[Bug 203782] Re: Support low color depth to improve speed

2009-12-30 Thread scroobious
I'm using the backported vinagre, which helps. But I have a question: Is it possible to set a lower color as the default? I'm guessing, if some command line call could be passed for low color, that the default low-color setting could be set via gconf-editor at /desktop/gnome/url-

[Bug 359862] Re: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install

2009-04-12 Thread scroobious
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 359518 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359518 I ran into this problem last night, and here's my hasty work-around: Purge all the currently installed acroread packages. There are three acroread files in /var/apt/archives that need to be forefully

[Bug 291242] Re: NetworkManager 0.7 does not recognize p12 keys

2009-01-23 Thread scroobious
Just wanted to add that I've managed to get this to work at our university. It took some changes from the previous procedures -- a .pem needed to be made of a key, and the university's root certificate needed a little tweak, but after that, it's connecting just right. If only UVA'a secure network

[Bug 280395] Re: Synaptics quick search and search button conflict

2009-01-10 Thread scroobious
I was coming on here to file the same bug, and was beaten to it. It should be a simple enough tweak for synaptic to just clear Quick Search whenever Search is opened. The way it is now can be especially confusing to new users, non-computer-savvy users, and oldsters like my dad who uses Linux but