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Using pip3 install, local vs. global

I am trying to install mysqlclient. I have searched on the internet and found two commands sudo pip3 install mysqlclient or simply, pip3 install mysqlclie...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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File cracklib_dict.pwd not found when creating a new user or changing his password

I have created new users and changed his/her password lots of times on Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Desktop, Server, Live... etc. But, since a few w...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Thunderbird keeps asking me for the password every time I login

I haven't used Thunderbird for a while but when I started to use it again I found out that I have to give the application driven password since I...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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tmux - unable to start any gui application

I am running Ubuntu-gnome 13.04. My default shell is zsh 5.0.0 and I usually run tmux 1.7 in the terminal 3.6.1. In terminal, if I evince or gedit, the ap...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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storage.googleapis.com malware on chromium

I did a serious mistake of opening the following malware link on my chromium browser: hover here below to show probably dangerous link I wish to know what...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Making a backtick produce just a backtick

My backtick key (`) produces nothing when first pressed - I have to press it twice to generate a `. If I forget, and type ` e, I get an accented e charact...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Tool for viewing LibreOffice Writer files in terminal window

I am using a couple of documentation files in LibreOffice (.odt) format. Normally, I access them with LibreOffice Writer of course. But there are times wh...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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"all boot options are tried" after installation on Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite [duplicate]

Hi i have the samsung ativ book 9 lite I just installed ubuntu 13.10 after removing windows 8.1 and have gotten the error all boot options are tried, afte...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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Is there an editor for Octave with a "Run" button?

In Matlab, there is a built-in code editor with a "Run" button (with shortcut key F5) to run scripts. I'm looking for similar functionality in Octave...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS?

How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS? I think it was disabled by default in the last release. I'm sure this is a silly question...

Published: Jul 17, 2026

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