Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Why is my ans deleted?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: Ubuntu 20.04 ACPI errors after suspend: cannot release Mutex
After I realized a persistent error message I searched for it and found the exact problem on ...
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How is the linked question off-topic? [duplicate]
I just watched this question get closed as off-topic. The question involves reinstalling / recovering accidentally deleted packages in Ubuntu.
Granted, it is an older version (16.04), but I was under ...
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How to post follow-up to answer
Where should I post a lengthy follow-up to an answer to my question? My comment ran to too many characters. Should I answer my own question, although it's really a response to one particular answer?
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Why do I need a reputation above 50 to answer? [duplicate]
Why is it necessary to get 50 reputation before answering a question?
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how to view my question thread from earlier? [duplicate]
I posted a few questions earlier. But I'm unable to view threads. How can I list those I asked earlier?
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Is it okay to ask a question that occured on a machine with an Ubuntu version which has reached EOL and is off topic but isn't due to the version?
For example:
Let's say gcc gave me and odd error on an Ubuntu version which is off topic like 14.04, 16.04 and all but gcc runs in on topic versions too. The problem is a general Ubuntu problem even ...
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Lost more rep, after user removal loss
The user rep numbers have gone wonky in the last few weeks. Some new change on AU caused the problem(s). The numbers don't always add up any more.
Here's an example...
My summary rep shows only +10.
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login issue; dual accounts
Sorry! Logged in w/Launchpad apparently created a new ID for me instead of merge. Please merge TyphSniftR and typhaneic at gmail.com. I am
on stackoverflow, ubuntu, linux, launchpad, github, etc. w/ ...
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Delete unanswered questions when user no longer exist?
For example, the author of this unanswered question no longer exist. Should they be deleted? (so I can flag them...)
Note I am just referring to unanswered questions for which the user has gone.
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Please, I want to take back my “upvote” from a comment
So I read a comment, it seemed good, so I "upvoted" it (with the teeny-weeny little triangle).
Then in like 15 seconds I spotted that somehow I skipped over an important detail that actually ...
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“itectec.com” website links — could they be stripped from questions/answers? [duplicate]
The website at the itectec.com domain is stealing content from StackExchange sites (including this one) and other forums and shows it as their own content.
They are pretty good with search engines, ...
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My post was deleted and I don't know what was wrong with it
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: Under Ubuntu 18.04 my Java 10 application doesn't scale with the screen
Why was my post deleted? No reason is given as far as I can see. What's wrong with ...
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Can I tag people in the comments of an unanswered question?
I have noticed that some users have a lot of expertise in certain fields.
For example, C.S.Cameron has answered a lot of questions on interesting unconventional installation methods, N0rbert has ...
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can I give bounty after time?
I offer a bounty for this question
But I have not always the time to test the solutions at once. To trigger my error I have always to make a cold boot.
So my question is, can I give the bounty after ...
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How to transfer a question through Stack Exchange Communities
I've just earned a badge in this popular question I wrote 15 months ago in SuperUser Community. And it attracted me because, even after all this time and 1000 views, it stills not-answered. Thus I got ...
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How do I log out of the Ubuntu website after creating a Stack Exchange account?
I can't find a log out button after I created my Ubuntu Stack Exchange account.
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How can I log out from my account on askubuntu? [duplicate]
How can I log out from my account on this forum? Maybe I am just missing something obvious, but so far I haven't found out how to log out. I have tried everything I can think of …
I also couldn't find ...
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How to separate two adjacent code blocks
How can I separate two following codeblocks.
I mean something like this:
First command + output
sudo apt-cache policy
[sudo] Passwort für alex:
Paketdateien:
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
release ...
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Whats the idea behind that “new” review UI?
I just got a big surprise :-((
This looks like someone is trying very hard to drive reviewers away
difficult to identify the post in question (is it the Q or the A?)
"link" to see post in ...
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Box disappears when mouse hovers over it
When I hover the mouse over "post your question", that box disappears.
I am using Seamonkey 2.53.6 with Ubuntu Mate 18.04.
It does not occur when using newest Firefox.
Is that normal ...
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Should I ask my question on Ask Ubuntu, on Unix & Linux or on both? [duplicate]
Let's say I have a question which concerns all Ubuntu users, but not only them. (e.g. about apt and aptitude). On which Stack Exchange site should I ask it, depending on if my distribution is Ubuntu ...
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Why don't I see a device to flag a question as “off-topic”?
When I click the Flag link under a question, the options offered to me are:
spam
rude or abusive
needs improvement
a duplicate
very low quality
in need of moderator intervention
No "off-topic&...
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Can a new-user comment and answer? Is a feedback to an answer allowed to be posted as an answer?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: How do I get the grub menu to show on a MacBook?
My post was not an answer but a comment, not sure if that's the reason because has been deleted.
I can't ...
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Does changing my display name have any unexpected side-effects?
I have seen that changing our display name is very easy.
I just wanted to ask, how will it look like, and whether this change comes with any unexpected side-effects.
Does it update the displayed name ...
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What has happened with the “Steward” badge?
I got all of them a second time a couple of minutes ago.
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Regolith Support
Is Regolith supported on AskUbuntu? I have seen questions about them that haven't been closed on AskUbuntu, but I can't find out whether the ISO is supported. The ISO is not on the official flavors ...
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Image uploader provides wrong image
I am trying to add a screenshot to a question of mine.
After I select the picture with the "browse" link, the small preview shows the correct image.
But when I click the "Add picture&...
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I accidentally down-voted an answer that I meant to up-vote, and now I can't change it
Last month, I accidentally clicked down-vote on a very useful answer that I had meant to up-vote.
I didn't realize my error until today.
Now, when I try to correct the mistake, I get the message, &...
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Is there a mechanism to disown my own answer?
A hypothetical scenario:
Another person has edited an answer of mine.
I don't deeply agree with how it looks now, and collaboration through comments and edits did not bring such a state that I would ...
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A custom filter for excluding posts with specific tags?
I don't have a dual-boot setup, so I will not be able to help much to people with related difficulties; yet this topic makes up a very large percentage of incoming posts.
I have never had an Nvidia ...
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Can I merge my LaunchPad login to this account?
I've seen this question multiple times, but they're all dated, so I don't feel appropriate to resurrect any of those ancient threads. Can a mod help me merge my StackExchange account (which is linked ...
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When I try to review First Posts, why does it say “No Action Needed”?
Whenever I try to review a 1st post, it says no action required. Is it possible to have it show only posts that I can review?
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What to do about highly rated and accepted answers that are wrong?
This question:
New alert keeps showing up: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001 - Ask Ubuntu
reports an annoying syslog message.
The selected answer (...
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Flagged a question before I saw it in First Posts review queue. I cannot click “I'm Done”
The question which I'm referring to in the title is this: Error : If you do not go back to the partitioning menu and correct these errors, the partition will be used as is
I flagged this question 2 ...
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What does “canonical answer” refer to in bountied question notices?
I sometimes go through the bountied questions in Ask Ubuntu.
Often I see the notice indicating the reason for offering the bounty is a specific reason written manually.
Other standard noticed like &...
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Do I need to be logged in to Ask Ubuntu to see if I received an answer to my question?
I'm new to this site and Ubuntu. Do I have to stay logged on to see if I get an answer to a question I asked earlier?
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Why did 'the system identify' a high quality post 'as possible spam' in review audit?
I was reviewing posts in the First Posts review queue and I got a review audit. Link to the review audit: https://askubuntu.com/review/first-posts/1093198. I found it was an audit by clicking on the ...
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How to erase a chatroom I created myself
my chatroom It was never in use the question was solved before
I do not want to leave my trash behind
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How do you upload a screenshot?
I just installed Kazam, and it looks very simple to use. I want to use it here on askubuntu. I figured out how to take a screenshot, I just don't know how to upload it. Does anyone know how to do this?...
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Getting “Please see the error above” when trying to post an Answer
I had a problem, so I have asked a Question here.
Then later on I have found out how to solve it, so I was going to post an Answer.
I was prevented to post the answer with a message: Please see the ...
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What happens to all the points when my bounty expires?
I don't know where are my points. I asked question, set up bounty and had no time to react (test proposed solutions, choose best answer, grant bounty). What now? I would like to get my points back or ...
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Is it wrong to comment in a “high quality post” in a review test (audit)?
While I was reviewing first posts in Ask Ubuntu, I had to review this post. I commented asking for a screenshot for reference and then I clicked I'm Done and then I got this:
Was it wrong to comment ...
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How are migrated questions to askubuntu treated when are actually off topic?
Stumbling upon this migrated question, I noticed that it asks about a problem in an EoL version (12.04). It even has a bounty set on it.
Now I do know that in some cases when the question is not a ...
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Code fence formatting problems to watch out for and fix
Since the start of 2019, code fences have been fully supported on Stack Exchange sites. By code fences, I mean the use of opening and closing triple backticks to format a code block. The effect of ...
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Save an answer as a draft
I was wondering if it couldn't be a good feature to be able to save an answer as a draft in case I don't yet want to post it since I may be doing something else with my machine before later completing ...
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Are new users banned from answering “highly active questions”?
This question was asked on July 1:
Ubuntu 20.04 on a new Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 is not detecting my second monitor through HDMI
Today, a new user with 1 reputation attempted to provide an answer to ...
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What we have here is a failure to communicate
What we have here is a failure to communicate
I am not allowed to ask questions - reached a limit - but Y am also not allowed to clear such limit .
I am also not allowed to say this because my "...
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Why do flags age away?
Why do flags age away?
What do the words "no one" refer to? Who handle flags? Is it moderators?
How much "time" is "allowed by the system"?
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The flags count isn't detailed perfectly
As you can see in the picture, I've flagged 10 posts. But if we total the number of flags in the categories of post flags, we only get 9.
After checking which flag wasn't mentioned in the categories, ...
