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bluetooth detects devices but will not connect
On my HP Elitebook with combo Wifi and bluetooth internal card,Wifi works fine,but bluetooth will not connect.It detects and identifies devices properly,but will not connect.I did not need any ...
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Wifi very slow after 16.04 (Ubuntu MATE) installation
I am Linux illiterate.
(Please don't assume I have 2 friggen clues what I or you are saying)
Installed MATE 16.04 and wifi is extremely slow.
The wifi adaptor is a Realtek, RT3090 Wireless 802.11n ...
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[Help]Nvidia drivers on ubuntu gnome 16.04 not w
I really don't know what to do now.. I tried for a month all the different methods to install nvidia drivers (bumblebee, primus, via nvidia website, via unbuntu drivers..) red, red and red ! But still ...
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No sandbox user '_apt' on the system, can not drop privileges
I removed the _apt user by accident, and every time I update the software, I get this message: No sandbox user '_apt' on the system, can not drop privileges.
How can I solve this problem ?
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How to boot into hibernate mode in Ubuntu 16.10
16.04 boots into 1 of 3 modes:
normal
hibernate (with response after some timeout, most frequent)
hibernate/suspended, no response
Ubuntu 16.10 seems to only offer boot option (3).
I'm running on a ...
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Ubuntu creates a space after each accentuated letter
This is reproduced in Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 16.10, when I type "é" in shell or any editor (vi, nano, ...), ubuntu prints "é ".
Could someone explain me how to get rid of this ?
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Phpldapadmin not working with php
For some reason my phpldapadmin doesn't want to work with my website and it says "If you are seeing this in your browser,
PHP is not installed on your web server!!!" Which is not true as if the info....
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Can a samba share be accessible from web through nginx
I have a local samba share that works wonderfully, but I was given new information on who needs to have access to it and it is now not as wonderful.
I need to have the Share accessible from the web ...
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GTK critical assertion error while launching
Lately i have installed TrackVis Software tool but when ever i try to load GUI interface i am getting GTK_Critical error, kindly please let me know what exactly is the reason for this error and how ...
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Screen flickering with Webstorm autocomplete popup
I have Ubuntu 16.04.1 fully updated.
Sometimes when in Webstorm the autocomplete popup is shown the monitor that has WebStorm flickers for a couple of seconds every time I press a key on the keyboard,...
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Why is this Emacs package versioned at 46.1? 26 is the highest possible major version today
I've been building my own emacs because I want to fix some issues in it and get the bug fixes upstream. However, Ubuntu keeps automatically removing my own built emacs and I have to keep rebuilding ...
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Converting aff image to vdi using xmount
I have a .aff (Advance Forensic Format) image, how do I go about converting the image to .vdi using xmount in ubuntu? I need to open the image in Virtual Box.
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16.04.2 delayed again?
the question may be a little impatient... but february 9th is over in every timezone; and this is the announced release date for 16.04.2.
but on the official download page 16.04.02 is not (yet) ...
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How to enable / disable root user account in ubuntu 16.04 LTS? [duplicate]
I'm new to Ubuntu OS, recently I'm installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my system. I'm trying to enable my root user by terminal using following commands :
sudo passwd root
and then :
sudo passwd -u root
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How do I trigger a different file explorer when requesting to attach media online?
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 and installed KDE Desktop environment.
After switching to Plasma desktop, whenever I try to attach files or more often media, I get a Kdialog explorer which I'm not very fond of, I'...
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lxc-create runs without errors, the zfs filesystem is created, but the container is not created
I'm trying lxc for the first time, by following https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxc.html and the man pages.
The lxc-create command runs without errors, and creates the zfs /lxc/u1 filesystem, ...
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Touchpad settings not available ubuntu 16.04
i am using ubuntu 16.04 and there is no touchpad settings. The touchpad is detected i can see it by xinput command but not in settings. I can use the touchpad normally except tap to click option. It ...
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How to build the root file system using ubuntu source on local machine
I have downloaded the Ubuntu xenial distribution source, Using this how can build the root file system in local machine for ARM boards ?
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Hide terminal password as typing
I am using Ubuntu 16.04
Whenever I use sudo and have to type in my password, the password shows in the terminal screen as I type, only hiding the first character. For example, if my password were "...
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Ubuntu 16.04.01 usb 2-5: device descriptor read/64, error -110
I want to ask question for you about usb 2-5: device descriptor read/64, error -110. When I turn on laptop, I got message in the bellow :
/dev/sda2: clean 426464/14216256 files, 4652700/56754176 ...
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Revert Alt+Tab to switch between applications only
In Ubuntu 14.04, Alt+Tab would always switch to different a application. This seems to no longer be the default in 16.04.
The behavior was that if:
I have multiple terminal windows open
focus on one ...
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Install Ubuntu on Kaby Lake Plattform [duplicate]
I tried to install Ubuntu 16.04.1 on a new computer with Kaby Lake processor. Components are:
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS (LGA 1151, Intel H270, ATX)
Intel Core i5 7500 BOX (LGA 1151, 3.40GHz)
I get to ...
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Wifi connection keeps dropping on 16.04, sometimes would not connect to the network after more than 10 attempts
Could this be a Wifi antenna issue? One of those wires connecting the antenna to the wireless card were damaged and I fixed it myself.
Here is the output of ifconfig and iwconfig:
ifconfig
enp5s0 ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 FileNotFoundError when the program is run from another folder
I have created a program that uses additional files for example form.ui and when I run the program from a directory of the program, all is ok, but when I run from another folder I get an ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server internet not working after connected airtel dongle
Installed Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS server in desktop , while connecting airtel dongle to get internet, internet is not working
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd E353/E3131(Mass ...
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Changing nvidia graphics card after installing 16.04
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 and at present I am using the graphics card: GeForce 8400GS. I would like to remove this card and instead replace it with GTX GeForce 980 Ti which I have.
If I keep the ...
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Missing triangles out of graphics? Eventually freezes
Below is the screenshot of the problem I am facing:
I have a Acer M3100 Desktop. After the system wakes up from sleep on Ubuntu 16.04 the graphic glitch as seen above in the Unity menu are observed.
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Intel Wireless 8260 Driver doesn't seem to support ac speeds
Ubuntu 16.04
Dual booted with Windows 10
Wireless works fine but my speeds are much slower than with Windows. I ran sudo lshw -C network and it lists 802.11abgn. No ac. Does the Ubuntu driver ...
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Snaps won't launch on fresh 16.04
Ok for fun I did a fresh install of 16.04.1, installed snapd, and upgraded the OS. I have installed a bunch of snap apps, because well snaps seem very snappy. They are installed, but will not launch. ...
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Very slow Wi-Fi with Intel 3165 on Ubuntu 16.04
I have a Dell Inspiron 7559 with an Intel Wireless 3165-AC. I recently did a clean install of 16.04, replacing my old 14.04 installation, and have since been having trouble with my wireless card. The ...
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Boot failure Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]
I get this error and I do not know how to solve it:
The root filesystem on /dev/sda2 requires a manual fsck
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Starting Apache on Ubuntu 16.04: service doesn't and apache2ctl does work
I'm running Apache with a fairly custom configuration.
I noticed that service apache2 start and systemctl start apache2.service don't work, while apache2ctl start works fine.
The error message from ...
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Renaming new text note in Nixnote2
I am using Nixnote2 in Ubuntu 16.04 After creating new notebook and naming it I create new text note. By default the name is Untitled note and I find no option to rename it.
How can I rename it?
And ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Slow Start up
I've got 16.04 on an old Acer Aspire i5 430m laptop. It is slow to boot, I've done a completely clean install and it is still quite sluggish.
Reading a few other questions regarding this I have done a ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 will not completely boot
I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed on a hard drive that exclusively runs Ubuntu. Therefore it is not dual boot system.
I had a sort of crash in which I had to press the reset button. When the system ...
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Unable to purge or reinstall `systemd-shim` and `cgmanager` packages
Introduction
I happened to install the package systemd-shim on my computer. However, it returned an error saying it could not be configured.
So for the time being I let it be just like that. However,...
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deja-dup folder is eating disk space, problem with backup in 16.04
I have 16.04 installed and it runs Backup periodically. I noticed recently that a surprising amount of disk space on my system was used, roughly 530GB out of 700GB total. Looking into the problem with ...
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How to troubleshoot this error when Ubuntu does not install on VirtualBox? [duplicate]
I downloaded the Ubuntu 16.04 i386.iso file from the website and tried to load it on the VirtualBox but it does not get installed and displays this window. Can someone help?
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Wifi Not working for 16.04 Asus K555L laptop Dual Boot with Win 8.1 [duplicate]
Whatever Solution was given didnt worked for me, so please provide me a different Solution
Please provide Solution.
How to install Broadcom wireless drivers offline?
I asked the same question on this ...
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Difference between automatic and no automatic updates Ubuntu Server Xenial
I have 2 vm's installed with Ubuntu Server Xenial. One has activated automatic updates and the other doesn't. Both machine were configured at installation time and no more. However, in both vm's the ...
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Samba file server won't let me login as root only as active-directory user
I made a 16.04 server installed with samba, winbind and some others using parts of this walk-through. It worked until I played with permissions (for some reason some folders were not accessible), now ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 - Configure workspace switcher popup
I want to configure the popup that helps you when you switch windows with ctrl+alt+arrows. This window pops up like shown in this image:
The workspace switcher popup
I would like to make it bigger ...
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Headphones problem on MSI GS60
Actually, my question is quite an exact duplicate from this one : Headphones Issue
However, the provided answer did not solve the mentionned issue, at least in my case.
So, when plugging in my ...
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Touchpad does not work after updating to Ubuntu 16.04
I just updated my laptop (HP zBook 15u) from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 (kernel version 4.4.0-62-generic) and suddenly the touchpad does not work anymore.
USB mouse and the pointer from the keyboard work ...
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How to customize unity-greeter
The only thing I don't like about the default greeter is that the input box with user list etc. is aligned to the left. I want to have it centered. The only ways to customize unity-greeter I found ...
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Second monitor works only if plugged after SDDM started
I cannot make my second monitor work properly with an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installation. This is the behavior:
If I start the laptop with the external monitor disconnected/powered-off, I can easily boot ...
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Ubuntu - Can't install canonical-livepatch
I'm trying to install canonical-livepatch, but the installation hangs with the following error:
sudo snap install canonical-livepatch
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Mount snap "core" (...
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Install atheros e2600 drivers?
I have got a laptop on ubuntu 16.04 and I can't configure the ethernet card ...
I don't have wifi and ethernet connexion...
I believe that it is a atheros e2600 but I am not sure.
when I type modinfo ...
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Can we get ubuntu 16.04 rootfs environment on pc running ubuntu 14.04 using docker?
Can anyone tell me whether we can implement the above question software implementation on PC or not?
And if we can do this, then whether it will be better option to install Ubuntu 16.04 using Docker ...
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Sound is not working properly in ACER ASPIRE 4736Z
As I posted this question, the Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS I am using is freshly/newly reinstalled, little problem is that the sound is not working properly, when I tried to test it out, System Settings > Sound ...
