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is there a way to upgrade alsa on my system to something newer than the standard one in apt for the stable version of debian? apparently my sound card is better supported on newer versions that 1.0.10-4 | go download the drivers from the alsa website and install it manually |
hello i just tried installing beryl and there is something wrong with my xorg.conf settings right now. x-server cant start! i tried to sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf but it cant display it or something :p ? | use sudo nano /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
how do i download the kde toolpack without the entire kenvironment? | use the 'add/remove programs' menu choice and search for kde apps? :) |
how do you spell hip hop | either is acceptable. |
how do i uninstall something that i installed from a .deb file? | the /usr/share hierarchy is for all read-only architecture independent data files - http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.txt.gz |
hi. at school i need to ssh to a server that i can't ssh to directly. but i can go through another server. how do i mount (sshfs) through a server? | mounting a filesystem is fifferent from just sshing to.. you can use 'sshfs' to mount a ssh system to a local directory. you may want to check out ssh tunnles also |
how do i install packages on ubuntu 11.10? | just getting it to run normally without crashing and being extremely buggy. |
hello. in grub what are the other valid options beside splash and quiet? i want nosplash and verbose. | just backspace them |
i have, what may be a wild good chase question. back in my 5.04 days, i played around with an 'ai' software that was just a blank chat window, and the bot just mimicked what you said until it started to get the grasp of sentence structure and such, and got the the point where it would carry full conversations. it was like a 5 letter abbreviation and i havent been able to find it in any of the newer repos, anybody know what program i'm talking a | eliza? |
hey, ubuntu auto-connects to my home network. is there any place i can go to see the dns and host info ? | /etc/resolve.conf <-- dns info |
hi, does anyone knows how can i enable ssh and sshfs as root remotely ? | first edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure permitrootlogin is yes and then sudo passwd to set a password for root (or better sudo ssh-keygen to generate him a keypair) |
ok, following the sound troubleshooting instructions, i typed in 'modprobe snd-sb16', and it seemed to work, but when i try to run alsamixer, it says 'alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: no such device'. | this is just a shot in the dark, but have you checked to see that the card was seated properly in the socket? |
whats the difference between sudo apt-get and sudo aptitude? | apt-get vs aptitude for installation is a moot point. for uninstallation though they act quite different |
how do i enable/install a smp kernel in hoary? | that should set up a new grub entry for the kernel which you can then boot into. |
i'm a little bit confused about the ability to read sd-cards under linux. i read that there are no 'sd card drivers' out there... but at the same time i read that people happily access their sd-cards via a usb-card reader. i was always under the impression that there is no other way to read such a card via usb. i do have a usb card reader and i am not able to read my sd-card. so am i doing something wrong or what? if i connect the sd-card | no pasting |
that can sometimes happen, it does for me when i've made a change or two to xorg.conf | / amenado : just logged in to failsafe terminal and killed the ssh and sshfs processes, before doing a fusermount -u and all is well again |
how do i get my mx620 logitech cordless mouse working on linux | you plug it in. |
hey, guys. say i have an .iso file of a dvd movie that i'd like to watch without burning said file to a dvd. i installed an image mounting program, but i still have a question. is there any specific place that i need to mount the image to watch the movie? thanks in advance. | but i know like mplayer supports playing an .iso directly |
you can save some money... by not buying windows. | i already have windows |
what was the name of the channel that does the linux application voting? | sorry, ubottu seems to be ignoring me when i ask about channels |
i honeslt don't know of any pidgin irc channel, so i'm gonna ask here. i can't stand how pisgin is constantly popping up with who is signing in all the time. is there a way to disable that? | disable pidgin libnotify in tools> plugins |
how to run audacious on ubuntu in terminal without exiting audaciuos when i close terminal? | then it will run in background . for example : gimp & |
how can i find out with a shell command which kind of ram i have in my pc? | sudo lshw gives all the hardware info |
where in /proc can i get a list of my pcie cards? i can't remember the model numbers on each of my ati cards | lspci -vvv |
how do i print all users on a system in console? and how do i delete a user? | deluser or userdel |
hey, i have a fresh ubuntu install, i want to laucnh the openoffice calc app, but i can't find it in the menu, i only see presentation, spreadsheet and word... and launchhing calc in a terminal doesnt work :( how can i run open office calc? | try the spreadsheet option |
hey all, i have a dell vostro 1400 laptop - it worked fine in gutsy but suspend/resume is broken in hardy .... any ideas ? | and it was a fresh install. |
who i should ask about copyright of ubuntu logo and distro? | mark shuttleworth perhaps? |
what happened to open office? what is libre office? | some of the story behind it: http://www.h-online.com/open/features/libreoffice-a-fresh-page-for-openoffice-1097358.html |
what im program does 12.04 use ? can't find anything | empathy, pidgin, amsn, skype, take your pick. i think empathy and gwibber are default though. |
grub_cmdline_linux_default=nopat'? | you need to update grub to make the change take effect |
im curious is there any way to send a message to a gui user from the terminal? | wall |
why can't i append the unallocated space into my /dev/sda4 partition? http://i.imgur.com/kvwol.png | get rid of swap for a while. then resize /dev/sda4 and recreate swap. |
does anybody know if samba will still properly share ext4 partitions with windows? | i believe samba works at the level above filesystems so they're unrelated. |
anyone know of an easy way to install firefox 2.0 rc1 on edgy? | just update? |
i am trying to compile a program which requires sdl 1.2. can anyone tell me how to check if i have it already and if not how to get it? | sorry, for compiling, you need this instead: sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev |
how do i keep xscreensaver from locking my screen everytime i shut my laptop? | it is an option of the screensaver. probably alterable in system>prefs>screensaver. |
hi all, please i need to do some homework in c/opengl... i need libgl.so.1.2 library that is part of graphic driver package 'xorg-driver-fglrx-dev' fort atis. is there any way to get this library without installing driver xorg-driver-fglrx?? i dont know what driver iam now using, but i know it works better on my laptop than xorg-driver-fglrx... ubuntu 8.04 | oh fun, opengl homework. you have my sympathy... are you sure that lib is provided by a driver? there should be a distinct lib for that |
how do i disable the nautilus desktop integration? | it's an option in gconf-editor for nautilus |
is there any way to cat a certain number of characters in a text file? or any program to do the same? | i think there's one called cut too.. might do what you want |
i want to use apache+php in ubuntu. how? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/apachemysqlphp |
how can i find out what ports a program is using? | sudo apt-get install nmap, then nmap -v -a myhostname |
how do i find out what ati card i have if lspci just tells me '01:00.0 vga compatible controller: ati technologies inc unknown device 71c5' | run 'sudo update-pciids' |
hey all, anyone know if it's possible to turn thunderbird into a system tray icon? | there might be an addon |
guys, is ubuntu system v unix?? | which is kind of similar but it's not sysv |
anyone running ubuntu server as a domain controller? do windows clients work with it? | mind you, if you want an ad domain controller instead of an nt domain controller you'll need a newer samba than what ubuntu has (not even sure if it is released already) |
not to flame, but is there anyone here who *likes* the direction ubuntu and gnome devs are going away from the traditional desktop? i don't understand the need to simplify things like the appearance preferences dialog further, it just seems like wasted effort | there's stuff like trinity desktop environment, it's a fork of the classic kde 3 desktop, with a ton of bugfixes and improvements. |
guys, i'm having troubles trying to install vmware -- hints & tips anyone? http://pastebin.com/wrevmkqu | try virtual box ? |
know how to install unity on debian? | also it's a canonical project for ubuntu, why would you want it on debian when there aren't any dedicated devs on the debian team for it anyway? |
how can i move the networking icon in the top panel? it has no move option. | move the entire notification area |
are there any apps anyone can think of off the top of their head that will serve a directory of mp3s over daap? | firefly |
other than writing a script to parse /var/log/apt/term.log, is there an easier way to identify packages the user has installed? | sorry.. dpkg -l (lower case l) |
what's the command to scan for a new hdd on ubuntu server? if i a disk in vmware, dmesg doesnt spit out anything... it works if i reboot the machine tho, but i'm assuming this can be done on the fly? | i think you just look for a new /dev/hda,hdb,hdc,sda,whatever and mount its partitions. |
how can i view a txt file in non-wrapped mode | in nano. nano should have wrapping off by default |
hi how do i remove an installed program (munin) | use --purge if you want to remove all configuration files too |
hi all, ubuntu tells me that /etc/init.d/networking restart is depricated, but it doesnt tell me what to use instead. who can tell me? | run 'service networking restart' instead :) |
how can i login as a root? | 30 oct |
amendo, wireshark will show all packets in the air regardless of encryption or not. the important point here is that the wireless network card is not showing anything at all when it's put into monitor but works fine when in managed mode for internet serfing | i had to manually add the 'root wireshark' from add/remove to be able to have it function and capture all packets |
can someone help me with the ubuntu kernel with regards to ipblocker please | grep config_netfilter_xt_target_nfqueue /boot/config-2.6.28-12-generic --> config_netfilter_xt_target_nfqueue=m ||| so it is enabled on the ubuntu kernel. you do not have to do anything |
how do i update just one package through apt-get? | that will update it. |
while installing i havent specify swap partition, and now i needed it for hibernating and for performance.. i made swap partition, but every time i start, i need to make it swapon the partition any way i can make it while booting or automatically?? | add it to /etc/fstab |
need some adive...my brother, who is in iraq and has no internet access, has been having issues with windows vista and i have convinced him to give ubunut a try. i'm downloading the repositories to dvd for him, but of course he'll want dvd and mp3 playback. he has never used linux before and i'd like to set hime up with a automatix-type program to install those capabilities. any pointers? | if its feisty you are sending him then all he needs to do is include the medibuntu repository and the apt-get install the codecs and dvdcss |
damnit! i just hit an apt-get update. the first two servers it checked were non-canonical/ubuntu repositories. i saw things working and almost jumped out of my chair :( | 200gb |
does anybody know how to start another console if i already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no x? | or install and use screen |
what does this mean: 'you need to add it to the apache config files because it only installs a link to the folder in the /var/www/ folder. i'll find the lines that you need in a minute.' with regards to phpmyadmin? | most probably apache2.conf or httpd.conf |
i am having a problem with the screen resolution in ubuntu 7.04 sometimes as it is lie this and i am not able to change it from the menu option http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8067/weirdresolutionnn4.png | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973 |
hey team, my question: i'd like a command for apt/dpkg which when given a package will tell me all the files and their destinations, sound possible? | won't tell you config files |
last question for the day. on x-chat, i clicked off something. the file/tool bar that you see on mozilla, is usually on x-chat....why isn't it there now? how can i get it back? | crtl + f9 |
hey, is there an openbox version of ubuntu? | just install regular ubuntu and then openbox |
anyone know where to start if ubuntu cant recognize your monitor? | run: sudo lshw -c display websearch for the product line to get your video chip setup, the monitor will be plug and play so will be fine once the driver is setup |
command to kill firefox process ? | killall firefox |
how do you make ubuntu play a mp3 file when you put your mouse over it? | why on earth would you want that? |
for those of you who have tried virtual machines, which do you think is faster? (as in better emulation?) qemu or vmware? | vmware is better in my opinion |
does anyone knows about this error >>> error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device | yes try the -x11 driver for mplayer |
i'm fairly new to ubuntu, and having a bit of a time using apt. is there a way to search repositories? i'm trying to find picasa. | apt-cache search keyword |
hey guys! are there any game repos ? | try http://ubuntugames.org/ there are many games |
any application that allows me to select individual chapters of a dvd and produce a smaller (<4.4gb) dvd? preserving the chapter menu and working directly on .iso images a plus. thx | k9 might work.. haven't tried it in a while |
anyone know what the gnome console is called? | gnome-terminal |
do i need ubuntu-desktop? | it's a meta-package, ok to remove it |
limewire/frostwire both do not work on my computer,can anyone suggest an alternative? | or use bittorrent to obtain your legally network distributed software such as ubuntu cd's. |
what's a very light weight httpd server? | http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/wa-ltwebserv/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw07lw-webservers&s_tact=105agx59&s_cmp=grsitelnxw07 presents an overview of options |
where's the proper place to put a script so it's in the $path? where's the $path defined by default? it's not in ~/.bashrc | you can put local scripts in ~/bin |
hi guys... any release date info for 6.10? | 26 oct planned |
anybody? if i have 8.04 server and i run do-release-upgrade, will it upgrade to 8.10 or to jaunty? | depending on what you are using the server for you might want to wait until the next lts release which you will be able to upgrade to directly |
how do you do updates in ubuntu server 8.04. in the gui version you can just go to the update manager and click install - but whats the command for doing it in the command line version of ubuntu? | sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade |
hi, im a bit paranoid about this probably but im getting this message when i try to install a few packages 'warning: the following packages cannot be authenticated!' | no worries. |
does someon know how to make diferent file appear in different colors on the bash? | if you want it to default to showing colors, add a line to your .bashrc that says 'alias ls='ls --color=auto'' |
can i get help installing a lamp server? | tasksel |
hi folks - i need to install a ralink driver from source, and i need the kernel-sources to do that (i think). how do i find out which kernel sources i need? i had thought hoary used 2.6.10, but apt seems to only have 2.4.27 | uname -r will tell you your kernel |
hi, all! new-to-linux here. do i need dns server to setup a home network in the windows way (cross-wired ethernet cables) for internet connection share? and does dns server conflict with dhcp server? | dns and dhcp servers are different things, you can run both at once |
what programs on ubuntu are similar to a winscp (scp (sftp)protocol)? | then chose ssh and you will get a shortcut at the desktop |
i need to organize music on my walkman on ubuntu 10.10 whats the best to use | banshee and ryhtm box both have that ability i believe |
any recommended software for hotkey binding? | xbindkeys |
good morning everyone, i have an issue with evolution. when i click print via either the print button, or the drop down menu evoltion causes a segmentation fault and closes. does anyone know how to find out what is causing it, or a fix for it? | i'd start by looking on bugs.ubuntu.com to see if anyone else is having the issue. |
can anyone tell me how to rename a file to something with an apostrophe ie change im to i'm? | mv im i\'m |
where should i add new fonts ? in which directory ? | /usr/share/fonts or ~/.fonts |
hello, quick ques, lets say i want to format my pc all over again for some reason, and the video card driver must be installed manually, if i backed up xorg.conf and after formatting replaced it with the original one ? it will install or fix driver issues ? | right click on the file and choose properties |
what is the fastest and easiest way to crack wep in ubuntu? i am using it to show my boss how terrible it is :) | aircrack-ng would be one that can do it, but i've never used it and don't know how to |
how do you tell what repo a package came from? | are you on a desktop install? |
how do i tell what dapper verison i have? | cat /etc/issue |
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