Questions tagged [ubuntu-10.10]
Ubuntu 10.10 (aka Maverick Meerkat) is the 13th release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
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Find command taking too long on ubuntu 10.10
The find command is taking too long on my machine to complete. When I use time command, I find that sys time and user time are too small as compared to real time. Is my find process not getting ...
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Alternative applications for Cisco VPN client on Ubuntu 10.10
I use Cisco Systems' VPN Client v5.0 on Windows 7 to connect to my work environment. My VPN profile is available as a PCF file. I would occasionally like to use Ubuntu 10.10. Are there any ...
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How to access USB stick content from VMWare running Ubuntu 10.10?
I am running Ubuntu 10.10 via VMWare under Windows 7. I have followed the procedure to install the USB stick. It is now connected to the host.
However, I don't know how to access the content of the ...
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Use computer as NAT router or proxy to share access by USB 3G dongle
I'm in a strange, fun situation with a dual boot Windows XP/Ubuntu Linux computer that is only connected to the internet via USB 3G dongle, and I need to connect another device that only has a ...
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how to write into file after doing sudo vi /dir to file
i have ubuntu 10.10 installed on a box.
and i ssh to it from another computer.
when i do sudo vi /var/www/page.php
i enter a text editor. when when i try to type i hear that ding noise as in i cant ...
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Why my internet connection works little faster on Ubuntu than on Windows 7?
I notice good download and upload speed on Ubuntu 10.10, but a bit slower on Windows 7. Why?
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Can't delete Linux folder in Windows / Dos - no 8.3 filename
Same problem as this question - Can't delete folder in Windows 7 - I have a folder I created in Ubuntu, and from Windows I cannot delete the folder. "Could not find this item: This is no longer ...
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How can I get a new IP from DHCP?
I connect to internet via my dorm's ethernet and IP addresses are assigned by DHCP. I tried
sudo dhclient -r
dhclient
but that doesn't work. are there another commands i can issue?
p.s: I don't ...
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Can't install xclip on Ubuntu 10.10
I'm trying to load an SSH key to Github from a new machine and this command is not working:
sudo apt-get install xclip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Remove all Ruby from Ubuntu
I’m trying to start a new project with RadiantCMS, but I’m having lots of problems, because in the server are 2 different Ruby installations.
The first one, was installed following this tutorial and ...
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Can't seem to run Apache 2.2 on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
Here's my error message when I run sudo apachectl start:
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 127.0.0.1:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open ...
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Ubuntu odd mouse and keyboard behavior when window gains inner focus
This morning on my Ubuntu 10.10 system when I open a window - for example, system->preferences->about me, if I click in to a field such as "work email", I can no longer close the window with the mouse!...
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How to keep/back up my entire Firefox profile, including the saved passwords
I am using Ubuntu, and I need to reinstall it. I have tons of sites for which Firefox manages my access credentials. How do I back it up and reattach it to the Firefox installation I'll have after I ...
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How to enable power management on startup in Ubuntu 10.10
I accidentally removed the power management program in the System > Preferences > Startup Applications panel and ever since I have had to go to System > Preferences and then run Power Management just ...
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Ext3 partition doesn't mount on Snow Leopard using MacFUSE
I'm dual-booting OS X and Ubuntu on a Macbook 4,1. I'm trying to mount my Linux partition in OS X. I installed MacFUSE 2.0.3,2 and fuse-ext2-0.0.7 on Snow Leopard 10.6.5. I created the directory /...
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convert decrypted .vobs to .avi with ffmpeg on ubuntu
I have a .vob file that has bee ripped from a dvd, when I watch the .vob its very good quality video and 5.1 english audio but when I use ffmpeg it has rubbish video and mono french audio.
That was ...
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Installing Lexmark X1290 printer on 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10
I'm trying to install the Lexmark X1290 printer on a 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10 system. I previously had this printer working flawlessly on a 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04.
I'm following the instructions from http://...
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Install Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 without CD/USB/WUBI from HDD on WinXP
I have downloded the Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 ISO file. When I mount it on a Virtual drive it gives me the option to install it via CD(restart and boot from disc) or use the WUBI installer. The WUBI ...
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Mininum font size "12" in Firefox (>3.6.12) - default setting?
I'm designing a new webpage and saw that Firefox has set a minimum font size of 12.
Is this just a misconfiguration of my own browser, or is this really a default setting of Firefox? In the latter ...
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Repeated password request in ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How I can make sudo session an hour and not few minutes in Ubuntu 10.04?
Ubuntu 10.10 asks password everytime I try to do some administrative task. How can I avoid it ? Uhat I ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 on EEE: how to free up disk space
I have an Ubuntu EEE 701, 4GB flash harddrive. It has about 180MB free. How can I free up space? If I remove applications, it doesn't seem to free up space. I do have a 4GB sd-card, but for some ...
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Removed from sudoers file without any other users on the server
Today i logged into my server (which only has internal access and single user, me) to the message "iarp not in sudoers file ....". My old byobu session was still running to i connected to that and i ...
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Making fdisk see software RAID 0
I am following http://grub.enbug.org/Grub2LiveCdInstallGuide and I am using software RAID 0. I am using Ubuntu 10.10 LiveCD and is trying to restore grub2 after installing Windows 7 in another ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 running on Acer Aspire 5315 Laptop keeps shutting down unexpectedly
Basically the title says it all - I have an Acer Aspire 5315 laptop on which I've installed 'Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop i386' from a bootable flash drive and while using the system thereafter all seems to ...
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How do I get UNR back and ditch Unity in Ubuntu 10.10
Is there any way to get the old Ubuntu Netbook Remix UI back in 10.10 and ditch Unity, which while it might be nice for some people (I'm unconvinced) is completely inefficient and horrible for other ...
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ubuntu 10.10: How to recover accidentally deleted files?
I did
$ sudo python
dir="bla/python2.6/dist-packages"
file="bla1.egg"
import shutil
shutil.rmtree(dir)
I should have done shutil.rmtree(file)
The files didn't go to the trash ...
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How to confirm sector error on a video DVD
If a DVD skips at around 21:00 mark is there anyway to relate that to kernel messages?I would like to know if the DVD format is standard enough that I could compare the time the movie skips with the ...
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Ubuntu doesn't detect microphone
The built in microphone of my Dell Inspiron 1525 is working fine in Windows. But it is not getting detected in Ubuntu. What can I do to make it functional.
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How can I recover a broken Windows admin account on a machine that runs both Win7 and Ubuntu 10.10?
I'm using a Compaq 610 laptop running Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7. I left a Windows 7 administrator account logged in in the morning, but when I try to log on now, I get the error message
The user ...
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Is there a way to group and hide tray/notification area icons in Ubuntu?
tray icons take a lot of space. is there a solution that is similar to windows 7, where the tray icons are grouped together and hidden?
any other way to reduce the number of tray icons? one way i can ...
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Cannot change permissions in symlinked dropbox directory in Ubuntu 10.10
Title pretty much says it all, but here's what I'm doing...
ls -l produces this...
drwx------ 1 brian brian 4096 2010-12-28 14:19 foldername
-rw------- 1 brian brian 0 2010-12-28 15:54 index.html
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No sound Ubuntu 10.10 (have SB Live! card)
I am new to Linux/Ubuntu and I just installed 10.10 on my Dell Desktop PC that was running Windows XP. The PC is about 5-6 years old and the sound card it has is a SoundBlaster Live! card. The Sound ...
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wpa_supplicant loops between GROUP_HANDSHAKE and COMPLETED: Intel Wifi 5100 & Belkin
I'm using Ubuntu Studio 10.10 x64. I want to get wireless networking going manually. My wireless networking works successfully in Windows 7 x64.
I've also posted this question at http://ubuntuforums....
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using Ubuntu 10.10 I want my speakers and head phones as separate devices
I would like it if I could set my rear speaker jack, not surround sound rear, to be used as the system default only. I want the head phones, that plug into the front of my PC, to be silent, unless I ...
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Use existing Windows 7 installation with VirtualBox in Ubuntu 10.10
I have two operating systems: Windows 7 Professional and Ubuntu 10.10 (dual boot).
I wish to use this existing Windows installation using VirtualBox in Ubuntu as well as use it in the native mode.
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Latest Ubuntu Release vs Ubuntu LTS [closed]
I have recently shifted to Ubuntu , and i have installed Ubuntu 10.10 on my Desktop , which i mostly use for listening to music, watching movies , browsing the net .
But on my laptop which i use ...
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How do I turn on live window resizing in Ubuntu 10.10?
I've just installed Ubuntu 10.10. When I resize a window, it doesn't actually resize the window, just a semitransparent box, then the window snaps to the new size. How can I turn live window resizing ...
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ubuntu private cloud - what happens to the changes I make on an instance
I'm just learning about Ubuntu Enterprise Clould. I installed it on a machine and I've installed a image.
If I create an instance from that image what happens to the changes I make to that instance?
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How to restore grub 2 for ubuntu 10.10?
After installing XP my grub is lost.
How to restore it?
I refer to a site and did below but that is not solving my problem
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
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Forwarding X Windows to other $DISPLAYs
I currently have an Ubuntu (Maverick Meerkat) box set up acting as my media server / all-purpose server at home.
I also have an OS X laptop and an old Windows XP PC. For the sake of brevity, I will ...
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Installation of ies4linux in ubuntu 10.10
I was trying to install Internet Explorer on Ubuntu 10.10 but I was not successful.
I installed Wine 1.2 and Wine-Doors and, using Wine tricks, I could run Internet Explorer, but it is crashing ...
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Looking for Ubuntu 10.10 driver for GeForce GT 425M GPU
It came with my Sony VAIO® VPCF133FX/H 16.4" Notebook.
Ubuntu does suggest an NVIDIA driver for me, but when I install it, I cannot boot back in normally. I have to boot into a failsafe mode, then ...
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I have a bootable Ubuntu 10.10 on an old flash drive. What is the best way to update to Ubuntu 14.xx?
I have no files I'm concerned about losing, but my flash drive is only 2GB. Can I update through Ubuntu itself, or do I need to go through Windows? Thanks!
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Sym-linking windows with linux
Is it possible to make a sym-link in linux that can be used by windows? I have a dual boot system of Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 and I want to move my AppData folder to another drive. I was planning on ...
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Grub installation problems
I was trying to reinstall Grub over my new Windows installation referring to this guide.
Unfortunately on the step where they said to enter this command:
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/...
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Share Virtual Box files to Windows Network (
I have a Virtual Box with Ubuntu 10.10 minimal installed. The computers that is running the virtual box is windows 7. How would I be able to access the files in the virtual box from Windows?
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Cannot install Skype on ubuntu 10.10
I tried to install skype on my ubuntu 10.10 resulting in the following error. I even made changes to sources.list adding maverick partner. Still cannot get it to install
The following packages ...
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Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 10.04 / 10.10
Is it possible to install Gnome 3 (relased on 6th April)on Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 ?
And if i can can can i revert back to the earlier version ?
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WiFi (USB) extremely slow with Ubuntu
I have a dual boot setup with Win 7 and Ubuntu 10.10
My internet connection is through a D-Link USB Wifi adapter. In windows, everything is hunky dory, but as soon as I start browsing in Ubuntu, ...
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