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can i use my java 1.6 apps in ubuntu?	unless they expect some windowsnesses like having a c:\, they'll work :)
can anyone help me fix my boot... i just ran update-grub and i still get a grub rescue saying the file is not found	you might consider booting gwith a livecd, backing up your data, and reinstalling - might be easier than trying to recreate /boot manually
is there a reason why my numerical keypad is now controlling my mouse cursor after the upgrade to 8.04?	it's possible holding down one of the buttons for too long triggered it to turn on. happens all the time with the shift and sticky keys to me.
how to install a .deb file with apt-get from a local directory?	sorry, i meant: sudo dpkg -i file.deb
i am leaning towards fedora core 5 instead of ubuntu i am currently waiting to finish downloading 64bit version of fedora core 5 if it was not for fedora i would be putting ubuntu on it. so my question is can anyone think of any reasons why i should choose ubuntu over fedora?	apt-get, synaptic, community, free cd shipping, etc.
hi all... is there some way i can use the internet from my mobile phone on ubuntu? i am using a nokia e71 and there is no software for ubuntu provided by nokia!	connect your phone to the computer with an usb cable, check that you have 'pc suite' chosen and you should get a notification bubble about a phone connection being available
hi, anybody know a good site that will show me how to overclock my amd 3000+? thanks	http://overclockers.com.au
hello, i can't install languages in ubuntu 9.04, can you help me?	what kind of languages?
hi! why is there an ubuntu dvd edition? what is the difference between that one and the cd edition?	i belive the dvd edition, has a lot of software on the cd, rather than needing to download them via the repos(very handy for dial up users)
hi, i want to completely start fresh with samba file sharing (i've played with the configs a little too much and it's not working right)... so is 'apt-get purge samba' enough? any other packages you'd recommend clearing out?	no reason to clear out other packages. just make sure all configs are deleted.
debian repos have been quite unstable lately,could someone advise me on ubuntu repos/pkgs,and their stability,please,thanks	as for 6.04 dapper drake -- well, it will be released in april.
what would be the easiest way to turn everything a user entered into lowercase? i know how to do it in bash but php seems like it wouldn't be the same	perhaps css text-transform: lowercase applied to the form.
the network manager will not shut down correctly, how can i solve this problem?	ps aux?
hi! my computer loads automatically a module and i don't want it to do this. i heard about a blacklist or something similar. can anyone help me?=	/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
how can i install php pear in ubuntu?	package is 'php-pear'
what's the best and safest way to shutdown from a terminal?	sudo if not root
new install & looking for a way to install all -dev files for installed packages rather than a few at a time as i get dependency errors while installing additional packages?	if you need all the dev headers for a specific program that is packaged where you are getting the same or newer version, you can get its build dependencies with 'sudo apt-get build-dep <program>'
please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!	you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts
does anyone have a really good tut on ubuntu lamp	i do hold on
why would i only have a few days of messages in /var/log/messages?	the logs are rotated every week
is there a way of making the command 'head' list only the 12th line, rather than displaying all the first 12 lines of a file?	head -12 \| tail -1
are all torrents considered illegal? i use it to download ubuntu all the time.	no, but new moon torrents are...
how do i kill firefox when not responding.. i have closed the window but when i try to start a new firefox i get a error saying that firefox is already running	alt+f2, run 'killall firefox'
hi, could anyone tell me why ubuntu installs gcc, but there's nothing in /usr/include (header files and so on) -- this was doing a standard breezy badger full install.	install 'build-essential'
i'm trying to do a regex search and replace using sed. however, it only checks it line by line is there a way to avoid that? i'm looking for a pattern spread over multiple lines	regex on more than one line are a no go with unix tools. many if not all work on line by line basis
how do i determine the filesystem of a partition?	fdisk -l... gparted.. lots of tools to do it
any chance someone can help me restore grub to my mbr... the various howtos do not have working info	replace (hd0,0) with the actual partition info from where your grub lives. (the example is hda1)
anyone know why disk utility created my raid array on md127 instead of md0?	see http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10907831&postcount=6
is there a way to change the time it takes for the unity dock to appear when i touch the left side of the screen? that second is just a bit too long for me. upper left corner is better, but it's annoying to go there every time.	try holding down the super key (win key) and see if that delay is too long for you too
is there someone to tell me how to delete a 'windows list opened' applet ? please, alt + right click doesn't work !	what's the outcome of lsb_release -sd ?
guys im trying to compile wine, can someone tell me what package is meant by xlib/xfree86 development packages	xserver-xorg-dev most likely
do someone know how to find/enter the nautilus channel? i have some ideas like mindcontrol and stuff like that ;-)	irc.gnome.org is not irc freenote
what's the chan for natty? pls	right here.
what's the purpose of applications --> add/remove over synaptic, if add/remove can't really remove all that many packages?	scaleability.... add/remove is simple, little to no control over versions etc.. synaptic allows further control
hi. i just upgraded to breezy. and my desktop context menu (right click on desktop) does not contain any quick starter anymore (e.g. gnome-terminal). how can i add them?	install 'nautilus-terminal-here' using synaptic
i want to be able to easily mount and unmount iso files.. anyone know a good way? perhaps a script for nautilus?	nautilus scripts are way cool.. and i'm sure there's a script for that.. if not, you can write your own
q: i have a piii/800mhz, 512mb ram - which would you recommend, xubuntu 6.10 or ubuntu6.06?	i installed xubuntu 8.04 with a less than that.. i'd go for the latest version
is my patience worth it (or should i resend my question or search for help somewhere else?)	dpkg -i /media/disk/where/it/is
where does gnome store it's files?	/usr/share/icons?
whats the best vm where i can run preinstalled operating systems and is free???	vmware player
where do i run a script at login?	system>preferences>sessions
i'm running 10.10. installed the unity package. when i log in selecting the 'ubuntu netbook edition' i just end up with a standard gnome desktop. anyone know what i'm missing here?	probably need to enable the unity plugin in compizconfig-settings-manager
server monitoring tool ? anybody.. id like to get a mail every day and one every week about the status of my server	or logcheck, or logwatch, or munin if you want pretty graphs... there's lots of options
from where i can get window 7 theme for ubuntu?	check gnome-look.org
something's broken overnight on my feisty laptop, whenever i try to start any program from the menu it just says 'starting __...' for a while and then it disappears	try using the console to see if any errors show
my x is broken, can someone give me help on irc? have no access to a web terminal	see topic and use 'sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10' and reboot to fix the breakage.
is there anyway to use my netbook to control my linux computer in a way that just does what i type and mouse control without vnc?	ah, gui? synergy2
am i right in thinking that a cron job is the best way of running a scheduled backup?	thats an excellent way
do you know?	usually /usr/bin
hey, what's up with /etc/fstab?? it looks completely different in edgy....	in edgy it uses uuids to identify partitions. i'm not sure what the benefit is. i still use the old '/dev/hda3' type stuff when i add to it and it works
hey, help me out guys.. what pack provides build folder in /lib/modules/$kernel-version	kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
how can i list installed packages ?	check the dpkg man page.
anyone have a clue what happens to a file on ubuntu after deleting it from a windows computer? ive checked the lost+found and theres nothing there. is there a way to get the file back?	download getdataback from runtime.org. in windows the pointer is removed from the file, the earlier you get to the file the better chance that the address does not contain any different data. with the free copy from runtime.org, you'll be unable to grab files separate, though will have an image to work with. it's been a while since i've used.
through some strange circumstances, my /etc/apt/sources.list has been wiped. can anyone tell me the code to type in to get some basic packages from the official repos? i'm running i386, unsure of my version, but i have access to a tty.	http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/wzm6gh0z
ok thx anyways hiexpo :d	if you are looking for a simple db, try openoffice base
hi! is it possible to 'update' packages from i386 to amd64?	only by reinstalling completely
can someone give me a hand figuring out why my ubuntu box won't get a dhcp address?	check the cable? :)
how would i go about making the system monitor open by a set of key presses (i.e cntl+alt+delete)?	http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/defining-keyboard-shortcuts-for-commands/ look at comment 7
anyone here could help me 'recover' my wiki name in launchpad? (i'm only allowed dandamian4, not sure why dandamian it's taken)	maybe email a wiki admin (is there such an address on the wiki page?)
hey does anyone know of a picture library program for gnome?	gthumb
hi! i did a mv /var/log/messages /var/log/messages.1 and now rsyslogd writes to the new file. why is that? thank you in advance.	the file was still open
anyone know if using workspaces consumes more memory?	dont know, but why do you ask that?
how can i switch between kde and gnome when i have both installed ?	you get an option to pick which one you want to use when you log in
guys, what do i need to change in x11/xorg.conf so i can use a lower resolution at default?	in e.g.:
can anybody recommend a good bittorrent client? i like utorrent on windows, but i haven't been able to find anything similar for linux.	use wine to run utorrent
are there any other network ways of file sharing between two gutsy machines except samba and ftp/http?	ssh / scp
i am trying to ./configure a package and hit this 'error: c compiler cannot create executables' am i missing a package or something?	install build-essential
hi. i am stumped with crontab ... can't figure out how to get it to work ... i want to test it with something simple like: sudo crontab -e ... then adding: 01 * * * * echo 'test' > /home/thornomad/test.txt ... however nothing happens. am i doing something wrong ?	unless you need the root crontab, just using the user's crontab is enough anyway
when playing radio steams it turns of after about 1min 30s - 2mins after it stops playing after about 1min 30s - 2mins after its startedits started	i mean the connection to the radio station
hey, i'm helping a coworker who was trying to install ubuntu on an external hard drive. he did everything right, except he accidentally put the bootloader on his laptop's hard drive instead. i got him fixed up with a super grub disk, restoring the windows bootloader. what i'm wondering now is if there's a way to just install grub on the external disk without having to re-do the entire isntallation	there will be guides online for it
hey guys, i have what's probably a dumb question here -- is it possible to get an ubuntu install minus all the silly gnome/kde cruft? basically i just want the newer packages etc.	xubuntu ...gnome and kde is silly?
how can you grep for item a or item b?	egrep
hey, does anybody know how to find out exactly what file is being loaded when i do: modprobe vmxnet ?	i think it would be vmxnet check with lsmod before and after issuing the command
hello, does anyone know how to fix python2.5 version problems? i can't install python2.5-dev because the version of python2.5 is higher than the one of python2.5-dev	sudo aptitude install -f; sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude install python2.5{,-dev}
anyone have a toshiba lappy? wondering how i can use restoring disc along with paritioning tools. my lappy is just one partition, can't install linux at this point	you can resize partition using the ubuntu installer
can apt be told to get packages off the internet when they are on the cd?	yeah just comment out the cd-rom line in your sources.list. or do you want something different?
<cy for help>can someone <i>please</i> help me</cry for help>	nice emotion-tags there, buddy
how can i re-autoconfigure xorg?	you've got all the information there, in bits :)
how to setup xorg to use my widescreen monitor in the mode 1440x900?	sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. make sure to check the right resolution in the process
hi, how do i get to a cli without the x running and i need to have run level 3	not really no
i'm looking for a free / open source visual sql tool (query analyzer, views, tables, etc), that easily supports common non-free databases (oracle, mssql, sybase, etc), and ideally was multiplatform (both linux and windows)... any ideas ?	: try looking on freshmeat.net .
where can i find icons? like i want the icons that show up when i put a shortcut up on my desktop	gnome-look.org
hey friends, how do i change ownership of a folder ?	chown
on windows or linux, what language ,like visualbasic, make gui program fast and easy?.......right english?	gambas
i need help with the keyboard shortcut settings of gnome-terminal. i want to disable a shortcut, but i can't figure out how.	iirc backspace removes the accelerator
hello, one quick question: how do i empty my trash as root?	use -rf instead
quick question to all of those who use alternate wm/de: what application do you use to manage your network connections, if not networkmanager?	me personally just boot up into gnome or kde when i need to mess with settings like that, then i switch back to icewm or window maker, xfce or whatnot.
who has a good sources.list file ?	the wiki has an excellent one :p *
can anyone recommend a good ftp client for linux that is gui based i need to be able to ssh into my ipod touch :s	places-> connect to server
how much memory is trackerd supposed to consume? because it is using more than 100 mb on my low-memory system, and the usage increases steadily	u can set the amount of memory dedicated to indexing
hi, i've installed ubuntu 8.10 on a computer with a realtek 8139c (or c+? not sure), when the ethernet cable is connected ubuntu tries to connect but fails (i called dhclient manually and it also failed), i tried configuring it manually but it doesn't seem to reach the network...	is there a dhcp server in your network?
iam trying to syslinux in the usb , syslinux /dev/sda the output was sh: mcopy: command not found ???	you need to install a package called mtools
can anyone explain to me, how the automounting of cds works (behind the scenes)?	hald notices that the cd is inserted, sends a dbus message to anyone interested, the gnome-volume-manager is interested and per default wants to mount it, does so via pmount, which allows normal users to mount removable drives
what are the best webmaster forums ?	www.webhostingtalk.com
hey all, i am having trouble with my dvd burner. i wrote a dvd+rw by copying the files to the dvd folder, and then right clicking in the folder and saying write to disc. now, the disc will unmount and mount, but not eject. i have an nec-3500ag burner. can anyone please help me??!?!?	try unmounting it, then use the 'sudo eject' command.
so i heard it is possible to install ubuntu to a virtual partition encapsulated in a single file on my ntfs partition... is that true?	yes, using wubi.
is there something like the ctrl+alt+del task manager in ubuntu that can be called from the keyboard?	system > administration > system monitor (gnome-system-monitor)
can i run .bat files on linux?`	you would have to translate into bash
how do i run two programs at once?	on the command-line? firstprogram & then secondprogram
can anyone point me to docs on how to upgrade from kde 4.1 to 4.4?	this looks promising: http://www.ubuntuhq.com/content/how-install-kde-44-beta-ubuntu-910-karmic

can i use my java 1.6 apps in ubuntu?

unless they expect some windowsnesses like having a c:\, they'll work :)

can anyone help me fix my boot... i just ran update-grub and i still get a grub rescue saying the file is not found

you might consider booting gwith a livecd, backing up your data, and reinstalling - might be easier than trying to recreate /boot manually

is there a reason why my numerical keypad is now controlling my mouse cursor after the upgrade to 8.04?

it's possible holding down one of the buttons for too long triggered it to turn on. happens all the time with the shift and sticky keys to me.

how to install a .deb file with apt-get from a local directory?

sorry, i meant: sudo dpkg -i file.deb

i am leaning towards fedora core 5 instead of ubuntu i am currently waiting to finish downloading 64bit version of fedora core 5 if it was not for fedora i would be putting ubuntu on it. so my question is can anyone think of any reasons why i should choose ubuntu over fedora?

apt-get, synaptic, community, free cd shipping, etc.

hi all... is there some way i can use the internet from my mobile phone on ubuntu? i am using a nokia e71 and there is no software for ubuntu provided by nokia!

connect your phone to the computer with an usb cable, check that you have 'pc suite' chosen and you should get a notification bubble about a phone connection being available

hi, anybody know a good site that will show me how to overclock my amd 3000+? thanks

http://overclockers.com.au

hello, i can't install languages in ubuntu 9.04, can you help me?

what kind of languages?

hi! why is there an ubuntu dvd edition? what is the difference between that one and the cd edition?

i belive the dvd edition, has a lot of software on the cd, rather than needing to download them via the repos(very handy for dial up users)

hi, i want to completely start fresh with samba file sharing (i've played with the configs a little too much and it's not working right)... so is 'apt-get purge samba' enough? any other packages you'd recommend clearing out?

no reason to clear out other packages. just make sure all configs are deleted.

debian repos have been quite unstable lately,could someone advise me on ubuntu repos/pkgs,and their stability,please,thanks

as for 6.04 dapper drake -- well, it will be released in april.

what would be the easiest way to turn everything a user entered into lowercase? i know how to do it in bash but php seems like it wouldn't be the same

perhaps css text-transform: lowercase applied to the form.

the network manager will not shut down correctly, how can i solve this problem?

ps aux?

hi! my computer loads automatically a module and i don't want it to do this. i heard about a blacklist or something similar. can anyone help me?=

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

how can i install php pear in ubuntu?

package is 'php-pear'

what's the best and safest way to shutdown from a terminal?

sudo if not root

new install & looking for a way to install all -dev files for installed packages rather than a few at a time as i get dependency errors while installing additional packages?

if you need all the dev headers for a specific program that is packaged where you are getting the same or newer version, you can get its build dependencies with 'sudo apt-get build-dep <program>'

please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!

you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts

does anyone have a really good tut on ubuntu lamp

i do hold on

why would i only have a few days of messages in /var/log/messages?

the logs are rotated every week

is there a way of making the command 'head' list only the 12th line, rather than displaying all the first 12 lines of a file?

head -12 | tail -1

are all torrents considered illegal? i use it to download ubuntu all the time.

no, but new moon torrents are...

how do i kill firefox when not responding.. i have closed the window but when i try to start a new firefox i get a error saying that firefox is already running

alt+f2, run 'killall firefox'

hi, could anyone tell me why ubuntu installs gcc, but there's nothing in /usr/include (header files and so on) -- this was doing a standard breezy badger full install.

install 'build-essential'

i'm trying to do a regex search and replace using sed. however, it only checks it line by line is there a way to avoid that? i'm looking for a pattern spread over multiple lines

regex on more than one line are a no go with unix tools. many if not all work on line by line basis

how do i determine the filesystem of a partition?

fdisk -l... gparted.. lots of tools to do it

any chance someone can help me restore grub to my mbr... the various howtos do not have working info

replace (hd0,0) with the actual partition info from where your grub lives. (the example is hda1)

anyone know why disk utility created my raid array on md127 instead of md0?

see http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10907831&postcount=6

is there a way to change the time it takes for the unity dock to appear when i touch the left side of the screen? that second is just a bit too long for me. upper left corner is better, but it's annoying to go there every time.

try holding down the super key (win key) and see if that delay is too long for you too

is there someone to tell me how to delete a 'windows list opened' applet ? please, alt + right click doesn't work !

what's the outcome of lsb_release -sd ?

guys im trying to compile wine, can someone tell me what package is meant by xlib/xfree86 development packages

xserver-xorg-dev most likely

do someone know how to find/enter the nautilus channel? i have some ideas like mindcontrol and stuff like that ;-)

irc.gnome.org is not irc freenote

what's the chan for natty? pls

right here.

what's the purpose of applications --> add/remove over synaptic, if add/remove can't really remove all that many packages?

scaleability.... add/remove is simple, little to no control over versions etc.. synaptic allows further control

hi. i just upgraded to breezy. and my desktop context menu (right click on desktop) does not contain any quick starter anymore (e.g. gnome-terminal). how can i add them?

install 'nautilus-terminal-here' using synaptic

i want to be able to easily mount and unmount iso files.. anyone know a good way? perhaps a script for nautilus?

nautilus scripts are way cool.. and i'm sure there's a script for that.. if not, you can write your own

q: i have a piii/800mhz, 512mb ram - which would you recommend, xubuntu 6.10 or ubuntu6.06?

i installed xubuntu 8.04 with a less than that.. i'd go for the latest version

is my patience worth it (or should i resend my question or search for help somewhere else?)

dpkg -i /media/disk/where/it/is

where does gnome store it's files?

/usr/share/icons?

whats the best vm where i can run preinstalled operating systems and is free???

vmware player

where do i run a script at login?

system>preferences>sessions

i'm running 10.10. installed the unity package. when i log in selecting the 'ubuntu netbook edition' i just end up with a standard gnome desktop. anyone know what i'm missing here?

probably need to enable the unity plugin in compizconfig-settings-manager

server monitoring tool ? anybody.. id like to get a mail every day and one every week about the status of my server

or logcheck, or logwatch, or munin if you want pretty graphs... there's lots of options

from where i can get window 7 theme for ubuntu?

check gnome-look.org

something's broken overnight on my feisty laptop, whenever i try to start any program from the menu it just says 'starting __...' for a while and then it disappears

try using the console to see if any errors show

my x is broken, can someone give me help on irc? have no access to a web terminal

see topic and use 'sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10' and reboot to fix the breakage.

is there anyway to use my netbook to control my linux computer in a way that just does what i type and mouse control without vnc?

ah, gui? synergy2

am i right in thinking that a cron job is the best way of running a scheduled backup?

thats an excellent way

do you know?

usually /usr/bin

hey, what's up with /etc/fstab?? it looks completely different in edgy....

in edgy it uses uuids to identify partitions. i'm not sure what the benefit is. i still use the old '/dev/hda3' type stuff when i add to it and it works

hey, help me out guys.. what pack provides build folder in /lib/modules/$kernel-version

kernel-headers-$(uname -r)

how can i list installed packages ?

check the dpkg man page.

anyone have a clue what happens to a file on ubuntu after deleting it from a windows computer? ive checked the lost+found and theres nothing there. is there a way to get the file back?

download getdataback from runtime.org. in windows the pointer is removed from the file, the earlier you get to the file the better chance that the address does not contain any different data. with the free copy from runtime.org, you'll be unable to grab files separate, though will have an image to work with. it's been a while since i've used.

through some strange circumstances, my /etc/apt/sources.list has been wiped. can anyone tell me the code to type in to get some basic packages from the official repos? i'm running i386, unsure of my version, but i have access to a tty.

http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/wzm6gh0z

ok thx anyways hiexpo :d

if you are looking for a simple db, try openoffice base

hi! is it possible to 'update' packages from i386 to amd64?

only by reinstalling completely

can someone give me a hand figuring out why my ubuntu box won't get a dhcp address?

check the cable? :)

how would i go about making the system monitor open by a set of key presses (i.e cntl+alt+delete)?

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/defining-keyboard-shortcuts-for-commands/ look at comment 7

anyone here could help me 'recover' my wiki name in launchpad? (i'm only allowed dandamian4, not sure why dandamian it's taken)

maybe email a wiki admin (is there such an address on the wiki page?)

hey does anyone know of a picture library program for gnome?

gthumb

hi! i did a mv /var/log/messages /var/log/messages.1 and now rsyslogd writes to the new file. why is that? thank you in advance.

the file was still open

anyone know if using workspaces consumes more memory?

dont know, but why do you ask that?

how can i switch between kde and gnome when i have both installed ?

you get an option to pick which one you want to use when you log in

guys, what do i need to change in x11/xorg.conf so i can use a lower resolution at default?

in e.g.:

can anybody recommend a good bittorrent client? i like utorrent on windows, but i haven't been able to find anything similar for linux.

use wine to run utorrent

are there any other network ways of file sharing between two gutsy machines except samba and ftp/http?

ssh / scp

i am trying to ./configure a package and hit this 'error: c compiler cannot create executables' am i missing a package or something?

install build-essential

hi. i am stumped with crontab ... can't figure out how to get it to work ... i want to test it with something simple like: sudo crontab -e ... then adding: 01 * * * * echo 'test' > /home/thornomad/test.txt ... however nothing happens. am i doing something wrong ?

unless you need the root crontab, just using the user's crontab is enough anyway

when playing radio steams it turns of after about 1min 30s - 2mins after it stops playing after about 1min 30s - 2mins after its startedits started

i mean the connection to the radio station

hey, i'm helping a coworker who was trying to install ubuntu on an external hard drive. he did everything right, except he accidentally put the bootloader on his laptop's hard drive instead. i got him fixed up with a super grub disk, restoring the windows bootloader. what i'm wondering now is if there's a way to just install grub on the external disk without having to re-do the entire isntallation

there will be guides online for it

hey guys, i have what's probably a dumb question here -- is it possible to get an ubuntu install minus all the silly gnome/kde cruft? basically i just want the newer packages etc.

xubuntu ...gnome and kde is silly?

how can you grep for item a or item b?

egrep

hey, does anybody know how to find out exactly what file is being loaded when i do: modprobe vmxnet ?

i think it would be vmxnet check with lsmod before and after issuing the command

hello, does anyone know how to fix python2.5 version problems? i can't install python2.5-dev because the version of python2.5 is higher than the one of python2.5-dev

sudo aptitude install -f; sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude install python2.5{,-dev}

anyone have a toshiba lappy? wondering how i can use restoring disc along with paritioning tools. my lappy is just one partition, can't install linux at this point

you can resize partition using the ubuntu installer

can apt be told to get packages off the internet when they are on the cd?

yeah just comment out the cd-rom line in your sources.list. or do you want something different?

<cy for help>can someone <i>please</i> help me</cry for help>

nice emotion-tags there, buddy

how can i re-autoconfigure xorg?

you've got all the information there, in bits :)

how to setup xorg to use my widescreen monitor in the mode 1440x900?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. make sure to check the right resolution in the process

hi, how do i get to a cli without the x running and i need to have run level 3

not really no

i'm looking for a free / open source visual sql tool (query analyzer, views, tables, etc), that easily supports common non-free databases (oracle, mssql, sybase, etc), and ideally was multiplatform (both linux and windows)... any ideas ?

: try looking on freshmeat.net .

where can i find icons? like i want the icons that show up when i put a shortcut up on my desktop

gnome-look.org

hey friends, how do i change ownership of a folder ?

chown

on windows or linux, what language ,like visualbasic, make gui program fast and easy?.......right english?

gambas

i need help with the keyboard shortcut settings of gnome-terminal. i want to disable a shortcut, but i can't figure out how.

iirc backspace removes the accelerator

hello, one quick question: how do i empty my trash as root?

use -rf instead

quick question to all of those who use alternate wm/de: what application do you use to manage your network connections, if not networkmanager?

me personally just boot up into gnome or kde when i need to mess with settings like that, then i switch back to icewm or window maker, xfce or whatnot.

who has a good sources.list file ?

the wiki has an excellent one :p *

can anyone recommend a good ftp client for linux that is gui based i need to be able to ssh into my ipod touch :s

places-> connect to server

how much memory is trackerd supposed to consume? because it is using more than 100 mb on my low-memory system, and the usage increases steadily

u can set the amount of memory dedicated to indexing

hi, i've installed ubuntu 8.10 on a computer with a realtek 8139c (or c+? not sure), when the ethernet cable is connected ubuntu tries to connect but fails (i called dhclient manually and it also failed), i tried configuring it manually but it doesn't seem to reach the network...

is there a dhcp server in your network?

iam trying to syslinux in the usb , syslinux /dev/sda the output was sh: mcopy: command not found ???

you need to install a package called mtools

can anyone explain to me, how the automounting of cds works (behind the scenes)?

hald notices that the cd is inserted, sends a dbus message to anyone interested, the gnome-volume-manager is interested and per default wants to mount it, does so via pmount, which allows normal users to mount removable drives

what are the best webmaster forums ?

www.webhostingtalk.com

hey all, i am having trouble with my dvd burner. i wrote a dvd+rw by copying the files to the dvd folder, and then right clicking in the folder and saying write to disc. now, the disc will unmount and mount, but not eject. i have an nec-3500ag burner. can anyone please help me??!?!?

try unmounting it, then use the 'sudo eject' command.

so i heard it is possible to install ubuntu to a virtual partition encapsulated in a single file on my ntfs partition... is that true?

yes, using wubi.

is there something like the ctrl+alt+del task manager in ubuntu that can be called from the keyboard?

system > administration > system monitor (gnome-system-monitor)

can i run .bat files on linux?`

you would have to translate into bash

how do i run two programs at once?

on the command-line? firstprogram & then secondprogram

can anyone point me to docs on how to upgrade from kde 4.1 to 4.4?

this looks promising: http://www.ubuntuhq.com/content/how-install-kde-44-beta-ubuntu-910-karmic