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How do I disable automatic remote printer installation?

In Raring, everytime I connect to the network, Cups installs all the printers in the network automatically, some more than once. Furthermore, I connect a USB printer to the laptop every now and then. Even though the printer is configured already,…
To Do
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How do I turn off automatic updates COMPLETELY and FOR REAL?

Running Ubuntu 18.04 on x64. I need to COMPLETELY turn off the "automatic updates reminder" stuff on my Ubuntu system. The problem is that the machine is doing some unattended processing and the updates reminders interfere with it. A while back, I…
Joe Schmoe
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How do I create a completely unattended install of Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.1 LTS?

Purpose I want to install Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.1 LTS completely unattended. Put ISO CD in and walk away. Issues Boot parameters incorrect Questions still being asked and needing mouse clicks Convoluted answers using kickstart/preseed Documentation…
Brandon Authier
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How to inhibit suspend temporarily?

I have searched around a bit for this and can't seem to find anything helpful. I have my PC running Ubuntu 12.10 set up to suspend after 30 minutes of inactivity. I don't want to change that, it works great most of the time. What I do want to do is…
Zorn
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How do I disable Automatic Brightness in Ubuntu-Gnome [16.04/15.10]?

Before someone points me to this I would like to point out that I want to completely disable the auto-brightness change feature as it doesn't work at all for me, and I am not interested in any auto-brightness apps. Plain GNOME as such has an option…
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does umake update its applications automatically?

Will the applications I install through ubuntu-make update themselves automatically? Like when I install something with apt-get or like when I add a repository.
842Mono
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how to disable automatic brightness ubuntu 22.04

I'm using ubuntu 22.04. It automaticly changes the brightness. In setting, my device has not the automatic brightness option. I realized that's hardware dependent. Even so my screen changes it’s brightness randomly as if it was enabled. Although not…
theanh098
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Server autoinstall: How to customise storage section?

By following instructionf from here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls#Running_a_truly_automatic_autoinstall When I use for storage: storage: layout: name: lvm It creates root parttition with 4GB and doesn't…
zarej
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How to disable automatic updates on Kubuntu 20.04?

I would like to disable automatic updates in kubuntu 20.04. I disabled it on Muon package manager, but Discover still getting updates and showing notifications. Thank you.
Bloomer
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Automatic logout when resuming from suspend on Xubuntu 18.04

When my Xubuntu 18.04 laptop resumes from suspend, systemd-logind automatically logs out of the current session if the laptop has stayed suspended for more than a couple of hours. If the interval between suspend and resume is short, it doesn't log…
Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragão
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grub update making automated install stuck

I am following these instructions- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server 64 bit. The problem is that when the update script is executed, it gets stuck because GRUB is asking a question "You chose not…
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16.04 switches from default audio device when not available, but doesn't switch back when the default becomes available

I have a laptop hooked up to a TV via HDMI. When the TV powers off, the audio output switches from HDMI to the built-in laptop speakers. This behaviour is new, as previous Ubuntu versions would always stay on the last device I chose (HDMI.) How can…
Cacklson
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How to auto-copy to removable device?

I've got data on my HDD that needs to be backed up. Lets say that it's everything in folder a. On a USB stick there's a copy of folder a, that should be updated automatically whenever the stick is mounted. How can this be done automatically?
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Automatically connect to internet

I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed on my laptop, I am using 3G USB modem to connect to the internet (sometimes I do not have direct access to this laptop, but I need it to stay online). But every day or two it keeps disconnecting from this network. I…
Jakub Stohl
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Automatic shutdown after suspend Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu never shuts down or hibernates even after a long time in suspend mode. I always have to turn on and off my laptop. Is there a way to automatically turn it off after a certain amount of time like under Windows?
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