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Here's the error I get:

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 60D11217247D1CFF
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

Anyone has any idea on how to get this GPG key?

Ghoti

In addition to changing the default language in gdm from Gb to US, I also changed the language in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh. There is a language section in the default installation that goes like this:

# Set keyboard map if different than UK
# Uncomment one to enable, or define your own.
setxkbmap us # United States
# setxkbmap ca # Canada
# setxkbmap fr # Francais
# setxkbmap br # Brazil
# setxkbmap de # Germany
# setxkbmap cz # Czech Republic
# setxkbmap it # Italy
# setxkbmap pl # Poland
# setxkbmap nl # Netherlands
# etc.

I basically uncommented the setxkbmap us line. That was the first thing I did (I think), then changed the default language in gdm (or it could have been the other way around - it's been too long).

Hope this will work for you,
Ghoti

Well done! My wife and I dig it!

Beauty!!!

The constraints that you have on partitions is that you cannot have more than four primary partitions. You can substitute one primary partition for an extended partition, which can be further divided into more partitions. I can't remember what is the maximum number of partitions you can have on a single harddrive, but one of the drive that I use for testing distros has 13 partitions with five linux distros. So you should easily be able to tripple boot with XP, Ubu, and #!.

Good luck!
Ghoti

Thanks Andrew for this link and for the useful advice regarding GRUB.

I have googled a bit, but haven't been able to find any useful information on /dev/ramzswap0: TYPE="swap". My guess, and this is just a guess, is that a swap file has been created when #! was installed, as it looks like you have a swap of about 1.5 Go, but there is no other physical evidence that you have a swap partition (I'm on Dreamlinux right now, and don't see this line).

It also looks like you have 2 Go of Ram, which is plenty for #!. So, if you want to create a swap file without affecting the UUID to much, just shrink your sda6 partition with PartedMagic by about 1 Go (you probably don't need much more than this). Then you will have to edit your /etc/fstab file to include an entry for the swap partition. The entry line for your swap partition will look something like this:

UID=62280bec-3c72-4ed0-be48-b680875b57c2     none  swap  sw  0 0

Now make sure that all your important files are backed-up before you do this.

Another option that I read a few months ago is to create a swap file rather than a directory. I don't know how to do this, and I have to hit the pillow before I become brain dead (2AM here). But I'll google later on and get back to you if I find anything useful.

Good luck,
Ghoti

Main reasons are:

1) Openbox with elements of LXDE (my favourite desktop environment),
2) Everything worked out-of-the-box on my laptop without any fuss,
3) Reasonably low on resources (compared to Ubu),
4) Most of the applications I need are either already installed or readily available from the Ubu repos,
5) Lastly, but not least, friendliness of the forums.

Ghoti

First, could you post the output of 'sudo blkid'? Also, could you post the output of 'cat /etc/fstab'? Also, could you post the output of 'free -m'?

To be quite frank, I'm not sure what /dev/ramzswap0 is on my computer either, but I know that the swap partitions are sda5 and sda3 (I forgot that I had two swap partitions). I read somewhere that it was better to have multiple smaller swap partitions than a single big one.

To partition your hardrive and create a swap partition, my advice would be to use PartedMagic or SystemRescue CD (available via distrowatch.com). These are the tools that I use to partition my hard drives before I install a new distribution or need to create another partition.

@AlexelA: Glad to hear that you find this function useful. I think I go to bed less ignorant every night, especially since I joined this forum. There is so much to learn, and this forum is filled with many useful tips and tricks.

Cheers,
Ghoti

I edited the original procedure described above one more time, as the link that I initially provided was for Domination, a clone of Risk. And the default map on Domination is ugly as hell. I found a link on Freshmeat to download the Risk_install_1.0.9.8.jar file rather than the Domination_install_1.0.9.8.jar as I originally posted. I tested this procedure both on the liveCD of #! and on TinyMe, and got the right file this time!

You can get additional maps HERE.

Have fun!
Ghoti

I haven't made my mind yet as to which of Opera or Firefox I prefer. Although Opera is supposed to be faster than Firefox, it looks to me that Firefox loads some sites faster than Opera (I don't have a specific example, and it might just be an impression). So I still use both.