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I had problems with ubuntu aplenty so far (using it for about 4 years now...

But this time the update to 12.04 borked halfway....no further responce...
Left with a dead not funtioning half...

I've installed the native client for spotify for a few weeks now.
Everything worked perfectly fine untill yesterday.
Now I get a screen asking if I want to add what I listen to to my facebook...

Hey everyone I finally managed to install spotify the linux client on my oneiric.
Problem is it seems to work like a charm on ubuntu, but when I log on into KDE there is no sound.
Playing an mp3 or...

I also noticed that when I empty trash, the whole desktop tends to shut down for a second and then I get the message that compiz has crashed....

I upgraded to natty and I got the message I diden't have the hardware to run Unity.
I booted into classic and installed the drivers for my nvidia FX5200 (yes it's a ald AMD 2600+ box...).

Now I...

I tried watching the Iron man 2 DVD in xmbc and it's not possible to watch.
The frames come by one by one while you hear the DVD drive (studio 17) start and stop for every frame.
The same DVD does...

I installed amarok and guided it to where my music is located ( the Music folder in my windows vista install).

But it doesn't see any of the albums or songs located in this folder.
Amarok says...

I had issues for ever with compiz not working on my ATI laptop card (Mob. radeon HD3650) and that only got fixed by installing some alternate x-org...)
So don't count on it being resolved that...

I agree with that for the most part, but some things like wireless are basic things you can't go without.
So I understand if some things in the UI go wild or some small thing doesn't work straight...

1) ubuntu 10.10
2) Dell Studio 1737

Intel 5100 wireless mini card

problem: wireless refuses to connect in any version of 10.10, earlier versions have no issues.

If anyone wants a reason why people don't switch to Ubuntu or linux, this is a BIG REASON FOR IT !

When something new comes out things are supposed to work BETTER, or just plain KEEP WORKING...
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Hello again....

I decided to just leave 10.10 for what it is, whatever I try, wichever ISO I try wireless isn't working....

So I installed 10.04 64 bit edition and the wireless works out of the...

Let's go on here...

Booted from the Live cd of the 10.10 DVD alternate, no wireless possible.
Then booted from the 10.04 64 bit edition and wireless worked again. I installed this and so far all...

I booted with the Live Cd from 10.04 and I connected without problems.

I then tried 10.10 again, no show...
Thought it would improve by installing, still nothing....
It just keeps asking for the...

I want to upgrade the installation of Ubuntu on my laptop.
However since I prefer a clean install I made a bootable USB with the 10.10 64 bit edition on it.

I can Boot from the USB fine but then...

Since I have an new laptop with P8600 I think I'll try the 64 bit edition this time.

When you go to the Ubuntu homepage and hit the download button, you get the 32 bit edition standard and it has recommended next to it....the 64 bit edition doesn't.....so what's wrong with the 64 bit...

I do have an aging FX5200 installed (entire system is a bit of a dinosaur really...).

I upgraded my install on the desktop to 10.10 and instead of the nice splashscreen I get something horrible with maverick meerkat in simple font....what went wrong ??

I'm thinking of reinstalling...

yep that did it, took me a while to find it in Dutch but found it anyway....they could've chosen a name that's a little clearer though..

Don't ask me how but I somehow managed to throw away the shutdown button of my Lucid install.

In the panel screen I already found another shutdown button but it's not really the same.

Anyone...

I have a Netgear stora wich is connected to my D-link router.
I acces the Stora from windows Vista and Ubuntu.

I never have any trouble connecting to it from my Dell Studio 1737, it connects...

I installed KDE in my Lucid install and it's not working at all.
It loads shows the folders where my pictures are located but doesn't show a single picture.

I installed gwenview, a lightweight...

For the dektop I went into synaptic and reinstalled the KDE desktop and it works now.

On the laptop however I looked both in synaptic and in the software centre and It seems I installed the...

I seem to have the same problem on my desktop (aging AMD Athlon System with an NVidea graphics card to the xserver isn't a factor here.

Anyone have an idea to why this isn't working ?
I know I...