[nflug] ubuntu 6.10 works great

[Joe]

Cyber Source wrote:
> Joe wrote:
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>> Cyber Source wrote:
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>>> anthonyriga wrote:
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>>>> I have downloaded and writing this email using ubuntu
>>>> live cd. I will have to say it works great. Im using
>>>> my work Toshiba tecra m3 wireless PRO/Wireless 2200BG and didnt have
>>>> to load drivers for anything even
>>>> wireless works out of box. All power mgt stuff works
>>>> too. Looks like I will for sure making switch from
>>>> Fedora. Since this is my work laptop I will make
>>>> backup of Windows and will be adding Ubuntu as my
>>>> second dual boot.
>>>>
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>>> ntfsresize will work perfect for making room on that laptop for the real
>>> OS ;)
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>> I'll keep that in mind too.
>>
>> I'm (sort of) running dual boot Dapper and XP Media Edition.  I like
>> it so far, but after Mandrake, it's a little hard getting used to the
>> no super user orientation it has by default.
>> The blinking thing won't let me into cups admin to add a printer and I
>> know what the only password I set is!
>>
>> My simplest problem is that Linux seems to mount NTFS partitions
>> read-only.
>> So ... what's the easiest way to create a small Fat32 partition that
>> both systems can write to?  Most of the (big) HD is allocated to
>> Linux, so that's where the space will come from - no need to resize
>> the Widoze partitions.
>>
>> Joe
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>
>         Enabling the root account
>
> To enable the root account (i.e. set a password) use:
>
> sudo passwd root
>
> Enter your existing password
> Enter password for root
> Confirm password for root
>
> Also, for cups, it explains right on the cups start page....
> /Administrative commands are disabled in the web interface for security
> reasons. Please use the GNOME CUPS manager (System > Administration >
> Printing). |/usr/share/doc/cupsys/README.Debian.gz| describes the
> details and how to reenable it again.
> If you want to enable web administration with shadow passwords
> (authentication type 'basic'), put the user cupsys into group shadow by
> "adduser cupsys shadow" as root./
>
> /And to get rw to work for ntfs, go here.... http://www.ntfs-3g.org/
> /
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Finally got to it!  ntfs-3g rocks!  It worked first try (even for me!)

Thanks a lot.

Joe
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