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Questions tagged [geolocation]

Refers to geographical location of a device.

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How do I manually set location for redshift using the conf files?

I have geolocation turned off in Ubuntu 15.10. Is there a way to set location via GPS coordinates or neatest metro area using the in ~/.config/redshift.conf?
Rick
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Redshift - Enable location services on ubuntu 16.04

I have a problem with Redshift. It doesn't get the location from my geolocation provider 'geoclue'. The problem was more noticeable when I tried to use Maps app which said I should enable location services in order to be located. I just can't find…
Hochopepa
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How to fix geolocation not working in Firefox snap (currently 119.0.1)?

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 and I have the issue of geolocation not working in Firefox snap (currently 119.0.1). Here are the steps to reproduce the issue: Enable location services in Ubuntu Settings → Privacy → Location Services. Check in Firefox…
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Badge photos that are geotagged

I want to know if my photos are Geo-tagged. Is there an app or plugin that will badge these in Nautilus? ...or perhaps show the tag in list details?
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Geolocation coordinates set for Gnome apps are incorrect

The coordinates that are set for Gnome apps like Maps, Weather, and Night Light are 500 kilometers away from my current location, causing my desktop to display the wrong location in Maps, display irrelevant weather information, and most annoyingly…
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Command line doesn't recognize VPN and makes requests from real IP?

System Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Desktop Environment: GNOME Shell 3.16.4 VPN: Astrill v2.9.3 Problem I live in China. Without a VPN, I can't access many sites, including Google, Facebook, etc. Thus, I have bought the Astrill VPN and installed it on my…
Eddo Hintoso
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Location services enabled but not working

I have location services enabled, however, when I use an app that requires location access such as gnome-maps or Firefox (with allowed permissions for google maps) it doesn't work. Google maps shows that there was an error while determining location…
Yiannis128
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geoclue[3863]: Failed to query location: Query location SOUP error: Not Found

My /var/log/syslog on my Ubuntu 24.10 is filled with the following geoclue error: geoclue[3863]: Failed to query location: Query location SOUP error: Not Found To see the error(s) on your system, do: grep SOUP /var/log/syslog* This is because…
heynnema
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Ubuntu 20.10 geoclue errors

I just updated Ubuntu 20.04 to 20.10, and I'm finding a lot of these geoclue errors in /var/log/syslog... Nov 25 13:35:05 Satellite-E55 geoclue[105775]: Failed to query location: Forbidden It appears in /etc/geoclue/geoclue.conf that it's making an…
heynnema
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Can't find toggle switch for location services

I am unable to find toggle switch to enable/disable location services.
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How do you set a precise location?

I have enabled location services. I'm using Ubuntu 18.10 on a desktop that doesn't have a GPS. On Windows 10, I was able to set the location manually with an address.
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How to disable or delete Ubuntu Desktop geoip-database?

So, I found out why geoip-database is used in Ubuntu, but it seems it is intrustive. So, can you disable it or delete it? If so, will that interferer with Ubuntu performance?
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Unable to retrieve location on Google maps -- no error though

I have been following this link to make maps find my position but it doesn't work. After I "Enable Location Services" on my system and "Access your location" in my browser (Firefox), I click on my location dot, it blinks but it does not retrieve my…
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Location service works the opposite way

I use a Lenovo ThinkPad T490 with Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. When I switch OFF the Location Service in the settings, it determines my location perfectly in the Maps application. If I switch it ON, it does not work anymore. Also, when the service is…
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How to fake location(latitude and longitude) in Ubuntu 20.04

I would like my webpages to think that I am almost 500 KMs away from my exact location. I am okay with my IP address being what it was and would also like to not change anything but my latitude and longitude. I am using an Intel laptop(hp bs-145tu)…
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