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Windows XP support and security upgrades have ended.

If I keep an XP computer on the home network, does that make my linux computer more susceptible to any kind of hacking, infiltration, trojans,...

I have already tried jackd.
It did not find anything in the "audio" tab of the connections dialog...

Got these error in the messages window:

18:32:24.040 Patchbay deactivated.
18:32:24.043...

I do not want to see my browser bookmarks in my search results when searching in the kde "kickoff" "start menu" search box.

How can I block browser bookmarks from showing here? (i use primarily...

the problem is some missing dependencies in the ibus package for lubuntu, as described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1041933/comments/4
without them, you do not get the...

thanks. found it in ~/.local/share/applications. made a zip backup in case i ever go back to reg ubuntu, then deleted it. ran kbuildsycoca4. restart. all good.

thanks. found it in ~/.local/share/applications. made a zip backup in case i ever go back to reg ubuntu, then deleted it. ran kbuildsycoca4. restart. all good.

I did a fresh install of Kubuntu 12.10, after having used regular Ubuntu. I keep /home in separate partition.

After switching, I still find gedit listed in the K-menu launcher, and many types of...

I installed kubuntu 12.10 64bit on a panp5 sys76 laptop.

I installed the latest sys76 driver deb (3.2.3) from their site, and restarted computer.

When I try to run the sys76 driver app, I get a...

Shotwell is great for what it is--simple, sleek.

However, for example, it doesn't manage metadata in the advanced ways that digikam can. I like to be able to save preset groups of metadata fields...

hmmm, thanks for the suggestion. i had not tried the nvidia driver--i'll keep that in mind, if/when i move up past 12.04. i wish however that the default would work better, as ubuntu's display...

Has anyone else using a panp5 (system76 pangolin laptop, version 5) that upgraded to 12.10 find that some things, especially the dash, are noticeably laggier than in 12.04?

For me, just opening...

Using Lubuntu 12.04.

Sometimes my wifi card stops working, but that is not what I'm asking about (I know how to get it working again). My problem is that, after it stops working, a network...

i use that computer too.
the specs are kinda weak for regular ubuntu.
i use Lubuntu on it. it runs well, except for wifi.
to get wifi to work, i have to use the windows driver.
instructions and...

Ever get your HDMI out to DVI in working?

I am having the same issue.

Hello crazyJay648,

I am having the same problem as you.

I recently got a viewsonic VX2336S-LED monitor after upgrading to ubuntu 12.04. This monitor has VGA and DVI input. I am using a system76...

I am finding this too, and I think it is while trying to use an external monitor. Clicking full screen will show YouTube videos that should take up the whole wide-screen monitor as only reduced-size:...

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The function I really need is to be able to drop any files on any window, not necessarily on any launcher. I realize the "spread" behavior which allows files to be...

I have an older netbook (Asus EeePC 1000) with miniPCIe SSD storage (which I think emulates PATA or SATA with passthrough).

The SSD controller firmware does not support TRIM.

Is there any way...

In order to get Dropbox to autostart at logon, I did this:
made a new file in my autostart folder here:
/home/GUS/.config/autostart
(you should change GUS to whatever your own username is)
Call...

That doesn't work, I believe because a jar file is just a container, not an executable itself. A jar file needs to be run by the java executable, so I had hoped the .etxt could be passed as a...

any way to make a certain file extension (.etxt) open with a certain jar application (enotes.jar) that uses files with that file extension?

i tried (for the custom open command on a .etxt file):
...

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial!!! it worked, and was easier and better than a different one I was trying.

To anyone who has any ubuntu flavor 10.10 or above, I found I DID STILL need...

did you ever find a solution? I just purchased the same computer, with XBMC live also, and while wicd-curses shows I am connected to wireless, when I log out and back in (into XBMC Live), XBMC says I...

Doesn't work for me either. neither do my other global key bindings, like <Mod4>T to launch a terminal.
I knew I should have waited a few months to install natty...

UPDATE: tomboy hotkey still...

2persons, what is your status/result?