[Linux/Ubuntu] I need to run some pretty intensive calculations. How can I load a very minimal Gnome session for that purpose ? [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2008 - 10 answers
What's the best way to setup a 500gb external hard drive to backup windows and linux? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2008 - 8 answers
Very recently migrated to Ubuntu and want to install Skype... help! [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2008 - 17 answers 
I am having problems making a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a usb thumb drive. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 3 answers
Please help me:
Make my triple monitors work in Ubuntu
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Find a distro that will gracefully handle three monitors. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 8 answers
Which flavor of Linux is most likely to give the least trouble with hardware installations? See inside...
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posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 10 answers
Is it worth changing to xUbuntu from Xandros? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 7 answers
I have Ubuntu installed in a chroot. [How] can I boot into it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2008 - 7 answers
What's the best backup solution for (Ubuntu) Linux? I need a backup as complete as possible of a home directory of ~10+ GB, nightly, etc. I have two large external USB 2.0 drives for the purpose... [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2008 - 11 answers
Ubuntu/Vista Dual Boot With a Twist! - Virtual PC in ubuntu booting existing Windows Partition? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 8 answers
Is there any easy way to use my nokia phone to control my (ubuntu) laptop via bluetooth? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 2 answers
UbuntuFilter:Linux people - how would you troubleshoot this one? All of a sudden my sound card doesn't exist, my CD burner doesn't burn, and fusermount doesn't want to work anymore. Everything was fine on Monday. Any suggestions on how to figure out WTF is going on? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 18 answers
Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro, wireless hell ensues. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 5 answers
What do I use on Ubuntu to do exactly what Mac the Ripper does on Mac? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 9 answers
What version of Linux would be appropriate for installing on a 10-year old computer? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 17 answers
What Linux apps should I download/install on my PS3 running Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 3 answers
How can I make a growable hardware RAID-5 Linux system? Is LVM the right choice, or am I setting myself up for trouble? Lots of geeky details follow. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 10 answers
LinuxNewbie/Hardware Filter: I just bought a Dell T105 server and installed Ubuntu on it. The machine is great, but graphics performance is very very bad. It only has PCI and PCIe 8x slots, no PCIe 16x ones. Is it possible to get a compatible graphics card? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 10 answers
Ubuntu geeks: A problem downloading a new repository index. Total Ubuntu newbie, much, much more inside. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 6 answers
Is there a n00b-friendly media player for Ubuntu that would work well on a set-top-box set up for broadcatching? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 3 answers
How should I get started in programming Java on Ubuntu Linux? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 14 answers
How do I get my linksys wireless USB stick (model: wusb54gc) working with linux (xubuntu)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 4 answers
What's the best-case scenario for syncing my cell phone with a Linux desktop? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 1 answers
I've recently purchased a new external USB DVD drive, as I do not have a floppy drive or internal CD/DVD drive on this windows PC. I am trying to set it up now for dual-booting Solaris+Ubuntu but, even after updating the BIOS (Phoenix 6.00) I cannot boot a USB drive.
First, does anyone have a way I could somehow add USB drivers as a boot option (along with XP), so that I can then add Solaris and Ubuntu (making it four options at boot)?
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posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 9 answers
Is there a way to set the keyboard character repeat rate to zero in Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 6 answers
Should I install Ubuntu on my PS3? Is it worth the hassle of backing up all the files/savegames/demos on my PS3? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2007 - 8 answers
LinuxFilter: Help me solve one last hurdle thats keeping me from going to linux full time at home. VPN issues are making me mad. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 5 answers
I've upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10, and now I seem to be having problems with both my wireless and graphics card. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 28 answers
Is there an functionally ergonomic USB keyboard that is not an eyesore? [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2007 - 12 answers
I want to copy files, ignoring & logging it if the target directory contains files with the same name. (Ubuntu 7.04) [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 6 answers
How do I transfer my current Ubuntu system to a new, larger hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2007 - 10 answers
Xine stutters during playback, but Gstreamer not. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2007 - 4 answers
Help me learn about WINE (on linux, not in bottles). [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 3 answers
I just set up Lenovo R60e to dual boot Ubuntu Feisty Fawn and XP Pro. I want to integrate a Feisty server at work. What is the best server hardware to buy? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 6 answers
How do I place my /home directory on an LVM on Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 3 answers
Is there such a thing as a simple unattended backup solution for a Linux box? I'm using Bacula right now but it's total overkill for my situation. [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 10 answers
What are all the things I need to apt-get, in order to turn my minimal Ubuntu Fiesty Server install into the complete graphical OS? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2007 - 5 answers
Help me troubleshoot performance issues with digital media sharing between two computers. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers
During the Ubuntu install process (text-based), it asked what screen resolutions I would like X not to include. Not thinking, I selected my preferred resolution (1280x1024, the most my monitor can handle) and hit continue. Now I can't use that resolution in my finished install, as it's not on the list in the Screen Resolutions system panel. How do I recover that possibility? Thanks!
posted on May 28, 2007 - 12 answers
Has anyone been able to get Veoh's video player running under wine? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 6 answers
I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 9 answers
Ubuntu ate my WinXP via Grub: help me induce vomiting? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 16 answers
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server on a just out of the box Dell machine. After completing the install the machine hangs (displaying only a blinking cursor), and subsequent attempts at reinstall from the LiveCD result in hangs as well. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2007 - 18 answers
I have a Linux box (Ubuntu Edgy) that I would like to be able to send mail to an Exchange server. It also needs to send/receive locally. Which MTA will actually allow me to do this and are directions for configuring it available? I've found lots of vague references but very little "program X will do this and here's how" kind of stuff.
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 9 answers
How can I get Windows XP to show an icon on the Desktop for each mounted drive like Linux does? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 5 answers
Ibook + New Ubuntu Install...what now? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 15 answers
I am running Ubuntu (Edgy Eft) on my computer and while I am feeling more and more confident about most aspects of a Linux OS I am still unclear on what sort of regular maintenance operations I should be performing. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2007 - 13 answers
I just installed Ubuntu on a new laptop, and now I can't boot into Vista. [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2007 - 18 answers
Japanese IME on Ubuntu? Help! [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 4 answers
Where can I find a Linux equivalent of VirtualDubMod? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 14 answers
Ubuntufilter: Looking for a recommended FTP program on Ubuntu: must cope with SFTP, must have an 'edit' button to allow me to edit files on the remote server. A bit like WinSCP (for the WIndows) or Cyberduck (for Mac).
posted on Feb 4, 2007 - 13 answers
How can I wipe a hard drive if I can't boot from CD and there is no floppy drive? We want to install winXP on a machine with Ubuntu (eventual dual-boot).
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posted on Jan 28, 2007 - 14 answers
Postfix Mail Server Setup: Help me cut through the cruft. [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2007 - 3 answers
Is there anywhere I can find step-by-step instructions for installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu in particular) on my PowerBook G4's external hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 6 answers
i am a complete Linux Noob and i've decided to go a few rounds with a simple LAMP server. Where can i find helpful resources and suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 10 answers
I’ve got a new 400gb drive heading my way, plus a free copy of Vista. What is the best way to rebuild my system, with XP, Vista sharing files etc. with maybe a little Ubuntu thrown in? There’s [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2006 - 7 answers
New to Ubuntu. How do I completely uninstall XP after already having partitioned my hard drive. [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 7 answers
How can I fix my screen scrolling slowness in Ubuntu/Linux/Gnome? [more inside]
posted on Nov 17, 2006 - 2 answers
Help using Amarok with a removable drive [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2006 - 2 answers
Anyone got any idea why these items are greyed out when I run update manager after updating Ubuntu 6.06 dapper to 6.10 Edgy? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 6 answers
Linux / Ubuntu / Gnome question - how do I tell Gnome "Hey, the jpg you're using as desktop wallpaper has been updated with a new image. Go reload it and display the new version?" in a Python or Bash script? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2006 - 6 answers
I want to make sure I am doing it in a way to most efficiently use the space I have. I have 2 harddrives. 8gig and 40gig. The 8gig is my primary and 40gig the slave.
What is the best way to set up my directory tree so that the majority of the software is installed to the 40gig and all of the necessary system files are on the 8gig? I use Kubuntu 6.06 and am willing to edit the config files or even reinstall if it seems worth it.x harddrive mount?
posted on Sep 6, 2006 - 12 answers
Help me make my choice from one of the three options below:
1) Fix Windows so that it boots without messing up my Ubuntu.
2) Remove Windows completely. I don't need it anyways.
3) Shrink Windows to the bare minimum and reclaim the space with Ubuntu. [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2006 - 7 answers
I used Automatix to get my Ubuntu system up and running. I know the thing installs stuff like Beagle and Gmailnotifier, but for some reason they're not showing up. [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 8 answers
My place of employment sees a LOT of laptops come and go. Recently a PIII Dell Latitude L400 ultralight came through and was marked for surplus, but I want to use it for Ubuntu. One snag, though. [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 12 answers
I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu and I'm looking for a good media player for streaming internet radio. [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 15 answers
Can anyone help me get my Broadcom 4306 Wireless card working in Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 13 answers
Help! Where has my mail gone? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 5 answers
Installing Xubuntu on an iBook SE with a broken CD drive: possible? [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2006 - 9 answers
So, what's the state of music production software in Linux? What are people using? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 6 answers
I switched from Windows XP to Ubuntu one month ago. Everything was working perfectly well until this week, but now I am having keyboard problems. [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 6 answers
Teamspeak on Ubuntu: Is there a repository which can be added for the Teamspeak client/server applications? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 1 answers
IT Experts and Linux Fans - I need your advice cutting through the clutter. Can you please recommend the best linux distros for Beginner, Intermediate and Expert users? There are so many options out there and most people only skim the surface. [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 24 answers
I just installed Ubuntu, now how do I install programs? [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2006 - 14 answers
How to create a customized portable ubuntu image? I would like to do something like an Ubuntu livecd but with either flash or a USB hard drive. Basically I would like to have a completely customized Ubuntu environment that will save all my settings when I log out, that I can take to any computer. Ideally I'd like to install a few apps that don't come standard with Ubuntu like Amarok and have those as part of the package. I have a 60 GB Ipod so I could launch from that if possible. I'm a Linux newbie so the simpler, the better!
posted on Jul 12, 2006 - 7 answers
I know about MythTV and Freevo. My question to the hive mind is [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 30 answers
Home network consists of two XP machines, an OSX laptop, and an Ubuntu laptop. Have just been given an old PIII to use as a file server. What OS should the file server run and what should I use to format the disks?
posted on Apr 24, 2006 - 18 answers
Given that: 1. I'm a Mac type; 2. I have and want to try out an Ubuntu linux live CD on my home's extra Dell desktop; 3. I don't want to try and figure out the syntax for the startup settings file... [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2005 - 9 answers
How can I set up my dual boot system with Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 6 answers
LinuxLaptopFilter: Can you recommend me a laptop for Linux? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2005 - 10 answers
Any good guides on getting up to speed with Linux? Specifically Ubuntu, but also general things like filesystem, permissions, installing/uninstalling software, etc. [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - 9 answers
So I upgraded from warty warthog to hoary hedgehog and something broke PHP on my box. Any ideas as to where I should look to fix this.
I already have:
posted on Mar 17, 2005 - 5 answers
