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I'm wondering if anyone else is running Ubuntu on a Macbook using Virtualbox. Is it slow? Are there any compatibility issues?

Note: I'm not a fan of the Unity desktop and will be using Gnome...

Note: downgrading to Skype 2.1 from Skype 4.0 works.. I mainly use Skype to make cheap phone calls.. although I'd like 4.0 to work as well but I'm not given any information other than a vague...

This is all I'm given when I start skype (other than the fact that it won't start at all):



What to do about it? What more information do you need?

Open images.google.com

Then browse the image in Nautilus or another file manager

Drag the image into the page pointed at Google Images, a box will indicate where to drag the image.

Then...

By now, you've probably seen the feature in Google Images where you can take an image then have Google search for images it deems similar to that image.

Is there any way, at least in Ubuntu, if I...

Seems the problem is more complicated..

I upgraded to the 12.04 beta (update-manager -d) and now the printer is found!

sudo apt-get install foomatic-db
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no...

Running 11.10, I have no idea how to install a USB printer.

What I've tried:

1) Going to http://localhost:631/admin

Select "Add Printer"

Problem is, no USB option is listed. There's only...

Anyone? When I can expect printing to work again?

I'm running a Epson Stylus Photo R300 Printer.

Ubuntu 11.10

One day, my printer stopped working so I went into CUPS (http://localhost:631) and uninstalled it trying to reinstall it. But now I...

Never Mind.. Solved:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-cups-usblp.conf
comment out blacklist (e.g. #blacklist usblp)

Reboot

run sudo modprobe usblp

sudo adduser (myself) lp

The user `(myself)' is already a member of `lp'

So I try running sudo mtink.

Still says "No access to printer device file" (blah blah blah) You must be a member of...

Does this sort of service exist in a form compatible with Ubuntu?

I'm looking for a system that stores my passwords in the cloud. These passwords could be for Gmail accounts, forum accounts,...

So sound works fine on my system but I can't adjust any of the settings.

So I try to open the Pulseaudio Volume Control app and an error message pops up:

"Fatal Error: Unable to Connect to...

THANK You! Finally got my flash working again after installing the custom Flash-Aid! (Selected Adobe Stable from Repositories 64-bit, not sure why installing it from repositories in Synaptic or...

What good is the latest flash if it won't even load the videos? I don't care if the older one has vulnerabilities; if it loads the video, it's fine!

Btw, I've just reinstalled my system and the...

I'm using the Flash-Aid plugin for Firefox to get the latest flash (also tried the repositories) but the latest Flash they insist on using (both 32-bit and 64-bit) are unsatisfactory.

I *need* to...

Not a perfect solution but I've used some of the helpful advice here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1886799

There's no gear icon and no way of adding it in..

But..

I fixed it but by disabling most of the Unity system and customizing it to resemble classic Gnome.
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The title says it all.. how do I add a button to logout/shutdown/restart in Unity?

All I see are the icons for my tray in the upper-right corner. when I try to right-click the top bar, I don't...

I'm in the process of reinstalling my system.. my /home is on a ext3 partition and I'm thinking of formatting / as an ext4 partition.

1) Will this cause any issues for Ubuntu?
2) If there are...

OK, I absolutely DON'T care about the security reprecussions so please let me know how I can enable Ubuntu to accept a 4-letter password!

I installed Ubuntu 6.10 eons ago and I picked a 4-letter...

no idea

I have to wait 3 or 4 minutes at the "Stuck on Waiting for Network Configuration" screen before it proceeds to boot normally.

Me too (for the 1000th time.)

Although if you wait patiently it gets past it and my network works fine.. but I have to wait unnecessarily long every time when rebooting.