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i installed the xorg then gdm but the problem is when i want to install the gnome-desktop-environment it gives an error like ' package gnome-desktop environment is missing has been obsoleted or is only availble from another source and ' ....but is reffered by another package ' sondray : can you help me ? i can't google... | 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' |
has the azureus notification area icon been fixed on edgy or do i still need to find a different repository for it? | azureus doesn't show in my tray on edgy |
i installed beryl and i'm wondering how do i use the wrokspace cube thing? | middle-click and drag |
hi everyone. i'm still searching for a webcam that works with intrepid ibex out of the box. i have bought and returned 5 cameras so far. can anyone suggest a camera that they have working with 8.10? | thats all i know, you may want to peruse forums etc, i think all webcams will need some work |
where can i set my path so that both my shell and x recognize it? | .profile |
why 'ls' does not do no highlighting based on the file type in karmic? 'type ls' returns 'hashed /bin/ls' | ls --color=auto -la <- make a alias is .bashrc |
hi all. quick question, is there a simple way to determine which version of ubuntu is running on a machine from a shell? | lsb_release -c -d |
is there a way to have fsck not 'resolve=uuid**'? i have an encrypted drive which fsck doesn't recognize and it pretty much halts my start-up | in /etc/fstab put 0 0 at the end of that drive's line instead of 0 1 |
are there any easy to use drawing programs? | there's something like paint. |
idk what i'd do without ubuntu -- easy for the family, which makes things easy on me :) | yep. exactly my thinking on the topic also. |
please, help me i need change my xchat pass, but i don't remeber how | change it hot? |
arg i downloaded it and unpacked it with the dpkg -i thing and i still cant open the wma and i know the wma works to! | microsoft changes their codecs all the time |
would it present any problems for me to set /home on a different drive than / ? | you probably _should_ make /home have its own partition. wether it's on the same drive or another, is of no concern. |
hello, on my desktop are some partitions shown; ...they are called 'data' and 'sda1'...how to rename them? | you may use 'e2label' if they are ext2/3 |
would anyone mind answering some questions of mine? i'd ask them up front but i don't want to redirect the channels' topic | topic is ubuntu support, ask away ;) |
hello! i would like to do a complete copy of an imap mailbox from my isp to my local filesystem in some standard format (i.e. i want to do a backup). what application can i use to do this? thanks! | imapcopy |
what is the best way to get the computer to emit play a sound when someone on irc triggers it? | most chat clients have an option to play sound when you receive messages. |
any help please? ever since i updated to 10.04 i cannot mount my usb harddrive anymore. dmesg says something about uhci_hcd and no address being assigned. | boot to live cd in karmic and mount the usb there, use: gksudo nautilus and copy the data over. then log a bug |
sorry, just a little ot because i see you here. when we can have the floodbot in #ubuntu-it? | even right now if you want, but it still has that problem. |
is it possible to get default sources.list for lucid somewhere??? | there's usually a copy in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list |
is there a command, if you log into terminal as say user, then root, then otheruser, to show how deep you are? | also: ps and pstree |
anyone know how to switch to status in irssi? alt-1 doesnt work | it is alt-1 |
or just follow the 7 commands or so in the howto :) | strange though. the gnome hackers still seem to be 'working on' the release process. :) i guess the software itself is there though |
where should i add new fonts ? in which directory ? | /usr/share/fonts or ~/.fonts |
how can i search through repositories via cli? | the second way tends to work more often |
about how long does it take to compile, e.g. the new pidgin build? | false: http://www.pidgin.im/download/ubuntu/ |
hi! does ubuntu 9.10 init script create a login prompt on the console? if not, how can i enable it? (i'm running ubuntu 9.10 as xen domu and before everything is working, it helps to have a console login prompt.) | yes, in the parent directory |
what are some interesting things i can install on my ubuntu based webserver that use mysql/php? | www.hotscripts.com or www.sf.net -- search for stuff there, have fun, a starter would be phpsysinfo (http://phpsysinfo.sf.net) |
when you said 'noapi apci=off....' how do i specify that during a boot ? f6 ? | just append it to the end of the line. |
hi, umm, i don't want my hard drives to show up on the desktop. how do i get rid of them? | it's in the gnome editor options, for nautilus 'show volumes on desktop' |
have i lost my mind or is gzcat not setup by default in breezy? | how about zcat? |
i see opera 10 browser is out now. i am running ubuntu 9.04. would i need to uninstall opera9.64 before downloading opera 10? | i downloaded new opera as deb file and it removed old version automatically. |
hey, can anyone give me a link to the project status page? | http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntudownunder/breezygoals |
how can i find an email address from a ip address? | you can't |
anyone willing ot help someone out with a graphics card problem i can't get it to go over 1024x768 | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg is a safer way |
how would i take a screenshot of an open menu? print screen doesn't work when the menu is open. | scrot -c 5 |
so, more generally, how do i execute a .bin file? | - is this the java installer? - because there are comprehensive instructions on the sun site for that. |
what are the downloading software in ubuntu like the flashget or internet download manager | try sudo aptitude install phpmyadmin |
does ubuntu use the debian-installer? | yup |
i just used updated to firefox 0.99+1.0prubuntu. suddenly find (as in ctrl+find) isnt working. anyone else experienced that? | https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628 |
just a quick question here. why was gdebi removed? | it is still in the repos, but i believe that the software center is now handling .deb installs. theres only limited space on the live cd, so duplicated programs get removed. |
nothing is written in assembler? | small parts of linux and grub, i suppose |
best usenet downloader? | nntpgrab all the way |
can someone enlighten me? firefox displays 'if you do not currently have a java virtual machine (jvm) installed on your computer, you will need to download and install one from sun microsystems.' when i try to access site can this be installed on my kubuntu 8.10? | that should sort out the java issues with your browser |
what is the command to insert something at the end of a file, like '[command] this is now the last line in the file.' ? | you could do , echo 'blah' >>file |
kk guys. im trying to make a romantic compiz-fusion video for my girl and post it on youtube. i need a way to write her name on something in some sort of text editor i need the letters to be big though so its decipherable. any suggestions? | use gedit or such |
any good list of upgrade issues? i' | did you read release notes? |
i have automake-1.4 and automake-1.7 binaries installed.. what's the approved method of letting an autogen.sh script know which one to use? | man update-alternatives |
never heard of teamviewer before... can ubuntu detect the webcam via another program? (i.e., cheese?) | ubuntu wil never work with a webcam |
hey all, is there something wrong with us.archive.ubuntu.com? | yup..give it awhile |
what files do i need to change to change the hostname? | check /etc/hosts |
perl scripts are just textfiles with #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, assuming they're exectuable you can call them by name, seidos | i will try |
hey all...guick poll. what does everyone use for music management in ubuntu or linux in general? i don't like amarok and songbird is slow running on xul. | rhythmbox |
anyone know what the name of the windows fonts package is? | oops, no dash: msttcorefonts |
what is the difference between ubuntu live cd and alternative cd? | the alternative is the debian installer |
*confused* i dont know my root pw... i know. thats a post for the wiki quotes. but by installing ubuntu they never was a dialog for settig it | loading a console and typing sudo passwd root will set one if you actually need to connect to the root account |
hello , does anyone knows where mozilla firefox save cookies ? | in your profile folder ~/.mozilla/firefox |
what's the command to see what kernel is running at the moment? | or uname -r |
how would i use the ubuntu live boot cd to search he hard drive of a system to remove malware? | you would boot the live cd, install an anti virus removal program, mount the infected drive, scan and disinfect |
whenever i log into my laptop, i get prompted to enter my password because my login keyring did not authenticate. is there a way i can have it do it automatically so im not prompted after i log in? | http://johnny.chadda.se/article/unlock-the-gnome-keyring-upon-login/ |
hey trism. i think i am stuck here, i am new to ubuntu and linux and dont know much. | good start here ... www.ubuntupocketguide.com |
then that someone else should tell you how. is it an app you want to run? | well yeah , a command line app |
hi; is there a way to check the upgrade history of a given package? a relative upgraded his ubuntu distro and now the display is broken (vertical lines on the screen right after x started), and all i got is ssh access to the computer - i assume the nvidia driver got updated recently, but i'd like to check that it was a... | check /var/log/dpkg.log |
how do i keep a windows share mounted since network browsing doesn't work in ubuntu correctly? | smbmount in /etc/fstab will mount it at boot |
i want to remove all my *toto* files and directorys from my '/' can i do it with 1 command ? | try that |
it would probably also be nice if he could easily reinstall all the packages he has installed. i've wondered, is there an easy way to export that? | yep, sure is. just a sec... |
hi, i'm trying to create a c app that will put data into a postgres database however i'm having a hard time determining how to setup autotools such that i use the shared library. from what i can tell i cannot use pkgconfig to do this just yet. | since you are working with postgresql, go download some of its contrib packages will help |
when you create a samba pdc how do you go about getting xp and other ubuntu machines using the pdc ? | also, look for the sambapdc on the wiki |
hi! there has just been a new release of postgresql (8.4), could i somehow install that in a 8.04 server? i would have to add some repository, or? | postgres may have a .deb file which you can use, otherwise you are downloading and compiling the source i am afraid |
hi. i normally keep backups, but last week my backups drive died. today, the main folder that i store pictures in went blank. it's an ext3 filesystem. any suggestions? | try an fsck, and use the 'locate' command to make sure the files didn't just get moved anywhere. if that doesn't work check /lost+found and try photorec. |
hello.. quick question are there any good iso burners for linux? like nero for windows? | i like k3b |
hey guys... how can i get grep to output those lines that don't match? | grep -v |
when i tried command 'ffmpeg -i blah.wma blah.mp3' it gave an error output of: 'unsupported codec for output stream #0.0'... i made sure it was the most current version before passing the command... any ideas? | search for codec in software center |
i'm trying to do a regex search and replace using sed. however, it only checks it line by line is there a way to avoid that? i'm looking for a pattern spread over multiple lines | regex on more than one line are a no go with unix tools. many if not all work on line by line basis |
hello i have a question im having trouble installing utorrent 2.0 under wine anyone have a clue ? | use a native torrent app |
how can i open a folder in the gui (gnome) from the bash shell | nautilus /path/to/file/ |
hi, i want to buy a cheap video card into my girlfriend's computer (600 mhz celeron, 256mb ram), i have these options (equally cheap): nvidia vanta 16mb agp, savage4 32mb agp, matrox g400 16mb agp, ati rage128 8mb agp, which one should i buy? | thats why i told you my advice |
hello, how can i install shockwave in ubuntu jaunty? | https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/14413 |
i have a ? on avant-window-navigator when the cursor goes over an icon text appears i tried everything i can to disable that but it wont co away i am usin compiz-fusion btw thanks | or if awn has a channel, ask there |
hey guys. i'm a gentoo user, but found that, on the breezy live cd, my joystick worked, but fails under the vanilla/gentoo kernels. where would i go about getting the source for the kernel that was used on the breezy live cd? | packages.ubuntu.com - the kernel should be similar to the one used by an actual breezy install |
hmm, how can i make a video recording of my desktop? | good q, i also have that q |
do i dare using a ntfs-partition for sharing data between linux and windows? | that shouldn't be a problem... linux handels ntfs nicely |
how can i find out how much ram i have? | system monitor |
hey, what's a good photo management program for ubuntu? | gthumb |
when ripping a cd is there a way to have name of songs and title automatically set ? | : if it's on, it should query the cddb database out on the net and get your track info after it reads the cd |
anyone knows how to connect to xp using remote desktop connection from your ubuntu box? | install rdesktop, or do what asulutzy said. :) |
hi all, i have a server running feisty and i am trying to install python-pysqlite2. however its fails to fetch some repositories. could anyone give me some idea | (and then run sudo apt-get update after you do that) |
anyone with some tricks on how to change to a different console video mode? | if using the framebuffer consoles, you can use the fbset command i recall. or select a mode as a kernel option |
can anybody tell me how to install openoffice 3.0 ? | can you please tell me the version of ubuntu you are using? |
does anyone know if there is a free software development programming tool like labview for ubuntu. | there are plenty of ide's. |
is there a program that can read the id3 tag on an mp3 or music file and rename the file according to a specific format? | check out exfalso |
anybody knows how to see open network connections to your ubuntu computer? | netstat -an |
is there a restriction to which locations i can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet? | barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami |
how would i go about determining my path to perl or ruby or python? is there a comparable command to windows echo %path%? | but even better, try 'which perl' |
installing ubuntu on a system with no cd/disk drive, i switched the harddrive out into a system with cd drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the hd to its orig system x won't start | probably because your x configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg you can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer |
question: how can i change my dns servers for a specific wireless network? i tried editing resolv.conf but networkmanager overwrites them. i can not find an option in networkmanager to change them. | right click nm-applet in the gnome-panel then edit connections > wireless connections > select one > ipv4 settings, you need to set method to dhcp only or manual to edit the dns servers |
hey, do any of you know where i can buy a new laptop with out an os already on it? | http://system76.com/ http://dell.com/ubuntu |
is it possible to have a shortcut to eject a cd? | bind 'eject' to any key? |
hi all. is it possible to upgrade from hoary to breezy with an install cd? the download is really slow here :-/ | put your cd into your drive and type 'apt-cdrom' and follow the prompts |
i have an image file (jpeg) and i want to print it to be a specific physical size on the paper. i'm having trouble finding out how to do that, most instructions seem to be abount setting the paper size, not the image size. any ideas? | use a tool like inkscape to import and scale |
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