Comment by Takkat on Remote login with graphical display manager (GDM, LightDM)
@b_laoshi: yeah - you need to run Xserver for X applications to work. See askubuntu.com/questions/961304/… and possibly also relevant: askubuntu.com/questions/1286646/…
View ArticleComment by Takkat on Is it possible to use aptx when using my Pc as a...
This Q/A may help you: askubuntu.com/questions/425333/…
View ArticleComment by Takkat on How can I install Ubuntu on a new computer without any...
Also have a look at this guide - it should still be valid. Especially note #5 where it says to tell your BIOS from where to boot (it then does not matter if it was CD or flash drive). Some BIOS also...
View ArticleComment by Takkat on When I unplug headphones, audio switches to HDMI out...
See if this answer helps you: askubuntu.com/questions/432603/… (use built-in audio instead of headphones)
View ArticleComment by Takkat on How do I highlight my mouse pointer while screen recording?
@0xC0000022L well spotted, thank you very much. It indeed moved around a bit. Tested and works in 21.04 too.
View ArticleComment by Takkat on What Ubuntu-compatible software is available to remove...
@reducingactivity: sorry for that - links changed a bit over the years. See edit for clarification
View ArticleComment by Takkat on Prevent mouse pointer from going between monitors when...
This may still work (can't test ATM): askubuntu.com/questions/119281/…
View ArticleComment by Takkat on How to forbid a specific package to be installed?
@nocibambi: for snaps see: askubuntu.com/questions/1131182/…
View ArticleComment by Takkat on How can I apply a LADSPA plugin to a PulseAudio stream?
@DBear thank you for the notice. TAP are no longer developed, the souce is hosted on GitHUb: github.com/tomszilagyi/tap-plugins but the documetation sadly appears to be gone (try with WayBackMachine).
View ArticleComment by Takkat on Audio player with lyrics loaded from file
@DenilsonSáMaia thanks for the notice
View ArticleComment by Takkat on Copy sound configuration from an Ubuntu system to another
It may be an issue with your user settings. Try to remove/rename ~/.config/pulse
View ArticleComment by Takkat on How to change audio bit depth and sampling rate?
@UserRR: the local directory for the user edited daemon.conf may today be in ~/.config/pulse
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Can my CPU run VirtualBox/VMware?
With many limitations we are able to use VirtualBox on a CPU that is not able to offer hardware virtualization:Oracle VM VirtualBox does not require hardware virtualization features to be present....
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How can I change the default audio device from command...
You can control PulseAudio thoroughly through the command line using pacmd and pactl commands. For options see pacmd --help or the wiki at PulseAudio:pacmd list-sinks for name or index number of...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How do I re-install Network Manager without an internet...
In case you only removed just Network Manager with the Software Center it is quite easy to reinstall by downloading only 2 packages from another machine connected to the internet:Use...
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Answer by Takkat for Setting nautilus-open-terminal to launch Terminator...
Install nautilus-actions (AKA filemanager-actions)We may define our own right-click context menu items with nautilus-actions.Run the Nautilus-Actions Configuration Tool either from the Dash, or from a...
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Answer by Takkat for How do I start applications automatically on login?
20.04 and laterIf not yet done by default install gnome-startup-applicationsSearch and open "Startup Applications"click add to enter the command including options of your application as you would run...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How to crop borders/white spaces from image?
ImageMagick TrimThe command line option trim used together with convert, or mogrify lets you trim borders of the same color as the corners of an image.Usage:convert input.png -trim output.pngThe...
View ArticleHow do I restrict my kids' computing time?
Access to our computer (not only to the internet) needs to be restricted for the accounts of my kids (7, 8) until they are old enough to manage this by themselves. Until then we need to be able to...
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Answer by Takkat for Play sound through two or more outputs/devices
With paprefs you have access to a virtual output device that enables simultaneous output to all attached sound cards and devices:sudo apt install paprefsThen in the terminal run paprefs, select...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Move home folder to second drive
Moving HOME from command lineTo avoid side effects while working in a graphical, environment we should perform all actions to move HOME from a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F1.Temporarily mount the new...
View ArticleHow do I install proprietary drivers for my Brother all-in-one...
Guides on how to install drivers for a Brother all-in-one network printer are either for older devices or are rather complicated as they often involve editing or copying system files in my root...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How can I tell if I'm using alsa or pulse-audio by...
Ubuntu uses both ALSA, and PulseAudio for controlling sound input and output.ALSAALSA serves as a kernel based system to connect your sound hardware to the operating system. All sound cards in your...
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How do I completely turn off screensaver and power-management?
I looking for a method to turn-off the screensaver and powermanager but from the command line.I'm aware this can be done via the GUI screen - but can this be done via the command line or via some...
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Answer by Takkat for Adjusting display geometry in a virtual machine?
Display Geometry Settings in Virtual BoxIn Oracle Virtual Box you can adjust the virtual screen resolution after having installed the Guest Additions simply by dragging the window with the mouse or by...
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Answer by Takkat for VirtualBox Toolbar is hidden! How to show it?
To re-enable the Toolbar right-click on the bottom line, then select and tick the Show Toolbar entry on the pop-up menu:Do not disable both, the toolbar, and the statusbar.When running Unity desktop...
View ArticleHow do I change my username?
Some time ago, when I installed Ubuntu, I chose a rather stupid username for my account that I do not want to use anymore.How do I change this (including the name of my home directory, and the name in...
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Answer by Takkat for How do I stream music to my AirTunes?
PulseAudioWe can define an existing AirTunes device (e.g. Airport Express) as an output audio sink for Pulse Audio by installing paprefs and pulseaudio-module-raop and running Pulseaudio Preferences:In...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How to access a shared folder in VirtualBox?
Access to shared folders in Virtual BoxCommand lineBy default, VirtualBox shared folders are created with read/write permission for the guest. This can be done from the command line on the host...
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Answer by Takkat for How do I install Guest Additions in a VirtualBox VM?
If you have trouble installing Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM, because the installer window does not fit the low resolution screen size, you can move the window with Alt+F7.Installing Guest additions from...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Is it possible to remove a particular host key from...
Use this command to remove entries from known_hosts:ssh-keygen -R hostnameorif the host IP is availablessh-keygen -R <Host_IP>
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Adding a new swap file. How to edit fstab to enable swap...
These ares the steps to create a swap on a file:Create a large file e.g. withsudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/ # create a directory that holds the swap filesudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/myswap...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for How to change pulseaudio sink with "pacmd...
PulseAudio pacmd is not capable of switching the default sinks while there is an actively playing stream to the sink input. However there is a way to still achieve this.Changing default sink from...
View ArticleHow do I setup an Icecast server for broadcasting audio in my network?
Broadcasting the output of the soundcard as an internet radio stream is a reliable way to stream audio in a network. This can nicely be used to e.g. transmit audio in a wireless LAN to another computer...
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Answer by Takkat for Analog and digital audio output at the same time
We have the optional application paprefs that allows to install a virtual output device to pulseaudio. This enables simultaneous output to all attached sound cards/devices:The additionally created...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Bluetooth headset without crystal clear sound
Provided you run KDE with pulseaudio you will have access to the audio profile for your Bluetooth headset by installing and running pavucontrolYou need the A2DP protocol for high fidelity sound output....
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Answer by Takkat for How to install Hasselblad Phocus on Ubuntu 12.04
Unless Hasselblad publishes a version running natively in Ubuntu (don't hesitate to ask them) there is no way to get the proprietary Windows and MacOS only Phocus-software running in near professional...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for gsutil bashrc file path setting
Rather than downloading and installing from the internet I strongly recommend to use the built-in package management in Ubuntu.This makes sure that applications are tested to run on your distribution...
View ArticleAnswer by Takkat for Automatically change Sound Input Output device
There is pulseaudio module-switch-on-connect and module-switch-on-port-available that enable automatic switching of an audio device on connection. See with the following command if any of these modules...
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Answer by Takkat for How to rename partitions?
From the graphical desktop ( >= 12.10)There is no need to run gparted only to give a partition a label. Just open Disks from the Dash:Select the drive on the left panel and choose the partition to...
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