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what is the command to find out the ip address of a website?	you can also ping it .
i have hardly anythign running (opera browser where i'm typing this now, amsn, scite text editor, and a konsole window). but when i go to 'free' it tells me i only have 60mb of free ram (out of 512mb) on windows i generally have around 250 to 300mb free with the same usage!!! a friend on debian running about the same tells me he has about 250mb right now. is there something wrong with my ubuntu or is a general thing?	are you looking at the '-/+ buffers/cache' line?
i want to minimize the size of my root partition to maxamize space for a /home partition. i haev a 250 gb hard drive, about how big should i make the / partition?	i'd probably make it 20 gb, which will give you plenty of room
how can i help with the ubuntu project?	also http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
ok new problem, the linux version of my start menu just disappeared. is there a shortcut key i just managed to press?	create a new panel, right click and add to panel the menu bar
can someone point me to the status of sparc support?	dead project
anyone have any idea why a media keyboard volume down button would show up as 'mouse 2' in xev?	badly made keyboard?
hai, my internet doesn't work with my kubuntu distrobution... it had been working fine until i rebooted. and earlier, i had did a 'sudo aptitude upgrade'.. i'm thinking that has something to do with it, or maybe my iptables are not allowing me to access the internet?	dmesg
is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this	nvm
need some help with tftpd, or tftpd-hpa. any takers ?	this channel reads one line at a time until you actually start having a conversation with someone
i was wondering that how good usb networkcard support does ubuntu have?	>> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/hardwaresupportcomponentswirednetworkcards/view?searchterm=usb%20network
anyone feel like helping an ubuntu noob?	sorry, i haven't done any wifi stuff in ubuntu
is there a difference between using 'bash script.sh' and './script.sh'?	./foo.sh executes the file. if the file starts with #!/bin/bash, then bash will interpret it, but not otherwise. on the other hand, « bash foo.sh » tells bash to interpret foo.sh.
i can't get sound to play from my terminal or tty	is puleaudio running?
what is the command to get all files and folders in a directory 777 permission? sudo chmod 777 -a directoryname?	to do what you want is chmod -r
anyone here set up pan newsreader before? im at the screen where it asks what mail server pan should use. do i use something like a pop or smtp server here?	smtp
hmm, not that i think irssi is hard to learn, you just need to know how to look for help :)	/help ;-)
hello! i have an usb pen with a 'failed' ubuntu installation. when that pen is connected to the computer booting dont go beyond motherboard logo. how do i 'erase' the pen?	you can easily erase and rebuild your ubuntu pen with startup disk creator (default installed)
for multiple command line, do i use '&&'??	like: sudo mkdir /mnt/temp && sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/temp
help: trying to understand ubuntu and multi core cpus. do i still need an smp kernel to make it work? or is it only for older versions? uname says 'generic', will this work?	smp vanished long time ago.
anyone have a smart idea on how to check in build-essential is installed by apt-get?	in a term type dpkg -s build-essential
hey all! how can i find out what package provides the file gl.h?	install 'apt-file'
any idea about encore usb wireless support in linux?	i would look over the wireless hardware page
i've managed to set a theme that crashes the gnome-menu for some reason, how do i start the theme-manager from the terminal?	try alt+f2 the 'gnome-theme-manager'
maavhis, have you tried ubuntu studio before? how is it? what's the big difference between regular ubuntu?	studio uses the real time kernel
how do i run .deb install in console?	dpkg -i
whats the proper way of clearing my /var/cache/ folder?	sudo apt-get clean
has anyone faced any problems running aptoncd on 9.04?	i'd look in /var/log, possibly /var/log/apt
will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?	- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...
if there is a bug with networkmanager in red hat enterprise is that bug also in ubuntu or is it a different networkmanager?	same product, different version/dependencies
i hosed the ownership of /var... how can i find out the correct permissions and reset everything?	dunno. think you might be a bit screwed. different packages own different pieces of /var, afaict
when i do apt-get install ... how can i view the list of all the packages. where is this listing located on an installed machine. when the server connects to the repository it gets the list, i jsut wanna know where its located so i know what to type when i want to pick my packages ....	as suggested use aptitude or synaptic to more effectively browser/search
hi, skype has been crashing and failing to start for the last two days on both 11.04 and 10.10, does anyone know why?	http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/skype-crashed-today-heres-a-fix/
is there a way to somehow check as much of the installation(packages?) as possible for missing/damaged files? my harddrive had a hickup, fsck solved it but now it seems some of the entries in the menu are in english, f.ex..	also 'dpkg -l \| grep -v ii'
how to change setting nvidia to intel corporation 82945g/gz integrated graphics controller??	sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia*; sudo apt-get --purge utoremove; sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[	adobe website
hey everyone - what's the best/quickest way to convert *.rmvb files using ubuntu?	mencoder probably
good evening! one of my major problems running exclusively ubuntu on the laptop is office2007 files. i know crossover is capable of installing office2003 and f i am not mistaken ms offers something to make office2003 to open office2007 or something of this sort. my q: would it be possble to install office2003 thru crossover office and then install that tool of ms? thanks	probably, something i would look at the xover office site for
there is a game that creates logs of multiplayer online games, but the ip addresses are in ipv6, although system is in ipv4 , how do i make it so that the game logs ipv4 addresses?	you'd have to force the service (i.e. the game) to listen on ipv4 only.
people, how to check via apt-get is exists package on repository or not?	`apt-cache show mypackage` or `apt-cache policy mypackage`
i want to learn gimp as early as possible ..can any 1 please tell me how??	i would try http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/
ok, i guess this question was inevitable: how do you set it so that a user can start/stop a service/daemon? it seems i'm the only person on the internet trying to do this. maybe there's a reason for that. >.>	create a sudo rule for that user/group
how hard is it to set up to install from an sd card?	try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation
hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi	install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot
hello you wonderful helpful people, i notice an option for vpn in the network appelet but its not enabled how do i enable vpn?	i never did vpn but ubuntugeek has a guide for pptp vpn: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-configure-pptp-vpn-in-ubuntu-intrepid-and-jaunty.html
in linux, it's 'it crashed because when w, x, y and z are true, and you do a, it b's and goes into c'	im back! it's working great now
ubunteros: i hear there is a new version of skype (finally) available on linux. is the version in ubuntu-software the latest version or bet to dl directly from skype's website? and who is 'precise-partner source' ?	not completely sure about this, but i read that skype in the canonical repository is a version 2.12, so i guess you are better off downloading from skype directly
hey anyone know a channel to discuss computer components?	or you can just pm me
how do i make a udev device? i keep losing /dev/hda* devices.. should i really be using the /.dev ones?	there's a nice article on udev at http://www.redhat.com/magazine/
what to click there : http://winehq.org/site/download ?	open a terminal (applications>accessories>terminal) type this into the terminal sudo apt-get install wine you will then see wine installed under applications
hello, please excuse my ignorance - i have just mounted my ntfs partition using mount -t ntfs, however, when i attempt to cd to the mount, i have permission denied - what am i missing?	add '-o umask=000' to the mount command options
what do i have to do on my ubuntu pc?	install wine, and then install teamviewer on that as well
i finally figured out how to get ubuntu 6.06 booting reliably with my new computer. the auto notification thing is telling me that 8.0.4.1 is available. how safe is it for me to jump from 6.06 to 8.04.1?	should be safe
any version that can fit into 1gb usb	puppy linux, 40 mb last time i checked.
hello there, anybody know what is pgp key and for what purpose this is used? any website to learn abt this feautre in ubuntu 8.10 ? thanks	it's used for encryption.
i iz don't c4r3?	ubottu is a bot
i want to install ubuntu, but i already have an ntfs filesystem that takes the whole hd. will ubuntu play nice and format its own space without messing up the rest of the data?	you have to use something like gparted or partition magic to make space
when a fullscreen app crashes, mouse gets stuck. how can it be fixed?	try ctrl-alt-f1 and kill the app from there or try ctrl-alt-backspace to restart x
here's what powertop currently says http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/upqlxd50/mykrobideapadz570_029.png	i had this exact question. powertop settings are designed _not_ to stick. this was a programming decision. they do not survive reboot. you have to manually apply them each time you boot.
anyone know a good p2p app fot linux?	bittorrent or mldonkey
my box is currently set to only allow connections via ssh from a certain ip, which ssh file should i edit to remove this feature - or add another ip? i have rsa keys as well but i don't know which files it is i need to store on the other computer that i wish to enable	unless its blocked with iptables firewall rules.. then youll have to analyze your chains
anyone have any ideas on how i would go about managing my ubuntu partition? like, before i even boot into it?	to do what exactly? live cd + gparted = handy tool
i need some help guys. a file on my system called libvte.so.4 got hosed. how can i get it back?	that's a result of using unsupported compiz repos. here's a thread with the fix: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=238668
how can i find out with a shell command which kind of ram i have in my pc?	sudo lshw gives all the hardware info
hi there, i created a folder with sudo, but i want to be accessible as normal user now, how can i do thath ?	may be the other way around
how do i upgrade from 9.04 jaunty to 10.04?	you need to take the intermediate step first
i removed my places and system from the panel, how to i get them back? i try to drag them there, but that doesn't work :(	right-click the panel, choose 'add to panel', readd the 'menu bar'.
hi! when installing ubuntu 8.10 on the acer aspire one a110l, is it possible to use two sd cards for swap and /home, respectively?	sure, just stick to the manual partitioning, if you're familiar with that
hello!is there a dc++ for linux?	dcgui
is there any over-riding command to eject the cd tray?	guess what 'eject' will do
what's the difference betweein pool/main and pool/universe at archive.ubuntu.com ?	the main difference is universe has no guarantee of security fixes and support
what is the command to rename my username?	usermod -l newname oldname
hello, i have version 10.04 and i am trying to upgrade to release 11.10, but when i do do-release-upgrade it tells me there are no upgrades	http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-1004-1010-1104-to-ubuntu-1110-oneiric-ocelot-desktop-a-server/
hello. i am trying to import cliparts from ocal in an inkscape document. after installing gnomevfs2-extra i got all cliparts listed, but the preview results ( and importing too) i the error 'could not find the file in open clip art library). i am using natty, any ideas or hints?	can you just point inkscape at the disk location for the ocal clipart?
if i installed <<gaim>> using apt-get in which directory it is installed?	the executable is in /usr/bin/gaim, if that was what you where looking for
how to check filesystem type? ext2 or ext3. fdisk -l only list ids	if the filesystem is mounted, use the mount command to see what it is mounted as
guys - if i installed 8.04 beta - when the final release do i need to reinstalled or it will update to the final ?	- you will be able to update to it when it's out, but personally i would just do a fresh install once the distro is in stone
hi everyone, how do i run a script in a terminal in the background ? i don't need to see scrolling text	screen is a good way to do things like that. run screen, start your script, press ctrl-a ctrl-d to put the screen in the background. type screen -r to resume the screen into the foreground
i accidently 'quit' the volume control icon in the top panel. i tried adding 'gnome-volume-control-applet' to start up, it comes, but it doesn't have the rhythmbox control in it, could you help me to get back the old volume control?	did you remove the indicator-applet?
tcl cannot be found on this system. <-- what are the rights tcl to be installed to make it work, im settings up an eggdrop bot	maybe you need some -dev packages?
how can i get rid of that 'conga' sound that occurs everytime i log off and ubuntu goes to the login screen, and it also occurs after boot up to the login screen	theres a link in /usr/share/sounds/stereo for the congas, delete it
when is 7.10 expected to be released? is there a place where i can find more info on that?	7 = 2007 10 is the month
will the gutsy release use the same repo's as gutsy rc?	yes. if you were using the rc repos, then you apt-get update and viola you are on the release.
wonders why do all these people seem to install to a single partition?	why not?
hi all, i know this is more of a grub q, i'm in there as well. my q is: i just added a second drive to my system which has windows 7 on it, how do i tell grub to see it and show it on the boot menu?	sudo update-grub2 (looks for operating systems on all partitions and makes menu entries for them)
i found the problem - it seems to happen when i try running synaptic to update my system	sounds like ur laptop is hosed
is there a way i can check my cpu temperature in linux?	'sudo lshw' in terminal
hi, i did something wrong on settings. when i have an url address on a document(open office word for example) when i click it firefox doesn't open the page. does somebody know what i have to set. thank you	sorry, system -> prefs -> preferred applications
hello, sometimes building .debs with dpkg-buildpackage fails with the vanilla packages taken from the repositories, i guess this must be because of missing dependencies, is there a way to pull them all for a package ?	aptitude build-dep packagenamehere
how can i prevent my panel applets to get mixed/moved when i change the resolution/orientation of my desktop? or: how can i restore my panel once its been messed up?	lock the applets in the highest resolution
hey guys, i am setting up a server @ home for a little wiki, nothing serious, and other test items... i already have an ubuntu desktop on my other laptop for working. should i go with ubuntu for server or centos?	you can use ubuntu desktop and put on the server stuff there
any suggestions on what pci wireless nic to get? i only need 54mbit	something with a ralink rt73 or rt2x00 chipset
how can i detect the values of joystick buttons?	hmm.. i didn't find it when i searched in synaptic.. but there are lots of other joystick utils available
does any one know what text editor xubuntu uses in terminal?	everything uses nano
do i need to restart samba after a change to smb.conf? if so, how? thanks... i know i'ma bit off-topic now ;)	sudo invoke-rc.d samba restart
hi does anyone know how to assign always the same ip to a vm ubuntu which uses nat (share hosts ip address)?	that depends on the virtualization product
how can i list all my partitions? i wanna check if i created a swap or not when i instaled this linux some months ago	sudo fdisk -l
how to list the file size and word count of each file	wc --help
does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?	gimp?
how can i run a script file, located in one of my computer drive. i tried to change its permission manually and using chmod +x but still i am unable to run it using ./name.sh	if it's on a fat/ntfs partition the chmod won't work. you could use 'sh ./script.sh'

what is the command to find out the ip address of a website?

you can also ping it .

i have hardly anythign running (opera browser where i'm typing this now, amsn, scite text editor, and a konsole window). but when i go to 'free' it tells me i only have 60mb of free ram (out of 512mb) on windows i generally have around 250 to 300mb free with the same usage!!! a friend on debian running about the same tells me he has about 250mb right now. is there something wrong with my ubuntu or is a general thing?

are you looking at the '-/+ buffers/cache' line?

i want to minimize the size of my root partition to maxamize space for a /home partition. i haev a 250 gb hard drive, about how big should i make the / partition?

i'd probably make it 20 gb, which will give you plenty of room

how can i help with the ubuntu project?

also http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

ok new problem, the linux version of my start menu just disappeared. is there a shortcut key i just managed to press?

create a new panel, right click and add to panel the menu bar

can someone point me to the status of sparc support?

dead project

anyone have any idea why a media keyboard volume down button would show up as 'mouse 2' in xev?

badly made keyboard?

hai, my internet doesn't work with my kubuntu distrobution... it had been working fine until i rebooted. and earlier, i had did a 'sudo aptitude upgrade'.. i'm thinking that has something to do with it, or maybe my iptables are not allowing me to access the internet?

dmesg

is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this

nvm

need some help with tftpd, or tftpd-hpa. any takers ?

this channel reads one line at a time until you actually start having a conversation with someone

i was wondering that how good usb networkcard support does ubuntu have?

>> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/hardwaresupportcomponentswirednetworkcards/view?searchterm=usb%20network

anyone feel like helping an ubuntu noob?

sorry, i haven't done any wifi stuff in ubuntu

is there a difference between using 'bash script.sh' and './script.sh'?

./foo.sh executes the file. if the file starts with #!/bin/bash, then bash will interpret it, but not otherwise. on the other hand, « bash foo.sh » tells bash to interpret foo.sh.

i can't get sound to play from my terminal or tty

is puleaudio running?

what is the command to get all files and folders in a directory 777 permission? sudo chmod 777 -a directoryname?

to do what you want is chmod -r

anyone here set up pan newsreader before? im at the screen where it asks what mail server pan should use. do i use something like a pop or smtp server here?

smtp

hmm, not that i think irssi is hard to learn, you just need to know how to look for help :)

/help ;-)

hello! i have an usb pen with a 'failed' ubuntu installation. when that pen is connected to the computer booting dont go beyond motherboard logo. how do i 'erase' the pen?

you can easily erase and rebuild your ubuntu pen with startup disk creator (default installed)

for multiple command line, do i use '&&'??

like: sudo mkdir /mnt/temp && sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/temp

help: trying to understand ubuntu and multi core cpus. do i still need an smp kernel to make it work? or is it only for older versions? uname says 'generic', will this work?

smp vanished long time ago.

anyone have a smart idea on how to check in build-essential is installed by apt-get?

in a term type dpkg -s build-essential

hey all! how can i find out what package provides the file gl.h?

install 'apt-file'

any idea about encore usb wireless support in linux?

i would look over the wireless hardware page

i've managed to set a theme that crashes the gnome-menu for some reason, how do i start the theme-manager from the terminal?

try alt+f2 the 'gnome-theme-manager'

maavhis, have you tried ubuntu studio before? how is it? what's the big difference between regular ubuntu?

studio uses the real time kernel

how do i run .deb install in console?

dpkg -i

whats the proper way of clearing my /var/cache/ folder?

sudo apt-get clean

has anyone faced any problems running aptoncd on 9.04?

i'd look in /var/log, possibly /var/log/apt

will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?

- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...

if there is a bug with networkmanager in red hat enterprise is that bug also in ubuntu or is it a different networkmanager?

same product, different version/dependencies

i hosed the ownership of /var... how can i find out the correct permissions and reset everything?

dunno. think you might be a bit screwed. different packages own different pieces of /var, afaict

when i do apt-get install ... how can i view the list of all the packages. where is this listing located on an installed machine. when the server connects to the repository it gets the list, i jsut wanna know where its located so i know what to type when i want to pick my packages ....

as suggested use aptitude or synaptic to more effectively browser/search

hi, skype has been crashing and failing to start for the last two days on both 11.04 and 10.10, does anyone know why?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/skype-crashed-today-heres-a-fix/

is there a way to somehow check as much of the installation(packages?) as possible for missing/damaged files? my harddrive had a hickup, fsck solved it but now it seems some of the entries in the menu are in english, f.ex..

also 'dpkg -l | grep -v ii'

how to change setting nvidia to intel corporation 82945g/gz integrated graphics controller??

sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia*; sudo apt-get --purge utoremove; sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[

adobe website

hey everyone - what's the best/quickest way to convert *.rmvb files using ubuntu?

mencoder probably

good evening! one of my major problems running exclusively ubuntu on the laptop is office2007 files. i know crossover is capable of installing office2003 and f i am not mistaken ms offers something to make office2003 to open office2007 or something of this sort. my q: would it be possble to install office2003 thru crossover office and then install that tool of ms? thanks

probably, something i would look at the xover office site for

there is a game that creates logs of multiplayer online games, but the ip addresses are in ipv6, although system is in ipv4 , how do i make it so that the game logs ipv4 addresses?

you'd have to force the service (i.e. the game) to listen on ipv4 only.

people, how to check via apt-get is exists package on repository or not?

`apt-cache show mypackage` or `apt-cache policy mypackage`

i want to learn gimp as early as possible ..can any 1 please tell me how??

i would try http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/

ok, i guess this question was inevitable: how do you set it so that a user can start/stop a service/daemon? it seems i'm the only person on the internet trying to do this. maybe there's a reason for that. >.>

create a sudo rule for that user/group

how hard is it to set up to install from an sd card?

try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation

hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi

install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot

hello you wonderful helpful people, i notice an option for vpn in the network appelet but its not enabled how do i enable vpn?

i never did vpn but ubuntugeek has a guide for pptp vpn: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-configure-pptp-vpn-in-ubuntu-intrepid-and-jaunty.html

in linux, it's 'it crashed because when w, x, y and z are true, and you do a, it b's and goes into c'

im back! it's working great now

ubunteros: i hear there is a new version of skype (finally) available on linux. is the version in ubuntu-software the latest version or bet to dl directly from skype's website? and who is 'precise-partner source' ?

not completely sure about this, but i read that skype in the canonical repository is a version 2.12, so i guess you are better off downloading from skype directly

hey anyone know a channel to discuss computer components?

or you can just pm me

how do i make a udev device? i keep losing /dev/hda* devices.. should i really be using the /.dev ones?

there's a nice article on udev at http://www.redhat.com/magazine/

what to click there : http://winehq.org/site/download ?

open a terminal (applications>accessories>terminal) type this into the terminal sudo apt-get install wine you will then see wine installed under applications

hello, please excuse my ignorance - i have just mounted my ntfs partition using mount -t ntfs, however, when i attempt to cd to the mount, i have permission denied - what am i missing?

add '-o umask=000' to the mount command options

what do i have to do on my ubuntu pc?

install wine, and then install teamviewer on that as well

i finally figured out how to get ubuntu 6.06 booting reliably with my new computer. the auto notification thing is telling me that 8.0.4.1 is available. how safe is it for me to jump from 6.06 to 8.04.1?

should be safe

any version that can fit into 1gb usb

puppy linux, 40 mb last time i checked.

hello there, anybody know what is pgp key and for what purpose this is used? any website to learn abt this feautre in ubuntu 8.10 ? thanks

it's used for encryption.

i iz don't c4r3?

ubottu is a bot

i want to install ubuntu, but i already have an ntfs filesystem that takes the whole hd. will ubuntu play nice and format its own space without messing up the rest of the data?

you have to use something like gparted or partition magic to make space

when a fullscreen app crashes, mouse gets stuck. how can it be fixed?

try ctrl-alt-f1 and kill the app from there or try ctrl-alt-backspace to restart x

here's what powertop currently says http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/upqlxd50/mykrobideapadz570_029.png

i had this exact question. powertop settings are designed _not_ to stick. this was a programming decision. they do not survive reboot. you have to manually apply them each time you boot.

anyone know a good p2p app fot linux?

bittorrent or mldonkey

my box is currently set to only allow connections via ssh from a certain ip, which ssh file should i edit to remove this feature - or add another ip? i have rsa keys as well but i don't know which files it is i need to store on the other computer that i wish to enable

unless its blocked with iptables firewall rules.. then youll have to analyze your chains

anyone have any ideas on how i would go about managing my ubuntu partition? like, before i even boot into it?

to do what exactly? live cd + gparted = handy tool

i need some help guys. a file on my system called libvte.so.4 got hosed. how can i get it back?

that's a result of using unsupported compiz repos. here's a thread with the fix: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=238668

how can i find out with a shell command which kind of ram i have in my pc?

sudo lshw gives all the hardware info

hi there, i created a folder with sudo, but i want to be accessible as normal user now, how can i do thath ?

may be the other way around

how do i upgrade from 9.04 jaunty to 10.04?

you need to take the intermediate step first

i removed my places and system from the panel, how to i get them back? i try to drag them there, but that doesn't work :(

right-click the panel, choose 'add to panel', readd the 'menu bar'.

hi! when installing ubuntu 8.10 on the acer aspire one a110l, is it possible to use two sd cards for swap and /home, respectively?

sure, just stick to the manual partitioning, if you're familiar with that

hello!is there a dc++ for linux?

dcgui

is there any over-riding command to eject the cd tray?

guess what 'eject' will do

what's the difference betweein pool/main and pool/universe at archive.ubuntu.com ?

the main difference is universe has no guarantee of security fixes and support

what is the command to rename my username?

usermod -l newname oldname

hello, i have version 10.04 and i am trying to upgrade to release 11.10, but when i do do-release-upgrade it tells me there are no upgrades

http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-1004-1010-1104-to-ubuntu-1110-oneiric-ocelot-desktop-a-server/

hello. i am trying to import cliparts from ocal in an inkscape document. after installing gnomevfs2-extra i got all cliparts listed, but the preview results ( and importing too) i the error 'could not find the file in open clip art library). i am using natty, any ideas or hints?

can you just point inkscape at the disk location for the ocal clipart?

if i installed <<gaim>> using apt-get in which directory it is installed?

the executable is in /usr/bin/gaim, if that was what you where looking for

how to check filesystem type? ext2 or ext3. fdisk -l only list ids

if the filesystem is mounted, use the mount command to see what it is mounted as

guys - if i installed 8.04 beta - when the final release do i need to reinstalled or it will update to the final ?

- you will be able to update to it when it's out, but personally i would just do a fresh install once the distro is in stone

hi everyone, how do i run a script in a terminal in the background ? i don't need to see scrolling text

screen is a good way to do things like that. run screen, start your script, press ctrl-a ctrl-d to put the screen in the background. type screen -r to resume the screen into the foreground

i accidently 'quit' the volume control icon in the top panel. i tried adding 'gnome-volume-control-applet' to start up, it comes, but it doesn't have the rhythmbox control in it, could you help me to get back the old volume control?

did you remove the indicator-applet?

tcl cannot be found on this system. <-- what are the rights tcl to be installed to make it work, im settings up an eggdrop bot

maybe you need some -dev packages?

how can i get rid of that 'conga' sound that occurs everytime i log off and ubuntu goes to the login screen, and it also occurs after boot up to the login screen

theres a link in /usr/share/sounds/stereo for the congas, delete it

when is 7.10 expected to be released? is there a place where i can find more info on that?

7 = 2007 10 is the month

will the gutsy release use the same repo's as gutsy rc?

yes. if you were using the rc repos, then you apt-get update and viola you are on the release.

*wonders* why do all these people seem to install to a single partition?

why not?

hi all, i know this is more of a grub q, i'm in there as well. my q is: i just added a second drive to my system which has windows 7 on it, how do i tell grub to see it and show it on the boot menu?

sudo update-grub2 (looks for operating systems on all partitions and makes menu entries for them)

i found the problem - it seems to happen when i try running synaptic to update my system

sounds like ur laptop is hosed

is there a way i can check my cpu temperature in linux?

'sudo lshw' in terminal

hi, i did something wrong on settings. when i have an url address on a document(open office word for example) when i click it firefox doesn't open the page. does somebody know what i have to set. thank you

sorry, system -> prefs -> preferred applications

hello, sometimes building .debs with dpkg-buildpackage fails with the vanilla packages taken from the repositories, i guess this must be because of missing dependencies, is there a way to pull them all for a package ?

aptitude build-dep packagenamehere

how can i prevent my panel applets to get mixed/moved when i change the resolution/orientation of my desktop? or: how can i restore *my* panel once its been messed up?

lock the applets in the highest resolution

hey guys, i am setting up a server @ home for a little wiki, nothing serious, and other test items... i already have an ubuntu desktop on my other laptop for working. should i go with ubuntu for server or centos?

you can use ubuntu desktop and put on the server stuff there

any suggestions on what pci wireless nic to get? i only need 54mbit

something with a ralink rt73 or rt2x00 chipset

how can i detect the values of joystick buttons?

hmm.. i didn't find it when i searched in synaptic.. but there are lots of other joystick utils available

does any one know what text editor xubuntu uses in terminal?

everything uses nano

do i need to restart samba after a change to smb.conf? if so, how? thanks... i know i'ma bit off-topic now ;)

sudo invoke-rc.d samba restart

hi does anyone know how to assign always the same ip to a vm ubuntu which uses nat (share hosts ip address)?

that depends on the virtualization product

how can i list all my partitions? i wanna check if i created a swap or not when i instaled this linux some months ago

sudo fdisk -l

how to list the file size and word count of each file

wc --help

does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?

gimp?

how can i run a script file, located in one of my computer drive. i tried to change its permission manually and using chmod +x but still i am unable to run it using ./name.sh

if it's on a fat/ntfs partition the chmod won't work. you could use 'sh ./script.sh'