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how can i do this: make symlink /usr/bin/dockbar.py pointing to /usr/lib/dockbar/dockbar.py	something like: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/dockpar/dockbar.py /usr/bin/dockbar.py
how would i go about getting my workspace switcher icons back on the panel? i lost them after a weird x crash a while back...?	right click 'add panel' ?
hi how do i remove an installed program (munin)	use --purge if you want to remove all configuration files too
need help before i reinstall windows! im fairly new to linux. its yet another resolution problem, running ati radeon 9800. my xorg.conf shows the 9800 with all the nice resolutions but im stuck in 640x480, thanks for your help!	perhaps xorg.conf lists refresh rates that are not adequate for higher resolutions? try a sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and see if you can set them to something better (ideally, look them up on your monitor's manual)
any opinions on upgrading to 12.04 from the update tool?	mine borked, but you might have better luck. i had some extra repos that might have screwed it up
question: how do i create a partition out of existing free space ? any tools ?	try qparted
hi, i currently have my pc as dual-boot with vista and ubuntu, using the grub bootloader. i am thinking about installing xp and triple-booting but i'm not sure how i'd go about fixing grub after installing xp. i'm assuming that the xp install will destroy grub and i will somehow have to restore it. how would i do this?	you need the 'recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows' link
anyone one know how to move the menu's on the panel? such as moving 'places' under the menu of 'applications'?	i think that's very hard to do
i am trying to backup my entire install (not just the files, but all of the mbr stuff that i don't understand too i think) to a single file (like a zip or ?? maybe an iso?) so if the operation i'm about to perform breaks everything i have a backup plan.	clonezilla will work make an exact image of your install which you can reimage with.
anyone know if the current ubuntu kernel has support for duel core?	you can look in synaptic
hey, after i update my /etc/bash.bashrc file, do i have to reboot my computer?	no, just type this: . /etc/bash.bashrc and subsequent logins will catch it too
how does hplip help me install my hp printer??	hplip has the drivers for a bunch of hp printers
what's a very light weight text editor with grammar and spelling check?	anything with grammer check wont be light
when using dmraid, i can't use any triggers, it keeps telling me 'error: you must be root' so how do i gain root to mess around in terminal?	sudo -i
is there a linux tool to rescale a pic?	imagemagick has a tool called 'convert'
hi all .. anyone know if apt has enemy territory in the resources? if so what's it called?	apt-cache search enemy
how can i disable compiz	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install cinelerra
hello. is /tmp cleaned upon every reboot?	yes i believe
hey, i have a stupid question: where do i find the setting to tell gnome or compiz, or whatever piece of software is responsible, not to switch virtual desktops on a mouse wheel event?	ccsm -> 'viewport switcher' plugin
is there keys to switch between desktop in the workspace switcher ?	ctrl + alt + arrows
the amd64 alternate install fails at 'select and install software' is this a common issue?	can you switch to other consoles? there should be one that logs errors. switch with 'alt-f2' and other f keys.
hmm, 'universe' is debian testing main, right? then what is 'multiverse'?	'universe' is 'stuff in debian that ubuntu doesn't want to officially support'
hey how can i find ownership of files inside some directory ? for instant nobody under users home folder	find /path/to/dir -user nobody
my maverick machine will not update. can anyone help? http://fpaste.org/i64j/	doesn't look like a problem
how does one resize the desktop icons?	right click on it and choose resize
in ubuntu, is there something like 'tasks manger' then i can close some unrespondable software? firefox tells me ' you must first close the existing firefox process, or restart your system.'	other than jack_sparrow 's suggestion you could also right mouse click on the top bar and choose 'add to panel' then choose 'system monitor'.. that will give you access to processes and let you kill them.
hey guys....based in china at the moment and the repositories all seem to be in the us. what can i do to make them access the chinese repos?	take a look at apt-spy and have it find a closer repo for you.
hi, does anyone know how i can stop adept_notifier from automatically starting?	rightclick on it's icon in the tray and configure it from there
alindeman, i tried totem-xine and it did not work. i dont want to install the w32codecs, since they are probably ilegal.. :(	xnest -geometry 1024x768 :1 -query localhost &
how can i make x on my host computer do something from ssh? i want to tell my computer to play something in vlc from a remote computer. anyone?	if that doesn't work out for you, well, there is always ssh x forwarding, read up on that
hey, how do i install cuda? i've downloaded .run files, not able to do anything with them	sudo chmod +x name-of-file.run then ./name-of-file.run
do you guys know of any good websites to help with the learning of linux?	i would start with help.ubuntu.com, the !cli stuff is only if you like command line
does anyone know of a package that works on ubuntu that can convert .flv, mpg, avi, etc movie files and create a video dvd with them? i've tried devede but the disc's won't play on any machine in my house. i verified that i used the right format (ntsc) and i also tried dvd -r,+r,-rw and +rw with no luck.	qdvdauthor
w: couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-amd64_packages) - stat (2 no such file or directory) um, what now?	/usr/local/lib/codecs according to mplayerhq.hu
how do i extract a rar split up into multiple parts? all i can manage to do is go through and individually extract each piece, which means any files split up end up with just one part	if it actually is a multipart rar, 'unrar x first.part.rar' will extract all of them.
how do i set the default browser in gnome. mine's always firing up ff but i need itto fire up something else	or something to that effect...
i'm trying to install sudo from source and i get the error saying '/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpam'. which libpam package to i have to install?	you need the -dev package of a lib to compile something against it, so: aptitude search 'libpam.*-dev'
what does 'ls ~ ' mean?	man ls
hi , i am using ubuntu 8.10 the is it normal that update manager try to download kde?	nope they work pretty well together
hi guys, anyone know a piece of software to record midi input off the top of their heads? it's proving hard to find.	rose garden
how to check if my swap is working	in terminal type, swapon -s
hiya how can i create the shortcut that allows me to type 'oowriter' to the run application menu (alt+f2) and have that launch openoffice.org2.2 -writer ?	sudo ln -s $(which openoffice.org2.2-writer) /usr/local/bin/oowriter
i just deliberately ran a windows virus exe with wine; should i be concerned?	probably not.
hi, this isnt really specific ubuntu, but its only happened to me in ubuntu, i'm using mplayer-plugin to watch videos in firefox, they work fine, but i cant seem to go fullscreen, it just keeps it 1:1 and adds a big black border, same thing in mplayer standalone, any ideas??	make sure you are using 'xv' as the video output
i want to run ubuntu on a vm on my xp machine. anyone know any good vms for this?	sun virtualbox, free
so i'm installing all these utilities from apt-get install but don't know where any of them go or how i can run them....	go into synaptic, right click on the installed package and take a look at the installed files
so.. anyone, where are the 'applications' menu list items stored?	right click on the top of the menu and to to edit. or run alacarte manually.
someone want to refresh me? which file can i edit/add a line to to execute a shell script on boot?	you should be able to add it in the startup tab of system>preferences>sessions
my friends cd drive is messed up but i managed to boot off the live cd. is there any way to copy the installation files to the disk and then initiate the install from there so that the cd doesn't fail in the middle of the install?	check out http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/, the 'frugal install' option...
device list in hardware tab of sound preferences is empty -- what do i do? works fine booting from livecd	ps on the cmd line is best
hi. is it possible to install the packages for edubuntu on regular ubuntu?	tasksel
nick registration - i think i have done this for this #ubuntu (i think....) but will it valid also on other ubuntu channels such as #ubuntu-meeting?	but you need to check your email first to verify your account
is there a way to hide my terminal actions in a linux terminal? (aka people can't w/who to see what i'm up to)	but that won't hide the processes you're running
how do i uninstall a software that i installed compiling it.?	next time you install something, you can use checkinstall instead of make install. it makes a .deb and installs it
hello. what shell command can i use to get the gateway of my network interfaces?	ip route \| grep default
hello guys is there any packages for azureus or my sources.list is incomplete ?	http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/
i installed apache 2 but there is no file called 'apxs' in /usr/bin, how do i find out which package has it ?	zao@amd:~$ apt-cache search apxs
please can someone tell me the default partitions for lucid server edition?	ext4 and swap
anyone here can suggest good guide for installing beryl? (got nvidia card)	wiki.ubuntu.com/berylonfeisty
hey guys, i have a small question. i have 2 sound cards in my computer (well, a sound card and an usb headset). the volume control in the tray is fine, but if i use the volume control on my keyboard, it seems to not affect what i want. anyone knows how to change that?	system >> preferences >> sound , and change the default device
drake has xgl support right?	and your fglrx drivers.
anyone know of a good tutorial on making your own version of the ubuntu livecd?	www.linuxfromscratch.org
having issues installing ubuntu on a machine that has 4 drives in raid using the onboard chipset. grub won't load (no such disk). can anyone help?	are you booting from the correct drive in your bios?
hello, i wanted to upgrade to 12.04 from 11.04 but the upgrade manager only shows 11.10. from the console as well it only says oneiric is available via do-release-upgrade -c -d	from 11.04, you have to update to 11.10 first.
how can i search through repositories via cli?	the second way tends to work more often
tro: what does access path mean?	so access path is where you want it to show up in the filesystem.
can someone help me with aptitude ?	does that help ? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/pinninghowto
how do get wine running i installed it through add/remove but i does not show up in applications?	winecfg is a graphical app. wine is pretty much run through the command line, though?
how can i install age of empire in ubuntu 8.10	through wine most likely
hello everyone, is it possible to share a printer with a windows box?	linuxprinting.org
are there any c/c++ ides i can install via apt-get?	just make sure you have universe enabled.
hi guys, need help on cpufreq. intel e2160 cpu, ubuntu 6.10 with 2.6.17-10-generic kernel (shipped with iso), cpufreq seems not working. modprobe either speedstep-centrino or acpi-cpufreq fails with 'no such device'. any one has an idea? thanks.	i don't think edgy is supported any more, which means nothing but security updates i believe. you may have better results with 7.10
what package do i need to install for identd to work?	why do you need ident?
so, i had a hard reboot from windows, and now wubi/ubuntu 8.04 goes to busybox after grub. is there a way to recover from this?	what's the error?
hi all. great work on karmic! (other than it broke my tty customisation). when you run 'aptitude update' it prints a status message, for example 'current status: 4 updates [+4], 3623 new [+14]'. is there a way to get this information without doing an aptitude update ?	apt-get update should print all updates available without having to download them
if i want to download midnight commander only the source is available. does that preclude me from installing it or does it simply mean i must compile it (somehow) myself)	i am trying to find an answer for you.
what is the best program in ubuntu to use that will undelete a deleted file(s)?	good luck with undeleteing stuff from a ext2/3 filesystem :)
for someone new to ubuntu what are the first things i should do after a fresh install. i checked sound and wifi, they are good. i installed xchat hoping for some guidance. :)	install chrome, chrome-to-phone, flash plugin, umm . ..
is it the name ? sorry i'm new to linux	linuxgames.com probably has a wine tutorial to help you set up starcraft and such
hi everybody. i've got this peculiar problem on ubuntu. today i've created a partition on another harddrive using gparted and i placed all my user files in there. music etc, also pics for wallpaper. i've set a wallpaper to something in the menu/appearance. when i reboot the system, the background image doesn't set	check /etc/fstab and see where its mounting the drive
use something like partition magic and you can resize the partitions w/out any kinda of destruction to the existing data	partition magic can handle ext3 and swap?
does anyonne knows a god gui for mysql on ubuntu?	navicat is excellent
does anyone have a suggestion on how to get local filesharing to work?	using what protocol?
is where a way to install ubuntu w/o a cdrom drive?	you can net boot, but its a reasonable time to setup
is it possible to configure grub on boot, before it mounts the root partition?	yeah, when you're in the menu, cou can type e to edit a specific line.
phaesdrus44 - i had a system instability problem when i first built my machine. turned out to be settings in the bios that were incompatible with the video card.	the iso format for cd/dvds has stupid 8 character filename limits. there are two extensions to fix it, joliet and rockridge. joliet is for windows and rockridge is for unix. presumably the disc you have only has joliet extensions
hi there i just downloaded a driver for my wireless card how do i install it?	this shows you how to install ralink drivers; http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=296281
i can't find gcc in the adept list - is there a different source for stuff like that?	try 'sudo apt-get install linux-essential' in a shell
is the 'preferred' way of installing g++ in ubuntu using the shell	apt-get install build-essential
can someone recommend a good dock (docky,awn,cario-dock,etc)?	i loke cario-dock
greetings. is mysql 5 in repositories? if, what is it called? if not, where can i get a package containing all i need ? - thanks ! :)	no it's not.
is there an ubuntu package for totem codecs?	though gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg might need spesific installing (it's in universe, patent stuff)
how to you connect to a port with ssh?	ssh -p 1022 host
what is the function of ubuntu one in latest version of ubuntu	https://one.ubuntu.com/
does gnome use lots of 'daemons'?	well,.... what is a computer process thing called daemon? ... does it need to open a tcp port on a public network? what is it?
anybody know how to start plymouth?	start? it's the boot splash thingy, you don't 'start' it
anyone else having trouble with pidgin and msn?	http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/fix-pidgin-ssl-error/
how do i add backports to my repository? is it just a case of adding 'backports' as a sections keyword?	www.ubuntuforums.org has the info
i accidentally changed my /etc/sysctl.conf, is there anyway i can get it back to maintainer's version?	if you have /usr/share/doc/procps/examples/sysctl.conf then you can use that
i could look this up, but in /var/www do all of the riles require root/root permissions?	for something specific to work? not really tbh, i run a wordpress blog and some files are owned by my user, most by root

how can i do this: make symlink /usr/bin/dockbar.py pointing to /usr/lib/dockbar/dockbar.py

something like: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/dockpar/dockbar.py /usr/bin/dockbar.py

how would i go about getting my workspace switcher icons back on the panel? i lost them after a weird x crash a while back...?

right click 'add panel' ?

hi how do i remove an installed program (munin)

use --purge if you want to remove all configuration files too

need help before i reinstall windows! im fairly new to linux. its yet another resolution problem, running ati radeon 9800. my xorg.conf shows the 9800 with all the nice resolutions but im stuck in 640x480, thanks for your help!

perhaps xorg.conf lists refresh rates that are not adequate for higher resolutions? try a sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and see if you can set them to something better (ideally, look them up on your monitor's manual)

any opinions on upgrading to 12.04 from the update tool?

mine borked, but you might have better luck. i had some extra repos that might have screwed it up

question: how do i create a partition out of existing free space ? any tools ?

try qparted

hi, i currently have my pc as dual-boot with vista and ubuntu, using the grub bootloader. i am thinking about installing xp and triple-booting but i'm not sure how i'd go about fixing grub after installing xp. i'm assuming that the xp install will destroy grub and i will somehow have to restore it. how would i do this?

you need the 'recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows' link

anyone one know how to move the menu's on the panel? such as moving 'places' under the menu of 'applications'?

i think that's very hard to do

i am trying to backup my entire install (not just the files, but all of the mbr stuff that i don't understand too i think) to a single file (like a zip or ?? maybe an iso?) so if the operation i'm about to perform breaks everything i have a backup plan.

clonezilla will work make an exact image of your install which you can reimage with.

anyone know if the current ubuntu kernel has support for duel core?

you can look in synaptic

hey, after i update my /etc/bash.bashrc file, do i have to reboot my computer?

no, just type this: . /etc/bash.bashrc and subsequent logins will catch it too

how does hplip help me install my hp printer??

hplip has the drivers for a bunch of hp printers

what's a very light weight text editor with grammar and spelling check?

anything with grammer check wont be light

when using dmraid, i can't use any triggers, it keeps telling me 'error: you must be root' so how do i gain root to mess around in terminal?

sudo -i

is there a linux tool to rescale a pic?

imagemagick has a tool called 'convert'

hi all .. anyone know if apt has enemy territory in the resources? if so what's it called?

apt-cache search enemy

how can i disable compiz

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install cinelerra

hello. is /tmp cleaned upon every reboot?

yes i believe

hey, i have a stupid question: where do i find the setting to tell gnome or compiz, or whatever piece of software is responsible, *not* to switch virtual desktops on a mouse wheel event?

ccsm -> 'viewport switcher' plugin

is there keys to switch between desktop in the workspace switcher ?

ctrl + alt + arrows

the amd64 alternate install fails at 'select and install software' is this a common issue?

can you switch to other consoles? there should be one that logs errors. switch with 'alt-f2' and other f keys.

hmm, 'universe' is debian testing main, right? then what is 'multiverse'?

'universe' is 'stuff in debian that ubuntu doesn't want to officially support'

hey how can i find ownership of files inside some directory ? for instant nobody under users home folder

find /path/to/dir -user nobody

my maverick machine will not update. can anyone help? http://fpaste.org/i64j/

doesn't look like a problem

how does one resize the desktop icons?

right click on it and choose resize

in ubuntu, is there something like 'tasks manger' then i can close some unrespondable software? firefox tells me ' you must first close the existing firefox process, or restart your system.'

other than jack_sparrow 's suggestion you could also right mouse click on the top bar and choose 'add to panel' then choose 'system monitor'.. that will give you access to processes and let you kill them.

hey guys....based in china at the moment and the repositories all seem to be in the us. what can i do to make them access the chinese repos?

take a look at apt-spy and have it find a closer repo for you.

hi, does anyone know how i can stop adept_notifier from automatically starting?

rightclick on it's icon in the tray and configure it from there

alindeman, i tried totem-xine and it did not work. i dont want to install the w32codecs, since they are probably ilegal.. :(

xnest -geometry 1024x768 :1 -query localhost &

how can i make x on my host computer do something from ssh? i want to tell my computer to play something in vlc from a remote computer. anyone?

if that doesn't work out for you, well, there is always ssh x forwarding, read up on that

hey, how do i install cuda? i've downloaded .run files, not able to do anything with them

sudo chmod +x name-of-file.run then ./name-of-file.run

do you guys know of any good websites to help with the learning of linux?

i would start with help.ubuntu.com, the !cli stuff is only if you like command line

does anyone know of a package that works on ubuntu that can convert .flv, mpg, avi, etc movie files and create a video dvd with them? i've tried devede but the disc's won't play on any machine in my house. i verified that i used the right format (ntsc) and i also tried dvd -r,+r,-rw and +rw with no luck.

qdvdauthor

w: couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-amd64_packages) - stat (2 no such file or directory) um, what now?

/usr/local/lib/codecs according to mplayerhq.hu

how do i extract a rar split up into multiple parts? all i can manage to do is go through and individually extract each piece, which means any files split up end up with just one part

if it actually is a multipart rar, 'unrar x first.part.rar' will extract all of them.

how do i set the default browser in gnome. mine's always firing up ff but i need itto fire up something else

or something to that effect...

i'm trying to install sudo from source and i get the error saying '/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpam'. which libpam package to i have to install?

you need the -dev package of a lib to compile something against it, so: aptitude search 'libpam.*-dev'

what does 'ls ~ ' mean?

man ls

hi , i am using ubuntu 8.10 the is it normal that update manager try to download kde?

nope they work pretty well together

hi guys, anyone know a piece of software to record midi input off the top of their heads? it's proving hard to find.

rose garden

how to check if my swap is working

in terminal type, swapon -s

hiya how can i create the shortcut that allows me to type 'oowriter' to the run application menu (alt+f2) and have that launch openoffice.org2.2 -writer ?

sudo ln -s $(which openoffice.org2.2-writer) /usr/local/bin/oowriter

i just deliberately ran a windows virus exe with wine; should i be concerned?

probably not.

hi, this isnt really specific ubuntu, but its only happened to me in ubuntu, i'm using mplayer-plugin to watch videos in firefox, they work fine, but i cant seem to go fullscreen, it just keeps it 1:1 and adds a big black border, same thing in mplayer standalone, any ideas??

make sure you are using 'xv' as the video output

i want to run ubuntu on a vm on my xp machine. anyone know any good vms for this?

sun virtualbox, free

so i'm installing all these utilities from apt-get install but don't know where any of them go or how i can run them....

go into synaptic, right click on the installed package and take a look at the installed files

so.. anyone, where are the 'applications' menu list items stored?

right click on the top of the menu and to to edit. or run alacarte manually.

someone want to refresh me? which file can i edit/add a line to to execute a shell script on boot?

you should be able to add it in the startup tab of system>preferences>sessions

my friends cd drive is messed up but i managed to boot off the live cd. is there any way to copy the installation files to the disk and then initiate the install from there so that the cd doesn't fail in the middle of the install?

check out http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/, the 'frugal install' option...

device list in hardware tab of sound preferences is empty -- what do i do? works fine booting from livecd

ps on the cmd line is best

hi. is it possible to install the packages for edubuntu on regular ubuntu?

tasksel

nick registration - i think i have done this for this #ubuntu (i think....) but will it valid also on other ubuntu channels such as #ubuntu-meeting?

but you need to check your email first to verify your account

is there a way to hide my terminal actions in a linux terminal? (aka people can't w/who to see what i'm up to)

but that won't hide the processes you're running

how do i uninstall a software that i installed compiling it.?

next time you install something, you can use checkinstall instead of make install. it makes a .deb and installs it

hello. what shell command can i use to get the gateway of my network interfaces?

ip route | grep default

hello guys is there any packages for azureus or my sources.list is incomplete ?

http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/

i installed apache 2 but there is no file called 'apxs' in /usr/bin, how do i find out which package has it ?

zao@amd:~$ apt-cache search apxs

please can someone tell me the default partitions for lucid server edition?

ext4 and swap

anyone here can suggest good guide for installing beryl? (got nvidia card)

wiki.ubuntu.com/berylonfeisty

hey guys, i have a small question. i have 2 sound cards in my computer (well, a sound card and an usb headset). the volume control in the tray is fine, but if i use the volume control on my keyboard, it seems to not affect what i want. anyone knows how to change that?

system >> preferences >> sound , and change the default device

drake has xgl support right?

and your fglrx drivers.

anyone know of a good tutorial on making your own version of the ubuntu livecd?

www.linuxfromscratch.org

having issues installing ubuntu on a machine that has 4 drives in raid using the onboard chipset. grub won't load (no such disk). can anyone help?

are you booting from the correct drive in your bios?

hello, i wanted to upgrade to 12.04 from 11.04 but the upgrade manager only shows 11.10. from the console as well it only says oneiric is available via do-release-upgrade -c -d

from 11.04, you have to update to 11.10 first.

how can i search through repositories via cli?

the second way tends to work more often

tro: what does access path mean?

so access path is where you want it to show up in the filesystem.

can someone help me with aptitude ?

does that help ? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/pinninghowto

how do get wine running i installed it through add/remove but i does not show up in applications?

winecfg is a graphical app. wine is pretty much run through the command line, though?

how can i install age of empire in ubuntu 8.10

through wine most likely

hello everyone, is it possible to share a printer with a windows box?

linuxprinting.org

are there any c/c++ ides i can install via apt-get?

just make sure you have universe enabled.

hi guys, need help on cpufreq. intel e2160 cpu, ubuntu 6.10 with 2.6.17-10-generic kernel (shipped with iso), cpufreq seems not working. modprobe either speedstep-centrino or acpi-cpufreq fails with 'no such device'. any one has an idea? thanks.

i don't think edgy is supported any more, which means nothing but security updates i believe. you may have better results with 7.10

what package do i need to install for identd to work?

why do you need ident?

so, i had a hard reboot from windows, and now wubi/ubuntu 8.04 goes to busybox after grub. is there a way to recover from this?

what's the error?

hi all. great work on karmic! (other than it broke my tty customisation). when you run 'aptitude update' it prints a status message, for example 'current status: 4 updates [+4], 3623 new [+14]'. is there a way to get this information without doing an aptitude update ?

apt-get update should print all updates available without having to download them

if i want to download midnight commander only the source is available. does that preclude me from installing it or does it simply mean i must compile it (somehow) myself)

i am trying to find an answer for you.

what is the best program in ubuntu to use that will undelete a deleted file(s)?

good luck with undeleteing stuff from a ext2/3 filesystem :)

for someone new to ubuntu what are the first things i should do after a fresh install. i checked sound and wifi, they are good. i installed xchat hoping for some guidance. :)

install chrome, chrome-to-phone, flash plugin, umm . ..

is it the name ? sorry i'm new to linux

linuxgames.com probably has a wine tutorial to help you set up starcraft and such

hi everybody. i've got this peculiar problem on ubuntu. today i've created a partition on another harddrive using gparted and i placed all my user files in there. music etc, also pics for wallpaper. i've set a wallpaper to something in the menu/appearance. when i reboot the system, the background image doesn't set

check /etc/fstab and see where its mounting the drive

use something like partition magic and you can resize the partitions w/out any kinda of destruction to the existing data

partition magic can handle ext3 and swap?

does anyonne knows a god gui for mysql on ubuntu?

navicat is excellent

does anyone have a suggestion on how to get local filesharing to work?

using what protocol?

is where a way to install ubuntu w/o a cdrom drive?

you can net boot, but its a reasonable time to setup

is it possible to configure grub on boot, before it mounts the root partition?

yeah, when you're in the menu, cou can type e to edit a specific line.

phaesdrus44 - i had a system instability problem when i first built my machine. turned out to be settings in the bios that were incompatible with the video card.

the iso format for cd/dvds has stupid 8 character filename limits. there are two extensions to fix it, joliet and rockridge. joliet is for windows and rockridge is for unix. presumably the disc you have only has joliet extensions

hi there i just downloaded a driver for my wireless card how do i install it?

this shows you how to install ralink drivers; http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=296281

i can't find gcc in the adept list - is there a different source for stuff like that?

try 'sudo apt-get install linux-essential' in a shell

is the 'preferred' way of installing g++ in ubuntu using the shell

apt-get install build-essential

can someone recommend a good dock (docky,awn,cario-dock,etc)?

i loke cario-dock

greetings. is mysql 5 in repositories? if, what is it called? if not, where can i get a package containing all i need ? - thanks ! :)

no it's not.

is there an ubuntu package for totem codecs?

though gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg might need spesific installing (it's in universe, patent stuff)

how to you connect to a port with ssh?

ssh -p 1022 host

what is the function of ubuntu one in latest version of ubuntu

https://one.ubuntu.com/

does gnome use lots of 'daemons'?

well,.... what is a computer process thing called daemon? ... does it need to open a tcp port on a public network? what is it?

anybody know how to start plymouth?

start? it's the boot splash thingy, you don't 'start' it

anyone else having trouble with pidgin and msn?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/fix-pidgin-ssl-error/

how do i add backports to my repository? is it just a case of adding 'backports' as a sections keyword?

www.ubuntuforums.org has the info

i accidentally changed my /etc/sysctl.conf, is there anyway i can get it back to maintainer's version?

if you have /usr/share/doc/procps/examples/sysctl.conf then you can use that

i could look this up, but in /var/www do all of the riles require root/root permissions?

for something specific to work? not really tbh, i run a wordpress blog and some files are owned by my user, most by root