Questions tagged [11.10]
Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", this version was released on Oct 13, 2011 and is no longer supported since May 9, 2013. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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How do I update Ubuntu version 11.10? [duplicate]
I was recently gifted a computer and it has Ubuntu 11.10 and I was wondering how I update it? And how do I factory reset it once it updates?
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Can I virtualize my ubuntu? [duplicate]
I want to switch from Ubuntu to Mint.
Can I somehow turn my laptop's Ubuntu install into a virtual machine that I can then run on my computer so that I can refer to all my applications and settings ...
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How to mount an exFAT external hardrive? Using ubuntu 11.10 [closed]
I tried the following situation and I'm getting a bunch of errors:
https://raycodingdotnet.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/mounting-exfat-filesystem-in-ubuntu/
I'M ALSO using ubuntu version 11.10. ...
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systemtap ubuntu error
after install systemtap on ubuntu,test example hello-stap.stp。but there are some errors。
how can I fix this?
thanks
systemtap version
Systemtap translator/driver (version 2.9/0.165, Debian version ...
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How do I access my Bash History? [duplicate]
I am fairly new to Linux and I need to find a way to show the contents of my Bash History via the command line, and unfortunately I can't seem to find anything that works, or that I can understand. I ...
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/bin/sh: 0: can't access tty; job control turned off [closed]
I'm building a custom image to run on a simulator. the kernel boots fine and everything but generates this warning:
/bin/sh: 0: can't access tty; job control turned off
and the terminal does not ...
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How to edit /etc/apt/sources.list using putty in a VPS setup [duplicate]
I'm having trouble doing this. How do I edit it? Basically, the VPS is using 11.04 which is, end of life and I'm trying to upgrade to the latest long term release, but I am following the instructions ...
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program cannot find libQt3Support.so.4 [duplicate]
I am trying to run a program but the program complains that error while loading shared libraries: libQt3Support.so.4: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory
I can see that the ...
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Login fail after removing Python
Hello: would like to know what happened to my computer and I wrote from the terminal
sudo remove python2.7
And many applications were erased startup and delete the terminal, so try restarting my ...
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For old PCs, could we install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS even is in its end of life? [duplicate]
I have an old desktop PC Pentium 4 with 1 GB of RAM, and it really sucks with Windows XP or even with Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) and exactly when I want to watch videos or films, I ...
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how to install ssh in ubuntu 11.10? getting errors while installing ssh anyone please help me [closed]
i've run this bellow command
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
getting bellow errors
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package ...
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Can't upgrade past 11.10 - libc6 dependency errors [closed]
Since upgrading to 11.10 I can't upgrade any further (trying to get my web server to latest version.) I'm aware of How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA? and have tried up to the ...
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Theme identification (ubuntu 11.10) and file location unknown! [closed]
Where can I find the directory and files, related to the theme above, which I believe is part of KDE (but I am not to sure about that)?!
I'd like to make some changes, just like:
Integrating some, ...
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Trouble Installing MySQL workbench [closed]
I am new to Ubuntu Linux. My Professor asked us to download Ubuntu 10.10. I have made several attempts to download MySQL as 32 and 64 bit in Debian packages and it keeps failing. See below for what i ...
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Which version of ubuntu is compatible with my hardware? [duplicate]
I am using an old millennia desktop - here are the specs:
Cpu: Pentium III 866.4 MHz
L1 Cache: 16K 8097 MB/s
L2 Cache: 256K 3686 MB/s
L3 Cache: none
Memory: 320M 343 MB/s
Chipset: VIA Apollo Pro/133/...
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How to be superuser in ubuntu 13.10
To install a .run file I am using
su -
to be super user in terminal,it asks for password but on entering password it show following error
su: Authentication failure
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Why is my machine not showing anything when booting?
I'm using Ubuntu Server 11.10 x86, and after I make my normal selection (Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae) from the GRUB menu, the screen just goes blank - there's not even a cursor showing up.
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Upgrading Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
It is necessary to update my Ubuntu 11.10 even though I'm happy.
But now it tells me that my system will be no longer protected according to what I want to do.
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Grub failure after upgrading to 12.04
I have a computer with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.04.
While updating from 11.04 to 12.04 an error occurred with grub. It would load but wouldn't let me launch any of the Operating Systems. I had to ...
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Ubuntu for old pc [duplicate]
Ubuntu Admins, please listen to me.. I have a proposal.
Ubuntu is a very, very good OS. better than windows, but, my pc is very slower, why do not create a Ubuntu for old pc's?
would be a grand ...
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(in Gnome) KTorrent "open folder" starts Banshee
KTorrent once used to ask me what program to use (and I could tell it to use Nautilus), but now it only ever opens Banshee...which is less than useful.
Can anyone tell me how to explain to its tiny ...
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What version of Ubuntu is right for my computer? [duplicate]
I want to change operating systems from Windows XP to Ubuntu.
System Info
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002 Service Pack 3
• Pentium 4 CPU 2.80GHz
• 5GB RAM
What is the best version of ...
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Restore Ubuntu from Dell Laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 14R that came with Ubuntu 11.1 installed from the Factory. I had multiple troubles and I had to re-install, for which I used an 12.04 ISO that I downloaded from Ubuntu site.
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File system becomes "Read-Only" on Ubuntu 11.10 using ext4
I have been using Ubuntu 11.01 with ETX4, I have several Desktop PC's all identical hardware right upto the SSD. The Ubuntu OS with the above spec has been cloned from a single image. I frequently ...
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Boot-repair won't install "unable to locate package"
My computer won't boot so I am trying to install boot-recovery using the instructions from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair. The initial command runs fine:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:...
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I can't use my ubuntu software center? [duplicate]
I am using ubuntu 11.10 version .. when I try to open the ubuntu software center it opens but gives me a blank screen and nothing shows up , before this happens it used to open normally but I couldn't ...
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timezone change resets after reboot ubuntu 11.10
I am trying to change my timezone from HKT to JST or any other timezone for that using the most commonly used command that I can find sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata.
This successfully changes the ...
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Trying to change administrator password [duplicate]
I have tryed to change the password with the information that jorge castro has
put up. when i get to the UNIX password change it says (Authentication token manipulation error) then says password ...
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How to install Python 2.5.4 in Ubuntu 11.10? [duplicate]
I've been reading through some posts on how to install Python 2.5.4 in Ubuntu but I can not manage to find a solution to my problem. The version of Ubuntu I have is the 11.10 and the one of Python I ...
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How to remove Ubuntu 11.10 after it is installed alongside Windows [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 alongside Windows 7. Now I want to uninstall Ubuntu, but I want my Windows 7 to be safe, i.e. intact with applications and documents in Windows.
I have not used Wubi, ...
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wget doesn't accept google's certificate [closed]
I use wget in a cron job to download my google calendar. I know it was still working last week. Today I noticed it doesn't anymore. wget won't accept google's certificate:
$ wget --debug https://www....
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Chromium wont start?
I reinstalled chromium now it does not start at all.
I have Ubuntu 11.10 How do I check what is wrong?
Why is it so hard to post a question on here? It keeps saying I have not met the formatting ...
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Issue on installing wine on Ubuntu 11.10
I have installed wine on my Ubuntu 11.10 using apt-get install.
In between installation, that process was stopped unfortunately. I don't know that whether wine is installed or not. But, it didn't ...
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Access Files on a Computer with Ubuntu when Windows Fails to Boot
I have a question. I stumbled upon a very helpful life-hack in wikihow. (http://www.wikihow.com/Access-Files-on-a-Computer-With-Ubuntu-when-Windows-Fails-to-Boot)
It shows how you can retrieve your ...
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Install Google Chrome on 11.10 [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Google Chrome in my Ubuntu 11.10 OS however I'm getting this error:
$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for xybrek:
Selecting previously ...
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Ubuntu, install from USB without the ISO? [closed]
So, this is probably a quickie.
I've gotten a copy of Ubuntu 11.10 on a memory stick. The contents of the folder is similar to what I found in the .ISO of Ubuntu 12.04. My question to you now, is as ...
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PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() [duplicate]
I'm trying to connect my PHP page to MySQL database, but I'm getting this error :
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()
I'm working on Ubuntu 11.10 MySQL 5.5 and PHP 5.3.
I ...
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When reinstalling Ubuntu, should I install the latest version or the version originaly installed on the machine?
I have inherited a laptop1 from a colleague that originally came with Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneric Ocelot) installed.
I am planning a clean reinstall of the OS to clean her data and set it up as my machine.
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How to remove ubuntu 11.10 from dual boot [duplicate]
I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04LTS using iso file i downloaded . But i realized that 12.04LTS is installed in parellel with 11.10. How do i remove 11.10
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I missed the removal step after my upgrade from Oneiric to Precise
I have just upgraded my ubuntu form Oneiric to Precise. But unfortunately my PC hanged up, just before I was to start the removal step to remove the unnecessary packages.
Hence, after a restart my PC ...
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do-release-upgrade fails on Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on a virtual host. I've tried upgrading to a newer version by running do-release-upgrade but the process fails with the following error(s).
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net ...
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How to set the default Java version
I have been using Java 6 on Ubuntu 11.10, but now I want to update to version 7. I've installed version 7 via PPA as described here. If I run
sudo update-alternatives --config java
I get the ...
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why doesn't my ftp transfer work?
I am working on ubuntu 11.10
i need to transfer some files to my windows 7 system on the LAN.
while connecting with ftp get an error i.e ftp: connection : connection refused
ftp 192.168.0.72
ftp: ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 wont' upgrade to Firefox 21 [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on a System76 laptop, and I can't seem to upgrade my firefox to v21. apt-get update, install, and upgrade firefox all return without making any upgrades. Synaptic is the same.
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SSH connection to AWS EC2 servers terminate often
I am using ubuntu os as i am trying to cloud machine. SSH connection to AWS EC2 servers terminate often, what configuration needs to be modified so that we could minimize the remote shell from being ...
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Unable to update via terminal [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. When I try to run sudo apt-get update. The following throws in the terminal:
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted i386 Packages ...
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How to upgrade skype 4.0 to skype 4.2 [closed]
I am using ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. I am currently using skype 4.0 and i want to upgrade my skype to 4.2. Do let me know the way to upgrade my skype
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unable to install mysql server on ubuntu [closed]
the error I encountered while updating in ubuntu 11.10. since I found that ubuntu 11.10 supports much better than 12.04 for matlab, I have rebooted my OS to ubuntu 11.10. And even here, I face same ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 Without the Button in Update Manager
I would like to Upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. I read the instructions, but the "Upgrade"-Button didnt occur within my Update Manager Window.
Is there another way to upgrade?
would be delighted ...
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'404 Not Found' errors when upgrading to 11.10
I tried upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10 and failed:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com ...
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