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How do I install the latest version of Libre Office?
There are 3 ways.
From the repositories - (Older version, not recommended):
To install Libre Office just run this command:
sudo apt-get install libreoffice
or open Software Centre and search for "...
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Waiting for package manager lock what does that mean?
Had same problem - in the end fixed using sudo dpkg --configure -a from a hint provided when trying sudo apt-get update.
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Installing Docker on Elementary OS Loki
Follow the instructions at Docker Store.
At the point where you add the dockerstore repository, you need to replace $(lsb_release -cs) with xenial.
sudo add-apt-repository \
"deb [arch=...
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How to install elementary tweaks on Freya
In order to install elementary tweaks you have to add a PPA. Make sure of knowing the dangers of adding PPAs beforehand.
elementary OS 0.4 Loki
Make sure you have installed the program for adding ...
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Loki - Where is the update manager?
You can install manually that program with this :
sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
sudo apt-get install update-manager
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I am unable to update or install software in the AppCenter
A fix for this specific issue has just been released in the form of a new packagekit version. If this is not applied automatically, you can do it with the following two commands:
sudo apt update
sudo ...
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Can't install mysql workbench, dependency is not satisfiable
It is not the best solution, but if you install MysqlWB V 6.3.6 It should work.
http://cdn.mysql.com//archives/mysql-workbench/mysql-workbench-community-6.3.6-1ubu1404-amd64.deb
For me it worked.
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How to remove mail client from Elementary OS Loki 0.4
AppCenter is still in development so it can be buggy. In Terminal, use:
sudo apt purge pantheon-mail
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HPLIP Drive in elementary OS
I tried hard to install my HP Laserjet P1102w using HPLIP (3.17.11) but always had error on dependencies. I have running Elementary Os Loki on my laptop.
This video was for great help, but not for ...
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how to install postman in elementary os using terminal
wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 -O postman.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf postman.tar.gz -C /opt
rm postman.tar.gz
sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman
You can also get Postman to ...
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How do you install VirtualBox extensions and Guest Additions in elementary OS?
To install Guest Additions:(elementary OS as guest)
1.Close(shutdown) the elementay OS (guest)
2.Identify the location of VBoxGuestAdditions.iso .
(In Ubuntu /usr/share/virtualbox/...
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How to install Vala on elementary OS
You should check the elementary Development Guide. In the section "Developer SDK" we cover grabbing essential development libraries, including the Vala compiler.
For development tasks, you're going ...
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Installing phpstorm / webstorm as Application
Note: - Please note that PhpStorm and WebStorm are not FREE, so this is a 30-day trial, if you don't have activation key.
System requirements for both PhpStorm and WebStorm:
1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB ...
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How can I install this widget on elementary?
It's a conky with Google Now theme.
You want to install conky and conky-manager and then download the theme.
Unpack the downloaded archive with theme into ~/.config (which is a hidden folder in ...
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KeePass Installation
You can install it from terminal sudo apt install keepassx. I did it that way as I was unable to find it in App Center.
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elementary OS 5.0 and Hardware Sensors Indicator
Why doesn't it work?
Elementary OS dropped support for GtkStatusIcon and Ayatana [source] (the two tray APIs most applications use). The reason is probably that they wanted to force developers to ...
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Skype - can't install it on Freya
This is the normal result (unmet dependencies) with apt-get when there is a need to remove or replace a package with its other arch. The message is clear in aptitude command:
xdg-user-dirs : ...
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Unable to install skype on elementary OS
The quickest way to find such problem is to verify the enabled repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list file directly and don't trust software-properties-gtk GUI tool. trusty-security & trusty-...
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How do you install VirtualBox extensions and Guest Additions in elementary OS?
After installing elementry OS, Once you’re rebooted and logged back in, go to the “Devices” menu on your virtual machine’s window and select “Insert Guest Additions CD image.”
Before installing them, ...
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MySQL Workbench
After some many tries, i have make it work by doing this:
I'm using Elementary OS Freya 0.3.1
Linux 3.19.0-30-generic #34~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 2 22:09:39 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/...
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I've deleted a file I need in the /lib directory. I am struggling to recover that file
Run sudo apt-get install --reinstall libssl1.0.0 in the terminal to reinstall the libssl library on system
I recommend before deleting a important file always rename it to YOURFILENAME.old or ...
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Using Redshift on Elementary OS
You can install redshift from repository ufficial of Ubuntu/Elementary OS.
Just run it in your terminal:
$ sudo apt-get install redshift redshift-gtk
$ sudo apt-get install libxcb1-dev libxcb-randr0-...
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How can I install gazette in elementary OS 0.4 Loki?
The PPA you are trying to install Gazette from has not been updated to include a build for Loki (Ubuntu Xenial). It appears that the Gazette project does not offer prebuilt binaries, so your only ...
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Install Birdfont on elementary OS
It will be fixed in future versions, here is a workaround:
cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -s libxmlbird.so.1.3 libxmlbird.so.1.0
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Forgot to check "install third party software" when installing Loki
Open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
The next time I suggest you use a meaningful title for the problem :)
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installing Docker community edition fails with missing docker-ce package
The instructions point to adding their repository:
$ sudo add-apt-repository \
"deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(lsb_release -cs) \
stable"
In elementary OS, ...
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How can I install putty on freya?
Install from Terminal
Open terminal and run:
sudo apt install putty
Now Access the Putty SSH Client
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MySQL Workbench
I had a similar problem. Please try to install the latest version from the official website: http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQLGUITools/mysql-workbench-community-6.3.5-1ubu1404-amd64.deb
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iTunes 12 on elementary OS?
As stated voer there at WineHQ runs slightly bad on Linux. Noise as out-of-the-box media player has the feature to sync with iDevices, as far as I know. So give it a try.
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Installation on a Surface Pro 3
As @Suici recommended, you should try to run it from the USB to see if your hardware is compatible (out-of-the-box, anyway). If you're unfamiliar with the procedure, when booting from the installation ...
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