Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions related to configuration of Ubuntu software.
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csf firewall configuration
I want to block any IP which make request for same php script more than 5 times for 30min. Can I do this with csf?
Eg: When 234.34.56.234 request /login/login.php more than 5 times per second this IP ...
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How to find all locations GNOME pulls shortcuts from?
So I noticed that a similar question has been asked before, but they just give a list of different possible application directories where the .desktop files are found.
Where is the location of ...
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How can I revert a config file back to the originally installed? [duplicate]
In this post:
How can I revert a config file back to the originally installed version after I have edited it?
Someone said
Because the other options in dpkg doesn't work well.
Is there a Bug ...
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How to change the "save files to" path in thunderbird
For a while I have had these .part files littering my desktop, which I delete manually, but if becomes annoying. As explained here
empty XXXXX.html.part files remaining on desktop - can't find ...
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My Brave Browser will not update, in Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
This is what it states in the "terminal".
The "apt-get update" command is not working on your system. The Brave installer cannot proceed. Please try again after fixing your system ...
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How to properly save xkbset settings on Ubuntu
I'm using the following xkbset command to enable sticky keys:
xkbset sticky -twokey -latchlock
xkbset exp "=sticky"
This works for the running session but I have to re-execute the commands ...
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Start emacs centered on screen (single monitor and multi monitor setup)
My Setup:
display 1: 1920 x 1080
display 2: 3840 x 2160
OS: Ubuntu Jammy
WM: KDE Plasma
I'm new to Emacs. I have used it decades ago; but got used to the Windows world since.
And I don´t really ...
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Configuring ccat
Is there a configuration file for ccat which can be edited to make permanent changes in the color scheme, so that you don't have to enter the preferred colors each time that ccat is run.
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Ubuntu : problem since restoring backups
The wife laptop had a disk problem (/home partition was lost).
I had backup (dump of the /home done a few days before). So I made a new /home and restored my backups.
So fine I thought.
But my wife ...
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How to configure lan on 2 pcie network cards?
I used to work only with openwrt x86, configured zapret + dnscrypt2 dnsmasq, openvpn sever on it, I hardly know Ubuntu. This PC has a built-in network card and 2 pcie cards, wan was configured on one ...
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Unable to find server. No server available at the current tier
Upon each boot I get a dialog stating
Unable to find server
No server available at the current tier
This message doesn't seem to effect anything. However it may be related to an ongoing issue I'm ...
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Help setting up Public information station with restricted access
Please, I need to setup a public information station that when it launches Ubuntu directly loads a certain web site so people can interact with it´s content via a touch screen, without leaving the ...
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How to enable/disable lock screen from the command line in Ubuntu 24.04?
I want to disable automatic screen lock in Ubuntu 24.04.
In my case it is both annoying and pointless as it is a VM.
I want to do it from CLI as I expect to execute it for each Ubuntu VM that is not ...
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Backup and restore with rsync
having problem with my Nvidia GPU and Ubuntu 24.04 lts, I d like to backup my root folder, wipe my machine and reinstall Ubuntu 22.04lts. I d like to know if my fstab, config, docker config etc will ...
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Setting up mutt to play back mp3 attachments
I want to set up mutt to automatically play back attached mp3 files. I can play back mp4 files, but mp3 files do not work.
I put
audio/mpeg; %s mpv
into my mailcap config, but to no avail. Only got ...
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