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question, does linux-k7-smp stand for sempron? if i have amd athlon xp 2800+ do i have linux-k7 or linux-k7-smp?
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or cores :)
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my (friend's) computer's x suddenly won't start -- mumbles about going into low-graphics mode, and then doesn't even manage that.
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what video card? (thats the place to start)
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hi all, how can i find out my mac adress on ubuntu?
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it's called hwaddr in the output
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is sata generally hotswappable? i bought an enclosure that supports esata and it came with a bracket that just connects an esata connector on the back of the bracket/case to a sata connector on the motherboard... i'm wondering whether that's safe to hotplug
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at least as far as i know, there is no linux support for hotswapping esata yet.
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hello everyone; is there an app to equalize my audio or make effects. rock pop etc. you know internally like stuff playing off the interner.. garagebands bebo myspace etc
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look into linux audio developers
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what do you get out of helping people on here?
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it's all volunteers here
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anyone knows how to restart alsa?
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that restarts the alsa-utils stuff
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im getting an error on the upgrade of xsever-xorg-input-synaptics on a desktop workstation - -that sounds suspiciously like a touch pad driver, can i just kill that package?
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it's the touchpad, you can get rid of it
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how to change or off screen-saver in xubuntu 6.06?
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try settings manager
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how to make apache and php to work together?
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lamp
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mail/imap question: i've got a working postfix installation. how do i enable imap support? do i need additional packages? any howtos you can point me to?
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i think the wiki deals with that quite well
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hi. is it possible to start a program running through ssh that will continue running after i disconnect?
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you can start it in a vt also. ssh user@ip openvt -fc 32 -- your command plus agrs here.
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what version of gtk do i have in ubuntu hardy?
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2.6 iirc
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what's better than xterm?
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gnome terminal or konsole.
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how do i switch workspace with keyboard?
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ctrl+alt+arrow
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do any1 know how many official dev are in ubuntu?
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there are about 50 paid developers and many volunteers
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does ubuntu have a text mode install?
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using the alternate install image, yes
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what is the package name of the openldap server? i cant find it.
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slapd
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what should i do if /dev/dsp is missing?
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that has been a popular question recently for some reason :)
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how do i recompile my kernel?
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amsn is maybe bloated or something... try using gaim and adding your amsn account
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my computer will not boot the ubuntu cd; is there any other way that i can install it?
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http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html
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does anyone have experience with ipw2100 (centrino) wireless cards?
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there is some doc on the ubuntu forums
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what is the correct way to run an arbitrary script as root after reboot ?
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put it in init.d
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i am installing ubuntu-restricted-extras (apparently this wasn't done on the install of 11.10 despite my checking it?) and it says 'libavcodec53 and libavutil51' must be removed for this installation. is this okay?
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that should not be a problem
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anyone know how to change graphics-mode used in the terminal/shell ?
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thats in the /boot directory ....
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been a while since i installed ubuntu, where do i see if my wireless adapters are spported?
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^^^
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hi, how do i find out which process is bound to a specific port?
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netstat -tulpen
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i have a seroius problem with my ubuntu sorces, it wount let me install anything from the software center because it's 'untrusted'?
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sudo apt-get update
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what software does ubuntu use to auto mount cdrom, usb external harddisk?
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gnome has a mounter that does that
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i have a bunch of programs that are no longer needed and come up when i install something with apt to be autoremove. i don't want them to be removed, so is there someway to suppress the warning or keep them so to speak?
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sudo apt-get install them or aptitude markauto them
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anyone else have an idea why raid1 in hardware causes dapper live install to not be able to find the disks?
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you're going to have to use either the alternate or server install cds instead.
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anyone can recommend some beautiful dock?
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most configurable is cairo-dock, there is also awn, docky (from gnome-do)
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hey all, is there a way to get the 'pin' icon in the upper left hand corner of a window, similar to how it is in kde ?
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what is the pin icon?
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can anyone tell me what font this is? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/402807971_a6d0cbfd47_o.png
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can't open it
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make sure you have your networking config set properly in the network interfaces file, and those two programs should set up a small gateway for you
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do you still have to uninstall networkmanager to use static ip's? i was hoping they fixed that
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hello all.. is there a way to 'ls' my ide like i would for usb (lsusb)? i have a cdrw that is not working.
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probably fdisk -l
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have you googled: how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-galaxy-tab-10
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i'm doing that for a while. i'm new to tablets, i don't know differentiate reliable from fishinglish sources.
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anyone here running 'buntu on ppc???
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best to just ask your real question
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hey guys, i forgot how to change my icon themes.. i know its somewhere in system but i cant remember where.. any help?
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then customize
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hi i updated from dapper to edgy by changing 'dapper' to 'edgy' in my sources.list. is there a way to switch back to dapper?
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cool thing you did. since you tried that, care to share results?
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please, help: i was trying to recover the windows mbr through ubuntu with ms-sys --mbr /dev/sda1 instead of /dev/sda, and now my windows partition is unbootable...
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not so bad, it could be worse, k so what you did was enter some mumbel jumbel insto the boot loader, now try doing the same thing you did using hd0 instead
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hi guys! i'm running karmic on a laptop that has radeon hd 3200. i could not find a driver for it--the link is broken on the amd site. am i out of luck?
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system > admin > hardware drivers
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hey guys, i need your opinion, i tried dual booting ubuntu with windows yesterday, and 3/4ths through the ubuntu install, it died (cd was faulty). i can boot a (working) ubuntu cd and access the ntfs partition, but there aren't any options for a guided install. i've tried doing a manual install (by creating two partitions), but my computer doesn't want to seem to boot. any suggestions?
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super grub for the interim?
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so, i've been having issues getting some web content working lately. namely pandora, grooveshark, even facebook sometimes. i've tried enabling/disabling javascript, uninstalling/reinstalling flash, and testing accross several browsers...what should i try next?
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try windows, that's what i did
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what package do i have to install to allow me to run java apps on the web?
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it's got a whole bunch of packages you might want ready for auto install, just check the ones you want and press ok.
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someone tell me how to get permission to make this launcher? ln -s /media/win.xp.sp2.on.250/'program files'/steam/steamapps ./steamapps
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put 'sudo' before the command
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please, what package do i need to record .mp3 on those little mp3 players?
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like an ipod?
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anyone have any good theme sites ?
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art.gnome.org
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is there a way to alias right_ctrl to left_ctrl? some applications seem to completely ignore right_ctrl...
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i'm not 100% on this, but i believe `man (getkeycodes|setkeycodes|showkey)' would help
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hi guys, can you tell me how to make it so that alt-tab shows all processes on all workspaces, not just the current one?
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you likely just need to go into advanced desktop effects and find the plugin which alt-tab initiates .. .then change the plugin's settings to show all workspaces when initiated ... something like that
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anybody know how to save gimp files as pdf?
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i don't knowif this is the best way,but you could opendocsin ooo and save as .pdf
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how can i install a program .msi using wine?
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msiexec
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is there a list of utilities that i can install from cd? for example, build-essential.
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i think its under system >administration > synaptic package manager
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i would like to install ubuntu on virtual box (amd-64) windows xp. what ubuntu version should i download. amd-64 or i386 works as well
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both are fine as your vbox is amd64
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how do i launch something on wake from sleep? will /etc/rc.local work?
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no rc.local just gets ran at boot up.
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i want to set up a triple-boot windows/two linux distros machine, and i came across a slight snag: is the general recommendation to make a partition for grub, or to let it overwrite the mbr?
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it's no big deal, there's also instructions on how to do it all over the net
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what does vfs error mean?
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k3b
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what can i use to find out keyboard scan codes under x? i want to try and map some of the multimedia keys to different apps
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xev
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i had compiz running, then i accidently unchecked 'mirror screens' in the resolution settings. now my radeon9600 is in clone mode and i cant activate the advanced graphics stuff anymore. can i reset the thing? where does the ati driver store its settings?
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i mean, 'aticonfig --initial'
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somebody knows what does '/usr/bin/fakeroot: line 146: debian/rules: permission denied' means ?
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looks like perhaps you unpacked a package not using dpkg-source -x
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hi all...i have a ati radeon 9600 pro graphic card and i would like to know could i play 3d games under ubuntu with the graphic card i have ? does ubuntu support that ...?
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https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/binarydriverhowto
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does anyone know how i can stop ubuntu from booting up in 'high resolution' or x mode? i want my ubuntu box to boot up like one of those old school linux/unix box w/out x and just a terminal login
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you can always just ctrl-alt-f1 and use a vt which will look like your old school box
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when does the new release come out?
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8.10 = 10/2008 october.
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where do i find a gui listing of the services (sshd, httpd, etc) that are running?
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system monitor
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i can hear myself on the speaker whenever i speak on the mic but the sound isn't detected on skype. any idea?:)
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change audio device in skype?
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how do i copy all files in a directory to the directory above it?
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'cp -r * ../'
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is there any command-line app i can use to arbitrarily decrease the quality of a png image? (not pngcrush, i know about that)
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imagemagick
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what is the name of the ubuntu channel where i can get help?
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that would be here.
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how can i find out what my ip is on ubuntu
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alt+tab :)
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can someone go into openoffice writer, go to tools > customize, click on the 'shortcut keys' section, press shift+enter and tell me what the command beside it is called?
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your question was answered a while ago -- just look back about 20 entries
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robdid you md5 check your cd?
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now do i do that :s
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how do i kill something in 'top' within the terminal?
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kill -11 $pid
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would you help me ?
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i haven't ever used it, i just know what it is
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i just did a dist-upgrade from oneiric to precise. while it was installing, gnome-shell quit working. after it rebooted, lightdm starts in a bad mode, and keyboard and mouse don't work. what should i do?
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i think i had a similar problem, ended up apt-get installing lxde until i could reconfigure gnome-shell
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is there a way to remove livecd from the system running livecd ?
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tried an ubuntu live usb?
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oh hey, i am using xubuntu ... anyone know of any good samba clients?
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sadly the only samba client i've found was the crappy old xffm4 (xfsamba4)
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what is gallium support?
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gallium is a new way of writing drivers. it utilizes kms and the memory manager to take advantage of advanced gpu functionality
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exactly,what do you want to know?
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sorry but i was not talking to you
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what is the freaking super key on a pc?
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windows key i believe
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i loaded a bad ppa and now synaptic only starts long enough to report the error. how can i edit the repo list with synaptic closed?
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/etc/apt/sources.list?
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hi guys. i'm very very new to ubuntu, installed just an hour ago. could you please point me to the good storage of themes for ubuntu? thank you!
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art.gnome.org
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how can i tell wether a service is running ?
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ps -e | more
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what's the name of the program that creates ubuntu/deb packages from source code so you can uninstall them?
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checkinstall does that.
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how can i get to gnome application menu without the mouse?
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alt+f1
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how can i use 'ls' to display size of the overall contents of a directory.
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: man du
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do the instructions for creating a liveusb found at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download work for lubuntu?
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they should work with any .iso ubuntu version
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hi. i just installed kde with 'sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop,' but how do i remove gnome and all the gnome apps?
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http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde
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hi :d how can i concatenate the output of multiple commands into a file? i tried: (echo 'in;pu;sp1;!fs100;vs50;'; cat ${1%.*}.plt; echo 'pu;sp;in;pg;') > ${1%.*}.plt, but cat gives an error 'input file is output file' (that is the correct behaviour, i want to output to the same file that cat read)
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you need to output to a temp file, then move that back
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can a local ip only be from a range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255
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that depends on your subnet
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what is the password for sudo on livecd?
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there is no password ;p
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what's the command to start a daemon without rebooting?
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usually it will have some startup entry in /etc/init.d so you: sudo /etc/init.d/<scriptname> restart
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how can i set a locale which is different from the system language? i want my language to be english, but use european number and date formats (dd.mm.yyyy , etc)
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i did it step by step, choose english for language, german keyboard, later then other formats
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how can i, using metacity, have a window stay always on bottom?
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http://foosel.org/linux/devilspie, something like (if (is (application_name) 'tilda') (begin (below)))
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could anyone see anything wrong with this crontab? '0 4 * * * ntpdate 0.se.pool.ntp.org >/dev/null 2&>1' i added it like 3 mouths ago... now i run i manually and the time was wrong over 100 seconds. so the crontab apparently does not work.
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maybe you need the full path to ntpdate
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how do i go about taking a windows driver for a usb wireless card and use it on ubntu?
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ndiswrapper
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anyone have any experience with cell phone companies wireless broadband access cards??
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but don't quote me on that
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hello, i've acquired an ipod touch recently, i'm hating it thus far in windows with the restrictions itunes imposes, what are the linux alternatives like if any are worth doing?
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gtkpod
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is there a good place to ask about how to properly hock up a sata hard drive?
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kubuntu
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how can i turn list [[1,2], [2,3]] to [1,2,2,3] in python?
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you have to be registered and identified
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how do i install new icons in gnome
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just drag and drop onto the theme manager
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