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Thanks, I built the computer from scratch, there was no CD with the HDD. I've been using ubuntu for several years and wanted to use it on this machine, but I just can't get it installed. Now that...

I built a new computer and tried to install Ubuntu 10.4, but I could not get it to install (successfully installed on an older computer, so install disk was ok). I tried to install an earlier...

I get the same "GliB" warning. I usually get an Ubuntu distro after a few months after it's been out, this is the first time I've eagerly got the latest the moment it came out! Do you think this will...

Thanks. I'm going to try a 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 next and see if using the front USB socket continues to work during installation. Very disappointing about 10.4 -- I got so used to Ubuntu installing on...

Have been having trouble installing Ubuntu 10.4 on a new computer build (yep, it's an Intel). I was able to have a live session with an older Ubuntu disc (8.10), so decided to install it on the...

I don't remember seeing that option about USB (my mobo only has a PS2 socket for keyboard, not mouse, so I need to use one USB socket to have a mouse). I read some other posts in which people have...

I'm beginning to think it is a graphics card problem (that maybe the card is too new for Ubuntu compatibility -- all of my previous installations have been on older machines). I'll try another card...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I've been using Linux for several years now but when something unusual happens I'm a total newbie (I've been using Windows for over decade and when something out of...

I have built a new computer and bought an installation disc for it (64-bit version of Ubuntu 10.4), but I can't install it (or even use it as a live CD). The usual process after the post you get is:...

Thanks. Tried smplayer and here are my experiences:

1) you can repeatedly click the pause button to advance by single frames (I assume they're single frames?). But there is no reverse step-back...

I quite like watching DVDs in Totem, but one feature I miss from a Windows equivalent DVD player is the ability to pause and then advance or reverse in single frames. I can't see how to do this with...

Hey, this could be big news. A pro NLE serious about open source...wow. Feels like I've been waiting years for Lumiera and now this (supposedly by quarter 3 this year).

Yes, I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit version).

Thanks for your help; great forum support. In this instance the problem has not been solved. I will upgrade to the latest Ubuntu next month, so perhaps maybe that will solve it? I'm going to be...

I created my folder shortcuts by right-button clicking the folder, choosing Make link, which appears in the same window as the folder, then dragging the link to the desktop. These shortcut links...

Thanks very much -- I was able to follow that fully. Unfortunately, it still doesn't work -- the original default icon remains. Must be some other problem I have.

Thanks once again for your quick...

Thanks for posting that screenshot, I wish I knew how it relates to my problem! Is "durand" a shortcut icon on your desktop and "thefence" the image you want as it's icon? I'm pretty sure it isn't...

Thanks for replying. I have created some desktop shortcuts to folders in a second, permanently mounted HDD. The shortcuts work, but I have been unable to personalise the shortcut icons (change them...

Anyone have any ideas about this problem? Have you got two drives on your machine and can change the icons without problem! What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

I added a second HDD to my system which is Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit) and it seems to be working well. For the second drive I used GParted to delete the old partitions and create a single partition...

Thanks everyone for your help. In a few months I'll get Ubuntu 10.4 and see if that works ok. Cheers.

neeraj2608: "Have you checked that the key /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop is enabled in gconf-editor" -- how would I do that?

blackened: "You should copy back the gvfs-metadata folder...

Thanks blackened. Here's a paste from the terminal:


john@computer7:~$ killall nautilus
john@computer7:~$ cp -r ~/.local/share/gvfs-metadata ~/
john@computer7:~$ rm -r...

"Which is why I said.." -- sorry, working at the limit of my understanding in this forum! I typed just "nautilus &" and got this in the terminal:


(nautilus:1712): Eel-CRITICAL **:...

Thanks for quick replies. I put the display resolution back to the correct figures which again gives the black desktop, and then brought up a terminal. Here's what comes up in the terminal after...