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what would be some good packages to get for compiling a c application? i'm trying to compile this program, and it unable to find execvp	there is post on the forum for that, let me see if i can find it
okay, maybe some background. i have a 500gb hdd dedicated to vista(soon formatted and win7), 1500gb ntfs data hdd, and a 80gb space hdd. that 80gb i would like to partition between gentoo and ubuntu. i envision this as partitioning it into 4 parts, /boot, swap partition, (both those shared between both linuxes), and a / for each. what is the best installation procedure and/or order to install all this in?	might want to throw in a shared /home directory if you want to share configs and such between them, too.
hello, is there a way to adjust gamma settings in totem? my videos aren't playing with the correct colours	for me i have my nvidia settings manager and i change the video gamma settings from there...
why is the ipw3945 driver listed in the restrictred drivers manager though it is opensource ?	it says 'while this driver is mostly free, it relies on a piece of proprietary software to determine the channels your wireless card is permitted to use'
can anybody recommend an rss aggregator on ubuntu?	add deb http://www.getsweaaa.com/~tseng/ubuntu/debs ./
when using imap with gmail does evolution download the emails onto the computer? and back up the files?	you should be able to configure it to do it, (if it doesn't by default)
i updated the sources.list file on my server. how can i make apt recognize the changes i made	please note, odd repos bring odd results
can anyone help me get my sound working on youtube?	describe
so i just ran a 'killall esd' to get sound working in a particular program, and i'm noticing sound is working now in several programs it wasn't before... is there any good reason to run esd, and if not, how to i just disable it so i don't have to deal with it when i reboot next?	ubuntuguide.org seach for 'sound fix'
so i'm trying to set something up with ndiswrapper, but i need to find out the 'pciid'... anyone know how to determine this?	'lspci' will tell you.
how to do a dist upgrade from cli	i'm having upgrade issues myself ...damn apt-get unable to replace files
hi i have a question regarding touchpad, option 'shmconfig' 'on', is required by some tool to modify the touchpad settings but the xorg.conf doesn't look like its used how it used to be and im confused. my goal is to stop phantum clicking while i am typing, so reducing the sensitivity of the click value.	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/synapticstouchpad
should i rename d file?	yes, yes you should. it is not a csv file.
i'm writing a script and i need to detect whether a laptop is on battery or mains. how do i detect that? thanks	this might help you http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html
uhh... stupid question... how do i get xchat to connect to an arbitrary address?	/server servername
hey, i'm helping a coworker who was trying to install ubuntu on an external hard drive. he did everything right, except he accidentally put the bootloader on his laptop's hard drive instead. i got him fixed up with a super grub disk, restoring the windows bootloader. what i'm wondering now is if there's a way to just install grub on the external disk without having to re-do the entire isntallation	there will be guides online for it
are there any gtk programmers here that can help me? #gtk feels a bit empty	main channels are on trc.gnome.org
how usable is breezy right now?	you would probably be ok
hello, is it possible to install xubuntu with a regular dapper iso or should i download the separate xubuntu iso? the point is that want a non-xubuntu install and a xubuntu one, so if one iso is sufficient then that'll probably save some time.	and then do apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
if i have 8gb of ram, do i really need a swap partition?	: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-swap-space.html
okay, i have an application running as user:group drostie:drostie. i am a member of the group wireshark. how the hell do i run something as drostie:wireshark?	sg (never used it)
did ubuntu desktop for mac have live cd?	yes see for example http://mirror.cs.umn.edu/ubuntu-releases/6.06/
finally able to backup some files :d	pidgin isn't in feisy, it'll be in gutsy
has anyone actually used oo.o 2 yet? how stable is it?	i've used 2 under windows and linux. its very tasteh
hi, got ubuntu installed into windows, added a sata drive and now ubuntu doesnt boot. errors out on detecting the sata drive, any way to avoid this? (ubuntu is not installed in the sata drive)	you might try to disable sata in bios but it might lose some benifits
using intrepid, i have a digiatl camera, is there a place i can set that camera up for use with intrepid?	i would assume your camera simply acts as a usb storage device when plugged in, in which case you can just plug it in and browse like any other filesystem.
how do i unzip in bash?	apt-get install unzip
hey, does anybody know how to find out exactly what file is being loaded when i do: modprobe vmxnet ?	i think it would be vmxnet check with lsmod before and after issuing the command
tv application ...... what is that zapper ?	zapping
for some reason i have lost the title bar at the top of open program windows and can't figure where it's gone. any thoughts?	http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/
hey all, how do i get into an external hd to do an ls command?	cd /media/extnalharddiskname
i tried to install java6.0-doc in synaptic. now, this required me to be in root during installation. changed my mind, don't want to install it anymore etc. so i choose abort in the option it gives me. however, whenever i install something in synaptic now, it brings up the sun java install as well. how do i stop synaptic from doing this each time? it is a great annoyance.	just select the package for removal then.
hi! what is the best practice to create a custom ubuntu installation cd?	there's a program called remastersys that you can use
i'm running gutsy - how come it's possible to run x without a xorg.conf file?	type 'cat /etc/x11/xorg.conf'
how to switch to another workspace w/o mouse?	alt+ctrl+left/right/up/down arrow keys
hello, how do i modify the default application used to open a file?	right click on the file in nautilus, choose the properties dialog and the open with tab
does anyone know the official way to change video settings from a command line in intrepid? gdm is having trouble starting...	i believe the gdm resolution is set by xorg - and that means editing /etc/x11/xorg.conf
does anyone know of a utility that shows the users logged into a box at a specific point in time?	i would check out it's man page
hi how do yi get the ubuntu version on the cli?	lsb_release -a
hi guys, does their exists an terminal based naulitus ???	it's not nautilus but it does nautilus type things
how can i recreate the fstab-file automaticly? i removed a cdrom und install a harddisk, but gparted dont start because there are wrong lines in fstab... :(	there is no way to automatically generate it, it has to be done manually
hello i want to convert my pdf file to word any one know application for that on ubuntu ?	i belive there are webapps for that
hi! i need a fax program for my ubuntu 6.06 lts system... any ideas?	start by looking at the package list from 'apt-cache search send fax'
is there any program that can play ogg audio files back to back with no gap in between	tried amarok?
what will cause apci to stick @ the top of my list on powertop?	gremlins?
anyone remember how ubuntu used to have a splash/progress popup after gdm, in gnome, that would indicate as various bits of gnome were started? what's the name of that package, and can i get it for hardy?	gnome-splashscreen-manager
how do i specify more than one path to search for files using the find command?	find /path1 /path2 -name filename ???
hey there how do you add links to applications in the //applications//internet dropdown thingo. cheers.	system -> prefs -> menu layout
can someone tell me the terminal command to configure wine?	winecfg
i'm trying to see the share drive that is on a windows pc can anyone help?	are you trying to see the windows share on linux
in other news, how do i launch a task-manager in gnome? is there one that already launches according to some key combo?	pretty sure it is there
hey guys, does anyone know an app that can read guitar pro 3 and 4 files? - i have installed kguitar, but am not having much luck with it... it crashes when i open a file	use wine?
hi - how do i configure 4 virtual desktops instead of 2?	install the compizconfig-settings-manager, general->desktop-> horizontal desktop size
hi. how do i remove software - in this case the 'songbird' program - that i installed from a tar ball instead of a .deb package? thanks.	look into the documentation in the tar ball - often it is make uninstall
quick q: when i remove a package, sometimes a list comes up listing packages that were installed and no longer needed. how does ubuntu tell? dependencies? is it wise to autoremove?	defrysk it's packages that were no installed explicitly by the user, but were installed automatically because they were dependencies of something else; and now there is nothing installed anymore that depends on them
creating a bootable usb key but ubunut.com downloads .img file not .iso. can you help me?	sudo dd if=file.img of=/dev/sdx
how can i set up a logitec quickcam 4k on ubuntu?	run: lsusb you will see the 8 character hex id, websearch that for guides
unable to connect to msn in pidgin... any help?	yeah thats a known problem. if you install the 'msn-pecan' package and then switch protocol to wlm it should work again.
i wanted to share a thought :p i'm missing something in ubuntu that windows does have. being notepad.	try mousepad
hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames?	its called links
to report back: i can now leave the files on my usb drive open while hibernating	cool, i was user__ once
re nfs 'connection refused' issue - is there a better channel i should be pestering? (i'm new so pls mention network too) tia	ubotu sent you some information in a private message. did you receive it?
hey everyone. what's the difference between ; and && when chaining commands?	the '&&' means if previous command ends without error. you can use '\|\|' as the opposite
is there a way to program the fsck to run at every boot?	sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sda1
i did 'cp --recursive --preserve=all /var /backup/var' and got 'cp: reading '/var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs/ieee80211/phy0/statistics/dot11rtssuccesscount' : operation not suported. what's wrong?'	it cant copy the debugfs that's in there, either unmount it or add -x to cp so it restructs itself to one filesystem
hey ubuntu. i have a problem and i am wondering if there is any way i can fix it. basically for whatever reason my memory stick has turned read only. i cant delete any files from it no matter what i do, i even tried formatting it from gparted (no important data on there at the moment). anyone got any suggestions how i can format this usb stick?	you can specify mount options to mount the partition as writable if you use mount correctly
anyone know how to add a windows xp os on sda1 to the grub menu	there is an example in the coments of the /boot/grub/menu.lst
what is the lettering order for ide drives? primary, master is hda. how do the others fall?	primary slave is hdb, sec master hdc, etc
what is the cli equivalent of synaptic's 'remove completely' (i.e. config files too)	sudo apt-get --purge remove <package>
i have a problem with fluxbox... can anyone help me about how to completely uninstall it and back again?	to uninstall : 'sudo apt-get autoremove --purge nameofpackage'
hi guys. just installed kubuntu 9.04. when try to log in after entering my password, screen goes blank for a second or two, and goes right back to login screen. any ideas?	try booting into recovery mode and use the fsck command in the terminal
can so tell me how to know my kernel version ? (ubuntu 4.10), and how to get the source (i've already tried the last with apt get, the last from kernel.org, and the nvidia installer still thinks they arent right...)	are you on x86? just apt-get install nvidia-glx
how to check filesystem type? ext2 or ext3. fdisk -l only list ids	if the filesystem is mounted, use the mount command to see what it is mounted as
hi. i want to buy a nvidia board to use with jaunty. what's the best supported recent graphics board?	i use and nvidia geforce 7600 gt oc
anyone has a xorg.conf with a dual screen using the 'radeon' driver setup.. i've got a ati 9200 mobility (or rv250 ? i don't understand that) and i think 'ati' driver don't support my card, and fglrx neither. anyone can steer me in the right way ?	9200 does not support fglrx, only aiglx... see xinerama or twinview
hey guys, does anybody know if its possible to restore my ubuntu for 2 days ago?	next time type in 'beye' and press <tab> to autocomplete ;)
when i open synaptic i can see a sun-j2re1.5 but i don't see an sdk for it? where can i get that...do i have the wrong name?	you need to download it from sun; then convert it according to the instructions on the wiki.
sorry to bug but did you find that article on the wii we talked about?	just a second
does anyone know where my windows partition would be mounted in ubuntu when installed through wubi?	try /host/
when a man-page says you should press ^s, what does that mean?	ctrl-s
du -h --max-depth=1 only lists the size of directories in the current working directory, not files. how do i list both with du ?	-a, --all
are there instructions for upgrading to ibex?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/intrepidupgrades
hi! where to put a command that should be executed at boot?	in the init scripts for 6.0.6 in upstart deps script for edgy
hat are 'restricted modules'?	they are the non open source drivers
is there some kind of 'main' log file somewhere?	/var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog and /var/log/daemon.log are usefu.
using, maybe, but american shop distributing them for money is quite a bit more than 0% chance...	doesnt matter. nobody will know.
what kind of questions are we allowed to ask here?	anything related to ubuntu
could anyone suggest a good mp3 player?	xmms
dude i know the root password	creat a new user then copy the stuff from that account.
when using 8.04 i would type 'vim filename' at command line to open editor, but in 9.04 vim file name says 'vim not found'. is vim not included in 9.04, or was the vim command in 8.04 a link to vi?	sudo apt-get install vim will install it
but you can do it all over again, it's all up to you	why?
is there a command to make sure samba is running? i setup a file server using samba and used the /etc/init.d/samba restart, but when i try to connect using win, it cannot find my shared folders...	ps -e \| grep samba might work if the name of the process is samba
by default, when you plug in a usb stick (thumbdrive) what is it's default mount location?	in /media
is there any way to tell apt-get or aptitude to install some custom .deb file that you've downloaded, and to automatically install all dependencies?	try just double clicking on it.. i think the gdebi (?) tool does that
ok, dumb question, i just changed my ssh over to using keys and i'm still having to login with my user name and rsa passphrase, i thought having keys would allow you to not have to do that in putty?	there is a way to cache the rsa key password on your system, so that it is available to putty while you are logged in, as geoffmcc has just pointed out, it's called pagent
hello guys...well, when i was installing i put my winxp partition to be mount on /winxp but for sure its not been mounted..so anyone know how can i resolve this?	have you tried `sudo mount /winxp` ?
has anyone downloaded the new version of opera? 9.5? i'm confused as to which version to get, you can see them all here; http://snapshot.opera.com/unix/9.50-alpha-1/	cat /proc/cpuinfo
hi, running ubuntu 9.04 -just curious as to how ubuntu can stop mounting my windows partition? i'm able to mount it at boot with an entry into /etc/fstab, but before it was working on install...? could this occur when updating/kernel upgrades?	hal is doing that, and it can alter through a new kernel
anyone willing ot help someone out with a graphics card problem i can't get it to go over 1024x768	sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg is a safer way
rsync --delete -azvv -e ssh , here what does the -e option do?	most irc clients have tab completion...just type the first few letters of someones name then hit tab

what would be some good packages to get for compiling a c application? i'm trying to compile this program, and it unable to find execvp

there is post on the forum for that, let me see if i can find it

okay, maybe some background. i have a 500gb hdd dedicated to vista(soon formatted and win7), 1500gb ntfs data hdd, and a 80gb space hdd. that 80gb i would like to partition between gentoo and ubuntu. i envision this as partitioning it into 4 parts, /boot, swap partition, (both those shared between both linuxes), and a / for each. what is the best installation procedure and/or order to install all this in?

might want to throw in a shared /home directory if you want to share configs and such between them, too.

hello, is there a way to adjust gamma settings in totem? my videos aren't playing with the correct colours

for me i have my nvidia settings manager and i change the video gamma settings from there...

why is the ipw3945 driver listed in the restrictred drivers manager though it is opensource ?

it says 'while this driver is mostly free, it relies on a piece of proprietary software to determine the channels your wireless card is permitted to use'

can anybody recommend an rss aggregator on ubuntu?

add deb http://www.getsweaaa.com/~tseng/ubuntu/debs ./

when using imap with gmail does evolution download the emails onto the computer? and back up the files?

you should be able to configure it to do it, (if it doesn't by default)

i updated the sources.list file on my server. how can i make apt recognize the changes i made

please note, odd repos bring odd results

can anyone help me get my sound working on youtube?

describe

so i just ran a 'killall esd' to get sound working in a particular program, and i'm noticing sound is working now in several programs it wasn't before... is there any good reason to run esd, and if not, how to i just disable it so i don't have to deal with it when i reboot next?

ubuntuguide.org seach for 'sound fix'

so i'm trying to set something up with ndiswrapper, but i need to find out the 'pciid'... anyone know how to determine this?

'lspci' will tell you.

how to do a dist upgrade from cli

i'm having upgrade issues myself ...damn apt-get unable to replace files

hi i have a question regarding touchpad, option 'shmconfig' 'on', is required by some tool to modify the touchpad settings but the xorg.conf doesn't look like its used how it used to be and im confused. my goal is to stop phantum clicking while i am typing, so reducing the sensitivity of the click value.

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

should i rename d file?

yes, yes you should. it is not a csv file.

i'm writing a script and i need to detect whether a laptop is on battery or mains. how do i detect that? thanks

this might help you http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html

uhh... stupid question... how do i get xchat to connect to an arbitrary address?

/server servername

hey, i'm helping a coworker who was trying to install ubuntu on an external hard drive. he did everything right, except he accidentally put the bootloader on his laptop's hard drive instead. i got him fixed up with a super grub disk, restoring the windows bootloader. what i'm wondering now is if there's a way to just install grub on the external disk without having to re-do the entire isntallation

there will be guides online for it

are there any gtk programmers here that can help me? #gtk feels a bit empty

main channels are on trc.gnome.org

how usable is breezy right now?

you would probably be ok

hello, is it possible to install xubuntu with a regular dapper iso or should i download the separate xubuntu iso? the point is that want a non-xubuntu install and a xubuntu one, so if one iso is sufficient then that'll probably save some time.

and then do apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

if i have 8gb of ram, do i really need a swap partition?

: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-swap-space.html

okay, i have an application running as user:group drostie:drostie. i am a member of the group wireshark. how the hell do i run something as drostie:wireshark?

sg (never used it)

did ubuntu desktop for mac have live cd?

yes see for example http://mirror.cs.umn.edu/ubuntu-releases/6.06/

finally able to backup some files :d

pidgin isn't in feisy, it'll be in gutsy

has anyone actually used oo.o 2 yet? how stable is it?

i've used 2 under windows and linux. its very tasteh

hi, got ubuntu installed into windows, added a sata drive and now ubuntu doesnt boot. errors out on detecting the sata drive, any way to avoid this? (ubuntu is *not* installed in the sata drive)

you might try to disable sata in bios but it might lose some benifits

using intrepid, i have a digiatl camera, is there a place i can set that camera up for use with intrepid?

i would assume your camera simply acts as a usb storage device when plugged in, in which case you can just plug it in and browse like any other filesystem.

how do i unzip in bash?

apt-get install unzip

hey, does anybody know how to find out exactly what file is being loaded when i do: modprobe vmxnet ?

i think it would be vmxnet check with lsmod before and after issuing the command

tv application ...... what is that zapper ?

zapping

for some reason i have lost the title bar at the top of open program windows and can't figure where it's gone. any thoughts?

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/

hey all, how do i get into an external hd to do an ls command?

cd /media/*extnalharddiskname*

i tried to install java6.0-doc in synaptic. now, this required me to be in root during installation. changed my mind, don't want to install it anymore etc. so i choose abort in the option it gives me. however, whenever i install something in synaptic now, it brings up the sun java install as well. how do i stop synaptic from doing this each time? it is a great annoyance.

just select the package for removal then.

hi! what is the best practice to create a custom ubuntu installation cd?

there's a program called remastersys that you can use

i'm running gutsy - how come it's possible to run x without a xorg.conf file?

type 'cat /etc/x11/xorg.conf'

how to switch to another workspace w/o mouse?

alt+ctrl+left/right/up/down arrow keys

hello, how do i modify the default application used to open a file?

right click on the file in nautilus, choose the properties dialog and the open with tab

does anyone know the official way to change video settings from a command line in intrepid? gdm is having trouble starting...

i believe the gdm resolution is set by xorg - and that means editing /etc/x11/xorg.conf

does anyone know of a utility that shows the users logged into a box at a specific point in time?

i would check out it's man page

hi how do yi get the ubuntu version on the cli?

lsb_release -a

hi guys, does their exists an terminal based naulitus ???

it's not nautilus but it does nautilus type things

how can i recreate the fstab-file automaticly? i removed a cdrom und install a harddisk, but gparted dont start because there are wrong lines in fstab... :(

there is no way to automatically generate it, it has to be done manually

hello i want to convert my pdf file to word any one know application for that on ubuntu ?

i belive there are webapps for that

hi! i need a fax program for my ubuntu 6.06 lts system... any ideas?

start by looking at the package list from 'apt-cache search send fax'

is there any program that can play ogg audio files back to back with no gap in between

tried amarok?

what will cause apci to stick @ the top of my list on powertop?

gremlins?

anyone remember how ubuntu used to have a splash/progress popup after gdm, in gnome, that would indicate as various bits of gnome were started? what's the name of that package, and can i get it for hardy?

gnome-splashscreen-manager

how do i specify more than one path to search for files using the find command?

find /path1 /path2 -name filename ???

hey there how do you add links to applications in the //applications//internet dropdown thingo. cheers.

system -> prefs -> menu layout

can someone tell me the terminal command to configure wine?

winecfg

i'm trying to see the share drive that is on a windows pc can anyone help?

are you trying to see the windows share on linux

in other news, how do i launch a task-manager in gnome? is there one that already launches according to some key combo?

pretty sure it is there

hey guys, does anyone know an app that can read guitar pro 3 and 4 files? - i have installed kguitar, but am not having much luck with it... it crashes when i open a file

use wine?

hi - how do i configure 4 virtual desktops instead of 2?

install the compizconfig-settings-manager, general->desktop-> horizontal desktop size

hi. how do i remove software - in this case the 'songbird' program - that i installed from a tar ball instead of a .deb package? thanks.

look into the documentation in the tar ball - often it is make uninstall

quick q: when i remove a package, sometimes a list comes up listing packages that were installed and no longer needed. how does ubuntu tell? dependencies? is it wise to autoremove?

defrysk it's packages that were no installed *explicitly* by the user, but were installed automatically because they were dependencies of something else; and now there is nothing installed anymore that depends on them

creating a bootable usb key but ubunut.com downloads .img file not .iso. can you help me?

sudo dd if=file.img of=/dev/sdx

how can i set up a logitec quickcam 4k on ubuntu?

run: lsusb you will see the 8 character hex id, websearch that for guides

unable to connect to msn in pidgin... any help?

yeah thats a known problem. if you install the 'msn-pecan' package and then switch protocol to wlm it should work again.

i wanted to share a thought :p i'm missing something in ubuntu that windows does have. being notepad.

try mousepad

hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames?

its called links

to report back: i can now leave the files on my usb drive open while hibernating

cool, i was user__ once

re nfs 'connection refused' issue - is there a better channel i should be pestering? (i'm new so pls mention network too) tia

ubotu sent you some information in a private message. did you receive it?

hey everyone. what's the difference between ; and && when chaining commands?

the '&&' means if previous command ends without error. you can use '||' as the opposite

is there a way to program the fsck to run at every boot?

sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sda1

i did 'cp --recursive --preserve=all /var /backup/var' and got 'cp: reading '/var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs/ieee80211/phy0/statistics/dot11rtssuccesscount' : operation not suported. what's wrong?'

it cant copy the debugfs that's in there, either unmount it or add -x to cp so it restructs itself to one filesystem

hey ubuntu. i have a problem and i am wondering if there is any way i can fix it. basically for whatever reason my memory stick has turned read only. i cant delete any files from it no matter what i do, i even tried formatting it from gparted (no important data on there at the moment). anyone got any suggestions how i can format this usb stick?

you can specify mount options to mount the partition as writable if you use mount correctly

anyone know how to add a windows xp os on sda1 to the grub menu

there is an example in the coments of the /boot/grub/menu.lst

what is the lettering order for ide drives? primary, master is hda. how do the others fall?

primary slave is hdb, sec master hdc, etc

what is the cli equivalent of synaptic's 'remove completely' (i.e. config files too)

sudo apt-get --purge remove <package>

i have a problem with fluxbox... can anyone help me about how to completely uninstall it and back again?

to uninstall : 'sudo apt-get autoremove --purge nameofpackage'

hi guys. just installed kubuntu 9.04. when try to log in after entering my password, screen goes blank for a second or two, and goes right back to login screen. any ideas?

try booting into recovery mode and use the fsck command in the terminal

can so tell me how to know my kernel version ? (ubuntu 4.10), and how to get the source (i've already tried the last with apt get, the last from kernel.org, and the nvidia installer still thinks they arent right...)

are you on x86? just apt-get install nvidia-glx

how to check filesystem type? ext2 or ext3. fdisk -l only list ids

if the filesystem is mounted, use the mount command to see what it is mounted as

hi. i want to buy a nvidia board to use with jaunty. what's the best supported recent graphics board?

i use and nvidia geforce 7600 gt oc

anyone has a xorg.conf with a dual screen using the 'radeon' driver setup.. i've got a ati 9200 mobility (or rv250 ? i don't understand that) and i think 'ati' driver don't support my card, and fglrx neither. anyone can steer me in the right way ?

9200 does not support fglrx, only aiglx... see xinerama or twinview

hey guys, does anybody know if its possible to restore my ubuntu for 2 days ago?

next time type in 'beye' and press <tab> to autocomplete ;)

when i open synaptic i can see a sun-j2re1.5 but i don't see an sdk for it? where can i get that...do i have the wrong name?

you need to download it from sun; then convert it according to the instructions on the wiki.

sorry to bug but did you find that article on the wii we talked about?

just a second

does anyone know where my windows partition would be mounted in ubuntu when installed through wubi?

try /host/

when a man-page says you should press ^s, what does that mean?

ctrl-s

du -h --max-depth=1 only lists the size of directories in the current working directory, not files. how do i list both with du ?

-a, --all

are there instructions for upgrading to ibex?

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

hi! where to put a command that should be executed at boot?

in the init scripts for 6.0.6 in upstart deps script for edgy

hat are 'restricted modules'?

they are the non open source drivers

is there some kind of 'main' log file somewhere?

/var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog and /var/log/daemon.log are usefu.

using, maybe, but american shop distributing them for money is quite a bit more than 0% chance...

doesnt matter. nobody will know.

what kind of questions are we allowed to ask here?

anything related to ubuntu

could anyone suggest a good mp3 player?

xmms

dude i know the root password

creat a new user then copy the stuff from that account.

when using 8.04 i would type 'vim filename' at command line to open editor, but in 9.04 vim file name says 'vim not found'. is vim not included in 9.04, or was the vim command in 8.04 a link to vi?

sudo apt-get install vim will install it

but you can do it all over again, it's all up to you

why?

is there a command to make sure samba is running? i setup a file server using samba and used the /etc/init.d/samba restart, but when i try to connect using win, it cannot find my shared folders...

ps -e | grep samba might work if the name of the process is samba

by default, when you plug in a usb stick (thumbdrive) what is it's default mount location?

in /media

is there any way to tell apt-get or aptitude to install some custom .deb file that you've downloaded, and to automatically install all dependencies?

try just double clicking on it.. i think the gdebi (?) tool does that

ok, dumb question, i just changed my ssh over to using keys and i'm still having to login with my user name and rsa passphrase, i thought having keys would allow you to not have to do that in putty?

there is a way to cache the rsa key password on your system, so that it is available to putty while you are logged in, as geoffmcc has just pointed out, it's called pagent

hello guys...well, when i was installing i put my winxp partition to be mount on /winxp but for sure its not been mounted..so anyone know how can i resolve this?

have you tried `sudo mount /winxp` ?

has anyone downloaded the new version of opera? 9.5? i'm confused as to which version to get, you can see them all here; http://snapshot.opera.com/unix/9.50-alpha-1/

cat /proc/cpuinfo

hi, running ubuntu 9.04 -just curious as to how ubuntu can stop mounting my windows partition? i'm able to mount it at boot with an entry into /etc/fstab, but before it was working on install...? could this occur when updating/kernel upgrades?

hal is doing that, and it can alter through a new kernel

anyone willing ot help someone out with a graphics card problem i can't get it to go over 1024x768

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg is a safer way

rsync --delete -azvv -e ssh , here what does the -e option do?

most irc clients have tab completion...just type the first few letters of someones name then hit tab