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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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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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How to allow Nginx in guest VM access shared folders in host os?

My setup I want to setup a Ubuntu VM to act as a web server for development. Reason I want to have a development environment as close to the actual production environment as possible. Problem The above setup failed. I keep getting a File Not Found…
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Microphone stopped being detected

I have no idea how or why it happened. The video portion of the webcam works but not the microphone which used to work before. Microphone works on Windows by the way, just stopped working on Ubuntu 12.10. Webcam is a LifeCam VX-5500. Here's some log…
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