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    Re: Lubuntu - a few questions about it

    The command to start firefox is probably
    firefox %u
    To find the executable location: In a terminal type
    which firefox
    On my computer it is /usr/bin/firefox
  2. Re: Seek advice on selecting video editing software

    I think you're asking a lot. I assume you started 8-mm video tapes. Those do not have great quality by today's standards. But then you have two analog conversions, plus you will have to reincode...
  3. [SOLVED] Re: Ubuntu 21.10 crashed when AisleRiot Solitaire crashed

    I can't help with the crashing, and I don't have Aisle Riot on this computer, so I can't check this. But the user data for that program is probably in ~/.local/share/aisle or something like that. ...
  4. [ubuntu] How to change login screen image?

    Ubuntu 18.04
    I would like to display a different image besides the default beaver on the login screen. Since at least the last version I have used lightdm, but with version 18.04 I can't change the...
  5. [SOLVED] Re: How to add bookmark (i.e., shortcut) permanently to file manager display?

    No, it was understood all right, although I thought I'd leave it open in case there were some gotchas that I didn't know about.

    Thanks for the replies. I'm marking this solved.
  6. [SOLVED] Re: How to add bookmark (i.e., shortcut) permanently to file manager display?

    Not autofs. Just cifs and samba-client. It is mounted from /etc/fstab.

    What kind of negative results do you have in mind? This is a link to a samba share. The share and the link are unlikely...
  7. [SOLVED] Re: How to add bookmark (i.e., shortcut) permanently to file manager display?

    Thanks. There should be a menu item, but there isn't.

    However, I got it the hard way.
    ln -s /mnt/<dirname>,
    and added a line to .config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks to put it in the side bar and the...
  8. [SOLVED] How to add bookmark (i.e., shortcut) permanently to file manager display?

    I have Ubuntu 20.04 with flashback, Files 3.36.3-stable (aka Nautilus).

    I have a network drive that is mounted automatically in /mnt/.

    The file manager shows "Home", "Documents", etc. I need...
  9. Thread: Bombono

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    [SOLVED] Re: Bombono

    It's in the Ubuntu repository (Graphics -- universe) through 18.04. As far as I know, there's no need for an external source unless they want to package it for more recent versions.
  10. Thread: Bombono

    by VanillaMozilla
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    [SOLVED] Re: Bombono

    This isn't the first time that they broke Bombono. Somebody needs to compile it into an AppImage and be done with it. The reason it has been "abandoned" is that the developer, whose name is Ilya...
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    Re: Defense against BadUSB?

    That's nice but it appears to solve a completely different problem.
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    [snappy] Re: GIMP snap not keeping permissions

    Ohmygosh, thank you very much. That does work. The interweb is full of bogus excuses, useless and partial information, and blind alleys. Pages and pages have been written on this, and the solution...
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    Re: Defense against BadUSB?

    It's time for a follow-up. I have had mixed results with USBGuard. The 32-bit PPA I am using works on one computer, but the 64-bit version does not. There may be a workaround, which I have not...
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    Re: Defense against BadUSB?

    I've found some more information. I'm astonished that there isn't more discussion of this. It was news in 2014; after that, discussion of it is rare, despite the fact that it infected 60% of...
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    Re: Defense against BadUSB?

    Thank you for your candid opinions. That sounds like a good suggestion, and I'll consider it.

    I know that some people share your opinion that a BadUSB attack is difficult to pull off, but I'm not...
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    Re: Defense against BadUSB?

    Thanks very much for the reply. I really appreciate it. It's a shame that this has been known for years, and almost nothing has been done about it.

    The link advocates the following:
    ...
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    Defense against BadUSB?

    The existence of BadUSB is well known, or should be well known to all. The USB standards allow any USB device to be used to infect your computer and possibly any USB device that is subsequently...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Back in Time hangs

    Solved, I think.

    It was a matter of getting it to accept the right target drive. There were different drives with subtly different names. I had some difficulty in getting it to accept the right...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Back in Time hangs

    Other info: Ubuntu 16.04 flashback (or fallback?), 32 bits.

    There are some errors that I haven't been able to decypher, including "rsync ...returns 5120". By default it's set to continue after...
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    [SOLVED] Back in Time hangs

    Back in Time worked very simply and quickly on a small backup job with a few GB. On a bigger job (>400 GB) it fails completely. It reads the hard drive continuously, but does not write data.

    1....
  21. Re: How to automatically suspend while not logged in?

    OK, I just noticed the first line in the first reply, with the reference:
    https://askubuntu.com/questions/529437/computer-not-suspending-when-inactive-in-the-main-log-in-prompt
    I followed the...
  22. Re: How to automatically suspend while not logged in?

    Thanks, but this looks scary. There's a lot to configure, and it looks like the times have to be set just so in order to prevent disaster. It looks like the default time to shutdown...
  23. How to automatically suspend while not logged in?

    I want to be able to suspend the system automatically when no one is logged in.

    System settings > Power > "Suspend when inactive for 5 minutes" works only when someone is logged in. On one...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Focus follows mouse

    OK, gnome-tweak-tool works with 16.04, and does the job.
    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy' is also said to work in 12.10 and later; also in 17.10. More...
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    [SOLVED] Focus follows mouse

    How do I configure focus follows mouse? I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, Flashback Metacity. I have it on another computer, but can't find it on this newly configured computer.

    I tried gconf-editor, but...
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