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Recover Ubuntu from failed fsck on RAID partition

When the periodical fsck on Ubuntu start up returns an error, if you’ve set up a password for root, then you can just enter that password and repair the errors on your partition. But Ubuntu comes with the root account disabled per default and you’re recommended not to give root a password for security reasons. This [...]
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G-Pen 560 on Jaunty

Update (11/11/2009) for Karmic: In Karmic the .fdi files are still working dispite the deprecation of HAL but you’ll have to create/edit them again if you’ve upgraded from Jaunty. However the Wacom driver which I was using in Jaunty doesn’t work anymore. The Aiptek driver works but with poor pressure sensitivity support (To use the [...]
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Gnome look and feel for Netbooks

I’m using the standard Ubuntu Desktop Edition on my HP Mini netbook. Because netbooks don’t have a high resolution (In my case 1024×600) we’ll want the interface to occupy as little space as possible. Font To start off we’ll want to reduce the font-size without affecting the readability: Font Rendering Go to System → Preferences → Appearance → Fonts I’m pleased [...]
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Grub: File not found

After installing some updates on my Ubuntu 9.04 alpha I restarted my machine and was shocked to see the Grub message: Error 15: File not found I found out that the Grub menu.lst had not been updated to start with the new kernel (actualy I think it was even replaced by an older version or something) [...]
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Apple Mouse Annoyances

Now don’t get me wrong, Apple makes the finest personal computers out there… …yet there’re a few small things that are just wrong: Mouse Now the mighty mouse looks really cool is comfortable and has an awesome scrollwheel… …however it’s not possible to press two or more mouse buttons at the same time. If you’re wondering where [...]
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