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    [ubuntu] Re: usb drive fails to mout at /media

    Have you seen this post? With your usb drive unmounted and out, what is the output of

    ls -l /media/?
  2. Thread: Google earth

    by aliddell
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    [SOLVED] Re: Google earth

    I found this in the Google product forums. It seems to have worked a couple weeks ago for someone running Fedora 17.
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    Re: What is the best Linux based Server OS?

    Well, every distro I've tried has required downloading a crapton of updates on first boot, not to mention all the software I need to get up and running doing what I do. Once you know your way around...
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    Re: What is the best Linux based Server OS?

    Such as?
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    Re: What is the best Linux based Server OS?

    Really, whatever you're most comfortable with.

    Unless you're trying to break out of your comfort zone, for which I always recommend Slackware. :twisted: (Unless you're comfortable with Slackware,...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Open using Other Program

    No problem. I forget that kind of stuff all the time.
  7. Thread: Google earth

    by aliddell
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    [SOLVED] Re: Google earth

    You should know that dpkg -i doesn't handle dependencies but something like, say, gdebi does. When I run


    sudo gdebi google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

    I get:

    Requires the installation...
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    [SOLVED] Re: .bashrc/aliases not loading per SSH session

    Ah, yeah, that'll do it every time. :)

    No problem.
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    [SOLVED] Re: .bashrc/aliases not loading per SSH session

    On my system, /root/.bashrc is sourced from .profile (it doesn't have a .bash_profile).
    I know .bashrc typically sources .bash_aliases. Which file is sourcing .bashrc? Still, you might try this

    ...
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    [SOLVED] Re: installed but booting to windows

    This is because GRUB was improperly installed or not installed at all to your master boot record (or you installed Windows after you installed Ubuntu and Windows overwrote it).

    There's a pretty...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Open using Other Program

    Thunderbird, by default, lives in /usr/bin:


    /usr/bin/thunderbirdIn the future, you can find this via the which command:

    which thunderbird
  12. Re: Seeking design program with real world scaling

    Seconded. Inkscape is hands down the best vector graphics program for Linux. IIRC, it has real-world measurements, too.
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to uninstall Google Play Lens

    Open up a terminal and

    sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-xxxwhere xxx is probably going to be googleplay. If you don't see that, try typing


    sudo apt-get remove unity-WITHOUT PRESSING ENTER and...
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