In previous versions of Ubuntu, Ctrl+Alt+F1 through F6 opened up virtual consoles. On Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 Ctrl+Alt+F1 opens another GUI and the others do nothing.
How do I restore the old behavior?
On Ubuntu Mate, whenever I try to push to github, I get a dialog asking me to "Enter password to unlock the private key", instead of it it prompting me in the terminal. How do I configure ssh to ask me for my password in the terminal instead of the dialog?
When i close my laptop screen and open it, the screen stays black, but i can see the cursor. I can switch to the other ttys using ctrl+alt+F1-F6, so computer isn't l0cked out or unresponsive, the gui just doesn't show anythimg other than the cursor. Does any one know the problem could be?
Edit: log/command output
I want to swap the Caps Lock and Escape key as specified in this answer:
Use the keyboard preferences to swap Caps Lock and Escape - seriously, how often do you use Caps Lock? Using vim you will be using Escape all the time, and having it available on the home row makes a huge difference. With the standard Ubuntu desktop, go through the menus: System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layouts tab. Then hit the "Layout Options" button, click on the triangle next to "Caps Lock key behaviour" and select "Swap ESC and CapsLock".
but, I'm using Ubuntu Server with no gui, so how would I do this from the command line?
What does choosing "Manual Package Selection" allow me to do, versus choosing one of the other options?
In the Rhythmbox Preferences, In the Music tab, under Library Structure, there is a Preferred Format setting. In previous versions of Ubuntu, you could edit the default profiles in the Preferred Format setting. In 11.10, this option is disabled. Why? Here is a page the highlights what you used to be able to do.
I currently have a bunch of KDE libraries installed on my computer, and I want to find out what packages I have installed that require them. Does any one know a quick way to do this?
I'd prefer a command line solution, but a GUI one is fine as well.
When using a virtual terminal with an external monitor, I would like to set the resolution to the monitors optimal resolution, but I'm not sure how. Does anyone know how I would go about doing this?
Does anyone know what libraries I have to install to play .swf files?
I want to exit a process using the command line, but I can't recall the command to look up the process's ID. Does anyone know it?
Is it possible to sync UbuntuOne contacts with Thunderbird's address book?
When I run the .deb file I downloaded from here, I get this error:
Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libboost-filesystem1.34.1
Does anyone know a work around for this?
When I log into my computer, networking is disabled. I always have to enable it so I can connect to the internet. Does anyone know how to set it to enabled by default?
I'm trying to set up Apache Tomcat on my pc, and it wants me to set up an environment variable for CATALINA_HOME. Does any know how to do this?
There has been a couple questions here regarding alternatives to certain programs, and I'm sure as more people start using Ubuntu, and join this site, there will be more people looking for alternatives to programs they used in there previous operating system.
Therefore I figured I start a thread to list different sites that list alternatives to programs.
(Please just post one link per answer).
Does anyone know how to write a shell script to install a list of applications? It's a pain to have to install each application by hand every time I set up a new system.
Edit:
It still asks me Do you want to continue [Y/n]?. Is there a way to have the script input y or for it not to prompt for input?
I use Thunderbird instead of Evolution for my mail client, so I'd prefer if I could replace Evolution with Thunderbird in the messaging component of the Indicator applet. Does anyone know how to do this?
I know some other text editors like Notepad++ enable split pane to edit to files side by side. Is there any way I can add this functionality to Gedit?
Does anyone know of a simple Image Editor, with functionality comparable to Paint.NET, for Ubuntu? I've always found GIMP to be overkill and too complicated for what I want to do.
There are currently 2 clocks on my panel: one in the "Indicator Applet" and one in the "Clock". The one in the "Indicator Applet" is redundant and isn't as good as the "Clock".
Does anyone know how to get rid of the clock in the "Indicator Applet"?