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How do I install .run files?
My PC has both Ubuntu and Windows 7 installed. I have installed all my drivers in Windows like Nvidia graphics, motherboard etc. Shall I install them in Ubuntu too?
I looked on the web for my Nvidia drivers and I have found a .run file. How could I…
kostas
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How can I install Windows after I've installed Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu on my laptop. Now I want install Windows 7 in a dual-boot. How can I do this?
I can't lose my Ubuntu files, and I'm afraid that I might break GRUB.
Editor's note: Current readers should keep in mind that this is an older question, and…
Sk8er
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How do I provide a username and password to wget?
I've tried to connect to a server via wget:
wget http://:@serveradress
But wget responds: invalid port
I know that the server accepts incoming traffic at port 80.
How can I fix this issue?
pschmidt
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How do I run specific sudo commands without a password?
On one particular machine I often need to run sudo commands every now and then.
I am fine with entering password on sudo in most of the cases.
However there are three sudo commands I want to run without entering password:
sudo reboot
sudo shutdown…
BhaveshDiwan
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How can you completely remove a package?
I am trying to do a clean install of the octave3.2 package.
To do this, I removed it, then tried to reinstall it.
When I reinstalled, an error occurred. It could be a bug in the package, but I want to make sure I have everything removed so that I…
user1012451
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How do I remap certain keys or devices?
I'm searching for a way to remap certain keys in ubuntu.
i.e.
I'd like to change PgUp to Home or PgDown to End.
Does a built-in command or a tool exist reassign keys in Ubuntu/GNOME?
NES
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How can I highlight or annotate PDFs?
Currently I need to highlight certain sections in PDFs, or add annotations (comments/notes). These modifications would need to be saved.
What tools are out there to do this on Ubuntu?
ssanj
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What is the Difference Between `apt-get purge` and `apt-get remove`?
Is there any difference between
sudo apt-get purge
and
sudo apt-get remove
?
I often see people recommend one or the other.
In other words, what does apt-get purge remove that apt-get remove doesn't?
Seth
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How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?
On my console the color for directories is such a blue, that it is hard to read on a dark background.
How can I change the color definitions for ls?
rubo77
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Is there another way to restart the sound system if pulseaudio/ALSA don't work?
I was listening to music, and my sound suddenly went dead in all my applications. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, which uses pulseaudio, so I tried sudo /etc/init.d/pulseaudio restart, but nothing happened. According to lsof | grep pcm, nothing is using the…
Ricardo Altamirano
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Trouble with batch conversion of .png to .pdf using convert
convert /home/bill/TempScan/*.png myfile.pdf
gives error message:
convert-im6.q16: not authorized `myfile.pdf' @ error/constitute.c/WriteImage/1037.
Any help would be appreciated!
bill-lancaster
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can't login as mysql user root from normal user account in ubuntu 16.04
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS along with the packages php, mariadb and nginx. I ran mysql_secure_installation and changed the root password.
Now when I try to login to mysql using the root account while logged in Ubuntu as normal user account I…
codescope
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How to add "Open terminal here" to Nautilus' context menu?
I am working on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.
I want to add "Open terminal here" to Nautilus context or right-click menu but it tries to download 32bit version from Internet.
Sagar Nikam
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Why is "No new release found" when upgrading from a LTS to the next?
I'm following the upgrade instructions on Ubuntu's website, but on launching the upgrade tool I get this response:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
No new release found
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a workaround?
BDoran
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Error sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I’m running Ubuntu 14.04. When I run:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
I get the following error:
sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I tried to run
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
but it…
Nhóc Emi
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