Unanswered Questions
31 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Top answers are still sub-optimal on questions about MTP devices
I already noticed that Luis alone marked the following question as a duplicate some time ago: My MTP capable device is not detected? What can I do about that?
Here is my observation on the topic:
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Let's stop using "How do I resolve unmet dependencies?" for dpkg questions (and probably for most apt questions)
The most used close target for apt/dpkg questions is this. However, that does not help if the problem is not with apt but with the underlying dpkg.
I very often find things like these when I check ...
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Why are we marking these UEFI questions as duplicates of the wrong question?
I see many, many questions written by users having trouble installing Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on their UEFI-enabled PC, that are being marked as duplicates of Installing Ubuntu Alongside a ...
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Can questions be considered duplicates if no answer is applicable to both?
I asked a question about verifying integrity of sources. It got closed as duplicate as duplicate of a similar but different question.
The other question was not about how to verify the integrity, but ...
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Wubi, Windows 8 and 'wubildr.mbr' questions
I just saw this question and gave it my best shot:
How to remove Windows bootoption that results in 'wubildr.mbr'/0xc000007b error message?
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User has a system with pre-installed ...
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How to know if my question is a dupe if the OP used a different title?
This question is dupe to this question. (I was the first user to flag my question as dupe.) Mods decided to mark it a dupe to another question, that's none of my business. Basically reading this ...
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Can anyone explain me how is this a duplicate?
Ubuntu Touchscreen on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
Does anyone have any experience with Ubuntu running on the Yoga 2 Pro in terms of the functionality of the touchscreen?
I really, really, don't see how this ...
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Incorrect duplicate: missing clock
The question My clock has disappeared is incorrectly marked as a duplicate of Ubuntu 12.04 gnome issue, no clock is shown, strange starter icon cannot be removed. Could someone who has the necessary ...
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Is it a duplicate when the answer is given as background in another question?
After asking Question X (listing commands a package provides), the OP explicitly states he's not looking for ~X (the opposite of Question X), and by way of background provides what the answer for ~X ...
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Please avoid lengthening existing duplicate chains
A recent example:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/433029/finding-my-ip-without-using-google
is tagged as a duplicate of
Command to know my external IP address?
which is itself a duplicate of How can ...
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Can I search for my draft answers?
I googled to know how to get my draft answers.
But I couldn't find a way. I know I can find my draft if I know the question.
In my case I don't remember the question.
Any idea?
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Start closing "I can't see partitions while installing" questions
I have seen a lot (really tons of them) questions regarding "I can't see [Windows] partitions while installing Ubuntu".
A common property between all of them is that almost none of them has close ...
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Why is this question (install Sony Xperia kernel dev) marked as a duplicate?
I asked this question with a link to that answer which I used to install the Android SDK.
My question, however, asks about the kernel sources for Sony Xperia ZR, as it can be downloaded from the Sony ...
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Why can't I VTC this as duplicate? It has an upvoted+accepted answer
Look at this question. I bumped into it using the Review Queue for Close Votes. I agree with the proposed duplicate, but I am unable to vote-to-close it:
The error This question does not have an ...
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Answer aglomerate, group of possible solutions for a frequent question
Is there a better way to answer the "upgraded and my 'random graphics maker string here' driver stopped working" (or any other derivatives of hardware category as long as its frequent)?
I have seen ...