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Howto save AlsaMixer settings?
Hello I have tryed out the programm "EarCandy", now I had/have a lot of problems.
At first I did not get any sound and now it is very low volume. PS Earcandy is now deleted from my harddisk.
When Im opening the Alsamixer with:
alsamixer
I see that…
jsterr
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How to create a bootable USB with multiple ISO images in it
What I want is to create a bootable pen drive that shows GRUB menu and I can select any of the several bootable systems from there to install/run. I have several ISO images that I want to install in the USB like Ubuntu, Fedora, System Rescue CD,…
Luis Alvarado
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How to successfully restart a network without reboot over SSH?
In Ubuntu 14.04 neither sudo service networking restart nor sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart do anything any more. They also both exit with code 1. Something has obviously changed (or half changed) but I can't find what. This obviously causes…
SimonJGreen
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Delete whole line in nano editor
some times while I am editing my files with nano I am facing difficulty while deleting some big line, I need to hold Del key for long time.
is there any shortcut I can found to delete the total line at a time ?
I have checked the man-page , still no…
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How to remove lines from the text file containing specific words through terminal?
How to remove all the lines from the text file containing the words "cat" and "rat"?
PersonX
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Is there a way to make a fullscreen on VirtualBox?
I tried many ways to make a bigger screen in VirtualBox because I do not like the small size of the guest window? Is there is a way to make it big?
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How to run a script without closing the terminal?
I have a script in file bla.sh and it is executable. When I click on it, the script is executed and the window is closed. I'd like the window to stay open.
Something like command cmd /k** command in Windows.
P.S. I don't want to use pause, but I…
UAdapter
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What's the best, simplest OCR solution?
I'd like to scan a good amount of papers I have lying around, with the least possible hassle. I would like to convert them to images using Simple Scan, then convert them to text using OCR. Is there a good OCR app with a GUI that will give me good…
Bou
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Why does "ps aux | grep x" give better results than "pgrep x"?
I've just tried the following command on my Ubuntu, it doesn't show a thing:
pgrep php5
shouldn't it return the process ID of php5 (which the following command just does)?:
ps aux | grep php5
So, what's the difference between these two commands?
xczzhh
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How to remove wine completely
How can I remove the wine folder and all the applications in that folder?
I've tried via synaptic but it keeps showing up in the application menu.
peter
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How do I restart Cinnamon from the tty?
I installed Cinnamon on my Ubuntu 12.04, and it works well, but sometimes it just freezes for no reason. I can move my mouse but can't click on anything.
So I want to restart Cinnamon from tty, like I used to do with gnome shell. How do I do that?…
tuks
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How to update Chrome in Ubuntu 20.04
What is the right way to update chrome on Ubuntu 20.04. My installation was with .deb file
I started getting update chrome warning messages on my chrome now. I do not want to uninstall and then reinstall to save my bookmarks and saved…
Ajeetkumar
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How do I create a completely unattended install of Ubuntu?
I need a CD or USB stick, that will install Ubuntu on a completely headless machine. Stick CD in and restart, no keyboard or screen should be involved.
There are a few obstacles:
The language selection menu when you first boot the CD.
The fact that…
Elazar Leibovich
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How to change the password of an encrypted LVM system (previously alternate Installation, now advanced feature)?
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 with the alternate CD and encrypted the whole system (except boot) with the encrypted LVM. Update 2020: Encrypted LVM can be selected at the Installation type step of the Ubuntu install, click on Advanced features and choose…
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Where is "journalctl" data stored?
When I issue journalctl I get a massive log of all system services, but where is all this information stored?
php_nub_qq
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