 8 during installation. During installation, I only see two options, Erase disk and install ...
