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When I create a Jupyter notebook through terminal, by running jupyter notebook, on Ubuntu 19.10, I get this......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:53:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/lost-appearance-ubuntu-22-04-lts-original.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/lost-appearance-ubuntu-22-04-lts-original.htmlLost appearance UBUNTU 22.04 LTS application menu original, when I download gnome-shell-extensions I need some guidance to get it back....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:43:49 -0400https://pop.com.sg/local-web-server-configuration-error.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/local-web-server-configuration-error.htmlLocalhost won't load. I guess i have messed up some config file.apachestatus '''error.log [Sun Apr 05 13:08:09.331979 2020] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 1143] AH00163: Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) configur......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:29:32 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-is-my-bluetooth-connection-always-failing-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-is-my-bluetooth-connection-always-failing-closed.htmlI have a bluetooth headset that has been working fine for about a year. Recently it has been failing, and I believe the time it has been problematic coincides with upgrading to 12.04. The device p......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:20:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-wifi-driver-without-internet.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-install-wifi-driver-without-internet.htmlI am trying to install ubuntu on a laptop with no internet connectivity except for Wifi. I found this https://ibcomputing.com/install-wifi-driver-broadcom-bcm43142-linux/amp/ but I don't see a way to ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:18:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-disable-touchpad-running-ubuntu-12-04lts-on-dell-inspiron-1525.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-disable-touchpad-running-ubuntu-12-04lts-on-dell-inspiron-1525.htmlThe Touchpad on my Dell laptop is an annoyance; while typing, if I inadvertantly strike it, the "I-beam" (or Mouse Pointer) ends up somewhere other than where I want it. None of the settings I have ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:14:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-integrate-amd-radeon-r7-m370-with-ubuntu-14-04-5.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-integrate-amd-radeon-r7-m370-with-ubuntu-14-04-5.htmlHy folks, I am beginner on Ubuntu. From couple of days I am trying to integrate AMD graphics card with Ubuntu. I also followed the AMD manual but it didn't work for me. I stuck on resolve package ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:07:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-20-04-lts-unity-dash-issues-missing-programmes.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/ubuntu-20-04-lts-unity-dash-issues-missing-programmes.htmlI've just updated to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Unity is my desktop of choice. 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Can someone help me Manu thanks...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:45:03 -0400https://pop.com.sg/windows-10-linux-dual-boot-boot-loader-problems.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/windows-10-linux-dual-boot-boot-loader-problems.htmlI am currently running a dual boot of Windows 10 Home 64-bit and Xubuntu 15.04 64-bit on my machine. I have Windows 10 on an SSD, Xubuntu on another SSD and an HDD for storage formatted as NTFS (th......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:39:37 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-avoid-having-to-enter-a-password-for-an-scp-command-by-hard-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-avoid-having-to-enter-a-password-for-an-scp-command-by-hard-.htmlI've created a bash script that sometimes need me to enter some information (other machine password / username) when I run it. 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One of my customizations was to install conky and download a .conkyrc that gives me a running performance monitor......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:24:04 -0400https://pop.com.sg/qualcomm-atheros-6164-wifi-works-for-a-few-minutes-and-then-dies-until.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/qualcomm-atheros-6164-wifi-works-for-a-few-minutes-and-then-dies-until.htmlI've recently installed Xubuntu and can get the wifi working... for about at most 5 minutes at a time, after which point it claims to still be connected, but all attempts to visit any web page will ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:22:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/dark-notifications-dark-shell-theme-that-fits-yaru-dark.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/dark-notifications-dark-shell-theme-that-fits-yaru-dark.htmlI am trying to get a uniform dark theme going on Ubuntu 19.10, and am not a big fan of the light notifications. One can change the shell theme to obtain dark notifications, but I don't know a them......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:20:39 -0400https://pop.com.sg/intermittent-nic-on-dell-optiplex-9020-ubuntu-20-04-3-lts.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/intermittent-nic-on-dell-optiplex-9020-ubuntu-20-04-3-lts.htmlThe problem is that the NIC drops out intermittently every few minutes. Similar questions have been answered on this problem, but the answers involve changing settings in Windows. This computer has ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:19:19 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-autostart-an-application-on-the-system-tray.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-autostart-an-application-on-the-system-tray.htmlI want Audacious and Transmission to autostart on the system tray when I login, If I just add them to autostart they start open and I have to close them manually. How I do that? 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Help please?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:08:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-using-039-039-plus-and-039-039-semicolo.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-using-039-039-plus-and-039-039-semicolo.htmlI'm wondering to know that what difference is the between using + and ; at the end of -exec command when I use in find command? find .... -exec ... \; VS find .... -exec ... +...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:01:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-much-benefit-does-increasing-memory-ram-have-on-the-system.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-much-benefit-does-increasing-memory-ram-have-on-the-system.htmlI will soon have a PC that can handle up to 32GB of RAM (Yeah my dream comes true) but I would like to know, because this is the first time I am jumping the 4GB boundary on a home computer, how much ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:58:18 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-switch-to-nvidia-gpu-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-switch-to-nvidia-gpu-in-ubuntu-18-04.htmlI just dual booted my Win 10 laptop with Ubuntu 18.04.The laptop has both the integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 and a Nvidia GTX960. I was able to successfully install the Nvidia drivers but for some ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:29:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/separate-workspace-for-second-screen.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/separate-workspace-for-second-screen.htmlI would like to achieve a behavior like this: When I use my laptop screen my first workspace is used. 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I have Arduino uno board. when I try to execute any code, I get this error Is there a driver missing?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:41:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/confused-about-grep-and-the-wildcard.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/confused-about-grep-and-the-wildcard.htmlI am running the following command in order to find all files/directories that do not have anything to do with "flash_drive_data": find . -not -path './flash_drive_data*' | grep "./*......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:38:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/host-alias-for-ssh.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/host-alias-for-ssh.htmlThere are a few SSH destinations I will frequently be connecting to and I'm wondering if rather than remember the IP address I can create a host alias for them. I'd like to be able to use... ssh ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:36:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/fullscreen-youtube-videos-lagging-a-lot.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/fullscreen-youtube-videos-lagging-a-lot.htmlIn my PC, I can watch youtube videos without any problem. 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