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    [all variants] Re: best fylesystem to store backups?

    I see 2 choices for you:

    1) NTFS: All the Windows haters in here will bitch on moan about NTFS. Fact is NTFS is a very decent file system. It is used in Windows Server 2003/2008 for very large...
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    [ubuntu] Re: / is readonly with unknown option

    Booting into recovery from grub still results in it being read-only. The only option is to use a boot cd?
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    [ubuntu] / is readonly with unknown option

    A bad mistake lead me to edit the / line in my /etc/fstab file to read:
    /dev/sda1 / ext3 acl,defaults,eerrors=remount-ro 0 1

    Notice the "eerrors..." option. Now when I reboot, / is...
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    [ubuntu] SSH has some graphical key unlocker

    I'm using 8.04. Whenever I try to ssh into a server I get a gui popup that prompts me to unlock my key. I don't want to use the gui to unlock my key, I want to use the regular openssh command line to...
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    [ubuntu] VirtualBox 2.0.4 Can't get bridge to work

    Hi, I've just installed virtualbox 2.0.4 on Ubuntu 8.04.

    Problem is, I can't seem to get bridge networking setup.
    I've done the following

    1) Installed bridge-utils
    2) Added the following into...
  6. [ubuntu] Bash searches for uninstalled commands in 8.04

    I noticed that when you type a command that doesn't exist, bash tries to find the packages that command comes from and gives you a recommendation if that command is found in a package.

    Is there a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Hardy screensaver/powermanagement issues

    Turns out this was a deeper problem then just the screensaver.
    My /var/log/Xorg.0.log file was flooded with:

    (EE) fglrx(1): [DRI] Unlocking inconsistency:
    49805 Context 136446372 trying to...
  8. [gnome] Re: No borders, title bars, etc until I laucnch metacity

    Zorael: That is exactly what I was looking for.

    Thanks very much.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Hardy screensaver/powermanagement issues

    I'm also having this issue.
    I'm using a desktop with an ATI X550 using the fglrx driver.


    I've also noticed that I cannot get into the gnome-screensaver-preferences
    either. It just freezes.
    ...
  10. [gnome] Re: No borders, title bars, etc until I laucnch metacity

    I have an ATI X550 using the fglrx driver.

    In system -> preference -> appearance I have no visuals turned on.


    Any ideas?

    Thanks
  11. [gnome] No borders, title bars, etc until I laucnch metacity

    Hi,

    I've just upgraded to 8.04. When I log in and launch an app. I get no
    title bars and no borders. I have to open up a shell prompt and type "metacity" then everything works just fine.

    Does...
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    Bash scripting - starting a new shell

    Is there a way to start a script/program in a new shell from a bash script.

    I'm writing a script and I start a never ending program, and 5 seconds after this never ending program starts, I want to...
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