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how do i access ntfs drives from ubuntu live?	'sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt' (substitute the proper device name)
does anacron poll for changes to anacrontab? or must it be restarted...?	real time changes
what small things?	like cheese
hi, is there a simple way to run something when i plug in a usb drive with a certain label? ('something' being a backup script i have on my computer, not something stored on the usb drive)	or depending on your de there might be another higher method
does anyone know how to tell the livecd to use the vesa x.org drivers?	pass the option xmodule=vesa at boot time
im having issues with the 7.10 driver called rt61pci.. it wont connect to my wireless network, but in 7.04 it used just rt61, which worked fine.. how can i load the old driver into 7.10?	blacklist the rt61pci and load rt61
how do 'scan' for wireless networks ?	iwlist scan
hey guys, anyone know how to search for a process by it's pid?	ps -al \| grep <pid>
does anyone know what a gdm theme is or how to install one?	theme for your login, and gnome-looks.org is a good site
how to enable 3d mode in chess??	you need hardware accelrated drivers
how to know my ram?	free -m
why does getid open itself as a tab inside a existing gedit window?	you've read the man page, right?
i know this isn't ubunu related, but i'm trying to find the right room to ask a question and i can't find the 'channel list' in x chat ... any help, and then i'll be out of your hair	then it gives the option to retrieve channel list
hi, what is tcl-dev called in ubuntu?	apt-cache search tcl
i wonder why they replaced pidgin with empathy if empathy has no support or plugins.	because people normally hates pidgin, and canonical changes to another one... what is better, yes, but new version, don't change by old version, it hasn't got anything :s
does anyone know of a fruityloops type program with 808 beats to make music on ubuntu?	http://lmms.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php i don't know anything about it but it looks cool
hello walking people my hd has fucked i can't format or install ubuntu e decide use the live cd but swap is not good space.. how i can set the ext3 bugued partition to swap temp ?	you have to mkswap <drive>, but if you can't format it it's unlikely
does someone know how rsync works?	you can read its source code ;p. its man page has an overall description
how do i list the number of processes currently running via the command line?	ps -ef \| wc -l
less in color? how?	although, if you use screen, you can just display something and do a 'ctrl-a,[' to start copy mode and scroll around using that
searching for a software that can record video and audio from my webcam and save it to a videofile	check add/remove programs under sound&video
the torrents doesn't work either	leave it running, it'll connect eventually. ubuntu's tracker isn't the best.
hello. i can't seem to get compiz fusion working in 8.10. it was working perfectly, but now nothing but the wobbly windows are working	what video card are you using?
hi! how can i fugure out what version of a package ubuntu 5.10 uses, without like, installing it? :)	http://packages.ubuntu.com
hey guys, if i want to ssh into a computer within my own network which ip do i pass to ssh?	the one asigned to the computer by dhcp in the router. i.e. 192.168.2.5
hi guys, need help on cpufreq. intel e2160 cpu, ubuntu 6.10 with 2.6.17-10-generic kernel (shipped with iso), cpufreq seems not working. modprobe either speedstep-centrino or acpi-cpufreq fails with 'no such device'. any one has an idea? thanks.	i don't think edgy is supported any more, which means nothing but security updates i believe. you may have better results with 7.10
i can never remember what package makeinfo is in	texinfo
how can i install a package from a different(unstable) distribute of ubuntu? i need that later version	-- did you try downloading and installing the package?
hi. can i convert ext3 to fat32 without data loss? if so, then how?	back up then reformat then put that data back
how do i allow xdmcp acces on my ubuntu box ?	edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and find the [xdmcp] section and change 'enable=false' to 'enable=true'
ok. another question. is there a french ubuntu channel here for my friend. he can't speak english	ubuntu-fr
anyone here knows about openssh packages?	yes. what do you need help with?
has anyone also tried the new bitdefender for unices, it scanned the same proc/task folder for almost 2 hours, funny av	ubuntu channels do not support that.
hi there, i want to install test3 - i have a software (mdadm) raid5 array and wish the installation to set it up for me so that when i boot after install its mounted - do i use the normal iso or the alternative?	i think no matter what you use, you should setup the raid by yourself
what's the chan for natty? pls	right here.
anyone have any idea on this? when i first restart the machine, it auto connects to my wireless network and it shows the bars at the top .. then about 5-10 minutes later, the bars disappear altogether and my wireless usb adaptors light goes out.. i know i just asked this, is there a forum i should try or another way to try to get help for this? it's a bit hard to search for this as there are	try ubuntuforums.org
is there some kind of list of wireless cards that are working in either gutsy or hardy kernels without having to use restricted drivers like madwifi? i couldn't find much in the way of that on the wiki.	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards
does gnome uses some sound daemon in the way kde uses arts? or just plays using alsa?	installing amarok-xine is your best bet
hey guys, is there any way to determine how much hdd space is alloted for a user (non-root)? if there is no quota set, are we to assume that all of the diskspace is available to that particular user?	yes without a quote everything is available
hello! :) i just installed a new motherboard and ubuntu 5.10 refuses to boot entirely. i receive an error stating that the xserver cannot be loaded. i believe that this is the graphical environment. how can i 'repair' my installation without losing my current configuration.. so that my new motherboard functions?	reinstall it from the original ubuntu install disk
how do i use/run wine? i used synaptic to install it.	wine nameofwindowsexecutable.exe
does anyone know how i can disable the screenshot when you hit 'print screen'?	should be able to disable the key combo in system->preferences->keyboard shortcuts
how are the uids in /etc/fstab generated?	on fs creation
if i call ./smthing abc > abc.out , and if the abc.out exists, does it overwrite or append ?	it will overwrite. use >> to append
hi, i just upgraded to intrepid, but how can i change my dns numbers settings?	you can edit /etc/resolv.conf or there is probably a gui option somewhere...
what should to update hoary? my /etc/apt/sources.list no longer works	go here www.ubuntu.com and get a more recent version ;]
how do i remove a non-empty directory that has non-empty subdirectorys?	rm -rf <dir> (be very careful)
what's the best place for periodic news about ubuntu? i guess i'm hoping for something like the gentoo weekly newsletter	search for ubuntu-traffic on the ubuntu website
is it me or the edgy universe mirror is dead?	other country mirrors are usable, but really slow
does anyone know how to hide all those join/part messages in xchat?	right click channel, settings, hide join/part messages
i'm setting up ircd-hybrid for a internal irc server, but chanserv and nickserv aren't there. is there any settings that need to be changed to get them working?	you need a separate services package for that, such as anope or atheme
how can i put suspend my notebook on konsole ?	sudo /etc/acpi/sleep.sh
are there md5 hashes posted somewhere for 11.04?	http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/md5sums
hi, how do i get to a cli without the x running and i need to have run level 3	not really no
how do i change so the active window is where the mouse is over?	system -> preferences -> windows
is there a simple way to add a boot partition to grub?	go in the network preferences and tell it to allow all users
hey, my computer is getting slow and sometimes stops for like 10 seconds, i can hear the hd going, whats up?	how manyt megs of ram do you have and what kiknd of video card?
if i am to install edgy how can i tell it to use a vesa card?	gnome-system-tools contains the users-admin tool
is security.ubuntu.com down at the moment? i can't seem to do an update	are you able to conenct at all? i am on westnet in nsw, and found out that my isp has an upstream carrier problem. it may be effecting you.
if you have the windows cd then you can insert it, boot from the cd and manually reset your mbr	speak to r3akt0r5
hi. i have an old warty box that i am thinking of upgrading to hoary. however, it has a bunch of debs installed that arent part of ubuntu (such as some packages from marillat, some packages ive compiled and installed using checkinstall, etc.). will these extra debs affect the upgrade process. also, is there a command to list debs that are installed on the system but are not available from any of the repos listed in your sources.list file?	which should list it
not sure about 'files' in hosts, but it can be done with dnsmasq	ah, i'll take a look at dnsmaq.
hey anybody just wondreing the easiest / best way to change color depth from 24 to 16... thanks in advance	its near bottom of config file
how do i specify additional dirs to library path?	edit /etc/ld.so.conf and run 'sudo ldconfig'
how to play swf files in ubuntu? i am not able to play it in mplayer or vlc or in totem	use a web browser to view .swf
ndiswrapper let's u use windows drivers for networkcards. is there something similar for webcamdrivers?	if you hhave a winxp disk you could try sun's virtualbox and use your webcam that way, may or may not work but maybe worth a try...
how do you make windows 3d and sit off the desktop in rotate cube mode?	okay, np...
hi room! does anyone know how/where the default window positio in unity is set? for some reason all new windows have their default opening position on the bottom right screen edge... which is quite inconvenient	ccsm>place windows
what would be the linux command replacement for cd.. on terminal?	cd .. (with a space)
how do i show my cpu load in % besides with top and htop	try... xosview, gkrellm, ect...
does upstart respawn services if they die unexpectedly by default?	only if you tell it to in the service.conf script
can anyone tell me how to have surround sound in ubuntu? i have a realtek built-in audio (laptop) that has 4 jacks (one is digital audio). under windows, the driver detects when i plug jacks in and asks me what each jack is. how can i make this work in ubuntu?	i wish to know about surround too
anyone know how to disable a firefox media plugin? i want to remove the totem mozilla plugin, so mplayer can take over, i dont want to remove all of totem though.	remove totemrelated plugins from /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
if my gnome panel gets too cluttered... is there a way to make more space, besides the obvious of removing applets?	i think there's a drawer applet where u can put some icons/shortcuts into
is the 11.04 64-bit not working properly since it is not recommended on ubuntu.com?	may not be that, may be just the status of testing and confirmation
when will ubuntu support msn video chat ??????????????????????????????????????	when it magically becomes windows
how do i know if i have the best repos to date? someone told me earlier to update my repos?	by default, ubuntu will ensure that it is updated fine.
hi all... accidentally i hide the menu bar in xchat, any clue how to show it again??	try ctrl+f9
does anybody know of a website that goes over manual config of the xorg.conf file?	man xorg.conf ?
hello, my webcam was working fine wit ubuntu 10.10. it is now not working with 11.04. how to treble shoot this?	have you tested it in cheese?
hi, i'm using the amd64 version of ubuntu, is it possible to mix amd64 and x86 package sources and is it possible to force something in /etc/apt/sources.list so that you can override the default architecture?	not yet, we haven't done multiarch but we plan to
does dapper include xgl?	not by default
in xchat, how do i turn off messages that say that someone has entered/left?	trickle ?
out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what's probably the most commonly used desktop environment under ubuntu -other- than the ones it can come with?	no idea, after gnome and kde there is a multitude of marginal environments.. e17, xfce likely the most common of those
hiya, anyone know of a way to get a save-able list of all installed program? (planning a reinstall and would like to recover all my apps)	dpkg --get-selections >packagelist
hi there, i'm trying to compile eet, for dr17, but it's complaining that i don't have a suitable compiler. i've installed gcc 3.3, but it doesn't find it. anyone know why?	try installing build-essential
does anyone know if i can get away with not booting to a livecd to resize the home partition with gparted?	you have to boot to some other partition other than the one hta tyou want to re-size... the easiest way to do that is to use a live cd
how do i make someones name red when i reply to them?	you only need to type 'lj' then tab and the the program will complete the name for you. if many names start the same press tab many times
can anybody of you point me a good website or a book for learing subnetting	check out also: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/701/3.html
will thunar work well with gnome?	yes i think so
this is weird i can not find a background image i like for my ubuntu desktop than the plain brown it came with.	http://gnome-look.org
agp 8x is compatible with 4x slots right?	yep, but it'll only run at 4x
does anyone know the terminal command to check if my graphics drivers are working properly :ssss	glxinfo \| grep -i direct
can anyone recommend a good simple text editor which can launch from bash? vi is a little funky and sublimetext wont work from the cli :(	or nano, if you're feeling newb
opengl applications seem to constantly flicker though. even glxgears, the display flickers it sort of 'blinks' to white and back to the glxgears display. it uses the video card: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller and the laptop is a dell latitude d510. can anyone help me?	disable compiz
hi, how can i change the mirror i use to get the updates / new apps?	in synaptic.. go to settings/repositories.. then where it says 'select servers'.. choose find best server..
whats the terminal line to backup the xorg.conf file	sudo cp /etc/x11/xorg.conf /etc/x11/xorg.conf_backup
quick question, i am new to ubuntu can i install the netbook remix interface on my 9.04 64bit? i am new to linux.	theoretically (i've not tried this) 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-remix' will give the unr interface to any ubuntu. good luck (again -- i haven't tried this, use at own risk)
hello, how do i switch channels in irssi?	ctrl-n or ctrl-p depending on which direction you want to cycle...
is that the nixiepixel?	- uhh.. as far as i know i'm the only one?

how do i access ntfs drives from ubuntu live?

'sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt' (substitute the proper device name)

does anacron poll for changes to anacrontab? or must it be restarted...?

real time changes

what small things?

like cheese

hi, is there a simple way to run something when i plug in a usb drive with a certain label? ('something' being a backup script i have on my computer, not something stored on the usb drive)

or depending on your de there might be another higher method

does anyone know how to tell the livecd to use the vesa x.org drivers?

pass the option xmodule=vesa at boot time

im having issues with the 7.10 driver called rt61pci.. it wont connect to my wireless network, but in 7.04 it used just rt61, which worked fine.. how can i load the old driver into 7.10?

blacklist the rt61pci and load rt61

how do 'scan' for wireless networks ?

iwlist scan

hey guys, anyone know how to search for a process by it's pid?

ps -al | grep <pid>

does anyone know what a gdm theme is or how to install one?

theme for your login, and gnome-looks.org is a good site

how to enable 3d mode in chess??

you need hardware accelrated drivers

how to know my ram?

free -m

why does getid open itself as a tab inside a existing gedit window?

you've read the man page, right?

i know this isn't ubunu related, but i'm trying to find the right room to ask a question and i can't find the 'channel list' in x chat ... any help, and then i'll be out of your hair

then it gives the option to retrieve channel list

hi, what is tcl-dev called in ubuntu?

apt-cache search tcl

i wonder why they replaced pidgin with empathy if empathy has no support or plugins.

because people normally hates pidgin, and canonical changes to another one... what is better, yes, but *new* version, don't change by old version, it hasn't got anything :s

does anyone know of a fruityloops type program with 808 beats to make music on ubuntu?

http://lmms.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php i don't know anything about it but it looks cool

hello walking people my hd has fucked i can't format or install ubuntu e decide use the live cd but swap is not good space.. how i can set the ext3 bugued partition to swap temp ?

you have to mkswap <drive>, but if you can't format it it's unlikely

does someone know how rsync works?

you can read its source code ;p. its man page has an overall description

how do i list the number of processes currently running via the command line?

ps -ef | wc -l

less in color? how?

although, if you use screen, you can just display something and do a 'ctrl-a,[' to start copy mode and scroll around using that

searching for a software that can record video and audio from my webcam and save it to a videofile

check add/remove programs under sound&video

the torrents doesn't work either

leave it running, it'll connect eventually. ubuntu's tracker isn't the best.

hello. i can't seem to get compiz fusion working in 8.10. it was working perfectly, but now nothing but the wobbly windows are working

what video card are you using?

hi! how can i fugure out what version of a package ubuntu 5.10 uses, without like, installing it? :)

http://packages.ubuntu.com

hey guys, if i want to ssh into a computer within my own network which ip do i pass to ssh?

the one asigned to the computer by dhcp in the router. i.e. 192.168.2.5

hi guys, need help on cpufreq. intel e2160 cpu, ubuntu 6.10 with 2.6.17-10-generic kernel (shipped with iso), cpufreq seems not working. modprobe either speedstep-centrino or acpi-cpufreq fails with 'no such device'. any one has an idea? thanks.

i don't think edgy is supported any more, which means nothing but security updates i believe. you may have better results with 7.10

i can never remember what package makeinfo is in

texinfo

how can i install a package from a different(unstable) distribute of ubuntu? i need that later version

-- did you try downloading and installing the package?

hi. can i convert ext3 to fat32 without data loss? if so, then how?

back up then reformat then put that data back

how do i allow xdmcp acces on my ubuntu box ?

edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and find the [xdmcp] section and change 'enable=false' to 'enable=true'

ok. another question. is there a french ubuntu channel here for my friend. he can't speak english

ubuntu-fr

anyone here knows about openssh packages?

yes. what do you need help with?

has anyone also tried the new bitdefender for unices, it scanned the same proc/task folder for almost 2 hours, funny av

ubuntu channels do not support that.

hi there, i want to install test3 - i have a software (mdadm) raid5 array and wish the installation to set it up for me so that when i boot after install its mounted - do i use the normal iso or the alternative?

i think no matter what you use, you should setup the raid by yourself

what's the chan for natty? pls

right here.

anyone have any idea on this? when i first restart the machine, it auto connects to my wireless network and it shows the bars at the top .. then about 5-10 minutes later, the bars disappear altogether and my wireless usb adaptors light goes out.. i know i just asked this, is there a forum i should try or another way to try to get help for this? it's a bit hard to search for this as there are

try ubuntuforums.org

is there some kind of list of wireless cards that are working in either gutsy or hardy kernels without having to use restricted drivers like madwifi? i couldn't find much in the way of that on the wiki.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards

does gnome uses some sound daemon in the way kde uses arts? or just plays using alsa?

installing amarok-xine is your best bet

hey guys, is there any way to determine how much hdd space is alloted for a user (non-root)? if there is no quota set, are we to assume that all of the diskspace is available to that particular user?

yes without a quote everything is available

hello! :) i just installed a new motherboard and ubuntu 5.10 refuses to boot entirely. i receive an error stating that the xserver cannot be loaded. i believe that this is the graphical environment. how can i 'repair' my installation without losing my current configuration.. so that my new motherboard functions?

reinstall it from the original ubuntu install disk

how do i use/run wine? i used synaptic to install it.

wine nameofwindowsexecutable.exe

does anyone know how i can disable the screenshot when you hit 'print screen'?

should be able to disable the key combo in system->preferences->keyboard shortcuts

how are the uids in /etc/fstab generated?

on fs creation

if i call ./smthing abc > abc.out , and if the abc.out exists, does it overwrite or append ?

it will overwrite. use >> to append

hi, i just upgraded to intrepid, but how can i change my dns numbers settings?

you can edit /etc/resolv.conf or there is probably a gui option somewhere...

what should to update hoary? my /etc/apt/sources.list no longer works

go here www.ubuntu.com and get a more recent version ;]

how do i remove a non-empty directory that has non-empty subdirectorys?

rm -rf <dir> (be very careful)

what's the best place for periodic news about ubuntu? i guess i'm hoping for something like the gentoo weekly newsletter

search for ubuntu-traffic on the ubuntu website

is it me or the edgy universe mirror is dead?

other country mirrors are usable, but really slow

does anyone know how to hide all those join/part messages in xchat?

right click channel, settings, hide join/part messages

i'm setting up ircd-hybrid for a internal irc server, but chanserv and nickserv aren't there. is there any settings that need to be changed to get them working?

you need a separate services package for that, such as anope or atheme

how can i put suspend my notebook on konsole ?

sudo /etc/acpi/sleep.sh

are there md5 hashes posted somewhere for 11.04?

http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/md5sums

hi, how do i get to a cli without the x running and i need to have run level 3

not really no

how do i change so the active window is where the mouse is over?

system -> preferences -> windows

is there a simple way to add a boot partition to grub?

go in the network preferences and tell it to allow all users

hey, my computer is getting slow and sometimes stops for like 10 seconds, i can hear the hd going, whats up?

how manyt megs of ram do you have and what kiknd of video card?

if i am to install edgy how can i tell it to use a vesa card?

gnome-system-tools contains the users-admin tool

is security.ubuntu.com down at the moment? i can't seem to do an update

are you able to conenct at all? i am on westnet in nsw, and found out that my isp has an upstream carrier problem. it may be effecting you.

if you have the windows cd then you can insert it, boot from the cd and manually reset your mbr

speak to r3akt0r5

hi. i have an old warty box that i am thinking of upgrading to hoary. however, it has a bunch of debs installed that arent part of ubuntu (such as some packages from marillat, some packages ive compiled and installed using checkinstall, etc.). will these extra debs affect the upgrade process. also, is there a command to list debs that are installed on the system but are not available from any of the repos listed in your sources.list file?

which should list it

not sure about 'files' in hosts, but it can be done with dnsmasq

ah, i'll take a look at dnsmaq.

hey anybody just wondreing the easiest / best way to change color depth from 24 to 16... thanks in advance

its near bottom of config file

how do i specify additional dirs to library path?

edit /etc/ld.so.conf and run 'sudo ldconfig'

how to play swf files in ubuntu? i am not able to play it in mplayer or vlc or in totem

use a web browser to view .swf

ndiswrapper let's u use windows drivers for networkcards. is there something similar for webcamdrivers?

if you hhave a winxp disk you could try sun's virtualbox and use your webcam that way, may or may not work but maybe worth a try...

how do you make windows 3d and sit off the desktop in rotate cube mode?

okay, np...

hi room! does anyone know how/where the default window positio in unity is set? for some reason all new windows have their default opening position on the bottom right screen edge... which is quite inconvenient

ccsm>place windows

what would be the linux command replacement for cd.. on terminal?

cd .. (with a space)

how do i show my cpu load in % besides with top and htop

try... xosview, gkrellm, ect...

does upstart respawn services if they die unexpectedly by default?

only if you tell it to in the service.conf script

can anyone tell me how to have surround sound in ubuntu? i have a realtek built-in audio (laptop) that has 4 jacks (one is digital audio). under windows, the driver detects when i plug jacks in and asks me what each jack is. how can i make this work in ubuntu?

i wish to know about surround too

anyone know how to disable a firefox media plugin? i want to remove the totem mozilla plugin, so mplayer can take over, i dont want to remove all of totem though.

remove totemrelated plugins from /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins

if my gnome panel gets too cluttered... is there a way to make more space, besides the obvious of removing applets?

i think there's a drawer applet where u can put some icons/shortcuts into

is the 11.04 64-bit not working properly since it is not recommended on ubuntu.com?

may not be that, may be just the status of testing and confirmation

when will ubuntu support msn video chat ??????????????????????????????????????

when it magically becomes windows

how do i know if i have the best repos to date? someone told me earlier to update my repos?

by default, ubuntu will ensure that it is updated fine.

hi all... accidentally i hide the menu bar in xchat, any clue how to show it again??

try ctrl+f9

does anybody know of a website that goes over manual config of the xorg.conf file?

man xorg.conf ?

hello, my webcam was working fine wit ubuntu 10.10. it is now not working with 11.04. how to treble shoot this?

have you tested it in cheese?

hi, i'm using the amd64 version of ubuntu, is it possible to mix amd64 and x86 package sources and is it possible to force something in /etc/apt/sources.list so that you can override the default architecture?

not yet, we haven't done multiarch but we plan to

does dapper include xgl?

not by default

in xchat, how do i turn off messages that say that someone has entered/left?

trickle ?

out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what's probably the most commonly used desktop environment under ubuntu -other- than the ones it can come with?

no idea, after gnome and kde there is a multitude of marginal environments.. e17, xfce likely the most common of those

hiya, anyone know of a way to get a save-able list of all installed program? (planning a reinstall and would like to recover all my apps)

dpkg --get-selections >packagelist

hi there, i'm trying to compile eet, for dr17, but it's complaining that i don't have a suitable compiler. i've installed gcc 3.3, but it doesn't find it. anyone know why?

try installing build-essential

does anyone know if i can get away with not booting to a livecd to resize the home partition with gparted?

you have to boot to some other partition other than the one hta tyou want to re-size... the easiest way to do that is to use a live cd

how do i make someones name red when i reply to them?

you only need to type 'lj' then tab and the the program will complete the name for you. if many names start the same press tab many times

can anybody of you point me a good website or a book for learing subnetting

check out also: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/701/3.html

will thunar work well with gnome?

yes i think so

this is weird i can not find a background image i like for my ubuntu desktop than the plain brown it came with.

http://gnome-look.org

agp 8x is compatible with 4x slots right?

yep, but it'll only run at 4x

does anyone know the terminal command to check if my graphics drivers are working properly :ssss

glxinfo | grep -i direct

can anyone recommend a good simple text editor which can launch from bash? vi is a little funky and sublimetext wont work from the cli :(

or nano, if you're feeling newb

opengl applications seem to constantly flicker though. even glxgears, the display flickers it sort of 'blinks' to white and back to the glxgears display. it uses the video card: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller and the laptop is a dell latitude d510. can anyone help me?

disable compiz

hi, how can i change the mirror i use to get the updates / new apps?

in synaptic.. go to settings/repositories.. then where it says 'select servers'.. choose find best server..

whats the terminal line to backup the xorg.conf file

sudo cp /etc/x11/xorg.conf /etc/x11/xorg.conf_backup

quick question, i am new to ubuntu can i install the netbook remix interface on my 9.04 64bit? i am new to linux.

theoretically (i've not tried this) 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-remix' will give the unr interface to any ubuntu. good luck (again -- i haven't tried this, use at own risk)

hello, how do i switch channels in irssi?

ctrl-n or ctrl-p depending on which direction you want to cycle...

is that the nixiepixel?

- uhh.. as far as i know i'm the only one?