On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 02:37:26PM -0000, Denton K. Larson wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I have a couple of questions. I have a sort of new Dell Inspiron 5160
> laptop with Ubuntu 8.04. When I open the terminal window
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install xxxx
> sudo: unable to resolve host dlarson-laptop5160
Is it definitely connected to the Internet?
>
> I get this,unable to resolve host, what does this mean.
Well, it's odd, because that's probably your local host. I don't
recollect seeing that one. Post the output of
cat /etc/hosts
> I have a Dell desktop and it doesn't do this.
Desktops tend to work better than laptops with Linux. Laptops often
have some hardware that isn't yet supported.
>
>
> The other question I have is when I try to change the size of the
> monitor it is fixed in 1024x768. It says I have 12m in memory any
> thoughts.
Not sure about that either, I would guess, but it's ONLY a guess, that
that is the only configuration that it considers possible.
You can try manually configuring /etc/X11/xorg.conf--there are tutorials
all over the place about that. However, Ubuntu is usually (though of
course, it's not perfect) pretty good at picking the best resolution.
I would guess it would only be able to set it lower rather than higher.
Again, that's just a guess.
--
Scott Robbins
PGP keyID EB3467D6
( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 )
gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6
Xander: This is just too much. I mean, yesterday's my life like,
uh oh, pop quiz. Today, it's rain of toads.
------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be
removed.Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
