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  1. [all variants] Re: Upgrade from ubuntu 12.04(32 bit) to ubuntu 12.04(64 bit)

    In the past, I ran 32-bit Ubuntu and "upgraded" (read: re-installed) to 64-bit.

    With a separate home folder, it's a clean install where you don't re-format /home when you run the 64-bit installer....
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    Re: Ubuntu phone on recent Nokia devices

    I'm a die-hard Nokia fan. Or rather I used to be - my N9 is the last Nokia I'll ever buy. Or they drop Windows Phone and make something (anything!) else.
    I think the days where Nokia make the best...
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Can't install 12.10 on Sony Vaio T-series SVT13125CXS

    I've had some "fun" with a Vaio SVS1512 and W8/Ubuntu, EFI boot. I think my root problem was that the power button could activate some mode which wrecked the partition on the disk. The Vaio hardware...
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    Re: Ubuntu's Top-Secret New Product

    I would hope for either tablet or phone.
    I like the idea of a tablet that can properly multi-task - although an iPad user I could easily live without it - as it is a limited device (for me). As for...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Setting up WD My Book Live

    In case you want to mount the Shared Music folder, it can also be done as a CIFS mount:

    1) Create a mount point e.g. mybookmusic
    2) Mount the shared folder with:
    sudo mount -t cifs -o...
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    Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?

    Now moved all house machines to Ubuntu, including a Macbook 13". No more Windows.
    I still use a Macbook for meddling around, but cannot see a situation where Windows returns...
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    Re: Linux is too Good?

    No - you're not crazy! I'm very sure that Windows software has been designed to slow in time (pagefile/registry bloat, disk fragmentation, heavy applications, etc.). There is also a trend to more and...
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    Re: Nokia N900 - anybody own one?

    +1 strollerdude
    I still use the N900 although not as my primary phone (I got an N9). The N900 is the most capable telephone device I've ever set hands on, and is suitably powerful for all tasks....
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    Re: Does anybody have Linux on a tablet or phone?

    Yes - Nokia N9 (Meego). Runs really well, and is terrific in the important areas for me: telephone, maps, messaging, browsing, media playing. It's a shame Nokia ended this line, IMHO.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Mounting WD My Book World drive

    I mount the MyBookLive drive the 'long' way:

    $ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=<mybookusername>,password=<mybookpwd>,rw,users,uid=1000 //192.168.1.200/<mybooksharename> /localfolder

    Then for...
  11. Thread: Adobe Air

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    [ubuntu] Re: Adobe Air

    Ooops - sorry about the lack of 'sudo' in step 2...

    It looks like you aren't in your 'Downloads' folder. From the terminal, go there with:
    $ cd ~/Downloads

    See that the installer is there:
    $...
  12. [ubuntu] Re: 11.10: My Book Live NAS locking up during file copy over Samba

    I map out a cifs share of the MyBookLive as a local mount onto my (Precise) computer. Then using rsync, I've shipped over some half a million files in one go to the mount location. Maximum file size...
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    [SOLVED] Re: How to enable Grilo UPnP plugin in Rhythmbox?

    I'm using a pretty clean install of Precise (3.2.0-26-generic-pae #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 16:45:14 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux) on a Macbook 2,1. Rhythmbox 'sees' my DLNA server which is a...
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    [all variants] Re: Abstracted media server

    I set up MediaTomb on Ubuntu as my kickaround media server. It works nicely - but if I recall correctly you need to have a user logged in to start the daemon, and you also might need to amend one of...
  15. Thread: Adobe Air

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    [ubuntu] Re: Adobe Air

    I use Air on Precise, 64-bit.

    IF you are using 32-bit, it should be pretty straightforward to install:

    1) Get the installer:
    $ wget...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: Suggested programs for basic editng of MPEG-4 videos

    I've used PiTiVi (which is a GUI editor) - it is OK for stitching tracks and cutting bits and pieces, but a little unreliable for intensive working.

    For basic cutting and editing, ffmpeg (command...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Installing ubuntu on an old machine.

    I run Ubuntu servers on old hardware with 512MB RAM. It's possible, but you can max this out if there are lots of things for a web server to do.

    I suggest that when you partition the drive,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Setting up WD My Book Live

    Thank you for the post, wallaroo

    I grabbed a 3TB mybooklive earlier today, my important stuff is moving over - using rsync - to a share mounted exactly as you described.

    Much appreciated!
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    [SOLVED] Re: Problem getting from Ubuntu back to Mac OSX

    Your Lion disk should be bootable. Hold down alt/option key when you power up and the disk should be recognised. Boot from it and use Disk Utility from the menu at the top (which might be hidden,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: deleting partition in hard disk

    If you are re-installing, use the installer to 'flatten' the hard disk and remove everything for a clean install.
    If not, you can grab gparted and use that to remove the XP partition as the first...
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    Re: Install with usb stick Macbook Pro

    I've got a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 6,2 and I've had some 'fun' trying this stuff. Firstly, the machine was a little non-standard as the DVD had been swapped for an SSD and running Lion from it. I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Special keys disable left-click

    I have exactly the same thing - it's been driving me scatty and I only just realised the connection ](*,)

    [10.10 x64 Dell Studio 15 Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 1.0A + Intellimouse Optical....
  23. Re: Anybody happy with Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10?

    Ubuntu has already passed OSX. I have the latest variant on a Macbook and the day-job 10.10 on a Dell Studio wipes it out in every single area.

    All this hype about usability may be dismissed: as...
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    [ubuntu] Re: cups-pdf/Acrobat reader incompatability

    I've just had some fun with Thunderbird and creating PDFs...
    I needed to output some emails, so I opened these in Thunderbird and selected 'Print' - which lets me take the option...
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    Re: Linux-based mobile phone

    The HTC Hero and Magic devices are good, and I'm of the view that Android will be a major player in the operating system battle that is raging. Like all things, it's an acquired taste - but I would...
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