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#rev 2020-09-14 gfreudig #rev 2020-09-07 stroth #rev 2018-11-21 schadavi |
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<<TableOfContents(4)>> |
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This is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQ) | |
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* [[FAQ/AppXYNotStartingUp|Why is Application XY not starting up? Why can't I open certain files?]] * [[FAQ/RebootTardis|How can I reboot my Tardis Workstation?]] * [[FAQ/LoginXEnvironmentTardis|I cannot log in anymore into the X environment on a Linux Tardis Workstation. What can I do?]] |
== Chat, Matrix, Element == * Introduction to the [[Chat|D-ITET Chat servers]] for institutes * [[ChatBestPractice|Best practice]] recommendations on how to use the chat services * Accounts on federated matrix servers are reachable in Element with their Matrix ID `@<username>:<the-users-matrix-homeserver>`, i.e. `@someone:staffchat.ethz.ch` * [[ChatExportRoomKeys|Missing Matrix room-specific E2E keys]] helps in case of `** Unable to decrypt:...` == Email: General, Webbrowser, Calendar == |
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* [[FAQ/FirefoxMailtoLinksInThunderbird|How can I open mailto links in firefox composing in thunderbird?]] * [[FAQ/UpdateNetscapeBookmarks|Why can't I update my Netscape Bookmarks anymore?]] * [[FAQ/BashAsDefaultShell|How can I have bash as my default shell?]] |
* [[FAQ/FirefoxCantOpenWebsites|Firefox can not open Websites. Error Message can not find https:// Website]] * [[FAQ/FirefoxFreezeAtStart|Firefox freezes for several seconds at first start]] * [[FAQ/HEADERHowto|Headers: How to view the Email Headers?]] * [[FAQ/IMAPDeleteMails|IMAP: Instead of deleting the lines are crossed out.]] * [[FAQ/IMAPSubscriptionHowto|IMAP: How to automatically subscribe to every Mailfolder i have?]] * [[FAQ/WissMitarbRules|Mailinglist: Terms of Use / Nutzungsregeln wiss-mitarb list]] * [[FAQ/KorganizerMigration|Migrating/ setup KOrganizer calendar data if you have problems with KOrganizer]] * [[FAQ/roundcubeError501|Roundcube [Error 501] SERVICE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE]] * [[FAQ/GoogleChromeDefault|How to set google-chrome (SEPP) as default browser]] * [[FAQ/adressbook_outlook|How to add ETH LDAP adressbook to Outlook]] * [[FAQ/winmail_dat|Outlook: How to stop sending winmail.dat attachments]] == Email: Thunderbird == * Compacting: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdCompactingFolders|How and why to compact folders.]] * Hidden Emails: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdFolderRepair|Thunderbird hides some emails whereas other clients show all mails.]] * Import: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdImportMbox|How to import Emails in MBOX Format?]] * Invitations: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdNoICSFiles|How to make .ics files from invitations visible?]] * Link opening: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdOpensGNOMEBrowser|HTTP Links in Emails are opened with the wrong Webbrwoser. How do i change that?]] * Mailboxstatus: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdUpdateAllFolders|Only the status of my inbox gets updated. How to change the behavior to update the status on any Folder?]] * Mailto: [[FAQ/FirefoxMailtoLinksInThunderbird|How can I open mailto links in firefox composing in thunderbird?]] * Notification: [[FAQ/ThunderbirdDisablingUpdateNotification|How and why to disable update notification.]] * Space: [[FAQ/IMAPdisableSync|How to free up space occupied by synchronization files?]] == Revision Control Systems (SVN,GIT) == * [[FAQ/SVNCertificateFailureMAC|SVN: HTTPS checkout certificate failure on MAC computers.]] == X, Graphical Desktop Environment == * [[RemoteAccess/VNC|Remote access to a Linux host's desktop with VNC]] * [[FAQ/x11vnc|How do I use use X11VNC?]] * [[FAQ/XForwarding|Why does XForwarding not work anymore?]] * [[FAQ/Recycle_BinDirectory|What is that `Recycle_Bin` directory in my home folder?]] * [[FAQ/GermanUmlauteOnEnglishKeyboard|How to enter german Umlaute and other special characters with an US keyboard]] * [[FAQ/GnomeDesktopIcons|When login under GNOME my Desktop Icons dissapeared]] * [[FAQ/Gnome3Settings|Troubleshoot Gnome 3 Desktop Customizations]] * [[FAQ/KDEPlasmaDesktopCrash|How to restart my KDE Plasma after a crash]] * [[FAQ/KDENoApplicationMenu|How to restore the KDE application menu, if it's suddely empty ]] * [[FAQ/KDEStretchBlackOn1Login|KDE Plasma on Stretch remains black after first login]] * [[FAQ/NoHeadphoneSound|No sound on headphones attached to front panel]] == Shell, Terminal Environment, SSH, Network == |
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* [[FAQ/PuttingSetenvPATH|Why does putting setenv PATH in my .login not work?]] * [[FAQ/SynchronizeETHTime|How can I synchronize my computer's time with the ETH time server?]] |
* [[FAQ/MacSshTerminalConfig|SSH connections from Mac start with errors similar to "locale name not valid"]] * [[FAQ/SSHkeys|SSH Key-Based Authentification]] * [[FAQ/raspberryPiTo802.1x]] * [[FAQ/network_connection_problems|My device can't connect to the ETH network]] == macOS == * [[FAQ/X11macOS|Forward X11 applications to a macOS client]] * [[FAQ/MacSshTerminalConfig|SSH connections from Mac start with errors similar to "locale name not valid"]] == Windows 10 == * [[FAQ/X11Windows|Forward X11 applications to a Windows client]] * [[FAQ/MicrosoftCloudSubscription|Create Microsoft Cloud Subscription for Office 365 or MS Teams]] == Others == * [[FAQ/RebootLinuxClient|How can I reboot my Linux workstation?]] |
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* [[FAQ/VNCUsage|How do I use VNC?]] * [[FAQ/XForwarding|Why does XForwarding not work anymore?]] * [[FAQ/FindStorageHungryFiles|How can I find storage-hungry files in my home?]] |
* [[FAQ/FindStorageHungryFiles|How can I find space eating files in my home?]] |
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* [[FAQ/ConnectToXServers|How can I connect to X-servers via Putty SSH or SSH Client?]] * [[FAQ/MountMediaDevices|How can I mount CDROMs, DVDs or FLOPPIES on ISG.EE Linux?]] * [[FAQ/USBFirewireDevices|How can I access USB or Firewire devices (memorystick, digital camera, external disks) on Linux?]] * [[FAQ/MapMETAKey|How can I map the META key to the left "windows" key (Emacs)?]] * [[FAQ/Recycle_BinDirectory|What is that `Recycle_Bin` directory in my home folder?]] |
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* [[FAQ/MicUsageTardis|How can I use a Mic on Linux based Tardis Workstations?]] | |
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* [[FAQ/DropboxManagedLinuxClients|How to use Dropbox on managed Linux Clients?]] * [[FAQ/InstallLaTeXPackages|How can I use a (updated) LaTeX package not provided by the local installation of texlive?]] * [[FAQ/MoinMoinUpgrade|How do I fix moinmoin errors after a python upgrade?]] * [[FAQ/PolyboxcmdHowto|How to use polyboxcmd?]] * [[FAQ/PolyboxExternalHowto|How can external people upload files to a Polybox account?]] * [[WiFiGuest|How can I connect to the internet as a guest?]] * [[FAQ/JupyterNotebook|How do I use a Jupyter Notebook?]] * [[FAQ/VirtualMaschine|How can I create a virtual machine on my ISG D-ITET-managed Linux machine?]] * [[FAQ/RStudio|Using RStudio in a VNC session]] ---- [[CategoryEDUC]] |
Contents
FAQ
This is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Chat, Matrix, Element
Introduction to the D-ITET Chat servers for institutes
Best practice recommendations on how to use the chat services
Accounts on federated matrix servers are reachable in Element with their Matrix ID @<username>:<the-users-matrix-homeserver>, i.e. @someone:staffchat.ethz.ch
Missing Matrix room-specific E2E keys helps in case of ** Unable to decrypt:...
Email: General, Webbrowser, Calendar
Firefox can not open Websites. Error Message can not find https:// Website
IMAP: How to automatically subscribe to every Mailfolder i have?
Migrating/ setup KOrganizer calendar data if you have problems with KOrganizer
Email: Thunderbird
Compacting: How and why to compact folders.
Hidden Emails: Thunderbird hides some emails whereas other clients show all mails.
Invitations: How to make .ics files from invitations visible?
Link opening: HTTP Links in Emails are opened with the wrong Webbrwoser. How do i change that?
Mailboxstatus: Only the status of my inbox gets updated. How to change the behavior to update the status on any Folder?
Mailto: How can I open mailto links in firefox composing in thunderbird?
Notification: How and why to disable update notification.
Space: How to free up space occupied by synchronization files?
Revision Control Systems (SVN,GIT)
X, Graphical Desktop Environment
How to enter german Umlaute and other special characters with an US keyboard
How to restore the KDE application menu, if it's suddely empty
Shell, Terminal Environment, SSH, Network
macOS
Windows 10
Others
How can I give several users write access to a directory of mine?
How can I compile/install additional software on a linux tardis workstation?
How can I check why my software cannot checkout a license from the license server?
I'm leaving ETH. How long will my account and email address remain active?
How can I use a (updated) LaTeX package not provided by the local installation of texlive?
How can I create a virtual machine on my ISG D-ITET-managed Linux machine?