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    [SOLVED] Re: Unable to mount HDD & usb

    Thanks again 2F4U.
    I spent a couple of hours searching for this answer but obviously I am not using the right keywords.
    I pasted 'sudo mkdir /media/${USER}' into terminal and Bingo everything seems...
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    [SOLVED] Unable to mount HDD & usb

    I have just upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 and I now receive this error message when trying to access external drives
    What do I do:confused::confused:
  3. [SOLVED] Re: "The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened"

    Many thanks 2F4U.
    Sorry for delay in reply but I had used up my months data quota with the downloads!
    Worked a treat and everything seems fine.
    Jeff
  4. [SOLVED] "The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened"

    I got this error when trying to update - can anyone help please ::confused:

    E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
    E: Problem with MergeList...
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    [SOLVED] Re: chkrootkit ?problem

    Many thanks cariboo907. I am never too sure with this sort of message.
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    [SOLVED] chkrootkit ?problem

    I ran chkrootkit and received this message: what should I do?

    ROOTDIR is `/'
    Checking `amd'... not found
    Checking `basename'... ...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Failed to load package list

    Many thanks plucky. Everything seems to be working fine.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Failed to load package list

    Sorry for delay have been sick for a few days. I hope this is what yoiu wanted
    Jeff


    # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
    # newer versions of the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Failed to load package list

    Thanks Plucky I have done as suggested and received this message after running apt-get update. I haven't run it a second time.

    Duplicate sources.list entry http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Failed to load package list

    Thanks dino99 I have looked at source list and 'commented out' some duplicate entries.
    I am still getting this error
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    [SOLVED] Failed to load package list

    I received this message can someone help please.
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    [ubuntu] 12.04 Not showing Boot Menu

    I have just upgraded to 12.04 but the Boot Menu only lists 11.04.
    It does eventually boot into 12.04 but I am not sure if this will cause problems.
    e.g. My RAWSTUDIO does not work properly images...
  13. Re: Which programing language should I learn?

    Depending on what you want to do it may be worth looking at 'Squeak'.
    It is great fun and you can develop programs quickly.
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    Re: ?End of Skype in Ubuntu

    There is a link explaining how to use Logitech webcams and it works perfectly with my logitech Orbital
    This is the script and you just run it.

    #!/bin/sh
    export...
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    Re: ?End of Skype in Ubuntu

    Thanks for all the replies. The consensus seems to be 'That Skype will be around for the foreseeable future'.
    One more question "Can you use any other VOIP(or P2P) to communicate with a Skype...
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    ?End of Skype in Ubuntu

    Is it possible/likely that in the near future we will no longer be able to use SKYPE in Ubuntu (I am thinking of purchasing a Skype phone number)
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox startpage problem

    That is what I have been doing for the past 6-7 years and never had a problem before. (I have used Mozilla since it first came out and never use anything else!).
    I will do some more research on the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox startpage problem

    Herewith a copy of before and after. 'Fire1' is what I get every time I load Firefox and 'Fire2' is what I change it to.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox startpage problem

    I thought I had cured the problem - the trouble is I get VideoDownloader and NoScript + Ubuntu Google every time I open Firefox. I want to open directly to my home page but it won't let me.
    ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox startpage problem

    Don't know what happened but it is fixed!! Must have frightened Firefox. Thanks very much
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox startpage problem

    Tried that but got following:

    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    Package mozilla-firefox is not installed, so not removed
    0...
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    [ubuntu] Firefox startpage problem

    When I open Firefox I always get three tabs opening (see attached screenshot). I have tried changing preferences to show 'Yahoo.com' as my homepage but it always reverts to ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgrade to VirtualBox 3.0

    Thanks for that philinux.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgrade to VirtualBox 3.0

    O.K I may not fix it immediately but I would still like to know the answer to my question regarding whether or not I would lose the current Windows XP
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    [ubuntu] Upgrade to VirtualBox 3.0

    I am running VirtualBox 2.1.4 and I wish to upgrade to latest version.

    I read somewhere in the Forum that I have to first uninstall v2.1.4

    I am currently running Windows XP inside the...
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