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whats the command for stopping x server please | log out, ctl-alt-f1, log in, type sudo invoke-rc.d gdm stop |
what is the command line partitioning program that automatically comes up in the ubuntu server install? | try wicd then, it can use any interface name you like |
hi everybody, do you know how to ship ubuntu cd's of feisty for a lug ? | or at least thats the way that you can get free cds. |
i'm setting up karmic on my friends computer and i'm having issues trying to figure out how you set up evolution mail to work with a yahoo address. i'm the gmail kinda guy... | you have to pay yahoo to be able to use pop i belive |
how does one install apache modules in ubuntu? | with the package manager |
hello, how do i output the contents of a text file to terminal please? | cat file |
quick question: every time i switch wifi networks i have to restart to get it to work, is there a terminal command that refreshes my net settings or something like that? | and consider the ifplug package |
what is the nicest/easiest way to get kernel 2.6.25 (or 26) running in hardy (with nvidia drivers)? | well here ya go http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=311158 |
whats gnomebreaker and k3b? | cd/dvd burners |
here's a question for you all, i open a shell session and start a program running (i.e. firefox), but that program doesn't close. do i need to open another shell session in order to do something else too? | you can type ctrl-z to detach the process, then 'bg' to continue it in the background |
how can i install divx plugin? | what ubuntu version are you using? |
can someone recommend a good dock program for ubuntu 8.10? | you can make it autohide down out of screen |
what is the fastest linux distro out there? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntuonmac |
i have an external usb hard disk that i want to use to install ubuntu, as i can't use the cd (because of the jmicron bug), any idea how i can do so? | yeah. or usb stick maybe |
is there a way to highlight your nick in irssi? | yeah it should hilight nick when mentioned |
is there a replacement for the backports...? | you can ignore that for the win32codecs. do *not* get any other packages from that source because it'll likely break stuff |
hrm, suddenly nothing but firefox plays sound now, has firefox locked the sound system somehow? | try killall pulseaudio |
how can i get the version number of an installed package? in this case libapache2-mod-auth-mysql | err, apt-cache policy that is |
i have an old machine running 7.10 and i would like to update it to 8.04, being the next version and an lts version. what is the easiest way of doing this? as 7.10 is unsupported, apt-get upgrade isn't working. | sudo apt-get dist-upgrade |
will the content of my desktop be deleted if i reinstall the ubuntu-desktop metapackage? (sorry for being so newbie!) :-) | no, the content of your desktop is stored in your home directory |
i am buying a video card to replace my current on-board card. what chipset should i get that compiz-fusion supports that won't cause those black screens? | avoid ati. :) pick an nvidia card in your budget. |
how do i change the icons of a shortcut? | think you right click on it then properties, then click on the icon and select location of a new one |
does the 'autosense' feature mean you dont need a crossed over cable with modern nics? | though in windows there is an option for it in the device manager to enable that feature --- but in ubuntu i don't know. |
hi how can i remove software cache , and reinstall ? http://paste.ubuntu.com/1060156/ | sudo apt-get purge php5 |
anyone running ubuntu dapper? | try with a full path |
excuse me, is there still an issue with adobe flash and 64bit linux systems? | only if your from like 2005 |
what would cause a dd-copied partition to fail to boot on the destination disk? | a different uuid, which would prevent the partition from being found by some boot-time tests and scripts. you may need to hack grub's config files and fstab. |
when i insert an audio cd in maverick, vlc media player 1.06 will start and play the first song. the status line shows 'track 1.wav'. why does '~$ mount' no device /dev/sr0? | because you don't mount an audio cd there are no files, it's read directly from the device (cd) |
there are some drivers on windows that allow a laptop's touchpad to not be affected by anything but fingertips so that your palms won't mess with the mouse while you're typing. is there something on ubuntu for this? | yes... but i don't remember :) but you should keep searching. i remember that it is possible : |
evening, i'm wondering if anybody knows where ubuntu edgy stores the firmware file for the ipw2200 driver, i'm unable to find any file ending with .fw. | they'll be in /lib |
hello, i have 3 deb-files in a directory, how could i install them with dpkg, i mean -i dont work. cause the 3 files are depencies with each other but dpkg wont recognize | if you use `dpkg -i file1.deb file2.deb file3.deb` it should work. |
why should you use gksudo over sudo? | it sets the graphical environment up properly - see http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to know why |
restricting root (or very root-like user) from writing to a partition -- is it possible? | unless they ran inside a chroot jail, cant see how |
i seem to remember that prior to this unity stuff it was easy to add yourself to a group. is there a graphic utility that can be used for group management? | users & groups menu is not installed by default, iapt-get install gnome-system-tools |
hey all i had a quick question with regards to security ... does the # of open ports really contribute to the security of a system? or the lack thereof? | basically you want to not have things you don't need running. |
i have two computers here running ubuntu, both with wireless cards. how can i connect them to use one of them as a slave device for its hard drive? i want to be able to backup files and drag-drop as if it were just an external hard drive. | have you thought about making a samba serve? |
how do i unpack a rarset? got a file packed over multiple files here | check out 7zip |
< this page says how to install it under feisty but not under gutsy :o | what package? |
hi guys, can someone tell me if ufw is just an iptables wrapper or does it do more than that? | all linux firewalls are iptables wrappers |
hi, how can i block dcc spam? or deactivate dcc? | /ignore *!*@* dcc |
how do i add a user to a group? | usermod -g the-new-group-you-want-them-to-be-added-to username <-- works too |
i'm upgrading my server. should i go for 64 bit or 32? i feel i'm 'safer' with 32 regarding software support...but then again...64 bit is possibly more future oriented? | maybe this link is useful http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1815221 |
could someone please explain the difference between 'restricted' and 'multiverse'? one is 'not completely free' and the other is 'non-free'? what is 'not completely free' - something like a program with publicly available source, but which must not be modified in any way? | look up ubuntu in wikipedia, they have a little table there that explains multiverse restricted supported universe etc |
what's the command to query for the gpus and their names and such? | i think it's lshw for all hardware... |
does the new version of ubuntu support ati graphics cards? | it's supported as far as i can tell |
what's the command used to compile a piece of software as a debian package? not make-kpkg... | checkinstall |
how do i capture packets for latter inspection is wireshark? | from inside wireshark, click the new capture button |
hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu? | not sure if that'll work |
does ubuntu's license or relationship with canonical prevent it from being pre-installed on pcs? | i can't see how |
could someone who uses gnome upload his /etc/fonts/font.conf please? i've deleted it by accident... | but it should be ok, i think |
is jaunty gtk 1.0 or gtk 2.0? | (gtk 1 is very, very old) |
is it possible to install lamp 10.10 into 10.10 desktop? | of course. |
where did you get coreavc from? | bought the codec and then used coreavc-for-linux to get it running on ubuntu |
are you in a tty or a graphical sessin? | i don't know what tty is but, i started ubuntu in recovery mode, and i was in the root command line. |
what driver will allow windows7 to read/write ext4? | there is an experimental ext2 driver for windows |
i'm trying to install karmic from usb using an image created with unetbootin. it boots, logs in, and hangs directly after displaying gnome-panel. i'm on a dell optiplex 320. i can switch to a terminal (ctl+alt+f1) during xsplash, but every time i switch back to x (ctl+alt+f7) it hangs, and i have to power cycle. any id... | - i would try killall compiz-fusion or something |
is there a system-wide equalizer? (not sure what pulse jack alsa oss are but i believe i'm using alsa apps with pulse) | but it's possible in theory, and people have reported success |
!away > hasdhaq_ | sorry, i go to disable now |
not specifically ubuntu related, but does anyone know how to compile a program in say pascal on linux (ubuntu) and have it be executable on someone else's windows machine? is it compatible by default? i'm very new to programming :-) | you might consider using an interpreted language like python or java. then you wouldn't have to worry about compiling |
hmm, i have a weird mouse lag, about every 10 seconds, don't see anything in 'top' that leads me to something, and gkrellm is showing excellent resources available, any ideas? | check dma ide etc.. |
i noticed when grabbing the iso for ubuntu...there is just one. is it actually a one cd install...with the rest being a, 'net install'? (for lack of a better term?) | asin you download the additional pakages whjen you need them |
this might be a silly question but im stuck right now :( i made a script in python and run it but it went into an infinite loop because i made a mistake in a variable but i do not know how to stop the execution from terminal. i pressed ctrl+c but nothing. any suggestions? | or ps ax|grep <script name> and kill $pid |
while i'm here, is there a way to disable some of the things that start on boot? e.g. bluetooth, since i don't even have bluetooth? | sudo apt-get install rcconf; sudo rcconf |
trillian linux-native now, or through wine? | try deviantart.com |
i accidently erased my apache error log file and now that even though i recreated it, it doesn't work anymore | restart apache |
hello everyone. i just installed a very early version of ubuntu(8.10) on a vm - and i found that i could not update the package repositories. is there any way i can install packages using apt-get on an 8.10? | !eol |
from what i heard though, debian would be better for a 'laptop' at least that's what i was told .. i was thinking of changing to debian, because of the hardware support. | there is a live cd you can get to test it and see how it works ... http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ |
what's it called? | about the version of ubunutu? http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook <- this one |
hi guys how do i convert from asf to mp3 | leave if you won't be helping |
i am going to be using the instructions here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome.html to make a /home partition. how much space should i leave for / ? | that's probably way too much but better safe than sorry |
is there a way to copy and rename a directory? | provided that you are in that folder. |
:) ok. it's nice to have an idea what to expect. thanks. | don't make me think that 64 bit kind of sucks. i'm on a 64-bit system and love it. i do some intensive stuff though, so you should know what to expect. |
hey. can someone tell me how to install a firefox theme that is in a .jar? | open firefox > go to tools > themes menu, and drag and drop the jar file onto the list of themes |
how can i change the behavior of gnome such that when i double click a window's title bar it doesnt maximize, but instead 'rolls up' (windowblind style)? | at the menu... |
how to startup gnome on remote machine through ssh ? | /etc/init.d/gdm restart |
'my computer is taking about 12minutes to boot up ubuntu, what can be going on?' | on bbot up press alt-f2 for verbose mode |
dude i know the root password | creat a new user then copy the stuff from that account. |
when is the next lts? | 12.04 |
does the grub that comes with ubuntu have splashimage support? it says it does, but when i try and load a splashimage with the grub config, i get a funky looking ascii lines thing. if i load it in the grub commandline before booting, i get it just fine. | err, that would mean it works, wouldn't it? |
how can i enter the gnome file browser with su rights? | gksudo nautilus - but be *very* careful |
i tried to install it while microsoft clikc-to-run had a virtual partition available and the install crapped out on it ... removing the virtual partiiton and trying again ... unable to get it working | it can resize ntfs but sloooowly, i suggest doing it in windows instead |
is there a learn to type programf or ubuntu? | tuxtype |
anyone else getting a 'capabilities mismatch' error with ubuntu one? | server has to be upgraded |
hi, i'm a new user and having some trouble setting up my wireless. i'm pretty sure i need to download the drivers, but i'm not sure where or how to go about that, if anyone could help me i'd appreciate it. | http://www.linuxwireless.org/ |
hello. how can you add your wireless connections (bars icon) to the panel? | there's a notification area applet or something similarly named |
i have insetalled ubuntu on a unibody macbook pro, and all is well, except that the keyboard layout isn't correct. for one thing i can't find curly/square brackets, and | and ' are swapped. | you just need to use xmodmap. fixing those things is really simple when it's just single keys or shifted keys |
could somebody tell me how do i find a file or a directory. i have mounted samba.. windows sees it and lets create dirs and files.. but i cannot find it on the server.. | 'find / -name <filename>' will work |
hi, i hope someone can help me, i'm trying to install ubuntu, but when i get to 'select a disk' it shows me the partition i want to setup on (which is in /dev/mapper) but it will only allow me to resise the disks (/dev/sda) how to i get an option for the dev/mapper paritions in this manual partition reseze section, thx... | /dev/mapper? are you using some sort ofencryption software? |
as i understand it in ubuntu we use a partition table of type msdos. is this true? | someone already said 'true' to you |
i did install the j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin package using sudo apt-get install j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin command... how do i full uninstall it? | you can also run 'man apt-get |
what is the comand to install the mplayr firefox plugin? i can't find it... mplayer-firefox? | sudo apt-cache search mplayer-firefox |
hi guys, where does the automatic install of apache get put in fiesty? thanks. | try 'whereis apache' |
i want to build a windows 7 and ubuntu dual boot system, where can i find info on how to best do that' | install win7 with 50% of hdd (or your choice of the space) and then install ubuntu afterwards |
is there a gui which i can configure samba through? i remember having one under fc but i can't find one in ubuntu | system>admin>shared folders ? |
how to know what groups a user is a member of? | there is a 'groups' command |
is there a way to create a ubuntu live cd with the programs one chooses? something just like the ubuntu live cd (which can be installed) but only with the things you choose... | yes reconstructor but it is young |
is 8.10-rc out? i'm going to upgrade a friends windows box, is 8.10-rc worth it or stick with 8.04? | stick with 8.04 for now |
what the heck is going on with daper ubuntu! is it still buggy?? | dude, i updated, and i regret it! everything on my system is messed up now |
im struggling to get a java plugin for firefox on ubuntu, anyone know of any helpful resourses? | then run sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun |
is there a faster way to download ubuntu (other than from the ubuntu website), like a torrent or anything? | there are torrent links on the main site |
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