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Bridging a Windows 7 and Ubuntu dual boot inside an OS
I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed on my local PC.
They're both installed on separate partitions on the same machine, and when the computer boots up the user is given the option to choose which ...
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Fax Receiving Software [closed]
I am looking for a Fax receiving program. My company receives about 100 faxes a week. We get many junk faxes that we dont want to waste ink and paper for and we get many faxes that we would like ...
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VPN connection sharing for Ubuntu guest
I have Ubuntu 10.04 guest on Windows XP host. I need to use a specific VPN software that works only on Windows. How should I configure virtualbox/guest so that the VPN connection would be visible on ...
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UBUNTU 9.10: using arrow keys for navigating tasks in task switching window
Is it possible to use arrow keys for navigating tasks in task switching window (which opens when you press Alt+Tab) as it's possible in windows 7.
It will help to quickly navigate to next row of ...
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Is there a filesystem that is "friendly" to both windows and Linux? [duplicate]
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Suggestions for sharing and using data between Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot
I'm planning to install Ubuntu 10.04 with Windows 7. (I'm new to Linux, have to use at work so I'...
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VMware Fusion / New Machine / verify VMs?
I just got a 15" MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM, 2.66 i7 and 500GB SSD. Very sweet and fast! My old machine was 2.66 Core 2 Duo.
I used Migration Assistant to migrate my old MBP to the new. When I started ...
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Can I use a .vdi file in a virtual box for Ubuntu?
Is it possible to use the Windows XP that I installed in a virtual box in Windows.
To be used in Ubuntu 9.10 Virtual box? So that I won't install the whole thing again.
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Problem reinstalling GRUB
I have a PC that dual-boots Ubuntu and Windows Vista. I recently reinstalled Windows Vista after some problems and now the bootloader's gone.
I've been trying to follow this Ubuntu community guide ...
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SuperGrubDisk cannot boot up Ubuntu, can only boot up Vista, is that supposed to be the case?
I have a Vista and 2 Ubuntu partitions and can boot to all 3. But on Vista I deleted an Ubuntu partition and the computer cannot boot to anything.
So I burned a SuperGrubDisk, and it could let me ...
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Working on Ubuntu from Windows [duplicate]
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Remote Desktop for Ubuntu
First, I have to say that I have no experience in working with Ubuntu or any other Unix like distributions. I have two computers and I wish to have ...
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Ubuntu says FAT16, windows says NTF?
I created a partition on USB harddisk in windows and it reports to be an NTFS partition.
Yet in ubuntu 9.10 fdisk says it a FAT16 partition. If I mount with -t ntfs I see nothing, but if I mount ...
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How to triple boot Windows XP, Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows 7 [duplicate]
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How to install Ubuntu, Windows XP and Windows 7 from scratch as triple-boot system
How can I triple boot Windows XP, Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows 7? Which OS should I install first?...
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How can I make my windows in Ubuntu work fine?
I have Ubuntu 8.10 and I have some problems with windows there. Sometimes the "header" of the window disappears. Under "header" I mean the area containing "close","maximize" and "minimize". If I put ...
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Why does GRUB load after I select my Ubuntu Partition from Windows Boot Manager?
So first of all I'm running Windows 7 on one drive, and Ubuntu 9.04 on another. I downloaded and installed Easy BCD 2.0, which I have to say is an excellent piece of software. I used to have grub as ...
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How do I know if I have installed the 64 bit version of R on Ubuntu?
To many of you this will sound totally stupid.
I am completely new to Linux. I installed the 64 bit Ubuntu. And then I installed this software called R which I will use to analyse large datasets.
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linux mounting issue from windows to Linux
i have an Ubntu machine with 30GB space and need to create a folder in "/" as "/server". I have 50GB space in NTFS(windows) . i want to join this 50GB to linux how can i merge these two.
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Point iTunes to a folder on a networked machine
I have a machine running Ubuntu 9.10 which I use to keep my media on. An external USB hard drive is connected to it that has a folder of music. How would I set it up so that my iTunes running on ...
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Dual Boot Question
How do I add a linux partition to the Vista/7 bootloader?
Here's a teensy weeensy complication: The target partition has no bootloader, such as grub or lilo installed and I can't install them. Also, ...
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Can't delete windows\assembly from Ubuntu
I'm reinstalling Windows for a friend of a friend, and I'm trying to use an Ubuntu LiveCD (8.04) to clear the hard drive first. (I don't have enough blank CDs for a proper backup.) But there are two ...
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Fastest method for windows->linux command line control
What is the fastest method to get at a linux CLI in windows? (See this earlier question on StackOverflow.)
Basically my goal is to use a batch file in windows to control various things on my ubuntu ...
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Error 21 on Ubuntu 9.04, how do I boot up?
I've just installed Ubuntu (my first time installing Linux) and I've got my first error. Let me describe my system a bit first. I have a:
EVGA 680i SLI motherboard
4 SATA drives (150GB Raptor with ...
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Book to explain Linux vs Windows?
Being fairly new to Ubuntu Linux, I've been told how great it is to install, update and remove program using package management. But it's also possible to download programs in other ways. I don't know ...
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Why does my touchpad go crazy on Windows but not Linux?
I've had this problem on my laptop for sometime now. Anytime I try to use my touchpad it works correctly about 60% of the time in Windows, the other 40% of the time, it will jump to a random spot on ...
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Ubuntu option vanishes after setting up windows XP(?) [duplicate]
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[GRUB Problem] Dual Boot Ubuntu - XP (Ubuntu Installed First)
I have installed both windows XP as well as Ubuntu 9.04 on my machine.I can choose between them using dual boot ...
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Does anyone make Google Chrome Themes?
I'm just wondering if there are any unofficial Google Chrome Themes that I can easily install (eg. don't have to copy a .dll to the themes folder)?
I would like to be able to click apply theme (just ...
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Set up smart card authentication home network
At this moment I am wondering what it would require in both hardware and configuration to setup my home network with smart card authentication (combined with password or pincode)
This network ...
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Time changes when using two OSs
I have a dual boot machine. Ubuntu and Windows Vista.
After rebooting from Ubuntu to Vista, i see that the time has changed in Vista and vice versa.
Why does this happen??
The time zones on both the ...
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XP / Vista License on virtual box
My laptop came with vista and XP licenses. I since removed them and installed ubuntu instead. I have a piece of software that is known not to run on crossover or wine. When i try to install windows ...
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Will installing Linux wipe my restore partition?
My old XP ThinkPad T41 needs a reinstall to deal with Windows rot. It has a restore partition that I have used before without issues.
However, after tinkering with live CDs over the years and, more ...
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X2VNC is having trouble capturing my cursor
I have a Linux box "L" and a Windows laptop "W" side by side. I use x2vnc on L and TightVNC server on W in order to allow one mouse and keyboard (plugged into L) to control both of them. This setup ...
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