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    [ubuntu] Re: 8.10 hangs at startup

    The problem with this webcam continues still even in Ubuntu 10.04.

    However... The problem with the webcam can be solved without blacklisting the gspca.

    During boot wiggling the webcam solves...
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    Re: Icon Library - a little app to view icon themes

    It's already on launchpad ;)
    https://launchpad.net/icon-library
  3. [ubuntu] Re: totem firefox plugin/ cache for streaming divx videos

    Sure , mplayer has the ability to cache ,but the problem is video does not resize to fit the frame.

    If the size of the video is smaller than the frame size, then the video is just a small size!...
  4. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    You are forgetting one aspect... partitions ,
    and the partitions are used by several others too, so having a private folder on the separate partition might be owned by several users.
  5. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    I'm not saying it is fool proof. and i do know the draw backs, but i dont know any other solution to this!

    For such access the guest user has to go out of the way to access the folder and its...
  6. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    If i understood you correctly>the access by a sudo user is the present method, i dont have a problem with that.
    but as several have pointed out this as bad behavior.that is mostly the reason this is...
  7. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    WOW, i was thinking more about my user setup!, i had show hidden files always on!
    I hadn realized > I was not trying to do this for my setup alone!

    but still this makes the files viewable on...
  8. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    The script runs as root only for 2-4secs :)
    IT just changes the permissions of the folder and during that fraction of a second the non-root nautilus window opens, once the user moves out of the...
  9. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    Again i hadnt used the "a" , since i hadnt thought of multiple users!

    Thanx for reminding :)

    I'll edit the first post.
  10. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    but if you use gksu nautilus alone, and create new files in the folder, the file will be created with root permissions.

    and opening these files opens programs as root.

    To prevent the file...
  11. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    You are correct, i dont believe there can be a way to prevent root access.

    But the problems i had with encryption was, it created duplicates of the files and the decyrption, and the deletion of...
  12. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    I hadnt considered this...I missed it completely! i was only thinking of a single user system! and hadnt consider multiple users and preventing their access!

    The reason for me choosing to use gksu...
  13. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    To get more perspective, you need to understand that
    The tone was continued from a different thread. Since that was the tone of his reply, it prompted my replies....

    For an admin he was far too...
  14. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    It does work.! no need to assume, aysiu just was too hypocritical to even read! to his own misgivings!

    I have myself realized all these concerns , in my first post itself i mention that the better...
  15. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    you seem to forget , that even the initial setup for the encryption does require some setup!


    If only you had re-read the instructions, instead of taking screenshots.

    You have your needs ,...
  16. Re: script for SIMPLE PASSWORD protection/locking of folders

    If you follow the instructions it works...

    PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

    the gksu command is supposed to be entered into the .protector file and saved

    and not as you have done!

    Pls enter the...
  17. Re: Folder with Password...

    Hi,
    seems my comment was moved from the thread> Folder with Password...

    since you had replied before me, i presume it was you...

    I'd like to know how my solution is different from the...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Can i hide a folder & lock it with a password

    If all you want to do i password protect the folders:
    Give this a try> HOW TO-Simple Folder Password Protect

    Just replace the gksu command with kdesu in the step 3
  19. Re: Folder with Password...

    If all you want to do is password protect : check out this solution>
    HOW TO-Simple Folder Password Protect
  20. Re: Ubuntu Notify: notifies you of a new message in TB via notify-osd

    I think this is the best among all the notify-osd addons, for thunderbird.

    But is there a way that all the mails are displayed in just 1 bubble, rather than several consecutive bubbles. , [similar...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 8.10 hangs at startup

    i'm using 9.04.
    wireless working fine in 9.04 ... but that /etc/modprobe.d/options file doesnt exist in 9.04. its either that the the custom options i have set have been set at a different location...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to remove Compcache

    this is my output now... but didnt check before

    $ free -m
    total used free shared buffers cached
    Mem: 2012 1555 456 0 162...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to remove Compcache

    seems that there is a bug .
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/328437/

    to check if this the problem ,run...

    sudo swapon -sramzswap is also list along with the regular...
  24. [ubuntu] totem firefox plugin/ cache for streaming divx videos

    hi ,
    using jaunty 9.04, updates: up-to-date .

    i'v been trying to watch streaming divx videos using totem firefox plugin
    but this is very difficult since i dont have the speed required to watch...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 8.10 hangs at startup

    yeah i'v seen that... but it hasnt been fixed for Acer laptops i suppose, well not for me, but the workarounds do work for the killswitch, if u disable it during the session... this above option...
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