G'day mobsters, After the three-legged-dog that was Edgy 6.10, I've run Feisty 7.04 through its paces on a number of machines for a while before recommending...
Hey...I have it running on my laptop since beta. It's got some jazzy graphics capabilities. However, I'd suggest installing beryl (reasonably straight forward)...
I had the regular icon in my system tray telling me there were updates available for my Edgy Kubuntu computer. So I installed them. After the updates were...
... I'd start with apt-get -u dist-upgrade from the command line and see what it says. -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn...
... dist-upgrade might be an option if you can reach a command prompt. However, that might not help in this case. If you see the forums/mailing lists u'll find...
... Yep! There's quite a discussion going on at the ubuntu mailing list on the topic! However, for the time being the models with ubuntu installed will be...
Hello, I was using Linux years back (RedHat/Mandrake) years ago while I was in India on my desktop. However, after coming to UAE, I had an official laptop...
Wouldn't you prefer to get one that had Windows XP on it and then simply install Ubuntu yourself? I know we're Linux fans, but it's still handy to have Windows...
Hi, Thank you Sean for your reply and I have some more results now. I did the install for kerner-sources and kernel-syms. I also checked on the internet and...
Hello, I'm looking for free html bulk mailer for SUSE Professional 9.2. Can any one suggest me a simple user friendly (to install / work) bulk mailer. -- With...
Nope chris. Why? Primarily because I run most of my machines on some flavour of linux including my home server, home development box, personal laptop. The only...
... It would depend .. recently i got a new laptop with Vista pre-installed on it. The very aspect about it, was that closing the lid (ACPI lid) would have a...
Closing the lid! How can a product ship with problems like that? Unbelievable. Chris ... -- Christopher Saul Desktop Sales Manager Sun Microsystems SEE ...
Hello, I finally got the Aztech ADSL USB Modem working in my system. I am now sending this mail through the ADSL connection from my home. I am writing the...
... Wait wait! What if I booted off of an Ubuntu CD, and then chroot to my Edgy install and then ran dist-upgrade? I'd have to mount -bind some stuff, but it...
... Woo hoo! Yes yes yes! I did it! I managed to save my Kubuntu and even do the upgrading in the process. I didn't have to reinstall from scratch and I...
Cool! Maybe u can document it on ubuntu wiki. I don't think anyones thought about the chroot methodology yet. There are a lot of broken upgrades out there from...
hello /proc is a virtual filesystem generated by the running kernel. It basically describes the running system. Therefore, the mount is necessary so that the...
Hi All, I have the unhappy task of having to move house. While packing stuff up, I was forced to face the following question: "How many assorted cables must an...
Hi I have: 1 x Lucent SpeadStream DSL USB Modem (the type Etisalat first used - USB connection only!) 1 x SMC Barricade DSL Modem with network port & USB. Both...
... It depends on the cable. If it's Cat 5, then more is better. They're thick and useful and sometimes colored and pretty. They really feel like something...
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