Why doesn't Ctrl-C kill the Terminal itself?
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Why doesn't Ctrl-C kill the Terminal itself?

The terminal is running when we open it. luvpreet@DHARI-Inspiron-3542:/$ I have just opened it. So, when I press Ctrl+C, why doesn't it kill itself a...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

How to install LUbuntu 19.10 on an Atomic Pi?
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How to install LUbuntu 19.10 on an Atomic Pi?

The Atomic Pi is a surplus x86 based SBC, and comes with LUbuntu pre-installed. However, on mine, the audio didn't work until I ran LUbuntu 19.19 via...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Can't install ubuntu on dell inspiron 3670 - i5
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Can't install ubuntu on dell inspiron 3670 - i5

I just got a brand new desktop a dell inspiron 3670 i5 with a ssd. Im having a real hard time installing ubuntu. Tried making a USB of 18.04lts and that f...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

I can use Alt-X to enter Unicode on an old machine. How is this possible?
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I can use Alt-X to enter Unicode on an old machine. How is this possible?

I dug out an old Acer Aspire E1-771 laptop and put Ubuntu 18.04 LTS amd64 on it (just Ubuntu, no Windows). I now find I can use Alt + X to insert Unicode ...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Rhythmbox missing dependencies on Ubuntu 18.04
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Rhythmbox missing dependencies on Ubuntu 18.04

I have a brand new installation of Ubuntu 18.04. When I try to stream radio Rhythmbox I get the error Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in I h...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

how to allow VMs and host ping each other?
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how to allow VMs and host ping each other?

I'm trying to set up a few VMs of ubuntu on my windows 7 machine. I need the machines to be able to ping each other and I would like to assign them a...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Terminal says Chromium is installed but I can't find it?
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Terminal says Chromium is installed but I can't find it?

I tried to install Chromium using sudo apt-get install chromium-browser and all seemed to be well but when I went to search the computer to open Chromium ...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS, not all disk space was allocated during installation?
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Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS, not all disk space was allocated during installation?

During the installation of Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS I chose to use the entire disk as partition (default partitioning that's recommended for beginne...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Nvidia GPU heats up on idle on ubuntu 19.04
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Nvidia GPU heats up on idle on ubuntu 19.04

I have a MSI gs65 8sf laptop with ubuntu 19.04 and the latest driver of the nvidia. My problem is that when the Nvidia GPU is in idle (e.g. when I switch ...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

Automatic say yes to make ext3 file system on disk with mkfs.ext3
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Automatic say yes to make ext3 file system on disk with mkfs.ext3

I am working on a script where I make a ext3 filesystem on a disk, the problem is that the script ask user to either say yes or no: root@ubuntu:/home/scho...

Published: Jul 20, 2026

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