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| | Okay so I have just installed windows xp on an emachines C2685 machine and am trying to set up a dual boot with ubuntu. The problem is that when i run the install off of a live cd the install freezes before it gets to the loading screen and after … |
| | Hi, I had two hard disks on which I had setup Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to dual boot. Last week I disconnected the two hard disks, added an old IDE hdd and installed Ubuntu on it. As long as the ubuntu hdd is the lone one installed in … |
 | [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL]'s Lucid Lynx (10.04) isn't out yet but Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and [URL="http://www.canonical.com"]Canonical[/URL], and his team look toward the October 2010 (10.10) release they're calling Maverick Meerkat. On his personal blog this morning, Mark wrote, "It’s time to put our heads together to envision 'the perfect 10'." Mark, … |
| | My [URL="http://www.frugaltechshow.com"]Frugal Tech Show[/URL] co-host, [URL="http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow"]Jason Perlow[/URL], and I spoke with [URL="http://www.canonical.com"]Canonical[/URL] CTO Matt Zimmerman early this morning about the upcoming [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] releases and a few other selected topics of interest to Ubuntu users. There are some secret goings on in the mill at Canonical that he didn't tell us … |
 | I recently decided to update my version of python from 2.6 to 3.1. At the time I didn't realize that the gnome desktop relied upon python 2.6. In the middle of py 2.6 un-installation, Ubuntu crashed, when it reloaded I could only use Kubuntu KDE. I would just try to …  |
| | Last night while watching my usual list of recorded television programs, I saw a commercial for [URL="http://www.kgb.com"]KGB[/URL], the company that begs you to text them with your questions. For a mere 99 cents, they'll answer any question that you ask of them. I'm sure that they have their share of …  |
| | I am mostly following this page: [url]http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/ssl-howto.html[/url] I used this command to create the keystore keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore /etc/tomcat6/keystore and answered the prompts Then i edited my server.xml file and uncommented/edited this line [code] <Connector port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol" SSLEnabled="true" maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true" clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS" keystoreFile="/etc/tomcat6/keystore" keystorePass="tomcat" /> … |
| | Hey, I am trying to use Tkinter to provide a gui to a simple python script. No matter what I try, my tkinter window always ends up maximised, filling the entire screen. Specifying the height and width has no effect. I have tried a simple label, and tried putting the …  |
| | i am doing Installing OpenCV on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) from guidelines as given in [url]http://abhitak.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/installing-opencv-on-linux-ubuntu-9-04/[/url] but in apt-get install licbcv or libcv-dev i get this error... Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution … |
| | Hey, I have a macbook 2.2 GHz intel core 2 Duo running OS x 10.5.8 and I want to set things up so I have an option of running ubuntu 9.10. I read a few threads else where claiming that I could do it by having ubuntu boot from an … |
| | I have been using a dual boot system for several months with no problems...Windows XP PRO on drive 0, and Ubutu on drive 1. Use GRUB to choose which OS. One day, about 2 weeks ago, for no apparent reason, I can't get into Windows. When I choose Windows from …  |
 | hey there, I am trying to install ubuntu 9.10 in my pc. as instructed, I burned the iso file I took from ubuntu site into a cd and restarted my computer. after that, I was promted for the language I want to use. I chose english, then when offered four … |
| | I recently learned about a good media player for Ubuntu called Songbird. I downloaded the .tar.gz file from [url]http://www.getsongbird.com/[/url], and unloaded it to my desktop. I read from one of the post on the site that I needed to move it to my home folder and just click on the … |
| | From its [URL="http://www.debian.org"]Debian[/URL] roots to its commercially available support to its overwhelming popularity, [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] is the ultimate Linux distribution. For me, Ubuntu became a significant force within the Linux community with its 2006 releases: 6.04 and 6.10. From April 2006, I've installed and used every new version and anticipate each … |
| | Hi guys, I had a home ubuntu web server I was running which just died due to RAM failure. To keep the site going, I took out the HDD and swapped it on to another machine I had laying around. Luckily, I was able to boot it with no problem, … |
 | Desperately need help ! ..... I need to install Player/Stage ( [URL="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/"]http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/[/URL] ) on Ubuntu 9.10. Found this, [URL="http://curtis-thoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/install-playerstage-in-ubuntu-910.html"]http://curtis-thoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/install-playerstage-in-ubuntu-910.html[/URL] ..... but could not get it to work ! Any help is greatly appreciated ! |
| | Mark Shuttleworth, founder and financial backer of [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL], urges the Linux Community to "build a better desktop than Apple." Shuttleworth made this statement this week at OSCON (O'Reilly's Open Source Convention). He added that interoperability with Windows is of very high importance. Sounds easy enough. Let me get right on … |
| | Hi! I've tried on two separate occassions to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my desktop(Philips MT2700 running WinXP Media Center edition) but unfortunately failed on both attempts. I clicked "Download Now" from [URL="http://wubi-installer.org/"]this website[/URL] and followed the steps stated in the [URL="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide"]WubiGuide[/URL] wherein it says there: [CODE]How do I install Ubuntu? … |
| | I have installed the latest Ubuntu for notebook on my Acer Aspire 4715Z Pentium Dual-Core for last several months- working very smoothly & enjoying the "new world." I thought I never need to go back to Windows(rarely) - but yesterday as I updated the Update Manager and restarted it as … |
 | I just reinstalled windows XP, and then installed ubuntu next to it. XP can't find my modem at all (version DSL). I created a new connection with my user name and pass. When it trys to connect to the WAN (PPPOE) it just gives me a connection error. When I … |
| | i need a c++ compiler with a graphical user interface which can easily be used and that contain many option like for example microsoft visual ,simply i can write the code on a gedit and compile it by using : g++ "file name" -o test ./test but it is so … |
| | I just installed ubuntu and It installed but I counldn't sudo or get on the list at all so I tried the switch,reformatted and installed. It seemed to work but now it is stuck at kboot and I don't know what to do. I just want it to work right.. … |
| | [I]Disclaimer: I did post this in the Windows 7 forum, I hope it doesn't break the rules to post it in both since it falls under both topics. Thanks for your understanding.[/I] Hi, hopefully someone can help me with this, since there seems to be dozens of threads similar to … |
| | I'M currently running Vista but am trying to move at least 90% of my computer usage to Linux so I've download Ubuntu. So I burned the ISO to a CD and now I need to know how to install it but give it a separate bigger partition than my Windows. … |
| | Hi, I've been doing lots of googling about building a webserver using ubuntu server 9.10 but I got notthing. I mean, a lot of info I read was helpful but it does not work under my circumstances at all. So I want some help from Ununtu geeks. Just reminder I … |
| | Any pointers? I've already got it on my computer but the updater won't work to install patchs. |
 | Is it just me or has Ubuntu 9.04 become broken by not allowing any software to be installed. I have done two clean installs and still the synaptic package manager does not show any items that are not installed. Also I am unable to install any software from the command …  |
| | Hi, I have apache2 running on Ubuntu 9.04. I am trying to set up vhosts. I have two files in sites-enabled there contents are: [CODE]<Directory /var/www/video> AllowOverride All Order Allow,Deny Allow from all AddType text/html .htm </Directory> <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/video ServerName jvids.co.uk Serveralias www.jvids.co.uk ServerAdmin jameslovejoy1@googlemail.com </VirtualHost> [/CODE] That … |
| | I've been wanting to make my system a tri-boot for a little bit now. I have a generic PC, custom built, not a mac. Here are the specs: Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 2 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 Asus P5K3 Deluxe WiFi AP Edition Hauppage WinTV-HVR 1800* Seagate Barracuda … |
| | It isn't too soon to anticipate the next major release of Ubuntu is it? I hope not. [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] 10.04 has a few surprises up its virtual sleeve in store for you. I can't tell you everything that's in store but you'll certainly have fun discovering some of them through this … |
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