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You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.

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delete my duplicate?

Actually I believe your question should stay as a signpost for people who come here by search machines. I just did a quick search with Google for terminal media player (which I believe is what peo …
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Where/how should I discuss a rejected edit?

Now that I saw the edit in question I admit that I rejected it too hastily. I am sorry for that. Indeed the answers to this peculiar question are likewise applicable to a wider range of video playing …
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How do I include a screenshot to illustrate a question in AskUbuntu?

You need 10 reputation to be able to post images. Until then we will be happy to edit your post to include your screenshot once you provided the link to it.
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What to do if your question on AskUbuntu does not get answered?

From our FAQ you can do the follwing if you don't get a good answer: First, make sure you’ve asked a good question. To get better answers, you may need to put additional effort into your question. …
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Logout button not rendered

To be able to chat I need to logout and login again as the credentials given are too old. However I can't find a logout button: What can I do?
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Where is the Bounty?

From this question I started a bounty that ended recently. After the bounty started user luri edited his answer to give a most useful additional information that made me award the bounty. However lur …
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Are the criteria for peer-reviewed edits and "2000 rep" edits the same?

We do appreciate your effort in creating a list of games that will run with Wine, even though I agree with Bruno that the site format here might not be the right place for this. Approving an edit tha …
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Can I get banned for deleting my question?

There is no ban for deleting a single post. In fact deleting your own question or answers when you realize they may not be helpful is encouraged. This will help to keep the site clear. There is also …
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How to correctly handle Ubuntu One questions

If we do support Ubuntu One here, we should say so somewhere in our FAQ to avoid confusion. …
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Down voting on a question that shouldn't be there

Unfortunately as the system works you may not be able to delete your question: How does deleting work? What can cause a post to be deleted, and what does that actually mean? What are the criteria fo …
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How do I earn the student badge?

Here is my approach to earning badges: I just keep using the site, ask questions, answer questions, vote on stuff I like, edit, flag, ... and much much more. Over time badges came in, one after the …
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Can we please stop telling people to use "apt-get" when simply "apt" accomplishes the same t...

We all know the difference: What is the difference between apt and apt-get? Both have their merit as both work for the task they are designed to. This also means there is no reason why we should …
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How do I cancel a close vote?

Because many people wished to be able to retract a close vote this feature was introduced recently: Can we have the ability to retract a close vote before it closes? To undo a close vote we have t …
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What will be the new bar for Ask Ubuntu?

Now that the new SE top bar is live it appears that the dark color does not quite fit to the otherwise so nicely made design of our page. Playing a bit with the colors a Canonical aubergine may feel …
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