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why is sudo gedit bad? | because then you'd be able to edit any file on your system with your instance of gedit , whch is probably not what you want to do |
hi, can someone recommend a good rss reader for ubuntu? | oh, newsbeuter on command-line |
how to create a smb user ? | smbpasswd |
hi folks, anyone in here know a lot about swfs and ubuntu compatibility? | the file format? |
hello. due to a recent error i saw while booting up, i have come to the conclusion that there might be an error on my drive. how do i check the drive for errors? | (and wait a while) |
audacity also does not do live processing either :( | for live processing, try pure data. if it's hard to understand, you can try posting at http://puredata.hurleur.com/ |
i downloaded the ati driver, but how do i start the setup? (it's a .run file) | chmod +x whatever.run && ./whatever.run |
hey guys i'v been playing around with compiz-fusion and well i got most of it down, but im having trouble finding out how to make the cube transperent, or putting things in it for that matter.... there is that and how do i adjust the pics on the top and bottom of the cube | - ill pm you some help |
why is there an unmount icon next to my dvd-drive? | so you can unmount it? and then eject it.. |
hi there. i apologize for asking the obvious, but are there any torrents to grab the isos? | - see the link i posted |
is it possible to have ubuntu 11.04 64bit and 32bit and gparted all on one usb stick? i have 11.04 on the stick now, but i'd like to have access to all three on one stick. | pendrive has a linux multiloader |
does anyone know when then fixes for openssl/etc. are going to be available for download? apt-get update && apt-get upgrade gives me nothing :( | they are done, just waiting for the mirrors to update |
can anyone tell me how to change tty (1-6) resolution.. everything else works great but 1920x1080 screen and text in console only uses small part of realestate | i did that once, memory fails me. let me look, maybe it's in my notes. |
hey i am wondering what ubuntu/linux kernel does if bad memory is detected (eg if it puts data in memory then it turns out corrupt) do programs crash or kernel freezes or what? | although saying that the bad memory is 'detected' is a little innacurate in the crash case. if you have something like ecc ram where you can actually detect problems, it won't crash |
postgresql question - i don't understand why 'psql -u postgres ...' reports 'could not connect to server' but 'sudo su postgres -c psql' does connect to the server | probably because it needs root perms to connet but anyways sudo su is sorta of redunant |
can anyone tell me why amarok could possibly play mp3's with much noise (if i use totem for example it plays fine) | try taking the output volume down to 80% or so |
i'm having problems getting my nvidia graphics card driver to install in 10.04. anyone know how to fix this? i've tried uninstalling and re-installing but i still can't get even 'normal' settings in 'visual effects' | install the driver and restart system |
hi all.. just a quick question: how/where do change my default path? i want to add a directory to it, but i can't see where i should do this | argh, make that ~/.bash_profile |
mm, weird - no processes listed for that user but still it claims to be logged in when i attempt to delete the user | well, gnash won't play youtube videos, but that's not a problem with ff |
i recently installed vim-gnome via apt. but how can i start it? | gvim |
hi, is there a cli command to roll back any updates/upgrades i made recently? | your recourse is to re-install fresh the older version |
if a package has the same name in two repositories, which one will it choose to install? | it will take the highest version number |
does anyone here use a thinkpad (t43?) or a computer that uses atheros for wifi? | yes to the former. the thinkwiki would be of some help i think |
ok, why can't i make a simple emaildot? | system -> preferences -> keyboard |
i try to play movies w/ mplayer, i get garbled mess -- how do i fix this? | do you have sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras...installed? |
if i run ubuntu from a live cd, can i burn a cd in the same cd drive? or remains that drive busy with the os? | no the os runs off tat cd |
how can i find a list of processes currently running? | ps aux |
open office is giving me problems, when i click to edit a document the screen goes grey and i can't click on anything..can anybody help me with this please? | open firefox, enter 'localhost:631' and you should be able to see a cups screen |
hi all. i have 2 interfaces eth0 and eth1. they have an ip like 192.168.0.x. i want to force the use of eth1 for routing to the 192.168.0.0/24 subnet.. how do i do that ? | reverse their entries in the files: /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/iftab |
errr... how can i get a list of all installed software on my ubuntu box? | dpkg --get-selections |
hello room :-) anyone know about the 'your session only lasted less than 10 seconds' error message - i'm completely stumped | yes it is |
what is /usr/local usually used for? | things you install system-wide without using the package manager |
guys, how can i play mpg on ubuntu? | there is a tutorial on the wiki |
anyone get an ipod to work with ubuntu? mine doenst work, i get usb 2-1.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71.. i tried installing gtkpod and it still wont see it | : does this happens only with ipods or with any usb interface? |
hello, i have this problem: after installing xubuntu-desktop (sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop), my default ubuntu uslpash changed to xubuntu's usplash. i tried changing that via ' sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so', but however, that only worked when shutting down. when i'm booting up, it still displays xubuntu's usplash. is there a way to change that? | try doing sudo dpkg-reconfigure usplash-artwork |
so kernel 3.0.0-13 doesn't boot for me... | i advise you do not use it, then |
does anyone know where i can get a static ip for a desktop/server for free | you tried http://www.madasafish.com/features/static-ip.asp |
i have more than 300 photos which i would like to change to thumbnail photos. what program can do it for me? | imagemagick.. it's command line but will handle 300 at one time |
guys, im stuck at the end of an install from terminal. how the heck do i continue?! http://imgur.com/7lmgq | tab and enter |
is there any way to find out exactly how much video ram i have? | get it from the repositories |
hey! if i have win7 and ubuntu dual-boot, can i access my win7 stuff when on ubuntu? how? e.g., can you give me an absolute path i can copy&paste which will let me access my c: drive? | mount /dev/to/disk /path/to/mountpoint |
i need a better movie player n e suggestions? | mplayer is my personal suggestion |
hey, could i get a quick tip with grep? | grep \[\!\] * |
does anyone know if there's any way to enable the number pad on my logitech mx 5000 keyboard? | someone had your problem at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8740026 and solved it. |
what's the default command to unzip a tar.bz2? | the j means uncompress with bunzip2 |
guys i got a p4 1.6 ghz but only 64mb ram can i install ubuntu? how much swap do you recommend? thx in advance | it will run, but very slowly because of constant swapping. 512mb swap at least, better 1gb |
for maintaining a music collection, which is better? exaile or rhythymbox? | but i like exaile |
i checked the iso before and after i wrote it to usb. the disk check error i have says there's a bad checksum for ./install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/pxelinux.cfg/default what can i do? | redownload the image and rewrite it to the usb stick |
what are you having trouble installing? | i kinda like having an os that just 'works', so i've kinda begun to appreciate windows. but ubuntu definately has visuals and security out way before vista |
i ran the synaptic update earlier and now i can't get to log in screen. the nvidia screen comes up but it just goes to error. i'm currently logged in through knoppix so i can post logs. tried recovery mode, no success. | : xorg was updated, i think |
is the recommended way to install java the bin or from apt-get? | from apt |
anyone know how i'd go about getting /etc/x11/xorg.conf regenerated? on ubuntu 5.04 | sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg |
i'm trying to chainload grub legacy from grub 2 with ubuntu 10.04. the chainload seems to be kicking off legacy fine, but it's not finding its configuration file. the distro channel for legacy said i was chainloading wrong. how should it be done? | why would you need chainloading grub while you have grub2? |
can anyone give me a census on what java to install for 8.10x64 ? since from reading at least, the sun java doesnt work for browsing? | dunno. just try both sun and icedtea and use whatever works best |
hello. how do i change password policy so it allows smaller passwords? | i don't know, but the answer likely lies in pam documentation |
is there a linux equivalent to microsoft equation editor that will save in a format my teacher can read on his windows computer? | have you tried open office math? |
does anyone know how to host multiple domains and subdomains on ubuntu with apache? i am using webmin. | i don't think you need to look for ubuntu documentation but apache documentation.. i think it works the same on most large distros |
can someone recommend me a light image editor. i want something simple, kinda like mspaint | tuxpaint? |
is there any p2p for music as ares inside distribution?? | i use limewire |
how can i edit an existing deb package? | yes, it's called debian package maker |
last question before sleep, do you write 'user123, ' by yourself or is there easier way? :) | type in a few characters then tab |
sorry to insist. my screen is blinking (goes black for a second, turning back to normal) when viewing dvds on vlc and gxine, and forgot to mention, it hapens with more frequency with fullscreen. | does this happen in another userspace? |
i'm creating a partition on a linux server that's mainly going to be used by windows clients as a network drive. should i create it as ntfs, fat, or ext4? | when accessing the drive via network, the clients won't see the 'real' filesystem at all. so use a linux fs to be on the easy side |
anyone know which package svn belongs to, i did apt-get install svn and it says can't find package | that was t you |
how to install ubuntu on amd 690g based mobo, it gets stuck while starting x, has anyone tried other distros!!!!i feel ignored | use f6 at the start or install screen and options like noapic or others.. if all else fails try the alternate install cd |
what time will 9.10 be released ? | 25 o'clock |
i would like to install apache httpd, i don't see it in the add/remove applications dialogue. i have no problems with compiling from source, but is that the best way forward? | system>admin>synaptic |
anyone have a clue what happens to a file on ubuntu after deleting it from a windows computer? ive checked the lost+found and theres nothing there. is there a way to get the file back? | download getdataback from runtime.org. in windows the pointer is removed from the file, the earlier you get to the file the better chance that the address does not contain any different data. with the free copy from runtime.org, you'll be unable to grab files separate, though will have an image to work with. it's been a while since i've used. |
how do i install older version of some package via apt, for instance the latest version of mozilla-thunderbird that's available via apt is 1.5 or something, what do i do if i want to install one version older via apt? | manpages-dev |
he wants to know what version | man alsa there is probably an option to display it |
anyone else having trouble with pidgin and msn? | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/fix-pidgin-ssl-error/ |
will the command ls -r dira | grep -v '$(ls -r dirb)' list the files that exist in dira but not in dirb? | http://wooledge.org/mywiki/bashfaq/036 -- how can i get all lines that are: in both of two files (set intersection) or in only one of two files (set subtraction). |
anyone know why both xmms and bmp would lock up after hitting play with any file? other media players work alright, just these two lock up. any suggestions? | common bug |
anyone here uses terminator? is it possible to set the starting size of the terminator window? | you can use the --geometry option |
looking 4 a good irc program, anyone know of one, or should i just use weechat ??? | konversation is fine |
hi. it's possible to dd the iso file into a flash drive and boot and install from it? | no, use a tool like unetbootin. |
i have a linux server the houses all my media on it. is there a application that would index all my media and create a almost intranet website that i could use to show which media i do and don't have? say thumbnails from movie clips and/or flash players to stream a mp3? | you could probably make a perl script that would do that |
hey: how do i restart the apache-server? | sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart |
cannot open pdf file.. anybody help??/ #ubuntu #10.04 | use envice document viewer |
hi, i want to install ubuntu on intel core duo mac, should i use cd image for desktom (386) or cd image for apple macintosh powerpc based desktop and laptop? | you want 386 since powerpc has nothing to do with intel but i m not sure if ubuntu can run on a intel mac |
are there canadians mirrors instead of archive.ubuntu.com ? that mirror is really slow at the moment.. (i thought there was a archive.ca.ubuntu.com, but i guess i was wrong :p) | ca.archive.ubuntu.com :) |
hello, how do i make gcc make executables? which package i need to install with synaptic? i tried compiling something, and it said c compiler cannot make executables... | then you have everything you need to compile |
does gnome use lots of 'daemons'? | well,.... what is a computer process thing called daemon? ... does it need to open a tcp port on a public network? what is it? |
does anyone know how to bring back the little envelope thing on the top right corner that shows when you are logged on to pidgin , etc? | it might be 'indicator applet' |
hello. when i plug in my newly formatted (ext3) portable hd, it mounts as root. how do i make it mount as me? | sudo chown -r yourusername /media/mountpoint |
hey guys, pretend i made a bash script (.sh) and i want it to run at startup, how would i go about this? (i don't want it to display 'run in terminal' ect, just want it to run (without terminal), and no prompts.. possible? | add the full path to your script to /etc/rc.local and it will run on boot |
when i plug my headphones into my laptop the sound comes out of both the computer speakers, and the headphones... anyone know what i can do about this? | fix the laptop? (i thought this was a hw feature) |
!tell mamoru about anjuta | try man setkeycodes... don't know too much about it |
ok i installed apache2 and i have my website in /var/www but it only shows in browser if i type 192.168.xxx.xxx how to i get it on the web | in order to access your apache server over the internet, you'll need to forward port 80 on your router |
hey all, im trying to find an rss feeder for my desktop, anyone know a good one? and does not look like an email account. ideally single line display | i used to use snownews i believe it's called |
how can i install a .deb package locally with dependencies? | i like guide here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/repositories/personal |
is there a way to install itouch for logitech media keyboard ? | hotkeys |
i have a question regarding invoking 'sed' - specifically on how to get it to find all *.lua files in all subfolders (ie rather than using ./* which opens all text files in all subfolders). if someone can point me to a different channel where the question is more appropriate, that'd be fine as well :p. | how about something like: find /path/to/files -iname '*.lua' -exec sed s/whatever/whatever/ -i {}\; |
i own a mac and i use mac os x leopard. i'm thinking that perhaps i should diss leopard, and get ubuntu instead. what are good reasons for me to install ubuntu rather than keep going with the mac? non-religious reasons, of course. | more free software, i guess |
i've got kind of a long list of requirements in a voice and video messagning client, is anyone here familiar with the topic that can help me? | for voice, skype. for video, gnome-meeting (or whatever its called these days). |
is there a way to choose the best port for me without going through a lot of different ones? | use port 1201 thats the snappy port |
anyone know how to bond nics in ubuntu? | bond nics? |
how do i eject my cd? | right click on the cd and select eject |
when i try to restart apache2 using 'apache2 -k restart' i get the following error | sudo apache2ctl restart |
!who | kil20 | is working, be patient |
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