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12 Hours Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Login screen in Desktop Environments

You are probably upgrading from a pre-12.04 release. In 12.04 and later releases, LightDM (the login screen) changes background corresponding to the...

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13 Hours Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread How do you write an é? in General Help

Like sanderj said, the keyboard layout can be configured to have the AltGr key. Open Keyboard Layout (search for it), click the "+" icon, choose...

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13 Hours Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread 13.04 what a shame! in The Cafe

You are probably using a faulty CD/USB, your computers does not meet the specs, etc. etc. Anyway, if you have any problems you would like to fix,...

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1 Day Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread The "Corrupt a wish" game in Cafe Games

Granted. Here's your box full of Bonk! Atomic Punch. Caution: Bonk! contains 11,000% the daily recommended allowance of sugar and 240,000 millirems...

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1 Day Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread is there autofix tool ? in General Help

You mean TuneUp-like optimization tools? There is none in Ubuntu. Even in Windows I don't trust those tools since they tend to 1. Emphasize the...

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1 Day Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Xfce "Weather Update" plugin very inaccurate. Any alternatives? in Desktop Environments

There's no weather source more accurate than your window. Ok, let's be serious, weather info is never accurate. It's pretty hit and miss, and it's...

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2 Days Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread 32 bit or 64 bit precise installation - which do I have? in Absolute Beginners Section

Switching to 64bit is more beneficial in the long term. 64bit OS, generally speaking, has better performance than a 32bit OS, and it can take...

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2 Days Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Stay with Ubuntu or change to other distro? in Other OS/Distro Support

I would say that unless you have very specific needs, Ubuntu is the best distro for doing... everyday stuffs. It has tons of softwares (including...

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2 Days Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Alternatives to Unity GUI. in Absolute Beginners Section

You mentioned desktop gadgets. Those are DE-independent and you can add whatever gadgets to whatever desktops. KDE has its own, built-in...

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4 Days Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Disable the console switching by pressing CTRL-ALT-F1 in Desktop Environments

NOTE: Be very careful As root, in the folder /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d, create a new file named 50-novtswitch.conf, with its content being: ...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Installing OpenOffice Calc or other alternative to LibreOffice Calc on Xubuntu in General Help

Yeah, you cannot install LibreOffice and OpenOffice at the same time. Even if you just install OOo Calc, it would still require the base OOo, which...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Archive Manager in Absolute Beginners Section

It is possible, but you'll need to write a bash script. I can't script, so maybe someone else can help you.

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Skype on Ubuntu 13.04? in General Help

Try doing an "sudo apt-get update" first. If that doesn't work, then try changing the mirror in Software Sources to another location, then "sudo...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread i can't login in ubuntu 12.04 LTS. in General Help

Seconded. About 8 out 9 times I encountered the error was due to the permissions of those files. Worth fixing them before going nuclear.

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Windows won't fit to corner of the screen when dragged to edge of desktop; 12.04 LTS in Desktop Environments

There's one last thing you can try: reseting Compiz/Unity's settings. unity --reset

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Skype on Ubuntu 13.04? in General Help

Well Skype is multiarch, which means the same package is used for both 32 and 64bit systems. More info here:...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Where to locate downloaded programs? in General Help

Not all torrents on thepiratebay is illegal.

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Skype on Ubuntu 13.04? in General Help

If you're running 64bit Ubuntu, then run this command first: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 You need to go into Software Sources to enable the...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread ubuntu 12.04 desktop windowing problem in Desktop Environments

Just a tip, ubuntu-desktop is merely a meta-package, a dummy package that points to other packages to install. Installing it will install all the...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Windows won't fit to corner of the screen when dragged to edge of desktop; 12.04 LTS in Desktop Environments

Install ccsm first, it'll allow you to modify settings of Compiz. sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager Then open ccsm, navigate to...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Run Ubuntu on USB stick ... in General Help

Well live USB installs have a persistence option that allows you to store changes (packages, etc.) like a full install. I read the link you...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Gimp 2.9 or 2.10 beta in General Help

http://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-developer/15280-compile-gimpv2-9-1-for-debian-wheezy-sid May or may not work on Ubuntu. Try at your own risk...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread What's the hardest thing you've tried to learn? in The Cafe

yer lucky

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Run Ubuntu on USB stick ... in General Help

Instructions for Windows Once done, restart your machine, and configure it to boot from a USB.

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Not getting Cube effect in Absolute Beginners Section

It's compiz-plugins-extra. Installing it will give you all the Cube-related goodness.

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread problem in installing Firefox20 in Absolute Beginners Section

The package provided on Mozilla's website contains the entire prepackaged binary of Firefox, like a portable version. You needn't, and shouldn't use...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread is it possibole to have a video as a screensaver? in Absolute Beginners Section

Well, once you installed xscreensaver, in your home folder there would be a hidden file called .xscreensaver that contains the screensavers config....

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Installing 32bit libraries for Steam in General Help

Nevermind, it DOES have something to do with my connection, specifically with the mirror I'm using. I switched to a different server in Software...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread Cant Watch videos on Youtube. in Absolute Beginners Section

Type this command in a terminal: sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer It reinstalls Flash. It's possible the Flash plugin is not...

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1 Week Ago

zombifier25 replied to a thread print screen of my web browser? in Absolute Beginners Section

Seconded. Alt+PrtScr will take a screenshot of the current window, while just PrtScr will take a screenshot of the entire screen.

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