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Amazon is a popular online store.

Amazon is a popular online store.

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How can I remove Amazon search results from the dash or disable the feature?

How can I disable Amazon search results in the Dash?
Jorge Castro
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How to remove the Unity Amazon package in 16.04?

I was able to go to the ubuntu software center before and remove it and now it doesn't show up since the switch to the gnome software store. Trying the terminal method of removing the shopping lens doesn't work in this release.
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Amazon Prime videos play, but not in HD, citing HDCP error (HD Videos Unavailable, HDCP)

On Windows it works fine with this setup, so it's an Ubuntu issue. I am running HDCP capable HDMI cables to an HDCP capable TV as a dual monitor from an HDCP capable graphics card.
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How can I watch Amazon Prime videos using Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04?

How can I watch Amazon Prime videos using Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04? Currently Firefox version is 48.0. When I attempt to watch a video, I get the following Digital Rights Error message: Your web browser is missing a digital rights component. In your…
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Why does the latest build of Ubuntu have an Amazon button?

I was just wondering, did Amazon make some kind of donation to get this high-profile Ubuntu status? How did this come to pass? Curious about the financial situation there. Amazon's great don't get me wrong, I use it almost every day.
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How to uninstall Amazon app in 17.10, 18.04?

I do not particularly appreciate the Amazon logo reminding me to consume every time I open the app overview in Ubuntu 17.10 and later? Since previous questions have been related to the Amazon launcher of the 17.10-irrelevant Unity-specific…
Rasmus
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The mail command hangs on "Cc:" for mail

For some reason, when I send mail with mail -s 'test email' tomyrealemail@myrealwebsite.com It prints out Cc: after I press enter and I can't do anything. I tried pressing . and it still is stuck. I'm trying to setup Amazon SES on Ubuntu
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Watching Amazon Prime video HD on ubuntu 20.04

I think it has been known for a good while that Amazon Prime Video is SD only on system running anything other than Windows and MAC: https://www.primevideo.com/help?nodeId=GUX9FYHU5D8LC9EJ Is there a way to work around this limit? It'd be a shame…
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Alexa for Ubuntu

I received an Amazon Echo device as a gift. It included instructions for activating and installing Alexa, but only for Windows and Mac. A query to the Amazon help line returned a brief reply that Linux was not supported. Has anyone tried…
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Amazon Echo "Alexa" now only shows up as an input device

So, I've been using my Amazon Echo (the big tower, not the little "dot") as a bluetooth speaker with my Ubuntu laptop without any trouble. BUT a few days ago it started showing up only as an input device, not an output device at all. In fact,…
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Amazon music not working in chrome (firefox works)

I subscribed to amazon music and like the service. However, the web streaming does not work in the chrome browser. It does work in firefox. I use all current version, and tried it on two different ubuntu systems (kubuntu 17.04 and ubuntu 16.10). The…
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Google Widevine CDM Plugin

I have installed $ firefox --version Mozilla Firefox 53.0 on ubuntu $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial After enable DRM checkbox in…
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How do you remove the Amazon app in Ubuntu 16.04

In previous versions you could remove the Amazon app via the Ubuntu Software application, under "uncategorised". But in 16.04 I can't find it there, so how do I get rid of it. Thank you please.
Broadsworde
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Amazon instant video 14.04.1 LTS

I have recently installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and I am having trouble using Amazon Instant Video. When I click on a video to play there is no option to play it, it just says that I can play it on a compatible device (kindle, phone,...) is there some…
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How can I change country in Amazon WebApp?

Amazon webapp launches the US site. How can I change it to the UK version of the website?
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