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clean install edgy, but 104 sec boot (dapper @ ~80) what might be broken? http://www.leotec.se/edgy/edgy-20061029-5.png	'fraid i don't know much more than that
where can i get a list of software in ubuntu 7, like the xorg version it has, kernel version, etc?	packages.ubuntu.com
i wonder why i dont get opengl working on my radeon9200, i installed the drivers from ati, the module appears to be loaded (appears in lsmod) still it is in mesa indirect mode.. xorg.conf says its enabled. any ideas?	dunno about the ati binary driver, but by the way, 9200 _should_ work accelerated with the default free driver also
hi, will there by official support for nvidia optimus?	rpm packages are for red hat and similar systems, not for debian-derivatives like ubuntu. you might have some luck using 'alien' but it's not guaranteed.
anyone knows something fun to do with my clean install?	if you feel like some games, try playdeb at http://www.playdeb.net/welcome/
hmm, how can i go about seeing the restricted repository?	go to system> administration > software sources and check the box for restricted
i currently have my ubuntu system plugged into my dell lcd (1680x1050). i'm going to shut it down and connect it to my projector (1280x720). will ubuntu read the device edid info and set the resolution appropriately, or is it going to keep trying to use the initial res of 1680?	it will if it outputs the corred edid
does anyone know a command that gives me the current date as 'yymmdd'?	date +%y%m%d
so i have a laptop here that i've used on previous versions of ubuntu. with 11.10, it locks up when it tries to get into the livecd interface and present me with the rest of the gui. it just sits at the purpleish desktop background as if its waiting to load. but then the cd goes quiet and nothing happens. i managed to install it earlier and it's doing the same thing when installed as it is on the livecd.	try the alternate installer
is there a way to get the new toolbar on to my primary display?	no :( that's one of the biggest complaints about unity
when i type uname -a it doesnt show the same time from my clock how to fix that ?	- use hwclock to synchronize your hardware and software clocks
anyone know how i can capture a telnet session to a file?	telnet or ssh? for telnet ttysnoop can do that
hello! i'm having troubles booting the install cd. when i select install i get a blinking cursor. any ideas on what could be problem? i checked the md5 of the iso and it matches	try hitting f6 at the boot screen, then change 'quiet splash' in the input box to 'nosplash'
howto restart network daemon in ubuntu?	sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
is the gem object deallocation issue in the final release fixed by default or do i have to install the patch?	it's fixed
hi, is there a way to get commands to run on shutdown? like /etc/rc.local, but for shutdown	https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/12884
how to empty trash from command line?	tuxmobil.org is a great resource (listings of installation reports)
is amarok originally for gnome?	no kde, works fine on gnome
what is the most unofficial but still 'reliable' apt source for w32codecs & libdvdcss2 stuff ?	seveas has a popular 3rd party repository for several packages including w32codecs \| info at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/seveaspackages \| see !codecs for more information
hey there.. anyone around here knows a good resource to learn about fstabs and whatever other things related to it?	tldp.org has good resources on almost all things linux.
hi all, i have a pc with windows 7 on it and it has troubles. blue screens, freeze ups etc.. i want to figure out if this is a hardware or software problem so that's why i want to try ubuntu. my usb startup failed and i'm reading now about the wubi installer. i was wondering: you install it through windows, but when you run it, is it still on top of windows or more independant?	it is running itself but from a compressed filesystem on the windows partition
can i install rpm and debian packages on ubuntu	better to search in repository, rpm sucks
i'm in trouble, i do a edit wrong at the sudoers file with utility visudo, it ask me 'are you sure?' 'q' and so now i can't use sudo, what can i do?	-> boot from livecd and fix it from there
ok thanks checksum is fine according to the ubuntu wiki, just weird how it won't mount but then again it is mac :\	i'm familiar with *nix on both mac and linux
does anyone know how to get debs of older wine releases? the current one is 0.9.59.. i'd really like to have 0.9.58.. any clues?	http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html
hello - would someone recommend an rpg they like to play on ubuntu, please??	planeshif is an alright opensource mmorpg
ok. where can i learn what i need to do to be able to hear multiple sound sources at the same time, like a message notification from pidgin, music played in a widget in firefox, and game sound in world of warcraft?	it isn't in gutsy as far as i know
i upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04, and now i can't delete in gcalctool	just wondering why not to 12.10
which one is better, totem-xine or totem-gstreamer, and why? if you install all the gstreamer plugins, isn't gstreamer just as good? what are the benefits of using totem-xine?	gstreamer is still work in progress and relatively buggy
any good alternative to flash in firefox? vlc or mplayer ? gnash is not working for me	64bit?
i'm having some strange problem, it's happened yesterday and the day before and it will probably happen again in a bit - my monitor will go into off-mode.. while i'm using the pc? is that a feisty bug ?	that is the feisty support channel
can someone tell me what the heck to do with a bin file?	sudo sh foo.bin
within the past couple of weeks my numpad (even when numlock is on) no longer puts in numbers, but always moves the mouse cursor...any idea how to turn this off?	sorry, 4th tab
let's say my '/etc/sudoers' is broken and i can't remember my root password. how can i reset it? i have physical access to the box.	it's mnot a reinstall, it's setting up a recovery env
i am using xubuntu, where would i report a bug if after pressing several time 'toggle touchpad on/off' on hp compaq presario cq61-400ew i got input/output error and other weird messages and i was unable to input anything from keyboard until i restarted x server (alt+ctrl+backspace didn't work, but alt+ctr+f1 worked)? or what steps should i take to further investigate what causes the problem?	you can re-enable cab in keyboard settnigs
what's the program that automatically mounts drives? gnome-volume-manager is apparently not it.	it's a config file. fstab
i get the following message in synaptic: 'the repository might be no longer available or could not be contacted because of network problems. if available an older version of the failed index will be used. otherwise the repository will be ignored. check your network connection and the correct writing of the repository address in the preferences.' what is wrong?	can you get to websites ok using a web browser?
hello. what postgresql version more stable in ubuntu? 8.2 or 8.3 ?	8.3
hey, anyone know much about fonts in linux? i imported some from my windows partition, but they don't have the variations (windows doesn't really require them). linux does, so i can't use bold/italic with them. can i create the required font variations from the base font? i know oo.o is doing this automatically.	sudo apt-get install alien
so when installing ubuntu studio i can compile real time programs ?	and the devel one: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
what's the command to install the development environment? ie gcc?	sudo apt-get install build-essential
can someone remind me how do i suggest a factoid for ubottu ?	!factoid is definition
i'm not so good at this package thing, i read the man page for sources.list but i'm still getting an error, i want to install the software and i use syntaptic to add the repository 'deb http://download.librdf.org/binaries/ubuntu/hoary/' but it doesn't show up in the repo list and if i add it to source.list my self i get an error. nayone know the right syntax?	you need to add a path to that list
here's a silly one - is there any way to manually map hostname resolution? i'm at work and our local dns server doesnt want to talk to my machine, i need to map a static local ip to a hostname	/etc/hosts
how can i determine where my boot partition is mounted?	run mount, it should tell you waht is mounted where
[ubuntu 11.10 gnome shell 3.2] '~$ which urxvt; /usr/bin/urxvt'. if i key '~$ urxvt' in a terminal, a urxvt terminal window will appear. but f i press super-key > urxvt <enter>, why will no urxvt terminal window appear?	the second it being urxvt
anyone know of a 'windows' introduction to ubuntu? know what i mean?	maybe the ubuntu pocket guide
is there a torrent link to 12.04 32 bit?	all the torrents are there
hey guys. so i have an ati card, and i've gotten it to half work, but i started messing with it because full screen video was choppy.. compiz worked, other stuff.. installed ati binaries then everything seemed slow responsiveness-wise.. so whats the best thing to do? right now it defaulted to vesa but i have xorg.conf backups that sorta-kinda worked	ask to ati :)
is there an easy way for me to tell if a usb hub i've got plugged in is usb 1 or 2? 3	check the lable at the back of the hub ?
how can i check what my kernel configuration is?	ls /boot/config*
so no one has any idea why right clicking, hitting new appointment does nothing?	it maybe objects to your violent abuse. perhaps tap new appointment, rather than hit it
will someone help me figure out how to connect to my computer with my ds (running linux) using ssh? i have openssh-server installed, and ssh seems to be installed on the ds.	umm... you might want to ask a nds homebrew community
ligatures ('fi', 'ff', 'fl') don't render correctly on my 8.10 install (they look a little smaller and lighter than the surrounding text). it happens with deja vu sans, which is used in a lot of places on my desktop, and a few other fonts...but not in openoffice with the same fonts, oddly. any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?	system > preferences > appearance > fonts > advanced, make sure if you have an lcd it is set for lcd, and opposite for crt
what a channel..	the server edition has no gui. if you're unsure, get the desktop. there is nothing that server can do that desktop can't.
hi guys .. i want to add/remove program but this error msg appear .. 'e: archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing.' .. what should i do?	in a console type 'sudo mkdir /var/cache/apt/archives/partial'
anyone know where to start if ubuntu cant recognize your monitor?	run: sudo lshw -c display websearch for the product line to get your video chip setup, the monitor will be plug and play so will be fine once the driver is setup
how do i change the editor used by crontab?	http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-256778.html
has anybody successfully installed xserver-xgl on intel 910/915 gma driver-based-notebook?	you shouldn't need to. gma support aiglx
hello, i have a cd that has a .exe to run for windows, can i get it to run that on ubuntu? and/or how do i get ubuntu to do a picture slideshow?	openoffice.org impress
hey guys, anybody have a recommendation for what is best filesystem to use on external disk being used with both mac and ubuntu?	use hfs journaled but not extended i think, theres something about it, don't 'index' it when format, that allows linux to mod the files, but if its 'indexed' or 'extended' or something like that it can view but not mod.
i want to set up a triple-boot windows/two linux distros machine, and i came across a slight snag: is the general recommendation to make a partition for grub, or to let it overwrite the mbr?	it's no big deal, there's also instructions on how to do it all over the net
what is zfs?	a filesystem now owned by oracle (designed for solaris)
i am trying to setup a cron job via these directions and it isn't working. http://bit.ly/ev0gdq anyway to debug cron jobs and actually see if they are being called?	pipe the output to a text file in the crontab entry.
whats that program that would install the propritary video drivers for you before restricted driver manager was around?	ency?
i'm trying to access my ubuntu computer from my vista laptop, and i keep on getting a password prompt, but no user/pass is working. can anyone help?	install swat...makes all the samba configs easy
i've just downloaded the ati catalyst control centre for linux. i double click the program on the desktop to try to install it but i get a 'launch application' box asking me to choose a program to open it with. anyone?	download it via apt-get from the repositories
question: when i did a clean install of 9.04, it panicked even during failsafe boot. would upgrading in 8.10 using the update tool be a better idea, or is it likely to keep crashing?	i guess if you upgrade from 8,10 you can still pick an old kernel
so what do i look for when buying online media to be sure i can listen/watch it in linux?	there is some information at defectivebydesign.org
hi, could anyone tell me why ubuntu installs gcc, but there's nothing in /usr/include (header files and so on) -- this was doing a standard breezy badger full install.	install 'build-essential'
how do i adjust vim to get colors ?	':syntax on'
simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?	aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.
how do i know whether i'm running on xaa or exa acceleration?	cat /var/log/xorg.0.log \| grep -i 'for acceleration'
is there a way to force the ubuntu installer to not format the '/' drive? it's already a reiserfs partition and there's data on it	you'll need to install from the alternative media.
when i try to install the upgrades (after i havent done so for long time) i get a partial upgrade screen and then it writes 'error authenticating some packages' and gives me a list	it could be that some packaged you are trying to upgrade are no longer supported,you can try running a normal upgrade,avoid the partial one just to see if the prob is fixed.you might need jaunty cd,but not always.
hello. i added a command alias to the .bash_config file in my home directory, and that command is not available in my terminal sessions. am i going about this the wrong way?	try editing ~/.bashrc or maybe ~/.bash_profile
hello, i have a file which is 60mb, i want to chop it off so that it is only 50mb (discarding the tail end of the file), is there an easy way to do this?	oh, check out 'truncate' as well
hey guys, what's the command to launch nautilus with sudo privleges again?	gksudo nautilus
i've got a .deb package file but don't know how to install it. when i double click it's opened in ark! :s	sudo dpkg -i file.deb
hmmm what package provides iwconfig ?	wireless-tools
what does set -x do?	in particular, do a search on abefhkmnp in the man page to get you to the 'set' command
does anyone now how i change my default media player	you right click a media type in the file manager, select properties at the bottom and the open with tab in the dialog
what's the command to open xorg in gedit?	sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf
it was my code, i will try out what you suggested :)	i got a core dump at 2g, and the value of 'i' had gone negative
hey can you tell me some app which lets you chose what to run at startup	just use sessions from the main menu
one question: where store the commands that i used in the terminal? thank you	it's no longer in the repositories (see the debian bug for why). consider using irssi or weechat instead
hi, whats the command that removes unnecessary packages? apt-get autoclean?	remember to use sudo
what is a good program to use to play dvd's?	just copy one from /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/
how big does a live cd usb have to be ? 700 mb?	the same as for a cd :)
anyone know how to open multiple programs in single click?	with a script its possible
hi. can i set the screen gamma in ubuntu?	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=33829
and i don't know how to scroll down in top	try htop
hello people. has anyone else experienced problems installing flashplugin-nonfree? i get a md5sum mismatch	easiest way to do - if installing for firefox is go to the adobe flash detector page and it will instlal as plugin ;)
can someone send me the output of their groups command plz?	logan adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare
where can i find what module / driver my hds are using? i am having trouble booting up a vanilla kernel. ubuntu kernel works fine.	lspci -vv
how do i get my /etc/resolv.conf file to be re-populated without rebooting?	if not, restart the applications which still use the old contents
does anybody know how to start another console if i already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no x?	or install and use screen
is there a way i can install ndiswrapper using ubuntu live disk and not being on the internet?	unless the cd has it no
did chan just freeze?	then audacious
does anybody know if samba will still properly share ext4 partitions with windows?	i believe samba works at the level above filesystems so they're unrelated.

clean install edgy, but 104 sec boot (dapper @ ~80) what might be broken? http://www.leotec.se/edgy/edgy-20061029-5.png

'fraid i don't know much more than that

where can i get a list of software in ubuntu 7, like the xorg version it has, kernel version, etc?

packages.ubuntu.com

i wonder why i dont get opengl working on my radeon9200, i installed the drivers from ati, the module appears to be loaded (appears in lsmod) still it is in mesa indirect mode.. xorg.conf says its enabled. any ideas?

dunno about the ati binary driver, but by the way, 9200 _should_ work accelerated with the default free driver also

hi, will there by official support for nvidia optimus?

rpm packages are for red hat and similar systems, not for debian-derivatives like ubuntu. you might have some luck using 'alien' but it's not guaranteed.

anyone knows something fun to do with my clean install?

if you feel like some games, try playdeb at http://www.playdeb.net/welcome/

hmm, how can i go about seeing the restricted repository?

go to system> administration > software sources and check the box for restricted

i currently have my ubuntu system plugged into my dell lcd (1680x1050). i'm going to shut it down and connect it to my projector (1280x720). will ubuntu read the device edid info and set the resolution appropriately, or is it going to keep trying to use the initial res of 1680?

it will if it outputs the corred edid

does anyone know a command that gives me the current date as 'yymmdd'?

date +%y%m%d

so i have a laptop here that i've used on previous versions of ubuntu. with 11.10, it locks up when it tries to get into the livecd interface and present me with the rest of the gui. it just sits at the purpleish desktop background as if its waiting to load. but then the cd goes quiet and nothing happens. i managed to install it earlier and it's doing the same thing when installed as it is on the livecd.

try the alternate installer

is there a way to get the new toolbar on to my primary display?

no :( that's one of the biggest complaints about unity

when i type uname -a it doesnt show the same time from my clock how to fix that ?

- use hwclock to synchronize your hardware and software clocks

anyone know how i can capture a telnet session to a file?

telnet or ssh? for telnet ttysnoop can do that

hello! i'm having troubles booting the install cd. when i select install i get a blinking cursor. any ideas on what could be problem? i checked the md5 of the iso and it matches

try hitting f6 at the boot screen, then change 'quiet splash' in the input box to 'nosplash'

howto restart network daemon in ubuntu?

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

is the gem object deallocation issue in the final release fixed by default or do i have to install the patch?

it's fixed

hi, is there a way to get commands to run on shutdown? like /etc/rc.local, but for shutdown

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/12884

how to empty trash from command line?

tuxmobil.org is a great resource (listings of installation reports)

is amarok originally for gnome?

no kde, works fine on gnome

what is the most unofficial but still 'reliable' apt source for w32codecs & libdvdcss2 stuff ?

seveas has a popular 3rd party repository for several packages including w32codecs | info at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/seveaspackages | see !codecs for more information

hey there.. anyone around here knows a good resource to learn about fstabs and whatever other things related to it?

tldp.org has good resources on almost all things linux.

hi all, i have a pc with windows 7 on it and it has troubles. blue screens, freeze ups etc.. i want to figure out if this is a hardware or software problem so that's why i want to try ubuntu. my usb startup failed and i'm reading now about the wubi installer. i was wondering: you install it through windows, but when you run it, is it still on top of windows or more independant?

it is running itself but from a compressed filesystem on the windows partition

can i install rpm and debian packages on ubuntu

better to search in repository, rpm sucks

i'm in trouble, i do a edit wrong at the sudoers file with utility visudo, it ask me 'are you sure?' 'q' and so now i can't use sudo, what can i do?

-> boot from livecd and fix it from there

ok thanks checksum is fine according to the ubuntu wiki, just weird how it won't mount but then again it is mac :\

i'm familiar with *nix on both mac and linux

does anyone know how to get debs of older wine releases? the current one is 0.9.59.. i'd really like to have 0.9.58.. any clues?

http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html

hello - would someone recommend an rpg they like to play on ubuntu, please??

planeshif is an alright opensource mmorpg

ok. where can i learn what i need to do to be able to hear multiple sound sources at the same time, like a message notification from pidgin, music played in a widget in firefox, and game sound in world of warcraft?

it isn't in gutsy as far as i know

i upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04, and now i can't delete in gcalctool

just wondering why not to 12.10

which one is better, totem-xine or totem-gstreamer, and why? if you install all the gstreamer plugins, isn't gstreamer just as good? what are the benefits of using totem-xine?

gstreamer is still work in progress and relatively buggy

any good alternative to flash in firefox? vlc or mplayer ? gnash is not working for me

64bit?

i'm having some strange problem, it's happened yesterday and the day before and it will probably happen again in a bit - my monitor will go into off-mode.. while i'm using the pc? is that a feisty bug ?

that is the feisty support channel

can someone tell me what the heck to do with a bin file?

sudo sh foo.bin

within the past couple of weeks my numpad (even when numlock is on) no longer puts in numbers, but always moves the mouse cursor...any idea how to turn this off?

sorry, 4th tab

let's say my '/etc/sudoers' is broken and i can't remember my root password. how can i reset it? i have physical access to the box.

it's mnot a reinstall, it's setting up a recovery env

i am using xubuntu, where would i report a bug if after pressing several time 'toggle touchpad on/off' on hp compaq presario cq61-400ew i got input/output error and other weird messages and i was unable to input anything from keyboard until i restarted x server (alt+ctrl+backspace didn't work, but alt+ctr+f1 worked)? or what steps should i take to further investigate what causes the problem?

you can re-enable cab in keyboard settnigs

what's the program that automatically mounts drives? gnome-volume-manager is apparently not it.

it's a config file. fstab

i get the following message in synaptic: 'the repository might be no longer available or could not be contacted because of network problems. if available an older version of the failed index will be used. otherwise the repository will be ignored. check your network connection and the correct writing of the repository address in the preferences.' what is wrong?

can you get to websites ok using a web browser?

hello. what postgresql version more stable in ubuntu? 8.2 or 8.3 ?

8.3

hey, anyone know much about fonts in linux? i imported some from my windows partition, but they don't have the variations (windows doesn't really require them). linux does, so i can't use bold/italic with them. can i create the required font variations from the base font? i know oo.o is doing this automatically.

sudo apt-get install alien

so when installing ubuntu studio i can compile real time programs ?

and the devel one: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel

what's the command to install the development environment? ie gcc?

sudo apt-get install build-essential

can someone remind me how do i suggest a factoid for ubottu ?

!factoid is definition

i'm not so good at this package thing, i read the man page for sources.list but i'm still getting an error, i want to install the software and i use syntaptic to add the repository 'deb http://download.librdf.org/binaries/ubuntu/hoary/' but it doesn't show up in the repo list and if i add it to source.list my self i get an error. nayone know the right syntax?

you need to add a path to that list

here's a silly one - is there any way to manually map hostname resolution? i'm at work and our local dns server doesnt want to talk to my machine, i need to map a static local ip to a hostname

/etc/hosts

how can i determine where my boot partition is mounted?

run mount, it should tell you waht is mounted where

[ubuntu 11.10 gnome shell 3.2] '~$ which urxvt; /usr/bin/urxvt'. if i key '~$ urxvt' in a terminal, a urxvt terminal window will appear. but f i press super-key > urxvt <enter>, why will no urxvt terminal window appear?

the second it being urxvt

anyone know of a 'windows' introduction to ubuntu? know what i mean?

maybe the ubuntu pocket guide

is there a torrent link to 12.04 32 bit?

all the torrents are there

hey guys. so i have an ati card, and i've gotten it to half work, but i started messing with it because full screen video was choppy.. compiz worked, other stuff.. installed ati binaries then everything seemed slow responsiveness-wise.. so whats the best thing to do? right now it defaulted to vesa but i have xorg.conf backups that sorta-kinda worked

ask to ati :)

is there an easy way for me to tell if a usb hub i've got plugged in is usb 1 or 2? 3

check the lable at the back of the hub ?

how can i check what my kernel configuration is?

ls /boot/config*

so no one has any idea why right clicking, hitting new appointment does nothing?

it maybe objects to your violent abuse. perhaps tap new appointment, rather than hit it

will someone help me figure out how to connect to my computer with my ds (running linux) using ssh? i have openssh-server installed, and ssh seems to be installed on the ds.

umm... you might want to ask a nds homebrew community

ligatures ('fi', 'ff', 'fl') don't render correctly on my 8.10 install (they look a little smaller and lighter than the surrounding text). it happens with deja vu sans, which is used in a lot of places on my desktop, and a few other fonts...but not in openoffice with the same fonts, oddly. any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?

system > preferences > appearance > fonts > advanced, make sure if you have an lcd it is set for lcd, and opposite for crt

what a channel..

the server edition has no gui. if you're unsure, get the desktop. there is nothing that server can do that desktop can't.

hi guys .. i want to add/remove program but this error msg appear .. 'e: archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing.' .. what should i do?

in a console type 'sudo mkdir /var/cache/apt/archives/partial'

anyone know where to start if ubuntu cant recognize your monitor?

run: sudo lshw -c display websearch for the product line to get your video chip setup, the monitor will be plug and play so will be fine once the driver is setup

how do i change the editor used by crontab?

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-256778.html

has anybody successfully installed xserver-xgl on intel 910/915 gma driver-based-notebook?

you shouldn't need to. gma support aiglx

hello, i have a cd that has a .exe to run for windows, can i get it to run that on ubuntu? and/or how do i get ubuntu to do a picture slideshow?

openoffice.org impress

hey guys, anybody have a recommendation for what is best filesystem to use on external disk being used with both mac and ubuntu?

use hfs journaled but not extended i think, theres something about it, don't 'index' it when format, that allows linux to mod the files, but if its 'indexed' or 'extended' or something like that it can view but not mod.

i want to set up a triple-boot windows/two linux distros machine, and i came across a slight snag: is the general recommendation to make a partition for grub, or to let it overwrite the mbr?

it's no big deal, there's also instructions on how to do it all over the net

what is zfs?

a filesystem now owned by oracle (designed for solaris)

i am trying to setup a cron job via these directions and it isn't working. http://bit.ly/ev0gdq anyway to debug cron jobs and actually see if they are being called?

pipe the output to a text file in the crontab entry.

whats that program that would install the propritary video drivers for you before restricted driver manager was around?

ency?

i'm trying to access my ubuntu computer from my vista laptop, and i keep on getting a password prompt, but no user/pass is working. can anyone help?

install swat...makes all the samba configs easy

i've just downloaded the ati catalyst control centre for linux. i double click the program on the desktop to try to install it but i get a 'launch application' box asking me to choose a program to open it with. anyone?

download it via apt-get from the repositories

question: when i did a clean install of 9.04, it panicked even during failsafe boot. would upgrading in 8.10 using the update tool be a better idea, or is it likely to keep crashing?

i guess if you upgrade from 8,10 you can still pick an old kernel

so what do i look for when buying online media to be sure i can listen/watch it in linux?

there is some information at defectivebydesign.org

hi, could anyone tell me why ubuntu installs gcc, but there's nothing in /usr/include (header files and so on) -- this was doing a standard breezy badger full install.

install 'build-essential'

how do i adjust vim to get colors ?

':syntax on'

simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?

aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.

how do i know whether i'm running on xaa or exa acceleration?

cat /var/log/xorg.0.log | grep -i 'for acceleration'

is there a way to force the ubuntu installer to not format the '/' drive? it's already a reiserfs partition and there's data on it

you'll need to install from the alternative media.

when i try to install the upgrades (after i havent done so for long time) i get a partial upgrade screen and then it writes 'error authenticating some packages' and gives me a list

it could be that some packaged you are trying to upgrade are no longer supported,you can try running a normal upgrade,avoid the partial one just to see if the prob is fixed.you might need jaunty cd,but not always.

hello. i added a command alias to the .bash_config file in my home directory, and that command is not available in my terminal sessions. am i going about this the wrong way?

try editing ~/.bashrc or maybe ~/.bash_profile

hello, i have a file which is 60mb, i want to chop it off so that it is only 50mb (discarding the tail end of the file), is there an easy way to do this?

oh, check out 'truncate' as well

hey guys, what's the command to launch nautilus with sudo privleges again?

gksudo nautilus

i've got a .deb package file but don't know how to install it. when i double click it's opened in ark! :s

sudo dpkg -i file.deb

hmmm what package provides iwconfig ?

wireless-tools

what does set -x do?

in particular, do a search on abefhkmnp in the man page to get you to the 'set' command

does anyone now how i change my default media player

you right click a media type in the file manager, select properties at the bottom and the open with tab in the dialog

what's the command to open xorg in gedit?

sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf

it was my code, i will try out what you suggested :)

i got a core dump at 2g, and the value of 'i' had gone negative

hey can you tell me some app which lets you chose what to run at startup

just use sessions from the main menu

one question: where store the commands that i used in the terminal? thank you

it's no longer in the repositories (see the debian bug for why). consider using irssi or weechat instead

hi, whats the command that removes unnecessary packages? apt-get autoclean?

remember to use sudo

what is a good program to use to play dvd's?

just copy one from /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/

how big does a live cd usb have to be ? 700 mb?

the same as for a cd :)

anyone know how to open multiple programs in single click?

with a script its possible

hi. can i set the screen gamma in ubuntu?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=33829

and i don't know how to scroll down in top

try htop

hello people. has anyone else experienced problems installing flashplugin-nonfree? i get a md5sum mismatch

easiest way to do - if installing for firefox is go to the adobe flash detector page and it will instlal as plugin ;)

can someone send me the output of their groups command plz?

logan adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare

where can i find what module / driver my hds are using? i am having trouble booting up a vanilla kernel. ubuntu kernel works fine.

lspci -vv

how do i get my /etc/resolv.conf file to be re-populated without rebooting?

if not, restart the applications which still use the old contents

does anybody know how to start another console if i already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no x?

or install and use screen

is there a way i can install ndiswrapper using ubuntu live disk and not being on the internet?

unless the cd has it no

did chan just freeze?

then audacious

does anybody know if samba will still properly share ext4 partitions with windows?

i believe samba works at the level above filesystems so they're unrelated.