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Unable to change the refresh rate to 60hz with xrandr

My monitor supports 1920×1080 @ 60hz (LG W2486L) and graphic card (GeForce 9400 GT) using Ubuntu 12.04. When I type xrandr -q I get this: xrandr -q xrandr...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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How do you run cura 15.04.6 on Ubuntu 19.10?

I just installed Ubuntu 19.10. I am also very new to Linux; this is my first install ever. I need to be able to use my robo r1+ 3D printer from this compu...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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Creating new database on oracle database 11g XE

I installed Oracle Database 11g XE on Ubuntu 14.04 and at the time of installation, I created a default database with a SID XE. the thing is I can't ...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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Is there any way to connect to Windows PowerShell from the terminal?

I want to access a Windows machine from Ubuntu. I don't want to connect with to the GUI (rdesktop) - instead I want to connect to Windows PowerShell ...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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Ubuntu 18.04 is stuck at loading screen after new installation

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 from a bootable USB last night, but when I tried to login to the operating system I got stuck at a ubuntu loading screen with fiv...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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AttributeError 'pyparsing' on executing the update-manager

My update-manager in Ubuntu 18.04. had been working fine, until it suddenly showed an error: AttributeError: module 'pyparsing' has no attribute...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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What does --prefix do exactly when used in ./configure?

So I just had a simple question that's probably going to make me look dumb, but I'm learning When I do a ./configure --prefix/usr/bin/ What is t...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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Windows 10- Ubuntu Dual boot factory reset

I’m trying to factory reset my Windows 10 Ubuntu dual boot laptop. What are the best steps for this? Do I need to delete Ubuntu before factory resetting o...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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How do I run Python code as a script? [duplicate]

I need help running python in ubuntu I can run python without a problem in my terminal but when I create a .py file I can't get it to run.

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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Black desktop background instead of picture

I would like to set the following picture as desktop background, but Gnome 3.28.2 (Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS) doesn't recognize it. The desktop background i...

Published: Jul 20, 2026