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maybe this is a silly question, but... what are good mount point names for new hdd? i thought on putting the drive capacity in the mount point name, but then it gets confuse for the same hdd with 2 partitions of the same size. (i already have 3 hdds besides the os drive) any suggestions? | personal choice |
anyone can suggest me a night vision webcam that will work with ubuntu ? | many webcams does not filter ir |
what's the frame buffer code for 1280x800? | 791 |
hey, does anyone know how to get the audigy 2 ls going in ubuntu? | it should work |
lol anyone ever figure out how to make flash play sound? i got side-conversed for a while and my scroll-back history is, well, history | its cuz flash for linux wants to use raw alsa... but esd is occupying your sound card :/ |
hey guys, anyone know of a tutorial to install ssl to apache with ubuntu 10.04+ ? | http://pastebin.com/my54qskt |
there used to be an application in gnome that let you pick a color from anything on screen and copy the hex value to the clipboard. can someone tell me the name of that? | try gcolor2 |
is there such a thing as a twain scanner library/app -- to drive a mustek 1200 ub plus (a usb 1 14' flatbed scanner) ??? | there is something out there with a stupis wine/gnu-like name which ends with 'ain't twain' but i forgot the beginning |
is there a shortcut to open a location (directory)? | nautilus --browser /path/to/folder |
is there any gui app to deal with rar files? | you just need to have unrar installed |
hello, after change setting of bonding (/etc/network/interfaces), how to enable the change without reboot? | /etc/init.d/networking restart |
english help wanted: what is the english name of the last (bottom) menu item of the gnome main menu 'system'? | on mine, the bottom item under the system menu is 'quit' |
if you install an application from source, will it update when you use the update manager? | no it won't |
so. i define unix style copy paste as 'select to add to buffer' and 'middle click to retrieve from buffer'. it works everywhere but not open office. in open office 3.2.1 , ubuntu 10.04, unix-style paste works, but not copy. system fonts ('serif', 'monospace') are not listed in the fonts dropdown either. looks like open... | i see your copy and paste is working just fine in irc |
is there something wrong with the repositories? i keep getting 403 errors. :3 | us.archive.ubuntu.com is down. remove the 'us.' bits from /etc/apt/sources.list |
who knows a good program or plugin to translate words directly from a website selecting a word and making right click ? | check the firefox websites |
what's the rhyme or reason of putting a cli into either /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin | usually, user's own binaries go to /usr/local/bin. see the fhs standard (ubottu's message). |
hey, i was wondering how to force a proxy for the entire system | drawing a blank, but i did find this, maybe search for 'transparent proxy': http://schools.coe.ru.ac.za/wiki/configuring_transparent_proxy |
how can i 'echo' all text output from a program into a textfile? | /path/to/program > output.txt |
the amd64 alternate install fails at 'select and install software' is this a common issue? | can you switch to other consoles? there should be one that logs errors. switch with 'alt-f2' and other f keys. |
if i want to install grub to the partition that linux is installed on, i set the location to /dev/hdax, and that won't affect the mbr of hda? | it shouldn't |
hi all! i was wondering: what handles the loading bar/image after the grub2 selection screen and before the login screen? | plymouth? |
what is the command for info ? for example i wanna know what filesytem, size /dev/sda5 has ? | df -h |
hey folks. i was wondering - is it reliable to do a distro upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10? on a 32-bit laptop, if that matters | i'd do a fresh install |
hi all. how can i find out to which package a system file belongs? for example, i'm interested in knowing which package is responsible for installing the /usr/include/usb.h file. | dpkg -s file |
anyone run ubuntu under virtual pc on the mac? | a while back yes - now i run it full time |
rm -r * will only delete files / directorys in my current working folder, right? | its better to use rm -r /path/foo/* instead of rm -r * |
i can't find sun-java6-jdk in lucid | looks like they talk about it here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1406969 |
hi, i just upgraded to onery and im wondering is there a netbook version of it? | unitiy is the old netbook-remix |
how do i search the channel list for a keyword? | include the *s; it's regex-based as far as i can tell. |
is any option to receive files via bluetooth on ubuntu? | enable bluetooth, set your pc visibile, send files from phone? |
hmm i wonder what this means ? : someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)! | without context, it's hard to say what it means. but generally speaking, a man-in-the-middle attack is when you're transfering information with someone else, and there is an unwanted third party 'in the middle' that has access to the transmission channel. |
sudo apt-get upgarde applies availible system upgrades, right? | yes. be sure to apt-get update first |
how do i see who has logged in to my computer, when and for how long ? | type last |
quick question.....could i use vmware to play games such as half life? | it cannot be done, you need macromedia flash ide |
hi does anybody know of a way to index my file system so that search results in nautilus are quicker, similar to the way google desktop does it | if you are using gnome, tracker is installed by default, check your preferences menu for a search item there ;) |
i've installed java 6, but 'java -version' still comes up with 4.1.2.4; how can i fix this? | sudo update-alternatives --config java |
i have a unusual request, a couple of weeks ago at college i spotted a piece of software that runs on linux/mac/windows. it's a web developing environment that will highlight syntax errors, allow managing of a site's documents into a project and will complete java class methods into a drop down box. can anyone suggest ... | wikipedia comparison of web development environments |
okay so i have all of the ffmpeg codecs from media buntu, if i want to get them from another source, the hardy repos, is there a way, short of removing them and reinstalling them? | err.. ffmpeg dosent use codecs as far as i know.. the ffmpeg at medibuntu repos has different features (more features) then the ones in the normal ubuntu repos.. so if you are need the fullest features.. use medibuntu version |
hey all. in unity, how can i get find files to search my mounted drives? | meh... find / -iname 'whatever' -print 2>/dev/null |
hey, can somebody recommend a tool for creating rss-feeds (for podcasting)? is there one in the standard repositories? | we use wordpress and podpress for our ubuntu podcast - http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ |
hey folks, i am using an old pentium ii box with an older grfx card. i was wondering if there is a way to improve video playback as at the moment i get to watch slide shows or just still pictures. | pentium 2, i wouldn't be using ubuntu for starters look into other distros that are extermely lightweight. |
can anyone suggest a good gmail notifier app for ubuntu? something minimal dock icon kinda like... | gmail-notify |
how do i uninstall a program after running: $sudo apt-get install gtk-gnutella ? | or apt-get |
whats a quick cmdline that will tell someone if they are using dash or bash as sh? | ls -l $(which sh) |
how to set default entry in grub of ubuntu 9.04 ? | see /boot/grub/menu.lst |
why in feisty is the linux-image-k7 obsoleted by linux-image-generic? | generic is k8/smp image |
i have set up a shared folder on 'box1' and my windows xp laptop can see and access the folder. but how do i get my other linux laptop to see the shared folder on box1? | make sure everything with 'samba' in the name is installed :p and then from nautilus use smb://computer_name |
anyone get an ipod to work with ubuntu? mine doenst work, i get usb 2-1.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71.. i tried installing gtkpod and it still wont see it | : does this happens only with ipods or with any usb interface? |
how can i manage in which order applications/daemons start, or at least which daemons start? | try system -> administration -> services |
i am connected to internet but when i use the apt-get install apache2(example..same with every package) i get e: couldn't find package apache2 please help???? | sudo apt-get update |
is there a quick tutorial to create a lan network between my linux and windows machines? | ^^^ |
what is the current state of intel graphics drivers for linux (free/proprietary)? | xserver-xorg-video-intel and libva-driver-i965 for accelleration. for precise it is i965-va-driver |
i have got 4 pc's on one network what is the best way to find the same pc? is the best way to make the ip static? | etc/network/interfaces |
hello, new ubuntu user here... how do i tell where my app updates are coming from? is there a preferred mirror to use? also, same area.. the recommended security updates didn't complete (lost power) how do i restart that? systems seems to be running fine, but i want all the latest updates applied. | and system>admin>software sources |
does anyone know where to get clear instruction on how to install the vboxadditions software on ununtu | http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/09/22/install-virtualbox-2-guest-additions-in-ubuntu/ |
hi can i know what the md5 hash for ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.iso, it still not list in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntuhashes | see http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/cds/11.10/md5sums |
how do i see all of the dependencies for a program from the commandline? | and you can change the language on the login screen, if you installed the proper language packs from control center/language support |
does anyone know where the screen savers are stored? i'd like to edit the source, if i can find them. | 'sudo apt-get source xscreensaver' will get the source to screeensaver in the current directory, so you can work from there |
anyone has dual boot ubuntu in macbook air ? | another option is virtualbox or vmware? |
i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less. | that's the replacement for gqview |
can anyone tell me how one goes about autoloading modules when the device is inserted or system boots? | /etc/modules |
is there a free alternative to dreamweaver? | trty mozilla nvu |
what simple image editor can you recommend? something like ms paint?] | tuxpaint |
hi. how do you upgrade ubuntu 9.04 to 12.04? i tried making a usb with startup disk creator but it wont boot. | a good practice would be, if you're planning fresh install of 12.04 |
anyone know anything about the whole 'linux being trademarked' issue? | http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050816092029989 |
hello. how would i best approach installing a single package and its dependencies from oneiric (package that doesn't exist in natty, python3-gobject)? | thats not supported here |
is there a program like top that could display what's to my disc all the time? | iotop ? |
i have a text file that i want to have every 'pd;' replaced with a ',' ... no quotation marks of course. this seems like something a one line script could do but i am clueless. anyone wanna help? :) | opet it in gedit, go to search -> replace |
what bootloader does wubi chainload after the microsoft one? | don't think there is one - as the microsoft bootloader is sufficient at booting linux |
is there no way to mount .img files in linux? | yes there is |
should i wait for the answer? | no you can go |
mouse cursor is eraseing the screen as it moves. (h/w: via chrome9). verified in 7.10 and 8.04. seemed to work in 8.04beta4. looking to track down where the problem may be. experiened with xorg.conf editing, and xorg driver compilation. | yes, but wait ~10-15 minutes |
i'm fairly new to ubuntu, i just installed it 2 days ago, and i've learned a lot about it already, but i am still having a few issues with some programs. i guess this is a good place for me to pop in and ask questions? | actually, it's usually better to search the ubuntuforums.org first, as it's a better source of information |
i have a question? if you have two identical commands and both are in $path, which one wins? | whichever shows up first in $path |
how do i find out what ati card i have if lspci just tells me '01:00.0 vga compatible controller: ati technologies inc unknown device 71c5' | run 'sudo update-pciids' |
audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it? | sudo umount <mountpoint> |
how do i completely remove xchat and all its settings? i managed to bork it and it crashes whilst opening | though i'ld just rename it incase i wanted anything out of it |
i have just installed ubuntu, but have no mouse (hyper-v vm, on headless server) i am trying to install freenx, so i can use it properly. how do i navigate without mouse? how do i brin up terminal, etc | press ctrl+alt+f1 to get to a vt |
hey, i found a server that is stuck on 8.04, intrepid. how can i upgrade it to the latest version, or at least, 10.04 lts? | see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/lucidupgrades |
tell marcn about w32codecs | try /msg ubotu tell marcn about w32codecs |
how can i disable join and leave info messages in irssi? | sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugins |
whats the cli app to make a command wait before executing? | yes but onlt up to a few seconds, plus iwouldn't mess around unless you knew what you're doing |
how do i show the current unix timestamp in a terminal? | date +'%s' |
hi i have a problem with gcc when i try to compile something it says gcc: installation problem cannot exec cc1plus` no such file or directory | have you installed build-essential ? |
how can i merge my 'applications', 'places' and 'system' menu's into one menu that drops down when i click the ubuntu logo? | there's main menu, which is one icon, and menu bar, which is [img]applications places system |
hi. i'm new to the online music thing. are there legal music services for linux that feature main stream muscians? | magnatunes is nice |
hello everyone! i have a problem and i hope you can help me here. i did something a bit stupid so please don't laugh haha here is the problem: my system frozen while updating ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 by using the ubunt updater and couldn't restart ubuntu at all (i have dual boot with xp sp3). so i decided to reinstall fro... | from xp cd select the repair mode , and you boot into dos, then type fixboot |
if i've just installed ubuntu what files do i need to compile | build-essential |
hi. which key is kp1 or kp9? | kp = keypad. |
would anyone mind helping me with pam and ssh? i just set up google two factor authentication, and it asks for the 2-factor code when i try password auth, but i'd like it to prompt when using a pre-shared key too. is that possible? | not possible i think. pam doesnt get hit for keys |
hello, having problems with updating ubuntu edgy with apt-get dist-upgrade or aptitude dist-upgrade - it's telling me that linux-image-generic and linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-generic are broken ;/ aptitude wants to remove all of the kernels, and apt-get doesn't want to do anything now.. any ideas on how to fix? | that is the same problem that many other people are having. |
how can i shut down the x-server in ubuntu desktop?? i want to install the nvidia drivers | then you can proceed to install the drivers. |
g_81, how do you go about deleting your tty i will find it useful for my old spec laptop | remove or modify the files in /etc/event.d as you see fit |
how can i make it so that rhythmbox does not open automatically anytime i plug in my mp3 player? | system->preferences->removable drives and media |
how do i close down x in dapper? | i think sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop should do it |
where in the filesystem are smb shares mounted by nautilus? | ~/.gvfs/ |
now wait a minute, nanotube, do you mean to tell me i shuldn't be posting my passwords as a text file on my personal webspace, myspace, friendster, and so on? | haha yes, unless you want other people to know your passwords. :) |
i need a tutorial to share files between ubuntu and windows en dual boot is it posible? | ubuntu recognizes windows partitions |
how to get ubuntu version over ssh shell? | lsb_release -a |
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