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hello. is there a bash-command to find out the version of a given command? something like 'version vim' to give me the version number of the app. | very often: 'command --version' |
does anyone know how to install a canon ip1500 on karmic? i've tried installing the printer drivers from canon and i've also tried using system ->admin->printer and going through the wizard but no luck | i think canon aren't much good with ubuntu, canon printers |
is there anyway to run internet explorer for sites that require it? my mom needs to use ie for work | you have two options, look for plugins to firefox that will trick the site into thinking it's ie as that's all it is sometimes, but if it's gonna require activex or something you'll have to run ie through wine or something |
i have a harddrive and it is formated to ntfs... should i see any different if i format it to ext4? speed or something | they say you would see a small speed boost, but i personaly havent ever seen a speed increase at all. |
hi, im going to buy a notebook in the next few weeks and i want to install ubuntu on it. now im looking for a notebooks that will work with ubuntu. it should be a solid product mainly for browsing the web and office work. can anybody recommend a manufacturer or even a specific model? | dell has just startet shipping laptops with ubuntu |
hi, how do i add external usb mouse on feisty? i am on lenovo r60 | plug it in |
how can i install .ttf fonts in ubuntu? | dump them in ~/.fonts |
can anyone recommend a good linux alternative to dreamweaver? or are linux users too hardcore for wysiwyg editors? i know html, of course, but coding elaborate css based web sites in kate can be a nuisance | nvu or bluefish |
guys how can i check if my iso download is ok, how to use the md5sums? am using windows at this moment. | then drag'n'drop your iso-file onto the exe, and compare the output with that which is from the ftp. :) |
hi, any issues with 10.04 upgrade ? i am getting 'could not download the release notes - please check your internet connection.' error. i don't think i have any problems with my internet connection | if you go to system > administration > software sources there's a way in there to chck for a faster mirror |
is there any tool available to convert to/from windows linebreaks? | sudo apt-get install tofrodos |
ok. there was this computer which for whatever reason didn't like to boot from the cd-drive. using an option of ubuntu installation, it changed some boot procedure/file in winxp. booting from the hd gave a menu: a)install from cd b)continue in windows. ubuntu install proceeded. now, there still remains that menu when b... | : you can use your xp cd to restore the xp boot loader, which will remove any of those menus |
can i read ext3 formatted harddrives on vista? | i don't know of a program that will let you do that. |
is there any way to view general hardware information from ubuntu? stuff like hardrive, ram, video card, etc? | system -> administration -> system monitor -> system (tab) |
does any one know what text editor xubuntu uses in terminal? | everything uses nano |
hello, how do i edit the grub boot loader on the mbr? | gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst |
is openjdk runtime the same as jre ? | the sun java should be available from the canonical partners repository |
hi, is it possible to upgrade directly from 9.04 (jaunty) to 10.04 (lucid)? | you can use rescue mode and do: do-release-upgrade |
does anybody know how to get rid of a *seemingly* random 'resource busy' for alsa? i want to listen to music, but for some strange reason, it appears that alsa is busy ... | /etc/init.d/servicename stop/start/restart |
what does bash do with the pipe character? | the pipe takes the output of one command and sends it to the input of another command. |
ok i installed apache2 and i have my website in /var/www but it only shows in browser if i type 192.168.xxx.xxx how to i get it on the web | in order to access your apache server over the internet, you'll need to forward port 80 on your router |
i'm trying to send my gpg key to keyserver.ubuntu.com but it fails from terminal, from seahorse, and the website says: 'error while decoding ascii-armored key: text terminated before reaching pgp public key header line' | try pgp.mit.edu |
hey guys.. quick question, if i do an apt-get upgrade and one of the upgrades is mysql-server (which i have already running) will this update the bins? or overwrite everything? | im sure it wouldnt overwrite anything important |
what is the terminal command to restart x? | sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (or 'sudo start gdm') |
which package contains documentation (man pages) to functions related to glibc such as printf, scanf, etc? i tried glibc-docs but didn't work | manpages-dev i believe |
can someone run 'which python2' on their system and tell me what it returns? | /usr/bin/ |
does ubuntu work with dvi, or do i need to use vga? | do you have a separate graphics pci card , but if so you need to set it as default in the bios |
hey, how can i set a 'slideshow as wallpaper' ? like the image will change every day or something.. ( ubuntu 10.10) | i found this http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25549/how-to-create-a-wallpaper-slideshow-in-ubuntu/ |
i am setting up an ubuntu 6.06 lamp server, and want to be able to use openoffice.org and inkscape from the command line (which requires me to install x) should i install x, or just start over with a standard desktop install and add apache, php , and mysql? | no need at all to start over, just install the additional packages you need, including x. |
did you ever figure out the dns speed issue? | sure! it's solved, finnaly! it was the dns forwarder... it was set to an windows server and it's service was stopped. that's why i hate windows. |
hey everyone - is there a quick way i can make it so that one user in a multi-user environment cannot use nautilus to move beyond their own home directory? | could write a script to chmod em all fast :) |
greetings...i'm upgrading to 8.04 using the alternate cd; why is it still downloading pkgs from the 'net? (using the cd because downloading was slow in the first place) | so you get hte latest version. the cd isn't updated every time a post-release update comes out. |
is there any gui openvpn client for ubuntu ? | those are in the repos |
is there a way to change the background that appears before the gdm login window comes up? | sys -> prefs -> login |
i know, but there's no entry there! | what about edit-prefs-behavior-always open in broser windows |
what can i use to edit the runlevels in ubuntu from the command line? | 'update-rc.d' |
is there a ready-made [{()}] checker? | gedit does it, i do believe |
whats the easiest way to make a backup of my ubuntu system? | -- simplebackup |
hi, what is a good mp3 tagger that will let me name mp3's and rename the files themselves based on the tag's? i used to use musicmatch on windows, so something comparable to that, i've tried rythembox, but that doesn't seem to let me work on whole directory at once | try easytag |
there must be something wrong with the uploaded amd64 iso...no matter where i download it, it has a different md5 :/ | installed it fine here using the iso from oxford computing in the uk |
- looks interersting - i really wish i could remember which distro i used about 3/4 years ago, when i had no ms os for a while. i'm determined to dump xp/vita | well, lsmod will give you a list of currently loaded modules, lsmod | grep snd should narrow it down quite a bit |
what's the apt-get thing to install kde in ubuntu? | sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop |
what for !find? | its a bot command |
how can i recover some files i just deleted from an ext3 filesystem? (it isn't critical, but i'd like to get them back) | you might get lucky if you can find the inode you might beable to recover it |
can i set up two different keyboards to do two different things? | i don't have a definite answer, but i do know that unless the application is specifically threaded then it won't be able to take advantage of two keyboards. |
quick question (i don't have a ubuntu system, helping someone who does): what's the path to the ssh server init script? | init scripts almost always live in /etc/init.d/ |
what's the most common reason for conky not appearing? | - not being installed :p |
somehow my root '/' folder became writable. what do i have to do to fix this? | writable by who? |
can i choose which kernel to download and install during installation - on the alternate / minimal cd image perhaps? | you can always install a custom kernel when the default install finishes before you reboot |
hi, how can i use my pgp key with pidgin ? | http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net/faq.php |
hi, i have a device that auto mounts as a read only file system (usb mp3player) i want to add music. i would like to try and mount it manually to see if there is any change. can i get the device name somehow from it while it is mounted? | « mount » |
hi i removed some packages using 'apt-get remove' command but when do dpkg -l the removed packages are still listed with rc prefix is there any way to remove those config files ? | use aptitude purge *package* |
but it is still free isn't it?... | yes, all they want from you is an e-addy |
hi, which init script would i edit if i wanted to run a command at boot? | /etc/rc.local (if it's to be run as root) |
hi. what is the email client that is used in ubuntu? is it evolution? | yeah, evolution is the default although i use thunderbird. |
i'm trying to mount a windows drive, and i'd like to know how to mount it readable for all users without changing permssions on the files on the drive.. | well this will work: sudo mount -o umask=000 /dev/hda1 /media/hda1 |
which packet proviles the mail command and the mailbox under /home/user/mail ??? | mailutils or heirloom-mailx |
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). |
i have a genius eye 310 webcam and i can't get it to work on my kubuntu 10.04 laptop... | it is supported¿ |
what's the command to check a programs version from terminal? | apt-cache policy <package name> |
excuse me, but where would be the right place to ask questions concerning third-party applications in ubuntu? | mate, just ask your question, don't ask if u can ask. |
is there any way to know how different are two files using diff ? | diff doesn't have such a feature. you could probably script it. something like « expr $(diff --minimal file1 file2 | wc -l) / $(expr $(cat file1 file2 | wc -l) / 2) » |
i would like to test cgi scripts without having to copy them to my usual server. i *think* installing apache2 will automatically start up a web server on my computer. will i be left with hours of config'ing, or is it straightforward to enable cgi scripts? | not sure about the python stuff, but apache itself is easy to install on ubuntu |
how would i use 'cp' to make a copy of all of the files in the current directory and append '.bak'? | 'for file in * ; do cp $file $file.bak ; done' but that won't work for files with spaces... |
how to change group in file | sudo chgrp groupname file |
anyone know if the d-link dwl-122 works under ubuntu? | but i'm not 100% |
can i configure wpa with networking? i only have wep-key there | then left-clicking on the network icon in the tray and picking the network i wanted to connect to |
is 9.10 final the same as 9.10 rc ? do i need to download the iso again? | http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/md5sums |
what kernel does 7.10 use? | 2.6.22-14 |
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 * |
hello. has anyone ever got a sata drive to work with ubuntu? | using 2 right now |
hi. do you know how i could run a torrent client as a deamon? so it download/uploads w/o any user being logged in? | use something like ctorrent and run in background |
my workspace switcher disappeared, is there a keyboard shorcut to do the same? | ctrl-alt + arrow keys |
is there a way to set up a motd that displays before a user logs in via ssh? like right before the login prompt? | you can set a banner in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, mine points to /etc/issue.net |
anyone point me in the direction of getting my laptop to work in clamshell mode? google'd to no avail | what is clamshell |
hey guys, do the motu guys release patches at a specific time of day? | released when released. |
hi, i show 61 updates here, is that real? | - i have 64 |
is there a channel i can go to to help me out with commands in linux? or can i ask here? it is not only unix related. | find [thedirectory] > [the file] |
is there a way to purge the application cache? i'm at 96% on / (8gb allocated), so i kind of need some more space. | try bleachbit it will help you clean whole ubuntu like cc cleaner in windows |
is there some way to see/manage what drivers are active? | manage with modprobe |
what exactly do you want to accomplish? | not having to type in all the commands into the grub prompt myself... |
hi. i really need help. i need to make a bash script that will fire up one file as a root. sudo is set to nopasswd so authorization is not an issue, however, the 'sudo su;programname -p' does not work. any suggestions? | sudo su -c 'programname -p' |
next problem....*sighs* '/home/neo/uplink-demo/lib/uplink.bin.x86: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory' | apt-get install libstdc++5 |
can a noob user get a bit of help? | typically running sudo apt-get update twice typically fixes that... but you can look at your /etc/apt/sources.list and delete any duplicates. |
how do i start the default image viewer from the command line? | eog |
does anyone know what does this command mean 'sudo su - releaseuser'? specifically what is the dash ? | as an example (don't do this) 'su -' would log in as root, with root environment and into root home folder. using 'su' would just switch to root user in current directly with the origional user's environment. |
what can i use to burn bundled dvd video under gnome | brasero? |
if i wanted to know whether any pakage is or not , how i can know that?? | use synaptic |
what's the main php package in dapper called? i can't seem to apt-get it | php5 or php4 |
_jeff! are you online with a lan or dialup???? | lan, cable internet |
hello! i just noticed some insanity while trying mint and wonder if this also happens in ubuntu now: when you choose germany as your location during install, it creates german directory names. so 'desktop' isnt called 'desktop' but 'arbeitsfläche'. does this come from the latest debian release or is it an invention of ... | echo $shell |
can anyone help with disabling the gdm login screen so that startup goes directly to desktop? | system->admin->login window then security |
anyone knows the exact release date of hardy? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardyreleaseschedule is the page where you can track the status in case there might be delay |
how can i remount my usb drive as read only? | or try the properties in whatever desktop enviornment you use |
where can i get drivers for a nvidia geforce go 7400 to run with opengl? | i'm not sure, i've been sifting through forum posts all day for my problem, did you try your restricted devices manager? |
hello friends. notification area failed to start once, and i accidentally deleted it, :( what is the way to get it back? i tried adding it again to panel, but nothing happens. | first try restarting gnome-panel then check if its there. |
is there tools to edit/merges pdf files into one ? | pdfedit |
how do i pass this whole command to sudo? so that the shell doesn't try to open /etc/fstab with my user's permissions, but with root's permissions? 'sudo grep music /mnt/etc/fstab >> /etc/fstab' | sudo bash -c 'foo >> /bar' |
is it possible for windows machines to use the printer that i have set up on my ubuntu machine? if so, how would i go about setting that up? | http://occy.net/printing |
how can i tell what version of a package apt-get wants to install without actually installing it? | you also saw that you can do it in here right. |
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