ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 89, Issue 18

Sat Jan 7 04:09:20 UTC 2012

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>   1. Re: Command to tell whether it ubuntu and mac (Hal Burgiss)
>   2. Regarding installation micromax 352G 3G data card on Ubuntu
>      (Dileep Nayak)
>   3. Re: Why using Virtualization is making system hangs? (PM)
>   4. Re: Regarding installation micromax 352G 3G data card on
>      Ubuntu (Tam?s Gajdos)
>   5. Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives (Art Edwards)
>   6. Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives
>      (subhajit bandyopadhyay)
>   7. Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives (Liam Proven)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:39:57 -0500
> From: Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
>        <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Command to tell whether it ubuntu and mac
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> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:
> > > Peng Yu wrote:
> > >
> > >> I want to make a script work for both mac and ubuntu. Is there a
> > >> command that I can tell me whether I'm on an ubuntu or on a mac?
> > >
> >
>
> uname would probably give you what you need.
>
>  $ uname -o
> GNU/Linux
>
> On my Macbook, I get something like 'Darwin'. YMMV.
>
> $ uname -o |grep Linux>/dev/null && is_linux=true || is_linux=false
> $ echo $is_linux
> true
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> --
> Hal
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> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:16:05 +0530
> From: Dileep Nayak <tech.disscuss2011 at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Regarding installation micromax 352G 3G data card on Ubuntu
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> Hi All,
>
> I have Micromax data card (MMX 352G 3G). I have tried installing it on
> Ubuntu for whole one day and couldn't able to do it. I have also read
> lot of articles but that too couldn't help me out. I am really in need
> to have internet connection on Ubuntu.
>
> Please guide me. I would really appreciate you guys.
>
> Thanks a lot.
> Dileep Nayak
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:31:58 +0530
> From: PM <worldwithoutfences at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: Why using Virtualization is making system hangs?
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> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:
>
> > Does allocating more resources to the guest help at all? What sort of
> > resources have you allocated it currently, and is there any pattern to
> > its hanging - are there particular jobs it's in the middle of, or at
> > particular times or something?
>
> The most amazing part of this type of incident is that the hangings
> are found only in the guest which uses .rpm package managers, but the
> guests which uses .deb packaging systems are not getting hanged in the
> Virtual Box OSE in Ubuntu LTS 10.04. This I saw just from the
> practical visualization. Out of 2 GB RAM, I have allocated to each
> guest around 720 MB (yes, only one guest I use at a time and at that
> time host is no more used, so there should not be any RAM issue).
> However, out of 250 HDD, each guest has memory flexible upto a maximum
> of 20 GB. While only openSUSE showed the hangings but not Kubuntu and
> PCLinuxOS. Well, I still see what's the other differences are....
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:14:40 +0100
> From: Tam?s Gajdos <gajdipajti at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Regarding installation micromax 352G 3G data card on
>        Ubuntu
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> Hi,
> try this:
> sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch
>
> These sticks come with a ZeroCD setup. When you first plug it it, you only
> see it as a pendrive for windows drivers. But the kernel already has the
> drivers, but not the information, that it needs a switch. This package
> solves the problem.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
>
Thanks a lot Tom. It worked for me. I really appreciate you. I was missing
that point... :)

> 2012/1/4 Dileep Nayak <tech.disscuss2011 at gmail.com>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have Micromax data card (MMX 352G 3G). I have tried installing it on
> > Ubuntu for whole one day and couldn't able to do it. I have also read
> > lot of articles but that too couldn't help me out. I am really in need
> > to have internet connection on Ubuntu.
> >
> > Please guide me. I would really appreciate you guys.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> > Dileep Nayak
> >
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:19:38 -0700
> From: Art Edwards <edwardsa at icantbelieveimdoingthis.com>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives
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> On 01/02/2012 04:24 AM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just hate Unity interfaces, is there any way to revert back to Old
> > Ununtu interfaces ?
> >
> > I am sorry for using such harsh words, but Unity deserves stronger words.
> >
> > Mir.
> >
> >
> If you like the old gnome 2 interface, xfce is a good, almost great,
> alternative.
>
> Art Edwards
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:34:49 +0530
> From: subhajit bandyopadhyay <subhajit.cool108 at gmail.com>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
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> Subject: Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives
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> Hello, you can change *Unity* to *Ubuntu classic* in the login screen. If
> interested in another desktop environment, try kde or xfce.
>                   -good luck, Subhajit
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Art Edwards <
> edwardsa at icantbelieveimdoingthis.com> wrote:
>
> > On 01/02/2012 04:24 AM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I just hate Unity interfaces, is there any way to revert back to Old
> > > Ununtu interfaces ?
> > >
> > > I am sorry for using such harsh words, but Unity deserves stronger
> words.
> > >
> > > Mir.
> > >
> > >
> > If you like the old gnome 2 interface, xfce is a good, almost great,
> > alternative.
> >
> > Art Edwards
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:49:03 +0000
> From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: Unity Interface sucks, Any alternatives
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> On Jan 4, 2012 11:06 AM, "subhajit bandyopadhyay" <
> subhajit.cool108 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, you can change Unity to Ubuntu classic in the login screen. If
> interested in another desktop environment, try kde or xfce.
> >                    -good luck, Subhajit
> >
>
> No you can't, not on 11.10, unless Gnome 3 has been specifically installed
> by the user.
>
> On 11.04, yes, but that is now superseded.
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