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Thank you for the replies. So this won't contain any spyware since it's hosted on sourceforge? I'd like to hear some other opinions/experiences too.

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I want to use a password manager, preferably a open source one, like KeePass. But as I'm paranoid about literally ALL things, I was wondering if this programme is safe at all to use?
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Hello,I installed the Numix-Circle icons and everything is working fine, except for Nautilus: it changes its GTK theme, but it refuses to change its icon set to Numix. I'm running Debian 7 stable...

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Recently, I went into my Sabertooth 990 FX's BIOS. I made some changes, then I clicked on "Save changes and reset"; But at that moment, the BIOS got stuck got stuck, so I pressed to reset...

thank you very much :D

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Can I safely remove/disable the source code entries from my Software Sources? I only use the programs so I don't need the source code from packages. Will I still get updates from PPA's,...

I solved it by adding a PPA which contains backports of the latest Virtualbox packages . This solves the problem: now virtualbox-dkms is able to build a module for the running kernel (3.8.*). Marked...

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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.3 . I have a problem with the version from the default repositories (can't build modules for current kernel, see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2177440)....

Hello, sorry for the late reply: I have been busy lately.

I checked in synaptic, I currently have these packeges installed:

linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic, linux-headers-3.8.0-30-generic,...

I started using Linux back in the day with Ubuntu 10.10. Then I started exploring other distro's (Fedora, openSUSE, ...). But what really taught me how Linux works, was Arch Linux...

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Open a Terminal (Icon upper left hand corner, and type in Terminal). Then type in the following command:


sudo apt-get install hardinfo

This will install the application hardinfo on...

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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.3. Whenever I want to install Virtualbox, a system error pops up when Virtualbox is installed. Virtualbox itself installed fine, but it's the virtualbox-dkms that...

Mark the thread as SOLVED; that way others know your problem has been solved.

Hi, I think the filesystem on the USB is corrupted: I've used the dd command in the past and sometimes, it rendered the USB drive useless; I had to reformat it and make a new partition table....

Yes, you're right. I'm going to do that :) Marked this thread as solved.

Hi, it's just I'm a little bit worried about the update manager: I'm afraid it will stop working or it will malfunction. I guess the only solution is via the command line.

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I recently installed synaptic. Now I want to remove it. But when I click on remove in the Ubuntu Software Center, it also wants to remove update-manager and apturl.

The strange thing, is...

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I fpund out what it does: it's part of the Gnome Virtual File System (or something like that) and I tracked the IP-address by using several websites; here's a report:


The process is a...

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Today I ran the following command in the terminal:


sudo watch netstat -tonp

and it displayed some results.

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Thank you very much for the fast replies: I will go for the Gparted Live method :)

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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 at the moment on a single hard drive. Now, I want to add a second drive from an old PC: I intend to use this drive for backups from CloneZilla.

The computer...

Thanks for the fast reply, I think I'll look for a smaller cooler: I've read some reviews and people say that your RAM can give you problems, because some RAM chips are too tall. :)

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This has nothing to do with Ubuntu. I have a question: will a be quiet! Dark Rock 2 fit in an Antec Twelve Hundred Case? I'm plan on buying this CPU Cooler, but I'm not sure it will fit in...

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I'd like to know if there is anyone who managed getting Dragon Age Origins working under Ubuntu.
When I install it via PlayOnLinux (Wine), the installer always freezes at about the end.
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hi, i don't know if anyone is still following this post, but i just want to saay that my CPU is doing great: it's about 40-49 °C when idle :-)