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Won't recognise Login Password

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:14:30 +0200

Hi I have just installed Ubuntu, and gone through the procedure of setting up the password in the set up.All looks fine.However when I come to loggin into my new Ubuntu Computer I can't get in because It won't recognises my username / password so will not let me into my Computer.There is nothing I ca do.I know the password I set. I allways use this password. HelllllppppppSo now I am locked out of my computer.It is totally useless.Is there any one who can help me.Thanks, bear in mind I am not a computer genieus.

How i connect brodband in ubuntu...

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:17:56 +0200

Hello, i m frm Bangladesh, i installed ubuntu 8.04. I have BROADBAND connection but i cant connect internet on it . its a problem u all know? How is to possible work on linux without internet... plz send me all specifications How to start it? My isp in Bangladesh...i use pppoe... Thanx nhasive

Ubuntu behind ISA SErver 2004

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:43:26 +0200

Recently we have installed ISA server 2004 and my ubuntu system is behind it and am not able to connect to the internet. Please let me know how to browse internet behind the ISA server 2004 on windows server 2003. I am very new to ubuntu and want to learn things.Any help and guidance will be appreciated.Thanks in Advance

Modem Settings

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:20:54 +0200

I finally ggot connected to the internet with ubuntu using an external modem I bought a Trendnet TFM-560X and it works good,except that as soon as ubuntu starts it automatically connects me to the internet.How do I get it to not connect unless I sign on?

Nessus vulnerability scanner

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:49:36 +0200

I installed nessus 3.21 on my ubuntu box.i want to use only command mode scanning.so did try to scan the machine with following command

nessus -q -x -T html localhost 7143 neminath 123456 scanlist.txt resultsfile.html

its saying unknown command nessus.but nessusd is running on my box on port 7143 which i could find out with

ps -e |grep nessusd

if i navigate to the :/opt/nessus/bin directory and try this

./nessus -q -x -T html localhost 7143 neminath 123456 scanlist.txt resultsfile.html

i ended up gettingnessus : Could not open a connection to localhost what might be the problem?any help?

Compaq Evo N410c Video Driver

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:58:41 +0200

Hy Guys!Like 3 days ago I said: I want Linux on my Laptop Compaq Evo N410C. OK! What distribution? Mmmm....Then I said Ubuntu because it seems to be one of the used, but not only, even for the philosophy that follows. Everything went well except for the video driver. Ati Mobility M6. A Blood Bath I've tried everything!!!!! But it seems that's not enough!!!!! So... I'm at your mercy... :) I hope that your infinite knowledge will enlight my dark way!

enabling universal component

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:10:32 +0200

please tell me how to enable universal component in ubuntu linux

Internet Trouble

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:59:28 +0200

I am using hardy heron Ubuntui install it on my usb disk. every thing is working fine, but not internet.i configured each part of network correctly it pings well, IPV6 is already disabled but still not opening any site. i want to use internet on it but internet is not workingPlease tell me some solution

Need wireless driver for Intel(R) WIFI link 5000 series

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:47:55 +0200

Any one can help me in getting the wireless driver for Intel(R) WIFI link 5000 series.It is for the Ubuntu 8.04.

CD/DVD rom drive not active - "Unable to mount cd drive"

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:26:36 +0200

I have an old Pentium III Gateway laptop from my college days that I have played around with Ubuntu on (started when Gutsy was released, so I am still relatively new). I was trying to set this lappy up so I could leave the screen shut and set it behind my desk and VNC into it if I wanted to do something from our Windows desktop PC. Network Manager, the default network interface that comes with Ubuntu was very cumbersome for this because it was unable to automatically turn on a wired connection after rebooting from an update or something like that (Since the laptop was placed out of the way, it was a bit of a chore to pull it out and turn the connection on and put it back). So I looked around for an alternative and found some people mentioning WICD and said they liked it very much. So I figured I would install it and see if it would help me out. As I did so, it said it needed to uninstall Network Manager to put WICD in place (which I expected), so I allowed that and rebooted to see what WICD was like. When Ubuntu came back up, no network manager program came up what so ever, I had to go in and turn WICD on manually. The first couple of times I tried to do so however, WICD would freeze my entire laptop and I would have to hard reboot.

LXDE - Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment for Ubuntu

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:57:56 +0200

LXDE is a new project aimed to provide a new desktop environment which is lightweight and fast. It’s not designed to be powerful and bloated, but to be usable and slim enough, and keep the resource usage low. Different from other desktop
environments, we don’t tightly integrate every component.

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WebDAV Configuration With Apache2 On Debian Etch

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:56:46 +0200

Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote World Wide Web servers.This tutorial will explain howto
install webdav Configuration With Apache2 On Debian Etch.

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when the computer boot ubuntu it only boots the terminal i cant get into a user interface

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:55:09 +0200

i think i deleted the interface coz i wanted to switch to kde from g .. i tried reintalling the packge from terminal using "sudo tastsel" after that i reinstall the desktop but an aptitude error (100) happens and now am stuck i cant reinstall and i cant delete it from windowsam very new to linux this my first time using it and it has to work coz am sick and tiered of windows so if anyone can help thank you

internet..

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:43:06 +0200

did you find any solution for the internet connection, i am connectet in a local network but i cant connect to the internet, what i have to change in my linux

computer won't boot from ubuntu CD

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:47:22 +0200

hi, i can't get my computer to boot from the ubuntu cd. I changed the boot device order in the setup options to have the cd drive boot first, and i know i didn't just copy the .iso file image onto the cd, but i can't get it to work. Thanks in advance for help..edit: it's an older version of ubuntu (6.10). Do i need to download a newer version?