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scp copy over ssh doesn't work - permission denied error, please?
It's driving me nuts! I just want to transfer one simple file from laptop to server.
I'm using ubuntu on both machines.
So I have:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sandro 414622 2011-10-14 23:42 sandrophoto-html.tar.gz
And I'm sending it using:
sudo scp -P XXXX…
user25389
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apt-get update only for a specific repository
When I add a PPA and I want to install some of its content, it is quite annoying to re-update all my apt list using apt-get update.
Is it instead possible to only sync the content of a given repository?
Treviño
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apt-get install vs pip install
I am a bit confused about the cases in which the above commands must be used when downloading python packages. I was trying to download a package named pyudev in accordance with an answer with this question. I executed this command :
sudo pip…
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How do I deactivate F1 and F10 keybindings in gnome-terminal?
How can I turn off the F1 (help) and F10 (notifications menu) key bindings?
First one I need for screen utility and second to exit mc in console.
There are no such key bindings in the Keyboard Shortcuts system settings.
Marko Kevac
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Can I skip over releases when upgrading?
I am currently using Ubuntu 10.04. I know there is a 10.10 release, but can I upgrade directly to 11.04? Could you walk me through the steps please?
Jared Reyes
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How to install Flash player on Ubuntu?
Even though I have the latest Adobe Flash player 11.2 for Linux in Firefox -
ref: Flash player security doubts - a particular online flash game still requests that I update to the latest flash player.
I've tried this online game on my laptop…
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How can I find which desktop enviroment I am using?
as the title:
How can I find which desktop environment I am using?
I want to accomplish this using command line.
Yishu Fang
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Bluetooth headset with poor sound quality on Ubuntu
I've bought a Philips SHB4000 headset (phone+mic) wireless (bluetooth) and It has a good quality when I pair it with my phone or PC Windows but when I pair it with the same PC on Ubuntu (14.10 64 bits) the sound quality goes down.
I've been googling…
Cleber Marques
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Removing files older than 7 days
I write below command to delete all files that are older than 7 days, but it doesn't work:
find /media/bkfolder/ -mtime +7 -name'*.gz' -exec rm {} \;
How can I remove these files?
Malihe Pakyari
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Tool to add shapes, annotations and text using templates to images
Often I need to annotate (draw some arrows, lines, basic shapes like squares, ellipses etc and enter some text) on top of pictures (JPG, PNG images) and screenshots (again png images). I would also need to be able to crop, resize etc.
I tried the…
koushik
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What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?
I set up a new VPS instance of Ubuntu and am wondering what the easiest way is to get up and running with a basic LAMP stack (i.e. which packages are required, which configuration options need to be tweaked, if any, etc.).
jerhinesmith
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Text editor to edit large (4.3 GB) plain text file
Is there any text editor, which can edit such file?
I've tried:
gedit
kate
nano
vim
mcedit
without success.
cupakob
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Where are the OpenVPN connection logs and configuration files?
I have problem connecting to OpenVPN server. Where are OpenVPN log files and how do I find the connection details?
Hojat Taheri
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What hardware does Ubuntu Touch support?
With the announcement of the Ubuntu Phone OS I'd like to know what phone (and tablet) models are supported at this time.
Note from foss & Oli: We are making this the master question for all future "Will this work on
Marco Ceppi
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Software to read a QR code?
I saw a QR code reading a book, but I don't have a smart phone to decode it.
So I just took a picture of it and saved the picture to my PC. I downloaded libdecoderqr0, libdecodeqr-dev, and libdecodeqr-examples for reading it. But I don't know how to…
Benjamin
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