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when i boot my computer, right before it gets to the login screen i get the message 'the disk drive for /dev/mapper/cryptswap/ is not present or is not ready yet. continue waiting, press s to skip mounting or press m to attempt manual recovery.' no matter what i do, the computer boots normally after about five seconds.	check the /etc/fstab ?
hello is there any way of downloading packages through synaptic but chose where to download them to so i can transfer them to a computer without an internet connection	they appear in /var/cache/apt/archives
hi. when i log into ubuntu (7.10, fully updated) my gnome session starts and shows desktop icons, top panel, buttom panel, some if not all desktop icons for a second or so. next, it's only the background (again, also for a few seconds) and then everything pops up again and functions perfectly. any idea how to get rid of this?	disable compiz?
theres no backports.org like site for ubuntu ?	you want to search bp right? http://packages.ubuntu.com/
please don't likn to a specific mirror use http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=linux&lang=en-us	i'm impatient (:
after installing (and even after removing) kubuntu from ubuntu, the kubuntu boot screen still appears. how do i change this back to the ubuntu boot screen?	no problem, theres a bunch of info on the wiki aswell
if it the groups support i know of no other place	brainstorm
i'm having a problem with otf fonts, they all come out as boxes, what package do i need to fix this?	are you typong english?
hi, i'm using the amd64 version of ubuntu, is it possible to mix amd64 and x86 package sources and is it possible to force something in /etc/apt/sources.list so that you can override the default architecture?	not yet, we haven't done multiarch but we plan to
hi all! i'm upgrading from festy to hardy and it gets stuck at 'generating locales...' what should i do?	i saw a bug listing for that. but i dont have any links
how to use internet expoler optimized website in ubuntu 9.04?	its a way to install ie in wine
how do you move menu bar widgets that have no move option?	right-click, uncheck 'lock to panel'?
how can i tell what package provides a particular file?	dpkg -s /path/to/filename
hi all, i am trying to install 11.04 server on hp microserver n36l from usb stick and after selecting language installer complains about not finding cd-rom, anyone can help please?	did you verify md5sum on your download? i had major problems on some installs lately due to corrupted downloads
what do i have to install to get the command 'repo'?	what about reading http://source.android.com/download/using-repo ^-^ ? there's an 'installing repo' section
hey i know some wifi drivers which are causing me problems and i can unload them manually with modprobe -r. how do i blacklist these drivers from being loaded on startup?	well. in arch it'd be /etc/rc.conf/ but, via ubuntu i have no clue
i have problem with gutsy, for some reason it can't resolve hosts after connection, only place where net works properly is in my home (under cable router), when i connect via wifi or ppp or even via my friend's router i can't use internet	add a opendns ip to resolv.conf, and see what happens??
is it just my imagination or does breezy load a lot slower than hoary	sudo mount -a
how can i set costum icons for devices, listed in computer:/// ??	top left *
i want to put ubuntu 10.04 lts on an empty usb. what type/format should the usb be and what file system should i use?	format and file system are the same thing, make it ext4
hi i'm getting an error when running 'sudo make' -> 'error: stdio.h: no such file or directory', this is when i'm try to install madwifi - any ideas?	you might need to install libc6-dev
how do i add a user to a group?	usermod -g the-new-group-you-want-them-to-be-added-to username <-- works too
hi guys, i am looking for the xorg.conf file - it doesn't seem to be in the /etc/x11/ anyone know? :)	you can still place one in /etc/x11 if you'd like, though
does anyone know of a rss feeder for the terminal	install ntfsprogs
i have a gigabyte t1028 with an atheros ar928x. it originally recognized the interface, but did not work properly (was unable to show available networks or even connect with a manually entered ssid). then, i followed some instructions that involved downloading a driver, unpacking it, running a shell script and then running 'sudo dpkg --install compat*deb' (i found this on the forum.) unfortunately, now the interface doesn't come up at all. d	i already told you. if you don't see your card then you need to enable the module that will get your card working. it's like a driver, without, you'll get no where
i just got ubuntu netbook remix jaunty for my eee pc and it's running extremely slowly. are there any tweaks i can do to make it quicker?	the netbook versions aren't suppourted here as far as i know.
how to remove installed program with cli?	sudo apt-get remove appname
hello all. a quick question. can kubuntu live cd be installed to hdd??	get the kubuntu install cd
excuse me, is there still an issue with adobe flash and 64bit linux systems?	only if your from like 2005
so how do i make a drive non-busy?	make sure you aren't in any directories that are on the drive
hello, installed python-doc and python-examples via synaptic. how do i access them?	probably in /usr/share/doc/python/
what's difference beetween ext2 ext3 and ext4	better studied rather then asking here. http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/05/ext2-ext3-ext4/
hi, does anyone else have problems connecting to the edgy servers for updating ?	the security servers are currently down, please wait yes it is
hi, don't know if this is the right place to say but, i have a 11.04 mythbuntu install, set to auto login. i have an emachine er1402 and when i suspend and then resume the screen is grabled, if i ssh in to the machine and sudo killall xorg and then login, i can suspend and resume ok until the next reboot. any suggestions? thanks	the computer may not properly support suspend
what's that package that gives you make and all those other useful development tools	build-essential
hello , how can i know which version of x.org i am use ??	run the command: apt-cache policy xorg
hi ..i upgrade my system from 8.04 to 8.10 and finally 9.04 but unfortunatly i lose bluetooth , camera , m2 reader , video adaper how can i retrieve them ?	upgrade to 9.10 :f
english help wanted. what is the english name of the gnome menu item system > preferences > 'tracker preferences'? is it 'tracker preferences' or how is the proper english name of it?	indexing preferences
i did a server install and now i have changed my mind and want to install the desktop as well, can anyone tell me what to apt-get to get the whole shebang in one hit?	'ubuntu-desktop'
hi all. i have a fresh jaunty install and would like to find an audio howto. i previously had a 'mixer type' gui tool that let me select what programs audio would be sent to which sound output. it was working perfectly but i can't remember the packages and randomly installing jack, pulse etc broke my last installation.	there's also... padevchooser or something like that... (not on jaunty atm)
hi. how do i install a 2.6.28 kernel on karmic, rather than the stock default 2.6.31? 31 had some regression in it that i'm trying to resolve.	you should be able to use those directions (juts pull the right kernel version)
by the way, i'm unfamiliar with debian-based systems, should i install linux-686 or linux-image-686?	familiarity probably wouldn't help you there; you probably want linux-686, which depends on both linux-image-686 and the matching linux-restricted-modules-* package
hm. coming from a fbsd perspective on getting packages as source that you compile, is there a way i can get the source of a particular program (like konsole) in that sense? so i can basically check out the source, edit something and do make install?	apt-get source <package> .. change what you need, then within the source root, 'debian/rules binary' will chew for a while, then spit out a .deb you can install like normal
hi. i get a couple of md5sum mismatches when doing apt-get update under hoary. does anyone know about this?	i'm getting the same md5sum mismatches
i extracted some songs from a cd to my computer, they are .ogg format. could i use a different program and extract them into mp3 format or do i have to convert them?	i tend touse grip - it lets you pick what to rip them to. most programs have that option to pick what to rip to
is there a way to tell ubuntu to run a script every time a readable usb storage device is plugged in?	something in sessions maybe?
how to delete an user completely including his home folder...?	-r is doing the job
is there a way to find out what package created a file?	dpkg -s file
hey guys, theres an app (wondershaper, to throttle bandwidth) which i have to run with sudo. is there anyway i can have limited users run it or any other thing that requires sudo? thanks	you can configure sudo to allow certain users to run specific things with elevated privileges
channel, i cannot access applications like netwrok admin, users and groups manager from gnome. it says wrong password howerver i have set the root password	that's not roots it's asking for, it's yours
does anyone know a good tutorial on installing a tomcat server on ubuntu?	there are howtos on the ubuntuforums
can evolution be integrated to work with clamav?	ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=84423
hey, does anyone know if there's a command i can issue to lock and put the screen in power-saving mode?	gnome-screensaver-command --lock ?
i downloaded opera .deb from opera website, how do i install it?	or terminal -> dpkg -i /pathtodeb/opera.deb
i have an ipp protocol print server on 192.168.1.250 but the printer doesn't tell my spool when it is done printing. is there an entry in cupsd.conf i am missing? or need?	have you tried this configuration? http://occy.net/printing
is there an equivalent of winscp for ubuntu?	scp is native for linux. winscp is... a program that mimics linux's scp. :)
quick q: how can i change the default program to open a given file? eg .pls from shoutcast to open in vlc instead of banshee?	open system settings (cog on the left) then click system info>default applications :)
anyone here running 'buntu on ppc???	best to just ask your real question
i'm running jaunty on my laptop. when it's not plugged in, the screen dims after like 15 seconds of inactivity, and when i touch a key or move the mouse again, it doesn't return to its former brightness. where are the settings for this?	or go to system->preferences->power management
fsck question: how much hell am i going to be in for if i run fsck -y on a partition that has problems? 'will it destroy my stuff' is my biggest question	could be. usually not though. you may lose some files. check in /lost+found
in bash how do you specify you want to match everything but [0-9]?	http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob
how would i go about sharing a folder with a user in the same group, and having all the files/folders created in it receiving the same permissions by default?.. i just need pointing in the right direction, i guess.	man umask
a few ubuntus ago there was totem with bbc... i can't find it no more.	you may need to install the totem-plugins or totem-plugins-extra pacakge.
anyone know how to burn a dvd -r? i can burn the media in windows but in ubuntu, no matter the program, all i get is unable to write@lba=0h: input/output error	can you please try burning something else? the problem might be from the disk writer
does anyone here could help me change an encrypted home directory user password in ubuntu 10.04? i have tried in 'about me' but does not work. neither seemed to work in ubuntu 9.10	have you seen that?
hi guys! how to switch off the touchpad on a laptop? fn+functional key doesn't work. or i have to switch it off in bios setup?	you can bind this to your fn key if it produces a keycode (look with xev)
hello everyone, i have a laptop and i want to use the vga output to my tv, but i'm getting no video out of it. is there a way to enable video output?	yes, nvidia-settings can modify xorg.conf to let you use multiple screens.
so, anyone know why mp3 stream playback in rb is now not working on dapper when it was working before? i have all the relevant stuff installed. yes, i've read the faq. is this a well-known problem or something unique to me?????	probably unique to you ;) you have gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly installed?
is there a way to add some extra option to boot parameters in ubuntu's grub2 autogened mess?	is /etc/default/grub not enough?
hi all, i have a friend who accidentally deleted the ntfs partition that he was using to boot into ubuntu (using the nt loader)...he's in ubuntu at the moment. what's the easiest way to get grub installed and configured?	sudo update-grub && sudo grub-install /dev/hda or /dev/sda , depending
hi, is there any way to make a path variable recursive? or, do you have to add ever subdirectory?	you need to add every subdirectory
is there any way that i can alt-tab between workspaces the way i alt-tab between applications?	ctrl+alt+left or ctrl+alt+right arrows
can anybody tell me how to install openoffice 3.0 ?	can you please tell me the version of ubuntu you are using?
hey is there any way to play half-life in ubuntu without installing wine?	there is no direct linux version of steam software, or half life. have to use cedega or wine.
this has been bothering me for some time: i am on a volume limited internet connection and i have multiple ubuntu computers. is there an (easy) way to let one computer mirror the updates to all of the others? maybe just make the apt-cache a samba share...?	or you can easy create a full local mirror with apt-mirror
when i do 'mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o ro', i get that mount point /mnt/windows does not exist. how do i create a mount point?	cd /mnt && mkdir windows
hello, i'm trying to execute a .run file (i'm trying to install new nvidia drivers) from a terminal, how do i? since it tells me it can't be installed on a graphic mode	and then execute it
then i might learn it just to have sumn else under my belt.... what are most linux programs writeen in though... like firefox, vlc, pidgn...	the official preferred language for ubuntu development is python
how can i unpack .gz ?	or archive manager or some such in gui.
anyone experienced with postfix (mta)?	http://www.postfix.org/rewrite.html
can i have some help with screen resoulutions? ubuntu set the xorg conf up fine, all the modes are what they're supposed to be, but i can't select my native res 1280x800 from gnome :s	there is a nice faq on the ubuntu wiki about that iirc
what do i set/where do i look to enable switching desktops with my mouse wheel and have that cube effect?	you'll need to install compizconfig-settings-manager
when i do super-tab, i get a really nice version of the 'alt-tab' functionality. does anyone know how to customize that key? i can't find that key combo listed in keyboard shortcuts	it's handled by compiz/'desktop effects'
when i open synaptic package manager i get this error- 'dkpg was interrupted- manually enter 'dpkg --configure -a'; how do i do that?	applications>accessories>terminal, in there type: sudo dpkg --configure -a
hey.. very basic question. i'm not familiar with apt. how do i check if a specific package is installed?	choose synaptic, its a gui for apt
i am ubuntu 5.10. what kind of animal am i ?	breezy badger, though i don't have a slightest ideawhat a badger is
on my ubuntu 9.10 server i have symbolic links in ~ folder to an external hard drive mounted at /mnt/vault. i am running vsftpd and one of the other computers on my network (running xubuntu 9.10) has access to the external via filezilla. my eeepc on windows 7 running filezilla, however, does not display any of the contents of /mnt/vault. any guesses as to cause?	did you add the link after win 7 was already connected? try reconnecting?
i have a service, that needs to be start before x11 starts... how can i make sure it's started before x11 ?	add a command to run in in /etc/rc.local
would anyone know what in ubuntu i could use to lower the cpu speed?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/matarosessionsworkshops/cpufreqmoduleloading?highlight=%28cpufreq%29
can anyone mention a good online port scanner?	netris
anyone with some tricks on how to change to a different console video mode?	if using the framebuffer consoles, you can use the fbset command i recall. or select a mode as a kernel option
does anyone know a good prp	lm-sensors and xsensors
whose using vlc to listen to shoutcast? do you find that sometimes you're unable to listen to them? is it the connection that prevents it?	that works ? i use amarok for it
i got an amd64 cpu, would i have more problems running the amd64 iso than the regular i386? is i386 or amd64 recommended for as few problems as possible..	you will have less problems with i386
question: im having autostarting app issues. it always loads abiword, bittorrent, file manager, and a few other windows. im not finding any of these listed in 'autostarted apps'. where might these settings be changed?	hm try closing all programs you dont want to be on when booting, then go to sessions preferences - session options - and click 'remember currently running applications.' that fixed it for me a few days ago
anybody know off hand how to remove the suggestions for installing a package if it isn't installed?	i think the function is called something.. like.. command-not-found.. or something along those lines
hey guys when we save a webpage then with .html it also saves a folder containg some images or refernce files. any way to avoid this folder ???	you need to save the file as 'web archive.' you should see the '.mht' extension.
have you tried cheese?	i have and it worked fine in 11.10, now in 12.04 (fresh install) it shows the webcam name but it is greyed out and cannot be selected. nothing shows.
how do i share a internet connection made with gnome-ppp? over a lan between kubuntu and ubuntu.	firestarter can configure shared conections afaik
hey guys. if i copy everything (root and upwards) to an external hard disk, then after wiping the disk/installing another os/doing random stuff, could i put all that data back on the disk and do boot-repair to get it working again?	you could image your current install, then restore it.

when i boot my computer, right before it gets to the login screen i get the message 'the disk drive for /dev/mapper/cryptswap/ is not present or is not ready yet. continue waiting, press s to skip mounting or press m to attempt manual recovery.' no matter what i do, the computer boots normally after about five seconds.

check the /etc/fstab ?

hello is there any way of downloading packages through synaptic but chose where to download them to so i can transfer them to a computer without an internet connection

they appear in /var/cache/apt/archives

hi. when i log into ubuntu (7.10, fully updated) my gnome session starts and shows desktop icons, top panel, buttom panel, some if not all desktop icons for a second or so. next, it's only the background (again, also for a few seconds) and then everything pops up again and functions perfectly. any idea how to get rid of this?

disable compiz?

theres no backports.org like site for ubuntu ?

you want to search bp right? http://packages.ubuntu.com/

please don't likn to a specific mirror use http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=linux&lang=en-us

i'm impatient (:

after installing (and even after removing) kubuntu from ubuntu, the kubuntu boot screen still appears. how do i change this back to the ubuntu boot screen?

no problem, theres a bunch of info on the wiki aswell

if it the groups support i know of no other place

brainstorm

i'm having a problem with otf fonts, they all come out as boxes, what package do i need to fix this?

are you typong english?

hi, i'm using the amd64 version of ubuntu, is it possible to mix amd64 and x86 package sources and is it possible to force something in /etc/apt/sources.list so that you can override the default architecture?

not yet, we haven't done multiarch but we plan to

hi all! i'm upgrading from festy to hardy and it gets stuck at 'generating locales...' what should i do?

i saw a bug listing for that. but i dont have any links

how to use internet expoler optimized website in ubuntu 9.04?

its a way to install ie in wine

how do you move menu bar widgets that have no move option?

right-click, uncheck 'lock to panel'?

how can i tell what package provides a particular file?

dpkg -s /path/to/filename

hi all, i am trying to install 11.04 server on hp microserver n36l from usb stick and after selecting language installer complains about not finding cd-rom, anyone can help please?

did you verify md5sum on your download? i had major problems on some installs lately due to corrupted downloads

what do i have to install to get the command 'repo'?

what about reading http://source.android.com/download/using-repo ^-^ ? there's an 'installing repo' section

hey i know some wifi drivers which are causing me problems and i can unload them manually with modprobe -r. how do i blacklist these drivers from being loaded on startup?

well. in arch it'd be /etc/rc.conf/ but, via ubuntu i have no clue

i have problem with gutsy, for some reason it can't resolve hosts after connection, only place where net works properly is in my home (under cable router), when i connect via wifi or ppp or even via my friend's router i can't use internet

add a opendns ip to resolv.conf, and see what happens??

is it just my imagination or does breezy load a lot slower than hoary

sudo mount -a

how can i set costum icons for devices, listed in computer:/// ??

top left *

i want to put ubuntu 10.04 lts on an empty usb. what type/format should the usb be and what file system should i use?

format and file system are the same thing, make it ext4

hi i'm getting an error when running 'sudo make' -> 'error: stdio.h: no such file or directory', this is when i'm try to install madwifi - any ideas?

you might need to install libc6-dev

how do i add a user to a group?

usermod -g the-new-group-you-want-them-to-be-added-to username <-- works too

hi guys, i am looking for the xorg.conf file - it doesn't seem to be in the /etc/x11/ anyone know? :)

you can still place one in /etc/x11 if you'd like, though

does anyone know of a rss feeder for the terminal

install ntfsprogs

i have a gigabyte t1028 with an atheros ar928x. it originally recognized the interface, but did not work properly (was unable to show available networks or even connect with a manually entered ssid). then, i followed some instructions that involved downloading a driver, unpacking it, running a shell script and then running 'sudo dpkg --install compat*deb' (i found this on the forum.) unfortunately, now the interface doesn't come up at all. d

i already told you. if you don't see your card then you need to enable the module that will get your card working. it's like a driver, without, you'll get no where

i just got ubuntu netbook remix jaunty for my eee pc and it's running extremely slowly. are there any tweaks i can do to make it quicker?

the netbook versions aren't suppourted here as far as i know.

how to remove installed program with cli?

sudo apt-get remove appname

hello all. a quick question. can kubuntu live cd be installed to hdd??

get the kubuntu install cd

excuse me, is there still an issue with adobe flash and 64bit linux systems?

only if your from like 2005

so how do i make a drive non-busy?

make sure you aren't in any directories that are on the drive

hello, installed python-doc and python-examples via synaptic. how do i access them?

probably in /usr/share/doc/python/

what's difference beetween ext2 ext3 and ext4

better studied rather then asking here. http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/05/ext2-ext3-ext4/

hi, does anyone else have problems connecting to the edgy servers for updating ?

the security servers are currently down, please wait yes it is

hi, don't know if this is the right place to say but, i have a 11.04 mythbuntu install, set to auto login. i have an emachine er1402 and when i suspend and then resume the screen is grabled, if i ssh in to the machine and sudo killall xorg and then login, i can suspend and resume ok until the next reboot. any suggestions? thanks

the computer may not properly support suspend

what's that package that gives you make and all those other useful development tools

build-essential

hello , how can i know which version of x.org i am use ??

run the command: apt-cache policy xorg

hi ..i upgrade my system from 8.04 to 8.10 and finally 9.04 but unfortunatly i lose bluetooth , camera , m2 reader , video adaper how can i retrieve them ?

upgrade to 9.10 :f

english help wanted. what is the english name of the gnome menu item system > preferences > 'tracker preferences'? is it 'tracker preferences' or how is the proper english name of it?

indexing preferences

i did a server install and now i have changed my mind and want to install the desktop as well, can anyone tell me what to apt-get to get the whole shebang in one hit?

'ubuntu-desktop'

hi all. i have a fresh jaunty install and would like to find an audio howto. i previously had a 'mixer type' gui tool that let me select what programs audio would be sent to which sound output. it was working perfectly but i can't remember the packages and randomly installing jack, pulse etc broke my last installation.

there's also... padevchooser or something like that... (not on jaunty atm)

hi. how do i install a 2.6.28 kernel on karmic, rather than the stock default 2.6.31? 31 had some regression in it that i'm trying to resolve.

you should be able to use those directions (juts pull the right kernel version)

by the way, i'm unfamiliar with debian-based systems, should i install linux-686 or linux-image-686?

familiarity probably wouldn't help you there; you probably want linux-686, which depends on both linux-image-686 and the matching linux-restricted-modules-* package

hm. coming from a fbsd perspective on getting packages as source that you compile, is there a way i can get the source of a particular program (like konsole) in that sense? so i can basically check out the source, edit something and do make install?

apt-get source <package> .. change what you need, then within the source root, 'debian/rules binary' will chew for a while, then spit out a .deb you can install like normal

hi. i get a couple of md5sum mismatches when doing apt-get update under hoary. does anyone know about this?

i'm getting the same md5sum mismatches

i extracted some songs from a cd to my computer, they are .ogg format. could i use a different program and extract them into mp3 format or do i have to convert them?

i tend touse grip - it lets you pick what to rip them to. most programs have that option to pick what to rip to

is there a way to tell ubuntu to run a script every time a readable usb storage device is plugged in?

something in sessions maybe?

how to delete an user completely including his home folder...?

-r is doing the job

is there a way to find out what package created a file?

dpkg -s file

hey guys, theres an app (wondershaper, to throttle bandwidth) which i have to run with sudo. is there anyway i can have limited users run it or any other thing that requires sudo? thanks

you can configure sudo to allow certain users to run specific things with elevated privileges

channel, i cannot access applications like netwrok admin, users and groups manager from gnome. it says wrong password howerver i have set the root password

that's not roots it's asking for, it's yours

does anyone know a good tutorial on installing a tomcat server on ubuntu?

there are howtos on the ubuntuforums

can evolution be integrated to work with clamav?

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=84423

hey, does anyone know if there's a command i can issue to lock and put the screen in power-saving mode?

gnome-screensaver-command --lock ?

i downloaded opera .deb from opera website, how do i install it?

or terminal -> dpkg -i /pathtodeb/opera.deb

i have an ipp protocol print server on 192.168.1.250 but the printer doesn't tell my spool when it is done printing. is there an entry in cupsd.conf i am missing? or need?

have you tried this configuration? http://occy.net/printing

is there an equivalent of winscp for ubuntu?

scp is native for linux. winscp is... a program that mimics linux's scp. :)

quick q: how can i change the default program to open a given file? eg .pls from shoutcast to open in vlc instead of banshee?

open system settings (cog on the left) then click system info>default applications :)

anyone here running 'buntu on ppc???

best to just ask your real question

i'm running jaunty on my laptop. when it's not plugged in, the screen dims after like 15 seconds of inactivity, and when i touch a key or move the mouse again, it doesn't return to its former brightness. where are the settings for this?

or go to system->preferences->power management

fsck question: how much hell am i going to be in for if i run fsck -y on a partition that has problems? 'will it destroy my stuff' is my biggest question

could be. usually not though. you may lose some files. check in /lost+found

in bash how do you specify you want to match everything but [0-9]?

http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob

how would i go about sharing a folder with a user in the same group, and having all the files/folders created in it receiving the same permissions by default?.. i just need pointing in the right direction, i guess.

man umask

a few ubuntus ago there was totem with bbc... i can't find it no more.

you may need to install the totem-plugins or totem-plugins-extra pacakge.

anyone know how to burn a dvd -r? i can burn the media in windows but in ubuntu, no matter the program, all i get is unable to write@lba=0h: input/output error

can you please try burning something else? the problem might be from the disk writer

does anyone here could help me change an encrypted home directory user password in ubuntu 10.04? i have tried in 'about me' but does not work. neither seemed to work in ubuntu 9.10

have you seen that?

hi guys! how to switch off the touchpad on a laptop? fn+functional key doesn't work. or i have to switch it off in bios setup?

you can bind this to your fn key if it produces a keycode (look with xev)

hello everyone, i have a laptop and i want to use the vga output to my tv, but i'm getting no video out of it. is there a way to enable video output?

yes, nvidia-settings can modify xorg.conf to let you use multiple screens.

so, anyone know why mp3 stream playback in rb is now not working on dapper when it was working before? i have all the relevant stuff installed. yes, i've read the faq. is this a well-known problem or something unique to me?????

probably unique to you ;) you have gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly installed?

is there a way to add some extra option to boot parameters in ubuntu's grub2 autogened mess?

is /etc/default/grub not enough?

hi all, i have a friend who accidentally deleted the ntfs partition that he *was* using to boot into ubuntu (using the nt loader)...he's in ubuntu at the moment. what's the easiest way to get grub installed and configured?

sudo update-grub && sudo grub-install /dev/hda or /dev/sda , depending

hi, is there any way to make a path variable recursive? or, do you have to add ever subdirectory?

you need to add every subdirectory

is there any way that i can alt-tab between workspaces the way i alt-tab between applications?

ctrl+alt+left or ctrl+alt+right arrows

can anybody tell me how to install openoffice 3.0 ?

can you please tell me the version of ubuntu you are using?

hey is there any way to play half-life in ubuntu without installing wine?

there is no direct linux version of steam software, or half life. have to use cedega or wine.

this has been bothering me for some time: i am on a volume limited internet connection and i have multiple ubuntu computers. is there an (easy) way to let one computer mirror the updates to all of the others? maybe just make the apt-cache a samba share...?

or you can easy create a full local mirror with apt-mirror

when i do 'mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o ro', i get that mount point /mnt/windows does not exist. how do i create a mount point?

cd /mnt && mkdir windows

hello, i'm trying to execute a .run file (i'm trying to install new nvidia drivers) from a terminal, how do i? since it tells me it can't be installed on a graphic mode

and then execute it

then i might learn it just to have sumn else under my belt.... what are most linux programs writeen in though... like firefox, vlc, pidgn...

the official preferred language for ubuntu development is python

how can i unpack .gz ?

or archive manager or some such in gui.

anyone experienced with postfix (mta)?

http://www.postfix.org/rewrite.html

can i have some help with screen resoulutions? ubuntu set the xorg conf up fine, all the modes are what they're supposed to be, but i can't select my native res 1280x800 from gnome :s

there is a nice faq on the ubuntu wiki about that iirc

what do i set/where do i look to enable switching desktops with my mouse wheel and have that cube effect?

you'll need to install compizconfig-settings-manager

when i do super-tab, i get a really nice version of the 'alt-tab' functionality. does anyone know how to customize that key? i can't find that key combo listed in keyboard shortcuts

it's handled by compiz/'desktop effects'

when i open synaptic package manager i get this error- 'dkpg was interrupted- manually enter 'dpkg --configure -a'; how do i do that?

applications>accessories>terminal, in there type: sudo dpkg --configure -a

hey.. very basic question. i'm not familiar with apt. how do i check if a specific package is installed?

choose synaptic, its a gui for apt

i am ubuntu 5.10. what kind of animal am i ?

breezy badger, though i don't have a slightest ideawhat a badger is

on my ubuntu 9.10 server i have symbolic links in ~ folder to an external hard drive mounted at /mnt/vault. i am running vsftpd and one of the other computers on my network (running xubuntu 9.10) has access to the external via filezilla. my eeepc on windows 7 running filezilla, however, does not display any of the contents of /mnt/vault. any guesses as to cause?

did you add the link after win 7 was already connected? try reconnecting?

i have a service, that needs to be start before x11 starts... how can i make sure it's started before x11 ?

add a command to run in in /etc/rc.local

would anyone know what in ubuntu i could use to lower the cpu speed?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/matarosessionsworkshops/cpufreqmoduleloading?highlight=%28cpufreq%29

can anyone mention a good online port scanner?

netris

anyone with some tricks on how to change to a different console video mode?

if using the framebuffer consoles, you can use the fbset command i recall. or select a mode as a kernel option

does anyone know a good prp

lm-sensors and xsensors

whose using vlc to listen to shoutcast? do you find that sometimes you're unable to listen to them? is it the connection that prevents it?

that works ? i use amarok for it

i got an amd64 cpu, would i have more problems running the amd64 iso than the regular i386? is i386 or amd64 recommended for as few problems as possible..

you will have less problems with i386

question: im having autostarting app issues. it always loads abiword, bittorrent, file manager, and a few other windows. im not finding any of these listed in 'autostarted apps'. where might these settings be changed?

hm try closing all programs you dont want to be on when booting, then go to sessions preferences - session options - and click 'remember currently running applications.' that fixed it for me a few days ago

anybody know off hand how to remove the suggestions for installing a package if it isn't installed?

i think the function is called something.. like.. command-not-found.. or something along those lines

hey guys when we save a webpage then with .html it also saves a folder containg some images or refernce files. any way to avoid this folder ???

you need to save the file as 'web archive.' you should see the '.mht' extension.

have you tried cheese?

i have and it worked fine in 11.10, now in 12.04 (fresh install) it shows the webcam name but it is greyed out and cannot be selected. nothing shows.

how do i share a internet connection made with gnome-ppp? over a lan between kubuntu and ubuntu.

firestarter can configure shared conections afaik

hey guys. if i copy everything (root and upwards) to an external hard disk, then after wiping the disk/installing another os/doing random stuff, could i put all that data back on the disk and do boot-repair to get it working again?

you could image your current install, then restore it.