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hey! anyone know any good planner/scheduling app? what would you recommend?	np - i actually just use ev. for planning, i don't use the email side at all :)
hi all,how does one start a software raid after booting (non root partition)?	are you currently booted onto a drive that is going to be in the raid?
quick question... gnucash is available through apt in ubuntu, right? i'd like to install ubuntu for a friend who loves gnucash but using the ubuntu live cd, i didn't see gnucash was available when i tried, 'apt-cache search gnucash' or in synaptic (sp?)	theres also multiverse
so i'm trying to set something up with ndiswrapper, but i need to find out the 'pciid'... anyone know how to determine this?	'lspci' will tell you.
invisiblepinkuni, did you set a password for the root account?	no i did not, but just saw that there was a root user on my system and got worried
why do synaptic and software center insist on me installing either chormium or firefox? i can't get rid of browsers i don't use.	try from command line: apt-get or dpkg
i used the wubi install and installed ubuntu as an application because the traditional dual boot from a cd let to a black screen. the install was fine, but when i get to the dual boot option, my keyboard (razr black widow) is completely unresponsive so it just boots to windows on default.	you probably need to go into your bios and enable the usb keyboard. also if you only issue with the normal install was !nomodeset i'm not sure installing wubi will fix that
how can i know what mobo im using in linux?	you might find it in the output of sudo dmidecode
how do i determine the filesystem of a partition?	fdisk -l... gparted.. lots of tools to do it
quick survey: how much space is used by the files in /boot?	2 years of kernel upgrades will start to fill your /boot
does someone here have an idea how to build an mp3 alarm clock with ubuntu? rhythmbox doesn't work with at either :-/	mpg321 and cron?
does anyone know how to list what installations of ruby you have?	quick and dirty: dpkg --get-selections \| grep ruby
does anyone know of the build essential package name for apt-get	build-essential
how do i get this hideous kubuntu crap off my kdm?	change kdm theme? :>
to my knowledge the defrag tools for ext aren't ready for production	why are there defrag tools when there's no need for it? @ikonia
how do i turn off the beeping in the terminal? it's driving me nuts! :)	the terminal bell is a setting in the general tab
what's the general opinion of the nautulis file manager and where is the option to open new folders in the same window?	use the middle button of the mouse :-)
how do i change from tty1 to tty2 using command line ?	control-alt-f2 maybe?
is there a command that i can use to monitor the file system?	gkrellm is another monitoring app, and it has a skinnable ui
hey everyone. what package contains dhclient?	sorry.
hello, is there any application for cpu frequency scaling in the latest version of ubuntu? i have have some apps but they dont seem to work . i was looking for an application with which we can select the clock frequenccy or clock speed of processor(s) on the desktop. can anybody comment?	there is a cpufreq 'indicator' if that is your question
could someone tell me why the option to 'install' in the app center is greyed out for every thing i want to install?	run: gksudo software-center
hi, how can i see my processor speed in ubuntu ?	try cat /proc/cpuinfo
how do i list all mounted devices?	on its own lists the mountings
so.. anyone, where are the 'applications' menu list items stored?	right click on the top of the menu and to to edit. or run alacarte manually.
is there a way to make it so messages with my name in them are opened in another tab/window in xchat? i basically just want it to _really_ alert me, plus if i come back i want to be able to see who called my name	highlight
hello ! how can in change the language of the login window under feisty fawn ?	system/admin/language support for a start
i have 2 nics and 2 ips (eth0=10.0.x.x & wlan0=192.168.x.x). is it possible to specify that firefox uses eth0 and another application uses wlan0?	depends on the application. most apps take --interface or -i to specify the interface to run on.
is it possible to live monitor in/out-going tcp/ip connections?	tcpdump, ethereal...
there are far too many people on this channel - 1294 now - how can we possibly converse?	by typing the name of the person you are talking to so they know you are adressing them
hi, how can i open or convert chm files. thanks	open with gnochm or xchm
is it possible to install ubuntu 8.04 in a way that makes it start in safe graphics mode every time? or will it give me this option at start up?	modify your grub config file to have safe mode first
a livecd iso can be burned to a dvd-r and run with no problems, right?	i hope so, or the custom dvds i've done are worthless. ;)
with the compiz desktop wall, is there a way to get a different background on each desktop?	you can set different wallpapers with compiz, don't know if wall copies that, would expect so
anyone happen to know what arcitecture the acer aspire revo is?	i am guessing it's x86-64? yes it has an atom processor
i have got the hardware for compiz but i cant find it	install ccsm
hey, do you think that regular ubuntu would run fine on this computer? 1.4 ghz cpu, 256 mb of memory, riva tnt 64 mb video card.	regular ubuntu will run just fine too
is there any key combination to switch workspaces/virtual desktops when the menu bar is hidden?	ctrl-alt-arrowkey
is there any adverse side effects to installing gnome 3 on ubuntu 11.10?	it doesn't work with some ati cards
how can i see what is running on port 80?	'sudo netstat -anp \| grep 80'
did anyone succeed in installing sun-j2re1.5 today?	if you're on hoary, deb http://ubuntu.tower-net.de/ubuntu/ hoary java
hi, just added a new screen to my computer ( now i have 2 screens ). the problem is that i cant drag app from one lcd to the other. any idea?	are you using nvidia?
totem-gstreamer does not work at all on my box. multiple crashes with 'this app has closed unexpectedly', 'unable to read dvd chapter info' etc.	try totem-xine
is security.ubuntu.com down ??, apt fails ...	finally gave up and installed the packages manually after downloading from an ftp mirror
hi - when opening virtualbox i got a note about a new version (4.1.20) being available and a link to download it from virtualbox.org do i need to uninstall the old one first?	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=921670
so dumb question, what xgl?	check out the videos ubotu posted
how to install font 'old english text mt'?	i just installed it. double click the font file, in font viewer click 'install font'
hi guys! please help me! i want to install a program from source, but it says: bash: make: command not found. what to do?	sudo apt-get install build-essentials
anyone know why i cannot install flash or java in firefox with the autoinstall?	yes, because it doesn't work. just install the javadebs (/msg ubotu javadebs), and flashplayer-mozilla from multiverse repository
what's the best way to uninstall everything related to gnome and x? is there a shortcut instead of searching for all related files individually?	and gnome is an x thing so it'll go away too
whats a good iso burner for gnomw?	k3b is the best burner for linux
where can i see the list of current packages for ubuntu?	http://higgs.djpig.de/ubuntu/www/
how do i change the port settings of mail servers in evolution for use with gmail?	mail.server.com:port
where can i find the alsalib development files in ubuntu?	apt-cache search alsa \| grep dev ?
help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date	maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?
i need to install the java plugin (for firefox) for a friend who can't access the internet. is there an apt command that downloads the package and all its dependencies to a specified folder? he needs java to authenticate with his isp.	the packages will appear in /var/cache/apt/archives
is it better to use simple file permissions for users not to execute apps, or are acls better?	us ethe simplest method that works; if file perms will do the trick, use those
how can i connect to a vpn using command lines? it's already configured in networkmanger	http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml
can i safely run kde apps on gnome??	yup
anyony knows how to enable the mouse in the tty console?	sudo apt-get install gpm
how can i change my boot screen from graphical to text?	it's a kernel option, it can also show up on the kernel line
which msn client is good in ubuntu? i tried emesene but there is a bug when adding people	amsn?
how to configure wget	configure?
there is a command line tool to read the uuid of any fs... anyone remember what that was?	/sbin/vol_id
i just installed ubuntu 8.04 64bit and encountering problems with 'applications->add/remove...'...first it always asked me to reload the list of applications...now it doesn't even start anymore...what's wrong?	yoou might want to reinstall your package manager, go to system, administration and start synaptic
is grub still the bootloader for ubuntu/xubuntu?	grub2 is the standard these days. yes.
what are alternative methods for installing ubuntu? is there a way to run it on the same filesystem as my winxp?	you're probably looking for the wubi method
how can i list the packages i've recently installed in the terminal?	have you tried experimenting with mplayer's video settings to check if it occurs on all available drivers ? better yet, if it improves by changing to a different one ?
let's try this again - does anyone know of a good app for renaming video files, for example tv shows?	gprename is nice
where do i submit packages i've built for hoary?	what have you built?
if i have wine installed, and when i click on a windows installer and it asks which program i want to use...is there a wine config i need to run through to make it accept .exe as a suitable file?	run it from the cli
now, for my question.. does anybody know of an opensource project which syncs stuff local stuff to a remote server? i really don't want to write my own rsync scripts!	ubuntuone
how to make apache and php to work together?	lamp
hey guys, a question: i want to suppress updates for the openoffice package included in hardy as i have installed ooo3.0, how would i go about doing that?	in synaptic, you can lock version on it
does anyone know of a program that using traceroute, ping and other such utilities can determine which from a list of hosts/servers/mirrors is closest to you?	netselect
my /usr/src is showing like 4 different kernel sources, can i just remove all except for what im running?	yes but use aptitude to remove them
were you able to get 3d acceleration running ati-driver-installer-8.25.18-x86 ??	no experience with ati, always used nvidia myself
how do i reset/restart the top bar in unity? you can see what it looks like here.. http://min.us/msc4dk23q	try unity --reset in terminal
in setting up my wireless conneciton on my laptop running ubuntu 8.04 ...what is : 'open system' auth and 'shared key' auth ?	in case you missed it the last time open system no passkey shared key need passkey
can you upgrade hoary with the breezy cd?	likely, why not use the network?
how to change gnome's gui language	gnome-language-selector
hey guys, i'm trying to use hulu.com for the first time on linux, it says i need flash player 9 or above, but i have the latest version (10.0.22.87-2) installed. any suggestions?	does flash work on other sites.. youtube?
hi, what is a good mp3 tagger that will let me name mp3's and rename the files themselves based on the tag's? i used to use musicmatch on windows, so something comparable to that, i've tried rythembox, but that doesn't seem to let me work on whole directory at once	try easytag
what program is best for making bootable usb sticks from an .iso?	ultimateboot... theres a link to it from the ubuntu download page...
how do i open the gconf prefeance app	gconf-editor
so i noticed today that ecryptfs appears to be eating half of my diskspace. been reading the man pages to see why, and since it's on the fly encryption, it would seem this should not be. in the disk analyzer it appears in the home directory ecryptfs has duplicated my home directory, but it's copy is actually larger than the original. that seems strange. am i just looking at this wrong?	so it may duplicate your du count, but its not double the disk usage
i got a couple of questions. none are really ubuntu specific. one is when using date how do you change the hw clock? i booted into windows and it messed my time up. now ever time the computer gets rebooted i have to change the time again.	how old is the pc? could be the battery on the motherboard needs replacing?
i don't want to go buy a dvd... can i install ubuntu studio 10.04 from an .iso with virtualbox? ... does virtualbox work that way?	that's exactly how it works
how do i remove a app i installed?	apt-get remove appname
does anyone have the md5 checksum value for feisty, or can someone give me a link? i'm having no luck accessing anything but the homepage on the main site.	look here http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com/releases/7.04/
hello, i am trying to mount an sd card. when i type 'sudo mount /dev/sde /mnt/sdhc' i get an error: 'mount: you must specify the filesystem type'. however, when i try 'sudo mount -t fat32 /dev/sde /mnt/sdhc' or variations thereof, i get the error: 'mount: unknown filesystem type 'fat32''. what am i doing worng?	it's vfat
is there a place online to download a deb package build of ardour with vst support?	vst is overrated imo
when i install kde, do i get the option to choose between kde/gnome at login?	yes... via gdm or kdm ... you can edit /etc/x11/default-desktop-manager to configure which is used (file isn't there to start, so you need to make it)
hi i am facing a strange problem. i have started nautilus as root from the command line and i hit delete on some files. i suspect they went to the trash. how do i find the trash for root?	turn on hidden folders in nautilus and look for a folder called .trash
are there any good places to get gnome themes?	http://www.gnome-look.org
uh, i clicked properties on a desktop file, and accidentally cancelled. now my desktop hung. how do i reset the desktop?	you can switch users and then switch back
is there a way to make nomodeset in grub persistant across not only reboots, but the have it set automagically when new kernels are made available?	add it to grub_cmdline_linux in /etc/default/grub.
anyone: what is this java-package program? does that let me build a .deb package from a java distribution?	you give it sun's .bin and it wraps it up in a .deb so you can install and uninstall it cleanly
hi, which package includes libpthread.so.0 ?	use packages.ubuntu.com to search which packet contains that library
anybody here can recommend an offline dictionary for ubuntu gutsy?	and then configure it to use the local dictionary server

hey! anyone know any good planner/scheduling app? what would you recommend?

np - i actually just use ev. for planning, i don't use the email side at all :)

hi all,how does one start a software raid after booting (non root partition)?

are you currently booted onto a drive that is going to be in the raid?

quick question... gnucash is available through apt in ubuntu, right? i'd like to install ubuntu for a friend who loves gnucash but using the ubuntu live cd, i didn't see gnucash was available when i tried, 'apt-cache search gnucash' or in synaptic (sp?)

theres also multiverse

so i'm trying to set something up with ndiswrapper, but i need to find out the 'pciid'... anyone know how to determine this?

'lspci' will tell you.

invisiblepinkuni, did you set a password for the root account?

no i did not, but just saw that there was a root user on my system and got worried

why do synaptic and software center insist on me installing either chormium or firefox? i can't get rid of browsers i don't use.

try from command line: apt-get or dpkg

i used the wubi install and installed ubuntu as an application because the traditional dual boot from a cd let to a black screen. the install was fine, but when i get to the dual boot option, my keyboard (razr black widow) is completely unresponsive so it just boots to windows on default.

you probably need to go into your bios and enable the usb keyboard. also if you only issue with the normal install was !nomodeset i'm not sure installing wubi will fix that

how can i know what mobo im using in linux?

you might find it in the output of sudo dmidecode

how do i determine the filesystem of a partition?

fdisk -l... gparted.. lots of tools to do it

quick survey: how much space is used by the files in /boot?

2 years of kernel upgrades will start to fill your /boot

does someone here have an idea how to build an mp3 alarm clock with ubuntu? rhythmbox doesn't work with at either :-/

mpg321 and cron?

does anyone know how to list what installations of ruby you have?

quick and dirty: dpkg --get-selections | grep ruby

does anyone know of the build essential package name for apt-get

build-essential

how do i get this hideous kubuntu crap off my kdm?

change kdm theme? :>

to my knowledge the defrag tools for ext aren't ready for production

why are there defrag tools when there's no need for it? @ikonia

how do i turn off the beeping in the terminal? it's driving me nuts! :)

the terminal bell is a setting in the general tab

what's the general opinion of the nautulis file manager and where is the option to open new folders in the same window?

use the middle button of the mouse :-)

how do i change from tty1 to tty2 using command line ?

control-alt-f2 maybe?

is there a command that i can use to monitor the file system?

gkrellm is another monitoring app, and it has a skinnable ui

hey everyone. what package contains dhclient?

sorry.

hello, is there any application for cpu frequency scaling in the latest version of ubuntu? i have have some apps but they dont seem to work . i was looking for an application with which we can select the clock frequenccy or clock speed of processor(s) on the desktop. can anybody comment?

there is a cpufreq 'indicator' if that is your question

could someone tell me why the option to 'install' in the app center is greyed out for every thing i want to install?

run: gksudo software-center

hi, how can i see my processor speed in ubuntu ?

try cat /proc/cpuinfo

how do i list all mounted devices?

on its own lists the mountings

so.. anyone, where are the 'applications' menu list items stored?

right click on the top of the menu and to to edit. or run alacarte manually.

is there a way to make it so messages with my name in them are opened in another tab/window in xchat? i basically just want it to _really_ alert me, plus if i come back i want to be able to see who called my name

highlight

hello ! how can in change the language of the login window under feisty fawn ?

system/admin/language support for a start

i have 2 nics and 2 ips (eth0=10.0.x.x & wlan0=192.168.x.x). is it possible to specify that firefox uses eth0 and another application uses wlan0?

depends on the application. most apps take --interface or -i to specify the interface to run on.

is it possible to live monitor in/out-going tcp/ip connections?

tcpdump, ethereal...

there are far too many people on this channel - 1294 now - how can we possibly converse?

by typing the name of the person you are talking to so they know you are adressing them

hi, how can i open or convert chm files. thanks

open with gnochm or xchm

is it possible to install ubuntu 8.04 in a way that makes it start in safe graphics mode every time? or will it give me this option at start up?

modify your grub config file to have safe mode first

a livecd iso can be burned to a dvd-r and run with no problems, right?

i hope so, or the custom dvds i've done are worthless. ;)

with the compiz desktop wall, is there a way to get a different background on each desktop?

you can set different wallpapers with compiz, don't know if wall copies that, would expect so

anyone happen to know what arcitecture the acer aspire revo is?

i am guessing it's x86-64? yes it has an atom processor

i have got the hardware for compiz but i cant find it

install ccsm

hey, do you think that regular ubuntu would run fine on this computer? 1.4 ghz cpu, 256 mb of memory, riva tnt 64 mb video card.

regular ubuntu will run just fine too

is there any key combination to switch workspaces/virtual desktops when the menu bar is hidden?

ctrl-alt-arrowkey

is there any adverse side effects to installing gnome 3 on ubuntu 11.10?

it doesn't work with some ati cards

how can i see what is running on port 80?

'sudo netstat -anp | grep 80'

did anyone succeed in installing sun-j2re1.5 today?

if you're on hoary, deb http://ubuntu.tower-net.de/ubuntu/ hoary java

hi, just added a new screen to my computer ( now i have 2 screens ). the problem is that i cant drag app from one lcd to the other. any idea?

are you using nvidia?

totem-gstreamer does not work at all on my box. multiple crashes with 'this app has closed unexpectedly', 'unable to read dvd chapter info' etc.

try totem-xine

is security.ubuntu.com down ??, apt fails ...

finally gave up and installed the packages manually after downloading from an ftp mirror

hi - when opening virtualbox i got a note about a new version (4.1.20) being available and a link to download it from virtualbox.org do i need to uninstall the old one first?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=921670

so dumb question, what xgl?

check out the videos ubotu posted

how to install font 'old english text mt'?

i just installed it. double click the font file, in font viewer click 'install font'

hi guys! please help me! i want to install a program from source, but it says: bash: make: command not found. what to do?

sudo apt-get install build-essentials

anyone know why i cannot install flash or java in firefox with the autoinstall?

yes, because it doesn't work. just install the javadebs (/msg ubotu javadebs), and flashplayer-mozilla from multiverse repository

what's the best way to uninstall everything related to gnome and x? is there a shortcut instead of searching for all related files individually?

and gnome is an x thing so it'll go away too

whats a good iso burner for gnomw?

k3b is the best burner for linux

where can i see the list of current packages for ubuntu?

http://higgs.djpig.de/ubuntu/www/

how do i change the port settings of mail servers in evolution for use with gmail?

mail.server.com:port

where can i find the alsalib development files in ubuntu?

apt-cache search alsa | grep dev ?

help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date

maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?

i need to install the java plugin (for firefox) for a friend who can't access the internet. is there an apt command that downloads the package and *all* its dependencies to a specified folder? he needs java to authenticate with his isp.

the packages will appear in /var/cache/apt/archives

is it better to use simple file permissions for users not to execute apps, or are acls better?

us ethe simplest method that works; if file perms will do the trick, use those

how can i connect to a vpn using command lines? it's already configured in networkmanger

http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml

can i safely run kde apps on gnome??

yup

anyony knows how to enable the mouse in the tty console?

sudo apt-get install gpm

how can i change my boot screen from graphical to text?

it's a kernel option, it can also show up on the kernel line

which msn client is good in ubuntu? i tried emesene but there is a bug when adding people

amsn?

how to configure wget

configure?

there is a command line tool to read the uuid of any fs... anyone remember what that was?

/sbin/vol_id

i just installed ubuntu 8.04 64bit and encountering problems with 'applications->add/remove...'...first it always asked me to reload the list of applications...now it doesn't even start anymore...what's wrong?

yoou might want to reinstall your package manager, go to system, administration and start synaptic

is grub still the bootloader for ubuntu/xubuntu?

grub2 is the standard these days. yes.

what are alternative methods for installing ubuntu? is there a way to run it on the same filesystem as my winxp?

you're probably looking for the wubi method

how can i list the packages i've recently installed in the terminal?

have you tried experimenting with mplayer's video settings to check if it occurs on all available drivers ? better yet, if it improves by changing to a different one ?

let's try this again - does anyone know of a good app for renaming video files, for example tv shows?

gprename is nice

where do i submit packages i've built for hoary?

what have you built?

if i have wine installed, and when i click on a windows installer and it asks which program i want to use...is there a wine config i need to run through to make it accept .exe as a suitable file?

run it from the cli

now, for my question.. does anybody know of an opensource project which syncs stuff local stuff to a remote server? i really don't want to write my own rsync scripts!

ubuntuone

how to make apache and php to work together?

lamp

hey guys, a question: i want to suppress updates for the openoffice package included in hardy as i have installed ooo3.0, how would i go about doing that?

in synaptic, you can lock version on it

does anyone know of a program that using traceroute, ping and other such utilities can determine which from a list of hosts/servers/mirrors is closest to you?

netselect

my /usr/src is showing like 4 different kernel sources, can i just remove all except for what im running?

yes but use aptitude to remove them

were you able to get 3d acceleration running ati-driver-installer-8.25.18-x86 ??

no experience with ati, always used nvidia myself

how do i reset/restart the top bar in unity? you can see what it looks like here.. http://min.us/msc4dk23q

try unity --reset in terminal

in setting up my wireless conneciton on my laptop running ubuntu 8.04 ...what is : 'open system' auth and 'shared key' auth ?

in case you missed it the last time open system no passkey shared key need passkey

can you upgrade hoary with the breezy cd?

likely, why not use the network?

how to change gnome's gui language

gnome-language-selector

hey guys, i'm trying to use hulu.com for the first time on linux, it says i need flash player 9 or above, but i have the latest version (10.0.22.87-2) installed. any suggestions?

does flash work on other sites.. youtube?

hi, what is a good mp3 tagger that will let me name mp3's and rename the files themselves based on the tag's? i used to use musicmatch on windows, so something comparable to that, i've tried rythembox, but that doesn't seem to let me work on whole directory at once

try easytag

what program is best for making bootable usb sticks from an .iso?

ultimateboot... theres a link to it from the ubuntu download page...

how do i open the gconf prefeance app

gconf-editor

so i noticed today that ecryptfs appears to be eating half of my diskspace. been reading the man pages to see why, and since it's on the fly encryption, it would seem this should not be. in the disk analyzer it appears in the home directory ecryptfs has duplicated my home directory, but it's copy is actually larger than the original. that seems strange. am i just looking at this wrong?

so it may duplicate your du count, but its not double the disk usage

i got a couple of questions. none are really ubuntu specific. one is when using date how do you change the hw clock? i booted into windows and it messed my time up. now ever time the computer gets rebooted i have to change the time again.

how old is the pc? could be the battery on the motherboard needs replacing?

i don't want to go buy a dvd... can i install ubuntu studio 10.04 from an .iso with virtualbox? ... does virtualbox work that way?

that's exactly how it works

how do i remove a app i installed?

apt-get remove appname

does anyone have the md5 checksum value for feisty, or can someone give me a link? i'm having no luck accessing anything but the homepage on the main site.

look here http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com/releases/7.04/

hello, i am trying to mount an sd card. when i type 'sudo mount /dev/sde /mnt/sdhc' i get an error: 'mount: you must specify the filesystem type'. however, when i try 'sudo mount -t fat32 /dev/sde /mnt/sdhc' or variations thereof, i get the error: 'mount: unknown filesystem type 'fat32''. what am i doing worng?

it's vfat

is there a place online to download a deb package build of ardour with vst support?

vst is overrated imo

when i install kde, do i get the option to choose between kde/gnome at login?

yes... via gdm or kdm ... you can edit /etc/x11/default-desktop-manager to configure which is used (file isn't there to start, so you need to make it)

hi i am facing a strange problem. i have started nautilus as root from the command line and i hit delete on some files. i suspect they went to the trash. how do i find the trash for root?

turn on hidden folders in nautilus and look for a folder called .trash

are there any good places to get gnome themes?

http://www.gnome-look.org

uh, i clicked properties on a desktop file, and accidentally cancelled. now my desktop hung. how do i reset the desktop?

you can switch users and then switch back

is there a way to make nomodeset in grub persistant across not only reboots, but the have it set automagically when new kernels are made available?

add it to grub_cmdline_linux in /etc/default/grub.

anyone: what is this java-package program? does that let me build a .deb package from a java distribution?

you give it sun's .bin and it wraps it up in a .deb so you can install and uninstall it cleanly

hi, which package includes libpthread.so.0 ?

use packages.ubuntu.com to search which packet contains that library

anybody here can recommend an offline dictionary for ubuntu gutsy?

and then configure it to use the local dictionary server