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Is there a default clipboard history in Ubuntu? If there is, how can I access it?

Is there a default clipboard history in Ubuntu 20.04 or later? If there is, how can I access it? I know there are lots of available applications for saving clipboard history in the default Ubuntu repositories.
Cherwen Molina
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dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

On Ubuntu 18.04 I am getting this when I want to install the recommended Nvidia driver. sudo apt install nvidia-340 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were…
Nitescu Lucian
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How to insert an emoji into a text in Ubuntu 18.04 and later?

What are the possibilities to insert, choose and use an emoji in Ubuntu 18.04 and later?
Filbuntu
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Find and replace text within multiple files

I want to know how I can find and replace a specific text in multiple files like in Notepad++ in the linked tutorial. e.g.: http://cybernetnews.com/find-replace-multiple-files/
Faruk Uzun
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What is the difference between "systemctl mask" and "systemctl disable"?

I want to improve the boot time of my Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 by disabling plymouth services when booting up. I've found two answers on how to do it on various websites namely: # systemctl disable plymouth-quit-wait.service # systemctl mask…
mhm
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netstat or alternative in docker ubuntu server 16.04 container

Was netstat removed in 16.04? Is there an alternative to netstat available in 16.04? Or how do I install netstat in 16.04? I am running an ubuntu:16.04 container in docker for Windows, it seems that netstat is no longer available... It is available…
Duncan Gravill
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Assistive technology not found AWTError

$ java -jar aprof-plot.jar Exception in thread "main" java.awt.AWTError: Assistive Technology not found: org.GNOME.Accessibility.AtkWrapper at java.awt.Toolkit.loadAssistiveTechnologies(Toolkit.java:807) at…
Shiwangi Singh
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Is there a GUI designer for Python?

Is there a GUI IDE for programming Python just like Java has NetBeans? I wanted one where we could drag & drop test boxes & labels just as we do with Swing components using NetBeans or Eclipse. Or is there an add-on present in either NetBeans or…
Roshan
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ntpdate: no server suitable for synchronization found

My clock is off, so I would like to synchronize it using ntpdate. I tried several different NTP servers, but for some reason I always get the following error message: $ sudo ntpdate ntp.ubuntu.com 4 Mar 12:27:35 ntpdate[1258]: no server suitable for…
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Blank screen after installing nvidia restricted driver

I've installed the current nvidia restricted driver and rebooted my machine and now I get a black or blank screen. How can I fix this?
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Why is gksu no longer installed by default?

I have always recommended pressing ALT+F2 and typing for example gksu nautilus or gksudo nautilus both are equivalent; to run graphical programs with root privileges. However, I have just installed raring on a test system and this no longer…
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How to separate fields with space or tab in awk

While playing with awk I came to execute: ls -la >> a.txt ; awk {'print $5 $1'} a.txt ; This is giving output like: 53277-rw------- 52347-rw------- How can I get a space between these two friends of output?
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dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process

I just wondered if somebody could tell me what this means: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. reidsr@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by…
reidar
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Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

Today I installed: Ubuntu 12.04 Oracle JDK 7 and 8 IntelliJ 11.1.4 I setup my JAVA_HOME path to point to JDK 7. When I run IntelliJ I get this message: Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Is this a problem or can I over look…
user102044
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Where are all the major log files located?

So, if there is some problem with my computer, be it hardware or software, what are the major log files and where are they located? Also, is there a generic location where log files of the other packages might be located?
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