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    [ubuntu_mate] Programs open with wrong application

    I have started to have a problem where certain programs or applets will open the wrong application. (ie: Clicking the Trash icon opens Brasero) How did this happen? What do I do to correct it?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Google Chrome doesn't start after update

    After trying all your suggestions, I found a thread that indicates that the newer version of Chrome is no longer working in machines with older Pentium 4 processors. (Those without SSE2). Although...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Google Chrome doesn't start after update

    No, that doesn't work either. Seems the command "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U" is not recognized any longer. Did the update move Chrome to a different location? How would I find it it it were?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Google Chrome doesn't start after update

    Thanks CanTankRus,
    Followed your suggestion but it didn't help.
    pbhill@Systemax-Ubuntu:~$ google-chrome

    [Illegal instruction (core dumped)
    pbhill@Systemax-Ubuntu:~$ ]

    Something's...
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    [ubuntu] Google Chrome doesn't start after update

    After an update today I can no longer open Google Chrome:
    I get the following response using the terminal:

    pbhill@Systemax-Ubuntu:~$ google-chrome...
  6. [SOLVED] Re: (VirtualBox) Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) - how do I fix this?

    I too had the same message and reinstalled. Now I get a slightly different error; here is from install log:

    "Uninstalling modules from DKMS
    Attempting to install using DKMS
    Failed to install...
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    Re: Fails to boot after fresh 14.04 install

    Sorry oldfred, but nobody's trying to hijack anything. This problem started at the same source, a failure to boot after an upgrade. I am just trying to get a little help here.
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    Re: Fails to boot after fresh 14.04 install

    Sorry ... Not trying to "hijack"! it's started from the same source, failure to boot. Just trying to get some help here!
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    Not Booting, Missing partitions

    Having a similar problem. Had difficulty booting so I ran Boot Repair. Now it appears that my Linux drive (SDB) no longer exists! It just shows one . labeled as "unallocated". Before there were four...
  10. Thread: Adware trouble

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    [ubuntu] Re: Adware trouble

    Seems to be only on websites that have other ads... (most!) Have not reinstalled. Didn't want to lose my bookmarks, etc.
  11. Thread: Adware trouble

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    [ubuntu] Re: Adware trouble

    I have adblock installed. It doesn't stop these ads.
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    [ubuntu] Adware trouble

    Recently I have been having an awful time using Firefox. I am getting pop up ads and redirects. Even after I close the redicted window I'll get music playing in the background. It's making web...
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    [ubuntu] Re: NTSF to ext4 problem

    I ended up using Photorec to recover a lot of files. Some were corrupted, but I'll consider it a lesson learned! The problem I have now is that none of the recovered files have their original names,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: NTSF to ext4 problem

    Thanks for your reply. Another question... when assigning mount points to the various drives/partitions, I can't use the same mount point more than once. What if one has four or five hard drives, all...
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    [ubuntu] NTSF to ext4 problem

    While performing a fresh install I inadvertently changed an 500 Gb NTSF drive to ext4. I had used that drive when booting into Windows. Now it appears that I have lost the data on this drive. If I...
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    Re: Things that you dislike in Ubuntu

    I've been an Ubuntu user for about 5 years now. I still dual boot to Windows simply because there are a couple of programs that won't run on Linux. I currently run 12.04 on my desktop, and 10.04 on...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgraded to 12.10 now can't mount USB drives

    OK, I tried Mint and found that to be just as buggy! May as well stay with the devil I know! Now I have 12.04 and that awful Unity Desktop. Where are the control buttons to minimize or close...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgraded to 12.10 now can't mount USB drives

    Actually I'm now finding many other malfunctions in other apps. This is BS. Why can't an upgrade just work?
    I have Googled the problem of mounting USB drives and find it is a common complaint. The...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgraded to 12.10 now can't mount USB drives

    Actually I'm talking about USB hard drives. See attached screenshot above.
    I've never found upgrades to be simple! There is always some issue.
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    [ubuntu] Upgraded to 12.10 now can't mount USB drives

    Just upgraded to 12.10.
    Cannot mount any USB drives. Desperately need help before I reinstall 11.04.
    Can't Ubuntu make it simple?

    What does this error mean?
  21. [SOLVED] Re: How to restore lost bottom panel in Classic Gnome

    That works! Thanks.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Banshee Won't Shut Down Properly

    I have been noticing a higher level of CPU activity than normal and I attribute it to Banshee running in the background. I have to "kill" Banshee in order to stop it.
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    Re: Things that you hate in Ubuntu

    It was only the second time BUDDY.

    I don't like the change because after spending a lot of time with Ubuntu I find this new interface clumsy, lacking in style, and generally a throwback, like they...
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    Re: Things that you hate in Ubuntu

    Unity.
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    Re: Things that you hate in Ubuntu

    Unity.
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