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    [ubuntu] Re: How Well Does It Work Out Of The Box?

    Anything above 12.04 will give you problems on that machine and 12.04 will be slow. I would suggest that you try lubuntu it will be very fast on that
    machine and you can still have most all of the...
  2. [lubuntu] Re: very slow startup & shutdown toshiba netbook

    sudo leafpad /etc/default/grub then enter your password.
    remove "quiet splash" then "sudo update-grub" next you might want to reboot.

    When you reboot look for the problem that is stopping the...
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Cannot create new partition (have trouble writing out superblocks)

    smartctl -test=short /dev/sda

    smartctl -a /dev/sda to look at tests

    smartctl -H /dev/sda check overall health of hard drive

    smartctl -l error /dev/sda will flag errors on hdd

    you might...
  4. [ubuntu] Re: Wireless not working in 13.04

    The first thing we need is the output of "lspci" that will tell what type card you are using! If it is a usb then "lsusb" will tell us what card it is.

    The second thing is "lsmod" that will tell...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Screwed-Up Big Time

    ifconfig eth0 essid networkname
    dhcpcd -d eth0

    Should get your eth0 going, then "apt-get update" and apt-get upgrade" after that we will get wireless going.

    When you did the install you should...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Unable to load windows through grub

    You should shrink the partician using windows 8, then use gparted to set up the particians for use with ubuntu not touching the windows partician. If you will download a program called "super grub"...
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    Re: SO here I am trying to learn, and help others.

    This forum is a great way to learn and expand knowledge but there are other ways to get the info that you need. I just Googled "how to install hp printer ubuntu" and there were
    748000 results. As...
  8. Re: dual installation with Windows 7 - hard disk question

    The easy way to do it is to use windows 7 and split your ssd as you wish 50/50 or etc.
    Next use gparted or pmagic to make your particians. Download and burn a iso of gparted and boot from it....
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    Re: Ubuntu Server 13.04 questions - absolute noob

    plex for ubuntu server

    Google the above and it will give you plenty of info to do it!
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    [ubuntu] Re: Firefox has become slow after last update

    Go to the help screen on firefox, "Restart with addons disabled" and see if that helps! If it helps disable them one at a time until you find the right one.
    If than doesn't work you might try...
  11. Thread: laptop heating

    by zrdc28
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    [xubuntu] Re: laptop heating

    I installed "jupiter" on my laptop and it cut the temp down about 10 degrees with no noticable depression in use.

    http://ubuntuguide.net/install-jupiter-applet-in-ubuntu-12-04-12-10
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    Re: Ubuntu is Running Slowly

    You need to install lubuntu, I have a 1.6 gig tablet that is running lubuntu excellent, ubuntu on it was real slow. The better way to install it would be to put it on its own
    partician. A easy way...
  13. [ubuntu] Re: boot order problems, dual boot W7 & Ubuntu 12.04

    Grub customizer should do it for you.


    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
  14. Thread: Overheating

    by zrdc28
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    [ubuntu] Re: Overheating

    ubuntu unlike windows does not throttle back your cpu, if you will install " jupiter" it will throttle back the cpu for you.
    ...
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    [all variants] Re: Harddrive crash - so it finally happened.

    If all or most of that fails and you still cannot get your data stick the hard drive in the freezer in a plastic bag of course and that might help you.
    I have had to do that several times before I...
  16. Thread: ATI Radeon 4350

    by zrdc28
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Radeon 4350

    removing xorg.conf should put you back to the open source driver. mv /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.old will rename it. then reboot.
  17. [ubuntu] Re: high cpu usage after plugging out external hard drive

    go to sudu nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and blacklist uas after you add it ctrl x and save.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Computer Shuts Off

    have you tried installing jupiter and using it cut back the cpu?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Belkin N300 Wireless problems

    Drivers for the usb
    rt73usb 27029 0
    crc_itu_t 12627 1 rt73usb
    rt2x00usb 20061 1 rt73usb
    rt2x00lib 48836 2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb

    Drivers for the internal radio
    rtl8192cu 97722 0
    rtl8192c_common...
  20. Re: Realtek Wireless PCIe - Not working / Constant disconnects

    Switching from wicd to networkmanager solved this same problem for me. an easy way to do it is go to "/etc/" "chmod -x wicd" the -x will make wicd
    non executable. You might have a wicd folder, if...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Applications so slow.

    The first thing I would look at is that you have the correct video driver, That is one of the things that will slow down a machine the most.
    Go back to the apps manager and choose another driver. ...
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    Re: General Query Root User

    If you are root all you have to do is "su username" will take you back to user!
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    [ubuntu] Re: Run sudo apt-get over SSH

    It is very easy to do if you have linux on your laptop, even with a live cd, I do it all the time. just ssh hostname@192.178.1,100 or what ever will get you there.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 13.04 Nautilus

    I am not at home now but if you will search you will find a place to set thumbnails or textview.
  25. Re: multi-boot system questions on an 120GB ssd + 1TB hdd (Windows 7, Ubuntu, Slackwa

    One suggestion let Slackware be the second distro due to the fact that it uses lilo instead of grub, grub2 will then pick up windows and slackware for
    the mbr.
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