My computer is on 16.04 LTS with all updates installed. I'm trying to use the option in Online Accounts in the Gnome settings to add my Google account and get my Google Drive to appear as a folder in Nautilus. There's instructions for doing this everywhere, for example here. They all have a screenshot similar to that one, where in the Google account in the settings there are toggles for "Files", "Mail", "Calendar", etc. This is not what I see when I follow these instructions, instead I have toggles for specific programs and services, like "Empathy", "Shotwell", "Evolution Data Server". Even with everything enabled, I don't get a Google Drive folder showing up in nautilus. I'm really confused as to why it doesn't look like it does in all the screenshots. I've found countless tutorials that specifically say it's for 16.04, but still show the different interface.
I'm trying to run an x11vnc server so that someone can connect remotely to my computer, but I'm having trouble getting it to work. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and testing the VNC server by using Vinagre to connect on localhost. I get a login prompt and it accepts the password, but then I just get a black screen. This doesn't seem to be an uncommon problem but I've tried tons of solutions I've found through Google and none of them have worked for me. The x11vnc log doesn't give any indication of errors so I don't know where to begin to figure out what is wrong.
My x11vnc command:
x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -display :1 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:1 -usepw -forever -o /var/log/x11vnc.log
The x11vnc log:
11/08/2015 15:14:43 Got connection from client 127.0.0.1
11/08/2015 15:14:43 other clients:
11/08/2015 15:14:43 Normal socket connection
11/08/2015 15:14:43 Disabled X server key autorepeat.
11/08/2015 15:14:43 to force back on run: 'xset r on' (3 times)
11/08/2015 15:14:43 incr accepted_client=5 for 127.0.0.1:48227 sock=7
11/08/2015 15:14:43 Client Protocol Version 3.8
11/08/2015 15:14:43 Protocol version sent 3.8, using 3.8
11/08/2015 15:14:43 rfbProcessClientSecurityType: executing handler for type 2
11/08/2015 15:14:46 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unsupported encoding type Enc(0xFFFFFEFE)
11/08/2015 15:14:46 Enabling NewFBSize protocol extension for client 127.0.0.1
11/08/2015 15:14:46 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unsupported encoding type Enc(0x574D5669)
11/08/2015 15:14:46 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unsupported encoding type Enc(0xFFFFFEFD)
11/08/2015 15:14:46 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 127.0.0.1
11/08/2015 15:14:46 Enabling X-style cursor updates for client 127.0.0.1
11/08/2015 15:14:46 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unsupported encoding type Enc(0xFFFFFEFF)
11/08/2015 15:14:46 Using tight encoding for client 127.0.0.1
11/08/2015 15:14:48 client useCopyRect: 127.0.0.1 -1
11/08/2015 15:14:48 client_set_net: 127.0.0.1 0.0001
My current ~/.vnc/xstartup (I've tried a bunch of variations):
#!/bin/sh
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
gnome-panel &
gnome-settings-daemon &
metacity &
nautilus &
gnome-terminal &
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on my computer at work, which has networked printers. I have previously been able to print using the lpr command, but recently this has stopped working.
$ lpr test
lpr: Error - scheduler not responding.
$ lpstat -t
scheduler is running
no system default destination
lpstat: Bad Request
lpstat: Bad Request
lpstat: Bad Request
lpstat: Bad Request
lpstat: Bad Request
$ ps aux | grep cups
root 1153 0.0 0.1 73500 3552 ? Ss Sep08 0:01 /usr/sbin/cupsd -F
root 1212 0.0 0.0 70428 1464 ? Ss Sep08 0:00 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed
I also don't see any printers if I enter the print dialog from a program; I can only print to a pdf.
Does anyone know what's gone wrong? What config files do you need to see?
edit: I'm adding some additional information.
I'm using a remote print server, and my ~/.cups/client.conf contains only this line:
ServerName print1.eecis.udel.edu
I tried removing the cups package and installing it again, and noticed during the installation the line
"lpinfo: Bad Request" appeared.
I've been trying to boot into Ubuntu using both a DVD and a USB Stick. They both work on my desktop computer, but not on my MacBook Pro (8,2). I can get them to show up in the boot menu, and I get to an ASCII menu where I can try Ubuntu, go straight to installation, or check for defects (there's a 4th option I can't remember). But when I choose to try Ubuntu, it just goes to a black screen. I can hear the DVD reading for a few minutes, then it stops. If I hit enter, it starts reading from the DVD again. This makes be think it's booting, but the display drivers aren't working. What can I do?
Pressing an F key on an Apple keyboard is taken as a special keypress (pause/play, skip track, etc.). To get it to be an actual F key press, you have to hold Fn and press the key. I want to reverse this behaviour.
How can I do this?
Can I configure MySQL to store a specific database in a separate place on disk?
I still want any new databases to go to the default location, but there's a specific database that I'd like to have stored in my Dropbox folder so that it can stay synced between a few computers.
How can I do this?
I know that Wubi is slower in disk IO, but I can't find anything about it online other than vague statements such as "slightly slower disk seeks". Has anyone done any benchmarks to quantify the speed difference?