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Ubuntu 10.04: Touchpad Only Works on Login Screen

Posted on June 22, 2010 by admin

For some reason, my laptop touchpad stopped working in Ubuntu 10.04, but would work on the login screen. Here is a quick fix, just type the following command into a terminal window: gconftool-2 –set –type boolean /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true

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Ubuntu 10.04: Why is ksmd eating CPU cycles?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by admin

If you use KVM virtualization, under Ubuntu 10.04 Server LTS, with more than one virtual host running at a time, you may have noticed ksmd eating a lot of CPU cycles. This behavior was not present under 8.04 Server LTS. … Continue reading →

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Installing Brother Printer Drivers in Ubuntu 10.04

Posted on June 2, 2010 by admin

As I posted about earlier, Brother’s printer drivers are superior to their open source counterparts in terms of speed. The open source driver for my printer – HL-2170w – is essentially unusable with PDFs as printing takes 4-5 minutes per … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.04: Why is ksmd eating CPU cycles?

Installing Brother Printer Drivers in Ubuntu 10.04

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