May

23

How to Get Network and Video Working in Shuttle Computers.

May 23, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation

Just a quick afterthought to my last post, if you are trying the get the integrated ethernet network card and the integrated (nvidia) video working in your Shuttle based hardware (specifically Shuttle SN68SG2), there is an easy (and fast) solution here:

Apr

7

Recover Your Forgotten Password In Linux.

April 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Experiences, How to...

Just got another message, this time from Louis. A in Florida. He asks:
“…I have kubuntu installed in my laptop computer, and everything was fine until yesterday, 4/6/08, when I was installing some additional programs from the settings menu. One of the updates that I installed created another user and also gave it admin control!!! It [...]

Apr

5

Forced File System Check After 30 Boot Ups – How to Improve it.

April 5, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 27 Comments
Posted in Experiences, How to..., Installation

Ever want to boot up your Ubuntu Linux system really quick to look something up? Sure, I think we all do that from time to time. Hate it when you get the forced file system check because you’ve booted up 30 times? I do. ;)
Imagine how I felt in front of a room full of [...]

Mar

22

Do You Get the Firefox is Running Error?

March 22, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 4 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to...

One more quick post for the Easter holiday (here in Canada). I’ve started getting that annoying
“Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.”
error message again, and was looking for a quick fix (as I’d been logging into terminal [...]

Mar

5

Adobe Flash on Firefox 3 Beta

March 5, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 10 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation

Just a quick post here…
I installed the Firefox 3 Beta (Version 3.0b3 as of this post) on my Ubuntu Box and… damn… Flash is not working again!
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
It’s a quick(er) fix though (Firefox just needs the link to flash plugin):
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b3/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
** For those who did not install Flash in the first place, [...]

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