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How can I troubleshoot "VPN Connection Failed"?

Is there anyway to get an error log for a failed VPN connection attempt? All I get is this notification and I have no idea where to go from there.
Olivier Lalonde
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How can I use Netflix on Ubuntu?

Is there a way to stream Netflix content to my Ubuntu machine?
Gator
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Can't close Authentication Required window after login

I am using Ubuntu 20.04(Gnome3.36) and need help with this: The Authentication Required window is stuck right after logging in and I can't close it. I tried using xkill to close the window but it didn't close, I think xkill doesn't recognize the…
Mandi
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How to update Chrome in Ubuntu 20.04

What is the right way to update chrome on Ubuntu 20.04. My installation was with .deb file I started getting update chrome warning messages on my chrome now. I do not want to uninstall and then reinstall to save my bookmarks and saved credentials.…
Ajeetkumar
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External monitor not detected on Ubuntu 18.04

After upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, my laptop has been unable to detect/use an external monitor attached via HDMI. Even when plugged in, the "detect displays" button within the default settings app doesn't do anything. Here is the output from xrandr :…
PullJosh
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USB turn write protection off

I have a USB which is write protected: dmesg | tail [10098.126089] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is on [10098.126098] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 80 00 [10098.126779] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present [10098.126788] sd…
noob
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How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop?

I have read that there is a new Gnome-2 like interface called Cinnamon produced by the Linux Mint developers. Is this available for Ubuntu users - and if so how do I install it?
fossfreedom
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What is the difference between "man" and "info" documentation?

Regarding man-pages and info help documentation: Why do two such similar sources of documentation exist? Sometimes a man-page is available and the info is not; or vice-versa. I haven't yet latched on to the rhyme and reason behind it. Maybe there is…
Peter.O
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How can I make ls only display files?

I figure there has to be a way of making ls only display non-directories, but the man page doesn't make it obvious
user453720
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Unity: How do I revert Alt-tab behavior to switch between windows on the current workspace?

Enabling Bias alt-tab sorting to prefer windows on the current viewport as described here made no difference. How can I get back the exact same behavior as 11.04, so that alt-tab only switches between windows on the current workspace? Simply…
chris.ritsen
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Where are icons stored?

I want to change an icon of a specific theme. Where do themes save their icons?
Ingo
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How to automatically fetch missing dependencies when installing software from .deb?

I'm trying to install MySQL Workbench on my Ubuntu box (11.04). The website has a Ubuntu .deb available for download (for 10.10 and 10.04 so I chose 10.10). However, sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.34-1ubu1010-amd64.deb yields: (Reading…
Jonik
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How do I check system specifications?

I am total noob in Linux. I wanna know what is the equivalent of "My Computer" in Ubuntu 11.04. I want to check my computer specs such as Processor Speed, Memory, and etc. Whenever I check properties in Home Folder it only gives me the HD capacity.…
Moron
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What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?

I'm thinking about installing Ubuntu Desktop, but I don't know what flavor is the best for my system. What are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements? What kind of CPU? How much memory? Should I have Hardware Acceleration? What flavor…
Braiam
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Generate md5 checksum for all files in a directory

I would like to create a md5 checksum list for all files in a directory. I want to cat filename | md5sum > ouptput.txt . I want to do this in 1 step for all files in my directory. Any assistance would be great.
Walter Wayne Leutwyler
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