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    [ubuntu] Re: Dual boot with Windows XP

    Try an alternative 'small' Linux version such as Puppy. This is a very small ISO so is quick to download and install on a USB. If that works then you know the procedure works. Then try Ubuntu gain,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dual boot with Windows XP

    What version of Ubuntu are you using? I never saw those option screens when using 12.10.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    Thanks for that, I will certainly give that a go.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    But can you do a full install to a USB pendrive?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dual boot with Windows XP

    That is useful info. It is true that running from a USB stick is slower than an HD install but in my case I am happy to accept this. For fast boot and performance I have Saluki Linux on a pendrive....
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    [ubuntu] Re: I don't want to install so stop asking me!

    Superb! Problem solved, thank you very much! :D
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    Yes, it was originally off. I think I switched it on, rebooted and then switched it off again. Only then did it ask me for the password.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dual boot with Windows XP

    Well I currently use a 16GB but an 8GB would do, the formatting procedure only creates a 4GB partition anyway. I don't actually save anything on the USB, all my data is either in the cloud or on a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dual boot with Windows XP

    At the risk of being controversial, I think the days of dual boot are past and there is little reason to do it anymore.

    The reason is the availability of low cost, large capacity USB keydrives and...
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    [ubuntu] Setting 'try Ubuntu' as default

    When booting into Ubuntu on USB I get asked if I want to 'try Ubuntu' or Install. I don't want to install as I am using this on different PCs. Can I do something to remove this question every time.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    Well I have just tried booting in again and THIS time it asked me for my password! I had previously set up a new user complete with password but never actually got asked for it, it just booted...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    Truecrypt does seem to be best option but it is a shame that Ubuntu does not have password protection built in. I previously used Saluki Linux and Knoppix on a USB and both have encryption and...
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    [ubuntu] Can I password protect Ubuntu on USB?

    I have installed 12.10 on a USB pendrive and all seems to be working well, when I reboot all my saved settings are restored. However, I need to password protect the drive in case I lose it. Is there...
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    Re: linux on an old pc

    Take a look at Zenwalk! It runs on very basic hardware but looks like a 'proper' distro. www.zenwalk.org
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    Poll: Re: Your primary Linux browser

    I use Firefox but only because Opera doesn't work properly with Ubuntu. In the Windows world I use Opera 99%.
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    Thank you VERY much for this! You have now removed the last reason I need XP for!:)
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    Re: Avatar Ratings

    8/10 for Krusbjorn as it is a salutary warning of what happens when you spend too much time in front of PC
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    Re: Konqueror vs. Firefox - your take?

    When I was a Mandrake user I tended to use mainly Konqueror for browsing as i quite like integrated browsers. However, I cannot say I miss it since moving to Ubuntu. Firefox is adequate for my...
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    Re: How did you find Ubuntu?

    It was on a cover disk on Linux Format magazine. I read the review in the mag and decided to give it a go. Previously I was a Mandrake user but was never 100% happy with it. I like the 'feel' of...
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    Poll: Re: do you leave computer on all the time

    My PCs are on as long as I am awake.

    If I had exclusive use of my PCs and i was only running Ubuntu I would leave it on all the time. As it is I have to share one with the rest of the family...
  21. Mac and Linux users blacklisted from hurricane relief

    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26013
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    Excuse if this is old...

    ...but it is new to me and amusing IMHO

    http://www.4thchild.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Pics.html
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