Activity for gmcgathâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #291732 |
This is now moot for me. I reinstalled Ubuntu, since there wasn't anything important that won't be easy to set up again. But I'm now installing Timeshift. :) (more) |
— | 5 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291732 | Initial revision | — | 5 months ago |
| Question | — |
Ubuntu system has lost DNS access At the most embarrassing time, Firefox on my Ubuntu laptop wouldn't connect to any websites. I've narrowed it down to a DNS issue. I can ping IP addresses, sftp to the computer, etc. The problem affects all applications. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on a Dell Inspiron laptop. The results are the sa... (more) |
— | 5 months ago |
| Comment | Post #286022 |
It has nothing to do with whether I think the name is ridiculous or not. It's a matter of courtesy. Mocking people's user names should be out of bounds here. The only exception I'd make is for intentionally offensive names. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286022 |
Asking about a strange user name is legitimate. Ridiculing it should be out of bounds. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285144 |
No opinion here at this point, but the current name is confusing. The description says the topic is really Linux and Unix-like systems, and some questions have been on the MacOS, which is Unix with a lot of stuff built on top of it. Whether there's a merger or not, a more descriptive name than "Linux... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |