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any idea where i can download some legal flac audio?	linnrecords
hello. i have a problem. my network card says that there is no connection whereas when booting from the live cd it's working. how do i fix it? any clues?	sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) do that incase its not already installed
please: which notebook brand goes better with ubuntu? asus or fujitsu-siemens?	check for compability errors at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/laptoptestingteam
#ubuntu: how to switch workspaces?	which window manager?
besides awn and gnomedo there is another popular mac os x style panel, what is it called?	cairo dock
i am having problems with beep media player it is not playing anything. i did get the codacs as instructed by the ubuntu unofficial guide. anyone else have the same experence and know what i should do?	and i hope you didn't use ubuntuguide that much
how do i move the contents of a folder instead of the folder itself? for example, i want to: sudo mv /home/andy/joomla/ /var/www -- but i just want the contents of the joomla to end up in /var/www not like /var/www/joomla	sudo mv -r /home/andy/joomla/* /var/www
why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?	ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version
how can i unpack .gz ?	or archive manager or some such in gui.
can anyone please help me with the speed of other computer? it is driving me nuts by taking minutes just to browse through directories or move the mouse. it does running normally every now and then but it only lasts for a few seconds	is your disk drive running a lot?
can someone help with grub please?	what i'd try to do is let grub use hda1 and merge the relevant sections from (hda3)/path/to/menu.lst to (hda1)/path/to/menu.lst. but that's me.
i'm having trouble extracting rars in the last couple days...what gives?	unrar x filename.rar
how do i play and convert .flv videos in ubuntu?	goto the forum and do a search for convertit
any recommended software for hotkey binding?	xbindkeys
what is the point of the /etc/hosts file?	i think it specifies dns servers and blacklisted sites
i remember there was a program, of which images where distributed that could be written to a floppy to boot from it and then be able to boot from cd, hard disk, or some other options. does anybody know what am i talking about ?	smart boot manager
any good games about racing in ubuntu?	sudo apt-get install supertuxkart
hi - i'm trying to run a scientific model through the command line. is there a way to dump the standard output to a file but still view it on screen as the model runs?	./myapp \| tee file
how to i see text in boot time?	edit the grub config to get rid of 'quiet' and 'splash'
hi, i'd like to change my unity settings so that i can move windows upwards past the top bar (i have a small screen and need to do this to see the bottom of some windows).	see if holding alt while dragging the window will allow moving past top - compiz might prevent this...
where is usb's trash folder? i can't find it.	when you unmount it should prompt you to empty the trash
how does one go about mounting a usb hd via command line? is it that much more complex then mounting a regular drive or cd drive?	just do dmesg to find that out
my landlord switched isps on me, and the new service seems really slow, who can i check my bandwidth?	speedtest.net or speed.io
can somebody help me to install god damn java :((	also, it is a faq and there is a nice tutorial on the ubuntu wiki iirc
yo! whilst in the command line, when i enter a long string of characters, how can i instantly jump to the very front of the line?	home and end work for me
how do i 'chmod -r' my entire $home dir to other users, so that only i (and root..) can see what's in it?	i think it's chmod you want.. remove the x-flags from the directories as others... $ find /home/myself -type d \| xargs chmod o-x
hello i can't seem to use my nvidia driver. can anyone help ?	how did you install it? restricted drivers manager?
ok i can now mount my /dev/mapper/root /mnt. how can i install lvm and grub now?	what are you having trouble with?
is there a command i can use that will give me window borders if x windows isnt showing them??	'metacity --replace' and/or 'compiz --replace'
what is the shortcut for the run command dialog box	alt f2
i installd linux/ubuntu for the first time yesterday and trying to learn som shit now. and i'm woundering if someone know how i can change the standard terminal in ubuntu/gnome...	prefered apps/terminal on the system/settings menu
do i need to stop x-server while installing graphics driver from nvidia in ubuntu?	type apt-cache search nvidia
how do i resume command that was stopped with ctrl-z ?	also see `jobs`
any idea with that bluez error?	browsing the phone and sending files that way instead seems to work though
i've just found a directory /.trash-root. du reports it eats up 6gb of space... can i delete it?	sure. its basically the trash bin for the root account.
where is the ubuntu (distributor-logo) icon logo located that is on the panel next to 'applications'? i'm using a custom theme and not sure which folder the logo is in as a slocate turns up up like 9 results	i think the logo is in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/distributor-logo.png or something
is it possible to transfer files from a telnet connection?	ftp is usually allowed if they're still allowing telnet
i need to apt-get the kernel sources of the kernel i'm using in order to build another package...what's the package name to apt-get install for my kernel source?	linux-source-2.6.22
is there some magic to booting from the netbook remix on an sd card in an eee pc 900?	yes u must configure the bios
i have a situation. one pc upgraded the kernel from 2.6.20-16.29 to 2.6.20-16.31. it broke the sound card. 2.6.20-15.27 still works, but 16.31 does not. i have another pc with 16.29 image and headers. how can i get them from other pc to broken one?	look for the .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives/
where is the cache of installed packages located?	/var/cache/apt/archives/
hi i updated from dapper to edgy by changing 'dapper' to 'edgy' in my sources.list. is there a way to switch back to dapper?	cool thing you did. since you tried that, care to share results?
guys i'm trying to be as patient as one can be but i would at least like some acknowledge of my question regarding help with my bluetooth desktop set and linux	i see it but never messed with bluetooth on linux
i am having issues accessing an ntfs partition with partition manager/initial installer; freezes immediately after attempting to recognize partitions in live install; i can access data on and mount both partitions in jaunty live, though the moment i try to use gparted to access them while unmounted, partitions become unmountable (through automated gnome mounting) and gparted locks	what are you doing on gparted live or what is you want
how to start the battery docklet?	power has choices on displaying it.
can anyone please tell me how to set read permissions on an ntfs mounted hdd	pass -o umask=022 to mount
is there a google chrome yet for linux?	there's some very serious privacy issues relating to chrome, i would strongly advise holding off on it.
are you sure he even has some atheros card? the specs for his model only indicate either intel or boradcom adapters	as it stands he has an atheros ar24x
how do you make a custom application launcher that needs root access? what is the command?	start with: gksu command
@anyone with linux java 32bit installed:: can anyone send me 'libjavaplugin_oji.so' (should be found trough search), or put it on rapidshare.de for ex.? please. (it's the java plugin for mozilla 32bit, i need the one for 32bit to wrap with nspluginwrapper). i just need this one very file for my amd64.	check the private messages.
how do i change the 'not so nice colored' brown background when starting gnome?	system -> admin -> login screen -> gtk greeter -> background color
hi, i have increased the size of my ubuntu partition (the main ext5 linux partition) with gparted. even though the partition has increased, ubuntu still sees the partition as being the old size. is there something else i need to do before ububtu can use the space? thanks	maybe resize2fs ? or a fsck of the parition ?
there's a breezy version of a package that i want to install on my hoary system - is there a best practices doc on that? d/l'ing and dpkg -i'ing would be fine with me, but i wanted to make sure doing so is the best approach (if it is)	pinning may help (though i don't pretend to understand it). http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/pinninghowto
can anyone please give me some help getting my remotes to work with a commandir in mythbuntu? i've been asking for hours in the mythbuntu room without a single response...	is there some reason its not working with lirc? i thought that was supported better
hi. is it possible to install the packages for edubuntu on regular ubuntu?	tasksel
does ubuntu support wireless mice and keyboards? how easy would the installation of one be?	mostly 'just works [tm] '
ubuntu 12.04 has support for python 2.x or 3.x ?	both
is the bug fixed, that what made it possible to read the password in the password field in plain text?	with dapper, yes.
how do i configure gnome display manager as default?	this is an old note....try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm'
what is the best way to clone my harddrive? so i can put it in to another pc?	partimage would be one way, you'll need room to store the copy though...
please, how to create a link on desktop for 'aptitude' to work as root, maybe asking for password on launch? at the moment it works only as unpreveliged task	if you're doing gui stuff, have you considered update manger or synaptic?
hi there. is there anyway i could image a complete harddrive to external server or harddrive? i'm upgrading my hd and don't want to have to reinstall everything	type 'man dd'
whats the command to navigate nautilus as root user? from alt+f2 ?	i think they use gksudo now instead of gtksu
if i apt-get kubuntu-desktop, what will happen with gdm and kdm?	it will stay with gdm
hi, is there a way to use subversion without a webhost? i want to use it on my local pc, i tried putting localhost for the url	http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/03/02/setup-a-subversion-server-in-4-minutes/
hi all, is there a way to reload the window manager without going through the compiz fusion icon. i would like a cli command that does not need a sudo so that i can put a one click link on my applications bar.	compiz --replace maybe
is there anyone here?!	you will need a secondary drive to burn with
is there a command to see how much free space there is left?	df -h
hello, i am interested in submitting software i developed to ubuntu, how would i go about this?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntudevelopment/newpackages
how can i locate packages from the latest ubuntu release? intrepid? i want to browse a mirror with a web browser and look at the .deb files that are available.	packages.ubuntu.com, probably
hello all. anyone know of a cli client for p2p networks	what are you trying to do exactly?
please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!	you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts
how do i get azereus working?	http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75272
how to insert a bulleted list in openoffice.org impress text?	select text , that you wana number >> bull >> bullet and numbering
what package do i need for x11/xft/xft.h ?	xlibs-devel
which packet proviles the mail command and the mailbox under /home/user/mail ???	mailutils or heirloom-mailx
how can i install java on firefox?	install package sun-java6-jre from system > administration > synaptic
i use karmic. what should i do with ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa ???	there are a typo in my commmand. you get the idea. :o
a (very limited) list can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupport	thanks for the list
since updating to maverick (10.10) my brother dcp-120c scanner won't be recognized. the printer works still fine and all drivers and entries are done. someone a clue?	reinstall the driver from the brother site
what's the difference between installing the gnome package and the gnome-shell package?	why do you need to know?
hi how do i update gutsy to the latest gnome?	if you really want that, look up jhbuild . but doing it is beyond this channel's support
anyone knows what happened to the alt+f2 ?	it should still be a run dialog
i'm trying to use bmartin's script to set up ndiswrapper for my atheros wifi. i get this error: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/34093/ what do i do?	do you have build-essential installed?
hey, i'm having a really weird problem when loading xmms...	you need both libesd0 and libmikmod2 installed if you're using the binary-only nvidia driver
hi, can someone recommend some good media players :), mainly for music.	mplayer and miro
can the 'windows' key be mapped?	yes, the key is called super
i'm running ubuntu 904. i wanted to know how to add the shut off/restart back to the system menu like it was in previous ubuntu releases. any ideas ?	if you right click the red logout icon on top tight panel and choose remove it puts shutdown back under system
hi how may i connect to a wireless access point via a text terminal?? i.e no gui	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834
is there a way to disable gnome-screensaver's unlock dialog?	in the preferences of the screen saver
how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders?	find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \;
hey, i'm having a java problem. i added my path to /etc/profile and loged out and back in. but when i which java i get nothing :(	add it instead to /etc/environment
i've just added a new user (useradd user); the new user can't play audio cdroms (but can mount data cds)	sudo adduser <your new user> audio
i don't think you can.. i think vmware sets up a virtual disc image..	so i need to install another windows from it?
eclipse for c++ annoys me because it keeps recompiling the damn code whenever i change it.	i like how it does that... when i'm on a new computer... i hate it on my old laptop :-(
when can i download mono for ubuntu?	open the package manager and search for the mono packages you want
hello, i have a very persistent problem with my screen resolution, would anyone be willing to help me out there?	mail the nvidia developers for not developing working drivers.
another question before installing: i read somewhere that ubuntu has no multimedia support.. does it mean i wont be able to watch my avi(divx/xvid) or realmedia files ?	http://www.ubuntuguide.org/ details installation of all comon packages
whats that message when i try to search a apt ? 'the aplication apt can be foun in this packages sun java-jdk' something like this..	what are you doing when you see that error?
does anyone know how to make my vm os install utilize my x850 card?	you probably can't

any idea where i can download some legal flac audio?

linnrecords

hello. i have a problem. my network card says that there is no connection whereas when booting from the live cd it's working. how do i fix it? any clues?

sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) do that incase its not already installed

please: which notebook brand goes better with ubuntu? asus or fujitsu-siemens?

check for compability errors at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/laptoptestingteam

#ubuntu: how to switch workspaces?

which window manager?

besides awn and gnomedo there is another popular mac os x style panel, what is it called?

cairo dock

i am having problems with beep media player it is not playing anything. i did get the codacs as instructed by the ubuntu unofficial guide. anyone else have the same experence and know what i should do?

and i hope you didn't use ubuntuguide that much

how do i move the contents of a folder instead of the folder itself? for example, i want to: sudo mv /home/andy/joomla/ /var/www -- but i just want the contents of the joomla to end up in /var/www not like /var/www/joomla

sudo mv -r /home/andy/joomla/* /var/www

why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?

ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version

how can i unpack .gz ?

or archive manager or some such in gui.

can anyone please help me with the speed of other computer? it is driving me nuts by taking minutes just to browse through directories or move the mouse. it does running normally every now and then but it only lasts for a few seconds

is your disk drive running a lot?

can someone help with grub please?

what i'd try to do is let grub use hda1 and merge the relevant sections from (hda3)/path/to/menu.lst to (hda1)/path/to/menu.lst. but that's me.

i'm having trouble extracting rars in the last couple days...what gives?

unrar x filename.rar

how do i play and convert .flv videos in ubuntu?

goto the forum and do a search for convertit

any recommended software for hotkey binding?

xbindkeys

what is the point of the /etc/hosts file?

i think it specifies dns servers and blacklisted sites

i remember there was a program, of which images where distributed that could be written to a floppy to boot from it and then be able to boot from cd, hard disk, or some other options. does anybody know what am i talking about ?

smart boot manager

any good games about racing in ubuntu?

sudo apt-get install supertuxkart

hi - i'm trying to run a scientific model through the command line. is there a way to dump the standard output to a file but still view it on screen as the model runs?

./myapp | tee file

how to i see text in boot time?

edit the grub config to get rid of 'quiet' and 'splash'

hi, i'd like to change my unity settings so that i can move windows upwards past the top bar (i have a small screen and need to do this to see the bottom of some windows).

see if holding alt while dragging the window will allow moving past top - compiz might prevent this...

where is usb's trash folder? i can't find it.

when you unmount it should prompt you to empty the trash

how does one go about mounting a usb hd via command line? is it that much more complex then mounting a regular drive or cd drive?

just do dmesg to find that out

my landlord switched isps on me, and the new service seems really slow, who can i check my bandwidth?

speedtest.net or speed.io

can somebody help me to install god damn java :((

also, it is a faq and there is a nice tutorial on the ubuntu wiki iirc

yo! whilst in the command line, when i enter a long string of characters, how can i instantly jump to the very front of the line?

home and end work for me

how do i 'chmod -r' my entire $home dir to other users, so that only i (and root..) can see what's in it?

i think it's chmod you want.. remove the x-flags from the directories as others... $ find /home/myself -type d | xargs chmod o-x

hello i can't seem to use my nvidia driver. can anyone help ?

how did you install it? restricted drivers manager?

ok i can now mount my /dev/mapper/root /mnt. how can i install lvm and grub now?

what are you having trouble with?

is there a command i can use that will give me window borders if x windows isnt showing them??

'metacity --replace' and/or 'compiz --replace'

what is the shortcut for the run command dialog box

alt f2

i installd linux/ubuntu for the first time yesterday and trying to learn som shit now. and i'm woundering if someone know how i can change the standard terminal in ubuntu/gnome...

prefered apps/terminal on the system/settings menu

do i need to stop x-server while installing graphics driver from nvidia in ubuntu?

type apt-cache search nvidia

how do i resume command that was stopped with ctrl-z ?

also see `jobs`

any idea with that bluez error?

browsing the phone and sending files that way instead seems to work though

i've just found a directory /.trash-root. du reports it eats up 6gb of space... can i delete it?

sure. its basically the trash bin for the root account.

where is the ubuntu (distributor-logo) icon logo located that is on the panel next to 'applications'? i'm using a custom theme and not sure which folder the logo is in as a slocate turns up up like 9 results

i think the logo is in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/distributor-logo.png or something

is it possible to transfer files from a telnet connection?

ftp is usually allowed if they're still allowing telnet

i need to apt-get the kernel sources of the kernel i'm using in order to build another package...what's the package name to apt-get install for my kernel source?

linux-source-2.6.22

is there some magic to booting from the netbook remix on an sd card in an eee pc 900?

yes u must configure the bios

i have a situation. one pc upgraded the kernel from 2.6.20-16.29 to 2.6.20-16.31. it broke the sound card. 2.6.20-15.27 still works, but 16.31 does not. i have another pc with 16.29 image and headers. how can i get them from other pc to broken one?

look for the .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives/

where is the cache of installed packages located?

/var/cache/apt/archives/

hi i updated from dapper to edgy by changing 'dapper' to 'edgy' in my sources.list. is there a way to switch back to dapper?

cool thing you did. since you tried that, care to share results?

guys i'm trying to be as patient as one can be but i would at least like some acknowledge of my question regarding help with my bluetooth desktop set and linux

i see it but never messed with bluetooth on linux

i am having issues accessing an ntfs partition with partition manager/initial installer; freezes immediately after attempting to recognize partitions in live install; i can access data on and mount both partitions in jaunty live, though the moment i try to use gparted to access them while unmounted, partitions become unmountable (through automated gnome mounting) and gparted locks

what are you doing on gparted live or what is you want

how to start the battery docklet?

power has choices on displaying it.

can anyone please tell me how to set read permissions on an ntfs mounted hdd

pass -o umask=022 to mount

is there a google chrome yet for linux?

there's some very serious privacy issues relating to chrome, i would strongly advise holding off on it.

are you sure he even has some atheros card? the specs for his model only indicate either intel or boradcom adapters

as it stands he has an atheros ar24x

how do you make a custom application launcher that needs root access? what is the command?

start with: gksu command

@anyone with linux java 32bit installed:: can anyone send me 'libjavaplugin_oji.so' (should be found trough search), or put it on rapidshare.de for ex.? please. (it's the java plugin for mozilla 32bit, i need the one for 32bit to wrap with nspluginwrapper). i just need this one very file for my amd64.

check the private messages.

how do i change the 'not so nice colored' brown background when starting gnome?

system -> admin -> login screen -> gtk greeter -> background color

hi, i have increased the size of my ubuntu partition (the main ext5 linux partition) with gparted. even though the partition has increased, ubuntu still sees the partition as being the old size. is there something else i need to do before ububtu can use the space? thanks

maybe resize2fs ? or a fsck of the parition ?

there's a breezy version of a package that i want to install on my hoary system - is there a best practices doc on that? d/l'ing and dpkg -i'ing would be fine with me, but i wanted to make sure doing so is the best approach (if it is)

pinning may help (though i don't pretend to understand it). http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/pinninghowto

can anyone please give me some help getting my remotes to work with a commandir in mythbuntu? i've been asking for hours in the mythbuntu room without a single response...

is there some reason its not working with lirc? i thought that was supported better

hi. is it possible to install the packages for edubuntu on regular ubuntu?

tasksel

does ubuntu support wireless mice and keyboards? how easy would the installation of one be?

mostly 'just works [tm] '

ubuntu 12.04 has support for python 2.x or 3.x ?

both

is the bug fixed, that what made it possible to read the password in the password field in plain text?

with dapper, yes.

how do i configure gnome display manager as default?

this is an old note....try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm'

what is the best way to clone my harddrive? so i can put it in to another pc?

partimage would be one way, you'll need room to store the copy though...

please, how to create a link on desktop for 'aptitude' to work as root, maybe asking for password on launch? at the moment it works only as unpreveliged task

if you're doing gui stuff, have you considered update manger or synaptic?

hi there. is there anyway i could image a complete harddrive to external server or harddrive? i'm upgrading my hd and don't want to have to reinstall everything

type 'man dd'

whats the command to navigate nautilus as root user? from alt+f2 ?

i think they use gksudo now instead of gtksu

if i apt-get kubuntu-desktop, what will happen with gdm and kdm?

it will stay with gdm

hi, is there a way to use subversion without a webhost? i want to use it on my local pc, i tried putting localhost for the url

http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/03/02/setup-a-subversion-server-in-4-minutes/

hi all, is there a way to reload the window manager without going through the compiz fusion icon. i would like a cli command that does not need a sudo so that i can put a one click link on my applications bar.

compiz --replace maybe

is there anyone here?!

you will need a secondary drive to burn with

is there a command to see how much free space there is left?

df -h

hello, i am interested in submitting software i developed to ubuntu, how would i go about this?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntudevelopment/newpackages

how can i locate packages from the latest ubuntu release? intrepid? i want to browse a mirror with a web browser and look at the .deb files that are available.

packages.ubuntu.com, probably

hello all. anyone know of a cli client for p2p networks

what are you trying to do exactly?

please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!

you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts

how do i get azereus working?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75272

how to insert a bulleted list in openoffice.org impress text?

select text , that you wana number >> bull >> bullet and numbering

what package do i need for x11/xft/xft.h ?

xlibs-devel

which packet proviles the mail command and the mailbox under /home/user/mail ???

mailutils or heirloom-mailx

how can i install java on firefox?

install package sun-java6-jre from system > administration > synaptic

i use karmic. what should i do with ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa ???

there are a typo in my commmand. you get the idea. :o

a (very limited) list can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupport

thanks for the list

since updating to maverick (10.10) my brother dcp-120c scanner won't be recognized. the printer works still fine and all drivers and entries are done. someone a clue?

reinstall the driver from the brother site

what's the difference between installing the gnome package and the gnome-shell package?

why do you need to know?

hi how do i update gutsy to the latest gnome?

if you really want that, look up jhbuild . but doing it is beyond this channel's support

anyone knows what happened to the alt+f2 ?

it should still be a run dialog

i'm trying to use bmartin's script to set up ndiswrapper for my atheros wifi. i get this error: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/34093/ what do i do?

do you have build-essential installed?

hey, i'm having a really weird problem when loading xmms...

you need both libesd0 and libmikmod2 installed if you're using the binary-only nvidia driver

hi, can someone recommend some good media players :), mainly for music.

mplayer and miro

can the 'windows' key be mapped?

yes, the key is called super

i'm running ubuntu 904. i wanted to know how to add the shut off/restart back to the system menu like it was in previous ubuntu releases. any ideas ?

if you right click the red logout icon on top tight panel and choose remove it puts shutdown back under system

hi how may i connect to a wireless access point via a text terminal?? i.e no gui

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834

is there a way to disable gnome-screensaver's unlock dialog?

in the preferences of the screen saver

how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders?

find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \;

hey, i'm having a java problem. i added my path to /etc/profile and loged out and back in. but when i which java i get nothing :(

add it instead to /etc/environment

i've just added a new user (useradd user); the new user can't play audio cdroms (but can mount data cds)

sudo adduser <your new user> audio

i don't think you can.. i think vmware sets up a virtual disc image..

so i need to install another windows from it?

eclipse for c++ annoys me because it keeps recompiling the damn code whenever i change it.

i like how it does that... when i'm on a new computer... i hate it on my old laptop :-(

when can i download mono for ubuntu?

open the package manager and search for the mono packages you want

hello, i have a very persistent problem with my screen resolution, would anyone be willing to help me out there?

mail the nvidia developers for not developing working drivers.

another question before installing: i read somewhere that ubuntu has no multimedia support.. does it mean i wont be able to watch my avi(divx/xvid) or realmedia files ?

http://www.ubuntuguide.org/ details installation of all comon packages

whats that message when i try to search a apt ? 'the aplication apt can be foun in this packages sun java-jdk' something like this..

what are you doing when you see that error?

does anyone know how to make my vm os install utilize my x850 card?

you probably can't