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am working with gprs conn ,the epiphany change to workoffline often when am online ,how can i tell the network manager am online or is there workaround ? | i heard something about this the other night with ppp connections in firefox thinking that your offline when your not also happens with data cards. i dont remember *exactly* but i believe its fixed with hardy |
is canonical making progress on the python scripting framework for gnome tools (cf. the 'python scripting everywhere' bounty)? that would be very useful... | i've wondered to. especially with sabayon etc getting some steam |
i'd like some advice on what webcams work well with ubuntu? | i use a4tech webcams |
i'm trying to install tuxracer and it asks for the cd, why? | rather, uncommented |
what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the system -> preferences -> appearance in the visual effects tab? | compizconfig-settings-manager |
anyone have a link where i can get the snd-hda-intel driver for ubuntu 8.04 ? | no idea if that has the link you want, but it might help |
just updated to intrepid - now when i choose a folder from the places menu, it opens in eye of the gnome instead - any ideas? | ... > right click folder > open property's > open tab 'open with' ... |
i have a question about games (chess in particular), what's the appropriate channel to ask? | you can play other users on online chess servers |
guys! need help installing a canon mp145 all in one printer! | based on general experience i would suggest visiting linuxprinting.org to find out which driver package you require for that printer |
anybody know a way to configure email addresses (mailto links in firefox) to open in gmail rather than evolution? | rsync? |
how do i get the count of the number of files in a directory through tty? | ls -l | wc -l |
is there a way to add some extra option to boot parameters in ubuntu's grub2 autogened mess? | is /etc/default/grub not enough? |
does anyone know when firefox 1.0.4 is coming? | 1.0.2 has the significant changes backported from 1.0.4 |
what's the package --- something like ``build-utils'' that facilitates compilations? | build-essential? |
how can i get ccsm for 9.04 | apps> add/remove |
if it has to work in anything, 3ware is the way to go | if it were my choice i would but i don't sign the check |
hi! i'm wondering what is the default inetd? reason i'm asking is that i installed xinetd and a) it didn't uninstall the default one and b) didn't work without turning off the one that was installed. | afaik there is no inetd in the default install |
hi all, any suggestions how to speed up the network device loading at startup (i think it's the dhcp that's slow) | look in /etc/network/interfaces - & move your if to the top |
hi. does anybody knows of major problems in dapper atm? | take a look at bugzilla |
hi, is there a way to upgrade to 11.04 without unity, more of a minimal upgrade? | use the alternative cd uppgrade |
good day, can i ask a question please, is there a way to share my pdf printer from ubuntu to windows xp clients / | no its a local virtual printer, please install an apple printer driver to get ps/pdf on windows without paying |
where is memu.lst in 9.10? | you're gonna hae to do some stuff w/ grub.conf.. which sorry, i know little about... |
when viewing the routing table via cli, what does an asterisk mean unde the gateway column? | usually all you really need to look for is the one that says 'default' that is your default gateway |
damnit, i keep middleclicking in firefox to autoscroll (which it does) but occasionally it opens google or one of my bookmarks instead :( | you also might want to set middlemouse.contentloadurl to false too |
so, back on the topic of irc clients, anyone know how to either block join/leave messages in xchat, or suggest a client that does? | screen + irssi > * |
wheres a irc tutorial or guide | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia%3airc_tutorial |
what's a simple way to transfer a folder via ssh from my server (ubuntu) to my client (putty on win xp)? | winscp |
let's try another way - what's the easiest way to add/remove programs in ubuntu? | that's a matter of opinion...i find it easiest to use apt-get in a terminal |
dolphin07: is that a .net application? if so it might run under mono | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/diymarketing |
what package do i need for x11/xft/xft.h ? | xlibs-devel |
e: unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it? <-- how do i make that not happen please? | by closing the other process that is using it. do you have other apt software running? |
i just installed nx client. how do i run it? | is your question is 'how does this program work', have you looked at the documentation? if your question is 'where can i find the program it installed', do 'dpkg -l <package>' to list all the files for that package. |
is there a way to configure metacity to use wireframe moves on windows rather than opaque? | gconf-editor... /apps/metacity/preferences/reduced_resources set that to true. |
i want to run ubuntu on a vm on my xp machine. anyone know any good vms for this? | sun virtualbox, free |
hi! i'm trying to install a burner app (trying gnomebaker) but the installer tells me that it is not authenticated (risky...). is it because it is not directly supported? (sorry, new on ubuntu :)) | yer,. its fine |
where is the files downloaded per apt-get? | do u want the package alone instead of installing? |
hello, is it possible to change mountpoint of /tmp ? during instalation i pointed /tmp to special partition and now i need that partition for something else | edit /etc/fstab, remove the tmp line. that's it |
where did you install it? | flash? |
i am having problems installing java in mozilla, i think its creating the sym link to it can anyone assist me | 'sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin' |
hi, when my firefox starts and loads quick but my mouse shows the rotating pointer after its started too long as i think. can you have a look: http://corex.org/out-1.ogv ? | its normal, happens here too |
is there some reason i don't want to just log in as the root user and always be him? | mount /dev/whatever -o remount=rw |
hirvinen, does ubuntu have a automatic partioner setup for when you are installing so that it would divide the harddrive? | no, it's part of the install, can't miss it. |
is there anyway to make a backup of my list of installed packages? (so if i had to reinstall i could have it reinstall them automatically) | dpkg --get-selections |
how do i add a module to be automatically loaded on boot so i don't have to 'modprobe' each time? i can't remember! | /etc/modules |
whats the extension of a linux script again? :d | it doens't need an extension it just needs to be executable |
when running top i see that xorg runs under root. is this acceptable? | that's perfectly normal |
guys, if one install ubuntu via wubi, would he be able to resize that 'partition' later? | yeah it is possible, idk how easy exactly |
what tool can i use to convert m4a to mp3? | ^ that would be my first try |
is it possible to have a session over ssh not expire when the terminal window is closed? i'd like to be able to ssh onto my ubuntu box and run a ruby script, but have it continue running (and if possible, still see the output when i ssh back in, though that isn't necessary) | screen does all of the stuff you want and is definantly the way to gu |
system->administration->login screen has the setting for autologin, you can disable it and then you will have to put a password in to login | thanks |
hi! i updated from ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 recently. this removed kde3.5 and installed kde4 on my system. since kde4 is far from being usable, i want to move back to 3.5 | unless you find a backport package or install it yourself |
how can i upgrade alsa from 1.0.17 to 1.0.19 on ubuntu intrepid (8.10?) i'm pretty new to ubuntu | 1.0.17 is the latest in the repositories. if you want something newer, you'll have to compile from source |
i need some help. i need shut down x and install a driver through a tty (i think it's called tty atleast) but when i try 'gdm stop' or 'init 3' or just switch to a tty (ctrl+alt+2) i always end up with a blank screen and a blinkin cursor to my upper left. any ideas what i can do to solve this? | boot in recovery mode |
i'm looking to buy a new printer. anyone know of some with linux support? | hp printers have pretty good linux support, but the cartridges can be a little more expensive |
i have apache/php/sql installed on my windows machine, how can i browse to this from my ubuntu computer? i have tried //mike and xx.xx.xx.xx ip address from the address bar :| | is the windows box a wamp server for real? is there a firewall stopping it? |
can i use msn messenger with wine.. i know there are linux clients but i would prefer to use the m$ version =/ | probably, but imho you should use gaim/pidgin or amsn |
question: make command is not working. how to install 'essentials?' ?? <--------- | sudo apt-get install build-essential |
hi, which one is the best file system to format the partitions...??? i used ext3 always, but i dont know nothing about the others,,, which is the best?? | ext3 is tried and true. so if it works...go for it |
i've just downloaded the ubuntu 9.10 desktop cd to install with, but it's not recognised on reboot? the cd drive is the first boot device, but nada | try making an alternate cd. |
i have /home on a separate partition. i need to reinstall ubuntu. are there explicit instructions on how to do this without touching /home? if i choose 'specify partitions manually', set the /home partition's mountpoint to /home, and specify that it should not be formatted, will that suffice? | nothing saves the day like a backup before something as drastic as this though. |
how do i compare two ascii files in ubuntu... i know there is a command, but i don't remember what it is | diff |
is there no zlib-dev package available? | zlib1g-dev |
im installing realplayer10gold.bin and it asks me where i want to install it. where is a good place to install programs in ubuntu? | /usr/local/bin/ |
hey what does this mean? '_tkinter.tclerror: no display name and no $display environment variable' | you could try to fake it by typing `env display=:0 /path/to/your/app` |
if you are new to linux, i think kde is the best bet for user friendliness and attractiveness, after enough linux usage many people prefer blackbox or fluxbox however because they are much faster and many people usually use the terminal most | what do you use |
ok, but in newbie speak. what are the actual physical differance between kubuntu and ubuntu. i realize that kubuntu is ubuntu with kde, but how does that change what ubuntu is? | its sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop actually. |
any idea why compiz stopped working after i did 'dist-upgrade' and restarted? | gutsy to hardy? |
is there an advantage to installing a xp on a partition then ubutnu? | if you install xp first, you won't have to worry about reinstalling grub |
but it's all written out to stderr. how do i pipe that to 'less' again? | 2>&1 |less |
how can i attrib a pid to a one command ? | i don't think you can |
how can i make mplayer play a dvd i mounted off my hard disk? | use 'xine' |
hey all- xorg seems to have forgotten my resolution settings- what's the reconfig command? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg |
how do i enable desktop effects in ubuntu 11.04? | compiz is the default one |
:-( -- my folks are 50 miles away - but there are sometimes when you actually need to be physically present - trying to talk my 85 yo dad through booting up off a livecd and running e2fsck to fix a problem - it was easier for me to drive down there, spend 10 minutes fixing and return. | yaeah, looks like i will have to make the trip |
how do i get audio to work again in supertuxkart? | it should work automatically if sound works in everything else |
hi, just wondering, if i install ubuntu server with lvm, it means that i can always add a second drive later on to the lvm, and then make my two drives appear as one big partition right??? | as one logical volume yes |
hi *. does anyone know how to check wthat is the model numbre of my sata hd? i can't find the file in /proc | dmesg should tell you |
upgrade to hoarty asks me about upgrading new vesrion of /etc/udev/scripts/ide-devfs.sh. should i do it? | install new caused no problems for me. |
hi all, anyone know how toset ubuntu to start in text mode only? apparently all the runlevels except 1 and 0 start x qwindows now. | rename /etc/x11/default-display-manager to something else. |
but then you can get the headers | you can't compile a kernel from just headers, only modules |
hi there. please, could somebody advise me, how to back up playlists in rhythmbox, or at least, if it is possible? | should be possible. they are proberly in some .gnome or .applcations directory. but i dont know what one. |
where can i see this list of which need the ndis wrapper? | - if there are any wrinkes one of the nearly 500 people here will help you iron them out. - ubuntu is very straightforward to get going. |
what's the command to get the alternate install list? it'll show postfix, lamp, and others | tasksel ? |
i'm looking for an easy way to install xfce 4.4 without the xubuntu defaults. any ideas? | there's a way you can reconfigure what boot/login screens you want |
how do i save when editing with nano | ctrl+x |
i just got me a 15' and a 19' lcd and with both ubuntu/kununtu, when i reboot as soon as i pass grub the monitors go out of range until i get to gdm. anyone why? i change the horiz/vert sync and everything in xorg. i not really sure what the deal is | that happened to me also, but i don't remember... wait, i changed the driver from 'vesa' to my 'via'... i can't really recall. |
when i connect to my vpn, i can't send x stuff back? is there something i need to configure for that? | using ssh tunelling with ssh -y is strongly advised |
helo im having spam coming on my msn account in pidgin basicly about sex and nudity please tell me a way to stop these messages | also 'tools -> privacy' |
what's the difference between using a pipe and && to seperate commands in the terminal? from what i can see, using a pipe executes the commands simultaneously, and && executes them in the order that they are typed from left to right. is this correct? | more like 'what's the similarity' |
hi all. i have a fresh jaunty install and would like to find an audio howto. i previously had a 'mixer type' gui tool that let me select what programs audio would be sent to which sound output. it was working perfectly but i can't remember the packages and randomly installing jack, pulse etc broke my last installation. | there's also... padevchooser or something like that... (not on jaunty atm) |
anyone know what file / compression format is used for the ram disk image on the live isos? i.e. for initrd.lz? | i think you should have a look at cpio |
if i've ssh'd into my server how do i download a file onto my desktop? | `scp` |
i've installed kubuntu but want to see what gnome is like. is there an easy way to install gnome? is the best way to apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment? | ubuntu-desktop |
what is the comand to install the mplayr firefox plugin? i can't find it... mplayer-firefox? | sudo apt-cache search mplayer-firefox |
how to for update hoary to breezy? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/breezyupgrade?highlight=%28breezy%29 |
hey whats everybodys impression of ubuntu server? | it works fine |
is there a way to make nomodeset in grub persistant across not only reboots, but the have it set automagically when new kernels are made available? | add it to grub_cmdline_linux in /etc/default/grub. |
folks, i need a mp3 player in ubuntu which doesnt wake up my laptop fan.... i have had tried rhythmbox and banshee, but it ends up running my fan in fullspeed even if i play a single song | mplayer song.mp3 |
hey, i'm having a java problem. i added my path to /etc/profile and loged out and back in. but when i which java i get nothing :( | add it instead to /etc/environment |
how do i get azereus working? | http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75272 |
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