Questions tagged [ubuntu-12.04]
Ubuntu 12.04 (aka Precise Pangolin), is the sixteenth release(version) of Ubuntu from Canonical.
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Why does fdisk show sda, sdf and sdg but seems to skip sdb, sdc, sdd and sde in Ubuntu?
It is my understanding that Linux will list hard drives using alphabetical ordering and partitions as numbers. On a machine I am working on there are 3 drives but fdisk lists them as /dev/sda, /dev/...
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command executed in nohup is killed as soon as the putty terminal is closed
I have an Amazon ubuntu ec2 instance
I'm using PuTTY to access the same.
Here, I have a large database in mysql. I'm executing the following command to take the backup of my database.
nohup ...
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how to create a send file between shared folder in Windows 7 and Ubuntu-directory doesn't exist
I am trying to create a shared folder between Ubuntu 12.04 server running on vmware and my Windows 7 desktop which is hosting it but I keep getting errors telling me that the directories do not exist ...
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"No space left on device" when writing to NTFS on Ubuntu
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 and want to backup data to my external hard drive which is NTFS.
When running cp -rp or rsync, I get no space left errors like this:
`rsync: mkstemp "/media/Expansion Drive/.../...
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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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Device Is Busy When Trying To UMount
I am using the Ubuntu Rescue Remix and Ddrescue. I am in the process of creating a RAW image onto a 'good' drive (sdc) from a 'bad' drive (sdc). I used the command
sudo ddrescue -r 3 /dev/sdb ...
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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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Permissions Denied - After successful connection as 'root' ONLY when connecting externally
So, I have been using Ubuntu Server 12.04.01 for the past couple of weeks after using Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 for about a couple of months and find it a refreshing start after switching over from the ...
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I am not able to access a shared folder data from a remote IP address
File file = new File("//192.168.1.100/sharename/sharefolder/User2.jpeg");
System.out.println(""+file.exists());
I am not able to access file named "User2.jpg" available on given IP address from Java ...
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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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Harddisk reinstalled - can data be recovered?
We have a laptop here which had Ubuntu installed on it. When it came back we removed the old partitions, created a new one and installed Windows 7 on it. This install is still fresh. Will it be ...
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how to monitor network/cpu/memory/disk usage by each Rails app
I run many Rails app on linode VPS.
I want to charge my customers by their usage,
Is there anyway to monitor each Rails app's usage?
I need these information network/cpu/memory/disk usage.
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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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Change service apache2 on linux
I'm on ubuntu 12.04.
The default exe location for service apache2 (usage ex: sudo service apache2 start) currently points at /etc/apache2/bin/httpd, but that will not modify the current running ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04.5 - unable to connect to internet
I have just installed ubuntu 12.04.5-desktop-i386
However, i am unable to connect to the internet. Also, do i have to download packages?
Any other info needed? Please do ask.
Thanks!
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Error: Unknown Puppet subcommand 'module'
It seems there is a problem with puppet on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as its missing the module subcommand as follows:
Installed puppet in version 2.7.11
$ puppet module install rafaelfc-pear
Installing ...
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Does dd care when cloning from smaller hdd to bigger hdd?
Does DD care about hard drive size?
I currently have a smaller 500GB HDD that i want cloned to a 1TB SSD. Will it clone without a problem relating to size? will there be non partitioned space?
was ...
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logind.cof file in ubuntu 12.04?
I have heard that the logind.conf file should be in /etc/systemd/logind.conf. however, it doesn't appear there, and a file search reveals that it isn't ANYWHERE.
So what file replaces logind.conf, or ...
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No internet on Ubuntu server static IP running within VirtualBox after switching Internet Providers
I have switched Internet Providers recently and for some reason I now get no internet connection on my Ubuntu server 12.04.2 LTS VM running within VirtualBox. My host machine is Win7 64b.
I do get an ...
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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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How to Install Windows8 with Ubuntu on laptop?
In my laptop, I have installed Windows 7 with Ubuntu 12.04LTS. Now I need to replace Windows 7 with Windows 8 without formatting Ubuntu. Is it possible to do?
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connected laptop with TV- sound from tv not working
I have connected a tv via HDMI to a laptop running ubuntu 12. I can see the video on the televsion but the sound plays from the laptop and not from the television. Any ideas on what I need to change ...
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Need to setup ubuntu server files secure
I have a Ubuntu 12.04 server. On that we have some projects which are shared with Samba share. I need to protect our files to be copied from there by other users except by a superuser or root for ...
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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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Why isn't "(ulimit -d 1000; firefox) &" working?
I'm trying to limit the memory usage of firefox to prevent it from stalling the whole system with problematic web sites.
I tried, in bash:
(ulimit -d 1000; firefox) &
This should limit the ...
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Ubuntu12.04 crashed while trying to install Ubuntu14.04, no longer have access
My desktop crashed. It's a 9 year old Compaq SR 1650NX, AMD Athlon 3500+ probably 1 GB RAM.
Was running Ubuntu 12.04... was attempting to upgrade to 14.04, not sure if I interrupted it.
Pretty much ...
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Ubuntu - how to find live usage of port numbers
I am trying to debug a problem with a apache server, wherein I need to find the application that uses a particular port number. I tried using netstat, but didn't help.
The scenario is that I am ...
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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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Unable to run skype 4.3 on ubuntu [duplicate]
I recently upgraded skype 4.2 to 4.3 on ubuntu 12.04, but it is crashed within some seconds. This crash is happening each time. can any body suggest me some workaround.
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How to re-install a ubuntu package when sudo dpkg -i does not work?
I am trying to re-install a broken package (tzdata) using dpkg but
sudo dpkg -i tzdata_2014e-0ubuntu0.12.04_all.deb
does not work. Here's the output
dpkg: error processing tzdata_2014e-0ubuntu0....
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 x64 in MBR
I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.04 side by side with Windows 8.1 in my SSD. Windows is already installed in MBR, even though I have a UEFI machine. And so I used the legacy Bios. I have confirmed that ...
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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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Cifs share doesn't preserve permission configuration in smb.conf (775 instead of 777)
So I have a share on ubuntu that is accessed through both ubuntu and windows machines.
my relevant smb.conf is like this:
path = /share
create_mask = 0777
force create mode = 0777
security mask = ...
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How to disable a keyboard key in Linux (Ubuntu)?
my keyboard is damaged, the keyboard key [é] is always pressed and it prevents me from working.
On windows I found the software sharpkey to disable the [é] button but on Ubuntu I can't found no ...
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Mysql Failed to started after mysql dump restore process
i tried to restore a db backup to a newly created database, suddenly its starts showing error. Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
so i checked /var/log/...
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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 can I change the home directory of a user
I just changed the username of an existing user by doing:
usermod -l new_username old_username
and now I wanted to change the home directory using the following:
chown -R root.new_username .bash* ....
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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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Ubuntu VM doesn't recognize Alt-Tab anymore
I run Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit inside a VirtualBox VM with Windows 7 Enterprise x64 as host. I just upgraded VirtualBox from 4.3.10 to 4.3.12.
I'm not entirely sure if it's due to the upgrade, but my ...
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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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Ubuntu 64-bit 'No such file or directory' error in bash
Gentlemen,
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit and I would like to write a batch file .sh
just for fun I wrote
#!/bin/bash
echo "test"
USER_NAME= 'myname'
And I typed
chmod +x ./filename
and I execute
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How can I graphically open and display file at the client end in Linux over SSH connection?
I am using the xdg-open file-name command to open and display file at the user end, but can't graphically open and display file at the client end in Linux over SSH connection. So please help me to ...
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OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError while trying to run chef-server
Installed Chef server on my Ubuntu 12.04 server.
Following these instructions
Getting the following error
# chef-server-ctl test
The source :rubygems is deprecated because HTTP requests are ...
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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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How to whois new TLDs?
How can I look up new TLDs, such as .email, .guru, etc., using the whois command in linux?
Running whois on a new TLD only gives the response:
No whois server is known for this kind of object.