Questions tagged [url]
uniform resource locator or universal resource locator (URL)
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I can no longer drag and drop URL links from the Chrome browser to my `nemo` file manager
I followed my instructions here years ago to make nemo my default file manager instead of nautilus (which is the default packaged with Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, etc).
I used to be able to (for many years) ...
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Create .url files when drag and drop from browser instead of .desktop
I used to drag-and-drop links from the browser in Windows to a folder to save them. That created files with extension .url, and the content is like:
[InternetShortcut]
URL=https://askubuntu.com/
When ...
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Web browsers: HTTP not working in ubuntu 18.04 but HTTPS does
I've never seen such thing before.
In ubuntu 18.04 LTS almost after 6 months, I have problem in loading HTTP urls in Firefox, Chrome even by wget. But I have no problem with same urls in HTTPS mode. ...
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web links are opened twice
Since I installed Firefox Quantum and Firefox ESR 52 both (Kubuntu Trusty / KDE 4.13.3) it happens every time that any external web link is opened twice in my default browser. So I presume this is an ...
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how to create a desktop shortcut for brave-browser in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I tried to create a desktop shortcut/starter in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which points to a URL for the Brave browser, but it seems impossible.
As a Lubuntu 22.04 LTS user I am baffled, because in Lubuntu this ...
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Shortcut to open a browser with a switch, such as -ssb or -kiosk
I'd like to ask how to create a clickable shortcut in a folder (or desktop) to open a browser with a switch, pointing to a specific webpage.
Below example refers to open a webpage in a Single Site ...
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Issue to install Nvidia 2080 ti driver with Python
Good morning,
I actually have boring issue, trying to install the Nvidia 2080 ti driver on a Ubuntu 18-04 workstation.
I reinstalled a Ubuntu 18-04 workstation with a new partition schema. The seller ...
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Links VERY slow
I reinstalled Ubuntu 17.10 a few days ago. Since then, clicking on any link outside of Chrome (e.g. Thunderbird, Nautilus PDF file, Slack, etc.) takes several seconds to open in Chrome, and it seems ...
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How to observe requests sent by console application?
I want to monitor what requests some command line tool is making. App itself doesn't show this information only final result. Is there any option to watch the urls to which this application sends ...
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Clicking link in Thunderbird opens browser but doesn't enter URL
I'm trying to fix this behavior, which isn't the default behavior. Clicking a link in an email message in Thunderbird 45.5.1 under Ubuntu 16 opens my Chromium 55.0 browser, but doesn't enter the URL ...
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How can I add a web browser address bar to lxpanel?
Do you know if there is any way I can add the Firefox address bar to Lubuntu's panels? Or a widget, I don't know. I don't want to disappear with Firefox's bar, just want to open the browser by typing ...
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Path in url to access var/www/html files
What should I type in url to see my lamp files.
In localhost is like "localhost/folder_name/file_name"
Here, should it be something like "192.168.0.1/what_here"?
It goes to my Router page not my lamp ...
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how to force ssl with default-ssl without DNS?
I know this has been covered everywhere, and I've actually made this work on another server, but I can't seem to get it to work.
I have this
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
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Creating a dedicated dock shortcut for my streaming service web page using .desktop files
I'm trying to create a dock shortcut for a streaming service browser application that does not have a native apllication on the ubuntu store. I was able to create the .desktop file and make it work, ...
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url filtering/whitelisting for apache before it reaches https port
I am running an Apache web server on 80 and 443 in Ubuntu 22.04, and I would like to allow only hosted subdomains, invalid subdomains should be blocked before Apache serves default certificate for ...
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Parental Control - Ubuntu 22.04
I'm searching for a Parental Control on a Ubuntu 22.04 but not only website and contents restrictions. I would like to access to the list of website visited. And I'd like to restrict APP installation, ...
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Why is Firefox failing to load hyperlinks from Thunderbird?
I have a problem with Firefox failing to load hyperlinks from emails in Thunderbird.
With the default browser set to Firefox, clicking hyperlinks in emails launches the browser but no page is loaded (...
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I installed wordpress on ubuntu, but as I run "sudo su", then "cd /var/www" then "ls", I see there is no wordpress directory. How can I solve this?
I installed WordPress on Ubuntu according to the website https://www.journaldev.com/24954/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu, and I am now trying to find the URL of the website. For that, I am following this ...
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One URL redirecting to another on Ubuntu 21.10 impish
So I recently setup a github pages site. When I visit the site at https://example.github.io(Obviously that's not the real url) on my phone(Or any device other than my computer), it works fine. However,...
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wget download file to inurl directory
Is there any way to download file to inurl directory.
For example:
Here the url is https://url.com/api/discovery/manifest
I want the download structure be like
root_folder
- api
-- discovery
---- ...
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URL Link Files do not copy to external storage
I have saved URL links outside my FireFox browser inside a folder named "Research Website Links". I am not saving the URL links inside the FireFox Bookmark Manager because I need my URL ...
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Whitelist URLs in Ubuntu 18.04
I'm installing an application server on Ubuntu 18.04 and the install manual requires whitelisting a number of URLs. How to do this in a fresh installed Ubuntu 18.04?
Please whitelist the following ...
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Is there a way to pass the host: value header in a URL for Apache virtual hosts?
I have two virtual host websites on my Ubuntu 20.04 computer outside the regular Apache2 document root. I can access them just fine in my browser on the same computer.
I'm trying to also access these ...
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Iptables url filltering
i have a web app and i want to filter the access like this:
block incoming connection to http://my-ip:8080/
access incoming/outgoing to http://my-ip:8080/the-rest-of-the-address
actually i want to ...
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I got a mistake when installing a printer. I chose do not provide the URI number, when I should said yes
I got a multi functional printer, Brother brand, Model DCP-T510W. I downloaded the drivers as the web page recommended and everything was running well. Nonetheless, when a question comes and asked: --...
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Website Hosting Virtualbox Ubuntu Server 18.04
I am a freelance part time website builder (yeah I know, try to stop laughing). I want to host a website on my VirtualBox (6), running Ubuntu server 18.04, so I (and or a client) can see a site I am ...
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URL prompting download instead of reading page
I have a weird error.
On my phone, a URL works, displaying the web page within. On my laptop (Thinkpad Ubuntu 18.04) whether on Firefox or Chromium, the URL prompts the download of the file, saying ...
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Domain name changes to IP address
On my VPS I created a website in Ubuntu 16.04. In the DNS the IP address is connected to my domain name.
When I enter the domain name in the address bar in the browser, the domain name changed to the ...
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Can I test a link with an antivirus before accessing it?
My problem is that I have to test a lot of links in order to check if it's safe to access the url and then check if the content is still working and I don't know how to do it with clamav.
My question ...
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show a custom website URL and not the IP
Sorry if this question is a bit jumbled up, I'm fairly new to Ubuntu\linux systems and don't know which information is important to post or not. More info at the bottom.
My question(s):
How can I ...
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Copy paste a URL rarely works
Why when I copy paste most of the URLs, to the address field in Chromium or Firefox, the : character is removed and gives an error? I already disabled the search in the address field that avoids other ...
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How can I execute searches via submitting URL (may be with special syntax)?
Can I execute searches via submitting URL (may be with special syntax) rather than typing in words in Google (or other search engine) form?
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Get information about a url in terminal
There's this useful command that gets information about a server when you pass it a url that's pointed at the server in question.
I can't remember it though, or find it. It gets the OS of the server, ...
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How to make custom URLs on LAN
i've been trying to find a solution to this for a long time... what i wish to do is create custom URLs on LAN against which users can easily access to some site without using the actual URL e.g.
if ...
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How does java check version online
i'd like to know how does java check his version when facing an applet online. Does it phonecalls a particular site? How can i get that site?
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How can I find the URL for a flash video in Firefox?
At Nasul TV is a TV recorded show, free.
I want to be able to find the URL for the video and then to use wget to download it. How can I achieve this?
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How can I set up URL Caching in Ubuntu?
I'd like to set up Linux to cache some commonly requested URLs so that it doesn't have to go out to the net to get them every time. This would be a system-wide URL cache, not just in a particular ...
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Download all photos from part of a url in Ubuntu 22.04
I want to download all photos from a Facebook post. I noticed that all photos are contained in links that share the following URL:
https://www.facebook.com/photofbid=*&set=pcb.1491477148127430
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I can't change my Apache2 web server Url from Localhost/192.168.0.xxx/127.0.0.1 to something like www.exaple.com
I'm runnig Apache2 webserver,but the only way I can access it is by tapping in in the server browser local host or 127.0.0.1 (or something like that) and 192.168.0.xxx on other devices connected to my ...