Ubuntu is a free open source operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
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Use EasyBCD to create dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 and win 8
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside win 8; The problem is: There is no boot option. it will directly go to win 8. So I do research and find solution is something about 'grub', I dont want too use ...
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Cannot get SSH to run on Ubuntu Server
I am very new to linux and literally just started using it last weekend. I am playing around with getting a server up and running and I am trying to get SSH to run on my machine. I installed ...
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Windows & Ubuntu dual boot.No menu to choose OS?
I just installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7. Now I cant boot Windows 7 because it automaticaly boots Ubuntu without displaying boot menu. How can I get menu with options to choose which Os to boot? ...
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how does mktemp make temporary files in a directory without write permissions in ubuntu?
I noticed that in ubuntu, mktemp allows a user to make temporary files in a directory even if write permissions are not allowed for that user. I thus expected the permissions on mktemp to read ...
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Specify archive-to directory in 7z
I'm running 7z a from the command line and wish to specify the directory which the archive .7z file is to be in. I don't see, from the man page, a way to do this (and -o and -w don't do it). Is there ...
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Xubuntu using xfce closes session every time without asking
My xfce session closes all the time, without any kind of prompt or message box saying that it will close.
The weird thing is that it is almost automatically, I was using VirtualBox without a problem ...
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Installing games with WINE program [closed]
I heard that WINE does the job well done with migrating Windows but how does gaming go with Linux in General? Does it run like it does I want to install a game that's only compatible Windows that I ...
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I am trying to ssh into a server and it hangs at login
I am trying to ssh into a server and it hangs at login. This is the output of ssh -v:
OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-1ubuntu3, OpenSSL 0.9.8o 01 Jun 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data ...
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Where do I get default ubuntu 12.04 php5-fpm php.ini default?
I was messing with config file, and forgot to make backup before doing changes... I'd like to see what changes I've accumulated in comparison with defaults.
How do I get default php.ini from ubuntu ...
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Missing gconf/gconf-client.h
I'm trying to install an Evolution plugin using these instructions:
How do I minimize Evolution to the system tray in Ubuntu?
In the sudo make stage, I get the following output:
make all-recursive
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How to create a OpenVPN server that redirects all incoming traffic to Tor?
I have a working OpenVPN server that forwards all traffic to/fro the internets. How can I configure another VPN user/client that will forward all traffic through Tor? I have Tor running.
Must I ...
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DNS issues on VirtualBox with Host-Only Adapter
I'm using Virtual Box to do LAMP development. I'm trying to test an external service' API, but the DNS on the VM only seems to resolve about half the time. I'm using Windows 8 and the VM is Ubuntu ...
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Share internet between Windows 8 laptop wifi and Ubuntu desktop
I have a laptop running Windows 8 which is connected to my network through wifi. My desktop is too far away to reach my router, so connecting directly to it is impossible. My desktop dual-boots ...
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trying to set dhcp fallback address but avahi-autoipd seems to be overwriting it
I added
timeout 10;
lease{
interface "eth0";
fixed-address 169.254.1.42;
option subnet-mask 255.255.0.0;
}
to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
and this is what I get from ifconfig after doing ...
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old boot option still exist after format
I have window 8 operating system. Before window 8 I use windows 7 and Ubuntu.
So, I have install Ubuntu “up” windows 7 without making any partition, the Ubuntu make it when I install it through window ...
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When deleting a lot of text via backspace, Thunderbird freezes
So I open a gmail message in thunderbird (imap account), and want to delete a lot of text. I keep pressed the backspace button and deleting starts. But maybe after 5 or 10 deleted characters, ...
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VT-X is inactive in HP ProBook 4540s
How to enable virtualization (VT-X) in BIOS?
I went to the correct spot after pressing Esc and it's there, unticked. I cannot even select it. It's inactive. Greay in colour. I logged to bios using my ...
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How to run a symlink pointing to an executable in terminal (Linux)
I installed NodeJs on an Ubuntu machine, and the package have been installed as nodejs. Now, to run it as node, I created a symlink:
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
This will work if I ...
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Alert when blocked computer attempts to connect via SSH
I know how to block a certain Ip from connecting to my computer. I blocked the IP by editing the /etc/hosts.deny file. Then added the line ALL : IP. Is there a way for when that IP tries to connect ...
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Open file in local text editor from within an SSH connection
I'm not a vim guy. I'd like to be able to open log files in Sublime Text when in an SSH connection from within Terminal. Is there a way I could do this? I'm thinking there must be a command or ...
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Persistent DHCP Reservation Timing Out
I have 2 machine inside my home LAN (Netgear WNR2000v2 wifi). One of them is a laptop ("client machine") that will always be assigned random IPs in the 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.50 range. The ...
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How to repair a shot hfs+ partition?
I have a Macbookpro with a 450GB HFS+ partition and a 50GB Ubuntu 13.04 setup. I started Ubuntu and wanted to mount the HFS+ partition rw - and did it all wrong: I wrote (from my memory)
sudo hpmount ...
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Installing libevent via PECL fails on Ubuntu 12.04
I have Ubuntu 12.04 built with Moodle Stack installed. I'm trying to install this:
$ sudo pecl install libevent
I get this error:
Failed to download pecl/libevent within preferred state "stable", ...
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How to install both windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.4 on a brand new blank hard drive?
I know there is some trickery with boot partitions for win 7/8 and I'm not sure which one to install first so it doesnt "overwrite" the other so to speak. Is it as simple as partitioning the disk and ...
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UEFI and RAID1 Nightmare
1 CPU: AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6Ghz Socket AM3+ 125W 8-core
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16Gb (4x4Gb) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 CML16GX3M4A1866C9B
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AMD 970
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 ...
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Is there a way to automatically get track of installed packages and dependencies?
There are packages I installed using 'apt-get install', that installed also all its dependencies. If I want to remove it after some time, I would remove its dependencies as well. Now I do not trust ...
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Apache2 init.d script (configuration issue)
So I downloaded & installed Apache 2.4 from sources, it pretty much works, but then it occurred to me that there was no service-like control built-in, so I took this httpd.init from Ubuntu reps. I ...
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Bridging Wifi to Ethernet on Ubuntu not working
When running Windows I was able to bridge my wifi connect through my laptops Ethernet connection so a range of ethernet only devices could piggy back off my wifi (Raspberry Pi, Xbox etc etc).
I am ...
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Linux bcm43224 wifi adapter slows down a couple minutes after boot
I just installed Ubuntu on my mid 2012 MacBook Air. Everything worked out of the box, but the wifi is showing some weird behavior.
When I first login it's really fast, loading google.com is near ...
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Install Sublime Text 2 KDE (Kubuntu-desktop)
I would like to know how to install sublime text 2 in my Kubuntu VM. I used this guide when I was still using Unity, but I like the UI of KDE much more so I have converted. What do I need to do to get ...
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Merging two folders with the same or different names
How can I merge two folders with the same or different names with subdirectories, using shell script or terminal. Also, if there is a file with the same name, then it should skip.
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Ping Ubuntu by hostname in a Windows machine
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a Virtual Machine (Virtualbox). The network adapter is attached using bridged adapter.
I can ping the guest OS by IP but I can't ping it via hostname.
I already installed ...
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what does “cd //” do in linux? [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and in bash, when I type cd // I get to what looks like root. However, the pwd command yields //. I can create files, and everything seems to behave like normal bash, just ...
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Ubuntu group permission how to change
How do I change the permissions for a specific group that I have created?
Say for example I create four new users named Anna, David, Carl and Eva and I also create two different groups which I name ...
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Syncing google drive in linux
I use Dropbox client for syncing files to the web, and it works reasonably well. Now I want to purchase additional storage, but Dropbox is currently twice the price of google drive space! That's ...
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How to install JDK 6 from a bin file on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit
The Android Open Source project requires JDK 6. From posts I have read all over, the Open Source JDk will not work. I have tried many things from numerous posts here and on other webs to no avail. ...
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Curly braces with LCtrl+LShift+LAlt+è - how?
I'm using Linux Mint 15 x64, and I want to add a new key mapping for curly braces. I'm using italian keyboard layout. On Windows I'm used to creating curly braces by pressing
(Left Ctrl && ...
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Apache package in cygwin does not seem to work. Error logs are also empty
I installed cygwin in a Windows pc. All ok.
Then I tried to install apache package. I selected all relevant packages and installed them as well.
The problem: In /usr/sbin I can see apachectl2 and ...
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Fix Overlapping Partitions
Today I went to resize one of my drivers partitions as I am currently switching from Ubuntu to ArchLinux as my main OS.
However when I go into Gparted I get the error "Cant have overlapping ...
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Penetration testing with WMAP, only for my domain, not the others with the same IP?
My domain got massively hacked, so I'm doing some penetration testing with it using WMAP and NMAP etc.
However, I believe it's on shared hosting, so running tests on 182.34.xx.xxx (the IP address for ...
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Why Ubuntu has a so large number of available packages if compared to other Linux distros? [closed]
According to the Wikipedia comparison tables, Ubuntu has ~47K available packages, while other major distros, under this particular aspect, have a smaller number.
I.E. openSUSE has ~40K, Debian ~37K, ...
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How to get the Monaco font for Linux
I'm interested in getting the following font, which is called Monaco. This user says that it is Monaco, and so as confirmed by slhck.
But still I don't know where I can get this font (or something ...
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GTK+ 3 Menu configuration for Emacs
I don't like the GTK based emacs (Screenshot #1) and still prefer the tradition emacs (Screenshot #2), which I get from Ubuntu PPA.
The fundamental difference is that the tradition emacs looks ...
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How can I open an application using the command line and then close the terminal without closing the opened application?
If I open an application from the command line, say Firefox, the application runs as long as the terminal stays open. Closing the terminal's tab will close the application.
Is there a way to open an ...
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What's the type of my Ubuntu kernel?
Four commands on my pc:
$ dpkg -l |grep linux-image
Linux kernel image for version 3.4.0 on 32 bit x86 SM
It means my Ubuntu kernel is 32 bits?
$ uname -a
Linux ny 3.4.0-030400-generic ...
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Accessing DLNA over VPN [duplicate]
I have set up a VPN server using OpenVPN on my home Ubuntu 10 box as a means to access my home network drives and media drives whilst at work and on the move. I get a valid connection, can ping and ...
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How to enable sudo commands over SSH without asking password?
I have server A and server B (both Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) doing different tasks. Server A needs to poke Server B, which generates a file and scp's it back to server A when done. This is all in-house and I ...
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MySQL access denied after reboot due to named error?
Every two weeks or something my MySQL root pw is magically reset after reboot. I'm running a virtual server (Ubuntu 12.04) and it's running fine for approx. 2 weeks. Every two weeks (approx.) i'm ...
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Delete operating systems and start from scratch
I am on a Dell XPS 200 desktop computer. The computer originally came with Windows XP, but I upgraded it to Windows 7. I also installed Ubuntu 12.10 on here so whenever the computer starts up, you can ...
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Setting up Apache + PHP web server in Virtualbox on Win 7
Running Apache and PHP on Windows with XAMPP or WAMP sucks, because installing new PHP extensions on Windows is very hard. Most binary releases for Windows don't work :(
So I was thinking to run ...
