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i run following command: aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "name=ip-address,values=my_ip" | grep instanceid and get: "instanceid": "i-b0f13081", how can following: i-b0f13081 this tried: aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "name=ip-address,values=my_ip" | grep instanceid | gawk -f: '{ print $2 }' "i-b0f13081", awk : set " field delimiter, , 4th field: % awk -f'"' '{print $4}' <<<'"instanceid": "i-b0f13081",' i-b0f13081 similarly cut : % cut -d'"' -f4 <<<'"instanceid": "i-b0f13081",' i-b0f13081 grep pcre ( -p ): % grep -po ':\s*"\k[^"]+' <<<'"instanceid": "i-b0f13081",' i-b0f13081 shell parameter expansion: % var='"instanceid": "i-b0f13081",' % var="${var%\"*}" % ...

why different windows of nautilus when running root (launched sudo) , usual user? question title bars. root user: usual user: ps: used arc theme. there same behavior other themes. elevated privileges.grants ability eject system volumes also profile settings in /root

i trying use program apophysis , having trouble. installed , ran program wine , worked great. after setting parameters program generates data file , bat file when run renders data file image. unfortunately when run wineconsole render.bat following error. err:wineconsole:wcuser_setfont wrong font err:wineconsole:wcuser_setfont wrong font i have discovered error has nothing apophysis or particular bat file when run wineconsole "" same error additional information. err:wineconsole:wcuser_setfont wrong font err:wineconsole:wcuser_setfont wrong font wineconsole: starting program "\"\"" failed. command invalid. i found 1 answer here unfortunatly setting $lang didn't change of results. appreciated. there several options try fix errors wineconsole.exe here documentation https://www.winehq.org/docs/wineusr-guide/cui-programs have tried running batch file via wine wine render.bat or user backend instead of console backend wine -...

i using ubuntu 16.04 lts. morning when ran sudo apt-get update , encountered following error: w: repository 'http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid release' not have release file. n: data such repository can't authenticated , therefore potentially dangerous use. n: see apt-secure(8) manpage repository creation , user configuration details. e: failed fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/source/sources 404 not found [ip: 91.189.91.26 80] e: index files failed download. have been ignored, or old ones used instead. i've checked internet answer. although did find few similar posts, none of solution works me. 1 of interesting solution tried was: the simplest solution following 2 steps: 1- backup sources list -> sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup 2- open sources file "/etc/apt/sources.list" rename instances of us.archive or archive in http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ to http://old-releases.ubu...

this has been happening while. afaicr, didn't happen before upgraded 14.04 16.04. i using computer while, , i'll notice dark patch stays in same location on screen. lloks 'burnt' patch on crt monitor. the way can rid of reboot computer. the location of dark patch in different location, , has different size, each time appears. rectangle. i have never noticed window of same size , in same location. i attach screenshot - didn't know until looked @ screenshot whether dark patch appear on screenshot. dark patch in screenshot appears superimposed on text below search text entry field. while fiddling around switching between windows while getting , looking @ screenshot, , entering text here @ askubuntu, noticed dark patch no longer there, , didn't have reboot. on further reflection, , due did, think might happening when shift-prtscr screenshot of something, , navigate window (eg. having used copy clipboard in order paste screenshot applica...

i'm using qemu setup ubuntu 16.04 server vm. i cannot done because somewhere @ beginning of install process, screen starts flashing , there nothing more can do. no matter how long wait, it's stuck (i waited 30 minutes). here screencast of issue (this in rescue mode, same in install mode): what happening, , how can fix it? i switched ubuntu instead of debian on vm host have more recent qemu/kvm/virt-manager , doesn't seem problem anymore. not sure happened.

i'm running several different virtual hosts on apache2. each has own .conf file. i'm trying redirect traffic https://example.com have certificates. https://example.com , http://example.com , , http://www.example.com work fine. however, https://www.example.com not working correctly. here .conf layout: <virtualhost *:443> servername example.com ... (server/ssl configuration) </virtualhost> <virtualhost *:443> servername www.example.com redirect permanent / https://example.com/ </virtualhost> <virtualhost *:80> servername example.com redirect permanent / https://example.com/ </virtualhost> <virtualhost *:80> servername www.example.com redirect permanent / https://example.com/ </virtualhost> what missing? i think it's not possible, if don't have correct certificate https://www.example.com . in (ssl) process of client-server handshake, establishment of secure connection first step. if have certificate h...

i have installed utility apt-get install crash/kdump . want debian package installed one. how should it? hope dpkg commands available those. if you're referring .deb package file, can find in /var/cache/apt/archives providing have not cleared apt cache. you download package current directory using apt-get download <pkgname> or sudo apt-get install -d <pkgname> save /var/cache/apt/archives without installing.

i've been trying dying light running on system of late, , past few days have seen nothing failure. after multiple reinstalls, tests of different drivers, on , fourth, have been unable find solution problems. the symptoms of game are: black screen white loading bar @ bottom, before nothing after initial loading complete game manage play sound i believe rather important clue solving problem error pops before starting game. error says: unsupported version of opengl! detected opengl version: 3.0 mesa 13.1.0-devel - padoka ppa. required opengl version: 3.3. please update display driver" i have tried update display driver using multiple different mesa ppas, no luck. have tried launch game launch argument: "mesa_gl_version_override=3.3compat". also without luck. running "glxinfo | grep version" returns information: server glx version string: 1.4 client glx version string: 1.4 glx version: 1.4 max core profile version: 4.3 max co...

we considering purchasing arm based appliances ubuntu 12.04 lts installed. if go route, how long 12.04 supported before forced upgrade or repurchase new appliance? based on have read, appears lts 5 years both desktop , server (post ubuntu 12.04), lts discontinued april 2017? (release of 12.04 - april 2012 plus 5 years of lts) you never forced upgrade. you not need pay ubuntu. besides 12.04.5 supported until april 2017. nobody stopping using 12.04 after date. happen never receive more updates (normal or security) put system @ risk if connected internet. if operating system hard coded appliance buy not worry support. system not updated anyways , can hack way it.

i'm using google drive through nautilus as described here . however, there no way access files in offline mode other third-party software. wonder if, in nautilus, google drive has tricks access files while offline. you can write script in cron tab once connected web sync (rsync) online files local folder. this way have acess files oofline

i using 2013 11' macbookair running ubuntu 16.04 , striving touchpad work close possible macosx settings. using synaptics pretty job, think. bizarre phenomenon, though, when save settings in /etc/x11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf file , reboot, applied 3 (minspeed, maxspeed, accelfactor) affecting cursor speed. i have modified other parameters (e.g. fingerhigh/fingerlow, maxtapmove, etc) , work should, namely on startup coincide in 50-synaptics.conf file although not default values . on other hand, 3 speed parameters keep on remaining same. i attach screenshot of 50-synaptics.conf file , of terminal window run synclient -l. i found way work out issue, creating simple shell containing required command , putting /usr/local/bin after having made executable via chmod . added name of shell startup applications, , ok.

i'm new server configuration. have dell t630 server. come vmware. while using multiple vm @ same time cant able performance. have installed ubuntu directly in server have increase in performance. if multiple people want use same ubuntu @ same time graphical user interface vmware is possible in ubuntu server. if yes can 1 me this. i know how connect multiple clients using ssh protocol server (ssh username@172.17.4.1). if clients needs graphical user interface. example single server multiple clients max of 3 members @ same time.

i trying boot ubuntu on computer. when boot ubuntu, boots black screen. how can fix this? table of contents: if trying install ubuntu if have dual boot system if update or else caused problem if trying install ubuntu 1. ensuring cd/dvd or usb flash drive burned/written correctly , not damaged: how md5 test ubuntu isos. see also: where find checksums of ubuntu iso images? or md5 hash ubuntu .iso (14.04 through 17.04) check out these steps see how check cd once boot make sure it's ready go. verify integrity of burned cd/dvd or written usb flash drive (this checks it's accessible computer on wish install). 2. black/purple screen when try boot livecd the ubuntu installer's startup portion incompatible graphics cards. fixing , getting ubuntu desktop try or install can surprisingly easy fix: nomodeset parameter. see if works you: boot desktop live cd , press ↓ key when see below: press enter , select english: press f6, use ← ↑ ...

when run script invoke tar option "--listed-incremental", segmentation fault. have loop parses through 6 filesystems (a combination of ordinary partitions , lvm logical volumes), 1 subdirectory. first time run the script, fine , tar files , snar (snapshot) files created. second time run script, should create incremental tar files based on changes per snar file. every 1 of filesystem backups crash segmentation fault, subdirectory backup processes okay. here's script output (i precede tar call echo print out tar parameters, , print out exit code following tar call): tar --create --one-file-system --no-check-device --auto-compress --warning=no-file-ignored --file=/home/randy/backup/home4/pictures/update-week-40-to-43/pictures-week-40-to-43.1.tar /home/randy/pictures --listed-incremental=/home/randy/backup/home4/pictures/update-week-40-to-43/pictures-week-40-to-43.snar /home/randy/backup/bkup-scripts2/source/bkupf-tar-backup.sh: line 361: 8831 segmentation fault ...

after having issues black screen ( nomodeset resolved this) system gets stuck on booting. tried boot without splash , quiet . boots point , stops (the console flickers time). tried nomodeset in vm boots without , i'm having same issue there on real machine. if remove nomodeset boots normally. here's screenshot vm hanging on boot in vm occures efi enabled , disabled.

i have geforce 1070, ubuntu-studio 16.10 , installed cuda 8 (from here: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit ). install g++ 5 , make symlink ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-5 /usr/local/cuda/bin/gcc but when try render model in blender, got stack of messages after "compile cuda kernel". log (run console) crystal@ustudio:~$ blender connect failed: no such file or directory read new prefs: /home/crystal/.config/blender/2.77/config/userpref.blend cannot connect server socket err = no such file or directory cannot connect server request channel jack server not running or cannot started jackshmreadwriteptr::~jackshmreadwriteptr - init not done 4294967295, skipping unlock jackshmreadwriteptr::~jackshmreadwriteptr - init not done 4294967295, skipping unlock al lib: (ww) alcjackbackendfactory_init: jack_client_open() failed, 0x11 al lib: (ww) alc_initconfig: failed initialize backend "jack" read blend: /home/crystal/downloads/bmw27.blend skipping driver '-90*brake...

i trying mount set of lower directories imagine /mount/ssd_1 , /mount/ssd_2 etc.. each of drives has set of folders ff , aa , bb . when mount directories like mount -t overlay overlay -o lowerdir=/mount/ssd_1:/mount/ssd_2 /mount/merged_ssds i go folder /mount/merged_ssds/ff , see files /mount/ssd_1 . have misunderstood how lower directories work? have use upper dir instead have merged view of of subdirectories? i using ubuntu 14.04 kernel 4.4.0-28-generic.

it seems should pretty simple. i want change default color of circles, ellipses, lines, etc. when draw new line don't want have choose different style or toggle color. it's many clicks. the answer far simpler thought. simply change color of object want draw , automatically become default rest of session.

after creating new ntfs partition share firefox profile on dual boot 64-bit windows 10/ubuntu 16.04 system (hp pavilion laptop), had couple of successful boots before consistent boot failure error messages starting: platform msft0101:00 failed claim resource 1 acpi msft0101:00 platform device creation failed: -16 /dev/sda6: clean, 827260/57966592 files, 34247978/231861504 blocks ... does have suggestion recovering? msft0101 acpi device id referring intel(r) management engine interface (part of tpm). there tpm drivers in linux can recognize tpm2 msft0101 device id. -16 error number refers "device or resource busy" error in driver when gets initialized, perhaps tpm device having issues. i believe down microsoft's requirement pcs have trusted platform module (tpm) newer windows products.

hello realize may simple cannot figure out how copy file input parameters inside script. want take input , copy existing file , add .bak it. have far. #!/bin/bash $1 cp $1 $1.bak that $1 in second line shouldn't there, cp "$1" "$1".bak should work fine. remember quote variables, spaces , other special characters don't create problems.

i need access router's web interface (default: 192.168.0.1, pinged , confirmed) enable upnp. can't connect it. $ route kernel ip routing table destination gateway genmask flags metric ref use iface default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 ug 600 0 0 wlp9s0 link-local * 255.255.0.0 u 1000 0 0 wlp9s0 192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0.0 u 600 0 0 wlp9s0

first of sorry, i'm little noob here trying learn. i'm trying kill xvnc sessions daily without restarting server. tried putting in crontab: 37 * * * * root /usr/bin/pkill xvnc ( selected minutes check if cron executes job) doesn't work. when run # pkill xvnc the xvnc session killed successfully. can please advise? many in advance!

this question has answer here: expanding partition 3 answers as can see in below screenshot, partitions empty. i installed ubuntu today, had created brand new partition support ubuntu os. however, after partitioned windows 7 partition no longer works @ all. @ point not care restoring windows 7 os, want combine larger unallocated partition of +600gb new ubuntu partition. have installed gparted , read other forums on issue. however, whenever try have suggested (as far can tell) resize/move adjusts size of current partition. has nothing combining 2 separate partitions (which both primary). many other suggestions wanted me delete partition file system on it. can't because file system using won't let me delete it. i can't think of do. worried have ruined computer. here go... first, backup data on sda3 , sda4! boot ubuntu live dvd/usb , start...

when laptop goes sleep either when it's inactive period of time or click suspend option in power menu, unable resume suspend. comes blank black backlit screen, , can't switch different tty , login shell. have hold power button in hard reset system. please me fix this. tired of losing data bug. i got same bug, need reboot manually laptop after enter in stand-by mode. i got asus k501uq. meet bug after switch graphic driver nvidia geforce 940mx/pcie/sse2 , update ubuntu 16.10. nvidia drivers known issues release: * resuming suspend may not reliable on geforce gtx 9xx boards in configurations.

any similar application or plasma widget replace notifications on kde 5 ? best notifications of linux world never work anymore (kde 4) :( unity have indicator-notifications , it's not work on kde ! plasma 5.11 or later kde annoncements: https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.0.php notification history due popular demand notifications optionally stores missed , expired notifications in history. first part of ongoing effort modernize notification system in plasma. allows user override applications not marking notifications persistent, , viewing happened in absence.

i trying setup web access cups on remote server ubuntu 14.04 it should easily: sudo apt-get install cups # instead of manualy change /etc/cups/cupsd.conf sudo cupsctl --remote-admin # , looks ok sudo service cups restart as understand should able acces cups web gui ip address server-ip:631 or server-ip:631/admin (or same https://) i don't "access denied" page. after time browser show "err_connection_timed_out" should install kind of web server this? or else? edit: $ netstat -antp|grep 631 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:* listen 13011/cupsd tcp6 0 0 :::631 :::* listen 13011/cupsd $ iptables-save # generated iptables-save v1.4.21 on thu nov 3 22:12:45 2016 *filter :input accept [35932464:3745849365] :forward accept [0:0] :output accept [32176449:4015002291] commit # completed on thu nov 3 22:12:45 2016

i'm trying set private network between few vms running ubuntu. specific configuration, need enable eth1 - eth9. reason eth1 turns on fine (using ifconfig eth1 up , doesn't work ifup eth1 ), eth2-9 not found. able last year, forgot of details in how set up. here's /etc/network/interfaces # file describes network interfaces available on system # , how activate them. more information, see interfaces(5). # loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp iface group1 inet static address 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 iface group2 inet static address 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 iface group3 inet static address 192.168.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 iface group4 inet static address 192.168.4.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 iface group5 inet static address 192.168.5.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 iface group6 inet static address 192.168.6.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ...

what differences between ubuntu long term support release (lts) , normal release? there new release every 6 months (in april , october), version number being year.month (e.g.: 16.04 released in april 2016). every 2 years, april release long term support version. all normal releases (13.04 , later) supported 9 months . all lts releases (12.04 , later) supported five years on both desktop , server. older versions had different support cycles, haven't been included they're unsupported now. see ubuntu wiki historical information. now, support means: updates potential security problems , bugs (not new versions of software) availability of commercial support contracts canonical support landscape, canonical's enterprise oriented server management tool set the desktop refers packages in main , restricted repositories, these ones have little ubuntu icon next them in synaptic or marked supported in software-centre respectively. the server pack...

i moved arch ubuntu check in on how it's doing, , when tried apt-get update , took 30 minutes. then, when started apt-get upgrade , took hour , downloaded 10 mib. i've never seen before. i've tried changing mirrors, no help. help. here's server's file: also, if ping it, works expected: johnsmith@inspiron-3647:/etc/apt$ ping in.archive.ubuntu.com -c 3 ping in.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.149) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes in.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.149): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=168 ms 64 bytes in.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.149): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=172 ms 64 bytes in.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.149): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=171 ms >--- in.archive.ubuntu.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 168.233/170.696/172.153/1.783 ms

i have non-functional installation of 14.04, byproduct of failed upgrade 16.04 , attempt @ reinstalling 14.04. related to install ubuntu iso... cannot install grub broken 14.04 lts while upgrading 16.04 so want reinstall 14.04, wiping previous installs. want data partition sda4 untouched , accesible. posible? option should selected installation menú? i'm assuming have system partition separate data partition sda4. not sure if sda4 /home partition. these instructions assume is. if not, must add /home partition in same manner / partition added in these instructions. first, data partition. boot live usb choose else option in installer. on partition screen: double click system partition (sda1 or whatever) use ext4 journaling file system format partition mount point / double click home partition (sda4 or whatever) << this data partition use ext4 journaling file system do not format partition mount point /home double click swap partit...

i create install alias sudo apt-get install install keyword taken. can remove keyword , how do it? you cannot without hiding default install command because aliases take precedence on commands. recommend choosing word alias. can use get example.

after upgrading packages on ubuntu 14.04 system, grub-pc configuration tool asks me install grub. /dev/sda (500107 mb; st9500530ns) /dev/sdb (500107 mb; st9500530ns) /dev/sdc (500107 mb; st9500620ns) /dev/sdd (500107 mb; st9500530ns) /dev/sde (500107 mb; st9500530ns) /dev/dm-0 (1973860 mb; data1--vg-root) i did not configure server, know has hardware raid configuration. where should grub installed? based on comments: sudo pvs [sudo] password coen: pv vg fmt attr psize pfree /dev/sda5 pindi-vg lvm2 a-- 697.88g 45.96g and for szdisk in $(ls /dev/sd?); echo "$szdisk"; dd if="$ szdisk" bs=1 count=4 skip=392; done /dev/sda grub4+0 records in 4+0 records out 4 bytes (4 b) copied, 0.0139631 s, 0.3 kb/s i think suggests should choose /dev/sda install grub ?

i have 2 problems. i connect computer network using wi-fi when computer comes sleep message wi-fi network disconnected. network manager says "ethernet network() : device not managed" i've ubuntu 16.04 lts installed i have had similar problems wifi. due interfaces file being manually configured since building own system basic install no desktop. because didn't unity desktop , didn't want go through hassle of un-installing , installing new desktop , not. once found desktop liked wifi wasn't being managed because system reading interfaces file configure network once removed manual configurations system started using network manager. edit interfaces file typing: sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces then either comment out manual configurations wifi. file looks this: this file describes network interfaces available on system and how activate them. more information, see interfaces(5). the loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet lo...

i've been trying absolutely fix issue "aide" did apt-get update && apt autoclean before installing apt-get install aide , thing every time want run aide --init or aideinit returns error couldn't open file var/lib/aide/ please don't call aid without parameters/aide.db.new writing i did apt-get install --reinstall aide i've tried sudo touch/var/lib/aide.db sudo chmod 600 /var/lib/aide/aide.db sudo aide --config=/use/share/aide/config/aide/aide.conf --check because missing .db file i can not find solution anywhere, uninstalled aide, cleaned system , reinstalled , there no aide.conf file , no aide.db file. is program corrupt or missing on whole sudo apt-get install aide syntax? i did install these packages sudo apt-get install gcc byacc sudo apt-get install flex sudo apt-get install bison sudo apt-get install libmhash2 libmhash-dev sudo apt-get install postgresql-server-dev-8.3 sudo apt-get install libpcre3 libpcre3-de...

i want implement lxd , juju on centos (or redhat). have found matrix https://www.flockport.com/lxc-and-lxd-support-across-distributions/ , in stated, lxd not available (yet) on centos. questions: the matrix of 2015, there improvements there (i.e. lxd available yet on centos) ? how can use juju without lxd (so pure lxc's, is, when lxd not available yet) ? the matrix of 2015, there improvements there (i.e. lxd available yet on centos) ? you can find in https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ganto/lxd/ copr repo lxd fedora 25/26. disable selinux work. now centos 7, can research https://gist.github.com/adamisrael/e6b4a540233a7be6d28decd917b60c3d check lxd , juju centos 7. can little hackish way, people working this. how can use juju without lxd (so pure lxc's, is, when lxd not available yet) ? you can deploy juju in amazon web services, google compute engine, , microsoft azure. imagine refer lxc instead of lxd local deployment tests. old juju 1...

i accidentally executed chmod 755 -r $home for works fine, haven't rebooted laptop yet. i wanted know consequences of actions? i'm concerned configuration files. break? the important thing can think of set correct permissions on ssh keys . there else should take care of? i'm aware of exising question: what if accidentally run command "chmod -r" on system directories (/, /etc, ...) , seems address bigger issue running chmod on system directories. you have changed permissions of files , directories in , underneath $home whatever (and each file or directory had own permissions) rwxr-xr-x . marks files "executable" , , grants other (user, group, other) users ability inspect , traverse directories , read files. change break ssh , , cause other problems. you can fix ssh via: chmod 700 ~/.ssh chmod 600 ~/.ssh/* ~/.xauthority i included ~/.xauthority avoid x authentication problems. don't execute commands hear of (read in b...

if buy laptop microsoft precision touchpad, how ubuntu handle it? work synaptic drivers because hardware made synaptics? or os handle , interpret event stream, windows 10 does? ubuntu set this? people (including dell!) have installed ubuntu on dell xps machines feature ptp hardware, know works. want know if works in linux in windows, , if doesn't, configuration options are. the answer doesn't make difference; it's better, higher-resolution touchpad. synaptics driver or libinput both drive without complaint, albeit higher resolution , perhaps more fingers @ time recognized.

i downloaded couple of rather large files, , perhaps did software update. when went login next day in login loop. in version 14.10 , thought upgrading 16.04 might solve it. did not. i tried several of ask ubuntu suggestions, when uninstalled lightdm , installed gdm (as suggested), got black screen flashing different shades of black. can no longer ctrl + alt + f1 work console. any suggestions? have used ubuntu several years not developer. i had same issue few days ago. login in safe mode go terminal , update navida with sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

this question has answer here: unable run openstack-installer error 2 answers i trying setup small cloud on qemu/kvm tryout maas/autopilot/juju. i have 4 vms: 1) ubuntu 16.04.1 x64: maas controller 2.0.0+bzr5189-0ubuntu1 2) ubuntu 16.04.1 x64: node 1 (deployed) 3) ubuntu 16.04.1 x64: node 2 (deployed) 4) ubuntu 14.04.5 x64: node 3 (ready) ==> autopilot install target so made available third node in "ready" status in maas , tried install autopilot on maas controller, bootstrap worked , deployed ubuntu trusty automatically on available node 3, have ssh access. openstack autopilot panel but error in process: misterz@controller:~$ conjure-up openstack exception in ev.run(): traceback (most recent call last): file "/usr/share/conjure-up/ubuntui/ev.py", line 83, in run cls.loop.run() file "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages...

a few days ago have switched fedora ubuntu have better cuda support, i've faced problems downgrading gcc , glibc/libc6 packages fulfill cuda 8 requirements. but let's start @ beginning. couple days ago i've installed ubuntu 16.10 yakkety intention install cuda 8 drivers & toolkit. i've compared current versions cuda 8 requirements docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/ : cuda 8 requirements are: ubuntu 16.04 kernel 4.4.0 gcc 5.3.1 glibc/libc6 2.23 my current setup is: $ uname -vr 4.8.0-26-generic #28-ubuntu smp tue oct 18 14:39:52 utc 2016 $ dpkg -s gcc | grep version version: 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2 $ dpkg -s libc6 | grep version version: 2.24-3ubuntu1 i thought downgrading simple typing 1 of following: sudo apt-get install gcc=5.3.1 sudo apt-get install gcc=5.3 unfortunatelly, versions not found yaketty. checked @ packages.ubuntu.com (and apt-cache policy ) appropriate versions xenial , yakkety there's gcc-5 (5.4.1-2ubunt...

i'm new ubuntu. , im not quite sure this. im connected remote server hosted digital ocean ssh . local internet speed around 120 kbps. when download on server through wget downloads speed of 120kbps. whereas when ran quick internet speed test, results are: testing download speed........................................ download: 690.98 mbit/s testing upload speed.................................................. upload: 297.49 mbit/s also when create torrent through server, upload speed quite less. it's similar local pc's upload speed. dont know problem is. in advance! update: turns out "wget" download working again server's internet download speed @ 74mbps. still 100kbps upload speed torrents. im trying download large files on server, create torrents of them, , download these torrents on local computer. server's upload speed low. similar local machine's upload speed. im using transmission, i've tried deluge. useits gui application throu...

a couple of days ago updated firefox in ubuntu 16.04 50.0. when type , address in address bar, doesn't work on intro nor click on arrow next it. tried solution found online ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-us/questions/1070999 ), doesn't work. deleting sqlite files didn't solve issue. anyone else has problem or know how fix it? thanks! i had same problem firefox 50.1.0 on ubuntu 14.04. fix: disable instantfox add-on. i tried repairing , rebuilding places.sqlite database in various ways described here on mozillazine no avail - had same problem couple of years ago on different computer, , rebuilding places.sqlite helped, not time. then solved disabling instantfox add-on. picked because knew designed manipulate text in address bar. when add-on disabled, address bar works normally. when instantfox enabled, problem returns. i have sent e-mail instantfox information. if don't have instantfox, try disabling other add-ons 1 one , re-check. pick on...

this question has answer here: how install software or upgrade old unsupported release? 9 answers i following this guide on updating eol distribution. want upgrade 15.10 (wily). i using apt-get rather aptitude used in guide. added .list sources file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory. when run sudo apt-get update tells me unable fetch packages. investigated bit , can see here old releases there except wily. oversight or following outdated guide? it looks wily has been moved. http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/wily-updates/ http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/wily-security/

i'm on ubuntu gnome 16.04 , i'm using devilspie undecorate gnome terminal windows. works except when terminal window launched, not focused , shortcuts alt-tab, alt-`, or alt-esc not work @ (not ctrl-alt-tab). have click on window mouse pointer , window focused , normal. know may seem minor annoyance in way of me feeling warm , cozy on desktop :-) my .ds file gnome terrminal looks this: (if (is (window_role) "borderless") (begin (undecorate) ) ) so went through manpage again , realized had add (focus) parameter .ds file. looks this: (if (is (window_role) "borderless") (begin (undecorate) (focus) ) ) works charm :)