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i'm using rythembox to play my mp3's, but i want to edit the metadata to organize them. rythembox doesn't seem to let me do that. any ideas? | use easytag |
any way to quickly kill a x app through the gui (something like ctrl+alt+del kill app on windows)? | xkill |
could anyone point me to the torrent for hardy alternative cd? | http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/ubuntu-8.04-alternate-i386.iso.torrent |
hmm, how large of a usb key do i need if i want to put ubuntu onto it to install it? | 4 gigs |
ok...how would i have gnome start like an eggdrop bot and xchat when it boots? | system>preferences>sessions |
hi, does anyone know if you can hilight and copy/paste text in a tty? i'd like to stay away from gpm and stick with the keyboard. | if you use byobu, alt+a [ can be replaced with f7 |
so the new ubuntu is around the corner. if i do the update (from 9.04) will that reset my themes, settings etc? | yes that stuff is all in your ~. shouldn't touch anyting in your home |
hi all .. mmm i have a bash file i created to run notepad2 using wine ... when i open the files from shell i have to write the fullpath of the bash file .. how can i make a short command pointing to it ?? | add the file to /usr/local/bin and it will run on its name |
hello, where can i find xserver-xorg-video-intel-2.7? it used to be on my repos but cant find it after a reinstallation | it looks like it's just xserver-xorg-video-intel now, with no version number |
can anyone help me out a bit with automatically mounting windows partitions to be accessable through a non-root user? my fstab currently reads '/dev/hda5 /mnt/stuff ntfs rw,suid,dev,exec,auto,user,async 00' | and scratch the rw |
can one ask for help on linux mint in here? or is that frowned upon? | frowned on, come back under a different nick and don't mention mint :) |
i'm trying to install the iwlwifi driver using the instructions here: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=howto-iwlwifi | those drivers a already in the kernel |
is it possible to use debootstrap in ubunto to install debian into chroot? | read the pm ubottu sent you |
how can i stop xwindows without shutting down? so i have a command line? | 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop' |
i use vmware-workstation 5.5, how do i create a network bridge for the guest os on the wireless ethernet?? | with vmplayer i use nat, so that should work in ws 5.5 |
someone using wine please help. how do i minimize fullscreen apps in wine. | depends if the app supports it - try alt+enter |
is there a way to priorize network traffic on my server? dlna > smb-johndoe > smb-janedoe > http-diegodoe ? | that is the linux advanced routing and traffic control documentation |
does any one know how i can find out the model of my wireless network card | lspci or lshw |
hello i want to enable 3d animation on my gnome .04desktop how can i set it by default in ubuntu | system-preferences-appereance-visual effects |
guys what's the 'meta' key? where is that on the keyboard ? | metakey is another name for the alt-key i belive. |
i'm running 10.10. installed the unity package. when i log in selecting the 'ubuntu netbook edition' i just end up with a standard gnome desktop. anyone know what i'm missing here? | probably need to enable the unity plugin in compizconfig-settings-manager |
hey does anyone know if there are any mirrors still hosting 9.10 repositories? i don't have time to upgrade three servers that are all still running 9.10 and need to buy myself a few more weeks until i can do the upgrade | http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ |
can anyone help me? in tty 1 (i think its called like that (ctrl+alt+f1)) i want to change colors like background and stuff just for fun anyone know the commands? | and maybe stty |
oh, this is for a server, is the server install non-graphical? | you can install a gui desktop from the command line after installing the server that's what i did |
hi all this is a bit embarrassing... um how do i find out what version of ubuntu i'm currently running (7.04, 7.10...)? | lsb_release -a |
does anybody know a free goalsetting sofware for linux? | cat /proc/cpuinfo |
any thoughts on what the best(easiest to setup) mail server would be for edgy? | setting up dovecot was quote straightforward (dapper though but little will have changed) |
my wifi network connection is only available during user session. i want it to be available during system load. how can i do this? | add the script to rc |
what is the best monospace font in ubuntu ? | depending on size, i always use terminus for smaller fonts, and bitstream vera sans mono for larger fonts |
i'd like a text editor (for coding) where i can create projects, and if i like add ftp-information for each project so that i can work directly against the ftp, or work local and simply upload the content. any tip on this ? | kompozer has sites functionality but it is a little rough around the edges still |
hi, i installed visio under wine, then tried to install another program and changed a bunch of wine values... and visio stopped working. i then uninstalled wine and removed all wine files (i think) and reinstalled wine. now i cant reinstall visio and i still see visio in the list under wine -> programs (although it doe... | when you uninstall things through wine you have to manually delete the icons by right clicking on applications, then edit menues |
any idea as to why the repository team goes to so much length as to describe how the security team will not audit the universe repository, but then adds dapper-security universe lines to the bottom of the sources.list file? =p | its from the military, it means cover your rear end |
hi, i've installed ubuntu 10.10 and my nvidia driver has stoped working, i get a blank screen on start, how can i solve it? | how did you install the driver? |
how do i find out what sound card i have installed on ubuntu? | lspci |
does the daily 12.04 build get updated on thursday? | if you install it and install the normal updates you will have the final version, yes |
how do i use clamav to scan my optical drive? | not familiar with clamav but i presume you could set it to scan the /media directory which would be something like /media/cdrom1 |
does ubuntu come with a firewall by default? | no iptables rule is loaded by deault on ubuntu |
can i get some help with installing software? i've downloaded a debian package but the ubutu software centre isn't doing anything with it. the software centre opens, i click install, and then nothing happens. | sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb |
has any of you succesfully managed to set up a mail client for a microsoft exchange 5.5 server? what do you recommend? | i would check if evolution supports 5.5, it's the most popular |
i have an ipp protocol print server on 192.168.1.250 but the printer doesn't tell my spool when it is done printing. is there an entry in cupsd.conf i am missing? or need? | have you tried this configuration? http://occy.net/printing |
i would like to alter the live desktop cd to add a couple of scripts to the desktop of the live install so clients can reverse ssh to me, and i can fix server boot problems remotely. how would i do this? | remastersys |
how can i, using metacity, have a window stay always on bottom? | http://foosel.org/linux/devilspie, something like (if (is (application_name) 'tilda') (begin (below))) |
he did do it. he gets stuck in a prompt when he boots. he has to start everything manually. | then its a reinstall. |
what's the command to enable a vhost on apache2? | a2ensite i think |
can anyone recommend a good program for mounting .bin/.cue disc image files? | that tut i posted will add a option to the right click menu to mount images |
how does netbooting work? i'm trying to install ubuntu on a laptop that refuses to boot from the cd drive | you can boot the netboot kernel from hard drive, usb drive, or the network (hardest) |
how do i change my update sources to something closer to me? | system-administration-software sources, on the first tab |
does anybody know how i can use ubuntu to format and write to a hfs+? | see if this url helps you http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=392287 |
sorry just signed in ..so is ubuntu 6.06 out yet? | /topic !! |
it's not really an ubuntu question but: does anyone know if for a blackberry it exists a gsm cell locating software that let's me publish a driven route to the web? | there isn't a official software |
how can i check the size of a usb drive through terminal? | if its mounted you can check via df -h |
i need help.. is there a way to make ubuntu change hardware drivers?? ... i change a disk from one computer to other... | most drives don't require special drivers |
i can't find the right commands to configure the config file | with update-grub2 it should be found automatically i guess |
anybody know how to automatically change the desktop background every few minutes? | sudo apt-get install wallpaper-tray |
if you want your public ip rather than the private 192.168.x.x you can go to whatismyip.com and it will give you your public address | there could be a lot of reasons. could you go into more detail please? |
i am ubuntu 5.10. what kind of animal am i ? | breezy badger, though i don't have a slightest ideawhat a badger is |
'most (but not all) programs/packages available with apt-get install will also be available from the synaptic package manager.' which ones does synaptic not provide? | i see that but i disagree. to my knowledge, synaptic doesn't filter any packages. |
what are the keyboard shortcuts to switch between workspaces? | you can look at preferences --. keyboard shortcuts to know more |
anyone using mysql who knows if its possible to get the /include directory (with mysql.h for example) from the repository? | libmysqlclient14-dev |
i just accidentally killed my entire session with an accidental control-alt-backspace. is there any way to disable that? | i think it is disabled by default if your running gnome.. |
hello.. are some windows managers better, in regards to laptop power management / battery consumption ? | no wm is better than any wm when it comes to 'power management /btatery consumption' |
i thot 11.04 was not released until april of 2011? am i wrong = this is not how it works? -> how can i tell what ubuntu i am using? | lsb_release -a |
hello, which file system should i use on ubuntu server edition if i am going to be installing a bittorrent client on the server machine? | best to just go with the defaults. lots of though has gone into them to make sure they work. |
anyone knows how to disable 'emulate3buttons'? i used to do it with an fdi file but since 10.04 it's supose to be done via udev ?? | i have a similar issue, try http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-configuration-world-order.html |
what recommended tool for winscp like tool for linux? | scp ? |
hello! the 9.04 version of ubuntu is also lts? | no its not |
anyone know the gname of the chm reader? | apt-cache search chm --names-only |
did ubuntu desktop for mac have live cd? | yes see for example http://mirror.cs.umn.edu/ubuntu-releases/6.06/ |
anyone know a command that can search for a string in a directory of files? | grep |
q. how to 'unpack' the content of a .deb ? | or dpkg-deb -x deb-file target |
is there anyway to activate my back/forward button with the new ubuntu? or its a crazy mess like before? :p | i saw the tools here -> http://www.ollisalonen.com/btnx/ for doing a lot of neat tricks with mice buttons.. not sure about the forward.back - i never use that feature. :) |
is 'universe' reposity like plf or something? like nonfree? | multiverse is non-free and contributed by people who aren't official developers |
is there a dummies guide on creating ubuntu packages? | look at debian developer docs, or maybe there's something in the wiki |
is there a command i can use to know if a hard disk is sata or ide? | if it does, it is sata, otherwise ide |
do any1 know how many official dev are in ubuntu? | there are about 50 paid developers and many volunteers |
hello i recently installed 11.10 as a virtualbox guest vm. i have a dual core amd 7850 but for some reason ubuntu wont recognize both cores. acpi is enabled in my bios. anyone have any thoughts? | look in the settings, there's an option for how many cores to use. |
is there a shell script i can run to shutdown my computer in 1 hour or so ? ? | man shutdown |
how can i check what version of xorg am i running ? | dpkg -l xserver-xorg |
how can i see how big a directory and everything in it is on-disk with `du -h` or something? just the total. | du -hs |
what is sed? i have some problems with it also | full information at bugzilla.ubuntu.com/3771 |
what command should i use to list all drives attached to my system, even those that aren't mounted? | `fdisk -l` perhaps what you need? |
hi, how do i add an entry into update-alternatives --config java? where do i put an java entry there? | check the ubuntu's wiki for java, the info there might answer your question |
an error occured in avast! engine: invalid argument ? | you are on channel ubuntu not avast :) |
where can i find ubuntu server 12.04 | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/precisepangolin/technicaloverview/beta2 |
would <user>:<user> be better or does it achieve the same effect? | afaik your version would also change the group |
if i installed something to a user, how can i get it moved to root? (and all other users) | move manually from home to /opt or add the path? |
i am trying to ./configure a package and hit this 'error: c compiler cannot create executables' am i missing a package or something? | install build-essential |
there seems to be a problem with my firewall and ftp. i have my own ftp server. if i kill the firewall it works. if i leave 20 and 21 open it doesn't. any ideas? | ftp is a firewall nightmare - there are other dynamically assigned ports involved with ftp servers... good luck. |
does anyone know how i could disable the startup services in ubuntu from the command line? | install rcconf , its useful for that |
i used 'dd' to create an image of a full disk (/dev/sda). in hindsight, i probably should have coppied each partition seperately. my question, is there a way to somehow mount this image (containing multiple partitions) so that i may still see the data? | try http://blog.lifebloodnetworks.com/?p=934 |
does anyone know if theres another weather applet for gnome bar? | maybe check out gnomeapplets |
is 'ubuntu-desktop' a package you can install? i know 'kubuntu-desktop' is one. | 'ubuntu-desktop' depends on the base ubuntu install as a whole, so through dependencies i think you'd get the entire installation |
so i put a menubar on top of another menubar and told it to autohide, in gnome. now whenever i try to log in i crash. can anybody tell me what i have to delete (i only have xterm access) to set the ap bar thingies back to default? hopefully that will keep me from crashing on login | in the terminal: rm -r ~/.gconf/apps/panel |
should usb sticks mount by default on ubuntu. i tried adding a 3g dongle and i dont know if its mounted or not :\ | they should, but 3g dongles are different things completely. |
hi, another question from an kubuntu user, kubuntu restores the state of all application running at the last logout and recreates them on startup, is this possible with ubuntu? | system -> prefs -> startup apps -> options tab. |
hey, how do i see what version of ubuntu i'm running from the cli? | lsb_release -a |
how do i remove something from my places > bookmarks ? | load up a nautilus window (by clicking one of the places) and right click the place in the sidebar, click remove |
hi people, is there any tutorial for log files checking? i'm afraid my machine have been hacked :(... | check /var/log/auth.log and dmesg first |
how do i change the command by which compiz is run? | menu > system > preferences > startup applications then find compiz in the list and edit it. |
is there a log for events in apt? .. like what i've removed/installed/updated etc. ? | there may be other logs in /var/log |
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