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Ovie Adese

12:10 AM

Hey, does anyone have a guide to setup PAM authentication for ubuntu?

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Atsushi

6:32 AM

can I ask askubuntu.com/questions/1136465/…

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

6:43 AM

Q: Sound throung only one speaker

I have Ubuntu 19.04, and I am facing issues with sounds. When playing audio, I get audio through only one of the speakers (the left one, that is). Also, the volume is pretty low. I run the same on windows 10 (through dual boot), and both speakers run perfectly fine with proper amplification. What...

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8:21 AM

Q: Vectr doesn't launch on Ubuntu

I installed a software called Vectr through the snap store on Ubuntu 19.04 using the command. sudo snap install vectr The program installs as usual, and I get this message on the terminal, vectr 0.1.15 from Vectr* installed The problem arises when I try to launch the application. It doesn'...

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LeonidMew

9:13 AM

How to make window sticky? I have try xprop -name Firefox -set _NET_WM_STATE_ADD _NET_WM_STATE_STICKY but it's wrong, showing error message: xprop: error: unsupported conversion for _NET_WM_STATE_ADD

Benny

9:38 AM

I think it can be done by using Compizconfig Settings.

LeonidMew

9:49 AM

There are package compiz-mate. Is it for cinnamon?

LeonidMew

10:01 AM

No, compiz not compatible with cinnamon, that's what I found in google. And not compatible with gnome 3

terdon

10:48 AM

@LeonidMew System settings -> Window -> behavior

For cinnamon

LeonidMew

@terdon Thanks!

terdon

You're welcome

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Bazman

1:06 PM

I have a new built PC.

I7-8700. Asus prime z390-a. GeForce rtx 2080. 8gb ram. 2tb m2. 2tb hard drive (not currently connected during ubuntu install).

After a couple of attempts I managed to install ubuntu.

However after I restarted it now seems to freeze after login.

After researching it it appears this may be a problem with the nvidia drivers.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS crashes after login

The suggested solution is to install these drivers but how can i do this if I can't log in?

Rinzwind

Pick the one you like best:
1. from a tty.
2. from a live session
3. from grub rescue prompt.

PerlDuck

1:28 PM

@LeonidMew LOL, actually (with the OP's real filenames) it would be find '@@@/###/&&&' -newer '***' -type f

LeonidMew

@PerlDuck :-)

@PerlDuck thanks for comment about escaping % in cron

Ovie Adese

1:44 PM

How do I setup USB authentication for my system

PerlDuck

@LeonidMew You're welcome. It's really weird with that % sign in cronjobs. They say it has to do with newlines or so.

Thomas Ward

falls over onto the floor

@Bazman Consider using a newer version of Ubuntu than 14.04 since that technically dies some point this month. (if not already)

@ByteCommander You mean a note about it being on topic like I usually do? I've been busy :P

(but this you already know :P)

Byte Commander

2:11 PM

yeah, that was what I meant (last week)

it isn't like anybody else could have done that too...

/shrug

Thomas Ward

you could've done it :P

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Ashif

3:34 PM

hey am a new user. how do i change permission of /var/www/html/site

I can't edit/create any folder or files

Ashif

3:52 PM

thank you, i got the solution :)

Fabby

@Rinzwind :D :P

Rinzwind

4:55 PM

@Fabby :)

Rinzwind

5:12 PM

@JacobVlijm if you have time at some moment please pm me :+) I got questions :D

Ask Ubuntu Meta

5:38 PM

Q: We should put these tags under [lock] and [keys]

(The only reason these are the same question is for the pun. If they should be split, I can split them.) Neither of these have tag wiki entries. lock has 182 questions, keys has 82. lock has questions about a variety of topics, including screen locks, folders having a lock icon, apt being loc...

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Ubuntu Questions on U&L

6:07 PM

Q: Maltego stuck in Starting Modules Ubuntu 18.04

I installed Maltego 4.2 + Java 11 on Ubuntu 18.04, and when I run this its always get stuck on "Starting Modules", any suggestions? Thank you.

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Jacob Vlijm

Hey @Rinzwind!

Rinzwind

hey

question! :+

nemo+nautilus file manager have an option to show sizes as decimal. decimal + long, binary and binary + long

if I would like to add also -only- the long options for those (so show sizes in bytes only) where would I need to start :D and can it be done in python

I would assume that would be a plugin :P

Jacob Vlijm

6:25 PM

@Rinzwind I have no clue actually. In dconf, I see no option to set anything on that. I never played with the code of either one...

Rinzwind

well that lowered my expectations of you >:-DDDDD

ah well. Ill figure it out some day >:)

Jacob Vlijm

Hehe, could it be lower? :)

Rinzwind

sure can! :+) I have a very short list with user names I trust their judgement 100%

Jacob Vlijm

Rinzwind

you are now on 99% >:=D

(I hope you aint drinking coffee when you read that)

Jacob Vlijm

6:35 PM

I am slow atm :)

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Ubuntu Questions on U&L

8:04 PM

Q: How to enable clipboard sharing on Ubuntu VirtualBox?

I am running Ubuntu 18 on VirtualBox and the host is Windows 7. I installed the packages specified in this answer, as well as Guest Additions, and rebooted. However under Settings > Devices there is no "Shared Clipboard" option at all.

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Ubuntu Questions on U&L

10:21 PM

Q: xrandr doesn't list display port

My laptop (Thinkpad W530) has a VGA and a mini DP port (OR a DP port via docking station). Ubuntu 18.04, xrandr in particular doesn't seem to recognize the DP. For example if I run xrandr gives me Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384 LVDS-1-1 connected 1920x1080+0+...