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hey, im currently running hoary on amd64, and whenever i try to write files to a usb drive, it doesnt stick, like it wont stay on unless i do it (copy the file) many times. this happens with my ipod, my usb sd card reader, and my external hd | try unmounting before disconnecting |
what do i use now instead of chkconfig? | update-rc.d |
i've been screwing around with brasero and having various issues, would like to try a new program to see if i have better luck. can anyone recommend their preferred cd/dvd burning software other than brasero that comes stock with ubuntu? | gnomebaker |
one more question: when using the ubuntu partition of my laptop, my balls itch less than when using the windows vista partition. any insight as to why this might be? | that is not appropriate here, please stop immediately |
can someone tell me where system links are stored when i use the ln command? i'm trying to erase an old link before creating a new one. | well, there's more too it, but for all intents and purposes you delete the link, the link is gone |
hi, does anyone know whether the sinowal trojan affects linux boxes? | according to http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-psw_w32_sinowal_cp.shtml, sinowal appears to only affect win32 systems. |
hi folks, how would i copy a directory and all it's contents from one place to another? i've tried 'cp /home/user/folder -r /home/user2/folder' but it doesn't seem to work? | use -r not -r |
ehm.. a basic question.. how do i 'cd' into a directory that has spaces in name? | or cd put\ a\ slash\ in\ front\ of\ spaces |
does anyone know if i update the linux kernel through the ubuntu update manager, will it kill a custom wifi driver that i installed from source? | yes, youll need to recompile the driver |
please help, i can't execute applets in any browser (konqueror, firefox), i get the following message: kjas: error: could not parse length out of | : contact the programmer and tell him to fix his program |
hello, bittorrent and edonkey is blocked by my isp, what is some possible alternatives for p2p file sharing? | direct connect? |
so does anyone know how you get screen shots of a linux install process? | vmware |
anyone know any dns servers capable of keeping cache even after reboot? | :open dns |
sorry i didn't specify. i meant to secure a single login from being able to access the system by any means except ftp/sftp | ahh - look into nologin for sure. good luck. |
what other irc client is there other than xchat-gnome? for some reason i like more kvirc or mirc in windowsland | my pick is irssi, but that's just me |
how can i mount one file '.iso' ? | 'sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loopback blah.iso /mnt' |
hi is chrome a part of apt? | chromium-browser |
so how do you update a program? | that will get the latest from the repo |
hi, is it possible that there's a dependency error in the package libtotem-plparser10 ? | the needed packages are now available |
hi all - whats a good harddrive partition setup? i have a 200gb - how much should i allow for /home and / ?? | i have 250gb. i have 20gb /, 150gb /home/chris/files and the rest to play with different oss |
does anyone know the official way to change video settings from a command line in intrepid? gdm is having trouble starting... | i believe the gdm resolution is set by xorg - and that means editing /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
hello everyone, is it possible to get the new gaim (pidgin) on ubuntu 6.06? | find it at getdeb.net , works and installs fine |
is there a way to get the cpu monitor applet back in the top bar? | http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/things-to-tweak-fix-after-installing.html |
how can i log into two sessions simultaneously, as the same user? switch users just dumps me into my old session (as is to be expected) | xnest, although i see now it's been superceded by xserver-xephyr |
how can i make ubuntu automatically execute a sudo command on startup? | without 'sudo' |
i'm confused. i'm trying to backup this box to my test box using rsync. from my test box i run rsync thisbox:/home/me /home/me, but the files end up in /home/me/me, on the test box!? | never tried rsync myself, but try adding trailing slashes to those paths (so /home/me/) |
anyone know if zio sm card reader will work under lucid 10.04 lts??? | is is usb 2.0 compliant/. if so, the yse the car reader will work. |
hey whats the name of that site that tells how well programs run under wine? | then click on appdb on the left |
what is the correct mechanism for setting a background image for the grub menu in 12.04? i've tried various tutorials and grub-customizer, but always end up with a blank background. | you should research plymouth |
could someone tell me how to press 'ok' on the gui interface when install java through the terminal and apt? | use tab to navigate.. then space or enter |
i know to remove all the tags we do sed 's/<[^>]*>//g .. what if i had two characters following ^(not) ? [^ab] would be or.. how to do negate+and | and: for handling data like xml and html, there often are better ways. |
i have a fresh install of debian sarge that i want to convert to ubuntu server, all i have to do is change /etc/apt/sources.list and apt-get update & dist-upgrade ? i heard about something with udev ? should i install or remove it after upgrade ? it's a remote server and i have to be sure that it will reboot | won't work... see !install |
i have a quick question about apt that i bet someone here could answer easily: what command would i run to determine the packages currently installed? | dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstalled |
how to change my ip addrees when i use irc ? | you can try tor network to mask your ip |
why is it i got access denied when editing samba/smb.conf in my ubuntu server? | you need to edit as root, ie sudo gedut smb.conf (or vi, nano, etc) |
when i do apt-get remove mysql-server-5.0 and then reinstall it, it still is pulling config from somewhere, cause i get access denied when trying to log onto the db | apt-get remove --purge package |
does anyone know how some people get '# $id: changelog 218 2006-08-11 14:40:20z garrett $ #' to go at the top of their files whenever it's changed? | you've got to use a version control system like cvs or subversion |
also, now for some reason, my usb stick isn't being auto-mounted by 10.10 when i stick it in | yep.. although partimage/clonezilla might make it easier |
specifying my question better. i installed some drivers for my intel chipset display, from the intel website (bad move i know) in attempts to get something working, i need to revert the display settings to back before i installed the drivers. as in the old xorg settings. would anyone be able to tell me how to do that? | dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg |
hi - anyone having problems with random freezing of ubuntu? | possibly...might want to run memtest on your system overnight |
why are there still daily dapper cds? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dapper/daily/ | because they include all the latest updates |
quick question. i am trying to create my own custom panel type thing (i dont even know what exactly to call it) i want a button in the middle of the screen that i can click on and it pulls open a menu bar anyone have a clue where i should even start? | you seriously want a button right in the middle of your screen? that sounds quite annoying. |
what is the default gnome way to take a screenshot of a window? | prt scrn plus some modifier (i think) |
where do you put gnome themes? | the gnome theem selector tool has a 'install' button i belive. or ya can drag/drop them on it. |
i don't know if xchat has that feature asdqwezxcdsf | yes it had |
anyone know if you can do a install without loading x on the desktop install cd ? my ati card hangs | get the alternative installation cd |
i've installed all the packages for mint's mate environment, but how do i actually quit unity and start mate? | mate-session --replace |
i killed x-window, and now ubuntu loads directly to console and when i startx, it goes straight to gnome, skipping the session manager. i want to be able to choose my desktop environment again; how do i get the session manager to load on start up again. :( forgive my noobness. hehe.. | but i'm not sure how to always get that |
hi guys any dvd version of feisty available in torrent ? | http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/releases/7.04/release/ |
anyone know where virtualbox under windows saves its disk image files | try searching for *.vdi'? |
btw. what was the name of the ubuntu installer again? i keep forget ;) | ubiquity ? |
ok so sudo <command> works great but is there a way to open terminal where everything is as root? | sudo xterm |
if a download fails with wget in linux can you resume? | don't see why not |
is there a linux permission for read + write but prevents users from deleting? | that kind of perm makes no sense |
come on, please tell me how the default ubuntu gnome cursor theme is called | it's called 'human' |
can i get some help with my webcam ? | does it work in cheese? that's all the help i got - best of luck. |
do i want to try the upgrade to 8.04 offerered in the package manager, or do a cd install? | cd install |
hi, ubuntu 9.10. what package(s) must i install in order to get a cups development environment so that i can make from src? | sudo apt-get build-dep <packagename> |
what's the best way to install mplayer? | sudo aptitude install mplayer |
i made a packaging request on launchpad, but it hasn't gone anywhere for about a year. is there anything i can do to get my favourite program packaged for ubuntu and added to the repositories? | i think launchpad supports votes.. |
its not the size that counts, its how you use it :) | http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2008/11/howto-fix-firefox-taking-up-whole.html |
that'll force a fsck on the next boot? | yes, see /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh |
what's the proper way to manage the java classpath in ubuntu? | you can set your classpath in your .profile or .bashrc_profile or any of the profile related configs..but key is the classpath |
my updatemanager had problems updating some packages. how can i manually reinstall them? | sudo apt-get -f install : or sudo dpkg -i /path/to/downloaded/debsfiles |
i'm trying to configure some source and when checking for gcc i get 'c compiler cannot create executables.' i currently have gcc v4:4.0.1-3 installed. how can i get more info on what is going wrong? or does anyone know the problem? | install the package build-essential |
i just upgraded to maverick, and when i start my computer, on the bottom of my screen i keep getting windows that open then close very quickly. i think it says configuring or something on them. has anyone experienced this? | /var/log/dist-upgrade |
is there a way to backup my ubuntu karmic os as it currently is? i want to try and set up a dual boot system w/windows 7, but i wanna make sure i don't have to reconfigure ubuntu if i end up needing to reinstall | clone? ie with clonezilla? or something else |
question: how can i query info on my video card in ubuntu? | lspci -vv |
how do i ubuntu? | keyboard and mouse |
what doe the file contain? put it in pastebin or sumthing | _john you realize that there is 'visudo'? |
is there a way to make it so you can choose either gnome,xfce,kde when loading ubuntu? | and then you choose at the login screen under 'sessions' |
what package(s) do i need to install in dapper to watch dvds in totem? | you need libdvdcss |
i have just started messing about with compizconfig thing and i have managed to make the top bar disappear from all my windows. how do i get it back? | is 'window decoration' checked? |
how can i install php pear in ubuntu? | package is 'php-pear' |
re nfs 'connection refused' issue - is there a better channel i should be pestering? (i'm new so pls mention network too) tia | ubotu sent you some information in a private message. did you receive it? |
how do i create a init.d script? | use /etc/init.d/skeleton as a guide |
hello, i know this might've been asked many times today, but at what time lucid will be released? | in about ~24 hours |
where can i get knowledge about linux system files, it architecture i mean how the windows has system files,windows file the program file etc | oreilly has books about that |
i'm newbie. what is that compared to rpm? | apt-get |
i don't know. i upgraded...had some minor issues but was worried they were more major. took me over a day to fix the minor issues. everything works fine. csabo2 don_jr | yeah i've got ubuntu installed on my pc dual booted with xp and on my laptop and finally got my wireless card working....only problem i have now is i don't have sound on my pc |
for 'hardcore' video editing, what is the best in linux? | kino and http://lives.sourceforge.net/index.php?do=screenshots also |
does anyone know why aptitude would ask for my install cd and how can i force that not to happen? | did you add it to your sources at some time.. |
hummm, hi everybody. is there a way to improve font rendering in buntu studio 12.04 ? iäve got loads of color fringing on high contrast text | install myunity and click the font tab |
hi, if i copy some files via a cp -rvp /myfiles* /destination, how can i see the mbit/s of this copy command? is there a tool i can pipe the command through? | pv can measure the data through a pipe. but you will have to use a more convoluted command |
just upgraded to 10.04, how to i move the close/minimize/maximize buttons to the right side of my windows? | use any theme besides ambiance n radiance. ;-) |
how do i move a file from one place to another in console? | use mv |
could anyone help me? i've just installed ubuntu on my laptop but i have never been asked to setup root password.... what can i do to use my root account? | read that page |
how can i find out where wget downloads files too ? | if you used a -r, by default it will make a directory named for the server you got it from, in your current working directory. |
how can i update the 'locate' database? | sudo updatedb |
nobody has a freaking website so i can download this font? | sudo apt-get install ttf-ubuntu-title |
so, i noticed that i have two swap paritions... how can i tell which one is in use? | do a sudo fdisk -l to see all your partitions and how they are allocated.. then do a cat /etc/fstab and compare the two.. the one that is active is the one listed in fstab |
hi anyone , i am having some problem with the clock weather .the weather doesn't show up.uinsg ubuntu 9.10 | did you choose your city? |
what command is used to show the linux version in the terminal? | lsb_release -a |
whats the command to remove a folder | rmdir |
what im program does 12.04 use ? can't find anything | empathy, pidgin, amsn, skype, take your pick. i think empathy and gwibber are default though. |
what command should i use to recursively search for a word in a hierarchy of text files? | sigh, sorry trying to type too fast. find /directory/to/search -iname '*.txt' -exec grep pattern {} \; |
is it normal that gparted takes several hours to resize a fat32 partition from 160gb to 500gb ? | got a second disk - back up your data and to a straight forward format methinks resizing upwards is a total pain of an operation (mostly because of that how well that file system is documented)]# |
no answer to me? :( | the synaptic package manager will show you graphically what packages you've installed and which are uninstalled |
ok, so i am trying to learn a computer language. what should be the first 1 i learn? i basicly want to be able to create and host a website, also build my own apps (like small games, and such) best approach? i have no past exp at all. im almost 20yrs old. what can i do? | i suggest python if this is the first language you've ever learned. it probably has the shallowest learning curve and the most uniform syntax. |
anyone know how i can make my account an admin? | sudo nano /etc/sudoers |
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