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can someone tell me how to remove all of kubuntu?	just removing kubuntu-desktop won't do it
if i want to setup ssh on ubuntu should i setup the firewall?	probably not necessary since you'll just be turning around and opening that port. the exception would be if you want to limit incoming connections to a particular ip address or range, etc.
any body could please suggest a program for running a virtual machine ? like vmware for ubuntu please	you could use vmware or virtualbox
i've downloaded/burned ubuntu 10.10 to a dvd and would like to upgrade my 10.04 machine with it. is this possible? i haven't been able to find instructions on upgrading from burned media (only network)	only with the alternate cd, not the live cd
how can i dump to terminal all flags the present kernel was compiled with?	cat /boot/config-`uname -r`
anybody know why audacious just wouldn't want to start up anymore?? ... i'm running hardy, fwiw.	try to rm ~/.config/audacious
with what program can i mount .isos in ubuntu? oo	you can use -o loop in mount command, e.g. 'sudo mount -o loop /path/to/image.iso /mnt'
what do i do to find out what group(s) have what permisssions on a specific folder?	gnome? just right click and properties
how do i search packages on apt? looking for f4l	apt-cache search or show
hello, it's possible to set a cronjob to send me an email with my db backup ?? i use ubuntu and i just install 'mutt', someone can help me ?	something like this maybe? http://members.multimania.co.uk/wipe_out/automysqlbackup/
i am trying to start vlc automatically (without having to log in) when ubuntu 12.04 server boots. i've added the command to '/etc/rc.local', however, i suspect vlc cannot start because it is being executed as 'root'. is there a way to execute vlc as a user?	remember the & so it starts at background :)
thanks guys, it seems to have worked. only problem remaining is that i've got an empty directory left over from a botched attempt at mounting--what's the shell command to remove it?	rmdir directory
anyone know some about webcams? i am having problems with my logitech camera, i think it want to use something called v4l2 i think i kind of tinkered into it and made it.. hmm.. well lets say it might be the user and not the system that was the problem here.. though now i have a black screen at best, any hints something to remove/add and so on?	try sudo apt-get install cheese
does anyone know if there is a command to tell me how much space is being used inside a directory?	du -sh is probably easiest
is it possible to use the live cd as an install cd?	i think you can boot the livecd and install the ubuntu-express package to do that
ok.. i have shiretoko installed.. and yes, it's what firefox 3.5 shows up as on linux. i love that the stable firefox stays installed as well.. wtg!	i don't think so. it will likely be a separate package
someone please help me =p my taskbar is showing stuff from all the desktops.. how do i make it so that it only shows the applications running on that specific desktop?	then select 'show windows from current workspace'
hi guys, i have a stupid question. is it possible to remove gui from normal ubuntu so it almost the same as ubuntu server?	what is the target use of the system (web server, media streamer, torrent box, etc)?
can someone tell me how it was to refresh apt?	: sudo apt-get update
hello! how can i change my password on ubuntu?	passwd
hello.. quick question are there any good iso burners for linux? like nero for windows?	i like k3b
hi guys :) anyone have experience with ubuntu running in parallels 3?	have you tried system -> administration -> hardware ?
is it dangerous to get rid of evolution?	no, feel free, it is a bad email client anyways :)
i am having problems with wireless... wlan0 is not created, and is not availible... lsusb shows the device correctly, ath9k_htc is loaded but no joy	pastebin your dmesg output
all, i set 'bash -v' by accident, now i want to disable that, how to do?	exit and re-enter bash
where is the gnome themes folder in my system?	~/.themes/ or /usr/share/themes/ for system-wide
some finger print readers aren't well supported by linux. fedora has the best support for them i believe	ohh now i have to install fedora?? :o plz can u help out in ubuntu only?
hi everyone - i am having some problems with screen resolution. i installed feisty with a radeon 9800 and a samsung syncmaster 243 (24-inch) and all i get is 1024x768. any ideas?	tried dpkg-reconfigure your xserver? if yes and it's still 1024, check your xorg.log
where can i add the 'source list' in ubuntu repo?	in software center
it is still super frustrating that my favorite distro is the only one that just randomly crashes when i try to do a minimal install on my netbook	why?
if i install ubuntu, will all the drivers (sound, graphics, cd-rom) be installed automatically like in windows xp?	most likely
hi does anyone know offhand when 10.04 lts is supported till?	april 2013 (desktop)
whats the 'burnfree' option for in gnomebaker?	it turns the support for buffer underrun free writing on.
please help. i have tried to load ubuntu onto my laptop and i'm having trouble getting intot he gui...something about xorg	you could try running, sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
is there a virtual package to get gcc, autoconf, automake, etc ?	build-essential
ah... didn't know that. but of course i would never try a cvs of such an intensive and sensitive things as running windows games...	check out lives http://lives.sourceforge.net/
i know there's no such thing as 'best', but what would be the most popular gtk newsreader?	popcon.ubuntu.com
how hard is wubi to install?	you can always hide the boot menu so she always boots win by default and just hit esc key to get menu and choose ubuntu ;)
hi! how can i access another computer on the network in the same way as i write \\192.168.1.10\music in windows?	in nautilus -- smb://ip.add.re.ss
what's the package name for gtk+ 2.4 or later	search for packages via terminal using 'apt-cache search x' where x is a search parameter
is there a gui like taskmgr.exe. i know i could use ps or top from command line	'htop' is what you want
it's sources.lst on ubuntu? worst file extension ever!	it was a typo. it is sources.list. ty for noticing it.
is there a 'task manager' in ubuntu, where i can see all running applications and close them if necessary?	it is under administration tools, system monitor
where would i find a good place to get fiesty fawn torrent?	http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors
how do i check my glibc version?	dpkg -l \| grep libc6
is anyone aware of a software would let me broadcase webcam on my remot site ?	some time ago i was suggested this: http://hacktivision.com/index.php/2009/06/16/setting-up-an-ubuntu-webcam-server?blog=2 but not sure if it works or not .. didn ttry it
should the word 'for' be capitalized in a title? i know 'and' is not capitalized	no, the word 'for' should not be capitalized.
anybody know how i can completely remove crossover office? i installed it but now i dont want it anymore since wine seems to work better	if you used .deb synaptic can see it most likely
hi, with the command fdisk -l i can see all disks and their partitions. but how to know what kind of disk is it? how to know if it's pendrive, usb external disk, memory stick etc. ?	for usb you can also lsusb
ive setup my machine so i can restart my apache without the root password using visudo....%jason all=/opt/lampp/lampp restart ....etc but it keeps asking me for sudo password?	you have prefix command with nopasswd: , dont remember exactly, see sudoers man page
hi! how can i see a full list from 'top' command? it doesn't fill in my screen.	er, that command won't help. use top -b -n 1
hello, is gnome or kde more suitable for 256 mb ram?	i would suggest xfce or fluxbox with that little amount of ram honestly. xubuntu-desktop is the package to do that or just get the xubuntu cd :_
what is the correct way to run an arbitrary script as root after reboot ?	put it in init.d
does the standard ubuntu bittorrent client supports resuming?	jusst open the same torrentfile again
does anyone know of a way using the 9.04 livecd that i can find out what version of a pentium 4 is installed? x86info isn't available, and i don't have a network connection handy to install it, can it be done other ways?	or check out dmesg perhaps
i am looking to create some sort of front door security system which takes a snapshot of whoever is at the door when they press the buzzer. i already have the camera i need to use. and i guess i could wire the doorbell in as a key press or a mouse click. but i doubt there is any suitable software. i would probably have to graft something.any ideas?	why not a stock surviellance system that records when there is motion ? http://www.zoneminder.com/
anyone know of a good dc client on ubuntu ?	linuxdc++ is ok too, dont think its in the repos tho
can one restart the ubuntu gui? isn't something like restart x? it's been a while...	sudo service lightdm restart
anyone know of a good oss cad program	qcad, perhaps. i can't testify to its quality, though
hey, i'm having ridiculous problems w/ hibernate on critical battery power on karmic. first is that it hibernates even after i plug in the adapter, sometimes seemingly when it still has tons of power left (and always right after); second is that when it wakes up often it blackscreens and freezes until i press the power button and force shut down.	hibernate is a real pita to get working
hey all, im trying to find an rss feeder for my desktop, anyone know a good one? and does not look like an email account. ideally single line display	i used to use snownews i believe it's called
anyway to grep out all reboots / shutdowns from logs ?	last -x \| grep init
i'm trying to use sed in a bash script to read to the nth line of a file: sed -n 'linenum{p;q;}' filenum. but i can't find a way to use a variable as the line number, any suggestions?	sed -n '$linenum..' file
ok, i just apt-got upgraded to breezy and not xorg hates me. fixed font issue... anyone had that one?	everyone has said to wait before it goes final
hei, can anyone help me? i can not copy files from a ntfs partition in my hard driver where the ubuntu is installed and running	use ntfs-3g
hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[	adobe website
i typed './configure' because i want to install bochs (intel emulator) and i get this error 'error: x windows gui was selected, but x windows libraries were not found.' .. could anybody gimme a tip plz ?	install x dev packages
so anyone else know anything about getting the nvidia drivers to work with ubuntu	all i had to do is select the nvidia commercial drivers in synaptic.
hello, i have 2 gigs of ram, how big should i make my swap partition? should it really be 4 gig as the rule of thumb goes?	it's 1.5x the ram so make it 3gb
i am trying to run www.pbskids.org for my kids.. but it requires flash player and shockwave... i am having a hard time installing them. could some one instruct me in how to do this?	'mount' does that by default
has canonical uttered a word on the 9.10 upgrade issues so far?	they aren't isues, they are undocumented features ;)
which is better koffice or openoffice?	openoffice is more mature imho
can anyone tell me how to convert a wav file to au format? i have loaded every sound application i can find and none of them do it. this is real simple in windows...	soundkonverter will do it
hi, is there an ubuntu-specific eee pc channel?	most there run ubuntu-eee
does anyone know a good cli app like pidgin with gtalk and aim support? if not cli at least a single master window that plays nicer with a tiling wm	use finch.
how do i play .mov files on ubuntu?	w32codecs and mplayer works well. maybe totem-xine might work too
how can i make a shell script execute as early as possible then ?	maybe if you remove them from plugdev floppy you are half there. then use /etc/network/interfaces instead of network manager to configure network?
i want to use the command tar -cvf backup.tar ~ to make a backup of my homedirectory, is there a way to automaticly put the date in the name? like backup 160708.tar	put that in the filename
why is ubuntu taking up 18 gigs of my hard drive? is there a way to find out if there are just un-needed files to delete?	accessories > disk usage analyzer can give you a good graphical overview of the filesystem and let you drill down to see the details of space usage
screenshots ?	i'm at work, i'll try that this evening
uh, everytime i spin my mouse wheel my desktop changes workstations and it's annoying the crap out of me cause i can't scroll through pages. how do i disable this binding in compiz?	disable viewport switcher in ccsm
um an 'ubuntu' way would be no gcc at all so i wouldn't worry about it	that's a lame answer. ubuntu doesn't say you can't compile things, it just doesn't make you. it does however, give you packages for gcc, it should give me a way to select which to use.
when setting a static ip to 10.0.1.x, should the mask then still be 255.255.255.0, or should it be something else? like 255.255.254.0?	i think it should still be 255. a 255 mask turns it to a 0
i just installed the .deb package file for ayttm and now i cant find it in the apps menu.	have you tried to exit out of your x and login again? may be it's there it just needs to be refreshed
hey everyone! from ubuntu live, how do i access my ntfs partitions?	- yodea ivrit?
anyone a data recovery expert here?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/datarecovery
could someone tell a newbie how to scroll down a window? 'easyubuntu needs your permission to install following packages' but i cant see the bottom of the window to give that permission...	yes, that is annoying. try holding [alt] while right-clicking and dragging the window. i'm not sure if this will work, but it might.
can anyone help with routing my audio to bluetooth headset?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/bluetoothaudio
hey all. so i switched from karma to natty, and i really do not like how the scrollbars look in gnome. (where you have to hover over it in order to get the scrollbar put underneath your cursor). i thought i could change that in appearance somewhere, but i can't find it. any ideas?	http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html
i have a hard disk that is corrupt (showing as a 300mb cd drive in windows lol), is there a tutorial guide out there on repairing it in 11.10 (the data isnt important aslong as i can get it working again).	why would you want to keep a disk that has gone corrupt? chances are it's goign to happen again
does anyone know why stopping mysql would fail? using '/etc/init.d/mysql stop'	you may need to sudo it?
hi guys, who could help to let me know how which channcel i start with to download ebooks and other materials?	/msg alis list ebooks
isnt there an update-rc.d command?	you must check the initab
does ubuntu package gnash?	not yet
is there a way to restart compiz without restarting x?	compiz --replace & (dont forget that & at the end )
there seems to be a problem with my firewall and ftp. i have my own ftp server. if i kill the firewall it works. if i leave 20 and 21 open it doesn't. any ideas?	ftp is a firewall nightmare - there are other dynamically assigned ports involved with ftp servers... good luck.
avg has found 32 instances of a win32/polycrypt virus on the l:\ (ubuntu) drive of my pc. it is in normal places like l:\usr\bin\gnome-system-moniter, ect. is this something i should be worried about??	according to https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/11199, it's not an uncommon problem
guys i run ubuntu,and i need a workable driver for my pc camera '0c45:627b microdia pc camera (sn9c201)' any idea wherecan i download?i tried some before but they didnt work	i didint read through this but check here http://www.64bitjungle.com/tech/microdia-webcam-0c54-experimental-drivers-installation-and-testing-part-1/
whats a good app for converting xvid to dvd or just one that will do it	2mandvd is a gui that will make dvds with menus and slideshows and such.
hello. i would like a program for ubuntu that lets me, for example download all web pages that follow a certain pattern. for example: www.whatever###.com (being ### a numeric range i can specify). can someone tell me the name of such an application?	both are standard, mature apps.. many other downloading apps use these in the background

can someone tell me how to remove all of kubuntu?

just removing kubuntu-desktop won't do it

if i want to setup ssh on ubuntu should i setup the firewall?

probably not necessary since you'll just be turning around and opening that port. the exception would be if you want to limit incoming connections to a particular ip address or range, etc.

any body could please suggest a program for running a virtual machine ? like vmware for ubuntu please

you could use vmware or virtualbox

i've downloaded/burned ubuntu 10.10 to a dvd and would like to upgrade my 10.04 machine with it. is this possible? i haven't been able to find instructions on upgrading from burned media (only network)

only with the alternate cd, not the live cd

how can i dump to terminal all flags the present kernel was compiled with?

cat /boot/config-`uname -r`

anybody know why audacious just wouldn't want to start up anymore?? ... i'm running hardy, fwiw.

try to rm ~/.config/audacious

with what program can i mount .isos in ubuntu? oo

you can use -o loop in mount command, e.g. 'sudo mount -o loop /path/to/image.iso /mnt'

what do i do to find out what group(s) have what permisssions on a specific folder?

gnome? just right click and properties

how do i search packages on apt? looking for f4l

apt-cache search or show

hello, it's possible to set a cronjob to send me an email with my db backup ?? i use ubuntu and i just install 'mutt', someone can help me ?

something like this maybe? http://members.multimania.co.uk/wipe_out/automysqlbackup/

i am trying to start vlc automatically (without having to log in) when ubuntu 12.04 server boots. i've added the command to '/etc/rc.local', however, i suspect vlc cannot start because it is being executed as 'root'. is there a way to execute vlc as a user?

remember the & so it starts at background :)

thanks guys, it seems to have worked. only problem remaining is that i've got an empty directory left over from a botched attempt at mounting--what's the shell command to remove it?

rmdir directory

anyone know some about webcams? i am having problems with my logitech camera, i think it want to use something called v4l2 i think i kind of tinkered into it and made it.. hmm.. well lets say it might be the user and not the system that was the problem here.. though now i have a black screen at best, any hints something to remove/add and so on?

try sudo apt-get install cheese

does anyone know if there is a command to tell me how much space is being used inside a directory?

du -sh is probably easiest

is it possible to use the live cd as an install cd?

i think you can boot the livecd and install the ubuntu-express package to do that

ok.. i have shiretoko installed.. and yes, it's what firefox 3.5 shows up as on linux. i love that the stable firefox stays installed as well.. wtg!

i don't think so. it will likely be a separate package

someone please help me =p my taskbar is showing stuff from all the desktops.. how do i make it so that it only shows the applications running on that specific desktop?

then select 'show windows from current workspace'

hi guys, i have a stupid question. is it possible to remove gui from normal ubuntu so it almost the same as ubuntu server?

what is the target use of the system (web server, media streamer, torrent box, etc)?

can someone tell me how it was to refresh apt?

: sudo apt-get update

hello! how can i change my password on ubuntu?

passwd

hello.. quick question are there any good iso burners for linux? like nero for windows?

i like k3b

hi guys :) anyone have experience with ubuntu running in parallels 3?

have you tried system -> administration -> hardware ?

is it dangerous to get rid of evolution?

no, feel free, it is a bad email client anyways :)

i am having problems with wireless... wlan0 is not created, and is not availible... lsusb shows the device correctly, ath9k_htc is loaded but no joy

pastebin your dmesg output

all, i set 'bash -v' by accident, now i want to disable that, how to do?

exit and re-enter bash

where is the gnome themes folder in my system?

~/.themes/ or /usr/share/themes/ for system-wide

some finger print readers aren't well supported by linux. fedora has the best support for them i believe

ohh now i have to install fedora?? :o plz can u help out in ubuntu only?

hi everyone - i am having some problems with screen resolution. i installed feisty with a radeon 9800 and a samsung syncmaster 243 (24-inch) and all i get is 1024x768. any ideas?

tried dpkg-reconfigure your xserver? if yes and it's still 1024, check your xorg.log

where can i add the 'source list' in ubuntu repo?

in software center

it is still super frustrating that my favorite distro is the only one that just randomly crashes when i try to do a minimal install on my netbook

why?

if i install ubuntu, will all the drivers (sound, graphics, cd-rom) be installed automatically like in windows xp?

most likely

hi does anyone know offhand when 10.04 lts is supported till?

april 2013 (desktop)

whats the 'burnfree' option for in gnomebaker?

it turns the support for buffer underrun free writing on.

please help. i have tried to load ubuntu onto my laptop and i'm having trouble getting intot he gui...something about xorg

you could try running, sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

is there a virtual package to get gcc, autoconf, automake, etc ?

build-essential

ah... didn't know that. but of course i would never try a cvs of such an intensive and sensitive things as running windows games...

check out lives http://lives.sourceforge.net/

i know there's no such thing as 'best', but what would be the most popular gtk newsreader?

popcon.ubuntu.com

how hard is wubi to install?

you can always hide the boot menu so she always boots win by default and just hit esc key to get menu and choose ubuntu ;)

hi! how can i access another computer on the network in the same way as i write \\192.168.1.10\music in windows?

in nautilus -- smb://ip.add.re.ss

what's the package name for gtk+ 2.4 or later

search for packages via terminal using 'apt-cache search x' where x is a search parameter

is there a gui like taskmgr.exe. i know i could use ps or top from command line

'htop' is what you want

it's sources.lst on ubuntu? worst file extension ever!

it was a typo. it is sources.list. ty for noticing it.

is there a 'task manager' in ubuntu, where i can see all running applications and close them if necessary?

it is under administration tools, system monitor

where would i find a good place to get fiesty fawn torrent?

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors

how do i check my glibc version?

dpkg -l | grep libc6

is anyone aware of a software would let me broadcase webcam on my remot site ?

some time ago i was suggested this: http://hacktivision.com/index.php/2009/06/16/setting-up-an-ubuntu-webcam-server?blog=2 but not sure if it works or not .. didn ttry it

should the word 'for' be capitalized in a title? i know 'and' is not capitalized

no, the word 'for' should not be capitalized.

anybody know how i can completely remove crossover office? i installed it but now i dont want it anymore since wine seems to work better

if you used .deb synaptic can see it most likely

hi, with the command fdisk -l i can see all disks and their partitions. but how to know what kind of disk is it? how to know if it's pendrive, usb external disk, memory stick etc. ?

for usb you can also lsusb

ive setup my machine so i can restart my apache without the root password using visudo....%jason all=/opt/lampp/lampp restart ....etc but it keeps asking me for sudo password?

you have prefix command with nopasswd: , dont remember exactly, see sudoers man page

hi! how can i see a full list from 'top' command? it doesn't fill in my screen.

er, that command won't help. use top -b -n 1

hello, is gnome or kde more suitable for 256 mb ram?

i would suggest xfce or fluxbox with that little amount of ram honestly. xubuntu-desktop is the package to do that or just get the xubuntu cd :_

what is the correct way to run an arbitrary script as root after reboot ?

put it in init.d

does the standard ubuntu bittorrent client supports resuming?

jusst open the same torrentfile again

does anyone know of a way using the 9.04 livecd that i can find out what version of a pentium 4 is installed? x86info isn't available, and i don't have a network connection handy to install it, can it be done other ways?

or check out dmesg perhaps

i am looking to create some sort of front door security system which takes a snapshot of whoever is at the door when they press the buzzer. i already have the camera i need to use. and i guess i could wire the doorbell in as a key press or a mouse click. but i doubt there is any suitable software. i would probably have to graft something.any ideas?

why not a stock surviellance system that records when there is motion ? http://www.zoneminder.com/

anyone know of a good dc client on ubuntu ?

linuxdc++ is ok too, dont think its in the repos tho

can one restart the ubuntu gui? isn't something like restart x? it's been a while...

sudo service lightdm restart

anyone know of a good oss cad program

qcad, perhaps. i can't testify to its quality, though

hey, i'm having ridiculous problems w/ hibernate on critical battery power on karmic. first is that it hibernates even *after* i plug in the adapter, sometimes seemingly when it still has tons of power left (and always right after); second is that when it wakes up often it blackscreens and freezes until i press the power button and force shut down.

hibernate is a real pita to get working

hey all, im trying to find an rss feeder for my desktop, anyone know a good one? and does not look like an email account. ideally single line display

i used to use snownews i believe it's called

anyway to grep out all reboots / shutdowns from logs ?

last -x | grep init

i'm trying to use sed in a bash script to read to the nth line of a file: sed -n 'linenum{p;q;}' filenum. but i can't find a way to use a variable as the line number, any suggestions?

sed -n '$linenum..' file

ok, i just apt-got upgraded to breezy and not xorg hates me. fixed font issue... anyone had that one?

everyone has said to wait before it goes final

hei, can anyone help me? i can not copy files from a ntfs partition in my hard driver where the ubuntu is installed and running

use ntfs-3g

hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[

adobe website

i typed './configure' because i want to install bochs (intel emulator) and i get this error 'error: x windows gui was selected, but x windows libraries were not found.' .. could anybody gimme a tip plz ?

install x dev packages

so anyone else know anything about getting the nvidia drivers to work with ubuntu

all i had to do is select the nvidia commercial drivers in synaptic.

hello, i have 2 gigs of ram, how big should i make my swap partition? should it really be 4 gig as the rule of thumb goes?

it's 1.5x the ram so make it 3gb

i am trying to run www.pbskids.org for my kids.. but it requires flash player and shockwave... i am having a hard time installing them. could some one instruct me in how to do this?

'mount' does that by default

has canonical uttered a word on the 9.10 upgrade issues so far?

they aren't isues, they are undocumented features ;)

which is better koffice or openoffice?

openoffice is more mature imho

can anyone tell me how to convert a wav file to au format? i have loaded every sound application i can find and none of them do it. this is real simple in windows...

soundkonverter will do it

hi, is there an ubuntu-specific eee pc channel?

most there run ubuntu-eee

does anyone know a good cli app like pidgin with gtalk and aim support? if not cli at least a single master window that plays nicer with a tiling wm

use finch.

how do i play .mov files on ubuntu?

w32codecs and mplayer works well. maybe totem-xine might work too

how can i make a shell script execute as early as possible then ?

maybe if you remove them from plugdev floppy you are half there. then use /etc/network/interfaces instead of network manager to configure network?

i want to use the command tar -cvf backup.tar ~ to make a backup of my homedirectory, is there a way to automaticly put the date in the name? like backup 160708.tar

put that in the filename

why is ubuntu taking up 18 gigs of my hard drive? is there a way to find out if there are just un-needed files to delete?

accessories > disk usage analyzer can give you a good graphical overview of the filesystem and let you drill down to see the details of space usage

screenshots ?

i'm at work, i'll try that this evening

uh, everytime i spin my mouse wheel my desktop changes workstations and it's annoying the crap out of me cause i can't scroll through pages. how do i disable this binding in compiz?

disable viewport switcher in ccsm

um an 'ubuntu' way would be no gcc at all so i wouldn't worry about it

that's a lame answer. ubuntu doesn't say you can't compile things, it just doesn't make you. it does however, give you packages for gcc, it should give me a way to select which to use.

when setting a static ip to 10.0.1.x, should the mask then still be 255.255.255.0, or should it be something else? like 255.255.254.0?

i think it should still be 255. a 255 mask turns it to a 0

i just installed the .deb package file for ayttm and now i cant find it in the apps menu.

have you tried to exit out of your x and login again? may be it's there it just needs to be refreshed

hey everyone! from ubuntu live, how do i access my ntfs partitions?

- yodea ivrit?

anyone a data recovery expert here?

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

could someone tell a newbie how to scroll down a window? 'easyubuntu needs your permission to install following packages' but i cant see the bottom of the window to give that permission...

yes, that is annoying. try holding [alt] while right-clicking and dragging the window. i'm not sure if this will work, but it might.

can anyone help with routing my audio to bluetooth headset?

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

hey all. so i switched from karma to natty, and i really do not like how the scrollbars look in gnome. (where you have to hover over it in order to get the scrollbar put underneath your cursor). i thought i could change that in appearance somewhere, but i can't find it. any ideas?

http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html

i have a hard disk that is corrupt (showing as a 300mb cd drive in windows lol), is there a tutorial guide out there on repairing it in 11.10 (the data isnt important aslong as i can get it working again).

why would you want to keep a disk that has gone corrupt? chances are it's goign to happen again

does anyone know why stopping mysql would fail? using '/etc/init.d/mysql stop'

you may need to sudo it?

hi guys, who could help to let me know how which channcel i start with to download ebooks and other materials?

/msg alis list *ebooks*

isnt there an update-rc.d command?

you must check the initab

does ubuntu package gnash?

not yet

is there a way to restart compiz without restarting x?

compiz --replace & (dont forget that & at the end )

there seems to be a problem with my firewall and ftp. i have my own ftp server. if i kill the firewall it works. if i leave 20 and 21 open it doesn't. any ideas?

ftp is a firewall nightmare - there are other dynamically assigned ports involved with ftp servers... good luck.

avg has found 32 instances of a win32/polycrypt virus on the l:\ (ubuntu) drive of my pc. it is in normal places like l:\usr\bin\gnome-system-moniter, ect. is this something i should be worried about??

according to https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/11199, it's not an uncommon problem

guys i run ubuntu,and i need a workable driver for my pc camera '0c45:627b microdia pc camera (sn9c201)' any idea wherecan i download?i tried some before but they didnt work

i didint read through this but check here http://www.64bitjungle.com/tech/microdia-webcam-0c54-experimental-drivers-installation-and-testing-part-1/

whats a good app for converting xvid to dvd or just one that will do it

2mandvd is a gui that will make dvds with menus and slideshows and such.

hello. i would like a program for ubuntu that lets me, for example download all web pages that follow a certain pattern. for example: www.whatever###.com (being ### a numeric range i can specify). can someone tell me the name of such an application?

both are standard, mature apps.. many other downloading apps use these in the background