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  1. [lubuntu] Re: how to change default desktop from lxde to lubuntu

    I've noticed the same problem (after converting my wife's netbook from ubuntu to lubuntu). It looks like an old bug described here as allegedly "solved", so I'm not sure why we're still seeing...
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    Re: Script to remove old kernels

    Very cool. Is there any easy way to modify it so that it also retains your next most recent kernel (in addition to your current one) as backup, and only removes kernels from the third one onwards?
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    Re: Mouse Moves Itsel On FPS Games

    I had this problem on all sorts of full-screen games (including dosbox games). Uninstalling 'unclutter' fixed it. Thanks!
  4. Re: Microphone static on Eee pc 1005PE with 9.10 remix

    Same problem here with 10.10 ubuntu netbook edition
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    [ubuntu] Kernel panic in 2.6.36-rc7

    I followed the instructions here to install 2.6.36-rc7

    Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. After booting, it displays the splash screen and a couple of startup programs (e.g. guake), but then...
  6. [all variants] Re: Bad mirrors in official ubuntu archive mirror list

    Any suggestions for where to report this bug?
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    [SOLVED] Re: intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    There may be other intel graphics issues that aren't solved. But the games I was concerned about (in my original post) are now playable, since I changed my software sources mirror to the standard US...
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    [SOLVED] Re: intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    Marking thread as solved -- it turns out my problems were due to Software Sources assigning me to a bad mirror, and hence my system hadn't updated properly.
  9. [all variants] Bad mirrors in official ubuntu archive mirror list

    Wow. I'd been wondering why I hadn't gotten any security updates since upgrading to Maverick RC a week or two ago. It turns out that it's because I'd let Ubuntu's Software Sources application...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Desktop quirks on upgrade to 10.10

    Ok, thanks!
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    [SOLVED] Re: Desktop quirks on upgrade to 10.10

    Thanks, I figured it must be something like that. Is it possible to fix, or will I need to resort to a clean install?
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    Re: 10.10 Video display bug on NB305

    Yes, same issue (amongst others) here! I'd be curious if you share the other bugs I listed...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Desktop quirks on upgrade to 10.10

    I should add that the 'locations' option under the clock panel applet seems to be missing. I can change the date and time, but can't set a location, and so Redshift no longer works.

    Also, the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    *bump*
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    [SOLVED] Desktop quirks on upgrade to 10.10

    Just updated from Lucid to Maverick UNE. (It froze at one point, so I killed it from a virtual console and used 'dpkg --configure -a' to complete the installation.)

    My question: Isn't the new...
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    [SOLVED] Re: intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    *bump*
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    [SOLVED] Re: intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    More technical details, in case it helps:

    $ lsmod |grep video
    video 18712 1 i915
    output 1883 1 video

    the first lines of output from lspci:

    00:00.0 Host...
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    [SOLVED] intel graphics issues (Maverick)

    Background: I have a Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527 with dual-core processor, 1 gb ram, and Intel 945GM graphics.

    Games like Lincity-NG and Eschalon worked on this laptop back in the days of Hardy. ...
  19. [ubuntu] Re: Convert scanned pdf from 2- to 1-page per sheet

    e.g.

    pdfposter -p2x1a4 landsc.pdf output.pdf

    It's a bit unreliable though. I now prefer to use unpnup or (in windows) papercrop. (Google for more info on these.)
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    [ubuntu] Re: AWN dock 'autohides' permanently

    *bump*
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    Recommend turn-based games?

    Hey, I don't much like FPS, RTS (except warcraft 1-3), or action/arcade (except Gridwars), which seems to rule out most of the recommendations offered in other threads.

    What I do like are...
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    [ubuntu] AWN dock 'autohides' permanently

    Hi, I'm using Avant Window Navigator as a dock/launcher in Intrepid, but I've noticed that if I set it to 'autohide' (i.e. so that it only becomes visible if I shift the mouse to the bottom of the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox hangs when clicking text in Gmail

    Huh, it seems to have fixed itself. (I've no idea how or why...)
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    [ubuntu] Firefox hangs when clicking text in Gmail

    I usually click along with the mouse as I read, but now Firefox hangs whenever I try to click on or select the text in the body of a Gmail message. (This is only when using the 'newer version' of...
  25. [ubuntu] Re: Convert scanned pdf from 2- to 1-page per sheet

    Ah, it does indeed allow for multi-page pdfs! Very helpful, thanks.
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