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    Re: Intel goes for a Windows-only chip

    I'm using a 7 year old dell computer, originally preloaded with Windows XP, now running Lubuntu.

    This type of proposed hardware lockout will only mean more computers will be destined for the...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Bitcoin won't run, ubuntu 11.1

    Just rename .bitcoin, re-run app, should come up.
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    Re: Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

    I love Lubuntu, it's brought me back to Ubuntu having tried the likes of Ubuntu/Slitaz/Tinycore on my older hardware.

    The only real issue I have is with the pcman/desktop instability. I've had 2...
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    [all variants] Re: no more garmin gps?

    FYI:

    I'm using Ubuntu/Lubuntu 11.10 with a Garmin edge 205, the below commands run as root worked a treat!

    apt-get install gpsbabel
    gpsbabel -r -i gpx -f cyclestreets1472914quietest.gpx -o...
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    Re: Fast distro for my Dell 3000 desktop

    another vote for Lubuntu 11.10
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    Re: Guess the name of the next user!

    I hear a forest dagga monkey worm galaxy
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Redirect outbound mail for selected users to a local account.

    Hi,

    I've now got outbound internal mail routing correctly via a redirect based on the "To" header, please refer to:
    ...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Redirect outbound mail for selected users to a local account.

    I've figured out another easier solution:

    Set-up a new headless mail server called salesmail ,using postfix, with your current mail server as your 'relayhost' in the /etc/postfix/main.cf file.
    ...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Redirect outbound mail for selected users to a local account.

    thanks for your input SeijiSensei

    After a couple of weeks of Googling for a postfix solution I decided to look at Exim:

    http://forums.cpanel.net/f5/outgoing-mails-copy-39909.html

    Looks like...
  10. [ubuntu] Redirect outbound mail for selected users to a local account.

    Hi,

    I've setup an Ubuntu mail server using Postfix/Dovecot from the below excellent guide:

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixVirtualMailBoxClamSmtpHowto

    It's all working well.

    I've...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: cannot mount Win95 FAT32 imagefile for data recovery

    use the below command to see why the mount is failing:

    dmesg |tail
  12. [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS mail server stuck on update "Configuring grub-pc"

    looks like the below thread might the solution:

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1593193
  13. [ubuntu] 10.04 LTS mail server stuck on update "Configuring grub-pc"

    Hi,

    I've got a bog standard install of 10.04 LTS running as a mail server.

    An update has stalled on a "Configuring grub-pc" screen, the forward button does not move me forward?

    What quick...
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    Re: Computer waste a local tip scary

    Computers are some of the most toxic stuff out there, not to mention the destruction ensued in getting all this rubbish out the ground.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6110018.stm
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    Verifying cygwin download: setup.exe

    Hi,

    Can anyone shed some light on how to authenticate a download (setup.exe) from a site (http://www.cygwin.com/install.html) that offers both a signature for a file (setup.exe.sig) and a PGP...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: How do I enable floppy drive in virtualbox

    is the floppy enabled under system /boot for the VM?
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    [ubuntu] Re: ssh connect problem

    run the 'lsof -i' command on both machines to see what network connections are taking place.
  18. Re: Distro's for old computers - feedback from users

    my vote for Slitaz, no need to touch the terminal to get the baby configured.

    I've got YouTube stuttering on a 333mhz machine. Not much else besides tinycore can match that.
  19. Link to external site at the end of Tutorials & Tips posting considered spam?

    Hi,

    I'm looking to contribute a long howto in the 'Tutorials & Tips' section.

    Would a link to my external site be considered spam?

    thanks

    John
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    Re: Mount samba shares with utf8 encoding using cifs

    Thanks for the heads up on more robust security.

    On a slightly different subject. Is it still necessary (Ubuntu 10.10) to specify the IP address of the primary WINS server in the...
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    Re: Mount samba shares with utf8 encoding using cifs

    FYI:

    Hi,

    I've noticed that you need to give the full path on a credential file under Ubuntu 10.10 (updated). I previously had the below line in a script, previously on 8.04:

    sudo mount -t...
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    Malware on the Android platform!

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/mar/02/android-market-apps-malware

    Looks like Google needs to do some serious security work on the Android platform. From a link off the above post...
  23. Re: X-windows scripts that show all shiny wobbling warping bling glory of macubuntu?

    cool roggenschrotbrot, thanks for xte
  24. Re: X-windows scripts that show all shiny wobbling warping bling glory of macubuntu?

    Sorry for my appalling post. Too much tonic last night!

    I'm looking for something almost like this:

    http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=453137

    A desktop script that runs...
  25. Re: X-windows scripts that show all shiny wobbling warping bling glory of macubuntu?

    Hi,

    almost like a youtube vid of macbuntu but live.
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