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question is if i can conver ntfs to ubuntu filesystem without losing data	no, you can't. backup your data somewhere else, reformat the partition, then move your data back.
what do i put instead of horay for bleeding edge	breezy...
hello, i get this when trying to run make menuconfig in the kernel source tree, you must install ncurses-devel in order to run make menuconfig. but theres no such package ncurses-devel. i searched for ncurses packages installed, and there was quite a bunch. plain ubuntu 5.04 install.	apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev
howto make many folders with one command? mkdir name{1-4} and mkdir name[1-4]	try this way: mkdir name1 name2 name3 name4
whats the command to remove a directory ?	rm -fr directory/
in order to make the background of my desktop just black, do i have to have a black wallpaper? or are there others ways to make it black without having a black wallpaper??	you can set it to a solid colour, that is black.
how do i print all users on a system in console? and how do i delete a user?	deluser or userdel
does 3.5.4 come with something absolutely fabulous new things?	mainly bug fixes i think
but he can already ping google.	firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve
checking for c compiler default output file name... configure: error: c compiler cannot create executables	it means you need to install 'build-essential'
hey everyone, any ubuntu tutorial that uses a lot of dbus? :) id like to try and read some code that uses a lot of it	perhaps empathy?
i thought broadcom chipsets were supported in the 2.6.178 kernels. i just installed ubuntu edgy on my laptop hoping i wouldn't have to do the ndiswrapper runaround, but it's looking like i'll have to. anyone have any input?	http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&subword=1&version=edgy&release=all&keywords=ndiswrapper&sourceid=mozilla-search
hi, i'm with the ubuntu 5.04, i want to install svn but i'm not able to find it with the apt-get	apt-get install subversion ?
is there any for sure way to test that the nvidia drivers are working?	'glxinfo \| grep rendering' - if it comes up a line saying 'yes' then they are
question: what is a good 'wall paper' rotator for gnome in the repos? chgb doesnt work	do sudo apt-cache search wallpaper
what does mean time to live???	if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails.
in firefox, wherever there is a flash applet (or whatever), i see these large 'play' symbols (sideways triangle inside a circle). i have to click them to see the applet/video. is their a way to get around this?	although thats great, remember all those annoying flash adds?
hi all, 'nmap localhost' is showing ports 631 (ipp) and 5432 (postgres) running. how can i kill these now, and disable them for good	on the local interfaces i mean...
what permissions (for security) should a php file have on a webserver?	that'd be 644
can install nmap and try doing sudo nmap -sp <ip range> or something like that	tried that, just says the ip is up, thats it, any other ideas?
would anyone be kind enough to talk a newcomer and a first time ubuntu user through some things to do first ?	ask away one question at a time as clear as possible and someone will usually pickup and answer.
you might try deleteing all the .gnome stuff in your /home/user directory. but if other settings have been chasnged elsewhere, such as soem settings somehwere in /etc/ then i don't know	thanks. i already reconfigured xorg.conf to default (even screen on vesa)... so i hope it must be gnome.. wish me luck.. thanks folk
im a high school student that recently downloaded ubuntu 8.10 to try out the wireless network(i could not get it to work on 8.04). when i tried to connect, it asked me for the network name, how do i get this?	if the network is broadcasting its essid, sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
does anybody know how to open a .wps file?	sounds like wordperfect ... openoffice?
quick question: i ahve a server install curently and would like to ionstall xubuntu over it, any simple way to do this?	apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
how do i tell what version of xfree86 im running	then you have xorg
if you read what he said: there was a wrong permission stated, not a 'you may not use sudo'	i don't think sudo will let you use if sudoers permissions are open.
hey guys sorry for the stupid question i googled it already all over. what is the command line command for mouse click and movement controls?	xev?
in need of web conferencing solution with app/dekstop sharing and voip for free online school :) or something like that ;) can someone help ?	np :)
anyone have a 1680x1050 lcd? just wondering if it's as hard as the forums sound to make one work on ubuntu.	if your screen and video card can handle it , you just need to add the resolution to the xorg.conf file
does anyone know the equivalent program to gnome-power-settings in ubuntu 11.10? i used to execute that program to deal with screen brightness, etc, but it doesn't seem to be in 11.10	i'm not sure which options are in gnome-power-settings. there is powertop which can enable power saving for usb ports, wifi, etc.
preferring gnome - i need kde for it's 'kipi' plugins.... can i install kde-core on ubuntu without issue?	of course.
what app can i install so i can create gif animations?	i think you can do that with gimp
what's the command that shows you the location of the program from the terminal?	which
anyone know how i can have nautilus give me the path instead of the stupid folder buttons?	ctrl+l (only works temporarily)
hi. do i can install ubuntu 9.10 on ext3 file system? (ext4 destroyed my hdd ;/ )	ext4 should not do that. what happened. ext4 is vary stable and better for 9.10 but yes you should bre able to use ext3 fine i should think
is the recommended way to install java the bin or from apt-get?	from apt
any way to make xchat start hidden in the notification area?	settings, preference, chatting, alerts has a check box in version 2.8.7c
i know, but there's no entry there!	what about edit-prefs-behavior-always open in broser windows
how do you change what program opens a specific type of file by default?	you right click the file and select properties, then choose default apps or something along those lines
is there a website where i can download a new iso of gutsy? i lost my disc and need to live boot off of it to recover some files	http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/
i need someone who has ocr experience. what's a simple, easy-to-use package?	open synaptic and search for ocr, there are a few ones
[ubuntu 9.04] how can i deinstall all games and associated overhead in order to gain free space on my hard disk?	or you could go through and remove them 1x1
will the final version of 6.10 include linux kernel 2.18?	i don't think so. -17 would be the default, i believe
how does one tell which 64 bit or 32 bit is loaded?	uname -a
i restarted and i am at the prompt with networking...any ideas?	ideas for what?
hi...when is ubuntu 12.04 releasing?	april 24
hi guys, this should be an easy one but its 1:30 where i am ..... do i have to do anything to allow my apache server to be viewed by other people	, if its on your lan then no, if its outside and you are behind any kind of firewall or nat then you need to forward a port
anyone know a program equivalent to paint(brush) in windows? krita is pissing me off atm, need to draw simple diagrams.	gimp
how do i enable antialiasing in opengl? (nvidia driver)	have you installed nvidia-settings?
what is the preferred ubuntu way of managing services?	bum in gui or rcconf in terminal
i need help finding phatch, says its installed in the ubuntu software center, but it is nowhere to be found on the main menu.	sudo apt-get install phatch
hello all, i have a stupid question, whats missing from the current rhythmbox to get mp3's playing? it works on another install i had done on a laptop about a month ago....	https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/restrictedformats
how long should it take to check a 500gb disk formatted with ext3?	full check disks take a long time, thats all there is to it ...
need help customizing a livecd ? (especially changing the kernel)	check out dfsbuild:
how do i exit x?	ctrl alt backspace
i did 'cp --recursive --preserve=all /var /backup/var' and got 'cp: reading '/var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs/ieee80211/phy0/statistics/dot11rtssuccesscount' : operation not suported. what's wrong?'	it cant copy the debugfs that's in there, either unmount it or add -x to cp so it restructs itself to one filesystem
what are the different kinds of ways to remotely access a computer with a fresh install of ubuntu?	you can install several things however.
anybody have a url about the nvidia security problem in the channel subject?	http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
is there a way to open .rar files ?	you can install the 'unrar' package
what command will list the partitions on the system?	sufo fdisk -l
anyone running maverick with kernel .37 or .36? i am running with .35, but the screen flickers (e4310) (sigh)	got mine from xorg edgers ppa
what can i do to modulate the backlighting to my laptop? it's way too dim.	don't know, that's handled by the kernel as far as i know.
how do i remove a public key from an apt repository ?	man gpg
can anyone tell me the symlink to get java working in ububtu6 ... please ?!?	ubotu will have sent you instructions about java in ubuntu 6.06.
hello.. anyone have time to give me a hand here.. need help to install an konica minlota 2300w laser printer??	your printer appears on a list as supported, but it dosen't have the same name. i don't know if that is correct.
in theory, you'd be back where you started....	w/ the problems or fixed?
hmm, any ideas why i wouldn't have a menu.lst? i need to enable showing of the grub menu and all the tuts reference that file...	/boot/grub/grub.cfg
how can you enable xdmcp remotely (over ssh) i wanto set up vnc from 100 miles away :)	http://en.tldp.org/howto/xdmcp-howto/
how can i convert vob dvd files to 3gp ?	try winff
after upgrading to 10.04, after booting has ended, vt7 is just the purple ubuntu screen, and there are no consoles connected to vt1-6. so how do i go about fixing my ubuntu without being able to login?	not sure bout your particular issue, but i've used a livecd to resolve issues on broken installs
why would firefox and all other browsers start displaying websites improperly? it almost looks as if it's a css issue, ie: there is no page styles	as a test try making a new user. see if it affects them? (faster then reinstalling)
how come #locate finds a file that is not on the folder it points to?	sudo updatedb
does anybody have any advice on how to share a server amongst a couple people so as to work on a group project making a website? i'd like to do it without giving them too much access to the config files, but i can't think of how to do it without giving them root.	sudo can give specic users specific access to specific commands.. depending on your needs
does anyone know if there is an ubuntu package for openfire jabber server software?	http://planet.jabber.org/ should help you out for jabbet server needs for ubuntu.
i was wondering if anyone had a good site for learning more about linux. i know nothing. and it seems like everywhere i have been is assuming i know more than i do, i need some real beginner reading.	there's tldp.org, but it's kind of technical.
i have a fuppes question if anyone can help me... having trouble with an install. when installing the package, it says 'error:dependancy not available: libavcodec1d.' if i try and get it through synaptic, it says that the file is no longer available.	try sudo apt-get install libavcodec51
hrm. im compiling qt-copy and i get a missing dbus/dbus.h. what package do i need?	libdbus-1-dev
as a non-root user i only have to enter the root password once and i have full access to admin tools even after loggin in and out (not reboot). is this normal behaviour? if so, how do i change it?	you need to set your sudo timeout. do not know how to do so but try man sudo
any native spanish speakers can tell me if i have any mistakes here: http://pastebin.com/ey39znjp thanks.	that's not the purpose of this channel though.
how do you add folders to the places menu?	go to da folder of your choice and click on add ookmark
so i lazily (improperly) updated firefox 3.6 beta 4 and i think i consequently got it stuck in elevated permissions. i already chown'd everything back to root, chmodded to take executable permissions away from group and user, even forced .xauthority to rebuild, but it's still stuck.	or it is, nevermind
i just configured my 8.10 box for static ip and now it cannot do dns lookup - any suggestions?	no, its 'nameserver 1.1.1.1'
hi,all. may i ask which program provide the command 'dpkg-depcheck', please?	sudo apt-get install devscripts
2nd attempt: ff 3.05 is now broken after last update. navigation buttons don't work, home page settings ignored, history destroyed and not held between sessions, etc. reinstalling via spm doesn't change anything. help??	try a fresh profile ... usually some addon is misbehaving
i need to get the command 'modprobe snd-seq' to be run automatically every time i boot, with root privileges. they told me to put it in the init script, how do i do that?	/etc/modules
is there a 'top' command for memory?	(hit f to change the sort field)
anyone know how to get ubuntu (edgy) to tell me what it's doing when booting?	cr4ftyb0n35: removing silent option from menu.lst
hi all. how to restart dhcp server? tyhank you.	/etc/init.d/dhcp restart
hello, how can i find out what kind of support packages were compiled with? (eg. mmx, o2, o3, arch, etc..)	you could 'apt-get source package' and the read debian/rules. don't know of an easier way
how do you turn off warnings on boot up? the splash screen switches from the splash image to verbose mode everytime there's a warning, the quiet option is there, any ideas?	i think you need to find what those warnings say
hi, most pdf ebooks around have menus and they have real text instead of text in images. how do people do them? some kind of ocr software? i heard ocr often causes formatting problems and errors, but these books don't seem to have any problems at all. can this be done in ubuntu? thanks	maybe they're just released as pdf from the publisher?
hello, i am trying to use apt-get on ubuntu server 6. i have to enable the root account for apt-get correct?	do 'sudo passwd' to set a root password
how do i remove vlc completely, it will not work and i want to remove everything associated with it	2 mins thats a long time took like 2 secs on my ubuntu install???
i'm about to go back to windows. nothing on the forums seems to work and envy doesn't seem to do anything either :( anyone else struggle with hardy and nvidia drivers?	what are you trying to do?
can any help me please? i have ubuntu 9.10 64bit and my programs shuts down suddenly, with giving no error reports atll all?	i'm using 64 bit and it works perfectly.
how do i display a list of what i installed, i need to see the last 5 things	dpkg -l shows the installed packages... but not by install date
i have more than 300 photos which i would like to change to thumbnail photos. what program can do it for me?	imagemagick.. it's command line but will handle 300 at one time
my une issue seems to be with the interface. the docking bar and the main panel seems to be transparent or i am unable to see icons that appear on them. one thing that i notices is that when if i us scroll bar on docking bar i am able to see icons but they disappear. i also have tried the software on multiple machines and still get the same results. i have also tried downloading multiple copies and same results is this i known i	if you type too many characters at once, your line gets truncated.
i'm trying to find the min. system requirements for (k)ubuntu. will it 'run' on a 128 mb ram machine?	you will probably need to install it using the 'alternative' cd rather than the live one.

question is if i can conver ntfs to ubuntu filesystem without losing data

no, you can't. backup your data somewhere else, reformat the partition, then move your data back.

what do i put instead of horay for bleeding edge

breezy...

hello, i get this when trying to run make menuconfig in the kernel source tree, you must install ncurses-devel in order to run make menuconfig. but theres no such package ncurses-devel. i searched for ncurses packages installed, and there was quite a bunch. plain ubuntu 5.04 install.

apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev

howto make many folders with one command? mkdir name{1-4} and mkdir name[1-4]

try this way: mkdir name1 name2 name3 name4

whats the command to remove a directory ?

rm -fr directory/

in order to make the background of my desktop just black, do i have to have a black wallpaper? or are there others ways to make it black without having a black wallpaper??

you can set it to a solid colour, that is black.

how do i print all users on a system in console? and how do i delete a user?

deluser or userdel

does 3.5.4 come with something absolutely fabulous new things?

mainly bug fixes i think

but he can already ping google.

firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve

checking for c compiler default output file name... configure: error: c compiler cannot create executables

it means you need to install 'build-essential'

hey everyone, any ubuntu tutorial that uses a lot of dbus? :) id like to try and read some code that uses a lot of it

perhaps empathy?

i thought broadcom chipsets were supported in the 2.6.178 kernels. i just installed ubuntu edgy on my laptop hoping i wouldn't have to do the ndiswrapper runaround, but it's looking like i'll have to. anyone have any input?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&subword=1&version=edgy&release=all&keywords=ndiswrapper&sourceid=mozilla-search

hi, i'm with the ubuntu 5.04, i want to install svn but i'm not able to find it with the apt-get

apt-get install subversion ?

is there any for sure way to test that the nvidia drivers are working?

'glxinfo | grep rendering' - if it comes up a line saying 'yes' then they are

question: what is a good 'wall paper' rotator for gnome in the repos? chgb doesnt work

do sudo apt-cache search wallpaper

what does mean time to live???

if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails.

in firefox, wherever there is a flash applet (or whatever), i see these large 'play' symbols (sideways triangle inside a circle). i have to click them to see the applet/video. is their a way to get around this?

although thats great, remember all those annoying flash adds?

hi all, 'nmap localhost' is showing ports 631 (ipp) and 5432 (postgres) running. how can i kill these now, and disable them for good

on the local interfaces i mean...

what permissions (for security) should a php file have on a webserver?

that'd be 644

can install nmap and try doing sudo nmap -sp <ip range> or something like that

tried that, just says the ip is up, thats it, any other ideas?

would anyone be kind enough to talk a newcomer and a first time ubuntu user through some things to do first ?

ask away one question at a time as clear as possible and someone will usually pickup and answer.

you might try deleteing all the .gnome stuff in your /home/user directory. but if other settings have been chasnged elsewhere, such as soem settings somehwere in /etc/ then i don't know

thanks. i already reconfigured xorg.conf to default (even screen on vesa)... so i hope it must be gnome.. wish me luck.. thanks folk

im a high school student that recently downloaded ubuntu 8.10 to try out the wireless network(i could not get it to work on 8.04). when i tried to connect, it asked me for the network name, how do i get this?

if the network is broadcasting its essid, sudo iwlist wlan0 scan

does anybody know how to open a .wps file?

sounds like wordperfect ... openoffice?

quick question: i ahve a server install curently and would like to ionstall xubuntu over it, any simple way to do this?

apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

how do i tell what version of xfree86 im running

then you have xorg

if you read what he said: there was a wrong permission stated, not a 'you may not use sudo'

i don't think sudo will let you use if sudoers permissions are open.

hey guys sorry for the stupid question i googled it already all over. what is the command line command for mouse click and movement controls?

xev?

in need of web conferencing solution with app/dekstop sharing and voip for free online school :) or something like that ;) can someone help ?

np :)

anyone have a 1680x1050 lcd? just wondering if it's as hard as the forums sound to make one work on ubuntu.

if your screen and video card can handle it , you just need to add the resolution to the xorg.conf file

does anyone know the equivalent program to gnome-power-settings in ubuntu 11.10? i used to execute that program to deal with screen brightness, etc, but it doesn't seem to be in 11.10

i'm not sure which options are in gnome-power-settings. there is powertop which can enable power saving for usb ports, wifi, etc.

preferring gnome - i need kde for it's 'kipi' plugins.... can i install kde-core on ubuntu without issue?

of course.

what app can i install so i can create gif animations?

i think you can do that with gimp

what's the command that shows you the location of the program from the terminal?

which

anyone know how i can have nautilus give me the path instead of the stupid folder buttons?

ctrl+l (only works temporarily)

hi. do i can install ubuntu 9.10 on ext3 file system? (ext4 destroyed my hdd ;/ )

ext4 should not do that. what happened. ext4 is vary stable and better for 9.10 but yes you should bre able to use ext3 fine i should think

is the recommended way to install java the bin or from apt-get?

from apt

any way to make xchat start hidden in the notification area?

settings, preference, chatting, alerts has a check box in version 2.8.7c

i know, but there's no entry there!

what about edit-prefs-behavior-always open in broser windows

how do you change what program opens a specific type of file by default?

you right click the file and select properties, then choose default apps or something along those lines

is there a website where i can download a new iso of gutsy? i lost my disc and need to live boot off of it to recover some files

http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/

i need someone who has ocr experience. what's a simple, easy-to-use package?

open synaptic and search for ocr, there are a few ones

[ubuntu 9.04] how can i deinstall all games and associated overhead in order to gain free space on my hard disk?

or you could go through and remove them 1x1

will the final version of 6.10 include linux kernel 2.18?

i don't think so. -17 would be the default, i believe

how does one tell which 64 bit or 32 bit is loaded?

uname -a

i restarted and i am at the prompt with networking...any ideas?

ideas for what?

hi...when is ubuntu 12.04 releasing?

april 24

hi guys, this should be an easy one but its 1:30 where i am ..... do i have to do anything to allow my apache server to be viewed by other people

, if its on your lan then no, if its outside and you are behind any kind of firewall or nat then you need to forward a port

anyone know a program equivalent to paint(brush) in windows? krita is pissing me off atm, need to draw simple diagrams.

gimp

how do i enable antialiasing in opengl? (nvidia driver)

have you installed nvidia-settings?

what is the preferred ubuntu way of managing services?

bum in gui or rcconf in terminal

i need help finding phatch, says its installed in the ubuntu software center, but it is nowhere to be found on the main menu.

sudo apt-get install phatch

hello all, i have a stupid question, whats missing from the current rhythmbox to get mp3's playing? it works on another install i had done on a laptop about a month ago....

https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/restrictedformats

how long should it take to check a 500gb disk formatted with ext3?

full check disks take a long time, thats all there is to it ...

need help customizing a livecd ? (especially changing the kernel)

check out dfsbuild:

how do i exit x?

ctrl alt backspace

i did 'cp --recursive --preserve=all /var /backup/var' and got 'cp: reading '/var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs/ieee80211/phy0/statistics/dot11rtssuccesscount' : operation not suported. what's wrong?'

it cant copy the debugfs that's in there, either unmount it or add -x to cp so it restructs itself to one filesystem

what are the different kinds of ways to remotely access a computer with a fresh install of ubuntu?

you can install several things however.

anybody have a url about the nvidia security problem in the channel subject?

http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/

is there a way to open .rar files ?

you can install the 'unrar' package

what command will list the partitions on the system?

sufo fdisk -l

anyone running maverick with kernel .37 or .36? i am running with .35, but the screen flickers (e4310) (sigh)

got mine from xorg edgers ppa

what can i do to modulate the backlighting to my laptop? it's way too dim.

don't know, that's handled by the kernel as far as i know.

how do i remove a public key from an apt repository ?

man gpg

can anyone tell me the symlink to get java working in ububtu6 ... please ?!?

ubotu will have sent you instructions about java in ubuntu 6.06.

hello.. anyone have time to give me a hand here.. need help to install an konica minlota 2300w laser printer??

your printer appears on a list as supported, but it dosen't have the same name. i don't know if that is correct.

in theory, you'd be back where you started....

w/ the problems or fixed?

hmm, any ideas why i wouldn't have a menu.lst? i need to enable showing of the grub menu and all the tuts reference that file...

/boot/grub/grub.cfg

how can you enable xdmcp remotely (over ssh) i wanto set up vnc from 100 miles away :)

http://en.tldp.org/howto/xdmcp-howto/

how can i convert vob dvd files to 3gp ?

try winff

after upgrading to 10.04, after booting has ended, vt7 is just the purple ubuntu screen, and there are no consoles connected to vt1-6. so how do i go about fixing my ubuntu without being able to login?

not sure bout your particular issue, but i've used a livecd to resolve issues on broken installs

why would firefox and all other browsers start displaying websites improperly? it almost looks as if it's a css issue, ie: there is no page styles

as a test try making a new user. see if it affects them? (faster then reinstalling)

how come #locate finds a file that is not on the folder it points to?

sudo updatedb

does anybody have any advice on how to share a server amongst a couple people so as to work on a group project making a website? i'd like to do it without giving them too much access to the config files, but i can't think of how to do it without giving them root.

sudo can give specic users specific access to specific commands.. depending on your needs

does anyone know if there is an ubuntu package for openfire jabber server software?

http://planet.jabber.org/ should help you out for jabbet server needs for ubuntu.

i was wondering if anyone had a good site for learning more about linux. i know nothing. and it seems like everywhere i have been is assuming i know more than i do, i need some real beginner reading.

there's tldp.org, but it's kind of technical.

i have a fuppes question if anyone can help me... having trouble with an install. when installing the package, it says 'error:dependancy not available: libavcodec1d.' if i try and get it through synaptic, it says that the file is no longer available.

try sudo apt-get install libavcodec51

hrm. im compiling qt-copy and i get a missing dbus/dbus.h. what package do i need?

libdbus-1-dev

as a non-root user i only have to enter the root password once and i have full access to admin tools even after loggin in and out (not reboot). is this normal behaviour? if so, how do i change it?

you need to set your sudo timeout. do not know how to do so but try man sudo

any native spanish speakers can tell me if i have any mistakes here: http://pastebin.com/ey39znjp thanks.

that's not the purpose of this channel though.

how do you add folders to the places menu?

go to da folder of your choice and click on add ookmark

so i lazily (improperly) updated firefox 3.6 beta 4 and i think i consequently got it stuck in elevated permissions. i already chown'd everything back to root, chmodded to take executable permissions away from group and user, even forced .xauthority to rebuild, but it's still stuck.

or it is, nevermind

i just configured my 8.10 box for static ip and now it cannot do dns lookup - any suggestions?

no, its 'nameserver 1.1.1.1'

hi,all. may i ask which program provide the command 'dpkg-depcheck', please?

sudo apt-get install devscripts

2nd attempt: ff 3.05 is now broken after last update. navigation buttons don't work, home page settings ignored, history destroyed and not held between sessions, etc. reinstalling via spm doesn't change anything. help??

try a fresh profile ... usually some addon is misbehaving

i need to get the command 'modprobe snd-seq' to be run automatically every time i boot, with root privileges. they told me to put it in the init script, how do i do that?

/etc/modules

is there a 'top' command for memory?

(hit f to change the sort field)

anyone know how to get ubuntu (edgy) to tell me what it's doing when booting?

cr4ftyb0n35: removing silent option from menu.lst

hi all. how to restart dhcp server? tyhank you.

/etc/init.d/dhcp restart

hello, how can i find out what kind of support packages were compiled with? (eg. mmx, o2, o3, arch, etc..)

you could 'apt-get source package' and the read debian/rules. don't know of an easier way

how do you turn off warnings on boot up? the splash screen switches from the splash image to verbose mode everytime there's a warning, the quiet option is there, any ideas?

i think you need to find what those warnings say

hi, most pdf ebooks around have menus and they have real text instead of text in images. how do people do them? some kind of ocr software? i heard ocr often causes formatting problems and errors, but these books don't seem to have any problems at all. can this be done in ubuntu? thanks

maybe they're just released as pdf from the publisher?

hello, i am trying to use apt-get on ubuntu server 6. i have to enable the root account for apt-get correct?

do 'sudo passwd' to set a root password

how do i remove vlc completely, it will not work and i want to remove everything associated with it

2 mins thats a long time took like 2 secs on my ubuntu install???

i'm about to go back to windows. nothing on the forums seems to work and envy doesn't seem to do anything either :( anyone else struggle with hardy and nvidia drivers?

what are you trying to do?

can any help me please? i have ubuntu 9.10 64bit and my programs shuts down suddenly, with giving no error reports atll all?

i'm using 64 bit and it works perfectly.

how do i display a list of what i installed, i need to see the last 5 things

dpkg -l shows the installed packages... but not by install date

i have more than 300 photos which i would like to change to thumbnail photos. what program can do it for me?

imagemagick.. it's command line but will handle 300 at one time

my une issue seems to be with the interface. the docking bar and the main panel seems to be transparent or i am unable to see icons that appear on them. one thing that i notices is that when if i us scroll bar on docking bar i am able to see icons but they disappear. i also have tried the software on multiple machines and still get the same results. i have also tried downloading multiple copies and same results is this i known i

if you type too many characters at once, your line gets truncated.

i'm trying to find the min. system requirements for (k)ubuntu. will it 'run' on a 128 mb ram machine?

you will probably need to install it using the 'alternative' cd rather than the live one.