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is ASF format, a movie file? | asf is a MS format, mpeg is more open | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vmlinuz`", "user_answer": "jonasj"} |
hi, I know the name of a binary and like to find out in what package it is included... | dpkg-query -S /path/to/file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "axel_s", "user_answer": "jonasj"} |
how do I connect via RDP to my windows computer at work?? | using grdesktop (or rdesktop from command line) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vdayal", "user_answer": "jelly-home"} |
which file do i edit to 'blacklist' a usb device so that it doesnt try and automatically load the kernel modules for it so the device is not in use and can be connected to a virtual machine? | /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist ?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iclebyte", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
Whats the tar statement to unzip and untar a .bz2 file? | tar -xjf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Whitor", "user_answer": "qmax"} |
Does anyone know of a way to get GEdit to do line numbering along the side? | its an option in preferences | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "swamptin", "user_answer": "ssam"} |
Are TV Tuner cards configurable on Ubuntu 7.10 I have a techCom Internal one ? Please note I'm a total newbie with Linux | you can depends on what you want usually youll just be selecting the top title entry when grub boots though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Biju", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
how can I turn list [[1,2], [2,3]] to [1,2,2,3] in python? | you have to be registered and identified | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yue", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
my pointer preferences is not showing up under my mouse preferences like it's supposed to. is there something i need to install additionally? | it is in Preferences>Appeaerence>Themes>Customize>Pointers | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "footy", "user_answer": "gOLdenHaWK3D"} |
quick question only semi-related to Ubuntu, is there any obvious way of making wget perform a command upon completing a download i'm missing? | you can always put in at the end of your terminal command line.. wget bla bla bla bla ; echo Finished | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wobblywu", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
anyone know the name of any software in ubuntu i can run to find and remove duplicate tracks in a music library? | sourceforge has something along those lines, batch id3 tag finder, duplicates finder, etc., i'm sure of it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Chamunks", "user_answer": "jangari"} |
hello. How can you add your wireless connections (bars icon) to the panel? | there's a notification area applet or something similarly named | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "threexk", "user_answer": "StevenR"} |
how is the correct procedure to get somebody's attention?? | type their name before text and it will get their attention | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "peeta", "user_answer": "High_Altitude"} |
is mangler no longer in the repos? | have a look at apt-cache search or packages.ubuntu.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Nobgul", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
how do i run a script? | ./scriptname or sh scriptname but you may need to do `chmod +x scriptname` first | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Veei", "user_answer": "guru"} |
can anyone tell me what I need to install KDE instead of gnome on ubuntu please | kde4 still isnt ready some bugs yet first release sched for july | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Minty", "user_answer": "spideyman"} |
Hi, is there anyway to determine what type of ram modules i have via terminal? | does: cat /proc/meminfo give you the info you are looking for? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JoeThomas", "user_answer": "MasterShrek"} |
Hello! Is there some tool, that listen for mouse events and prints them to the console, in the same style as acpi_listen does? | xev? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lordofthepigs", "user_answer": "MilhousePunkRock"} |
I think my network card is bad - do I have to do anything special to replace it ? Also any recomendation on a good wireless card to replace it? | you don't it will 'just work' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "galve1", "user_answer": "dystopianray"} |
Hello.. quick question are there any good iso burners for linux? like nero for windows? | i like k3b | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CyberAgeVoodoo", "user_answer": "fluffman"} |
Please point me to a web page describing the purpose of SCSI emulation of IDE hard disks. I've looked for a long time now but can't find any explanation for this (plenty reasons for CD/DVD drives, but not hard drives). | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibAtaForAtaDisks | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blargg", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
I have a USB flash drive that I want to rename the volume. Is there a way I can do that? | I believe with: parted <partition> name 'whatyouwantthepartitiontobecalled' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Geekomancer1", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
For some reason nothing in Gutsy will automount for me via USB (ipod, flash drives, etc). Anyone know the problem? | i have the same problem, not sure of the solution | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "joshjosh", "user_answer": "commo"} |
Hello World, how i can install .rpm's on ubuntu? | why are you installing rpm files anyways? chances are it's already in the repositories | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "A99", "user_answer": "Ademan"} |
hey folks, how can i enable sound in flashplugin? I dont have sound on youtube, for example? | that will enable flash support for pulse audio | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ubutom", "user_answer": "cleaton"} |
can anyone tell me what font this is? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/402807971_a6d0cbfd47_o.png | can't open it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "changelog", "user_answer": "LinuxInsid1"} |
I have a 400GB HD that's failing. I want to copy the contents over to a 500GB HD so it's a duplicate. Can I use dd even though the sizes are not the same? | yes, if you don't mind wasting the surplus space. you'll have an exact copy of the filesystem (as opposed to partition) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pcglue", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
is there a opensource free invoicing software for ubuntu? | http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=invoic&searchon=all&suite=gutsy§ion=all maybe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kuta", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"} |
is there a way to only play the audio from a video file (in a terminal)? | i think you can do -vo null and mplayer won't play the video | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sharpie", "user_answer": "mcquaid"} |
anyone know how to start several Xvnc servers with upstart? | you'd have to create event scrpts in /etc/event.d | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gulled0ndervan", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
Does anyone know what port to forward if I want to use vncviewer? | first you have to finde out what the server name is. maby you are running tightvnc? any way ---> ps aux | grep vnc or something should figure out of that. then you do ---> netstat -anp|grep name-of-ap, and then you can se the port. you could also reconfigure the pory (that's prob. the easyes way) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brian_", "user_answer": "sjovan"} |
Do I dare using a NTFS-partition for sharing data between Linux and Windows? | that shouldn't be a problem... linux handels NTFS nicely | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nlindblad", "user_answer": "sjovan"} |
hey guys, when i try to logg in to my useraccount all i get is the skin collord background and my mouse. any sugestions on what i should try restarting? | are you new to GNU/Linux? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sjovan", "user_answer": "donny"} |
hi how do i mount cue/bin files? | iso | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chris0101", "user_answer": "scunizi"} |
So, does anyone know how i can specify options for modules to be applied at boot? | Ubuntu users /etc/modules by default, IFAIK. You can just use that if the functionality is the same | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Amon_Re", "user_answer": "fantum13"} |
im not sure where else to ask for help with this issue but can someone tell me what they think is going wrong here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/46333/ | not that I know anything about the protocol, but the remote host is sending a TermReq (termination request) after you send a packet (ll. 57-8). The packet which causes it doesn't seem to have valid ip addresses in it. My bet is that that's the cause. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Profanephobia", "user_answer": "Mortice"} |
I'm on Ubuntu but use a number of KDE applications. How can I adjust the fonts in them? | start up kcontrol and adjust the settings in Appearance and Themes-->Fonts | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ayabara", "user_answer": "Profanephobia"} |
how do I turn off compiz-fusion and just go back to gnome ? | System>Preferences>Appearance>Visual Effect>None | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "qbert", "user_answer": "achadwick"} |
How do I install java packages on ubuntu? I have a .jar-file, but where do I put it? | /usr/share/java | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Arsanerit", "user_answer": "Sharpie"} |
how do you make windows 3D and sit off the desktop in rotate cube mode? | Okay, np... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "inversekinetix", "user_answer": "phaedra"} |
I get random between 5 and 30% while idling on both CPU's. i have no idea why | is it something to do with indexing service? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Flynsarmy", "user_answer": "inversekinetix"} |
what's the shortcut to setting the screensaver to start? | Ctrl+Alt+L ?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jacquesmerd1", "user_answer": "Atomic_UE"} |
Hello I need to manually delete two lines in sources.list in ubuntu 10.10., how I do that? | gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blackcatnekonegr", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
anyone get very slow boot-up after selecting ubuntu in grub? sits there for 5 minutes for me... | mine hung for a while until a turned off my wireless card on my laptop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "drew", "user_answer": "psyk0sis"} |
i'm running Ubuntu 64-bit and for some reason i can't get my java apps to work anymore | You said your java wasn't working, right? Isn't Azureus Java based? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DisabledDuck", "user_answer": "Ebiggs"} |
anyone know the keyboard shortcut for switching workspaces? | ctl-alt-> left right | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kevin0Oo0", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
i can't find gcc in the Adept list - is there a different source for stuff like that? | try 'sudo apt-get install linux-essential' in a shell | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pcooper", "user_answer": "sammyF"} |
What is the command to delete a folder, non-recursively in the terminal? | rmdir | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vad", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hi, i added myself to the vboxusers group and i guess i deleted myself from the root group :/ The Users and Groups menu is gone, and i cant use sudo etc. Any change i can re-add myself in another way? Adduser wont work since i cant use sudo. | you need to be mamaber of 'admin' not 'root' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DaanU", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
excuse me, how can I run an ubuntu live cd from grub? What parameters should I pass? Can I make it loading the isolinux.cfg file in the ubuntu live cd? Thanks | u dont run it from grub, you chane your system bios's boot order to boot cd's before hard drives | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sidelil", "user_answer": "bod_"} |
excuse me, is it possible to download ubuntu netbook remix already or it will be shipped with new computers only (or neither, but it's not out yet)? | I've heard taht it won't be downloadable | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sidelil", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
i am using drapper...how to connect internet with my cellphone N93..?? iam using vodafone and in NZ country!! | perhaps this might help https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothDialup | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "worm_screw", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
does anyone know how to mix the devilspie transparent background with the xscreensaver matrix screensaver background? | mix in what way? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SuicideSalmon", "user_answer": "gordonjcp"} |
i need a simple text editor, coz i dont know how to work with vi | try nano | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "snkmad", "user_answer": "mudfly"} |
Is there a way via ssh to findout what video card I have? | lspci | grep VGA | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "samIam122", "user_answer": "heguru"} |
Greetings all, I feel like I'm not getting as many updates as I should. I beta tested 7.10, and I never had to do an 'upgrade' on release day. Is there a difference between 7.10 and 7.10 beta, and if so, how can I tell them apart? | there is a difference between 7.10 final and 7.10 beta, but not between 7.10 final and the stuff that was in the repositories a couple of days before final. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "funkyFlash", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
Is there a way to find out which process is consuming my bandwidth? | netstat | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Druif", "user_answer": "fmauro"} |
hey is anyone famliar with denyhosts? or better yet is Marco Bertorello here? | denyhosts may be parsing /var/log/auth.log again, thereby blocking your friend's ip | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Guiri", "user_answer": "mcphail"} |
interesting when I type sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum' I get permission denied | sudo -i, then do it. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "knighthawk", "user_answer": "fyrestrtr"} |
i need help with the keyboard shortcut settings of gnome-terminal. I want to disable a shortcut, but I can't figure out how. | iirc backspace removes the accelerator | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "peeps[work]", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
does it not matter where the -phigh goes? thought it was in the middle | i have tried it both ways | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bazhang", "user_answer": "wirechief_"} |
Dear ubuntu people, this is rather odd: Whether I use totem, vlc or mplayer, the video always shows as a pink screen that doesn't change, while my video drivers are installed correctly. What could cause this | then it could be your video card or maybe your videos's cards memory | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tobias92", "user_answer": "Flare183"} |
Would it pose necessary to add 'main restricted universe multiverse' to the six ubuntu gutsy repositories that I have? | Its whats gets used if you try to download source packages, you really dont need this unless you are planning on installing stuff from source | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "curi0", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Is there a 'launchbar', such that a textbox appears on the desktop panel and you can execute commands of your choice (I have this at my office, using Solaris)... | try alt+f2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "suweid", "user_answer": "robdig"} |
in which release? | sorry for the delay... my hda-intel isn't working in 11.04 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ActionParsnip", "user_answer": "H3aDsHot"} |
IF i want OSX and ubuntu in a dual boot, which do i install first? | i would install OSX first, once you have installed ubuntu you should then get the option to boot to either | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nicholaspaul", "user_answer": "troyoz"} |
Hello all! How do I get DHCP networking to work with my standard integrated ethernet controller in gutsy? I can't get an address from my router in Gutsy but it works perfectly fine when I reboot to my edgy install or windows. Help please! | try sudo dhclient eth0 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tamale", "user_answer": "Cornishman"} |
With the Jaunty UNR, is there a way to have a normal desktop? | explore the settings/control panel area.. theres an icon for that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Auslegung", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
hi, can anybody help me? my firefox locks before it starts and it dont start at all. how can i fix this? | if you don't have any important profile information, you can first try deleting .mozilla/ in your home folder | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "guest45", "user_answer": "blue42"} |
Hey does anyone know which is better ubuntu version 6.10 or 7.04 | Beryl is dead. Compiz is what you want :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BlackTech", "user_answer": "Tamale"} |
anyone know where on my system I can find the thunderbird icon? | try /usr/share/pixmaps or something like that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "monkeyspasm", "user_answer": "musashi1"} |
Hello, someone knows how to switch between 2 graphics 'cards'? One is Nvidia Gforce and other is the intel-i3 graphics processor | some laptops have a manual switch, sorry I have no experience with that on ubuntu...guess I shouldn't have answered | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Guest39284", "user_answer": "BluesKaj"} |
does anyone in here think that they could help me out getting my radeon x1600 working? | we can try | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tomlarkin", "user_answer": "wirchief1"} |
how do i force apt-get to reinstall a package? | that is not a great thing to do - you can break a system beyond the point where irc can help - try this first, sudo apt-get remove --purge PackageName; sudo apt-get install PackageName ; rm .LocalConfigFileDirectoryInHomeUsersDirectory | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "snkmad", "user_answer": "ompaul"} |
Update Manager is telling me a new version of compiz is out, is it ok to update it? will i have to reboot after the update? | i updated last night and didnt have to reboot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "snkmad", "user_answer": "raintheory"} |
when can i update to meerkat? :> | The toolchain drops on ~ May 6th. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "knittl", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hello, im having tough timer mapping samba server share on mine ubuntu machine via cifs, cant anyone check this error http://wklej.org/id/606686/ | seems like a very good reason -> NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sajimon", "user_answer": "phlak_user"} |
hey, what's the quickest way to mass encode a bunch of m4a songs to mp3? | http://linux.togaware.com/survivor/m4a_mp3.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jatz", "user_answer": "jdd"} |
Any good MCE for ubuntu? | mythtv or linuxmce | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Bonster", "user_answer": "dystopianray"} |
how to change directory? | you shouldn't need sudo to cd, where are you trying to cd to? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CHMEarl", "user_answer": "qman"} |
Question is there anyway to install vmware in ubuntu? 7.10 ?? | answer: yes | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "n-iCe", "user_answer": "jbroome__"} |
where do you get that | sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "paulistall", "user_answer": "erichj"} |
Hi guys! Haven't installed hardy yet. Can someone tell me whether python comes installed? | at any rate, its as easy as a single command, or a few clicks | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "qwerty121", "user_answer": "cyclonut"} |
how can i install splash screens? | for grub install apt-get install startupmanager | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "qwerty121", "user_answer": "spiderfire"} |
What's the easiest way to to install Ubuntu onto a USB drive (not the same as making a bottable usb drive for installing ubuntu on a hdd) | http://www.ubuntugeek.com/a-much-easier-way-to-install-ubuntu-on-a-usb-device-stick-or-hd.html :) ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "endip", "user_answer": "stephenh"} |
easy question for anyone...I compiled compiz fusion from GIT....how do I check what version I'm running? | compiz --version , or compiz.real --version | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "isaacj87", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
My Linux experience is vast, I'm quite experienced in Debian releases. However, I cannot figure out what the hell is going on here. Someone tell me in the next two minutes what the hell is modifying my CPU speeds. It is *NOT* bios, it is *NOT* powernowd. Cpufreq is *not* installed. It is *something else*. What is it? Failure to inform of what is modyfing my CPU speeds will not only see Ubuntu removed from this computer, but will | I have had some problems with that, and got it solved. COuld you specify more? Have you a laptop or desktop pc? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Clinton__", "user_answer": "Tranto1"} |
what is the proper way to get java working on firefox on a 64 bit 8.10? | GIJ might, but my experience with GIJ has been that it's incomplete and not really something I'd want to use (particularly since Java 7 will be GPL, and reportedly will have a 64-bit plugin) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "phishie", "user_answer": "Wyzard"} |
i have two directories named 'gadmin-s (1)' & 'gadmin-s (2)' and I want to 'cd' into the 2nd one. I type 'cd gadmin-s ' and then when I press TAB i can not go to the 2nd folder? how can I go into it? i think the problem is the space between 's' and '('?????? | try like this: cd gadmin-s\ \(2\)/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MozoO", "user_answer": "ovb"} |
Does anyone know how I can disable xgl on startup?? | appearance in preferences | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "momdad", "user_answer": "troxor"} |
How can I have an app (say VirtualBox, start in workspace #2 ? | Here is it http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/25/how-to-set-default-workspace-size-and-window-effects-in-gnome/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "matelot", "user_answer": "ranjan"} |
hi all, is it possible to have the manpages (from the man command) in plaintext so I can process them? | i belive theres other ways to get the man pages in other formats as well. i recall using troff, or nroff years ago to make nice printable versions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fengshaun__", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
in my laptop SMART is giving error at boot time. how do scan for hdd errors from ubuntu | try the smartmontools package | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pkundu", "user_answer": "ZionPsyfer"} |
isn't there a virtual package to install most commonly used development tools? | build-essential | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chronic1", "user_answer": "robdig"} |
This may sound dumb ,but how to you find out file /dev/ is your dvd drive ? is as simple as being dvd. The reason I am asking is I am trying dvd with vlc | sudo lshw|grep -i dvd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tarelerulz", "user_answer": "robdig"} |
hello, is this the proper channel to ask questions regarding xen and ubuntu? | If its just a textfile you can use http://paste.ubuntu.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ldr", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
whats a quick cmdline that will tell someone if they are using dash or bash as sh? | ls -l $(which sh) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tharvey", "user_answer": "unop"} |
But Opera uses a lot of ram, depending of how many tabs you're using | I think you're confusing it with Firefox. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "italoxp", "user_answer": "theadmin"} |
how to grep a command? | suffic > suffix | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Andycasss", "user_answer": "bullgard4"} |
How to scroll in terminal? | shift-pageup/down | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Andycasss", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
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