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anyone here knows how to access encrypted home user folder from previous ubuntu installation? | start here http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7568/2/ not sure if that has what you want however |
you 'can' sure, you 'can' jump off a cliff too, if you wish, being able to do something and it being practical are not really mutually inclusive, soooo, i'd suggest instead to do a full-install wheneve possible | try this instead' yes janelle you can, but it's not recommended' see same thing, but much less rude |
what is the best way to browse ext2 partitions from windows ? | ext2fsd.sf.net |
am i right in noticing that the correct way to go on the eeepc (netbook) is to install default ubuntu and then the fixes, then netbook remix ? | there are much easier ways. |
hmm.. i'm getting this error when i dist-upgrade on my breezy: failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libs/libsndfile/libsndfile1_1.0.10-2_i386.deb md5sum mismatch | go ermove us. from the sources.list file. |
isnt there an update-rc.d command? | you must check the initab |
anyone know the syntax to allow grip to include the track numbers on the mp3's | that really in the manual, but my format string is: '%a-%d/%t-%a-%n.%x' |
sorry, how can i create a new account in evolution mail? i asked that once, i'm kinda blind | edit->preferences |
hi, i just very 'very' recently installed ubuntu. can anyone tell me how i should preform an app serch by keywords as i would in gentoo with the command emerge (for instance:$ emerge -s xmms); and if the listing in ubuntu carry along description of the programms contents. thank you in advance. | apt-cache search appname --holycow was the first to respond |
i noticed when grabbing the iso for ubuntu...there is just one. is it actually a one cd install...with the rest being a, 'net install'? (for lack of a better term?) | asin you download the additional pakages whjen you need them |
hi. how do i check to see which package installed a particular file? | dpkg -s /path/to/<file> |
anyone know a shiny desktop world clock that plays nice with gnome/ubuntu? | cairo-clock isgood |
howdy, ubuntuers! hows everyone today? | exelent! |
to install kde on ubuntu, do i need only to install via synaptic kde? | you might want kubuntu-desktop instead of kde |
i have aproblem installing edgy rc from live cd gui installer, is there atext based installer that i can use | it's a text based installer |
hi, will there by official support for nvidia optimus? | rpm packages are for red hat and similar systems, not for debian-derivatives like ubuntu. you might have some luck using 'alien' but it's not guaranteed. |
i just clicked on a google link that 'did a free virus scan'.. but that's not what the link said it was.. now the link says i've got all kinds of spyware.... what a joke! not possible.. http://antvirushelp.com/2009/1/_freescan.php?id=880461 | you can get this really good antivirus/antispyware disk from http://ubuntu.com |
assuming he/she knows the root passwd | i was assuming it was a local computer. but even if not, you'd want to do sudo bash, or sudo csh, etc. |
what is the predicted release date for ubuntu 11.10 anyone? | 04 is 4th month and at the end of the month |
do they have a linux version of that program at portforward.com? | just pf to the machine you want to use torrents on and not the other |
hey i tried asking this in #vmware but im not sure whether this is vmware specific or ubuntu, i get this when trying to network with vmware-player: 'the network bridge on device /dev/vmnet0 is temporarily down' help much much appreciated | maybe not applicable to your question, but have you looked at whether the open source kvm / qemu will work for you? |
quick question: i ahve a server install curently and would like to ionstall xubuntu over it, any simple way to do this? | apt-get install xubuntu-desktop |
one last question: does the 64 bit version of kubuntu only work on amd pocessors? | its just called amd64 because amd created the architecture first so they named it |
are broadcom wireless cards now supported?? | http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/ |
xchat .. when i accidently disconnect a channel (eg. #ubuntu) from the main window .. how do i reattach? | ctrl+i |
which firewall does ubuntu uses, and how can i get access to it ? | both may be accessed through the terminal |
i installed phpmyadmin and tried to go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin but it says 404 not found. can someone help me please? | please look at /usr/share/doc/phpmyadmin/ |
how can i unpack an ace-file | try installing unace :) |
if i had adobe flash 9 installed, and i instlalled flash 10 with a .deb package, how do i uninstall flash 9, which i installed through a binary? | you can install over it |
hi, which version should i download for core2quad q9300 processor for 64 bit support? | intel 'borrowed' amd's 64 bit architecture so they are the same thing |
or the new hardy heron? | what did you tell the update manager to do? update your distriubution? |
does ubuntu hoary come with shfs builtin the kernel? | shfs? |
i just put a blank dvd in my drive and am trying to use the built in ubuntu burn:/// window to burn one, however when i click write to disc it just says please insert a blank dvd. the drive works, i just burnt a dvd in windows yesterday, and i've tried 3 different dvds (including different brands). | have you tried using gnomebaker or k3b to burn with? |
what version? hardy? if hardy, then it will work. | is there any guide for that? |
i am trying to upgrade from gutsy to hardy... and it says i need to use the *.14 kernel instead of *.15 kernel to avoid it hanging... how do i choose which kernel to boot in grub and when/where? | /boot/grub//menu.lst |
i got kind of a fun, easy question. how do i add panels to my desktop? i removed it when i put on awn, so once i get rid of awn i'd like to use the original panel that comes with ubuntu in a fresh install | sudo debconf gnome-panel |
i'm having major gnome-session / profile issues. when i log in on my regular account, the splash screen comes up but the disk churns and churns and it never logs in. this started happening spontaneously. other accounts are unaffected. i tried clearing out .gnome2, .gconf, the works, but it still hangs and hangs on login. any ideas? | most likely the file it needs to log in is on a bad sector on the harddrive. |
i have a limited ram system. when i close any program it does not release all the ram. any way to do it manually? | pull the power cord |
how do i edit /etc/hostname? | with a text editor ? |
hey guys, any recommendations for a versioning backup tool in the repos? basically i want incremental/versioned backups from my webserver over ftp | graphics in them will be a bit of bloat though |
does anyone know how to get identified in xchat? some channels on this network says i need to be it in order to join them. | 'mc' -> midnight commander.. just get it.. :) theres also 'gentoo' and 'worker' and some others |
hello, how can i see systime in terminal mode ? | type 'date' ? |
hi, is there a gui to change languages? | system menu > admin > language support |
hello. does there exist any tool that can give you i/o statistics? something like top is in regards to cpu and memory | i think atop will do that |
anyone know how i can make thunderbird download mail every x number of mins? | if you go to the account preferences , in server configuration , its there |
hi, server's (not any user's) public key located? there is no private/public key in /root/.ssh/. i am using jaunty | look in /etc/ssh/ |
i am trying to install vmware tools, and i am being asked to install gcc, but i dont know what version i need, i guess it depends on my kernel version? what command console command tells me what kernel i am running? | the command to know your kernel version is uname -r (uname -a will give you more info), but the package you want to install is most propably build-essential |
hi, i am on hardy , when i tried to man open c function in the shell, it gave me the open command , not the function prototype, where can i get the open function prototype ? thanks | 'man -a open' |
does anyone know if the gnome package installs strictly gnome 3, or does it install gnome 3,2 etc? | apt-cache show gnome |
hello, how can i convert a youtube video into mp3 using linux. | use 'video downloadhelper' ...and addon for firefox ...it downloads and converts video from youtube |
i found the following xorg files : xorg.xonf, xorg.conf.fglrx-0, xorg.conf.fglrx-1, xorg.conf.fglrx-2 which one do i edit ?? | xorg.conf for x-configuration |
what is the package to install svn? | probably subversion |
is there anyway to make a desktop shortcut to firefox? | rightclick the entry in the menu, choose add to desktop |
hey all, i'm having an issue getting sound to work in virtualbox xp guest and my gutsy host. sounds works in both, just not at the same time. if i play a sound in the guest, it steals the sound and i'm unable to play sounds in the host. any ideas how to configure this to work? | but with other sound cards - onboard mostly - i've had to go the pulseaudio route. |
can i just copy a livecd to my filesystem to install, or do i need to do more? | you can use special tools to put the live cd direct onto a us disk so i dont see why not, you will need to do a lot of the stuff the installer does manually |
what is happening? | netsplit, an irc server delinked from the irc net. |
hiya. i wonder: is env 'path' used anywhere but the shell when it needs to autocomplete a file name ? | if you hit alt+f2 in gnome and type in uxterm, gnome will look through all directories in path for a file named uxterm, and run the first one it finds. |
what is the best gui program to make iso's?? | best is hard to say, i use k3b fine for it |
why does starting bit torrent kill my internet connection? | ifup ifdown |
how can i change the system tray icons? | tyhey reside in /usr/share/pixmaps |
why is 'i want to build my own kernel?' always answered with 'why do you want to build your own kernel?' ? | because some doesn't need to |
anyone know how i would go about making my wireless lan wlan0 instead of eth1, as it is now? | look into the ifrename command |
question (newb): i have installed ubuntu 8.10, setup user ect.. when i try to copy a file to /usr or /ect the permissions are set to only allow root. i know i can go to terminal and do sudo su (but i'm not so good with cli), but other than log-off log-on as root, is there a way in ubuntu gnome gui to give a user temp root privilages so i can copy my files?. | sorry: sudo -i |
hi, ubuntu can read fatx partition? | not as far is i have found |
can anyone help me get firestarter to autostart after reboot, i'm using ubuntu 8.04? | you don't actually need firestarter running for the firewall to run, but in case you want to, just add 'firestarter' command to your autostart section |
hey - i am having some stability and crashing problems with the gnome desktop that i installed on my ubuntu-server 8.04 installation. i am looking to add a faster and more stable gui. after research - xfce seems like what i will be going with. however, does anyone have recommendations for faster and more stable guis? | icewm |
hi, how do i show computer and trash icons on desktop? | its a setting in gconf-editor |
hello there i wanna know which pc-emulator is the best? i got an thinkpad so i have this intel cpu hardware supported emulation feature too. which fits best now and has a gui? qemu or vmware or whatelse? | install the package linux-headers-heneric |
anyone here able to print to a windows printer on their network? | dunno, i have the opposite problem. i've been trying to get the win box to print to my samba printer :) |
hi! how can i see a full list from 'top' command? it doesn't fill in my screen. | er, that command won't help. use top -b -n 1 |
does anyone know why nautilus would be so slow to browse my windows network? sometimes unresponsive. | slow reverse name resolution ? |
any suggestions for my situation? keyboard input gets deactivated when changing brightness from the function keys | your problem sounds like it would require some kind of keyboard remapping or something complicated to fix. so personally i would stick to work arounds. |
what is xchat?? i am new | one of many irc clients |
would like to install kde in terminal - what would i need to type in? | no is fine |
is there someone way to see the dependency of a package in advance of installing it? | man pages are your friend :-) |
does anyone know of a tool to put several jpgpics into a short movie? :) | check out the tovid thread on the forums |
hey how can i find ownership of files inside some directory ? for instant nobody under users home folder | find /path/to/dir -user nobody |
sorry, one more time: will running ktorrent in ubuntu make it look ugly? | it shouldn't |
hello. what's a fast way to close all windows on a workspace? | reset button |
how to stop ubuntu to write in my /etc/resolv.conf with a dhcp interface ? | try 'man dhclient.conf' - you can edit what it will do. |
i just came by here to see if anyone here would recommend a wirless access-point / router? | edimax makes good stuff |
how do i know with which option was my root filesystem mounted? | just use the command 'mount' -- it'll show you mounted filesystems including the options |
i just did sudo update-manager -p but i'm not sure wether i shouldn't have used --dist-upgrade, how can i check my dist version number? | lsb_release -r |
use something like partition magic and you can resize the partitions w/out any kinda of destruction to the existing data | partition magic can handle ext3 and swap? |
does anyone here know where to ask for donations ? our school teacher of math & physics just remained homeless, we found a house for him and we want to buy it, but we need some additional funding | look through the list of channels till you find one that fits |
hi guys, question. whats the best screen recorder (similar to fraps?) for ubuntu 9.1 | try recordmydesktop |
can tell me any kget like tool on ubuntu ? | you can use kget probably. d4x is a good download manager as well |
quick question: i need to delete files whose names match a pattern (specifically, starting with ._) from all subdirectories of a specified directory. is there a quick way to do that? | use of the 'find' command and its -exec option normally. |
tried to upgrade, overheated, i'm locked out of the system, i just need to get to a terminal any suggestions? | alternately boot to a livecd or liveusb and chroot |
hi all. long time suse user here. is there an ubuntu w/ kde version that can be run from a jumpdrive (usb drive)? to test? | .org |
anyone know an oss tool to mass convert bmp images to png ? | convert in package imagemagick |
i konw there is a program to automatically install stuff for ubuntu called automatix, and there is also another program that does something similiar, i was wondering what the other program is | the other one is easyubuntu |
what's the best snes emulator for linux? | sudo apt-get install zsnes ;) |
is there any place to get ubuntu on a floppy? | download a smart boot manager image, write it to a floppy and use that to boot the cd |
hi, where is keep unity root password ? | your user password is never stored anywhere |
anyone know of a more kde-centric program like grip? | try 'kaudiocreator' |
hello. has anyone ever got a sata drive to work with ubuntu? | using 2 right now |
just installed karmic but the sound is not working.. can someone help? | also make sure you have the volume turned up from upper right corner, by default it is set to zero |
can anyone tell me how to set an archive password in archive managr? | i used to have the same problem, then i use unrar from terminal,but forgot now |
hey i was wondering if there's a way of disabling the startup sounds.. i went to the 'system->preferences->sound' and it doesn't show any in use... but everytime i reboot i relogin | system -> admin -> loginscreen -> (tab) accesibility |
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