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Disable guest account in Ubuntu 11.04

How can I disable the guest seesion on Ubuntu 11.04?

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Hardware requirments for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity 3D desktop

Been attempting to test Ubuntu 11.04 on a laptop, but it keeps falling back to a scaled down desktop, without indicating what exactly is required for the laptop to run the full Unity 3D desktop. what...

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Ubuntu 11.04 installer does not recognize Windows

I am trying to dual-boot Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7, but when at the disk allocation step, the installer shows no indication that Windows is installed on the machine. I know it is. How do I go about...

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My computer with Ubuntu 11.04 does not detect external hard disk

My computer running Ubuntu 11.0 does not detect my external disk. How can I tell what’s going on?

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Configure Canon i960 printer

I have always been able to configure HP printer automatically on Linux Mint and Ubuntu. I just ‘inherited” a Canon i960, but it is not being auto-configured because of driver issues. I checked the...

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Dual-booting Fedora 15 and Ubuntu 11.04

What is the correct procedure for dual-booting Fedora 15 and Ubuntu 11.04? Does the order of installation matter?

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Ubuntu 11.04 does not detect usb hdd

I have Ubuntu 11.04 on a desktop computer. I connected a new external hard disk, via a USB port, but nothing happens, the file manager does not launch. So  have no idea if Ubuntu detected the external...

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Can you install Linux dual boot in an extended partition

I am thinking about installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a windows computer with three primary ntfs partitions. Since I have just one primary partition left, will Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution  I choose...

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How to encrypt a file in ubuntu 11.04

I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on a Toshiba laptop, and during the installing of Ubuntu, I enabled the option to encrypt my home directory. Now that I have Ubuntu running, I do not see any evidence that my...

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Uninstall Ubuntu from Dual Boot with Windows 7?

Based on the comments and the quality of this tutorial: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/05/22/how-to-dual-boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-11-04/comment-page-2/#comment-8811, this seems like the best way I’ve...

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Creating an additional partition after installing Ubuntu 11.04

To allow taking the plunge from XP to Linux Ubuntu I have installed VMware and run XP under a virtual PC, to avoid loosing costly software. Securing the installation against my lack of expertise, is...

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Boot Ubuntu 11.04 from external hard drive

Hello.  I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 on a new USB 2.0 external hard drive following the instructions provided by http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/05/23/install-ubuntu-11-04-on-external-hard-disk/ When I...

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Executing ‘grub-install /dev/sda5′ failed. This is a fatal error.

Hello everyone! I apologize in advance for my bad english. I was trying to dual-boot Windows 7 Ultimate x84 and Kubuntu 11.10 32bit.For GRUB location i choose /boot partition like in tutorial on this...

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Did I destroy Windows 7 during failed installation of dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04...

Hi there, I tried to install in my laptop Ubuntu 12.04 so that I can dual-boot with Windows 7. I made some mistakes during this process and I didn’t manage to install Ubuntu.But my real problem now is...

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