Questions tagged [ubuntu-11.10]
Ubuntu 11.10 (aka Oneiric Ocelot) is the 15th release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
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Linux: coloring bash prompt will break carriage return
When I try to colorize the bash prompt like this:
export PS1="\e[0;31m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m "
it breaks the carriage return (instead of going to a new line when line is full, it starts in the same line ...
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Small font all 'new' messages suddenly in Gmail on Ubuntu in Opera, why?
This seemed to happen out of the blue.
I have been using Opera for years.
I can't find anywhere in Gmail to change the default font that is used in Opera.
Ubuntu is Version 11
Opera is version 11.6
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Triple booting Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10
I already have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 installed on my laptop, and would like to add Windows 8 Consumer Preview to that list. Here's some information which may be relevant to this question:
The ...
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How do I scroll up using a keyboard using the terminator terminal emulator?
I use Ubuntu 11.10 and recently switched to terminator for my terminal. I'm happy with it with one exception, I cannot figure out how to scroll up using the keyboard. I used to use gnome-terminal and ...
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Can't connect to FTP server: 425 Unable to build data connection: Connection timed out
I have a Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I installed VirtualBox 4.1.4 with Ubuntu 11.10.
I'm trying to connect to my site via FTP but I got an error when I do ls:
~> ftp <my_site>
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Can I make Ubuntu 11.10's desktop look like 11.04's Ubuntu Classic?
I updated to 11.10 today and Unity has absolutely driven me nuts. Is there a way to bring 11.04's Classic Desktop back to 11.10? I tried KDE and I don't find it similar enough to be happy.
I tried ...
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Make GRUB 2 boot Windows 8 safe mode
I have a dual boot configuration: Windows 8 Consumer and Ubuntu 11.10.
I tried to install the Asus drivers for my motherboard (P8Z68-V LE EFI) in windows 8, and i now get bluescreens when starting ...
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Ubuntu/Toshiba Fan Speed Issue
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 AMD64 on my Toshiba laptop (L505D-S5965). After I boot into the OS, my fan works perfectly being mostly quiet. Recently, I noticed that whenever I resume from system suspension,...
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Mount USB drive on Ubuntu: "Not Authorized"
I'm having some problems with my Ubuntu 11.10 installation on a Toshiba A300-16l laptop, of which the primary problem appears to be allowing permissions escalation.
I want to backup my home directory ...
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Ubuntu administrator prompt doesn't display
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on a Toshiba A300-16l laptop, and have been experiencing various very strange problems recently after upgrading to the latest Ubuntu release.
The most obvious problem is that ...
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Cannot install or build virtualbox kernel driver in Ubuntu 11.10 64bit
I'm trying to install virtualbox-4.1 (from the virtualbox.org apt source) on Ubuntu 11.10 and it will not install the kernel driver:
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules ...
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Open Google Chrome at launch on multi monitor system (LINUX)
I have an AMD HD6950 video card with the latest catalyst drivers installed on a 64bit Ubuntu 11.10 linux box. There are currently two 1920 x 1080 HDTVs connected but there will be four in the future, ...
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