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mastablasta replied to a thread Best distro for a netbook? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

as desktop Ubuntu and Kubutnu (with netbook plasma) are both good options for those small screens. Word in wine or use Libre office. Or use...

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1 Day Ago

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

Those should work just fine. Yes backup. Linux uses different file system(s) than windows. some systems are way more advanced than NTFS or FAT32...

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1 Day Ago

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

what programme? where id you find it? usualyl you woudl install from software centr or add a PPA and then install from software center. if not...

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2 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread ATI radeon graphics card in Absolute Beginners Section

Guild wars has GOLD on Ubuntu 13.04 and wine (play on linux is a wine GUI frontend) windows games don't work well on other systems. unless...

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2 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a poll is ubuntu going to terminate Brainstorm in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

LOL! so basicly turn it off when going online and then turning it on when going offline.... well but some ideas were good. brainstorming usually...

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2 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Archive Manager in Absolute Beginners Section

.html is not packaged format (not an archive) so there is nothing to extract there. if t's actualyl another format (eg. tar.gz., zip...) then just...

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2 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Is Xubuntu 11.10 'still' safe to use? in General Help

security and repository will need to be changed. you can run the old one htough if any of the new ones really don't work. Debian sluggish? that's...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread How large is Linux compared to Windows? in The Cafe

still the desktop market (particulary business desktop) remain elusive for linux ..... the ridiculous part here is that i just found out that the...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread To Ubuntu 13.04...or, not to Ubuntu 13.04 - Complete Disappointment in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

if the new laptop on Ubutnu certified list? : http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/ if not (probably now since mostly old stuff is there),...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Windows vs Linux in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

depends where you buy them. i was in Asia last year. most computers there have no OS. some have Ubuntu. Sony had Windows. but they were more pricy...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Accessing/viewing video from a security system in Absolute Beginners Section

he needs restricted extras package as the codecs are there. if the videos are in DVD format or somehtign liek that then he will need libdvdcss or...

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3 Days Ago

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

say you had 12.10 running alongside windows. does alongside mean wubi? because wubi is sort of running it inside windows. well on a virtual drive. ...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a poll Your thoughts on Ubuntu.com without Community? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

well written QIII! it is even worse. clicking on why is it free get's you to community. as in "we have these suckers doing all the hard work...

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3 Days Ago

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

use script blocker add-on on firefox. and why would buttons be a problem? they only connect to Facebook. and they matter only if you click on...

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3 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Trash-1000 on pendrive, reappearing after reformat in Absolute Beginners Section

heh it's even more annoying when you manipulate images on camera and the folder persists there. anyway i think it might be possible to disable...

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4 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread ATI radeon graphics card in Absolute Beginners Section

how to get support faster: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1422475 note commands can be copied and pasted into terminal. mostly they are...

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4 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Intel Atom N2800 and GMA 3600 Xubuntu Graphics in General Help

your intel GPU is actually not made by intel but by a third party and that one is causing troubles. wikipedia: you can try lower (12.04) or...

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4 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread problem installing ubuntu 13.04 in windows 8 in Absolute Beginners Section

if you want to install it and give it a spin use virtualbox. it's easy and safe.

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4 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a poll Your thoughts on Ubuntu.com without Community? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

"Find out why" it's free is where community is hiding. i still think they started hiding community on purpose but let's see the redesign. first in...

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4 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread No way to make anonymous and secure donations? in The Cafe

i read there is an opensource paypal like service in beta now. with less or no fees included in transfer. though it iwll take time before it evolves....

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Help! Messed up installing LAMP in Absolute Beginners Section

i think procedures have changed since 2007 (date of that tutorial you posted) and are now much easier....

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Media Player Classic on Wine? in Wine

seems to have poor rating: http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iAppId=3330 though wine version in that test is old. why not install it and give it...

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Legacy graphics cards: proprietary driver hell in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

In linux you do not even get to that point. If you have some 10 year old hardware with enough ram and let's say 64 bit CPU - can you install...

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Running Windows 7 in Ubuntu for CS6 in Absolute Beginners Section

Hmm if Ubutnu (or rather nvidia) supports SLI it's instalation is probably not trivial. you could run it in VM however for best performance in...

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread hit by KDE bug, any workarrounds? in General Help

wow that was it? i tried to change the server settings in contorl panel and it crashed the GUI. an update changed it to UTC for no good reason.

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Legacy graphics cards: proprietary driver hell in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

linux has poor backward support for all programmes not just drivers. you can still install win95 programmes on widnows XP or maybe even Windows 7. we...

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Canonical's decision not to supply Ubuntu on DVD anymore in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

i don't think connecting to internet in search of repositories is the issue here... ;-) very slow internet, power supply problematic... though...

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5 Days Ago

mastablasta replied to a thread Adobe kills and moves CS and Photoshop to the cloud, Will we see it for linux? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Aside from Gimp, Krita should also do it for most users... Still on it's start but getting better and better each release.

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5 Days Ago

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

Because wubi also has issues with Windows 8. best way is to download via torrent file if you can (safest). if you do normal download make sure oyu...

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