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how do install kde 3.5.9?	3.5, 4.0 is only the remix
i've upgraded to gutsy, and it seems like my suspend and hibernate options on my laptop do not work. before, when the computer was in suspend, the power light would slowly oscillate on and off. now it just stays on all the time, and i can't revive it without manually rebooting. can anyone help?	i know that they did a lot of pushing forward on the kernel level with gutsy... and may have broken a few things... if you wait a month or so they'll probably fix it
i keep getting a essage that the power management is not properly installed how can i fix it?	-> look in your bios perhaps? see if its enabled
is us.archive.ubuntu.com behind on packages?	the repos are wonky today
is there a way in xchat to have it not show me when people join and leave the channel and server?	yes, it's a /set, but for the life of me, i can't remember what it is
is there some way to kill a process that won't go away -- short of restarting? 'sudo kill -9 <pid>' did not kill it.	epiphany
here> http://propellerheadadmin.com/tutorials/ubuntu/19-create-a-keyboard-shortcut-to-launch-a-terminal , i am not certain if you can actually make a desktop icon, sure seems like one can.	i'm just trying to create a script that will run in terminal when i click it
hello guyes , i need assistance on this .. am on ubuntu live-cd trying to resize my windows 7 partition , but i'm unable to .. there is a ! mark in-front of the ntfs partition !	also, of course, make sure you shut down properly.
how can i upgrade an application using command line?	the locate command is handy for that.. its in /etc/samba/ by the way
guys i downloaded ubuntu ,, so how to burn its using nero ?	cancel out of the wizard and go to file -> open
at what frequency are packages updated? (i'm waiting for unity 4.24 and i don't know what to do)	no updates were sync over the weekend i heard wait till tomorrow
is there a shortcut key to access the applications menu? (like the windows key in windows?)	i think its alt f1
guys, is there a repository where i can find php 5.3.6?	maybe ppa
cd rom not being detected in jaunty , can we call thata critical bug?	it could laso be called hardware failure
was there some global shortcut to grab a screen capture on default ubuntu install?	printscreen key
how would i go about getting my workspace switcher icons back on the panel? i lost them after a weird x crash a while back...?	right click 'add panel' ?
is there a bug with connecting to the internet wirelessly and volume being muted?	one has nothing to do with the other.. they are mutually exclusive issues
why doesnt evolution automatically mark stuff as junk?	you can tell it's working if you see 'learning spam' on the status bar when you mark junk.
my natty upgrade has gone horrible. apt has wedged my computer while unable to resolve some python version problem. http://pastie.org/1887726 i'm thinking to prune everything 'extra' from `dpkg -l` until the dependency problem is resolved. to get there, how do i get a proper list of a normal server's `dpkg -l` to compare against?	i think that ubuntu is not easy to upgrade like arch or gentoo.
whats the diference beetween debian and ubunto?	i'd like to have that answered myself
excuse me if this is to off topic, but how do you install gtkmoz(for python) on ubuntu?	sudo apt-get install python-gtkmozembed
how can you tell which package a file belongs to?	apt-cache search blah
im having trouble connecting to msn through empathy?	http://askubuntu.com/questions/6136/empathy-cannot-connect-to-msn-account
when will feisty final release be out	yes. i installed feisty a month or so ago and had no probs so, now it should be fine :)
any easy way to expose block devices into chroots? ex: i have a device /dev/sda that i need to access from a chrooted environment	the --bind option is documented in the mount manpage
should i install ubuntu x86 (386) or 64bit on a intel core2duo based laptop? it is a 64bit processor. but i dont know if it will help me or not. this is a desktop install on a laptop that will run vmware server that will host my windows xp vm.	go with x86
hey all, a friend of mine has his own page hosted on ubuntu server. and he has some kind of hidden adds, when you enter the page. can you give me some advice on how to fix this ?	have you looked at /var/www/?
i've a little problem with a 13gb's .xsession-error file. can i remove it safely ?	you can open it with 'less'
has anyone used wine with photoshop and/or word?	try openoffice.org/ writer
hey dear channel! how can i make gwibber, the integrated microblog client of ubuntu 10.04, make work with identi.ca?	did you log in to your accounts through gwibber? i have facebook and twitter running through gwibber as we type now.
if i am looking at a folder with symbolic links in it, what is the command to find the path that those links are to...? i'm not explaining this very well - it's something like >read libjavaplugin_oji.so	ls -l
how do i install a parallel printer that's not detected if the lpt port doesn't show up in the port list... it only shows usb ports	your bios probably has parallel port deactivated
how do i get partitions mounted when the system boots up?	add to your /etc/fstab
how do i swich between unity and ubuntu classic?	at the gdm (login screen) click on your username. at the bottom a drop down box will appear
just say no if you would rather not, i can take it!	im awesome ty :) you?
what command would i run to check if my swap is on?	man swapon
hi there. i apologize for asking the obvious, but are there any torrents to grab the isos?	- see the link i posted
just wondering is there anybody here that actually likes unity? wonder if canonical is listing to its users. maybe they are idk.	bzr get https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu
what is the command toi install the dhcp3-client in ubuntu server ed ?	sudo apt-get install dhcp3-client then after it installs the file is in /etc/init.d with the same name. to start it manually, do sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-client start
what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner?	chmod 700
any help removing crossplatformui?	dirty work around: boot from a live cd or usb, then go to the partition, delete crossplatformui
how do i exit gdm session into a console?	select console login
what is the main differences between the ubuntu and kubuntu?	default desktop, window manager and default apps. the rest is the same
how do i blacklist a module	append its name (one per line) to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
i have about codecs-i read in the unbuntu wiki to drop codecs in /usr/local/lib/codecs and then make links to .gnome2/totem-addons. but can't you just drop codecs directly into .gnome2/totem-addons? whats the advantage to making links? thanks	at a guess, other users (if you had any) could find them there
installed compizconfig session manager on 11.10, started it and since then my unity sidebar and indicators from the top bar are gone. what could i do? please help.	try setting ccsm to unity defaults and then log out and back in
these commands were used on a toshiba running ubuntu 10.04. will they be safe to run on a new samsung laptop running ubuntu 11.10?	yeah those shouldn't do anything bad based on computer model alone
does anyone know a good email client that is comparable to gmail's web interface?	i don't think such a thing exists...but evolution and thunderbird are good e-mail clients
i'm currently running windows xp and trying to install ubuntu 7.04 from a disk i was mailed. when i boot from the disk i run the option start or install ubuntu but it doesn't install. instead it tells me that a graphical interface could not be started and just starts a command line terminal. is this because there's some other ubuntu on my system from a way back(i don't believe there is)?	ordering a cd is completely free btw, canonical pays the shipping fee.
is there an ftp server for ubuntu that allows creating new user accounts just for the ftp server with configurable permissions etc - so that it doesn't have anything to do with real linux user accounts and is not tied to them in any way? so simply put: i'm looking for something like every ftp server for windows out there :)	vsftpd. i've never set it up, but it's exactly what you are looking for
hey, what package installs libil on ubuntu ?	libdevil-dev
what version of gtk do i have in ubuntu hardy?	2.6 iirc
how do i restart the sound services..it messed up	alsactl init
i have a sound problem with my new acer aspire 5920. installed newest ubuntu and there is no sound at all and no errors (as far as i know). anyone familiar with this?	give me a few, and i'll look to see if i can find anything bud.
hey guys, im having trouble connecting to a cisco vpn with ubuntu 9.04. everytime i try to connect with the network manager it fails. is there any way i can see an output or log somewhere so i can see exactly what fails? thanks	or one of the other files in that directory. i'd use something like this to find out. sudo tail -f /var/log/*
okay, shorter now: in ubuntu server 9.10, what is responsible for updating the /etc/motd file? is there a cron script? daemon? i can't find it.	take a look at the manpage for motd.tail, it explains the process.
hello!! what laptop brands have hardware that works well with ubuntu?	i'd go with dell. they're actually supporting ubuntu.
how can i empty my trash?	rm -rfv ~/.trash/*?
does anyone have an idea how to rerun the package install from the installer? e.g. i would like to have the lamp suite which the installer offers...	unless you are also looking to remove some stuff already installed due to space restrictions et al.
does anyone know if the 7.10 will upgrade with the cd. or does it have to be a clean install.	that was for you.
i hesitate to choose the most suitable filesystem for a debian/ubuntu repository ... (ext3 or ext4 or something else ) .... it's a partition just for .deb and source	ext3 would be recommended as it is considered to be more stable then ext4
can someone tell me about a program to backup my system to a dvd or two?	it's probably not in ubuntu
does anyone know how to set up virtualbox ? is this the correct guide ? http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-virtualbox-202-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html	yes it is
what chipset	atheros ar5bmb5.
best software to compare winamp to for 7.10 64bijt?	audacious is from xmms code its upto u to decide
we can communicate without the need of hub? no damage to nic?	you need a 'crossover cable' to connect directly without a hub
what's the diff between different kernel 'versions'? for example, x-386, 586, 686, and so on....	all the same code, just compiled for different proccessors
i'm having a hairy, hoary problem with an apt-get dist-upgrade on a machine that crashed mid-update (hoary). has anyone ever seen this error: '(reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dbus-1-utils_0.23-1ubuntu3_i386.deb (--install): unable to open files list file for package `dbus-1-utils': input/output error'	input output error seems a filesystem prob
any experts on fakeraiddebug advanced troubleshooting around tonight?	...if anyone can answer your question
still not knowing whether my mint actually is a trojan horse -.-	heard of dd-wrt?
hi all, anyone know how toset ubuntu to start in text mode only? apparently all the runlevels except 1 and 0 start x qwindows now.	rename /etc/x11/default-display-manager to something else.
how can i format a drive to ext3 from the command line?	yup
what command lists what each tty is connected to?	who ?
quick question: how can i enable num lock during boot...that it would be 'on' as default?	see apt-cache show numlockx
anyone know why the edgy repositories arent updated for oo.org 2.2?	edgy repos aren't updated for ooo 2.2 because edgys already released? it'll probably be in backports once feisty is released...
stupid me... 'top' gives just what i wanted.	look at top, ps and have a rummage through the /proc filesystem
is there a piece of software which can write over free disk space?	if you want to screw deleted data for secure, *nix natively support it.
hello is there any way of downloading packages through synaptic but chose where to download them to so i can transfer them to a computer without an internet connection	they appear in /var/cache/apt/archives
how do i clean the kernel build files out for a new re-build?	make distclean
hey there to all: i have an original problem. when i type ifconfig -a, there is no eth* listed ! is that to say that the driver to eth0 was not found when i installed jaunty on this lenovo y550p??	it sounds like it. have a look in lspci -vv. it will say what driver is controlling the ethernet adapter
i'd like to remove evolution, but that wants to remove ubuntu-desktop - will that actually remove gnome?	no, you don't need ubuntu-desktop
i have jaunty with all updates, can anyone tell me if 2gb of swap is too much for my system? i have p4@2.6mhz , geforce 6200 and 1gb ddr	there's never 'too much'
hello. i've got a brand new usb hd, 2tb, and it's formatted with a 2tb ntfs partition. how can i create 2 partitions of 1tb each, and format them in etx3?	use gparted
does anyone have an external usb dvd rewriter that works?	i do, it's just a standard external usb case with a lg dvd writer... works just fine
nautilus is unbearably slow loading a folder with more than a few dozen files. is there an alternative file browser that actually works?	thunar
how can i see how much space a folder uses?	sorry - du as starnestommy says
gnome terminal seems to do something nonstandard. when i am ssh'ed into another server and then suspend my laptop, when i bring it back online the terminal window is just frozen. it doesn't realize that it has lost the connection. in other terminals it has always noticed that the connection is lost. how can i change this behavior? it is annoying to have to close the terminal and start another	press '~' and then '.'
i just downloaded aa (that native army game) and its a .run file and for some reason my wine won't run it? why is this? i click on it and nothing happens	if its native then surely you dont need wine? right click on it and make it executable (under permissions) and then try double clicking it
hi, i'm new to ubuntu and a freequent irc user, does anyone know the best irc client that supports multiple servers and scripts?	yes, konversation support scripts
anyone know how i would go about using more than one device to connect to the internet at a time, i have 2 wireless cards, and one wired, and would like to know how to go about getting them all running at the same time, any ideas?	i don't know how but it should be possible to for example route bittorrent traffic through one interface and the rest through another
what is the version of nvidia driver in nvidia-glx-new ?	177 i think for intrepid
hi people a very stupid question but i'm very new to this wlan0 thing in linux. i have recently put a wireless network card that can work in linux through ndiswrapper. do ubuntu 5.10 includes ndiswrapper package in the default install?	with the cd in the drive sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils
hello! i'm new to irc chat and i am looking to gather information on how to access a windows active directory domain remotely from a laptop running ubuntu 6.0.6. can anyone point me in the right direction?	there is probley trobbel in connect to a domain using linux i don't know if it even can be done ;)
hey guys, i'm following the instructions for installing java, and it asks me to type in ' chmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin' to install. but this doesnt do anything	to actually run if.. type './jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin'
how do i install libstdc++?	sudo apt-get install libstdc++ ?
if i download a .deb package from somewhere where do i put it in order to be able to install it?	you can put it anywhere and use the command 'sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb' to install
anyone there that knows about dns and dhcp can help me	me too i have same proplem setting it
question: if i install another motherboard in a computer that runs ubuntu. do i need to do anything special to the os to prepare it for that?	i have ubuntu installed on an extranl usb hdd and it work no matter what computer it is plugged into :)
i'm trying to remember the name of gnome media player -- totem isn't what i'm looking for. something minimal. i used it once. (i know there is vlc too). ;o	it looks like it's not in ubuntu before 10.10, so you'll need to use the ppa link on that page
hi all question re: open torrent files from firefox with transmission. i get an 'unknown error' and it suggest i try saving the file first. i tried selecting 'open with /usr/bin/transmission' which works once, but on subsequent clicks just download the .torrent files in /tmp - any suggestions?	i've had it before. save the file and then open it with transmission (just drag the file on there)

how do install kde 3.5.9?

3.5, 4.0 is only the remix

i've upgraded to gutsy, and it seems like my suspend and hibernate options on my laptop do not work. before, when the computer was in suspend, the power light would slowly oscillate on and off. now it just stays on all the time, and i can't revive it without manually rebooting. can anyone help?

i know that they did a lot of pushing forward on the kernel level with gutsy... and may have broken a few things... if you wait a month or so they'll probably fix it

i keep getting a essage that the power management is not properly installed how can i fix it?

-> look in your bios perhaps? see if its enabled

is us.archive.ubuntu.com behind on packages?

the repos are wonky today

is there a way in xchat to have it not show me when people join and leave the channel and server?

yes, it's a /set, but for the life of me, i can't remember what it is

is there some way to kill a process that won't go away -- short of restarting? 'sudo kill -9 <pid>' did not kill it.

epiphany

here> http://propellerheadadmin.com/tutorials/ubuntu/19-create-a-keyboard-shortcut-to-launch-a-terminal , i am not certain if you can actually make a desktop icon, sure seems like one can.

i'm just trying to create a script that will run in terminal when i click it

hello guyes , i need assistance on this .. am on ubuntu live-cd trying to resize my windows 7 partition , but i'm unable to .. there is a ! mark in-front of the ntfs partition !

also, of course, make sure you shut down properly.

how can i upgrade an application using command line?

the locate command is handy for that.. its in /etc/samba/ by the way

guys i downloaded ubuntu ,, so how to burn its using nero ?

cancel out of the wizard and go to file -> open

at what frequency are packages updated? (i'm waiting for unity 4.24 and i don't know what to do)

no updates were sync over the weekend i heard wait till tomorrow

is there a shortcut key to access the applications menu? (like the windows key in windows?)

i think its alt f1

guys, is there a repository where i can find php 5.3.6?

maybe ppa

cd rom not being detected in jaunty , can we call thata critical bug?

it could laso be called hardware failure

was there some global shortcut to grab a screen capture on default ubuntu install?

printscreen key

how would i go about getting my workspace switcher icons back on the panel? i lost them after a weird x crash a while back...?

right click 'add panel' ?

is there a bug with connecting to the internet wirelessly and volume being muted?

one has nothing to do with the other.. they are mutually exclusive issues

why doesnt evolution automatically mark stuff as junk?

you can tell it's working if you see 'learning spam' on the status bar when you mark junk.

my natty upgrade has gone horrible. apt has wedged my computer while unable to resolve some python version problem. http://pastie.org/1887726 i'm thinking to prune everything 'extra' from `dpkg -l` until the dependency problem is resolved. to get there, how do i get a proper list of a normal server's `dpkg -l` to compare against?

i think that ubuntu is not easy to upgrade like arch or gentoo.

whats the diference beetween debian and ubunto?

i'd like to have that answered myself

excuse me if this is to off topic, but how do you install gtkmoz(for python) on ubuntu?

sudo apt-get install python-gtkmozembed

how can you tell which package a file belongs to?

apt-cache search blah

im having trouble connecting to msn through empathy?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/6136/empathy-cannot-connect-to-msn-account

when will feisty final release be out

yes. i installed feisty a month or so ago and had no probs so, now it should be fine :)

any easy way to expose block devices into chroots? ex: i have a device /dev/sda that i need to access from a chrooted environment

the --bind option is documented in the mount manpage

should i install ubuntu x86 (386) or 64bit on a intel core2duo based laptop? it is a 64bit processor. but i dont know if it will help me or not. this is a desktop install on a laptop that will run vmware server that will host my windows xp vm.

go with x86

hey all, a friend of mine has his own page hosted on ubuntu server. and he has some kind of hidden adds, when you enter the page. can you give me some advice on how to fix this ?

have you looked at /var/www/?

i've a little problem with a 13gb's .xsession-error file. can i remove it safely ?

you can open it with 'less'

has anyone used wine with photoshop and/or word?

try openoffice.org/ writer

hey dear channel! how can i make gwibber, the integrated microblog client of ubuntu 10.04, make work with identi.ca?

did you log in to your accounts through gwibber? i have facebook and twitter running through gwibber as we type now.

if i am looking at a folder with symbolic links in it, what is the command to find the path that those links are to...? i'm not explaining this very well - it's something like >read libjavaplugin_oji.so

ls -l

how do i install a parallel printer that's not detected if the lpt port doesn't show up in the port list... it only shows usb ports

your bios probably has parallel port deactivated

how do i get partitions mounted when the system boots up?

add to your /etc/fstab

how do i swich between unity and ubuntu classic?

at the gdm (login screen) click on your username. at the bottom a drop down box will appear

just say no if you would rather not, i can take it!

im awesome ty :) you?

what command would i run to check if my swap is on?

man swapon

hi there. i apologize for asking the obvious, but are there any torrents to grab the isos?

- see the link i posted

just wondering is there anybody here that actually likes unity? wonder if canonical is listing to its users. maybe they are idk.

bzr get https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu

what is the command toi install the dhcp3-client in ubuntu server ed ?

sudo apt-get install dhcp3-client then after it installs the file is in /etc/init.d with the same name. to start it manually, do sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-client start

what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner?

chmod 700

any help removing crossplatformui?

dirty work around: boot from a live cd or usb, then go to the partition, delete crossplatformui

how do i exit gdm session into a console?

select console login

what is the main differences between the ubuntu and kubuntu?

default desktop, window manager and default apps. the rest is the same

how do i blacklist a module

append its name (one per line) to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

i have about codecs-i read in the unbuntu wiki to drop codecs in /usr/local/lib/codecs and then make links to .gnome2/totem-addons. but can't you just drop codecs directly into .gnome2/totem-addons? whats the advantage to making links? thanks

at a guess, other users (if you had any) could find them there

installed compizconfig session manager on 11.10, started it and since then my unity sidebar and indicators from the top bar are gone. what could i do? please help.

try setting ccsm to unity defaults and then log out and back in

these commands were used on a toshiba running ubuntu 10.04. will they be safe to run on a new samsung laptop running ubuntu 11.10?

yeah those shouldn't do anything bad based on computer model alone

does anyone know a good email client that is comparable to gmail's web interface?

i don't think such a thing exists...but evolution and thunderbird are good e-mail clients

i'm currently running windows xp and trying to install ubuntu 7.04 from a disk i was mailed. when i boot from the disk i run the option start or install ubuntu but it doesn't install. instead it tells me that a graphical interface could not be started and just starts a command line terminal. is this because there's some other ubuntu on my system from a way back(i don't believe there is)?

ordering a cd is completely free btw, canonical pays the shipping fee.

is there an ftp server for ubuntu that allows creating new user accounts just for the ftp server with configurable permissions etc - so that it doesn't have anything to do with real linux user accounts and is not tied to them in any way? so simply put: i'm looking for something like every ftp server for windows out there :)

vsftpd. i've never set it up, but it's exactly what you are looking for

hey, what package installs libil on ubuntu ?

libdevil-dev

what version of gtk do i have in ubuntu hardy?

2.6 iirc

how do i restart the sound services..it messed up

alsactl init

i have a sound problem with my new acer aspire 5920. installed newest ubuntu and there is no sound at all and no errors (as far as i know). anyone familiar with this?

give me a few, and i'll look to see if i can find anything bud.

hey guys, im having trouble connecting to a cisco vpn with ubuntu 9.04. everytime i try to connect with the network manager it fails. is there any way i can see an output or log somewhere so i can see exactly what fails? thanks

or one of the other files in that directory. i'd use something like this to find out. sudo tail -f /var/log/*

okay, shorter now: in ubuntu server 9.10, what is responsible for updating the /etc/motd file? is there a cron script? daemon? i can't find it.

take a look at the manpage for motd.tail, it explains the process.

hello!! what laptop brands have hardware that works well with ubuntu?

i'd go with dell. they're actually supporting ubuntu.

how can i empty my trash?

rm -rfv ~/.trash/*?

does anyone have an idea how to rerun the package install from the installer? e.g. i would like to have the lamp suite which the installer offers...

unless you are also looking to remove some stuff already installed due to space restrictions et al.

does anyone know if the 7.10 will upgrade with the cd. or does it have to be a clean install.

that was for you.

i hesitate to choose the most suitable filesystem for a debian/ubuntu repository ... (ext3 or ext4 or something else ) .... it's a partition just for .deb and source

ext3 would be recommended as it is considered to be more stable then ext4

can someone tell me about a program to backup my system to a dvd or two?

it's probably not in ubuntu

does anyone know how to set up virtualbox ? is this the correct guide ? http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-virtualbox-202-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html

yes it is

what chipset

atheros ar5bmb5.

best software to compare winamp to for 7.10 64bijt?

audacious is from xmms code its upto u to decide

we can communicate without the need of hub? no damage to nic?

you need a 'crossover cable' to connect directly without a hub

what's the diff between different kernel 'versions'? for example, x-386, 586, 686, and so on....

all the same code, just compiled for different proccessors

i'm having a hairy, hoary problem with an apt-get dist-upgrade on a machine that crashed mid-update (hoary). has anyone ever seen this error: '(reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dbus-1-utils_0.23-1ubuntu3_i386.deb (--install): unable to open files list file for package `dbus-1-utils': input/output error'

input output error seems a filesystem prob

any experts on fakeraiddebug advanced troubleshooting around tonight?

...if anyone can answer your question

still not knowing whether my mint actually is a trojan horse -.-

heard of dd-wrt?

hi all, anyone know how toset ubuntu to start in text mode only? apparently all the runlevels except 1 and 0 start x qwindows now.

rename /etc/x11/default-display-manager to something else.

how can i format a drive to ext3 from the command line?

yup

what command lists what each tty is connected to?

who ?

quick question: how can i enable num lock during boot...that it would be 'on' as default?

see apt-cache show numlockx

anyone know why the edgy repositories arent updated for oo.org 2.2?

edgy repos aren't updated for ooo 2.2 because edgys already released? it'll probably be in backports once feisty is released...

stupid me... 'top' gives just what i wanted.

look at top, ps and have a rummage through the /proc filesystem

is there a piece of software which can write over free disk space?

if you want to screw deleted data for secure, *nix natively support it.

hello is there any way of downloading packages through synaptic but chose where to download them to so i can transfer them to a computer without an internet connection

they appear in /var/cache/apt/archives

how do i clean the kernel build files out for a new re-build?

make distclean

hey there to all: i have an original problem. when i type ifconfig -a, there is no eth* listed ! is that to say that the driver to eth0 was not found when i installed jaunty on this lenovo y550p??

it sounds like it. have a look in lspci -vv. it will say what driver is controlling the ethernet adapter

i'd like to remove evolution, but that wants to remove ubuntu-desktop - will that actually remove gnome?

no, you don't need ubuntu-desktop

i have jaunty with all updates, can anyone tell me if 2gb of swap is too much for my system? i have p4@2.6mhz , geforce 6200 and 1gb ddr

there's never 'too much'

hello. i've got a brand new usb hd, 2tb, and it's formatted with a 2tb ntfs partition. how can i create 2 partitions of 1tb each, and format them in etx3?

use gparted

does anyone have an external usb dvd rewriter that works?

i do, it's just a standard external usb case with a lg dvd writer... works just fine

nautilus is unbearably slow loading a folder with more than a few dozen files. is there an alternative file browser that actually works?

thunar

how can i see how much space a folder uses?

sorry - du as starnestommy says

gnome terminal seems to do something nonstandard. when i am ssh'ed into another server and then suspend my laptop, when i bring it back online the terminal window is just frozen. it doesn't realize that it has lost the connection. in other terminals it has always noticed that the connection is lost. how can i change this behavior? it is annoying to have to close the terminal and start another

press '~' and then '.'

i just downloaded aa (that native army game) and its a .run file and for some reason my wine won't run it? why is this? i click on it and nothing happens

if its native then surely you dont need wine? right click on it and make it executable (under permissions) and then try double clicking it

hi, i'm new to ubuntu and a freequent irc user, does anyone know the best irc client that supports multiple servers and scripts?

yes, konversation support scripts

anyone know how i would go about using more than one device to connect to the internet at a time, i have 2 wireless cards, and one wired, and would like to know how to go about getting them all running at the same time, any ideas?

i don't know how but it should be possible to for example route bittorrent traffic through one interface and the rest through another

what is the version of nvidia driver in nvidia-glx-new ?

177 i think for intrepid

hi people a very stupid question but i'm very new to this wlan0 thing in linux. i have recently put a wireless network card that can work in linux through ndiswrapper. do ubuntu 5.10 includes ndiswrapper package in the default install?

with the cd in the drive sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

hello! i'm new to irc chat and i am looking to gather information on how to access a windows active directory domain remotely from a laptop running ubuntu 6.0.6. can anyone point me in the right direction?

there is probley trobbel in connect to a domain using linux i don't know if it even can be done ;)

hey guys, i'm following the instructions for installing java, and it asks me to type in ' chmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin' to install. but this doesnt do anything

to actually run if.. type './jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin'

how do i install libstdc++?

sudo apt-get install libstdc++ ?

if i download a .deb package from somewhere where do i put it in order to be able to install it?

you can put it anywhere and use the command 'sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb' to install

anyone there that knows about dns and dhcp can help me

me too i have same proplem setting it

question: if i install another motherboard in a computer that runs ubuntu. do i need to do anything special to the os to prepare it for that?

i have ubuntu installed on an extranl usb hdd and it work no matter what computer it is plugged into :)

i'm trying to remember the name of gnome media player -- totem isn't what i'm looking for. something minimal. i used it once. (i know there is vlc too). ;o

it looks like it's not in ubuntu before 10.10, so you'll need to use the ppa link on that page

hi all question re: open torrent files from firefox with transmission. i get an 'unknown error' and it suggest i try saving the file first. i tried selecting 'open with /usr/bin/transmission' which works once, but on subsequent clicks just download the .torrent files in /tmp - any suggestions?

i've had it before. save the file and then open it with transmission (just drag the file on there)