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[ubuntu] Can't open items on the launcher

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux so I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. I installed ubuntu 12.10 on my 8GB USB drive, which I formatted as FAT32, using Universal USB Installer from pendrivelinux.com, and gave it 4GB of persistence. I booted it up, experimented with a few things, installed ubuntu restricted extras, and everything seemed to be working fine. But then I tried to open the dvd I had in my dvd-rom drive, and it simply won't open. I click the icon on the launcher and nothing happens. I'm getting the same result when I click on casper-rw, system, and os. I tried eject (Hardware)

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Submitted by colm on 12/03/2012

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[ubuntu] Casper RW > 4 GIG 1 year 5 weeks ago

Hello

I am reasonably new to Ubuntu/Linux in general.

I have a 32gb USB 3.0 stick and have installed Ubuntu 11.10 DVD i386 ISO onto it using Universal-USB-Installer-1.8.9.0.exe

I formatted the stick to FAT32 (as that is what I was told to do) and then set the Casper RW file to 4 gb. I have just learned that that 4 gb is my disk space.

Is there a way of having a bigger Casper RW file?

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1. Open a nautilus window by launching Home Folder in Unity launcher. 2. Navigate to Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior tab.

3. Under behavior, tick on “Single click to open items”

That’s it, enjoy!

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