Category5 Technology TV - Falling Back in Love With Ubuntu

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Robbie Ferguson and Hillary Rumball present live from the Category5 studios in Barrie, Ontario.
New features on the Category5.TV mobile site.
The Category5.TV Photo Gallery has been updated.
Viewer Pictures: Congratulations to Andrew who received 135 Category5 Viewer Points (100 for showing how he watches the show and 35 for having a Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition in the shot).
Viewer Testimonials.
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Hillary's tagline "Cool Beans" leads to the presentation of a Mexican Jumping Bean.
Viewer Question: After upgrading from Ubuntu 11.10 to 11.04, I decided to revert back again to 11.04 by reinstalling, so I put my home folder on an external hard drive and reinstalled. Now, while I can mount the drive, I can't write to it. There is lots of space left on the drive. What do you suggest?
Running nautilus as super user from terminal:{code}sudo nautilus{/code}
Running nautilus as super user from GUI:
Hit Alt-F2 and type:{code} gksudo nautilus{/code}
Viewer Comment: Be careful when chmod'ing 777 recursively since that can break permissions for some filetypes.
Viewer Question: I've tried installing Ubuntu Minimal Edition, but don't have an Internet connection. How can I install it without Internet?
Viewer Question: The AMD A-Series (Llano) has been out for some time and looks pretty good. I'd like to buy a computer for gaming and want to know, should I go with these cheaper processors from AMD, or stick to Intel's Core i5 or i7?
Robbie's recommendations for how to choose your processor (CPU or APU) based on budget.
Viewer Comment: AMD is good for budget systems, but if you want to go hog-wild with power, go Intel.
Viewer Comment: With regards to the question about installing Ubuntu without Internet access, perhaps the DVD version would be the best option.
Top stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
Feature: Falling back in love with Ubuntu Linux.
Ubuntu's Unity interface may do well on touchscreen devices such as phones and HP's TouchSmart computers, but is a terrible interface for normal "mouse using" desktop users (most of us?).
The Ubuntu Unity interface in Ubuntu 11.10.
Switching your Ubuntu 11.10 interface to a classic-looking Ubuntu without installing gnome-shell or downgrading to Gnome 2. We'll use the Linux terminal.
Update your apt-get repository lists:{code}sudo apt-get update{/code}
Add the ability to fallback to Gnome Classic mode without installing gnome-shell:{code}sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback{/code}
Logout and then change your session to "Gnome Classic" at the login screen as you log back in to your Ubuntu 11.10 system.
Change your default GTK theme in System Settings -> Appearance to the "Radiance" theme.
Back in terminal, install the old Ubuntu "Human" theme and the software you'll need to activate it:{code}sudo apt-get install human-theme gconf-editor{/code}
Logout of your system again and log right back in (to force your settings to take effect).
Viewer Comment: Robbie likes to live on the wild side!
Remember when changing your theme, etc., if at any time your settings don't appear to be taking effect, try logging out and back in again to reload the desktop.
Launch gconf-editor ("Configuration Editor" on the Applications -> System Tools menu).
In gconf-editor (Configuration Editor), go to the apps -> metacity branch.
Set your window decorations to the old orange Human look.
Set the theme key to "Human" (with a capital H).
Move your close, minimize and maximize buttons to the right and replace the old menu at the left.
Set the button_layout key value to:{code}menu:minimize,maximize,close{/code}
Set your desktop wallpaper to something that suits your taste.
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Robbie and Hillary's Halloween experiences.
Viewer Comment: Captain and Spock - where's the Wirecast bridge? Tell Scotty not to beam us up until we get our dinner. (Bonus points for the photo).
Gadwil's TMNT Snugglie dissappears with chromakey.