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  1. Thread: synaptic search

    by JMB74
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    [SOLVED] Re: synaptic search

    Won't appear until index has been updated.

    Should happen automatically, but can be forced with

    sudo update-apt-xapian-index

    after which the quicksearch should show on a freshly started...
  2. Re: Shutter doesn't start after upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04

    Version from the shutter ppa works here at least. Not tested the main archive version though.


    apt-cache policy shutter
    shutter:
    Installed: 0.93.1~ppa1~ubuntu16.04.1
    Candidate:...
  3. [SOLVED] Re: Kernel 4.2 RC8 still no support for Nvidias proprietary driver ...

    Ubuntu have applied the fix in git for their 4.2 kernel at least

    http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git/kernel-ppa/mirror/ubuntu-wily.git/commit/?h=master-next&id=b13ceb87dafd75bbb8f619fbf6301778001f903b
  4. Thread: get rid of grub2

    by JMB74
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    Re: get rid of grub2

    You could use 'equivs' to create dummy grub2 packages with slightly newer version than the ones in your ubuntu version. Then install those after purging the genuine ones.

    Any change to your system...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Nvidia driver 352.09

    Now here.

    https://launchpad.net/~mamarley/+archive/ubuntu/nvidia
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    [ubuntu] Re: /boot is full after kernel upgrade

    Need to remove at least one kernel to create some space.

    So perhaps....


    sudo dpkg --purge linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Need bash vulnerability patch for Ubuntu 11.04

    Patch is...

    http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/releases/14.04.1/release/

    then


    sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
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    [SOLVED] Re: Lock screen being shown despite disabled.

    Had something similar in xubuntu despite disabling locking in settings and light-locker.

    Turned out that it seemed to be gnome-screensaver interfering, and removing that package and killing the...
  9. Re: Problem installing Ubuntu 14.04 in HP pavilion with win8.

    Do you need Windows?

    - Hard drives are cheap, so on previous laptop I just swapped in a new hard drive and installed ubuntu on to the clean drive. No problem. If ever needed I have the old drive...
  10. Re: Problem installing Ubuntu 14.04 in HP pavilion with win8.

    Yes, I've seen those problems, but it's only those latest HP17/15 laptops that seem to reference ubuntu UEFI setups in their maintneance manuals, so perhaps they have seen the light after I imagine...
  11. Re: Problem installing Ubuntu 14.04 in HP pavilion with win8.

    Is that definitely the case?

    Was looking at a HP pavilion 17 and it's manual has ubuntu sections.

    So perhaps newer HP's are not so restrictive?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Reinstall Graphics Driver

    May or may not help, but have you read this? https://www.vapor.ucar.edu/forums/code-4017-message-no-efc-files-found-directory
  13. Thread: intel DRM errors

    by JMB74
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    [all variants] Re: intel DRM errors

    If I had to guess with that error message I would think perhaps the kernel at first, especially as it's occurring at that stage in boot/startup.

    Running the daily ISO is almost inevitable you are...
  14. [SOLVED] Re: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz -- activatng Intel graphics drivers

    The intel backend DRM is, but the main 2d driver and 3d mesa is not, and is part system package selection.

    A default ubuntu install should have everything needed to get a intel card working, but...
  15. [SOLVED] Re: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz -- activating Intel graphics drivers

    No, a clean install does drag in other video drivers. Can't remember the default set installed, but it is quite a few.

    Linux should load drivers according to the hardware detected, so on a generic...
  16. [SOLVED] Re: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz -- activatng Intel graphics drivers

    Make sure that the package xserver-xorg-video-intel is installed

    The Intel graphics installer from 01.org https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2014/intelr-graphics-installer-1.0.6-linux works...
  17. Thread: intel DRM errors

    by JMB74
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    [all variants] Re: intel DRM errors

    Yes, there have been updates to mesa, libdrm and the kernel, hence the intel and generic parts of the graphics stacks in those.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Win8.1 UEFI SecureBoot with Xubuntu 14.04

    Manual rename?

    Is this info for a similar laptop helpful?

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2211913
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    Re: Thunderbird theming

    Yes, the upstream Thunderbird developers decided they wanted it to look nice on their Macs, so they thought it just fine to screw the compose window themeing for everyone else.
    ...
  20. Thread: Kubuntu Plasma 5

    by JMB74
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    [kubuntu] Re: Kubuntu Plasma 5

    From what I understand the packages in the PPA or that will eventually be uploaded to the main archive are meant to replace the existing KDE 4 ones, so there should be breaks and replaces to prevent...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Evaluating Trusty Tahr using Virtualbox

    Could be that X is crashing and repspawning (as it often should on a crash), so returning you to the login screen.

    Have you switched to a VT and looked at /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old ? That gives the...
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    Trusty now officially open for development

    Just had by email.

    https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-October/037724.html
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    Re: 14.04 codename released trusty tahr

    It is currently being copied/built.

    See the package update mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2013-October/date.html
  24. Thread: Truecrypt

    by JMB74
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    Re: Truecrypt

    Possibly execute permissions? The tarball was extracting for me with the script ending up executable without needing to set it so. Possible that a quirk of another system was not setting that for...
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    Re: How do I install latest Wine on 13.10

    Can't vouch for how well it works, but someone has packaged the latest wine 1.7.3 here: https://launchpad.net/~joe-yasi/+archive/yasi?field.series_filter=saucy
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