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is there an fairly easy way to make a ubuntu-desktop install a ubuntu-server install?	and apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop; apt-get --purge autoremove
can anybody prompt me an kickass app in kde?	always loved that
hello everybody! can please someone help me?	did you do a dual boot?
so, how bad is removing ubuntu-desktop exactly? does it actually break updates?	it won't affect you until you upgrade from a version to the next (10.04 to 10.10, for instance) and if you use update-manager to do that upgrade, it'll take care of it.
what about --purge?	you can do apt-get source <package> , you'll get the pristine source along with a diff
hey, i'm writing a small script to copy pictures from my camera, and i'd like it to show a simple progress bar (x, maybe even gtk) when it's copying. any suggestions on how to create the 'bar?	zenity
how do i apt-get useradd?	sry didn't see that
does not matter, this channel is not for 12.04	not asking you to
any idea on what the next lts release is going to be?	2008-04
arg, how do i get shiretoko (ff 3.5) to be the web-browser that apps open links in? since i removed firefox 3.0, links in other apps aren't opening up browser	set it to be your default browser in system > prefs > preferred apps
what command is used to show the linux version in the terminal?	lsb_release -a
how do i mount a partition in live mode?	i read your question and liquidtenmillion's together as one, ha the bifocals are getting to me again.
i'm upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04... usually when i upgrade i type 'update-manager -d' and it gives me the option to update to the newest distro, however it's only giving me the option to update to 8.10 ... does this mean i have to first update to 8.10 then 9.04 ?	yes, can only upgrade one release at a time
what's the command to install the development environment? ie gcc?	sudo apt-get install build-essential
i just installed ubuntu 8.10, and it's crashing almost immediately after i log in, this started happening after i enabled desktop effects and i think that this is what is causing it. how can i disable desktop effects in terminal? or any other ideas?	perhaps remove the relevant packages with sudo apt-get remove --purge compiz-core desktop-effects
hello, i have a question regarding file permissions. i have 2 groups on my system, with various users in them. how can i have files where 1 group has full read/write and the other has read only	you can't. use acls if you really need that kind of control. your other option is to just give everyone read permissions and 1 specific group write permissions
trying to find dhclient.conf	sudo lshw -c network will
i usually use locate, that's why i ask	ive had mixed results with locate, but find always works
what package to i install to choose which desktop effects i want?	ccsm
does anyone know of freenx packages for hardy? i'm having a hell of a time finding soem that'll work, and setting up freenx by hand sucks	ubotu seems to be silent -- have you seen https://help.ubuntu.com/community/freenx ?
how do i change permissions for a dir and its sub-dir?	chmod -r
how would i use the ubuntu live boot cd to search he hard drive of a system to remove malware?	you would boot the live cd, install an anti virus removal program, mount the infected drive, scan and disinfect
where can i easily see what port gnome vnc uses? netstat shows multiple connections.	vnc generally uses 5800 and 5900 (for http) i think
what eee have you got? because 10.10 awful freezing for me	: eee pc 1000h
hi, how do i put something to load with my user	system->preferences->sessions then the add button
hello eveybody, is there anyone could help me with my keyboard ? it is an abnt2 portuguese-br, the only problem are the keys pipe/left slash and 'close {['	sorry, i dont know anything about it
anyone know where to get other irc clients?	pidgin and xchat are the two irc clients i use. they are both available in synaptic
hey guys how can i download une 10.04 ?	http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/10.04.1/
anyone got any recommendations for calm system sounds for mail alerts in ubuntu? i'm using thunderbird, but the default sound is reminiscent of windows 95. and i don't want some vocal for each email that comes in. it gets old real quick.	there are some sound themes on gnome-looks.org
is it possible to resize windows partitions in the ubuntu installation process?	strongly suggest you defrag twice first though
hellow , i want to ask a problem : why does my ubuntu have a diffrent time about windows?	probably because windows is using local time and ubuntu is using utc
google-chrome-stable	try renaming the chromium config folder too
anyone have a recommendation for software for drawing diagrams?	check out http://diagram.ly
question: i've lost sound when looking at youtube.... i've rebooted and i have sound on startup and when playing other media, but i can't watch youtube with sound any more??? anyone?	there are some commands that will probably fix that
is it possible to use kdm to log in to gnome session? i'm planning to set up a multiseat but the the new gdm doesn't seem to support multisessions but kdm does. the problem is that i don't want to use kde as desktop environment. i qant the default gnom desktop.	yeah there should be a dropdown menu somewhere on there
hi ,where do i get a list of mirrors from (for the repos)?	you can select yoru location in menu > system > admin > software sources, that will get you the mirror for your location
hi, where is a good place to store my custom iptables script in ubuntu so that it gets loaded on server reboot? im running ubuntu server 10.04. i dont want to use ufw.	er, post-up
thanks, soudns good, i don't know much about nickserv, but it sound like mailing list indicates something else	it's just a small countermeasure to private message spamming here. unless you create an account and allow private messages from unregistered from yourself, people have to have a nickserv account to private message you :)
is there a codec pack for linux like there is for windows? (k-light mega codec pack)	try the ubuntu-restricted-extras package
what dose a \| 'pipe' means ??	passes the output of the command before it to the input of the command after it
how to remove folders from places?	open nautilus (file browser), right-click them in the left places pane, and select remove
is there such a thing as a twain scanner library/app -- to drive a mustek 1200 ub plus (a usb 1 14' flatbed scanner) ???	there is something out there with a stupis wine/gnu-like name which ends with 'ain't twain' but i forgot the beginning
i can't seem to find what screen had the nvidia tab on it for the graphics settings. i know i saw it somewhere when i was poking around.	there's nvidia-settings
curious: why are many apps installable via apt-get but not add/remove apps?	because add/remove the meant to be the noob-version of synaptic, if you want a gui for packages use synaptic , system -> admin > synaptic
anyone knows how to restore the wireless connection icon on the deskbar? i think i need to add a command into a configuration file or something	from a terminal try this........ nm-applet network-manager-gnome &
is there a program for ubuntu that does the same that ms one note??????	heres a blog about one note alternatives http://www.wickedblog.com/2007/04/12/onenote-replacement-a-few-options/
hi, i'm trying to setup a static ip and i need to find what dns my router is using... on windows i'm using ipconfig /all to find it but ifconfig don't display the dns... how can i find it?	cat /etc/resolv.conf
hi. ubuntu 9.10- when i click places, i successfully connect to a server(smb share), i get a folder on my desktop. how do i reference where that mount point is in the terminal? thanks!	in a terminal run 'mount' it will list all of your mounted devices and their paths
how can i restart my sound driver w/o restarting the computer?	if your using alsa that is
how can i get nautilus to start maximised?	it's an app called devil's pie
hi all. does anyone know what packages is required to recompile the kernel with make 'make menuconfig'. i't says that i need the ncurses-devel. what is the name of the ubuntu equivalent>	probably libncurses5
using ubuntu lucid...what command can i use to display all the spec's of my computer ??	`sudo lshw`
is there a way to mount in the shell so that any gui can handle it?	i think its the 'user' or 'users' option tht controlls if users can unmount somthing
does anyone where i can find kernel sources to v. '2.6.15-23-386'?	you want the source of it? just apt-get source linux-386
if you install an application from source, will it update when you use the update manager?	no it won't
hello, is there a faxing tool (preferably a simple command line tool) in ubuntu ?	efax
obligatory question: i'm trying to take a screenshot for a bug, but i need 1. the hover (prelight?) effect on a button and 2. a screengrab with a menu open. 1. doesn't capture to the screenshot (?!) and 2. you can't take screenshots when having a menu open. solution?	i am sure there are timed screenshots in gimp
so i've installed ubuntu. i have a spare partition i'm going to install windows on. what advance steps can i take so i can boot from grub after i install windows into the other partition on this same drive?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/windowsdualboot
why go through all this for 64 bit when from what i've read it's not really much faster vs just using i386 compiled versions?	for those of us who are still new to linux, though, we've been buying into microshaft's demands for bigger, newer, more powerful hardware for their so-called-wonderful new os's for so long...it's hard to give up that way of thinking...it's been so ingrained
any tips as to how to measure the bandwidth used by irc?	maybe use iptraf
hi guys, know a simple way for installing a truetype font on ubuntu ? thanks !	yes, create a '.fonts' folder in your home directory and place the fonts in there
is it the b43 one?	my chip is bcm4315
just a quick question, if i'm using mplayer to play a dvd, do i have to mount the drive first? or will it do it?	no you dont have to mount it
uhm, how do i change my sources again, i cant find anything with apt-get as it is.	sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
where do i add bash aliases? ~/.bash_profile?	sourece ~/.bashrc
where has /boot/grub/stage[12] been moved to?	see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275 -- the grub 2 guide
there's a graphical way?	yup :)
anyone knows how to successfully change the low-res bootsplash in ubuntu 10.10? i think i have to edit the /lib/plymouth/ubuntu-text.so however that doesn't do it. i just edited it with ghex and tried it but i broke something by doing so. so now i'm back to scratch :-/	go to system-> administration ->start up manager
is it a good time now to update to 10.10 from 10.04?	looking at known issues https://wiki.ubuntu.com/maverickmeerkat/releasenotes doesnt hurt :)
is it possible to connect to a wireless network from the command line?	guess this would work as a start - http://www.wirelessdefence.org/contents/linuxwirelesscommands.htm
does anyone know what the ppa to upgrade transmission 1.51 to 1.73 is for ubuntu 9.04? it doesn't seem to load when i try clicking the link for it from the transmission site...	http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/packages.ubuntu.com
whats the desktop on feisty fawn?	gnome
hi, how can i run some scripts after the system booted (or automatically login a user to do this, but in the background)?	nice nick. :-)
any body here know haw i can put a video like a wallpaper?	if running compiz: http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/09/14/animated-wallpaper-with-compiz-fusion-on-ubuntu/
hello all.... please help me... i cannot update or go to syntipac papckage manager ... it comes up with an error that says run dkp* something manally to fix this problem!!	type sudo dpkg --configure -a in a terminal
hello , i am running ubuntu 9.10 , how do i force file system check as i had some data loss	then restart
hey everyone - what's the best/quickest way to convert *.rmvb files using ubuntu?	mencoder probably
hi, i installed gcc, 4.0. but how do i compile the simplest program? /usr/include is almost empty!	install build-essential
how do i edit the items in the notification area on the panel, right click and remove removes the entire notification area applet and not individual items	it's based on the apps your running; you can't do it for each icon
if you have the windows cd then you can insert it, boot from the cd and manually reset your mbr	speak to r3akt0r5
anyone good with securing ssh server?	pretty easy, disable root log in, force ssh keys, change the port, etc.
hi there, can anyone point me how to install apache2 + php5 + gd + openssl + postgresql + mysql, the whole shebang of packages?	- i think you could use somthing called llamp
what happened to mplayer?	you have mutliverse and universe?
i migrated from debian tonight. then i copied lots of folders from old /home/user. i only could do this as superuser. now all my folders belong to root. how can i make all of them, including subfolders, belong to me, a normal user?	use 'chown'
how can i search all .txt files in the current directory for any files containing the word 'sunday'?	man grep
so, seriously, no antivirus?	clamav
why would i create a separate partition for /boot and not just have it apart of /	the main reason used to be a limitation with lilo and older bioss where the /boot needed to be below cylinder 1024 on the hard disk
can anybodu suggest a post-it like app for ubuntu/gnome?	right click on the panel > add to panel > sticky notes
anyone else have experience with nvidia's twinview setup?	i've got twinview set up
who here is running 7.04?	yes, already ordered mine :)
can anyone tell me where i can find som drivers for nvidia geforce 5500 card that also works	not sure then.
heey can i update the ubuntu dapper drake beta to the release one ? or i hv to download the release one	run synaptic (system->administration), hit reload, then mark all upgrades, then apply
how do i get mime support in dapper?	check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122057 re: mime magic
is there a good way to trace the network connections/file openings of a single app? i'm looking for some kind of wrapper which replaces fopen, socket, and connect, dumps the connection data to a file, and then passes them through.	probably strace only.
no compiz on 11.04?	install ccsm and edit the settings for the unity plugin in it
i'm installing solr, but i need it in an older release (1.4) so i'm installing it via tarball and not via apt-get. if i installed it via apt-get it would go somewhere nice off of root, i presume. if i do it via tarball, do i have to drop it somewhere into my home (~) directory? seems slightly awkward	generally if you install from source, you extract the tarball, cd to the directory and run ./configure, make, and sudo make install (the last command is what puts the files in the correct places and 'installs' it. when you extract the tarball there should be more specific instructions either in the readme or the install file. you may need to install certain dependencies before it will compile and install, sudo apt-get install b
how to make ubuntu run faster	mount it in a race car
how do i find out each file contained in a particular package? i installed libtorrent-dev and am looking for the headder file but cant find it in /usr/src/include if i can query the pkg then i might be able to track it down	dpkg -l packagename
hello. how does one go about moving the /home partition, or the contents of it, to a new, larger /home partition ? using 7.10. have added a hard disk, no problem partitioning it with gparted or mounting the partitions, that's all good, but we do need help with naming the partitions properly and what steps are needed to give the /home partition a new larger home.	http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome
why does the mode keep changing so often?	netsplits

is there an fairly easy way to make a ubuntu-desktop install a ubuntu-server install?

and apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop; apt-get --purge autoremove

can anybody prompt me an kickass app in kde?

always loved that

hello everybody! can please someone help me?

did you do a dual boot?

so, how bad is removing ubuntu-desktop exactly? does it actually break updates?

it won't affect you until you upgrade from a version to the next (10.04 to 10.10, for instance) and if you use update-manager to do that upgrade, it'll take care of it.

what about --purge?

you can do apt-get source <package> , you'll get the pristine source along with a diff

hey, i'm writing a small script to copy pictures from my camera, and i'd like it to show a simple progress bar (x, maybe even gtk) when it's copying. any suggestions on how to create the 'bar?

zenity

how do i apt-get useradd?

sry didn't see that

does not matter, this channel is not for 12.04

not asking you to

any idea on what the next lts release is going to be?

2008-04

arg, how do i get shiretoko (ff 3.5) to be the web-browser that apps open links in? since i removed firefox 3.0, links in other apps aren't opening up browser

set it to be your default browser in system > prefs > preferred apps

what command is used to show the linux version in the terminal?

lsb_release -a

how do i mount a partition in live mode?

i read your question and liquidtenmillion's together as one, ha the bifocals are getting to me again.

i'm upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04... usually when i upgrade i type 'update-manager -d' and it gives me the option to update to the newest distro, however it's only giving me the option to update to 8.10 ... does this mean i have to first update to 8.10 then 9.04 ?

yes, can only upgrade one release at a time

what's the command to install the development environment? ie gcc?

sudo apt-get install build-essential

i just installed ubuntu 8.10, and it's crashing almost immediately after i log in, this started happening after i enabled desktop effects and i think that this is what is causing it. how can i disable desktop effects in terminal? or any other ideas?

perhaps remove the relevant packages with sudo apt-get remove --purge compiz-core desktop-effects

hello, i have a question regarding file permissions. i have 2 groups on my system, with various users in them. how can i have files where 1 group has full read/write and the other has read only

you can't. use acls if you really need that kind of control. your other option is to just give everyone read permissions and 1 specific group write permissions

trying to find dhclient.conf

sudo lshw -c network will

i usually use locate, that's why i ask

ive had mixed results with locate, but find always works

what package to i install to choose which desktop effects i want?

ccsm

does anyone know of freenx packages for hardy? i'm having a hell of a time finding soem that'll work, and setting up freenx by hand sucks

ubotu seems to be silent -- have you seen https://help.ubuntu.com/community/freenx ?

how do i change permissions for a dir and its sub-dir?

chmod -r

how would i use the ubuntu live boot cd to search he hard drive of a system to remove malware?

you would boot the live cd, install an anti virus removal program, mount the infected drive, scan and disinfect

where can i easily see what port gnome vnc uses? netstat shows multiple connections.

vnc generally uses 5800 and 5900 (for http) i think

what eee have you got? because 10.10 awful freezing for me

: eee pc 1000h

hi, how do i put something to load with my user

system->preferences->sessions then the add button

hello eveybody, is there anyone could help me with my keyboard ? it is an abnt2 portuguese-br, the only problem are the keys pipe/left slash and 'close {['

sorry, i dont know anything about it

anyone know where to get other irc clients?

pidgin and xchat are the two irc clients i use. they are both available in synaptic

hey guys how can i download une 10.04 ?

http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/10.04.1/

anyone got any recommendations for calm system sounds for mail alerts in ubuntu? i'm using thunderbird, but the default sound is reminiscent of windows 95. and i don't want some vocal for each email that comes in. it gets old real quick.

there are some sound themes on gnome-looks.org

is it possible to resize windows partitions in the ubuntu installation process?

strongly suggest you defrag twice first though

hellow , i want to ask a problem : why does my ubuntu have a diffrent time about windows?

probably because windows is using local time and ubuntu is using utc

google-chrome-stable

try renaming the chromium config folder too

anyone have a recommendation for software for drawing diagrams?

check out http://diagram.ly

question: i've lost sound when looking at youtube.... i've rebooted and i have sound on startup and when playing other media, but i can't watch youtube with sound any more??? anyone?

there are some commands that will probably fix that

is it possible to use kdm to log in to gnome session? i'm planning to set up a multiseat but the the new gdm doesn't seem to support multisessions but kdm does. the problem is that i don't want to use kde as desktop environment. i qant the default gnom desktop.

yeah there should be a dropdown menu somewhere on there

hi ,where do i get a list of mirrors from (for the repos)?

you can select yoru location in menu > system > admin > software sources, that will get you the mirror for your location

hi, where is a good place to store my custom iptables script in ubuntu so that it gets loaded on server reboot? im running ubuntu server 10.04. i dont want to use ufw.

er, post-up

thanks, soudns good, i don't know much about nickserv, but it sound like mailing list indicates something else

it's just a small countermeasure to private message spamming here. unless you create an account and allow private messages from unregistered from yourself, people have to have a nickserv account to private message you :)

is there a codec pack for linux like there is for windows? (k-light mega codec pack)

try the ubuntu-restricted-extras package

what dose a | 'pipe' means ??

passes the output of the command before it to the input of the command after it

how to remove folders from places?

open nautilus (file browser), right-click them in the left places pane, and select remove

is there such a thing as a twain scanner library/app -- to drive a mustek 1200 ub plus (a usb 1 14' flatbed scanner) ???

there is something out there with a stupis wine/gnu-like name which ends with 'ain't twain' but i forgot the beginning

i can't seem to find what screen had the nvidia tab on it for the graphics settings. i know i saw it somewhere when i was poking around.

there's nvidia-settings

curious: why are many apps installable via apt-get but not add/remove apps?

because add/remove the meant to be the noob-version of synaptic, if you want a gui for packages use synaptic , system -> admin > synaptic

anyone knows how to restore the wireless connection icon on the deskbar? i think i need to add a command into a configuration file or something

from a terminal try this........ nm-applet network-manager-gnome &

is there a program for ubuntu that does the same that ms one note??????

heres a blog about one note alternatives http://www.wickedblog.com/2007/04/12/onenote-replacement-a-few-options/

hi, i'm trying to setup a static ip and i need to find what dns my router is using... on windows i'm using ipconfig /all to find it but ifconfig don't display the dns... how can i find it?

cat /etc/resolv.conf

hi. ubuntu 9.10- when i click places, i successfully connect to a server(smb share), i get a folder on my desktop. how do i reference where that mount point is in the terminal? thanks!

in a terminal run 'mount' it will list all of your mounted devices and their paths

how can i restart my sound driver w/o restarting the computer?

if your using alsa that is

how can i get nautilus to start maximised?

it's an app called devil's pie

hi all. does anyone know what packages is required to recompile the kernel with make 'make menuconfig'. i't says that i need the ncurses-devel. what is the name of the ubuntu equivalent>

probably libncurses5

using ubuntu lucid...what command can i use to display all the spec's of my computer ??

`sudo lshw`

is there a way to mount in the shell so that any gui can handle it?

i think its the 'user' or 'users' option tht controlls if users can unmount somthing

does anyone where i can find kernel sources to v. '2.6.15-23-386'?

you want the source of it? just apt-get source linux-386

if you install an application from source, will it update when you use the update manager?

no it won't

hello, is there a faxing tool (preferably a simple command line tool) in ubuntu ?

efax

obligatory question: i'm trying to take a screenshot for a bug, but i need 1. the hover (prelight?) effect on a button and 2. a screengrab with a menu open. 1. doesn't capture to the screenshot (?!) and 2. you can't take screenshots when having a menu open. solution?

i am sure there are timed screenshots in gimp

so i've installed ubuntu. i have a spare partition i'm going to install windows on. what advance steps can i take so i can boot from grub after i install windows into the other partition on this same drive?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/windowsdualboot

why go through all this for 64 bit when from what i've read it's not really much faster vs just using i386 compiled versions?

for those of us who are still new to linux, though, we've been buying into microshaft's demands for bigger, newer, more powerful hardware for their so-called-wonderful new os's for so long...it's hard to give up that way of thinking...it's been so ingrained

any tips as to how to measure the bandwidth used by irc?

maybe use iptraf

hi guys, know a simple way for installing a truetype font on ubuntu ? thanks !

yes, create a '.fonts' folder in your home directory and place the fonts in there

is it the b43 one?

my chip is bcm4315

just a quick question, if i'm using mplayer to play a dvd, do i have to mount the drive first? or will it do it?

no you dont have to mount it

uhm, how do i change my sources again, i cant find anything with apt-get as it is.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

where do i add bash aliases? ~/.bash_profile?

sourece ~/.bashrc

where has /boot/grub/stage[12] been moved to?

see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275 -- the grub 2 guide

there's a graphical way?

yup :)

anyone knows how to successfully change the low-res bootsplash in ubuntu 10.10? i think i have to edit the /lib/plymouth/ubuntu-text.so however that doesn't do it. i just edited it with ghex and tried it but i broke something by doing so. so now i'm back to scratch :-/

go to system-> administration ->start up manager

is it a good time now to update to 10.10 from 10.04?

looking at known issues https://wiki.ubuntu.com/maverickmeerkat/releasenotes doesnt hurt :)

is it possible to connect to a wireless network from the command line?

guess this would work as a start - http://www.wirelessdefence.org/contents/linuxwirelesscommands.htm

does anyone know what the ppa to upgrade transmission 1.51 to 1.73 is for ubuntu 9.04? it doesn't seem to load when i try clicking the link for it from the transmission site...

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/packages.ubuntu.com

whats the desktop on feisty fawn?

gnome

hi, how can i run some scripts after the system booted (or automatically login a user to do this, but in the background)?

nice nick. :-)

any body here know haw i can put a video like a wallpaper?

if running compiz: http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/09/14/animated-wallpaper-with-compiz-fusion-on-ubuntu/

hello all.... please help me... i cannot update or go to syntipac papckage manager ... it comes up with an error that says run dkp* something manally to fix this problem!!

type sudo dpkg --configure -a in a terminal

hello , i am running ubuntu 9.10 , how do i force file system check as i had some data loss

then restart

hey everyone - what's the best/quickest way to convert *.rmvb files using ubuntu?

mencoder probably

hi, i installed gcc, 4.0. but how do i compile the simplest program? /usr/include is almost empty!

install build-essential

how do i edit the items in the notification area on the panel, right click and remove removes the entire notification area applet and not individual items

it's based on the apps your running; you can't do it for each icon

if you have the windows cd then you can insert it, boot from the cd and manually reset your mbr

speak to r3akt0r5

anyone good with securing ssh server?

pretty easy, disable root log in, force ssh keys, change the port, etc.

hi there, can anyone point me how to install apache2 + php5 + gd + openssl + postgresql + mysql, the whole shebang of packages?

- i think you could use somthing called llamp

what happened to mplayer?

you have mutliverse and universe?

i migrated from debian tonight. then i copied lots of folders from old /home/user. i only could do this as superuser. now all my folders belong to root. how can i make all of them, including subfolders, belong to me, a normal user?

use 'chown'

how can i search all .txt files in the current directory for any files containing the word 'sunday'?

man grep

so, seriously, no antivirus?

clamav

why would i create a separate partition for /boot and not just have it apart of /

the main reason used to be a limitation with lilo and older bioss where the /boot needed to be below cylinder 1024 on the hard disk

can anybodu suggest a post-it like app for ubuntu/gnome?

right click on the panel > add to panel > sticky notes

anyone else have experience with nvidia's twinview setup?

i've got twinview set up

who here is running 7.04?

yes, already ordered mine :)

can anyone tell me where i can find som drivers for nvidia geforce 5500 card that also works

not sure then.

heey can i update the ubuntu dapper drake beta to the release one ? or i hv to download the release one

run synaptic (system->administration), hit reload, then mark all upgrades, then apply

how do i get mime support in dapper?

check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122057 re: mime magic

is there a good way to trace the network connections/file openings of a single app? i'm looking for some kind of wrapper which replaces fopen, socket, and connect, dumps the connection data to a file, and then passes them through.

probably strace only.

no compiz on 11.04?

install ccsm and edit the settings for the unity plugin in it

i'm installing solr, but i need it in an older release (1.4) so i'm installing it via tarball and not via apt-get. if i installed it via apt-get it would go somewhere nice off of root, i presume. if i do it via tarball, do i have to drop it somewhere into my home (~) directory? seems slightly awkward

generally if you install from source, you extract the tarball, cd to the directory and run ./configure, make, and sudo make install (the last command is what puts the files in the correct places and 'installs' it. when you extract the tarball there should be more specific instructions either in the readme or the install file. you may need to install certain dependencies before it will compile and install, sudo apt-get install b

how to make ubuntu run faster

mount it in a race car

how do i find out each file contained in a particular package? i installed libtorrent-dev and am looking for the headder file but cant find it in /usr/src/include if i can query the pkg then i might be able to track it down

dpkg -l packagename

hello. how does one go about moving the /home partition, or the contents of it, to a new, larger /home partition ? using 7.10. have added a hard disk, no problem partitioning it with gparted or mounting the partitions, that's all good, but we do need help with naming the partitions properly and what steps are needed to give the /home partition a new larger home.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

why does the mode keep changing so often?

netsplits