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Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL provides an abstraction interface on hardware of the system. The purpose of HAL is to allow applications to discover and use the hardware utilizing an abstract API without modifying every application that uses the device.

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Unable to get HAL working

I am running Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20 and want to watch programs on 4od, but I am just met with a never ending spinning loading thing when trying to play a video there. I did some further research into it and found out that I needed the…
user364819
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How I can get the lshal binary?

I've noticed that my machine is missing lshal for some reason. I've tried to install it with sudo apt-get install hal but it did help. What should I do?
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How to control UPS via nut rather than gnome-power-manager?

I am trying to control my CyberPower 625VA UPS. From what I hear, this is best done via nut, rather than via the gnome-power-manager. See e.g. Monitoring a UPS with nut on Debian or Ubuntu Linux | Random Bits But when I configure nut as described…
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How to install HAL in 16.04LTS

Trying to run videos in Hulu, and keep getting DRM errors even though I've cleaned the licenses, etc. It's telling me I have to have HAL installed; I've tried doing so using apt-get repeatedly, and it just won't do it. Can anyone give me some fairly…
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How can I use HAL in recent versions of Ubuntu?

I've found that HAL seems to be the only way to generate events when a CD/DVD/Blu-ray is inserted (if you know of a better way, please reply to this question), so I'm trying to get HAL running on my headless 10.04 server. It seems to work okay when…
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How to rename or change the names of the network interface cards given by the hardware abstraction layer? (Ubuntu 14.04.3)

I created a live system using Systemback in "computer A" and installed it with no problems in "computer B" but the only annoyance is that HAL gave my network interface cards the names eth1 to the Wired Interface and wlan2 to the Wireless Interface…
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Video Streaming such as WatchESPN/HBOGo/WatchTNT/etc. will not work

For some reason, video streaming services such as WatchESPN and HBOGo will not work. However, youtube videos will play just fine. I have HAL installed and the latest version of flash. I've looked at every answer that has been associated with issues…
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Epson Stylus DX4250 USB scanner not working anymore

I had been successfuly using the scanner of my EPSON Stylus DX4250 on Ubuntu (32bit) since I've bought it years ago. Now I've updated to 11.10 64bit and it is not working anymore. Have heard of some issues regarding USB, and some others regarding…
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4OD wont stream on Ubuntu 14.04

I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 from 12 and cannot get 4od to stream. I have tried getting hal, as suggested for the same problem with 13.10, from the repository but it still does nothing. When I hit play I just get the loading circle…
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How to ignore assigning /dev/cdrom to specific device?

I have a HDSPA USB stick from Vodafone for mobile broadband, a HUAWEI model K3520 (in some places also designated E169 I think) which works just fine in Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" (amd64). This device is automatically mounted as a CD-ROM device by Ubuntu…
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Why was libhal removed in Ubuntu 13.10?

After installing 13.10, I realized libhal was no longer a sudo apt-get install away... in fact it was no longer anywhere to be found (except in the Raring Repos). And installing libhal from the raring repos is not the best option. It is the best…
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Protected Videos not Playing Ubuntu 13.10 (Amazon Prime)

I am unable to play Amazon Prime videos with the Chrome/Firefox browser. I've tried deleting the Flash folder and re-installed the OS. Ubuntu 13.10 Flash Version: flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.310ubuntu1 Youtube works but not Amazon Prime. Try 1:…
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Installing google chrome broke my Amazon Instant Video Player

Ever since I installed Google Chrome my Amazon Instant Video Player only streams on the lowest bitrate. Somehow the pepper-flash messed with HAL in Firefox: "Our developers stated this: It appears that Pepper Flash (bundled with Chrome) is…
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New problem to restore with aptoncd on ubuntu 13.04 64bit except hal!

I installed Hal sudo apt-get install hal but I have new problem! First I open "APTonCD" in terminal and clicked on "Restore".. now I clicked on "Load" but I get this mohsen@mohsen-ThinkPad-R500:~$ aptoncd Traceback (most recent call last): …
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eGalax Touchscreen not working Jolicloud 1.2

I have an eGalax touchscreen on an Acer Aspire One running Jolicloud 1.2 I have had success getting this touchscreen to work correctly on ubuntu 10.04NBR, 11.04 and Kubuntu 12.04 and Puppy Linux, so I am pretty happy with how it SHOULD be…
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