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    [ubuntu] Re: Where to keep startup script?

    I can't answer all of that, but I think the easiest way to get a startup program running is to use the "startup applications" program -- I'm not sure what the cmd line name for it is, but if you type...
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    [ubuntu] Re: problem with "cat" command

    As far as I can tell, it's not as if cat is somehow "broken" in need of fixing. The mkv format just needs to be processed at a higher level than a simple appending of bytes. If you want to use the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Web Browsing Painfully Slow !!

    The file you're looking for is /etc/X11/xorg.conf -- post is so we can have a look
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    [ubuntu] Re: Help! Filesystem check failed!

    No worries -- so you've got a shell open. Just type

    dmesg |less
    To get some useful output. Go to the bottom (press END) and start reading from the bottom up. Look for anything that looks...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Help! Filesystem check failed!

    Try looking at/sending over the output of dmesg. That's generally the first place to look. You might also look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  6. [SOLVED] Re: What is the name of the applet that notifies you of available updates?

    What about apt-watch-gnome? Is that what you're looking for?
  7. [SOLVED] Re: Does Ubuntu 9.10 use both cores of my processor?

    To get a whole bunch more info about your CPUs you might try the cpufrequtils package

    sudo apt-get install cpufrequtils
    After that (you may need to reboot) call

    cpufreq-info
  8. [SOLVED] Re: What is the name of the applet that notifies you of available updates?

    I think it's just called update-manager, unless I misunderstood what you're asking for. To check if it's installed run

    aptitude search update-manager
    If there's an 'i' a the front of the line,...
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    Re: installing Marathon on Ubuntu 9.10?

    Try reading the INSTALL.Unix file. If you're using GNOME:

    gedit INSTALL.Unix
    Or if you're on KDE:

    kate INSTALL.Unix
    If that file isn't enlightening, try this page:...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Simple backup script solution

    You might also consider rdiff-backup (as an alternative to rsync). It's a great little tool that's easy to set up and does incremental backups

    http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org/
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    Re: installing Marathon on Ubuntu 9.10?

    You need to unpack the tarball. Try this:

    tar -jxvf filename.tar.bz2
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    [SOLVED] Re: how to create MKV files

    +1 for handbrake. If you want a repository for it you can add the following to sources.list:



    deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/handbrake-ubuntu/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
    deb-src...
  13. [SOLVED] Re: Is it bad to have too many partitions on a Hard Drive?

    I don't see any reason that more partitions would slow down your machine -- note that if you want more than 4 you'll have to make one of them extended (rather than primary)
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    Re: Post your CTRL+V's

    Host_or_Printer
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    [ubuntu] Re: x- Executable File

    cd into the directory where the executable is and type

    ./name_of_file
    this should run the program. If that for some reason doesn't work try

    sh name_of_file
    if that still doesn't work, I think...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Wine Isn't Working

    I'm not sure about your specific problem, but to get to a wine config gui open a terminal and type

    winecfg

    if it's the first time you've run the command, it might take a moment to open. From...
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    [ubuntu] Re: OpenOffice doesn't start right

    check out this thread:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=586455

    specifically, posts 8 and 10 seem promising
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    [ubuntu] Re: Vim can not change mode

    do you have the same problem happen when you are in non-gui Vim? open a terminal and just type

    vim <filename>
    has this problem just recently started happening?
    this might be of help:...
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    [ubuntu] Re: dual boot ubuntu and XP

    this looks like a solid, illustrated guide to use

    http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm?page=1
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    [ubuntu] Re: Browser keeps crashing

    you can try installling flash 10..it's in Beta but (I've found) it works better than 9 currently does on ubuntu

    here's a site to look at...
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    [ubuntu] Re: decrease swap size?

    gparted will do the trick i should think :)

    http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

    Good Luck
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    [ubuntu] Re: Install / Uninstall ALL programs?

    to stop the updates from coming, you can remove the sources that you added when you installed gnome-do by going into synaptic > settings > repositories > third party software

    Also, to remove...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Shortcut a command

    Yup! here's how you do it (on ubuntu, not sure about kubuntu)
    1) alt+F2 to open up a run prompt
    2) type gconf-editor
    3) go into apps > metacity > global_keybindings
    4) select one of the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu won't log me in

    i don't know what your problem is, but i can try to help troubleshoot it.

    1) Did you test the liveCD for errors? there's an option to test it in the menu after you select your language

    2) Does...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Download FLV files

    clive +1..it'll work with youtube, google videos, just about anything with flash video
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