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    [xubuntu] How do I edit the keyring?

    My keyring keeps popping up asking for my password: as far as I know the only thing using it was Ubuntu One which I have now removed.
    How do I get into it to edit this - or is it OK to uninstall...
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    [SOLVED] Re: REISUB Disabled in 14.04?

    Thanks, very clear, but when I tried it the gedit file came up blank!
    Looking at the terminal again it warns that I am not root which maybe why it wouldn't show the file.
    I think perhaps I'll...
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    [SOLVED] Re: REISUB Disabled in 14.04?

    I know this is marked SOLVED but I have the same problem and I don't understand how you solved it. Could you post a simplified version please?

    Susan
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    [xubuntu] Re: what happens if I delete certificates?

    I've read through it but I'm not much the wiser. How did all these certificates get into my certificate manager? - I don't remember ever being asked about any of them. I suppose the real question is...
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    [xubuntu] Re: what happens if I delete certificates?

    Right, I'll leave them alone then. I wish I could find out what they are though.

    Susan
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    [xubuntu] what happens if I delete certificates?

    Following the recent threads on 'heartbleed' I took a look at my certificates on Firefox and realise I haven't a clue what most of them are. Should I delete ones I don't recognise and if I do will...
  7. [SOLVED] Re: Lubuntu better than Xubuntu for Pentium 4 with 2.4GHz?

    Thanks all,
    I'll look into the 'swappiness'. The system works pretty well but can hang a bit sometimes.

    Susan
  8. [SOLVED] Re: Would Lubuntu be better for this processor?

    Can you explain that a bit more, please?

    Susan
  9. [SOLVED] Re: Would Lubuntu be better for this processor?

    I've tried my Lubuntu 12.04 disc and since it doesn't have system monitor I had to look up the command line . Using 'top' the CPU usage was nowhere near as high, though there was a limit to what I...
  10. [SOLVED] Re: Would Lubuntu be better for this processor?

    Thanks. I'll try that. Memory doesn't seem to be a problem though.

    Susan
  11. [SOLVED] Lubuntu better than Xubuntu for Pentium 4 with 2.4GHz?

    I'm using a Pentium 4 with 2.4GHz with Xubuntu 12.04.

    Looking at system monitor I see that even with a few spreadsheets open but nothing being done (apart from the system monitor of course) the...
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    Re: List the name of women using Ubuntu

    s1wood also known as Susan.
    Been using Linux for about 6 years.

    I use a gender neutral username because when I was using my full name (not on this forum) I got some unpleasant spam coming in.
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    [ubuntu] Re: opening a file I don't have permission for.

    Thank you, that is a lot simpler - wonder why no-one told me about it last time I asked!
    Only one question, how would I change ownership? I have deleted these files because they were unimportant but...
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    [ubuntu] opening a file I don't have permission for.

    As a result of a failed attempt to run two users on my system (which ended up with a re-install) I have a few odd files that seem to be still owned by the deleted account so I can't open or remove...
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    [SOLVED] Re: no logout in xfce

    It seems to have sorted itself out. I shut down from the terminal and next time I restarted everything was working.

    Susan
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    [SOLVED] no logout in xfce

    I've just had to do a re-install of ubuntu 12.04 . I have installed the xfce desktop but now can't log out of it. The logout button gives the error
    "The name org.xfce.SessionManager was not...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Ubuntu One won't open on Mint 15

    I got
    >The program 'ubuntuone-installer' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
    sudo apt-get install ubuntuone-installer
    susan@susan-ThinkPad-X61s ~ $ sudo apt-get install...
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    [SOLVED] Ubuntu One won't open on Mint 15

    I've just installed Linux Mint 15 (Mate) on my laptop. I have installed Ubuntu One from the Software manager but it doesn't show up anywhere in applications and isn't found on search.
    Any...
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    Re: Phone number leaked to India-based scammers

    "So if there are any suggestions on what I should ask him,"

    I've had three or four of these calls and I usually ask (playing dumb again) how they know my computer has a virus and when they have...
  20. [xubuntu] Re: Connecting a network storage device via a router.

    I installed nmap but couldn't work out how to start it (I did say things needed to be simple). However, going back into the router interface and searching all the subsections I did find a Net Disk...
  21. [xubuntu] Re: Connecting a network storage device via a router.

    I can access the router interface but I can't find anything about attached devices. I will try nmap.
    Thanks,

    Susan
  22. [xubuntu] Connecting a network storage device via a router.

    I've got a secondhand network storage device without instructions. It connections to my router by a cable, my computer is connected to the router by wireless. I thought I should be able to access the...
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    Re: Lead in charger cables?

    Quote from the article > The bigger hazard is likely to be for toddlers and babies who put wires in their mouths.<
    Chewing electric cables has more immediate hazards than consumption of minute...
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    Re: Let the games begin!

    It makes me feel very, very old when people start getting nostalgic about computer games they played as children!:(
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    [xubuntu] tetzle won't open

    I've got tetzle installed and it shows up on the applications but I can't get it to start. I've tried using run command 'tetzle' or 'tetzle %F' and I've tried finding it in usr/games and trying to...
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