Ubuntu can’t include software to decrypt commercial DVD movies, even in the software repositories. If you don’t have the necessary software, Movie Player will give you the error: An error occurred: Could not read from resource. If you reinstall Ubuntu for every new release like I do, this is problem you may repeatedly come across. [...]
Install the Classic Desktop in Ubuntu 11.10
Published in September 11th, 2011
Ubuntu 11.10 will not include the classic GNOME desktop which is available alongside Unity in Ubuntu 11.04. Instead, Unity 2D will be installed to provide the Unity desktop even on systems without 3D graphics capabilities. Fortunately for fans of the old desktop, it will still be available to install from the repositories. Install the classic [...]
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