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I don't know how to edit the newfangled GRUB to get rid of old kernels, but you can always uninstall them via Synaptic (search for linux-image - make sure you don't uninstall the newest one. And some...

Use Synaptic to uninstall the old linux-image kernels :D

14 is my lucky number!

Hello.

I'm trying to educate myself about the necessity of a separate /boot partition, but different sites say different things. I get the impression from some sites, that it is not as necessary...

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Thank you for replying - I've been waiting for the issue to arise again to try your fix, but for some reason Java/Firefox has been playing nice ever since. I will keep it in hand to try,...

Yes, that's the impression, I get, too - please do come back and post if you find a solution :) !

@Riffer: For me, other way around: usb in laptop, parallel in printer.

Incorporated both free spaces into Ubuntu 8.04, which is now not quite stable (weird at start-up and shut-down). But I assume I can figure out how install Ubuntu 8.10 over it, so will try that at...

I definitely have not gotten as far as declaring any mount points, as I don't know how to do this :)

Would it be easier, then, to delete sda6 (8.04) and sda7 (linux-swap), and make everything...

@Paqman: I found out how to swapoff yesterday, which allowed me to move the unallocated space I had freed from the BOOT (Vista) partition to sda1, as well as shrink the Recover partition.

But is...

I have been running Ubuntu 8.04 dualboot with Vista on my laptop, and have been very happy with it.

When 8.10 came out, I decided to do a clean/fresh (whichever is the correct term) install in...

Bump :/

According to the Ubuntu documentation, "If your printer was not automatically detected, you can try to select the port and printer driver manually" - how do I do this?

In Vista I finally got the...

I'm having trouble with Java applets in Firefox 3.0.1. Sometimes they'll work fine, but more often what happens is:

While a page loads, I may be able to see the Java object (like the clocks on the...

I'm having the same troubles as you - what did you do here?


I'm betting I will run into this problem, too, should I get so far - may I ask in advance for info on setting up the connection...

Thank you, superprash2003! (Uhm, actually I had seen that solution while searching the forum, but had trouble figuring out how to do it - tried a bit harder to figure it out this time, and finally...

I just installed Xubuntu 8.04 dualboot with Windows XP, and am having problems connecting to the internet (no problem in XP).

I am not sure if I am missing a driver for my network card?

I...

If you need a screenshot of e.g. an error message, and don't want your desktop background, other windows etc. to show:

1. Click on the window you want a screenshot of to activate it.
2. Click...

Yes to Installer, GUI, Status, USB - No to Parallel, cf. also my original thread.

I have already tried this - several times, in fact, as I naively hope maybe this time my printer will magically appear :P

When I click New Printer, this is the window I get:...

(Argh, I'm still not sure about the protocol of crashing threads when you have a similar problem, as opposed to posting a new thread with the same problem?)

I just came online to ask the same...

Trying to manually add the printer via System > Administration > Printer > New Printer gets me this window: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/skufster/Screenshot-NewPrinter.png - I understand...

Noted, and apologies again :)

Hej. Jeg vil også anbefale at prøve det danske Ubuntu forum.

Jeg antager, at du tidligere har haft adgang til netbank fra en anden computer eller et andet styresystem: Er du sikker på at du har...

I used this tutorial earlier:

Plugging it in and powering it in seems to have no effect.

Tried steps 1-5; not seeing the printer detected.

As HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersHp (linked...

According to Add/Remove Applications, I have:

- Manage Print Jobs | Printer configuration GUI | A CUPS printer configuration tool and status applet.
- Printing | Printer configuration GUI | A...