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how can i find which versioin of ubuntu i am using? | lsb_release -a |
whats a cli calculator? | command line calculator |
hey everyone. what package contains dhclient? | sorry. |
what's the command to open a text file using gksudo? | gksudo gedit |
heey can i update the ubuntu dapper drake beta to the release one ? or i hv to download the release one | run synaptic (system->administration), hit reload, then mark all upgrades, then apply |
is it possible to use debootstrap in ubunto to install debian into chroot? | read the pm ubottu sent you |
sorry for this, but i seem to have forgotten how to become root in ubuntu... what's the secret? | wiki.ubuntu.com/rootsudo |
i'm trying to install sudo from source and i get the error saying '/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpam'. which libpam package to i have to install? | you need the -dev package of a lib to compile something against it, so: aptitude search 'libpam.*-dev' |
is there anyone who knows how to configure network by bridge mode? i really need help! | brctl addbr br0; ip link set $first_interface up; brctl addif br0 $first_interface; ip link set $second_interface up; brctl addif br0 $second_interface; ifconfig br0 $whateveripyoulike up |
how do i change from tty1 to tty2 using command line ? | control-alt-f2 maybe? |
but does the webcam work? | gave up on trying to get it be useful many moons ago so have not tried recently, sometimes worked but poor res and colors etc |
hello, the splash screen shown during ubuntu boot, is it stored inside the initrd image? and, what is the more correct way of disabling it? | edit /etc/adduser.conf i think |
is there anyway i can make smartdimmer into an applet so i dont have to go to terminal to change the brightness allll the time | why not? :( |
hey guys. i have a sonicwall 2040 in the office here, i ssh to my web server over in germany, and if i leave it unattended for a few minutes, i get cut off, i'm convinced it's something on my router, any suggestsions as to what i should change to solve this annoyance | seen the problem before, can't recall how it got fixed.. some timeout for idle connections i think. |
how to use short cut keys to go up one folder in nautilus? windows use control left arrow | alt-up arrow |
im about to install wni x64 ed, how do i get grub back to mbr after that install? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows |
hi all! is 5.04rc1 the same as 5.04? | well, no -- there is a different name :). apart from that, lotta bug fixes, some updated apps etc. |
how do i run a .deb file from tthe terminal? | you don't *run* a deb, you install it. a ..deb is basically an archive (like .zip or .rar). with additional installation info. see the other's answers for the command |
question, anyone knows , how to remote access system(ubuntu). | check out system -> preferences -> remote desktop |
hello, i installed ubuntu yesterday on my computer. created a 15 gig partition just for ubuntu and a 100 gig ntfs partition for data to share with win7. is there any way for ubuntu to install new software in the 100 gig partition ? | this is very difficult to do. resize your partitions if you can. |
to all: the ubuntu.com issues, are they affecting the repositries? i cant get apt-get to get anything... =( | i can't connect either so it's not just you |
vista doesnt do anything well | it's *really* good at separating people from cash |
kind of a nooby question, but how do i get to alsamixer? | in a terminal type alsamixer |
so when is thunderbird 2 hitting feisty? | check out znc |
i'm using xchat right now -- is there a way to get it to automatically connect to servers and channels? (if yes ill look up the docs on howto) | then edit the server |
is there a way, without root/sudo, to change the default editor (for the user, not the system)? | editor=/usr/bin/vim for example |
hey all, i just created a new fat32 partition. however, ubuntu mounts it as /media/disk instead of /media/hdc2 . also, ubuntu seems to have mounted something else as /media/hdc2 . any ideas? | if this is on your hard drive and not flash just sudo gedit /etc/fstab and change the mountpoint |
hey help me where can i get info on how to create a workspace | right-click the workspace switcher, click preferences |
where can i get package information (like packages.debian.org ) | we follow most of debian's conventions, i think |
good night, a friend wants to install ubuntu in his macintosh. is there any helpful tutorial i can give him? | is it an older mac, or an intel one? |
anyone have any experience with an hp mini 1000 with broadcom bcm4312 chip? looking for wireless and ethernet on clean install | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/driver/bcm43xx |
can i install nvidia drivers inside gnome? | .config/foobnix ? |
hi all, is there a way to reload the window manager without going through the compiz fusion icon. i would like a cli command that does not need a sudo so that i can put a one click link on my applications bar. | compiz --replace maybe |
hi, i tried the last ubuntu on my hp dv5 but i can't get the wifi to work(broadcom) an error when setting the key 'setencode' or something not working, anyone got this wifi card to work? | i did. it was long ago, but i basically had to blacklist broadcom and use ndiswrapper to get it working. i believe i haven't had to do that with lucid |
[q] in the hardy-heron shell how do i disable the feature that suggests me that i install a package when a command is missing ? | uninstall command-not-found |
anyone know what the desktop x86 hardy torrent is? | the server is very busy, so it may ignore you. try the mirrors. |
is emacs22 available in a repository somewhere, or does someone know when it will be available? | in universe |
neo... however. don't install 5.04. it's outdated and no longer supported, and there's practically no way to upgrade to 7.04 from there | he is gone :) |
i think my network card is bad - do i have to do anything special to replace it ? also any recomendation on a good wireless card to replace it? | you don't it will 'just work' |
what do i use now instead of chkconfig? | update-rc.d |
anyone have a suggestion on a way to record the screen to make demos? | xvidcap |
do programs usually run slower via wine? | depends on the program |
i'm looking for a tool i've seen in vista where you can just cut or crop something right off the screen with a scissors. is there anything like that in ubuntu? i would prefer n not having to take a screenshot and manipulate it in gimp. | : theres a screenshot option whre you can select the required part of screen |
how do i enabel buffer underrun on my dvd burner | i'd poke around /etc/default/cdrecord |
how do i see the sticky bit or whats it called when listing, it doesnt always show in the permission field (with ls -l) how do i know the exact permissions? | ls -l should show, but there's also 'stat filename' |
hei people! i have a really strange problem and i hope someone here got a good answer to it. i use firefox 3.5.7. ive got a newly installed ubuntu 9.10 64bit installation. quad processor and 4 gigs of ram. when i go to a semi-heavy website (db.no) and open a few tabs.. 4 or more firefox stops responding for a while and on system monitor onw or two of the cpu's are 100% while the two others are almost idle.. flash is installed the ubuntu way an | also try other browsers see if the problem is still around |
is there a way to use a smartphone as an typing input device for my ubuntu laptop? | http://www.remotedroid.net/ needs java on the server side |
found something ... how may i get into /home/.trash-root/ ? (it's a root directory) | try this -- gksudo nautilus /home/.trash-root |
in bash how do you specify you want to match everything but [0-9]? | http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob |
hi, i dont have network-manager, how to make auto connect for eth0 everytime? | /etc/network/interfaces is only going to be read on boot or when you restart networking |
hey there, guys i might need some help, yesterday i installed ubuntu 10.04 made some skype calls and my mic was working, today i updated to 11.04 and now the mic cannot record anything | ubuntu 11.04 is under development; install ubuntu 10.10 maverick meerkat |
can i just start an arbitrary command as a daemon somehow? i have it going via ssh, but i'd like it to keep running if i get disconnected | i suggest you use screen. |
i'm looking to replace my ms-mce with linuxmce and need a recommendation for an hdtv tuner for north america that does both ota and cable. what the best (not too expensive - < $150 us) options out there? | and check www.linuxtv.org |
how can i see what video driver i am using? | 'lspci -k' lists all hardware and the driver currently in use for each. |
why doesn't man strcat work? it's a simple c function | because you didn't install the manpages? |
has dcfldd any downsides compared to dd? if not, will i break anything, if i alias or symlink dd to dcfldd? | whats dcfldd ? |
hey, i how can i add a folder to the 'places' menu ? | that is easy, bookmark it :) |
anyone successfully using tor/privoxy in ubuntu hardy? | i have. i just followed the !tor factoid |
i can do mount --bind fine but its not perminent | normally you'd put 'auto' instead of 'none' if you're unsure or whatever, i think o: |
whats gnomebreaker and k3b? | cd/dvd burners |
quick question about nautilus - how do i make ubuntu not show me the files on my desktop on startup? (ubuntu classic theme) | there is a value in gconf-editor to modufy that |
hi all ... i would like to hear you all what the best dock for linux ubuntu 8.10 is :) | cairo dock is meant to be good |
where set hostname ? | make sure you edit /etc/hosts to match |
hello! i'm having troubles booting the install cd. when i select install i get a blinking cursor. any ideas on what could be problem? i checked the md5 of the iso and it matches | try hitting f6 at the boot screen, then change 'quiet splash' in the input box to 'nosplash' |
ok: my file /etc/apt/sources.list currently contains this single line: 'deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy main'. it looks like i need to add a line to that file to be able to install the 'perlmagick' and 'python-pythonmagick' packages. question is, how do i figure out what line(s) i need to add? | just add 'universe' to the end of the line you have ( if those packages are available in universe, which iirc they are ) |
how does one edit the gui applications menu without using the gui editor? the gui editor doesn't work. | maybe gedit ~/.local/share/applications/name.desktop |
anyone know of a 'windows' introduction to ubuntu? know what i mean? | maybe the ubuntu pocket guide |
so any proprietary drivers available for radeon xpress 1100? | no. the open source 'radeon' driver is all that you can use. |
hi guys :) anyone have experience with ubuntu running in parallels 3? | have you tried system -> administration -> hardware ? |
but it is still free isn't it?... | yes, all they want from you is an e-addy |
hi,recommend me a good editor,will mainly use for html/php/js & etc.. any idea | jedit will let you use the same gui editor on almost any os. excellent programmer's editor. |
hi, im having a problem with the power managment program. it will randomly decided that my battery does or does not exist. | not on an eeepc are you? cos i have one and it does the same. |
k thix will probably sound stupid but how do you create a straight line using gimp? | use the pencil tool. click once to define the start position. then hold shift and click the end position |
hello, i'm pretty new to this. i'm looking for a way to make changes to menu.lst from within th gui. i have been able to do it using sudu gedit from the terminal window but is there a way to stay in gui? | yes open a terminal and type gksudo nautilus |
hi, i have a problem with my ubuntu. whenever i get to the beginning of a document and i hit backspace, there's this horrible beep. | goto system->sounds->system beep tab and uncheck it |
i'm having a problem with otf fonts, they all come out as boxes, what package do i need to fix this? | are you typong english? |
is it possible to downgrade bios firmware with flashrom? | it should be possible |
how can i find how much video ram i have ? | /var/log/xorg.0.log will have info |
anyhow, does anyone: looking for link for 'how to' videos in ubuntu linux. ideas? i saw a bunch were posted but forgot where | http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/ |
i'm connecting to my comp through ssh. when i try playing an ogg file the sound comes out in the comp i connect to and not in the comp i'm using ssh from. how do i change that? | maybe some kind of audio server may work?? |
hey all, just installed the new skype. but i can't see the skype icon in the notifications panel, so i can't click on options. how do i get this back? | a fix is actually in the skype readme |
how can i find out which device is providing my bluetooth? | try looking into dmesg |
aloha #ubuntu, i've accidentally deleted the network manager icon from the task bar and can't work out how to get it back. my internet connection is gone from ubuntu so i can't do any tests atm | run 'nm-applet' i think |
hi, most pdf ebooks around have menus and they have real text instead of text in images. how do people do them? some kind of ocr software? i heard ocr often causes formatting problems and errors, but these books don't seem to have any problems at all. can this be done in ubuntu? thanks | maybe they're just released as pdf from the publisher? |
i know its a bit off topic, but can some one who uses windows at the moment send me a screenshot of the startmenu? i want to have a look at how the icon looks like on the panel for the start menu. | go look at diviantart.com |
i used 'dd' to create an image of a full disk (/dev/sda). in hindsight, i probably should have coppied each partition seperately. my question, is there a way to somehow mount this image (containing multiple partitions) so that i may still see the data? | try http://blog.lifebloodnetworks.com/?p=934 |
how do i get out of the info screen in the terminal? | hit q, or zz |
is there a way i can run a cron job @ startup? | put a command in /etc/rc.local |
why does my text look lik this ' may be never, always, or auto | because of encoding problems. |
for some reason, when i open update-manager, it isn't showing me the upgrade to 9.04. what can i do to upgrade? | try hitting alt+f2 then typing 'gksudo update-manager -d' |
how do you disable javascript in firefox? when i click on 'tools' there is no 'options' in the menu??? | look under edit -> preferences |
any way to disable ipv6 on jaunty? | you can put 'blacklist ipv6' in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist |
howdy, does anyone know how to mount an .iso file without burning it to a cd? | sudo mount -o loop *.iso path/to/mountpoint |
hello. can someone tell me where the configuration file for apache is if i installed it from the repository? | or /etc/apache/apache.conf if your not using apache2 |
what is the most unofficial but still 'reliable' apt source for w32codecs & libdvdcss2 stuff ? | seveas has a popular 3rd party repository for several packages including w32codecs | info at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/seveaspackages | see !codecs for more information |
hi. it seems my vmware install doesn't work anymore under ubuntu, my collegue seems to have the same issue. any thoughts? | remake the modules? |
can somebody help me? | view/userlist is it checked? |
anyone can help me with this task: i want to delete all files that ends '.db' (some windows leftovers in various directiories) the 'rm *.db' doesn't seem to do the trick, and i'm afraid of using 'rm -i -r *.db' not really sure about results | find /path/ -name '*.db' -delete (test with -echo rather than -delete) |
an nbc web site tells me i need to upgrade flash to version 9, even though i already have it. i suspect that nbc is discriminating against linux users because of it's affiliation with microsoft, but i suppose there could be a bug in my computer. would some people here please tell me if http://www.nbc.com/the_tonight_show_with_jay_leno/video/episodes/ works for you, or says you need to upgrade? | get the ubuntu firefox addon that allows you to change 'user agent' so you can masquerade as any browser |
is there a way to set up a motd that displays before a user logs in via ssh? like right before the login prompt? | you can set a banner in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, mine points to /etc/issue.net |
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