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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 ... | 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. |
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