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what command should i use to recursively search for a word in a hierarchy of text files?	sigh, sorry trying to type too fast. find /directory/to/search -iname '*.txt' -exec grep pattern {} \;
hello!! on boot, after the bios loads, when the screen is all black but the blinking cursor at the top left, but before grub loads, what is that screen called? because my computer is not going past that screen and i don't know what to google for this :)	that screen is called the post (bios checks)
i want to minimize the size of my root partition to maxamize space for a /home partition. i haev a 250 gb hard drive, about how big should i make the / partition?	i'd probably make it 20 gb, which will give you plenty of room
upped to 8.04 and now there's no place to select different styles of mouse pointers. moved? removed? or am i lsot?	system>preferences>appearance>theme>customize>pointer
how can i easily burn a bootable ubuntu image onto a cd?	you are doing this within ubuntu, right? right click on the iso image and select write to disc
last question, since i'm not sure the hard lock problem is anything that can be easily fixed.. i have vista running virtually under innotek virtualbox so that i can use itunes and watch netflix on demand movies.. when netflix plays it's video in the browser using it's plugin that uses wmp 11, the video is very choppy. i have high bandwidth and a powerful enough computer, so i don't understand what i'm doing wrong.	probably virtual machines do not have full video power like a normal operating system
can someone please tell me how to re-add my system tray to my panel? i accidentally deleted it and i need it to use my hplip service...	it's the 'notification' applet
how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat	highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there
is it possible to turn on remote desktop using the command line?	remote desktop is a service, so likely there is a /etc/init.d script that can be run once the config file says 'enable me'
does anyone know how to reset the bios password using linux?	of course you can get to the battery in a laptop. usually under they keyboard
is there a where command in bash?	either which or locate
what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?	chmod 755 ~
how can i automatically start a command after booting? i mean, there are different ways.. an easy one for a bash script ?	/etc/rc.local
hello all, minor issue i could use a hand with. i upgraded 9.10 to 10.04 and have lost my volume icon in the notification area that i had on my gnome panel. can't seem to find where to add it back. anyone got a quick tip for me?	add the indicator applet to your panel, and you should see it
hey, anyone know off the top of their head how to get the taskbar to group multiple instances of the same app?	right clic in the window list applet >preferences
i have a probably foolish question- whenever i try to compile something, i have to apt-get all the libraries and dependent stuff individually. how can i make it do this automatically?	sudo apt-get build-dep
can someone help me with gedit ? anyone hwo use gedit for coding ?	shift+tab
anyone know the name of any software in ubuntu i can run to find and remove duplicate tracks in a music library?	sourceforge has something along those lines, batch id3 tag finder, duplicates finder, etc., i'm sure of it
any of you know a nice way to move my /home to a different partition ?	log out of everything, control-alt-f2, log in, sudo cp -a /home /newpartition/ ; sudo mv /home/ /home-old ; sudo mount /dev/hdc1 /home
hello how to use weechat in cli?	type weechat-curses
hi , i made a new user and i want to give him sudo rights , i know i need to go visudo /etc/sudoers but can someone tell me what to put in the sudoers file?	on ubuntu the group is admin
df -h shows 224gb / 231gb = 100% usage. whats wrong there?	you can change the amount with tune2fs, it's definitely too much
is there any way of returning the ip of a connection?	do you want the address of something that is connecting to you?
hi, i just tried to boot off the ubuntu 7.04 livecd on my laptop, but it fails in the initrd; there's a .log file in the root which says that mounting cd-rom failed.	try going to your bios setting and turning on legacy emulation for your disc drives etc
whats the best way to check what video drivers im running?	look at /var/log/xorg.0.log and see what driver it says was loaded
hi boys :)) anyone to help me? how to byrn .iso to dvd disk in console	man dd?
i'm looking to install lighttpd but its not listed in apt-cache / apt-get. my understanding is it'd be in an 'unstable' branch... question is, where do i find out what this is and how to get it?	you need to enable universe. see ubotu's private message:
hello! is anyone here using irssi?	it means there are additional messages on that window (alt+1 to go see them)
i'm looking for a site that is for those new to linux and with (obviously) quality info... linux.com's home page says it's for those new to linux, but then thier list of good, free distributions doesnt' include ubuntu and the general tone seemed to imply it's just a front door for sales	try linux.org
can anyone help me with the vga values for my grub menu.lst? i have a 1280x1024 resolution and my font in the tty's is too big. it goes off screen	vga values can be found in some posts in the forums, i use vga=792 or 789, i think. 789 is bigger, 792 is smaller,795 even smaller.
i am upgrading from 7.10 to 8.04, if my internet coon get disconnected in the middle, would the updgrade manager resume from where it had to stop, or pick up from the beginning?	afaik, it resumes :)
if i change settings in my samba configuration file, is there something i need to do to restart the service for the changes to take effect?	not normally, but you can do /etc/init.d/smb restart
how do i get/set my machine name?	hostname? you can run 'hostname {host here without the brackets}' to change it
i'd like to install ubuntu-desktop on a server (so i have to login screen and desktop) but i don't want all the office and email stuff, can i use apt-get install ubuntu-desktop --without-recommends?	it will give you the login screen, unity is a separate package though
how to take screenshot using terminal command?	open the pacakge manager (synaptic) search for linux kernel and remove the uneeded kernels, it will do the rest
im trying to remove kubuntu by putting the long command in, but as soon as the terminal finds out that one of the things listed is not installed, it stops the whole process. is there a way around that? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/fromubuntutokubuntu	try replacing apt-get with aptitude in that command. i don't think it does that.
does ubuntu have a text mode install?	using the alternate install image, yes
how can i make network manager applet connect automatically without having me enter the password to unlock the default keyring?	you can also have the keyring unlocked when you login. (ubuntuforums.org will have instructions).
i have to ask: what's the difference between the 3.4 gig dvd iso and the 700mb desktop iso?	repo
can someone please check what version of gcc is default on oneiric, so i don't have to reboot to linux now?	gcc \| 4:4.6.1-2ubuntu5 \|
does anybody know which script runs paste.ubuntu.com?	no idea - theres proberly open sourced pastebin type code out there.
hya: i'm trying to resize my ubuntu 11.10 server buffer size window. right now, it is set with the default, which, i believe it is 80x25. where do i go to modify this? i found something in the ubuntu community, but it looks like that article is outdated	you can edit resolution in grub's boot line...
i have just installed ubuntu 8.04 on a 4gb ram based computer. do you know how can i install (apt-get) a 'server' kernel for pae support ?	no sorry, thats out of my league
fellows; i'm trying to use gparted livecd to partition my drive so i can install xp for dual-booting. however, the livecd always stops halfway, and i never end up seeing the gui. i doubt i have a bad burn, so i'm wondering if maybe gparted takes a long time to initialize? or is there an alternative to using the gparted livecd to partition my drive for xp?	you could try using fdisk via cli
what is the smallest possible, portable, long life storage medium to install ubuntu on? usb thumbs aren't 'write oriented' but then portable external magnetic hard-drives are, imo, bulky.	what about external 1.8' hdd?
does ubuntu 11.04 use wayland for graphics?	i don't think 11.10 will use it
is mutter on my ubuntu 10.shortcuts4 net-book essential ?	if you are using unity, yes; in 11.04 unity will use compiz
hi guys! please help me! i want to install a program from source, but it says: bash: make: command not found. what to do?	sudo apt-get install build-essentials
hi, what did happen with nvu web editor in repositories? if it's no more, what easy editor can i use?	any editor is good? i prefer mcedit and emacs
what directories make up the linux os?	these -> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
what's the shortcut to setting the screensaver to start?	ctrl+alt+l ??
does anyone know how to re-label a secondary harddrive. i have it mounting to /media/storage however on the desktop its label is 320.1gb media	e2label is the program
does anyone else here think beryl is causing their ubuntu to become unstable?	beryl is full of bugs
hey all, i've just upgraded to dapper (lts), and x session keeps restarting, returning to gdm login after a while, anyone knows how to fix this	have you looked in ~/.xsession-errors for any info?
now, i want to do more with linux than just chat. my question now is: what is the recommended bittorrent client for ubuntu? i'm looking to use one that is similar to bittorrent on windoze, but i prefer one that is simple to use, but not so simple a 2-year old can use it. any suggestions?	or just 'deluge'
can someone help me out?i need to save something in /etc/apt/sources.list but is telling me i dont have permission, do i really have to login as root?	u can use sudo command
is the installation from the server disc the same as the live cd installation?	it is text only and bare bones+ server specific packages
beginner question using vim. :set + commands (e.g. :set wrap linebreak textwidth=0) - are they commands persistent or only for the session?	without the :
what is the best terminal irc client?	i would suggest trying irssi, and check freshmeat.net for other console/text based irc clients
hey guys, whats the resolution up from 1280x1024?	1280x1024 and 1600x1200 have different aspect ratios
hi all, is that support athero wireless chipset?	it should be. i'd like to be sure too however
does anybody know a list of all gnome integrated applications?	apt-cache search gnome ?
hello everybody... i got a doubt... the command `top` returns a line like n running, n stopped and 1 zombie... i mean how can i figure out what is this zombie process? and what does zombie mean?	a zombie is a program that crashed, but is still running in memory
greetings everyone! i am in need of some assistance - i need to know if it is possible to start the vinagre vnc server from the command line	vinagre is the viewer actually
i just got my new server in for the office, and i'm wondering if anyone could advise me on whether or not i 'should' use the 64 bit version of the server dist... in other words, am i going to find that some software in the repos is not available for 64bit?	only binary drivers and crap like adobe flash player pose problems for 64bit afaik
hello! it's my first time using unity.... does anyone know if there is a way that i can change the order that icons appear on the 'dash panel' (the panel on the left of the screen)	you can drag & drop them, use myunity to change the look of the panel
how can i restart my audio devices without rebooting? is there a way to reload them or something?	try /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
hello, i've installed lighttpd and deleted by mistake the config file (lighttpd.conf), anyone know how to regenerate it ?	purge the package and reinstall it
hey guys, after 2 years of owning my laptop, i just realized that the wifi adapter onboard is supported in linux as well as aircrack-ng. my laptop currently runs a 64 bit os (has 4 gb ram) should i go with 32 bit ubuntu, or 64 bit, or does it really not matter?	if you intend to use custom drivers for aircrack 32bit may be your only option
would there be any problem on installing ubuntu on ssd sata drive? i am about to buy a lenovo thinkpad x300	shouldnt be, just make sure you set 'noatime' on your /etc/fstab so it doesnt write the disk too much. ssd's have limited writes
how do you turn off warnings on boot up? the splash screen switches from the splash image to verbose mode everytime there's a warning, the quiet option is there, any ideas?	i think you need to find what those warnings say
does anyone know how i can find the system monitor on ubuntu 12.04	just search for 'system' and it should pop right up. same name and all.
very new to linux, was wondering how to stream movies from a windows comp to ubuntu. i'm able to share files between the two, just not movies	then you can just play the videos via that
how do i change the password for the password keyring?	applications -> accessories -> passwords and encryption keys -> passwords tab -> right-click passwords: login -> change password
hey guys i have been sudo apt-get update'ing for a while is it advisable to sudo apt-get upgrade and will that change things for the worse?	in order to make sure that you are getting security and other updates, you should be doing regular apt-get update, apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrades.
hello everyone, does anyone know for any zune mp3 player support?	install banshee. read their mtp guide on their website, and know that the implementation isn't perfect, and it currently suffers from memory leaks, but it's functional enough.
i need some help mounting an encrypted partition. i do have the encryption passphrase, i just don't know how to do this from the command line.	like sudo mount /dev/encryptedpartition1 /media/mountpoint
reetingss.i have install ubuntu in my laptop where at the beginning windows 7 already installed.now how do i configure to make it ubuntu as my defult login when its came to dual boot menu(currently its will go to windows 7)...	grub --version
hmm, any ideas why i wouldn't have a menu.lst? i need to enable showing of the grub menu and all the tuts reference that file...	/boot/grub/grub.cfg
what happens when i execute mv (single filename) *.iso	depends on what *.iso matches
i'd really like to rtfm, but i'm not sure what to even search for... what do i lookup to find out how to get rid of old/unnecessary kernels (they show up in grub, for example)? or even just to understand what's going on with kernel updates (does the old version 'go away', etc.)?	be sure to keep one old kernl that you know works.
is ubuntu more resource-heavy than xp??	but it depends on the specific installation of both xp and ubuntu.
i need to install ubuntu on a slow laptop and i dont have a way to burn cds and all i have is a live cd is there a way t odo this?	there are a few options detailed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation
quick question. does the default ubuntu x64 kernel support ntfs writing?	none of the default ubuntu kernels do
hello, anyone knows the name of pretty new distro based on ubuntu or debian (not sure), with preinstalled 'macos like' dock. it is very lightweight, cute and sexy distro.	maybe elementary os?
how can see who connected with my wireless??except using kismet that make my wireless turn into monitor mode :(	you can't really set you're own mac address...
anyone happen to get the logitech webcam c120m to work on 10.04?	wait...don't listen to me. i forget that when it comes to gui i don't use straight up ubuntu, i use linux mint. i only use ubuntu server with no gui when i'm suing straight up ubuntu
how do i mount an iso-file?	sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 blah.iso /mnt
i've just downloaded the ati catalyst control centre for linux. i double click the program on the desktop to try to install it but i get a 'launch application' box asking me to choose a program to open it with. anyone?	download it via apt-get from the repositories
hello, i am having an issue where it seem opening or closing firefox causes ubuntu10.04 to freeze. i cannot verify it is in fact ff. which log file might i look in to find the answer?	and maybe something called xsession errors
whats the name of that ubuntu official laptop company.. i cant find the god damn site	there is no official ubuntu laptop company, however system76.com has ubuntu laptops
quick question: when im in gnome, my external usb device automounts, when i load up in another wm, like i3, it doesnt. how can i get this to work like it does in gnome?	its a gnome service doing it.
is there a terminal command to show all internet active internet connections...?	there is a program called tcpkill
does anyone know (ubuntu 10.10) what package libapt-pkg.so.4.10 is in?	in the 'apt' package.
how do i cd (in the terminal) to a folder with spaces in it?	you know you can hit tab and it completes the thing for you
hi all, after doing updates it seems flash isnt working on my system i tried reinstalling flashplugin-nonfree but it doesnt seem to fix it . any suggestions ? :d im on ubuntu hh 64 bit	the 32 bit flash player won't work unless you use 32 bit firefox
another question. :) in the readme for the driver, it says 'sudo ./setup'. where am i cd'd to during this? is that exactly how i type it (with the ./)?	it would take a reinstall. save your home (for personal configs) and clone below for programs
hey ubuntu. i have a problem and i am wondering if there is any way i can fix it. basically for whatever reason my memory stick has turned read only. i cant delete any files from it no matter what i do, i even tried formatting it from gparted (no important data on there at the moment). anyone got any suggestions how i can format this usb stick?	you can specify mount options to mount the partition as writable if you use mount correctly
i'm having major gnome-session / profile issues. when i log in on my regular account, the splash screen comes up but the disk churns and churns and it never logs in. this started happening spontaneously. other accounts are unaffected. i tried clearing out .gnome2, .gconf, the works, but it still hangs and hangs on login. any ideas?	most likely the file it needs to log in is on a bad sector on the harddrive.
how to set my default browser?	use sudo

what command should i use to recursively search for a word in a hierarchy of text files?

sigh, sorry trying to type too fast. find /directory/to/search -iname '*.txt' -exec grep pattern {} \;

hello!! on boot, after the bios loads, when the screen is all black but the blinking cursor at the top left, but before grub loads, what is that screen called? because my computer is not going past that screen and i don't know what to google for this :)

that screen is called the post (bios checks)

i want to minimize the size of my root partition to maxamize space for a /home partition. i haev a 250 gb hard drive, about how big should i make the / partition?

i'd probably make it 20 gb, which will give you plenty of room

upped to 8.04 and now there's no place to select different styles of mouse pointers. moved? removed? or am i lsot?

system>preferences>appearance>theme>customize>pointer

how can i easily burn a bootable ubuntu image onto a cd?

you are doing this within ubuntu, right? right click on the iso image and select write to disc

last question, since i'm not sure the hard lock problem is anything that can be easily fixed.. i have vista running virtually under innotek virtualbox so that i can use itunes and watch netflix on demand movies.. when netflix plays it's video in the browser using it's plugin that uses wmp 11, the video is very choppy. i have high bandwidth and a powerful enough computer, so i don't understand what i'm doing wrong.

probably virtual machines do not have full video power like a normal operating system

can someone please tell me how to re-add my system tray to my panel? i accidentally deleted it and i need it to use my hplip service...

it's the 'notification' applet

how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat

highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there

is it possible to turn on remote desktop using the command line?

remote desktop is a service, so likely there is a /etc/init.d script that can be run once the config file says 'enable me'

does anyone know how to reset the bios password using linux?

of course you can get to the battery in a laptop. usually under they keyboard

is there a where command in bash?

either which or locate

what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?

chmod 755 ~

how can i automatically start a command after booting? i mean, there are different ways.. an easy one for a bash script ?

/etc/rc.local

hello all, minor issue i could use a hand with. i upgraded 9.10 to 10.04 and have lost my volume icon in the notification area that i had on my gnome panel. can't seem to find where to add it back. anyone got a quick tip for me?

add the indicator applet to your panel, and you should see it

hey, anyone know off the top of their head how to get the taskbar to group multiple instances of the same app?

right clic in the window list applet >preferences

i have a probably foolish question- whenever i try to compile something, i have to apt-get all the libraries and dependent stuff individually. how can i make it do this automatically?

sudo apt-get build-dep

can someone help me with gedit ? anyone hwo use gedit for coding ?

shift+tab

anyone know the name of any software in ubuntu i can run to find and remove duplicate tracks in a music library?

sourceforge has something along those lines, batch id3 tag finder, duplicates finder, etc., i'm sure of it

any of you know a nice way to move my /home to a different partition ?

log out of everything, control-alt-f2, log in, sudo cp -a /home /newpartition/ ; sudo mv /home/ /home-old ; sudo mount /dev/hdc1 /home

hello how to use weechat in cli?

type weechat-curses

hi , i made a new user and i want to give him sudo rights , i know i need to go visudo /etc/sudoers but can someone tell me what to put in the sudoers file?

on ubuntu the group is admin

df -h shows 224gb / 231gb = 100% usage. whats wrong there?

you can change the amount with tune2fs, it's definitely too much

is there any way of returning the ip of a connection?

do you want the address of something that is connecting to you?

hi, i just tried to boot off the ubuntu 7.04 livecd on my laptop, but it fails in the initrd; there's a .log file in the root which says that mounting cd-rom failed.

try going to your bios setting and turning on legacy emulation for your disc drives etc

whats the best way to check what video drivers im running?

look at /var/log/xorg.0.log and see what driver it says was loaded

hi boys :)) anyone to help me? how to byrn .iso to dvd disk in console

man dd?

i'm looking to install lighttpd but its not listed in apt-cache / apt-get. my understanding is it'd be in an 'unstable' branch... question is, where do i find out what this is and how to get it?

you need to enable universe. see ubotu's private message:

hello! is anyone here using irssi?

it means there are additional messages on that window (alt+1 to go see them)

i'm looking for a site that is for those new to linux and with (obviously) quality info... linux.com's home page says it's for those new to linux, but then thier list of good, free distributions doesnt' include ubuntu and the general tone seemed to imply it's just a front door for sales

try linux.org

can anyone help me with the vga values for my grub menu.lst? i have a 1280x1024 resolution and my font in the tty's is too big. it goes off screen

vga values can be found in some posts in the forums, i use vga=792 or 789, i think. 789 is bigger, 792 is smaller,795 even smaller.

i am upgrading from 7.10 to 8.04, if my internet coon get disconnected in the middle, would the updgrade manager resume from where it had to stop, or pick up from the beginning?

afaik, it resumes :)

if i change settings in my samba configuration file, is there something i need to do to restart the service for the changes to take effect?

not normally, but you can do /etc/init.d/smb restart

how do i get/set my machine name?

hostname? you can run 'hostname {host here without the brackets}' to change it

i'd like to install ubuntu-desktop on a server (so i have to login screen and desktop) but i don't want all the office and email stuff, can i use apt-get install ubuntu-desktop --without-recommends?

it will give you the login screen, unity is a separate package though

how to take screenshot using terminal command?

open the pacakge manager (synaptic) search for linux kernel and remove the uneeded kernels, it will do the rest

im trying to remove kubuntu by putting the long command in, but as soon as the terminal finds out that one of the things listed is not installed, it stops the whole process. is there a way around that? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/fromubuntutokubuntu

try replacing apt-get with aptitude in that command. i don't think it does that.

does ubuntu have a text mode install?

using the alternate install image, yes

how can i make network manager applet connect automatically without having me enter the password to unlock the default keyring?

you can also have the keyring unlocked when you login. (ubuntuforums.org will have instructions).

i have to ask: what's the difference between the 3.4 gig dvd iso and the 700mb desktop iso?

repo

can someone please check what version of gcc is default on oneiric, so i don't have to reboot to linux now?

gcc | 4:4.6.1-2ubuntu5 |

does anybody know which script runs paste.ubuntu.com?

no idea - theres proberly open sourced pastebin type code out there.

hya: i'm trying to resize my ubuntu 11.10 server buffer size window. right now, it is set with the default, which, i believe it is 80x25. where do i go to modify this? i found something in the ubuntu community, but it looks like that article is outdated

you can edit resolution in grub's boot line...

i have just installed ubuntu 8.04 on a 4gb ram based computer. do you know how can i install (apt-get) a 'server' kernel for pae support ?

no sorry, thats out of my league

fellows; i'm trying to use gparted livecd to partition my drive so i can install xp for dual-booting. however, the livecd always stops halfway, and i never end up seeing the gui. i doubt i have a bad burn, so i'm wondering if maybe gparted takes a long time to initialize? or is there an alternative to using the gparted livecd to partition my drive for xp?

you could try using fdisk via cli

what is the smallest possible, portable, long life storage medium to install ubuntu on? usb thumbs aren't 'write oriented' but then portable external magnetic hard-drives are, imo, bulky.

what about external 1.8' hdd?

does ubuntu 11.04 use wayland for graphics?

i don't think 11.10 will use it

is mutter on my ubuntu 10.shortcuts4 net-book essential ?

if you are using unity, yes; in 11.04 unity will use compiz

hi guys! please help me! i want to install a program from source, but it says: bash: make: command not found. what to do?

sudo apt-get install build-essentials

hi, what did happen with nvu web editor in repositories? if it's no more, what easy editor can i use?

any editor is good? i prefer mcedit and emacs

what directories make up the linux os?

these -> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/

what's the shortcut to setting the screensaver to start?

ctrl+alt+l ??

does anyone know how to re-label a secondary harddrive. i have it mounting to /media/storage however on the desktop its label is 320.1gb media

e2label is the program

does anyone else here think beryl is causing their ubuntu to become unstable?

beryl is full of bugs

hey all, i've just upgraded to dapper (lts), and x session keeps restarting, returning to gdm login after a while, anyone knows how to fix this

have you looked in ~/.xsession-errors for any info?

now, i want to do more with linux than just chat. my question now is: what is the recommended bittorrent client for ubuntu? i'm looking to use one that is similar to bittorrent on windoze, but i prefer one that is simple to use, but not so simple a 2-year old can use it. any suggestions?

or just 'deluge'

can someone help me out?i need to save something in /etc/apt/sources.list but is telling me i dont have permission, do i really have to login as root?

u can use sudo command

is the installation from the server disc the same as the live cd installation?

it is text only and bare bones+ server specific packages

beginner question using vim. :set + commands (e.g. :set wrap linebreak textwidth=0) - are they commands persistent or only for the session?

without the :

what is the best terminal irc client?

i would suggest trying irssi, and check freshmeat.net for other console/text based irc clients

hey guys, whats the resolution up from 1280x1024?

1280x1024 and 1600x1200 have different aspect ratios

hi all, is that support athero wireless chipset?

it should be. i'd like to be sure too however

does anybody know a list of all gnome integrated applications?

apt-cache search gnome ?

hello everybody... i got a doubt... the command `top` returns a line like n running, n stopped and 1 zombie... i mean how can i figure out what is this zombie process? and what does zombie mean?

a zombie is a program that crashed, but is still running in memory

greetings everyone! i am in need of some assistance - i need to know if it is possible to start the vinagre vnc server from the command line

vinagre is the viewer actually

i just got my new server in for the office, and i'm wondering if anyone could advise me on whether or not i 'should' use the 64 bit version of the server dist... in other words, am i going to find that some software in the repos is not available for 64bit?

only binary drivers and crap like adobe flash player pose problems for 64bit afaik

hello! it's my first time using unity.... does anyone know if there is a way that i can change the order that icons appear on the 'dash panel' (the panel on the left of the screen)

you can drag & drop them, use myunity to change the look of the panel

how can i restart my audio devices without rebooting? is there a way to reload them or something?

try /etc/init.d/alsasound restart

hello, i've installed lighttpd and deleted by mistake the config file (lighttpd.conf), anyone know how to regenerate it ?

purge the package and reinstall it

hey guys, after 2 years of owning my laptop, i just realized that the wifi adapter onboard is supported in linux as well as aircrack-ng. my laptop currently runs a 64 bit os (has 4 gb ram) should i go with 32 bit ubuntu, or 64 bit, or does it really not matter?

if you intend to use custom drivers for aircrack 32bit may be your only option

would there be any problem on installing ubuntu on ssd sata drive? i am about to buy a lenovo thinkpad x300

shouldnt be, just make sure you set 'noatime' on your /etc/fstab so it doesnt write the disk too much. ssd's have limited writes

how do you turn off warnings on boot up? the splash screen switches from the splash image to verbose mode everytime there's a warning, the quiet option is there, any ideas?

i think you need to find what those warnings say

does anyone know how i can find the system monitor on ubuntu 12.04

just search for 'system' and it should pop right up. same name and all.

very new to linux, was wondering how to stream movies from a windows comp to ubuntu. i'm able to share files between the two, just not movies

then you can just play the videos via that

how do i change the password for the password keyring?

applications -> accessories -> passwords and encryption keys -> passwords tab -> right-click passwords: login -> change password

hey guys i have been sudo apt-get update'ing for a while is it advisable to sudo apt-get upgrade and will that change things for the worse?

in order to make sure that you are getting security and other updates, you should be doing regular apt-get update, apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrades.

hello everyone, does anyone know for any zune mp3 player support?

install banshee. read their mtp guide on their website, and know that the implementation isn't perfect, and it currently suffers from memory leaks, but it's functional enough.

i need some help mounting an encrypted partition. i do have the encryption passphrase, i just don't know how to do this from the command line.

like sudo mount /dev/encryptedpartition1 /media/mountpoint

reetingss.i have install ubuntu in my laptop where at the beginning windows 7 already installed.now how do i configure to make it ubuntu as my defult login when its came to dual boot menu(currently its will go to windows 7)...

grub --version

hmm, any ideas why i wouldn't have a menu.lst? i need to enable showing of the grub menu and all the tuts reference that file...

/boot/grub/grub.cfg

what happens when i execute mv (single filename) *.iso

depends on what *.iso matches

i'd really like to rtfm, but i'm not sure what to even search for... what do i lookup to find out how to get rid of old/unnecessary kernels (they show up in grub, for example)? or even just to understand what's going on with kernel updates (does the old version 'go away', etc.)?

be sure to keep one old kernl that you know works.

is ubuntu more resource-heavy than xp??

but it depends on the specific installation of both xp and ubuntu.

i need to install ubuntu on a slow laptop and i dont have a way to burn cds and all i have is a live cd is there a way t odo this?

there are a few options detailed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation

quick question. does the default ubuntu x64 kernel support ntfs writing?

none of the default ubuntu kernels do

hello, anyone knows the name of pretty new distro based on ubuntu or debian (not sure), with preinstalled 'macos like' dock. it is very lightweight, cute and sexy distro.

maybe elementary os?

how can see who connected with my wireless??except using kismet that make my wireless turn into monitor mode :(

you can't really set you're own mac address...

anyone happen to get the logitech webcam c120m to work on 10.04?

wait...don't listen to me. i forget that when it comes to gui i don't use straight up ubuntu, i use linux mint. i only use ubuntu server with no gui when i'm suing straight up ubuntu

how do i mount an iso-file?

sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 blah.iso /mnt

i've just downloaded the ati catalyst control centre for linux. i double click the program on the desktop to try to install it but i get a 'launch application' box asking me to choose a program to open it with. anyone?

download it via apt-get from the repositories

hello, i am having an issue where it seem opening or closing firefox causes ubuntu10.04 to freeze. i cannot verify it is in fact ff. which log file might i look in to find the answer?

and maybe something called xsession errors

whats the name of that ubuntu official laptop company.. i cant find the god damn site

there is no official ubuntu laptop company, however system76.com has ubuntu laptops

quick question: when im in gnome, my external usb device automounts, when i load up in another wm, like i3, it doesnt. how can i get this to work like it does in gnome?

its a gnome service doing it.

is there a terminal command to show all internet active internet connections...?

there is a program called tcpkill

does anyone know (ubuntu 10.10) what package libapt-pkg.so.4.10 is in?

in the 'apt' package.

how do i cd (in the terminal) to a folder with spaces in it?

you know you can hit tab and it completes the thing for you

hi all, after doing updates it seems flash isnt working on my system i tried reinstalling flashplugin-nonfree but it doesnt seem to fix it . any suggestions ? :d im on ubuntu hh 64 bit

the 32 bit flash player won't work unless you use 32 bit firefox

another question. :) in the readme for the driver, it says 'sudo ./setup'. where am i cd'd to during this? is that exactly how i type it (with the ./)?

it would take a reinstall. save your home (for personal configs) and clone below for programs

hey ubuntu. i have a problem and i am wondering if there is any way i can fix it. basically for whatever reason my memory stick has turned read only. i cant delete any files from it no matter what i do, i even tried formatting it from gparted (no important data on there at the moment). anyone got any suggestions how i can format this usb stick?

you can specify mount options to mount the partition as writable if you use mount correctly

i'm having major gnome-session / profile issues. when i log in on my regular account, the splash screen comes up but the disk churns and churns and it never logs in. this started happening spontaneously. other accounts are unaffected. i tried clearing out .gnome2, .gconf, the works, but it still hangs and hangs on login. any ideas?

most likely the file it needs to log in is on a bad sector on the harddrive.

how to set my default browser?

use sudo