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@TheFu: "uname -a" from a livecd will not tell me the info I require. "uname -a" will reply regarding the livecd's kernel. That was the first thing I tried.

I am not asking this question regarding...

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Consider this hypothetical situation: You have Ubuntu [or any other distro] installed in your machine. You are currently using a Ubuntu livecd and would like to know whether the installed distro...

This is a shot in the dark, but try it out. My guess is that the ".ICEauthority" in your home folder may be giving trouble.

Step1: boot with recovery mode and get into root prompt. This will give...

Along with the Unity DE, I prefer to use ClassicMenu Indicator. I have found this setup quite useful.

To install ClassicMenu Indicator, you need a PPA [see here:...

I am guessing that "VirtualBox Guest Additions" are not installed. Please check whether it is installed.

Have a nice day!

Each different vendor measures brightness is different scales. For your machine, find out the value of max-brightness by running the following command in terminal:


...

Once the livecd is running in the desktop mode, you can use "Ctrl+Alt+T" combination to start a terminal.

Alternatively, go to the dash on the left hand top corner and search using the keyword...

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Please have a look at the instructions given at this page. You have to use dconf-tools for this....

I think what afhx is suggesting is the usb-modeswitch package, which you can easily install [if it is not already installed] from Ubuntu Software Center or by your favourite installation method.

Using the network cable, you can try out the following:
[see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing/]


Steps:
1> Connect one end of the network cable to your old laptop...

Please have a look at
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=86813

Look at the instructions under the header "1m. Reduce laptop screen brightness persistently".

Of course you have to do...

If you have installed the 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04, please note that it now provides the pae kernel. So you might need linux-headers-generic-pae instead of linux-headers-generic.

If you are running...

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I have seen a similar problem before. In that situation, one of the software sources was set as the Ubuntu CD, so that - while checking for updates the system kept waiting for the cd.


I am...

Nice tips. I just would like to add the following comment regarding shared folders between the host os and the guest os[ubuntu].

After installing the guest additions in the guest[ubuntu], the user...

Yes. Using terminal go to the folder where you have mounted the iso and run the cdromupgrade script using:

sudo ./cdromupgrade

or

sudo bash cdromupgrade

You can get alternate cdimages for 9.10 here:
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/

mount the iso image as a virtual cd using:
sudo mount -o loop /pathtocdimage/cdimage.iso /cdrom
...

I am not sure what went wrong in your installation.

But if you finally decide to upgrade to 11.10, just remember that you have to do it in steps:
[see...

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I am not sure whether the developers make daily images with the updates [after the final release]. I checked some of the relevant cdimages at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com and they are dated 11th...

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I am not sure how much of help it will be, but have a look: [assuming you need a STA driver]

step 3 under "STA -INTERNET ACCESS" at...

Forgive me for asking, but did you set up the internet connection?

Please have a look at

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ADSLPPPoE
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetHowto

Just to clarify : did you try 'sudo sh filename.run' or 'sudo ./filename.run' in the terminal?

I second haqking's opinion.

Just note that, while using rename command, you might have to work a bit with perl expressions.

You can try using dcfldd instead of dd. Using the statusinterval option, you can track the progress.