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how can i find out what graphics card i have?	type sudo lspci
what does this line mean? `ln -s ../bivailable/gitto ./milow'	actually, the other way around ;)
in 9.04 i have 2 monitor with unmirrored mode , my taskbar moved to monitor number 2 , how can i move it to monitor number1?	hold alt and drag the panel?
i've been trying to get 9.04 or even 8.10 to work on my machine. they both lock up every time a few seconds after the cursor comes up on the login screen. i tried installing 9.04, from scratch and i get the same thing.. any ideas?	does other os work?
audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it?	sudo umount <mountpoint>
has anyone had any success in running gnome shell off a base xubuntu install? it's a long story....	you could have a dozen de's installed if you wanted. but you can get a lot of extra apps that way. but they should all work
a windows software running in wine has frozen ...what to do ?	wine has problably frozen. i press alt + f2 and type xkill and click on the windows app
is there a command to type to get a listing of computers on network?? thanks inadvance	smbtree
some questions ... i have an ntfs partition .... how can i edit files on that partition ? i allready install ntfs-3g package	ubuntu 7.10? works out of the box.
hey dear channel! how can i make gwibber, the integrated microblog client of ubuntu 10.04, make work with identi.ca?	did you log in to your accounts through gwibber? i have facebook and twitter running through gwibber as we type now.
there are many 'messenger-clones' or all-in-one clients to connect to msn. most of them have many more usefull features compared to the original live messenger. however audio/video-chat is 1 thing that every single one lacks.	ok , yahi knew about multi-connect clients,was just wondering how emense or how eve you spell it works with video chats
how to know how many files in the folder with the help of ls???	ls \| wc -l might work
okay, so i had to boot into winxp to get the cdrom working again, to burn an install cd. how can i get the iso from the linux partition, so i don't have to download it again?	why don't you just burn it from under linux?
hi, i have a 4 button mouse, how do i configure my thumb button for firefox to 'go back'?	there's a howto for that on ubuntuforums.org
hi, my system->about says i'm running a narwal but i think i am running the ubuntu from october. is there another way to check?	try system->administration->system monitor and hti the first tab
how can i allow another user to 'sudo'?	in the system > admin > users & groups
so i have a question about elevated privileges from update manager: if the icon does not turn off in panel, the elevation is still present right?	which is usually desirable, but the icon is in the tray so you can click it and lock it up tight again immediately
is fedora as good as ubuntu?	both are just frontends to dpkg, so if you don't need them... why not get reid of them
anyone running ubuntu dapper?	try with a full path
do know anyone name of program for ubuntu which allows to create simple network diagrams? something link msvisio	dia
how do i automatically get ride of older unused kernels clogging grub boot and disk space?	did you try ubuntu tweak?
is there a command to tell me what network cards i have?	lspci should list all your pci hardware, including your lan card.
is there a restriction to which locations i can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet?	barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami
what is the md5sum for ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso ?	is that question for me?
can someone tell me if the update from 8.04.1 to 8.04.2 happens automatically if i 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' ?	so the answer is yes, if i wasn't clear ;)
would anyone be willing to give me a quick instruction on the use of sed/awk?	is there anything in particular you want to know, other than what 'man awk' and 'man sed' tell you?
hi, anyone know if i can edit the /boot/config-2.6.24-24-generic directly, or do i have to edit grub config?	edit the grub config directly, in other words :-)
i would liek to burn a video_ts folder to an iso from command line. suggestions?	mkisofs
quick question, how do i type '\|' in the terminal, usually seen between two commands on one line	that's usually the shift key + the \ key
hi, anyone knows how to purge bauncing mail (warning: message delayed 48 hours)?	read the docs for your mta
i am in desktop/session/required components in gconf editor.... how do i get the usual gnome panels? what is the value for 'panel' key.	gnome-panel
to start httpd service isn't 'service httpd start' ? why i get a message that service command not found?	sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
how do i check what time it is via cli	'date'
has anyone had any luck installing mod_perl on dapper?	mod_perl for what?
hi people!is anyone available to solve together my little issue?	in firefox there is something to define what it does with files, you could look up 'chromium setting file uses' or something along those lines
hello, i downloaded age of empires 2 and and i tried to execute setup.exe but wine tells me it is not marked as executable, how do i mark it as executable ?	use terminal an cd to the dir, then : chmod +x <filename>
hey, does anyone know where i can grab packages for latest stable kernel 3.5 release?	not supported if you use it
is there a simple way in ubuntu to check hard drive useage?	there's a disk usage analyzer in the accessories menu
hey all! i want to acess to my ubuntu server via remote controll from my netbook(ubuntu 9.04) is there any software which i can use?	ssh?
hey guys how would i surf files as root on my ubuntu system?	alt-f2, gksudo nautilus
is anyone else having problems with beagle?	mine is fine.
hi - i used this command in terminal to get my dvd to play movies - 'wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -o/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2' - it worked great! can someone tell me what '&&' part means ? ?	other-wise u have to enter those commands one after the another , right ??? nickrud: ??
hello, i have a problem relative to the font rendering in gnome under hoary. i'm trying to use the sans font but some characters with diacritics (czech) are taken from a different font - nimbus sans l. text with mixed characters looks really ugly. this problem occurs in all gnome-applications i have tested. can you direct me to some solution? plz	try to figure where sarge differs from ubuntu in this then :)
is intel going to release the source code for the sandy bridge gpu with its drm that is incorporated in the architecture of its cpus?	contact intel, that has nothing to do with ubuntu support
question, do i need install an antivirus in ubuntu?	an antivirus doesn't do much because there are no ubuntu viruses in the wild. however, if you're concerned about passing viruses on to windows-using friends, you can use clamscan to check for viruses.
my kernel's spitting out a lot of errors when i start up and shut down my old laptop. where would the log file be for that?	and dmesg
how was it i can change what torrnet is opened by default in firefox?	edit > preferences > applications
what port is ftp on?	'grep ftp /etc/services'
how can i download from bastebin? thanks.	pastebin seems down.. try that 2nd url
i just upgraded to 11.04, and can't log in to ubuntu or ubuntu classic, but ubuntu classic (no effects) works. when i log in with effects, i just get a plain desktop background, no panels or unity... help?	you installed the fglrx/ati drivers from the 'addational drivers' tool? jockey-gtk from the cli.
is there an alarm program for ubuntu?	what kind of alarm? like an alarm clock?
how are you able to be in sudo perpetually?	sudo echo 1 && sudo echo 2
i used these http://pastebin.com/sdlky06y commands during multiseat setup , how can i undo these commands?	change 'hold' to 'install'. (sorry metoikos)
hi guys, does this channel support the alternate (ltsp) aspect of ubuntu as well or is there another channel i can be redirected to? - thanks.	add your username to the proxy group
what do i install to get flash to work in firefox?	install that and you will get flash
what is zfs?	a filesystem now owned by oracle (designed for solaris)
is the jaunty alternate install cd still a live cd?	the alternate was never a livecd
can anyone help me with gok (on screen keybd) it needs libatk-bridge but i can find what package that is in??	- an apt-get install libatk* returns nothing for you?
is the ssh turned off by default?	yes, openssh-server is not installed by default
how can i find out which file is being called when i type a command in the commandline?	'which command'
a question: what size linux swap i should have if i plan on replacing my current 1gb ram with 4gb ram in total ?	more than 1gb of swap is excessive in most cases - with 4gb of ram you probably don't need any swap at all.
i am doing 'su echo 'blacklist pcspkr' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf' and getting a 'permission denied' - is it file in use, or why is it rejecting me?	try using 'sudo -s' for a root shell.
is there channel dedicated to 10.4?	ubuntu+1
hey, what's the keyboard command to bring up system monitor?	i don't think there's a keybinding for it by default, you can add one through gconf-editor though
how can i 'echo' all text output from a program into a textfile?	/path/to/program > output.txt
[spooky] : just maybe, your isp blocks port 22 ?	i got mine about 3 weeks later
is 8.4.01 out?	all that 8.04.1 is, is updates.
what should i install to get an embeded video player working in firefox?	mozilla-mplayer
so... can anyone tell me if this step is for people installing stuff from source code or for people installing from packages? : 'then we want to set the proper ownership for the mysql directories and data files, so that only mysql (and root) can do anything with them.'	- sounds like src - i've got mysql up and running without changing any dir permissions
hi, i need linux 2.6.37 because of missing hardware support in 10.10's kernel. is there an easy way to achieve this including fglrx drivers? is there an easy way to use natty packages?	http://www.mindwerks.net/2010/11/ubuntu-10-10-maverick-with-2-6-37-kernel/
i don't see any autohide option under unity for compiz, mind pointing me in the right direction?	well no idea, not a unity user; last time i tested it was there but that was on natty
could anyone tell me what 'bundle' is?	i installed wmware player, just a couple of minutes ago and it had that extension, you first chmod +x and then just run the script(./wmware
hm. what controls auto mounts of usb sticks and so on?	i want to scan usb pen drive from command promapt. but dont know its address. e.g. /dev etc
hey guys, how can i add an extra xsession to ubuntu 10.04?	try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/customxsession
how can i find out which device is providing my bluetooth?	try looking into dmesg
where are the .deb files stored in 6.06?	/var/cache/apt/archives
how much 'better' is 10.10 than 10.4. or would it be the otherway around? i believe 10.04 is the lts, correct?	it is lts, yes
how can i create a shortcut to a directory?	ln -s /path/to/target /path/to/link
how do i check what driver my blackbuntu machine is running? how do i check if it's either nvidia or nouvea itself who is managing my graphic card?	lsmod, lspci -k
where is the sources of the ubuntu custom debian installer ?	someone should have the specifics, but that's the best i know tonight
can anyone tell-me the package name for install with apt-get a jdk? ( java development kit )	sun-java*
i'm having trouble with /usr/local/man : i can't cd into it or write to it (as root)	i just did with cd /usr/local/man; sudo cp <some file> .
hey, how do i install programs from a tar.gz ?	what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic
a livecd iso can be burned to a dvd-r and run with no problems, right?	i hope so, or the custom dvds i've done are worthless. ;)
hi all. anybody tell me if it is possible to setup different hostnames for each separate nic i have installed on my pc? i have one wired connection and one wireless; and would like to have different hostnames for each nic. anybody help or point me in the direction of a howto?	thats not how hostnames work -- a hostname is global to a machine and differrent interfaces dont have different hostnames
is there a way to customize the standard gnome applications menu? i want to add something.	see the forums, under 3rd party stuff
is the dapper server kernel just recommended for big iron machines or regular pc hardware running as a server too?	8+ cpu
you can switch to it by logging out of your current session, clicking the button that says 'sessions' i believe it says..and choosing xubuntu...correct any of this if its wrong guys.	click 'xfce' i believe
my mouse lags during quake2, anybody know how to solve this?	mess with the in_mouse cvar maybe? not sure, but that's the quake3 one
anybody know if changing a kernel might impove wirelss issues?	it sometimes does :)
is it normal that gparted takes several hours to resize a fat32 partition from 160gb to 500gb ?	got a second disk - back up your data and to a straight forward format methinks resizing upwards is a total pain of an operation (mostly because of that how well that file system is documented)]#
if i remove tcl/tk 8.4 installation (i installed 8.5) will i break something?	try; if something depends on it apt will tell you
what happens if you type: echo > testfile in a terminal?	read-only file system....it was fine a few days ago!
it appears kubuntu desktop is installed but how do i get it to change to kde?	change your session in the gdm login screen
hello. how can i clean my system of loose packages that are not used, because of uninstalled software?	just try the command, its quite safe
sorry for asking agin, but noone answerd so far: i'm running ubuntu 12.04 on my thinkpad x220 and since today my headphones don't play sound. as soon as i unplug them sound plays through the notebook speakers. this is independent of the sound source (browser, soundsettings-test, rhythmbox,...) any ideas how to fix this?	tryed alsamixer in terminal ?
how to switch eth0 to eth1	look in that file and you should have your answer
are there any good lightweight, gtk, web browsers other than firefox and galeon?	epiphany
can someone tell me how to completely remove awn? everytime i do a reinstall it remembers my previous settings	the settings in your home are not removed. find them and remove them by hand
rpm<->apt: what is the equivalent of 'rpm -ql' in ubuntu? how do i get the file list of some package?	look up for deb-gview

how can i find out what graphics card i have?

type sudo lspci

what does this line mean? `ln -s ../bivailable/gitto ./milow'

actually, the other way around ;)

in 9.04 i have 2 monitor with unmirrored mode , my taskbar moved to monitor number 2 , how can i move it to monitor number1?

hold alt and drag the panel?

i've been trying to get 9.04 or even 8.10 to work on my machine. they both lock up every time a few seconds after the cursor comes up on the login screen. i tried installing 9.04, from scratch and i get the same thing.. any ideas?

does other os work?

audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it?

sudo umount <mountpoint>

has anyone had any success in running gnome shell off a base xubuntu install? it's a long story....

you could have a dozen de's installed if you wanted. but you can get a lot of extra apps that way. but they should all work

a windows software running in wine has frozen ...what to do ?

wine has problably frozen. i press alt + f2 and type xkill and click on the windows app

is there a command to type to get a listing of computers on network?? thanks inadvance

smbtree

some questions ... i have an ntfs partition .... how can i edit files on that partition ? i allready install ntfs-3g package

ubuntu 7.10? works out of the box.

hey dear channel! how can i make gwibber, the integrated microblog client of ubuntu 10.04, make work with identi.ca?

did you log in to your accounts through gwibber? i have facebook and twitter running through gwibber as we type now.

there are many 'messenger-clones' or all-in-one clients to connect to msn. most of them have many more usefull features compared to the original live messenger. however audio/video-chat is 1 thing that every single one lacks.

ok , yahi knew about multi-connect clients,was just wondering how emense or how eve you spell it works with video chats

how to know how many files in the folder with the help of ls???

ls | wc -l might work

okay, so i had to boot into winxp to get the cdrom working again, to burn an install cd. how can i get the iso from the linux partition, so i don't have to download it again?

why don't you just burn it from under linux?

hi, i have a 4 button mouse, how do i configure my thumb button for firefox to 'go back'?

there's a howto for that on ubuntuforums.org

hi, my system->about says i'm running a narwal but i think i am running the ubuntu from october. is there another way to check?

try system->administration->system monitor and hti the first tab

how can i allow another user to 'sudo'?

in the system > admin > users & groups

so i have a question about elevated privileges from update manager: if the icon does not turn off in panel, the elevation is still present right?

which is usually desirable, but the icon is in the tray so you can click it and lock it up tight again immediately

is fedora as good as ubuntu?

both are just frontends to dpkg, so if you don't need them... why not get reid of them

anyone running ubuntu dapper?

try with a full path

do know anyone name of program for ubuntu which allows to create simple network diagrams? something link msvisio

dia

how do i automatically get ride of older unused kernels clogging grub boot and disk space?

did you try ubuntu tweak?

is there a command to tell me what network cards i have?

lspci should list all your pci hardware, including your lan card.

is there a restriction to which locations i can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet?

barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami

what is the md5sum for ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso ?

is that question for me?

can someone tell me if the update from 8.04.1 to 8.04.2 happens automatically if i 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' ?

so the answer is yes, if i wasn't clear ;)

would anyone be willing to give me a quick instruction on the use of sed/awk?

is there anything in particular you want to know, other than what 'man awk' and 'man sed' tell you?

hi, anyone know if i can edit the /boot/config-2.6.24-24-generic directly, or do i have to edit grub config?

edit the grub config directly, in other words :-)

i would liek to burn a video_ts folder to an iso from command line. suggestions?

mkisofs

quick question, how do i type '|' in the terminal, usually seen between two commands on one line

that's usually the shift key + the \ key

hi, anyone knows how to purge bauncing mail (warning: message delayed 48 hours)?

read the docs for your mta

i am in desktop/session/required components in gconf editor.... how do i get the usual gnome panels? what is the value for 'panel' key.

gnome-panel

to start httpd service isn't 'service httpd start' ? why i get a message that service command not found?

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start

how do i check what time it is via cli

'date'

has anyone had any luck installing mod_perl on dapper?

mod_perl for what?

hi people!is anyone available to solve together my little issue?

in firefox there is something to define what it does with files, you could look up 'chromium setting file uses' or something along those lines

hello, i downloaded age of empires 2 and and i tried to execute setup.exe but wine tells me it is not marked as executable, how do i mark it as executable ?

use terminal an cd to the dir, then : chmod +x <filename>

hey, does anyone know where i can grab packages for latest stable kernel 3.5 release?

not supported if you use it

is there a simple way in ubuntu to check hard drive useage?

there's a disk usage analyzer in the accessories menu

hey all! i want to acess to my ubuntu server via remote controll from my netbook(ubuntu 9.04) is there any software which i can use?

ssh?

hey guys how would i surf files as root on my ubuntu system?

alt-f2, gksudo nautilus

is anyone else having problems with beagle?

mine is fine.

hi - i used this command in terminal to get my dvd to play movies - 'wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -o/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2' - it worked great! can someone tell me what '&&' part means ? ?

other-wise u have to enter those commands one after the another , right ??? nickrud: ??

hello, i have a problem relative to the font rendering in gnome under hoary. i'm trying to use the sans font but some characters with diacritics (czech) are taken from a different font - nimbus sans l. text with mixed characters looks really ugly. this problem occurs in all gnome-applications i have tested. can you direct me to some solution? plz

try to figure where sarge differs from ubuntu in this then :)

is intel going to release the source code for the sandy bridge gpu with its drm that is incorporated in the architecture of its cpus?

contact intel, that has nothing to do with ubuntu support

question, do i need install an antivirus in ubuntu?

an antivirus doesn't do much because there are no ubuntu viruses in the wild. however, if you're concerned about passing viruses on to windows-using friends, you can use clamscan to check for viruses.

my kernel's spitting out a lot of errors when i start up and shut down my old laptop. where would the log file be for that?

and dmesg

how was it i can change what torrnet is opened by default in firefox?

edit > preferences > applications

what port is ftp on?

'grep ftp /etc/services'

how can i download from bastebin? thanks.

pastebin seems down.. try that 2nd url

i just upgraded to 11.04, and can't log in to ubuntu or ubuntu classic, but ubuntu classic (no effects) works. when i log in with effects, i just get a plain desktop background, no panels or unity... help?

you installed the fglrx/ati drivers from the 'addational drivers' tool? jockey-gtk from the cli.

is there an alarm program for ubuntu?

what kind of alarm? like an alarm clock?

how are you able to be in sudo perpetually?

sudo echo 1 && sudo echo 2

i used these http://pastebin.com/sdlky06y commands during multiseat setup , how can i undo these commands?

change 'hold' to 'install'. (sorry metoikos)

hi guys, does this channel support the alternate (ltsp) aspect of ubuntu as well or is there another channel i can be redirected to? - thanks.

add your username to the proxy group

what do i install to get flash to work in firefox?

install that and you will get flash

what is zfs?

a filesystem now owned by oracle (designed for solaris)

is the jaunty alternate install cd still a live cd?

the alternate was never a livecd

can anyone help me with gok (on screen keybd) it needs libatk-bridge but i can find what package that is in??

- an apt-get install libatk* returns nothing for you?

is the ssh turned off by default?

yes, openssh-server is not installed by default

how can i find out which file is being called when i type a command in the commandline?

'which command'

a question: what size linux swap i should have if i plan on replacing my current 1gb ram with 4gb ram in total ?

more than 1gb of swap is excessive in most cases - with 4gb of ram you probably don't need any swap at all.

i am doing 'su echo 'blacklist pcspkr' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf' and getting a 'permission denied' - is it file in use, or why is it rejecting me?

try using 'sudo -s' for a root shell.

is there channel dedicated to 10.4?

ubuntu+1

hey, what's the keyboard command to bring up system monitor?

i don't think there's a keybinding for it by default, you can add one through gconf-editor though

how can i 'echo' all text output from a program into a textfile?

/path/to/program > output.txt

[spooky] : just *maybe*, your isp blocks port 22 ?

i got mine about 3 weeks later

is 8.4.01 out?

all that 8.04.1 is, is updates.

what should i install to get an embeded video player working in firefox?

mozilla-mplayer

so... can anyone tell me if this step is for people installing stuff from source code or for people installing from packages? : 'then we want to set the proper ownership for the mysql directories and data files, so that only mysql (and root) can do anything with them.'

- sounds like src - i've got mysql up and running without changing any dir permissions

hi, i need linux 2.6.37 because of missing hardware support in 10.10's kernel. is there an easy way to achieve this including fglrx drivers? is there an easy way to use natty packages?

http://www.mindwerks.net/2010/11/ubuntu-10-10-maverick-with-2-6-37-kernel/

i don't see any autohide option under unity for compiz, mind pointing me in the right direction?

well no idea, not a unity user; last time i tested it was there but that was on natty

could anyone tell me what 'bundle' is?

i installed wmware player, just a couple of minutes ago and it had that extension, you first chmod +x and then just run the script(./wmware

hm. what controls auto mounts of usb sticks and so on?

i want to scan usb pen drive from command promapt. but dont know its address. e.g. /dev etc

hey guys, how can i add an extra xsession to ubuntu 10.04?

try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/customxsession

how can i find out which device is providing my bluetooth?

try looking into dmesg

where are the .deb files stored in 6.06?

/var/cache/apt/archives

how much 'better' is 10.10 than 10.4. or would it be the otherway around? i believe 10.04 is the lts, correct?

it is lts, yes

how can i create a shortcut to a directory?

ln -s /path/to/target /path/to/link

how do i check what driver my blackbuntu machine is running? how do i check if it's either nvidia or nouvea itself who is managing my graphic card?

lsmod, lspci -k

where is the sources of the ubuntu custom debian installer ?

someone should have the specifics, but that's the best i know tonight

can anyone tell-me the package name for install with apt-get a jdk? ( java development kit )

sun-java*

i'm having trouble with /usr/local/man : i can't cd into it or write to it (as root)

i just did with cd /usr/local/man; sudo cp <some file> .

hey, how do i install programs from a tar.gz ?

what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic

a livecd iso can be burned to a dvd-r and run with no problems, right?

i hope so, or the custom dvds i've done are worthless. ;)

hi all. anybody tell me if it is possible to setup different hostnames for each separate nic i have installed on my pc? i have one wired connection and one wireless; and would like to have different hostnames for each nic. anybody help or point me in the direction of a howto?

thats not how hostnames work -- a hostname is global to a machine and differrent interfaces dont have different hostnames

is there a way to customize the standard gnome applications menu? i want to add something.

see the forums, under 3rd party stuff

is the dapper server kernel just recommended for big iron machines or regular pc hardware running as a server too?

8+ cpu

you can switch to it by logging out of your current session, clicking the button that says 'sessions' i believe it says..and choosing xubuntu...correct any of this if its wrong guys.

click 'xfce' i believe

my mouse lags during quake2, anybody know how to solve this?

mess with the in_mouse cvar maybe? not sure, but that's the quake3 one

anybody know if changing a kernel might impove wirelss issues?

it sometimes does :)

is it normal that gparted takes several hours to resize a fat32 partition from 160gb to 500gb ?

got a second disk - back up your data and to a straight forward format methinks resizing upwards is a total pain of an operation (mostly because of that how well that file system is documented)]#

if i remove tcl/tk 8.4 installation (i installed 8.5) will i break something?

try; if something depends on it apt will tell you

what happens if you type: echo > testfile in a terminal?

read-only file system....it was fine a few days ago!

it appears kubuntu desktop is installed but how do i get it to change to kde?

change your session in the gdm login screen

hello. how can i clean my system of loose packages that are not used, because of uninstalled software?

just try the command, its quite safe

sorry for asking agin, but noone answerd so far: i'm running ubuntu 12.04 on my thinkpad x220 and since today my headphones don't play sound. as soon as i unplug them sound plays through the notebook speakers. this is independent of the sound source (browser, soundsettings-test, rhythmbox,...) any ideas how to fix this?

tryed alsamixer in terminal ?

how to switch eth0 to eth1

look in that file and you should have your answer

are there any good lightweight, gtk, web browsers other than firefox and galeon?

epiphany

can someone tell me how to completely remove awn? everytime i do a reinstall it remembers my previous settings

the settings in your home are not removed. find them and remove them by hand

rpm<->apt: what is the equivalent of 'rpm -ql' in ubuntu? how do i get the file list of some package?

look up for deb-gview