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How to remove snap from Ubuntu?
How do I remove snap? apt pretends it's not there, but I can still call commands with it.
Trying to remove it says read only file system
# apt remove snap
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information...…
quantumpotato
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How to back up my entire system?
If I want to make a backup of my entire OS (including but not just my home directory), how do I go about this?
Is it as simple as backing up everything in / and then when if I suffer a crash, just copying the files back over?
Will this cover grub,…
Will
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How do I install Visual Studio Code?
I just downloaded VSCode-linux-x64 from the Microsoft website. It's a 62 MB zip file. How can I install it on my Ubuntu system?
Rasool
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How do you select the fastest mirror from the command line?
I want to update my sources.list file with the fastest server from the command line in a fresh Ubuntu Server install. I know this is trivially easy with the GUI, but there doesn't seem to be a simple way to do it from from the command line?
Evan
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How to find a text file which contains a specific word inside (not in its name)
I want to find a text file in my hard disk which contains a specific word.
Prior to Ubuntu 12.4 I used to start in the dash an application, I think it was called "Search for file...", whose icon was a magnifying glass.I can't find that simple…
SomeoneMe
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Where is .bashrc?
I feel stupid asking, but I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere. I'm trying to follow these instructions to edit my bash prompt, but there is no .bashrc in either my user directory (~/.bashrc), or in my home directory, or in the main file…
JeanSibelius
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How do I install the Nvidia drivers?
I just ordered the Nvidia GTX card. I have a dilemma, though. Should I keep using the driver which is available in "additional drivers" in Ubuntu, or should I install the driver from the Nvidia site?
So which driver is the best for me?
Frantisek
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How do I run executable scripts in Nautilus?
When I double-click on a script in Nautilus to run it, the script just opens in my text editor with no option to run it. Using Nautilus, how do I run executable text files and/or scripts?
Rob
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How can I display the current time & date setting?
How can I display the current time configuration, like the time zone, in Ubuntu?
usef_ksa
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How to search entire hard drive for a file?
Trying to locate a file, how can I search the entire hard drive for a file?
Blankman
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How can I tell what date Ubuntu was installed?
is there a command which will output the date that ubuntu (or any distribution) was installed?
lxtips
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libdvd-pkg: `apt-get check` failed, you may have broken packages. Aborting
FYI: I am using Kubuntu 18.04
I keep getting the following error when I install apt-transport-https
Things I have already tired to fix this error are:
sudo apt-get autoremove libdvd-pkg
sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg
sudo apt-get update
sudo…
devguy
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What do the last two fields in fstab mean?
The last two fields on each line in fstab (dump and pass) are some numbers (usually, 0).
What do these numbers mean?
#
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0…
elzapp
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How to format a USB or external drive?
Using Ubuntu 11.10, how do I format an external or USB drive?
I don't find an option to 'format' when I right click. In the new version, the drives don't come up on the desktop, but instead come on the Launcher.
Sudeep Halappa
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How do I install Ubuntu?
I would like to see a full how-to guide on how to install Ubuntu.
yehhhimanshu