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what is the package name of the java plugin for firefox?	apt-cache search j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin
how do i force eject the cd rom dirver... the button doesn't open the drive and ubuntu say's there probably isn't a cd in the drive, but there is	you probably need to umount it. if not, you can always just reboot
my downloaded .iso has correct checksum and i've successfully burned to a cd but when i try to install it, i see the ubuntu trademark for a while before i see the error: 'can not mount /dev/loop0' > i googled but found no answer yet. someone pls help me?	i had that problem with a xubuntu 1004 cd i burnt, never did figure it out, ended up burning it again at 8x speed and it worked.
installing ubuntu on a system with no cd/disk drive, i switched the harddrive out into a system with cd drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the hd to its orig system x won't start	probably because your x configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg you can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer
is there any tool that will tell what all connections are made to my system. even when i dont do anything something is chewing through my bandwidth. want to find out which one is the culprit.	sorry iftop
what shortcut will terminate the active application?	panel -> rightclick + add to panel -> force quit
anyone recommend an ftp server to use in linux?	gftp if you are using gnome
to leave the channel and come back later ( i have to reboot for a test), what should i do?	you can just reboot - that will close the client ... and later you start it again
hello, can someone tell me how i can handle a .bin and .cue file on ubuntu?	use gnomebaker
how can i figure out which /dev/hd* are hds?	wants to see which /dev/hd* is a hd and which is an optical drive ?
hey how can i disable audio? as far as i know, this computer doesn't have a sound card. but when mplayer starts it tries to get to the card and will just keep trying, and any browser plugin for movies i tried always errors out - which i think is related to trying to get at audio.	sorry, start mplayer with the '-ao null' option
hi, is there a linux app that can read chm-files (you know, those windoze help files)?	gnochm
how to use regexps in ettercap?	but ettercap -e
any of you know a nice way to move my /home to a different partition ?	log out of everything, control-alt-f2, log in, sudo cp -a /home /newpartition/ ; sudo mv /home/ /home-old ; sudo mount /dev/hdc1 /home
hey all. i just got an hp officejet 5610 for christmas. it prints fine, but xsane doesn't detect it as a scanner. i also don't know how to set it up as a fax in openoffice. after i follow the fax config settings, it asks for a command line to communicate with my device. i don't know where to find/learn this... any help is appreciated.	a lot, but not all, of the hp scanners are supported by sane. check their site for a list.
uhm, how do i change my sources again, i cant find anything with apt-get as it is.	sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
hey, i'm trying to install a custom rom on my android phone, and i'm finding a lot of guides for windows but none for ubuntu. can anyone point me in the right direction?	i would assume it'll be similar for your phone, possibly with a differnt udev rule
could anyone tell me how i can install firefox 2 on my jaunty system?	what kind of a web app?
how can i change the master volume in command line, please ? (i want it for a script, thus can't use stuff like alsamixer)	amixer
how can i change the behavior of gnome such that when i double click a window's title bar it doesnt maximize, but instead 'rolls up' (windowblind style)?	at the menu...
nvidia drivers..that reminds me is there a video driver that will let me set dual monitors?	http://www.ubuntugeek.com/dual-monitors-with-nvidia.html
anyone know of a download resuming tool? i liked netvampire on windows, but it doesn't work very well in wine :)	d4x
is it possible to create a link to an application with commandline parameters? i want to tell blender to open in a certain way	use a shell script is one way
pythondas: because you want a separate file system, you need swap and a separate home. that's why	why not just say 'stuff' instead of swearing (it's still swearing even if it's obfuscated)
how can i upgrade linux-image-386 and linux-restricted-modules-386? i keep getting 'the following packages have been kept back'	sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
anyone know how i would go about having a wireless machine log on to the network prior to a user logging in?	if networkmanager won't do that, use ifupdown for network-configuration
how can i check the size of a usb drive through terminal?	if its mounted you can check via df -h
how to prevent apt from upgrading firefox(-3.5) package while installing ff 3.6 (mozilla-ppa)?	would aptitude pinning work for you ?
if i have a laptop with vga-out (intel integrated graphics card) is it possible to set up a multi-display - like have a separate desktop on each monitor???	no the vga is a dump of your lappy screen...
does anyone know how smartd works? i've got it running, but i can't seem to find any output that it generates... (i've used smartctl before though)	it probably outputs to syslogh
how do i shut off the slapping of the bongos @ login screen?	delete /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/desktop-login.ogg
hi, i have conected laptop and tv via hdmi. at first i just plug in the cable and picture shows on tv but now when i plug in it happens nothing	- type at the keyboard to wake the laptop up?
hey anyone know a channel to discuss computer components?	or you can just pm me
if a program was made for kde - like 'kturtle' from the add/remove apps - does that mean i shouldn't use it in ubuntu?	you may use it, but it will use a few more resources if kde libs aren't loaded for any other reason
where is wimrc file by default located?	probably ~/.wimrc
there's no ubuntu for sparc huh? ^_^	you got me there
hmm.. amsn does seem to take up a lot of resources, doesn't it	bitlbee does, i believe, if you like irc
how can i find out where is my cdrom driver?	dmesg \| grep cd <- should show you what device its on, and then mount it manually
is there a way to keep broken parts of rar archives together. like i have 4 parts of one rar archive and the 4 th is broken. how can i extract the other 3 without them getting deleted.	check out the -kb flag to unrar (man unrar)
what does 'is department' mean in the following sentence: 'the backend used is configurable by the system administrator. this is a valuable feature for is departments managing large numbers of computers.'?	information systems
hi, does anyone know whether the sinowal trojan affects linux boxes?	according to http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-psw_w32_sinowal_cp.shtml, sinowal appears to only affect win32 systems.
gnome-display-properties, is telling me, when i try to switch resolutions on my dual screen setup. 'monitor resolution settings has detected that the virtual resolution must be set in your configuration file in order to apply your settings' although it will do it automatically for me.. it messes it up. how can i edit the config file myself?	scp host:file .
how do i open a locked folder? it's actually etc/vpnc i need to tweak the .conf file	sudo nano ..file
hey guys, could you recommend a good reader to read .epub files?	calibre
hello...i had to completely clear out my home directory, is there a place that i could copy back the default ubuntu .bashrc back from?	this are the ones copied when a user is created
at this point your best bet is flash	doing development for flash isn't as good for linux i have heard, so i should probably not use it?
where can i get the key for a repository in ppa.launchpad.net?	i think 'gpg --delete-key 4e5e17b5'
could someone tell me what program is running in the console here: http://news.cnet.com/2300-1001_3-6247274-2.html?tag=mncol	i think that's midnight commander.
[gnome, metacity] ich habe some configuration changes using gconf-edit. when do they become effective? do i have to ctrl+alt+backspace?	you could try that it should work or restart the system
how do i choose gcc 3.4, since the kernel is not compiled with gcc 4.0	as long as you have installed gcc-3.4 you can temporarily use 'export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4'
question could someone zip up there /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin folder and send upload it somewhere so i can download it i kind of messed mine up.	dpkg -s /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin will show you which package it comes from, reinstall that package and you'll get it back.
has anyone managed to setup a built in ricoh card reader yet ?	smp is only if you have dual-processors or hyperthreading. so linux-686.
does anyone know if there is an ubuntu package for openfire jabber server software?	http://planet.jabber.org/ should help you out for jabbet server needs for ubuntu.
hi all! simple question: how to check how old is the system (when it was installed)?	sudo head -c 15 /var/log/installer/syslog;echo
i was wondering does ubuntu server have the option to netboot network computers with custom boot images or just ubuntu?	as far as i know, you can boot whatever you'd like.
i have two computers here running ubuntu, both with wireless cards. how can i connect them to use one of them as a slave device for its hard drive? i want to be able to backup files and drag-drop as if it were just an external hard drive.	have you thought about making a samba serve?
does it not matter where the -phigh goes? thought it was in the middle	i have tried it both ways
is breezy still a big no-no or is it fair game for brave folks?	http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2005-august/009741.html
what package do i need to install for identd to work?	why do you need ident?
my microphone in ubuntu doesn't work, how can i troubleshoot it??	double-click the volume icon and ensure the microphone is not muted.
what the heck... i cannot do a dashletterr... it comes out dashare... why?	most likely spelling correction in your client. i believe xchat corrects 'r' and 'u' by default?
hi guys, does this channel support the alternate (ltsp) aspect of ubuntu as well or is there another channel i can be redirected to? - thanks.	add your username to the proxy group
anyone know of a <512mb bootable distro that i can use to securely erase partitions?	darik's boot and nuke
hi, bit of a newbie, how do i install programs that are .tar.gz?	tar -xvf <tar file>
how to you connect to a port with ssh?	ssh -p 1022 host
hi.. anyone can access sourceforge.net?	nope, it's still dead
question. i'm trying to figure out what package mdcfg is in?	try packages.ubuntu.com
hi there, i want to install test3 - i have a software (mdadm) raid5 array and wish the installation to set it up for me so that when i boot after install its mounted - do i use the normal iso or the alternative?	i think no matter what you use, you should setup the raid by yourself
hi, how can i get a list of packages that contain a certain string on command line?	apt-cache search ;)
hey guys, how do i find out exactly the repo that i got a particular apt package from?	satate the original problem
what's ubuntus equivalent to windows winamp?	beep-media-player (bmp) or xmms
can anyone help with networking?	you are welcome ;)
whats the best app to defrag ntfs and fat32 mounts? on 11.04	you must use windows defrag to defrag ntfs/fat32 partitions.
is it possible to change transparency in gnome-terminal via keyboard shortcut? for the life of me i can't find it if there is.	you could use ccsm to setup shortcuts for it.. or use the super-mouse-wheel (i think)
why does chromium get installed when i remove firefox and vice versa????? i only want chrome	maybe you have a package that depends on one or the other?
so, you al sysadmins in here, how can a web developer with all the web jargon to learn find time to learn of all bash commands as well lol	http://tldp.org/ldp/abs/html/
hi everyone. i used usermod and forgot to add -a, removing myself from the sudoers group. im using linux mint, and was never prompted to set a root password. however, i'm being asked for one when i try to log in in recovery mode as per google search. how can i gain access?	best bet it to use a livecd and chroot in
people this update-manager is really really annoying. kind of reminds me of windows. how can i switch it off completely so that it doesn't start on reboot?	try to check /etc/rc2.d
on two installations of breezy on different hardware, the desktop has tended to lock. probbaly when programs try to use sound system. on another, no such trouble. has this problem been diagnosed and documented?	what about disabling sound? does that solve the issue reliably?
corrected: what does /tmp/orbit-username serve?? can i delete it? because after i issue netstat -lp i find a whole lot of entries from there.	well, it is in /tmp, so blowing em away won't hurt. just kill the ones from older sessions, to be safe
how do i kill a process that won't go away using 'killall 'processname' '?	sudo kill -9 pid (pid = process id)
how do i lease/renew my ip in linux?	dhclient [interface]
hey. seting up a desktop machine here, and need some neat program for handeling pictures taken with my camera. i've looked a bit at googles picasa2. are there any other options? :)	f-spot
how can i get my ide hard drives to work? i'm using sata, but want to recover from the ide hard drives. when i try a livecd and with the hard drive connected by the ide thing and the power supply, the hard drive is not recognized	i found with two hard drives the live cd would only see one of them had to use the alternate cd to see both
hi, is there any wysiwyg web creation program on ubuntu?	try kompozer
hi guys, just a qucik question on the script openvpn bridge-start / stop. i am a bit confused as to where i should put them. i have put them in /etc/init.d/bridge	you added them to the proper runlevel as a service? if not you may just want to start them from /etc/rc.local
what program to edit pdf files?	scribus is a good one
all i need to know is how to change my eff'ing places tab at the top i dont need more people making fun of me! or my name on irc	whatever you put in the left side pane in your file browser goes in there
what command would i run to check if my swap is on?	man swapon
firefox only starts in fullscreen mode, so i cant resize the window, i have to close it via xkill - any ideas?	f11 ?
is there a way to check which processor is in my laptop from ubuntu?	: lshw
i use ubuntu on an old laptop, and it seems to be very slow, is there anything i can do to speed it up?	try lubuntu instead
of course, bittorrent does tend to max out my network bandwidth, i was thinking i might be hitting some kind of threshold, buffer overflow, something like that	i know its all preference, but try out deluge, if you like utorrent style clients, deluge torrent is what your after, i personally hate transmission and doesnt ever seem to work right for me
does ubuntu support peap? it's some obscure authentication for wifi.	feisty supports peap out of the box (with wpa_supplicant)
how do i back up my email settings for evolution? i tried making a tarball of .evolution, but it lost my rules and different mailbox accounts	evolution saves stuff in ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/ , too
what boot option to unmask vfat? unmask= something :s :p forgetful	similar but better than umask
i'm doing some testing that requires me to change the kernel boot options. after booting i want to double check that used the correct options. what command do i use to list the current kernel options in use?	cat /proc/cmdline
how, whats the default permission-set for a file? (digits)	644 unless it's executable then its 755
how can i change the default scrollbar style? on this laptop with ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what i'm used to. on another laptop with ubuntu 11.04 and now running gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. i do not like this style of scrolling. i want to change it. i do not see option to change it within appearance preferences including when	sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0
when i boot into recovery mode, how do i log in as a normal user?	init 3

what is the package name of the java plugin for firefox?

apt-cache search j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin

how do i force eject the cd rom dirver... the button doesn't open the drive and ubuntu say's there probably isn't a cd in the drive, but there is

you probably need to umount it. if not, you can always just reboot

my downloaded .iso has correct checksum and i've successfully burned to a cd but when i try to install it, i see the ubuntu trademark for a while before i see the error: 'can not mount /dev/loop0' > i googled but found no answer yet. someone pls help me?

i had that problem with a xubuntu 1004 cd i burnt, never did figure it out, ended up burning it again at 8x speed and it worked.

installing ubuntu on a system with no cd/disk drive, i switched the harddrive out into a system with cd drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the hd to its orig system x won't start

probably because your x configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg you can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer

is there any tool that will tell what all connections are made to my system. even when i dont do anything something is chewing through my bandwidth. want to find out which one is the culprit.

sorry iftop

what shortcut will terminate the active application?

panel -> rightclick + add to panel -> force quit

anyone recommend an ftp server to use in linux?

gftp if you are using gnome

to leave the channel and come back later ( i have to reboot for a test), what should i do?

you can just reboot - that will close the client ... and later you start it again

hello, can someone tell me how i can handle a .bin and .cue file on ubuntu?

use gnomebaker

how can i figure out which /dev/hd* are hds?

wants to see which /dev/hd* is a hd and which is an optical drive ?

hey how can i disable audio? as far as i know, this computer doesn't have a sound card. but when mplayer starts it tries to get to the card and will just keep trying, and any browser plugin for movies i tried always errors out - which i think is related to trying to get at audio.

sorry, start mplayer with the '-ao null' option

hi, is there a linux app that can read chm-files (you know, those windoze help files)?

gnochm

how to use regexps in ettercap?

but ettercap -e

any of you know a nice way to move my /home to a different partition ?

log out of everything, control-alt-f2, log in, sudo cp -a /home /newpartition/ ; sudo mv /home/ /home-old ; sudo mount /dev/hdc1 /home

hey all. i just got an hp officejet 5610 for christmas. it prints fine, but xsane doesn't detect it as a scanner. i also don't know how to set it up as a fax in openoffice. after i follow the fax config settings, it asks for a command line to communicate with my device. i don't know where to find/learn this... any help is appreciated.

a lot, but not all, of the hp scanners are supported by sane. check their site for a list.

uhm, how do i change my sources again, i cant find anything with apt-get as it is.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

hey, i'm trying to install a custom rom on my android phone, and i'm finding a lot of guides for windows but none for ubuntu. can anyone point me in the right direction?

i would assume it'll be similar for your phone, possibly with a differnt udev rule

could anyone tell me how i can install firefox 2 on my jaunty system?

what kind of a web app?

how can i change the master volume in command line, please ? (i want it for a script, thus can't use stuff like alsamixer)

amixer

how can i change the behavior of gnome such that when i double click a window's title bar it doesnt maximize, but instead 'rolls up' (windowblind style)?

at the menu...

nvidia drivers..that reminds me is there a video driver that will let me set dual monitors?

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/dual-monitors-with-nvidia.html

anyone know of a download resuming tool? i liked netvampire on windows, but it doesn't work very well in wine :)

d4x

is it possible to create a link to an application with commandline parameters? i want to tell blender to open in a certain way

use a shell script is one way

pythondas: because you want a separate file system, you need swap and a separate home. that's why

why not just say 'stuff' instead of swearing (it's still swearing even if it's obfuscated)

how can i upgrade linux-image-386 and linux-restricted-modules-386? i keep getting 'the following packages have been kept back'

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

anyone know how i would go about having a wireless machine log on to the network prior to a user logging in?

if networkmanager won't do that, use ifupdown for network-configuration

how can i check the size of a usb drive through terminal?

if its mounted you can check via df -h

how to prevent apt from upgrading firefox(-3.5) package while installing ff 3.6 (mozilla-ppa)?

would aptitude pinning work for you ?

if i have a laptop with vga-out (intel integrated graphics card) is it possible to set up a multi-display - like have a separate desktop on each monitor???

no the vga is a dump of your lappy screen...

does anyone know how smartd works? i've got it running, but i can't seem to find any output that it generates... (i've used smartctl before though)

it probably outputs to syslogh

how do i shut off the slapping of the bongos @ login screen?

delete /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/desktop-login.ogg

hi, i have conected laptop and tv via hdmi. at first i just plug in the cable and picture shows on tv but now when i plug in it happens nothing

- type at the keyboard to wake the laptop up?

hey anyone know a channel to discuss computer components?

or you can just pm me

if a program was made for kde - like 'kturtle' from the add/remove apps - does that mean i shouldn't use it in ubuntu?

you may use it, but it will use a few more resources if kde libs aren't loaded for any other reason

where is wimrc file by default located?

probably ~/.wimrc

there's no ubuntu for sparc huh? ^_^

you got me there

hmm.. amsn does seem to take up a lot of resources, doesn't it

bitlbee does, i believe, if you like irc

how can i find out where is my cdrom driver?

dmesg | grep cd <- should show you what device its on, and then mount it manually

is there a way to keep broken parts of rar archives together. like i have 4 parts of one rar archive and the 4 th is broken. how can i extract the other 3 without them getting deleted.

check out the -kb flag to unrar (man unrar)

what does 'is department' mean in the following sentence: 'the backend used is configurable by the system administrator. this is a valuable feature for is departments managing large numbers of computers.'?

information systems

hi, does anyone know whether the sinowal trojan affects linux boxes?

according to http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-psw_w32_sinowal_cp.shtml, sinowal appears to only affect win32 systems.

gnome-display-properties, is telling me, when i try to switch resolutions on my dual screen setup. 'monitor resolution settings has detected that the virtual resolution must be set in your configuration file in order to apply your settings' although it will do it automatically for me.. it messes it up. how can i edit the config file myself?

scp host:file .

how do i open a locked folder? it's actually etc/vpnc i need to tweak the .conf file

sudo nano ..file

hey guys, could you recommend a good reader to read .epub files?

calibre

hello...i had to completely clear out my home directory, is there a place that i could copy back the default ubuntu .bashrc back from?

this are the ones copied when a user is created

at this point your best bet is flash

doing development for flash isn't as good for linux i have heard, so i should probably not use it?

where can i get the key for a repository in ppa.launchpad.net?

i think 'gpg --delete-key 4e5e17b5'

could someone tell me what program is running in the console here: http://news.cnet.com/2300-1001_3-6247274-2.html?tag=mncol

i think that's midnight commander.

[gnome, metacity] ich habe some configuration changes using gconf-edit. when do they become effective? do i have to ctrl+alt+backspace?

you could try that it should work or restart the system

how do i choose gcc 3.4, since the kernel is not compiled with gcc 4.0

as long as you have installed gcc-3.4 you can temporarily use 'export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4'

question could someone zip up there /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin folder and send upload it somewhere so i can download it i kind of messed mine up.

dpkg -s /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin will show you which package it comes from, reinstall that package and you'll get it back.

has anyone managed to setup a built in ricoh card reader yet ?

smp is only if you have dual-processors or hyperthreading. so linux-686.

does anyone know if there is an ubuntu package for openfire jabber server software?

http://planet.jabber.org/ should help you out for jabbet server needs for ubuntu.

hi all! simple question: how to check how old is the system (when it was installed)?

sudo head -c 15 /var/log/installer/syslog;echo

i was wondering does ubuntu server have the option to netboot network computers with custom boot images or just ubuntu?

as far as i know, you can boot whatever you'd like.

i have two computers here running ubuntu, both with wireless cards. how can i connect them to use one of them as a slave device for its hard drive? i want to be able to backup files and drag-drop as if it were just an external hard drive.

have you thought about making a samba serve?

does it not matter where the -phigh goes? thought it was in the middle

i have tried it both ways

is breezy still a big no-no or is it fair game for brave folks?

http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2005-august/009741.html

what package do i need to install for identd to work?

why do you need ident?

my microphone in ubuntu doesn't work, how can i troubleshoot it??

double-click the volume icon and ensure the microphone is not muted.

what the heck... i cannot do a dashletterr... it comes out dashare... why?

most likely spelling correction in your client. i believe xchat corrects 'r' and 'u' by default?

hi guys, does this channel support the alternate (ltsp) aspect of ubuntu as well or is there another channel i can be redirected to? - thanks.

add your username to the proxy group

anyone know of a <512mb bootable distro that i can use to securely erase partitions?

darik's boot and nuke

hi, bit of a newbie, how do i install programs that are .tar.gz?

tar -xvf <tar file>

how to you connect to a port with ssh?

ssh -p 1022 host

hi.. anyone can access sourceforge.net?

nope, it's still dead

question. i'm trying to figure out what package mdcfg is in?

try packages.ubuntu.com

hi there, i want to install test3 - i have a software (mdadm) raid5 array and wish the installation to set it up for me so that when i boot after install its mounted - do i use the normal iso or the alternative?

i think no matter what you use, you should setup the raid by yourself

hi, how can i get a list of packages that contain a certain string on command line?

apt-cache search ;)

hey guys, how do i find out exactly the repo that i got a particular apt package from?

satate the original problem

what's ubuntus equivalent to windows winamp?

beep-media-player (bmp) or xmms

can anyone help with networking?

you are welcome ;)

whats the best app to defrag ntfs and fat32 mounts? on 11.04

you must use windows defrag to defrag ntfs/fat32 partitions.

is it possible to change transparency in gnome-terminal via keyboard shortcut? for the life of me i can't find it if there is.

you could use ccsm to setup shortcuts for it.. or use the super-mouse-wheel (i think)

why does chromium get installed when i remove firefox and vice versa????? i only want chrome

maybe you have a package that depends on one or the other?

so, you al sysadmins in here, how can a web developer with all the web jargon to learn find time to learn of all bash commands as well lol

http://tldp.org/ldp/abs/html/

hi everyone. i used usermod and forgot to add -a, removing myself from the sudoers group. im using linux mint, and was never prompted to set a root password. however, i'm being asked for one when i try to log in in recovery mode as per google search. how can i gain access?

best bet it to use a livecd and chroot in

people this update-manager is really really annoying. kind of reminds me of windows. how can i switch it off completely so that it doesn't start on reboot?

try to check /etc/rc2.d

on two installations of breezy on different hardware, the desktop has tended to lock. probbaly when programs try to use sound system. on another, no such trouble. has this problem been diagnosed and documented?

what about disabling sound? does that solve the issue reliably?

corrected: what does /tmp/orbit-username serve?? can i delete it? because after i issue netstat -lp i find a whole lot of entries from there.

well, it is in /tmp, so blowing em away won't hurt. just kill the ones from older sessions, to be safe

how do i kill a process that won't go away using 'killall 'processname' '?

sudo kill -9 pid (pid = process id)

how do i lease/renew my ip in linux?

dhclient [interface]

hey. seting up a desktop machine here, and need some neat program for handeling pictures taken with my camera. i've looked a bit at googles picasa2. are there any other options? :)

f-spot

how can i get my ide hard drives to work? i'm using sata, but want to recover from the ide hard drives. when i try a livecd and with the hard drive connected by the ide thing and the power supply, the hard drive is not recognized

i found with two hard drives the live cd would only see one of them had to use the alternate cd to see both

hi, is there any wysiwyg web creation program on ubuntu?

try kompozer

hi guys, just a qucik question on the script openvpn bridge-start / stop. i am a bit confused as to where i should put them. i have put them in /etc/init.d/bridge

you added them to the proper runlevel as a service? if not you may just want to start them from /etc/rc.local

what program to edit pdf files?

scribus is a good one

all i need to know is how to change my eff'ing places tab at the top i dont need more people making fun of me! or my name on irc

whatever you put in the left side pane in your file browser goes in there

what command would i run to check if my swap is on?

man swapon

firefox only starts in fullscreen mode, so i cant resize the window, i have to close it via xkill - any ideas?

f11 ?

is there a way to check which processor is in my laptop from ubuntu?

: lshw

i use ubuntu on an old laptop, and it seems to be very slow, is there anything i can do to speed it up?

try lubuntu instead

of course, bittorrent does tend to max out my network bandwidth, i was thinking i might be hitting some kind of threshold, buffer overflow, something like that

i know its all preference, but try out deluge, if you like utorrent style clients, deluge torrent is what your after, i personally hate transmission and doesnt ever seem to work right for me

does ubuntu support peap? it's some obscure authentication for wifi.

feisty supports peap out of the box (with wpa_supplicant)

how do i back up my email settings for evolution? i tried making a tarball of .evolution, but it lost my rules and different mailbox accounts

evolution saves stuff in ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/ , too

what boot option to unmask vfat? unmask= something :s :p forgetful

similar but better than umask

i'm doing some testing that requires me to change the kernel boot options. after booting i want to double check that used the correct options. what command do i use to list the current kernel options in use?

cat /proc/cmdline

how, whats the default permission-set for a file? (digits)

644 unless it's executable then its 755

how can i change the default scrollbar style? on this laptop with ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what i'm used to. on another laptop with ubuntu 11.04 and now running gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. i do not like this style of scrolling. i want to change it. i do not see option to change it within appearance preferences including when

sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0

when i boot into recovery mode, how do i log in as a normal user?

init 3