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    [ubuntu] Re: firefox snap won't refresh

    name: firefox
    summary: Mozilla Firefox web browser
    publisher: Mozilla✓
    store-url: https://snapcraft.io/firefox
    contact: ...
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    [ubuntu] firefox snap won't refresh

    trying to refresh firefox 114.0.1 (64-bit) snap on Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.2 with "sudo snap refresh" gives:

    error: cannot perform the following tasks:
    - Fetch and check assertions for snap "firefox"...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Livepatch authentication

    So I did "snap install canonical-livepatch" and now when I select "Log in" nothing happens.....
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    [ubuntu] Re: Livepatch authentication

    I'm not sure if this is related but I get a login window for Ubuntu One. I select "I have an Ubuntu One account". I fill in the username and password but there is no way to "Sign in" or "Connect". I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Lenovo Z40 Boot Problems Ubuntu 18.04

    After a month or so of this behaviour the problem seems to be resolved. Probably some update.
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    [ubuntu] Lenovo Z40 Boot Problems Ubuntu 18.04

    I need to boot "twice" every time now and I don't know what's up. Here's the behaviour:


    standard boot sequence...
    Booting in insecure mode
    Purple screen
    wait 30 seconds and hit a key at...
  7. [ubuntu] pcloud and Ubuntu (ask for workarounds for 2 problems)

    I am test driving pcloud and have come up with a few problems. I wonder if there are work arounds.


    shell programs don't run from folders in the pCloudDrive folder So "./spill.sh" won't work...
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    Re: Dropbox Alternative

    I am trying pcloud and think I will go for it. It seems very fast. My one issue is that you can't run shell files in the pCloudDrive folder. So my shell file ./split.sh won't work when called as...
  9. Re: Brother mfc -j480dw scan doesn't work in Ubuntu 18.04

    It is disturbing that sane-find-scanner does not find the scanner. I solved a problem with my Brother DCP7065DN by adding the line:

    brother4

    to the end of /etc/sane.d/dll.conf but...
  10. [SOLVED] Re: 18.04 : Scanner for Brother MFC-5490CN doesn't work

    P.S. That was a Brother DCP7065DN
  11. [SOLVED] Re: 18.04 : Scanner for Brother MFC-5490CN doesn't work

    I tried EVERYTHING in this thread and the Brother FAQ. Nothing worked.

    THEN I added the following line to the end of /etc/sane/dll.conf:

    brother4

    And scanner is now found.

    YOU MAY FIND...
  12. [ubuntu] Frequent Evince Crashes when Texlive processes file

    Title says it all. Several times a day Evince crashes (closes) when texlive (usually pdflatex) processes the pdf file that is open in Evince. This happens when reprocessing is successful and number...
  13. [ubuntu] Terminal: I'd ike the tabs (what shows above windows) to be coloured

    Not sure if that's clear.

    Suppose I have three tabs open in one terminal session. I'd like to be able to set the colour of the little tabs that stick up to be different for each different widow.
    ...
  14. [ubuntu] Ubuntu 16.04.1 won't shutdwon from menu/panel

    I had this problem previously on another machine (under 14.04) but now I have it on a different machine under 16.04.1

    Choosing shutdown from the top right hand corner menu does not work but "sudo...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Menus for Evince/Document Viewer

    At some point I installed a package (on the machine that now has the newer evince) which loaded some KDE packages. Is it possible that one of those packages could somehow have triggered the newer...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 won't shutdown from menu (UEFI Issue too?)

    Thanks for the suggestion. Here's the command I tried to execute followed by the error I got.



    /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit"...
  17. [ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.04 won't shutdown from menu (UEFI Issue too?)

    I think these two issues are related.

    1. While installing a recent update (?shim-signed?) I was informed that UEFI was going to be disabled on my machine. I was asked to supply and confirm a...
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    [SOLVED] Re: New router breaks network printing

    I *think* this is now solved. It appears that the printer in question was set to use a fixed IP address (versus allowing it to be set by DHCP). Once I reconfigured that, everything seems to be...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Menus for Evince/Document Viewer

    I ran the suggested commands and the results on the two machines are the same.

    It would be nice to use the later version on both machines, but it isn't essential.

    P.S. Thanks for your help and...
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    [SOLVED] New router breaks network printing

    I replaced my DT-Link wireless router. With the configuration described below I was able to print to my Samsung printer. Since replacing the router, I can no longer print.

    My Samsung ML3051ND...
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    [ubuntu] Menus for Evince/Document Viewer

    On one of my Ubuntu 14.04 systems, Evince has a "File Edit View" type of menu at the top. On the other I see various icons (the one on the far right has a dropdown menu).

    I prefer the latter...
  22. [ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.04 wired connection conflicts with wireless

    I am running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Toshiba Tecra R700. I have a working wireless connection, but if I plug in an ethernet cable I have a very slow intermittent connection. Network manager shows both the...
  23. [SOLVED] Re: Can't login after accidental suspend (encrupted home)

    Thanks schragge, I was also looking at things you pointed me to and realized I had messed with PATH in /etc/environment.

    I fixed that and we are away to the races.

    the default path should be...
  24. [SOLVED] Re: Can't login after accidental suspend (encrupted home)

    pastebinit needed to be installed (Way cool!)

    http://paste.ubuntu.com/9635864/
    http://paste.ubuntu.com/9635865/
  25. [SOLVED] Re: Can't login after accidental suspend (encrupted home)

    After reboot, I thought I was making progress, because before the login prompt came up I got the message saying (something like) "encrypted drive not mounted or missing, wait, ???, ???".
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