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hello, does anybody know a web page which has the cache of a lot of web pages? not google cache, i need more older cache | or was it some waybackmachine.com... |
can anyone recommend a decent webcam for 10.x? | search the ubuntu forum for best webcam to get |
hello everyone, how can i set several wallpaper so that it changes (randomly if possible) regularly? | desktop drapes |
where would icons for programs be? i want to find the icon for evolution???? | /usr/share/pixmaps ? |
does anyone know of mysql gui tools in apt? | mysql-gui-tools-common? |
no one is responding on the xubuntu channel so i will ask here. how do you disable touchpad tapping while typing on xubuntu? | its in the ubunutu repositories |
question, if i install ubuntu on my secondary ide drive and install grub on my primary sata drive will it boot up grub? | yes it should if you install grub to mbr it should detect xp install and set up grub boot menu for you |
is there a program that finds orphaned libraries? | get gtkorphan for a gui |
hey, does anyone know how to make the framerate show in glxgears? | glxgears -printfps, you maybe want do a alias |
what is room for programming? | what type of programming? |
am i able to add a svn repository to apt? | well, unless it's got a http interface, and you're pointing at a deb file. you can't add svn (which you intend to check out and build, etc) to apt. |
what does 'is department' mean in the following sentence: 'the backend used is configurable by the system administrator. this is a valuable feature for is departments managing large numbers of computers.'? | information systems |
when is 8.10 due? | fifteen days, and counting :) |
yes, everytime i try access from somewhere it says something like login timeout | in /etc/ssh* |
can anyone help me with installing grub in a raid1, 2 volume configuration? alternate 64bits offers only to install grub on the mbr of the second raid volume, while i want to install it on the mbr of the first volume. | manually install grub on the first disk |
hello do anybody know how much / size does pangoling take ? | when i installed 12.04 fresh it was just under 5gb |
if grub appears for a very short time -like a second , is there a button i can press to enter the menu before it boots? | the [esc] key shows the menu. |
anyone know how to set up ubuntu so it automagically log in a specific user? | sudo gdmsetup |
i have dual boot notebook and when i am in windows i'd like to acesses linux files with explore2fs, but my ubuntu has got raiserfs with is not supported by explore2fs. so, is it possible to change my fs from raiserfs to ext4 without losing my data mainly my /home with gparted? | i meant reformat, just like ohir said |
hi all new to ubuntu server edition, im running lucid. how do i install packages like the one found here? http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/libevent-dev | or setup your own ppa |
why can't i append the unallocated space into my /dev/sda4 partition? http://i.imgur.com/kvwol.png | get rid of swap for a while. then resize /dev/sda4 and recreate swap. |
does this look like it should? (the swedish letters) | to me... yes |
how do i change the color of my terminal? | right click -> edit current profile |
or whatever? alsa is used by ubuntu, pulse audio uses alsa.. | pulseaudio uses alsa ? :-o |
hi there... i have some problems with the configuration of a dhcpd... somebody has time to give tipps for 5 minutes? | why not say what your problems are, we may know the answers, this asking to ask is a tad unproductive |
hi! i'm newbie. i'm looking for a way to install development libraries. could somebody tell me how to install for example crypto++ library? it seems not to appear in applications center (installation center? - i don't have an english version)... | look using synaptic or the command line tools |
ok how do i get php on my server?? | apt-get install php |
any idea how i can add a directory to my favourites, so it appears in my places menu | open nautilus and drag the folder into the favorites area |
is there any way to see if an audio interface is sending audio? i have a pctv card which seems to be working properly, but there is no audio. | u can use pavucontrol to check your audio playback stream(s) if you're using pulseaudio |
i can't seem to get java runtime enviroment to run and work, can someone help me install it? my browser finds it and says it needs it but can't get it automatically | what browser' |
does anybody know how to turn off the login drum noise? | system -> administration -> login window -> accessibility |
any reason why a ndiswrapper driver wouldn't work with the network discovery thing that's on the panel by default? | wireless networking is such a mish-mash anything is possible! |
hi guys, does their exists an terminal based naulitus ??? | it's not nautilus but it does nautilus type things |
how can i modify the contents of a text (config) file automatically from a shell script? | sed |
where do i configure the serial console in ubuntu /etc/inittab is no existing | the console ttys are launched from /etc/init/tty*.conf you could use them for examples perhaps |
thet toolbars for alot of my gnome apps have dissapeared, any one know how to get them back? | aptitude uses apt |
i have ubuntu server, and installed ubuntu-desktop, but the desktop runs automatically when i turn the pc on. how can i set it so i have to manually start it? | try bum |
is dapper the newest server version ? when i try to install i only have php5.1 | its hardy |
is this the right place to ask about 10.04 netbook edition stuff ? | use ubuntu-tweak to disable it (section gnome-preferences) |
ok, i just installed 8.04 on a test box, now i want to lock it down before going 'live' with it. i want to install a root kit detector, and a firewall, suggestions? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/apparmor https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntufirewall |
hey guys; i am using the ubuntu 6.10 live cd, but can not see my sata controller. it is an integrated controller in an abit nf7-s mobo. any thoughts? | ubuntuforums.org may help too |
hi all does anyone know some guides for making a usb stick bootable using linux terminal ? i tried the 'usb-create' package but the thing didn't boot... | mkfs.ext2 /dev/be/careful |
who can advise me? i have a ati radeon 9600 pro, but it is laggy (dri is on). should i buy a gforce fx5200? | an fx5200 won't be much better, you'd really need a 5700+ for reasonable performance |
hi everyone. i am gonna get off topic for a second. when i download a torrent, i get like 25 zip or rar files. then i extract it and i'll get 25 video files but the first one plays the entire show. when i burn it, do i have to include all the extracted files? do i just put one and burn it? | just burn the file that was playing the movie on your computer. nothing more or less. |
how do i check the size of /dev/sda3 from live cd? | if you mount it do 'df -h' |
hey.. i'm an os x user, trying to make the move over to ubuntu. i'd like to help out in anyway i can, getting dapper to run on my imac g5... i have it booted, at least :) | well i cant help ya there.. |
anyone know why totem-xine crashes if i loop my playlist? | try xine-ui - it seems a bit more stable to me |
has anyone had success getting facebook chat to work through empathy? | no. i went back to pidgin just for fb chat... |
umm.. in irssi, how do i select channels number 10, 11, 12 - etc.? | you can do /window 10 |
maybe can someone explain to my why pulseaudio sucks so much? alsa ftw. | thats not an alsa/pulse thing.. thats a flash on linux sux thing |
to what extent do the latest installers cope with dual-boot? i've got 1gb empty partition, c. 150gb win 7 and want to stick u into slack space | 1gb is a bit small for the os. |
is there an equivalent of winscp for ubuntu? | scp is native for linux. winscp is... a program that mimics linux's scp. :) |
mr_fribble would need to upgrade to 9.10 first in order to upgrade to 10.04 anyways | i've always liked 'unix is very user friendly. it's just picky about who its friends are...' |
i am trying to backup my entire install (not just the files, but all of the mbr stuff that i don't understand too i think) to a single file (like a zip or ?? maybe an iso?) so if the operation i'm about to perform breaks everything i have a backup plan. | clonezilla will work make an exact image of your install which you can reimage with. |
hello im doing apt-get update but don't know what it will do? | 'apt-get update' just updates the database of ubuntu packages; 'apt-get upgrade' upgrades packages |
any bluetooth guru here? | just ask |
i installed mysql, apache2 and php4 on breezy, but i'm getting an error when i try to load up phpmyadmin about it missing a mysql extension. which extension do i need to install? | php4-mysql or php5-mysql |
hello expert, any i ddea why i get this in 10.04 when entering a command in bash? getcwd() failed: no such file or directory | are you in a directory you deleted? |
how can i download from bastebin? thanks. | pastebin seems down.. try that 2nd url |
hello guys, question: i cant seem to run this .sh file. when i just strait ./ it it says permision denied, when i sudo it it says './xx.sh command not found' how do i run this .sh!? | chmod 755 file.sh && ./file.sh |
how do i get is so ubuntu server stops asking for the install cd when i install new software? | apt-cache policy package |
once youve installed a .deb package, where does it install to? for example ive installed conkers but cant find it anywhere | it installs to /usr/bin |
nobody else having problems after upgrading from intrepid to jaunty? | it is normal to encounter problems in beta software |
hi how can i make link between two directories for example /sys -> /usr/src/sys? | if you really want to (uu) see: man ln |
how do i create the following dir using a single command : /dir1/dir2/dir3 | mkdir -p |
what is the highest level of wireless security in ubuntu? | wireless security is a contradiction in terms tbh ;) |
i'm thinking about installing ubuntu.. last time i install linux i had to configure swap.. do you still have to do that with ubuntu during the install process? | same as with page file 1.5x your ram |
whats the name of that gnome starter bar that works with beryl | avant window manager to be precise |
is it possible to check physical size of ram available? | cat /proc/meminfo |
everything else works fine, it *does* read the medibuntu repository and shows it if i manually look for packages in synaptic | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/medibuntu |
does anyone know where scponly package is on 12.04 lts server? | it is part of the ssh package |
is there a way to make iso images of cds in ubuntu? i'm trying to make an iso copy of an old windows 98 disc i have so i can run it in virtualbox (i know i can just use the disc itself, but an iso is much faster). unfortunately, i don't think brasero offers a direct option. would i have to add all files/directories on ... | do you have brasero installed? |
what does 'cannot stat destination '/media/sda2/backup': input/output error (5)' mean? | system-administration-network -- dns tab. sorry, i don't know a command line equivalent for that. |
hi can anyone make bcm 4312 work on ubuntu | you find some bcm packages in synaptic |
hi, how can i set the thunderbird like this. when a mail from a@example.com is received, it will be listed in a specific sub dir? | http://kb.mozillazine.org/thunderbird_:_faqs_:_filters |
ping/nslookup works, but i gen connection refused on everything else. can anyone please help me debug? | look in /etc/resolve.conf, is your name server there |
is there a minimal ubuntu iso? | yes 20 mb iso |
correct, and not actually being on a partition is my number one reason for never recommending it | i'm still lacking an answer to my question |
does ubuntu support dial-up connections? | i don't believe so, but i'm not sure. try it, and if it doesn't work look at winmodem.org if yours is supported and how to set it up. |
where do i change the global $path variable, i can't find it in /etc/profile. | i think /etc/environment |
hi, was just wondering if there is a way to run an application on one terminal window, put it to background, then pull it to fg on another terminal window? | you can install it with apt-get install screen |
hi all, how can i turn off the notifications (e.g. when somebody goes online in pidgin etc.) at the top right corner of the screen? thanks! | right click the pidgin icon and select preferences, see if what you want to do is in there |
i am missing gtk python modules... pygtk2 and pygtk2-libglade where can i find these? | i think you can sudo apt-get install python |
anyone has tried a usb cd-rw with luck in linux? planning to buy one of those but i would like to hear if they really work out of the box (as usb sticks does) | yes they work fine |
whats this avahi? totally new to me.. | also known as 'zeroconf' or 'bonjour'. basically, no-configuration network stuff. |
what do i add to /etc/fstab to turn off fsck? | the last two numbers .. normally 0 2 or 0 1 .. change the last number to a 0 .. it will skip that partition forever |
i need help with the keyboard shortcut settings of gnome-terminal. i want to disable a shortcut, but i can't figure out how. | iirc backspace removes the accelerator |
which is the better bittorrent client? using bittorrent now, but it seems very slow | are you into command line or gui? if gui, i'd suggest deluge |
when i plug in my mp3 player, rhythmbox automatically runs. this is very irritating. how can i disable this? | removable media options under system>preferences |
can anyone help me with a driver problem ? i have a hp pavilion dv6162ea but i cant get the webcam to work in gutsy. | some webcams are tricky |
how do i reconfigure the x server? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg |
hi there! does anyone know where i could find a list of linuy compatible usb numpads for laptops? | usb numpads that uses stardard usb hid driver must all work |
heya guys :) i've got some problems with totem. whenever i open *any* kind of file with totem, processor usage goes up to 100% and ma ram is also filled with... umm i don't have a clue ;) | install xine and see if the problem persists |
what are the combo keys to resize my x display ? | or minus to go down |
is there a directory on ubuntu (like /usr/src/kernel) that contains the kernel source by default? | it is downloaded in a subdirectory of /usr/src. you may need to install the kernel source package. |
hello. i have apache 2.2 installed currently at my computer, is there a way to downgrade at 2.0 version? i have an old plugin which won't work with new apache | i compile apache all the time. i can help you. |
im new to linux and cant get this command line to work: sudo cp ~/downloads/alsa*. i get the following msg icp: missing destination file operand after `/home/fatedkiss/downloads/alsa*.'n term: | cp is a copy command, you listed where you want to copy from, but not where you want to copy to |
dspam vs. spamassassin anyone? | both are as good as each other, just in different ways |
should .ko files typically reside somewhere under /lib/modules? | the ko file needs to go into the directory /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc |
i am trying to get sounds working in empathy. added the ppa, refreshed and updated. several packages were updated, but the sound wasn't fixed and now i have the empathy icon in the notification applet and not the messaging applet. is there an easy way to fix this? | try getting alsa utils to play out samples.. if that works then the might be empathy.. sound should be heard at least with aplay |
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