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Strange Install
When I look in the "System Tools" there is an item called "Install RELEASE" However I already installed Pinguy OS 12.04 and when I click it it wants to install Ubuntu. Why is this there and should I...
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Os-free & preloaded Linux Computers
Hi guys, a lot of people seem concerned or just plain annoyed about "Windows8" secure-boot computers that try to lock-out Linux and since newbies to Linux can be put off the idea of modifying or...
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gSharkdown won't launch
Hi guys, I have just downloaded and installed the deb-file for gSharkdown. The program is installed and Icon shows up in apps-menu but I can't open the program. Any ideas anyone?
View ArticleUpdating New Packages Pinguy OS 12.04 64Bit LTS
I have just tried updating all software packages and most seemed to go okay. But, I get this error message 'E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem....
View ArticleHot Left Corner 13.04
I like the Hot Left Corner, but couldn't get it to work. The only way I got it to work was to install the No Hot Left Corner in Gnome Tweak Tool, & after every boot I have to open Gnome Tweak Tool....
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How can I record from spotify?
Hi guys, Does anyone out there know how/if I can record from spotify?
View ArticleOnline gaming, Routers, Tomato and OpenVPN
Hi folks. Being a bit of a paranoid android i've been thinking lately about getting myself a VPN service, also looking at my options to implement that like routers and tomato-dd-wrt etc. Been looking...
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Ubuntu or Linux?
Hi guys, I was just checking out distrowatch for the latest progress on Ubuntu 13.10 and noticed something that piqued my curiousity. According to the distrowatch blurb Ubuntu 13.10 is based on the "...
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Hebrew Character Settings
Hi guys, Is there any way for me to use Hebrew Script in Libreoffice/Abiword , independently without re-setting the whole computer setup to Hebrew and using Hebrew system-wide? At the moment, I have to...
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Urgent (What should I mention about pinguy OS)
Going to record video in 12 hours (need answers before then) Hi I run the Youtube channel OSFirstTimer which has over 11,000 subscribers. I get mum to test out different operating systems and linux...
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Canon MG3200 not showing in CUPS
Hey guys! I'm having some trouble getting cups to see my wireless printer, Canon MG3200. I'm logging into localhost:631 from my macine and it doesn't come up in the options for adding new printers or...
View ArticlePinguy OS 12.04 featured on OSFirstTimer
After reviewing 51 different operating systems and linux distros ranging from 1984 - 2013 the newbie computer user Diana reviews Pinguy OS 12.04 and guess what! It's been rated as one of the top...
View ArticleGrub and Skype
Hello! I prepossess to make Skype in default distro with startup option like in win. Also Grub Configurator needed...
View ArticlePressure Balanced Mixer Shower:
The pressure balanced mixer shower is yet another choice if you are looking for Kitchen Taps . The pressure balanced mixer shower uses a hot and cold water inlet and a single mixed water outlet. The...
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Installation problem
This is not a PinguyOS -problem, but Pinguy is one of those distros that i can't install for some reason. And i know you guys are pretty smart here, so... My problem is documented here quite well:...
View Articlepinguy 13.04 beta 32 bit not starting up
Hi, My pinguy won't start up for some reason it gets to the splash screen with the pinguy logo and the timer or spiny thing to say its doing something but it never loads at all it just stays at that...
View Articleloss of synaptic manager
am, or was, running pinguy 12.10, however found that after had installed the large number if updates it said i had, i completely lost synaptic manager. know you can use software centre, but at same...
View ArticleWhich partitions do i delete?
I have 4 partitions and i thought i deleted my HP tools partition and HP recovery partition in windows but apparently there still there.Any way this is my first time doing something like this so i...
View ArticleMinecraft Server ??S
I have a dedicated PinguyOS box for a Minecraft Bukkit server. It ran fine for about three weeks until an internet outage. When the internet signal was restored, the server couldn't dither the login...
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Android, the end of PC windows dominance?
Acer to downplay Windows in favor of Android, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/08/...k_windows/ Will this mean that our Pinguy will be based on Andriod instead of Ubuntu?
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