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anybody have problems with flash on 9.10 on 64 bits?	flash has always inhaled forcfully, are you using the adobe labs prerelease?
hi guys, i have a rack server ibm x3650 having 6 hdd of 146 gb each. one of these has bad sectors and is not working fine. can anyone tell me how can i detect which one is crashed?	a s.m.a.r.t capable hd keeps it's internal error database.. a software smart tool can query this database
is there a good site out there or anyone have a good site to where i can learn how to better my skills in souce compiling?	there's a gcc - the complete reference, check amazon or where ever
is there any way to force the udev automounting magic to happen?	it is supposed to happen automagically.
hey, i woudl like to know how i can get a clean umount of a filesystem	sudo sync && sudo umount /your/mountpoint
is there a way to upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 from the command line?	first upgrade to desktop, then install server-kernel
how do i download applications in command line	format would be: sudo apt-get install [name of program]
iwconfig said nothing for him ie network manager will show nothing	i advised him, if not addressed to me, i miss messages..so i missed what was addressed to you and not me
@anyone with linux java 32bit installed:: can anyone send me 'libjavaplugin_oji.so' (should be found trough search), or put it on rapidshare.de for ex.? please. (it's the java plugin for mozilla 32bit, i need the one for 32bit to wrap with nspluginwrapper). i just need this one very file for my amd64.	check the private messages.
i accidentally deleted my top panel in gnome, is there a way to restore default configuration?	resetting the config is done by rm -rf ~/.gnome*
how to using vim to go to the end of file ?	i always just hit :99999 or something
no one who can tell me what (package) i need to create a pdf from a latex file?	tetex-bin probably.
i want to buy an external 3tb hard drive and connect it via usb for backup purposes. does ubuntu have similar problems accessing drives > 2 tb, as windows does?	no, ext4 supports more than 2tb, check it in wikipedia
which chm viewer is better? xchm or gnochm?	there is also a firefox addon that lets you view chm inside it.
where are fonts stored?	but you can put yours in ~/.fonts/ too.
when i edit the music directory to /dev/sdax it says /dev/sdax is not a directory	use the actual mount point. not the /dev entry.
uhh.. hi.. can anybody tell me how do i track software installed? i know theres synaptic but theres like a thousand stuff in there.. i just dont know where to look.. cause sometimes i uninstall stuff with add/remove but they are still around like the restricted extras.. any help much appreciated thanks in advance =)	despite your statement synapric is still the best tool to look for installed software.
hello! somebody knows when firefox 1.5 will be put in universe or multiverse repositories?	it's way faster than the one in the repos
question: when i did a clean install of 9.04, it panicked even during failsafe boot. would upgrading in 8.10 using the update tool be a better idea, or is it likely to keep crashing?	i guess if you upgrade from 8,10 you can still pick an old kernel
sorry to easedrop but can you direct me to a web source that will explain network boot images and how to use them.	i'm guessing that was for me, no recommendations, the list is too variable. i get bitten regularly and i've been at this caper for 27 years :) buy from a place where you're allowed to test or return if it doesn't work. laptops are worst.
i am trying to compile a program which requires sdl 1.2. can anyone tell me how to check if i have it already and if not how to get it?	sorry, for compiling, you need this instead: sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev
does anyone know if theres another weather applet for gnome bar?	maybe check out gnomeapplets
new install question. the partition manager has something called 'efi boot partition', however i was sure that the last time i installed ubuntu i just went for ext4 mounted on /boot - what am i missing here? is efi actually what i typically mount in /boot, or is it something else entirely?	ext4 is the default.
ping/nslookup works, but i gen connection refused on everything else. can anyone please help me debug?	look in /etc/resolve.conf, is your name server there
anyone know a good way to 'tidy' an ubuntu installation, i installed an uninstalled a load of stuff and there are files left behind	dpkg -l \| grep rc \| cut -d ' ' -f2 \| xargs apt-get purge might work.
if i put everything from my home folder on a cd and then reinstall ubuntu... can i just copy it back? :3	of course
how do you paste online from commandline ?	see what ubottu just wrote
hello, i was wondering is anyone can help. i am installing azureus and i wa wonderinf where the best place to put the extracted directory as this will be where azureus will run from?	the directory could be placed in /usr/share/azureus or something
whats the easiest way to get firefox to install shockwave flash in ubuntu	u mean a flash viewer? the easiest way would be just to visit youtube and click on the 'install missing plugins' button
what time will 9.10 be released ?	25 o'clock
not in add/remove?	xvidcap
anyone has nice links to help with building firefox extensions for ubuntu? :o	might want to search mozilla development
need some help with tftpd, or tftpd-hpa. any takers ?	this channel reads one line at a time until you actually start having a conversation with someone
are there no vmware images available for 9.04?	did you check on vmware site?
does anyone know if the gnome package installs strictly gnome 3, or does it install gnome 3,2 etc?	apt-cache show gnome
hey i have a window that has for some reason popped up to the top left corner of the screen and i can't move it back down, any way to drag it back over to the center of the screen?	right click on the panel and pick move
hello, i know captive can help me write in ntfs, does linux have other such routine to help me to write to ntfs in linux?	yes, there are other projects, no they are not safe for usage...
i would like to install ubuntu on virtual box (amd-64) windows xp. what ubuntu version should i download. amd-64 or i386 works as well	both are fine as your vbox is amd64
what's the ubuntu program i need to install similar to itunes?	exaile, rhythmbox
hello, i was wondering if i can safely use sendmail to send emails with ubuntu hoary instead of my isp smtp server ?	most folks don't accept email from local servers (spam risk is high)
hey guys im looking for /var/run/dmesg.boot but can't find it. where should i be able to locate this file?	the file is called /var/log/dmesg
i just bought a dvd burner. what software is there for me to use with ubuntu?	k3b
anybody here installed ubuntu 9.04 server? how much disk space does it need? i installed 7.04 server recently and it needed about 350 mb, then i upgraded to 8.04 lts and it shot up to 700 mb, and that was after i did 'apt-get clean'	i think close to 1gb
i wonder why the ubuntu livecds don't have a console-only startup mode...my 256 mb computer doesn't take kindly to the desktop livecd	you want the alternate cd
why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?	ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version
what's the easy way to switch screen refresh rate?	preferences -> screen resolution or the xrandr program in a terminal
hi i am facing a strange problem. i have started nautilus as root from the command line and i hit delete on some files. i suspect they went to the trash. how do i find the trash for root?	turn on hidden folders in nautilus and look for a folder called .trash
ist possible to list all packages i installed with apt-get install ?	- type dpkg -l
how to adjust my compiz-fusion effect?	apt:simple-ccsm
which firewall do you recommend (for ubuntu 5.04)?	for ease-of-use, firestarter
is there a way to show the login screen after x minutes? say screensaver after 5mins, login/switch user after 10mins - not the lock screen	everything is possible with linux. you gotta do it yourself though. ;-)
err, where do i find cli docs on how to manage my users / groups?	man adduser, man useradd, man addgroup etc...
ok, i've got a bit of an unusual problem. i had some trouble with my partitions recently, and just now recovered them. however, one of them, my home partition had a slightly larger filesystem (ext3) than it has a partition. i can mount it fine, and as far as i can tell, all the data is fine, but when i run e2fsck, it tells me that the superblock says the fs is too large, and then proceeds to work fine. http	use resize2fs to restore the partition to the original size
why isn't thunderbird in the feisty-repos ???	try mozilla-thunderbird
is the best method for supporting virtual domains with ubuntu+postfix/dovecot using mysql database?	i find it works nicely
how do i link a desktop icon to a command ran in the terminal?	make a launcher with the command in it
i was unable to unmount my external hard drive. then after i unplug the usb connection. i get an icon on my panel for laptop suspend/hibernate. i'm on a desktop. why did that happen?	that might well give you a hint as to what's really happening.
what do i have to install to make ubuntu shutdown when i press the power btn? (its a minimal installation via debootstrap)	acpid ?
are there any easy to use drawing programs?	there's something like paint.
for xchat is there a sysinfo script available?	xchat.org has many scripts
does the usb-creator install ubuntu into a usb in a way that can save software changes and other system changes after reboot?	yes it can
installing ubuntu on a system with no cd/disk drive, i switched the harddrive out into a system with cd drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the hd to its orig system x won't start	probably because your x configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg you can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer
hi, i have gnoppix 0.8.2.2 now (i've used 0.6.0-rc2 before) a there isn't mplayer, what can i use to play movies?	what about totem?
i have a web link to a site that doesn't exists anymore, is there some way find an archive of that site ?	what site?
can i update to edgyeft beta without using the gui manager?	i would advise against updating to edgy at this time.
i get segmentation faults on programs like firefox. but if i reboot the seg faults go away. the seg fault will be something like cannot find a variable name. what is happenning?	thats rather odd. i'd say try a memtest... but thats really odd.
is there a tool to install which would allow me to shutdown computer after a given perfiod of time??	where the first example is a 24 hour time, the second being a number of minutes
can someone approve an iptables firewall tool? somethin in x for examble	firestarter
i have a sound blaster live! 5.1 sound card and a logitech x-530 5.1 speaker set... the sound is okay but i got an interference noise at the central speaker all the time. does anyone know what's happening?	creative.com (but sb drivers are included with ubuntu)
guys, how do i rip musics from a cd?	i like a program called sound juicer. it should be available from synaptic
how do i blacklist a sertain command, like 'vbetool'	read up on how sudo works
guys where can i get to the restricted driver manager option? its not in system > administration :s	its called hardware-drivers now it seems
i'm newbie. what is that compared to rpm?	apt-get
hi, im trying to stream bbc iplayer in firefox, w/ kubuntu. it doesn't play, says 'xine plugin playback finished'. what do i need to install or update to play iplayer?	hafe you installed flash?
how do i find my ip address in a terminal?	ifconfig
what is /usr/local usually used for?	things you install system-wide without using the package manager
hmm 'configure: error: *** sdl not found!' what package would that be?	libsdl*-dev
hey guys how do i change the default program to an archieve type? i want .cpp to open in kate and not in gedit	select a file of the type you want to change, right click and choose properties, then choose 'open with' tab
i'm trying to setup a linux server running in vmware server. and i want that linux server to have an external ip, (host machine is windows 2003 server). can anyone point me to where i can learn how to do this?	i believe that man interfaces will give you docs
should i have a unformatted partition ready when i run the text-based installation or is it easy to resize and make a new one during the installation?å	you can easily resize and create partitions with the tekt-based installer.
i have an iso and i want to burn it to a dvd. what is the recommended 'disc burner' or whatever?	brasero is one i think
hi. i have ubuntu 11.04. i installed the package 'startupmanager' to manage the boot of the installed os, but the changes made are not applied. anybody haves a idea about what happens?	isnt startupmanager to let you choose what programs start in ubuntu??? thats not your grub..
how do i connect to a wpa wireless network? i see wep... but not wpa.	its in your pm already
hi everybody is there a special channel for ubuntu labtop problems? i thought #ubuntu-labtop but there is activity.	just ask pls ..
is 7.04 feisty or edgy? i can never remember	feisty
is there a way to copy a file over the telnet protocol?	not sure, but why telnet? wouldn't ssh be better?
does anyone have a definative list of bootup parameters to ensure pc startup?	and don't listen to limcore -- many knoppix boot options don't apply to ubuntu
could anybody tell how would i list files in a package by it's package name after it's installed, rather having the .deb file and dpkg -l on it?	so use dpkg -l
what's the difference between 'live cd' and 'install cd'?	live cd runs straight off your cd-drive and ram.
isn't the official ubuntu-channel now on oftc?	only debian moved to oftc.
good morning. i've been following the instructions in this blog post (http://blogs.forever.sg/2008/06/15/lcd-brightness-andubuntu-804-hardy/) about how to set my laptop's brightness. i'm having trouble with /etc/init.d/rc.local. there is no line reading exit 0	the line is in /etc/rc.local
how does one do a surface scan in linux to detect bad sectors and such?	its an option to fsck
i have a problem with ubuntu 9.10. whenever i install packages like g++, hardware drivers, the message 'please insert cd ubuntu 9.10..' or something like that.. but when i insert the installation cd (which created a dual os), it says the same thing.. i can't connect to internet because i cant install the wireless drivers.. can someone help me?	sorry that does no solve your problem ...
how can i downgrade ubuntu karmic to jaunty?	you can't
is there a gui ftp client preinstalled with ubuntu? if not, can someone recommend one?	places > connect to server
so which pattern you dragged?	bit late but try this >> http://browse.deviantart.com/wallpaper/minimalistic/?view=1&order=5&limit=24
is there a way to make an icon on the applications menu that when clicked runs a command for you?	right click the menu and click edit menus, and add one in there
hello, i'm having a problem. i shut down the computer normally, but it now won't come back into gnome. login page looks fine and i log in, but box that show nautilus and stuff loading never comes up. :(	did you try the 'failsafe gnome' session?
it seems that ipv6 must be enabled and my connection must be slow :(	i give up - couple of things didn't work.
is there a separate channel for x? if not, i'm looking for an x expert. :-) i'm wondering if two users, on two different computers, can use the same x server on a single computer, thus sharing the environment, seeing each others' mouse pointers, etc.	but, yeah, you can use vnc.

anybody have problems with flash on 9.10 on 64 bits?

flash has always inhaled forcfully, are you using the adobe labs prerelease?

hi guys, i have a rack server ibm x3650 having 6 hdd of 146 gb each. one of these has bad sectors and is not working fine. can anyone tell me how can i detect which one is crashed?

a s.m.a.r.t capable hd keeps it's internal error database.. a software smart tool can query this database

is there a good site out there or anyone have a good site to where i can learn how to better my skills in souce compiling?

there's a gcc - the complete reference, check amazon or where ever

is there any way to force the udev automounting magic to happen?

it is supposed to happen automagically.

hey, i woudl like to know how i can get a clean umount of a filesystem

sudo sync && sudo umount /your/mountpoint

is there a way to upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 from the command line?

first upgrade to desktop, then install server-kernel

how do i download applications in command line

format would be: sudo apt-get install [name of program]

iwconfig said nothing for him ie network manager will show nothing

i advised him, if not addressed to me, i miss messages..so i missed what was addressed to you and not me

@anyone with linux java 32bit installed:: can anyone send me 'libjavaplugin_oji.so' (should be found trough search), or put it on rapidshare.de for ex.? please. (it's the java plugin for mozilla 32bit, i need the one for 32bit to wrap with nspluginwrapper). i just need this one very file for my amd64.

check the private messages.

i accidentally deleted my top panel in gnome, is there a way to restore default configuration?

resetting the config is done by rm -rf ~/.gnome*

how to using vim to go to the end of file ?

i always just hit :99999 or something

no one who can tell me what (package) i need to create a pdf from a latex file?

tetex-bin probably.

i want to buy an external 3tb hard drive and connect it via usb for backup purposes. does ubuntu have similar problems accessing drives > 2 tb, as windows does?

no, ext4 supports more than 2tb, check it in wikipedia

which chm viewer is better? xchm or gnochm?

there is also a firefox addon that lets you view chm inside it.

where are fonts stored?

but you can put yours in ~/.fonts/ too.

when i edit the music directory to /dev/sdax it says /dev/sdax is not a directory

use the actual mount point. not the /dev entry.

uhh.. hi.. can anybody tell me how do i track software installed? i know theres synaptic but theres like a thousand stuff in there.. i just dont know where to look.. cause sometimes i uninstall stuff with add/remove but they are still around like the restricted extras.. any help much appreciated thanks in advance =)

despite your statement synapric is still the best tool to look for installed software.

hello! somebody knows when firefox 1.5 will be put in universe or multiverse repositories?

it's way faster than the one in the repos

question: when i did a clean install of 9.04, it panicked even during failsafe boot. would upgrading in 8.10 using the update tool be a better idea, or is it likely to keep crashing?

i guess if you upgrade from 8,10 you can still pick an old kernel

sorry to easedrop but can you direct me to a web source that will explain network boot images and how to use them.

i'm guessing that was for me, no recommendations, the list is too variable. i get bitten regularly and i've been at this caper for 27 years :) buy from a place where you're allowed to test or return if it doesn't work. laptops are worst.

i am trying to compile a program which requires sdl 1.2. can anyone tell me how to check if i have it already and if not how to get it?

sorry, for compiling, you need this instead: sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev

does anyone know if theres another weather applet for gnome bar?

maybe check out gnomeapplets

new install question. the partition manager has something called 'efi boot partition', however i was sure that the last time i installed ubuntu i just went for ext4 mounted on /boot - what am i missing here? is efi actually what i typically mount in /boot, or is it something else entirely?

ext4 is the default.

ping/nslookup works, but i gen connection refused on everything else. can anyone please help me debug?

look in /etc/resolve.conf, is your name server there

anyone know a good way to 'tidy' an ubuntu installation, i installed an uninstalled a load of stuff and there are files left behind

dpkg -l | grep rc | cut -d ' ' -f2 | xargs apt-get purge might work.

if i put everything from my home folder on a cd and then reinstall ubuntu... can i just copy it back? :3

of course

how do you paste online from commandline ?

see what ubottu just wrote

hello, i was wondering is anyone can help. i am installing azureus and i wa wonderinf where the best place to put the extracted directory as this will be where azureus will run from?

the directory could be placed in /usr/share/azureus or something

whats the easiest way to get firefox to install shockwave flash in ubuntu

u mean a flash viewer? the easiest way would be just to visit youtube and click on the 'install missing plugins' button

what time will 9.10 be released ?

25 o'clock

not in add/remove?

xvidcap

anyone has nice links to help with building firefox extensions for ubuntu? :o

might want to search mozilla development

need some help with tftpd, or tftpd-hpa. any takers ?

this channel reads one line at a time until you actually start having a conversation with someone

are there no vmware images available for 9.04?

did you check on vmware site?

does anyone know if the gnome package installs strictly gnome 3, or does it install gnome 3,2 etc?

apt-cache show gnome

hey i have a window that has for some reason popped up to the top left corner of the screen and i can't move it back down, any way to drag it back over to the center of the screen?

right click on the panel and pick move

hello, i know captive can help me write in ntfs, does linux have other such routine to help me to write to ntfs in linux?

yes, there are other projects, no they are not safe for usage...

i would like to install ubuntu on virtual box (amd-64) windows xp. what ubuntu version should i download. amd-64 or i386 works as well

both are fine as your vbox is amd64

what's the ubuntu program i need to install similar to itunes?

exaile, rhythmbox

hello, i was wondering if i can safely use sendmail to send emails with ubuntu hoary instead of my isp smtp server ?

most folks don't accept email from local servers (spam risk is high)

hey guys im looking for /var/run/dmesg.boot but can't find it. where should i be able to locate this file?

the file is called /var/log/dmesg

i just bought a dvd burner. what software is there for me to use with ubuntu?

k3b

anybody here installed ubuntu 9.04 server? how much disk space does it need? i installed 7.04 server recently and it needed about 350 mb, then i upgraded to 8.04 lts and it shot up to 700 mb, and that was after i did 'apt-get clean'

i think close to 1gb

i wonder why the ubuntu livecds don't have a console-only startup mode...my 256 mb computer doesn't take kindly to the desktop livecd

you want the alternate cd

why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?

ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version

what's the easy way to switch screen refresh rate?

preferences -> screen resolution or the xrandr program in a terminal

hi i am facing a strange problem. i have started nautilus as root from the command line and i hit delete on some files. i suspect they went to the trash. how do i find the trash for root?

turn on hidden folders in nautilus and look for a folder called .trash

ist possible to list all packages i installed with apt-get install ?

- type dpkg -l

how to adjust my compiz-fusion effect?

apt:simple-ccsm

which firewall do you recommend (for ubuntu 5.04)?

for ease-of-use, firestarter

is there a way to show the login screen after x minutes? say screensaver after 5mins, login/switch user after 10mins - not the lock screen

everything is possible with linux. you gotta do it yourself though. ;-)

err, where do i find cli docs on how to manage my users / groups?

man adduser, man useradd, man addgroup etc...

ok, i've got a bit of an unusual problem. i had some trouble with my partitions recently, and just now recovered them. however, one of them, my home partition had a slightly larger filesystem (ext3) than it has a partition. i can mount it fine, and as far as i can tell, all the data is fine, but when i run e2fsck, it tells me that the superblock says the fs is too large, and then proceeds to work fine. http

use resize2fs to restore the partition to the original size

why isn't thunderbird in the feisty-repos ???

try mozilla-thunderbird

is the best method for supporting virtual domains with ubuntu+postfix/dovecot using mysql database?

i find it works nicely

how do i link a desktop icon to a command ran in the terminal?

make a launcher with the command in it

i was unable to unmount my external hard drive. then after i unplug the usb connection. i get an icon on my panel for laptop suspend/hibernate. i'm on a desktop. why did that happen?

that might well give you a hint as to what's really happening.

what do i have to install to make ubuntu shutdown when i press the power btn? (its a minimal installation via debootstrap)

acpid ?

are there any easy to use drawing programs?

there's something like paint.

for xchat is there a sysinfo script available?

xchat.org has many scripts

does the usb-creator install ubuntu into a usb in a way that can save software changes and other system changes after reboot?

yes it can

installing ubuntu on a system with no cd/disk drive, i switched the harddrive out into a system with cd drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the hd to its orig system x won't start

probably because your x configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg you can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer

hi, i have gnoppix 0.8.2.2 now (i've used 0.6.0-rc2 before) a there isn't mplayer, what can i use to play movies?

what about totem?

i have a web link to a site that doesn't exists anymore, is there some way find an archive of that site ?

what site?

can i update to edgyeft beta without using the gui manager?

i would advise against updating to edgy at this time.

i get segmentation faults on programs like firefox. but if i reboot the seg faults go away. the seg fault will be something like cannot find a variable name. what is happenning?

thats rather odd. i'd say try a memtest... but thats really odd.

is there a tool to install which would allow me to shutdown computer after a given perfiod of time??

where the first example is a 24 hour time, the second being a number of minutes

can someone approve an iptables firewall tool? somethin in x for examble

firestarter

i have a sound blaster live! 5.1 sound card and a logitech x-530 5.1 speaker set... the sound is okay but i got an interference noise at the central speaker all the time. does anyone know what's happening?

creative.com (but sb drivers are included with ubuntu)

guys, how do i rip musics from a cd?

i like a program called sound juicer. it should be available from synaptic

how do i blacklist a sertain command, like 'vbetool'

read up on how sudo works

guys where can i get to the restricted driver manager option? its not in system > administration :s

its called hardware-drivers now it seems

i'm newbie. what is that compared to rpm?

apt-get

hi, im trying to stream bbc iplayer in firefox, w/ kubuntu. it doesn't play, says 'xine plugin playback finished'. what do i need to install or update to play iplayer?

hafe you installed flash?

how do i find my ip address in a terminal?

ifconfig

what is /usr/local usually used for?

things you install system-wide without using the package manager

hmm 'configure: error: *** sdl not found!' what package would that be?

libsdl*-dev

hey guys how do i change the default program to an archieve type? i want .cpp to open in kate and not in gedit

select a file of the type you want to change, right click and choose properties, then choose 'open with' tab

i'm trying to setup a linux server running in vmware server. and i want that linux server to have an external ip, (host machine is windows 2003 server). can anyone point me to where i can learn how to do this?

i believe that man interfaces will give you docs

should i have a unformatted partition ready when i run the text-based installation or is it easy to resize and make a new one during the installation?å

you can easily resize and create partitions with the tekt-based installer.

i have an iso and i want to burn it to a dvd. what is the recommended 'disc burner' or whatever?

brasero is one i think

hi. i have ubuntu 11.04. i installed the package 'startupmanager' to manage the boot of the installed os, but the changes made are not applied. anybody haves a idea about what happens?

isnt startupmanager to let you choose what programs start in ubuntu??? thats not your grub..

how do i connect to a wpa wireless network? i see wep... but not wpa.

its in your pm already

hi everybody is there a special channel for ubuntu labtop problems? i thought #ubuntu-labtop but there is activity.

just ask pls ..

is 7.04 feisty or edgy? i can never remember

feisty

is there a way to copy a file over the telnet protocol?

not sure, but why telnet? wouldn't ssh be better?

does anyone have a definative list of bootup parameters to ensure pc startup?

and don't listen to limcore -- many knoppix boot options don't apply to ubuntu

could anybody tell how would i list files in a package by it's package name after it's installed, rather having the .deb file and dpkg -l on it?

so use dpkg -l

what's the difference between 'live cd' and 'install cd'?

live cd runs straight off your cd-drive and ram.

isn't the official ubuntu-channel now on oftc?

only debian moved to oftc.

good morning. i've been following the instructions in this blog post (http://blogs.forever.sg/2008/06/15/lcd-brightness-andubuntu-804-hardy/) about how to set my laptop's brightness. i'm having trouble with /etc/init.d/rc.local. there is no line reading exit 0

the line is in /etc/rc.local

how does one do a surface scan in linux to detect bad sectors and such?

its an option to fsck

i have a problem with ubuntu 9.10. whenever i install packages like g++, hardware drivers, the message 'please insert cd ubuntu 9.10..' or something like that.. but when i insert the installation cd (which created a dual os), it says the same thing.. i can't connect to internet because i cant install the wireless drivers.. can someone help me?

sorry that does no solve your problem ...

how can i downgrade ubuntu karmic to jaunty?

you can't

is there a gui ftp client preinstalled with ubuntu? if not, can someone recommend one?

places > connect to server

so which pattern you dragged?

bit late but try this >> http://browse.deviantart.com/wallpaper/minimalistic/?view=1&order=5&limit=24

is there a way to make an icon on the applications menu that when clicked runs a command for you?

right click the menu and click edit menus, and add one in there

hello, i'm having a problem. i shut down the computer normally, but it now won't come back into gnome. login page looks fine and i log in, but box that show nautilus and stuff loading never comes up. :(

did you try the 'failsafe gnome' session?

it seems that ipv6 must be enabled and my connection must be slow :(

i give up - couple of things didn't work.

is there a separate channel for x? if not, i'm looking for an x expert. :-) i'm wondering if two users, on two different computers, can use the same x server on a single computer, thus sharing the environment, seeing each others' mouse pointers, etc.

but, yeah, you can use vnc.