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The 28th major version of Ubuntu, codenamed Bionic Beaver. It was released on April 26, 2018.

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Opening a .msg file in Ubuntu

Someone sent me a .msg file on Skype, and somehow I just can't open this in Ubuntu. Is there any app in which I could open the .msg file?
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Why doesn't clipboard sharing work with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS inside VirtualBox 5.1.26?

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS inside VirtualBox 5.1.26. I installed guest additions, enabled clipboard sharing and rebooted the guest VM. However, clipboard sharing doesn't work. How can it be fixed?
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Can I upgrade my existing Ubuntu installation in WSL from 16.04 to 18.04?

I'm currently running Ubuntu 16.04 in WSL (Windows 10 v1709 or later), installed using lxrun. Can I upgrade it to 18.04? If so, how? If not, when?
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apt-get install is not working in WSL

Windows 10 Ubuntu bash failing to install packages. Whenever I try install new package with below command, getting same error. root@VASI-HOME-PC:/mnt/c/Users/vadap# apt-get install atom Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading…
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How to change the name of a WSL distro to reflect the actual distro?

I have WSL 2 installed on my Windows 10 machine. I switched over to version 1 and upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 19.04 using the do-release-upgrade command. I then tried to switch over to WSL 2, but I noticed the output of wsl -l -v is Ubuntu 18.04,…
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Ctrl + Alt + S on Ubuntu 18.04 triggers a screen size toggle but is not listed in keyboard settings

I want to allocate Ctrl+Alt+S to a shortcut in my IDE, however ubuntu uses this shortcut and it is not defined in the list under keyboard. Where do I set this shortcut?
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Linux Ubuntu Speakers Popping every few seconds

I'm new to Linux Ubuntu, long time Windows User, and glad I'm making the switch. When setting up my desktop PC, I am subjected to an annoying and repetitive speaker 'pop' about every 2 seconds. This pop occurs regardless of volume level. It does…
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Why does Ubuntu 18.04 LTS hang at bootup when installed in VirtualBox?

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS in VirtualBox using the default virtual machine settings. However, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS hangs at the bootup screen and never reaches the login screen. Why is this the case and how can it be fixed?
juhist
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Failed to execute default web browser. input/output error

I'm running an installer for a software on ubuntu 18.04 XFCE. When the installer finishes it must open a web browser for setup and comissioning and then finish the installation. When it get's to that point it shows a popup error saying Failed to…
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"No route to host" when trying to connect to a TCP service on an Oracle Cloud Intance

I created an Ubuntu instance on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). I am able to connect to this instance with SSH (TCP 22). I created some services on this instance, like daytime (TCP 13), mail (TCP 25), http (TCP 80), dns (TCP/UDP 53). I added…
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Use Laptop as monitor (Ubuntu 18.04)

I have two laptops, both with Ubuntu installed. In the same network, I want one of them to be converted to simply be a monitor (like a slave for the main laptop, but not only share keyboard and mouse like barrier, it should become a slave, in other…
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Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 - Unresolved issue occured while calculating upgrade

I'm trying to upgrade my Ubuntu distro from 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS and I get this error message while it's calculating data, An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This was caused by: Upgrading to a pre-release version of…
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Virtual Box VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND error after copying virtual machines

I migrated my noteboook from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04 recently. I wanted to keep my two virtual machines so I copied their Folders containing their .vbox .vbox-prev and .vdi files (Looking back I should have used the integrated export…
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Disable auto-lock screen on inactivity Ubuntu 18.04

I need to disable the auto-screen-lock. I have tried the following methods as suggested in stack-overflow and other sources. to disable screen-saver lock gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false 2.to disable idle…
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How to properly install Pipenv on WSL Ubuntu 18.04?

I know this sounds like a pretty basic question but i've been frustrating myself to no end for the better part of a day. Am trying to set up a python environment in Windows Subsystem for Linux and everything seems to break when I install…
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