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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Having trouble doing ANYTHING in linux

    Hi, you should indeed be able to copy, paste, and such, without the need ofroot privileges, which you should also be able to get if you wish. For example, can you use sudo from terminal?

    Anyway,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Please recommend an A3 printer

    Well, after some further search I ended up buying this one:
    HP 7500A A3+
    It's supported in hplip, working fine so far (1st day of use).

    Regards
    JC
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    [ubuntu] Re: Please recommend an A3 printer

    Bump.

    Perhaps A3 printing is not such a special thing after all?
    I never did it, so I don't know...
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    [ubuntu] Please recommend an A3 printer

    Hi, I need an A3 printer. Ideally, it would be a multifunctional one with document feeder (for scanning). And under 400€.

    I have this good candidate, but I can't clarify whether it's supported by...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Windows CHKdisk has cocked up my wubi

    I'm really sorry. I encourage you to do a "real" install. It's the right thing to do for a production linux system. These tips should keep you safe:

    1.- Resize (shrink) the windows partiton from...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to open Synaptic

    ... or press the super (windows) key, click on the apps icon, click on the filter at the top-right of the window, click on the system tools category, an synaptic should appear over there. If not,...
  7. [SOLVED] Re: Video Capturing/Editing/syncing in Ubuntu - best programs?

    Hi, first of all, video editting is a qualified profession, and the sync problem you mention is not at all easy in the insides. Many otherwise "good" video editors may have problems with that when...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Windows CHKdisk has cocked up my wubi

    As for the title of your thread, you don't really have a dual boot setup, but a wubi install of Ubuntu, which is a sort of fake install inside windows.

    This way, the whole install of ubuntu...
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    [ubuntu] Re: boot error(initramfs) ubuntu/linux noob

    Hi, sorry for the delay.
    It could be a hardware problem, related or not with your external disk. ¿Does the computer do with a live session from usb or live cd?. If not, the hardware problem theory...
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    [ubuntu] Re: boot error(initramfs) ubuntu/linux noob

    Does that happens also when you boot with the external hard drive unplugged?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Desperate hard drive help needed..

    Cameronmx9:
    You probably resized the initial partition of your pics&music disk (ntfs, initially whole disk) to something smaller (~110Gb) from Linux. This is not good practice and leads occasionally...
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    [SOLVED] Re: sudo apt-get remove --purge tv-maxe

    setserial appears to be already installed, but misconfigured.

    You can try
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure setserial

    If that fails, you could
    sudo apt-get remove --purge setserial and install it from...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Why can't I access my Iomega ix-200 NAS?

    Mmm... in the specifications I read: "share files between windows, mac or linux based computers", so it should work.

    Which filesystem is it?
    If it is exfat you'll need some beta software, and...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu or Xubuntu for upgrade

    Both of them have (will have) updates that are worth. So switching to some flavour of 12.04 makes sense.

    You don't want "a new desktop experience", so Xubuntu or Lubuntu are your choices. To a...
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    [lubuntu] Re: Lubuntu lxdm.conf

    Hi,

    In /etc/lxdm/default.conf put the value
    numlock=1

    As for your second question, I guess you can blacklist the guest user in this same file, or put
    disable=1 but I never did it actually.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu or Xubuntu for upgrade

    Hi,

    Xubuntu is ligther on resouces, and somehow a 'traditional desktop' to which many users are used to. Comfortable for many.

    Lubuntu is even lighter, and also a traditional desktop.

    The...
  17. Thread: DVD To AVI

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    [ubuntu] Re: DVD To AVI

    I'd recommend AcidRip as a balance between performance and ease of use. It is in the repositories.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Possible to instal?

    Hi irfanh94, and welcome.

    I think it's worth to take a step backwards from your question. Almost everybody who has been using MS Windows for their entire life, and wants to give gnu-linux a try,...
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    [all variants] Re: 12.04 Power Button

    If you already came down to dconf-editor and still no luck, I'd say you should look outside ubuntu. Perhaps a setting in your bios regarding the behaviour of the power button (something like "send to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04

    So it reports gdm as running, but still no desktop in the 7-nth console...
    Hope someone smarter will jump in with an explanation :)

    In the meanwhile, as it could be a matter of configuration...
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    [ubuntu] Re: upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04

    Hi,

    1) I understand that "no display" means you are presented with a text console. Have you tried this?
    Ctrl-Alt-F7

    2) Also, from a console (please hit Ctrl-ALt-F1 and log in just to be...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Disappearing swap partition

    Hi,

    Although you seem to know your way around among system files etc, could you please copy-paste the output of some? Perhaps we could see something that passed unnoticed to you. In particular...
  23. [xubuntu] Re: inxi ... is it coming to ubuntu repositories ?

    Dunno about the repos, but it should be easy to install:

    here

    here

    Hope this helps
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    Sticky: Re: Introduction from a new Member

    Hi, and welcome!
    Hope you find a lot of nice things in these forums, as many of us did (and do)!

    Best
    JC
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    [SOLVED] Re: Compiz Problem

    Yes, for sure ;)

    If you have a moment, please mark as solved (see the red "thread tools" link at the top of the thread), so that others can do more efficient search.

    Best
    JC
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