Recent questions tagged ubuntu

Description : Why can't plugins be found for my Media Players?

Last Answer : answer:I don't know what media you're trying to play, but if you install Ubuntu Restricted Extras, it will install a lot of plug-ins that might have restricted licenses that prevent Ubuntu from installing ... support for a lot of media formats (which is the main reason for it being really popular).

Description : How can I change the language in Ubuntu?

Last Answer : Do you mean the language of the interface or your keyboard layout? If the latter, which web browser are you using? It sounds like a bug in that, not in Ubuntu. You could also try a different browser if you’d like to. (And if you don’t know how to, say so ;-)

Description : How to get Conky to launch at start up?

Last Answer : It depends on how startup apps are started in your particular desktop environment. I'll try and cover the major ones here: Gnome: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/08/add-an-application-to-gnomes-autostart ... have it running at logout and check the save session box, or run xfce4-autostart-editor .

Description : How long should Ubuntu take to install on an old Compaq?

Last Answer : try Xubuntu. we had a computer at work we were putting Ubuntu on and it never completed. Xubuntu didn’t have the same problem. I’m not really an Ubuntu guy, but from what I understand, Xubuntu is a trimmed down version that works a lot faster.

Description : Can't delete a folder in Ubuntu?

Last Answer : Well… are you sure is not owned by root? Have you tried getting into the terminal and remove it with “sudo”?