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hi Smallwheels.

I run older versions of Ubuntu (not version 13) and most of my previous fresh installs required at least some tweaking to run proper, usually related to the screen resolution,...

I've used bleachbit for a while and it helps get rid of junk, just be careful what you remove. I also use Ubuntu-tweak to periodically remove old kernel updates from my system. Agree, CCleaner is...

openbox with or without a panel. Very simple to set-up, use and runs lean on my old machines.

mardybear

Just because gnome, lubuntu and openbox are installed, you're essentially just running one at a time especially if you take the time to tweak your startup/background processes. Have fun with...

Me thinks deleting partitions 3 through 8 would not be the simplest solution, as it would then require the reinstallation of the OP's existing Ubuntu install.

Please note, deleting partitions will...

Howdy....

I'm no expert but i've installed a few systems. You have a pretty complicated drive setup for a laptop - looks like dual boot with a Windows OS. If there's an expert in the house please...

Howdy.

It sounds like you've already got what you want, a working Debian based system (Ubuntu) with a minimal Openbox desktop. If your drivers and everything is working great...why change. Since...

Hello.

I would definitely change your swappiness down to 10. Try it and see, can always change it back. FYI: I have <1GB ram, keep my systems at swappiness 10 and never have a problem as they...

Howdy.

One of my systems has never liked shutting down Ubuntu from within the desktop environment. I previously tried to fix without success so now i simply logout and then shutdown from the login...

...or if you prefer a GUI method to cut/copy via root, simply enter gksu nautilus (or whatever file browser you utilize).

mardybear

Hello. I'm not a facebook user but never had any problems logging into gmail over the years using Ubuntu. Probably related to your internet browser settings. If you open up your terminal and enter...

Earlier this year i used my very old dapper installation CD to install dapper and then used Ubuntu's online repositories to upgrade jump from dapper to hardy and then again from hardy to lucid. So it...

My father would have called you a smartmouth, i can think of a few other choice words.

Just today actually, many months after long term support 'officially' ended. Here are today's apt-get bug,...

Hi donaldshelton.

You could try updating your system via terminal and it might get the bugs out:

Close your update manager GUI

Open terminal (may use ctrl-alt-t combo)

Enter 'sudo apt-get...

Hi Destructo47.

It can take up to a day for people to respond - volunteers only i believe.

Please clarify so people can better assist:

Which flavour of Ubuntu are you using, including...

You should be able to retrieve your files using the bootCD or even low graphic mode.

It seems your X Window system is not working properly, hence the low graphic mode. The following steps will...

Hi loopinaloop.

Have you tried a new Firefox profile?

An easy way i use for troubleshooting:

Close firefox

Rename /home/your_user_name/.mozilla/firefox/XXXXX.default (your profile) to...

Hey Rocket J Squirrel.

Yeah that's pretty poor performance...i can watch 240 Flash videos okay on my celeron 700MHz system :)

When i googled your video hardware and added Ubuntu, it seemed many...

Hi Rocket J Squirrel...

Too bad - that's pretty heavy resource use. As long as your frame rates are okay but running at 240 pixels is poor.

Have you tried disabling Flash hardware acceleration....

Hi again dori321.

I'm using a different version of Ubuntu (old 8.04). In my package manager, synaptic, i have numerous Firefox language packs, including mozilla-firefox-locale-he-il, the Mozilla...

Hi dori321.

In addition to zoom, Firefox also has various font choices, including font size. You can set a minimum font size and should also be able to select something like zoom only text/not...

Hi again Rocket J Squirrel.

Unity is not a lightweight desktop environment. It utilizes system resources that could otherwise be used to run higher definition video. Lubuntu would be a good...

Hi Rocket J Squirrel...

Try disabling all necessary desktop eyecandy that isn't required.

When playing Flash video, do you have a process running called 'plugin-container'? To check, run 'top'...

Okay....but did you try a new profile yet ?

mardybear

Hi again manji_kun.

I'm also no crash report expert, but noticed it indicated you're running an anttoolbar, a video add-on, so query whether you were running with all add-ons disabled when the...