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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

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