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but what happens if i install that package? will the packages from here http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/build-essential be installed? | yes, but replace dapper with a release that is actually supported. |
some icons under the system menu strangely disappeared. and i can't make them appear. | if they've all gone then you can turn them backon by going to preferences->appearance-> and there is an options to turn icons in menus on |
can someone tell me how to remove the big ubuntu disclamer from ssh\terminal startup | splash option in grub |
blimey, kopete didn't like that! anyway, i just installed the kernel updates and now my fglrx driver has rolled back to mesa - how do i go about gettting the darned thing back again? | there are problems with kernel updates, don't upgrade. there is more info in the forums. |
does anyone know the terminal command to check if my graphics drivers are working properly :ssss | glxinfo | grep -i direct |
any reason not to use alsa? | trust me, esound is the best thing totry first |
hello - would someone recommend an rpg they like to play on ubuntu, please?? | planeshif is an alright opensource mmorpg |
hi, whats the application that shows popups in the upper right corner? | notify-osd |
i have a problem with my web server. i have a port forward account to forward internal ip to my public ip through port 40. this worked fine in hardy just by adding port 40 to the ports.conf file in apache2 folder. but doesn't work in ibex any ideas? | neither connecting on localhost:40 ? |
hi, is there a way to tell where a package has installed its files? | dpkg -l package |
hi all when i enter the command 'route' sometimes it takes ages before anything comes up. any idea why this could be? sometimes it's lightning quick... | if that's faster, route is waiting to resolve names for ip addresses but fails |
wow, an s3 virge is a pretty bad video card. what else do you have. i doubt vesa supports that. | vesa works with intel 915. bit of useless info. |
hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu? | not sure if that'll work |
my notifications are appearing with a gap between the top panel and the notification, instead of being right up against the panel like i see in screenshots. does anyone know how to fix this? | i recall reading they moved the notifications down in 9.10 so they wouldn't hide the close buttons. i don't think they're movable |
i installed vlc mozilla plugin and all i get when i go to view movie trailers at apple.com is a blank box that says (no picture). annyone know what i could do to fix that? | you may need extra codecs for .mov files? |
on ubuntu, in which file is /usr/local/bin added to the path? | maybe /etc/environment ? |
what do you know about x forwarding via ssh? | try this xd http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/adminguide/32/x11_forwarding.html |
anyone know if ubuntu 8 has a torrent out yet? the servers are super slow | http://davang.org/ubuntu |
hi.... after i tried updating my graphics card driver, my system freezes at the login screen .... how do i switch back to the standard ubuntu video driver in recovery mode or using my linux rescue cd? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh |
is there a way to run a program but have it ignore the system theme? | maybe it also needs 'env' in front of it, anyway, it runs the app with the specified theme |
hello. i recently set a password accidently to the root account and would like to reset it. i checked the /etc/passwd and it still says x in the password field. could someone tell me how to reset the root password so that it doesn't exist anymore and the root account is locked? | try 'sudo passwd -l' if you're concerned that a password is still set. |
what is that forum you are linking to? | a wealth of xorg info |
have anyone here used remote desktop? i used realvnc client so lagging | use teamviewer |
how do i installed a .deb file ? | sudo dpkg -i thefile.deb |
yes? the last time i tried that if fucked up my gnome libs, preventing gdm to start | until yesterday, yes. now i've upgraded to hoary, but it worked smooth |
hi. in my synaptic list i have skype and skype-static. which is the best for me to install? | are you running ubuntu or kubuntu? skype-static for ubuntu, skype for kubuntu. |
is there a cron gui in ubuntu? | gnome-schedule |
he is there a command to add to ls that will print page by page? so you can see it all in bash | ls | less |
hi all, in ubuntu 10.04, if i want to add this line -> options ip_conntrack hashsize=32768 ; where do i put it (its supposed to go int /etc/modprobe.conf but i cant find it | /etc/modprobe.d/anything_you_want_to_call_it.conf |
i figure i'll politely ask this again... what logs can tell me when files have been deleted/moved? <-- somewhat important since there's a lot of data missing :s | check this out...if you can't figure it out and the client knows the information they lost, this may be able to help...http://www.ehow.com/how_2064953_recover-deleted-files-linux.html |
hello all! is there any way to install ubuntu on a 16 mb of ram machine? | better go for slackware with uclinux and uclibc i think... |
i was wondering that how good usb networkcard support does ubuntu have? | >> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/hardwaresupportcomponentswirednetworkcards/view?searchterm=usb%20network |
how does one tell which 64 bit or 32 bit is loaded? | uname -a |
is it feasible to take checkinstall created .debs and fix them up to be on par with normal .debs? | not really.... |
how do you search for an application? | just type the name in most cases |
can someone send me the output of their groups command plz? | logan adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare |
how do i specify a repository for 'apt-get update'? | from there, you can change your repo mirror |
is any option to receive files via bluetooth on ubuntu? | enable bluetooth, set your pc visibile, send files from phone? |
hi, i've seen once some sort of stuff that you install to make tty look like a gui (that is, give you more information, like the time in the upper-right side, the full path to the current directory somewhere else), do you know anything about it? (i don't mean ps1 customization) | byobu? |
no, is that a package i need to install? | no - add your isp's nameserver - or opendsn ones - to /etc/resolv.conf |
what's the default texr editor on ubuntu now , google doesn't seem to know | there was never a 'default' many of the cli routines use nano unless you install something like vim or emacs. most standard ubuntu guis should have gedit installed and associated with txt mime types |
hey can someone that frequently uses lynx tell me how to download a file to a specific location on my hard drive? | 'wget http://path-to-download' |
if i install 32-bit, can i upgrade to 64-bit if i add more than 4gb of ram at some point? | saves messing with reinstalls |
how can i ignore somebody in pidgin? | right click the nick -> ignore |
is there any way i can print to pdf rather than my physical printer in ubuntu? | there is a cups pdf printer in the repos |
hey everyone! what is the best search to use with ubuntu? for some reason whenever i search with nautilus(using ctrl+f) it only searches my home folder. | find, man find |
hello everybody can i ask u something concerning my asoundrc file? | kaffeine and amarok use arts sound. |
hey guys, web developper here. spent the last 10 years working with osx, considering switching to ubuntu (on same macbookpro machine). any tips/recommendation ? | look up everything, compatibility varies from mac to mac |
how can i display the groups a user is member of? | less /etc/group | grep user? |
how do i recognize which version of ubuntu i am running? | check your sources.list file |
could someone help me build a script that restarts a process when it crashes ? | look at the daemontools package. look at the respawn option of inittab |
hi. how do you upgrade ubuntu 9.04 to 12.04? i tried making a usb with startup disk creator but it wont boot. | a good practice would be, if you're planning fresh install of 12.04 |
hi all, can one of u help me downloading wine in ubuntu 8.10? | type this in the terminal: sudo apt-get install wine |
hey guys, after 2 years of owning my laptop, i just realized that the wifi adapter onboard is supported in linux as well as aircrack-ng. my laptop currently runs a 64 bit os (has 4 gb ram) should i go with 32 bit ubuntu, or 64 bit, or does it really not matter? | if you intend to use custom drivers for aircrack 32bit may be your only option |
hey guys, i used to use windows xp on my desktop for gaming mostly, but now i realize i only use it for playing music and videos. i want to intsall ubuntu 8.04 (i've done it before) but i use two hard drives in raid 0 on a nvidia nforce 4 sata chipset. am i going to run into problems, or is there some preparation i need to do to put ubuntu on this setup? | plus the forums are very helpful if you do have hardware issues |
hello all. could someone give me some advice on a wireless card that is likely to be ubuntu friendly? | any mainstream popular card should be fine |
i'm trying to install ubuntu, but i can't see the bottom of the install window and i can't change my resolution higher than 800x600. what should i do? | have you tried alt-click dragging the window up? |
how can i setup /etc/network/interfaces to do wep key index 4? | type 'man interfaces' |
is there a terminal command to view your cpu usage? | top / htop |
i don't see any obvious central time options under adjust time/date...are developers looking into redoing the way clock settings are changed under ubuntu? i.e. listing by time zone instead of places? | 'man date', then set the time with 'sudo date' |
could you tell me how to use the restricted modules? | you install them via apt, then you set 'nvidia' as your display driver in xorg.conf.... thats all. |
hi people, i use ubuntu 10.10 maverick meerkat and when i open console and run this command ` sudo apt-get update ` i take this error. how can i fix ? ` w: gpg error: http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb release: the following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: no_pubkey a8a515f046d7e7cf ` | unless it's there for a reason perhaps you should try removing the lucid sources from your repository? seeing as you're using maverick… |
can someone suugest a program to batch convert images to full quality jpegs? | imagemagick |
my ubuntu randomly freezes (completely locks) or pc restarts or x restarts from time to time - how do i find out what is causing it? | or possibly memtest |
hello. question time! anyone know the 'proper' way to change the hostname? i always thought it was editing /etc/hosts, but apparently i was incredibly wrong, and i don't wanna just blindly tinker around with stuff and break sudo again. >.< | system-admin-networking |
guys, can i update an persistent usb, reboot and expect for it to work? | well if it is persistent you got your answer there already, dont you? |
hi, can someone tell me the name of the vnc server built-in in ubuntu ?? | there are vino and vinagre - one of them is the server, but i don't remember which |
if i want to install http://www.pitman.co.za/projects/charva/download.html and they mention that i need the ncurses-devel rpm, is libncurses5-dev the right apt package to install then...? | if you're compiling, yes |
which chm viewer is better? xchm or gnochm? | there is also a firefox addon that lets you view chm inside it. |
hi guys, how can i change the name of my computer? in the terminat it shows 'pavel@pavel-vaio:~$' and i wish 'pavel@sony-vaio:~$' | /etc/hostname |
hi. i have a samsung clx-3175 multifunction printer - print driver installed automatically and printing works fine. but now i want to use it as a scanner. xsane does not find a scanner. what do i have to do to define the machine as scanner? | the only scanner type program i've ever used is sane, don't know if there is an alternative??? good luck. |
i am new to ubuntu and can not figure out how to unstall wgetpaste or nopaste. i was googling but didnt find out how to isntall one of those | pastebinit is in universe |
hi ppl, does anyone knows how to verify a .tar file with its md5 key like: b73fb9e365d2edcd031d65b16e965a18 ? | md5sum <filename> gives you a string to compare to the one you got for the file |
still waiting with my question. =) to put it simple: how do i check that grub is installed ok in external hdd and it is bootable? | try editing the menu.lst , find the kernel line that has quiet splash on it. remove those words, at least it'll remove the chance that it's a framebuffer issue |
anybody know how to get my logitech usb trackball to work with ubuntu, i used to be able to plug it in and go, now it's like it isn't recognized | try plugging it into a different usb slot |
i cant just start over from step 1? i remember the steps | just give it time man..youll get it eventually |
can someone tell me how to get an ip address on eth0? i have had trouble upgrading and i think if i can get an ip up i can apt-get upgrade to fix ---- hopefully | try sudo dhclient eth0 |
whats the difference between the linux-386 and linux-686 packages? | if you want to, but there's no need |
i messed up my permissions of /var/cache/apt/archives .. what are the original settings ? | drwxr-xr-x 3 root root |
how do i convert .rpms into .des? | alien |
hello all - multi-kernel question: how might i go about installing a 2.6.24 (hardy) kernel alongside my current karmic kernel? | - just install it sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, grub will create another entry and preserve the old kernel. |
noone any idea? | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=594624 |
does /var/log/syslog help at all? | kk, thanks |
how do i open nautilus as root? | terminal: 'gksu nautilus' |
i'm looking to do a 'remote profile' thing where i can have all users on one comptuer and no matter what comptuer they are on it will pull there files/folder/programs off one comp | you'll need to setup nfs or samba for that to work |
im trying to setup my wireless on my laptop running ubuntu... anyone mind helping? | welcome |
hey, anyone here familiar with rancid? | the band? |
what is the *auth* file that i deleted? | two of them probably .xauthority and .iceauthority lock files of a sort zanth. |
ubuntu noob here - i just installed lucid lynx and i'm having trouble with typing hangul (korean). i am using ibus and have the input method set to hangul, but when i type it stills comes up in english. any ideas? | there are local channels, i would assume they're likelier to know. |
is there a way to setup ssh keys on ubuntu server and connect to an ssh server without being asked for the passphrase? | yes, its pretty easy, actually |
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578 but you might find it easier to just use a decent player (audacious, songbird ...) | i think ill just switch from music player |
how does one install mplayer? apt-get install gives me 'package mplayer is not available, but is referred to by another package. blahblah' it shows up in the add-remove software gui tool, but still won't install. i've added a couple of archive source lists to sources.list (based on an ubuntu site recommendation) but get the same error messages. | did you apt-get update after adding stuff to te sources.list? |
where can i download mobile worms | nowhere |
is there a way to format an ext filesystem and have it use 777 permissions on whatever box yo use it on ? its root:root and 755 otherwise. | the only way to do that would be from userspace |
ok i have a simple question but i can't figure it out. i'm trying to restore a mysql database via ssh. my password has an ! character in it. this seems to make the command line freak out and add a long command, something i typed a while ago, in the middle of my password (where the !) is. any suggestions short of changing the password? | withpout the question mark that is |
if i have a executeable in ~/bin.. how do i put it into path gand so its always there? | then logout and login |
e: unable to lock the list directory | sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock |
how do i make files like batch files for terminal? i'm getting tired of cding to certain directories and just want to run a file to do it. | you could make aliases in your .bashrc file |
when can i find information about that resume= arguments? | check out http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/pmtesting |
whats the difference between automatix2 and synaptic?? is it ok to install in on hardy even though theres a gusty package in getautomatix.com? | don't use automatix.. try !automatix for more info |
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