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How to install geckodriver in Ubuntu?

I use Selenium in Python, I tried to run the webdriver function: default_browser = webdriver.Firefox() This Exception: WebDriverException: Message: 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH. geckodriver in this site:…
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How to uninstall NetBeans?

Since I did not install NetBeans via the Software Center (I installed it as an .sh file) I can't see an easy way of uninstalling the program. How can I safely uninstall the program?
FredN
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Where are icons stored?

I want to change an icon of a specific theme. Where do themes save their icons?
Ingo
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What is the difference between GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub

I'm troubleshooting a fn-key brightness control problem on my laptop, so I'm wading through a lot of config options in /etc/default/grub, as you can imagine. However, it's raised a question for me: What's the difference between the lines marked…
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Unable to Install Guest Additions CD Image on Virtual Box

Error when I clicked on Insert GuestAdditions CD Image from "Devices" Unable to insert the virtual optical disk /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso into the machine VirtualUbuntu. Would you like to try to force…
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What is a "failed to create a symbolic link: file exists" error?

I'm trying to create a symlink in my home directory to a directories and files on my data partition. I've tried: ~/Documents$ ln -sv ~/Documents/saga /media/mariajulia/485f3e29-355c-4be3-b80a-1f5abd5604b6/mariajulia/Downloads/saga..doc to create a…
maria
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Which Time Tracker application do you recommend?

I have to do three or four jobs a day, and each has several parts. I want a time tracker tool to help me know how much time I've spent on each part and each job overall. I've found some like gnotime and hamster. What application do you recommend…
Alexar
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Increase mouse wheel scroll speed

As the title says, I want to increase the number of rows that are passed when I use the mouse wheel for scrolling. I know that there exists ways to do that for Firefox and Chromium, although I want something for the entire system, mainly because of…
Rodrigo Oliveira
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How do you mute from the command line?

How do you mute the sound system from the command line?
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Why am I getting a "port 22: Connection refused" error?

I am getting a port 22: Connection refused error while connecting to a server. I have both the openssh client and server installed, and they are running. But still there is an error. Please help.
ankesh
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How can I resize an LVM partition? (i.e: physical volume)

I want to shrink my second (LVM) partition, in order to create a new partition in the newly freed space. I am using the Live CD to do so, because I know I can't resize/move this partition while it is in use. When I opened GParted in the Live CD, I…
Idan Yadgar
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how to use sudo command to install .tar.gz?

Possible Duplicate: How to install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file? I am newbie to ubuntu. I would like someone to explain how to use sudo command to unzip & install .tar.gz file to me.
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?

I've been running Alpha releases of Ubuntu for some time now. I keep running into issues - how can I get these resolved? What should I do when I encounter these problems? And where can I find other Ubuntu+1 users to ask questions?
Marco Ceppi
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How can I use RAM storage for the /tmp directory and how to set a maximum amount of RAM usage for it?

After seeing the comment by Anonymous on the question How is the /tmp directory cleaned up?, I found that it would be a great idea to implement on my system, since I have 16GB of RAM and I never used all of it. My temporary files never get written…
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How to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox?

I would like to know if anyone can help me with installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox
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