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nobody else has this dll issue with nvidia drivers? :(	is an xmms problem with libmikmod, tls related. maybe with nvidia, too.
anyone else running virtualbox on 64-bit 8.10? for some reason, when i start it up, it crashes gconf.	run virtualbox from terminal, you my get smart outputs
i used brasero to copy a cd to a .iso image, and when i mounted the iso all the files have a semi-colon appended to the name, and the folder names are truncated and any spaces replaced with underscores. what is going wrong?(i also tried using dd)	mount it as udf maybe?
how do i see my processor temp?	for cli install lm-sensors then type sensors , for gui install xsensors
hi, i have some trouble with aptitude, when i run 'aptitude update', i have a 404 error, but i'm able to ping the ip without any problem... anyone have an idea ?	not found, eh... maybe the repo was moved or something...
is it easy to set up a dual-screen dual-system (2 mice 2 keyboards 2 monitors 2 useres)?	back in the 80s you could buy computers set up for 16 at a time like that, pre-setup.
hello is there a way to disable daemons on startup?	system services
what benefit does the 64 bit version have over the 386?	slight increase in speed maybe. not as good support for flash and stuff. allows a single process to use more than 4 gig ram
how do i check what driver a pci device is using? im sure there is a command for this.	lshw ?
can i install a version of 7.10 with a gdm, but without open office and other software?	you can install the server edition, which is hardly anything at all, and then custom install whatever you want
`allegro: gnome3 doesn't work at all from what i've seen and heard.	fud. gnome3 does have some rough spots, but it's pretty good.
hi can u guys help me , i cant see the minimize maximize quit bar neither i can move windows around, they all stuck	have you been playing with beryl/compiz ?
hi. how do you install call of duty:modern warfare 2 in ubuntu?	i posted a link in here to wine's appdb for mw2
i've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do i install gcc?	sudo apt-get install build-essential
hey.....can someone explain howto mount my usb connected nokia phone (nokia e51)	i didn't read the whole stuff but it seems it's very easy via bluetooth, but a bit hardy via usb (as there is no pc suite for linux)
i'd really like to rtfm, but i'm not sure what to even search for... what do i lookup to find out how to get rid of old/unnecessary kernels (they show up in grub, for example)? or even just to understand what's going on with kernel updates (does the old version 'go away', etc.)?	be sure to keep one old kernl that you know works.
how can you tell what video care you have using the command line?	wubi?
what are the best webmaster forums ?	www.webhostingtalk.com
how can i have verilogger on ubuntu ... ?	there is a verilog package in the repositories that might work for you...
does ubuntu come with a command line program to generate md5 files?	'md5sum'
is there a spanish version of the help.ubuntu.com site? if so, is there a direct link to it that i can pass on to others?	i think it is http://doc.ubuntu-es.org , but its not loading for me for some reason.
can anyone explain what it means when you `put things in these marks` for the shell?	you probably just won't see 'password', but you can still type it
i'm trying to umount /dev/hdc1 from /mnt and says that is busy... how can i know what process is using /mnt or how can i force it?	fuser -mv /dev/hdc1
what did you do to fix the tracker problem?	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tracker/+bug/361560
how to upgrade from hardy to intrepid?	wait for the rush to die down, if you upgrade stalls you will have loads of trouble
anyone can help me about installing a program (stellarium 0.10.1o)?	why not install version from repos
if i start a player it captures the soundcard and it won't let any other source to play sound... can anyone help me to fix this?	pulseaudio is supposed to fix this kind of thing and let apps share the sound card. do you have a non-default unstall or have you uninstalled pulse fo some reason?
is it normal that 'system->administration->hardware drivers' is empty ??	man tee
do i need xinerama and twinview (nvidia driver) both enabled in xorg.conf for dual-head compiz?	you normally dont enable both xinerams and twinview.
when i try to remove apache it leaves the config files there, what is the best way to remove config files of a .deb? when i remove something i want it completely removed	use --purge when you remove the deb, iirc
please someone help ubuntu has gone cappot, when i log in i dont get anything just a grey screen, no menu, no apps nothing, right click dont function just a grey empty screen no gnome. right now i logged as terminal failsafe. please help fixing this problem, i dont want to do clean install?	have you tried failsafe gnome?
does the shortcut super + number work with the numpad keys ????	yes is does here
hi, all! new-to-linux here. do i need dns server to setup a home network in the windows way (cross-wired ethernet cables) for internet connection share? and does dns server conflict with dhcp server?	dns and dhcp servers are different things, you can run both at once
i'm just trying to transfer a file from the ubuntu box to the windows box but i can't because the ubuntu box can't connect to any windows box on the network and the windows boxes need a valid username and password	probably under /etc with all the other config stuf
cevan ... yeah im using 9.04 now but the auto upgrade from 8.10 did something evil to the drivers for ati and no amount on reinstalling the drivers seemed to help ... had something to do with the conf file and the way the new kernel used the drivers	sounds like you might have one of those ati cards that ati excluded from the new drivers that are needed with the new xorg7
hey everyone, where (under what package) in launchpad should i file a bug concerning broken package dependencies?	probably on the package that has the broken dependancies.
does anyone know of an email client other than evolution that supports exchange servers?	http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/03/30/howto-thunderbird-and-ms-exchange-server/
how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?	probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf
do you have to install the w32codecs and a 32bit mplayer to get most stuff to play in amd64? cause i've followed the guides to install the w64codecs from medibuntu and -nothing- is playing still	w32codecs is for 32bit systems, and w64codecs is for 64bit systems - they should be the same content
what is the best way to make a backup of all of my files, wipe clean all of my paritions, and combine all partitions into on new fresh install?	copy them to an external drive or flash drive
anyone installed ubuntu 6.06 on xp running virtual pc?	thats why god invented gparted
is there a way to prevent iptabled from logging to dmesg?	yes.. there is a way to do it by modifying your syslog settings.. i don't know exactly how to do that, but that should get you started....
i just changed the settings of compizsetting for enabling my 3d desktop of ubuntu lucid 10.04 running in vbox....but it aint working at all....i tried ctrl+alt+left mouse click....anyone? pls?	do you have the 3d/2d accelerations enabled for your virtual machine?
what command do you need to install the stuff on ubuntu required to compile stuff ?	apt-get install build-essential
couldn't it be postfix \| exim in ubuntu-base?	actually, the plan is to pull postfix from ubuntu-base in breezy
hello im new to compiling. im at the 'make' stage for xlt (something i need to tether my blackberry) but i get 'returned error 1' and 'returned error 2' whats going on and how do i debug?	look for a compiler error above the 'error 1'
what's the command that tells you how much of each swap device is in use?	free -m ?
hey, i was just wondering -- is it me or did the live dvd just go away? i don't see one for 7.10	i think they only have torrents of the dvds
how would you use dpkg to show where the contents of a package were installed? i'm trying to find out what all get's installed with ldap-utils, and where.	dpkg -l packagename
how do i make gwenview my default picture viewer?	pick a file right click > properties >open with
does ubuntu/linux offer 64bit versions for 64bit intel processors? or is it only for 64amd?	amd64 is for both intel and amd
hey there, i just installed ubuntu 10.04 , and install the 'docky' ... i understand that it is not the same as gnome-do, but there is nothing on the web about it, i have no idea how to add 'google search' like we have in gnome-do , and stuff like that, there is a build in programs and that's it, it's very minimal	use awn is better
hello, i'm pretty new to this. i'm looking for a way to make changes to menu.lst from within th gui. i have been able to do it using sudu gedit from the terminal window but is there a way to stay in gui?	yes open a terminal and type gksudo nautilus
hi all, could anyone tell me what's the difference between the update-manager and aptitude dist-upgrade/apt-get dist-upgrade?	update-manager has a gui
yes i know i just overwrote it by accident	there you are - http://paste.ubuntu.com/122475/
hi, when linux 2.6.28. is coming to ubuntu ??	you can install it if you want system > administration > synaptic pack manager > search linux-kernel
hi, will it be possible to install ubunutu jeos (just enough operating syste) once its released whitout vmware? so just directly on my pc?	we really don't know until we can get our hands on it. afaik, nothing has been released even for testing.
is ekiga the only voip phone for ubuntu, or is there an actual free one?	ekiga is free from sip to sip.. to make calls to landlines you can use anyone's service providing it's sip
i have another question. actually i'llhave two, but i'll do one at a time. any reason why dvi wont work on this card but hdmi does?	i see there is a setting in /etc/x11/xorg.conf to activate dvi find the line that says section 'screen' insert a new line that says option 'usedisplaydevice' 'dfp'. as seen in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/binarydriverhowto/nvidia
i would like to import my mail from mozilla-mail to evolution. do you now how to do that ?	in evolution file>import
after the kernel update vmware player only works as root and doesn't see my usb devices...anyone know how to fix that?	http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=213672
what do i need to hear the sound on google-videos? i'm using ubuntu 5.10 and firefox	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats there's a sound+flash section
my friend installed this for me...where can i get one?	you'll want one of the 'desktop' -cd releases
when i do 'mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o ro', i get that mount point /mnt/windows does not exist. how do i create a mount point?	cd /mnt && mkdir windows
when i do a normal gutsy ubuntu install the system picks up when i insert a camera, or usb stick and mounts it. i installed a minimal ubuntu system and don't get that. what components do i need to add for that to work?	hotswap?
hello. does anyone know the path for rythm box?	whereis rhythmbox
hey peeps, how do i change fonts in ubuntu 11.10?	[_mit_] check omgubuntu and webupd8 blogs to pimp oneiric ;)
any tools to help recover an accidentally deleted partition table?	cheers
could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?	i would guess /etc/hosts
does anyone know the name of that program that forks to background, and then matches new windows to rules, for the purpose of window resizing, location, etc...? (i can't find it in my bookmarks, nor on google)	devilspie?
what's the easy way to switch screen refresh rate?	preferences -> screen resolution or the xrandr program in a terminal
hi folks - i need to install a ralink driver from source, and i need the kernel-sources to do that (i think). how do i find out which kernel sources i need? i had thought hoary used 2.6.10, but apt seems to only have 2.4.27	uname -r will tell you your kernel
how to get c compiler	sudo apt-get install build-essential
can someone point me to a good site that explains how to get ubuntu kernel source via git?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernelgitguide
what's the difference between apt-get and aptitude?	are you on dapper?
i need to create a bootable usb from a cd iso of ipcop 2.0.0 installer	sudo apt-get install unetbootin
anybody know of any software for testing network connections? trying to determine if i have a software issue or hardware issue	iperf
how do i set the time when cron should run my scripts in cron.daily ?	modify the line in /etc/crontab that does 'run-parts /etc/cron.daily'
is it fine to use a symlink for my .mozilla folder between distros?	i seem to recall the gnome homepage/gnome-3 web sites having info on that topic. i just skimmed them a few weeks back
uhm looks like one can request a 9.04 live cd on the website now	it will resume the download when you start it up again later.
is there a way to re-generate /boot/grub/menu.lst , i just delete by mistake	sudo update-grub
hey guys how do i change the default program to an archieve type? i want .cpp to open in kate and not in gedit	select a file of the type you want to change, right click and choose properties, then choose 'open with' tab
do i need the 64bit version of ubuntu in order to see all 8gb of ram in my machine?	with 32 bits only 2^32 = 4 gb are adressable. so yes
hi! question: whenever i sudo a command from the terminal and want it run as a separate process, say 'sudo gvim textfile.txt &', the program doesnt start up properly. i get it in the processes list (ps ax), marked with a t. i suspect that the terminal is waiting for me to enter the password for sudo'ing. now, how should i avoid that, except by removing the & ?	gksu command
i cannot seem to turn off my pc speaker in intrepid, anybody have ideas or solutions?	add 'blacklist pcspkr' to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, and for now run 'rmmod pcspkr' so you don't have to reboot
afternoon all - im trying to get dvd`s to play on my ubuntu install. i have followed the guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats) but when i open vnc it will play the warning about copywright on the dvd then nothing. any ideas?	maybe some zone thing or something
i'm not using ubuntu, but my distro's channels is comatose. i hate the 64 bit build of firefox in opensuse's repo, but it's been so long since i had to install 32 bit flash on a 64 bit system i forgot how	and ~/.mozilla
question: how do i change boot order?	like in the grub menu? i would edit /boot/grub/menu.lst as root
does the owner of a mount point directory matter, if you want to give a different user rw access to that device?	windows key
i'm looking to do a 'remote profile' thing where i can have all users on one comptuer and no matter what comptuer they are on it will pull there files/folder/programs off one comp	you'll need to setup nfs or samba for that to work
is this a kernel panic? heaps of lines like: [ 1130.650856] [<c0109f02>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f	a kernel panic is when a kernel panics. i.e. blinking keyboard lights, no response. what you get is prolly a kernel bug.
how do i find out what type of partition is on my hard drive via the command line?	'mount' will tell you, if it's mounted.
whoah. now i got a very different prblem. i have a keyboard with a broken 'return' key... <enter> on the numpad is fine... this works ok in regular use, shell, editing, etc... only in 'less' in the shell when searching with '/', i cannot 'enter' the query.... what can i change (except for the keyboard?) (it gives /escom there, when i 'enter' following '/', which is strange since the hardware vendor 'escom' doesn't exist for 10++ years here in germany)	maybe try hitting ctrl+m ?
ok... tell me, who's to blame for the line 1335 in /usr/sbin/update-grub and the f*ing -v option for ls?	dont use profanity even if you mask it.
can anyone point me in the direction of a how to install firefox 2. i can't find the directions on the mozilla site anywhere. they just tell you what its going to do.	right, same steps though, just different filenames
how do you remove a pkg with apt-get	sudo apt-get remove blah
hey everyone. can anybody tell me what measure the ouput of /proc/ide/hda/capacity is in? its not byte i think... (or i am to dumb to calculate it)	uh.. don't have such a file here, but um.. maybe cylinders?
can someone help me out?i need to save something in /etc/apt/sources.list but is telling me i dont have permission, do i really have to login as root?	u can use sudo command
i've had a slight mishap whilst trying to resize an ntfs partition within ubuntu using gparted. the computer experienced a hang during the process. now i can't mount the partition -- 'ntfs signature is missing'. is there way to recover?	i assume you sufficiently made backups?
wait... tty's are disabled in karmic?	nope.. they still work

nobody else has this dll issue with nvidia drivers? :(

is an xmms problem with libmikmod, tls related. maybe with nvidia, too.

anyone else running virtualbox on 64-bit 8.10? for some reason, when i start it up, it crashes gconf.

run virtualbox from terminal, you my get smart outputs

i used brasero to copy a cd to a .iso image, and when i mounted the iso all the files have a semi-colon appended to the name, and the folder names are truncated and any spaces replaced with underscores. what is going wrong?(i also tried using dd)

mount it as udf maybe?

how do i see my processor temp?

for cli install lm-sensors then type sensors , for gui install xsensors

hi, i have some trouble with aptitude, when i run 'aptitude update', i have a 404 error, but i'm able to ping the ip without any problem... anyone have an idea ?

not found, eh... maybe the repo was moved or something...

is it easy to set up a dual-screen dual-system (2 mice 2 keyboards 2 monitors 2 useres)?

back in the 80s you could buy computers set up for 16 at a time like that, pre-setup.

hello is there a way to disable daemons on startup?

system services

what benefit does the 64 bit version have over the 386?

slight increase in speed maybe. not as good support for flash and stuff. allows a single process to use more than 4 gig ram

how do i check what driver a pci device is using? im sure there is a command for this.

lshw ?

can i install a version of 7.10 with a gdm, but without open office and other software?

you can install the server edition, which is hardly anything at all, and then custom install whatever you want

`allegro: gnome3 doesn't work at all from what i've seen and heard.

fud. gnome3 does have some rough spots, but it's pretty good.

hi can u guys help me , i cant see the minimize maximize quit bar neither i can move windows around, they all stuck

have you been playing with beryl/compiz ?

hi. how do you install call of duty:modern warfare 2 in ubuntu?

i posted a link in here to wine's appdb for mw2

i've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do i install gcc?

sudo apt-get install build-essential

hey.....can someone explain howto mount my usb connected nokia phone (nokia e51)

i didn't read the whole stuff but it seems it's very easy via bluetooth, but a bit hardy via usb (as there is no pc suite for linux)

i'd really like to rtfm, but i'm not sure what to even search for... what do i lookup to find out how to get rid of old/unnecessary kernels (they show up in grub, for example)? or even just to understand what's going on with kernel updates (does the old version 'go away', etc.)?

be sure to keep one old kernl that you know works.

how can you tell what video care you have using the command line?

wubi?

what are the best webmaster forums ?

www.webhostingtalk.com

how can i have verilogger on ubuntu ... ?

there is a verilog package in the repositories that might work for you...

does ubuntu come with a command line program to generate md5 files?

'md5sum'

is there a spanish version of the help.ubuntu.com site? if so, is there a direct link to it that i can pass on to others?

i think it is http://doc.ubuntu-es.org , but its not loading for me for some reason.

can anyone explain what it means when you `put things in these marks` for the shell?

you probably just won't see 'password', but you can still type it

i'm trying to umount /dev/hdc1 from /mnt and says that is busy... how can i know what process is using /mnt or how can i force it?

fuser -mv /dev/hdc1

what did you do to fix the tracker problem?

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tracker/+bug/361560

how to upgrade from hardy to intrepid?

wait for the rush to die down, if you upgrade stalls you will have loads of trouble

anyone can help me about installing a program (stellarium 0.10.1o)?

why not install version from repos

if i start a player it captures the soundcard and it won't let any other source to play sound... can anyone help me to fix this?

pulseaudio is supposed to fix this kind of thing and let apps share the sound card. do you have a non-default unstall or have you uninstalled pulse fo some reason?

is it normal that 'system->administration->hardware drivers' is empty ??

man tee

do i need xinerama and twinview (nvidia driver) both enabled in xorg.conf for dual-head compiz?

you normally dont enable both xinerams and twinview.

when i try to remove apache it leaves the config files there, what is the best way to remove config files of a .deb? when i remove something i want it completely removed

use --purge when you remove the deb, iirc

please someone help ubuntu has gone cappot, when i log in i dont get anything just a grey screen, no menu, no apps nothing, right click dont function just a grey empty screen no gnome. right now i logged as terminal failsafe. please help fixing this problem, i dont want to do clean install?

have you tried failsafe gnome?

does the shortcut super + number work with the numpad keys ????

yes is does here

hi, all! new-to-linux here. do i need dns server to setup a home network in the windows way (cross-wired ethernet cables) for internet connection share? and does dns server conflict with dhcp server?

dns and dhcp servers are different things, you can run both at once

i'm just trying to transfer a file from the ubuntu box to the windows box but i can't because the ubuntu box can't connect to any windows box on the network and the windows boxes need a valid username and password

probably under /etc with all the other config stuf

cevan ... yeah im using 9.04 now but the auto upgrade from 8.10 did something evil to the drivers for ati and no amount on reinstalling the drivers seemed to help ... had something to do with the conf file and the way the new kernel used the drivers

sounds like you might have one of those ati cards that ati excluded from the new drivers that are needed with the new xorg7

hey everyone, where (under what package) in launchpad should i file a bug concerning broken package dependencies?

probably on the package that has the broken dependancies.

does anyone know of an email client other than evolution that supports exchange servers?

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/03/30/howto-thunderbird-and-ms-exchange-server/

how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?

probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf

do you have to install the w32codecs and a 32bit mplayer to get most stuff to play in amd64? cause i've followed the guides to install the w64codecs from medibuntu and -nothing- is playing still

w32codecs is for 32bit systems, and w64codecs is for 64bit systems - they should be the same content

what is the best way to make a backup of all of my files, wipe clean all of my paritions, and combine all partitions into on new fresh install?

copy them to an external drive or flash drive

anyone installed ubuntu 6.06 on xp running virtual pc?

thats why god invented gparted

is there a way to prevent iptabled from logging to dmesg?

yes.. there is a way to do it by modifying your syslog settings.. i don't know exactly how to do that, but that should get you started....

i just changed the settings of compizsetting for enabling my 3d desktop of ubuntu lucid 10.04 running in vbox....but it aint working at all....i tried ctrl+alt+left mouse click....anyone? pls?

do you have the 3d/2d accelerations enabled for your virtual machine?

what command do you need to install the stuff on ubuntu required to compile stuff ?

apt-get install build-essential

couldn't it be postfix | exim in ubuntu-base?

actually, the plan is to pull postfix from ubuntu-base in breezy

hello im new to compiling. im at the 'make' stage for xlt (something i need to tether my blackberry) but i get 'returned error 1' and 'returned error 2' whats going on and how do i debug?

look for a compiler error above the 'error 1'

what's the command that tells you how much of each swap device is in use?

free -m ?

hey, i was just wondering -- is it me or did the live dvd just go away? i don't see one for 7.10

i think they only have torrents of the dvds

how would you use dpkg to show where the contents of a package were installed? i'm trying to find out what all get's installed with ldap-utils, and where.

dpkg -l packagename

how do i make gwenview my default picture viewer?

pick a file right click > properties >open with

does ubuntu/linux offer 64bit versions for 64bit intel processors? or is it only for 64amd?

amd64 is for both intel and amd

hey there, i just installed ubuntu 10.04 , and install the 'docky' ... i understand that it is not the same as gnome-do, but there is nothing on the web about it, i have no idea how to add 'google search' like we have in gnome-do , and stuff like that, there is a build in programs and that's it, it's very minimal

use awn is better

hello, i'm pretty new to this. i'm looking for a way to make changes to menu.lst from within th gui. i have been able to do it using sudu gedit from the terminal window but is there a way to stay in gui?

yes open a terminal and type gksudo nautilus

hi all, could anyone tell me what's the difference between the update-manager and aptitude dist-upgrade/apt-get dist-upgrade?

update-manager has a gui

yes i know i just overwrote it by accident

there you are - http://paste.ubuntu.com/122475/

hi, when linux 2.6.28. is coming to ubuntu ??

you can install it if you want system > administration > synaptic pack manager > search linux-kernel

hi, will it be possible to install ubunutu jeos (just enough operating syste) once its released whitout vmware? so just directly on my pc?

we really don't know until we can get our hands on it. afaik, nothing has been released even for testing.

is ekiga the only voip phone for ubuntu, or is there an actual free one?

ekiga is free from sip to sip.. to make calls to landlines you can use anyone's service providing it's sip

i have another question. actually i'llhave two, but i'll do one at a time. any reason why dvi wont work on this card but hdmi does?

i see there is a setting in /etc/x11/xorg.conf to activate dvi find the line that says section 'screen' insert a new line that says option 'usedisplaydevice' 'dfp'. as seen in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/binarydriverhowto/nvidia

i would like to import my mail from mozilla-mail to evolution. do you now how to do that ?

in evolution file>import

after the kernel update vmware player only works as root and doesn't see my usb devices...anyone know how to fix that?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=213672

what do i need to hear the sound on google-videos? i'm using ubuntu 5.10 and firefox

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats there's a sound+flash section

my friend installed this for me...where can i get one?

you'll want one of the 'desktop' -cd releases

when i do 'mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o ro', i get that mount point /mnt/windows does not exist. how do i create a mount point?

cd /mnt && mkdir windows

when i do a normal gutsy ubuntu install the system picks up when i insert a camera, or usb stick and mounts it. i installed a minimal ubuntu system and don't get that. what components do i need to add for that to work?

hotswap?

hello. does anyone know the path for rythm box?

whereis rhythmbox

hey peeps, how do i change fonts in ubuntu 11.10?

[_mit_] check omgubuntu and webupd8 blogs to pimp oneiric ;)

any tools to help recover an accidentally deleted partition table?

cheers

could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?

i would guess /etc/hosts

does anyone know the name of that program that forks to background, and then matches new windows to rules, for the purpose of window resizing, location, etc...? (i can't find it in my bookmarks, nor on google)

devilspie?

what's the easy way to switch screen refresh rate?

preferences -> screen resolution or the xrandr program in a terminal

hi folks - i need to install a ralink driver from source, and i need the kernel-sources to do that (i think). how do i find out which kernel sources i need? i had thought hoary used 2.6.10, but apt seems to only have 2.4.27

uname -r will tell you your kernel

how to get c compiler

sudo apt-get install build-essential

can someone point me to a good site that explains how to get ubuntu kernel source via git?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernelgitguide

what's the difference between apt-get and aptitude?

are you on dapper?

i need to create a bootable usb from a cd iso of ipcop 2.0.0 installer

sudo apt-get install unetbootin

anybody know of any software for testing network connections? trying to determine if i have a software issue or hardware issue

iperf

how do i set the time when cron should run my scripts in cron.daily ?

modify the line in /etc/crontab that does 'run-parts /etc/cron.daily'

is it fine to use a symlink for my .mozilla folder between distros?

i seem to recall the gnome homepage/gnome-3 web sites having info on that topic. i just skimmed them a few weeks back

uhm looks like one can request a 9.04 live cd on the website now

it will resume the download when you start it up again later.

is there a way to re-generate /boot/grub/menu.lst , i just delete by mistake

sudo update-grub

hey guys how do i change the default program to an archieve type? i want .cpp to open in kate and not in gedit

select a file of the type you want to change, right click and choose properties, then choose 'open with' tab

do i need the 64bit version of ubuntu in order to see all 8gb of ram in my machine?

with 32 bits only 2^32 = 4 gb are adressable. so yes

hi! question: whenever i sudo a command from the terminal and want it run as a separate process, say 'sudo gvim textfile.txt &', the program doesnt start up properly. i get it in the processes list (ps ax), marked with a t. i suspect that the terminal is waiting for me to enter the password for sudo'ing. now, how should i avoid that, except by removing the & ?

gksu command

i cannot seem to turn off my pc speaker in intrepid, anybody have ideas or solutions?

add 'blacklist pcspkr' to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, and for now run 'rmmod pcspkr' so you don't have to reboot

afternoon all - im trying to get dvd`s to play on my ubuntu install. i have followed the guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats) but when i open vnc it will play the warning about copywright on the dvd then nothing. any ideas?

maybe some zone thing or something

i'm not using ubuntu, but my distro's channels is comatose. i hate the 64 bit build of firefox in opensuse's repo, but it's been so long since i had to install 32 bit flash on a 64 bit system i forgot how

and ~/.mozilla

question: how do i change boot order?

like in the grub menu? i would edit /boot/grub/menu.lst as root

does the owner of a mount point directory matter, if you want to give a different user rw access to that device?

windows key

i'm looking to do a 'remote profile' thing where i can have all users on one comptuer and no matter what comptuer they are on it will pull there files/folder/programs off one comp

you'll need to setup nfs or samba for that to work

is this a kernel panic? heaps of lines like: [ 1130.650856] [<c0109f02>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f

a kernel panic is when a kernel panics. i.e. blinking keyboard lights, no response. what you get is prolly a kernel bug.

how do i find out what type of partition is on my hard drive via the command line?

'mount' will tell you, if it's mounted.

whoah. now i got a very different prblem. i have a keyboard with a broken 'return' key... <enter> on the numpad is fine... this works ok in regular use, shell, editing, etc... only in 'less' in the shell when searching with '/', i cannot 'enter' the query.... what can i change (except for the keyboard?) (it gives /escom there, when i 'enter' following '/', which is strange since the hardware vendor 'escom' doesn't exist for 10++ years here in germany)

maybe try hitting ctrl+m ?

ok... tell me, who's to blame for the line 1335 in /usr/sbin/update-grub and the f*ing -v option for ls?

dont use profanity even if you mask it.

can anyone point me in the direction of a how to install firefox 2. i can't find the directions on the mozilla site anywhere. they just tell you what its going to do.

right, same steps though, just different filenames

how do you remove a pkg with apt-get

sudo apt-get remove blah

hey everyone. can anybody tell me what measure the ouput of /proc/ide/hda/capacity is in? its not byte i think... (or i am to dumb to calculate it)

uh.. don't have such a file here, but um.. maybe cylinders?

can someone help me out?i need to save something in /etc/apt/sources.list but is telling me i dont have permission, do i really have to login as root?

u can use sudo command

i've had a slight mishap whilst trying to resize an ntfs partition within ubuntu using gparted. the computer experienced a hang during the process. now i can't mount the partition -- 'ntfs signature is missing'. is there way to recover?

i assume you sufficiently made backups?

wait... tty's are disabled in karmic?

nope.. they still work