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