Tess from the USA asks: “…I am having trouble viewing my menu bar that usually appears across the top of my screen. The volume control used to be here and now I don’t get volume at all. How do I … Continue reading
Restore Missing Panels in Ubuntu
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Enabling Automatic Login in Ubuntu
Harvey from the U.S. asks: “…Just upgraded to 10.04, so am having to log in each time the computer suspends/screen locks. I am the only one with physical access to this computer, so prefer to configure so that password is … Continue reading
How to Uninstall .deb Packages – Reader Questions
Jake from Germany asks: “…I downloaded the new .deb package from Opera… and I want to uninstall it because it will not load any web pages, making me crazy… how to I uninstall it?” I’m assuming it was a .deb … Continue reading
Upgrade Ubuntu Firefox to Version 3.6 – Reader Questions
Erica from Canada asks: “… I’m using Ubuntu 9.04… the “Check for Updates” in Firefox is grayed out and apt-get does not upgrade Firefox… I’m stuck at 3.0.18, how can I get upgraded?…” This is an issue, I’ve encountered before. … Continue reading
Ubuntu MD5 Hash – Reader Questions
Nicki from Toronto asks: “…I’ve made too many coasters, where is the link to check the MD5 of the Ubuntu iso downloads… Someone told me I should check them before burning, but I can’t find them anywhere…” I have had … Continue reading
Google Earth and Chrome – Reader Questions
Ruud emailed asking, “How do I install Chrome and Google Earth? I’ve tried using apt-get, but the packages are not found. I am using Ubuntu 8.04” For Ubuntu 8.04 users, please try the instructions below. (I’m not in front of … Continue reading
Hardware Failures
While perusing through Digg, I found it interesting to note that both the Linux and Windows users have something to say about hardware failure issues. I found it interesting, that regardless of software issues, both groups of “observant” users have … Continue reading
Building a Business Network Using Ubuntu – Introduction
This post begins the first (an introduction) in a series of several posts, discussing the benefits that Ubuntu Linux provides to business owners. Naturally, by default, I’ll be touching on several open source applications and server packages throughout the series. … Continue reading
CIFS VFS Shutdown Error When Using SMBFS
I recently installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) and set up access to (DNS-321) my network shares using smbfs; as in the post “Sharing the Same Files Between Two PC’s“. Shortly afterwards, when rebooting, shutting down, etc. I … Continue reading
Leave the Num Lock On!
I recently (finally) upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 (I’ve always had issues with x.10 releases for some reason). Until the upgrade I wanted to remain with the LTS track, but (it seems) less developers are supporting it, hence the move. I’ve … Continue reading