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Back in the day, we didn’t have Sean Connery... oh wait, we did. What we didn’t have was high speed internet, so, when this new-fangled technology rolled around, there were some people who saw an opportunity to use it for good. They installed a 9600baud modem in a PC to be able to do accounting and stock-take in one location. The PC was wrapped in metal, with a keypad and tiny green display. It was sold as a till and accounting system. However, the units were installed in places where the humans were an issue, so the engineers came up with a plan to change the pin layouts of the phone jacks, and the cables for the modems. Because lightning on the telephone lines damaged the modems, they needed someone to go replace them, if faulty. Enter yours truly. Arriving at these stores, usually in high streets, carrying tools and replacement parts, after pushing through throngs of people, I would often find no fault. Turns out, the employees wanted to use the phone jacks to make free phone calls. Failing to do so, the pins not being standard, they would leave it unplugged, hoping a technician would arrive and tell them how to make free phone calls. What I am trying to illustrate here is: there is always the human factor. Have you checked the human factor before posting on a forum or chat?** | Back in the day, we didn’t have Sean Connery... oh wait, we did. What we didn’t have was high speed internet, so, when this new-fangled technology rolled around, there were some people who saw an opportunity to use it for good. They installed a 9600baud modem in a PC to be able to do accounting and stock-take in one location. The PC was wrapped in metal, with a keypad and tiny green display. It was sold as a till and accounting system. However, the units were installed in places where the humans were an issue, so the engineers came up with a plan to change the pin layouts of the phone jacks, and the cables for the modems. Because lightning on the telephone lines damaged the modems, they needed someone to go replace them, if faulty. Enter yours truly. Arriving at these stores, usually in high streets, carrying tools and replacement parts, after pushing through throngs of people, I would often find no fault. Turns out, the employees wanted to use the phone jacks to make free phone calls. Failing to do so, the pins not being standard, they would leave it unplugged, hoping a technician would arrive and tell them how to make free phone calls. What I am trying to illustrate here is: there is always the human factor. Have you checked the human factor before posting on a forum or chat?** | ||
- | Bienvenue dans une autre édition de Questions et Réponses ! Dans cette rubrique, nous essayerons de répondre à vos questions sur Ubuntu. Assurez-vous d' | + | Bienvenue dans une autre édition de Questions et Réponses ! Dans cette rubrique, nous essayerons de répondre à vos questions sur Ubuntu. Assurez-vous d' |
- | Autrefois, nous n' | + | Autrefois, nous n' |
**Q: I have Xubuntu. I have been thinking of going to Disco Dingo for fractional scaling, e.g 1.25x. Deepin looks like it supports it, and maybe KDE too. Can I backport it to 18.04? I have a 50 inch TV that I have connected, but some things are just too small to see. I wear spectacles already. My media PC is actually an old laptop connected to my TV via VGA port, not HDMI. | **Q: I have Xubuntu. I have been thinking of going to Disco Dingo for fractional scaling, e.g 1.25x. Deepin looks like it supports it, and maybe KDE too. Can I backport it to 18.04? I have a 50 inch TV that I have connected, but some things are just too small to see. I wear spectacles already. My media PC is actually an old laptop connected to my TV via VGA port, not HDMI. | ||
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Q : J'ai Xubuntu. J' | Q : J'ai Xubuntu. J' | ||
- | R : Je comprends votre désir de ne pas devoir réinstaller dans neuf mois. Si vous utilisez un portable, y a-t-il une souris et un clavier externes avec lesquels le contrôler ? Si c'est le cas, vous pourriez utiliser la roue de la souris et la touche ALT de gauche pour zoomer en avant quand vous devrez lire ou écrire et faire un zoom en arrière pour pouvoir regarder un film. Il zoomera vers le pointeur et vous pouvez rendre le pointeur plus grands | + | R : Je comprends votre désir de ne pas devoir réinstaller dans neuf mois. Si vous utilisez un portable, y a-t-il une souris et un clavier externes avec lesquels le contrôler ? Si c'est le cas, vous pourriez utiliser la roue de la souris et la touche ALT de gauche pour zoomer en avant quand vous devrez lire ou écrire et faire un zoom en arrière pour pouvoir regarder un film. Il zoomera vers le pointeur et vous pouvez rendre le pointeur plus grand dans Paramètres |
- | Q : Comment faire wa _la ? J'ai les pages man, mais il n'y a rien. J'ai posté la question sur le réseau de questions et réponses Stack exchange et la réponse était de faire sudo Nautilus puis naviguer vers wa -la. Voulait-elle dire ls - la ? J' | + | Q : Comment faire wa -la ? J'ai les pages man, mais il n'y a rien. J'ai posté la question sur le réseau de questions et réponses Stack exchange et la réponse était de faire sudo Nautilus puis naviguer vers wa -la. Voulait-elle dire ls - la ? J' |
R : Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de wa ? Cela pourrait être ls -la. Je suggérerais la commande find. | R : Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de wa ? Cela pourrait être ls -la. Je suggérerais la commande find. | ||
- | ÉDITEUR : Je pense avoir trouver | + | ÉDITEUR : Je pense avoir compris |
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**Q: I've installed Ubuntu 19.04 on my Thinkpad. But I can't use my touchpad? Ubuntu can see it, so it should work. I am using an external mouse atm, so it is not a big deal. Can you help me? This is my output: | **Q: I've installed Ubuntu 19.04 on my Thinkpad. But I can't use my touchpad? Ubuntu can see it, so it should work. I am using an external mouse atm, so it is not a big deal. Can you help me? This is my output: | ||
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A: Best is subjective, but I am glad for this question. You see last week I lost the WHOLE Q&A section due to an issue with OnlyOffice, so I am back to LibreOffice again. For bog standard letters, any of them will do. I will address WPS Office first as it was your question. WPS Office has a free and paid option. The free option is slightly crippled (like OnlyOffice too). WPS office is not open-source. Though the program is a pleasure to use, it phones home all the time, which is the part I do not like. If you install it offline and use it offline, it is quite fine. For features such as versioning, you cannot beat the price of LibreOffice (though it may look outdated.)** | A: Best is subjective, but I am glad for this question. You see last week I lost the WHOLE Q&A section due to an issue with OnlyOffice, so I am back to LibreOffice again. For bog standard letters, any of them will do. I will address WPS Office first as it was your question. WPS Office has a free and paid option. The free option is slightly crippled (like OnlyOffice too). WPS office is not open-source. Though the program is a pleasure to use, it phones home all the time, which is the part I do not like. If you install it offline and use it offline, it is quite fine. For features such as versioning, you cannot beat the price of LibreOffice (though it may look outdated.)** | ||
- | Q : J'ai installé Ubuntu 19.04 sur mon Thinkpad, mais je ne peux pas utiliser le pavé tactile. Ubuntu le voit et cela devrait donc fonctionner. J' | + | Q : J'ai installé Ubuntu 19.04 sur mon Thinkpad, mais je ne peux pas utiliser le pavé tactile. Ubuntu le voit et cela devrait donc fonctionner. J' |
$ xinput list | $ xinput list | ||
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- | R : Deux questions : est-ce | + | R : Deux questions : est-ce |
- | Q : Quelle suite bureautique est la meilleure ? J'ai entendu pas mal de battage médiatique autour de WPS Pffoce. | + | Q : Quelle suite bureautique est la meilleure ? J'ai entendu pas mal de battage médiatique autour de WPS Office. |
- | R : « Meilleure » est subjectif, mais cette question me plaît. La semaine dernière, j'ai perdu TOUTE la section Q. ET R. à cause d'un problème d' | + | R : « Meilleure » est subjectif, mais cette question me plaît. La semaine dernière, j'ai perdu TOUTE la section Q. ET R. à cause d'un problème d' |
**Q: I have bought a new laptop with Windows10 preinstalled. I have tried it and hated it. There is no control, and it installs crap I don’t want and never asked for, and what even are these sh#tty “suggestions” ? My problem is that this laptop is tiny and has one USB port, no DVD drive. How do I install Ubuntu? No dual-booting please. Wipe this crap off the face of the earth. | **Q: I have bought a new laptop with Windows10 preinstalled. I have tried it and hated it. There is no control, and it installs crap I don’t want and never asked for, and what even are these sh#tty “suggestions” ? My problem is that this laptop is tiny and has one USB port, no DVD drive. How do I install Ubuntu? No dual-booting please. Wipe this crap off the face of the earth. | ||
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R : Si votre portable a un lecteur de cartes, vous pouvez créer un disque bootable sur une carte SD et faire l' | R : Si votre portable a un lecteur de cartes, vous pouvez créer un disque bootable sur une carte SD et faire l' | ||
- | Q : J'ai une machine en double amorçage (Windows 10 et Ubuntu 18.04. J'ai trois partitions, une pour Windows, une pour Ubuntu et une pour les deux. J'ai simplement formaté | + | Q : J'ai une machine en double amorçage (Windows 10 et Ubuntu 18.04). J'ai trois partitions, une pour Windows, une pour Ubuntu et une pour les deux. J'ai simplement formaté |
- | R : En fait, vous avez beaucoup de possibilités : Arrêter Windows en tenant la touche MAJ pendant que vous appuez | + | R : En fait, vous avez beaucoup de possibilités : Arrêter Windows en tenant la touche MAJ pendant que vous appuyez |
- | Q: I have a failing SD card. I want to save as much as possible. I heard that Gparted has ‘attempted rescue’, and dd will make an image of the card. Which is best? | + | **Q: I have a failing SD card. I want to save as much as possible. I heard that Gparted has ‘attempted rescue’, and dd will make an image of the card. Which is best? |
A: This time I can say neither. Can I suggest you look at photorec (not just for photos) before you clone the SD card? Recover as much with this utility before you do the other ways you have heard about, and maybe use ddrescue instead of plain dd. | A: This time I can say neither. Can I suggest you look at photorec (not just for photos) before you clone the SD card? Recover as much with this utility before you do the other ways you have heard about, and maybe use ddrescue instead of plain dd. | ||
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Q: Hello. I switched from Ubuntu to MX to see what the fuss was about. It seems to be a storm in a teacup. I can’t seem to install any of my favourite software, it’s just not found? I can’t uninstall stuff properly as there is no software centre to uninstall stuff like flash that I don’t want. It feels like a relic from a bygone era. | Q: Hello. I switched from Ubuntu to MX to see what the fuss was about. It seems to be a storm in a teacup. I can’t seem to install any of my favourite software, it’s just not found? I can’t uninstall stuff properly as there is no software centre to uninstall stuff like flash that I don’t want. It feels like a relic from a bygone era. | ||
- | A: Your question? (Switch back to Ubuntu, or try Voyager). | + | A: Your question? (Switch back to Ubuntu, or try Voyager).** |
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+ | Q : J'ai une carte SD agonisante. Je voudrais en sauvegarder le contenu autant que possible. J'ai entendu dire que Gparted a une fonction « attempted rescue », et que dd créera une image de la carte. Lequel est le mieux ? | ||
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+ | R : Cette fois-ci, je peux dire ni l'un ni l' | ||
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+ | Q : Peut-on extraire l' | ||
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+ | R : Oui ! Vous pouvez utiliser un convertisseur en ligne et il y en a beaucoup, ou youtube-dl ou même VLC ! | ||
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+ | Q : Bonjour. J'ai remplacé Ubuntu par MX pour comprendre les raisons de tout le raffut. Ça semble être une tempête dans un verre d'eau. Je n' | ||
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+ | R : Votre question ? (Revenez à Ubuntu ou essayez Voyager.) | ||
- | Q: What is this sorcery? I installed the latest iso and now my laptop won’t charge in ubuntu. It remains or runs down, never up. I tested in windows and it does charge. I don’t even know where to start looking. | + | **Q: What is this sorcery? I installed the latest iso and now my laptop won’t charge in ubuntu. It remains or runs down, never up. I tested in windows and it does charge. I don’t even know where to start looking. |
A: Usually the fault is at Microsoft’s door. In Windows, discharge the battery completely and charge it full again, or do a battery calibration with the vendor software. Now boot to Ubuntu and try again. Also see if it charges when you turn the machine off. Update your machine BIOS and the Linux kernel. Uninstall TLP, if installed, and try without it. | A: Usually the fault is at Microsoft’s door. In Windows, discharge the battery completely and charge it full again, or do a battery calibration with the vendor software. Now boot to Ubuntu and try again. Also see if it charges when you turn the machine off. Update your machine BIOS and the Linux kernel. Uninstall TLP, if installed, and try without it. | ||
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Q: Hello friends. How can I see what is eating my bandwidth? Here in India it is a problem. I need to tell who is the problem. | Q: Hello friends. How can I see what is eating my bandwidth? Here in India it is a problem. I need to tell who is the problem. | ||
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sudo apt install nethogs | sudo apt install nethogs | ||
- | and, once installed, run: sudo nethogs - IF you have more than one interface, you need to specify which one. | + | and, once installed, run: sudo nethogs - IF you have more than one interface, you need to specify which one. ** |
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+ | Q : Quelle est cette sorcellerie ? J'ai installé la dernière ISO et maintenant, mon portable refuse de charger la batterie sous Ubuntu. La charge reste ou baisse mais n'est jamais compléte. Je l'ai testé sous Windows et la batterie se recharge. Je ne sais même pas où commencer des recherches. | ||
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+ | R : Généralement, | ||
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+ | Q : Salut, les amis. Comment voir ce qui dévore ma bande passante ? Ici en Inde, c'est un problème et il faut que je puisse identifier ce problème. | ||
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+ | R : Salut, exécutez : | ||
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+ | sudo apt install nethogs | ||
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+ | et, une fois installé, lancez : sudo nethogs. Si vous avez plus d'une interface, il faudra spécifier laquelle. | ||
- | Q: So, after updating from Ubuntu 18.10 to 19.04, Xfce terminal can not be started from the Panel. " | + | **Q: So, after updating from Ubuntu 18.10 to 19.04, Xfce terminal can not be started from the Panel. " |
A: I cannot say what went wrong, but I can tell you that the error tells you what is wrong. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt install libexo-1-0 | A: I cannot say what went wrong, but I can tell you that the error tells you what is wrong. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt install libexo-1-0 | ||
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Q: Desktop sounds being back is great for home, but not for work. Where can I kill it? | Q: Desktop sounds being back is great for home, but not for work. Where can I kill it? | ||
- | A: Install dconf editor then gnome > desktop > sound and make it false. | + | A: Install dconf editor then gnome > desktop > sound and make it false.** |
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+ | Q : Après une mise à niveau d' | ||
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+ | R : Je ne peux pas dire ce qui n'a pas marché, mais je peux vous indiquer que l' | ||
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+ | Q : Comment transférer l' | ||
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+ | R : Il y a deux options : 1. Redshift, 2. F.lux. | ||
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+ | Q : Avoir les sons du bureau à nouveau est génial pour la maison, mais pas pour mon travail. Où puis-je les désactiver ? | ||
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+ | R : Installez dconf editor puis gnome > desktop > sound et le rendre « false » (faux). | ||
- | Q: I moved from Gnome to XFCE. I am a bit shaky on my feet. I see the battery indicator shows my wireless mouse battery, but it remains on 75% even when new or flat. I don’t recall this in Gnome. | + | **Q: I moved from Gnome to XFCE. I am a bit shaky on my feet. I see the battery indicator shows my wireless mouse battery, but it remains on 75% even when new or flat. I don’t recall this in Gnome. |
A: I do not have a definitive answer for you other than the mouse’s Linux support is lacking. You can try to get a driver from the manufacturer. Consider yourself lucky, mine does not even see my mouse’s battery. | A: I do not have a definitive answer for you other than the mouse’s Linux support is lacking. You can try to get a driver from the manufacturer. Consider yourself lucky, mine does not even see my mouse’s battery. | ||
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Q: I have a new PC Windows 10 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, 8.0 GB RAM, Motherboard MSI B350M PRO-VDH. When I installed Linux Ubuntu 18.04, all was OK, as usually in the past. When I restarted, the PC had a crash. When I installed Windows 10 Home after restart all was OK. Could you explain me why Linux is for this HW forbidden? How can I find out it in advance? In documentation of producers, I did not find it. Thanks for solving. | Q: I have a new PC Windows 10 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, 8.0 GB RAM, Motherboard MSI B350M PRO-VDH. When I installed Linux Ubuntu 18.04, all was OK, as usually in the past. When I restarted, the PC had a crash. When I installed Windows 10 Home after restart all was OK. Could you explain me why Linux is for this HW forbidden? How can I find out it in advance? In documentation of producers, I did not find it. Thanks for solving. | ||
- | A: Right, nothing is forbidden, though MSI is known to be a Windows-only house. I think you can try Ubuntu 18.10 or 19.04 rather, as the problem is Ryzen CPU support. The Ubuntu 18.04 image you are booting from may be too old? Have you tried Ubuntu 18.04.2? Also, see if there is updated firmware or BIOS for that motherboard. If you would like to know in advance which hardware is Ubuntu certified, you can check out this web page: https:// | + | A: Right, nothing is forbidden, though MSI is known to be a Windows-only house. I think you can try Ubuntu 18.10 or 19.04 rather, as the problem is Ryzen CPU support. The Ubuntu 18.04 image you are booting from may be too old? Have you tried Ubuntu 18.04.2? Also, see if there is updated firmware or BIOS for that motherboard. If you would like to know in advance which hardware is Ubuntu certified, you can check out this web page: https:// |
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+ | Q : J'ai migré de Gnome vers XFCE et je ne suis pas du tout sûr de moi. Je vois que l' | ||
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+ | R : Je ne peux pas vous donner une réponse définitive autre que la souris ne prend pas en charge Linux. Vous pouvez essayer d' | ||
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+ | Q : J'ai un nouveau PC Windows 10 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 3 2200G avec un processeur graphique Radeon Vega 8, 8 Go de RAM et une carte mère MSI B350M PRO-VDH. Quand j'ai installé Ubuntu 18.04, tout allait bien, comme habituellement par le passé. mais, quand j'ai redémarré, | ||
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+ | R : Bon, rien n'est interdit, bien que MSI soit connu comme fabricant pour Windows seul. Je pense que vous pouvez essayer Ubuntu 18.10 ou plutôt la 19.04, car le problème est le support du processeur Ryzen. Il se peut que l' | ||
- | Q: I have installed Anki on Disco Dingo. I use it for uni. However, it’s not working. I need to get going soon. | + | **Q: I have installed Anki on Disco Dingo. I use it for uni. However, it’s not working. I need to get going soon. |
A: You are going to have to build it from source. The version by Ubuntu is too far behind. (If you do not know how, mail me back and I can walk you through it). | A: You are going to have to build it from source. The version by Ubuntu is too far behind. (If you do not know how, mail me back and I can walk you through it). | ||
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Q: I have installed virtualbox and added the Ubuntu ISO file as a fake CD. It boots quite fine. Why would I need to install it? | Q: I have installed virtualbox and added the Ubuntu ISO file as a fake CD. It boots quite fine. Why would I need to install it? | ||
- | A: Running from a live DVD / ISO is also fine. If you want to know why you cannot run it live, you can, by all means! That is one of the software freedoms you have with free software. Unless I am understanding your question wrongly. | + | A: Running from a live DVD / ISO is also fine. If you want to know why you cannot run it live, you can, by all means! That is one of the software freedoms you have with free software. Unless I am understanding your question wrongly.** |
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+ | Q : J'ai installé Anki sur Disco Dingo. Je m'en sers pour uni. Cependant, il ne fonctionne pas et je dois m'y mettre bientôt. | ||
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+ | R : Il va falloir le compiler à partir de la source. La version d' | ||
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+ | Q : J'ai installé VirtualBox et ajouté le fichier ISO d' | ||
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+ | R : C'est très bien de tourner sous un live DVD/ISO. Si vous voulez savoir pourquoi vous ne pouvez pas le faire, c'est faux ! C'est tout à fait possible ! C'est l'une des libertés que les logiciels libres vous fournissent. À moins que j'aie mal compris votre question. | ||
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