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    Re: win8 may have virus - clean copy with Linux?

    I am not aware of any virus's that can transfer from a Windows system to a Linux system and cause problems. However you can carry over programs/files from Windows to Linux and back to your fresh...
  2. Re: Ubuntu 13.10 - GNOME? - so confused with everything!

    I too share you hate for unity and it's ad & spywere. I also like the look and feel of OS X. After a month of hopping around from distro to distro, I narrowed it down to 2 choices Xubuntu or Ubuntu...
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    [xubuntu] Xununtu 13.10 Software Center Freeze's

    After doing a fresh install of Xununtu 13.10 the software center seems to randomly cash mostly while installing a program. But has froze on startup and just looking around at titles. Any ideals on...
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    Re: Ubuntu is still too complicated

    buzzingrobot, Yes that's based on actual use of OS X 10.4 on some 733Mhz Quicksilvers, before I scrapped them. I also run 10.4 on an Emac 1ghz as the kitchen computer.
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    Re: How's the weather in fall of 2013?

    28F right now in Southwest Montana, Highs in the mid 50's and lows in the high 20's for a week out.
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    Re: What is your favorite computer game?

    I am a bit of an old school gamer. I keep a Dell XPSR450 with ******* 98 on it for my games. My list includes.
    Quake I, Midtown Madness I, Need For Speed I SE and II SE, and GTA I.
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    Re: Ubuntu is still too complicated

    If a person wants a computer they can just point click and use, and don't have to fuss with drivers or the like, go buy yourself a mac it's a closed OS and hardware. I think of mac more like a DVD...
  8. [all variants] Re: Which version of Ubuntu / Lubuntu would be best? (newbie linux user)

    I also suggest Xubuntu, It's a good OS, and If I had to end up using a lower end computer. It would be my OS of choice. Lubuntu is for much slower systems I had it running very well on a PII 450Mhz.
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    Re: Almost walked out on Ubuntu...

    I agree "baldrick_NZ", Ubuntu GNOME13.10 is a wonderful release. My PC also has not worked better, I don't think since I built it. Ubuntu 13.10 with unity was slow and sluggish animations were not...
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    [ubuntu] Re: OK to install 13.10 and update?

    I downloaded the latest daily build of Ubuntu Gnome last night before bed and it was dated the 17th, so I think it's the the release version. I agree the official flavor of GNOME is much better then...
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    [ubuntu] Re: OK to install 13.10 and update?

    Ya it feels like a web browser with Amazon glued to it. Don't know how to explain it, but It's not my cup of tea.

    After using and looking at Ubuntu GNOME, I agree Xubuntu is inefficient and...
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    [ubuntu] Re: OK to install 13.10 and update?

    Only one real brower Firefox but the dash and unity feel like a web browser. I don't care for were dash and unity is headed.
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    [ubuntu] Re: OK to install 13.10 and update?

    I spent a few hours distro hopping today, I still don't care for the offical ubuntu and it's unity, for more reason then it's Dash, it's slow and not smooth plus I don't want a two web browers....
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    [ubuntu] Re: OK to install 13.10 and update?

    I am on the daily build from today of Xubuntu and have been all day, beside the hang up with the volume control everything has been fine. I tired the relase of Ubuntu and can't deal with Unity and...
  15. [SOLVED] Re: indicator-sound no longer functions with xfce4-indicator-plugin (Launchpad 120820

    TOZ, Thanks works perfect now.
  16. [SOLVED] Re: indicator-sound no longer functions with xfce4-indicator-plugin (Launchpad 120820

    I don't know how to use this program "sudo nano" it won't allow me to save a file. I don't know how to type out ^O to write out the file or any of the commands or what they do. Can it be done with a...
  17. [SOLVED] Re: indicator-sound no longer functions with xfce4-indicator-plugin (Launchpad 120820

    Thanks for the welcome

    I assume the only text I change is the Exec line?:

    Exec=/bin/sh -c 'if [ -n "$(ps -U $USER | grep xfce4-panel)" ]; then...
  18. [SOLVED] indicator-sound no longer functions with xfce4-indicator-plugin (Launchpad 1208204)

    I am trying to apply this fix for 13.10 Xubuntu

    "Thanks, Sean
    For those looking for a temporary workaround, look at /usr/share/dbus-1/services/indicator-sound.service and change the Exec line
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