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>> "Then you need to install guest additions."

Please explain what you mean by guest additions.
If you can, please provide a link to such instruction.

>> You can also use scale for the...

Thanks.
But will not do any good... because ...

hpng $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms
[sudo] password for hpng:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree ...

Unable to display entire desktop or increase (not same as zoom in) VB's display area

I have this version of VB (virtual Box):

Version 5.0.6 r103037

When I installed Ubuntu 64 and Ubuntu 64...

Dear Directhex:



thanks for reply.
Now I am new to Linux, just a user but not heavy into Linux OS or development.
So this is my first try.

I am not sure what the above means. Here is my...

I now have monoDevelop version 2.4on Ubuntu 11.04. I went to Ubuntu Software Center and Synaptic Package manager, and I do not see a way for me to update monoDevelop from 2.4 to 2.8 ( the latest...

1) How do I go about setting up my laptops to connect to each other via wireless?

2) Assuming one wireless laptop is wired connected to a wired router.
How do I allow another wireless laptop to...

I went to this page....

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/en/man8/iw.8.html

and saw this:
IW - COMMAND SYNTAX

OBJECT dev <interface name> - network...

From /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples/network-interface

I saw these lines:

auto eth0 eth0:1

The above lines means eth0 and eth0:1 will be "started" when computer starts up
What is the...

example for config file /etc/network/interfaces
Brings up interface “lo” by ifup

auto lo

#next define logical interfaces using iface

iface lo inet loopback

I am following a Java and SQL tutorial.
The book is called: MySQL and Java Developer's Guide by
Mark Matthews, Jim Cole, Joseph D. Gradecki (2003).


All the code and examples in this...

Previous answer helped. Thanks.
How do i indicate problem was solved?

Where can I include my Ubuntu version and so forth to be
displayed on my posting profile?
Thanks.

Hello:

I have installed MySQL server via Synaptic Package Manager successfully, and I also installed MySQl administrator to check for MySQL installation. It is all there.
, and I ran this also,...

10.04LTS, HP laptop

I installed and uninstalled mySQL using Synaptic Package manager.
I still see /etc/mysql and /etc/mysql/my.cnf in the folders.
I thought uninstall would...

When I restart it in "recovery" mode, it goes into text only screen display.
Someone mention using command "startx" to go from text to gnome GUI

I have 10.04 LTS.

When I type this: shutdown -h now
It said I have to be a root user.
well, I am the only user on the laptop.
When I install software or updates, i use the same password....

I am still new to Ubuntu.
i am starting to use mysql and C++ together.
There are a lot of stuff related to SQL from the installation manager list.

I have installed MySQL server, and mysql...

I gave up upgrading Eclipse Galileo to Hellios.
Now they have another newer Eclipse version.
Anyway, I would just download Eclipse from Eclipse websit, then install it into a seperate folder.

I open Synaptic package manager, and did a search for Qt.
It came back with about 2 to 3 dozen packages, including qt3 and qt4.
So I am stumped!
What to install?

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
I have done this multiple times:

Install Eclipse manually to a directory MyName, then I include CDT plugin.
I download this QT package: ...

Thanks MP03.
I solve the problem by directly installing Eclipse, bypassing Package manager.
It turns out that Eclipse is a self-contained package, so I can just delete its directory if needed.
Not...

I installed Eclipse using Synaptic Package manager. Then I tied to do an update using Eclipse, but
it does not upgrade to Eclipse Helios. I also went into eclipse Galileo's Windows Preference and...

Solved.

Thanks.
Now, what if the plug-in does not exist in the package manager?
Which means I have to manually download it and manually install it also, right?

I just accidentally deleted my menu items...

Hello:

Machine: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, AMD64

i have accidentally deleted menu on the default panel. now there is only
Firefox icon on the panel.
hoe do I restore the default panel?

thanks.

Hello:

Not sure where to post this:
machine: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, AMD64

i downloaded Eclipse CDT (Helios), a C++ IDE, and install it directly via a double click
after taring it.
I was able to...