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Changing TTY keyboard layout on a server?
I use 12.04 Server in command line mode (no X installed), and I would like to change the keyboard layout. How can I do this?
Mike
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How can I rotate a video?
Is there a way to change the rotation angle of a video file?
I have a couple of videos in the wrong direction so all I wanted is to correct it.
maniat1k
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How to remove the password from a PDF?
I have a password protected PDF file. I know the password but in order to share the file, I have to remove the password from the PDF and share an unprotected copy. How can I do this in Ubuntu with or without the GUI?
Chinmaya B
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How do I set focus follows mouse?
Is there a way to set up "focus follows mouse" behavior in Unity?
dharmatech
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Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
How are the packages vim-gtk and vim-gnome different from each other? I've tried both and the resulting Gvim feels the same (to me). If there is no difference, why are both packages maintained?
Owais Lone
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How do I pipe terminal standard output (stdout) to the clipboard?
Say I want to list the contents of a folder and directly paste them into a chat window for a friend to see.
I realize I could do ls > filename.txt to create a file (filename.txt) with those contents; I'd then have to open or print the file and…
Insperatus
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How can I remove duplicate second Unity Launcher on a Dual Screen setup?
On my dual screen display I have a Unity Launcher on the left hand screen and also on the right hand screen. Both work perfectly fine.
However, I don't want this second launcher present on my right hand screen. How could I remove this? If it…
Eugene van der Merwe
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How can I change or hide the ~/snap directory?
I'm not particularly fond of apps cluttering my $HOME directory with their own files or directories. It's rarely a problem, because most apps have the courtesy to hide their data by prefixing it with a dot or conforming to the ~/.config standard.…
Stephan Henningsen
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How to remove a user from a group?
I added a user account to the admin group and discovered I added wrong user. So I now have to remove the account from the admin group.
How can I remove an account from a group without deleting the user?
Eonil
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How to start a GUI software on a remote Linux PC via SSH
Sometimes I need to start XMBC media player or other GUI software on one of my remote PC (small Xubuntu PC used as a media center).
Usually, I do this by starting an X11vnc server on the remote PC via SSH and then connecting with an Xvnc client to…
Raben
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How to make read-only file system writable?
At some point, the filesystem on my digital audio player has become read-only. I cannot copy files into it or remove files on it.
Are there some possible reasons for the player's file system to change permissions in this way?
I tried using chmod:
$…
Tim
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How to show seconds on the clock in GNOME 3?
Is it possible to show the seconds on the clock in GNOME 3?
Riki137
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What does "${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}" do in my terminal prompt?
In my terminal prompt definition in my .bashrc file, among other things, I have this snippet of code:
${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}
What does this do, and do I need it?
fouric
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How to install H.265 / HEVC codec on Ubuntu Linux?
I have seen that the new DivX Player 10 shows off H.265/HEVC playback, the successor of H.264. I wonder how I may get this support in Linux. Is there a need to install a codec specific for this format? How?
Majal
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Chkconfig alternative for Ubuntu Server?
I've become very accustomed to managing service startups on Redhat/RHEL platforms using chkconfig though that doesn't appear to be the Debian/Ubuntu way - How do I update runlevel information for system services on Ubuntu?
Ultimately looking for the…
Marco Ceppi
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