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  1. Re: Gnome shell dash has duplicate icons: My solution.

    The fix didn't last. It has gone back to showing two icons in the Dash when Amarok is running. Strangely, the extra icon has a different image/style. Also, now, I cannot apply the fix I used...
  2. [SOLVED] Re: Can't get to GUI login screen on previously working system.

    *SOLVED*

    Found a file left over from an attempt fix the ubiquitous screen-tearing problem. It had a nomodeset entry.
    Lesson learned: some changes made can lurk around through many restarts and...
  3. Gnome shell dash has duplicate icons: My solution.

    I like Vanilla Gnome 3 best, but I also really wanted to use Amarok, a KDE music player. But, I discovered that whenever I ran Amarok it would place a second icon in the Gnome Shell Dash.

    I...
  4. [SOLVED] Re: Can't get to GUI login screen on previously working system.

    I think I am closer to finding the main issue. Using systemctl status after booting my machine, shows that gdm service is up. But one of the log entries it displays indicates that the child process...
  5. [SOLVED] Can't get to GUI login screen on previously working system.

    OS: Ubuntu 18.04 desktop (with standard issue Gnome desktop)
    GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 770

    Background:
    Installed Ubuntu 18.04 with full-disk encryption and LVM. Installed nVidia proprietary...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Installing Team Speak

    You probably figured it out by now, but there should be a script file (*.sh) in the Teamspeak client folder that will start the client.
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    [gnome] Re: gnome3 freezes at startup

    I have the same problem. When logging into the Gnome 3 desktop shell; the session seems to freeze, except the pointer will move.

    I think I read a post somewhere that claimed it had to do with some...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Need some guidance so I can solve a problem myself.

    Statia,

    that sounds like a really funny alert for a crash. :)
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    Sticky: Re: Welcome to the Forums - Introduce yourself here

    Hi everybody,

    My name is Bill. After using Ubuntu for a few years, with mixed success, I've finally decided to take the plunge and get serious with this relationship!

    OK, corny, but there's no...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: Need some guidance so I can solve a problem myself.

    Short answer: Yes and No.

    Yes, I have seen questions posted in the recent past and the answers to them either didn't address the issue as I see it. Or in two cases that I tried, didn't work at...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: Need some guidance so I can solve a problem myself.

    Yes iMurshaq. Thats essentially correct. I remember using an earlier version of Ubuntu where that was possible. With 12.04... not seeing it.
  12. [ubuntu] Re: Need some guidance so I can solve a problem myself.

    Thanks for the reply, Ranger!

    Those workarounds do make sense. But I used Ubuntu Tweak to select the freedesktop theme and it made no difference to the sounds I hear. That is, none of the sounds...
  13. [ubuntu] Need some guidance so I can solve a problem myself.

    My problem is related to Ubuntu 12.04:
    I noticed there seems to be no obvious method to enable and configure a rich and diverse set of audible system notifications. And no satisfyingly elegant...
  14. Re: What do you think about Ubuntu's Networking readiness?

    As I haven't learned how to edit my posts yet (could be a feature unavailable to newbies...). I'll post here.

    This discussion is very informative so far!

    I'd like to retract the point about...
  15. What do you think about Ubuntu's Networking readiness?

    I have to declare that I have wasted so many hours troubleshooting issues with basic networking features of Ubuntu, that I must question the maturity and readiness of the distribution.

    Just to...
  16. [SOLVED] Re: Is There A "Platform Stability" Project or Group?

    Woops!

    Looks like I don't hav the power to close my own thread...

    OK, so it's marked 'SOLVED'.

    Though it's not much of a solution to solve it by completely replacing the machine...
  17. [SOLVED] Re: Is There A "Platform Stability" Project or Group?

    With the help of some friendly people in the Linux department of Nvidia and a brand new AMD graphics card (tested the system with 3 different cards total). I have come to the conclusion that the...
  18. [SOLVED] Re: Is There A "Platform Stability" Project or Group?

    Someone uk;

    I have to agree that lucid lynx was the least troublesome version for me so far. And, unfortunately, I need 3d acceleration for several of my main focuses.

    Maybe one of the...
  19. [SOLVED] Re: Is There A "Platform Stability" Project or Group?

    Thanks for your advice ubuntu27!
    I might try the bug-squad. I can also contribute data to the "ubuntu friendly" site; but that venue is nearly useless for many of the problems I've experienced;...
  20. [SOLVED] Is There A "Platform Stability" Project or Group?

    Hi! I've been having alot of stability problems over the last few years. This has prompted me to wonder if there is anyone out there who is developing a method of systematically testing a platform...
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