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Linux vs. Hidden SSID
I'm running a godforsaken version of edubuntu and I'm trying to get it to connect to a wifi with a hidden SSID. I've scoured the internet for the past hour or so, trying to find anything similar and ...
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How to overwrite a non-debian package?
Background
I am trying to install Google Drive, so I am installing Grive. I previously tried to install syncdrive, which is no longer supported. Now, I am having some conflicts between the two ...
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How to configure external USB touchpad for a laptop
I have a laptop that, obviously, comes with a touchpad and a keyboard. However, I have an USB keyboard with integrated touchpad that better suits my needs. I use Ubuntu 13.10 and I cannot find how to ...
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Cannot login to KDE
Last time I booted and logged into my Kubuntu account, I was surprised not to end up on my desktop but in XBMC, which I already installed some months ago.
I repeated this several times with the same ...
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Running minix3 in virtual box
My host OS is Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit.I want to run Minix 3 in the virtual box from live CD. I followed their instructions to install it, and faced the following error:
Warning:1 module failed to ...
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How to parallelize the for loop while scp the files?
I am running my below shell script from machineA which is copying the files machineB and machineC into machineA. If the files are not there in machineB, then it should be there in machineC.
The below ...
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ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host while copying the files?
I am running my shell script from machineA which will copy the files from machineB and machineC.
if the files are not there in machineB, then it will be there in machineC for sure.. So somehow ...
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Download package via apt for another architecture
I am currently in a architecture amd64, so when I try apt-get download vlc, it downloaded the appropriate architecture for my system, but how can I download the i386 version via apt?
It's for ...
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How do I set Nautilus as default file manager in Elementary OS
Elementary OS uses a program called files as the default file manager.
I would like to use Nautilus as my default file manager as used in Ubuntu 12.04 . I have GNOME Nautilus 3.4.2 installed on my ...
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Difficulty with EncFS on CentOS
I'm trying to figure out encfs, but am having some difficulty.
This is what I have done so far:
I created 2 test folders
mkdir /home/oshiro/Desktop/encrypted
mkdir /home/oshiro/Desktop/decrypted
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Making an Android container with Ubuntu 12.04 on the Samsung ARM Chromebook : initrd file not found
I'm trying to run Android as guest OS with LXC containers on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on the ARM Chromebook, reading this tutorial.
At some point of the tutorial, it says:
Then get the initrd for your ...
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Ubuntu - USB device not discovered after system restart
I have an USB device that after pluging in is visible as /dev/ttyACM0. Unfortunately, after system restart, it is not beeing discovered and I have to plug it out and in again to work. I have found a ...
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keyboard doesn't respond after suspend in Ubuntu 12
When I put my Ubuntu on suspend mode, the keyboard stops working, and I cannot get out of suspend. I need to shutdown my laptop manually and reboot. I have VAIO laptop. Ubuntu version 12.
I edited ...
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enable IST timezone in puppet
I'm trying to run below Puppet manifest to set 'IST' timezone.
class { 'timezone':
timezone => 'IST',
}
When I run Puppet apply timezone.pp, it installs properly. But when I check the system ...
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Is it possible to add granular permissions on a folder without installing acl?
I have a folder public_html with several subfolders on Ubuntu 12.04 server.
Is it possible to add different permissions on individual subfolders for two new individual users without changing the ...
