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  1. [xubuntu] Re: keepassx password suddenly fails in xubuntu 16.04

    KeeepassXC v KeepassX

    Additional features of KeepassXC compared to KeePassX:


    - Auto-Type on all three major platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS)
    - Twofish encryption
    - YubiKey...
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    [SOLVED] Re: bootable usb install files

    I don't know about xp. Actually I don't know about Win 10 either but it usually takes up the entire disk. You have to "shrink" it to free part of the disk . Win 10 will tell you how much you can...
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Is Comodo antivirus available for Xenial 16.04?

    https://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/antivirus-for-linux.php

    https://www.comodo.com/home/download/download.php?prod=antivirus-for-linux
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    [SOLVED] Re: Upgrade to 14.04 No internet

    All I had to do is add 2 lines to: /etc/resolv.conf

    nameserver 8.8.8.8
    nameserver 8.8.4.4
    Thanks
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade to 14.04 No internet

    Upgraded to 14.04 and have no access to internet. The icon on the top shows Auto Ethernet. Windows can connect.
    And WIFI is active in the house. (I write this from a laptop which connects just fine)...
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    [lubuntu] Re: updates filling hard drive?

    there is a way to purge old kernels:



    Kernel old purge , dry run :
    dpkg -l linux-* | awk '/^ii/{ print $2}' | grep -v -e `uname -r | cut -f1,2 -d"-"` | grep -e [0-9] | xargs sudo apt-get...
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Can't Install 12.04.1 (No Default UI configuration...)

    Whether you have an Asus (as you say) or an Acer (as you imply), I hope that this link will be of help:

    http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm
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    [ubuntu] Re: /etc/apt/sources.list review

    What do you mean by 'Compiling'? How do I so that?

    The last 3 are for updates for Java, Bitcoins and JonDo.

    I got to mirror.cc.columbia.edu by running :

    Synaptic->Settings->REpos-->Ubuntu ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: /etc/apt/sources.list review

    Updates are sometimes slow.
    I see mirror.cc.columbia.edu listed 14 times. Is this normal?

    The 3 non-ubuntu sources at the end are fine.

    Thanks
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    [ubuntu] /etc/apt/sources.list review

    Please have a look at this /etc/apt/sources.list and tell me what needs removal or what else I should be done. I see some duplicates and at least one 'debian'.

    Thanks



    # deb...
  11. [SOLVED] Re: "apt-get dist-upgrade" causes unwanted removal of installed packages

    Please have a look at my /etc/apt/sources.list and tell me what needs removal or what else I should do. I see some duplicates and at least one 'debian'.
    Thanks


    # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS...
  12. Thread: slow wireless

    by mailc
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    [SOLVED] Re: slow wireless

    Thanks wildmanne39 ,

    that certainly helped .

    You are the best!
  13. Thread: slow wireless

    by mailc
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    [SOLVED] Re: slow wireless

    cat /etc/lsb-release; uname -a

    DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
    DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
    DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
    DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04 LTS"
    Linux xxxx 3.2.0-26-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14...
  14. Thread: slow wireless

    by mailc
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    [SOLVED] slow wireless

    A Samsung laptop came with 4 logigal partitions : boot, Windows1, Windows 2, and Reinstallation. I deleted the first 3 partitions and installed Ubuntu 12.04 ver 32. which worked fine for a while but...
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    Ubuntu 12.04 Precise - 32 bit app 64 bit os

    On a Samsung laptop 64 bit with Windows 7 Home Premium I installed Ubuntu 12.04 Precise for a dual boot.
    Both work fine.

    But by mistake I installed Precise ver 32 instead of ver 64.

    Should I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Changing icon size in Unity 2d Ubuntu 12.04

    After the latest update yesterday the icons are again large.

    So I found the .qml files but some also had .bak files.
    So I made copies of the files to the Desktop, made my changes there, and moved...
  17. Thread: Typewriter

    by mailc
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    Re: Typewriter

    What ? Lower electricity?

    I think that mine never heard of such thing!

    It does not get much use these days but brings back memories to grandpa...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Java jre1.6.0_23 or jre1.6.0_20

    The errors were apparently resolved with:

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
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    [ubuntu] Re: Java jre1.6.0_23 or jre1.6.0_20

    Also when trying to 'Tell the system, that the new Java must be the default' (Instructions #10. ), I get same errors:

    ~$ sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/32/jre1.6.0_23/bin/java...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Java jre1.6.0_23 or jre1.6.0_20

    Thanks
    No problems removing old Java and downloading new one to /OPT.
    But then the Instructions say :'Inform the system and make the new JRE the default
    (#9 of Instructions).

    And as...
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    [ubuntu] Java jre1.6.0_23 or jre1.6.0_20

    I have downloaded and installed the latest Java Version 6 Update 23 and in /OPT i have 2 folders : /opt/java/32/jre1.6.0_23 and jre1.6.0_23 .

    I had followed instructions for download and...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Truecrypt Installing problems

    Just as a follow-up:

    I changed the Desktop view from UNR to GNOME and miraculously TrueCrypt reappeared in the Applications/Accessories and is working fine. Guess that it was somewhere all along...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Truecrypt Installing problems

    TrueCrypt was in the Applications and was actually working.

    But after restarting the laptop, Truecrypt is no longer there...

    this has happened also before.

    Hope that this tells you something...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Truecrypt Installing problems

    thanks - this is working indeed .

    it tells me that it is installing it in usr/bin and usr/share .

    But how long does this take?
    The last entry is 'Press Enter to exit... '

    Does it mean...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Truecrypt Installing problems

    Thanks gandaran,

    Permissions are Read and Write for everybody. The execution box was marked all along

    And I did cd to Downloads. But it does not open (neither by double clicking nor in...
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