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Hmm I should have been more specific I am looking for a wysiwyg type of program. (Hence mentioning Libre office writer). I think all the suggestions above are for text editors with many added bells...

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I am looking for a program that creates simple web pages, preferably where the code is laid out nice and clearly. My first thought was to use Libre Office Write but it does not support relative...

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I am using Silverlight (to access skydemonlight.com) enabled in Ubuntu 14.04 by Pipelight and Wine.

I wonder how I should update the version of Silverlight?

On Windows I automatically get...

Thanks for all your help - really appreciated.

You may be right about the network cable I did find it lose at some stage.

BRILLIANT that worked.

If you have the time can you explain
sudo apt-get install --reinstall b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer


Do you think I will have this problem again if I download...

HI Westie
When I did that there were no network connections till I plugged the cable back in

Hi Hadaka

I'm afraid that didn't fix it. Here are the results:-

sudo apt-get autoremove

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done...

Hi Hadaka

Thanks for trying to help. I am afraid it did not work. Have you any other ideas I could try? By the way, it is probably not relevant but I am using Gnome classic Fallback desktop.
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HI

I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 happily for some time but I did need help getting the wireless to work in the first place.

Now because of shellshock I let ubuntu update and - oh no - the...

Hunhh! my last thread just disappeared?

Anyway this works for me
http://dirtycoding.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/easy-way-to-auto-connect-to-hidden.html

Ubuntu still ignoring SSID broadcasts but it...

Well I don't know I just found it on the internet, I don't understand it either.

However since then I tried this
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Hi again, searching the internet I found this suggestion

http://askubuntu.com/questions/355522/ubuntu-12-04-thinks-my-wireless-network-is-hidden-but-its-not

I am a bit nervous about trying it...

Hi Gord

My SSID is just a 6 letter lower case word (edimax). So I don't think that is the problem?

Thanks

Thanks Hadaka but I am afraid these sttings made no difference

Mike A

Thanks for the reply Gord, I gathered that most users do not have this problem. I don't know why I do... I did have a lot of trouble getting Ubunto to install the correct drivers for my wireless card...

Further info: I have swapped the router for a different model (Huahei) the problem remains the same.

The basic problem seems to me to boil down to Ubuntu thinking my network is hidden when it...

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I am trying to get my laptop to connect to my wireless router automatically on start up.
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The Ubuntu version is 12.04

I can connect to the router OK but, every time I power...

BRILLIANT

its working

Thanks Wild Man and pdc

Really appreciated

Damn - thnaks for that I will execute the commands again with copy and paste

Hi Wildman, still no joy I am afraid.

Here is the contents of the terminal after running those 3 lines you instructed:-

anila@anila-Extensa-5220:~$ sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernal-source...

PS

When I have downloaded the linux-firmware-nonfree driver package i run "Additional Drivers" from settings. I think the first time it found the driver and allowed me to activate it (still no...

Thanks Wildman but I have tried the method described by Chili555 (that was the link I posted in my question). It appears praseodym is offering an alternative solution (for when Chili555's...

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I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and cannot now get the wireless working.

Laptop is Acer 5220

On Board wireless adapter is Broadcom 4311

I have tried to follow...

I junked the upgrade, put in a new disk and made a fresh install of 12.04

Thanks for trying to help me.

Am I right in thinking the problem is caused by a software item I downloaded un previous version of Ubuntu which cannot be added to the new catalogue? Would a possible solution be to somehow manually...