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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

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