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how can you tell what repository a package has been installed from?	apt-cache policy package
is there any application for controlling a laptops touchpad settings?	acctually theres setting in the mouse preferences
hi all... it seems that our ffmpeg doesn't come configured with mp3 codecs (when trying to transcode an mpeg movie to flv and forcing it to use mp3 streams, it claims that the codec is unsupported). any clue how to fix that?	try this link re codecs and conversions: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683
when installing applications is space taken from / or from /home? (when installing like sudo apt-get install or synaptic)	10gb for /, the rest for /home
hello, how can i set the minimize, maximize, exit buttons of the windows in the right part instead of the left, in ubuntu lucid linx?	run gconf-editor, navigate to apps/metacity/general
what's the name of the ugly blue shell app that you can run to configure video and keyboard?	dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg?
anyone have any idea how to use dwm?	got it installed yet?
is there a way in ubuntu to trigger a program to run when my laptop switches to battery power?	put a script in /etc/pm/power.d
its telling him to use finch ;)	is it? you recon i should give that a shot too?
does ubuntu support peap? it's some obscure authentication for wifi.	feisty supports peap out of the box (with wpa_supplicant)
what are the most common terminal lines to check my hardware	lshw
are there any good guides on the learning linux and bash?	i'm reading running linux (oreilly).
does anyone know if the repo's are down? i'm trying to update and aptitude sticks at ca.archive.ubuntu.com (hits the security servers fine)	in the system -> admin -> software sources
there is a free virtual machine out there. i forgot the name. can anyone think of what is it called?	vmware server is 'non-free' free
ncmpcpp --now-playing doesn't show anything	if you just run ncmpcpp you should get an ncurses gui
does anyone know how to bring back the little envelope thing on the top right corner that shows when you are logged on to pidgin , etc?	it might be 'indicator applet'
why in feisty is the linux-image-k7 obsoleted by linux-image-generic?	generic is k8/smp image
is it possible to install ubuntu 8.04 in a way that makes it start in safe graphics mode every time? or will it give me this option at start up?	modify your grub config file to have safe mode first
if i'm browsing a ubuntu root directory from windows, how can i tell what version of ubuntu it is?	/etc/release or version or something
what happend to easyubuntu?	it was killed off thankfully
hello i want to convert my pdf file to word any one know application for that on ubuntu ?	i belive there are webapps for that
why in the world would i do that when i have a wireless router being used in the other rroom... i need help connecting my wireless capable laptop	under 'users and groups' check the box that says 'connect to wirless and ehternet networks' in 'user privileges', that's what i did anyway
could you just tell me why i beeing ignored here? that way i could learn something, thks	you could be a little more specific about your problem.. its rather vague.
hi all. anybody tell me how to use a certain network interface by default? i have a wired connection (eth0) and a wireless connection (eth1) and it appears to be using eth1 to send/recieve everything. i want to use my wired connection to do everything and just use my wireless connection for things like kismet and such. anybody help me or point me to a good howto for edgy?	you need to learn about default gateways..check the result of your netstat -ran
any one knows which is the best commercial antivirus for windows xp?	clamwin
hey help me where can i get info on how to create a workspace	right-click the workspace switcher, click preferences
how can i make the gnome terminal default to nordic character encoding?	luit might be one solution
to completly uninstall a program using apt-get, what do i write? apt-get remove <program> ?	sudo apt-get remove --purge package
how do i tell what graphics driver is installed?	run lpsci \| grep vga
what is that :iceauthority file?	delete it from your home dir and try again, for me it was owned by root instead of my user
how do you install local debs? apt-get install package.deb doesn't work	sudo dpkg -i <debfile>
i am having some trouble with a tutorial. the tutorial is teaching me how to write shell scripts and as an example it had me create the directory bin in my home directory which properly added like it was supposed to and i can execute from it. but the tutorial also asked me to create a .bash_profile in the bin directory and restart. i put the two alias examples in it but neither one seems to work. what's wrong?	no, it's just supposed to be in your homedir
does anyone know of a cli based irc client?	irssi is what i use :-)
i've just installed a new motherboard (old one had dual lan so eth0 and eth1) and now this new mobo's lan is showing as eth2. is there a way i can rename the interface to eth0?	or just delete that file, it will be generated at next boot.
hi..what software can i use to cut some parts of a mp3 song?	audacity
is there a gnome (or non-kde) equivalent of kile (the latex editor)?	check out lyx
newbie ubuntu question - how can i create a key shortcut to open the 'computer - file browser'?	drag it from places to desktop?
lol i know this sounds like a noob question but how do you rename a file using terminal so i can use sudo and get the right permissions?	renaming is just moving.
what kind of questions are we allowed to ask here?	anything related to ubuntu
hi there. i've been installing ubuntu on an acer travelmate 4100, and a problem has turned out. the live cd worked fine, but when i try to boot to it, i get a blank, black screen. the laptop has an ati card of some sort, and i've heard that it doesn't go too well with x. is there anything i can do?	should get you back up
can anyone recommend a utility for downloading album art for my entire music library and embedding them in the ogg and mp3 files?	rhythmbox
hi, can someone recomend me a sip / voip client for ubuntu natty ? :)	you can get the gtalk plugin for your browser and call us lines for free for one year
can anyone here please do me a favour and type in a sentence with my nickname mentioned in it, and then type in another sentence that starts with 'incarnation:' without the quotes? i need to test something	hello.
can anyone suggest an antivirus for linux to me? i've got a linux file server that stores windows files. i'd like to scan those files for windows viruses. is this possible?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/antivirus
some one can point me a good keyserver?	there's a small list of reliable keysevers here: http://www.rossde.com/pgp/pgp_keyserv.html
can i just install windows xp, followed by default ubuntu 5.10 (simply choosing different partitions on the same harddrive during ubuntu installation)?\	yes that's right, the thing is that xp will take up the whole drive by default. that's ok though because the ubuntu installer can resize the windows partition - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/windowsdualboothowto
nobody knows anything about totem-xine vs. gxine? ....	dpkg -l libdvdcss2 \|grep ^ii
what is the command line chkcofig equivalent in ubuntu?	update-rc.d
i have about codecs-i read in the unbuntu wiki to drop codecs in /usr/local/lib/codecs and then make links to .gnome2/totem-addons. but can't you just drop codecs directly into .gnome2/totem-addons? whats the advantage to making links? thanks	at a guess, other users (if you had any) could find them there
alright; i am vastly confused about security certificates. i want to install a new certificate, so when i wget https://migs.mastercard.com.au/ i don't have to --no-check-certificate. everything i have googled so far has told me to install firefox and click on things. this is a server, without firefox. what do i want to google next?	you download the certificate file, put it in /etc/ssl/certs, cd to that dir, and run 'c_rehash' as root
anyone know of a good dynamic dns service that is free and doesn't expire?	http://www.no-ip.com/ i used to use this i don't know if things have changed since then
how do i get a cronjob to start at say 6:30 and run once a minute until 14:00?	use crontab to kick off the script and handle the 1 minute waits with your script logic?
ii am trying to export my display at aws - ubuntu instance to my computer that has xming installed...someone can help me?	this might help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1144669. it talks about that, so might least give you an idea in the right path
hi all! i'm using breezy. which repository do i need to add for acroread and sun's java?	multiverse
how do i turn off the system messages like leaving room in pigin?	i answered your question. it's a pidgin add on.
what is the command to start midnight commander?	: if mc looks funky just type reset and press enter
can i use my nokia phone as a speaker (via usb)?	you can not
does anyone know where i can an ubuntu package for the latest version of gtkpod - the gtkpod website has a debian link ,can i use this ?	good by
i will install herd 7.04, how i copy my firefox favorites ????	bookmarks-organize bookmarks, then file menu
hi folks, what is the name of gnome theme in 10.4?	ambience, i think
suggestions on bittorrent client for ubuntu?	qtorrent
so i just ran a 'killall esd' to get sound working in a particular program, and i'm noticing sound is working now in several programs it wasn't before... is there any good reason to run esd, and if not, how to i just disable it so i don't have to deal with it when i reboot next?	ubuntuguide.org seach for 'sound fix'
just installed?	open synaptic >file>history
anyone got acpi suspend working on a samsung q20?	have a look at the ubuntu wiki page pmtesting... it has some good tests that you should definitely check if you want suspend to work on hoary :)
morning....i installed a program via pkg manager, how do i find where it went?	what package?
i'm running 7.10 on i386. my update manager is offering to upgrade me to '8.04 lts'. is upgrading this way as risky as this kinda' thing used to be? or should i just back up what i need, and reinstall all from scratch?	i did it everything went fine
how do i tell if i am on hardy or ibex?	lsb_release -a
is it possible to make files created in a folder to have a specific set of permissions, even if they are altered with chmod?	for files that already exist - you can use chmod again
hi whats the command that untars a tar.bz2?	you could try the archive manager gui.
any version that can fit into 1gb usb	puppy linux, 40 mb last time i checked.
when you telnet into a mail server, what is the mail command? is is mail to: or is it something else or does it depend on the mail server that you log into	helo <whatever> mail from: rcpt to:
try ifconfig -a - but the os doesn't know about devices for which there's no usable driver	yeah, tried that, but ifconfig -a just tells me about 'sit0', which i have no idea what it is, and nothing resembling a wireless connection. iwconfig doesn't just says everything lacks a wireless extension, and i'm actually beginning to doubt there's a wireless nic in this computer :p
can someone tell which system monitor is used here? http://www.tuxme.com/node/486	you can use apt-get or synaptic to install gdesklets and then visit that site to download the individual gnome desklets.
does anyone know if clonezilla has an irc channel?	maybe on irc.mozilla.org
i just installed ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope and installed ubuntuzilla 4.7.4-0ubuntu1 (amd64) which installed mozilla firefox 3.5.2. the pc has internet access since konqueror can view google.com, however, mozilla firefox is not able to resolve domain names, but can access sites by ip. how come dns resolution doesn't work?	wild guess: there's an ipv6 disable option in about:config. try toggling that.
can you give a link to a howto for that one, to get us started on the hack ?	this looks promising. http://www.fperkins.com/howtocreateastartupscriptindebian.html
can i upgrade using the upgrade manager without downloading 850mb if i have the iso?	you should be able to put the cd info into /etc/apt/sources.list (or similar, gotta love tab)
would anyone know if its beneficial to have a separate /boot partition.. ? thx	unless you use encrypted lvm for root i don't think so
hi anybody know how to move a window only with the keyboard, i dont want to touch the mouse	alt+f7
how can i kill a running process in ubuntu/kde 4	ctrl + esc
hi folks. where does synaptic / apt-get keep the cached files it downloads .... i have all the files, and rather than download them again, i thought id load them in manually	/var/apt/cache/ i think
is any option to receive files via bluetooth on ubuntu?	enable bluetooth, set your pc visibile, send files from phone?
hey, is there an ubuntu repository that has mysql 4.1.x ?	you might be better off (using amd64) to compile from source
can anyone tell me why my volume reverts to 0 every time i shut down my computer?	alsamixer, set the volumes as desired, and alsactl store
is there something i can use to watch quicktime videos with firefox on ubuntu?	there might be some extensions that let you download then watch the clips
not specifically ubuntu related, but does anyone know how to compile a program in say pascal on linux (ubuntu) and have it be executable on someone else's windows machine? is it compatible by default? i'm very new to programming :-)	you might consider using an interpreted language like python or java. then you wouldn't have to worry about compiling
setting up ubuntu on home network. how do i share printer? connected printer on primary machine (direct usb connection). then 'detect lan printers' on other machines. printer does no appear on other machines.	system>admin>printing than in there you want to select it as a network printer if its not connected to the pc your setting than walk through the proccess but remember you want to connect through the routers ip address
what is a command to associate with it	sudo iwconfig <interface> essid <essid>
even on formating the parition in which ubuntu is intalled? will it do? (i jst want to reassure..sory to ask again)	if you choose 'manual partition' during install, and specify that the first partition is for /, and that the 2nd partition is not to be touched, it should be fine. but for complete safety, you should first make a backup of the ext3 partition if you can...
wouldnt it be a good idea to include a built in 'format' option on context menu on a external mounted drive. similar to w******?	it's web-based. they offer the twitter api for writing desktop clients.
what's the command for checking my ip? isn't it lpconfig?	lpconfig is for printers, afaik.
hmm... quick question. seems that hoary + firefox 1.0.7 = a place you don't wanna go. but even removing backports from sources and apt-get updating, synaptic reports the current version as 1.0.7. any way to go back to an earlier version?	you can force a version of a package in synaptic
a specific version of kernel will try to find corresponding driver under /lib/modules directory, in order to distinguish, so ubuntu, fedora add a number after the kerner versio like this 2.6.15-28-686, the 28-686 be add to, when i try compile kernel by myself, how can i add a string like 28-686 to the end of the kernel version ?	look for extraversion in your .config
what about dsl?	i don't know anything about any distro other then ubuntu, thats why i'm asking :p
what do i add to /etc/fstab to turn off fsck?	the last two numbers .. normally 0 2 or 0 1 .. change the last number to a 0 .. it will skip that partition forever
does anybody know how to check what your outside ip address is in the command line?	lynx -dump whatismyip.com
can anyone help me with a video card problem? i need to disable the internal intel video card on my computer.	that would be a bios thing
excuse me, but is there a way to disable the system bell (the annoying boop)?	preferences > sound
how to install gnome environment from terminall	install the package ubuntu-desktop
hi. does wine take alot of cpu power?	not really, the apps might though

how can you tell what repository a package has been installed from?

apt-cache policy package

is there any application for controlling a laptops touchpad settings?

acctually theres setting in the mouse preferences

hi all... it seems that our ffmpeg doesn't come configured with mp3 codecs (when trying to transcode an mpeg movie to flv and forcing it to use mp3 streams, it claims that the codec is unsupported). any clue how to fix that?

try this link re codecs and conversions: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683

when installing applications is space taken from / or from /home? (when installing like sudo apt-get install or synaptic)

10gb for /, the rest for /home

hello, how can i set the minimize, maximize, exit buttons of the windows in the right part instead of the left, in ubuntu lucid linx?

run gconf-editor, navigate to apps/metacity/general

what's the name of the ugly blue shell app that you can run to configure video and keyboard?

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg?

anyone have any idea how to use dwm?

got it installed yet?

is there a way in ubuntu to trigger a program to run when my laptop switches to battery power?

put a script in /etc/pm/power.d

its telling him to use finch ;)

is it? you recon i should give that a shot too?

does ubuntu support peap? it's some obscure authentication for wifi.

feisty supports peap out of the box (with wpa_supplicant)

what are the most common terminal lines to check my hardware

lshw

are there any good guides on the learning linux and bash?

i'm reading running linux (oreilly).

does anyone know if the repo's are down? i'm trying to update and aptitude sticks at ca.archive.ubuntu.com (hits the security servers fine)

in the system -> admin -> software sources

there is a free virtual machine out there. i forgot the name. can anyone think of what is it called?

vmware server is 'non-free' free

ncmpcpp --now-playing doesn't show anything

if you just run ncmpcpp you should get an ncurses gui

does anyone know how to bring back the little envelope thing on the top right corner that shows when you are logged on to pidgin , etc?

it might be 'indicator applet'

why in feisty is the linux-image-k7 obsoleted by linux-image-generic?

generic is k8/smp image

is it possible to install ubuntu 8.04 in a way that makes it start in safe graphics mode every time? or will it give me this option at start up?

modify your grub config file to have safe mode first

if i'm browsing a ubuntu root directory from windows, how can i tell what version of ubuntu it is?

/etc/release or version or something

what happend to easyubuntu?

it was killed off thankfully

hello i want to convert my pdf file to word any one know application for that on ubuntu ?

i belive there are webapps for that

why in the world would i do that when i have a wireless router being used in the other rroom... i need help connecting my wireless capable laptop

under 'users and groups' check the box that says 'connect to wirless and ehternet networks' in 'user privileges', that's what i did anyway

could you just tell me why i beeing ignored here? that way i could learn something, thks

you could be a little more specific about your problem.. its rather vague.

hi all. anybody tell me how to use a certain network interface by default? i have a wired connection (eth0) and a wireless connection (eth1) and it appears to be using eth1 to send/recieve everything. i want to use my wired connection to do everything and just use my wireless connection for things like kismet and such. anybody help me or point me to a good howto for edgy?

you need to learn about default gateways..check the result of your netstat -ran

any one knows which is the best commercial antivirus for windows xp?

clamwin

hey help me where can i get info on how to create a workspace

right-click the workspace switcher, click preferences

how can i make the gnome terminal default to nordic character encoding?

luit might be one solution

to completly uninstall a program using apt-get, what do i write? apt-get remove <program> ?

sudo apt-get remove --purge package

how do i tell what graphics driver is installed?

run lpsci | grep vga

what is that :iceauthority file?

delete it from your home dir and try again, for me it was owned by root instead of my user

how do you install local debs? apt-get install package.deb doesn't work

sudo dpkg -i <debfile>

i am having some trouble with a tutorial. the tutorial is teaching me how to write shell scripts and as an example it had me create the directory bin in my home directory which properly added like it was supposed to and i can execute from it. but the tutorial also asked me to create a .bash_profile in the bin directory and restart. i put the two alias examples in it but neither one seems to work. what's wrong?

no, it's just supposed to be in your homedir

does anyone know of a cli based irc client?

irssi is what i use :-)

i've just installed a new motherboard (old one had dual lan so eth0 and eth1) and now this new mobo's lan is showing as eth2. is there a way i can rename the interface to eth0?

or just delete that file, it will be generated at next boot.

hi..what software can i use to cut some parts of a mp3 song?

audacity

is there a gnome (or non-kde) equivalent of kile (the latex editor)?

check out lyx

newbie ubuntu question - how can i create a key shortcut to open the 'computer - file browser'?

drag it from places to desktop?

lol i know this sounds like a noob question but how do you rename a file using terminal so i can use sudo and get the right permissions?

renaming is just moving.

what kind of questions are we allowed to ask here?

anything related to ubuntu

hi there. i've been installing ubuntu on an acer travelmate 4100, and a problem has turned out. the live cd worked fine, but when i try to boot to it, i get a blank, black screen. the laptop has an ati card of some sort, and i've heard that it doesn't go too well with x. is there anything i can do?

should get you back up

can anyone recommend a utility for downloading album art for my entire music library and embedding them in the ogg and mp3 files?

rhythmbox

hi, can someone recomend me a sip / voip client for ubuntu natty ? :)

you can get the gtalk plugin for your browser and call us lines for free for one year

can anyone here please do me a favour and type in a sentence with my nickname mentioned in it, and then type in another sentence that starts with 'incarnation:' without the quotes? i need to test something

hello.

can anyone suggest an antivirus for linux to me? i've got a linux file server that stores windows files. i'd like to scan those files for windows viruses. is this possible?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/antivirus

some one can point me a good keyserver?

there's a small list of reliable keysevers here: http://www.rossde.com/pgp/pgp_keyserv.html

can i just install windows xp, followed by default ubuntu 5.10 (simply choosing different partitions on the same harddrive during ubuntu installation)?\

yes that's right, the thing is that xp will take up the whole drive by default. that's ok though because the ubuntu installer can resize the windows partition - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/windowsdualboothowto

nobody knows anything about totem-xine vs. gxine? ....

dpkg -l libdvdcss2 |grep ^ii

what is the command line chkcofig equivalent in ubuntu?

update-rc.d

i have about codecs-i read in the unbuntu wiki to drop codecs in /usr/local/lib/codecs and then make links to .gnome2/totem-addons. but can't you just drop codecs directly into .gnome2/totem-addons? whats the advantage to making links? thanks

at a guess, other users (if you had any) could find them there

alright; i am vastly confused about security certificates. i want to install a new certificate, so when i wget https://migs.mastercard.com.au/ i don't have to --no-check-certificate. everything i have googled so far has told me to install firefox and click on things. this is a server, without firefox. what do i want to google next?

you download the certificate file, put it in /etc/ssl/certs, cd to that dir, and run 'c_rehash' as root

anyone know of a good dynamic dns service that is free and doesn't expire?

http://www.no-ip.com/ i used to use this i don't know if things have changed since then

how do i get a cronjob to start at say 6:30 and run once a minute until 14:00?

use crontab to kick off the script and handle the 1 minute waits with your script logic?

ii am trying to export my display at aws - ubuntu instance to my computer that has xming installed...someone can help me?

this might help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1144669. it talks about that, so might least give you an idea in the right path

hi all! i'm using breezy. which repository do i need to add for acroread and sun's java?

multiverse

how do i turn off the system messages like leaving room in pigin?

i answered your question. it's a pidgin add on.

what is the command to start midnight commander?

: if mc looks funky just type reset and press enter

can i use my nokia phone as a speaker (via usb)?

you can not

does anyone know where i can an ubuntu package for the latest version of gtkpod - the gtkpod website has a debian link ,can i use this ?

good by

i will install herd 7.04, how i copy my firefox favorites ????

bookmarks-organize bookmarks, then file menu

hi folks, what is the name of gnome theme in 10.4?

ambience, i think

suggestions on bittorrent client for ubuntu?

qtorrent

so i just ran a 'killall esd' to get sound working in a particular program, and i'm noticing sound is working now in several programs it wasn't before... is there any good reason to run esd, and if not, how to i just disable it so i don't have to deal with it when i reboot next?

ubuntuguide.org seach for 'sound fix'

just installed?

open synaptic >file>history

anyone got acpi suspend working on a samsung q20?

have a look at the ubuntu wiki page pmtesting... it has some good tests that you should definitely check if you want suspend to work on hoary :)

morning....i installed a program via pkg manager, how do i find where it went?

what package?

i'm running 7.10 on i386. my update manager is offering to upgrade me to '8.04 lts'. is upgrading this way as risky as this kinda' thing used to be? or should i just back up what i need, and reinstall all from scratch?

i did it everything went fine

how do i tell if i am on hardy or ibex?

lsb_release -a

is it possible to make files created in a folder to have a specific set of permissions, even if they are altered with chmod?

for files that already exist - you can use chmod again

hi whats the command that untars a tar.bz2?

you could try the archive manager gui.

any version that can fit into 1gb usb

puppy linux, 40 mb last time i checked.

when you telnet into a mail server, what is the mail command? is is mail to: or is it something else or does it depend on the mail server that you log into

helo <whatever> mail from: rcpt to:

try ifconfig -a - but the os doesn't know about devices for which there's no usable driver

yeah, tried that, but ifconfig -a just tells me about 'sit0', which i have no idea what it is, and nothing resembling a wireless connection. iwconfig doesn't just says everything lacks a wireless extension, and i'm actually beginning to doubt there's a wireless nic in this computer :p

can someone tell which system monitor is used here? http://www.tuxme.com/node/486

you can use apt-get or synaptic to install gdesklets and then visit that site to download the individual gnome desklets.

does anyone know if clonezilla has an irc channel?

maybe on irc.mozilla.org

i just installed ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope and installed ubuntuzilla 4.7.4-0ubuntu1 (amd64) which installed mozilla firefox 3.5.2. the pc has internet access since konqueror can view google.com, however, mozilla firefox is not able to resolve domain names, but can access sites by ip. how come dns resolution doesn't work?

wild guess: there's an ipv6 disable option in about:config. try toggling that.

can you give a link to a howto for that one, to get us started on the hack ?

this looks promising. http://www.fperkins.com/howtocreateastartupscriptindebian.html

can i upgrade using the upgrade manager without downloading 850mb if i have the iso?

you should be able to put the cd info into /etc/apt/sources.list (or similar, gotta love tab)

would anyone know if its beneficial to have a separate /boot partition.. ? thx

unless you use encrypted lvm for root i don't think so

hi anybody know how to move a window only with the keyboard, i dont want to touch the mouse

alt+f7

how can i kill a running process in ubuntu/kde 4

ctrl + esc

hi folks. where does synaptic / apt-get keep the cached files it downloads .... i have all the files, and rather than download them again, i thought id load them in manually

/var/apt/cache/ i think

is any option to receive files via bluetooth on ubuntu?

enable bluetooth, set your pc visibile, send files from phone?

hey, is there an ubuntu repository that has mysql 4.1.x ?

you might be better off (using amd64) to compile from source

can anyone tell me why my volume reverts to 0 every time i shut down my computer?

alsamixer, set the volumes as desired, and alsactl store

is there something i can use to watch quicktime videos with firefox on ubuntu?

there might be some extensions that let you download then watch the clips

not specifically ubuntu related, but does anyone know how to compile a program in say pascal on linux (ubuntu) and have it be executable on someone else's windows machine? is it compatible by default? i'm very new to programming :-)

you might consider using an interpreted language like python or java. then you wouldn't have to worry about compiling

setting up ubuntu on home network. how do i share printer? connected printer on primary machine (direct usb connection). then 'detect lan printers' on other machines. printer does no appear on other machines.

system>admin>printing than in there you want to select it as a network printer if its not connected to the pc your setting than walk through the proccess but remember you want to connect through the routers ip address

what is a command to associate with it

sudo iwconfig <interface> essid <essid>

even on formating the parition in which ubuntu is intalled? will it do? (i jst want to reassure..sory to ask again)

if you choose 'manual partition' during install, and specify that the first partition is for /, and that the 2nd partition is *not* to be touched, it should be fine. but for complete safety, you should first make a backup of the ext3 partition if you can...

wouldnt it be a good idea to include a built in 'format' option on context menu on a external mounted drive. similar to w******?

it's web-based. they offer the twitter api for writing desktop clients.

what's the command for checking my ip? isn't it lpconfig?

lpconfig is for printers, afaik.

hmm... quick question. seems that hoary + firefox 1.0.7 = a place you don't wanna go. but even removing backports from sources and apt-get updating, synaptic reports the current version as 1.0.7. any way to go back to an earlier version?

you can force a version of a package in synaptic

a specific version of kernel will try to find corresponding driver under /lib/modules directory, in order to distinguish, so ubuntu, fedora add a number after the kerner versio like this 2.6.15-28-686, the 28-686 be add to, when i try compile kernel by myself, how can i add a string like 28-686 to the end of the kernel version ?

look for extraversion in your .config

what about dsl?

i don't know anything about any distro other then ubuntu, thats why i'm asking :p

what do i add to /etc/fstab to turn off fsck?

the last two numbers .. normally 0 2 or 0 1 .. change the last number to a 0 .. it will skip that partition forever

does anybody know how to check what your outside ip address is in the command line?

lynx -dump whatismyip.com

can anyone help me with a video card problem? i need to disable the internal intel video card on my computer.

that would be a bios thing

excuse me, but is there a way to disable the system bell (the annoying boop)?

preferences > sound

how to install gnome environment from terminall

install the package ubuntu-desktop

hi. does wine take alot of cpu power?

not really, the apps might though