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hey, after updating to feisty i can no longer see my ntfs partitions. i run 'sudo mount /media/hdd1' it tells me that /dev/hdd1 does not exist. | feisty uses a different driver and all drives are now sd instead of hd and/or sd |
currently using ubuntu 10.04 lts - the lucid lynx, looking for knowledgable opinion regarding whether i should upgrade to latest. | if you are fine with .04 stay there...my opinion |
hi guys do you know how to ran windows applications without wine (another program maybe)??? | other than windows, i'm pretty sure wine is the only viable alternative you have. |
hi #ubuntu i am having some problems with my laptop's cdrom after feisty issues, wondering if anyone is familiar with related bugs/troubleshooting? ): | what kind of bugs? |
how do i determine my laptop's mac address? | that depends on your local network. or you can use a public dns server like opendns. |
hrm, anyone have any idea why the ubuntu fluxbox package does not have fluxbox-generate_menu compiled? | its in universe |
when i pair my bluetooth keyboard with my laptop, i never get prompted for a pin. what's wrong? is the connection between the keyboard and the laptop encrypted? | the keyboard probably has a default pin. it will be in the docs. usually 0000 or 1111 or 1234 |
apt-get command to install ntfs-3g? | the package is called 'ntfs-3g' and 'ntfs-config' if they don't work, you need to enable universe/multiverse |
what are those mac minis going for? | $500-600 |
i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot? | ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode. |
guys - if i installed 8.04 beta - when the final release do i need to reinstalled or it will update to the final ? | - you will be able to update to it when it's out, but personally i would just do a fresh install once the distro is in stone |
how can i run something through the terminal without dedicating that terminal to the application? | you can add a & at the end of the line. this forces the process to run in the background |
does anyone know of some good finances bookeeping software? i tried gnucash but it's too complicated for what i want.. | i will repeat myself, search sourceforge.net they have lots |
anyone know how i make it so when i link /dev/radio0 to /dev/radio it doesn't dissapear after a reboot? | ln -s |
how do i start chrome from the terminal | 'chromium-browser' if you are using chromium |
i got a 3g modem running in linux, i got internet connection but the ip address is 10.135.5.168 wich is not an internet ip, so... how can i connect other computer (with 'normal' internet connection) to the 3g connected computer? | that is a normal ip |
hi everybody, do you know how to ship ubuntu cd's of feisty for a lug ? | or at least thats the way that you can get free cds. |
another question. why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a gui? | it sets the proper display and other variables. |
is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this | nvm |
hi! i'm still a bit confused about package management system and installing software. if i install a program not in the package management system (like opera), does it appear on the installed packages after install? | : if you dpkg -i operablablabla.deb, yes |
when i restart gnome by ctrl+alt+backspace it is changed to text mode, how can i return to gnome graphical mode? | sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start |
hmm, when i start 'firefox' i am getting a segmentation fault core dumped...... a | strace firefox |
what was the command to check witch gfx-card you got? | lspci |
how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders? | find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \; |
hey does anyone know the cli command to upgrade to edgy? i can't seem to find it | there's a guide for upgrading there |
simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter? | aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers. |
how would i autostart a .sh script at log in? | put it in /etc/rc.local |
is there any application that can convert html to pdf? | you can 'print to pdf' with the right setup |
if i'm funning a java app that requires a particular java lib, where do i put that lib (.jar) so i don't get a java.lang.noclassdeffounderror? | you should be able to add any path to your $classpath variable, and it will pick up the new jar. |
is it safe to log into gmail when i'm on a public wifi? | that's enough. be careful when you're using public computers, though, since they can use keystroke listeners to obtain your password. but https is sufficient from a network security point of view. |
i feel that my upgrade to hardy was only partial, but the update manager is giving me problems. how do i complete the update from the cli | sudo apt-get dist-upgrade |
i'm thinking of trying to study python over the summer. i notice that python 2.5 is installed by default, but python 3.1 is available in the repository. is there any reason not to install python 3.1? | nothing will break if you install it. |
how do i reassign shift+alt+up (show all windows)? it doesn't show up in system settings | it's a compiz plugin so you need compiz settings manager |
can ubuntu read xd cards? like from cameras | if your card-reader is supported, yes |
ok, is there an easy app to make a dvd with any sort of media files? i have a bunch of avi's i wanted to watch on the dvd player. or just a converter to mpeg files is ok too. my dvd player reads those. | devede |
how do i enable ip forwarding ? | it's not iptables |
does kill -9 free memory and etc? | that's why some processes catch the regular kill signal - so they can clean up and exit gracefully. |
preferring gnome - i need kde for it's 'kipi' plugins.... can i install kde-core on ubuntu without issue? | of course. |
ppa would be? | it's just black on windows |
i can't get the correct resolution on my desktop.. tried both ati and fglrx drivers.... ati wont get past 800x600, fglrx wont go past 1024x768.... can anyone help | dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg? |
which is best gtk frontend for torrent? | try utorrent in wine which is what i do |
anybody here use devilspie? i just started using it and love it! i have a question though... as i am testing the script i enter 'killall devilspie' then to restart it and test a new config 'devilspie &'... the only problem is, when i close out the terminal, i seem to also shutdown devilspie... how to make it persistant... | nohup devilspie |
hi guys. how is it possible to find out the memory module i have on my hp envy 14 without having to open the laptop back? | you might try dmidecode |
any m17x owners here? i installed 12.04 just now and notice that it doesn't charge when i replugged power adapter. /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/state shows off-line though adapter is plugged in. if i reboot then ubuntu detects it, google says its a common issue with no solution besides power cycle. | power charging should be a software issue |
synaptic can show which packages have not been fully purged - can aptitude do the same for a server install? | aptitude purge ~c to get rid of them |
annyone knows how to glue two pdf documents to one? | pdftk, i can't remember the syntax though |
so i have another little question: what is fsck used for? | man on the other hand is used to show you the manual page for the command |
so xdm is only responsible for the graphical login page and to startx? then what is gdm and kdm for i thought gdm was for gnome and kdm for kde. | for those that don't use gnome or kde |
hi, another question from an kubuntu user, kubuntu restores the state of all application running at the last logout and recreates them on startup, is this possible with ubuntu? | system -> prefs -> startup apps -> options tab. |
hello. how could i send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? is there something like: cat foo.txt | 'sendtocutbuffer'? | there is an utility for that, i anot sure if it's 'xclip' |
can i make apt-get not check for dependencies? | apt-get(8) is your friend ;) |
hey, anyone has any idea why i wouldn't be able to connect to a perfectly fine hidden network to which i know and have inputted the settings? i'm on karmic, and every time i try to connect to the hidden network i just made, the 'connect' button is grayed out. why? | i've always had problems with hidden networks. gave up hiding the ssid in the end |
is there an option in xchat to not show joins/quits in the channel window? | /set irc_conf_mode 1 |
i also found the same problem on my ubuntu 12.04 box. to get it working, i have to start ccsm, uncheck the settings related to screen corners & then re-enable them. however, some reboots it works fine & sometimes you have to go back to ccsm... | yeah i know about that workaround. i don't want to set the setting each time. no fix? |
someone know how i can fix this problem: 'the package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but i can't find an archive for it.' | look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1315380 |
i made a mistake when i was upgrading to hardy alpha 4, and decided to keep my pulse.conf. how can i re-install and initialize pulseaudio so this file is re-created properly? | sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudo && sudo apt-get install pulseaudio |
what's the command to list what's been installed? | : dpkg --get-selections > installed-software |
how do i check the root of my partitions? | sudo |
is there a way to stop certain mounted drives from having icons on my desktop? | note that's for all mounted volumes |
you can save some money... by not buying windows. | i already have windows |
can i just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the liveusb? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromimgfiles#ubuntu | you will need to use cdrecord to make a cd, (if that is what you are trying to do). |
in case anyone is interested, a bootable usb can be created from an iso image using the usb startup disk creator under system administration. how easy is that! | as well as with this -> for various distros :d http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ |
how do i specify the password as a parameter when connection to a ssh server? (no need for security, the user has no access on the server) | use ssh keys |
can someone tell me how to get rid of totem in firefox? | if you want to use mozilla-mplayer and it is installed already yyou will need to reinstall after you remove totem |
hello, what's the currently supported version of ubutnu lts? | long time for 12.04, i hear 9 months left for 10.04 |
i have ubuntu 10.04 installed on virtualbox, i use mobile broadband in windows7 and ubuntu is not taking the connection...what should i use in network settings of virtualbox? | you should move, but for that matters you'll only need nat, let the windows take care of networking for you |
hi, how do i try hud? | hey i answered you lol |
hi, i have conected laptop and tv via hdmi. at first i just plug in the cable and picture shows on tv but now when i plug in it happens nothing | - type at the keyboard to wake the laptop up? |
does anyone know how to change my system to use the gnu java instead of the sun one? | update-alternatives |
my gnome-terminal has no menu... how do i enable it again? | right click > show menu bar |
is there some free x86 emulator for linux that i can use to try a new install of hoary? (i just want to see how it looks..) | : qemu is fine |
how can i renew my ip adress in linux? | sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart |
but he can already ping google. | firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve |
robdid you md5 check your cd? | now do i do that :s |
could somebody tell me how do i find a file or a directory. i have mounted samba.. windows sees it and lets create dirs and files.. but i cannot find it on the server.. | 'find / -name <filename>' will work |
help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-da... | maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help? |
i have found a post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8834757#post8834757 maybe you know where to find an answer? | ebay? :) |
hey guys, pretend i made a bash script (.sh) and i want it to run at startup, how would i go about this? (i don't want it to display 'run in terminal' ect, just want it to run (without terminal), and no prompts.. possible? | add the full path to your script to /etc/rc.local and it will run on boot |
how i know the amount of memory ram? | free |
what is the difference between the alternate cd and the normal? | means you need to do 'sudo apt-get install build-essential' probably |
what happened to the firefox package in universe ? | yes, due to java bugs... |
how about this.. is there a kernel parameter to disable acpi trip points or acpi in general, so i can attempt to debug the machine? | noacpi on your kernel line in menu.lst? |
if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running. | then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it. |
hey, does anyone know an application that lets you change screen resolution? | xrandr, krandr |
hi! there has just been a new release of postgresql (8.4), could i somehow install that in a 8.04 server? i would have to add some repository, or? | postgres may have a .deb file which you can use, otherwise you are downloading and compiling the source i am afraid |
how can i tell which version of ubuntu i'm on? | lsb_release -a |
is that possible to put a launcher to desktop instead of left side bar in unity? thanks. | yes run this: dd if=/dev/zero/ of=/dev/sda |
how come firefox reports i dont have java runtime environment installed, when i do in fact ahve the sun-jre1.5 package installed and have configured to use by default | did you install sun-java5-plugin? |
hello guys, anyone using gridsim ? i need some help !!! | you may have better luck using the gridsim mailing list. thats a pretty specialist app. |
can someone here tell me how to tell ubuntu to open downloaded msword files with ooo ? | right-click on a .doc file, choose properties, third tab is an associate with program dialog. |
looking for a solution: i've successfully gotten ndiswrapper to load and recognize my wireless card, however, there is a module that loads at boottime,bcm43xx, that is not allowing ndiswrapper to load properly. i'm having to modprobe -r ndiswrapper and the bcm43xx driver, then modprobe ndiswrapper to get the wireless w... | add the module name to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist |
what is the name of the panel applet which shows your taskbar applications, such as pidgin? | notification area :) |
what the best media player like winamp | xmms |
anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat | > /back |
hmm, what is the recommended way to change resolution if it does not appear under the preferences list? i usually use dpkg-reconfigure but im wondering if there is something better. | u can probably just add the desired resolution to /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
why isn't network-manager-gnome working with my intel-based laptop? it just shows the button for 'wired network' but doesn't show any wireless networks... | uhm, have you right or left clicked on the applet? |
where can i find my xorg log ? i'm getting some trouble with that and i need to check the log | /var/log/xorg.0.log |
hi how do yi get the ubuntu version on the cli? | lsb_release -a |
will it create a problem to install kde apps like amarok in gnome? | more memory usage compared to using only gnome apps |
how can i install ubuntu with netboot? | (i assume that's for me) i don't know -- that is the only resource i can direct you to |
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