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Can't install linux-libc-dev on WSL/Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
I'm trying to install linux-libc-dev on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (the Windows Subsystem for Linux).
This is to fix an earlier bash error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dev : ...
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Autorun zerofree on boot (or on shutdown)
I have a virtualbox vitual server that keeps growing. To keep its virtual disk small I'm manually shrinking it using VBoxManage modifyhd disk.vdi compart after zeroing unused space on the disk using ...
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"config_get_device_record: failed to read blah-blah.plist" when iPhone is connected to Ubuntu
I connect my iPhone to an Ubuntu computer just to charge it (without the need for any other actions), and my logs are spammed every second with
Apr 04 20:04:26 <user> usbmuxd[4610]: [20:04:26....
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Linux - Control case fan speed based off of GPU temperature
I'm looking for a linux tool (I'm running Ubuntu), script, etc. that could control my case fan speeds based off of the GPU temperature.
I'm asking because I've recently built a new PC in the Node 202 ...
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Problems while installing Nvidia-367 Driver on Ubuntu-16.04
I had earlier installed nvidia-340, using
sudo apt-get install nvidia-340
I was trying to install Cuda-8, but it required nvidia-367. So I removed nvidia-340 and all other nvidia products, using
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Chrome and Firefox Poorly Behaved Under Ubuntu 16.04
I have a recently-provisioned Lenovo with a 500G SSD drive and 16G of memory. It only has a few things on it and nothing else running, but Chromium will only have a couple of tabs open before it ...
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BusyBox Tar shows different ownership than GNU Tar
UPDATE: I discovered that I could view/extract with the original permissions using the "--numeric-owner" flag on GNU Tar. However, I'd still like to understand exactly what tar is doing here, as it's ...
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Installing Unity desktop into Centos 7
I am very much familiar with Ubuntu's Unity desktop and my company uses Centos 7 for development which is not controlled by me.
Are there any manuals or wikipages that instructs about installing ...
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Missing Operating System after install of ubuntu on a macbook as only os
I have installed Ubuntu on a 2009 MacBookPro (intel 64 bits) using the iso ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso and unetbootin to create a live USB.
So basically, I followed the tutorial to create a usb ...
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How to change the row height in pgAdmin on 4K monitors with scale >1
the row height in pgAdmin is controlled by the font size, but on my 2160p screen I'm using scale factor x2 to render readable UIs. The font is cut in the result grid, I can expand manually.
Are ...
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How Can I List Which Processes are Using a Specific Disk in Ubuntu?
How can I list which process(es) are using a specific disk in Linux?
I'm trying to track down what is writing to my hard drive, because I'd like to move the process's stuff to my SSD so that my hard ...
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How can I add a new user with SSH access to a Ubuntu VM on Azure?
I feel like this should be an straightforward thing to do, but I'm struggling to find an answer that works...
I have an Ubuntu 14.04 server running on Azure with the Resource Management type of ...
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Questions about KMS/DRM and linux /dev/fb* devices
Basically, what I want to do is to allow most standard framebuffer graphics apps (At least, any that support being told which /dev/fb* device to use, or can deduce that from the framebuffer the VT ...
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No HDMI output on Debian 8 laptop
WHAT DOESN'T WORK:
I'm running Debian 8 on a Dell M4800 laptop and I'm unable to get it to talk to a new external monitor via either HDMI or DisplayPort.
The Debian 8 (Mate) Live USB also does not ...
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Simplest way to setup my own remote private git server
First of all, I've read all the git-server-setup documents on the internet, but still, there is one thing missing -- I want to setup a simple GIT server in (Ubuntu) Virtual Machine for myself, not for ...
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