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13 questions linked to/from Experiencing major issues on graphic displays
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How to remove all "rc" - residual packages using command line at once?
I have an Asus Q500A with win8 and Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit; Linux kernel 3.8.0-32-generic. I have been having residual package issues which have been giving me trouble trying to reconfigure xserver-xorg-...
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Ubuntu system is broken after accidentally uninstalling many packages
I accidentally removed all the packages starting with the name jpeg with:
sudo apt-get remove jpeg*
This screwed up a lot of things, removed Unity, Firefox, Flash player etc.
I somehow managed to ...
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How do I remove the FGLRX drivers after I've installed them by hand?
I installed ati-driver-installer-11-9-x86.x86_64.run downloaded from the ATI Website.
However I installed the generic version instead of building a distribution specific installer.
Now I have the ...
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How to uninstall Intel Linux Graphics Installer and revert to default drivers
Recently Intel released their opensource driver tool (https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intel-linux-graphics-installer) which auto-selects the right drivers for your intel chipset (in my ...
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How can I repair my installation?
Does ubuntu 11.10 have a repair setup like windows that repairs the operating system files? Or do we have to do a whole new installation?
If not, is there a backup solution so I can re-install ...
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How to Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04.2, 12.04.3 to 12.04.4, the next Hardware Enablement Stack?
I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04.2 32bit. I installed it using LiveCD.
Tomorrow, 23rd August 2013,Ubuntu 12.04.3 is released. I want to upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04.2 to Ubuntu 12.04.3 without using ...
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What is the best way to upgrade the kernel in 12.04.3?
I am using 12.04 LTS, which through my Update Manager is now upgraded to 12.04.3. However, my Linux kernel has not been upgraded; it's 3.2.0-52-generic-pae. There is a v.3.8 in the Package Manager but ...
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Trouble using command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep "^xserver"|tr '\n' ' ')
I type:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep "^xserver"|tr '\n' ' ')
ouput:
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-xorg is broken or not fully installed
I type:
sudo apt-get ...
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Having several sound issues with Ubuntu 12.04
I'm not exactly describing one problem, because I feel like solving it would be useless.
In the last 3 months I had a HUGE amount of problems with my headphone jack / speakers. I am using Ubuntu 12....
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Remap keyboard Ubuntu 12.04; Asus Q500A
I have an Asus Q500A with win8 and Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit with linux kernel 3.8.0-32-generic. I am using gnome-panel, and xserver-xorg-lts-raring.
I have been experiencing problems with the keyboard ...
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Increasing the onboard graphic memory card for intel-Gm45 series
Recently I have upgraded my RAM modules to 2*4GB 800 Mhz dual-channels. I have 10GB swap space as well in my Ubuntu 12.04. Kinda weird that I don't have the options for manipulating the onboard ...
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None of the peripherals(eth, USB ) working after upgrading to kernel version 3.8.5 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I have been using Ubuntu from a long time but I had never been in the depth of Ubuntu. At present I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It was getting hanged randomly and fast when I was using Firefox. I ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Suddenly Won't Boot
I ran into a really odd problem today. I tried to boot my ubuntu partition, and I got a flashing screen that showed only black with a mouse cursor. Eventually it said restoring resolver state, and ...
