http://netvouz.com/narky/tag/ubuntu?feed=rss&pg=1 narky's bookmarks tagged "ubuntu" on Netvouz http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=226341 I have Ubuntu 6.06 installed on my Acer 1682WLMI laptop. My LAN includes a server machine running FC4, with several shares mounted with Samba. Yesterday, I upgraded the packages on the FC4 machine, and these included Samba, which is now at 3.0.23a. Unfortunately, this seems to have broken my mounted shares, which is annoying as I'd only just got them working a couple of days ago. Computing > Linux > Howto narky Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:12:18 GMT http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide This guide was started by Chua Wen Kiat (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). It is now being maintained by the Linux Center of University of Latvia, and everyone else who is willing to contribute. Computing > Linux narky Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:45:34 GMT http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=160784 I can't seem to play any type of embedded video in Firefox anymore. Example: if I try to play a video through BBC News Player, MPlayer plug-in begins buffering the video and then stops without playing anything. Same behaviour appears when attempting to playback any type of embedded video in Firefox. The behaviour doesn't appear to be type or site specific. This didn't always happen. I first noticed the behaviour after I removed totem-xine and replaced it with totem-gstreamer. (I did this because totem-xine wouldn't playback video smoothly from a shared networked drive, but totem-gstreamer would.) Computing > Linux > Howto narky Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:33:17 GMT http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=185288 Does anyone have a decent technique for downloading and watching video podcasts? iTunes made it so easy and I've not found a viable substitute for Ubuntu yet. Specifically, I want to be able to download a video version of diggnation each week. I want the program to download the new podcast to a specified folder and allow me to play the podcast without having to manually open another player. I can handle it if the program opens another media player to play the podcast. Seriously, is there a program that will do all this? Or do I have to hop on board some project to make it a reality? Computing > Linux > Howto narky Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:45:44 GMT http://www.xfld.org/ Xfld - 'Xfce live demo' - is a liveCD , demonstrating the latest version of Xfce desktop environment and providing a complete Gnu/Linux operating system (based on Ubuntu), which could be run directly from the CD. In contrast to the Xubuntu install CDs, the Xfld CD contains all tools and applications necessary for both productive usage with graphical interface and command line interface. Furthermore the main purpose of Xfld is demonstrating the latest Xfce. Computing > Linux narky Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:14:06 GMT http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=58017&highlight=troll A troll will always be successful on a Linux forum, and I'm about to explain why. Despite numerous protests of "Don't feed the trolls" and "The best thing to do is ignore posts like these," people will continue to respond to trolls because trolls (like Linux distros) come in different flavors and varieties. One troll in particular seems particularly impassioned and genuine and so always gets responses: The "If I can't use it, nobody can" troll Computing > Linux narky Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:52:41 GMT http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10086 Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional is the best-selling guide to the hottest new Linux distribution. Within its 600 in-depth pages, you’ll learn how to become a pro-level Linux user. The book starts by introducing you to the world of Linux. Then it outlines Ubuntu installation in illustrated steps, after which you’ll learn how to configure every piece of everyday tech hardware such as your Internet connection, printers, 3D graphics cards, Bluetooth devices, and much more. Then you’ll learn fun tasks such as listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office tasks, and even image editing. Computing > Linux narky Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:24:19 GMT http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/browse-a-samba-or-ms-windows-share-in-nautilus.html A quick not as useful guide as i'd like to navigating samba shares in linux. Computing > Linux > Howto narky Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:06:21 GMT http://publicsvn.songbirdnest.com/trac/wiki/HowToGetFlashSound In my case here's what works: aoss /opt/swiftfox/swiftfox Computing > Linux > Howto narky Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:43:01 GMT http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=142716 I thought it might be nice if we all contribute some tips on common ways to solve problems. If there is a similar thread please let me know and perhaps we can merge them or at least reference it. Also, I will make another post in this thread containing a list of all the commands, configuration files, and all of the URLs. Finally, I strongly encourage others to contribute their ideas and I will add more ideas if they occur to me. Perhaps if there is enough demand, we can make a wiki (again if doesn't exist already) Computing > Linux > Howto narky Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:28:22 GMT