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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How to stop Ubuntu from talking to me?
The title may sound silly, but on Ubuntu 13.10, I'm getting frequent audible notifications using text to speech.
Is this the "speech dispatcher" and how can I disable it?
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Problem with update-manager: No module named 'apt_pkg' in Ubuntu 13.10, having installed Python 3.4 on /usr/local/lib
I'm rather new to Ubuntu and I'm trying to run update-manager on Ubuntu 13.10. I get:
jacopo@jacopo-laptop:~$ update-manager
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line ...
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No sound from Chrome, sound works fine in Firefox etc (13.10)
I'm running 13.10 (all up-to-date) on a Lenovo laptop with a Griffin iMic USB audio device. Though I occasionally have to use the Pulse Audio volume control tool to re-select the iMic, it works ...
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htpasswd executable is missing
I'm running 13.10. Clean install. Ran:
sudo apt-get install apache2
I would expect that I would have htpasswd in the /usr/sbin directory along with the apache2 executable. I don't.
I can ...
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Upgraded to 13.10 now clock settings are all disabled and clock does not display
I've upgraded to 13.10 and now I don't have the standard menu clock, which I need for work.
I checked and 'indicator-datetime' is installed. I even uninstalled/reinstalled that applet with no luck.
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Headphones microphone is not working
I'm trying to use my headphones with my Ubuntu 13.10. My headphones are Nokia BH-905i, which can be connected via Bluetooth or green+pink wires.
If I use bluetooth, voice quality is terrible or ...
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Ubuntu Server 13.10 now goes to sleep when closing laptop lid
I recently upgraded to the latest version (13.10). I have it running on an old laptop. Since the upgrade, whenever I close the laptop lid, it goes to sleep mode.
Any idea on how to fix?
I've ...
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Delete all files whose filenames contain a particular string?
I changed my wordpress theme. The older one created so much images on server. My new theme doesnt need them, so I want to remove all. How can I do that?
For example:
Default image: ...
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phpStorm losing keyboard input
Every now and again phpStorm will lose input from my keyboard. I can still click around, but it will not register any keys. Other windows are fine. It takes a phpStorm restart to bring them back. It ...
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Hibernation is still missing from menu in 13.10 after enabling via polkit. How to enable?
I know that since 12.04, we need to add a policykit rule to enable hibernation (see question How to enable hibernation? and the Official Documentation).
I can successfully bring my laptop into ...
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Postgres password authentication fails
I've installed PostgreSQL 9.1 and pgadmin3 on Ubuntu Server 13.10.
I configured postgresql.conf with: listen_addresses = '*'
also I configured ph_hba.conf by changed peer connections to md5
Plus I ...
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What are the advantages/disadvantages of the new encryption feature in ubuntu 13.10
I'm in the middle of installing 13.10 and the Ubuntu page I was following on how to install from a USB stick says nothing about these two choices (on the Installation type screen):
1) Encrypt the ...
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device-mapper: remove ioctl on luks-xxxx failed: Device or resource busy
While I was away from my computer, my encrypted USB drive got accidentally unmounted somehow (although it was still physically connected at the time). I haven't been able to recover (haven't tried a ...
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Upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 - Apache not able to start
I updated to Ubuntu 13.10 (from Ubuntu 13.04) last weekend, and now Apache is not being able to start. It was working perfectly well until the upgraded, and I haven't changed anything myself.
When I ...
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Invalid argument - Brother scanner not working after upgrade (brscan2 driver)
I recently upgraded Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy).
Scanning via my MFC-420CN had been working in Ubuntu and Linux Mint installs up though Olivia and Oneric. However once I upgraded from these, scanning ...
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Permanently set keyboard layout options with setxkbmap in gnome/unity
Ubuntu 13.101 (and maybe upstream gnome) introduced very annoying bug: pressing keyboard layout switch shortcut makes focus go away to some system window, then back to window where shortcut was ...
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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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How do I type in a file path?
How do I type in a file path in Ubuntu's default file explorer? By the looks of it, I can only drill down into folders by clicking on folder icons.
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Where are Upstart log messages on Ubuntu 13.X?
On Ubuntu 12.04, I can find Upstart log messages in /var/log/syslog.
Commands:
# initctl log-priority info
# initctl emit hello
Log:
Apr 1 01:56:56 precise64 kernel: [ 8365.820425] init: ...
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Enable line numbers in gedit
I can't find how to enable the line numbers, current line highlight, and other goodness in 13.10.
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Copy paste not working on ubuntu putty
I have been using putty to connect to one of my client server,here the problem is that copy and paste doesn't work. When I was on windows it used to work and now I want the same thing on ubuntu 13.10.
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Ubuntu doesn't detect or display or so on, external USB Hard Disk
It's NTFS. It's USB2. I'm using Ubuntu 13.04. It works perfectly fine on Windows (which excludes cable and hardware problems). I have two Ubuntu computers and it's not detected on either. It's about ...
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How to fix missing libudev.so.0 for Chrome to start again?
Trying to start chrome yields in following error on the command line:
/opt/google/chrome/chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or ...
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Grub not showing on startup for Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 13.10 Dual boot
Ok, so I'm such a newbie to Ubuntu and I bought a Windows 8 pre-installed laptop last month.
I updated to Windows 8.1 and then I thought about installing Ubuntu as a dual boot so I could mess around ...
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How to install Neovim on Ubuntu?
How can I install Neovim on Ubuntu? Should I compile it from source?
The installation steps are a little bit blurry for me...
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Unable to run VMware - Failed to build vmnet
I am unable to run vmware and below is the error log as to why.
Any idea, though and suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.
2014-02-03T16:32:00.904+08:00| vthread-3| I120: Log for VMware ...
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persist port routing from 80 to 8080
I use amazon EC2 instance which works via ubuntu. By default according security restrictions I can't bin my application to port 80, so I just bind it port 8080 and then set routing redirect from port ...
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what happened to json_encode in 13.10 php?
Just updated to saucy 13.10 and json_encode is missing from the bundled php. json doesn't appear in the phpinfo() output and i'm getting this error in my app:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined ...
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Enable the keyboard backlights on supported Lenovo (e.g. Carbon X1) with command
Some Lenovo laptops have keyboard backlights, and they can be turned on using Fn + Space. There are three states: off, normal and bright.
When I start Ubuntu, these laptops always default back to a ...
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imwheel destroys back / forth navigation buttons from my mouse
I installed imwheel correctly with sudo apt-get install imwheel. Afterwards I did insert this:
".*"
None, Up, Up, 10
None, Down, Down, 10
in my ~/.imwheelrc file. The ...
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Extract A Squashfs To An Existing Directory
I have an Ubuntu installation backed up as a .squashfs file. I would like to extract it to the root of a partition, but when I try gives me an error saying the directory exists. I can extract just ...
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Mathematica Installation Problem
Ubuntu 13.10 - 64 bit
Mathematica 9.
CRITICAL FAILURE: PrintIntroduction() Error
$ProductTitle not defined.
Help me to install.
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Why do I need to run "/bin/bash --login"
I have just setup a new Ubuntu 13.10 server with ruby 2.1.1 installed through rvm.
The problem is that whenever I switch to the user "rails" (the user I installed ruby and rails with) I have to run /...
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Qt5 installation and path configuration
I have installed Qt5 from the Qt5 project site, to the following directory
/opt/Qt5
I would also like to mention that I had Qt4 installed previously, I have removed all instances of Qt4 through ...
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p11-kit: Typical problem with Wine
I've installed Wine 1.7 with Winetricks on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander. I've tried to launch any .exe files, but still is a problem:
p11-kit: couldn't load module: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/...
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difference between sources.list and sources.list.distUpgrade [duplicate]
On ubuntu, in the /etc/apt/, there are two files: sources.list and sources.list.distUpgrade. But I only know they are used to update system. However, what are the the difference between them? by the ...
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No wireless for Intel Corporation 7260 version 63
I have a Dell XPS 12 running Ubuntu 13.10 and it doesn't appear to find it's wireless. I have tried the suggestions here but they made no difference
peter@xps:/lib/firmware$ ls -l /lib/firmware/...
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Bluetooth device paired and connected (no sound)
I've got a Bluetooth headset which works great in both Windows 8 and Android 4.2 however on Ubuntu (13.10) it just doesn't seem to work. I installed Blueman, it paired and connected successfully when ...
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Change default sound device
After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.10 my sound stopped working. I eventually figured out that Ubuntu had selected the HDMI sound device instead of my analogue speakers. I switched to the correct device and ...
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Chrome won't start from the launcher
I have Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit and chrome 64-bit.
I can start chrome from the command line with google-chrome-stable and lock it to the launcher, but when I try to launch chrome from the launcher nothing ...
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Xubuntu 13.10: disabling suspend on lid being closed
I'm having trouble with configuring my home server. I have an old lenovo x200 laptop that runs Xubuntu 13.10.
My problem is that after closing the lid the laptop is begin suspended despite changing ...
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Nautilus doesn't allow adding/removing bookmarks
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10 (actually, I've done two fresh installs, hoping that trying again would get this working).
I don't seem to have the ability to add or remove bookmarks from ...
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How to download videos from any site using terminal based command?
I want to download any videos form any site using terminal command , I know "youtube-dl" but it doesn't download videos from some sites like khan academy so, what is the best for that ?
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PHP is not working well on Ubuntu 13.10 and mcrypt is missing in phpmyadmin
I've upgraded from UBUNTU 13.04 to 13.10 but I can not work with PHP pages or phpmyadmin .
I've tried this way to install lamp on Ubuntu sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ phpmyadmin
and I've done all ...
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How to I make Cisco WebEx work with 13.10 64bit?
I'm having a very hard time getting webex to work under Saucy. Up until now I've been able to just install a java plugin, install ia32-libs, and I was good to go. With Saucy ia32-libs is gone and it'...
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How to switch input language with Caps Lock in Ubuntu 13.10? [closed]
Ubuntu 13.10 has a different menu for Text Entry.
I'm using Caps Lock for swiching language input. After upgrade from 13.04 I'm not able to switch languages with Caps Lock.
Looks like upgrade broke ...
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What does Ubuntu base do?
In Ubuntu 13.10, almost every alternate day, I get an update for ubuntu-base.
What does ubuntu-base mean?
What packages does it change?
Is it safe to skip those updates?
This is the Ubuntu base I ...
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Is it possible to unbind or change the unicode input global shortcut?
I'm using Ubuntu 13.10, but I think the keyboard shortcut wasn't bound in 12.10, but could be wrong.
It's not in the shortcuts tab of keyboard settings. How can I change the Unicode input from Ctrl+...
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Picture of a spaceship occasionally appears on my monitor when switching monitors
Seriously. No joke.
Clean 13.10 install. Not a single picture on my computer. I press F4 to switch over to my external monitor and...what is this?
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