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    Re: Need help finding a distro

    I dunno, I saw some Distrowatch suggestions and that's always a good resource when you're poking around for distributions. You also might want to try linuxquestions.org as they have a pretty good...
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    [ubuntu] Re: amarok music collection

    I had some problems myself when using Amarok,I think because it's made for KDE and I was running it under GNOME. Finally I just went to Exaile full time. I don't know if this will help but you could...
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    Re: Is it worth upgrading to Intrepid?

    I don't know, I upgraded to Intrepid and immediately had problems. Enough so that I was ready to swear off Ubuntu for good. Reinstalled Hardy and it works much, much better though I may still defect...
  4. [ubuntu] Re: Ibex screen resolution, Add/Remove fail

    OK, six hours and no replies. No biggie. I've looked over the forum postings just for today and it seems many, many people are having problems with Ibex. Nothing untypical for an Ubuntu release,...
  5. [ubuntu] Re: Torrents not downloading after upgrade to 8.10

    If you uninstall all other Bit Torrent clients (like Transmission) then Azureus will become default. At least thats been the fix in my experience wih BT and Ubuntu. Seems there is a conflict between...
  6. [ubuntu] Ibex screen resolution, Add/Remove fail

    I tried upgrading to Ibex last night from Hardy-first through the update manager, which was a miserable failure, and then via a clean install which didn't come out a whole lot better in the end. I...
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Hardy isn't giving me the option to upgrade to Ibex, how do I do it manually?

    Got it. Thanks!
  8. [ubuntu] [SOLVED] Hardy isn't giving me the option to upgrade to Ibex, how do I do it manually

    I just tried using my update manager to upgrade to Ibex. Checked for updates, all it said was my system is up to date-nothing about a new release being available. Of course, I have the Ibex...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: slight panel problem from 8.04 to 8.10

    I suppose you've tried right clicking on the panel and selecting "add to panel"? I'm not trying to be a smartass, that's just the only way I'd know how to fix it.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Increasing swap size.

    My swap total is 1419 with 57 used and 1362 available. Thats with a browser and terminal open.
    It seems like I have plenty of swap, but just with these two things open I'm using 474 of 486Mb of...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Increasing swap size.

    I guess I should add that when the system is idling (except for the terminal being open) it uses 417 of 486Mb total memory. Which seems rather high to me being that I thought Ubuntu only needed like...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Increasing swap size.

    I checked free -m. Under total swap it said 1419.
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    [ubuntu] Increasing swap size.

    I'm just wondering if it's like a big involved process to increase the memory swap size. I only have 486 Mb of RAM and I've been suffering some performance lags,and app crashing problems. So knowing...
  14. [ubuntu] Re: Cannot delete/move to trash files (Hardy)

    It was ages ago I started this thread. Turned out the problem wasn't with the trash function or directory at all, it was about the permissions on the files I was attempting to send to the trash...
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    [ubuntu] Re: GNOME panel dissapearance.

    Never mind. I fixed it. Amazing what a full restart will do *slapping hand against forehead*
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    [ubuntu] GNOME panel dissapearance.

    I'm running Hardy Heron, and I was adjusting some of my preferences when suddenly the windows on my top (I have my window selector on the top panel and use AWN instead of a bottom panel)panel stopped...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Getting to Know the Basics

    Here also is a good resource:http://degreedirectory.org/articles/13_Of_the_Best_Linux_Tutorials_and_OpenCourseWare_on_the_Web.html
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    [ubuntu] Re: Flash problems.

    Thanks for the help everybody, but I Linuxgoogled it and got install instructions for flash 10 here http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-install-flash-player-10.html However, I shortcutted and just...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Flash problems.

    Forget it, Opera is crashing just as much-I couldn't even get it up and running long enough to try the fix. Thanks anyways though.
    I should try to load Flash 10 on firefox just to see what happens...
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    [ubuntu] [SOLVED] Flash problems.

    I'm using Hardy Heron, and basically I just got fed up with Firefox crashing 4+ times per day. So I decided to install Opera. Which was easy and everything was fine until I decided to check the flash...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installing fonts.

    Thanks Alpha Geek, gksu worked like a charm.
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    [ubuntu] [SOLVED] Installing fonts.

    Hi, I'm running 8.04 Hardy and I can't seem to get fonts installed. I did manage to install a few font packages available via Synaptic, however I've tried to copy other ttf font files to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Urgent Help needed!

    If you can't get Vuse in, which I'm unsure whether you did or didn't, then you really should just install Azureus (It's the pre Vuse version, but myself I like it better anyways and it has basically...
  24. [ubuntu] Re: configuring Linksys WRT54g v.8.2 wireles router under Ubuntu

    Teh eagle has landed! Success! Thanks a bunch figmentx. It turned out I had to log in to the router via 192.168.2.1, but after that it was cake. Now I just have to configure my security settings and...
  25. [ubuntu] Re: configuring Linksys WRT54g v.8.2 wireles router under Ubuntu

    Actually, right now I'm back to square one. I tried loading Windows only to be flummoxed by a missing ethernet controller driver. I couldn't even connect to download the driver. So, I'm back to Ubu...
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