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53 - Hobby computing, mostly graphics and a little programing. I'm teaching and use Linux for various education issues too.

Use the Gnome Tweak Tool to set up the fuctions in the Gnome Shell. If you don't have it installed look here: http://www.upubuntu.com/2012/05/how-to-restore-missing-minimize-and.html

For those who are having troubles with the Xampp control panel, try to update python-gtk2.
You can use Synaptic.

Greenfoot installs with ease on Ubuntu, get it her: http://www.greenfoot.org/download/files/greenfoot-212.deb

Great learning program.

Hi I see this thread is turning in to a commercial board, so I won't hesitate to promote two fine non-commercial game makers for 4th -7th grade.
The must intuitive programming editor for kids and...

It should be possible to choose the Gnome desktop now:

http://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2011/09/gnome-shell-32-ready-to-install-in.html

ThankYou lidex

That did the trick:


I reinstalled both plugins, but the real fault probably was the missing settings in VLC ;)

Couldn't agree more s.fox is next...

I can not get sound from VLC Player if have started a streaming in Firefox first, Or the other way round I get no sound from Firefox if I started up VLC first.

I have ALSA and PulsAudio installed.

This late reply is just intended for anyone looking for the Greenfoot Programming Education project.
You will find an Ubuntu/debian ready download here:
http://www.greenfoot.org/download
as well...

Thank You for your effort Lidex
In the meantime I found a solution to my hiden sound card in an other thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1807595

I had a well functioning Natty. * 4.5.2 (x86_64-linux-gnu)

In an attempt to get a software synthesizer to function, I have had a lot of different audio programs installed.
This has resulted in...

I had a similar problem recently. I found this script:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Mono+Icons+for+any+Icon+theme?content=134567
I followed the "Read Me" instruction and after system...

The next second after posting, it stroke me, that it might be caused by the graphic card. I then used the Ubuntu driver update to install the proprietary Nvidia driver. That did it instantly after...

I'm experiencing same problem with 11.04. My desktop has a MSI Motherboard [MS-7528] and Intel Core Quad processor. Any Suggestions?

Hi

At my work I need to access on-line Word-documents hosted on a web-server (Fronter). I can easily open and edit an line Word document in Open Office on my Windows pc. But when I use Ubuntu...

Stefan Glasenhardt is working on an Intel i8xx driver.

You should add his repositories to your software sources.
https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver


When done you open...

Worked for me too, but isn't the real problem the GUI? Here is how XvidCap looks on my desktop: http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5559/xvidcapmu.png compared to other screen-dumps of the program-gui I...

Hurray I'm back with Gnome display again

This is how I managed to do so - by my best memory -
1- On reboot I helt shift down in order to reach Grub.
2- In Grub I selected 'recovery mode'
-...

Hi

In order to get a new theme running on my Karmic I
ran the following code in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install gdm-2.20
I selected the gdm-2.20 as standard when prompted.
But after...

The major hurdle for Linux and other OS' is that the vast majority of authorities and business operators uses closed MS file-formats in their communication.
So continue the fight for open document...

I'm up and running again :guitar:

I downloaded and burned the Alternate I386 CD

In Grub I selected the previouis recovery entry, when the load proces stucked I did this:



ctrl + alt + f1...

Seems the problem have changed, so now the loading screen starts up all right but after a minute or so the screen meses up turn weird violet and then burns over in white.
...

Hi
Something went wrong during my attempt to upgrade.
Now the boot procedure freezes after showing this last line:
setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254) (OK)

I've tried the...

To eitan_a and charlescarroll1 I agree it is
annoying to wait years for bugs to be resolved. But don't blame it all on the Linux community. If the Graphic Card manufactures were more cooperative...