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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 doesnt run of course). any suggestions to be able to reinstall visio? the installer crashes now when it sta	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

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 doesnt run of course). any suggestions to be able to reinstall visio? the installer crashes now when it sta

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