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On my Samsung laptop, the Fn+F4 key works to switch between projector and laptop. I never had to use xrandr to configure the VGA port, just using the Fn+F4 key worked...

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last -x

will display the last shutdown events from wtmp, so although it won't give you a reason, it will give you the times so that you can try look for events in the logs that correspond...

Normally when Ubuntu refers to "MTA" on startup, it's the "Mail Transport Agent", which is likely sendmail or postfix.

Often some other application depends on the mail transport agent, so in that...

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First you need to run autoconf, which will create the configure script. You likely don't have it installed already, so:


sudo apt-get install autoconf
cd...

It sounds like it could be a replica of this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/972595

The good news is there appears to be a solution, but you probably won't be...

Your ddrescue command is a bit mixed up. If you want to create a hard drive image, then you'll need to mount /dev/sdb first.

If you mounted /dev/sdb to, for example /mnt/sdb, then your command...

Ok, if you're accessing from an Ubuntu machine, then try this instead. On the remote machine, type:


nano ~/proxychange.sh

In the new file, paste the following:


#!/bin/bash

Sorry, I should have made it clear that those are two lines of code.

So, firstly:


sessionfile=`find "${HOME}/.dbus/session-bus/" -type f`

Then:

You can easily manage file associations with Ubuntu Tweak, it can be downloaded from their website.

A screenshot is attached.

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I presume that you have a GUI running on the box, but you're using an ssh terminal to access it?

If so, you could try the following before running gsettings:

...

You're welcome, glad to help. If you get chance, please could you use the Thread Tools menu above and mark the issue as [SOLVED]?

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I actually just saw your question as I was setting up an Ubuntu console-only server, so your timing was perfect :)

To change the resolution to 800x600, you would...

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Are you trying to back up to Ubuntu One? You could try clicking on the Backup icon, then clicking the Storage tab, and changing the name of the storage folder to...

Great stuff. If you get chance, please could you use the Thread Tools menu and mark the issue as [SOLVED]?

Edit Read the reply first...not from the OP, so please disregard!!

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It sounds like a font issue. I've heard of it being solved before by opening a terminal and typing:


sudo apt-get install --reinstall ttf-ubuntu-font-family
...

If you're running ext4, you can get the creation time, but you need to run debugfs and know the file or folder's inode. For example, for a folder on my system, the following command:


sudo...

Sorry to hear about the problems you're having. Have you tried the steps at this post to get your touchpad working?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12209752&postcount=14

I've had...

Have you tried looking at the microphone levels in Sound Settings?

On some machines (particularly Acer Aspire) I've found it beneficial to install PulseAudio Volume Control from the Software...

Please could you post the output of:


aplay --list-devices

This will help us to see what sound card you're using. I suspect you're using an Intel card, in which case there are a few...

I've experienced problems before when the "Disable touchpad while typing" checkbox is checked in System Settings -> Mouse and Touchpad

You could try unchecking this box to see if it works. You...

Hi and welcome to the forums,

Could you please try running:


sudo apt-get install -f

Then try your installation again. This command tries to repair the error that's preventing you from...

I'm thinking the reason that history is empty is because the system() function spawns a new shell, so the history is empty for that shell.

For example, I wrote the following test shell script:

...

The instruction:


system("command -V command > output.txt");

Produces a file called output.txt containing the text:


command is a shell builtin

Sorry, my bad. When I create the file to call


system("pwd");

then it works as expected (printing the current working directory); however if I type:


which pwd

Hmmm...I tried writing a test.cpp file, which and other built-in commands do work. It seems to be unique to history!