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is there a way to download from repos using bittorrent? the US and main repos seem slow.
no, but you can try changing repos, i use the swedish ones for instance and find them very fast
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{"user_question": "bdesk", "user_answer": "LjL-Lucid"}
does anybody have any recommendations of tracking downloads and uploads over a month?
vnstat is nice.
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{"user_question": "Psycho_Mario", "user_answer": "Pici"}
has anyone using 64 bit flash ?
yes, works fine for me
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{"user_question": "kimimben", "user_answer": "tarzeau"}
oh yea, can you use multiple 'desktops' on UNR?
yes. but its not quite the same.. and thats not really a compiz feature. :)
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{"user_question": "FoxWolf", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Any help please? Ever since I updated to 10.04 I cannot mount my usb harddrive anymore. dmesg says something about uhci_hcd and no address being assigned.
boot to live cd in karmic and mount the usb there, use: gksudo nautilus and copy the data over. Then log a bug
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{"user_question": "dotPlastic", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
what do I need to play mms streams with totem?
you have to install ubuntu-restricted-extras package
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{"user_question": "mariya", "user_answer": "Mahara"}
l3top I just tried FN + monitor key (F7 on mine) but that didn't do anything. my monitor doesn't detect any signal.
may have to add another screen in xorg.conf
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{"user_question": "qubuntu", "user_answer": "wawowe"}
hi, does someone know the command line for the Disk Analyzer Utility? this one: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/check-your-disk-usage-on-ubuntu-with-disk-usage-analyzer/
Try baobab That brings up disc usage analyser
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{"user_question": "kmels_", "user_answer": "DJones"}
i should check but is 10.04.3 NOT supported anymore with it's repo's?
10.04 is LTS, supported until sometime in 2013
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{"user_question": "ubuntuaddicted", "user_answer": "reisio"}
Hello, I upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 about 2 days ago and sometimes my actual time on the system shows wrong, but the package gdesklet with time was right, is that a bug or a error probably on my side?
are you running Windows as well?
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{"user_question": "Glacer", "user_answer": "Monotoko"}
Does anyone know how to upgrade to 10.04 using and ISO file by mounting it locally?
if you're talking about a LiveCD -> you can't upgrade with that. It would be 'possible' to potentially mount an alternate cd locally and perform update (BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW! so good luck)
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{"user_question": "postfuturist", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"}
is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc?
you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff
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{"user_question": "rezor", "user_answer": "chelz"}
hi guys, I am looking for the xorg.conf file - it doesn't seem to be in the /etc/x11/ anyone know? :)
you can still place one in /etc/X11 if you'd like, though
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{"user_question": "zkyp", "user_answer": "Sir_Fawnpug"}
anyone an idea on how to speed up scrolling with mouse wheel?
System->Preferences->Mouse
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{"user_question": "sender", "user_answer": "LogicalDash"}
Is it possible to configure a WPA2 wireless interface in /etc/network/interfaces? Network Manager refuses to reconnect to my wireless. It did the first time.. ever since then it wont reconnect. even if I delete the entry and readd it.. so I want to go around networkmanager unless there's a fix. anyone?
you can use wpasupplicant in combination with the wpa-conf option in your interfaces file
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{"user_question": "synth", "user_answer": "sweetpi"}
the vlc icon in the panel has a white background and looks like crap... any way to change that?
Without recompiling, doubt it
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{"user_question": "oyoy", "user_answer": "theadmin"}
Is there an fairly easy way to make a ubuntu-desktop install a ubuntu-server install?
and apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop; apt-get --purge autoremove
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{"user_question": "phy1729", "user_answer": "wawowe"}
Hey all, I'm trying to add a printer, but I can't find a way to add the printer...
Try 'sudo service start cups'
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{"user_question": "armence", "user_answer": "ratcheer"}
I tried xmonad, use awesomewm. It is faster and more customizable. Much less buggy, too.
I very strongly disagree
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{"user_question": "Triclops200", "user_answer": "dibblego"}
Hello evrybody !! i have a one simple question - when is come the ubuntu 10.04 final realise :?
just wait.
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{"user_question": "stoimenov", "user_answer": "daftykins"}
anybody running a netbook?
I'm on a netbook right now
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{"user_question": "ashi", "user_answer": "__dantheman"}
is there a software in Ubuntu to develop an advertisement brochure?
Scribus
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{"user_question": "researcher1", "user_answer": "Majid_Al-Dharrab"}
hi. can i use the live cd to do an encrypted lvm + raid installation? or will i need the alternate installer?
You'll need the alternate
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{"user_question": "ircipimp", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
is the gem object deallocation issue in the final release fixed by default or do i have to install the patch?
It's fixed
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{"user_question": "eipi-1", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
Hi everyone. After installing Lucid Lynx, my system frequently crashes (screent turns black, system reboots). Is there a known bug? Also changed from ext2 to ext4. Thanks!
pastebin please, not in room
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{"user_question": "andy112233", "user_answer": "geekphreak"}
hello, I know this might've been asked many times today, but at what time lucid will be released?
in about ~24 hours
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{"user_question": "Discombobulator", "user_answer": "hunahpu"}
if i want to just read lines in a file with George i will do cat file.txt | grep George > georgefile.txt. but what if i want all lines with George or Fred?
then do: cat file.txt | grep 'George|Fred' > georgefile.txt
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{"user_question": "skrite99", "user_answer": "Loshki"}
Is is possible to plug a hard drive with Ubuntu on it into a computer other than the one it was installed on?
it's often possible, if the processor families are similar, though you may have to reinstall grub and edit /etc/fstab
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{"user_question": "callaghan", "user_answer": "Loshki"}
hi, is there a reasonable way to get a list of all packages I've chosen to install (so, excluding dependencies). Plan to wipe and install 10.04, and this would make life much easier!
yes, you can. Type 'man dpkg' and read the last part under examples. It tells you how to do it...
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{"user_question": "sexcopter", "user_answer": "Loshki"}
After establishing an Ad-Hoc network per https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Adhoc, will Windows clients see it as a Wi-Fi access point?
why don't you try it?
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{"user_question": "R3cur51v3", "user_answer": "violinappren"}
Hey guys, would anyone know how to extract a .tar on Ubuntu which has been split so that I have both a .tar.001 and a .tar.002?
cat foo.001 foo.002 > foo.tar.gz then try to extract it.
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{"user_question": "MitchLeBlanc", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
hello, how can I make a service start by default wen the machine boots?
under system startprogramms
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{"user_question": "codertux", "user_answer": "littlepenguin"}
Hi. Where do I find the error log for the unity launcher (12.04) i.e. I have an icon that when clicked on doesn't launch the app, and I'd like to see the log file to diagnose the problem.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/FilingBugs
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{"user_question": "zippy314", "user_answer": "violinappren"}
Define edge scrolling? Do you mean moving your mouse beyond the edge of the desktop to go to the next that kinda thing?
touchpads on laptops have the right side dedicated to the same functionality of a mouse's scroll wheel
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{"user_question": "theGman", "user_answer": "DM|"}
What do I set/Where do I look to enable switching desktops with my mouse wheel and have that cube effect?
you'll need to install compizconfig-settings-manager
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{"user_question": "theGman", "user_answer": "GeekSquid"}
How do I make ubuntu use some standard Time system, somehow its 7 minutes ahead
$HOME/Desktop
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{"user_question": "totic", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Is the 64bit version stable and safe? How about the compability these days?
if you have more than 3 GB of ram. do it
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{"user_question": "eBryggis", "user_answer": "_pg_"}
hm. maybe i was too unspecific. what i want to find out is, which apt-repository provides a certain package/program
ah... apt-cache policy foopackage
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{"user_question": "elementz", "user_answer": "rumpe1"}
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
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{"user_question": "|||||||||||||", "user_answer": "wilee-nilee"}
Is it a bad sign if my PC does alot of disk checks on startup?
if it happens on every boot without interruption by pressing c.... maybe there's a hardware problem
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{"user_question": "Steve^", "user_answer": "rumpe1"}
hello. Is there a Bash-command to find out the version of a given command? Something like 'version vim' to give me the version number of the app.
very often: 'command --version'
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{"user_question": "Mrokii", "user_answer": "rumpe1"}
quick question: adobe flash swf player, swfdec swf player, or gnash swf player?
FLASH is evil, adobe flash player issues are the best documented (https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin )
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{"user_question": "twiztid", "user_answer": "Gryllida"}
hi. if i have put a dvd in the drive, and i can go through the filesystem and whatnot and execute programs from it, then it must be mounted, yes? why would there be no device, then, in gparted? or, on a related note, how can i figure out what device is associated with a folder in /media/ ???
it's probably /dev/cdrom0
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{"user_question": "peanutpan", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
quick question, where in mysql is the settings to allow remote hosts to access the server.... i have a laptop and i had it set to the old laptop IP but since then my laptop ip has changed and i am unable to login
try /etc/mysql/my.cnf
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{"user_question": "dominicdinada", "user_answer": "yeats"}
When will 10.04 be available exactly?
Sometime within the next 32 hours, but we can't be more specific than that.
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{"user_question": "gnucodemonkey", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
Is there an option to install a very minimal Ubuntu ?
there is the net install iso. itll let you choose exactly what goes in
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{"user_question": "amereservant", "user_answer": "maco"}
where i can find reading material on ubuntu (to download) (learning) basic etc... Please let me know...anyone.
download the infamous RUTE tutorial for linux and I remember there was some free PDF version of ubuntu (pocket) guide
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{"user_question": "Guest15214", "user_answer": "mkhanyisi"}
To leave the channel and come back later ( I have to reboot for a test), what should I do?
you can just reboot - that will close the client ... and later you start it again
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{"user_question": "mozillanerd", "user_answer": "guntbert"}
When I want to ask a question here and it is kind of long, is there an alternate method I should use to ask it besides sending it here?
ubuntuforums
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{"user_question": "Majora2", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
: Unfortunately I tried what we talked about and even tried replacing other seemingly relevant packages with those used in Jaunty, but it didn't work
:( sorry
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{"user_question": "Majora2", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
im trying to remove kubuntu by putting the long command in, but as soon as the terminal finds out that one of the things listed is not installed, it stops the whole process. is there a way around that? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FromUbuntuToKubuntu
try replacing apt-get with aptitude in that command. I don't think it does that.
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{"user_question": "GodricBrutus", "user_answer": "rww"}
Hi humans! How can I make the gnome-panel display the applications open on ALL work spaces not just the currently visible one
right clic in the window list applet> preferences
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{"user_question": "respire", "user_answer": "xangua"}
what is the ubuntu equivalent of winamp?
there are many music players, but xmms is the closest
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{"user_question": "imanc", "user_answer": "PigeonCluster"}
what's the default root pw ?
- sudo su -
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{"user_question": "Darkstep", "user_answer": "d4rkmt7r"}
hello! has anyone noticed that the laptop-wifi disconnects all the time in lucid (10.04)? i didnt have this problem in 9.04.
.. paranomous .. goto network manager and uncheck all other interfaces 'auto-connect' box
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{"user_question": "pirx|home", "user_answer": "dipu"}
what is the right way to increase number of open files limit for all users on 11.10? the wild card entry '* soft nofile 32000' and '* hard nofile 32000' doesn't seem to work for all users but only a default user - ubuntu in my case
Tis may help you http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-increase-the-maximum-number-of-open-files/
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{"user_question": "greenmang0", "user_answer": "konza"}
quick question: do you guys see any problems about installing Webmin and IspConfig on the same computer?
I don't think you should have any problems. I have webmin installed on my Mandriva 2006 Perfect setup and it works fine
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{"user_question": "marc__", "user_answer": "cage_raphel"}
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
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{"user_question": "chimp-champ", "user_answer": "Oer"}
I have 9.10 installed on my dell desktop, 1st hard drive is 640G, second hard drive is 1T. Can I partition the 1T drive to the same size as the 640gig drive to use raid with no problems?
if ur interested in the subject have a read about it - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Raid
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{"user_question": "tic^", "user_answer": "alien260"}
just installed Chromium web browser ubuntu 9.10 and bookmarks are not showing
ctrl + d
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{"user_question": "pretender", "user_answer": "wise_crypt"}
hello -- a few months ago I swapped my speakers with changing /etc/pulse/defaults.pa -- I (silly me) didn't make a backup of this file. How can I restore it to whatever the package that provided the audio subsystem used in the first place?
lsb_release -a
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{"user_question": "sartan", "user_answer": "wise_crypt"}
Here's a crazy question, I shoved Lubuntu down this Compaq TC1000's windows compatible little throat. I'm thinking 10.04 is too much for it I want to go with 9.01. Is there an easy way to downgrade?
There is no desktop release before 10.04 that is not end of life.
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{"user_question": "OpenSorce", "user_answer": "wilee-nilee"}
What is the proper name of the warning triangle symbol in the notification area? 'The update information is outdated.'
Warning symbol.
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{"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "red2kic_"}
anyone here knows how to access encrypted home user folder from previous ubuntu installation?
start here http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7568/2/ not sure if that has what you want however
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{"user_question": "luismmontielg", "user_answer": "coz_"}
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.
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{"user_question": "nirvous", "user_answer": "mcurran"}
I had a 2nd HD in my system when I installed 12.04, it found those old 10.04 installs and put them in the boot list. Now that the drive is out I'd like to cleanup the list. tips?
Run sudo update-grub
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{"user_question": "Nautilus", "user_answer": "wilee-nilee"}
Is there a way to restart gnome-shell without the side effect of logging me out?
alt-f2 r
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{"user_question": "Boreeas", "user_answer": "wilee-nilee"}
yeah gparted/ntfsprogs apparently - whats the best way to check if they are on the live cd?
cat /proc/cpuinfo, and if you see 'lm' in the flags, it's 64-bit
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{"user_question": "dotnetted", "user_answer": "Gremnon"}
anyone else happen to be using the packages.medibuntu.org repos? They appear to currently be down, can someone validate this for me?
hypn0: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/04/medibuntu-repository-down-what-to-do.html
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{"user_question": "entplex", "user_answer": "Pici"}
my gnome-terminal has no menu... how do I enable it again?
right click > show menu bar
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{"user_question": "allure", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
hello, is there any good wallpaper changer for gnome in ubuntu repos?
See http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-wallpaper-changer-apps-for-linux/ (to me, best is the webliders)
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{"user_question": "lucas-arg", "user_answer": "rocket16"}
when does ubuntu jaunty support last?
~ 6 months from now.
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{"user_question": "lucas-arg", "user_answer": "Pici"}
so kernel 3.0.0-13 doesn't boot for me...
I advise you do not use it, then
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{"user_question": "blkperl", "user_answer": "reisio"}
Hello, how do I associate ssh with the terminal so I can click on an ssh link right from Forefox?
depends on the terminal emulator you use, try: x-terminal-emulator --help
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{"user_question": "pmp6nl", "user_answer": "violinappren"}
everyone: is there a reason to install windows 64 bit yet?
yeah, it works
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{"user_question": "stal", "user_answer": "ptr20r2"}
I have problems with flash player on firefox, I cannot adjust the timing in youtube videos and any icon inside the video screen cannot be selected
in the terminal , lspci | grep VGA
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{"user_question": "usr_", "user_answer": "BluesKaj"}
where can i configure software sources ?
/etc/apt/sources.list
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{"user_question": "barberan", "user_answer": "bastid_raZor"}
does anyone know where Chrome's configuration files are? they aren't in /home/user/.chrome
check .config in your users home
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{"user_question": "Ken8521", "user_answer": "odb|fidel"}
guys, is it possible to make firefox use qt theme instead of gtk inside ubuntu?
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7574/
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{"user_question": "j_dalmond", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
where can I find button themes for Emerald? Gnome-look doesn't seem to have dedicated section.
compiz
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{"user_question": "delac", "user_answer": "hiexpo"}
howto force fsck on boot (on Karmic)? 'sudo shutdown -F -r now' doesn't seem to work...
i think you put a file named forcefsck on the filesystem you want checked... for exampled sudo touch /forcefsck
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{"user_question": "delac", "user_answer": "onetinsoldier"}
going to upgrade from lucid to maveric. have previously removed unneeded pacjages such as indicator-me and ubuntuone-stuff. Are they going to be reinstalled automatically on upgrade? Should I reinstall them before I upgrade to avoid any possible problems at upgrade?
no need
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{"user_question": "delac", "user_answer": "prabhu"}
my hdd got a hit, ubuntu unable to boot, disks utility on live-usb tells there are bad sectors and viewing /home fails with input/output error. any way to save data from /home?
may be time to resort to ddrescue. :-(
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{"user_question": "delac", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
Hello, how do I set default system's volume to a specific level? Ubuntu sets my volume to 0% on startup.
set the volume where you want it, then at a terminal type 'sudo alsactl store'
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{"user_question": "Ivan747", "user_answer": "grepgav"}
does anyone know what the command is to start a graphical interface from a tty? im stuck here and cant do anything
sudo service gdm start
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{"user_question": "joscht", "user_answer": "demifuror"}
i need help with user and group permisions, I have a directory owned by root, but i want to give members of the group 'mygroup' permission to write on that directory. How can i do this?
chgrp MyGroup MyDirectory; chmod g+rwX MyDirectory
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{"user_question": "DrPoO", "user_answer": "dajhorn"}
how do I find out my network gateway?
it's the address with UG flag in 'route -n' ouput
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{"user_question": "DrPoO", "user_answer": "thune3"}
hey guys, quick question. Is there a way to monitor smb users that are attached to my server? 'w' doesnt show them 'ps' and 'ps -e' arent any help, in 'top' i can see smb processes shooting off but it isnt much help... what the better way?
see connection to the port the service usas
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{"user_question": "weekly", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hello guys, question: I cant seem to run this .sh file. when i just strait ./ it it says permision denied, when i sudo it it says './xx.sh command not found' how do i run this .sh!?
chmod 755 file.sh && ./file.sh
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{"user_question": "weekly", "user_answer": "VanessaE"}
is there a better way to compare 2 directories besides diff -r?
not sure but try vimdiff
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{"user_question": "weekly", "user_answer": "boabsta"}
So, every time I update Ubuntu, it adds another OS option to grub. I'd really like it to only have 3: Ubuntu, Ubuntu Safe-mode (or whatever it's called), and Windows -- how can I do this?
use the package manager to remove the old kernel versions
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{"user_question": "BPower", "user_answer": "onetinsoldier"}
anybody know how to start plymouth?
Start? It's the boot splash thingy, you don't 'start' it
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{"user_question": "TyanColte", "user_answer": "theadmin"}
i'm trying to upgrade an 8.04 desktop to 10.04, and do-release-upgrade is saying no new release found. i've gone into software sources and changed 'never' to 'LTS' - is there anything else i'm missing?
dont upgrade, do a new install, ive heard lots of bad stuff bout upgrading
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{"user_question": "hypatia", "user_answer": "Zelozelos"}
if I've ssh'd into my server how do i download a file onto my desktop?
`scp`
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{"user_question": "izola86", "user_answer": "crucialhoax"}
How do I remove the menu bar for gnome terminal? So that it is hidden by default?
right click on screen and uncheck show menubar
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{"user_question": "tdn", "user_answer": "_blackwater_"}
how do i download applications in command line
format would be: sudo apt-get install [name of program]
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{"user_question": "frazras", "user_answer": "wyclif___"}
hi, im using the ubuntu netbook version and im trying to get my main menu to the default ubuntu style and not with those big symbols on the left side. can anyone help me? =/
that is essential compontent in the netbook-interface. You should best reïnstall with normal Gnome. You cannot have both Gnome and Netbook Remix.
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{"user_question": "akios", "user_answer": "berkes"}
is the latest wine can install office 2007 or just wine 1.1.14-1.1.16?
you'll have to check the application database http://appdb.winehq.org
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{"user_question": "arinda", "user_answer": "Slart"}
Is there a 'Do not disturb' quick link to disable notifications if I am busy?
in Gnome Shell, sure, but the Ubuntu notifications are already non-intrusive.
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{"user_question": "zmbmartin", "user_answer": "lunitik"}
What I really need is create a video file from these DVD that can be read in either Windows?Mac/Linux
devede
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{"user_question": "nimbiotics", "user_answer": "bastidrazor"}