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Playing iPhone (iOS10) music in Rhythmbox on Ubuntu 14.04
I have been using Rhythmbox on Ubuntu 14.04 to play music from my iPhone for a while now. Sometimes I get the annoying "initialize your iPhone" dialog box, but I just cancel it, unmount and reconnect ...
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Is it Possible to make "Forget password immediately" the default when opening LUKS encrypted partition?
When a LUKS encrypted partition pops up the unlock window it gives 3 options for how to remember the password. The "Remember password until you logout" is always ticked by default. Is there a way to ...
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Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym XXX with keysym XXX (keycode XX)
I performed a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on my desktop that I've been using Ubuntu on since Ubuntu 11.04. As I'm setting everything back up and installing all of the 3rd party software I ...
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How to disable mouse interference with Alt+Tab?
I want to be able to use Alt+Tab or Alt+` to switch back to a previous window AND at the same time start moving the mouse to where I will be clicking, without it all switching to the wrong window just ...
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How to completely uninstall a snap package/app on Linux Ubuntu
I would like to completely uninstall a snap application from my Ubuntu OS.
Usually, I use the command sudo snap remove <app-name>. But I noticed that if I search inside the root folder of my ...
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File dialog in Chrome does not remember last folder
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04, and there are so many issues that negatively impact my productivity. Most of them are related to nautilus.
In Chrome, when I navigate to a path for ...
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Access terminal from login screen on Ubuntu 18.04
I would like to open the terminal from the login screen. In previous Ubuntu releases I just used Ctrl+Alt+F1. However, when I press Ctrl+Alt+F1 in 18.04, nothing happens, the login screen just stays ...
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No image preview when file selected ubuntu 22.04
I was using Ubuntu 20.04, when uploading Images in chrome i could see the image preview of the selected File.
Now in ubuntu 22.04 I can't see the image preview.
I tried:
installed Gnome sushi
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Mouse cursor disappears after using touch screen; Ubuntu 22.04
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When I'm using the touch screen on my laptop, the mouse cursor disappears as expected. But then, when I switch back to the touch pad the cursor remains invisible while selecting objects ...
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How can I automatically hibernate cloud storage servers?
I have cloud storage data centers running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and NextCloud/OwnCloud that have no need to be available 24/7 and need power management solutions. Servers are Dell PowerEdge 1950 Gen II and ...
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Configure Xorg to work from integrated GPU
I am using Ubuntu 14.04LTS, with an Intel CPU + integrated graphics, with a GTX650 GPU. I asked this question on SO but they said it was offtopic.
I want to use my GPU for debugging CUDA code and for ...
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text highlighting (select to copy) stopped working in the terminal
I have a weird effect in one workstation: suddenly, the system does not allow me to copy text from a terminal to paste it somewhere else by simpling selecting it.
I can still paste into the terminal ...
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Gradle or Android Studio freezes Ubuntu
I've got a problem with my Android Studio/Gradle regularly freezing my entire system.
What happens?
I work on my Android Studio and at first, everything is ok. For approx 5 - 10 builds/deploys ...
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No HDMI video after suspend on Intel NUC6i7KYK
I have the latest Intel NUC, NUC6i7KYK (specs here), running close to stock Ubuntu 16.04. Its monitor is hooked up via HDMI.
When it wakes up from suspend (S3), it never wakes up the display. The ...
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Ubuntu 15.10 randomly crashing back to login screen
fresh install of Ubuntu 15.10 here.
Everything works fine, but I'm getting random crashes back to the login screen.
I pasted my syslog here: http://paste.ubuntu.com/12989589/
Edit: Confirmed bug on ...
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How to disable mouse scrolltabs ubuntu chrome
When I hover on tabs in chrome and scroll the mouse wheel, the tabs are changing focus. This feature is really annoying for me and i want to turn it off. Any ideas?
P.S. The way I usually close an ...
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Why ISO master (editor) does not read Windows images
I have the followjng problem with ISO master software: I try to edit WIndows 7 ISO image
$ isomaster windows7.iso
The file does open, unfortunately all I get is README with message:
This disc ...
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How to turn off Nvidia GPU on a headless server?
I am running a headless server with an Nvidia GPU.
Even when the GPU is not doing any work, it is consuming about 25 Watts of power:
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Enable Dolby 5.1 or at least subwoofer on Acer laptop?
I have Dolby Virtual Surround Sound 5.1 speakers with Tuba CineBass Subwoofer on Acer laptop (mine is 5951G but there is also bunch of models with similar configuration of speakers with/without ...
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No microphone in Ubuntu 18.04 on HP elitebook
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my new HP elitebook 850 G6 after erasing windows. I could not get audio input part working though..
Fn F8 key is orange all the time and this is how settings looks like.
I ...
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Shutter very slow and laggy?
Shutter is very slow and laggy and I'm not sure why. I've tried to change settings to "Do not save file automatically" and "Do not copy anything to clipboard" but it's still incredibly slow. I have it ...
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Prevent light-locker from setting volume to 100%
I'm on 14.04 with XFCE.
When I lock the screen it appears to mute the system volume (or perhaps just mute anything from the locked session?).
When I log back in the volume is reset to 100%. This ...
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Upgrade button to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS does nothing
I am on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and the Software Updater suggests me to upgrade my Ubuntu to 22.04.1 LTS. I click the Upgrade... button and nothing happens. What might be the problem in your opinion?
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Ubuntu 18.04 -> 20.04 alt-tab gets slow / laggy after a while
I recently updated to 20.04 LTS from 18.04 LTS.
When my system is up for like a day, alt-tab starts to lag. Not the window switcher panel, but when I select the window I want and release keys, it ...
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video-dummy - The Fake display with/without monitor connected at the same time
I have installed the xserver-xorg-video-dummy-hwe-18.04 to let I use the VNC without needs to connect HDMI cable to my ubuntu machine.
I followed the Topic here, and successfully able to use VNC ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 only blanks, but does not turn off screen
Recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04, and it seems like the power-saving feature does not actually turn off the screen(s) after X minutes, but just blanks them. When I manually run xset dpms force off, ...
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How to install a newer/different libc6 version?
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 focal fossa.
I'm trying to install a package that depends on libc6=<2.33 or above. However, focal repositories only have version 2.31, which is causing dependency troubles:
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Make new windows always open in specific monitor by default
Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a ...
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rdesktop gives ERROR: Failed to open display:
I have a .bash_aliases file with several aliases which I use to connect to Windows machines. The aliases are set up like this:
rdesktop -d domain -u username -p password -k fr-be -g 1920x1024 -T ...
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USB-C to HDMI Cable issues in Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04
I'm trying to use a USB-C to HDMI cable (not adapter) to connect to an external monitor with no luck. The display is detected, can be selected, and displays video but the video is not displayed ...
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How to set default browser on Ubuntu Touch?
I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in ...
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Problem with USB mouse in Ubuntu 16.04
Since I have Ubuntu 16.04 have not had any problems with the PS2 mouse, but a week ago I placed a new mouse USB. This mouse freezes randomly (Sometimes while I am using the PC and sometimes this ...
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Per-application xfwm theme
I want to run separate applications with different themes, the only solution for this that I could find was to use bash -c 'GTK2_RC_FILES=/path/to/gtkrc program'; however, I currently am using a XFCE4 ...
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Disable automatic brightness according to content in Ubuntu 14.04
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a Dell Latitude E3440 laptop. My problem is that screen brightness automatically changes depending on content. This means that the screen gets brighter when the ...
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Getting openconnect vpn to work through network-manager
This is the same issue as here: Getting openconnect vpn to work through gui , but my additions to it were deleted and I was asked to create a new question.
In fact, there are a number of folks asking ...
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Evince ignores page margins when printing
I'd like to print a PDF with custom page margin settings.
So I opened the PDF with Evince (standard document viewer) and added a new page size in the print dialog:
It has a bigger margin on the ...
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Error during mysql-server installation
I was trying re-installing mysql-server, but I am getting some sort of warning during installation. It got installed but it's not working.
Setting up mysql-client-core-5.7 (5.7.23-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) .....
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Can't use bluetooth audio device despite Pulseaudio modules loaded and device connected
I already spent hours and hours to get my bluetooth audio device running.
System: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial, all updates installed, running on a Lenovo Y50 Notebook
Device: Bluetooth receiver MR230, ...
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How do I configure a vnc server which supports xkeyboard extention?
I am logging into an Ubuntu 14.04 remote machine with a VNC server.
I am using some Python IDE programs which use Qt, but while running them I am getting the error:
Qt: XKEYBOARD extension not present ...
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Can I view Nvidia GPU usage with nouveau drivers?
I am using nouveau drivers for my Nvidia GPU. I don't want to change to proprietary drivers. Is there any way I can view my GPU usage similar to htop?
There are a couple of old questions Can I view ...
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NVIDIA On-Demand: run specific applications on dGPU
I enabled the new "NVIDIA On-Demand" option in the NVIDIA X Server Settings. Now everything uses the iGPU by default, which should be better for battery life (at least, that's what I'm hoping for).
I'...
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Problem sharing the same bluetooth speaker/headphones across multiple users
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and I've got a bluetooth speaker paired to the computer. It works fine for the first user logged in to use the speaker but, after the speaker has been paired, subsequent users ...
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Does Gnome3 have a method to filter desktop notifications?
Does Gnome3 have a method to filter desktop notifications based on notification content? If so, how?
Desktop notifications are useful, and I know that it's possible to turn them off per-application.
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libc6 failed Bionic upgrade
While upgrading from Xenial to Bionic on a VPS server based on a 64bit, I get the following error:
Could not install the upgrades
The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable ...
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"upowerd[4116]: unhandled action 'bind'" messages filling up syslog
On a laptop with Ubuntu 18.04, /var/log/syslog gets new block of the four following messages about 5 times per second:
Aug 29 19:17:17 my_hostname systemd-udevd[336]: Process 'hid2hci --method=dell --...
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Slack flickering and Rendering issue
We have graphical glitches on slack client on our Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS like screen flickering and rendering issues. We have tried to disable acceleration and to resize slack window but it does not work ...
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Lenovo docking station issues - Going to sleep and not waking up with screens
Here is the setup:
L460
Thinkpad dock
2x Samsung monitors over Display Port
Ubuntu 16.04
Expected behavior:
I would expect that when the laptop is docked, and the lid is closed. The laptop internal ...
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Laser-like pointer for PDF Viewer
I have some slides in PDF format. I need to show them through Skype (screen sharing). Is there any PDF viewer in Ubuntu that provides the possibility to have some kind of laser-like pointer to show/...
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pam_mount often unable to mount and hangs for minutes
I have some centrally managed Ubuntu workstations that authenticate users against Active Directory and mount user home folders on logon with pam_mount. This usually works as expected, but sometimes ...
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Get Windows Back After Waking Up On 16.04 LTS
On my dual-monitor setup some windows get off screen after the sleep (suspend) mode. I have to manually Alt+Space to move them back. How can this be accomplished automatically after the sleep?
