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How to install the latest versions of NodeJS and NPM?
I noticed over at the https://nodejs.org/ website that node is currently at v 0.12.0.
Can someone let me know how to install the latest version of node together with npm (terminal commands please)?
tonyf
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Detect and mount devices
I upgraded Ubuntu today and everything works smooth except that Ubuntu doesn't detect any other storage devices. My / and /home partitions work fine, but my other partitions are just not detected. I wouldn't mind, except the same problem goes with…
Calixte
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What are phased updates, and why does Ubuntu use them?
So I ran into that weird "packages being held back" problem while updating my system using apt. After some research, it appears to be the result of "phased updates".
What are phased updates, anyway?
Why does Ubuntu use them?
How do they benefit…
ArrayBolt3
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How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow with my own set of images?
With the images coming from a pictures folder, or pre-selected
With the images displayed in order, or randomly
With the images changing every few minutes, or after random…
David Siegel
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What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file?
When updating, I get the following error message:
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
Here, I find another statement on this error: How can I fix a 404 Error when…
Addem
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How do I override or configure systemd services?
Many sysv init scripts used a corresponding file in /etc/default to allow the administrator to configure it. Upstart jobs can be modified using .override files. How do I override or configure systemd units, now that systemd is the default in Ubuntu?
muru
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How can I install a package without root access?
I have no root access on this machine.
I would like to know if there is a way I can download Ubuntu packages and install them as non-root?
Probably in my ~/bin or ~/usr/share or something like that? Would that work?
Weboide
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What is difference between the options "autoclean", "autoremove" and "clean"?
apt-get has a few options which looks the same to me: autoclean, autoremove and clean. What do each of them do?
Antony
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WSL: Am I running version 1 or version 2?
I have Windows Subsystem for Linux, but I don't know which version I have, and many things won't work in version 1. How do I check my version?
K7AAY
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Is there a GUI client for Git?
I am using git for version control of various projects.
Is there GUI software for navigating through commits and branches of a project and for retrieving versions in git projects?
Matoeil
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How to make a disk image and restore from it later?
I'm a new Linux user. I've reinstalled my Wubi from scratch at least ten times the last few weeks because while getting the system up and running (drivers, resolution, etc.) I've broken something (X, grub, unknowns) and I can't get it back to work.…
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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How do I restore the default repositories?
There are now errors when updating and I cannot install most software due to a corrupted
/etc/apt/sources.list
file. Is there a copy I can download to replace it?
The file would be for Ubuntu 12.04 (Final Beta) in the United States.
Andy Castille
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Copying multiple specific files from one folder to another
I have a large folder of pictures (thousands), and I have a long list of files, by exact file name, that I need to copy to another folder. I want to know if there is a way I can select several specific files from this folder, by name, and copy them…
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How to fix "sudo: unable to open ... Read-only file system"?
The title might not be as descriptive as I would like it to be but couldn't come up with a better one.
My server's file system went into Read-only. And I don't understand why it does so and how to solve it.
I can SSH into the server and when trying…
John
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How to change visudo editor from nano to vim?
When I use visudo, it always opens it with nano editor. How to change the editor to vim?
dedunu
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