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Is there a way to reduce the size of the desktop screen within Ubuntu without going to a smaller resolution?

I bought a Zotac Zbox ID41, installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it and hooked it up to my 32"...

I don't particuarly understand why the fix worked. Basically, all it was involved disabling the driver and then re-enabling, which I would have expected a computer reboot would do. I didn't have to...

I do owe you my thanks. I wasn't previously aware there was a problem with "N" routers, and I didn't stumble across that with my searches. But after your comment, I searched more specifically for...

(Sorry it took so long to get back with you... got pulled away with other things)

Yes, it is an N router (or at least, N capable), but I'm pretty sure I don't have an N wireless card. But if...

I'm having a weird problem. A power surge/outage knocked out my home router, so I went out and bought a new one (that's not my problem). But now, my Ubuntu laptop won't connect to the new router (it...

I think you are a little confused. William Daniels did the voice of K.I.T.T., but I don't see any evidence that he was ever on Buck Rogers. He was on St. Elsewhere, as well as Boy Meets World. He...

I forgot about that show. It was a good one.

Somehow, that reminded me of Deadly Games, which was another good show (and a bit more obscure).

Before Quantum Leap, there was Voyagers! That was definitely one of my favorite shows as a kid.

And I don't know if this counts as science fiction, but I just finished watching the complete series...

Actually, that is what I have been doing, but I've gotten used to using LiveUSB (rather than a LiveCD), and I didn't feel like buying a new flash drive just to carry an old version of Ubuntu.


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One of the things I found really handy about the Live Ubuntu CDs is they had the option to run a memory scan on the computer. As the head of an IT department of one person in charge of maintaining 60...

I noticed that almost every movie/tv show has the same cat getting its tail stepped on.

Your computer should be powerful enough to run any of the Ubuntu family (except maybe Mythbuntu, but since that is a media center/DVR, that would be a special exception).

The only real question I...

My all-time favorite song is "The Touch" by Stan Bush (as featured in the 1986 "Transformers: The Movie"). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIbnKFIsVo (in a fan-made music video featuring my current...

1GB - several Windows installers for freeware and open-source programs

4GB - Live Ubuntu

8GB - several apps from PortableApps, including 7-zip, ClamWin, FileZilla, Firefox, GIMP, InfraRecorder,...

I have one program installed under WINE right now.

That one program is....

[drum roll please]

Firefox.

Yep, I have Firefox installed on WINE. Why? Well, I have the 64-bit Ubuntu installed...

My all-time favorite movie is 1776, based on the Broadway play of the same name. It is an historial musical comedy about the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And...

I realize I'm a little late, but I really like PetFish.net. That was my main online resource when I was first starting my aquarium six years ago. Granted, my tanks have been pretty stable recently,...

I second that. A big reason why I switched from Debian to Ubuntu was the forums. Debian (at that time, at least) was very much a "Just Google it" or "RTFM". It got on my nerves really quickly,...

Generally speaking, the Indiana Ubuntu LoCo is a mostly online group (although we do try to get together occasionally), so while we are based in Indiana, we don't really separate into different parts...

Here you go.

/etc/pam.d/passwd:


/etc/pam.d/common-password


/etc/nsswitch.conf

BTW, I mentioned that the command passwd "failed", but I guess I should have included the actual error message:

passwd: System error
passwd: Password unchanged

I'm having a problem with passwords.

I go to System->Preferences->About Me and click on "Change Password". It then asks to authenticate the existing password. But it won't authenticate. I can log...

When you say "dog", are you referring to a four-legged animal, a person, a constellation, feet, a food, or a machine part? After all, the whole point of this thread is to be specific about what words...

Does anyone know of any advantages/disadvantages of using the Ubuntu One Music Store rather than going directly to 7digital.com to purchase the music?

I can guess that some of the proceeds helps...

For the most part, malicious web scripts are designed to work on Windows. As an Ubuntu user, you will be immune to those as well.