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how can i remove kde desktop to keep genome	also flreblrd's suggestion about changing at login is pretty handy ;)
anybody know how to change color depth from 24 to 16 bit on ubuntu 10?	you may need an xorg.conf for that
hi, i found that the memory in use reported by 'top' and 'system monitor' is different, can anyone tell me why?	look at the output of free -m specifically, what is being used +/- buffers/cache
hi, can someone recommend some good media players :), mainly for music.	mplayer and miro
question: if i install another motherboard in a computer that runs ubuntu. do i need to do anything special to the os to prepare it for that?	i have ubuntu installed on an extranl usb hdd and it work no matter what computer it is plugged into :)
when a fullscreen app crashes, mouse gets stuck. how can it be fixed?	try ctrl-alt-f1 and kill the app from there or try ctrl-alt-backspace to restart x
going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close x?	i would log out first btw
hi all. i bought a laptop with a 4gb ram and i've downloaded one kernel source and compiled for enabling support for eap but sound doesn't work now. where is alsaconf? :)	try in /usr/share/alsa
i am looking for a certain package, how can i find it? what's the command line instruction to list packages with a certain name?	aptitude search string
i'm having a problem trying to reinstall xchat. i keep getting the error message 'configure: error: 'cannot find glib' and i've tried searching for it in the repos and i can't find it. i'm running off intrepid and aren't sure what the name of the library is that i would need.	install libglib2.0-dev and see if that fixes it
how can i change my screen res to 1024x768 on ubuntu server edition (no gui)	you can set a resolution on the kernel command line, theres also a command to do it while its running; but i forget the name, if all you want is more lines you can use the console tools to set the number of rows and forget about video modes, you can also change the font if you want more still
how to find to what package given file belogs ?	elsae install apt-file
will you please dhelp me out to enable auto login in lubuntu	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/autologin
does anybody know how to start another console if i already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no x?	or install and use screen
how do i unpack a rarset? got a file packed over multiple files here	check out 7zip
anybody has /boot in a separated partition than /? i need a menu.lst with that configuration	they do that standard.
anyone interested in helping my get my hard drive mounted via the cmd line?	sudo mount -t auto /dev/xxxx /mount/point
is there a command that i can use that will tell me what graphics driver i am using?	sudo lscpi -vv
is it advisable to install firefox 3.5?	get to know man apt-get and man dpkg, also install apt-file
can you recommend me a calendar/todo/organizer? i was using an app called chandler and it was just what i needed, but it does not work in 9.04 :(	sunbird?
anyone knows a way to solve problem of sun java firefox plugin blocking sound from other programs?	check the 'edgy ubuntu guide'
how do i run modprobe ath_pci at start up?	sudo modprobe ath_pci
why is the ipw3945 driver listed in the restrictred drivers manager though it is opensource ?	it says 'while this driver is mostly free, it relies on a piece of proprietary software to determine the channels your wireless card is permitted to use'
i need to modify a folder's name in my ubuntu partition while booting from the live cd, but i have read-only rights when using the cd... how do i get root privileges to modify the partition? =/	'mv <oldname> <newname>
well windows 7 here i come, linux - we'll meet again in 2-3 years when hopefully you've matured enough to be usable	you haven't really provided any useful details -- also, have you tried posting on the forums? http://ubuntuforums.org
are there any other good image editors aside from gimp? i'm not a fan of the way gimp is layed out...	there's gimpshop, which rearranges the gimp.
i haven't upgraded dapper since before it went 'stable' -- apt-get dist-upgrade won't break anything will it?	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade should bring you up to date
isnt there a 'automatical log in as user foo' option somehwere?	system-admin-login window
when using chroot, should i do something special for proc and dev? mount --bind, or something like that	yes.. sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc, for example
when i first installed gutsy, i could access my computer in the network, but now, i can't... anyone experiencing this?	i'm getting similar problems -- samba says it can't find the local windows machine, possibly because of firewall settings. i ought to see what's going on there, but i'm swamped with so many other little things.
how can i see how much memory a process use if i know the command used to open it and the user running it?	alternatively 'killall -9 progamname'
someone please help me, i'm going insane with unity. how do i change that the app-launcher on the left is not auto-hide but constantly visible so it doesn't take me ages to switch between apps. also, how do i enable alt-tabbing between apps, and how -- for the love of god -- do i customise the top navbar (the part with the time etc in it)	also, moving your mouse to the top-left corner instantly shows the left dock
hey, where are all the .desktop files for the application menu stored?	i am pretty sure its around there anyway :p
that's a good question igeek asked, and not sure if there's a good answer from debian / ubuntu... question: how to get a list of files a package installed (like rpm -ql)?	dpkg -l package
hmm how to restart the gnome panels ?	killall gnome-panels
how do you stop the connected drives from showing on your desktop?	to remove drive icons from desktop use terminal and type gconf-editor browse to /apps/nautilus/desktop and uncheck volumes_visable.. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/hide-removable-drive-icons-from-your-ubuntu-desktop/
does transmission allow for traffic encryption?	but you can read all about it at their site, http://www.transmissionbt.com/
where would something downloaded using wget be found at?	whatever directory you were in when running wget
is there any example what sources should be in sources.list?	that has some backports stuff at the bottom too
how do i see all available packages in the repo named something with 'gpho' ?	apt-cache search gpho
is it possible to enable direct rendering with an intel graphics media accelerator 950? and if so, how?	i think it will using the i915 tool.. but dont ask me how to do it,..
can anyone tell me why my text mode is only 64 columns wide and how to fix it (i.e. get it to 80 or so)?	in the prompt? (no x?) you need to set the framebuffer resolution
do usb flash drives not work with usb hubs? i got a keyboard and it has some usb hub ports, i have my flash drive hooked up but it does not work	might need to use a powered hub then
i'm trying to find out what chipset an installed sata controller uses... how can i do that?	lspci ?
so, when i upgraded to ubuntu 8.04, firefox 3 took over and a bunch of my extensions died because they're not computable, so my question is, how do i get firefox 2 back and have it work right? i tried uninstalling ff3 from synaptic and then installing ff2, to no avail.	one way is to grab the bin from mozzila and run off of it
what does '$@' mean?	iirc, it's the arguments passed to it
does anyone know how i can use .so libraries that are located in my home directory (server)?	ld_library_path?
is there a fix for nvidia issues..ive tried forums but so far nothing is working...nvidia 6800 xt gpu	nvidia issues such as..?
i think 8.04 is the better way to go, right.... after all, you want the one that is the most stable....	so it's all up to you
i'm about to quit windows to ubuntu but! i'm a web dev.. and i'm not sure if ubuntu have the tools for my needs.. and photoshop and etc?? can anyone answer?	you should install a dual boot - so you can play with it until you are happy
how do i uninstall kde? it seems to have disturbed my upgrade to lts. if i do so, will amarock still work?	http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnome follow this then reinstall amarok
is there a way to check the current version of software that is in repositories with apt?	apt-cache policy package
what could consume all my free disk space (20.2gb) and then give it back on a reboot? i'm in gnome, and only firefox and xchat are running.	/tmp ?
will realtek alc888s work with gusty?	try it and tell us
so... maybe someone knows when will netbeans be available from the repos? thanks... :)	have you looked in the hardy repos? if it isn't there, a backport isn't too likely. maybe you can backport it yourself from debian.
ok, did anyone install google gadgets? my friends here is loosing patience in ubuntu because of this...	he can download a deb package from getdeb.com
where can i get the kernel sources for hoary (2.6.10-5-386)? i don't see them in synapic's repositories and i need them to install the latest nvidia drivers.	the package is 'linux-source-2.6.10'
anyone know why, if i can touch a file in a parent directory with the same dir permissions as the current directory, why can't i touch a file in the current directory?	what's the command you're typing?
how do i redirect stdout using sudo to an area i don't have write permissions?	probably easier to just become root first complete with sudo su
anybody know of a gui runlevel editor for ubuntu ?	whjat are you trying to change exactly.
how do i open a java program from within the gnome taskbar or shortcut bar ... i would like to add it but dont know how	use launcher. put the proper command in it.
ubuntu just paid for itself today: i edited an important pdf document and created a new template for letterhead for our non-profit org. my computer literacy program might just get off the ground. i need to come up with a schematic for our floor usage, can anyone recommend a architecture style cad program for ubuntu that has a shallow learning curve?	it's not a cad programme, but it may still fit your needs
i messed my xorg.conf with hoary. could someone paste me default lines for mouse configs?	you can get it back with sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hello, im tryin to cd into my flash drive. i see it on my desktop but i dont see it when i type ls. what am i doing wrong? thank you	it's not in your home or ~/desktop ..
how to get the read/write-speed from a hdd?	hdparm -t\|-t
ok so i have the ubuntu iso, but i need to install from a usb stick seeing i have no cdrom. i've read that you have to create the partitions on the usb stick manually then copy files from cd etc. then i read on the ubuntu docs: copy iso image to any partition or flash drive which you have. then change kernel params. so is it possible to simply copy the iso to the usb stick with dd or somethign?	sadly it is more complicated than copying the iso over--details can be found at www.pendrivelinux.com
how do you stop x?	sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
what version? hardy? if hardy, then it will work.	is there any guide for that?
is it possible to make packages without source code ?	or flash
in a shell command, i'm trying to say 'remove all files except for myfile in /var/foo' something like: rm !(file) /var/foo	find /var/foo -type f -not -name myfile -delete
i'm building a loadbalanced postfix cluster and i wonder with what kind of protocol i shall conect to my storag node, nfs or iscsi	if your storage and traffic are on the same network, nfs is your best choice
what faxing service should i use?	>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png
how do i search the channel list for a keyword?	include the *s; it's regex-based as far as i can tell.
is there a way to stop gnome from opening rhythmbox when i put if a cd?	go to nautilus' preferences
is there a page that i can go in download software for ubuntu?	use synaptic
how do i monitor the temp of my graphics card?	nvidia has its own thermal monitor in nvidia-settings
hello! how to take a screenshot with seconds of delay?	gnome-screenshot --delay=5
its probably windows doesnt recognise the cryptsetup way of encryption.. you might need to use something more crss platform like truecrypt	is that a good encryption ?
will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?	- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...
there's all this neat stuff in nautilus that's too hidden. like, who's going to figure out that you have to open your home directory and click 'places -> cd creator' to burn a cd?	cdr i imeant
does anyone know how to access a windows share drive from my ubuntu laptop? (i do have samba running)	places -> network
hey does anyone know which is better ubuntu version 6.10 or 7.04	beryl is dead. compiz is what you want :)
how do i get divx plugin for firefox ?	sudo fdisk /dev/sda
which package do i need to play dvds in intrepid totem says some gstreamer plugin is missing?	you need libdvdcss2
is there any shortcut to switch tabs in terminal ?	if youre using gnome-terminal it is ctrl+pgup ctrl+pgdn
hrm does ubuntu write 'ubuntu' anywhere on the distribution? i'm trying to figure out exactly what distribution of linux this machine is...	cat /etc/issue
what is that forum you are linking to?	a wealth of xorg info
!who \| kil20	is working, be patient
anyone can help me about installing a program (stellarium 0.10.1o)?	why not install version from repos
do all versions of virtualbox ose support usb?	no, the usb support is proprietary, the open source version doesn't have it.
can people throw out some names of some easy to use, easy to install lamp wiki software? or other pointers? not really sure where to begin (i do already know lamp however)	yes, maybe check here for a high-level comparison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/comparison_of_wiki_software
#math is an irc channel for math help, right? (haven't checked but assuming it is) is there an irc channel for grade 10 physical science help?	physical science sort of falls under math
i have a dns server i'd like to be used prior to the dns servers i get back from dhcp. i can edit /etc/resolv.conf but it doesn't last for long - is there a way to make that change permanent?	change atribute of file, lsattr
how can i make mplayer my default player instead of totem?	right click on the file and click on prperties, i think the right most tab lets you picj the default for that file type
hi, how can i change the default boot kernel on clients?	using pxe??
so there is no hardware matrix that i can reference?	see http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/hardwaresupport ?
what is the default wm for ubuntu?	compiz or metacity, depending on if you have 3d acceleration or not.
hi, can i use pidgin in skype network	you can install skype in linux - you can get the latest version all handily packaged for ubuntu and debian off the skype webpage
how can i identify myself on this irc network?	/msg nickserv identify **
when will 7 be released?	check your hosts.allow and hosts.deny files.

how can i remove kde desktop to keep genome

also flreblrd's suggestion about changing at login is pretty handy ;)

anybody know how to change color depth from 24 to 16 bit on ubuntu 10?

you may need an xorg.conf for that

hi, i found that the memory in use reported by 'top' and 'system monitor' is different, can anyone tell me why?

look at the output of free -m specifically, what is being used +/- buffers/cache

hi, can someone recommend some good media players :), mainly for music.

mplayer and miro

question: if i install another motherboard in a computer that runs ubuntu. do i need to do anything special to the os to prepare it for that?

i have ubuntu installed on an extranl usb hdd and it work no matter what computer it is plugged into :)

when a fullscreen app crashes, mouse gets stuck. how can it be fixed?

try ctrl-alt-f1 and kill the app from there or try ctrl-alt-backspace to restart x

going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close x?

i would log out first btw

hi all. i bought a laptop with a 4gb ram and i've downloaded one kernel source and compiled for enabling support for eap but sound doesn't work now. where is alsaconf? :)

try in /usr/share/alsa

i am looking for a certain package, how can i find it? what's the command line instruction to list packages with a certain name?

aptitude search string

i'm having a problem trying to reinstall xchat. i keep getting the error message 'configure: error: 'cannot find glib' and i've tried searching for it in the repos and i can't find it. i'm running off intrepid and aren't sure what the name of the library is that i would need.

install libglib2.0-dev and see if that fixes it

how can i change my screen res to 1024x768 on ubuntu server edition (no gui)

you can set a resolution on the kernel command line, theres also a command to do it while its running; but i forget the name, if all you want is more lines you can use the console tools to set the number of rows and forget about video modes, you can also change the font if you want more still

how to find to what package given file belogs ?

elsae install apt-file

will you please dhelp me out to enable auto login in lubuntu

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

does anybody know how to start another console if i already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no x?

or install and use screen

how do i unpack a rarset? got a file packed over multiple files here

check out 7zip

anybody has /boot in a separated partition than /? i need a menu.lst with that configuration

they do that standard.

anyone interested in helping my get my hard drive mounted via the cmd line?

sudo mount -t auto /dev/xxxx /mount/point

is there a command that i can use that will tell me what graphics driver i am using?

sudo lscpi -vv

is it advisable to install firefox 3.5?

get to know man apt-get and man dpkg, also install apt-file

can you recommend me a calendar/todo/organizer? i was using an app called chandler and it was just what i needed, but it does not work in 9.04 :(

sunbird?

anyone knows a way to solve problem of sun java firefox plugin blocking sound from other programs?

check the 'edgy ubuntu guide'

how do i run modprobe ath_pci at start up?

sudo modprobe ath_pci

why is the ipw3945 driver listed in the restrictred drivers manager though it is opensource ?

it says 'while this driver is mostly free, it relies on a piece of proprietary software to determine the channels your wireless card is permitted to use'

i need to modify a folder's name in my ubuntu partition while booting from the live cd, but i have read-only rights when using the cd... how do i get root privileges to modify the partition? =/

'mv <oldname> <newname>

well windows 7 here i come, linux - we'll meet again in 2-3 years when hopefully you've matured enough to be usable

you haven't really provided any useful details -- also, have you tried posting on the forums? http://ubuntuforums.org

are there any other good image editors aside from gimp? i'm not a fan of the way gimp is layed out...

there's gimpshop, which rearranges the gimp.

i haven't upgraded dapper since before it went 'stable' -- apt-get dist-upgrade won't break anything will it?

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade should bring you up to date

isnt there a 'automatical log in as user foo' option somehwere?

system-admin-login window

when using chroot, should i do something special for proc and dev? mount --bind, or something like that

yes.. sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc, for example

when i first installed gutsy, i could access my computer in the network, but now, i can't... anyone experiencing this?

i'm getting similar problems -- samba says it can't find the local windows machine, possibly because of firewall settings. i ought to see what's going on there, but i'm swamped with so many other little things.

how can i see how much memory a process use if i know the command used to open it and the user running it?

alternatively 'killall -9 progamname'

someone please help me, i'm going insane with unity. how do i change that the app-launcher on the left is not auto-hide but constantly visible so it doesn't take me ages to switch between apps. also, how do i enable alt-tabbing between apps, and how -- for the love of god -- do i customise the top navbar (the part with the time etc in it)

also, moving your mouse to the top-left corner instantly shows the left dock

hey, where are all the .desktop files for the application menu stored?

i am pretty sure its around there anyway :p

that's a good question igeek asked, and not sure if there's a good answer from debian / ubuntu... question: how to get a list of files a package installed (like rpm -ql)?

dpkg -l package

hmm how to restart the gnome panels ?

killall gnome-panels

how do you stop the connected drives from showing on your desktop?

to remove drive icons from desktop use terminal and type gconf-editor browse to /apps/nautilus/desktop and uncheck volumes_visable.. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/hide-removable-drive-icons-from-your-ubuntu-desktop/

does transmission allow for traffic encryption?

but you can read all about it at their site, http://www.transmissionbt.com/

where would something downloaded using wget be found at?

whatever directory you were in when running wget

is there any example what sources should be in sources.list?

that has some backports stuff at the bottom too

how do i see all available packages in the repo named something with 'gpho' ?

apt-cache search gpho

is it possible to enable direct rendering with an intel graphics media accelerator 950? and if so, how?

i think it will using the i915 tool.. but dont ask me how to do it,..

can anyone tell me why my text mode is only 64 columns wide and how to fix it (i.e. get it to 80 or so)?

in the prompt? (no x?) you need to set the framebuffer resolution

do usb flash drives not work with usb hubs? i got a keyboard and it has some usb hub ports, i have my flash drive hooked up but it does not work

might need to use a powered hub then

i'm trying to find out what chipset an installed sata controller uses... how can i do that?

lspci ?

so, when i upgraded to ubuntu 8.04, firefox 3 took over and a bunch of my extensions died because they're not computable, so my question is, how do i get firefox 2 back and have it work right? i tried uninstalling ff3 from synaptic and then installing ff2, to no avail.

one way is to grab the bin from mozzila and run off of it

what does '$@' mean?

iirc, it's the arguments passed to it

does anyone know how i can use .so libraries that are located in my home directory (server)?

ld_library_path?

is there a fix for nvidia issues..ive tried forums but so far nothing is working...nvidia 6800 xt gpu

nvidia issues such as..?

i think 8.04 is the better way to go, right.... after all, you want the one that is the most stable....

so it's all up to you

i'm about to quit windows to ubuntu but! i'm a web dev.. and i'm not sure if ubuntu have the tools for my needs.. and photoshop and etc?? can anyone answer?

you should install a dual boot - so you can play with it until you are happy

how do i uninstall kde? it seems to have disturbed my upgrade to lts. if i do so, will amarock still work?

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnome follow this then reinstall amarok

is there a way to check the current version of software that is in repositories with apt?

apt-cache policy package

what could consume all my free disk space (20.2gb) and then give it back on a reboot? i'm in gnome, and only firefox and xchat are running.

/tmp ?

will realtek alc888s work with gusty?

try it and tell us

so... maybe someone knows when will netbeans be available from the repos? thanks... :)

have you looked in the hardy repos? if it isn't there, a backport isn't too likely. maybe you can backport it yourself from debian.

ok, did anyone install google gadgets? my friends here is loosing patience in ubuntu because of this...

he can download a deb package from getdeb.com

where can i get the kernel sources for hoary (2.6.10-5-386)? i don't see them in synapic's repositories and i need them to install the latest nvidia drivers.

the package is 'linux-source-2.6.10'

anyone know why, if i can touch a file in a parent directory with the same dir permissions as the current directory, why can't i touch a file in the current directory?

what's the command you're typing?

how do i redirect stdout using sudo to an area i don't have write permissions?

probably easier to just become root first complete with sudo su

anybody know of a gui runlevel editor for ubuntu ?

whjat are you trying to change exactly.

how do i open a java program from within the gnome taskbar or shortcut bar ... i would like to add it but dont know how

use launcher. put the proper command in it.

ubuntu just paid for itself today: i edited an important pdf document and created a new template for letterhead for our non-profit org. my computer literacy program might just get off the ground. i need to come up with a schematic for our floor usage, can anyone recommend a architecture style cad program for ubuntu that has a shallow learning curve?

it's not a cad programme, but it may still fit your needs

i messed my xorg.conf with hoary. could someone paste me default lines for mouse configs?

you can get it back with sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

hello, im tryin to cd into my flash drive. i see it on my desktop but i dont see it when i type ls. what am i doing wrong? thank you

it's not in your home or ~/desktop ..

how to get the read/write-speed from a hdd?

hdparm -t|-t

ok so i have the ubuntu iso, but i need to install from a usb stick seeing i have no cdrom. i've read that you have to create the partitions on the usb stick manually then copy files from cd etc. then i read on the ubuntu docs: copy iso image to any partition or flash drive which you have. then change kernel params. so is it possible to simply copy the iso to the usb stick with dd or somethign?

sadly it is more complicated than copying the iso over--details can be found at www.pendrivelinux.com

how do you stop x?

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

what version? hardy? if hardy, then it will work.

is there any guide for that?

is it possible to make packages without source code ?

or flash

in a shell command, i'm trying to say 'remove all files except for myfile in /var/foo' something like: rm !(file) /var/foo

find /var/foo -type f -not -name myfile -delete

i'm building a loadbalanced postfix cluster and i wonder with what kind of protocol i shall conect to my storag node, nfs or iscsi

if your storage and traffic are on the same network, nfs is your best choice

what faxing service should i use?

>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png

how do i search the channel list for a keyword?

include the *s; it's regex-based as far as i can tell.

is there a way to stop gnome from opening rhythmbox when i put if a cd?

go to nautilus' preferences

is there a page that i can go in download software for ubuntu?

use synaptic

how do i monitor the temp of my graphics card?

nvidia has its own thermal monitor in nvidia-settings

hello! how to take a screenshot with seconds of delay?

gnome-screenshot --delay=5

its probably windows doesnt recognise the cryptsetup way of encryption.. you might need to use something more crss platform like truecrypt

is that a good encryption ?

will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?

- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...

there's all this neat stuff in nautilus that's too hidden. like, who's going to figure out that you have to open your home directory and click 'places -> cd creator' to burn a cd?

cdr i imeant

does anyone know how to access a windows share drive from my ubuntu laptop? (i do have samba running)

places -> network

hey does anyone know which is better ubuntu version 6.10 or 7.04

beryl is dead. compiz is what you want :)

how do i get divx plugin for firefox ?

sudo fdisk /dev/sda

which package do i need to play dvds in intrepid totem says some gstreamer plugin is missing?

you need libdvdcss2

is there any shortcut to switch tabs in terminal ?

if youre using gnome-terminal it is ctrl+pgup ctrl+pgdn

hrm does ubuntu write 'ubuntu' anywhere on the distribution? i'm trying to figure out exactly what distribution of linux this machine is...

cat /etc/issue

what is that forum you are linking to?

a wealth of xorg info

!who | kil20

is working, be patient

anyone can help me about installing a program (stellarium 0.10.1o)?

why not install version from repos

do all versions of virtualbox ose support usb?

no, the usb support is proprietary, the open source version doesn't have it.

can people throw out some names of some easy to use, easy to install lamp wiki software? or other pointers? not really sure where to begin (i do already know lamp however)

yes, maybe check here for a high-level comparison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/comparison_of_wiki_software

#math is an irc channel for math help, right? (haven't checked but assuming it is) is there an irc channel for grade 10 physical science help?

physical science sort of falls under math

i have a dns server i'd like to be used prior to the dns servers i get back from dhcp. i can edit /etc/resolv.conf but it doesn't last for long - is there a way to make that change permanent?

change atribute of file, lsattr

how can i make mplayer my default player instead of totem?

right click on the file and click on prperties, i think the right most tab lets you picj the default for that file type

hi, how can i change the default boot kernel on clients?

using pxe??

so there is no hardware matrix that i can reference?

see http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/hardwaresupport ?

what is the default wm for ubuntu?

compiz or metacity, depending on if you have 3d acceleration or not.

hi, can i use pidgin in skype network

you can install skype in linux - you can get the latest version all handily packaged for ubuntu and debian off the skype webpage

how can i identify myself on this irc network?

/msg nickserv identify **

when will 7 be released?

check your hosts.allow and hosts.deny files.