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how re-enbale feature ctrl+alt+del kill x? i've been running graphics bug , realized that disabled in ubuntu 16.10 reason. how functionality back? open terminal , run: sudo -h gedit /etc/default/keyboard *instead of gedit can use other text editor have installed leafpad in opened document, search xkboptions="" , edit looks xkboptions="terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" save file , reboot.

i know why happens , because runs off usb stick since trying install onto hard drive without os. how can fix this. can fix booting downloading , installing it? automatically place on hard drive? how can fix this. opening using flash drive boot installing on browser in ubuntu installing through website fix this? please help!

i installed zimbra problem start when want login zimbra admin area not work restarted find nginx proxy failed start starting nginx...nginx: [emerg] bind() 0.0.0.0:143 failed (98: address in use) nginx: [emerg] bind() 0.0.0.0:993 failed (98: address in use) nginx: [emerg] bind() 0.0.0.0:110 failed (98: address in use) nginx: [emerg] bind() 0.0.0.0:443 failed (98: address in use) nginx: [emerg] bind() 0.0.0.0:995 failed (98: address in use) nginx: [emerg] still not bind() failed.

how can access , read , write files onto external disk mounted on server own ubuntu terminal? you can use sshfs this. install running sudo apt-get install sshfs run sshfs user@server:/path/to/dir /path/to/mountpoint/ actual paths access data cd /path/to/mountpoint/ . can use data server same way hard-drive in computer.

i'm trying use laptop alarm did below settings prevent suspension. when tried closing , opening laptop lid after few seconds, didn't suspend. feeling satisfied, closed laptop lid , went bed, alarm didn't ring next morning , laptop got suspended reason. what doing wrong here? there settings i'm missing? try make 2 more changes, 1 of them or both of them: 1) setting ignorelid=true in /etc/upower/upower.conf found here: how can tell ubuntu nothing when close laptop lid? 2) had different problem in 16.04 lts laptop lid well. not boot lid closed , suspended. i solved going /etc/systemd/logind.conf , doing 2 steps: a) removed "#" handlelidswitch, in order activate and b) put "=ignore @ end handlelidswitch=ignore you found second step @ same link first one. hope help. but, buying alaram not bad idea, because laptops not idea turned on day (the hours sleep , hours may use it. @ least buy laptop cooling pad. not expensive. , ...

i'm trying figure out way list modified files within given date range. bit hectic sniff each , every folders. couldn't find proper guide using date range see going throwing bunch of static dates or similar. please advise if there's way around using find , grep or ls arguments. you can try this find -newerct "1 sep 2016" ! -newerct "1 oct 2016" to see files modified between 1th sep 2016 1th oct 2016. works find version equal or higher 4.3.3 here c inode status change time. can use m in place of have result consider file modification time only. also time string can converted yyyymmdd format. so, 1 sep 2016 becomes 20160901 . source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23508622/1039893

in kubuntu 16.04 muon discover had dialog called "software sources" (you have scroll down see it) . in kubuntu 16.10 same tool called (plasma) discover lacks dialog "software sources". is there replacement it? if not: mean automatic update notification , automatic update installation gone?

i try insert usb memory , check device "/dev/sdb1" root@ubuntu:~# lsblk name maj:min rm size ro type mountpoint sda 8:0 0 64g 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 63g 0 part / ├─sda2 8:2 0 1k 0 part └─sda5 8:5 0 1022m 0 part [swap] sdb 8:16 1 3.8g 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 1 3.8g 0 part /media/fd74eeb0-2bf8-49b0-872a- 4a283f124c10 sr0 11:0 1 1024m 0 rom sr1 11:1 1 1024m 0 rom and create network device nbd-server -r 2000 /dev/sdb ** (process:2778): warning **: specifying export on command line deprecated. ** (process:2778): warning **: please use configuration file instead. and client side( same machine ) nbd-client 172.20.10.3 2000 /dev/nbd0 negotiation: ..size = 3850mb bs=1024, sz=4037017600 bytes and mount nbd device mount -o loop /dev/nbd0p1 point/ but mount follows problem occurs root@ubuntu# mount ...

i have folder lots of files of different formats , sizes. whole folder contains other folders , sums in size 16g. i'm looking linux tool achieve following goals: reduce overall file size (to save space) splitting in multiple parts (for sending on network) listing of containing files without using 'cat' command beforehand (to save time , space) extracting single or multiple file(s) without untar whole archive , without using 'cat' (to make comfortable use) extracting group of files or folders stability bonus, optional : using available cpu cores speed process does such tool exist in linux world?

is there program can equalise/normalise audio output preset level real time? i dont want disturb neighbors @ nights when watching youtube videos series of clips have different volume so 1 clip loud @ e.g 10% , next barely audible @ 30% volume bar 1 follows earbraking @ 30% volume bar etc volume bar = youtube player volume bar. so there program can automatically lower volume if exceeds preset limit in real time? i not talking controlling youtube volume bar per se (i suppose harder) program monitors audio volume gets outputed audio chip's green minijack out , balanace volume.

i using ubuntu 16.04 on google cloud , sometime there kernel updated happen automatically . i use server docker , when kernel updated docker service stops because of . is there way cause installed automatically each time kernel updated ? , not run command : sudo apt-get -y install linux-image-extra-$(uname -r) best regards. i think if install linux-generic instead, you'll end linux-image-extra kernel version (it's dependency), , automatically updated future kernel updates. sudo apt-get install -y linux-generic (this information based on reply here: https://askubuntu.com/a/896004/122097 )

i'm looking program can annotate pdf files text such text directly visible. okular works fine underlining, highlighting, etc. when using okular make text annotation, disappears in popup window. i want make text annotations show, without having click on popup windows. is possible under ubuntu? if use true (editable) pdf annotations, guess have live how pdf viewer (okular, evince, adobe reader, …) displays annotations. however, if ok annotations ‘baked into’ pdf (by editing pdf , not adding removable/editable pdf annotations) may want have @ pdf editing software xournal . xournal can add highlighting, text annotations, etc. after installing xournal, go “file” → “annotate pdf” , open pdf file annotate. make annotations , go “file” → “export pdf” save result. note: had uncheck “use xinput” in “options” menu being able annotate – ymmv.

what program use inside ubuntu create ubuntu persistent storage usb? edit: persistent storage. how make bootable ubuntu usb? not answer, tried startup disk creator , didn't show persistent mode slider. mkusb fine job of creating persistent live bootable usb sticks. if run standard ubuntu, need instruction repository universe. (kubuntu, lubuntu ... xubuntu have repository universe activated automatically.) sudo add-apt-repository universe # standard ubuntu sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa # , press enter sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mkusb usb-pack-efi after installation, mkusb can found under system tools on ubuntu mate 16.04, may install elsewhere on other distributions. in regular ubuntu, search in dash. when you've found it, start software. the following picture illustrates dialogue create persistent live drive. select source file, ubuntu iso file you've downloaded beforehand. choose target, drive letter usb drive. be sure...

issue my 16.04 laptop has 1366x768 display , perfect. when connect external display (1920x1200) perfect mouse sensitivity (may call resolution or precision ). cursor "jumps" between pixels while moving , found difficult point small areas. in other words: pointer loose precision . happen using both mouse or touchpad. i've seen same issue ("pixel jump") on 16.04 pc mouse , single hi-res display (1920x1080), guess "feature" occurs hi-res displays. what tried #1 xset -q|grep accel outputs acceleration: 5/1 threshold: 5 hacking around xset parameters found xset -m 1 5 works little better doesn't solve "precision" issue @ (still jumping pixels). what tried #2 i tried xinput parameter changes while plugging external display: xinput list outputs lot of devices, tested them using: xinput list-props . the 1 changes when connecting second display is: xinput list-props "atmel atmel maxtouch digitizer" a...

i have tons of files in directory , need select each 1 import it. don't know if can execute files of same extension , different names each 1 via terminal. if executable can execute of them find , -exec no commands find . -maxdepth 1 -iname "*.osz" -exec '{}' \;

this challenge. is there software can act container third party ubuntu softwares installations without touching other dependencies. just python-virtualenv, software similar linux. i have troubles of software asking newer version of dependencies while old ones need older dependencies or allow newer , old dependencies still kept on computer without being overwritten or removed. possible set virtual env linux.

some of entries of xinput strange ⎡ virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ virtual core xtest pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ syna7501:00 06cb:12b8 pen id=11 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ syna7501:00 06cb:12b8 id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ synps/2 synaptics touchpad id=16 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ virtual core xtest keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ power button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ video bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ video bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ power button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ hp truevision hd id=10 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ intel virtual button dri...

i using gdb apl interpreter development, use ddd, instead. ddd appears require fonts come x, rather normal set of fonts visible in ubuntu. have apl385.ttf font installed in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dyalog/apl385.ttf, ddd not show in preferences/fonts page. hence, apl symbols such iota(⍳) not display under ddd. so... is there way truetype font installed under x on ubuntu 16.04lts, can select ddd? is there better graphical debugger ddd available not have problem? [ not particularly ddd, gdb less.] if both of these answers no, i'll go using gdb. thanks, robert

while looking @ output of journalctl -f noticed apparently compiz notified (and logs) every search make in entry bar (or search bar) in firefox (but not in chromium ). typing entry bar results in following lines in log okt 30 18:24:59 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: in data: "whats"; purpose: "keyword" okt 30 18:24:59 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: out data: "whats" okt 30 18:25:06 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: in data: "whats t"; purpose: "keyword" okt 30 18:25:06 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: out data: "whats+t" okt 30 18:25:06 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: in data: "whats th"; purpose: "keyword" okt 30 18:25:06 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: out data: "whats+th" okt 30 18:25:06 big compiz[9072]: *** search: getsubmission: in data: "whats the"; purpose: "keyword" okt 30 18:25:...

i created emulator on ubuntu 16.10 following way: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-emulator sudo ubuntu-emulator create touchemulator but when try run it: sudo ubuntu-emulator run touchemulator --memory 1024 --scale 0.7 a black screen appears (i can see 'case' of phone imitates). in terminal following shown: /scripts/panic/adbd: line 22: can't create/sys/class/android_usb/android0/idvendor: nonexistent directory /scripts/panic/adbd: line 23: can't create /sys/class/android_usb/android0/idproduct: nonexistent directory /scripts/panic/adbd: line 24: can't create /sys/class/android_usb/android0/functions: nonexistent directory /scripts/panic/adbd: line 25: can't create /sys/class/android_usb/android0/enable: nonexistent directory [ 0.803272] initrd: starting adbd usb debugging /sbin/adbd: error while loading shared libraries: libgio-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory busybox v1.22.1 (ubuntu 1:1.22.0-9ubuntu1) built-in s...

how find out ip of terminals connected lan , run script file in terminals simultaneously. i'm aware of common user name , password of terminals. , i'm not sudo user. want ssh terminals , run script automatically. you'd need public/private keypair approach or you'll forced enter password every host/ip. i'd use nmap , read xml output open ports. i'm lazy research code part. if you've got ip addresses can remote execute local script in loop. for ip in ips; ssh user@$ip 'bash -s' < local_script.sh done

i have downloaded latest stable version 16-04, according terminal. screenshot opera button? know there should opera button in top left of browser can set preferences. not there. has suggestions? the page looking @ on screen-shot old version of opera totally different user interface. the opera version using have button in desktop environments, in unity, using, there regular menus instead. hover mouse on title ("getting started opera - opera"), , menus revealed.

i have installed squid proxy server. working correctly far can tell. i have uptil been using zend2.com whenever need proxy server. allows me visit websites using locations different original location. can such thing in squid? i have turned forwarded_for off , think have use forwarded_for in way can't figure out. also, else cool stuff can squid proxy server ? new proxy servers in general can tell me great :) os: ubuntu 16.04 squid cache: version 3.5.12 zend2 anonymous proxy service route traffic through multiple locations, hiding ip, , subsequently location. useful in many ways, 1 in particular around geographical limitations connecting services. squid caching proxy used speeding connections caching files used again , again instead of downloading them each time access site. while squid setup similar zend2, need infrastructure support it. if have server running squid, of outbound connections show 1 location. another alternative zend2 use tor project....

when create luks container using zulucrypt, hangs @ point of creating file system. have installed zulucrypt , cryptsetup. i select 'create encrypted container in file' or 'create encrypted container in hard drive' i create container. i choose key (passphrase), luks volume type , aes.xts-plain64.512.sha512, ext4 filesystem using /dev/urandom. i click create. the hdd flickers moment no further progress made. i played around creating luks container via cryptsetup command line (after googling) , works. @ stage make following further observations. on cli, @ point of creating filesystem have manually type yes (in capitals). zulucrypt hanging @ stage ? i can mount , unmount containers via cryptsetup cli, cannot mount cli generated containers using zulucrypt, receive message key not being present. i appreciate post need more detail, , happy provide needed. (i wanted keep brief in first instance). developer of zulucrypt here. the version of zulu...

this question has answer here: how add existing user existing group? 5 answers how avoid using sudo when working in /var/www? 8 answers i installed fresh ubuntu 16.10 , finished setting lamp stack. sublime text keeps asking me authentication every time edit file. lamp stack installed using root user. my /var/www/projects have www-data:www-data work properly. but can't edit files freely keeps asking password every time hit save. should install sublime text super user?

i have 4 external usb 3.0 hard drives plugged in, if unplug of drives, system boots command line interface. i've included contents of /etc/fstab file below. is there way can system boot without editing /etc/fstab file every time unplug drive? # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name devices # works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> # / on /dev/sda1 during installation uuid=086e3a28-8ea7-43f9-b33c-1240b0cc327d / ext4 noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap on /dev/sda5 during installation uuid=114c6d91-ab20-405e-94d3-e52e63eeaae5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 # # #/dev/sdc1: label="seagate 2tb" uuid="a2da435fda432ebb" type=...

my grub2 ver 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.4 not automatically boot ubuntu. keeps coming grub os boot selection screen although have 1 os listed. have tried number of resolutions on own , cannot boot ubuntu directly. have tried modifying values in /boot/default/grub.cfg file following set follows: # if change file, run 'update-grub' afterwards update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # full documentation of options in file, see: # info -f grub -n 'simple configuration' grub_default="saved" grub_saveddefault=true grub_hidden_timeout="3" grub_hidden_timeout_quiet="false" grub_timeout="0" grub_distributor="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo debian`" grub_cmdline_linux_default="quiet splash" grub_cmdline_linux="" #grub_background="/boot/grub/kali.png" # uncomment enable badram filtering, modify suit needs # works linux (no patch required) , kernel obtains # memory map information grub (gnu mach...

followed this , this , nothing changed. tried choose best server in software , updates, got error saying "no download server found". internet connection working , able ping 8.8.8.8 , open ftp server's page. the output of sudo apt-get update: err http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty inrelease err http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty release.gpg unable connect 127.0.0.1:8080: err http://dl.google.com stable inrelease err http://dl.google.com stable release.gpg unable connect 127.0.0.1:8080: ign https://deb.nodesource.com trusty inrelease err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty inrelease err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates inrelease err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports inrelease err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security inrelease ign https://deb.nodesource.com trusty release.gpg err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty release.gpg unable connect 127.0.0.1:8080: err http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates release.gpg unable connect 127.0.0.1:...

my touchpad little sensitive i'm trying install touchpad-indicator in order block touchpad while typing. i managed install program, can't access preferences in touchpad-indicator. during startup used have error message since i’m stupid checked box "not show again" , i’m not able revert can't post exact error i’m getting. if can't open preferences indicator menu, can edit ~/.config/touchpad-indicator/touchpad-indicator.conf , or use synaptic "complete removal" , reinstall touchpad-indicator. here (formatted) output of .conf file... {"disable_on_exit": false, "show_notifications": true, "is_working": true, "on_mouse_plugged": false, "disable_on_typing": true, "vertedgescroll": true, "start_hidden": false, "enable_on_exit": true, "horizedgescroll": true, "natural_scrolling": false, "shortcut_enabled": false, ...

i'm trying set multiple ssl certificates on ubuntu vps running apache. before had 1 certificate 1 domain want set certificate domain. i bought ssl certificate , sent .crt file uploaded /etc/apache2/ssl/www_domain_com/domain.crt . in virtual host config have following 2 lines sslcertificatefile /etc/apache2/ssl/www_domain_com/www_domain_com.crt sslcertificatekeyfile /etc/apache2/ssl/www_domain_com/server.key this working @ moment because apache error log says 2 don't match don't understand server.key file needs contain? should have been sent when bought ssl certificate? i have server.key file other domain i've set certificate for, need use file? would able explain purpose of file , how need generate it.

i upgraded 16.04.1 16.10, , mythtv broken. worked fine in 16.04.1. specifically it's mythfrontend that's broken. won't start, , throws error: *** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/mythfrontend.real terminated the mythbackend seems running fine... means mysql database working fine too. there's not additional information can provide. can help?!? the crash on mythfrontend startup has been fixed release 0.28.0+fixes.20161106.1434df8-0ubuntu0mythbuntu2. mythfrontend starts , runs, crashes on exit seg fault.

this question has answer here: how can find version of ubuntu installed? 16 answers recently, installed ubuntu 16.04 lts. how check if has installed 16.04 lts? name? release date? expiry date? you can find out version of ubuntu running various ways. open terminal pressing ctrl + alt + t , type lsb_release -a give details of ubuntu. terminal output mine: no lsb modules available. distributor id: ubuntu description: ubuntu 14.04.5 lts release: 14.04 codename: trusty you can run uname -a , give little more complicated understandable information. (for command type in terminal man uname or uname --help .) terminal output mine: linux tony-inspiron-7559 4.4.0-45-generic #66~14.04.1-ubuntu smp wed oct 19 15:05:38 utc 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnu/linux also, can head settings , details or about computer , can give details of distribution. ...

when open connection setting press "wifi key" , airplane mode switches on , off. when switch wifi toggle on wireless network, turns off again, mean not able turn on wifi. farisul@farisul-notebook:~$ lspci -knn | grep net -a2; rfkill list 03:00.0 network controller [0280]: qualcomm atheros qca9565 / ar9565 wireless network adapter [168c:0036] (rev 01) devicename: qualcomm atheros qca9565 802.11b/g/n wifi subsystem: hewlett-packard company qca9565 / ar9565 wireless network adapter [103c:217f] kernel driver in use: ath9k kernel modules: ath9k 0: phy0: wireless lan soft blocked: no hard blocked: no 1: hp-wifi: wireless lan soft blocked: no hard blocked: yes 2: hp-bluetooth: bluetooth soft blocked: no hard blocked: yes 3: hci0: bluetooth soft blocked: no hard blocked: no how ca fix it? first go bios , reset defaults. if not help, run in terminal sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-hp.conf <<< "blac...

i explain problem on ubuntu 16.04 following example: file is: # cat file aaa aaaxxx aaaxxx*aaa aaa=aaaxxx bbbaaaccc aaaddd/aaaxxx i want display lines contain aaa not in only combination of aaaxxx . want output this: # grep something-here file … aaa aaaxxx*aaa (second aaa hit) aaa=aaaxxx (first aaa hit) bbbaaaccc (aaa in other combination not aaaxxx) aaaddd/aaaxxx (similar above) i tried things grep -v aaaxxx file | grep aaa results: aaa bbbaaaccc or # egrep -p '(?<!aaaxxx )aaa' file grep: die angegebenen suchmuster stehen in konflikt zueinander (the pattern in contradiction) is there (simple) possibility? of course doesn’t need grep . thanks it's straightforward using perl-style lookahead operator - available in grep's perl compatible regular expression (pcre) mode using -p switch: $ grep -p 'aaa(?!xxx)' file aaa aaaxxx* aaa aaa =aaaxxx bbb aaa ccc aaa ddd/aaaxxx (bold formatting in output indicates matched parts hig...

i converted friend ubuntu 12.04 few years back, computer has never had issues know of , has been kept date. today's update has broken things. there "no system tray detected on system" message , once logged in background image displayed. no launcher, no desktop icons, no panels @ all. i did compiz failure 1 time during of this, , bug report notice, prompt restart compiz, nothing changed. ctrl-alt-t won't pull terminal used ctrl-alt-f2 command line - date. some searching , reading suggested missing dependencies , hplip issue, python-gobject , gobject2 installed python-appindicator, hplip wasn't installed installed , rebboted, nothing has changed... ideas how fix appreciated! i manually made jump 14.04 hope might fix - problems persisted. noticed during update there errors , forced installs around nvidia 304 drivers afterward yanked card , seems run fine on intel integrated graphics. so seems graphics driver problem...big surprise...all of linux ...

i used dongle on ubuntu 16.04 lts x64 without problem on 16.10 x64 didn't see "new mobile broadband" menu under network manager icon when dongle inserted awhile. $ lsusb bus 001 device 005: id 12d1:15cd huawei technologies co., ltd. try , open terminal & type following :- sudo apt install wvdial -y sudo eject $( echo "$(ls /dev | grep sr) \n" | grep "\n" | awk '{print $1}' ) sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x15cd sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x15cd sudo wvdialconf 2>&1 sudo nmcli radio wwan on && sleep 3 sudo nmcli radio wwan on && sleep 2 sudo nmcli radio wwan on && sleep 1 then mobile broadband available create new connection.

resume after hibernate works fine except wlan not recover. wlan works fine after cold boot. ifconfig shows before hibernate wlan works fine: wlo1: flags=4163<up,broadcast,running,multicast> etc. no wlan after hibernate. (ethernet there before , after hibernate.) i tried lshw before , after hibernate. here before hibernate (excerpt): *-pci:2 description: pci bridge product: wildcat point-lp pci express root port #3 vendor: intel corporation physical id: 1c.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2 version: e3 width: 32 bits clock: 33mhz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:44 memory:c6100000-c61fffff *-network description: wireless interface product: bcm43142 802.11b/g/n vendor: broadcom limited physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0...

since in-place upgrade 16.04 16.10, juniper network connect vpn client has been failing silently. i'm running in 32-bit firefox using 32-bit oracle java, , worked quite under 16.04. did in-place upgrade 16.10. not believe mad-scientist scripts me here, though i'm willing try make work well. the applet runs normally, connects, builds tunnel, , receive dhcp assigned address tun0. appropriate routes added tun0 interface. no traffic routes tun0 however, instance if ping host on other end of tunnel traffic counters never increase. i've installed 16.10 fresh dvd onto spare hard drive, went through song , dance of getting 32-bit oracle java , ff installed , working, , have exact same issue on new build. network connect runs, connects, stays connected, no traffic ever hits tun0. there no errors logged either in ncsvc/ncui logs, or in syslog. feel must missing obvious, can't life of me see might be. i've seen people in other threads seemingly mention work...

according xdg base directory spec , $xdg_data_home defines base directory relative user specific data files should stored. if $xdg_data_home either not set or empty, default equal $home/.local/share should used. i set $xdg_data_home $home/appdata in .profile . far, seems respect except keeps creating files under $home/.local/share/keyrings . creates these files, or how can find out? this apparently bug in gnome-keyring . workaround suggested in comment #6 not work.

i have toshiba qosmio f50-125 laptop , have built in sd card reader, , running xubuntu 16.04 , have problem of sd cards not detected @ all, not in gparted. have totally of 4 sd cards. pqi 256mb sd card kingmax micro sd adapter 4gb apacer micro sd adapter 4gb , scandisk sdhc 4gb card and 1 recognized scandisk use card in nikon d3100 camera, other cards not recognized @ when try put them in sd card reader. when on windows recognized when put them in sd card reader, recognized when use external usb card reader. the laptop have led indicator when card in reader when put card (any of them) can see led indicator flashes on laptop.

i have absolutely no experience linux, , desperately need computer , running again windows. how remove ubuntu , reinstall windows? to remove ubuntu, need windows recovery dvd or installation dvd, or ubuntu live dvd. note: if don't have windows recovery or installation dvd, can download official iso files windows 10, windows 8, or windows 7 microsoft download center . windows install evaluation copy 30 days without genuine product key. using windows recovery dvd or installation dvd grab windows recovery media or installation cd , boot it. should see or similar screen on recovery media cd. you should see on installation media cd. click "repair computer" , should see screen first image. open command prompt , type bootrec /fixmbr command prompt. reboot , boot windows. follow steps below remove ubuntu partitions. using ubuntu live dvd , boot repair if don't have windows recovery cd or constrained download , burn iso files men...

hi, above gparted config, want move 100gb etc!!! (sda3) ntfs partition (sda4). unallocated space comes left of windows partition. if subsequently resize left come warning says boot fail (i have 16.04 , windows 10 dual boot setup). is safe or end in problems? there other way of accomplishing this? please help. the reason want steam library on ntfs running out of space , need :( first boot ubuntu , resize sda3 . leave new unallocated space , restart computer.now boot windows , increase size of sda4 within windows. restart may required again. edit windows-partitions windows-tools, , ubuntu-partitions linux-tools!

name 3 processes couldn't have had init initial parent can 1 me on parent doesn't have children in ubuntu question refers linux handbook some kernel processes started before init, have pid ≥ 2. these processes have no parent. , children of these processes don't have init ancestor. to see them, try pstree 0 .

i need reset password. have followed these steps: how reset lost administrative password? however, go "root" or "netroot" recovery options, tells me: give root password maintenance (or type control-d continue) clearly, not know root password. if type control-d, return list of options. this page read: under chapter 'the other way': 4. highlight line begins kernel , press 'e' edit` but in grub configuration file have no line starts kernel . only: setparams 'ubuntu...' recordfail set gxfpayload... insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root=... search --no-floppy... linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38... initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.... those lines in grub. line should edit? or there way reset password? since cannot access recovery mode , you'll have change password accessing installed ubuntu system live cd/dvd or live usb system . follows detailed walkthrough on how that. this easiest if can use ubuntu system (e...

i have problem 1 of android devices not recognized anymore. worked yesterday, since of today device won't listed anymore in explorer. cable fine since working other devices used work. actually have no idea start working again. how stop working? btw. haven't done updates in meantime neither device nor ubuntu machine makes weirder... i on ubuntu 14.04, device samsung a3 thanks help.

i'm trying install glib-2.50.0 on ubuntu 14.04. when ran ./configure in terminal. came out with configure: error: *** not find libmount how solve it? you need install libmount, can done via apt package manager sudo apt install libmount-dev

this first post, if did wrong apologize. i running ubuntu 15.10 on vmware player. tells me upgrade 16.04.1lts. when click on upgrade , type in password, nothing happens. can not upgrade os's in image? there way around? i have lot of work on image don't want lose deleting image , downloading updated version. can give! the process upgrading virtual machine latest version of ubuntu same physical machine. since graphical upgrade interface not working, recommend typing command-line equivalent do-release-upgrade you might need sudo privileges, command be sudo do-release-upgrade this check available upgrades , start upgrade process. if errors occur in process, easier find , read opposed graphical interface upgrading. i highly recommend backing personal information separate drive/usb/cloud in case goes wrong. it's in habit of upgrade or major changes operating system has personal files.

after installing ubuntu , creating dual boot windows. when choose ubuntu in boot menu message 3 rows: /dev/sda6:clean, 57370/11739136 files, 1073630/46932992 blocks [ 14.714349] [drm:intel_set_pch_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *error* uncleared pch fifo underrun on pch transcoder [ 14.714349] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *error* pch transcoder fifo underrun. and system gets stuck. ubuntu runs on recovery mode.

recently installed ubuntu 16.10 on lenovo ideapad y700, has both integrated intel hd graphics , dedicated amd r9 m375. under system details lists intel graphics, however, when run lshw -c video result: *-display description: display controller product: venus xtx [radeon hd 8890m / r9 m275x/m375x] vendor: advanced micro devices, inc. [amd/ati] physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: 81 width: 64 bits clock: 33mhz capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=radeon latency=0 resources: irq:128 memory:80000000-8fffffff memory:a1000000-a103ffff ioport:4000(size=256) memory:a1040000-a105ffff *-display description: vga compatible controller product: hd graphics 530 vendor: intel corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 06 width: 64 bits clock: 33mhz capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_maste...

this fresh install of ubuntu. 1 monitor works perfect. when switched away default driver use 2 monitors started acting funny. after while on computer mouse stop working when click new window. have backtrack last window was, close (or dock window want type in, in case of ff tab) , use mouse or keyboard. after starts doing it'll few minutes until you've tied proverbial click knot , have manually restart computer. i've tried using 3 drivers here issue happens on of them. i used cubby's post here . worked: sudo apt install --reinstall inputattach edit this fixed it. compiz --replace & unity --reset it's still broke. thought things fixed didn't. breaks after couple minutes. takes couple hours. when happens can type in 1 window click in another. update - it's couple weeks later , i'm still having problem. under additional drivers > nvidea corporation there new version of nvidea binary driver i'm using. believe it's 375.0 ...

there similar packages in ubuntu 14.04 repositories: gnome-desktop-environment (since transitional meta-package see dependency gnome ) ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-desktop what difference in these three? they're each different packages, , while 'similar' in sense they're metapackages, vastly different each other. ubuntu-desktop metapackage standard ubuntu desktop , suite of apps ubuntu desktop isos install (unity, selected software suites, etc.); it's been present in repos since ubuntu desktop created. can see 'depends' on (and installs) @ it's listing on packages.ubuntu.com ( this link shows xenial version of package; this link shows trusty version). ubuntu-gnome-desktop similar, entire ubuntu gnome desktop isos' installed software , has been available since ubuntu gnome flavor has been around (pure gnome without unity, etc.). ( this link shows xenial version of package , dependencies on packages.ubuntu.com above; t...

i have nvidia gtx-760 6gb (according windows 10 dxdiag) , ubuntu 14.04.5 can detect 2gbs no other processes running. beyond installing ubuntu, other thing have installed nvidia drivers. is there way solve this? this output nvidia-smi updated nvidia - still same problem have tried installing latest driver? have nvidia-smi 367.57 installed though have 3gb shows 3 gb me.

after ubuntu studio upgrade 16.04 16.10 when decrease screen brightness, backlight flickers rapidly. can use 2 highest levels brightness. installed brightness-indicator troubleshooting still use f5 , f6 keys. in /sys/class/backlight/ have acpi_video0 , intel_backlight folders. guessed there conflict these 2 folders contain same files. tried rename acpi_video0 in acpi_video0.back , it's impossible modify files, permission denied if change permissions. the cause of problem may have come manipulation did before upgrade. followed tutorial : function keys require grub edit modify grub using command: gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub change grub_cmdline_linux_default="quiet splash" grub_cmdline_linux_default="quiet splash acpi_osi=" update grub command: sudo update-grub then reboot this take care of function keys except events brightness keys... brightness keys create config file using command: gksudo ...

i updated ubuntu 16.10 yakkety yak. don't see disk drives in left side panel of nautilus more. i can access in unity launcher, want them displayed , accessible there in nautilus how can fix it? press f9, or select view > show sidebar in menu. click + other locations drives show along available network shares. right click on of them , select "add bookmark" make 1 visible single click (14.04 , 16.04 @ least).

i've got nvidia 960m graphic card on hp omen lap top , intel integrated graphic card 530. when try extend displays in system settings->displays->... screen doesn't scale good, , isn't in proper resolution. scaling in windows regular.

this question has answer here: how install .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file? 10 answers i'm novice ubuntu. i downloaded nodejs nodejs.org website. the file downloaded node-v7.1.0-linux-x64.tar.xz i know how extract it, that's it. please explain how can install it, , should put in filesystem. if want install , switch between multiple versions of node nvm (node.js version manager) better option. check whether have nvm or not. if not can pull down nvm installation script project's github page . version number may different, in general, can download curl : curl -sl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.0/install.sh -o install_nvm.sh run script bash : bash install_nvm.sh it install software subdirectory of home directory @ ~/.nvm . add necessary lines ~/.profile file use file. to gain access nvm functionality, you...

i had lubuntu 15.10 (wily) , upgraded latest version (xenial) uninstalled firefox came os because need official version of firefox. downloaded official version, unzipped , added path. works when run folder . /firefox or .desktop . when run without ./ "could not find mozilla runtime" error. i can't reinstall os version because need official mozilla release.

this question has answer here: how install ubuntu usb key? (without using startup disk creator) 17 answers how make persistent live ubuntu usb more 4gb 5 answers so, yesterday installed xubuntu onto aging laptop using universal usb installer - fine , persistant. (i let program create 4gb persistant file) realised needed more storage space posted on question asking how increase 4gb persistant file. (or creating partition) i decided no great loss start on formatted usb (64gb) gparted live cd. created 1 small fat32 partition install , huge ext4 persistant files. labled ext4 partition casper-rw , ran universal usb installer on again - selecting 8gb fat32 partion had made (the 1 visable in windows) let program install xubuntu fat32 partition , let format again (leaving ext4 partio...