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@ C wolf
hello guyz i just picked up my ubunt 9.04 and kubuntu 9.04 from the post office sent by canonical. i just installed it but
i could not get online with mtn dailup through bluetooth after automatic configuration
                  pls help. i dont know how to dail through bluetooth.
      pls help.  c.wolf still bootfast.

With kubuntu i can vouch that dialup will work but the reverse is the case with gnome with ubuntu is actually based on unless you install tools like blueman which is awesome.

Do you use a mobile phone? if yes try connecting through a cable which i know that network manager will handle fine.

I did a pre-release order i guess it should be here by now will check post office on friday

na wah oh and dose guys didnt send mine wen i requested for faisty fawn

that means mine is on the way; goody

lynxnoon:
na wah oh and dose guys didnt send mine wen i requested for faisty fawn

I got every single cd i requested for
Feisty fawn
Gutsy Gibbon
Hardy heron
Intrepid Ibex
and just last week Jaunty Jackalope
Am sure the reason you didnt get yours is due to postal mishandling

i guess it gets to Abuja before coming to lagos (does that make sense?) i always order at least one cd a year myself

@bigbrovar.  i installed virtualbox, (i have no problem running it in my vista) this is the error meeasge i got when i wanted to run jaunty jackalope. how do i resolve this?

flyuche:
@bigbrovar.  i installed virtualbox, (i have no problem running it in my vista) this is the error meeasge i got when i wanted to  run jaunty jackalope. how do i resolve this?

Funny i dont experience this problem , but some vista users also have it http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=7796&highlight=vmx+root+mode
anyway here is a work around

The workaround is to disable KVM:

1. Install "bum" (Boot-up Manager): sudo apt-get install bum
2. Start Boot-up Manager (in systems menu) and untick "Full virtualization on i386 and amd64 hardware - kvm"
3. Click Apply

Answer yes to make the change effective right away.

thanks mahn. what can we do without u

flyuche, why are you using a virtual machine anyway? why not just create a partition for the os?

I got my ubuntu and kubuntu today and i just ran the live cd and i must confess KDE is too polished God its too much and i notice that the problem i had with (not problem really) with intrepid on Hp compaq laptop where you'll have to pass a command to the kernel before it could boot properly is still there. But no to worry any body that have this problem should check my past post on this thread. Will install it tommorrow i mean ubuntu cos am addicted to gnome. Cheerio

blackweaver:
flyuche, why are you using a virtual machine anyway? why not just create a partition for the os?

i don't want ubuntu and linuxmint on the same machine. i have vista and linuxmint on my machine.(dualbooting). i just need the virtualbox to try out new os or distros.

t least for ubuntu you could have used the wubi installer; then if you want to
get rid of it uninstall from windows; but is virtual box fast enough?
i can't stand the delay that occurs when am running an os in a virtual machine

blackweaver:
t least for ubuntu you could have used the wubi installer; then if you want to
get rid of it uninstall from windows; but is virtual box fast enough?
i can't stand the delay that occurs when am running an os in a virtual machine

flyuche already has ubuntu installed on his system, he just wants to use virtualbox to try out other linux distributions , i never recommend wubi for most people due to the fact that its just a way to test linux, and not meant to be a final solution.

bigrovar:
flyuche already has ubuntu installed on his system, he just wants to use virtualbox to try out other linux distributions , i never recommend wubi for most people due to the fact that its just a way to test linux, and not meant to be a final solution.

exactly. i am running xp now in my virtualbox in fullscreen mode.

So r u guys sayn since installn linux tru wubi is more or less 4 testn, d linux OS may not wok optimally?

Linux mint 7 has been released. and am downloading it right now. you can read more about it here http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=847 for esquire and the lagos peeps i hope to send a copy down to lagos through my colleague who should be coming down there on Thursday.

@bigrovar pls keep us posted when the upgrade path for mint 6 is published.

@bigrovar picked up my ubuntu 9 a few days ago; havent' yet installed it wubi didn't work; am thinking of which os to do away with so i can; maybe ubuntu 7.10

pls does anyone know of any good email client dat wil wok well for yahoo accounts? d thunderbird on my mint6 woks wel for my gmail account but doesnt seem to wok for yahoo
thnks 4 ur response

lynxnoon:
pls does anyone know of any good email client dat wil wok well for yahoo accounts? d thunderbird on my mint6 woks wel for my gmail account but doesnt seem to wok for yahoo
thnks 4 ur response

just install Zimbra for linux. very fast. you have your gmail and yahoo mail account in one place. i don't use any of those funny email clients

tnx my guy
am on it

HI Y'ALL. AM A NEW CONVERT TO D LINUX FAMILY. I JUST SPENT 4 HRS BROWSING ON D TOPIC N AM FINALLY CONVINCED. IT'LL HELP IF U FOLKS WOULD STOP TALKING IN MOON LANGUAGE OR AT LEAST USE ANALOGIES WIT WINDOWS TO EDUCATE WE MUGUNS. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND DT IT WASNT ALL JABBER. PLS DOWNLOAD AINT POSSIBLE 4 ME SO I NEED SUM1 TO PLLEEEAASE HELP ME BY SENDING ME A COPY. KUBUNTU OR ANY. I LIVE IN LAGOS. PLEASE OH. ITS ONLY REDHAT 4 CDS I SEE IN IKEJA

the upgrade path provided for mint6 didn't work. haven't figured out what went wrong.

Abi oh!!
I jst hp dis Gloria's nt fill wit bugs or errors
Since i cudnt get an upgrade frm 6 to 7, i tried installin Gloria(afta removn Felicia) bt i was jst gettin error msgs( even afta verifyn d md5sum chk)
Nw am bak 2 6 but wit a whole lot of apps & updates absent esp SUN JAVA RUNTIME6 wich i seriously nid nw,,,,was able 2 instal sunjava5 but dnt sim 2 be wokn

@4llerbe
Where do u stay in lag?
I hv Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04, netbook remix9.04, Kubuntu 9.04 & Linuxmint6 &7(tho i may hv 2 redwnld 7 again sha)
I wok @ mushin & live in oshodi/isolo
Cheers

@4llerbe
Where do u stay in lag?
I hv Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04, netbook remix9.04, Kubuntu 9.04 & Linuxmint6 &7(tho i may hv 2 redwnld 7 again sha)
I wok @ mushin & live in oshodi/isolo
Cheers

@lnyx man u God sent. any would do apart frm d netbook. i want to install on a desktop 1st. hmmn i'd prefer 9.04 kubuntu. does mint hav beta repositories? see am already using d jargons! anyway i stay around ogba. hmmn i'm wonderin if u culd be so nice 2 pop it in an envelop n mail 2 me? please? its jst as a result of time constraints n work. even right now am in K.D. biko my broda! i'd really appreciate it.

lynxnoon:
@4llerbe
Where do u stay in lag?
I hv Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04, netbook remix9.04, Kubuntu 9.04 & Linuxmint6 &7(tho i may hv 2 redwnld 7 again sha)
I wok @ mushin & live in oshodi/isolo
Cheers

I think he would be better off with linux mint due to the fact that one, its more nooby friendly, and 2 its has a better out of the box experience compared to ubuntu because it ships non free codecs for playing mp3 and dvds by default , codecs ubuntu doesnt ship for legal and political reasons.

@4llerbe
which area n Ogba do you stay? i stay there too
unfortunately i don't have kde on my debian-based distros (i.e debian, ubuntu, mint)
however i do have kde on opensuse if you're interested

yeah you'l only see commercial brands n otigba which is strange since all you have
to do to get ubuntu is go to shipit.ubuntu.com, register for free and order your cd (for free too)
of course tthere may be some delay in the cd getting to you
but i've been ordering ubuntu at least once a year since 2005

Wel 4llerbe i ges u hv dif options nw, as per mailn it 2 u may tk a wile cos of work & rite nw am out on empty CDs( dat mins i got 2 get 2 CV 2 gt gud 1s) bt no probs post ur mail addy & lets c hw it goes

Guys HELP OH!!
i tried installing Sun java runtime6 tru terminal, it gets 2 a point & givs dis error msg: "UNABLE TO LOCK DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY" & i hd instald it b4 so i dnt knw y its nt going dis tym (cnt paste a scrnsht cos am on fone)
Tnx

If theres mint i'll take. Infact any1. Dnt wori abt d me being a noob. Av got a flair 4 dese things. Am beta than most of my mcse certified pals n am learning d stuff already. Av got 3 manuals n registered in ubuntuforums already so am not being a mugun anymore. Anyway i stay off college road, ogba. Address is: 13, Adeola Avenue, karaole estate, off college road. Ifako ijaiye. Lagos. Fone no 08035465941.