http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Forum: Linux en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:42 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/ubuntu-91-install#post-120750 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:54:29 +0000 BobJam 120750@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>What is the total memory, and what size are the modules? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/ubuntu-91-install#post-120747 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:13:17 +0000 semiretired 120747@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Bobjam, I,m testing the memory today. I took one module out and almost booted. I hope it's not the mobo. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/installing-ubuntu-804-as-the-only-operating-system#post-120746 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:10:43 +0000 semiretired 120746@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I have successfully burned and installed Ubuntu 9.1.<br /> I had a work crony install 9.1 on his old computer and he's having trouble hooking up with his wireless router.<br /> Thanks everyone. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/ubuntu-91-install#post-120706 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:55:14 +0000 BobJam 120706@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>What do you mean by "lost it's picture"? You mean the desktop GUI will not appear? Is it GNOME? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/installing-ubuntu-804-as-the-only-operating-system#post-120699 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:11:28 +0000 JoeWard 120699@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>heres a link to the site so that they can send it 2 u its free<br /> <a href="https://shipit.ubuntu.com/" rel="nofollow">https://shipit.ubuntu.com/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/linux-for-the-first-time#post-120291 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:15 +0000 Chuckles 120291@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I downloaded that but how do i use it??? i just have a buncha files </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/ubuntu-91-install#post-120150 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:40 +0000 semiretired 120150@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I installed ubuntu on an old laptop and now it has lost it's picture. It's an old dell. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/need-help-not-sure-if-linux-or-windows#post-120138 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:29:28 +0000 BobJam 120138@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Post you question <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/">here</a>. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-font-to-openoffice#post-120124 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:54:30 +0000 at0mic 120124@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>if you want to install microsoft fonts, in your terminal type:</p> <p>sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-font-to-openoffice#post-120122 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:29 +0000 SarahJames 120122@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi Hailmary,</p> <p>Welcome to HTG.<br /> I don't really understand what it is you want to do.<br /> If you want to keep using a font you have on your current system, you can find it in C:\Windows\Fonts<br /> (if you are working with a Windows system now - do I understand that ok?)</p> <p>I have never worked with Ubuntu or any version of Linux, but as I understand it it can work with the same fonts.<br /> Taking that TNR is a unicode font you should experience no problems there.<br /> But if you do you can use <a href="http://www.high-logic.com/fontcreator.html">Font Creator Program</a> to make sure they work on both.<br /> It is a shareware program, but there is a free trial for download, so if it is just one file you should get that done ok.</p> <p>I marked up some things on a screenshot from their website that are relevant:</p> <p><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc103/RareSarah/2009-11-19-22-26-44.png"></p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Sarah. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-font-to-openoffice#post-120121 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:02 +0000 hailmary 120121@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Currently using MS Word with TNR/Times New Roman font from Works Suite 2001. Want to switch to using Ubuntu 9.10 OpenOffice 3.1 Writer. Problems - how to obtain version number and copy of current TNR font in order to install onto Ubuntu 9.10. And how to install the TNR font once the version is identified. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/need-help-not-sure-if-linux-or-windows#post-120087 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:27 +0000 Stoic 120087@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Can you run a LiveCD? like knoppix or boot to any CD? if so, then you may just need to rebuild your mbr (master boot record) ore reinstall grub. Usually grub problems will give you an error code though.</p> <p>If you have the same problem booting to CDs then it sounds more like a hard drive problem or someother hardware issue.</p> <p>Sorry I couldn't be more help. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/linux-for-the-first-time#post-119976 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:42 +0000 Chuckles 119976@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>OK i will but i uninstalled ubuntu for kubuntu and it is REALLY small as its installing after the bootup, ill unistall that and try this </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/linux-for-the-first-time#post-119974 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:29:40 +0000 whs 119974@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Try Easy Peasy. That is Ubuntu with a Windows type front end. <a href="http://www.geteasypeasy.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geteasypeasy.com/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/linux-for-the-first-time#post-119972 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:16:17 +0000 Chuckles 119972@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hey all! you've probably never seen me on this before because im new.. so Hi! but I was browsing around and i saw a way to get "ubuntu" the linux distro. and i tried it but i really dont like it. I was wondering if there was a way to make it more... friendly?? there was low resolution and i found it difficult to locate folders and such. I dont know what im really looking for but im going to try out the "Kubuntu" ( is that right??) because i read that it is closer to a windows setup that even i would be able to navigate. i was just mainly wondering if you guys have any tips for a new one to linux with tips or tricks to make it a little bit more.. comfortable for me until i get the hang of it. Thanks! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/unknown-filesystem-type-linux_raid_member#post-119627 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:29:21 +0000 JustAHunch 119627@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Nevermind. Found what I needed. I mounted it as ext3 and was able to get to the data. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/need-help-not-sure-if-linux-or-windows#post-119516 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:22 +0000 cl600girl 119516@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I need help and not sure if I'm in the right place but I'll start here!! I'm a computer student but new at it. I'm currently taking a Linux class so one of the students redid my laptop - he installed Window's 7 on the first partition and then Ubuntu - the newest version also so I could work on homework. Well it was working fine until my 2 year old got a hold of it last night - I'm not sure what she did - I know that she turned it on and now it doesn't work.</p> <p>If I turn my laptop on - it goes through the post - I see it loading and checking on the bottom of the screen - then GRUB flashes in the upper left hand corner and the computer shuts down and does this all over again. It just keeps going until I soft boot it off. </p> <p>I have checked the BIOS and it looks like the boot sequence is right, I have tried to hit F8 to go into safe mode and that doesn't help either!!</p> <p>Does anyone have any ideas? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/unknown-filesystem-type-linux_raid_member#post-119390 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:02:44 +0000 JustAHunch 119390@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I have a network drive that the network interface has failed. I've taken it apart and am using a SATA-to-USB kit to look at the drive under Ubuntu (ref. this <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/">article</a>). "fdisk -l" shows four partitions on the drive but when I try to mount any of them I get the error "unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'". Any idea how I can get these partitions mounted and get the data off of them? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/failure-using-linux-live-cd-to-backup-windows#post-119049 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:06 +0000 BooRadley 119049@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I followed the how-to "Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer" to back-up my laptop. All was going well copying the laptop's hard disk to a USB Hard Drive, then it stalled at 4.5 GB. Now, nothing... no keyboard, mouse, trackpad. Please Help. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/ubuntu-server-038-remote-samba#post-119013 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:33 +0000 jmcguire 119013@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'm not sure exactly how it was set-up. When I was in school, a sys admin set-up the actual SAMBA configuration. If I remember correctly though, I just used Putty to connect to the share. He could have had a more complicated setup than just your basic SAMBA though. </p>