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Hi everybody,
i have a really noob question :)

How can i upgrade to the latest version one of the ubuntu supported applications (i.e. those i can get through synaptics)?

My situation is:i want...

Hi,
some days ago,while trying to play a little bit with Eclipse i had to install the JDK.Being a newbie,i selected a bunch of java-related stuff but something went wrong with two packages,which...

Hi and sorry for another delayed answer (i'm having a weird work schedule these weeks :) ),
i'm glad that you succeded in booting mandriva.I plan to play with it a little bit these days,since once i...

Hi logos34,
thanks for your reply :) and sorry for the delay of my answer...

In the meanwhile my situation has changed,since i reinstalled Ubuntu (in the same partition it was before),but before...

Hi,
i have tried to play a bit with dual boot,but something went wrong :)

In the laptop in which i already had Ubuntu and Vista,i installed Mandriva 2008.Since i'm kinda a newbie,i must have done...

Hi,
sorry for the delay of the answer...
I tried the command (and reading its man page it does seem to be what i am looking for) but it doesn't work...

In the meanwhile i installed csh,and (i...

Well,i didn't explicitly install xgl-xserver (but i don't remember if i installed it as a required dependency).

Maybe,then,i should upgrade to the new version of Envy?
What sounds...

I'm running 8.04,which i've upgraded from 7.10.
When i had 7.10 on,i had installed Envy,so it's not a recent update.
My graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon (i think an HD2600,but i'm not 100%...

Anyone?

Hi,
i have added a new user from the terminal (with useradd -m).
When i launch the terminal for this user,it seems like i'm not using bash:the prompt is different(just the $ sign),and i have to...

Hi everyone,
i have posted my problem in the absolute beginner section before (here).Now i think it's time to post my issue in a more specific forum section.

As you can see from my last post,part...

I'm gonna do that.

Again,thanks for your patient help,i do appreciate it :)

Hi and thanks N.N. for your vey kind help :)

I did what you suggested (both for the flickering problems and the missing panel icons) and now the flickering disappeared and the icons came...

Thanks for your answers :)


I don't have desktop effects enabled: one of the issues i have since the Hardy upgrade is that i am not able to turn them on.


I apologize for the lack of...

Anyone?

I meant xserver :)

Hi,
i'm having a weird problem...

My upper panel isnt working anymore....i mean:i can see the "Applications","Places" and "System" sections on the left,but,on the right,i can only see the...

Anyone? :)

Hi,
i am playing with an old pc (one i can do everything i want to...just for testing purpose).
I have installed xubuntu 8.04 on it,and then i wanted to try what happens if i install windows xp...

Hi,
i would like to install Hardy in a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop,which has already installed windows XP in it.I have already done a backup of the important data,just in case,but i would really hate...