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    [ubuntu] Re: upgrade problem 16 lts to 17

    Fixed it for me!!!
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    [xubuntu] Re: Login loop after being fine for months

    log into a command line and do


    rm -rf /home/YourUser/.gconf

    or


    mv /home/YourUser/.gconf /home/YourUser/gconf.old
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    Re: Worker gets drunk, shoots company server

    Had to have been Windows...Linux would have just recompiled itself and kept going!
  4. [ubuntu] Re: how do web hosting companies run their business

    most web servers use apache and use virtual hosting or otherwise known as SHARED HOSTING. That is, many websites run off of the same computer or cluster of computers (server farm with load...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Automatic File Synchronization

    If you sign-up for and use UbuntuOne, there will be a folder in home...files dropped there will be sync'd to UbuntuOne and also sync'd to any other computers on that account.........

    I use it at...
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    [ubuntu] Re: External Hard drive security

    TrueCrypt full disk encryption. Passwords can be hacked, but encryption can not with current technology.

    Truecrypt also allows for encrypted volume containers which are just files on the disk...
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    Re: Forced to Do Things The Hard Way

    Actually, when explaining to someone how to fix something, the terminal and a command are absolute. If copied and pasted, it does exactly what is intended, regardless of whether the person is...
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    Re: Forced to Do Things The Hard Way

    I didn't read that long winded message......

    Linux is about choice...so, given choice, someone made an app to do something....it ALMOST did what I wanted, but not quite, the app forked to a...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Cannot boot 10.04 "No signal" nvidia 295

    Does this machine have an onboard/integrated video card? If so, disable it in BIOS......My 2 cents for now....
  10. [SOLVED] Re: Is it feasible to run Ubuntu as a primary O.S. on a desktop?

    IF you are willing to use alternative applications Gimp in place of Photoshop and OpenOffice in placeo MS-Office....Run some windows games, where compatible in wine....Yes.

    I've been using Linux...
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    Re: javascript data validation question

    When I began programming, my mentor told me "assume the user is full of crap, and go from there". In other words, never EVER trust user input. For a calendar, you will see 2/31/2010 and the user...
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    [SOLVED] Re: MySQL find missing numbers in table

    select a.id + 1, min(b.id) -1 as 'next_id' from your_table a, your_table b
    where a.id < b.id
    group by a.id
    having (next_id - a.id) > 0;

    this worked. Took about 3 minutes to run, but I got...
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    [SOLVED] Re: MySQL find missing numbers in table

    Don't care...just want to figure out the missing numbers. There are about 13.5K records
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    [SOLVED] Re: I can't share two of my drives

    For one, the shared folder can NOT be in your /home/UserID folder because of the permissions of the toplevel folder (UserID). The same permission issue also applies to windows user folder.......if...
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    [SOLVED] MySQL find missing numbers in table

    I think this is easy, but not sure

    MySQL table with a single integer field populated with a numeric series.

    I need to find all missing numbers.

    Thanks
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    Re: Will an EMP wreck a device that's turned off?

    Yes

    An EMP attack, depending on the level, will irreparably damage electronics.

    A nuke attack would create enough emp to overwhelm the atmosphere and charge circuits to overload levels and fry...
  17. [all variants] Re: harnessing the GPU when video is under utilized

    Sad. There is so much processing power which generally just goes to waste. I believe that Windows7 has the ability, but not sure if it is an addon or by design.....or so I hear.
  18. [all variants] Re: harnessing the GPU when video is under utilized

    I already have it installed and have been running it for almost 3 years now. I was hoping someone knew if there was a way to get the GPU involved in not only BOINC, but other things that I am doing...
  19. [all variants] Re: harnessing the GPU when video is under utilized

    No one????
  20. [all variants] harnessing the GPU when video is under utilized

    Is there any way to harness the under-utilized GPU to increase processing power of my PC?

    There is much potential in the GPU for stuff like BOINC (Seti, etc). HOW do I harness the under-utilized...
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    [ubuntu] Re: I want pdf creator

    By default, you can print anything to a file...the option is there to print to a PDF.
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    Re: buildings on the moon

    Similar oddities were also depicted on Mars. The Moon oddities are not on the earth facing side and therefore, earthbound telescopes will never see them....*IF* this is true, we will never find out...
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    [ubuntu] Re: kernel upgrade errors after fresh install

    Interesting....fixed now. I am on the cornell.edu mirror. It probably took a little bit to sync up.
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    [ubuntu] Re: kernel upgrade errors after fresh install

    Still showing on my side:

    The following packages have been kept back:
    linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

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  25. Thread: Truecrypt help

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    [other] Re: Truecrypt help

    The whole premise of an encrypted disk or volume is so that even if you know a part of the password, you will be out of luck. The longer the password, the better chances it won't be cracked.
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