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.... local team?	ballin, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/newjerseyteam
how do i search text file for a word?	use grep in a console.... ie: grep what_you_want_to_find filename.txt
hi, i want to completely start fresh with samba file sharing (i've played with the configs a little too much and it's not working right)... so is 'apt-get purge samba' enough? any other packages you'd recommend clearing out?	no reason to clear out other packages. just make sure all configs are deleted.
i just moved from fedora distros to ubuntu and was just wondering what the ubuntu equiv to yum exists	you might want to check out http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/dapper
can anybody recommend a video chat / conference that will support 3 way video/audio calling that has a windows client. ideally good quality and fullscreen?	they both show with ifconfig
hi, is there something in ubuntu like task manager in windows?	system monitor
is there something special this upgrade tool does? i ran it and checked manually with apt afaics there is no difference. so does it do anything out of the ordinary, non dpkg related?	no, but it changes sources.list so you don't have to edit it
how do i see if my server is 64 or 32 bit?	uname -a
does anyone know how to get debs of older wine releases? the current one is 0.9.59.. i'd really like to have 0.9.58.. any clues?	http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html
is there a gui tool for scanning for bluetooth devices?	load synaptic and search for bluetooth
hi, can anyone spot waht i'm doing wrong with this command 'grep -r --exclude_dir='.svn' '/2/seasonal' *'	try - instead of _
anyone help me just got a hp color lazerjet 4550dn and has a print server aint got a clue how to set it up?	missed your question, can you pm it to me?
hey i need a little advice with partitioning. i have a disc where there is a extended partition that contains 5 partitions, sdb5 sdb6 sdb8 sdb9 sdb7 in that order. now i want to delete sdb8 and make 3 new partitions of it, but then it tell me to umount any partitions with a number higher than 8, now i can do that if i do it from a live cd. but i need to know if the partition with a higher number sdb9, will change name when i delete sdb8 and make 3 new ones sin	if you need that many partitions you're better off using lvm
i can't find the right commands to configure the config file	with update-grub2 it should be found automatically i guess
i can only play one sound at once.. any way to fix it?	get all apps to use esd as the audio output
i was unable to unmount my external hard drive. then after i unplug the usb connection. i get an icon on my panel for laptop suspend/hibernate. i'm on a desktop. why did that happen?	that might well give you a hint as to what's really happening.
hi, i have crontab to run a script, when it was * * * * * /home/user/update.php it didnt work and when i changed it to * * * * * php /home/user/update.php it works fine the question is what is the rright way to run it?	are you sure the file /home/user/update.php is set to executable? what does this say? ls -l /home/user/update.php
what command-line texteditors come with ubuntu?	nano, and vim
1 more question that's bugging me then i'll leave you fine folks alone... what's the keyboard shortcut to shortcuts on my panel (in natty) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1428870	check out this wallpaper. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/04/become-a-natty-power-user-in-no-time-using-this-unit-keyboard-shortcuts-wallpaper/
no one got a clue what software i can use, synapse is silent as the grave when searching on 'tvcard'	apt-get install tvtime
i have an old machine with a geforce 4 mx and want to know which version of ubuntu or what driver will give the best video performance or directly support that card in general?	try 9.10, if that doesn't work.. try with the latest lts.. !lts for more info on that
so teach me something guys n gals - is there a command that will take a file (like a list of commands) and arrange each line alphabetically?	like the 'sort' command?
hello everybody!! i'm very new with ubuntu, i've installed a program with synaptic but i don't see it in the application menu, however i ca run it from console... is there a way that i can add a launcher to the application menu? can someone help this little newbie girl please? =)	system->preferences->main menu
is there a way to fix how the window resize corners appear to be only 1px? it's extremely frustrating to resize windows :)	using a different theme help?
so.. does anyone have any idea why my number pad now controls my mouse instead of.. being a number pad? sun type 6 keyboard	you probably need to find accessability options
is there any way to see my cpu archicture (e.g. pentium, etc) thru ubuntu? i don't remember what i have :-)	cat /proc/cpuinfo
hi. i'm running ubuntu 11.04 server on virtualbox. how can i load a cd mounted to the virtual cd drive in command line?	sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/
how do i capture packets for latter inspection is wireshark?	from inside wireshark, click the new capture button
how do i copy a folder from my ntfs drive to my ubuntu drive using the cp command?	sorry, add a '-r' after the cp
hi, i'm searching a alternative web browser, does somebody have an idea ?	firefox and iceweasel
magicmax: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=50794	any viable alternatives? trucrypt is the strongest, most private i have used.
any idea of why when x starts i only see white columns progressively more intense in a lcd screen? (8.04)	exactly
can anybody tell me how i can boot the ubuntu 6.06 cd so that installation starts immediately? i have a problem using the installation from the live cd. performance is non-existant. thank you!	you cannot immedieately install from the 'live cd' you need to download another cd the 'alternate install' cd
where are network settins kept on ubuntu so i don't have to use this network configuration tool on xorg	i think it's /etc/network
trying to compile brahms... ./configure fails saying it can't find the x includes. what could that be?	http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/46694/
where does the command- 'bunzip2 -c xxx.tar.bz2 \| tar xf - ' unpack the stuff to?	.. assuming tar has removed the leading slashes, which it usually does.
how do i stop these edid issues, my lvsd1 monitor that i have connected to my netbook keeps tblanking out, i have a 945me intel graphics card anybody help me plz? it happens when i go to resolution 1024x768	sounds like your graphics card can't handle that resolution
hi, why doesn't ubuntu come with selinux by default, if it is really secure linux?	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apparmor
what was the name of the program which makes .bin and .cue fails .iso fails ?	er, regardless, it's spelt 'files'
perhaps a trivial question, but i don't know how to connect to another computer (ssh), run a program there (command line) and then disconnect from that machine while the program is still running in the background. does anyone of you know how?	look into screen. i believe that will sort you out
frostwire doesn't work for me. im an amd 64 user and i donwloaded the deb. installer	tell us the output you get in a terminal when you type 'frostwire' and hit enter
high guys - any irssi users?	i am one. why do you ask?
should i install a package that is 'not authorized'?	usually that authorization message comes up if it could not connect to the servers on the last update.
why can't i do fdisk -l in live cd?	try sudo fdisk -l
is there a way to specify that a particular package sho0uldn't be installed, but that newer versions shoudl?	see /etc/apt/preferences
i have a question regarding ubuntu + drupal. according to this guy, it seems that a mail server is not necessary (http://groups.drupal.org/node/22401#comment-77421). is this true?	try installing 'sendmail', i think that should resolve your issue
[gnome, ubuntu 9.04] system > properties > sessions > session options > 'remember currently running applications' does no longer exist. is there a replacement?	prefs/startup apps - options - automatically remember apps when loggin out
how do i leave a message for a user the next time they log in?	/query memoserv help
hello guys, what's the command to show all environment variables?	the list can get very large
dpkg had a problem installing some perl libxml bindings, and now trys to install them every time i run apt, and fails. how do i clear them out?	did you try sudo apt-get purge [name of bindings] ?
what is the normal idle load average? i'm getting ~0.5 with all applets and widgets running on a 500mhz. cpu.	there really isn't a 'normal' idle load average. that said, .5 is low enough you shouldn't be waiting on much.
what stage is hardy in?	its alpha r6 still
i'd like to export my home across campus. i'll mainly be using macs, but will want to access it from a pc on occasion. how can i decide between netatalk/samba, nfs/samba, or just samba? i've only briefly worked with nfs, and such sharing still seems to be a bit of black magic to me.	try not using netatalk and samba. try ssh, scp...you connect and get the files and you are in and out.
is that an app?	sorry no experience
hello!! on boot, after the bios loads, when the screen is all black but the blinking cursor at the top left, but before grub loads, what is that screen called? because my computer is not going past that screen and i don't know what to google for this :)	that screen is called the post (bios checks)
is there a way to log a telnet session from shell to a file?	telnet \| tee filename
does ubuntu 7.10-beta have some sort of built-in vnc server like x11vnc?	7.04 already has this. gnome brings vino, and kde krfb
what is the little thing i type into the terminal to get the exe compatibility?	sudo apt-get install wine
is there a list of xorg.conf tweaks for maximum 3d performance?	that would probably depend on your actual graphics card and your actual application - try adjusting the parameters until you get the desired performance
is there a way to reset the fonts?	doesn't appear to be a way to do that via the gui
how do i shut down xserver, return to the cli?	ctrl-alt-backspace
i have a built-in intel video card; how do i know how much shared memory is available to it ?	look in your /var/log/xorg.0.log
hi. i installed suns jre v.6. what's the path to the java vm?	sudo updatedb && locate java \| grep bin
why does the open files dialog always show hidden files for me	you enable it. right click the files listing.
what keyboard is it?	logitech g15
hi all ! i was considering switching to ubuntu from a source-based distrib to reduce time spent in working on the distro, but i don't like the 6-month schedule. i'd like a distribution that is has no freezing time, always upstream. is there a way/a repo to make ubuntu behave like that ?	stability will be an issue though
is there a limitation on what usb drives work with ubuntu? i'd like to purchase this one, but would like to be sure that it will work. http://www.amazon.com/kingston-traveler-flash-dti-1gb/dp/b000av14m2/sr=1-1/qid=1167449940/ref=sr_1_1/104-4894288-8747105?ie=utf8&s=pc	if it's usb, it should work. i've never had a problem
hey; i'm having trouble installing ubuntu on my laptop. when i install, it hangs at 15% when it's 'detecting file systems' ... i've had issues with that sort of thing before because it always tries to find a floppy drive, which my laptop doesn't have.	yeah. releases.ubuntu.com get the alternate iso
hi! i just booted my well working 11.4, 64bit, lvm2-root-on-sda5 system with a system that is basically the same just 32bit and sdb.... how can i access my lvm partitions?	does the decies pop up if you type lvdisplay
hi, i'm running ubuntu 11.10 and for some reason 12.04 doesn't show up in update manager. i have the settings set to notify me of all updates.	have you tried running update-manager -d ?
hi @all, how can i build a offline repository for ubuntu? ive got no access to the internet most of time, so i need to have everything local.	visit debian.org the new maintainers guide for howto on setting up a local repo
so the dvd still doesn't play. it mounts but it won't play. do i need to install something for it to play?	libdvdcss. see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats/playingdvds
can i just install windows xp, followed by default ubuntu 5.10 (simply choosing different partitions on the same harddrive during ubuntu installation)?\	yes that's right, the thing is that xp will take up the whole drive by default. that's ok though because the ubuntu installer can resize the windows partition - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/windowsdualboothowto
easy way to get mplayer 1.0rc1?	sudo bash -c 'echo deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main >> /etc/apt/sources.list' && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
i don't think you can just list a directory as they're usually spread around a lot of folders. but if you don't want to search for them, just open openoffice document and see the choice of fonts it gives you	i was figuring that
anyone running intrepid know if the e1000 driver there has support for the 82574l chipset?	the intel 'product brief' indicates that there is support for it in kernel 2.6.24 and up
can anybody please tell me if there is a launcher for linux like the mac os launcher(task bar replacement?)	you could try kiba-dock
does ubuntu come with a firewall by default?	no iptables rule is loaded by deault on ubuntu
how can i make my windows partition readable with my normal user?	edit /etc/fstab as root. in the parameter collum, use umask=007,gid=1000
ctrl+alt f1 and then i use 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop' though there may be a better way	try to use the person's name whom your response is directed to in your posts so they get alerted and everyone knows who you're talking to...you can use tab to autocomplete if needed :)
hi - how do i edit grub 2's settings to make the menu delay shorter?	dnivra: if you install startupmanager its got a gui for most grub2 things
hello there im trying to change the color of the gnome ubuntu menu from the default black to white, i dont seem to have any .gtkrc directory in which to edit it as google suggests. any ideas?	then restart the panel afterwards
does anyone know why stopping mysql would fail? using '/etc/init.d/mysql stop'	you may need to sudo it?
i know how to use find to find a buncha jpegs recursively in a folder, but how can i then delete those files? it tuturns a list and piping them to rm didn't seem to work	rm -rf `find $yoursearchstring`
what folder is the sources.lst ?	/etc/apt i think
im trying to conduct an experiment for page load times that contain flash files on my site, does anyone know how to do this within linux? secondly i have multiple excel files .xlsx, is there a way of combining all the data from all files into one?	for the first question, perhaps yslow and firebug (firefox extensions) could help you.
hi there, can i safely remove mono from ubuntu latest versions? or is it tied to ubuntu-desktop?	and either synaptic or apt will warn if it tries to remove ubuntu-desktop.
in the ubuntu cli, is there a way to view all files on the system by size, sorted by largest, or view all files larger than, say, 50mb, in an easy to read format and/or text file output?	man find
howto check exit code of the last bash command?	well, $? --- echo $? will just show it
possible to boot .iso from grub?	try unetbootin
hi folks ! is there a way in 'command-line' to remove the lines starting with the char '' or containing the char'' at a fixed position ?	it sounds like you need grep or sed
hello, i need a usb device to magically chown its location in /dev/bus/usb/.. to root:nut . can someone point me in the right direct on how to write a rule to do so?	/etc/udev/rules.d then look for either usb or storage type stuff
i have a set of mp3 files that i want to make accessible over the web, by using some sort of streaming technology.. to make it simple for my users to stream these files i want to embed them in a web page and use a specialized player for it, instead of relying on client software for playback.. anyone got any idea how i can fix this?	check www.livingelectro.com they use an embed player using a web sharing service that should do well
hello, i'm looking for an editor that can give a realtime preview for text files like html, markdown, and latex and is/is like vim.	i'm a vim fan for several years and lately using sublimetext exclusively
does anyone know if clonezilla has an irc channel?	maybe on irc.mozilla.org
whats the difference betwen playonlinux and wine?	when you install playonlinux wine is automatically installed
hi, i'm making a backup of a truecrypt encrypted partition with dd but how can i restore that backup later on ?	dd again, the other way
anyone know how to bring back the 'other user' option in lightdm?	in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf add: greeter-show-manual-login=true
how to swith back to gnome from unity ? im running 9.x	u need to choose the session type during login
at least with 'qtconfig' and 'kcontrol' but i dunno how much kde dependencies they have	qtconfig helped with the font size. and does not depend on anything beside libqt. now if i find out, how to apply qt themes without kde that would be great. but i think that will not be possible without kcontrol. but anyway the fonts are set. thanks!

.... local team?

ballin, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/newjerseyteam

how do i search text file for a word?

use grep in a console.... ie: grep what_you_want_to_find filename.txt

hi, i want to completely start fresh with samba file sharing (i've played with the configs a little too much and it's not working right)... so is 'apt-get purge samba' enough? any other packages you'd recommend clearing out?

no reason to clear out other packages. just make sure all configs are deleted.

i just moved from fedora distros to ubuntu and was just wondering what the ubuntu equiv to yum exists

you might want to check out http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/dapper

can anybody recommend a video chat / conference that will support 3 way video/audio calling that has a windows client. ideally good quality and fullscreen?

they both show with ifconfig

hi, is there something in ubuntu like task manager in windows?

system monitor

is there something special this upgrade tool does? i ran it and checked manually with apt afaics there is no difference. so does it do anything out of the ordinary, non dpkg related?

no, but it changes sources.list so you don't have to edit it

how do i see if my server is 64 or 32 bit?

uname -a

does anyone know how to get debs of older wine releases? the current one is 0.9.59.. i'd really like to have 0.9.58.. any clues?

http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html

is there a gui tool for scanning for bluetooth devices?

load synaptic and search for bluetooth

hi, can anyone spot waht i'm doing wrong with this command 'grep -r --exclude_dir='.svn' '/2/seasonal' *'

try - instead of _

anyone help me just got a hp color lazerjet 4550dn and has a print server aint got a clue how to set it up?

missed your question, can you pm it to me?

hey i need a little advice with partitioning. i have a disc where there is a extended partition that contains 5 partitions, sdb5 sdb6 sdb8 sdb9 sdb7 in that order. now i want to delete sdb8 and make 3 new partitions of it, but then it tell me to umount any partitions with a number higher than 8, now i can do that if i do it from a live cd. but i need to know if the partition with a higher number sdb9, will change name when i delete sdb8 and make 3 new ones sin

if you need that many partitions you're better off using lvm

i can't find the right commands to configure the config file

with update-grub2 it should be found automatically i guess

i can only play one sound at once.. any way to fix it?

get all apps to use esd as the audio output

i was unable to unmount my external hard drive. then after i unplug the usb connection. i get an icon on my panel for laptop suspend/hibernate. i'm on a desktop. why did that happen?

that might well give you a hint as to what's really happening.

hi, i have crontab to run a script, when it was * * * * * /home/user/update.php it didnt work and when i changed it to * * * * * php /home/user/update.php it works fine the question is what is the rright way to run it?

are you sure the file /home/user/update.php is set to executable? what does this say? ls -l /home/user/update.php

what command-line texteditors come with ubuntu?

nano, and vim

1 more question that's bugging me then i'll leave you fine folks alone... what's the keyboard shortcut to shortcuts on my panel (in natty) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1428870

check out this wallpaper. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/04/become-a-natty-power-user-in-no-time-using-this-unit-keyboard-shortcuts-wallpaper/

no one got a clue what software i can use, synapse is silent as the grave when searching on 'tvcard'

apt-get install tvtime

i have an old machine with a geforce 4 mx and want to know which version of ubuntu or what driver will give the best video performance or directly support that card in general?

try 9.10, if that doesn't work.. try with the latest lts.. !lts for more info on that

so teach me something guys n gals - is there a command that will take a file (like a list of commands) and arrange each line alphabetically?

like the 'sort' command?

hello everybody!! i'm very new with ubuntu, i've installed a program with synaptic but i don't see it in the application menu, however i ca run it from console... is there a way that i can add a launcher to the application menu? can someone help this little newbie girl please? =)

system->preferences->main menu

is there a way to fix how the window resize corners appear to be only 1px? it's extremely frustrating to resize windows :)

using a different theme help?

so.. does anyone have any idea why my number pad now controls my mouse instead of.. being a number pad? sun type 6 keyboard

you probably need to find accessability options

is there any way to see my cpu archicture (e.g. pentium, etc) thru ubuntu? i don't remember what i have :-)

cat /proc/cpuinfo

hi. i'm running ubuntu 11.04 server on virtualbox. how can i load a cd mounted to the virtual cd drive in command line?

sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/

how do i capture packets for latter inspection is wireshark?

from inside wireshark, click the new capture button

how do i copy a folder from my ntfs drive to my ubuntu drive using the cp command?

sorry, add a '-r' after the cp

hi, i'm searching a alternative web browser, does somebody have an idea ?

firefox and iceweasel

magicmax: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=50794

any viable alternatives? trucrypt is the strongest, most private i have used.

any idea of why when x starts i only see white columns progressively more intense in a lcd screen? (8.04)

exactly

can anybody tell me how i can boot the ubuntu 6.06 cd so that installation starts immediately? i have a problem using the installation from the live cd. performance is non-existant. thank you!

you cannot immedieately install from the 'live cd' you need to download another cd the 'alternate install' cd

where are network settins kept on ubuntu so i don't have to use this network configuration tool on xorg

i think it's /etc/network

trying to compile brahms... ./configure fails saying it can't find the x includes. what could that be?

http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/46694/

where does the command- 'bunzip2 -c xxx.tar.bz2 | tar xf - ' unpack the stuff to?

.. assuming tar has removed the leading slashes, which it usually does.

how do i stop these edid issues, my lvsd1 monitor that i have connected to my netbook keeps tblanking out, i have a 945me intel graphics card anybody help me plz? it happens when i go to resolution 1024x768

sounds like your graphics card can't handle that resolution

hi, why doesn't ubuntu come with selinux by default, if it is really secure linux?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apparmor

what was the name of the program which makes .bin and .cue fails .iso fails ?

er, regardless, it's spelt 'files'

perhaps a trivial question, but i don't know how to connect to another computer (ssh), run a program there (command line) and then disconnect from that machine while the program is still running in the background. does anyone of you know how?

look into screen. i believe that will sort you out

frostwire doesn't work for me. im an amd 64 user and i donwloaded the deb. installer

tell us the output you get in a terminal when you type 'frostwire' and hit enter

high guys - any irssi users?

i am one. why do you ask?

should i install a package that is 'not authorized'?

usually that authorization message comes up if it could not connect to the servers on the last update.

why can't i do fdisk -l in live cd?

try sudo fdisk -l

is there a way to specify that a particular package sho0uldn't be installed, but that newer versions shoudl?

see /etc/apt/preferences

i have a question regarding ubuntu + drupal. according to this guy, it seems that a mail server is not necessary (http://groups.drupal.org/node/22401#comment-77421). is this true?

try installing 'sendmail', i think that should resolve your issue

[gnome, ubuntu 9.04] system > properties > sessions > session options > 'remember currently running applications' does no longer exist. is there a replacement?

prefs/startup apps - options - automatically remember apps when loggin out

how do i leave a message for a user the next time they log in?

/query memoserv help

hello guys, what's the command to show all environment variables?

the list can get very large

dpkg had a problem installing some perl libxml bindings, and now trys to install them every time i run apt, and fails. how do i clear them out?

did you try sudo apt-get purge [name of bindings] ?

what is the normal idle load average? i'm getting ~0.5 with all applets and widgets running on a 500mhz. cpu.

there really isn't a 'normal' idle load average. that said, .5 is low enough you shouldn't be waiting on much.

what stage is hardy in?

its alpha r6 still

i'd like to export my home across campus. i'll mainly be using macs, but will want to access it from a pc on occasion. how can i decide between netatalk/samba, nfs/samba, or just samba? i've only briefly worked with nfs, and such sharing still seems to be a bit of black magic to me.

try not using netatalk and samba. try ssh, scp...you connect and get the files and you are in and out.

is that an app?

sorry no experience

hello!! on boot, after the bios loads, when the screen is all black but the blinking cursor at the top left, but before grub loads, what is that screen called? because my computer is not going past that screen and i don't know what to google for this :)

that screen is called the post (bios checks)

is there a way to log a telnet session from shell to a file?

telnet | tee filename

does ubuntu 7.10-beta have some sort of built-in vnc server like x11vnc?

7.04 already has this. gnome brings vino, and kde krfb

what is the little thing i type into the terminal to get the exe compatibility?

sudo apt-get install wine

is there a list of xorg.conf tweaks for maximum 3d performance?

that would probably depend on your actual graphics card and your actual application - try adjusting the parameters until you get the desired performance

is there a way to reset the fonts?

doesn't appear to be a way to do that via the gui

how do i shut down xserver, return to the cli?

ctrl-alt-backspace

i have a built-in intel video card; how do i know how much shared memory is available to it ?

look in your /var/log/xorg.0.log

hi. i installed suns jre v.6. what's the path to the java vm?

sudo updatedb && locate java | grep bin

why does the open files dialog always show hidden files for me

you enable it. right click the files listing.

what keyboard is it?

logitech g15

hi all ! i was considering switching to ubuntu from a source-based distrib to reduce time spent in working on the distro, but i don't like the 6-month schedule. i'd like a distribution that is has no freezing time, always upstream. is there a way/a repo to make ubuntu behave like that ?

stability will be an issue though

is there a limitation on what usb drives work with ubuntu? i'd like to purchase this one, but would like to be sure that it will work. http://www.amazon.com/kingston-traveler-flash-dti-1gb/dp/b000av14m2/sr=1-1/qid=1167449940/ref=sr_1_1/104-4894288-8747105?ie=utf8&s=pc

if it's usb, it should work. i've never had a problem

hey; i'm having trouble installing ubuntu on my laptop. when i install, it hangs at 15% when it's 'detecting file systems' ... i've had issues with that sort of thing before because it always tries to find a floppy drive, which my laptop doesn't have.

yeah. releases.ubuntu.com get the alternate iso

hi! i just booted my well working 11.4, 64bit, lvm2-root-on-sda5 system with a system that is basically the same just 32bit and sdb.... how can i access my lvm partitions?

does the decies pop up if you type lvdisplay

hi, i'm running ubuntu 11.10 and for some reason 12.04 doesn't show up in update manager. i have the settings set to notify me of all updates.

have you tried running update-manager -d ?

hi @all, how can i build a offline repository for ubuntu? ive got no access to the internet most of time, so i need to have everything local.

visit debian.org the new maintainers guide for howto on setting up a local repo

so the dvd still doesn't play. it mounts but it won't play. do i need to install something for it to play?

libdvdcss. see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats/playingdvds

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

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

easy way to get mplayer 1.0rc1?

sudo bash -c 'echo deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main >> /etc/apt/sources.list' && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

i don't think you can just list a directory as they're usually spread around a lot of folders. but if you don't want to search for them, just open openoffice document and see the choice of fonts it gives you

i was figuring that

anyone running intrepid know if the e1000 driver there has support for the 82574l chipset?

the intel 'product brief' indicates that there is support for it in kernel 2.6.24 and up

can anybody please tell me if there is a launcher for linux like the mac os launcher(task bar replacement?)

you could try kiba-dock

does ubuntu come with a firewall by default?

no iptables rule is loaded by deault on ubuntu

how can i make my windows partition readable with my normal user?

edit /etc/fstab as root. in the parameter collum, use umask=007,gid=1000

ctrl+alt f1 and then i use 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop' though there may be a better way

try to use the person's name whom your response is directed to in your posts so they get alerted and everyone knows who you're talking to...you can use tab to autocomplete if needed :)

hi - how do i edit grub 2's settings to make the menu delay shorter?

dnivra: if you install startupmanager its got a gui for most grub2 things

hello there im trying to change the color of the gnome ubuntu menu from the default black to white, i dont seem to have any .gtkrc directory in which to edit it as google suggests. any ideas?

then restart the panel afterwards

does anyone know why stopping mysql would fail? using '/etc/init.d/mysql stop'

you may need to sudo it?

i know how to use find to find a buncha jpegs recursively in a folder, but how can i then delete those files? it tuturns a list and piping them to rm didn't seem to work

rm -rf `find $yoursearchstring`

what folder is the sources.lst ?

/etc/apt i think

im trying to conduct an experiment for page load times that contain flash files on my site, does anyone know how to do this within linux? secondly i have multiple excel files .xlsx, is there a way of combining all the data from all files into one?

for the first question, perhaps yslow and firebug (firefox extensions) could help you.

hi there, can i safely remove mono from ubuntu latest versions? or is it tied to ubuntu-desktop?

and either synaptic or apt will warn if it tries to remove ubuntu-desktop.

in the ubuntu cli, is there a way to view all files on the system by size, sorted by largest, or view all files larger than, say, 50mb, in an easy to read format and/or text file output?

man find

howto check exit code of the last bash command?

well, $? --- echo $? will just show it

possible to boot .iso from grub?

try unetbootin

hi folks ! is there a way in 'command-line' to remove the lines starting with the char '*' or containing the char'*' at a fixed position ?

it sounds like you need grep or sed

hello, i need a usb device to magically chown its location in /dev/bus/usb/.. to root:nut . can someone point me in the right direct on how to write a rule to do so?

/etc/udev/rules.d then look for either usb or storage type stuff

i have a set of mp3 files that i want to make accessible over the web, by using some sort of streaming technology.. to make it simple for my users to stream these files i want to embed them in a web page and use a specialized player for it, instead of relying on client software for playback.. anyone got any idea how i can fix this?

check www.livingelectro.com they use an embed player using a web sharing service that should do well

hello, i'm looking for an editor that can give a realtime preview for text files like html, markdown, and latex and is/is like vim.

i'm a vim fan for several years and lately using sublimetext exclusively

does anyone know if clonezilla has an irc channel?

maybe on irc.mozilla.org

whats the difference betwen playonlinux and wine?

when you install playonlinux wine is automatically installed

hi, i'm making a backup of a truecrypt encrypted partition with dd but how can i restore that backup later on ?

dd again, the other way

anyone know how to bring back the 'other user' option in lightdm?

in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf add: greeter-show-manual-login=true

how to swith back to gnome from unity ? im running 9.x

u need to choose the session type during login

at least with 'qtconfig' and 'kcontrol' but i dunno how much kde dependencies they have

qtconfig helped with the font size. and does not depend on anything beside libqt. now if i find out, how to apply qt themes without kde that would be great. but i think that will not be possible without kcontrol. but anyway the fonts are set. thanks!