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anyone has tried a usb cd-rw with luck in linux? planning to buy one of those but i would like to hear if they really work out of the box (as usb sticks does)	yes they work fine
hello, i have a problem with my thinkpad x61 tablet after i upgraded from hardy to intrepid. my wireless doesn't work anymore. there is no icon or anything. does anyone know anything i can try?	try this: press alt+f2 and run networkmanager and see if any icon appears
can you have windows dual boot with ubuntu if you use ubuntu disk encryption?	i thought the encryption only applied to the partitions of ubuntu
what exactly are these ips for ?? can i use them in my /etc/resolv.conf 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2	those are dns root a servers which are master dns servers for the internet
how can i find the uuid of my ipod touch	maybe ls /dev/disk/by-id/ ...but thats just a guess
hi all. i made put a vfat partition and a luks partition on a usb drive today. however, i am unable to access the vfat partition from windows. would this be because i made it the second partition? i'm pretty sure i did this on my last usb drive without any problem. any ideas?	- windows will need the fat32 partition on a usb stick to be the 1st one
how to deinstall a ***.deb package ??	dpkg -p name_of_package
? a define starts w/ a #	yeah it does
could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?	i would guess /etc/hosts
anyone know of an easy way to install firefox 2.0 rc1 on edgy?	just update?
can i relese a music album under gnu/gpl?	maybe dd if=/dev/hd? of=~/whatever.iso
i got a dvd with drm (i assume), ubuntu doesnt seam to recognize it at all. is there some way to play drm video from dvd in ubuntu?	https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/musicvideophotos/c/video-dvd.html
on hardy, totem (gstreamer) is playing an encrypted dvd in black and white, with a green bar along the bottom. mplayer works fine with the same dvd. how can i 'un-fuck' totem?	you can try changing gstreamer's video output settings with gstreamer-properties (that command is part of the 'gnome-media' package in the repo's)
can i get help installing a lamp server?	tasksel
where can i find the source for ubuntu kernel 2.6.10? it's not on my apt source.list	apt-get install linux-source-2.6.10 sorry
hi, i installed debian after installing karmic, but i skipped the step of installing grub in debian, how do i generate grub entries for debian now?	you need to edit the menu.lst file located in /boot/grub/ (that's about all the help i can be..
hello, can anyone help me with unmounting?	you will probably need to edit /etc/fstab and comment it out
hi , i'd like to know where does users-admin tool write its configuration	autologin relies upon the user being added to the 'nopasswdlogin' group, and pam_succeed_if.so in /etc/pam.d/*
does anyone know the terminal command to check if my graphics drivers are working properly :ssss	glxinfo \| grep -i direct
my hard drive is full, where is a good place to start removing files? it's my test box, so i'm not worried about munging it up.	run disk usage analyser application-->accessories
any good mce for ubuntu?	mythtv or linuxmce
how can i allow a user to mount a device using the mount command without being a sudoer ?	typically you'd put a mount point in fstab with a 'user' option -- don't give all users mount access < unless you want too
i still dont really understand what makes it different from synaptic though	probably a means to pay for it built in.
anyone know a shiny desktop world clock that plays nice with gnome/ubuntu?	cairo-clock isgood
i know it bugs the hell out of me every time i try to find a gnome option and it isn't there...	a 386 kernel wouldn't use 3dnow, that's right. on the other hand, i don't think there's very much code in the kernel that uses 3dnow anyway. even if you run a 386 kernel you can still run userspace programs compiled for k7.
lo, i just converted an mp3 to gsm file format (using sox) and i can find the right codec or library to listen to it - any ideas?	vlc?
if i do a update grub will it install into my mbr because i am using a dual boot with easybcd?	let me get you a link
hi all - what is the alt+f2 launcher command in ubuntu? (one terminal command)	the what?
this is really sad. i'm no longer in the admin group on my desktop and i can't get to the recovery grub menu because my computer boots to fast. lol. i just wanted to make sure that shift or esc were the keys to get to that menu.	shift if grub is hidden
hey guys i'v been playing around with compiz-fusion and well i got most of it down, but im having trouble finding out how to make the cube transperent, or putting things in it for that matter.... there is that and how do i adjust the pics on the top and bottom of the cube	- ill pm you some help
i seem to have a selective problem with skype; i can call my other pc and the test service work fine, too. but when i call a certain friend, he can hear me for about 2 seconds, until my sound completly dies system wide. ideas?	skype is not the cheapest voip provider out there btw
hello. is it possible to ls files owned by a particular user?	man find
can any1 tell me what is the kernel version of ubuntu build 8.04?	ask someone to run uname -r or see packages.ubuntu.org
which is the task package to install gnome desktop?	sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop should take care of everything for you.
hey all, i had to make a bash script that is called by another program, but the calling program says it can't find my script in the $path...what do i do?	copy it to /usr/bin ?
bauk, when i adjust the window title font, the bar gets a bit smaller, bu it's still huge at 6pts	disable desktop effects
when will feisty final release be out	yes. i installed feisty a month or so ago and had no probs so, now it should be fine :)
hi guys, i wounder how to remove docky from my desktop ? i m on 10.04 ubuntu, thanks	open terminal and 'killall docky' then go in to the software center > installed > highlight 'docky' and hit remove
ok, so when sound stops working, kill pulseaudio with extreme prejudice ;-)	it does
perl scripts are just textfiles with #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, assuming they're exectuable you can call them by name, seidos	i will try
how to play youtube flash video on totem?	download the video and open with totem
which kernel does ubuntu install from 5.10 cd	2.6.12
how can i get the terminal to show me my local ip adress? ipconfig in a way	ifconfig
is there a keyboard shortcut for increasing my voume for my audio....or is that something i would have to configure myself?	you can set it in system > preferences > keyboard shortcuts
anyone know if there is a desklet that lets you create and set timers to alert you after x time?	timer-applet
hey... does anyone know where i can find my c header files for my kernel? im running 2.6.15-27-386	you can apt-get them
when using the stable release of chrome from google's repositories, it takes up the remaining time on my cpu until i close out. i don't have this problem on a similar machine while using chrome in the same capacity. any ideas of how to troubleshoot this?	you may consider re-installing chrome and see if that changes anything.
if i installed ubuntu 9.04 from a rc cd, and then i run update manager, will it update me to the final version?	yeah probably - best just to get a latest image though.
hi. during the install of phpmyadmin, it asks to 'configure database with dbconfig-common?'. i already have some databases setup in mysql. should i just skip this?	it will not affect existing databases.
hi, i can't get my bluetooth adapter to be recognized with karmic's newer kernels. the last one i got it working it, was the 2.6.31 from beta stage	official karmic kernels? or selfbuild kernels?
how do i access my trashcan through the command line?	it's under ~/.local/share/trash/
if i want to install ati drivers would 'apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx-envy' do the trick?	glxgears work?
hi, i just tried out 9.10 desktop, and having big problems, compared to 9.04, which just worked for me. 9.10 is not finding my wifi, nor my nvidia graphics card. so far 9.10 has been a major flop in my eyes :-(	whats the output of lspci \| grep wireless?
ok how do i turn off desktop effects? i found it to turn it on and now can't find it to turn it off. :)	system - preferences - appearnce
i am sure there is a ubuntu page explainging how to setup 2 monitors, but i cant find it. anyone got a tip for me to search for?	'dual head' is the term to search for
im cracking my ubuntu password 22 hours already, how i know when it will be done if will?	why crack it, when you can just boot linux with init=/bin/bash and set a new password?
ssh or sshd?	sudo update-rc.d ssh defaults should do, but look at /etc/init/ssh.conf for upstart
is hon safe game, so i can't get any malware on something like that on my ubuntu?	hon is a real game with lots of customers, i think it should be safe to install.
so what's the difference between 'erease entire disk' and 'erease entire disk and use lvm'?	lvm is for use if you want to use more than one hd, you can safely not use it
how do i move the unity launcher to a different screen edge?	theres some hacks to move it to the bottom
would it pose necessary to add 'main restricted universe multiverse' to the six ubuntu gutsy repositories that i have?	its whats gets used if you try to download source packages, you really dont need this unless you are planning on installing stuff from source
is there a difference, functionally speaking, between 'sudo -i' and 'sudo su'?	there are two issue. there's 'su -' vs 'su' (or in the sudo context: sudo -i vs. sudo -s) and there is another issue: sudo -i vs. sudo su -. the first distinction is pretty important as one version resets the environment and the other doesn't. for the second issue, i don't know of a significant reason other than 'sudo -i exists so why not use it'
how can i connect to a vpn using command lines? it's already configured in networkmanger	http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml
hi kids. just need advice on how to mount a 16 gig ntfs flash drive if it never shows up in gparted or fdisk or anything; ideas?	mail it to me, i will mount it for you ;-p
could someone help me to configure xorg.conf to use my usb mouse?	enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/manybuttonsmousehowto - enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/serialmousehowto
do you create xconfig file?	how can i correct this display problem?
hello, where could i find the folder 'theme' which stored all theme's files like 'human' theme? thanks	copy it to ~/.themes/ and make your modifications there. the system-wide themes are in /usr/share/themes/
hi all what is the syntax for a symlink?	ln -s /target/file /link/file
is it possible to set the background colour of the terminal window to black???	yes, use the profiles
hi there. got a quick issue: when i attempt to run a file through './' i get permission denied. tried sudo ./name , but didnt seem to help. any ideas?	open it in an editor... vi readme
i am making a compilation cd and i want to normalize the volume for all the tracks so i don't have to keep reaching for the volume knob; how can i do this either with brasero or through another program	i use the program named 'mp3gain'
hello, i am trying to use apt-get on ubuntu server 6. i have to enable the root account for apt-get correct?	do 'sudo passwd' to set a root password
how do you search for an application?	just type the name in most cases
hrmm how do i get 'octave' to show up in the installable packages for karmic? when i search for it in synaptic, it's not there to select	you may need to add another repository. try looking on the developer's website
guys how can i click ok in this console window: http://i55.tinypic.com/wralx2.jpg	use tab and the space bar
please, can anyone tell good download manager like idm(win) for ubuntu.?	these are typically plugins. check your browser addons, especially firefox
lucid window controls vanish on login. i reinstalled the metacity packages with synaptic. no fix. i have to go to appearances and re-enable visual effects but that only works until next login. any ideas?	pretty strange, i don't have a sound card i this pc, i plugged in a logitech usb headset, viola! sound works, skype works (even with the mic), so it must be issues with native sound boards huh.
is there a room where only amd64 topics are discussed?	amd64 topics are usually the same for i386 unless its specific to that processor
how can i get the mirror list from synaptic through the command line?	nicexe: you can't use io redirection with sudo directly, so do something like: echo 'text' \| sudo tee -a /path/to/file instead
i am running jaunty and need to run windows xp for some software, i have tried virtualbox, but the performance is pretty bad, is their anything better? or is my machine just not beefy enough?	pay special attention to the pagefile/virtual memory settings ... since what the vm thinks is ram may not necessarily really ram
hell, #ubuntu have not questions? the people is learning how to use ubuntu i like it :d	shhh. savor the silence.
what's the cp parameter to make a symlink?	ln -s
what is the password i need to enter for 'system / administration / ...' (in gnome)? i set the root password but this does not work there	in ubuntu there is no root afaik. you must use sudo
what's the command to get the purple plugin pack for pidgin?	sudo aptitude install libpurple
i want to delete a bridge with 'sudo brctl delbr br0' but it says 'bridge br0 is is still up; can't delete it', although br0 is down, and no interfaces belongs to the bridge	try ifconfig br0 down
hello to all. can anyone tell me please a good and easy gui application to watermark videos with my own image ?	i've heard decent things about kdenlive its supposed to be a lot like imovie but i haven't personally tried it
duh - how do i reset my password in hoary?	boot from livecd, chroot to your system (as root), then 'passwd yourlogin'
is there a gui like app for scp kinda like winscp for linux?	gftp can do scp
can i use evolution with my gmail account?	they're buried in gmail somewhere, they've offered pop3 access forever and more recently added imap suport
are there any good linux irc clients with a windows version? i'm reluctant to use mirc on my windows box and would prefer open source	ack, i mean chatzilla
hi can someone tell me an apllication like netlimiter but for linux?	wondershaper
i have a somewhat weird problem. basically, on one of my laptops, i'm running gutsy/7.10. i went to upgrade to hardy heron, and it said i had 3rd party pkgs disabled. that's fine; i went into synaptic and checked the relevent repos. did an apt-get update/apt-get upgrade. then i restarted. i'm now in 'low-graphics' mode and the network appears not to work. any idea what caused this (and what the remedy is)?	yesterday, i damaged one of those definitions, and the whole desktop went awry... just like you've described.
does ati gfx card works fine on 3d desktop?	depends on the model
where is the preferred program (web browser, etc) thing now?	top-right corner, system settings, system info, default applications.
where can i see what kind of gfx card i have?	open a shell console and type lspci \| grep vga
i am running aptiude for the 1st time in a long time and it says the following packages have been held back: desktop-file-utils gdm gtk2-engines-pixbuf libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-dev libgnomevfs2-extra libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtk2.0-dev. is this a problem? why are they being held back?	sounds like you need to do an apt-get dist-upgrade to me
how do i see the list of open ports of my machine and what application is using that?	netstat -a
how do i install flash to opera on my ubuntu amd64?	sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
can anyone recommend a digial tv card which is simple to set up under ubuntu?	i was thinking the haupage pvr2500 was a popular one
anyone else unable to install through apt-get? the repositories seem to have stopped working all of the sudden	if the server is down or something, that could happen

anyone has tried a usb cd-rw with luck in linux? planning to buy one of those but i would like to hear if they really work out of the box (as usb sticks does)

yes they work fine

hello, i have a problem with my thinkpad x61 tablet after i upgraded from hardy to intrepid. my wireless doesn't work anymore. there is no icon or anything. does anyone know anything i can try?

try this: press alt+f2 and run networkmanager and see if any icon appears

can you have windows dual boot with ubuntu if you use ubuntu disk encryption?

i thought the encryption only applied to the partitions of ubuntu

what exactly are these ips for ?? can i use them in my /etc/resolv.conf 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2

those are dns root a servers which are master dns servers for the internet

how can i find the uuid of my ipod touch

maybe ls /dev/disk/by-id/ ...but thats just a guess

hi all. i made put a vfat partition and a luks partition on a usb drive today. however, i am unable to access the vfat partition from windows. would this be because i made it the second partition? i'm pretty sure i did this on my last usb drive without any problem. any ideas?

- windows will need the fat32 partition on a usb stick to be the 1st one

how to deinstall a ***.deb package ??

dpkg -p name_of_package

? a define starts w/ a #

yeah it does

could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?

i would guess /etc/hosts

anyone know of an easy way to install firefox 2.0 rc1 on edgy?

just update?

can i relese a music album under gnu/gpl?

maybe dd if=/dev/hd? of=~/whatever.iso

i got a dvd with drm (i assume), ubuntu doesnt seam to recognize it at all. is there some way to play drm video from dvd in ubuntu?

https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/musicvideophotos/c/video-dvd.html

on hardy, totem (gstreamer) is playing an encrypted dvd in black and white, with a green bar along the bottom. mplayer works fine with the same dvd. how can i 'un-fuck' totem?

you can try changing gstreamer's video output settings with gstreamer-properties (that command is part of the 'gnome-media' package in the repo's)

can i get help installing a lamp server?

tasksel

where can i find the source for ubuntu kernel 2.6.10? it's not on my apt source.list

apt-get install linux-source-2.6.10 sorry

hi, i installed debian after installing karmic, but i skipped the step of installing grub in debian, how do i generate grub entries for debian now?

you need to edit the menu.lst file located in /boot/grub/ (that's about all the help i can be..

hello, can anyone help me with unmounting?

you will probably need to edit /etc/fstab and comment it out

hi , i'd like to know where does users-admin tool write its configuration

autologin relies upon the user being added to the 'nopasswdlogin' group, and pam_succeed_if.so in /etc/pam.d/*

does anyone know the terminal command to check if my graphics drivers are working properly :ssss

glxinfo | grep -i direct

my hard drive is full, where is a good place to start removing files? it's my test box, so i'm not worried about munging it up.

run disk usage analyser application-->accessories

any good mce for ubuntu?

mythtv or linuxmce

how can i allow a user to mount a device using the mount command without being a sudoer ?

typically you'd put a mount point in fstab with a 'user' option -- don't give all users mount access < unless you want too

i still dont really understand what makes it different from synaptic though

probably a means to pay for it built in.

anyone know a shiny desktop world clock that plays nice with gnome/ubuntu?

cairo-clock isgood

i know it bugs the hell out of me every time i try to find a gnome option and it isn't there...

a 386 kernel wouldn't use 3dnow, that's right. on the other hand, i don't think there's very much code in the kernel that uses 3dnow anyway. even if you run a 386 kernel you can still run userspace programs compiled for k7.

lo, i just converted an mp3 to gsm file format (using sox) and i can find the right codec or library to listen to it - any ideas?

vlc?

if i do a update grub will it install into my mbr because i am using a dual boot with easybcd?

let me get you a link

hi all - what is the alt+f2 launcher command in ubuntu? (one terminal command)

the what?

this is really sad. i'm no longer in the admin group on my desktop and i can't get to the recovery grub menu because my computer boots to fast. lol. i just wanted to make sure that shift or esc were the keys to get to that menu.

shift if grub is hidden

hey guys i'v been playing around with compiz-fusion and well i got most of it down, but im having trouble finding out how to make the cube transperent, or putting things in it for that matter.... there is that and how do i adjust the pics on the top and bottom of the cube

- ill pm you some help

i seem to have a selective problem with skype; i can call my other pc and the test service work fine, too. but when i call a certain friend, he can hear me for about 2 seconds, until my sound completly dies system wide. ideas?

skype is not the cheapest voip provider out there btw

hello. is it possible to ls files owned by a particular user?

man find

can any1 tell me what is the kernel version of ubuntu build 8.04?

ask someone to run uname -r or see packages.ubuntu.org

which is the task package to install gnome desktop?

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop should take care of everything for you.

hey all, i had to make a bash script that is called by another program, but the calling program says it can't find my script in the $path...what do i do?

copy it to /usr/bin ?

bauk, when i adjust the window title font, the bar gets a bit smaller, bu it's still huge at 6pts

disable desktop effects

when will feisty final release be out

yes. i installed feisty a month or so ago and had no probs so, now it should be fine :)

hi guys, i wounder how to remove docky from my desktop ? i m on 10.04 ubuntu, thanks

open terminal and 'killall docky' then go in to the software center > installed > highlight 'docky' and hit remove

ok, so when sound stops working, kill pulseaudio with extreme prejudice ;-)

it does

perl scripts are just textfiles with #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, assuming they're exectuable you can call them by name, seidos

i will try

how to play youtube flash video on totem?

download the video and open with totem

which kernel does ubuntu install from 5.10 cd

2.6.12

how can i get the terminal to show me my local ip adress? ipconfig in a way

ifconfig

is there a keyboard shortcut for increasing my voume for my audio....or is that something i would have to configure myself?

you can set it in system > preferences > keyboard shortcuts

anyone know if there is a desklet that lets you create and set timers to alert you after x time?

timer-applet

hey... does anyone know where i can find my c header files for my kernel? im running 2.6.15-27-386

you can apt-get them

when using the stable release of chrome from google's repositories, it takes up the remaining time on my cpu until i close out. i don't have this problem on a similar machine while using chrome in the same capacity. any ideas of how to troubleshoot this?

you may consider re-installing chrome and see if that changes anything.

if i installed ubuntu 9.04 from a rc cd, and then i run update manager, will it update me to the final version?

yeah probably - best just to get a latest image though.

hi. during the install of phpmyadmin, it asks to 'configure database with dbconfig-common?'. i already have some databases setup in mysql. should i just skip this?

it will not affect existing databases.

hi, i can't get my bluetooth adapter to be recognized with karmic's newer kernels. the last one i got it working it, was the 2.6.31 from beta stage

official karmic kernels? or selfbuild kernels?

how do i access my trashcan through the command line?

it's under ~/.local/share/trash/

if i want to install ati drivers would 'apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx-envy' do the trick?

glxgears work?

hi, i just tried out 9.10 desktop, and having big problems, compared to 9.04, which just worked for me. 9.10 is not finding my wifi, nor my nvidia graphics card. so far 9.10 has been a major flop in my eyes :-(

whats the output of lspci | grep wireless?

ok how do i turn off desktop effects? i found it to turn it on and now can't find it to turn it off. :)

system - preferences - appearnce

i am sure there is a ubuntu page explainging how to setup 2 monitors, but i cant find it. anyone got a tip for me to search for?

'dual head' is the term to search for

im cracking my ubuntu password 22 hours already, how i know when it will be done if will?

why crack it, when you can just boot linux with init=/bin/bash and set a new password?

ssh or sshd?

sudo update-rc.d ssh defaults should do, but look at /etc/init/ssh.conf for upstart

is hon safe game, so i can't get any malware on something like that on my ubuntu?

hon is a real game with lots of customers, i think it should be safe to install.

so what's the difference between 'erease entire disk' and 'erease entire disk and use lvm'?

lvm is for use if you want to use more than one hd, you can safely not use it

how do i move the unity launcher to a different screen edge?

theres some hacks to move it to the bottom

would it pose necessary to add 'main restricted universe multiverse' to the six ubuntu gutsy repositories that i have?

its whats gets used if you try to download source packages, you really dont need this unless you are planning on installing stuff from source

is there a difference, functionally speaking, between 'sudo -i' and 'sudo su'?

there are two issue. there's 'su -' vs 'su' (or in the sudo context: sudo -i vs. sudo -s) and there is another issue: sudo -i vs. sudo su -. the first distinction is pretty important as one version resets the environment and the other doesn't. for the second issue, i don't know of a significant reason other than 'sudo -i exists so why not use it'

how can i connect to a vpn using command lines? it's already configured in networkmanger

http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml

hi kids. just need advice on how to mount a 16 gig ntfs flash drive if it never shows up in gparted or fdisk or anything; ideas?

mail it to me, i will mount it for you ;-p

could someone help me to configure xorg.conf to use my usb mouse?

enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/manybuttonsmousehowto - enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/serialmousehowto

do you create xconfig file?

how can i correct this display problem?

hello, where could i find the folder 'theme' which stored all theme's files like 'human' theme? thanks

copy it to ~/.themes/ and make your modifications there. the system-wide themes are in /usr/share/themes/

hi all what is the syntax for a symlink?

ln -s /target/file /link/file

is it possible to set the background colour of the terminal window to black???

yes, use the profiles

hi there. got a quick issue: when i attempt to run a file through './' i get permission denied. tried sudo ./name , but didnt seem to help. any ideas?

open it in an editor... vi readme

i am making a compilation cd and i want to normalize the volume for all the tracks so i don't have to keep reaching for the volume knob; how can i do this either with brasero or through another program

i use the program named 'mp3gain'

hello, i am trying to use apt-get on ubuntu server 6. i have to enable the root account for apt-get correct?

do 'sudo passwd' to set a root password

how do you search for an application?

just type the name in most cases

hrmm how do i get 'octave' to show up in the installable packages for karmic? when i search for it in synaptic, it's not there to select

you may need to add another repository. try looking on the developer's website

guys how can i click ok in this console window: http://i55.tinypic.com/wralx2.jpg

use tab and the space bar

please, can anyone tell good download manager like idm(win) for ubuntu.?

these are typically plugins. check your browser addons, especially firefox

lucid window controls vanish on login. i reinstalled the metacity packages with synaptic. no fix. i have to go to appearances and re-enable visual effects but that only works until next login. any ideas?

pretty strange, i don't have a sound card i this pc, i plugged in a logitech usb headset, viola! sound works, skype works (even with the mic), so it must be issues with native sound boards huh.

is there a room where only amd64 topics are discussed?

amd64 topics are usually the same for i386 unless its specific to that processor

how can i get the mirror list from synaptic through the command line?

nicexe: you can't use io redirection with sudo directly, so do something like: echo 'text' | sudo tee -a /path/to/file instead

i am running jaunty and need to run windows xp for some software, i have tried virtualbox, but the performance is pretty bad, is their anything better? or is my machine just not beefy enough?

pay special attention to the pagefile/virtual memory settings ... since what the vm thinks is ram may not necessarily really ram

hell, #ubuntu have not questions? the people is learning how to use ubuntu i like it :d

shhh. savor the silence.

what's the cp parameter to make a symlink?

ln -s

what is the password i need to enter for 'system / administration / ...' (in gnome)? i set the root password but this does not work there

in ubuntu there is no root afaik. you must use sudo

what's the command to get the purple plugin pack for pidgin?

sudo aptitude install libpurple

i want to delete a bridge with 'sudo brctl delbr br0' but it says 'bridge br0 is is still up; can't delete it', although br0 is down, and no interfaces belongs to the bridge

try ifconfig br0 down

hello to all. can anyone tell me please a good and easy gui application to watermark videos with my own image ?

i've heard decent things about kdenlive its supposed to be a lot like imovie but i haven't personally tried it

duh - how do i reset my password in hoary?

boot from livecd, chroot to your system (as root), then 'passwd yourlogin'

is there a gui like app for scp kinda like winscp for linux?

gftp can do scp

can i use evolution with my gmail account?

they're buried in gmail somewhere, they've offered pop3 access forever and more recently added imap suport

are there any good linux irc clients with a windows version? i'm reluctant to use mirc on my windows box and would prefer open source

ack, i mean chatzilla

hi can someone tell me an apllication like netlimiter but for linux?

wondershaper

i have a somewhat weird problem. basically, on one of my laptops, i'm running gutsy/7.10. i went to upgrade to hardy heron, and it said i had 3rd party pkgs disabled. that's fine; i went into synaptic and checked the relevent repos. did an apt-get update/apt-get upgrade. then i restarted. i'm now in 'low-graphics' mode and the network appears not to work. any idea what caused this (and what the remedy is)?

yesterday, i damaged one of those definitions, and the whole desktop went awry... just like you've described.

does ati gfx card works fine on 3d desktop?

depends on the model

where is the preferred program (web browser, etc) thing now?

top-right corner, system settings, system info, default applications.

where can i see what kind of gfx card i have?

open a shell console and type lspci | grep vga

i am running aptiude for the 1st time in a long time and it says the following packages have been held back: desktop-file-utils gdm gtk2-engines-pixbuf libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-dev libgnomevfs2-extra libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtk2.0-dev. is this a problem? why are they being held back?

sounds like you need to do an apt-get dist-upgrade to me

how do i see the list of open ports of my machine and what application is using that?

netstat -a

how do i install flash to opera on my ubuntu amd64?

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

can anyone recommend a digial tv card which is simple to set up under ubuntu?

i was thinking the haupage pvr2500 was a popular one

anyone else unable to install through apt-get? the repositories seem to have stopped working all of the sudden

if the server is down or something, that could happen