Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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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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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?
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How can I move my own question to another site?
I believe my question belongs on another Stack Exchange site, such as Super User. But, there isn't an option to do so, and it's not getting enough views for a moderator to move it. What can I do?
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Text distortion on askubuntu and seamonkey
I am still getting some text distortion.
Ubuntu Mate 18.04
Desktop site using Seamonkey.
Is there a fix?
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Can I get 5 rep change for an upvote on -an answer-?
Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy the rep, but today made me curious, I got five reps for an upvote on an answer, and ten on the same day:
Can't remember this ever happened to me before.
Tiny bug?
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Review (LQ): whats up with "New Contributor"?
While reviewing the LQ queue I was presented with something new:
What is the purpose of the "New contributor" accompanied by a waving hand?
Why is it shown with someone who has already 99 points? ...
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When reviewing answers, how can I view other answers for the post?
I was clearing the late posts, and there was an answer that was a correct answer to the question, so I hit "no action needed".
Turns out it was one of the "test" reviews. This question was already ...
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How can I add videos to my questions?
How can I send a video to you to show what's going on when I'm logging on Ubuntu 18.04?
I have a problem that involves a sequence of events and I need to show a video to explain the problem.
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Possible bug: body area turns blank when editing question
When trying to edit a question, I noticed that I have to edit the body area firstly, and only secondly the title area. If I try to do otherwise, the body area turns blank and I can't see the words or ...
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Can't format question properly because of character limit
I have a problem with editing this question:
Upgrade to 18.04, now sudo apt-get upgrade produces loads of insserv errors
OP didn't format the terminal output (which as you can see, is really long), ...
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Why does an answer appear in "faded" text?
An accepted answer with three downvotes (now deleted) appeared "faded" but when my mouse pointer hovered over the answer, the text appeared normal.
What does the faded text signify?
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Last post not in recent inbox messages
My last post does not show up in my recent inbox messages.
But it does show up in a search.
Does it only show up if it has had replies?
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Can we please stop telling people to use "apt-get" when simply "apt" accomplishes the same thing? [closed]
It's just bad advice to give to tell people to type in longer codes than are necessary. Think of all the wasted seconds spent typing that extra -get that could be spent on other things. Yes, some apt ...
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Reputation requirement for a self answer?
I have a question on AskUbuntu which I managed to solve myself with some guidance from another user, He suggested that I self answer my question and provided this link as reference: https://askubuntu....
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Coloured Text to highlight emphasis
In this post, the op has used colour to highlight aspects of his question to very good effect.
How is that achieved? I can't seem to find a reference as to how it is done and the menu bar at the head ...
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Can not find Edit help
I looked in the help center but could find no listing for help in editing.
Can someone point me the way?
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Am I allowed to use a web crawler on Ask Ubuntu?
I have created a web crawler from a tutorial and the website in the video seems to be down.
Would I be allowed to test it here at Ask Ubuntu, just solely for educational purposes?
If not, does ...
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Finding relevant aswers
How does one go about finding questions and answers that are up to date, not 5 or more years old. I ask this so I can avoid the "THIS Question has been asked." that I see in every question.
This is ...
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last question auto populates into the question form
I am trying to post a new question. However, when I click on "ask question" I see the previous question that I posted auto populated into the title, text, and tag fields. I want to still keep that ...
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How to search AU for a string containing “$”?
Today I tried to search for this answer, but the only thing I could remember from it was $_, so I tried to search for this term:
https://askubuntu.com/search?q=%24_
To my surprise the result page ...
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What should I do about edit suggestions being rejected?
One of the members who has a higher reputation than me rejects my edits on the wrong basis. I know that on this site, we write Ubuntu and not ubuntu. Even when I write ubuntu, other members correct it....
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What is Cleanup badge [duplicate]
I do not understand what the Cleanup Badge First rollback is?
I have checked recent achievement under badges.
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You have reached your question limit
I tried to post but got this. I could find nothing on it in the Help Center. What does it mean?
"You have reached your question limit"
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Who is able to see deleted questions?
I've deleted a question,but the number of views is still changing. Who can see my deleted question? Aren't they permanently deleted?
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Help understanding why my question keeps getting deleted or put on hold
The question I reference below is here.
Twice now I have asked a question on Ask Ubuntu, sincerely looking for help with a problem, only to have the first one marked as a duplicate to an unrelated ...
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Discussion of Closed Post
This post was closed as off-topic. If possible I'd like to discuss it being reopened or at least have a better understanding of its closure so I can rework it or avoid future mis-postings.
Ubuntu ...
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What is the score of a question?
Can you explain what is the score of a question and how can I understand what is the score of a question?
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