My laptop's processor is a Intel Core-i3 (2.00 Ghz), 4 GB ram and 1TB HDD. I want to dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with my currently installed windows 10.   Will it slow down my laptop?  Will the both OS use the full 4 GB ram each?
I am going to install Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 8 soon, but one of my friends warned me that partitioning my hard drive will slow my computer down. I run on a 500GB HDD and 8GB of ram if that helps at all. Is that true if I do it?
I would like to know how I can get the value of a node with the following paths:   config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/host config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/username config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/password config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/dbname   from the following XML:  &lt;?xml version="1.0"?&gt; &lt;config&gt;     &lt;global&gt;         &lt;install&gt;             &lt;date&gt;&lt;![CDATA[Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:31:25 +0000]]&gt;&lt;/date&gt;         &lt;/install&gt;         &lt;crypt&gt;             &lt;key&gt;&lt;![CDATA[70e75d7969b900b696785f2f81ecb430]]&gt;&lt;/key&gt;         &lt;/crypt&gt;         &lt;disable_local_modules&gt;false&lt;/disable_local_modules&gt;         &lt;resources&gt;             &lt;db&gt;                 &lt;table_prefix&gt;&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;&lt;/table_prefix&gt;             &lt;/db&gt;             &lt;default_setup&gt;                 &lt;connection&gt;                     &lt;host&gt;&lt;![CDATA[localhost]]&gt;&lt;/host&gt;                     &lt;username&gt;&lt;![CDATA[root]]&gt;&lt;/username&gt;                     &lt;password&gt;&lt;![CDATA[pass123]]&gt;&lt;/password&gt;                     &lt;dbname&gt;&lt;![CDATA[testdb]]&gt;&lt;/dbname&gt;                     &lt;initStatements&gt;&lt;![CDATA[SET NAMES utf8]]&gt;&lt;/initStatements&gt;                     &lt;model&gt;&lt;![CDATA[mysql4]]&gt;&lt;/model&gt;                     &lt;type&gt;&lt;![CDATA[pdo_mysql]]&gt;&lt;/type&gt;                     &lt;pdoType&gt;&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;&lt;/pdoType&gt;                     &lt;active&gt;1&lt;/active&gt;                 &lt;/connection&gt;             &lt;/default_setup&gt;         &lt;/resources&gt;         &lt;session_save&gt;&lt;![CDATA[files]]&gt;&lt;/session_save&gt;     &lt;/global&gt;     &lt;admin&gt;         &lt;routers&gt;             &lt;adminhtml&gt;                 &lt;args&gt;                     &lt;frontName&gt;&lt;![CDATA[admin]]&gt;&lt;/frontName&gt;                 &lt;/args&gt;             &lt;/adminhtml&gt;         &lt;/routers&gt;     &lt;/admin&gt; &lt;/config&gt;   Also I want to assign that value to the variable for further use. Let me know your idea. Metropolis is not working I tried to use the metropolis beamer theme, but I got the following error  ! Package beamerfontthememetropolis Error: Patching section title failed. See the beamerfontthememetropolis package documentation for explanation. Type H &lt;return&gt; for immediate help.... \patchcmd Differences between ways to express future actions I asked this question  but I haven't gotten a useful answer. Could you tell me the difference in meaning between these sentences?        Do you think you will visit them next week?     Will you visit them next week?     Are you going to visit them next week?     Are you visiting them next week?     Are you going to be visiting them next week?     Are you planning to be visiting them next week?     Do you plan to visit them next week?      Will there be any difference in the answers?        I think I will visit them next week.     I will visit them next week.     I am going to visit them next week.     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I want to play online games, and other online stuff that requires Flash Player on the internet. Flash Player works just fine under Firefox, but in Chromium I just get a blank page. I don't know what is the exact problem or know to fix it. Algebraic Property inherited by a "lift"? Suppose $K$ is a field, and $K\subset E$ is an algebraic extension, and $K\subset F$ is any extension.  Suppose that $L$ is some field which contains both $F$ and $E$ as subfields.  I want to show that $FE$ (the smallest subfield of $L$ containing both $F$ and $E$) is algebraic over $F$.  Lang mentions that the result is true because an element remains algebraic under lifting, but I can't prove the claim with this.  I interpret his comment to mean that if $x\in E$ is algebraic over $K$, then $x\in FE$ is algebraic over $F$.  This is certainly true.    But this doesn't seem enough if I start with any element of $FE$. "Try and" versus "Try to"? What's the name of this flat illustration style? I want to buy some stock photos like the ones below. What is this design called?  I don't even know how to start searching... MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) with 2 USB-C to HDMI adapters. The setup works great if I start up in that configuration.   If I connect the adapters while the machine is running or simply sleeping, one of the monitors will never get a signal and stay in low power mode. The OS sees the monitor, it shows in the display arrangement settings and I can move the mouse into it, but until I restart, I can't see anything on it.  Once I have restarted I can let the machine sleep or whatever, and the display still works unless I disconnect the adapter. As soon as I do that a restart is required to use it again.   Using MacOS Sierra (10.12.4)  Using this adapter: "right" vs "correct" Except when we use right to denote direction, what is the difference between these two terms?  Also, which one is the preferred construction between these two     Am I right?   or     Am I correct? How does the secondary effect of the Heat Metal spell work? The  spell description states:  If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn't drop the object, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn...  I am unsure how this disadvantage mechanic functions as a whole. When do you suffer from it and in what ways (if any) can you end it? For example: What happens if you fail the save but cannot drop the object? Does dropping the object later, on your turn, do anything? What happens if you succeed on the save?  Does dropping the object later, on your turn, do anything? I would like it to be assumed that ; however, heat metal can still force you to drop the weapon. I would also like it to be assumed that . Strange, unexpected behavior (disappearing/changing values) when using Hash default value, e.g. Hash.new([]) Group of even order contains an element of order 2 I'm looking into the technique of 'hanging' meat, and whether there are 'home' applications that would be safe and have a beneficial effect.  Now, there are a lot of (possible) synonyms that muddle the waters (for me). There's hanging, dry-aging, faisandage (for game birds), and more. What I'm looking for is the 1-3 day (near) room-temperature storage of meat and the spoiling / enzyme process that will cause a flavor change. Feel free to help me along by clarifying the answer.  Basically:   Is there any (good) use for this technique / process for supermarket / butcher cuts of meat? What should be taken in consideration for safe execution? Having trouble setting up a nginx web server on Amazon EC2 Is the collection of all functions between two sets a set? What are the limits on how I can cast, change, and retract votes? I know that any group satisfying $x^2=1$ for all $x$ is abelian. Is the same true if $x^3=1$? I don't think it is, but I can't find a basic counterexample. Do mankind and manmade activities/constructions have any effect on the rotation of the Earth? We walk or ride on our vehicles to our destinations daily. Does our movement have any effect on the rotation of the earth according to Newton's law? What will be the effect if we move all the peoples along with their vehicles at their maximum velocity in one line in one direction along the equator? How much effect will it make? How can I get the size of an array from a pointer in C?