Questions tagged [ubuntu-10.10]
Ubuntu 10.10 (aka Maverick Meerkat) is the 13th release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
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reduce laptop touch pad sensitivity in ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat installed. The problem is that the tap to click feature on my touchpad is too sensitive in ubuntu. It works fine with windows. I randomly end up clicking things ...
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How to unzip files via an FTP connection?
I have connected to my remote server via FTP and I got a directory listing. I have few zip files in the list.
Is it possible to unzip the file (Ex: test.zip)?. If yes, what is the command?
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Can't install Guest Additions using VirtualBox, Ubuntu guest OS, Win7 host OS
I'm new to VirtualBox and Linux. I've set up VirtualBox 4.0.4 on Windows 7. Successfully created a virtual machine running Ubuntu server 10.10 64 bit. I'm trying to set up Shared Folders. Prerequisite ...
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Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
In my SSH log
/var/log/auth.log
I have the following error message
Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory
Any suggestions regarding the cause and how to fix it?
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Is my Ubuntu install 32 or 64-bit?
I'm trying to find out if my Ubuntu install is 32 or 64-bit.
The best I can find is "i686" does this mean its 32 bit?
What's the correct way of finding out if the Ubuntu installed on my laptop is ...
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32 bit or 64 bit OS on a 512 mb VPS?
I am planning to rent a VPS service with following basic specification:
512mb of RAM
1 CPU
20gb HDD (4gb of it is swap)
Ubuntu 10.10 server
I am able to choose between a 32 bit or 64 bit install of ...
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How to swap ctrl and caps lock using xmodmap
Or any other tool, but I prefer xmodmap.
I tried this:
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = ...
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GVim: Shift + Insert dump <S-Insert> instead of the clipboard text
While editing inside gVIM, whenever I press Shift+Insert, it's insert the <S-Insert> text.
I'm running on Ubuntu Maverick and compile Vim from source.
This is really annoying. What's wrong with ...
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How to tell what HDMI version my system supports - Ubuntu Linux (10.10)
Looking to see if the HDMI output of my machine (with an nVIDIA GeForce 460M card) is HDMI 1.3 compatible or not. Not sure what the command is to tell that.
Thanks in advance!
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Ubuntu: Reset $PATH to factory default
I just made a mistake when adding a directory to path, and executed
$ PATH=/path/to/my/directory/
instead of
$ PATH=/path/to/my/directory/:$PATH
Consequently, my $PATH variable now contains only ...
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pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
In my SSH log
/var/log/auth.log
I have the following 2 rows (which are repeated every hour):
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Jan 22 03:28:01 mam CRON[15934]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
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Ubuntu & Android: Sharing a tethered internet connection of a phone & laptop with another laptop through ethernet
First off let me explain the problem I'm trying to solve:
I have an Android 2.2 phone that tethers its internet connection through USB to a laptop running Ubuntu 10.10. What I want to do is share ...
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How to lock Ubuntu home screen as Windows (WIN-L)
How to lock Ubuntu home screen as Windows i.e., WIN-L
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Fixing bad sectors
My SATA HDD (Hitachi DeskStar 7K160) seems to have 1 bad sector. Is it possible to try to fix it? I checked Hitachi's drive tools and all of them are diagnostic tools, so I don't know how much help ...
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ls - default arguments to save time
How do I set ls so that when I type ls it actually runs ls -l.
This Sounds minor but I'm trying to save keystrokes wherever I can. This is on Ubuntu 10.10.
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using ubuntu-server in full screen mode - VirtualBox
I have installed ubuntu-server 11.10 in virtual box. but unfortunately the screen is small. I installed VirtualBox guest additions to see it full screen(like what I do for windows). Now it is ...
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How to make gVim transparent on Ubuntu 10.10?
I have a .gvimrc file that works fine on OS X 10.6, but won't work on Ubuntu. It contains a line that reads set transparency=15, and when i run gVim it reports:
Error detected while processing /home/...
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Get process memory consumption
I need a command that can get the memory consumption of a process called "job_runner_o".
Running ubuntu 10.10
Any thoughts?
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Is it possible to route only a specific application through a VPN?
I've recently purchased a VPN from vpntunnel.se and was wondering if it was possible to use it for specific applications (Firefox, xchat etc)
Also i'm having a little trouble setting up the the VPN ...
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Create Vmware image from exisiting Ubuntu installation
I have been stuck on a netbook since last year due to budget constraints, but finally managed to get a decent laptop from a very generous person. Now my ubuntu installation in the netbook has all my ...
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What tests are there for a damaged GPU in Ubuntu?
Due to a freezing problem I've had on Ubuntu, I want to test the GPU in detail because I think it is connected to my problem.
I've tried the Phoronix Test Suite but I don't think that the three ...
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Uninstall Mendeley
How do I completely uninstall Mendeley in order to reinstall it again in Ubuntu 10.10 (64 bit)?
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Linux Directories to Map to SSD
I am going to do a reinstall of Ubuntu on my workstation and have an SSD in there. Which directories would you map to the SSD during installation for the following criteria:
Rather not blast it with ...
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Ubuntu Alert: /dev/mapper/localhost-root does not exist. Dropping to a shell
I'm currently using Ubuntu Maverick, and whenever I try to use a kernel newer than 2.6.32-21, I get this message:
ALERT! /dev/mapper/localhost-root does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
Does anyone ...
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How to install the latest Git version on Ubuntu 10.10?
Synaptic just gives me version 1.7.1, but I want version 1.7.3 without the need to download and build from sources.
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Best way to virtualize physical Windows 7 installation in Linux?
Ever since I saw a friend running Windows 7 inside Mac OS X with VMware Fusion, I've been trying to do the same on my laptop, in order to avoid having to reboot every time I have to use a Windows ...
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vmware linux headers not found for ubuntu 10.10?
I've installed Vmware 6.5 on Ubuntu 10.10...
when I start vmware player/workstation its asking for linux kernel header for some compilation but I'm not able to find the appropriate package, see the ...
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Dual boot GRUB error
I recently vacuumed my computer, and when I turned it on afterwards I got a grub error saying no such device.
I have a 80 Gb SSD running Win 7 and a 500 Gb spinny where Ubuntu wa installed.
When I ...
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Keyboard not detected when trying to install Ubuntu 10.10
I tried to install Ubuntu 10.10 desktop edition on my laptop and unfortunately it didn't detect my keyboard (it detects my mouse) so I couldn't finish installation.
Is it something wrong I'm doing? ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 graphics card
I have Dell studio 15 laptop. I have installed a ubuntu 10.10. When ever I boot Ubuntu it comes up with a error message saying graphics card driver not found or not dedicated. But I have updated my ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 on a Mac Mini 2010 (Model #A1347) Boot up problem - blank screen
Ubuntu 10.10 on a Mac Mini 2010 (Model #A1347)
Hi,
I just bought a Mac Mini with the following specs:
2.4ghz Intel core 2 Duo
Nvidia Geforce 320M graphics
HDMI and Mini display port
I installed ...
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How to search for files with Linux?
Do you know a good way to find a file or content by name recursively similar to the ms-windows function search with Linux? I can do find . | grep test.html suspecting it's not the best. Thanks for any ...
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What is the point of the xorg package in Ubuntu?
I am about to do a minimal installation of Ubuntu 10.10. First, I'll do a command-line install with the minimal Ubuntu cd. Second, I want to install a minimal version of gnome. So I am simply looking ...
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How to have sudo remember the password across various entries
sudo asks for the user's password every so often when using bash. The answers to this explains how to change that time out.
I was wondering, however, whether it would be possible to sync this. I have ...
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Ubuntu 10.10: getting appropiate monitor resolution for lcd hdtv
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 x86_64 version, with Nvidia 9800 GT, installed 270.41.06 Nvidia drivers following this guide. I have a LG42LH30FR LCD TV connected with the dvi link -> RGB PC input
I'm able ...
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Open Pst in thunderbird
I have a pst file which contains all my outlook backups. I want to import those mails into my thunderbird in Ubuntu 10.10. Though I can import it using Evolution mail client. But i like to stick to ...
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How to import an mbox file into evolution mail ubuntu?
How to import an mbox file into evolution mail ubuntu? I have a mbox file with size 2Gigs and I need to get it imported urgently into evolution. I've googled but still can't find any method. Is this ...
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Is it possible to have two package management systems (.deb and .rpm) on one system?
Is it possible to have more than one package management system on one system?
Example: RPM, deb and .txz on the same partition of Ubuntu.
If it isn't possible, why not?
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Ubuntu 10.10 network card detection problem
Most of the time my network cable is not detected in Ubuntu.
my system config
mercury motherboard
via inbuilt ethernetcard
ifconfig result
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:120.0.0....
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What version of Ubuntu to use for Desktop with 8Gb RAM?
This may sound as a stupid question, but I am really interested whether Ubuntu Desktop i386 will be able to use all my available RAM. I want to use the latest, non-LTS version, 10.10. It says on the ...
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No sound in Ubuntu 10.10
I'm not able to hear any sounds from my PC after installing Ubuntu 10.10. Videos and mp3 files are all playing but no sound comes out of my PC. I formatted my previous Ubuntu 9.04 and did a clean ...
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VirtualBox: booting cloned disk
I'm trying to boot an existing Windows XP installation under Linux. It was a piece of cake under VMWare Fusion, but I've been pulling my hair out to do the same thing on Ubuntu 10.10.
First I tried ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 Screenshot of active window doesn't work
Ubuntu 10.10 Screenshot of full screen works. Screenshot of "selected area" works. But Screenshot of current (active) window doesn't. Nothing happens. The save screenshot window doesn't open.
Tried ...
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Why is port 500 in use and how can I free it? VPNC error
I tried to use NetworkManager to connect to my university's VPN, but it didn't work.
Then I used a command line vpnc:
> sudo vpnc
[sudo] password for kirill:
Enter IPSec gateway address: vpn.net.*...
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power management of USB-enclosed hard drives
With a typical USB hard drive enclosure, is the full range of drive power management functionality available?
In what may be an unrelated matter: is it possible to suspend a PC without unmounting an ...
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How to create reusable Ubuntu image
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop and configured a lot, installed and setup lot of things on it to suit my needs. Now I want to move this setup to another machine and want to avoid all the setup ...
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screen remains black after screen lock
My new installation of Ubuntu 10.10 by default locks the screen after doing nothing for 5 minutes. This is just what I want, but after that I am not able to unlock it again. The screen remains black ...
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"Invalid argument" or "No such file or directory" during mounting a shared folder between Win 7 Host and Ubuntu 10.10 Guest
Host is Windows 7 and has e:\uShared as a folder to be shared with VB Guest
Ubuntu 10.10
Guest is Ubuntu 10.10 and has home/darius/shfolder to be used to share files
with host OS.
I have gone to VB ...
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Permanently changing permission of FireWire device
I just setup a FireWire audio interface. Everything works fine, except for I need rw-rw-rw- permissions on /dev/fw0. I can always sudo chmod 666 /dev/fw0 just before setting the thing up, but then it ...
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