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Can I connect totem/mplayer with my multimedia library as the default player?view story

http://askubuntu.com – I am a huge fan of totem and mplayer and prefer their sound to other applications. I want to setup my multimedia library in such a way that when I play any multimedia file it should be played in totem/mplayer. PS: I use Ubuntu 11.10. PPS: I would really appreciate if I could get most of the functionalities of softwares such as Banshee and Rhythmbox if not all. (HowTos)

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How do I downgrade gracefully from gnome3view story

http://askubuntu.com – I installed the latest gnome3 from webupd8's ppas and somehow borked my system. while doing a ppa-purge it somehow decided to remove the ubuntu-desktop meta package now while i'm trying to get back to pure ubuntu, i try this: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and get this: ubuntu-desktop : Depends: eog but it is not going to be installed Depends: gnome-control-center but it (HowTos)

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Wicd problemsview story

http://crunchbanglinux.org – Hey guys!I have a quick question.  I decided I'd do it and update everything from experimental :P Now I believe wicd is at version 1.7.1b3 (beta 3).  When I start my computer up, Wicd asks for my login password because "it needs to access the network cards".  I've looked around for a solution and haven't been able to find much on this particular problem.&nbs (HowTos)

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Fresh install of 12.04 on releaseview story

http://askubuntu.com – My current version of 11.10 is plagued with shutdown/reboot bugs that are basically unfixable because of something I did months ago. Coupled with totem errors, malfunctioning recent files... etc. When 12.04 comes out at the end of April, I have decided to stick with Ubuntu instead of switching to Mac. (HowTos)

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What will happen if I remove "essential components" for Gnome?view story

http://askubuntu.com – I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome 3. There are some applications that I don't use or need, for example Totem. When I click remove in the Software Center (or in Synaptic), it says "gnome-core" and/or "The gnome desktop environment - essential components" will be removed as well. (HowTos)

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totem remembers only last five audio/video files playedview story

http://askubuntu.com – I am using ubuntu10.10 and the default movie player which is totem remembers only the last five audio/video files played i want to double it, that is make it 10 so that i can easily use them to add to the playlist, so where to look for the source and which file to make the neccessary change ? (HowTos)

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CentOS 6.2 audio and video playback are slightly too fast or skippyview story

https://www.centos.org – Hello,I just installed CentOS 6.2 on an older machine.When I play videos in totem, the audio and video are synced, but slightly too fast and the audio is pitch shifted up. I... [by pianodreamer] (Distributions)

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apt-get fails completelyview story

http://ubuntuforums.org – ok, so after some update a few days ago, apt-get is dead. I get this: Code: the-nessus@thenessus-Inspiron-N3010:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree      Reading state information... (Hardware)

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How do I open Youtube content in an app instead of my browser, while clicking on a link?view story

http://askubuntu.com – Now when I follow a link in my browser to Youtube, it opens in a new page of my browser, in my case Firefox. I would have liked that it provokes the launch of another app, for example Minitube, VLC or Totem. (HowTos)

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Record Minecraft with recordmydesktop on Linux Mint 12 64bit [closed]view story

http://askubuntu.com – With Ubuntu 11.04 or 11.10 I was able to record Minecraft video with the following command: recordmydesktop --windowid $(xdotool selectwindow) --no-cursor --full-shots --fps 25 --no-wm-check --no-frame -o ~/out.ogv After installing Linux Mint 12, this fails in several ways: Most of the time the recording area doesn't align with the application window I just clicked - Maybe the geometry is not (HowTos)