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Re: Downloading utube videos on Linux easy as a pie The user makes the OS good or bad, no os is bad or good by default (except maybe vista!! lol)

Could it be that your CD/DVD drive's got a problem...try making a bootable USB and install using that..go to pendrivelinux.com for details on how to do that..you'll need a min 1 GB pendrive

cheese works, dunno about skype...haven't tried...

Airtel is offering its broadband users a free upgrade to 2 mbps to watch IPL matches on youtube live!! For more information go here: *www.airtel.in/cricketonyoutube/ I am have a 256 Kbps connection so this is almost too good to be true for me!! But it is true..I get burst speeds...

you can change the port your torrent client uses to connect to the internet to prevent the above problem..for utorrent it is available under : Preferences>Connection>Listening Port. Also uncheck the option "Randomize port each start"

you can try Cheese for webcams..i use it with my notebook webcam, works flawlessly!!

If you're installing firefox add-ons, or looking for stand alone software or even websites to download your fav youtube video :-(, forget them.. All you need to do is, just start the video in your browser..when the buffering is complete, go over to /tmp and look for a file Flash<something>...

slightly off topic : if you fear someone might be snooping on you for using p2p software, use peerblock from phoenix labs...it blocks certain IP, like those of known anti p2p organizations, government, etc...your computer can't access them and they can't access ur computer..

i have a sennheiser headphone, got it for about 2.5k...looks awesome, can be folded and comes with a case...sound quality is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! i use it with my 5310XM, and the peak sound is enough to drown out all the outside noises, at the same time it will not make you deaf!!! the sound...

try and boot into the terminal using the live CD.. then use sudo -i..if asked for a password simply press enter... after this try startx.. it might work

+1 for using an older version of ubuntu, maybe 8.04 as it is a LTS version. so you get some updates if you have a decent internet connection..

I've used ubuntu 7.10 to 9.10 on my laptop (centrino 1.9GHz, Intel 945 mobo, 2.5 GB RAM, WD 250 GB SATA, onboard GFX) over the years(among other distros)...i used swap when my RAM was 512 MB, but after i got it upgraded, I have never felt the need to waste 1-2 GBs of HDD space, space which could...

i'm facing the same problem on virtualbox..my config is: core 2 duo 2.2 GHz 2GB DDR 2 160 GB hdd G33/G31 onboard gfx

you can take this quiz to decide what type of linux is best for you: *www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/ make a separate /home only if you plan to change distros regurlarly, if you plan on sticking to one distro, just make a / partition, and a swap if you want.. i personally don't use...

is it just one BIG error, or a list of errors that keeps scrolling?? i had a similar type of problem...turns out, my hdd had bad sectors!! but this was after i had already installed ubuntu on my laptop...