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I have a few aliases set up for dict corresponding to which dictionaries I would like to use:

alias define='dict -d gcide'
alias engfr='dict -d fd-eng-fra'
alias freng='dict -d...

I am running Ubuntu 12.04 from a persistent USB drive. I am trying to set up Grub to boot automatically, but I need to generate a grub.cfg file. For some reason, update-grub and grub-mkconfig fail...

Ok, I won't worry about it then; 80 MB isn't worth it. Thanks!

I'm recovering a hard drive that won't boot. I've recovered most of it to a 1 TB external drive, but ~80 MB remain to be recovered. I need to use the external drive for other purposes right now, so...

Also, when I play from a Windows computer (tested XP and 7), there is no skipping.

I have music on a server which I have mounted on my laptop. When I use Nautilus to mount the share and play music from Totem, there is no skipping. When I use /etc/fstab (CIFS) to mount the Samba...

I have the same problem, except my laptop has the ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics card.
This code:

xrandr -o VGA-0 --right-of LVDS
lets me have dual screens, but the wallpaper get's messed up...

You must be root to edit that file. You can do this by:

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.confYou'll need to type in your password. You can replace gedit with any text editor (i.e. mousepad, nano, etc).

I'm having problems with CCV as well; the people at the CCV forum (nuigroup.com/forum) recommend compiling from the source. I'm having issues doing that, but I wish luck to you!

I installed libglib2.0-dev, but when compiling a program in Code::Blocks, it cannot find glibconfig.h. I googled the problem and saw that I needed to add /usr/lib/glib-2.0 to the include directories,...

I have an old computer that I want to turn into a server. When I installed Ubuntu Server 11.10, my wireless card was recognized and was able to connect to my wireless network. After rebooting, I...

Sorry, for some reason I didn't get an email notification, so I'm not reading this until now. Unfortunately, I never solved the problem; the computer was transferred to a new case and installed with...

I'm installing Ubuntu an an old iMac(I think it's a G3, it's blue and white). Does anyone know how to increase the shared memory on a PowerPC? It currently has 8 MB. You can do it from the BIOS on an...

Hey! Trying to get my torrents all set up for the big day tomorrow, :wink: but Transmission will only download at about 300 kbps(which isn't so bad, but my speed is 3.02 Mpbs) and will only upload at...

Although all the passwords are under one Keyring folder, I have to type in the password 4 times. Is this the way the keyring is supposed to work? If so, can I help change this somehow(I'm not a...

My computer sporadically gets segmentation faults multiple times daily, but when I try to upgrade, it consistently faults on the download. I've run
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.binbut it still faults....

Now that the alpha for 11.04 is coming out, can I suggest this as a feature? If so, where would I put it?

Where's the fun in that?:P Besides, if we can figure this out, then it might be helpful to someone else along the way and I save money. ;)
Can someone point me to how /dev/tty devices work or to how...

I have an old Palm device, and I wanted to set up a sync for it on my laptop(Ubuntu 10.10), but it doesn't have a serial port. My desktop(Windows) does. I was wondering if it was possible to create a...

I LOVE Compiz, but I'm having a few issues:

1. When I try to enable the Wallpaper plugin, it doesn't do anything. I changed the apps>nautilus>preferences>show_desktop to false in gconf-editor,...

You could try getting the drivers from this website: http://www.fastaccess.drivers.bellsouth.net/#netopia, then try using ndiswrapper (a program that allows you to use Windows wireless drivers on...

You could try getting the drivers from this website: http://www.fastaccess.drivers.bellsouth.net/#netopia, then try using ndiswrapper (a program that allows you to use Windows wireless drivers on...

You could try getting the drivers from this website: http://www.fastaccess.drivers.bellsouth.net/#netopia, then try using ndiswrapper (a program that allows you to use Windows wireless drivers on...

You could try getting the drivers from this website: http://www.fastaccess.drivers.bellsouth.net/#netopia, then try using ndiswrapper (a program that allows you to use Windows wireless drivers on...

I'm trying to learn Dvorak so I can type with one hand. I switch back and forth between QWERTY and Dvorak often, so I would like to have a notification bubble appear when I switch telling me which...