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Unable to change the root password in Windows 10 WSL

I have tried both commands sudo passwd and sudo -u root /bin/bash But as soon as I enter the new password twice, it says password has been updated. You close the shell and open a new instance, it is still working on the old root password. Please…
Dragonborn
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Find and replace text within multiple files

I want to know how I can find and replace a specific text in multiple files like in Notepad++ in the linked tutorial. e.g.: http://cybernetnews.com/find-replace-multiple-files/
Faruk Uzun
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Coolest looking terminal IRC client

I am looking for a IRC client for the terminal that has colors, user list and just generally looks awesome ;) Any recommendations? There are loads of IRC clients in the repositories and I don't want to download them all to find the best one.
Isaiah
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How do I fix fonts not rendering and missing letters?

I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.10 on my laptop. It appears that letters are missing from files and folders, as well as menus and configuration windows. I'm not sure where to start in order to fix this.
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Remove Spotify pop-up notification when a song starts

I would like to remove the bubble notifications of Spotify that are shown when a new song is being played. This is quite distracting while you are working. I still like the integration within the volume menu. Ubuntu Version: 14.04 Spotify Version:…
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Mount remote directory using SSH

How to mount a remote directory using SSH to be available same as if it is a local directory?
Maythux
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How to unmount NFS when server is gone?

I am mounting a NFS-folder from a server to my laptop. Unfortunately, the server goes off sometimes... The problem is, that I cannot unmount the "dead" NFS-folder. On the command-line, I get "device is busy", and via nautilus it crashes my current…
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Is there a way to restore Nautilus' split screen (F3) feature?

I am using Ubuntu 13.04 since today and I am missing the split screen function in Nautilus. Is there any way to patch Nautilus so that this amazing function is usable again?
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Which tool to crop a portion of the screen?

I can see how to use Gimp to crop part of an image in a image file, but I want to crop a portion of the screen. How do you do that?
Bob Yoplait
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Where are all the major log files located?

So, if there is some problem with my computer, be it hardware or software, what are the major log files and where are they located? Also, is there a generic location where log files of the other packages might be located?
green
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How do I install Adobe Flash player?

I have had significant problems with watching flash video in 64-bit Ubuntu. Does anyone know of a good way to get flash running on the platform?
Steven Oxley
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Failure to download extra data files - ttf-mscorefonts-installer

This is an old problem that deserves a bugfix, but it's getting beyond a joke now and I can't seem to work around it. I keep getting the dreaded failed To download extra data files error in relation to ttf-mscorefonts-installer: Repeatedly asking…
Julie Brandon
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Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915

I upgraded my laptop to have the 4.8 kernel and during the process the following warnings came up. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.8.0-040800-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin for module…
Malachi
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Print a 256-color test pattern in the terminal

How do I print a 256-colour test pattern in my terminal? I want to check that my terminal correctly supports 256 colours.
Tom Hale
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How do I install Oracle JDK 6?

Most of the software is not thoroughly tested with Java 7 and I would like to install Oracle's JDK 6.0 on Ubuntu 11.10. Could someone please provide me the instructions for the same?
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