The TL;DR, added in the edit: The question is: How can I make the BIOS prefer GRUB over Windows Boot Manager on the same UEFI boot partition? The problem is not with … Ubuntu – How to make UEFI bios start GRUB, not Windows?Read more
Ubuntu – Linux Group Permissions not being enforced correctly.
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 server and am having some very counter-intuitive experiences with users/groups. For example: sudo touch test_file # create empty filesudo groupadd test # create ‘test’ groupsudo chown root:test … Ubuntu – Linux Group Permissions not being enforced correctly.Read more
Ubuntu – Minimum specs needed to run 1080p HD movies?
I was wondering how low you could go with hardware that would still be able to smoothly run HD movies. My current plan is around $215 CAD w/o a hard drive: Intel … Ubuntu – Minimum specs needed to run 1080p HD movies?Read more
Ubuntu – Missing files when Windows 7 returns from hibernate w/ dual boot
I have a dual-boot setup with Ubuntu (lucid) and Windows 7. I have the Windows file system shared on Ubuntu through Samba. Occasionally, I am working on Windows and my machine will … Ubuntu – Missing files when Windows 7 returns from hibernate w/ dual bootRead more
Ubuntu – Moving vmware OS image as primary OS on a system
How can you take a VMware image and place it onto other hardware systems as the default OS? I want to do this with my Ubuntu VM’s Solution: You can use VMWare’s … Ubuntu – Moving vmware OS image as primary OS on a systemRead more
Ubuntu – Putty SSH: CTRL+Cursor keys don’t work skip to previous/next word
When I am connected to my local Ubuntu dev server with putty (from my Windows 7 box) via SSH, the following key combinations don’t work to move the cursor forward and backward … Ubuntu – Putty SSH: CTRL+Cursor keys don’t work skip to previous/next wordRead more
Ubuntu – Returning from Dual-boot to just Windows
I installed Ubuntu sometime back along side Vista, but later found that I rarely (if ever) use Ubuntu. How easy is it to return my computer to its initial state of having … Ubuntu – Returning from Dual-boot to just WindowsRead more
Ubuntu – Used vboxmanage modifyhd –resize, actual size did not change
In continuation to Failure to resize a virtualbox volumeI used the following commands in order to increase the space available in my virtual machine (Ubuntu): VBoxManage.exe clonehd “c:usersa_bVirtualBox VMsMyBox_default_1510839571239_2193Box1.vmdk” “C:Usersa_bVirtualBox VMsMyBox_default_1510839571239_2193clone.vdi” –format … Ubuntu – Used vboxmanage modifyhd –resize, actual size did not changeRead more
Ubuntu – Using Vista boot loader instead of GRUB
I had Vista installed on a partition and I installed Ubuntu on the remaining free space. Now when I boot the computer the OS selection screen is GRUB. Ive used EasyBCD to … Ubuntu – Using Vista boot loader instead of GRUBRead more
Ubuntu – Where is the Linux Subsystem’s filesystem located in Windows 10?
It’s pretty clear that Windows’ 10 “host” filesystem is mounted at /mnt/c/ from “Linux” perspective of view. But is it possible to get an access to “Linux” filesystem from Windows? If so, … Ubuntu – Where is the Linux Subsystem’s filesystem located in Windows 10?Read more
