Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 475
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[ubuntu] Connect Magellan gps via USB
Tried a few years ago (Version 10) but have finally gotten to the point I could use it again and need some help. Just not sure where to look for appropriate applications.I have a Magellan, eXplorist 400, gps device and would like to work with it on my laptop and ru ing Ubuntu 14.04. When I co ect it...
Interview with Jane Silber
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Installation help
I'm trying out Linux because I'm an it guy looking to lea as much as possible. I still need to use windows so I would like a dual boot configuration. I created a kubuntu live USB by downloading the iso directly from the official Ubuntu site and I created install media using rufus. I can get my machi...
Test thread
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How to delete unused mistake attachments?
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AquaSketcher needs plugin
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Ansys over ssh displays on all virtual desktops and has focus
Hi Everyone,Kind of a weird situation -- we have Ansys ru ing on a large HPC cluster. The end user logs into the cluster using 'ssh -Y' then runs ansys.Ansys runs fine, but grabs focus (all mouse and keyboards go to the ansys window) and shows up on all the virtual desktops he has?The workstation is...
Help with booting Ubuntu partition in VirtualBox
I have a notebook which I duel boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04, and I want to boot my Ubuntu partition in VirtualBox on Windows host. I did a lot of Googling, but I am stuck.So I've created the ubuntu_parititon.vmdk file which points to my physical disk and ubuntu partition but when I boot up the V...
[xubuntu] Troubleshooting Firefox in 16.04
Hello,After a recent reinstallation, I'm unable to open Firefox normally--I receive the error message, Code: Firefox is already ru ing, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system. If I look at System Monitor, there is no ins...
xubuntu messed up desktop fonts
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External Hard Disk not recognized
alex@Gurren:~$ dmesg | tail -n 20[ 1079.472156] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access Sony Hard Drive 0201 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2[ 1079.472391] sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0[ 1079.472723] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 976773165 512-byte logical blocks: (500 GB/465 GiB)[ 1079.473234] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect ...
[ubuntu] ZFS missing pool
Hi all...Hopefully there is some Guru type 'GOD' figure that knows how to help me as i am .. S.T.U.M.P.E.D ! and frantically ru ing around as all the pictures of my daughter are on there with no other backups.i had a disk failure on my ZFS pool called 'storage' and followed a few guides online about...
[ubuntu] Wired Network Connection deleted by 16.10 update
I am totally new to the Linux operating system flavors. I know nothing about the repair and maintenance of this new kind of OS. A friend suggested I install and try Zorin as an operating system since it did not need any configuration. I cut a USB and installed it. It read the updates from the networ...
mplayer tells me https protocol not found
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Boot-Repair seems to succeed but still boot into Windows 10
I applied some Windows 10 updates last week (I only use the Windows partition when necessary). Today I discovered the laptop would only boot directly to Windows.1. I ran boot-repair and it asked me to disable SecureBoot and try again;2. I disabled SecureBoot and ran boot-repair again - no success;3....