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2010-07-28T19:04:21.300
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<p>Every time I turn on my computer, I see a message saying something like:</p> <pre><code>Your battery may be old or broken. </code></pre> <p>I am already aware that my battery is bad. How do I suppress this message?</p>
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2018-10-05T23:56:48.997
How to get the "Your battery is broken" message to go away?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Maybe <a href=\"http://linux.aldeby.org/get-rid-of-your-battery-may-be-broken-notification.html\">these</a> instructions will help you to get rid of that message.</p>\n\n<p>Added instructions from the link, <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>, then type in <code>gconf-editor</code>. </p>\n\...
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<p>How can I set the Software Center to allow non-root users to install stuff from the Ubuntu repos without having to type in their password?</p> <p>I'm fully aware of the security implications, and I am willing to take the risk. Fedora 12 shipped with something like this. (By modifying the PolicyKit configuration, I ...
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How can I set the Software Center to install software for non-root users?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can modify the PolicyKit permissions to allow the users to access the aptdaemon backend that Software Centre uses.</p>\n\n<p><code>dpkg --listfiles aptdaemon</code> shows that <code>/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.debian.apt.policy</code> is the file specifying the actions possib...
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<p>What are some alternatives to upgrading without using the standard upgrade system? Suppose for example that I wanted to upgrade an Ubuntu installation on a machine with a poor Internet connection. What would my options be? Could I just use a standard Ubuntu disk to upgrade this machine? If I already have a standard ...
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What are some alternatives to upgrading without using the standard upgrade system?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>You can use the alternative CD (instead of Ubuntu Desktop, Kubuntu Desktop, Server CD) which allows you to upgrade from CD.</p>\n", "commentCount": "5", "comments": [ { "creationDate": "2010-07-28T19:38:39.723", "id": "15", "postId": "18"...
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<p>I have a ubuntu development server at work. It is an old rack server that is located somewhere in the company's dungeon, where nobody ever goes. The only way it can work is as a so-called headless server (i.e. with no monitor/keyboard connected and only accepting network connections).</p> <p>Obviously, if you just ...
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How to graphically interface with a headless server?
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<p>I'm taking my be-stickered laptop to a coffee shop tonight for an Ubuntu Hour. I've let a bunch of local LUG people know about it. How can I ensure people come away from it feeling like the experience was valuable? Is there something you've done that was particularly successful?</p> <p>There is a <a href="http:/...
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How do I run a successful Ubuntu Hour?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Try and make it as regular as possible, that way you'll get to meet people more often but others will be able to pop in if they know it's going to happen so that it doesn't have to be pre arranged. In Ireland we have 3 of them running, Dublin is on the last Wednesday of the month an...
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<p>I started with Ubuntu Karmic, and wanted to try KDE. So I installed <code>kubuntu-desktop</code>. Then I wanted to see how XFCE progressed, so I installed <code>xfce4</code>. I now have Kubuntu with an XFCE splash and login.</p> <p>How do I (safely) purge XFCE and just have the Kubuntu splash / login screen, or am ...
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How do I go back to KDE splash / login after installing XFCE?
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<p>Update Manager is constantly offering me updates (e.g. security fixes, updates from PPAs).</p> <p>How can I tell my Ubuntu installation to automatically download and install updates whenever they become available?</p>
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How do I enable automatic updates?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>You can do this easily for security updates.</p>\n\n<p>From System Settings open Update Manager. Click the 'Settings...' button, then on the 'Updates' tab, select the radio button 'Install security updates without confirmation.'</p>\n\n<p><strong>To automatically install all updates,...
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<p>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?</p>
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How do I install Adobe Flash player?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 11.04 and earlier:</h3>\n<p>Are you installing it from the Ubuntu Software Center?</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Applications-&gt;Ubuntu Software Center.</li>\n<li>Click on Canonical Partners</li>\n<li>Click the Adobe Flash Plugin 11 and click install.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Note:</stro...
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<p>I'd like to have Ubuntu not check for updates as often. How do I accomplish this?</p>
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How can I make Ubuntu check for updates less often?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<h3>For 10.10 and earlier versions (and 11.04, in an Ubuntu Classic session)</h3>\n<p>Open Update Manager (<em>System</em> &gt; <em>Administration</em> &gt; <em>Update Manager</em>).</p>\n<p>On the Updates tab, there's a drop down box for &quot;Check for updates:&quot;, with options for...
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<p>I've followed the steps outlined in this <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1493143" rel="noreferrer">HowTo</a>.</p> <p>Right after I log in to Gnome I can move the mouse back and forth but as soon as the task bar loads, the mouse becomes jailed in the screen its in (can't move between screens).</p> ...
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What might prevent mouse movements between xrandr screens?
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[ { "accepted": null, "body": "<p>My best guess here is that the position of the right screen is causing the problems. You could try modifying the ServerLayout section like this:</p>\n\n<pre><code>Section \"ServerLayout\"\n Identifier \"Layout0\"\n Screen 0 \"Screen0\" 0 0\n S...
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<p><a href="http://sagemath.org/download-linux.html" rel="nofollow">Sage's installation instructions</a> basically tell me to just untar it and run it from wherever I'd like. Not being experienced with the Linux way of where things should go in the filesystem, I'm kind of at a loss where I should best put it. Putting i...
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Where should I install sagemath?
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<p>In the upper right panel there is by default a drop down menu where you can set your online status, interact with Ubuntu One, etc. It is placed right next to the drop down menu which lets you logout, reboot, shutdown etc.</p> <p>For me personally I have no use for the online status menu, so I usually remove it. The...
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Remove online status menu, but keep the logout menu?
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>Open the \"Ubuntu Software Center\" (under the Applications menu). Search for \"indicator-me\" and remove it. Log out and back in to see the change.</p>\n\n<p>This will remove it for all users on your system. I don't believe there's a way to merely hide it for yourself.</p>\n", ...
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<p>I'm using Hardy (server) on quite a few machines and I'd like to upgrade to the latest LTS. Is it safe to edit my <code>sources.list</code> file to just point to the new LTS, or should I do a succession of dist upgrades until I reach the latest LTS?</p>
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Sane path to distribution upgrades
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{ "accepted": true, "body": "<p>No. You should never just edit <code>sources.list</code>. Use the update-manager, or if you use command line, use <code>do-release-upgrade</code>. You can upgrade safely from LTS editions to other LTS editions, or otherwise, you need to step via each release. Only those pathways are ...
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<p>We have installed Ubuntu desktop edition on our development server. Now that we have it in a data center we would like to strip it down to a server edition.</p> <p>Is there an easy way of doing so rather than just going in and uninstalling packages by hand?</p>
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What is the easiest way to strip a desktop edition to a server edition?
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<p>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.).</p>
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What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?
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<p>We have installed Ubuntu desktop edition on our dev server.</p> <p>I was wondering if there is any noticeable performance loss compared to the server edition.</p>
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What is the performance loss if you run Ubuntu desktop edition on a server machine?
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