mugithi/ubuntu_question_answer_llama2 · Datasets at Hugging Face

###question stringlengths 12 464	###answer stringlengths 3 382
anybody using compiz here?	i am.
what log has in ubuntu 7.04 taken over the role of /var/log/boot.msg which can be found in other linux distributions?	heh. /dev/null i think.
is there a gui utility that will show the running services in details ?	gnome system monitor
does anyone know of the build essential package name for apt-get	build-essential
is there a linux ms publisher - type program?	for desktop publishing, see scribus
have you tried it under different distros?	i only tried xubuntu becuase i that's what i use most of the time; so could it be just the kernel?
what is better.. retricted drivers or install manually from a deb file? :/	restricted drivers
can one restart the ubuntu gui? isn't something like restart x? it's been a while...	sudo service lightdm restart
is it 'ok' to remove a swap partition without affecting the rest of the system?	2gb ram should be plenty for simple use of the system. you should get 'out of memory' messages, if your ram is consumed. i think its relatively safe to turn of swap.
does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?	gimp?
holy crap i need sleep uh whats my editor called uh... pino.. nino... no...	nano?
a portscan shows my port 443 is open, how/where can i see what application is using it? (ubuntu 10.04 lts)	sudo nmap -ss should show what service is running on it
how can i identify what package a file belongs to?	dpkg -s filename
hi does anyone know how to assign always the same ip to a vm ubuntu which uses nat (share hosts ip address)?	that depends on the virtualization product
hey folks, i am using an old pentium ii box with an older grfx card. i was wondering if there is a way to improve video playback as at the moment i get to watch slide shows or just still pictures.	pentium 2, i wouldn't be using ubuntu for starters look into other distros that are extermely lightweight.
whats the command to undo this: echo framebuffer=y \| sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash	replace y with n in the echo..
i can't see much wrong in the current ati drivers	what? are you teling me your card gets comparable performance?
!!!!!!!!!!!!suggest software for improving desktop look like gdesklets( since i know this sugesst some thing else which is good and works for sure)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	xfce4
out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what's probably the most commonly used desktop environment under ubuntu -other- than the ones it can come with?	no idea, after gnome and kde there is a multitude of marginal environments.. e17, xfce likely the most common of those
is there a program in ubuntu where i can make a database of my cds/dvds, give them a number, and then search in the db after the file i want and have it tell med what number i`m after?	gtktalog
guys whats best way let flash work on 64bit ubuntu?	i used nspluginwrapper to get flash working under 64-bit firefox
how to uninstall something i installed manually (compiled) ?	you have a small list here : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/screencasts
why does ubuntu have to reboot after updates...debian/knoppix don't seem to require it	follow that link
i have ubuntu running on a usb stick. i want to copy it over to another usb. what command could i use that will make sure i get an exact copy with all hidden files and file permissions? thanks..	that can only be done if stick2 is at least as large as stick1
i need a program that can record what is happening on my screen. actually i want it to record a running screensaver. is that possible?	i've looked into that. i would try googling - its too complex a question for irc. from what i found out its more than just apt-get'ing an app!
where can we get the ubuntu torrent file ?	it has a cd and a dvd version
how do i clean the kernel build files out for a new re-build?	make distclean
what's better? gnome or kde? i just read an article that has linus tovalds recommending kde, saying it's more efficient. is that true?	i prefer gnome
i'm not using ubuntu, but my distro's channels is comatose. i hate the 64 bit build of firefox in opensuse's repo, but it's been so long since i had to install 32 bit flash on a 64 bit system i forgot how	and ~/.mozilla
hello. i pressed ctrl+alt+f1 and i went to console window but i can't startx now. how do i go back to x?	ctrl+alt+f7 (or f8? sorry, having a brainfart...)
question: how do i make gcc command use gcc 3.4 not the 4.0?	cc=gcc-3.4, export cc
hi gang. trying to install 9.10 on amd athlon 64 arch, and have had 0 success. md5sum checks out on the downloaded images (tried alternate disks too), used 'verify' option when burning with nero and imgburn, tried using 2 diff burners on 2 diff pcs....install kaks with scrolling errors (cannot read from cache file, something about squashfs, etc etc)	try the usb install.
can someone run 'which python2' on their system and tell me what it returns?	/usr/bin/
hey, i got a question. i removed and installed evolution. now is my entry in the message applet for all email actions deleted. how can i add this entry again? in unity, 11.04.	try install evolution-indicator i actually just removed it :d
hi..what software can i use to cut some parts of a mp3 song?	audacity
any way to specify which kernel grub should boot, just the next time?	reboot and press esc key to enter grub list of available kernels to boot
are any of these people really need something or just spam?	crude attack, not even script kiddie grade
is there a way to remove all files with numbers in them, such as 'filename-3' (only the files with -numbers.extension) in a single command? (sorry if thats a little confusing, i can explain better if needed)	dont blame me if you get hurt but with what you said `rm filename-[0-9]`
is there a command in shell to do simple math ?	or 'bc -l' if you need decimals
i currently have two screens. on the second, i remove all panels, and everything is great until i logout/login again. gnome rebuilds the default panels for the screen. is there a way to disable this?	have you tried save current session in the log out dialog?
grub boot too fast.. how to have the menu?	but can you see the menu? if yes, hit any key to cancel the countdown timer. if no, press shift to make menu visible on boot
i've installed ubuntu on a pc without network access... how do i keep it from taking 4 years to boot up?	it may be waiting on the dhcp server
what's the recommended way to install adobe reader on 9.04?	i believe ubuntu comes out of the box with a reader, just doesn't have 'adobe' on it
i had a directory inside my home dir. how do i put it into path variable?	add a line like this to your ~/.bashrc export path=$path:/path/to/dir
does anyone have any recommendations for dvd creation software? i have some home video that i would like to add menus to.	devede
sorry, did anyone answer my question about ldp printing?	man lpadmin should help
hello , i would like to check my hdd from bad sectors , does ubuntu have some tool with gui ? i am new to ubuntu its hard for me to use fsck	what makes you think you have bad sectors?
is there a google chrome yet for linux?	there's some very serious privacy issues relating to chrome, i would strongly advise holding off on it.
does anyone know how to install a canon ip1500 on karmic? i've tried installing the printer drivers from canon and i've also tried using system ->admin->printer and going through the wizard but no luck	i think canon aren't much good with ubuntu, canon printers
during update laptop was turned off. now i can't start ubuntu. 'ubuntu is running in low-graphic mode'. how can i login to shell and try to fix problem in shell?	try to boot into recovery mode, should get a shell that way
is there a partitioner resizer available for linux?	parted
how do i change sudo password.. i cant find root or sudo in users/group	sudo passwd
are there any programs for ubuntu that can help me build a website.	look into quanta and kompozer
hi folks, is there anyway to check what version a package is in apt before installing it?	apt-cache showpkg foobar
hello! now i'm using ext4 file system (after reiserfs), and i noticed that each partition has a 'lost+found' folder. how can i removed or hide this?	well on nautilus, you can create a .hidden file and list it there
where were you three days ago :)	system/preferences/keyboard accessibility tab, uncheck 'accessibility features can be toggled without keyboard shortcuts'
hey guys i have two network cards installed in my box i was wondering how i could use the 2nd card to share internet	i have used this guide before. it is gentoo specific, but i have used it on debian systems as well. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml
so what is all backported and where do i find the links to put into my apt.	http://backports.ubuntuforums.org
hey, does anyone know if the rc.local file runs before or after the init.d scripts?	umm has to be run afterwards since it is a init.d script as well but it's teh last one to be run
hi guys, im googling around, but not sure on the terms i should be looking for. what should i search for if i want to automate scripts? like the old days of windows .bat files?	bash script.
interesting when i type sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/x11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum' i get permission denied	sudo -i, then do it.
is there a gnome panel applet that displays the currently playing song for xmms?	i guess not, it just lets you control xmms
if i have a broken install of ubuntu that won't boot, will my windows installation on another sidk be in danger if i just format the ubunu disk and reinstall ubuntu on it?	if you just format the ubuntu disk it shouldn't affect your windows installation
hi. i am stumped with crontab ... can't figure out how to get it to work ... i want to test it with something simple like: sudo crontab -e ... then adding: 01 * * * * echo 'test' > /home/thornomad/test.txt ... however nothing happens. am i doing something wrong ?	unless you need the root crontab, just using the user's crontab is enough anyway
whats the human readable command for hardware info?	i'm sure you can guess ls hw :)
what needs to be done to switch fro gnome to xfce? i'm downloading all of xfce's stuff now.	http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce
how do you uninstall a deb package that you installed?	sudo aptitude remove packagename
hi, what is the easiest way to upgrade from 5.10 to 6.06 ?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/dapperupgrades
i would like to install octave-3. the ./configure returns ' warning: i need gnu readline 4.2 or later'. i installed the readline 5.2, but i still receive the same error. any idea what could be wrong?	you need to install libreadline5-dev and not libreadline5 to compile octave
what is the 'default keyring' it keeps making me type my password every login.	http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/12/automatically-unlocking-the-default-gnome-keyring-pam-keyring/
so thats what grok means, thanks google	me :)
is there a way to find the length (in characters) of the longest line in a text file? (a very large text file, with lots of lines)	you can use a relatively simple awk script that does that.
cna someone point me to a ubuntu wiki on hd size requirements for ubuntu?	if you trust the packagin, yes :)
is upgrading from breezy to dapper just a matter of changing sources.list?	sudo 'update-manager -d'
what's a good light weight file manager, like something for fluxbox?	try xfe
when i plug in my mp3 player, rhythmbox automatically runs. this is very irritating. how can i disable this?	removable media options under system>preferences
anybody here can recommend an offline dictionary for ubuntu gutsy?	and then configure it to use the local dictionary server
miro seems to be on the fritz, and joost is anti-linux-facists (spelling?), any alternatives?	ut runs native on linux, this guy wants to know about wine
when i boot up ubuntu 12, all i see is the ubuntu pink screen. no text, no boot messages, no boot menu.	press shift to show grub when you turn on the machine
how can i format a partition in ubuntu? there is no grafical paritioner, right?	gnome frontend to parted
how to delete .debs in /var/cache/apt/archives	apt-cache clean
hi im very interested in learning about network security does anyone have a good irc chat that would help me learn?	if you have secrutity questions related to ubuntu/linux you can ask them here
p7zip-full_9.04~dfsg.1-1_amd64.deb is buggy, when it creates gzip files, their crc are invalid (in 64-bit os).	7zip is at 9.20 now
when trying to install a program from source that is unavailible in the ubuntu repository, i get an error saying 'no package 'libxml-2.0' found'. i have the libxml2 package, so i'm not sure what could be generating the error, other than the name discrepancy.	wien compiling from source, you generally need the -dev packages also. so try libxml2-dev
your advice to vladimirsanchez, sound like i should do the same. i have 9,10 and i want to install 12.04. would i also need to install 11.04, 11.10 and then 12.04?	9.10? you can go to 10.04 and then lts to lts upgrade to 12.04
what would be the opposite of this command: $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge compiz* libcompiz* libdeco* emerald* libemerald*	sudo apt-get install allthosepackages
when i try to install something through the terminal, it keeps giving me this message: e: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. what should i do?	it will ask for your user password
how do i check what driver a pci device is using? im sure there is a command for this.	lshw ?
is there a way to disable gnome-screensaver's unlock dialog?	in the preferences of the screen saver
hello, ctrl+alt+d is not working anymore in ubuntu 10.10. how can i enable this shortcut again?	i configured the keyboard shortcuts with the super button( win key in my laptop) it works like charm
would anyone know what in ubuntu i could use to lower the cpu speed?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/matarosessionsworkshops/cpufreqmoduleloading?highlight=%28cpufreq%29
morning all - quick question, i have ubuntu server set up as a dhcp server. is there any way to stop other computers seeing eachother, so they can only see the internet?	iptables
mon9oose: 4x or less, does the trick	ok, i'll try again ... and for fun, 2x.
prepare for a n00b question - if i mkdir ~/blah where will i find the blah folder?	/home
can i modify a group membership so that it takes effect without the user logging out and back in?	as a quick 'work around' you could relogin that user in a terminal (with login, or ssh to localhost) and have the proper groups in that terminal window only... but eventually you need to log out/backin to get it fully set.
how do i get ls to show hidden files?	ls -la
so after i load ndiswrapper, how do i create the device?	do you have the ndis driver for your card?
i really like how ubuntu automatically mounts usb devices.. i would like that on my debian/sarge machine also; what do i need to configure for that - discover?	not discover but hotplug scripts.
hi guys, is there an irc client that runs in the terminal?	lots of. irssi, bitchx, epic2, although you probably want to use irssi
how do i open a folder with root so i can copy files over to it?	in a terminal type in sudo nautilus

anybody using compiz here?

i am.

what log has in ubuntu 7.04 taken over the role of /var/log/boot.msg which can be found in other linux distributions?

heh. /dev/null i think.

is there a gui utility that will show the running services in details ?

gnome system monitor

does anyone know of the build essential package name for apt-get

build-essential

is there a linux ms publisher - type program?

for desktop publishing, see scribus

have you tried it under different distros?

i only tried xubuntu becuase i that's what i use most of the time; so could it be just the kernel?

what is better.. retricted drivers or install manually from a deb file? :/

restricted drivers

can one restart the ubuntu gui? isn't something like restart x? it's been a while...

sudo service lightdm restart

is it 'ok' to remove a swap partition without affecting the rest of the system?

2gb ram should be plenty for simple use of the system. you should get 'out of memory' messages, if your ram is consumed. i think its relatively safe to turn of swap.

does anyone know of software that enlarges photos without losing as much quality that i can use in ubuntu?

gimp?

holy crap i need sleep uh whats my editor called uh... pino.. nino... no...

nano?

a portscan shows my port 443 is open, how/where can i see what application is using it? (ubuntu 10.04 lts)

sudo nmap -ss should show what service is running on it

how can i identify what package a file belongs to?

dpkg -s filename

hi does anyone know how to assign always the same ip to a vm ubuntu which uses nat (share hosts ip address)?

that depends on the virtualization product

hey folks, i am using an old pentium ii box with an older grfx card. i was wondering if there is a way to improve video playback as at the moment i get to watch slide shows or just still pictures.

pentium 2, i wouldn't be using ubuntu for starters look into other distros that are extermely lightweight.

whats the command to undo this: echo framebuffer=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash

replace y with n in the echo..

i can't see much wrong in the current ati drivers

what? are you teling me your card gets comparable performance?

!!!!!!!!!!!!suggest software for improving desktop look like gdesklets( since i know this sugesst some thing else which is good and works for sure)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xfce4

out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what's probably the most commonly used desktop environment under ubuntu -other- than the ones it can come with?

no idea, after gnome and kde there is a multitude of marginal environments.. e17, xfce likely the most common of those

is there a program in ubuntu where i can make a database of my cds/dvds, give them a number, and then search in the db after the file i want and have it tell med what number i`m after?

gtktalog

guys whats best way let flash work on 64bit ubuntu?

i used nspluginwrapper to get flash working under 64-bit firefox

how to uninstall something i installed manually (compiled) ?

you have a small list here : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/screencasts

why does ubuntu have to reboot after updates...debian/knoppix don't seem to require it

follow that link

i have ubuntu running on a usb stick. i want to copy it over to another usb. what command could i use that will make sure i get an exact copy with all hidden files and file permissions? thanks..

that can only be done if stick2 is at least as large as stick1

i need a program that can record what is happening on my screen. actually i want it to record a running screensaver. is that possible?

i've looked into that. i would try googling - its too complex a question for irc. from what i found out its more than just apt-get'ing an app!

where can we get the ubuntu torrent file ?

it has a cd and a dvd version

how do i clean the kernel build files out for a new re-build?

make distclean

what's better? gnome or kde? i just read an article that has linus tovalds recommending kde, saying it's more efficient. is that true?

i prefer gnome

i'm not using ubuntu, but my distro's channels is comatose. i hate the 64 bit build of firefox in opensuse's repo, but it's been so long since i had to install 32 bit flash on a 64 bit system i forgot how

and ~/.mozilla

hello. i pressed ctrl+alt+f1 and i went to console window but i can't startx now. how do i go back to x?

ctrl+alt+f7 (or f8? sorry, having a brainfart...)

question: how do i make gcc command use gcc 3.4 not the 4.0?

cc=gcc-3.4, export cc

hi gang. trying to install 9.10 on amd athlon 64 arch, and have had 0 success. md5sum checks out on the downloaded images (tried alternate disks too), used 'verify' option when burning with nero and imgburn, tried using 2 diff burners on 2 diff pcs....install kaks with scrolling errors (cannot read from cache file, something about squashfs, etc etc)

try the usb install.

can someone run 'which python2' on their system and tell me what it returns?

/usr/bin/

hey, i got a question. i removed and installed evolution. now is my entry in the message applet for all email actions deleted. how can i add this entry again? in unity, 11.04.

try install evolution-indicator i actually just removed it :d

hi..what software can i use to cut some parts of a mp3 song?

audacity

any way to specify which kernel grub should boot, just the next time?

reboot and press esc key to enter grub list of available kernels to boot

are any of these people really need something or just spam?

crude attack, not even script kiddie grade

is there a way to remove all files with numbers in them, such as 'filename-3' (only the files with -numbers.extension) in a single command? (sorry if thats a little confusing, i can explain better if needed)

dont blame me if you get hurt but with what you said `rm filename-[0-9]`

is there a command in shell to do simple math ?

or 'bc -l' if you need decimals

i currently have two screens. on the second, i remove all panels, and everything is great until i logout/login again. gnome rebuilds the default panels for the screen. is there a way to disable this?

have you tried save current session in the log out dialog?

grub boot too fast.. how to have the menu?

but can you see the menu? if yes, hit any key to cancel the countdown timer. if no, press shift to make menu visible on boot

i've installed ubuntu on a pc without network access... how do i keep it from taking 4 years to boot up?

it may be waiting on the dhcp server

what's the recommended way to install adobe reader on 9.04?

i believe ubuntu comes out of the box with a reader, just doesn't have 'adobe' on it

i had a directory inside my home dir. how do i put it into path variable?

add a line like this to your ~/.bashrc export path=$path:/path/to/dir

does anyone have any recommendations for dvd creation software? i have some home video that i would like to add menus to.

devede

sorry, did anyone answer my question about ldp printing?

man lpadmin should help

hello , i would like to check my hdd from bad sectors , does ubuntu have some tool with gui ? i am new to ubuntu its hard for me to use fsck

what makes you think you have bad sectors?

is there a google chrome yet for linux?

there's some very serious privacy issues relating to chrome, i would strongly advise holding off on it.

does anyone know how to install a canon ip1500 on karmic? i've tried installing the printer drivers from canon and i've also tried using system ->admin->printer and going through the wizard but no luck

i think canon aren't much good with ubuntu, canon printers

during update laptop was turned off. now i can't start ubuntu. 'ubuntu is running in low-graphic mode'. how can i login to shell and try to fix problem in shell?

try to boot into recovery mode, should get a shell that way

is there a partitioner resizer available for linux?

parted

how do i change sudo password.. i cant find root or sudo in users/group

sudo passwd

are there any programs for ubuntu that can help me build a website.

look into quanta and kompozer

hi folks, is there anyway to check what version a package is in apt before installing it?

apt-cache showpkg foobar

hello! now i'm using ext4 file system (after reiserfs), and i noticed that each partition has a 'lost+found' folder. how can i removed or hide this?

well on nautilus, you can create a .hidden file and list it there

where were you three days ago :)

system/preferences/keyboard accessibility tab, uncheck 'accessibility features can be toggled without keyboard shortcuts'

hey guys i have two network cards installed in my box i was wondering how i could use the 2nd card to share internet

i have used this guide before. it is gentoo specific, but i have used it on debian systems as well. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml

so what is all backported and where do i find the links to put into my apt.

http://backports.ubuntuforums.org

hey, does anyone know if the rc.local file runs before or after the init.d scripts?

umm has to be run afterwards since it is a init.d script as well but it's teh last one to be run

hi guys, im googling around, but not sure on the terms i should be looking for. what should i search for if i want to automate scripts? like the old days of windows .bat files?

bash script.

interesting when i type sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/x11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum' i get permission denied

sudo -i, then do it.

is there a gnome panel applet that displays the currently playing song for xmms?

i guess not, it just lets you control xmms

if i have a broken install of ubuntu that won't boot, will my windows installation on another sidk be in danger if i just format the ubunu disk and reinstall ubuntu on it?

if you just format the ubuntu disk it shouldn't affect your windows installation

hi. i am stumped with crontab ... can't figure out how to get it to work ... i want to test it with something simple like: sudo crontab -e ... then adding: 01 * * * * echo 'test' > /home/thornomad/test.txt ... however nothing happens. am i doing something wrong ?

unless you need the root crontab, just using the user's crontab is enough anyway

whats the human readable command for hardware info?

i'm sure you can guess ls hw :)

what needs to be done to switch fro gnome to xfce? i'm downloading all of xfce's stuff now.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce

how do you uninstall a deb package that you installed?

sudo aptitude remove packagename

hi, what is the easiest way to upgrade from 5.10 to 6.06 ?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/dapperupgrades

i would like to install octave-3. the ./configure returns ' warning: i need gnu readline 4.2 or later'. i installed the readline 5.2, but i still receive the same error. any idea what could be wrong?

you need to install libreadline5-dev and not libreadline5 to compile octave

what is the 'default keyring' it keeps making me type my password every login.

http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/12/automatically-unlocking-the-default-gnome-keyring-pam-keyring/

so thats what grok means, thanks google

me :)

is there a way to find the length (in characters) of the longest line in a text file? (a very large text file, with lots of lines)

you can use a relatively simple awk script that does that.

cna someone point me to a ubuntu wiki on hd size requirements for ubuntu?

if you trust the packagin, yes :)

is upgrading from breezy to dapper just a matter of changing sources.list?

sudo 'update-manager -d'

what's a good light weight file manager, like something for fluxbox?

try xfe

when i plug in my mp3 player, rhythmbox automatically runs. this is very irritating. how can i disable this?

removable media options under system>preferences

anybody here can recommend an offline dictionary for ubuntu gutsy?

and then configure it to use the local dictionary server

miro seems to be on the fritz, and joost is anti-linux-facists (spelling?), any alternatives?

ut runs native on linux, this guy wants to know about wine

when i boot up ubuntu 12, all i see is the ubuntu pink screen. no text, no boot messages, no boot menu.

press shift to show grub when you turn on the machine

how can i format a partition in ubuntu? there is no grafical paritioner, right?

gnome frontend to parted

how to delete .debs in /var/cache/apt/archives

apt-cache clean

hi im very interested in learning about network security does anyone have a good irc chat that would help me learn?

if you have secrutity questions related to ubuntu/linux you can ask them here

p7zip-full_9.04~dfsg.1-1_amd64.deb is buggy, when it creates gzip files, their crc are invalid (in 64-bit os).

7zip is at 9.20 now

when trying to install a program from source that is unavailible in the ubuntu repository, i get an error saying 'no package 'libxml-2.0' found'. i have the libxml2 package, so i'm not sure what could be generating the error, other than the name discrepancy.

wien compiling from source, you generally need the -dev packages also. so try libxml2-dev

your advice to vladimirsanchez, sound like i should do the same. i have 9,10 and i want to install 12.04. would i also need to install 11.04, 11.10 and then 12.04?

9.10? you can go to 10.04 and then lts to lts upgrade to 12.04

what would be the opposite of this command: $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge compiz* libcompiz* libdeco* emerald* libemerald*

sudo apt-get install allthosepackages

when i try to install something through the terminal, it keeps giving me this message: e: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. what should i do?

it will ask for your user password

how do i check what driver a pci device is using? im sure there is a command for this.

lshw ?

is there a way to disable gnome-screensaver's unlock dialog?

in the preferences of the screen saver

hello, ctrl+alt+d is not working anymore in ubuntu 10.10. how can i enable this shortcut again?

i configured the keyboard shortcuts with the super button( win key in my laptop) it works like charm

would anyone know what in ubuntu i could use to lower the cpu speed?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/matarosessionsworkshops/cpufreqmoduleloading?highlight=%28cpufreq%29

morning all - quick question, i have ubuntu server set up as a dhcp server. is there any way to stop other computers seeing eachother, so they can only see the internet?

iptables

mon9oose: 4x or less, does the trick

ok, i'll try again ... and for fun, 2x.

prepare for a n00b question - if i mkdir ~/blah where will i find the blah folder?

/home

can i modify a group membership so that it takes effect without the user logging out and back in?

as a quick 'work around' you could relogin that user in a terminal (with login, or ssh to localhost) and have the proper groups in that terminal window only... but eventually you need to log out/backin to get it fully set.

how do i get ls to show hidden files?

ls -la

so after i load ndiswrapper, how do i create the device?

do you have the ndis driver for your card?

i really like how ubuntu automatically mounts usb devices.. i would like that on my debian/sarge machine also; what do i need to configure for that - discover?

not discover but hotplug scripts.

hi guys, is there an irc client that runs in the terminal?

lots of. irssi, bitchx, epic2, although you probably want to use irssi

how do i open a folder with root so i can copy files over to it?

in a terminal type in sudo nautilus