Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Can I ask for programming advice on this site?
The question is in the title.
This is the most direct question ever.
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User with 1 Reputation is able to comment
I stumbled about this question when it was eight hours old.
A new user (not the question author) commented under the question. The reputation score of the new user is "one". Looking immediately at ...
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How long should I wait for an answer on here?
How long should I wait for an answer to my question 18.04.2 authentication error
on here, and in the meantime is there anything I can do to make it more answerable?
I've already included a fair ...
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How to open a certain question in the Close Votes queue?
Unlike the edit-button which brings me to the Suggested Edits-queue when an edit is pending, the close-button always open the VTC-dialog.
I'd prefer to be brought to the Close Votes-queue if there ...
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Where do I find the links for duplicate questions?
In general, where are links to duplicate questions located when a post is tagged as a duplicate?
This link is just an example of one of the many times I've been unable to find the duplicate: Where ...
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What's happening with this bizarre screen?
I don't understand what's going on :(
It seems it's an April Fool's gag! UGH!!! And each time I have to click on the clock icon to restore normalcy.
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Trying to find my posts
I am trying to find all of my posts whether responded to or not.
I tried a search for user:fixit7 but it found nothing.
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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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How to find the question or answer relating to this revision?
I used Google to search for wmctrl -a and window id.
The first hit was a link to a revision at Ask Ubuntu:
And clicking it gave me this link in the address bar:
https://askubuntu.com/revisions/...
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The review-queue audit-system fails users for making a comments
Why does adding a comment to a good post prompt this message.
STOP! Look and Listen. This was an audit, designed to see if you were
paying attention. You didn't pass. Your review was ...
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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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Should tags be edited out from a question if they appear irrelevant?
See Off Wi-Fi LED in Ubuntu for an example:
While it's ideally better to ask posters if, in this case, lubuntu and syslinux are indeed relevant to the question, suppose posters doesn't respond or, ...
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Is there a way to seek reevaluation of an answer to a question?
I have posted an answer to a question that is advocated by the full manual entry itself for the particular situation. While my approach is perhaps not the most straightforward way of achieving the ...
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Made two edits within two minutes, but they weren't merged [duplicate]
I'm used to editing then noticing something small I missed and quickly editing again. Normally the second edit is merged with the first as long as it's within a grace period of 5 minutes, but I just ...
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Is there an easy way to include images from https://imgur.com?
Sometimes, posters provide links to https://imgur.com rather than to https://i.stack.imgur.com.
Then, if I want to include the image in the poster's question, I first have to open the https://imgur....
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Reopen a question closed as a duplicate of 3 different ones?
So this question has been closed as a duplicate of 3 different questions and their answers, but IMHO none of them really answer the original question: they're just related...
Is it appropriate to ...
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What should we do with answers only saying what not to do and advising readers to follow another answer instead
In this answer the user is sharing his experience of what not to do and says to follow the existing accepted answer.
IMHO this is a partial answer at best and not an answer at worst, but the OP has a ...
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What are the remaining options for popular/active questions that are closed?
This question Which type of VirtualBox networking should I use? is highly voted and quite popular. It seems to be the first source of information when searching for the specific topic on search engine....
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Could somebody remove the “duplicate” mark that was wrongly applied to my question?
My question is clearly not a duplicate of this other one, because the solutions are completely different. Could somebody remove the [duplicate] mark?
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Could anyone explain me why my question was deleted?
I asked a question on askubuntu.com. (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1111486/upgrade-from-16-04-to-18-04-broke-apt)
First it was put on hold, because it was too broad. So I edited my question to make ...
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Should questions closed here and then posted in another SE site be flagged for deletion?
For example, Errors where encountered while processing and mint is weird - Linux mint [on hold] has been put on hold as off-topic. The poster then posted here.
Should such questions be flagged for ...
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Why is this not a good question?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: I don't know how I ended up here but what is ubuntu?
Why is this not a good question?
Update: here is the deleted post for those who can't see it:
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What is the red circle on my review icon?
Today a red circle appeared on my review icon, but I don't know what it is. Nothing else has changed. Can anyone explain?
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“Very low quality” vs “should be closed ---> unclear what you're asking” flags
I can't really understand when I should use one flag or the other, for example on this question.
Both of those flags seem to imply that a question is poorly written and should be removed, so why are ...
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Why is it still possible to log in to Ask Ubuntu with my old email address after I added a new one?
In my profile I went to Edit Profile & Settings > Edit Email Settings
I entered a new email address I want to use to log in.
Why is it still possible to log in with the old email address?
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when addressing to user in comments - @user as it is or without spaces?? example @Abcd E F or @AbcdEF?
I am confused while addressing the user in comments..
if the user name for example "Abcd E F"
How do I address it, @Abcd E F or @AbcdEF ??
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Is there a policy on the use of emojis or emoticons?
Is there any policy on the use of emojis or emoticons?
Examples:
Can't login with my PIN password in Ubuntu 18.10
In https://askubuntu.com/posts/1105109/revisions it was part of the code until ...
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pasting into stack exchange editor
I want to add the contents of an rc file to my question.when I paste it it looks fine in the editor but appears in my post with the formatting all wrong. on my end Ive used gedit and gvim and the ...
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Has code formatting been “enhanced” after a recent update to this site's appearance?
I'm seeing code text with a variety of colors. Two recent examples:
installing kubuntu-desktop failed during 18.04 upgrade
Bash file automation
In this image taken from the first one, there's text ...
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What does it take to get suspended?
I've seen quite a few experienced veterans getting suspended recently on Ask Ubuntu... As I'm an old, grouchy, grumpy, cranky geek, I'm starting to get worried...
Is this a new script running that ...
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Remove the Reject mention
Remove "reject" in this suggested edit
I just wanted to add extra information, that if the keys for addition division etc. are to be used, the right Unicode has to be chosen
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Why is Ask Ubuntu set up to discourage users from participating?
For a while now I have noticed Ask Ubuntu has a system of PFO in place. The system I have experienced does not allow me to post or answer questions unless I have 50 reputation points. The system ...
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What's the least annoying for moderators: pinging or flagging?
I always feel bad when flagging something for moderator attention, because it's never important:
So what's the least annoying:
flagging
pinging in chat
?
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Will I still get +2 for editing questions and answers after I reach 2000 reputation?
I have been active on Ubuntu for one year...
I am about to achieve 2000 reputation.
At the moment, with reputation 1658, all my edits are peer reviewed and once they are accepted, I am getting a ...
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Is it OK if I call on a high reputation user on part of my answer if it seems difficult from that point?
I have an answer on which the new user who posted the question requires further help though they have accepted the answer... But it turns out I am short of some knowledge in the case.
Can I, for ...
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There is something wrong with backslash (“\”) behaviour in comments
I was writing comment to the question(about Samba, so it uses UNC with backslashes).
The source code of my comment:
On Linux you should use `//` instead of `\\`. On Windows you should use only `\\`. ...
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What is required to become a moderator?
I can see some moderators editing posts here...
These moderators have little reputation points such as 100 approx. and few silver and bronze badges.
I wish to know what it takes to be a moderator on ...
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Is it correct that search on AskUbuntu ignores code blocks and inline codes?
Sometimes I want to search posts which mention some-command-name by using
`some-command-name`
formatting or maybe also multi-line code blocks (<pre>, <code> or Ctrl+K).
As of today the ...
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What's the relationship between Ubuntu, Ask Ubuntu and Stack Exchange?
Is ask Ubuntu a site to ask questions about Ubuntu, a certain piece of software? Or is it just like for asking any type of questions? Or is it a sub-category of Stack Exchange which is the main site?
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Reputation points and badges not incremented
My reputation points and badges suddenly stopped increasing on Ask Ubuntu...
I have done some reviews today and I was also supposed to be awarded a gold badge for editing 500 posts. This started ...
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Lots of Oops errors when clicking internal links
I'm getting lots of oops errors when clicking internal links (link from one question to another on AU)
E.G. in this question clicking the link for the duplicate here gives me an Oops reliably...
Is ...
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Should the copy.com tag be removed?
It currently has no watchers. At this time, there are 13 questions tagged with copy.com.
copy.com has been discontinued.
I saw it in this recent question: compare and move a file from one directory ...
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Is there any mechanism to block trolls from harassing you?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: Backup for Cloud Email
Is there any mechanism to block trolls from harassing you?
I asked my first question (linked above) and it's infested by someone ...
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Not getting some of the comment and badge notifications
Comments Notifications: I recently commented on this post. Earlier whenever I used to comment on a post and get a reply from OP just after my comment even without mentioning my name, I used to get ...
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How do I delete my user profile? [duplicate]
If I'd like my user profile deleted, who would be able to process such a request?
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Question put on hold as off-topic but maybe spam?
Can anyone provide me high PR rank guest posting sites for SEO activity? has been put on hold but I feel it's a form of spam via the user profile.
I clearly remember a previous post by the same user ...
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How can I report user profile as inappropriate?
Is there a way to report a user based on their profile? I found a user whose profile description is clearly promoting a strip club as is their profile pic.
I'm looking to report them based on their ...
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Can't log in to Ask Ubuntu from my new computer - works fine on the old one
I tried to connect to Ask Ubuntu on my new computer but my email and password in the Login Mask just "froze" and nothing happened, I then tried the forgotten password business and received an email ...
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Lost access to e-mail account used to register in askubuntu
I have four e-mails one each in google, microsoft, yahoo and yandex and all four have two step verification using mobile apps enabled. I have registered in my askubuntu account using my yandex e-mail.
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LQP queue recanting recommendations
I recommended deletion on this answer which the user then edited to improve his answer based on the review.
How can I recant that review and cancel the delete recommendation?
