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What is the Difference Between `apt-get purge` and `apt-get remove`?
Is there any difference between
sudo apt-get purge
and
sudo apt-get remove
?
I often see people recommend one or the other.
In other words, what does apt-get purge remove that apt-get remove doesn't?
Seth
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How do I install .run files?
My PC has both Ubuntu and Windows 7 installed. I have installed all my drivers in Windows like Nvidia graphics, motherboard etc. Shall I install them in Ubuntu too?
I looked on the web for my Nvidia drivers and I have found a .run file. How could I…
kostas
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How to completely uninstall docker
I followed the uninstall instructions here. Then I ran these commands:
sudo apt-get purge docker-engine
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge docker-engine
rm -rf /var/lib/docker
So after I did all this I ran this command to see if docker files are any…
Luke101
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E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
I'm trying to run this command in the terminal:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
This is the error message I get:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the…
GoodNite
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How can I create launchers on my desktop?
In older versions it was easy to create a launcher on my desktop. All I had to do is right click on my desktop and select the "create launcher" option.
How can I create such launchers now?
tinuz
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How do I set Windows to boot as the default in the boot loader?
How do I set the bootloader so that in my dualboot with Windows 7/Ubuntu 11.04, Windows start up as standard instead of Ubuntu?
Rasmus Mathiesen
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How can you completely remove a package?
I am trying to do a clean install of the octave3.2 package.
To do this, I removed it, then tried to reinstall it.
When I reinstalled, an error occurred. It could be a bug in the package, but I want to make sure I have everything removed so that I…
user1012451
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votes
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How do I provide a username and password to wget?
I've tried to connect to a server via wget:
wget http://:@serveradress
But wget responds: invalid port
I know that the server accepts incoming traffic at port 80.
How can I fix this issue?
pschmidt
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votes
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How to run sudo command with no password?
How does the ubuntu user on the AWS images for Ubuntu Server 12.04 have passwordless sudo for all commands when there is no configuration for it in /etc/sudoers?
I'm using Ubuntu server 12.04 on Amazon. I want to add a new user that has the same…
aychedee
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How to list all symbolic links in a directory
I have a symbolic link in my /var/www/ directory that links to WordPress. When I run the command ls -la from the /var/www/ directory the link to WordPress doesn't show up. Is there a way to list all of the symbolic links that are in a directory?
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How can I install Windows after I've installed Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu on my laptop. Now I want install Windows 7 in a dual-boot. How can I do this?
I can't lose my Ubuntu files, and I'm afraid that I might break GRUB.
Editor's note: Current readers should keep in mind that this is an older question, and…
Sk8er
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How can I highlight or annotate PDFs?
Currently I need to highlight certain sections in PDFs, or add annotations (comments/notes). These modifications would need to be saved.
What tools are out there to do this on Ubuntu?
ssanj
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Trouble with batch conversion of .png to .pdf using convert
convert /home/bill/TempScan/*.png myfile.pdf
gives error message:
convert-im6.q16: not authorized `myfile.pdf' @ error/constitute.c/WriteImage/1037.
Any help would be appreciated!
bill-lancaster
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Error sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I’m running Ubuntu 14.04. When I run:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
I get the following error:
sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I tried to run
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
but it…
Nhóc Emi
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votes
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How to get the MD5 hash of a string directly in the terminal?
How do I get the MD5 hash of a string directly from the terminal?
For example, I want the string abcdefg hashed. Currently the md5sum command only accepts a filename as input. I want to simply enter the following line and everything be done…
2hamed
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