Newb looking for suggestions
Hello,I recently had on old Dell PowerVault 745N fall into my lap. It runs remarkably well, and while it's definitely on the low end as far as power goes (1 GB RAM, 4 250 GB drives, Pentium 4 @ 3 GHz, Windows Server 2003 Appliance Edition), I've only had to replace a CMOS battery to get it ru ing sm...
[ubuntu] Simple Screen Recorder not working for about 3 weeks
Ubuntu 15.10 updated.Been using SSR for quite some time without issue then it stopped working a few weeks back maybe because of a ke el update. I've been waiting for a fix to show up but none yet.Anyone else having issues? If so, did you find a solution?This is the error message I get when I try to ...
Samba does not accept new user
I try to configure a samba share with dedicated user. This user should not be able to login, and is only used to access the share.So, do the following:Create the usersudo adduser srEnter simple passwordAdd it to sambasudo smbpasswd -a srEnter the same passwordEnable the user (I guess it is not neces...
[kubuntu] file error on win 8.1
hi huys,hope you can help here, not sure what im doing wrong, i have checked a few guides and im pretty sure i have done everything(not enough obviously)i have a laptop with pre installed win 8.1, i want to dual boot at first, then very likely just get rid of windows.i downloaded wily, then burt ima...
Removed unity have i3, is a bit quirky and need help tidying.
I had a choice of unity and i3 at the lightdm login, once I was used to i3 I decided to remove unity- this wasn't so much because I didn't want both, that was a good setup, I removed it becausethere is a handful of quirky config conflicts and I couldn't customize i3, these issues were:A grey menu ba...
[ubuntu] Driver Ati Radeon HD 4870x2
hello guys,i decided to come back in magic world of ubuntu after many years and i decided using my PC-Desktop. I was a gamers 5-6 years ago and i o.c this PC-Desktop but after 3 years of honored career i diidn't have any nore time to play. Anyway the problem is the drivers of ATI Radeon HD 4870x2, i...
[ubuntu_mate] Is 16.04 worthwhile for games on amd desktops?
I've been testing out 16.04 Ubuntu Mate on various computers of mine. With my minecraft benchmark, 16.04 is outstanding with my 3.2 GHz dual core Intel with NVIDIA graphics card (IIRC GeForce 730?), getting around 100 fps. But like some others here, I used to be an AMD fanboy and still have more AMD...
[ubuntu] Suggest Which Version of Ubuntu
Thread moved to Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat.You want an LTS version and you should stop using 11.10 now. It is not secure, is ancient, and hasn't received updates of any kind for nearly four years. Unsafe and possibly unstable.14.04 LTS is stable and supported until 2017 and upgradeable any time until...
[ubuntu] Windows 7 and ubuntu Dual boot issues
Hi,I have a lenovo G50-80 laptop. I have fresh installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and Ubuntu 14.04 for dual booting. Ubuntu boots fine. Now the issue is, when I select Windows 7 from Grub 2 menu, the 'Starting Windows' screen does not appear. Instead, I can see a screen with distorted colors all ar...
[ubuntu] DNSMASQ DHCP Troubleshooting
HelloI am trying to set up a pxe boot to install linux on an Alix SBC.This does not require dns. It does require DHCP and TFTP to work on my desktop.I can't get dnsmasq configured to provide DHCP addresses.it seems that dnsmasq doesn't have an option to provide very verbose syslog entries to aid tro...
compare with os x and ubuntu
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Steam controller Lizard mode Ubuntu 14.04
HiPlease could someone with a steam controller test this:-When steam is NOT ru ing the steam controller enters lizard mode, which emulates a mouse and keyboard. This useful for selecting grub boot options, and basic desktop control. For me when ru ing ubuntu and kodbuntu without steam it works fine ...
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Final Beta released
The Ubuntu team is pleased to a ounce the final beta release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Xenial Xerus", 16.04 LTS continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use ...
No touchscreen support on xubuntu after upgrade
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Ubuntu vs Zorin Grub Menu
I recently installed Ubuntu on a drive that has Zorin on it. As expected, Ubuntu's Grub took precedence. I would boot the computer and Ubuntu's Grub appeared, where I could choose it or Zorin. However, after updating Zorin, I now get the Zorin Grub when booting up. Somehow Zorin took control of Grub...
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Final Beta released
The Ubuntu team is pleased to a ounce the final beta release of Ubuntu16.04 LTS Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.Codenamed "Xenial Xerus", 16.04 LTS continues Ubuntu's proud traditionof integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into ahigh-quality, easy-to-use Linux distri...
haproxy udp.. solution required
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Boot record
Does Xubuntu setup it's boot record with grub, or something else? I tried to get into the grub menu with sudo grub after booting the install disk, but that retu ed a command does not exit message, or the like.Does Xubuntu setup it's boot record on the drive outside a partition, or within a chosen pa...