Questions tagged [ubuntu]
Free, open-source operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux. Ubuntu questions are on topic here, but if you prefer an Ubuntu-only audience there is Ask Ubuntu (https://askubuntu.com/).
21,957
questions
2
votes
1
answer
10k
views
how to restore a file saved in the .tmp folder of ubuntu?
One of my friends was working on a 10 page college paper, and saved it in the tmp folder of ubuntu. The file is listed under LibreOffice Writer's "recent files" but when clicked on, it comes up with ...
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Wifi not working on Acer Aspire 5570z
I recently installed ubuntu 13.10 on the computer to get some use out of it. I have no clue why the wifi is not working as a day ago it had Windows Vista and was. I have installed the proprietary ...
0
votes
3
answers
621
views
Acer Aspire 7741Z cannot install Windows
I have an Acer Aspire 7741Z that crashed on me and I had to replace the HDD. I didn't have a Windows disk to use for install so I installed Ubuntu. It works, it boots, everything is fine. Now I ...
0
votes
1
answer
926
views
Play Line-IN Audio in Ubuntu
Couldn't find anything all over the internet. If I did find something, it was only for older versions of Ubuntu and my version is 14.04. I can use the Line-In feature in Windows without any help from ...
0
votes
0
answers
7k
views
How to add EFI entry by efibootmgr?
I installed stand alone Ubuntu on my laptop by formatting the HDD. Now HDD is not in my EFI menu. From a Live USB environment, I added the EFI entry, even by chroot. However, the EFI menu is reset to ...
1
vote
0
answers
43
views
Is it possible to know a user logged in on Ubuntu instantly?
In fact, I am trying to restrict access to some websites for different users. I asked the question: Restrict access to some websites for different users.
The given answer is ok; but as the owner ...
1
vote
0
answers
19k
views
Increase maximum locked memory for unprivileged user
I am trying to configure Ardour3 for Ubuntu Trusty 64. I get the following error:
I have tried:
root ulimit
editing limits.conf
This is my /etc/security/limits.conf:
# /etc/security/limits.conf
#
#...
0
votes
1
answer
431
views
Create local TCP connection from C program in Ubuntu VM to Labview in Windows (Host)
Sorry if this is lengthy, I'll try to keep it as concise as possible. I have made a C program which runs in Ubuntu in a virtual machine and a Labview program running in windows (the host of the VM) ...
4
votes
3
answers
13k
views
Run a GUI in screen or tmux (or alternative)
I have an application that's gui only that constantly needs to run. The problem is that I can't install a full desktop just for this application (my OS is debian and ubuntu cli).
So I was wondering ...
4
votes
1
answer
5k
views
unable to install libc6-dev
I type in sudo apt-get install libc6-dev and get the following back:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. ...
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
How to run a VirtualBox VM on Windows through SSH
I have an Ubuntu server virtual machine on my Windows box, I am able to run VirtualBox on my Windows machine without problems, and then I can SSH into the newly created server. However what I am ...
0
votes
2
answers
111
views
Is there any reason this cronjob would fail in cron, but not on the command line?
I have written a little one liner that will email me when a list of files changes - I used sha512 to generate a list of hashes and then periodically check that those hashes still match.
*/5 * * ...
2
votes
3
answers
3k
views
DropBox sync on Ubuntu Server stopped working
I have the Dropbox linux client installed on a server - and it has been working fine for around a month. But just this week has stopepd syncing some files uploaded from Mac or via the web.
I have ...
1
vote
0
answers
667
views
Kubuntu guest on Windows 8.1 Hyper-V won't shut down completely
I've got a Windows 8.1 Professional laptop with Hyper-V installed, and a Kubuntu 14.04 Desktop VM. When I shutdown the Kubuntu VM, most of the time it gets to the logo screen, and just sits there. It'...
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Setting up VPN client: L2TP with IPsec
I've got to connect to vpn server. It works on Windows, but in Ubuntu 10.04 not. Number of options is confusing for me. There is the input that I have:
IP Address of VPN
Pre-shared key to ...
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How do I scan Firefox on Ubuntu Linux for malicious JavaScripts?
I run Ubuntu Linux in a VirtualBox VM. I was browsing using Firefox, and I always use Adblock Plus with default configuration (EasyList) and NoScript. Then my VM lagged(mouse badly out of sync with ...
1
vote
3
answers
8k
views
Can't install guest additions to Lubuntu
I'm running Lubuntu as a virtual machine in virtual box.
The problem I'm getting is trying to install guest additions.
When I run uname -r I get:
3.11.0-14-generic
This is my log for /var/lib/dkms/...
0
votes
2
answers
738
views
Skype mutes all other sounds [Ubuntu 12.04 LTS]
When I start up Skype, my audio is fine. But once a sound comes out of skype, all other sounds get muted. Skype isn't playing a sound or anything. It just mutes all other sounds until I restart.
HP ...
1
vote
4
answers
11k
views
Unable to log into Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 12.04.1.
Last time I did nothing especial, but suddenly some problem appear:
I have a login screen (using lightdm), when I attempt a login, I get a console session and returned to the ...
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
MuseScore doesn't play sound
I installed mscore on Ubuntu 14.04 as well as fluidsynth. I have not had Ubuntu sound problems to this day.
When I press the Play button, I get this:
There is no sound, and apparently the ...
3
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How do I get Dropbox to do selective sync? [duplicate]
I managed to set up selective sync in Dropbox once before but now I can't work out how I did it. I want to set Dropbox to "selective sync" so that I don't end up with all my personal files on my work ...
0
votes
1
answer
931
views
After each command tmux prints: ps1_update: command not found
On Linux Ubuntu 11.04, after each command (cd, ls, vim...) successful or not, tmux prints out as a last line ps1_update: command not found.
Is there any config option I am missing?
Thank you very ...
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
How to scp across two ssh
I have three computers HOME, WORK and SERVER and I am connected from HOME to SERVER by:
ssh -t <WORKusername>@<WORK> ssh -p23456 <SERVERusername>@localhost
I need to transfer the ...
0
votes
1
answer
740
views
'apt-get install' ignores my specification to install particular version of package
I'd like to install particular version of libstd++6 with following command:
# apt-get install libstdc++6=4.9.0-8 -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
0
votes
0
answers
155
views
Boot Lubuntu on usb by reusing the boot function of an application? (in this case: DiskWarrior)
I have tried a lot of different stuff to get Lubuntu installed on my Macbook 1,1 (first Intel macbook). I just won't get a usb to boot. For the sake of comparison, it does work on my new Mac Mini (...
1
vote
0
answers
1k
views
git credential command not working
When I ran git credential command, I get following error:
git: 'credential' is not a git command.
I correctly configured credential helper with the command
git config --global credential.helper ...
1
vote
1
answer
85
views
No more wireless connection since hard reboot with wireless connection disabled
This is the second times it happens to me. Both times, scenario was the same:
running ubuntu
wireless connection were disabled
my computer stopped brutally (no battery or hard reboot)
when I reboot, ...
0
votes
2
answers
113
views
Files listed by bash but unaccessible
What would cause the following behavior on an Ubuntu 12.04 system?
I've SSHed into a machine as the "ubuntu" user.
Running ls -lah /data/* shows dozens of non-empty files (e.g. file1.txt, file2.txt, ...
0
votes
1
answer
266
views
DVDStyler: Burninng Arabic subtitles error
I have Xubuntu 14.04 64 bit, I'm trying to burn 24 season 9 on DVD to be used on a DVD player, with Arabic Subtitles. I get this error, anyone knows what it means?
ERR: Error 84 -- Invalid or ...
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How do I remove icon shaking animations in Ubuntu Dash?
In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I want to disable the icon animations in Dash (I guess it's also called the launcher), e.g. skype shaking when I receive a new message.
There's a CompizConfig settings manager but ...
1
vote
3
answers
989
views
How can I extract data from Toshiba Satellite with a dead Windows installation?
I've got a Toshiba Satellite (unknown model number but bought early 2010) running Windows Vista which throws a kernel error on boot. We don't have the restore/recovery CD any more to restore the ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Why is ~/.vimrc not having an effect until I type ":so~/.vimrc"?
I just want to change the tab size. I know the file is loading because it shows up in :scriptnames and I included an echo which runs every time I open vim. Why is ~/.vimrc not working automatically ...
1
vote
0
answers
389
views
GIMP slows down my Ubuntu 14.04 over time
I have some problems with my GIMP recently. When I start GIMP it runs perfectly fine, but over time, say about 15 minutes, it's starting to slow down my Ubuntu (14.04). After checking my system ...
0
votes
0
answers
587
views
Hiding file in the directory from non-root users
So I use KeePassx to store my passwords and I have a key file. I know I can just encrypt that file, but is it possible to store that key file somewhere on the system hidden and protected from non-root ...
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Can I synchronize Sublime Text?
I would like to synchronize my entire Sublime Text 3 between my desktop and laptop.
I use Ubuntu on both machine. I think if I just sync the entire /home/<username>/.config/sublime-text-3 ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
How to bind mount a folder in multiple user's home directories with full permissions
I have a web server serving files from /var/www/vhosts/mysite. What I'm looking to do is mount this vhosts folder in /home/myuser/vhosts so that a user can log in, edit any files and log out. The ...
0
votes
0
answers
340
views
How to run browser in background in Ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 14.04, and PHP. I have 2 files:
test.html - content java to test network
update.php - the test file will post result to update database.
I need to run and execute an URL address in ...
0
votes
1
answer
222
views
How can I get gearmand to accept remote connections?
I see this question:
Why does gearman-job-server not accept connections when running as a service?
but there is no config file in my gearman installation on Ubuntu (or at least not one that I can find)...
2
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Is it possible to install Ubuntu from within CentOS 7 VPS?
My VPS hosting provider's panel is bugged, and I'm stuck with CentOS 7, can't re-image to another linux distro (contacting support hasn't been successful, they tell me it's fixed and close my ticket, ...
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Get the Current Users password from the login and pass it to a Bash script
I am writing a Bash script in Linux to remote in to a Windows box. I would like to capture the current user and password for that user so that the script will log them in to the TS session. I am ...
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Unable to Access the internet on Windows, but can with Ubuntu (have dual-boot)
My personal computer dual boots on both Windows 7 and Ubuntu. About 5-6 months ago, I stopped being able to access the internet whenever I booted via W7, but I still could, and can, with Ubuntu. After ...
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How can I set up wifi in Ubuntu to monitor and limit user activity and bandwidth usage? [closed]
In my office, I have a broadband connection, an Ubuntu box and a wifi router. I want to share my broadband connection in my office. How can I setup everything along with a monitoring application in ...
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
can't login at my ubuntu server
Today, after I rebooted my server, I can't login at my server.
Everything works well.(like mysql or apache)
But I just can not login my server.
When I type any key(like `a' or '1') than console ...
1
vote
1
answer
318
views
Creating a connection between 3 computers
I have 3 machines on 3 different network.
HOME:
With internet but not connected to any local machine, with sudo.
WORK:
With ssh available through www internet,
HOME can ssh to WORK, but not ...
1
vote
1
answer
81
views
My ubuntu got pwned, what to do to prevent/detect it in the future [closed]
My system got hacked, and I'm reinstalling the system while unplugged from internet.
I read somewhere to save some file (such as ps) somewhere,
so I can check if those files were modified when I ...
0
votes
1
answer
364
views
Minimum packages required for Ubuntu Server to run Octave 3.8.x with GUI
I have a Ubuntu 14.0 server with no graphical interface. I created this server only to use Octave on it. Now that there is a GUI for the recent version of Octave 3.8.x available I wanna know what is ...
0
votes
3
answers
118
views
Local DNS using Bind9
I have a few computers on my home network that I would like to assign names to. I don't want them to be a TLD, just aliases, like "orange" or something. The tutorials that I was reading such as this ...
0
votes
1
answer
323
views
How to make CTRL+L lock screen in ubuntu 14.04 without gnome-settings-daemon
I use IceWM without gnome-settings-daemon. How to make CTRL+L combination to work as in native ubuntu environment?
2
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs Ubuntu 14.04 LTS memory usage
My droplet has 512 MB memory and is running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bits and a Rails 4 application + several workers. It's running well.
I tried to deploy the same thing on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bits ...
5
votes
2
answers
9k
views
GoTo Meeting on ubuntu
How to make it work GotoMeeting.com on ubuntu? . I know that its not support ubuntu .
Question 1 : is any other way or cheating way to acheive this ?
My investgation reg this :
Because, Goto ...