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  1. [ubuntu] Re: From 9.10 > 10.04, where did this function disappear to?

    Thanks for your response. I suspected that was the case. Adobe. Hmm...

    I suppose I'll just have to dig into the browser cache instead.

    Don't you love it when accountants 'overwrite' the...
  2. [ubuntu] Re: From 9.10 > 10.04, where did this function disappear to?

    Bumpoh!

    Daft question?
    Too hot?
    Missed the point?

    I could be guilty of all three but would love a hint...
  3. [ubuntu] From 9.10 > 10.04, where did this function disappear to?

    Hi,

    For quite a few Ubuntu versions now, if I ever wanted to save a youtube clip, I just went to the file system's /tmp folder and did a cut'n'paste of the buffered file. Now I have upgraded to...
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    Re: Why no Politics?

    Interesting thread, Monsieur Garibaldi.

    I have found over the years that politics, and by that I mean deep knowledge of what politicians don't want people to find out, is a turn off to most...
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    [ubuntu_studio] Re: Another network Catch 22?

    Duh! Thanks again - I guess it'll probably be the same path in 10.04

    Edit: It is. Just shows what a lousy 'looker' I am!...
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    [ubuntu_studio] Re: Another network Catch 22?

    Sound advice, thanks cchhrriiss

    Yeah, I raided my USB install for the nm-applet stuff but still can't find this blasted and (to me) totally unnecessary 'broadband' database. Sounds like a big...
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    [ubuntu_studio] Another network Catch 22?

    Hi. It seems every time I upgrade Ubuntu (Studio 10.04 in this instance) there are new network issues. It's a continual 'catch 22' as I can't get on the net to get the files needed to get on the net!...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Set laptop volume control at boot up?

    Thanks for the response, cchhrriiss, but with the version I have (AlsaMixer v1.0.20) the machine (T43 thinkpad) it still randomly resets to mute on boot.

    There must be a dot.file somewhere...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Set laptop volume control at boot up?

    Bump.

    Do I ask impossible questions? ;-)
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    [ubuntu] Set laptop volume control at boot up?

    I appreciate this topic has been covered before but could some kind programmer tell me how to set at least my headphone/lineout socket precisely to -15dB at boot up, please? If I knew how to make...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to make Synaptic recognise USB stick?

    Thanks for that cpmman (do you really still use cp/m ? ;-)

    I wonder what would happen if I substituted usb for cdrom in the command # apt-cdrom ident ?
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to make Synaptic recognise USB stick?

    Bump

    Any takers or is it a case of RTFM (which I'm rather loath to do as it's all gobbledegook to me) ?

    Any hints on how to configure Synaptic to recognise a USB flash drive installation from...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Query: nv/nouveau vs proprietory drivers

    Bump for some kind Linux techie?
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    [ubuntu] Query: nv/nouveau vs proprietory drivers

    I am beginning to suspect that I have a broken/damaged video memory chip on one card in a 64bit nVidia SLI setup with 2 x 7900GS video cards.

    My query is this: When using the Linux nv or nouveau...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to make Synaptic recognise USB stick?

    Bump...

    It's a bit of a catch22 - I need to do some updates but I can't get that machine online till I install nm-applet but Synaptic wants to go online to get it rather than look on the USB flash...
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    [ubuntu] How to make Synaptic recognise USB stick?

    In amongst the exciting 10.10 issues, could I ask for a description on how to get Synaptic to look for extra files from a Lucid 10.04 64bit version already installed from a USB flash drive, rather...
  17. WashingtonPost-Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD

    I do hope the mods won't consider this too political, even if it does appear in a Washington post blog ;-)

    Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD
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    Re: Is upgrading from 9.10 worth it?

    My experience of 10.04 UbuntuStudio and 10.04.1 vanilla upgrade couldn't be more different. 'Studio works fine.

    I won't go into detail here except to say net streaming is totally porked in Firefox...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Perfect Partitioning

    I've followed this thread just to see how it panned out and I'm wondering whether Win7 is not just making life more difficult for you?

    Is there anything you do in Win7 that cannot be done in...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can't install ubuntu on a thinkpad ultrabay

    Hi, I am no expert by any means but if you are trying to achieve a dual boot system, you need to use GParted, from a LiveCD/USB, to carve some free space on your drive first. There are many 'howto's...
  21. [ubuntu] Re: Flash player installation instructions please.

    Hi lovinglinux - thanks for your efforts to sort out flash plugin problems but it seems that with 10.04.1 it no longer works. On this T43 Thinkpad, Firefox now keeps the CPU working at 100%, no...
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    [SOLVED] Re: After upgrade to 10.04 flash not working

    Same problem here but is this a technical or political issue?

    ISTM just about 'everyone' is being herded into the 'g00gle-sphere'. Look how the very word 'g00gle' has become a verb! Yet there are...
  23. [gnome] Re: A request to modify file copying behavior.

    Thank you Zorgoth for helping a relative newcomer ;-)

    Is there a single/central command for finding out what the OS calls every single piece of user addressable hardware?

    @KdotJ Great. Could it...
  24. [gnome] Re: A request to modify file copying behavior.

    Thank you Zorgoth for the 'fast route' but how do I link the two USB drives together from the command line to allow use of cp successfully?

    GUI's are so much more convenient for general users,...
  25. [gnome] A request to modify file copying behavior.

    Hi,

    Not sure whether this is the right place but a situation occurred yesterday that made me think about ergonomics in file copying behaviour using nautilus under Gnome.

    I was rescuing ~300Gb...
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