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what on earth happened to unrar support in archive manager in hoary | haveyou apt-get install rar ? i *think* that unrar'ing works in hoary with that |
is there a working torrent for gutsy? | try http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent |
howto force fsck on boot (on karmic)? 'sudo shutdown -f -r now' doesn't seem to work... | i think you put a file named forcefsck on the filesystem you want checked... for exampled sudo touch /forcefsck |
are there md5 hashes posted somewhere for 11.04? | http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/md5sums |
what does the generic kernel do? someone said it provides optimizations on demand - can anyone elaborate? | you dont need to do it manually, its done automatically |
kitty: you can start a new profile in firefox with 'firefox -profilemanager' and debug after why firefox hangs or wont work sometimes. | no room to add that profile |
is breezy usable? | read the topic |
he wants to know what version | man alsa there is probably an option to display it |
how can i change apache from trying to look for everything in /var/www/apache2-default instead of /var/www ?? | look in /etc/apache2 |
how do i use chmod to make all files in a folder readable and writeable by all users? | i think by doing: chmod -a +rw * |
is there a god of ubuntu sound here? i have been here a number of times with no luck..........my gateway 4520gz remains mute.......... the web had quite a few threads showing that there is an issie with this sound card but the suggestions they give donothing for mine. according to other ops here,my system 'thinks' that... | the guy that knows the most about sound in ubuntu is currently asleep because he had to take allergy medicine |
anyone recommend me a good player with library ? | for music, i take it? try exaile |
what app do i use for lvm? is there a gnome frontend for it? | here is a debian-based tutorial which might help: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/410 |
how do i install my kernel sources | 'sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)' |
got a difficault question, anyone know a full featured linux version that can be installed and run from a fat 32 'dos' system ... | yes, go browse distrowatch.org |
hi all - i am considering getting an external monitor for my laptop running 10.04 - can anyone comment on how well external monitors are handled by the os? | this is better http://www.linux-laptop.net/ |
i downloaded the .iso from bittorrent, now what? 'after your download begins you'll be given additional instructions on how to create and use your ubuntu cd.', but not for bittorrent. | you need software capable of burning an iso to cd-r. are you running windows? grab the free program 'imgburn' which is great |
can anyone tell me when herd 6 is getting released? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/feistyreleaseschedule |
~ isn't there an edit he needs to do though to make it talk on other than lo? | of course not |
how do i change my login window via text? | baobab is a nice graphical disk space usage display; it shows up in the accessories menu as disk usage analyzer |
how do i make php work inside .html files on 9.04 server? it works when i make a .php file as an indexfile, but when i put '<?php print('test'); ?>' in a static .html file it does not work. any suggestions? | i think it is possible to have php parse .html files in apache, but it generally isn't recommended |
i've made a huge big mess of all my public/private keys, if i want to start all over, is it safe to just deleve ~/.ssh ? | why not just rename the directory first, then start over. |
when system reboot the grub show me menu to selection of os. i select ubuntu . then i press e for edit. now there is a tab root and kernel .. just tell me what is for root and kernel for what? | why are you asking me? |
ok, i know nothing about linux so bear with me | fstab is a text file.. not a registry.. so to edit gksudo gedit /etc/fstab |
i have scratchy sounds with xmms and amarok, how to fix this ? | buy a very good speaker, heh |
how to make ubuntu not run any x session by default on login | add 'text' to grub_cmdline_linux_default in /etc/default/grub and run 'update-grub' |
anyone can help me on configuring alsa step by step (new linux user) ???? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/soundtroubleshootingprocedure |
is there some way to keep update manager from asking for a password? | don't think so |
how do i remove/delete a symbolic link (ln -s)? | just delete it? |
ok, another q: i installed gnome desktop in charge of unity (because i think it's bs) but what i want to know | choose a theme that has the buttons on the side you want |
this is ancient unix knowledge (i'm a dinosaur :-) ) but some amount of the disk is held unused, that only 'root' processes can use. this is so that if you fill the drive, the system can still run. | 20gb seems a bit much. is there any way to override this since the drive is only being used for storage? |
my laptop's touchpad has suddenly stopped working. is there a terminal command that might get it working again? | did you reboot already? |
can anyone help me on wireless connections in ubuntu 9.10 on a laptop with no lan? | this might be helpful |
changed monitors, need to boot into a lower resolution, reboot goes directly to login, how do i get the grub options screen? | hold the shift key on boot |
## can someone answer a question please? i have 9.10 installed and am trying to add a ppa to my system. the instructions state i am supposed to just type 'sudo apt-add-repository ppa:.........' but there is no option for add-repository for apt. any thoughts? | like i said, that is not the proper command. the command is add-apt-repository , note the order of the words there. |
hey all. is it possible to execute a find command through the commandline interface that includes hidden directories, such as the .metadata directory for eclipse workspaces? | err find some_dir/ -name '.*' -type d |
does anybody know if kde has any sort of application like gnome-keyring? i used to have my private key password saved on gnome-keyring, but couldn't do the same with kde wallet thing. | ssh-add on the command line can unlock a key for the session though |
morning - q) how do you change the background/font colour in bash? -default bg=white, fontcolor=black... desired bgcolor=black, font color=green | menu edit -> current profile |
how can i 'listen' to a port? that is, see all the data being sent through it. | (thats a program) |
q: i was trying to find a irc client and found xchat, downloaded it from the official website has a rpm but i couldnt install in ubuntu. i find a tip on how to insall it trough command line, worked just fine. my question is (has a linux newbie), what type of files are compatible with ubuntu ? thanks | - stick with .deb |
just installed xmms skins package via synaptic... how can i determine which directory the skins were put in? | dpkg -l package_name |
anybody know of a util that i can use the share my clipboard w/my powerbook? | http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ |
whats the library called for 'file roller' archive manager in the ubuntu gnome enviroment? | sudo apt-get install rar |
how can i run a command automagically when i log in? | add it in the session manager (if you use gnome) |
anyone have a sugestion on how to make the cpu work at 100% for an hour or so? | top |
would that also stop it from coming through the headphones? | xset b off # won't as that applies to the current user only - but hopefully if you've blacklisted the pcspkr module you won't have beeps at the login screen |
when using 8.04 i would type 'vim filename' at command line to open editor, but in 9.04 vim file name says 'vim not found'. is vim not included in 9.04, or was the vim command in 8.04 a link to vi? | sudo apt-get install vim will install it |
this is so weird i did install kvirc via apt-get but i dont find where kvirc got installed any1 could help me ? | just type kvirc in a terminal |
i want to install gtk and all needed packages for gui programming with c and gtk+. what command should i use ? can i use apt-get? | of course you can use apt-get |
is there a way to split a file in two, but be able to 'glue' it back together seamlessly? | 'split' then 'cat' |
help: trying to understand ubuntu and multi core cpus. do i still need an smp kernel to make it work? or is it only for older versions? uname says 'generic', will this work? | smp vanished long time ago. |
anyone happen to know what arcitecture the acer aspire revo is? | i am guessing it's x86-64? yes it has an atom processor |
is there a real small ubuntu image i can use to fix a problem? i need something as small as possible (512kbps connection), and the alternate, desktop and server images are all too big. | dsl = 50mb. if thers any smaller - i dont know of them |
good evening! one of my major problems running exclusively ubuntu on the laptop is office2007 files. i know crossover is capable of installing office2003 and f i am not mistaken ms offers something to make office2003 to open office2007 or something of this sort. my q: would it be possble to install office2003 thru cros... | probably, something i would look at the xover office site for |
could anyone tell me how i can get the main menu transparent? | i don't think that's possible with gnome (at least not without additional software) |
how can i tell which uri a usb label printer might be at? | use cups .. http://localhost:631 |
http://ubuntuguide.org/#limewire, it all works but then i can't open limewire, anybody knows what to do? | wiki.ubuntu.com/soundproblemshoary |
is there a good/quick way to install gcc on ubuntu | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
hi. i've just received dell lattitude ls - quite an old notebook piece. without integrated cdrom, with only very old pcmcia external one from which i haven't manage to boot (& tried really hard) so... | there's a few different install methods listed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/installation |
hello guys, question: i cant seem to run this .sh file. when i just strait ./ it it says permision denied, when i sudo it it says './xx.sh command not found' how do i run this .sh!? | chmod 755 file.sh && ./file.sh |
anybody knows what happened to lxr.linux.no? it seems to be down from some time now | use this http://downorisitjustme.com/ |
i have suse linux enterprise desktop 10 certified on my notebook. can i switch to linux ubuntu ? | you can install wht ever you want |
anybody know of a nice database graphical designing tool, something to create the graphical layout for a database representation :? i do not want something that actually implements the database | uml things will, umbrello is one (qt), or you can just use something like dia |
okay, i have a really lame question - is there a faster way in xchat to copy a user's name to the input box? i'm tired of having to type out someone's complete name everytime i talk to them.\ | use the tap key for auto-completion. |
how can i log off ubuntu w/ just keyboard? | alt f2 shutdown :) |
how do i run a shell script? i've downloaded the file veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh that i want to run. i try by typing 'sudo ./veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh' and it sais 'sudo: ./veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh: command not found' | try sudo sh veetle- etc |
hi, i am trying to locate a free program for windows that will allow me to write the ubuntu netbook edition to a sd card. i do not have a usb drive right now... i cannot seem to find any solutions via google | its unetbootin |
how do i kill esd | gvim |
i'm adding new keyboard shortcuts, and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what to put in the command field if i wanted to have it open a folder (~/home/adam/music for example) | nautilus infront |
how do i find out if my processor is 64-bit or not? | dpkg --print-architecture |
hey, is it possible to shutdoen tt7 (x-server) and only run on tty1 (for example) - to save some batter? | sudo service lightdm stop |
do i need xinerama and twinview (nvidia driver) both enabled in xorg.conf for dual-head compiz? | you normally dont enable both xinerams and twinview. |
hi everybody, there's something that stop me to change definitivly to ubuntu, it's itunes, ok i know that exists a lot of altetrnatives, i tried all of them. i tried to install itunes by wine and now by playonlinux (a frontend of wine), works but very very slowly, anyonw knows a way to do things working good? (sorry ba... | if you must have itunes that is |
hi, i would like to disintall gnome in ubuntu how can i do that ? thx by advance | and use debfoster to clean up the bits it leaves behind |
what is the -y option in install for? | see man apt-get |
how do i set permissions on my external hdd so that a user group can write to it please! | use chmod/chown to set the proper permissions |
hi, how can i see my processor speed in ubuntu ? | try cat /proc/cpuinfo |
what program/package controls volume automounting when in gnome? (plug in a usb key and something opens) | it respects fstab |
is sunbird or qorganizer a good choice for a non email client calendar that will pop up and remind me of events soon to come? | the program will have to either be running in the background or have some sort of trigger tied to the system calendar so that it could pop up on specified dates/times...as far as which specific application, i cant help you there...just takes a lot of searching, or you can write the program yourself |
if i remove something with 'rm' command, is there a way to get it back if i did wrong? i can't see the files in the trash. | 'rm' deletes files, doesn't put them in the trash. no easy way to get them back. |
quick question about chmod. will the -r option do what i want, if what i want is to change that directory, all its subdirectories, and files within those directories? | -r stands for recursive :) |
>_< i can't live with out the forums!! | they will be back up soon |
hey what's this | only at the cost of the cd, or you can download them for free. |
in xubuntu, does anyone know if i can modify the 'indicator plugin' in the panel. i want to get rid of the envelope. | just uninstall indicator-messages-gtk2 |
hi all: is there a way to get a gnome launcher to open a program in the terminal? | 'gnome-terminal -e foo' |
how can you access the add/remove gui for applications (not packages) through the terminal? | gnome-app-install |
can anyone please tell me how to set read permissions on an ntfs mounted hdd | pass -o umask=022 to mount |
what is the best program to use to boot up a windows program through? | wine can run some windows programs, and i have windows7 installed in virtualbox but it does run rather slow |
hi ho ppl, what's the difference between the ubuntu 7.10 kernel 2.6.22-14-generic and the ubuntu 7.10 kernel 2.6.20-16-generic ? | the first one is a newer kernel than the other |
am working with gprs conn ,the epiphany change to workoffline often when am online ,how can i tell the network manager am online or is there workaround ? | i heard something about this the other night with ppp connections in firefox thinking that your offline when your not also happens with data cards. i dont remember *exactly* but i believe its fixed with hardy |
cannot open pdf file.. anybody help??/ #ubuntu #10.04 | use envice document viewer |
hi, who has any recommendations on the best way to setup a 'very' secure ftp server using ubuntu dapper. . one that microsoft clients can access over the net. so - using ssh / ssl etc. pref one that requires not much config on the client end so that it is easier for them to use? | vsftp .... very secure ftp |
how do i get an address bar in file open dialog ? its not possible to access hidden directories | --force-depends |
is security.ubuntu.com down at the moment? i can't seem to do an update | are you able to conenct at all? i am on westnet in nsw, and found out that my isp has an upstream carrier problem. it may be effecting you. |
how do i remove all the files and directory of a directory but except one? | short way is to just move what you want to save to another directory and then delete everything. the long way would to use either a combination of a find or grep command and then pipe the result into rm |
i have little problem with my ubuntu. it does collect all memory. now 99% collected... (22% for programs and 77% for cache) how i can release some memory? | no; no problem. unused ram == wasted ram |
any idea? =) | sry i'm not up on bootloader troubleshooting. i usually do pretty vanilla installs |
where can i find a repository or older versions of ubuntu desktop and server? | try here; http://releases.ubuntu.com/ |
can i use gconf to change the behavior of gnome archiev manager? coz i been looking for it in gconf? | look at apps/file-roller |
hi all, how can i check which dns server my computer is currently using? i updated the dns settings for my wireless connection in network manager but i want to be sure thy have taken effect | 'nslookup' |
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