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The 24th major version of Ubuntu, codenamed Xenial Xerus.

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Boot Ubuntu 16.04 into command line / do not start GUI

I want my Ubuntu 16.04 to not start GUI on boot and show command line console only. I have tried the following recipies but none of them are for version 16.04 and so they do not seem to work — GUI ...
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Cannot dismiss certain reminders in lightning/thunderbird

I'm using Thunderbird's Lightning addon to manage my calendars. I've been running into an issue where certain calendar events simply refuse to be dismissed for several days. They usually end up ...
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Is it expected that firejail allows R/W outside of the sandbox without "--overlay" flag?

Just installed firejail on Ubuntu 16.04 (version 0.9.38) and according to this linux-magazine article, by default it should make R/O the entire filesystem: The programs in the sandbox have only ...
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grub entry for console only

I have just installed ubuntu 16.04 alongside windows 7, and would like an option in the boot menu for a console only. I found the following entry in /boot/grub/grub.cfg: menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ...
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Migrating from unencrypted Ubuntu 16.04 to LUKS Encrypted install of 16.04

My company is working on implementing some Ubuntu Systems in a few of their new testing efforts and I have been tasked with an encryption solution for them. Having been a primarily Windows user with ...
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How to access localhost from VirtualBox using a smartphone?

I want to access VirtualBox's localhost using a smartphone for me to see how the website looks like in a phone. More Details: Host OS - Windows 7 Pro Guest OS - Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS SmartPhones' OS - ...
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Automatize One-Time-Password Authentication

It is possible to login to remote host without password, i.e., ssh-copy-id <host>. However, I need to enter One-Time Password (OTP) every time I log into a remote host. How can I skip this OTP ...
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Linux mint 18.3, convert ext4 to btrfs

I have upgraded to Linux Mint 18.3, but all are EXT4, but I understand now, that BTRFS is awesome is much better with snapshots then EXT4, but I followed this: How To Convert An ext3/ext4 Root File ...
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How to start X11 on Ubuntu 16.04 without a device providing EDID info on the display connector?

i have an Ubuntu 16.04 installation and it ran fine for me. so i went on and configured it for SSH and GUI remote access. as the machine now no longer needs a ($100+X value and some power consuming) ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 sftp and vscode ssh not working

I use MobaXterm on my windows PC to connect to an Ubuntu 16.04 machine. I worked well until recently I found that SFTP is not working, so my MobaXterm sftp pane is disappear. To make sure that is not ...
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Connection refused when trying to ssh in public library

I often ssh into a remote machine. I am currently in a local library and when I try, I get the following message: ssh: connect to host remote.machine.edu port 22: Connection refused Is there ...
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