Questions tagged [16.10]
Questions about 16.10 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) was a non-LTS version released on October 13, 2016. It became End Of Life (EOL) on July 20, 2017.
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dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting error after upgrading from 16.04 to 16.10
I got a strange error after upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 to 16.10.
The Software Updater suggests a partial update:
Could not install 'systemd-shim'
The upgrade will continue but the 'systemd-shim' ...
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How can I execute command on startup (rc.local alternative) on Ubuntu 16.10
I am setting up quota on my Linode server running Ubuntu 16.10, and I get the following error
Cannot stat() mounted device /dev/root: No such file or directory
So to fix this, I reached this ...
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Ethernet device not managed
I am using Ubuntu 16.10 and recently I have not been able to connect to internet using Ethernet. The network manager shows device not managed.
The WiFi network is working fine.
I've tried the ...
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Updated from 16.04 to 16.10; the keyboard and mouse no longer works after getting to the lock screen
So I just updated to 16.10 (just got 16.04 a few weeks ago, still new to Linux). The keyboard still works when I need to enter my password to unencrypt the lvm drive, but stops working (along with the ...
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How to disable systemd-resolved and resolve DNS with dnsmasq?
Ubuntu 16.10+ uses systemd-resolved as DNS resolver.
I prefer the setup 16.04 uses, dnsmasq as the resolver.
How can I do that on 16.10+, especially on 17.04?
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Can't install npm - Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages?
I am trying to upgrade my nodejs to 7.6 but failed. Now I have a new problem after re-installing node 6.10:
$ sudo apt-get purge nodejs npm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree ...
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16.10 fail to resolve DNS
After upgrading my 16.04-installation to 16.10, I have trouble with DNS.
First I got problems a couple of times when connected to WiFi, while it worked on ethernet. Now it seems to work on WiFi also. ...
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Chrome Slow in 16.10 with multiple windows in different workspaces
To reproduce:
open chrome,
open a new window (ctrl-n),
move that window to a different workspace,
use chrome normally (i.e. open and close new tabs, type into omnibar).
Google Chrome will behave ...
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How to show hidden files in Nautilus 3.20.3 Ubuntu 16.10?
How to show hidden files in Nautilus 3.20.3 Ubuntu 16.10?
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Where is the .ssh directory?
I installed openssh, but I can't find the .ssh directory. Could anyone be able to tell me where could I find this directory?
P.S. I installed Ubuntu 16.10 as a virtual machine.
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Twitter media cannot be played from Firefox
I just installed Ubuntu 16.10 but it cannot play some videos from Twitter in Firefox. Instead, I get a message, something like
This media cannot be reproduced.
If I open the Firefox console, I see ...
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Anki does not run on Ubuntu 16.10 after upgrade from 16.04
after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10 from 16.04, Anki program does not run. this is the error message:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/anki", line 7, in <module>
import aqt
...
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No symbol table. Press any key to continue
Whenever I boot Ubuntu 16.10, just before the Plymouth screen, I'm seeing this message:
No symbol table found.
Press any key to continue...
and it remains there for a minute or so before showing me ...
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nfs error 'no locks available' after update to 16.10
I use vagrnat with virtualbox vm and nfs synced folders to run django app and after update to 16.10 vagrant up fails on provision step with error:
Executed: /bin/bash -l -c "cd /home/vagrant/proj >...
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Cannot install wine32 in Ubuntu 16.10
I have upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04. Wine was installed in my system but after upgrade it was returning the following error.
it looks like wine32 is missing, you should install it.
as root, please ...
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ls: cannot open directory: Permission denied
I can't open a directory with username even after taking ownership & giving it all permissions:
sudo mkdir /path/to/the/directory/
sudo chown -R username:username /path/to/the/directory/
sudo ...
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How to install Scratch 2 on Ubuntu 16.10. or 17.04 (64bit)?
I need to install Adobe Air on Ubuntu 16.10/17.04 with offline Scratch 2. Air is many years unsupported on Linux, so there are several workarounds. One which worked for me up to Ubuntu 16.04 (using ...
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"libmtp error: Could not get file from device." on attempting to transfer files from Android phone
I am attempting to transfer files from my OnePlus X Android phone to my fairly fresh Ubuntu 16.10 installation. After the phone is mounted (and I can see file, navigate the filesystem etc.), when I ...
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Eclipse IDE missing icons and menus
I've an issue with Eclipse Neon, my daily development platform.
After the upgrade to 16.10 my Eclipse shows less icons than it normally does.
Most of the tool bar icons are missing and also ...
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Disable gnome from asking passphrase in GUI when using ssh and gpg from terminal
Ever since I installed Ubuntu Desktop 16.10 Gnome(previously I had 15.10), I have been annoyed with the fact that whenever I try to add an SSH key or import a GPG key using terminal a GUI popup box ...
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Is secure boot properly enabled on ubuntu 16.10?
I know Ubuntu used to ship with secure boot support but only for compatibility.
Canonical's Secure Boot implementation in Ubuntu 15.10 and early is primarily about hardware-enablement and this ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 vs Ubuntu 16.10 [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 15.10 and wish to upgrade to ubuntu 16.10 ( after the final release on October 13th). Should I upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 or Ubuntu 16.10?
Which one would be better and reliable?
Thanks....
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How to install AMDGPU-PRO drivers in 16.10?
AMD has drivers up listed for 14.04 and 16.04. Trying to install the 16.04 drivers on 16.10 gives me
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/bin/amdgpu-pro-uninstall':
File exists
Is there any way ...
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How can I use 16.10 Yakkety kernel in 16.04 Xenial?
As 16.10 is getting released, is it possible to use its kernel in 16.04?
I know it will be offered in 16.04.2 due on February, but with problems my laptop is having on 16.04 I would rather start ...
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systemd-journal + systemd-resolve + dnsmasq high cpu usage
on Ubuntu 16.10, for some minute after wifi connection, systemd-journal, systemd-resolve and dnsmasq tend to use almost 150% of CPU.
Is this normal?
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Installing lua5.2 vs. lua5.3 on Ubuntu 16.10
When I install the lua5.2 package on Ubuntu 16.10:
sudo apt-get install lua5.2
it installs /usr/bin/lua as a symlink to /etc/alternatives/lua-interpreter, which in turn is a symlink to `/usr/bin/...
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How to install Ubuntu 16.10 without any gui? [duplicate]
I want to start my computer and it should open up to a CLI. I don't want a GUI, no fancy login screen etc.
I need a solution that does not use a minimal ISO because it requires an internet connection....
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Ubuntu 16.10 Files closes straight after opening [closed]
Since upgrading from 16.04 to 16.10, when I click the 'Files' icon in the launcher it opens as usual but immediately closes again. I can't browse the filesystem which is a bit of a nuisance. Can I re-...
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Ubuntu 16.10 screen flicker after monitor wake up
In Ubuntu 16.10, when my monitors wake up on my 3rd generation Intel Core i7 laptop (HD 4000 graphics), I get flickering on both my built in laptop screen and my external display. It goes away when I ...
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Problems installing Julia language
I'm following instructions from here (see Ubuntu section). It says me to do
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:staticfloat/juliareleases
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:staticfloat/julia-deps
sudo apt-get ...
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Cannot play DRM content in browsers (honestly, I've looked)
Okay, before you guys say it's been answered and besiege me with links, I promise I've spent a TON of time searching: honestly I've looked, I've tried everything on every post I've found. I hopped in ...
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How to disable "Extraction completed successfully" dialog in Nautilus?
In Ubuntu 16.10, every time I extract a file, Nautilus displays the dialog "Extraction completed successfully".
How can I make Nautilus finish extraction silently (like it did in 16.04)?
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DNS resolution fails after wakeup from standby (Ubuntu 16.10)
Since I upgraded Ubuntu 16.04 to 16.10 DNS resolution stopped working every time the computer wakes up from standby. Pinging IP addresses directly works without a problem. So the issue seems to be DNS ...
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Upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10 partially failed?
A few days after 16.10 was released (now) I decided to upgrade. Kept receiving errors during the upgrade, until it finally failed. On the CLI running apt-get upgrade now gives:
Reading package lists.....
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Create a username and password in RStudio Server
I installed RStudio Server and I could possibly get access to this server with http://<server-ip>:8787. From there, they asked me a username and a password, but I don't even know what it could ...
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DNS works with host, but not with wget
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I've got a strange situation where I can do DNS lookups on some hosts but not others. This seems to be related to resolv.conf having one nameserver entry pointing to my nameserver and another ...
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How to configure local DNS lookup in Ubuntu 16.10?
I freshly installed Ubuntu 16.10 and rsync'd a backup of my previous home directory from kubuntu 16.04 to my new install. Things work well, but I have not been able to resolve local addresses despite ...
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How can I open ~/Desktop if I click on "Open in terminal" from the Desktop?
Scenario:
I am on my Desktop.
I perform a right mouse click and select "Open in terminal".
I envision this to open the terminal in ~/Desktop and not my home folder.
System:
Ubuntu 16.10
Unity
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How to update to latest OpenGL version on Virtualbox Ubuntu Linux machine?
I'm running Ubuntu 16.10 on VirtualBox version 5.1.10 with installed latest guest additions. My host system is Ubuntu 14.04 with graphics adapter:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel ...
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Installing Cisco Packet Tracer 7 on Ubuntu 16.10
I am new to Linux. Trying to install Packet Tracer 7 on Ubuntu 16.10 with no success. Basically tried two different methods from Ubuntu previous answers namely:
Method one:
How do I run Cisco Packet ...
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DOSBOX not working on 16.10
after upgrading from 16.04 to 16.10 I am getting the following error while running DosBox :
DOSBox version 0.74
Copyright 2002-2010 DOSBox Team, published under GNU GPL.
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CONFIG:Loading primary ...
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How to compile GNU Emacs 25.1 on 16.10
I've managed to build and install (using checkinstall) an GNU Emacs 25.1 Debian package on 16.04, but on 16.10 for some unknown reason the compilation fails (at the make stage) giving the truncated ...
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How do I switch from Ubuntu 16.10 to Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
I've accidentally installed Ubuntu from a 16.10 iso image instead of 16.04 and I do not want to reinstall it via a format...
Is there a way I can downgrade from 16.10 to 16.04?
PS:
I desire to ...
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How do I prevent my display from turning off when screen is locked?
First of all, I checked "How to prevent my screens from turning off, when the screen is locked?" but that didn't help.
The laptop is set to not suspend no matter if it's running via battery or AC. ...
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Pairing Bluetooth Keyboard That Needs code "Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationFailed"
I am attempting to connect a new bluetooth keyboard (Microsoft surface erganomic keyboard) to my Ubuntu running Dell XPS 15 (2016). I am running Xubuntu 16.10 and kernel version:
root@Flere:~$ uname ...
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Trying to overwrite ... which is different from other instances of package
I tried to upgrade Intel graphics in ubuntu 16.10 using the official installer.
The last stage of unpacking libcairo2 produces an error (see figure).
When I do upgrade I get the same error also:
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How can I remove an Online Account?
Is it possible to remove accounts shown in the screen below?
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Google Chrome didn't add apt source list
So I just installed the latest Chrome in my new Ubuntu 16.10 installation. But I just checked the "additional software" source list but I couldn't find the entry for Google Chrome that it normally ...
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Mouse cursor disappear on video playback on ubuntu 16.10 on vlc
Mouse cursor disappear on video playback on ubuntu 16.10 on vlc.
As I hover my mouse pointer over the video playback, the mouse pointer disappears eventhough when i move around the mouse cursor.
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Trying to install Ubuntu results in freezing splash screen - nomodeset did not work
I've been trying to install Ubuntu for some time now, as a dual boot with Windows 10 on my XMG Schenker laptop. I have an Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics card, and i7 6700 CPU. I'm trying to install Ubuntu ...