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GNOME has grey bar on top and bottom after upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10, how do I fix it to how it's supposed to look?

This is how my desktop looks after the update, the top bar turning grey and the addition of the bottom bar happened after the update. From my searching of...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

general

Hybrid Graphics on Ubuntu 19.10 Early 2011 17" Macbook Pro

Last update: Ubuntu 20.04 fixed everything. Default is intel, and it automatically uses the dedicated one when needed (so far!) And if it does not work, t...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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How to add Android Studio to the launcher?

I'm trying to install Android Studio so that I can launch it from a launcher instead of via terminal. Android Studio > Tools > Create Desktop Entry d...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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Not able to access outside services though Openvpn in brigded bridged mode and routing everything thorugh the vpn

I have setup a small server with a bridged openvpn setup. My goal is use my network services and Internet connection from every location with Internet acc...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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ADB device list doesn't show phone

I've recently installed adb and fastboot: apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot After the installation finished, I connected my de...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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Where to find other versions of Opera browser as deb packages?

I used Opera mainly for the Unite feature now to be abandoned. It is missing in v. 12. Some say its features will re-emerge in future extensions etc. Unti...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

updates

Slow boot possibly related to firmware

For the past few months booting my system (Windows-Ubuntu dual boot) has taken way too long (~3 min). I'm trying to fix it right now and I'm hav...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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Why can't g++ find my source code?

I just started with C++ on Ubuntu and I'm already stuck. I made my first .cc program and tried to compile it with g++. I named it variabili.cc and sa...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

news

SCP over SSH with no password - cannot get it to work

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 server with SSH, I have configured a keypair so I can SSH on to a remote system with no password, this works fine. I am trying to S...

Published: Jul 30, 2026

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How can I turn off alt-right mouse button function in 12.10?

By default the alt + mouse combination activates the window menu. The activate the window menu shortcut is currently set to alt+space The Alt-RMB key comb...

Published: Jul 30, 2026