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    [ubuntu] Re: Issue booting vista with grub

    Thanks! I thought about going through the 'repair windows boot/reinstall grub' routine, but I was really hoping to avoid it. Anyone have any other options?
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    [ubuntu] Issue booting vista with grub

    Hi,

    I recently went thru a cycle of installing vista then ubuntu on an old laptop. Ubuntu is working fine but I can't get vista booting again. I've attached the output from the boot info script :...
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    Re: why do we need women?

    They are not. This subforum was created, and stays in existence, due to demand. People want it, there is demonstrable inequality in representation, fair reason to believe there should be action to...
  4. Thread: If only...

    by Leif
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    Re: If only...

    And I quote :

    Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill...
  5. Thread: Java programming

    by Leif
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    Re: Java programming

    It's a tricky question, and it depends on what your reason for learning java is. If you just want to get a feel for the language, then I guess there hasn't been that much change since 1.3. If you...
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    Re: Sexism in the ubuntu forum

    http://www.blayleys.com/trips/2001/pct2001/images/IM000043.jpg
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    Re: Is Ubuntu for You?

    A google search suggests that treo's work fine with jpilot : http://www.linux.com/comments.pl?sid=36205&op=&threshold=0&commentsort=0&mode=thread&tid=122&tid=13&pid=86942

    Jpilot has worked for my...
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    Re: Forum Layout Organization

    I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by "constructive input", and how some of the comments here don't fall under that category. Along with others, I find the fixed-width layout to be a waste...
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    Re: Compile Python (quick question)

    python is interpreted. call your program with "python myprog.py"
  10. Thread: Beans you ask?

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    Re: Beans you ask?

    I like the changes. Coffee is good. Change is good. Fun is good. Props to the effort that went into making the icons.
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    Why girls need to switch on to computing

    From The Independent :

    Britain faces a skills shortage in IT unless more girls can be encouraged to study the subject at school. No wonder the Government has decided to take action.

    Read the...
  12. Thread: Eclipse problem

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    Re: Eclipse problem

    you could try using sun's jdk instead. do a search in the forums, there are plenty of threads that show how to install it. I'd recommend one of these two :
    ...
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    Re: need advice on my sources.list

    I'd say get rid of marillat. I don't know about freecontrib. The -staging repos are where packages get tested first, so if you're not looking to help test them, don't use these.
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    Re: Hm, Programming mentality...?

    instead of diving in at the deep end and helping develop 'ubuntu', create/join a smaller project that interests you. there are hundreds of projects at sourceforge that'd be happy to get extensions,...
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    Re: ... What's the point... of having a separate forum for women?

    no, not always. just yesterday someone was asking to be treated like a blonde woman to illustrate how stupid he is with regards to linux. and this forum is meant to foster a better environment for...
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    Re: ... What's the point... of having a separate forum for women?

    So you're saying since it might not work out perfectly, why bother trying ? Why don't we try and see instead.



    This will settle down eventually. Ubuntu is not the only linux community with a...
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    Re: ... What's the point... of having a separate forum for women?

    Because it's staring us in the face ? Because enough of us know about it ? I have enough friends who've suffered through this to make me a supporter of this forum. If enough people who are being...
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    Re: ... What's the point... of having a separate forum for women?

    that's great. some people also care about being able to express the things that they feel identify them online as well. you want to be anonymous, good for you, but should we not try and help those...
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    Re: ... What's the point... of having a separate forum for women?

    yes yes, let's just trivialize gender discrimination in techie communities by putting it on equal status as discrimination based on "hobby and favourite colour". as for the others (religion, caste...
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    Re: Counterproductive?

    not to be short with you, but your points (and others) have been discussed at some length before :
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=74884

    this thread needed to be moved to the backyard as...
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    Re: In computer science, a growing gender gap

    and for a preview of the kind of comments likely to come up here (similar demographic), see the /. thread :p http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/19/1629224&tid=146&tid=218
  22. Re: Autopackage: Toward a universal package manager for the desktop

    I think that Klik is fundamentally a better idea as well, but I've never used it, so it's a pretty theoretical view. I'm not sure what you mean by "broader adoption", but if you mean that it doesn't...
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    Re: cube_2005_08_29_u nix.tar.gz extracted

    usually, there's a README and INSTALL file included with .tar.gz files. go over to where you extracted them and read these, as they'll give the most correct information. ask again if you have...
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    Re: What do I Need to get Started With C++

    try anjuta for an IDE. you'll also need the build-essential package for the compiler.
  25. Re: What to do when your stumped trying to help someone?

    whether it's a team marking things, or anybody, for a lot of problems someone will have to make the decision about whether something really is fixed or not. obviously, it would be best if the user...
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