I'd like to have my system automatically output to all available sound devices (preferably using a sink in Pulseaudio Volume Control). This was possible when using Pulseaudio alone.
Is it possible with Pipewire? If yes, how would you achieve this?
Is it possible to set this up to be available automatically?
I would like to reinstall a snap package due to a missing library file (removing and installing the snap again fixed this problem on another system).
How can I avoid the uninstall step (thus preserving my settings) and install again?
Every time I try to install or remove a package, I get this error. I thought maybe it was the hard disk, but a disk check gave me a clean bill of health.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
reading files list for package 'linux-headers-3.16.0-31': Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
I tried the solution of removing the listing for this file from the dpkg status file, but to no avail. I tried purging the package but no use. I'm stuck at this point as nothing I can find on Google helps.
This is now what the error says:
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
After trying: https://askubuntu.com/a/603305/1992
Seems the drive has bad sectors, but the reallocated sector count is 0. The drive is relatively old, however, so I expect some issues. I won't be able to replace it immediately, and until then I would still like to be able to keep the system up to date (especially for security reasons).
I noted that there was an issue with coping some md5 checksums related to the package mentioned in the error, but I don't know what to do with those, such as if clearing them would allow dpkg to continue.
I have a number of mesa packages that I had upgraded to a PPA version, before purging the PPA so I could upgrade my system. The differences in the versions are minor (they are technically the same, just one set of libraries were from git and the others are the final versions).
If I try to downgrade via Synaptic, apt-get, or aptitude, I get thrown into dependency hell.
Is there a way to downgrade the packages manually (perhaps one by one) and mark their dependant packages as immovable (if that makes sense) until I am done?
P.S. this question: How to Downgrade a Package via apt-get? is a bit different and doesn't help this situation.
I have a number of songs in my Music library that display incorrect duration values, and so play only partially in Clementine. In Banshee and some other players they show different duration values and sometimes play the full song.
Is there a way to fix this without having to "re-encode" the song?
I know that Ubuntu +1 questions are frowned upon, but this I believe is a fair exception. Currently I have 2 systems running Ubuntu 12.10, and one of them has a Pentium M that doesn't support PAE (strange I know, but true).
This has meant in the past that I had to rely on a custom iso to install Ubuntu a similar system,and so this time I went with Xubuntu 12.04.
My question is 2 fold, but really one question:
Before anyone suggests that I just install this package: http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/linux-image-generic, please note that this comes with PAE enabled.
P.S. Yes, I have Googled. I haven't found the answer.
I would like to try using Cheese in Google+ Hangouts, and similar configurations, and I would like to know if it is possible for the webcam to be used by two processes to have access to the webcam at the same time. I have not tried it as yet, but before I do, I figured I would ask.
So, is it possible?
I've noticed a new release of Picasa (3.9). How would I install it over my current install of Picasa?
I have heard a lot about Ubuntu-Tweak and how it is great for power users, but I don't know how to install it.
How do I do that?
One of the most frustrating things about gaming on Linux is that every game with some semblance of quality requires me to play with a bunch of obnoxious people online. Are there any free Linux games, with some degree of quality, that allow the player to play offline in a "career mode"?
With the switch to GTK+ 3.x, most theme engines no longer work, and I personally only know of 3 (Adwaita, Unico, and Solidity).
What engines are available for use with GTK+ 3.x?
I remember a few years ago seeing an application for Fedora that allowed you to manage multiple mice or keyboards as separate input devices (based on multipointerx technology).
With this application you were able to tell the system to use two pointers (for example if you have a mouse and a touchpad), and to handle them as separate devices instead of having the same settings (I think) for each.
Unfortunately this program never did compile/work for me when I tried it, and I do not remember the name (nor have I been able to find it since then).
Does anyone know what I'm referring to, or know of a program that does this?
P.S. (I know how to use the xinput command already, so I don't want a commandline application as a suggestion).
I'm being hit (quite often) by that bug where you can't click on some indicators. It's easy to fix by restarting unity, but that usually also means running to the risk of upsetting some window on re-parenting (rare, but I'd rather avoid any such problems).
So, I know there is `unity-panel-service', and I'm guessing this might have something to do with the solution?
Is it possible to restart the unity panel (or the entire unity plugin) without restarting compiz itself?
I recently received a Logitech Rumblepad 2 (a joystick, like a PS2 controller) from a friend.
How would I configure this in Ubuntu? If possible, I would prefer to use a GUI utility.
I tried jstest-gui, but it shows my accelerometer!
Is C++ a supported language for writing unity places?
I know quickly is supposed to make life easier for developers of all kinds, I'm just curious as to if there is an IDE for quickly (something like QtCreator or Monodevelop)?
If not, as a part B, is there one on the way?
Is there a way to get java apps to use my gtk theme?
On GNOME the screen locks when I suspend, and I find that a bit annoying (no one else in the house uses ubuntu anyway haha). What can I do to stop this?
I need to make a (preferably) mountable image of an 80GB Hdd, and store it on another hard drive. Is there some way that I can do this without losing data?
Thanks for the answers I've received so far. The system in question cannot be used right now due to a problem with the power button :( [ugh!], but the information will really be useful =)! Thanks to all who answered so far, if anyone else wants to give me some tips I'll leave this open for a bit, as I still have not yet been able to clone the drive.