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Can't upgrade due to low disk space on /boot
I try to do do-release-upgrade
but then I get:
Not enough free disk space
The upgrade has aborted. The upgrade needs a total of 25.7 M free
space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 25.7 M of
disk space on '/boot'. Empty your…
clamp
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Headphone jack not working?
I have a Dell Studio XPS 1647 and headphones do not work (though , internal speakers work like a charm) , I have dual boot Windows 7 and headphones work perfectly fine ...
I also tried -adding in options snd-hda-intel model=eapd probe_mask=1…
lexical lemon
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How can I restore configuration files?
I would like to restore LightDM to its default state, because for some reason
/etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf is now an empty file.
Deleting /etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf and then running sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity-greeter doesn't…
Isaiah
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How do you update npm to the latest version?
I'm having issues with npm in a Vagrant box I'm setting up. I noticed that the npm version is somewhat old, so I wanted to check the problem with the latest release.
It is my understanding that you should be able to update npm using npm install -g…
Oliver Salzburg
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How to install VirtualBox from command line?
I am a newbie. For some reasons, I need to install Virtualbox. I see that I can easily install it using the Software Center, but I trust most the apt-get install way, because I find it safer, less buggy, and it helps me accommodate more with the…
Cristiana Nicolae
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How can I recursively search for directory names with a particular string where the string is only part of the directory name
How can I recursively search for directory names with a particular string where the string is only part of the directory name?
For example:
the directory name is "8.0.3-99966_en", but I want to recursively search for directories with the string…
Bob Perez
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How to install a LibreOffice Language Tools (Spelling Check, Thesaurus...)
What are the steps to install the Spelling Check and other language supports for LibreOffice. For example spanish, french, italian, etc..
Luis Alvarado
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How do I create a script file for terminal commands?
In Windows I can write a file containing commands for cmd (usually .cmd or .bat files). When I click on those files it will open cmd.exe and run them commands the file contains.
How would I do this in Ubuntu?
I'm sure this is a duplicate,…
Seth
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What is the equivalent of the "tracert" DOS command?
tracert is a command in MS-DOS command prompt to trace the route to an IP Address.
Is there any command in the Gnome Terminal equivalent to this?
Vipin Verma
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Is there a way to disable a laptop's internal keyboard?
A week ago, I spilt the contents of my cup onto my laptop keyboard. Half of the keys no longer work, except one! The letter Q which is very active regularly.
This is very disturbing as I work.
Is there a way to disable the internal keyboard of a…
atmon3r
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How do I change mirrors in Ubuntu Server from regional to main?
I have a Lucid Server (10.04) set up and I would like to change the mirror from US (or any other country) to the Main Ubuntu Mirror.
For example my two first entries in sources.list are:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main…
Sorin-Mihai Oprea
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var/cache/apt/archives occupying huge space
I am in the process of cleaning up my system. And I see a lot of space occupied by this folder /var/cache/apt/archives (1.5GB). Is it absolutely necessary to keep all these archives?
Vivek
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How could I list all super users?
I want a command to list all users who have root privileges i.e. sudo ?
Suppose I'm a sudoer user. How could I know all other sudoer users?
Maythux
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Give user write access to folder
How do i give the user 'testuser' write privileges on the folder: /var/www/test/public_html
RSM
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