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i have two quick questions, and i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. i'm trying to get a list of the installed packages on an ubuntu system. i can't seem to recall how to do it (i've done it on debian systems before). second question: how might i go about creating a customized ubuntu distribution for a livecd / install to hd?	try 'dpkg -l'
greetings! does anyone know if a vmware player image of ubuntu 9.10 rc exists? i cant afford to purchase vmware workstation	why do not use a free virtualizaer like vbox to try ubuntu ?
hi guys,,, lets say i am in windows(god forbid), how can i access my linux partiions..is it possible	get an ext3 driver
i use karmic. what should i do with ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa ???	there are a typo in my commmand. you get the idea. :o
you guys know of any cli tool to show my bandwidth usage on a machine?	nethogs shows the bandwidth usage per app real-time.. no history support though (afaik)
does anyone have any idea why /etc/default/console-setup wont hold its settings after ubuntu finishes booting? when the kernel spewed its usual memory crap at the beginning it changed to what i set it to but then the consoles reverted back to the ubuntu default. any idea what would cause this?	did you check if 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' has the same behavior?
why can i not format my usb thumb drive to ntfs? the only options are ext2,3,4, linux-swap, and fat16 and fat32	i think you need btfsprogs and ntfs-3g from the repos
hi, i have the flash player plugin for firefox, but most flash-thingys on the web needs version 8 of flash ... how do i get this?	there is a beta version of flash available on their site
hey all. i am having a problem writing a dvd.iso to a dvd-/+r. i think my command is messed up, can someone who knows better than me help me out please. thanks	growisofs -dvd-compat -z /dev/whatever=dvd.iso
can anyone recommend me a ftp program except gftp?	lftp or ncftp
when you open a tty, it states a bunch of copyright things, where is that file so as to customize it?	/etc/motd i believe
for a geforce4 do i want to use the nv or nvidia driver? -wanting 3d support	nvidia
how easy is it to put /home on a seperate partition?	i saw a tutorial on that on the forums - http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome
i cant remember who was helpin me b4....but i downloaded a bz2 file..now i have extracted it i have file that says pakages...wot do i do with it?	dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb
hi, i want to check if a set of variables are set in a shell script, but i am getting syntax errors. can someone please tell me what's the problem with following code . http://paste.ubuntu.com/558986/ . help is much appreciated.	outermost delimiters in if-statement should be '(' ')'.
would i need to unmount my external drive before i could use gpart to format it?	it is indeed not possible to format mounted partitions
i used to use webmin but i uninstalled it now because it caused me alot of problems and a few gents here in #ubuntu said that it was incompatible with ubuntu 12.04 so i was thinking about trying zentyal. is it worth it?	if you need a web interface to manage the system, do not manage the system. that's my personal opinion, though. basically speaking, no, it's not worth it.
hi whats the command that untars a tar.bz2?	you could try the archive manager gui.
hello, i have three hard disks in my pc, i can mount a disk by clicking on its label using nautilus, or disk utility; however i am unsuccessful when using mount command on the shell to mount existing drive-partition. the drive location: /dev/sdc1 is listed when using blkid; also listed when using fdisk -l but without any disk info; when entering: mount /dev/sdc1 /media/space2, i get a...	for command line mounting, the mount point (which is just an empty directory) needs to exist already. gnome does this for you when using the gui apps, but mount does not
how can i stop ubuntu from fetching some things from the cd :i	try editing /etc/apt/sources.list
my gnome terminal does render the gnome terminal font letters with fixed width. how can i change that to variable-width?	variable width would break midnight commander and all other programs that use ncurses, for example
how do i install opera from a .deb file?	but if you really must... sudo dpkg -i file.deb
when installing a deb directly do you need to save the deb for installation as with rpm's ?	you don't need to save the rpms to uninstall, you don't need to save the debs to uninstall
any clue how can i install ubuntu without booting from the cd?	i would recommend a faster usb drive.
does anyone know how i stop programs from opeing full screen when executed ?	after you open the program, adjust the screen to the size you want it, and then close the program. when you reopen the program, it should be the size you closed it.
my dial up connection stops working when i activate my ethernet connection, does anyone have any ideas?	: i get the same problem
does anyone know how i can check which kind of memory i have, i.e. ddr1, ddr2 and how many slots the machine has, thx	sudo lshw -c memory
question: let say i have 2 different partition, each with its own o.s., but one of the o.s have full of virus, worm & malware. is it possible for the virus to go to and infect/affect the other partition?	not if the infected partition isn't mounted
hello. i'm using ubuntu 10.10. i can't understand at all how print screen works. when i press it, i get a dialogue, with an option for 'copy to clipboard'; when i press that, it copies the screenshot to clipboard. however when i then copy a piece of text, the screenshot is removed from clipboard. is this a bug? when i for example copy an image in gimp & then copy a piece of text, the image isn't removed from clipboard, so i don't think	you can use parcelite to manage multiple pastes nicely
when i insert a cd in the cd drive, which file is it that tells the system which mount point tt use when mounting that cd disk?	/etc/fstab
does anyone think that changing taking the 'splash' out of 'quiet splash' in nano /etc/defaults/grub would fix the problem?	remove splash and quiet and add text
whats the best way to install//uninstall aplications without breaking dependancies?	or via synaptic
does anyone know how to mix the devilspie transparent background with the xscreensaver matrix screensaver background?	mix in what way?
just upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10. everything seems good except that now my shortcuts in the places menu don't work. i select them and absolutely nothing happens. anyone else have this issue too?	http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/intrepid-update-faq.html see point 12
anyone know if the issue with the fglrx display driver has been fixed in 9.04? i have a 'ati technologies inc rc410 [radeon xpress 200m]' video apapter and last time i tried installed 9.04 gave me problems. 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fglrx' is the only place i know to go to learn about bug fixes atm.	couldn't boot on my roomie's laptop with latest cd, but could with a dvd version from 2 yrs ago
can anyone tell what's the best program in ubuntu for video conference at this moment?	for one to one skype most likely
in order to register a nick in the irc what kind of valid email address is required?	any email account that you can access do not make one up
how can i reboot sound under ubuntu?	maybe /etc/init/pulseaudio restart could do it
i have a laptop with 160g drive, i just attached a 160g usb drive, qparted only shows /dev/sdb, is that the usb one?	you can type sudo fdisk -l at the terminal to list partitions
how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat	highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there
there's http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apt-get-apticron-send-email-upgrades-available/ .. might be just the thing you're looking for	thanks
how to activate the universe and multiverse repositories?	system -> administration -> software sources basically, but see ubotu's message
hi, i have 'headless' desktop at home which i want to connect to and see the desktop of using another system at home. how can i do this?	ssh?
hi. how can i have wicd start at boot? i removed networkmanager and installed wicd and wicd-daemon (using apt-get). but at the moment, i need to start wicd manually: sudo service wicd start.	might be sudo update-rc.d wicd enable
can anyone point me to a fglrx install howto that's worth a damn? this is much harder to install than it is on debian... i thought it was supposed to be backwards	tweak, no, you can use dpkg -i --force-all on the 32bit deb
hey guys... in irc lingo what does 'o/' mean?	it means hello. \o/ means yay. kinda like a head and arms.
i'm confused... gcc is installed on my ubuntu setup... (desktop, 6.10) but i can't seem to /compile/ anything without it bitterly complaining about underfined fn's and a zillion other things	you need 'build-essential' - you also need header files for the libraries you're trying to build with
can i update to edgyeft beta without using the gui manager?	i would advise against updating to edgy at this time.
hey what's that magic key board shortcut that open a terminal?	go to system/keyboard shortcuts and set whatever key you want ;)
anyone knows why my sys only shows 3.2 of 4gb ram on 64bit version? (dmidecode correctly shows 2x2gb)	not if you reserve ram in the bios, e.g. for the grafic card
i just did a fresh install of 7.04 on a thinkpad t42 w/ ati 9600. /etc/x11/xorg.conf does not exist...any ideas?	remove and then install xserver-xorg
why to activate beryl, don see windows border?	you need a new metacity with beryl, iirc
ok, i just installed 8.04 on a test box, now i want to lock it down before going 'live' with it. i want to install a root kit detector, and a firewall, suggestions?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/apparmor https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntufirewall
does any one know how i can find out the model of my wireless network card	lspci or lshw
will sshd be in the base when i install ubuntu-server?	it isn't, you have to apt-get openssh-server
how do i customize	you make/edit/customize your own .conkyrc config file. the conky homepage has docs/examples
question -> can i watch anime, movies and stuff in ubuntu?	hells yes
who here is running 7.04?	yes, already ordered mine :)
what is the shell command to clear cache	deleting the apt-cache
cups won't start after updates today -- how do i work out why?	look into /var/log/cups/*
packages in edgy-backports should not have dependencies that are not themselves in edgy-backports, correct?	no, incorrect. backports requires standard universe and multiverse to be enabled. see their pages, it should be mentioned there i think
hey all. so i switched from karma to natty, and i really do not like how the scrollbars look in gnome. (where you have to hover over it in order to get the scrollbar put underneath your cursor). i thought i could change that in appearance somewhere, but i can't find it. any ideas?	http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html
how do i get the uuid of a partition?	you can do this -- ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
i tried to use 'apachectl start' for my newly apache2 system. apachectl can not be found. does apache2 use something diffrenet?	but it should have started on install)
what exactly is the difference between 'make' and 'make install'?	make just compiles the package... make install actually installs it
anyone know if its possible to get cups to 'listen' to a shared folder or email and print any new pdf's in the folder or received on a specific address?	cups won't do that itself, i don't believe, but you could certainly use inotify to fire off a command when a new file shows up in a directory. have a look at the 'inotify-tools' package. obviously, you'll want to debug this extensively before committing to production (ink is expensive...)
is there any easy way to update to 8.10 version from insaid a earlyer version of ubuntu, or should i just reinstall over last os? i donät have much t lose here so i can just clean the root partition without worries.	http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
i have ubuntu 9.10 aand installed ps3 media server, followed the steps and when i double click pms.sh and say run i don't see anything happening......can someone pls try and help me	run it from the terminal, look for error messages, not 'double clicking' on it
does anyone know a good linux distribution ?	ubuntu
did you resolve autogen problem?	yeah i deleted some files and it works now
how can i put the linux logo on framebuffer??? i want it like knoppix boot (and gentoo)	http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/courses/2004-april/001451.html
anyone know anything about how restricted kernel modules work in 10.04?	they work just like any other module. they're restricted simply because they're proprietary. it's just a name, not really a description of the module.
do u know to launch an app minimized?	you can get devilspie to do it
where can i get a list of ubuntu file reposatories??	you can locate a package in a ubuntu version in packages.ubuntu.com
hi folks. is there an official, generally accepted, best practice on how to get the wireless of an acer aspire one (atheros ar242x) working with 9.04? i reinstalled and forgot to back-up the modules list. now i am googling my way to whatever i already did in april that i can't quite remember what it was.	install madwifi and blacklist the built-in atheros module is how i did it
question for you guys: do you know of a good command line utility that i can use to get the diskspace currently used within a folder?	du -sh
i have xubuntu. am i in the wrong channel?	there is still add/remove, etc.
what's the simplest way to get remote desktop access to an ubuntu machine from a windows machine without installing client software for remote desktop access?	teamviewer
how do you add an extension in the mozilla browser if you have .xpi file? apparently it's different from ff's tools > extensions.	enter the path to the file in the address bar
hi there, did ubuntu switch from grub to lilo in the latest upgrade? aptitude dist-upgrade is trying to install it.	known bug; check the release notes
any one have problems getting vmware to run under edgy ?	no problems with vmware on edg
how do i change the ubuntu logo next in the applications menu?	wiki.ubuntu.com/quicktips
hi everyone, i am new to ubuntu and am wondering if there is a way to install a base developement package? just so i can compile from source and such. thanks!	install build-essential
i would like you to test my add-on for mozilla firefox on ubuntu... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/13129 is the description. but please take the latest version 0.11 at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addons/versions/13129#version-0.11 :?	this isn't the place for that. don't advertise here.
how can i automatically start a command after booting? i mean, there are different ways.. an easy one for a bash script ?	/etc/rc.local
did he log out yet or is he still logged in?	he logged out already
hi all ... is there a way to have consoles individually remember their 'last commands' history, so that after a reboot, any automatically re-opened consoles retain their own command history ?	that is just systemwide history for any user
hello, just simple question: how to downgrade gutsy to feisty? google didn't tell me much..., thx	you may be able to adapt these instructions to ubuntu (no guarantees!): http://people.debian.org/~osamu/downgrade.html
i'm running ubuntu on a chromebook, so i'm using the chromeos' linux kernel. i'm noticing the kernel version i'm using doesn't match the installed linux-libc-dev version, but there isn't a package available to install for a version that far back (2.6.28.3+). so i probably shouldn't be building anything that uses the kernel header files, right? i mean its only slightly minor versins but...	you can probably see if there's a chromebook or chromeium os channel and talk with them about it
hello, can someone explain to me what exactly exempts ubuntu from being a completely free distro (in the eyes of the fsf). i'm having a discussion about this issue and i'm struggling to find a solid answer on exactly which parts are non-free (on a clean install). i thought it was the trademarks or perhaps how ubuntu facilitates the use of non free software - but i feel i'm missing something.	www.gnewsense.org
q: i have a piii/800mhz, 512mb ram - which would you recommend, xubuntu 6.10 or ubuntu6.06?	i installed xubuntu 8.04 with a less than that.. i'd go for the latest version
are partitions neccesarily needed? i'm using a netbook, and want to install eeebuntu.	yes you need partitions
can anyone here recommend me of a god desktop dock?	i use avant window navigator and i love it. requires desktop effects or compiz though.
newbie question: i want rtorrent to download to /home/username/torrent, so in /home/username/rtorrent.rc, i edited directory = ~/torrent, but it will download to /home/username/ instead of /home/username/torrent. anyone know what to do? :)	i don't know much about rtorrent but try changing it to ~/torrent/ instead
i can't 'su' when logged into my normal account.. and in /etc/group there is no wheel group.. what do i do? :)	http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/rootsudo
i'm trying to use wget to put all of the files in a web directory into a local directory, but it creates a bunch of unnecessary folders (e.g. domainname/folder/folder/folder/images.jpg instead of just images.jpg into the local directory). which command line option am i missing?	it's -nd or --no-directories
does ubuntu use /etc/network/interfaces for configuring the network?	by default, it uses networkmanager. if you don't have networkmanager running, you can use /etc/network/interfaces
hmm, anyone knows when is the new ubuntu distro going to come out?	it's going to be april or around there.
where can you see what version kernel you are using?	uname -a
why is it a cannot do man malloc and stuff? manpages-all package is installed	sudo apt-get install manpages-dev

i have two quick questions, and i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. i'm trying to get a list of the installed packages on an ubuntu system. i can't seem to recall how to do it (i've done it on debian systems before). second question: how might i go about creating a customized ubuntu distribution for a livecd / install to hd?

try 'dpkg -l'

greetings! does anyone know if a vmware player image of ubuntu 9.10 rc exists? i cant afford to purchase vmware workstation

why do not use a free virtualizaer like vbox to try ubuntu ?

hi guys,,, lets say i am in windows(god forbid), how can i access my linux partiions..is it possible

get an ext3 driver

i use karmic. what should i do with ppa:ubuntu-on-rails/ppa ???

there are a typo in my commmand. you get the idea. :o

you guys know of any cli tool to show my bandwidth usage on a machine?

nethogs shows the bandwidth usage per app real-time.. no history support though (afaik)

does anyone have any idea why /etc/default/console-setup wont hold its settings after ubuntu finishes booting? when the kernel spewed its usual memory crap at the beginning it changed to what i set it to but then the consoles reverted back to the ubuntu default. any idea what would cause this?

did you check if 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' has the same behavior?

why can i not format my usb thumb drive to ntfs? the only options are ext2,3,4, linux-swap, and fat16 and fat32

i think you need btfsprogs and ntfs-3g from the repos

hi, i have the flash player plugin for firefox, but most flash-thingys on the web needs version 8 of flash ... how do i get this?

there is a beta version of flash available on their site

hey all. i am having a problem writing a dvd.iso to a dvd-/+r. i think my command is messed up, can someone who knows better than me help me out please. thanks

growisofs -dvd-compat -z /dev/whatever=dvd.iso

can anyone recommend me a ftp program except gftp?

lftp or ncftp

when you open a tty, it states a bunch of copyright things, where is that file so as to customize it?

/etc/motd i believe

for a geforce4 do i want to use the nv or nvidia driver? -wanting 3d support

nvidia

how easy is it to put /home on a seperate partition?

i saw a tutorial on that on the forums - http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

i cant remember who was helpin me b4....but i downloaded a bz2 file..now i have extracted it i have file that says pakages...wot do i do with it?

dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb

hi, i want to check if a set of variables are set in a shell script, but i am getting syntax errors. can someone please tell me what's the problem with following code . http://paste.ubuntu.com/558986/ . help is much appreciated.

outermost delimiters in if-statement should be '(' ')'.

would i need to unmount my external drive before i could use gpart to format it?

it is indeed not possible to format mounted partitions

i used to use webmin but i uninstalled it now because it caused me alot of problems and a few gents here in #ubuntu said that it was incompatible with ubuntu 12.04 so i was thinking about trying zentyal. is it worth it?

if you need a web interface to manage the system, do not manage the system. that's my personal opinion, though. basically speaking, no, it's not worth it.

hi whats the command that untars a tar.bz2?

you could try the archive manager gui.

hello, i have three hard disks in my pc, i can mount a disk by clicking on its label using nautilus, or disk utility; however i am unsuccessful when using mount command on the shell to mount existing drive-partition. the drive location: /dev/sdc1 is listed when using blkid; also listed when using fdisk -l but without any disk info; when entering: mount /dev/sdc1 /media/space2, i get a...

for command line mounting, the mount point (which is just an empty directory) needs to exist already. gnome does this for you when using the gui apps, but mount does not

how can i stop ubuntu from fetching some things from the cd :i

try editing /etc/apt/sources.list

my gnome terminal does render the gnome terminal font letters with fixed width. how can i change that to variable-width?

variable width would break midnight commander and all other programs that use ncurses, for example

how do i install opera from a .deb file?

but if you really must... sudo dpkg -i file.deb

when installing a deb directly do you need to save the deb for installation as with rpm's ?

you don't need to save the rpms to uninstall, you don't need to save the debs to uninstall

any clue how can i install ubuntu without booting from the cd?

i would recommend a faster usb drive.

does anyone know how i stop programs from opeing full screen when executed ?

after you open the program, adjust the screen to the size you want it, and then close the program. when you reopen the program, it should be the size you closed it.

my dial up connection stops working when i activate my ethernet connection, does anyone have any ideas?

: i get the same problem

does anyone know how i can check which kind of memory i have, i.e. ddr1, ddr2 and how many slots the machine has, thx

sudo lshw -c memory

question: let say i have 2 different partition, each with its own o.s., but one of the o.s have full of virus, worm & malware. is it possible for the virus to go to and infect/affect the other partition?

not if the infected partition isn't mounted

hello. i'm using ubuntu 10.10. i can't understand at all how print screen works. when i press it, i get a dialogue, with an option for 'copy to clipboard'; when i press that, it copies the screenshot to clipboard. however when i then copy a piece of text, the screenshot is removed from clipboard. is this a bug? when i for example copy an image in gimp & then copy a piece of text, the image isn't removed from clipboard, so i don't think

you can use parcelite to manage multiple pastes nicely

when i insert a cd in the cd drive, which file is it that tells the system which mount point tt use when mounting that cd disk?

/etc/fstab

does anyone think that changing taking the 'splash' out of 'quiet splash' in nano /etc/defaults/grub would fix the problem?

remove splash and quiet and add text

whats the best way to install//uninstall aplications without breaking dependancies?

or via synaptic

does anyone know how to mix the devilspie transparent background with the xscreensaver matrix screensaver background?

mix in what way?

just upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10. everything seems good except that now my shortcuts in the places menu don't work. i select them and absolutely nothing happens. anyone else have this issue too?

http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/intrepid-update-faq.html see point 12

anyone know if the issue with the fglrx display driver has been fixed in 9.04? i have a 'ati technologies inc rc410 [radeon xpress 200m]' video apapter and last time i tried installed 9.04 gave me problems. 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fglrx' is the only place i know to go to learn about bug fixes atm.

couldn't boot on my roomie's laptop with latest cd, but could with a dvd version from 2 yrs ago

can anyone tell what's the best program in ubuntu for video conference at this moment?

for one to one skype most likely

in order to register a nick in the irc what kind of valid email address is required?

any email account that you can access do not make one up

how can i reboot sound under ubuntu?

maybe /etc/init/pulseaudio restart could do it

i have a laptop with 160g drive, i just attached a 160g usb drive, qparted only shows /dev/sdb, is that the usb one?

you can type sudo fdisk -l at the terminal to list partitions

how do i make xchat register before joining channels? i always go to #ubuntu-unregged when i launch xchat

highlight the network in the network list and click edit, there's a place for nickserv password in there

there's http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apt-get-apticron-send-email-upgrades-available/ .. might be just the thing you're looking for

thanks

how to activate the universe and multiverse repositories?

system -> administration -> software sources basically, but see ubotu's message

hi, i have 'headless' desktop at home which i want to connect to and see the desktop of using another system at home. how can i do this?

ssh?

hi. how can i have wicd start at boot? i removed networkmanager and installed wicd and wicd-daemon (using apt-get). but at the moment, i need to start wicd manually: sudo service wicd start.

might be sudo update-rc.d wicd enable

can anyone point me to a fglrx install howto that's worth a damn? this is much harder to install than it is on debian... i thought it was supposed to be backwards

tweak, no, you can use dpkg -i --force-all on the 32bit deb

hey guys... in irc lingo what does 'o/' mean?

it means hello. \o/ means yay. kinda like a head and arms.

i'm confused... gcc is installed on my ubuntu setup... (desktop, 6.10) but i can't seem to /compile/ anything without it bitterly complaining about underfined fn's and a zillion other things

you need 'build-essential' - you also need header files for the libraries you're trying to build with

can i update to edgyeft beta without using the gui manager?

i would advise against updating to edgy at this time.

hey what's that magic key board shortcut that open a terminal?

go to system/keyboard shortcuts and set whatever key you want ;)

anyone knows why my sys only shows 3.2 of 4gb ram on 64bit version? (dmidecode correctly shows 2x2gb)

not if you reserve ram in the bios, e.g. for the grafic card

i just did a fresh install of 7.04 on a thinkpad t42 w/ ati 9600. /etc/x11/xorg.conf does not exist...any ideas?

remove and then install xserver-xorg

why to activate beryl, don see windows border?

you need a new metacity with beryl, iirc

ok, i just installed 8.04 on a test box, now i want to lock it down before going 'live' with it. i want to install a root kit detector, and a firewall, suggestions?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/apparmor https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntufirewall

does any one know how i can find out the model of my wireless network card

lspci or lshw

will sshd be in the base when i install ubuntu-server?

it isn't, you have to apt-get openssh-server

how do i customize

you make/edit/customize your own .conkyrc config file. the conky homepage has docs/examples

question -> can i watch anime, movies and stuff in ubuntu?

hells yes

who here is running 7.04?

yes, already ordered mine :)

what is the shell command to clear cache

deleting the apt-cache

cups won't start after updates today -- how do i work out why?

look into /var/log/cups/*

packages in edgy-backports should not have dependencies that are not themselves in edgy-backports, correct?

no, incorrect. backports requires standard universe and multiverse to be enabled. see their pages, it should be mentioned there i think

hey all. so i switched from karma to natty, and i really do not like how the scrollbars look in gnome. (where you have to hover over it in order to get the scrollbar put underneath your cursor). i thought i could change that in appearance somewhere, but i can't find it. any ideas?

http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html

how do i get the uuid of a partition?

you can do this -- ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

i tried to use 'apachectl start' for my newly apache2 system. apachectl can not be found. does apache2 use something diffrenet?

but it should have started on install)

what exactly is the difference between 'make' and 'make install'?

make just compiles the package... make install actually installs it

anyone know if its possible to get cups to 'listen' to a shared folder or email and print any new pdf's in the folder or received on a specific address?

cups won't do that itself, i don't believe, but you could certainly use inotify to fire off a command when a new file shows up in a directory. have a look at the 'inotify-tools' package. obviously, you'll want to debug this extensively before committing to production (ink is expensive...)

is there any easy way to update to 8.10 version from insaid a earlyer version of ubuntu, or should i just reinstall over last os? i donät have much t lose here so i can just clean the root partition without worries.

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

i have ubuntu 9.10 aand installed ps3 media server, followed the steps and when i double click pms.sh and say run i don't see anything happening......can someone pls try and help me

run it from the terminal, look for error messages, not 'double clicking' on it

does anyone know a good linux distribution ?

ubuntu

did you resolve autogen problem?

yeah i deleted some files and it works now

how can i put the linux logo on framebuffer??? i want it like knoppix boot (and gentoo)

http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/courses/2004-april/001451.html

anyone know *anything* about how restricted kernel modules work in 10.04?

they work just like any other module. they're restricted simply because they're proprietary. it's just a name, not really a description of the module.

do u know to launch an app minimized?

you can get devilspie to do it

where can i get a list of ubuntu file reposatories??

you can locate a package in a ubuntu version in packages.ubuntu.com

hi folks. is there an official, generally accepted, best practice on how to get the wireless of an acer aspire one (atheros ar242x) working with 9.04? i reinstalled and forgot to back-up the modules list. now i am googling my way to whatever i already did in april that i can't quite remember what it was.

install madwifi and blacklist the built-in atheros module is how i did it

question for you guys: do you know of a good command line utility that i can use to get the diskspace currently used within a folder?

du -sh

i have xubuntu. am i in the wrong channel?

there is still add/remove, etc.

what's the simplest way to get remote desktop access to an ubuntu machine from a windows machine without installing client software for remote desktop access?

teamviewer

how do you add an extension in the mozilla browser if you have .xpi file? apparently it's different from ff's tools > extensions.

enter the path to the file in the address bar

hi there, did ubuntu switch from grub to lilo in the latest upgrade? aptitude dist-upgrade is trying to install it.

known bug; check the release notes

any one have problems getting vmware to run under edgy ?

no problems with vmware on edg

how do i change the ubuntu logo next in the applications menu?

wiki.ubuntu.com/quicktips

hi everyone, i am new to ubuntu and am wondering if there is a way to install a base developement package? just so i can compile from source and such. thanks!

install build-essential

i would like you to test my add-on for mozilla firefox on ubuntu... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/13129 is the description. but please take the latest version 0.11 at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addons/versions/13129#version-0.11 :?

this isn't the place for that. don't advertise here.

how can i automatically start a command after booting? i mean, there are different ways.. an easy one for a bash script ?

/etc/rc.local

did he log out yet or is he still logged in?

he logged out already

hi all ... is there a way to have consoles individually remember their 'last commands' history, so that after a reboot, any automatically re-opened consoles retain their own command history ?

that is just systemwide history for any user

hello, just simple question: how to downgrade gutsy to feisty? google didn't tell me much..., thx

you may be able to adapt these instructions to ubuntu (no guarantees!): http://people.debian.org/~osamu/downgrade.html

i'm running ubuntu on a chromebook, so i'm using the chromeos' linux kernel. i'm noticing the kernel version i'm using doesn't match the installed linux-libc-dev version, but there isn't a package available to install for a version that far back (2.6.28.3+). so i probably shouldn't be building anything that uses the kernel header files, right? i mean its only slightly minor versins but...

you can probably see if there's a chromebook or chromeium os channel and talk with them about it

hello, can someone explain to me what exactly exempts ubuntu from being a completely free distro (in the eyes of the fsf). i'm having a discussion about this issue and i'm struggling to find a solid answer on exactly which parts are non-free (on a clean install). i thought it was the trademarks or perhaps how ubuntu facilitates the use of non free software - but i feel i'm missing something.

www.gnewsense.org

q: i have a piii/800mhz, 512mb ram - which would you recommend, xubuntu 6.10 or ubuntu6.06?

i installed xubuntu 8.04 with a less than that.. i'd go for the latest version

are partitions neccesarily needed? i'm using a netbook, and want to install eeebuntu.

yes you need partitions

can anyone here recommend me of a god desktop dock?

i use avant window navigator and i love it. requires desktop effects or compiz though.

newbie question: i want rtorrent to download to /home/username/torrent, so in /home/username/rtorrent.rc, i edited directory = ~/torrent, but it will download to /home/username/ instead of /home/username/torrent. anyone know what to do? :)

i don't know much about rtorrent but try changing it to ~/torrent/ instead

i can't 'su' when logged into my normal account.. and in /etc/group there is no wheel group.. what do i do? :)

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/rootsudo

i'm trying to use wget to put all of the files in a web directory into a local directory, but it creates a bunch of unnecessary folders (e.g. domainname/folder/folder/folder/images.jpg instead of just images.jpg into the local directory). which command line option am i missing?

it's -nd or --no-directories

does ubuntu use /etc/network/interfaces for configuring the network?

by default, it uses networkmanager. if you don't have networkmanager running, you can use /etc/network/interfaces

hmm, anyone knows when is the new ubuntu distro going to come out?

it's going to be april or around there.

where can you see what version kernel you are using?

uname -a

why is it a cannot do man malloc and stuff? manpages-all package is installed

sudo apt-get install manpages-dev