general

problem booting from 3.0 USB

I have a Dell xps 13 9370 with only 3.0 USB ports. I'm trying to install Ubuntu (Windows 10 is now installed), I followed all the steps indicated her...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

mks to srt conversion

It's easy to extract subtitles from mkv (Matroska) videos but if extracted subtitles are not in text format, they need to be converted using OCR soft...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

news

Ctrl+Alt+F1 - incorrect login

I have pressed the keyboard combination Ctrl+Alt+F1, because I wanted to see the output of my commands as they were being executed, but I got the followin...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

updates

How do I convert between .pbp and .iso?

I have some homebrew PSP games in eboot pbp format, and I would like to convert these to .iso format for RetroPie. How do I do this?

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

SMPlayer + mpv missing OSD

The OSD shows nothing when I change the sound volume or jump. It used to show "Volume: XXX%" and current time with a bar. Changed after some update. How c...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

Converting a .gif into a .swf using gif2swf

New to the forums, and the whole Ubuntu world, also NOT a technical person, so please be gracious. Try as I might I cannot figure this thing out. Please k...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

How to login into a machine via putty using a script?

In windows we have created a batch file to login into a machine via putty. On clicking the batch file it logins into that machine. Is it possible to creat...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

How do I detect and remove Python packages installed via pip?

I have accidently installed Python packages to my system using pip instead of apt-get. I did this in two ways: using an older version of virtualenv, I for...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

news

How to install ldapsearch on 16.04?

Coming from Trusty, I was used to ldapsearch but I don't have it installed on my new Xerus install: The program 'ldapsearch' is currently n...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

general

How to apply calibration parameters to an Elo Serial TouchScreen?

In Xubuntu 18.04 I'm trying to apply calibration parameters to a touch screen without success. Here is what I have so far... I can manually attach th...

Published: Jul 17, 2026