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I have a spare laptop with not so great specs (Intel atom N270, 1GB ram, etc) currently running Linux Mint 16, any suggestions on interesting things to use it for ?

So lately Pidgin has been dropping my XMPP connections with the excuse of 'ping timeout'. Since Gajim seems to handle it fine, I've begun the journey of BUG HUNTING. I haven't bisected it yet but a 2007 version of Pidgin doesn't have this bug, while the latest version of Pidgin does. Does anybody have this problem?

Hey, a few moths ago I decided to install Ubuntu via LiveCD, everything went (mostly) smoothly, however I found myself barely using it at all, and as such, uninstalled it a month ago via a program that's name I can't remeber however it was one of the top results for uninstalling Ubuntu. Everything went fine, however now on every other boot, it kicks me to a grub prompt with something along the lines of: [code]device not found: <important guid thing> grub rescue>[/code] Upon restarting my computer, it boots fine not Windows, however this happens every time I turn on my computer. I've tried loading the Windows 8 boot cd and repairing my mbr, which went smoothly, but did not fix my problem. So, basically, grub is half broken and won't go away.

[QUOTE=Ott;43106561]Hey, a few moths ago I decided to install Ubuntu via LiveCD, everything went (mostly) smoothly, however I found myself barely using it at all, and as such, uninstalled it a month ago via a program that's name I can't remeber however it was one of the top results for uninstalling Ubuntu. Everything went fine, however now on every other boot, it kicks me to a grub prompt with something along the lines of: [code]device not found: <important guid thing> grub rescue>[/code] Upon restarting my computer, it boots fine not Windows, however this happens every time I turn on my computer. I've tried loading the Windows 8 boot cd and repairing my mbr, which went smoothly, but did not fix my problem. So, basically, grub is half broken and won't go away.[/QUOTE] Did you install Ubuntu on a different disk drive? if so remove the disk from the BIOS boot order. Another option would be to perform a partial wipe of the MBR which I've had to do before in rare cases but it can wipe the partition table if done incorrectly. Is the partition Ubuntu was installed on still there? if so delete or clear the bootable flag.

I installed Ubuntu on the C drive. When I installed Ubuntu, the dual boot screen had like 6 options, 4 partitions I think. 2 Windows, 2 Ubuntu. Aside from using OS-Uninstaller, I haven't touched the partitions. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I'm running a 64-bit machine with UEFI.

So I just installed i3, and I have no idea what I am doing. I can somewhat see the argument, but I'm not sure if it's any easier...

[QUOTE=ben1066;43112302]So I just installed i3, and I have no idea what I am doing. I can somewhat see the argument, but I'm not sure if it's any easier...[/QUOTE] They have [url=http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html]extensive (and I would say exhaustive) documentation[/url] that should be mandatory reading when you start using i3. That will tell you [i]how[/i] to do everything, then you just have to agree (i.e. realize) that a titling-centered WM is better than a floating one.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;43102611]I have 4 servers running linux and I kinda want to manage them all through one single user interface (web or something). Can you guys recommend something?[/QUOTE] Anyone?

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;43113306]Anyone?[/QUOTE] Is ssh an option?

I've been having problems for days trying to install Mint and Ubuntu, both are having problems, I've tried to make LiveUSB and a LiveCD, both says no operating system found, why isnt it booting from the CD or USB?

What program did you use to make the live media?

[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;43112461]They have [url=http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html]extensive (and I would say exhaustive) documentation[/url] that should be mandatory reading when you start using i3. That will tell you [i]how[/i] to do everything, then you just have to agree (i.e. realize) that a titling-centered WM is better than a floating one.[/QUOTE] Was reading through that anyway, but now I've started using some more keyboard driven applications it makes a lot more sense. Shame Skype and Steam don't have any mouse shortcuts.

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;43113653]What program did you use to make the live media?[/QUOTE] I've used both Unetbootin and Universal USB installer

[QUOTE=AlphaGunman;43100780]if you're going somewhere without an ethernet connection, be sure your computer is capable of connecting to wpa-secured networks [i]before[/i] you're stuck without internet because you can't install the right tools[/QUOTE] And make sure to bring a live USB of a 'simple' distro (Any *buntu distro etc.) in-case you screw stuff up or forget to install WPA-Supplicant etc.

Can you disable #PROCHOT somehow? The CPU in my laptop throttles down to 800Mhz whenever it reaches 65 Celsius. When I ran Windows on it I solved this problem with a program called ThrottleStop.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;43113306]Anyone?[/QUOTE] What about [URL="http://ajenti.org/"]Ajenti[/URL]? Or the old but still going [URL="http://www.webmin.com/"]Webmin[/URL]? Or if you only want to monitor them, I'd recommend [URL="http://www.zabbix.com/"]Zabbix[/URL]

[QUOTE=Anderen2;43114887]What about [URL="http://ajenti.org/"]Ajenti[/URL]? Or the old but still going [URL="http://www.webmin.com/"]Webmin[/URL]? Or if you only want to monitor them, I'd recommend [URL="http://www.zabbix.com/"]Zabbix[/URL][/QUOTE] Zabbix seems perfect. Thanks a ton

[QUOTE=Ott;43107082]I installed Ubuntu on the C drive. When I installed Ubuntu, the dual boot screen had like 6 options, 4 partitions I think. 2 Windows, 2 Ubuntu. Aside from using OS-Uninstaller, I haven't touched the partitions. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I'm running a 64-bit machine with UEFI.[/QUOTE] Could you get a list of all current disks and partitions, I suspect the partition that contains grub is still intact, you can use [url=https://www.mediafire.com/?vp5333lu98acpxg]this[/url] to get a list of partitions.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what would be the difference between Mint and Ubuntu? Like is it extreme differences? I guess the same question applies between all of the Linux OS'.

[QUOTE=Exigent;43115872]Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what would be the difference between Mint and Ubuntu? Like is it extreme differences? I guess the same question applies between all of the Linux OS'.[/QUOTE] They're fundamentally extremely similar, it's the different GUI's that's the real difference. Ubuntu uses Unity while Mint currently uses Mate 1.2 .

[QUOTE=Chryseus;43115686]Could you get a list of all current disks and partitions, I suspect the partition that contains grub is still intact, you can use [url=https://www.mediafire.com/?vp5333lu98acpxg]this[/url] to get a list of partitions.[/QUOTE] Looks like I have 2 linux partitions, both unnamed, filesystem not recognized. They're completely empty.

[QUOTE=Rixxz2;43116264]They're fundamentally extremely similar, it's the different GUI's that's the real difference. Ubuntu uses Unity while Mint currently uses Mate 1.2 .[/QUOTE] Wasn't Mint known for Cinnamon rather than MATE or is it just a DE flavor they picked?

So, for someone new to Linux, and interested to use it for some things, would Mint, or Ubuntu be better? Recently, I've been partaking in CyberPatriot IV, and my role is to secure Ubuntu server machines, so I know some basics, but I wanted to get a better feel by having it on a personal computer. I wasn't sure what would be a better choice of what to use though.

[QUOTE=Exigent;43119024]So, for someone new to Linux, and interested to use it for some things, would Mint, or Ubuntu be better? Recently, I've been partaking in CyberPatriot IV, and my role is to secure Ubuntu server machines, so I know some basics, but I wanted to get a better feel by having it on a personal computer. I wasn't sure what would be a better choice of what to use though.[/QUOTE] My dad has been using Mint for the past 6 months or so. And he's mostly computer illiterate. Ironically, he's the only one in our family who uses Linux on his main computer. :v: He at least figured out how to turn it on and off, use the login screen (He uses a regular user account with no password), and use Firefox. And that's all he really needs it for. And its very stable since he hasn't complained about "this piece of shit not working and how computers are the bane of his existance". Its pretty Linux noobie friendly, without treating you like an idiot. I like it better than Ubuntu anyway.

[QUOTE=Ott;43117086]Looks like I have 2 linux partitions, both unnamed, filesystem not recognized. They're completely empty.[/QUOTE] There should be no trace of a partition if it was properly deleted, removing a partition also does not delete any data it just removes it from the MBR or GPT, try use a partition editor and make sure the partitions are removed. [QUOTE=Exigent;43119024]So, for someone new to Linux, and interested to use it for some things, would Mint, or Ubuntu be better? Recently, I've been partaking in CyberPatriot IV, and my role is to secure Ubuntu server machines, so I know some basics, but I wanted to get a better feel by having it on a personal computer. I wasn't sure what would be a better choice of what to use though.[/QUOTE] I personally prefer Mint but fundamentally there is no difference aside from the software that is installed by default, so really just choose which one looks nicer to you.

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[QUOTE=Chryseus;43122534]I personally prefer Mint but fundamentally there is no difference aside from the software that is installed by default, so really just choose which one looks nicer to you.[/QUOTE] I would still say choose Mint anyway, because if you choose Mint and then decide you want Unity, you won't get bogged down with the useless crap Ubuntu ships by default.

Elementary OS looks sexy

[QUOTE=Moofy;43125759]Elementary OS looks sexy[/QUOTE] sexy but old kernel out of the box.

[QUOTE=Moofy;43125759]Elementary OS looks sexy[/QUOTE] you can just grab fedora, debian, arch etc and skin it like elementaryos