Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions.
Questions about hard drives, configuring and formatting them. Hard drives typically provide stateful memory storage for computers, and are the primary location for the operating system and user files.
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VirtualBox is a platform-independent open-source virtualization software available for Linux, OS X, Solaris and Windows hosts. Guest additions need to be installed to automatically adjust the guest screen resolution. USB is supported through a proprietary extension.
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For questions about the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, commonly used in later x86 computers as a replacement of BIOS, as well as in ARM servers and more. UEFI supports booting with and without Secure Boot enabled and legacy booting via CSM.
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Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop environment) GNU/Linux operating system. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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Python is an interpreted programming language that is often, but not solely, used as a scripting language. A version of Python is included by default on all Ubuntu distributions.
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Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor. It and the default applications included use minimal resources. As of the 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" release, Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu derivative. Lubuntu uses the Openbox window manager. Until and including 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Lubuntu used the LXDE desktop environment, but releases from 18.10 on use LXQt.
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Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", this version was released on Oct 13, 2011 and is no longer supported since May 9, 2013. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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Microsoft's Windows operating system(s). Questions with this tag should relate to Ubuntu to be on-topic for this site. If your issue is with a specific version of Windows, please check windows-8, windows-7, etc.
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Questions about multiple monitors (including projectors), how to configure, customize, and troubleshoot, etc.
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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source Gecko-based web browser. It is the current default for the Ubuntu desktop.
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Use this tag for question related to configuring and using Apache on Ubuntu or one of Ubuntu's official derivatives.
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Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc)
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Questions related to logging into a user session or shell, for example at the graphical login screen that normally appears at the end of the boot process
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Nautilus (also known as GNOME Files) is the default file manager for Ubuntu and as such is used to manage files and folders. Nautilus is called "Files" by default on Ubuntu.
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NetworkManager is the default networking suite for Ubuntu. It is a set of co-operative tools developed by GNOME. The NetworkManager service can be controlled using the nmcli tool (Network Manager Command Line Interface) as well as by its GUI.
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Dpkg is the Debian package management utility that performs lower-level tasks in software installation and removal. This tag should be used for questions about using and troubleshooting the dpkg utility.
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Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range communication between compatible devices. The Linux kernel includes the BlueZ Bluetooth stack.
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Questions related to Suspend Mode, which is a special low-power mode often used on laptops that preserves the contents of RAM while using less power than normal.
Questions related to suspending to disk should use the [hibernate] tag.
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Questions related to hardware displays, either internal (as in a laptop) or external (as in most desktop monitors, or projectors)
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Wine is a software compatibility layer that allows Windows programs to be run on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
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This version of Ubuntu is no longer supported since May 16, 2014. Code-named Quantal was released on October 18, 2012.
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Questions related to PulseAudio, the default sound server in Ubuntu, which manages all audio devices like internal and external sound cards (and therefore all speakers, microphones, headsets, etc.) through its ALSA backend.
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The pointing device (generally referred to as the mouse). When referring to laptops, please specify if it is the trackpad and not an external mouse by using the trackpad tag. Only use for hardware issues.
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Tenth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Noble Numbat". It was released on April 25, 2024. Ubuntu 24.04 will reach End of Standard Support (ESS) in June 2029. Only use this tag for version-specific questions.
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Google Chrome is a non-free proprietary web browser based on Chromium with extra features such as a PDF viewer and support for DRM. Use this tag for questions about installing and using the Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu systems.
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Codenamed "Raring Ringtail", this version was released on Apr 25, 2013 and is no longer supported since Jan 27, 2014. Questions about unsupported versions are likely to be closed as off-topic.
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Questions about connecting to the Internet. "wireless" and "networking" might be better tags, depending on the question.
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Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Questions here should be about the installation, configuration and troubleshooting a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) or a JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Programming questions (unless directly related to Ubuntu) should be asked on StackOverflow.com.
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Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task or work with a given file format. Give details about the **purpose** of the software you want and your minimum **requirements** for it.
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KDE (K Desktop Environment) is a Qt-based desktop environment as well as a suite of cross-platform desktop applications. Its latest desktop environment is KDE Plasma 5.
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Questions related to the configuration and activation of touchpads/trackpads.
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Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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