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Why does /etc/resolv.conf not update when I change my DNS? [duplicate]

I have been trying to change my dns to 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 but don't seem to be able to do it. In /etc/resolv.conf I have # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) #...
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Wifi issue with Ubuntu 17.04 [duplicate]

I upgraded from 16.10 to 17.04 and my laptop connects to home wifi but acts as if the network is not working, no website would load. It's not the browser, none of the apps work. A dozen reboots of ...
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Can't change resolv.conf (tried other answers) [duplicate]

Seems that I can't change resolv.conf: changes are reset after reboot or disabling/enabling Wi-Fi. It contains nameserver 127.0.0.1, and I can't connect to any site. When I manually change it to ...
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How to change the DNS name server? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the proper way to change the DNS IP? How to change the DNS NameServer in Ubuntu 11.04, When I typed node.ws on browser url-bar it redirected me to sedoparking.com ...
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Ubuntu DNS back to normal [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the proper way to change the DNS IP? Yesterday, I change my DNS into google DNS because my ISP has place so many restriction.. So I edit my resolv.conf file and it's ...
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Trouble with resolv.conf [duplicate]

I recently tried to delete unoDNS from my laptop. A member of their team gave me some commands to input in a terminal. It looked like it changed the nameserver address back to 8.8.8.8. But after I ...
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Adding PPA's results in "Couldn't resolve host 'launchpad.net'"

For example, after running this command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa I get the following output : Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in ...
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How to fix "-5 No address associated with hostname error" while updating?

I am getting this error frequently while updating Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. How can I fix it? Log is: Ign http://archive.scrapy.org precise/main Translation-en Fetched 6,620 kB in 1min 21s (81.2 kB/s) W: ...
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Can not edit resolv.conf

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and I have to edit the resolv.conf file So this is what I am trying to do sudo su vi /etc/resolv.conf But when I try to edit it says the file is read only When I try to do ...
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Why do I get redirected to a weird Chinese site for non-existent websites?

If I go to a web address that doesn't exist such as http://testestewcsdijncijfkdmkdfkddmkmdmdsexsecsecfvrgtoejwfej.com/ I get landed on a strange Chinese page like this: This happens for all web ...
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resolv.conf take a localhost as DNS

When read /etc/resolv.conf: me@alpha:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf | tail -3 # operation for /etc/resolv.conf. nameserver ...
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How to use a specific DNS on wifi connection?

I read a few articles which stated that my isp(BSNL) has weak DNS servers and using a different faster DNS like opendns or google will increase the speed. I use a wifi connection through the router. ...
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Global DNS change

How do I change my DNS server globally without having to do it manually through network manager for every connection I have. I want to use OpenDNS, whether its at home, university, wifi hotspot, ...
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DNS keeps resetting after reboot. Ubuntu 17.10

So I see there are lots of issues on this. I've read through all the posts, but cant seem to find a permanent solution on this. I have Ubuntu 17.10 and everytime my computer reboots, I have to ...
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Facebook photos don't appear on firefox and google chrome

I use Ubuntu 13.04 OS and when I install Google Chrome and Firefox and open Facebook for the first 2 days it works perfect, and suddenly some images don't appear like my friends profile pictures or ...
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