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how do i change my hostname so that when i restart it doesnt revert back to the default? | edit /etc/hostname |
tim, try just installing ubuntu-desktop for gnome, if that's what you're after. | thx. what the command? |
how do i open ace archives? | sudo apt-get install unace-nonfree |
what is the package name with the x includes in it? | x-window-system-dev |
what package do i use to open a winmail.dat file | do a 'file filename.dat' and see what it is |
how can i change the default scrollbar style? on this laptop with ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what i'm used to. on another laptop with ubuntu 11.04 and now running gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. i do not like this st... | sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0 |
how do i ls a directory to get a list of hidden subdirectories? tried ls /. & ls ./ | one side of a dvd can hold up to 4.7gb, and i dont think it will expand |
hi. i have system with a live cd running without a mouse. i switched to console. now i want to reboot the system to the installed os on disk but also to eject the cd currently mounted (on which is ubuntu). what is the root password please or how to commence otherwise? | i think its just root |
i'm not sure whether i should use 64bit, or 32bit with pae. my computer usage is general web browsing, web development using nusphere phped running under wine, local web services (lamp setup), some game playing, and cross compiling embedded linux installations. anyone have any suggestions/warnings? | either works gr8 ... but if you find 32bit slow use the 64bit if you have >3gb of ram |
hi! does someone know the name of the sidebar tool that is on the right (behind oo) on this image http://www.mikesplanet.net/images/darktheme.png? | your link is timing out |
is there a way to install skype without it messing up my ubuntu? | install the .deb file from skype.com |
does any one know how i can find out the model of my wireless network card | lspci or lshw |
how to know a device 's uuid? | blkid in a terminal |
how can i publish a samba share in ubuntu so that windows pcs can access it | modify that then /etc/init.d/samba restart |
hello, i want to run ubuntu from a usb stick, with persistent data (install the packages i want, have my custom config files). i tried to use the startup disc creator but when i reboot i get the regular install screen, and i can only boot as a livecd in a way, and i can't install stuff with it :-\ doesn't look like an ... | you have to create a startup disc (can be on a cd). then start from that startup cd (or usb) and have the usb where you want to install plugged in. make a normal install but choose to install on the usb rather than the hd |
is there any way to issue a command remotely that looks like it has been issued locally? i tried appending & to the end of my command but it still attaches the process to my login. | `nohup commandname &` will not die when you close the terminal. |
my downloaded .iso has correct checksum and i've successfully burned to a cd but when i try to install it, i see the ubuntu trademark for a while before i see the error: 'can not mount /dev/loop0' > i googled but found no answer yet. someone pls help me? | i had that problem with a xubuntu 1004 cd i burnt, never did figure it out, ended up burning it again at 8x speed and it worked. |
sorry for that silly question, but im really confused.. does dvdshrink only compess dvds? or can it also burn them | i would leave dvd burning upt gnombaker or nerolinux |
my network-manager have gone to peaces.. what packages do i nead to get it back? | network-manager-gnome |
a really easy question, how do i style the top and bottom panel? | right-click on an empty spot, then go 'properties'. you should be able to change colour, transparency, size, etc. |
hi everyone. what is the kernel i should be using witha pentium d dual core, is it the smp one? | any linux kernel will work, just have to configure smp in |
hello all. i've got v11.10 with gnome. how do i install and use new themes and where can i get them? tia | go to www.gnome-look.org, don't know precisely how you install them (procedures may vary according to the theme, check on the download page) |
hi, i can't connet to 10.* ip addresses while i am able to connect 144.* in a lan. | routing |
hello, i need some install help. i am at amd64, and here is gutsy for x86_64, now i try to install fbreader and skype, both are 32 bit... well, skype need libqtdbus.so.4: and fbreader need libenca0, both 32-bit. how can install them, with aptitude? how? i know, i can download .deb and install manuallt, any other way ? | 32 bit ubuntu i mean |
what package(s) do i need to install in dapper to watch dvds in totem? | you need libdvdcss |
i can't find sun-java6-jdk in lucid | looks like they talk about it here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1406969 |
i cant remember who was helpin me b4....but i downloaded a bz2 file..now i have extracted it i have file that says pakages...wot do i do with it? | dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb |
hi - is there an avi to mp4 converter for ubuntu? | you might look at mencoder |
hello, does anyone know a good java compiler for beginner beginners? | eclipse |
i did cat on a binary and now my terminal has some strange characters displaying. how can i reset it? | type 'reset' press enter |
i'm in the 'keyboard shortcuts' dialog for gnome-terminal, i want to set one of the shortcuts to 'disabled' but when i double click on the item it just asks me to press the new key. what do i press to set 'disabled'? | just highlight the shortcut you want to modify and erase what's written |
do ubuntu *need* a swap partition to boot? i'm either going to make a raid 1, or raid 0 software array for swap or i'm going to not use raid and set multiple partitons with the same priority. if i use raid 0 and one drive dies, will ubuntu boot w/o a swap file? | you can either make a swap partition or a swap file if you want later |
what is default shell on ubuntu, bash or dash? | env | grep shell |
hi, most pdf ebooks around have menus and they have real text instead of text in images. how do people do them? some kind of ocr software? i heard ocr often causes formatting problems and errors, but these books don't seem to have any problems at all. can this be done in ubuntu? thanks | maybe they're just released as pdf from the publisher? |
is there a way to scan for plugged in usb devices to detect them? | lsusb |
hi all.. when i try to apt-get remove dovecot-core, i get messages like: 'rtnetlink answers: file exists', 'invoke-rc.d: initscript dovecot, action 'stop' failed.' ... and then 'e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)'... how can i remove dovecot package? thx | sudo stop dovecot && sudo /etc/init.d/dovecot start then try removing the package again |
does anyone know if cube is enabled on extra mode? i tried ctrl+alt+left click and it does nothing. | you have to get advanced desktop settings |
is there a good program which allows me to analyze information sent to the internet from a specific program? | wireshark |
what packages are recommended when building stuff from source? like make, gcc and the tools? | the 'build-essential' package holds everything you should need (at least, to start with). |
yo hey yall. how do i empty out ~/.thumbnails and ~/.nautilus/saved-session-* --> the 'right way' | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=633524 |
hi there all, say, what is that os virtualization for ubuntu again? | xen? virtualbox? vmware? |
i have a strange problem. i'm trying to setup my internet connection from my ubuntu machine. i want it to use my public static ip. i used /etc/network/interfaces to configure my device. i have checked the configurations over and over again and everything is correctly configured. when i do a ifup eth0 i get: 'siocsifnet... | nevermind, you just stated you called ifup eth0 |
problem 1 - is there a way to disable a twinview monitor from command line? problem 2 - mythtv crashing x when trying to play tv. problem 3 - bluetooth audio on minimal install not showing in sound preferences. any ideas? | 1: alter /etc/x11/xorg.conf 2: check the logs 3: alsamixer -c <sound card> |
on a somewhat related note, what would be the best way to have the machine reboot an hour after a specific user logs in? | or /sbin/reboot |
would someone post their path env variable? i seem to have overwritten mine. | /usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin/x11:/usr/games |
how do i know which user to add to a group if this happens : zmc_dvideo0[8707]: err [failed to open video device /dev/video0: permission denied] | sudo usermod -g video user |
anyone here experienced with ups (battery backup)? | - have you played with the s2 s3 power settings in the bios on the box that shuts down? |
hi, could someone tell me how to connect to a server via ssh. i have the ip, port, username and password. i used to use mac coda to sign in. i can't work out what to do to connect via terminal | you can use: ssh -x -c username@servername -p portnum |
hi! how can i record video from a webcam ? | install cheese |
i have a server at an isp with confidential information on it. is it possible to protect my server so that even with a livecd, someone cannot gain access to my machine? | usually that entails turning off cd boot in bios and password protecting the bios |
is anybody there know how can i run freegate on ubuntu? i copied all dlls from a winxp com to wine but still get some error in mfc42.dll | is it the appdb? |
any news on getting a conexant capture card to play sound yet in ubuntu? i get the tv picture clear as day but no soun - let alone the radio features of the card | no specific ideas, but maybe you're card has the same trouble as a lot of other things with esd? |
hey everyone! guys, i'm about to install 9.04 and can't choose between ext3 & ext4. | use ext3 for now |
has anyone got counter-strike to run under ubuntu? | not really |
but when i try.. to run a binarie on the folder.. /usr/local/bin/dns2go i can't! it say.. the file or folder don't exist | you might have better luck with zoneedit or dyndns (i've used both from ubuntu in the past) |
anyone can tell me how to browse the file system graphically as 'root'? | gksudo nautilus |
how do i compare two ascii files in ubuntu... i know there is a command, but i don't remember what it is | diff |
hey? anybody tried kde 4 ( the earliest alpha version ? ) | i'm planning to, next week :) |
greppy: what about x forwarding is that secure? i.e no back tunneling. | i think so |
hey all :) could you tell me the file i need to create in order to define the dns servers of my provider ? | /etc/resolv.conf |
can anyone tell me if i should change my kernel? | it requires a 586 (pentium-class) cpu but runs on anything newer. |
hi. does nayone know of a keyboar dmapping for a lenovo w520 (uk model), to use with ubuntu 12.10, please? | you select the layout in the installer |
i need help does anyone know if it's possible to migrate firefox extentions from windows to ubuntu? | ~/.mozilla/firefox |
i am looking at a howto on ntfs for linux, and it says that it is still in beta. is this correct? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=217009&highlight=ntfs | i believe so. reading ntfs drives is ok, writting is still a slight issue (i had none, however)... |
question: i want to set up a toy server to play with lamp, so i downloaded gutsy server. i had a problem with downloading something for the wireless card, so the installation of kde hung on that last step. someone here suggested i use gutsy desktop instead... will desktop satisfy my needs? | the desktop version works fine as a server and is more appropriate for home desktop hardware (like wirless cards) |
i'm getting a 404 for a few of the packages that i'm trying to upgrade. it's a completely fresh install. for example the openssl-blacklist | did you sudo aptitude update? |
how do i send a given sig number to a process via a shell prompt | kill -signal ? |
did hoary just get released today? the mirrors are slammed | use torrents if you can |
what is the git equivalent of 'svn checkout -r 1448' to get a specific revision? | that is if you have already cloned the repository with git clone. |
hello, i'm getting this error with xchat 'cannot find 'notify-send' to open balloon alerts. please install libnotify' i checked my packages, and i do have this installed. can anyone help me out with this? | i have the same issue.. not sure what causes it but it doesn't seem to effect anything. |
i am using ubuntu on a macbook and i want to define keys for the infraret remote control. but xev doesnt show keycodes for most of the buttons, but some kind of events. they work find with rhythmplayer, but i dont want to use them as media buttons... what app is responsible for that? | i think if you type dmesg after hitting the key, it will give you a command for setkeycodes |
what is the hotkey to switch between x desktops? | ctrl+alt+left/right |
does cp -r * preserve all file permissions? | but not otherwise.. i normalyl use -a to preserve stuff.... |
hi. can anyone point me to a place in the boot process on karmic where i can insert a command before the networking interfaces have been upped? i'm trying to do a ifconfig... command on wlan0 without having to down the device first | /etc/network/if-pre-up.d too late? |
hello, i'm running a 'make install' in 'vim72/src' , it's complaining with 'cannot create regular file `/usr/local/bin/vim': permission denied' ! but i am logged in as administrator. what can i do to fix this ? | for compiling you normalluy just need to do a 'sudo make install' at the last.. no need to do it all as 'root' |
is 'ubuntu-desktop' a package you can install? i know 'kubuntu-desktop' is one. | 'ubuntu-desktop' depends on the base ubuntu install as a whole, so through dependencies i think you'd get the entire installation |
does he need sudo passwd username? or is sudo not needed in recovery mode? | recovery does use uid 0 |
hey, how do i get that 3d cube thing in kubuntu? | system settings - desktop effects, desktop switching to cube animation |
hi all, i have question about ubuntu 12.04.1 lts, is it possible to upgrade from ubuntu 12.04 lts or it isn't necessary? | its like the servicepack on windows |
what's the equivalent to '~/.bashrc' on the 'sh' shell? | .profile is similar, though only sourced at login. |
can anyone tell me how to have surround sound in ubuntu? i have a realtek built-in audio (laptop) that has 4 jacks (one is digital audio). under windows, the driver detects when i plug jacks in and asks me what each jack is. how can i make this work in ubuntu? | i wish to know about surround too |
hmm what does chmod go-w ~/ do? | removes write permissions to your home folder from others |
does ubuntu 7.04 have live cd capability built into the iso's like 6.06 did? | yes it does |
hey, i was wondering what plug-ins (packages) i need to install in order to play embedded wmv files and dvds using totem? | mplayer works best for me but you have to room the totem plugins manually.. sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer |
how do i copy first 100000 lines from a file that has 10 mil lines into a new file | head -n 100000 > newfile |
how do i change the editor used by crontab? | http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-256778.html |
hello, how do i get grub to recognize and configure my windows installation on 'hdb'? | add it to /boot/grub/menu.list |
hi im new to linux and want to know what i can use for word documents like in microsoft word | openoffice. |
anyone know of any html offline validators for linux? | look at libhtml-lint-perl perhaps? |
hi, i just installed xchat and the users lists no longer shows at the right side of the window, how can i enable it? | try checking out settings>preferences>interface>user list - though it should to the right side and just needs to be dragged open |
where are vlc settings stored? | check ~/.config/vlc/ |
i'm trying to install the newer version of pidgin on intrepid and getting this error : you must have the glib 2.0 development headers installed to build. | that'll install everything needed to build pidgin (excluding any new deps in the newer version) |
how can i prevent a specific package from being upgraded? | you can make it so in synaptic, find the package , right cick properteis, there is an option somewhere in there |
what was the name of the 'sudo' app for gui apps? | gksudo |
hi, i'm running ubuntu 12.10 and i get this annoying bug in which the applications i open, are missing the toolbars [file, edit,..., about], i tried changing to jwm, gnome classic, nothing helps. | if you want to change this behaviour to a traditional one, run: sudo apt-get remove appmenu-{qt,gtk} firefox-globalmenu |
hello. how can i stop sound juicer from automatically opening every time i insert an audio cd? | system -< administration -> removable drives and media |
guess i'll just reinstall trusty old windows if nobody can help. | whats ya com specs, cpu, ram? |
if i want to add an extra directory to my path, should i edit the /etc/profile or bashrc? | if you want it just for your user, put it in bashrc, if you want it for all users, put it in /etc/profile |
hello. does anyone know the path for rythm box? | whereis rhythmbox |
why can you only have 4 partitions on one hard drive? | primary, 3 primary + what is it logical... ? |
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