Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
VirtualBox is a platform-independent open-source virtualization software available for Linux, OS X, Solaris and Windows hosts. Guest additions need to be installed to automatically adjust the guest sc…
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Questions about hard drives, configuring and formatting them. Hard drives typically provide stateful memory storage for computers, and are the primary location for the operating system and user files.
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For questions about the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, commonly used in later x86 computers as a replacement of BIOS, as well as in ARM servers and more. UEFI supports booting with and without…
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Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop environment) GNU/Linux operating system. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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Python is an interpreted programming language that is often, but not solely, used as a scripting language. A version of Python is included by default on all Ubuntu distributions.
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Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor. It and the default applications included use minimal resources. As of the 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" release, Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu derivative. Lubuntu uses t…
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Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", this version was released on Oct 13, 2011 and is no longer supported since May 9, 2013. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Microsoft's Windows operating system(s). Questions with this tag should relate to Ubuntu to be on-topic for this site. If your issue is with a specific version of Windows, please check windows-8, wind…
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Questions about multiple monitors (Including projectors), how to configure,customize, and troubleshoot, etc.
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for question related to configuring and using Apache on Ubuntu or one of Ubuntu's official derivatives.
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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source Gecko-based web browser. It is the current default for the Ubuntu desktop.
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Questions related to logging into a user session or shell, for example at the graphical login screen that normally appears at the end of the boot process
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Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc)
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Nautilus (also known as GNOME Files) is the default file manager for Ubuntu and as such is used to manage files and folders. Nautilus is called "Files" by default on Ubuntu.
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NetworkManager is the default networking suite for Ubuntu. It is a set of co-operative tools developed by GNOME. The NetworkManager service can be controlled using the nmcli tool (Network Manager Comm…
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Dpkg is the Debian package management utility that performs lower-level tasks in software installation and removal. This tag should be used for questions about using and troubleshooting the dpkg utili…
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Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range communication between compatible devices. The Linux kernel includes the BlueZ Bluetooth stack.
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Wine is a software compatibility layer that allows Windows programs to be run on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
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Questions related to Suspend Mode, which is a special low-power mode often used on laptops that preserves the contents of RAM while using less power than normal.
Questions related to suspending to …
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Questions related to hardware displays, either internal (as in a laptop) or external (as in most desktop monitors, or projectors)
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This version of Ubuntu is no longer supported since May 16, 2014. Code-named Quantal was released on October 18, 2012.
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Questions related to PulseAudio, the default sound server in Ubuntu, which manages all audio devices like internal and external sound cards (and therefore all speakers, microphones, headsets, etc.) th…
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The pointing device (generally referred to as the mouse). When referring to laptops, please specify if it is the trackpad and not an external mouse by using the trackpad tag. Only use for hardware iss…
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Codenamed "Raring Ringtail", this version was released on Apr 25, 2013 and is no longer supported since Jan 27, 2014. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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Google Chrome is a non-free proprietary web browser based on Chromium with extra features added such as a built-in Adobe Flash reader and PDF viewer along with support for DRM. Use this tag for questi…
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Questions regarding printing and how to set up printers.
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Questions about connecting to the Internet. "wireless" and "networking" might be better tags, depending on the question.
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Questions related to Dell hardware and troubleshooting Ubuntu
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Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Questions here should be about the installation, configuration and troubleshooting a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) or a JRE (Java …
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Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task or work with a given file format. Give details about the **purpose** of the software you want and your minimum **requirements** for…
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Questions related to the configuration and activation of touchpads/trackpads.
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KDE (K Desktop Environment) is a Qt-based desktop environment as well as a suite of cross-platform desktop applications. Its latest desktop environment is KDE Plasma 5.
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Questions regarding the MySQL database server, client and tools.
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Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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when asking about managing and resolving dependencies. In Ubuntu most applications have dependencies, programs that they depend on to run correctly. This means that installing a package s…
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