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How to install NVIDIA.run?
I have a Nvidia Ge force Ge6150 SE graphics card. I am running ubuntu 12.04. When I try to install the .run file it fails. It shows the message like this:
I tried to install it after uninstalling the old driver.still same message. Here is the log…
Kiranraj
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How to solve "Pending update of "firefox" snap. Close the app to avoid disruptions" error?
Recently, this warning appears when open Firefox:
Pending update of "firefox" snap
Close the app to avoid disruptions
What does it mean? And what do I have to do? Is this a bug?
Emilio
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How to install Firefox as a traditional deb package (without snap) in Ubuntu 22.04 or later versions?
As far as I see in the ongoing development for 22.04 Jammy, Firefox is a Snap package.
The related Deb package in apt is just a shortcut/link to the that snap version.
I prefer my installation not to be from snap packages, since I find them too much…
igi
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How to invert fn keys on Dell Laptop?
My Dell laptop (XPS 15z) has special keys on the F1 to F12 keys. If I want to disable keyboard backlight, for example, I must type Fn + F6.
Is it possible to invert it?
In fact, I don't often use the F* keys.
How can I only hit F6 to disable the…
Gp2mv3
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How can I downgrade from PHP 7 to PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04?
I am trying to revert my PHP version to 5.6 from 7 and though I removed PHP 7 and then installed PHP 5.6 I still seem to be running version 7.
Is there a simple method for moving through PHP versions where apache, phpMyAdmin and co are configured…
dibs
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How do I disable the guest session?
How do I disable the guest session in Ubuntu 11.10 or higher? I don't want people to be able to use my computer without using a password to log in!
Jeremy Bicha
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How can I restart GNOME Shell, after it freezes or becomes unresponsive?
Sometimes, my GNOME Shell freezes. I can see (hear) background processes working (playing music), but I can't do anything in GNOME. No Alt+F2 followed by R and Enter.
I can switch to console using: Ctrl+Alt+F1, login as the same user and…
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Mount single partition from image of entire disk (device)
I made an image of my entire disk with
dd if=/dev/sda of=/media/external_media/sda.img
Now the problem is I'd like to mount an ext4 filesystem that was on that disk but
mount -t ext4 -o loop /media/external_media/sda.img /media/sda_image
obviously…
Nicola Feltrin
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How do I create an animated gif from still images (preferably with the command line)?
I want make a .gif animated picture from a given set of .jpg pictures.
I would prefer to do it from the command line, so command line tools would be very welcome.
Maythux
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How do I use the latest GCC on Ubuntu?
I want to compile my program with the latest version of gcc.
Ubuntu 14.04 comes with gcc 4.8.2, however there's 4.9.0 available, moreover, I see that it is available as a package: gcc-4.9. I tried to install it
sudo apt-get install gcc-4.9
but it…
Nickolai Leschov
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What alternatives for sticky notes are available?
I like the Sticky Notes very much, they are always on the desktop.
But I can't find it in Ubuntu since 12.04. Other programs like gnotes & Xjournal are not giving a feature to stay on the desktop.
So, is there any application similar to the old…
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Why am I getting "Command 'deb' not found"?
I have come across several installation instructions that include the command deb. But it appears that this command is not available on my installation.
Where can I get this command? Is there a work-around?
Kevin Burton
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How do I reset my Unity configuration?
I've been messing around with Unity and broke something, how do I "start over"?
Jorge Castro
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How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?
Currently I'm running Linux-3.0 and I want to update it to Linux-3.3.1 the latest stable kernel release as mentioned at http://www.kernel.org. Can I update to 3.3.1 in Ubuntu without any risk of crashes? I'm updating my kernel regularly as provided…
Suchith JN
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How to find zombie process?
System information as of Fri Mar 9 19:40:01 KST 2012
System load: 0.59 Processes: 167
Usage of /home: 23.0% of 11.00GB Users logged in: 1
Swap usage: 0% IP address for eth1: 192.168.0.1
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Pablo
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