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How to remove LUKS auto-unlock?
Unfortunately my drive unlocks automatically. This makes the whole encryption useless. How do I turn off this annoying feature on a specified drive (e.g. /dev/x) ?
The cryptsetup command I've found ...
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Need to reset the Keyboard shortcuts defined
I bound some keys by mistake, and they don't work any more, such as HOME, END, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT.
Is there a way to reset all the bound keys to their original state?
I know this might be ...
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Wheezy RC1: Bug Report?: “Oh No! Something Has Gone Wrong.”
I got a new Thinkpad T430 but had all sorts of hardware/driver issues with Debian Squeeze since it's outdated. Major issues - wireless wasn't working after numerous attempts, yadayada.
So I upgraded ...
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Can't connect to my wireless network though GNOME
I am a complete Linux beginner and I managed to install Archlinux today. But I have no access to my wifi for some reason.
I get internet access in my terminal with wifi-menu but gnome tells me that ...
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Gnome and Cinnamon loads in fallback (classic) mode only
So I have been using linux mint for a while now. A few months ago my Gnome shell crashed and I was unable to use the full 3d features and loaded into fallback mode only. From that day (around 2 months ...
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Regain control of an X Server
I have a Gnome session running on my server. I started it with tightvncserver. Now it wont let me in anymore because of
Too many authentication failures - client rejected
This seems to be a ...
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Screen keeps dimming on Power (Dis-)Connect
I would like to disable the automatic screen dimming when I plug in our out my power adapter. Every time my laptop switches between battery/ac, my screen dims even though I have disabled it in every ...
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Alternative keyboard-triggred launcher for specific file type in file managers (Dolphin and/or nautilus)
Is it possible to have an (or some) alternative launchers (i.e. Open With) for each file type and be able to trigger them using keyboard modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl & Alt) in linux's KDE and/or ...
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Reload ~/.profile for desktop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how do i tell gnome to reread my ~/.profile
How to change environment variables without re-logging to UI?
I'm trying to reload my ~/.profile without login out.
I can ...
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How to run the terminal using keyboard shortcuts in Gnome 2?
I'm using Gnome 2. I use the terminal several times, and I lose a lot of time going in Applications / Utilities / Terminal to launch the terminal. I am wondering if I can launch the terminal using ...
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Running script once when X is initialized
Where should I put a bash script if I want it to be executed once during X startup as part of system bootup. For example, I want to start up VPN on my machine as root user once X starts up.
When X ...
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How to “zoom out” screen windows, everything looks too big?
I bought new laptop Dell Inspiron and first thing I installed Linux Mint and Eclipse for Java development. But I didn't like the look of Eclipse, everything just looks too big on the screen. Half of ...
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xdg-open ignores my application definitions
I am running compiz-gnome session with xfdesktop on fc16, don't ask why, but I have this weird problem. Some of the applications (e.g. tracker, or evolution )do not start the proper application for ...
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How to replace icons in Linux Mint?
I have a problem with linux mint. The icons, I am trying to genericize my computer, with Tux logos. But some way or another, the icons reverted to linuxmint after a reboot (files were overwritten with ...
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How to log user in to Gnome Desktop from remote ssh terminal?
I'm using CentOS 5.5 with Gnome Desktop Enironment.
By default, after system boot i get Gnome's login screen. Independently, I can log in through SSH and execute commands.
Is there any command line ...
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I can't login to Crunchbang Linux
I rebooted my VM and now I can't login. It gives me the following error:
Your session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out yourself, this could mean that there is some ...
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Application receives SIGKILL on system shutdown, why not SIGTERM?
We use our Java application under X that starts from /etc/X11/Xsessions.d/9999ngoma
root@denis-laptop:~# uname -a
Linux denis-laptop 2.6.32-36-generic #79-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 8 22:29:26 UTC 2011 i686 ...
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How does one enable different backgrounds for each viewport screen in linux?
I was wondering if it was possible to enable different desktop backgrounds in the four different gnome viewport screens using linux mint?
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How can I easily copy one user's profile to another's in GNOME?
I have a multi-user environment. I would like them to use one profile (with specific settings like: themes, shortcuts, installed keyboard layouts, wallpaper, main menu items, etc.).
Currently I need ...
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Is there a way to control the delay before shutdown on low battery?
Is there any way to configure shutdown on critically low battery to give me a bit of time before actually shutting down?
I've set GNOME Power Manager to shutdown on low battery (hibernating does not ...
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Where does top / gnome-system-monitor get its information about cpu usage?
I am curious where gnome-system-monitor and top (the command line tool) get their information about the CPU usage in %. Could you please explain it to me?
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Can I set a gnome keyboard shortcut to be a prefix key, like in emacs, tmux or screen?
I would like to setup some Gnome keyboard shortcuts to be a prefix-key, so that I can add several shortcuts with the same prefix. Eg. I'd like to be able to have Super+x be a prefix key, with the ...
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How to upgrade application to the latest version using yum in Fedora?
I have Fedora 15, and Gnome 3. But i would like to update to the latest version of Gnome 3 (where i have 3.0.1 always). For some error reason i must need to upgrade to Gnome 3.0.3
How do we update ...
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Why do most linux distros default gnome?
Why the default desktop environment of most popular linux distros is gnome? KDE seems to me an equally good desktop environment. Is it for licence reason? historic? or else?
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minimal install, still want gnome!
I'm at the stage of the install of Fedora 15 where I choose what software to install. I want less so I'm going for "minimal" and "Customize now".
What do I need to tick to get the machine to boot ...
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how do I prevent Xorg using my Linux laptop's display panel?
I have a laptop (~5 year old HP compaq nc6400 running Fedora Linux) that I use most of the time as a desktop machine. It is plugged into a docking station with its lid closed and connected through ...
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Where Nautilus/Gnome keeps track or log of user activity?
Today I came across a file called ~user/.nautilus/saved-session-XXXXXX. In it one could see some sort of logging user's activity via Nautilus. Also in ~user/.gconf/apps/gedit-2 one could find ...
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Debian (Gnome): unable to login
I am new to Linux, installed Gnome, and unable to login, as only root is set, and disabled, I think after reading on the Internet.
Now how do i get back to the command line, at least so I can deal ...
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Create url link in menu
How can I create a menu item that points to a URL?
I've tried creating a mylink.desktop entry like this:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=My Link Name
Icon=my-icon
Type=Link
Categories=Office;
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Launching a GUI application in RHEL 5 hangs
When I try to launch any GUI application through a terminal in my RHEL 5.4, it takes a very long time for the GUI to come up. Also, sometimes it just hangs.
I see the following messages in the ...
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Is it possible to set su to use WE password dialog
I have sometimes problem when during entering password for su other window appears and steals the focus ("wait - did I just entered root password on public IRC chatroom?" - it did not happened but ...
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I am failing to build gudev with JHBuild
When I run jhbuild buildone gudev I get:
<SNIP>
Making all in .
CC extras/gudev/extras_gudev_libgudev_1_0_la-gudevclient.lo
CC ...
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Is locking the screen safe?
See USB driver bug exposed as "Linux plug&pwn", or this link
Two choices [GNOME, Fedora 14]:
Use the gnome-screensaver
Use the "switch user" function [gnome menu -> log out -> switch user]
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What Linux distribution(s) contribute the most development to the GNOME project?
If I plan to contribute to the GNOME project, am I advised to use THAT distribution as my primary development platform or does my choice remain a simple matter of taste?
EDIT: I'm a Linux user and my ...
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How to start an xterm from Nautilus, running in the folder I'm viewing?
This was easy in Thunar, but now I'm on a machine where I'm trying to do everything in the Gnome desktop world.
In Nautilus, I'm in some deep-down folder. How do I open an xterm (rxvt, aterm, ...
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How is the linux graphics stack organised?
Can anybody explain(hopefully with a picture), how is the linux graphics stack organised? I hear all the time about X/GTK/GNOME/KDE etc., but I really don't have any idea what they actually do and how ...
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Launch a GNOME session from terminal
I'm sshing into my friends machine and I'm wondering how would i launch a GNOME session over SSH? I need to open a web browser on his machine to view something which can only be done from his ...
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I can't adjust screen brightness of my laptop anymore
My laptop has keyboard buttons for adjusting screen brightness. After a Debian Squeeze re-installation, they don't work no more.
[laptop] Acer TravelMate 6592; I use Fn< to decrease the brightness ...
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How do I read alternate gnome configuration files
I have a number of versions of gnome installed on a number of different hosts. All users have network mounted home directories. In some cases gnome works poorly when reading configuration from the ...
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Preventing mounting some partition by user (gnome+udisk)
I'd like to prevent automounting one partition (known UUID etc. ) on one external harddrive. Others should be automounted. Distro is 'modern' (uses lots of beta software) and uses udisk+udev for ...
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linux x.org alternative
We have so many options for window managers, shells, desktop environments, distros, and kernel architectures under Linux, but why after (maybe) 20 years do we only have X.org server (including its ...
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Can anybody recommend an HTTP debugging proxy?
I would like something that allows me to:
Inspect all HTTP(S) traffic between my computer and the Internet, including 127.0.0.1
Modify incoming or outgoing data
It would also be nice if it had a ...
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How to integrate sound with desktop events?
On Windows, the Sounds & Multimedia control panel allows the connection of sound snippets to various operating system events, like window movements, process start/stop, and start-up/shutdown.
I ...
