Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Is the <blockquote> tag working correctly on Ask Ubuntu?
I've been trying to use the <blockquote> tag to include literal output in this forum, but I cannot get it to work for me. My understanding is that if a chunk of text is surrounded by the <...
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How to decide which flag is the correct one?
This days I found some questions about to install software in no longer supported releases (linke xenial)
I never know for sure flagging as EOL or flagging as a duplicate (like how to install or ...
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ACTIVITY screen in my profile needs work
As usual, change provokes more change... the new ACTIVITY screen needs some tweaking...
BADGES shows up twice...
And REPUTATION should be moved up IN PLACE of the first BADGES image...
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All my ANSWERS have disappeared from my Activity screen
Happened just a few minutes ago...
Where did they go?
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How to add subname in profile?
The above is a user from Stack Overflow. How can I add a subname like Data Wrangler above? I don't see an option in my profile preferences to do this.
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Why are other people able to determine what answered the posters question?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: Deja Dup not backing up entire system
I apologize if this has been asked or commented on by another thread. I do not have the time to read 25 pages of ...
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Recommend Deletion option in Late Answers review queue does nothing - please flag posts that should be deleted
Just a quick PSA here - thanks to BeastOfCaerbannog I've realised that the new Recommend Deletion option in the Late Answers queue completes the review and gives you the option to leave the canned ...
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Are accepted answers pinned to the top in Ask Ubuntu Meta? [duplicate]
I was going through Ask Ubuntu Meta and found this question: Bullying as a strategy to force close a question. There are 2 answers to the question: one by Zanna and one by karel.
I used the sort ...
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Why does the tag `20.10` Even exist If it is off topic?
Why does the tags of the releases who have met there end life even exists for eg -
20.10
19.04
16.04
What are the point of still using these tags ? When all the questions about them are off topic , I ...
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I am not able to ask questions on Ask Ubuntu
I am a new ask ubuntu user and recently I just asked only 1 question on it about my computer being stuck. I was flagged for duplicate / off-topic questions. My question was deleted.
It was actually on ...
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Should we add ephemeral security alerts on high priority vulnerabilities?
I came across an answer which suggest installing x tool which have a recently found a high priority security risk, so I edit it to add:
Update x ASAP: CVE-2021-nnnnn: High priority security ...
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This is my impression of askubuntu
My last Q was about odd behaviour during intramfs.
The Q is GRUB starts but init cant read any media
I find the comments asking for clarification unreasonable.
initramfs doesn't change between 20.04.x ...
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How do I make sure my stupid edit never sees the light of day?
I was an idiot and edited an answer rather than my question - how do I make sure my stupid edit never sees the light of day?
Question where I screwed up
Answer I accidentally vandalised
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ask ubuntu home page last seen gone with new ui
I was previously able to see the last seen of any user.
Recently with the new look of AskUbuntu page, I could not find this option.
Is it removed or is there any different approach to the "last ...
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Can I unsubscribe from comments to my answers?
Is there a mechanism that allows me to “unsubscribe” from comment notifications on my answers? Ideally something that operates on a per-answer basis. Alternatively, can I mute certain people so their ...
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I asked a question but now I can not find it
I asked a question:
Create Bash Alias That Accepts Commands
but now I can not find it.
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Why are contact pages not consistent?
This is the contact page of Ask Ubuntu:
This is the contact page of Ask Ubuntu Meta:
We can notice that the links which are mentioned in Ask Ubuntu contact page and Ask Ubuntu Meta page are ...
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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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Why questions are no longer accepted from my account? Why am I getting "You have reached your question limit" while trying to post a new question?
While trying to ask a new question, I'm getting
You have reached your question limit
Sorry, we are no longer accepting questions from this account.
What is the reason I can no longer ask questions?
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Isn't it weird that you type upgrades and get updates?
Isn't it weird that you type upgrades and get updates?
Why did this question: Is there a command to find updatable packages? get negative votes?
As I explained in the comment. The problem is here ، It ...
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What are the meanings of EoSS, LTS, ESM and EoL?
In the What topics can I ask about here? article in Ask Ubuntu help center, under the "Questions that you should avoid:" heading, the following bullet point is mentioned:
Support for ...
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Why is my answer 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What has happened with the "Steward" badge?
I got all of them a second time a couple of minutes ago.
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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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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 ...