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A 404 error occurs on the about page
In the second slide of the about page, the link to the "official Ubuntu derivatives" gives a 404.
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Should we put together a basic, "Intro to Ubuntu" faq?
This question popped up today. Now, it's a terrible question (very unclear), but I think what she's asking is just a basic "I'm new to Ubuntu... how does I use this thing?" Many Ubuntu users are ...
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Who are the people responsible for the direction, decisions and development of AskUbuntu?
Although I'm relatively new to using AskUbuntu, I have, at times, wanted to contact the "leaders" responsible for the direction, decisions and development of AskUbuntu (ie. who decides the "official ...
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How to Logout of AskUbuntu? [duplicate]
How does one log out of AskUbuntu?
Or is there only logging in?
I've searched each time I've been on and not a logout button or direction or hint to be found.
I've looked through the Help Center.
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Let's improve the "How do I ask a good question?" wiki page?
The "How do I ask a good question?" Help Center page could use some work. Part of it is wrong, some of it could use more info, and some of it could be expanded. Let's go through what's there,...
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Hover state colour for the "Ask a Question" button in the tour is broken
This happens on Chrome 46:
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Where is the stackexchange/stackoverflow help, specifically about formatting and markdown?
I read the FAQ page and the About page, but no links to any help topics about the mechanics of using the site.
When I post a comment, can I used formatting? Where is the format or markdown help?
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How to make Key Images in questions? [duplicate]
I've been trying to answer questions but I want to add The little keys in there, and I don't know how. How do I do it?
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Why do some questions appear with a red background?
As I was looking through some of the unanswered questions I noticed that some were appearing with a red background like the one in the photo below. Does anyone know what it means?
Thanks!
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Best way to end a question post
When I ask a question on Ask Ubuntu, I usually end it with some kind of request for knowledge, like "does anybody know the actual meaning of this message?". A lot of newer people end the question with ...
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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 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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Show only posts that need editing [duplicate]
I would like to help folks with first posts.
But all I see is "No action required."
Is there a setting to have it show only posts that need action?
https://askubuntu.com/review/first-posts/1053682
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Why is "Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd." not mentioned in Ask Ubuntu Meta?
In the bottom of Ask Ubuntu website, we can notice this:
Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.
But in Ask Ubuntu Meta, the aforementioned text is not there.
Why is the ...
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What can I do after my account is gone?
I logged in this morning, and instead of logging in, it asked me to join the community through stack exchange again, and now I am at 101 reputation, instead of the 360 I was at yesterday. How can I ...
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Askubuntu mobile-optimised website is difficult to read
The current askubuntu.com mobile-optimised website uses a black background and a gray foreground(text). This makes it difficult to read and draws attention away from the important part, i.e., the text ...
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"What topics can I ask about here?" in need of an update?
Our What topics can I ask about here? help center page feels like it could use an update.
The first section, "Questions that you may ask", looks fairly good. Apparently at one point in time,...
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How do I add files to posts?
I know how to add an image file in question post like this, but I need to add a very wide txt file and I am strugling for this.
Please, what I'm missing ?
If I click on image insertion button I can ...
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I signed in with a less used email and do not have the rep to comment, but there is no log out of ask ubuntu button!
I want to log in using another id, as I have too little rep with this one. There is no ask ubuntu / StackExchange logout button.
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I think my question got mistakenly marked as a duplicate, help?
In order to help explain the difference between Ubuntu, its flavors, unofficial remixes, and unofficial derivatives, I created a self answered question called "Ubuntu, Ubuntu Flavors, Ubuntu ...
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What is a duplicate?
This question was marked and closed as a duplicate: Ubuntu Server 20.04.4 LTS is unable to detect Wi-Fi adapter
The closure pointed to this as the duplicate: My wireless/WiFi connection does not work. ...
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Why is my question opinion based
My question Why is the Breeze theme a flatpak? is closed for being opinion based. If you ask why a certain package is a flatpak instead of a normal .deb package, it is not opinion based. It is just a ...
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Is it safe to download links from Ask Ubuntu?
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I haven't seen it answered anywhere. More than a year ago, I was asking Ask Ubuntu about having a desktop shortcut to Google Calendar on Ubuntu ...
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How to better take care of already answered questions?
I posted a question which was already answered. As the 10th of 12 answers. Despite of my question precluding the 9 previous answers, it was still marked as "This question already has answers here&...
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AWS will be sponsoring Ask Ubuntu
We're thrilled to announce that AWS will be sponsoring Ask Ubuntu starting on July 22 through December 31. We wanted to give you a heads-up and walk you through what that means.
How and where will the ...
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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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Answer unfairly blocked
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: ubuntu 22.04 app black screen and laggy
To start, this was my first answer on this site although I’ve used for years. I’ve posted answers on many sites for ...
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Ubuntu MATE and ask Ubuntu
I'm just asking ... If I switch to Ubuntu MATE and if I ask something here the solution will be the same?Could I ask here questions if I switch to Ubuntu MATE? (My English is very bad sorry)
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How do I flag correctly?
As there are many complaints about uncertainty of which flag to use for what post and even conflicting feedbacks from different moderators or established users, I would like to see some kind of ...
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What does each flag reason mean, and when should I use them?
I'm ready to dive in and help the moderators weed out content which requires their attention. What does each flag mean and when is the best time to use it?
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Let's talk about the Ubuntu Code of Conduct in Ask Ubuntu!
First things first, we all know that Ask Ubuntu is independent and does not follow orders from Canonical (related: Is Ask Ubuntu sponsored by Canonical?).
But, the imposition of Ubuntu Code of Conduct ...
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Why is this question exemplary for AskUbuntu?
So I was doing the "first questions" moderation queue and this question on making a program quit using a keypress came up.
To me, the question is clearly due for another site -- probably ...
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End of Life Notice: Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) reached End of Life on July 14, 2022
This will be enforced starting from July 14, 2022 and onwards.
This is a notice regarding releases of Ubuntu that will be reaching, or have reached, the end of their life cycle. These releases are ...
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"Errors on boot" duplicate questions
I have noticed a lot of questions lately about generic "errors on boot" (ACPI warnings and such).
Here are some that came up since June 1st:
How to fix these errors during boot?
Strange ...
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Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard
No, I don't want to copy the screenshot of an area to the clipboard. But these users do:
How to get back previous screenshot functionality on 22.04?
Screenshot selection in 22.04
"Copy a ...
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Duplicate questions about Slack v4.27.154
It appears that Slack v 4.27.154, which was released 3 days ago, isn't working for some users, and the official workaround from Slack support is to downgrade to an older version. We right now have 4 ...
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Does the word "best" automatically make a question "Opinion based"?
I recently posted a question, and it was closed as "opinion based", presumably (and from a comment here) because of the word "best" in the title. I don't quite see where the ...
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In First Question filters, it suggests 14.04
In the filters of "First Question" queue, it is suggesting 14.04.
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What do we do with these 5 questions about Software Center from today?
Snapcraft is having some firewall issues today, resulting in issues with the Snap Store crashing. As a result, we now have five questions asking about crashing Software app, all from today.
Ubuntu ...
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Can the audit system not use fake edits?
Lately 100% of the audits I've seen in the suggested edits queue have looked like this:
These are obviously not legitimate edits. They look like they've been generated by the audit system instead.
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How can I correct the reason for a close vote?
I cast a close vote but selected the wrong reason by mistake. Now the only option I am offered is to retract the close vote, and the system tells me that if I do that I won't be allowed to vote for ...
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Is a question about third party software on topic if there is no reference to Ubuntu?
Sometimes I come across a question in Ask Ubuntu about how to do something with a third party software application, without any reference to the OS the OP is using. For example:
Way to share Virtual ...
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Should 'he' to 'they' edits be accepted?
First off, I am not interested in having an argument about the CoC changes regarding pronouns. Nor am I interested in debating mod resignations as a result of that. Those discussions should go ...
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Use of Anaconda/Alternate python for AI and data analysis
It seems to me that users often face problems when they tinker with system python, such as
Problem updating 20.04 - python3.7 errors,
who attempted to install python3.7 to use AI/ML and ended up with ...
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Would it be useful to allow Meta duplicates after a certain amount of time?
Regarding the main Ask Ubuntu site, there are two Meta questions here that I found that mention "time" and "duplicates":
Primarily: Would it be useful to allow duplicates after x ...
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Question with the sole purpose to validate a particular regular expression - what to do?
So this question (which actually isn't even a question)...
It seems the only purpose is to get someone to solve or validate a particular regular expression.
Feels much to me like doing somebody else's ...
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What do you consider a well received question?
How many positive arrows does a question need to be considered a well received question?
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Is asking questions about the ubuntu wiki off-topic
Is asking questions about the Ubuntu wiki off-topic.
So I ask a question here about an error in the Ubuntu wiki and how do I edit said wiki page and the question got flagged as off-topic, why is this.
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What to do with a downvoted answered question on Ask Ubunbu?
I have asked this question.
If I delete it I get:
We do not recommend deleting questions with answers because doing so deprives future readers of this knowledge. See "I've thought better of my ...
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How can I ask this question without it being closed or being ridiculed for not being an Ubuntu guru?
I tried to ask a question about how to improve my odds with "upgrade" process (hoping to save a weekend doing a clean install when it's time to upgrade).
While I was still proofreading the ...
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