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How to inspect outgoing HTTP requests of a single application?
My application is sending HTTP requests to some server and I want to see the actual data that it is sending out. Some specifics I would like to see:
Request method (GET/POST/PUT, etc.)
Content-type
Body
What is the best and simple way to…
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How can I download an entire website?
I want to download a whole website (with sub-sites). Is there any tool for that?
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How to not install recommended and suggested packages?
I use Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, I did the following: sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf and added
APT::Install-Recommends "false";
APT::Install-Suggests "false";
But it did not work. When I try to install a package, it still wants to install the suggested…
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What's the best, simplest OCR solution?
I'd like to scan a good amount of papers I have lying around, with the least possible hassle. I would like to convert them to images using Simple Scan, then convert them to text using OCR. Is there a good OCR app with a GUI that will give me good…
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Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring after Ubuntu 22.04 update
I get 3 warnings after Ubuntu 22.04 update on a Digital Ocean LAMP stack droplet.
W: http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/dists/bionic/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION section in…
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What is the difference between "systemctl mask" and "systemctl disable"?
I want to improve the boot time of my Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 by disabling plymouth services when booting up. I've found two answers on how to do it on various websites namely:
# systemctl disable plymouth-quit-wait.service
# systemctl mask…
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Bluetooth - Connection Failed: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Protocol Not available
I'm trying to add a BlueParrott B-250XT+ bluetooth headset on a Thinkpad X230 tablet running Ubuntu 16.04 with its hardware bluetooth adapter.
The adapter works - meaning it detects/sees the headset. However, when connecting to the headset it…
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Ubuntu 15.10 and 16.04 keep freezing randomly
This issue i had it with 15.10 and it's still here after the 16.04 upgrade.
The whole system freezes, no keyboard/mouse input works anymore. I tried a variety of keyboard combinations (found on the internet, like Alt+SysRq+REISUB and others), but…
user67266
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How can I create an administrator user from the command line?
I want to create a user with administrative privileges and all the regular setups like home directory.
Is there a adduser parameter to give the user sudo powers automatically?
What are the default settings for adduser? Will it automatically create…
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Copy/paste and drag&drop not working in VMware machine with Ubuntu
Suddenly copy/paste stopped working from/to Windows 8 host computer to/from ubuntu virtual machine. Ubuntu restart did not help. I tried command:
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools
But got report I have newest version. Guest Isolation settings are…
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How do I add an application to the dash?
I just installed Oneiric Ocelot, and I can't figure out how to add an application, which is stored in my home directory, to the dash. I can create a launcher, but I want it in the dash also.
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How to uninstall Google Chrome?
I decided to try out Google Chrome and see if it was any different from Chromium, but now I can't figure out how to uninstall it.
That's what I have installed. How to get rid of it is the question.
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Video editing software options?
What video editing software would you recommend on Ubuntu (or Linux in general)
and why? It can be for either beginners or experienced users.
Please only place one piece of software per response and include details to what makes it great!
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How to copy a file to multiple folders using the command line?
I have tried to copy a file test.txt to multiple directories with one command:
cp ~/test.txt ~/folder1 ~/folder2
But I didn't succeed. Is there a way to do that in one command so I can copy a file or even a folder to multiple directories?
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What is the purpose of the ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
Right now I installed ubuntu 12.04.3 server which I want to access via ssh. For that reason I created a private key which I moved to
/etc/ssl/private/
I'm just wondering why there already is private key ssl-cert-snakeoil.key in there. Where is…
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