Questions tagged [timeout]
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Ubuntu 17.10 keeps asking if I want to wait or quit
Since I updated to 17.10 Gnome, for several slow applications ubuntu keeps asking if I want to wait or force quit. This is irritating and gets in the way, so I want to change the timeout. On a much slower laptop running xubuntu (xfce) 17.10 I do…

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Why timeout is used for ifdown command?
In one of the script i have seen the ifdown command with timeout
timeout 20 ifdown eth0 --force
for what purpose the timeout may be useful?

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How to run a function with the "At" utility?
Say I have this script file called pma.sh:
#!/bin/bash
apt-get install phpmyadmin -y
function uninstpma {
apt-get purge phpmyadmin -y
}
uninstpma ()
To run the entire script with at I could do ./pma.sh | at 'now + 2 minuts'.
But I don't want…
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Transaction timeout -Failed Terminating the transaction
I have recently installed the Ubuntu 22.04 in my Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5.
While booting I always get this message:
transaction timeout
failed terminating the transaction
smbus is busy can't use it