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Category Archives: Launchpad

Problems with kdesu via SSH after Hardy Heron Upgrade

I started encountering an error when using kdesu via SSH after Hardy Heron was installed. I’ve since upgraded to 8.04.1 as well and still am running into this bug.
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
kate: cannot connect to X server localhost:10.0

I know I’m not the only Kubuntu user, and there is proof I am not [...]

My work-around for problems with suspend to ram in gutsy

I’ve been having some serious difficulty with my laptop and using suspend to RAM. Suspend to disk is another issue, with similar symptoms. This is pretty regular for a Linux laptop. In many of these cases, the cause of the problem is a hardware vendor’s poor implementation of the ACPI. I’ve checked and I am [...]

Kubuntu LTS Put On Hold for Hardy Heron

There’s been a great rift with the Canonical Community as of late surrounding Kubuntu. The update from KDE 3.5 to KDE 4.0 is such a great shift that Canonical feels they’re unable to commit to Long Term Support for Kubuntu 8.04. Frankly, I don’ blame them. This is a pretty good move for them as [...]

Init: Error parsing configuration no such file or directory

I recently got a new Dell laptop, an Inspiron 1520. It came pre-loaded of course with Vista. I of course wanted Kubuntu on it, and that’s been an adventure.
Now… first things first. I setup the notebook using Vista and made sure that everything worked. Fortunately, everything worked… and worked perfectly.
Next, I moved into using GParted/CloneZilla [...]

Blank screen bug in Gutsy Gibbon

I found users on Launchpad describing a bug I was encountering with Gutsy Gibbon. I haven’t tried the official release cd yet, and may not encounter it there.