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hi guys! where is the .history file in ubuntu? man history says it's ~/.history, but i don't see it | .bash_history |
hi, can i run a 64bit linux kernel in a virtual machine on a 32bit kernel using kvm (or virtualbox etc.) ? | the host os must be 64bit |
try to connect to the internet with cable see if in the repos ndiswrapper is installed if not install it reboot and check if you see in system => preferences=> hardware drivers | i am, when i instaled it prompted for ubuntu to auto install the bcm4311 drivers for the card. i then had to apt get the b43-fwcutter firmware before iwlist would even see the card, it now does, but still no joy... |
anyone know and of those macosx style tool bars for linux? osnews.com did an article comparing 4 a whie back but can't find the article | avant window navagator is one: http://awn.wetpaint.com/ theyve got ubuntu repositories too |
hey how can i disable audio? as far as i know, this computer doesn't have a sound card. but when mplayer starts it tries to get to the card and will just keep trying, and any browser plugin for movies i tried always errors out - which i think is related to trying to get at audio. | sorry, start mplayer with the '-ao null' option |
if i have a broken install of ubuntu that won't boot, will my windows installation on another sidk be in danger if i just format the ubunu disk and reinstall ubuntu on it? | if you just format the ubuntu disk it shouldn't affect your windows installation |
.. seriously, can you read this? :) | read what? |
can someone explain the generic version vers the non-generic version of the kernel to me? | the -generic version takes advantage of multiple core, the -386 version doesn't |
how do i get/set my machine name? | hostname? you can run 'hostname {host here without the brackets}' to change it |
guys, where are physically stored the .desktop links that appear inside 'applications ' menu | ~/.local/share/applications and /usr/share/applications |
hey whats the best way to find out my what my hardware specs are on my ubuntu laptop? | and try 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' |
hi humans! how can i make the gnome-panel display the applications open on all work spaces not just the currently visible one | right clic in the window list applet> preferences |
pinky file size limitations and broken downloads can result in segments of an rar being in different archives | it was a good download, it's just the way whoever made them packed it... there are 3 separate files spread out across 49 rar parts, each of the 3 files having a separate block of files dedicatied to it |
is there a popular app for checking all my temperatures in ubuntu? | have a look at conky |
hello all: i have the crossover office beta which is an install file with .sh, but when i click it it goes into gedit and there's an error. how do i install this? | you probably want to do 'bash file.sh' in a terminal (in the right directory) |
my program has a generated a table of strings arranged in rows and columns. is there some ubuntu package that will print this table nicely? ideally, something in postscript or pdf with lines separating the columns and separating every fith row. | you could always use openoffice as a spreadsheet and import it that way and see if that works for you. |
hey guys, is there any way to update ubuntu while being on it? | run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and thats it |
is there a way to refresh/rescan the wireless networks list? | from the command line you would do something like: iwlist eth1 scanning |
what? don't you examine your dna on a daily basis? ;) | i've been neglecting too lately ;) |
i've got a very stupid question, since i'm a newbie... how do i install linux programs that i just happen to find on the net... as in they are not in the add/remove list??? | untar them (man tar) and there will probably be a readme or install inside for you to read |
does anyone here know how ubuntu routes midi files for playback? is there some config file somewhere that tells it what to do with midi files when the user asks for them to be played? | see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/midi/softwaresynthesishowto if you need software synthesis and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/midi/hardwaresynthesissetup if you have hardware support and would prefer that |
hello, easy enuff question: i have upgraded the kernel many times, but the old versions are not automatically removed... i have a list of about ten in grub. where are the kernel images stored? is there a proper way to delete old kernels? | and yes, they're not removed by design. in case a new kernel breaks things, you can easily go back to the old one. |
hello, i'm using fgrep to match a string in 'ps xa' and i just want the process that i'm matching, not the grep process finding that process. how do i exlude grep from my results without using `cut`? | | grep -v grep |
how do you take a screen shot when your useing someing like lynx or bitchx ? | i believe bitchx does logging, and i think you can save pages with lynx |
are there any pdf readers for a terminal? | pdftotext |
what are 'flood bot1-3' ? | or excessive posting |
i removed something from my panel which allowed me to choose wireless networks ot connect to, but i can't find it in the 'add to panel' window... does anyone know what its name is? | yes , it called notifications something |
hey, anyone has any idea why i wouldn't be able to connect to a perfectly fine hidden network to which i know and have inputted the settings? i'm on karmic, and every time i try to connect to the hidden network i just made, the 'connect' button is grayed out. why? | i've always had problems with hidden networks. gave up hiding the ssid in the end |
can i connect to my ubuntu server with a terminal server somehow? vnc is sooo slow | why not mount the remote drive and use it like a local drive? then you can use nautilus to drag and drop |
how can i switch between kde and gnome when i have both installed ? | you get an option to pick which one you want to use when you log in |
no one who can tell me what (package) i need to create a pdf from a latex file? | tetex-bin probably. |
i guess now that i can use firefox again, i can just look it up. | use deluser, it's pretty smart about removing users. just don't remove your original user, unless you've already made another one a member of the admin group |
anyone could recommena a good book to learn c++? | thinking in c++ |
i'm installing 9.10 on a friends laptop, he has the bcm4328 wireless card, i /cannot/ get it to work, even if i enable it through the restricted drivers manager, i've restarted, i've tried through the ndiswrapper front-end package, (yes, the radio kill switch is set correctly) | you enabled the b43 driver in restricted and you still could not find any wireless networks? |
hello what is the ubuntu user's manager ? | users-admin perhaps |
skype has suddenly stopped working , how to fix it ? | mv ~/.skype/shared.xml ~/.skype/shared~.xml |
how do i search text file for a word? | use grep in a console.... ie: grep what_you_want_to_find filename.txt |
how do i grep for not a pattern? | -v flag |
what tools can i use to recover files from a formatted hd ? user did not back up all his mail in winxp, hd was repartitioned and formatted to ext3 for ubuntu. can i recover that mail ? | because of all the changes made, not a simple reformat in the same fs for instance, this is nearly impossible. you may get something if you send it to a data recovery place. |
ubuntu just paid for itself today: i edited an important pdf document and created a new template for letterhead for our non-profit org. my computer literacy program might just get off the ground. i need to come up with a schematic for our floor usage, can anyone recommend a architecture style cad program for ubuntu tha... | it's not a cad programme, but it may still fit your needs |
my office has many windows servers hosting shared folders. is there some way i can browse that sort of stuff in linux? i have to be able to log in with my windows ad account to get access, btw | apt-get install pyneighborhood |
hi folks, what is the name of gnome theme in 10.4? | ambience, i think |
keith27 it if was a malicious program why would it need to be connected the network to work? | talking to myself again, lol. true, but won't that show up on a netstat -- successful connections vs unsuccessful? i'm no expert, just trying to think of ways to test. like you mentioned, if it is app to app communication, it will continue successfully without lan connection. malware might see failed/timeouts. |
what is the command in the live cd for the partitioner? | spasibo |
what's best way for newbie to burn cd on ubuntu? gnome baker seems buggy | brasero |
how to change icon(firfox, foldere.t.c.)with gnome | you can change the icon for a directory or shortcut via right click -> properties -> click on the icon |
anyone have a suggestion on a way to record the screen to make demos? | xvidcap |
what is the default font to applications in ubuntu?? | sans |
can anyone redirect me to documentation on how to get my laptop to switch (properly) between vga out and his own screen, right now it just clones it, but i need it to switch, and use other res... | sorry i don't know the answer to your question, but did you check www.linux-laptop.net? it has a lot of laptop-specific information |
how can i remove the icons for mounted drives from my desktop without un-mounting the drive? | open gconf-editor and go /apps/nautilus/desktop and uncheck volumes_visible |
is there a more efficient method of stopping/restarting services than sudo /etc/init.d/foo bar ? | with sudo perhaps |
hey guys. i did something trouble today, changed permission to the wrong library and now i can't use 'sudo': sudo: /usr/lib/sudo/sudoers.so must be owned by uid 0 | you'll need to change it from the recovery cd |
does anyone know a way to control the cpu clock on an intell atom n270 processor with ubuntu 9.10 | right click on an empty part of the panel, and select 'add to panel' |
hi, does any1 know how to restrict an access on user account? eg. to run only 2 process'es etc | not sure if it can do what you want but it's the closest i know of |
can anyone please run sudo apt-get remove wpasupplicant (and say no when it asks you if you want to remove it) and just tell me what packages it says it will remove? it's pretty simple and it'll help me be able to use the internet again with ubuntu. | network-manager network-manager-gnome ubuntu-minimal wpasupplicant |
how do i return to normal user mode from 'sudo -i' ? | exit |
who maintains ubotu? | cafuego maintains ubotu |
hi. i want to change the defaut program used to open audio (mp3, ogg, wav). they are currently oppened with totem but i want quod libet to open them. is there any to work with this? ty | maybe its in the right click menu |
i have a easy question. whats a good iso mounting program like deamon tools or like alcohol 120%???? | mount |
sorry to like butt in, but you mentioned /etc/fstab and i get an error regarding that when ubuntu is loading | what the error ? |
why oh why does this fail? sudo echo -e '#!/bin/bash\napt-cache show $*\n' > /usr/local/bin/acshow it says 'bash: /usr/local/bin/acshow: permission denied | because the redirection is done by the shell you are running, which only has your user permissions. pipe to 'tee' instead |
i see a keyboard shortcut in the shortcut prefs, the shortcut is '0xde'. what key combo is that? is there a chart of those key combo's? | often i have seen those key's to be multimedia keys and whatnot |
hey how can i get java applets to work in ubuntu? i have java 7 sdk installed already | the sdk is for developers, and that's going too far |
how can i just reinstall ubuntu ? ( i have /home on a diffrent partion ) i dont want ubuntu to do anything to that | when you're at the partition step, you'll mark your home partition as having a mountpoint of /home, and then make sure it's not marked to format, and then it'll be used as /home without being touched |
i have two machines on my network behind a router, a linux box and a windows box. i would like my wife on her windows box to be able to login to a graphical linux environment hosted from my linux machine and was looking for suggestions on the best way to accomplish this. | vino on ubuntu is installed by default on the windows side you could use http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html |
hi, how can i get a list of packages that contain a certain string on command line? | apt-cache search ;) |
whats the best way to have a script which runs forever in the background? for instance i have a while [ 1 ] loop, which obviously runs forever - checks a few parameters then sleeps for two minutes and so on. is this the best way? | how about a cronjob?? |
where is the dir to add xmms plugins | have you tried, whereis xmms |
is gimp2.8 in repos yet? | no, there's a ppa |
hello friends. notification area failed to start once, and i accidentally deleted it, :( what is the way to get it back? i tried adding it again to panel, but nothing happens. | first try restarting gnome-panel then check if its there. |
hey folks. i am done with evolution and thunderbird. any other suggestions for a mail client that is fast, clean and efficient? | mutt, claws-mail |
hey - i bought a new computer which runs the 64-bit version of vista home premium - which i plan to replace with ubuntu 9.10. is there a 64-bit version other than the amd64-bit version - i.e. is there a 64-bit version for intel computers? | same works on both |
anyone with a synaptics touchpad and on dapper? | yes, in the past..... why? |
where does firefox keep it's data? | er, ~/.mozilla |
what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the system -> preferences -> appearance in the visual effects tab? | compizconfig-settings-manager |
i've just resized my win xp drive to give me 10gb of unallocated disk space, should i manually create the partitions to install ubuntu, or should i let the install cd allocate the space itself? i want to reserve about 2gb to set aside for a fat32 partition so that i can safely transfer data between winxp and ubuntu, wo... | create the fat32 partition, then let the installer decide for the rest. |
just a quick question, i am able to play dvds but i get no sound. any ideas why? | can you hear sound from other files? |
hey guys i have a /, /home and swap partitions on my hdd, and i want to upgrade to a newer os and keep my /home and its files, but it's on a dual boot with windows 7, will it affect my mbr and cause problems? | make sure you use the same username for your first user as you did in the current install and all will be ok |
the last option says something about 'user defined session', but i really don't know how to set that up | does your machine support 3d? |
how can you mount an iso file on ubuntu? | dobleclic on it |
anyone have any issues with gutsy since release? after a few hours of working, my wireless network stops working and can't reconnect, i can't run anything with sudo, and opening a terminal window won't work. it worked fine in feisty, and jnc was positive that its my network, but i can't find anything wrong with it. i'v... | the only problem i've had is the fn combos on my laptop keyboard stoped working except for num lock. |
gents/ladies - is anyone finding the apt-get update process slow this evening? | pick a different mirror if the download is slow. |
can somebody tell me how can i send a file with ssh ? | scp file user@host:/some/dir |
aaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhh why is ubuntu using my wifi led as a network activity led? it blinks for every packet received. how can i disable this horrible, idiotic feature? | : isn't it a fun feature ? whoa ! |
does anyone have a widescreen lcd? | yes, i have two actually |
i exported my blogger as an .xml, is there a program that i can view it offline with proper formatting? | scite may be just what you need. |
i'm having some similar issues... by chance it's not connecting to any wired connection? or are you trying to connect to wireless? | i am not tried to wireless yet, cause i am on coommand line only |
where can i check for linux/ubuntu hardware compatibility (for webcam) before buying one? thanks | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentsmultimediawebcameras |
which is insecure, gutsy, or hardy? | disown |
does anybody know of a program that will record what i hear on my computer? | - audacity will record your stereo out |
hey there, does anybody know an easy way to flip the video from a dvd from left to right? | use vlc |
hello! egtk gnome theme is missing into ubuntu? this is the default theme for gnome3? here the default gnome3 theme is missing, and think it's egtk... | better stick with unity |
hello, i am trying to download the iso using bittorrent from http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso.torrent, i am missing one segment for the last few hours can anybody reseed? | 6881 |
can somebody try loading a page for me? im trying to test my apache setup. http://azlon.myvnc.com | worked for me.. |
i am a debian user thinking of defecting to ubunutu. first though, what version of kde4 is in kubuntu? | kde 4.4 |
how do i make sure some module will be loaded on boot? | ass it to /etc/modules |
hi there! i've got a problem with my external harddrive: i can mount it, i see how much space is left, but i can't see any files... does anyboday has an idea what to do? thx! | and so it still thinks it's running and so ubuntu can't just open and use it |
i just installed a .deb file, how do i uninstall it? | dpkg -r packagename |
what is beagle? | it's a search tool |
folks, please see whether libimlib2 is installable on your breezy machines? | yes it is installable |
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