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tried using virtualbox for print server. however the printing halts after 10-15 minutes. restart of guest OS is only solution in that situation.

now again trying CUPS. Can someone guide me?
Have...

yes. cinnamon has HUD that works with SUPER key.
it does not work as per unity interface. but it is sufficient and also how my mind works on system.

machine win7 will be saved as a vdi file and will work under the vbox installation as suggested in previous posts.
so no sweat.
virtualbox additions is needed before you can access ubuntu folders...

try cinnamon desktop over 12.04 LTS. it is nice and works.

try cinnamon. it will solve the issue.

why did you uninstall it?
I have been using it now for almost 2 weeks - and I am just thrilled to have a quicker interface.

in unity -
the virtualbox requires 2 clicks to start. first the...

i tried

unity reset

it went on for some time but did not help. then i tried



it hung for sometime. I closed the terminal window.

finally moved the data to other partition and installed xubuntu 12.04 fresh.

however, i have moved back to 10.04 LTS since it offers stable interface unlike 12.04 that hangs or says internal error...

create a new thread instead of posting in a SOLVED thread.

Better to install 12.04 LTS - it will take care of the new hardware. If you do not like UNITY, then you could try XUBUNTU or LINUX MINT.

nope.

<super>+f only opens another instance of thunar.
F3 in nautilus opens another pane within the same window.

Thanks for showing the keyboard settings. I now use <super>+w for web browser and...

I am trying out xubuntu 12.04 to avoid unity - HUD is good but time delay is cumbersome.

Only thing I am missing in THUNAR is F3 function that gives me another window in nautilus.

I had installed 12.04 as a fresh install on 60gb primary partition on a 320gb hdd. experimented with UNITY interface.
Then, on an impulse I installed xfce desktop over 12.04. Thereafter I saw 5...

ip address should be configured in host os.

in the sense, there must be a list of allowable IP addresses that your network has. so the vbox os must have the IP addresses in IPV4 settings.

what is the network settings for the vboxed os?

to remove any application, you should use synaptic package manager.

I have installed PRINTER DRIVER CAPT2.40 for canon LBP 3300. It works fine on network. However, not able to use its duplex printing function.

Darkest hour.

My old data with various file types has been deleted from the safe place. And I did not see it in time.
Then I cleaned the trash. And then I saw the data is missing.

I have not...

Changed file and directories permissions to 0777 from 0700 in smb.conf.
It is working okay now.

Using samba for sharing folders over network. Have changed the permissions of folders by using



When someone creates a new folder within the shared folder, the new folder shows a lock sign. Can...

i have so far used SAMBA for file shares. it has issues while working as print server.
will try CUPS and post the results.

whew. thanks for confirming.

between the 2, CUPS or SAMBA? which one is your choice for print server?

Having taken many baby steps, I am now running a m/c as a server. but using 10.04.4 LTS 64bit desktop version only.
running citadel for emails.
using samba to create pwd protected folders shared...

yes. have used it with bridged networking but then it is susceptible to virus attacks.

thanks.

Even I was thinking that ANDROID based phones should be easy to sync with Linux. Also, with so many OS around running ipad, samsung tab, iphone, blackberry - it makes sense for someone to provide for...