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    Good news! I am sure that all will be relieved to...

    Good news! I am sure that all will be relieved to hear that the problem is solved.

    The problem was:


    robert@robert-desktop:~$ ls -l /home
    total 28
    drwx------ 2 root root 16384...
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    Still bashing away and seem to be no closer to...

    Still bashing away and seem to be no closer to success. In fact I am in a terrible muddle. Here is a summary of the history:

    in old computer I ran:

    sudo tar -czvf /opt/username120305.tar.gz...
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    Arrarrgh! This is becoming more complicated. I...

    Arrarrgh! This is becoming more complicated. I thought that I had deleted the old home.tar.gz from the /home directory, but had not. So the new tar file of /home contained the previous tar file. (The...
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    This did it: tar -czvf /opt/currenthome.tgz...

    This did it:


    tar -czvf /opt/currenthome.tgz /home
    Thanks.
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    I am very anxious to get back to work and have...

    I am very anxious to get back to work and have taken the following steps in order to get the files across to the NEW computer in the best possible state.

    I removed "tester" as a user (since it was...
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    The resulting file definitely ends in .gz. Would...

    The resulting file definitely ends in .gz. Would this be the result of the j being used in conjunction with c and f?

    I am definitely a beginner, and I don't understand those topics that you...
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    Huge tarball-what gives?

    Beginner here and my O/S is Ubuntu 10.04.

    While working on another problem and following guidance I found on the net, I created a tarball of my /home directory. My /home consists of three...
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    Seems that it was gnash. Have uninstalled and the...

    Seems that it was gnash. Have uninstalled and the computer is running like a top!

    So far! And keeping the fingers crossed. Will be back if that wasn't it.

    Thanks to both.
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    Thanks. Did that and started FF again. Total...

    Thanks. Did that and started FF again. Total memory and swap use did not change much after restarting FF.

    I use Xmarks so restoring the bookmarks is easy. (I hope that is not the source of my...
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    I set up a new user account and have several...

    I set up a new user account and have several windows of firefox, each with multiple tabs, running, quick as lightening and so far no problems like the ones I described above. Does this indicate that...
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    Thanks for this. However it appears that I have...

    Thanks for this. However it appears that I have inadvertently posted about two different problems thinking that the two might be related.

    I can live with the modprobe error report as it simply...
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    Browser problems / possible OS reinstall?

    I have a relatively new dual core 64 bit dual install Win XP/10.04 system.

    At first I was able to run quite a number of browser (Chrome and Firefox) windows simultaneously in different desktops...
  13. I did not do anything that I know of that might...

    I did not do anything that I know of that might have resulted in that. I have made lots of changes, especially the upgrades, and imagine that something went pear-shaped.

    Wanting to get on with...
  14. I have a lot more questions than answers, but I...

    I have a lot more questions than answers, but I expect that it is something to do with the subect of this thread.

    You suggest that I remove those entries. Please guide me on how to do this.

    And...
  15. Found it with Google. # /etc/fstab: static...

    Found it with Google.

    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
    # device; this may be used with UUID= as a more...
  16. I am pretty new to the cli, but with your kind...

    I am pretty new to the cli, but with your kind guidance on how to do this, I would be very happy to do so.
  17. Anyone?

    Anyone?
  18. message: foobar is not ready yet or not present ?????

    I shut down my Ubuntu 10.04 (which was recently upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 to 10.04) and moved the computer to another location with a different monitor, keyboard, mouse.

    When I booted, a screen...
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    Having gone this long without having to sort it...

    Having gone this long without having to sort it out, I have copied it to a NAS and now want to delete it from this computer.

    However when I highlight it and press delete, nothing happens. When I...
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    Hirguy, thanx for yours. This appears to have...

    Hirguy, thanx for yours.

    This appears to have been a long term, continuing learning exercise. The new machine is happy as a clam, runs Chrome lightning fast.

    However, the old machine is now...
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    I am back now from our travels and had a chance...

    I am back now from our travels and had a chance to do a lot of googling/reading while away.

    After reading the above suggestions, and lots more of googled up discussion, I finally went with:

    ssh...
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    OK, apologies for the quiet period, but I am just...

    OK, apologies for the quiet period, but I am just getting up again from a bout with severe allergies, and my wife and I are off shortly to visit our daughter over Thanksgiving and I am using this...
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    move /home to another computer

    I have just put together a new computer using an Intel i3-550 64 bit processor, and installed Windows (first), then Ubunutu 10.04. A separate /home partition was created. The linux partitions in this...
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    Thanks.

    Thanks.
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    the answer was right under my nose. in Ubunutu...

    the answer was right under my nose. in Ubunutu 8.04:

    Places/network

    Thanks all.
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