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Is there BitTorrent software that runs in a terminal?

I want to deploy it on my VPS server to download resources quickly. This could save me a lot of time since some resources are in a foreign country,
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How do I disable automatic remote printer installation?

In Raring, everytime I connect to the network, Cups installs all the printers in the network automatically, some more than once. Furthermore, I connect a USB printer to the laptop every now and then. Even though the printer is configured already,…
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Network service discovery disabled: What does this mean for me?

Every time at boot I get a message “Network service discovery disabled. Your current network has a .local domain, which is not recommended and incompatible with the Avahi network service discovery. The service has been disabled.” What does this mean…
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Software to read a QR code?

I saw a QR code reading a book, but I don't have a smart phone to decode it. So I just took a picture of it and saved the picture to my PC. I downloaded libdecoderqr0, libdecodeqr-dev, and libdecodeqr-examples for reading it. But I don't know how to…
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How do I add an additional hard drive?

I am going to put an additional (non-USB) hard drive in my system. I already have Ubuntu on my other hard drive so I do not want to install Ubuntu on the additional drive but only use it for storage. How do I add the additional hard drive to my…
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Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by default?

I would like to know what are the drawbacks of using preload ? If there would be no downside, preload would be enabled by default, so I guess there are some. Okay you need a bit more RAM, but most people have by far more RAM then Ubuntu needs - so…
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18.04 ctrl+shift to change language

Can I use Ctrl + Shift for changing languages? I can't set this hotkey for changing keyboard languages. At this moment Alt + Shift switch languages, but I can't see this hotkey in keyboard hotkeys list or in gsettings list-recursively…
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Generate white noise to calm a baby

I have a three week old baby. Occasionally she refuses to sleep. Some people tell me this is the way life is, some people tell me I need to buy things to fix it. This is becoming an alarmingly common pattern in this parenting game. Anyway one of…
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How to fix apt: Signature by key uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)?

I started setting up by adding repositories and then went to run a sudo apt-get update again before I started installing other software, and I get the Signature key lines and it stops. So it essentially won't let me update any packages now.…
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Why are swap partitions discouraged on SSD drives, are they harmful?

I often read that one should not place swap partitions on a SSD drive, as this may harm the device. Is this true? Can you please explain the reason to me? Because I otherwise would have thought that placing swap on an SSD is the best choice, as it's…
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How do I set 'nomodeset' after I've already installed Ubuntu?

I know that editing the boot options line and adding 'nomodeset' solves the problem of my laptop during LiveCD mode, what I don't know is how to set it at boot up through Grub2 after I've installed Ubuntu. So, my question is; how do I set nomodeset…
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Mouse cursor flickering and disappearing

I installed Ubuntu today and since the first start up I have a problem with the mouse cursor. It starts randomly disappearing and flickering a lot. I have searched for a solution on Google and here but didn't find anything.
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What to do when Ctrl-C won't kill running job?

Sometimes, processes ignore the SIGINT signal sent by Ctrl - C in Bash. For instance, man and vi . Assuming you don't want to google or read the manual on how to exit the running process, is there any key sequence that will always work (without…
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Unable to change the root password in Windows 10 WSL

I have tried both commands sudo passwd and sudo -u root /bin/bash But as soon as I enter the new password twice, it says password has been updated. You close the shell and open a new instance, it is still working on the old root password. Please…
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Verify if crontab works

I want to verify if a certain crontab works properly. I have added a job like this: */2 * * * * /path_to_my_php_script/info.php >/dev/null 2>&1 I know that i redirect to the null device, but i not sure if the above command is good. *Edit 1: In my…
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