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does anyone know where i can test the vlc firefox plugin for something other than flash, most sites as understand it only use flash now | doesn't apple's move trailer site have non-flash videos? www.apple.com/trailer |
how do i change the owner of everything in a directory? | 'man chown' helps |
i just upgraded to 9.10 and now the option to run the window manager in my .xinitrc is gone. any hints on how to fix that? | you can set stuff to run on login via startup applications under system -> preferences |
how do i install perl dbd::odbc successfully? the cpan install keeps erroring out. | install the libdbd-odbc-perl package. |
my 'locale' is configured to utf-8. concordingly, when i request output from a text file from the cli (using cat, less, more, nano,...) it's interpreted as utf-8. the problem arises when i want to 'cat' an iso-8859 txt file... it gets outputted as utf-8 so many chars don't look okay. my question is: how can i get iso-8... | try this: iconv --from-code=iso-8859-1 --to-code=utf-8 filename |
is there an easy way to delete everything in the trash via command line? | probably something like rm -r ~/.trash |
hi everybody.. i'm pretty new to ubuntu, but i want to hear if anybody knows how to customize the interface in ubuntu 7.10 with things such as widgets and docks? | look at superkaramba for widgets |
anyone else ever had the problem of the gui installer freezing while 'installing system'? this is rediculus | yes, it did the same thing to me, so i got the text based installer |
corrected: what does /tmp/orbit-username serve?? can i delete it? because after i issue netstat -lp i find a whole lot of entries from there. | well, it is in /tmp, so blowing em away won't hurt. just kill the ones from older sessions, to be safe |
what keys do i press to shutdown the xserver and go to the command line? i don't want it to restart. i need this so i can try to fix xorg | ctrl-alt-f1 will put you on the console. or what engla said |
hey everyone! i have one of these multimedia keyboards. in gnome, the volume control wheel on the keyboard works great, but in enemy territory it does not function. could anyone help? | enemy territory is probably grabbing the keyboard in some way. |
odd question.. does anyone happen to have the opendns nameserver info? | 128.8.74.2 is open to get you going |
hi, does anyone know if it's possible to have multiple private/public key pairs on the client side of ssh and specify which host should use which? | or whip up a .ssh/config file and specify it on a per-host basis, and you needn't bother doing it on the command line |
i installed an awesome gtk2 theme, but nautilus and gedit, among others, use the ugly default gnome theme! how do i make them pretty? | where did you get the theme from? |
anyone available to help me with my screen resolution problem? i only get 800x600 and i tried different ways to get 1024 in intrepid | https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50317 <--- maybe could help |
i'm playing with a new install of dapper 6.06, my screen saver works ok, but when i wake up in theh morning, the box is frozen, and won't reboot into x. running startx at reboot locks up too. to get here now, i had to boot into safe graphics mode, recreate my user, etc... i didn't have this trouble with 5.10, ideas? | if that is a new install, you might consider installing 8.04 because 6.06 will end life in a few months |
is there a 64-bit ubuntu for intel processors? | core 2 duo is x86-64/amd64 |
i'm just starting with linux (don't be angry for my question:)-what i have to type in terminal if i want to reinstall something? | apt-get install whatever package. |
hello all, does anyone know of a ubuntu application that will accept windows media 9 audio stream? | try opening it with totem, it will give you an option to download the codec from the repository |
are there any wireless cards with good linux drivers? | without ndiswrapper? |
new to ubuntu. sometimes a window will get stuck in 'drag mode' (where the hand that's moving it has a clenched fist) and i can't drop the window anywhere. ideas? | xdg-open |
is it possible to remove pulseaudio and just use alsa and dmix? | if it wants to uninstall everything obv dont do it ;) |
whats an 'install prefix ' when trying to install a .sh file | the path were it will put the files |
why isn't firefox 1.5 available in the repos? | no i think you have to do that in a vm session |
what is the easiest way to know where an executable is located? i'm trying to find where bmp is installed... | which execname |
what is the key combination to close a running process while in command line mode? | is the program is taking up your foreground, you can try ctrl+c or ctrl+z to freez it and go to the shell |
i have tried dia, does anyone have any recommendations for a program i could use to create a layout designed more for architectural use? | if you have a numeric keypad, it has an ins key (on the 0 key). just hit num lock and then use it |
is rc.local the typical place to lay out iptables rules, or is there a more preferred way to define them in a debian/ubuntu environment? | use iptables-save and iptables-restore |
if i want to install grub to the partition that linux is installed on, i set the location to /dev/hdax, and that won't affect the mbr of hda? | it shouldn't |
in ubuntu, how to know what hardware attached on our pc? | lshw |
'e: invalid release file, no entry for main/binary-i368/packages' when i try to debootstrap --arch i386 dapper /foo/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ | 368 vs 386.. |
does anybody know of some network hardware that actually reliably works in linux? i have intel pro/wireless 4965 and after a period of use, it just magically stops working.... and i have realtek rtl8111/8168b ethernet hardware and it randomly stops working too. and they stop working at different times. i've never had t... | i'd suspect some sort of hardware issue.. cuz i have that same realtek device, and it never has caused me a problem |
hi do you know what are the locations .desktop files are stored in? | you can do a find command like so: find / -name *.desktop -print (you might need sudo) |
how can i send at commands to a modem? | https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/56306 |
does anybody know how to work with iptable? i need to open a port on a server for a specific ip, please help out :) | have you tried this : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/iptableshowto ? |
are there tools to manage multiple ubuntu servers at once? | don't know about ubuntu specifially, but check out cfengine |
hi, does anyone know if it's possible to set up ubuntu to automatically connect to a wifi signal prior to logging in to an account? | use /etc/network/interfaces ? |
hey, does anyone know how to output wine's console output straight to a file? | ./notepad++.exe > output? |
hey guys, what's the command to launch nautilus with sudo privleges again? | gksudo nautilus |
strange problem with my server... for some reason networking has gone down, i can't ping any hosts beyond my lan, was working fine up until yesterday, i can ping the server lan ip and other ip's on the lan, but no ip's on the internet | do you have a default gateway? 'ip route show' |
how can i reinstall mysql-server package so it will create all it's /etc/mysql files? | if you're not sure, `dpkg -s /etc/mysql` will give you the packages you need to purge/reinstall |
is it necessary to install a firewall? | i am no expert, but firestarter to the best of my knowledge is only a nice way to configure the built in firewall that's in your kernel |
hi all, does anyone know a video screen capture application ? | or xvidcap i think or xscreencap |
has anyone compiled their own kernel with ubuntu? i'm on 8.04 and i used to use archlinux. my first step would be 'zcat /proc/config.gz' but it seems that that option is unavailable to me. how do i get the default kernel .config? | don't like modules? :p |
so how long is it gonna take to fix the flash plugin? | ask adobe |
hi. do i can install ubuntu 9.10 on ext3 file system? (ext4 destroyed my hdd ;/ ) | ext4 should not do that. what happened. ext4 is vary stable and better for 9.10 but yes you should bre able to use ext3 fine i should think |
my cursor is acting funny, when i try to click inside a window it just grabs the window instead, why is it doing this? | could your alt key be stuck down? |
version amd64-bit ubuntu: should it have any issues running on an intel core2quad q6600? | not really no |
hello, i need you help here. i'm french and i don't know what is the right expression to talk about the index you found at the end of a book that containt a list of keyword and at which page it's referenced into the book. | a glossary lists the word definitions, an index is a list with page references |
how bad of idea is it, to start installing packages from karmic? | that's not going to be a happy backport. |
what you need to do is install the 'user agent switcher: this will alow firefox to spoof the server and pretend its ie | paloyme is the one with that problem |
hey everyone. trying to make a custom distro cd of karmic, and trying to leave off a lot of packages. when i blow packages away, the no longer show up in the packages file, and aren't on the cd, but the 'ubuntu-desktop' task still selects them, and they download instead. how can i make the installer forget about them? | rebuild 'ubuntu-desktop' with changed dependencies |
which package has grub 2 and the grub 2 configuration files? | grub2 |
wow, i just plugged in the usb hard drive, and ubuntu recognized it right away, just opened a window on my desktop | that would be bruenig who sent you that message |
hey, if my firefox crashed, how can i kill it? its not going away | pkill firefox or killall firefox or use -9 if that doesnt work |
how do i find out what my drives are? | gparted will let you view them easily |
it seems that x crashes when i try to log in | ~/.xsession-errors |
besides awn and gnomedo there is another popular mac os x style panel, what is it called? | cairo dock |
i'm having major nfs issues with my ubuntu server. anyknow know where i can get quality nfs advice? | http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/nfs-howto/ <-- quite helpful |
i'm trying to install a package but i keep getting a dependency error. it says it needs ia32-libs but the version of ia32-libs i have installed is the most recent. is there something else i need to do to setup ia32-libs so the system can make use of it? | is it coming from a 3rd party repo? |
when i open the sound recorder in gnome it says 'your audio capture settings are invalid. please correct them in the multimedia settings'. the sound works well, and i have the highest volue on my mic in alsamixer | run gstreamer-properties |
i've got 11.04 desktop on a desktop machine and i'm thinking of setting it up as the server for a vpn setup, do i need to reinstall with server edition or can i just add whatever packages i may need? | no reinstallation needed. no need for server kernel either. just install/remove packages as needed |
heya (on 10.4 btw), i'm trying to get half life 2 working, got it started in game with sound, but it doesn't show any models like all npcs but background objects are fine. i was told on the wine irc that i needed more reliable drivers (got edge open source ones atm) like gallium3d but i'm not sure how to remove my old ... | if the regular wine packages don't work, then try crossover. it is unlikely that gallium3d is packaged for lucid. |
question: is there any pre-installed font on ubunutu that resembles verdana font? | i do not believe so, but verdana can be installed via the msttcorefonts package - to install type 'sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts' without the quotes into a terminal |
in hoary it seems like you can't delete any apps without deleting the ubuntu-desktop.... is there a way around this? | it's adummy package - losing it won't matter |
how and when is /etc/systcl.conf read and acted upon during boot up? | when /etc/init.d/procps runs |
is ntfs really that unstable to write to? | check out nfts-3g |
anyone knows some good ebook reader? | try calibre |
hi guys, is there any channel about learning shell language? | start here http://linux.org.mt/article/terminal |
is the 2.6.17-10-generic kernel the -686 version of the 2.6.17 series? | not really. i regularly purge all except the latest two. |
what repo for karmic do i need to add to install icecast2? | its in universe |
my computer has stopped booting at 'loading modules' with the error message 'buffer i/o error on devicd sdb, logical block 0' i have no scsi drive can anyone help? | what kind of disks do u have? |
hello guys, is it possible to put more than one linux distros on my pc? | put the new distro on your 10g future partition. |
how do i set my network up to use a computer i just configured to be a gateway? | i most times you can configure it via gui (i don't know on gnome though). if nothing else, read up on the command 'route' |
is there a way to restart gnome-shell without the side effect of logging me out? | alt-f2 r |
in gnome's file dialog windows is there a way to go so hidden directories i.e. directories that start w/ a '.'? | browse for other folders, right click, and 'show hidden files' |
for those of you who have tried virtual machines, which do you think is faster? (as in better emulation?) qemu or vmware? | vmware is better in my opinion |
is there a command to do a recursive search in a directory and return just the filetypes that are in the directory and any subdirectories? | hmm ls -r |grep filetype? |
can someone direct me to good a cd cover maker? | try glabels |
kontact-- # the bloody kwallet thing pops up, asking your password, and *doesn't take focus* | file a bug report :) |
how do i turn off the system beep | system -> preferences -> sound -> beep |
i sucessful installed kde enviroment using 'sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop'. ok what should i need to download to have option at login to choose between gnome and kde. | as you get to the login screen, click 'session' |
how can one increase the text sixe, in xchat? | settings, preference, font size |
how can i get iptables to run iptables-restore on boot? also, i have to keep echo '1' > ip_forward on boot as well.. how can i make that permanent? | make a 'firewall' script and add it to startup |
any one knows how to fix sleep and suspend functions on my laptop | detail |
why did you give someone that link - that's nothing to do with his problem | he asked for help |
how do i give myself permission to copy a font into the font folder? | you may want to use sudo to copy your files around i.e. sudo cp -a /path/to/source /path/to/target |
what is a good midi player for ubuntu? | yes, for breezy and dapper, don't know about hoary |
any good linux programs i should know of when i get ubuntu? | there are lots, use syanptic |
i have figured out how to rip a .vob file from my dvd, then extract an .ac3 file from the audio stream i want. now i have a vob file and an ac3 file. would someone please help me to make an x264-encoded?synched? .avi or .mp4 file using the two files? | you can use avidemux for that i think |
how to change preferred dns server through terminal?! | edit /etc/resolv.conf |
is there anyone who knows the command for recieving a file a 'dcc send' from a user in irssi? | /dcc get $nickofsender |
i'm a little bit confused about the ability to read sd-cards under linux. i read that there are no 'sd card drivers' out there... but at the same time i read that people happily access their sd-cards via a usb-card reader. i was always under the impression that there is no other way to read such a card via usb. i do ha... | no pasting |
since i installed compiz i am not able to see the window cross, maximize and minimize sign | try pressing alt+f2 and running gtk-window-decorator --replace |
i would like to install something on my hardy, but it is asking for c/c++ compiler and kernel source. what should i add in synaptic? | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
how do i change permissions recursively thru a folder? | 'chmod ??? -r /whatever/', use sudo if needed. |
anyone know which package svn belongs to, i did apt-get install svn and it says can't find package | that was t you |
anyone know how to have ubuntu/gnome auto-logout after x minute of inactivity? | there is a way that after x minutes it goes to a screen saver which requires you enter your password. other users can still log in if they encounter this screen by selecting 'switch user' |
i feel a bit stupid asking this, but how do i make a new file in the terminal? i can't find a command for it... | or, just open it in whatever editor (nano filename) and then save it. |
please help me. how can i change server to connect? | /server new.server.here |
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