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Align windows with keyboard shortcuts? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a shortcut to tile windows to left or right side of the screen? I'm running 12.04 inside VMWare Workstation. Windows 7 provides a very useful feature: use Windows+...
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Gnome-classic language turned into Chinese, how do I change it back to English? [duplicate]

My newly installed Ubuntu 12.04 gnome-classic just turned into chinese locale after reboot, how do I change it back to English? I can't find any language menus, and the ones I opened are, well, in ...
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ubuntu 12.04 desktop Error: unknown command 'gfxmode'. Pressing any key continues

Premise: linux noobie here, I have the same issue as OP: fresh 12.04 desktop, changed grub with grub customizer, now I get a: unknown command 'gfxmode' press ...etc was asked to "re-post" this ...
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How to programmatically log-in a user remotely

How do I programmatically and remotely (using SSH) log-in a user so that the lightdm login screen closes and loads the user's desktop as thought they had physical typed in their username and password? ...
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How do I get internet access in my kubuntu 12.04 virtual machine using NAT and a wireless connection?

I use virtualbox 4.1.14 directly from the developers including the extension (not the ppa) on an ubuntu 11.10 system. I try to access the internet from the kubuntu live cd that I have booted inside ...
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What is the app, "compiz" responsible for on ubuntu 12.04?

When I open my system monitor and check the "processes" tab, I've noticed that regardless of what other apps I have running, "compiz" is always taking roughly 10% of my CPU. It might be a broad ...
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DRIconf for 12.04

I'm having problems on 3d acceleration on Ubuntu 12.04 that I hadn't have before on 11.10. I've an Intel HD graphics, what can I do?? I've downloaded DRIconf, I used it on 11.10 and it worked great. ...
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Slow wireless with an Intel 4965

I just installed 12.04LTS and the wifi became extremely slow. When I booted back to windows the wifi became normal again. This happened the first time when I upgraded 10.10 to 11.04, so I stopped ...
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Installing Ubuntu on acer aspire 5551-2450

I'm trying to install ubuntu 12.04 on my acer aspire 5551-2450 laptop from a bootable usb drive. I have the usb drive all ready to go but when I boot into it - it just hangs on the install. All I ...
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How to disable Alt + ` (backtick/grave)

I can't find where this shortcut is defined. How can I disable it?
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How do priorities work on ubuntu's 12.04 system monitor?

I noticed in my system monitor app, on the "Processes" tab, that one can change the 'priority' of a certain program. What specifically would this do? (I'm new)
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How do I configure a APC Back-UPS XS 1300 with apcupsd?

How do I configure apcupsd to work with a Back-UPS XS 1300?
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I installed the Oracle JDK manually but cannot use it

I have downloaded jdk1.6.0_32.bin (Sun JDK) from Oracle file, and I installed it in /usr/lib/jvm. Now when I try to compile a Java source file using javac it says: The program 'javac' can be found ...
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Booting problem with 12.04

I have 12.04 Ubuntu on my notebook; but, I do have a problem with it. I cannot boot, if I don't press anything then there is a black screen, and it does not boot. If I press the space button,or any ...
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Add terminal session with network to login in screen

I want to add a terminal Xsession to the log in drop down screen. Can anyone let me know how to do this? No desktop, load only terminal with network support. Booting in recovering from grub lets me ...
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Configure gnome-terminal to start bash as a login shell, doesn't read .bashrc

I'm trying to integrate RVM with gnome-terminal. Per default, gnome-terminal does not start bash as a login shell. I enabled run command as a login shell as suggested in this answer about the same ...
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Why aren't 3d effects working?

I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. The live CD ran perfectly, with all 3d effects available. However, now that I have done a full installation, those effects aren't working. My graphic ...
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How do I install cinnamon on Ubuntu server?

How do I install cinnamon and mate on ubuntu server 12.04? What are the dependencies? When I install cinnamon it doesn't start when I start the system and when I try to use it with startx command i ...
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How to resolve the "Failed to download repository" error?

I've tried to update but then I got this error Here's the error information in that box: W:GPG error: http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG ...
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ubuntu crash problem

I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. I accidently removed libpng from the system and after that I'm not able to get to my desktop. Everytime I restart the system, after Ubuntu logo all is the login screen and ...
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Booting in kiosk mode [duplicate]

How can we configure the machine to boot directly into a restricted interface, with limited options that we can configure? This is to make a kiosk machine.
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How can I remove the Ubuntu 11.04 disk partition so that there is enough free disk space to install 12.04?

When I installed Ubuntu 11.04 I took the default disk partition size, and it turned out to be too small, so now I'm having problems. I want to uninstall 11.04 and install 12.04, but unless I can ...
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Unable to install any version of ubuntu in my laptop

I have MSI -CR400 laptop. Configuration of MSI-CR400 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.2O GHz RAM 4.00 GB VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GEFORCE 8200M – 512MB [256MB VRAM + 256MB (SYSTEM SHARED)] HARD DRIVE: ...
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Specify who can connect

I've just installed VSFTPD, which I always liked for its ease of use, but I can't find something... Can anyone give me instructions on how I can specify which IP addresses are allowed to connect? ...
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Set Cinnamon as default startup on Live CD/DVD

I have build an Ubuntu remix with UCK, Ubuntu Customization kit and have installed Cinnamon via PPA. Now I want the Live DVD to start with Cinnamon directly. How to do this ? Terminal command maybe ?
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Can't open apt-url links from playdeb in Chromium on Lubuntu

Chromium asks me if I want to open an external application, I click yes and it just opens a new window. I followed all steps on the playdeb-website on how to install games via the website.
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Installing Ubuntu from usb pendrive on hard disk

I have downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 desktop iso. I wish to install this on my laptop and replace the existing windows xp (SP3) with ubuntu. Unfortunately I do not have a working CDROM drive on my laptop. ...
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Any way of changing the partition size of a Ubuntu install from inside the install?

Is there anyway to change the partition size of Ubuntu while using Ubuntu? I currently have 2 partitions and would like to shrink the one I have Ubuntu installed on to make a storage partition so I ...
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Notifications not working in Gnome 3.4

Notifications are no longer working in Gnome 3.4 but they are working in Unity. I have tried everything I can think of but I am stumped. To clarify, I am changing the theme using Gnome Tweak. Themes ...
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Ubuntu Software Center hangs when installing software while other software is queued

When installing software via Software Center I have no problems if there is no queue. If anything is queued up, however, any installing software hangs at applying changes. Any thoughts on this? I ...
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How to sync iPhone in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I sync with my iPhone 4 and iPad? How i'm looking for a simple and convenient way of transferring music from my Ubuntu 12.04 machine with my iPhone 4. I'v read that this ...
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How do I convert a desktop install into a server? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the easiest way to strip a desktop edition to a server edition? I installed Ubuntu with an alternate CD (for software RAID), not realizing that that installs a desktop ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS often get a black screen with mouse cursor when trying to resume from lock screen. [closed]

Updated from 11.10 to 12.04 after fresh install, often the lock screen will give me a black screen with a mouse cursor instead of the usual. This occurs most often while the Ubuntu software center is ...
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12.04 Ubuntu - Sharing Wireless Internet Connection with Freesat through ethernet!

I'm trying to share my Ubuntu's 12.04 (Desktop) wireless (wlan0) internet connection with a Freesat box through ethernet (eth0). I've set up the wired connection IPv4 settings "Share with other ...
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Shotwell with Dropbox

I import all my photos with Shotwell into a folder within my Dropbox so all the photos are available to other devices. However, most importing is done on Linux laptop and while photos are available ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 installation CD is not booting?

I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and want to upgrade it to 12.04. I have downloaded 12.04 from the Ubuntu site and burned as ISO image CD in a DVD (because it is 701.3MB). When I insert this DVD into my ...
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My default home lens changed after upgrading. Is that normal?

After I upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10, my Home Lens (the default lens when you press super key) seems broken. It no long shows default six big icons that were there previously in 11.10, but instead ...
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How do I recover my repos?

I've messed up with repos. How do I get the default list of repos back? What about the keys I've probably have installed - but would not be used - if I'd roll back to the default repo list? Edit: ...
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PECL extension in Ubuntu 11.10

I was installing Mediawiki on my local development machine and in the configuration, it told me that I will have to make do with slower loading tradition php pages because I dont have a PECL extension ...
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Alt+F10 to maximise window in 12.04 with gnome-classic no effects?

How can I use Alt+F10 to maximise window in 12.04 with gnome-classic no effects? I was able to use it in 11.10, but now, if I am in gnome-terminal and I want to maximise it, I get a symbol ;3~ and ...
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how to permanently turn off wired network in ubuntu 12.04

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64 bits with wireless. But every time the computer starts up it is trying to connect to wired network, even if I'm already connected to wireless every 10 of 15 minutes it is ...
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Alt-tab behavior

Couple of ALT+Tab issues (Ubuntu 12.04): Currently ALT+Tab only switches between windows in the current workplace. How do I expend it to all ? The icons when switching are tiny. Any way to make them ...
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How to delete and/or merge dev/sda5 logical filesystem?

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 onto my primary computer, replacing Ubuntu 11.10. I used the fresh install method, wiping all data off of the HDD and starting from scratch using a flash drive for ...
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Create a new user in 12.04?

I tried to create a new user in 12.04 using the "Users menu", but although the user guest has been created, I never got asked a password. So when I logout and try to login as guest, I get asked a ...
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gnome shell terminal [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I configure a transparent terminal over my wallpaper? I was wondering if it is it possible to embed a fully transparent terminal, without menu or border shadows, to the ...
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Ubuntu won't boot after 12.04 upgrade [closed]

I installed Ubuntu 11.10 a few weeks ago and yesterday I upgraded it to 12.04. The upgrade manager installed all packages and then asked me to reboot my computer. Everything went well, I was able to ...
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DVD-RW does not mount in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I try to use CDs and DVDs in my Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04 LTS), but the system doesn't mount the DVD-Recorder when the DVD or CD is ready to use. What is the solution for this problem? How Ubuntu ...
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How to store a dconf key as read-only?

I want to use Unity-2D's Dodge feature for the dash. I accomplished that by changing the hide-mode value in com.canonical.Unity2d.Launcher in DConf Editor to 2. However, when I decide to change ...
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Resizing my linux partition [duplicate]

So, I was getting rid of my openSUSE to install lubuntu. In the process, I didn't manage my hard drive partitions well enough and as a result, I lost my windows 7 partition. I got over the loss, and ...
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Access Windows 7 Files from Ubuntu 12.04

I'm new to Ubuntu, so can any of you give me a guide of how I can access my windows 7 files from my Ubuntu 12. I installed it using Wubi. Looked around everywhere but failed.
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