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How do I show apt-get package management history via command line?

Is there a way to show the history of packages that were changed by apt-get via command line?
NES
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Can't upgrade due to low disk space on /boot

I try to do do-release-upgrade but then I get: Not enough free disk space The upgrade has aborted. The upgrade needs a total of 25.7 M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 25.7 M of disk space on '/boot'. Empty your trash…
clamp
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How do I change mirrors in Ubuntu Server from regional to main?

I have a Lucid Server (10.04) set up and I would like to change the mirror from US (or any other country) to the Main Ubuntu Mirror. For example my two first entries in sources.list are: deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted…
Sorin-Mihai Oprea
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Terminal command to set audio volume?

I have an external sound card which mostly works fine, except that when its first plugged in, or when I turn on my laptop, the volume gets set to 100%. That is, the overall system volume, as shown in the sound indicator. What I'm looking for is a…
Marius
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How to set keyboard repeat delay and speed in Ubuntu Gnome 16.10?

In previous versions I could tweak the keyboard repeat delay and speed by going to Settings → Keyboard → Typing . Now in Ubuntu GNOME 16.10 (with GNOME 3.20.2) that panel seems to be missing. How can I configure those settings in this version?
Loque
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Unable to delete USB Drive partitions (Block size error)

I have been unable to format/delete the partitions on my Sandisk Cruzer Force 32 GB USB Drive. I get the following error when deleting any of the partitions on it. `Error deleting partition /dev/sdd2: Command-line `parted --script "/dev/sdd" "rm 2"'…
Nectar
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How do I set focus follows mouse?

Is there a way to set up "focus follows mouse" behavior in Unity?
dharmatech
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How to make read-only file system writable?

At some point, the filesystem on my digital audio player has become read-only. I cannot copy files into it or remove files on it. Are there some possible reasons for the player's file system to change permissions in this way? I tried using chmod : $…
Tim
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Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome

How are the packages vim-gtk and vim-gnome different from each other? I've tried both and the resulting Gvim feels the same (to me). If there is no difference, why are both packages maintained?
Owais Lone
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What is the purpose of the 'nobody' user?

After I read List all human users I noticed that there is a user account named 'nobody' in my Ubuntu system. Also I noticed that I can login in this account from terminal using the following command and my password: sudo su nobody It doesn't mind me…
Radu Rădeanu
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How can I keep recent files from appearing in Unity?

I sometimes browse erotic media files but I would like to avoid having them appear in files & folders / recent. How can I do that? The old "making .recently-used.xbel a folder" trick from 10.10 and older doesn't work any more. Plus I'd prefer to…
mr.pig
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How do I set a shortcut to screenshot a selected area?

In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt + PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected area? Update: I don't seem to have this key…
Rick
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How to install a LibreOffice Language Tools (Spelling Check, Thesaurus...)

What are the steps to install the Spelling Check and other language supports for LibreOffice. For example spanish, french, italian, etc..
Luis Alvarado
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Give user write access to folder

How do i give the user 'testuser' write privileges on the folder: /var/www/test/public_html
RSM
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How to clean /tmp?

rizhas@rizhas-laptop:~$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda7 67G 58G 5,2G 92% / none 4,0K 0 4,0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup udev 1,5G 12K 1,5G 1% /dev tmpfs 303M 1,2M 302M 1% /run none 5,0M 0 5,0M 0% /run/lock none 1,5G 348K 1,5G 1%…
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