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    Re: Swap Size on Installation

    deadflower and oldfred, thanks for your replies.

    I've disabled the swap partition and created a swap file that is much larger. I am not sure why the installer created a 1GB swap partition.
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    Swap Size on Installation

    I recently installed Ubuntu on a new computer.

    For partitioning the drive, I let the installer do everything automatically.

    I was surprised to see that the swap partition is 976 MB.

    I have...
  3. [server] Re: do-release-upgrade shows No New Release Found although 14.04.1 is available

    do-release-upgrade now detects an available upgrade.
  4. [server] Re: do-release-upgrade shows No New Release Found although 14.04.1 is available

    /etc/motd on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine contains the following:


    Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is going out of support
    on 2014-08-07. After this date security updates for critical...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problem with xset dpms force off

    This will have the problem that the monitor turns on after a few seconds, as described in El Raspa's original post.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problem with xset dpms force off

    Using nxmehta's script, my monitor turns off, but the computer no longer goes into sleep mode after 2 hours, which I have it set to do. Has anyone had any success with powering off the monitor with a...
  7. [ubuntu] Connecting to Ubuntu by hostname with firewall

    When I enable a firewall on my Ubuntu machine using gufw, I am able to ping the machine from Windows using its IP address, but I am unable to ping it using a hostname. I can ping by hostname if the...
  8. [ubuntu] Color Management on Dual Screens with Nvidia Driver

    I have two monitors that are using Twinview with the Nvidia proprietary drivers. The two monitors are not the same model. I have .icc color profiles for each monitor, that I created on a Windows...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 9.10 can't connect to windows 7 share

    Windows Live ID sign-in assistant installs under Windows 7 as part of a Windows update I believe. To remove it, go to the Control Panel, where there should be some icon to click for uninstalling...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 9.10 can't connect to windows 7 share

    I found the following thread and I was able to resolve my problem. I had to uninstall the Windows Live ID sign-in assistant from the Windows 7 PC. I guess that I had never installed this prior in...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 9.10 can't connect to windows 7 share

    I am having the same problem, but the weird thing for me is that I was not having this problem until I reinstalled Windows 7. Any ideas why reinstalling Windows would initiate this problem? Thanks.
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    [ubuntu] Re: How do I get this to work? (bash, ssh)

    You can also run ssh with the -X option to enable X11 forwarding. This way, X will be enabled and emacs will open in a new window. Without X11 forwarding, I believe that running emacs is equivalent...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Restoring windows under compiz is slow

    I am also experiencing the same problem with a Radeon 4350. Does anyone know of a solution? Any /etc/X11/xorg.conf settings that I can add that will prevent this delay? I also have a similar delay...
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    [ubuntu] File Properties Meta Information

    In Nautilus, when I right-click a file and select 'Properties,' and then choose the 'Document' tab, there are a bunch of fields, including Title, Subject, Author, Keywords... In some of my files,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Print to File Defaults

    Thanks oldfred. I've installed CUPS-PDF in the past, after it was no longer included in the distribution. However, I'm looking for a way to modify the settings of the "Print to File" option in the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installing Intrepid (Ubuntu 8.10) got error

    It was in fact bad RAM. I ran memtest86+ on the GRUB menu, and it consistently detected errors at the same address. I removed one of my sticks and no longer got the error. Should I be worried that my...
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    [ubuntu] Print to File Defaults

    I searched for this but was surprisingly unable to find an answer.

    How can I change the default settings of the "Print to File" option in the print dialog? I would like the default file type to be...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installing Intrepid (Ubuntu 8.10) got error

    My computer froze this morning while I was using Firefox. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and Ctrl-Alt-F* did not do anything. When I restarted, I got the same error messages as reported in this post. None of the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Sega genesis emulator 64 bit????

    Hi jigglywiggly, there is a program called getlibs that "Automatically solves dependencies for 32-bit programs on 64-bit" - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790, if there are other 32-bit...
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    [ubuntu] General Questions From Installation

    Upon upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04, I ran into a bunch of problems that took me a lot of time to solve. Fortunately, everything is resolved and I learned some things along the way. I have a bunch of...
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    [ubuntu] Re: No login Screen After Update [9.04]

    I don't believe so. I am unsure how xorg.conf even works anymore. It seems that there used to be much more control allowed with this file, and more configuration options with $dpkg-reconfigure...
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    [ubuntu] Re: No login Screen After Update [9.04]

    Could someone who has solved this problem please post their xorg.conf setting. For some reason, the problem is only solved for me when relying upon the proprietary driver from ATI's website. Upon...
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    [ubuntu] Re: No login Screen After Update [9.04]

    To fix the problem, I first tried installing the 9.4 drivers that can be downloaded from ATI's website, as this worked for some. However, I was still getting the black screen. I proceeded to follow...
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    [ubuntu] Re: No login Screen After Update [9.04]

    What command would install the 9.4 driver from the terminal? I am able to get to a root terminal from GRUB. This morning I tried
    $dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
    but I still had the problem.
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    [ubuntu] Re: No login Screen After Update [9.04]

    I am having the same problem with an ATI GPU.
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