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Say we have a GUI applications that has an input field. Is it possible to access this input field with another application? The GUI application doesn't have a CLI version
I am asking in the Ubuntu...

Hi! I have some problems with sound on Wine because I am using Pulseaudio. So I read that I have to make Wine use Alsa directly through


Winetricks/Select the Default Wine Prefix/Change...

I tried this (without having the problem). playing the game on windowed mode make moving with the mouse almost impossible because you have to place the cursor on the last pixel (where the game ends...

I would also like to add that when you install software, most of the time some libraries that the program depends on are installed too but are not deleted when you remove the application with the...

This has happens to me too but I it wasn't that much of a 'problem' for me because when it happens:
1) I click CTRL+ALT+F1
2) Write my username and password
3) type startx
And everything works...

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You can view your partitions with almost any file system manager (this is something like My Computer on Windows). The problem is that I don't know which one you...

Thank you soo much! The torrent is almost finished but 'df' shows that the partition stays at 57% :guitar:. If you hadn't told me this I would have reinstalled the whole OS... :p

It's transmission. And.. thanks! I will now start the downloading again and see if more space is taken up
;)

Hi. I installed ubuntu through the minimal CD following this guide : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1201273 on an old laptop with only 60 GB HDD. I actually don't need more than this but...

You can also make this system even lighter by:
1) Compiling the kernel
2) Using IceWM instead of Fluxbox (or even flwm for extreme simplicity)
3) No need to install Conky. The 'top' command does...

I know this is an old thread but there IS actually a solution to your problem. Ubuntu generally uses less resources than Windows 7 does even with Gamebooster on. Still running games with Wine is way...

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Thanks for the responses! I'll try removing the battery. If that doesn't help I'll start searching for a cooler pad

Hi! I am not home right now and an old laptop is all I have with me.
I want to configure / make / make install node.js on it but when I tried, it's temperature reached 100 degrees C so I interrupted...

Actually, the only reason I tried placing them on their own partitions is because I had never done so before and I was curious.

I managed to install Xubuntu the good old way - everything in /...

Hi and sorry for the late reply. I followed your advice and found that it wasn't LXDE. It was BOINC! This is a program that lets you contribute some of your CPU to projects around the world that need...

Hi. I have an old laptop running Xubuntu. I thought that LXDE would be better for it because it is lighter. When I switch to LXDE I can clearly see the CPU meter indicating higher CPU usage. The fan...

You will have an option to install it alongside Windows or replace it while running the installer

Hi, Kombaiyashii! There shouldn't be a problem with the Internet because Linux is an open source OS so many developers around the world are submitting code and even reverse engineered drivers for it....

Hi, I just installed Xubuntu 12.04 64 bit. The first few times I tried to install the OS the installer freezed because of partition misconfiguration. that said - I am a new Linux user and have...

You were right. I installed Xubuntu with only the / partition. Everything ran flawlessly. Thanks!

Well, since now I have always installed linux distributions with only the / file system because I used to be a windows user and all these /usr /tmp /var and such seemed too confusing for me to...

Hello! When I try to install Xubuntu from a USB stick the installer doesn't show any signs of progress. I waited it for an hour but it still shows "Saving installed packages..."
Here is what the...