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doudou@Pumpkin-Ubuntu:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/gcc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Mar 13 2012 /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.6



doudou@Pumpkin-Ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -l gcc
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold...

When i try to install build-esential using
sudo apt-get install build-essential I get the error

update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/bin/gcc doesn't exist

Any ideas on how to fix...

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I have three desktops running Ubuntu 12.04 on my home LAN. The desktops all have different CPU and memory: (i7-2600K, 32 GB), (i7-2500K, 16 GB), (i7-3930 K, 64 GB). Is it possible to create...

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I am having some weird display flickering when using window controls like maximizing/minimizing,scrolling down... I have tried changing refresh rate and screen resolution but that didnt help....

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I was wondering if there is a linux command to save a file from a URL when inside a terminal. So for example we have "http://www.myfiles.com/myFile.pdf", opening this link in a web browser...

try the following:


sudo echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > /etc/resolv.conf

The upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 would have been a smooth one, if I didn't have to deal with an internet connection randomly dropping problem:

The drop in the connection can be anything from 15...

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I have noticed that you cannot use arrow keys in a Cshell in Ubuntu. I have used arrow keys in Cshell with other distro of Linux. This is annoying because you cant recall a command to fix a...

After a recent upgrade to 12.04 and after restarting the computer, i get "error: no such device". I booted from livecd ran boot-repair and generate the summary info. I dont fully understand the...

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Ever since I have installed 12.04 (clean install not an upgrade), i have been having a drop in the Internet connection. The drop in the connection can be anything from 15 seconds to about 3...

Thanks, after further testing, i have came to realize that it must be something else. Because I get the same behavior whether I use a wired or wireless connection. Basically the internet connection...

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It seems that this widespread problem. I am wondering if there were recent advances.
Basically the Internet through wired connection, is slow, with time intervals where there is no connection...

After a recent update I get the error mentioned in the title after I select Ubuntu 12.04 (I haev dual boot with Windows 7). The following are the results from running the bootinfo script. Thanks in...

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After I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04. Ubuntu now freezes as soon as I exit the login screen after i enter my password. Everything is displaying fine, i can move the mouse cursor but nothing is...

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Is there a reason why WPA2 encryption doesn't work on ubuntu 11.10. I can connect to the wireless network fine, however I can't access the internet. Ppen network and WEP work however the...

I don't see the '.cshrc' file in the 'etc' folder, i need to edit it, so that some commands are executed when i open a C shell. Any ideas? Thanks

Windows 7 is about 2 seconds faster on boot. Ubuntu 10.04 was much faster even on older machines. Overall i am really disappointed with Ubuntu 11.10, it is a worse system

Firefox is just an example, it is pretty much the same thing for software center.
I had it installed on an older hard drive that i had from two years ago, and then i bought a new hard drive ...

I dont know if anyone else is experiencing this. But ever since i installed Ubuntu 11.10, i notice that it is not too responsive, basically when i double click on a icon to open an application such...

Oops I totally forgot about the filesystem, it is NTFS, so how do ii change the folder permissions then?

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I can't change the permissions of a folder on a flsh drive I am typing



sudo chmod - R g=rwx myFolder


But the permissions remain the same, any ideas why? Thanks

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I have a folder on a flash drive, but i cant seem to change the folder permissions with chmod



sudo chmod -R g=rwx myFolder


Any ideas why?

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I am not sure if anyone has experienced this odd behavior when using Remmina to remotely connect to a Windows 7 machine, but every time i use Remmina i notice that some disk space is used, and...

Thanks for the detailed response. Please dont laugh at me, i realized that for some unknown reason the system was not reading the hard drive. So I disconnected the cables connecting and re-connected....

I am not sure where grub2 was installed. I had Windows 7 installed before Ubuntu. I added the new hard drive to my system and then installed Ubuntu on it. And then i got the Grub menu that gave me...