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when grub loads, what key to press for boot options? like failsafe and so on	esc
how do i open nautulis as root so i can copy files into system places?	gksudo nautilus
how can you list all of the running proccesses from the command line?	either top or ps -aux
how can i do login root in tty between login username	please dont abuse the question mark.
i'm having a problem trying to reinstall xchat. i keep getting the error message 'configure: error: 'cannot find glib' and i've tried searching for it in the repos and i can't find it. i'm running off intrepid and aren't sure what the name of the library is that i would need.	install libglib2.0-dev and see if that fixes it
alright. do anyone use kde with mac os x theme ?	its call 'baghira'
q: i read about the maintenance release of dapper drake 6.06.1 on heise.de and now i am wondering if i am supposed to do any updating or if the update manager is already keeping my dapper up-2-date. any suggestions?	its already upto date.
how does one pronounce ubuntu?	uh bun to
hi all...quick question. what's the easiest way to locate a file on a drive that was very recently mounted and locate won't find it?	find /dir -iname 'name'
after installing (and even after removing) kubuntu from ubuntu, the kubuntu boot screen still appears. how do i change this back to the ubuntu boot screen?	no problem, theres a bunch of info on the wiki aswell
evening all. i seem to have lost the ability to do dns lookups. anyone know how i can check what servers ubuntu is using?	check your /etc/resolv.conf
i am installing ubuntu from the alt cd using text mode, after base sytem installation system rebootet and now i have the login screen. how do i go on to the installation of packages etc...?? i am confused	login, then sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get upgrade
ok, i just apt-got upgraded to breezy and not xorg hates me. fixed font issue... anyone had that one?	everyone has said to wait before it goes final
is there a floppy disc installer like for debian?	no, but you can try the netinstall usb image
what app can i use as a webcam or camera on my laptop? thnks!	cheese
hey guys when i try and open a dvd in keffeine it doesnt work.,.	i think that's a rather controversial (offensive?) question; be careful.
hey everyone. i need a little help, i removed my trash icon by mistake. how can i get it back?	right click the panel. add a trash applet
can any1 tell me what is the kernel version of ubuntu build 8.04?	ask someone to run uname -r or see packages.ubuntu.org
if i wanted a bash script to open several gui applications (at the same time) how could i do this? if i just put each one in a bash script (one after the other) it will wait for one to close before opening the next one.	put an & at the end of each command that opens in a gui to load it in background
hey guys, i forgot how to change my icon themes.. i know its somewhere in system but i cant remember where.. any help?	then customize
wgat package do i need to be able to 'make' ?	all those that the build-essential package depends on
how can see who connected with my wireless??except using kismet that make my wireless turn into monitor mode :(	you can't really set you're own mac address...
hi there, did ubuntu switch from grub to lilo in the latest upgrade? aptitude dist-upgrade is trying to install it.	known bug; check the release notes
hello! how can i change my password on ubuntu?	passwd
is there an image editor in ubuntu or for ubuntu thats a little easier to use than gimp?	gpaint :)
i'm newbie ubuntu user, long time linux user (red hat, fedora). ubuntu doesn't support wpa-psk. everytime i tried wlan with wpa-psk authentication, ubuntu crases.	sudo apt-get install wpa_supplicant ? i dunno if it comes by default or not
re how to play this video: video formats vob bup ifo - this is what i have. what do i do? there are lots of files instead of one avi file. normally i like to use vlc	that's a dvd.
i used winamp for streaming radio but migrating to ubuntu now, is there a good app for it? or which one do you use?	system/preferences/session
hi all! what's the best way to ensure that the folder on my home theatre device has the same files as my download folder? i don't want to overwrite files if they're already there.	rsync -ruv
this has been bothering me for some time: i am on a volume limited internet connection and i have multiple ubuntu computers. is there an (easy) way to let one computer mirror the updates to all of the others? maybe just make the apt-cache a samba share...?	or you can easy create a full local mirror with apt-mirror
how do i remove that symlink?	`sudo mv /etc/rc3.d/s??gdm /etc/rc3.d/k01gdm`
gasseus my wireless light is blinking when ever there is data transfer. instead it was static with white light before. how to fix this bug?	thats probably going to be a kernel issue, it affected my girlfriend as well, and that is a very involved fix. i suggest filing a bug on launchpad.net and hopefully it will get fixed 'soon'.
i used <img>'s in <a href>'s, but i always get a blue box around it in firefox. how do i fix that?	add border='0' in your img tag
my mouse lags during quake2, anybody know how to solve this?	mess with the in_mouse cvar maybe? not sure, but that's the quake3 one
anyone else have this problem?, gmail will not load the loading bar gets to the end and stops..... i cant check my mail... :'(	in what?
abu-aadam... what do you say?	what do i say?
when i run a virtualbox machine swap space is used. when i close the vm swap isn't cleared. how can i see what applications are using swap space when there is a lot of free memory?	i think it will move stuff out of there once it's accessed
can i configure terminal to do true transparency?	xgl :)
ok. i'm trying again: anyone can use 1152x864 resolution in their ubuntu?	just add the res to the mode line in xorg.conf & restart x
what is the fastest way to configure a remote ssh server to avoid to be asked for a password when connecting to it?	it'll automatically copy your rsa key to the remote server for you
hello is there any programs like <b> dreamweaver</b> for linux ? i am using ubuntu - breezy.	there is nvu
i wonder why multimedia codecs and (mp3 support) is not in universe or multiverse?	go to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/restrictedformats to find out all about mp3/dvd/flash/java/realplayer etc... support
where do i configure apach2/mod_rewrite under ubuntu? anyone knows this? its driving me mad.	sudo a2enmod rewrite; then add rules in either the host definition (/etc/apache2/hosts-available) on .htaccess files.
how can i unpack an ace-file	try installing unace :)
is there a project manager like program in ubuntu?	planner
guys, what does '24' mean in 192.168.254.0/24? i saw this when i run iptables -l	this may be easier to digest though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipv4_subnetting_reference
how to install vlc	- go to applications > add/remove. make sure you select 'all open source applications' at the top then search for vlc. should be right there.
anyone know of a way to make firefox not so damn slow?	disable ipv6 in about:setup
what is the giant menu bar at the top of menu called?	the global menu
so can someone help me with my issue...	what is your problem?
is there a way to alias right_ctrl to left_ctrl? some applications seem to completely ignore right_ctrl...	i'm not 100% on this, but i believe `man (getkeycodes\|setkeycodes\|showkey)' would help
in the ubuntu cli, is there a way to view all files on the system by size, sorted by largest, or view all files larger than, say, 50mb, in an easy to read format and/or text file output?	man find
hello! somebody knows when firefox 1.5 will be put in universe or multiverse repositories?	it's way faster than the one in the repos
i'm trying to install ubuntu on a friends machine but after the purple screen with the little icons at the bottom i get a message box that pops up with '/casqer/vmlinuz'. i have tried three different livecds and two dvd drives. i'm now leaning toward a bad ram module. does anyone know anything other than bad ram that might cause this?	run mentest
so whats the coolest irc client for ubuntu	xchat
does anybody use a blackberry curve 8530 with linux? if so, how is it?	blackberries and linux don't go too well together. some use a program called barry and others use a virtual machine to sync to the official blackberry tool in windows
is it possible to tunnel pptp vpn over ssh? i have a laptop that is sometimes in a wireless network that only allows port 80 & 443 outbound so i setup my sshd server on my debian box to run over 443. i've been able to ssh to my box like this and i've been able to forward ports over this tunnel (3389 rdp, 5222 jabber, etc...) but i'm not sure how to tunnel vpn over ssh, what ports does it use?. the reason i need to vpn is so i can vpn i	pptp runs on 1723
what do i search for in add/remove to get virtual box.....	go to the sun website, and get it there
something better than xchat?	whats your question? i use irssi (a command line utility) and prefer it to xchat.
can someone point me to ubuntu pam documentation?	there's usually also useful info in /usr/share/doc/package for relevant packages
need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org?	can't you just apt-get install python perl?
how do i restart samba ?	'sudo service smbd restart' should work
hi all - gaim question - only when using aol/aim the imput box is all black and i can't see what im typing. any ideas?	change the background color?
where i can find if ubuntu supports my wlan card?	can also check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards
how can i access 'network places' i have added in open/save-dialogs etc?	click them on left side, bottom of list ?
how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat	highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there
can someone tell me if the update from 8.04.1 to 8.04.2 happens automatically if i 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' ?	so the answer is yes, if i wasn't clear ;)
i want to shift from lucid to 11.04, how should i backup the packages?	file > generate..
is there a way to use a smartphone as an typing input device for my ubuntu laptop?	http://www.remotedroid.net/ needs java on the server side
is there a way to configure x-chat to blink on the task bar when someone talks to you in the channel or private chat ?	but dont know where atm :(
where can i configure gnome terminal's prompt?	and by configuring your shell.
hello. where do i put a .so file i want to add to firefox? i downloaded 64 bit version of adobe flash, got .so file and don't know what to do next with it	cp <file.so> ~/.mozilla/plugins; killall firefox; firefox &
hey all.. can anyone recommend a local personal fincance program at all? open to suggestions but naturally would like a pssword / lock on the program also. cheers	openvpn?
hello there i want to try kubuntu live cd 8.10, whats the user/password to login?	user is 'ubuntu', there is no password
hey guys... in irc lingo what does 'o/' mean?	it means hello. \o/ means yay. kinda like a head and arms.
how do i beautify my grub menu and multinest my gnome menu?	there is the grub-splashimages package.
how can i share my printer on my ubunutu karmic with my vista computer	doing samba
how do you list all hard drives on a computer (including ones that arent mounted)?	cfdisk or df -h or fdisk
so anyone else know anything about getting the nvidia drivers to work with ubuntu	all i had to do is select the nvidia commercial drivers in synaptic.
how do i pass this whole command to sudo? so that the shell doesn't try to open /etc/fstab with my user's permissions, but with root's permissions? 'sudo grep music /mnt/etc/fstab >> /etc/fstab'	sudo bash -c 'foo >> /bar'
is there any software firewall on in ubuntu?	--^
if i want osx and ubuntu in a dual boot, which do i install first?	i would install osx first, once you have installed ubuntu you should then get the option to boot to either
limewire/frostwire both do not work on my computer,can anyone suggest an alternative?	or use bittorrent to obtain your legally network distributed software such as ubuntu cd's.
is there a way to make an icon on the applications menu that when clicked runs a command for you?	right click the menu and click edit menus, and add one in there
can someone point me to where i can learn about configuring grub to boot windows partitions?	try this, http://www.supergrubdisk.org/
excuse the n00b question, but what's the command to unpack a .deb file, specifically frostwire?	: dpkg -i file.deb just worked for me. (can i get a confirmation on this?)
hey, does anybody remember what bash command to run to check which version of php is currently installed???	php --version
how can i move the networking icon in the top panel? it has no move option.	move the entire notification area
if i do a update grub will it install into my mbr because i am using a dual boot with easybcd?	let me get you a link
how do i change the password for the password keyring?	applications -> accessories -> passwords and encryption keys -> passwords tab -> right-click passwords: login -> change password
ping google.com gives you an ip address...how can i do the opposite...i need to know the hostname associated with an ip address	but on many cases, you won't get all the domains.
hi!!! i need to know what the open office pakage name is	openoffice.org*
where does networkmanager log to? i'm failing to connect to an openvpn vpn and i'm trying to find the logging	i have it in /var/log/daemon.log
do you know how to ignore quits and joins in irsii?	/ignore +joins +parts +quits +modes +nicks
i have an mp3 player that doesn't automount in ubuntu. (running gnome desktop) i just discovered by accident that, if i am logged onto the computer in my daughter's account, it automounts fine as soon as you plug in the usb ... so what hidden config file do i need to delete to get it to work again on my account?	tried nautilus preferences¿
what is the use in having a separate /boot partition and a swap partition?	swap partition grants you improved access times in some instances.
hi guys, i'm looking for a program that allows me to upload files to my server with just one command from terminal, i tried lftp but i don't think it can upload my files with just one command	just use scp ie scp somefile user@someserver:
hi. how can i ugrade from 8.04 to 9.04 using the command line?	cant need to go from 8.04 to 8.10 then 9.04
how can one increase the text sixe, in xchat?	settings, preference, font size
has anybody experience in building a customized ubuntu install cd and give me any hints as to what approach i should try?	well check it - could be a possible solution

when grub loads, what key to press for boot options? like failsafe and so on

esc

how do i open nautulis as root so i can copy files into system places?

gksudo nautilus

how can you list all of the running proccesses from the command line?

either top or ps -aux

how can i do login root in tty between login username

please dont abuse the question mark.

i'm having a problem trying to reinstall xchat. i keep getting the error message 'configure: error: 'cannot find glib' and i've tried searching for it in the repos and i can't find it. i'm running off intrepid and aren't sure what the name of the library is that i would need.

install libglib2.0-dev and see if that fixes it

alright. do anyone use kde with mac os x theme ?

its call 'baghira'

q: i read about the maintenance release of dapper drake 6.06.1 on heise.de and now i am wondering if i am supposed to do any updating or if the update manager is already keeping my dapper up-2-date. any suggestions?

its already upto date.

how does one pronounce ubuntu?

uh bun to

hi all...quick question. what's the easiest way to locate a file on a drive that was very recently mounted and locate won't find it?

find /dir -iname 'name'

after installing (and even after removing) kubuntu from ubuntu, the kubuntu boot screen still appears. how do i change this back to the ubuntu boot screen?

no problem, theres a bunch of info on the wiki aswell

evening all. i seem to have lost the ability to do dns lookups. anyone know how i can check what servers ubuntu is using?

check your /etc/resolv.conf

i am installing ubuntu from the alt cd using text mode, after base sytem installation system rebootet and now i have the login screen. how do i go on to the installation of packages etc...?? i am confused

login, then sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get upgrade

ok, i just apt-got upgraded to breezy and not xorg hates me. fixed font issue... anyone had that one?

everyone has said to wait before it goes final

is there a floppy disc installer like for debian?

no, but you can try the netinstall usb image

what app can i use as a webcam or camera on my laptop? thnks!

cheese

hey guys when i try and open a dvd in keffeine it doesnt work.,.

i think that's a rather controversial (offensive?) question; be careful.

hey everyone. i need a little help, i removed my trash icon by mistake. how can i get it back?

right click the panel. add a trash applet

can any1 tell me what is the kernel version of ubuntu build 8.04?

ask someone to run uname -r or see packages.ubuntu.org

if i wanted a bash script to open several gui applications (at the same time) how could i do this? if i just put each one in a bash script (one after the other) it will wait for one to close before opening the next one.

put an & at the end of each command that opens in a gui to load it in background

hey guys, i forgot how to change my icon themes.. i know its somewhere in system but i cant remember where.. any help?

then customize

wgat package do i need to be able to 'make' ?

all those that the build-essential package depends on

how can see who connected with my wireless??except using kismet that make my wireless turn into monitor mode :(

you can't really set you're own mac address...

hi there, did ubuntu switch from grub to lilo in the latest upgrade? aptitude dist-upgrade is trying to install it.

known bug; check the release notes

hello! how can i change my password on ubuntu?

passwd

is there an image editor in ubuntu or for ubuntu thats a little easier to use than gimp?

gpaint :)

i'm newbie ubuntu user, long time linux user (red hat, fedora). ubuntu doesn't support wpa-psk. everytime i tried wlan with wpa-psk authentication, ubuntu crases.

sudo apt-get install wpa_supplicant ? i dunno if it comes by default or not

re how to play this video: video formats vob bup ifo - this is what i have. what do i do? there are lots of files instead of one avi file. normally i like to use vlc

that's a dvd.

i used winamp for streaming radio but migrating to ubuntu now, is there a good app for it? or which one do you use?

system/preferences/session

hi all! what's the best way to ensure that the folder on my home theatre device has the same files as my download folder? i don't want to overwrite files if they're already there.

rsync -ruv

this has been bothering me for some time: i am on a volume limited internet connection and i have multiple ubuntu computers. is there an (easy) way to let one computer mirror the updates to all of the others? maybe just make the apt-cache a samba share...?

or you can easy create a full local mirror with apt-mirror

how do i remove that symlink?

`sudo mv /etc/rc3.d/s??gdm /etc/rc3.d/k01gdm`

gasseus my wireless light is blinking when ever there is data transfer. instead it was static with white light before. how to fix this bug?

thats probably going to be a kernel issue, it affected my girlfriend as well, and that is a very involved fix. i suggest filing a bug on launchpad.net and hopefully it will get fixed 'soon'.

i used <img>'s in <a href>'s, but i always get a blue box around it in firefox. how do i fix that?

add border='0' in your img tag

my mouse lags during quake2, anybody know how to solve this?

mess with the in_mouse cvar maybe? not sure, but that's the quake3 one

anyone else have this problem?, gmail will not load the loading bar gets to the end and stops..... i cant check my mail... :'(

in what?

abu-aadam... what do you say?

what do i say?

when i run a virtualbox machine swap space is used. when i close the vm swap isn't cleared. how can i see what applications are using swap space when there is a lot of free memory?

i think it will move stuff out of there once it's accessed

can i configure terminal to do true transparency?

xgl :)

ok. i'm trying again: anyone can use 1152x864 resolution in their ubuntu?

just add the res to the mode line in xorg.conf & restart x

what is the fastest way to configure a remote ssh server to avoid to be asked for a password when connecting to it?

it'll automatically copy your rsa key to the remote server for you

hello is there any programs like <b> dreamweaver</b> for linux ? i am using ubuntu - breezy.

there is nvu

i wonder why multimedia codecs and (mp3 support) is not in universe or multiverse?

go to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/restrictedformats to find out all about mp3/dvd/flash/java/realplayer etc... support

where do i configure apach2/mod_rewrite under ubuntu? anyone knows this? its driving me mad.

sudo a2enmod rewrite; then add rules in either the host definition (/etc/apache2/hosts-available) on .htaccess files.

how can i unpack an ace-file

try installing unace :)

is there a project manager like program in ubuntu?

planner

guys, what does '24' mean in 192.168.254.0/24? i saw this when i run iptables -l

this may be easier to digest though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipv4_subnetting_reference

how to install vlc

- go to applications > add/remove. make sure you select 'all open source applications' at the top then search for vlc. should be right there.

anyone know of a way to make firefox not so damn slow?

disable ipv6 in about:setup

what is the giant menu bar at the top of menu called?

the global menu

so can someone help me with my issue...

what is your problem?

is there a way to alias right_ctrl to left_ctrl? some applications seem to completely ignore right_ctrl...

i'm not 100% on this, but i believe `man (getkeycodes|setkeycodes|showkey)' would help

in the ubuntu cli, is there a way to view all files on the system by size, sorted by largest, or view all files larger than, say, 50mb, in an easy to read format and/or text file output?

man find

hello! somebody knows when firefox 1.5 will be put in universe or multiverse repositories?

it's way faster than the one in the repos

i'm trying to install ubuntu on a friends machine but after the purple screen with the little icons at the bottom i get a message box that pops up with '/casqer/vmlinuz'. i have tried three different livecds and two dvd drives. i'm now leaning toward a bad ram module. does anyone know anything other than bad ram that might cause this?

run mentest

so whats the coolest irc client for ubuntu

xchat

does anybody use a blackberry curve 8530 with linux? if so, how is it?

blackberries and linux don't go too well together. some use a program called barry and others use a virtual machine to sync to the official blackberry tool in windows

is it possible to tunnel pptp vpn over ssh? i have a laptop that is sometimes in a wireless network that only allows port 80 & 443 outbound so i setup my sshd server on my debian box to run over 443. i've been able to ssh to my box like this and i've been able to forward ports over this tunnel (3389 rdp, 5222 jabber, etc...) but i'm not sure how to tunnel vpn over ssh, what ports does it use?. the reason i need to vpn is so i can vpn i

pptp runs on 1723

what do i search for in add/remove to get virtual box.....

go to the sun website, and get it there

something better than xchat?

whats your question? i use irssi (a command line utility) and prefer it to xchat.

can someone point me to ubuntu pam documentation?

there's usually also useful info in /usr/share/doc/package for relevant packages

need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org?

can't you just apt-get install python perl?

how do i restart samba ?

'sudo service smbd restart' should work

hi all - gaim question - only when using aol/aim the imput box is all black and i can't see what im typing. any ideas?

change the background color?

where i can find if ubuntu supports my wlan card?

can also check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards

how can i access 'network places' i have added in open/save-dialogs etc?

click them on left side, bottom of list ?

how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat

highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there

can someone tell me if the update from 8.04.1 to 8.04.2 happens automatically if i 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' ?

so the answer is yes, if i wasn't clear ;)

i want to shift from lucid to 11.04, how should i backup the packages?

file > generate..

is there a way to use a smartphone as an typing input device for my ubuntu laptop?

http://www.remotedroid.net/ needs java on the server side

is there a way to configure x-chat to blink on the task bar when someone talks to you in the channel or private chat ?

but dont know where atm :(

where can i configure gnome terminal's prompt?

and by configuring your shell.

hello. where do i put a .so file i want to add to firefox? i downloaded 64 bit version of adobe flash, got .so file and don't know what to do next with it

cp <file.so> ~/.mozilla/plugins; killall firefox; firefox &

hey all.. can anyone recommend a local personal fincance program at all? open to suggestions but naturally would like a pssword / lock on the program also. cheers

openvpn?

hello there i want to try kubuntu live cd 8.10, whats the user/password to login?

user is 'ubuntu', there is no password

hey guys... in irc lingo what does 'o/' mean?

it means hello. \o/ means yay. kinda like a head and arms.

how do i beautify my grub menu and multinest my gnome menu?

there is the grub-splashimages package.

how can i share my printer on my ubunutu karmic with my vista computer

doing samba

how do you list all hard drives on a computer (including ones that arent mounted)?

cfdisk or df -h or fdisk

so anyone else know anything about getting the nvidia drivers to work with ubuntu

all i had to do is select the nvidia commercial drivers in synaptic.

how do i pass this whole command to sudo? so that the shell doesn't try to open /etc/fstab with my user's permissions, but with root's permissions? 'sudo grep music /mnt/etc/fstab >> /etc/fstab'

sudo bash -c 'foo >> /bar'

is there any software firewall on in ubuntu?

--^

if i want osx and ubuntu in a dual boot, which do i install first?

i would install osx first, once you have installed ubuntu you should then get the option to boot to either

limewire/frostwire both do not work on my computer,can anyone suggest an alternative?

or use bittorrent to obtain your legally network distributed software such as ubuntu cd's.

is there a way to make an icon on the applications menu that when clicked runs a command for you?

right click the menu and click edit menus, and add one in there

can someone point me to where i can learn about configuring grub to boot windows partitions?

try this, http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

excuse the n00b question, but what's the command to unpack a .deb file, specifically frostwire?

: dpkg -i file.deb just worked for me. (can i get a confirmation on this?)

hey, does anybody remember what bash command to run to check which version of php is currently installed???

php --version

how can i move the networking icon in the top panel? it has no move option.

move the entire notification area

if i do a update grub will it install into my mbr because i am using a dual boot with easybcd?

let me get you a link

how do i change the password for the password keyring?

applications -> accessories -> passwords and encryption keys -> passwords tab -> right-click passwords: login -> change password

ping google.com gives you an ip address...how can i do the opposite...i need to know the hostname associated with an ip address

but on many cases, you won't get all the domains.

hi!!! i need to know what the open office pakage name is

openoffice.org*

where does networkmanager log to? i'm failing to connect to an openvpn vpn and i'm trying to find the logging

i have it in /var/log/daemon.log

do you know how to ignore quits and joins in irsii?

/ignore +joins +parts +quits +modes +nicks

i have an mp3 player that doesn't automount in ubuntu. (running gnome desktop) i just discovered by accident that, if i am logged onto the computer in my daughter's account, it automounts fine as soon as you plug in the usb ... so what hidden config file do i need to delete to get it to work again on my account?

tried nautilus preferences¿

what is the use in having a separate /boot partition and a swap partition?

swap partition grants you improved access times in some instances.

hi guys, i'm looking for a program that allows me to upload files to my server with just one command from terminal, i tried lftp but i don't think it can upload my files with just one command

just use scp ie scp somefile user@someserver:

hi. how can i ugrade from 8.04 to 9.04 using the command line?

cant need to go from 8.04 to 8.10 then 9.04

how can one increase the text sixe, in xchat?

settings, preference, font size

has anybody experience in building a customized ubuntu install cd and give me any hints as to what approach i should try?

well check it - could be a possible solution