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bah slipping my mind, what is the uname arg to find the kernel version you're running? | uname -r |
what is the best program language to learn for stand-along programs? | perl is often quick to learn. |
i'd like to extend the timeout of when the screen blanks due to mouse/keyboard inactivity. looked in system, preferences, power management but can't seem to get it to change. where is this defined? | go to system>pref>screensaver and you will see a bar move it to desired lingth ;) |
how do i get ls to show hidden files? | ls -la |
so, will ubuntu, when installed and updated, be able to read my ntfs hard drive? | ubuntu feisty mounted my ntfs partitions without my doing a damn thing. |
what command line can i use to find a string in all the files of a directory ? | grep -i to make case insensitive and grep -r to do recursive (i.e. including subdirectories) |
how can i run wine as root? when i try, i get the error '~/.wine is not owned by you'. | why do you want to run it as root? |
how can i turn off 'lock the monitor' when it goes to sleep? | in screensaver setting uncheck password |
how do i now if i use hoary or breezy? | lsb_release -a (in a terminal) |
- hobbes1 - before you start editing the resolv.conf - i would check if dhcp is being used to configure the connection and/or if the cable modem can issue dns servers via dhcp - saves hassle in the long run.. | actually i use dhcp on my pc at work, with /etc/resolv.conf manually tweaked to avoid the broken horrible dns forwarder our office has |
hello, i scanned myself and found an open port, now how do i trail this back to the service ? | sudo netstat -tulpen |grep portnumber |
okay... not getting any info on gtk... how about this - on the gimp website, it says that to obtain the latest version of gimp, i merely need to run apt-get install gimp, yet, when i do this, all i get is gimp 2.2.13, the one that comes with feisty. is there any way for me to correct this other than compiling and insta... | - here you go http://www.davehayes.org/ (it's the second post down) |
how do i commit my disk cache to disk (ext3) ? | sync |
hey all, i have a dell vostro 1400 laptop - it worked fine in gutsy but suspend/resume is broken in hardy .... any ideas ? | and it was a fresh install. |
how do i check and see if i have an nvidia card or ati? | lspci |
can you install drivers and programs without them really being installed on the hard drive by booting up from a livecd ? | or run out of ram. |
has anybody experience in building a customized ubuntu install cd and give me any hints as to what approach i should try? | well check it - could be a possible solution |
what's the command to view current cpu and memory usage? | but install htop. it's far better imo. |
hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu? | not sure if that'll work |
i have a directory i created as a different user on this system called /share. when i look at it as this user i see locks on the folders inside. i want to make /share so that everyone can access add delete and do whatever sionce its a total share for everyone. i am not worried about security this is a home network basi... | chmod -r 777 dir/ |
hey all, just a quick question. my laptops functions (like brightness control) are on the f keys, and i need to use fn + an f key to access the functions. is there any way to swap this around, so that fn is necessary to get the f keys, and functions do not need fn ? | this is implemented in the hardware. can't change that |
guys, what is the plug in that makes a window look like it gets burned as u close it?! | http://www.opencompositing.org/ |
is it possible to check physical size of ram available? | cat /proc/meminfo |
hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me? | best results on irc.mozilla.org |
on openbsd i can use ktrace and kdump to find where files are that a process accesses. what is the linux method for doing this? | lsof? |
is there a way to install ubuntu without all the programs and services? | use the minimal cd and install a command line system |
i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :( | dhclient |
can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory? | find dir/ -name '*.mp3' |
hi, i have a ~/path/script.sh file and i would like to be able to call it like script.sh from wherever i am (like nano, mysq, gedit, etc). how can i do it? | edit ~/.bashrc = > export path=$path:/path/to/script or `sudo cp script.sh /usr/local/bin` |
i want to ssh into my computer from outside. how do i tell ubuntu to listen out and accept on port 333? that's the port my network administrator opened for me | modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config to port 333 in addition to or instead of port 22 |
how come i can't find '/home/hendri/.cairo-dock/current_themes/launchers' in nautilus ? | do ctrl+h in nautilus to see hidden folders/files |
looking for a good but cheap pci or usb wifi card for use with ubuntu, any suggestions? | alfa cards are good |
i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less. | that's the replacement for gqview |
how can i view divx files? | sudo apt-get install gmplayer |
hi all, i had two questions about running 10.10 or 11.04 on a new macbook pro (8,2). 1) i've read a couple forum posts on wireless being an issue, so would 11.04 be a better bet than 10.10 b/c of the newer hardware? 2) does anyone have any experience with the macbook pro freezes and does that happen in linux as well? | modules change per kernel, theres equal chance a module was taken out or put in during the version change whether it works is down to whether it changed or not |
which directory is the gnome trashbin connected to? i thought ~/.trash but i can't seem to find such dir... | moved to .local/share/trash |
can someone check a site for me | it resolves (to web20.assortedinternet.com) but no response |
can someone reccomend me a code editor to use that supports python, perl, php etc | but you might consider eclipse |
which package has mail command? | mailx |
hi all, i need a program that can search for text in pdf, doc, ppt, etc formats | grep |
i backed up my files on an external hd before installing ubuntu, did full format. is it safe for me to resize ubuntu partition and make a new one to restore my files? | ubuntu can see all other file formats...so after you edit the partition, or even before, you can copy everything back over from the external. :-) |
how do i add myself as a user to mysql so it finally will do as i say? freakin permissions... | typically the user name in mysql is 'root' with your password |
any one here knows how host a site with xampp? | just start it up and it's ready to run? it's very plug'n play. :) |
my sound card has stopped being recognized, can anyone help? | stopped ? that implies that it was working, what changed in your system ? |
what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the system -> preferences -> appearance in the visual effects tab? | compizconfig-settings-manager |
hello, what is it called when, well lets say you have the number 252 and you know then that you need to run a loop 25 times coz thats how many times ten goes into 252 .... heh | modulo? |
hey, i have a problem. i just did a fresh install of ubuntu but i cant use sudo to run commands (its asking for a password even though i havent set one with `sudo passwd root`). what should i do? | it wants your user password |
whenever i log into my laptop, i get prompted to enter my password because my login keyring did not authenticate. is there a way i can have it do it automatically so im not prompted after i log in? | http://johnny.chadda.se/article/unlock-the-gnome-keyring-upon-login/ |
anyone can recommend some beautiful dock? | most configurable is cairo-dock, there is also awn, docky (from gnome-do) |
can someone please tell me how to click ok in this damn window http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/4395/92753842.png ?? | tab, enter? |
is there a guide in setting up subversion with my existing apache setup? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversioninstall and/or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversion |
is it possible to search through a directory recursively for a string in the content of all text files (not just the filenames) on a standard server without beagle and that sort of modern stuff? it's okey if the search is slow. | find . -exec grep 'blah blah' {} \; -print should do |
anyone? c'mon, i need some help here. | you can press ctrl+alt+f1 to drop to tty1 |
does 9.04 use python 2.6? | 2.6 |
how do i search packages via console not via adept... | apt-cache search |
dragly: iso requires you have the files already? while apt-get will transfer it anew. | the packages are in proposed, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/testing/enableproposed |
i don't see any obvious central time options under adjust time/date...are developers looking into redoing the way clock settings are changed under ubuntu? i.e. listing by time zone instead of places? | 'man date', then set the time with 'sudo date' |
i've got a pc with ubuntu server, and three harddrives in it, is there software that could make from those three one big one? | software raid or lvm does not require special hardware |
how do i uninstall ubuntu? i have had problems with it freezing since i downloaded it, and now i can't even start it without it freezing as soon as i log in... | if windows is already on there, pop in the cd and go into recovery console, issue a 'fixmbr' and it will essentially remove ubuntu. then from windows you can regain the space. |
a silly question: how does canonical ltd. make money? | it's owner is a bazillionaire |
but if it asks me to log in root, i just do the comand with sudo? | i'd recommend reading the wiki page for the pros and cons of enabling the root password, you don't need to do so on ubuntu |
fsck tells me my ext3 partition is clean, but how can i force verification? | fsck -f? |
question is there anyway to install vmware in ubuntu? 7.10 ?? | answer: yes |
when i try to compile, i get this error 'checking for c compiler default output file name... configure: error: c compiler cannot create executables'. how to get rid of this? | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
after a recent upgrade of my system, it no longer detects my dvd writer ... what could be the problem? a newer kernel' | maybe, so try a previous kernel? |
i've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do i install gcc? | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
i remember back when i used windows there was an application that would essentially let you download a whole website for archiving or for offline browsing. are there any applications available for ubuntu that provide similar functionality? | there are. uh, wget would be one ;) i'm sure there are more gui-friendly ones as well. i'd just search the repositories, you're bound to come up with some |
what does that second one mean? never heard of it. | stfu ? shut the fuck up. ;) |
hi ! i'm looking for a compatible color laser multifunction printer. tried the dell 2135cn with no luck, i'm thinking of the 2145cn, but have no clue of what other manufacturers may offer. any idea ? | i would suggest you look for a hp one. hp have always had awesome print support in linux |
hi. i just had it with windows vista (spent two entire days trying to configure mysql to no avail) and i read about wubi and i've installed it. sorry for the total newbie question but ubuntu recognizes the wireless networks, prompts me for a password but never connects. i don't have a cd burner, so is there any quick w... | ifi you can turn off the encryption on the wireless then try to connect that will/should tell you |
is there a way to get the properties of a file quickly? without right-clicking and going to properties? | ls -lisa |
is it possible to change the gnome panel weather icon (clock) into something more colorful (like in earlier versions of ubuntu)? | depends of your icon theme |
where is the ubuntu (distributor-logo) icon logo located that is on the panel next to 'applications'? i'm using a custom theme and not sure which folder the logo is in as a slocate turns up up like 9 results | i think the logo is in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/distributor-logo.png or something |
hi, i am having this weird problem that when i start up and log in, i get a gnome msg window with the text hal initialization error | i think i had the problem with external ntfs harddisks |
anybody in here real familiar with amorok? mine won't play a single file. | hold on sending you a link, i had the same problem and this fixed it. |
anyone have a good link to installing virtual box 3 on ubuntu 9.04? | http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/linux_downloads |
i've got ubuntu 10.04 and have logged in with a user that should be in the admin group. i logged in via ssh key so i didn't need the p/w and should have sudo priv's. i don't for the life of me remember what my password is | 'id' tells you |
does anyone know how to uninstall cij for java, and install the real one? | the 'real' java is package 'sun-java6-jre' (or -jdk), so just install that one. |
as a new linux (ubuntu) user i was experimenting with dolphin and in the process i have set all folders to open with dolphin. i cannot find a way to undo this so now when i click on home or any other folder it opens with dolphin and i get this message: 'the file or folder /home/xxxx/'file:/home/xxxx/pictures' does not ... | there is a page on the net with a script that does that and then a script to undo it, i just reinstalled though |
better for what? | better for... chat in general |
hey guys, i'm trying to use hulu.com for the first time on linux, it says i need flash player 9 or above, but i have the latest version (10.0.22.87-2) installed. any suggestions? | does flash work on other sites.. youtube? |
ok, then in other words, which one is better to use? alsa + pulse or just alsa? i`m asking this because since upgrading to 9.04 i`m experiencing issues with sound. like, sound skips. very annoying. | > tsched=0 |
hi all , why : grep -r 'text' *.php searches only in current dir ? ? | just do: grep text **/*.php |
i will connect ubuntu remotely. do you recommend me to use teamviewer or another better program? | maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vnc |
hi all, i've installed apache 2.2 via synaptic, the service is started but http://localhost/ produced 'unable to connect' where should i be looking? | try /etc/init.d/apache2 start, could be it just isn't ru nning |
hi, how can i download man page 2 & man page 3 ? (for the system calls, chmod (2) for instance) | install manpages-dev |
how do i automatically load a kernel module at boot? | put the name of the module in: /etc/modules |
downthemall add-on for firefox? | -- ok. i'll take a look at that. i've been downloading everythign from gwget, axel, aria2c, fatrat , jdownload, etc... nothing has meet my needs. thanks. |
i just downloaded ubuntu and it says 'amd64' in the filename but i have an intel. is that okay? | amd64 refers to an instrution set for 64 bit machines, all 86 family processors that are 64 bit capable use that protocool |
i was attempting to upgrade the fglrx drivers on my laptop, and upon restart, 11.10 will no longer boot. i'm able to boot into windows 7 on the same machine and access the grub config, but am not sure what i should start with to repair my installation. any recommendations? | how did you upgrade it¿ from ubuntu oficial repository¿ |
hi there, i'm having some issue with 7.10. there is a dhcp server on my network. eth0 appears in ifconfig, but it has no ip. however, theres etho:ava which has a 196.254.*.* address (apipa and/or bonjour) ... how can i get eth0 to receive a valid ip address ? | dhclient eth0 |
hi is there a simple notification software for ubuntu? | inotify |
in abiword, how do i do that horizontal line that goes from end to end? am needing it for a resume | i don't know anything about abi word but you might search the help file for 'horizontal rule' |
how do i subscribe to ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com | www.ubuntu.com --> right hand side lists mailing lists |
kubuntu is just like ubuntu but with kde right? so ubuntu 6.10, kubuntu is up with ubuntu too? | for the most part, correct |
bah my memory is shot, could anyone remind me where packages are kept (from synaptic not websites) | /var/cache/apt/archives/ |
hey how can i remove all thumbs.db files on my pc? something like `locate thumbs.db | xargs rm -` ? | find / -name 'thumbs.db' -exec rm {} \; |
is there a way via ssh to findout what video card i have? | lspci | grep vga |
can only tell if linux will save my laptop from being thrown into the dumpster? i tried windows 98 through windows xp, but it doesn't want to work with isa 16-bit pcmcia. will ubuntu work with my ibm 760xl laptop? | http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/category:760xl |
so when installing ubuntu studio i can compile real time programs ? | and the devel one: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel |
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