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hi...is there a way to import working drivers from a previous kernel to a newer one? | no; you have to recompile them if you builded from source |
anybody know what package contains html::tablecontentparser? | libhtml-tableextract-perl - perl module that simplifies extraction of information from html |
is there anyway of showing the cpu temperature? or do i need to download/install something? | type 'sensors' and see if you have it installed |
hi! is there any way to make nautilus have a split screen setup so i can drag/move data easily from one window to another? | i don't believe so, but you can have 2 nautilus windows open next to each other, and hide the places bar on the right, if that helps. |
does anyone know of a cli screenshot program which can take screenshots of a true terminal? without x | er, sorry, no.. fbdump or somesuch |
flash in google chrome stopped working for me out of the blue..and i don't have a clue what to do with it. any ideas, anyone? | is your ubuntu 64bit? |
does anyone know if it is legal to resell openoffice under a different name? check out what appeared in gmail in my margins: http://www.officebestdeall.com/ | it is legal but you have to state that it is derived from openoffice |
what would someone recommend as a good c compiler? | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
alright, i can't figure out what i need to use the crypt command... o_o there's no package named crypt that i can install, and the package search results are not helpful | the program 'crypt' is currently not installed. you can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install mcrypt |
what is the best mp3... general audio player? hoping to find something along the lines of winamp.... | audacious is nice |
is there a way to simulate an x session to test a program from inside an existing x session? (a windowed 2nd x session essentially) | xephyr or xnest |
how do i get a cronjob to start at say 6:30 and run once a minute until 14:00? | use crontab to kick off the script and handle the 1 minute waits with your script logic? |
has anyone managed to run tremulous ? | i have in the past... that game makes me so dizzy i puke |
some one can point me a good keyserver? | there's a small list of reliable keysevers here: http://www.rossde.com/pgp/pgp_keyserv.html |
hey.. can anyone help me figure out which version of ubuntu is installed on a server i just inherited.. | that's gutsy, but not updated to current |
what on earth happened to unrar support in archive manager in hoary | haveyou apt-get install rar ? i *think* that unrar'ing works in hoary with that |
how do i open .xlsx files in open office 3/karmic? double clicking doesn't work, neither does file>open in calc. | rename to .xls and pray |
so i'm cruising my campus network, and i notice my friend's computer as a samba share. i can't access it, though. i know he has it password protected, so is there one extra syntax i have to use to acess his box? doing this thru nautilus with the uri smb:// | try smb://username:password@hostname |
hey, simple question--in these steps ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3851308&postcount=3 ), which way do i go about 'install fglrx closed source driver for ati video cards.' | sudo apt-get install fglrx |
can someone give me an example of what a .sh file would look like to compile *.java? | that should be javac $file.java |
if i make a partition and install ubuntu will windows still boot up or which has priority? | grub will let you switch |
when booting up a new 9.04 server installation for the first time, one item in the boot sequence fails - setting up network hardware; and ifconfig returns nothing. what's going on? | what chipset is your network card? |
how do i make sure i remove all of a package like ebox? | sudo apt-get remove ebox* --purge |
can i umount a usb stick without using sudo? | pumount |
hi, does anyone know how to download a whole public repository to a server? | wget will allow you recursively download a website, including a repo. check the man page first... it's got lots of options |
i'm running a cli only version of ubuntu. i'm in the terminal and i can't scroll up to read some of the errors i'm getting. how can i make it so i can scroll up to read that, note pgup and pgdown don't do anything. | better way is to pipe to less |
hi..got problems with a pxeboot /install: client tries to load pxelinux.cfg/default but finds no kernel - anyone got advice? | - is pxe a virtual machine? |
when's the next version comming out?...august right? | june 1 |
what programs do u use with web cams? (v4l2) | vlc, amsn |
does flash in firefox handle sound in a different way than other apps in ubuntu? it seems asoundconf set-default-card doesn't affect flash audio.. anyone know anything about this? | cant find easily given that flash is proprietary |
hey, i'm looking for a desktop thing that i saw in a screen shot once and cant remember where or what. what it was, was just a simple bit of text on the right hand side of the desktop, sort of a ticker that told the time, date, cpu usage, weather, etc ? anybody know what that is? | conky or gkrellm |
guys im trying to install itask but when i try and automake it says ./autogen.sh: 8: aclocal: not found | sudo aptitude install automake autoconf build-essential |
- that looks like a kernel error - what version of ubuntu are you using? | 2.6.35-28-generic |
is there a way in nautilus to make a directory on top on all others? in windows i just named it !name, but it doesn't work here | does 1name work? |
real quick... whats a good program like wine besides wine of course? | - there is cedega |
is it just as easy to mount a external usb disk as a normal harddisk on edgy? | should be |
hey all, trying to restart my networking interfaces thru terminal. tried using /etc/init.d/networking restart however it just seems to freeze and doesn't do anything…so does stop. any other ideas? | that command is deprecated. rather use 'sudo services network-manager restart' |
i remember there was a cool app which showed graphs & statistics about laptop battery charge levels. but i can't find it again. do you know what's it's called? | run it with : gnome-power-statistics |
hello. how do i tell which version of ubuntu im running? | lsb_release -r |
what command do you write to get out of manuals in the terminal? | if you want out of man just press q |
which package contains documentation (man pages) to functions related to glibc such as printf, scanf, etc? i tried glibc-docs but didn't work | manpages-dev i believe |
i just realized ive never viewed an image in anything but gimp and firefox, anyone recommend an app for image viewing, not manipulation? maybe with an easy forward backward mode(fappable) | gthumb or eog - eog is included by default, but gthumb is nicer, imo |
hi all, does anyone know if there will be a desktop version of 8.10 available? | yes, in october |
i need help with user and group permisions, i have a directory owned by root, but i want to give members of the group 'mygroup' permission to write on that directory. how can i do this? | chgrp mygroup mydirectory; chmod g+rwx mydirectory |
hello everyone. i'm new to ubuntu and haven't used debian in a while. it seems that my 'hoary hedgehog' install doesn't have some header files (stdarg.h, for example), and i can't seem to find a gcc-devel package. what package(s) should i be looking for to install these extra headers? | maybe build-essential |
yeah gparted/ntfsprogs apparently - whats the best way to check if they are on the live cd? | cat /proc/cpuinfo, and if you see 'lm' in the flags, it's 64-bit |
how can i change the keybord language that i type in? (i've installed greek and english) | - on the top or bottom taskbar right click and add to panel keyboard manager |
but opera uses a lot of ram, depending of how many tabs you're using | i think you're confusing it with firefox. |
so, is it possible to search packages descriptions for more than one keyword using packages.ubuntu.com ? | that never worked for me; maybe they fixed it |
why is my fan on my laptop constantly going when using linux? any ideas? | what brand? |
do you know how well the beta works? | i've been using it for about 2 weeks without glitches |
is there a way to change the background that appears before the gdm login window comes up? | sys -> prefs -> login |
how to change preferred dns server through terminal?! | edit /etc/resolv.conf |
i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :( | dhclient |
i installed an awesome gtk2 theme, but nautilus and gedit, among others, use the ugly default gnome theme! how do i make them pretty? | where did you get the theme from? |
the installer dies while trying to fsck one of the windows partitions, how do i keep it from doing the fsck? | try hiren's boot disc, it has partition magic on it, set up your partitions then run the installer |
hi, i am having an error with ubuntu 8.04 which installed by wubi. when i boot the error is : find --set-root --ignore-floppies /ubuntu/install/boot/grub/menu.lst error 15: file not found | grub installation failed.. just try an uninstall/reinstall of it |
irssi question: when someone replies to you and the channel number turns pink, you go into the channel. is there a shortcut to see the last message with your name in it? | look at http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi and you may want to add a 'hilight window' |
what is eth0? | eth0 = default network card |
question: is it possible to turn on specific desktop affects? i want one or two affects (blender doesn't agree with all of them, so i can't use them all), but i dont want the rest. | install the ccsm tool and tweak them all day long. :) |
greetings. is mysql 5 in repositories? if, what is it called? if not, where can i get a package containing all i need ? - thanks ! :) | no it's not. |
hi there, anyone noticed problems with connecting some apps with internet? e.g. kopete's jabber plugin does not work, kvpn does not works. im using kubuntu quantal | are you behind a firewall or something? sometimes those services use ports which can run on ports not allowed by the firewall |
i know this is a elementary question but i dont know it so im asking-what is the difference in 'sudo' and gksudo' | llutz: should be 'gksudo' by the way |
i just installed the .deb package file for ayttm and now i cant find it in the apps menu. | have you tried to exit out of your x and login again? may be it's there it just needs to be refreshed |
could someone recommen a program for recording videos from webcam and saving them? | http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/motion/webhome |
how do i check the boot log? the system doesn't start unless i use recovery mode. | they are on /var/log/messages /var/log/syslog if you want to see boot msgs press 'e' when in grub and edit the kernel line remove quiet and splash from it and press b to boot |
[gnome, metacity] ich habe some configuration changes using gconf-edit. when do they become effective? do i have to ctrl+alt+backspace? | you could try that it should work or restart the system |
is there a way to connect to beta distribution of ubuntu (just upgrade through apt-get)? | you can use the upgrader tool or follow the same directions as upgrading to breezy through apt except use dapper instead of breezy of course |
is it better to do a fresh install of ibex or will an upgrade from a fresh install of hardy be the same? i just fresh installed hardy before i realize that theres 6 days left till ibex. i don't really want to download a whole new iso etc... if it would be the same as upgrading | i'd recommend doing a fresh install of ibex. theoretically, though, there won't be too much difference. |
where does ubuntu start compiz at startup by default pls? | if its not there try in apperance under 'visual effects' and make it none. |
can i split an existing partition into 2 seperate partitions? | you can shrink one partition to make room for another but you cant like actually make one into two... thats why i asked :0 |
i'm looking to replace my ms-mce with linuxmce and need a recommendation for an hdtv tuner for north america that does both ota and cable. what the best (not too expensive - < $150 us) options out there? | and check www.linuxtv.org |
can i upgrade to the next ubuntu release (after gutsy gibbon, herdy heron or something) thru synaptic ? | you do it through update manager. |
how do i edit the items in the notification area on the panel, right click and remove removes the entire notification area applet and not individual items | it's based on the apps your running; you can't do it for each icon |
anyone has ralink rt2500 working after hibernate? | not that i suspend often but once i tried and it worked |
hey, how can i find what model and brand is my wireless card? | iwconfig |
i've just updated to the development branch (oneiric) and i can't get nvidia.ko to load, because nouveau.ko is always loaded instead, some thoughts? thank you. | blacklist? |
if this channel is being logged? where to? | nm... ubuntu hosts the logs... http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ |
how do you start a private chat with somebody? | /query nickname |
hi, i just installed the new kernel update and my led is flashing like crazy now. it's pretty annoying. has anyone else had this problem with intel wireless cards? | i your system responsive? i am pretty sure you are experiencing a kernel panic. my system does hat too, i am very sure it has something to do with the new broadcom driver(i am assuming you are using it) |
i dont see the kernel source for 2.6.12 in the beezy repos -- therfore i cannot build ndiswrapper | i believe its linux-source |
anybody a telnet guru? | use netcat |
hi folks. i just installed ubuntu 6.06 lts on my server. i need remote access. do i need to enable ssh or something? | apt-get install openssh-server |
hello guys im runing a ppc, with breezy on it, console only how do i upgrade to dapper? | first change alll instances of 'breezy' to 'dapper' in /etc/apt/sources.list ... then run sudo apt-get update, then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade |
is there a defrag and/or scandisk app in stock ubuntu? i didn't found. i bet its right under my nose. | nobody defrags reiser or ext3 |
i saw firefox 3.0 has already include in sources, but still not update yet. why?? | cuz they're still testing it out on the pr0n sites |
i accidentally formatted my home partition on my new install and switched from fat32 to ext4, is any of my data recoverable? | no - it's not |
how does one edit the gui applications menu without using the gui editor? the gui editor doesn't work. | maybe gedit ~/.local/share/applications/name.desktop |
ubuntu can see the windows partitions, and that is good. i was wondering if there is a way to make windows see the linux partitions as well (even if read-only) | ext3 or higher will not work |
was there a magic sysrq combination to kill x? | alt+sysrk+k will kill whatever is running on the current tty. |
is it possible to make a single installer that does x86 and x86-64 off one boot device without much difficulty? | http://prshah.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-create-ubuntu-all-in-one-dvd.html |
when i enable 'desktop cube effects and deformation' in compiz-settings it unselects again after 1 second | i had the same issue, try this guide.... it may help http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=10273 |
does ubuntu hoary come with shfs builtin the kernel? | shfs? |
hi all , the dvd playback on my laptop using totem is quite dark, is there anyway to adjust it? | totem menu -> edit - preferneces - display |
once again ubuntu has given my hard drives names i can't find. | sudo fdisk -l |
i decided to download ephiphany browser using the add/remove programs. i can't find it on my system though. | try right clicking applications at the top right and see if there is an option to edit menu? might be under system -> preferences -> edit menu also |
when sshing into a server, my terminal kind of freezes up after a period of connectivity (i assume i've been dropped from the server). is there a way to avoid this? | tcpkeepalive setting can help |
how can i reach the gnome menu without a mouse? (so some keyboard shortcuts, or something) | alt-f2 is run dialog too |
!best | demonspork | does it have a gnome version that doesn't require kde dependencies |
is adobe flash player fixed yet? | think so otherwise it would have been in the topic for the channel. at least it was earlier |
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