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how do i remove glib-2.8.6?	no checkinstall?
what the difference between multiverse and normal variants?	also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/repositories/ubuntu
hi. is it possible to start a program running through ssh that will continue running after i disconnect?	you can start it in a vt also. ssh user@ip openvt -fc 32 -- your command plus agrs here.
hmm, just a check, anyone know if we have a player or codec that can read wma 'pro' codec yet?	tried vlc?
how can you mount an iso file on ubuntu?	dobleclic on it
how to run audacious on ubuntu in terminal without exiting audaciuos when i close terminal?	then it will run in background . for example : gimp &
how can i determine which partition/drive my windows partition is on for use with grub?	hda5 is hd0,4
how can i browse available cifs shares on a network via command line?	smbclient
hello everyone, how can i set several wallpaper so that it changes (randomly if possible) regularly?	desktop drapes
is there an easy way to log everything that is typed into a terminal?	type 'history' no quotes
how do i mark an app launcher trusted?	>preferences >permissions ...
hey everyone! :) i've got this problem where ubuntu can't tell that i have an nvidia graphics card. when i lshw is shows up as unclaimed mcp67 co-processor	i have the same issue as him :p not so rare
hi everyone i'm doing a port scan on my router internally, and nmap says the router resolves to 3 ips, how can i find out what the other two are?!	try dig
does anyone know of a good linux distro which could as a caching server for http, etc, and offer some 'auditing' as to monitor which user uses more adsl cap?	'sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig' or 'sudo fc-cache -f -v'
hey. seting up a desktop machine here, and need some neat program for handeling pictures taken with my camera. i've looked a bit at googles picasa2. are there any other options? :)	f-spot
as a non-root user i only have to enter the root password once and i have full access to admin tools even after loggin in and out (not reboot). is this normal behaviour? if so, how do i change it?	you need to set your sudo timeout. do not know how to do so but try man sudo
is it possible to use dos programs in ubuntu?	try dosbox or dosemu
hi, how do i tel my applicantions minized panel to group applications ?	click on the dragging handle left of the window list (the 10 gray dots)
does anyone know where the abs-guide gets stored when installed by synaptics?	jwatson@ewok:~/workspace$ locate abs-guide
anyone know what the gnome console is called?	gnome-terminal
hello all, i just installed vmware server from the repos...it's free right?	everything in the repos is free as far as cost is concerned
in a gnome environment? it's easy in a kde environment	yeah. never had any problems before... but this new version is odd. maybe i should try restarting. =/
hi... anyone knows if there are firefox 3.6 packages available?	see https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa
hi, does anyone know a tool that let's me put together multiple mp3 files and add some fading effects etc. to it? basically i'm looking for a piece of free software that enables me to cut and modify sound files ...	audacity
if i remove virtualbox from my system will the hard drives i made with it be immediately available again?	if it doesn't remove the virtual hard drives when you remove the file, then just rm -r ~?.virtualbox (warning: this will remove all virtual hard disks and vbox configuration files)
hi! question! how can i force the refresh rate in ubuntu? it's stuck at 1024x768 - 60hz when obviously my 17' lg crt can do up to 80	edit xorg.conf perhaps?
just wondering is there anybody here that actually likes unity? wonder if canonical is listing to its users. maybe they are idk.	bzr get https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu
hi, i've added 'myvar=value' at the end of my ~/.bashrc file and logged out / logged in, but it's not taken in account when i run commands, but when i do 'myvar=value mycommand' it's taken in account, do you know why?	use `export myvar='value'`
how can i make my laptop's touchpad slower in ubuntu?	mouse settings
any idea with that bluez error?	browsing the phone and sending files that way instead seems to work though
hi. anyone know how i can convert a avi -> iso (readable from dvd-players) ?	a very easy program to do that is devede
how do i setup an nfs client in ubuntu?	http://www.metaconsultancy.com/whitepapers/nfs.htm
hey, i can't save the file: /usr/bin/compiz it says i don't have permissions... how can i access it as superuser?	sudo nano /usr.....file
hello people. new to linux. have ubuntu with gnome. want to try xfce. is it safe to install xfce? what would happen to my programs already installed for gnome? could i be able to still run them same way as gnome could run kde apps? noone replies in xubuntu channel :(	the projects i work with either use svn, hg/mercurial, or bzr/bazaar
hi, if i am going to install the sun-java jre and jdk should i first remove the default java packages installed by ubuntu?	you can. they can co-exist, though. java uses debian's alternatives system to select which jre/jdk to use.
anyone know the default root password for postgres install on ubuntu?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/postgresql
any tool to watch out cpu temperature?	look up lm-sensors and there is an applet to add to the panel to display temps
how can i turn a text file into a script?	- just save as text, then use 'chmod +x <file>' to make it executable. it has to be valid script though :)
i've got a laptop with a 1280x800 monitor, but ubuntu is using 1024x768 even though xorg.conf says the right values. any ideas why?	http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-190237.html
hello, if i install windows xp on my laptop which already got ubuntu. does it overwrite my grub?	yes it will do, but you can reinstall grub afterwards
does ubuntu use the debian-installer?	yup
how do you execute a command and have it execute from another /dev/pts/# ? i.e. execute clear from /dev/pts/2 but executes on /dev/pts/3	clear > /dev/pts/*
is there any html2pdf program under linux ?	theres html2ps
hi, i'm following a gvim tutorial, what it means 'goto normal mode and press \ll'??	to enter commands, you need to enter the normal mode. just press esc key when in the insert/editing mode to enter the normal mode
a silly question here but if i install a software on gnome will i be able to still acess it from kde? is the difference between gnome and kde only interface-wise or more than that. thanks	yes you can use them on either
hey folks. i was wondering - is it reliable to do a distro upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10? on a 32-bit laptop, if that matters	i'd do a fresh install
if i install xubuntu, then later can i easily switch between two easily?	yes gdm allows you to change sessions
hello guys, how do i register my nick?	type « /msg nickserv register password_of_your_choice [email protected] »
how do i update to dapper from cd ?	you need the alternate cd, it should prompt you to update when you put it in
hey all, is there some kind an alternative for winamp for linux ? or is there an actual winamp for linux ? for streaming online radios and stuff	audacious, xmms, bmp
how can i get programs that use /dev/dsp play sounds at the same time?	esd.
can anybody recommend an rss aggregator on ubuntu?	add deb http://www.getsweaaa.com/~tseng/ubuntu/debs ./
does anybody know if winamp works with cedega ?	... winamp? if it works for most games, then it should
if i want to dual boot vista for the wife and ubuntu for me, do i install windows first and use grub as the boot loader?	i would do vista first then ubuntu
hello, when i export java_home=/something/ where is that path set? is there a file i can open to see the current java_home path? thanks.	`env`
i have got the hardware for compiz but i cant find it	install ccsm
hello, i was uninstalling a program on windows xp home edition, when the system switched off and since then my computer have not been able to boot to windows, i have tried every tweak i found on the net and discussion forum but no success.. i was thinking this may be due to a corrupt registry or something that has to do with windows booting files.. can i please get a guide on how i tweak/edit either the registry or system file to get wi	boot from the xp installations cd and follow the instructions for 'repair!'
i need to do some kernel dev, and and would like to start of with the ubuntu kernel's many default modules enabled	the kernel compile link will tell you how to download the ubuntu kernel source. you can continue from there to do your kernel dev work.
can anyone give me a census on what java to install for 8.10x64 ? since from reading at least, the sun java doesnt work for browsing?	dunno. just try both sun and icedtea and use whatever works best
when is 7.10 expected to be released? is there a place where i can find more info on that?	7 = 2007 10 is the month
hello, i'm using dapper, where are the kernel header files located?	however you need the pkg. sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
has somebody figured out how it's possible to disable opening program menu by f10 in unity? or change it to <ctrl>f10. i've looked from system settings -> keyboard shortcuts, but it wasn't there, and i've also gone to gconf-editor and changed all the places that have f10 to <ctrl>f10, and i've restarted xorg, but no effect.	compizconfig settings manager. install it.
does scp follow symbolic links?	man scp
i am trying to install vmware tools, and i am being asked to install gcc, but i dont know what version i need, i guess it depends on my kernel version? what command console command tells me what kernel i am running?	the command to know your kernel version is uname -r (uname -a will give you more info), but the package you want to install is most propably build-essential
are partitions neccesarily needed? i'm using a netbook, and want to install eeebuntu.	yes you need partitions
yeah hardinfo is named 'hardinfo', according to google, and is in the repo, but i did apt-get update, and then apt-get install hardinfo, and it says it cant find it	check http://packages.ubuntu.com for the deb
let's try this again - does anyone know of a good app for renaming video files, for example tv shows?	gprename is nice
did you md4 check the image you downloaded?	no i haven't but i should, thanks for reminding me
what do you need to do exactly?	so the maps aren't needed?
anyone know of a program similar to dreamweaver?	screem
'df' does not work... outputs 6 lines of data and then hangs - does anyone have any suggestions?	try df -l (only local file system)
'sudo gui... can lead to disaster' - how?	the link explains it quite clearly
hi, everybody. could someone check a point for me? i've updated to dapper and my palm devices configuration icon has disappeared from the menu - could someone check the name of the gnome-pilot configuration utility so i can call it from the command line? for the life of me i can't find it, not through locate or hand-scanning through the binary folders!	works?
when i get an error message from azureus i cant close it, does anyone else get this problem?	and, its a problem on other distros too
is the nvidia 180.xx glx plug and play when changing between graphhics cards in the 8xxx and 9xxx series. it worked for me. can anyone confirm?	the clock and gpu settings are controlled in hardware, you shouldn't have anything to worry about
help intalling an rpm?	sudo alien mypackage.rpm then sudo dpkg -i mypackage.deb
wie lasse ich mir die groupid einer bestimmten gruppe anzeigen?	grep group /etc/group ;-)
one small question: why should i register ubuntu irc nickname?	you don't need to.
hello, i installed ubuntu yesterday on my computer. created a 15 gig partition just for ubuntu and a 100 gig ntfs partition for data to share with win7. is there any way for ubuntu to install new software in the 100 gig partition ?	this is very difficult to do. resize your partitions if you can.
i cant output /dev/mem to file via dd as root	you typically don't patch it. you flash a newer version.
which is the best hardy desktop theme you could suggest?	gtk2 themes will work on any ubuntu version; search gnome-look.org and use the rating system to find good themes; it's hard to poll here
is there any way to flush ram memory?	i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync
is there anyway to make ubuntu compile my apps from source rather than using the binaries?	that will get you going
how do i make something start on boot?	http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/28
hello, what's the ubuntu equivalent of redhat's chkconfig?	update-rc.d
any one know how to change the color of the screen that pops up right after you log in to gnome?	that's a bug that causes it to be brown, even when you change the color in the login screen settings. let me find you a link to the fix...
how do i install a firefox plugin for sun java?	better if you use apt/synaptic to install java -- see !java
also, what is the simplest way to upgrade from warty to hoary?	apt-get dist-upgrade
did you find an accounting program? i am also interested in one!	none that are command line written... found plenty of gui ones
wine is randomly losing sound when im playing diablo lod, any ideas how to fix this?	kick arse, d2 lod, so many years ago i played that :)
there is a normal install cd for the new release? i thought it only had install from the livecd	they are both on the download page
what's the easiest way to to install ubuntu onto a usb drive (not the same as making a bottable usb drive for installing ubuntu on a hdd)	http://www.ubuntugeek.com/a-much-easier-way-to-install-ubuntu-on-a-usb-device-stick-or-hd.html :) ?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=541806	see the troubleshooting php section in the link ubotu sent
hey guys does anyone know if madwifi supports usb wireless adapters?	check out http://linux-wless.passys.nl to see for a specific model
how can i telnet over tor? what command would i use?	you can add torify to the beginning of any command to make it work through tor
hey can anyone tell me the command to open up gui apps as a superuser? i'm trying to open the nvidia x server settings and sudo doesn't work	tey gksudo
is us.archive.ubuntu.com behind on packages?	the repos are wonky today
hey, i have a fresh ubuntu install, i want to laucnh the openoffice calc app, but i can't find it in the menu, i only see presentation, spreadsheet and word... and launchhing calc in a terminal doesnt work :( how can i run open office calc?	try the spreadsheet option
anybody know what is the ' loop ' means in 'mount -o loop *.iso /mnt/iso'...help appreciated	loopback fs.. basically, trat this file as if it were a filesystem.
i have a hauppauge wintv-hvr 950q, what program can i use to access it? thanks	an app called tvtime might work for your tunercard

how do i remove glib-2.8.6?

no checkinstall?

what the difference between multiverse and normal variants?

also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/repositories/ubuntu

hi. is it possible to start a program running through ssh that will continue running after i disconnect?

you can start it in a vt also. ssh user@ip openvt -fc 32 -- your command plus agrs here.

hmm, just a check, anyone know if we have a player or codec that can read wma 'pro' codec yet?

tried vlc?

how can you mount an iso file on ubuntu?

dobleclic on it

how to run audacious on ubuntu in terminal without exiting audaciuos when i close terminal?

then it will run in background . for example : gimp &

how can i determine which partition/drive my windows partition is on for use with grub?

hda5 is hd0,4

how can i browse available cifs shares on a network via command line?

smbclient

hello everyone, how can i set several wallpaper so that it changes (randomly if possible) regularly?

desktop drapes

is there an easy way to log everything that is typed into a terminal?

type 'history' no quotes

how do i mark an app launcher trusted?

>preferences >permissions ...

hey everyone! :) i've got this problem where ubuntu can't tell that i have an nvidia graphics card. when i lshw is shows up as unclaimed mcp67 co-processor

i have the same issue as him :p not so rare

hi everyone i'm doing a port scan on my router internally, and nmap says the router resolves to 3 ips, how can i find out what the other two are?!

try dig

does anyone know of a good linux distro which could as a caching server for http, etc, and offer some 'auditing' as to monitor which user uses more adsl cap?

'sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig' or 'sudo fc-cache -f -v'

hey. seting up a desktop machine here, and need some neat program for handeling pictures taken with my camera. i've looked a bit at googles picasa2. are there any other options? :)

f-spot

as a non-root user i only have to enter the root password once and i have full access to admin tools even after loggin in and out (not reboot). is this normal behaviour? if so, how do i change it?

you need to set your sudo timeout. do not know how to do so but try man sudo

is it possible to use dos programs in ubuntu?

try dosbox or dosemu

hi, how do i tel my applicantions minized panel to group applications ?

click on the dragging handle left of the window list (the 10 gray dots)

does anyone know where the abs-guide gets stored when installed by synaptics?

jwatson@ewok:~/workspace$ locate abs-guide

anyone know what the gnome console is called?

gnome-terminal

hello all, i just installed vmware server from the repos...it's free right?

everything in the repos is free as far as cost is concerned

in a gnome environment? it's easy in a kde environment

yeah. never had any problems before... but this new version is odd. maybe i should try restarting. =/

hi... anyone knows if there are firefox 3.6 packages available?

see https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa

hi, does anyone know a tool that let's me put together multiple mp3 files and add some fading effects etc. to it? basically i'm looking for a piece of free software that enables me to cut and modify sound files ...

audacity

if i remove virtualbox from my system will the hard drives i made with it be immediately available again?

if it doesn't remove the virtual hard drives when you remove the file, then just rm -r ~?.virtualbox (warning: this will remove all virtual hard disks and vbox configuration files)

hi! question! how can i force the refresh rate in ubuntu? it's stuck at 1024x768 - 60hz when obviously my 17' lg crt can do up to 80

edit xorg.conf perhaps?

just wondering is there anybody here that actually likes unity? wonder if canonical is listing to its users. maybe they are idk.

bzr get https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu

hi, i've added 'myvar=value' at the end of my ~/.bashrc file and logged out / logged in, but it's not taken in account when i run commands, but when i do 'myvar=value mycommand' it's taken in account, do you know why?

use `export myvar='value'`

how can i make my laptop's touchpad slower in ubuntu?

mouse settings

any idea with that bluez error?

browsing the phone and sending files that way instead seems to work though

hi. anyone know how i can convert a avi -> iso (readable from dvd-players) ?

a very easy program to do that is devede

how do i setup an nfs client in ubuntu?

http://www.metaconsultancy.com/whitepapers/nfs.htm

hey, i can't save the file: /usr/bin/compiz it says i don't have permissions... how can i access it as superuser?

sudo nano /usr.....file

hello people. new to linux. have ubuntu with gnome. want to try xfce. is it safe to install xfce? what would happen to my programs already installed for gnome? could i be able to still run them same way as gnome could run kde apps? noone replies in xubuntu channel :(

the projects i work with either use svn, hg/mercurial, or bzr/bazaar

hi, if i am going to install the sun-java jre and jdk should i first remove the default java packages installed by ubuntu?

you can. they can co-exist, though. java uses debian's alternatives system to select which jre/jdk to use.

anyone know the default root password for postgres install on ubuntu?

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

any tool to watch out cpu temperature?

look up lm-sensors and there is an applet to add to the panel to display temps

how can i turn a text file into a script?

- just save as text, then use 'chmod +x <file>' to make it executable. it has to be valid script though :)

i've got a laptop with a 1280x800 monitor, but ubuntu is using 1024x768 even though xorg.conf says the right values. any ideas why?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-190237.html

hello, if i install windows xp on my laptop which already got ubuntu. does it overwrite my grub?

yes it will do, but you can reinstall grub afterwards

does ubuntu use the debian-installer?

yup

how do you execute a command and have it execute from another /dev/pts/# ? i.e. execute clear from /dev/pts/2 but executes on /dev/pts/3

clear > /dev/pts/*

is there any html2pdf program under linux ?

theres html2ps

hi, i'm following a gvim tutorial, what it means 'goto normal mode and press \ll'??

to enter commands, you need to enter the normal mode. just press esc key when in the insert/editing mode to enter the normal mode

a silly question here but if i install a software on gnome will i be able to still acess it from kde? is the difference between gnome and kde only interface-wise or more than that. thanks

yes you can use them on either

hey folks. i was wondering - is it reliable to do a distro upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10? on a 32-bit laptop, if that matters

i'd do a fresh install

if i install xubuntu, then later can i easily switch between two easily?

yes gdm allows you to change sessions

hello guys, how do i register my nick?

type « /msg nickserv register password_of_your_choice [email protected] »

how do i update to dapper from cd ?

you need the alternate cd, it should prompt you to update when you put it in

hey all, is there some kind an alternative for winamp for linux ? or is there an actual winamp for linux ? for streaming online radios and stuff

audacious, xmms, bmp

how can i get programs that use /dev/dsp play sounds at the same time?

esd.

can anybody recommend an rss aggregator on ubuntu?

add deb http://www.getsweaaa.com/~tseng/ubuntu/debs ./

does anybody know if winamp works with cedega ?

... winamp? if it works for most games, then it should

if i want to dual boot vista for the wife and ubuntu for me, do i install windows first and use grub as the boot loader?

i would do vista first then ubuntu

hello, when i export java_home=/something/ where is that path set? is there a file i can open to see the current java_home path? thanks.

`env`

i have got the hardware for compiz but i cant find it

install ccsm

hello, i was uninstalling a program on windows xp home edition, when the system switched off and since then my computer have not been able to boot to windows, i have tried every tweak i found on the net and discussion forum but no success.. i was thinking this may be due to a corrupt registry or something that has to do with windows booting files.. can i please get a guide on how i tweak/edit either the registry or system file to get wi

boot from the xp installations cd and follow the instructions for 'repair!'

i need to do some kernel dev, and and would like to start of with the ubuntu kernel's many default modules enabled

the kernel compile link will tell you how to download the ubuntu kernel source. you can continue from there to do your kernel dev work.

can anyone give me a census on what java to install for 8.10x64 ? since from reading at least, the sun java doesnt work for browsing?

dunno. just try both sun and icedtea and use whatever works best

when is 7.10 expected to be released? is there a place where i can find more info on that?

7 = 2007 10 is the month

hello, i'm using dapper, where are the kernel header files located?

however you need the pkg. sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

has somebody figured out how it's possible to disable opening program menu by f10 in unity? or change it to <ctrl>f10. i've looked from system settings -> keyboard shortcuts, but it wasn't there, and i've also gone to gconf-editor and changed all the places that have f10 to <ctrl>f10, and i've restarted xorg, but no effect.

compizconfig settings manager. install it.

does scp follow symbolic links?

man scp

i am trying to install vmware tools, and i am being asked to install gcc, but i dont know what version i need, i guess it depends on my kernel version? what command console command tells me what kernel i am running?

the command to know your kernel version is uname -r (uname -a will give you more info), but the package you want to install is most propably build-essential

are partitions neccesarily needed? i'm using a netbook, and want to install eeebuntu.

yes you need partitions

yeah hardinfo is named 'hardinfo', according to google, and is in the repo, but i did apt-get update, and then apt-get install hardinfo, and it says it cant find it

check http://packages.ubuntu.com for the deb

let's try this again - does anyone know of a good app for renaming video files, for example tv shows?

gprename is nice

did you md4 check the image you downloaded?

no i haven't but i should, thanks for reminding me

what do you need to do exactly?

so the maps aren't needed?

anyone know of a program similar to dreamweaver?

screem

'df' does not work... outputs 6 lines of data and then hangs - does anyone have any suggestions?

try df -l (only local file system)

'sudo gui... can lead to disaster' - how?

the link explains it quite clearly

hi, everybody. could someone check a point for me? i've updated to dapper and my palm devices configuration icon has disappeared from the menu - could someone check the name of the gnome-pilot configuration utility so i can call it from the command line? for the life of me i can't find it, not through locate or hand-scanning through the binary folders!

works?

when i get an error message from azureus i cant close it, does anyone else get this problem?

and, its a problem on other distros too

is the nvidia 180.xx glx plug and play when changing between graphhics cards in the 8xxx and 9xxx series. it worked for me. can anyone confirm?

the clock and gpu settings are controlled in hardware, you shouldn't have anything to worry about

help intalling an rpm?

sudo alien mypackage.rpm then sudo dpkg -i mypackage.deb

wie lasse ich mir die groupid einer bestimmten gruppe anzeigen?

grep group /etc/group ;-)

one small question: why should i register ubuntu irc nickname?

you don't need to.

hello, i installed ubuntu yesterday on my computer. created a 15 gig partition just for ubuntu and a 100 gig ntfs partition for data to share with win7. is there any way for ubuntu to install new software in the 100 gig partition ?

this is very difficult to do. resize your partitions if you can.

i cant output /dev/mem to file via dd as root

you typically don't patch it. you flash a newer version.

which is the best hardy desktop theme you could suggest?

gtk2 themes will work on any ubuntu version; search gnome-look.org and use the rating system to find good themes; it's hard to poll here

is there any way to flush ram memory?

i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync

is there anyway to make ubuntu compile my apps from source rather than using the binaries?

that will get you going

how do i make something start on boot?

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/28

hello, what's the ubuntu equivalent of redhat's chkconfig?

update-rc.d

any one know how to change the color of the screen that pops up right after you log in to gnome?

that's a bug that causes it to be brown, even when you change the color in the login screen settings. let me find you a link to the fix...

how do i install a firefox plugin for sun java?

better if you use apt/synaptic to install java -- see !java

also, what is the simplest way to upgrade from warty to hoary?

apt-get dist-upgrade

did you find an accounting program? i am also interested in one!

none that are command line written... found plenty of gui ones

wine is randomly losing sound when im playing diablo lod, any ideas how to fix this?

kick arse, d2 lod, so many years ago i played that :)

there is a normal install cd for the new release? i thought it only had install from the livecd

they are both on the download page

what's the easiest way to to install ubuntu onto a usb drive (not the same as making a bottable usb drive for installing ubuntu on a hdd)

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/a-much-easier-way-to-install-ubuntu-on-a-usb-device-stick-or-hd.html :) ?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=541806

see the troubleshooting php section in the link ubotu sent

hey guys does anyone know if madwifi supports usb wireless adapters?

check out http://linux-wless.passys.nl to see for a specific model

how can i telnet over tor? what command would i use?

you can add torify to the beginning of any command to make it work through tor

hey can anyone tell me the command to open up gui apps as a superuser? i'm trying to open the nvidia x server settings and sudo doesn't work

tey gksudo

is us.archive.ubuntu.com behind on packages?

the repos are wonky today

hey, i have a fresh ubuntu install, i want to laucnh the openoffice calc app, but i can't find it in the menu, i only see presentation, spreadsheet and word... and launchhing calc in a terminal doesnt work :( how can i run open office calc?

try the spreadsheet option

anybody know what is the ' loop ' means in 'mount -o loop *.iso /mnt/iso'...help appreciated

loopback fs.. basically, trat this file as if it were a filesystem.

i have a hauppauge wintv-hvr 950q, what program can i use to access it? thanks

an app called tvtime might work for your tunercard