When a shell is started, there is a file that is run to set it up. This is usually called
.bash_profile (or
.profile or
.bash_login), and is placed in the user home directory. You could add the...
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When a shell is started, there is a file that is run to set it up. This is usually called
.bash_profile (or
.profile or
.bash_login), and is placed in the user home directory. You could add the...
Based on the Processor specs (http://ark.intel.com/products/33910/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8400-6M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB), it looks like you will be fine to run 64-bit Ubuntu. Overall there...
You can manually install plugins using either the Ubuntu Software Centre or via the website of the plugin. If it is Adobe Flash, you may be out of luck due to lack of support from Adobe. Google...
I suggest you take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=953750.
The main think to know is to use
su - <username> or
sudo -u <username> to select which user to run...
You should be able to use Ubuntu Server edition for that. I would suggest using the LTS version, so it does not need to be upgraded as often. Ubuntu Server 12.04 is the latest LTS version, and is...
Have you thought about installing the Kubuntu packages on your existing system? By doing this, you would be able to use both Xubuntu and Kubuntu by selecting which one to use on the login screen. To...
After you have installed Google Earth, you should be able to launch it using the Dash in Ubuntu 11.10. Click on the Ubuntu logo on the Launcher, or press the Windows key on the keyboard to open the...
Unfortunately there is no way that I know of to add options to the Global Menu in programs. Each program defines its own menu structure, which then appears in the Global Menu in Ubuntu. Someone might...
@SheaMan
If you are on 10.04 LTS, that would explain why you don't have that script for the Unity test. However, it looks like your computer has compiz running at the moment, so when you decide to...
Hi SheaMan,
Are you running Ubuntu 11.10? I do not have any problem running that command on my computer, as the file exists. As far as I know, Natty also includes the command (based on...
Firefox 8 and Thunderbird 8 have been released for all platforms, but the Ubuntu Developers have not put the new versions into the main repositories yet. There are a couple of issues that need to be...
You can easily test if your computer is capable of running Unity3D using the command:
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
(from...
Gnome is installed on Ubuntu, and you will be using Gnome applications, such as Nautilus, but the desktop interface will be Unity by default on a clean install of Ubuntu 11.10.
If you are using...
Hi,
Ubuntu (and most linux distributions) use X Server as the low level graphics engine. Ubuntu then uses Gnome on top of X Server as the main graphical user interface. Unity is another layout in...
Hi cedman,
What version of Ubuntu are you using at the moment, and which browser are you trying to access the website in?
When I have issues such as this, the first thing I do is try the...
I have been using Eclipse with openJDK on Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 without any issues. Simply install the 'eclipse' package from the Ubuntu Repositories (it is in the universe repository, so make sure...
Hi,
I have also got the same problem. I just upgraded UNR 9.10 to 10.04 on an Asus N10Jh, and the same problem occurs.
Nothing like this has happened before the upgrade, so must be some...
Host drive hard to access
Hi,
I recently installed the latest Gusty version of Wubi (rev 386) on my laptop.
I had a few installation problems. Wubi installed fine on Vista, but after the restart, the Ubuntu...
Other versions of ubuntu and wubi
Hi,
Can I use wubi with the live cd version of feisty 7.04 beta rather than the alternate cd to install ubuntu?
If so, how do I do this? Can I just change the intrid.gz and vmlinuz files to the...
Hi,
I used the wubi-7.04-herd4-v1 installer to install wubi on my computer. The install worked fine, and when I rebooted into Ubuntu the installation from the alternate cd iso worked. When I...
Forget about my last post. I found a newer version of CUPS-PDF and installed it and it worked fine.
I have installed CUPS-PDF as per your instructions, but when I print anything the resulting PDF file is blank. Does anyone know what might be causing this?
I am running Ubuntu Edgy.
Joel