My desktop computer at work is basically held hostage by the powers-that-be. It is part of a NIS managed network, where all the user accounts and login info is on the network. I am running Ubuntu Linux 7.10 which defaults to having the audio device belong to the audio group. That’s fine [...]

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I recently upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu Dapper to Ubuntu Edgy. In doing so I lost my sound. Mostly it’s no big deal, but there are times when I actually need to listen to some audio. After much poking around I found this guide. After following the first few steps and [...]

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I much prefer Firefox over IE, but my corporate Intranet was created only for IE and will absolutely not work with anything else. So, although my OS of choice is Linux I am forced to use Windows when I need something from the Intranet.
I’ve tried a few Wine helper tools designed to install Internet [...]

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After some annoyance at how fast the battery in my laptop drained once I installed Ubuntu, I finally found the answer.
Type:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-applets
and answer yes to SUID the applet.

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