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Thanks to those who continued to help in this thread. Hopefully at some point it'll be easier and less problematic to do such a seemingly trivial operation. :)

I've been away so long because after...

My next choice is debian "sid" (unstable.) I enjoy tinkering with my OS, and I find it quite nice for that.

I voted with the "I haven't used it because I think it's unsafe."

To clarify, I feel that way about most any script I come across. In the time that I would have to take to determine the possible...

I voted grub, as it's what I currently use. I am using it because it's the ubuntu default, and it's quite flexible.

In the past, I used Ranish Partition Manager's bootloader. I used it to mutiboot...

I like sudo just fine for occasional usage.

If I find myself having to issue strings of commands needing root access, then I'll do a 'sudo su' and finish with an 'exit' to get right back.
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I like Ogg Vorbis. Seems to give a nice quality/filesize ratio, and I like thier philosophy.

That said, I've also never tried AAC, ATRAC, or Musepack.

Hi. Well, I use the obconf utility to configure OpenBox, but here's my ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml file contents, which is all that's in that folder:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Do...

Between emacs and vi, I have to go with emacs, because it was one of the first feature-filled editors that I used. This was back in 1988 on an Amiga 500 computer.

That said, I really don't like...

I chose the one that best fit.

Currently, I have two Ubuntu (one for my main use, one for experimenting with,) Windows 98 SE for commercial gaming, and I also run emulated Amiga OS occasionally...

My answer is more complicated than the poll allows, so I answered the poll with my current/future intentions.

I have bought two computers (with Windows installed.) My own was an EMachine from...

I can't think of what it might be that is causing some of you trouble. I don't know any reason any other package might interfere, so the version is my only suspect, though not a likely one...

I...

I also had to install libstdc++5 to get the firefox to work afterwards. I'm running from the original full release of Breezy, and I had libstdc++6 installed, if it makes a difference.

I also had...

You can change both the splash (aka the 'loading this that and the panel') and the background color as outlined in this howto:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83009

look for this part:...

I run Ubuntu Breezy mainly, but also have Debian Sid on another partition.

I personally haven't had any crashing problems on ubuntu at all. I would guess that one may have something misconfigured...

As the first (and as yet only) to choose aptitude, I may as well pipe in. :)

I prefer it for several reasons. AFAIK, it still does a better job of removing otherwise unneeded dependencies when...

Hi. I have had that message in my recent tests of re-changing the splash image, but it still works fine for me. AFAIK, the "splash image... none found, skipping..." message is in regards to a grub...

To clarify, that is meant to be entered just as it is. What it does is insert the correct linux image number, without involving any guesswork.

I purposely left any 'pseudocode' out of the howto in...

It certainly was for me. ;) My first post in these forums stated much the same sentiment.

Welcome to having a 'voice' in the forums! ;) I lurked for quite some time as well.

Enjoy ubuntu!

Firefox was the one I had been using when I first used Linux, and it was (in large part) what led me to linux.

This poll makes me remember the first www browser I used: AMosiac, an Amiga port of...

Good advice. I also use feh for backdrops, and the debian menu. Minor correction:

Rather than:

update menu
AFAIK, this is the correct syntax:

update-menus

Also, since there is no...

I use Windows 98 SE occasionally, and there isn't much configurability to the OS without messing with 3rd-party apps. I set up any apps that I use from both OSes similarly, though.

The one thing...

EDIT - dude2425's post above may explain it, so I'd explore that first.

That's odd. I don't see anything in your commands that would be a problem, except possibly the fact that you ran the second...

Hi. AFAIK, there should be no problems as long as all steps were followed correctly.

Anyway, the original image should still be there. It's best to copy and paste so that there is no chance of...

System specs:
CPU: Pentium III 600Mhz
GPU: 32MB GeForce2 MX 200
MB : GVC QS440BX
RAM: 448MB PC100 SDRAM
HD : 20 GB 7200RPM, 10GB 5400RPM, IDE

I play mostly older games, and have yet to try...