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2 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Glad you were able to get it sorted

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3 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

I am not sure if the problem is related to the first set of commands you used in err. I would not like to hazard a guess on how to undo those...

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4 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Not sure what the problem is with your wife's computer. It may be necessary to remove cinnamon and purge and then reinstall with the commands I gave...

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4 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

If you want to install the complimentary File Manager (instead of Nautilus) to cinnamon: sudo add-apt-repository...

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4 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Ubuntu calculator missing memory button?? in General Help

There are lots of calculators in Ubuntu Software Center. MyCalculator looks like it has memory functions

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4 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Classic is better for me in Absolute Beginners Section

Cinnamon can be installed in terminal sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install...

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4 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Classic is better for me in Absolute Beginners Section

If you go to login screen and click on the circle (or Ubuntu symbol?) it will give you a choice of opening different desktop Environments. One of...

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5 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Sorry if I am not understanding. This screenshot shows how my menu looks when I right click on a program or launcher that I want to add to either...

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6 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Try going to Themes and then click on Tab "Other Settings" I have mine set up as per screenshot Your wife does have cinnamon installed right?I...

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6 Days Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

I am not at my Ubuntu PC right now but to get a program as an icon on your desktop open the menu and right click on any program I think that gives...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Did you enter "sudo apt-get install cinnamon" ? looks like you entered " sudo apt-get install cinnamon cinnamon-session cinnamon-settings" instead

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

The correct way to install BitDefender is HERE

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

Is it best to uninstall the program, and if so how? It does appear in Ubuntu Software Centre so I could remove it there, Edit: OK...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

That looks OK $ id bitdefender uid=1001(bitdefender) gid=1001(bitdefender) groups=1001(bitdefender) If I click on bitdefender in the login page...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak started a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

I recently & with a great deal of difficulty installed Bitdefender . It appears in my System tools menu (running Cinnamon on 12.04.2 Precise). I...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

By the way I would suggest that you install the latest LTS (12.04.2) because 10.04 is no longer supported (you won't receive updates or security...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

Not sure if this will work with 10.04 but to install Cinnamon on 12.04 or later follow these steps. Yes you will be able to select you DE from the...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Updating BIOS and Other Drivers in Hardware

I realize it is possible with some motherboards to update from Windows but I have always updated directly from the BIOS and I was led to understand...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Updating BIOS and Other Drivers in Hardware

You don't flash BIOS from within the OS or at least not usually. Typically you have a copy of the new BIOS on a USB stick in your computer and you...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Installed 12.04 on a dual boot with XP, I don't like it and want to go with 10.04 in Installation & Upgrades

XFCE is a good intuitive DE but you might also try Cinnamon DE (HERE) which I have found to be very user friendly and more like the older style of...

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Screen Dimming and Lock in Hardware

I have the same problem

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1 Week Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread "System problem detected" and other random errors in 13.04 in General Help

It was an upgrade not a clean install right? Upgrades can be problematic. Someone else may be able to help you fix your current system but consider...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Is it cruel to keep pets? in The Cafe

I think domesticated life including dogs and cats the OPs original topic have devolved with their association with man and have adapted solely to...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Is it cruel to keep pets? in The Cafe

So I am assuming in this scenario the chickens built the house to their specs and they determined the flock size not the farmer who is breeding them...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Beware: Kernel update sneaks in a couple of extra desktop environments in Other OS/Distro Support

I have a Asrock Z77 Extreme 4-M Motherboard and my kernel is 3.5 on Ubuntu 12.04.2. I have had no serious issues with that kernel or earlier...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Is it cruel to keep pets? in The Cafe

That does not justify treating large mammals and birds like termites or ants(ie in over crowded, dark, unclean living conditions) . I grant you that...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Is it cruel to keep pets? in The Cafe

Are ants termites etc sentient beings? Perhaps they are but it is hard for me at any rate to compare the distress that cows, sheep, pigs and other...

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2 Weeks Ago

SuperFreak replied to a thread Is it cruel to keep pets? in The Cafe

Nature has no equivilent to massive feedlots, overcrowded living conditions, pens that do not see the light of day etc

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