Questions tagged [13.10]
This non-LTS version of Ubuntu, code named Saucy Salamander, was released On 17 Oct, 2013 and reached End Of Life on July, 2014. Newer questions should be considered off-topic.
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Unity launcher appear on gnome session, how to fix it?
Yesterday my gnome's completely broken, cause there are unity launcher on gnome session. I have no idea why this happen, see the picture:
And i'am not able to access gnome panel
Reinstalling no give ...
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tor browser not working
after upgrading ubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 my tor-browser stopped taking any input through keyboard. then i deleted tor-browser and when after reinstalling it frm terminal it is showing a message tht your ...
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grub-install dummy fails. this is a fatal error
I am new to this but I have watched many video how to dual boot Ubuntu with windows 8.
I have HP pavilion g6 notebook with 4 GB RAM and Intel i5 processor.
I am installing Ubuntu 13.10 with windows 8.
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"Open in remote terminal" for Xubuntu file manager
I recently switched to Xubuntu. I am trying to recover the Ubuntu nautilus functionality, "Open in remote terminal", which was on the right-click menu of every file manager window. This does not ...
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Speed Up Unity Dash Loading Programs
Each time I open dash for the first time since booting, it takes ages to load programs on it. I have to wait for like a minute or so and then programs appears. I have online stuffs disabled so its ...
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Can't upgrade to trusty
I try this to upgrade but just get an error:
nick@netbook:~$ sudo update-manager
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
WARNING:root:file 'trusty.tar.gz.gpg' missing
nick@netbook:~$
The GUI just says:
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Error is occured when I try to build and install Numeric-24.2, anybody, help please me
vprasopchai@vprasopchai-Aspire-4720Z:~/Downloads/Numeric-24.2$ python setup.py build
WARNING: '' not a valid package name; please use only.-separated package names in setup.py
WARNING: '' not a valid ...
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No longer able to go online with 13.10
Bought my Computer from ebay, loaded with Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10. Came with a disk with Ubuntu 13.10.
I loaded Ubuntu 13.10 and called who I purchased computer from. He walked me through setting up ...
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Error while installing Nokia Suite
Dependency is not satisfiable gambas2-runtime (>=1.9.48) error while installing Nokia Suite. What should I do?
I am using Ubuntu 13.10. Please recommend me a software application similar to Nokia PC ...
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How to resize Ubuntu partition without re installing Ubuntu [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 13.10. When I type df -h, the terminal shows the following information
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda7 28G 26G 0 100% /
none 4.0K ...
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Connecting Ubuntu 13.10 box to a VIZIO E601i-A3 TV
First, a briefe background on myself. I'm in IT. I've done both hardware and software tech support so I'm not an idiot when it comes to technology. However, I am totally new to linux boxes and hooking ...
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dispatcher.d script not executing
I'm currently working on script , which will change proxy and apt settings depending on network in which the Laptop will be plugged in.
Problem is that, if i run the script from terminal, everything ...
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netflix wont go full screen when using other programs
I'm using 2 monitors and I like to surf Reddit while watching netflix and when I click on another window it stops going full screen is there anyway lock it on fullscreen.
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Screenlets not auto starting in lubuntu
I am trying to auto start FolderView Screenlets in Lubuntu 13.10
There is plenty of advice on the web for ubuntu, with which i did not have any issues.
I got the screenlets manager to autostart ...
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Fan running constantly after installing ubuntu [dell inspiron 5520]
i installed ubuntu 13.10 on my dell inspiron 5520 and this is my first experience with ubuntu or any OS other than windows..
the system starts up normally and functions although it seemsto be slower ...
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Enlarge (re-size) /boot using Xubuntu 13.10, preparing to install 14.04
the installer remarks insufficient space in /boot. I've to enlarge it.
Unfortunately I don't know how. Please give me a hind. Thanks.
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Ubuntu problems [duplicate]
I recently installed Ubuntu 13.10, I was running Winows XP previously. My Ubuntu is unable to pick up my internet and my Wi-Fi is not working. Ubuntu is my sole operating system right now, but I ...
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In Consistent RAM reports
"System Monitor" tells me i am using 1.3GB of 2.9GB at 42.8% "atop"
tells me i am have 174.8M Free "top"
tells me i have 3072772 total, 2894424 used, 178348 free
3072772KB = 2.93042373657227GB "...
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(32) Ad-Hoc mode is not supported by this device. - 13.10 on i5 NUC
Not sure if this is an Ubuntu issue or intel issue. Any insights will be appreciated.
I have an intel NUC (D54250WYK) w/ intel 7260 wireless adapter and Ubuntu 13.10.
I can connect to my local wi-...
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Which is the best ubuntu version for my laptop dell inspiron 3521
Following is my laptop configuration
Model : Dell Inspiron 3521
Processor : i3 third Generation
Ram : 4 GB
Hard Disk : 500GB
Graphics Cards: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4000 HD, ATI Readon HD ...
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Update from Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04 changed fonts
I just upgraded my Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, but now all the fonts look different and I really would like to have the old fonts back. I tried to use other fonts but they also look rather bad.
So how can ...
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Purple screen only on resume from hibernate
This might be a duplicate, apologies if it is... I couldn't find anything exactly identical.
My system boots up just fine. But whenever it tries to resume from hibernation, I get to GRUB and then it ...
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Cannot connect to internet through ethernet
When I connect the ethernet to my desktop (13.10), it appears to establish a connection but I cannot access any web pages. If I connect the ethernet to my laptop (12.04.4) it works correctly. I have ...
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Wifi is Working but the F12(Wifi Key) is constantly glowing orange
I installed Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy one month ago and have been using it regularly. The WiFi has worked fine until today, when I connected my laptop (HP Pavillion n-013tx) to an Ethernet cable and when I ...
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Install wc3 markup validator locally
How to install and use w3c markup validator on Ubuntu 13.10 locally? I know I can install it by installing following packages:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-perl2
sudo apt-get install w3c-...
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Ext4 switching to read only mode
I have very frustrating problem. My server randomly switches / mount to read only without any pattern.
Only message that I've found in logs is:
htree_dirblock_to_tree:920: inode #14286877: block ...
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Gimp options on Unity panel greyed out unless sudo
I'm using Gimp2.8-2.9 on 13.10 and all of the drop-down options to modify a photo from the unity panel menu are greyed out unless gimp is run as sudo. I can only assume this is a permission issue.
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Ubuntu crashes after upgrade to 13.10, laptop won't boot anymore
I have a HP Pavilion dv7, with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 in dualboot. Just recently I updated to 13.10, but there were some packages that didn't get installed properly, I thought this wouldn't be ...
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irssi: no terminal notification sound while pinged
Initial Problem:
Installed a fresh copy of irssi for my terminal. All settings are default. My goal is when someone pings my username, I am alerted through a sound notification.
Initial Settings:
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Wine Installation problem after apt-get update [duplicate]
Since a sudo apt-get update, wine is no longer recognized by Ubuntu (as if I removed the package).
I decided to clean it completely and tried to install Wine again without success.
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Ubuntu VPN Outside Network Connection Issue
I am having a strange issue when connecting to my VPN.
It kicks me off the internet.
I have it setup in 'Network Settings' (due to that is the only way I was able to get it to work)
Now, while I am ...
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max Memory and Storage capacity of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Does anybody know what is the maximum Memory(RAM) capacity and HDD(Storage) capacity for both 32-bit version and 64-bit version of 14.04 LTS? Same Ubuntu 13.10 32 & 64 bit versions too.
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Computer Shut Off During Ubuntu 13.10 -> 14.04 Upgrade. Please Help
So my computer was originally running windows 8 when I got it and I installed ubuntu (13.04 or 13.10 i think) along side it so I could dual boot. Tonight I did the upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 and my ...
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apostrophe as dead key prints apostrophe before special character
Since this morning i have strange bug. I have apostrophe as dead key for latvian characters. Everything was fine untill this morning. Now when i hit apostrophe and, for exapmple "a", i get "'ā" ...
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CRAS audio & video stopped working [Chromebook]
It all seemed to start after updating ChromeOS. (I'm running Ubuntu inside of ChromeOS (crouton))
I have no audio, (and video is hit-and-miss, either broken or working).
I tried to manually turn the ...
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High CPU load for Firefox 29 and HUD with Ubuntu 13.10
Using Firefox 29.0 on the recently upgraded Ubuntu 13.10 results in high CPU load. By running top on the commandline I can see that the high CPU load goes to the following processes:
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How Can I find possible problems for my HDD?
I am a new user of ubuntu. I just installed ubuntu 13.10. I suspect that my hard drive has some problems (maybe bad sectors). Ubuntu fails to mount my hard drive. but when I go to settings/system info ...
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How do you open an application that you made in a new text document
I just made an application with text editor 13.10 but i cannot figure out how to run it please help I Tried opening it in chrome but all it did was show the text
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Rearrange open programs in Xubuntu task bar
My Xubuntu (Ubuntu 13.10) task bar currently looks like this:
I'd like to be able to rearrange them in a different order. Say for example, I want Google Chrome to be listed first. But I'm not able to ...
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Invisible mouse cursor plus disabled internet connection on 13.10
I am totally new regarding Ubuntu, recently converted from Windows. A friend installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my laptop a few months ago. It's been working great up until about thirty minutes ago.
I booted ...
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Upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04 without losing all files? [closed]
I want to upgrade Ubuntu and keep my existing files and apps. Is there a way to upgrade from Ubuntu 13.10 to Ubuntu 14.04 without having to download an ISO, put it on a USB and then install it and ...
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Can't resize partition
I'm trying to make my Windows partition bigger so I made my Ubuntu partition 150 GBs smaller. Now when I try to resize my Windows partition it won't go bigger -- it only gives me the option to make it ...
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How do I partition an SD card with "disk utility"?
I'm using Ubuntu 13.10. I want to make partitions on my SD card. After mounting the SD card I'm trying to make the partitions with the "disk utility". In the disk utility, after clicking on "more ...
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Lost user login on upgrade to Ubuntu 13.10
I just upgraded to 13.10 this weekend (I know 14.04 is out, I'm not doing that yet) and have lost my login. There used to be two user accounts I could choose to log in from on the startup page, mine ...
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bootable DVD & USB of Centos 6.5 x86 based from Ubuntu 13.10
My question is how to make a bootable DVD / USB for CentOS 6.5 x86(32-bit) from Ubuntu 13.10 (with the help of terminal / GUI or through both ways) OR what softwares i can use for this purpose???
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"Internal Error" when connecting to wifi - Ubuntu 13.10
I just installed Ubuntu 13.10 on a Toshiba Satellite C850 laptop, ethernet works fine but I can't connect via wifi, I get an "Internal Error" message; what could be wrong? And how can I fix this?
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What Does The Installer Download During The Installation Process?
"Connecting this computer to a wi-fi network allows you to install third party software, download updates, automatically detect your timezone, and install full support for your language." -The Lubuntu ...
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Problem with double click on title bar or right click on it or Any window washed out and disappear in Ubuntu 14.04
I run over the following problem in Ubuntu 14.04:
When I right click, or double click title bar of a nautilus, or at any opened window, or any browser window and so on, it shade and disappear.
Image ...
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Saucy: Boost shared libs contain no symbols
I need to link with some of Boost's shared library (.so) files. I have installed boost by running
sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
The header files and static libraries are installed correctly....
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How to disable sticky edges in Ubuntu 14.04 (Ubuntu 13.10 and earlier had a Option for On/Off Mouse Stickiness)
In Ubuntu 12.04~13.10, the Settings >> Display >> Sticky Edges [On/Off] option was available. In Ubuntu 14.10, it is missing. How do I disable Mouse Edge Stickiness so that when I move my mouse from ...
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