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infra_red_dude, why not make the development process of mac4lin more open?

you could have the code hosted in subversion on google code or bazaar on launchpad. People would have access to code...

i made a script called hackexec with contents:

echo $@ > /tmp/hackyrunscript
chmod +x /tmp/hackyrunscript
/tmp/hackyrunscript

and put it into a folder in my PATH. Then from gnome launchers i...

ok failsafe gnome mode, whatever it is called...

try the above steps that i said, and report back.

i have seen this happen. someone is probably working on it

if you change the window border in system>preferences>appearance >theme>customize>window border to something else, you will stop seeing...

install the package pavucontrol, then run pavucontrol in the terminal.

log in using gnome safe mode.
create a new user.
log out/restart.
try logging in as that new user (not in gnome safe mode).
report back if that works

it is bad advice to leave the repo managed version of flash, to switch to the custom downloaded one

the problem the original poster is suffering from is that they didnt install adobe flash, but...

hi
dont do it through gnome-do
use the centralised place for autostarting applications, namely:
system>preferences>sessions

then add a new program with the command
gnome-do --quiet
(use quiet...

easy solution, use ext3

anyway, im guessing it is scannign the hard drive
if you edit the file /etc/fstab you can control if a specific partition gets scanned, by changing the number in the...

to do something automatically at startup, simply add the command in the dialog
system>preferences>sessions

as you have a program needing sudo permissions. you need to supply the password

you...

you could write a small shell script to do this

if you use te program gvfs-ls to show you in the share is online, and then mount it if it is. ie something like


if (gvfs-ls smb://{here goes...

i guess you just need to delete your old index
which is stored in ~/.cache/tracker

then it will reindex at some point, and everything will work

also check the config file in ~/.config/tracker...

in synaptic install the package libflashsuppoort

this has the tendency to make firefox more crashy. if this affects you, read this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578

i tried one, it works in totem, on a pretty much default ubuntu install.

skype is a closed protocol, so no, you cant

you cant on any version of skype, including on windows

you could try running
gstreamer-properties
in the terminal

then go onto video tab, and in default output, try changing the plugin. click ok and try playing the dvd again

use rhythmbox, and do right click > move to deleted items (not remove)

yeah i could do that, but its a messy way to do things. surely there is a simpler way. if desktop launchers can run my script from a text file, surely it can just run the contents of my script

i...

ok poor choice of example applications. what i really meant was just two distinct applications. say running


gedit && totem

to run one after the other
or


gedit & totem

say if i do: right click on panel, add to panel, custom application launcher. then choose:
type: application
name: my app
command: totem && gedit
comment:

then clicking on it doesnt work....

the problem is that you have two different versions of firefox installed (check about>firefox in each, and the different shape and color icons)
you have an old ff2 copy that is set as the default...

to find out how something works, and what options are needed, run
{name of command} --help
and
man {name of command}

so in this case
wget --help
and
man wget
tells you about all of the...

in synaptic, install the package gcolor2 :D

system > preferences > mouse > pointer speed