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Ubuntu 12.04 (aka Precise Pangolin), is the sixteenth release(version) of Ubuntu from Canonical.

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ubuntu 12.04 no kernl at grub startup

I have a virtualbox virtual machine on Windows 10 that launch linux Ubuntu 12.04. On startup, grub don't find any kernel to boot on, so it start a memtest sequence. I use an Ubuntu 16.04 livecd to ...
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Is ubuntu 12.04 still supported?

I tried to find out till when ubuntu 12.04 is supported. It supposed to be the April 2017. But which date exactly? Where can I find the exact date?
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rsync error on windows with CYGWIN

I have tried various combination to transfer remote files to local using rsync but failed This the command I arrived at as correct looking at various sources: $ rsync -vvazh --progress [email protected]....
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403 Forbidden on Windows 10 Pro after mklink htdocs/vhosts to Dropbox folder

I've a Dropbox account / folder which is synced on both my laptops - one is a Ubuntu 12.04 and the other one is Windows 10 Pro. I'm trying to configure my Apache on Windows to use the same folder ...
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Computer doesn't boot to BIOS

I, first, started my Ubuntu, then it booted up correctly. But then it became unusually laggy, I couldn't even refresh. So I unplugged my power cable to shut it down (and my battery is dead) and turned ...
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Unable to execute a file in the hard disk partition

My computer has two hard disks (1 SSD + 1 HDD). I have installed operating systems in SSD and made HDD as a NTFS drive (named as 'WorkData'; and the location is /media/WorkData), so that I can work in ...
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Accidently deleted Windows, have Ubuntu installed but can't run

So this is my problem: I put Ubuntu on a USB stick with the usual method. I then restarted my computer and went into the BIOS menu (HP press F10) and switched USB to the top of the boot order. It ...
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ubuntu 12.04 su fails : cannot execute /bin/bash no such file or directory

After adding a user as sudoers as, su to this user fails with error message: Cannot execute /bin/bash : No such file or directory I googled and found a lot of similar issue, mostly due to /...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and Lenovo E450 Wireless Card

I have Lenovo Thinkpad E450. Just now I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS(64Bit). Problem is Wireless card is not detected on this Ubuntu, only wired internet is enabled and working fine. So please help me ...
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Cron expression hour 1/12

I'm looking at a system where someone added a cronjob which schedule is like this: 0 1/12 * * * doSomething More commonly, if the hours part in the schedule were */12 then it would execute every 12 ...
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Install windows7 and ubuntu 14.04 on a computer which already has windows and ubuntu 12.04 installed

I have installed windows 7 and ubuntu 12.04 in 2 separate partitions in my machine and I can access both using the GRUB. Now I want to re-install windows 7 and ubuntu 14.04 to my machine. What is the ...
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Connect to VPN when `wicd` delivers the internet

wicd and nmcli conflict, so how can I get onto a VPN if not through nmcli con up?
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nm-applet thinks I'm offline

I got on wireless with wicd-curses, but nm-applet thinks I'm disconnected. What I'm really trying to do is get on my VPN, and I usually do this through nm-applet. It doesn't want to let me on VPN ...
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Someone is uploading stuff from my pc

I am getting very slow Internet experience. In vnstat I see rx: 4 kbit/s 3 p/s tx: 94.74 Mbit/s 14072 p/s^C eth4 / traffic statistics rx ...
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How to set ownership/permission of PHP site that accessible by the user AND the apache user

I'm having problems with my PHP projects within /var/www set on permission www-data:www-data. My user can't write to these directories. I've added myself to www-data group and have added chmod -R g+...
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Ubuntu-Rescue Remix Does Not See Hard Drive

I am trying to copy over data using the Ubuntu-Rescue Remix bootable cd but this cd does not see my hard drive! What can I do so that the URR is able to see my hard drive and I can save my data? I ...
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Computer slow after plugged into wrong voltage

So I set up a desktop computer running ubuntu in a classroom that was running through an AVR at 220 volts. I got a report that it wasn't working, so I came to look at it, and sure enough, fans and ...
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VLC MMS video via network - stutters

I'm using VLC to play a MMS video (1.5X speed) that is streamed from a "members only" website. The video works great except that it hangs/stutters every few seconds. So I increased the following ...
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Postfix SMTP SSL config: Can't send email but can receive it with SSL

I am trying to finish configuring my postfix/dovecot mail server that sits behind my home's router/firewall. I'm on Mint/Ubuntu 12.04. I'm close. I can connect/retrieve emails via SSL but can only ...
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I want to start VM for specific time

I am designing a system in which lot of VMs are there which run on KVM. My physical resources are limited, that is why I want to allow some of the VMs to run for some specific time(say Every Wednesday ...
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Enable OpenGL on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I'm running Trisquel Mini 6.0.1, which is based on the repos for Ubuntu 12.04 on a netbook. I have a lightweight game that I'm trying to run written for the love interpreter, but it fails to ...
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Wrong apache configuration. Perl scripts cannot execute

I've got wrong apache configuration. My script don't want to be executed and browser trying to download it as a file. <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName president.com ...
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Unable to find PORT name in ubuntu 12.04

I am writing a code for serial programming in ubuntu 12.04. I have connected a usb to serial converter with my usb port. Now I want to know On which port I have connected my usb ( for example COM12 ...
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I lost my Ubuntu Partition

I have two operating systems installed on my computer, Ubuntu and Windows 7. I reinstalled Windows 7 today and I think have a problem with the Ubuntu partition. Running fdisk -l when booted into a ...
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grub rescue moved folder out of root

I made a really silly sudo mv /* /some_folder move command on my remote server vm ubuntu 12.04 that moved my boot folder to /home/.../somefolder/boot I can access this folder via a ...
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Windows install (media drivers)

I have been trying to install windows 7 64bit onto my Ubuntu 12.04 machine for quite awhile. I succeeded in installing the win7 64bit iso onto my usb via unetbootin-linux-494 and formating the usb ...
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Cannot import .ova

I'm trying to import an .ova file into my VirtualBox on Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bits), but when I do this I get the following error: Failed to import appliance /media/USB/Respaldo 11 (Armando)/SW/Maquinas ...
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Network icon not visible in Ubuntu 12.04, how to get it back?

When I tried to configure a broadband connection in my Ubuntu 12.04 somehow the network icon has been removed from the system panel. I tried many kinds of solutions but still it is not visible. Now I ...
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How do i change wifi password without a monitor (Ubuntu)

I have an ubuntu device that is wifi enabled, I plan to distribute it to clients that may not have a monitor. What is the best way to modify the wifi password of such a device ?
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Disk partitions are not appearing separately when installing Ubuntu along with Windows 8.1

I have installed windows 8.1 and now I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 along with it and want dual boot OS. I have 250 GB HD and they partitioned in four drives in windows and in which one is 20 GB ...
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Linux Has Become Very Slow Dealing With Large Data

Last year I bought a computer, for around $1,800, so it is relatively high-end. When I first got it I was particularly pleased at how quick it dealt with large MySQL queries, imports and exports. But ...
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Why, in Ubuntu, I cant access to an SD card using the laptop SD card reader?

I have ab Ubuntu 12.04 installation on a Virtual Machine and I am finding some problems try to read an SD card inserted into the SD card reader of my laptop. The problem is that if I try to insert ...
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NO <DUTY, RUN, PERIOD, POLARITY> in bone_capemgr.9(ocp.2/pwm_test_P8_13.#)FILE Beaglebone Black

I just a fresher did the servo test with my BBB, however, when I use some command as (http://www.phys-x.org/rbots/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:lesson-3-beaglebone-black-pwm&...
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Network connection issues with Ubuntu 12.04

After reading through several threads on here about network connection issues, and trying to solve it on my own, to no avail, I thought I'd post the problem here. I have an HP Chromebook 14 running ...
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Upgrade to PHP 5.3.23 on Ubuntu 12.04

I want to use Zend Framework 2. I have installed the ZendSkeleton Application. When I try to install Framework, I get the following error: #> php composer.phar install Warning: This development build ...
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This computer currently has no detected operating systems

I am new to ubuntu 14.04 and I am attempting to install it on my laptop (Acer Aspire V3/772G-Intel) which already has Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I currently have two partitions on my HDD and I was ...
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Ubuntu Shortcut Menu opening spontaneously

About two days ago the shortcut menu started opening spontaneously and wont close for more than 2 seconds, making it impossible to type anything since most keys start working as shortcuts and others ...
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How to retrieve data from local disk C (cannot be mounted) using Ubuntu 12.04 live USB?

I have an Acer Aspire 4740 with Windows 7 Home Premium installed in it. This laptop has a local disk C of 90 GB (where Windows 7 is installed) and disk D 270 GB in it. Last week I suddenly ...
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how to make external disk mounted executable?

I'm new to Linux and running on Ubuntu 12.04. I have a windows partition mounted to it but the problem is I can't run executable files (I can't use ./ on a file in that partition). How do I correct ...
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Connect two Guest OS's in VMWare WorkStation 10.0

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 in VMWare WorkStation 10.0 and I want to connect and ping / ssh the another Ubuntu 12.04 which is installed in the same host OS in VMWare WorkStation 10.0 Is it possible?...
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Installing Dell v313 printer/scanner on Ubuntu 12.04

I've been searching for hours now, trying to find a working driver for a Dell 313 printer/scanner (v310 - 510 series) on Ubuntu 12.04. But I can't seem to find a working one. I really need this to ...
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Automated sudo and screen command

I would like to be able to launch a script in a separate screen command session as a separate user when I run a .sh script. Here is what I think it may be in the script: #I am also starting xampp ...
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two nics on ubuntu server cannot reach outside

I have two Nics on server: auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.137.66.69 netmask 255.255.255.0 dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 auto ...
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Triple boot (OSX, Vista, Ubuntu 12.04): replace Ubuntu with CrunchBang

I'm probably not really a power user (I can read instructions) but my problem is pretty specific, so I figured it would fit here. I'm sorry if it doesn't. I managed to set up triple boot (OS X ...
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SSH asks password when invoke it in script

I have one master and four slave computers. I generated rsa public/private key on master PC. Then I copied publickey (id_rsa.pub) to slave machines as authorized_keys. It doesn't ask password when I ...
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Multiple interfaces on Ubuntu

There are multiple interfaces on my Ubuntu box - Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS - and each of them is assigned an IP from the same subnet. # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:9f:0a:0c ...
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storing and securing the video using ffmpeg

this is my first question on the site. Currently I am working on one application which captures the video and store it in the system hard drive. Both the functionality is working fine.We are storing ...
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can't install windows 8.1 after Ubuntu install

I have lenovo G510 laptop. Initially it was running on Win 8.1, I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside it. after installation I couldn't boot my Win8.1 (I choose it, after one second it return ...
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Upgrade user to skip using sudo to write files

I need to run a Capistrano recipe to setup some services so I have to be able to write to /etc/init without prefixing my command with sudo. How can I make an Ubuntu user abel to write to /etc/init ...
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rsync don t work as expected

I have a script which download and compress a folder of a remote server (example: /home). I m trying to make the "restore" script, but I have a strange behavior. restore.sh: ($1 is IP adress, $2 is ...
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