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Make link open target file, not file at link location

Sorry for the tags. I don't know whih one applies. Please remove not pertaining ones, then delete this line. Or comment, and I'll do it myself. ...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Server randomly hangs, with the only way out a forced reboot

For whatever reason, having an X server installed causes my headless server to completely hang (no response to any pings, attempts to ssh in, input on exs...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Enable Command Not Found messages in Zsh

I found out how to allow the "... command not found but can be installed with..." to appear in Oh-my-zsh by adding source /etc/zsh_command_not_f...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How do I find the image with the greatest width in a group of images?

Let's say there are 50 images, and I want to know which one has the biggest width. Which commands should I use?

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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On i3 wm, gnome-terminal randomly loses transparency and starts showing cursor traces

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with i3. I have reduced my terminals opacity a bit so the wallpaper is a bit visible through it. Sometimes, seemingly randomly (or...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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What are dependencies?

Sometimes, when installing things its says "dependencies" are missing. What are dependencies?

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How to change video codec that is being use for videos?

I need to change video codec, because of this I'm new to ubuntu. How to do it?

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How do I access iOS camera pictures on Ubuntu?

The libimobiledevice shipped with 17.04 is actually compatible with the latest iOS. When you connect a device, two virtual devices show up. However, the o...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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BCM43142 WiFi adapter doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04

WiFi doesn't work and I'm getting "no WiFi adapter found" error. Results of network info script: ########## wireless info START ######...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Is there a list of Ubuntu-compatible laptops? [duplicate]

Is there an updated list of current laptops which have been found to work well under Ubuntu (other than the common "n best linux laptops of YYYY" articles...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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