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any more challenging questions here for me tonight? i like complete questions with lots of data pastebin prefered. | you say tonight? what time is it there. |
here is a question for anyone. i read that ubuntu only update packages for bugfixes during the life of a release while i think fedora updates for new versions (features). so if a bug is fixed and a new feature to a package is added, does the feature go into ubuntu with the upgrade? | features / new versions go to backports, bugfixes go to security |
can anyone ballpark the combined size off all the intrepid deb packages? | apt-mirror used to be about 32gb for 8.04 ... much more now? |
can anyone tell me how and where i should set the default text editor? | computer > deskt prefs > preferred aplications |
im trying to mount a .iso on a virtual drive, from what i understand i use this: mount -o loop <iso directory> <mountpoint>, but i have no idea what the mountpoint would need to be, can anyone help? | may something like /media/cdrom |
hi everyone. my wireless just started suddenly not working yesterday morning at around 1am. i'm on a wired connection right now until i get it fixed, does anyone know how to fix it? | when did it stop working.. explain more :) |
hi, can someone tell me what can i do to get back the text document if i prezz ctrl-z in pico? | thpe fg |
hm... i find it completely unacceptable that the resolution of x11 is impossible to control in 7.04.... no matter what i write in xorg.conf, i still have the exactly same choices in the 'screen resolution' app.... | try sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xorg-server |
hello #ubuntu! how do i configure my desktop to translate 'example' to 'google.com' when using ping, firefox etc? | you can add entries to /etc/hosts (which maps names into ip addresses)... |
http://www.google.com/search?q=site:ubuntuforums.org+sleep+ubuntu+terminal | thanks man, or on apci or pm-suspend. good night and thanks |
hi there. can anyone tell me what happened to devil's pie ? i just upgraded to gutsy and it's gone, and it's page seems offline as well | i see devilspie in the gutsy universe repos. |
how do you check which video driver xorg is using? | one way: grep driver /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
if i want to setup ssh on ubuntu should i setup the firewall? | probably not necessary since you'll just be turning around and opening that port. the exception would be if you want to limit incoming connections to a particular ip address or range, etc. |
in the terminal how do i see what username i am? | whoami or id |
hi everyone, new user to ubuntu/gnome here... i'm trying to get bitchx to launch in an eterm terminal instead of the default gnome term... would my exec command be eterm && bitchx ? | 'eterm -e bitchx', assuming eterm correctly implements the related specification |
how can i go to a root user? | sudo -i |
this is a great community, this channel is the only reason why i would set a noob up with linux | this is why i picked ubuntu over all the other versions when i picked a linux distro to try. |
h1st0:how do i find the range of the network? | you might want to try the app 'proxychains' to enable proxy support for apps that don't have it built-in. i do that a lot, for using irsis. :) |
i don't get the amnesia demo running, does anyone know how to fix this? http://paste.ubuntu.com/952195/ | i find that uninstalling pulseaudio always does the trick. it reverts back to alsa where you can manipulate more channels |
hi...i reinstalled ubuntu today. i used to see grub boot menu with kernels and recovery mode options. now i don't see, and it just boots up ubuntu when i power on my laptop. what if i need to boot to recovery mode someday. anyway to get that list back? or alternate option to boot to recovery in case required? | hold shift when you boot up. we're using grub2 nowadays. |
are ubuntu release still tied to gnome releases? | edgy comes out next month, latest gnome was this month. so assuming they are given an appropriate time to get it integrated, i would say that is synched up with gnome's release |
hey, is there a way to search for a package in the repo? | you can search for packages in the synaptic package manager, under system, administration, synaptic package manager |
can someone help me share files!!!!!! | if nfs, http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-ubuntu-linux-nfs-file-sharing |
how do i add a user to a specific grp? addgrp user group ? | i believe useradd -g group_name username. but check 'man useradd' |
question: why do people contribute to linux? what drives people to contribute? | because people are actually nice and open-minded and believe that sharing knowledge leads to more knowledge? |
whats the best dark theme for gnome? | look around http://www.gnome-look.org you'll find a good dark theme |
in ubuntu, how to know what hardware attached on our pc? | lshw |
hi there. i notice that apache's configuration files are split up six ways to sunday. how 'automatic' is apache's configuration reading? like, if i put in a .conf file into /etc/apache2/mods-enabled, will it be read by apache? or do i need to modify something to tell apache to look for an extra conf file? | it reads it automagically |
sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know how i could find out what ports an application is using on windows 7? #windows is being quiet on the subject :< | http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true |
is flash 9 available? | http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/ |
hello all, i am new to linux. how do i install something from a tar.gz? | the install instructions should be in the directory that gets extracted |
what's the terminal command for finiding out my ubuntu version? | lsb_release -a |
hey what is the best client for bittorrent downloads? transmission isn't my favorite. | try azureus |
hi - can anyone recommend a good mouse for a laptop with ubuntu? shouljd be wired and not too big but with a good optical sensor for difficult surfaces | i like the 'marble mouse' by logitech, which is really a trackball :) |
greetings. what audio-type(?) does ubuntu use by default? alsa or pulse? i want to install the one ubuntu is most comfortable with on ubuntu server | i had to install alsa myself |
quick question, is there anything special you have to do to remove a usb flash drive when you're done using it like on a windows machine? | right-click, choose 'unmount' |
whats the best vm where i can run preinstalled operating systems and is free??? | vmware player |
if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running. | then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it. |
could anyone tell me how to launch a bash script by alias? for example i can just type in 'myapp' anywhere in the terminal and it will launch. | bash basics.. make a 'bin' directory. keep all your scripts in there.. thats in your 'default path' so it will work that way |
hi, i have an atom netbook (hp mini 2102) and it does not do any cpu frequency scaling, it just sits at 1.3ghz. thanks in advance! | cpufrequtils is the package and the commands will be cpufreq-info cpufreq-set |
whenever i try to remove phpmyadmin, i get the following error: '/var/lib/dpkg/info/phpmyadmin.prerm: line 12: db_get: command not found'. how can i get it to work? | its a known bug, search ubuntuforums.org for the workaround |
how do i mount a .iso? | mount -o loop -t iso9660 /path/to/foo.iso /media/cdrom |
how do i renew the ip of a computer? (i want it to ask the dhcp server a new ip adress)? | 'sudo dhclient eth0' for example |
using, maybe, but american shop distributing them for money is quite a bit more than 0% chance... | doesnt matter. nobody will know. |
why does apt-get find some packages but not others? | it finds just the packages in the repositories you have subscribed. not all existing packages. add more repos and it will find more |
hi all im on an ubuntu 9.10 and my home partition is sort of filling up and i noticed a folder taking 14.4 gb of space. it is under .local/share/gvfs-metadata im guessing that i should not be deleting this to reclaim space or would it be ok to delete this folder at all ? | that folder takes up 852k on my system |
what do i set/where do i look to enable switching desktops with my mouse wheel and have that cube effect? | you'll need to install compizconfig-settings-manager |
is there any other source to download ubuntu 12.04 lts other than ubuntu.com ? it's not getting downloaded ... :( | here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/alternative-downloads |
yo what's up -- i'm trying to copy a file from an external hd to my desktop (using root nautillus) but i get an error saying i don't have permission. how can i bypass this error and copy files and folders? | the desktop is a separate nautilus session running as your user.. navigate to your desktop in the root nautilus window |
can anyone tell me why 'ls -lsar > test.txt' has different input than 'ls -lsar' when i check in the .txt file? | prepend the command with time. 'time command' |
trying to install a game from cd using wine (game listed as platinum on wine db) - can't install because .exe files don't have +x bit set - but it's a read only file system! help? | had the same problem, it helped to start the exe with wine from commandline |
why isn't firefox 1.5 available in the repos? | no i think you have to do that in a vm session |
is there any way to tell ubuntu to open specific applications in specific virtual desktops? | try - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=998033 |
to be more specific, i am running ratpoison and not gnome-session. ifup eth0 doesn't work like it did in older versions | for now, you should be able to test with 'sudo ip link set eth0 up' and then 'sudo dhclient eth0', assuming that your network is using dhcp |
anyone know of a good how-to for running microsoft office 2007 in wine? i have tried the #winehq room, but so far no love. | you do know openoffice fupports ms office files? |
hello, i was wondering if i can safely use sendmail to send emails with ubuntu hoary instead of my isp smtp server ? | most folks don't accept email from local servers (spam risk is high) |
is there a utility that can tell me where data is being sent/received(lan)? (or at least what program is sending/receiving it). i have a constant down of 20-50kb/s and an up of 2-40kb/s and im not sure what it is. | also bmon is a very lightweight bandwidth monitor |
if i download something from a torrent, and i turn my computer off. will the download continue from where it stopped when i turn it on again? | it should.... |
is there a very reliable download manager with excellent resume support? | downthemall |
i accidentally right clicked the application menu and said remove. how can i get it back? | right click -> add to panel |
i have a problem with my new monitor and 7.10. in x, the screen is all garbled, in the textmode terminals, only a portion of the text is displayed and i can't fix the xorg.conf file for my new monitor. is there any trick how i can tricker the autodetection again, possible get a clean xorg.conf file? | try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' |
in abiword, how do i do that horizontal line that goes from end to end? am needing it for a resume | i don't know anything about abi word but you might search the help file for 'horizontal rule' |
is there anyway to make that folders in nautilus appear different than the default icon? for example, if i have 3 folders with music, and i want the to show the cover of each album... | open a properties window for the folder in question, click on the icon in the upper left and select a new one |
hi: i'm trying to install a new soundblaster x-fi sound card (sb0790), does anyone know where i should begin? | opensource.creative.com |
anybody here use devilspie? i just started using it and love it! i have a question though... as i am testing the script i enter 'killall devilspie' then to restart it and test a new config 'devilspie &'... the only problem is, when i close out the terminal, i seem to also shutdown devilspie... how to make it persistant... | nohup devilspie |
guys, how to check if i am running a 64bit or 32bit system? | 'uname -a' in a terminal. if it says i686 then you're running 32bit (assuming you're on a pc) |
if i install kde-base/core with ubuntu, will it truly be the same as kubuntu? i'm a kde user, but i would like to give gnome a try. | see www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/installingkde |
is there a way to install ubuntu with minimal or no additional programs, using the gnome desktop and then manually install just what i need? | i think you should get the minimal cd.. . |
so, no more help for me? | ofcourse 64 bit apps do not work on 32 bit. ubuntu 64 bit is multi arch, so you can run 32 bit apps on that |
where does my log file save? | tried .xchat2? |
i just installed ubuntu 12.04, and most of my x setup is working, but i want to make adjustments to the default xorg setup. unfortunately, there's no xorg.conf, and i'm afraid if i try to create one manually, i'm going to end up with a setup that doesn't work. is there any way to get the existing xorg.conf, both as a s... | type !xorgconf for more information |
is there a way to restart gnome-shell without the side effect of logging me out? | alt-f2 r |
anyone know how to not have your monitor turn off if playing a video (flash) (whether its fullscreen or not)? | the settings you need are tucked in the screensaver and power management prefs |
what is the apt-get command to completely remove application and their configuration files ? | man apt-get |
i am running ubuntu on my amd laptop. the machine hangs suddenly and have to restart (using the power button). anyone here faced this? | with kde i do have a few such probs but i switched to fluxbox and the probs disappeared |
what do you use | i use kwifimanager |
could someone please help me get my microsoft (gasp!, it was cheap) wireless laser desktop 4000 working? everything appears to work fine except for the middle mouse button... the wheel works fine, though. also, if you have info on how to configure the extra keys, i would accept that :) | ha. not with that nick. heh, nah, no idea, sorry. |
am trying to build kvm-83 with 'debuild -s -sa'. problem is that it complains about not having any rules to setup config-host.mak. that file is created when running configure on the program manually. how can i make debuild build it? what have i missed? | just us chkconfig, if the source tree has no debian rules debuild isnt very effective. |
hi, i have installed x via `apt-get install xorg`, does anyone know where the resolution is defined - i cannot find it in xorg.conf? | the xserver starts and it probes the hardware and determines the proper resolutions live. if you add properly formatted options in xorg.conf it will add them to the list available to the system. |
how do i prevent the orinoco module from loading when i insert my wireless card? | /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist |
hi, i have this line: /dev/hda7 /media/shared hfsplus defaults,user,noauto 0 0 in my /etc/fstab but it doesn't mount when i boot, i have to type in mount /media/shared manually anyone know what i'm doing wrong? | remove the noauto option (that's what it means) |
any idea how? | i think these type of help you can get from googeling it is quite simple to find on it :) |
quick question: how long would it took to install ubuntu ? | basic install 30min to add a few things after and play with the setting about 1-2 hours |
hey all, finally got my video card working and now im wondering how i get the nicer themes on my desktop like some of the compiz or emerald ones | you can just go to system -> preferences -> appearance and then desktop effects i think... for more modular control, i suggest doing sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager |
anyone interested in helping me in private room? | its almost always easiest to intall windows first. |
does anyone know a nice alternative for the ipod that does work well with ubuntu? | check the maxfield players. |
hi all. i made put a vfat partition and a luks partition on a usb drive today. however, i am unable to access the vfat partition from windows. would this be because i made it the second partition? i'm pretty sure i did this on my last usb drive without any problem. any ideas? | - windows will need the fat32 partition on a usb stick to be the 1st one |
hi , i just (not on purpose) deleted the top task bar panel, is there a way i can get it back :s? | then add the application menu, the notification area, and all other things back to it |
what ubuntu is the best ubuntu? | download bog standard ubuntu from ubuntu.com. |
is there any good programmer's editor for gnome (other than gedit)? i'm coding html/javascript | xfce |
hey everybody, how would i view a directory as root? | sudo ls /dir/dir, then it should ask you for password |
hello, does anyone know how to fix python2.5 version problems? i can't install python2.5-dev because the version of python2.5 is higher than the one of python2.5-dev | sudo aptitude install -f; sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude install python2.5{,-dev} |
by the way, i'm unfamiliar with debian-based systems, should i install linux-686 or linux-image-686? | familiarity probably wouldn't help you there; you probably want linux-686, which depends on both linux-image-686 and the matching linux-restricted-modules-* package |
how do i join another irc server and keep these channels open on this server in xchat? | xchat should do multiple servers, though i don't know the exact command. |
someone please help me, i'm going insane with unity. how do i change that the app-launcher on the left is not auto-hide but constantly visible so it doesn't take me ages to switch between apps. also, how do i enable alt-tabbing between apps, and how -- for the love of god -- do i customise the top navbar (the part with... | also, moving your mouse to the top-left corner instantly shows the left dock |
hi, does anyone here know a web site that contains all gtk+ or gnome software? i've been there before once but didn't bookmark it? | gnome-apps.org? |
hi. i have installed the deskbar applet in ubuntu 7.04 using this guide: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/search-your-computer-quickly-with-the-deskbar-applet-on-ubuntu/ . will it mess up when i upgrade to 7.10 in october? | i shouldn't think so. it should just update itsefl. |
does anyone know where the hostname.pid file is located for mysql in ubuntu? | look somewhere in /var/run or /var/run/mysql |
how can i add apps to the gnome classic menu bars? | try to update your package index, by pressing reload in synaptic |
how do you close a man file and get back into the terminal? | type q |
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