i am using docky on ubuntu 14.04.I am able to pin shortcut of applications to it. But how can i make a shortcut of a particular folder to it. Like It has home folder icon in docky ..i want to have folder location directed to that particular one. thanks

I am really having difficulties in the way questions are marked as duplicate lately. Two examples of the last two days: This question could probably be closed for several reasons, but not for being a duplicate; OP is only giving an example, which now is happyly upgraded to the main subject of t...

Would be a OK(™) to use shortened URLs in comments? If i try posting a link (or two) in a comment, with a explanation about it, I often run out of characters as the links take up half the length of the comment. I then end up having to post a second comment to finish it or something So it would i...

Please refer to those rules so I can get help and my question will be not deleted.

I want to install mysql-server on my Vagrant Ubuntu 12.04 LTS virtual machine. When I do the setup auto-starts. I can see this in the Vagrant output: While not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you set a password ││ for the MySQL administrative "root" user.││││ If this field is left bla...

(Intent: Targeting the correct support audience when asking questions.) StackExchange, AskUbuntu, MetaAskUbuntu, chat, Canonical, Wiki, feature request, wish list, bug reports, etc. It's taken me at least 30 minutes to craft this question. I'm a visual guy, struggling to get a grip on the ...

I am attempting to simplify repetitive work procedures. In doing so, I am trying to write a .bashrc script which will set global path variables that aliases can refer to. Disclaimer: I'm new to linux and scripting in general so I don't know if the approach I've taken to this point is correct. He...

Trying to upgrade udev to 197+ on my LFS system, I've come across a problem that old persistent network interface names scheme is no longer supported. Before trying to go on with the new suggested scheme I wondered how it's done in Ubuntu, and launched its LiveCD in QEMU with two NICs. I've disc...

My first question is why was gnome2 based fallback mode removed? This seems to be in poor taste considering the overwhelming community distaste to unity, especially from the more experienced members grown accustomed to gnome2 and derivatives. Also, why was unity2d removed entirely and in its plac...

I read that the nameif is deprecated, although I still see it on my ubuntu 14.04 system. If this command is deprecated, is the command cited for removal or will it still be available? This command is extremely useful when trying to make consistent interface names particularly when your NIC's ...

Could someone tell me why my off-topic flag was declined on this question? How to get the whole value At best it's a generic programming / scripting question that - in my opinion - has nothing to do with Ubuntu and is unlikely to help any future visitors. Also, someone was declined from removin...