Linked Questions
47 questions linked to/from Ubuntu on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
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How can I deactivate Bluetooth on system startup?
How can I deactivate Bluetooth on system startup?
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How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand?
Will Unity allow making custom launcher icons from .desktop files or via menu editing system? (Right now the launcher doesn't give the option to "keep in launcher" on all programs.
For some programs ...
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Is it possible to have different DPI configurations for two different screens?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.3 with NVidia drivers (319) for my Quadro K2100M graphic card, and when I switch my main 3200x1800 laptop screen to mode 1920x1080 (using nvidia-settings), the display goes ...
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How do I set a shortcut to screenshot a selected area?
In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected ...
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How to find and change the screen DPI?
I am trying to find and then change the screen DPI (dots per inch) setting in 12.04 and 12.10. However, I can't seem to find any app or config file that can do this. Is there any app or conf file for ...
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How do I make Powertop changes permanent?
I'm on a Compaq 615 and it's fan is loud. Not much you can do about that but I'm trying to keep the CPU/GPU as cool as possible. This is what Powertop has to say:
If I change all of them to "good", ...
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Disable Touchpad While Typing does not work
I already checked that Option in the Settings but it won't work. I also searched for solutions in this site but none of those work. What should I do?
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Adapt Ubuntu to a high-DPI resolution screen
How can I adapt Ubuntu to a high resolution display?
I have a display with 3200x1600px on only 11'' and everything looks really tiny.
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"Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda" when installing GRUB
I recently bought a shiny new Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro and I want to dual boot it with Ubuntu for studying purposes. Its built-in OS is Windows 8.1 and it has a 256GB SSD.
I've made a separate 90GB ...
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How to disable all scopes, filters and dash plugins?
The Dash is overloading me with stuff I don't need, down to the weather and food recipes (?!) when I'm just looking for a file or app. Also I can't figure out how to set it to include music files ...
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Adjust Firefox and Thunderbird to a High DPI touchscreen display (retina)
If you are using a high DPI Display with a resolution of 3200x1600 px you can adjust Unity with a System wide Menu and titlebar scaling But Firefox is not really ready for this: All pages and the ...
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How to enable natural scrolling in xfce4?
Is there any setting to enable natural scrolling for my touchpad?
I can find the setting under XFCE settings for the mouse, but it doesn't work for the touchpad. Is there a way to enable it for the ...
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Ubuntu resolution with Ultrabook
I installed 12.10 to Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A. Now I face a resolution problem. The default resolution is 1920x1080. But everything is too small with this resolution. Icons, Unity, file system, ...
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Touchscreen Input Doesn't Rotate: Lenovo Yoga 13 / Yoga 2 Pro
After receiving a Lenovo Yoga 13 for Christmas, I have been pleased with its performance with Ubuntu. It is easy to change the display orientation under the Display settings menu or by typing, e.g. ...
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How to edit /etc/resolv.conf on Ubuntu 12.04
I have two network interfaces configured via DHCP. As a result, /etc/resolv.conf is populated with information coming from the DHCP server.
How can I edit this file?
I know that if I add prepend ...