I'm not sure if it's related, but when installing the 32-bit version of Skype on my 16.04LTS 64-bit system, Skype, which is only available in 32-bit, did not retrieve my ongoing conversations. Even worse! The discussion groups were invisible, and I couldn't see the messages being sent to me (I could hear the notifications on Skype phone, but not on desktop).To fix this, I found an interesting page that helped me out with two commands: https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-group-chat-not-...
This installation was tested on Ubuntu 15.01 but could be used for a debian production server. SuPhp has not been maintained for a few years now, so it is no longer in the repositories of recent distributions, and it has become difficult to compile it on a 4.x kernel (which is my case, since my transition to Ubuntu 15.10). Note: the package is still available on Ubuntu 14.01LTS. 1 – Installation of base packages.
sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot dh-make debconf e...
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...
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...