Questions tagged [xubuntu]

Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the lightweight XFCE desktop environment.

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How do you swap the caps lock to control in xfce?

I used to have the caps lock and control swapped in GNOME, but when I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 I also changed my desktop environment to Xfce. I have the following line in my xorg.conf: Option ...
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Alias not saved after reboot

I did r00t@wutdo~$ alias daoc='mono "~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/DAoC/Portal.exe"' r00t@wutdo~$ daoc Works fine and dandy but after reboot the alias isn't saved. r00t@wutdo:~$ alias alias alert='...
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Using public key SSH works, but SFTP gives error

On a server I installed openSUSE, configured SSH so only one user is allowed, only public key is allowed (no pam, no password), coming from specific IP. SSH works, X11 forwarding works, SFTP works. ...
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How can I make a "local" mywebsite.test on a remote server work with SSL from my local computer?

I have a XUbuntu server that I can connect to via XFCE and load https://mywebsite.test with a valid local certificate I created using mkcert. However, connecting via XFCE makes the website lag a lot, ...
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Start OpenVPN at boot on Ubuntu 18.04

I try to start openvpn at boot on a machine running Xubuntu 18.04. I put my credentials of the service I use in a separate file and put the name of that file in the OVPN file as described in: https://...
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OpenVPN and routing/iptables

I want to setup an OpenVPN with route on my Xubuntu server (router/gateway/share/dhcp/dns/wifi/switch... all in one). WAN - enp4s0f1 - 77.xxx.xxx.xxx LAN - br0 - 10.0.1.1 VPN - tun0 - 10.0.2.1 I ...
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Xubuntu Desktop 14.04 - service mysql start unknown job

I installed fresh XUbuntu desktop 14.04 (as a dev system) and then lamp server using sudo apt-get install lamp-server^. I can type mysql and mysql console run but if I try service mysql start I got: ...
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dnsmasq address format if subdomain is fixed

I have the following apache vhost_alias configuration: <VirtualHost *:80> UseCanonicalName Off ServerAlias localdev.* VirtualDocumentRoot /home/test/workspace/%2+/site ErrorLog ${...
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disabling predictable network interface names in xubuntu 15.10

How do we disable predictable network interface names in xubuntu 15.10 ? I want my old interfaces naming like eth0 ... ethx, some of my software assumes eth0 interface to be present and is hard ...
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Nginx doesn't server subfolder api application (php-fpm)

I have following folder structure for my application, located in map /home/valor/development/mypp.com/public_html/ - css - app - js - ... - server (codeigniter) -- system -- application -- ...
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Can't start mysql server in xubuntu

Hey all i am using Xampp version 1.7.1 in xubuntu 10.10. I have installed it in /opt/lampp but problem is that whenever i try to start the server using sudo ./lampp start it shows: Starting XAMPP ...
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Apache2 Invalid Mutex directory in argument file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}

I deployed Ruby on Rails on Apache2 (How To : http://www.modrails.com/videos/passenger.mov) and after I restart the apache, the error comes out [Wed Oct 21 00:45:48.781816 2015] [core:warn] [pid ...
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dovecot, postfix, systemctl start never completes, mystery dependency

I've installed Xubuntu 15.04 and right away I was forced to dive right into the gritty details of systemd, systemctl, systemd-analyze. Right out of the box, postfix hangs on apt-get on the configuring ...
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Virtual host stop working after upgrade to Xubuntu 13.10 [closed]

I have this configuration, a file z500.trunk in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ (it's symlink to file in sites-available): <VirtualHost 127.0.2.1:80> DocumentRoot "/home/kuba/projects/z500/...
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x11vnc server lets me connect at login screen, but after login, connection closes

I have an existing xubuntu server running on my local network. I set up x11vnc and it starts at the login screen, so I can login myself. The only problem is that every time I log in, the vnc ...
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Update PHP to latest version from source

I am currently running PHP 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.1 (CLI) (built: Nov 15 2012 01:18:34) on Xubuntu. I would like to update to the latest version or >= 5.4.7. Is there another way to do this instead of ...
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Connecting to server using ssh alias results in "could not resolve hostname"

I am using the following to successfully connect to a server: ssh -i /path/to/cert.pem [email protected] I would like to create an alias for my host. I have the following in my .ssh/config Host ...
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placeholder for later username in /etc/skel

Is there any possibility to use a placeholder in the config files located in /etc/skel that is replaced by the username later? e.g. I place ":USER:" in one config file and create a new user with the ...
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xubuntu 10.04 install for 64bit i686

Does someone know how do i install XUbuntu 10.04 64Bit on i686? Looks like in the download area there is only 64Bit version for AMD and not for i686.. http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ubuntu-...
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How to create a "terminal server server" in xubuntu

I am pretty new to system administration, and I am definitively new to serverfault, so apologies should my question not be following SF standards to the 100%. This is my problem: I have a xubuntu ...
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Convert Ubuntu to XUbuntu

I am currently running Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit, with separate home directory. What is the best way to convert Ubuntu to XUbuntu? Reformat and install XUbuntu. Install xubuntu-desktop using apt-get, and ...