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  1. Re: How Do You Pronounce The Names of Linux Distributions?

    I always mispronounce things so my answer would be the way I feel comfortable at the time!!
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    Re: Any recommended cloud backup services?

    I quite like Mega https://mega.nz/ which is based in New Zealand. I believe they still offer 50Gb of free cloud storage... worth a look? They seem to respect privacy as well :)
  3. [xubuntu] Re: Webcam issues on Xubuntu 16.04 on Dell Inspiron 3437 with Microdia Integrated Web

    I noticed this bug which may or may not be related:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1574079

    I mention it only as it affects usb soundcards and could be relevant.

    My...
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    Cheers for the link!!
  5. [xubuntu] Re: Webcam issues on Xubuntu 16.04 on Dell Inspiron 3437 with Microdia Integrated Web

    To be honest I wonder why this is happening. Ubuntu is not a new player now and releasing something that clearly still has a lot of issues is bad for it's image. Why release? Sticking to the regular...
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    That's interesting to know. I take it you are using Ubuntu and not Kubuntu. It's interesting because from what I can tell Kubuntu is the only *buntu where fwupd hangs.... so I wonder if the bug has...
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    Yes it does and really well. The only thing with Kubuntu at the moment is that there is a known bug with the proprietary driver App in that it just hangs. If you use this feature you can either wait...
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    Okay I have given up with this as I am too concerned about the risk of harm to my soundcard. Little peeved that no-one could help, but I realise that the forum is run by volunteers... so no worries....
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    Anyone??
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    Re: External usb soundcard

    Just had a look at the logs and noticed this:


    Apr 23 11:04:02 kernel: [ 584.900386] usb 2-3: 1:1: usb_set_interface failed (-71)
    Apr 23 11:04:02 penguinclaw-desktop pulseaudio[1795]: message...
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    External usb soundcard

    I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 and am now having an issue with my Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 soundcard. When I first booted into the desktop I noticed that the led lights indicating the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Increasing my root directory size

    Just to add my little bit of advice... The above is all good. However there may be a safer way in reducing your windows partition. That is to use windows own tools. Unfortunately I can't remember...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Odd plasma lockups Kubuntu 15.10

    Not something that has happened to me since the early days of Plasma5.... I wonder, are you using Nouveau or proprietary drivers? Also is this a new install?? Sometimes the desktop becomes very laggy...
  14. Re: I have Ubuntu but after installing Kubuntu desktop computer freezes

    I think that you need to install the AMD proprietary drivers for this issue as other than that your hardware looks okay. Unfortunately, with 16.04 release coming up next week, these drivers will not...
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    [ubuntu] Re: quick pre-install question

    Obviously no-one can look at all the code installed in your standard distro, but the fact that it IS free to inspect gives it a major advantage over proprietary OSes, where you are explicitly...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: Backups -- Error creating directories: Permission Denied

    How are you trying to make your backup? If using the command line just use sudo. If its a gui app then you may need to use raised privileges to do this (hence the error) in which case launch in the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: quick pre-install question

    Seriously, Linux is not Windows. One of the great things with open source is that anyone (including you) can look at the source code for such back doors. Ubuntu uses, open source software, except...
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    [SOLVED] Re: New user - hardware compatibility

    IMHO yes! The amd motherboards haven't really changed much in the last few years, nor the AMD processors to be honest. With the deprecation of AMD proprietary video support that will affect you only...
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    [SOLVED] Re: New user - hardware compatibility

    Also I have just remembered that proprietary support for AMD graphics will be depricated with 16.04

    https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-16.04-Dropping-fglrx
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    [SOLVED] Re: New user - hardware compatibility

    From my own experience with Linux and system building I would say that the best thing is not to buy into the latest tech without research. Having said that I haven't had any problems with any of the...
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