question stringlengths 12 460 | answer stringlengths 3 431 |
|---|---|
rsync --delete -azvv -e ssh , here what does the -e option do? | most irc clients have tab completion...just type the first few letters of someones name then hit tab |
hi how to convert pdf file to jpg? | sudo apt-get install imagemagick .... convert <in-file.pdf> <out-file.jpg> .. |
does anyone know what the codec packs are that pop up when you first try to play a unsupported audio/video file are? usually when you try to play a unsupported file you'll get a prompt saying its so and offer to check for the codec, i cant remember what they were | yes, some gstreamer packages |
need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org? | can't you just apt-get install python perl? |
when i dist-upgraded to gutsy, my gnome-panel started stretching across both of my monitors. i checked my xorg.conf and it's still setup for twinview. how do i make my gnome-panel stop stretching across both monitors? | mine was doing that too, i removed 'xgl-server' and rebooted, now it's right. |
hey guys, can anyone know how i can mount my osx partition into ubuntu? | did you check ubuntuguide.org? |
anyone know anything about gmplayer with quicktime? | as long as you have the codec, it should work |
hi all. what is the advantages of using sudo rather than su root then running a command? | root is locked by default on ubuntu for one |
hey, what package installs libil on ubuntu ? | libdevil-dev |
hey does anybody know how to add windowmaker apps to the fluxbox slit? | always follw the command with a '&' to get your command prompt back. |
is it possible to install and boot ubuntu from a usb stick? | that is what damn small linux is for |
how do i pipe dd to stdout? | just don't specify a outfile |
so i just bought a 1.5tb drive but my server refuses to boot with it connected. any suggestions? | or /boot/grub/menu.lst |
hello, is there a tool that will defragment a file, in linux? i need to defrag a 4gb file i copied over from windows. | if you copied it to ext4, it will be defragged |
does someone know where to get ubuntu-modules-2.6.26 for intrepid? they are missing on my system :( | ubuntu+1 for intrepid |
hey guys, is there any way to determine how much hdd space is alloted for a user (non-root)? if there is no quota set, are we to assume that all of the diskspace is available to that particular user? | yes without a quote everything is available |
/bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found <- what should i install for that? just apt-get install esd doesn't do it | enlightment sound daemon esd the sound server of gnome (originaly, eons ago of enlightment). now is being replaced by pulse audio iirc |
are packages for the upcoming ubuntu release freezed? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/maverickreleaseschedule |
is there a way to create a ubuntu live cd with the programs one chooses? something just like the ubuntu live cd (which can be installed) but only with the things you choose... | yes reconstructor but it is young |
how do i mount a usb memory stick in lubuntu? in ubuntu i just pop it in and it automatically mounts it. lubuntu does not. nothing on desktop, in file manager, nor in /mnt or /media. | you have to manually mount it. sudo mount /dev/usb /path/to/folder to figure out the correct /dev name look at the output of sudo fdisk -l |
hello, am trying to install a second nic onto my feist server. after a new install none of the nics seem to be working. anyone got any ideas? | if none of them work might be an irq conflict |
can someone suggest me a program (with gui ) for ubuntu to take picture or record a video from camera which is connected on computer (usb webcam and camera (if supports) ) ? | there is cheese |
is there any way to shut off cpu frequency scaling when my notebook is plugged in? it seems silly to scale back the cpu w/an unlimited power supply. | yes there is, though i don't think it's been made easy. anyway, grid power is not unlimited and there's no reason to waste it |
if the -only- way to reach that box is ssh, then absolutely any downstream passwords don't need complexity | define downstream password please |
how do i capture packets for latter inspection is wireshark? | from inside wireshark, click the new capture button |
dude i know the root password | creat a new user then copy the stuff from that account. |
is there any risk of screwing up my computer if i want to change completely from kubuntu to ubuntu? how do i do that and remove kde without deleting important files? i have a lot of things already configured (wine 1.1.1, firefox 3, amsn, pidgin, and so on) and i'd rather not lose that configuration- especially with my ... | shouldn't |
guys, i have directory with about 500 tar.gz file, how to extract all of them at once>? | for file in *.tar.gz; do tar zxf ${file}; done |
is kde unadvisable to install? | no. install kubuntu-desktop to get the full environment with applications. |
virtualbox is great when you need to run programs while logged into your desktop, but not so great if you want to use it as a server | i just want it for my development |
does the shortcut super + number work with the numpad keys ???? | yes is does here |
hey, i'm on a friends system. totally confused at why using vi from console is totally different to how it is on my machine.. it's hard to explain, but for example, if i press 'i' to start inserting text, then try and move the caret cursor, it starts inserting random letters... | the arroe keys are spitting out escape codes.. install the vim-full package |
i installed the xorg then gdm but the problem is when i want to install the gnome-desktop-environment it gives an error like ' package gnome-desktop environment is missing has been obsoleted or is only availble from another source and ' ....but is reffered by another package ' sondray : can you help me ? i can't google... | 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' |
[ot] can anyone tell me which it is the language of this webpage... so that i find a translator: http://www.pikapolonica.net/?p=62 czech? german? polis? | serbian / croatian, maybe some other balkan slavic language |
what is the debian/ubuntu equivalent to redhat's chkconfig to turn off/on services on boot? | rcconf works (there are other ways) |
what programs do u use with web cams? (v4l2) | vlc, amsn |
what does mean time to live??? | if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails. |
hi! is it possible to find out the package that has installed a specific file in the filesystem. like 'equery belongs' does for gentoo? | dpkg -s /path/to/file |
can someone plz help me with this xubuntu install to my flash drive? | have you done everything from here --> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/liveusbpendrivepersistent |
for someone looking to make a career in linux sys admin, is the ubuntu certified professional cert worth it? | being completely biased, at the moment, no |
whats the proper way of clearing my /var/cache/ folder? | sudo apt-get clean |
is this a solution for me? | logout and from the longin screen you can switch to ubuntu classic |
i need to pass 'atapi_enabled=1' to the libata module... since that module is in the initrd, it doesn't help to just update /etc/modprobe.d/options. will it help to regenerate the initrd, and if so, is that only to do mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd-blabla? | i'm thinking pass it as a kernel option from grub's menu.lst |
howdy. i'm using 8.10, and can't connect to a dsl modem via cable (auto eth0). it tells me it's connected but i can't actually connect via browser or skype. [i'm now using a vista machine to connect - ack]. network manager also shows a 'dsl connection 1' option but that fails to connect at all. | with dsl the modem will send the username/password for the connection. on the ubuntu box you'll use wired to connect. |
how do i clear my .deb files? | sudo apt-get clean |
so, why do i have a /media/floppy and a /media/floppy0 when i don't even have such a device? i removed /dev/fd0 from fstab now though... | disable floppy controller in the bios. |
grub_cmdline_linux_default=nopat'? | you need to update grub to make the change take effect |
where exactly does 3dchess install to? i was assuming the .deb package would put an entry in applications>games... | dpkg -l packagename |
hey all. just installed 10.04 on a macbook. trackpad works like crap, i have to press very hard on it to operate it, and it constantly loses my finger position. what do i have to do to get the trackpad working properly on apple laptop hardware?? | see wiki page for macbook 4,1, has directions |
can anyone tell me how to put different wallpapers on different workspaces with ubutnu 9.10 like on the slide show on http://www.ubuntu.com/ ? | no, ubuntu-tweak also possible, does the same i think |
i want to repartition my drives so i can have more space on the linux one (i will suck it from a ntfs partition). what is the most reliable program around to do it? | gparted |
that's what i have, works great. fw on router means having many fewer worries.... | it's wpa'd with a password that would take 50 years to brute force. |
bug here: using ubuntu x64 and mozilla firefox. flash player doesn't support x64, and other flash plugins either don't work or the embed vid (at youtube) appears with a glitch, where the bar you use to play/pause is placed in the middle of the video, instead of the bottom, and the video simply doesn't play at all. it c... | nspluginwrapper or a 32bit ffox |
what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner? | chmod 700 |
i have a ssh connection to my remote server and i need to make some changes to my router settings, but unfortunately lynx doesn't support form buttons properly so i can't save them, any ideas what to try? is there a better cli browser or any other ways to do this? | elinks |
firefox 5 offers a service to complete entering a login name and password once you have agreed to. where can i delete 2 such entries of the past because they are typos? | edit preferences security saved passwords |
here is a really simple question, how do i verify if a computer has flash player installed? i need to know to help a co-worker out and i am not infront of the computer, was hoping for a terminal command o something | apt-cache policy flashplugin-nonfree |
for 'hardcore' video editing, what is the best in linux? | kino and http://lives.sourceforge.net/index.php?do=screenshots also |
how compatible is the x.org and xfree86 configuration files? will something work in x.org if it works in xfree86? | should do |
howdy. how can i disable the networkmanager in gnome, for atleast the eth0? i am defining the options in /etc/network/interfaces but the applet is overriding it | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=527365 |
hey, does anyone know if the rc.local file runs before or after the init.d scripts? | umm has to be run afterwards since it is a init.d script as well but it's teh last one to be run |
something isnt set how i want it. i close my apps before i reboot, but when i login they all auto-start, (browser, xchat) how can i have them not auto-start? | go to your session managment settings |
whats the package name for install the c man-pages with apt-get? when i type man qsort my ubuntu dont find the man page. | install manpages-dev |
hi - will pokerstars.net - run under wine ? ? | yes very well |
hello, is it possible to install ubuntu-amd64 on /dev/hdb2, where the 3 partitions on the second hard disk are all primary, and then get grub to install on /dev/hda mbr? i ask because i have installed ubuntu successfully on /dev/hda2 and grub on the mbr of hda, but when i try hdb2 grub fails to do anything when the pc ... | shoudlent matter. sounds like the grub menu/config is messed up/confused |
i am having problems with several development environments on top of each other (avr, opencv, ros, c++, java etc), so i would like a way to seperate them. i was thinking of running all development environments through an instance in virtual box, sharing workspaces to the actual computer through ubuntu one (for backup p... | likely won't work. virtualbox uses shared folders as networked drives (i think it's samba) and you may run into many problems when trying to execute stuff from them |
with ssh, is there any way to save an ip that i keep using? like give it a name? | yes, create ~/.ssh/config. see man ssh_config |
does anyone have a link to a block of html code that would make a whois form on my website? i want the form to access the whois client on my webserver and send the user to a page that displays the result of the query. | you'll need a server-side script for that. php maybe? |
are there any official 80x15 images for linking to ubuntu? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/websitebuttons |
can anyone plz recommend a dreamweaver-like webdev prog in apt? | nvu. |
so.. no useable gui for multihead setups, right? | it is a frontend for xrandr which replaced xinerama. |
hello all. how come when i make a new user they can read and open my files in my directory? | because by default your home has 755 permissions |
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. |
whats a good alternative for skype, or is it the best program so far? | there is no alternatively that runs the skype protocol, afaik. |
how do you extract tar into choosen dir? | try tar with option -c |
can you run more then one virtual machine at a time? | if you have good enough hardware |
any suggestions on why i haven't got any sound on flash anims? | well i had gnuflash working on gentoo but i don't bother with that stuff anymore |
is it possible to limit the cpu usage per process? | not sure on that exact q. but you can use the renice command to allocate more or less resources to a running process |
hi! is there anyway i can disable compositing with a hotkey? kde4 | alt-shift-f12 |
what's the file name that has all the repositores in it?? | sources.list? |
wow there is a graphical version. i can see why the command line is better when you accidentally give something -20 priority! | never heard of that |
how to convert tiff to jpg ? | if you want to do it from commandline, you'd probably need to install the imagemagick tools, not sure of the package name |
guys, what does '24' mean in 192.168.254.0/24? i saw this when i run iptables -l | this may be easier to digest though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipv4_subnetting_reference |
how do i remove a file named \ | 'rm -- \funnyname' |
does anyone know how to fix gnash? i can't view certain web pages | gnash is *alpha*, of course it won't work with everything |
how do i turn ubuntu into xubuntu? (already installed xfce4) | sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop |
what does 'backports' mean in detail ? are 'backports' the plain debian packages ? | so newer versions of things in hoary, mostly |
is there a linux ms publisher - type program? | for desktop publishing, see scribus |
does anyone know where i can find instructions to print over a wireless network from windows to a printer on an ubuntu system? | https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/c/samba-printserver.html |
heya, does the ubuntu live cd come with f-spot ? | f-spot is in universe, which is not on the livecd. but you can install it on the livecd. |
:/ anyother way to get .avi files to work, danag? | http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org |
my wireless monitor applet is shows a constant download road of ~200kbps when i am doing nothing. is there any way to see why process is drawing on my network connection? | in a term, netstat -tunap see what port/process is listening/receiving/transmitting |
hi folks im having a weird graphic bug at xubuntu shutdown..the splash screen becomes corrupt with rainbow garbled colors...was wondering if anyone has any ideas how to fix this? | that always happens for me, no idea how to fix, i think it's sort of... normal |
there is already a #channel for that? | its not in hardy repos |
i need to find a pid of a process in a script and get the number so i can kill that particular process, i tried kill $! and that didn't work, any ideas?? | ps -ax <process name> |
does ubuntu feisty come with a dock? | that's the best dock program i know of |
how do i make files like batch files for terminal? i'm getting tired of cding to certain directories and just want to run a file to do it. | you could make aliases in your .bashrc file |
hi all i got a small problem , all my panels are locked i whant to unlock them but ubuntu tweak seams tu run into brochen package and do not allow me to see the option to unlock all panel , any idea on how i fix that ? | run 'gconf-editor' apps>panel and search for the lock value |
i removed my places and system from the panel, how to i get them back? i try to drag them there, but that doesn't work :( | right-click the panel, choose 'add to panel', readd the 'menu bar'. |
any hoary user can try : 'apt-get install nautilus-media' ? does that work ? | fails |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.