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Ah yes, also make sure you're on the same workgroup in Ubuntu.

In /etc/samba/smb.conf make sure you have

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP #or whatever your workgroup is
name resolve order =...

On your Ubuntu system, open the terminal and sudo apt-get install system-config-samba then open it in System Tools > Administration. You can use the + button in this program to easily add a share and...

I'm assuming it's due to the poor driver support for your model of graphics card on that older system along side you using Compiz which can be GPU/CPU heavy whereas XP doesn't tax the GPU/CPU nearly...

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I have an install of Ubuntu 12.04 inside virtualbox but every time I have used an out of the box Ubuntu install (virtualbox or not), when I attempt to browse the network in search of a share (in this...

Linux can do almost everything Windows can, but only half of it at a decent speed. Go ahead, dual boot Windows and 'x' distro and see how fast your browser launches. Visit youtube and open a video in...

With Unity they are targeting 3rd world countries or grandmas who have never had a computer before. It's less about power users and more about the 'others', which is fine by me. Sad to see Ubuntu go...

I've been waiting I think over 2 years now from my System 76 stickers. I have a feeling they won't show up... maybe I should try again.

I recommend keeping an eye on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/488152 until someone reports success. For now I suggest staying away from Ubuntu/Linux on that...

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What he said. Try re-downloading them and if that fails, make sure the files aren't marked as hidden or something. Last resort, contact the company and see their response.

After a few seconds of logging into the Gnome desktop, my menubar "system theme" goes grey along with the menus. I changed to transparency for now instead of system theme on the bars but the grey...

I'd think it would probably bog down your system a bit until you manage to kill the process id.

They need to add a permissions backup by default in Ubuntu in-case this happens. Or some sort of System Restore... by default.

Ubuntu also seems to be lagging really bad now trying to control it today and open the terminal. Network is fine. My servers that run in the terminal seem to disappear too.

Yeah. I solved the problem but I don't remember how =/

What are these three icons about and how come I can't right click them. This is in a VNC session on Ubuntu x64 10.10 using TightVNC on screen #1. Only thing I installed on the system was the updates,...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1567415

Tried all methods to no avail in 10.10 x32/64. Is there a real fix and why does this happen?

*bump* occuring on fully updated Ubunut 10.10 x64 laptop when playing video (Cops AVI files) over a Windows 7 x64 network share, using wireless N to connect to my router. Desktop is wired in and...

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I have an HP Pavillion aff something arather, Q6600 processor default clock 2.4ghz, came with 500GB HDD and 4GB RAM. If you use Grub 2 (default on all recent Ubuntu versions) it will boot your...

I like the new UI and all but I just cannot find where to view my network shares. I went to Synaptics and installed "samba" (along with it's dependancies) but still cannot find my network shares or...

Just installed latest ubuntu. Now theres a blinking cursor for a good 10 seconds + after bios logo, my hackintosh partition boots verbose, and the hackintosh only has 1 screen working now. Ima revert...

Same problem on a Dell Mini 10v. I actually rebooted and then I wasn't able to boot from my USB until I re-create the live USB on my Windows machine. Tried again, only this time I booted into the...

I just switched from a DLink 1310 rev D to a TP-Link WR941ND and I'm getting this error on my Arch Linux 2010.5 install.

I'm attempting to set a label for my Windows partition, but it seems risky. Here's a picture of GParted before I attempt to set a label w/ the drive unmounted (wont let me change label when mounted):...