Section en-ubuntu-14-04-lts

On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, a critical and unpatched bug has been reported. When a Bluetooth device is paired, it is impossible to force the system to play sound through it. The workaround is to force the output in shell: sudo pactl list cards short 0 alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 module-alsa-card.c 4 bluez_card.FC_58_FA_89_91_2C module-bluetooth-device.c sudo pactl set-card-profile 4 a2dp

Step 1: Install Java 8 (JDK 8) $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer Step 2: Verify the Java version $ java -version java version "1.8.0_25" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b17) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode) Step 3: Generate the default variables $ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default

This installation has been tested on Ubuntu 14.04LTS but could also be used for a Debian production server.Installation of Basic Packagessudo apt-get install \ build-essential \ fakeroot dh-make \ debconf execstack \ dh-modaliases \ xserver-xorg-dev \ automake \ autoconf \ libaprutil1 \ libaprutil1-dev \ libsvn-dev \ wx2.8-headers \ libwxgtk2.8-dev \ libxml2-dev \ libpcre3-dev \ libbz2-dev \ libcurl4-openssl-dev \ libjpeg-dev \ libpng12-dev \ libxpm-dev \ libfreetype6-dev ...

In fact, RabbitVcs is very easy to install... Except when there's a problem, and then... one can search for a long time 😟Here's how to resolve most installation issues on Ubuntu 14.04LTS.1 – Add the sourcesudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa or add the source to your /etc/apt/sources.list filedeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rabbitvcs/ppa/ubuntu trusty main2 – Install the packages sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-cli rabbitvcs-core rabbitvcs-gedit rabbitvcs-nautilus3 3 – M...

Execute this command to remove all the search packets. sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-shopping && sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-music && sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-photos && sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-gwibber && sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-video

To install Skype, it is preferable to use the Ubuntu repository, which will install everything needed to manage sound and video properly. If you take the package available on the official website, it is likely that the sound will not be managed properly.1 – Install Skype: sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:andykimpe/skype && sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install skype2 – Install the wrapper: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skype-wrapper/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype-wrapper

To add a public key to an Ubuntu repository, simply execute the following command and append the requested key (here 2EE5793634EF4A35 for rabbitVCS): sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 2EE5793634EF4A35

Download the following package: https://linux.dropbox.com/packages/debian/dropbox_1.6.0_amd64.debThen install it by double-clicking or with DPKG (dpkg -i )Next, edit the file /etc/sysctl.conf sudo vi /etc/sysctl.confand add the following directive: fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000

Generic HP printer drivers can be downloaded here:http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.14.6/hplip-3.14.6.runThen simply launch the installation and everything is done automatically 😉

To enable the numeric keypad on startup in Ubuntu, there are two solutions.1 – With the numlockx package (Starting from version 14.04 64-bit): sudo apt-get install numlockxDo not create a file at /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf, otherwise lightdm will not start! In /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-unity-greeter.conf Add the following in the [SeatDefaults] sectiongreeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on2 – For all versions of Linux: Edit the file /etc/rc.local and add this: # Turn Numlock on fo...