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I sure do miss Google Groups since it discontinuation.

I could makes posts on all kinds of subjects to get help.

Are there any options other than making posts at numerous specialized forums?
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andy@7 ~> :

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-trash true
No such schema “org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding”

How can I put a trash can on my panel?

I am using Ubuntu Mate 22.04.

I tried doing this.

Right click panel, add to panel, select trash from the list.

Trash is not on the list.

[QUOTE=raleigh3;14166766]Could someone help me. I need a bash script to play a short sound file, wait for 30 seconds, play another sound file, wait for another 30 seconds.

(I will use it as a...

Could someone help me. I need a bash script to play a short sound file, wait for 30 seconds, play another sound file, wait for another 30 seconds.

(I will use it as a reminder to spend 30 seconds...

I expect to get some flak for this post.

I am around 68 years old.

I recently moved to San Marcos, Texas.

I am 15 minutes away for my oldest daughter and 2 grand daughters.

I love the...

Have you tried un-installing Firefox and re-installing it ?

This link gives you the details.

https://www.makeuseof.com/apt-get-uninstall/

You can get the newest version here.
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I have a Samsung S5 cell phone. It just now stopped charging. ??

I have tried at least 3 different charging cables, and 3 different chargers.

I also removed the battery and did a factory reset....

Will this fit in a standard usb connector such as a usb 3.0 slot?

https://imgur.com/DAYJXBx

I can not tell if it will fit.

I found this, but I am not sure if this is what cable I would need.

https://tripplite.eaton.com/usb-c-active-extension-cable-usb-c-usb-a-10m-32-ft~U33010M1

I have a usb 3.0 port on the front of...

Thanks, it has a monthly fee.

I am looking for a wireless camera that does NOT require a smart phone and that can broadcast it's signal to a desktop computer.

I thought of using a desk cam, but would need a very long cable for...

I am looking for a healthy salt substitute.

I used some onion flakes and either fresh garlic sliced up or pepper.

No combination came close to replicating the taste of salt.

I thought of...

I am looking for a file compression program that retains file permissions and has simple options like not including directories.

Tar is out and lz4 looks like it does not work with wildcards.
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I really appreciate the feedback.

I will implement those changes. :-)

Ubuntu_Documents.zip is not being copied to Local_Backup_Dir?

/home/andy/Backup/Ubuntu_Mate_20.04/ does exist.

Other files are being copied to that directory.

Can someone offer some things I...

I ran Gparted and re-formatted it. The drive showed but I still could not access it.

I noticed that fstab had no entry for /dev/sdb1, so I got the UUID etc and made an entry in fstab for it.
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it downloaded my bookmarks in order, three times in a row. (bookmarksbookmarksbookmarks).. as soon as you get to the bottom of bookmarks,it starts over from the beginning in the same order as the...

Since going to 20.04 I have been seeing some odd behaviors.

Thunar and Caja is not seeing my Maxtor_SDB1 which is my second drive.

I could use help diagnosing this.


lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN...

Ubuntu Mate

This is for UM 20.04.

The listing is sparse compared to what I got in 18.04?


ubuntu-security-status
2230 packages installed, of which:
1676 receive package updates with LTS until 4/2027

I started out with 2 partitions with versions UM 18.04 and 20.04.

I used os-uninstaller and deleted the partition with UM 18.04.

It now boots into UM 20.04 which is what I want.

But it now...

This works well at running Seamonkey only once per 24 hours. Firefox is my main browser but I can not use the ReminderFox plugin with it.

It only works with Seamonkey.

I want to put an echo...

I installed Nexuiz but I have no sound?

Here are some more details.

I dragged some .png files to my desktop. They show some keyboard shortcuts.

I wanted to get rid of the text under those icons.

I discovered that using filenames...