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    [ubuntu] libre office base reports

    Since upgrading to version 16.04 the Base program will not produce a report, just a blank report.
    The Extension Manager does not list the extensions installed, so cannot try removing them to
    see if...
  2. [SOLVED] Re: Computer not permanently recognising printer.

    It has only been a wired connection all the time, but thanks for the suggestion.
  3. [SOLVED] HP Officejet 4620: Computer not permanently recognising printer

    After upgrading Ubuntu from 14.04 to 14.10, my computer recognises
    that the HP Officejet 4620 is attached, only if I start the printer
    before starting the computer. Once the computer has started...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Gimp and Ubuntu 14.10

    The DVD was supplied by the Linux Format Magazine issue 192 and Gimp was on it.
    That version I removed because it gave the error message using Synaptic to ensure
    a complete removal. I then...
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    [SOLVED] Gimp and Ubuntu 14.10

    I have removed Gimp from my original load from DVD and then re-installed it.
    The problem is that as soon as it starts it gives the following error message:
    "GIMP MESSAGE
    Unable to open a test swap...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Security language updates

    I have found the language packs, they are in Firefox Extensions. I deleted them with "root@PCS:/usr/lib/firefox-addons/extensions# rm *.xpi".
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    [SOLVED] Re: Security language updates

    The only word processing programs that I use are LibreOffice Writer, Lyx and Scribus. I don't think that they automatically
    include languages. When installing Ubuntu language packs seem to be...
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    [SOLVED] Security language updates

    Ubuntu 14.04 on a desktop computer. The update icon tells me that an update
    is available in the normal way. The problem is that security language updates
    are offered every day for a list of...
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    Re: AMD Radeon HD 6450 screen problem

    I have had the same problem and tried all sorts of solutions. If you use the commercial AMD Radeon driver rather the one supplied by 13.04, it makes matters worse.
    I have wasted hours on it, so I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Problem with Ubuntu 13.04 update.

    Eventually I had to replace the graphics card with an ATI Radeon HD 4350. It was the only way to resolve the issues that kept re-appearing when software changes were made.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Problem with Ubuntu 13.04 update.

    Thank you for your suggestions. The first one I cannot use because the Software & Updates icon does not do anything when I click on it!
    The second one brings me to the desktop, but unless there is...
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    [SOLVED] Problem with Ubuntu 13.04 update.

    On 06/09/13, I responded to an update for Ubuntu 13.04 by clicking on the update icon called Software Updater. After the requested re-boot my computer became in effect unusable, because the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: update on Ubuntu 13.04 crash.

    Working on the possibility that the new kernel may have clashed with my graphics card driver, as suggested by "grahammechanical", I repeated the upgrade and re-started using "nomodeset".
    Then I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: update on Ubuntu 13.04 crash.

    Thanks for your comments. The machine was unusable because the images of the home files were floating around the screen. I have had problems with my graphics card before. It is a Radeon HD6450. When...
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    [SOLVED] update on Ubuntu 13.04 crash.

    Today 28/08/13, I responded to an update for Ubuntu 13.04 by clicking on the update icon called Software Updater. The result was a long download followed by a long automatic configuration. After the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Inodes problem

    When I re-formatted the drive in order to try Mint 14 ad then used Clonezilla there were no errors. Later on errors appeared again, but it has no apparent effect on computer use.
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    [ubuntu] Scribus printing

    Every time I print a page with Scribus, it sends a blank sheet out as well.
    If I export it to PDF, it prints correctly but the font is smaller.
    Scribus must be adding a line feed, but I don't know...
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    [SOLVED] Inodes problem

    I use Clonezilla regularly to back up my whole hard drive in Ubuntu 12.04.
    Every time I ask Clonezilla to check the system before making the image file I get the following message:
    "Free blocks...
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    [ubuntu] Detection of USB items

    I have a desktop running 12.04 with Unity. (I like Unity!).
    My problem is that Xsane does not detect my Epson scanner when I switch it on, with its USB connection. I run Windows XP under VBox and it...
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    [SOLVED] Re: LyX spell checker

    I have now got the answer to this problem from the LinuxFormat Forum.
    Check in the Software Centre to see if ENCHANT is installed. If not, install it.
    Then start Lyx,select TOOLS, PREFERENCES,...
  21. [ubuntu] Re: UI font in google-earth-stable looks terrible

    Have you checked that you have the correct graphics driver?
    When I upgraded to 12.04, Google Earth would not run, I just had an error message.
    The reason is that when downloading a new Ubuntu...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 11.10 to 12.04 upgrade

    On my machine Gimp seems to be OK. Google Earth through up error message 11.
    The reason is that when downloading a new Ubuntu release the proprietry drivers are switched off. Go to System Settings,...
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    [SOLVED] Re: LyX spell checker

    Since writing the above question I have another computer running 11.04, so I used the Software Centre to download LyX. The spellchecker works!
    The difference is that 11.04 downloads version 1.6.7....
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    [SOLVED] LyX spell checker

    I am using LyX on Ubuntu 11.10 but the spell checker is greyed out.
    I have tried to activate it using the Tools --> Preferences Menu. All that happens is the word "ENCHANT" appears, but it will not...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Which Ubuntu for virtualization host

    I am running the standard Desktop 11.10 version loaded from the Linux Format magazine DVD. Virtual Box works fine as long as you download the program from the Oracle web site and not from the...
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