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my home folders has symlinks to folders on another drive as my main drive is an ssd. my question is, if i do a backup of my home folder, does it know to back up all the folders and files that the symlinks are pointing to?	i'm not sure. maybe someone else knows.
is the latest wine can install office 2007 or just wine 1.1.14-1.1.16?	you'll have to check the application database http://appdb.winehq.org
wheres a irc tutorial or guide	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia%3airc_tutorial
the shebang? is that an official term?	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shebang_(unix)
is anyone else having trouble with enabling unity?	if there is more than one proprietary driver in the list try another one
how do you swap backends?	just install totem-xine and will replace the other totem, which is called totem or totem-gstreamer, i don't actually remember
has anyone else ever had terminal not allow them to type their password?	your password will not be displayed as you type it.
why isn't there xchat for ubuntu? i can only find xchat-gnome, which i don't like at all :(	copy everything after the comma, all on one line
hi everyone, i had a quick question. i wanted to install ubuntu server to use as a file server/media server (for my ps3). i currently have windows 7 with data i want to keep on it. can i install ubuntu without formatting?	when in doubt.. make backups first
hi all, can some bash wizard help me out? i want to recursively remove all files, except for the .svn folder, and except for one particular subfolder. someone did this for me before using find, but i don't remember how to do it now. thanks.	find . -prune .svn \| xargs rm -f
how do i see what my comp specs are by the term?	lspci lsusb are two places to see the hardware
what's the buil-in ftp server for ubuntu-server?	i think it is proftpd
how do i find out much space i have left on my usb flash drive from cli	df -h
hey, is there any good torrent client under linux (something like ?torrent)?	ther's several good ones, utorrent works great via wine, transmission, ktorrent, etc
i'm trying to learn about servers... have installed 8.04 (server) + lamp + xubuntu-desktop + webmin. could anyone hint on how to be able to ftp into var/www ? when typing 192.168.1.8 in firefox the index.html opens, but i do not understand how upload files to the directory...	have you read the ubuntu perfect server series? also loads of info on the forums
hey guys, accidentally removed myself from all groups, now i cannot sudo anything. how can run a command to fix it without logging out?	http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo
is there anyway to make a desktop shortcut to firefox?	rightclick the entry in the menu, choose add to desktop
hello everybody!! i'm very new with ubuntu, i've installed a program with synaptic but i don't see it in the application menu, however i ca run it from console... is there a way that i can add a launcher to the application menu? can someone help this little newbie girl please? =)	system->preferences->main menu
i'd installed ubuntu in my notebook, can i make a partition ? how ?	when you run the live cd, you'll find it in system -> administration i think
how do i set up where if i move my mouse to the bottom corner of my screen it will show my desktop?	ubuntu tweak
am i doing something wrong? i'm running ubuntu 10.10 through vm virtualbox. the internet works fine and all, but i can't seem to connect to the internal network and connect to my win7 (not virtualized)	are you bridging or nating try bridging see if problem goes away also check your firewalls
is there a way to block im spam in empathy?	pidgin can with privacy please plugin
hi. in ubuntu 11.04 the radeon 6470m (ni seymour) was unsupported. how can i find out if it is now supported in ubuntu 11.10?	well, it's basically the driver supporting it, not the distribution itself. i would suggest finding out what version of the driver is being installed with 'hardware drivers managers2
the question i had about sata was it has a sata power plug and a standard power plug, do both need to be used or just one?	the answer to your question is either 'yes' or 'it depends'
anyone else have an idea why my filesystem won't free up space after deleting files? they were deleted last week, i can't find any other reasons that i would have files taking up over 30 gigs of space, and fsck, repeat runs at boot time, won't free up that space.	stating the obvious here, but did you make sure to clear the trash too? i find myself doing that often...forget to clear it out of the trash. >.>
is there a chance that i can some day use the system update to get a 2.6.18 kernel for edgy?:)	http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu
does anyone here know how to get rhythmbox to play m4a audio files in dapper drake?	install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
where is the default vimrc?	/etc/vim/vimrc ?
is there any good dvd iso recording software for linux?	check out gnome-files.org as a guide, then install those programs in synaptic
hi all ... is there a way to have consoles individually remember their 'last commands' history, so that after a reboot, any automatically re-opened consoles retain their own command history ?	that is just systemwide history for any user
is there an fairly easy way to make a ubuntu-desktop install a ubuntu-server install?	and apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop; apt-get --purge autoremove
hi all, upgraded from 9.04 .. to 10.04.1 ... now usb wifi disconnects randomly and i have to unplug and replug and it works again.. didn't have this problem with the old version... looked at ubuntu site hardware compatibilty page and it says the same problem... so i guess i'll go back to the old 9.04 which seems dumb but ok.. where can i download the iso for 9.04 is my question ?	because you can upgrade from 9.04 to 10.04, whatever you did it broke your ubuntu installation
hi - how do i configure 4 virtual desktops instead of 2?	install the compizconfig-settings-manager, general->desktop-> horizontal desktop size
what kernel does 7.10 use?	2.6.22-14
how does this work? http://www.getdeb.net/app/monosim what is apturl?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/apturl 'in forefox address bar type this apt:packagename
i moved my home folder to another partition with find . -depth -print0 \| cpio --null --sparse -pvd /media/newhome/ and made it as home, after i rebooted i get errors like $home/.dmrc having the wrong permissions. do you know if cpio got the permissions right?	chown your home dir.
did hoary just get released today? the mirrors are slammed	use torrents if you can
i was told to run vmstat for diagnostics, but i don't see vmstat in the ubuntu 7.10 repository. anyone know where i can find it?	should be installed by default, part of procps.
anyone know why both xmms and bmp would lock up after hitting play with any file? other media players work alright, just these two lock up. any suggestions?	common bug
does anyone know if its possible to connect multiple webcams to a single machine and combine the feeds into one split screen stream for broadcasting to a remote location?	in fact, zoneminder can do that iirc
hello, how can i copy multiple files from a folder to another without chaginf the properties such as last date modified ans stuff like that	i think the -a switch is the one you're looking for.
hello there... anyone upgraded ubuntu 5.04 to 5.10 using the instructions from ubuntuguide.org?	ubuntuguide is poison
where can i see this list of which need the ndis wrapper?	- if there are any wrinkes one of the nearly 500 people here will help you iron them out. - ubuntu is very straightforward to get going.
can anyone reach packages.ubuntu.com?	i cant
does anyone know how to get .avi movies to play in linux?	or try easy ubuntu
how do i install a .tar.gz file?	i have a good doc for this
how do i copy all from one folder to the other (including subdirectories)?	cp -r whatever
where is the enable sound server startup option in gnome?	don't repeat.
heh.. is it possible to send a message to someone else logged in via ssh on a linux bx?	yes, if the proper programs are installed on that machine. i think one of them is 'talk' but i'm not sure.
anyone know the command to reconfigure xserver ?	dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
right... i've done a minimal ubuntu installation, how do install the add-apt-repository command itself/	it is in the python-software-properties package
hi, where is a good place to store my custom iptables script in ubuntu so that it gets loaded on server reboot? im running ubuntu server 10.04. i dont want to use ufw.	er, post-up
howto set 1280x1024 screen resolution to shell ? vga=??? `	set it to vga=ask and next boot it will show you a list of possibilities
hi guys, i cant access my other partition, it has a folder called 'lost+found' with a lil 'x' next to it. how can i access it?	http://tldp.org/ldp/linux-filesystem-hierarchy/html/lostfound.html
anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat	> /back
is it normal to hear the little needle scrape across the hd disks? inside the hd.	depends on the sound, but yes
is it possible to set nautilus background transparent?	the best you can do is not have nautilus draw the background (and then you loose the icons)
how do i get a developer environment with includes for x development?	install build-essential, and then whatever dev files you need
so i cant upgrade to gnome3 from 10.10?	http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/install-vanilla-gnome-3-in-maverick/
is there a way to reset the fonts?	doesn't appear to be a way to do that via the gui
what is the criteria for the mount point of mounting an iso? , like does it need to be owned by root or in fstab or ?	no criteria i can think of - just a standard directory
where is the sources of the ubuntu custom debian installer ?	someone should have the specifics, but that's the best i know tonight
what is a good mouse management tool for ubuntu? i am using linux mint 10 lxde and may need to install an application to change the mouse double click speed.	in vanilla ubuntu, there's an app for that in system \| preferences. since you're using mint, we cannot help you here.
hi, how can i list the files in an unistalled package?	apt-file
any way to encrypt the entire hard drive without reinstalling ubuntu?	whybother just encrypt home and swap
how do i force close a application that is not working	there's also a panel applet you can add
uh oh, i installed a x server update from the update manager and now x doesn't start.	/topic
can somebody please tell me how can i install libxaw6 and libgtk1.2 ? i can't apt-get them.	apt-cache search libgtk1.2
hi all , i got 'no suitable module for running kernel found' error when i installed virtualbox-ose in ubuntu 10.10	have a look at the manual, there is a command to build the kernel-modul, but normally the modul comes when you install it with apt-get
is the person who forgot there pass still here	it was usuario424 who needs the password help
when's firefox 3 coming out?	june maybe, though when it is finished is the current answer
my linux experience is vast, i'm quite experienced in debian releases. however, i cannot figure out what the hell is going on here. someone tell me in the next two minutes what the hell is modifying my cpu speeds. it is not bios, it is not powernowd. cpufreq is not installed. it is something else. what is it? failure to inform of what is modyfing my cpu speeds will not only see ubuntu removed from this computer, but will	i have had some problems with that, and got it solved. could you specify more? have you a laptop or desktop pc?
has anyone in here used the remote desktop in ubuntu through a router?	tcp
was wondering what the w32codecs are called in the breezy release	just get them from the source
does anyone know how to make rsync delete files on the client pc ?	which files do you want deleted?
did anybody succeed in emulatiog windows via wine the way that world of warcraft is playable?	it'r form blizzard, too, should work somehow.
is grub normally installed on drives, rather than partitions?	yes, it's usually installed on drives
is it possible to resize windows partitions in the ubuntu installation process?	strongly suggest you defrag twice first though
how do i find out my local ip address? :)	ifconfig
i want to ssh into my computer from outside. how do i tell ubuntu to listen out and accept on port 333? that's the port my network administrator opened for me	modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config to port 333 in addition to or instead of port 22
can anyone tell me how to remove mysqld?	apt-get remove --purge mysql-server
can someone tell me if the dapper release will be on just a live cd with an installer or with the breezy style of one install cd and one live cd?	it's one install and one live cd.
what's the advantage of a nas over a regular external hard drive?	every nas should be accessed remotely, otherwise it'd be just a simple stupid hard disk ;-)
hey all, im trying to find an rss feeder for my desktop, anyone know a good one? and does not look like an email account. ideally single line display	i used to use snownews i believe it's called
how would i go about editing an iso image (to add files)?	us that
ok simple question is it possible to run 64bit binaries in a 32 bit os?	i can't imagine that it would be...
i need some way to slow down a hdd transmition speed, i mean realy slow it	i'm wondering if turning off 32 transfer mode in the bios would help?
how do i install svn client?	sudo apt-get install subversion
if you had multiple programs piped in a bash script, ie foo \| bar \| moo after it stops running which return value does $? hold, and how can i chose which return value i want to read?	in bash you have the variable pipestatus that holdes the return values of all the programs of the pipe (array)
what's the best tool for doing advanced find and replace (e.g., if a word between two '\|' ends with 'en', move all words between the two before that word and between the two '\|' word after it)?	which you can use in e.g. vim etc.
the 32bit version of ubuntu 12.04 is recommended. any rough guess how much more instability i should expect with ubuntu 12.04 64bit? like, is this just 'a bit less well tested' or should i relly expect occasional problems?	its not about stability
how do i change my hostname so that when i restart it doesnt revert back to the default?	edit /etc/hostname
whats the command to kill a process? xkillall processname?	kill -9 pid works for sure though
hi. i have a little question about reverse ssh tunnel. the tunnel it self works very nice. but i want that the tunnel destination is not restricted to localhost. instead it should be accessable to all host in my local network. does someone know how to realize it?	see -g option, however that may be insecure if your network has untrusted users
hrm... no matter which keyboard i have plugged in the numpad will not work. does anyone have a clue as to where to start looking?	sudo dpkg-recofigure xserver-xorg-input-kbd
hey guys, how can i get a listing of all of the packages i have installed from command line... something i can do grep on?	dpkg -l \| grep '^ii'
whats the best plugin/codec to play videos in mozilla? mpeg and avi video files on harddrive play seamlessly, but videos on youtube appear choppy	youtube videos are flash
i'm using 3 monitors with xinemara, and when i move windows, i'm getting 40-70% cpu usage from xorg on a 3ghz c2d e6600 - is that normal?	40 to 70 dosent surprise me on that
if top is not displaying my correct ammount of ram, how can i find out how much ram my server has?	cat /proc/meminfo
hey, how do i install programs from a tar.gz ?	what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic

my home folders has symlinks to folders on another drive as my main drive is an ssd. my question is, if i do a backup of my home folder, does it know to back up all the folders and files that the symlinks are pointing to?

i'm not sure. maybe someone else knows.

is the latest wine can install office 2007 or just wine 1.1.14-1.1.16?

you'll have to check the application database http://appdb.winehq.org

wheres a irc tutorial or guide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia%3airc_tutorial

the shebang? is that an official term?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shebang_(unix)

is anyone else having trouble with enabling unity?

if there is more than one proprietary driver in the list try another one

how do you swap backends?

just install totem-xine and will replace the other totem, which is called totem or totem-gstreamer, i don't actually remember

has anyone else ever had terminal not allow them to type their password?

your password will not be displayed as you type it.

why isn't there xchat for ubuntu? i can only find xchat-gnome, which i don't like at all :(

copy everything after the comma, all on one line

hi everyone, i had a quick question. i wanted to install ubuntu server to use as a file server/media server (for my ps3). i currently have windows 7 with data i want to keep on it. can i install ubuntu without formatting?

when in doubt.. make backups first

hi all, can some bash wizard help me out? i want to recursively remove all files, except for the .svn folder, and except for one particular subfolder. someone did this for me before using find, but i don't remember how to do it now. thanks.

find . -prune .svn | xargs rm -f

how do i see what my comp specs are by the term?

lspci lsusb are two places to see the hardware

what's the buil-in ftp server for ubuntu-server?

i think it is proftpd

how do i find out much space i have left on my usb flash drive from cli

df -h

hey, is there any good torrent client under linux (something like ?torrent)?

ther's several good ones, utorrent works great via wine, transmission, ktorrent, etc

i'm trying to learn about servers... have installed 8.04 (server) + lamp + xubuntu-desktop + webmin. could anyone hint on how to be able to ftp into var/www ? when typing 192.168.1.8 in firefox the index.html opens, but i do not understand how upload files to the directory...

have you read the ubuntu perfect server series? also loads of info on the forums

hey guys, accidentally removed myself from all groups, now i cannot sudo anything. how can run a command to fix it without logging out?

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo

is there anyway to make a desktop shortcut to firefox?

rightclick the entry in the menu, choose add to desktop

hello everybody!! i'm very new with ubuntu, i've installed a program with synaptic but i don't see it in the application menu, however i ca run it from console... is there a way that i can add a launcher to the application menu? can someone help this little newbie girl please? =)

system->preferences->main menu

i'd installed ubuntu in my notebook, can i make a partition ? how ?

when you run the live cd, you'll find it in system -> administration i think

how do i set up where if i move my mouse to the bottom corner of my screen it will show my desktop?

ubuntu tweak

am i doing something wrong? i'm running ubuntu 10.10 through vm virtualbox. the internet works fine and all, but i can't seem to connect to the internal network and connect to my win7 (not virtualized)

are you bridging or nating try bridging see if problem goes away also check your firewalls

is there a way to block im spam in empathy?

pidgin can with privacy please plugin

hi. in ubuntu 11.04 the radeon 6470m (ni seymour) was unsupported. how can i find out if it is now supported in ubuntu 11.10?

well, it's basically the driver supporting it, not the distribution itself. i would suggest finding out what version of the driver is being installed with 'hardware drivers managers2

the question i had about sata was it has a sata power plug and a standard power plug, do both need to be used or just one?

the answer to your question is either 'yes' or 'it depends'

anyone else have an idea why my filesystem won't free up space after deleting files? they were deleted last week, i can't find any other reasons that i would have files taking up over 30 gigs of space, and fsck, repeat runs at boot time, won't free up that space.

stating the obvious here, but did you make sure to clear the trash too? i find myself doing that often...forget to clear it out of the trash. >.>

is there a chance that i can some day use the system update to get a 2.6.18 kernel for edgy?:)

http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu

does anyone here know how to get rhythmbox to play m4a audio files in dapper drake?

install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse

where is the default vimrc?

/etc/vim/vimrc ?

is there any good dvd iso recording software for linux?

check out gnome-files.org as a guide, then install those programs in synaptic

hi all ... is there a way to have consoles individually remember their 'last commands' history, so that after a reboot, any automatically re-opened consoles retain their own command history ?

that is just systemwide history for any user

is there an fairly easy way to make a ubuntu-desktop install a ubuntu-server install?

and apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop; apt-get --purge autoremove

hi all, upgraded from 9.04 .. to 10.04.1 ... now usb wifi disconnects randomly and i have to unplug and replug and it works again.. didn't have this problem with the old version... looked at ubuntu site hardware compatibilty page and it says the same problem... so i guess i'll go back to the old 9.04 which seems dumb but ok.. where can i download the iso for 9.04 is my question ?

because you can upgrade from 9.04 to 10.04, whatever you did it broke your ubuntu installation

hi - how do i configure 4 virtual desktops instead of 2?

install the compizconfig-settings-manager, general->desktop-> horizontal desktop size

what kernel does 7.10 use?

2.6.22-14

how does this work? http://www.getdeb.net/app/monosim what is apturl?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/apturl 'in forefox address bar type this apt:packagename

i moved my home folder to another partition with find . -depth -print0 | cpio --null --sparse -pvd /media/newhome/ and made it as home, after i rebooted i get errors like $home/.dmrc having the wrong permissions. do you know if cpio got the permissions right?

chown your home dir.

did hoary just get released today? the mirrors are slammed

use torrents if you can

i was told to run vmstat for diagnostics, but i don't see vmstat in the ubuntu 7.10 repository. anyone know where i can find it?

should be installed by default, part of procps.

anyone know why both xmms and bmp would lock up after hitting play with any file? other media players work alright, just these two lock up. any suggestions?

common bug

does anyone know if its possible to connect multiple webcams to a single machine and combine the feeds into one split screen stream for broadcasting to a remote location?

in fact, zoneminder can do that iirc

hello, how can i copy multiple files from a folder to another without chaginf the properties such as last date modified ans stuff like that

i think the -a switch is the one you're looking for.

hello there... anyone upgraded ubuntu 5.04 to 5.10 using the instructions from ubuntuguide.org?

ubuntuguide is poison

where can i see this list of which need the ndis wrapper?

- if there are any wrinkes one of the nearly 500 people here will help you iron them out. - ubuntu is very straightforward to get going.

can anyone reach packages.ubuntu.com?

i cant

does anyone know how to get .avi movies to play in linux?

or try easy ubuntu

how do i install a .tar.gz file?

i have a good doc for this

how do i copy all from one folder to the other (including subdirectories)?

cp -r *whatever*

where is the enable sound server startup option in gnome?

don't repeat.

heh.. is it possible to send a message to someone else logged in via ssh on a linux bx?

yes, if the proper programs are installed on that machine. i think one of them is 'talk' but i'm not sure.

anyone know the command to reconfigure xserver ?

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

right... i've done a minimal ubuntu installation, how do install the add-apt-repository command itself/

it is in the python-software-properties package

hi, where is a good place to store my custom iptables script in ubuntu so that it gets loaded on server reboot? im running ubuntu server 10.04. i dont want to use ufw.

er, post-up

howto set 1280x1024 screen resolution to shell ? vga=??? `

set it to vga=ask and next boot it will show you a list of possibilities

hi guys, i cant access my other partition, it has a folder called 'lost+found' with a lil 'x' next to it. how can i access it?

http://tldp.org/ldp/linux-filesystem-hierarchy/html/lostfound.html

anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat

> /back

is it normal to hear the little needle scrape across the hd disks? inside the hd.

depends on the sound, but yes

is it possible to set nautilus background transparent?

the best you can do is not have nautilus draw the background (and then you loose the icons)

how do i get a developer environment with includes for x development?

install build-essential, and then whatever dev files you need

so i cant upgrade to gnome3 from 10.10?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/install-vanilla-gnome-3-in-maverick/

is there a way to reset the fonts?

doesn't appear to be a way to do that via the gui

what is the criteria for the mount point of mounting an iso? , like does it need to be owned by root or in fstab or ?

no criteria i can think of - just a standard directory

where is the sources of the ubuntu custom debian installer ?

someone should have the specifics, but that's the best i know tonight

what is a good mouse management tool for ubuntu? i am using linux mint 10 lxde and may need to install an application to change the mouse double click speed.

in vanilla ubuntu, there's an app for that in system | preferences. since you're using mint, we cannot help you here.

hi, how can i list the files in an unistalled package?

apt-file

any way to encrypt the entire hard drive without reinstalling ubuntu?

whybother just encrypt home and swap

how do i force close a application that is not working

there's also a panel applet you can add

uh oh, i installed a x server update from the update manager and now x doesn't start.

/topic

can somebody please tell me how can i install libxaw6 and libgtk1.2 ? i can't apt-get them.

apt-cache search libgtk1.2

hi all , i got 'no suitable module for running kernel found' error when i installed virtualbox-ose in ubuntu 10.10

have a look at the manual, there is a command to build the kernel-modul, but normally the modul comes when you install it with apt-get

is the person who forgot there pass still here

it was usuario424 who needs the password help

when's firefox 3 coming out?

june maybe, though when it is finished is the current answer

my linux experience is vast, i'm quite experienced in debian releases. however, i cannot figure out what the hell is going on here. someone tell me in the next two minutes what the hell is modifying my cpu speeds. it is *not* bios, it is *not* powernowd. cpufreq is *not* installed. it is *something else*. what is it? failure to inform of what is modyfing my cpu speeds will not only see ubuntu removed from this computer, but will

i have had some problems with that, and got it solved. could you specify more? have you a laptop or desktop pc?

has anyone in here used the remote desktop in ubuntu through a router?

tcp

was wondering what the w32codecs are called in the breezy release

just get them from the source

does anyone know how to make rsync delete files on the client pc ?

which files do you want deleted?

did anybody succeed in emulatiog windows via wine the way that world of warcraft is playable?

it'r form blizzard, too, should work somehow.

is grub normally installed on drives, rather than partitions?

yes, it's usually installed on drives

is it possible to resize windows partitions in the ubuntu installation process?

strongly suggest you defrag twice first though

how do i find out my local ip address? :)

ifconfig

i want to ssh into my computer from outside. how do i tell ubuntu to listen out and accept on port 333? that's the port my network administrator opened for me

modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config to port 333 in addition to or instead of port 22

can anyone tell me how to remove mysqld?

apt-get remove --purge mysql-server

can someone tell me if the dapper release will be on just a live cd with an installer or with the breezy style of one install cd and one live cd?

it's one install and one live cd.

what's the advantage of a nas over a regular external hard drive?

every nas should be accessed remotely, otherwise it'd be just a simple stupid hard disk ;-)

hey all, im trying to find an rss feeder for my desktop, anyone know a good one? and does not look like an email account. ideally single line display

i used to use snownews i believe it's called

how would i go about editing an iso image (to add files)?

us that

ok simple question is it possible to run 64bit binaries in a 32 bit os?

i can't imagine that it would be...

i need some way to slow down a hdd transmition speed, i mean realy slow it

i'm wondering if turning off 32 transfer mode in the bios would help?

how do i install svn client?

sudo apt-get install subversion

if you had multiple programs piped in a bash script, ie foo | bar | moo after it stops running which return value does $? hold, and how can i chose which return value i want to read?

in bash you have the variable pipestatus that holdes the return values of all the programs of the pipe (array)

what's the best tool for doing advanced find and replace (e.g., if a word between two '|' ends with 'en', move all words between the two before that word and between the two '|' word after it)?

which you can use in e.g. vim etc.

the 32bit version of ubuntu 12.04 is recommended. any rough guess how much more instability i should expect with ubuntu 12.04 64bit? like, is this just 'a bit less well tested' or should i relly expect occasional problems?

its not about stability

how do i change my hostname so that when i restart it doesnt revert back to the default?

edit /etc/hostname

whats the command to kill a process? xkillall processname?

kill -9 pid works for sure though

hi. i have a little question about reverse ssh tunnel. the tunnel it self works very nice. but i want that the tunnel destination is not restricted to localhost. instead it should be accessable to all host in my local network. does someone know how to realize it?

see -g option, however that may be insecure if your network has untrusted users

hrm... no matter which keyboard i have plugged in the numpad will not work. does anyone have a clue as to where to start looking?

sudo dpkg-recofigure xserver-xorg-input-kbd

hey guys, how can i get a listing of all of the packages i have installed from command line... something i can do grep on?

dpkg -l | grep '^ii'

whats the best plugin/codec to play videos in mozilla? mpeg and avi video files on harddrive play seamlessly, but videos on youtube appear choppy

youtube videos are flash

i'm using 3 monitors with xinemara, and when i move windows, i'm getting 40-70% cpu usage from xorg on a 3ghz c2d e6600 - is that normal?

40 to 70 dosent surprise me on that

if top is not displaying my correct ammount of ram, how can i find out how much ram my server has?

cat /proc/meminfo

hey, how do i install programs from a tar.gz ?

what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic