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Q I recently installed Ubuntu on my system, which has an Asus M5A99x Evo motherboard, and I can't figure out how to get the drivers to work. I'm new to Linux.
A Drivers work very differently in Linux than what you are used to. Most drivers are included with the kernel, so it “just works.” If you have installed Linux and everything works, you have no need to chase after drivers.
Since your motherboard is very new, older versions might not work as well as 13.04. Even with 13.04, it's possible some bits won't work, such as the Ethernet port.
Wireless adapters are a special case, some just work, some work if you say the appropriate “shazaam,” some work after quite a struggle, and some never work. Webcams and printers are similar.
My entire system “just works,” including all of the above, also a scanner.
Video cards usually just work, but then you can get better performance by installing an “additional driver,” which is done via the Ubuntu Software Centre.
Q In Ubuntu 13.04, how can I get the background to change every few minutes, so the wallpaper becomes a slideshow?
A (Thanks to Maverick Meerkat in the Ubuntu Forums) Right-click on the desktop. Select “Change Desktop Background.” A group of thumbnails will appear, the upper-left one has a white clock drawn on it. That is the background slide-show.
Q Machine is a FitPc3, running Ubuntu 64-bit 12.04. The new version of Skype doesn't play nice.
A Install multiarch-support.
Q I'm trying to use WiFi in a hospital, but the connection drops every few minutes. I can reconnect, but then it drops again.
A (Thanks to praseodym and steeldriver in the Ubuntu Forums) Sometimes the problem in 'campus' type networks is that they have multiple access points sharing the same ESSID. That can make the wireless device go crazy trying to roam to the nearest / strongest access point. Run this command: sudo iwlist scan
Add the MAC-address of the nearest access point into the field “BSSID” in the network-manager applet. (You'll need to change it if you move to a different location in the hospital.)
Q My Ubuntu Server works great, and now I need to make a Livecd in order to copy the server to some other machines with the same hardware.
A (Thanks to Shrek01 in the Ubuntu Forums) Hi, have you met Clonezilla? http://clonezilla.org/
Q I have a multi-boot PC. When I installed a new version of Linux to play with, it became the grub default. How can I change this?
A Boot into the version of Linux you want as your default, then issue this command:
sudo grub-install /dev/sda
Q In Ubuntu 13.04, my wireless doesn't work: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
A (Thanks to chili555 in the Ubuntu Forums) Enter these commands:
sudo apt-get remove –purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
Then reboot.
Q I want to be able to rename multiple files?
A Install gprename.
From the Ubuntu News Digest, active and top questions at AskUbuntu:
* Is there a way to restore Nautilus' split screen (F3) feature? http://goo.gl/NOzhg
* Dependency error while installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu 13.04 http://goo.gl/VQGMA
* Why is the life of Ubuntu 13.04 so short? http://goo.gl/ceaPM
* Did I just delete everything with find -exec mv? http://goo.gl/T7lTo
* Jupiter or similar power saving app for 13.04? http://goo.gl/zy4JE
* Does encrypting the hard drive affect file sync with programs like Dropbox, Ubuntu One, Spider Oak, Insync, and others? http://askubuntu.com/questions/295349/
* How do you get an hourly talking clock for Ubuntu 12.04? http://askubuntu.com/questions/295792/
* How do I set Facebook, Twitter and GMail accounts in the Ubuntu 13.04 online accounts? http://askubuntu.com/questions/296455/
* Backspace in insert mode in vi doesn't erase the character http://askubuntu.com/questions/296385/
* Remotely turning on computer? http://askubuntu.com/questions/297198/
* Update available message after installing update http://goo.gl/0kgGe
* Desktop shows a white or black background instead of wallpapers http://goo.gl/JmI6i
* Where can I look for malware that may have been installed on my machine? http://askubuntu.com/questions/298992
* How do I obtain and install larger mouse pointers - I am slightly visually impaired http://askubuntu.com/questions/298842
* Does it make sense to create swap partitions for new installations nowadays? http://askubuntu.com/questions/299417
* How do I switch between English and Greek Polytonic? http://askubuntu.com/questions/298708
* How to use wildcards for string conditionals using bash? http://askubuntu.com/questions/299710
* Run same command again but as sudo http://goo.gl/nyMik
* How to sandbox applications? http://goo.gl/YHz8r
* Does the Ubuntu 13.04 disk image fit on a CD? http://goo.gl/6LLbD
* How to post reviews on apps.ubuntu.com? http://goo.gl/GStZj
* Can I run Steam as its own standalone session? http://goo.gl/xbUjt
* Computer running very slowly under 13.04 http://goo.gl/TM2Xt
Tips and Techniques Server? Really?
Almost from the beginning, people have had the option of installing Ubuntu Server rather than Desktop.
Only one problem: you need to do everything from the command line, and some things are just a lot easier if you have a graphical interface. So what does the Server version buy you?
For starters, it needs less memory than the Desktop version. It also runs faster, and that's important if you are running a high-volume website or a busy database server. Those needs sound pretty corporate; if you're installing a server in your house, it's unlikely that you will need that little bit of performance.
The cost of a server computer which can run a GUI is minimal. Where I live, there are computer stores which sell off-lease computers. For example, a system with an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB of memory and a small hard drive goes for $130 – and it will run Xubuntu like gang busters. For a household server, you will probably want lots of disk space, so you'll replace the hard drive with a 2 TB model: $95 gets you a pretty decent one. We're up to $225, which is pretty cheap as computers go.
Running Xubuntu, most of the system tools you are used to are right there; you don't need to use Google every time you want to do something. You can install everything which might be part of a server system, and it all works. Website? Check. Sharing Files? Piece of cake. Media server? Yup. Databases? No problem. Well, no more than you would expect with databases.
And yet, I still see questions which begin, “I'm running Ubuntu Server, version …” And I wonder why.