How can I set the user and password, GUI mode not terminal, for my proxy in Oneiric?

Why do you prefer to use Linux/Ubuntu instead of Windows/Apple ?

How is this possible? I download the source code for GTK2, try to compile it but it has an error. sudo apt-get source libgtk2.0-0 sudo apt-get build-dep libgtk2.0-0 cd gtk+2.0-2.24.6/ ./configure --prefix=/usr make And I get an error: In file included from gtkquery.c:26:0: gtkquery.h:31:...

I want to host an ftp server. I want to share a few files with my friends back in India. They are huge and torrent doesn't seem to connect. I want a simple setup with a user and a simple password that can access only a certain folder that I define.

This happens because the source package that you've downloaded has pre-set flags that are passed to configure, along with a number of other steps that are laid out in debian/rules. Prior to building, if you've made changes to the package you should add a new revision in debian/changelog To build...

my problem is with ubuntu 11.10 in my notebook hp pavilion dv5 with a graphic intel(R) hd graphics. when i start ubuntu my screen is without bright, i can up it with my control buttons, but when i restart i don't have bright again. and this is very annoying for me. please i need your help. PD: ...

This is a bug with Intel Sandy Bridge graphics. Launchpad bug report Upstream bug report A workaround for Unity (or Unity 2D with Compiz) is to enable the options Force full screen redraws (buffer swap) on repaint and maybe also Don't wait for video sync in the Workarounds section of CompizCo...

The problem is a CSS rule of the class .summarycount. vertical-align: middle; This is causing the underline to appear way higher up than it should.

I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 on my pc and I just can't get it to work. I am using an install cd to do this. I have a usb keyboard and mouse, which make the installer hang as soon as it starts up. I have tried the bios option to turn off USB 2.0 but it doesn't seem to work. When I connect...

This is a weird problem. In normal desktop it is not happen. As darent said there may be a compiz manager intervention with the desktop wallpaper management. Check the compiz settings manager and the wallpaper settings. Otherwise everything works fine.

I can't seem to get the Leapfrog Crammer study and sound system to show up as a flash drive under ubuntu so I can transfer stuff to it? I don't want to install the leapfrog bloatware, can someone help me with this?

Simple bug: You go to your user profile, under the image there is your reputation which links to reputation changes (something like this: http://askubuntu.com/users/*****/*******?tab=reputation However, when you hover over that number (your reputation, under your image, in your profile), it is...

I have a big problem. When I made a upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 I lost all my data in home directory. I have only data from my home encrypted directory. What can I do? Thanks Martin

You should have ffmpeg as an output option in Blender. In terminal, check whether it's installed or not: ~$ ffmpeg The program 'ffmpeg' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg When you installed it, check if it's included in the format list in bl...