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if you had to tell your mom what to do with the ubuntu dl, what would you tell here?	wait for me to visit...
hi all, does anyone know how to write into a file the string '#!/bin/sh' with echo command ? echo seems to bug when i tell it to write '#!'	using single quotes makes it escape special characters
hey guys when you install j2sdk through apt where does the java bin folder get installed too?	probably /usr/bin or /usr/lib/java/ and symlinked to from /usr/bin
hey guys, i don't have an option under system > preferences for enabling remote desktop, did this get moved?	it might be removed from the gnome main menu, check that with system -> prefs -> main menu
anyone know which rar to install for file roller (archive manager) to not give me an error when opening a rar file ?	iirc winrar3.0 isn't supported by the free version of rar... been a while not sure.. try the non-free maybe
do you know where i can find assembly instructions set for my core2duo processor ?	http://www.sandpile.org/
anyone know an oss tool to mass convert bmp images to png ?	convert in package imagemagick
does anyone know a good tutorial url for gnucash?	http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/guide/
synaptic says that imagemagick is installed, but i can't find it anywhere???	it's several separate executables. display is one of them
how do i burn an iso image into a thumbdrive?	unetbootin works nicely
anyone? what is the package that is a browse/install interface to art.gnome.org?	sudo apt-get install gnome-art
my sister has ubuntu 8.04 on her computer, and audio worked in totem, but not in flash, why?	known issue with flash and 8.04. it's resolved in 8.10
what's the easiest way to install the flash plugin for firefox under ubuntu? is there a way to install it via apt-get?	sudo apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla
i've a file that i want run at boot but by user not root.. can this be done in /etc/init.d/	you could put a line in /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh like : su [user] -c [command] to have the command run at boot time as a specific non uid 0 user...
hi! is there a commandline hex-editor that comes with ubuntu?	i use vbindiff
where is memu.lst in 9.10?	you're gonna hae to do some stuff w/ grub.conf.. which sorry, i know little about...
i installed kde and now my sensible-browser is konqueror. how can i set it back to firefox?	if what mithrandir suggested didn't work, try sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
pls anybody know how i can get an offline english dictinary?	http://www.arulraj.net/2010/06/offline-dictionary-for-ubuntu-10-04.html
does anyone know of a cli based irc client?	irssi is what i use :-)
i closed the thing that shows the icon of the programs that are running, like pidgin for example on the top panel.. now i don't know how to make it appear again.. does anyone can help me out?	the notification area. just right click on the panel and add it back
hi i have just set up my external data drive in fstab to mouny in ~/data. is there a way to mount in without rebooting	sudo mount -a
hello. i have a file named 'hplip-3.11.3a.run'. how do i install this?	'chmod +x hplip-3.11.3a.run && ./hplip-3.11.3a.run'
any ideas why fdisk can't open /dev/sda if that's where all of my partitions are?	try with sudo
hey... i can't read the launchpad.net article because links doesn't support https. can anyone tell me how to fix the xorg-server bug introduced by the recent upgrade?	yes, do this: restart your computer, select the recover mode in the grub menu. in the root command prompt that evntually loads type this (make sure you put the underlines in the url's in): 'wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10.4_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10.4_i386.deb'
this might be the wrong place, i know. but is there any emulators that can boot from a floppy-disk?	i am pretty sure wmware boots floppies.
is it possible to recover default configuration files of packages?	dpkg -purge and then reinstall
how do i use apt-get to determine the version of a software package that i installed with it?	sorry, that's not quite it. you can try `dpkg -l \| grep -i package`
is there an equivelent of nvidia-settings for ati cards?	amdcccle
dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders	default runlevel on ubuntu is 2
is it possible to move/drag apps for one workspace to another?	use expo
where do usb drives get mounted?	type mount and dmesg, that should give you everything
hello. is it possible to make ubuntu download a specified file every n hours?	take a look at uck or remastersys
:who has ati prob ?	why are you doing that here?
good morning all :) i was wondering if i could trouble you with a question. i am trying to get ubuntu 10.04 working with vmware i am running into the issue with the keyboard not working at login. i read that i could 'run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' i am just not sure how to run it without being logged in. any suggestions 'sorry i know its probably a very stupid question'	take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/thread/261454
i'm trying to remotely open a new session on a pc via vncviewer, but all it does is open the current open session. i do not want to disturb the current user. am i in the wrong path? is virtualization a better option for me? tia	try remmina
i have a problem with the onboard sound card on the gigabyte ga-p31-es3g mainboard. aplay lists the card, according to alsamixer all channels are unmuted and the snd_hda_intel module sis loaded properly. does anyone have further hints on what to check? i'm using 9.04	there's probably some quirk required in modules.conf to make the card function. see the hoto page if it is listed there
hi, im looking for internet cafe management software, which one would you recommend?	point of sale software?
is it a good idea to update to 12.04 lts now?	yes it's fine
hello there. my friend's computer got turned off accidently by some black out, or something like that. now, when he turns it on, the graphics doesn't load. he told me the terminal is the only thing which appears when he turns his computer on. is there anything i could tell him to do to make it work properly again?	we heard you the first time
hi guys. i would like to install a rootkit on my own machine, to learn and play a little bit with chkrootkit and rkhunter. does anyone know a good one?	such things are not on-topic for this channel.
how can i see available space in my ubuntu?	df -h
someone know why my fullscreen applications get windowed after a while, and i have to minimize them then maximize again to make it fullscreen?	depends on the application. some will use f11, others ctrl-f others ctrl-shift-f
is it not on either desktop ? are you using the xinerama extension ?	nope...it just disappeared off both screens...
how do i check and see what kind of video card i have in this machine?	go to 'device manager' and see if that helps
how do i use su in terminal to be root? is it just 'su' then type the system password when prompted?	only sudo, no root
hi all, does anybody here have a hp pavillion dv7?	turn it off, grab a can of compressed air, and try thought route first.
can anyone guide me through submitting a bug report requesting the version of a package to be upgraded?	is there a specific bug / problem fixed by the newer version? do you want this to be done in a release before 11.10 ?
how do i shut down xserver, return to the cli?	ctrl-alt-backspace
did you do any upgrades lately on your ubuntu - before it stopped detecting the sata drives ?	i just put a pci sata/pata card in :)
silly ssh question. if my ssh connection drops, does it close my running applications? or does it orphan an ssh user session somewhere?	and usually that will kill the processes
hello there. well i have the following problem: when i download subtitles, i can see only some strange symbols when i open them. what do i need to see them correctly? codecs?	probably fonts
some finger print readers aren't well supported by linux. fedora has the best support for them i believe	ohh now i have to install fedora?? :o plz can u help out in ubuntu only?
for c development... is there an ide or similar you can recommend?	shan't recommend, but options include anjuta, eclipse, kdevelop
i have a question, when i get into the operating system ,then i hear a small piece of music ,how to turn if off ?	go to 'sounds'
i'm trying to joke around with my friend's laptop while we're on the same wireless network, but he won't tell me his ip. anyone know the command for how i can probe the ip's on the network?	is there anyone else connected to that lan?
hi all, in practice, is there any difference between dual-booting windows&ubuntu and using a virtual windows emmulator of some kind?	an emulator cannot run graphical programs with the same speed as an installed os, but it's sometimes faster to use.
is there anyway i can make smartdimmer into an applet so i dont have to go to terminal to change the brightness allll the time	why not? :(
ok thx anyways hiexpo :d	if you are looking for a simple db, try openoffice base
how stable is today's hoary gnome?	i'm staring at my desktop, looks fine to me.
su che server siamo?	freenode
is the 64bit dvd torrent file available and if so where can i get it?	http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/5.10/
where do i find the firewall rules for port forwarding?	/sbin/iptables -l ?
how can i recreate the fstab-file automaticly? i removed a cdrom und install a harddisk, but gparted dont start because there are wrong lines in fstab... :(	there is no way to automatically generate it, it has to be done manually
what does vfs error mean?	k3b
how does hplip help me install my hp printer??	hplip has the drivers for a bunch of hp printers
can someone tell me if ubuntu logs any remote connects or connection attempts that where made to mypc?	/var/log/auth.log if being logged
i opened 'sudo nautilus' . how do i get to my home dir?	better gksudo nautilus
can anyone tell me how to get kphoto through my konsole? i am new to ubuntu and have no idea what i am doing or where to look. i am a long time user of another distro.	sudo apt-get install kphoto or search in adept
why can't i do fdisk -l in live cd?	try sudo fdisk -l
i've added another partition to fstab and mounted it.. i want to make sure that when it auto mounts it's 'read/write' capable.. fstab line looks like 'uuid='7d4a2d7f-aee9-4dfa-bb47-76314a1acf79' /media/data ext4 defaults 0 2	that looks good to me
is there an easy way to delete everything in the trash via command line?	probably something like rm -r ~/.trash
what app replace photoshop in linux?	gimp, or 'gnu image manipulation program'
hi, what does a green dot next to your name mean in xchat irc?	maybe that you're a channel operator?
how can i rebind keys? is there an x conf file somewhere for that?	check out xbindkeys. very useful
hi folks - is it possible to download a copy of breezy someplace? i need to do some maintainance and im not ready to upgrade the system and it wants an installer disk	http://releases.ubuntu.com
is there a way to split a file in two, but be able to 'glue' it back together seamlessly?	'split' then 'cat'
hey guys... does anybody knows why when i try to compile a helloworld.c it says 'world.c:1:19: error: stdio.h: no such file or directory' ??	did you install build-essential?
hi, i am trying to locate a free program for windows that will allow me to write the ubuntu netbook edition to a sd card. i do not have a usb drive right now... i cannot seem to find any solutions via google	its unetbootin
what faxing service should i use?	>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png
is there a command line program that changes file-program associations? (similar to properties>open with tab?)	system > preferences > preferred applications
where can i find my .bashrc?	it's a hidden file, so if you're using nautilus press ctrl+h to show hidden files
what is a .bin file?	could be an cd iso sometimes they are .bin, on linux though most of the time they are binaries
anyone know how to set a script to run at boot	you can put it in /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh
i have ubuntu netbook remix, i want to have some sort of keyboard shortcut i can hit that lets me google something. is there a application that does this?	i do not nor have ever used netbook remix, yet i think in main menu , wait, dr_willis answered that.
hey guys, i just upgraded to 12.10 and want to remove the music suggestions under 'more suggestions'. how do i do this?	remove the unity-scope-musicstores package
hey there folks. how can i get guest additions to work for my ubuntu vm? the guest additions i click with virtualbox in the menu is for windows	- there should be some source code appear in the virtual cd drive which you can compile i think
i am using the beta version of ubuntu 8.10. once the final is releasered will i have to download it, or will the updates take care of everything?	it'll upgrade to final just fine
how can i get ahold of the 2.6.27.11 kernel that comes with 8.10 in 8.04 - my new mb resources are not in the 8.04 kernel. i do not want to go to kde4 nor gnome. tmia!	might still be on packages.ubuntu.com
hi i'm trying to get my xubuntu to recognize my zyxel g-120 pcmcia card without success. on a forum i read that the zd1211 driver might work, and that this is included in the latest kernel. if this is the case, should it recognize it automatically ? or do i need to do something else?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/driver/zydas_zd1211
how can i see what files a package installs and where they go to?	dpkg -l <package>
i am trying to mover from kubuntu to ubuntu.. can anyone help me out?	if you are running ubuntu, gdm
what do the values when you see the load average mean? for example when you see 1.56 what does the 1.56 represent?	average number of running processes.
hey guys.. quick question, if i do an apt-get upgrade and one of the upgrades is mysql-server (which i have already running) will this update the bins? or overwrite everything?	im sure it wouldnt overwrite anything important
hey, how can i set gdm as default ? cause kdm is default atm ..	i think it's sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
is ubuntuzilla for ff not working?	use that instead of ubuntuzilla
im trying to download a game that only has downloads for linux generic or debian. i know its debian i should choose, but then it asks me for etch or lenny? im not sure what to select if i run ubunut...	i believe etch is the stable debian release
when can we start testing breezy?	currently its not even compiled completely...
hey guys an irc question. when you register your nick name, does it applies to all channel or you have to repeat the process?	it applies to the entire network that you have registered on
what i really need is create a video file from these dvd that can be read in either windows?mac/linux	devede
what is the best cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu? something compared to nero ect.?	i'd guess k3b, but it all depends

if you had to tell your mom what to do with the ubuntu dl, what would you tell here?

wait for me to visit...

hi all, does anyone know how to write into a file the string '#!/bin/sh' with echo command ? echo seems to bug when i tell it to write '#!'

using single quotes makes it escape special characters

hey guys when you install j2sdk through apt where does the java bin folder get installed too?

probably /usr/bin or /usr/lib/java/ and symlinked to from /usr/bin

hey guys, i don't have an option under system > preferences for enabling remote desktop, did this get moved?

it might be removed from the gnome main menu, check that with system -> prefs -> main menu

anyone know which rar to install for file roller (archive manager) to not give me an error when opening a rar file ?

iirc winrar3.0 isn't supported by the free version of rar... been a while not sure.. try the non-free maybe

do you know where i can find assembly instructions set for my core2duo processor ?

http://www.sandpile.org/

anyone know an oss tool to mass convert bmp images to png ?

convert in package imagemagick

does anyone know a good tutorial url for gnucash?

http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/guide/

synaptic says that imagemagick is installed, but i can't find it anywhere???

it's several separate executables. display is one of them

how do i burn an iso image into a thumbdrive?

unetbootin works nicely

anyone? what is the package that is a browse/install interface to art.gnome.org?

sudo apt-get install gnome-art

my sister has ubuntu 8.04 on her computer, and audio worked in totem, but not in flash, why?

known issue with flash and 8.04. it's resolved in 8.10

what's the easiest way to install the flash plugin for firefox under ubuntu? is there a way to install it via apt-get?

sudo apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla

i've a file that i want run at boot but by user not root.. can this be done in /etc/init.d/

you could put a line in /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh like : su [user] -c [command] to have the command run at boot time as a specific non uid 0 user...

hi! is there a commandline hex-editor that comes with ubuntu?

i use vbindiff

where is memu.lst in 9.10?

you're gonna hae to do some stuff w/ grub.conf.. which sorry, i know little about...

i installed kde and now my sensible-browser is konqueror. how can i set it back to firefox?

if what mithrandir suggested didn't work, try sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

pls anybody know how i can get an offline english dictinary?

http://www.arulraj.net/2010/06/offline-dictionary-for-ubuntu-10-04.html

does anyone know of a cli based irc client?

irssi is what i use :-)

i closed the thing that shows the icon of the programs that are running, like pidgin for example on the top panel.. now i don't know how to make it appear again.. does anyone can help me out?

the notification area. just right click on the panel and add it back

hi i have just set up my external data drive in fstab to mouny in ~/data. is there a way to mount in without rebooting

sudo mount -a

hello. i have a file named 'hplip-3.11.3a.run'. how do i install this?

'chmod +x hplip-3.11.3a.run && ./hplip-3.11.3a.run'

any ideas why fdisk can't open /dev/sda if that's where all of my partitions are?

try with sudo

hey... i can't read the launchpad.net article because links doesn't support https. can anyone tell me how to fix the xorg-server bug introduced by the recent upgrade?

yes, do this: restart your computer, select the recover mode in the grub menu. in the root command prompt that evntually loads type this (make sure you put the underlines in the url's in): 'wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10.4_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10.4_i386.deb'

this might be the wrong place, i know. but is there any emulators that can boot from a floppy-disk?

i am pretty sure wmware boots floppies.

is it possible to recover default configuration files of packages?

dpkg -purge and then reinstall

how do i use apt-get to determine the version of a software package that i installed with it?

sorry, that's not quite it. you can try `dpkg -l | grep -i package`

is there an equivelent of nvidia-settings for ati cards?

amdcccle

dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders

default runlevel on ubuntu is 2

is it possible to move/drag apps for one workspace to another?

use expo

where do usb drives get mounted?

type mount and dmesg, that should give you everything

hello. is it possible to make ubuntu download a specified file every n hours?

take a look at uck or remastersys

:who has ati prob ?

why are you doing that here?

good morning all :) i was wondering if i could trouble you with a question. i am trying to get ubuntu 10.04 working with vmware i am running into the issue with the keyboard not working at login. i read that i could 'run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' i am just not sure how to run it without being logged in. any suggestions 'sorry i know its probably a very stupid question'

take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/thread/261454

i'm trying to remotely open a new session on a pc via vncviewer, but all it does is open the current open session. i do not want to disturb the current user. am i in the wrong path? is virtualization a better option for me? tia

try remmina

i have a problem with the onboard sound card on the gigabyte ga-p31-es3g mainboard. aplay lists the card, according to alsamixer all channels are unmuted and the snd_hda_intel module sis loaded properly. does anyone have further hints on what to check? i'm using 9.04

there's probably some quirk required in modules.conf to make the card function. see the hoto page if it is listed there

hi, im looking for internet cafe management software, which one would you recommend?

point of sale software?

is it a good idea to update to 12.04 lts now?

yes it's fine

hello there. my friend's computer got turned off accidently by some black out, or something like that. now, when he turns it on, the graphics doesn't load. he told me the terminal is the only thing which appears when he turns his computer on. is there anything i could tell him to do to make it work properly again?

we heard you the first time

hi guys. i would like to install a rootkit on my own machine, to learn and play a little bit with chkrootkit and rkhunter. does anyone know a good one?

such things are not on-topic for this channel.

how can i see available space in my ubuntu?

df -h

someone know why my fullscreen applications get windowed after a while, and i have to minimize them then maximize again to make it fullscreen?

depends on the application. some will use f11, others ctrl-f others ctrl-shift-f

is it not on either desktop ? are you using the xinerama extension ?

nope...it just disappeared off both screens...

how do i check and see what kind of video card i have in this machine?

go to 'device manager' and see if that helps

how do i use su in terminal to be root? is it just 'su' then type the system password when prompted?

only sudo, no root

hi all, does anybody here have a hp pavillion dv7?

turn it off, grab a can of compressed air, and try thought route first.

can anyone guide me through submitting a bug report requesting the version of a package to be upgraded?

is there a specific bug / problem fixed by the newer version? do you want this to be done in a release before 11.10 ?

how do i shut down xserver, return to the cli?

ctrl-alt-backspace

did you do any upgrades lately on your ubuntu - before it stopped detecting the sata drives ?

i just put a pci sata/pata card in :)

silly ssh question. if my ssh connection drops, does it close my running applications? or does it orphan an ssh user session somewhere?

and usually that will kill the processes

hello there. well i have the following problem: when i download subtitles, i can see only some strange symbols when i open them. what do i need to see them correctly? codecs?

probably fonts

some finger print readers aren't well supported by linux. fedora has the best support for them i believe

ohh now i have to install fedora?? :o plz can u help out in ubuntu only?

for c development... is there an ide or similar you can recommend?

shan't recommend, but options include anjuta, eclipse, kdevelop

i have a question, when i get into the operating system ,then i hear a small piece of music ,how to turn if off ?

go to 'sounds'

i'm trying to joke around with my friend's laptop while we're on the same wireless network, but he won't tell me his ip. anyone know the command for how i can probe the ip's on the network?

is there anyone else connected to that lan?

hi all, in practice, is there any difference between dual-booting windows&ubuntu and using a virtual windows emmulator of some kind?

an emulator cannot run graphical programs with the same speed as an installed os, but it's sometimes faster to use.

is there anyway i can make smartdimmer into an applet so i dont have to go to terminal to change the brightness allll the time

why not? :(

ok thx anyways hiexpo :d

if you are looking for a simple db, try openoffice base

how stable is today's hoary gnome?

i'm staring at my desktop, looks fine to me.

su che server siamo?

freenode

is the 64bit dvd torrent file available and if so where can i get it?

http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/5.10/

where do i find the firewall rules for port forwarding?

/sbin/iptables -l ?

how can i recreate the fstab-file automaticly? i removed a cdrom und install a harddisk, but gparted dont start because there are wrong lines in fstab... :(

there is no way to automatically generate it, it has to be done manually

what does vfs error mean?

k3b

how does hplip help me install my hp printer??

hplip has the drivers for a bunch of hp printers

can someone tell me if ubuntu logs any remote connects or connection attempts that where made to mypc?

/var/log/auth.log if being logged

i opened 'sudo nautilus' . how do i get to my home dir?

better gksudo nautilus

can anyone tell me how to get kphoto through my konsole? i am new to ubuntu and have no idea what i am doing or where to look. i am a long time user of another distro.

sudo apt-get install kphoto or search in adept

why can't i do fdisk -l in live cd?

try sudo fdisk -l

i've added another partition to fstab and mounted it.. i want to make sure that when it auto mounts it's 'read/write' capable.. fstab line looks like 'uuid='7d4a2d7f-aee9-4dfa-bb47-76314a1acf79' /media/data ext4 defaults 0 2

that looks good to me

is there an easy way to delete everything in the trash via command line?

probably something like rm -r ~/.trash

what app replace photoshop in linux?

gimp, or 'gnu image manipulation program'

hi, what does a green dot next to your name mean in xchat irc?

maybe that you're a channel operator?

how can i rebind keys? is there an x conf file somewhere for that?

check out xbindkeys. very useful

hi folks - is it possible to download a copy of breezy someplace? i need to do some maintainance and im not ready to upgrade the system and it wants an installer disk

http://releases.ubuntu.com

is there a way to split a file in two, but be able to 'glue' it back together seamlessly?

'split' then 'cat'

hey guys... does anybody knows why when i try to compile a helloworld.c it says 'world.c:1:19: error: stdio.h: no such file or directory' ??

did you install build-essential?

hi, i am trying to locate a free program for windows that will allow me to write the ubuntu netbook edition to a sd card. i do not have a usb drive right now... i cannot seem to find any solutions via google

its unetbootin

what faxing service should i use?

>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png

is there a command line program that changes file-program associations? (similar to properties>open with tab?)

system > preferences > preferred applications

where can i find my .bashrc?

it's a hidden file, so if you're using nautilus press ctrl+h to show hidden files

what is a .bin file?

could be an cd iso sometimes they are .bin, on linux though most of the time they are binaries

anyone know how to set a script to run at boot

you can put it in /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh

i have ubuntu netbook remix, i want to have some sort of keyboard shortcut i can hit that lets me google something. is there a application that does this?

i do not nor have ever used netbook remix, yet i think in main menu , wait, dr_willis answered that.

hey guys, i just upgraded to 12.10 and want to remove the music suggestions under 'more suggestions'. how do i do this?

remove the unity-scope-musicstores package

hey there folks. how can i get guest additions to work for my ubuntu vm? the guest additions i click with virtualbox in the menu is for windows

- there should be some source code appear in the virtual cd drive which you can compile i think

i am using the beta version of ubuntu 8.10. once the final is releasered will i have to download it, or will the updates take care of everything?

it'll upgrade to final just fine

how can i get ahold of the 2.6.27.11 kernel that comes with 8.10 in 8.04 - my new mb resources are not in the 8.04 kernel. i do not want to go to kde4 nor gnome. tmia!

might still be on packages.ubuntu.com

hi i'm trying to get my xubuntu to recognize my zyxel g-120 pcmcia card without success. on a forum i read that the zd1211 driver might work, and that this is included in the latest kernel. if this is the case, should it recognize it automatically ? or do i need to do something else?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/driver/zydas_zd1211

how can i see what files a package installs and where they go to?

dpkg -l <package>

i am trying to mover from kubuntu to ubuntu.. can anyone help me out?

if you are running ubuntu, gdm

what do the values when you see the load average mean? for example when you see 1.56 what does the 1.56 represent?

average number of running processes.

hey guys.. quick question, if i do an apt-get upgrade and one of the upgrades is mysql-server (which i have already running) will this update the bins? or overwrite everything?

im sure it wouldnt overwrite anything important

hey, how can i set gdm as default ? cause kdm is default atm ..

i think it's sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

is ubuntuzilla for ff not working?

use that instead of ubuntuzilla

im trying to download a game that only has downloads for linux generic or debian. i know its debian i should choose, but then it asks me for etch or lenny? im not sure what to select if i run ubunut...

i believe etch is the stable debian release

when can we start testing breezy?

currently its not even compiled completely...

hey guys an irc question. when you register your nick name, does it applies to all channel or you have to repeat the process?

it applies to the entire network that you have registered on

what i really need is create a video file from these dvd that can be read in either windows?mac/linux

devede

what is the best cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu? something compared to nero ect.?

i'd guess k3b, but it all depends