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can rhythmbox play mp4 podcasts??? | rhythmbox is an audio player |
folks, updated to hoary, no xorg.conf. x -configure didn't work (or do i need to be out of x). what was that deb-something command i need to get an xorg conf to appear? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg |
will it cause problems if i upgrade straight from hoary to dapper without going through breezy first? | probably :p |
how do i recompile my kernel? | amsn is maybe bloated or something... try using gaim and adding your amsn account |
exactly what does and (more importantly) doesn't use hosts.allow? | whatever you start via tcpwrappers |
found another how to for xgl http://gentoo-wiki.com/howto_xgl | there is a howto on ubuntufourms for it |
in 11.04 ctrl+alt+numpadkeys resizes windows. how do i turn this off? it doesn't seem to be an option in the keyboard shortcuts configuration. | install and run ccsm. |
how can i start the graphical environment from command line? | startx |
hi can anyone help? why does my printer prints in green? i checked the cartridges and they're good the drivers are good in fact it does print a black text in black but all the images come out greenish, anyone? thanks | probably because your cartridges are all good but some are gooder than others. |
i would like to install ubuntu on virtual box (amd-64) windows xp. what ubuntu version should i download. amd-64 or i386 works as well | both are fine as your vbox is amd64 |
hi, is there any way i can install i386 software onto hardy amd64? i need to use winff which is 386 only. thanks a lot for your kind help | it should work fine |
how can i get the uuid number of a drive for fstab? | in the future, the way i found that out was by running 'apropos uuid' |
suddenly gnome opens all directories off the places menu(such as home, documents, etc) in konqueror not nautilus, i have both kde and gnome indtalled but want nautilus to be my file manager while in gnome, how do set it back to nautilus in gnome? | and add this line: inode/directory=nautilus-folder-handler |
can i say 'apt-get install *.deb' ? | sudo dpkg -i 'file.deb' |
i've got a stupid question. is there a file somehwere to find out which version of ubuntu is running, like /etc/debian_release shows the debian version? | lsb_release -r |
how can i edit an existing deb package? | yes, it's called debian package maker |
can i install irrsi on my ubuntu? | it is already there, most likely. try irssi in a terminal. |
are there official gnome 2.28 packages available for ubuntu yet? | in karmic :) there will be no official gnome 2.28 packages for jaunty |
i think you can have it in something as /etc/rc.local or something so it runs on every startup | thank you |
if i want to force shutdown an application that is stuck, how do i do? | killall *appname* |
hey guys how do you install remastersys on oncelot? | http://dedoimedo.com/computers/remastersys.html |
hey, when i try to save the files to this location i get 'permission denied' although i did this 'sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules' ; any ideas ??? | sudo only works for the iptables-save, not the >. you need to use tee: sudo iptables-save | sudo tee /etc/iptables.up.rules |
anyone know how to start several xvnc servers with upstart? | you'd have to create event scrpts in /etc/event.d |
does anyone here know of good voip software for linux? | wengophone |
does anyone know how i can check cpu temperature in windows? i've been having some temperature issues with dapper (thermal_zone giving me ~70c) which i think are due to hardware issues, and need some way to check this outside of ubuntu. | i think most people use a program called cpu-z or something like that |
any reason i can't get permission from terminal to change things. i tried to view sudoers with root and root password and it won't accept me. | just do a sudo-s at the start of the session, and enter your password? |
hi, someone has problems with bash-completion? like when doing export var=/ho<tab> it doesn't complete? thanks | try adding a space after the = |
anyone else having gnome menu issues on hoary? | it's a known bug |
how do i use clamscan to scan all the folders and subfolders of my /media/disk/ ? | man clamscan |
trying to compile brahms... ./configure fails saying it can't find the x includes. what could that be? | http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/46694/ |
im running tcpdump in the terminal, how do i exit it ? | control-c generally sends 'interrupt' to shell processes. should word |
matlab was for windows, i don't know if matlab available on linux | yep, and it works now |
what's the file name that has all the repositores in it?? | sources.list? |
: can you please help me ? | shift key and \ |
would anyone know if its beneficial to have a separate /boot partition.. ? thx | unless you use encrypted lvm for root i don't think so |
i know this is #ubuntu, but i'm just curious about gmail because i've been having on/off problems with it for a week or so, ever since upgrade to lucid. is that a coincidence or are others having problems too. anyone with a gmail account, can you connect right now? | install some other browser and check it like that is what i'd do |
could someone help me build a script that restarts a process when it crashes ? | look at the daemontools package. look at the respawn option of inittab |
how can i tell what apps are consuming memory from the command line? | ps and top are some pretty well documented methods though and work on any *nix |
how to see the speed from a devie? usb stick, hdd, sd card and so on | for hard drive, sudo hdparm -tt /dev/sda (or whatever your drive(s) are) |
does anyone know the sudo apt-get install command to install alsaplayer-jack| | use apt-cache to search for it |
hey guys does anyone know if madwifi supports usb wireless adapters? | check out http://linux-wless.passys.nl to see for a specific model |
can someone help me with the ubuntu kernel with regards to ipblocker please | grep config_netfilter_xt_target_nfqueue /boot/config-2.6.28-12-generic --> config_netfilter_xt_target_nfqueue=m ||| so it is enabled on the ubuntu kernel. you do not have to do anything |
question for people with nvidia 7676 drivers (or anyone who knows). which kernel source package do you need to get? | assuming your running 2.6.12-9 it would be 'linux-source-2.6.12-9' |
does ubuntu have a very light, stable server build of ubuntu? | ubuntu is generally based on debian sid, which tend to be 'cutting edge' rather than stable. if you're looking for stable, why not try debian stable? |
other then the 'grub customizer' that i have 0 idea what it changed. just running 'sudo update-grub' does create a new file by default! | grub customizer ended up modifying /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober_proxy file. update-grub2 works based on that file, so it's not creating from scratch but based on modified conf files. |
hi, how is it possible to boot ubuntu without xorg? i ve to repair my xorg.conf, because the screens gets black after the | we would need the output of your xorg.conf file |
is there something in ubuntu akin to local.start (gets executed at system startup) and local.stop (gets executed at system shutdown) from gentoo for ubuntu? | there is /etc/rc.local. it's executed at every runlevel change |
is it worth getting any anti-v software for ubuntu, or can i rely on updates? | but it wouldn't hurt |
does it usually take ubuntu a few days to pick up the latest gimp release? i see that 2.6.2 is out, but ubuntu says my 2.6.1 is the latest. | it may take a few weeks actually. when .deb are available use this |
why does update manager update google-chrome?....i didn't add a repo for it, but installed it as a .deb myself. | i don't think it's possible to use compiz wallpaper + have desktop icons... i wish there was a way, but i've never seen one |
how do you drag a window to the next desktop | : ctrl+alt + drag |
is there an easy way to install a more recent kernel on 10.04? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernel/mainlinebuilds |
how do i get a new workspace in gnome? | right click on the workspaces in the task bar, choose preferences and set the number of columns to as many desktops you like |
hi, could someone tell me what the equivalent of lspci is for the isa bus? | none afaik |
from cli, how would i remove all files (files only, not dirs) which filename starts with 'wget'? | rm wget* for all files in the current directory which you're in (not subdirs) |
how do i access the smb shares created by gnome with the bash shell? | just a guess but, smbmount command should help |
how do i insert excel codes to open office, they wont work | dont forget to start with an equal sign for forumlas >>> =4*42 |
hi. if i want to install kde software - e.g. ktorrent and konversation - should i install kubuntu instead of the regular ubuntu? | nope. it's just a question of what you prefer. |
will that update the signatures as well? | usually does. |
hmm, just a check, anyone know if we have a player or codec that can read wma 'pro' codec yet? | tried vlc? |
how do i mount a cd image? | - mount -o loop foo.iso /mnt/iso |
greetings all, and happy new yew year. does anyone know a way i can access my computers bios from within linux instead of rebooting? | sudo dmidecode |
hi, i can't connet to 10.* ip addresses while i am able to connect 144.* in a lan. | routing |
system->administration->login screen has the setting for autologin, you can disable it and then you will have to put a password in to login | thanks |
which port in /dev is the serial port? | /dev/ttys# where # is often 1 through 4 |
should i terminate any apps before doing a dist-upgrade? | no, it'll just close unexpectedly. |
have a look at tpb, dunno if it does the numlock though | i installed tpb, but how i can set up it? |
hi, i want to check if a set of variables are set in a shell script, but i am getting syntax errors. can someone please tell me what's the problem with following code . http://paste.ubuntu.com/558986/ . help is much appreciated. | outermost delimiters in if-statement should be '(' ')'. |
hey, anyone running ubuntu on a macbook pro late 2011 without any issues? can you help me with the install details and what you did to make it work? im bored with os x eh | refit makes life easy |
hi, if i use the command ps... how can i see which process is using the most memory? | us top :) |
is there a way to install packages for jaunty on hardy? | you may run into dependency hell this way however, so be forewarned |
linux -- thanks for that screenshot -- what is needed is actually a text file of that info, so it can be grepped. | i believe ii = installed and rc = residual config |
do you now how to restart x server? | generally i do it this way : 1) get to a terminal 2) type : sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart |
anyone found a way to buy music from itunes store and burn it to cd using linux ? | itunes store music would have drm... remove that and its mp4 |
do linux have a speech to text program? | if they do i never heard of it |
i have a question guys, do i have to enable the firewall again when i set up a new user account? | no. firewall is system wide |
anyone got negative experience with ubuntu 64 bits? | but in general i am quite happy with 64bit ubuntu |
what is a good dvd ripping program for ubuntu/linux... and no didactic sermons on why we shouldnt rip copyrighted material etc... | dvd shrink :) |
i just installed wireshark , when i start capturing it says like 'there are no interfaces on which a capture can be done ' | create wireshark group, add yourself to it, relogin and start wireshark |
can someone explain how to use azureus to search for torrents? | all it does is manage the torrents once you find them in firefox. |
i'm reading something about a bug w/ acpi, anyone know if this might be the case with my audio prob ? | build-essential will get you close probably |
is there a way to just display text in the terminal, not like a command or anything, but more like a echo or something like that? does anyone know what i am talking about? | you can cat the file 'cat file.txt' or use a pager 'less file.txt' |
why can't he/her use intrepid packages? | he can use intrepid files if he's on intrepid. you can't mix/match files like that. |
hi, does anyone know a program to record flash streams? specifically those from the ny times. i know someone who uses replay media catcher on windows for this purpose so i'm looking for an alternative | i know there are opera widgets for it |
hello all! i am looking to replace a windows home server with ubuntu. total noob to linux. should i use use ubuntu server or desktop? | http://linuxinexile.blogspot.com/2010/06/moving-to-linux.html |
using vim, how would i shuffle between two (or more?) files at a time | also, check out the 'bufexplorer' plugin at vim.org, lovely for switching between multiple buffers |
how would one begin to port windows drivers to a linux one? anyone have any clue where to begin? | what are you trying to get to work? |
ii just reinstalled ubuntu on a bunch of my computers in an internet cafe, however one of the computers completely locks up after about 5 min idle time. after seeing this, i remembered that i added something to the grub boot line in the previous install that fixed it, but i can't remember what that was. does anyone hav... | also something to do with acpi=off i think |
hi do somebody know a good music player, because rythmbox don't work and vlc don't have a play liste systeme or something close ... | or amarok |
hey guys...do any of you know if gnome3 is any good? better than unity? | first of all, it's still in development, so you better prepare a separate ubuntu installation for experimenting with it. it also has a different configuration file format, so it it highly recommended to make a backup of all your configs in home folder. |
where can i get an official feisty torrent file? i can't seem to find any on the download page | http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ |
simple question: how do i change the default program for video playback (running hardy, want to have vlc be default for video files instead of totem, can't seem to find file type associations anywhere) | mgolisch gave a better answer |
where i can find list of all ubottu '!blablabla' commands? | http://ubottu.com/factoids.cgi |
i'm trying to install my graphics card's drivers through the command line, but i can't remember how to anymore. does anyone remember the command(s) to run the .run file? | ./file.run |
where is grub.conf located? | probably looking for /boot/grub/menu.lst |
http://www.malibyte.net/iptables/scripts/functions | /etc/init.d/skeleton is the thing you looking for |
is there a gnome panel applet that displays the currently playing song for xmms? | i guess not, it just lets you control xmms |
is there a way to invert your window's colors without installing compiz? | permanently or temporarily? |
is anyone familiar with the 'create new wireless network' feature on networkmanager? i'm curious if it's possible to share an existing wireless connection with that (or will it just disable my current wireless connection?) | should do it all in one shot. |
hi guys, just a qucik question on the script openvpn bridge-start / stop. i am a bit confused as to where i should put them. i have put them in /etc/init.d/bridge | you added them to the proper runlevel as a service? if not you may just want to start them from /etc/rc.local |
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