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  1. Be careful when handling infected email's Source Message

    A spammer can use section in the eMail source-message files, to confuse the laser printers with PDF creation commands, and potentially create embedded code by PDF-creator software like...
  2. Can Caja be made aDefault FileBrowser on Ubuntu FlashbackDesktop

    Hi everyone,

    I'd like to set Caja as default File Editor on Ubuntu 16.04 Clasic Gnome Flashback Desktop. I know this would work in Ubuntu MATE Desktop, but I do not want to install, nor run Ubuntu...
  3. [ubuntu_mate] Suspend in MATE Works Manually FAILS when run by PwrMGR

    I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 with multiple desktops, on three different architectures, first is an Intel Desktop, the other is an AMD Desktop and the third on Intel MacMini multi-boot system. I mostly...
  4. Re: Conky Seamod displays on top of user windows on GNOME Session Fashback

    That is not an option for me. It causes troubles with transparency, also, text in Seamod becomes unintelligible shortly after I start screwing up with this parameter. Worse, setting "own_window_type...
  5. Conky Seamod displays on top of user windows on GNOME Session Fashback

    Hi everyone!

    After upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, my Conky setup got broken in numerous places. With the help of you and other folks on the net, I've been rather successfully fixing it now...
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    [partially SOLVED] Re: How to recover a /lib/modules/ directory

    Thank you to both of you, halogen2 and deadflowr. I managed to install everything I thought was missing. However, /sbin/vboxconfig keeps blowing up with some erratic error messages. I may have...
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    Re: How to recover /lib/modules/ directory

    Thank you deadflowr. This seams promissing, however. I am a bit concerned should have it worked. Would it flag "linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic" as the active OS, overriding 4.4.0-34-generic? I am not...
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    Re: How to recover /lib/modules/ directory

    halogen2, I think you both are joking, what do you wish to accomplish with autoremove???. Second, already before your reply I had tried all the permutations of {{ apt, apt-get, -s, and autoremove }},...
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    Re: How to recover /lib/modules/ directory

    You must be joking. Anyway, here's the output you wanted:
    #> apt autoremove -s
    E: Command line option 's' [from -s] is not known.
    #> What would you like to accomplish with autoremove command?
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    How to recover /lib/modules/ directory

    Hello, everyone!

    During a regular update of my Ubuntu 14.04 system the Software Updater ran out of space on my / (root) partition initially set up to 10 GB. To fix the update I removed older...
  11. [ubuntu] Can't get latest 5.5 MySQL version to install properly.

    Hi,

    Since Ubuntu's repositories for my Ubuntu 11.04 only contain older 5.1 MySQL release, which does not support all features I need, I tried to install the latest 5.5.25 MySQL server directly...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mail problems with new releases

    I feel silly responding, since I really have nothing concrete, the whole ordeal is only very familiar to me, and I do see some differences between your scenario and mine. First let me reiterate I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mail problems with new releases

    Actually, it was silly of me to suggest it would make a difference. It would make more sense to test »no encryption«, however for that you'd have to arrange with your provider to allow pulling mail...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mail problems with new releases

    Thanks for proxy info. With Evolution, I suggest in "Evolution -> Preferences -> Edit -> Receiving Email -> Use secure connection" you try to change the »SSL encryption« to »TLS encryption«. Perhaps...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mail problems with new releases

    Try to configure proxy not to use the same proxy for all protocols. For instance select HTTP proxy only. I remember I had Evolution issues with proxy on my FW even in Maverick or earlier and had to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mail problems with new releases

    It looks you are running »GNOME Classic«. Trying to start »Evolution« from »Applications->Internet« the menu there does not start the initial setup. However, you should be able start Evolution from...
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    [lubuntu] Re: Apple BT Keyboard Fn Key ModMap

    Does the following command when entered in your terminal display number one »1« on the terminal?

    cat /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode
    If it does, do »sudo gedit /etc/rc.local« and insert...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Chat icon in Gnome Classic is too big

    You can remove only the entire "Shut Down / Log Out..., ..." menu. Depending on your other setups this may become a problem in the future, for instance how are you going to come to the initial Log In...
  19. Thread: No Menu Bar

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    [SOLVED] Re: No Menu Bar

    If you run Ubuntu 11.10 and Clasic GNOME, on the bottom panel <Alt>+Right-click and select New Panel.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Skype stays running but is inaccessible

    There are many solutions to this problem. If you have just one instance of Skype running on your machine you should consider (1), (2) or (3) below:

    (1)
    The easiest is rebooting the system and it...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can't set permanent refresh rate

    As far as I know the format for Monitor section is as follows:

    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Generic Monitor"
    Option "DPMS"
    HorizSync 28-51
    VertRefresh 43-60
    EndSection

    Mode parameter...
  22. [ubuntu] Re: Latest update has a bug in keyboard configuration.

    As promised, I have done some research on this matter, and it is time to report back. In fact instead, I will refer you to the document I wrote about this. See: Trouble With Apple Keyboard On Ubuntu....
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    [ubuntu] Re: Apple keyboard FN keys configuration problem

    As promised, I have done some research on this matter, and it is time to report back. In fact instead, I will refer you to the document I wrote about this. See: Trouble With Apple Keyboard On Ubuntu....
  24. [ubuntu] Re: Can I have VirtualBox 3.2 and VirtualBox 4.1.8 install?

    StutteringJohnSmith, I have just realized that you may have to do some manual tweaking during installation such as specifying your data files and snapshot folders if you had them in non-standard...
  25. [ubuntu] Re: Can I have VirtualBox 3.2 and VirtualBox 4.1.8 install?

    No, remove old (3.2) VB first with Synaptic Package Manager. Then install 4.1.8. It should pick up all your data files and setups from earlier installation.

    Just make sure you shut down rather...
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