Questions tagged [duplicates]
Any two or more questions which cover the same topics and/details and can be answered by one of the existing questions.
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Is reverse voting or merging a solution in this case?
I just read a question, Is there a command to factory reset Ubuntu? (asked in Dec '16) which was closed as a duplicate of Resetting Ubuntu to factory settings (asked in Feb '15) back in Aug '18. But ...
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Should a question ever be considered for migration in anticipation of closure and merging?
When a question is cross-posted here and another Stack Exchange site, and it gets good, valuable answers on both sites, is it appropriate to flag one of them for migration so it can then be duped and ...
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Question "Does HUION K58 work with Ubuntu?" incorrectly marked as duplicate
The question Does HUION K58 work with Ubuntu? was marked as a duplicate of What hardware does Ubuntu Touch support? which is incorrect.
The original question is not asking about Ubuntu Touch, and the ...
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Possible wrongly closed question: "No space left on device" when installing packages, yet I have space left
I would like to point out that this question "No space left on device" when installing packages, yet I have space left should not be a duplicate of this other How do I resolve unmet ...
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What should we point duplicates of "how to upgrade while skipping in-between releases" to?
I've noticed that there seem to be a lot of questions which basically ask, "how can I upgrade my Ubuntu installation directly from version x to version z, skipping version(s) y in between?"
There ...
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Why is this marked a duplicate?
This question was marked a duplicate: Tried to install wireless driver and now terminal and update manager no longer work either
However, the link given, Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers contains ...
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Answer aglomerate, group of possible solutions for a frequent question
Is there a better way to answer the "upgraded and my 'random graphics maker string here' driver stopped working" (or any other derivatives of hardware category as long as its frequent)?
I have seen ...
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My question is marked as duplicate, what does this mean?
A user marked one of my questions as duplicate, I don't really understand if I have to do something about that or what ???
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I suspect that some person acts as "Community" user
It is supposed that "Community" is an automated service.
But a couple of times it made some human decisions.
Like this question.
I voted to close as duplicate. But as soon as the issue was fixed, "...
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Duplicate circle?
I was just casting a duplicate close vote on this question when I got this notice:
What does it mean and how should I proceed?
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Duplicate questions
If I want to ask a question that has already been asked,but I can't understand its solution.Should I comment there for more explanation or ask mine by adding duplicate by myself.
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How to find duplicates of my own or arbitrary question
How to know which questions are duplicate of my question. Is there any way to find which questions are marked as a duplicate of mine?
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How can I find out if my question has been asked before?
When I ask a question I do get a list of related questions that helps a lot to find out if my question has been asked before.
However I sometimes find an additional question that covers exactly the ...
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How strict should one be with questions on easily researchable questions?
Should a question like https://askubuntu.com/questions/710588/running-open-hardware-monitor-on-ubuntu-linux be flagged(no research effort) or answered? The top result on Google is the mono project(see ...
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question about "download[ing] packages for offline installation" incorrectly closed as duplicate
This question has been closed as a duplicate of this question. But I do not believe they are really asking the same thing. I think that the recent question is asked in a way that is unfortunately not ...
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Duplicate, remove the original or the duplicate
There is an original question that has an answer that is deprecated.
And now there is a duplicate question that has an answer.
Which question should persist?
Duplicate question: Network unclaimed ...
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Are these duplicates?
I am really not happy with the way questions are marked as duplicate lately.
A few recent examples:
This question could probably be closed for several reasons, but
not for being a duplicate of the ...
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Possibly similar question (or even accounts)?
Either it's a coincidence or intentional, I saw two similar questions of LibreOffice right now:
Convert .ods document to .docx document
Converting .ods to .docx file
Apparently, both OPs have also ...
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Why am I not mentioned in the “marked as duplicate” label? [duplicate]
Yesterday I flagged number of loopback addresses as a duplicate of How to add a loopback interface?, and as far as I can tell from the automatic comment I was the first and only one to do so. Now that ...
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Some merge candidates for Windows 7 and Ubuntu dual-booting questions
This looked a bit unwieldy for flagging, so I'm posting this here instead. I've looked through several of the dual-boot questions, trying to find ones that looked like duplicates. I have found ...
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Why do we close duplicate questions?
I know that on AskUbuntu, we close duplicate questions. What is the reason that we do that? Is it to narrow the amount of questions that exist on the site that way users don't need to sift through 20 ...
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cannot find duplicate article
I am trying to mark this article: Evince 3.10 on Ubuntu 12.04
as a duplicate of this article: How can I install the latest version of Evince?
but I cannot find it in the list of duplicates.
does ...
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Why was my question closed as a duplicate?
Why was my question Installing python: who is deadsnakes and why should I trust them? closed as a duplicate of Are PPAs safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out ...
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Duplicate vs Linked vs Related. Best practice for site navigation
I believe that it is very beneficial for related questions to be linked together for easy navigation. When you use the duplicate tag, it has the benefit of linking questions together even if the ...
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Overarching driver question?
I'm seeing a lot of questions related to fixing missing drivers and I've asked many myself and they've never been answered. I assume, now, that this is because the solution is really same and sort of ...
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Merging difficulty
MY question is how difficult is it to merge questions? Over my time here I've requested merging on a number of questions.
I recently ran across this question which I flagged as duplicate after ...
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How to mark question as duplicate? What happens when I click on flag?
I was hesitant to rampantly flag a question (which I considered a duplicate), because I feared this would automatically disrepute the question and/or - even worse - the question-asker. So,
How to ...
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Does generality matter when voting to close as duplicate?
In this particular question a high reputation user has edited the post to prevent close votes. The particular quote:
To the close voters
The question below does not ask for window positioning in ...
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Over use of "My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?"
Is anyone else seeing an over use of My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it??
Half of the close reviews I see are close, duplicate of that question. That normally ...
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What is better: Answering questions from OPs edit by a contributor or motivating OP to write his own answer?
Just a moment ago I came across this question Ubuntu 18.04, complex network configuration with Netplan. OP solved his problem on his own and added that in the question body. However, Thomas Ward added ...
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Do we need to "advertise" that some questions exist?
I just found this SEDE query:
Posts that are the target of most duplicate closures
1041 - My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
571 - Installing Ubuntu Alongside ...
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Is this question correctly marked as a duplicate?
Removing the splash screen on shutdown an startup. I want to be able to see the processes
As I understand it's about disabling splash screen while second one is about booting in text mode, which are ...
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I've found a duplicate user; what should I do?
I just stumbled upon this question:
I can't install Ubuntu 13.04 on a new computer
And in the sidebar for this question I found this Related question:
I can't install Ubuntu 13.04 on a new ...
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Cannot flag as duplicate if there are no upvoted or accepted answers
I have found OP1 (from 2019)
How to Set Different Layouts for 2 Keyboards
and OP2
Can I Set Different Languages to 2 Keyboards?
(recent), which is an obvious dupe of OP1.
I mean to flag OP1 as a dupe, ...
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Reopen 388541 that asks the why's not the how's
This question of mine was closed on the basis that I'm asking the same question... I'm not. I specifically ask the "Why apt-get install update fails" (which normally people try to update their systems)...
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why different question marked as duplicate (on emulation and installing exe)?
I don't understand why this question How to run neogeo games is marked of duplicate of this question How can I install Windows software or games? ?
The first one ask about emulation in Ubuntu, where ...
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Question about flagging topics that are a valid Q but also have a seperate main topic...
If you ask how to add a quicklist to a launcher and get it answered (Case in question) and it then gets included into a main topic with several examples of how to add quicklists to a myriad of other ...
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Should a question be closed as duplicate of another when it is asking for the same goal but via a different route?
I recently closed a question as a duplicate of another, however I am starting to think that I may have made a mistake here along with the other close voters...
So just to make it easier, let's refer ...
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There is no keyboard shortcut for Unity Dash Previews, yet the question is being marked as a duplicate of the keyboard shortcuts thread
Two existing questions [1, 2] have asked after a keyboard shortcut for accessing the Unity Dash Preview feature, which is currently only accessible with a right-click, and were marked as duplicates of ...
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What's this question duped to?
This question is closed as a duplicate, but as a duplicate of what?
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Is there a way to remove a "wrong" duplicate flag from a question? [duplicate]
Recently I have found a question which I believe is wrongly marked as a duplicate of another one.
The other question looks very similar and partially addresses the issues raised by the current ...
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Can anyone explain me how is this a duplicate?
Ubuntu Touchscreen on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
Does anyone have any experience with Ubuntu running on the Yoga 2 Pro in terms of the functionality of the touchscreen?
I really, really, don't see how this ...
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Why is this question (install Sony Xperia kernel dev) marked as a duplicate?
I asked this question with a link to that answer which I used to install the Android SDK.
My question, however, asks about the kernel sources for Sony Xperia ZR, as it can be downloaded from the Sony ...
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How to know if my question is a dupe if the OP used a different title?
This question is dupe to this question. (I was the first user to flag my question as dupe.) Mods decided to mark it a dupe to another question, that's none of my business. Basically reading this ...
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Duplicates Policy Incentivizes Clutter Rather Than Canonical
Disadvantages of Current Duplicates Policy
Stated briefly, the current policy encourages proliferation over pruning.
The disadvantages of the current duplicates policy stem from the fact that it is ...
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Should there be a canonical "How/where do I get package X edge PPA" question?
Should there be a canonical "How/where do I get package X edge PPA" question?
Alternately, should it be rolled in to the "What are PPAs and how do I use them" question?
I've seen at least three ...
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Windows 8 and Ubuntu Dual-boot: Many duplicates
It seems to me that Ask Ubuntu is flooded with questions about Windows 8 and Ubuntu dual-booting systems. Should we be concerned about SE quality and over-asked questions? Here are two examples, (...
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This question mistakenly flagged as a duplicate, correct?
This question from an experienced AU member was closed yesterday. I think it was a mistake to close it. The question is clear and the linked duplicate does not fully answer the original.
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Duplicate Questions Still Show Up?
I've read the answer listed here, but I still have a few questions. When a question is marked duplicate, it is marked with [Duplicate], but what does that do? (For reference check this question.) The ...
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What happens when I upvote a duplicate of comment?
In many situations I have found questions that are duplicate of other questions. The first thing is to flag them as duplicates.
In some situations, I find a 'duplicate of' comment already from ...
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