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How do I fix fonts not rendering and missing letters?

I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.10 on my laptop. It appears that letters are missing from files and folders, as well as menus and configuration windows. I'm not sure where to start in order to fix this.
Gunther
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"This account is currently not available" error when trying to ssh

An error occurs when I try to make SSH connection: $ ssh -p 22 www-data@x.x.x.x This account is currently not available
Mert Özoğul
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How can I check disk space used in a partition using the terminal in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I was wondering if there is a command that can tell the space used in a partition using the terminal. Like I want to use the su command to change to a user called admin (it is named admin). So I typed : su admin…
Jatttt
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How to copy a file to multiple folders using the command line?

I have tried to copy a file test.txt to multiple directories with one command: cp ~/test.txt ~/folder1 ~/folder2 But I didn't succeed. Is there a way to do that in one command so I can copy a file or even a folder to multiple directories?
nux
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When installing I'm given the option of encrypting my home folder -- what does this do?

Does encrypting my home folder make my computer more secure? Do I have to enter my password more if my home folder is encrypted? What else should I know about encrypting my home folder?
David Siegel
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What does 'Ign', 'Get' or 'Hit' mean when running an apt-get update?

I had a bunch of errors in the output of sudo apt-get update: duplicate entries and 404 not found errors. Figured those out, I hope: I removed PPAs that didn't have any packages associated with them, then I removed out a duplicate entry in…
bruce
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Is there a way to restore Nautilus' split screen (F3) feature?

I am using Ubuntu 13.04 since today and I am missing the split screen function in Nautilus. Is there any way to patch Nautilus so that this amazing function is usable again?
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How to change mouse speed/sensitivity?

I am on an Asus Zenbook UX32VD in Ubuntu 12.10. Both in 12.04 and 12.10 I haven't been able to change the mouse speed (i.e. the "sensitivity" in the mouse/touchpad dialog). I can change the slider, but nothing changes. This is a big problem for me,…
Felix
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GRUB does not detect Windows

I have finally installed Ubuntu on my second drive. When I start my computer GRUB only offers me to boot Ubuntu, not Windows 7. What needs to be done so that I can choose between Ubuntu and Windows in GRUB? When I press F12 for boot menu at startup…
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How to find and change the screen DPI?

I am trying to find and then change the screen DPI (dots per inch) setting in 12.04 and 12.10. However, I can't seem to find any app or config file that can do this. Is there any app or conf file for this? Note that this is for 12.04+ so the…
Luis Alvarado
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How to use the Adobe Source Code Pro font?

Adobe released an open source font family called "Source Code Pro" (download here , Slashdot article here ). How do I install it?
January
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Which tool to crop a portion of the screen?

I can see how to use Gimp to crop part of an image in a image file, but I want to crop a portion of the screen. How do you do that?
Bob Yoplait
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How to configure extra buttons in Logitech Mouse

Can anyone tell me how to configure all the buttons on a Logitech MX 620 mouse under Ubuntu 12.04? Specifically, I like to make one of them just the Ctrl key (for control clicking webpages) and another one Ctrl + W to close tabs. I also normally…
Rick
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System program problem detected?

I keep getting, since several days, "System program problem detected" error message: I always clicked on Report problem button but nothing happens. I also run update and upgrade everyday. What causes this ? How to get rid of it ?
Billal BEGUERADJ
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What is software-properties-common

I have been installing a couple of softwares and I noticed that when you are to install a software from a PPA, the command is usually preceeded with sudo apt-get install software-properties-common I look for why installing this package but I could…
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