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  1. [SOLVED] Re: A learning question for testing out bleeding edge

    Thanks for all the replys!
    I have found a simple and quick method that makes sense.

    How to create a copy of an existing installed OS

    1. Live boot Parted Magic or equilient
    2. Open root...
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    Re: Compiling Intel video driver

    Sorry I need to be more specific...I need the latest version from Intel not the current version used by Ubuntu or the version supplied by xorg-edgers. I'm working with Intel on a bug and I need to...
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    Compiling Intel video driver

    I need some advice on the proper way to compile Intel video drivers:
    libva
    intel-video-driver

    I found this site:
    https://gitorious.org/gst-plugins-vaapi/pages/Home

    With these two commands:
    ...
  4. [SOLVED] Re: A learning question for testing out bleeding edge

    I want to get the main focus back...
    The main point is....
    I want to copy one partition that has a known working OS over to another partition so that I can experiment with it without effecting the...
  5. [SOLVED] Re: A learning question for testing out bleeding edge

    From wikipedia:
    Multi-booting is the act of installing multiple operating systems on a computer, and being able to choose which one to boot when starting the computer.

    Is this your definition of...
  6. [SOLVED] Re: A learning question for testing out bleeding edge

    Please give more detail so I may better understand.



    From my experience after each install update-grub is performed automatically.
  7. [SOLVED] A learning question for testing out bleeding edge

    I'm look for an easy way to test OS, video drivers, mythtv, etc.... My thought is to get the basic OS and any other initial software working....then copy all that to another partition and somehow do...
  8. [gnome] Ubuntu Gnome 13.10: a couple of suggestions for general use

    I need a couple of suggestions:

    1 - I have been using gksudo for graphical superuser and I noticed that I needed to load gksu in 13.10. Has there been a change or is one coming?

    2 - I used...
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    Re: Desktop clock

    Where would one that doesn't know anything about conky go?
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    Desktop clock

    I want to add a digital clock with the date to my desktop. Also I want the clock to stay on top of everything else and the ability to move it around the desktop. I don't want to use the clock in the...
  11. Re: Ubuntu gnome 13.10 beta- how to remove user name from top panel

    This is one way to do it:
    Use dconf...change:
    org-gnome-desktop-privacy
    uncheck show-full-name-in-top-bar
  12. Re: Ubuntu gnome 13.10 beta- how to remove user name from top panel

    I don't see a privacy icon.
  13. Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 beta - gnome 3.8 or 3.10?

    Using synaptic...it says gnome-shell 3.8 and gnome-sessions 3.9.90 something...which version is Ubuntu gnome using?
  14. Ubuntu gnome 13.10 - remote get mapped out as a keyboard...how to disable that?

    Trying out Ubuntu gnome 13.10 beta 1 and the remote control for Mythtv gets setup as a keyboard. I want to disable this but not sure how to go about that. I have loaded lirc but the remote still...
  15. Ubuntu gnaome 13.10- Ubuntu tweak script for browse as root

    I use Ubuntu tweak with Ubuntu but was trying out Ubuntu gnome 13.10 which it doesn't work with...and I have found and like using the script function...particularly the "browse as root" when I open...
  16. Ubuntu gnome 13.10 beta- how to remove user name from top panel

    Hello
    Loaded Ubuntu gnome 13.10 beta and can't find out how to remove the user name from the top panel. I looked in shell ext's but the one that I found says you don't need it since you can goto...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Ubuntu 12.10 nvidia

    I too was having the same issue with Nvidia and Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit...the borderless wallpaper without a desktop. I did as you suggested...1. Made sure I was using the nouveau driver. 2. sudo apt-get...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Cron rsync command question

    Yes they are mounted...I'm not sure I could use them if they weren't mounted. Also they are devices...harddrives...sdc1 and sdd1


    ext4


    What details am I looking for?

    Getting back to my...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Cron rsync command question

    anyone?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Cron rsync command question

    The cron was setup as a user not root.
    Thanks
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    [ubuntu] Cron rsync command question

    I have setup rsync to backup a drive everyday using cron. This is the command:

    0 1 * * * /usr/bin/rsync -av --stats --delete /media/sdc1/ /media/sdd1/

    My understanding is that the "--delete"...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04 64-bit and Intel HD4000

    I ended up using this url:

    http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-enable-intel-sna-acceleration-in.html

    It has two options, I selected the 2nd one, the ppa route. I use Mythtv and it hasn't had...
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    [all variants] Rsync or Raid 1

    I was looking into backing up a media drive. I wanted to mirror the source so that in the event that the source went bad I could just use the backup drive. I saw that both raid 1 and rsync do this...
  24. Thread: NFS help

    by williammanda
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    [all variants] Re: NFS help

    I decided to change the fstab file after doing some research:

    from this
    server.mydomain.com:/files /files nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr

    to this
    server.mydomain.com:/files /files...
  25. Thread: NFS help

    by williammanda
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    [all variants] Re: NFS help

    Is this still the best way to setup nfs?

    export
    /files 192.168.1.0/24(rw,no_root_squash,async)

    fstab
    server.mydomain.com:/files /files nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr

    This info was...
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