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correct, and not actually being on a partition is my number one reason for never recommending it
i'm still lacking an answer to my question
hey, i made a hello world program in cpp and i have the compiled file, how do i run it from the terminal?
make it executable (chmod +x file) and run it with ./file
hi, i plugged in a usb keyboard last week for an hour or so and ever since my laptop has num-lock on by default - any ideas? i'm running gnome on ubuntu 7.04
i think there is an option for that in the menu. under user pref.'s keyboard maybe
speaking of xmms ... anybody had any experience with xmms freezing? i can't get it to play anything, it just freezes. same happens with aplay, but rhythmbox works fine. :(
apt-get install beep-media-player
can someone help me with deluge bittorrent - some plugin of mine got screwed and deluge refuses to start. i need to disable the plugin manually. hellp
deluge was always breaking for me like that, so i switched to transmission
is there a way to play a .wma music file in karmic ? ?
or go to ubuntu software center install ubuntu restricted extras and rhythmbox will play it
how can i monitor a file that is being written by another application in realtime?
if 'application' just appends lines
i just downloaded an iso file, but it's been compressed *iso.bz2...what's the command to uncompress this...(not too experienced with bzip)
bunzip2 foo.bz2
in other words, is it 'safe' to activate fb in grub?
'vga=ask' as a kernel parameter
how do you search for files?
you can use 'locate filename' in terminal
hey, can someone suggest me a good file rescue application ?
download hiren's bootcd. it has a lot of partitioning and hd/file recovery tools.
/usr/local/lib/libfreeradius-radius-2.2.0.so: elf 32-bit lsb shared object, intel 80386, version 1 (sysv), not stripped | --- | export path=$path:/usr/local:/usr/local/lib | --- | radiusd: error while loading shared libraries: libfreeradius-radius-2.2.0.so: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory <- w...
you might need to rerun sudo ldconfig
what is the best way to get external usb drives (flash, hdd) always mount at the same point under ubuntu? mine change every time (8.04 and 9.04)?
/etc/fstab
what's the desktop environment that xubuntu uses?
xfce
does anyone know how i can get ssh to not respond with 'ssh-2.0-openssh_5.9p1 debian-5ubuntu1'
man sshd_config and see debianbanner
hi all! i have installed pidgin with microblogging plugin, and after few days of using it stop connect to twitter... what happen?
not sure ... i dont use pidgin...however is something change on twitter?
hey all, does any1 know if its possible to print to a windows printer on the lan through the firewall, using a combination of portwarding of releveant tcp and udp ports used for windows printing...or can reccomend some more elagant solution?
i believe so, with samba and cups
hi all, can one of u help me downloading wine in ubuntu 8.10?
type this in the terminal: sudo apt-get install wine
does it give a x scp/ssh/sftp client in the packets?
no, that would be pointless, but nautilus can do sftp.
which ftp server do you recommend to install ??? proftpd ???
i used pureftp and found it pretty simple to use and setup on my first day of using a linux server
is anyone here who can help me with php, i know this is ubuntu server and have nothing to do with programming, but the channel of php it's always full, so if any could help me would be great
you need to register
isn't there a virtual package to install most commonly used development tools?
build-essential
is there a smaller ubuntu channel? i find it hard to get questions answered here, since it's so large.
you could try your local ubuntu channel
so, i guess this might be a little odd. i'm compiling mplayer from source for the second time, doing it this time because i didn't like how the installation done by make install doesn't show up on either aptitude or apt-get, synaptic, etc. this time i'll be using checkinstall. my question is, i could pass something lik...
you can use apt-pin to prevent it updating
how can i find the most recently modified file in a directory (recursively)?
find ./ -printf '%a@ %p\n' | sort -n | tail
is there a way to find out which process is consuming my bandwidth?
netstat
my motherboard gives an annoying 'beep' in most of games. but it isnt a 'error beep' , its trying to give the game's musics using an 'old arcade game'-like way. how can i stop this beeping ?
i already banned him
when booting how do i get to the grub menu?
hold shift after post
how do i put a .desktop file in the gnome menu?
sudo apt-get install smeg it a menu editor
hey guys, my problem is this .... there is a button at the top-right corner in ubuntu, wich you click ti shutdown/restart/logoff etc etc .... but something happened and i now only see (guest session, lock screen and log off) ... does anyone know how to get the old layout back ? ... using ubuntu 8.10
sudo poweroff or sudo init 0 or sudo shutdown -h now
did that have something to do with the ignored dcc send i just got?
x can run without an xserver
everytime i reboot, i have to fetch an ip address fromt my router with 'dhclient wlan0' ... i want to write a script to automatically do this on startup. where would i start? keep in mind i am a linux newb :)
system > administration > networking. choose configuration dhcp for your ethernet card (probably eth0)
has anybody lost sound with the 2.6.30-3 kernel ?
thats in the ubuntu+1 channel where i can see you asking
can i just copy a livecd to my filesystem to install, or do i need to do more?
you can use special tools to put the live cd direct onto a us disk so i dont see why not, you will need to do a lot of the stuff the installer does manually
how to unpack rar files? =p
you should then be able to use the regular archive manager
should i go with kubuntu or ubuntu? just an opinion
that is a bad question for so many reasons... but if in doubt use 'ubuntu'... it is what started it all :)
hello - new ubuntu user trying to configure network to connect to the internet. goes through a router, to a dsl modem. xp laptop works ok. i can traceroute to cnn but can't get it via firefox. any clues?
open 'about:config' and try to set network.dns.disableipv6 to true
i am having a problem making a ubuntu package for my work, can someone give me a little help?
could help http://www.schotty.com/wordpress/?p=47
anyone know to properly exract bz2 files using tar?
tar xvjf filename.tbz
tv application ...... what is that zapper ?
zapping
can someone tell me why 'vim' on ubuntu doesn't do vsplit?
'cause by default vim-tiny is installed. install the package called vim
how do i mount a cd image?
- mount -o loop foo.iso /mnt/iso
does anyone know why 'ifconfig > ifconfig.out' would render a 0-bit file?
no, but try | tee or something...
why do i have a bad signature after upgrading to 12.04. see it when i do a 'apt-get update' etc
i have a bagsig error in two ubuntu 10.04/lucid boxes that looks the same as your error. happened this morning.
http://pastebin.ca/650179 <-- someone want to help with my xorg.conf issue?
: i looked at that conf file, but you didn't state what your problem was.
i need help.. is there a way to make ubuntu change hardware drivers?? ... i change a disk from one computer to other...
most drives don't require special drivers
is there a way to have chromium as my browser that opens from links in terminal
system > preferences > prefered applications > web browser > pick chromium
i'm trying to build a c++ code and link it against /usr/lib/libmysqlpp.so but always get /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -llibmysqlpp error i'm using -l /usr/lib -llibmysqlpp does this have something to do with ldconfig?
it's -lmysqlpp
hi, how can i block dcc spam? or deactivate dcc?
/ignore *!*@* dcc
anyone can help me instlal lightscribe software please
did you try: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/lightscribe ?
guys, what's the difference between apt-get upgrade, apt-get update?
upgrade upgrades from one version to another, update updates packages that have newer bug/security fixes
what was the command again to list your audio devices?
lspci | grep audio
how much space is required for git clone of linux-image
could vary... i'd probably leave at least 1 gb
does gnomebaker support dvd iso images for burning?
just right-click the iso > burn to whatever
hey there. intrepid is supported til april 2010, right? -- what about security updates? do they update major bugs in servers, such as tomcat6 ?
you will find what you are looking for here https://launchpad.net/%7emjeanson/+archive/backports/+sourcepub/571110/+listing-archive-extra
can someone try this url for me and see if it works: https://www.mypipex.net
works for me
is it possible to repair ubuntu 11.10 by a live cd ? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=157250 :: what packages must be installed to get the login mask?
that depends on what you want to repair.
can anyone point me to a good (graphical) scp client?
nautilus
ok. dumb question, how to i check if apache tomcat is even running? i don't think it's auto starting.
'ps aux' should show everything that's running (there must be an easier way to find out though)
im looking for a program like k9copy, that copy dvd's (not to avi/mpg). k9copy crashes so im looking for something else, any suggestions?
dvd95
hi all, what is ssl port of freenode?
7000, 7070
was there some global shortcut to grab a screen capture on default ubuntu install?
printscreen key
just installed chromium web browser ubuntu 9.10 and bookmarks are not showing
ctrl + d
i have an old laptop dell inspiron 1150 celeron 2.5ghz would i be advised to install the netbook remix on it or will i gain no advantage on older hardware?
you would gain very little speed advantage using the netbook remix. perhaps xubuntu
what is more 'standard'? lzma or xz? do they keep file permissions?
torrents typically do checksums on each piece but the other week i had a corrupt iso from a torrent, so you'd better double check just in case.
not really the right place to ask but how do i find out how much electricity my laptop uses to buy a power inverter for my car that will work?
on bottom of charger
is there something wrong if 99% of the packages 'apt-get upgrade' wants to install can't be authenticated?
apt-get update should solve your problem..
how do i force to stop a service running in /etc/init.d/ ?
'sudo invoke-rc.d servicename stop'
damnit, why does it always ask for the ubuntu release i386 cd
take it out of your sources.list
hi all new to ubuntu server edition, im running lucid. how do i install packages like the one found here? http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/libevent-dev
or setup your own ppa
i'd like to upgrade from 10.04 to 11.10 (with 11.04 in between if required), but update manager doesn't show the option (i assume because these aren't lts?). can i still do the old 'aptitude dist-upgrade' or is that no longer considered good?
i believe you type 'update-manager -d' or something similar in the terminal
i recently enabled gutsy-backports updates because of this one package i was trying to get running. when i enabled it though, it was marked with a - instead of a checkmark and i can't un-enable it. this is bothering me because now my updates notification keeps showing me all these compvis updates and other things i don...
you can disable it by editing /etc/apt/sources.list
excuse me if this is a dumb question, but is it possible for me to host my own site without a static ip address?
you need to register your site at dyndns or no-ip.com and you can. i have one hosted (although i'm getting it set up right now)
hi, i know this isn't ubuntu specific but perhaps someone has some help? i have a manual for a device in pdf in russian, can i translate it to english somehow? or is there a way to copy/paste text into google translate?
copy content from your pdf file, translate it and make a pdf of english version w/ open office
is there a recommended tool for browsing fonts? something better than xlsfonts.
how about just typing 'fonts:///' into nautilus's location bar
hi all! is 5.04rc1 the same as 5.04?
well, no -- there is a different name :). apart from that, lotta bug fixes, some updated apps etc.
how can i see the error msg for my x server when he crashed and restart ?
cat /var/log/xorg.0.log
can anyone get to this pdf for me using ubuntu? http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/d11539 thank you!
works fine for me
please help me with a weird font problem; in gedit i can select sans size 10 and it is my system default, but i can't find a font by the name of 'sans' in 'fonts:///' or in the drop-down menu at abiword. help
i think sans is an alias for either deja vu sans or bitstream vera sans, so try those
guys i forgot my ssh passphrase. what can i do to recover/make a new one?
i dont think you can recover.. make a new key with ssk-keygen perhaps
is it possible to move an entire ubuntu install from one hard disk to another ?
not a good idea att all
hey guys, anybody knows any plugin or software that can download flash videos on a web browser (embedded or not). it is like internet download manager in windows.
you can use flah video downloader. it is an firefox add-on.
is there a text based bootup manager for ubuntu?
'man update-rc.d'
anyone know how to stop massive crackling during video playback?
is it from something you encoded yourself?
can anyone recommend anything better the xmms, kind of like amarok? (i cant run amarok slows my system down real bad)
cynthiune.app
hi... im kinda new to unix... i've managed to setup a ec2 instance with ubuntu... i have a lot of files on another server ... can connect through ftp.. i want to copy (or download) files to this installation.... can someone help me with a recursive command i should use?
use scp maybe
i'm trying to configure some source and when checking for gcc i get 'c compiler cannot create executables.' i currently have gcc v4:4.0.1-3 installed. how can i get more info on what is going wrong? or does anyone know the problem?
install the package build-essential
what i realy want to see is a network play frozen-bubble
there's one installed by default
i am just trying to play dvds on 7.04 (\just installed) the help page says to install libdvdcss, but i could not find it in synapetic
you need to dl it from a site
okay, so i've downloaded lightzone, and it's a tar.gz file...now if i want to run the program i navigate over to the folder in terminal, and then i type in ./lightzone, or i can just double click lightzone in the folder....but how do i add a shortcut to this, and how do i make it so im not told that it's an executable ...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/compilingeasyhowto
i am trying to get sounds working in empathy. added the ppa, refreshed and updated. several packages were updated, but the sound wasn't fixed and now i have the empathy icon in the notification applet and not the messaging applet. is there an easy way to fix this?
try getting alsa utils to play out samples.. if that works then the might be empathy.. sound should be heard at least with aplay
i need help finding phatch, says its installed in the ubuntu software center, but it is nowhere to be found on the main menu.
sudo apt-get install phatch
hi. i've set the gnome panel to autohide (only one is active, i've got very small primary display), but suddenly it is refusing to hide. playing with panel properties does not help. i think a logoff may help, but i don't want to. any other suggestions? i'm running ubuntu 9.10.
killall gome-panel
my mouse is a bit sensitive, how do i adjust that ?
in system/preferences/mouse
anyone know what the develpment package for 'file' is?
libmagic-dev
what happened to the 'normal' dapper install cds? is there only livecd and server installs now?
alt cd will do text install, oem install, lvm setup, and some other stuff
hi, anyone know how to get the asus p8p67 onboard nic (intel 82579) working with ubuntu?
if you run: sudo lshw -c network and websearch the product line for the interface, you will find guides
anyone for my scanner problem ?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26911
i've been reading the forums for a while trying to decide whether to get a nvidia or ati graphics card. does ati have decent acceleration support on linux nowadays? or is nvidia still king?
amd == ati
du -h --max-depth=1 only lists the size of directories in the current working directory, not files. how do i list both with du ?
-a, --all