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i want to be able to easily mount and unmount iso files.. anyone know a good way? perhaps a script for nautilus?	nautilus scripts are way cool.. and i'm sure there's a script for that.. if not, you can write your own
if i don't have root access to a box, what's the best way to install / run an httpd?	anything above port 1024
does anyone know of a good c++ compiler for ubuntu? i have never programed on linux before.	sudo apt-get install g++
where do pre-configured module options live in 9.10?	kernel module options? /etc/modprobe.d/
how do i get 'custom' to show up in my appearance preferences > visual effects tab?	- do you have compizconfig-settings-manager installed?
what exactly is the difference between 'make' and 'make install'?	make just compiles the package... make install actually installs it
how do i move a file to the trash can through the terminal?	mv /path/file ~/.trash
whats the application called to dual boot windows and ubuntu easily? with the windows boot manager	wubi
someone please remind me what the command line for changing permissions is? not chown, but something else...?	run sensors-detect
how do i connect to a server via ssh? can it be done from terminal?	yes, just ssh -l name domain/ip
what is the best and simple ipod manager	gtkpod maybe?
hi, i have question, how can i change in xfce4 the panels' background to any img ?	http://xubuntu.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/howto-set-a-background-image-for-your-panel/
hi, i've got this really irritating problem. i can have nvidia's drivers working fine and everything going well, however when i restart or turn off my computer the drivers seem to unistall themselves or something because it says (i'll find the log out in a minute) that something have version blah and something else has a lower version. this is made more irritating because i can restart x until i go blue and it will work but it is when i turn off my compute	you need to have an nvidia driver version that matches what your kernel needs, i think
how do i determine the time when my system went offline?	maybe /var/log/syslog has some infos about it
hey whats everybodys impression of ubuntu server?	it works fine
are there any open source java browsers in ubuntu repositories?	i'm not sure whether he ever finished or even started it, but i know a dude called eondev awhile ago was making one.
is dualbooting xp and ubuntu recommended? or should i just use ubuntu fulltime with wine and crossover?	thats right, it will format during install (choose use entire disk)
hi, i'm looking for a very lightweight application launcher which works like a dock (like win7 or os x) and works perfectly together with openbox. i prefer a very simple launcher which does not require composition to be enabled.	light = tint2, heavy = docky
my normal users don't have cmd line features like history, auto-completetion, but root does. what could be wrong? (server)	are they using bash as default shell? maybe theyre in sh?
between firestarter and guarddog, which would you suggest?	check popcon.debian.org stats maybe
does ubuntu 11.04 have any hdd defrag app installed by default?	you rarely need to defrag linux filesystems.
is there a way to kick the fan speed up to max with some utility?	all i am aware of is monitoring what the speeds are with lm-sensors, not sure of any fan-speed controller software on linux
what is the executable name of system monitor?	gnome-system-monitor
anyway, i can't find any button that switches between monitors on my laptop	check for a 'fn' key.
guys, how can i update fiesty -> gusty (unstable) ?	not recomended yet, but you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and replace feisty with gutsy then apt-get dist-upgrade
i accidentally changed my /etc/sysctl.conf, is there anyway i can get it back to maintainer's version?	if you have /usr/share/doc/procps/examples/sysctl.conf then you can use that
someone know how to increase fps on dosbox	get a faster pc
man, anyone having troubles getting to the repos.....? i couldn't even get to them a sec ago and now i can, but it's wicked slow	the ubuntu repo servers are all overloaded atm
i have long used linux, but just got an amd64 and nvidia 8600gt video card. am i going to run into problems in running ubuntu 64bit w/nvidia drivers?	i've not
does anyone know what package provides the man pages for getopt(3) (part of unistd.h)?	manpages-dev
hello!! i need to figure out a way to run samba on user logon instead of at startup.. i only want samba to run if a specific user logs in.	the samba-doc pakcage has all the info you would ever want on samba - if its doable - it may be mentioned in there.
quick question.. i deleted my bottom panel in ubuntu (hardy) and i want to add the section where it shows all your open apps to the top panel.. anybody know how?	add the window list applet to your top panel
when i start my computer i can't switch the wifi on and off with the wifi button.	is it an hp?
question: how do i create a logical link to a directory within ubuntu's gnome interface?	ctrl-shift while drag-n-dropping
hello, is there anyway to login as a root in ubuntu??	sudo su
hi, i need help to resize a partiton with gparted.. it all works great at the begining but when i give it apply everything looks like it went just fine but at the end nothing happens	the partition you are working with has to be umounted
how do i create a text file in shell?	touch filename
anyone know a shiny desktop world clock that plays nice with gnome/ubuntu?	cairo-clock isgood
question: if you have three partitions ( root, home and swap) will ubuntu only install (or reinstall) on the 'root' partition and leave home alone?	- yes.
help: anyone know how to copy a file from one ubuntu to another with rate limiting and resume?	wget
is 1004 scheduled to be at the end of april like the previous releases? i need to install ubuntu as of now but thinking of holding back until 1004 is released!	personally i'd disagree with chelz - easier to 10.04beta -> 10.04 it's just a regular update then
hey! i have the test (or dev whatever is called) release of ubuntu linux 5.04 and i see the final release of 5.04 is out! how can i upgrade to this final one without downloading the cd and installing it?	sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
i remember synaptic has an option 'just download the package files, don't install anything'. is that possible from commandline? apparently, apt-get doesn't have such an option...	: if you want just to download package then sudo apt-get -d package_name
has anyone got an m600i mobile phone to connect to linux? it uses symbian os	most symbian phones should work just fine using obex.
how can i disable compiz	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install cinelerra
when i return from hibernate the pc crashes with 'pnp: failed to activate device 00:0b can anyone help???	it might be the soundcard...
greetings, i've never used ubuntu. can someone tell me when 9.04 came out or when a neww version is due? i want to know if i should start with te current or wait for the new release.	9.04 is fine
what is the best program to use to create a video dvd from .avi files?	devede
anybody know of any good tutorials for linux?	control-escape.com ?
hello all. a quick question. can kubuntu live cd be installed to hdd??	get the kubuntu install cd
i tried to do 'ssh localhost' and got 'ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: connection refused'.. what might be the reason?	also be sure to start it via /etc/init.d/ssh start
how do you know the .bin file is actually a shell script? that's silly and could be dangerous	it could be a missnamed .tar.gz also..
how do i get something (like a doc app) to start up automatically?	ubotu is a bot
hello, could anyone tell me how to play rmvb movies?	there is a realplayer for linux it is put out by a group helix.
hi, can anyone help me with irssi? i lost my config file. i just want to ask how to hilight a whole sentence when my nick is mentioned?	/help highlight
i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?	ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.
using apt-get/apt-cache, is there a way i can try to find previous versions of a package?	don't tink so, unless apt keeps some logs of the upgrades
anybody know how to start plymouth?	start? it's the boot splash thingy, you don't 'start' it
ok, but in newbie speak. what are the actual physical differance between kubuntu and ubuntu. i realize that kubuntu is ubuntu with kde, but how does that change what ubuntu is?	its sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop actually.
how do i make apps (tbird, gaim) run when i log in?	system > preferences > sessions
i have just installed 8.10 i am getting a black screen after log on. any one help with this please?? the only thing that works is terminal emulator.	can't help, sorry :)
hi, i just installed silkroad and it says it works with wine, but when i click it, it says that i need to download the latest version from the website. whats up with that?	try the
what is the package to install svn?	probably subversion
how do i mount a usb drive in the cli?, when i tried 'sudo mount /dev/sdb /mnt/usb' it told me to specify a filesystem type (fat32), so i tried 'sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/usb' that didn't work. what should i try?	unplug and replug the usb device then run dmesg \| tail to see what device it is mapping to
hey team, my question: i'd like a command for apt/dpkg which when given a package will tell me all the files and their destinations, sound possible?	won't tell you config files
i am having problems with my nvidia drivers ... somehow i installed it and i had to add it to /etc/rc.local (chmod 666 /dev/nvidia*). isn't there a way to make it permanent without the use in this file?	you set it to 666 - nothings bound to work with those numbers :p j/k
is'nt midnight commander in dapper?	to get midnight commander: sudo apt-get install mc
what do i have to install to play wma, avi, mpg, and have ac3 support? is there a codec package or something?	try http://www.getautomatix.com and get the packs with that tool
is it possible to download series of files with wget?	wget file1 file2 file3...
can anyone help me out with my audio, it doesn't work anymore, everything complains it can't open it	you had mp3-capablilities and then it all went away?
that can sometimes happen, it does for me when i've made a change or two to xorg.conf	/ amenado : just logged in to failsafe terminal and killed the ssh and sshfs processes, before doing a fusermount -u and all is well again
how do you enable esc to close the gaim chat window?	in gaim options / prefrences
i can't disable gdm using 'update-rc.d -f gdm remove' in ubuntu 11 why is it so?	sudo service gdm stop.
can anyone tell me how to detirmine if mysql server is installed and if so how to turn it on and access it?	it's not installed by default for the ubuntu 5.10 desktop
does anyone know a good linux distribution ?	ubuntu
anyone know where i can get nouveau support? their irc channel is 'read only'	you'll need to be registered and identified to talk there.
another noobish question here... i keep reading 'no updates except bug fixes' now is that really really true? i mean when gaim 2.0 comes out next month it wont go into ubuntu? now that oo.o 2.0 is out ubuntu won't include an updated package? or did i miss something in my reading?	you did not miss. a released version of ubuntu gets only security updates(bug fixes) and new versions go into the development version, and backports.
lol, ok, so i ask again. what is 'array 6', i see it in the room title :)	arrays are the names of the release candidates. arrays of hedghogs...
how do i enable breezy backports ?	backports are versions of software from an unstable version fo rthe stable version. breezy is the unstable version
hi anyone can tell me where i can delete or add links on the start menu on ubuntu?	or system -> preferences -> main menu
how do i tell what dapper verison i have?	cat /etc/issue
hello again :) i'm trying to compile ndiswrapper from source and i have to type in this line in the console: 'sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r' but after i hit enter it just shows me '>' and nothing else :s any ideas?	you're missing a `
hi, dist-upgrade'ed into breezy. now x11 wont work... if i apt-get install x-window-system it complains about twm error... i know many ppl has been in this situation... could anybody please tell me how to fix it? i sort of cant search the web in this terminal	also, the wiki has stuff on fixing that...apt-cache search surfraw apt-cache search lynx
can anyone help with disabling the gdm login screen so that startup goes directly to desktop?	system->admin->login window then security
anyone here burn video dvds?	http://appdb.winehq.org/
how do i install python 2.6? this one didnt exist: sudo apt-get install python2.6 is there a way to upgrade from 2.5 to 2.6, maybe its easier for my case, or?	if you're using hardy, then you'll need to find a ppa, i'm not sure once exists though, since python is rather integral to ubuntu.
will sshd be in the base when i install ubuntu-server?	it isn't, you have to apt-get openssh-server
hi, how do i get the groups my user belongs to?	type `groups`
is xubuntu recommended? is there something lighter?	lubuntu, still beta
does anyone know how to use a different verion of gcc temporarily?	then rename the compiled gcc to something like gcc-old and use that
is there a way to set thunderbird to automatically display emails in threads, and those threads collapsed (in every folder, and persisting across sessions), other than doing it manually?	click the box to the left of the paper clip and subject boxes.
why did freenode ditch mibbit?	short answer is excessive abuse
how do i see the system statistics for my cpu and video card? i need to know how fast it thinks my video card and cpu are	cat /proc/cpuinfo for cpu, not sure what gfx card would be
hey, can i block certain packages from being updated???	in synaptic, select the package(s), go to package, lock version
does ubuntu suport .exe?	open synaptic (menu:system, administration, synaptic package manager) and hit the search button on the right side after it loads. type in 'wine' and hit enter, select the package when it appears
trying to find a program to make a bootable usb of linux inside of linux want to do a fresh install	http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu
anyone available to help me with my screen resolution problem? i only get 800x600 and i tried different ways to get 1024 in intrepid	https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50317 <--- maybe could help
gkrellm has a mail check function, and i use mutt to read my mail, but how can i launch mutt without lauching a console first??	xterm -e mutt
hello there. what applications would you recommend for programmers?	i use notepad++ and netbeans
anyone know how to install hoary to the hard drive from the live cd?	not supported yet

i want to be able to easily mount and unmount iso files.. anyone know a good way? perhaps a script for nautilus?

nautilus scripts are way cool.. and i'm sure there's a script for that.. if not, you can write your own

if i don't have root access to a box, what's the best way to install / run an httpd?

anything above port 1024

does anyone know of a good c++ compiler for ubuntu? i have never programed on linux before.

sudo apt-get install g++

where do pre-configured module options live in 9.10?

kernel module options? /etc/modprobe.d/

how do i get 'custom' to show up in my appearance preferences > visual effects tab?

- do you have compizconfig-settings-manager installed?

what exactly is the difference between 'make' and 'make install'?

make just compiles the package... make install actually installs it

how do i move a file to the trash can through the terminal?

mv /path/file ~/.trash

whats the application called to dual boot windows and ubuntu easily? with the windows boot manager

wubi

someone please remind me what the command line for changing permissions is? not chown, but something else...?

run sensors-detect

how do i connect to a server via ssh? can it be done from terminal?

yes, just ssh -l name domain/ip

what is the best and simple ipod manager

gtkpod maybe?

hi, i have question, how can i change in xfce4 the panels' background to any img ?

http://xubuntu.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/howto-set-a-background-image-for-your-panel/

hi, i've got this really irritating problem. i can have nvidia's drivers working fine and everything going well, however when i restart or turn off my computer the drivers seem to unistall themselves or something because it says (i'll find the log out in a minute) that something have version blah and something else has a lower version. this is made more irritating because i can restart x until i go blue and it will work but it is when i turn off my compute

you need to have an nvidia driver version that matches what your kernel needs, i think

how do i determine the time when my system went offline?

maybe /var/log/syslog has some infos about it

hey whats everybodys impression of ubuntu server?

it works fine

are there any open source java browsers in ubuntu repositories?

i'm not sure whether he ever finished or even started it, but i know a dude called eondev awhile ago was making one.

is dualbooting xp and ubuntu recommended? or should i just use ubuntu fulltime with wine and crossover?

thats right, it will format during install (choose use entire disk)

hi, i'm looking for a very lightweight application launcher which works like a dock (like win7 or os x) and works perfectly together with openbox. i prefer a very simple launcher which does not require composition to be enabled.

light = tint2, heavy = docky

my normal users don't have cmd line features like history, auto-completetion, but root does. what could be wrong? (server)

are they using bash as default shell? maybe theyre in sh?

between firestarter and guarddog, which would you suggest?

check popcon.debian.org stats maybe

does ubuntu 11.04 have any hdd defrag app installed by default?

you rarely need to defrag linux filesystems.

is there a way to kick the fan speed up to max with some utility?

all i am aware of is monitoring what the speeds are with lm-sensors, not sure of any fan-speed controller software on linux

what is the executable name of system monitor?

gnome-system-monitor

anyway, i can't find any button that switches between monitors on my laptop

check for a 'fn' key.

guys, how can i update fiesty -> gusty (unstable) ?

not recomended yet, but you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and replace feisty with gutsy then apt-get dist-upgrade

i accidentally changed my /etc/sysctl.conf, is there anyway i can get it back to maintainer's version?

if you have /usr/share/doc/procps/examples/sysctl.conf then you can use that

someone know how to increase fps on dosbox

get a faster pc

man, anyone having troubles getting to the repos.....? i couldn't even get to them a sec ago and now i can, but it's wicked slow

the ubuntu repo servers are all overloaded atm

i have long used linux, but just got an amd64 and nvidia 8600gt video card. am i going to run into problems in running ubuntu 64bit w/nvidia drivers?

i've not

does anyone know what package provides the man pages for getopt(3) (part of unistd.h)?

manpages-dev

hello!! i need to figure out a way to run samba on user logon instead of at startup.. i only want samba to run if a specific user logs in.

the samba-doc pakcage has all the info you would ever want on samba - if its doable - it may be mentioned in there.

quick question.. i deleted my bottom panel in ubuntu (hardy) and i want to add the section where it shows all your open apps to the top panel.. anybody know how?

add the window list applet to your top panel

when i start my computer i can't switch the wifi on and off with the wifi button.

is it an hp?

question: how do i create a logical link to a directory within ubuntu's gnome interface?

ctrl-shift while drag-n-dropping

hello, is there anyway to login as a root in ubuntu??

sudo su

hi, i need help to resize a partiton with gparted.. it all works great at the begining but when i give it apply everything looks like it went just fine but at the end nothing happens

the partition you are working with has to be umounted

how do i create a text file in shell?

touch filename

anyone know a shiny desktop world clock that plays nice with gnome/ubuntu?

cairo-clock isgood

question: if you have three partitions ( root, home and swap) will ubuntu only install (or reinstall) on the 'root' partition and leave home alone?

- yes.

help: anyone know how to copy a file from one ubuntu to another with rate limiting and resume?

wget

is 1004 scheduled to be at the end of april like the previous releases? i need to install ubuntu as of now but thinking of holding back until 1004 is released!

personally i'd disagree with chelz - easier to 10.04beta -> 10.04 it's just a regular update then

hey! i have the test (or dev whatever is called) release of ubuntu linux 5.04 and i see the final release of 5.04 is out! how can i upgrade to this final one without downloading the cd and installing it?

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

i remember synaptic has an option 'just download the package files, don't install anything'. is that possible from commandline? apparently, apt-get doesn't have such an option...

: if you want just to download package then sudo apt-get -d package_name

has anyone got an m600i mobile phone to connect to linux? it uses symbian os

most symbian phones should work just fine using obex.

how can i disable compiz

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install cinelerra

when i return from hibernate the pc crashes with 'pnp: failed to activate device 00:0b can anyone help???

it might be the soundcard...

greetings, i've never used ubuntu. can someone tell me when 9.04 came out or when a neww version is due? i want to know if i should start with te current or wait for the new release.

9.04 is fine

what is the best program to use to create a video dvd from .avi files?

devede

anybody know of any good tutorials for linux?

control-escape.com ?

hello all. a quick question. can kubuntu live cd be installed to hdd??

get the kubuntu install cd

i tried to do 'ssh localhost' and got 'ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: connection refused'.. what might be the reason?

also be sure to start it via /etc/init.d/ssh start

how do you know the .bin file is actually a shell script? that's silly and could be dangerous

it could be a missnamed .tar.gz also..

how do i get something (like a doc app) to start up automatically?

ubotu is a bot

hello, could anyone tell me how to play rmvb movies?

there is a realplayer for linux it is put out by a group helix.

hi, can anyone help me with irssi? i lost my config file. i just want to ask how to hilight a whole sentence when my nick is mentioned?

/help highlight

i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?

ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.

using apt-get/apt-cache, is there a way i can try to find previous versions of a package?

don't tink so, unless apt keeps some logs of the upgrades

anybody know how to start plymouth?

start? it's the boot splash thingy, you don't 'start' it

ok, but in newbie speak. what are the actual physical differance between kubuntu and ubuntu. i realize that kubuntu is ubuntu with kde, but how does that change what ubuntu is?

its sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop actually.

how do i make apps (tbird, gaim) run when i log in?

system > preferences > sessions

i have just installed 8.10 i am getting a black screen after log on. any one help with this please?? the only thing that works is terminal emulator.

can't help, sorry :)

hi, i just installed silkroad and it says it works with wine, but when i click it, it says that i need to download the latest version from the website. whats up with that?

try the

what is the package to install svn?

probably subversion

how do i mount a usb drive in the cli?, when i tried 'sudo mount /dev/sdb /mnt/usb' it told me to specify a filesystem type (fat32), so i tried 'sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/usb' that didn't work. what should i try?

unplug and replug the usb device then run dmesg | tail to see what device it is mapping to

hey team, my question: i'd like a command for apt/dpkg which when given a package will tell me all the files and their destinations, sound possible?

won't tell you config files

i am having problems with my nvidia drivers ... somehow i installed it and i had to add it to /etc/rc.local (chmod 666 /dev/nvidia*). isn't there a way to make it permanent without the use in this file?

you set it to 666 - nothings bound to work with those numbers :p j/k

is'nt midnight commander in dapper?

to get midnight commander: sudo apt-get install mc

what do i have to install to play wma, avi, mpg, and have ac3 support? is there a codec package or something?

try http://www.getautomatix.com and get the packs with that tool

is it possible to download series of files with wget?

wget file1 file2 file3...

can anyone help me out with my audio, it doesn't work anymore, everything complains it can't open it

you had mp3-capablilities and then it all went away?

that can sometimes happen, it does for me when i've made a change or two to xorg.conf

/ amenado : just logged in to failsafe terminal and killed the ssh and sshfs processes, before doing a fusermount -u and all is well again

how do you enable esc to close the gaim chat window?

in gaim options / prefrences

i can't disable gdm using 'update-rc.d -f gdm remove' in ubuntu 11 why is it so?

sudo service gdm stop.

can anyone tell me how to detirmine if mysql server is installed and if so how to turn it on and access it?

it's not installed by default for the ubuntu 5.10 desktop

does anyone know a good linux distribution ?

ubuntu

anyone know where i can get nouveau support? their irc channel is 'read only'

you'll need to be registered and identified to talk there.

another noobish question here... i keep reading 'no updates except bug fixes' now is that really really true? i mean when gaim 2.0 comes out next month it wont go into ubuntu? now that oo.o 2.0 is out ubuntu won't include an updated package? or did i miss something in my reading?

you did not miss. a released version of ubuntu gets only security updates(bug fixes) and new versions go into the development version, and backports.

lol, ok, so i ask again. what is 'array 6', i see it in the room title :)

arrays are the names of the release candidates. arrays of hedghogs...

how do i enable breezy backports ?

backports are versions of software from an unstable version fo rthe stable version. breezy *is* the unstable version

hi anyone can tell me where i can delete or add links on the start menu on ubuntu?

or system -> preferences -> main menu

how do i tell what dapper verison i have?

cat /etc/issue

hello again :) i'm trying to compile ndiswrapper from source and i have to type in this line in the console: 'sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r' but after i hit enter it just shows me '>' and nothing else :s any ideas?

you're missing a `

hi, dist-upgrade'ed into breezy. now x11 wont work... if i apt-get install x-window-system it complains about twm error... i know many ppl has been in this situation... could anybody please tell me how to fix it? i sort of cant search the web in this terminal

also, the wiki has stuff on fixing that...apt-cache search surfraw apt-cache search lynx

can anyone help with disabling the gdm login screen so that startup goes directly to desktop?

system->admin->login window then security

anyone here burn video dvds?

http://appdb.winehq.org/

how do i install python 2.6? this one didnt exist: sudo apt-get install python2.6 is there a way to upgrade from 2.5 to 2.6, maybe its easier for my case, or?

if you're using hardy, then you'll need to find a ppa, i'm not sure once exists though, since python is rather integral to ubuntu.

will sshd be in the base when i install ubuntu-server?

it isn't, you have to apt-get openssh-server

hi, how do i get the groups my user belongs to?

type `groups`

is xubuntu recommended? is there something lighter?

lubuntu, still beta

does anyone know how to use a different verion of gcc temporarily?

then rename the compiled gcc to something like gcc-old and use that

is there a way to set thunderbird to automatically display emails in threads, and those threads collapsed (in every folder, and persisting across sessions), other than doing it manually?

click the box to the left of the paper clip and subject boxes.

why did freenode ditch mibbit?

short answer is excessive abuse

how do i see the system statistics for my cpu and video card? i need to know how fast it thinks my video card and cpu are

cat /proc/cpuinfo for cpu, not sure what gfx card would be

hey, can i block certain packages from being updated???

in synaptic, select the package(s), go to package, lock version

does ubuntu suport .exe?

open synaptic (menu:system, administration, synaptic package manager) and hit the search button on the right side after it loads. type in 'wine' and hit enter, select the package when it appears

trying to find a program to make a bootable usb of linux inside of linux want to do a fresh install

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

anyone available to help me with my screen resolution problem? i only get 800x600 and i tried different ways to get 1024 in intrepid

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50317 <--- maybe could help

gkrellm has a mail check function, and i use mutt to read my mail, but how can i launch mutt without lauching a console first??

xterm -e mutt

hello there. what applications would you recommend for programmers?

i use notepad++ and netbeans

anyone know how to install hoary to the hard drive from the live cd?

not supported yet