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i installed utility called "screenkey" ubuntu software center, can't seem uninstall it. runs , icon appears in launcher, neither software center nor synaptic think it's installed — display "install" button instead of "remove". tried sudo apt-get remove screenkey , apt-get says "package 'screenkey' not installed". what now? thanks. in end, seeing phantom unity launcher icon. screenkey software had, indeed, been uninstalled. ran locate .desktop | grep screenkey locate launcher shortcut definition screenkey , deleted file.

i logged sever using ssh -x, , when open nautilus in remote server every single file has same icon, can not differentiate between normal files or folders example. i using ubuntu 16.04 , modified gtk theme called paper, reason ? tried other gtk themes , had same result.

i trying use g29 racing wheel logitech on system ubunbtu 16.04 running kernel 4.4. when set wheel on ps3 mode, there no force feedback or auto centering jstest command able detect axes , buttons. on ps4 mode, auto centering feature works change in axes not detected jstest command. both seem use same driver 2.1.0 , jstest command recognizes g29 wheel both times (however number of axes , buttons recognized different each time). please let me know if know of method fix issue.

i made mistake when use chown command. write sudo chown /var/www/html/htaccess.txt www-data:www-data insted of sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/htaccess.txt the answer - so - stuff /var/www/html disappeared, , site forbidden don't have permission access / on server. apache/2.4.7 (ubuntu) server @ www.a-r-c-h.net port 80 the 2 commands above 1 quoted in questions messed system up. these 2 fix permissions directories , files: sudo find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; sudo find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; your sudo chmod 644 /var/www/html removed execute permissions directories.

i'm experiencing slow bootup times, ~2-3 minutes. i've searched forums , attempted several fixes (it's been few weeks , don't remember exactly.) looking @ dmesg output looks it's attempting connect wifi can't make connection, once logged in internet connects instantly. edit: systemd-analyze outputs: startup finished in 8.200s (kernel) + 3min 388ms (userspace) = 3min 8.588s and systemd-analyze blame | head -n 20: 7.602s networkmanager-wait-online.service 642ms lvm2-monitor.service 491ms dev-mapper-ubuntu\x2d\x2dvg\x2droot.device 244ms modemmanager.service 235ms apparmor.service 199ms accounts-daemon.service 172ms plymouth-read-write.service 163ms snapd.firstboot.service 162ms systemd-logind.service 148ms speech-dispatcher.service 142ms grub-common.service 135ms irqbalance.service 134ms ondemand.service 132m...

this question has answer here: how can install windows software or games? 18 answers i'm using ubuntu 14.04. i've downloaded wine , wine q4 , i've made sure have components wine. i'm trying play battlefront 2 (it's exe file downloaded online). have original cd can't play in on laptop disk drive broken. when try open file wine acts if it's open closes down , changes screen resolution. know file works because i've used before on windows 7. the file has .dll , .bink.32 think needs run. how can working? according star wars - battlefront ii winehq page "steam 1.1" version works (platinum). keep in mind future reference: below "gold" waste of time. software may install don't run or run partially , may have several other issues , limitations. in conclusion, wine emulated star wars - battleship ii ...

i have strange thing happening 1 of our servers when login term 9 packages can updated. 9 updates security updates. so sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade but doesn't install see below ~$ sudo apt-get update ign ...... trusty inrelease hit htt...... reading package lists... done ~$ sudo apt-get upgrade reading package lists... done building dependency tree reading state information... done calculating upgrade... done following packages have been kept back: linux-headers-generic linux-headers-virtual linux-image-virtual linux-virtual 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 remove , 4 not upgraded. any appreciated thanks ado the packages held related kernel , won't upgraded apt-get upgrade command. upgrade these should use: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

this question has answer here: my /boot partition hit 100% , can't upgrade. can't remove old kernels make room 10 answers i trying clean /boot drive feel i'm in vicious circle. have tried far this: $ df -h /dev/xvda1 236m 230m 0 100% /boot $ uname -r 3.19.0-64-generic $ dpkg --list | grep linux-image rc linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1 amd64 linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic 3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1 amd64 linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic 3.19.0-51.58~14.04.1 amd64 linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic 3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1 amd64 linu...

this question has answer here: is ubuntu compatible hardware? [duplicate] 4 answers what system requirements each flavour of ubuntu desktop? 8 answers does have idea how ubuntu run on dell precision 3510? if @ all? full spec: precision m3510 processor: intel® core™ i5-6300hq processor (6m cache, 3.20 ghz) windows 10 pro (64bit) 8 gb (2x4gb) 2133mhz ddr4 memory non ecc 500 gb 2.5inch sata hard drive (7200 rpm) no optical device intel 8260 dual band 2x2 802.11ac wi-fi + bluetooth 4.1 no wwan card included non touch wwan hd/fhd lcd backcover non-touch camera , microphone primary 4-cell 62w/hr battery 15.6 inch fhd (1920x1080) non-touch anti-glare lcd it run no problem. have similar specification, no problem whatsoever. generally, ubuntu , linux in...

i've extracted files do? open terminal ( ctrl + alt + t ) run these commands: cd ~/downloads/freefilesync ./freefilesync #i haven't used program, don't know if requires arguments or not note: if running 64-bit version of ubuntu, , trying run 32-bit compiled program, need install 32-bit libraries. edit: to fix errors getting, try running: ld_library_path=/usr/local/lib64/:$ld_library_path export ld_library_path sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 and try step #2 again.

i on ubuntu 16.04 lts laptop hp 2760p touch screen not working wacom pen working well should make work normally?! here code when type input --list ⎡ virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ virtual core xtest pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ ps/2 generic mouse id=11 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ synps/2 synaptics touchpad id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ wacom serial penabled 2fg touchscreen pen stylus id=13 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ wacom serial penabled 2fg touchscreen finger touch id=14 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ wacom serial penabled 2fg touchscreen pen eraser 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...

i going upgrade package in ubuntu , had doubt how installed in server. how can check if installed source i.e. using make command or via apt-get/yum? i have searched lot of forums confused. can check via rpm qa command in centos? sorry if question simple not getting answer. thanks if package installed compiling manually apt-get / dpkg not have track of package, , hence it's contents. you can check if dpkg has track of installed package: dpkg --get-selections | grep 'package_name_or_pattern' or dpkg -l 'package_name_or_pattern'

the follow error occurs when running apt-get update: a error occurred during signature verification. repository not updated , previous index files used. gpg error: http://za.archive.ubuntu.com precise release. failed fetch http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/precise/release i running update fresh install. configuration change made change network dhcp static. here error output apt-get update command: w: failed fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_source_sources hash sum mismatch w: failed fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_restricted_source_sources hash sum mismatch w: failed fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_universe_source_sources hash sum mismatch w: failed fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_source_sources hash sum mismatch w: failed fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial...

i have issue, can't fix, , hope, here. in directory named qemu-servers should file named 100.conf . but, bash not show it, if test it, it's there... root@proxmox:/etc/pve/nodes/proxmox/qemu-server# test 100.conf && echo "found" || echo "not found" found if ls -a it's not shown: root@proxmox:/etc/pve/nodes/proxmox/qemu-server# ls -a . .. 101.conf there file named 101.conf , not 100.conf if try rm 100.conf , touch or else, bash gives error: root@proxmox:/etc/pve/nodes/proxmox/qemu-server# rm 100.conf rm: cannot remove ‘100.conf’: no such file or directory root@proxmox:/etc/pve/nodes/proxmox/qemu-server# touch 100.conf touch: cannot touch ‘100.conf’: file exists how can rid of problem? the problem here: test 100.conf it doing string test i.e. if string 100.conf not empty. not empty, you'll found . this analogous to: test -n 100.conf [ 100.conf ] [ -n 100.conf ] you need file existence check i.e. te...

today keyboard started responding weird while writing in editor. first there no problem, after while keyboard did respond on hard key strokes. have push key pressure until end , can trigger key stroke event. i did not change configuration nor did change hardware setup.* maybe have pressed uncommon shortcut combination. noticed affects user. when logged out or on user account there no problem. exclude hardware problem. in user configuration file/folder can find potential troublemaker keyboard? there maybe threshold change? where looked yet: .bashrc working fine under user account. .dbus renamed logged in, problem still there. .local renamed logged in, problem still there. [20:00] yet know, must somewhere in .config , because when renamed .config.bkp logged in fine. [20:22] not in .config/ibus/ [20:26] it somewhere in .config/dconf/ * now think (and should), of course must have changed make happen, wasn't me far can remember. programming atom editor , fanc...

this question has answer here: how install ubuntu alongside pre-installed windows uefi? 12 answers i using windows 8.1 uefi boot mode , secure boot on. read somewhere should turn off secure boot install ubuntu properly. had installed ubuntu on different laptop , working fine windows 10 along ubuntu on uefi boot , secure boot off.now want install ubuntu on laptop windows 8.1 installed.so,the question that,is there problem install ubuntu on secure boot on,or have change secure boot off? i turn secure boot off. depends on laptop, don't see reason leave secure boot on. i have uefi system, , turned: fast boot, fast startup , secure boot off.

i try install midori web browser,but appears sudo apt-get install midori reading package lists... done building dependency tree reading state information... done midori newest version (0.5.11-ds1-2). following packages automatically installed , no longer required: libllvm3.8:i386 linux-headers-4.4.0-31 linux-headers-4.4.0-31-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-38 linux-headers-4.4.0-38-generic linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic linux-image-4.4.0-38-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-31-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-38-generic use 'sudo apt autoremove' remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 remove , 35 not upgraded. 1 not installed or removed. after operation, 0 b of additional disk space used. want continue? [y/n] y setting matlab-support (0.0.21) ... no default matlab path found. exiting. dpkg: error processing package matlab-support (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 errors encountered while processing: matlab-...

this question has answer here: how install ubuntu? 2 answers replace 1 ubuntu usb pen drive 2 answers i installed 16.10 today , it's made using computer impossible. want reinstall 16.04 , rid of 16.10 , never touch again. tried looking how , page led me this site can't find ubuntuinstaller. can else suggest something? create livecd 16.04 using either unetbootin (which cross-platform), and/or rufus, windows only. sure utilize correct image cpu architecture (64-bit=amd64, 32-bit=i386, etc.). after have burned disk image either cd or usb, boot livecd pressing f1, f8, f9, etc.-whichever button allows bring bios boot options. once boot livecd, recommend click "try ubuntu", access internal hard drive, , transfer any needed data off of it. after that...

this question has answer here: unable lock administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) process using it? 19 answers what mean e: not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: resource temporarily unavailable) e: unable lock administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), process using it? that error message means other file using dpkg locking file /var/lib/dpkg/lock . can see process locking running sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock it update checking utility. once process ends, file unlocked , can use dpkg again.

i have installed package 'lm-sensors' , use command 'sensors' check temperature of cpu. output of command this: acpitz-virtual-0 adapter: virtual device temp1: +52.5°c (crit = +93.0°c) coretemp-isa-0000 adapter: isa adapter core 0: +46.0°c (high = +90.0°c, crit = +90.0°c) core 1: +48.0°c (high = +90.0°c, crit = +90.0°c) dell_smm-virtual-0 adapter: virtual device processor fan: 3000 rpm cpu: +52.0°c other: +44.0°c other: +45.0°c what virtual mean here? 'isa' , 'acpitz'? 1 real temperature of cpu? from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/system_management_mode : smm special-purpose operating mode provided handling system-wide functions power management, system hardware control, or proprietary oem designed code. dell_smm-virtual-0 cpu fan, managed system firmware. acpitz-virtual-0 temperature sensor near/on cpu socket. sensor can unreliable. coretemp-isa-0000 measures temper...

pdfchain doesn't start. when trying start terminal get: segmentation fault (core dumped) any suggestions? tks i first try purge pdfchain: sudo apt-get purge pdfchain and check. if doesnt work try reinstall , purge config too: sudo apt-get remove pdfchain sudo apt-get purge pdfchain then install : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pdfchain-team/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install pdfchain tell me if works. if not may try debug pdgchain gdb example.

my system has 2 (major) partitions: ubuntu install (mounted @ / , obviously), , windows install (mounted @ /win32 ). furthermore, i've symlinked folders windows partition on ubuntu partition (namely ~/documents , ~/music , ~/videos , , like). way, have system set folders stay in sync each other in reliable manner. however, run problem can't alter permissions @ all, because files owned root , not me. ideally, i'd set (somehow) system in such way /win32/users/owner (and nothing else) has both user , group set owner instead of root. i'd keep root owner of else, such avoid accidental mistakes on part. is possible? how this? assuming mount /win32 cifs fstab entry, can set uid , gid (as other options related user mapping , permissions - see man mount.cifs ) in mount options in /etc/fstab . i have no windows partitions verify this, quite sure mount them more once. mount root of windows partition read-only on /win32 , , user home directory read-wr...

simple question or hard, how run amd psp 2.0 device (amd secure processor) in ubuntu 16.04 ? from https://libreboot.org/faq/#amdpsp : this amd's own version of intel management engine. has of same basic security , freedom issues, although implementation wildly different. effectively, psp isolated, low-level, proprietary co-processor cross-checks bios firmware own. if bios firmware doesn't contain amd-psp firmware, computer not boot. amd psp isn't run- runs @ boot, , while use computer. matter of fact, can quite unsafe- once cracker gains access psp, he/she can control most, if not all, aspects of hardware. you may want give read: https://libreboot.org/faq/#intelme

this question has answer here: how can install windows after i've installed ubuntu? 14 answers i not want loose data. data important. have ubuntu 16.04 installed on lenovo g50-70 laptop , partitions formatted in ex4. have dual boot windows 10 alongside ubuntu internet says have format ex4 partitions ntfs , windows recognize partitions. can solve issue without loosing data? first, if have important data, make sure it's backed up. test backup see important data can retrieved. windows doesn't understand ext4, ubuntu understands ntfs fine. ubuntu can network windows computers, can file sharing on network. it, need windows (because said so), , need ubuntu, because that's data now. i can see few options: install windows alongside ubuntu, according directions in link @patricknegus provided. real pain do, , you'll need pay new windows ...

based on ubuntu online documentation, administrative root account disabled default giving password matches no possible encrypted value. i mistakenly gave root account password , place disabled state. i've used following command: sudo usermod -e 1 root is right way wanted do? (note don't want lock root account, if i'm not mistaken, be: sudo passwd -l root ). technically no. have done mark account expired, still has same password. passwd -l modifies password hash prefixing with, iirc, exclamation point. prevents password matching hash, exclamation point can removed unlock account , restore previous password. either method has effect of preventing logging in root, practically speaking, good.

i'm using ssd sp900 , cpu n3700. , uefi. when try install ubuntu or remix os, using ubuntu without install , install success, after install, notebook freezes everytime. takes windows os only. not matter of dual booting or something. not working unless windows. think problem occurs after changing ssd sp900. why ubuntu unusable on notebook , how fix it? thank you. i know problem happens nvidia graphics. notebook has n3700, not have nvidia.

this question has answer here: is ubuntu compatible hardware? [duplicate] 4 answers can ubuntu installed on asrock h170m-itx/dl motherboard? if so, know of guide use? im looking create bootable usb on mac of latest ubuntu work asrock h170m-itx/dl . please advise. thank you ubuntu work on motherboard, make sure 16.04.

this question has answer here: how know file program trying access? 2 answers the problem wish solve: need figure out in system specific program stores files. thought there might way me monitor files program changes. possible? you use strace . read man strace , do: strace -e trace=open specific_program

i have ubuntu 16.04 server routing, firewall, dhcp, dns caching. possible see clients doing on internet, importantly sites visiting? can done proxy (which have - squid , analyzer lightsquid), possible without proxy? have overview or survey on people on network? mean in sence of lightsquid, kind of "database" or long term overview, can view activity on internet. you can't see communication data (i.e. users posting on facebook), using wireshark can see incoming , outcoming http & https requests, , tell website looking at. happy spying! - exp3rt ( https://www.wireshark.org/ )

when sudo apt-get remove 'libboost*' in ubuntu 14.04 following response: following packages removed: aptitude libboost-atomic1.54.0 libboost-chrono1.54.0 libboost-context1.54.0 libboost-date-time1.54.0 libboost-filesystem1.54.0 libboost-graph-parallel1.54.0 libboost-graph1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0 libboost-locale1.54.0 libboost-log1.54.0 libboost-math1.54.0 libboost-mpi-python1.54.0 libboost-mpi1.54.0 libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-python1.54.0 libboost-random1.54.0 libboost-regex1.54.0 libboost-serialization1.54.0 libboost-signals1.54.0 libboost-system1.54.0 libboost-system1.55.0 libboost-test1.54.0 libboost-thread1.54.0 libboost-thread1.55.0 libboost-timer1.54.0 libboost-wave1.54.0 libcmis-0.4-4 libconsole-bridge0.2 libdbus-cpp2 libfcl0 libmirclient7 libmirclientplatform-mesa libogre-1.9.0 liborcus-0.6-0 libprocess-cpp1 libqpidcommon2 libreoffice libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstr...

i have ubuntu 16.04 (with gnome 3) installed on acer aspire v nitro, alongside windows 10. installation fine when boot system loads empty grub screen. while stuck there guided this . solved issue except last step in solution, sudo update-grub command, didn't work. so each time want load either 1 of os's have manually go through solutions in linked thread. is there better solution issue? , why isn't sudo update-grub solving issue? edit: sudo update-grub outputs following: generating grub config file... warning: setting grub non 0 timeout value... found linux image: path found intird image: path found windows boot manager: path adding boot menu entry efi firmware done in case of corruption of grub, should try reinstall grub command sudo grub-install /dev/sda replacing sda hdd while booted operating system. next run sudo update-grub

i trying set wifi adapter (qualcomm atheros sparrow 802.11ad) in ubuntu 16.10 kernel v4.8 work in ap mode using wpa_supplicant v2.4 . following steps: i create configuration file in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf following configuration taken wil6210 website : ap_scan=2 network={ frequency=60480 ssid="the_ssid_string" mode=2 key_mgmt=none } i run following command initialize wpa_supplicant : wpa_supplicant -dnl80211 -iwlp2s0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf i error indicating wpa_supplicant not able parse ap_scan omit line testing , after execute again , following new error: successfully initialized wpa_supplicant failed create interface p2p-dev-wlp2s0: -22 (invalid argument) nl80211: failed create p2p device interface p2p-dev-wlp2s0 p2p: failed enable p2p device interface wlp2s0: failed start ap functionality any clue how solve problem? here detailed debug output: wpa_supplicant v2.4 random: trying read entropy /dev/random initi...

i have 2 text files, , want read file1 line line, searching same line in file2 , removing file2. i have pseudocode of: for line in file1.txt sed search line , delete in file2.txt done you accomplish grep. here example: $ echo localhost > local_hosts $ grep -v -f local_hosts /etc/hosts 127.0.1.1 ubuntu # following lines desirable ipv6 capable hosts fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

i have been trying install aircrack-ng, but, being new linux, having difficulty. know wireless card intel corporation wireless 7260 (rev bb), need find chipset. tried following instructions post on site typing lspci -vv -s 02:00.0 which gave me following information: 2:00.0 network controller: intel corporation wireless 7260 (rev bb) subsystem: intel corporation dual band wireless-n 7260 control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+ status: cap+ 66mhz- udf- fastb2b- parerr- devsel=fast >tabort- <tabort- <mabort- >serr- <perr- intx- latency: 0, cache line size: 64 bytes interrupt: pin routed irq 267 region 0: memory @ 90600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8k] capabilities: <access denied> kernel driver in use: iwlwifi kernel modules: iwlwifi how find chipset this? in other post, chipset appeared on first line next name of card, didn't happen me. i tried typing lspci -nn -s 02:00.0 gi...

upgrading 14.04 16.04 broke gui, , cannot run apt because of problem libstdc++ in this question . i downloaded deb package here advised cannot install dpkg because installing libstdc++6:amd64 break libboost-date-time1.55.0:amd64, , deconfiguration not permitted (--auto-deconfigure might help) what should do? run dpkg --auto-deconfigure ?

i running ubuntu 16.04 unity environment. the latest updates included driver update nvidia graphics. after updates, ubuntu not login nor accept password. loops login screen. the graphics on computer on motherboard. using latest kernel - 4.4.0-45. no matter if go previous kernel, nvidia driver selected, cannot use unity now. how correct this? how revert previous nvidia version? running ubuntu dual-booted mint 18 cinnamon. how can access ubuntu if cannot login? appears ubuntu 16.04 (latest updates - nvidia) not compatible unity. i had same problem yesterday. x (lightdm) has started displaying nvidia splash screen. nvidia-driver had worked in general. logon screen appears. after logon on x, screen black , x (lightdm) has started again displaying nvidia splash screen , logon screen. for me nvidia-driver. latest upgrade had installed nvidia-current nvidia-304 had failed restart lightdm while x-logon. but installing nvidia-367 or nvidia-370 suggested of...

my ubuntu stuck in login loop when trying enter desktop. when login, screen gets black , after login screen comes back. i've read problem might caused error depending on graphics, here's graphics card: ati radeon 7670m did end here after running sudo startx ? nevertheless: press ctrl + alt + f3 , login shell. now run ls -la . if see line -rw------- 1 root root 53 nov 29 10:19 .xauthority then need chown username:username .xauthority , try logging in (you may need same for .iceauthority ). else, ls -ld /tmp . check first 10 letters in left: should read so: drwxrwxrwt . drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 nov 30 04:17 /tmp else, need sudo chmod a+wt /tmp , check again. if not both, i'd recommend either dpkg-reconfigure lightdm or uninstall, reinstall it. now press alt + -> until reach login screen again, , restart.

i newbie ubuntu , installed ubuntu 16.04 in acer es1-521 laptop. wifi worked right after installation, see wireless adapter hard blocked. machine has qualcomm atheros 9565 card. there no switch turn off/on wifi. fn + f3. seems hard block started after switched off , on bluetooth. not sure caused or coincidence. i had tried following remove hard unblock. rfkill unblock modprobe ath9k bios reset (f9) - wifi card works fine in windows 10 before , after bios reset none of above unblock wifi. any other suggestions please? thanks i had same issue acer es1-521 laptop. following link here , did following , worked fine. blacklist acer-wmi to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf . quick reboot , wireless network detected , working fine on.

ok, have tried i've seen every time try log in (no matter account) says "system program problem detected" screen goes black , right login screen. (i have ubuntu 16.04) so far have tried .xauthority ls -lah stuff has done nothing i tried ls -ld/tmp , drwxrwxrwt 10 root root 4096 nov 5 21:52 /tmp i made new account , gave admin , tried login got same error then tried purge, reinstall, , reconfigure lightdm when tried reconfigure game me error /user/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure must run root i don't know besides reinstalling ubuntu, i'd avoid. please help. if can't log gui log console using ctrl + alt + f1 , entering user id , password @ prompts. then remove crash report files with: sudo rm /var/crash/* then use: sudo reboot then try login gui again.

shutdown taking 6-7 minutes. especially: a stop job running ccpd.service 5 min 6s should do? seems old bug reported here: ( a stop job running login service ) there lots of solutions discussed worked op: systemctl isolate multi-users.target reboot edit - read commented link posted under question here. appears more accurate , if comment below answer can delete it. thank you.

i'm newbie in linux , can't start apache2. error i' getting when put in terminal service apache2 status : service apache2 status ● apache2.service - lsb: apache2 web server loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled) drop-in: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d └─apache2-systemd.conf active: failed (result: exit-code) since lun 2016-11-07 12:33:44 ect; 24s ago docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) process: 16093 execstart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=1/fail nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: * nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: * apache2 configtest failed. nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: output of config test was: nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: apache2: syntax error on line 140 of nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: action 'configtest' failed. nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign apache2[16093]: apache error log may have more in nov 07 12:33:44 ebaldesign ...

this question has answer here: trouble downloading packages list due “hash sum mismatch” error 15 answers i have installed 16.04 lts. however, cannot update. $ sudo apt-get update fetched 34,3 mb in 1h 51min 52s (5.110 b/s) reading package lists... done e: failed fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/universe/binary-i386/by-hash/sha256/e145fc3961ba6091b075afe8b3a89a5f58e1346b7d6cb0a1f4166dfcc3201392 hash sum mismatch e: index files failed download. have been ignored, or old ones used instead. i tried many thing, didn't help. tried solutions trouble downloading packages list due "hash sum mismatch" error , didn't solve problem. to rid of error, hit keyboard shortcut ctrl + alt + t open terminal window. then type commands given below in terminal one-by-one: sudo rm -rf...

i'd know how shell display last column (ok or fail) shown in image (from question reboot server command line? .) could me work out how done? what ? those fancy ok/fail messages see boot messages output tty1 during boot process. typically, while boot process ongoing can see messages instead of pretty boot logo pressing esc key. same thing can done during shutdown process. screen typically supposed cleared once boot process complete, doesn't happen ( variety of reasons, 1 of messages appear @ 1 speed or baud rate , tty1 set @ different baud rate) to answer question, technically not shell, separate program, namely systemd init system puts out messages ( in pre-15.04 upstart init system ). if you're starting learn linux, don't worry systemd , topic know because systemd supposed start important services on system. how can myself ? technical aspects of writing these types of messages simple: can use "\r" control character , special es...

i have computer it's internal hd has died , wasn't able remove it, wondering if use same external hd has ubuntu boot on install ubuntu , use it? dont have flash drives around gotta on same external hard drive. thanks if want use external hd have make bootable. need computer make bootable , can install ubuntu on it.

sudo apt-get install youtube-dl reading package lists... done building dependency tree reading state information... done might want run 'apt-get -f install' correct these: following packages have unmet dependencies: google-chrome-stable : depends: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) not going installed depends: libappindicator1 not going installed youtube-dl : depends: python-pkg-resources not going installed recommends: ffmpeg or libav-tools not going installed recommends: mpv or mplayer or mplayer2 not going installed recommends: rtmpdump not going installed e: unmet dependencies. try 'apt-get -f install' no packages (or specify solution).

i clone project github , run cmake, message: -- checking module 'sqlite3>=3.7.11' -- package 'sqlite3>=3.7.11' not found cmake error @ /usr/share/cmake-2.8/modules/findpkgconfig.cmake:266 (message): required package not found call stack (most recent call first): /usr/share/cmake-2.8/modules/findpkgconfig.cmake:320 (_pkg_check_modules_internal) cmake/modules/findsqlite3.cmake:22 (pkg_check_modules) src/components/utils/src/sqlite_wrapper/cmakelists.txt:33 (find_package) -- found sqlite3: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsqlite3.so my sqlite3 has version: sqlite3 --version 3.8.10.2 2015-05-20 18:17:19 i install libsqlite3-dev . the code check sqlite : if (sqlite3_libraries , sqlite3_include_dirs) set(sqlite3_found true) else (sqlite3_libraries , sqlite3_include_dirs) find_package(pkgconfig) if (pkg_config_found) pkg_check_modules(_sqlite3 required sqlite3>=3.7.11) else (pkg_config_found) message(warning "pkgconfig isn...

i got demo http://www.coolphptools.com/color_extract#demo working in xampp on windows. want use on apache2 in ubuntu. installed apache2 , php 7 , put files /var/www/html/ think php not working. shows html part nothing php code... need install else? i ran a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif a2enconf php7.0-fpm service apache2 reload after installing php 7 doesn't work. i thought might problem php, because no php demo working. when add simple php script current time, working fine. more confused causing issue... maybe problem code? why did work fine on xampp? i double checked answer on php script not executing on apache server post. , seems correct type sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 libapache2-mod-php5 will install need , start apache server support php. to verify php module loaded, type: a2query -m php5 if not enabled, load with: sudo a2enmod php5 and restart apache: sudo service apache2 restart

i remember long time ago playing game on windows 7 believe made windows xp. have tried installing game through steam installing steam using wine version 1.9.22 through playonlinux. steam have 1 of components crash when try view things through internet such communities or password reset page. black screen of these after following upstream's advice should have fixed issue. the advice use latest dev version of wine , windows xp mode. though i'm not sure using latest dev version, latest pol allow me have (1.9.22). the game called supreme commander, , problem after following advice when launch game sound, , cursor, , seem able interact @ least keyboard game able skip intro. apart custom game cursor, screen black , can't seem fix this. i running ubuntu gnome 16.10 gnome 3.22, there way make supreme commander work on steam under pol , not show me black screen?