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Frequently Asked Questions
Listed here are the most frequently asked questions from the user forums. Please check here to see if your problem has been fixed before starting a new forum thread.
These are organised into per-scenario groups - from system-level through to the desktop. Within each, a symptom describes a give-away identification of the problem; a widely-working solution is then outlined.
General
Package or Software
Hardware
A Program Doesn't Run or Quits Unexpectedly
Symptoms
- Nothing happens when an application is run from the Launch menu.
- An application quits without warning.
Explanation
One or more of problems may have caused this. Run the program in a Terminal to see any error messages the program may deliver.
Solution
Launch a Terminal (command line) and run the application by typing in its name. See the following FAQs on solving common problems.
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