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Ubuntu 12.10 (aka Quantal Quetzal), is the seventeenth release (version) of Ubuntu from Canonical.

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Ubuntu not connecting to network in Hyper-V

I am unable to connect the Ubuntu guest (both 12.10 and 12.04) to the internet via hyper-V. Here is what I have done so far (with much thanks due to @Kronos's blog post on the topic): Created a switch in the switch manager with connection set to…
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How to verify that hard drive is filled with zeroes in Linux?

I have hard drive filled with zeroes. How to check if all bits on hard drive are zeros using bash?
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What is the "Variations" section in the output of "about:version" or "chrome://version" in Google Chrome for Linux?

Google Chrome 24.0.1312.56 (Official Build 177594) on Ubuntu 12.04 When I type chrome://versions or about:versions in the address bar and hit Enter, the output includes a section called "Variations" that looks like this: …
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Getting an error trying to set up shared folders on an Ubuntu instance of VMWare Fusion running on OSX

Receiving the following error: Unable to update runtime folder sharing status: There was an error mounting Shared Folders file system inside the guest operating system. Running VMWare Fusion 5.0.2 on OS X 10.6.8, guest OS is Ubuntu 12.10 with…
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Ubuntu SSHFS doesn't sync

I am trying to set up a Ubuntu-machine for web development, and thought i'd start working with SSHFS instead of the annoying FTP-protocol. I installed SSHFS through apt-get. I've created a folder in my documents folder called MyProject. I'm the…
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Extremely slow pypi package retrieval with i.e. pip

Finding python packages using tools such as pip or easy_install takes very long, up to ten minutes, on my local desktop running Ubuntu 12.10. The same procedures are lightning fast on my cloud servers. Things ruled out: The download of the package…
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DisplayPort monitor turns off when 2 monitors are used

I have the motherboard "Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h" with a 3rd Gen Intel CPU with HD4000 graphics. I am using Ubuntu 12.10. When I connect one monitor (Dell 3011) with DisplayPort and a second monitor (Iyama) with HDMI, after a while the Dell goes into…
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Where to set external DNS in DNSMASQ?

I am getting "Query refused" from my network when I use nslookup google.com. The DNS Server is 192.168.1.2 who runs dnsmasq. It was working yesterday. How can I solve it? I bet it's something about external DNS. I need to add Google's DNS 8.8.8.8…
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zsh prompts to correct executable when running bundle exec

why does zsh ask to correct rspec to spec when running bundler? ✗ rspec --version 2.12.2 ✗ bundle exec rspec --version zsh: correct 'rspec' to 'spec' [nyae]? n 2.12.2 system: ubuntu 12.10 using rvm how do I fix this? Thanks! UPDATE: hitting…
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Ubuntu X11: Is it possible to open an X application in another users session

Is it possible to somehow open an x application on another users display? Say that i have user A who is logged on to the ubuntu desktop, and user B who is accessing the ubuntu machine via SSH. I know that it is possible for user B to open an x…
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Where to access "Share folder" on Remote Desktop host?

I am using Remote Desktop in Ubuntu 2012.10 to connect to Windows Server 2012. I configured /home/nico/myshare in the Share folder field, last item below: Once connected, where to access myshare on the Windows side? I am sure myshare is used…
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Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 across a reboot

My Setup: I have two separate SSDs, and each contains an independently bootable OS - W8 and U12.10. From my extremely limited knowledge, this means each has a functioning EFI partition(?). My default boot order (GA-Z68XP-UD3P mobo with UEFI firmware…
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Accidentally deleted ICEauthority and Xauthority files

I've accidentally deleted ICEauthority, Xauthority files, and some more files (but don't know what files). Actually I ran the command below to delete empty files on the root directory with sudo privilege, though I terminated the process in between,…
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GNU GRUB - Misaligned display/screen

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 with Windows 7 - and upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 recently - Ubuntu installed the GRUB (version 2.00-7ubuntu11) boot menu. When I first got Ubuntu, I changed the default OS to Windows 7. But now I have added a splash…
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Can UEFI settings brick new laptops?

See closed question - this is a less localised version of the same question. Summary: changing CMS support in BIOS after attempting dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 bricked my laptop. While looking into this today I came across this as well -…
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