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anybody on my question? | install build-essential first |
i have adjusted my screen resolution to something that appears sharper, however there's about an inch on the left hand side of my monitor that has no display. as though it's not stretched enough. how do i fix this/ | usually monitors have a set of buttons/menu to adjust this |
hi! would it be easy to get to xubuntu or kubuntu from an ubuntu installation? thanks | yes, sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop |
anyone know if theres a way to navigate tabs in gnome-terminal? | gnome-termional sesttings for keyboard -> shows the keys to do it |
say i output to a file (ie: ls -l >>~/test/test.txt) and i want to run a second command that is similar to append to the test.txt file. how would i do this? | if you use >, it will overwrite the file, but if you use >>, it will always append, no matter what command it is |
hello if i want to write anything in welcome message/ascii figure to openssh where can i do it then ? | http://patorjk.com/software/taag/ |
how do i see/change what the 'system fixed width font' is? | sidenote - i like terminus (both x and console available) as a fixed width font |
what i can use to delete all folder named cvs? | find . -name cvs -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf |
hi, linux noob here - just installed xubuntu on an old p3 machine. i added an adaptec 1205sa pci sata card so i can add a sata hdd. how do i get xubuntu to recognize this card so i can use the sata drive? tyty | after reboot you dont see if you run a lspci |
when does 9.10 get released? | but now that you asked it has been pushed back a week... thanks a lot :p |
how is this program called to start another x session in a window? | sudo apt-get install xnest; then use gdmflexiserver --xnest to start a session. |
is it possible to add an 'edit with gedit' option to the right-click menu in nautilus? | sorry... i know just by extension.. |
hi, anybody know of a good app for burning an avi to dvd? | k3b |
can someone tell me how to remove the big ubuntu disclamer from ssh\terminal startup | splash option in grub |
kind of off topic, and perhaps not for this chan, but which desktop environment is going to give me the best performance? ( brnd new to ubuntu/deb) | try lubuntu |
can someone tell me in grub: what's the use of having a ubuntu recover mode | in case you screw things up |
how can i remove hi-itrans from scim? | from the scim setup menu |
could someone please remind me where to report universe bugs? | malone. |
how to set permission so that i can access html files and edit them in /var/www | i'll let someone else help you |
hi all, i'm trying to copy files form a backup partition, but the persmissions are always 777 for all users. how can i copy them so permissions are preserved? | generally, to preserve permissions, one would tar.gz before transferring. |
is there a way to choose the best port for me without going through a lot of different ones? | use port 1201 thats the snappy port |
when i try and build alsa, its asks for version.h? do i need an actual kernel build for it, or is headers enough? | specifically, linux-headers-$(uname -r) |
what is the command to start the gnome 'disk usage analyzer' from the command line? | baobab |
how do i openoffice from via cmd? | /usr/bin/(name of open office app) press tab (mauybe twice to get all options) |
> just a thought, have you tried booting to the cd and running it as a live cd, then running gparted? the os itself should see the drive, so gparted should see it as well by that logic | gparted does, in fact, see it. the problem is the installer isn't seeing it to auto-partition it for the swap space and all that jazz that i don't know how to do, nor do i know what size to make it. |
does anyone know how to install gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight in jaunty? | apt-get? |
what's the terminal command to check the available memory of a hard drive? (my main drive in this case, that is running ubuntu) | df -h |
on gentoo i had a small shellscript that would generate a list of files in /usr, compare to the list of files installed according to the package manager, and give me a diff for 'files existing but not managed' . how can i do something like that on ubuntu/debian? | you're looking for cruft |
hi, i have a exectuable in a folder in my home folder, and i was wondering if i could get it to show up in bash or w/e so that i didnt have to specify the path every time i want to run it | bash looks there if it exists |
hey folks, i some how screwed up my emerald them and the only way i can get emerald to work right again is if i use 'emerald --replace' in the terminal, but then when i close that terminal window it goes back to not working, how can i fix this? | put & at the end of the command |
hi. when i log into ubuntu (7.10, fully updated) my gnome session starts and shows desktop icons, top panel, buttom panel, some if not all desktop icons for a second or so. next, it's only the background (again, also for a few seconds) and then everything pops up again and functions perfectly. any idea how to get rid o... | disable compiz? |
hi there i would like to give permissions to user to a folder and all its content inclunding subdirectories !! which options should i give to chmod ?? | chown -r user:group /path/to/directory/ |
is there a way to get the fingerprint of a gpg public key without using the stupid gui? | email? or just --list-keys and then peruse them. if you just added it, it'll have todays date, it also may be the only one :) |
how do you update your kernel, gnome and kde? | - sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade |
how do i unzip lots of files in a directory -- kind of like: for {*.zip} unzip $ | for file in *; do unzip $file; done |
it can be a real pain if it doesnt work (take my atheros 5007 eg for example) | ndiswrapper fixes everything :) |
i ran the synaptic update earlier and now i can't get to log in screen. the nvidia screen comes up but it just goes to error. i'm currently logged in through knoppix so i can post logs. tried recovery mode, no success. | : xorg was updated, i think |
then again, so does loathe | don't be a snitch, it's not a good thing |
how do i back up my email settings for evolution? i tried making a tarball of .evolution, but it lost my rules and different mailbox accounts | evolution saves stuff in ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/ , too |
anyone know of a decent gtk app for disk management? (formatting etc) | gparted |
hi again! how do i configure my graphic card's tv-out in gnome? | depends in what graqphics card you have? |
what version of x does breezy ship with? | x.org 6.8 |
hello, i had an error with the 64 bit version upgrade of 7.10. the update manager package failed, and now there's no way for me to upgrade my system. it says everything is up to date, even though it isn't. is there any way to force the upgrade to run again, or look through the logs to fix the failed package? | try the console version: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade |
i need some help, i am getting '403 forbidden' when trying to just do the system update | thats a problem with a current samba package - just wait a while (maybe a day r two) before the package is properly made avauilable for update |
is anyone able to make me an xorg.conf? | i had to buy a nvidia card because tv out with my radeon 9600 wouldnt work in jaunty with the open source drivers |
is ubuntu server edition already set up as a email server? | its what were here for, you! :d |
i have a usb drive (fat32) that has some bad blocks. what utility should i use to fix this? | i don't recommend trusting flash drives with known bad blocks. most i have encountered don't even do crc checks so you're likely to get silent data corruption. |
is sata generally hotswappable? i bought an enclosure that supports esata and it came with a bracket that just connects an esata connector on the back of the bracket/case to a sata connector on the motherboard... i'm wondering whether that's safe to hotplug | at least as far as i know, there is no linux support for hotswapping esata yet. |
hi, i have a problem with 7.10, fresh install, when booting i get grub, then 3 mins of black screen (hdd only works at the beginning), then login screen.. is there any way i can shorter the boot time? | you can get an idea of what's holding you up if you edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the quiet splash words from the kernel line |
my notifications are appearing with a gap between the top panel and the notification, instead of being right up against the panel like i see in screenshots. does anyone know how to fix this? | i recall reading they moved the notifications down in 9.10 so they wouldn't hide the close buttons. i don't think they're movable |
why is there no modconf in ubuntu? is there any alternative frontend? | rcconf is in universe |
anyone here have a radeon 8500 with tv-out working? | ubotu is a bot or is automated |
i'm trying to set up samba so i can share files on the network - i've reached a bit in the guide where it says i need root priviledges, but they're locked... how do i implement the line specified? | part1\ part2, the \ is before the space |
what is a good text/cli web browser? | lynx |
how can i print a list of all applications to a text file? | itll be more like dpkg --get-selections > name.txt |
hi i've a little question, which file in etc that i can add a command for the starting of ubuntu ? | /etc/rc.local |
can you help jamil_1 please. i don't know what else to do http://paste.ubuntu.com/78104/ | jamil_1: i'd need to see /etc/apt/sources.list |
which directory? | in the one you typed make install |
hello, anyone know who i could shrink the size of the icons on the desktop in ubuntu? | rightclick on the icon and select 'stretch icon' |
i just formatted an internet hdd as ext4 how can i get write permission to the drive? | sudo chown -r <you> /path/to/drive |
hey, how can i make ubuntu accept root logins? | it's bad to tell you to do sudo su then change pw.. so i won't tell you |
what does this mean: 'you need to add it to the apache config files because it only installs a link to the folder in the /var/www/ folder. i'll find the lines that you need in a minute.' with regards to phpmyadmin? | most probably apache2.conf or httpd.conf |
anyone fancy helping me with webcam port settings in amsn? | man iptables |
anyone know why, when i try to open more than one bittorrent at a time using the standard ubuntu bittorrent app, i get the error : 'couldn't listen - (98, 'address already in use)' | because the first instance is already listening on your bit torrent port |
hello. has anyone installed ubuntu on a compaq presario laptop? i'm looking to switch from fedora to a debian based distro and ubuntu looks pretty nice. | there is a live cd you can try for compatibility. |
hello again... i was wondering, besides the install cd is there also a ubuntulinux livecd available? thanks :) | i think it is slated for later this year |
i've got a question i'm not sure which channel to ask in. how can i change my root password (if i have another account with root privileges) from grub? | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=716201 |
hi, how can i change the label of my usb driver without formating it? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/renameusbdrive |
can latest ati drivers work in 7.10? | what ati card do you have? |
where can i get package information (like packages.debian.org ) | we follow most of debian's conventions, i think |
i tried to update and got an error. w: gpg error: http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic release: the following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: no_pubkey d0d3c959db2035a6 | sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com d0d3c959db2035a6 |
whats a good alternative for skype, or is it the best program so far? | there is no alternatively that runs the skype protocol, afaik. |
quick question- anyone know of a gnome program that can tell me what is filling up my harddrive and where? | baobab? |
hey all, quick question. how can i make a tar.lzma from a massive text file via linux terminal? | tar --lzma -cf foo.tar.lzma /path/* |
is google broken for anyone else? | i'm just randomly getting errors that say i might be a spambot or trojan |
one last question about a clamav package in the software center. there is a package labeled 'update script for 3rd party signatures' (clamav-unofficial-sigs). should i install that? | all i've ever needed is clamav and the updating daemon for it personally |
srsly guys ? you don't know to increase the default time of grub before booting or you won't tell me ? :p | boot/grub/menu.lst |
i have a laptop with 160g drive, i just attached a 160g usb drive, qparted only shows /dev/sdb, is that the usb one? | you can type sudo fdisk -l at the terminal to list partitions |
how would i find out the dimensions of my desktop (in pixels)? | system>preferences>display |
is there an option i can give to apt-get to have it just tell me what it would ordinarily do (like apt-get install package --pretend , or something of the sort) | actually, use the --simulate option |
ohh i forgot i need help :d i have 2 hdd one for windows 80gb and one for ubuntu 10gb. i can mount the windows ntfs disk but cant write to it :) anyone help me out. wud be appreciated | the irc clients i know for gtk are gaim, xchat, lostirc and loqui. gaim is a gnome application, the others aren't, though there's a (reduced functionalities) xchat-gnome. |
i got a little script issue: what would the expected outcome of this do: if [-f /etc/skel/.profile.old] | you need a space like so: [ -f ..... .old ] |
i need to install the snd-hda-intel driver in ubuntu 9.04, how can i do this? | you should have it, it's a part of the kernel, after all |
if i want to load windows 7 on a second hard drive after ubuntu (on the first hard drive) in order to dual-boot do i have to do anything special with the mbr? | if using 2 differnt hard drives. (not just 2 partitions on 1 hard drive) i often use the bios feature to boot what hd i want. nothing special needed to be done. i keep the linux/grub mbr on the linux hd. that way windows stays by itself on the other hd. |
have you run '/etc/init.d/networking restart'? | nope, how do i do that? |
was thinking of giving ubuntu server a try, does it require x? i intend to build an xless server | does not require x |
my screen flickers big time on ubuntu (64) i cannot increaset the refresh rate coz i donthave the nvidia drivers... | i'm not on 64. but envyng might be of help. it's an utility which helps you choose the nvidia driver. |
hello, anyone know how to list a: installed packages and b: the contents of a package on an apt-based system? | list installed packages: 'dpkg-query -l | grep 'ii'' |
how do i keep xscreensaver from locking my screen everytime i shut my laptop? | it is an option of the screensaver. probably alterable in system>prefs>screensaver. |
hi guys do you know how to ran windows applications without wine (another program maybe)??? | other than windows, i'm pretty sure wine is the only viable alternative you have. |
what happened to the 'normal' dapper install cds? is there only livecd and server installs now? | alt cd will do text install, oem install, lvm setup, and some other stuff |
how can i tell if i'm running the 64 bit edition of ubuntu? | uname -a |
anyone know what package it is that contains quote of the day? | probably bsdgames |
is it the same with pendrive installation? | go into your .mozilla folder, find the default folder, and in there should be a bookmarks backup folder. pick the .json file with the newest date on the end of the filename. copy that somewhere safe. |
vncserver starts a new xserver by default, but doesn't gnome have integrated 'share desktop'-functionality? | yes, under remote desktop |
does compizfusion have the cool thing like in mac os that shows all windows? | yes, i think it's bound to alt-shift-up by default? |
i'm trying to run gparted to format and partition a usb hdd. do i need to format the whole disk to (say) ext3 before i can create partitions? thanks | yeaha you need to partition be a ext3 or somilar (not ntfs or vfat) for you edit that partition |
does anyone here know a solution for audio going out of sync in videos (audio coming about one second later than the video) | flash 7 for linux was made w/ oss, not alsa. as a consequence the audio is out of sync. there is a new flash 9 beta with alsa support... but it doesn't work very well yet. |
hello to everyone, i have got a problem with a lock screen. if i leave my laptop in that state for a long time, i can's see the window where i suppose to type in my pass to unlock so i am forced to turn it off by a power button. any ideas of fixing it? running ubuntu 11.04. | i think your computer is suspending to ram. turn that feature off |
hi, how do i add external usb mouse on feisty? i am on lenovo r60 | plug it in |
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