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User Tom Regner - Ask Ubuntu

Q&A for Ubuntu users and developers

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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SoundBlaster Z and Kernel 4.18

I have a Creative Soundblaster Z SB1570 (yeah I know big mistake) and I read somewhere that the 4.18 kernel will have better support for this card. My que...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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How can I uninstall software?

Seeing there are various ways to install on Ubuntu. What are the various ways to uninstall items? Which ways always work? How can I be sure something was ...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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kismet on BCM43227

I am trying to monitor wireless on Broadcom BCM43227, I used sudo airmon-ng to run the monitoring, i get command not found. I installed kismet, when i run...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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install Ubuntu to a sd card?

Can I install Ubuntu onto an sd card and move it between devices? (like can I install Ubuntu onto an sd card and move the sd card to another computer and ...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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Snap Inkscape not using window colours from theme

I just installed Inkscape from the Ubuntu Software. When I opened, it has an old look on all of its walls. It reminds me of Windows 98. I have Materia the...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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How to show line numbering in nano when opening a file

Is there a way to tell nano to automatically show line numbering each time I open a file?

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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Get wget output to a variable

How can I do it? I am trying it like this RESULT=`wget $URL` P.S. - Also any recommended sources for learning shell scripting?

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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What is 502 BAD GATE WAY nginx/1.4.6(Ubuntu) [closed]

I've been getting alot of these errors... I dont use nor have i ever used Ubuntu. I didnt even know such a thing existed until recently. Why and how ...

Published: Jul 15, 2026

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How to program Logitech function keys?

most Logitech keyboards have function keys and by pressing the FN button and one of F1 to F12 they perform some specific function. In Windows, for example...

Published: Jul 15, 2026