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comment rss reader which have all the old items like google reader?
Ok, so here's the deal: If you're going to answer with a webapp, you should include instructions for integration with unity webapps or Chrome webapps.
May
13
comment How do I find if a package is installed by default for each Ubuntu release?
Ok, yes, that is correct. it isn't entirely accurate, but it's pretty close.
May
11
comment Ethernet port on thinkpad doesn't connect but the one on the ultrabase (dock) does
is your network VLANed? I'm experiencing something similar.
May
2
comment Will be have Ubuntu working on Raspberry Pi in the future?
Exact duplicate - askubuntu.com/questions/163694/…, askubuntu.com/questions/212346/can-a-raspberry-pi-run-ubuntu
Apr
30
comment Can't Log in to Ubuntu-one
I'm getting this as well, so i'm leaving this open temporarily.
Apr
27
comment How does 13.04 stack up to 12.04 in terms of battery life?
fixed @psny18. i've found this generally true.
Mar
22
comment Will Skype support for Ubuntu be removed?
While not 150% a duplicate, your question is mostly answered here. askubuntu.com/questions/41802/… - basically, it comes down to "we don't know"
Mar
18
comment How do I install and switch to the Unity 2D desktop?
it is indeed saved for succeeding logins. as for were, no clue.
Mar
12
comment Fix bash_profile to Develop Ruby on Rails Apps
@ScottSeverance the official RVM docs say you need to run it as a login shell. Yes, putting it in the other files works, but it can be a pain later on to debug problems that arise because of it not being a login shell m
Mar
8
comment running /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_apt as nagios user does not return the correct result
@SuperMatt ok, interesting.
Mar
6
comment running /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_apt as nagios user does not return the correct result
What groups are these two Nagios users in?
Mar
6
comment How can I add a statusnet account in gwibber?
I see this on 12.10 as well, it's not just 13.04.
Mar
4
comment How to build an operating system that is built on top of Ubuntu
Ubuntu is based on Debian. So therefore, start there. Might be on-topic on unix & linux
Feb
26
comment How to synchronize Tomboy notes
Those links work fine for the Ubuntu <>Windows part, but it won't work for the Android part. The android port of tomboy (called tomdroid) didn't like that when I tried.
Feb
26
comment How to synchronize Tomboy notes
You can't sync the directory structure that tomdroid needs for that to work. Even if you could, you would need to open the dropbox app, sync, open tomdroid and then it might work, but it probably wouldn't.
Feb
26
comment How to synchronize Tomboy notes
Won't work for the android, you can't do it like that. What he is looking for is a tomboy note sync compatible server/service somewhere.
Feb
25
comment How do I install nagios?
@bradparks for monitoring, our nagios tag here is becoming a fairly complete resource - I have documentation on how to email. For monitoring web services, that's more serverfault material, and almost considered common or basic knowledge.
Feb
16
comment What to do to install Ubuntu with a Bootable USB Stick?
It is already answered here askubuntu.com/questions/183727/running-ubuntu-from-usb
Feb
11
comment Ruby IDE in Ubuntu
@PythonLikeYOU please stop reposting the same comment, the install instructions are in the links, they work on ubuntu, and they are a text editor with the features of an IDE.
Feb
11
comment Ruby IDE in Ubuntu
@PythonLikeYOU the install process are on the websites that I linked.