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    Re: Proprietary software, a necessary evil?

    Having mucked about with computers and Windows for years I finally gave up on MS and bought a Dell with preinstalled Ubuntu (Fiesty), and am loving it every day. I'm very much a newbie to Linux, but...
  2. [ubuntu] Weird desktop effects in Feisty on Dell PC

    I used soundjuicer for the first time and it threw my desktop totally. I could raise most apps except the folder display, but what was really weird was that the background vanished to leave the buff...
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    [ubuntu] Re: HP Printer problems, esp with GIMP

    Thanks for that tip. It prints a test page OK (well, apart from chopping the top off slightly, but I'll wear that) so it must be the Gimp. So, next move?

    I should have said that I have since...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can't mount NTFS external drive

    I had this problem recently and by mounting the drive in Windows XP and using the icon at bottom left, something about disconnecting a drive, the problem resolved and I could then see everything, and...
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    [ubuntu] HP Printer problems, esp with GIMP

    Having had an Epson 890 run perfectly in Feisty on a Dell desktop I have swapped it for an HP 7360. The preferred option in CUPS is HP 7300 series. On B&W text there are no problems with Open...
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    [ubuntu] Re: External drive permissions

    I'm still learning! I finally discovered that ntfs-3g when installed automatically makes the NTFS files readable and writable (after managing to crash the drive so that it was unreadable and having...
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    [ubuntu] Re: External drive permissions

    Sorry - and thanks for the help everyone - I should have been more explicit. I'm using Feisty which hasn't any NTFS support built-in. At least I know now that it wasn't just my incompetence! I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: USB IDE HDD not noticed in Ubuntu

    USB isn't always universal unfortunately, and it sounds as if someone hasn't done their design properly. You might pull the thing apart and remake all the connections again. Occasionally when...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Removing USB Flash Drives (PROPERLY)

    I'm a definite tyro in this world but one thing I have found is that you MUST clear the trash can before taking the stick out. The capacity seems not to restore properly if this is not done. It...
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    [ubuntu] External drive permissions

    I have a LaCie external drive which the system sees perfectly, but the thing is locked to root. When I try to change the ownership it says that everything is read-only. sudo chmod does nothing...
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