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    Re: Yeahhhh Ubuntu !!!

    Another thank you to the admins for all the work in rebuilding and getting the forum back up.

    Much appreciated.

    Now I can waste my lunch break the way I should - by reading forum posts on...
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    Re: Yeahhhh Ubuntu !!!

    Another thank you to the admins for all the work in rebuilding and getting the forum back up.

    Much appreciated.

    Now I can waste my lunch break the way I should - by reading posts forum posts on...
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    [ubuntu] Re: What will restoring my computer do?

    I assume you mean restoring it by using the menu entry just after you boot (before the operating system loads)?

    If this is the case then yes - restoring will result in wiping of Ubuntu and any...
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    Re: Microsoft to release Office for Linux ?

    Wouldnt purchase it if they did release it. My needs are fairly limited when it comes to office software - basic word processing, the odd spreadsheet - nothing fancy. MS office doesnt do any of those...
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    [ubuntu] Re: how do i block facebook?

    You could do it via firewall or something similar like Peerguardian that just uses iplists.

    Cheers
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    Poll: Re: Who still wants Physical Media?

    I still want to have physical media for games (PS3 in particular). I find the price very high and feel I should at least get a case with a disc in it if I've had to bend over to purchase it.

    For...
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    Re: hope it's ok to post a joke......

    For those watching the horse meat scandal in the uk.....

    Man goes into the cafe in Tesco and orders himself a burger. The lady serving asks " Do you want anything on that?". The man replies "Yes,...
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    Re: Sociology atemporal question

    You could always give him the co-ordinates of my office. It frequently seems to be a place where time seems not to pass. Or if you want to wind up your tutor - give him the co-ordinates of his...
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    [all variants] Re: New to Linux, Old Computer, Which Distro

    As always I will be giving shout for Lubuntu. Its my choice for older hardware (unless its really old - then I go DSL).

    If you have problems with the Lubuntu installer (I did with the last Lubuntu...
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    Re: I want to build a laptop, any advice?

    If you really want to have all the things you desire from this laptop then perhaps you could try one of the following:

    1. Buy a cheaper model second hand and then try to retro fit/heath robinson...
  11. Thread: Brasero error

    by Sylos
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    [ubuntu] Re: Brasero error

    K3b is nice but it will pull the whole KDE environment with it when you install (not that you have to use KDE to use it). You could try xfburn if you want to avoid the massive influx of otherwise...
  12. Re: Installer doesn't detect hard drive / cdrom (kernel support missing?)

    I cant offer any in depth help but have you tried switching BIOS settings between IDE and AHCI?

    Good luck.
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.10 Unusably Slow after Fresh Install

    I would have thought that your BIOS would be able to use the USB keyboard irrespective of whether GRUB can (BIOS is pre-GRUB). Maybe your keyboard is faulty? Any spares to test with?

    cheers
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    Re: You know you're a geek when........

    Very good!

    You know your a geek when even your terminal seems unresponsive to your amorous advances.
  15. Re: Dumbest, stupidest most moronic thing you've ever done in Linux?

    Recently installed some updates and found Grub had changed a little and was noticably slower. So I thought I'd try and optimise it a little. Was in a hurry, skim-read a little bit of internet chatter...
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    Re: Grub no longer loads.

    Thanks for the help. I actually failed to do it by that method.Got as far as making the partition and labelling it as boot but then still couldnt get Grub installed. In the course of trying to look...
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    Grub no longer loads.

    Well I finally did it. Its been around 5 years of Ubuntu usage and I finally broke my Grub. I feel like I've gone through a rite of passage, a feeling that will no doubt be much more satisfying when...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Interpreting /proc/cpuinfo

    I think I had to install CPU frequency scaling monitor - the options appear under that (my bad - I forgot I had to install that separately). Look for such an app in synaptic or the software centre.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Interpreting /proc/cpuinfo

    Its my understanding that the cat /proc/cpuinfo command gives you snap shot of the speed at the time the command is run. So when your CPU is throttled down you will get a lower reading.

    Try...
  20. Thread: 1541 in history

    by Sylos
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    Re: 1541 in history

    Got one lying around on storage somewhere - thought it might become valuable one day. Comes with audio tape for loading progs - AWESOME!!:guitar:
  21. Thread: 1541 in history

    by Sylos
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    Re: 1541 in history

    At the risk of getting pounced upon and a royal beat down....... Atari 65xe anyone??????
  22. Thread: hardware drivers

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    [ubuntu] Re: hardware drivers

    Well we cant be sure of what (if any) drivers or optimization that you may need without knowing what the hardware specs are. If you have old hardware then it could just be a general struggle to run...
  23. Thread: hardware drivers

    by Sylos
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    [ubuntu] Re: hardware drivers

    Hello there and welcome to the party!

    Most hardware drivers are contained in the Linux kernel as modules, so the downloading of such things is not usually required (some hardware is an exception...
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    Re: Are you a thread killer?

    Phew! - this thread was only sleeping.
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    Re: Are you a thread killer?

    Raise, Raise shugga wugga bye...... sleep no longer ... Raise, Raise...

    #Dances around shaking skull on a pole#
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