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1 Week Ago

pootan replied to a thread Chromium Likely to Replace Firefox in Ubuntu +1

It seems to me they are likely to forge ahead with it, based on the webkit backend and that discussion video. I also use two browsers, one for...

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pootan replied to a thread Minimal install - network manager in Absolute Beginners Section

Gnome network manager pulls in quite a few packages so perhaps see if you can get wicd working first. I've installed it on my xubuntu-desktop --no...

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pootan replied to a thread using copy & past in a terminal window in Absolute Beginners Section

Most terminals you can also highlight a word or or area of text from a webpage or document and middle-click(scroll wheel if your mouse has it) in the...

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pootan replied to a thread hello, brand new........ in Absolute Beginners Section

I think Ubuntu will try to transfer your files from windows if you allow it to 'install side by side with windows'(which is often called dual...

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pootan replied to a thread Keeping Firefox updated in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid ? in General Help

The stable ppa has been purged because Mozilaa went to a rapid release cycle for Lucid onwards. Unfortunately Lucid is now at end of support for...

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pootan replied to a thread Can't create LiveCD from .iso in Absolute Beginners Section

Are you trying to run the disk from inside windows?

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pootan replied to a thread Really bad experience with Ubuntu Linux (Unity, 13.04) in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

I don't like Unity very much at all. But I love Ubuntu, which is why I always run Xubuntu or Xfce on a minimal install. So good to have the choice. I...

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pootan replied to a thread E Books? in Absolute Beginners Section

Calibre is very good.

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pootan replied to a thread hello, brand new........ in Absolute Beginners Section

You can also install Ubuntu from a USB stick or pendrive. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ You'll also find that using Ubuntu you no...

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pootan replied to a thread hello, brand new........ in Absolute Beginners Section

Ubuntu can do most anything other OS's can do but some of the software and drivers you use may be different. Be aware also that Ubuntu is only...

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pootan replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

MD5SUM 64 c963af51666257bb9fb74ab2cb1575fd MD5SUM 32 4854fafd3cbcd23ee4e2a35b514d42ff I used Unetbootin to create my LiveUSB and had no...

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pootan replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

The torrent showed a few days for me as well but I left it running for 2 hours while I did something outside and it was finished when I came back.

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pootan replied to a thread How to completely remove and block Facebook in Ubuntu? in Absolute Beginners Section

Firefox add-ons Adblock Plus add on with subs from this page https://www.fanboy.co.nz/ Ghostery add on Cookie Monster add on manager...

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pootan replied to a thread 9.04 - 12.10 Fresh Install in Absolute Beginners Section

Here is the official downloads for the bootable iso images. If you have Brasero there on your 9.04 that will be fine to burn a DVD or on Windows the...

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pootan replied to a thread 9.04 - 12.10 Fresh Install in Absolute Beginners Section

If you sort the problem with booting from disk first out in your bios if all goes well then the whole process will become pretty painless. I myself...

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pootan replied to a thread copy a file from win host to Xubuntu guest in Absolute Beginners Section

Have you installed the Extension Pack from this page? Also consider online storage like gmail, etc and using a USB drive or stick as a temporary...

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pootan replied to a thread 9.04 - 12.10 Fresh Install in Absolute Beginners Section

Wubi.exe is designed to install alongside windows. If you have the correct 12.10.iso image burned to disc then it should boot automatically as long...

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pootan replied to a thread 1st time downloader in Absolute Beginners Section

I would recommend you use the program called Unetbootin which automates the whole process of a bootable live USB. You can read more about it and...

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pootan replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

It is available in 32 bit from both direct download and torrent, although for me being in Australia the direct download seemed very slow, so I...

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pootan replied to a thread Help with this Xubuntu based distro: Voyager 12.10 in Other OS/Distro Support

Very nice painting.

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pootan replied to a thread What OS do you prefer? in Other OS/Distro Support

I'm a bit confused with the Fedora talk here and flash. I installed Fedora 18 last week and flash worked out of the box. Edit: on second thought I...

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pootan replied to a thread compiz not starting, what am i doing wrong? in General Help

I just recently did this using this guide I found. Maybe your problems are originating at number 3....

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

I remember also you could do this through VLC somehow.

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1 Week Ago

pootan replied to a thread USB device appears to be mounted in Absolute Beginners Section

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand lines typed into a terminal. Find the program called Gparted on your machine, if you have to install it do...

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2 Weeks Ago

pootan replied to a thread Resizing linux partition in Absolute Beginners Section

You shouldn't need to backup the MBR. You can use a Live CD/DVD and use the program called boot-repair to repair grub (which is the Ubuntu boot...

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2 Weeks Ago

pootan replied to a thread Resizing linux partition in Absolute Beginners Section

Ubuntu will find the swap file from that location. Make sure you read what Impavadus linked to and write some info down if you are relying on that...

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2 Weeks Ago

pootan replied to a thread Resizing linux partition in Absolute Beginners Section

You have to run GParted off a Live CD or USB because it can't resize a mounted Partition. That little key symbol in the Partition section shows if...

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2 Weeks Ago

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

Decent read, thanks.

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2 Weeks Ago

pootan replied to a thread favourite distros in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

You can try something like Manjaro or Bridge with Arch where your desktop flavour is all set up for you and you can just try out things. Virtual...

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3 Weeks Ago

pootan replied to a thread Eye strain after upgrade . . . . some ideas? in General Help

The Hinting setting is usally one of the first I change to 'full' on any Ubuntu based install and has a big effect on system fonts. Since you mention...

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