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I would like to install RSCW, a program which decodes morse code.

https://www.pa3fwm.nl/software/rscw/

The problem I'm running into is that RSCW requires an old version of GTK, GTK 1.2.

Here...

Am I on the right track? Did I do something wrong?

Hey peeps.

I've got an office samba fileserver running ubuntu. It's got filesystem issues and I'm trying to fix them with fsck. I'm not trying to restore ubuntu, at this point I'm just trying to...

Real nice, I'm loving the update lwjgl feature... No more sticky keys!

You threw me a bone which is what I needed, thank you.

Yeah it's some sort of path issue:


whereis cc1
outputs:

cc1:
The system must not know where to look for it?

I tried re-installing build-essential


sudo apt-get --purge remove build-essential && sudo apt-get install build-essential

still getting the same error.

Hello,

I'm trying to get gizmod installed so I can use a Griffin Powermate on my 10.04 system. The ubuntu repos contain gizmod 3.4 which is broken. I need 3.5 so I'm compiling from source.

I'm...

Just got it working. I'm pretty sure it was the encrypted home directory causing the problem.

The original virtual machine was stored under '/home/insanity54/virtualbox'. I created a new user...

Yes, I am logged in when I start vbox. Vbox does not start on boot.

Thanks for your script and your reply, CharlesA. While searching for a solution to this and other virtualbox problems I've had, I've come across several threads you have contributed to. I was...

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I need to make virtualbox start up with a specific virtual machine when a headless ubuntu server starts up. I've tried two things but neither have worked. Running "VBoxHeadless --startvm vmachine001"...

@GBray @kungfoofool Are you using a Dell laptop?

Couldn't get it working with FF but I got it working with chrome by doing this:


trickle -s -d 30 -u 30 /usr/bin/google-chrome

Sorry, I left out some helpful info. I'll also explain the commands I'm telling you. (I'm learning as I go along so I'm sharing what I just found out.)

The command "dmesg" basically outputs the...

I think #4 needs to be with elevated privileges:
sudo make install

If it were me though I would use "checkinstall", instead of "make install":
sudo checkinstall

If you use checkinstall it...

Can you be a bit more specific?

What patches/upgrades did you install? If you're new to ubuntu, why are you messing with kernel patches? Do you mean automatic updates?

What message does ubuntu...

Could you post some more info, like a broader description of what you're trying to accomplish?

If you're trying to install a .deb, you don't do:
make install

you would do:
sudo dpkg -i...

It'll work just like a giant USB drive.

NTFS is fine!

No cigar.

Hello,

I work for a small business and among other things, I'm in charge of the computers. For several months, We've been running ubuntu on our new server. It is functioning as our:
Fileserver...

JKyleOKC and marshmallow1304, thanks for your replies!


JKyleOKC, that answered my question, thank you very much!

Ok guys, here's an easy one.

I'm messing with my samba config file. For line comments, some use a number sign/pound sign/hash symbol, while other lines use a semicolon:


############ Misc...

Haha, makes perfect sense. Alright, I'm starting there, only 3,953 beans to go!



That's something I may interested in doing, but if I did it now, I'd have to follow tutorials, guides,...

Hello all,

I have used Ubuntu at for several years now. It's on my main home computer, I use it almost exclusively. (Occasional Direct X games have to be played on WinXP partition.) I run a home...