Ubuntu is a computer operating system originally based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. There is a Stack Exchange site dedicated to Ubuntu which is also a good place to ask any Ubuntu-related questions if you can't find an answer on Super ...
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Convert old videos to have smaller sizes
I have some videos from a few years ago,with various formats, such as avi, mpg, wmv, rm, rmvb, .... Their sizes are huge(more than 500 MB, and sometimes > 1GB).
Given there may likely be some ...
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smbtree not showing ANY machines in one workgroup
When I run smbtree I get:
tim@fileserver:/etc$ smbtree
Enter tim's password:
WORKGROUP
MSHOME
\\ZYNA mamma
\\ZYNA\C$ Default share
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The wireless connection could not be detected by other computer
i tried to configure router pc in my linux ubuntu 10.04 . I use 2 connection to connect 2 client. 1st computer use LAN connection and 2nd use wireless connection. when i make new wireless connection ...
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How to change pass phrase of full disk encryption?
I installed Ubuntu 12 with full disk encryption, and now I want to change the pass phrase.
How can this be done?
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Triple boot with windows 8, windows 7 and ubuntu
I tried to install windows 8 to an new hdd, but after installation i cant boot it with grub.I configured grub with sudo update-grub, it added the Windows 8 to the menu (which is instaled to sdb) but ...
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libc.so.6() (64-bit) is needed by … ubuntu 11.10
I am trying to install an odbc driver for vPostgres (Vmware's version for postgres) on Ubuntu 11.10 (64-bit).
I have downloaded the rpm file of the installer (64-bit) and when I try to install the rpm ...
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How to add a repository for only one package?
I want to add a repository but only for one package. For example, if I want to install 'ubuntu-tweak', I have to do this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get ...
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Any dangers of sharing /home partition between two distros?
I have a laptop with a 250GB HDD. I have an existing installation of Kubuntu across three partitions (A 20GB one for /, 2GB for swap, and something like 97GB for /home). If I add another partition, ...
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Improving wifi connections in linux
I have a new laptop now with Ubuntu installed. The wifi at the office is much spottier than it used to be in my old computer. (It sometimes fails to connect, and sometimes drops the connection.) I'm ...
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Linux, make shorcut keys and FN key always active
If I play fullscreen game under linux(ubuntu 12.04 using gnome shell 3.4) I can not use some of my fn keys, nor the gnome shell shortcuts.
For example the Fn+volume, or brightness doesn't work, but ...
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How to move tab title from top to bottom in gnome-terminal on Ubuntu?
I do love konsole on redhat, but now I have to work with Ubuntu.
So I installed konsole on Ubuntu, but it seems not good since when I copy something by selecting, tail of the line are full filled ...
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Achieving A 1600 x 900 Resolution For (Guest OS) Ubuntu Under (Host OS) Windows 7
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 as a guest OS using VirtualBox 4.1.16 installed on Windows 7 Ultimate.
On my laptop I'd like to be able to run Ubuntu in full screen mode at 1600 x 900. I only have options ...
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Linux Both Case Sensitive AND Case Insensitive and Always Inconvenient?
This is really starting to get to me. I'm using Ubuntu 10 and I'm quickly finding out that it's case sensitive when it's inconvenient for it to be so (like when autocompleting file paths with tab in ...
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Changing network computer name
I can't find a simple tutorial how to change my computer name under which is it visible on the network (Ubuntu 12.04). It's quite simple on Windows 7 but it looks like there's no such an option on ...
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vmware player - ubuntu can resolve hostname but ping fails
Using VMware players on Windows 7 with a Ubuntu 10.04 guest. When I ping it resolves the ip address but the ping fails. Hopefully this is a local issue as I don't have access to any of the network ...
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How to connect to MySQL server in LAN
Ok, Here is the technical description.
My laptop's config:
Ip Adress:192.168.2.5
Mysqlserver 5.0 on port : 3306
Operating system: Ubuntu
the database is in this machine
My friend's laptop ...
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Do I need to reserve space before installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 7?
I had Windows 7 32 bit on my existing system, but I am planning to install Ubuntu alongside it. So, I just decided to do a fresh installation of both the operating systems.
When I insert the Windows ...
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VLC , remember icecast radio station names
When I use VLC (under Ubuntu 11.10) and I go to icecast directory it lists a bunch of radio stations with "unspecified name".
When I double click each station to listen it gets the name of the ...
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Ubuntu LiveCD/LiveUSB Default Login Credentials
I've just downloaded Ubuntu 12.04, created a USB startup drive, and booted. What is the default username and password for the live USB.
Thanks.
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Ubuntu RAID 1 Booting
I'm trying to install Ubuntu using RAID 1. In this case I have 2 harddisks with equal size to be used for RAID. I've been able to configure RAID 1 when installing
localhost:~# cat /proc/mdstat
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xrandr fails when 3rd monitor has higher resolution
I tried many combinations with xrandr command under lubuntu 12.04 to setup my three monitors
DVI (DELL 1) left detected as HDMI1
HDMI (LG E2290) middle detected as HDMI2
VGA (DELL 2) right detected ...
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What is the little box accepting text in lower right of Ubuntu 1204
I recently installed ubuntu 1204. The lock screen key is supposed to be Super + L but when I press that combination a little text box opens in the lower right corner and it gets the input 'l'. ...
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How can I install python-dev without sudo?
I am trying to install python package (scikits.learn) on my user directory (on a ubuntu server for which I don't have sudo permission) but I am getting
error: Python.h: No such file or directory
It ...
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Building gstreamer_ndk_bundle
I'm trying to build gstreamer_ndk_bundle under Ubuntu 12.4 and I'm failing miserably! I have installed all "glib-dev" packages (packages that in their name have glib and dev), and also I have tried to ...
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Wifi that not connected after installed Ubuntu
I use Toshiba. My laptop just installed Ubuntu LTS 12.04. after the install, my Wifi is still good, a day later could not connect Wifi, but Wifi ON. then 2 days later Wifi is good, and then to the ...
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Powering down external hard drive, flash drive, etc using the command line in Linux
I always thought that to safely remove a device that had been mounted was to use the umount command and until recently when I switched to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, I noticed that there was the ability to ...
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Eclipse has no icon in dash nor on script
I have a "script" placed on desktop to launch eclipse with some extra stuff which is needed.
It looks like this:
#Eclipse
export ORACLE_HOME=/home/ame/development/tools/instantclient_10_2_x64
export ...
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Kubuntu 11.10: Random IO errors on HDD in RAID1 array. RMA time?
I'm pretty sure I have a failing HDD here, but just want to make sure it's not some software error before I do the whole RMA song and dance routine with Western Digital.
Bascially, I have a <6 ...
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Why VirtualBox error: Failed to create a snapshot of the virtual machines Ubuntu
I have created two Virtualbox machine using an ubuntu ISO file.
In both of them when I try to take a snapshot it says:
Failed to create a snapshot of the virtual machine Ubuntu.
I tried to run ...
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How can I recover a lost MBR/boot sector?
I had a VDI (VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image) with Ubuntu 11.10 (64bit, I think) installed on it. Earlier, while running a GParted live CD on my Virtual Machine to erase the partition table of another ...
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Software to control bass in sound?
I moved from Windows to Ubuntu, and now the music I hear with the headphones sounds with too much bass, like it is set to max.
I looked into alsamixer and pulseaudio, but I can't control bass there.
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NotifyOSD notification when I change keyboard layout in Ubuntu 12.04?
I would like to have a NotifyOSD notification appear whenever I change keyboard layouts. Does anybody know how I can implement this feature?
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extract the binutils in the new user in LFS
I want to install binutils in the new user that was created in LFS but not in the extract because the exit command permission denied
but i try to extract the root and the successful
I've tried ...
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Wireless disconnect randomly with wpa_supplicant reason=2
I installed ubuntu-server 12.04 on my PC , and I use an usb wireless card to join the network.
It works ok when I boot up my PC , but the wireless disconnects after a while. I pkill ...
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How to auto mount encrypted drive on login (after logout)?
I followed these steps to set up an encrypted directory:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/75377/encrypting-data-in-ubuntu-one/84543#84543
Everything is fine: when I reboot, and I login, my decrypted ...
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Could I add an item in `/etc/fstab` to bind an old directory with a new one?
I have a problem with binding two directories. The problem comes that storage on hard disk is almost run out and I install another disk moving files in ~/Documents/ into one folder of the new disk. I ...
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Panning screen on eeePc 701 with Ubuntu and Xfce
I am trying to get panning work for my Asus eeePc 701. I installed Xubuntu 12.04 on it (runs great), but it won't move the visible area of the screen around when moving the mouse to the screen ...
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VMWare vSphere Hypervisor VM Ubuntu: no internet?
I run a Ubuntu Server 12.04 on a vmware vsphere hypervisor and it seems i have no internet connection:
apt-get update says: Temporärer Fehlschlag beim Auflösen von »de.archive.ubuntu.com« (failure ...
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XRDP Compiling on Ubuntu (Image)
So I've got the source code for XRDP for Linux and I'm looking for a way to change the image that's there when you connect where it says XRDP on the bottom right corner; does anyone know how to change ...
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sudo not working alongwith su
I am using a Ubuntu system. Today, I accidentally changed the sudoers file in /etc due to which my normal user prathmesh is not able to perform sudo operation. I don't know how to go to the root mode. ...
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VLC player in ubuntu playing videos without sound?
In ubuntu 12.04, sound is not working in VLC player, when i play any videos, but work perfect when i use to play videos in Ubuntu default "Movies Player". does any body know the solution.
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How to change computer name in Ubuntu?
I've changed my computer name in these places:
/etc/hostname
/etc/hosts
But when I try and connect Synergy with the new name, in the log it's still attempting to connect with the old name. I can ...
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How to share a folder if home is encrypted and 700?
Note: I'm using Ubuntu 12. I'm not a complete noob (I can set up a hardened web server and that kinds of things) but now that I'm trying to use it as a desktop I feel like I never learned the basics.
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another OS than linux is suitable to serve as a network server computer? [closed]
I recently learned about computer networks. when they want to create a computer network by my teacher encouraged me to use linux ubuntu as a server but I am not satisfied because I have many problems ...
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Virtualbox: Raw linux partition not booting
I have a dual-boot laptop with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I am trying to boot the ubuntu partition from windows using Virtualbox. I have successfully created the .vmdk, and created the virtual ...
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Making my usb stick bootable
I am using unetbootin to load my Ubuntu ISO image onto my usb stick. I have formatted it as fat32 various times but I am still unable to boot from it.
Is there any option on the usb stick which makes ...
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How to configure 'local' DNS?
I'm setting up an Ubuntu Linux server on an old machine I have at home [never done this before] and am starting to get things working how I'd like. One thing I'm stuck on is:
How do I get my box's ...
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Run a GUI in screen or tmux (or alternative)
I have an application that's gui only that constantly needs to run. The problem is that I can't install a full desktop just for this application (my OS is debian and ubuntu cli).
So I was wondering ...
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What is “Ubuntu Server for Cloud”?
What is "Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS for Cloud"?
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/cloud
Is this the right server edition to download if I wish to configure a web-based file server? What is the ...
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How do you get rid of the quote of the day / fortune messeges each time you open a new console?
I have an ubuntu computer.
Each time I open the console there is some animal in ascii art and a quote.
How can I uninstall this and get a normal command line?
All accounts have this, so it is ...
