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in which package does the gnome volume control applet come? after reinstalling alsa/pulse, mine's gone (lucid) | looks like the package is called indicator-applet as well |
how do i find out if i have ubuntu x64 installed? | 'uname -a' at the prompt, it should say x86_64 in there if you do |
anyone know how to put the little ubuntu icon and the ubuntu/gnome menus back on the left side of the top menu bar? i changed to a smaller screen resolution, and now that i am back to 1600x1200, the menus are stuck in the middle of the menu bar. | right click on them, then click 'lock to panel'. then right click again, and the option 'move' should be available. click it, move them, click again to fix them where you want them. right click and lock again to make sure they stay put. :) |
when i open up a program in terminal, how can i make it stay open when the term is closed? | use screen, or nohup. or disown the job |
how can i figure out what network domian my computer is on? | dnsdomainname will tell your dns domain name |
is where a way to install ubuntu w/o a cdrom drive? | you can net boot, but its a reasonable time to setup |
a memory dump obtains the line: 'cpu 0: hot: hi: 0, btch: 1 usd: 0 cold: hi:0, btch: 1 usd: 0' (http://ubuntuusers.de/paste/14722/). what do these abbreviations mean? | why does it matter cat /proc/meminfo |
are you using vi? installing vim would probably be a good idea. for copy/paste highlighting with mouse, then using mouse 3rd button (typically rollers) to paste | i'm trying to pipe stdout straight to my clipboard to be retrieve with control-c. xclip stores it so i can retrieve it with mbutton, but not control-c. i could write stdout to a file and copy it with an editor, but that seems roundabout. |
is there a way tu run and edit c# code in ubuntu | mono |
why did ubuntu 6.04 lts become 6.06 lts | open a file manager window, and go to edit->preferences |
i need to transcribe a lot of audio. does anyone know of a way to get a linux audio player to replay slowly so that i don't have to keep pressing play/pause? | use vlc and there's an option to slow down playback |
`allegro: gnome3 doesn't work at all from what i've seen and heard. | fud. gnome3 does have some rough spots, but it's pretty good. |
what is the best wysiwyg web design + html code editor app? | quanta+ ? |
does anybody knows how to send msgs throughout my lan using the terminal? | check 'man smbclient' for the syntax |
excuse me if this is a dumb question, but is it possible for me to host my own site without a static ip address? | you need to register your site at dyndns or no-ip.com and you can. i have one hosted (although i'm getting it set up right now) |
are the broadcom drivers on feisty on board? | worked straight away with me on 64 bit feisty! |
which msn client is good in ubuntu? i tried emesene but there is a bug when adding people | amsn? |
hi what files must i edit in ubuntu to configure my network? i need to do this via cli, so no gui tools. /etc/hosts and that other files? | to edit your network from cli, you need to edit /etc/resolv.conf & /etc/network/interfaces |
is there a way to send data from a program like hwinfo into a text file so it can more easily and leisurely be read? | command > foo.txt |
anyone know how to install winrar? | sudo apt-get install rar |
how to force a programm starting on e.g. the second workspace? e.g. 'firefox &' typed in the bash will start firefox on the same workspace. anybody knows where to find the info? thanks. | wmctrl naybe |
how do install kde 3.5.9? | 3.5, 4.0 is only the remix |
is there any shortcut to switch tabs in terminal ? | if youre using gnome-terminal it is ctrl+pgup ctrl+pgdn |
in a script how do i reference the directory in which the script is in? | $pwd i would try |
hi, my ubuntu 11.04 installation gets stuck when i click on shutdown/restart. the machine is a hcl me icon l54 laptop. how can i solve/debug this problem? | 1. analyse /var/log/dmesg.0. 2. analyze /var/log/pm-powersave.log.1 |
any ideas anyone on why ubuntu fails to format a drive? | download gparted livecd |
i want focus follows mouse. you used to change this settign in windows preferences in the system panel. after upgrading to 11.10 windows preferences is no longer there. how do i get focus follows mouse back? | http://askubuntu.com/questions/64605/how-do-i-set-focus-follows-mouse |
hey i have a question that for once does not deal with a os issue | kino or cinelerra |
why ubuntu changed to using empathy? i liked pidgin better. | just install pidgin ;) |
i've just downloaded the ati catalyst control centre for linux. i double click the program on the desktop to try to install it but i get a 'launch application' box asking me to choose a program to open it with. anyone? | download it via apt-get from the repositories |
what are the improvements on the new nvidia drivers? | read the release highlights here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7167.html |
since i upgraded to jaunty, i am having slow video (youtube, mplayer, everything...) when i watch the video at its normal size, it's faster. if i full-screen it, it's slow. i suspect that perhaps x is no longer using the 'xv' driver or using a poorly-chosen video driver. any ideas? | guessing, does mplayer -vo xv vid.avi exhibit that behavior? or does it whine that it can't use xv |
is anyone using eclipse in breezy? | never tried it |
what is the -y option in install for? | see man apt-get |
i'm using firefox 1.5 beta 2, and flash doesn't work. it plays sounds, but doesn't display anything, only black. | try a different flash package? |
in ubuntu, is there something like 'tasks manger' then i can close some unrespondable software? firefox tells me ' you must first close the existing firefox process, or restart your system.' | other than jack_sparrow 's suggestion you could also right mouse click on the top bar and choose 'add to panel' then choose 'system monitor'.. that will give you access to processes and let you kill them. |
isn't kde included in the ubuntu apt repositories? | uncomment universe in sources.list |
hi. can anyone tell me where doom3 stores it's resolution-to-restore, i.e. initial resolution? | you should ask alis /msg alis help |
11.10 standard install (via wubi) ... may i select 'classic ubuntu' or such? and without a mouse? | try with tabs, spaces and enters. i dont have a virtual partition at hand to try an install right now |
to all: how many of you are straight ubuntu users | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/integrated_development_environment |
hi, trying to build gimp 2.5(and gegl for that matter) on this fresh install and get the following error 'undefined reference to `gtk_init'' although i've installed libgtk2.0-dev; any ideas? | sudo apt-get build-dep gimp should get you the dependencies |
is there a command to see what computers are attached to my network so i can get the ip of a computer without having to visit my router's page everytime | i think it's in network tools... investigate |
anyone here use the bcm43xx driver? | it will not work with ubuntu |
? a define starts w/ a # | yeah it does |
hello, after change setting of bonding (/etc/network/interfaces), how to enable the change without reboot? | /etc/init.d/networking restart |
does ubuntu-one support browser access like dropbox? | yes, indeed, it does. http://one.ubuntu.com |
hi, does anybody know whether pulseaudio suppose to run in system mode or in a gnome-session? | the preferred way of doing things is to launch it using gnome. if you have the esound compatibility package installed you can get gnome to launch it by making sure 'system sounds' are turned on in system > preferences > sound |
what are typical user roles that might use the mysql-server software? | if it needs a database, sql is an option |
hey, how do i install programs from a tar.gz ? | what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic |
i don't know what it is | could it be used for network permission |
lsb_release -a does it as well | thanks, that command has better output, and isn't dependent upon the user not changing /etc/issue. thanks. |
is there any other way besides lspci to find out my pc specs/ | hardware |
oki. seems i have to run without using swap. not nice, but unavoidable atm... :/ | there's a program in the repository called swapd that will create swapfiles on the fly when needed. |
i have long used linux, but just got an amd64 and nvidia 8600gt video card. am i going to run into problems in running ubuntu 64bit w/nvidia drivers? | i've not |
anyone used rdesktop with xp? | yeah, works fine |
how can i scan my drive for bad sectors? | fsck --help |
i cannot believe ubuntu doesn't have the 'alternative configuration' feature in network setup like in windows! | it's just different. it does the same thing, but the ui is different. |
has anyone here used wine to run steam? | http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iversionid=1554 |
whose using vlc to listen to shoutcast? do you find that sometimes you're unable to listen to them? is it the connection that prevents it? | that works ? i use amarok for it |
is ubuntuzilla for ff not working? | use that instead of ubuntuzilla |
when did ubuntu decide to make their wiki ugly with google adds etc? | i don't see any ads. maybe you should get adblock plus? |
is it just me, or does ubuntu seem to take up more, and more, and more hard drive space? it used to take up 10 gb, but now it takes up 12. how can i find out which packages i don't need anymore and uninstall them? | install debfoster, it takes a while to finish but it is worth it |
hi guys, whenever i minimize firefox8 in my ubuntu11.10, it simply closes, how to stop this from happening? | how are you minimizing it? |
where do i get the sphere desktop option in ubuntu? i only see the cube | something like compiz-plugins-extra |
hello how do i install gnome do? | look in synaptic |
i'm currently running gnome, but if i wanted to try out kde on my machine, how would i go about switching in a manner that would allow me to easily go back to gnome? | sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop then at login just click 'sessions' button to login to either gnome or kde |
does anyone know where i can go to read the #ubuntu irc q.& a. with mark shuttleworth? or if i even can read it? | its on omg!ubuntu! site |
something isnt set how i want it. i close my apps before i reboot, but when i login they all auto-start, (browser, xchat) how can i have them not auto-start? | go to your session managment settings |
should i wait for the answer? | no you can go |
is ekiga the only voip phone for ubuntu, or is there an actual free one? | ekiga is free from sip to sip.. to make calls to landlines you can use anyone's service providing it's sip |
can evolution check hotmail the same way outlook does? if so, where do i look to set this up? | afaik.. no |
hi everyone: when i run ruby from the bash shell, it uses the ruby found in /usr/bin. i want it to use a different ruby - the path name of which is also in my path variable - how do i do that? | call it with the full path |
my /usr/src is showing like 4 different kernel sources, can i just remove all except for what im running? | yes but use aptitude to remove them |
my hdd got a hit, ubuntu unable to boot, disks utility on live-usb tells there are bad sectors and viewing /home fails with input/output error. any way to save data from /home? | may be time to resort to ddrescue. :-( |
are they also frightned by bios post screens? | isn't there a file you can edit to change what grub-update puts in? |
i have a avi file which plays fine but there is no sound. is it possible to see what the sound format is? | system>preferences>sound |
does anybody know how to work with iptable? i need to open a port on a server for a specific ip, please help out :) | have you tried this : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/iptableshowto ? |
anybody know of software i could easily make a wav/mp3 file that's completely blank with? | or audacity |
i'm trying to do data recovery on a corrupt ext3 partition. fsck complains of a bad superblock, but i know the file data is there (i can see it using foremost). any tips on recovering a badly corrupted ext3 filesystem? | make image first, try testdisk to recover partition, or photorec for data. |
anyone else have an idea why my filesystem won't free up space after deleting files? they were deleted last week, i can't find any other reasons that i would have files taking up over 30 gigs of space, and fsck, repeat runs at boot time, won't free up that space. | stating the obvious here, but did you make sure to clear the trash too? i find myself doing that often...forget to clear it out of the trash. >.> |
what command do you write to get out of manuals in the terminal? | if you want out of man just press q |
how can i make dolphin the default file browser? | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=665156 |
does anyone know how to use a different verion of gcc temporarily? | then rename the compiled gcc to something like gcc-old and use that |
are there any known issues to installing jaunty with the alternate cd instead of the desktop version? | not that i know of. |
hello i just installed breezy, but i can't start x due to a fatal server error, it seems it can't find the fonts... any ideas? | use the /topic command |
anyone can help me on configuring alsa step by step (new linux user) ???? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/soundtroubleshootingprocedure |
hi all - whats a good harddrive partition setup? i have a 200gb - how much should i allow for /home and / ?? | i have 250gb. i have 20gb /, 150gb /home/chris/files and the rest to play with different oss |
what does it mean when ubuntu keeps trying to goto screensaver when im watching a fullscreen video in vlc? | i think the media player is supposed to disable the screensaver. i use mplayer and it does this. |
what command line can i use to find a string in all the files of a directory ? | grep -i to make case insensitive and grep -r to do recursive (i.e. including subdirectories) |
is it advisable to give ubuntu 12.04 to a linux-newbie as soon as it is released? or better play it save, install 11.10 and have some progs to be at a lower version? | imo, latter |
i have oracle vm on my ubuntu10.10. during opening vm it pop up that new version of vm is available. my question if i update my vm.does the old configuration and installed os on my vm will be changed? | no, the configuration will be stored |
is there any way to shut off cpu frequency scaling when my notebook is plugged in? it seems silly to scale back the cpu w/an unlimited power supply. | yes there is, though i don't think it's been made easy. anyway, grid power is not unlimited and there's no reason to waste it |
how to minimize evolution to tray but not to close it? (ubuntu 10.04) | try alltray |
is there a way to block im spam in empathy? | pidgin can with privacy please plugin |
is that posible to use windows fonts in linux ?! is yes , how ?! | (for your font question) |
how do i close my firefox process? | sudo killall -9 firefox |
anyone know where the win+1/2/3 is mapped to zoom? i'm guessing it's compiz but i can't find it apps/compiz under gconf-editor. | install ccsm and check out the bindings section of enhanced desktop zoom |
do you create xconfig file? | how can i correct this display problem? |
does the ubuntu installer have the ability to resize ntfs partitions to make room for the install? | did you try running the partitioning program on the live cd? |
is there a way i can install ndiswrapper using ubuntu live disk and not being on the internet? | unless the cd has it no |
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