Questions tagged [ubuntu]
Free, open-source operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux. Ubuntu questions are on topic here, but if you prefer an Ubuntu-only audience there is Ask Ubuntu (https://askubuntu.com/).
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How do I detach a process from Terminal, entirely?
I use Tilda (drop-down terminal) on Ubuntu as my "command central" - pretty much the way others might use GNOME Do, Quicksilver or Launchy.
However, I'm struggling with how to completely detach a ...
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How to mount a HFS partition in Ubuntu as Read/Write?
I plugged in my external harddrive (which was formatted on my Mac into HFS+ journaled) to my Ubuntu desktop 9.04 64bit. I am not able to get the drive to mount with write capability, how do I do that?...
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Remote desktop to Mac from various platforms (Windows, Ubuntu)
I fear I know the answer to this already, but I would like to be able to connect to my Mac Mini in a 'remote desktop' fashion.
I would like to connect to my Mac as if I were sat at my desk, but I ...
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Make grub keep its default boot under kernel updates
I dual-boot my machine and I want it to default to boot into windows so that whenever I restart the machine remotely from my home it will be able to get back into Windows (instead of Ubuntu).
The ...
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Where is the Linux Subsystem's filesystem located in Windows 10?
It's pretty clear that Windows' 10 "host" filesystem is mounted at /mnt/c/ from "Linux" perspective of view. But is it possible to get an access to "Linux" filesystem from Windows? If so, where it is?
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How to install Ubuntu, Windows XP and Windows 7 from scratch as triple-boot system
I'm currently running Windows XP, but have ordered Windows 7. I want to keep Windows XP on a separate partition, and install Ubuntu as well.
In which order should I install the OSs, and is there ...
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Booting into a Virtual Machine from a physical installation
In Mac OSX, you can create a Boot Camp partition, install Windows on it, and then later by using Parallels you can boot into that OS virtually in OS X! Its awesome, I've been using it on my macbook.
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Create an SSH user who only has permission to access specific folders
I installed SSH, but I found if I use my original account to login to Ubuntu, it has too many permissions.
I want to constrain the user to only have permissions for specific folders in Ubuntu. How ...
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Automatically mount external drives to /media/LABEL on boot without a user logged in?
This question is similar, but kind of the opposite of what I want. I want external USB drives to be mounted automatically at boot, without anyone logged in, to locations like /media/<label>.
I ...
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Repair grub mbr and /boot using ubuntu 9.04 live CD
I have broken my boot sequence on my XP/Vista/Ubuntu box. I wish to restore the system back to the way that Ubuntu 9.04 (last installed OS) had it setup. I want to do only the mbr and /boot on the ...
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How do you add a certificate authority (CA) to Ubuntu?
My work has decided to issue their own certificate authority (CA) to handle different aspects of our work securely without paying for certificates.
Cryptographically sign emails
Encrypt email ...
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How to wipe free disk space in Linux?
When a file is deleted, its contents may still be left in the filesystem, unless explicitly overwritten with something else. The wipe command can securely erase files, but does not seem to allow ...
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Unable to change file permissions on Ubuntu Bash for Windows 10
I was trying to use an ssh instance and I received the following error, which is odd since I tried to change the permission using chmod, but that didn't seem to work as permissions were still 777:
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Getting macro keys from a Razer BlackWidow to work on Linux
I picked up a Razer BlackWidow Ultimate that has additional keys meant for macros that are set using a tool that's installed on Windows. I'm assuming that these aren't some fancypants joojoo keys and ...
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How to extract text with OCR from a PDF on Linux?
How do I extract text from a PDF that wasn't built with an index? It's all text, but I can't search or select anything. I'm running Kubuntu, and Okular doesn't have this feature.
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