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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Unity Slowing Down After Appearance Changes

    Hmmmmm, the command line option did do something interesting....it appears that Ubuntu is looking for a theme engine that I no longer have installed.


    (gnome-appearance-properties:3197):...
  2. [ubuntu] Unity Slowing Down After Appearance Changes

    Hello, I've run into a reoccurring problem with my 11.04 Unity install and haven't found anyone else in the forums discussing it so I thought I'd post it.

    Basically, my 11.04 desktop grinds to a...
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Can I put a force quit button in the top bar of Unity in 11.04

    Thanks mc4man! I'm slowly getting used to Unity and don't hate it but I have been sorely missing my "Force Quit" option. Your solution worked flawlessly!:D
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    Re: How many users do you converted to Linux?

    Two. One who had a computer but didn't want to pay for the software (computer was for his 8yr old) and another who was tired of the update "hassles" for his creatively obtained Windows license.
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    Re: Challenge: what can you *not* do with the GUI

    Ok, I'm not a CLI guru by any means so my answer is a great deal less technical than the others. Back when I first switched to Ubuntu, I didn't really get or use the CLI. That is until one weekend...
  6. Re: What is your favorite dock for Ubuntu (or any buntu/linux)

    Used to use AWN (and for the most part loved it) but recently switched to Cairo Dock (which I love more).
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    Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?

    Been using Ubuntu for almost 2 yrs now. I originally installed it on my home computer to allow for dual boot into XP but after the install I only booted into XP once to do something with my old MP3...
  8. Re: The dumbest things you've heard in a computer store?

    Compared to some other stories in the thread, this is fairly tame but here goes...Last September, my old computer died while I was on a business trip. I came home to find a dead machine & went out...
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    Re: Looking to form a Texas LoCo team

    I live in San Antonio and have been using Ubuntu for almost 2 years now. Count me in for a LoCo team.

    It seems like people have been talking about this for while without any progress, which is a...
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    Re: What other "kind" of geek are you

    Hmmm....Interesting thread...What type of geek am I?

    Book geek: I live in a 1 bedroom apt with 7 bookshelves totalling about 700 books. My To-Read pile in about 10 books currently and I have a...
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    Re: A non-traditional question to women ...

    Another female user here....I'll admit I don't care for the default Ubuntu wallpaper very much but there's so many locations to get great art from that it bugged me for all of about 0.5 seconds. It...
  12. Poll: Installing & Using LVPM

    Just writing to say that using the LVPM application was probably the easiest, most snag-free step in my "Convert to Ubuntu using Wubi" process. Good job and Thanks!
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    Re: Problem during "Installing Base System"

    Ok, I tried to install Xubuntu. This time it got past the "Installing Base System" but still ran out of memory during a process called '/sbin/debian-installer'.

    It sounds like editing preseed.cfg...
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    Re: Problem during "Installing Base System"

    I defragmented my HD before I attempted to install Wubi. Also, there's 128MB of RAM on my computer.

    I tried a 3rd time to install Wubi yesterday with the partition set at 4GB but I had the same...
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    Problem during "Installing Base System"

    Hello, I looked around to see if anyone also had this problem. If the post is redundant, I apologize. I'm very new to this.

    I downloaded Wubi last night and successfully got through the re-boot...
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