###question
stringlengths 12
464
| ###answer
stringlengths 3
382
|
|---|---|
when will 7 be released? | check your hosts.allow and hosts.deny files. |
is it possible to pxe install ubuntu 6.06 server release? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/installation/netboot |
is it a bad idea to mix package updating through apt-get, aptitude and/or synaptic package manager, or will they each know which packages the other(s) have installed? | they all use the same database, so you can use them all without worry |
my ubuntu server, running apf firewall is blocking my ip, even though it's in the allow/whitelists, i can connect if i stop the firewall. anyone know how i could fix this? | connect with what? |
hello all, is it a good time to upgrade to 12.04? i am using 10.04 for a long time. however, some ppl told me that it has problem when shutdown the computer | while you can upgrade 10.04 to 12.04 already its recommended to wait for 12.04.1 |
is it just as easy to mount a external usb disk as a normal harddisk on edgy? | should be |
nobody knows how to use vlc for copying dvd videos?? can't believe it!!!! | use songbird |
hey, anyone know when hoary cd's are going to be shipped? | maybe you should check some of the developer's blogs |
how can i reinstall firefox? | sudo apt-get install firefox ? |
does ubuntu have something that works like ctrl+alt+del? sometimes firefox freezes my desktop and i lose my mouse and cant do anything | you can always ctrl+alt+f1 - f2 - f3... to get to a console, then 'ps -a' to see the processes and then 'killall process_name' to kill the bugged application. |
hey all .. using 8.04 currently trying to upgrade... however when i do-release-upgrade i get told there are no new versions? | edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades, and change it from 'lts' to 'normal' |
hello everyone, is it possible to share a printer with a windows box? | linuxprinting.org |
anyone running maverick with kernel .37 or .36? i am running with .35, but the screen flickers (e4310) (sigh) | got mine from xorg edgers ppa |
how can i export a raw-file from audacity? | source: http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:saljcikddn8j:audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php%3ff%3d20%26t%3d85+audacity+export+raw+data |
i was worried about buying things from stores theyre almost are the lowend of what magazines advertise (bestbuy) and i'd rather not wait 6-8 weeks for delivery | i often order from ebay and make sure they have a good seller rating, and i usually get the best price, or close to it ... i also try to buy from sellers near me .... just a thought |
where is the dir to add xmms plugins | have you tried, whereis xmms |
is there any way to message other users logged in? | talk |
is there a way to scan for plugged in usb devices to detect them? | lsusb |
hello, i would like to know what is the .profile like file that gest executed at bash login? | and a .bashrc |
hi, does someone know an educating tool, for trying out relational algebra queries? we use one on our school called winrdbi but, this can not run on ubuntu, so it would be nice if someone here, maybe knows about another free alternative? | you could either try just installing one of the many sql databases, or you could try running your windows software in wine |
is jaunty gtk 1.0 or gtk 2.0? | (gtk 1 is very, very old) |
can anyone spare a second an pm me, asking the question in the chat isnt doing anything | don't know much about fdisk |
sorry to like butt in, but you mentioned /etc/fstab and i get an error regarding that when ubuntu is loading | what the error ? |
how can i create a shell from a shell script (bash) that i can port to windows? | its not called a 'shell' or 'shell script' in windows. tis called a batch file. you'd need to look up the windows coding for batch files |
hey folks. i am using grsync as a gui to rsync. i have connected to a windows share, how could i see this in grsync to backup data on the windows machine? i can seem to find it? | look in ~/.gvfs/ |
does anyone know how i can get firefox to search for terms i put in the address bar? | http://johnbokma.com/firefox/keymarks-explained.html |
hey guys, after installing nvidia drivers my ubuntu 11.10 doesn't boot normally. i have to go to recovery mode and then select resume normal boot. is there any solution? | try: sudo nvidia-xconfig; gksudo nvidia-settings and set the display, click 'save to xorg config file' when done |
hello friends. notification area failed to start once, and i accidentally deleted it, :( what is the way to get it back? i tried adding it again to panel, but nothing happens. | first try restarting gnome-panel then check if its there. |
how do i check running processes then search for the process specifically is it, ps grep | mysql? | also try 'man ps' |
where can i configure gnome terminal's prompt? | and by configuring your shell. |
my fresh 7.04 ubuntu install freezes seconds after x starts up, but earlier versions used to work (x uses the nv driver) where could the problem be? | is your ram ok? |
i want to convert videos to 800x480 for my nexus one. what fast tool can you recommend? :) | handbrake is a powerful transcoder |
is it possible to mount *.nrg iso-images, as generated by (windows-)nero? | http://gregory.kokanosky.free.fr/v4/linux/nrg2iso.en.html |
what's up with the bot? | it's been having issues at least all night. |
can someone tell me of a little applet that will allow me to turn on/off my synaptics touchpad? | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/01/the-omg-guide-to-must-have-indicator-applets/ (middle of the page) |
how do i mount volumes in the terminal just like nautilus does it? | or gvfs-mount :/ |
i think the tidiest is to create a new script in /etc/profile.d/ (the top half of /etc/profile will show you how they're invoked) | how about putting them into the /etc/profile directly? |
what are the different kinds of ways to remotely access a computer with a fresh install of ubuntu? | you can install several things however. |
how do i find out the uuid of my partitions ? | udev creates /dev/disk/by-uuid/* try to look there |
hey, does anyone know an application that lets you change screen resolution? | xrandr, krandr |
what is the fastest way to configure a remote ssh server to avoid to be asked for a password when connecting to it? | it'll automatically copy your rsa key to the remote server for you |
can anyone get to this pdf for me using ubuntu? http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/d11539 thank you! | works fine for me |
anyone have any recommendations of things to watch for on updating from 8.04 to 10.4? i have the 'clean upgrade' notes. | do a fresh |
hey folks. i was wondering - is it reliable to do a distro upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10? on a 32-bit laptop, if that matters | i'd do a fresh install |
how can i add a new window manager to the gdm menu? | then you will need to manually create a .desktop file for them in /usr/share/xsessions |
rashed: want a sector-based hd-copy ? | how to use 3.4 ? |
hey guys an irc question. when you register your nick name, does it applies to all channel or you have to repeat the process? | it applies to the entire network that you have registered on |
hello all, i'm having trouble trying to figure out which sound card i have from this list: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/documentation/sound/alsa/hd-audio-models.txt can anyone help please? | try aplay -l |
hi i want to customise my terminal's look and feel (ie: foreground, background colors and transparency). where do i configure these settings? | go to town |
hi guys...i've noticed that ubuntu has updated firefox to shiretoko 3.5. however, my online bank does not support this browser....can i revert back in any way? | or as n8tuser says use the user agent switcher extension to pretend to be normal firefox |
can anyone help me setting up 915resolution? | just 'sudo apt-get install 945resolution, and restart, it's what worked for me |
new install & looking for a way to install all -dev files for installed packages rather than a few at a time as i get dependency errors while installing additional packages? | if you need all the dev headers for a specific program that is packaged where you are getting the same or newer version, you can get its build dependencies with 'sudo apt-get build-dep <program>' |
i need a pdf reader that will show me a table of contents for pdfs that have a toc. document viewer isn't doing it for me. suggestions? | doc viewer might if you look in the view menu and the options available. |
is there an alarm program for ubuntu? | what kind of alarm? like an alarm clock? |
will the fineal feisty still have the turd brown default theme or is this not the final theme ? | untrue, workstation has for a couple years, you simply have to activate it. |
is there a way to bounce off the cd into a usb-key based installation? | i don't know how possible it is to get the kernel + initramfs from usb through the cd's bootloader (before booting a linux kernel) |
how can i make my ubuntu faster removing what i dont need.. the default bloated software etc | i would start be removing startup programs you don't need. system>preferences>sessions. i don't use bluetooth at all or ipv^ |
hello all, i'm trying to run 'sudo apt-get install ndisgtk' but a message: please insert the disc labeled please insert the disc labeled please insert the disc labeled... so, what can i do to resolve it? | gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and put a # in front of line which is for the cdrom installation disc. save and then try install again normally |
hey guys. i've got this acpi problem with ubuntu. my laptop won't boot unless i set acpi=off.. but my network connection doesn't work, most likely because of that. any idea what should i do? | this was for my compaq v2311 |
hey, how do i change my computer name? | hostname |
is there a way to re-generate /boot/grub/menu.lst , i just delete by mistake | sudo update-grub |
how can i access my hd files from the live cd | 'sudo fdisk -l' to find out the partition names that are available for mounting. |
hi guys, can someone tell me if ufw is just an iptables wrapper or does it do more than that? | all linux firewalls are iptables wrappers |
hi, i search a 'audio-converting programm' for linux to convert 'wmf', 'mpc', 'ogg', 'ape' into mp3 audio-files...anybody know one? | i've never tried it myself, and its a kde app, but transcode's supposed to beok |
whats this avahi? totally new to me.. | also known as 'zeroconf' or 'bonjour'. basically, no-configuration network stuff. |
all, does anyone know how to install a .deb file? | dpkg -i filename.deb |
hi how may i connect to a wireless access point via a text terminal?? i.e no gui | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834 |
no wifi, it shows up in ifconfig and iwconfig, the right driver is loaded that has worked before, even gnome shows a wireless connecting but shows no networks, any ideas? | how close to the wifi ap are you? |
what's the minimum size for a / partition if all other mounts are on seperate devices? | for / like that i'd give / at least 5-10meg |
can i run something like ventrillo on ubuntu? | probably should take a look at this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=41737 yeah surround sound comm software thingy i get it |
i thought broadcom chipsets were supported in the 2.6.178 kernels. i just installed ubuntu edgy on my laptop hoping i wouldn't have to do the ndiswrapper runaround, but it's looking like i'll have to. anyone have any input? | http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&subword=1&version=edgy&release=all&keywords=ndiswrapper&sourceid=mozilla-search |
how to install emule for linux? | amule is in the add/remove applications, or you can sudo aptitude install amule (amule is like emule) |
how stable is today's hoary gnome? | i'm staring at my desktop, looks fine to me. |
i have installed lamp-server - is there a gui to have easy access to edit php.ini start and restart apache etc? like you know on a windows setup using xampp | maybe webmin? |
does anyone now what the ettercap plugin 'banshee' does | banshee kill all connections between two hosts. from https://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=1406&c=10b76da627f6585b5cffff0f5723c259 |
i've a problem with jaunty 64b, pulse audio and flash, i don't found how to get sound with flash | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=843012 start here |
does fglrx support direct rendering? | yes it should. |
how do i grep match for a word, case-insensitive .. ? | grep 'myword' -i |
was i universal or univers or else what was it i needed to get in the apt-source list? | see ubuntuguide.org |
hey i've just gone to try and upgrade my 9.04 system to 9.10, by typing 'sudo update-manager -d', but it tells me 'this is still a beta release.' .. what's up? | update-manager --help |
hello, i was thinkink about upgrading my ram and i know the its a pc2100 (266mhz) but how do you tell if you can go higher? | check the specs on your motherboard |
how hard is it to set up to install from an sd card? | try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation |
just did the upgrade from 7/10 to 8.04 and every damn time i open a link firefox moves to the window that i selected the link from, how do i fix this - rather irritating :-)? | edit->preferences->tabs, last item on the dialog box |
how can i run a command automagically when i log in? | add it in the session manager (if you use gnome) |
can i use a 'public' proxy server for improve my internet connection ??? | there is only one situation in which using an open proxy server can improve your webbrowsing. |
is it possible to install ubuntu on my mobile phone? | im sure, given enough time and the right resources its 'possible' but at the moment, that is not one of the distributions that supported in ub that i know of. |
hi guys! when you first ssh to a server, it asks if you want to add the server to the list of known hosts. how do you make it accept it by default? | that's normal - but you can also do this: http://pkill-9.com/wordpress/?p=252 |
if i were to install windows on my machine, after linux, is there an easy way (perhaps via a live ubuntu cd) to restore the grub boot sector? | not sure if 'easy' is the word but there is this - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows |
hellow! is there any program that sends my email everytime ip of computer changes? | script |
stupid me... 'top' gives just what i wanted. | look at top, ps and have a rummage through the /proc filesystem |
hi everyone, is anyone having problems with the ubuntu apt repositories today? i keep getting failures due to mismatched md5 sums. | check out /topic |
where can i easily see what port gnome vnc uses? netstat shows multiple connections. | vnc generally uses 5800 and 5900 (for http) i think |
does anyone know how to clone ubuntu after it has been customized? | clonezilla does a decent job, thought i think for unix-like drives it does a direct disk to disk image |
which dir contains the daemon startup bash scripts, i.e. /etc/rc/httpd ? | with symlinks in /etc/rc?.d/ |
is, running from the live cd a bad way to check your. system, as you do not have the new updates and builds ? as i have trouble acheving any sound from my intel dg45id motherboard. | my laptop had no sound, bad vid, and no wireless, untill i got all the updates, after that all worked |
is it possible to sync an ipod 6th gen with ubuntu yet? i've been searching the net for an answer but i can't find something conclusive. | why not try and find out? banshee has some ipod support. |
i've got a whizbang new dual core intel chip. should i be using a '-server' kernel, or the 686 one, or something else? | 686 |
does anyone know where i can an ubuntu package for the latest version of gtkpod - the gtkpod website has a debian link ,can i use this ? | good by |
i can't get gnome do to show up in 12.04 at all. the summon command doesn't work and i can't get to it at all since it's not on the toolbar any longer | try synapse it is much nicer i believe |
hi all, does anyone know how to write into a file the string '#!/bin/sh' with echo command ? echo seems to bug when i tell it to write '#!' | using single quotes makes it escape special characters |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.