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all, does anyone know how to install a .deb file? | dpkg -i filename.deb |
does anyone know how to copy files from windows, using a linux live cd, but preserving the windows permissions? | ntfs are biund to a unique uuid per machine, you would be unable to copy them from another system withiut removing them |
hello guys, i tried to set environment variable by some_env='/home/foo/', but can't | maybe, export some_env='/home/foo' |
anyone know why i am not able to execute a make command? it is saying command not found. i have autoconf and gmake installed. | install build-essentials |
hey guys, i have installed the ubuntu here and i dont have the grub, all tutorials i found is to recover the grub from a live cd or something else, but in my case, i can run the ubuntu i just cant run the windows :( | so you need to run sudo update-grub and it should detect windows..... then reboot |
is there a metapackage for a lamp installation in ubuntu? | there is if one uses the server install disc. it is one of the choices on the install menu. |
how do i discover what soundcard my laptop has so i can effectively google for ways to fix it not muting when plugging in my headphones? | lspci would be a good first place to look |
anybody know of a tool to convert .mdf files to .iso? | mdf2iso |
is something wrong with keyserver.ubuntu.com? | perhaps... try pool.sks-keyservers.net ... updates to the same place |
i am new to irc, and this environment, i am on ubuntu 7.10 dual-booted with xp, i almost never use my xp but if i did and wanted to come here how would i get here? irc client? for windows? | i use pidgin. |
hello. how can i stop sound juicer from automatically opening every time i insert an audio cd? | system -< administration -> removable drives and media |
cp is for copy, what about cute->paste, i used chmod to change the directory permissions and then use gnome to cut/paste but if someone could give me a tip on how to cut/paste from commandline id appreciate | tried mv? |
'is, like'? what's with these bots? | i think they're trying to humanise them ;-) |
hello, using jaunty, 64. can not get nvidia settings to remain after reboot. i did the 'sudo nvidia-settings' applied, and saved . but when i reboot it is back to the default setting? any ideas? thank you in advance. | make a copy of /etc/x11/xorg.conf and then use nvidia-settings to save it again but do not choose 'merge with current xorg.conf' option |
is there a specific way to change my sudo password or is it associated with my login password? | same thing |
anyone know how to add a windows xp os on sda1 to the grub menu | there is an example in the coments of the /boot/grub/menu.lst |
i can hear myself on the speaker whenever i speak on the mic but the sound isn't detected on skype. any idea?:) | change audio device in skype? |
i'm trying to get sambe to share for an xppro box, i've installed swat. it doesn't allow you to change anything... where's the real gui samba setup? | i think you can just right click on a folder in gnome, select its properties and share it that way |
i am getting a notice in terminal after update, bad header, it skipped some files and ignored some. when i edited my sources.list i removed the hash marks, could that be the problem? | yes, those hash marks tell it to ignore that line, any comments like ' this is to enable the blah die blah' are now trying to be read as commands instead of ignored |
i understand it's unstable and i installed it taking that risk | correct, but 'not supported' means that it is not supported in this channel |
going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close x? | i would log out first btw |
i've a question for anyone intimiatly familiar with debian packaging, anyone here fit that? | intimately? |
why is compiz-fusion not dodging when i tell it to? is it because the settings from the beryl-manager is overriding it? | right click on the ubuntu icon -> edit menu |
general desktop use should be ok for ext 4, if server of for write intensive application can be dangerous during reboot... | ok thanks |
have anyone here used remote desktop? i used realvnc client so lagging | use teamviewer |
if i mount an ssh server, how do i cd to it in terminal? | should be in ~/.gvfs/, check |
so which pattern you dragged? | bit late but try this >> http://browse.deviantart.com/wallpaper/minimalistic/?view=1&order=5&limit=24 |
hi! if i have too many options when grub starts. can i just delete some in /boot/grub/menu.lst? | yes, and then run grub-install |
is there a command to ask the package manager for possible names of packages that may have a command by a certain name? | apt-file shows files in packages, that's probably what you want |
anyone know the name of any software in ubuntu i can run to find and remove duplicate tracks in a music library? | sourceforge has something along those lines, batch id3 tag finder, duplicates finder, etc., i'm sure of it |
what is the right way to increase number of open files limit for all users on 11.10? the wild card entry '* soft nofile 32000' and '* hard nofile 32000' doesn't seem to work for all users but only a default user - ubuntu in my case | tis may help you http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-increase-the-maximum-number-of-open-files/ |
newbie ubuntu question - how can i create a key shortcut to open the 'computer - file browser'? | drag it from places to desktop? |
just installed 9.04 64bit on thinkpad t60, but it's only seeing 2.982gb instead of 4gb ram. ideas? | memtest? |
hi. how do i extract one single page from a big pdf file? | you can print the page you want to a separate pdf, if that's what you're looking for. |
i would like to let a bashscript configure my crontab jobs. but i can't figure out how to get the entry in the cron file. anyone? | other than that, pipe the output of your script to the users cron file |
if someone here can help me with a booting problem, /msg me please. | better to ask here, let everyone help |
hi, can someone recommend a small graphics editor for ubuntu. something smaller than gimp, only as much functionality as mspaint. | xpaint |
how can i batch resize images in ubuntu? | uhh... graphicsmagick |
how does one go about seting an enviroment variable? | can be as simple as export foo=bar in .bashrc |
if i delete my .wine folder (and hence get rid off all the installed applications), how do i get rid of all the entry's in the wine->programs menu? | alacarte |
can somebody help me with a network printer installation? the postscript filter in the ppd file taken from installation cd does not exist. | is see linux : http://www.support.xerox.com/go/results.asp?xlang=en_us&xcntry=usa&prodid=wc5225_wc5230&ripid=&xtype=download |
hi, i need help, i'm with a wrong clock. because at shutdown, the system fails to synchronize with hardware clock. it can't find /sbin/hwclock | /sbin/hwclock is part of util-linux. i guess you could try reinstalling that package |
quick question: i need the terminal command to find the model of my wired nic. anyone? | dmesg | grep eth that is what i would do |
you can't run synaptic from a command line is graphical that's why | you can run it /from/ the command line |
hey there, in what version of ubuntu we can access the new hud ui ? | precise pangolin |
can anyone help me setting up 915resolution? | just 'sudo apt-get install 945resolution, and restart, it's what worked for me |
i am having audio problems with ubuntu intrepid. i don't believe i am a member of the audio group. i have executed the command 'groups' in terminal and here is what i get: c0rrupt0r adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare ..what shall i do or how to become a member of the audio group | then log out and log back in |
hi! i have a question regarding the update of ubuntu. every now and then it upgrades the kernel version. however my bootup list from grub is starting to get quite full. do i really need all the old versions on my startuplist or can i delete them. in that case... how do i do it? | simple kernel remove how too: http://www.foogazi.com/2008/07/02/quickzi-how-to-remove-older-kernels-from-ubuntu/ |
how could i after starting an application from terminal, then close the terminal without the application to get shut down too? | either like: firefox & or nohup firefox |
how do i check the idletime on my system. i am trying to write a script that will shutdown my computer if it has been idle for x number of minutes | /usr/bin/w |
can anyone pm me a copy of their /etc/hosts ? | http://paste.ubuntu.com/405850/ |
hey everybody, does anybody know anything about the package 'landscape-client'? i looked it up on the ubuntu package search and didn't get anything conclusive | description: placeholder for the landscape client this package is currently empty, but will be updated to contain a client for the landscape system. landscape is a web-based tool for managing ubuntu systems. |
which firewall do you recommend (for ubuntu 5.04)? | for ease-of-use, firestarter |
i just installed the ubuntu 7.04 server and it booted up. last output on the display is '* running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local) [ ok ]' which i'm thinking is ... uh ... [ ok ] :) however i'm kinda missing a prompt. | if you press enter you get a prompt ? |
hey, anyone here familiar with rancid? | the band? |
can anyone explain why my belkin f5d7050 card isn't working after following the instructions on http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/rt2x00drivers | i gave up a long time ago :) |
there are any script that downloads youtube videos? | handy script, written in python.. support restricted youtube video too |
hey guys, anyone have a solution to run a screensaver in replacement for ubuntu's desktop background? | try http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=146533 |
hi, how are you ? faced screen brightness , now ok. any good clocks , though i see cairo-clock, as suggested here. | nope, i am a huge fan of the default system one to be honest. |
are there any programs that can show me which directories are using the most space on my drive? | baobab |
hi #ubuntu, i'm trying to downgrade a package (libapache2-mod-python), but ubuntu just won't let me. can anyone advice on the proper way to do such a thing? my failed attempt is shown here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/59040/ | there is no 'proper' way to downgrade -- only a forced one: use --force-downgrade (as per man dpkg) |
is there a md5 for the 32-bit 11.04 ubuntu installer iso? | its written in the cd itself as well |
is there a way to migrate my current /home to another partition and use it as the /home mountpoint when i reinstall? | depending on the files you may need to use somting other then cp |
package for manpages for c functions? | manpages-dev |
hi all, i'm still running feistyfawn, and need to install one package, however package binaries for feistyfawn are gone... do you know if there are archives with old releases available? | http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ |
what's the default texr editor on ubuntu now , google doesn't seem to know | there was never a 'default' many of the cli routines use nano unless you install something like vim or emacs. most standard ubuntu guis should have gedit installed and associated with txt mime types |
what_up: are you referring to the mounting of hard drives or connections on the motherboard? | s/mounting/installing |
hello, i'm trying to install ubuntu on a usb-hdd, but it's not working. has anyone here some experience with this? | pendrivelinux.com is how i got mine working |
on 9.10, i wrote a file of size 4294967295 to my vfat32 flash. it appeared to work (according to ls -l). how can it work when vfat32 has a 4g-1 filesize limit? | that is 3.99999gb |
what /dev/xyz are usb drives usually? | /dev/sdax or sometimes /dev/sdbx if you have a scsi hd |
is there a way to install some windows fonts (like times new roman)? i can't find a guide... | : install msttcorefonts in synaptic |
is it possible to connect to a wireless network from the command line? | guess this would work as a start - http://www.wirelessdefence.org/contents/linuxwirelesscommands.htm |
hrm i am trying to install a .deb using dpkg -i, but get 'status database area is locked by another process', how do i find what that process is, and unlock it's grip on the db? | you have apt or synaptic or any other package manager open ? |
i'm going to be installing a cd-rw drive and a dvd drive into my box. aside from checking out the jumper setting for master or slave, is there anything else i have to do to install? | make sure you ground yourself, and while you have your case opened, clean all that dust out of there. make sure the drives are screwed in snugly, otherwise they will cause vibrations that might cause reading errors. |
is there a good way to trace the network connections/file openings of a single app? i'm looking for some kind of wrapper which replaces fopen, socket, and connect, dumps the connection data to a file, and then passes them through. | probably strace only. |
is there a way off adding 'copy to' to the context menu of nautilus? | nautilus has a scripting feature/directory of user makeable scripts.. so its proberly sort of doable. |
is there a guide in setting up subversion with my existing apache setup? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversioninstall and/or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversion |
sorry to bother everyone, but how do i change the password for my root account? | it's in the faq, and the installer also prompted you to say you'd read it during the install |
how do we enable sasl? | dont pay attation to it its not a freenode message |
how would i display only broken packages in synaptic? | synaptic -> bottom left corner, the custom button -> broken |
who knows what existed before tcp/ip? like in the days of the arpanet? | here it is rfc 001, ncp, network-control protocol |
how do i execute a cli php script in 8.04? | you need the php-cli package if you intend to run scripts outside of apache |
is there a way i can disable bluetooth from running on startup | sure. head to /etc/rc2.d/. move the file 's25bluetooth' to 'k25bluetooth'. |
hey, just installing ubuntu onto another laptop, will ubuntu recognise wifi by default, or will an ethernet cable be necessary till later? | during the install of breezy it found both, i enabled the wired ethernet port and then switched over to eth1 in network properties. |
whats the command to undo this: echo framebuffer=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash | replace y with n in the echo.. |
anyone here use the bcm43xx driver? | it will not work with ubuntu |
anyone got any recommendations on a webcomic archiver that downloads every comic (in this case from ctrl-alt-del) so i can read them offline later? | wget |
anyone know a fast document search utility like google desktop? | try running the tracker search tool |
newb question: how do i change my login screen? | you need ubuntu-tweak and gdm2 |
where is the sources.list file located | /etc/apt/sources.list |
checking xchat config. can someone please use my nick in a message. | test |
using intrepid, i have a digiatl camera, is there a place i can set that camera up for use with intrepid? | i would assume your camera simply acts as a usb storage device when plugged in, in which case you can just plug it in and browse like any other filesystem. |
hello, just simple question: how to downgrade gutsy to feisty? google didn't tell me much..., thx | you may be able to adapt these instructions to ubuntu (no guarantees!): http://people.debian.org/~osamu/downgrade.html |
i'm building a loadbalanced postfix cluster and i wonder with what kind of protocol i shall conect to my storag node, nfs or iscsi | if your storage and traffic are on the same network, nfs is your best choice |
how do you open the various openoffice.org applications from the terminal? | just right click on the specific oofice app in your menu - add it to panel then when it is there right click on it and click properties |
are there viruses on ubuntu? | there may have been one created, but it is not really a threat. |
anyone know hot to check the changelog on new updates via command line? | i personally have apt-listchanges installed. it will give you the changelogs when you do an apt-get/aptitude upgrade/dist-upgrade. |
thanks i didn't know i can do it in irssi | you 'should' be able to in any 'good' irc client ;) |
can someone try to ping gulus.usherbrooke.ca for me. it's my mirror and i can't connect to it right now | yeah i'm getting a black hole there too right now. try perhaps instead debian.yorku.ca |
what's the command line tool that can list all of the installed packages? i'm looking for the equivalent of gentoo's 'equery list' and redhat's 'rpm -qa'. | dpkg -l |
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