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isnt there a command to run in terminal from ubuntu live session to get rid of grub? | sfdisk or just 'sudo dd if=/dev/sdx of=mbr.img count=1' |
how do i search with apt-get for packages already installed on my system? | you can use aptitude |
ok..i need help anyone know how to convert .ogg file video codec theora..? i'm super confused | try avidemux |
i have an encrypted home directory and need to put my 'authorized_keys' file in the unmounted .ssh folder. how do i best do this? | if your user isn't logged in using that home dir, it'll be unencrypted. so put the authorized_keys on a flash drive, boot from a live cd, and drop it in place |
howto auto record the all display of 'sudo apt-get upgrade' ? | if you run 'script output.txt' then run whatever commands you want, then type 'exit' everything that happened in between will be logged in output.txt |
i need some help and google is letting me down. i did a default install of ubuntu with wubi and all is good except it split the loopback into 2 5 gig partitions and the /root is full. is tehre anyway to get some of the other 5 gigs from /boot? gparted seems to only work on physical drives so i am at a loss | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/wubiguide 8.9 |
how do i tell which version my libgpod is at? | dpkg -l libgpod |
anybody has /boot in a separated partition than /? i need a menu.lst with that configuration | they do that standard. |
how can how can i order a view on evolution so see mailing list subjects ordered as mailing list thread order? thanks! | hit <ctrl> t |
hi, i'm trying to mount an ext3-formatted usb drive which i usually serve through samba. when i mount it directly to my laptop the special characters (umlauts) in filenames become question marks and the kde complains it can't find the file (although it is there). anyone know how to resolve this issue? | http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1259776.html |
is that like stereo mix in windows? | it's how you get to the actual settings for the card rather than the pulseaudio volume controll |
is ext4 safe for a backup drive? | ext4 |
what is the difference between libre office and openoffice.org? | very little, really |
is there a way to invoke firefox on an url to make it appear in a new window instead of a tab? | http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2008/01/03/more-command-line-firefox-tips/ |
anyone know how to install styles under fluxbox? the wiki has dead links... :( | in your home folder :) |
anyone know the name of that new flash-plugin(other than adobe and gnash) in 8.04? | swfdec? |
as i'm trying to watch movies with kaffeine, it gets so slow that almost i can count the frames but the jumped ones? my graphic drivers are installed correctly. what will i do to solve this (hi again..=)) | then which player would play subtitles better? |
how to install kde3 on ubuntu (not kubuntu) 8.10 ? | i believe there is a kde3 repo, but am not certain :) |
hi all! i am very new to linux and ubuntu. i have a dual display setup and i was wandering if someone could tell me how to rotate one of the screens 180 degrees and make it 'expand' my desktop? i went into system->administrator->screens & graphics, but it only shows the external monitor (laptop) with its max resolution and the other screen's menu is grayed out. when i click on it it shows | i am a noob to and i think that teh muli-monitor support is on its way |
when will ubuntu be used instead of microsoft windows? | http://www.ubuntulinux.org/community/participate |
can someone recommend a good bash scripting tutorial? | http://mywiki.wooledge.org/bashguide |
what does this line mean? `ln -s ../bivailable/gitto ./milow' | actually, the other way around ;) |
does anyone know of a daemon similar to gnome-volume-manager | ivman |
i've got this big problem with outkafe and ubuntu 64 libraries http://forum.ubuntu-it.org/index.php?topic=83945.0 | you have a libs problem; the libraries you have are 64bits while the application is 32bits |
i just installed ubuntu and for some reason i wasn't asked for keyboard language, i believe its set to an american keyboard now and i've got a swedish one. i went to preferences > keyboard, layouts tab, and removed the american layout and added the swedish one, but it didn\t help, the keys are still wrong. any ideas? | dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg |
hi i remember there was a way to see the path of the executable you were running for example i type java in bash, how do i know were the java bin is located? | also ls -l /path/given/by/which to check for symlinks and such, if you were that curiuos. |
what's the command to show which files belong to a package? | ah, misread your question |
hello. does anyone know the path for rythm box? | whereis rhythmbox |
okay question, when using rm in the console there is nothing like the trash basket as under gnome or kde? | if it was a file installed by a package, you could reinstall that package (after finding it) |
hi! when installing ubuntu 8.10 on the acer aspire one a110l, is it possible to use two sd cards for swap and /home, respectively? | sure, just stick to the manual partitioning, if you're familiar with that |
suntsu> when i try with gedit i got 'could not save the file', can i force it? | iconv |
if i just installed windows 7, should i restore grub1, then upgrade to grub2, or just install grub2? | reinstall gub |
hey how can i change my installs computer-name? | reboot. |
how can i add more locales to the locales supported list? | system -> preferences -> language support |
why does the seamonkey-gui allow me to sign my own personal key(s)? is it a bug, or is there some kind of purpose with this i don't grasp? | because your old key was trusted at some level so you signing your new key transfers that trust |
how do i enable 5.1 my vlc shows theres only mono and stereo, | http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/ |
does anyone know how i can do a printscreen? i am quite new to ubuntu :) | applications-->accessories-->print screen |
i need some help installing some drivers. anyone out there can help me? | just ask |
please someone help ubuntu has gone cappot, when i log in i dont get anything just a grey screen, no menu, no apps nothing, right click dont function just a grey empty screen no gnome. right now i logged as terminal failsafe. please help fixing this problem, i dont want to do clean install? | have you tried failsafe gnome? |
any tips as to how to measure the bandwidth used by irc? | maybe use iptraf |
is there a gui like app for scp kinda like winscp for linux? | gftp can do scp |
through some strange circumstances, my /etc/apt/sources.list has been wiped. can anyone tell me the code to type in to get some basic packages from the official repos? i'm running i386, unsure of my version, but i have access to a tty. | http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/wzm6gh0z |
how do i figure out what kind of machine i am running on through a unix comand? | lspci -vv or lshw |
hello everyone. can i have the link for compatibilities and ubuntu? i just got a lenovo thinkpad t61 series with nvidia quadro nvs 140m except it has win vista... | try https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupport/ |
good evening! one of my major problems running exclusively ubuntu on the laptop is office2007 files. i know crossover is capable of installing office2003 and f i am not mistaken ms offers something to make office2003 to open office2007 or something of this sort. my q: would it be possble to install office2003 thru crossover office and then install that tool of ms? thanks | probably, something i would look at the xover office site for |
is there a default root password for hoary 386 livecd ? | you use sudo, it works without password |
i tried to install an nvidia driver, and it said i needed to run it as root, how would i do that? | sudo -su? |
quick question... is it possible to set up raid-5 on ubuntu without touching command line? similiar to disk manager on windows? | i do not think that wqould work |
hi, can anyone tell me where to find my icons in hardy? | anything in /usr/share/icons ? |
how can i 'customize' the name of 'desktop' folder? | try looking in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs |
when installing ubuntu via wubi, will wubi disable hibernation for the windows os or the ubuntu os, or both? | most likely for ubuntu since you may or may not get the change to create a swap partition (which is essential for hibernation on linux) |
anyone know if there's a way to install ubuntu from a usbkey? :) | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromusbstick |
how would i find out the dimensions of my desktop (in pixels)? | system>preferences>display |
question. i tried to drop a couple apps on my left hand toolbar. they didn't stick but spaces were created. now theres spaces i can't seem to get rid of. anyone know how to remove them? | tried myunity for that? |
how is it hmm? | in 9.04, because they don't have a proper kernel for it, and so people can for example get a lockup issue when deleting big files, and so on |
is it possible to resize my swap partition? | boot knoppix for example |
how do i discover what soundcard my laptop has so i can effectively google for ways to fix it not muting when plugging in my headphones? | lspci would be a good first place to look |
i've installed java 6, but 'java -version' still comes up with 4.1.2.4; how can i fix this? | sudo update-alternatives --config java |
does anyone know where the screen savers are stored? i'd like to edit the source, if i can find them. | 'sudo apt-get source xscreensaver' will get the source to screeensaver in the current directory, so you can work from there |
is there a lightweight gmail client? | thunderbird |
how do i determine the filesystem of a partition? | fdisk -l... gparted.. lots of tools to do it |
hello how do i install a sertan version of a program ? (con sol) | sudo apt-get install packagename=versionnumber |
hello everyone, is it possible to get the new gaim (pidgin) on ubuntu 6.06? | find it at getdeb.net , works and installs fine |
what's the easiest way to burn an .iso in ubuntu? | -- i installed kb3 and it worked well |
hi *. i would like to backup my rood directory. would something like this work 'cp -a * /mnt/tmp' ? | :http://psychocats.s465.sureserver.com/ubuntu/backup |
currently /var/www is owned by root.root but i want to have an ftp account to upload to this area - do i have to use the user root for this or is there another solution? | the only annoying thing is that newly created files will be set ast 755 |
hi , i'd like to know where does users-admin tool write its configuration | autologin relies upon the user being added to the 'nopasswdlogin' group, and pam_succeed_if.so in /etc/pam.d/* |
where does gnome store its panel settings? i'd like to clone my panel configuration easily. | run gconf-editor and it will be in apps>panel |
is there a floppy disc installer like for debian? | no, but you can try the netinstall usb image |
how do i clear my .deb files? | sudo apt-get clean |
how do i find out which version of gnome i am using ? | about gnome |
how do i run bashscripts with sudo? 'sudo bashfile' doesnt work, and 'sudo ./bashfile' doesnt work either.. | chmod +x bashfile then you can run it |
where is the restricted drivers manager in kubuntu? | package name is restricted-manager |
hi folks. need to know where mount point configuration for boot is stored. i have two drives, /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdc1 that are mounting as /media/storage1 and /media/storage2 respectively. i can umount and re-mount them in reverse (the way i want them), but upon reboot they're back to the way they were originally. | check /etc/fstab file |
does ubuntu 11.04 have any hdd defrag app installed by default? | you rarely need to defrag linux filesystems. |
hey... how can i found out what version of ubuntu? | lsb_release -a |
is anyone in here officially ubuntu tech support? or is it open for whoever wants to help? | this is free support. everyone in here is a volunteer |
hi. how do i install addons (the googledocs addon) in open office under hardy? | http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/download/553 |
when logging into ubuntu server, i see notices that show 'x packages can be updated' but doing an apt-get update doesn't seem to change this number... what gives? | er, rather what jpds said |
i need help finding phatch, says its installed in the ubuntu software center, but it is nowhere to be found on the main menu. | sudo apt-get install phatch |
i don't understand the implication of choosing libcurl4-gnutls-dev over libcurl4-openssl-dev, any ideas? | why has this question arisen? |
hello everyone, i have a question, in setting up virtualbox, there is an option for the cd-rom called 'pass through' what does this do? | it works okay out of the box, but the virtualbox guest additions will install anything that's missing. |
what's the command to copy a folder from one dir to another please? | man cp |
how can i install xfce in ubuntu | use apt-cache search xfce and get the correct package name then sudo apt-get install <that name> |
hi all. where can i report bugs? | launchpad.net |
how can i assign my computer a static ip in ubuntu? | might see this http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=2305 |
do i have to know filesystem on a hard drive to mount it? | sudo mount /dev/sd?? /mnt should work. |
can someone please point me in the right direction so i can find out how to make a raw copy of an audio cd in ubuntu | grip or the old fashioned way k3b which is just a good burner |
can you help jamil_1 please. i don't know what else to do http://paste.ubuntu.com/78104/ | jamil_1: i'd need to see /etc/apt/sources.list |
how can i monitor a file that is being written by another application in realtime? | if 'application' just appends lines |
everytime i reboot, i have to fetch an ip address fromt my router with 'dhclient wlan0' ... i want to write a script to automatically do this on startup. where would i start? keep in mind i am a linux newb :) | system > administration > networking. choose configuration dhcp for your ethernet card (probably eth0) |
hi all... it seems that our ffmpeg doesn't come configured with mp3 codecs (when trying to transcode an mpeg movie to flv and forcing it to use mp3 streams, it claims that the codec is unsupported). any clue how to fix that? | try this link re codecs and conversions: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683 |
where can i set my path so that both my shell and x recognize it? | .profile |
so i just bought a 1.5tb drive but my server refuses to boot with it connected. any suggestions? | or /boot/grub/menu.lst |
so, what happened to the servers? | problem at the datacenter |
i have a laptop that cannot be connected to internet and dosenot have make files or dpkg, any way to install make in it so i can install other stuff on it | look into aptoncd ... |
how to memory test on ubuntu 10.10 | hold shift during boot to get the grub menu. |
is samba necessary in order to view files from a wind7 machine using a ubuntu machine? | the package you need for this is smbfs, not samba |
does anyone know how to make the fan spin down when the laptop is cool? | it's not doing it automatically? |
is there no more #ubuntu+1? that bookmark brought me here. | redirected :) |
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