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What cowsay characters does Ubuntu have by default and how can I test them?

I saw somebody using Tux in cowsay earlier and I wonder what other characters there and what they look like in practice. Is there a quick way to look thro...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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While Installatiog viber.deb with dpkg stopped with error

I tried to install and got this error: sh@Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg --install viber.deb [sudo] password for sh: (Reading database ... 319492 files and dire...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Audio crackle through headphones

I've just installed Ubuntu 16.10 on a Lenovo Yoga 910 and am finding that the audio crackles from time to time when listening through headphones. It ...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Why don't git colours appear when using watch?

When running git status -sb I see: I want to watch (from procps-ng 3.3.3) a repository. The --color option is supposed to keep colours. Interestingly, it ...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How do I complete the Gnome Character Map with missing Unicode characters?

I often use the Gnome Character Map accessory to find characters I didn't know, with a view to surprising friends with exclusive drawings. However th...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Torrent client for the command-line? [duplicate]

Yesterday one of my friends asked me if there is some torrent client that runs on the command-line. I had no answer for him, but I think that you have some.

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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What units does the ntp drift file use?

When the ntpd daemon is running, the file: /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift gets updated periodically. Example: 17:20 hostname 118 ~> ls -l /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drif...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How to know whether am the administrator of my Ubuntu?

Is there a way to know whether am the administrator of my Ubuntu 14.04 ? If not, how can I became the administrator ?

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Upgrade for Qualcomm QCWB335 (Kubuntu 18.04)

I have an Asus laptop and I've recently switched over to linux (kubuntu 18.04) - loving it by the way! My question is which half pcie wifi adapter (t...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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I have 4 bad sectors on my hard disk, should I be worried?

I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Here are some screenshots that depict the condition of my hard drive. It shows that my hard drive has 4 bad sectors. Is this somet...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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