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| | **Welcome back to another edition of Questions and Answers! In this section, we will endeavour to answer your Ubuntu questions. Be sure to add details of the version of your operating system and your hardware. I will try to remove any personally identifiable strings from questions, but it is best not to include things like serial numbers, UUIDs, or IP addresses. If your question does not appear immediately, it is just because there are many waiting, and I do them first-come-first-served.** |
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| Welcome back to another edition of Questions and Answers! In this section, we will endeavour to answer your Ubuntu questions. Be sure to add details of the version of your operating system and your hardware. I will try to remove any personally identifiable strings from questions, but it is best not to include things like serial numbers, UUIDs, or IP addresses. If your question does not appear immediately, it is just because there are many waiting, and I do them first-come-first-served. | Bienvenue dans cette nouvelle édition de Questions-Réponses ! Dans cette section, nous nous efforcerons de répondre à vos questions sur Ubuntu. N'oubliez pas d'indiquer la version de votre système d'exploitation et de votre matériel. Je m'efforcerai de supprimer toute information personnelle vous identifiant, mais il est préférable d'éviter les numéros de série, les UUID ou les adresses IP. Si votre question n'apparaît pas immédiatement, c'est simplement parce qu'il y a beaucoup de demandes en attente, et je les traite par ordre d'arrivée. |
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| | **I was chatting with a neighbour who asked me about reviving his old laptop. Naturally, I proposed Linux. He said sure, but Linux always has ‘stupid’ names. I thought about it for a second. It’s true there are things like Slackel or Stacer or Suse, (Sssomebody, Ssstop me...) but they need to be searchable and more importantly, findable, specially on the internet. I recall looking for a good book I once read, “Invisible man”, but I forgot the author’s name. Trying to find it only brought up H.G. Wells and when I read that, it was disappointing. Nowhere near what I remembered, had I dreamt it all? Then I found another one written by Ralph Elison and that was worse. When I couldn’t find it, I realised I had the name wrong, it was “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” by H.F Saint, which incidentally was the first time I heard the name “Epstein”, before it was all over the news. I understand the naming of Linux apps and distro’s may sound funny, but to me it is simply a way to try stand out? Taking the books example, of how difficult it was to find something with “invisible man” in the title, imagine if all the Linux distro’s had similar names? Geany is a good example, Genie? Jeanie? ... or aseprite, asprite? Are weird naming conventions holding Linux back from mass adoption or actually bad spelling making things difficult to find?** |
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| I was chatting with a neighbour who asked me about reviving his old laptop. Naturally, I proposed Linux. He said sure, but Linux always has ‘stupid’ names. I thought about it for a second. It’s true there are things like Slackel or Stacer or Suse, (Sssomebody, Ssstop me...) but they need to be searchable and more importantly, findable, specially on the internet. I recall looking for a good book I once read, “Invisible man”, but I forgot the author’s name. Trying to find it only brought up H.G. Wells and when I read that, it was disappointing. Nowhere near what I remembered, had I dreamt it all? Then I found another one written by Ralph Elison and that was worse. When I couldn’t find it, I realised I had the name wrong, it was “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” by H.F Saint, which incidentally was the first time I heard the name “Epstein”, before it was all over the news. I understand the naming of Linux apps and distro’s may sound funny, but to me it is simply a way to try stand out? Taking the books example, of how difficult it was to find something with “invisible man” in the title, imagine if all the Linux distro’s had similar names? Geany is a good example, Genie? Jeanie? ... or aseprite, asprite? Are weird naming conventions holding Linux back from mass adoption or actually bad spelling making things difficult to find? | Je discutais avec un voisin qui me demandait comment remettre en marche son vieux portable. Naturellement, je lui ai suggéré Linux. Il a acquiescé, mais a ajouté que Linux avait toujours des noms « stupides ». J’y ai réfléchi un instant. Certes, il existe des noms comme Slackel, Stacer ou Suse (Que quelqu’un m’arrête !), mais il faut qu’ils soient faciles à rechercher et, surtout, à trouver, notamment sur Internet. Je me souviens avoir cherché un bon livre que j’avais lu, « L’Homme invisible », mais j’avais oublié le nom de l’auteur. Mes recherches n’ont abouti qu’à H.G. Wells, et la lecture de ce livre fut une déception. Rien à voir avec mes souvenirs ; avais-je rêvé ? J’en ai ensuite trouvé un autre, écrit par Ralph Elison, et c’était pire. Ne parvenant pas à le retrouver, j’ai compris que je m’étais trompé de titre : il s’agissait des « Mémoires d’un homme invisible » de H.F. Saint, et c’est d’ailleurs la première fois que j’entendais parler d’« Epstein », avant que l’affaire ne fasse la une des journaux. Je comprends que les noms des applications et des distributions Linux puissent paraître étranges, mais pour moi, c'est simplement une façon de se démarquer. Prenons l'exemple des livres : il était difficile de trouver un ouvrage contenant « l'homme invisible » dans son titre. Imaginez si toutes les distributions Linux avaient des noms similaires ! Geany, Genie ? Jeanie ? … ou encore Aseprite, Asprite ? Ces conventions de nommage bizarres freinent-elles l'adoption massive de Linux, ou est-ce simplement une question d'orthographe qui rend la recherche difficile ? |
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| | **Q: I use ubuntu in English as the local language is poorly supported, but I noticed another issue, when I choose different languages, my calendar changes too. First day of the week becomes Sunday instead of Monday. I don’t see a way to change that? |
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| | A: There are a few ways to do that, the easiest is via Gnome extensions, https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1720/weeks-start-on-monday-again/ or you can simply edit your /etc/default/locale file, but that will require you to reboot for it to take effect. |
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| Q: I use ubuntu in English as the local language is poorly supported, but I noticed another issue, when I choose different languages, my calendar changes too. First day of the week becomes Sunday instead of Monday. I don’t see a way to change that? | |
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| | Q: I have Chromium hang up on me in Ubuntu 24.04. I just installed and run it, I didn’t change anything or added any addons yet. It’s just dead in the water. <removed> |
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| A: There are a few ways to do that, the easiest is via Gnome extensions, https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1720/weeks-start-on-monday-again/ or you can simply edit your /etc/default/locale file, but that will require you to reboot for it to take effect. | A: Ok you gave me very little to go on, but if it is the Snap version, I suggest checking the “permissions” settings under “Apps” in your Gnome settings. A bit of digging also revealed this: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/442860477 -so you may just have to wait of a newer version.** |
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| Q: I have Chromium hang up on me in Ubuntu 24.04. I just installed and run it, I didn’t change anything or added any addons yet. It’s just dead in the water. <removed> | Q : J'utilise Ubuntu en anglais car la langue locale est mal prise en charge, mais j'ai remarqué un autre problème : lorsque je choisis une autre langue, mon calendrier change également. Le premier jour de la semaine devient dimanche au lieu de lundi. Je ne vois pas comment modifier cela. |
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| | R : Il existe plusieurs solutions. La plus simple consiste à utiliser les extensions GNOME : https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1720/weeks-start-on-monday-again/. Vous pouvez aussi modifier le fichier /etc/default/locale, mais un redémarrage sera nécessaire pour que les modifications soient prises en compte. |
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| A: Ok you gave me very little to go on, but if it is the Snap version, I suggest checking the “permissions” settings under “Apps” in your Gnome settings. A bit of digging also revealed this: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/442860477 -so you may just have to wait of a newer version. | |
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| | Q : Chromium ne fonctionne plus sous Ubuntu 24.04. Je viens de l'installer et de le lancer, sans avoir rien modifié ni ajouté d'extension. Il est tout simplement inopérant. <supprimé> |
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| Q: I’m still on Unbuntu 18.04 on my PC, as I have power issues and newer versions of Ubuntu does not allow me to easily add forcefsck to the drive to fix it. I’m old and cannot afford a UPS. My issue is with dpkg tho, sudo dpkg -configure -a dpkg: error: unknown option -o I’m using the guake terminal. | R : Vous ne m'avez pas donné beaucoup d'informations, mais s'il s'agit de la version Snap, je vous suggère de vérifier les paramètres d'autorisation dans la section « Applications » des paramètres GNOME. Quelques recherches ont également révélé ceci : https://issues.chromium.org/issues/442860477 – vous devrez donc peut-être simplement attendre une version plus récente. |
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| | **Q: I’m still on Unbuntu 18.04 on my PC, as I have power issues and newer versions of Ubuntu does not allow me to easily add forcefsck to the drive to fix it. I’m old and cannot afford a UPS. My issue is with dpkg tho, sudo dpkg -configure -a dpkg: error: unknown option -o I’m using the guake terminal. |
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| A: Honestly in my life, I have never used -configure. However I have used --reconfigure many times. I suspect that the configure option, just like the reconfigure option needs two dashes. | A: Honestly in my life, I have never used -configure. However I have used --reconfigure many times. I suspect that the configure option, just like the reconfigure option needs two dashes. |
| Q: I have been faithfully writing every Ubuntu release to DVD, sometimes I go back to a certain release to run software that no longer works on Ubuntu 25.04. Thing is, I have noticed that some are not 100%. Is there a way for me to confirm this? I suspect my DVD drive needs a clean or my batch of DVD’s are duds. I’m willing to re-write them as I’m retired and have plenty of time. | Q: I have been faithfully writing every Ubuntu release to DVD, sometimes I go back to a certain release to run software that no longer works on Ubuntu 25.04. Thing is, I have noticed that some are not 100%. Is there a way for me to confirm this? I suspect my DVD drive needs a clean or my batch of DVD’s are duds. I’m willing to re-write them as I’m retired and have plenty of time. |
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| | A: Sure, go to this page: https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ and scroll all the way down to the directory listing. Find your release, say, 12.04, click on that and again, scroll down until you see a directory listing. You should find the MD5SUM’s or SHA256SUMS for you to verify your written DVD’s with.** |
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| A: Sure, go to this page: https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ and scroll all the way down to the directory listing. Find your release, say, 12.04, click on that and again, scroll down until you see a directory listing. You should find the MD5SUM’s or SHA256SUMS for you to verify your written DVD’s with. | |
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| | Q : J'utilise toujours Ubuntu 18.04 sur mon PC, car j'ai des problèmes d'alimentation et les versions plus récentes d'Ubuntu ne me permettent pas d'ajouter facilement forcefsck au disque dur pour les résoudre. Je suis âgé et je n'ai pas les moyens d'acheter un onduleur. Mon problème concerne dpkg : `sudo dpkg -configure -a` renvoie l'erreur suivante : `dpkg : erreur : option inconnue -o`. J'utilise le terminal Guake. |
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| Q: My question is about the Snap store. I have noticed that software list as “confinement: classic” in the case if intellij. Why is it there and should I be concerned? Should I rather install another IDE? How safe is VS Code then? | R : Honnêtement, je n'ai jamais utilisé l'option « -configure » de ma vie. Par contre, j'ai utilisé « --reconfigure » de nombreuses fois. Je pense que l'option configure, tout comme l'option reconfigure, nécessite deux tirets. |
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| | Q : Je grave fidèlement chaque version d'Ubuntu sur un DVD. Il m'arrive de revenir à une version spécifique pour exécuter des logiciels qui ne fonctionnent plus sous Ubuntu 25.04. Or, j'ai remarqué que certains DVD ne sont pas fonctionnels à 100 %. Existe-t-il un moyen de le vérifier ? Je soupçonne que mon lecteur DVD a besoin d'être nettoyé ou que certains de mes DVD sont défectueux. Je suis prêt à les réécrire, car je suis à la retraite et j'ai beaucoup de temps libre. |
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| | R : Bien sûr, rendez-vous sur cette page : https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ et faites défiler jusqu'en bas pour trouver la liste des répertoires. Trouvez votre version, par exemple 12.04, cliquez dessus et faites défiler à nouveau jusqu'à trouver une liste de répertoires. Vous y trouverez les sommes de contrôle MD5 ou SHA256 pour vérifier vos DVD gravés. |
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| | **Q: My question is about the Snap store. I have noticed that software list as “confinement: classic” in the case if intellij. Why is it there and should I be concerned? Should I rather install another IDE? How safe is VS Code then? |
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| A: Whoa, hold your horses. Once question per answer, or things get out of hand pretty fast. There is a long explanation here, but a simplistic way to look at it is that when you see that, install your application, like so: sudo snap install <application name> --classic -See our article on Snap packages. (Personally, when Bill Gates says “good moring”, I check if the sun is shining) | A: Whoa, hold your horses. Once question per answer, or things get out of hand pretty fast. There is a long explanation here, but a simplistic way to look at it is that when you see that, install your application, like so: sudo snap install <application name> --classic -See our article on Snap packages. (Personally, when Bill Gates says “good moring”, I check if the sun is shining) |
| Q: My PC runs Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" and for some reason, the file roller will not run. I’m too scared to uninstall as people tell me to do. I’m not very computer savvy. | Q: My PC runs Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" and for some reason, the file roller will not run. I’m too scared to uninstall as people tell me to do. I’m not very computer savvy. |
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| | A: Uninstalling file roller will not break Ubuntu. Do yourself a favour and install Engrampa. Use that as the default compression application and leave file roller where it is. The zip or rar file you usually just click on to extract, right click this time and pick “open with” and choose engrampa, and then set it as the default application for files of this type. Just an FYI, Ubuntu 24.10 is end-of-life since June.** |
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| A: Uninstalling file roller will not break Ubuntu. Do yourself a favour and install Engrampa. Use that as the default compression application and leave file roller where it is. The zip or rar file you usually just click on to extract, right click this time and pick “open with” and choose engrampa, and then set it as the default application for files of this type. Just an FYI, Ubuntu 24.10 is end-of-life since June. | |
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| | Q : Ma question concerne le Snap Store. J'ai remarqué que la mention « confinement : classic » apparaît dans la liste des logiciels pour IntelliJ. Pourquoi est-elle présente et dois-je m'en inquiéter ? Devrais-je plutôt installer un autre IDE ? VS Code est-il sûr dans ce cas ? |
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| Q: When I add https://launchpad.net/~gladky-anton/+archive/ubuntu/lammps to my fresh installation, it says no candidate or something and I’m stressing out. It was just something I have done for the last few upgrades, but what are my options now? | R : Doucement ! Une question par réponse, sinon ça va vite devenir compliqué. Il y a une explication détaillée ici, mais pour faire simple, lorsque vous voyez cette mention, installez votre application comme ceci : `sudo snap install <nom de l'application> --classic`. Consultez notre article sur les paquets Snap. (Personnellement, quand Bill Gates dit « bonjour », je vérifie s'il fait beau.) |
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| | Q : Mon PC fonctionne sous Ubuntu 24.10 « Oracular Oriole » et, pour une raison inconnue, File Roller ne fonctionne pas. J'ai trop peur de le désinstaller comme on me le conseille. Je ne suis pas très doué en informatique. |
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| | R : Désinstaller File Roller n'endommagera pas Ubuntu. Installez plutôt Engrampa. Utilisez-le comme application de compression par défaut et laissez File Roller tel quel. Pour extraire un fichier ZIP ou RAR d'un simple clic, faites un clic droit dessus, sélectionnez « Ouvrir avec », puis choisissez Engrampa et définissez-le comme application par défaut pour ce type de fichiers. À noter : Ubuntu 24.10 n'est plus pris en charge depuis juin. |
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| A: I surfed to the documentation for lammps, https://docs.lammps.org/Install_linux.html#ubuntu and I see they say you can just install it with: | A: I surfed to the documentation for lammps, https://docs.lammps.org/Install_linux.html#ubuntu and I see they say you can just install it with: |
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| so I’m assuming it is in the general repo’s now and does not need a PPA any more? I’m not familiar with the software, but I would say read the documentation provided and if necessary, ping them directly. | so I’m assuming it is in the general repo’s now and does not need a PPA any more? I’m not familiar with the software, but I would say read the documentation provided and if necessary, ping them directly. |
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| Q: How can I bypass cloudflare with Ubuntu? I find https://installati.one/ubuntu/ a valuable resource and they are always in the way. I heard they are 1.1.1.1 but I use 8.8.8.8 as my DNS, so I don’t understand how they are always in the middle? | Q: How can I bypass cloudflare with Ubuntu? I find https://installati.one/ubuntu/ a valuable resource and they are always in the way. I heard they are 1.1.1.1 but I use 8.8.8.8 as my DNS, so I don’t understand how they are always in the middle? |
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| | A: Some websites use cloudflare for DDOS protection and to hide their true IP’s. If they do this, there is no way for you to bypass that. Should the website come under attack, Clouldflare will block the IP’s used. If your IP falls in that range, you will not be able to access the website. ** |
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| | Q : Lorsque j'ajoute https://launchpad.net/~gladky-anton/+archive/ubuntu/lammps à ma nouvelle installation, un message d'erreur s'affiche, indiquant qu'aucun candidat n'est trouvé, et je m'inquiète. J'ai pourtant procédé ainsi lors de mes dernières mises à jour, mais quelles sont mes options maintenant ? |
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| | R : J'ai consulté la documentation de LAMMPS, https://docs.lammps.org/Install_linux.html#ubuntu, et il semblerait qu'on puisse l'installer simplement avec : |
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| | Je suppose donc qu'il est désormais disponible dans les dépôts généraux et qu'il n'est plus nécessaire de passer par un PPA ? Je ne connais pas bien ce logiciel, mais je vous conseille de lire la documentation et, si besoin, de contacter directement l'équipe de développement. |
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| | Q : Comment puis-je contourner Cloudflare avec Ubuntu ? Je trouve https://installati.one/ubuntu/ très utile, mais ils sont toujours un peu trop présents. J'ai entendu dire que leur adresse IP est 1.1.1.1, mais j'utilise 8.8.8.8 comme serveur DNS. Je ne comprends donc pas pourquoi ils se retrouvent toujours au milieu ? |
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| | R : Certains sites Web utilisent Cloudflare pour se protéger des attaques DDoS et masquer leur véritable adresse IP. Dans ce cas, il est impossible de contourner cette protection. Si le site Web est attaqué, Cloudflare bloquera les adresses IP concernées. Si votre adresse IP se situe dans cette plage, vous ne pourrez pas accéder au site. |
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| A: Some websites use cloudflare for DDOS protection and to hide their true IP’s. If they do this, there is no way for you to bypass that. Should the website come under attack, Clouldflare will block the IP’s used. If your IP falls in that range, you will not be able to access the website. | **Q: When I use LibreOffice Writer, and I click on my menu to launch a fresh copy of writer, it just brings up my current document. How do I make a new one. Sorry for my English. |
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| | A: Do you mean a new instance or a new writer document? (I am confused as to what it is you want) You don’t need to launch it from the menu again, you can simply use the keypress, CTRL+N to launch another writer document in its own window? The long way is, in your open writer window, click on file->New->Text document. Since LibreOffice writer is launched from LibreOffice base application, that contains all the “tools” such as writer and calc and so forth, you can’t really launch a new instance of writer by itself. Each new “text document” is unto itself.** |
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| Q: When I use LibreOffice Writer, and I click on my menu to launch a fresh copy of writer, it just brings up my current document. How do I make a new one. Sorry for my English. | |
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| | Q : Lorsque j'utilise LibreOffice Writer et que je clique sur le menu pour ouvrir une nouvelle instance, seul mon document actuel s'affiche. Comment en créer un nouveau ? Veuillez m'excuser pour mon anglais. |
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| A: Do you mean a new instance or a new writer document? (I am confused as to what it is you want) You don’t need to launch it from the menu again, you can simply use the keypress, CTRL+N to launch another writer document in its own window? The long way is, in your open writer window, click on file->New->Text document. Since LibreOffice writer is launched from LibreOffice base application, that contains all the “tools” such as writer and calc and so forth, you can’t really launch a new instance of writer by itself. Each new “text document” is unto itself. | R : Voulez-vous dire une nouvelle instance ou un nouveau document Writer ? (Je ne comprends pas bien votre demande.) Vous n'avez pas besoin de le relancer depuis le menu. Vous pouvez simplement utiliser le raccourci clavier Ctrl+N pour ouvrir un nouveau document Writer dans une fenêtre séparée. La méthode plus longue consiste à cliquer sur Fichier > Nouveau > Document texte dans la fenêtre Writer ouverte. Étant donné que LibreOffice Writer est lancé depuis l'application LibreOffice, qui contient tous les outils tels que Writer et Calc, vous ne pouvez pas ouvrir une nouvelle instance de Writer directement. Chaque nouveau document texte est indépendant. |
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