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hey, after updating to feisty i can no longer see my ntfs partitions. i run 'sudo mount /media/hdd1' it tells me that /dev/hdd1 does not exist.	feisty uses a different driver and all drives are now sd instead of hd and/or sd
currently using ubuntu 10.04 lts - the lucid lynx, looking for knowledgable opinion regarding whether i should upgrade to latest.	if you are fine with .04 stay there...my opinion
hi guys do you know how to ran windows applications without wine (another program maybe)???	other than windows, i'm pretty sure wine is the only viable alternative you have.
hi #ubuntu i am having some problems with my laptop's cdrom after feisty issues, wondering if anyone is familiar with related bugs/troubleshooting? ):	what kind of bugs?
how do i determine my laptop's mac address?	that depends on your local network. or you can use a public dns server like opendns.
hrm, anyone have any idea why the ubuntu fluxbox package does not have fluxbox-generate_menu compiled?	its in universe
when i pair my bluetooth keyboard with my laptop, i never get prompted for a pin. what's wrong? is the connection between the keyboard and the laptop encrypted?	the keyboard probably has a default pin. it will be in the docs. usually 0000 or 1111 or 1234
apt-get command to install ntfs-3g?	the package is called 'ntfs-3g' and 'ntfs-config' if they don't work, you need to enable universe/multiverse
what are those mac minis going for?	$500-600
i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?	ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.
guys - if i installed 8.04 beta - when the final release do i need to reinstalled or it will update to the final ?	- you will be able to update to it when it's out, but personally i would just do a fresh install once the distro is in stone
how can i run something through the terminal without dedicating that terminal to the application?	you can add a & at the end of the line. this forces the process to run in the background
does anyone know of some good finances bookeeping software? i tried gnucash but it's too complicated for what i want..	i will repeat myself, search sourceforge.net they have lots
anyone know how i make it so when i link /dev/radio0 to /dev/radio it doesn't dissapear after a reboot?	ln -s
how do i start chrome from the terminal	'chromium-browser' if you are using chromium
i got a 3g modem running in linux, i got internet connection but the ip address is 10.135.5.168 wich is not an internet ip, so... how can i connect other computer (with 'normal' internet connection) to the 3g connected computer?	that is a normal ip
hi everybody, do you know how to ship ubuntu cd's of feisty for a lug ?	or at least thats the way that you can get free cds.
another question. why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a gui?	it sets the proper display and other variables.
is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this	nvm
hi! i'm still a bit confused about package management system and installing software. if i install a program not in the package management system (like opera), does it appear on the installed packages after install?	: if you dpkg -i operablablabla.deb, yes
when i restart gnome by ctrl+alt+backspace it is changed to text mode, how can i return to gnome graphical mode?	sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
hmm, when i start 'firefox' i am getting a segmentation fault core dumped...... a	strace firefox
what was the command to check witch gfx-card you got?	lspci
how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders?	find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \;
hey does anyone know the cli command to upgrade to edgy? i can't seem to find it	there's a guide for upgrading there
simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?	aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.
how would i autostart a .sh script at log in?	put it in /etc/rc.local
is there any application that can convert html to pdf?	you can 'print to pdf' with the right setup
if i'm funning a java app that requires a particular java lib, where do i put that lib (.jar) so i don't get a java.lang.noclassdeffounderror?	you should be able to add any path to your $classpath variable, and it will pick up the new jar.
is it safe to log into gmail when i'm on a public wifi?	that's enough. be careful when you're using public computers, though, since they can use keystroke listeners to obtain your password. but https is sufficient from a network security point of view.
i feel that my upgrade to hardy was only partial, but the update manager is giving me problems. how do i complete the update from the cli	sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
i'm thinking of trying to study python over the summer. i notice that python 2.5 is installed by default, but python 3.1 is available in the repository. is there any reason not to install python 3.1?	nothing will break if you install it.
how do i reassign shift+alt+up (show all windows)? it doesn't show up in system settings	it's a compiz plugin so you need compiz settings manager
can ubuntu read xd cards? like from cameras	if your card-reader is supported, yes
ok, is there an easy app to make a dvd with any sort of media files? i have a bunch of avi's i wanted to watch on the dvd player. or just a converter to mpeg files is ok too. my dvd player reads those.	devede
how do i enable ip forwarding ?	it's not iptables
does kill -9 free memory and etc?	that's why some processes catch the regular kill signal - so they can clean up and exit gracefully.
preferring gnome - i need kde for it's 'kipi' plugins.... can i install kde-core on ubuntu without issue?	of course.
ppa would be?	it's just black on windows
i can't get the correct resolution on my desktop.. tried both ati and fglrx drivers.... ati wont get past 800x600, fglrx wont go past 1024x768.... can anyone help	dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg?
which is best gtk frontend for torrent?	try utorrent in wine which is what i do
anybody here use devilspie? i just started using it and love it! i have a question though... as i am testing the script i enter 'killall devilspie' then to restart it and test a new config 'devilspie &'... the only problem is, when i close out the terminal, i seem to also shutdown devilspie... how to make it persistant?	nohup devilspie
hi guys. how is it possible to find out the memory module i have on my hp envy 14 without having to open the laptop back?	you might try dmidecode
any m17x owners here? i installed 12.04 just now and notice that it doesn't charge when i replugged power adapter. /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/state shows off-line though adapter is plugged in. if i reboot then ubuntu detects it, google says its a common issue with no solution besides power cycle.	power charging should be a software issue
synaptic can show which packages have not been fully purged - can aptitude do the same for a server install?	aptitude purge ~c to get rid of them
annyone knows how to glue two pdf documents to one?	pdftk, i can't remember the syntax though
so i have another little question: what is fsck used for?	man on the other hand is used to show you the manual page for the command
so xdm is only responsible for the graphical login page and to startx? then what is gdm and kdm for i thought gdm was for gnome and kdm for kde.	for those that don't use gnome or kde
hi, another question from an kubuntu user, kubuntu restores the state of all application running at the last logout and recreates them on startup, is this possible with ubuntu?	system -> prefs -> startup apps -> options tab.
hello. how could i send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? is there something like: cat foo.txt \| 'sendtocutbuffer'?	there is an utility for that, i anot sure if it's 'xclip'
can i make apt-get not check for dependencies?	apt-get(8) is your friend ;)
hey, anyone has any idea why i wouldn't be able to connect to a perfectly fine hidden network to which i know and have inputted the settings? i'm on karmic, and every time i try to connect to the hidden network i just made, the 'connect' button is grayed out. why?	i've always had problems with hidden networks. gave up hiding the ssid in the end
is there an option in xchat to not show joins/quits in the channel window?	/set irc_conf_mode 1
i also found the same problem on my ubuntu 12.04 box. to get it working, i have to start ccsm, uncheck the settings related to screen corners & then re-enable them. however, some reboots it works fine & sometimes you have to go back to ccsm...	yeah i know about that workaround. i don't want to set the setting each time. no fix?
someone know how i can fix this problem: 'the package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but i can't find an archive for it.'	look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1315380
i made a mistake when i was upgrading to hardy alpha 4, and decided to keep my pulse.conf. how can i re-install and initialize pulseaudio so this file is re-created properly?	sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudo && sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
what's the command to list what's been installed?	: dpkg --get-selections > installed-software
how do i check the root of my partitions?	sudo
is there a way to stop certain mounted drives from having icons on my desktop?	note that's for all mounted volumes
you can save some money... by not buying windows.	i already have windows
can i just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the liveusb? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromimgfiles#ubuntu	you will need to use cdrecord to make a cd, (if that is what you are trying to do).
in case anyone is interested, a bootable usb can be created from an iso image using the usb startup disk creator under system administration. how easy is that!	as well as with this -> for various distros :d http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
how do i specify the password as a parameter when connection to a ssh server? (no need for security, the user has no access on the server)	use ssh keys
can someone tell me how to get rid of totem in firefox?	if you want to use mozilla-mplayer and it is installed already yyou will need to reinstall after you remove totem
hello, what's the currently supported version of ubutnu lts?	long time for 12.04, i hear 9 months left for 10.04
i have ubuntu 10.04 installed on virtualbox, i use mobile broadband in windows7 and ubuntu is not taking the connection...what should i use in network settings of virtualbox?	you should move, but for that matters you'll only need nat, let the windows take care of networking for you
hi, how do i try hud?	hey i answered you lol
hi, i have conected laptop and tv via hdmi. at first i just plug in the cable and picture shows on tv but now when i plug in it happens nothing	- type at the keyboard to wake the laptop up?
does anyone know how to change my system to use the gnu java instead of the sun one?	update-alternatives
my gnome-terminal has no menu... how do i enable it again?	right click > show menu bar
is there some free x86 emulator for linux that i can use to try a new install of hoary? (i just want to see how it looks..)	: qemu is fine
how can i renew my ip adress in linux?	sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
but he can already ping google.	firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve
robdid you md5 check your cd?	now do i do that :s
could somebody tell me how do i find a file or a directory. i have mounted samba.. windows sees it and lets create dirs and files.. but i cannot find it on the server..	'find / -name <filename>' will work
help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date	maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?
i have found a post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8834757#post8834757 maybe you know where to find an answer?	ebay? :)
hey guys, pretend i made a bash script (.sh) and i want it to run at startup, how would i go about this? (i don't want it to display 'run in terminal' ect, just want it to run (without terminal), and no prompts.. possible?	add the full path to your script to /etc/rc.local and it will run on boot
how i know the amount of memory ram?	free
what is the difference between the alternate cd and the normal?	means you need to do 'sudo apt-get install build-essential' probably
what happened to the firefox package in universe ?	yes, due to java bugs...
how about this.. is there a kernel parameter to disable acpi trip points or acpi in general, so i can attempt to debug the machine?	noacpi on your kernel line in menu.lst?
if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running.	then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it.
hey, does anyone know an application that lets you change screen resolution?	xrandr, krandr
hi! there has just been a new release of postgresql (8.4), could i somehow install that in a 8.04 server? i would have to add some repository, or?	postgres may have a .deb file which you can use, otherwise you are downloading and compiling the source i am afraid
how can i tell which version of ubuntu i'm on?	lsb_release -a
is that possible to put a launcher to desktop instead of left side bar in unity? thanks.	yes run this: dd if=/dev/zero/ of=/dev/sda
how come firefox reports i dont have java runtime environment installed, when i do in fact ahve the sun-jre1.5 package installed and have configured to use by default	did you install sun-java5-plugin?
hello guys, anyone using gridsim ? i need some help !!!	you may have better luck using the gridsim mailing list. thats a pretty specialist app.
can someone here tell me how to tell ubuntu to open downloaded msword files with ooo ?	right-click on a .doc file, choose properties, third tab is an associate with program dialog.
looking for a solution: i've successfully gotten ndiswrapper to load and recognize my wireless card, however, there is a module that loads at boottime,bcm43xx, that is not allowing ndiswrapper to load properly. i'm having to modprobe -r ndiswrapper and the bcm43xx driver, then modprobe ndiswrapper to get the wireless working properly. how can i block the bcm43xx module from loading in the first place?	add the module name to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
what is the name of the panel applet which shows your taskbar applications, such as pidgin?	notification area :)
what the best media player like winamp	xmms
anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat	> /back
hmm, what is the recommended way to change resolution if it does not appear under the preferences list? i usually use dpkg-reconfigure but im wondering if there is something better.	u can probably just add the desired resolution to /etc/x11/xorg.conf
why isn't network-manager-gnome working with my intel-based laptop? it just shows the button for 'wired network' but doesn't show any wireless networks...	uhm, have you right or left clicked on the applet?
where can i find my xorg log ? i'm getting some trouble with that and i need to check the log	/var/log/xorg.0.log
hi how do yi get the ubuntu version on the cli?	lsb_release -a
will it create a problem to install kde apps like amarok in gnome?	more memory usage compared to using only gnome apps
how can i install ubuntu with netboot?	(i assume that's for me) i don't know -- that is the only resource i can direct you to

hey, after updating to feisty i can no longer see my ntfs partitions. i run 'sudo mount /media/hdd1' it tells me that /dev/hdd1 does not exist.

feisty uses a different driver and all drives are now sd instead of hd and/or sd

currently using ubuntu 10.04 lts - the lucid lynx, looking for knowledgable opinion regarding whether i should upgrade to latest.

if you are fine with .04 stay there...my opinion

hi guys do you know how to ran windows applications without wine (another program maybe)???

other than windows, i'm pretty sure wine is the only viable alternative you have.

hi #ubuntu i am having some problems with my laptop's cdrom after feisty issues, wondering if anyone is familiar with related bugs/troubleshooting? ):

what kind of bugs?

how do i determine my laptop's mac address?

that depends on your local network. or you can use a public dns server like opendns.

hrm, anyone have any idea why the ubuntu fluxbox package does not have fluxbox-generate_menu compiled?

its in universe

when i pair my bluetooth keyboard with my laptop, i never get prompted for a pin. what's wrong? is the connection between the keyboard and the laptop encrypted?

the keyboard probably has a default pin. it will be in the docs. usually 0000 or 1111 or 1234

apt-get command to install ntfs-3g?

the package is called 'ntfs-3g' and 'ntfs-config' if they don't work, you need to enable universe/multiverse

what are those mac minis going for?

$500-600

i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?

ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.

guys - if i installed 8.04 beta - when the final release do i need to reinstalled or it will update to the final ?

- you will be able to update to it when it's out, but personally i would just do a fresh install once the distro is in stone

how can i run something through the terminal without dedicating that terminal to the application?

you can add a & at the end of the line. this forces the process to run in the background

does anyone know of some good finances bookeeping software? i tried gnucash but it's too complicated for what i want..

i will repeat myself, search sourceforge.net they have lots

anyone know how i make it so when i link /dev/radio0 to /dev/radio it doesn't dissapear after a reboot?

ln -s

how do i start chrome from the terminal

'chromium-browser' if you are using chromium

i got a 3g modem running in linux, i got internet connection but the ip address is 10.135.5.168 wich is not an internet ip, so... how can i connect other computer (with 'normal' internet connection) to the 3g connected computer?

that is a normal ip

hi everybody, do you know how to ship ubuntu cd's of feisty for a lug ?

or at least thats the way that you can get free cds.

another question. why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a gui?

it sets the proper display and other variables.

is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this

nvm

hi! i'm still a bit confused about package management system and installing software. if i install a program not in the package management system (like opera), does it appear on the installed packages after install?

: if you dpkg -i operablablabla.deb, yes

when i restart gnome by ctrl+alt+backspace it is changed to text mode, how can i return to gnome graphical mode?

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

hmm, when i start 'firefox' i am getting a segmentation fault core dumped...... a

strace firefox

what was the command to check witch gfx-card you got?

lspci

how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders?

find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \;

hey does anyone know the cli command to upgrade to edgy? i can't seem to find it

there's a guide for upgrading there

simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?

aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.

how would i autostart a .sh script at log in?

put it in /etc/rc.local

is there any application that can convert html to pdf?

you can 'print to pdf' with the right setup

if i'm funning a java app that requires a particular java lib, where do i put that lib (.jar) so i don't get a java.lang.noclassdeffounderror?

you should be able to add any path to your $classpath variable, and it will pick up the new jar.

is it safe to log into gmail when i'm on a public wifi?

that's enough. be careful when you're using public computers, though, since they can use keystroke listeners to obtain your password. but https is sufficient from a network security point of view.

i feel that my upgrade to hardy was only partial, but the update manager is giving me problems. how do i complete the update from the cli

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

i'm thinking of trying to study python over the summer. i notice that python 2.5 is installed by default, but python 3.1 is available in the repository. is there any reason not to install python 3.1?

nothing will break if you install it.

how do i reassign shift+alt+up (show all windows)? it doesn't show up in system settings

it's a compiz plugin so you need compiz settings manager

can ubuntu read xd cards? like from cameras

if your card-reader is supported, yes

ok, is there an easy app to make a dvd with any sort of media files? i have a bunch of avi's i wanted to watch on the dvd player. or just a converter to mpeg files is ok too. my dvd player reads those.

devede

how do i enable ip forwarding ?

it's not iptables

does kill -9 free memory and etc?

that's why some processes catch the regular kill signal - so they can clean up and exit gracefully.

preferring gnome - i need kde for it's 'kipi' plugins.... can i install kde-core on ubuntu without issue?

of course.

ppa would be?

it's just black on windows

i can't get the correct resolution on my desktop.. tried both ati and fglrx drivers.... ati wont get past 800x600, fglrx wont go past 1024x768.... can anyone help

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg?

which is best gtk frontend for torrent?

try utorrent in wine which is what i do

anybody here use devilspie? i just started using it and love it! i have a question though... as i am testing the script i enter 'killall devilspie' then to restart it and test a new config 'devilspie &'... the only problem is, when i close out the terminal, i seem to also shutdown devilspie... how to make it persistant?

nohup devilspie

hi guys. how is it possible to find out the memory module i have on my hp envy 14 without having to open the laptop back?

you might try dmidecode

any m17x owners here? i installed 12.04 just now and notice that it doesn't charge when i replugged power adapter. /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/state shows off-line though adapter is plugged in. if i reboot then ubuntu detects it, google says its a common issue with no solution besides power cycle.

power charging should be a software issue

synaptic can show which packages have not been fully purged - can aptitude do the same for a server install?

aptitude purge ~c to get rid of them

annyone knows how to glue two pdf documents to one?

pdftk, i can't remember the syntax though

so i have another little question: what is fsck used for?

man on the other hand is used to show you the manual page for the command

so xdm is only responsible for the graphical login page and to startx? then what is gdm and kdm for i thought gdm was for gnome and kdm for kde.

for those that don't use gnome or kde

hi, another question from an kubuntu user, kubuntu restores the state of all application running at the last logout and recreates them on startup, is this possible with ubuntu?

system -> prefs -> startup apps -> options tab.

hello. how could i send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? is there something like: cat foo.txt | 'sendtocutbuffer'?

there is an utility for that, i anot sure if it's 'xclip'

can i make apt-get not check for dependencies?

apt-get(8) is your friend ;)

hey, anyone has any idea why i wouldn't be able to connect to a perfectly fine hidden network to which i know and have inputted the settings? i'm on karmic, and every time i try to connect to the hidden network i just made, the 'connect' button is grayed out. why?

i've always had problems with hidden networks. gave up hiding the ssid in the end

is there an option in xchat to not show joins/quits in the channel window?

/set irc_conf_mode 1

i also found the same problem on my ubuntu 12.04 box. to get it working, i have to start ccsm, uncheck the settings related to screen corners & then re-enable them. however, some reboots it works fine & sometimes you have to go back to ccsm...

yeah i know about that workaround. i don't want to set the setting each time. no fix?

someone know how i can fix this problem: 'the package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but i can't find an archive for it.'

look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1315380

i made a mistake when i was upgrading to hardy alpha 4, and decided to keep my pulse.conf. how can i re-install and initialize pulseaudio so this file is re-created properly?

sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudo && sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

what's the command to list what's been installed?

: dpkg --get-selections > installed-software

how do i check the root of my partitions?

sudo

is there a way to stop certain mounted drives from having icons on my desktop?

note that's for all mounted volumes

you can save some money... by not buying windows.

i already have windows

can i just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the liveusb? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromimgfiles#ubuntu

you will need to use cdrecord to make a cd, (if that is what you are trying to do).

in case anyone is interested, a bootable usb can be created from an iso image using the usb startup disk creator under system administration. how easy is that!

as well as with this -> for various distros :d http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

how do i specify the password as a parameter when connection to a ssh server? (no need for security, the user has no access on the server)

use ssh keys

can someone tell me how to get rid of totem in firefox?

if you want to use mozilla-mplayer and it is installed already yyou will need to reinstall after you remove totem

hello, what's the currently supported version of ubutnu lts?

long time for 12.04, i hear 9 months left for 10.04

i have ubuntu 10.04 installed on virtualbox, i use mobile broadband in windows7 and ubuntu is not taking the connection...what should i use in network settings of virtualbox?

you should move, but for that matters you'll only need nat, let the windows take care of networking for you

hi, how do i try hud?

hey i answered you lol

hi, i have conected laptop and tv via hdmi. at first i just plug in the cable and picture shows on tv but now when i plug in it happens nothing

- type at the keyboard to wake the laptop up?

does anyone know how to change my system to use the gnu java instead of the sun one?

update-alternatives

my gnome-terminal has no menu... how do i enable it again?

right click > show menu bar

is there some free x86 emulator for linux that i can use to try a new install of hoary? (i just want to see how it looks..)

: qemu is fine

how can i renew my ip adress in linux?

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

but he can already ping google.

firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve

robdid you md5 check your cd?

now do i do that :s

could somebody tell me how do i find a file or a directory. i have mounted samba.. windows sees it and lets create dirs and files.. but i cannot find it on the server..

'find / -name <filename>' will work

help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date

maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?

i have found a post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8834757#post8834757 maybe you know where to find an answer?

ebay? :)

hey guys, pretend i made a bash script (.sh) and i want it to run at startup, how would i go about this? (i don't want it to display 'run in terminal' ect, just want it to run (without terminal), and no prompts.. possible?

add the full path to your script to /etc/rc.local and it will run on boot

how i know the amount of memory ram?

free

what is the difference between the alternate cd and the normal?

means you need to do 'sudo apt-get install build-essential' probably

what happened to the firefox package in universe ?

yes, due to java bugs...

how about this.. is there a kernel parameter to disable acpi trip points or acpi in general, so i can attempt to debug the machine?

noacpi on your kernel line in menu.lst?

if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running.

then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it.

hey, does anyone know an application that lets you change screen resolution?

xrandr, krandr

hi! there has just been a new release of postgresql (8.4), could i somehow install that in a 8.04 server? i would have to add some repository, or?

postgres may have a .deb file which you can use, otherwise you are downloading and compiling the source i am afraid

how can i tell which version of ubuntu i'm on?

lsb_release -a

is that possible to put a launcher to desktop instead of left side bar in unity? thanks.

yes run this: dd if=/dev/zero/ of=/dev/sda

how come firefox reports i dont have java runtime environment installed, when i do in fact ahve the sun-jre1.5 package installed and have configured to use by default

did you install sun-java5-plugin?

hello guys, anyone using gridsim ? i need some help !!!

you may have better luck using the gridsim mailing list. thats a pretty specialist app.

can someone here tell me how to tell ubuntu to open downloaded msword files with ooo ?

right-click on a .doc file, choose properties, third tab is an associate with program dialog.

looking for a solution: i've successfully gotten ndiswrapper to load and recognize my wireless card, however, there is a module that loads at boottime,bcm43xx, that is not allowing ndiswrapper to load properly. i'm having to modprobe -r ndiswrapper and the bcm43xx driver, then modprobe ndiswrapper to get the wireless working properly. how can i block the bcm43xx module from loading in the first place?

add the module name to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

what is the name of the panel applet which shows your taskbar applications, such as pidgin?

notification area :)

what the best media player like winamp

xmms

anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat

> /back

hmm, what is the recommended way to change resolution if it does not appear under the preferences list? i usually use dpkg-reconfigure but im wondering if there is something better.

u can probably just add the desired resolution to /etc/x11/xorg.conf

why isn't network-manager-gnome working with my intel-based laptop? it just shows the button for 'wired network' but doesn't show any wireless networks...

uhm, have you right or left clicked on the applet?

where can i find my xorg log ? i'm getting some trouble with that and i need to check the log

/var/log/xorg.0.log

hi how do yi get the ubuntu version on the cli?

lsb_release -a

will it create a problem to install kde apps like amarok in gnome?

more memory usage compared to using only gnome apps

how can i install ubuntu with netboot?

(i assume that's for me) i don't know -- that is the only resource i can direct you to