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hey guys. i've installed ubuntu on a pc next to the tv meant primarily for watching videos on the internet, and it's running off a fully fledged install off ubuntu on a usb stick. however performance can sometimes be sluggish - is there any way to increase the amount off ram used to cache data from the drive?	face it, the bottleneck in performace is the usb bus
how can i re-autoconfigure xorg?	you've got all the information there, in bits :)
how to deinstall a ***.deb package ??	dpkg -p name_of_package
is there a way to hide my terminal actions in a linux terminal? (aka people can't w/who to see what i'm up to)	but that won't hide the processes you're running
hello, does anybody use php5-cli? in the terminal when i enter 'php', the cursor goes one line down and is just idling, while it should load the interpreter. i've tried to reinstall the package without success	php -e should be i think
i have a question: how can i add a custom folder to the applications menu? (even though this is certainly gnome-specific)	nautilus-->applications: create directory. it should work.
do i need to tweak anything on my hd 120gb in ubuntu or is it ok by default? and i want to enable dma on my dvd and on my cdrw but where do i enable this so its on during boot?	/etc/hdparm.conf and look for dma cdrom on www.ubuntuforums.org
where i can find if ubuntu supports my wlan card?	can also check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards
ahh, i accidently removed all kde4-packages by removing libxine - how can i install them again? - is there some metapackage for kde4?	you could try: sudo tasksel
does the grub that comes with ubuntu have splashimage support? it says it does, but when i try and load a splashimage with the grub config, i get a funky looking ascii lines thing. if i load it in the grub commandline before booting, i get it just fine.	err, that would mean it works, wouldn't it?
on the 27th release do you reckon they'll do an excel and name it angsty bee or something?	yes, and in feisty
i've set up a user cron using crontab -e. it doesn't seem to be getting run. anyone got any suggestions why? no .allow or .deny files are used :/	do other jobs run ok?
i'm looking for an application for gnome which will let me arrange and have notes, which can be accessed by a keyboard shortcut. anyone know of anything like that?	tomboy should have a keyboard shortcut to open it
hello. how do i replace kdm with gdm?	install it and a prompt will come up to select
i have installed ndiswrapper with the right drivers for my card, typed modprobe ndiswrapper and it still does not work---what could be possibly wrong?????	does ndiswrapper say driver present hardware present
helo, i have local reposition and i use dpkg-scanpackages to create pakage.list, the problem is files are updating frequenly, is there anyway to automaticaly delete .deb file which is older than the new file while dpkg-scanpackages?	apt-get autoclean
how can i continue a stopped process from the command line? after using kill -stop <pid>, is there something like -continue or -unstop?	sigcont
is it just me or is http://au.archive.ubuntu.com really slow?	could very well be, try to find a mirror nerby, i have one just down the street (not literally...) and it's much faster
i understand taht k3b has mp3 support in the form of libk3b2-mp3. is there something similar for any of the gnome equivalents? which one shoukld i go with	although, i don't see why you couldn't just run k3b in gnome...
dangit...how do you toggle line numbers in vi again?	set nu, set nonu
how do i create a folder in shell?	mkdir
anyone here burn video dvds?	http://appdb.winehq.org/
hm, i'm a bit puzzled with bash scripting here... anybody knows how to search in all .txt files a phrase and show in what file is it at least?	grep 'goobar' *.txt
hi, i seen this on some page , what exactly does it do? is it recommended? is it like windows update? sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude full-upgrade	those commands are not harmful. u can do the same tasks graphically though
what port does remote desktop use/	5900 normally or 590n where n is the desktop number
ok, i've got a bit of an unusual problem. i had some trouble with my partitions recently, and just now recovered them. however, one of them, my home partition had a slightly larger filesystem (ext3) than it has a partition. i can mount it fine, and as far as i can tell, all the data is fine, but when i run e2fsck, it tells me that the superblock says the fs is too large, and then proceeds to work fine. http	use resize2fs to restore the partition to the original size
hallo. when i logon into my gnome session, the system 'thinks' for some time, begins to load nautilus, but brings me straight back to the login window --please help	might be that your hard drive is full, you need a few empty megabites
hey, in 10.10 where did xorg.conf go?	by default x configures automatically, but you can still force the use of an xorg.conf by creating one
perl scripts are just textfiles with #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, assuming they're exectuable you can call them by name, seidos	i will try
hi there, i'm sorry for my english but in the italian irc chan nobody know how to help me! i've an alc272x audiocard on ubuntu 11.04 and my microphone doesn't work. please help me	install pavcontrol and have a look
channel, i cannot access applications like netwrok admin, users and groups manager from gnome. it says wrong password howerver i have set the root password	that's not roots it's asking for, it's yours
what is the way to open a bug against ubuntu in general, when no specific package is known.... seems to be the base os.	i'll help you find the package it's in. what's the problem?
guys, i have directory with about 500 tar.gz file, how to extract all of them at once>?	for file in *.tar.gz; do tar zxf ${file}; done
i'd like to install opensuse in a virtual machine, does anyone have any recommendations for virtual machine software?	virtualbox
good day everyone , how can all softwares that have been installed on system (from source ,from repositories , ...all) be listed ?	reinstall is the easiest way
eclipse for c++ annoys me because it keeps recompiling the damn code whenever i change it.	i like how it does that... when i'm on a new computer... i hate it on my old laptop :-(
someone tell me if this was a bad idea: i mounted the iso for ubuntu hh using daemon tools on vista and installed through wubi like that because i couldn't find a cd.	unetbootin was available to use.. all along
why can you only have 4 partitions on one hard drive?	primary, 3 primary + what is it logical... ?
how do i view an embedded windows media player movie?	install w32codecs and mozilla-mplayer
why on edgy desktop isn't there a menu item to start up vim?	gnome-vim or vim-gnome, i forget which one
i need help with user and group permisions, i have a directory owned by root, but i want to give members of the group 'mygroup' permission to write on that directory. how can i do this?	chgrp mygroup mydirectory; chmod g+rwx mydirectory
hi, does anyone know how to make a script run with sudo rights (probably using gksudo) without requiring a password input. im fine to have my password in plaintext in the script and i understand the security implications of this	http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/run-shell-script-as-root-automatically-265253/
is there a way i can sort of .. instantly message a user through ssh.. or possibly just accross the network.. but without a central server (like aim)	i'm not sure how, but i suspect it can be done, i've seen it done in xp
hi. i compiled and installed a module. how do i make the system to load that module while booting?	yep, add the name of the module to the bottom of /etc/modules. :)
hey guys, quick question. is there a way to monitor smb users that are attached to my server? 'w' doesnt show them 'ps' and 'ps -e' arent any help, in 'top' i can see smb processes shooting off but it isnt much help... what the better way?	see connection to the port the service usas
guys, how to check if i am running a 64bit or 32bit system?	'uname -a' in a terminal. if it says i686 then you're running 32bit (assuming you're on a pc)
how do i install perl dbd::odbc successfully? the cpan install keeps erroring out.	install the libdbd-odbc-perl package.
hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me?	best results on irc.mozilla.org
these commands were used on a toshiba running ubuntu 10.04. will they be safe to run on a new samsung laptop running ubuntu 11.10?	yeah those shouldn't do anything bad based on computer model alone
maybe that error has nothing to do with your executable (some say that error is caused by the bluez-alsa package) just out of curiosity, what app are you trying to run?	sdrsharp
how can i switch from full screen within the terminal server client?	try crtl+alt+enter
hey guys - i want to write on the desktop - any application for it ?	there used to be gyache but i believe its dead
i can't find the drivers for my usb firewire card......	http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ is a place to start
anyone know how to make a program (such as pidgin) start automatically upon login?	go to system->preferences->session there add pidgin
hey guys do you know any websites that will help learn the basic's of programming	http://echoecho.com/javascript.htm
now, for my question.. does anybody know of an opensource project which syncs stuff local stuff to a remote server? i really don't want to write my own rsync scripts!	ubuntuone
how do i access the repositories from a web browser?	http://packages.ubuntu.com
where can i get hoary?	in your /etc/apt/sources.list change warty to hoary
any idea as to why the repository team goes to so much length as to describe how the security team will not audit the universe repository, but then adds dapper-security universe lines to the bottom of the sources.list file? =p	its from the military, it means cover your rear end
so pidgin at getdeb.net is clearly newer than gaim included in feisty, right?	you can download it there. it works on my fiesty laptop
i changed accepted 'modes' into 800x600 in screen subsection, hoping it would help. how can i restart x from the console without restarting computer?	what does it accept?
hello, using jaunty, 64. can not get nvidia settings to remain after reboot. i did the 'sudo nvidia-settings' applied, and saved . but when i reboot it is back to the default setting? any ideas? thank you in advance.	make a copy of /etc/x11/xorg.conf and then use nvidia-settings to save it again but do not choose 'merge with current xorg.conf' option
hi, if i want to file a bug for a 'base' program, should i use bugzilla or malone ?	for anything in main, bugzilla
are there any third-party repositories to install the acrobat reader under feisty?	check out automatix for stuff like that, or the ubuntu guide for 3rd party stuff.
what does the error 'sh: gcc: command not found	have you installed gcc?
how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04?	use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options
i don't know the proper term for it but i'm looking for a program that can spam key press events when i hold down a mouse or keyboard button. can anyone help me with this?	keytouch or keylaunch
hi, what's the defualt root pass?	use sudo blah instead and enter your normal users password
how do i get my broadband card working?	ethernet should just work, but wireless you can get issues, if you got rubbish wireless hardware, that isn't properly suppourted when it comes to linux, because the manufactures coudn't be bothered to
what program can i use to open .rar archives?	you might need to install the rar support for archive-manager.
i am new to ubuntu and linux. just put 6.1 (edgy?) desktop on one pc and the server version on another pc.	gui hogs resources on a server
how do i turn off the gnome sounds?	system/preferences/sound
hey, can anyone recommend a webcam that they know will work with ubuntu 9.04?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentsmultimediawebcameras
hey does anyone know how to make my usb hard drive not mount as read only - thanks	if it's ntfs, there really isn't a reliable, totally safe way to write to ntfs from linux. reformatting it to fat32 might be a good idea.
i need to find a way to backup my data from ubuntu lvm volume on a broken system, any idea ?	dl rip
hello - can't play dvd movie have ubuntu-restricted-extras installed - any ideas?	if you live in a jurisdiction where de-css is legal, you can install the decss library to play encrypted dvds.
guys... good night... i would like to know if ubuntu dapper uses nptl or linux-threads	latter.
hi all, i am on quantal, my system does not shut down properly, it gets stuck in the process, can you help me what logs to look into?	we don't support the alpha/beta/dev stream in here, that's what +1 exists for :)
i'm upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04... usually when i upgrade i type 'update-manager -d' and it gives me the option to update to the newest distro, however it's only giving me the option to update to 8.10 ... does this mean i have to first update to 8.10 then 9.04 ?	yes, can only upgrade one release at a time
is there a package that does color syntax for php pages in vim ?	apt-get install vim && vi bla.php, type :syntax on
hello. is there any way to stop ubuntu from 'forcing' a diskcheck every 33 or or so times i start my computer?	sure, use tune2fs to change how often it happens
hi quick question - what's the umbrella package for gcc and everything? sudo apt-get install blah - what is 'blah' to get gcc etc in?	build-essential
hi, can some1 recommend me a light weight file manager, that can do double pane? i use thunar now and i like it, but it bothers me to open a second window for copying files	midnight commander?
hello all, i have 2 hdd, one with an xp install(hdd0) and this one(hdd1) with ubuntu on it. is there a way to boot the xp inside ubuntu ?	take a look at xbox
hi, does anyone know how to increase my refresh rate i'm using kde and xgl on nvidia graphics card?	where screen resoltuion option is there
what is the command for purging a package in ubuntu server?	sudo apt-get --purge remove package
how do i go about changing a single icon on my desktop to something else under gnome?	right click on it, select properties, then in the basic tab, click on the current icon, an dyou can select a new one.
is there a way to mimic windows 7's left-half and right-half screen resizing hotkeys?	or wmctrl like here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608049&highlight=wmctrl
another question. why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a gui?	it sets the proper display and other variables.
hi guys, i am using ubunt netbook, is it possible to use skype web cammera? and how?	if your web cam works then yes, i've have skype installed on ubuntu 10.04
how do i set my network up to use a computer i just configured to be a gateway?	i most times you can configure it via gui (i don't know on gnome though). if nothing else, read up on the command 'route'
hey, my mouse starts sending button events when i move it after switching to my ubuntu desktop. i also get this message: jun 23 08:48:39 dan kernel: psmouse.c: explorer mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away. what can i do about this? in order to fix it i must always unplug my mouse from the kvm then plug it back in	try without the kvm
ok. where can i learn what i need to do to be able to hear multiple sound sources at the same time, like a message notification from pidgin, music played in a widget in firefox, and game sound in world of warcraft?	it isn't in gutsy as far as i know
how can i 'safe' extract a wifi usb dongle?	try: poff
one last thing before i go if thats ok guys, thanks for the last answer. i need to make a bin bash txt file to autostart a program, is there a way to make it wait before it starts like wait 5 first then the rest of the code needed?	sleep number_of_seconds
just after i pressed the key combination aly+printscreen+k, the ubuntu interface freezed, no any key or key combination work, do anyone know how to figure this problem out?	i think you can restart x by typing in sudo service gdm restart
sorry, linux crashed. not having great day. anyone know where to find ekiga crash log, pleasee?	see section on debugging ekiga http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/debugging_ekiga
can anyone explain to me, how the automounting of cds works (behind the scenes)?	hald notices that the cd is inserted, sends a dbus message to anyone interested, the gnome-volume-manager is interested and per default wants to mount it, does so via pmount, which allows normal users to mount removable drives
if i delete my .wine folder (and hence get rid off all the installed applications), how do i get rid of all the entry's in the wine->programs menu?	alacarte
how do i check and see what kind of video card i have in this machine?	go to 'device manager' and see if that helps

hey guys. i've installed ubuntu on a pc next to the tv meant primarily for watching videos on the internet, and it's running off a fully fledged install off ubuntu on a usb stick. however performance can sometimes be sluggish - is there any way to increase the amount off ram used to cache data from the drive?

face it, the bottleneck in performace is the usb bus

how can i re-autoconfigure xorg?

you've got all the information there, in bits :)

how to deinstall a ***.deb package ??

dpkg -p name_of_package

is there a way to hide my terminal actions in a linux terminal? (aka people can't w/who to see what i'm up to)

but that won't hide the processes you're running

hello, does anybody use php5-cli? in the terminal when i enter 'php', the cursor goes one line down and is just idling, while it should load the interpreter. i've tried to reinstall the package without success

php -e should be i think

i have a question: how can i add a custom folder to the applications menu? (even though this is certainly gnome-specific)

nautilus-->applications: create directory. it should work.

do i need to tweak anything on my hd 120gb in ubuntu or is it ok by default? and i want to enable dma on my dvd and on my cdrw but where do i enable this so its on during boot?

/etc/hdparm.conf and look for dma cdrom on www.ubuntuforums.org

where i can find if ubuntu supports my wlan card?

can also check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards

ahh, i accidently removed all kde4-packages by removing libxine - how can i install them again? - is there some metapackage for kde4?

you could try: sudo tasksel

does the grub that comes with ubuntu have splashimage support? it says it does, but when i try and load a splashimage with the grub config, i get a funky looking ascii lines thing. if i load it in the grub commandline before booting, i get it just fine.

err, that would mean it works, wouldn't it?

on the 27th release do you reckon they'll do an excel and name it angsty bee or something?

yes, and in feisty

i've set up a user cron using crontab -e. it doesn't seem to be getting run. anyone got any suggestions why? no .allow or .deny files are used :/

do other jobs run ok?

i'm looking for an application for gnome which will let me arrange and have notes, which can be accessed by a keyboard shortcut. anyone know of anything like that?

tomboy should have a keyboard shortcut to open it

hello. how do i replace kdm with gdm?

install it and a prompt will come up to select

i have installed ndiswrapper with the right drivers for my card, typed modprobe ndiswrapper and it still does not work---what could be possibly wrong?????

does ndiswrapper say driver present hardware present

helo, i have local reposition and i use dpkg-scanpackages to create pakage.list, the problem is files are updating frequenly, is there anyway to automaticaly delete .deb file which is older than the new file while dpkg-scanpackages?

apt-get autoclean

how can i continue a stopped process from the command line? after using kill -stop <pid>, is there something like -continue or -unstop?

sigcont

is it just me or is http://au.archive.ubuntu.com really slow?

could very well be, try to find a mirror nerby, i have one just down the street (not literally...) and it's much faster

i understand taht k3b has mp3 support in the form of libk3b2-mp3. is there something similar for any of the gnome equivalents? which one shoukld i go with

although, i don't see why you couldn't just run k3b in gnome...

dangit...how do you toggle line numbers in vi again?

set nu, set nonu

how do i create a folder in shell?

mkdir

anyone here burn video dvds?

http://appdb.winehq.org/

hm, i'm a bit puzzled with bash scripting here... anybody knows how to search in all .txt files a phrase and show in what file is it at least?

grep 'goobar' *.txt

hi, i seen this on some page , what exactly does it do? is it recommended? is it like windows update? sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude full-upgrade

those commands are not harmful. u can do the same tasks graphically though

what port does remote desktop use/

5900 normally or 590n where n is the desktop number

ok, i've got a bit of an unusual problem. i had some trouble with my partitions recently, and just now recovered them. however, one of them, my home partition had a slightly larger filesystem (ext3) than it has a partition. i can mount it fine, and as far as i can tell, all the data is fine, but when i run e2fsck, it tells me that the superblock says the fs is too large, and then proceeds to work fine. http

use resize2fs to restore the partition to the original size

hallo. when i logon into my gnome session, the system 'thinks' for some time, begins to load nautilus, but brings me straight back to the login window --please help

might be that your hard drive is full, you need a few empty megabites

hey, in 10.10 where did xorg.conf go?

by default x configures automatically, but you can still force the use of an xorg.conf by creating one

perl scripts are just textfiles with #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, assuming they're exectuable you can call them by name, seidos

i will try

hi there, i'm sorry for my english but in the italian irc chan nobody know how to help me! i've an alc272x audiocard on ubuntu 11.04 and my microphone doesn't work. please help me

install pavcontrol and have a look

channel, i cannot access applications like netwrok admin, users and groups manager from gnome. it says wrong password howerver i have set the root password

that's not roots it's asking for, it's yours

what is the way to open a bug against ubuntu in general, when no specific package is known.... seems to be the base os.

i'll help you find the package it's in. what's the problem?

guys, i have directory with about 500 tar.gz file, how to extract all of them at once>?

for file in *.tar.gz; do tar zxf ${file}; done

i'd like to install opensuse in a virtual machine, does anyone have any recommendations for virtual machine software?

virtualbox

good day everyone , how can all softwares that have been installed on system (from source ,from repositories , ...all) be listed ?

reinstall is the easiest way

eclipse for c++ annoys me because it keeps recompiling the damn code whenever i change it.

i like how it does that... when i'm on a new computer... i hate it on my old laptop :-(

someone tell me if this was a bad idea: i mounted the iso for ubuntu hh using daemon tools on vista and installed through wubi like that because i couldn't find a cd.

unetbootin was available to use.. all along

why can you only have 4 partitions on one hard drive?

primary, 3 primary + what is it logical... ?

how do i view an embedded windows media player movie?

install w32codecs and mozilla-mplayer

why on edgy desktop isn't there a menu item to start up vim?

gnome-vim or vim-gnome, i forget which one

i need help with user and group permisions, i have a directory owned by root, but i want to give members of the group 'mygroup' permission to write on that directory. how can i do this?

chgrp mygroup mydirectory; chmod g+rwx mydirectory

hi, does anyone know how to make a script run with sudo rights (probably using gksudo) without requiring a password input. im fine to have my password in plaintext in the script and i understand the security implications of this

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/run-shell-script-as-root-automatically-265253/

is there a way i can sort of .. instantly message a user through ssh.. or possibly just accross the network.. but without a central server (like aim)

i'm not sure how, but i suspect it can be done, i've seen it done in xp

hi. i compiled and installed a module. how do i make the system to load that module while booting?

yep, add the name of the module to the bottom of /etc/modules. :)

hey guys, quick question. is there a way to monitor smb users that are attached to my server? 'w' doesnt show them 'ps' and 'ps -e' arent any help, in 'top' i can see smb processes shooting off but it isnt much help... what the better way?

see connection to the port the service usas

guys, how to check if i am running a 64bit or 32bit system?

'uname -a' in a terminal. if it says i686 then you're running 32bit (assuming you're on a pc)

how do i install perl dbd::odbc successfully? the cpan install keeps erroring out.

install the libdbd-odbc-perl package.

hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me?

best results on irc.mozilla.org

these commands were used on a toshiba running ubuntu 10.04. will they be safe to run on a new samsung laptop running ubuntu 11.10?

yeah those shouldn't do anything bad based on computer model alone

maybe that error has nothing to do with your executable (some say that error is caused by the bluez-alsa package) just out of curiosity, what app are you trying to run?

sdrsharp

how can i switch from full screen within the terminal server client?

try crtl+alt+enter

hey guys - i want to write on the desktop - any application for it ?

there used to be gyache but i believe its dead

i can't find the drivers for my usb firewire card......

http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ is a place to start

anyone know how to make a program (such as pidgin) start automatically upon login?

go to system->preferences->session there add pidgin

hey guys do you know any websites that will help learn the basic's of programming

http://echoecho.com/javascript.htm

now, for my question.. does anybody know of an opensource project which syncs stuff local stuff to a remote server? i really don't want to write my own rsync scripts!

ubuntuone

how do i access the repositories from a web browser?

http://packages.ubuntu.com

where can i get hoary?

in your /etc/apt/sources.list change warty to hoary

any idea as to why the repository team goes to so much length as to describe how the security team will not audit the universe repository, but then adds dapper-security universe lines to the bottom of the sources.list file? =p

its from the military, it means cover your rear end

so pidgin at getdeb.net is clearly newer than gaim included in feisty, right?

you can download it there. it works on my fiesty laptop

i changed accepted 'modes' into 800x600 in screen subsection, hoping it would help. how can i restart x from the console without restarting computer?

what does it accept?

hello, using jaunty, 64. can not get nvidia settings to remain after reboot. i did the 'sudo nvidia-settings' applied, and saved . but when i reboot it is back to the default setting? any ideas? thank you in advance.

make a copy of /etc/x11/xorg.conf and then use nvidia-settings to save it again but do not choose 'merge with current xorg.conf' option

hi, if i want to file a bug for a 'base' program, should i use bugzilla or malone ?

for anything in main, bugzilla

are there any third-party repositories to install the acrobat reader under feisty?

check out automatix for stuff like that, or the ubuntu guide for 3rd party stuff.

what does the error 'sh: gcc: command not found

have you installed gcc?

how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04?

use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options

i don't know the proper term for it but i'm looking for a program that can spam key press events when i hold down a mouse or keyboard button. can anyone help me with this?

keytouch or keylaunch

hi, what's the defualt root pass?

use sudo blah instead and enter your normal users password

how do i get my broadband card working?

ethernet should just work, but wireless you can get issues, if you got rubbish wireless hardware, that isn't properly suppourted when it comes to linux, because the manufactures coudn't be bothered to

what program can i use to open .rar archives?

you might need to install the rar support for archive-manager.

i am new to ubuntu and linux. just put 6.1 (edgy?) desktop on one pc and the server version on another pc.

gui hogs resources on a server

how do i turn off the gnome sounds?

system/preferences/sound

hey, can anyone recommend a webcam that they know will work with ubuntu 9.04?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentsmultimediawebcameras

hey does anyone know how to make my usb hard drive not mount as read only - thanks

if it's ntfs, there really isn't a reliable, totally safe way to write to ntfs from linux. reformatting it to fat32 might be a good idea.

i need to find a way to backup my data from ubuntu lvm volume on a broken system, any idea ?

dl rip

hello - can't play dvd movie have ubuntu-restricted-extras installed - any ideas?

if you live in a jurisdiction where de-css is legal, you can install the decss library to play encrypted dvds.

guys... good night... i would like to know if ubuntu dapper uses nptl or linux-threads

latter.

hi all, i am on quantal, my system does not shut down properly, it gets stuck in the process, can you help me what logs to look into?

we don't support the alpha/beta/dev stream in here, that's what +1 exists for :)

i'm upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04... usually when i upgrade i type 'update-manager -d' and it gives me the option to update to the newest distro, however it's only giving me the option to update to 8.10 ... does this mean i have to first update to 8.10 then 9.04 ?

yes, can only upgrade one release at a time

is there a package that does color syntax for php pages in vim ?

apt-get install vim && vi bla.php, type :syntax on

hello. is there any way to stop ubuntu from 'forcing' a diskcheck every 33 or or so times i start my computer?

sure, use tune2fs to change how often it happens

hi quick question - what's the umbrella package for gcc and everything? sudo apt-get install blah - what is 'blah' to get gcc etc in?

build-essential

hi, can some1 recommend me a light weight file manager, that can do double pane? i use thunar now and i like it, but it bothers me to open a second window for copying files

midnight commander?

hello all, i have 2 hdd, one with an xp install(hdd0) and this one(hdd1) with ubuntu on it. is there a way to boot the xp inside ubuntu ?

take a look at xbox

hi, does anyone know how to increase my refresh rate i'm using kde and xgl on nvidia graphics card?

where screen resoltuion option is there

what is the command for purging a package in ubuntu server?

sudo apt-get --purge remove package

how do i go about changing a single icon on my desktop to something else under gnome?

right click on it, select properties, then in the basic tab, click on the current icon, an dyou can select a new one.

is there a way to mimic windows 7's left-half and right-half screen resizing hotkeys?

or wmctrl like here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608049&highlight=wmctrl

another question. why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a gui?

it sets the proper display and other variables.

hi guys, i am using ubunt netbook, is it possible to use skype web cammera? and how?

if your web cam works then yes, i've have skype installed on ubuntu 10.04

how do i set my network up to use a computer i just configured to be a gateway?

i most times you can configure it via gui (i don't know on gnome though). if nothing else, read up on the command 'route'

hey, my mouse starts sending button events when i move it after switching to my ubuntu desktop. i also get this message: jun 23 08:48:39 dan kernel: psmouse.c: explorer mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away. what can i do about this? in order to fix it i must always unplug my mouse from the kvm then plug it back in

try without the kvm

ok. where can i learn what i need to do to be able to hear multiple sound sources at the same time, like a message notification from pidgin, music played in a widget in firefox, and game sound in world of warcraft?

it isn't in gutsy as far as i know

how can i 'safe' extract a wifi usb dongle?

try: poff

one last thing before i go if thats ok guys, thanks for the last answer. i need to make a bin bash txt file to autostart a program, is there a way to make it wait before it starts like wait 5 first then the rest of the code needed?

sleep number_of_seconds

just after i pressed the key combination aly+printscreen+k, the ubuntu interface freezed, no any key or key combination work, do anyone know how to figure this problem out?

i think you can restart x by typing in sudo service gdm restart

sorry, linux crashed. not having great day. anyone know where to find ekiga crash log, pleasee?

see section on debugging ekiga http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/debugging_ekiga

can anyone explain to me, how the automounting of cds works (behind the scenes)?

hald notices that the cd is inserted, sends a dbus message to anyone interested, the gnome-volume-manager is interested and per default wants to mount it, does so via pmount, which allows normal users to mount removable drives

if i delete my .wine folder (and hence get rid off all the installed applications), how do i get rid of all the entry's in the wine->programs menu?

alacarte

how do i check and see what kind of video card i have in this machine?

go to 'device manager' and see if that helps