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How to turn hand-drawn symbols into LaTeX code (something like detexify) in Ubuntu?
Detexify is a software that can turn handdrawn symbols into LaTeX code. It has a proprietary Mac app. How to install something similar in Ubuntu?
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How to install the monero wallet GUI?
How is the monero wallet GUI launched?
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ apt search monero
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
monero/jammy,now 0.17.2.0+~0+20200826-1ubuntu4 amd64 [installed]...
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Ubuntu latest version timer that does everything that i ask it to do in this Post description?
I'm looking for a timer that sounds every time that pass the time passes that I configure it to show me when it passes, after configuring it to show me. I want a timer that can count even seconds like ...
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i am trying to install apache2 on ubuntu but i`m getting an error [duplicate]
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-...
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Which software management application should I use
I'm bit confused which app should I use to uninstall software. Is it "Discover", is it "Snap Store", is it "Software"? Sometimes I can do it with apt, but sometimes not. ...
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Use a file on SSD as cache for an HDD
I'm using Ubuntu Server 22.04. The server has an HDD in it, and I'd like to be able to speed up disk access for that HDD. My system boots from an SSD, so my idea is that maybe I can use space on the ...
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What are the free Image processing tools available to manipulate image regions and entire pixels?
I am working on an image task where I have to manipulate the regions and pixels in images. I need the tool to do 3 major task:
Draw a rectangle box on the image
Pick any pixel colour from the image ...
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Error in running the "make" command in installing RegCM
I am trying to install RegCM-4.7.1 on Ubuntu but I keep getting this error (screenshot attached) in an attempt to run the "make" command. Please help me. I am using "GNU Fortran (Ubuntu ...
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How i can install playonlinux
when install POL the message
download failed:
E:htpp://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 libproxy1-plugin-gsettings
amd64 0.4.15ubuntu1.2 isnot (yet) available (403 forbidden [ ip:91....
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How Wine Works? [duplicate]
I'm new to Ubuntu, I need to run Quicken till I find a good replacement for it. Ii heard we can run windows apps over wine. So I install Wine and then over wine I install Quicken?
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File Operations copying files
When copying files I don't see any copying progress.
What file manager shows copying progress like Windows Explorer?
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Which circuit simulator can be used in ubuntu 20.04?
I was searching quite a bit, but didn't find anything that would work. There is QUCS and a few other that work for older versions but some of the dependencies are not satisfied for newer OS platforms. ...
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Which package contains a word database or dictionary with part of speech information?
The homepage for the scowl package says at http://wordlist.aspell.net/
SCOWL (...) is a database of information on English words (...) The database primary contains information on (...) (basic) ...
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Which image viewer from Ubuntu repositories supports image auto rotate based on EXIF?
I have used Fastone Image Viewer on MS Windows for long time.
One of its great features was image auto-rotation based on EXIF attributes.
So viewer rotates image to show it in correct orientation.
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How do I install Tally in 18.04?
I use 18.04 on my HP laptop. Is it possible to install Tally software on it for accounting purpose ? If no, is there any alternative that works on Ubuntu?
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How to install minitab on Ubuntu?
I want to install minitab on my machine, running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
How can I install it, or something similar?
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Considering Ubuntu over Win 10 [closed]
I'm being pushed away from XP.
Here are the programs I like most. Will they run on Ubuntu?
Firefox
Lotus Word Pro
Ccleaner
Dfraggler
Nikon camera software
Old Printers software
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Is there a program like Fedy but for Ubuntu?
Fedy is a program that has tweaks and programs that are otherwise proprietary, and you can install them with one click.
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Electronic signature on Ububtu 16.04
Is it possible to electronically sign a document (I mean sign it without printing and scanning the whole file) under Ubuntu 16.04? And how do I install it?
EDIT To be clear I want to electronically ...
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Canon Shutter Count Checker Software for Ubuntu 16.04
Need Shutter Count Checker Software for my Canon EOS DSLR camera.
And can you describe, "how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS"?
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Software for web design [closed]
I am looking for software that I could use for web design. I know one of my options would be gimp, but I am looking for anything that would work better than it.
edit: I need something like Photoshop ...
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What should I have on my PC after overwriting Windows? [closed]
Alright so, my Windows crashed, I did not have a system restore, an OS CD, or any backups, I figured, I wanted to learn more of CLI and such, get an actual feel on Linux Operating System, so, after ...
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Can't install Eclipse IDE for Java, is there any better suggestion for Java IDE in 16.10?
Is there any Java IDE with Maven support on Ubuntu 16.10?
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Silhouette Cameo Stencil Machine on Ubuntu
Can the Silhouette Cameo Stencil Machine work with Ubuntu and if so what do I need to do to get it going? Or are there alternatives that would work the same?
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Quick check to find if ogre is installed and then uninstall if required
How can one do a quick check to find if ogre is installed? For example querying the current version of ogre like OpenSceneGraph allows osgversion. A command will be preferred like this. Solution for ...
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Any app like Slingscold or Slingshot Launcher for Ubuntu 16.04
I have trouble installing these apps on the noobslab ppa because it says
E:Unable to locate package
What I want is a full screen launcher app with translucent background and the ability to edit ...
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HADOOP and SQOOP working with a weird error
hdp@ubuntu:~$ $HADOOP_HOME/bin/hadoop version
bash: $/home/hdp/hadoop-2.6.4/bin/hadoop: No such file or directory
hdp@ubuntu:~$ sqoop version
/usr/lib/sqoop//bin/sqoop: line 79: dirname: command not ...
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install Qgifer on ubuntu 16.04?
I tried using PPA but the PPA is old and not working
so tried installing .deb package but getting error :
$ sudo dpkg -i qgifer_0.2.1-1_i686.deb
(Reading database ... 194521 files and directories ...
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MS-SQl Server 2012 for ubuntu
is therer a way to install MS-SQL server 2012 on ubuntu 14.04 or
something similar to it?
Thank you in advance
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Can you download Android applications with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I just want to know if you can, and what kind of applications can be downloaded.
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Drop down terminal in Unity
I want to implement drop down terminal feature in Ubuntu 14.04 in Unity desktop environment. Is Guake suitable for Unity desktop environment? If not please refer me an app.
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BASIC programming language [duplicate]
I want to run some BASIC codes on Ubuntu 14.04 . Can someone please refer to the interpreters or IDEs which are available for running BASIC codes?
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software suggestion for drawing software diagrams [duplicate]
i am new to Ubuntu.
need a suggestion for software to making **ERD,class & level diagrams in Final year project
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What is bogofilter, and do I need it?
I am trying to thin out the applications and processes on my computer. To do this, I am going through the pack lists in synaptic. I got to bogofilter, which says its a wordlist spam filter. I am not ...
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Which Ubuntu distro to install on Dell Inspiron mini 10v with Intel Atom? Also to play Netflix? [duplicate]
I have Dell Inspiron mini 10v with Intel Atom processor that was given to me. IT believe this has 1GB RAM. Unsure if it is HDD or SSD but how do I find out?
It does not have CD. However, I have ...
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What would be the consequences of uninstalling the net-tools package in a default Ubuntu system?
I know that the net-tools package is deprecated and that its features are supposedly provided by the iproute2 package.
However, I find that I keep using the old net-tools programs: it's an old habit....
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How to fully cancel changes due to installation of software that require complex procedures?
I have recently install from source a software (Odoo) that require a complex procedure to be installed: creation of new users, connection to servers etc. etc.
I want to install it again because it ...
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How to install perfmon2 on ubuntu?
i want to install performer counter on Ubuntu. http://sourceforge.net/p/perfmon2/libpfm4/ci/master/tree/
this source has all the steps, as i am the new user, every time i try to implement the steps, ...
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Ubuntu post install tool
I need to automate an ubuntu post-installation system configuration. I'm install ubuntu often, and after each installation I need to run some commands on ubuntu. I.E.
sudo apt-get install git
git ...
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Reference manager incompatibility
How do I deal with reference manager incompatibilities? I'm using CITAVI and it's only suitable (apparently) for the regular Os's. Is there a way to get rid of all these issues once and for all or ...
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Assembler similar to TASM on Ubuntu
I have an HP computer running 64-bit Ubuntu, so you could say Intel. I'm taking a assembly course at the university. The instructor wants us to use TASM.
While it may run on wine I'm not sure about ...
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How can I find download link of linux softwares? [duplicate]
I want download link of sofwares to download them with a download manager.
Could you please help to find download link of any Linux software?
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after update from 12.04 to 14.01 touch pad is not working
after updating to 14.01 version my touch pad is not working. im using hp pavilion 17. my laptop is brand new, it came with 12.04 pre-installed ubuntu version.
my wired usb mouse do work but the right ...
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What are the main browsers for Ubuntu? [duplicate]
What are the browsers that I can get on Ubuntu? I know there is Firefox, as that comes installed by default, and the Ubuntu Default Browser, but what others are there that you can install?
I am ...
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How to get the scanner working on printer HP M2727MFP and Ubuntu 14.04?
How to install the scanner working on printer HP M2727MFP and Ubuntu 14.04 ?
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(software-properties-gtk) double running in the same OS. Is it a problem?
I am new here :) and starting studies. I found 2 files with the same name on the software center of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS generic.
Is it normal?
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triple booting on ubuntu
I have Windows 8, Windows 7 and Ubuntu x86 installed on my PC.
When I boot, GRUB2 comes up so I can boot.
I want to uninstall Windows 8 but keep Windows 7. How would I do this without breaking my ...
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'Xojo' is the only application that I can't install
I can't install xojo. When I click install in the software center it's not progressing.
In the terminal it's stuck in :
gichan02@gichan02-Latitude-D520:~$ sudo apt-get install xojo
[sudo] password ...
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Issues with installing Splashtop Streamer, (Beta)
I'm new to Ubuntu and this forum too, so sorry if I break any posting rules or asking a stupid question.
I'm trying to install Splashtop Streamer, on Ubuntu 14.04, However I get the following error ...
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How to install Sopcast Player in Ubuntu 14.04?
I have tried to find some PPA's for Ubuntu 14.04 but didn't find any. So I tried to install the package for previous releases, with no luck and a lot of dependencies issues.
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