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where would gaims actual program files be located if i installed it via synaptic? | in a terminal |
for some reason vim doesn't react on 'h' key, but 'l' and 'm' work as supposed. is it ubuntu-related problem or bug in vim or maybe something else? | press mhmhmh. the cursor moves for me. what version of vim, and in the terminal or gvim? |
stupid question. i need to install a program, so i downloaded the .gz and 'unzipped' it. now i have an executable i can't double click. i tried ./prog-name but it didn't work either | try, chmod +x yourexec |
how do i turn the pc speaker beeping off when i use the terminal? | xset b off |
erm. how do i figure out what package contains a library or file i am hunting down? | you can do either (apt-get dist-upgrade; or apt-get install linux-image-virtual linux-virtual;) the second is mostly if you have other upgrades that you don't currently want to install |
does anyone know around what time dapper will be released tomorrow? :-) | when its done. :p |
http://www.winehq.org/ => how accurate this works?(how much .exe files will it load?) | keyboard fail, log out, and log back in. |
i have a problem. when i type my dpkg comman,age@agedesktop:~$ dpkg --configure -a | stick sudo in front of that sucker |
how do i find out the version of gnome i use? | system > about gnome |
please, how to list all ethx installed? ifconfig seems to be missing two | ifconfig -a |
ok, noob question...when i want to say something to a specific user, is there a faster way than to type their handle followed by a colon? | then press tab |
is there an easy way to install a more recent kernel on 10.04? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernel/mainlinebuilds |
x doesn't want to run at 1280x800 on my new laptop, what can i do? | check what ubotu has to say to you |
am trying to build kvm-83 with 'debuild -s -sa'. problem is that it complains about not having any rules to setup config-host.mak. that file is created when running configure on the program manually. how can i make debuild build it? what have i missed? | just us chkconfig, if the source tree has no debian rules debuild isnt very effective. |
can i find a commands manual online anywhere? | you search for this http://linux.die.net/man/ ? |
what's a good cd/dvd recording app for ubuntu? (audio, video and data) | k3b is excelent, graveman or gnomebaker are ok |
hi.. how can i install emacs? but offline. (which packages should i download and take them on another computer (jaunty) to install it)? | look into aptoncd |
um, i was advised to use synaptic to swith to kde but i can't seem to figure out how to do it :s can anyone help me with this please? | just select all repositories, and under kde section there will be 'kde' package, just select it |
i iz don't c4r3? | ubottu is a bot |
quick question: does anybody know the environment variable that sets the system's default text editor? i went 'crontab -e' and it brought up vim, which i'm still completely confused about. | editor |
anyone knows how to get rhythmbox to play mp3 when you double click on file in nautilus? it only works if rhythmbox is already running | i never figured it out myself |
hello. which media player can play an xvid avi file and an mp3 audio track simultanously? | vlc can i believe |
is there a set release date for 11.04, or can it happen anytime in april providing the release is on time | my suggestion helps you in the long run, but since you see this as 'attitude', i guess you don't work that way. better to get the information without trying and learning nothing? |
ubuntu lts server: do i need the alternate image for the debian text mode installer or is that standard for server images as well? | the standard server image is text-based |
i have a script that echos some shit that i would like it to be run upon logins via console or ssh. how do i make it? | put the script in your .bash_profile |
i've got a /home/ partition, will installing a new distro and pointing it to home overwrite that data that's on it? | it shouldn't. might overwrite soem of the hidden/systems settings folders once you boot into it though |
i have a laptop which dual boots ubuntu and xp. how can i create a restore dvd to install both in one go? like the restore dvd comes with laptop | try 'ghost for linux' |
i ssh to ubuntu server, ls -l doesn't show up .htaccess file, anyidea why? | ls -al > ls -l |
should firefox 3 beta 5 be taking up over 100mb of memory after about 5 minutes of casual use? | 100mb is nothing nowadays for browsers to use |
i just installed windows 7 alongside my installation of the latest release candidate of ubuntu 9.04, but now ubuntu doesn't show up on any sort of os selection screen when i boot. is there anyway to get back into my ubuntu install? | read the pm from ubottu..... that has the link |
yes printers can do that , if is dos not help you can have too install programs from hell (microsoft ) | i have none of these hellish programs installed. |
how can i check the opened connections ? | netstat -tulpna, prefix with sudo to see what processes are listening |
from the command line, how do i get to the: file system/var/www ? | cd /var/www |
can anyone recommend a good dvd burner?? | gnomebaker k3b |
hello - what is the root / sudo password for a generic ubuntu server installation - i cannot do a sudo without a password | sudo needs ur user passwd instead of root passwd |
a friend of mine is installing ubuntu in his computer completely uninstalling windows, but the installation stops at 15% when checking the file systems. can you help me, please? | have you reformated the drive before installing? |
is there a way i can check my cpu temperature in linux? | 'sudo lshw' in terminal |
can someone help me list all files in a directory and subdirectories and put it all in a text file | terminal. type: tree > list.txt |
so if gksudo isn't installed by default i have a corrupt installation, logical conclusion? i installed this on an old computer, so perhaps ubuntu is referencing the worng disc partition? | not sure. ive never been without some form of sudo |
is there a chanel for ubuntu on netbooks? | a lot of the system is still the same. |
does ubuntu use xfree or x.org? | from my experience (64 bit) the ati linux experience is a bit... rocky |
when trying to install a program from source that is unavailible in the ubuntu repository, i get an error saying 'no package 'libxml-2.0' found'. i have the libxml2 package, so i'm not sure what could be generating the error, other than the name discrepancy. | wien compiling from source, you generally need the -dev packages also. so try libxml2-dev |
hello how can i print in my screen the name of the partitions i currently have in my harddrive im not sure if they are hda or sda | df -h |
hi guys, in what package is the configure script located? | it's not part of a package. most programs have their own one as part of the source code |
dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders | default runlevel on ubuntu is 2 |
for some reason i have lost the title bar at the top of open program windows and can't figure where it's gone. any thoughts? | http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/ |
hi guys, i keep having to wrestle with ndiswrapper to get my wireless going, how do i add an interface, my wlan0 has completely disappeared off of my system, even though its in /etc/network/interfaces | what wireless card do you have |
hey how do i change into a directory that has a space? | use ' ' or \ word |
what's a good iso burner for gnome? | you could use brasero. |
where can i get the key for a repository in ppa.launchpad.net? | i think 'gpg --delete-key 4e5e17b5' |
anyone knows of a machine/website which is currently down? | 1.1.100.1 |
question: do you guys know what the working fix for slow internet connection on ubuntu is? | i'm having the same problem. i was just wondering the same thing |
hello! i was updating my system today and all of a sudden im getting an error having to do with google's repo for chrome..the error is as follows..w: gpg error: http://dl.google.com stable release: the following signatures were invalid: badsig a040830f7fac5991 google, inc. linux package signing key <linux-packages-keym... | sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com a040830f7fac5991 |
ok. so if i removed myself from the sudoers file, and my boot doesn't stop at grub, am i simply sol? | hold shift during boot. |
hi. i munged my sudousers file. i tried using the livecd as a rescue, but once there i can't find /etc on my hardrive ( as opposed to the disc ). i guess i need to mount my hard drive. any ideas how to do this or where to read about it? | during the boot, after the bios messages, you can get to the grub menu (may need to press esc). recovery is an option you can select from that menu. |
how can i use the remove command, rm, to remove both a directory and a file in the same command? | rm -rf filename |
is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc? | you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff |
question: i just installed kubuntu (8.04) on a shuttle pc... i get to the log in screen, but when i enter my username/password and try to login, the monitor goes black (says no signal) and then returns to the login screen! | boot into recovery mode and use the fix xserver option (or if you end up in a root console run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' ) |
the command 'glxinfo | grep' doesn't seem to be right... what did i do wrong? | grep looks for 'something', grep on its own looks for nothing and will return nothing |
why emacs is not in ubuntu ? | 21 is the version |
anyone know a mail client besides evolution that works with ms exchange server? | don't think there are any for linux |
hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames? | its called links |
where i can change link for sync time via ntp.ubuntulinux.org? | im running dapper but i think it's the same in gnome. |
which tiling wm is the most noob-friendly? i'd like to try tiling with as little reading and configuring as possible. | scrotwm is my favorite and is most simple |
how can i do a recursive find on all thumbs.db and remove them? | not sure about this, but you could try |
is it possible to create a link to an application with commandline parameters? i want to tell blender to open in a certain way | use a shell script is one way |
helll folks. i have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. like alt+f4 to close active window.. how should i fix it? | see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide |
can i program c# on gnome? | yes you can -- mono can run it and monodevlop is a development environment supporting mono |
is there a simple way to add a boot partition to grub? | go in the network preferences and tell it to allow all users |
if i might ask a noob question, what irc client do most of y'all use? | using xchat |
how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04? | use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options |
hi, would someone mind running a whereis bzip2 and gzip, and tell me where those files are located? i am doing some cross os development, and need to make it work for openbsd. | /usr/bin for bzip2, /bin for gzip, in the standard ubuntu installation |
wwhat are qt applications? | most kde applications use it |
is there a hotkey to move a window to another virtual desktop (instead of dragging halfway between two, switching, and then dragging it all the way in)? | oops, it's ctrl+alt+shift+directionkey |
does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu? | gimp? |
tell wiesshund: polarity? i live in sweden - never had to worry about polarity before..? :s | http://www.level8technology.com/hp-530-ac-adapter-hp-530-laptop-ac-adapter-7600?zmam=54821320&zmas=3&zmac=4&zmap=ac-cq02-7600 |
how do i reboot into a command prompt with no x?? (not recovery mode, at least runlevel 3 recquired) | ctrl+alt+f1, then login, sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop |
after sudo apt-get install apache2, where is the htdocs? | /var/www |
the support matrix for 'mactel' stops at 11.10, where can i determine the compatability of 12.04 with a macbook 2,1? | try a live cd |
yes i know i just overwrote it by accident | there you are - http://paste.ubuntu.com/122475/ |
do i have to install ¨virtualbox-ose-guest-source?¨ | only if you run ubuntu as a guest os in vbox ose version and you want to compile something for it yourself |
just out of curiosity, what is the minimal ubuntu server install? | 350mb |
how to log as root/ | sudo su or sudo passwd (and set password) |
trying to do cp /media/cdrom/vmwaretools-*.tar.gz /tmp/ but i get cp: cannot create regular file /tmp/vmwaretools-6.0.4-93057.tar.gz permission denied. how to | you need to be superuser - try sudo with the command. and copy it to $home/src and work in there. |
is 17gb of free space too much to add to ubuntu? will it damage files? i want to delete windows and run strictly ubuntu | resizing partitions is always risky, backup before you begin. |
is it possible to install kde 4.3 in ubuntu and switch between the desktop environments? | yes. install 'kubuntu-desktop' and then choose either gnome or kde when you log in under 'sessions' |
if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point? | saves messing with reinstalls |
why did ubuntu 6.04 lts become 6.06 lts | open a file manager window, and go to edit->preferences |
perhaps somebody can help me with my networking settings on my ubuntu 11.04 - is there a way to run a 'ip addr add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy dev eth0' every time 'network config' graphical tool configures the ip address of an adapter? | you can add static routes in the gui |
soo...will i be flamed if i ask something about hoary? :-o | it should still be there and working... |
hi all, how can u remove ubuntu from my hard drive without doing a reformat? i also have windows installed on the same drive and do not want to lose all my info | use some partitioning program to delete the ubuntu partition, and expant the windows one to fill the space. |
any good dvd burning programs out there? a friend of mine uses nero to create dvds with nice menus and all that. i don't want to run nero in wine or anything but rather i'm looking for a free linux alternative. anyone know of a program like that? | for menus u can use mandvd or winff |
why you cant install nvidia-glx and nvidia-settings together? | because nvidia-settings was rolled into nvidia-glx. the former is from the breezy days and is obsoleted. |
where is the terminal ?? | or yakuake in kde |
my photo viewer (eog) is not listed in the apps -> graphics menu, how can i add it there? | run 'alacarte' in terminal |
would someone be kind enough to tell me how to enable using the mouse wheel (z axis) on the gnome desktop to switch virtual desktops? i'm an ex-kde user and i just can't find this tick-box anywhere in gnome! | install compiz manager, then you can add desktop effects via system> preferences. |
is there a way to download from repos using bittorrent? the us and main repos seem slow. | no, but you can try changing repos, i use the swedish ones for instance and find them very fast |
voltagex how's that looking for you? | err, what? |
is there any way how to turn on dma and 32bit transfer in feisty? | man hdparm |
what is the command to check the current version of ubuntu | lsb_release -a |
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