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    the Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" thread

    I think I am late already, but if you want Flash to work properly in your Desktop, go for 32-bit edition. The difference in speeds is barely notable. In fact some applications are only available in 32-bit versions and hence require you to install 32-bit libraries. The redundant libraries will...
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    Graphics Cards related queries here.

    Re: All Graphics Cards related queries here. is GTX 460 available in India now?? Any brand based on that?? Price around Delhi anyone??
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    Firefox 4: fast, powerful, and empowering

    Well, I'm not using Firefox as a default browser in my Ubuntu Linux (10.10 Maverick Meerkat 64bit) box is just because of the start up time. I have some of the extensions I need in Chromium and it is good enough for me to use this as my default browser. I have no problem with Firefox memory...
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    Need a Good Compiler for C++ & Java

    Code::Blocks for C++, Netbeans for Java.. for both Windows and Linux.
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    Need perfect PHP IDE in Ubuntu

    I think Netbeans is good.. But I am using Geany.
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    Youtube to Mobile – convert video in easy steps

    In linux, simply navigate to /tmp and the file you are viewing will be named something like Flashauw7234.. copy it somewhere when streaming is done and you can open it with a media player of your choice.. I personally prefer vlc.
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    Graphics Cards related queries here.

    Re: All Graphics Cards related queries here. Hi Geeks, Could you suggest me a low cost (budget INR 10k MAX?) PCI E card (with estimated price in Mumbai/Delhi if possible) for my system: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Processor: C2D E6550 Monitor: Samsung 933SN VGA (1360x768) I use Linux...
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    A great Saying

    ^ wtf is this thread about? LOL
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    Freeware wishlist....

    The best data recovery tools are actually "Free Softwares". dd_rescue, TestDisk & Photorec are the ones I use. ---------- Post added at 08:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 AM ---------- That is not possible. GBs to MBs (if you mean 1GB to 900MB :D or a file with nothing at...
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    Using win 7 now ... but want to install ubuntu & xp as well ...

    I don't understand why you want to install XP as well. You can install XP in Virtualbox if you want it in either Ubuntu or Win 7 (Ubuntu recommended, coz that way you will have more available RAM for Guest XP). Warning: If you want XP to play games, it may not work well inside the virtual...
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    A big qn! Which Programming Language To Learn?

    @OP yes. you can go for C#(.NET) and ignore all the other OS users (Mac, Linux) and create Windows only apps or you can go for Java and create almost platform independent applications. Don't believe someone suggesting platform independent C#(.NET), coz that will create more trouble. Since...
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    C/C++ Graphics Programming

    One replacement is Allegro Gaming Library. It is a very easy to use library. It is cross platform and runs on Win, Lin and Mac. It comes with a handy manual too. And it is very easy to integrate (in linux, all you need to do is install the allegro development package.. in Ubuntu, sudo apt-get...
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    * Post ur VB/VB.NET queries here *

    Hi, I want to design Gtk VB.NET apps in Ubuntu. I installed Moonlight, but I could not find the Gtk design toolkit. Can you help?
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    Helena is here!

    If someone is interested in changing their Ubuntu Karmic to Helena, I have done it and posted a short tut at my blog: *www.khattam.info/2009/12/26/howto-change-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-to-linuxmint-8-helena/
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    Open Source : Share & Flourish

    similar thing happened about an year ago. The differences were, I had Ubuntu + Vista and when I needed more space, I formatted the Windows partition instead. :D
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    GUI Programming

    anyone who can suggest best QT4 development IDE. There are quite a few I know of which are available on Ubuntu repos. I'd like to know what some of you have been using (or tried) and which one is the best one.
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    Will anyone help me in Linux...?

    LAN cards don't cost much. Go for a better one. Search online to see if the card you are going for has issues with OS you want to use.
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    Operating System inside a browser

    Can I install a movie editor there? Just kiddin. Maybe its just me, but I don't see the use of these "Online Web OS"es..
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    Windows 7 still needs anti-virus, susceptible to 8 out of 10 viruses

    That is because linux is used as servers and the client computers may have Windows. Antivirus in Linux are there because they detect and delete/disinfect Windows viruses. There are many programs for Linux too. And yes, too many of them. so be the real reason behind. But I am happy with my PC...
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    Windows 7 still needs anti-virus, susceptible to 8 out of 10 viruses

    Are you sure? In 2 years of my linux experience, I've never had a single virus attack. However, when I used to have Windows Vista and XP prior to that, my PC has suffered numerous virus infections just because I thought double clicking was the way to access USB disk drives or thought "it is a...
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