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Frenzy avatar
./configure: No such file or diectory
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I downloaded a wicd-1.7.4.tar.gz file and I changed directory cd Downloads to the .tar.gz file and extracted it using tar xvzf wicd-1.7.4.tar.gz. Thereafter, I changed directory to cd wicd-1.7.4 which is the extracted files directory. Suprisingly, when I used the command, ./configure inside the same directory, the error I got was, bash: ./configure: No such file or directory. Please can someone tell ...

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Iosef avatar
Mysql in bash script
in flag

Hi Im running the following mysql query using a bash script:

#!/bin/bash

set -f        # disable globbing
IFS=$'\n'     # set field separator to NL (only)

arr=($(sudo mysql -u root -h localhost  -e "USE mydb;SELECT * FROM sites" | awk 'NR>1'))

echo $arr

which is returning the following:

1       Jhon     Richards     jhonrichards@gmail.com

Then I'm trying to get just the firstname (Jhon) and st ...

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Tom avatar
Having to set root and prefix every time I boot on grub 2 "minimal bash like editing"
vn flag
Tom

I tried the alternative method shown here using boot-repair after the system didn't detect at all the linux bootloader (only windows option and the disc only (which I don't know why it appears) were in the bios boot order options and in the boot menu). Now the BIOS detects the bootloader (ubuntu is added to the list), but in this minimal bash mode.

I have to type the following lines to make it show  ...

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Invention1 avatar
Dropbox syntax error
us flag

I do not believe dropbox is running. running dropbox status generates an error. When I invoke dropbox from a terminal, I am getting an error message

~$ dropbox
  File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 232
    except OSError, e:
                  ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

For context the rest of that section of the file reads:

 with closing(sock) as f:
        yield (0, True)
        while True:
      ...
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Microphone volume changes everytime it is used
ph flag

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Kernel 5.11.0-34-generic) and getting into an annoying issue. I've set my mic volume with alsamixer the way I want it. However, every time an application starts/stops using the microphone (for example, when I launch OBS or when I close it, when I enter a meeting and when I quit it), it gets back to the volume configuration I don't want.

This is the configuration I want (M ...

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frepie avatar
Process aborts when upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04
im flag

I tried to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 using the terminal and the process aborts without any information messages:

frepie@frepie-K55N:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [1,554 B]                                
Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,340 kB]                                         
Fetched 1,342 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                   ...
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antoine avatar
How to go to beginning and end of line in ordinary text boxes
hk flag

When I'm not in vim, how do I go to the beginning of a line in something like Firefox search bar or Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut? How would I replicate macOS's command + arrow keybind.

I'm in 20.04.

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caparks avatar
Lost macbook pro LCD backlight brightness controls after installing nvidia driver
tn flag

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with the 5.11.0-34-generic kernel on my mid-2009 macbook pro which has nvidia geforce 9400M graphics hardware. Suspend and wake from suspend does not work with the nouveau open source graphics driver, so I wanted to install the nvidia proprietary graphics driver. The nvidia driver available within 'Additional Software' is the correct version for my machine, but it doesn't su ...

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DSB avatar
Unable to use upload websites
ru flag
DSB

Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.3 on a cloud based virtual machine server. I seem to be unable to use any websites that involve uploading files, such as youtube / google drive / online video converters.

What "happens" is: when I click on the link that would normally open a file browser to select the file... nothing happens, accompanied by a crash/freeze  ...

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Goran avatar
time not showing fully in taskbar Lubuntu 20.04LTS
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I installed Lubuntu 20.04LTS the other day. Since then I have fixing 4 or 5 bugs I came across on it thanks to advice found on here. However, can't see a fix for this one:

In the bottom right corner, on the task bar, the world clock looks fine, but, since I installed the Keyboard State Indicator it stopped showing the last digit, the one that shows exact minute time. So it currently shows 20:5 an ...

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frepie avatar
Unable to upgrade to 20.04
im flag

I am trying to upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 but the process is terminated automatically.

Terminal print out:

frepie@frepie-K55N:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [1,554 B]                                
Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,340 kB]                                         
Fetched 1,342 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                        
aut ...
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eliu avatar
How to interpret this ubuntu server 20.04's default installtion's lsblk output
gg flag

After a mostly default installtion of "legacy" ubuntu 20.04 server iso (the none-live version) on an old laptop that uses BIOS boot method, lsblk shows the following result:

NAME              MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda                 8:0    0 238.5G  0 disk
├─sda1              8:1    0   512M  0 part /boot/efi 
├─sda2              8:2    0     1K  0 part 
└─sda5              8:5 ...
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How to boot from sda disk sytem installed on nvme drive? Ubuntu 20.04
cn flag

I just tuned up my laptop (Dell E5250) by installing nvme m.2 drive into PCIe (WWAN) port. Ubuntu recognize drive, but bios(uefi) doesn't see nvme. Otherwise there is installed sata (sda) disk with system. I tried to install grub and boot folder on sda disk and system on nvme disk, but after start computer, there are some errors:

error: no such device:7110c-very-log-number..
error: file ~/boot/vmli ...
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MJMcMahon67 avatar
Reset X display configuration?
id flag

I should know better, but I was installing updated NVidia drivers for my laptop and have gotten things so messed up that X will not start properly. Using Kubuntu 21.04. The laptop is an Eluktronics RP-17 with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor with graphics (used for the laptop display) and an NVidia 2060 that drives the monitor. I've tried a number of things with no success - removing and reinstalling b ...

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Dammy avatar
How To use a PowerA spectra on Ubuntu 20.04
cn flag

I have recently received a powerA spectra Controller.

I plugged it in to my computer it didn't work as expected.

I have tried other solutions from questions similar to mine such as : Installing Driver for XBox PowerA Spectra Controller

None of which have worked. Could it be im doing something wrong?

Or is it because my version of Ubuntu is different?

I was wondering if I could get an updated walk ...

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