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14 Hours Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread xubuntu? ubuntu? in Absolute Beginners Section

I've used both ubuntu and xubuntu. I use kubuntu now and I'm sticking with it. Xubuntu takes much less memory than ubuntu and is a much better...

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15 Hours Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread How do I install Flash player in ubuntu 12.04 in Absolute Beginners Section

One of the first things I do in a new install is go into synaptic and install ubuntu-restricted-extras (actually in my case kubuntu-restricted-extras...

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15 Hours Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread installing on Acer iconia w510 in Absolute Beginners Section

May need more specifics. Which version of ubuntu? It has to be at least 12.10. But it's still more complex than installing on previous windows...

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1 Week Ago

Rob Sayer started a thread update, kernel packages not marked in General Help

I updated kubuntu 12.04 this a.m. on my other laptop. The kernel headers and 2 other kernel packages weren't marked for updating. Didn't mark them....

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1 Week Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Xubuntu 13.04 review - Et tu, Brute? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

I actually run kubuntu 13.04 on this netbook but I used to run xubuntu. The comment about nvidia and other drivers is right on. I have learned...

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2 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Broadcom 4313 seems erratic ... in Networking & Wireless

I looked it up and found something regarding raring in a machine with the same wireless id (14e4:4727 ... there are more than one broadcom 4313...

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2 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Broadcom 4313 seems erratic ... in Networking & Wireless

I saw a reference to that. I'll check it out. Thanks for the response.

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2 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer started a thread Broadcom 4313 seems erratic ... in Networking & Wireless

... in my 3 day old kubuntu raring install, though I think it was giving me more problems under 12.04. But it cuts out sometimes, and the signal...

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3 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread acer aspire one D270 cannot boot linux 3.5.x kernel in Hardware

Installed kubuntu 13.04 yesterday on my atom 2600/cedarview acer d270. Yes, the video worked almost "out of the box". The only thing I had to do...

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3 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Is it safe to upgrade to Raring, What Breaks ?? in Ubuntu +1

Tried the official release from live usb stick yesterday. Installed it on my netbook early this morning. I've been eagerly awaiting 13.04 because...

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3 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread raring released? in Ubuntu +1

Just tried the live iso from usb. It's the official release, from kubuntu.org. BTW ... I've read many posts here about unetbootin and how it's...

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3 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Ubuntu 13.04 Beta 2. Screen brightness does not decrease. in General Help

Thanks for the tip on powertop. Just installed it. I've had video/power management issues running 12.04 on my atom 2600/cedarview netbook. As of...

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3 Weeks Ago

Rob Sayer replied to a thread Unity WebApps plugin in Ubuntu +1

That's one reason I use kubuntu. I'm not sure I agree with that 100%. I was using mint 13 kde on my netbook for a while. I went back to...

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