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Hi all,

I tried to add a dual-monitor option in my dell latitude d630 laptop using the "screen and graphics" window on Ubuntu 8.04 (applications->others->screen and graphics). It seems I...

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congratulation to myself, and thanks darkod (look at this intricate art above, this is my gift to you !)
I installed ubuntu on the second hard drive, put the GRUB...

darkod,

The idea is clear, Lets see it this works,
Many thanks for your kind help

thanks darkod,

I also prefer the the second option , yet how exactly can I implement the idea of telling grub2 to install itself on the first drive ?
Another thing: I tested the first stages of...

Hello Ubutu,

Just wanted to ask the wisdom of those who installed Ubuntu 9.10 on a second HD (win Xp is allready on the first HD) how this is exactly done. In addition, I read some old threads (...

you do not need to be sorry, everything is under control :)

Frungi, This is a nice workaround if it works but I tested it and the folder can still be deleted. I just did sudo chown root:root ~/Desktop/xx/x sudo chmod 600 ~/Desktop/xx/x and then deleted...

Hello ,

I would like that certain folders located in the Desktop will be protected from deletion by password, but at the same time that files lbelonging to such folders could be freely deleted...

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sisco311,


It seems that ubuntu works exactly as before after I changed the root permission according to your advice in the recovery mode (is there anythings else I need to do now to be...

I'll try this option before doing anything too drastic. It is not clear to me: does the command "chmod ... /.*" change also sub-directories, or it is restricted only to the directories on the root. ...

Hi,


I CD to specific directory on the Desktop and mistakenly typed:

sudo chmod 777 /.*

Instead of

sudo chmod 777 ./*

Thank you drs, I use ubuntu for 2 weeks only, and there are some problems, although ubuntu works very good in general

I unmounted again in windows, and now ubuntu successfully connects to the...

Hi,

Ubuntu 8.04 I cannot read an external hard disk (western digital 'My Book' drive), as I get "cannot mount volume" message. A screen-shot with the error message is attached. Mybe you can help
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Hi,

I wish to install ubuntu on Hp Compaq dc7900 computer (a new computer). Is this possible ? According to what I hear the bios of this computer does not support linux. Is it true, and what can I...