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Thanks for these ideas too!

I also wanted to mention, since I took the time to whine about Unity; that it's really not half bad - but I too, would like to see some type of drawers on the launcher....

Oh yes, you know.. it's funny I found this thread.

I'm going to spend some time learning to code; and I want to do it under Linux, not Windows or whatever... Always been partial to Ubuntu but I...

I'm torn if I want to try and upgrade to Ubuntu 12.x or just finally move on. I really detest Unity - and it's not about change, it's just that I don't want a big SmartPhone for a desktop and that's...

I had an issue with no sound on YouTube - re-installing Flash fixed it. Good thing to try.. :)

He used something called 'ndiswrapper' and it allowed a Windows XP wireless driver to load..

Dunno if that's any help.

A friend of mine was fighting with the wireless not long ago on his laptop. I'm sending him an IM to ask what app he used to configure it.. I'll reply when I find out. Maybe it'll help.

Sometimes...

I'm still a bit of a newb, but just at a glance, that file looks ok for it to allow the Network Manager to deal with the connections. In my case, I wanted to mess with it and then noticed the...

Also check this: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-networking-configuration-using-command-line.html

If your NIC is configured with the interfaces file - I believe (I might be wrong!) that the other...

Just a thought... maybe check some BIOS settings? Could be an issue with a driver plus those - maybe Hyperthreading, etc - maybe worth a shot.

Here's a link to a page that shows how to not load the UI at default, easily reversible.


http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/prevent-xorg-from-starting-in-linux/


Could run it without the GUI a...

This seemed to fix it!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=204022

I keep having issues in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with the sound 'dying' on occasion.

Sometimes I'll play a game and after the sound is dead, othertimes it's just dead on boot up. Not just wine games are...

Hey FYI on that touchpad..

http://gamepolitics.com/2011/08/22/us-best-buy-stores-drop-hp-touchpad-hp-offers-refunds

Consider your computer a file cabinet.

Open an empty drawer... set it up for a specific type of media (hanging file folders for instance) - that's your partition..

It's the 'basic structure'...

Consider using a PDF file for that? :)

Might be a little better in that department, since you have no idea of what version of office they may have, etc...

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=27&name=Network-Interface-Cards

Yep, indeed you can just add one and use it. Always handy to have one around.

My guess would be that...

Well, you can try those - but if you choose to hack it out on this one..

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions

ls -la /path/to/file

Might show something similar to:

...

Well.. I did something similar lately.
I removed LAMP to install XAMPP..

I did this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP

Followed the steps for "Starting over, How to remove the...

That's a native Second Life client.. interesting. It's been quite a while since I've even looked at that game - ran it under windows for a while..

But..


Can't find file...

I'm not terribly versed in the workings of GRUB2, but from what I seen... (disclaimer here) it looked ok to me.

There is a MP3 player out there for the command line too - if that's what you are looking for.

Dang, I forget the name though.

Check this thread too:...

I would think that's a safe assumption. But I'd back up whatever is real critical ASAP either way.

Just the fact that you are fooling with the OS's can lead to data loss. I know *well* from...

Well - getting back to 4 workspaces..

Try to right click the workspace picker on the taskbar and set the number of rows and columns?

If not, try to right click the panel and then 'add to...

Try opening a terminal and running 'ifconfig' without quotes - see if you are even getting an IP address from DHCP (unless it's static).

If not, try to force one and see if it works.


sudo...

Did you try just booting the "Live-CD" and see what happens?