Ubuntu 12.04 (aka Precise Pangolin), is the sixteenth release(version) of Ubuntu from Canonical.
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Ubuntu 12.04 booting in command line?
I just restarted my Ubuntu OS and now, for some reason, my Ubunut 12.04 boots in command line...without the GUI?
I use Wubi and haven't really done anything out of the ordinary. I've managed to get ...
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OS boot process not starting automatically
I am having a Linux machine with Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. My problem is that whenever I restart my machine, it will not select the OS automatically and starts the boot process, instead I have to press ...
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How to Remember application association for this type of file Kubuntu
I have Kubuntu and I work on website development.
Then I work with file Html and I want open this file with Kwrite.
Kwrite is an editor and now I always (with two click on this) with Rekonq ...
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Writing a CPU/RAM usage log over a period of time to file on Ubuntu 12.04
I am looking for script that can write a CPU utillization into text file every 10 seconds.
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How to install driver for ATI Rage 128 Pro Ultra TF?
This is the driver in question, it promises to be the end of my graphics troubles with my old Rage 128 card.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5Mzk
The only trouble is, I'm ...
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How to install GNOME 3.8 on my ubuntu 12.04?
I just saw UI of GNome 3.8 and it is awesome. I want to have it, but I don't want to disturb my current setup of ubuntu 12.04. Please tell me if I can install GNOME 3.8 UI on my ubuntu 12.04 without ...
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Buffer I/O error on device sdb after dmsetup
I reïnstalled a server which was obsolete for its normal business. There is a RAID controller inside with 2 HDD's (80GB each, with Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server installed) and 4 SSD's (32GB each) with a ...
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Cannot modify keyboard delay and rate
My keyboard had been working properly for 4 months, but all of the sudden, the settings for Delay and Speed in System Tool → System Settings → Keyboard → Typing → Repeat Keys got ...
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Ubuntu - Desktop Crashes?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a VMWare Virtual machine. I first tried with Ubuntu 12.10. When I started the system the sidebar was like black, and the options were not visible. When I open the ...
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WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. But my terminal get to a bit probem sice two or three month ago. You know, when I want to see man page, git diff or something like that, I got a warning and I can't go up ...
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Ubuntu boot from HDD after USB installation
I have installed Ubuntu 12 from a USB drive and after the installation my laptop did not boot from the HDD anymore. Before the Ubuntu installation Win7 was installed. During the installation I choose ...
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How do I create partitions on my Lenovo U310 laptop?
I have four partitions (windows allows four only), by default on my laptop.
System -- from where the windows boots.
C:\ -- where the windows is located and all my stuff on computer
D:\ -- the ...
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Command to run as root on boot isn't working
I need to run the following command sudo xhost SI:localuser:root every time I start a machine of mine. So I'd like automate this process. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for this.
I tried put this command ...
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Ubuntu VNC Server not asking for user-auth
I have set up my VNC Server on Ubuntu 12.04 following this guide.
It all works fine, but at the moment I am auto-logged on as root, and the second I log out I just get a black screen.
I would like ...
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Some man pages not found
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. I had Fedora a couple of years back and I saw the man pages for the following there:
unistd.h,
sys/types.h,
standard typedefs (suffixed by "_t") etc.
I tried this:
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avconv video from single jpg and ogg
I have a long ogg sounds file that I want to put on youtube, I don't have a video so want to display a single jpg for the duration for the ogg. I've seen:
avconv -i "sound file.ogg" -i cog.jpg ...
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Gnome 3 old interface
I'm going nuts! I installed the a newer version of Gnome (it's now 3.5.1), but I'm still seeing the old interface. I want the interface with the "activities" button in the left top corner. Now I see ...
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Ubuntu cannot connection to ResNet network with WPA2 TKIP
I have a problem. After upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 (like two months ago) I am not able to connect to my organization network. Here is the result of iwlist scanning:
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - ...
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How to add CLASSPATH parameters permanently when using sudo?
On Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 64bits, when using sudo or sudo -i or sudo su or even su in a session, in order to use both Java AND Scala I need to enter the following commands:
sudo -i
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Is there a reason why restarting lightdm caused the device to shutdown?
Each time I have had to restart lightdm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS via the commands /etc/init.d/lightdm restart or service lightdm restart, it would simply restart lightdm display manager. This time however ...
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HiDPI mode on Windows or Linux
OS X has a very nice looking HiDPI mode where the effective screen resolution is only the half of the monitor resolution, but with very smooth looking fonts. Is something like that also available for ...
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How to automatically enable vmware-user on Ubuntu guest?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Precise Pangolin as guest OS in VMware 8 and I have to enter in Terminal tne vmware-user command each time I want to enable VMware tools (autoresize screen, shared ...
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bandwidth control during youtube upload
I am having a slow internet connection and I am looking for some solution so that I can divide the 1/5th of available bandwidth to me for youtube uploads while at the same time working with other ...
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How does a unix binary decide where to get a shared library?
I use a Linux executable, the libraries are located in many place. I mean the same library with different version. The problem is the executable picks up the executable in wrong library. The OS is ...
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proxytunnel socket read error Ubuntu 12.04
I have an ubuntu 12.04 LTS server. I've set up proxy server on apache2, on port 443.
The server serves SSL web pages, and I can ssh to the server from a remote shell. I can connect to ssh with a ...
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autoreplace links when using reverse proxy with apache2
I configured a reverse proxy for accessing http://localhost:3131 under https://localhost/appname but the resulting problem is, that the links given by the webapp point to localhost/* instead of ...
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Need help setting up a local network
I'm not sure exactly what needs to be done, but I have an old computer with two network cards and I've installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS on it. Plus I have an old router d-link des-1024d.
What I want ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 64bit is not installing libreadline-dev package
umair@umair-pc:~$ sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 install NetSNMP Python Bindings
I want to install NetSNMP Python Bindings in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system.
But I got some in install progress.
First, I got the net-snmp-5.7.1 source tar, and did the following things:
./configure ...
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apt-get “Broken packages”
While installing python-dev:
sudo apt-get install python-dev
I am getting the following error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
python2.7-dev : Depends: python2.7 (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu3) ...
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Unable to turn on wifi in Ubuntu 12.04 live boot
Actually this is kind of weird but I tried running backtrack r3 and Ubuntu 12.04 live on my laptop but both the times I was not able to switch on my Wireless using the toggle switch, in fact normally ...
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How to install the mono-develop IDE for mono 3.0.2 on Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 64?
I've downloaded (from the mono-project.com web site) and installed mono 3.0.2 for a specific purpose in /usr/lib on my Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 64 bit system using these commands:
wget -O ...
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Is it possible to migrate a software RAID5 array to RAID0?
So last year I helped my father in France set up his Office machine with a RAID5 array of 3 identical 1TB drives (for a combined space of 2TB). Last week one of the drives died, he's using the machine ...
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error while installing openproject
I am trying to install openproject on Ubuntu 12.04 x64. Prerequisites for this is ruby 1.8 and gem bundler. I have installed all of them yet it fails halfway through. I have very little knowledge of ...
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Windows8 Enterprise evaluation is not loading on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS VirtualBox(NX bit Disabled)
I have a Dell Insprion 1525 laptop loaded with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
My BIOS version is A16(10/16/2008).
Processor : Intel Core2 Duo
When I tried to load Windows8 Enterprise evaluation on the ...
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Ubuntu/Nautilus - connect to server: is it possible to disable moving folders?
Sometimes I use Nautilus on Ubuntu to connect to a remote SSH server. I can browse folders easier and open and edit files remotely in my local editor. One thing I'm concerned about is accidentally ...
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PostGreSQL Authentication Failure with “trust” option
I'm trying to setup a PostGIS db using PostGreSQL 9.1 on Ubuntu 12.04. I've set up the database, created a user account "jay" with no password, added spatial functionality following section 2.5 here, ...
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Need advice: triple boot Win8, OSX, Ubuntu on two different hard disks
I have Googled a lot of articles on dual boot, or even triple boot`, but noting matches perfectly with what I have on mind. But I hope to cautious and get some intelligent advise before actually doing ...
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Access virtual desktop LAMP on Windows
I was having issues getting XAMPP to run for users other than admin per this thread. Trying to figure out a solution I had an idea and was curious to know how to make it work. I installed Virtualbox ...
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How to upgrade an installed package under Ubuntu 12.04
Based on https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/apt-get.html
The way to upgrade packages is to:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
However, I simply just want to upgrade one software for ...
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Share Internet between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10
I have a desktop with windows 7 and ubuntu. and a laptop with same ubuntu and 7. My desktop is connected to wired network through ethernet cable. Is it possible to connect and share The internet of my ...
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Can I use Ubuntu within Windows 8?
I want to use Ubuntu, but I already have Windows 8 on my laptop. How can I do this? Can I use Multiple Windows, Ubuntu and Windows8?
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Ubuntu 13.04's root password is invalid
I had Ubuntu 12.04 installed with WUBI on my Windows 7. I'm using Ubuntu this way for more than a year, and pretty satisfied. I recently re-installed Ubuntu using the same wubi installer with wubi.exe ...
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Windows 8 and ubuntu 12.04 dual boot
I currently have windows 8 installed on my machine and i'm planning to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside it.
My question is, if i install Ubuntu will it replace the boot entry of windows 8 (i guess so)?
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installation of CommCare HQ on ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Trying to install/configure CommCare HQ on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I've installed all dependencies, set them up and running, when I entered the command
./manage.py syncdb --noinput
show the followings ...
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sudo chmod is invalid when using mounted-partition(windows)?
# /etc/fstab
UUID=D254B*****B5B*** /home/username/c ntfs defaults,fmask=113,dmask=002, uid=username,gid=username 0 2
# uname -a
Linux 00544 3.2.0-37-generic-pae #58-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 24 15:51:02 ...
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Mic plantronics audio 400 DSP doesn't work on ubuntu 12.04
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 installed with virtualbox on Windows 7
Headset: Mic plantronics audio 400 DSP
Issues: I cannot use the MIC but I can hear sound from the headset without problems.
Here is the sound ...
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How to get file ubuntu to virtual box installed windows 7
My original os is ubuntu 12.0.4 , i installed oracle virtual box in it . Then i installed windws 7 . now i need to get a file from ubuntu to windows 7 . how can i get file from ubuntu to windows
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How to download YouTube videos via HTTPS [duplicate]
I am unable to access YouTube on http. But I can access the same on an https.
When I executed the command wget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJLvbPIvTw it returned the following response:-
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Can't delete free space partition or merge with other partition
Few days ago i installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside my Windows 7 64 Bit. I installed Ubuntu through live CD installation, but instead of giving it a partition of 200 GB i gave Ubuntu more than a ...
