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GENERAL UBUNTU SUPPORT IS OFF-TOPIC. Support questions may be asked on https://askubuntu.com/. Use this tag only for questions that are specific to **Ubuntu 17.10**. If your question applies to other versions of Ubuntu, use [ubuntu] instead. If your question applies to other distributions of Linux, use [linux] instead.

Ubuntu 17.10 is called Artful Aardvark

Questions concerning the use and administration of Ubuntu 17.10, running third-party applications, development, or services provided by Ubuntu may be better suited for Ask Ubuntu rather than StackOverflow.

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Batch rename target of symlinks to name of symlink

I have a whole set of directory that is made of symlinks to other files (originally recorded in mythtv - symlinks created via mythlinks). My mythdatabase died but due to the mythlinks I can still find out which file is which. I would like to (batch…
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gemfire start locator takes too long

I've installed gemfire in my Ubuntu 17.10, using the java version "1.8.0_161", and I'm trying to start a locator using gfsh. start locator --name=locator1 After that it shows me the following message: Starting a Geode Locator in…
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How does ncurses search for terminal descriptions

I'm building ncurses 6.1 from source for some reasons. First I configure the sources with ./configure and then I build it with make both without arguments. When I try to run tests I get the error message Error opening terminal: xterm-256color. on…
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Ubuntu 17.10 - ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

I've seen similar questions being asked on stack overflow but none of them seem to solve my issue properly. I have recently upgraded my system from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 17.10 . Since then, I've been experiencing a problem with mysql where I'm not…
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awslogs-agent-setup.py not working on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful)

This works fine on ubuntu 16.04, but not on 17.10 + curl https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cloudwatch/downloads/latest/awslogs-agent-setup.py -O % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current …
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Unable to install php7.1-bcmath on ubuntu 17.10

I am trying to install a laravel package name bitwasp but in this there is requirement of bcmath . when ever i tried to install it gave me error overe bcmath ,So i tried to install bcmath via this command sudo apt-get install php7.1-bcmath but…
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Pycharm cannot toggle sticky selection

Somehow I enabled a selection mode in pycharm (community edition running on Ubuntu 17-10) that I can't disable. After some reading I suspect it's the "sticky selection mode", but toggling it doesn't make a difference. Here's what happens: I single…
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Command npm install fails due to node-libcurl

When doing npm install it fails due to node-libcurl. I have it succesfully working on MacOSX but on my ubuntu box it is not working. Any suggestions on what is going wrong and what I can do to fix it. Node.js Version: v9.4.0 NPM Version:…
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Tilda terminal on Ubuntu 17.10

I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10 on my laptop but I cannot use the tilda terminal. I installed it from the "Ubuntu Software" app but when I try to run it from the default terminal, I get this error: (tilda:7240): Vte-WARNING **:…
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How to run grafical tool (e.g. deja-dup) as root on Ubuntu 17.10

When trying to setup automated backup under Ubuntu 17.10 using Deja-Dup I realized that one can not backup the root directory since a normal user starting the deja-dup application does not have all rights to access all files in /. (german discussion…
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eclipse on ubuntu 17.10 - toolbar drop down menus and pop ups moved when using dual monitor set up

When I use eclipse oxygen on Ubuntu 17.10 with a dual monitor set up, the drop down menus and the pop ups from the toolbar are moved downwards: Additionally, on start up, the eclipse oxygen icon is not displayed centered, but on the upper left…
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Cannot create a VM with accessible network interface

I started to create a new VM for developement, cause my ubuntu 14.4 seems out of date. I desicided to switch to ubuntu 17.10 for the future but fail on first installation. This is my vagrant file: # -*- mode: ruby -*- # vi: set ft=ruby…
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Cannot install python-minimal on Ubuntu 17.10

I have been trying to install python-minimal on Ubuntu 17.10 but getting this error. sudo apt-get install python-minimal Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done python-minimal is already the newest…
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USB not showing in ubuntu

when i type lsusb than it shows these devices In here, A-DATA Technologo Co., LTd. is my pendrive and and Samsung Electronics co., Ltd Galaxy is my phone. both are not showing in files - OS: ubuntu 17.10 PC: dell inspiron 3542. what is the…
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Can not install Ros Melodic, Why?

I am running Ubuntu 17.10 on a virtual machine. I am trying to install Ros Melodic but when I try to follow the instructions provided, I get this error: E: Unable to locate packages ros-melodic-desktop-full I've tried the ros-shadow-fix solution…
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