I am having problems making a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a usb thumb drive. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I install and use software I have extracted from the internet on Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2008 - 19 answers

Ubuntu 8.04 on a 40 gb portable HDD: LiveUSB w/persistence, or install straight to HDD? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 2 answers

Please help me: Make my triple monitors work in Ubuntu ----OR---- Find a distro that will gracefully handle three monitors. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 8 answers

Why do more operating system options keep appearing when I turn my computer on? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Which flavor of Linux is most likely to give the least trouble with hardware installations? See inside... [more inside]
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

How to dual boot vista/ubuntu hardy heron and get everything set up. More details Inside. Starting to pull hair out :( [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2008 - 14 answers

Inconsistent information about bad sectors on a hard drive -- what's going on, and what should I do? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 14 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

Using X11 forwarding to bring my Ubuntu server desktop to my MacBook Pro. Everything works fine if I run a specific program (e.g., Firefox) but goes to hell if I try 'startx' - I keep getting an AIGLX display error message. Any help appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 11 answers

What's your best advice for reading multi-column and other large-minimum-width websites on a 480x800 screen? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 3 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

Why does my new 1680x1050 monitor, on some sites (including this one), show me ridiculously-freakin'-huge fonts in my browser? There are more details, of course... [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 6 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

I need to uninstall Ubuntu, but I'm confused by the uninstallation of GRUB on the Super GRUB Disk. Help! [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 4 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

Oh crap! While attempting to clear, reformat, and merge my ubuntu partition with my primary NTFS Windows partition, I somehow managed to give the GRUB boot-loader brain damage. Now I can't boot in to either partition need to fix this before my girlfriend comes home and sees that I've rendered her computer useless. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 6 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

DVD authoring on Ubuntu: I'm trying to create a DVD showing a single static image, containing logos and text, for playback on a standard DVD player. What's the best way to avoid blurriness? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 8 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 can I find my remote server's IP address without linking it to a DDNS lookup service? Or is that the best option? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 14 answers

What would you do with a fresh install of Ubuntu 6.06, perfectly functioning LAMP configuration and a 200gig hard drive with a high speed connection? [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 9 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

How do you boot via a USB flash drive using a floppy? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 12 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

CUPS server config issues. Why can't I see or use installed printers on my Ubuntu server? [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 5 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)? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me decide whether to downgrade to XP Pro or move to Ubuntu from Vista. [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2007 - 26 answers

I'm looking for an external storage solution that will play nice with an XP Desktop and a Kubuntu laptop...preferably at the same time [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 10 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

I've got a fresh new install of Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop (it's dual booting w/ xp) and I'd like the hive's recommendations on how to proceed from here. What should I configure first? What apps I should add next? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2007 - 4 answers

I want a small cheap (under $450) laptop. I want to get either an OLPC or an Eee PC. Which would be more worth my while in the long-run? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2007 - 22 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

Why is PureData so slow on Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 2 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

VMFilter: Talk to me about virtual machines on Ubuntu. [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 9 answers

How do I geotag photos on Ubuntu Linux? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 2 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

I have internet access for a few days. I need to get programs for Ubuntu on a computer that currently has no access. Is there a way to install Ubuntu the computer with access and "Slipstream" a disk with all the modifications I want? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2007 - 6 answers