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Invalid argument - Brother scanner not working after upgrade (brscan2 driver)

I recently upgraded Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy). Scanning via my MFC-420CN had been working in Ubuntu and Linux Mint installs up though Olivia and Oneric. However once I upgraded from these, scanning broke. I installed a fresh copy of saucy to verify…
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Difference between Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Just did a live usb of Linux Mint 11 (DVD edition) and couldn't find major differences bar unity in 11.04. Are there any major differences?
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How do I get WebEx working with audio on Ubuntu?

There is no one guide that I have tried that results in a fully working WebEx on Linux. Typically audio is the feature hardest to get working. How do I get WebEx working with audio on Ubuntu?
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WoeUSB Error Code 256 with NTFS formatted USB

I tried to create a Windows 10 USB boot medium with WoeUSB. I formatted a USB drive with an NTFS partition, but WoeUSB complains with: Installation failed! Exit code: 256 Log: WoeUSB v@@WOEUSB_VERSION@@ ============================== Mounting source…
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Remmina: "Protocol plugin RDP is not installed", even after purge and install

I had been using Remmina version 0.99.x or something similar for a while, when I decided to upgrade to a higher version, due to Remmina crashing often when copying (using Ctrl+C) or cutting (using Ctrl+X). I upgraded using similar steps as outlined…
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Package upgrade hangs forever on mysql-apt-configure

Yesterday it got stuck with an update for MySql. The mysql-apt-config didn't finish for ours so I had to shut down the machine in the end. Today it suggested the same update again, but told me that I had to use dpkg --configure -a to fix the package…
Michael Härtl
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How do I disable the "Recent Files" feature in the Cinnamon desktop environment?

The Cinnamon desktop environment has a feature of showing "Recent Files", how can this feature be disabled?
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How To Customize Ubuntu Bash to make it like Mint?

I love Linux Mint's bash customization. It includes both a color prompt and a quote displayed with ASCII art. Is it possible to have it in Ubuntu?
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Is there a way to transition from Linux Mint with Mate desktop to Ubuntu MATE without re-install?

Brief history: For variety of reasons, I had transitioned back then from Ubuntu desktop with Gnome 2.0 to Ubuntu XFCE (got sick from Gnome 3), then to Cinnamon desktop environment, which somehow pushed me into Linux Mint world. And then I got Mate…
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Why my ctrl+semicolon was binded globally?

My ctrl+semicolon key was binded to some sort of broken auto-complete program I guess. Whenever I am in typing mode(in terminal, editor, etc), my ctrl+semicolon comb was binded to this program. I have no idea what it is. Any help? Because I want to…
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How to configure shortcuts for workspaces on MATE 1.6

I've successfully configured four workspaces by using the switcher applet, but I can't find where to configure shortcuts (like ctrl+alt+left to move to the one on the left). Some resources says it should be under Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts,…
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/var/log/syslog constantly logging errors, growing at 1 MB/s

It seems to be the same three errors repeated: $ tail -n15 /var/log/syslog Apr 5 23:32:01 detoo kernel: [ 6042.078785] ACPI Error: [PGRT] Namespace lookup failure, AE_NOT_FOUND (20150619/psargs-359) Apr 5 23:32:01 detoo kernel: [ 6042.078787] ACPI…
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Change Linux Mint to Ubuntu

I have installed Linux Mint and now I want to change it to Ubuntu but I have a lot of apps and information on it. Is there any way to get Ubuntu without losing data? Or how to back up my information and apps, then install a fresh Ubuntu and copy the…
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MintMenu recent documents

I install the MintMenu and i am starting to like it but i miss a feature i liked in the ubuntu "application - places - system" menu. I cannot find my recent documents it is possible to add/show the "recent documents" in the MintMenu? i did: sudo…
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Linux Mint 12's MGSE interface in Ubuntu?

Linux Mint 12 is using MGSE which makes the GNOME Shell more like Gnome 2.x interface. I would like to know if that was possible on Ubuntu and how I would go about doing that.
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