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how do you do recursive del specific file ext in all subfolders? | find /path/to/dir -name '*.ext' -exec rm -f '{}' \; |
what package do i have to install in order to run the command 'sudo ./blah blah --buildpkg ubuntu/breezy'? | build-essential |
is there an alternative to ooo? | the updated oo is much better |
so i installed the intel i7 980x cpu (3.33 ghz, 6 cores with hyperthreading) on my server, but /proc/cpuinfo is reporting each of 12 cores at only 1600mhz. that doesn't seem right | isn't there some kind of benchmark you can run? |
does anyone have any ideas on how to change the desktop picture from the console? | gconftool -t string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename the_picture.jpeg |
changed monitors, need to boot into a lower resolution, reboot goes directly to login, how do i get the grub options screen? | hold the shift key on boot |
i need to install the snd-hda-intel driver in ubuntu 9.04, how can i do this? | you should have it, it's a part of the kernel, after all |
hi! is it possible to find out the package that has installed a specific file in the filesystem. like 'equery belongs' does for gentoo? | dpkg -s /path/to/file |
what version of gnome is in natty? 2.32 | correct |
in other words, is it 'safe' to activate fb in grub? | 'vga=ask' as a kernel parameter |
anyone know how i can auto mount a second hard drive with fat32 file sys? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mountingwindowspartitions |
can anyone help me understand when the release of 12.04 will happen in terms of hours? | sometime after it becomes april 26th in kiritimati (it already has) and sometime before it becomes april 27th in midway. |
after i set my options in firestarter, i don't have to it running to be protected right? | you only need to run the gui to change settings, and don't need to keep it running |
i used synaptic to completely remove firefox, but i can still start it! | do rm -r /home/yournameuser/.mozilla |
hi ! i have installed ms office 2007 with wine on ubuntu 10. it is working fine. now i want to install the service pack 2 of ms office 2007, but i dont know how to ? because the latest time i had installed, ms office seems like i did not have installed service pack 2 . now i re-install the wine and i installed office 2007. now what should i have to do to ? | why you use office 2007 anyway :) |
how do i extract a rar split up into multiple parts? all i can manage to do is go through and individually extract each piece, which means any files split up end up with just one part | if it actually is a multipart rar, 'unrar x first.part.rar' will extract all of them. |
i'd like to remove evolution, but that wants to remove ubuntu-desktop - will that actually remove gnome? | no, you don't need ubuntu-desktop |
i have a little noobish question. pidgin is not working for me and i want to kill it. i've never successfully done the kill command though, how could i end this program? it's frozen | pkill -9 pidgin |
can anyone advise me on how to get ubuntu to see my wireless card? ive installed 2 drivers via ndiswrapper, but it still doesnt see my hardware. | you read http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-79742.html |
during the ubuntu install, the only res i can use is 640x480 - the bottom of the install window goes off the bottom of the screen, so i cant use the buttons. any ideas? | message me |
hello al, pls does it work ? i am testing apache | seems to be working |
if i want to decrease the brightness on battery how ? | i'd try the bios settings first |
hi. can someone tell me why 'tunefs -u <guid> /dev/sdc1' works for ext4 partitions, but not fat partitions ? i get the following error: 'bad magic number in super block whyle trying to open /dev/sdc2' and 'couldn't find valid filesystem super block' | if you read the man page 'tune2fs allows the system administrator to adjust various tunable filesystem parameters on linux ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystems.' |
i am having audio problems with ubuntu intrepid. i don't believe i am a member of the audio group. i have executed the command 'groups' in terminal and here is what i get: c0rrupt0r adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare ..what shall i do or how to become a member of the audio group | then log out and log back in |
what would be a good ide for ubuntu if you're programming with c? | geany anjuta vim emacs gedit |
how do i find out the button number of a specific button on my mouse? | go into the terminal, type 'xev' it should say what keycode it gets |
i just compiled audacity from source, and i'm not sure where to put the executable. where's a good place to put it? | put everything in a folder called /usr/share/audacity, then make a link from /usr/share/audacity/audacity to /usr/bin/audacity |
i have a question, when i get into the operating system ,then i hear a small piece of music ,how to turn if off ? | go to 'sounds' |
dpkg-reconfigure gdm is not working for me on 10.04, how i can disable gdm? | aptitude remove gdm,you will nerver see gdm any more. |
i am running terminal in full screen on its own workspace. is there a way to hide the bottom automatically when i switch over to the full screened terminal? | press f11 in that gnome-terminal? |
how do i access ntfs drives from ubuntu live? | 'sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt' (substitute the proper device name) |
hello, what's the currently supported version of ubutnu lts? | long time for 12.04, i hear 9 months left for 10.04 |
ok so on ubuntus webpage i can see that 7,10 is out. question) how do i upgrade from 7,04 feasty fawn to this new ubuntu? i dont want to download and burn a new cd | don't yet, its still beta |
can anyone tell me how to set domain name on this thing? i used the gui under network tools and it doesn't seem to have affected exim's call to debconfdomaindebconf | depending on what you want, edit /etc/mailname and /etc/hosts so that the first entry has the domain you want on the end |
how can i edit a pdf?? | pdfedit see above |
blacksh33p: i can use either then yes? | try both out for different things - you'll get a feel for the difference |
how do i get linux-wlan-ng to compile with the current kernel? | you may only need the headers. |
hello, i have this little problem. in nautilus (as root) i accidentally moved one of the main directories in the file system and it landed in another directory. the thing is that i didnt even see which directory is missing. so my question is: is there a way to make undo in nautilus? so the last action is restored? or can anyone give me the directory structure of the file system so i can tell which directory is missing | did you get my pm? |
is there a simple (as in - as simple as 'cp') commandline tool that will show progress? | rsync -p sourcefile targetfile |
how do you save a file after you've opened it with sudo nano? | ctrl+x, then type y i believe |
hi! i recently install a openvpn server and client, and works very well, but only point to point, i can't access to de internet, how can i fix that?. thank you so so much. | your route has changed to your vpn .... check your routing table |
how do i update from 8.04 to 8.10 - can i do it automatically, or install everything from scratch? | you need to change one setting in your package sources option and then run update. thats it |
:) ok. it's nice to have an idea what to expect. thanks. | don't make me think that 64 bit kind of sucks. i'm on a 64-bit system and love it. i do some intensive stuff though, so you should know what to expect. |
how should a swap partition b defined in fstab? like this: uuid=f3c84cbe-4f72-4921-a73c-1b7b7a7e330d or like dev/sda? | either way. uuid is safer in the event of changing hardware |
hi, how can i run some scripts after the system booted (or automatically login a user to do this, but in the background)? | nice nick. :-) |
how do i get partitions mounted when the system boots up? | add to your /etc/fstab |
what is _your_ recommendation regarding upgrading from firefox 3.0 to ff 3.5 - is it worthwhile, valueable, better than 3.0? | you can install and try it yourself without upsetting firefox 3 |
how can i make a shell script execute as early as possible then ? | maybe if you remove them from plugdev floppy you are half there. then use /etc/network/interfaces instead of network manager to configure network? |
i just modified /etc/network/interfaces. do i have to reboot to implement changes? or is there another way? | sorry /etc/init,d/networking restart |
how do i know which version of ubuntu i have? | cat /etc/issue |
anyone ever have a problem with windows opened in a vnc session? the windows open, but their title bar is off screen | when vnc has control, hit alt space to bring up the menu. then hit m to move it and use the arrow keys. does that work? |
hey, for developing server apps etc, what language would you suggest in linux? i'd use c# in windows | why not check the server os apps to see what they're written in |
can i resize partitions to trade space from one to another? | a usb will be fine too, i tend to use partedmagic for that sort of thing but ubuntu livecd/usb comes with gparted |
how do i check the size of /dev/sda3 from live cd? | if you mount it do 'df -h' |
on 9.10, i wrote a file of size 4294967295 to my vfat32 flash. it appeared to work (according to ls -l). how can it work when vfat32 has a 4g-1 filesize limit? | that is 3.99999gb |
are there any alternatives to xbmc? preferable some where i can set a prefered language track for audio and subtitles | try googling 'xbmc vs'. |
hi! i've installed the ubuntu apache2, php5, and phpmyadmin packages, and i think i've gotten all of them. when i try to pull up phpmyadmin, it asks me to save the page. i've looked at the apache configuration and thought it looked ok ... any help? | i just had this problem...gimme a sec. |
i installed ubuntu-desktop in kubuntu (switching totally to know here) and i didn't have window borders. i did system > appearance > vis effects tab and clicked none and got my window border back. was this the right way to do this? | most likely yes since each wm handles win bordoers differently |
i'm trying to install the iwlwifi driver using the instructions here: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=howto-iwlwifi | those drivers a already in the kernel |
hi, in which configuration file i can specify which display manager i want to run ????? | /etc/x11/default-display-manager |
hey guys, anyone have a solution to run a screensaver in replacement for ubuntu's desktop background? | try http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=146533 |
i like the hidden taskbar in gnome (hardy) but it takes too long to show up and appears too slowly when i put my cursor over it. any way to make that appearing faster? | do you have an nvidia card? |
how can i tell if ubuntu 7.10 will work with my wireless care? | try the live cd |
how do i make a .iso image from a cd? | dd if=/dev/cdrom of=myiso.iso |
how can i tell grub i want it to default to kernel 2.6.22-14 instead of to 2.6.22-16 | in /boot/grub/menu.lst where it says default 0 (meaning the 1st title in the list) change it to an appropriate number |
yeah hardinfo is named 'hardinfo', according to google, and is in the repo, but i did apt-get update, and then apt-get install hardinfo, and it says it cant find it | check http://packages.ubuntu.com for the deb |
hi guys. i am interested in old-school computing, and i want to try and live one day without a gui. but i don't know any music player that works without a gui, and i also don't have any idea on how can i read my pdf-s without a graphical environment... so any recommendations for that? :) | for music, there's many kind of players, like vlc-nox, mp3blaster, just plain mplayer ... |
btw: you can tell all your friends that as of office 2007 sp 2 , open office documents can be used interchangeably | really? wow, i guess there had to be something improved in that pile of junk |
hi, i have a nfts-partition on the beginning of my harddrive and i want to make that an ext3-partition. do i risk destroying anything important? like bios or anything used to boot? i know that linux doesn't use mbr but want to be sure :) thanks... | you shouldn't 'destroy anything' except for the data on the partition |
anyone else having issue with flash on 10.04? since upgrading to 10.04...i can no longer control flash videos with my mouse...like on youtube clicking the pause button does nothing....its really annoying to not be able to control the videos | not having any issues on my end. did you install the non-free flash? |
the compile errored out with 'unable to find x11/intrinsic.h' | libxt-dev |
anyone know how to make numlock turn on on boot? | numlockx |
how to get .rar filesize but from header? maybe i can compare with size on disk and than know if download is completed | this may help you http://www.win-rar.com/index.php?id=24&kb_article_id=162 (description of the rar file format) |
what do i install to get flash to work in firefox? | install that and you will get flash |
how can i find the keycode of a specific key? | try xev |
i know this sounds sad--but all i am trying to do is copy a custom gaim folder from my home to /user/share/pixmaps and i can't do it...can someone please tell me? | open a root terminal and type 'nautilus' to have access to anything outside of your home folder |
would it be possible to mount an ubuntu livecd iso and modify it from there? and then burn it? | http://www.atworkonline.it/~bibe/ubuntu/custom-livecd.htm |
dkrm you can run wine but don't expect it to just work for most applications, or you can emulate windows inside qemu/kqemu and vmware player/workstation | dont suggest vmware workstation. suggest vmware server |
can someone please tell me the correct entry to add the marillat repository to sources.list? | go to this web site. http://www.ubuntux.org/forum/18 |
how long should it take to check a 500gb disk formatted with ext3? | full check disks take a long time, thats all there is to it ... |
im trying to download a game that only has downloads for linux generic or debian. i know its debian i should choose, but then it asks me for etch or lenny? im not sure what to select if i run ubunut... | i believe etch is the stable debian release |
anyone have experience with the thinkpad t510 and the broadband adapter ? to use it i have to boot windows , turn it on , reboot to ubuntu and then the adapter is visible. after a shutdown it's gone and have to do same procedure again :( | sorry, i've never used a broadband adapter |
what you need to do is install the 'user agent switcher: this will alow firefox to spoof the server and pretend its ie | paloyme is the one with that problem |
what are the virtues of aptitude over apt-get? | /var/log/aptitude, propper orphaned package handling |
anyone know what would be the best way to record a video of the screen? (screencast). something with a smooth end result.. | xvidcap |
heya! =) could someone please point me in the direction of how to set up keyboard shortcuts? i've installed launch box and want to assign a shortcut to it... | just re-read your question... try this instead. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79560 |
how do i find out what programs are accessing partition x? | i would use lsof output against df to see which files were where |
what does a default install of xbuntu 9.10 use for an xorg.conf, if any ? | 9.10 does not generate an xorg.conf but one can be used to manually set things |
anyone know of a good tutorial on making your own version of the ubuntu livecd? | www.linuxfromscratch.org |
hello.. question: is it possible to copy a a file which is currently being downloaded? say downloading an iso to my ubuntu box and then relay the file as it comes in over my lan/ftp to another box? | i played around with that a long time ago.. i found that the only effective way is too rate-filter the server so that the download too the final target is slower than the download coming off the source |
hi all...how do i find out if the rtl8169(and some letters added) is supported by which kernel? | i use http://kernel.xc.net |
what is windows media player substitute in firefox plugin??? | totem-xine-firefox-plugin |
what is the version of nvidia driver in nvidia-glx-new ? | 177 i think for intrepid |
hi all, i originally installed kubuntu, but now i want to try gnome rather than kde, i did install a packet named 'gnome' and some stuff that came with it, is that all or should i install other stuff as well so i have the full package from a typical ubuntu install ? | ubuntu-desktop |
hello - im running ubuntu server 8.04 right now and i was wondering if theres a way to make output scrollable like man | use | more |
knows somebody a good way to manipulate the nameserver list when i connect a vpn with network manager? | i wish there was a nice way to do it. i've ended up building myself a fairly complex shell script: http://paste.ubuntu.com/603267/ |
well, how much would a basic linux system with kde need? | the complete system fits on one cd, and i doubt it has more compression than 2. |
how to restart rhythmbox? its' not responding | killall rhythmbox |
is there a command to kill x (and keep it from restarting, i need to install the nvidia driver from a terminal)? | ctl-alt-f2, login & run sudo invoke-rc.d gdm stop , then do your nvidia stuff. sudo invoke-rc.d gdm start to restart the gui |
how can i change my fstab so that this drive # /dev/sdb1 uuid=35826132-6e87-450f-88b3-9d6e6369072b /media/data ext3 relatime 0 2 is writeable by me? | that is ext3, thats file system rights and not mount option rights |
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