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is there a way to specify the path to your private key when you connect to a server with ssh and nautilus?	if you add an entry to .ssh/config for the server you're connecting to you can specify an identity file there
hi all. i have a question: when i use tar xvzf f.e., can i make it, so all the extracted files get extracted into a specified directory?	yes, tar xvf <file> <directory>
im fairly new to linux i was wondering under what directory does ubuntu typically install programs?	i think it is /usr/lib
anybody noticed that the scale plugin for compiz slows down (only) when firefox is open?	it's probably your graphics driver being slow
how to unmount ipod from terminal??	you can type mount to see whats mounted and then use umount
hi, anyone able to open the getdeb.net page?	http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ is a great site for that.. and it is down here too
does openoffice come with an html editor...or are there other good oens to use?	i'd check out nvu. ww.nvu.com (based on the mozilla composer)
how to change preferred dns server through terminal?!	edit /etc/resolv.conf
i have no sound in my flash media, in web-browsers...anyone a master of this, and can help me figure out what is wrong?	flash is a garbage proprietary application, could be many things
what is gksu?	graphical sudo pretty much
<cy for help>can someone <i>please</i> help me</cry for help>	nice emotion-tags there, buddy
the 8.04 uses an older kernel which probably does have the driver for you wifi card you can compile a newer kernel or search google for the specific driver source code project and compile that	the major problem i ran into was that my graphics driver wouldn't work properly. i tried all the suggested drivers and each time it killed the gui
what's the terminal command to check the available memory of a hard drive? (my main drive in this case, that is running ubuntu)	df -h
anyone know how to disable the touchpad on a levono laptop? i'm using ununtu 11.10	at the same time press fn + f8
how can i determine how my terminal settings are being set? in ~/ i have .bashrc and .profile my settings for ps1 were in .profile and recently i did something and now getting default ps1. tried renamind .bashrc to .bashrc_old but still not working	read 'man bash', search for 'invocation'
is adobe flash player fixed yet?	think so otherwise it would have been in the topic for the channel. at least it was earlier
question: running 'wget -c http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/w/w32codecs/w32codecs_20060611-0.0_i386.deb' downloads debian.org's index.html file instead of w32codecs... any way to correct this?	check the link - that should work
guys, what the most widely used app for burning cds and dvds in gnome? (i know there's built in, i want more full featured)	k3b or gnomebaker
hey, what's up with /etc/fstab?? it looks completely different in edgy....	in edgy it uses uuids to identify partitions. i'm not sure what the benefit is. i still use the old '/dev/hda3' type stuff when i add to it and it works
will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?	- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...
can anyone give a recommendation for a comfortable / high quality usb headset that is perfectly linux compatible?	did you try windows since no linux users use it atm?
hi folks. i'm having issues getting my wireless to connect to a wpa network on a fresh jaunty install. if i turn off wpa at the router i can connect. if i turn on wpa i can't. the network manager asks for a password, i give it, it hashes properly (wpa-passphrase hashed it the same on my lappy), but the net manager just spins for a while and asks again. it might be this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/348275 so	- i'd suggest wicd over networkmanager ... i find it so much more reliable
anyone know why in ubuntu 10.10, with compiz enabled, i can only alt tab forwards, i cannot alt shift tab backwards?	you might have overwritten the hotkey for it with another interface addon. look through all your interface settings.
what is the use in having a separate /boot partition and a swap partition?	swap partition grants you improved access times in some instances.
opengl applications seem to constantly flicker though. even glxgears, the display flickers it sort of 'blinks' to white and back to the glxgears display. it uses the video card: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller and the laptop is a dell latitude d510. can anyone help me?	disable compiz
question, - in ubuntu is there a way to see the raw output of a serial input (connected via usb)	sure, use watch or cat on the raw device
im logged in to my account and want to add files to a folder that is protected. how can i login to root and add the files. do i have to do it through terminal orr is there another way?	you can open nautilus as root and then work that way ... in a terminal do 'gksudo nautilus'
any visual programing language for ubuntu?	doubt if that will work. you could 'dd' to image the iso to flash. or use the tools from pendrivelinux website
i want to crate a user with same home directory. whats the command for that	go through system-administration-users and groups, or run 'sudo adduser jacobs2' (as an example)
ugh. does anyone know if there are any programs for linux that are capable of using a visual studio .sln file? my school uses the stupid things and i don't run windows, but i need to do my homework.	maybe this could help: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jaunty/man1/prj2make.1.html
hey guys i have a problem. i have a pc with 2 500 gb sata harddisks. the ubuntu os-installer does not recognize those disks. gparted, too and in /dev there is no 'sda'-entry	check bios settings for tha sata controller enable ahci if aviable (intel chipsets)
how do i use the command line to connect to a wireless network? iwconfig wlan0 essid myessid seems to set the essid, but iwconfig doesn't show it as connected.	tried sudo ifconfig wlan0 up ?
im struggling to get a java plugin for firefox on ubuntu, anyone know of any helpful resourses?	then run sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
hello. i was wondering: i have a 1tb harddisk in my ubuntu box. i know that they calculate that in gb, not gib. so actually that should be equal to 931 gib. but then there's a large discrepency when i do 'df -h'. it tells me the actual size of the drive is 917 gib, it says 131 gib are used, and 740 gib are free (131 gib + 740 gib = 871 gib, actually). i only have large files (a few hundred megabytes each) on it. it's formatted as ext 4. i was wondering ...	ext4 allocates 5% of the drive to root-only use, it might be that
i just did a fresh draper install. when i try to login it flickers and puts me back at the login screen.	- try to reconfigure the xserver by 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' and set the correct refreshrates
my web cam is working but how do i click my own pics with it? is there a software i can install?	in writer go to tools - options -paths -templates
hello, i have 6.10 and for example i don't find x-chat using synaptic..where can i find a full software sources.list? i don't like the original one..not to much soft..(sorry my english)	you can get a basic one with lots of stuff in http://www.ubuntuguide.org
'show changes', how do i get it to show more than just the most recent revision?	in the ubuntu wiki? 'get info'
hello people. where can i post a picture for you to see, in order to sow you my avidemux problem?	i already told you, http://www.imgur.com
i'm looking to install lighttpd but its not listed in apt-cache / apt-get. my understanding is it'd be in an 'unstable' branch... question is, where do i find out what this is and how to get it?	you need to enable universe. see ubotu's private message:
why are dvds in mplay and vlc all scrambled looking?	probably because you haven't done https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats/playingdvds
so, more generally, how do i execute a .bin file?	- is this the java installer? - because there are comprehensive instructions on the sun site for that.
so i just installed wine with the synaptic package manager. how do i use it? i'm pretty confused about this part?	wine windowsapp.exe
i have 2 hd's mounted. one is good one is bad. how can i tell which physical hd is which. one is quantum, one is western digital, irl	- you might be able to get some info from the disk utility in the admin menu...
does anyone know why my ipod might not work with banshee after upgrading to hardy, despite me having podsluth installed?	amarok works fine here; never tried banshee though
how do i save on vim?	there is a trainer tool.. 'vimtutor' you may want to check out some day soon. :)
hi, is there a howto anywhere for setting up a simple home network with dhcp? i need to connect a hacked xbox to my computer to transfer some files but it cant connect to my wireless router, so it needs to be connected to my pc directly.	try using dnsmasq for that
how can i install divx plugin?	what ubuntu version are you using?
i get some horizontal lines when watching .vob video files. does anyone know if it's a codec problem or a linux ati driver problem?	you might try changing the output or display setting. like the xv or opengl option
anyone know if the ubuntu forums having authentication issues presently?	the forums are down at the moment
i think i can send messages to win machines in my lan via 'smbclient -m <netbiosname>', but is the opposite also possible somehow?	hmm... i can't get it to work on my network.
i'm having a problem with firefox. i was running wow via wine and changed the resolution in game and wow locked up. i hit control alt backspace to restart x and rebooted the pc. now i keep getting a segmentation fault when trying to run firefox, any ideas?	: fastest solution? donwload new firefox, run that , all settings will be there...
question: i want to set up a toy server to play with lamp, so i downloaded gutsy server. i had a problem with downloading something for the wireless card, so the installation of kde hung on that last step. someone here suggested i use gutsy desktop instead... will desktop satisfy my needs?	the desktop version works fine as a server and is more appropriate for home desktop hardware (like wirless cards)
hi guys! can anyone lease recommend me some webcamera that works with ubuntu and skype with just plug and play???	i don't know how up-to-date this site is but: http://www.linux-drivers.org/usb_webcams.html
how do i change my hostname so that when i restart it doesnt revert back to the default?	edit /etc/hostname
what is the command line chkcofig equivalent in ubuntu?	update-rc.d
which driver should i be using for a quadro4 900? nv or nvidia?	either will work. the first is gpl and great for 2d desktop. the second is nvidias binary blob which is much faster for 3d, but not gpl.
have a good reason ... changing the way the menu looks for someone when you don't have a good grasp of what it is supposed to do and why it has extra things is not a good reason	you don't want to make the tech illiterate do new things. they don't appreciate it.
my server accepts ssh auth with keys only. if i update the ssh now will i lock myself out?	install fixed version on client, generate 2nd key, add 2nd key to authorized keys on server, and after testing it works, delete the old key form servers authorized. best way to ssh using given key is probably: eval `ssh-agent` && ssh-add /home/you/newkey.pub
is there a way to fix the boot menu throught the ubuntu 10.04 cd?	http://grub.enbug.org/grub2livecdinstallguide
why does gcc -v show version 4.0 even after i've done apt-get install gcc-3.4 ?	export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4 or use update-alternatives
yo hey yall. how do i empty out ~/.thumbnails and ~/.nautilus/saved-session-* --> the 'right way'	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=633524
i would like to get rid of firefox and i would like to not have chromium either, how may i do this?	sudo apt-get remove firefox, or sudo apt-get purge firefox. purging will remove dpkg config files as well.
hey. can someone please give me the syntax to unrar files into a specific directory? like if i want to unrar all archives in a folder i'd type: unrar e '*.rar' but what if i wanted the extracted files to go in /media/here for example?	unrar e *.rar /where/u/want/files
ok let me try this again ... maybe im not making myself clear.... i have 8.04 running now with all available updates installed .... if i upgrade the os to 8.10 will i actually get anything new? or were all the updates already taken care of by the update manager within 8.04. if the only thing i am going to get from the upgrade is a new version number then i'm not going to bother.	there's new stuff in 8.10 that won't be in 8.04
where can i see the screen resolution used currently on my laptop?	: system>preferences>screen resolution
virtualbox is great when you need to run programs while logged into your desktop, but not so great if you want to use it as a server	i just want it for my development
hi, crowd, where can i find information about the alternate cd?	there's info on the ubuntu wiki
hi all! does anyone know a good download manager that doesn't trash the partial file in case connection fails?	the firefox extension 'downthemall'
is there a way to restart gnome-shell without the side effect of logging me out?	alt-f2 r
using a ubuntu live cd to reinstall grub i get 'error 21: selected disk does not exist' when doing root (hd0,1) any ideas?	sudo grub-install /dev/linuxdevicename (not grub device name)
i thot 11.04 was not released until april of 2011? am i wrong = this is not how it works? -> how can i tell what ubuntu i am using?	lsb_release -a
hello, how can i manually resolve domain name on the local machine, without it querying a dns server?	put it in /etc/hosts .. a line like 192.168.0.102 server ... then you can ssh with ssh server@server
is there anyway to back up or copy specific packages that i have downloaded through synaptic?	try out /var/cache/apt
can somebody dcc a small text file so i can test my irssi setup?	alright
what's the name for the default terminal ? i installed terminal.app but it's not exactly what i need	try gnome-terminal
hello, how do i set default system's volume to a specific level? ubuntu sets my volume to 0% on startup.	set the volume where you want it, then at a terminal type 'sudo alsactl store'
what exactly are these ips for ?? can i use them in my /etc/resolv.conf 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2	those are dns root a servers which are master dns servers for the internet
how do i make terminal on ubuntu not 'always on top'?	right click
can i get the ati drivers with apt-get?	yes, they're called fglrx
then again, so does loathe	don't be a snitch, it's not a good thing
would anyone have any idea why this entry in crontab doesn't work: (/15 * * * /usr/bin/xfdesktop -reload) while this entry does: (/15 * * * echo 'it works' > ~/readme)?	you need to set it, and maybe something more, don't know about xfce
hi, how do i install new programs in ubuntu?	synaptic
what do i have to install to get the command 'repo'?	what about reading http://source.android.com/download/using-repo ^-^ ? there's an 'installing repo' section
do i get beryl from synaptic package manager??? if so where would it be, what category?	sudo apt-get install beryl-manager. did you try to find some howto yet?
can anyone recommend a decent webcam for 10.x?	search the ubuntu forum for best webcam to get
hi all, i am using gnome-terminal in ubuntu 11.10, i just had a problem after displaying some proc files. when i press enter in the terminal, the prompt appears on the same line, instead of the next line, also, whatever i type is not shown in the terminal, although it gets executed. like if i type ls, it would show me the directory listing but will not show me the keystrokes of the command, is there a way to fix this without killing t	does it make any difference if you hit ctrl+l
bit of a newbie question here, when im running ubuntu on gnome - how do i get it to run on kde ?	after installing it, when you reboot look for the options tab at the bottom left on the log-in screen.. change sessions to kde.
err, where do i find cli docs on how to manage my users / groups?	man adduser, man useradd, man addgroup etc...
hey peeps can anyone tell me is there an alternate download for a 'slim' version of ubuntu? something with less services and packages enabled/installed on default...	just use the alternate cd with expert mode and only install the base system
anyone know if its possible to launce a certain application on a specific workspace?	devilspie or wmctrl might do what you want.
hi can anyone help? why does my printer prints in green? i checked the cartridges and they're good the drivers are good in fact it does print a black text in black but all the images come out greenish, anyone? thanks	probably because your cartridges are all good but some are gooder than others.
two things. 1) will i have any incompatibility issues in switching from gutsy 32bit to gutsy 64bit? and 2) why does the video playback on my ubuntu seem to darken quite a bit after a while of using it?	1) yes, flash and java don't work as well in 64bit 2) no idea
hi.... i was wondering what the name for the program is to change the restricted drivers. i downgraded the graphics driver and now i can only see half the screen (and can't get back to the window!).	jockey
so, if i compile a program from the source and create a .deb file with checkinstall, will it work in other computers (same platfrom, of course)?	if the systems are configured the same, it should, which is why its good to build the package on a vbox'd plain system
anybody running firefox v1 can point me to the apt repository to get it?	its in hoary
hey, how can i set gdm as default ? cause kdm is default atm ..	i think it's sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
are the apt servers for gutsy completely smashed for anyone else? i can't get any packages.	in synaptic
what do you recommend for encrypting files? i want to store my secure backup data on a 3rd party server but want to encrypt the entire tarball so that only if you know some passphrase, can you decrypt the file back to a state where it is usable. i don't want to use zip or anything. i simply want to encrypt a pre-existing file.	gpg is the standard method of file encryption on linux.
is it me or does ubuntu have piss poor support for multiple monitors and ati drivers	right.

is there a way to specify the path to your private key when you connect to a server with ssh and nautilus?

if you add an entry to .ssh/config for the server you're connecting to you can specify an identity file there

hi all. i have a question: when i use tar xvzf f.e., can i make it, so all the extracted files get extracted into a specified directory?

yes, tar xvf <file> <directory>

im fairly new to linux i was wondering under what directory does ubuntu typically install programs?

i think it is /usr/lib

anybody noticed that the scale plugin for compiz slows down (only) when firefox is open?

it's probably your graphics driver being slow

how to unmount ipod from terminal??

you can type mount to see whats mounted and then use umount

hi, anyone able to open the getdeb.net page?

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ is a great site for that.. and it is down here too

does openoffice come with an html editor...or are there other good oens to use?

i'd check out nvu. ww.nvu.com (based on the mozilla composer)

how to change preferred dns server through terminal?!

edit /etc/resolv.conf

i have no sound in my flash media, in web-browsers...anyone a master of this, and can help me figure out what is wrong?

flash is a garbage proprietary application, could be many things

what is gksu?

graphical sudo pretty much

<cy for help>can someone <i>please</i> help me</cry for help>

nice emotion-tags there, buddy

the 8.04 uses an older kernel which probably does have the driver for you wifi card you can compile a newer kernel or search google for the specific driver source code project and compile that

the major problem i ran into was that my graphics driver wouldn't work properly. i tried all the suggested drivers and each time it killed the gui

what's the terminal command to check the available memory of a hard drive? (my main drive in this case, that is running ubuntu)

df -h

anyone know how to disable the touchpad on a levono laptop? i'm using ununtu 11.10

at the same time press fn + f8

how can i determine how my terminal settings are being set? in ~/ i have .bashrc and .profile my settings for ps1 were in .profile and recently i did something and now getting default ps1. tried renamind .bashrc to .bashrc_old but still not working

read 'man bash', search for 'invocation'

is adobe flash player fixed yet?

think so otherwise it would have been in the topic for the channel. at least it was earlier

question: running 'wget -c http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/w/w32codecs/w32codecs_20060611-0.0_i386.deb' downloads debian.org's index.html file instead of w32codecs... any way to correct this?

check the link - that should work

guys, what the most widely used app for burning cds and dvds in gnome? (i know there's built in, i want more full featured)

k3b or gnomebaker

hey, what's up with /etc/fstab?? it looks completely different in edgy....

in edgy it uses uuids to identify partitions. i'm not sure what the benefit is. i still use the old '/dev/hda3' type stuff when i add to it and it works

will putting spaces between the lines in fstab mess things up?

- no ... but you should comment out blank lines with a # ...

can anyone give a recommendation for a comfortable / high quality usb headset that is perfectly linux compatible?

did you try windows since no linux users use it atm?

hi folks. i'm having issues getting my wireless to connect to a wpa network on a fresh jaunty install. if i turn off wpa at the router i can connect. if i turn on wpa i can't. the network manager asks for a password, i give it, it hashes properly (wpa-passphrase hashed it the same on my lappy), but the net manager just spins for a while and asks again. it might be this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/348275 so

- i'd suggest wicd over networkmanager ... i find it so much more reliable

anyone know why in ubuntu 10.10, with compiz enabled, i can only alt tab forwards, i cannot alt shift tab backwards?

you might have overwritten the hotkey for it with another interface addon. look through all your interface settings.

what is the use in having a separate /boot partition and a swap partition?

swap partition grants you improved access times in some instances.

opengl applications seem to constantly flicker though. even glxgears, the display flickers it sort of 'blinks' to white and back to the glxgears display. it uses the video card: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller and the laptop is a dell latitude d510. can anyone help me?

disable compiz

question, - in ubuntu is there a way to see the raw output of a serial input (connected via usb)

sure, use watch or cat on the raw device

im logged in to my account and want to add files to a folder that is protected. how can i login to root and add the files. do i have to do it through terminal orr is there another way?

you can open nautilus as root and then work that way ... in a terminal do 'gksudo nautilus'

any visual programing language for ubuntu?

doubt if that will work. you could 'dd' to image the iso to flash. or use the tools from pendrivelinux website

i want to crate a user with same home directory. whats the command for that

go through system-administration-users and groups, or run 'sudo adduser jacobs2' (as an example)

ugh. does anyone know if there are any programs for linux that are capable of using a visual studio .sln file? my school uses the stupid things and i don't run windows, but i need to do my homework.

maybe this could help: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jaunty/man1/prj2make.1.html

hey guys i have a problem. i have a pc with 2 500 gb sata harddisks. the ubuntu os-installer does not recognize those disks. gparted, too and in /dev there is no 'sda'-entry

check bios settings for tha sata controller enable ahci if aviable (intel chipsets)

how do i use the command line to connect to a wireless network? iwconfig wlan0 essid myessid seems to set the essid, but iwconfig doesn't show it as connected.

tried sudo ifconfig wlan0 up ?

im struggling to get a java plugin for firefox on ubuntu, anyone know of any helpful resourses?

then run sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun

hello. i was wondering: i have a 1tb harddisk in my ubuntu box. i know that they calculate that in gb, not gib. so actually that should be equal to 931 gib. but then there's a large discrepency when i do 'df -h'. it tells me the actual size of the drive is 917 gib, it says 131 gib are used, and 740 gib are free (131 gib + 740 gib = 871 gib, actually). i only have large files (a few hundred megabytes each) on it. it's formatted as ext 4. i was wondering ...

ext4 allocates 5% of the drive to root-only use, it might be that

i just did a fresh draper install. when i try to login it flickers and puts me back at the login screen.

- try to reconfigure the xserver by 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' and set the correct refreshrates

my web cam is working but how do i click my own pics with it? is there a software i can install?

in writer go to tools - options -paths -templates

hello, i have 6.10 and for example i don't find x-chat using synaptic..where can i find a full software sources.list? i don't like the original one..not to much soft..(sorry my english)

you can get a basic one with lots of stuff in http://www.ubuntuguide.org

'show changes', how do i get it to show more than just the most recent revision?

in the ubuntu wiki? 'get info'

hello people. where can i post a picture for you to see, in order to sow you my avidemux problem?

i already told you, http://www.imgur.com

i'm looking to install lighttpd but its not listed in apt-cache / apt-get. my understanding is it'd be in an 'unstable' branch... question is, where do i find out what this is and how to get it?

you need to enable universe. see ubotu's private message:

why are dvds in mplay and vlc all scrambled looking?

probably because you haven't done https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats/playingdvds

so, more generally, how do i execute a .bin file?

- is this the java installer? - because there are comprehensive instructions on the sun site for that.

so i just installed wine with the synaptic package manager. how do i use it? i'm pretty confused about this part?

wine windowsapp.exe

i have 2 hd's mounted. one is good one is bad. how can i tell which physical hd is which. one is quantum, one is western digital, irl

- you might be able to get some info from the disk utility in the admin menu...

does anyone know why my ipod might not work with banshee after upgrading to hardy, despite me having podsluth installed?

amarok works fine here; never tried banshee though

how do i save on vim?

there is a trainer tool.. 'vimtutor' you may want to check out some day soon. :)

hi, is there a howto anywhere for setting up a simple home network with dhcp? i need to connect a hacked xbox to my computer to transfer some files but it cant connect to my wireless router, so it needs to be connected to my pc directly.

try using dnsmasq for that

how can i install divx plugin?

what ubuntu version are you using?

i get some horizontal lines when watching .vob video files. does anyone know if it's a codec problem or a linux ati driver problem?

you might try changing the output or display setting. like the xv or opengl option

anyone know if the ubuntu forums having authentication issues presently?

the forums are down at the moment

i think i can send messages to win machines in my lan via 'smbclient -m <netbiosname>', but is the opposite also possible somehow?

hmm... i can't get it to work on my network.

i'm having a problem with firefox. i was running wow via wine and changed the resolution in game and wow locked up. i hit control alt backspace to restart x and rebooted the pc. now i keep getting a segmentation fault when trying to run firefox, any ideas?

: fastest solution? donwload new firefox, run that , all settings will be there...

question: i want to set up a toy server to play with lamp, so i downloaded gutsy server. i had a problem with downloading something for the wireless card, so the installation of kde hung on that last step. someone here suggested i use gutsy desktop instead... will desktop satisfy my needs?

the desktop version works fine as a server and is more appropriate for home desktop hardware (like wirless cards)

hi guys! can anyone lease recommend me some webcamera that works with ubuntu and skype with just plug and play???

i don't know how up-to-date this site is but: http://www.linux-drivers.org/usb_webcams.html

how do i change my hostname so that when i restart it doesnt revert back to the default?

edit /etc/hostname

what is the command line chkcofig equivalent in ubuntu?

update-rc.d

which driver should i be using for a quadro4 900? nv or nvidia?

either will work. the first is gpl and great for 2d desktop. the second is nvidias binary blob which is much faster for 3d, but not gpl.

have a good reason ... changing the way the menu looks for someone when you don't have a good grasp of what it is supposed to do and why it has extra things is not a good reason

you don't want to make the tech illiterate do new things. they don't appreciate it.

my server accepts ssh auth with keys only. if i update the ssh now will i lock myself out?

install fixed version on client, generate 2nd key, add 2nd key to authorized keys on server, and after testing it works, delete the old key form servers authorized. best way to ssh using given key is probably: eval `ssh-agent` && ssh-add /home/you/newkey.pub

is there a way to fix the boot menu throught the ubuntu 10.04 cd?

http://grub.enbug.org/grub2livecdinstallguide

why does gcc -v show version 4.0 even after i've done apt-get install gcc-3.4 ?

export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4 or use update-alternatives

yo hey yall. how do i empty out ~/.thumbnails and ~/.nautilus/saved-session-* --> the 'right way'

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=633524

i would like to get rid of firefox and i would like to not have chromium either, how may i do this?

sudo apt-get remove firefox, or sudo apt-get purge firefox. purging will remove dpkg config files as well.

hey. can someone please give me the syntax to unrar files into a specific directory? like if i want to unrar all archives in a folder i'd type: unrar e '*.rar' but what if i wanted the extracted files to go in /media/here for example?

unrar e *.rar /where/u/want/files

ok let me try this again ... maybe im not making myself clear.... i have 8.04 running now with all available updates installed .... if i upgrade the os to 8.10 will i actually get anything new? or were all the updates already taken care of by the update manager within 8.04. if the only thing i am going to get from the upgrade is a new version number then i'm not going to bother.

there's new stuff in 8.10 that won't be in 8.04

where can i see the screen resolution used currently on my laptop?

: system>preferences>screen resolution

virtualbox is great when you need to run programs while logged into your desktop, but not so great if you want to use it as a server

i just want it for my development

hi, crowd, where can i find information about the alternate cd?

there's info on the ubuntu wiki

hi all! does anyone know a good download manager that doesn't trash the partial file in case connection fails?

the firefox extension 'downthemall'

is there a way to restart gnome-shell without the side effect of logging me out?

alt-f2 r

using a ubuntu live cd to reinstall grub i get 'error 21: selected disk does not exist' when doing root (hd0,1) any ideas?

sudo grub-install /dev/linuxdevicename (not grub device name)

i thot 11.04 was not released until april of 2011? am i wrong = this is not how it works? -> how can i tell what ubuntu i am using?

lsb_release -a

hello, how can i manually resolve domain name on the local machine, without it querying a dns server?

put it in /etc/hosts .. a line like 192.168.0.102 server ... then you can ssh with ssh server@server

is there anyway to back up or copy specific packages that i have downloaded through synaptic?

try out /var/cache/apt

can somebody dcc a small text file so i can test my irssi setup?

alright

what's the name for the default terminal ? i installed terminal.app but it's not exactly what i need

try gnome-terminal

hello, how do i set default system's volume to a specific level? ubuntu sets my volume to 0% on startup.

set the volume where you want it, then at a terminal type 'sudo alsactl store'

what exactly are these ips for ?? can i use them in my /etc/resolv.conf 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2

those are dns root a servers which are master dns servers for the internet

how do i make terminal on ubuntu not 'always on top'?

right click

can i get the ati drivers with apt-get?

yes, they're called fglrx

then again, so does loathe

don't be a snitch, it's not a good thing

would anyone have any idea why this entry in crontab doesn't work: (*/15 * * * * /usr/bin/xfdesktop -reload) while this entry does: (*/15 * * * * echo 'it works' > ~/readme)?

you need to set it, and maybe something more, don't know about xfce

hi, how do i install new programs in ubuntu?

synaptic

what do i have to install to get the command 'repo'?

what about reading http://source.android.com/download/using-repo ^-^ ? there's an 'installing repo' section

do i get beryl from synaptic package manager??? if so where would it be, what category?

sudo apt-get install beryl-manager. did you try to find some howto yet?

can anyone recommend a decent webcam for 10.x?

search the ubuntu forum for best webcam to get

hi all, i am using gnome-terminal in ubuntu 11.10, i just had a problem after displaying some proc files. when i press enter in the terminal, the prompt appears on the same line, instead of the next line, also, whatever i type is not shown in the terminal, although it gets executed. like if i type ls, it would show me the directory listing but will not show me the keystrokes of the command, is there a way to fix this without killing t

does it make any difference if you hit ctrl+l

bit of a newbie question here, when im running ubuntu on gnome - how do i get it to run on kde ?

after installing it, when you reboot look for the options tab at the bottom left on the log-in screen.. change sessions to kde.

err, where do i find cli docs on how to manage my users / groups?

man adduser, man useradd, man addgroup etc...

hey peeps can anyone tell me is there an alternate download for a 'slim' version of ubuntu? something with less services and packages enabled/installed on default...

just use the alternate cd with expert mode and only install the base system

anyone know if its possible to launce a certain application on a specific workspace?

devilspie or wmctrl might do what you want.

hi can anyone help? why does my printer prints in green? i checked the cartridges and they're good the drivers are good in fact it does print a black text in black but all the images come out greenish, anyone? thanks

probably because your cartridges are all good but some are gooder than others.

two things. 1) will i have any incompatibility issues in switching from gutsy 32bit to gutsy 64bit? and 2) why does the video playback on my ubuntu seem to darken quite a bit after a while of using it?

1) yes, flash and java don't work as well in 64bit 2) no idea

hi.... i was wondering what the name for the program is to change the restricted drivers. i downgraded the graphics driver and now i can only see half the screen (and can't get back to the window!).

jockey

so, if i compile a program from the source and create a .deb file with checkinstall, will it work in other computers (same platfrom, of course)?

if the systems are configured the same, it should, which is why its good to build the package on a vbox'd plain system

anybody running firefox v1 can point me to the apt repository to get it?

its in hoary

hey, how can i set gdm as default ? cause kdm is default atm ..

i think it's sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

are the apt servers for gutsy completely smashed for anyone else? i can't get any packages.

in synaptic

what do you recommend for encrypting files? i want to store my secure backup data on a 3rd party server but want to encrypt the entire tarball so that only if you know some passphrase, can you decrypt the file back to a state where it is usable. i don't want to use zip or anything. i simply want to encrypt a pre-existing file.

gpg is the standard method of file encryption on linux.

is it me or does ubuntu have piss poor support for multiple monitors and ati drivers

right.