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    What does startup manager do? (Ubuntu)

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by pixelot, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    If I download startup manager and choose to have Vista load by default, will I still see the GRUB screen? If not, how do I get to boot Ubuntu?
     
    pixelot, Feb 21, 2008
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  2. John B

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    Yes you'll still see the GRUB menu. Startup-manager is just a tool that helps you configuring GRUB's settings with a GUI.
     
    John B, Feb 21, 2008
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  3. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Ok, I checked it out. New question. :p

    Here is a screenshot I took.

    restricted_broadcom.jpg

    Could that be my wirless card, or is it more likely my ethernet?
     
    pixelot, Feb 21, 2008
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  4. John B

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    Wireless card.
     
    John B, Feb 21, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Nice. :D

    Now I know why it wasn't working!
     
    pixelot, Feb 21, 2008
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    Check that box and reboot. :D
     
    John B, Feb 21, 2008
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    Bog Losing it...

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    Good luck with Broadcom cards... they cause hundreds of Linux users a LOT of grief.
     
    Bog, Feb 21, 2008
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    I got it working. :D

    Now more questions....

    How do I install a program in a tar.gz file? Do I extract it somewhere, or use a terminal command? :confused:

    Also, I got my NVIDIA driver enabled, as you can see in the picture above, but my desktop animation in switching workspaces shows this hideous box with arrows in it; they look grainy and colored.....

    :p

    \\edit

    And do I really need to install 200+ MB of updates?
     
    pixelot, Feb 21, 2008
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  9. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    Install all updates that you have - there's a reason why they are out there =P

    And what is this tar.gz file? You can extract it using package manager, or you can do it the cool way by opening a terminal and browsing to where the tar.gz file is, and typing "tar xvf *insert filename*" (x,v and f are options for the tar command - see help tar/info tar/man | tar)
     
    Amol, Feb 22, 2008
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    Cool way?? Geez, I'm feeling dizzy after just reading your post . . . :eek: :D
     
    bmwrob, Feb 22, 2008
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Where did you get that tar file? What program are you trying to install? It's generally NOT a good idea to try to install programs outside of the package manager.

    And FYI, tar.gz is like a zip file. Would it make sense to say "How do I install this program in this zip file?" under Windows? We can't tell if it's a bunch of source with makefiles, a binary you just need to run, an installer, a zipped up package for another distro or even your distro, or what. If you want the help, we need the info ;)
     
    Pitabred, Feb 22, 2008
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  12. pixelot

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    The program is coWPAtty, and I have no problem extracting it; I can't find it in the package manager.
     
    pixelot, Feb 22, 2008
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    Why do you need coWPAtty?
     
    Amol, Feb 23, 2008
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    To try it out. :p
     
    pixelot, Feb 23, 2008
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    SUCCESS!!! I got it installed. I had to run these commands:

    before doing the normal

    Thanks to this thread on the Ubuntu forums. Of course, I did have some trouble making directories and moving the zip file around, as I had to use sudo for everything, and type out the full path of the file to do anything with it. But it was still pretty simple. :)
     
    pixelot, Oct 26, 2008
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