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Ubuntu 10.10 (aka Maverick Meerkat) is the 13th release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

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reduce laptop touch pad sensitivity in ubuntu

I have Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat installed. The problem is that the tap to click feature on my touchpad is too sensitive in ubuntu. It works fine with windows. I randomly end up clicking things while moving the mouse. Its very irritating. Any…
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How to unzip files via an FTP connection?

I have connected to my remote server via FTP and I got a directory listing. I have few zip files in the list. Is it possible to unzip the file (Ex: test.zip)?. If yes, what is the command?
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Can't install Guest Additions using VirtualBox, Ubuntu guest OS, Win7 host OS

I'm new to VirtualBox and Linux. I've set up VirtualBox 4.0.4 on Windows 7. Successfully created a virtual machine running Ubuntu server 10.10 64 bit. I'm trying to set up Shared Folders. Prerequisite is Guest Additions. I've followed the Manual, as…
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Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory

In my SSH log /var/log/auth.log I have the following error message Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory Any suggestions regarding the cause and how to fix it? Thanks, Udo Update: Running sudo…
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Is my Ubuntu install 32 or 64-bit?

I'm trying to find out if my Ubuntu install is 32 or 64-bit. The best I can find is "i686" does this mean its 32 bit? What's the correct way of finding out if the Ubuntu installed on my laptop is 32 or 64-bit?
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32 bit or 64 bit OS on a 512 mb VPS?

I am planning to rent a VPS service with following basic specification: 512mb of RAM 1 CPU 20gb HDD (4gb of it is swap) Ubuntu 10.10 server I am able to choose between a 32 bit or 64 bit install of Ubuntu server as the operating system. My…
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How to tell what HDMI version my system supports - Ubuntu Linux (10.10)

Looking to see if the HDMI output of my machine (with an nVIDIA GeForce 460M card) is HDMI 1.3 compatible or not. Not sure what the command is to tell that. Thanks in advance!
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GVim: Shift + Insert dump instead of the clipboard text

While editing inside gVIM, whenever I press Shift+Insert, it's insert the text. I'm running on Ubuntu Maverick and compile Vim from source. This is really annoying. What's wrong with my VIM?
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How to swap ctrl and caps lock using xmodmap

Or any other tool, but I prefer xmodmap. I tried this: remove Lock = Caps_Lock remove Control = Control_L keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L add Lock = Caps_Lock add Control = Control_L I also tried this: xmodmap -e "keycode…
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Ubuntu: Reset $PATH to factory default

I just made a mistake when adding a directory to path, and executed $ PATH=/path/to/my/directory/ instead of $ PATH=/path/to/my/directory/:$PATH Consequently, my $PATH variable now contains only my own directory, which is of course a problem. I…
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Ubuntu & Android: Sharing a tethered internet connection of a phone & laptop with another laptop through ethernet

First off let me explain the problem I'm trying to solve: I have an Android 2.2 phone that tethers its internet connection through USB to a laptop running Ubuntu 10.10. What I want to do is share this internet connection through an ethernet cable…
Tyler
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pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)

In my SSH log /var/log/auth.log I have the following 2 rows (which are repeated every hour): ... Jan 22 03:28:01 mam CRON[15934]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Jan 22 03:28:01 mam CRON[15934]:…
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using ubuntu-server in full screen mode - VirtualBox

I have installed ubuntu-server 11.10 in virtual box. but unfortunately the screen is small. I installed VirtualBox guest additions to see it full screen(like what I do for windows). Now it is installed and its services are running but I still don't…
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Fixing bad sectors

My SATA HDD (Hitachi DeskStar 7K160) seems to have 1 bad sector. Is it possible to try to fix it? I checked Hitachi's drive tools and all of them are diagnostic tools, so I don't know how much help they will be. I can buy a new drive but first I…
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Get process memory consumption

I need a command that can get the memory consumption of a process called "job_runner_o". Running ubuntu 10.10 Any thoughts?
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