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Hi there,

NASA World Wind doesn't appear to be downloading any high-resolution satellite imagery, and when I deselect the "Blue Marble" layer, the globe disappears. (See attached screenshots.)...

Anyone have success downloading the backported kernel for Lucid?


Edit: They just uploaded linux-image-generic-lts-backport-natty at the ppa.

Hi there,

I'd like to use the backported Maverick kernel on my Lucid installation. However, I've been unable to use the kernel-ppa archive to install it.


$ sudo apt-add-repository...

You can add layouts to GNOME via System > Preferences > Keyboard > Layouts. If you have more than one, a clickable indicator/switcher should show up in the system tray. This can also show you the...

I sure did.

I guess CrunchBang only supports 32- and 64-bit architectures. Sorry. :-/

I used a minimal Debian installation for quite a while. All the graphical applications work, you just...

For the best clone, install kolourpaint4. Don't worry about a few KDE dependencies.

Lighter-weight alternatives include xpaint and mtpaint.

You could also run MS Paint in Wine: it works, but...

Openbox is a lightweight window manager. Others include IceWM and FluxBox. They're lightning fast but require more manual configuration. XFCE is a full-fledged desktop environment, and as such is...

Check out Remastersys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remastersys

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If you want the Ubuntu machine to be accessible to other computers on your LAN, openssh-server is probably what you want:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/openssh-server.html

Nautilus (the file manager) seems to automount all devices by default. Short of disabling this "feature" entirely, I don't think there's much you can do.

Someone else correct me if I'm wrong.

If you're trying to connect to a wireless network with an incompatible wireless card, you may need a Windows driver:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper

Also try doing...

sudo lshw

See the man page for more info.

Use a Live CD to install your bootloader of choice to the master boot record. See this how-to:
...

Running multiple distributions is perfectly safe as long as you keep their files separate. Install each into its own / partition, and use different usernames so the home partitions don't get...

Unless you're trying to open localhost:45715 on purpose, something unusual is happening. I notice you have installed some add-ons to Firefox. Try running the browser in safe mode (extensions...

Being root at all times is a very bad idea. See the documentation:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Enabling%20the%20root%20account


When you're playing around with shell commands,...

Here's the official Ubuntu documentation on reverting to GRUB legacy:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Uninstalling%20GRUB%202

Also, sharing a /home partition between distributions is no...

Just be careful with rm -r as root.

Hi there,

After searching the forums I get the feeling I'm starting this topic in vain. But it's worth a shot:

I would like to transfer data between my TI-84 Plus and my computer using tilp2....

I reported the bug at Launchpad:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/582057

I realized that the crashes seemed unpredictable because they only occurred after...

Darn, that's kinda what I feared. Thanks so much.

Can anyone see errors in my configuration? The periodic crashes persist.

So far every time it's happened I've been browsing Firefox, but that may just be because I spend more time in Firefox than anything else on my computer.

I know I haven't nailed X since there's...

You might have to do some fiddling with the instructions to make it work with Compiz.

Alternatively, you could use the "Window Rules" plugin in the CompizConfig Settings Manager to try to do the...