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I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 from the iso 'ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.iso'. I installed this in VMWare Fusion 4.1.1 running on OSX 10.7.3. When setting up the VM, I allowed easy install to take care of creating my user and installing VMWare tools. No problems during installation, everything…
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When I type in 'sudo apt-get update' I get this
mohd-arafat-hossain@TUD:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for mohd-arafat-hossain:
Ign http://bd.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://bd.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://bd.archive.ubuntu…
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Whats common among Skype, Opera, OpenOffice in Ubuntu ? Whenever I open these applications I get logged off and shows back me the login screen. This started happening since the 10.10 upgrade.
Forgot to mention :
Yes, its x64.Each time I open these applications, the UI shows and then crashes.
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I have a warning triangle that my update information is outdated, the last update was 12 days ago. I use Ubuntu 11.10. A run of sudo apt-get update produces the following output:
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease …
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Hi all,
I'm trying to run apt-get update on ubuntu 9.10
I've configured my proxy server and I can access the internet without any problem:
/etc/apt# wget "http://www.google.com"
Resolving (...)
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 292 [text/html]
Saving to: `index.html'
100%[=================================================================================================================================>]…
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I have a PC that came with Vista Home Basic, and I now have some need for Remote Desktop, which is not included in Home Basic, so I'd like to upgrade.
Now, there is apparently some hack to get Remote Desktop working in Home Premium, and obviously, it's in Ultimate, but really, the Business Edition…
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Topic title says it all. Right now I have 2 things I need to do...
1) Remove the windows.old folder.
My problem with this is that when I go to disk cleanup, the "Remove Previous Window Installations" option isn't there. Not sure what to do here.
EDIT: Solved this part. Didn't hit button clean…
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I just ordered a laptop, and it came with Vista Home Premium 32. I want Vista Home Premium 64 on it. I'm planning a reinstall. Does anyone know if my product key for Vista 32 will also work for Vista 64 for an OEM copy? As far as I know, I just need to get the 64 bit media. Is this correct? …
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I hope my explanations make some sense -- please ask for clarification if they don't.
I had a computer running Windows Vista (Ultimate, 64-bit). All was well! Then one day there was a nasty power surge at the office, and it died. (We didn't have surge protectors at the office, unfortunately. …
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I created several documents in MS Office Publisher 2007 when I was using Windows Vista 32 bit version. I've recently upgraded to the 64 bit version of Vista and am now having trouble opening the files created on the previous Windows setup.
When I try to open my documents, I get this warning:
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