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guys, after upgrading to narwhal, nothing is being written to /var/log/messages. is this expected or is something going on? | something else is cooking there. what i have no clue |
hi there! on ubuntu 10.04 lts server - what problems can there be for pptpd not to respond for lan connections? i mean, on test virtual pc, everything is ok, on production server - netstat says port 1723 is listening and it can be connected locally | on the router make sure to allow udp to be pushed through port 1723 - not tcp |
i think i have found a serious-ish bug in ubuntu what can i do? | check out launchpad and see if it has already been reported |
hey, i am a user of both uploading pictures to facebook and ninjavideo..in the past, i could not get both working at the same time because thtey each required a different flavor of java to work. how can i get them both working? im on xubuntu 8.10 | apt-get install sun-java6-{plugin,jre,fonts} |
i will be installing ubuntu 10.04 to a customers computer. any real reason not to install 64bit and doing 32 bit for it? | 32 is a little more compatible for now |
is there a gnu equivelent of webex or gotomeetingtop shring? | but a gnu version - i don't think so |
any idea how i can add a directory to my favourites, so it appears in my places menu | open nautilus and drag the folder into the favorites area |
which channel for the newbie questions? i just want to know how to back up my evolution emails? | good question, re backing up mail. i don't know whether it's automatic. |
how do i post/link to a screen shot so i can show you all my issue? | if you save the screenshot as a file in something like paint, you can upload it to websites like tinypic.com |
can someone point me in the right direction for command line syncing of an ipod touch? | i don't really know if that link is relevant, but hey .. |
is there a difference between testicles and testes? | isn't testes the singular form of testicles? |
how do i change the meaning of an entry in the applications>programming menu? | right click on the applications places system menu: click on edit menus. find your app (i.e applications>programming>program i am looking for) double click on it, then tweak it the way you want it |
looking 4 a good irc program, anyone know of one, or should i just use weechat ??? | konversation is fine |
how do you save a file after you've opened it with sudo nano? | ctrl+x, then type y i believe |
is it off be default? | i'm actually not sure, i havent done a gutsy instalation from scratch, only upgrades. |
i'm newbie ubuntu user, long time linux user (red hat, fedora). ubuntu doesn't support wpa-psk. everytime i tried wlan with wpa-psk authentication, ubuntu crases. | sudo apt-get install wpa_supplicant ? i dunno if it comes by default or not |
whats the command to add/alter runlevel items at startup? | update-rc.d |
hi, anyone if it to make split archives with bzip|gzip? nothing in the manual...how do you make split archive in linux? | split --help or man split |
i would like to send stdout to tar to make a .tar.gz file, anyone know the tar options i need to use to do this? | the z option creates gz files with j you create bz2 files |
arrgh, i guess the problem is that 'nvidia' only shows up in /proc/interrupts after i load x and then it's no more 'free'? irq's so it sets itself to an already occupied irq. i guess if i could 'free' an irq(you know, so i would have an empy space in /proc/interrupts or nvidia would load up another irq at x startup... ... | doesn't bios take care of the irq handling? i've seen options like 'assign irq to vga' and stuff in bios |
why would apache serve php files fine to one of my domains and then serve me a php file as plain text to the other domain? | the broken domain might not be configured properly |
anyone using acer aspire s3? how is the touchpad support with 12.04? | seems so http://www.linlap.com/wiki/acer+aspire+s3 |
is it a bad sign if my pc does alot of disk checks on startup? | if it happens on every boot without interruption by pressing c.... maybe there's a hardware problem |
can anyone please help me? i've tried many thing but nothing seems to work. when i try to login, all i get is a blank screen. mouse cursor moves though. and i can login to gnome in failsafe mode. (current situation) ...anyone? | ?dm will do gdm/kdm/xdm, depending on what's there. ? is a single-character metacharacter. |
good morning everyone, i have an issue with evolution. when i click print via either the print button, or the drop down menu evoltion causes a segmentation fault and closes. does anyone know how to find out what is causing it, or a fix for it? | i'd start by looking on bugs.ubuntu.com to see if anyone else is having the issue. |
i lost my nm-applet on my bar, how do i start it? | alt-f2, nm-applet |
i have a built in camera on my notebook. does anyone recommend a nice gui to use my camera? | sudo apt-get install cheese |
it it possible to make an ubuntu installation cd out of an ubuntu installation? | there is a program. i think its called reconstructor. |
i am sure i will kick myself when i here the answer but, how do i figure out what my workgroup is in ubuntu? (used to know how...) | smb.conf |
with vmware i want install 3d desktop? | you cannot use compiz in vmware |
is there a gui way to change my ubuntu computer's hostname? | tried sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin yet? |
just wondering what the difference between xorg and xgl is, and if games using 3d would run better under xgl? | xgl is a hacked xorg server, and no |
can someone help tristanmike? | i think you can just uninstall kubuntu-artwork-usplash |
how to set default entry in grub of ubuntu 9.04 ? | see /boot/grub/menu.lst |
you can also add it to the apt sources list. | true thats what im doing atm |
i have been trying to install some post-release updates to my proprietary graphics driver, and i keep getting this error: 'sorry, installation of this driver failed.please have a look at the log file for details: /var/log/jockey.log' been looking for the log, but i can't find it in this new unity format. help | less /var/log/jockey.log |
whenever i try to remove phpmyadmin, i get the following error: '/var/lib/dpkg/info/phpmyadmin.prerm: line 12: db_get: command not found'. how can i get it to work? | its a known bug, search ubuntuforums.org for the workaround |
those who are wiser than me: i am going through the installer again, and i am wondering if the installer is capable of overwriting my encrypted hd without asking me for a password? i am in the 'partitions formatting' stage and i am about to re-partition my hd into just 1 hard drive, and it isn't prompting me for the pa... | you don't need the password to re-partition an encrypted volume, assuming you're not interested in the data in it |
how can i become a more permanent 'root' user? having to type sudo infront of everything is annoying | no, sudo -i |
help! i need a program which is able to switch through the channels of my bt878 tv tuner card.... | tvtime works well |
how can you force mark a package as installed, when you built it manually from source? | equivs |
how can i check which version of the ati driver has been installed by the restricted driver manager? | lspci | grep -i vga |
hi all. firstly hapy new year! ok, when is the next release of ubuntu and whats it called?? | btw, releases are always planned for 04 (april) and 10 (oct) |
i can only play one sound at once.. any way to fix it? | get all apps to use esd as the audio output |
does ubuntu add /home/$username/bin to the path if it exists? | grep 'home/bin' ~/.profile |
is there a learn to type programf or ubuntu? | tuxtype |
could someone help me? | right click the trash on the panel and remove it, then in a terminal type gconf-editor, and navigate the tree on the left to apps/nautilus/desktop and select trash_icon_visible |
i upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04, and now i can't delete in gcalctool | just wondering why not to 12.10 |
how could i find out wheather i use arts or alsa? i would like to set up skype the best possible way. i have already read about dsp_hijacker, but now found a forum (http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=48195) and also a possible kopete integration with a different tip (http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kopete%20skype... | cat /dev/sndstat |
where's the ubuntu wallpapers located at? | /usr/share/backgrounds i think |
i think i can send messages to win machines in my lan via 'smbclient -m <netbiosname>', but is the opposite also possible somehow? | hmm... i can't get it to work on my network. |
howto copy/paste text from links2 to bash (no desktop)? gpm works, but i'm unable to copy text from different programs (such as finch, links2 or nano) to bash so far. | for links2 specifically use shift + highlight text, then middle mouse click to paste. for other terminal apps, just highlight and middle click will work. |
can anyone suggest a download manager that would let me queue up files? | i don't have any other suggestions; sorry. |
my gnome workspaces are gone from the panel, how can i readd them? | just right click the panel and add workspaces too it |
but there maybe any easier way | hi,are you ? |
hey all, finally got my video card working and now im wondering how i get the nicer themes on my desktop like some of the compiz or emerald ones | you can just go to system -> preferences -> appearance and then desktop effects i think... for more modular control, i suggest doing sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager |
another question: after installing a new ubuntu on a different machine, is there a way to install all applications that are installed in another ubuntu on a different machine? | yes there is.. :) see above for one way |
hi, qick question. im new to linux. i downloaded aptana radrails. unzipped it, and i can run the application just fine. conventionally where should i keep these application folders and how can i create a symbolic link, i.e. type radrails in terminal and have the app run | no need if you pick any of the folders in $path |
how do i run .deb files? | type in console sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb |
hello all. is there a program to record into mp3 the whatever goes into my laptops speakers? i want to stream a song from the web, such as youtube, pandora, or seeqpod and record it. | with youtube you can just grab the .flv file from /tmp, it's not easy but for everything else you can use pulseaudio |
hello am i correct? ssh jigpe@ip.com? | can you ping ip.com ? |
hi guys, im having problems installing themes for emerald after upgrading to 8.04, is this the place to ask for help or should i go bug the guys in the compiz room? | you're not the only one wit that issue |
anybody uses gnomad here? | there is e.g. gdesklets for gnome, superkaramba for kde, and also others, like e.g. cairo-clock for compiz/beryl etc. |
hi, i'm searching for a program that holds program icons at the bottom of the desktop. it's like panel. i see almost all screenshots of the gnome. it's like this http://www.gnome-look.org/content/content-pre1/26448-1.jpg . but when the mouse comes over it, the icons are getting bigger. i can't find the name of it. anyo... | one of the desklets |
with archive manager is there an option to create a new folder when extracting? | not sure if archive-manager supports this 'out of the box' but a number of other archiving programs might. try installing a few different ones and see if you can find one that can handle that |
hmmm i just tried that hehe | did you do a chmod +x on the bin file? |
what's the easiest way to create a chrooted (openssh) sftp user? | or to 'scponly' |
hi there, where i can find the 'howto' to upgrade ubuntu to unstable | just change warty line to hoary then run apt-get update;apt-get dist-upgrade |
question: software for ddos attack in ubuntu, i have met many in windows but didn't found any for ubuntu? | try loic, but it wont gide your ip |
anyone ever use minicom with a usb -> db9 adapter and knows what i need to change the comm port to so it works? | /dev/ttyusb0 |
i connect to the net through a static ip and pppoe and my connection is running 1/10 what it should, network tools will not let me configure the connections because it says the interfaces don't exist, can someone please help? | /dev/video |
what kernel version does the most recent version of 10.10 use? | 2.6.35-25 i think |
what does iu means in the output of dpkg? iu rxvt-unicode-256color | unpacked but not installed |
if i have kubuntu-desktop installed how do i switch over? | the sessions menu from gdm login screen |
i just compiled audacity from source, and i'm not sure where to put the executable. where's a good place to put it? | put everything in a folder called /usr/share/audacity, then make a link from /usr/share/audacity/audacity to /usr/bin/audacity |
new to ubunto - i installed the php4 and mysql options, but it still does not seem to have php working with mysql yet. is there any other modules that i need to install? | search again, it's in there |
i am thinking about geting a laptop and i want to beable to run ubuntu on it fine. what are some guide lines i should go by for looking for laptops? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportmachineslaptops |
i am new to ubuntu and linux. just put 6.1 (edgy?) desktop on one pc and the server version on another pc. | gui hogs resources on a server |
how can i see how much space a folder uses? | sorry - du as starnestommy says |
can you do something like `ls -alh be* || br*`? | ls -alh b[er]* |
is there a feisty torrent out? | http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/ |
anyone know how to enable xdmcp? | xdmcp system > administration > login screen setup > security |
hi. i need the c library man pages. currently on my dapper system, 'man strlen' does nothing. any ideas on what package i should install? | manpages-dev |
ok thanks checksum is fine according to the ubuntu wiki, just weird how it won't mount but then again it is mac :\ | i'm familiar with *nix on both mac and linux |
what program can i use to backup my ubuntu installation (including partitioning) and burn it to dvd so later i can boot from that dvd and restore the system ? | (reinstalling using that package list) |
you dont use the gui unison? | how do i have it quit when done? |
alright! i made multimedia keys working with keytouch and i found a player that seeks from commandline (rhythmbox). now, final last time, why rhythmbox doesn't seem to open .wav files | i guess gstreamer doesn't support every type of wav file |
does compizfusion have the cool thing like in mac os that shows all windows? | yes, i think it's bound to alt-shift-up by default? |
q: my ssh connection freezes after partial complete output of common functions like: 'ls, cat, top, ps' any idead how i can start to investigate? | try lowering the mtu size on the client size. if that helps, some router on the way to the ssh server drops all icmp packets (which is totally braindead) |
what is the equivalent for /etc/rc.local in ubuntu? | man update-rc.d |
is there an ubuntu deb for firefox 3.5 yet? | no, but it is apparently being worked on. |
what player do i need to play dvds? | mplayer or totem |
how can i do cp without it omitting a hidden folder? | cp -a ?? man cp |
hi, i connected my desktop pc to my laptop via cable. the laptop gets the internet via wi-fi. now i want to forward some ports to my desktop. i know i have to use iptables (maybe there is a simpler tool for this?), but with not much luck. | i use shorewall for my firewall/routing needs. perhaps that will work for you? |
how can i figure out what network domian my computer is on? | dnsdomainname will tell your dns domain name |
hey #ubuntu, i am thinking of buying a new camcorder, but i am worried about codecs. will i be able to view and edit avchd without any hassle? ubuntu 10.10 here. | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/avchd |
is there a quick way to unmount all the partitions of an external hd? | sudo umount /dev/sdb* i think (might be sdc or whatever) |
is it just me or is http://au.archive.ubuntu.com really slow? | could very well be, try to find a mirror nerby, i have one just down the street (not literally...) and it's much faster |
hi all, i was wondering, is it possible to install the gnome 3 package within ubuntu studio? or should i just install standard ubuntu and install the ubuntu studio package group? | install gnome-shell |
hi, does any1 know how to restrict an access on user account? eg. to run only 2 process'es etc | not sure if it can do what you want but it's the closest i know of |
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