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How to run a shell script in background?
How can I run a shell script in background?
erkan şentürk
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Pair Bose QuietComfort 35 with Ubuntu over Bluetooth
In System Settings > Bluetooth, the Bose QC 35 is visible when searching for devices but pairing fails.
After multiple attempts and playing with the PIN options I managed to pair it but once selected in System Settings > Sound, it would fail and…
Victor
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Can I smoothly upgrade from one LTS to next LTS release?
Question is about Ubuntu release process. Are migrations from n to n+1 releases expected?
Assuming we have server with installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Will it be smoothly upgradable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS via apt-get upgrade ?
Assumptions:
scope is…
Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
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How do I disable 'Activities' hot corner in GNOME shell?
GNOME shell has the so-called feature "hot corner", that opens the dashboard if the mouse touches the top-left corner of a monitor screen.
I want this disabled I used to have a GNOME shell extension, yet the repository is not found anymore:
git…
k0pernikus
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What is a tty, and how do I access a tty?
I keep hearing about these things known as tty's.
what are they
how can I access them
what do they do?
jrg
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Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) is not blocking anything when using Docker
This is my first time setting up an Ubuntu Server (14.04 LTS) and I am having trouble configuring the firewall (UFW).
I only need ssh and http, so I am doing this:
sudo ufw disable
sudo ufw reset
sudo ufw default deny incoming
sudo ufw default…
ESala
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How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?
I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in Xfce.
How do I do this?
jrg
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How to enter a directory with the 'cd' command if it has 700 permission and is not owned by me?
I tried to use sudo cd name_of_dir but am getting the error message:
sudo: cd: command not found
Is there any other way to enter a directory owned by another user which has 700 permission?
Bakhtiyor
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How can I control HDD spin down time?
I have 2 HDDs in my PC. Ubuntu is turning off the secondary HDD very quickly after about 15 minutes, which is short for me. I need to control this time. How can I do it?
I tried GNOME power management but did not find it useful.
user16295
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No Dropbox icon in the indicator panel?
I have recently installed Ubuntu on my machine and everything has been working fine, except I don't see the Dropbox indicator. I have installed and re-installed Dropbox multiple times and can confirm that it's running in the background (with ps -e…
tusharkant15
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How do I install and manage RPMs?
I have a burning desire to install RPMs onto my Ubuntu installation - is this possible? Can I use Yum - or another RPM Package Management tool?
Marco Ceppi
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Creating a .desktop file for a new application
I just installed the lastest version of UGENE. I works fine but in order to use it, I have to enter the following in the terminal: cd ugene-1.11.5/ then execute ./ugene -ui to launch UGENE GUI.
This takes too long. I would like to build a .desktop…
cooldood3490
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Difference between /var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/kern.log?
For the purposes of kernel logging, why do I have three different, non-inclusive levels of logging amongst /var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/kern.log?
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How to network two Ubuntu computers using ethernet (without a router)?
How can I network two Ubuntu computers, so that they can "see" each other at an IP address?
James
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Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Today I installed:
Ubuntu 12.04
Oracle JDK 7 and 8
IntelliJ 11.1.4
I setup my JAVA_HOME path to point to JDK 7.
When I run IntelliJ I get this message:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Is this a problem or can I over look…
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