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where would gaims actual program files be located if i installed it via synaptic?	in a terminal
for some reason vim doesn't react on 'h' key, but 'l' and 'm' work as supposed. is it ubuntu-related problem or bug in vim or maybe something else?	press mhmhmh. the cursor moves for me. what version of vim, and in the terminal or gvim?
stupid question. i need to install a program, so i downloaded the .gz and 'unzipped' it. now i have an executable i can't double click. i tried ./prog-name but it didn't work either	try, chmod +x yourexec
how do i turn the pc speaker beeping off when i use the terminal?	xset b off
erm. how do i figure out what package contains a library or file i am hunting down?	you can do either (apt-get dist-upgrade; or apt-get install linux-image-virtual linux-virtual;) the second is mostly if you have other upgrades that you don't currently want to install
does anyone know around what time dapper will be released tomorrow? :-)	when its done. :p
http://www.winehq.org/ => how accurate this works?(how much .exe files will it load?)	keyboard fail, log out, and log back in.
i have a problem. when i type my dpkg comman,age@agedesktop:~$ dpkg --configure -a	stick sudo in front of that sucker
how do i find out the version of gnome i use?	system > about gnome
please, how to list all ethx installed? ifconfig seems to be missing two	ifconfig -a
ok, noob question...when i want to say something to a specific user, is there a faster way than to type their handle followed by a colon?	then press tab
is there an easy way to install a more recent kernel on 10.04?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernel/mainlinebuilds
x doesn't want to run at 1280x800 on my new laptop, what can i do?	check what ubotu has to say to you
am trying to build kvm-83 with 'debuild -s -sa'. problem is that it complains about not having any rules to setup config-host.mak. that file is created when running configure on the program manually. how can i make debuild build it? what have i missed?	just us chkconfig, if the source tree has no debian rules debuild isnt very effective.
can i find a commands manual online anywhere?	you search for this http://linux.die.net/man/ ?
what's a good cd/dvd recording app for ubuntu? (audio, video and data)	k3b is excelent, graveman or gnomebaker are ok
hi.. how can i install emacs? but offline. (which packages should i download and take them on another computer (jaunty) to install it)?	look into aptoncd
um, i was advised to use synaptic to swith to kde but i can't seem to figure out how to do it :s can anyone help me with this please?	just select all repositories, and under kde section there will be 'kde' package, just select it
i iz don't c4r3?	ubottu is a bot
quick question: does anybody know the environment variable that sets the system's default text editor? i went 'crontab -e' and it brought up vim, which i'm still completely confused about.	editor
anyone knows how to get rhythmbox to play mp3 when you double click on file in nautilus? it only works if rhythmbox is already running	i never figured it out myself
hello. which media player can play an xvid avi file and an mp3 audio track simultanously?	vlc can i believe
is there a set release date for 11.04, or can it happen anytime in april providing the release is on time	my suggestion helps you in the long run, but since you see this as 'attitude', i guess you don't work that way. better to get the information without trying and learning nothing?
ubuntu lts server: do i need the alternate image for the debian text mode installer or is that standard for server images as well?	the standard server image is text-based
i have a script that echos some shit that i would like it to be run upon logins via console or ssh. how do i make it?	put the script in your .bash_profile
i've got a /home/ partition, will installing a new distro and pointing it to home overwrite that data that's on it?	it shouldn't. might overwrite soem of the hidden/systems settings folders once you boot into it though
i have a laptop which dual boots ubuntu and xp. how can i create a restore dvd to install both in one go? like the restore dvd comes with laptop	try 'ghost for linux'
i ssh to ubuntu server, ls -l doesn't show up .htaccess file, anyidea why?	ls -al > ls -l
should firefox 3 beta 5 be taking up over 100mb of memory after about 5 minutes of casual use?	100mb is nothing nowadays for browsers to use
i just installed windows 7 alongside my installation of the latest release candidate of ubuntu 9.04, but now ubuntu doesn't show up on any sort of os selection screen when i boot. is there anyway to get back into my ubuntu install?	read the pm from ubottu..... that has the link
yes printers can do that , if is dos not help you can have too install programs from hell (microsoft )	i have none of these hellish programs installed.
how can i check the opened connections ?	netstat -tulpna, prefix with sudo to see what processes are listening
from the command line, how do i get to the: file system/var/www ?	cd /var/www
can anyone recommend a good dvd burner??	gnomebaker k3b
hello - what is the root / sudo password for a generic ubuntu server installation - i cannot do a sudo without a password	sudo needs ur user passwd instead of root passwd
a friend of mine is installing ubuntu in his computer completely uninstalling windows, but the installation stops at 15% when checking the file systems. can you help me, please?	have you reformated the drive before installing?
is there a way i can check my cpu temperature in linux?	'sudo lshw' in terminal
can someone help me list all files in a directory and subdirectories and put it all in a text file	terminal. type: tree > list.txt
so if gksudo isn't installed by default i have a corrupt installation, logical conclusion? i installed this on an old computer, so perhaps ubuntu is referencing the worng disc partition?	not sure. ive never been without some form of sudo
is there a chanel for ubuntu on netbooks?	a lot of the system is still the same.
does ubuntu use xfree or x.org?	from my experience (64 bit) the ati linux experience is a bit... rocky
when trying to install a program from source that is unavailible in the ubuntu repository, i get an error saying 'no package 'libxml-2.0' found'. i have the libxml2 package, so i'm not sure what could be generating the error, other than the name discrepancy.	wien compiling from source, you generally need the -dev packages also. so try libxml2-dev
hello how can i print in my screen the name of the partitions i currently have in my harddrive im not sure if they are hda or sda	df -h
hi guys, in what package is the configure script located?	it's not part of a package. most programs have their own one as part of the source code
dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders	default runlevel on ubuntu is 2
for some reason i have lost the title bar at the top of open program windows and can't figure where it's gone. any thoughts?	http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/
hi guys, i keep having to wrestle with ndiswrapper to get my wireless going, how do i add an interface, my wlan0 has completely disappeared off of my system, even though its in /etc/network/interfaces	what wireless card do you have
hey how do i change into a directory that has a space?	use ' ' or \ word
what's a good iso burner for gnome?	you could use brasero.
where can i get the key for a repository in ppa.launchpad.net?	i think 'gpg --delete-key 4e5e17b5'
anyone knows of a machine/website which is currently down?	1.1.100.1
question: do you guys know what the working fix for slow internet connection on ubuntu is?	i'm having the same problem. i was just wondering the same thing
hello! i was updating my system today and all of a sudden im getting an error having to do with google's repo for chrome..the error is as follows..w: gpg error: http://dl.google.com stable release: the following signatures were invalid: badsig a040830f7fac5991 google, inc. linux package signing key <[email protected]>	sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com a040830f7fac5991
ok. so if i removed myself from the sudoers file, and my boot doesn't stop at grub, am i simply sol?	hold shift during boot.
hi. i munged my sudousers file. i tried using the livecd as a rescue, but once there i can't find /etc on my hardrive ( as opposed to the disc ). i guess i need to mount my hard drive. any ideas how to do this or where to read about it?	during the boot, after the bios messages, you can get to the grub menu (may need to press esc). recovery is an option you can select from that menu.
how can i use the remove command, rm, to remove both a directory and a file in the same command?	rm -rf filename
is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc?	you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff
question: i just installed kubuntu (8.04) on a shuttle pc... i get to the log in screen, but when i enter my username/password and try to login, the monitor goes black (says no signal) and then returns to the login screen!	boot into recovery mode and use the fix xserver option (or if you end up in a root console run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' )
the command 'glxinfo \| grep' doesn't seem to be right... what did i do wrong?	grep looks for 'something', grep on its own looks for nothing and will return nothing
why emacs is not in ubuntu ?	21 is the version
anyone know a mail client besides evolution that works with ms exchange server?	don't think there are any for linux
hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames?	its called links
where i can change link for sync time via ntp.ubuntulinux.org?	im running dapper but i think it's the same in gnome.
which tiling wm is the most noob-friendly? i'd like to try tiling with as little reading and configuring as possible.	scrotwm is my favorite and is most simple
how can i do a recursive find on all thumbs.db and remove them?	not sure about this, but you could try
is it possible to create a link to an application with commandline parameters? i want to tell blender to open in a certain way	use a shell script is one way
helll folks. i have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. like alt+f4 to close active window.. how should i fix it?	see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide
can i program c# on gnome?	yes you can -- mono can run it and monodevlop is a development environment supporting mono
is there a simple way to add a boot partition to grub?	go in the network preferences and tell it to allow all users
if i might ask a noob question, what irc client do most of y'all use?	using xchat
how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04?	use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options
hi, would someone mind running a whereis bzip2 and gzip, and tell me where those files are located? i am doing some cross os development, and need to make it work for openbsd.	/usr/bin for bzip2, /bin for gzip, in the standard ubuntu installation
wwhat are qt applications?	most kde applications use it
is there a hotkey to move a window to another virtual desktop (instead of dragging halfway between two, switching, and then dragging it all the way in)?	oops, it's ctrl+alt+shift+directionkey
does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?	gimp?
tell wiesshund: polarity? i live in sweden - never had to worry about polarity before..? :s	http://www.level8technology.com/hp-530-ac-adapter-hp-530-laptop-ac-adapter-7600?zmam=54821320&zmas=3&zmac=4&zmap=ac-cq02-7600
how do i reboot into a command prompt with no x?? (not recovery mode, at least runlevel 3 recquired)	ctrl+alt+f1, then login, sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
after sudo apt-get install apache2, where is the htdocs?	/var/www
the support matrix for 'mactel' stops at 11.10, where can i determine the compatability of 12.04 with a macbook 2,1?	try a live cd
yes i know i just overwrote it by accident	there you are - http://paste.ubuntu.com/122475/
do i have to install ¨virtualbox-ose-guest-source?¨	only if you run ubuntu as a guest os in vbox ose version and you want to compile something for it yourself
just out of curiosity, what is the minimal ubuntu server install?	350mb
how to log as root/	sudo su or sudo passwd (and set password)
trying to do cp /media/cdrom/vmwaretools-*.tar.gz /tmp/ but i get cp: cannot create regular file /tmp/vmwaretools-6.0.4-93057.tar.gz permission denied. how to	you need to be superuser - try sudo with the command. and copy it to $home/src and work in there.
is 17gb of free space too much to add to ubuntu? will it damage files? i want to delete windows and run strictly ubuntu	resizing partitions is always risky, backup before you begin.
is it possible to install kde 4.3 in ubuntu and switch between the desktop environments?	yes. install 'kubuntu-desktop' and then choose either gnome or kde when you log in under 'sessions'
if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point?	saves messing with reinstalls
why did ubuntu 6.04 lts become 6.06 lts	open a file manager window, and go to edit->preferences
perhaps somebody can help me with my networking settings on my ubuntu 11.04 - is there a way to run a 'ip addr add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy dev eth0' every time 'network config' graphical tool configures the ip address of an adapter?	you can add static routes in the gui
soo...will i be flamed if i ask something about hoary? :-o	it should still be there and working...
hi all, how can u remove ubuntu from my hard drive without doing a reformat? i also have windows installed on the same drive and do not want to lose all my info	use some partitioning program to delete the ubuntu partition, and expant the windows one to fill the space.
any good dvd burning programs out there? a friend of mine uses nero to create dvds with nice menus and all that. i don't want to run nero in wine or anything but rather i'm looking for a free linux alternative. anyone know of a program like that?	for menus u can use mandvd or winff
why you cant install nvidia-glx and nvidia-settings together?	because nvidia-settings was rolled into nvidia-glx. the former is from the breezy days and is obsoleted.
where is the terminal ??	or yakuake in kde
my photo viewer (eog) is not listed in the apps -> graphics menu, how can i add it there?	run 'alacarte' in terminal
would someone be kind enough to tell me how to enable using the mouse wheel (z axis) on the gnome desktop to switch virtual desktops? i'm an ex-kde user and i just can't find this tick-box anywhere in gnome!	install compiz manager, then you can add desktop effects via system> preferences.
is there a way to download from repos using bittorrent? the us and main repos seem slow.	no, but you can try changing repos, i use the swedish ones for instance and find them very fast
voltagex how's that looking for you?	err, what?
is there any way how to turn on dma and 32bit transfer in feisty?	man hdparm
what is the command to check the current version of ubuntu	lsb_release -a

where would gaims actual program files be located if i installed it via synaptic?

in a terminal

for some reason vim doesn't react on 'h' key, but 'l' and 'm' work as supposed. is it ubuntu-related problem or bug in vim or maybe something else?

press mhmhmh. the cursor moves for me. what version of vim, and in the terminal or gvim?

stupid question. i need to install a program, so i downloaded the .gz and 'unzipped' it. now i have an executable i can't double click. i tried ./prog-name but it didn't work either

try, chmod +x yourexec

how do i turn the pc speaker beeping off when i use the terminal?

xset b off

erm. how do i figure out what package contains a library or file i am hunting down?

you can do either (apt-get dist-upgrade; or apt-get install linux-image-virtual linux-virtual;) the second is mostly if you have other upgrades that you don't currently want to install

does anyone know around what time dapper will be released tomorrow? :-)

when its done. :p

http://www.winehq.org/ => how accurate this works?(how much .exe files will it load?)

keyboard fail, log out, and log back in.

i have a problem. when i type my dpkg comman,age@agedesktop:~$ dpkg --configure -a

stick sudo in front of that sucker

how do i find out the version of gnome i use?

system > about gnome

please, how to list all ethx installed? ifconfig seems to be missing two

ifconfig -a

ok, noob question...when i want to say something to a specific user, is there a faster way than to type their handle followed by a colon?

then press tab

is there an easy way to install a more recent kernel on 10.04?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernel/mainlinebuilds

x doesn't want to run at 1280x800 on my new laptop, what can i do?

check what ubotu has to say to you

am trying to build kvm-83 with 'debuild -s -sa'. problem is that it complains about not having any rules to setup config-host.mak. that file is created when running configure on the program manually. how can i make debuild build it? what have i missed?

just us chkconfig, if the source tree has no debian rules debuild isnt very effective.

can i find a commands manual online anywhere?

you search for this http://linux.die.net/man/ ?

what's a good cd/dvd recording app for ubuntu? (audio, video and data)

k3b is excelent, graveman or gnomebaker are ok

hi.. how can i install emacs? but offline. (which packages should i download and take them on another computer (jaunty) to install it)?

look into aptoncd

um, i was advised to use synaptic to swith to kde but i can't seem to figure out how to do it :s can anyone help me with this please?

just select all repositories, and under kde section there will be 'kde' package, just select it

i iz don't c4r3?

ubottu is a bot

quick question: does anybody know the environment variable that sets the system's default text editor? i went 'crontab -e' and it brought up vim, which i'm still completely confused about.

editor

anyone knows how to get rhythmbox to play mp3 when you double click on file in nautilus? it only works if rhythmbox is already running

i never figured it out myself

hello. which media player can play an xvid avi file and an mp3 audio track simultanously?

vlc can i believe

is there a set release date for 11.04, or can it happen anytime in april providing the release is on time

my suggestion helps you in the long run, but since you see this as 'attitude', i guess you don't work that way. better to get the information without trying and learning nothing?

ubuntu lts server: do i need the alternate image for the debian text mode installer or is that standard for server images as well?

the standard server image is text-based

i have a script that echos some shit that i would like it to be run upon logins via console or ssh. how do i make it?

put the script in your .bash_profile

i've got a /home/ partition, will installing a new distro and pointing it to home overwrite that data that's on it?

it shouldn't. might overwrite soem of the hidden/systems settings folders once you boot into it though

i have a laptop which dual boots ubuntu and xp. how can i create a restore dvd to install both in one go? like the restore dvd comes with laptop

try 'ghost for linux'

i ssh to ubuntu server, ls -l doesn't show up .htaccess file, anyidea why?

ls -al > ls -l

should firefox 3 beta 5 be taking up over 100mb of memory after about 5 minutes of casual use?

100mb is nothing nowadays for browsers to use

i just installed windows 7 alongside my installation of the latest release candidate of ubuntu 9.04, but now ubuntu doesn't show up on any sort of os selection screen when i boot. is there anyway to get back into my ubuntu install?

read the pm from ubottu..... that has the link

yes printers can do that , if is dos not help you can have too install programs from hell (microsoft )

i have none of these hellish programs installed.

how can i check the opened connections ?

netstat -tulpna, prefix with sudo to see what processes are listening

from the command line, how do i get to the: file system/var/www ?

cd /var/www

can anyone recommend a good dvd burner??

gnomebaker k3b

hello - what is the root / sudo password for a generic ubuntu server installation - i cannot do a sudo without a password

sudo needs ur user passwd instead of root passwd

a friend of mine is installing ubuntu in his computer completely uninstalling windows, but the installation stops at 15% when checking the file systems. can you help me, please?

have you reformated the drive before installing?

is there a way i can check my cpu temperature in linux?

'sudo lshw' in terminal

can someone help me list all files in a directory and subdirectories and put it all in a text file

terminal. type: tree > list.txt

so if gksudo isn't installed by default i have a corrupt installation, logical conclusion? i installed this on an old computer, so perhaps ubuntu is referencing the worng disc partition?

not sure. ive never been without some form of sudo

is there a chanel for ubuntu on netbooks?

a lot of the system is still the same.

does ubuntu use xfree or x.org?

from my experience (64 bit) the ati linux experience is a bit... rocky

when trying to install a program from source that is unavailible in the ubuntu repository, i get an error saying 'no package 'libxml-2.0' found'. i have the libxml2 package, so i'm not sure what could be generating the error, other than the name discrepancy.

wien compiling from source, you generally need the -dev packages also. so try libxml2-dev

hello how can i print in my screen the name of the partitions i currently have in my harddrive im not sure if they are hda or sda

df -h

hi guys, in what package is the configure script located?

it's not part of a package. most programs have their own one as part of the source code

dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders

default runlevel on ubuntu is 2

for some reason i have lost the title bar at the top of open program windows and can't figure where it's gone. any thoughts?

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/

hi guys, i keep having to wrestle with ndiswrapper to get my wireless going, how do i add an interface, my wlan0 has completely disappeared off of my system, even though its in /etc/network/interfaces

what wireless card do you have

hey how do i change into a directory that has a space?

use ' ' or \ word

what's a good iso burner for gnome?

you could use brasero.

where can i get the key for a repository in ppa.launchpad.net?

i think 'gpg --delete-key 4e5e17b5'

anyone knows of a machine/website which is currently down?

1.1.100.1

question: do you guys know what the working fix for slow internet connection on ubuntu is?

i'm having the same problem. i was just wondering the same thing

hello! i was updating my system today and all of a sudden im getting an error having to do with google's repo for chrome..the error is as follows..w: gpg error: http://dl.google.com stable release: the following signatures were invalid: badsig a040830f7fac5991 google, inc. linux package signing key <[email protected]>

sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com a040830f7fac5991

ok. so if i removed myself from the sudoers file, and my boot doesn't stop at grub, am i simply sol?

hold shift during boot.

hi. i munged my sudousers file. i tried using the livecd as a rescue, but once there i can't find /etc on my hardrive ( as opposed to the disc ). i guess i need to mount my hard drive. any ideas how to do this or where to read about it?

during the boot, after the bios messages, you can get to the grub menu (may need to press esc). recovery is an option you can select from that menu.

how can i use the remove command, rm, to remove both a directory and a file in the same command?

rm -rf filename

is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc?

you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff

question: i just installed kubuntu (8.04) on a shuttle pc... i get to the log in screen, but when i enter my username/password and try to login, the monitor goes black (says no signal) and then returns to the login screen!

boot into recovery mode and use the fix xserver option (or if you end up in a root console run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' )

the command 'glxinfo | grep' doesn't seem to be right... what did i do wrong?

grep looks for 'something', grep on its own looks for nothing and will return nothing

why emacs is not in ubuntu ?

21 is the version

anyone know a mail client besides evolution that works with ms exchange server?

don't think there are any for linux

hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames?

its called links

where i can change link for sync time via ntp.ubuntulinux.org?

im running dapper but i think it's the same in gnome.

which tiling wm is the most noob-friendly? i'd like to try tiling with as little reading and configuring as possible.

scrotwm is my favorite and is most simple

how can i do a recursive find on all thumbs.db and remove them?

not sure about this, but you could try

is it possible to create a link to an application with commandline parameters? i want to tell blender to open in a certain way

use a shell script is one way

helll folks. i have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. like alt+f4 to close active window.. how should i fix it?

see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide

can i program c# on gnome?

yes you can -- mono can run it and monodevlop is a development environment supporting mono

is there a simple way to add a boot partition to grub?

go in the network preferences and tell it to allow all users

if i might ask a noob question, what irc client do most of y'all use?

using xchat

how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04?

use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options

hi, would someone mind running a whereis bzip2 and gzip, and tell me where those files are located? i am doing some cross os development, and need to make it work for openbsd.

/usr/bin for bzip2, /bin for gzip, in the standard ubuntu installation

wwhat are qt applications?

most kde applications use it

is there a hotkey to move a window to another virtual desktop (instead of dragging halfway between two, switching, and then dragging it all the way in)?

oops, it's ctrl+alt+shift+directionkey

does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?

gimp?

tell wiesshund: polarity? i live in sweden - never had to worry about polarity before..? :s

http://www.level8technology.com/hp-530-ac-adapter-hp-530-laptop-ac-adapter-7600?zmam=54821320&zmas=3&zmac=4&zmap=ac-cq02-7600

how do i reboot into a command prompt with no x?? (not recovery mode, at least runlevel 3 recquired)

ctrl+alt+f1, then login, sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

after sudo apt-get install apache2, where is the htdocs?

/var/www

the support matrix for 'mactel' stops at 11.10, where can i determine the compatability of 12.04 with a macbook 2,1?

try a live cd

yes i know i just overwrote it by accident

there you are - http://paste.ubuntu.com/122475/

do i have to install ¨virtualbox-ose-guest-source?¨

only if you run ubuntu as a guest os in vbox ose version and you want to compile something for it yourself

just out of curiosity, what is the minimal ubuntu server install?

350mb

how to log as root/

sudo su or sudo passwd (and set password)

trying to do cp /media/cdrom/vmwaretools-*.tar.gz /tmp/ but i get cp: cannot create regular file /tmp/vmwaretools-6.0.4-93057.tar.gz permission denied. how to

you need to be superuser - try sudo with the command. and copy it to $home/src and work in there.

is 17gb of free space too much to add to ubuntu? will it damage files? i want to delete windows and run strictly ubuntu

resizing partitions is always risky, backup before you begin.

is it possible to install kde 4.3 in ubuntu and switch between the desktop environments?

yes. install 'kubuntu-desktop' and then choose either gnome or kde when you log in under 'sessions'

if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point?

saves messing with reinstalls

why did ubuntu 6.04 lts become 6.06 lts

open a file manager window, and go to edit->preferences

perhaps somebody can help me with my networking settings on my ubuntu 11.04 - is there a way to run a 'ip addr add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy dev eth0' every time 'network config' graphical tool configures the ip address of an adapter?

you can add static routes in the gui

soo...will i be flamed if i ask something about hoary? :-o

it should still be there and working...

hi all, how can u remove ubuntu from my hard drive without doing a reformat? i also have windows installed on the same drive and do not want to lose all my info

use some partitioning program to delete the ubuntu partition, and expant the windows one to fill the space.

any good dvd burning programs out there? a friend of mine uses nero to create dvds with nice menus and all that. i don't want to run nero in wine or anything but rather i'm looking for a free linux alternative. anyone know of a program like that?

for menus u can use mandvd or winff

why you cant install nvidia-glx and nvidia-settings together?

because nvidia-settings was rolled into nvidia-glx. the former is from the breezy days and is obsoleted.

where is the terminal ??

or yakuake in kde

my photo viewer (eog) is not listed in the apps -> graphics menu, how can i add it there?

run 'alacarte' in terminal

would someone be kind enough to tell me how to enable using the mouse wheel (z axis) on the gnome desktop to switch virtual desktops? i'm an ex-kde user and i just can't find this tick-box anywhere in gnome!

install compiz manager, then you can add desktop effects via system> preferences.

is there a way to download from repos using bittorrent? the us and main repos seem slow.

no, but you can try changing repos, i use the swedish ones for instance and find them very fast

voltagex how's that looking for you?

err, what?

is there any way how to turn on dma and 32bit transfer in feisty?

man hdparm

what is the command to check the current version of ubuntu

lsb_release -a