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bah slipping my mind, what is the uname arg to find the kernel version you're running?	uname -r
what is the best program language to learn for stand-along programs?	perl is often quick to learn.
i'd like to extend the timeout of when the screen blanks due to mouse/keyboard inactivity. looked in system, preferences, power management but can't seem to get it to change. where is this defined?	go to system>pref>screensaver and you will see a bar move it to desired lingth ;)
how do i get ls to show hidden files?	ls -la
so, will ubuntu, when installed and updated, be able to read my ntfs hard drive?	ubuntu feisty mounted my ntfs partitions without my doing a damn thing.
what command line can i use to find a string in all the files of a directory ?	grep -i to make case insensitive and grep -r to do recursive (i.e. including subdirectories)
how can i run wine as root? when i try, i get the error '~/.wine is not owned by you'.	why do you want to run it as root?
how can i turn off 'lock the monitor' when it goes to sleep?	in screensaver setting uncheck password
how do i now if i use hoary or breezy?	lsb_release -a (in a terminal)
- hobbes1 - before you start editing the resolv.conf - i would check if dhcp is being used to configure the connection and/or if the cable modem can issue dns servers via dhcp - saves hassle in the long run..	actually i use dhcp on my pc at work, with /etc/resolv.conf manually tweaked to avoid the broken horrible dns forwarder our office has
hello, i scanned myself and found an open port, now how do i trail this back to the service ?	sudo netstat -tulpen \|grep portnumber
okay... not getting any info on gtk... how about this - on the gimp website, it says that to obtain the latest version of gimp, i merely need to run apt-get install gimp, yet, when i do this, all i get is gimp 2.2.13, the one that comes with feisty. is there any way for me to correct this other than compiling and installing gimp manually (which i seem to be having considerable difficulty with)	- here you go http://www.davehayes.org/ (it's the second post down)
how do i commit my disk cache to disk (ext3) ?	sync
hey all, i have a dell vostro 1400 laptop - it worked fine in gutsy but suspend/resume is broken in hardy .... any ideas ?	and it was a fresh install.
how do i check and see if i have an nvidia card or ati?	lspci
can you install drivers and programs without them really being installed on the hard drive by booting up from a livecd ?	or run out of ram.
has anybody experience in building a customized ubuntu install cd and give me any hints as to what approach i should try?	well check it - could be a possible solution
what's the command to view current cpu and memory usage?	but install htop. it's far better imo.
hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu?	not sure if that'll work
i have a directory i created as a different user on this system called /share. when i look at it as this user i see locks on the folders inside. i want to make /share so that everyone can access add delete and do whatever sionce its a total share for everyone. i am not worried about security this is a home network basically sharing music, videos documents etc.. so how would i properly change the permissions so everyone can add and	chmod -r 777 dir/
hey all, just a quick question. my laptops functions (like brightness control) are on the f keys, and i need to use fn + an f key to access the functions. is there any way to swap this around, so that fn is necessary to get the f keys, and functions do not need fn ?	this is implemented in the hardware. can't change that
guys, what is the plug in that makes a window look like it gets burned as u close it?!	http://www.opencompositing.org/
is it possible to check physical size of ram available?	cat /proc/meminfo
hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me?	best results on irc.mozilla.org
on openbsd i can use ktrace and kdump to find where files are that a process accesses. what is the linux method for doing this?	lsof?
is there a way to install ubuntu without all the programs and services?	use the minimal cd and install a command line system
i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :(	dhclient
can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory?	find dir/ -name '*.mp3'
hi, i have a ~/path/script.sh file and i would like to be able to call it like script.sh from wherever i am (like nano, mysq, gedit, etc). how can i do it?	edit ~/.bashrc = > export path=$path:/path/to/script or `sudo cp script.sh /usr/local/bin`
i want to ssh into my computer from outside. how do i tell ubuntu to listen out and accept on port 333? that's the port my network administrator opened for me	modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config to port 333 in addition to or instead of port 22
how come i can't find '/home/hendri/.cairo-dock/current_themes/launchers' in nautilus ?	do ctrl+h in nautilus to see hidden folders/files
looking for a good but cheap pci or usb wifi card for use with ubuntu, any suggestions?	alfa cards are good
i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less.	that's the replacement for gqview
how can i view divx files?	sudo apt-get install gmplayer
hi all, i had two questions about running 10.10 or 11.04 on a new macbook pro (8,2). 1) i've read a couple forum posts on wireless being an issue, so would 11.04 be a better bet than 10.10 b/c of the newer hardware? 2) does anyone have any experience with the macbook pro freezes and does that happen in linux as well?	modules change per kernel, theres equal chance a module was taken out or put in during the version change whether it works is down to whether it changed or not
which directory is the gnome trashbin connected to? i thought ~/.trash but i can't seem to find such dir...	moved to .local/share/trash
can someone check a site for me	it resolves (to web20.assortedinternet.com) but no response
can someone reccomend me a code editor to use that supports python, perl, php etc	but you might consider eclipse
which package has mail command?	mailx
hi all, i need a program that can search for text in pdf, doc, ppt, etc formats	grep
i backed up my files on an external hd before installing ubuntu, did full format. is it safe for me to resize ubuntu partition and make a new one to restore my files?	ubuntu can see all other file formats...so after you edit the partition, or even before, you can copy everything back over from the external. :-)
how do i add myself as a user to mysql so it finally will do as i say? freakin permissions...	typically the user name in mysql is 'root' with your password
any one here knows how host a site with xampp?	just start it up and it's ready to run? it's very plug'n play. :)
my sound card has stopped being recognized, can anyone help?	stopped ? that implies that it was working, what changed in your system ?
what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the system -> preferences -> appearance in the visual effects tab?	compizconfig-settings-manager
hello, what is it called when, well lets say you have the number 252 and you know then that you need to run a loop 25 times coz thats how many times ten goes into 252 .... heh	modulo?
hey, i have a problem. i just did a fresh install of ubuntu but i cant use sudo to run commands (its asking for a password even though i havent set one with `sudo passwd root`). what should i do?	it wants your user password
whenever i log into my laptop, i get prompted to enter my password because my login keyring did not authenticate. is there a way i can have it do it automatically so im not prompted after i log in?	http://johnny.chadda.se/article/unlock-the-gnome-keyring-upon-login/
anyone can recommend some beautiful dock?	most configurable is cairo-dock, there is also awn, docky (from gnome-do)
can someone please tell me how to click ok in this damn window http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/4395/92753842.png ??	tab, enter?
is there a guide in setting up subversion with my existing apache setup?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversioninstall and/or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversion
is it possible to search through a directory recursively for a string in the content of all text files (not just the filenames) on a standard server without beagle and that sort of modern stuff? it's okey if the search is slow.	find . -exec grep 'blah blah' {} \; -print should do
anyone? c'mon, i need some help here.	you can press ctrl+alt+f1 to drop to tty1
does 9.04 use python 2.6?	2.6
how do i search packages via console not via adept...	apt-cache search
dragly: iso requires you have the files already? while apt-get will transfer it anew.	the packages are in proposed, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/testing/enableproposed
i don't see any obvious central time options under adjust time/date...are developers looking into redoing the way clock settings are changed under ubuntu? i.e. listing by time zone instead of places?	'man date', then set the time with 'sudo date'
i've got a pc with ubuntu server, and three harddrives in it, is there software that could make from those three one big one?	software raid or lvm does not require special hardware
how do i uninstall ubuntu? i have had problems with it freezing since i downloaded it, and now i can't even start it without it freezing as soon as i log in...	if windows is already on there, pop in the cd and go into recovery console, issue a 'fixmbr' and it will essentially remove ubuntu. then from windows you can regain the space.
a silly question: how does canonical ltd. make money?	it's owner is a bazillionaire
but if it asks me to log in root, i just do the comand with sudo?	i'd recommend reading the wiki page for the pros and cons of enabling the root password, you don't need to do so on ubuntu
fsck tells me my ext3 partition is clean, but how can i force verification?	fsck -f?
question is there anyway to install vmware in ubuntu? 7.10 ??	answer: yes
when i try to compile, i get this error 'checking for c compiler default output file name... configure: error: c compiler cannot create executables'. how to get rid of this?	sudo apt-get install build-essential
after a recent upgrade of my system, it no longer detects my dvd writer ... what could be the problem? a newer kernel'	maybe, so try a previous kernel?
i've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do i install gcc?	sudo apt-get install build-essential
i remember back when i used windows there was an application that would essentially let you download a whole website for archiving or for offline browsing. are there any applications available for ubuntu that provide similar functionality?	there are. uh, wget would be one ;) i'm sure there are more gui-friendly ones as well. i'd just search the repositories, you're bound to come up with some
what does that second one mean? never heard of it.	stfu ? shut the fuck up. ;)
hi ! i'm looking for a compatible color laser multifunction printer. tried the dell 2135cn with no luck, i'm thinking of the 2145cn, but have no clue of what other manufacturers may offer. any idea ?	i would suggest you look for a hp one. hp have always had awesome print support in linux
hi. i just had it with windows vista (spent two entire days trying to configure mysql to no avail) and i read about wubi and i've installed it. sorry for the total newbie question but ubuntu recognizes the wireless networks, prompts me for a password but never connects. i don't have a cd burner, so is there any quick way around me searching for the drivers, burning to a cd and installing in ubuntu?	ifi you can turn off the encryption on the wireless then try to connect that will/should tell you
is there a way to get the properties of a file quickly? without right-clicking and going to properties?	ls -lisa
is it possible to change the gnome panel weather icon (clock) into something more colorful (like in earlier versions of ubuntu)?	depends of your icon theme
where is the ubuntu (distributor-logo) icon logo located that is on the panel next to 'applications'? i'm using a custom theme and not sure which folder the logo is in as a slocate turns up up like 9 results	i think the logo is in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/distributor-logo.png or something
hi, i am having this weird problem that when i start up and log in, i get a gnome msg window with the text hal initialization error	i think i had the problem with external ntfs harddisks
anybody in here real familiar with amorok? mine won't play a single file.	hold on sending you a link, i had the same problem and this fixed it.
anyone have a good link to installing virtual box 3 on ubuntu 9.04?	http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/linux_downloads
i've got ubuntu 10.04 and have logged in with a user that should be in the admin group. i logged in via ssh key so i didn't need the p/w and should have sudo priv's. i don't for the life of me remember what my password is	'id' tells you
does anyone know how to uninstall cij for java, and install the real one?	the 'real' java is package 'sun-java6-jre' (or -jdk), so just install that one.
as a new linux (ubuntu) user i was experimenting with dolphin and in the process i have set all folders to open with dolphin. i cannot find a way to undo this so now when i click on home or any other folder it opens with dolphin and i get this message: 'the file or folder /home/xxxx/'file:/home/xxxx/pictures' does not exist.' can anyone help me undo this please?	there is a page on the net with a script that does that and then a script to undo it, i just reinstalled though
better for what?	better for... chat in general
hey guys, i'm trying to use hulu.com for the first time on linux, it says i need flash player 9 or above, but i have the latest version (10.0.22.87-2) installed. any suggestions?	does flash work on other sites.. youtube?
ok, then in other words, which one is better to use? alsa + pulse or just alsa? i`m asking this because since upgrading to 9.04 i`m experiencing issues with sound. like, sound skips. very annoying.	> tsched=0
hi all , why : grep -r 'text' *.php searches only in current dir ? ?	just do: grep text */.php
i will connect ubuntu remotely. do you recommend me to use teamviewer or another better program?	maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vnc
hi all, i've installed apache 2.2 via synaptic, the service is started but http://localhost/ produced 'unable to connect' where should i be looking?	try /etc/init.d/apache2 start, could be it just isn't ru nning
hi, how can i download man page 2 & man page 3 ? (for the system calls, chmod (2) for instance)	install manpages-dev
how do i automatically load a kernel module at boot?	put the name of the module in: /etc/modules
downthemall add-on for firefox?	-- ok. i'll take a look at that. i've been downloading everythign from gwget, axel, aria2c, fatrat , jdownload, etc... nothing has meet my needs. thanks.
i just downloaded ubuntu and it says 'amd64' in the filename but i have an intel. is that okay?	amd64 refers to an instrution set for 64 bit machines, all 86 family processors that are 64 bit capable use that protocool
i was attempting to upgrade the fglrx drivers on my laptop, and upon restart, 11.10 will no longer boot. i'm able to boot into windows 7 on the same machine and access the grub config, but am not sure what i should start with to repair my installation. any recommendations?	how did you upgrade it¿ from ubuntu oficial repository¿
hi there, i'm having some issue with 7.10. there is a dhcp server on my network. eth0 appears in ifconfig, but it has no ip. however, theres etho:ava which has a 196.254.. address (apipa and/or bonjour) ... how can i get eth0 to receive a valid ip address ?	dhclient eth0
hi is there a simple notification software for ubuntu?	inotify
in abiword, how do i do that horizontal line that goes from end to end? am needing it for a resume	i don't know anything about abi word but you might search the help file for 'horizontal rule'
how do i subscribe to [email protected]	www.ubuntu.com --> right hand side lists mailing lists
kubuntu is just like ubuntu but with kde right? so ubuntu 6.10, kubuntu is up with ubuntu too?	for the most part, correct
bah my memory is shot, could anyone remind me where packages are kept (from synaptic not websites)	/var/cache/apt/archives/
hey how can i remove all thumbs.db files on my pc? something like `locate thumbs.db \| xargs rm -` ?	find / -name 'thumbs.db' -exec rm {} \;
is there a way via ssh to findout what video card i have?	lspci \| grep vga
can only tell if linux will save my laptop from being thrown into the dumpster? i tried windows 98 through windows xp, but it doesn't want to work with isa 16-bit pcmcia. will ubuntu work with my ibm 760xl laptop?	http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/category:760xl
so when installing ubuntu studio i can compile real time programs ?	and the devel one: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel

bah slipping my mind, what is the uname arg to find the kernel version you're running?

uname -r

what is the best program language to learn for stand-along programs?

perl is often quick to learn.

i'd like to extend the timeout of when the screen blanks due to mouse/keyboard inactivity. looked in system, preferences, power management but can't seem to get it to change. where is this defined?

go to system>pref>screensaver and you will see a bar move it to desired lingth ;)

how do i get ls to show hidden files?

ls -la

so, will ubuntu, when installed and updated, be able to read my ntfs hard drive?

ubuntu feisty mounted my ntfs partitions without my doing a damn thing.

what command line can i use to find a string in all the files of a directory ?

grep -i to make case insensitive and grep -r to do recursive (i.e. including subdirectories)

how can i run wine as root? when i try, i get the error '~/.wine is not owned by you'.

why do you want to run it as root?

how can i turn off 'lock the monitor' when it goes to sleep?

in screensaver setting uncheck password

how do i now if i use hoary or breezy?

lsb_release -a (in a terminal)

- hobbes1 - before you start editing the resolv.conf - i would check if dhcp is being used to configure the connection and/or if the cable modem can issue dns servers via dhcp - saves hassle in the long run..

actually i use dhcp on my pc at work, with /etc/resolv.conf manually tweaked to avoid the broken horrible dns forwarder our office has

hello, i scanned myself and found an open port, now how do i trail this back to the service ?

sudo netstat -tulpen |grep portnumber

okay... not getting any info on gtk... how about this - on the gimp website, it says that to obtain the latest version of gimp, i merely need to run apt-get install gimp, yet, when i do this, all i get is gimp 2.2.13, the one that comes with feisty. is there any way for me to correct this other than compiling and installing gimp manually (which i seem to be having considerable difficulty with)

- here you go http://www.davehayes.org/ (it's the second post down)

how do i commit my disk cache to disk (ext3) ?

sync

hey all, i have a dell vostro 1400 laptop - it worked fine in gutsy but suspend/resume is broken in hardy .... any ideas ?

and it was a fresh install.

how do i check and see if i have an nvidia card or ati?

lspci

can you install drivers and programs without them really being installed on the hard drive by booting up from a livecd ?

or run out of ram.

has anybody experience in building a customized ubuntu install cd and give me any hints as to what approach i should try?

well check it - could be a possible solution

what's the command to view current cpu and memory usage?

but install htop. it's far better imo.

hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu?

not sure if that'll work

i have a directory i created as a different user on this system called /share. when i look at it as this user i see locks on the folders inside. i want to make /share so that everyone can access add delete and do whatever sionce its a total share for everyone. i am not worried about security this is a home network basically sharing music, videos documents etc.. so how would i properly change the permissions so everyone can add and

chmod -r 777 dir/

hey all, just a quick question. my laptops functions (like brightness control) are on the f keys, and i need to use fn + an f key to access the functions. is there any way to swap this around, so that fn is necessary to get the f keys, and functions do not need fn ?

this is implemented in the hardware. can't change that

guys, what is the plug in that makes a window look like it gets burned as u close it?!

http://www.opencompositing.org/

is it possible to check physical size of ram available?

cat /proc/meminfo

hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me?

best results on irc.mozilla.org

on openbsd i can use ktrace and kdump to find where files are that a process accesses. what is the linux method for doing this?

lsof?

is there a way to install ubuntu without all the programs and services?

use the minimal cd and install a command line system

i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :(

dhclient

can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory?

find dir/ -name '*.mp3'

hi, i have a ~/path/script.sh file and i would like to be able to call it like script.sh from wherever i am (like nano, mysq, gedit, etc). how can i do it?

edit ~/.bashrc = > export path=$path:/path/to/script or `sudo cp script.sh /usr/local/bin`

i want to ssh into my computer from outside. how do i tell ubuntu to listen out and accept on port 333? that's the port my network administrator opened for me

modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config to port 333 in addition to or instead of port 22

how come i can't find '/home/hendri/.cairo-dock/current_themes/launchers' in nautilus ?

do ctrl+h in nautilus to see hidden folders/files

looking for a good but cheap pci or usb wifi card for use with ubuntu, any suggestions?

alfa cards are good

i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less.

that's the replacement for gqview

how can i view divx files?

sudo apt-get install gmplayer

hi all, i had two questions about running 10.10 or 11.04 on a new macbook pro (8,2). 1) i've read a couple forum posts on wireless being an issue, so would 11.04 be a better bet than 10.10 b/c of the newer hardware? 2) does anyone have any experience with the macbook pro freezes and does that happen in linux as well?

modules change per kernel, theres equal chance a module was taken out or put in during the version change whether it works is down to whether it changed or not

which directory is the gnome trashbin connected to? i thought ~/.trash but i can't seem to find such dir...

moved to .local/share/trash

can someone check a site for me

it resolves (to web20.assortedinternet.com) but no response

can someone reccomend me a code editor to use that supports python, perl, php etc

but you might consider eclipse

which package has mail command?

mailx

hi all, i need a program that can search for text in pdf, doc, ppt, etc formats

grep

i backed up my files on an external hd before installing ubuntu, did full format. is it safe for me to resize ubuntu partition and make a new one to restore my files?

ubuntu can see all other file formats...so after you edit the partition, or even before, you can copy everything back over from the external. :-)

how do i add myself as a user to mysql so it finally will do as i say? freakin permissions...

typically the user name in mysql is 'root' with your password

any one here knows how host a site with xampp?

just start it up and it's ready to run? it's very plug'n play. :)

my sound card has stopped being recognized, can anyone help?

stopped ? that implies that it was working, what changed in your system ?

what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the system -> preferences -> appearance in the visual effects tab?

compizconfig-settings-manager

hello, what is it called when, well lets say you have the number 252 and you know then that you need to run a loop 25 times coz thats how many times ten goes into 252 .... heh

modulo?

hey, i have a problem. i just did a fresh install of ubuntu but i cant use sudo to run commands (its asking for a password even though i havent set one with `sudo passwd root`). what should i do?

it wants your user password

whenever i log into my laptop, i get prompted to enter my password because my login keyring did not authenticate. is there a way i can have it do it automatically so im not prompted after i log in?

http://johnny.chadda.se/article/unlock-the-gnome-keyring-upon-login/

anyone can recommend some beautiful dock?

most configurable is cairo-dock, there is also awn, docky (from gnome-do)

can someone please tell me how to click ok in this damn window http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/4395/92753842.png ??

tab, enter?

is there a guide in setting up subversion with my existing apache setup?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversioninstall and/or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/subversion

is it possible to search through a directory recursively for a string in the content of all text files (not just the filenames) on a standard server without beagle and that sort of modern stuff? it's okey if the search is slow.

find . -exec grep 'blah blah' {} \; -print should do

anyone? c'mon, i need some help here.

you can press ctrl+alt+f1 to drop to tty1

does 9.04 use python 2.6?

2.6

how do i search packages via console not via adept...

apt-cache search

dragly: iso requires you have the files already? while apt-get will transfer it anew.

the packages are in proposed, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/testing/enableproposed

i don't see any obvious central time options under adjust time/date...are developers looking into redoing the way clock settings are changed under ubuntu? i.e. listing by time zone instead of places?

'man date', then set the time with 'sudo date'

i've got a pc with ubuntu server, and three harddrives in it, is there software that could make from those three one big one?

software raid or lvm does not require special hardware

how do i uninstall ubuntu? i have had problems with it freezing since i downloaded it, and now i can't even start it without it freezing as soon as i log in...

if windows is already on there, pop in the cd and go into recovery console, issue a 'fixmbr' and it will essentially remove ubuntu. then from windows you can regain the space.

a silly question: how does canonical ltd. make money?

it's owner is a bazillionaire

but if it asks me to log in root, i just do the comand with sudo?

i'd recommend reading the wiki page for the pros and cons of enabling the root password, you don't need to do so on ubuntu

fsck tells me my ext3 partition is clean, but how can i force verification?

fsck -f?

question is there anyway to install vmware in ubuntu? 7.10 ??

answer: yes

when i try to compile, i get this error 'checking for c compiler default output file name... configure: error: c compiler cannot create executables'. how to get rid of this?

sudo apt-get install build-essential

after a recent upgrade of my system, it no longer detects my dvd writer ... what could be the problem? a newer kernel'

maybe, so try a previous kernel?

i've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do i install gcc?

sudo apt-get install build-essential

i remember back when i used windows there was an application that would essentially let you download a whole website for archiving or for offline browsing. are there any applications available for ubuntu that provide similar functionality?

there are. uh, wget would be one ;) i'm sure there are more gui-friendly ones as well. i'd just search the repositories, you're bound to come up with some

what does that second one mean? never heard of it.

stfu ? shut the fuck up. ;)

hi ! i'm looking for a compatible color laser multifunction printer. tried the dell 2135cn with no luck, i'm thinking of the 2145cn, but have no clue of what other manufacturers may offer. any idea ?

i would suggest you look for a hp one. hp have always had awesome print support in linux

hi. i just had it with windows vista (spent two entire days trying to configure mysql to no avail) and i read about wubi and i've installed it. sorry for the total newbie question but ubuntu recognizes the wireless networks, prompts me for a password but never connects. i don't have a cd burner, so is there any quick way around me searching for the drivers, burning to a cd and installing in ubuntu?

ifi you can turn off the encryption on the wireless then try to connect that will/should tell you

is there a way to get the properties of a file quickly? without right-clicking and going to properties?

ls -lisa

is it possible to change the gnome panel weather icon (clock) into something more colorful (like in earlier versions of ubuntu)?

depends of your icon theme

where is the ubuntu (distributor-logo) icon logo located that is on the panel next to 'applications'? i'm using a custom theme and not sure which folder the logo is in as a slocate turns up up like 9 results

i think the logo is in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/distributor-logo.png or something

hi, i am having this weird problem that when i start up and log in, i get a gnome msg window with the text hal initialization error

i think i had the problem with external ntfs harddisks

anybody in here real familiar with amorok? mine won't play a single file.

hold on sending you a link, i had the same problem and this fixed it.

anyone have a good link to installing virtual box 3 on ubuntu 9.04?

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/linux_downloads

i've got ubuntu 10.04 and have logged in with a user that should be in the admin group. i logged in via ssh key so i didn't need the p/w and should have sudo priv's. i don't for the life of me remember what my password is

'id' tells you

does anyone know how to uninstall cij for java, and install the real one?

the 'real' java is package 'sun-java6-jre' (or -jdk), so just install that one.

as a new linux (ubuntu) user i was experimenting with dolphin and in the process i have set all folders to open with dolphin. i cannot find a way to undo this so now when i click on home or any other folder it opens with dolphin and i get this message: 'the file or folder /home/xxxx/'file:/home/xxxx/pictures' does not exist.' can anyone help me undo this please?

there is a page on the net with a script that does that and then a script to undo it, i just reinstalled though

better for what?

better for... chat in general

hey guys, i'm trying to use hulu.com for the first time on linux, it says i need flash player 9 or above, but i have the latest version (10.0.22.87-2) installed. any suggestions?

does flash work on other sites.. youtube?

ok, then in other words, which one is better to use? alsa + pulse or just alsa? i`m asking this because since upgrading to 9.04 i`m experiencing issues with sound. like, sound skips. very annoying.

> tsched=0

hi all , why : grep -r 'text' *.php searches only in current dir ? ?

just do: grep text **/*.php

i will connect ubuntu remotely. do you recommend me to use teamviewer or another better program?

maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vnc

hi all, i've installed apache 2.2 via synaptic, the service is started but http://localhost/ produced 'unable to connect' where should i be looking?

try /etc/init.d/apache2 start, could be it just isn't ru nning

hi, how can i download man page 2 & man page 3 ? (for the system calls, chmod (2) for instance)

install manpages-dev

how do i automatically load a kernel module at boot?

put the name of the module in: /etc/modules

downthemall add-on for firefox?

-- ok. i'll take a look at that. i've been downloading everythign from gwget, axel, aria2c, fatrat , jdownload, etc... nothing has meet my needs. thanks.

i just downloaded ubuntu and it says 'amd64' in the filename but i have an intel. is that okay?

amd64 refers to an instrution set for 64 bit machines, all 86 family processors that are 64 bit capable use that protocool

i was attempting to upgrade the fglrx drivers on my laptop, and upon restart, 11.10 will no longer boot. i'm able to boot into windows 7 on the same machine and access the grub config, but am not sure what i should start with to repair my installation. any recommendations?

how did you upgrade it¿ from ubuntu oficial repository¿

hi there, i'm having some issue with 7.10. there is a dhcp server on my network. eth0 appears in ifconfig, but it has no ip. however, theres etho:ava which has a 196.254.*.* address (apipa and/or bonjour) ... how can i get eth0 to receive a valid ip address ?

dhclient eth0

hi is there a simple notification software for ubuntu?

inotify

in abiword, how do i do that horizontal line that goes from end to end? am needing it for a resume

i don't know anything about abi word but you might search the help file for 'horizontal rule'

how do i subscribe to [email protected]

www.ubuntu.com --> right hand side lists mailing lists

kubuntu is just like ubuntu but with kde right? so ubuntu 6.10, kubuntu is up with ubuntu too?

for the most part, correct

bah my memory is shot, could anyone remind me where packages are kept (from synaptic not websites)

/var/cache/apt/archives/

hey how can i remove all thumbs.db files on my pc? something like `locate thumbs.db | xargs rm -` ?

find / -name 'thumbs.db' -exec rm {} \;

is there a way via ssh to findout what video card i have?

lspci | grep vga

can only tell if linux will save my laptop from being thrown into the dumpster? i tried windows 98 through windows xp, but it doesn't want to work with isa 16-bit pcmcia. will ubuntu work with my ibm 760xl laptop?

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/category:760xl

so when installing ubuntu studio i can compile real time programs ?

and the devel one: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel