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Hi all, Why is still R version 2.15.2 in the repositories? Today version 3.0.1 is available and I tried to download and install it from http://cran.rstudio.com/ . However, I do not get the same functionality as with the similar version installed under Microsoft Windows, so I presently run R under

Formatting external hard drive

Dear everybody, I'm trying to format an external harddrive (Seagate Backup Plus 4 TB) with parted. When doing so, this results in an error message: *error fsyncing*/*closing*/dev/sdf: *input*/ *output error* Both gparted and disk utility did not work either, but parted was the only program that

Re: Opening Word Documents

Alternatively you can install LibreOffice via the Synaptic Package manager: search for libreoffice. With LibreOffice you can open .docx documents, and to my opinion LibreOffice is more compatible with Microsoft Word. Wilbert 2015-10-15 12:55 GMT+02:00 Steven Duckworth : >

dead keys

Dear all, I used Lubuntu 14.04 for a long time, but last days the dead keys are suddenly gone. I checked >Preferences >Lxkeymap and find that the Current keymap is: us(intl). When I choose English (US, international with dead keys) and click on Apply, but it does not help. Did anyone have a

Re: Dead keys

Hi Steven, Thanks for your response. Unfortunately this did not help. However, I found the solution: Go to >Preferences >Default applications for LXSession. Choose Autostart. Right after the Add button enter: ibus-daemon and click on >Add. Close the window and reboot the computer, and voilà, it

[lubuntu-users] LibreOffice 5

Dear all, I have a question about LibreOffice. I put the same question on libreofficeforum.org about two months ago, but did not get any response yet. I use Lubuntu 14.04.3 and LibreOffice 5.0.4.2 which is a 'still' version and therefore said to be stable. When loading a large document in

[lubuntu-users] snap to grid

Dear all, I have quite a lot of icons on my desktop, and I would like to align them to a grid. Apparently this looks not difficult, just right click on the desktop, choose: Select all, then right click on a icon and choose: snap to grid. However, when I reboot, the alignment has been made

[lubuntu-users] broken packages

Dear all, I try to install alacarte as follows: sudo apt-get install alacarte But this gives the following message: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible

Re: [lubuntu-users] broken packages

a. Mär. 5 09:22:32 2016 GMT+0100 schrieb Wilbert Heeringa: > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for your response. > > I use Lubuntu 14.04.3. > > Installing alacarte is just an example, I get the same problems with many > > other applications which I try to install. > > >

Re: [lubuntu-users] broken packages

enu > should work AFAIK > > > > On 03/04/2016 04:14 PM, Wilbert Heeringa wrote: > > Dear all, > > I try to install alacarte as follows: > > sudo apt-get install alacarte > > But this gives the following message: > > Reading package lists... Done >

[lubuntu-users] wifi

Dear all, I installed Lubuntu on a Toshiba Satellite M35X-S349. This is a laptop with a Centrino processor. First I installed Lubuntu 14.04. In the installation menu I entered the following command: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash – forcepae

[lubuntu-users] how to create a bootable and encrypted external SDD (or USB)

Dear all, I would like to install Lubuntu 18.04 on an external Solid State Drive. This works well, but I would like to encrypt the drive as well. When installing from an USB stick with the live version, at certain point I have to choose: - Erase disk and install Ubuntu - Encrypt the new

Re: [lubuntu-users] how to create a bootable and encrypted external SDD (or USB)

Hi Nio, Thanks for the quick answer. Do I need to remove other internal drives physically, or is it sufficient to disable them in the BIOS in some way? Wilbert 2018-09-06 17:45 GMT+02:00 Nio Wiklund : > Den 2018-09-06 kl. 16:25, skrev Wilbert Heeringa: > >> Dear all, >&g

Re: [lubuntu-users] install Lubuntu 20.04 on USB from USB that contains live version

, Wilbert Op wo 29 jul. 2020 om 16:00 schreef Nio Wiklund : > Den 2020-07-29 kl. 15:14, skrev Nio Wiklund: > > Den 2020-07-29 kl. 14:29, skrev Wilbert Heeringa: > >> Dear all, > >> > >> I installed the Lubuntu live version on a USB stick using Startup

[lubuntu-users] How to get back the wifi icon in taskbar

Dear all, I am using Lubuntu 20.04 LTS. I accidentally lost the wifi icon in the taskbar in the bottom right. I need it since I have to switch wifi connections (since my printer is connected via wifi). I tried: right-click taskbar Choose ‘Configure Panel’ Click ‘Widgets’ Click on + … Then I

[lubuntu-users] Mount encrypted home folder on another device

Dear all, I am using Lubuntu 20.04 on my desktop computer and have a bootable SDD on which Lubuntu 18.04 is installed. The home folder on the SDD is encrypted. When I have booted from my desktop computer and connected the SDD, how can I access the home folder on the SDD? I tried the steps

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to get back the wifi icon in taskbar (Wilbert Heeringa)

Hi Fritz, Thanks for your help. Ranger5 advised me to run: nm-tray applet show After getting back the Status Notifier Plugin I ran this. Then I logged out and logged in and it was solved. --Wilbert Op di 30 jun. 2020 om 16:19 schreef Fritz Hudnut : > > > > > >> Dear all, >> >> I am

[lubuntu-users] install Lubuntu 20.04 on USB from USB that contains live version

Dear all, I installed the Lubuntu live version on a USB stick using Startup Disk Creator. Next I would like to install 'normal' Lubuntu on another USB device (or SDD), using the live version. I did the following: 1) I disconnected all the hard drives and the DVD drive in my (desktop) computer.