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did you try to purge the previous nvidia driver? try this When you see the log in screen, hit CTRL+ALT+F2, enter your login name and password, then run these commands in the terminal: Code: sudo...

I will also attempt to get away from Windows again. Just waiting for the right opportunity. I had issues but i rushed into it(that must be why) also, i had old hardware(i know linux is good on old...

As Mark Phelps said: Wine HQ is a website. you don't install wine through there but from the repositories. you can use that site to see how good a windows app will run in wine. Also, using Wubi is...

chrome or any browser will use more resources when using flash or any other plugin though flash is the worst. the fix for chrome/chronium is to add this command in the chrome/chromium launcher right...

i believe i understand what the op wants to know but i do not know the command but what he wants to know is the radio or % when ubuntu goes to use the cached data vs the non cached data.

did you give virtual ubuntu enough memory?

Hi i am just wondering if i may have an issue or not with pulseaudio, under the system monitor i see a -11 under the nice colum for pulseaudio. does that indicate a problem or is it nothing to be...

flash is horrible even on ubuntu 10.04 but it's not linux's fault but adobes inconpetence and unwillingness to fix the issue drives alot of linux users away.

ubuntu should not corrupt anything. when you installed ubuntu how did you and where did you put it and the grub boot loader? also is the ubuntu install 64bit or 32bit? also did you change any bios...

actually it is the other way around. it is a maketing thing first then a technical standpoint. the marketshare is not high enough so companies won't support linux as it would cost them more and they...

you could try installing playonlinux and try to install .net framework in wine but on Windows it is .net framework but in linux it is mono.

are you running the closed video drivers or the free ones?

i encountered this issue with another user but it only happened when running a wine app and when a screensaver launched automatically in 10.10 32bit but it does not happen in 10.04.1 but i suspect...

have you turned visual effects off?

p2p itself will not damage the hard drive but any apps you download from it depending on what it is could damage your hard drive or even destroy it. with p2p you always need to be careful with it.

i suspect that you got a recovery cd which will not allow you to recover windows as the layout of the partition structure is not the same as when you first got the pc as at that time you had windows...

the part on that page does indicate my problem but only when compiz is turned on(Visual effects=compositing)

Problems with Video Playback
If you have problems with video playback, e.g. in...

my hardware is fully working. i think it may be a compatability issue with my video card (Geforce 9500GT 1GB),
dentaku65: it seems disabling Pango did help.

i can't use compiz or nautilus will act up. with using metacity it is fine and if i use compositing then videos will have horizontal lines in them but if i have compositing disabled the videos are...

i use the default firefox app that comes with ubuntu. also does ubuntu use aiglx and xgl was just left in for compatability reasons?i'm asking these questions as i don't want to fubar my install.

what is xgl? also is there any side effects from disabling it?also what is pango and why should you disable it?

Linux is getting better all the time. Windows PCs like to fall apart and slow down unlike Linux which does not. the only thing that Linux does not do which is improving eveyday is: Games and...

Firefox/Chrome combo primarily but sometimes Opera is used.

if you want to see which one works for you then try them both. personally i use firefox and chrome for different things as i found Chrome better for flash based stuff and Firefox has no script(there...

Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 are ready but 10.10 seems to have some issues with some systems.