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  1. Notifications (spam): where do they come from?

    System: Ubuntu 18.04 (with gnome)

    I continuously get spam notifications (under the clock).

    How do I know where those spam notifications come from so that I can stop those? REALLY annoying.
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    [ubuntu] Re: 18.04 firefox - recent update broke xml

    I use xsl stylesheet, and the headers of both the xml and xsl files are by-the-book. This has worked for a looooonnnnnngggg time. It started to be displayed incorrectly with the recent ubuntu...
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    [ubuntu] 18.04 firefox - recent update broke xml

    I have some files on my system that I browse with firefox.

    file:///some/folder/data.xml

    And data.xml is formatted using an xsl stylesheet.

    This worked fine until this weekend. Now, I just...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 18.04: filesystem slow

    Except I hadn't experienced this prior to 18.04.

    As for my setup, let me clarify, I use a dedicated partition for my home, and it is encrypted with LUKS.
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    [ubuntu] 18.04: filesystem slow

    My home folder is a dedicated partition encrypted with LUKS and is an ext3 filesystem.

    I frequently see access to disc being slow. Even a simple save in emacs of a small file is slow.

    The...
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    [ubuntu] mediatomb: inotify now disabled?

    I'm on 12.10.

    Looks like inotify support is no longer enabled in mediatomb?

    Any reason for that?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    Booting from a live CD will not give a full environment anyways.

    At this point, I'm hoping that a new official version of vmplayer will be released with the fix. I'm not interested in grabbing a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    Weird, but I'll take your word for it.

    I'll throw in a replacement issue then :-)

    No keyboard switcher icon (for gnome shell). I like to switch to a French keyboard when I write in French. ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: libreoffice incredibly buggy in 12.10?

    I did a very quick check, and I haven't seen the problem.

    I'm using gnome shell, not unity. Unity does weird things with the menus. Are you using Unity or Gnome Shell as your desktop...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    Not a reasonable option for me at this point in time.

    In any event, I suspect some of the problems I have would not be taken care of this way.

    Other problems:

    1) moving the mouse to the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    Seems like a bug to me. If I create /media/<user> manually, the automounting now works.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Gnome-shell 3.6.1 extremely buggy Ubuntu 12.10

    Well, I'm not that demanding on what I need in gnome shell.

    But the right side virtual desktop panel seems to vanish rather quickly.

    And what happened to the automounting of usb drive? Not...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    an upgrade.
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    [ubuntu] Disappointed with 12.10... (various problems)

    Major problems I have:

    1) USB drives no longer get detected automatically when plugged in (it worked fine in 12.04)

    2) VMPlayer 5.0.0 wrecks the video mode on startup (it worked fine in 12.04)...
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    [SOLVED] Re: VMware Player not working in 12.10

    When I try to run VMplayer 5.0.0 on Ubuntu 12.10, the player starts, but at some point during startup the graphics mode gets messed up and the screen becomes all unreadable.
  16. [ubuntu] shift ctrl not working after vmplayer started

    host system: Ubuntu 10.04 64bit, vmplayer 3.1.2, nvidia proprietary driver.

    When I start a vm with vmplayer, the modifier keys (i.e. ctrl, alt, shift) stop working in the host linux.

    The...
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    [ubuntu] update-grub missing?

    The software update failed when the kernel update failed:

    "Could not find postrm hook script [update-grub]."

    Looking more closely, I can't find update-grub anywhere on disk, even though...
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    [ubuntu] Re: What is the best webcam?

    I've just bought a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000. I can record audio/video, but with some resolution, it doesn't quite work. For instance, when I try at 960x720, I get no audio.

    Are you able to...
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    [ubuntu] Can't disable assistive technologies...

    I played with it, but now I can't get rid of it.

    In "Assistive Technologies Preferences", I have "Enable assistive technologies" UNCHECKED, but I do not have repeat with the keyboard.

    Anyway to...
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    [ubuntu] kernel driver for ext3 vs ext4

    Is it the same driver that accesses ext3 and ext4 partitions?

    Or are there entirely different drivers loaded in the kernel for ext3 vs ext4?
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    [ubuntu] Re: How do you install a PC not on a network...

    As I said, originally, I want to install on a PC that isn't on the net. I hinted that that PC is 250km away from the internet connection I'm using right now.

    I know how to connect PCs, and I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How do you install a PC not on a network...

    I think 250km is beyond the cat 5 specs :-)
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    [ubuntu] How do you install a PC not on a network...

    ... I know you can download the CD, burn it, and install from it.

    Only problem is I need countless packages that are NOT on the CD, and it doesn't make any sense to download the packages from...
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    [ubuntu] no sound/slow video after suspend/resume

    After a suspend/resume, I have no sound, and video playback is too slow (like ~ 1 frame per second).

    So, I suspect something related to the system clock may not be saved or restored correctly.
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    [ubuntu] Re: XSane with Epson Workforce 600 through LAN

    Is that so?

    No luck with either 8.04 or 8.10 at my end, using xsane.

    What version of ubuntu are you using? What scanning software are you using?
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