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ok, i'm officially in the market for a sound card that will work on my pentium 4 ubuntu machine...taking any and all recommendations! thanks for your help.	that list might be helpful too
can you show me where those chicks are? :p	vnc is available as open source, both server and client
is there any other way to find softwares like apt-cache search command?	you can use search in synaptic
someone who already knows if java is fully installed on ubuntu? for example, it is able to install limewire without any trouble?	you could always install it and check it out
ncmpcpp --now-playing doesn't show anything	if you just run ncmpcpp you should get an ncurses gui
hi, any recommendation for usb headset that works under ubuntu?	try it first, we never know which one works or not, unless problem appears to you
how do i uninstall somthing in ubuntu	rm deletes files. ignore that.
any suggestions for a movie player, other than totem and/or vlc?	mplayer and xine come to mine
how can i end beryl? i think i messed things up quite badly...	yes, apt-get remove beryl
is there a way to host a video on my website without converting to to proprietary formats like .flv? id love to use xvid, but i need to reduce the bitrate. any ideas?	html5 supports certain video formats (non-proprietary), you should check out what exactly it supports.
is there any way to flush ram memory?	i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync
hi, in ubuntu, i fixed 3 lan cards, and ubunntu give name to that lan cards like, eth0, eth1, eth2, now i removed the 2 lan cards, and only one eth2 remaining, how can i change this eth2 to eth0, from where we can change or clear these ethx name,	check /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
someone is running ubuntu feisty here?	ubuntu alpha support (festiy) is ubuntu+1
tim, try just installing ubuntu-desktop for gnome, if that's what you're after.	thx. what the command?
but when i try.. to run a binarie on the folder.. /usr/local/bin/dns2go i can't! it say.. the file or folder don't exist	you might have better luck with zoneedit or dyndns (i've used both from ubuntu in the past)
shadi but then, when it doesn't work so _anything_ in life sucks	what?
- hobbes1 - before you start editing the resolv.conf - i would check if dhcp is being used to configure the connection and/or if the cable modem can issue dns servers via dhcp - saves hassle in the long run..	actually i use dhcp on my pc at work, with /etc/resolv.conf manually tweaked to avoid the broken horrible dns forwarder our office has
if i use ssh x tunneling to run handbrake, do i have to have handbrake installed on the ssh client or server?	i don't know what handbrake is/does but my guess would be you need it on the server
anyone know why in ubuntu 10.10, with compiz enabled, i can only alt tab forwards, i cannot alt shift tab backwards?	you might have overwritten the hotkey for it with another interface addon. look through all your interface settings.
i know this sounds sad--but all i am trying to do is copy a custom gaim folder from my home to /user/share/pixmaps and i can't do it...can someone please tell me?	open a root terminal and type 'nautilus' to have access to anything outside of your home folder
zoss0: any luck?	yep, thanks alot.
does anyone know where i can go to read the #ubuntu irc q.& a. with mark shuttleworth? or if i even can read it?	its on omg!ubuntu! site
how can i get x to reload .xdefaults without logging out and back in?	xrdb -merge ~/.xdefaults
where is the log (verbose) of the boot sequence??? what is the log called???	if you've booted recently, you'll see what you're looking for.
what's the difference between sudo and su?	the above links will help you with your questions
hello! question. if i want to use rsync over ssh, is there a way i can 'save' my ssh key password to fully automate it? or in order to be fully automated am i to just keep the ssh key without a password?	sorry, meant to send it to invader
'e: invalid release file, no entry for main/binary-i368/packages' when i try to debootstrap --arch i386 dapper /foo/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/	368 vs 386..
whats a good cd burner?	k3b
how to quit ubuntu-unregge channel only?	/part 'channel name'
is there a way to increase inodes?	you can use tune2fs to do that, check the man page for specifics
is there a gui that works for p7zip on a 64bit system?	lucid
hey guys, does anyone here use 'nepenthes'? im having a problem	ask your real question
hi, anybody have tutorial how to setup ubuntu 6.* become router? help me pls. aand thanks to respond me.	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/router
kubuntu == ubuntu?	kubuntu = ubuntu with kde instead of gnome
eliveer where ?	found it---http://www.tldp.org/howto/irc/index.html
are there any limitations on what i can do to files on a windows file share from ubuntu?	there's not many things you need to do, open/delete/execute/delete files.. all works, there might be some permission issues, and case sensitivity can be an issue
are the repos incredibly slow tonight, or is it just me?	it's slow for everyone
how do you do that, cpk2?	i thought that deactivating/activating the connection in the networking pref's would make ubuntu re-recognize the modem but it won't
my ssh connection keeps dropping. is screen/tmux gonna make this less annoying? or are they going to hang when my connection drops?	you'll be able to reattach after you reconnect your session
hi... whenever i get a kernel update it breaks my wifi :( the wifi is a series of modules that have been compiled (ubuntu doesnt support the card)... any ideas on fixing this? also, can i make a module unload/load every so often to try and prevent drop outs?	no way to fix, it's the nature of the beast with compiled kernel modules
how do you create a shortcut via terminal	ln -s /location/of/file shortcut-filename is the quickest way
hi, can someone tell me how to access a samba share on another computer? when i use windows i can access it by going to \\pveer\adante and logging in with adante\password -- when i do this in the gnome browser it times out	smb://<ip here>
hello. :) i want to setup ubuntu. is there any review from the graphical instalation? i have 3 partitions but i just want to install ubuntu on the first one. i don't want it to mess with my other two. second question, my pc has 40 gb and i want to create /, /home and /swap. how much shoud i give to each (768 megs of ram)? third question, my d: and e: partitions are ntsc. to be able to work on them with ubuntu, to i need to change to fat32 ? thank you. sorr	http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/install/
i was wondering if anyone knows a way to mount as not root? ive got a user called gem who has sudo access but it keeps mounting as root? anyone know why	-o uid=$uid
hello, anyone know the name of the site where i can post my error code and it will give me a link so i can post it?	install/use the pastebinit command.. :) is a top 10 tip ..
how can i change the default scrollbar style? on this laptop with ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what i'm used to. on another laptop with ubuntu 11.04 and now running gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. i do not like this style of scrolling. i want to change it. i do not see option to change it within appearance preferences including when	sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0
is tracker or beagle now the _standard_ for 10.04 desktop search? synaptic implies neither.	i believe catfish is
hey all, anyone know if it's possible to turn thunderbird into a system tray icon?	there might be an addon
home or prof/superduperawesome edition?	two ultimates and a home
hey guys, does ubuntu come loaded with cd burning software?	but of course
is the sun j2re package still in ubuntu or was it removed temporarily ???	the repository where it is stored is not working correctly right now. it will probably get better, but no schedule at this point.
does anyone know of a way to check if my dvd burner is using sata or ide from inside ubuntu	check dmesg
hey guys, i have ubuntu 8.04. i've been trying to get my broadcom wireless to work using ndiswrapper, i've followed all the instructions on the website but i still have yet to get it to work. i tried blacklisting the drivers that apparently prevent it from working but so far i've had no success. any ideas?	have you tried just using the restricted drivers manager??? system > administration hardware drivers
what is the variable which keeps locations for libraries? it seems the variable got changed, since no lib is found on /usr/local/lib anymore...	try running ldconfig , that rebuilds lib relationships. see /etc/ld.so.conf*
ok, i got the printer working on my printer / scanner / copier. how do i install the scanner part?	if you're lucky, xsane (the gui) will find your scanner right away
hello, the splash screen shown during ubuntu boot, is it stored inside the initrd image? and, what is the more correct way of disabling it?	edit /etc/adduser.conf i think
hi all, any suggestions how to speed up the network device loading at startup (i think it's the dhcp that's slow)	look in /etc/network/interfaces - & move your if to the top
just a question about reinstalling ubuntu: i made a separate /home, so when i reinstall, i'll still have all my documents, but will have to redo all my settings and programs right?	though /etc and /usr/share have some settings you'll have to redoo
what's the password (if you've never set one up) to go into the cups admin (localhost:631) and mess with jobs?	just your normal user account and password, i expect
what's the default password for root/ssh ?	you can set a password, but its strongly discouraged
does anyone know how i can do a printscreen? i am quite new to ubuntu :)	applications-->accessories-->print screen
ok so how do i flush my cache /var/cache/apt?	sudo apt-get clean
is it possible, to resize an existing ext3 partitioned drive? it's 250gb and i want to make it smaller to 242gb	you can resize ext3 non-destructively with gparted
is there a program like pcanywhere that you can control a pc that is beside of router?	http://www.tightvnc.com/
is there a way to specify the current directory in terminal? i.e. mv /home/somefile to currentdirectory	notice the '.' at the end
hello i am trying to download videos from myspace profile, can anyone provide me with some tools? or command line tools like wget or httrack?	search synaptic. there's several tools for this purpose.
it seems that ipv6 must be enabled and my connection must be slow :(	i give up - couple of things didn't work.
for some reason firefox's own update system doesn't work even with using sudo	the ff updater is nto used in dapper
if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point?	saves messing with reinstalls
i'm getting the 'timestamp too far in future' error whenever i use sudo. how is it i fix this again?	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=173505
hello, how can i tell what files a package contains before downloading and installing it? i need something like dpkg -l or dpkg-deb --contents, only i want to get this information for packages not already present on my system.	apt-file show foo
hello do you guys know some command line video tool which would copy part of a video into new one? i'd like something like 'copyvideo --from 1:01 --to 1:35 video.avi 30secondsvideo.avi'	ffmpeg will do that
hi, anyone have some time to help me get my mic working?	what sound card?
hi... i installed ubuntun at the soon.... i tried kget for my downloads.... but i couldnt find an option for my rapidshare acount on kget... any idea?	http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-556449.html
hi how to convert pdf file to jpg?	sudo apt-get install imagemagick .... convert <in-file.pdf> <out-file.jpg> ..
hello everybody. i have two pcs on wich i use ubuntu, and one 'server' with some debian on it. i want to have the firefox bookmarks of both pcs synchronized. is there a possibility to have the bookmarks saved at the server, maybe in an sql database or something, so both pcs cann access them (and update them automaticall, e.g. read them while starting forefox)?	it's a firefox addon you're looking for -- a bookmarking sync addon.
what does bash do with the pipe character?	the pipe takes the output of one command and sends it to the input of another command.
can someone recommend a fully functional netbook for ubuntu?	buy the dell 10v with ubuntu preinstalled ??
how to delete an user completely including his home folder...?	-r is doing the job
is there a cli tool in linux that allow one to record realtime audio sent to your souncard? (possibly pipe it to any encoders too).	eg. arecord
can i convert a ntfs disk into a ext3 without loosing data?	yes you can read/write to ntfs
how to search udev?	dmesg \| grep -i <text>
is there a way i can reorganize my gnome menu? i've uninstalled wine, but the menu item is still there.	system -> pref. -> main menu
which irc channel should i use to ask questions about apps compilation for ubuntu?	you might find this interesting: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/compilingsoftware?highlight=%28%28compilingeasyhowto%29%29
hi. can i make nautilus display a directory tree?	i think so, try the dropdown menu in the side pane
hell, #ubuntu have not questions? the people is learning how to use ubuntu i like it :d	shhh. savor the silence.
my server accepts ssh auth with keys only. if i update the ssh now will i lock myself out?	install fixed version on client, generate 2nd key, add 2nd key to authorized keys on server, and after testing it works, delete the old key form servers authorized. best way to ssh using given key is probably: eval `ssh-agent` && ssh-add /home/you/newkey.pub
what program can i use to open .rar archives?	you might need to install the rar support for archive-manager.
what is 'a semite connection point of view'?	i meant from a remote connection point of view
why does chromium get installed when i remove firefox and vice versa????? i only want chrome	maybe you have a package that depends on one or the other?
what is the best wysiwyg web design + html code editor app?	quanta+ ?
what command shall i use to find out what my sound card is ? - thanx for your help	lspci
hi, i installed 9.10 but i cannot play neither mp3 nor movies.	open software center and search for ubuntu restricted extras
hi all, how can i find out my mac adress on ubuntu?	it's called hwaddr in the output
hi! i have a small 'default browser' problem. if i click on links on pidgin, firefox doesnt start, if i use googlizer the no browser is started. what can be the problem?	have you set system > preferences > preferred applications correctly?
anyone can help me with this task: i want to delete all files that ends '.db' (some windows leftovers in various directiories) the 'rm .db' doesn't seem to do the trick, and i'm afraid of using 'rm -i -r .db' not really sure about results	find /path/ -name '*.db' -delete (test with -echo rather than -delete)
can anyone tell me how to remove files from the trash can that have root permissions?	use sudo
would anyone have any idea why this entry in crontab doesn't work: (/15 * * * /usr/bin/xfdesktop -reload) while this entry does: (/15 * * * echo 'it works' > ~/readme)?	you need to set it, and maybe something more, don't know about xfce
is there a way to program the fsck to run at every boot?	sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sda1
how do i remove glib-2.8.6?	no checkinstall?

ok, i'm officially in the market for a sound card that will work on my pentium 4 ubuntu machine...taking any and all recommendations! thanks for your help.

that list might be helpful too

can you show me where those chicks are? :p

vnc is available as open source, both server and client

is there any other way to find softwares like apt-cache search command?

you can use search in synaptic

someone who already knows if java is fully installed on ubuntu? for example, it is able to install limewire without any trouble?

you could always install it and check it out

ncmpcpp --now-playing doesn't show anything

if you just run ncmpcpp you should get an ncurses gui

hi, any recommendation for usb headset that works under ubuntu?

try it first, we never know which one works or not, unless problem appears to you

how do i uninstall somthing in ubuntu

rm deletes files. ignore that.

any suggestions for a movie player, other than totem and/or vlc?

mplayer and xine come to mine

how can i end beryl? i think i messed things up quite badly...

yes, apt-get remove beryl

is there a way to host a video on my website without converting to to proprietary formats like .flv? id love to use xvid, but i need to reduce the bitrate. any ideas?

html5 supports certain video formats (non-proprietary), you should check out what exactly it supports.

is there any way to flush ram memory?

i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync

hi, in ubuntu, i fixed 3 lan cards, and ubunntu give name to that lan cards like, eth0, eth1, eth2, now i removed the 2 lan cards, and only one eth2 remaining, how can i change this eth2 to eth0, from where we can change or clear these ethx name,

check /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

someone is running ubuntu feisty here?

ubuntu alpha support (festiy) is ubuntu+1

tim, try just installing ubuntu-desktop for gnome, if that's what you're after.

thx. what the command?

but when i try.. to run a binarie on the folder.. /usr/local/bin/dns2go i can't! it say.. the file or folder don't exist

you might have better luck with zoneedit or dyndns (i've used both from ubuntu in the past)

shadi but then, when it doesn't work so _anything_ in life sucks

what?

- hobbes1 - before you start editing the resolv.conf - i would check if dhcp is being used to configure the connection and/or if the cable modem can issue dns servers via dhcp - saves hassle in the long run..

actually i use dhcp on my pc at work, with /etc/resolv.conf manually tweaked to avoid the broken horrible dns forwarder our office has

if i use ssh x tunneling to run handbrake, do i have to have handbrake installed on the ssh client or server?

i don't know what handbrake is/does but my guess would be you need it on the server

anyone know why in ubuntu 10.10, with compiz enabled, i can only alt tab forwards, i cannot alt shift tab backwards?

you might have overwritten the hotkey for it with another interface addon. look through all your interface settings.

i know this sounds sad--but all i am trying to do is copy a custom gaim folder from my home to /user/share/pixmaps and i can't do it...can someone please tell me?

open a root terminal and type 'nautilus' to have access to anything outside of your home folder

zoss0: any luck?

yep, thanks alot.

does anyone know where i can go to read the #ubuntu irc q.& a. with mark shuttleworth? or if i even can read it?

its on omg!ubuntu! site

how can i get x to reload .xdefaults without logging out and back in?

xrdb -merge ~/.xdefaults

where is the log (verbose) of the boot sequence??? what is the log called???

if you've booted recently, you'll see what you're looking for.

what's the difference between sudo and su?

the above links will help you with your questions

hello! question. if i want to use rsync over ssh, is there a way i can 'save' my ssh key password to fully automate it? or in order to be fully automated am i to just keep the ssh key without a password?

sorry, meant to send it to invader

'e: invalid release file, no entry for main/binary-i368/packages' when i try to debootstrap --arch i386 dapper /foo/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

368 vs 386..

whats a good cd burner?

k3b

how to quit ubuntu-unregge channel only?

/part 'channel name'

is there a way to increase inodes?

you can use tune2fs to do that, check the man page for specifics

is there a gui that works for p7zip on a 64bit system?

lucid

hey guys, does anyone here use 'nepenthes'? im having a problem

ask your real question

hi, anybody have tutorial how to setup ubuntu 6.* become router? help me pls. aand thanks to respond me.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/router

kubuntu == ubuntu?

kubuntu = ubuntu with kde instead of gnome

eliveer where ?

found it---http://www.tldp.org/howto/irc/index.html

are there any limitations on what i can do to files on a windows file share from ubuntu?

there's not many things you need to do, open/delete/execute/delete files.. all works, there might be some permission issues, and case sensitivity can be an issue

are the repos incredibly slow tonight, or is it just me?

it's slow for everyone

how do you do that, cpk2?

i thought that deactivating/activating the connection in the networking pref's would make ubuntu re-recognize the modem but it won't

my ssh connection keeps dropping. is screen/tmux gonna make this less annoying? or are they going to hang when my connection drops?

you'll be able to reattach after you reconnect your session

hi... whenever i get a kernel update it breaks my wifi :( the wifi is a series of modules that have been compiled (ubuntu doesnt support the card)... any ideas on fixing this? also, can i make a module unload/load every so often to try and prevent drop outs?

no way to fix, it's the nature of the beast with compiled kernel modules

how do you create a shortcut via terminal

ln -s /location/of/file shortcut-filename is the quickest way

hi, can someone tell me how to access a samba share on another computer? when i use windows i can access it by going to \\pveer\adante and logging in with adante\password -- when i do this in the gnome browser it times out

smb://<ip here>

hello. :) i want to setup ubuntu. is there any review from the graphical instalation? i have 3 partitions but i just want to install ubuntu on the first one. i don't want it to mess with my other two. second question, my pc has 40 gb and i want to create /, /home and /swap. how much shoud i give to each (768 megs of ram)? third question, my d: and e: partitions are ntsc. to be able to work on them with ubuntu, to i need to change to fat32 ? thank you. sorr

http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/install/

i was wondering if anyone knows a way to mount as not root? ive got a user called gem who has sudo access but it keeps mounting as root? anyone know why

-o uid=$uid

hello, anyone know the name of the site where i can post my error code and it will give me a link so i can post it?

install/use the pastebinit command.. :) is a top 10 tip ..

how can i change the default scrollbar style? on this laptop with ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what i'm used to. on another laptop with ubuntu 11.04 and now running gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. i do not like this style of scrolling. i want to change it. i do not see option to change it within appearance preferences including when

sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0

is tracker or beagle now the _standard_ for 10.04 desktop search? synaptic implies neither.

i believe catfish is

hey all, anyone know if it's possible to turn thunderbird into a system tray icon?

there might be an addon

home or prof/superduperawesome edition?

two ultimates and a home

hey guys, does ubuntu come loaded with cd burning software?

but of course

is the sun j2re package still in ubuntu or was it removed temporarily ???

the repository where it is stored is not working correctly right now. it will probably get better, but no schedule at this point.

does anyone know of a way to check if my dvd burner is using sata or ide from inside ubuntu

check dmesg

hey guys, i have ubuntu 8.04. i've been trying to get my broadcom wireless to work using ndiswrapper, i've followed all the instructions on the website but i still have yet to get it to work. i tried blacklisting the drivers that apparently prevent it from working but so far i've had no success. any ideas?

have you tried just using the restricted drivers manager??? system > administration hardware drivers

what is the variable which keeps locations for libraries? it seems the variable got changed, since no lib is found on /usr/local/lib anymore...

try running ldconfig , that rebuilds lib relationships. see /etc/ld.so.conf*

ok, i got the printer working on my printer / scanner / copier. how do i install the scanner part?

if you're lucky, xsane (the gui) will find your scanner right away

hello, the splash screen shown during ubuntu boot, is it stored inside the initrd image? and, what is the more correct way of disabling it?

edit /etc/adduser.conf i think

hi all, any suggestions how to speed up the network device loading at startup (i think it's the dhcp that's slow)

look in /etc/network/interfaces - & move your if to the top

just a question about reinstalling ubuntu: i made a separate /home, so when i reinstall, i'll still have all my documents, but will have to redo all my settings and programs right?

though /etc and /usr/share have some settings you'll have to redoo

what's the password (if you've never set one up) to go into the cups admin (localhost:631) and mess with jobs?

just your normal user account and password, i expect

what's the default password for root/ssh ?

you can set a password, but its strongly discouraged

does anyone know how i can do a printscreen? i am quite new to ubuntu :)

applications-->accessories-->print screen

ok so how do i flush my cache /var/cache/apt?

sudo apt-get clean

is it possible, to resize an existing ext3 partitioned drive? it's 250gb and i want to make it smaller to 242gb

you can resize ext3 non-destructively with gparted

is there a program like pcanywhere that you can control a pc that is beside of router?

http://www.tightvnc.com/

is there a way to specify the current directory in terminal? i.e. mv /home/somefile to currentdirectory

notice the '.' at the end

hello i am trying to download videos from myspace profile, can anyone provide me with some tools? or command line tools like wget or httrack?

search synaptic. there's several tools for this purpose.

it seems that ipv6 must be enabled and my connection must be slow :(

i give up - couple of things didn't work.

for some reason firefox's own update system doesn't work even with using sudo

the ff updater is nto used in dapper

if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point?

saves messing with reinstalls

i'm getting the 'timestamp too far in future' error whenever i use sudo. how is it i fix this again?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=173505

hello, how can i tell what files a package contains before downloading and installing it? i need something like dpkg -l or dpkg-deb --contents, only i want to get this information for packages not already present on my system.

apt-file show foo

hello do you guys know some command line video tool which would copy part of a video into new one? i'd like something like 'copyvideo --from 1:01 --to 1:35 video.avi 30secondsvideo.avi'

ffmpeg will do that

hi, anyone have some time to help me get my mic working?

what sound card?

hi... i installed ubuntun at the soon.... i tried kget for my downloads.... but i couldnt find an option for my rapidshare acount on kget... any idea?

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-556449.html

hi how to convert pdf file to jpg?

sudo apt-get install imagemagick .... convert <in-file.pdf> <out-file.jpg> ..

hello everybody. i have two pcs on wich i use ubuntu, and one 'server' with some debian on it. i want to have the firefox bookmarks of both pcs synchronized. is there a possibility to have the bookmarks saved at the server, maybe in an sql database or something, so both pcs cann access them (and update them automaticall, e.g. read them while starting forefox)?

it's a firefox addon you're looking for -- a bookmarking sync addon.

what does bash do with the pipe character?

the pipe takes the output of one command and sends it to the input of another command.

can someone recommend a fully functional netbook for ubuntu?

buy the dell 10v with ubuntu preinstalled ??

how to delete an user completely including his home folder...?

-r is doing the job

is there a cli tool in linux that allow one to record realtime audio sent to your souncard? (possibly pipe it to any encoders too).

eg. arecord

can i convert a ntfs disk into a ext3 without loosing data?

yes you can read/write to ntfs

how to search udev?

dmesg | grep -i <text>

is there a way i can reorganize my gnome menu? i've uninstalled wine, but the menu item is still there.

system -> pref. -> main menu

which irc channel should i use to ask questions about apps compilation for ubuntu?

you might find this interesting: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/compilingsoftware?highlight=%28%28compilingeasyhowto%29%29

hi. can i make nautilus display a directory tree?

i think so, try the dropdown menu in the side pane

hell, #ubuntu have not questions? the people is learning how to use ubuntu i like it :d

shhh. savor the silence.

my server accepts ssh auth with keys only. if i update the ssh now will i lock myself out?

install fixed version on client, generate 2nd key, add 2nd key to authorized keys on server, and after testing it works, delete the old key form servers authorized. best way to ssh using given key is probably: eval `ssh-agent` && ssh-add /home/you/newkey.pub

what program can i use to open .rar archives?

you might need to install the rar support for archive-manager.

what is 'a semite connection point of view'?

i meant from a remote connection point of view

why does chromium get installed when i remove firefox and vice versa????? i only want chrome

maybe you have a package that depends on one or the other?

what is the best wysiwyg web design + html code editor app?

quanta+ ?

what command shall i use to find out what my sound card is ? - thanx for your help

lspci

hi, i installed 9.10 but i cannot play neither mp3 nor movies.

open software center and search for ubuntu restricted extras

hi all, how can i find out my mac adress on ubuntu?

it's called hwaddr in the output

hi! i have a small 'default browser' problem. if i click on links on pidgin, firefox doesnt start, if i use googlizer the no browser is started. what can be the problem?

have you set system > preferences > preferred applications correctly?

anyone can help me with this task: i want to delete all files that ends '.db' (some windows leftovers in various directiories) the 'rm *.db' doesn't seem to do the trick, and i'm afraid of using 'rm -i -r *.db' not really sure about results

find /path/ -name '*.db' -delete (test with -echo rather than -delete)

can anyone tell me how to remove files from the trash can that have root permissions?

use sudo

would anyone have any idea why this entry in crontab doesn't work: (*/15 * * * * /usr/bin/xfdesktop -reload) while this entry does: (*/15 * * * * echo 'it works' > ~/readme)?

you need to set it, and maybe something more, don't know about xfce

is there a way to program the fsck to run at every boot?

sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sda1

how do i remove glib-2.8.6?

no checkinstall?