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whats a good cd burner?	k3b
is there a key combo with unity to open another instance of a program rather than switch to that program for the buttons on the left pop out menu?	you can 'middle click' to do that, i believe
each time a new ubuntu version comes out i see a lot about upgrading. but i never manage to find out if there will be any significant difference between a fresh install and an upgraded installation. i guess because there are none?	why guess that?
could someone recommend an iptraf alternative (looking for something that shows source and destination ips per conenction, but mor eorganized then tcpdump)	25(?) x 80. you can change the command in the launcher (menu) 'gnome-terminal --geometry=100x35'
how can i print a file from the command line if the printer is already set up in cups?	baobad
hello, is there a way to create an alias for a value in linux, for example instead of writing 'ssh 192.168.1.1' i would like to write 'ssh routerip'	alias dir='ls -al'
how can i connect ubuntu with a motorola cable modem ? it has a usb plug also but motorola does not seem to provide drivers and it does not work if i connect it	does it have a standard ethernet connector?
when does 9.10 get released?	but now that you asked it has been pushed back a week... thanks a lot :p
hi all... is there some way i can use the internet from my mobile phone on ubuntu? i am using a nokia e71 and there is no software for ubuntu provided by nokia!	connect your phone to the computer with an usb cable, check that you have 'pc suite' chosen and you should get a notification bubble about a phone connection being available
anyone know if using workspaces consumes more memory?	dont know, but why do you ask that?
hi! where can i get a mysql-doc package for breezy ? its not in the repos	patience ...
is there a utility i can easily make clips out of large video files with? i have a list of 80 clips to make >.<	try pitivi
good morning. i am kind of new to linux haven't used it in 10 years or more. i have a piii with 256 ram and it has an old copy of a different linux operating system. do i need to figure out how to uninstall that or can i just put the cd in once i have downloaded and burnt it and go from there?	the install cd can reformat the drive if needed
how do i renew the ip of a computer? (i want it to ask the dhcp server a new ip adress)?	'sudo dhclient eth0' for example
from cli, how would i remove all files (files only, not dirs) which filename starts with 'wget'?	rm wget* for all files in the current directory which you're in (not subdirs)
hey guys, how can i stop iptables from command line?	you might also want to try firestarter, it's a nice gui to iptables
will ubuntu resize an ntfs partition nowadays?	'usually', i think you might need some ntfs package - i'm not the person to know...
can someone tell me the command	i'm gonna pm you
how do you make grep also show the next n lines after a match?	grep -a numberoflines
hello everyone, is there a way to highlight colour syntax of c source file through vim.tiny	and apt-cache policy vim will show if the vi (full) package is installed
hi, where is the hosts file in ubuntu? my computer is acting a bit strange, would you also recommend me a scanner for ubuntu?	host-file /etc/hosts
is there a text based bootup manager for ubuntu?	'man update-rc.d'
hey all, i been looking all over the forum how to make my microphone work with teamspeak but for some reason it is recongnizing the mic but not capturing anything i say? can anyone help me please?	no idea, sorry.
and how do you know ubuntu doesn't have it?	its a proprietary driver
i'm currently in 4 channels: #ubuntu, #unhack-oo,##unix and ##ufo... and this si the only one where people are actually talking	ubotu will be here shortly
hello everybody, i clicked 'hide menubar' in ktorrent>options. anyone know how can bring the menubar back?	usually pressing f11 helps in gnome as does clicking with a mouse
how do i uninstall a program after running: $sudo apt-get install gtk-gnutella ?	or apt-get
what is the hotkey to switch between x desktops?	ctrl+alt+left/right
can somebody help me to play rmvb videos on my hardy 64bits?	have you tried http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-mplayer-and-multimedia-codecs-libdvdcss2w32codecsw64codecs-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html ?
can anybody recomend a usb bluetooth dongle that will work in dapper?	any i would say
hi all. where are the source codes for generic bash commands? such as pstree, cat,ls?	er. i mean dpkg -s `which pstree`
does anyone know why i don't see fps when running glxgears?	use 'glxgears -iacknowledgethatthistoolisnotabenchmark'
does anyone know how i can get spanish (es-es) spellchecking working in abiword? i can set the default document language, but that doesn't seem to help	did you install aspell-es
i have a question about the synaptic package manager; i see how to install and uninstall apps, can you use it to upgrade to new versions. i have firefox 1.5x and want to know if i can use the package manager to upgrade firefox to 2.x. is that possible	ubuntu should pickup that you are running an old version of firefox and pickup and tell you it has an upgrade.
having problems installing eggdrop on a fresh install of kubuntu. it says it requires tcl, but i did 'sudo apt-get install tcl' and 'sudo apt-get install tcllib' and it still can't find it when i do ./configure for the eggie. suggestions?	tcl-dev
could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?	i would guess /etc/hosts
fglrx driver install.... fails! amd/64 10.10 re-install after failed auto upgrade to 11.04.... solution?	you are trying to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10 or you reinstalled ?
please someone, i need help. i tried to enable scsi emulation support in the kernel but it said that it will be load as a module, does anyone know how to enable scsi emulation support ? grip rips at 0,5x now he he	no scsi emu for linux 2.6
how do i tell what video card i have via cli?	lspci -vvv \| grep video
hi everybody, sorry when editing with pico (nano), it says something like ^o to save, but i dont know what doe that means..	use the control key
ok: i have an ntfs partition now, and i want to install windows on it, using the windows restore discs that came with the laptop. any advice/links to a good guide?	1) make backups (i've had to restore from a backup after windows wiped a drive for me) 2) you'll have to restore grub after you instal (see ubotu)
can ui buttons (lke ok, etc) be resized?	under system->preferences->appearance, fonts tab, 'application font'
anyone know how to start a console session if i have a serial cable connected to my serial port and the other end plugged into a cisco wap?	use minicom ? configure the serial settings
any recommended client to manage amazon s# web services, please?	perhaps jungledisk
dear-gurus, can any one help me with the above problems? thank in advance, need the answer to help making tutorial in ubuntuforum.org	you have a very specific set of circumstances (edubuntu using different environments than most)... - you might ask on the ubuntu forums?
yo! whilst in the command line, when i enter a long string of characters, how can i instantly jump to the very front of the line?	home and end work for me
is there a way to build apon a ubuntu cd like ad more packages to the dvd that auto install	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/livecdcustomization
can i install rpms on ubuntu?	but it's not guaranteed to work
how can i make x on my host computer do something from ssh? i want to tell my computer to play something in vlc from a remote computer. anyone?	if that doesn't work out for you, well, there is always ssh x forwarding, read up on that
does anoboady can answer with one is the best boot loader for xubuntu: lilo or grub?	that said, i don't see why you can't use the default, supported and standard grub
i have adjusted my screen resolution to something that appears sharper, however there's about an inch on the left hand side of my monitor that has no display. as though it's not stretched enough. how do i fix this/	usually monitors have a set of buttons/menu to adjust this
why isn't ubuntu using mozilla-firefox 1.5 yet?	dont paste
in gnome's file dialog windows is there a way to go so hidden directories i.e. directories that start w/ a '.'?	browse for other folders, right click, and 'show hidden files'
how do i automatically mount a drive at startup?	you familiar with that?
hey guys. what's the default font set in 11.04? is it (reading down) sans, sans, ubuntu, ubuntu bold, monospace? or is it all ubuntu?	monospace is the default monospace font, i don't think ubuntu comes in mono yet
also, now for some reason, my usb stick isn't being auto-mounted by 10.10 when i stick it in	yep.. although partimage/clonezilla might make it easier
i've installed openssh-server on my desktop pc and when i follow the steps on the ubuntu official docs where it says 'sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart' the pc says 'command not found. pls could someone tell me where to find a good how to	cd /etc/init.d ls -la can you see the ssh command there?
hey all, is the forum down?	http://www.mikesplanet.net/2008/04/ubuntu-forums-upgraded/
where does wget stores bydefault?	there is probably an extension to help you. mouse gestures or similar perhaps.
hi! would it be easy to get to xubuntu or kubuntu from an ubuntu installation? thanks	yes, sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop
why does gimp from the ubuntu repos only have xcf, bzip and gzip as formats to save images in? i don't have jpg, png, bmp or anything.	you need to 'export' an image in order to save it as png, gif, etc.
hi. ok to ask about dnsmasq here?	may help http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/buci-dnsmasq.html
hey guys, is anyone awake ? i'm trying to install ubuntu on my memory stick, and it won't work	we're always awake =p
hey guys, i used gparted to resize my swap partition from 1gb to 4gb, but 'swapon -s' still reports it's 1gb (so does gnome-system-monitor). what should i do?	man mkswap
hi! i installed in 'ubuntu software center' a program called mrbayes. it uses a text file (.nxs) which in windows version must be placed in the folder where mrbayes files are. how can i do that in ubuntu? where are my mr.bayes files and folders? where can i place my text file so it can be used by the program? thanks for any suggestion!	see if you have a ~/mrbayes or ~/.config/mrbayes folder(s) [i've never used the program/game so not sure, i'm only giving general suggestion]
is there a restriction to which locations i can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet?	barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami
is there any remote admin program for linux that will work with radmin on windows?	i dont belive so, i think you have to use vnc or somesuch
i have an urgend offtopic question. what is correct? 'his new bike costs him as much three times as the last bike that he bought or is three times as much as correct?	his new bike costs three times as much as his old one.
what image editors there are other than gimp?	gthumb can do very basic stuff - mostly resizing, rotate & cropping, that type of thing
how do i open nautulis as root so i can copy files into system places?	gksudo nautilus
is there a command to list user accounts from the command line?	cat /etc/passwd
i restarted and i am at the prompt with networking...any ideas?	ideas for what?
how instal kde desktop for ubuntu 10.2?	> yes
how can i restart my audio devices without rebooting? is there a way to reload them or something?	try /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
what is the best and most efficient way to backup your ubuntu desktop system?	: back up your config files, home dir, and the packages you have installed
is there a way to expand on wildcards in client, by typing that which is unique (e.g. psuedosyntax s0005) and hitting tab?	look at the docs for zsh. it has more more powerful and configuration completion capabilities
how can i help with free software? i rule with language, but i have done it before. i want to go further!	learn to program, contribute to your favorite projects
how do i install older version kernel?	can you explain a bit more ? at first i understood that you have ubuntu running and so forth, but now you gave me impression you aren't in ubuntu cuz mouse doesn't work o.o
hmmm i dont mean to bother, i'd just liek to know if u can read me, cause im not used to this particular irc client	i can see ya
i cant delete a directory with rmdir, when i try it fails because its a non empty directory	rm -fdr works
edgy will by syncing with debian sid <- why do you know that?	that's how all the releases start, by syncing with sid, then going from there.
i'm using gnome terminal to ssh to a server where im running irssi, and when i try to press alt-t for the 14th window, gnome-terminal doesn't send this to irssi, but instead opens its own menu. any fix?	change the shortcuts in the gnome-terminal menue or use /win 14
is there a propper way to move my current ~/download , ~/documents to a different drive ?	the mount command shows mount
anyone know my issue?	add gksudo to the front of the command
i need some help, i am getting '403 forbidden' when trying to just do the system update	thats a problem with a current samba package - just wait a while (maybe a day r two) before the package is properly made avauilable for update
what's the command to copy an entire directoty?	'cp -r dir' -r for recursive
hey guys are there apps for ubuntu which will allow me to take a screenshot by hitting a keyboard shortcut? i ask because the app under accesories will not let me take a screenshot of the code assist in eclipse	xev
does wine work with office 2003?	http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iversionid=3214
if i have somethng i cache how do i tell ubuntus apt to install from cache only and not download?	--no-download does exactly what you want
is devede a good program?	try it, see what you think
hmm, i know it's kinda off topic, but would anyone know why the performance of https://launchpad.net/gl-cairo-simple degrades very quickly as the window size is increased. the default size has quite good performance, but when fullscreen it crawls and uses close to 100% cpu. also, is this typical for relatively simple constructions with cairo, or do you think something else is at fault (the opengl or sdl compnents?)? or could this be a p	i'd assume because as you increase the size of the window you increase the resolution, thus increasing the load on cpu/gu.
what's the program that automatically mounts drives? gnome-volume-manager is apparently not it.	it's a config file. fstab
how do i install a xkb keyboard layout? i cant find a installation guide.	otherwise a program like xkeycaps might be of use to you
what's burnp6 utility?	something to do with power management i suspect
can anyone recommend an image viewer that doesn't require installing half of gnome (eog) or half of kde (gwenview)?	ristretto?
noob question: i'm downloading the ubuntu-restricted-extras, it popped up a end-user license agreement, and there is an '<ok>' at the bottom but i can't figure out how to continue with the installation. help?	hit tab
emm... n00b question, i have installed ssh, but i want to get rid of it, how do i do this?	you can go into the 'package manager' (synaptic), then use 'search' to find ssh, and remove the one with the green-box status icon.
wasnt restarting x always control+alt+backspace? y isnt that working for me anymore?	we disabled that to keep people from doing it by mistake. you can re-enable it if your x server isn't very stable.
how can i tell which version of php is installed when i apt-get libapache-mod-php4 ?	dpkg -l php4 should tell you
when i dist-upgraded to gutsy, my gnome-panel started stretching across both of my monitors. i checked my xorg.conf and it's still setup for twinview. how do i make my gnome-panel stop stretching across both monitors?	mine was doing that too, i removed 'xgl-server' and rebooted, now it's right.

whats a good cd burner?

k3b

is there a key combo with unity to open another instance of a program rather than switch to that program for the buttons on the left pop out menu?

you can 'middle click' to do that, i believe

each time a new ubuntu version comes out i see a lot about upgrading. but i never manage to find out if there will be any significant difference between a fresh install and an upgraded installation. i guess because there are none?

why guess that?

could someone recommend an iptraf alternative (looking for something that shows source and destination ips per conenction, but mor eorganized then tcpdump)

25(?) x 80. you can change the command in the launcher (menu) 'gnome-terminal --geometry=100x35'

how can i print a file from the command line if the printer is already set up in cups?

baobad

hello, is there a way to create an alias for a value in linux, for example instead of writing 'ssh 192.168.1.1' i would like to write 'ssh routerip'

alias dir='ls -al'

how can i connect ubuntu with a motorola cable modem ? it has a usb plug also but motorola does not seem to provide drivers and it does not work if i connect it

does it have a standard ethernet connector?

when does 9.10 get released?

but now that you asked it has been pushed back a week... thanks a lot :p

hi all... is there some way i can use the internet from my mobile phone on ubuntu? i am using a nokia e71 and there is no software for ubuntu provided by nokia!

connect your phone to the computer with an usb cable, check that you have 'pc suite' chosen and you should get a notification bubble about a phone connection being available

anyone know if using workspaces consumes more memory?

dont know, but why do you ask that?

hi! where can i get a mysql-doc package for breezy ? its not in the repos

patience ...

is there a utility i can easily make clips out of large video files with? i have a list of 80 clips to make >.<

try pitivi

good morning. i am kind of new to linux haven't used it in 10 years or more. i have a piii with 256 ram and it has an old copy of a different linux operating system. do i need to figure out how to uninstall that or can i just put the cd in once i have downloaded and burnt it and go from there?

the install cd can reformat the drive if needed

how do i renew the ip of a computer? (i want it to ask the dhcp server a new ip adress)?

'sudo dhclient eth0' for example

from cli, how would i remove all files (files only, not dirs) which filename starts with 'wget'?

rm wget* for all files in the current directory which you're in (not subdirs)

hey guys, how can i stop iptables from command line?

you might also want to try firestarter, it's a nice gui to iptables

will ubuntu resize an ntfs partition nowadays?

'usually', i think you might need some ntfs package - i'm not the person to know...

can someone tell me the command

i'm gonna pm you

how do you make grep also show the next n lines after a match?

grep -a numberoflines

hello everyone, is there a way to highlight colour syntax of c source file through vim.tiny

and apt-cache policy vim will show if the vi (full) package is installed

hi, where is the hosts file in ubuntu? my computer is acting a bit strange, would you also recommend me a scanner for ubuntu?

host-file /etc/hosts

is there a text based bootup manager for ubuntu?

'man update-rc.d'

hey all, i been looking all over the forum how to make my microphone work with teamspeak but for some reason it is recongnizing the mic but not capturing anything i say? can anyone help me please?

no idea, sorry.

and how do you know ubuntu doesn't have it?

its a proprietary driver

i'm currently in 4 channels: #ubuntu, #unhack-oo,##unix and ##ufo... and this si the only one where people are actually talking

ubotu will be here shortly

hello everybody, i clicked 'hide menubar' in ktorrent>options. anyone know how can bring the menubar back?

usually pressing f11 helps in gnome as does clicking with a mouse

how do i uninstall a program after running: $sudo apt-get install gtk-gnutella ?

or apt-get

what is the hotkey to switch between x desktops?

ctrl+alt+left/right

can somebody help me to play rmvb videos on my hardy 64bits?

have you tried http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-mplayer-and-multimedia-codecs-libdvdcss2w32codecsw64codecs-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html ?

can anybody recomend a usb bluetooth dongle that will work in dapper?

any i would say

hi all. where are the source codes for generic bash commands? such as pstree, cat,ls?

er. i mean dpkg -s `which pstree`

does anyone know why i don't see fps when running glxgears?

use 'glxgears -iacknowledgethatthistoolisnotabenchmark'

does anyone know how i can get spanish (es-es) spellchecking working in abiword? i can set the default document language, but that doesn't seem to help

did you install aspell-es

i have a question about the synaptic package manager; i see how to install and uninstall apps, can you use it to upgrade to new versions. i have firefox 1.5x and want to know if i can use the package manager to upgrade firefox to 2.x. is that possible

ubuntu should pickup that you are running an old version of firefox and pickup and tell you it has an upgrade.

having problems installing eggdrop on a fresh install of kubuntu. it says it requires tcl, but i did 'sudo apt-get install tcl' and 'sudo apt-get install tcllib' and it still can't find it when i do ./configure for the eggie. suggestions?

tcl-dev

could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron?

i would guess /etc/hosts

fglrx driver install.... fails! amd/64 10.10 re-install after failed auto upgrade to 11.04.... solution?

you are trying to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10 or you reinstalled ?

please someone, i need help. i tried to enable scsi emulation support in the kernel but it said that it will be load as a module, does anyone know how to enable scsi emulation support ? grip rips at 0,5x now he he

no scsi emu for linux 2.6

how do i tell what video card i have via cli?

lspci -vvv | grep video

hi everybody, sorry when editing with pico (nano), it says something like ^o to save, but i dont know what doe that means..

use the control key

ok: i have an ntfs partition now, and i want to install windows on it, using the windows restore discs that came with the laptop. any advice/links to a good guide?

1) make backups (i've had to restore from a backup after windows wiped a drive for me) 2) you'll have to restore grub after you instal (see ubotu)

can ui buttons (lke ok, etc) be resized?

under system->preferences->appearance, fonts tab, 'application font'

anyone know how to start a console session if i have a serial cable connected to my serial port and the other end plugged into a cisco wap?

use minicom ? configure the serial settings

any recommended client to manage amazon s# web services, please?

perhaps jungledisk

dear-gurus, can any one help me with the above problems? thank in advance, need the answer to help making tutorial in ubuntuforum.org

you have a very specific set of circumstances (edubuntu using different environments than most)... - you might ask on the ubuntu forums?

yo! whilst in the command line, when i enter a long string of characters, how can i instantly jump to the very front of the line?

home and end work for me

is there a way to build apon a ubuntu cd like ad more packages to the dvd that auto install

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

can i install rpms on ubuntu?

but it's not guaranteed to work

how can i make x on my host computer do something from ssh? i want to tell my computer to play something in vlc from a remote computer. anyone?

if that doesn't work out for you, well, there is always ssh x forwarding, read up on that

does anoboady can answer with one is the best boot loader for xubuntu: lilo or grub?

that said, i don't see why you can't use the default, supported and standard grub

i have adjusted my screen resolution to something that appears sharper, however there's about an inch on the left hand side of my monitor that has no display. as though it's not stretched enough. how do i fix this/

usually monitors have a set of buttons/menu to adjust this

why isn't ubuntu using mozilla-firefox 1.5 yet?

dont paste

in gnome's file dialog windows is there a way to go so hidden directories i.e. directories that start w/ a '.'?

browse for other folders, right click, and 'show hidden files'

how do i automatically mount a drive at startup?

you familiar with that?

hey guys. what's the default font set in 11.04? is it (reading down) sans, sans, ubuntu, ubuntu bold, monospace? or is it all ubuntu?

monospace is the default monospace font, i don't think ubuntu comes in mono yet

also, now for some reason, my usb stick isn't being auto-mounted by 10.10 when i stick it in

yep.. although partimage/clonezilla might make it easier

i've installed openssh-server on my desktop pc and when i follow the steps on the ubuntu official docs where it says 'sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart' the pc says 'command not found. pls could someone tell me where to find a good how to

cd /etc/init.d ls -la can you see the ssh command there?

hey all, is the forum down?

http://www.mikesplanet.net/2008/04/ubuntu-forums-upgraded/

where does wget stores bydefault?

there is probably an extension to help you. mouse gestures or similar perhaps.

hi! would it be easy to get to xubuntu or kubuntu from an ubuntu installation? thanks

yes, sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop

why does gimp from the ubuntu repos only have xcf, bzip and gzip as formats to save images in? i don't have jpg, png, bmp or anything.

you need to 'export' an image in order to save it as png, gif, etc.

hi. ok to ask about dnsmasq here?

may help http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/buci-dnsmasq.html

hey guys, is anyone awake ? i'm trying to install ubuntu on my memory stick, and it won't work

we're always awake =p

hey guys, i used gparted to resize my swap partition from 1gb to 4gb, but 'swapon -s' still reports it's 1gb (so does gnome-system-monitor). what should i do?

man mkswap

hi! i installed in 'ubuntu software center' a program called mrbayes. it uses a text file (.nxs) which in windows version must be placed in the folder where mrbayes files are. how can i do that in ubuntu? where are my mr.bayes files and folders? where can i place my text file so it can be used by the program? thanks for any suggestion!

see if you have a ~/mrbayes or ~/.config/mrbayes folder(s) [i've never used the program/game so not sure, i'm only giving general suggestion]

is there a restriction to which locations i can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet?

barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami

is there any remote admin program for linux that will work with radmin on windows?

i dont belive so, i think you have to use vnc or somesuch

i have an urgend offtopic question. what is correct? 'his new bike costs him as much three times as the last bike that he bought or is three times as much as correct?

his new bike costs three times as much as his old one.

what image editors there are other than gimp?

gthumb can do very basic stuff - mostly resizing, rotate & cropping, that type of thing

how do i open nautulis as root so i can copy files into system places?

gksudo nautilus

is there a command to list user accounts from the command line?

cat /etc/passwd

i restarted and i am at the prompt with networking...any ideas?

ideas for what?

how instal kde desktop for ubuntu 10.2?

> yes

how can i restart my audio devices without rebooting? is there a way to reload them or something?

try /etc/init.d/alsasound restart

what is the best and most efficient way to backup your ubuntu desktop system?

: back up your config files, home dir, and the packages you have installed

is there a way to expand on wildcards in client, by typing that which is unique (e.g. psuedosyntax *s0005*) and hitting tab?

look at the docs for zsh. it has more more powerful and configuration completion capabilities

how can i help with free software? i rule with language, but i have done it before. i want to go further!

learn to program, contribute to your favorite projects

how do i install older version kernel?

can you explain a bit more ? at first i understood that you have ubuntu running and so forth, but now you gave me impression you aren't in ubuntu cuz mouse doesn't work o.o

hmmm i dont mean to bother, i'd just liek to know if u can read me, cause im not used to this particular irc client

i can see ya

i cant delete a directory with rmdir, when i try it fails because its a non empty directory

rm -fdr works

edgy will by syncing with debian sid <- why do you know that?

that's how all the releases start, by syncing with sid, then going from there.

i'm using gnome terminal to ssh to a server where im running irssi, and when i try to press alt-t for the 14th window, gnome-terminal doesn't send this to irssi, but instead opens its own menu. any fix?

change the shortcuts in the gnome-terminal menue or use /win 14

is there a propper way to move my current ~/download , ~/documents to a different drive ?

the mount command shows mount

anyone know my issue?

add gksudo to the front of the command

i need some help, i am getting '403 forbidden' when trying to just do the system update

thats a problem with a current samba package - just wait a while (maybe a day r two) before the package is properly made avauilable for update

what's the command to copy an entire directoty?

'cp -r dir' -r for recursive

hey guys are there apps for ubuntu which will allow me to take a screenshot by hitting a keyboard shortcut? i ask because the app under accesories will not let me take a screenshot of the code assist in eclipse

xev

does wine work with office 2003?

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iversionid=3214

if i have somethng i cache how do i tell ubuntus apt to install from cache only and not download?

--no-download does exactly what you want

is devede a good program?

try it, see what you think

hmm, i know it's kinda off topic, but would anyone know why the performance of https://launchpad.net/gl-cairo-simple degrades very quickly as the window size is increased. the default size has quite good performance, but when fullscreen it crawls and uses close to 100% cpu. also, is this typical for relatively simple constructions with cairo, or do you think something else is at fault (the opengl or sdl compnents?)? or could this be a p

i'd assume because as you increase the size of the window you increase the resolution, thus increasing the load on cpu/gu.

what's the program that automatically mounts drives? gnome-volume-manager is apparently not it.

it's a config file. fstab

how do i install a xkb keyboard layout? i cant find a installation guide.

otherwise a program like xkeycaps might be of use to you

what's burnp6 utility?

something to do with power management i suspect

can anyone recommend an image viewer that doesn't require installing half of gnome (eog) or half of kde (gwenview)?

ristretto?

noob question: i'm downloading the ubuntu-restricted-extras, it popped up a end-user license agreement, and there is an '<ok>' at the bottom but i can't figure out how to continue with the installation. help?

hit tab

emm... n00b question, i have installed ssh, but i want to get rid of it, how do i do this?

you can go into the 'package manager' (synaptic), then use 'search' to find ssh, and remove the one with the green-box status icon.

wasnt restarting x always control+alt+backspace? y isnt that working for me anymore?

we disabled that to keep people from doing it by mistake. you can re-enable it if your x server isn't very stable.

how can i tell which version of php is installed when i apt-get libapache-mod-php4 ?

dpkg -l php4 should tell you

when i dist-upgraded to gutsy, my gnome-panel started stretching across both of my monitors. i checked my xorg.conf and it's still setup for twinview. how do i make my gnome-panel stop stretching across both monitors?

mine was doing that too, i removed 'xgl-server' and rebooted, now it's right.