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    Re: HOW TO: Change your GL Text Screensaver

    I remember when xscreensaver was used. There was a button to change the settings for screensavers that had them (gltext, photo slideshows etc).

    Bug I've been subscribed to for as long as I can...
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    Re: Linux Rocks but flash sucks

    Been using it for a few months, and I'm glad to say that the latest 64-bit release now only crashes Flash player instead of hard-locking the system. It sucks to have to sit and hope that the system...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installing matlab on linux

    GNU Octave is an open source numerical analysis tool with near-identical syntax to Matlab. This would serve as a good introduction to the Matlab environment and scripting language, and exists in the...
  4. Thread: Routing basics

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    [ubuntu] Re: Routing basics

    NVM, I think I had a brain fart. I think what I meant to say was -- set up a static route. I can't remember how to do it off the top of my head (last time was in Windows) so:


    man route
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    [ubuntu] Re: Routing basics

    I'm by no means an expert (it's been years since I've touched iptables), but it looks like you need to set up forwarding rules between the two virtual interfaces.

    Something along the lines of:

    ...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Kernel updated to 2.6.38-11, refuses to boot.

    Ok. I was able to reproduce the problem when trying to patch my iwlagn drivers to use the aircrack-ng suite.

    After installing the patched wireless drivers I wasn't able to load them. While trying...
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    Poll: Re: How do you shut your PC down?

    Usually by Gnome's shutdown, either using the mouse or pressing the power button once + enter.

    When 64-bit flash is wigging out, it's usually hold power button for 4 seconds (or unplug and remove...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Printers??? which ones are compatible???

    With a bit of tinkering I've been able to get every printer I've come across to work.

    As others have stated, HP is a good option, as driver support is close to the top if not the top.

    All the...
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    Poll: Re: Do you own an Apple product?

    Own a couple, but never actually bought one.

    1st gen shuffle - was a lucky door prize at a trivia night.
    1st gen 4GiB nano - old flat mate gave it to me after she broke the screen. $20 later and...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: Any software available that can reduce computer performance and fan speed?

    FYI, .deb is the type of file the Debian (hence .deb) package management system (dpkg, apt) uses. These are akin to .dmg files for Mac, or .RPM for Fedora/Mandriva. They contain a pre-built version...
  11. Re: love how new users need to come here to find out the "problem" with Unity...

    The reason I registered was to voice my disappointment with 11.04 (and Unity, which is starting to feel a lot better in 11.10) but now find myself helping people with technical questions.

    I get it...
  12. Thread: New to ubuntu

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    [wubi] Re: New to ubuntu

    A few references if you want to tinker with bash scripting.

    Bash for beginners: http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/

    Advanced Bash Guide: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/

    Also, manual...
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    Re: Any games that fit this description?

    These are for Windows, but got a good laugh from the site a few days ago:

    Something like:
    Street cleaning simulator:
    http://www.excalibur-publishing.com/streetcleaning.htm

    Bus and Cable Car...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    The Ubuntu installer should be able to do everything you need. I doubt the Windows disk manager will let you resize an active (mounted) partition.

    The link in my last post explains it in detail.
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    [SOLVED] Re: It was just a matter of time...

    Either Alt-F2 or go to a terminal:

    gnome-display-properties

    That brings up the "Monitor Preferences" window for me (11.04 Classic). You need to be in an X session for this to work.
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    Set them up as part of the ubuntu install. You will have to resize the existing Windows partition first (back up any important data first). I don't think windows will let you (as it shouldn't)...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Texlive 2011 and latexila

    Tried Winefish a few years ago, wasn't a fan.

    Did my undergrad thesis with Kile, it was OK but didn't suit the GTK themes (its a KDE app).

    Currently use Texmaker. I make use of custom commands...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    How much do you want to give it? Minimum size I allocate for an OS (usually for VM's) is 20GiB, but 100-200 would be good if you think you can spare it.

    Really depends on how much you want to use...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    Apologies. I figured it's been acceptable since 2001 (as long as its not used in the literal sense): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Hits_The_Fan :D
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    Re: Good that Ubuntu chose Unity not Gnome3

    <MrMackey>
    Now, why do you suppose that is?
    </MrMackey>
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    I've never installed inside Windows, so I won't recommend it. It looks like a good idea for those who are running Windows and don't want to mess with it. If you've got a clean Windows installation,...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    And from the horses mouth:
    Which Should I Choose?

    Unless you have specific reasons to choose 32-bit, we recommend 64-bit to utilise the full capacity of your hardware.

    Source:...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    Link to article from 2009 (benchmarks from Ubuntu 9.04), where they said that 64 bit was just as stable as 32 bit (2 years ago). Includes some benchmarks. Pay attention to the ogg encoding, almost...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    If you do a lot of video encoding you'll want 64-bit. Should be faster.

    And you have 8 GiB RAM, so the choice is install 64 bit or a 32 bit PAE kernel to get access to all your memory. A normal 32...
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    Re: why does it recommend 32-bit?

    Horsepoop. 64 bit is fine.

    32 bit is recommended so that people don't wrongly download the 64-bit version and then wonder why nothing will execute on their 32-bit processor.
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