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Do we support 13.04 on the Nexus 7?
Per the Ubuntu Wiki Nexus 7 installation page:
Please note as of 12/7/2012 we strongly urge users to re-flash to Raring 13.04
The wiki also points users with problems to ask questions here:
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XBMCbuntu: Unofficial Ubuntu Derivative, or just a version of Ubuntu with extra software?
Related: https://askubuntu.com/questions/289267/dns-not-working-in-xbmcbuntu
So, the above linked quesiton has prompted a question: is XBMCbuntu a release of Ubuntu, with a few prepackaged softwares ...
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Are questions about official Ubuntu software in other OSes generally on-topic?
My understanding is that we consider questions about running Ubuntu One in Windows to be on-topic for this site (thanks to Jorge Castro for clarifying this in chat).
But we close at least some ...
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A flag in the Off Topic flag menu that shouldn't be there?
When I open the Flag menu for a question or answer and select the Closing -> Off-Topic I see the next possible flag:
This describes a problem that can't be reproduced that seemingly went away on ...
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Was 142386 closed because it's about FreeBSD, or because it might not also be about Ubuntu?
This question was closed as off topic, and there is a comment (though not by one of the close-voters) saying that it's off-topic but would be on topic at Unix.SE.
The question is undeniably about ...
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Should one close questions as duplicates of closed questions?
I have seen many questions in the past which are off-topic, and the community recognizes them as such, and it closes them as duplicates of the question when it was first asked and closed as off-topic. ...
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What's your opinion of X on Y? Questions
Where X == Distribution && Y == System/Hardware/Device
More and more frequently questions are appearing requesting feedback from users using such and such flavor of Ubuntu on such and such ...
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Where else should we direct users for help finding compatible hardware?
I gather from the closure of the question How to find a compatible 10 inch laptop in 2015? that questions about strategies for finding compatible hardware are not welcome on Ask Ubuntu, even a ...
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Are questions about how to upgrade to an Alpha release off-topic? [duplicate]
Are questions that ask for instructions on how to upgrade to an Alpha release off-topic if they don't ask for any information about how to use the Alpha release etc, but only ask how in the current ...
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Can we reopen the question about restarting the Tor browser?
This is a question about how to restart the Tor browser:
Restart Tor Browser after closing
The OP's motivation for wanting to do so is a bug. This question, however, is not a bug report. The bug is ...
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How do I (and should I) move a question to SuperUser?
First I asked this question at superuser which required me to upgrade away from Ubuntu's ancient ffmpeg. Then I asked this question at Ask Ubuntu whose answer requires Ubuntu's ancient version of ...
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Questions on how to use a program that technically are available on ubuntu?
Okay excuse my ignorance, but this should be an easy question for you to answer. I didnt get a clear answer in the help, so I am just double checking:
https://askubuntu.com/review/first-posts/305383
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Is it reasonable to warn people about a bug and provide a workaround? [duplicate]
The title is about it. But, specifically there is a bug
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1227365)
which causes no grub menu to appear on loading (even holding down shift). I ...
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How to handle the storm of 10.04-related questions
I've been seeing a lot of questions regarding 10.04 and how it recently broke after an update. Does anyone know the technical background why these users are experiencing similar problems? What's the ...
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Are Windows questions allowed that use Ubuntu minimally?
I have just come across a question where the person wants to fix their Windows 10 installation via some boot repair tools and an Ubuntu LiveUSB, is this really on-topic? I mean I guess it is sort of ...
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Is it considered on-topic, If a user needs help to get back only Windows after he deleted Ubuntu partition?
If a user, who have dual booted system (with Windows) accidentally deletes Ubuntu partition and He now only interested to get Windows back, should we help him considering that, He fell into the ...
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Should we include support for BackTrack?
This question just rolled in a few hours ago. I'm unfamiliar with BackTrack but it appears to be a highly modified Ubuntu installation which from the site's appearance - dropped most ties to Ubuntu. I ...
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Are the creation and solution of CTF exercise welcomed here?
I've seen this question on the Close Votes queue:
Why does the run level change automatically?
At first, when I saw the title it picked my curiosity, but then reading OP's comment:
Thanks for the ...
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networkengineering. or askubuntu
if you have a question that is related to networking for example dhcp or ftp servives and your application is on the ubuntu . In which stack you should or better to ask networkengineering or askubuntu?...
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Was this site conceived implicitly for the Gnome/Unity desktop environment?
And adjacently: is there an intention to organize this site in different subcategories for the different members/desktop environments of the Ubuntu family?
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Software Recommendation is live tomorrow! What makes us different in our quality standards?
In an ideal world, there should be one SE site for each kind of question. Now, in the practice we are overlapping with at least 2 other sites (3 if we count SF) and that soon that number will grow one ...
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Can we consider the recent question about syncing to Android on-topic?
I don't think this question is off-topic:
Apple cloud replacement?
But it seems like a lot of other people do, and it looks like it may be closed soon.
In that question, the OP is asking if you can ...
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Suggestion: Add link to relevant page in "off-topic" notification
Pretty minor suggestion, but it could be of some use.
A question of mine, https://askubuntu.com/questions/295699/the-vpn-service-failed-to-start-under-ubuntu-13-04, was put on hold (at my request) ...
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Is asking about reverting phone to Android on-topic?
A device once had a mobile derivative of Ubuntu, but OP wants to revert to Android OS...is this on-topic or belong somewhere like generic linux or android enthusiasts?
Case study How to return to ...
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Are questions about ubuntu 15.04 are off-topic? [duplicate]
Are questions about in-development Ubuntu distributions off-topic or not?
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Where can I ask theoretical questions?
I was wondering where the proper place for theoretical questions would be.
E.g. (a little noobish, but whatever) I wondered how it's possible for something to be closed source - why can't you either ...
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Is it fine to ask questions about boot errors from log files?
I'm looking into the log files and search for boot error messages. When I find an error I search it on the Internet.
If I don't find any solution, is it fine to ask a question about how to fix it?
I ...
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Who are the experts for [localhost]?
Lets get rid of the localhost tag I'm really surprised it met with strong opposition at the time, and I still not convinced, so let me ask if there are really experts in "localhost" question and a ...
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Why aren't "I compiled X from source or installed from PPA questions" considered off-topic?
It seems to me that a LARGE number of not useful for most users of askubuntu questions come from this area. Other than driver bugs, it seems to be the second most chain-gunned question that clogs up ...
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Was there a debate about my post? If so, can I see it?
This question is about posts on askubuntu in general, but I'll use my post as an example:
How do I backup the pre-installed Windows before installing Ubuntu?
Only recently I've found out that the ...
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Are question about removing another OS but Ubuntu on topic?
Title says it all. This question inspired this meta-Q. So, are questions about removing another OS but Ubuntu on-topic?
Relevant comments:
mint is offtopic on askubuntu. But you can format the ...
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How do we handle questions about unmaintained software?
Either on-site or in chat.
I understand that they are technically classifiable as 'software that can be installed', but it gives rise to un-answerable/complaint types of queries.
Simple ...
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Is this the right place to ask about finding and installing an AV?
I know that there is some sort of Norton Open Source Antivirus for Linux, and I really want it, however I see mention and talk of it, but I can't actually find it, is this the right place to ask about ...
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Are "Has anyone installed Ubuntu (version) on a (Notebook brand/model) successfully" questions allowed?
Well, the title says it all. I have a laptop on which I could't install 9.04 and was wondering if anyone tried 10.10 on one. Are this kind of questions on topic?
I know there used to be a ...
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Let's reopen this question about setting up a Mint-like menu in Ubuntu
This is a question about how to get an interface in Ubuntu that resembles an interface available in Linux Mint:
How to install Linux mint like menu/gnomenu in Ubuntu?
This question is about Ubuntu. ...
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Are software-recommendation questions for browser plugins on-topic?
Are questions asking how to do something in a web browser, which either implicitly or explicitly must be accomplished by a plugin, considered on-topic? That is, should we accept questions like this?
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Is this Perl-related question being closed too hastily?
This question is about to be closed:
Perl doesn't include directory
That's too bad, since:
Perl scripting is a standard system administration technique and it doesn't make much sense to reject ...
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Why was the question about a problem pinging a Windows system from Ubuntu off-topic?
What was causing the problem, presented in the question https://askubuntu.com/q/418957/44293, only came into light when the question was answered. Before that it was unknown and most probably would ...
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Software/Games alternatives in Ubuntu (linux) are off-topic?
I saw this question and voted it to close as too broad since:
Is a question about alternatives for a Game title which, telling all truth, there are many alternatives for almost any game in almost any ...
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Questions candidates that should be closed for historical reasons?
I got this comment regarding this question expressing that "if that was a-ok, why mine is not". Hence to prevent further problems with these kind of questions lets close and archive it for its ...
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Should this ping question, where the OP was using improper syntax, really be closed?
This question is about how to use ping properly:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/159921/why-cant-i-ping-http-ushou-appeng01-ufm
The user is not asking:
why a particular site does not respond to ...
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Close as off-topic and/or flag for migration?
Should we be closing, flagging, or both closing and flagging questions that are off-topic per the faq?
For example, here's one on Backtrack :
https://askubuntu.com/questions/220243/backtrack-gui-...
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Can we please decide if Chrubuntu installation and usage is on topic? [duplicate]
We've got couple of questions about ChrUbuntu, installing Ubuntu on a Chrome Book, problems that happens only when you use these modified scripts. So, they are welcomed with all that it carries or ...
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Are suspend/power management problems on or off-topic?
This has been said several times already, but apparently we need to make a Meta Q explaining all the reasons why a question will be considered a Bug and hence closed as off-topic. So this is one of ...
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Can someone make clear rules about the "software-recommendation" tag? [duplicate]
Ok, apparently we don't have a clear set of rules about the software-recommendation:
As long as any answer is correct, the question is not a place for Ask Ubuntu. – Braiam 4 hours ago
@braiam any ...
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Packaging problems with PPA's from the user perspective are on topic?
One of the issues I find from time to time are packages dependencies problems related with PPA's due careless package maintainers. These problems are normally fixed changing one line (or several one ...
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Let's reopen question about why/how to use workspaces
I think we should reopen this question about why and how to use workspaces:
What can I use workspaces for, and how can they be used?
It has some good answers already, but if it's reopened, perhaps ...
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Should the site be "Ubuntu Specific"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do we tell if a question belongs here, or rather at stackoverflow/superuser?
I got a down vote on this issue for a question that is not "specific to Ubuntu".
I believe ...
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Do we need big lists?
So, the Don't ask section specifically says:
Your questions should be reasonably scoped. If you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, you’re asking too much.
furthermore:
every ...
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How far a fork distributions is on topic on Ask-Ubuntu? (is this question on-topic?) [duplicate]
I was trying to answer this question, but as you may notice, it has serious issues that made you think is off-topic:
It could be a bug/limitation of samba/CIFS.
The asker is using a "heavily" ...
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