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how do i create a launcher to open a directory? i've right clicked the desktop, create launcher, type=location, name= <something>, location = /home/<uname>/<directory> and i've tried .. nautilus /home/<uname>/<directory> and nothing seems to work. any suggestions?	type file:///home/yourusername
anyone know what the desktop x86 hardy torrent is?	the server is very busy, so it may ignore you. try the mirrors.
i'm running 32-bit karmic on my macbook pro 5.1 which has 4gb ram. 'free -m' shows a total of only 2748. is this something i should handle by installing a kernel with pae?	that would be one way to utilise all mem yes, or install 64bit ubuntu
i want to use ubuntu because it can upgrade withtout having to install a fresh install but i also want to use fluxbox... can i still upgrade normally without having to mess with fluxbox or will i have to uninstall fluxbox before i can upgrade?	yes you can upgrade normally.
hey guys. i've got this acpi problem with ubuntu. my laptop won't boot unless i set acpi=off.. but my network connection doesn't work, most likely because of that. any idea what should i do?	this was for my compaq v2311
hi please can any one help me with this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8922754	will see what i can do
i'd like to install opensuse in a virtual machine, does anyone have any recommendations for virtual machine software?	virtualbox
if you had 30gb hdd with p3 1gb ram (laptop for hibernation) how much would you allocate for '/' 'swap' and 'home' - planning on installing lubuntu - for now i was going to keep 2gb for swap / can't decide on the home vs / sizes - this will be a single boot os laptop. also was planning on using ext4 filesystem *very new to linux / 1st time install	i would do 7 gigs for / and one gig for swap and the rest as your /home
is there a minimal ubuntu distro i can put on a usb that'll let me fetch the rest of the pckages via the intertubes?	there's a minimal iso ( see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/minimalcd ) but i don't know how you'd get it on a usb.
hi! i'm running a process in a terminal window. it takes a very long time, and it writes the output to a file. now i need to restart the x server. how can i let the process run in the background? i tried 'ctrl+z' then 'bg 1' but when i close the windows, the process will stop anyway...	use nohup
perhaps someone can help me with the following: windows are opening in such an initial position that the title bare is hidden behind my main ubuntu 'apps place system etc..' bar -- how can i fix this?	i 'fixed' that by enabling auto-hide on the top menu
quick question: is there a gui for to me to change what services startup under different run levels?	just don't install stuff you don't want to run, is the simple answer
so i have another little question: what is fsck used for?	man on the other hand is used to show you the manual page for the command
is there a command to make sure samba is running? i setup a file server using samba and used the /etc/init.d/samba restart, but when i try to connect using win, it cannot find my shared folders...	ps -e \| grep samba might work if the name of the process is samba
where is the terminal ??	or yakuake in kde
i've managed to mount the encrypted partitions, but how can i change root from the livecd to the 'cryptroot' to install packages?	sudo chroot /mountpoint/
where can i investigate the cause for my system crash after i rebooted?	you might find some information in /var/log/messages if the system crashed in such a way that there were error reports before it died.
somebody can tell me why i can use web based irc but not my konversation or irssi?	many workplace firewalls consider irc a security risk, and block port 6667, but not 80 ... that would do it
how to point to the current path in the command line ??	you could use $(pwd) or `pwd` creatively
help: any one now how can i boot iso from grub? (the target system doesnt have any cdrom)	that page (first link) has a number of methods for installation without a cd drive
what happens when i execute mv (single filename) *.iso	depends on what *.iso matches
im having a real problem, ubuntu wont boot. i need to edit a file but i can't get access to the commandline? when i boot the live cd non of my local file is there? what to do?	when you start the live cd, click places then click computer
the medibuntu repos still seem to be down... is there any way to make apt skip them and upgrade the rest?	comment them out
where can i download a dvd image not cd!	http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/ is what people have been using
what repository could i use to get dsniff for ubuntu server?	yep, it's in universe
sorry, linux crashed. not having great day. anyone know where to find ekiga crash log, pleasee?	see section on debugging ekiga http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/debugging_ekiga
how do i tell ubuntu to connect to internet when booted up without the necessity to log in? is that possible?	there is a procedure mentioned
greetings, i am having a problem after upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10rc. everything seemed to go fine, rebooted after update, boots fine.. comes to login, i log in just fine, then i hear ubuntu sound, see purple background, but no gnome menu's show up. i can see and move the mouse cursor. i can ctl-alt-f1 to a command prompt and navigate via command prompt just fine.. just no gnome2 gui.	see if it happens with a new user
how do i disable avahi?	/etc/default/avahi-daemon
how do i make it so that i don't require a password everytime i want to mount a drive?	list it in fstab so it automounts.. also there use to be a utility for mounting drives easily.. started with py<something>
are any of these people really need something or just spam?	crude attack, not even script kiddie grade
better for what?	better for... chat in general
can i run .bat files on linux?`	you would have to translate into bash
how can i set up a logitec quickcam 4k on ubuntu?	run: lsusb you will see the 8 character hex id, websearch that for guides
anyone here using amd64?	apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev
hi, how to copy text from stjerm terminal?	select the text, right click and then copy
how do i check to se that i have the latest version of wine?	in the terminal enter 'wine --version' and compare to their website
what svn client is used in ubuntu? apt-get install svn doesn't work :(	then you should be able to use svn commands
is evolution any good, or should i get thunderbird?	evolution is more similar to outlook.. thunderbird is better for multiple account handling.
are there any shortcut keys available while talking on irc.	in most clients, hitting tab after the first few letters of a name usually does autocomplete
hi i am trying to install apache and it says pacakge has no installation candidate	try apache2
i just installed ubuntu on a machine that i already had ubuntu on. i switched out the hdds. ubuntu installs to the new hdd just fine, but when it goes to boot up, i get an error: 'filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7'... 'error 17: cannot mount selected partition'... windows xp installs and boots up to this drive just fine. any ideas where i'm going wrong with ubuntu?	hmm... that's a weird one. tried reinstalling ubuntu? made sure the cd integrity check passes before installing?
can't find anything on this, i got a 2tb wd mybook and it only gets mounted as 1tb on ubuntu.. seems the raid is not getting recognised?	software raid.. requires 3rd parity propritary driver.. i don't think they make a driver for linux for that thing..
what do i have to install to get 'add-apt-repository'?	python-software-properties
what is the base install size of ubuntu 8.04?	like with any other system except windows vista....
hi i keep getting this error when trying to compile the latest mythtv.... you must have the lame mp3 encoding library installed to compile myth.	liblame-dev
does anyone know of a way to create a symlink which can be opened in both windows and ubuntu? ... whenever i make a linux symlink, windows fails to recognize it; and whenever i create a symlink in windows (using the mklink command) ubuntu fails to recognize it.	not that i know of, sorry. in windows, symlinks are small text files with meta information while in linux they are special inodes without file content
does ubuntu 9.04 come with different window managers	it comes with compiz and metacity by default. there are others in the repositories if you want to install them.
does anyone have some decently easy instructions to installing the java client for firefox? i've tried 4 times now and nothing works...	use easyubuntu.
i'm having some trouble mounting my secondary harddrive. it's ntfs formatted, and when i type 'sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb1 /media/mountpoint' i don't get any errors, but when i try to access /media/mountpoint, i get an error window saying 'you do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of 'mountpoint.'' any idea why that might be happening?	only root will be able to access the mounted drive if you mount using sudo
does ubuntu come with a vnc server?	you will likely have to share the host manually every time, tightvncserver starts automatically on system boot
grub2 complains for syntax error file not found [linux-bzimage, set= ,size= ] [initrd, addr= , size =] , i`ve already use updage-grub but still show me this error	in /boot
what are the the gtk desklet things i see on desktops called?	gdesklets , or screenlets
is anybody here who would help me to get my wireless router woriking? it is recognized, but it is not able to get on internet.	i am probably the biggest 'doof' with networking issues on this channel :)
how can i make my windows partition readable with my normal user?	edit /etc/fstab as root. in the parameter collum, use umask=007,gid=1000
is it possible to turn off the 'tap to click' functionality of my touchpad? i can't see anything about this in the system menus.	look at synclient (i think that is the name)
how do i find what package contains some executable?	for apt-file you have to install it and do 'sudo apt-file update' before doing any searches. on alternative to apt-file search is http://packages.ubuntu.com/
hi all, i am trying to install 11.04 server on hp microserver n36l from usb stick and after selecting language installer complains about not finding cd-rom, anyone can help please?	did you verify md5sum on your download? i had major problems on some installs lately due to corrupted downloads
hello, i upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 about 2 days ago and sometimes my actual time on the system shows wrong, but the package gdesklet with time was right, is that a bug or a error probably on my side?	are you running windows as well?
just upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04, my sound isn't working. the first few google links aren't helping here. anyone?	cuz mine is not :(
is there an mp3 player that's like winamp besides xmms?	quodlibet
redhat has chkconfig. is there something similar in ubuntu?	if you are used to the redhat/fedora service command -- you can install sysvconfig
hello guys, i have a question, does linux support intel possessors as good as nvidia + ati ones? by saying it, i meant the feature (shadows, shaders, and so on) support.	if so intel has better (open) support than nvidia / ati, although the intel cards are not often as powerful
i have 5 older desktop computers that i'd like to join in a cluster - i've been reading about openmosix and clusterknoppix but clusterknoppix seems to be abandonware and openmosix about to reach end of life .... is there something practical i could do with ubuntu server for this?	you may find http://etchcluster.blogspot.com/ informative
can someone remind me what that package name is for the extended gnome display manager?	twinview or xinerama or cinerella
hi! i am trying to install netbeans but it says it requires java 1.5 but instead is finding 1.4 version.. 1.4 is installed, so how do i change the path?	add your new path in there
does ubuntu 7.10-beta have some sort of built-in vnc server like x11vnc?	7.04 already has this. gnome brings vino, and kde krfb
hi folks. quick question. i'm thinking of upgrading my t42 (1024x768 display) to a t510 (hd+). i haven't used any wide screen laptop before, and i'm obviously super used to the larger text size. someone has told me not to upgrade, as i'll think text is just too small, and someone else has told me to upgrade to the t510, but adjust settings in my os to 'increase text size across the board'. is that possible in ubuntu? can i run in hd+ resolution bu	it wont be a prooblem u can adjust text apearence as the way u want
hey guys, new to ubuntu, and have been tasked with creating a script to install either 32 or 64 but ubuntu with specified versions of a few applications (gcc, java, postgresql, and a couple others)..can anyone point me in the right direction?	is that what you want?
i'm trying to find out how much memory i'm using now. when i log in, my motd says i'm only using about 30%. when i run free -m, it says i have 1729 used out of 1750, with only 21 mbs free. however, it says 875 mbs is cached. how much memory is in use then, should i be worried that i'm almsot running out of memory?	http://www.linuxatemyram.com/
so i'm on a public wifi and i can get on irc (as you can see) but firefox will not load pages	can you ping web addresses by name and ip
how to using vim to go to the end of file ?	i always just hit :99999 or something
hi, can ubuntu be installed on apple tv2?	appletv 1 yes, appletv2 - no
uh, quick question. whats the difference between unix and linux? i'm looking at a list of software and what os	unix was and still is a commercial os developed by at&t. linux is a unix-like os but no lineage to it. freebsd or netbsd et al are more of a unix heritage
so.. uhm.. how can i make .xinitrc or .xsession work?	you need to create /usr/share/xsessions/xsession.desktop with the following information: [desktop entry] (new line) name=xsession (new line) comment=this runs .xsession files (new line) exec=/etc/x11/xsession
i have problems installing proftpd. the mirror is not responding. how do i tell apt-get another mirror ?! .. or something like that ? i downloaded the .deb package but when i try to install it it tells me that the dependencies are missing	you could gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and remove the country prefix us. for example from the urls
whats the command to make a copy of a file?	is bitstream vera sans in the list? because that's what sans links to
how do i run a sh file	sh ./filename
i still can't figure out how these linux people ripped all those nvidia stuff	what nvidia stuff?
where can i see the screen resolution used currently on my laptop?	: system>preferences>screen resolution
how do i start the default image viewer from the command line?	eog
i wrote a helper script to help automate lucent winmodem setup under breezy and dapper. what's best place to share it with the community ?	file a bug reprt and attach it, that way it may get properly integrated
help with flash plugin 1.using ub8.04 2.plugin freezes sometimes when loading a page containing a flash video, freezes for 10 to 20 seconds, unfreezes and plays (sometimes) 3. what to do thanks!	did you uninstall flash and install the nonfree version through synaptic, that usually fixes things
what's some good software to convert an avi file to dvd format (preferably burning built in, if it converts to iso or another format that's okay)	any2dvd + all the requirements
i know gnome uses .desktop files for it's desktop lanuchers. can someone send me a sample file of what kde uses?	they use the same thing i think
what is the correct line for 'sudo apt-get install nvidia'	am having a big issue with nvidia - the line goes like sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
if you can't get it working on your machine, you could mail it to me, i think i can ...	hehe
hello all, i'm wondering if there is an application out there that is a upnp media server and has the ability to connect to hulu, cbs, netflix etc... for ubuntu? i'm looking for something like playon but open source or gpl.	i know ps3mediaserver does at least youtube... not sure what else it can do
what command do i use to reconfigure a package?	sudo dpkg-reconfigure <package>
how can i change the name of my ubuntu machine?	change it in /etc/hostname
is there a way to stop certain mounted drives from having icons on my desktop?	note that's for all mounted volumes
what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?	chmod 755 ~
hey, if you get jinxed, are you still allowed to type?	i guess so
i just had my ubuntu 11.10 reboot after i unlocked the screen. which of the files in /var/log/ would i look at to find the reason why? i've also came back into work before to see that it has magically rebooted.	, dmesg
how do i create a symbolic link ??	ln --help
how can i get presented with that list on bootup, to choose which kernel i want to run with? (grub)	hold shift
looking at devede to make dvd, it does not support picture-slideshow, is there an app that can do both(dvd movie + pic slideshow)?	check http://www.linuxsoft.cz/en/sw_list.php?id_kategory=19
how was it i can change what torrnet is opened by default in firefox?	edit > preferences > applications
to leave the channel and come back later ( i have to reboot for a test), what should i do?	you can just reboot - that will close the client ... and later you start it again
is there a good interface designer for gtk2 that integrates well with perl?	i dont know a whole lot about it tbh but have you looked at glade?

how do i create a launcher to open a directory? i've right clicked the desktop, create launcher, type=location, name= <something>, location = /home/<uname>/<directory> and i've tried .. nautilus /home/<uname>/<directory> and nothing seems to work. any suggestions?

type file:///home/yourusername

anyone know what the desktop x86 hardy torrent is?

the server is very busy, so it may ignore you. try the mirrors.

i'm running 32-bit karmic on my macbook pro 5.1 which has 4gb ram. 'free -m' shows a total of only 2748. is this something i should handle by installing a kernel with pae?

that would be one way to utilise all mem yes, or install 64bit ubuntu

i want to use ubuntu because it can upgrade withtout having to install a fresh install but i also want to use fluxbox... can i still upgrade normally without having to mess with fluxbox or will i have to uninstall fluxbox before i can upgrade?

yes you can upgrade normally.

hey guys. i've got this acpi problem with ubuntu. my laptop won't boot unless i set acpi=off.. but my network connection doesn't work, most likely because of that. any idea what should i do?

this was for my compaq v2311

hi please can any one help me with this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8922754

will see what i can do

i'd like to install opensuse in a virtual machine, does anyone have any recommendations for virtual machine software?

virtualbox

if you had 30gb hdd with p3 1gb ram (laptop for hibernation) how much would you allocate for '/' 'swap' and 'home' - planning on installing lubuntu - for now i was going to keep 2gb for swap / can't decide on the home vs / sizes - this will be a single boot os laptop. also was planning on using ext4 filesystem *very new to linux / 1st time install

i would do 7 gigs for / and one gig for swap and the rest as your /home

is there a minimal ubuntu distro i can put on a usb that'll let me fetch the rest of the pckages via the intertubes?

there's a minimal iso ( see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/minimalcd ) but i don't know how you'd get it on a usb.

hi! i'm running a process in a terminal window. it takes a very long time, and it writes the output to a file. now i need to restart the x server. how can i let the process run in the background? i tried 'ctrl+z' then 'bg 1' but when i close the windows, the process will stop anyway...

use nohup

perhaps someone can help me with the following: windows are opening in such an initial position that the title bare is hidden behind my main ubuntu 'apps place system etc..' bar -- how can i fix this?

i 'fixed' that by enabling auto-hide on the top menu

quick question: is there a gui for to me to change what services startup under different run levels?

just don't install stuff you don't want to run, is the simple answer

so i have another little question: what is fsck used for?

man on the other hand is used to show you the manual page for the command

is there a command to make sure samba is running? i setup a file server using samba and used the /etc/init.d/samba restart, but when i try to connect using win, it cannot find my shared folders...

ps -e | grep samba might work if the name of the process is samba

where is the terminal ??

or yakuake in kde

i've managed to mount the encrypted partitions, but how can i change root from the livecd to the 'cryptroot' to install packages?

sudo chroot /mountpoint/

where can i investigate the cause for my system crash after i rebooted?

you might find some information in /var/log/messages if the system crashed in such a way that there were error reports before it died.

somebody can tell me why i can use web based irc but not my konversation or irssi?

many workplace firewalls consider irc a security risk, and block port 6667, but not 80 ... that would do it

how to point to the current path in the command line ??

you could use $(pwd) or `pwd` creatively

help: any one now how can i boot iso from grub? (the target system doesnt have any cdrom)

that page (first link) has a number of methods for installation without a cd drive

what happens when i execute mv (single filename) *.iso

depends on what *.iso matches

im having a real problem, ubuntu wont boot. i need to edit a file but i can't get access to the commandline? when i boot the live cd non of my local file is there? what to do?

when you start the live cd, click places then click computer

the medibuntu repos still seem to be down... is there any way to make apt skip them and upgrade the rest?

comment them out

where can i download a dvd image not cd!

http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/ is what people have been using

what repository could i use to get dsniff for ubuntu server?

yep, it's in universe

sorry, linux crashed. not having great day. anyone know where to find ekiga crash log, pleasee?

see section on debugging ekiga http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/debugging_ekiga

how do i tell ubuntu to connect to internet when booted up without the necessity to log in? is that possible?

there is a procedure mentioned

greetings, i am having a problem after upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10rc. everything seemed to go fine, rebooted after update, boots fine.. comes to login, i log in just fine, then i hear ubuntu sound, see purple background, but no gnome menu's show up. i can see and move the mouse cursor. i can ctl-alt-f1 to a command prompt and navigate via command prompt just fine.. just no gnome2 gui.

see if it happens with a new user

how do i disable avahi?

/etc/default/avahi-daemon

how do i make it so that i don't require a password everytime i want to mount a drive?

list it in fstab so it automounts.. also there use to be a utility for mounting drives easily.. started with py<something>

are any of these people really need something or just spam?

crude attack, not even script kiddie grade

better for what?

better for... chat in general

can i run .bat files on linux?`

you would have to translate into bash

how can i set up a logitec quickcam 4k on ubuntu?

run: lsusb you will see the 8 character hex id, websearch that for guides

anyone here using amd64?

apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev

hi, how to copy text from stjerm terminal?

select the text, right click and then copy

how do i check to se that i have the latest version of wine?

in the terminal enter 'wine --version' and compare to their website

what svn client is used in ubuntu? apt-get install svn doesn't work :(

then you should be able to use svn commands

is evolution any good, or should i get thunderbird?

evolution is more similar to outlook.. thunderbird is better for multiple account handling.

are there any shortcut keys available while talking on irc.

in most clients, hitting tab after the first few letters of a name usually does autocomplete

hi i am trying to install apache and it says pacakge has no installation candidate

try apache2

i just installed ubuntu on a machine that i already had ubuntu on. i switched out the hdds. ubuntu installs to the new hdd just fine, but when it goes to boot up, i get an error: 'filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7'... 'error 17: cannot mount selected partition'... windows xp installs and boots up to this drive just fine. any ideas where i'm going wrong with ubuntu?

hmm... that's a weird one. tried reinstalling ubuntu? made sure the cd integrity check passes before installing?

can't find anything on this, i got a 2tb wd mybook and it only gets mounted as 1tb on ubuntu.. seems the raid is not getting recognised?

software raid.. requires 3rd parity propritary driver.. i don't think they make a driver for linux for that thing..

what do i have to install to get 'add-apt-repository'?

python-software-properties

what is the base install size of ubuntu 8.04?

like with any other system except windows vista....

hi i keep getting this error when trying to compile the latest mythtv.... you must have the lame mp3 encoding library installed to compile myth.

liblame-dev

does anyone know of a way to create a symlink which can be opened in both windows and ubuntu? ... whenever i make a linux symlink, windows fails to recognize it; and whenever i create a symlink in windows (using the mklink command) ubuntu fails to recognize it.

not that i know of, sorry. in windows, symlinks are small text files with meta information while in linux they are special inodes without file content

does ubuntu 9.04 come with different window managers

it comes with compiz and metacity by default. there are others in the repositories if you want to install them.

does anyone have some decently easy instructions to installing the java client for firefox? i've tried 4 times now and nothing works...

use easyubuntu.

i'm having some trouble mounting my secondary harddrive. it's ntfs formatted, and when i type 'sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb1 /media/mountpoint' i don't get any errors, but when i try to access /media/mountpoint, i get an error window saying 'you do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of 'mountpoint.'' any idea why that might be happening?

only root will be able to access the mounted drive if you mount using sudo

does ubuntu come with a vnc server?

you will likely have to share the host manually every time, tightvncserver starts automatically on system boot

grub2 complains for syntax error file not found [linux-bzimage, set= ,size= ] [initrd, addr= , size =] , i`ve already use updage-grub but still show me this error

in /boot

what are the the gtk desklet things i see on desktops called?

gdesklets , or screenlets

is anybody here who would help me to get my wireless router woriking? it is recognized, but it is not able to get on internet.

i am probably the biggest 'doof' with networking issues on this channel :)

how can i make my windows partition readable with my normal user?

edit /etc/fstab as root. in the parameter collum, use umask=007,gid=1000

is it possible to turn off the 'tap to click' functionality of my touchpad? i can't see anything about this in the system menus.

look at synclient (i think that is the name)

how do i find what package contains some executable?

for apt-file you have to install it and do 'sudo apt-file update' before doing any searches. on alternative to apt-file search is http://packages.ubuntu.com/

hi all, i am trying to install 11.04 server on hp microserver n36l from usb stick and after selecting language installer complains about not finding cd-rom, anyone can help please?

did you verify md5sum on your download? i had major problems on some installs lately due to corrupted downloads

hello, i upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 about 2 days ago and sometimes my actual time on the system shows wrong, but the package gdesklet with time was right, is that a bug or a error probably on my side?

are you running windows as well?

just upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04, my sound isn't working. the first few google links aren't helping here. anyone?

cuz mine is not :(

is there an mp3 player that's like winamp besides xmms?

quodlibet

redhat has chkconfig. is there something similar in ubuntu?

if you are used to the redhat/fedora service command -- you can install sysvconfig

hello guys, i have a question, does linux support intel possessors as good as nvidia + ati ones? by saying it, i meant the feature (shadows, shaders, and so on) support.

if so intel has better (open) support than nvidia / ati, although the intel cards are not often as powerful

i have 5 older desktop computers that i'd like to join in a cluster - i've been reading about openmosix and clusterknoppix but clusterknoppix seems to be abandonware and openmosix about to reach end of life .... is there something practical i could do with ubuntu server for this?

you may find http://etchcluster.blogspot.com/ informative

can someone remind me what that package name is for the extended gnome display manager?

twinview or xinerama or cinerella

hi! i am trying to install netbeans but it says it requires java 1.5 but instead is finding 1.4 version.. 1.4 is installed, so how do i change the path?

add your new path in there

does ubuntu 7.10-beta have some sort of built-in vnc server like x11vnc?

7.04 already has this. gnome brings vino, and kde krfb

hi folks. quick question. i'm thinking of upgrading my t42 (1024x768 display) to a t510 (hd+). i haven't used any wide screen laptop before, and i'm obviously super used to the larger text size. someone has told me not to upgrade, as i'll think text is just too small, and someone else has told me to upgrade to the t510, but adjust settings in my os to 'increase text size across the board'. is that possible in ubuntu? can i run in hd+ resolution bu

it wont be a prooblem u can adjust text apearence as the way u want

hey guys, new to ubuntu, and have been tasked with creating a script to install either 32 or 64 but ubuntu with specified versions of a few applications (gcc, java, postgresql, and a couple others)..can anyone point me in the right direction?

is that what you want?

i'm trying to find out how much memory i'm using now. when i log in, my motd says i'm only using about 30%. when i run free -m, it says i have 1729 used out of 1750, with only 21 mbs free. however, it says 875 mbs is cached. how much memory is in use then, should i be worried that i'm almsot running out of memory?

http://www.linuxatemyram.com/

so i'm on a public wifi and i can get on irc (as you can see) but firefox will not load pages

can you ping web addresses by name and ip

how to using vim to go to the end of file ?

i always just hit :99999 or something

hi, can ubuntu be installed on apple tv2?

appletv 1 yes, appletv2 - no

uh, quick question. whats the difference between unix and linux? i'm looking at a list of software and what os

unix was and still is a commercial os developed by at&t. linux is a unix-like os but no lineage to it. freebsd or netbsd et al are more of a unix heritage

so.. uhm.. how can i make .xinitrc or .xsession work?

you need to create /usr/share/xsessions/xsession.desktop with the following information: [desktop entry] (new line) name=xsession (new line) comment=this runs .xsession files (new line) exec=/etc/x11/xsession

i have problems installing proftpd. the mirror is not responding. how do i tell apt-get another mirror ?! .. or something like that ? i downloaded the .deb package but when i try to install it it tells me that the dependencies are missing

you could gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and remove the country prefix us. for example from the urls

whats the command to make a copy of a file?

is bitstream vera sans in the list? because that's what sans links to

how do i run a sh file

sh ./filename

i still can't figure out how these linux people ripped all those nvidia stuff

what nvidia stuff?

where can i see the screen resolution used currently on my laptop?

: system>preferences>screen resolution

how do i start the default image viewer from the command line?

eog

i wrote a helper script to help automate lucent winmodem setup under breezy and dapper. what's best place to share it with the community ?

file a bug reprt and attach it, that way it may get properly integrated

help with flash plugin 1.using ub8.04 2.plugin freezes sometimes when loading a page containing a flash video, freezes for 10 to 20 seconds, unfreezes and plays (sometimes) 3. what to do thanks!

did you uninstall flash and install the nonfree version through synaptic, that usually fixes things

what's some good software to convert an avi file to dvd format (preferably burning built in, if it converts to iso or another format that's okay)

any2dvd + all the requirements

i know gnome uses .desktop files for it's desktop lanuchers. can someone send me a sample file of what kde uses?

they use the same thing i think

what is the correct line for 'sudo apt-get install nvidia'

am having a big issue with nvidia - the line goes like sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

if you can't get it working on your machine, you could mail it to me, i think i can ...

hehe

hello all, i'm wondering if there is an application out there that is a upnp media server and has the ability to connect to hulu, cbs, netflix etc... for ubuntu? i'm looking for something like playon but open source or gpl.

i know ps3mediaserver does at least youtube... not sure what else it can do

what command do i use to reconfigure a package?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure <package>

how can i change the name of my ubuntu machine?

change it in /etc/hostname

is there a way to stop certain mounted drives from having icons on my desktop?

note that's for all mounted volumes

what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?

chmod 755 ~

hey, if you get jinxed, are you still allowed to type?

i guess so

i just had my ubuntu 11.10 reboot after i unlocked the screen. which of the files in /var/log/ would i look at to find the reason why? i've also came back into work before to see that it has magically rebooted.

, dmesg

how do i create a symbolic link ??

ln --help

how can i get presented with that list on bootup, to choose which kernel i want to run with? (grub)

hold shift

looking at devede to make dvd, it does not support picture-slideshow, is there an app that can do both(dvd movie + pic slideshow)?

check http://www.linuxsoft.cz/en/sw_list.php?id_kategory=19

how was it i can change what torrnet is opened by default in firefox?

edit > preferences > applications

to leave the channel and come back later ( i have to reboot for a test), what should i do?

you can just reboot - that will close the client ... and later you start it again

is there a good interface designer for gtk2 that integrates well with perl?

i dont know a whole lot about it tbh but have you looked at glade?